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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
New Delhi: The Delhi
Police on Monday al-
leged that climate activ-
ist Disha Ravi along
with two other suspects
Nikita Jacob and Shan-
tanu created the
“toolkit” document re-
latedtothefarmers’pro-
test and shared it on so-
cialmedia.Copsclaimed
Disha,whowasarrested
on Saturday from Ben-
galuru, sent the
“toolkit” to teen climate
activist Greta Thunberg
via Telegram app.
Addressing a press
conference, Joint Com-
missioner of Police (Cy-
ber) Prem Nath claimed
that Disha deleted a
WhatsApp group she
created to spread the
“toolkit”. The Delhi Po-
liceearliersaidnon-bail-
able warrants have been
issuedagainstJacoband
Shantanu for allegedly
sharing the “toolkit” on
social media.
Nath claimed that Ni-
kita and Shantanu at-
tended a zoom meeting
organised by ‘pro-khal-
istani’ Turn to P6
SC notice to Centre, WA
over new privacy policy
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day asked the Centre
and WhatsApp to reply
to a fresh plea alleging
lower standards of pri-
vacy for Indians in com-
parison to European
users saying it is the
duty of judiciary to pro-
tect citizens’ privacy
.
People have grave ap-
prehensions that they
will lose their privacy
and it is our duty to pro-
tect them, SC said.
“You may be two or
three trillion compa-
nies but people value
their privacy more than
money
,” a bench headed
by Chief Justice SA
Bobde told WhatsApp
even as it sought to ar-
gue that Europe has
special data protection
laws which India
doesn’t. SC issued no-
tice to government and
Facebook-owned app on
an interim application
filed by Karmanya Sin-
gh Sareen in a pending
petition of 2017.
Senior advocate Shy-
am Divan, appearing for
the petitioner, argued
that the messaging app
was applying lower
standards of privacy for
Indians and they be
barred from sharing
data with Facebook.
The bench observed,
“We are impressed
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There is an atmosphere of fear in the country today: CM
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Mon-
day targeted Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, saying, “There is
an atmosphere of fear
in the country today.
People are afraid to talk
on the phone. People
would rather hang up a
call and talk on Face-
time or other medium.
Social workers are be-
ing arrested. What can
be said of the country
when such is the atmos-
phere,” he said.
Replying to a debate
in the Assembly on the
motion of thanks to the
Governor’s speech, Ge-
hlot also hit out at the
Bharatiya Janata Party
,
accusing it of using the
name of Hindutva to
grab power.
Targeting PM Modi,
Gehlot added that the
ideas of people he re-
fers to in his speeches
are contrary to his own
thoughts. In an appar-
ent reference to the
West Bengal Assembly
elections, Gehlot said
it is good that PM takes
name of Rabindranath
Tagore. “But Tagore
had said that humani-
ty is above all,” he
said. “Subhas Chandra
Bose was against Hin-
du Mahasabha. Sardar
Patel had banned the
RSS,” he added. “The
ideas of all these great
men are against the
thoughts of Modi,” Ge-
hlot said, claiming that
the PM does not take
the name of Jana
Sangh founder Syama
Prasad Mookerjee in
West Bengal.
The CM also said the
Rashtriya Swayamse-
vak Sangh and the Jana
Sangh had no role in the
freedom struggle.
Gehlot alleged that
Rajya Sabha election in
Gujarat were delayed so
that BJP could win.
“Congress would have
won one seat and one
would have gone to BJP
.
But for the two seats,
different dates were set
for elections, so that
BJP wins both seats.
Horse trading could not
be done in Gujarat. So
two days before the elec-
tion, the Election Com-
mission postponed the
poll citing Corona.
When Shivraj Singh’s
procession for becom-
ing CM was to be taken
out, there was no Coro-
na, but Corona pandem-
ic came out at the time
of RS election,” Gehlot
thundered.
Gehlot targeted the
Rajasthan BJP on RS
polls saying that BJP
was sure to win on one
seat in Rajasthan.
“But inspite of that
they fielded candidate
for the second seat,
however, they could not
succeed in horse trad-
ing so the election was
postponed citing Coro-
na pandemic,” he said.
Interestingly, CM
quipped on LoP Gulab-
chand Katariya’s jibe
that ration bags with
names of MLAs were
being distributed dur-
ing Corona period and
said, “There was no di-
rection from the state
government’s side. Ra-
jendra Rathore had
once distributed ration
bags with his name on
and perhaps therefore
some MLAs from our
side might have done
the same.”
Attacking Katariya
on his comment that
CM held VCs from be-
hind glass walls, Ge-
hlot said, “I never ob-
jected to the Opposition
not helping us during
Corona period, al-
though Opposition
leaders kept on saying
that CM holds confer-
ence from behind a
glass wall. But our co-
rona management was
appreciated every-
where. I am chief min-
ister of the state, so
does that mean that I
cannot look after my
own well being along
with the well being of
the people. I could take
care of myself, hence I
am here speaking with
you, who knows when
anyone can contract co-
rona.”
Hitting at the BJP on
its ‘cow-politics’ Gehlot
said, “You take the
name of Gaumata for
politics, but we work for
bovines. We created Go-
palan Directorate for
the first time. Did you
do anything when you
too came into govern-
ment in 1978. Hindus
have feelings towards
bovines, and so we acted
accordingly
.”
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A‘TOOLKIT’OFCONSPIRACIES!
Nikita, Shantanu the creators; Disha Telegramed it to Greta
 CM was replying to a debate
in Assembly on motion of thanks
to Governor’s speech on Monday
 PM’s thoughts contrary to
ideas of the people he refers to in
his speeches, says Gehlot
AFTER DISHA, DELHI
COPS ON LOOKOUT FOR
2 MORE ACTIVISTS
New Delhi: Non-bailable warrants have been
issued against a Mumbai lawyer and a Pune
engineer for allegedly creating a protest
toolkit backing the farmers’ agitation along
with arrested climate activist Disha Ravi and
collaborating with pro-Khalistani elements,
Delhi Police officials said on Monday
. Lawyer
Nikita Jacob and engineer Shantanu, who
are absconding, also attended a Zoom meet-
ing organised by ‘pro-Khalistani’ group Po-
etic Justice Foundation, Joint Commissioner
of Police (Cyber) Prem Nath said at a press
conference. Turn to P6
New Delhi: MO Dhaliwal, founder of
pro-Khalistani Poetic Justice Foundation
contacted activist Nikita Jacob through
his colleague Puneet, a Canadian citizen,
to create a storm on Twitter ahead of
Republic Day, police revealed on ‘Toolkit’
case. Sources say, an investigation into
the toolkit conspiracy has revealed the
deeper conspiracy associated with the
Google document. There was a zoom
meeting before Republic Day which was
attended by MO Dhaliwal, Turn to P6
Zoom meet before Jan
26 to create a storm!
BJP, Oppn engage in
WAR OF WORDS
New Delhi: The action
taken by the Delhi Po-
lice on an FIR related to
a toolkit shared by cli-
mate campaigner Greta
Thunberg in support of
the ongoing farmer pro-
tests has triggered a
war of words between
the opposition and the
ruling BJP.
Accusing the govern-
ment of “murdering de-
mocracy” by using force
against a 21-year-old,
the Opposition on Mon-
day said the voice of In-
dia cannot be silenced
even as the BJP defend-
ed the action, saying a
crime is a crime no mat-
ter at what age.
Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi led the Op-
position offensive fol-
lowing Disha’s arrest
and said the country
will not be silenced.
“Your lips are free to
speak. Say that the truth
is still alive. They are
scared, not the country
,”
he said in a tweet in
Hindi. “India will not be
silenced,” he added.
Union minister and
BJP leader Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat tweet-
ed, “If age is the crite-
ria then Param Veer
Chakra Second Lt Arun
Khetarpal, martyred at
21 is who I am proud of.
Not some toolkit propa-
gandists.”
Delhi CM Arvind Ke-
jriwal said, “
Arrest of 21
yearoldDishaRaviisan
unprecedentedattackon
Democracy
. Turn to P6
Gujarat CM
Rupani tests
Covid +ve
Ahmedabad: Gujarat
Chief Minister Vijay
Rupani has tested posi-
tive for coronavirus,
said a hospital where
the CM is admitted af-
ter he fainted in a rally
.
He has mild symp-
toms and his condition
is stable, Ahmedabad-
based medical facility
said on Monday. On
Sunday, Rupani, 64,
fainted on stage while
addressing a rally in Va-
dodara for upcoming
civic polls, following
which he was flown to
Ahmedabad & admitted
to a hospital.
Govt shortlists 4 banks
for privatisation: Report
New Delhi: The Gov-
ernment has shortlist-
ed four mid-sized state-
run banks for privatisa-
tion, under a new push
to sell state assets and
shore up government
revenues, three govern-
ment sources said.
Privatisation of the
banking sector, which is
dominated by state-run
behemoths with hun-
dreds of thousands of
employees, is politically
risky because it could
put jobs at risk but
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s administra-
tionaimstomakeastart
with second-tier banks.
The four banks on the
shortlist are Bank of
Maharashtra, Bank of
India, Indian Overseas
Bank and the Central
Bank of India, two offi-
cials told Reuters on
condition of anonymity
as the matter is not yet
public. Turn to P6
Sensex breaches 50K
mark, Nifty soars high
Mumbai: The Sensex
rallied 610 points to fin-
ish above the 52,000-
mark for the first time
while the Nifty soared
past 15,300 on Monday
as investors piled into
banking and finance
stocks amid a bullish
trend overseas.
Supportive macroe-
conomic data and una-
bated foreign fund in-
flows added to the mo-
mentum, traders said.
After touching a re-
cord high of 52,235.97
during the day, the
30-share BSE Sensex
ended 609.83 points or
1.18% up at its new clos-
ing peak of 52,154.13.
Similarly, the broad-
er NSE Nifty soared
151.40 points or 1% to
finish at a record
15,314.70. It touched an
intra-day peak of
15,340.15. Axis Bank led
the Sensex gainers’
chart, Turn to P6
INDIA-ENG 2ND TEST: ASHWIN
SHINES WITH CENTURY AS
INDIA DOMINATES DAY 3
Ravichandran Ashwin hit his fifth Test
century on Monday, Day 3 of the second
Test between India and England. This was
also the third instance of Ashwin getting
a 100 and a five-wicket-haul in the same
match. He hit his century off 134 balls with
14 fours and one six and finished the in-
nings with 106 runs to his credit. Ashwin’s
knock and his partnership of 96 runs with
India captain Virat Kohli helped India build
a big second-innings lead even as the hosts
attempt to level the series after having lost
the first Test. India were bowled out for 286
runs in their second innings and set Eng-
land a daunting 482 runs to win the Test.
Prem Nath
Disha Ravi
Nikita Jacob
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot replying in Assembly on Monday,
while Mahesh Joshi, Mahendra Choudhary, Dr Subhash Garg &
Tika Ram Jully look on.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2021
02
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur:Candidates con-
testing by-polls on four
assembly constituen-
cies in the state will also
be able to file nomina-
tion papers online. Post-
al ballot papers have
been allowed for voters
above 80 years of age.
Chief Electoral Of-
ficer Praveen Gupta in-
formed about the deci-
sions to representatives
of various political par-
ties during a meeting
regarding the by-elec-
tion on Monday
.
He said that the num-
ber of polling stations
have been increased by
45 per cent to ensure
smooth polling.
In the public meet-
ings, all rules and direc-
tions issued by the Cen-
tre and state govern-
ment with regards to
covid-19 will have to be
followed strictly
.
He said that for the
first time, the Commis-
sion has given the facil-
ity of a postal ballot for
voters above 80 years
of age and increased
the election expense
limit from Rs 28 lakh to
Rs 30.80 lakh. Bypolls
are necessitated due to
the death of elected leg-
islators from Sujangarh
of Churu, Rajsamand,
Sahada of Bhilwara
and Vallabhnagar of
Udaipur assembly seats
of the state.
