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ANNADATAS
CALL FOR BHARAT
BANDH TODAY
By exercising his moral authority, Maken signals PCC
revamp by Dec 31 & political appointments by Jan 31, 2021
New Delhi: Ahead of
Tuesday’s Bharat
Bandh, the protesting
farmers at Delhi’s Sin-
ghu border have ap-
pealed for peace, and
clarified that no shops
and establishments will
be forcibly closed on ac-
count of the Bandh.
“There will be com-
plete ‘Bharat bandh’ till
3 pm Tuesday, but emer-
gency services will be
allowed,” farmer leader
Balbir Singh Rajewal
told reporters. Rajewal
reiterated the farmers’
stand, saying they will
not accept anything
less than the withdraw-
al of the three new farm
laws by the Centre.
Besides, the Centre
has asked all states and
Union Territories to
tighten security and en-
surethatpeaceandtran-
quillity is maintained
during ‘Bharat Bandh’.
In a countrywide ad-
visory, the Union Home
Ministry also said the
state governments and
UT administrations
must ensure that the
COVID-19 guidelines is-
sued with Turn to P6
AKHILESH SITS ON DHARNA, DETAINED
AI ALLOWS FREE DATE CHANGE ON TICKETS
ELABORATE SECURITY
IN PLACE: DELHI COPS
POLITICAL PARTIES
BACKING BANDH
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on
Monday was detained and bundled into a police
van after he sat on a dharna against the three
new farm bills. Yadav, who was to take part in
a ‘Kissan Yatra’ Monday, staged a sit-in protest
outside his residence in Lucknow after the Uttar
Pradesh Police sealed a road near the Samajwadi
Party office ahead of his Kannauj rally, news
agency PTI reported.
New Delhi: Passengers who are unable to reach airport in time for their
flights on Tuesday due to Bharat Bandh will not have to pay no-show
charges and will be eligible for a free date change on confirmed tickets
for flights from all Indian airports, Air India said on Monday.
New Delhi: The Delhi Police on
Monday said elaborate security
arrangements have been made in
view of the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called on
December 8 and warned that strict
action will be taken against those
trying to disrupt movement of
people or “forcefully” shut shops.
Eish Singhal, Delhi Police (PRO),
said adequate arrangements have
been made by the Delhi Police to
ensure normal movement of people
on roads during ‘Bharat Bandh’.
New Delhi: Political parties like
the Congress, NCP, Shiv Sena,
Aam Aadmi Party, Telangana
Rastra Samiti (TRS), Rashtriya
Janata Dal (RJD), Trinamool
Congress (TMC), Dravida
Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK),
Samajwadi Party, Jharkhand
Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Indian
National Lok Dal have supported
the Bandh call. AAP will hold a
peaceful demonstration at 11
am at ITO crossing in Delhi.
Oppn support
exposes double
standards: BJP
New Delhi: With the
opposition rallying
around the farmers’
protest against the
Modi government’s
agri reforms, the BJP
on Monday accused its
rivals of “shameful
double standards” as it
claimed that parties
like the Congress and
the NCP had once sup-
ported what are now
key provisions of the
new laws. Union minis-
ter Ravi Shankar Pras-
ad said Opposition have
joined the agitation in a
bid to save their exist-
ence. Full report P5
Aditi Nagar and PTI
New Delhi: For the first
time, after his taking
over the charge of Ra-
jasthan Congress af-
fairs, AICC General Sec-
retary Ajay Maken
made a few ‘courageous’
announcments in New
Delhi on Monday even-
ing, which include the
restructring of PCC by
the year end and the ap-
pointment of chairmen
of boards and corpora-
tions by 31st January
2021.
In his long, well
thought and calculated
interview with PTI,
Maken categorically
told the news agency
thatallpoliticalappoint-
ments will be made after
holding wide ranging
consultations and en-
suring equitable distri-
bution to all sections of
the party.
By doing a ‘tight rope
act’, Maken smartly
tried to ‘balance’ both
Gehlot and Pilot camps
by praising the Chief
Mister Ashok Gehlot as
an honest, committed,
highly popular Con-
gress leader and an ex-
perienced warhorse.
Maken also tried to bal-
ance Pilot by rating Pi-
lot as an asset for the
party.
According to political
observers, this was per-
haps for the first time
that a Congress General
Secretary exercised his
‘authority’ in a very
clear and decisive man-
ner.
Obviously his an-
nouncements must have
the stamp and approval
of the Congress Presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi. In
his interview, Maken
further says that the
Congress party in Ra-
jasthan is united and
there is no threat to its
government in the state
led by Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot. He as-
serted that BJP would
miserablyfailif theytry
to bring it down again.
Congressgovernment
in Rajasthan was on the
verge of collapse after
Pilot along with 19 dis-
gruntled MLAs raised a
banner of revolt earlier
this year. Hectic consul-
tations with rebel lead-
ers led by Pilot helped
the Congress save its
government and its
state unit from a divi-
sion.
Congress president
Sonia Gandhi had set up
a three-member panel
of Maken, AICC general
secretary organisation
K C Venugopal and sen-
ior party leader Ahmed
Patel to iron out differ-
ences within the state
leadership.
Maken said the panel
met thrice in August-
September, but after the
demise of Patel, the two
other members -- he and
Venugopal -- met last
week and fixed dead-
lines for appointing a
new PCC (Pradesh Con-
gress Committee) body
and heads of boards and
corporations in the
state. Turn to P8
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Ajay Maken Sachin Pilot Govind Singh Dotasra
Lucknow: Amid the
row over laws meant to
bring a major change in
the agri-marketing sec-
tor, Prime Minister
Narendra Modi on Mon-
day said reforms are
needed for development
and some laws from the
past century have be-
come a burden now.
Turn to P6
Can’t build new century
with old laws: Modi
PM’s remarks made during virtual inauguration of Agra
Metro rail project come a day before the ‘Bharat Bandh
UP CM Yogi Adityanath addresses as PM Narendra Modi attends
the foundation laying of Agra Metro Rail Project through video
conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
1 dead as BJP workers clash with cops,
party calls north Bengal bandh today
Kolkata: One BJP
worker died as party ac-
tivists clashed with po-
lice in West Bengal’s
Siliguri area during
their ‘Uttarkanya abhi-
yaan’, march to the
north Bengal state sec-
retariat, to protest
against alleged corrup-
tion and deteriorating
law and order in the
state.
The police used water
cannons and lobbed
tear gas shells to stop
the BJP workers from
moving past the barri-
cades even as the pro-
testers pelted stones.
Some activists even set
fire to the barricades
set up in the area. Sev-
eral protesters and po-
lice personnel were in-
jured in clashes.
Turn to P6
Gehlot an honest politician and
an experienced warhorse, Pilot
an asset for the party, he said
Barricades put up on the Delhi-Meerut Expressway to prevent the
entry of agitating farmers, ahead of Tuesday’s Bharat Bandh call,
at Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
INDIAN NAVY RECOVERS
BODY OF MISSING
MIG-29K PILOT
A body believed to be that of pilot
Commander Nishant Singh, who
went missing after his MiG-29K
aircraft crashed into the Arabian sea
11 days back, has been recovered,
official sources said on Monday,
even as the Indian Navy asserted
that the samples are being sent for
DNA testing for confirmation of
identity. The body was recovered by
the rescue teams of the navy near
the site of the crash. Indian Navy pi-
lot Commander Singh went missing
after his MiG-29K aircraft crashed
into the Arabian Sea on Nov 26.
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Om Prakash Sharma
Jaipur. Rajasthan High
Court transferred the
pending petition related
to the notices issued by
the Vidhan Sabha
speaker to dissident
Congress MLAs includ-
ing Sachin Pilot and
others to the division
bench of CJ Indrajit
Mahanty and Justice
Satish Sharma who de-
ferred the hearing until
14 December in the case.
It is noteworthy that
the case was listed to be
heard by the division
bench of Justice Sabee-
na on Monday but a
note in the hearing list
informed that along
with some other cases
listed for Justice Sabee-
na’s bench, the Vidhan
Sabha speaker notice
case will also be heard
by the division bench of
CJ Mahanty.
An application by
Mohan Lal Nama in the
petition by PR Meena
had requested the court
to quash the petition
since it was a political
matter which had set-
tled between both
groups. The state gov-
ernment on the other
hand wanted the divi-
sion bench to decide on
two legal points in the
case along with the
tenth schedule of the
constitution before tak-
ing any decision on
quashing the petition.
The Vidhan Sabha
speaker meanwhile told
the court that it hadn’t
received the copy of the
application by ML
Nama.
Hearing on Speaker’s notice on Dec 14
NOTICE TO DISSIDENT MLAS
247MANDISWILLBECLOSEDINSUPPORTOFBANDHMandi traders are geared up to make the Bharat Bandh successful. Petrol pumps, hospitals, & other essential services will remain unaffected
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Barring emer-
gency services, all oth-
er services are likely to
get affected in Ra-
jasthan during Bharat
Bandh on Tuesday
which has been sup-
ported by the ruling
Congress, farmers, and
other organisations.
Apart from Congress,
RLPMPHanumanBeni-
wal, an NDA ally, has
also extended support to
the bandh. Farmers’ or-
ganisations and mandi
traders, too, are geared
up to make the Bharat
Bandh successful.
The state’s largest
fruit and vegetable mar-
ket in Jaipur, Muhana
mandi, will also be
closed. Apart from this,
the Rajasthan Foods
Trade Association has
alsocalledfortheclosure
of allmandisinthestate.
Petrol pumps, hospi-
tals, medical shops, and
other essential services
will remain unaffected.
Transport minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas said that the Con-
gress is fully supporting
the Bharat Bandh and
due to this, all shops and
establishments will be
closed tomorrow. He
said that he himself will
visit areas in Jaipur to
support the bandh.
Meanwhile, office
bearers of the Jaipur
Vyapar Mahasangh
said that they have not
supported the bandh
and reached the Police
Commissionerate on
Monday to seek protec-
tion for the traders.
Additional Commis-
sioner of Police Rahul
Prakash assured secu-
rity after meeting the
traders.
The president of the
federation, Subhash
Goyal, said that the Ma-
hasangh is not partici-
pating in bandh. “How-
ever, we have told all the
traders that they can
voluntarily keep their
establishments closed
if they wish,” he said.
Chief minister
Ashok Gehlot and PCC
president Govind Singh
Dotasra have already
given statements in
support of the Bharat
Bandh.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: It seems that
BJP state president
Satish Poonia has tak-
en a cue from his par-
ty’s central leadership
and has decided to be
in election mode
24X7X365 days. With
Panchayat elections
over and the state as-
sembly elections still
far away Poonia
launched a theme song
for BJP in a clear dem-
onstration of its ag-
gressive politics in the
state.
The theme song
written by BJP worker
Satyanarayan Sen has
trade mark BJP style
punch lines ‘Chalo
Milkar Kamal khilay-
en. Bhajpa Ko Fir Se
Layen. Samay Aa Gaya
Hai, Congress Bhagay-
en. Congress Ko Sabak
Sikhayen’.
