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RAJASTHAN
121
DEATHS
4,328
CONFIRMED CASES
USA 1,417,398 84,175 +750
SPAIN 271,095 27,104 +184
RUSSIA 242,271 2,212 +96
UK 229,705 33,186 +494
ITALY 222,104 31,106 +195
BRAZIL 180,737 12,635 +231
GERMANY 173,824 7,792 +54
TURKEY 143,114 3,952 +58
IRAN 112,725 6,783 +50
CHINA 82,926 4,633 +2
COUNTRY TOTAL TOTAL NEW
CASES DEATHS DEATHS
GLOBAL STATE
OF AFFAIRS
WWW.WORLDOMETERS.INFO
LAST UPDATED: MAY 13, 2020, 11:00 PM
SAMPLE RECEIVED
SAMPLE NEGATIVE
1,699
UNDER EXAMINATION
1,94,683
1,86,125
IN RAJASTHAN
DISTRICT TOTAL NEW TOTAL
CASES CASES DEATH
AJMER 235 — 5
ALWAR 32 +1 2
BANSWARA 68 +2 1
BARAN 3 — —
BARMER 8 — —
BHARATPUR 121 +2 2
BHILWARA 43 — 2
BIKANER 40 — 2
CHITTORGARH 142 — 2
CHURU 27 +3 1
DAUSA 28 +1 —
DHOLPUR 24 +3 —
DUNGARPUR 13 +2 —
HANUMANGARH 12 — —
JAIPUR 1342 +61 62
JAISALMER 41 +1 —
JALORE 42 +28 1
JHALAWAR 47 — —
JHUNJHUNU 47 +1 —
JODHPUR 919 +8 17
KARAULI 7 — 1
KOTA 269 +5 10
NAGAUR 139 +2 3
PALI 95 +27 3
PRATAPGARH 4 — 1
RAJSAMAND 26 +5 —
SWAI MADHOPUR 16 +6 1
SIKAR 12 +1 2
SIROHI 14 +3 —
TONK 144 +2 1
UDAIPUR 257 +33 —
OTHER DIST. 5 +3 2(UP)
TOTAL 4222 +201 121
OTHER (Italy) 2 — —
EVACUEES 61 — —
BSF 43 +1 —
GRAND TOTAL 4328 +202 121
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SKIES
Air India plans to operate special domestic flights from different cities between May 19 and June
2 to help stranded passengers reach home. The flights, will connect Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad,
Kochi, Bengaluru, Chennai, Jaipur etc. However, this is not the beginning of domestic operations
as yet. These are as part of Air India’s evacuation operations that have been going on where
domestic passengers can also be included. This will facilitate passengers who have been
brought from abroad to reach their home states as many of them are at the destination airports.
New Delhi: Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sitharaman
on Wednesday announced
Rs3 lakh crore of collater-
al-free loans for small
businesses, cut the tax
rate for non-salary pay-
ments and provided li-
quidity to non-banking
companies to help them
tide over the disruptions
caused by the lockdown.
Announcing the first
set of components of the
Rs20 lakh crore COVID-19
economic stimulus pack-
age announced by the
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi, she said Rs 90,000
crore liquidity infusion
will be made in electricity
distribution companies to
help them fight the cur-
rent financial stress.
Also, dates for filing in-
come tax returns and oth-
er assessments have been
extended. She said the rate
of tax deducted at source
(TDS) and tax collected at
source (TCS) for non-sala-
riedpaymentsuptoMarch
31, 2021, will be cut by 25
per cent. The move will
release Rs 50,000 crore in
the system, she said.
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`3 LAKH CR
FILLIP TO SMALL BIZBorrowers with up to Rs25 cr outstanding & Rs100 cr
turnover eligible for this package; TDS, TCS rates cut
puts cash in hand but your tax liability remains same
CEC sets up 3-member panel
to study Guj HC order on Min
New Delhi: In view of
Gujarat HC invalidat-
ing election of Gujarat
minister Bhupendras-
inh Chudasama from
Dholka Assembly seat
in 2017, Chief Election
Commissioner Sunil
Arora has, after discus-
sion with EC Secretary-
General Umesh Sinha
on telephone, directed a
3-member committee of
officers to study judg-
ment and put up matter
to EC at earliest.
InasetbacktoGujarat
EducationMinisterBhu-
pendrasinhChudasama,
the Gujarat High Court
on Tuesday invalidated
the Dholka constituency
election results on the
ground of malpractice
and manipulation.
Meanwhile, Chudasama
moved the Supreme
Court on Wednesday
challenging the High
Court’s decision.
Chudasama has
sought setting aside of
the Tuesday order of the
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KEY ANNOUNCEMENTS
 Rs3 lakh crores
collateral-free automatic
loans for businesses,
including MSMEs
 Rs 20,000 crores
subordinate debt for
stressed MSMEs
 Rs 50,000 cr equity
infusion for MSMEs
through fund of funds
Rs2500 crore EPF support
for Business and workers
for 3 more months
 EPF contribution
reduced for business and
workers for 3 months
 Rs 30,000 crore
special liquidity scheme
for NBFCs/HFCs/MFIs
 Rs 50,000 crores
liquidity through TDS/TCS
rate reduction
 Rs 90000 cr liquidity
injection for DISCOMs
 Extension of up to 6
months (without costs to
contractor) by all central
agencies
 Extension of registration
and completion date of real
estate projects under RERA
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman briefs media on Economic
package, in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
24 dead in
attack on
Kabul Hosp
Kabul: Afghan officials
on Wednesday raised
the death from the mili-
tant attack on a mater-
nity hospital in Kabul
the previous day, saying
that 24 people were
killed, including two
newborn babies, their
mothers and an unspec-
ified number of nurses.
Militants stormed the
hospital in Dashti
Barchi, a mostly Shiite
neighborhood the west-
ern part of Kabul, on
Tuesday morning, set-
ting off an hours-long
shootoutwiththepolice.
As the battle raged,
Afghan security forces
struggled to evacuate
the facility, Turn on P6
ARMY’S PROPOSES TO ALLOW
3-YR TENURE FOR CIVILIANS
New Delhi: The Indian Army is examining a
proposal for allowing civilians to join the force
for a three-year tenure, officials said. At present,
the Army recruits young people under short
service commission for an initial tenure of 10
years. “The Army is considering a proposal
to allow civilians to join the force for a period
of three years,” an Army spokesperson said.
Army has been making various efforts to attract
talented young people to join it.
New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah said on
Wednesday that only local or indigenous products
will be sold at paramilitary canteens across India.
This will be effective from June
1. This move comes as PM
Narendra Modi advocated local
manufacturers and retailers dur-
ing his address to the nation on
Tuesday. Shah tweeted, “Yester-
day PM Modi appealed to citizens
to make India self-reliant and urged them to use
local products. This move will ensure that India
emerges as a global leader in coming days.”
ONLY MADE IN INDIA
AT ARMY CANTEENS: SHAH
CEC Sunil Arora
Chudasama
moves SC to
challenge order
INDIA
78,042
CONFIRMED CASES
2,551
DEATHS
WORLD
2,95,694
DEATHS
43,94,217
CONFIRMED CASES
Liberal Gehlot gives business a boost, allows restaurants, shops to open
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Missing your
favourite delicacy?
Want to buy a new
phone? How about get-
ting the faulty elec-
tronic device re-
paired?? For the past 50
days, you have not had
a sample of your fa-
vorites in life, courtesy
the lockdown. However,
easing your ‘cravings’,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot gave a green sig-
nal to restaurants, eat-
eries and sweet shops
to open for take away
and home delivery only.
Apart from this all
Dhabas on highways too
will open across the state.
In addition to the shops
permitted to be opened as
per all previous orders,
now hardware shops
(for plumbing, carpentry,
paint, etc.), building ma-
terial shops, AC, cooler,
electronic, electric mate-
rial shops, electronic re-
pair shops and service,
automobile sale outlets
will open across the state.
All above shops shall
necessarily maintain
safety precaution norms
prescribed forworkplace
as per previous guidelines
issued i.e. social distanc-
ing, wearing masks, not
selling a customer who is
not wearing a mask, fre-
quent sanitization, etc.
Meanwhile, earlier on
Wednesday, CM said that
thequarantinesystemwill
have to be given special at-
tention to maintain the
success that the govern-
ment has so far achieved,
in controlling the corona
infection.
“Till now, cases of coro-
na were coming up in the
cities, and to ensure that
the infection does not
spreadtovillages,strength-
ening of the quarantine
systemisveryimportant,”
Gehlot said asserting that
there should be no incon-
venience to the migrants
and at the same time there
should be adequate ar-
rangements for monitor-
ingthepeoplekeptinquar-
antine. Turn on P6
CM Ashok Gehlot during a video conference on Wednesday, where DB Gupta, Rajeeva Swarup, Bhupendra
Singh and Amit Dhaka were present.
 Corona should not
enter our villages: Gehlot
 Quarantine system
should be strengthened up
to Panchayat level: CM
 Gehlot asks officials to
rope in public
representatives to ensure
cooperation from
migrants and for
developing proper facilities

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COVID CRISIS? STAND TALL LIKE ARJUNA
Rain clouds hovering over the statue of Arjuna at deserted SMS Stadium in Jaipur at 11.30 AM on Wednesday amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of deadly coronavirus. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Lockdown woes: 72,000 driving
licenses pending with Jaipur RTOServing people on routine basis along with clearing pre lockdown pendency will be a tough task
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: It will be al-
most two months when
some of the govern-
ment offices hope to re-
open for their routine
public services. In most
of the departments the
pendency has piled up
and the transport de-
partment is no excep-
tion. To serve the people
on a routine basis along
with clearing the pre
lockdown pendency
will be a tough task for
the department.
The reopening still
away already there are
72000 driving licenses
pending with the Jaipur
branch. Recently Trans-
port Commissioner
Ravi Jain held a meet-
ing to take stock of the
situation. He found that
apart from issuing
pending licenses, the
renewal of expired li-
censes will also be a ma-
jor task. Jain is trying
to devise a work plan
which can keep people
away from queuing at
the offices.
Jaipur region has 7
RTO offices where 1300
driving licenses were
made before lockdown.
RTO Rajendra Varma
says that the new appli-
cants will have to wait
until pendency is
cleared although the de-
partment is planning to
increase the slots to
clear pendency faster.
Out of daily load of
1300 licenses, 320 are
learning, 445 perma-
nent, and 495 are up for
renewal. Similarly, the
Jagatpura RTO office
receives 200 new DL ap-
plications while 50 are
for renewal & dupli-
cates. Vidyadhar Na-
gar’s office receives 120
permanent, 50 dupli-
cate, and 120 for renew-
al. Jhalana office has
100 new applications
while 225 for renewal &
duplicate.
There are 4 regional
offices. Shahpura has 25
new, 20 permanent, and
25 for renewal. Kotputli
has 25 learning, 30 per-
manent, and 30 renew-
als while Chomun has
20 learning, 25 perma-
nent, and 25 renewals.
Dudu office has 30
learning, 20 permanent,
and 20 duplicate & re-
newals of DL.
Making driving li-
censes and delivering is
a direct interaction job
by the RTOs, with pen-
dency piled up the de-
partment will have to
strictly follow social
distancing on reopen-
ing to keep infection
spread away.
