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JAIPUR l WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 101
BAIL PLEA OF ACCUSED SWAPNA
SURESH IN DIPLOMATIC BAGGAGE
GOLD SMUGGLING CASE REJECTED P6
THE FILM INDUSTRY BEING FLOGGED
BY SOCIAL MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT’S
NON-SUPPORT: JAYA IN PARLIAMENT
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD
Gaon-gaon, shehar-shehar, make corona awareness a social movement: CM
Naresh Sharma/Vishal
Jaipur: The increasing co-
rona infection can be com-
pletely controlled if every
person takes corona pan-
demic seriously and man-
datorily wears a mask,
maintains social distanc-
ing and fully abides by the
health protocol. There is a
need to raise awareness to-
wards corona in a form of
social movement.
This was a prominent
outcome of the open plat-
form discussion ‘Dialogue
on Corona Awareness’ of
expert doctors with the
people of Rajasthan up to
thepanchayatlevelthrough
a video conference from the
Chief Minister’s residence
on Tuesday.
The event was telecast
live through more than
8,000 e-mitra plus centres
and webcast along with the
broadcast through regional
TV channels, social media
platforms like Facebook,
YouTube etc, and more
than two lakh people saw
the live telecast.
State Cabinet Members,
MPs, MLAs, Administra-
tive and Police Officers,
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CM Ashok Gehlot, along with Raghu Sharma, Rajeeva Swarup, Kuldeep Ranka, Niranjan Arya, Akhil Arora, Abhay
Kumar, Vaibhav Galriya, Mahendra Soni and others, interacting with doctors including Dr Naresh Trehan (on screen).
CM HOLDS OPEN PLATFORM DIALOGUE WITH EXPERT DOCTORS ON CORONA AWARENESS
New Delhi: A private
channel’s TV show
pitched as an expose on
a “conspiracy of Mus-
lim infiltration in gov-
ernment service’’ was
put on hold on Tuesday
by the Supreme Court
bench consisting Jus-
tice DY Chandrachud
and Justice KM Joseph,
which made very strong
remarks on the state of
the electronic media.
The judges called for
a panel of five distin-
guished citizens to
come up with standards
for electronic media.
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It’s all about TRPs: SC comes down heavily on electronic media
‘WANT PEACE, READY FOR WAR’
New Delhi: Firmly ar-
ticulating the country’s
position on the tense
border row with China
in eastern Ladakh, De-
fence Minister Rajnath
Singh on Tuesday said
Beijing has been very
clearly conveyed that
any attempt to “unilat-
erally” change the sta-
tus quo along the Line
of Actual Control is not
at all acceptable, and
that India’s armed forc-
es are ready to deal with
“all contingencies” in
the high-altitude region.
Making a statement
in Lok Sabha, Singh
said he would not hesi-
tate to share that India
is facing a “challenge”
in Ladakh but at the
same time added that
the House should have
“full confidence” that
the armed forces will
always rise to the chal-
lenge and make the
country proud.
“I will not hesitate to
share with this august
House that we are fac-
ing a challenge in
Ladakh and I urge the
House to pass a resolu-
tion in support of our
armed forces who have
been defending our
motherland at great
heights and most in-
clement weather condi-
tions,” he said.
Referrin to the Gal-
wan Valley clashes of
June 15, the defence
minister said Indian
soldiers “inflicted costs
including casualties on
the Chinese side.”
Singh also referred to
his talks with the Chi-
nese defence minister
on the sidelines of a
multilateral meet in
Moscow recently, and
said it was made clear to
him that though India
wants to resolve the row
peacefully, there should
be no doubt about its de-
termination to protect
its sovereignty and ter-
ritorial integrity.
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Taming the Dragon! India equipped for
all situations, Rajnath assures House
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh makes a statement on India-China border issue, in Lok Sabha
during the Monsoon Session of the Parliament on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The comments being viewed by many in context with criticism of Sushant death investigations by a section of the media
SC: ‘BINDAS BOL’ PROGRAMME
APPEARS TO VILIFY MUSLIMS
The Supreme Court Tuesday stayed the telecast
of episodes of Sudarshan TV’s show ‘Bindas
Bol’, saying
at this stage,
prima facie
it does
appear the
programme
“vilifies the
Muslim
community”.
Terming it as
a “rabid programme”, the court also restrained
Sudarshan TV from telecasting the programme
on Tuesday and Wednesday while adjourning the
matter to September 17.
1 The problem with the
electronic media is all
about TRPs, leading to
more and more sensational-
ism, damage reputation of
people and masquerade as
form of right
2 The power of
electronic media is
huge. It can become a focal
point by targeting particular
community or groups
3 Such allegations
(Muslims infiltrating
civil services) are without
factual basis; Can such
programmes be allowed in a
free society?
4 Reputations can be
damaged; image can be
tarnished. How to control
this? The state cannot do this
5 The edifice of a stable
democratic society
and constitutional rights and
duties are based on the
coexistence of communities
6 We need to look at the
ownership of the
visual media. Entire
shareholding pattern of the
company must be public. If
the government is putting
more advertisements in one
and less in another
7 Media can’t fall foul of
standards prescribed
by themselves. One needs
to see the role of anchor
The percentage of time
taken by the anchor to
speak
8 When we talk about
journalistic freedom, it
is not absolute. A journalist
shares the same freedom as
other citizens
9 Let the best within
the nation suggest
measures which we can
help debate on our
platform and then arrive
at standards. Now an
anchor is targeting one
community
10 No programme that
creates communal
disharmony can be aired
TOP 10 QUOTES
Chinese troops in
depth areas across
Arunachal noticed
New Delhi: After the
Chinese Army’s at-
tempts to occupy dor-
mant heights in South-
ern Pangong Tso area
were foiled by the Indi-
an security forces, In-
dian agencies are keep-
ing a close watch on
their movements oppo-
site other sectors, espe-
cially Arunachal
Pradesh, where the Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army
has been moving troops
in the depth areas.
Sources said the
movement of Chinese
troops in their depth ar-
eas opposite the Asaph-
ila area, and also oppo-
site the Tuting axis and
the Fish Tail-2 (around
20 kms from Line of
Actual Control) has
been seen in the last
few days.
Looking at the Chi-
nese activities in the
area, the Indian side
has also strengthened
its positions on the Line
of Actual Control in all
the sectors. —ANI
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu calls on Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi. CM Khandu on Tuesday evening
announced that he has tested corona positive.
A strict vigil is
being main-
tained in al-
most all the sectors
with China from
Ladakh to Arunachal
Pradesh as the Chinese
suffered a setback in
the southern Pangong
Tso area and may try
to make fresh attempts
to ingress into newer
dormant areas
—Govt Sources
The conduct of our armed forces throughout these incidents shows
that while they maintained ‘Sayyam’ (self-control) in the face of
provocative actions, they also equally displayed ‘Shaurya’ (cour-
age) when required to protect the territorial integrity of India
—Rajnath Singh, Defence Minister
CHINA IN ILLEGAL OCCUPATION
OF 38,000 SQ KM OF OUR LAND
China continues to be in an illegal occupation
of 38,000 sq. km in Ladakh, Union defence
minister told the Parliament on Tuesday. The
Union defence minister also told the Parliament:
“China claims 90,000 sq km of Indian territory
in Eastern Sector of the India-China boundary
in Arunachal Pradesh.” “In addition, under the
so-called Sino-Pakistan ‘Boundary Agreement’
of 1963, Pakistan illegally ceded 5,180 sq km of
Indian territory in PoK to China,” Singh said.
WE ALL STAND SHOULDER TO
SHOULDER WITH OUR FORCES
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that India
is ready to deal with any situation regarding
the India-China border tensions. “I request this
house to pass a resolution that we stand shoulder
to shoulder with our armed forces guarding our
borders to safeguard India’s sovereignty and
integrity,” Singh said in the Lok Sabha.
INDIA HAS MADE ADEQUATE
DEPLOYMENTS ALONG LAC
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that
the Chinese have mobilised a large number
of troops and armaments along LAC and
asserted that Indian armed forces have made
adequate counter deployments. As of now,
their side has mobilized a large number of
troops along the LAC and in depth areas.
There are several friction areas in Eastern
Ladakh including Gogra, Kongka La and
North & South Banks of Pangong Lake.