The theme song
not only incorpo-
rates the welfare
schemes by the Modi
government and its
achievements but
also targets the cor-
ruption cases of UPA
rule and the failures
of the Gehlot govern-
ment in the state. But
all said and done po-
litical corridors are
discussing the ab-
sence of former CM
Vasundhara Raje and
deputy LoP Rajendra
Rathore from the
party theme song.
Bhanwar S. Charan
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal,
keeping his election
promise with the edu-
cation hub residents,
virtually inducted 160
new vehicles to the ex-
isting fleet of 90 gar-
bage collection tip-
pers. The virtual event
was attended by col-
lector Ujjwal Rathore,
both Mayors – Manju
Mehra and Rajiv Bhar-
ti, Deputy Mayor Sonu
Qureshi, newly elect-
ed councillors along
with senior officers of
both municipal corpo-
rations assembled at
the conference hall of
the collectorate.
Speaking in his no
holds barred style,
Dhariwal said that the
newly elected repre-
sentatives should keep
their newfound love
for the ward cleanli-
ness full term and take
stock of garbage col-
lection every day.
He also warned of-
ficers of strict action
in case they take their
duties lightly. It is
noteworthy that the
160 new garbage tip-
pers have been pur-
chased at Rs 18 crore
and now each ward in
the city will have three
instead of the existing
one tipper for garbage
collection.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: The counting
of votes polled in all
four phases of Panchay-
at Samiti and Zila Pari-
shad elections will be-
gin on Tuesday morn-
ing at all 21 district
headquarters. The
counting will decide the
fate of 1,778 candidates
for the Zila Parishad
elections and 12,663
candidates for the Pan-
chayat Samiti elections.
Elaborate security ar-
rangements have been
made for the counting
on Tuesday. The state
election commission
gave necessary direc-
tions to the officials on
Monday for a smooth
process of counting.
The polling for a total
of 636 Zila Parishad
members and 4371 Pan-
chayat Samiti members
were held in four phases
in 21 districts of Ajmer,
Banswara, Barmer,
Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bun-
di, Chittorgarh, Churu,
Dungarpur, Hanuman-
garh, Jaisalmer, Jalore,
Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu,
Nagaur, Pali, Pratap-
garh, Rajsamand, Sikar,
Tonk, and Udaipur.
The polling was held
on November 23, No-
vember 27, December 1,
and December 5.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Attacking the
political parties sup-
porting ‘Bharat Bandh’
proposed on Tuesday,
BJP on Monday said the
parties that had sup-
ported the draft of the
agriculture bills are
now supporting the
Bharat Bandh which
exposes their double
standards.
Leader of opposition
Gulab Chand Kataria
said that these laws
were brought on the ba-
sis of the recommenda-
tion of the Swamina-
than Commission.
“The Congress party
had promised to bring
the bills in its election
manifesto,” he told re-
porters here.
A large number of
farmers have been agi-
tating on the borders of
the national capital de-
manding to repeal the
central agricultural
laws and announced
‘Bharat Bandh’ on De-
cember 8.
Kataria said that the
agricultural laws were
brought after taking
everyone along.
He said that the par-
ties which were there in
the UPA government
led by Manmohan Sin-
gh had extended their
support to the draft
bills but now they are
opposing.
“All these parties are
equally guilty for hurt-
ing the farmers. Today,
the leaders of these
parties have lost their
faith in the public.
They are using the
shoulders of innocent
farmers and sacrific-
ing the interests of the
farmers,” he said
Kataria said that the
Congress Party is vocif-
erously opposing these
laws and misleading
the farmers but the
same Congress party
had promised these
bills in its 2019-election
manifesto.
‘Chalo milkar kamal khilayen’
Poonia launches theme song
Kota to have 160 tipper trucks
to collect waste: Dhariwal
Counting of votes to begin
today in all 21 districts
Do not share credit/debit card
details with anybody: Srivastava
My ward should
be happy:
Meena Sharma
Cong misleading farmers
on agri laws: Gulab Chand
Ahead of nationwide strike, Jaipur police is on high alert.
EMOTIONAL RESCUE
An injured horse was rescued by locals in the Walled City on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The transporta-
tion services in the state
may be affected today as
the operation of Ra-
jasthan Roadways buses
is likely to get changed
duetotheBharatBandh.
The roadways buses will
not run in most parts of
the state till 2 pm on
Tuesday.
The operation of
mini buses and auto-
rickshaws is also to get
affected in Jaipur and
other district headquar-
ters. Looking at the sit-
uation, the administra-
tion has given instruc-
tions to take decisions
about 3000 buses on the
roadways. In Jaipur,
around 20,000 auto-rick-
shaws and 2700 mini
buses, and 7500 taxis
operate daily.
The Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot also re-
viewed the preparations
with the senior officials
including Chief secre-
tary Niranjan Arya and
Director general of po-
lice ML Lather. The po-
lice headquarters has
directed to keep addi-
tional forces on the alert
in all the districts. The
policehasdoubleloadas
the counting of the Zila
ParishadandPanchayat
Samiti elections in 21
districts is also to be
held on Tuesday. ADG
Law and Order Saurabh
Srivastava have issued
instructions to all the
SPs to maintain law and
orderandkeepaneyeon
the situation through-
out the day.
TRANSPORT SERVICES TO BE
AFFECTED, POLICE ON TOES
—PHOTOBYSANTOSHSHARMA
Avinash pande @avinashpandeinc
The country’s donors, who are fighting
for their rights, have called for a Bharat
Bandh on 8 December 2020 against the
dictatorship of the central government,
which the Congress party fully supports.
BSP SUPPORTS BHARAT BANDH
Gulab Chand Kataria
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: To curb cyber-
crime in the city, Police
Commissioner Anand
Srivastavalaunched‘Cy-
ber Crime Awareness
Week’ in association
withaprivatebank.Dur-
ing the launch Commis-
sioner, Srivastava
stressed on not sharing
any personal informa-
tion like credit/debit
card PIN or passwords
with anybody or while
surfingunknownsource
messages or links.
He said that lack of
awareness was the
main cause of an in-
crease in cyber frauds
and the Commissioner-
ate had constituted cy-
ber units in all 4 police
districts to handle the
same. ACP (Crime)
Ajaypal Lamba, ACP
(Law & Order) Rahul
Prakash along with oth-
er police officers were
present in the launch
ceremony.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: City Council
elections in Dausa city
will be held on Decem-
ber11. Allthecandidates
are busy campaigning
intensively. Meena Shar-
ma, a resident of Saras-
watiNagar,isacandidate
forthepostof wardcoun-
cilor from ward number
50. Meena Sharma’s elec-
tion symbol is “Balloon”.
Anand Srivastava launched ‘Cyber Crime Awareness Week’ in
association with a private bank. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Meena Sharma
Satish Poonia
Shanti Dhariwal

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020
23 officers to keep an eye on containment zones
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: The Mayor of
Jaipur Greater Munici-
pal Corporation Dr
Somya on Monday
made it clear to BVG
company that payment
will be made only after
the work of door-to-
door garbage collection
is done properly.
She asked the com-
pany representatives to
improve services.
During a meeting, the
Mayor raised the issue
of complaints in the
garbage collection fol-
lowing which the com-
pany representatives
talked about pending
payments. She clearly
asked them to improve
the functioning. The
corporation officials in-
formed that payment
till October has already
been given to the com-
pany.
The officials also in-
formed the Mayor that
despite repeated re-
minders, the company
has not installed a vehi-
cle tracking system in
vehicles so far due to
which there is no prop-
er monitoring of the
vehicles. Dr Somya also
held discussions with
the corporation offi-
cials on other issues
like sanitation among
others.
The corporation com-
missioner Dinesh Ya-
dav, additional commis-
sioner Arun Garg and
other officials were pre-
sent in the meeting.
Earlier, mayor held a
separate meeting with
the councilors in Vidhy-
adhar Nagar, directed
them to work in coordi-
nation with councilors.
Mayor gets strict on garbage collection
DOOR-TO-DOOR WORK
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The district ad-
ministration on Mon-
day appointed 23 Inci-
dent Commanders, RAS
level officers, according
to the police station ar-
eas. The officers will
decide the containment
zones in a joint exercise
with the concerned As-
sistant Commissioner
of Police and the medi-
cal officers of that area.
District Collector
Antar Singh Nehra or-
dered this during a
meeting of the Incident
Commanders in the zila
parishad auditorium.
He instructed the offi-
cials to ensure compli-
ance of the guidelines
issued by the state gov-
ernment.
Nehra said that till
the vaccine came, the
officials concerned
would have to perform
their duties with full de-
votion.
Additional District
Collector (I) Iqbal Khan
said that the guidelines
issued by the state gov-
ernment for night cur-
few, wedding ceremony
etc. should be strictly
followed. Incident com-
manders will ensure
home isolation of coro-
na infected people
through BLOs.
Om Prakash Sharma
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
HC bench of Justice SP
Sharma reserved its
verdict in the RAS-2018
recruitment petition
after hearing the sub-
missions in the case.
Justice Sharma direct-
ed RPSC to not conduct
interviews for the can-
didates until the court
decided on the peti-
tions related to the
case.
It is noteworthy that
the High Court has al-
ready stayed the inter-
views for RAS-2018 re-
cruitment until 10 De-
cember in another
case as well. The peti-
tions heard by Justice
SP Sharma had plead-
ed that RPSC had
rights only to decide
the minimum marks
as per rule 15 of RAS
recruitment which
should have been
equal for all catego-
ries. The petition stat-
ed that the RPSC had
called 1.5 times candi-
dates of the approved
posts, category wise,
for the interviews
while also declaring
different cut-offs for
various categories.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A fire broke out
on Monday evening in
the operation theatre in
Dhanwantari block of
Sawai Man Singh Hos-
pital, Jaipur. Short cir-
cuit is cited as the pri-
ma facie cause of the
fire.
Thankfully the oper-
ation theatre was closed
and there was neither
any patient nor staff
staff in it. When the se-
curity personnel and
other staff posted
around the operation
theatre saw smoke, they
immediately took ac-
tion and controlled the
fire. According to the
information, the fire
started at around 5 pm,
by then all the doctors
and other staff had
gone to work from the
operation theatre. It is
being told that the fire
was in an equipment
supplying oxygen.
Fire broke out due to
a short circuit in the
box and electrical wir-
ing box connected to the
oxygen pipeline, after
which the smoke began
to rise. The fire was
quickly controlled with
no major outbreak due
to the vigilance of staff.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia has
demanded strict action
against the accused in-
volved in tearing pages
of Guru Granth Sahib
Alwar district’s
Khairthal area.
Poonia wrote a letter
to DGP ML Lather say-
ing there is anger and
resentment among the
community people and
strict action should be
taken to restore trust
among the people.
He said that the DGP
should ensure that no
such incidents are re-
peated in future. BJP
leader also said that po-
lice should make action
plan against miscreants
involvedinsuchcrimes.
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Irked over re-
peatedly being insisted
to do some work, an un-
employed man alleged-
ly killed his wife with
scissor and informed
the police and in-laws
himself about the inci-
dent.