Rajendra Chhabra
In the midst of the Corona crisis, when it is of
utmost importance that the state
government does not get ‘hit’ by
any bureaucratic issue, it appears
that there is another ‘ crisis’ brewing
in the state Secretariat. A senior
bureaucrat has gone ‘missing’,
quite literally. Well, officials and
people alike have been trying to
contact Principal Secretary Urban
Development and Housing (UDH) Bhaskar Sawant
but the man has chosen an opportune time to
go into self-imposed ‘exile’. Neither is the man
answering anyone’s calls for the past two days nor
has he been seen in his chamber. Interestingly,
he has handed his phone to his PA! But this
has raised concerns amongst his well-wishers
suspecting Sawant of going into self-quarantine.
Who can blame them... After all its Corona Time
or it is an emergence of a new bureaucratic
culture of NO RESPONSE in UDH under Dhariwal’s
rule! One senior bureaucrat remarked that though
Sawant is a fairly efficient officer but needs to
learn the art of communication from his boss
DB Gupta or his colleague Kuldeep Ranka, who
always respond in spite of their 24/7 role.
RING! RING!… NO ANSWERS
MR. SECRETARY?
OFF THE
RECORD
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Ongoing lock-
down still has almost
30,000 bars across the
country locked and
with them is locked liq-
uor worth Rs 3000 crore.
The 50-day lockdown
has the bar license own-
ers is disarray who are
now demanding per-
mission from both the
central as well as state
govt to permit liquor
delivery through online
companies such an Am-
azon, Swiggy, Flipkart
and Grofers to clear
their dead stock lying
locked & useless in the
bars.
Rajasthan alone has
almost Rs 100 crore
worth liquor lying
locked in hotel bars,
club-bars, and resto-
bars. Rajasthan had
locked down on March
23 so neither the bal-
ance stock at the year-
end could be verified
nor did many came up
for the license renewal
leaving approx 999 bars
across the state with
unsold stock worth Rs
100 crore either on their
counters or in their go-
downs.
The stock of about
Rs 20 crore beer is about
to expire. Amid demand
for permission for on-
line delivery Principal
Secretary (IT), Ra-
jasthan Abhay Kumar
has already held a meet-
ing in this regard and
has forwarded a propos-
al to the higher-ups.
Liquor manufacturing
professionals say that
through online sales
the danger of infection
spread is virtually zero.
All India Brewers As-
sociation has advised
the excise department
of the states to launch a
dedicated portal for on-
line sales. They say that
companies like Ama-
zon, Flipkart, etc under
a special license can
source their liquor
from licensed dealers
for online sales.
National Restaurant
Association of India
president Anurag Kati-
yar says that such an
arrangement will clear
our dead stock and re-
solve our liquidity
crunch. He also propos-
es a home delivery
mode to clear the stock.
Rajasthan Liquor
Welfare Society presi-
dent Nilesh Mewara too
supports online sales
already prevalent
abroad.
In fact, if the govt ex-
tends the online & home
delivery facility for the
retails shops as well
that might be more pru-
dent in corona times.
Lockdown:Barownerspitchforhomedeliveryofliquor
‘`20L cr package will
strengthen the economy’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: National vice
president of BJP, Om
Prakash Mathur said
that Rs 20 lakh cr pack-
age announced by PM
Modi would strengthen
the economy.
He said that finance
minister Sitaraman has
given details of this
package, which would
act as a milestone in
making the country
self-reliant. “A few days
ago we were not manu-
facturing PPE kit but
soon we will begin to
export it,” Mathur said.
Also, he said that PM
wanted that no one
should sleep empty stom-
ach. The MSME sector
would get Rs 3L cr loan
without bank guarantee
& govt would pay EPF
contribution for those
receiving salary less
than Rs 15,000 per month.
Om Prakash Mathur
Rathore thanks PM
for `20L cr package
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Deputy leader
of opposition Rajendra
Rathore has thanked
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi for Rs 20 lakh
crore packages, which
is 10.5% of the GDP. He
said that it would com-
pletely overhaul the
economy and make it
self-reliant. Rathore
welcomed Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sitara-
man’s announcement
of Rs 3 lakh crore with-
out guarantee loan to
MSME along with mor-
atorium for one year.
Rajendra Rathore
Poonia welcomes financial
package by Sitharaman
Aishwarya Pradhan
Jaipur: State BJP Pres-
ident Dr Satish Poonia
has welcomed financial
package announced by
finance minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman. He
said they would pave
the way for India to be-
come self-reliant.
Poonia said that an-
nouncement by the
minister were aimed at
providing liquidity in
the market, which will
infuse new life into the
economy. Announce-
ment for MSME were
revolutionary that
would change direction
of this sector. The state
BJP president said that
this historical package
for MSME would create
new employment op-
portunities.
Dr Satish Poonia
RTO building in Jaipur. —FILE PHOTO
Bhaskar Sawant
—Pic for representational purpose only
‘Declare locust attack
a national calamity’
First India Bureau
Nagaur: MP Hanuman
Beniwal visited the lo-
cust infested villages of
his constituency. He as-
sured the affected farm-
ers of every possible
help. He appealed the
central govt to declare it
as a national calamity
as Nagaur was among
the worst affected by
the locusts flying in
from Pakistan.
Beniwal called up
central agriculture
minster Narendra
Tomar and state agri-
culture minister Lal-
chand Kataria on phone
for help.
He also encouraged
the govt officials to
guarding the border of
Mundwa tehsil for their
effective contribution
Hanuman Beniwal
Swarms of locusts invade
Ajmer, cause crop damage
Ajmer: Adding to the
woes of farmers who
are already bearing the
brunt of national lock-
down which has ad-
versely affected the ag-
riculture, swarms of
locusts invaded the dis-
trict from Nagaur side
on Tuesday.
VK Sharma, Deputy
Director, Agriculture
department said that
there were reports of 3-5
per cent damage to
standing crops due to
the locust attack. “A
swarm of locusts en-
tered the district from
Nagaur. As soon as the
department received
the information, a sur-
vey team and a control
team were set up,” said
Sharma.
“This was the first
time that a swarm at-
tack took place. Before
this, such an attack took
place in 1993 in Ajmer.
Large swarms of lo-
custs are making
rounds and may likely
enter the Ajmer dis-
trict.”
In order to mitigate
the damage caused by
the locusts, the Agricul-
ture department took
help from the fire de-
partment for spraying
pesticides on crops. —ANI

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020
RAJ REPORTS 4 DEATHS, BREAKS
RECORD WITH 202 NEW CASES
CURFEW
LIFTS AFTER
55 DAYS
First India Bureau
Bhilwara: After 55
days, curfew was lifted
in Bhilwara on Wednes-
day after collector Ra-
jendra Bhatt received
instructions from CM
Gehlot. Collector con-
vened a meeting with
elected representatives,
trading community and
district officials to dis-
cuss the modalities be-
fore officially announc-
ing the decision. Section
144 will be in place with
permission for activi-
ties permitted by state
govt. MLA Ram Lal Jat,
Kailash Trivedi, ADM
Rakesh Kumar, Ex UIT
chairman Rampal Shar-
ma along with repre-
sentatives of industrial
area and traders associ-
ation were present.
61 corona patients were found in Jaipur in 24 hours, followed by Udaipur with 33
First India Bureau
Jaipur: 4 corona deaths
were reported in last 24
hours taking the total to
121. Jaipur reported
two while Alwar & pali
reported one corona
death each on Wednes-
day. A record 202 posi-
tive cases were reported
in a single day on
Wednesday.
61 new cases were re-
ported from Jaipur fol-
lowed by Udaipur with
33 positives, 28 from Ja-
lore, 27 from Pali, 8 from
Jodhpur, 6 from Sawai
Madhopur, 5 each from
Kota & Rajsamand, 3
each from Churu, Dhol-
pur & Sirohi, 2 each
from Tonk, Nagaur,
Dungarpur, Bharatpur
and Banswara and one
each from Alwar, bar-
mer, Dausa, Jaisalmer,
Jhunjhunu & Sikar. 3
were reported from oth-
er state samples. The
state total for corona
positives stands at 4328.
State has tested 194683
samples so far out of
which 186125 have re-
ported negative while
reports for 4230 samples
is awaited.
Jaipur leads the most
positive cases tally with
1342 cases followed by
Jodhpur 919, Kota 269,
Udaipur 257, Ajmer 235,
Tonk 144, Chittorgarh
142, Nagaur 139, Bharat-
pur 121, Pali 95, Ban-
swara 68, Jhalawar &
Jhunjhunu 47 each,
Bhilwara 43, Jalore 42,
Jaisalmer 41, Bikaner
40, Alwar 32, Dausa 28,
Churu 27, Rajsamand
26, Dholpur 24, Sawai
Madhopur 16, Sirohi 14,
Dungarpur 13, Hanu-
mangarh & Sikar 12
each, Barmer 8, Karauli
7, Pratapgarh 4 and
Baran 3. Apart from
this 42 BSF jawans, 2
Italians, 5 from other
states, 61 Indians evacu-
ated from Iran. 31 dis-
tricts are officially co-
rona infected as of now.
Good news is that so
far 2573 cases have
turned negative from
positive. 2344 have been
discharged from the
hospital while rest will
also be discharged after
their mandatory quar-
antine period.
As migrant workers wait for their chance, to go back to their homes, at bus stops, social distancing
is put on the backburner. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Dholpur SP’s drive against
dacoits successful,4 arrested
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Dholpur police
have arrested four da-
coits including Ramvi-
las Gurjar who is
among the top 10 most
wanted criminals in Ra-
jasthan. He also had a
reward of Rs 45,000 on
his head.
Along with him, the
police also nabbed his
brother, Raghuraj who
has Rs 35,000 bounty on
his head and Bunty
Gurjar who has Rs 5,000
reward on his name.
District SP Mridul
Kachchawa has been
leading the campaign
against dacoit gangs for
last few days, which fi-
nally brought success
as four, including three
with reward on their
head, were arrested.
Bharatpur range IG
Lakshman Gaur
reached Dholpur after
receiving the informa-
tion and congratulated
the district police.
Kachchawa told media
that They received in-
formation that Ramvi-
las and his associates
were hiding in Ch-
chokhar valley follow-
ing which DST and po-
lice teams from differ-
ent police stations were
dispatched.
The dacoits sur-
rounded by the police
started firing to which
police responded and
total 70 rounds were
fired from both sides,
after which four dacoits
were arrested.
IG Gaur appreciated
that, despite being busy
in corona crisis, Dhol-
pur police have
launched campaign
against dacoits.
BJP wanted credit for
ration distribution: Joshi
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Government
chief whip Dr Mahesh
Joshi rebutted BJP’s al-
legations of discrimina-
tion in ration distribu-
tion. He said that BJP
wanted to get credit for
ration distribution.
Joshi alleged that the
BJP was not bothered
about ration distribu-
tion rather why it was
not distributed by peo-
ple in civil defense. Most
post warden, sector war-
den and volunteers in
the civil defense are BJP
members, therefore, if
they distribute ration,
the BJP would get the
credit for it.
He said that congress
government has been
fair in their job. The dis-
tribution is being done
through JMC and BLOs.
Dutiful commissioner continues
work, evades b’day celebration!
Satya Narayan Sharma
Jaipur: Jaipur police
commissioner Anand
Srivastava was congrat-
ulated by his colleagues
on his birthday on Tues-
day. Additional police
commissioner Ajaypal
Lamba, Ashok Gupta,
Rahul Prakash and oth-
er senior officers and
policemen congratulat-
ed him. Senior officers
from police headquar-
tersalsocalledhimupto
give birthday wishes.
Jaipur police has
done excellent work un-
der Commissioner
AnandSrivastava’slead-
ership. He has been put-
ting up 15-17 hours daily
duringcoronacrisisand
is also encouraging his
colleagues and subordi-
nates. He said that re-
sponsibilityof policehas
increased. Apart from
ensuringlockdown,cops
have been taking care of
the poor and weak.
