First india jaipur edition-04 december 2020

Security personnel stop Bharatiya Kisan Union members at the UP-Delhi
border, in New Delhi on Thursday.
Farmers representatives, holding talks with the Centre, have their own food
(langar) during the lunch break, at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on Thursday.
Eight-hr-long meet yields no
result, talks again tomorrow
New Delhi: Talks be-
tween three union min-
isters and a representa-
tive group of thousands
of agitating farmers
failed to yield any reso-
lution on Thursday, as
the union leaders stuck
to their demand for the
repeal of new farm laws
during almost eight-
hour-longhecticparleys.
On its part, the gov-
ernment assured the
group of nearly 40 farm-
er leaders that all their
valid concerns would be
addressed, but the other
sideflaggedseveralloop-
holesanddeficienciesin
the laws, which they
said were passed hastily
in September.
The Agriculture
Ministry tweeted that
doubts of farmers were
addressed by Agricul-
ture and Farmers Wel-
fare Minister Naren-
dra Singh Tomar, who
led the government
side at the talks. Tomar
later told reporters
that the next meeting
will take place on Sat-
urday at 2 pm. Turn to P6
Chandigarh: Former
Punjab Chief Minister
and Shiromani Akali
Dal patron Parkash Sin-
gh Badal has returned
his Padma Vibhushan
awardinprotestagainst
what he termed as the
“betrayal of farmers”
and indifferent attitude
adopted by the BJP-led
Central government to-
wards the ongoing
farmers protest against
agriculture laws.
In a letter addressed
to the President, Badal
wrote “I write this letter
toreturnthePadmaVib-
hushan award in protest
against the betrayal of
the farmers by the gov-
ernment of India and
against the shocking in-
difference and contempt
with which the govern-
ment is treating the on-
going peaceful and dem-
ocraticagitationagainst
farm acts.”
Akali’s Parkash
Badal returns Padma
Vibhushan over
‘betrayal of farmers’
“WE BROUGHT
OUR OWN FOOD”
New Delhi: Represen-
tatives of the farmers’
organisations refused
to break bread with
the three participating
Union ministers. At the
lunch break, farmers
said “no” to the food
offered by the gov-
ernment and stuck to
the langar, which was
brought in by a waiting
van. Visuals from inside
Vigyan Bhawan showed
farmers’ representatives
assembled at a long
table for a hurried lunch.
Some sat on the ground
in a quiet corner.
Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar along with MoS for
Commerce Som Prakash addressing media after the meeting.
The government
has no ego. We will
consider giving
more legal rights to
farmers. MSP will
continue, we have
assured farmers
—Narendra Tomar,
Agriculture Minister
“NATION’S SECURITY”: AMARINDER
URGES SHAH TO RESOLVE ROW
New Delhi: The massive farmer protests on high-
ways near Delhi will not only impact the economy
of Punjab but also threaten “national security”,
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said after
a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah, urging
“both sides” to resolve the deadlock. “Discus-
sions are on between the farmers and the centre,
there’s nothing for me to resolve. I reiterated my
opposition in my meeting with the Home Minister
and requested him to resolve the issue as it affects
the economy of my state and the security of the
nation,” said Amarinder Singh. The Punjab Chief
Minister called on Amit Shah in Delhi and held dis-
cussions on ways to resolve the current stand-off
between the government and farmers protesting
over new farm laws. Several leaders in the ruling
BJP have accused Amarinder Singh of actively
supporting the protesters.
Rajinikanth to launch party
in Jan, to fight 2021 TN polls
Kerala, Tamil Nadu brace for Cyclone
Burevi with winds at 90 kmph
Chennai: Superstar Ra-
jinikanth on Thursday
asserted that he would
launch his political par-
ty in January 2021, end-
ing years of suspense
and in a big morale
booster to his support-
ers and fans.
The top star, promis-
ing his brand of spiritu-
al politics, dramatically
asserted that he was
even ready to risk his
life for the sake of peo-
ple’s welfare by making
a foray into politics.
The 70-year old actor
categorically said that
his party would fight As-
sembly elections in 2021
and“emergevictorious.”
Assembly elections
are due in Tamil Nadu
during April-May 2021.
He expressed confi-
dence that his to be
floated outfit would be
able to “win elections
with the huge support
of people.” Turn to P6
VIGYAN BHAWAN Farmers’ representatives speaking with media after meeting with the Centre on the
new farm laws, in New Delhi on Thursday —PHOTOS BY PTI
NO NIGHT CURFEW WILL BE IMPOSED IN
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL OR PARTS OF THE
CITY AS OF NOW, DELHI TELLS COURT
“THOSE PLOTTING LOVE JIHAD WILL
BE DESTROYED,” WARNS MP CHIEF
MINISTER SHIVRAJ SINGH CHOUHAN
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Chennai: The India
Meteorological Depart-
ment on Friday said
that Cyclonic storm
Burevi is expected to
cross the south Tamil
Nadu coast between
Pamban and Kanniya-
kumari during late
Thursday night or ear-
ly Friday morning with
a wind speed of 70-80
gusting to 90 kmph. As
per the latest data, Cy-
clone Burevi lay cen-
tered 40km east-south-
east of Pamban.
Kerala Chief Minis-
ter Pinarayi appealed
to the people to remain
alert and assured that
the administration is
well-equipped to deal
with the situation.
A NDRF team at a
seashore of Valiyathura in
Thiruvananthapuram.
Will decide on BPL like facilities for Divyang soon: CM
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Addressing the
state-level ‘Divyangjan
Samman’ ceremony on
the occasion of Interna-
tional Day of Disability
on Thursday at the
Chief Minister’s resi-
dence, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said that
the state government is
constantly taking sensi-
ble decisions in the di-
rection of welfare of
the disabled and to pre-
pare them as efficient
human resources.
“In the manifesto, we
had promised to provide
facilities similar to BPL
to the differently-abled.
An appropriate decision
willsoonbetakeninthis
regard,” Gehlot said.
Notably, This will be
another major humane’
decisionof thestategov-
ernment after the in-
crease the reservation
for disabled persons in
government services
from three percent to
four percent and to sup-
port the disabled after
increasing their hono-
rariumpensionamount.
During the ceremony,
district collectors in-
volved through virtual
medium, honored the
institutions and their
representatives doing
remarkable work in the
area of the welfare of
specially-abled persons
in their districts. Along
with this, assistive de-
vices were also provid-
ed to specially-abled in-
dividuals.
“There was a time
when ‘Divyang’ were
viewed with an inferi-
ority complex due to
their physical depend-
ence. Even their family
often considered them a
burden. After the Unit-
ed Nations started to
observe the interna-
tional day for disabled
persons, there has been
a major change in the
society. Turn to P6
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with CS Niranjan Arya during
the Divyangjan Samman’ ceremony, on Thursday.
STATE-LEVEL AWARD CEREMONY FOR SPECIALLY-ABLED
MDH’s GRAND OLD MAN
OF SPICES NO MORE
New Delhi: Dharampal
Gulati, the owner of
the MDH Masala brand
often called the grand
old man of spices, died
on Thursday. He was 97.
“Mahashay” Dharampal
Gulati, as he was known,
had been in a hospital in
Delhi for weeks. He died
of a cardiac arrest early
in the morning. A familiar
face on MDH products in
his signature red turban
and pearl necklace,
Dharampal Gulati was
the face of the ads of
MDH (Mahashian Di
Hatti). Many recalled on
social media platforms
his smiling face at the
close of the ads with the
tagline “Asli Masale Sach
Sach, MDH, MDH”.
Hyderabad: The count-
ing of votes for the
Hyderabad municipal
elections will take place
on Friday. The polling
for 150 wards spread
into six zones had taken
place on December 1.
The city had witnessed
a highly charged-up
campaign by the BJP in-
cluding Home Minister
Amit Shah, BJP National
President JP Nadda and
UP CM Yogi Adityanath
in the run-up to polls
against rival AIMIM led
by Hyderabad MP Asa-
duddin Owaisi but failed
to impress in terms of a
higher voter turnout.
H’bad civic polls
results today
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth gestures at his fans.

Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: The Bharatiya
Janta Yuva Morcha
(BJYM) on Thursday
launched a campaign
against love jihad by is-
suing a video message
that girls and women
in various parts in-
cluding Mewat suffer
from conversion and
harassment.
BJP state president
Satish Poonia
launched the cam-
paign. Expressing con-
cern on love jihad, Poo-
nia demanded from the
Ashok Gehlot govern-
ment to make a strict
law against it like the
UP government.
Vishal
Jaipur: The campaign-
ing for the fourth final
phase of Panchayat
samiti and Zila parishad
elections in 21 dis-
tricts of Rajasthan
ended on Thurs-
day evening.
The polling will be
held on December
5 from 7.30 am to 5
pm for 908 mem-
bers of 46 Pan-
chayat Samitis
and respective
Zila Parishad
members in
Ajmer, Banswara,
Barmer, Bhilwara, Bi-
kaner, Bundi, Chittor-
garh, Churu, Dungar-
pur, Hanumangarh,
Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhala-
war and other districts.
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Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Rajasthan
High Court has direct-
ed Jodhpur police to
recover a five year old
girl and produce her be-
fore the court on De-
cember 8.
Hearing a habeas
corpus writ petition
filed by the maternal
grandfather of the girl,
the division bench of
justice Sandeep Mehta
and justice Manoj Ku-
mar Garg gave the di-
rection to DCP West of
Jodhpur to produce the
girl. The girl Lavniya’s
mother Sunita Kanwar
was murdered alleged-
ly for dowry in Hary-
ana earlier this year
and she is living with
her father’s parents af-
ter that. Her maternal
grandfather Mohan
Singh has sought the
custody of the girl and
filed the petition in the
High Court.
The counsel for the
petitioner said that the
girl had stated that her
mother was killed by
her father and despite
it; the investigating of-
ficer and child welfare
committee of Bhiwani
(Haryana) handed over
the girl to her grand-
parents. Singh said that
the girl is a key witness
of the murder and
there is a danger to her
life therefore, he sought
her custody.
After the hearing,
the court directed the
DCP Jodhpur West to
produce the girl before
the court on December
8, 2020.
Raj HC directs Jodh cops to produce key witness on Dec 8
LEGAL MATTERS

The girl’s
mother
Sunita Kanwar
was
murdered
allegedly for
dowry in
Haryana earlier
this year
PFI members protest as
EDraidspremisesincity
Kin of youth killed by
sand mafia vehicle
stage protest in Kota
Poonia writes to
CM Gehlot over
Chandlai dam issue
Police officers from Lal Kothi police station also reached the spot
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: The Enforce-
ment Directorate on
Thursday raided
around 26 premises in
nine states including
Rajasthan linked to the
Popular Front of India
(PFI) including those
of its chairman Om
Abdul Salam and Kera-
la state president Na-
sarudheen Elamarom
as part of a money
laundering probe, said
an official.
The searches were
conducted under provi-
sions of the Prevention
of Money Laundering
Act (PMLA) in Ra-
jasthan’s Jaipur, Uttar
Pradesh, Tamil Nadu,
Karnataka, Bihar, Ma-
harashtra, West Bengal,
Delhi and in Malap-
puram and Thiru-
vananthapuram dis-
tricts of Kerala.