When police reached
the spot, he was found
playing video game on
his mobile phone at the
gate of his house. On
checking, police found
the wife lying in the
pool of blood in a room
and shifted the body to
hospital.
According to the spot
verification, the wife
tried to protect herself
at her best but gave in
and informed police.
Ranveer Chaudhary
Jhunjhunu: To make
his marriage memora-
ble, a groom hired a
helicopter to reach the
wedding venue in
Jhunjhunu from Hary-
ana and took the bride
in the flying machine
after the marriage cer-
emony.
Large number of vil-
lagers had gathered to
witness the ‘Vidayi’ of
the bride Ankita Ya-
dav in Panthroli vil-
lage in Buhana area on
Monday. “I never had
imagined that I would
see this arrangement
in my marriage,” An-
kita, the bride said.
Ashwini Yadav
Alwar: A man was al-
legedly beaten by locals
for taking a bovine ani-
mal for slaughtering in
Alwar district of Rajas-
than.
The incident oc-
curred under Khairthal
police station area in
Bhiwadi where three
men were taking the an-
imal on Saturday. When
villagers raised an
alarm, two managed to
escape while one, iden-
tified as Ansar, was
caught.
The villagers tied
him with an electricity
pole and thrashed him.
A video of the incident
also went viral. Ansar
was arrested under the
bovine animal act on
Saturday while four
persons who are seen in
the video thrashing
him were also taken
into custody yesterday,”
SHO Khairthal Dara
Singh said.
SHO Khairthal Dara
Singh further added the
efforts were being made
to arrest the rest of the
two accused who had
fled on Saturday.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Senior IAS
officer Dr Rajesh Shar-
ma assumed the charge
as Divisional Commis-
sioner in Jodhpur on
Monday.
He said that due care
will be taken to control
coronavirus through
ayurveda and homeopa-
thy. In government of-
fices, discipline and
punctuality will be the
focus.
Along with regular
monitoring of the CM’s
Free Drug Scheme, reg-
ular coordination will
be established with all
district collectors.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the Jaipur
municipal corporation
Greater’s fight against
corona, Mayor Dr.
Somya and Commis-
sioner Dinesh Yadav
flagged off the Corona
Jagrukta Rath from the
corporation head office
on Monday.
The chariot will go to
every ward of the
Jaipur municipal cor-
poration Greater and
distribute masks and
make people aware of
preventive measures.
The Jaipur munici-
pal corporation teams
are also constantly ac-
tive in issuing penalties
to stop the spread of
infection and take ac-
tion against those vio-
lating the novel corona-
virus guidelines in the
aim to spread aware-
ness by the campaign.
Jaipur: Rajasthan re-
corded 19 more corona-
virus-related fatalities,
taking the death toll to
2,448, while 1,927 new
cases pushed the infec-
tion tally to 2,82,512 on
Monday, according to
the Health Depart-
ment’s daily bulletin.
At present, there are
21,671 active cases in
the state, while 2,58,393
people have recovered
from the novel corona-
virus disease so far, it
said.
In Jaipur, the death
toll due to Covid-19 is
459, followed by 257 in
Jodhpur, 200 in Ajmer,
164 in Bikaner, 147 in
Kota, 114 in Bharatpur,
105 in Udaipur and 95 in
Pali.
Of the 1,927 new cas-
es, 475 were reported
from Jaipur, 203 from
Jodhpur, 137 from Kota,
96 from Bharatpur, 89
from Nagaur, 84 from
Udaipur, 78 from Alwar,
among others, accord-
ing to the Health De-
partment’s daily bulle-
tin on Covid-19. —PTI
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Transport min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas on
Monday laid the foun-
dation stone of Bisal-
pur water pipeline lay-
ing project work in the
ward (43) of Jaipur Her-
itage Municipal Corpo-
ration Mayor Munesh
Gurjar.
PratapSinghKhacha-
riyawas added that the
project will address the
water issue in the area.
The mayor later con-
ducted inspection in
ward number 69 and ex-
pressed displeasure
over heap of garbage in
the area. She directed
officials to remove the
garbage with immedi-
ate effect.
Jaipur Heritage Mu-
nicipal Corporation
Mayor Munesh Gurjar
also directed the offi-
cials to lay a new sewer-
age pipe line near Ka-
rim masjid.
The ward councilor
Farid Qureshi was also
present with her.
‘Ayurveda, homeopathy
to prevent coronavirus’
Mayor flags off corona awareness rath
State records
1,927 fresh
cases, 475
from Jaipur
HC reserves verdict in RAS
2018 recruitment petition
Khachariyawas
lays Bisalpur
water pipeline
work in ward 43
Fire in an operation theatre of SMS hospital
Satish Poonia writes
to DGP ML Lather
‘Suspicious’ man kills
wife; confesses to cops
Groom’s grand entry for
wedding in a helicopter
Man beaten up for taking bovine
animal to slaughterhouse
Short circuit cited as prima facie cause of fire in Dhanwantari block of SMS Hospital on Monday.
Mayor Dr Somya flags off corona jagrukta rath in city on Monday.
A medic collects a sample of a woman for testing of Covid-19, in Jaipur on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Dr Rajesh Sharma assumes charge as Divisional Commissioner
in Jodhpur on Monday.
Groom hires a helicopter
to reach wedding venue in
Jhunjhunu from Haryana.
Dr Somya in a meeting with corporation officials where Dinesh
Yadav, Arun Garg were also present on Monday in Jaipur.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A pan India
awareness drive for
Covid-19, “Road Ash-
ram” campaign, by a
trio reached Jodhpur
on Sunday. A team of
volunteers has under-
taken this journey via
road to document the
impact of the Covid-19
crisis across the states.
“We are travelling
along India’s borders in
our car, which is deco-
rated with symbols of
Indian states. We will
cover 25,000 km and 30
states. We are having a
great experience by
meeting recovered peo-
ple,” said Sidharth Du-
tta, campaigner. —ANI
‘Road Ashram’ campaign
for Covid reaches Jodhpur
—PHOTOBYSANTOSHSHARMA

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UNLIKE UPA 2,
MODI GOVT. MAY
NOT CAVE IN
TO PRESSURE
he farmers’ agitation is turning
out to be Narendra Modi govern-
ment’s Anna Hazare moment and
its biggest challenge yet. The
United Progressive Alliance-2
government of Manmohan Singh acqui-
esced to the massive protests which, with
alleged help from Vivekananda Internation-
al Foundation, eventually led to its downfall.
On the face of it the movement was against
rampant corruption in the government but
the hidden agenda was to bring down the
government. The farmers agitating against
the three farm laws on the outskirts of Delhi
compare with the Anna Hazare-led protests
in size and intensity except that in 2011 the
entire media was lined against the Central
government and bayed for its blood. No one
then called the protesters Pakistanis or
Khalistanis. In the case of farmers stir the
media is stingy in its backing for the agita-
tors and large-hearted in its support of the
government although, as per the Congress,
none other than the late Arun Jaitley him-
self was a strong opponent of similar re-
forms initiated by the UPA government. His
speech in the Lok Sabha is now doing the
rounds on social media.
To mount pressure on the Centre the farm-
ers have called for a Bharat Bandh from 11
a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Opposition parties
and various trade unions have come out in
support of the agriculturists. The success of
the bandh will vary from state to state. The
states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and MP
where BJP is in power the protesters will be
firmly dealt with. Its impact could be felt more
in Punjab, Maharashtra and West Bengal.
Bharatiya Kisan Union’s president Rakesh
Tikait said that the farmers’ protest, which
is peaceful, “is to show that we don’t support
some government policies” and assured that
they won’t allow any political party to join
them. He appealed to people to remain non-
violent as the protests were not for causing
problem to the common man. The starting
time for the bandh was kept at 11 a.m. only to
facilitate office-goers reach their workplace
on time. The smooth movement of supply
trucks is likely to be affected the most.
As is visible on social media, the govern-
ment and opposition parties are playing a po-
litical blame-game. Both the sides have been
strong votaries of and against farm sector
reforms but are now indulging in polemics.
The government is firm on not repealing
the farm laws. This has raised doubts about
the outcome of the talks due on Wednesday.
Doubts also remain on whether the govern-
ment would make amendments to guarantee
minimum support price in writing and allow
a better mechanism for dispute redressal. If
the government remains tight-fisted, this
agitation could go out of its hands. It will
then have itself to blame.
IN-DEPTH
T
story too good
to fact-check is
the tale of the
boiled frog.
Rather than be-
ing dropped directly into
boiling water – from which
it would instantly jump –
the frog is slid gently into a
pot of comfortably warm
water, and the heat is
turned up. By the time the
frog realizes that the water
has gotten too hot, it is too
late, and it is boiled alive.
Independent journalism
may now be confronting a
similar scenario.
The water temperature
around journalists has
been rising for the last 15
years. But the heat has re-
cently been turned up. For
example, in 2019 alone, the
number of unwarranted
detentions of journalists
increased by 12%, to a total
of 389. Almost half are be-
ing held in three countries:
China, Egypt, and Saudi
Arabia.
Popular protests are par-
ticularly risky for journal-
ists. At demonstrations in
Algeria, Hong Kong, Thai-
land, and Venezuela, jour-
nalists have been routinely
intimidated, harassed, and
attacked. In the United
States, journalists cover-
ing the protests against
police brutality and sys-
temic racism, led by the
Black Lives Matter move-
ment, have faced indis-
criminate attacks at the
hands of law enforcement.
The US Press Freedom
Tracker counted more
than 900 press-freedom vio-
lations so far this year, in-
cluding more than 177
physical attacks.
Women often face an
added layer of psychologi-
cal intimidation, including
open threats of sexual as-
sault. In a recent survey, a
shocking 75% of female
journalists in Kenya re-
ported such threats. Perpe-
trators include individual
misogynists and net-
worked groups intent on
suppressing women’s voic-
es, as well as state-linked
agents seeking to under-
mine press freedom and
censor critical journalism
carried out by women.
The COVID-19 crisis has
compounded the challeng-
es facing journalists by
constraining their ability
to do their jobs. Part of the
problem is restrictive
measures ostensibly aimed
at containing the virus:
Freedom House recently
highlighted 91 countries
with emergency laws and
regulations that hamper
independent journalism.
These range from relative-
ly mild, such as limiting
questions at press confer-
ences, to suspending news-
papers’ publication and
blocking websites.
There is also an econom-
ic dimension to the chal-
lenge. Traditional news
media have been under in-
tensifying pressure for dec-
ades, their business mod-
els upended by digital tech-
nologies. Now, the COV-
ID-19 crisis has decimated
economic activity in much
of the world, weakening
business revenues and
forcing layoffs. Newsrooms
have not been spared.
In a survey of 165 inde-
pendent news media or-
ganizations asking how
COVID-19 has affected
them, the Reuters Institute
for the Study of Journal-
ism found that more than
50% expected a drop in rev-
enue of 20% or higher in
2020. One-fifth reported an
overall decline in audience
reach this year. Those hit
hardest are those that are
advertising-based, as well
as newspapers and local
media. Respondents’ top
reported priority is secur-
ing funding to cover opera-
tional costs.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
Preventing the death of independent journalism
A
Good and evil are not equal.