Gehlot makes
citizens part of
Corona Awareness
Dialogue through
unique initiative of
linking common man
upto panchayats
through live telecast
Doctors’ advise
‘No Mask, No Entry’
policy to everyone
Indian Army strengthens positions
TRANSFER
BAN LIFTED
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: In a late night
development, Gehlot
government lifted the ban
on the transfer of state
government employees
with immediate effect,
but only till October 31,
2020. The move brings
some cheers to ministers,
Congress MLAs and lakhs
of to be affected and
beneficiary employees.
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MP Dushyant raises Baran’s
illegal sand mining issue in Parl
Requests Rs 5L compensation for labourers who lost lives during mining operations
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: Unlock 4.0 has
contributed to in-
creased passenger load
in the 310 trains being
operated by the rail-
way as of now due to
the ongoing corona
epidemic. Generally
the trains are over-
crowded from Navratra
to post Diwali &
Chhath festival. As per
railway records most
trains are running
with packed capacity
while some trains have
a long waiting list as
well. Exception are
those trains which are
running on unortho-
dox routes such as
Jaipur-Prayag Raj and
Jaipur-Jabalpur which
have less passenger
load.
According to a view
had the Marudhar Ex-
press for Varanasi and
Puja Express for Jam-
mu Tawi been started
then it would have had
far more passengers
load. The special trains
run by railway for
JEE/NEET aspirants
finished their running
schedule on Tuesday
and never had full oc-
cupancy. Now the need
of the hour is to have
trains considering the
festival passenger
crowd set too travel 17
September onwards.
The existing number
of trains on present
routes will not be able
to cater to the passen-
ger load expected until
November end. Rail-
way management,
which has been incur-
ring losses due to low
passenger load during
rising coronavirus
pandemic times be-
cause passengers did
not move anywhere
out, the opportunity to
ring its cash registers
if it starts trains
bound for Bihar, Uttar
Pradesh, West Bengal
etc immediately.
Railways needs to gear up for festive rush from mid September
THE RUN TO RECOVER LOSSES
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The illegal
sand mining issue of
Rajasthan echoed in the
parliament on Tuesday.
BJP MP Dushyant Sin-
gh raised the illegal
sand mining issue in
Baran district demand-
ing an independent in-
quiry into it.
Dushyant Singh also
requested Rs 5 lakh
compensation for all
the labourers who had
lost their lives during
mining and transport
of sand in the area. The
Baran-Jhalawar MP al-
leged that ever since the
Congress came to pow-
er in Rajasthan the ille-
gal sand mining mafia
is making merry. He
informed Loksabha
that so far 8 labourers
have lost their lives in
the illegal mining op-
erations. He said such
incidents raise serious
questions on the work-
ing of the minister for
mines in the state. It is
noteworthy that MP Du-
shyant Singh was refer-
ring to the sand mine
collapse about three
weeks ago which took
the lives of 11 mine la-
bourers. The unfortu-
nate incident happened
near Atru in the Parvati
river bed area. This in-
cident had brought to
light the illegal sand
mining despite tall
claims of restrictions
by the administration
and police which has
taken lives of many in
the past as well.
JDC instructs speedy
disposal of pendencies
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: JDC Gaurav
Goyal while chairing
a review meeting in-
structed officers to
quickly dispose the
pending cases related
to DTS, Lokayukt, Hu-
man Rights, Vidhan
Sabha, cases pending
in the courts, land
bank related matters,
JDA land/property,
encroached proper-
ties and cases related
to the record mainte-
nance.
He also instructed
action against the of-
ficers who were re-
sponsible for inordi-
nate delay in the cas-
es. JDC Goyal also re-
viewed the pendency
in cases registered on-
line with the Citizen
Service center related
to lease deeds, name
transfer, sub division,
reorganization and
90A & 90B.
JDC stressed on
timely completion of
works like approach
road, street lights,
electricity, drinking
water and sewerage
for the recently
launched schemes. In
a major move JDC
also decided to not
only expedite the ac-
tion against illegal
construction and en-
croachments but also
make it transparent.
In the new system,
complaint will be able
to monitor day wise
action on his com-
plaint. It was decided
to constitute a com-
mittee headed by JDA
Secy with Chief of the
Enforcement Raghu-
vir Saini, Zone 9 com-
missioner Abu Sufi-
yan Chohan, Deputy
comm zone 8 Ashok
Kumar Yogi & others.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: PTET-2021
exam will be conducted
at 2100 exam centres
across Rajasthan today,
for which all the prepa-
rations have been com-
pleted.
The exam for the admis-
sion to four year BA, B
Ed/BSC will be held at
690 centres from 9 am to
12 am while the exam
for two year B Ed course
will be conducted at
1410 centres from 3 pm
to 6 pm. Government
Dungar college of Bi-
kaner is conducting the
exam. There are 3.67
lakh candidates for the
four year course and
1.89 lakh candidates for
the two year pro-
gramme, the exam coor-
dinator Dr G P Singh
said. All pandemic pro-
tocols will be followed.
To check unfair means,
210 squads have been
set up at the centres.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Gauvansh San-
rakshan Sangharh
Samiti (GSSS) has
threatened to hold an
agitation in the state on
September 21 to press
for their demand, in-
cluding increasing the
grant to gau-shalas for
365 days instead of pre-
sent 180 days. VHP has
given its support to the
agitation which will be
undertaken while ob-
serving social distanc-
ing and other measures
in view of the corona
pandemic. The samiti
in a press conference
shared its 10 demands,
that includes cancella-
tion of an amendment
regarding the amount,
payable for the protec-
tion of cows, received
through surcharge on
stamp duty, increase the
days of grant from 180
to 365 in one financial
year, simplification of
rules for the payment of
grants to gaushalas, re-
moving condition of 200
bovine animals for get-
ting the government
grant among others.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia has
suggested the state gov-
ernment to impose
lockdown twice a week
to contain the spread of
the virus. Poonia, who
attended a virtual dia-
logue organised by the
state government, said
that the government
should appoint doctors
and nursing staff so
that the shortage of hu-
man resources in the
medical sector could be
addressed.
He said that the situ-
ation in the state is
worsening, there are no
arrangements in hospi-
tals and parents with
their attendants have to
suffer a lot. The BJP
leader said that the gov-
ernment’s preparations
for dealing with the sit-
uation arising out of
the coronavirus spread
is not adequate. He said
that numbers of posi-
tive cases and deaths
are rapidly increasing
and the government
should ensure proper
supply of oxygen in
hospitals.
Poonia said that the
state government start-
ed the process of com-
municating with medi-
cal experts, which
should have happened
much earlier, to prevent
the spread of corona
and better treatment of
the infected people.
He said that the gov-
ernment should do
wide publicity about
the measures for coro-
na prevention and gov-
ernment guidelines,
health protocols to
make people aware.
Poonia also suggested
the government to pro-
mote Yoga and Pranay-
ama and increase in the
number of dedicated
covid hospitals.
VHP to protest for
more gaushala grants
Dr. Raghavacharya Vedanti Maharaj, Harishankar Vedanti,
Dinesh Giri Maharaj,Avadhesh Das Maharaj, Pyare Lal Meena,
Ramchandra Nehra, Surajmal Singh,Abhishek Singh & Lalit
Dadhich attending PC on Tuesday.
Rathore takes
jibe at Cong
over hike in
corona cases
Ashok Gehlot
to inaugurate
walled city
metro-line on
23 September
Impose lockdown twice a week in Raj
to contain virus spread: Poonia to CM
Satish Poonia attending a virtual dialogue organised by the state government on Tuesday.
PTET to be conducted
today at 2,100 centres
Rajendra Rathore
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
PASSENGER LOAD FACTOR
BJP MP BLAMES CONG GOVT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Targeting the
Congress government
in Rajasthan over the
rising number of coro-
navirus positive cases
in the state, deputy
leader of opposition
Rajendra Rathore has
demanded from the
government to impose
a complete lockdown
for 15 days.
He suggested lock-
down on Saturdays and
Sundays after the com-
plete lockdown of 15
days so that the spread
of the virus could be
contained.
Rathore tweeted
with his three de-
mands, saying that
there should be no con-
dition of doctor’s slip
for corona testing and
it should be made avail-
able to all, a complete
lockdown should be
imposed for 15 days to
stop the pandemic
spread and after that,
precautionary lock-
down should be im-
posed on Saturdays
and Sundays.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The wait of Met-
ro train in the walled
city of Jaipur is going to
end as the chief minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot will
inaugurate Chandpole-
Badi Chaupar metro
rail line on September
23. The inauguration of
Metro Phase 1B will be
virtual during which
the UDH minister Shan-
ti Dhariwal will also be
present. After the inau-
guration, the train will
leave the Badi Chaupar
station for Mansarovar
station. Meanwhile,
JMRC has made all the
preparations for the
event which will be tel-
ecasted live in head-
quarters in Mansarover.