An ED team raided
the PFI office located
behind the Muslim
School on Moti Dungri
RoadinJaipurforabout
five hours. PFI activists
had gathered at the spot
and shouted slogans as
the team was leaving
the spot. The police
from Lal Kothi police
station also reached the
spot. The ED officials
took some documents
with them.
The official said that
the action was aimed to
collect evidence with
regard to multiple mon-
ey laundering cases,
that have been clubbed
into one, being probed
against the PFI and
those linked to it.
The premises of
Salam and Elamarom,
the PFI’s Kerala unit
head, are also being cov-
ered, they said. React-
ing to the action, Salam
charged that raids were
an attempt to divert at-
tention from the farm-
ers’ issue. The probe
agency is investigating
PFI’s “financial links”
on alleged charges of
fuelling anti-Citizen-
ship (Amendment) Act
protests in the country,
the Delhi riots that took
place in February this
year & other instances.
First India Bureau
Kota: Hell broke loose
in the mortuary of MBS
Hospital in Kota after a
youth was mowed down
by a vehicle of sandma-
fias at Chandrasal
Highway in Borkheda
police station area.
Along with district
president of BJP rural
Mukut Nagar, people of
Kalbelia basti at Chan-
drasal staged a dharna
after shifting the body
of youth Bablu in the
mortuary.
They were demand-
ing a compensation of
Rs 5 lakh and action
against the mining ma-
fia.
Additional police
force was deployed on
the spot after analysing
the situation. After the
dharna of about one &
a half hour, SDM Deep-
al Mittal, DSP Bhagwat
Singh Hingad Rajesh
Meshram reached mor-
tuary and tried to paci-
fy the agitated people
and spoke to them. The
officials assured them
of help of Rs one lakh
from the Chief Minis-
ter’s fund. SDM also as-
sured to take action
against the bajri mafia.
People ended their agi-
tation after the assur-
ance given by officials.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Drawing the
attention of Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot to-
wards the problem of
access water in Ram
Sagar dam in Chandlai
area of Jaipur, BJP
state president Satish
Poonia has written a
letter to Gehlot saying it
is causing trouble for
farmers which needs to
be resolved.
He sought directions
of the chief minister to
officials to look into the
problem. Poonia said
that farmers in Chand-
laivillage,nearly25kms
from the Jaipur city, are
facing a livelihood crisis
because of the access
water flowing from the
dam to their farms.
“The farmers are not
able to cultivate crops
and nearly 700 bigha
area is affected with
this problem,” he said.
Poonia said that the
plight of the farmers is
being neglected by dis-
trict administration of-
ficials.
RTO cracks down on
buses running illegally
Civic polls: Over 7k candidates in fray
‘Congress
doesn’t want
farmers’ good’
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: Transport de-
partmentisgettingstrict
against the buses run-
ning illegally in the mar-
riageseason.JaipurRTO
took action against the
buses which were flout-
ing the Motor vehicles
act and were running il-
legallyinadrivebetween
November 20 to 30. The
department is expected
to Rs 33 lakh as revenue
fromthesebuses.During
the lock down period
such buses were also not
plyingwhichhadstopped
depositing the tax to the
departmentandafterthe
lockdown ended they
were running.
The department was
getting complaints
about the buses which
were plying after put-
ting the logo of road-
ways buses or the lok
parivahan bus logo on
themandthepassengers
were using their servic-
es thinking them to be
roadwaysbuses.Inthese
buses the covid protocol
was also not being fol-
lowed. A drive has been
started by department
of transport against
such buses. Several ir-
regularities have been
found during the in-
quiryof thesebusesdur-
ing the drive running
under the direction of
Jaipur RTO Rajendra
Kumar Verma. Most of
the cases are of buses
running without paying
the taxes. The cases of
carrying passengers
more than the capacity
have also been seen
while during the corona
time, passengers more
than the capacity of the
buses cannot be carried.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Over 7000 can-
didates are in the fray
for the elections in 50
urban local bodies in
Rajasthan.
After the withdrawal
of nominations, a total
of 7,249 candidates have
left in the fray for the
election for councillor
posts in 1775 wards of
the 50 local bodies in 12
districts.
1,654 candidates with-
drew their nomination
papers while 22 candi-
dates have already been
elected unopposed.
Polling will take
place on December 11
from 8 am to 5 pm at
2,622 polling booths and
counting will be held on
13 December.
The State Election
Commissioner PS Meh-
ra said that the filing of
nomination papers had
started on November 23
and a total of 13,185 can-
didates filed nomina-
tion papers.
After scrutiny and
withdrawal, as many as
7,249 candidates are
now in the fray, he said.
Mehra informed that
14.32 lakh voters are
there in 43 Nagar Palika
and 7 Nagar Parishad
where the elections will
be held.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Targeting left
parties for holding a
demonstration in
Jaipur on the issue of
farm laws
on Thurs-
day, BJP
said that
it was
nothing
but the
shedding
of crocodile tears.
While defending the
laws made by the Modi
government, the par-
ty spokesperson Ram-
lal Sharma said that
Congress and its allies
do not want any good
for farmers and there-
fore such protests and
demonstrations are
being held.
“The Congress ruled
the country for nearly
55 years after inde-
pendence and the laws
which were enacted by
the former govern-
ments led by Congress
were not in the interest
of the farmers,” said
Ram Lal Sharma.
An ED team raided the PFI office located behind the Muslim School on Moti Dungri Road.
District President of BJP rural, Mukut Nagar, and people of
Kalbeliya Basti at Chandrasal stage a dharna at MBS Hospital.
State Election Commission. —FILE PHOTO
DOUBLE DECKER TRAIN CANCELLED
‘Cong misusing govt
machinery in polls’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The opposition
BJP in Rajasthan on
Thursday accused the
Congress of misusing
the government ma-
chinery in panchayat
samiti and zila pari-
shad polls and demand-
ed from the state elec-
tion commission to en-
sure free and fair elec-
tions.
Polling in three out
of four phases of zila
parishad and panchay-
at samiti members elec-
tions in 21 districts has
already been held and
voting for the final
phase will be held on
December 5.
A BJP delegation led
by the party’s national
secretary Alka Gurjar
and former state presi-
dent Arun Chaturvedi
gave a representation
to the state election
commissioner alleging
that two Congress
MLAs in Dholpur were
pressurising the dis-
trict administration
and police to work in
favour of the Congress
in the polls.
They alleged that
Congress MLA Girraj
Singh Malinga was also
threatening the BJP
candidates and their
family members to im-
plicate them in false
cases.
BJYM launches campaign
against love jihad
BJYM president Himanshu
Sharma with the poster
Voting for fourth phase of zila
Parishad polls on December 5
SANGOD MLA
WRITES TO
BIRLA OVER
WATER ISSUE
Bharat S Charan
Kota : In what can be
called as a complaint
letter, Sangod MLA
Bharat Singh has shot
off a missive to Kota
MP Om Birla and has
expressed his disap-
pointment. He has
written that being MP
of Kota, had he advo-
cated the cause of his
parliamentary area, the
right of Kota would not
have been lost. Bharat
Singh wrote that under
the raiparian formula,
Kota has the valid
claim to the water of
Kalisindh but it is
rather surprising that
Jhalawar will get the
same water of Kalis-
ingh from Bhanwarsa.
In the letter, he wrote
that these unfortunate
decisions were taken
during the tenure of
then Vasundhara Raje
government.
Jodhpur High Court. —FILE PHOTO
People of Kalbeliya
Basti at Chandrasal
demaded Rs 5 lakh
as compensation
—FILEPHOTO

AVINASH PANDE
@avinashpandeinc
Humble tributes to
the first President
of India Dr. #Rajen-
draPrasad ji on his
birth anniversary.
RAJASTHANJAIPUR | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020
Night curfew blues hit city eateries hardMahasangh issued helpline 9982267733 to support shopkeepers, vendors
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Concerned
over the impact of night
curfew on the liveli-
hood of roadside ven-
dors and restaurants,
All Kirayedar Maha-
sangh on Thursday de-
manded a special pack-
age to such vendors for
their survival.
Anish Kumar, the
president of the Maha-
sangh, said that the
night curfew has im-
pacted the business of
restaurants and small
vendors who sell street
food because they have
to wind up the shops at
7 pm due to the night
curfew.
“They are already
facing losses and the
night curfew has fur-
ther impacted their
business. There are
nearly 1000 dhabas and
restaurants where peo-
ple go in evening hours.
The eateries owners
have to pay rent and
they are not able to
make profit,” he said.
The mahasangh has
also issued a helpline
number 9982267733 to
support such vendors
and shopkeepers.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The police are
launching from Friday
the ‘Jagruk Padosi’
scheme to monitor and
prevent movement of
corona positive pa-
tients. The responsibil-
ity of this plan will re-
main on the beat con-
stable, said an official.
When a person is tested
positive for corona, the
beat constable will form
a Whatsapp group after
talking to the neighbors
after taking the pa-
tient’s family in confi-
dence.
The group will be
used to monitor the co-
rona patient and the
family members, said
the official. If any of
the patient’s family
members leave the
house, the neighbours
will immediately in-
form on the WhatsApp
group. In this regard,
ACP Rahul Prakash has
given instructions to
the four DCPs, and all
the police officers on
Thursday.
Jaipur: Rajasthan re-
corded 2,086 fresh coro-
navirus cases and 20
fatalities due to the dis-
ease on Thursday, tak-
ing the infection tally to
2,74,486 and the death
toll from the pandemic
to 2,370, according to an
official report.
Four new deaths
linked to COVID-19
were from Jaipur; two
each from Ajmer,
Dausa, Jodhpur, Kota
and Udaipur while one
fatality each was regis-
tered in Bharatpur, Bi-
kaner, Jhalawar, Jhunj-
hunu, Nagaur and Si-
kar, according to the
report.
A maximum of 590
fresh cases were report-
ed from Jaipur. In Jodh-
pur, Kota, Ajmer and
Alwar, number of new
patients on Thursday
was 201, 149, 112 and
101, respectively. –PTI
Neighbours to
keep an eye on
patients now
State records 2,086 fresh cases
Numerous patients are thronging government hospitals in city with flu-like symptoms, making social
distancing — which is key in fight against Covid-19 — extremely difficult to implement. Throwing
all caution to the wind, people can be seen in long queues for hours, waiting for their turn for testing
or to see the doctor at Kanwatia hospital in Jaipur on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
View of deserted roads, shutters down in Raja Park due to night curfew from 7pm in city. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
AUTHORITIES ON CHALLAN SPREE
MEHARDA TESTS +VE
Minister files plaint
over fake FB account
Maneka takes feedback on death
of 7 out of 42 rescued pups in Jodh
Cong MLA Deependra
suffers cardiac arrest
2 miscreants
attack cops
including SHO
3 UIT staff in ACB net
for taking `1L bribe
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa: A fake Face-
book account of minis-
ter of state (ind charge)
for women and child
development Mamta
Bhupesh was created
and the accused de-
manded money from
the people known to her.