Repel (evil) with what is best,
and you will see that the one
you had mutual enmity with
him will turn as if he were a
close friend. —Quran 41:34
Spiritual
SPEAK
Top
TWEET
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Good progress in developing a 10-
year Vision Plan for the up-gradation
of 15 select zoos in the country
to global standards. It is hoped to
‘twin’ top Indian and foreign zoos
and also bring in the corporate
sector to invest in modernization as
part of this project.
Ravi Shankar Prasad
@rsprasad
Swaraj Abhiyan of Yogendra Yadav
had once tweeted criticising Modi
Govt. for washing its hands of
APMC Act. So when we suggested
that states should do this, Yogendra
Yadav criticised us. But when we
actually did it, he is opposing it.
e have witnessed unparalleled
and bizarre times in 2020, that
have pushed people to reflect
upon themselves and their pri-
orities in life. Encouragement
to the gig economy and the cul-
ture of working from home,
has compelled us to embark on
a journey of self-realisation
and actualisation. Amidst all
this chaos, I’ve managed to
document some of my learn-
ings that have become the mile-
stones for many evolving indi-
viduals.
Strengths and Weaknesses
go hand in hand and it is sub-
stantially important to under-
stand both these elements be-
fore you decide to do your per-
sonality makeover in personal
or professional life. This aware-
ness can help you a lot in choos-
ing the right career or making
beneficial decisions in life by
encouraging you to create
something remarkable, while
making it look effortless.
Enhancing strengths and ac-
cepting imperfections is a pro-
cess that has to begin at a foun-
dational level of self-explora-
tion. The idea of sitting down
and coming up with the things
you’re good -- and not so good
at -- can seem daunting, but
there are a few methods to try,
that can make the process a lit-
tle easier. Either you can use
online assessments / tools or
simply divide the page into two
columns and pen down at least
five attributes, each pertaining
to your Strengths and Weak-
nesses.
When you try to think hard
about this, you’ll automatically
think of something that comes
easy to you or choose attributes
that you’d like to have or that
you admire in others - this is a
typical trap. Avoid this inclina-
tion and instead of deep dive
into the qualities that describe
your core. Things that are so
obvious that you almost don’t
notice it in yourself anymore…
Do not to confuse strengths
with likes and desires, What
you like to do is not necessarily
what you do best!
Equally important is know-
ing your weaknesses. Of
course, it is a tough call! That’s
why you should try to let people
do this for you and give you an
honest, objective opinion. Of-
ten others see perspectives, we
don’t see in ourselves. Get feed-
back from your peers or bosses
and while evaluating, don’t just
think about those technical
skills you’ve acquired; also
consider your soft skills. In
general, you should have a
sense of what your weaknesses
are around dealing with tasks,
processes, relationships, and
communication.
Humans are indeed not per-
fect and it is natural to have
weaknesses, so don’t hesitate to
write them down. Just remem-
ber, that everyone has ‘some’
weakness that they have to
keep in check at all times to
avoid negative consequences
and disrupting lives. Don’t get
caught up in the old advice to
always work on your weakness,
it’ll only make you focus on
your deficiencies and under-
mine your self-esteem.
Accepting our imperfections
aren’t a weakness - It’s an act of
love. It breeds freedom and
validation within us. From
there, we affect all who are in
our circle of life. When we can
take a breath to lessen our self-
loathing for our imperfection,
we’ve actually dialed up self-
acceptance. It’s not about nar-
cissism… It’s about dignity and
confidence... For ourselves and
for those, whose lives we touch.
On the other hand, working
to develop your stronger quali-
ties is self-rewarding and moti-
vating, allowing you to contin-
ually achieve higher levels of
ability and success. Invest your
time and energy in being great
at something. You will be hap-
pier, and the recipients of your
work and your spouses will re-
ward you for your excellence.
Being yourself seems like it
would be an easy thing, right?
But, when you’re someone who
has lived their life seeking the
approval of others constantly,
it’s not such an easy thing. You
have to attempt to move past
years of trying to appear this
way, wondering if people will
judge you, or doing your best
not to cause waves and avoid
conflict. When you don’t fully
understand who your “self” is,
it’s pretty much impossible to
actually “be” that person.
Improving your self-image,
like improving any skill, takes
time and practice. Developing
good self-esteem involves en-
couraging a positive (but realis-
tic)attitudetowardyourself and
theworldaroundyouandappre-
ciating your worth, while at the
sametimebehavingresponsibly
towards others. By working
from the inside out, you can ex-
plore yourself to the fullest
thereby working on enhancing
your strengths and accepting
your imperfections towards a
more positive self-concept.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
ENHANCING STRENGTHS &
ACCEPTING IMPERFECTIONS
W
Enhancing
strengths and
accepting
imperfections is
a process that
has to begin at
a foundational
level of self-
exploration.
The idea of
sitting down
and coming up
with the things
you’re good --
and not so good
at -- can seem
daunting, but
there are a few
methods to try,
that can make
the process a
little easier
HUMANS ARE INDEED
NOT PERFECT AND IT
IS NATURAL TO HAVE
WEAKNESSES, SO
DON’T HESITATE TO
WRITE THEM DOWN.
JUST REMEMBER,
THAT EVERYONE HAS
‘SOME’ WEAKNESS
THAT THEY HAVE TO
KEEP IN CHECK
AT ALL TIMES TO
AVOID NEGATIVE
CONSEQUENCES AND
DISRUPTING LIVES
DR DIVYA
JAITLY
She is a TEDx Speaker, Integrated
Communication Specialist,
Leadership Mentor, Public Speaking
Coach, Image Consultant &
Renowned TV Anchor in India

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INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020
New Delhi: Accusing
the Congress and other
opposition parties of
“utter duplicity”, Un-
ion Minister Ravi
Shankar Prasad
slammed them for their
stand on Central farm
laws stating that they
are opposing the Naren-
dra Modi government
just for the sake of op-
position.
Addressing a press
conference on farmers’
protest, Prasad said
“Opposition parties are
opposing the Narendra
Modi government for
the sake of opposition,
forgetting their own
work in the past. In its
2019 poll manifesto,
Congress promised to
repeal APMC Act and
make the trade of agri-
culture produce includ-
ing export free from all
restrictions.”
“Opposition parties
have jumped into the is-
sue of new farm laws.
During UPA rule, they
did exactly what the
Modi government is do-
ing today for reforms in
the farm sector. Now
that they’re losing polls,
they take part in any
protest for the sake of
theirexistence,”hesaid.
Targeting the Con-
gress, Prasad said that
“Despite the farmers
union’s request against
the entry of political
parties in the protest,
the Congress kept try-
ing to become a part of
the agitation. All of this
just to get a chance to
oppose the Modi gov-
ernment.” —ANI
DENSE FOG ENGULFS DELHI, LOW
VISIBILITY TO CAUSE FLIGHT DELAYS
New Delhi: A thick blanket
of fog shrouded national
capital on Monday, leading
to “zero” visibility in some
areas & affecting traffic.
This is the first time that
visibility has dropped to
“zero” in the city. Kuldeep
Srivastava, the head of the
regional forecasting centre
of the India Meteorologi-
cal Department, said the
Palam weather station
recorded “zero” visibility
due to “very dense” fog
at 6:30 am. At the Safdar-
jung Observatory, which
provides representative
data for the city, “moder-
ate” fog was recorded
which lowered visibility to
300 metres, he said. The
visibility should be around
800 metres at the airport
for flights to take off, the
senior scientist said.
NCP ISSUES CLARIFICATION
OVER PAWAR’S LETTERS
Mumbai: The NCP has issued a clarification after
controversy erupted over letters written by party
chief Sharad Pawar (when he was the agriculture
minister in the UPA dispensation) to then Delhi
CM Sheila Dikshit and Madhya Pradesh CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan asking chief ministers
to amend the Agricultural Produce Marketing
Committee (APMC) Act in their states to allow
the private sector to play an important role in the
field. “The model APMC act 2003 was introduced
by the Vajpayee government.
RUPEE DROPS BY 10 PAISE TO
73.90 AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai: The rupee
dropped by 10 paise to
settle at 73.90 against the
US currency on Monday
due to a rebound in the
dollar in overseas markets
following geopolitical
concerns. The dollar re-
covered from two-and-a-
half-year low on Monday
after reports that the US
was preparing to impose
sanctions on Chinese of-
ficials, increasing the risk
of geopolitical tensions.
Concerns over a Brexit
trade talks as the EU and
the UK were still trying to
address major differences
to avoid a no-deal exit by
year-end supported the
dollar sentiment. At the
interbank forex market,
the domestic unit wit-
nessed a volatile trading
session.
VOTING UNDERWAY IN FOURTH
PHASE OF DDC POLLS IN J&K
Srinagar: Polling for the fourth phase of the
District Development Council (DDC) elections
in Jammu and Kashmir began on a dull note
as fog and chilly weather kept most people
indoors early on Monday, officials said.The
polling for 34 DDC seats -- 17 in Kashmir divi-
sion and 17 in Jammu division -- began at 7
am but the turnout was less at polling stations
in the Valley due to biting cold, they said. Voter
turnout is expected to pick up later in the day,
and polling is scheduled to conclude at 2 pm.
BJP SLAMS OPPOSITION’S
FARM LAW ‘DUPLICITY’
Heavy barricading is made to stop farmers entering Delhi amid their protest against the new
farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM to address India
Mobile Congress 2020
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will deliver inaugural
address at the virtual
India Mobile Congress
(IMC) 2020 on December
8 at 10:45 am.
IMC 2020 is being or-
ganised by the Depart-
ment of Telecommuni-
cations, Government of
India and the Cellular
Operators Association
of India (COAI). It will
be held from December
8-10. The Prime Minis-
ter’s Office (PMO) in-
formed that the aim of
IMC 2020 is to align PM
Modi’svisiontopromote
‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’,
‘Digital Inclusivity’,
‘Sustainable Develop-
ment’, entrepreneur-
ship and innovation.
“It also aims to drive
foreign and local invest-
ments, encourage R&D
in the telecom and
emerging technology
sectors,”thePMOadded.
IMC 2020 will see the
participation from vari-
ous ministries, the tel-
ecom CEOs, global
CEOs, and domain ex-
perts in 5G, Artificial
Intelligence (AI), Inter-
net of Things (IoT),
data analytics, cloud
and edge computing,
blockchain, cyber-secu-
rity, smart cities and
automation. —ANI
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said Congress exposed its ‘double standards’ by
opposing the agriculture laws as its own manifesto promised similar reforms
RAGA DEMANDS REVOCATION OF FARM LAWS
UNLIKELY TO SHARE
DRAFT AMENDMENTS
MAYAWATI TO BACK
DEC 8 BHARAT BANDH
TN govt against
protesting
farmers: Stalin
New Delhi: As the farmers’ agitation intensified, Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Monday demanded revocation of the new farm laws passed by
parliament. Gandhi termed the newly passed farm laws as the “Adani-Ambani
Farm Laws. He said he would not accept anything less than repealing the laws.