Anand Srivastava
RERA, Dhariwal take action for
revival of real estate sector
Abhishek Srivastav
Jaipur: RERA chair-
man after consulting
UDH minister Shanti
Dhariwal announced
ticket concession for re-
vival of real estate sec-
tor in Rajasthan on
Thursday, which were
similar to what Finance
Minister Nirmala Sita-
raman had announced.
Dhariwal and Goyal
took lead and an-
nounced same for 12
months, while centre
was giving 9 months.
RERA Rajasthan has
extended all projects
which were incomplete
till March 19, 2020 and
duly registered with
RERA for one year un-
der sections 6 & 8 of
RERA Act along with
waiving off fees for ex-
tended period. Only the
standard fees notified
under RERA order dat-
ed August 16, 2019 will
be payable. Developer
will have to apply online
for certificate in form F
to be issued by RERA by
30 June. They can up-
load tri monthly report
by March 2021, and will
get no strict action for
execution of refund or-
ders till March 31, 2021.
Developers have been
permitted to divide
their projects in more
than one phase by mak-
ing changes in the build-
ing plan without harm-
ing consumer interests.
Shanti Dhariwal Dr Mahesh Joshi
PIL against closing of
corona fund account
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Devendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat, resident
of Ajmer filed a PIL
against Collector of
Ajmer, who transferred
79 Lakhs to CM COV-
ID-19 Fund and closed
the Corona Relief Fund
Ajmer account which
was opened in HDFC
Bank Ajmer on April 29.
This account was
opened on March 30.
PIL question the clos-
ing of the account and
contests on why the 79 L
were not used for Ajmer
to buy N-95 Masks, PPE
as per the directions of
HC. This petition was
filed by Advocate SK
Singh.
SK Singh
Raje thanks PM, FM
for financial package
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former CM
Vasundhara Raje ex-
pressed gratitude to PM
Narendra Modi for the
financial packaged an-
nounce by Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sitara-
man. Raje said that the
Finance Minister’s an-
nouncement to promote
MSME is an important
step towards making In-
dia a self-reliant coun-
try.
ShesaidthatRs3-lakh
crore loan without col-
lateral to the MSME
woulddirectlybenefit45
lakh corona affected
units. Apart from sup-
porting MSME, it would
also secure people’s job.
HC warns IO for
not attending
case hearing
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On consecutive
absenceof Investigation
officer (IO), HC warned
that either IO or Com-
missioner be present in
next hearing. Defence
council Anil Upman
told the court that the
IO, Bajaj Nagar CI Man-
vendra Singh didn’t ap-
pear in court in hear-
ingsheldonApril20and
27 despite informing.
Case is of arrest of
Gaurav Soni on Feb 21
with 140 gms of LSD.
Govt, companies bear
travel fare of workers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Twelve hun-
dred labourers who
were sent from Bar-
mer to Bihar did not
have to pay any train
fare. The fare of 600
was borne by state
while the fare of re-
maining was paid by
various companies
and contractors di-
rectly to railways.
Meena said 600
workers from Bihar
were found to be
stranded.Collectorap-
prised that a proposal
was submitted to the
Transport Commis-
sioner to send 1675
workers stranded in
Barmer district to Bi-
har through train.
This was approved
and 1200 passengers
were sent from Bar-
mer to Motihari
through train on May
10. Administration
paid Rs 4.05 lakh to the
Railways as fare at the
rate of Rs 675 per la-
bourer of 600 workers.
Similarly, the fare of
316 workers of Bar-
mer sub division and
284 laborers of Gud-
malani sub division
was deposited directly
into railway account
by various companies
and contractors.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A couple, who
stopped getting wages
due to the extended
lockdown inposed due
to the coronavirus pan-
demic, decided to walk
to their home 800 km
from Jaipur, during the
woman’s eighth month
of pregnancy.
However, the district
administration came to
their rescue and they
were sent to Chhabra in
Madhya Pradesh via a
bus carrying migrants
from Jasoda Devi
Teacher Training Uni-
versity.
Residents of Raipur,
near Hoshangabad dis-
trict of Madhya
Pradesh, the couple had
come to Jaipur a year
ago, after a ban was im-
posed on gravel mining
in their hometown.
They were employed in
the construction works
in Hathoj.
Meanwhile, a
9-month pregnant wom-
an walked 196 kilome-
tres on foot, from
Ahmedabad with her
husband, son (1) and
daughter (2) for 6 days
to reach her native
place in MP’s Ratlam.
At Dungarpur check-
post, she was offered
food and transporta-
tion.
Dungarpur SDM Ra-
jeev Dwivedi said, “This
woman, with her fami-
ly, , reached Dungapur
checkpost on Monday
evening. The staff at
the location was
stunned to see her fee-
ble condition as she
looked quite tired and
lacked energy. When
asked if she had food,
she simply refused. It
also seemed as if she
was in pain.”
Pregnant women take to road to reach home
LOCKDOWN WOES
The preganant woman with her family gets ready to go home.
Jaipur: Now, the provision of waiting lists
will be implemented in special trains starting
from May 22. However, the RAC quota will
not be there. The bookings for these trains
will start from May 15.
AC-1 20 waiting tickets
AC-2 50 waiting tickets
AC-3 and AC Chair Car 100 waiting tickets
Sleeper Class 200 waiting tickets
WAITING LIST IS BACK
DEARLY DEPARTED
On the 12 anniversary of Jaipur bomb blast, which took place on May 13, 2008, Police officials paid tribute
to the martyrs at Kotwali police station at Choti Chaupar on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN
Vasundhara Raje

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SWADESHI AND
MSME HOG
THE LIMELIGHT
wo important developments
marked the day after Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s address to
the nation on Tuesday. First, Un-
ion Home Minister Amit Shah
took a decisive step towards realisation of
the prime minister’s “swadeshi” dream and
later Finance Minister Nirmala Sithara-
man gave a big boost to the medium, small
and micro enterprises while offering them
protection from foreign competition.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s announce-
ment of Rs 20 lakh-crore package did not re-
move the ventilator from an economy lying in
the special Covid-19 ward, but the finance min-
ister’s measures to bail out MSMEs with the
financial assistance outlined on Wednesday did
put the sector on path to recovery. Will her wide-
ranging pronouncements lead to an immediate
economicrevivalorworklikeaplaceboremains
to be seen as the demand-supply chain lies bro-
ken and will take a while to get moving again.
A major announcement pertained to dis-
allowing global tenders for government
contracts. This is a big step towards self-
reliance on which the prime minister laid
stress in his speech. This is how Union
Home Minister Amit Shah welcomed the
move, “In these challenging times, to boost
Make in India, help our MSMEs and other
companies, from the, often unfair competi-
tion by foreign giants, Modi government
has disallowed global tenders upto Rs 200
crore. A welcome step towards #Aat-
maNirbharBharatAbhiyan.
Through another tweet the home minister
gavetheslogan‘GoVocalforLocal’alegupwhen
he asked people to make maximum use of indig-
enous products and also ordered Central Armed
Police Forces (CAPF) canteens to sell only prod-
uctsmadeinthecountry.AmitShahappealedon
Twitter, “I also appeal to the people of the coun-
try to make maximum use of the products made
in the country and encourage others to do the
same. If every Indian pledges to use products
made in India (Swadeshi), the democracy of the
countrycanbecomeself-sufficientinfiveyears.”
With MSMEs holding immense potential
to make India a global economic power,
Wednesday’s liquidity infusion is what the
sector wanted. A collateral free loan of Rs 3
lakh crore, changing the definition of MSME
to allow them to remain in their respective
categories despite investment and turnover
beyond prescribed limits, a corpus to help
them expand capacity and a Rs 30,000 crore
special liquidity scheme for NBFCs funding
the MSMEs would go a long way in encour-
aging the sector to go on stream again.
All these benefits will fructify only if the
lockdown restrictions are eased further to allow
movement of labour and supply chain. How will
the demand revive? After prolonged lockdown
and closure of markets, malls, restaurants, cin-
emas and tourism sector, the consumption level
is at its lowest. Will this scenario change after
May 17? If it does, near normal life can be ex-
pected to begin soon for the manufacturer, sup-
plier and also consumer.
IN-DEPTH
T
ndia lives in villages and ag-
riculture is still the back-
bone of its economy. Hence,
the economic progress of
the country depends on the
wellbeing of its farmers.
It was not for nothing that
Mahatma Gandhi stressed on
“Gram Swaraj” or village self-
rule that was the centerpiece
of his vision of economic de-
velopment in India. The self-
employment and village indus-
try was pivotal to this concept.
The first Prime Minister of
the country Jawahar Lal
Nehru had a similar vision.
He wanted to strengthen lo-
calself-governmentforwhich
he launched the Panchayati
Raj system from the soil of
Rajasthan. The leaders and
policymakers who followed
him also had a similar vision
of the country. They too en-
visaged a nation of happy
farmers. That idea echoed in
“Jai Jawan-Jai Kisan”.
Today,villageshavechanged.
But, the catalyst for this change
was not villages but successive
governments who kept cities in
focus while framing develop-
ment policies and welfare
schemes. Most of the develop-
ment took place in urban cent-
ers while rural India starved
for basic amenities.
Lack of livelihood and fa-
cilities forced rural folks to
migrate to cities, whose in-
frastructure began to crum-
ble under the pressure of this
migratory population. As
more people moved to cities,
the government also focused
more on meeting their re-
quirements; not to forget at
the cost of the countryside.
Urban people were educated
and aware; it had connec-
tions in power corridors, me-
dia, and businesses to get at-
tention of the government.
However, as goes the saying
“out of sight, out of mind”, the
villages tucked far away from
the seat of governance, were
neglected. And, the worse thing
was that they were not united.
Hence, it was difficult for them
to let the government pay heed
to them. Even, media was be-
yond their reach.
Unfortunately, this is what
happening even during the
corona outbreak. Farmers
sow Rabi crop in October-
November and went away to
cities for work, leaving the
responsibility of harvesting
to their elderly parents.
Astheluckwouldhaveit,sud-
denly, the lockdown was an-
nounced. Migrant workers lost
their job. They struggled to sur-
vive on small saving but that too
depletedfastinthiscrisisperiod.
Back in the village, the crop
was ready to be harvested but
there is no one to do the job.
They are stuck in a city hun-
dreds of miles away from the
home as everything has come
to a standstill. There is no
conveyance available - neither
the bus nor the train.
The government has banned
commutation inter or intra-
state. The government is un-
fazed about the inconvenience
caused to poor migrant work-
ers by its orders that keep
changing every day.
Meanwhile, the joy of
looking at the photos of the
crop shared on their What-
sApp is all but gone, as stray
and wild animals have de-
stroyed most of it. Whatever
little the old parents man-
aged to save meant little as
much of its value got eroded.
Thefarmerswhogrewvegeta-
bles used to get up early in the
morning to pluck them. Howev-
er,therewasnopickupvanavail-
able to carry them to the mandi.
If the vehicle was available then
fare was exorbitant leaving him
with nothing for his hard work.
Now, they stopped plucking veg-
etables but spent day and night
thinking about whether they
should even grow vegetables or
not. And, if they don’t then how
would they repay the debt.
Alas! This is not the story
of on village, tehsil, district,
or state. This is happening
from lush green Arunachal
Pradesh in the East to the de-
sert district of Jaisalmer. One
doesn’t need to look far away.
Take Sikar for example.
There was bumper crop of on-
ions but corona crashed all
hopes. Many farmers had tak-
en loan from banks; they are
now in big trouble.