The accused asked to
deposit Rs 20,000 and to
some Rs 30,000 via mo-
bile wallets on urgent
basis. From some the
money was sought for
hospital purposes and
others were asked to de-
posit money as “the
minister needed it ur-
gently”.
The matter came to
light when one of the
message recipients
called the minister and
inquired about her
money need. Sikrai
MLA Bhupesh has com-
plained the matter to
the police and a case is
being filed at cyber cell.
“A complaint is being
registered under cyber
law for legal action,”
she said. She requested
everyone to block the
fake Facebook account
demanding money.
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Founder of
People for Animal
Maneka Gandhi has
taken feedback from the
officials in the matter
of 42 dogs of which 7
have died which were
rescued in Jodhpur’s
Ratanada police station
area from the house of
one Sangeeta Surana.
Meanwhile when social
worker Aparna Bissa
and Reema Messey
reached the kennel of
the dogs it came to light
that 7 dogs have died
while some are weak
and ill.
In such a situation, a
separate place has been
created for the pups in
the kennel itself by
both the social workers
comprising of shawl
and blankets which
they got from the home
with the help of em-
ployees of Municipal
Corporation.
Bissa claimed that
the weaker pups died
due to hunger and al-
leged that something
which is unethical but
everything is under the
purview of inquiry. She
questioned that where
did Sangeeta Surana
used to go with the pups
in darkness of night.
All this will be known
after the investigation.
Jaipur: Congress
MLA Deependra Sin-
gh suffered a cardiac
arrest on Thursday
and was admitted to a
hospital here. Singh,
who represents the
Sri Madhopur constit-
uency of Sikar dis-
trict, is also a former
speaker of the state
assembly.
“Concerned about
the health of Congress
MLA, Deependra Sin-
gh Shekhawat ji, who
has been admitted in
hospital due to a cardi-
ac arrest. Wish him
speedy recovery. May
he gets well soon,” Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said on
Twitter.
Assembly speaker
CP Joshi an chief whip
Mahesh Joshi also in-
quiredabouthishealth
and wished speedy re-
covery. –PTI
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Three police-
men including the SHO
of Dangiyawas police
station of Jodhpur were
injured when two mis-
creants attacked them
on stopping their SUV
during a checking on
Wednesday night.
The accused man-
aged to escape from the
area leaving behind the
vehicle from which a
pump action gun, 20 live
cartridges and other
items were recovered,
ACP Mandor Rajendra
Prasad Diwakar said.
Police have seized ve-
hicle, recovered a gun.
Efforts are being made
to trace the accused.
Naveen Sharma/
Naveen Joshi
Bhilwara: Continuing
its drive against cor-
ruption officials, the
ACB of Rajasthan on
Thursday morning ar-
rested three senior of-
ficials of Urban Im-
provement Trust (UIT)
in Bhilwara for alleg-
edly taking a bribe of
Rs. 1 lakh.
UIT Bhilwara’s su-
perintending engineer
Rameshwar Sharma,
executive engineer
Satish Sharda and as-
sistant engineer Brah-
malal Sharma were
trapped by a team of
ACB, DG ACB BL Soni
said.
The accused officials
had been demanding
commission from a con-
tractor following which
he approached ACB in
Jaipur, complaint
against them. A verifi-
cation of the complaint
was conducted during
which the accused took
Rs. 1.25 lakh from him
and asked to give the re-
maining amount soon.
ACB then laid a trap,
held them at residence
of Rameshwar Sharma
on Thursday while ac-
cepting Rs. 1 lakh.
Rameshwar took Rs.
50,000 while share of
Satish, Brahmlal was
Rs. 25000 each. ASP
Jaipur Rural Narottam
Lal Verma, ASP Tonk
Vijay Singh and their
teams carried out trap.
Mamta Bhupesh
Special place comprising of shawls and blankets for the puppies.
Deependra Singh

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n 9th November 2020 the Presi-
dent of Azerbaijan Ilham Ali-
yev, the Prime Minister of Ar-
menia Nikol Pashinyam and
the President of Russia
Vladimir Putin signed the Na-
gorno- Karabakh ceasefire
agreement that ends the 6
weeks war which led to annexa-
tion of the city of Susha. The
armistice agreement is pledged
to end all hostilities in the dis-
puted region of Nakorno-Kara-
bakh coming into effect from
10th November 2020 and unlike
earlier mediation attempts by
counties like Turkey, Iran,
France, Russia & Kazakhsthan,
the new agreement promises
for a long lasting resolution and
acts as an harbinger of peace in
the ethno-geo conflict region.
REALISM METHODOLOGY
Although the contentious issue
first emerged in the aftermath
of world war 1 where Stalin’s
“Divide and Rule” policy divid-
ed trans-caucasian region into
modern day nations of Geor-
gia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Nagorno-Karabakh region is a
small area which is home to
about 150thousand people and
almost all of which are ethni-
cally Armenians, the region
has been an area of contention
as it lies within the territory of
Azerbaijan but remains under
the control of Armenian sepa-
ratist control and the world
community did not recognize
its independence. Armenian
Government had other vision
which was to include Nagorno-
Karabakh region as one of
their autonomous provinces
like Azerbaijan’s Nakchivan
province but over the past 3 dec-
ades there has been economic,
political and sovereignty mal-
function in the administration.
Till now over 100thousand peo-
ple have already fled the dis-
puted region and approximate-
ly 30 thousand have lost their
lives from both the nations
NAGORNO-KARABAKH
WAR AKA 6 YEAR’S WAR
It was fought between the two
ideologically and culturally op-
posite nations between 1988-
1994 which led to the N-K reso-
lution to separate from Azer-
baijan and also Independence
referendum of 1991 leaving the
region to be governed by the
Armenian separatist control
and saw a peaceful stage till
2016 when fresh exchange of
arms resurged making old
wounds haunt again.
GEO-ETHNIC-CONFLICT
Armenia which lies to the west
of Azerbaijan and to the east of
Turkey has a population of 3.3
million with about 97% of
them as catholic Christians
and believed to be the first
Christianstatetohaveemerged
after the end of the Roman em-
pire (300A.D.) is surrounded by
Muslim dominated Nation-
states like Turkey, Iran and
Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan is not
only 4 times larger in size than
Armenia but have many more
allies in the region and also dis-
tinguished as one of the few
nations which is Shia-dominat-
ed Islam majority country.
Azerbaijan is also the 1st Mus-
lim majority democratic na-
tion in the world which makes
them natural allies with the
ideologies of Turkey and Iran
who have their interest in the
region and have played a shad-
ow role in the recent peace ar-
mistice agreement giving tur-
key a backdoor entry and gain-
ing weight in this region where
once loomed large the soviet
empire.
MODUS VIVENDI
Vladimir Putin having a bilat-
eral security agreement with
Armenia and safeguarding Ar-
menia for decades and keeping
aloof from the disputed region
had to finally step up and come
to a compromising agreement
after an era of modus operandi
by uniting the region with the
republic of Azerbaijan, setting
up of peacekeeping troop of
about2000menandde-militariz-
ing the conflict driven region
shows a change in its foreign
policyinitsownbackyardwhich
somewesternschoolof political
thinkersfeelisdiminishingrole
of Russiaandanideologicalvic-
tory for the expansionist policy
of Turkey and its allies who
were watching the agreement
from a hawk eye’s perspective
and with staunch support to
Azerbaijan’s claim but the Mos-
cow school of thought feel that
Russia as a chief arbitrator
cameoutandbrokeredareason-
able deal which showcases the
mighty Soviet Union is just not
yet done and dusted holds su-
preme power in the region.
Protests have ravaged the
major cities of Armenia
against the recent deal and peo-
ple are marching on street with
banners “Traitor” used for the
current Prime Minister Nikol
Pashimyan and The parlia-
ment has become unparlia-
ment in their conduct where
the opposition legislators cre-
ating a menace and violating
the code of conduct, throwing
stones at the speaker of the as-
sembly. But the picture is rosy
in the heart of the city of Baku-
capital of Azerbaijan, all are
praising the Government with
dance and festivities in major
cities of Azerbaijan.
Meanwhile the Armenians
living in Nagorno-Karabakh
are in disbelief and tired of
fighting further have decided to
slowly vacate the region and
have started to move to Arme-
nia after burning down their
properties and some even car-
rying the dead bodies of their
relativestobecrematedontheir
nations soil. A memorandum
on establishing a joint Russian-
Turkish monitoring scheme is
being signed by the defence
ministers of both the countries.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
SOVIET EFFECT IN
POST-COLD WAR ERA
O
Armenian Govt
had other
vision which
was to include
Nagorno-
Karabakh
region as one of
their
autonomous
provinces like
Azerbaijan’s
Nakchivan
province but
over the past 3
decades there
has been
economic,
political and
sovereignty
malfunction in
administration.
PURUSHENDRA
SINGH
PROTESTS HAVE
RAVAGED THE MAJOR
CITIES OF ARMENIA
AGAINST THE RECENT
DEAL AND PEOPLE
ARE MARCHING ON
STREET WITH
BANNERS.
MASTERS DEGREE IN
POLITICAL SCIENCE &
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
CURRENTLY A L.L.B STUDENT
eff Bezos, the
world’s wealthi-
est person, an-
nounced on Ins-
tagram in No-
vember 2020 that he was
giving 16 organizations a
total of about US$800 mil-
lion for a wide array of
climate-protecting work.
This money will help pay
to restore and protect eco-
systems in Colombia, Fiji,
Madagascar and Mexico,
launch a satellite to detect
methane pollution, build
carbon-trading markets,
speed up the replacement
of the nation’s fossil-fueled
commercial trucks with
electric vehicles and up-
date the U.S. electrical grid
so it can rely more heavily
on renewable energy.
It was just the first in-
stallment of the $10 billion
the Amazon founder and
CEO pledged in February
2020 that he would give to
fight climate change.
For now, that sum would
constitute about 5% of his
net worth of $203 billion. I
teach a course called Busi-
ness in Democracy: Advo-
cacy, Lobbying and the Pub-
licInterest,whichexamines
the ways that businesses
and their leaders influence
public policy for both good
and ill. This kind of a gift is
emblematic of the broader
issue of money and the
ways it clouds our society’s
ability to address the funda-
mental challenges we face.
THE BIGGER ISSUE
Rather than gush over Be-
zos for his generosity in ad-
dressing what he and many
scientists consider an exis-
tential threat, I think it’s
more appropriate to ask
what kind of a political
model his actions support
and perpetuate – and how
that model allows him to
makesuchalargedonation.
As I argue in my latest
book, “Management as a
Calling,” corporate clout
and money from extremely
wealthy people have over-
whelmed the nation’s po-
litical process and we need
a corrective. That is, future
business leaders need to
learn how to approach po-
litical influence as a public
service and not individual
gamesmanship.
The largest oil and gas
companies alone spend
nearly $200 million on lob-
bying yearly to delay, con-
trol or block policies aimed
at tackling climate change.
This kind of spending
puts sand in the gears of
our political process, ren-
dering it so weak and frac-
tious that it can no longer
function as a serious arbi-
ter of public interest. Be-
cause Bezos is pumping
some of his fortune into a
system that is broken, his
donations – while admira-
ble – will not solve this
overarching problem.