The event will be held at
Badi Chaupar station
with compliance proto-
cols like social distanc-
ing. The work com-
menced in 2014, it was
delayed by two and a
half years, completed
with cost of Rs. 1126
crore with 2 under-
ground stations in 2 km.
Many labour-
ers died in
mining opera-
tions, such incidents
raise serious questions
on the working of the
minister for mines in
the state.
—Dushyant Singh, BJP MP
Trains Running Status
02915 Ahmedabad-Delhi Ashram 140% occupancy
02916 Delhi-Ahmedabad Ashram 144% occupancy
02478 Jaipur-Jodhpur Intercity 88% occupancy
02477 Jaipur-Jodhpur Intercity 87% occupancy
02956 Jaipur-Mumbai Central SF 139% occupancy
02955 Mumbai Central-Jaipur SF 108% occupancy
02958 New Delhi-Sabarmati Rajdhani 91% occupancy
02307 Hawra-Jodhpur 203% occupancy
02308 Jodhpur-Hawra 163% occupancy
Recent Trains with ‘Low Occupancy’
02404 Jaipur-Prayagraj 34% occupancy
02403 Prayagraj-Jaipur 79% occupancy
02281 Jabalpur-Ajmer Dayoday 43% occupancy
Exam Spl Trains in ‘Sorry State’
02467 Bikaner-Jaipur 5.97% occupancy
02982 Sri Ganaganagar-Kota 34% occupancy
02468 Jaipur-Bikaner 9,96% occupancy
02992 Jaipur-Udaipur 52% occupancy
02981 Kota-Sri Ganganagar 42% occupancy
WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
The 37th Foundation
Day of the Women’s
Congress was
celebrated on Tuesday
at PCC in Jaipur.
On this occasion,
President of Mahila
Congress Rehana Riyaz
celebrated the day
by cutting cake with
activists from several
districts including
Tonk, Udaipur etc.
Meanwhile, PCC Chief
Govind S Dotasra too
congratulated them on
the occasion.
—PHOTO BY
SUMAN SARKAR
Dushyant Singh
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Coronahikeresilient:1,760
cases,14deathsonTuesday
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state
perched a step higher
while a record 1760 new
cases surfaced on Tues-
dayalongwith14 deaths
in the last 24 hours. The
total infected so far
from Covid-19 stands at
105898 while the death
toll has reached 1,264 in
the state.
Two deaths each was
reported from Bikaner,
Chittorgarh & Jodhpur
while one death each
was reported from
Ajmer, Bhilwara, Chu-
ru, Jaipur, Kota, Pali,
Sirohi & Udaipur.
Jaipur again reported
highest number of new
cases in a single day
with 340 cases followed
by 268 from Jodhpur,
139 from Kota, 104 from
Udaipur, 94 from Alwar,
90 from Sikar, 85 from
Ajmer, 60 from
Bhilwara, 44 from Na-
gaur, 42 from Bikaner,
39 from Pali, 36 from
Hanumangarh, 31 from
Banswara, 29 from
Baran, 28 each from
Bharatpur & Gangana-
gar, 26 each from Bundi
& Jalore, 25 each from
Churu & Dungarpur, 24
from Jhunjhunu, 23
each from Chittorgarh,
Jaisalmer & Tonk, 21
from Sirohi, 20 from
Jhalawar, 16 from Dhol-
pur, 14 from Rajsamand,
11 from Dausa, 10 from
Sawai Madhopur, 6
from Karauli and 5 each
from Barmer & Pratap-
garh.
So far 87873 patients
have turned negative
while 86319 have been
discharged from vari-
ous hospitals after re-
covery. There are 16761
active patients under
treatment across the
state as on Tuesday. The
total number of posi-
tive migrants is 9752.
MLAs Rafique Khan
and Kailash Trivedi
have again developed
some health complica-
tions and were admit-
ted to ICU in SMS hospi-
tal. Both leaders had
been diagnosed with
corona positive earlier
and were discharged
from the hospitals after
their reports came in
negative. Now both
have complained of
breathing problems.
Jaipur again reports highest number of new cases in a single day with 340 cases
—FILEPHOTO
Corona test for
`1,200 at pvt
hosp and labs
Bharat Singh
writes to CM over
erring minister
Govt transfers
officers ahead
of local body
elections
Ex-guv Kalyan Singh
tests +ve; Mishra, Raje
wish for early recovery
Salman Khan summoned by
Jodh court on September 28
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Prescribed
rates of COVID-19 tests
at private hospitals
and laboratories in
state have been re-
duced to Rs 1,200.
Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma said
that the prices of RT-
PCR testing kit, rea-
gents, VTM kit and
other consumables
have reduced, so it was
decided to provide the
testing facility to the
general public at lower
prices. This decision
was taken after consul-
tation with SMS Medi-
cal College senior doc-
tors and other experts.
Health department
principalsecretaryAkh-
il Arora ssued an order
according to which, us-
ing the vested power in
section 4 of Rajasthan
Epidemic Ordinance,
2020,maximumpricefor
RT-PCR test of COV-
ID-19 is fixed at Rs 1,200
inclusive of GST.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Without nam-
ing anyone, senior Con-
gress MLA Bharat Sin-
gh Kundanpur demand-
ed from the CM to sack a
minister from his cabi-
net, saying he is in-
volved in rampant cor-
ruption. The Sangod
MLA said that the dis-
tricts of ministers have
been changed but as-
sessment of its impact
will take time. Kundarn-
pur wrote a letter to the
CM to demand the ter-
mination which is nec-
essary to give a message
among the people.
“It is necessary to ter-
minate the most corrupt
minister from the cabi-
net. The minister is the
mafiaof corruption,”he
said. He said that he
does not feel the need to
write the name of the
minister.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Ahead of
the Panchayat and
local bodies elec-
tions, the Ra-
jasthan govern-
ment on Tuesday,
transferred seven
RAS officers and
gave posting to 12
officers who were
awaiting posting
orders.
44 Excise Offic-
ers were also
trafnsferred by
the Finance De-
partment.
24 Accounts Ser-
vice Officers were
also transferred,
Finance Depart-
ment issued the
orders in this re-
gard.
First India Bureau
Lucknow: Former CM
of Uttar Pradesh and
the former governor of
Rajasthan, Kalyan Sin-
gh was admitted in Ra-
jdhani Corona Hospital,
SGPGI on Monday after
testing positive for
COVID-19.
“His condition is sta-
ble and on the initial
evaluation, his oxygen
saturation during rest
was 97 per cent on room
air. After the initial
evaluation, blood inves-
tigations and CT scan
of the chest were done
and he was transferred
to ICU for close observa-
tion,” SGPGI said in.
Governor Kalraj
Mishra and former CM
Vasundhara Raje
wished him early recov-
ery on Twitter.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: District and
sessions court of Jodh-
pur has summoned film
actor Salman Khan on
September 28 in black
buck poaching and
arms act case.
The court gave direc-
tion to Khan to appear
before the court. Khan
had requested the court
to exempt him from ap-
pearing during Tues-
day’s hearing which
was accepted.
It is not clear wheth-
er he will again request
the court for exemp-
tion, in the next hearing
scheduled on Septem-
ber 28.
Khan was convicted
and awarded a five year
sentence in the case by
trial court in April
2018, which was chal-
lenged by the actor in
the district and session
court.
He was sent to cen-
tral Jail and later was
released on bail.
The case of poaching
was lodged against him
after two black bucks
were shot in October
1998, during the shoot-
ing of film ‘Hum Saath
Saath Hain’ near Kan-
kani village.
The trial court had
acquitted his colleagues
Saif Ali Khan, Tabu,
Neelam and Sonali Ben-
dre while giving them
the benefit of doubt.
Similarly, he was
booked in arms act also
after the poaching inci-
dent came to light.
However, he was ac-
quitted in this matter
and the state govern-
ment has challenged
the acquittal.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan gov-
ernor Kalraj Mishra on
Tuesday, said that on-
line workshops, lectures
should be organised for
engineering students to
enhance their efficiency
in the changed circum-
stances.