The governments must
spare thought for them. Their
policies should be aimed at
providing relief to the farm-
ers. The governments should
help farmers in the same way
theyreadilycometotheaidof
big industries. Farmers must
be compensated for the finan-
ciallosssufferedforwhichthe
government should order a
survey for assessment of loss.
Agriculture loans should be
waived. Farmers should be giv-
en interest-free new loans for
sowingthenextcrop.Schooland
college fees of their children
should be exempted. Besides,
educationalloansshouldbesim-
ple and interest-free for them.
Corona is a global pan-
demic. It has shaken the
world economy to the hilt.
Still, only agriculture can
lent support to the economy.
India can fulfill the world’s
need for food grains, pulses
and oilseeds. It can export
not just vegetables but also
processed food like pickles.
Now, the food processing in-
dustry should be set up in vil-
lages. Rather than industries,
farmers should be linked with
them. The day farmers get fi-
nancially strong, migration to
cities will stop and cities will
get rid of many problems
though most of which were
their own creation.
Last but not the least; one
positive impact of the coro-
na is the reduction in pollu-
tion. The air is clean thanks
to no industrial or vehicular
movement. It is high time
dumping of industrial efflu-
ents into rivers must be
stopped and all industries
should be handed over to vil-
lagers to implement Gandhi
Ji’svisionof “GramSwaraj”.
At the moment, farmers are
in dire straits. He is helplessly
watching agriculture being
ruined. The governments
need to pay attention to it.
This is the need of the hour.
The country needs it.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
PROSPEROUS FARMER,
PROSPEROUS INDIA
I
Lack of
livelihood and
facilities forced
rural folks to
migrate to
cities, whose
infrastructure
began to
crumble under
the pressure of
this migratory
population. As
more people
moved to cities,
the government
also focused
more on
meeting their
requirements;
not to forget at
the cost of the
countryside
DR KRISHNA
POONIA
Corona is a global
pandemic. It has shaken
the world economy to the
hilt. Still, only agriculture
can lent support to the
economy. India can fulfill
the world’s need for food
grains, pulses and
oilseeds
OLYMPIAN
MLA
he COVID-19
crisis has dis-
rupted almost
every aspect
of life, but not
sex. Both wanted and un-
wanted intimacy occurs
during a pandemic. With
reduced mobility and
less access to clinics and
hospitals, ensuring qual-
ity and timely reproduc-
tive health care is more
important than ever.
The virus has revealed
stark inequities in medi-
cine – and not only in emer-
gency care. Even before
COVID-19, adolescent girls,
migrants, minorities, peo-
ple with disabilities, and
LGBTQI+ people faced dis-
crimination in doctors’
waiting rooms. The crisis
is an opportunity for poli-
cymakers to support initia-
tives that give women and
girls more power over their
immediate needs and im-
prove access to critical ser-
vices in the long term.
The first priority is to
make oral contraceptives
available over the counter.
This will increase safety,
access, and use. In most
places, a prescription is
required, which prevents
women from being fully
in control of their bodies.
It also may interfere with
a patient’s access to care
free of abuse or privacy
violations. This is espe-
cially true for teenagers,
gender non-conforming
people, domestic violence
victims, and others who
fear discrimination or
disrespect in clinical set-
tings.
The benefits of making
contraceptivesmorewidely
available far outweigh the
low risks. Evidence shows
that women and gender
non-conforming people can
screen themselves for coun-
ter-indications using sim-
ple checklists that accom-
pany medication. Permit-
ting people to get a year’s
supply, so they can self-ad-
minister injectables like
Depo-Proverawouldbenefit
those in violent situations
and others who may strug-
gle to access healthcare.
Eliminating third-party au-
thorization requirements
and lowering costs for con-
traceptives would help, too.
Second, we must make
abortion more accessi-
ble. Regressive policies
and recent lockdowns
have made in-clinic abor-
tions less available, even
though it is an essential
medical procedure. Poli-
cymakers can and should
take simple steps to elim-
inate unnecessary obsta-
cles to abortion with
pills, which would ex-
pand women’s freedom
and reduce clinic visits.
Medical abortions are
safe and effective. Millions
of women self-terminate
pregnancies every year,
whether using a combina-
tion of mifepristone and
misoprostol,ormisoprostol
alone. There is no need for
an office visit. People seek-
ing abortions can assess
whether they are eligible,
follow instructions on cor-
rect dosages, and deter-
mine if the abortion is suc-
cessful. All they need is ac-
curate information, medi-
cation, and access to back-
up health care if necessary.
Thebestwaytoincrease
abortion access is to make
mifepristone and mis-
oprostolavailableoverthe
counter. At a minimum,
policymakers should
make them easier to at-
tain through telemedi-
cine. This is viable and
safe as long as consumers
are educated about what
to expect and can receive
post-abortion care with-
out judgment, stigma, or
fear of prosecution. Peo-
ple who self-manage their
abortions should not be
harassed or penalized.
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The crisis is an opportunity for policymakers to
support initiatives that give women and girls more
power over their immediate needs and improve
access to critical services in the long term
God promises to make
something good out of the
storms that bring devastation
to your life. —Romans 8:28
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INDIAJAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020
Lucknow: Congress
general secretary Pri-
yanka Gandhi Vadra on
Wednesday wrote a let-
ter to Uttar Pradesh
Chief Minister Yogi
Adityanath suggesting
various measures for
the welfare of farmers
and businesses in view
of COVID-19 pandemic.
Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra, in her letter, also
suggested removing in-
terests on home loans
andsuspendingallEMIs
for the next six months.
“As you know, every-
one has been affected by
coronavirus pandemic.
The poor and the work-
ing class have reached a
critical stage. The eco-
nomic crisis has also
engulfed the middle
class. Small businesses
are fighting for surviv-
al. It has become neces-
sary to help these peo-
ple,” Priyanka said in
the letter. In her letter,
she also expressed her
condolences on the
death of Yogi Adity-
anath’s father.
“The cost of educa-
tion and home loan is a
major part of the ex-
penses of the middle
class.Insuchasituation,
waivering fee of private
schools will be a big re-
lief. Paying the EMIs of
their home loan has be-
come a major challenge
for the middle class. I
suggest that the interest
rate on home loan be re-
duced to zero and the
obligation to deposit
EMIsshouldbesuspend-
ed for the next six
months,” the letter said.
“Increased electrici-
ty rates remain a con-
cern for farmers. I sug-
gest that the electricity
bills for past four
months of tubewells
and household of farm-
ers be waivered. Penal-
ty and interest on their
outstanding electricity
bills should also be
waivered,” it added.
Priyanka said that
interest rate on farm
loans for the past four
months should also be
waivered.
She also suggested
that incentives should
be give to frontline war-
riors including ASHA
workers and aangan-
wadi workers.
“Necessary steps
should also be taken for
small and micro indus-
tries. These industries
are no longer capable to
function for a long pe-
riod of time due to the
impact of the lockdown.
Therefore, helping these
small traders has be-
come very necessary,”
the letter said. —ANI
‘Economiccrisishasengulfedmiddleclass’Congress gen secy Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi suggesting various measures for the welfare of farmers
New Delhi: Congress
leader Shashi Tharoor
took a jibe at the Rs 20
lakh Crore economic
package and “Self-reli-
ant India Mission” an-
nounced by Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi, as
being nothing new but a
repackaged version of
“Make in India” initia-
tive.He tweeted a Hindi
couplet to express his
views on the subject.
The couplet roughly
translates to: “He sold
the old couplet/lion
with a new name; He
sold piles of dreams
again.” The PM had an-
nounced a Rs 20 lakh cr
special economic pack-
age for nation to become
self-reliant & deal with
Covid-19 crisis. —ANI
New Delhi: Former fi-
nance minister and sen-
ior Congress leader P
Chidambaram reacted
to PM Narendra Modi’s
announcement of re-
leasing Rs 20 lakh crore
as an economic stimu-
lus package for the
country amid the coro-
navirus crisis.
The Congress leader
said that in yesterday’s
announcement, the
prime minister gave a
“headline” and a “blank
page”. Chidambaram
said that he looks for-
ward to learning the
details of the stimulus
package which will be
made public by Union
Finance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman.
“Yesterday, PM gave
us a headline and a
blank page. Naturally,
my reaction was a
blank!” Chidambaram
tweeted. “We will also
examinewhogetswhat?
And the first thing we
will look for is what the
poor & devastated mi-
grants can expect after
they have walked hun-
dreds of kilometres to
their home states,” he
tweeted. —ANI
New Delhi: Union
Minister Mukhtar Ab-
bas Naqvi on Wednes-
day hailed the econom-
ic package, announced
by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi “PM Nar-
endra Modi’s message
was all about trust and
focus on Swadeshi (lo-
cally made) goods and
making a self-reliant
India. The Prime Min-
ister has made India
aware of its power and
potential. We have an
inheritance of
Swadeshi in the coun-
try, we need to be vocal
about it and take it to
the global scale,” Naqvi
told ANI here. —ANI
New Delhi: BJP presi-
dent JP Nadda on
Wednesday said the Rs
20 lakh crore special
package announced by
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi to boost
the economy will
make India “strong”
and “self-reliant.”
“The historic eco-
nomic package an-
nounced by Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
under Atma Nirbhar
Bharat Abhiyan is not
only to fight against
coronavirus but also to
make the country
strong and self-reliant,”
he said while speaking
to ANI in Delhi. —ANI
PM made India
aware of its
power: Naqvi
‘Package will
help make
India strong’
New Delhi: A day after
PM Modi announced Rs
20lakhcrorespecialeco-
nomic package for the
country to become ‘self-
reliant’ and deal with
COVID-19, Congress
leader Kapil Sibal said
that out of the total
packagethegovernment
cash outflow amounts
“only Rs 4 lakh crores”.
“PM says: Financial
Package: 20 2020 Of
Rs20 lakhs cr. experts
say: Govt. cash outflow
only Rs4 lakh cr. Rest:
RBI injected into sys-
tem Rs8 lakh cr. Addi-
tional govt. borrowings
over Rs 5lakh cr. Rs1
lakh cr. revolving guar-
antee Actual financial
package: 4 2020,” tweet-
ed Sibal. —ANI
New Delhi: A part of a
hotel premises, where
COVID-19 tests of the
Air India crew and pi-
lots are being done as
per the protocol, was
sealed after a crew
member is found to be
positive for the virus. “A
part of the premises
which was used for con-
ducting test has been
demarcated for sanitiza-
tion adhering to safety
protocols, and the crew
test is shifted to a differ-
ent medical office for
the time being,” an Air
India statement said.
The headquarters of
Air India were sealed
for two days on Tuesday,
after an employee of the
commercial depart-
ment was found to be
positive. —ANI
Actual financial
aid is only
` 4Lcr: Sibal
Hotel premises sealed
as AI staff found +ve
PM gave headline,
blank page, says PC
‘Repackaged
version of
Make in India’
Anirudh Tiwari
Bhopal: In view of the
increasing number of
patients in Bhopal’s
Jahangirabad, the
danger of community
spread has started
looming large in the
area. On Wednesday,
45 new corona cases
were reported in Bho-
pal, of which, 22 are
from Jahangirabad
area. The total num-
ber of patients in this
area has exceeded the
mark of 230. Two co-
rona patients have
been found in the rural
areas of Bhopal. The
Jahangirabad area has
been completely
sealed. In order to save
people from commu-
nity speed, the admin-
istration shifted 500
people to another
place, but the Central
Investigation Team
has expressed resent-
ment on the same.