It’s of course a good
thing that Bezos, like many
other billionaires, wants to
use his surplus wealth to
address climate change
and other great challenges
our society faces.
But what these major do-
nors should do if they truly
believe in those goals, iron-
ically, is use their economic
and political power to insu-
late politics and policymak-
ing from the influence of
folks like themselves.
THE ROLE OF
BUSINESS IN A
DEMOCRACY
The business world has
been encroaching into U.S.
political institutions and
public debates for years.
Salesforce, a $17 billion
software company, entered
the debate over gay mar-
riage debate legislation by
pressuring the Indiana leg-
islature to change pro-
posed LGBTQ policies.
Delta Airlines entered
the gun control debate by
curtailing flight discounts
to National Rifle Associa-
tion members in the wake
of mass shootings.
The financial firms
Blackrock and JPMorgan
Chase took a stand on the
murder of the journalist
Jamal Khashoggi by cance-
ling their participation in
important meetings in
Saudi Arabia, at least for a
while.
Hobby Lobby, a craft and
decor store chain, entered
the reproductive rights de-
bate by challenging the Af-
fordable Care Act on
grounds that having to con-
tribute to health insurance
for its employees that cov-
ered birth control violated
the religious beliefs of the
company’s leaders.
This corporate presence
can turn public debates
into battles between du-
eling piles of money.
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UNDER PRESSURE, GOVT
SHOWS SOME FLEXIBILITY
he Centre and farmers held a prolonged
fourth round of talks on Thursday to end
the impasse over three farm Acts passed
to reform the agriculture sector and im-
prove the agriculturists’ fortunes. The
firmness with which the farmers’ unions partici-
patedinthedialoguebecameclearwhentheyrefused
to partake of the food offered by the government and
chose to eat whatever they carried with them.
In their solidarity, representatives of 35 farmer
groups saw an opportunity to make the govern-
ment agree to their demand for the repeal of the
new law. They were insistent on the convening of
a special session of Parliament for the law’s repeal.
The demand for a special session also got support
from the Congress. The government refused a roll
back but softened its stand on some issues.
At the end of over seven hours of talks, there was
convergenceonsomeof thepoints.Showingflexibil-
ity, the government seemed ready to strengthen the
APMC Act, allow trade outside the mandis by regis-
tered traders and move courts higher than that of
an SDM for resolving a dispute. The government
also assured to provide legislative protection to
smallfarmersfromtheirlandbeingusurped.Afinal
picture will emerge when the two sides meet again
a day later. This progress could be possible after the
government asked the farmers’ representatives to
give their reservations in writing. The latter re-
spondedwithaten-pagedocumentwhichhelpedthe
government to arrive at a possible agreement. Until
anagreementisfinallyreachedthefarmerswillnot
lift their siege of Delhi.
T
IN-DEPTH
NEW CHALLENGER IN
DRAVIDIAN CITADEL
or three years now Tamil superstar Ra-
jinikanth kept everyone guessing about
his foray in politics. Ending the suspense
the 69-year-old Thalaiva, a non-Dravidi-
an, announced on Thursday that he will
launch his political party in January, 2021 and con-
test the Tamil Nadu assembly elections with the
promise of an honest government. In his tweet
Rajinikanth said, “In the upcoming assembly polls,
with people’s massive support, in Tamil Nadu, an
honest, transparent, corruption less, secular and
spiritual politics is sure to happen. Miracle, won-
der will happen.” Irrespective of the party in pow-
er in different states, politics in India is neither
honest, nor transparent or corruption less.
The announcement concealed more than it re-
vealed. Rajinikanth did not say whether his party
will contest the elections in alliance with the
Bharatiya Janata Party or separately. His stress on
secular and spiritual politics could be interpreted
as leaning towards the BJP, which welcomed the
announcement. The BJP had been trying hard to
persuade Rajinikanth to join the party. Even in 2004
he said he’d vote for the BJP but did not join it.
A non-Dravidians entry into Tamil Nadu poli-
tics is happening at a time when the two main Dra-
vidian parties---AIADMK and the DMK---are on the
decline. The AIADMK does not have a leader as
charismatic as Jayalalithaa and the DMK under
MK Stalin is not a force like it was under M. Karu-
nanidhi. If at the national level the Thalaiva has
been pro-BJP, in Tamil Nadu he backed the DMK
and opposed the AIADMK. His next move, there-
fore, would be keenly watched.
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HOPING FOR POSITIVE
OUTCOME: NARENDRA TOMARMeanwhile, two farmers, who were participating in agitation have died
New Delhi: The fourth
round of talks com-
menced between the
Centre and representa-
tives of farmers’ on
Thursday afternoon at
Vigyan Bhawan in Del-
hi, with Union Agricul-
ture Minister Narendra
Singh Tomar and Union
Minister Piyush Goyal
representing the Cen-
tral government.
Before the meeting,
the Union Agriculture
Minister while talking
to the media hoped that
the fourth round of dia-
logue will bring some
positive outcome to the
farmers’ issues.
“Government is con-
stantlydiscussingissues
with farmers. Today is
thefourthroundof talks
and I’m hoping for a pos-
itive outcome,” said
Tomar while talking to
media on Thursday.
Meanwhile,twofarm-
ers, who were partici-
pating in the agitation
died on Wednesday.
Punjab Chief Minister
Captain Amarinder Sin-
gh announced financial
assistance of Rs. 5 lakh
each to the families of
the farmers, hailing
from districts Mansa
and Moga respectively.
—ANI
RS 5L EACH FOR
FARMERS WHO DIED
DURING STIR: PB CM
LEFT ORGS PROTEST
IN BENGALURU IN
SUPPORT
RAHUL: NOT
SCRAPPING
FARM LAWS
WILL BE DECEIT
Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh on Thursday ex-
pressed grief over the death of two
farmers, Gurjant Singh and Gurbachan
Singh, while participating in the ongoing
protests against the new agricultural
laws. The Chief Minister also announced
ﬁnancial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each
to the families of the farmers. Notably,
farmer Gurjant Singh, from Bachhoana
village in Mansa district, died in Delhi
during agitation against farm laws, while
Gurbachan Singh (80), from Bhinder
Khurd village in Moga district, died due
to massive heart attack during a protest
at Moga on Wednesday. —Agencies
Bengaluru: Multiple left-leaning or-
ganisations including Students’ Federa-
tion of India and All India Democratic
Women’s Association, staged a protest
in Mysore Bank Circle of Bengaluru to
support the protesting farmers. “We are
here to ask the government to listen to
farmers. We are protesting in solidarity
with them,” said a protester. IThey have
also planned a prolonged protest when
the state legislature meets for the winter
session from December 7. Karnataka
farmers are opposing the Centre’s farm
bills and also the State’s move to amend
the Karnataka Land Reforms Act and
APMC Act. —Agencies
New Delhi: The Con-
gress has stepped
up the demand of
immediately scrap-
ping the farm laws
in the wake of the
farmers’ protest in
the national capital.
Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi said in a
tweet,”Accepting less
than scrapping of
three black farm laws
will be deceit to farm-
ers and the country.”
The Congress leader’s
reaction comes
even as the meeting
between the farmers
and the government
is going on to resolve
the issue. Talks
between Centre and
over 34 farmer union
representatives has
started here, even
as farmers protest
entered eighth day.
Farmers sitting at Singhu Border during their protest against Farm law, in New Delhi on Thursday.
—PHOTOBYANI
Resilienceofpersonswith
disabilitiesinspireus:PM
We must keep working towards ensuring better
future for persons with disabilities, PM Modi said
New Delhi: On World
Disability Day Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi took to Twitter
and wrote: “The resil-
ience and fortitude of
persons with disabili-
ties inspire us. Under
the Accessible India
initiative, numerous
measures have been
taken that ensure there
is a positive change in
the lives of our Divyang
sisters and brothers.”
PM Modi also said we
must keep working to-
wards ensuring better
future for persons with
disabilities by taking
steps “in line with the
year’s UN theme of
“Building Back Better:
toward a disability-in-
clusive, accessible and
sustainable post COV-
ID-19 World”.
A day dedicated to
persons with disabili-
ties is marked every
year on December 3, to
promote and spread
awareness about the
rights and well-being of
these special people
among us. In a pandem-
ic situation, persons
with disabilities are the
worst hit as they get
even more left out in the
“new normal”.
“As the world recov-
ers from the pandemic,
we must ensure that the
aspirations and rights
of persons with disabil-
ities are included and
accounted for in an in-
clusive, accessible and
sustainable post COV-
ID-19 world. This vision
will only be achieved
through active consul-
tation with persons
with disabilities and
their representative or-
ganizations,” UN chief,
Antonio Guterres said
on World Disability Day.
‘We must ensure better future for persons with disabilities.’
NARENDRA MODI@NARENDRAMODI
In line with the year’s @UN theme of “Building Back
Better: toward a disability-inclusive, accessible
and sustainable post COVID-19 World”, let us
collectively keep working towards ensuring
opportunity and improving accessibility for our
Divyang sisters and brothers.
IN THE COURTYARD
Malegaon Blast: Spl Court directs
all accused to appear on Dec 19
SC asks Delhi mechanism to
cross-check COVID-19 data
Mumbai: A special NIA
court in Mumbai on
Thursdaydirectedallac-
cused in the 2008 Male-
gaon blast case to be pre-
sent before the court on
December 19 when the
case will be taken up for
hearing next.
Out of the seven ac-
cused in the matter,
three accused including
LT Col Purohit, Sameer
Kulkarni and Ajay Ra-
hirkar were present be-
fore the court today. The
court took note of their
presence and directed
all accused to be pre-
sent in-person before
the court.
Besides these three,
BJP MP Pragya
Thakur, retired Major
Ramesh Upadhyay, Sud-
hakar Dwivedi and Sud-
hakar Chaturvedi are
also accused in the case.
They have been charged
under various sections
of the Unlawful Activi-
ties Prevention Act
(UAPA), the Explosive
Substances Act and the
Indian Penal Code.
The charges include
Sections 16 (committing
terrorist act) and 18
(conspiring to commit
terrorist act) of the
UAPA and Sections
120(b) (criminal con-
spiracy), 302 (murder),
307 (attempt to murder),
324 (voluntarily causing
hurt) and 153(a) (pro-
moting enmity between
two religious groups) of
the IPC. —ANI
New Delhi: Supreme
Court Thursday asked
the Delhi government
as to whether there is
any mechanism to
cross-check the veraci-
ty of COVID-19 data,
after it said that positiv-
ity rate of the virus in
the national capital has
come down as per the
latest figures.
Delhi govt said it has
taken “earnest steps” to
deal with COVID-19 sit-
uation and issues such
as availability of ICU
beds, testing, cremation
of those who died of the
virus and fire safety
measures in hospitals
are being monitored.
No night
curfew in
Delhi for
now: Govt
New Delhi: The
Aam Aadmi Party-
led government in
Delhi has informed
the High Court that,
for now, no night cur-
few would be im-
posed in the national
capital, or parts of it,
in view of the COV-
ID-19 situation.