Candidates to file papers online
RACE FOR BYPOLLS
First India Bureau
Rajsamand: Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
and Union Minister of
State for Agriculture
Kailash Chaudhary
held an executive meet-
ing at the BJP district
office on Monday for
the Rajsamand assem-
bly by-election.
Inapressconference,
media personnel asked
Shekhawatthatthesup-
porters of Vasundhara
Raje are forming an or-
ganization parallel to
BJP in the state. Shek-
hawat cross-questioned
whether Raje has given
them this information.
He lashed out at social
media terming it as
fake news spreader.
Meanwhile, on the
question of distancing
Raje from the by-elec-
tions in the state, Shek-
hawatsaidthatRajeisa
big leader and there is
no point in her cam-
paigning in the assem-
bly elections. “If there
is any big election, the
central leadership will
decide her role,” he
said. The Rajsamand
seat fell vacant after
the death of MLA
Kiran Maheshwari.
SHEKHAWAT,CHAUDHARY MEET BY-POLL
TICKET ASPIRANTS IN RAJSAMAND
Praveen Gupta holding a meeting with officials on Monday.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Kailash Chaudhary with party
workers in Rajsamand on Monday.
Dhariwal, Kataria exchange
barbs over attack on RSS man
Yogesh Sharma,
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Parliamentary
affairs minister Shanti
Dhariwal and leader of
opposition Gulab
Chand Kataria had a
heated argument over
the allegation of con-
nection between Dhari-
wal and one of the ac-
cused involved in firing
on a RSS member in
Kota led to an uproar in
the House on Monday
.
After CM Ashok Ge-
hlot’s reply on the mo-
tion of thanks to the
Governor’s speech, Dha-
riwal raised the matter
of allegations levelled
against him by the op-
position. Dhariwal said
that anyone can take a
selfie with political lead-
ers and he did not know
the accused. BJP had
created an uproar in the
house on Thursday over
the attack and had
waived a photo purport-
edly showing Dhariwal
with the accused Ashu
Paya. The Speaker had
given a ruling that CM
will be apprised of the
matter and he will give
the reply over the issue.
Dhariwal challenged
Kataria to get the mat-
ter investigated and
said he will resign if al-
legations against him
were found true.
Dhariwal also waived
two photos purportedly
showing Delhi violence
(on Republic Day) ac-
cused with PM Naren-
dra Modi and Amit
Shah following which
the BJP members cre-
ated an uproar.
CM Gehlot said that
such incidents of at-
tacks should be con-
demnedbutwithoutany
facts, there should be no
allegation against any-
one. After the reply, the
house was adjourned
till 11 am on Feb 24.
BJP MLA Madan
Dilawar, who had ac-
cused the minister of
having a connection
with the accused, also
tried to speak on the
matter but the Speaker
did not allow him.
BUDUGET SESSION: I’LL RESIGN IF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST ME ARE FOUND TRUE, DHARIWAL SAID IN THE HOUSE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress
MLAs on Monday
raised objection over
the comment of BJP
MLA Ruparam on Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi. Industries minister
Parsadi Lal Meena and
education minister Go-
vind Singh Dotasra ob-
jected to Ruparam
which was about Gan-
dhi’s recent visit to
Makrana for addressing
farmers’ rally
.
The MLA alleged gov-
ernment machinery
was misused during
Gandhi’svisit.Rejecting
the allegations, revenue
minister Harish Chaud-
hary said he would re-
sign if the allegations
were found true.
Dotasra said the BJP
MLA was talking like a
joker. During the up-
roar, a Congress MLA
commented on PM Nar-
endra Modi following
which deputy leader of
opposition Rajendra
Rathore also raised an
objection.
Amid this, some ob-
jectionable comments
for Modi and Gandhi
were used and later ex-
punged from the house
proceeding.
Shivendra Paramar
Jaipur: The police
on Monday used
mild force on the pat-
waris demanding an
increase in the grade
pay to 360, the time
limit in the promotion
to be 7.14.21.28.32
years and the with-
drawal of the no work
no pay order. Under
the banner of Ra-
jasthan Patwar Sangh,
more than 5,000 pat-
waris reached Jaipur
on foot from Ajmer.
From 22 godown cir-
cle they tried to go to-
wards the assembly but
the police stopped
them. The police had to
use light force to stop
them. Patwaris sat on
the road at 22 godown
circle leading to traffic
jam. Rajendra Nimi-
wal, state president of
Union, said that the sal-
ary of the patwaris
is the lowest among
the government em-
ployees while they
work in the field all day
and night.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress MLA
Amin Khan targeted
the government and
said whether the gov-
ernment had declared
camel as the state ani-
mal to destroy farmers.
Replying to his ques-
tion, Agriculture minis-
terLalchandKatariasaid
that the camel was de-
claredasthestateanimal
in 2014 and enacted a law
for the prohibition and
regulation of migration
orexportin2015.Kataria
said that the population
of camelshasbeendwin-
dling since 1992. He said
that because of modern
farming tools, the use of
camels in farming has
declined and it is true
that herders are aban-
doning camels to fend
for themselves. The
minister said that there
is a committee in his
chairmanship and
asked the members of
the House to give their
suggestions.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government would
start the rural bus ser-
vice scheme afresh in
the state within a
month, Transport Min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas in-
formed the House on
Monday
.
During the Question
Hour, the minister said
the Gramin Parivahan
Seva scheme, which
was started during the
Congress rule from
2008-2013, was discon-
tinued after the BJP
came to power.
He said the govern-
ment is serious about
the scheme and the
chief minister is moni-
toring the preparations.
LoP Gulab Chand Ka-
taria said more than two
yearsof thegovernment
has passed but there is
only “seriousness” and
asked the minister
when the scheme will be
announced. The minis-
ter said the scheme
would be announced
within a month.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former Chief
Minister Vasundhara
Raje has once targeted
the Congress govern-
ment over the law and
order issue. She
slammedtheGehlotgov-
ernment over the inci-
dent of rape of a minor
girl in Churu on gun-
point. Referring to the
incident,Rajetweeted,‘I
strongly condemn the
incident of gang-rape of
a minor girl, who was
returning home from
school, at gunpoint.”
Raje said that girls are
being targeted but the
government is busy wel-
coming their leaders.
BJP leaders often target
the chief minister, who
holds the home portfo-
lio, over the law and or-
dersituationinthestate.
Ruckus over comments on
Rahul Gandhi in House
Patwaris’ protest leads to traffic snarls Panellookingintodeclining
numberofcamels:Minister
‘Ruralbusserviceschemesoon’
Raje slams govt over
Churu gang rape case
Govind S Dotasra, Parsadi Lal Meena, Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Shaleh Mohammad and others reacting
to comments on Rahul Gandhi on Monday.
Patwaris’ protested at Bais Godam circle on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A brief up-
roar was witnessed
in the house when
the leader of opposi-
tion Gulab Chand
Kataria was speak-
ing on the motion of
thanks to the Gover-
nor’s address.
Kataria referred to
alleged horse-trading
in local bodies and
panchayat elections
in his address which
invited sharp reac-
tion from education
minister Govind Sin-
gh Dotasra who said
that BJP leaders
should tell this to the
Prime minister Nar-
endra Modi and
Home Minister Amit
Shah.
BJP MLAs raised
objections over the
reaction of Dotasra.
Speaker CP Joshi
brought the house in
order in some time.
Katariatargetedthe
government over the
delimitation of wards
inlocalbodiesandsaid
its negative impact
will be visible later.
HORSE TRADING
CHARGES LEAD
TO COMMOTION
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chhabra MLA
Pratap Singh Singhvi
raised the matter of
corruption in the main-
tenance and operation-
al tenders in Chhabra
Thermal Power Plant.
He demanded an inves-
tigation by the ACB
probe in the matter.
Singhvi said that
against the work of Rs
8-9 crore, the tender
crore was given for Rs.
18-19 crores. He said
that as per the agree-
ment, 700 laborers
should have been em-
ployed but there are
only 300 laborers.
Singhvi seeks
ACB probe in
Chhabra plant
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Pradesh Mahila Con-
gress president Reha-
na Riyaz announced
the new executive af-
ter approval from the
national president Su-
shmita Dev. All sec-
tions have been given
representation in the
new executive which
was formed with the
social engineering for-
mula. 30 vice-presi-
dents, 45 general sec-
retaries, and 31 state
secretaries have been
appointed.
7 ex-presidents and
those who have per-
formed well in the for-
merexecutivehavealso
been given chance.
Also, new faces have
been appointed as gen-
eral secretary and sec-
retary
. Riyaz also ap-
pointed a new presi-
dentinadozendistricts
which include Tonk,
Banswara, Jaipur Her-
itage, Dausa, Dholpur,
Hanumangarh, Jaipur
rural, Jhunjhunu, Ka-
rauli, Pali, and Alwar
and presidents in six
districts including
Jodhpur rural, Ajmer
rural, Dungarpur will
be announced soon.
Mahila Cong team announced
Lalchand Kataria
Pratap Singh Khachriyawas
Shanti Dhariwal
Gulab Chand Kataria
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First India Bureau
Lucknow: The online
booking of seats for the
Pink buses from Luc-
know to Jaipur started
on Monday
.
The Pink buses are to
leave for the Pink City
on Tuesday
. The buses
will be operating from
Alambagh Terminal to
Jaipur on a daily basis.
The buses will be oper-
ated in pairs on both
sides of the route, said
an official. One special-
ity about these pink
buses is that they will
start at 7 PM from both
Lucknow and Jaipur
andwillcoveradistance
of around 599 KM in
about 12 hours.
The bus which starts
its journey from Alam-
bagh terminal at 7 PM
will reach Jaipur at
around 5 AM the next
day. The fare for the
buses has been fixed at
Rs. 1,171 per seat. The
tickets for these pink
buses can be booked via
online through the UP-
SRTC website (upsrtc.
co.in) and the booking
for these buses have
been opened from Feb-
ruary 15.
Pink buses between Lko-Jpr from today
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One speciality
about these pink
buses is that
they will start at
7 pm from both
Lucknow and
Jaipur and will
cover a distance
of around 599
KM in 12 hours
8,831 HEALTH, FRONTLINE
WORKERS GET FIRST JAB
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The second
dose of corona vaccine
was administered in
state on Monday to
those beneficiaries who
were given the first dose
on January 16.
In addition to this,
beneficiaries of the So-
cial Justice and Empow-
erment and the Agricul-
ture departments were
administered the first
dose of the vaccine.
This week, all those
health workers and
frontline workers will
be vaccinated, who have
not been administered
the first dose.
School teachers will
also be prominently in-
cluded. A big vaccina-
tion session will be or-
ganized for such 8%
health workers and 20%
frontline workers. Vac-
cination can be done on
300-500 beneficiaries in
this session site.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Rajasthan
government will run a
‘Back to School’ cam-
paign to increase en-
rollment of girl stu-
dents in schools in the
next academic session.
The decision has been
taken to ensure that girl
students do not discon-
tinue studies in the
state.
“We are looking to
run the campaign from
June. If there is a girl
student who is not com-
ing to school post coro-
na, then teachers will
go to her home to moti-
vate to come back to the
school,” Director of sec-
ondary education Sour-
abh Swami said.
He informed that a
cluster wise workbook
system will be intro-
duced from next session
to increase the learning
level of students. The
officer said that the gov-
ernment worked to pro-
vide digital contents to
students during the co-
rona period.
“An app was devel-
oped as well as a You-
Tube channel was cre-
ated. Teachers made
chapter wise videos and
nearly 5,000 videos were
uploaded from class 6th
to 12th, which were also
sent through What-
sApp,” he said. Swami
said that government
will introduce a blend-
ed learning concept in
the coming session in
which it will be manda-
tory to show these video
classes in the last two
days of the week.