The central team com-
prising 2 doctors from
Bhopal, AIIMS and
two officers from Delhi
are camping at Jehan-
girabad.
Meanwhile, 91 peo-
ple have tested positive
in Indore. The number
of corona patients in
Bhopal has gone up to
907 of which 35 people
have died so far. The
central team has re-
stricted the movement
of people in Jahangi-
rabad. The team along
withJahangirabadand
Mangalwara Talaiya,
also visited the colo-
nies to screen people
and send the actual re-
port to the Centre.
State Home Minis-
ter, Dr Narottam
Mishra held talks with
various administra-
tive officials of all
these districts and
asked for their sugges-
tions over lockdown.
Central Team visits Bhopal to
review COVID-19 situation
New Delhi: SC al-
lowed Congress MP
Karti Chidambaram to
withdraw Rs 10 crore
which was deposited
with the apex court
registry as a condition
for allowing him to
travel abroad.
The top court had on
February 14 allowed
Karti, who is facing
criminal cases being
probed by the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
and the CBI, to travel
to the UK and France
for attending a tennis
tournament subject to
the Rs 10 crore deposit.
A bench of Chief
Justice S A Bobde and
Justice L Nageswara
Rao took up his appli-
cation through video
conferencing and al-
lowed him to withdraw
the amount.
On February 14, the
top court while taking
note of the previous
orders allowing Karti
to travel abroad, had
allowed him to travel
to the United Kingdom
and France between
February14andMarch
1, 2020.
It had said that Karti
will have to appear be-
fore probe authorities
in INX Media Case and
Aircel-Maxis case on
such dates as may be
fixed by the ED exclud-
ing the travelling peri-
od, and will cooperate
with the investigating
agencies. —PTI
SC allows Karti to withdraw
`10 cr for travelling abroad
New Delhi: SC de-
clined to grant inter-
im bail to former Con-
gress leader Sajjan
Kumar who is cur-
rently serving life
term in the 1984 Anti
Sikh Riots Case.
Sajjan kumar has
been convicted for life
sentence by Delhi HC
in the 1984 anti Sikh
riots case. He has
been convicted and
sentenced for life im-
prisonment for killing
five Sikhs in the
Southwest area of
Delhi on November 1,
1984 and burning
down a Gurudwara.
During the hearing,
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta oppos-
ing the bail submitted
that Kumar was in-
volved in the genocide
and was leading the
mob in the 1984 riots
and thus his plea for
bail should be rejected.
CJ SA Bobde, Justice
Indu Malhotra and Jus-
tice Hrishikesh Roy
heard the matter. —ANI
SC DENIES INTERIM BAIL
TO SAJJAN KUMAR
1984 ANTI-SIKH RIOTS
New Delhi: CJI SA
Bobde, observed dur-
ing a hearing that in-
structions may be is-
sued soon for judges
and lawyers not to
wear gowns and jack-
ets, as “it makes it eas-
ier to catch virus”.
Justice Bobde told
senior advocate Kapil
Sibal, while hearing a
matter through vc
that in his view judges
and lawyers should
not wear a jacket and
gown for the time be-
ing, as it “makes easier
to catch virus.”
The comment came
from the bench, which
also comprised Justic-
es Indu Malhotra and
Hrishikesh Roy. —ANI
Do not wear
gown to avoid
infection: CJI
As you know,
everyone has
been affected
by coronavirus pan-
demic. The poor and
the working class have
reached a critical
stage. The economic
crisis has also en-
gulfed the middle class. Small businesses
are fighting for survival. It has become nec-
essary to help these people.
—Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress General Secretary
EAM S JAISHANKAR PARTICIPATES
IN VIRTUAL SCO MEET IN DELHI
New Delhi: External
Affairs Minister S Jais-
hankar participated in the
virtual meeting of Foreign
Ministers of Shanghai
Cooperation Organisation
(SCO) member countries
to discuss cooperation
to fight the coronavirus
pandemic.The foreign
ministers and diplomats
from eight different coun-
tries, discussed the global
challenges, preparedness,
and response to the coro-
navirus pandemic.“The
ministers discussed
regional and global issues
and particularly focus on
developing cooperation
within SCO in context
of the spread of the
Covid-19, the upcoming
75th anniversary of the
Victory in WWII and the
75th anniv of the UN.
DELHI COP SEIZE DOCUMENTS
OF 700 FOREIGN TABLIGHIS
New Delhi: The crime branch of Delhi Police has
seized documents of around 700 foreign Tablighi
Jamaat members.Sources informed that all these
Tablighi Jamaat members had attended the event
held at Nizamuddin Markaz in March earlier this
year.The documents seized include passports
of these persons. Earlier on May 5, Delhi Police
Crime Branch had interrogated the son of Maula-
na Saad, the chief of Tablighi Jamaat, and sought
details about 20 people who had attended the
Markaz at Nizamuddin in the national capital.
PUJA BEFORE BADRINATH
TEMPLE’S OPENING
Chamoli: Ahead of scheduled date for opening
of the portals of the Badrinath temple, religious
ceremonies were held at the Narsingh temple
in Joshimath. The puja and other ceremonies
of Gadu Ghada (Gadu oil pitcher) and the gaddi
(seat) of Adi Shankaracharya were performed in
Joshimath. Special ceremonies will also be held
in the Yog Dhyana Badri temple in Pandukeshwar
today, following which, the idols of Lord Badri-
nath, Uddhav and Kuber will leave for Badrinath
temple which will open its portals on May 15.
K VINAYAK RAO TAKES OVER AS
MEMBER (FINANCE) AT AAI
New Delhi: K Vinayak
Rao, a Indian Railways
Accounts Service (IRAS)
officer of the 1987 batch
has taken over the charge
of Member (Finance) from
Wednesday on the board
of the Airports Authority
of India (AAI).Prior to his
appointment on the AAI
Board, Rao was serving
as a Member (Finance)
in Delhi Development
Authority (DDA).Follow-
ing his appointment,
Rao will be the overall
in-charge of Finance,
Accounts and Financial
operation of the organi-
sation. During his tenure
in Indian Railways, he
has worked as Executive
Director (Finance Expen-
diture) in Railway Board
(Ministry of Railways)
from 2009 to 2014.
IN THE COURTYARD IN REMEMBRANCE...
President Ram Nath Kovind pays floral tributes to late Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Ex-President
of India on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rashtrapati Bhavan. —PHOTO BY ANI

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INDIAJAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020
SANJEEVA KUMAR APPOINTED
SECRETARY, BORDER MANAGEMENT
Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Department
of Health and Family Welfare, MoHFW, has been
appointed Secretary, Department of Border Man-
agement, Ministry of Home Affairs. He is a 1986
batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
VASUDHA MISHRA APPOINTED
SECRETARY, UPSC
Vasudha Mishra, Special Secretary, Department
of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare,
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare,
has been appointed Secretary, Union Public
Service Commission, Department of Personnel &
Training in the rank and pay of Secretary. She is a
1987 batch IAS officer of Telangana cadre.
RAKESH SARWAL APPOINTED AS
ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, NITI AAYOG
Rakesh Sarwal, Additional Secretary, Department
of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource
Development, has been appointed as Additional
Secretary, NITI Aayog. He is a 1988 batch IAS
officer of Tripura cadre.
S KISHORE APPOINTED AS
ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, COMMERCE
S Kishore, presently in the cadre, has been appoint-
ed as Additional Secretary, Department of Com-
merce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry. He is
a1989 batch IAS officer of West Bengal cadre.
ANURAG JAIN APPOINTED
AS VICE CHAIRMAN, DDA
Anurag Jain, presently in the cadre, has been
appointed as Vice Chairman, Delhi Development
Authority, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to
Government of India. He is a 1989 batch IAS
officer of MP cadre.
DEVENDRA KUMAR SINGH
APPOINTED ADDL SECY, MSME
Devendra Kumar Singh, presently in the cadre,
has been appointed as Additional Secretary and
Development Commissioner, Ministry of Micro,
Small and Medium Enterprises. He is a 1989
batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.
KATIKITHALA SRINIVAS APPOINTED
AS ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, DOPT
Katikithala Srinivas, Additional Secretary,
Department of Personnel & Training, Ministry
of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions,
has been appointed as Additional Secretary and
Establishment Officer, Department of Personnel
and Training. He is a 1989 IAS officer of
Gujarat cadre.
SHIV DAS MEENA APPOINTED AS
CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL POLLUTION
CONTROL BOARD
Shiv Das Meena, Additional Secretary, Ministry of
Housing and Urban Affairs, has been appointed as
Chairman, Central Pollution Control Board, Minis-
try of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in
the rank and pay of Additional Secretary. He is a
1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
MANOJ AHUJA APPOINTED AS
CHAIRMAN, CENTRAL BOARD OF
SECONDARY EDUCATION
Manoj Ahuja, Special Director, Lal Bahadur
Shastri National Academy of Administration, De-
partment of Personnel and Training as Chairman,
Central Board of Secondary Education in the rank
and pay of Additional Secretary. He is a 1990
batch IAS officer of Orissa cadre.
ARTI AHUJA APPOINTED AS
ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, HEALTH
Arti Ahuja, Special Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri
National Academy of Administration, Department
of Personnel and Training, has been appointed as
Additional Secretary, Department of Health and
Family Welfare. She is a 1990 batch IAS officer of
Orissa cadre.
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by terming it as errone-
ous and contended that
it has failed to appreci-
ate that his rival Con-
gress candidate has not
led positive, reliable
and cogent evidence to
prove any of the issues.
“That HC has failed to
appreciate the proper
facts of the case and has
reached a completely
erroneous conclusion
in holding the success-
ful election of the Peti-
tioner as illegal and
void,” his plea said.
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The minister also ex-
tended by three months
the government sup-
port to companies with
less than 100 employees
to meet retirement fund
obligations. For all com-
panies, the statutory
obligation to pay 12 per
cent of basic salary as
employer’s share to em-
ployee provident fund
(EPF) contribution has
been reduced to 10 per
cent to boost their li-
quidity.
To boost construc-
tion, all government
agencies will give up to
6-months extension to
all contractors to com-
plete construction, and
goods and service con-
tracts. “Essentially this
is to spur growth and to
build a very self-reliant
India,” she said. “It ad-
dresses ease of doing
business, compliance,
and due diligence and
the intention is also to
build local brands.”
The Prime Minister
had on Tuesday evening
announced the raising
of spending to Rs 20
lakh crore or about 10
per cent of India’s GDP,
to help the economy get
back on its feet after
weeks of the lockdown.
Sitharaman said col-
lateral-free loans will
benefit 45 lakh small
businesses.
The loan will have
4-year tenure and will
have a 12-month mora-
torium, she said, add-
ing the loans will be
guaranteed by the gov-
ernment. Also, Rs 20,000
crore subordinate debt
will be provided for
stressed or loan default-
ing MSMEs, she said,
adding this would bene-
fit 2 lakh such business-
es. A fund of funds for
MSME is also being cre-
ated, which will infuse
Rs 50,000 crore equity in
MSMEs with growth
potential. Also, to help
them get more busi-
ness, global tenders for
government procure-
ment up to Rs 200 crore
will be barred.
The Finance Minis-
ter announced a Rs
30,000 crore special li-
quidity scheme for
non-banking financial
institutions (NBFCs),
housing finance firms
(HFCs) and microfi-
nance institutions
(MFIs) with a view to
provide credit support
to them and create con-
fidence in the market.
Further, a Rs 45,000
crore partial credit
guarantee scheme 2.0
was also announced for
NBFCs, HFCs, and
MFIs with low credit
rating to help them ex-
tend a loan to individu-
als and MSMEs.