The Delhi govern-
ment has taken a
considered view, af-
ter assessing the sit-
uation, to not intro-
duce restrictions on
movement at night,
read the status re-
port submitted be-
fore the court.
“The Delhi Gov-
ernment has been
taking all necessary
measures, as re-
quired and demand-
ed, by the ever-chang-
ing circumstances
and (remains) com-
mitted to making
every effort to arrest
the spread of COV-
ID-19 in the national
capital,” the High
Court was informed.
—Agencies
SC grants
anticipatory bail
to ex-DGP Pb
in murder case
New Delhi: The SC
granted anticipatory
bail to former Punjab
police chief Sumedh
Singh Saini in a 1991
case related to the dis-
appearance of a junior
engineer of Chandi-
garh Industrial & Tour-
ism Corporation. A
bench headed by Jus-
tice Ashok Bhushan
said Saini must cooper-
ate with probe and sur-
render his passport to
authorities. It set aside
a trial court & HC order,
and said if he is arrest-
ed, he must be released
on a personal bond of
Rs 1 lakh. The bench
also asked him to stay
away from witnesses in
case. —PTI
SC notice to Delhi panel on FB India MD’s plea
New Delhi: The SC is-
sued notice to Delhi
Assembly’s Peace and
Harmony Committee
as it wanted to become
a party to the petition
filed by Facebook In-
dia Vice President and
Managing Director
Ajit Mohan challeng-
ing the panel’s sum-
mons against him. A
bench of the apex
court, headed by Jus-
tice Sanjay Kishan
Kaul, issued notice to
the intervener com-
mittee and sought its
reply returnable in
four weeks.
The bench also said
that the rejoinder has
to be filed within two
weeks and fixed the
matter for further
hearing in the third
week of January 2021.
Ajit Mohan had moved
top court challenging
two summons issued
by Delhi Legislative
Assembly Committee
against him -- on Sept
10&18--onthegrounds
that the panel violated
the fundamental rights
of the petitioner under
Article 19(1)(a) , Arti-
cle 21.

INDIAJAIPUR | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020
MAJOR GEN AUJLA TO BE MGGS
NORTHERN COMMAND?
Major General ADS Aujla, General Officer Com-
manding 28 Infantry Division is likely to be
appointed as Major General General Staff (MGGS)
Operations of Northern Command.
WILL AJOY MEHTA MOVE TO DELHI
AS CHAIRMAN CERC?
Outgoing Maharashtra Chief Secretary, Ajoy
Mehta is likely to move to Delhi as Chairman of
the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
(CERC). He is 1984 batch IAS officer.
MAHARASHTRA DGP TO JOIN GOI
EARLY NEXT YEAR?
Maharashtra DGP Subodh Jaiswal is likely to join
the GoI either in January or February. He is 1985
batch IPS officer.
SAKET KUMAR SINGH TO JOIN GOI
Saket Kumar Singh is likely to join the Govern-
ment of India soon. He is 2002 batch IPS officer
of Jharkhand cadre.
MRS. RUBY SRIVASTAVA RETURNS
TO PARENT CADRE
Mrs. Ruby Srivastava, Director (Finance) at Joint
Secretary level in Nuclear Power Corporation of
India Limited (NPCIL), has been given premature
repatriation to her parent cadre in order to enable
her to avail of the benefits of promotion. She is a
1986 batch IRS-IT officer.
WILL JUSTICE AGRAWAL MOVE TO
MADHYA PRADESH?
Justice Vivek Agrawal is likely to be transferred
from Allahabad High Court to the Madhya Pradesh
High Court.
RAHUL PACHORI APPOINTED DEPUTY
SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION
Rahul Pachori has been appointed Deputy Secre-
tary in the Department of School Education and
Literacy. He is a 2010 batch IRSEE officer.
JUSTICE BINDAL TO BE ACTING CJ
OF J &K HIGH COURT ?
After the retirement of Justice Geeta Mittal on
December 8, Justice Rajesh Bindal is likely to be
appointed Acting Chief Justice of Jammu and
Kashmir High Court.
R GOPINATH RELIEVED TO TAKE UP
HIS NEW ASSIGNMENT
Consequent upon his appointment as Deputy Sec-
retary in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences
(AIIMS), New Delhi, under the Department of Health
and Family Welfare, R Gopinath is relieved of his
existing duties to take up his new assignment. He is
a 2009 batch IFS officer of AGMUT cadre.
7 OFFICERS OF NAGALAND
AWARDED IAS CADRE
As many as seven members of the Nagaland State
Civil Service have been awarded Indian Administra-
tive Service (IAS) cadre for the Select List of 2019.
The officers are: Neposo Theluo, K Libangthung
Lotha, Lhouchalie Viya, K S Anden Konyak, Khrupi
Sothu, Athel O Lotha and Wezope Kenye.
POWERGallery
By arrangement with: http://
whispersinthecorridors.com
Will decide...
With the thought of pro-
viding social security to
the disabled, Directo-
rate for Specially-Abled
was established in the
year 2011-12 at the time
of our previous govern-
ment. Many schemes
and programs are being
run by this Directorate
for the welfare of the
differently abled, he
said, adding, “it was
only in our second term
that a plan was intro-
duced to introduce
cochlear implants for
deaf and dumb chil-
dren. So far, cochlear
implants in 949 dumb
and deaf children have
been done in the state
with a cost of Rs 45
crore. This has brought
new happiness in the
lives of these children.”
The Chief Minister
said that it is the prior-
ity of the government
to connect the disabled
with education, develop
skills and make them
self-reliant. “For this,
facilities and assistance
like special equipment,
scholarships, smart-
phones, grants and
loans are being provid-
ed. Along with this,
they are getting pen-
sion from Rs 750 to Rs
1500. 5 lakh 61 thousand
persons with disability
are getting the benefit
of honorarium. Due to
the decisions of the
state government, the
dignity of the disabled
in the state has in-
creased and they have
got support. Moreover,
untouchability is a
great sin. We need con-
certed efforts to eradi-
cate this evil practice,”
he said.
On the occasion, the
Chief Minister released
a calendar prepared by
the Directorate for Spe-
cially-Abled.
Minister of State for
Social Justice and Em-
powerment Rajendra
Yadav said that there
are many instances
when persons with dis-
abilities prove them-
selves more capable
than others. He said
that under the Chief
Minister’s Specially-
Abled Self Employment
Scheme, about two
thousand individuals
have been made self-re-
liant in two years. In ad-
dition, under the Joint
Assistance Grant
Scheme, artificial limbs
and equipment are be-
ing provided to special
people.
Chief Secretary Shri
Niranjan Arya said that
this event will also in-
spire other disabled
people of the state to
move forward. He said
that facilities like ramp,
railing etc. are being de-
veloped in the govern-
ment buildings and of-
fices of the state to
make them comfortable
for the smooth move-
ment of Divyang.
Eight-hr-long...
A government source
said the meeting would
resume on Saturday as
no final outcome could
be reached due to pau-
city of time.
Union leaders, who
came out of the meeting
venue shouting slogans,
said the talks remained
deadlocked and some of
them threatened to boy-
cott any further meet-
ings if no solution was
found at Thursday’s
meeting.
“Discussions are
over from our side. Our
leaders have said they
will not attend further
meetings if a solution
is not given today by
the government,” said
Pratibha Shinde, AIK-
SCC (All India Kishan
Sangharsh Coordina-
tion Committee) work-
ing group member and
president of Lok Sang-
harsh Morcha, which
represents farmers of
Maharashtra and Guja-
rat.
Another farmer lead-
er Kulwant Singh Sand-
hu said the government
made many proposals
including on MSP and
procurement system,
which would be dis-
cussed among the farm-
er organisations on Fri-
day, before the next
meeting with the gov-
ernment on Saturday.
Sources said the gov-
ernment gave a detailed
presentation on the
three new laws and as-
serted its intent to-
wards the welfare of
the farmers.
However, the union
leaders rejected the gov-
ernment’s position at
their fourth round of
talks with three Union
ministers at Vigyan
Bhawan here. Besides
Tomar, the government
side included Railways
and Commerce Minis-
ter Piyush Goyal and
Minister of State for
Commerce Som
Parkash, who is also an
MP from Punjab.
The 40 farmer leaders
present at the meeting
refused the lunch of-
fered by the govern-
ment and preferred to
eat the food ferried in a
van from the Singhu
border.
Rajinikanth to...
“In the upcoming As-
sembly elections, the
emergence of spiritual
politics will happen for
sure. A wonder will
happen,” he said on his
twitter handle.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: India has
reported more daily
COVID-19 recoveries
than the daily new in-
fections in the last 24
hours leading to a net
decline of 5,701 cases
from the total active
caseload which fell
below the 4.5 per cent
mark on Thursday,
the Union health min-
istry said.
There are 4,22,943 ac-
tive coronavirus infec-
tions in the country
which comprises 4.44
per cent of the total
caseload, the data
showed.
While 35,551 people
were found to be infect-
ed with COVID-19 in the
last 24 hours, during the
same period, 40,726 new
recoveries were report-
ed, the ministry said.
Recoveriesoutnumbernewcases‘Nat’l recovery
rate has
improved as
well to 94.11%’
American multination-
al pharmaceutical com-
panyPfizerhassaidthat
it remains "committed
to engaging with the
Government of India to
explore opportunities"
to make the Pfizer-BioN-
Tech vaccine against
the novel coronavirus
available in country.
Pfizer spokesperson
said, "Right now we are
in discussions with
many governments
around the world and
remaincommittedtoen-
gaging with the Govern-
ment of India and ex-
plore opportunities to
make vaccine available
for use in the country."
Pfizer’s commitment to India
COVID-19 vaccine development underway. —FILE PHOTO
Chennai trial finding is
incidental: AIIMS head
New Delhi: Respond-
ing to vaccine impact
during Chennai trial,
Director of AIIMS Dr
Randeep Guleria said
the case, is an inciden-
tal finding rather than
related to vaccine.
"As per the informa-
tion available in the
public domain, the
Chennai trial case is an
incidental finding rath-
er than related to the
vaccine. When we vac-
cinate a large number
of people, some of them
may have some other
disease, which may not
be related to the vac-
cine," Dr Guleria said.
Talking about the
safetyDr Guleria said
There is good data avail-
able that the vaccines
are very safe. Safety
and efficacy of vaccine
not compromised at all.
About 70,000-80,000 vol-
unteers were given the
vaccine and no signifi-
cant serious adverse ef-
fects seen. Data shows
that in the short term
vaccine is safe," the
AIIMS Director added.
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Shivraj Singh Chou-
han on Thursday paid
tribute to victims of
the Bhopal Gas Trage-
dy on the 36th anniver-
sary of the incident.
A two-minute silence
was observed to re-
member the victims.
Speaking at the event,
he said that a memorial
should be built soon so
that the world could
learn a lesson from the
tragedy.
“We should soon
build a memorial for
the Bhopal Gas tragedy
so the world can learn
a lesson from it,” Chau-
han said.
Earlier in the day, the
Chief Minister had
tweeted, “We still re-
member the pain aris-
ing from the Bhopal gas
tragedy. May God al-
ways protect every cor-
ner of the country and
the world from such
tragedy.