Addressing a virtual
ceremony, organised by
the Institution of Engi-
neers on the engineer’s
day, the governor said
that the institute will
have to conduct re-
search on changing con-
ditions and a frame-
work has to be prepared
for industries while
keeping in mind the re-
quirements.
He suggested that the
institute may sign
MoUs with technical
universities of state for
Atmanirbhar Abhiyan
In the current situa-
tion, the country’s engi-
neers have a big respon-
sibility. He said that lo-
cal talent will have to be
provided resources at
local level for the pro-
duction at local level.
He also said that em-
ployment opportunities
will have to be provided
at village level by pro-
moting micro, small
and medium scale
(MSME) industries in
order to stop migration.
Guv asks engg institutes to keep up with time
ENGINEERS’ DAY
Court issues notices to RBI,
banks in fraud case of `15L
HC seeks reply from RU,UGC,state govt
on alternative way to write exams
HC notice on ban of exporting
masks other than non-medical
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: High Court
issued notices to RBI
and others, in a bank-
ing fraud using the
IMPS system. Petition-
er Arshay Agarwal
pleaded that, he was
asked to transfer Rs 15
lakh to an account in
lieu of allotment of
dealership of ayurvedic
medicines by a person,
which he promptly
transferred to the ac-
count of the ayurvedic
medicine company us-
ing IMPS facility.
When he didn’t get
the said dealership, he
came to know that, the
said account didn’t be-
long to any ayurvedic
company. Petitioner
complained of the fraud
to the Banking Om-
budsman, and had now
moved to the HC.
The counsel for the
petitioner advocate Ab-
himanyu Singh told the
court that his client had
filled the name of the
ayurveda company as
beneficiary while trans-
ferring the money and
the bank should have
tallied the account
number and the benefi-
ciary name before exe-
cuting the transfer of
funds.
Singh pleaded that
the bank should have
stopped the transaction
if it found any discrep-
ancy in the name of the
account holder, and the
account number filled
in. He said that it was
the duty of the bank to
monitor and inform of
suspicious bank ac-
counts under the Anti
Money laundering Act.
Justice AK Gaur issued
notices to RBI, con-
cerned banks and oth-
ers after hearing the
petition.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
High Court has asked
the Rajasthan Univer-
sity and UGC to file re-
plies in the case of post
graduate and final year
under graduate exams,
to be held through pa-
per and pen method or
in an alternate way.
Petitioner Pankaj Ku-
mar Yadav has pleaded
through his counsel
that, due to rising cases
of Covid-19, the exams
should be cancelled to
keep the students safe
from the infection.
Advocate Yuvraj Sa-
mant told the court
that, most students had
gone back to their na-
tive places, and many of
them hail from other
states, and it wasn’t eas-
ily possible for them to
come and appear for the
exams in the existing
situation.
He said that UGC had
instructed to not hold
exams in a traditional
manner, and if the ex-
ams can’t be deferred
then online or some
other option should be
adopted for it.
The court deferred
the hearing till Wednes-
day and sought replies
from RU, UGC and state
government.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Division Bench
comprising of CJ Indra-
jeet Mahanty and Jus-
tice Prakash Gupta, is-
sued notices to Union of
India and Director Gen-
eral Foreign Trade, on
the writ petition of NR
Green Solution, filed by
its partner Rajdeep Sin-
gh Solanki of Jaipur.
The petition men-
tioned that the Govern-
ment cannot discrimi-
nate with respect to the
maskwhichareformed-
icalandsurgicaluseand
non medical and non
surgical masks, as it is
clearcutviolationof Ar-
ticle 14 of Indian Consti-
tution.
Afterhearingthemat-
ter through VC, Court
issued notices, as to why
the notification dated
June 22, 2020 with re-
spect to prohibition of
masks other than non
medical/ non surgical
fromtheexportbelifted.
Horse trading case accused
Sanjay Jain gets bail from HC
First India Bureau
Jaipur. Sanjay Jain,
who made headlines
due to his alleged role
in the infamous horse
trading case in Ra-
jasthan during recent
political crisis, was
granted bail by the High
Court on Tuesday.
Sanjay Jain was ar-
rested on July 17. Later
SOG had filed FR in the
case but ACB had ar-
rested Jain on August 6.
Sanjay Jain alias San-
jay Baradiya hails from
Lunkaransar and had
shifted to Shahstri Na-
gar in Jaipur about 20
years ago. He had a close
political circle and was
closetoexCMandmany
BJP leaders. Since he
was into hotel business,
he also had cordial rela-
tionswithmanyIPSand
IAS officers.
Sanjay was first ar-
rested by SOG after
three audios went viral
which allegedly were
regarding the horse
trading of Congress
MLAs and one of voices
was of Jain.
Congress chief whip
Mahesh Joshi had reg-
istered a complaint
which resulted in his
arrest and notices to 16
MLAs including CM
and Sachin Pilot.
Governor Kalraj Mishra addressing the virtual event organised by the Institution of Engineers.
Avinash Pande
@avinashpandeinc
On #MahilaCongressFoundationDay, I
extend my best wishes to all members
of Mahila Congress who strive for the
rights of women. AIMC has always
helped strengthen the @INCIndia party
organisation. More strength to
you all to keep your spirits
high! Good Luck!
Hearty congratulations and best wishes Former
Chief Minister of Haryana @BhupinderSHooda
Ji on his birthday. I pray to God for his good
health and long life.
Former CM Raje
reaches Delhi
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Former
CM Vasundhara Raje
reached New Delhi by
road on
Tuesday.
M e a n -
while she
took to
twitter to pay tributes
to KS Sudarshan and M
Visvesvaraya.
Sanjay Jain
Salman Khan
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hroughout an-
tiquity, from the
Mediterranean
to Egypt and to-
day’s Middle
East, people believed that
misfortune, including acci-
dents, diseases, and some-
times even death, were
caused by external forces.
Be they gods or other
types of supernatural forc-
es (such as a daimon), peo-
ple — regardless of faith
— sought magical means
of protection against them.
While medicine and sci-
ence were not absent in
antiquity, they competed
with entrenched systems
of magic and the wide-
spread recourse to it. Peo-
ple consulted professional
magicians and also prac-
tised their own forms of
folk magic.
Possibly derived from
the Latin word “amoliri”,
meaning “to drive away”
or “to avert”, amulets were
believed to possess inher-
ent magical qualities.
These qualities could be
naturally intrinsic (such
as the properties of a par-
ticular stone) or imbued
artificially with the assis-
tance of a spell.
Not surprisingly the use
of amulets was an integral
part of life. From jewellery
and embellishments on
buildings, to papyri in-
scribed with spells, and
even garden ornaments,
they were deemed effective
forms of protection.
Amulets have been
around for thousands of
years. Amber pendants
fromDenmark’sMesolithic
age (10,000-8,000 BC) seem
to have been worn as a form
of generic protection.
Jewelleryandornaments
referencing the figure of
the scarab beetle were also
popular all-purpose amu-
lets in Egypt, dating from
thebeginningof theMiddle
Kingdom (2000 BC).
Two of the most com-
mon symbols of protection
are the eye and the phal-
lus. One or both amulet
designs appear in many
contexts, providing protec-
tion of the body (in the
form of jewellery), a build-
ing (as plaques on exterior
walls), a tomb (as an in-
scribed motif), and even a
baby’s crib (as a mobile or
crib ornament).
In Greece and the Middle
East, for example, the evil
eye has a history stretching
back thousands of years.
Today the image adorns
the streets, buildings and
even trees of villages.
The magic behind the
evil eye is based on the be-
lief that malevolence can
be directed towards an in-
dividual through a nasty
glare. Accordingly, a “fake”
eye, or evil eye, absorbs the
malicious intention in
place of the target’s eye.
In the context of “magi-
cal thinking”, amulets may
be dismissed by critical
thinkers of all persua-
sions, but they remain in
use throughout the world.
Often combined with sci-
ence and common sense,
but not always, amulets
have made a resurgence
during the COVID-19 pan-
demic. The amulets are
equally as diverse, coming
in all shapes and sizes, and
promoted by politicians,
religious leaders and so-
cial influencers.
A traditional form of
adornment and protection
in Javanese culture, now
popular with tourists,
“burnt root” bracelets,
known as “akar bahar”,
have been sold by commu-
nity shamans. Indonesia’s
Agriculture Minister Syah-
rul Yasin Limpo, mean-
while, has promoted an aro-
matherapy necklace con-
taining a eucalyptus potion
touted as a preventative
against COVID (useless in
terms of science but per-
haps less dangerous than
hydroxychloroquine).