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which is supported by
the aid group Doctors
Without Borders, carry-
ing out babies and fran-
tic young mothers.
The Interior Minis-
try spokesman, Tareq
Arian, initially said 16
people were killed in
the attack and over 100
women and babies were
evacuated from the
building under fire.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: Rail
Bhavan, which is the
HQ of the Indian Rail-
ways in Central Delhi,
will be shut for the next
two days after an RPF
staffer tested positive
for coronavirus. The
employee, working as a
clerk in RPF Director
General Arun Kumar’s
office on the fourth
floor of Rail Bhavan,
was in quarantine since
May 6, they said.
According to an or-
der issued, the build-
ing, which houses the
Railway Board, will be
shut on May 14 and 15
and intensive sanitisa-
tion of all the rooms
and common areas will
be done. —ANI
The employee was in quarantine since May 6
Medics from IDA conduct thermal screening of a cop in Mumbai.
RAIL BHAVAN SHUT FOR 2
DAYS AS STAFF TESTS +VE New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi is
known for taking “big
decisions” and he sees
opportunity even dur-
ing difficult situations
like the COVID-19 cri-
sis, said Union Minister
of State for Finance
Anurag Thakur on
Wednesday. He said that
the Prime Minister’s re-
solve of making India
“self-reliant” has filled
new energy in people.
Addressing a press
conference here,
Thakur said, “COV-
ID-19 posed many chal-
lenges to the country
and the world. Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi sees opportunity
even in these difficult
situations. His resolve
of making India self-
reliant has filled new
energy in the people.
India took good steps to
combat COVID-19. Ear-
lier, the Modi govern-
ment gave a package of
Rs 1.70 lakh crore for
poor.” “Modi Ji is
known for taking big
decisions whether it is
making Kutch stands
on its feet again after an
earthquake or whether
it is manufacturing
PPE and masks in In-
dia. This thinking is go-
ing to make India self-
reliant,” he said. —ANI
‘PM sees opportunity
in Corona like crises’
New Delhi: The hear-
ing on the plea in Delhi
High Court seeking
transfer of Nizamuddin
case involving Tablighi
Jamaat chief Maulana
Saad to National Inves-
tigation Agency (NIA)
in a time-bound man-
ner has been adjourned
to May 28.
Delhi Police opposed
the petition stating that
investigationisgoingon
fine. The petition was
filed by Ghanshyam
Upadhyay. It seeks to in-
voke the Act UAPA act
against him.
The petition states
that the case calls for
“invocation of Unlaw-
ful Activities (Preven-
tion) Act and entrust-
ing investigation to NIA
in the crime of organ-
izing huge congrega-
tion by Tablighi Jamaat
with delegates from for-
eign countries and its
members/participants
then knowingly spread-
ing coronavirus across
the Country by visiting
and staying at various
places in the country.”
Petition insists that
as the alleged crime
spans across India, so
it is important that a
probe agency with the
capability to probe
even outside of the
country needs to look
into the case. —Agencies
Saad Case: Hearing
adjourned till May 28
New Delhi: Vice-Presi-
dent M. Venkaiah
Naidu, Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla vis-
ited the historic Cen-
tral Hall of Parliament
and the Lok Sabha and
the Rajya Sabha cham-
bers on Wednesday on
the occasion of 68th
year of the first sittings
of Parliament.
The V-P & LS Speaker
shared memories and
experiences of the first
sittings of the two
Houses. They were ac-
companied by Union
Minister Prahlad Joshi,
Minister of State for
Parliamentary Affairs,
Heavy Industries and
Public Enterprises Ar-
jun Ram Meghwal and
Minister of State for
External Affairs and
Parliamentary Affairs
V Muraleedharan.
New Delhi: (BSP) na-
tional spokesperson Su-
dhindra Bhadoria said
the party welcomed the
economic package
worth Rs 20 lakh crore
announcedbyPMModi,
but “this should not be
another jumla”. “The
government has an-
nounced a huge pack-
age but this should not
prove to be another
jumla. In past, we have
experienced many se-
quences of jumlas. This
announcement is com-
ing at a time when peo-
ple across the country
are experiencing mis-
ery, he added. —ANI
Chandigarh: The face-
off between the Punjab
legislature and the ad-
ministration over liq-
uor policy intensified
with a Minister here
on Wednesday coming
out in support of Con-
gress legislators, de-
manding a probe into
the Excise Department
revenue losses in the
past three years.
A day earlier, Chief
Secretary Karan Avtar
Singh was divested of
the charge of Financial
Commissioner (Taxa-
tion) as Chief Minister
Amarinder Singh’’s col-
leagues, led by Finance
Minister Manpreet
Badal, announced to
boycott a meeting at-
tended by the bureau-
crat.Thechargeagainst
the CS is his son’’s stake
in the liquor business.
V-P visits Parl
on 68th years
of first sitting
PACKAGE
SHOULDN’T BE
A ‘JUMLA’
Pb MLAs-CS
duel over liquor
policy intensifies
Anirudh Tiwari
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
called upon Governor
Lalji Tandon at Raj Bha-
wan on Wednesday. The
meeting lasted for about
two hours. Specula-
tions are rife that the
agenda of the meeting
was to discuss the cabi-
net expansion of the
Chief Minister, Chou-
han, which currently
has five members.
Before visiting the
Raj Bhawan, Shivraj
Singh went to the Union
Headquarters to meet
the officials. It is be-
lieved that soon the
Chief Minister can add
more than one and a
half dozen new mem-
bers to his cabinet and
for this, he has also tak-
en the opinion of the
union officials. If
sources are to be be-
lieved, the cabinet ex-
pansion may take place
after May 17, the day,
when the lockdown is
believed to get over.
According to official
sources, the CM in-
formed the Governor,
Lalji Tandon about the
face masks being pre-
pared by the women of
the state. According to
sources, as a new phase
of the lockdown with
new rules, will start
from May 18, so the
state government needs
to restart the function-
ing of various depart-
ments, and thus, the
extension cannot be
avoided for a long time.
According to official
sources, About 8 minis-
ters will be included in
the Cabinet. It is be-
lieved that they are sup-
porters of Jyotiraj Scin-
dia, who joined BJP.
MP Cabinet expansion: Chouhan meets Guv
THE NEW MEMBERS
THREE NEW CASES IN CRPF IN DELHI
Gehlot was discussing the quarantine ar-
rangements with the District Collector, Dis-
trict and Sub-Divisional level officials
through video conference from the Chief
Minister’s residence on Wednesday.
The Chief Minister said that all the officers
and employees present from the district to
the Panchayat level will have to make the
quarantine system smooth at the village lev-
el. MPs, MLAs as well as all urban and pan-
chayat representatives have a big role in this
work. “People coming by train should be
screened at the railway station itself and ar-
rangements to take them to their destination
by buses should be made. If possible, provide
them tea and snacks at the railway station
and keep food packets and water in buses, so
that they can have ease in the journey ahead,”
Gehlot directed officials. The Chief Minister
said that districts like Jalore, Sirohi and Pali
will have to pay special attention to the quar-
antine system since there are thousands of
migrants coming from outside. Border dis-
tricts like Dungarpur and Bharatpur will
also have to keep proper arrangements for
the migrants.
Gehlot directed that in view of the needs
of testing, testing facilities should be further
strengthened at the district level. All the dis-
tricts, where migrants are coming in huge
numbers, should be developed at the earliest.
“For the quarantine of migrants, seek the
cooperation of local legislators and other
public representatives, establish contact with
them so that arrangements at village level
can be ensured with better coordination. Co-
operation of local public representatives
should also be taken to identify places for
quarantine and provision of food and water
at institutional quarantine centers set up at
village level,” he directed, adding further,
“Our administration, police officers, govern-
ment employees, social workers and
Bhamashahs have all done great work to beat
Corona. Rajasthan has acted pro-actively in
facing this pandemic. The measures adopted
here to prevent corona infection have been
widelyappreciatedinthecountryandabroad.
We will have to continue the fight with the
same spirit in the future by strengthening the
framework of health services. We need to
learn to live with Corona.”
Meanwhile, Chief Secretary DB Gupta said
thatundertherevisedguidelinesissuedbythe
state government, there is no need for a pass
to travel anywhere in the state. “Movement
only in areas with curfews is not permitted.
The number of visitors from outside has in-
creased considerably after inter-state traffic
became easier.
The officials should focus on the quarantine
arrangement of the migrants. In the border
districts, the registration and screening of
migrants must be done with due attention.
The quarantined people should not be treated
as untouchables but social distancing should
be maintained,” Gupta said.
In view of the infection of Covid-19 epi-
demic, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has ap-
proved the proposal to recruit Assistant Ra-
diographer on 1058 vacant posts. Gehlot has
also approved the creation of 37 new posts in
the Rajasthan Staff Selection Board. It con-
sists of 10 posts of information assistant, 10
of clerical grade II, 4 posts of clerical grade
first and 6 posts of class IV employees. Apart
from this, 2 posts of Section Officer, Assistant
Section Officer and Assistant Programmer
and 1 post of Assistant Government Secre-
tary have been created.
Liberal Gehlot...

The US and China are
the countries that
set the tone here. But
Europe, perpetually on
the verge of greater fis-
cal union, provides little
counterweight. During
this crisis, the Euro-
pean Union has once
again backed away from
cross-national solidarity
and emphasized national
sovereignty instead.
The retreat from
hyper-globalization could
lead the world down a
path of escalating trade
wars and rising ethno-
nationalism, which would
damage everyone’s
economic prospects.
But that is not the only
conceivable outcome.
It is possible to envis-
age a more sensible,
less intrusive model of
economic globalization
that focuses on areas
where international co-
operation truly pays off,
including global public
health, international envi-
ronmental agreements,
global tax havens, and
other areas susceptible
to beggar-thy-neighbor
policies. Otherwise,
nation-states would be
unencumbered in how
they prioritize their
economic and social
problems.
Such a global order
would not be inimical to
the expansion of world
trade and investment. It
might even facilitate both
insofar as it opens space
for restoring domestic
social bargains in the
advanced economies
and crafting appropriate
growth strategies in the
developing world.
Perhaps the most
damaging prospect the
world faces in the me-
dium term is a significant
reduction in economic
growth, especially in the
developing world. These
countries have had a
good quarter-century,
with notable reductions
in poverty and im-
provements in educa-
tion, health, and other
development indicators.
Aside from the massive
public-health burden of
the pandemic, they now
face significant external
shocks: a sudden stop in
capital flows and steep
declines in remittances,
tourism, and export
receipts.
TALKING POINTJAIPUR | THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2020
MAKING THE BEST OF
POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
INSOFAR AS THE WORLD ECONOMY WAS ALREADY ON A FRAGILE, UNSUSTAINABLE PATH, COVID-19
CLARIFIES THE CHALLENGES WE FACE AND THE DECISIONS WE MUST MAKE. THE FATE OF THE WORLD
ECONOMY HINGES NOT ON WHAT THE VIRUS DOES, BUT ON HOW WE CHOOSE TO RESPOND
T
he global
e c o n o m y
will be
shaped in the
years ahead by
three trends. The
relationship be-
tween markets
and the state will
be rebalanced, in
favor of the latter.
This will be ac-
companied by a
rebalancing be-
tween hyper-glo-
balization and na-
tional autonomy,
also in favor of the
latter. And our am-
bitions for eco-
nomic growth will
need to be scaled
down.