He said in a Tweet in Hindi: “The Adani-Ambani farm laws have to be revoked.
Nothing less is acceptable.” Hundreds of farmers have been protesting on dif-
ferent borders of the national capital since November 26. —ANI
New Delhi: The Union government’s
unrelenting attempts to resolve the
farmers’ agitation through dialogue
is making little headway with few of
the farmer unions remaining ada-
mant on their demand to repeal the
new agriculture laws.While farmers
expect the government to send the
new draft with amendments to them
before they come for the next round
of meeting on December 9.
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party
(BSP) supremo and former Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on
Monday announced her party’s sup-
port to the December 8 Bharat Bandh
called by the farmer unions. “BSP
supports the farmers’ Bharat Bandh
against the three farm laws and also
appeals to the Union government
to listen to the farmers’ demand,”
Mayawati tweeted.
Chennai: Hitting out at
CM Edappadi Karuppa
Palaniswami-led govern-
ment, Dravida Munnetra
Kazhagam president MK
Stalin said the state govern-
ment has not made full-
fledged efforts to provide
relief to people affected by
recent rains and it stands
against farmers protesting
the Centre’s farm laws. After
distributing relief materi-
als in Ambedkar Nagar to
people affected due to rains,
Stalin said: “When I heard
that people are affected due
to recent heavy rains, then
I reviewed the situation and
helped the people. —ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Opposition
parties have
jumped into
the issue of new farm
laws. During UPA rule,
they did exactly what
the Modi government is
doing today for reforms
in the farm sector. Now
that they’re losing polls,
they take part in any
protest for the sake of
their existence.
—Ravi Shankar Prasad,
Union Minister
IN THE COURTYARD
Petitionisambitious:SCrefuses
toentertainArnab’sfreshPIL
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Monday
refused to entertain a
plea filed by ARG Out-
lier Media Private Lim-
ited, which owns the
Republic Media net-
work, seeking protec-
tion for the group and
its employees in the
cases lodged against
them in Maharashtra.
The matter came up
for hearing before a
bench headed by Jus-
tice D Y Chandrachud
which said that prayers
in the petition were “all
ambitious”.
“This petition is am-
bitious in nature. You
want Maharashtra po-
lice not to arrest any
employee and transfer
the cases to CBI. You
better withdraw this,”
Justice Chandrachud
told senior advocate
Milind Sathe, who ap-
peared for ARG Outlier
Media.
Sathe told the bench
that they have filed the
plea to stop the Maha-
rashtra police from
“hounding” their me-
dia network, its Editor-
in-Chief Arnab Goswa-
mi and its employees.
“You have sought all
the reliefs and these
can’t be entertained in
one petition,” the bench
said, after which Sathe
said he would withdraw
the plea. —PTI
CBI probe into alleged
scholarship scam
HC reserves order on
Manoj Tiwari’s plea
HC sets aside
order rejecting
custody of Amit
5 suspected terrorists held
in Delhi after encounter
New Delhi: The CBI
has started probe into
an alleged scholarship
scam in Jharkhand, Bi-
har, Assam and Punjab.
The Pre-Matric Schol-
arship Scheme is meant
to help students of mi-
nority communities -
Muslims, Christians,
Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and
Buddhist - from families
with annual income be-
low 1 lakh, according to
officials. It has been al-
leged that middlemen -
with the help of govern-
ment officials - have
been siphoning off
money and only a small
sum of the scholarship
ends up with the stu-
dents. While students
from Class 1 to 5 receive
1,000 per year as a part
of the scheme, students
of Class 6 to 10 receive
Rs 10,700 annually if
they are in a hostel, or
Rs 5,700 a year if they
are day scholars.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Monday
reserved its order on a
plea filed by BJP MP
Manoj Tiwari and MLA
Vijender Gupta chal-
lenging summon issued
against them by a trial
court in a defamation
case filed by Delhi Dep-
uty CM Manish Sisodia.
A single-judge bench
of Justice Anu Mal-
hotra, after the conclu-
sion of lengthy argu-
ments, decided to keep
order reserved in the
matter. The court also
asked the counsels of
both sides to submit
their written submis-
sions, if any Manish &
Delhi Police opposed
the pleas filed by Tiwari
and Gupta. Senior advo-
cate Vikas Pahwa ap-
peared for Manish Siso-
dia in the matter, while
senior standing counsel
Rahul Mehra represent-
ed the state. —ANI
Mumbai: The Bombay
High Court set aside an
order of a special PMLA
court, which had reject-
ed the ED custody of
Amit Chandole in con-
nection with an alleged
money laundering case.
The HC had directed
the special court to re-
heat the remand afresh
and order today itself.
The ED had arrested
Chandole, a close aide
of Shiv Sena MLA
Pratap Sarnaik, in mon-
ey laundering case re-
lated to private compa-
ny Tops Security. —PTI
New Delhi: Five sus-
pected terrorists, two of
whom were allegedly
involved in the murder
of Shaurya Chakra
winner Balwinder Sin-
gh in Punjab, were ar-
rested on Monday in
east Delhi’s Shakarpur
area after an encounter
and have revealed Paki-
stan’s Inter-Services
Intelligence (ISI) at-
tempt to link up terror
outfits in Kashmir with
Khalistan operatives,
officials said. Accord-
ing to police, three of
the five arrested are
from Kashmir, while
the rest are from Pun-
jab. Two of the Punjab-
based men were in-
volved in the killing of
Balwinder Singh in
Punjab, they said. Bal-
winder Singh, who re-
ceived the Shaurya
Chakra for fighting
militancy, was shot
dead in October.
Deputy Commission-
er of Police (Special
Cell) Pramod Singh
Kushwah said, “On
Monday morning, our
team received specific
information that two
Punjab based criminals
were supposed to re-
ceive some money from
three Kashmiris. On
this specific informa-
tion, five people were
arrested after a brief
exchange of fire from
the Laxmi Nagar area
in Delhi.” Three pistols,
two kilograms of hero-
in and Rs one lakh cash
were recovered from
them along with the two
cars in which they were
travelling, he said. Dur-
ing preliminary investi-
gation, it has emerged
that there was an at-
tempt to link up terror
outfits active in Kash-
mir with Khalistan op-
eratives by Pakistan’s
ISI, he said. Further in-
vestigation is on. —PTI

INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020
EMPANELMENT OF 1987 AND 1988
BATCH IRS (IT) IN A WEEK OR TWO?
Empanelment of 1987 and 1988 batch IRS (IT)
officers is expected to take place in a week or two.
TWO IRS OFFICERS TO JOIN ED AS
SPL DIRECTORS
Two IRS (C&E) officers- Prashant Kumar and
Subhash Agrawal- are set to join the ED as
Special Directors.Agrawal is a 1993 batch while
Kumar is a 2001 batch officer.
SHEEL VARDHAN SINGH GETS APEX
PAY SCALE
Sheel Vardhan Singh, Special Director, Intelli-
gence Bureau, has been granted Apex Pay Scale.
He is a 1986 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre.
RAHUL NAVIN RELIEVED TO JOIN AS
SPECIAL DIRECTOR, ED
Rahul Navin has been relieved to join as Special
Director of Enforcement in the Directorate of
Enforcement, New Delhi on deputation basis. He
is an IRS-IT officer.
IA&AS OFFICER S RAMANN
RECOMMENDED FOR CMD, SIDBI
The name of S Ramann has been recommended
for the post of Chairman and Managing Director
(CMD) of Small Industries Development Bank of
India (SIDBI).He is 1991 batch IA&AS officer.
VARUNESH MISHRA JOINS
NATIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY
Varunesh Mishra is joining National Health Au-
thority, New Delhi on loan basis. He is an IRS-IT
officer.
MISHRA’S TENURE TO BE OVER IN
JANUARY
The deputation tenure of S K Mishra,, Principal
Advisor in TRAI, ends on January 15, 2021. He is
an IP&TAFS officer.
COLONEL HARJOT SINGH IS
SECURITY ADVISER, MHA
Colonel Harjot Singh has been appointed as
Security Advisor in the LWD Division of Ministry
of Home Affairs (MHA).
FOUR IAS OFFICERS SHIFTED IN
WEST BENGAL
Khursheed Ali Qadri has been appointed as Addi-
tional Collector, Darjeeling, while Khursheed Ali
Qadri was made Executive Magistrate, Darjeeling
and Khursheed Ali Qadri is Additional District
Magistrate, Darjeeling. Besides, Nitin Singhania
has been appointed as Commissioner, Asansol
Municipal Corporation in West Bengal.
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New Delhi: The gov-
ernment is supporting
hundreds of projects in
its fight against the
pandemic & more than
100 start-ups have de-
veloped innovative
products to deal with
COVID-19, Science and
Technology Minister
Harsh Vardhan said on
Monday. Speaking at
the India-Portugal Tech
Summit, organised by
the Department of Sci-
ence & Technology and
Confederation of Indi-
an Industry, Vardhan
said government has
announced a USD 120
million grant for vac-
cine research. “This is
being provided for
COVID Suraksha Mis-
sion and is to be used
purely for research and
development. About 30
vaccine candidates are
in different stages of
development,” said Mr
Vardhan, who is also
the Minister for Health
and Family Welfare.
‘HundredsofprojectstofightCovid’Health min Harsh Vardhan said govt has declared a $120 million grant for vaccine research
INDIA SPEEDING
UP REVIEW OF
VACCINES, SAYS
GOVT OFFICIAL
India is accelerating its
review of coronavirus
vaccines developed by
Pfizer Inc and Astra-
Zeneca for emergency
use, a senior govern-
ment official said, as
the world’s second-most
affected country strug-
gles to contain the out-
break. The Indian gov-
ernment is pinning its
hopes for mass supply
of the vaccine on Se-
rum Institute of India,
the world’s largest vac-
cine producer by vol-
ume, which on Monday
lodged the first formal
application for emer-
gency use approval for
AstraZeneca Plc’s COV-
ID-19 vaccine. Pfizer Inc
had already applied for
emergency use approv-
al for its vaccine in In-
dia over the weekend.
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said on the
Armed Forces Flag
Day on Monday that
this is a day to express
gratitude to the armed
forces and their fami-
lies. India is proud of
their heroic service
and selfless sacrifice,
he said in a tweet and
urged people to con-
tribute towards the
welfare of the forces.
This gesture will help
so many of brave per-
sonnel and their fami-
lies, he said. Since 1949,
December 7 is observed
as the Armed Forces
Flag Day throughout
the country to honour
martyrs and the men
in uniform who val-
iantly fought and con-
tinue to fight on the
borders, according to
the MyGov official
website. Rajnath Sin-
gh in a tweet said,” On
the occasion of Armed
Forces Flag Day, I sa-
lute the valour and ser-
vice of the Indian
Armed Forces. This
day reminds us of our
solemn duty to ensure
the welfare of Ex-Ser-
vicemen, differently-
abled soldiers and the
families of those who
lost their lives defend-
ing the nation.” India
has been observing De-
cember 7 as the Armed
Forces Flag Day since
1949 to honour the sol-
diers who valiantly
fought on the borders
to safeguard the coun-
try’s honour.