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
How ancient amulets tried to ward off disease
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ften considered as soft pow-
er, art, and culture, in all its
dimensions, is in effect,
strong, resilient, elevating
moods and thoughts, heal-
ing in times of difficulties
and empowering all, a su-
perpower indeed.
From the earliest times, men
and women have built shelters
and homes, workplaces, roads,
railways, airports and modes
of transport, schools and col-
leges, palaces and forts, shops,
and markets, auditoriums and
theatres: but nothing is com-
plete, even after foolproof con-
struction, without aesthetics
and decorations, objects of
beauty and the sounds of music
and the rivetting steps of danc-
ing. We are well aware that
along with science and technol-
ogy, the paintings, decorations
raise even the most ordinary
utilitarian items to those of
charm and joy. A painted lattu
is as thrilling an item for a
young child as a car or vehicle
toy which moves electronically
or even mechanically.
Art and culture is our
treasure and power for the
well being and development
of the individual and socie-
ty. As different communi-
ties, societies, nations, coun-
tries and the people initiated
varied forms of music,
dance, painting, architec-
ture, sculpture over the cen-
turies, the world today is
extremely rich in this herit-
age. Its protection and con-
tinuation become a chal-
lenge as there is almost infi-
nite variety and space and
time and the systems re-
quired for it cannot be calcu-
lated. Yet when we lose some
of the art due to the passage
of time it feels sad and there
is a feeling of remorse and
helplessness. Hence it is im-
portant for any generation
to understand and take for-
ward what has come to them
from their parents, grand-
parents, and ancestors who
have lived before us.
So how can this be done even
as we often race against time
for other activities essential for
our survival and growth? In the
first place, we need to realise
that we do not need to reinvent
the wheel, as already there are
a large number of schools, col-
leges, universities, and institu-
tions specially devoted to dif-
ferent arts and crafts who are
carrying on this mission.
Moreover today with record-
ings and electronic and digital
capturing of performances, it
is easier to store this kind of
rich talent. It is not that all in-
stitutions are of the same level
and quality, yet with sharing of
knowledge the performances
have reached a wider audience
than ever before. Thus one of
the best ways to retain the fin-
est of our art is to continue the
improvement of these institu-
tions and build new ones where
required, especially ensuring
that their location is as spread
out as possible and not concen-
trated in a few cities or towns.
In modern times people
and more so students are of-
ten in a hurry and a rush to
learn and perform, thereby
missing out important as-
pects of art and not reaching
higher levels. The transfer
of knowledge remains un-
fulfilled. No doubt when
people’s livelihoods are in-
volved it is difficult to be pa-
tient but as drawings and
paintings, music and dance
touch the heart and soul and
even work as an effective
medicine, the goal must al-
ways remain to move to-
wards perfection in whatev-
er way one interprets it.
Further, it is extremely im-
portant to realise why we need
to focus on artists and perform-
ers and encourage them in all
possible ways for ultimately
their success will depend on its
understanding, appreciation
by the people. Nobody would
like to perform or dance to a lit-
tle filled theatre or to paint and
do sculpture without a pas-
serby enjoying it, Therefore the
link between the performer
and the audience is extremely
vital to maintain the strength
and vitality of art and culture.
As much as the artist it is the
audience and the viewers that
matter, or rather, matter even
more. Putting people first, a
concept developed by Robert
Chambers in Development
Thinking is even more impor-
tant in this the field for without
a Daad there is no Mushaira
and without the clapping or
foot tapping, music, and dance
does not one into its own.
It is evident that art and
culture has to be a way of
life, embodied in our civili-
sation, both as a daily as
well as a special routine.
The decorations, the pujas,
the festivals at home are as
important as the profession-
al performances; in fact,
they greatly reinforce each
other and have a multiplier
effect. Thus, art and culture
is the power that benefits
the society without costing
too much; it is an economi-
cal way to improve the qual-
ity of life, build relation-
ships, and to show the re-
spect due to those who devel-
oped these forms.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
ART AND CULTURE NOT
SOFT BUT A SUPER POWER
O
It is evident
that art and
culture has to be
a way of life,
embodied in
our civilisation,
both as a daily
as well as a
special routine.
The decorations,
the pujas, the
festivals at
home are as
important as
the professional
performances;
in fact, they
greatly reinforce
each other
and have a
multiplier effect
ART AND CULTURE IS
THE POWER THAT
BENEFITS SOCIETY
WITHOUT COSTING
TOO MUCH; IT IS AN
ECONOMICAL WAY TO
IMPROVE THE
QUALITY OF LIFE,
BUILD RELATIONSHIPS
MEENAKSHI
HOOJA
The writer is a Retd IAS officer
and former Member, Central
Administrative Tribunal
TROLLS DRAG JAYA
OVER THE COALS
amajwadi Party MP and veteran film ac-
tress Jaya Bachchan waded into the con-
troversy raked up by Kangana Ranaut
linkingdrugmafiatoBollywoodandSush-
ant Singh Rajput death only to be trolled
by Twitterati. Jaya Bachchan’s comments came in
response to the BJP MP Ravi Kishan’s allegation in
theLokSabhathatdrugaddictionisprevalentinthe
filmindustry.WithoutnamingRheaChakrabortyhe
said,“Severalpeoplehavebeenapprehended,NCBis
doing very good work…” He urged the Central gov-
ernment to “take strict action against the culprits”.
Rebutting Ravi Kishan’s claim Jaya Bachchan
said that the film industry was being “flogged by
social media and the government’s non-support”.
Hitting out at Kishan, Bachchan said, “Just be-
cause of a few people, you cannot tarnish the whole
industry. I was really embarrassed and ashamed
that yesterday one of our members, who is from
the industry, spoke against the film industry.”
Within no time Kangana Ranaut responded with
a below the belt response dragging Bachchan’s son
and daughter into the controversy proving that she
doesn’t respect one’s age or position. Kangana is
on a political high, so why should she bother about
reputations? An army of trolls began criticising
Bachchan with unseemly tweets soon after Kan-
gana’s stinging response.
The film industry is clearly witnessing a division
on the issue of nepotism and drug abuse though it
is Jaya Bachchan who mustered courage to speak
up. She found support from Hema Malini who
shared her views in an interview to a TV channel
in defence of the film industry and its reputation.
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IN-DEPTH
GOVT HAS NO DATA ON
DEATH OF MIGRANTS
he Union Home Ministry has chosen to
borrow a term from US President Donald
Trump’s vocabulary---fake news---which,
it said, triggered the exodus of migrants
from the midnight of March 25 when
Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a three-
weekcountry-widelockdown.Movementof overone
billion people was restricted. Before the lockdown
there was a 14-hour public curfew. By holding fake
newsresponsibleforthecrisisfacedbythemigrants,
the government absolved itself from the charge of
being apathetic towards the poor and for not giving
ample thought to the problems the migrant workers
would face because of the sudden announcement.
Withalleconomicandcommercialactivitiescoming
toastandstillforthreeweeksandmovementof trains
and buses halted, people found themselves stranded
withoutincome,shelterandfood.Theworst-hitwere
the migrants who risked lives to reach their villages
and bore the painful blows of policemen’s lathis.
Replying to an unstarred question in the Lok
Sabha, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai
was quoted as saying that the panic was created by
fake news about the duration of lockdown and the
unplanned lockdown had nothing to do with.
The government which started worrying about
the migrants after a hue and cry in the media now
saysthatithasnorecordof thenumberof migrants
who died during the lockdown and hence won’t be
paying any compensation. Nothing could be more
callous on the part of the government which rattled
off data on Shramik special trains. The response
naturally drew condemnation from the Opposition.
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RETD NAVY OFFICER SHARMA
SAYS HE IS WITH BJP-RSS NOW
Mumbai: Madan Sharma,
retired Navy officer, who
was allegedly beaten up
by Shiv Sena workers,
has said that he is with
the BJP and RSS now.
Madan Sharma met
Maharashtra Governor
Bhagat Singh Koshyari
at Raj Bhavan here on
Tuesday. “He has given
us assurance to my
requests. From now on, I
am with BJP-RSS. When
I was beaten up, they had
levelled allegations that
I’m with BJP-RSS. So
now I announce, that I am
with BJP-RSS today on-
wards. We will not allow
injustice to people and
wherever ‘Goondagardi’
(hooliganism) is going
on, the former soldiers
will go there to control the
situation,” Sharma said.