CM Chouhan pays tribute to
victims of Bhopal Gas Tragedy
Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid
tribute to the victims of the Bhopal gas tragedy on December 3.
New Delhi: The cen-
tral government on
Thursday said that all
states except
Jharkhand and three
union territories with
legislative assemblies
have chosen option-1 to
meet the revenue
shortfall arising out of
GST implementation.
The Ministry of Fi-
nance said in a release
that Chhattisgarh gov-
ernment has commu-
nicated its acceptance
of Option-1 to meet the
revenue shortfall.
"The states and Un-
ion Territories which
choose Option-1 are
getting the amount of
shortfall arising out of
GST implementation
through a special bor-
rowing window put in
place by the Govern-
ment of India.
The window has
been operationalised
since October 23, 2020,
and the Government
of India has already
borrowed an amount
of Rs 30,000 crore on
behalf of the states in
five instalments and
passed it on to the
States and Union Ter-
ritories, which chose
Option-1," said the re-
lease.
States choose option-1 to
meet GST revenue shortfall
Bollywood drugs probe: 2
NCB officials suspended
Mumbai: After scaling
an all-time intra-day
peak of 44,953.01, the
30-share BSE Sensex
pared some gains to end
14.61 points or 0.03 per
cent higher at 44,632.65.
Similarly, the broad-
er NSE Nifty touched a
fresh intra-day high of
13,216.60, before settling
20.15 points or 0.15 per
cent up at 13,133.90 -- its
lifetime closing high.
Maruti was the top
gainer in the Sensex
pack, rallying around 7
per cent, followed by
ONGC, NTPC, SBI, Ba-
jaj Finserv & Tata Steel.
Sensex ends
higher, Nifty hits
record peak New Delhi: In a big em-
barrassment, the Nar-
cotics Control Bureau
(NCB) has suspended
two officials of its
Mumbai Zonal Unit for
their alleged suspicious
role which enabled two
persons in the ongoing
Bollywood-drugs mafia
investigation get relief,
official sources said.
The role of the two
investigating officials -
whose identities were
not disclosed - came un-
der a cloud after ac-
cused Harsh Limbachi-
ya and suspect Karish-
ma Prakash got bail and
interim bail, respective-
ly, in November, an of-
ficial requesting ano-
nymity told IANS.
Limbachiya is the
husband of high-profile
television comedian
Bharti Singh while Ka-
rishma Prakash is the
manager of leading Bol-
lywood actress Deepika
Padukone.
Some other officials
are likely to be under
the NCB scanner for
their questionable laps-
es in the matter that has
shaken up the organisa-
tion which is probing
the high-profile cases
since the past nearly
four months.
New Delhi: The Centre
has opposed the life ban
on convicted politicians
from contesting MP/
MLA elections, forming
a political party or be-
coming an office bearer
of a party, telling the
Supreme Court that the
life ban on bureaucrats
cannot be equated with
similar ban on lawmak-
ers, if convicted in a
crime, as the latter are
not bound by service
conditions, but an oath
of office instead.
An affidavit filed by
the Ministry of Law
and Justice said: “It is
stated that there are no
specific service condi-
tions laid down in re-
spect of elected repre-
sentative albeit, the fact
that the people’s repre-
sentatives are public
servants. The elected
representatives are or-
dinarily bound by the
oath that they have tak-
en, to serve the citizens
of their constituency in
particular & the coun-
try in general.” The
Centre said the public
servants are debarred
from their service for
lifetime if convicted of
offence punishable un-
der provisions of vari-
ous laws, but a legisla-
tor, who is disqualified
for an offence, only for a
period specified in the
Representation of Peo-
ples Act.
GOVT OPPOSES
LIFE BAN ON
CONVICTED
POLITICIANS
‘INDIA MAY GET VACCINE BY DEC-JAN’
‘SC ON POSTERS’
Plea in SC over UP
govt’s ‘love jihad’ law
CENTRE INCREASES
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS’ CAP
New Delhi: A plea
has been moved in
the Supreme Court
challenging the The
Uttar Pradesh Prohi-
bition of Unlawful
Conversion Of Reli-
gion Ordinance, 2020
and the Uttarakhand
Freedom Of Religion
Act, 2018.
The plea moved by
advocates Vishal
Thakre and Abhay
Singh Yadav and law
researcher Pran-
vesh, states that the
UP ordinance dis-
turbs the basic struc-
ture of the Constitu-
tion. “The most im-
portant issue was
whether the Parlia-
ment has the power
to amend the funda-
mental rights en-
shrined under Part
III of the Constitu-
tion,” said the plea.
The petitioners
contended that the
Parliament has no
power to amend the
fundamental rights,
and if this ordinance
is implemented, it
will harm public at a
large and will create
a chaotic situation in
the society.
New Delhi: The cap on
the number of domes-
tic flights that Indian
airlines are permitted
to operate was in-
creased from 70 per
cent to 80 per cent of
their pre-COVID levels
on Thursday, said Civil
Aviation Minister Har-
deep Singh Puri. The
ministry had resumed
scheduled domestic
passenger services
from May 25, after a
gap of two months due
to the coronavirus
lockdown.

NEWSJAIPUR | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020
Farmers’ protests gain momentum in RajFarmer orgs block Jaipur-Delhi highway for nearly an hour, hold demos & rallies in solidarity with the protestors in Delhi
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Protestsagainst
the Centre’s new farm
laws gained momentum
in Rajasthan on Thurs-
day as farmer organisa-
tions blocked roads and
held demonstrations
and rallies in solidarity
with thousands gath-
eredatthenationalcapi-
tal’s borders as part of
their ‘’Delhi Chalo’’
march.
A group of farmers,
under the banner of
Akhil Bhartiya Kisan
Sangharsh Samanvay
Samiti, held a protest at
Jaipur’s Surajpole
Mandi and blocked the
Jaipur-Delhi highway
for nearly an hour to
demand a repeal of the
laws. Another group
staged a protest on the
Rajasthan-Haryana
border in Alwar dis-
trict and said their
numbers would rise if
the Centre failed to ful-
fil their demands.
Multiple left-leaning
organisations includ-
ing Students’ Federa-
tion of India and All
India Democratic Wom-
en’s Association, staged
a protest in Jaipur.
The protesters raised
slogans of getting inde-
pendence from Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi and the RSS.
Heavy police force was
deployed as a precau-
tionary measure.
Traffic was diverted
for two hours. Farmers
also protested in Kota,
Alwar and Bikaner.
In Sri Ganganagar
roo, the farmers held a
chakka jam in front of
BSF camp that led to
long queues of vehicles
on both sides.
Hundreds of farmers
reached the spot under
the leadership of farm-
er leader Ranveer Sin-
gh Sekhon. NSUI also
jammed NH-11 in Bi-
kaner.
Meanwhile, PCC
chief Govind Singh Do-
tasra will discuss farm-
ers’ issues during his
visit toHanumangarh
and Sri Ganganagar on
December 6 and 7.
A group of farmers, under the banner of Akhil Bhartiya Kisan Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti hold a protest at Surajpole Mandi in Jaipur on Thursday. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
Farm Laws: Cong Seva Dal holds Sadbudhi Yagya
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress Seva
Dal also performed Sad-
budhi Yagya at all the
district and block head-
quarters across the
state.TheSevaDalmem-
bers, led by state unit
president Hem Singh
Shekhawat, submitted a
memorandum to the col-
lector, urging the Presi-
dent of India to abolish
the three farm laws.
Shekhawat termed
the laws “anti-farmer”
and said the Centre
wanted to favour indus-
trialists, and therefore,
the laws were brought.
“Memorandumwassub-
mitted for the President
of Indiathroughdistrict
collectors and SDMs of
all the districts,” said
Hem Singh Shekhawat,
Chief convener Pradesh
Congress Seva Dal.
Meanwhile in Alwar,
agitating farmers were
joined by Rashtriya
Kisan Mahapanchayat
president Rampal Jat.
“Wearewaitingforthe
outcome of the meeting
being held in Delhi. If
thereisnopositiveresult,
farmers will be mobi-
lisedfromhere,”Jatsaid.The Congress Seva Dal members perform a Sadbudhi Yagya over Farm Bills issue.
Agri-laws should
have been made
after proper
discussion: Pilot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Reacting to the
country-wide move-
ment of farmers against
the three new agricul-
tural laws brought by
theCentralgovernment,
former Deputy Chief
Minister Sachin Pilot
said that this issue be-
longed to the farmers of
the country.
“Farmers all over In-
dia are agitated on the
streets today because
the three new anti-
farmer laws have been
enacted by BJP govern-
ment at the Centre on
the basis of majority
vote in the Parliament.
This situation will not
have arisen if BJP gov-
ernment had made
these laws after discuss-
ing with the state gov-
ernments, farmers as-
sociations etc,” he said.
Pilot said that in the
corona period, where
the economy of the
country is collapsing,
the farmers are also
braving corona, in such
a situation, it is unfor-
tunate to bring such
anti-farmer laws by the
government.
He said that with the
three new laws, trade
would gradually spread
outside the mandis and
in a short time the man-
dis would be finished
and farmers would be
forced to sell their pro-
duce to the capitalists
gradually.
CONGMEN HOPES
DAMPENED AS PARTY
NEARS 136 YRS!
The Indian national Congress or
Congress, for short, will be cele-
brating its 136 foundation day on 28th
December and although it is no mean
feat, it appears that party workers are
not enthusiastic about the grand old
party turning 136! Word is that it is due
to the current ‘dark times’ the party is
going through that has demotivated the
workers and leaders. It was believed
that after the foundation day, the plena-
ry meeting of the Congress party would
be organized in January wherein the
party would get a full ﬂedged president
in Rahul Gandhi, however due to the
sudden demise of Ahmed Bhai and
internal strife of the party there exists
a stressful situation. The point that 23
senior leaders have already written a
letter to Sonia Gandhi over the running
of the party and the corresponding
loss in Bihar elections has resulted in
the questions being raised over the
party’s leadership. And although these
leaders demand only a deep discussion
on the party’s failure on the loss, the
current ‘gloomy’ environment has only
dampened the motivation and hopes of
workers. —Aditi Nagar
In the coming days, assembly
bypolls will be conducted
in Sujangarh assembly
constituency for which
probables from all the political
parties are trying to get their
name to the top. However,
from the principal oppsotion
party in the state ie BJP, four
men appear to be in the foray
of which one is former MLA
Khemaram Meghwal. Word
within the saffron party is that
the ticket will be distributed on
the basis of previous political
eperience and therefore
the name of former district
president Vasudev Chawla
is also making rounds and
interestingly enough, the party
workers are themselves backing
Chawla to contest the election.
It is said that Chawla is close to
party leader Rajendra Rathore.
Then there is BL Bhati who is
active in the area for quite a long
time and has the distinction
of being the OSD to former
minister Yunus Khan. Moreover,
the fourth name is of former
Pradhan Santosh Meghwal
who had left the Congress
bandwagon to joing the saffron
brigade at the opportune time.