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: Chairman of
the Human Rights Com-
mission Gopal Krishan
Vyas went to the Police
Commissioner office to
get information about
the disposal of com-
plaints related to hu-
man rights along with
the progress in pending
cases so far.
He discussed various
issues with Police Com-
missioner Jose Mohan,
DCP Dharmendra Sin-
gh and Rajesh Meena.
He also visited Pratap
Nagar and Dev Nagar
police stations of the
city and appeared satis-
fied with the arrange-
ments.
During his Jodhpur
stay, Justice Gopal Kris-
han Vyas inspected the
Bal Basera Institute
and took necessary
feedback, Dinesh Joshi.
Vyas also inquired
about the facilities
available from the hos-
pital to medicines and
catering. Justice Vyas
also inspected Netra Vi-
kas Sansthan and apart
from taking necessary
feedback, gave neces-
sary instructions.
At the Netra Vikas
Sansthan, he enjoyed
with other kids just like
a child among them.
Vyas first heard the
songs of the children
and later, sang too.
Meanwhile, the insti-
tute also put its prob-
lems of low salary of
teachers. Vyas assured
that after knowing their
problems, he will make
recommendations.
First India Bureau
Alwar: The notorious
gangster Vikram Gur-
jar alias Papla was pre-
sented by the Alwar
police in Mandawar
court on Monday
through video confer-
encing. After 18-day re-
mand, the court sent
Papla to jail till Febru-
ary 26.
After the order from
the court, the police
brought Papla to the lo-
cal jail Kishangarh Bas
at 11 am. But soon after
two hours, at 12:45 am,
the police, carrying Pa-
pla left for Ajmer jail
which is considered a
high-security prison in
the state. Papla has es-
caped from the custody
of Haryana and Alwar
police twice.
The police do not
want to take any kind
of risk considering the
previous record of Pa-
pla, so immediately un-
der the protection of
Quick Response Team
and police commandos,
he was shifted to Ajmer
jail, which is 300 km
from Kishangarh Bas.
His girlfriend, Jiya is
also in judicial custody
from February 4. Police
has so far arrested 33
people in this case.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will be offering a cha-
dar at the Ajmer Dar-
gah of Saint Khwaja
Moinuddin Chishti at
Ajmer today, on the
809th Urs of Khwaja
Moinuddin Chishti. It is
for the seventh time
that the PM will be of-
fering a chadar at the
famous dargah.
Minority Affairs
Minister Mukhtar Ab-
bas Naqvi will be offer-
ing the chadar on
Modi’s behalf at the
dargah. “This is the
longest that a non-Con-
gress PM has been of-
fering chadar at the dar-
gah. Our Prime Minis-
ter not only talks of
sabka sath sabka vikas
sabka vishwas, but also
puts it into practice,”
Naqvi said.
First India Bureau
Kotputli: A truck hit
two motorcycles on the
highway near the Kot-
putli crossway. In the
accident, two motorcy-
clists were killed and
three people including
a woman were badly
injured. The deceased
belonged to the nearby
Khurdi village. An-
noyed by the incident,
people from nearby ar-
eas gathered on the ac-
cident spot. The police
sent the injured to the
BDM Hospital, where
two people were de-
clared dead by the doc-
tors, while the other
three injured are be-
ing treated at the hos-
pital. The angry peo-
ple were pacified by
DYSP Dinesh Yadav
and former MLA Ram-
swaroop Kasana. The
bodies of the deceased
were handed over to
the relatives after post
mortem.
Jaisalmer: The four-
day international an-
nual Maru desert festi-
val will start from Feb-
ruary 24 and it will be
broadcast live, District
Collector Ashish Modi
said on Monday
. The fes-
tival will have interest-
ing events like mous-
tache and turban tying
competitions as well as
musical and cultural
performances, he said.
Modi appealed to resi-
dents to decorate their
homes during festival,
best decorated will be
awarded by administra-
tion. Digital walls in
city to provide info
about programmes, he
said. —PTI
82 CASES, 0 DEATH
SC TO CONTINUE SCHOOL FEE HEARING TODAY
Papla shifted from sub jail
to Ajmer high security jail
Naqvi to bring PM’s chadar at
Ajmer Sharif Dargah today
8,791 health workers get second dose of vaccine
We are looking to run campaign from June: Swami
SMS Medical College nursing staff gets jab in 2nd phase on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Sourabh Swami
Amid tight police security, Papla arrives in Ajmer from Alwar.
Gopal Krishan Vyas visits NGO.
2 bikers killed,
3 injured as a
truck hits them
Maru festival to
broadcast live
from Feb 24
Back to School! Drive to
bring back girls post covid
Human Rights chief Vyas
has a busy day in Jodhpur
First India Bureau
Hanumangarh: A
25-year-old woman was
hacked to death alleg-
edly by her brother in
Hanumangarh dis-
trict, police said on
Monday. The man al-
legedly suspected her
of illicit relations due
to which they had a
verbal spat.
A verbal spat broke
out between Indra and
her brother Gagan Sin-
gh on Sunday night in
Badopal village under
the Pilibanga police
station area over some
issue, and the accused
hit her with an axe in a
fit of rage, killing her
on the spot, they said.
The body was hand-
ed over to the family
members after an au-
topsy on Monday, the
police said.
The woman’s father
has registered a case
against his son, Gagan
Singh who is on the
run Badopal village,
they said, adding that
the matter was under
investigation.
The police recovered
the axe used in the
crime and have
launched a manhunt to
nab the accused.
—With Agency Inputs
First India Bureau
Bhilwara: A shocking
incident of quarrel
took the lives of two
women in the Koli
Khera of Barsani gram
panchayat, Bhilwara.
Suman, elder daughter
of Satyanarayan, had a
verbal spat with her
younger sister on Sun-
day evening. Sighting
the row between the
two, mother Minakshi
came to rescue, which
made Suman upset. The
quarrel intensified so
much that, in a fit of an-
ger, mother Minakshi
swallowed Sulphas tab-
lets. When Suman saw
this, she also consumed
same Sulphas tablets.
After a while, the health
of both started to deter.
The family took both to
nearby Community
Health Center. After
performing first aid,
both were referred to
district hospital, where
Minakshi died during
treatment. On same
night, Suman also died
during the treatment.
Gandhidham: A
37-year-old man from
Bikaner allegedly killed
his live-in partner and
her minor daughter fol-
lowing frequent quar-
rels and dumped their
bodies in a sewer in Gu-
jarat’s Kutch district,
said police on Monday
.
The accused, Sanjay
Singh, was arrested on
Sunday and charged
with murder, said in-
spector of the Gandhid-
ham police station, SS
Desai. Three days ago,
Singh, a plumber, re-
peatedly hit his 41-year-
old live-in partner and
her daughter (13) with a
stick on their heads,
leaving them dead, he
said.
While the minor
girl’s body was recov-
ered on Sunday, that of
her mother was found
on Monday from sewer
line near Gandhidham,
he said. In her com-
plaint, elder daughter
(20) said that recently
her mother learnt about
Singh’s affair with an-
other woman. —PTI
Mom-daughter die
after taking poison
Raj man kills live-in
partner,daughter in Guj
Man hacks sister to death with
axe, suspecting illicit relation
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A leopard
was killed by an un-
known vehicle on
the Jaipur-Delhi
highway in Kukas,
Amer. The incident
is being reported of
late night Sunday
.
Seeing the carcass
on the road, local
passersby informed
the police.
Forest Dept offi-
cials reached spot,
took the body of the
leopard under their
control. He was kept
at Nahargarh Res-
cueCentrewherehis
funeral was done af-
ter the post-mortem
on Monday
. The age
of leopard is around
3 years as per offi-
cials. At around 1:30
pmonSundaynight,
leopardwashitbyan
unknown vehicle on
the highway near
Kukas. He died on
the spot. It is expect-
ed that leopard left
Nahargarh sanctu-
ary and went to oth-
er side.
Leopard
found dead
on highway
PM Modi hands over chadar to Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.
Pink buses in Lucknow are ready to leave for Jaipur.
Cops recovered axe
used in crime, have
launched a manhunt
to nab the accused
 84% vaccination at
228 centers on Monday
 Total 8,831 health
& frontliner worker get
first vaccine across the
state
 While 8,791 health
workers get second
dose of vaccine
 So far, 6,18,810
people have received
the first dose
84 PER CENT VACCINATION ON MONDAY

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s the red I see
the same as the
red you see?
At first, the
question seems
confusing. Colour is an in-
herent part of visual expe-
rience, as fundamental as
gravity. So how could any-
one see colour differently
than you do?
To dispense with the
seemingly silly question,
you can point to different
objects and ask, “What col-
our is that?” The initial
consensus apparently set-
tles the issue.
But then you might un-
cover troubling variability
.
A rug that some people call
green, others call blue. A
photo of a dress that some
people call blue and black,
otherssayiswhiteandgold.
You are confronted with
an unsettling possibility.
Even if we agree on the la-
bel, maybe your experi-
ence of red is different
from mine and – shudder
– could it correspond to my
experience of green? How
would we know?
Neuroscientists, includ-
ing us, have tackled this
age-old puzzle and are
starting to come up with
some answers to these
questions. One thing that is
becoming clear is the rea-
son individual differences
in colour are so disconcert-
ing in the first place.
COLOURS ADD
MEANING TO WHAT
YOU SEE
Scientists often explain
why people have a colour
vision in cold, analytic
terms: colour is for object
recognition. And this is
certainly true, but it is not
the whole story
.
The colour statistics of
objects are not arbitrary
.
Thepartsof scenesthatpeo-
ple choose to label (“ball,”
“apple,”“tiger”)arenotany
random colour: they are
more likely to be warm col-
ours (oranges, yellows,
reds), and less likely to be
cool colours (blues, greens).
This is true even for artifi-
cial objects that could have
been made any colour.
These observations sug-
gest that your brain can use
colour to help recogniSe
objects, and might explain
universal colour naming
patterns across languages.
But recognising objects
is not the only, or maybe
even the main, job of colour
vision. In a recent study,
neuroscientists Maryam
Hasantash and Rosa Lafer-
Sousa showed participants
real-world stimuli illumi-
nated by low-pressure-sodi-
um lights – the energy-effi-
cient yellow lighting you
have likely encountered in
a parking garage.
The yellow light pre-
vents the eye’s retina from
properly encoding colour.
The researchers reasoned
that if they temporarily
knocked out this ability in
their volunteers, the im-
pairment might point to
the normal function of col-
our information.
This research builds up
the idea that colour is not
so critical for telling you
what stuff is but rather
about its likely meaning.
Colour does not tell you
about the kind of fruit, but
rather whether a piece of
fruit is probably tasty
. And
for faces, color is literally a
vital sign that helps us
identify emotions like an-
ger and embarrassment, as
well as sickness, as any par-
ent knows.
It might be the colour’s
importance for telling us
about meaning, especially
in social interactions, that
makes variability in colour
experiences between peo-
ple so disconcerting.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Does everyone see the same colour when they see red?
I
Create in me a clean heart,
O God, And renew a steadfast
spirit within me.
—Psalm 51:10
Spiritual
SPEAK
Top
TWEET
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Kudos to the meticulous
coordination of team Dudhwa
and SSB that led to nabbing of
two poachers with tiger skin in
Dudhwa who were trying to sell
the skin to a prospective buyer.
Happy to note that the agencies
are working on investigating all
the possible linkages.
Dr Harsh Vardhan
@drharshvardhan
India with its ancient medical
wisdom, advancement in modern
medicine holistic approach
can provide to the world a robust
model to ensure ‘Health for
All’#Budget2021 has provided
ample stimulus to strengthen our
healthcare system deliver a
globally exemplary model for UHC
eisure is a beautiful gar-
ment, but it will not do for
constant wear.” These words
illustrate the value of lei-
sure, but it must be balanced
with productive activity.