SENSEX RALLIES 288 PTS; NIFTY
TOPS 11,500: TRADE EXPERTS
Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark Sensex
surged 288 points on Tuesday, tracking strong
buying sentiment in banking counters amid
positive cues from global markets. The 30-share
BSE index ended 287.72 points or 0.74 per cent
higher at 39,044.35. The broader NSE Nifty rose
81.75 points or 0.71 per cent to 11,521.80.
IndusInd Bank was the top gainer in the Sensex
pack, rallying over 4 per cent, followed by Bharti
Airtel, Axis Bank, ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finance, Sun
Pharma, HDFC and Kotak Bank.
FIRST KARNATAKA-DELHI ‘KISAN
RAIL’ FROM SEPTEMBER 19
Bengaluru: The first ‘Kisan Rail’ from Karnataka,
between Bengaluru and Delhi, will be run from
September 19 to October 19, the South Western
Railway said on Tuesday. Kisan Rail are trains
with multi commodities, multi- consignors and
multi-consignees. The service, to run via Mysuru,
Hubbali and Pune, would make five trips, the
SWR said in a release. It will run between fixed
OriginDestination pairs with en-route stoppages,
and loading and unloading will be permitted at
any of the en-route stoppage.
RS 90,048 CR FOR DEFENCE
MODERNISATION IN 2020-21
New Delhi: An amount
of Rs 90,048 crores has
been allocated for capital
acquisition (modernisa-
tion) of armed forces
under Defence Service
Estimates in 2020-21.
This is an increase of over
Rs 9,000 crores from last
year`s allocations. The
total amount allocated for
modernisation, through
procurement of new
equipment and upgrading
of existing equipment, is
27.87 per cent of the De-
fence Services Estimates.
As per a written reply by
the MoS Defence, Shripad
Naik, the modernisation
projects are being pro-
gressed as per approved
capital acquisition plan
and in terms of the extant
defence procurement
procedure.
New Delhi: Did no mi-
grant workers die dur-
ing the COVID-19 in-
duced lockdown phase
if the Centre does not
have any record of the
same, said Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
targeting the Central
government. The Way-
anad MP launched an
attack on the Centre fol-
lowing a written reply
by the Ministry of La-
bour and Employment,
in which it had said that
the government has “no
such data available” on
the number of migrant
deaths or the job losses.
“The Modi govern-
ment does not know
how many migrant
workers died and how
many jobs were lost
during the lockdown. If
you didn’t count did the
deaths not occur? The
pain is in the fact that it
had no effect on the gov-
ernment, the world saw
their deaths, it’s only
the Modi government
which didn’t get the
news,” the Congress
leader tweeted (roughly
translated from Hindi).
The monsoon session
of Parliament began on
Monday and is slated to
conclude on October 1
without any day off.
Both the Houses of
Parliament will sit for
four hours daily adher-
ing to precautionary
measures against COV-
ID-19. —ANI
RaGa attacks Centre over migrant workers’ death
New Delhi: Delhi Leg-
islative Assembly’s
Committee on ‘Peace
and Harmony’ Chief
Raghav Chadha said Fa-
cebook’s refusal to ap-
pear before the commit-
tee is an attempt to con-
ceal crucial facts in re-
lation to its role in Delhi
riots.
“We had summoned
Facebook India VP and
MD Ajit Mohan over its
role in the Delhi riots.
In reply, Facebook has
asked to withdraw sum-
mon as ‘regulation of
intermediaries like Fa-
cebook falls within the
exclusive authority of
Government Of India’,”
said Chadha. He added,
“Facebook’s letter is in
disregard of the com-
mittee’s privilege. Face-
book’s refusal to appear
before the committee is
an attempt to conceal
crucial facts in relation
to its role in the Delhi
riots. It shows that Fa-
cebook has something
to hide.”
Chadha said fresh
summons will be issued
to it in line with princi-
ple of natural justice &
that refusal to is a ‘con-
tempt of Delhi Legisla-
tive Assembly.’ —ANI
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court granted
interim relief to former
Punjab DGP Sumedh
Singh Saini in connec-
tion with a case related
to the alleged abduction
and murder of junior
engineer Balwant Sin-
gh Multani in 1991 and
issued a notice to the
State government seek-
ing its response on the
matter.
A three-judge bench
of Justice Ashok
Bhushan, Justice R
Subhas Reddy and Jus-
tice MR Shah, which
was hearing a plea filed
by Sumedh Singh Saini
seeking anticipatory
bail in the matter, or-
dered that Saini will not
be arrested till further
orders. —ANI
BITING HANDS THAT FEED THEM: JAYA
BACHCHAN TAKES AIM AT KANGANA
New Delhi: Veteran ac-
tor and RS MP Jaya
Bachchan charged that
film industry was being
defamed by those from
the industry indulging
in it, saying they are
biting the hands that
feed them.
Though Bachchan
did not take any names,
her remarks come a day
after BJP’s LS MP and
Bhojpuri actor Ravi
Kishan said there was
problem of drug addic-
tion in the film industry
and also actor Kangana
Ranaut’s recent re-
marks calling Bolly-
wood a ‘gutter.’
Through a Zero Hour
mention in RS, Bach-
chan said the entertain-
ment industry was be-
ing flogged by social
media and asked the
government to protect
and support it.
“People who have
made a name in this in-
dustry have called it a
gutter. I completely dis-
agree and I really disas-
sociate,” she said.
“Government should
support entertainment
industry,” she said.
Without taking names, Jaya Bachchan said she completely disagrees with those who called entertainment industry a ‘gutter’
Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan speaks during the Monsoon Session of Parliament inside
Rajya Sabha, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PARLIAMENT’S MONSOON SESSION
KANGANA RANAUT HITS
BACK AT JAYA BACHCHAN
Actor Kangana Ranaut has responded to SP MP Jaya
Bachchan’s recent remarks against her and BJP MP
Ravi Kishan, made during Tuesday’s parliament session.
Jaya had condemned comments made by Kangana,
where she’d compared the film industry to a ‘gutter’. In
response, Kangana tweeted, “Jaya ji would you say the
same thing if in my place it was your daughter Shweta
beaten, drugged and molested as a teenage, would
you say the same thing if Abhieshek complained
about bullying and harassment constantly and found
hanging one day? Show compassion for us also.”
RS passes
Aircraft
Amendment
Bill 2020
Ordinance on
Jadhav
extended for
4 months
New Delhi: The Upper
House of the Parlia-
ment, Rajya Sabha,
passed the Aircraft
(Amendment) Bill 2020,
which was tabled by
Civil Aviation Minister
Hardeep Singh Puri, af-
ter an hour-long discus-
sion.
The Bill had already
been cleared by the Lok
Sabha in March this
year.
The Aircraft (Amend-
ment) Bill 2020 seeks to
convert aviation agen-
cies like the Directorate
General of Civil Avia-
tion (DGCA), Bureau of
Civil aviation security
(BCAS) and Aircraft
Accident Investigation
Bureau (AAIB) into
statutory bodies.
Under the new Act
(after its implementa-
tion), any violation will
attract heavy punish-
ment. —ANI
Islamabad: Pakistan’s
parliament has extend-
ed by four months an
ordinance that enables
Indian death row pris-
oner Kulbhushan Jad-
hav to appeal his con-
viction in a HC, in ac-
cordance with a ruling
of International Court
of Justice.
The ICJ Ordinance,
issued in May, was set to
expire on September 17.
It allows Jadhav, sen-
tenced to death by a Pa-
kistani military court
over alleged espionage,
to file an appeal against
his conviction in the Is-
lamabad HC.
In August, court had
directed government to
inform India to appoint
a lawyer for former In-
dian Navy officer in or-
der to file a review peti-
tion. The court on Sep-
tember 3 heard the case
& directed the govern-
ment to give India ‘an-
other opportunity’ to
appoint a lawyer to rep-
resent Jadhav. The case
will now be heard in
October. —Agencies
DEMOCRACY BEING KILLED,
MOCKED AT IN PARL: BRIEN
New Delhi: On the International Day of Democ-
racy, it is being “killed and mocked” in Parlia-
ment’s monsoon session,
said TMC MP Derek O’Brien.
“Today is International Day
for Democracy but what we
are seeing in the Parliament
is total murder, a mockery of
democracy. This is the first
time in the history of a reg-
ular session that such a thing has happened.