There is noth-
ing like a pandem-
ic to highlight
markets’ inade-
quacy in the face
of collective-ac-
tion problems and
the importance of
state capacity to
respond to crises
and protect peo-
ple. The COVID-19
crisis has raised
the volume on
calls for universal
health insurance,
stronger labor-
market protec-
tions (including of
gig workers), and
protection of do-
mestic supply
chains for critical
medical equip-
ment. It has led
countries to prior-
itize resilience
and dependability
in production over
cost savings and
efficiency through
global outsourc-
ing. And the eco-
nomic costs of
lockdowns will
grow over time, as
the massive sup-
ply shock caused
by the disruption
of domestic pro-
duction and global
value chains pro-
duces a downward
shift in aggregate
demand as well.
But while COV-
ID-19 reinforces
and entrenches
these trends, it is
not the primary
force driving
them. All three –
greater govern-
ment action, re-
treat from hyper-
globalism, and
lower growth rates
– predate the pan-
demic. And while
they could be
viewed as posing
significant dan-
gers to human
prosperity, it is
also possible that
they are harbin-
gers of a more sus-
tainable, more in-
clusive global
economy.
Consider the role of
the state. The neolib-
eral market fundamen-
talist consensus has
been in retreat for some
time now. Designing a
larger role for govern-
ment in responding to
inequality and economic
insecurity has now be-
come a core priority for
economists and policy-
makers alike. While the
progressive wing of the
Democratic Party in the
United States fell short
of clinching the party’s
presidential nomination,
it has largely dictated
the terms of the debate.
Joe Biden may be a
centrist, but on every
policy front – health,
education, energy, the
environment, trade,
crime – his ideas are
to the left of the party’s
previous presiden-
tial candidate, Hillary
Clinton. As one jour-
nalist put it, “Biden’s
current set of policy
prescriptions would …
be considered radical if
they had been pro-
posed in any previous
Democratic presidential
primary.” Biden may not
win in November. And
even if he wins, he may
not be able or willing to
implement a more pro-
gressive policy agenda.
Nevertheless, it is clear
that the direction in
both the US and Europe
is toward greater state
intervention.
The only question is
what form this more ac-
tivist state will take. We
cannot rule out a return
to an old-style dirigisme
that achieves few of
its intended results.
On the other hand, the
shift away from market
fundamentalism could
take a genuinely inclu-
sive form focused on a
green economy, good
jobs, and rebuilding the
middle class. Such a re-
orientation would need
to be adapted to the
economic and techno-
logical conditions of the
present moment, and
not simply mimic the
policy instincts of the
three golden decades
after World War II.
The return of the
state goes hand in hand
with the renewed pri-
macy of nation-states.
The talk everywhere is
about de-globalization,
de-coupling, bringing
supply chains home,
reducing dependence
on foreign supplies,
and favoring domestic
production and finance.
DESIGNING A LARGER ROLE FOR GOVERNMENT
EXPORT-ORIENTED INDUSTRIALISATION
But once again,
COVID-19 only ac-
centuates a pre-existing
growth problem. Much
of the growth in the de-
veloping world outside
of East Asia was based
on demand-side factors
– public-investment and
natural-resource booms
in particular – that were
unsustainable. Export-
oriented industrializa-
tion, the most reliable
vehicle for long-term
development, appears
to have run its course.
Developing countries
will now have to rely
on new growth models.
The pandemic may be
the wake-up call needed
to re-calibrate growth
prospects and stimulate
the broader rethink that
is needed.
Insofar as the world
economy was already
on a fragile, unsustain-
able path, COVID-19
clarifies the challenges
we face and the deci-
sions we must make.
In each of these areas,
policymakers have
choices. Better and
worse outcomes are
possible. The fate of the
world economy hinges
not on what the virus
does, but on how we
choose to respond.
RETREAT FROM HYPER-GLOBALISATION
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATEW
CONCEPT: DIVYA HEMNANI
DESIGN: ABHISHEK GUPTA

One of the most important things
one can be in these times is to ‘Be
Compassionate’, just to listen
and be supportive is a good deed when so
much of the ‘normal’ is unseen.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Minister for Social
Justice and Empower-
ment in Gehlot cabinet,
Master Bhanwarlal Megh-
wal was brought to SMS
Hospital on Wednesday.
Till Wednesday evening,
the minister was feeling
alright however, later in
the evening he reportedly
felt dizzy, and was first
taken to Saket Hospital
where he was given first
aid and CT scan was con-
ducted. Thereon, he was re-
ferred to SMS Hospital’s
Trauma Center. Physicians
including SMS Hospital Su-
perintendent Dr Rajesh
Sharma is looking after the
minister. Meghwal report-
edly suffered from paralysis
to his right side after brain
haemorrhage. A concerned
Chief Minister Gehlot was
also in constant touch and
taking regular feedback
on Meghwal’s health from
Health Minister Dr Raghu
Sharma. Notably, Meghw-
al, is known to be Pilot
camp’s ‘senapati’. Meghw-
al’s first Coronavirus test
report came out negative.
Meghwal suffers brain haemorrhage, rushed to SMS hospital
Jaipur: Army chief
General MM Nara-
vane visited the for-
ward areas of the
Sapta Shakti Com-
mand in Rajasthan
and Punjab on Tues-
day and Wednesday, a
defence spokesperson
here said.
Naravane, accompa-
nied by Sapta Shakti
Army commander Lt
Gen Alok Kler, visited
formations in the field
and reviewed their op-
erational preparedness,
he said. He interacted
with troops, and laud-
ed them for their high
morale and motiva-
tion. He also appreci-
ated the operational
preparedness of the
command, the spokes-
person said. The
Army chief com-
mended the efforts of
the formations in the
ongoing fight against
the COVID-19 pan-
demic, he said.
Addressing the offic-
ers of the command,
Naravane said IBGs (In-
tegrated Battle Groups)
would be made opera-
tional soon and also
stressed on optimisa-
tion of funds allotted
under the defence budg-
et in view of the eco-
nomic constraints due
to COVID-19. —PTI
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday demand-
ed that the Centre an-
nounce direct cash
transfer to the poor,
daily wagers and
small shopkeepers to
increase their pur-
chasing power, amid
the novel coronavi-
rus-induced lock-
down. This, he said,
will give a boost to
industries and the
economy.
“The central govern-
ment has begun an-
nouncements regard-
ing an economic pack-
age, we will have to wait
for complete details and
see how these measures
are implemented. The
need of the hour is to
transfer cash to the
poor people, labourers,
small shopkeepers, dai-
ly wagers and desti-
tute,” Gehlot tweeted.
“The government
must announce direct
cash transfer to poor
people and money
should also be given to
MNREGA labourers so
that they have money in
their pockets, which
will generate demand,
increase their purchas-
ing power. This will give
a boost to our indus-
tries and economy,” Ge-
hlot said.
He said measures
have been announced
for the MSME sector
but it will have to be
seen that how these
are implemented. —PTI
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
instructed all the dis-
trict collectors to com-
plete the work of the
contingency plan with
top priority for better
drinking water sup-
ply in summer. He said
that the district collec-
tor should take sugges-
tions from MPs-MLAs
and other public repre-
sentatives and prepare a
plan according to local
needs within three days.
Gehlot was holding a
review of PHED’s pre-
paredness with all the
district collectors re-
gardingsupplyof drink-
ing water via a video
conference at the Chief
Minister’s residence on
Wednesday. He said that
the District Collector
and Water Supply De-
partment officials
should ensure that there
is no problem regarding
drinking water in the
state. “For this, RO,
hand pump and tube-
well maintenance, re-
pair and expansion of
pipelines, supply from
tanker and other
works should be expe-
dited. Also, prepare
an advance plan for
the districts where
there is a need to
transport drinking
water. Approvals
pending for hand-
pumps and tubewells
should be released im-
mediately,” he said.
The Chief Minister
said that it is the effort
of theStateGovernment
that for the permanent
solution of drinking wa-
ter problem, all the
pending projects across
the state should be com-
pleted fast. He directed
the officials “to set up a
special team to speed up
the pending projects,
which should be moni-
tored continuously and
get these projects com-
pleted at the earliest.”
He said that due to
the delay in important
projectsstartedinpub-
lic interest, not only
does their cost increas-
es, but people also do
not get their timely
benefits. “A control
room should be estab-
lished promptly to solve
problems related to
drinkingwateratthedis-
trict level. The grievanc-
esof thepeopleshouldbe
resolved at the earliest.
District collectors must
review drinking water
supply at the review
meeting held every
week,” Gehlot directed.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Belying all
apprehensions, Ra-
jasthan Housing
Board (RHB) has
beaten lockdown
blues. Even during
corona crisis, it has
managed to auction
23 properties in In-
dira Gandhi Nagar
to earn nearly Rs 4
crore in revenue.
Prior to lockdown,
the RHB had been re-
ceiving tremendous
response to its auc-
tion programmes.
This was despite eco-
nomic slowdown and
slump in real estate
sector.The lockdown
affected whatever
little business was
taking place. Real
Estate experts had
opined that lock-
down would affect
this sector the most.
However, the RHB
proved them wrong
by selling 23 commer-
cial properties in In-
dira Gandhi Nagar.
The properties were
sold by auction with
bidsreceivedinsealed
envelope wherein the
board received Rs 3.65
crore as revenue from
sale of these proper-
ties. The successful
auction is a thus a
good indication for
the future. It would
also create much
needed positive at-
mosphere in govern-
ment agencies.
“The success of
today’s auction will
boost our morale. It
has also established
that housing board
is still the first
choice of people in-
terested in buying
properties. Hopeful-
ly, in coming days too
housing board’s auc-
tions will receive sim-
ilar response,” said
RHB commissioner
Pawan Arora.
There were 10 bid-
ders in auction. The
RHB, which has been
following social dis-
tancing norms, en-
sured that during the
auction, rules are fol-
lowed. Temperature
of all those who
came to participate
in the auction was
checked following
instructions from
the RHB commis-
sioner. They were al-
lowed to enter after
their temperature
was found normal.
The bidders were
provided free masks
bytheboard.Theyap-
preciated arrange-
ments and prepara-
tions by RHB. The
RHB commissioner
said that in future as
well the board will en-
sure that all rules are
strictly followed.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
is rightly very cau-
tious in predicting
next couple of months
for the state as he can
see the loophole from
where all the hard
work done by the
state machinery until
now can go down the
drain. Dr Sharma is
closely monitoring eve-
ry aspect of the ongoing
COVID-19 fight and so
he is aware of the dan-
ger around the corner.
He has his figures up
todatewhenhesaysthat
so far a mammoth 19
lakh people have regis-
tered online either to
come to the state or to
move out of it. He said
that so far 13 lakh per-
sons have applied to
cometoRajasthanwhere
as about 6.5 lakh wish to
go to their native states.
Movement of 19 lakh
people in and out of
state is no way a mean
task in itself plus it
also has the inherent
danger of many infect-
ed entering the state if
allowed to come in un-
checked. So Dr Shar-
ma is very focused on
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot’s words only a
day ago that the state
now faces the chal-
lenge to save its rural
community from get-
ting infected.
Dr Sharma says
that every incoming
person is most wel-
come in the state but
everybody coming
will have to behave re-
sponsibly and manda-
torily quarantine for
14 days before he/she
joins his/her family.
He appealed to all the
elected representatives
from across all the po-
litical parties to shoul-
der the responsibility.
He asked local repre-
sentative to help the ad-
ministration in develop-
ing the quarantine fa-
cilities first and then in
ensuring that every one
coming either opts for
home or institutional
quarantine without fail.
Dr Sharma said that
the state was commit-
ted to the safety of the
people who have
stayed indoors for 50
days and it can’t let in-
coming 13 lakh to jeop-
ardize the health of 7
crore dutifully follow-
ing the guidelines.