In the high-pressure world
of global markets, cut-throat
competition and mass produc-
tion, many people do not look
forward to work each day
. Lazi-
ness corrodes self-respect and
the respect others have for us.
Good work habits do not come
about by accident; they need to
be acquired.
There are others, for
whom their profession be-
comes an obsession. They
have no time to enjoy the re-
wards of their achieve-
ments. Working too hard or
too long is counterproduc-
tive because we neglect the
things that are responsible
for our happiness – our rela-
tionships and our health.
Despite working hard, some
come to the inevitable realiza-
tion that not everybody will
make it to the top. Do we some-
times feel that we running in a
circle, always busy and tired
but never getting anywhere? If
so, it is time to evaluate our
work ethics.
We can ask ourselves,
“What kind of quality and
diligence do I put into my
work? Do I complete each
task on time and to the best
of my abilities? Am I fully
satisfied with the way I car-
ry out my assignments?
What have I achieved so far?
Does it matter if anybody
notices my work?”
A competitive spirit pushes
people to outdo one another,
breeds jealousy and in the end,
proves futile. Hence one must
seek to develop a cooperative
spirit to protect one’s emotion-
al health.
Regular breaks are re-
freshing and rejuvenating to
release stress. The choices we
make, our habits, our daily
routine, and our goals reveal
where our life is going.
Many people feel a sense of
accomplishment when they re-
ceive praise and admiration for
theirwork.Itis“thebarometer”
to measure the worthiness of
their labours. Normally
, work is
done to impress others. It is not
what others think, but having a
personal satisfaction of doing
quality work, is what matters.
Hard work becomes mean-
ingful when it benefits oth-
ers. ‘Satisfying work’ is de-
fined as ‘work that brings
convenience, comfort or
pleasure to many people’s
lives.’ Doing such work pre-
vents loneliness and empti-
ness.
To make our job interesting
and to prevent boredom, we
must act enthusiastic. Work, as
if you are enjoying it by smil-
ing often. Whenever we are
happy, we are usually produc-
tive. We readily follow instruc-
tions and get along well with
others. If we are unhappy, our
work tends to become a drudg-
ery – something monotonous,
boring, even emotionally tax-
ing, leading to unproductive
work habits. We must avoid
thinking about the lunch hour,
the weekend or even another
job to be done. By concentrat-
ing wholly on the task at hand,
our time then will seem to
move quickly
.
Doing our best helps us to
achieve job satisfaction. Ne-
glect, procrastination and
minimal effort deplete en-
ergy and add fatigue and
anxiety. By striving to im-
prove in our work whether
we are being monitored or
not, we will be esteemed and
trusted in the long run.
Working hard on a project
even makes leisure hours
more enjoyable. A job per-
formed well, leaves an inner
glow of satisfaction.
Instead of competing with
others, we must endeavour to
surpass ourselves. So we must
set new standards and new
goals, keep a track of hour-by-
hour productivity and try to
increase it. We must make ef-
fortstoworkuptoourpotential.
Being creative can help us
to decorate our jobs. Design
your space and personalize
it. Just doing what is expect-
ed of us is like inhabiting a
bare house. By adding our
personal style, we can make
our job more interesting.
To feel a sense of achieve-
ment, we must complete what
we start. This can be done by
laying out a step by step plan
and setting sensible deadlines.
To derive meaning and
satisfaction from work, one
must keep learning. We can
learn from our mistakes and
successes and by observing
others. Also, taking new
courses to upgrade skills in-
creases confidence, abilities
and improves attitude to-
wards life – that problems
can be solved and fears can
be conquered.
So let us free ourselves from
the thinking that makes the
workweek dark in contrast
with the weekend. May we not
waste time reviewing our past
failures, imagining what will
go wrong next, and worrying
about what others think of us.
Look at the job in front of you,
give full attention and be ab-
sorbed in it as you would in
your favourite hobby, and take
pride in a job well done!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
MAKING WORK
MEANINGFUL AND
INTERESTING
“
L
REKHA
KUMAR
BEING CREATIVE CAN
HELP US TO DECORATE
OUR JOBS. DESIGN YOUR
SPACE AND PERSONALIZE
IT. JUST DOING WHAT IS
EXPECTED OF US IS LIKE
INHABITING A BARE
HOUSE. BY ADDING OUR
PERSONAL STYLE, WE
CAN MAKE OUR JOB
MORE INTERESTING
The writer is a personal
development trainer working with
corporate and SME sector
To make our job
interesting and to
prevent boredom,
we must act
enthusiastic.
Work, as if you
are enjoying it by
smiling often.
Whenever we are
happy, we are
usually
productive. We
readily follow
instructions and
get along well
with others. If we
are unhappy, our
work tends to
become a
drudgery –
something
monotonous,
boring, even
emotionally
taxing, leading to
unproductive
work habits
PGV BACKS FARMERS
WITH EYE ON VOTES
way from the hubbub of New Delhi, Sin-
ghu, Tikri, and Ghazipur sites of farm-
ers’ protests, Congress general-secre-
tary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has been
addressing large gatherings of farmers
in Uttar Pradesh, informing them about the finer
points of the new farm laws and how they will im-
pact the agriculturists. Priyanka Gandhi and Aam
Admi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh are
the only two opposition leaders who are visibly
trying to rally support for their respective parties
by espousing the cause of protesting farmers. Both
the parties are eyeing panchayat elections which
are scheduled to be held in April this year. It will
be the first electoral test of Yogi Adityanath before
the assembly elections are held next year. If the
protesting farmers stick to their stand of continu-
ing their agitation till October, the Bharatiya Ja-
nata Party will find the going tough in panchayat
and assembly elections in Western UP. Farmers of
the region are spearheading the agitation on Del-
hi’s borders with Rakesh Tikait of the Bharatiya
Kisan Union leading the fight.
To win over farmers Priyanka Gandhi held a
kisan mahapanchayat in Saharanpur six days ago
and in Bijnor on Monday where she slammed the
farm laws calling them “monster-like” and attacked
the BJP for leaving farmers vulnerable to exploita-
tion by big business houses. Before that, she went
to Rampur to meet the family of Navreet Singh who
died when his tractor overturned during the pro-
tests in New Delhi on Republic Day
. Priyanka Gan-
dhi plans to address a series of such meetings to
improve her party’s electoral chances in UP
.
A
IN-DEPTH
NO ONE’S FRETTING
OVER FUEL PRICES
or the seventh straight day fuel prices
were hiked on Monday and nobody
, at
least not the government, seemed con-
cerned at the mounting financial burden
on the common man. After a 25 paise hike
petrol in Mumbai is now selling at Rs 95.46 per litre
to close in on an all-time high of Rs 100 a litre. The
government can extend relief to consumers by cut-
ting taxes but it won’t. This was stated indirectly by
the Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Prad-
hanrecentlywhenhesaid,“Someof thecomponents
of the petroleum price are coming from the tax re-
gime. We are passing through an unusual phase due
to the Covid-19 pandemic.” To preclude any possibil-
ity of tax cuts on petroleum products, the Union
minister said, “The spending of the Union and state
governments have gone up. There is a 34 percent in-
crease in capital expenditure in the Budget. But we
have to carry forward our economy and we need re-
sources.” Other than taxes, artificial price mecha-
nisms by oil-producing countries are blamed for the
fuel price increase in India. These countries had to
cut down production after slumping in demand dur-
ing the pandemic-related lockdown.
With geopolitical reasons behind the sustained
rise in fuel prices, and the Union government’s eco-
nomic compulsions preventing a cut in taxes,
there’s little that the common man can do other
thantrymanaginghismonthlyfuelbill.If thetrend
in petroleum prices continues, it will have a cascad-
ing effect on the prices of commodities, daily com-
mute, transportation, etc. What is encouraging for
the government is that no one’s complaining.
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that Jacob was also one
of theeditorsof “toolkit”
document.Raviwassent
to five days police re-
mand on Sunday by a
Delhi court here. —PTI
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Republic Day
. They also
spoke about the death of
a farmer. According to
the sources, four days
ago Special Cell team
went to Nikita Jacob’s
house and examined
her electronic gadgets.
Delhi police told her
that they would again
question her but she is
currently not available.
After Disha...
Delhi Police officials
said they were conduct-
ing raids in Mumbai
and other places to nab
Jacob and Shantanu,
known so far only by
one name.
Meanwhile, Jacob ap-
proached the Bombay
High Court seeking
transit anticipatory
bail for four weeks so
she can approach the
concerned court in Del-
hi to apply for pre-ar-
rest bail. The high court
will hear the plea on
Tuesday
.
She said in her plea
she is unaware if she is
named as an accused or
witness in the case.
“However, the applicant
(Jacob) fears that she
may be arrested due to
political vendetta and
media trial,” her appli-
cation said. —PTI
Govt shortlists...
Two of those banks will
beselectedforsaleinthe
2021/2022 FY which be-
gins in April, officials
said. The shortlist has
not previously been re-
ported. Govt is consider-
ing mid-sized to small
banks for its first round
of privatisation to test
the waters. In the com-
ing years it could also
lookatsomeof thecoun-
try’s bigger banks, the
officials said. A finance
ministry spokesman de-
clined to comment on
the matter. —Agencies
BJP, Oppn...
Supporting our farmers
is not a crime.”
Reacting to the Oppo-
sition charges, BJP
spokesperson Gaurav
Bhatia said, “A criminal
is a criminal, gender
and age are immaterial
if not a juvenile. Just
for your knowledge,
Kasab was 21 when he
attacked Mumbai.”
“Supporting ‘farm-
ers’ is not a crime but
conspiring against In-
dia and inciting others
surely is,” he said.
In a tweet in Hindi,
Congress general secre-
tary Priyanka Gandhi
Vadra said, “The ones
with guns are afraid of
an unarmed girl. The
flames of courage from
an unarmed girl have
spread.” She also used
hashtags “ReleaseDis-
haRavi” and “IndiaBe-
ingSilenced”. —PTI
Sensex breaches...
climbing 5.88%, fol-
lowed by ICICI Bank,
Bajaj Finance, SBI, In-
dusInd Bank, HDFC,
Bajaj Finserv and
HDFC Bank. On the
other hand, Dr Reddy’s,
TCS, Tech Mahindra,
HUL, Asian Paints and
Titan were among the
laggards, sliding up to
1.77 per cent. The rupee
gained 7 paise to settle
at 72.68 against the US
dollar. —PTI
SC notice...
by Divan’s argument
that it was proposed be-
fore us that a data pro-
tection law would be
brought into force.
“Now under this pol-
icy you will share data
of Indians.”
Advocate Kapil
Sibal, appearing for
WhatsApp, contended
that Europe has a spe-
cial law and it will fol-
low law if the Parlia-
ment makes it a simi-
lar law. The bench, also
comprising Justices
AS Bopanna and V Ra-
masubramanian, said
that citizens have great
apprehension about
loss of their privacy
and they think that
their data and chats be-
ing shared with others
and it has to be looked
into. —PTI
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: Taking a
dig at the Central gov-
ernment over the lique-
fied petroleum gas
(LPG) domestic cylin-
der price hike in Delhi,
nn on Monday said the
government is ‘looting’
from the public. Taking
to Twitter, Rahul Gan-
dhi said, “Loot from the
public, Development of
only two.” He also
shared a news clipping
which reported on the
hike in LPG cylinder
prices.”