The last time it happened was in 1962 during
the Chinese invasion. The name of zero hour
too should be changed as the time has been
limited to 30 minutes. In next session, proba-
bly it will be just two minutes,” he siad.—ANI
‘AIRLINES FINANCIALLY
STRESSED, NEED SUPPORT’
New Delhi: Airlines are financially stressed due
to COVID-19 and need support from govern-
ment, said NCP MP Praful
Patel. “We have to help
aviation sector. Airlines are
financially stressed due to
COVID-19 & need support,”
said former Civil Aviation
Minister during a discussion
on Aircraft (Amendment) Bill
2020 in Rajya Sabha. “Four to five % people
of the country board flights one time in a year.
If this number grows, we would need a huge
increase in number of airports & aircraft.” —ANI
‘Developing ghats under
Namami Gange Mission’
PM Narendra Modi was addressing a video conference
after inaugurating urban infrastructure projects in Bihar
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi said under
‘NamamiGange’mission,
development of more
than 180 ghats along the
Ganga river are going on.
“The government’s aim is
to stop drain waters flow-
ing into the Ganga. The
villages near Ganga are
being developed as ‘Gan-
ga Gram’. Under the
‘NamamiGange’mission,
including in Bihar, devel-
opment of more than 180
ghats is going on,” he
said, during a VC after
inaugurating seven ur-
ban infrastructure pro-
jects in Bihar.
“Work on 130 ghats has
been completed. Work on
more than 40 moksha
dhams is over. Near Gan-
ga, work on riverfronts is
going on. In Patna, work
on the riverfront is com-
plete while in Muzaffar-
pur foundation has been
laid.If theghatsinMuzaf-
farpur are developed then
it will develop into a cen-
tre of tourism.” —ANI
PM Narendra Modi launches multiple development projects in
Bihar through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Rahul Gandhi
Raghav Chadha
Sumedh Singh Saini
BIHAR: MODI LAYS FOUNDATION
STONE OF SEVERAL PROJECTS
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi inaugurated and
laid the foundation stone of seven projects related
to urban infrastructure in Bihar, via video con-
ferencing, and said that it is a proud feeling that
engineers have contributed to nation-building.
Out of the seven projects, four are related to water
supply, two on sewerage treatment and one on
riverfront development. Speaking at the event, the
PM said, “Today in the four projects launched,
two are sewer treatment plants in Patna. Under
the Amrut Yojna, these also have water-related
projects in Siwan and Chhapra. In Munger, Jamal-
pur, there are projects to treat water shortage.”
DELHI VIOLENCE MULTANI MURDER CASE
FB’s refusal to appear before
panel, attempt to conceal facts’
SC grants protection
from arrest to Saini
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Principals of Medical
Colleges, CMHOs,
PMOs and Doctors, pub-
lic reps witnessed and
participated. Eminent
doctors of the country,
CMD of Medanta Hos-
pital, Gurugram Dr.
Naresh Trehan; Direc-
tor of ILBS, New Delhi
Dr. SK Sarin and Chair-
man of Narayana Hri-
dayalaya, Bengaluru
Dr. Devi Shetty shared
useful information with
general public on effec-
tive management of the
spread of coronavirus.
The live telecast also
provided people an op-
portunity to listen to
experts and get educat-
ed about the pandemic.
The event was put on an
open platform to create
awareness towards the
disease to those resid-
ing in far off villages
and to clear the doubts
and misconceptions
among all citizens. The
innovative approach
was effective in gener-
ating awareness among
masses and those who
missed the live telecast
watched it online later.
During the session,
Dr SK Sarin said that
the rule of ‘No Mask-No
Entry’ should be strict-
ly implemented at all
the public places, in-
cluding the government
and private institu-
tions, banks, markets
areas etc, then only the
efforts of the govern-
ment to contain spread
of corona infection
would be fruitful. “Eve-
rybody should under-
stand that self-protec-
tion is the only treat-
ment of corona and we
will succeed in winning
this battle only by
strictly abiding by it.
People should wear
masks and should see
those wearing masks
with respect,” he added.
The medical experts
opined that the doctors,
nurses, paramedical
staff, police personnel
etc., all those who are
playing an important
role in the battle against
corona should be re-
spected in the society.
“ The role models of
different sections of the
society and the persons
having influence in
public life should set ex-
amples by wearing
masks and fully follow-
ing the social distanc-
ing norms. So far, the
government of Ra-
jasthan has done effi-
cient work in fighting
the corona pandemic.
The general public
should also join the ef-
forts being made by the
state government to en-
sure that all precau-
tions are very well tak-
en and followed to win
the fight against coro-
na,” Dr Trehan said.
Meanwhile, Dr Devi
Shetty said that by now,
the country and the
world have learnt a lot
on how to manage and
prevent coronavirus
spread. “Rajasthan
gave famous ‘Bhilwara
Model’. Corona pan-
demic is not going to
end soon and the fight
againstthisviruswould
be fought for a long
time. Thus, in such a
situation, people have
to be very cautious. The
indifferent or careless
attitude towards safety
precautions could cost
heavy,” he added.
During the event, CM
Gehlot said that It is our
duty to save every life.
“The state government
is taking all possible
measures to prevent the
spread of corona infec-
tion. More than 100 vid-
eo conferences have
been held since March.
The health infrastruc-
ture has been strength-
ened across the state
and the testing capacity
is being continuously
increased. Adequate ar-
rangements have been
made for oxygen beds,
ICU beds and ventila-
tors. The focus is on
bringing the rate of
deaths due to corona to
the lowest level and in-
crease the recovery rate
as much as possible. He
said he hoped that the
suggestions made by
the expert doctors dur-
ing the discussion
would have an impact
on the general public
and people would take
all special precautions
to control this epidem-
ic,” he said.
Medical & Health
Minister Dr Raghu
Sharma said during
past few months testing
facilities have been in-
stalled in 22 districts of
state & labs are being
set-up in remaining dis-
tricts. He said efforts
made to control corona
under the leadership of
CM Gehlot were being
appreciated all across
the country. MoS Medi-
cal & Health Dr Sub-
hash Garg said, “Our
fight against corona
will be successful only
when every citizen gets
aware and protects him-
self from this infection
of coronavirus.”
CS Rajeeva Swarup,
ACS Finance Niranjan
Arya, Principal Secy
Health Akhil Arora,
Principal Secy Home
and Information Tech-
nology Abhay Kumar,
Secretary Medical Edu-
cation Vaibhav Galriya,
Commissioner Infor-
mation and Public Rela-
tions Mahendra Soni &
others were present.
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WILL DR CHANDRAMOULI BE THE
FIRST CHAIRMAN, NRA OR MEMBER
UPSC ?
Will Secretary DoPT, Dr C Chandramouli be the
first Chairman of the newly constituted National
Recruitment Agency (NRA) or will he be appoint-
ed Member of the Union Public Service Com-
mission (UPSC) ? The 1985 batch IAS officer of
Tamil Nadu cadre is superannuating by the end
of this month.
JUSTICE SANJAY YADAV TO BE
ACTING CJ OF MP HIGH COURT ?
According to informed sources, Justice
Sanjay Yadav senior-most Judge will be the
Acting Chief Justice of the Madhya Pradesh
High Court.
TENURE OF RK GHATWAL AS ADDL
SECRETARY, UPSC EXTENDED
The tenure of RK Gathwal as Additional Secretary
(JS level), Union Public Service Commission
(UPSC), has been extended till May 31, 2021. He
is a CSS officer.
TENURE OF ASHISH CHATTERJEE AS
JOINT SECRETARY, PETROLEUM
EXTENDED
Tenure of Ashish Chatterjee as Joint Secretary,
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, has been
extended upto June 1, 2021. He is a 1999 batch
IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.
KUNTAL SESARMA APPOINTED AS
ECONOMIC ADVISER, FOOD
PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Kuntal Sensarma has been appointed as Econom-
ic Advisor in the Ministry of Food Processing
Industries. He is a 1995 batch IES officer.
CHANCHAL YADAV APPOINTED AS
DEPUTY SECRETARY, MHA
Chanchal Yadav has been appointed as Deputy
Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
He is a 2008 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre.
ASIF JALAL APPOINTED AS
DIRECTOR, MHA
Asif Jalal has been appointed as Director in the
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). He is a 2002
batch IPS officer of HP cadre.