While no name is ﬁnal as of
now, there appears little doubt
that anyone other than these
could be given the ticket!
—Aishwary Pradhan
BJP’S FOUR DIRECTIONAL PROB!
Bharatpur police launches
campaign to check child marriages
Bharatpur: Bharatpur
police and a child pro-
tection organisation
have laid down a mech-
anism to ensure that
cops have direct dia-
logues with women &
girls regularly to check
child marriages.
The mechanism has
beenintroducedundera
multi-stakeholder cam-
paign against the social
evil.
Police have consti-
tuted a panel of women
volunteers of the or-
ganisation Aangan
Trust, who are trained
in child protection, at
police stations as a
part of the community
liaison group (CLG).
“Theprogrammehas
been introduced to en-
sure regular dialogue
with women and girls
in the district so that
the issue of child mar-
riage can be ad-
dressed,” said Superin-
tendent of Police,
Bharatpur, Amandeep
Singh Kapoor, who had
recently launched the
campaign.
Police and the organ-
isation have laid down
an effective mechanism
to hold dialogue direct-
ly with women and
girls in the district, an
associate of the Trust
said. —PTI

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who you are but it is better to
search for who you aspire to be.
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2NDFRONTPOSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has said
that the ‘Divyangjan’
(specially-abled indi-
viduals) have made a
name for themselves in
the world despite physi-
cal constraints. “Seeing
their merit and ability,
the United Nations an-
nounced on December
3, 1992, to celebrate In-
ternational Day of Dis-
abled Persons.
After this, with the ef-
forts of governments
and voluntary organi-
zations, a lot of work
was done in the direc-
tion of social, econom-
ic, and all-round uplift-
ment of the disabled. It
is our endeavor to pro-
vide maximum facili-
ties to specially-abled
individuals so that they
can prove their worthi-
ness and become self-
sufficient,” Gehlot said
while addressing the
International Confer-
ence on Disability and
Rehabilitation organ-
ized by the Confedera-
tion of Indian Industry
(CII) on Thursday on
the occasion of Interna-
tional Day of Disability
through a video confer-
ence from the Chief
Minister’s resi-
dence. The CM said that
there are many celebri-
ties including great sci-
entists Albert Einstein
and Stephen Hawking,
famous musician
Ravindra Jain, saint
and poet Surdas ji, and
dancer Sudha Chan-
dran, who has suffered
from some disabilities
but has made a name all
over the world by their
abilities.
“It should be our en-
deavor to help the spe-
cially-abled with every
possible help so that
their inferiority com-
plex can be removed
and their abilities are
developed,” he said.
The Chief Minister
said that the State Gov-
ernment has taken sev-
eral important steps
and taken decisions
through various
schemes for the welfare
of specially-abled.
In the state, the reser-
vation of individuals in
state services has been
increased from three
per cent to four per
cent. Other facilities in-
cluding ramps are be-
ing developed for
smooth movement of
‘Divyang’ in state build-
ings. Our government
will not have any short-
age in resources for the
welfare of the specially-
abled,” he said.
On the occasion, the
President of CII, North-
ern Region, Nikhil Sah-
ni said that CII wants to
create an environment
for the specially-abled
across the country
which will help them to
advance in the field of
employment.
No shortage of resource for
welfare of Divyangjan: CM
Divyangjan made a name in the world with their work, said Gehlot
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Former UIT
chairman Mahaveer
Ranka has set an exam-
ple of serving people
during the corona pan-
demic by providing oxy-
gen cylinders to critical
covid patients for free in
Bikaner. The initiative
of Ranka has turned out
to be a life-saving move
for several patients who
nowareexpressinggrat-
itude and thanks to him.
People are not tired of
appreciating the works
of Mahaveer Ranka be-
cause having oxygen
cylinders readily avail-
able in such a difficult
time is like getting oxy-
gen to one’s life.
The facility is availa-
ble round the clock and
people can contact at
8769965354 to get the free
cylinders. Not only hu-
mans, but Ranka took
care of animals and
birds also, and arranged
fodder and food for
them. When the corona
infection was at its
peak, Ranka, who is
dedicated to serving
people, arranged 10
trackers to sanitize the
city and donated Rs. 2.22
lakh to the PM relief
fund. Due to his motiva-
tion, an amount of Rs.
15 lakh was also collect-
ed which was donated
for relief works.
“This all is happening
with the help of friends
and everyone should try
to serve people. I am in
politics for public ser-
vice,” he said. The fa-
mous Lal Ji Guru of the
city says, “Mahaveer
Ranka is truly a Ma-
haveer who is rendering
service to humanity.”
Ranka rolls out free oxygen
cylinders for covid patients
CS Arya approves
promotion of 44
IAS officers
8 held for
looting Guru
Granth Sahib in
S’Ganganagar
Gehlot’s‘phone a
friend’ initiative for
a better Rajasthan
RHB’s ongoing projects: Arora
conducts surprise inpection
Mahaveer Ranka
CM Ashok Gehlot addressing the International Conference on
Disability and Rehabilitation organised by CII on Thursday.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: 81 officers of
the All India services
will be promoted in the
new year in Rajasthan.
A screening committee
chaired by chief secre-
tary Niranjan Arya on
Thursday approved the
promotion of 44 IAS of-
ficers to different scales.
After approval from CM,
promotion orders will
be released. One officer
of 1991-batch,Sudhansh
Pant, will get apex scale.
He will be promoted to
ACS rank from the prin-
cipal secy. 12 officers of
2005- batch, Arushi A
Malik, Dr Jogaram, PC
Kishan, P Ramesh,
Bhanwar Lal Mehra, PC
Berwal, Kailash Chand
Meena, Gajanand Shar-
ma, Suresh Chand Gup-
ta, Vinita Srivastava,
Jitendra Updahdyaya
and Dinesh Yadav, will
get super time. Hemant
Gera, Naveen Mahajan,
Gayatri Rathore & Rohit
Kumar will be promoted
to above super time
scale and will become a
principal secy. Promo-
tion of 17 IAS officers of
2008-batch will get selec-
tion scale. They are
Muktanand Agrawal,
Rajan Vishal, Archana
Singh, Mohan Lal Yadav,
Kunj Bihari Pandya,
Mahendra Soni, Vijay
Pal Singh, Shelly Kish-
nani, Kishore Kumar,
Sushma Arora, Chetan
Deora, Renu Jaipal, Ra-
jendra Kishan, Ujjawal
Rathore, U D Khan,
Rashmi Gupta, and Van-
dna Singhvi.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: In today’s day
and age when each of us
is connected with the
world through our
phones,thestategovern-
ment’s head will now be
literally at arm’s length
of the denizens of the
state. With a view to pro-
vide sensitive, transpar-
entandaccountablegov-
ernance, common peo-
ple will now be able to
reach out with their
message, complaints or
suggestiontoChief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot him-
self sinceontheinstruc-
tionsof theChief Minis-
ter, a new e-mail ID
(writetocm@raj.gov.in)
has been created which
will be directly accessed
by Gehlot.
In order to make the
general public’s access
to Chief Minister Ge-
hlot easy and strong, as
well as to make the
Chief Minister aware
of the complaints or
other problems related
to serious criminal cas-
es and any injustice, the
public can send the per-
sonal message to this
new e-mail ID. Efforts
will be made to ensure
prompt action by the
Chief Minister’s Office
on these matters, com-
plaints and problems.
Due to Corona pan-
demic, people are not
able to meet the Chief
Minister in person to
convey their message,
complaints and sugges-
tions.Insuchasituation,
this initiative has been
taken with a view to en-
sure that the common
man reaches the Chief
Minister with ease.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur:RajasthanHous-
ing Board (RHB) Com-
missioner Pawan Arora
on Thursday conducted
a surprise inspection of
the under-construction
Jaipur Chaupati and
Coaching Hub projects
at Pratap Nagar and in-
quired about the pro-
gress of the work. He di-
rected the officials to
complete both these pro-
jects in a time bound
manner with maintain-
ing best possible quality.
The Commissioner
first reached Pratap En-
clave being built near
Jaipur Chaupati in
Pratap Nagar, and in-
quired about the con-
struction work. For the
convenience of the com-
mon people here, he in-
structed to simplify the
roadsconnectingPratap
Enclave with main road.
Along with this, instruc-
tions were given to in-
crease the width of the
road and reduce the con-
struction area, so that
trafficisnotinterrupted
and the beauty of the
enclave is not affected.
The commissioner then
inspected Jaipur Chou-
pati. During the inspec-
tion, he instructed to
create a selfie point to
attract the youth. Along
with this, he instructed
to speed up the work of
Jaipur Chowpatty.
After inspection of
Choupati, the commis-
sionerreachedcoaching
hub and inquired about
the progress of the con-
struction work. He also
praised the officials for
starting the construc-
tionworkontime.Along
with this, he also gave
instructionstocomplete
the work of both pro-
jects in a timely manner.
Now you can send email of your
message, complaints and
suggestions directly to CM Gehlot
Pawan Arora giving instructions to his team.
Niranjan Arya
POLITICS OF COMPASSION
Ranka distributed
12000 dry ration kits,
20,000 kg flour, and
62,700food packets
during lockdown period.
Also, more than
3,00,000 face masks
Sunil Sihag
Sri Ganganagar: In
the matter of loot of
the sacred Guru Granth
Sahib in 11 G Gurud-
wara of Sriganganagar,
all the 8 accused were
produced in the court
by the police. The mem-
ber of Sikh community
were present outside
the court in large num-
bers. The court sent the
accused on 2-day re-
mand.
On this occasion both
the Sikh community
members and police
were present in court.
On Tuesday night,
dozens of people of
Sikh community had at-
tacked and had taken
away the sacred Guru
Granth Sahib and had
also snatched the mo-
bile of police present
there.
On this the case was
registered against them
and 8 accused were
nabbed while search for
others is on.
Gargi Raval
“Your children are not
your children. They are
the sons and daughters of
Life’s longing for itself.”
—Kahlil Gibran.
Ahmedabad:If anyone
who has not only read
but also implemented
for sure this moving
counsel to parents by
the inimitable Kahlil
Gibran, it is the affa-
ble, the late Ahmed Pa-
tel, who seldom even
thought of enforcing
his political inherit-
ance on his son Faisal
and daughter Mumtaz.
This is why it is with
clarity that both have
been telling the ever in-
quisitive media ever
sincetheveteranleader’s
untimely demise that
they aren’t keen on join-
ing politics, leave alone
succeedingAhmedPatel.
But Faisal and
Mumtaz seem to know
that politics is not just
about the musical chairs
that politicians play but
also about supportive
policies and action for
the social and economic
development of the
downtrodden, deprived
and marginalised.
So, the first thing the
twodidafterthelastrites
of their father was to
reach out to the tribal
population in the
Bharuch region for
whom Ahmedbhai was
nothing less than an an-
gel, given his contribu-
tion for them. Among
several initiatives was a
hospital that he helped
set up in the area.
Faisal & Mumtaz met
the tribals in the area
and reassured them that
though their father was
no longer there, they
weren’t alone. “We are
with you,” Mumtaz said.
Faisal appealed to them
to “Pray for my father.