The price of the LPG
domestic cylinder in
Delhi has been in-
creased by Rs 50 per
unit on Sunday. The
new price of Rs 769 per
14.2 kilograms LPG
cylinder is applicable
in the national capital
from 12 am today. This
is the second price
hike in the month of
Feb. The oil marketing
companies had in-
creased the price of
non-subsidised LPG
cylinders by Rs 25 in
metro cities. —ANI
Sirf ‘do’ ka vikas: Rahul Gandhi slams
Centre over LPG cylinder price hike
This is the second price hike in this month. Price of non-subsidised LPG cylinders by Rs 25 in metro
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over LPG cylinder price hike.
Visual from Tapovan Tunnel on Monday.
Jind (Haryana): In re-
marks that are likely to
stoke controversy, Har-
yana Congress leader
Vidya Rani urged party
workers to strengthen
the farmers’ agitation
and said they can con-
tribute “be it money,
vegetables, liquor”.
Speaking at Congress
executive meeting in
Jind, Vidya Devi said
that Congress was fac-
ing an existential crisis
in the state after Lok
Sabha and assembly
elections but the protest
by farmers had helped
revive the party. “We
will take out a ‘pady-
atra’ in Jind. Congress
was facing a crisis in
the state but the farm-
ers’ protest has helped
strengthen the party.
Farmers protest will
give new direction and
strength to Congress,”
she said.
Vidya Devi said farm-
ers agitation had suf-
fered a setback after
incidents of Jan 26 but
it has revived itself.
“We should help
them. Be it money,
vegetables, liquor - we
can contribute as we
like and strengthen
this agitation.,”Devi
added. —ANI
Serve liquor to farmers: Cong leader
PM Modi announces
ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh
SC grants relief to
NDTV promoters New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday announced an
ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh
each for the next of kin
of the deceased in the
truck accident in Jal-
gaon, Maharashtra.
PM Modi also an-
nounced Rs 50,000 for
those seriously injured
in the accident. “PM
Narendra Modi has ap-
proved an ex-gratia of
Rs 2 lakh each from
Prime Minister’s Na-
tional Relief Fund for
the next of kin of those
who have lost their lives
due to the tragic truck
accident in Jalgaon,
Maharashtra. Rs 50,000
would be given to those
seriously injured,” the
Prime Minister’s Office
(PMO) said in a tweet.
Prime Minister Modi
has expressed grief at
the loss of lives in a
road accident in Maha-
rashtra’s Jalgaon dis-
trict and offered condo-
lences to the families of
the victims. —ANI
New Delhi: In a relief
to New Delhi Television
Ltd (NDTV) promoters
Prannoy Roy and Ra-
dhika Roy, the Supreme
Court Monday directed
the Securities Appellate
Tribunal (SAT) not to
insist on a deposit of
half the amount of
fines as a pre-condition
for hearing their ap-
peals against the orders
of markets regulator
Securities and Ex-
change Board of India
(SEBI).
TheNDTVpromoters
have challenged the
SAT order directing
them to deposit 50 per-
cent of the alleged un-
lawful gains which the
SEBI found to have been
made by them.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice S A Bobde
said the appeals of the
Roys will be heard by
the SAT without insist-
ing on deposit.
“Appeals are to be
heard on March 4. No
amount shall be recov-
ered coercively in ab-
sence of any deposit
for hearing the ap-
peals. The order shall
not be treated as a prec-
edent,” said the bench
which also comprised
Justices A S Bopanna
and V Ramasubrama-
nian. —Agencies
New Delhi: Con-
gress leader Jaiveer
Shergill slammed
the central govern-
ment over the con-
tinuous surge in fuel
prices saying that
the ruling party is
fulfilling its mission
of “Abki baar fuel
100 par”. Shergill
said, “There is no
date in the calendar
when the BJP gov-
ernment has not in-
creased the price of
the cylinder in the
past two months.
This is the fourth
hike, which is mak-
ing a mockery of the
system. It is an insult
to the injury of the
common people. By
continuously raising
the fuel price BJP
government is fulfill-
ing its mission of
Abki baar fuel 100
par.” “The finance
minister must con-
sider giving cycle
subsidies,” he added.
Thiscomesasthecen-
tral government
hikedthefuelandpet-
rol prices in the na-
tional capital. Sher-
gill tweeted his video
to make the point on
the petrol and diesel
price hike. —ANI
New Delhi: As the fuel prices continued its upward spiral, SC Mishra, former
Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas said the economic situation has
improved since 2020 and the central government should have given a relief of Rs 12
per litre on petrol and Rs 14 per litre on diesel to the common man. Mishra under-
lined the fact that the government had raised the taxes on petrol by Rs 12 per litre
and on diesel Rs 14 per litre, twice in March and May 2020, to garner extra revenue.
Adding to this, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman levied an additional agriculture
Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) of Rs 2.5 per litre on petrol and Rs
4 per litre on diesel in the Union Budget presented on February 1. Talking to ANI,
Mishra said the government finds fuel an easy commodity to tax.“Both state govern-
ments and central government are quite happy to tax fuel and raise revenues for
their various activities,” he said. —ANI
BJP is fulfilling its
mission of ‘Abki baar fuel
100 par’: Jaiveer Shergill
GOVT SHOULD HAVE GIVEN RELIEF OF RS 12-14 ON
PETROL, SAYS FORMER PETROLEUM SECRETARY
COVID-19: Centre
issues guidelines
for offices
New Delhi: The Union
health ministry has is-
sued new ‘’SOPs to con-
tain spread of COV-
ID-19 in offices’’ and
according to these, if
one or two cases are re-
ported, the disinfection
procedure will be lim-
ited to the areas occu-
pied and visited by the
patient in the last 48
hours.
Work can resume af-
ter disinfection has
been completed as per
laid down protocols,
the standard operating
procedures (SOPs),
which were issued on
Saturday, stated.
If a larger number
of cases are reported
at workplace, the
whole block or build-
ing should be disin-
fected before work is
resumed, the ministry
said. Officers and staff
residing in contain-
ment zones should in-
form the same to their
supervisory officer and
not attend office till the
containment zone is de-
notified. Such staff
should be permitted to
work from home, the
new SOPs stated.
Offices in contain-
ment zones shall re-
main closed except for
medical and essential
services and only those
outside will be allowed
to open up, the docu-
ment said. SOPs stated
only asymptomatic
staff or visitors shall
be allowed entry. —ANI
Uttarakhand glacier burst
death toll increases to 55
Chamoli: Chamoli Po-
lice recovered three
more bodies from the
Tapovan tunnel on
Monday, taking the
death toll due to the Ut-
tarakhand glacier burst
to 54.
“Today, three more
bodies have been recov-
ered from the Tapovan
tunnel. Till now, from a
total of 55 dead bodies
and 22 human organs,
we have identified 29
bodies and one organ.
The DNAs of unidenti-
fied bodies have been
conserved,” informed
the Chamoli police in a
tweet on Monday
. Miss-
ing reports of 179 peo-
ple have been filed till
now in the Joshimath
police station. Relief
and rescue operations
are still underway
.
“A total of 8 bodies
have been recovered
from here (Tapovan
tunnel) so far. Opera-
tion is still underway,
we are working 24/7. 7
bodies have been recov-
ered in Raini, so a total
of 15 bodies have been
recovered from the two
work sites,” National
Disaster Response
Force (NDRF) Deputy
Commandant Aditya
Pratap Singh told ANI.
Meanwhile, the Utta-
rakhand Police on Sun-
day had said that the
Alaknanda River at Sri-
nagar in Pauri Garhw-
al is flowing at the nor-
mal level; no alert has
been issued by the dis-
trict administration in
this regard.
A glacier burst in
the Tapovan-Reni area
of Chamoli District of
Uttarakhand last
week, which led to
massive flooding in the
Dhauliganga and
Alaknanda rivers and
damaged houses and
the nearby Rishiganga
power project. —ANI
Shah reviews
preparation
for India @75
celebrations
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Monday re-
viewed the prepara-
tions for the celebra-
tions of 75th year of
India’’s independence,
400th ‘’Prakash Purab’’
of Guru Teg Bahadur
and 125th birth anniver-
sary of Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose.
“HM @AmitShah
held review meeting
with officials of MHA,
@MinOfCultureGoI
@MIB_India on prepa-
rations for celebration
of India@75. Also re-
viewed progress of
work for celebrations
marking 400th Prakash
Purab of Guru Tegh
Bahadur ji and 125th
Jayanti of Netaji Sub-
hash Chandra Bose,”
Shah tweeted.
On August 15, 2022,
several mega projects
are expected to be dedi-
cated to the nation on
the occasion of 75th an-
niversary of India’’s
independence. The govt
has already set up a
committee under chair-
manship of PM Modi to
commemorate the 400th
‘’Prakash Purab’’ cele-
brations of Guru Tegh
Bahadur (April 1, 1621-
Nov 11, 1675). —PTI
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Fuel prices touch new high: Petrol
crosses `102 in Sriganganagar
Sunil Sihag
Sriganganagar: The
fuel prices continued to
touch new high on Mon-
day after an increase in
petrol and diesel prices.
Petrol price in-
creased by 27 paise per
litre while diesel price
hiked by 31 paise per
litre.
In Sriganganagar, the
price of ordinary petrol
reached Rs 99.56 while
the premium petrol
crossed Rs 102, with the
revised rate of Rs
102.34.
Ordinary diesel was
also sold at Rs 91.48 and
turbo diesel at Rs 95.15
per litre in Srigangana-
gar, where the consum-
ers are probably paying
highest fuel rates in the
country
.
Fuel is expensive in
Sriganganagar because
of high transportation
cost.
On the other hand,
Sriganganagar District
Petrol Pump Dealers
Association has de-
manded from the gov-
ernment to set up a de-
pot in Hanumangarh to
manage high transpor-
tation costs.
The association de-
manded VAT rates on
petrol in Srigangana-
gar and Hanumangarh
should be at par with
the VAT Punjab as both
the districts share bor-
der with Punjab.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A special ED
court has declined per-
mission to retired IAS
officer Ashok Singhvi,
who is accused in a
mines scam and money
laundering, to go to US.
The Judge Arun Ku-
mar Agrawal refused
to release his passport
for the purpose while
dismissing his two pe-
titions. He said that the
allegations against
him were of serious
nature and two serious
cases were pending
against him. The mag-
istrate said if he was
given permission to go
to foreign, there is a lit-
tle chance that he
would return.
Singh, who is on bail
since 21 April 2016, had
sought permission to
go aboard to meet his
daughter in US. Spe-
cial PCC of the En-
forcement Directorate
JS Poonia opposed the
application saying he
can talk through video
conference about the
marriage proposal of
his son.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
high court has issued
notice to the State Gov-
ernment seeking reply
on the appointment of
a low-qualified profes-
sor to the post of Vice
Chancellor in the Uni-
versity of Rajasthan.
A division bench of
chief justice Indrajit
Mahanty and justice
Satish Sharma issued
the notice on a petition
filed by Prof. Ram
Briksh Singh and
Shashi Sahai.
Tanvir Ahmed, the
counsel for petitioner
said that as per the
rules, a candidate must
have 10 years of experi-
ence as a professor for
appointment to the
post of VC as well as a
good academic record
but Prof Rajiv Jain
does not have 10 years
of experience as a pro-
fessor and he was ap-
pointed as ice Chancel-
lor in the University of
Rajasthan on 9 Septem-
ber 2020.
Jodhpur: The Ra-
jasthan High Court on
Monday ordered police
to take “no coercive ac-
tion” against Bolly-
wood film director
Prakash Jha over an
FIR lodged against him
allegedly for hurting
Dalit sentiments by
“objectionable” depic-
tion of the community
in his web series ‘Ash-
ram’.
A Jodhpur bench of
the high court gave the
relief to the noted film
director till the next
hearing of his plea for
quashing of FIR lodged
against him at the Luni
police station in Jodh-
pur. A bench of Justice
Manoj Kumar Garg
also issued notices to
the complainant and
the state government
seeking their replies to
Jha’s plea within six
weeks.