Dr Sharma said that
until now, the state ad-
ministration, health of-
ficials and the people
have followed the vision
of CM Gehlot and have
been successful in keep-
ing ahead of the virus
by not only having best
recovery rate of 60% in
the country but also
death rate lower than
the national average.
All this hard work now
had to go a notch higher
by not only taking care
of self but also of the
people coming in from
other states. He expect-
ed success even now
with continued support
from all quarters as has
been until now.
ENSURE PEOPLE DO NOT FACE TROUBLE
OVER WATER: GEHLOT ASKS OFFICIALS
RHB defies
perception, sells
homes for `4cr
All returnees must be kept
under quarantine: Raghu
Army chief visits forward areas
of Sapta Shakti Command
Announce direct cash
transfer to poor: Gehlot
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with CS DB Gupta during the review
meet of PHED’s preparedness on Wednesday.
Pawan Arora
Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma
From left: Vishwendra Singh, Sachin Pilot, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma reached SMS Hospital to oversee the arrangements of Meghwal’s treatment.
Vaishali
New Delhi: Those who
closely observe the
polity of nation, with
a keen eye on the Cen-
tral government,
vouch that before any
leader is propelled to
the ‘big league’ of
party stalwarts, there
are always some tell-
tale signs. The leader
would be assigned im-
portant roles and tested
by his/her mentors. In
case of a minister of
state, he would be pro-
vided given ‘opportuni-
ty’ only at limited times
to strike a chord be-
tween the him/her and
the citizens.
Wednesday’s press
conference of Fi-
nance Minister Nir-
mala Sitharaman and
MoS (Finance) Anur-
ag Thakur was one
such event which has
left the observers be-
lieving that there are
greater things in
store for Thakur, a
personal choice of
PM Narendra Modi
and Home Minister
Amit Shah. The four
time MP spoke in elo-
quent Hindi and gave
detailed explanation on
the government’s plan
of jump starting the
economy. The sheer
manner in which
Thakur handled a di-
verse and varied sub-
ject like economy and
simplifying the details
so as to make it under-
standable for the com-
mon man, has made
political observers real-
ise that the MP from
Hamirpur in Himachal
Pradesh does have what
it takes to lead the party,
when the right time
comes. Holding an im-
portant portfolio at a
‘politically young’
age of 45 years,
Thakur knows his
words, sitting on such
an important place
for the nation, would
have the effect of giv-
ing a jump to the mar-
ket, that are going
through a ‘bear’
phase and hoping for
the ‘bullish’ ones. At
this juncture, Thakur’s
father - former
Himachal Pradesh
Chief Minister Prem
Kumar Dhumal - must
be a proud father, hav-
ing seen his son taking
on the mantle and carv-
ing a niche for himself
in the political arena.
THAKUR SET FOR ‘BULLISH’ CAREER?
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN?
Anurag Thakur
General MM Naravane
Master Bhanwarlal Meghwal
receiving treatment at SMS Hospital.

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op star Selena Gomez is
set to host a quarantine
cooking show, where she
will dish out a few treats.
The singer-actress will
headline the cooking se-
ries, where she will be
putting her culinary skills to test
with the help of a different master
chef in each episode. The singer
will also serve as executive pro-
ducer on the show for streaming
platform HBO Max, reports holly-
woodreporter.com.
The 10-episode series is inspired
by Gomez’s kitchen adventures
during the coronavirus pandemic.
“I’ve always been very vocal
about my love of food. I think I’ve
been asked hundreds of times in
interviews if I had another career,
what would I do and I’ve answered
that it would be fun to be a chef,”
said Gomez, adding: “I definitely
don’t have the formal training
though! Like many of us while be-
ing home I find myself cooking
more and experimenting in the
kitchen.”
In each episode, Gomez will be
joined remotely by a different mas-
ter chef. They will then take on all
types of cuisine, share tips and
tricks. The episodes will also high-
light a food-related charity.
Gomez will executive produce
via her July Moon Productions,
along with Eli Holzman and Aaron
Saidman of Industrial Media’s
The Intellectual Property Corpo-
ration.
HBOMaxissettolaunchMay27.
It will feature many originals, and
come with a wide library including
‘Friends’, ‘The Big Bang Theory’,
‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Sopra-
nos’.
Also, amid the lockdown due to
the coronavirus pandemic, pop
star Selena Gomez has set up a
small studio at her home, and is
working on new music.
The singer took to Instagram to
share a picture of her home re-
cording studio.
In the picture, the 27-year-old is
seen sitting on the floor next to her
furry slippers in front of a studio,
with a professional microphone,
mic stand, and insulated walls.
She is wearing a grey tee with a
pair of dark blue pants, she also
has a book with a sketch on one
side and another book with notes
kept in front of her. “Makeshift
studio so I can work from home”
she captioned the image.
In 2017, Billboard reported that
Gomez has sold over 7 million al-
bums and 22 million singles world-
wide. Gomez has received various
accolades throughout her career,
andwasrecognizedastheBillboard
Woman of the Year in 2017. She has
a large following on social media,
and was at one point the most-fol-
lowed individual on Instagram, be-
fore being surpassed by soccer
player Cristiano Ronaldo. Gomez’s
other ventures include a makeup
line, a clothing line, a handbag line,
a fragrance line, and a produc-
tion company named July
Moonhead Productions.
She has worked with
various charitable
organizations and
became a
UNICEF am-
bassador at
age 17.
KILL ‘EM WITH
COOKING!
P
KIRTI CHAUHAN
kirti.chauhan@firstindia.co.in
Selena Gomez

neof thedestabiliz-
ingandpleasurable
aspects of “Young
and Beautiful,” a
story about a
17-year-old girl
named Isabelle
(played, hauntingly and ef-
fectively, by newcomer Ma-
rine Vacth) who decides to
go to work as a prostitute is
that writer-director Fran-
cois Ozon does not trouble
himself with trying to diag-
nose, explain, or provide a
backstory. There is not an
incitingeventthatonecould
pointtoandsay,“Thisiswhy
Isabelledoeswhatshedoes.”
Isabelle’s actions are pre-
sented simply and nonjudg-
mentally, the camera fol-
lowing her up and down
escalators, up and down
hallways, and catching her
mirrored reflection in vari-
ous hotel rooms. “Young
and Beautiful” has a very
formal and elegant struc-
ture, broken up into four
seasonal chapters, each one
attached to a thematically-
appropriate Francoise Har-
dy pop song. The structure
provides a huge echoing
space, evocative of the
blank dissociation accom-
panying much of the
sex seen in the
film. The
mood is one of yearning
restless adolescence,
sometimes melancholy
and sometimes dan-
gerous; familiar
territory to Ozon.
“Young and
Beautiful” opens
insummerwith
a middle-class
French fam-
ily on holi-
day by the
seaside. Is-
abelle is
first seen
s u n n i n g
topless on
the beach
through the
lenses of bin-
oculars held by
her younger
brother Victor
(Fantin Ravat). From
the very first image,
we see Isabelle through
another’s eyes.
She loses her virgin-
ity to Felix on the
beach one night.
We see her ly-
ing beneath
him, and a
look of
u n -
bearable sadness and lone-
liness rises up into her
beautiful face. She
glances off to the
side, and sees her-
self standing
there, looking
on. It is a cu-
rious and
p o w e r f u l
m o m e n t
suggesting
the level
of her dis-
sociation.
Her sexu-
ality, at
that young
age, is some-
what ab-
stract.
The next
time we see Isa-
belle, she is back
in the city with her
family, starting her sen-
ior year, and working as a
prostitute after creating a
profile on an adult site that
sets girls up with clients.
She meets these men in
various high-end hotel
rooms, stealing a
gray silk shirt
from her mother to wear un-
der her conservative blue
suit. She doesn’t seem to get
any pleasure out of the sex,
and goes through the mo-
tions with a poker face.
Until she meets Georges
(Johan Leysen), an elderly
guy who becomes a regular.
Their scenes together are
amazing. He is curious
about her, and she is de-
tached and cold. But there is
a kind of tenderness that
opens up between them, and
she feels comfortable dur-
ing her times with him.
When things with Georges
go south, alarmingly, swift-
ly, she is shaken. Isabelle
has devoted her life to sex
that has no meaning, out-
side of the monetary re-
ward. But something opens
up in the air between her
and Georges, through the
sex, that is perhaps more
adult than she is ready to
confrontorevenexperience.
Her parents are caring
individuals, and open-
minded, but they have no
idea what is going on with
their daughter. Isabelle’s
mother (the wonderful Ger-
aldine Pailhas) also has a
secret, and it isn’t revealed
until later in the film. Isa-
belle’s reaction to the real-
ity of her mother’s sexual-
ity, still in operation, still
trying to get its needs met,
is one of hurt and loss.
When her mother discovers
Isabelle’s secret, the com-
fortable family relation-
ships break apart, and the
unspoken understanding
that families “know” one
another is shattered. Pail-
has loses it, in a confronta-
tion scene both painful and
violent.
The film, from its first
shot of her through the
binoculars, shows how
very precarious and thrill-
ing it can be, being a young
and beautiful girl.
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YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You will spend some
exciting time with family
today. You love to explore
new things and you are
someone who is never bored. Even in
the difficult times you know how to
keep yourself and those around you
entertained. You are a perfect
homemaker who cater to needs.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You will keep your family
entertainment whether by
being with them or through
technology. You love to
take care of people and this quality
get you many blessings. You will go
out of your way today to help those
in need. You are someone who
always counts your blessings.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Some can expect fortune in
form of inherited property.
On academic front, you
must play your cards to
grab an important opportunity which
may never come again but if you do
what you need to then your life will
change forever. You are financially
really fine.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will get an opportunity
to venture into new field of
business during this time.
You may crave for your
family if you are living in different city
or country altogether. You will soon
have a place which you can call home,
earned by yourself and your dedication.
Your life will change.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You will increasingly
become health conscious
now and you will make
healthier life choices. Your
spouse will shower all the love on
you and make sure to do the same in
return. Good day to work towards
enhancing your career prospects as
things will be favourable for you.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Devoting time to spiritualism
will prove to be beneficial for
you. You will experience
immense joy in the company
of your family. Keep yourself and other
entertained by playing indoor games
and reliving your childhood. For
students, study every day even if a little
and make sure to work on your skills.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
This is the time to bond
with people with whom
you haven’t been in touch
for long time. Invest time
in self introspecting and practice
meditation therapy at home to get a
clearer mind. Have faith in yourself
and almighty, you will surely find
ways to boost you bank balance.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will make your work
out stand by sincerely
giving thousand percent to
it. Take care of needy if you
can at this time, because wealth is a
blessing which can be used for self
and others when we need it the most.
You will be able to easily resolve
tensions arising at home.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You may not be able to go
an trip considering the
current times but you will
definitely have the same
fun at home. You are someone who
is never ready to settle for anything
less than what you deserve and
because of the same quality you will
win even in such trials times.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will handle ritualistic
matters with competence.
Your desire to thrive on
academic front with keep
you in sync with achieving your goal
on academic front. Every time your
luck steers you to safety but you
never learn so value yourself and
your life and also your blessings.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You will travel overseas but
after some time. You are
someone who like to dig
deep in things and books
can become your best friend right
now. Don’t worry about property
related matter as the things will work
in your favour once everything will
calm down.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You are a self motivator
and you are someone who
never stops and always
keep forging ahead. You
have a good grasping power and this
quality will be really helpful for you
on academic front. You will resolve
all your issue amicably. You are an
example of success and intelligence.
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