And yes, if you have any
work,tellmewearewith
you.” An apparently
moved Mumtaz went
into nostalgia as she re-
called, talking to them:
“Weusedtocomehereto
see Garba when we were
small,” Mumtaz said.
And Faisal chipped in,
“We will keep coming to
see you”.
Ahmed followed Gibran’s words, his children walk dad’s path to tribals
POLITICS OF COMPASSION
Faisal and Mumtaz meet tribals for
whom Ahmed bhai was like an angel
Late Ahmed Patel’s son Faisal and daughter Mumtaz interacted with tribals in the region for whom
the departed leader had carried out development works.
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,370
DEATHS
2,74,486
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,031 DEATHS 2,14,309 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
15,05,594
DEATHS
6,51,71,793
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
95,64,565
CONFIRMED CASES
1,39,102
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
47,472 DEATHS 18,37,358 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
KARNATAKA
11,821 DEATHS 8,89,113 CASES

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THE FINAL RACEAuditions for Elite Miss Rajasthan 2020 finally came to an end with
the last and final auditions being held in Jaipur on Thursday
evening. The finals will now take place later this month!
fter going from
city-to-city in the
past few months
to search for the
best partici-
pants, the team
of Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020 is finally
done and dusted with its
auditions. Organised in
Hotel Hilton Jaipur,
around 150 girls partici-
pated in the final audition
round held on Thursday.
All the participants
strived hard to make a
place in the Top 31 final-
ists of Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020.
Jagdeesh Chandra was
the chief guest of the
event and judged a few
participants based on
various parameters like
their talent and personal-
ity. Various eminent ce-
lebrities served as judges
like actress Charvi Tanya
Dutta who is also the
founding member of Elite
Miss Rajasthan, and su-
permodels Akanksha
Bhalla and Divya Kasli-
wal.
During the event, Di-
rector of Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan, Gaurav Gaur
said, “Keeping the grow-
ing coronavirus infec-
tions in mind, we have
followed all the guidelines
issued by the government
strictly. The entire loca-
tion for the audition was
automatically sanitized
by robots at small inter-
vals. The bio-secure bub-
ble was also installed to
provide complete protec-
tion from the virus. Rules
like social distancing and
‘No Mask, No Entry’ were
also followed.”
Gaurav also further
elaborated that auditions
were organised in several
cities of Rajasthan like
Kota, Jodhpur, Udaipur
and Jaipur where many
girls participated with
huge enthusiasm. All the
selected finalists will be
revealed on 14 December,
and the finale will be held
on 20 December. The final-
ists will be groomed with
well-known celebrities
right before the finals.
NEHAL NAYAR
nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
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—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left) Daisy, Yashika, Aditi, Divya, Deepali, Tripti, Charvi,
Medhavi, Dr Sandeep Sharma, Akansha, Gaurav Gaur, Yasheel Pandel, Simran, Ankur, Nupur, Varsha and Vishal
(Clockwise) Shabnam Istan Zabeen, Shashi Bhatti and Arpita Singhania
Panel during the auditions
During the auditions of ‘Elite Miss Rajasthan 2020
Radhika Chaudhary, Arpita Singhania, Sudeepta Das, Varsha Jeswani, Nupur Jhankal,
Charvi Tanya Dutta, Gaurav Gaur, Akansksha Bhalla, Riya Suldia, Shashi Bhatti, Shristhi Keswani, Ruby Chaudhary

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FACEOFTHEDAY
SANTOSHI SHETTY, Influencer
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Much enjoyment is
foreseen on the social front.
Your reputation on the
academic front is set to rise
amongst peers. A new property
acquired by you will start giving good
monetary returns. A family member
may try to stand on his or her own
two feet.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
For once you may attempt
to take your own stand on
the social front and call a
spade a spade. An
assignment given to you on the
academic front will be completed
most satisfactorily.Those trying to
extend their leave will succeed. You
will manage to save enough.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You will get help and
resources for undertaking
an important event on the
social front. A shopping
spree is on the cards, as you are in
mood to splurge today. Enjoying the
company of like-minded people is
foretold. You may prove yourself to
be a bright spark academically.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Profitable deals will come
your way and can get the
cash register ringing.
Keeping fit can become your
focus, for which you may join a gym or
start an exercise regimen. You are
likely to realise the importance of
someone in your social circle, whom
you used to dismiss out of hand.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Someone may go out of
his or her way to help you
at work. Tying loose ends
both at work and home
may be your priority today.
Remaining involved on the academic
front may make you cover up
whatever had been missed. You will
manage to plan your expenses.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Someone with his or her
self-interest in mind is likely
to appease you. Things are
slated to turn for the better
for you on the social front. Keeping up
with others on the academic front may
prove an uphill task for some. Meeting
lover secretly is strictly not
recommended today.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Some of you will be able to
overcome weaknesses and
improve your performance
on the academic front. Real
estate dealers are likely to have a
field day. You will remain most
understanding on the family front
and will successfully cater to the
moods of spouse.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Your well-wishers are likely
to go out of their way to
raise your image on the
social front. Those
studying are likely to come into the
good books of their teachers. Your
travel stars seem strong and may
take you out of town on a vacation.
The day seems profitable.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Owning a house can
become your aim. Your
strength in your field of
expertise is likely to be
recognised by those who matter.
Some of you are likely to ace a
competition or exam on the academic
front. You will need to do some quick
thinking today at work.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You can expect to spend
the day in exciting
company on the social
front. Those expecting
possession of a property paid for
may face delay. Those planning a
relaxing time at home can end up
doing household chores. Keep all
your options open academiaclly.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Encouraging news awaits
some on the academic
front. Those looking for
accommodation can expect
to find one that meets their
requirement. You can count on the
total support of family members in
domestic matters. You are likely to
give your career a boost.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Accolades and congratula-
tions may pour in from all
sides for something that
you have achieved. Honour
and prestige is in store for those in
the field of education. Luck favours
those buying or selling property. The
day promises a lot of excitement on
the domestic front.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
Sponsored by First India News International Pvt. Ltd.
“Toto 8000 ft. Target in
sight, Bomb doors open,
Turn left left right , right,
steady steady… steady
bombs gone.
Hit the target dead on.
Close Bomb Doors,
Dive to 1500 ft and a sharp
right turn to 090 degrees
to escape.”
his was the com-
mentary over 30-35
navigators gave on
4th December, as
they lay prone in
their Canberra B
(I) 58 nose to guide
and drop 8 x1000 lbs bomb
load each on pre -deter-
mined targets in Pakistan.
The Indian Air Force re-
lentlessly bombed Pakistani
targets of military value till
15th December. Be it Air-
bases, Radar stations, Rail-
way yards, bridges etc. This
was in retaliation to Paki-
stan’s pre-emptive strike on
11IndianAirForceBaseson
3rd December, 1971.
In the first ever free elec-
tions on 7 December 1970 in
otherwise military ruled
PakistantheAwamiLeague
Party led by Sheikh Mujib
Ur Rahman won a land
slide victory securing 160
seats in a house of 300
against 81 by the PPP led by
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. This
was hard to digest by not
only Bhutto but also the
then military dictator Gen
Yahya Khan. West Pakistan
could not ruled by a Ben-
gali. Bengalis were over
joyed with the prospect of
ruling the west Pakistan.
This was not to be and the
Yahya- Bhutto combine ar-
rested Sheikh Mujib for
treason and put him in soli-
tary confinement.
East Pakistan loved their
charismatic Sheikh. They
declared their independ-
ence on 25th March, 1971.In
response west Pakistan
launched Operation
“Searchlight” against their
own mostly Muslim breth-
ren, leading to the deaths of
an estimated 1.3 million
citizens, making around 30
million homeless of which
10 million fled to India as
refugees.
To fight back, the East
Pakistanis formed the Muk-
ti Bahini, a brave guerilla
resistance force formed to
fight for freedom and life.
India’s PM at that time was
the Iron lady Indira Gandhi
and she pledged complete
moral and material support
to the future Bangladeshis
on behalf of their brothers
and sisters in India. India
also provided them some
basic armaments and mili-
tary training.
Giving them hope that
they might survive and one
day be free from the crazy
despotic rule of Yahya
Khan and Bhutto. That was
the match stick that lit the
sub-continent afire in 1971.
As war clouds loomed
again, the Indian Defence
Forces started preparing
for a third war. The Air
Force particularly the Can-
berras went in right ear-
nest to select and nominate
targets and prepare flight
plans. No. 16 Sqn, the “Co-
bras”, intensified High, Me-
dium and low-level flying
training carried out prac-
tice and live bombing train-
ing for all the crews.
Though a late comer to the
bombing fraternity, I was
lucky to be declared fully
ops in the nick of time to be
qualified to be detailed for
ops sorties. The Squadron
led by the legendary ace Wg
Cdr P (Pete) Gautam MVC,
VM and cool as a cucumber,
Flt Cdr Sqn Ldr MM Takle
and Nav Ldr Sqn Datta was
full of experienced crew.
On the evening of 3rd De-
cember, officers received a
message to report to the un-
derground Ops room imme-
diately. The OC Wg Cdr
Gautam addressed the offic-
ers that the much-awaited
moment had arrived and
announced the crews for
the sorties and targets.
Individual briefing was
carried out by the Flt Cdr.
The squadron launched
about 94 bombing and inter-
diction sorties on both east
and west Pakistan sectors
during the 13 day conflict
droppingover7lakhpounds
of bombs on our adversary.
The damage caused can be
imagined by the fact that
complete Air Superiority
was achieved in the East Pa-
kistan within four days and
our Army with full support
of the Airforce started mov-
ing swiftly towards Dhaka,
the full complement of the
16 Sqn Cobras now bombing
west Pakistan targets. I per-
sonally flew 11 sorties, in-
cluding five bombing mis-
sions across the border dur-
ing the 13 day war.
America realising Paki-
stan’s hapless position
started putting pressure on
India to stop the war and in
the process moved its 7th
Fleet to the Bay of Bengal .
But the Indian Prime Min-
ister, instead of bowing
down, put pressure on the
Armed Forces to finish the
job, which they did and on
15thDecember, Gen Niazi
with over 93000 troops sur-
rendered to Gen Arora.
Thus came the curtain
down on one of the great
achievements of the Indian
Armed on one hand and the
will and grit of Prime Min-
ister Indira Gandhi on the
other.
REMEMBERING 1971
LIBERATION OF BANGLADESHThe war of liberation of Bangladesh was fought from 4 to 16 December. It was a story of India’s victory, Pakistan’s
surrender and Bangladesh’s freedom.The Indian Armed Forces brought Pakistani army to its knees, took 93,000 Pakistani
prisoners and gave 75 million people of Bangladesh their independence.The war started when Pakistan launched air
strikes on 11 Indian airbases. It was perhaps the first time in which India’s all three forces fought in unison.
Wg. Cdr. Sukhveer Dhankhar, who fought the 1971 war shares his memories today!
SUKHVEER
DHANKHAR
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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Indira Gandhi
Human Remains and War Material from 1971 Genocidel- Liberation War
Mukti Vahini
Lt. Gen. Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender
under the gaze of Lt. Gen.
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