PM Modi lauds sacrifices of soldiers
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Monday
allowed the Centre to
proceed with the foun-
dation stone-laying cer-
emony for the Central
Vista project on Decem-
ber 10 after the govern-
ment assured it that no
construction or demoli-
tion work would com-
mence till the apex
court decides the pend-
ing pleas on the issue.
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta told a
bench headed by Jus-
tice A M Khanwilkar
that there would be
only foundation stone-
laying ceremony, and
no construction, demo-
lition or felling of trees
would be done for the
project as of now.
The Central Vista re-
vamp, announced in
September last year, en-
visages a new triangu-
lar Parliament build-
ing, with seating capac-
ity for 900 to 1,200 MPs,
that is to be constructed
by August, 2022 when
the country will be cel-
ebrating its 75th Inde-
pendence Day.
The common Central
Secretariat is likely to
be built by 2024 under
the project against
which various pleas
have been filed.
New Delhi: The Income
Tax department con-
ducted search and sur-
veyonDecember4inthe
caseof leadingcoaltrad-
ers of Assam at 21 loca-
tions in Guwahati, Dig-
boi, Margherita and
Delhi. According to the
Central Board of Direct
Taxes(CBDT),thegroup
of coal traders are ac-
cused of having alleg-
edly routed accomoda-
tionentriesof overRs23
crores and Rs 62 crores
in the form of non-gen-
uine share capital and
non-genuine unsecured
loans respectively,
through certain Kolka-
ta-based shell compa-
nies. All this was done
by suppression of its
true net profit. “During
the course of the search
action, it has been estab-
lished that the group en-
gages in out-of-books
transactions. Handwrit-
ten documents/diaries
regarding cash transac-
tions have been recov-
ered which are not re-
flected in the regular
books of accounts.
SC allows Centre to go ahead
with stone-laying ceremony
IT DEPARTMENT
CONDUCTS SEARCH AND
SURVEY IN ASSAM,DELHI
New Delhi: Actress Di-
vya Bhatnagar, famous
for her roles in show
Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata
Hai, has died after bat-
tling coronavirus. Di-
vya’s condition was
critical and her oxygen
levels were revealed to
have had dropped sig-
nificantly while she bat-
tled Covid-19.
Actress Divya
Bhatnagar loses
battle to Covid
Bengaluru: The Kar-
nataka Association of
Resident Doctors
(KARD) Monday held
a ‘symbolic protest’ in
Bengaluru demand-
ing that the govern-
ment waive off tui-
tion fee for postgradu-
ate medicos, among
other needs. During
protest, doctors were
seen holding empty
coconut shells to sym-
bolise “lack of re-
sponse from the gov-
ernment despite their
hard efforts.” Karna-
taka Association of
Resident Doctors
President Dayanand
Sagar said, “There
have been no proper
clinical academic ac-
tivities happening
across the state. We
urge the government
to exempt us from the
tuition fee stipulated
for the year 2020-21.”
B’luru doctors demand exemption
from tuition fee & timely payment
INDIGO AIRLINES
TO REFUND
CREDIT SHELLS
BY JANUARY 31
New Delhi: IndiGo on
Monday said it will re-
fund all customer credit
shells, which were cre-
ated when flights were
cancelled due to the
coronavirus lockdown,
by January 31, 2021. The
airline said it has al-
ready processed close to
Rs 1,000 crore of re-
funds, which is approxi-
mately 90% of total
amount it owed to its
customers. IndiGo CEO
Ronojoy Dutta said the
sudden outbreak of
COVID-19 and the lock-
down brought the air-
line’s operations to a
complete halt by the
end of March. “We are
pleased to commit that
we will disburse the full
100 % credit shell pay-
ments latest by January
31, 2021,” he said.
Karnataka Association of resident doctors hold a placard during a protest on the Medical
college Doctors campus as they demanding the government to fulfill their demand of Non-
Covid service, and Non-Covid Allowance, in Bengaluru on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Sushil Kumar Modi with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar upon receiving
his Rajya Sabha certificate. —PHOTO BY ANI
Patna: Senior Bihar
BJP leader Sushil Ku-
mar Modi was on Mon-
day declared elected
unopposed to the Rajya
Sabha in a by-poll that
was necessitated by the
death of Union minis-
ter and Lok Janshakti
Party founder Ram Vi-
las Paswan.
Sushil Modi was de-
clared elected unop-
posed on the last date
for withdrawal of nomi-
nation papers.
In addition to the for-
mer deputy chief min-
ister a lone Independ-
ent candidate, Shyam
Nandan Prasad had
filed his nomination pa-
pers which were reject-
ed during scrutiny.
Prasad's papers were
not supported by at
least 10 members of the
243-strong assembly as
proposers, which is
mandatory, poll offi-
cials said. Sushil Modi
was handed over his
certificate in the pres-
ence of a host of digni-
taries, including Chief
Minister Nitish Kumar,
with whom he is known
to enjoy an excellent
rapport, his successors
as deputy chief minis-
ter Tar Kishore Prasad
and Renu Devi and state
BJP president Sanjay
Jaiswal.
Sushil Modi elected
unopposed to Rajya
Sabha from Bihar
THE TIMELINE
Prime Prime Minister Narendra Modi being affixed the lapel pin for the
Armed Forces Flag Day in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Aanandatas call...
regard to health and so-
cial distancing are
strictly followed.
Meanwhile,theTrans-
porters’ Union AIMTC
on Monday said it will
suspend operations in
the entire country on
Tuesday to support the
Bharat Bandh called by
agitating farmers. The
All India Motor Trans-
port Congress (AIMTC)
istheapexbodyof trans-
porters, representing
about 95 lakh truckers
and other entities. Some
auto and taxi unions in
New Delhi, including
those associated with
app-based aggregators,
have also decided to join
the ‘Bharat Band’ on
Tuesday. However, many
other auto and taxi un-
ions have decided to con-
tinue normal services
despite their support to
demands raised by the
agitating farmers. Trad-
ers’ body CAIT and All
India Transporters Wel-
fare Association on Mon-
day said markets across
the country including in
Delhi will remain open
onTuesdayandthetrans-
port sector will function
as usual. In Mumbai,
BESTbusesandtaxiswill
ply as normal.
Can’t build...
Launching the Agra
metro rail project
through video confer-
ence, Modi said the re-
forms carried out by his
government are also
getting reflected in elec-
tion results.
His pitch on the im-
portance of reforms
comes ahead of Tues-
day’s Bharat Bandh
over the three new farm
laws enacted at the Cen-
tre. But during his brief
address, the prime min-
ister made no direct ref-
erence to the new laws
or the farmers’ protests.
“Reforms are needed
for development. Re-
forms are very much
needed for a new order
and to give new facili-
ties. We cannot build
the next century with
the laws of the previous
century, he said.
Some laws that used
to be good in the past
century have become a
burden in the present
century. Reforms
should be a continuous
process,” he said.
Union Housing and
Urban Affairs Hardeep
Singh Puri, UP Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath attended the
event.
Modi said his govern-
ment is carrying out
holistic reforms . Earli-
er, reforms used to hap-
pen in a piecemeal man-
ner, or keeping in mind
some sectors and de-
partments,” the prime
minister said.
He said the reforms
carried out in recent
past have infused self-
confidence in the coun-
try, adding that people
will be satisfied when
they go through the
finer details .
This confidence has
been seen in every elec-
tion in the recent past.
A glimpse of this confi-
dence is seen in the
election results in every
part of the country, in-
cluding UP,” he said.
The PM said in recent
years the poor and the
middle class have show-
ered their unprecedent-
ed blessings on the ef-
forts of the govern-
ment. He said their sup-
port and the small joys
experienced by the
countrymen gives me
the courage to do new
things and take new ini-
tiatives”.
Modi said his govern-
ment intends to solve
the festering problems
faced by people, make
life easy, increase in-
vestment and ensure
the maximum use of
modern technology.
He said a major prob-
lem in the country’s in-
frastructure sector was
that new projects were
announced but not
much attention was
given on how they will
be funded.
He said over Rs 100
lakh crore will be spent
under the National In-
frastructure Pipeline
project and work is be-
ing done on the master
plan for multi-modal
connectivity. Efforts
are also on to attract
investment from all
over the world to im-
prove the country’s in-
frastructure, he added.
Work is being carried
out on 1,000 km of new
metro rail lines in 27
cities countrywide,
Modi said, claiming
big progress in this
sector since his first
government took
charge in 2014.
1 dead...
BJP state president Dil-
ip Ghosh claimed one
of the workers died of
injuries in the police
lathicharge. However,
police claimed there
was no lathicharge and
the cause of death of
the protester was being
ascertained. BJP has
called a 12-hour bandh
in north Bengal on
Tuesday. The pre-an-
nounced protest march
was called by BJYM, al-
leging that Mamata-led
government had not ful-
filled promises made to
the people of north Ben-
gal, and benefits of wel-
fare schemes launched
failed to reach people.
FROM PG 1

TALKING POINTJAIPUR | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2020
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on Mon-
day said that along with
traditional medical
methods for the welfare
of humanity, alterna-
tive medical methods
like electropathy also
need to be promoted.
He said that in-depth
research should be con-
ducted on the positive
results of such medical
practices.
The governor was ad-
dressing a virtual dia-
logue program on elec-
tropathy at Raj Bhawan.
He said that during the
corona pandemic, the
importance of tradi-
tional Indian Ayurveda
system of medicine has
been accepted.
Similarly, he said, the
importance of Home-
opathy and Electropa-
thy have also been seen.
Mishra said that ef-
forts should be made to
make the country a ma-
jor center of alternative
medicine in the world.
The Governor lauded
the efforts of the cen-
tral government for al-
lowing and encourag-
ing all AYUSH medical
practices and said that
this step reflects the
publicwelfareapproach
of the government.
On the occasion, elec-
tropathy expert He-
mant Sethia gave de-
tailed information
about the characteris-
tics associated with
electropathy.
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: An economic of-
fencescourtinJaipuron
Monday remanded two
accused, who were held
by a team of the Directo-
rate of Revenue Intelli-
gence (DRI) on Sunday
in the smuggling of im-
portedcigarettes,tojudi-
cial custody till Decem-
ber 21.
The DRI busted a
smuggling gang and ar-
rested Nitesh Kumar
Jain and Ashish Kumar
Jain in Jaipur on Sun-
day. The accused were
produced before the
court on Monday where
the magistrate Anita
Sindal ordered to send
them to judicial custody.
Cigarettes of foreign
brands worth Rs 67.05
lakh were recovered and
seized from their go-
down. The DRI team had
also seized foreign
woolen readymade gar-
ments worth Rs. 9.50
lakhfromtheirgodowns
after the accused failed
toproducepurchasedoc-
uments.
They were booked un-
dernon-bailablesections
of customs act. The
packets of cigarettes
weresmuggledfromMy-
anmar via Guwahati in
parcels of tea.
Senior PP-DRI Ban-
wari Lal Takhar in-
formed the court that
both the accused have
confessed to have been
involvedinsmugglingof
nearly 20 lakh cigarettes
of foreign brands worth
Rs 4 crore in the last 11
months.