The FIR against Jha
was lodged on the com-
plaint objecting to a
scene in the first epi-
sode of the web series
that shows some upper
caste people insulting
and humiliating a Dalit
community bride-
groom proceeding in
his wedding proces-
sion on a horse.
Taking exception to
the scene, the com-
plainant had said that
such a scene has not
only insulted and hu-
miliated the Dalit com-
munity but has also
sought to encourage
such abusive behav-
iour of the upper caste
people. In the FIR
against Jha, stringent
charges under the
Scheduled Caste and
Scheduled Tribe (Pre-
vention of Atrocities)
Act, 1989 too have been
invoked. —PTI
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Rajasthan Gov-
ernment has suffered a
loss of Rs 1422 crore in
revenue collection from
crude oil production
due to decline in the de-
mand of the crude oil
during the corona pan-
demic.
The state government
used to get revenue of
over Rs 3000 crore annu-
ally as royalty from
crude oil production.
The revenue collection
was Rs 3037 crore in the
year 2019-20 but due to
pandemic in the begin-
ning of the year 2020-21,
industries were shut
and demand of crude
oil fell due to lockdown.
The crude oil produc-
tion also came down
from 1.6 lakh barrel per
day to 70,000 barrels per
day
In three months from
March to May last year,
crude oil production in
the state was almost at
a standstill.
After this, the pro-
duction started but nei-
ther the production nor
the demand increased
and the state suffered a
loss of 1422 crore in 10
months of the current
fiscal year.
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: After prolong-
ing wait due to Corona-
virus outbreak, the pa-
tience of the Income
Tax employees holding
back their demands
busted on Monday. On
the call of the central
working committee of
the Income Tax Em-
ployees Federation, the
organisation of the In-
come Tax employees
staged a one-day strike
on Monday in support
of their long pending
demands.
The Income Tax em-
ployees sat on a dharna
in support of their de-
mands at the state PC-
CIT office in Jaipur
near Ambedkar Circle
and also shouted slo-
gans.
Siyaram Swamy, gen-
eral secretary of the
state unit of the Income
Tax Employees Federa-
tion, said that employ-
ees holding dharna pro-
gramme in all the re-
gional offices of PCCIT
across the country in-
cluding Delhi.
From Monday on-
wards, the employees
have started opposing
the outsourcing of the
regular work of the de-
partment.
On February 25 at
1.30 pm, the employees
will boycott their work.
If the demands are not
met, then from March 1,
the movement will in-
tensify their agitating
and boycott departmen-
tal raids and survey op-
erations work all over
the country
.
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment has expected
revenue of Rs 13,000
crore from the excise
department for the fis-
cal year of 2021-22.
The department has
received 880 applica-
tions in three days.
Out of this, the max-
imum revenue is ex-
pected from Jaipur
where an auction for
404 liquor shops will
take place from 23 to 27
February
.
The department has
started the online reg-
istration process for
the auction.
The minimum re-
serve price for 404 com-
posite liquor shops of
Jaipur city has been
kept at Rs 926 crore.
Earlier, IMFL and
country liquor shops
were operated sepa-
rately in Jaipur but
now composite liquor
shops (where IMFL
and country liquor are
sold together) will be
allotted across the
state.
The most expensive
liquor store in Jaipur
is worth Rs 6.48 crore,
which is located in Mu-
hana.
The excise depart-
ment has kept the ap-
plication fee of Rs
60000 for shops with
Apart from this, a
large number of shops
are there with base
price of Rs 50 lakh to 2
crore for which the ap-
plication fee is Rs
50,000.
At the same time, for
shops with a base price
of up to 50 lakhs, the
application fee has
been kept at Rs 40,000.
Sangeeta Sharma
Jodhpur: The tremors
in North India including
Rajasthan on Friday
night have raised the
concern of geologists.
They believe that the
Indian plate is continu-
ously moving towards
the North East due to
leads increasing geologi-
cal disturbance under
the Himalayan Moun-
tains. The center of the
earthquake was Kazak-
istan but the tremors
were felt till Rajasthan.
The most worrying
aspect is that the geo-
logical movement of the
Himalayan mountains
increases the geological
pressure on the Aravalli
Range region located in
Rajasthan.
Due to geological move-
ments, in the different
rocks between the Ara-
valli Mountains and the
plains, a fault zone has
increased. Many areas
of Rajasthan have
turned into earthquake-
prone areas due to the
fault zone. However, ge-
ologists have yet ruled
out the possibility of a
major earthquake in Ra-
jasthan It is noteworthy
that in the last ten years,
about twenty tremors
were felt in western Ra-
jasthan. Professor
Suresh Mathur, head of
the geology department
of Jai Narayan Vyas
University, said that the
geological movement in-
creased due to the acti-
vation of the liniment
under the Himalayas.
The epicenter of the
quake was in Kajak-
istan, more than hun-
dreds of kilometers
away, but tremors have
been felt up to Bikaner,
Sikar and Jaipur.He said
that being connected to
the Himalayan range,
the geological pressure
in the Aravali range is
increasing.
Dip in crude oil output:
Raj suffers ` 1,422 cr loss
Fuel is expensive in Sriganganagar because of high transportation cost
IN THE COURTYARD
Income Tax staff
stage dharna at
PCCIT office
New excise policy: Dept receives 880
applications for registration in 3 days
Earthquake: Fault zone rising in Raj
Mines scam: IAS Singhvi
not allowed to go abroad
No coercive action against Jha over
FIR against web series: HC to cops
Appointment of RU VC: HC
issues notice to state govt
A petrol pump in Sriganganagar.
Prakash Jha

Greetings on the occasion
of Basant Panchmi. May
Spring spark hope and
positivity in each heart.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor, First India
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Arrest warrant to SHO for
presenting false challan
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a case relat-
ed presenting challan
without any offence to
two advocates and abus-
ing them with invasive
comments the court has
issued an arrest war-
rant against the SHO,
Prakash Ram, posted at
the Bajaj Nagar police
station and has sum-
moned him on Febru-
ary 20. The officer has
been summoned multi-
ple times earlier too,
but he never appeared
in the court for hearing.
Metropolitan Magis-
trate No-13, Jaipur Met-
ro First, Mohit Vyas had
summoned the SHO,
Prakash Ram and Head
Constable, Daya Ram on
December 16 and sought
clarification on Decem-
ber 21. During the hear-
ing, the LC didn’t give a
satisfactory answer.
Head constable Daya
Ram had appeared on
the court’s order, but SI
Prakash Ram did not
appear in the court. In
this regard, a complaint
was filed in the court by
advocate Ravi Tiwari in
the Rajasthan High
Court.
Alwar lynching case:
Final hearing on March 6
Jaipur: An Alwar court
will hold the final hear-
ing on March 6 in the
case of alleged lynch-
ing of a youth on the
suspicion of cow smug-
gling in the state over
two years ago.
Rakbar, a resident of
Haryana, was merci-
lessly beaten up in Ra-
jasthan’s Alwar on July
20, 2018, after which he
died at a hospital.
His mother Habiban
had sought the transfer
of the case to a different
court last week, which
was rejected by the
court, petitioner’s coun-
sel Qasim Khan said.
The victim’s mother
had accused the Addi-
tional Sessions Judge
presiding over the trial
of favouringtheaccused,
accordingtothepetition.
The state government
has appointed a special
public prosecutor in the
case. The court on Mon-
day denied further ar-
gument in the case and
scheduled the final
hearing for March 6,
Qasim Khan said.
The four accused in
the case are Dharmen-
dra Yadav (27), Naresh
Kumar (28), Paramjit
Singh (31) and Vijay Ku-
mar (36), all residents of
Lalawandivillageunder
the Ramgarh police sta-
tion in Alwar district.
Rakbar,alsocalledAk-
bar,andhisfriendAslam
were beaten up severely
by a group of people on
suspicion of cow smug-
gling in the Alwar’s
Ramgarh police station
area on July 20, 2018.
Rakbar and his friend
Aslam had allegedly
purchased the cows
from Ladpura village
and were taking them to
their village in Haryana
through a forested area
near Lalawandi village
whentheywereattacked
by the accused. —PTI
ACB arrests Excise
Officer, 2 more for graft
First India Bureau
Jaipur: An excise in-
spector was among two
persons arrested by the
Anti-Corruption Bu-
reau for allegedly tak-
ing a bribe of Rs 15,000
in Bhilwara district of
Rajasthan on Monday,
an official said.
The accused excise
inspector Ashish Shar-
ma had demanded a
bribe of Rs 30,000 from
a liquor shop owner
Banbir Singh.
Singh made a com-
plaint to the ACB which
was verified on Wednes-
day last week, the offi-
cial said.
During the verifica-
tion, the accused inspec-
tor allegedly asked the
complainanttohandover
Rs. 15,000 to one Arpit
alias Yajuvenra Hada.
A trap was laid on
Monday during which
Sharma again asked the
complainanttohandover
theremainingamountof
Rs. 15000 to Hada.
The ACB team led by
inspector Deepika
Rathore caught the two.
In the meanwhile, a
technical assistant of a
power distribution
company was arrested
taking a bribe of Rs
10,000 on Monday, an
ACB official said.
Posted at the Pratap-
garh discom, Rajendra
Kumar Bairwa had al-
legedly demanded Rs
12,000 from a complain-
ant to settle a vigilance
case against him, Anti-
Corruption Bureau
(ACB) DGP B L Soni
said in a statement.
He said a complaint
against the accused was
verified following which
a trap was laid to arrest
him. The accused’s resi-
dence is being searched
bytheACBandacasehas
been registered under
sections of the Preven-
tion of Corruption Act.
SDM PINKY’S WEDDING
CARD GRABS EYEBALLS
Jaipur: RAS Pinky Meena, accused
of demanding a bribe of Rs 10 lakh in
Rajasthan, will get married to an RJS of-
ficer on the occasion of
Basant Panchami today.
Her wedding card car-
ries the message of not
wasting food. The card
which reads, ‘Utna hi
len thali main, vyarth
na jaye naali mai’ (Take
as much in the plate, don’t waste it in the
drain) is catching eyeballs. She will have
to surrender in court on February 21. Her
bail plea will be heard on February 22.
ACB NABS SUSPENDED IPS
AGRAWAL’s MIDDLEMAN
Jaipur: The ACB on Monday arrested an-
other man, who allegedly used to work as
a middleman for former Dausa SP Manish
Agrawal who has al-
ready been arrested. DG
ACB, BL Soni informed
that Gopal Singh, a
resident of Gudki village
of Dausa, was arrested.
He said that Singh used
to act as a middleman
for Agrawal. An IPS officer of 2010 batch,
Agrawal, now suspended, was arrested
by the ACB on February 2 for his alleged
involvement in bribery.
SUSPENSION PERIOD OF FORMER
IAS INDRA RAO EXTENDED
Jaipur: The suspension period of suspended IAS and
former Baran Collector Indra Singh Rao has been
increased by 4 months i.e. 120 days. The decision was
taken in a meeting chaired by CS Niranjan Arya on
Monday. Rao was arrested on December 23, 2020 on
charges of bribery and was suspended with immedi-
ate effect. His suspension period was ending around
February 23. Rao’s case will now be reviewed next in
120 days. The PA of IAS Inder Singh Rao was caught
red-handed by the ACB while taking a bribe of Rs 1.40
lakh for issuance of a no-objection certificate (NOC) for
a petrol pump. The then Collector of Baran, Indra Singh,
was initially APO.
Take presence in House seriously: CM to MLAs
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Meeting for the
second time in five
days, the Congress Leg-
islative Party gathered
in the State Assembly
on Monday under the
chairmanship of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot.
The meeting was spe-
cifically called to ask
the legislators to be pre-
sent in the House. The
MLAs had been miss-
ing from the House and
Gehlot, who keeps
smooth working of the
House to be his top pri-
ority during session,
ordered the MLAs to
abide by the same.