Import of foreign
brand cigarettes is al-
lowed in India but there
arecertainrules.Theac-
cusedhavesmuggledthe
cigarettesbyevadingtax
and it is estimated that
they have evaded import
duty of Rs. 7.50 crore.
The accused have told
the DRI officials during
interrogation that they
used to sell the foreign
cigarettes in Jaipur and
Delhi.
ACB nabs ASI red-handed while
taking bribe of `15,000 in Baran
Baran: The Anti Cor-
ruption Bureau on
Monday arrested an
ASI of Rajasthan police
for allegedly receiving
Rs 15,000 as bribe from
a gravel transporter in
Baran, officials said.
Assistant Sub Inspec-
tor Herachand Dhobi
(47), posted at Kunjed
police checkpost under
Atru police station of
Baran district, was ar-
rested from a market-
place near the local
court in Atru town
while receiving the
bribe.
Deputy Superinten-
dent of Police (ACB) in
Bundi Tarunkant Som-
ani said Deepak Yadav
from Atru town in
Baran lodged a com-
plaint with the ACB last
week.
Dhobi, a resident of
Chabda town of Baran
district, was arrested
andtheACBlaterseized
unaccounted money
worth Rs 76,500 from
his government quar-
ters during the search.
Further investiga-
tion into the matter is
underway, he said, add-
ing that the accused ASI
will be produced before
an ACB court on Tues-
day. —PTI
Alternative method
Electropathy needs
to be promoted: Guv
2 sent to judicial custody
for illegally smuggling
foreign brand cigarettes
PAYING TRIBUTE TO FELLOW POLITICO!
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi paying tribute to late BJP MLA Kiran Maheshwari at her
residence in Udaipur on Monday
Governor Kalraj Mishra addressing a special virtual dialogue
programme on electropathy medicine, in Raj Bhavan on Monday.
Governor Kalraj Mishra
received Army Flag from
Brigadier Karan Singh Rathore
on the Armed Forces Flag Day.
First India Bureau
Churu/Bhilwara/ Sri
Ganganagar: Thirteen
people were killed and
15 injured in three sepa-
rate road accidents in
Churu, Bhilwara, and
Sri Ganganagar dis-
tricts, the police said on
Monday.
Six people died and
two were injured on
Monday when a jeep in
which they were travel-
ling in collided head-on
with a truck in Churu
district. The accident
occurred near Bhanipu-
ra when the jeep was on
its way to Dungargarh
in Bikaner, the police
said. The deceased,
identified as Lalaram
(60), Reshmi (65), Kanar-
am (40), Kalawati (30),
Kamla (35) and Seema
Devi (50), were on their
way to attend a mourn-
ing meeting, the police
said. The police said
that the accident was
caused due to fog and
the keep was speeding.
The trust cleaner was
arrested while the driv-
er escaped.
In Bhilwara, a van
and a truck collided on
Sunday night, killing
five people and injuring
10. The injured include
four children.
The accident oc-
curred near Gaushala
roundabout in Jahajpur
area when the victims
were returning home
after attending a wed-
ding in Ajmer, the po-
lice said.
In Sri Ganganagar,
two persons Ashok and
Rajkumar were killed
and three injured on
Monday in a collision
between the Saras dairy
canter and a Bolero
jeep, the police said.
The accident took
place at Lalgarh Jatan
on the Sri Ganganagar-
Hanumangarh state
highway at 8 am. The
police said the accident
was caused due to fog.
FATAL FOG13 killed, 15 injured in three
separate accidents across state
Expect nip in the air by
next week,says MeT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The rise in
temperature will con-
tinue in several parts
of the state this week
also but there will be
change in weather
from December 12,
said the met depart-
ment on Monday.
The meteorological
department has pre-
dicted an active west-
ern disturbance in
the state, which will
not only lead to cloud
formation but also
rain in several parts.
After that winter
will again catch up in
the state and temper-
ature will plummet.
On Monday, fluctu-
ations in the mini-
mum temperature
were seen in many
cities including
Jaipur. In Jaipur, the
sky remained com-
pletely clear.
However, the night
temperature dropped
by 2.4 degrees, due to
which the effect of
winter increased
marginally. Apart
from Jaipur, there
was a slight drop in
temperature in Sri
Ganganagar, Ajmer,
Phalodi. While Jodh-
pur, Bikaner and
Mount Abu have re-
corded an increase in
temperature.
The report released
by the Meteorological
department shows
that a period of fluc-
tuations in the tem-
perature for the last
one week will contin-
ue for four days.
The mangled remains of
accidental vehicles in Bhilwara
and (left) Sri Ganganagar.
Rajendra Chhabra
A
comparatively
smaller depart-
ment with a
limited amount of
work, Tribal Area De-
velopment (TAD), as of
today has four IAS of-
ficers posted in it. Such
has been the situation
in the past that due to
the dearth of work, of-
ficers posted in other
departments have been
given additional
charge of the various
posts of the depart-
ment.
The four IAS posted
in TAD are Principal
Secretary Shikhar
Agarwal (1993 batch),
Joint Secretary Neha
Giri (2010 batch), Com-
missioner Jitendra
Upadhyaya (2005 batch)
and Additional Com-
missioner Anjali Rajo-
ria. Of these four, two
officers sit in the state
Secretariat while two
sit at the head office of
the department in
Udaipur.
It has seldom hap-
pened in the past that
an independent secre-
tary is posted in the
department as most of
the time either the de-
partment is clubbed
with some other de-
partment or additional
charge is given to some
other officer.
Similarly, there have
been several instances
when independent
HOD have been ap-
pointed in TAD at the
Udaipur-based head-
quarters as most of the
time the Udaipur Divi-
sional Commissioner
has carried out the re-
sponsibilities. In the
past three decades,
only on two instances
Akhil Arora and San-
jay Malhotra were ap-
pointed as independ-
ent commissioners.
However, the current
government has posted
three independent
commissioners viz Shi-
vangi Swarnkar, Anja-
li Rajoria and Jitendra
Upadhyay.
For the first time,
Neha Giri has been ap-
pointed as joint secre-
tary in the Secretariat.
Those who know the
workings of the gov-
ernment, know that
the person with whom
the government is
‘miffed’ is generally
given posting as Prin-
cipal Secretary and
Commissioner of TAD
and Shikhar Agarwal
is its recent example.
He was brought from
Ajmer to Jaipur but
was made the Princi-
pal Secretary in TAD.
Agarwal has not been
impanelled for an ad-
ditional secretary in
the central govern-
ment and therefore he
is unable to move on
deputation too.
Jitendra Upadhyaya
was posted on the im-
portant position of Di-
rector, Mines but the
man was posted as
TAD Commissioner af-
ter the ‘government’
went against him.
TAD posting: A place of punishment?
The packets of
cigarettes were smug-
gled from Myanmar
via Guwahati in
parcels of tea.
Senior PP-DRI
Banwari Lal Takhar
informed the court
that both the accused
have confessed to
have been involved in
smuggling of nearly
20 lakh cigarettes of
foreign brands worth
Rs 4 crore in the last
11 months.

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“We have charted out a
course of action in de-
tail. We have fixed some
deadlines which have
been communicated to
the CM, PCC President,
Sachin Pilot and others.
The ongoing phase of
the local body elections
in Rajasthan would be
over by December 20.
Soon after that, within
10 days, before the end
of this month, the PCC
President will submit
his proposal for the PCC
Executive body for fur-
ther approval of the
AICC President,” Mak-
en told PTI in an inter-
view.
Maken said he has
met all the leaders and
MLAs in the state and
has been in constant
touch with Pilot. PCC
chief Govind Singh Do-
tasra is also in touch
with all former PCC
chiefs, including Pilot,
and is holding discus-
sions with them for ac-
commodating all grass-
root workers in the new
body.
“Care was taken in
appointing observers
and distribution of par-
ty tickets to ensure that
winnability and deserv-
ing candidates are giv-
en preference over petty
group considerations
and we have succeeded
in that,” he said.
The issue of revolt
within Rajasthan Con-
gress came out in the
open again after Gehlot
said recently that “BJP
may again try to topple
the Rajasthan Govern-
ment Last time, we had
toexpelseniorCongress
leaders and then only
we were able to save the
Government...”.
On the Chief Minis-
ter’s claim that the BJP
may again try to topple
its government in Ra-
jasthan, Maken said
one has seen how the
BJP indulges in “sub-
verting mandate of the
people by using every
corrupt means availa-
ble to influence, coerce
and allure opposition
MLAs using its money,
muscle, and institution-
al power”.
“Using these immor-
al and undemocratic
tactics, they were suc-
cessful in some States
including Gujarat and
Madhya Pradesh. But
when the BJP tried in
Rajasthan, they failed
miserably. Because
here, not even one of
the 123 MLAs support-
ing the Congress Gov-
ernment fell prey to
their tactics,” he said.
“We have been suc-
cessfully able to unite
all MLAs and senior
leaders of Congress
party and this unity has
reflected in the local
body elections, in which
we have got the best-ev-
er results,” he said.
Asked about how se-
rious is the threat of
BJP toppling its govern-
ment, Maken said “As
long as we are united, I
do not see any threat to
our government. They
(BJP) may try again,
but they will fail miser-
ably again. Rather, the
BJP should take care of
its own divided house.”
On Pilot, the AICC
general secretary in-
charge of Congress in
the state said he has
from day one said that
he will never join the
BJP and he has always
been an important
member of the Con-
gress family. He said
even recently, he exten-
sively campaigned for
the Congress Party in
Madhya Pradesh, Bihar
and UP elections.
Maken said the Con-
gress got the highest
ever vote share both in
percentage and in abso-
lute number in Ra-
jasthan local body polls
and this would not have
been possible without a
united Congress.
“So far, the perfor-
mance of our Rajasthan
Government has been
exemplary. If united,
and with equitable dis-
tribution of power
amongst the deserving
workers, no one can
stop us from winning in
2023 and breaking this
record,” he said.
Besides, it is also an
indication of the popu-
larity and high approval
ratings of the Gehlot-led
Congress government
and claimed that the
party is going to do ex-
ceedingly well in other
ongoing local body elec-
tions.
Asked if the Con-
gress was strong in Ra-
jasthan, he said from an
electorate of around 22
lakh voters Congress
won the recently con-
cluded Municipal Elec-
tions in Jaipur, Jodhpur
and Kota.
The Congress Party
for the first time in his-
tory has four out of six
mayors in these cities,
confirming the resound-
ing support for the Con-
gress Party in urban
areas of Rajasthan,
which were known to be
a traditional stronghold
of the BJP, he said.
“In these urban cent-
ers, we got the highest
ever vote share both in
percentage and in abso-
lute number. This would
not have been possible
without a united Con-
gress,” he said.
Maken also claimed
that the Congress gov-
ernment in Rajasthan
has been praised for its
handling of the COV-
ID-19 crisis, as Bhilwara
model was hailed glob-
ally.
AICC President, Ajay
Maken further added
saying that the state
also has the lowest per
capita COVID-19 mortal-
ity rate in the country.
He also said that Ra-
jasthan is just one of the
two states, which is do-
ing only RT-PCR test
and has not conducted
Rapid-Antigen test.
We are united, don’t see any threat to our government: Maken
Dr. Anita
New Delhi: Priyan-
ka Gandhi met the
family of Ahmed Pa-
tel to pay homage to
the leader and also
her condolences in
person to Memoona
Patel (wife), his son
Faisal and daughter
Mumtaz on the de-
mise of the Congress
Stalwart leader and
Gandhi family loyal-
ist, in New Delhi on
Monday afternoon.
Patel had passed
away in the early
hours of 25th Novem-
ber due to Covid-19
complications at the
age of 71.
Priyanka Gandhi
had said via a tweet
on the tragic day,
“Ahmed ji was not
only a wise and expe-
rienced colleague to
whom I constantly
turned for advice and
counsel, he was a
friend who stood by
us all, steadfast, loy-
al, and dependable to
the end. His passing
away leaves an im-
mense void. May his
soul rest in peace.”
Rahul Gandhi had
attended the funeral
ceremony of Ahmed
bhai on 26th Novem-
ber wherein the par-
ty’s key strategist and
trouble shooter was
laid to rest in native
village Piraman in
Gujarat’s Bharuch
district.
Priyanka Gandhi
condoles family of
Ahmed Patel
Ajay Maken
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Providing a
major impetus to the
woes of the rural Ra-
jasthan regarding
ground water exploita-
tion, the state cabinet,
under chairmanship of
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, has taken a ma-
jor decision regarding
the guidelines issued
for ground water ex-
ploitation and decided
to remove the provision
of NOC for ground wa-
ter exploitation in five
categories. Following
this decision, no NOC
will have to be taken for
ground drainage for use
of individual house-
hold consumers in ru-
ral and urban areas,
rural drinking water
supply schemes, armed
forces installations, ag-
ricultural activities and
ground drainage of less
than 10 cubic meters
per day for drinking wa-
ter and domestic use.
This will bring great
relief to the farmers of
the state, the general
public and micro and
small entrepreneurs.
The Gehlot cabinet
held a two hour long
meeting on Monday
where several major
decisions were taken
including approval of
policy to provide M-
sand to common man
as an alternative to
river sand or bajri.
During this period,
preparations for vacci-
nation campaign for
control of Covid-19 epi-
demic were also dis-
cussed. The Cabinet
also deliberated on the
issues related to better
management of vac-
cines, coldchain and
storage system, prior-
itization and availabil-
ity of human resources
in the state as per the
guidelines of Govern-
ment of India for vac-
cination.
Under the new sys-
tem of ground drain-
age and guidelines,
farmers and general
public will get immedi-
ate benefits, for this
purpose, appropriate
guidelines will be is-
sued by the depart-
ments of Panchayati
Raj, Power, Home and
Water Resources. It
was also decided that
water resources, water
harvesting, panchayati
raj, water supply and
ground water depart-
ment will take appro-
priate steps for conser-
vation and recharge of
rainwater. Also, in 38
blocks of 17 districts of
the state where ground
water situation is more
worrisome, meaningful
efforts will be made to
improve it.
The state cabinet has
decided to implement a
three-tier system to
make the system of
public hearing more
sensitive and effective
at the lower level. Un-
der this, complaints of
public will be effective-
ly resolved at cluster,
subdivision and dis-
trict level for which a
cabinet sub-committee
will be formed to pre-
pare a detailed frame-
work in this regard.
The cabinet expressed
the intention of getting
minimum wages of Rs
220 per day declared by
the state to MGNREGA
workers on completion
of the task.
Providing the much
needed relief to mining
and construction sector
while also breaking the
backs of sand mafia,
the cabinet has also ap-
proved the Manufac-
tured Sands (M-SAND)
policy with a view to
providing a cheaper
and easier alternative
to the mineral gravel in
the state.
Under the approved
policy, M-SAND unit
will be given the status
of industry and the
benefits will be payable
under RIPS-2019. Un-
der this, overburdened
dumps available in
mining areas will be is-
sued by auction for the
purpose of 10 years for
captive purpose for the
production of M-Sand.
In the mining lease al-
lotment of mineral ma-
sonary stone, a sepa-
rate plot will be re-
served for the M-Sands
unit and auctioned for
captive purpose. M-
Sands units and Crush-
er units established
earlier will also be eli-
gible to obtain permits
or mining lease for M-
Sands production.
Under this policy, the
use of a minimum of 25
per cent of the m-sands
of the amount of river
sand used in various
construction works car-
ried out by the state gov-
ernment, semi-govern-
ment, local bodies, pan-
chayati raj institutions
and other organizations
funded by the state gov-
ernment is mandatory,
which will be increased
by 50 percent depending
on availability.
The cabinet also
amended the Rajasthan
Civil Services (Revised
Pay) Rules, 2017. The
state government per-
sonnel stopped the ACP
for 3 years if the num-
ber of children in-
creased after June 1,
2002. By amending the
Rajasthan Civil Service
(Revised Pay) Rules,
now the Principal, Sen-
ior Upadhyay School,
Department of San-
skrit Education has
been increased from
Grade-Pay 6000 to 6600
from 01.07.2013 to
31.12.2015.
The state cabinet
took important deci-
sions for the benefit of
ex-servicemen and
made several amend-
ments in the provisions
of reservation for em-
ployment in state ser-
vices. It has been ap-
proved to increase the
maximum age limit
from 5 years to 10 years
for the employment of
ex-servicemen in the
state services. It has
also been decided to in-
crease the relaxation in
the minimum qualifica-
tion marks by 5 percent
for ex-servicemen in
state services. In addi-
tion, it has also been
decided to give relaxa-
tion related to the eligi-
bility certificate for
computer use at the
time of application. In
addition, the dual ben-
efit of reservation for
employment in another
service will be payable
to a person employed in
a post of public service.
Also, the Rajasthan Ho-
moeopathic Medicine
Act, 1969 under the Ra-
jasthan Homoeopathic
Medicine (Amend-
ment) Rules, 2020 was
also approved in the
meeting.
In the cabinet meet-
ing, for the establish-
ment of 180 hectares of
land for setting up of 90
MW solar power plant
at villages of Devikot
and Kehar Fakir of
Fatehgarh tehsil of
Jaisalmer district and
150 MW capacity in vil-
lage Devikot itself, ap-
proval for allotment of
1184 bigha of land was
given. With the estab-
lishment of these solar
power units, there will
be increased opportuni-
ties for employment
and revenue at the local
level in the state. The
state cabinet has also
approved the proposal
to allocate land to the
Ministry of Defense to
set up an Indian Air
Force airbase at village
Anta in Barmer.
In addition, five self-
funded colleges - Maha-
rana Pratap College,
Rawatbhata (Chittor-
garh), Shaheed Rupaji
Kripa College, Bengu
(Chittorgarh), Bhag-
wan Adinath Jayaraj
Marwara College, Nain-
wa (Bundi), Aai Mata
College, Sojat City
(Pali) and Shri Prem-
singh Singhvi College,
Chhipa Baroda (Baran)
and four private colleg-
es - Meera Kanya Col-
lege, Sangaria (Hanu-
mangarh), Gyan Jyoti
College, Karanpur
( S r i g a n g a n a g a r ) ,
Shaheed Bhagat Singh
College, Raisinghnagar
(Sriganganagar) and
Baba Mohanram Farm-
ers College, Bhiwadi
(Alwar) State were ap-
proved to be taken un-
der the government.
Cabinet removes provision of NOC for
ground water exploitation in five categories
GEHLOT CABINET MEETING
 State gets M-sand policy, giving M-sand
units the status of industry
 Cabinet approved proposal to allocate
land to set up an Indian Air Force
airbase at Barmer
 Three-tier system to make the system of
public hearing more sensitive and
effective
CM Ashok Gehlot
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,448
DEATHS
2,82,512
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,095 DEATHS 2,20,168 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
15,46,009
DEATHS
6,76,67,462
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
96,97,843
CONFIRMED CASES
1,40,925
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
47,774 DEATHS 18,55,341 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
KARNATAKA
11,867 DEATHS 8,94,004 CASES
Jaipur: Taking an un-
expected decision, CM
Gehlot on Monday night
removed IAS Pritam B
Yashwant from the post
of GAD Secretary and
appointed him as Com-
missioner, Departmen-
tal Inquiry. About two
and a half hours after
themeetingof theCoun-
cil of Ministers, this re-
shuffle made by single
order was discussed in
bureaucratic and politi-
cal circles. It is believed
that the agenda of the
cabinet meeting was not
informed to the minis-
ters on time, on which a
displeasure was regis-
tered at relevant posi-
tions. There is a discus-
sion that in the meeting
of Cabinet and Council
of Ministers, there was
talk of delaying the
agenda.
IAS Yashwant removed

y all-time favourite of
the super duo Dhar-
mendra and Sharmila
is Chupke-Chupke. I
cannot count the num-
ber of times I have
watched it and still it
holds the same charm. Each
character of that movie added
grace to it but the joyful chem-
istry of the birthday duo was
the best!
The shudh Hindi dialogues
executed by Dharam paaji lead-
ing to English – Hindi contests,
the camaraderie between the
friends as they wrestle with
changed personas and love with
Amitabh Bachchan getting the
brunt of it impersonating
Dharmendra and alienating his
lady love Jaya, the comic tim-
ing, Om Prakash in his usual
amazing form, the one liners –
the entire situational drama all
woven in the simplicity which
was the trademark of Hrishi-
kesh Mukherjee come together
with such deep-rooted humour
that one finds oneself smiling
throughout the movie and
breaking into loud laughter of-
ten.
Mukherjee brings that spe-
cial moments to his songs as he
always does, they are so much a
part of the movie- the lyrics and
situations a part of the plot. My
all time favourite is Ab ke sajan
saavan mein where Sharmila is
teasing and playful with both
her beau and her Jiaji!
Garam Dharam and Sexy
Sharmila starred in quite a few
movies together and a lot of
them by Mukherjee- Anupama
being the first one. The songs of
Anupama ‘Dheere Dheere
Machal Ae Dil-E-Beqaraar’,
‘Kuch Dil Ne Kaha’ and ‘Ya Dil
Ki Suno Duniya Walon’ are still
a treat as was the dhoti clad
Dharmendra and the shy
Sharmila! They perfectly com-
plemented each other.
Devar was a movie much
ahead of it’s time. I find
Dharmendra’s perfor-
mance in Satyakam
among his best and
Sharmila was the per-
fect supportive wife.
Yakeen, I loved for
Sharmila; her
hot pants
were WOW
and it does
feature one of my all time fa-
vourite ‘life song’ – Gar tum
bhula na doge, Mere Humdum
mere dost and Ek Mahal ho sap-
non ka – again worth a watch.
But today, to celebrate the
birthday of this lead pair-
watch the out and out enter-
tainer Chupke Chupke- you
won’t regret it!
CHUPKE SE...
Today, on 8 December, two superstars of
Bollywood- Sharmila Tagore and Dharmendra
celebrate their birthdays. City First takes a look
at a few of the movies they starred together in!
ANITA HADA
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