“Legislators should
take their presence in
the House with utmost
seriousness. Moreover,
ministers should also
take part in House pro-
ceedings in a proper
manner,” he directed
since few Congress
MLAs were found to be
missingwhiletheHouse
was in session. Mean-
while, the Chief Minis-
ter has asked MLAs to
put forward various is-
sues of public interest
in a manner befitting
the House decorum.
Interestingly, few
days back, Congress
MLAs had been direct-
ed to spend a week be-
tween farmers in their
respective constituen-
cies and open a channel
for dialogue regarding
the ongoing farmer agi-
tation and Congress’s
support to the same. On
Monday, Gehlot asked
the legislators as to
who all had complied
by the direction and
those who could not
were asked to raise
their hands wherein,
Rajkumar Sharma, Ved
Prakash Solanki and
Rafiq Khan raised their
hands.
During the meet, In-
dependent MLA Sany-
am Lodha, who has al-
ways supported the Ge-
hlot government, said,
“When the Assembly is
in session, MLAs
should be made respon-
sible. Parliamentary Af-
fairs Minister, Chief
Whip and Deputy Whip
should be asked to re-
main present. They
should come to speak-
er’s chamber at 10 AM
and those who have to
put forward their re-
marks in the House,
should be told in ad-
vance,” he said.
Notably, former Dep-
uty Chief Minister
Sachin Pilot did not at-
tend the CLP meet as he
was in Delhi, however,
Pilot had already in-
formed the relevant au-
thorities in this regard.
CM VISITS CJ MAHANTY
‘New Parl building
will present a picture
of self-reliant India’
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla on Monday
said that the new Parlia-
ment House of the coun-
try will be built on the
basisof indigenoustech-
nology and it will pre-
sent a wonderful picture
of self-reliant India in
the country and abroad.
During his 5-day visit
to his hometown Kota,
he hinted that works are
being carried out to pro-
motetourisminKota.He
said that apart from the
development of Mukun-
dra Tiger Reserve, pos-
sibilities are being ex-
plored to link the Ram-
garhSanctuaryof Bundi
with the tiger reserve.
Earlier in the day,
Birla met people at his
camp office and heard
their grievances. Sev-
eral institutions and
organisations also
thankedhimformaking
efforts for establishing a
new airport in Kota.
Om Birla
Rise in fuel prices is responsibilityof Centre: CM
FROM PAGE 1...
ehlot said
that Deenday-
al Upadhyaya
had nothing
to do with the
freedom struggle. “Nei-
therBJPnorJanaSangh
haveanythingtodowith
the freedom struggle. If
you bring any plan or
policy, in whose name
will you bring it? We
make plans in the name
of Congressleaderswho
contributed in the free-
dom struggle, so why do
you have any problem
with it. Jawaharlal
Nehru was imprisoned
for 17 years in the free-
dom movement. Veer
Savarkar came out apol-
ogising6times,”hesaid.
Former Prime Minis-
ters Jawaharlal Nehru,
Indira Gandhi and Rajiv
Gandhi had contributed
to nation building, but
thePMdoesnotmention
their names, even by
mistake, Gehlot said. In-
terestingly, in an effec-
tive show of large-heart-
edness, Gehlot praised
former CM Vasundhara
Raje’s efforts and said,
“Vasundhara Raje made
an IT hub in Jhalana.”
Talking on the ongo-
ing farmers’ agitation,
Gehlot said that farmers
areagitating,butnobody
is listening to them. “We
passed three laws, they
are pending with the
Governor. The Chief
Ministers of the four
Congress-ruled states
asked for an appoint-
mentwiththePresident,
butfailedtogetanytime.
We have also passed the
bill that farmer’s land of
upto five acres be made
free from attachment,
but the Governor is not
abletosendittothePres-
ident under pressure,”
he said. Gehlot added,
“we kept our promise on
thefarmloanwaiverand
waived off the entire
debt of the cooperative
banks in our state. For
nationalised banks, we
wrote a letter to the
Prime Minister asking
for one-time settlement.
When banks can forgive
the debts of big industri-
alists, why not the farm-
ers?” Gehlot further
said, “We did what we
said.Weprovidedgrains
to those who were not
covered under the Cen-
tral Government’s food
security ambit. Once
duringmyterm,Vasund-
hara Raje had said that
peoplewilldieof hunger
since there was drought.
At that time, I had said
that I won’t let anyone
sleep hungry
, let alone
dying and we proved it
then and now.”
Terming the rise in
fuelpricesastherespon-
sibility of Centre, CM
said, “If we reduce the
taxes, our revenue will
be reduced. We tried to
reduce VAT by 2% and
have incurred a burden
of Rs1,000 crore. What
are the rates in MP
, Kar-
nataka,Manipur?There
is always a difference in
the rates of Haryana
andPunjab,theratesare
higher in Madhya
Pradesh. The crude oil
rate in UPA was at $ 135
abarrelwhereastodayit
is $ 40 a barrel, yet the
rate is increasing. The
central government has
increased excise duty,
theCentrehasincreased
all the duties on diesel
and petrol which states
do not get a share of.”
However, for the bet-
terment of Rajasthan
and its people, the Chief
Minister appealed to
BJP MLAs to support
him in getting national
recognition for Eastern
RajasthanCanalProject.
“ThePrimeMinisterhas
promised twice to give
the national project sta-
tus to the ERCP
. ERCP is
aprojecttodeliverwater
to 12 districts. It is neces-
sary to make efforts to
provide it the status of
national project. I am
ready to meet the Prime
Minister along with BJP
MLAs. Please join me on
ERCP
,”Gehlotsaidinhis
appeal in the House.
But the CM was ‘not
all stick’, rather he en-
joyed a slow banter on
the Opposition as well
which was enjoyed even
by the Opposition mem-
bers. Gehlot remarked
on various leaders say-
ing, “Madan Dilawar ji
to badi rakam hai. Unka
uncha mamla hai. Dev-
nani ji kum nahi hain
aur Saraf sahab ki badi
maya hai!”
G
It was a meeting of two ‘Stalwarts’ of Congress when on Monday, CM Gehlot met Assembly Speaker
CP Joshi in the latter’s room at the Assembly during which Joshi congratulated Gehlot on his reply
and said, “You spoke well today.” Also seen here are Mamta Bhupesh and Ramlal Jat.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Former
Rajasthan Chief Minis-
ter and BJP National
Vice-President Vasund-
hara Raje is a leader,
who holds the key to
changing the ‘voter dy-
namics’ to BJP’s favour
in Rajasthan.
Although the new
team of Rajasthan BJP
has kept its distance
from Raje over the
course of past two
years, however, a new
development involving
Raje has soared the in-
terest of ‘all relevant
circles’ in the BJP.
On Monday, Raje
called upon BJP Nation-
al President JP Nadda
for the second time in a
fortnight and the fre-
quency with which the
former CM has met Na-
dda, has raised ‘heart-
beats’ and eye brows! It
is the line-up of people
that Raje met prior to
this meet that has also
let speculations roll
since she has met Home
Minster Amit Shah,
State incharge Arun
Singh, Petroleum Min-
ister Dharmendra
Pradhan and Highways
Minister Nitin Gadkari
during her ongoing Del-
hi visit.
The 45-minute meet-
ing also garners inter-
est since Rajasthan
BJP is going through
ups and downs and it is
still not clear as to who
will lead the party in
the 2023 assembly elec-
tions.
However, after this
current visit, a highly
placed source extreme-
ly close to Raje, has
taken a sigh of relief
and hinted that “All is
well” in Delhi and
hence in Rajasthan too.
Notably, ‘Madam’ will
be back in Jaipur after
attending national of-
fice bearers meet at BJP
Headquarters on Febru-
ary 21.
Raje’s second meet with Nadda raises curiosity!
POLITICAL DYNAMICS
JP Nadda Vasundhara Raje

JAIPUR, TUESDAY
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
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Basant Panchami declares the onset of the spring season, it’s time to dig out
your ‘yellows’to wear today. City First gives you a brief insight of the festival
and wishes all its readers a Happy Basant Panchami!
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
ne of the foremost festivals of the
spring season is Basant Pancha-
mi, also known and celebrated as
Saraswati Puja in many parts of
the country
. People rejoice as they
welcome the spring season or
the Vasant Ritu which is consid-
ered the king of all seasons as it is a bal-
ance between scorching heat, harsh win-
ters, and heavy rains. Popular belief says
that Goddess Saraswati, the Goddess of
Knowledge, Art, Music, Science and Tech-
nology, was born on Basant Panchami and
thus people worship her on this day
.
Predominantly, celebrated in eastern
parts of India as Saraswati Puja, particu-
larly in West Bengal and Bihar. However,
in North India, especially in Punjab, Bas-
ant Panchami is celebrated as a festival of
kites whereas in Rajasthan wearing jas-
mine garland to celebrate this festival is a
part of the rituals.
Also, according to Hindu Panchami
marks the beginning of the spring season.
As per the Hindu calendar, it falls on the
fifth day of the Magha maas (month).
The day is considered extremely auspi-
cious to start new work, get married or
perform house warming ceremony (griha
pravesh). The colour yellow has a great
significance in the celebration of Vasant
Panchami as it marks the harvest time
of mustard crop that has yellow blooms,
which is Goddess Saraswati’s favourite
colour. Yellow attire is therefore worn by
the followers of Saraswati. Moreover, tra-
ditional feast is prepared for the festival
wherein the dishes are usually yellow and
saffron in color. Yellow colour also symbol-
izes peace, prosperity, light, energy and
optimism.
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BASANTAAYORE...

LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Financial front appears to
be stable as money arrives
from the most unexpected
source. Neglect on the
health front can be costly, so give
priority to it. A chance to show off
your skills is likely to establish you
firmly at work. You can find spouse or
a family member quiet.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
YYou will manage to
convince someone to take
on your workload on the
professional front. You
may need to increase your earning to
repay a loan without default. You
may not see eye-to-eye with a family
member. Nearness of lover may
ignite passions.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Those freelancing are likely
to earn well today. Shift
workers will find the
timings to their liking.
Excitement on the domestic front
prevails as a family member returns
home after a long period. Those
travelling should not throw caution to
the winds.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Some of you will be able to
save enough to buy what
you had always wanted.
Effort put into a job is likely
to get recognised and earn you praise.
Peace prevails on the domestic front
and will help you relax and enjoy the
day. A tiring business meeting is
foreseen today.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Money is not a problem
and you will be able to buy
all the comforts you need.
Some of you may decide to
join a health club or fitness regimen.
Opinion of others will matter in a
workplace situation, so don’t seal
yourself off. Spending time with lover
may prove most fulfilling today.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
A decision on the
professional front may prove
favourable to you. A relaxing
environment on the home
front is indicated and will help you
unwind. Don’t go overboard financially
as stars don’t look favourable. You are
likely to look your best today to win
over someone special.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Chances look bright for
those seeking a raise or
increment. Health remains
satisfactory through your
own efforts. A complicated case can
come your way at work. Home front
will remain peaceful. A change of
scene will be most rejuvenating and
refreshing.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Good profits are foreseen
for middlemen and
retailers. You may have to
be at your professional
best to make a career move. Arrival
of guests at home will make the day
most fulfilling. You will need to
remain extra careful on the road,
especially if behind the wheel.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Health remains satisfactory
with own efforts.
Repayment of a loan
should become your top
priority now. Your professional side
does not look too bright today.
Tranquillity on the home front will
bestow a relaxed atmosphere. Outing
with the family will refresh you.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Someone known is likely to
give you correct guidance
in a financial matter.
Professional matters will
be dealt in an efficient manner. Give
time for a workout routine to produce
positive results. Keep your options
open on the travel front. Deal in
property with established dealers.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
This is not the best time to
spend money on
something expensive.
Those undergoing
treatment are likely to find steady
improvement. Gains are indicated for
those playing the stocks. A youngster
can throw a tantrum, but you will be
able to pacify him or her.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Loaned money will be
returned sooner than
expected. Your hard work
and dedication to task will
be hard to ignore. You are likely to
smoke the peace pipe with a rival in a
family dispute. Those looking for a
suitable accommodation are likely to
get lucky.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
ggs should, most
probably, be
amongst the first
dependable foods
of our ancestors
from the time we
just can’t know.
Looking at footprints of
time, we can presume that
our ancestors feasted on a
wide variety of eggs till
mankind started control-
ling the earth and made so
many birds and reptiles
extinct. The present-day
hen eggs, under all proba-
bilities, must have come
much later as the ancient
man grew in knowledge
and started some form of
regular life.
Eggs are a unique food,
loved by some while ab-
horred by others. People
know so much less about
the eggs and are in a per-
petual dilemma even while
they consume them fre-
quently and there are so
many myths that eating an
egg has become a major de-
cision for so many people.
At present, egg means
hen’s egg as this is the only
harvested egg available
globally
.
The first thing to know is
the content analysis of an
egg. A normal, medium
size, commonly available
egg weighs about 44 gm. It
contains energy in the
form of 62.5 calories. Pro-
teins form 5.5 gm, fats 4.5
gm, of which 1.4 gm is satu-
rated fat, calcium 24.6 mg,
iron 0.8 mg, magnesium 53
mg, phosphorus 87 mg, po-
tassium 60.3
mg, zinc
0.6 mg, cholesterol 126 mg,
selenium 13.4 microgram (
mcg), lutein and zeaxan-
thin 220 mcg, folate 14.5
mcg along with vitamin A,
B, D, E and K.
Nowcomesthefirstmyth
regarding eggs that the yel-
low yolk contains choles-
terol and hence, increases
chances of heart diseases.
Many nutritionists, too,
recommend that
avoid egg yellow,
go for white
only
. But
this rec-
o m -
men-
dation is based on
fear, not facts.
Every fat is not
bad, we all need
fat which is es-
sentialforsur-
vival. It is the
saturated fat
which is
harmful to
usaswehave
m o v e d
away from physical
labour because of
mechanisation of
life activities and
tech advancements.
Fats should be the
source
of 25-
3 5 %
d a i l y
calorie
needs of
a person
of which
less than
10% should
besaturatedfat.
Anaverage,aper-
son burns about
2000calorieadaywhich
means he should consume
lessthan20gmof saturated
fatandshouldneverexceed
22 gm. An egg contains just
1.4 gm. This means, the
claims about its heart risk
are unfounded and if any-
body takes eggs for food, it
should be taken as a whole.
R e -
member,
it is egg yel-
low which con-
tains vitamin D, K, A,
E,B,folateandasignificant
amountof eggproteinsand
omega-3.
Studies indicate that
eggsincreasethebeneficial
HDL cholesterol and de-
crease LDL cholesterol be-
cause of their omega-3 con-
tents. So, a whole egg is the
only logical option, not the
white-only
. If we throw the
yellow, we also throw sev-
eral benefits along with a
delicious taste. So, looking
at the daily human require-
mentof 46-50gmof protein,
4-5 eggs a day can be safely
consumed by any person
except those who suffer
from egg allergy or intoler-
ance.Theeggyellowshould
be discarded only if one
consumes more than five
eggs a day - then it should
be four whole and rest
white-only
. But here again,
we shouldn’t overload the
body with excessive intake,
restrict to a maximum of
five a day
. Eggs preferably
are taken fully boiled or
half boiledbutneverinraw
form as it may contain sal-
monella or other bacteria.
If consumedoutof home,it
isalwayssafertoorderonly
fully boiled egg as you can
detect a ‘foul’ egg by its
smell.
Some people don’t con-
sume egg during summer
because they think it may
cause some undefined “
hotness” in the body! If we
have a look at the composi-
tion of an egg, we won’t
find any ‘hotness’ and
hence, it can be consumed
throughout the year.
There is also one popular
belief regarding ‘deshi’ (
local) and ‘farms’ ( non-
local) eggs - the brown
ones being considered bet-
ter than white and are usu-
ally charged a higher
price. Well, an egg is an
egg, it is beyond regional
or national boundaries,
there is nothing like local
or foreign. What matters is
the quality of food and life
provided to a hen. A well-
fed, cage-free hen will give
eggs which are richer in
vitamin D and omega-3.
The hens which are mostly
caged and have limited
space in poultry farm usu-
ally give eggs low in vita-
min D while other ingredi-
ents may be almost similar
if proper food is provided
to them. This means that
we should give preference
to eggs of cage-free, roam-
ing and well-fed hens rath-
er than to the colour of the
eggs.
Foodisapersonalchoice,
people are vegetarian, non-
vegetarian, some add only
eggs to the vegetarian diet,
some are vegan, some love
milk others shun it. Every-
one can choose and select
the personal food but if the
choice is based on proper
knowledge then chances of
deficiencies and excesses
are lower.
Finally, if you wish a
lean body, strong muscles,
better stamina, respon-
sive brain, healthy eyes
and skin, healthy preg-
nancy, better heart health
and dependable immunity,
eggs have a definite role in
your diet as it is a single
source of many important
nutrients. You should stop
blaming eggs for any heart
issues, leave them for
those deep-fried, oil-rich,
sugar powered sweets and
samosas along with the
modern-day lethargy and
stress.
dation is based on
fear, not facts.
Every fat is not
bad, we all need
fat which is es-
sentialforsur-
vival. It is the
saturated fat
m o v e d
source
of 25-
3 5 %
d a i l y
calorie
needs of
a person
of which
less than
10% should
besaturatedfat.
Anaverage,aper-
son burns about
2000calorieadaywhich
means he should consume
lessthan20gmof saturated
fatandshouldneverexceed
R e -
member,
it is egg yel-
low which con-
tains vitamin D, K, A,
find any ‘hotness’ and
hence, it can be consumed
throughout the year.
There is also one popular
belief regarding ‘deshi’ (
local) and ‘farms’ ( non-
local) eggs - the brown
ones being considered bet-
ter than white and are usu-
ally charged a higher
price. Well, an egg is an
egg, it is beyond regional
or national boundaries,
there is nothing like local
or foreign. What matters is
the quality of food and life
provided to a hen. A well-
Many nutritionists, too,
recommend that
avoid egg yellow,
go for white
only
. But
this rec-
o m -
men-
away from physical
labour because of
mechanisation of
life activities and
tech advancements.
Fats should be the
tassium 60.3
mg, zinc
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B
ollywood star Dia Mirza, ahead of her wed-
ding with businessman Vaibhav Rekhi on
Monday at Bell Air Apartments in Bandra
West, shared a picture flaunting her henna
laden hands. The ‘Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein’ actor
took to her Instagram story and shared a picture,
ahead of her nuptials, giving fans a glimpse of her
stunning Mehendi. She posted a photo of her intri-
cate, floral Mehendi and wrote ‘PYAR’ along with it.
A picture from her grand bridal shower also got
viral. —Agency
Maharaja goes
on the floor
B
ollywood superstar
Aamir Khan’s el-
der son Junaid
Khan’s debut film
Maharaja goes on the floor
on Monday. Junaid, who al-
ready has a theatre back-
ground, faced the camera for
the first time. The upcoming
film Maharaja will be directed
by Siddharth P Malhotra and it
is based on 1862 Maharaj Libel
Case. Junaid’s sister Ira
Khan has shared a heartfelt
post for her brother.
—Agency
I
f there is one Gen-Z star whose social me-
dia game has been quite strong, it is
Ananya Panday
. Ananya shared a series
of close up shots as well as stunning
clicks by Rohan Shrestha that left everyone
stunned. In the photos, Ananya is
seen opting for a wild look in
a red tee with black
high waisted un-
derpants.
—Agency
Special V-day
C
atwoman actress Halle Berry is getting into
the Valentine’s Day mood! The 54-year-
old Oscar-winning actress took to Insta-
gram and shared an adorable video with
her musician boyfriend Van Hunt. The video fea-
tured the two dancing on a balcony, with both of
them only wearing their underwear. “You keep eve-
rything simple @vanhunt #valentinesdayweekend,”
Halle wrote along with the below video. —Agency
M
eghan Markle and Prince
Harry aka The Duke and
Duchess of Sussex are ex-
pecting their second child
together! The baby will be the young-
er sibling to the couple’s son Archie
Harrison, who will turn 2 on May 6.
“We can confirm that Archie is go-
ing to be a big brother. The Duke
and Duchess of Sussex are over-
joyed to be expecting their sec-
ond child,” —Agency
Good news!
A
fter Dear
Z i n d a g i ,
Shah Rukh
Khan reu-
nites with Alia
Bhatt on a
quirky mother-
daughter story,
Darlings, this
time, incapacity of a producer. Accord-
ing to a source, the entire film is devel-
oped by Red Chillies and was narrated to
Alia sometime back. “She loved it and in-
stantly came on board the film,” a source
shared. —Agency
A
fter his debut
in Bollywood
as a composer
in 2017 with
movies like Phillauri,
Veere Di Wedding,
and Uri: The Surgi-
cal Strike, the na-
tional awardee has
released his latest
groovy track to
make you dance
you dance to
his beats.
With his
first sing-
ing debut track, ‘Machlo’,
Shashwat Sachdev is gear-
ing up to top the charts!
In an exclusive interview
with City First, Shashwat
shared some of his candid
moments while the song was
in the making. Talking
about the inspiration be-
hind this song he shared,
“After working on war mu-
sic, I had to break the monot-
ny and create something
fun, like hip-hop, dance(y),
and everybody at the studio
instantly liked it!” The label
head, Shivam Malhotra sug-
gested that this would fit
perfectly with their idea of
creating independent mu-
sic, something that may
match the vibes of their au-
diences. As EDM progresses
in our country, Shashwat
pursues to put out this art
with the utmost integrity.
Talking about his collabo-
ration and future projects
he mentioned, “Fabian and
I had been working for a
long time, and he provided
the finishing touches for my
song, I plan to do more mu-
sic with him. I’m also ex-
cited about my future pro-
jects, will be pouring out
more music as the year pro-
gresses.”
SUSHMITA AIND
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
ETC
11
K
ate Winslet recently got real about
shooting intimate scenes on-set.
The 45-year-old Titanic ac-
tress spoke out in a chat
on How I Found My Voice
podcast and revealed that
she would have felt a
lot more comforta-
ble filming sex
scenes if there
were intima-
cy coordina-
tors on set.
“I definitely
wish I had
them in the
past, I definitely
do. I just could
have done with that
friend really
. Just hav-
ing a friend to say, ‘Can
you ask him just to not put
his hands there?’ So it’s not
you have to say, which can
be pretty awkward,” she ad-
mitted. —Agency
Chrissy’s
reaction
C
hrissy Teigen had an al-
lergic reaction and posted
a series of videos of her
lip to her Instagram Story
to show her followers. “You’re all
just going to think that I got lip
fillers but I didn’t get lip fillers
between last night and now. I bit
orange to try and open it and I
think there must have been a pes-
ticide on it or something. Look at
this. It’s hard,” Chrissy said in
one video before pushing on her
lip. “I feel like it’s getting bigger,”
she added. —Agency
SAB MILKE ‘MACHLO’
City First in an exclusive interview with the National
Award Winning musician, Shashwat Sachdev!
Coordinators
ON SET
Darlings to go on floors
Ananya’s glam game
Shashwat Sachdev
Dia Mirza and Vaibhav Rekhi
...her story
Ira Khan’s post
Ananya Panday
Halle Berry
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
Chrissy Teigen
Alia Bhatt and Shah Rukh Khan
Alia Bhatt
Kate Winslet
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