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New Delhi: On Engi-
neers Day, I salute our
talented and skilled en-
gineers who have con-
tributed significantly
in the development of
nation, the Home Min-
ister said
Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah on Tues-
day paid tribute to the
father of Indian engi-
neering Bharat Ratna
M Visvesvaraya on his
159th birth anniversa-
ry. To honour him, In-
dia celebrates Engi-
neers’ Day on Septem-
ber 15 each year.
“Tributes to prolific
engineer and states-
man, Bharat Ratna Sir
M. Visvesvaraya on his
Jayanti. On Engineers
Day, I salute our talent-
ed and skilled engi-
neers who have con-
tributed significantly
in the development of
the nation. India is
proud of its pioneering
works all across the
world,” Shah tweeted.
The Union Minister
also extended greet-
ings to the engineers
of the country along
with his tweet on
Bharat Ratna M Vis-
vesvaraya and stated,
“On Engineers Day, I
salute our talented and
skilled engineers who
have contributed sig-
nificantly in develop-
ment of nation. India is
proud of their pioneer-
ing works all across the
world.”
Born on September
15, 1861, in Muddena-
halli near Chikkabal-
lapur, M Visvesvaraya
was a world-renowned
civil engineer, consid-
ered of one of foremost
nation-builders, creat-
ing modern marvels
upon which modern In-
dia was built. —Agencies
Shah’s tribute to M Visvesvaraya on birth anniv
MAKING A REMARK
New Delhi: India’s
COVID-19 count crossed
the 49-lakh mark on
Tuesday with the addi-
tion of 83,809 new infec-
tions.
Total confirmed
COVID-19 cases in In-
dia have risen to
49,30,236, according to
the latest update by
from the Union Health
Ministry. This number
includes cases involv-
ing foreign nationals,
patients who have re-
covered and the death
toll. The death toll in
India due to the novel
coronavirus pandemic
has risen to 80,776, the
Union Health Ministry
said. Maharashtra con-
tinues to contribute a
high number. In last 24
hours, it has reported
17,066 new cases, tak-
ing the tally to
10,77,374.
The reported active
COVID-19 cases in India
stand at 9,90,061.As
many as 38,59,399 pa-
tients have been cured
so far. The overall num-
ber of global coronavi-
rus cases has surpassed
the 29.1 million mark.
India’stallynears50L,cases
globally surpass 29.1mn
Toll in India due to Coronavirus has risen to 80,776, govt said
Active cases 1/5th of total cases
in India, says Health Ministry
New Delhi: “The active
cases under medical su-
pervision are one-fifth
of the total number of
COVID-19 cases in the
country. There are 14
states/UTs having
less than 5,000 active
cases. There are 18
states/UTs having ac-
tive cases between
5,000 to 50,000. Only
four states/UTs are
having more than
50,000 cases,” Rajesh
Bhushan, Secretary,
Union Health Minis-
try said during a press
conference. —ANI
Cases per million population stands at
3,704, It is 19,416 in USA, whereas India’s
cases per million population stand at
3,573. Deaths per million population of the world
stand at 58. Brazil is at 617, USA is at 547 and In-
dia’s COVID-19 deaths per million population is 58.
—Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Health Ministry
MP Cong MLA Dangi
dies of Corona
India gifts 2k vials of
Remdesivir to Nepal
Bhopal: MP Congress MLA Go-
vardhan Dangi died of coronavi-
rus at a private hospital in Guru-
gram on Tuesday after a three-
week battle with the virus. Dangi,
an MLA from Biaora constituency,
had himself tested for virus in
mid-August after both his wife and
son tested positive. Later, his COV-
ID-19 test report also came posi-
tive. He was admitted to a Bhopal
hospital. He was later shifted to a
private hospital in Gurugram.
Kathmandu: Aspartof India’songo-
ingassistancetotheHimalayannation
inmeetingchallengesposedbycorona-
virus pandemic, Ambassador Vinay M
Kwatrahandedover2,000vialsof Rem-
desivir to Nepal Foreign Affairs Minis-
ter Pradeep Kumar Gyawali on Tues-
day. “On September 15, Ambassador
Vinay M. Kwatra handed over 2,000 vi-
als of Remdesivir to Foreign Affairs
Minister of Nepal Pradeep Kumar
Gyawali on behalf of the Government
of India,” Indian Embassy said.
Spl court refuses to
grant NIA custody
of Swapna Suresh
Kochi: A special NIA
court refused to send
Swapna Suresh and
Muhammad Anwar,
both accused in the
high-profile Kerala gold
smuggling case, to the
custody of NIA for in-
terrogation.
Meanwhile, the court
sent three other ac-
cused - Sandeep Nair,
Muhammad Ali and
Muhammad Shafi - to
NIA custody till Sep-
tember 18. The NIA on
Monday moved an ap-
plication seeking cus-
tody of Suresh, stating
that they have received
more evidence from the
digital devices of the ac-
cused and there is a
need to interrogate her
over the same.
Suresh was admitted
to Thrissur Medical
College for second time
after she complained of
chest pain, Viyyur Jail
Authority said on Sun-
day. The case, being
probed by NIA, ED and
customs department,
pertains to smuggling
of gold in state through
diplomatic channels.
KERALA GOLD SMUGGLING CASE
Swapna Suresh
An artist paints a mural dedicating to ‘Corona Warriors’ in Kolkata. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘Want peace,...
Singh also talked about
thefive-pointagreement
reached between EAM S
Jaishankar and his Chi-
nese counterpart Wang
Yi in Moscow on Sept 10
and said, “If implement-
ed sincerely and faith-
fully by the Chinese
side, it could lead to
complete disengage-
ment and restoration of
peace and tranquility in
the border areas.”
On Galwan Valley
clashes, he also said the
Chinese side “created” a
violent face off and “our
brave soldiers laid down
their lives and also in-
flicted costs including
casualties on the Chi-
nese side.” After the de-
fence minister’s state-
ment, the Congress
wanted to raise certain
issues which was not al-
lowed by Speaker Om
Birla. Unhappy with
this, Congress walked
out of the House.
It’s all...
When the Press Council
of India said regula-
tions are in place, Jus-
tice DY Chandrachud
shot back: “Really? If
things would have been
so hunky-dory then we
would not have to see
what we see on TV every
day.” The searing cri-
tique of the judges is
significant at a time the
media is under scrutiny
over a no-limit, ethics-
challenged coverage of
the Sushant Singh Ra-
jput investigations by
some channels.
“The anchor’s griev-
ance is that a particular
group is gaining entry
into the civil services,”
said Justice DY Chan-
drachud, referring to
the Sudarshan TV show.
“How insidious is this?
Such insidious charges
put a question mark on
UPSC exams, cast asper-
sion on UPSC. Such al-
legations without factu-
al basis, how can this be
allowed? Can such pro-
grammes be allowed in
a free society,” he ques-
tioned.
“Reputations can be
damaged; image can be
tarnished. How to con-
trol this? The state can-
not do this,” Justice
Chandrachud re-
marked, saying it would
be difficult for any gov-
ernment to regulate pri-
vate channels.
The judge told Sudar-
shan TV’s lawyer Shy-
am Diwan: “Your client
is doing a disservice to
the nation and is not ac-
cepting India is a melt-
ing point of diverse cul-
ture. Your client needs
to exercise his freedom
with caution.” Justice
KM Joseph suggested:
“We need to look at the
ownership of the visual
media. The entire share-
holding pattern of the
company must be on the
site for the public. The
revenue model of that
company should also be
put up to check if the
government is putting
more advertisements in
one and less in another.”
Justice Joseph said the
media “can’t fall foul of
standards they pre-
scribe”. Pointing at the
airtime taken up by an-
chors, he commented
that some anchors
“mute the speaker” and
ask questions.
Representing the cen-
tre, SG Tushar Mehta
argued that the freedom
of a journalist is su-
preme. “It would be dis-
astrous for any democ-
racy to control the
press,” he said.
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FINALLY ACHCHE
DIN FOR JDA!
Are some departments and their
problems ‘tailor made’ for a
select few bureaucrats since it is
after these officials join in, that
there is a sudden change in the
department’s fortunes? Or is it that
there are only a handful of officials
who actually want to bring in a
change by taking on challenges.
Well, it might not completely be
one or the other way, rather a
mix of both the aspects. Take for
example the case of Rajasthan
Housing Board which the previous
government had even thought of
shutting down, but with Pawan
Arora at helm, the board has not
only had a miraculous revival but
has also been for biggest revenue
generator for the Rajasthan
government. And it appears that
even the Jaipur Development
Authority is headed on the same
‘road to recovery’. Marred with
financial woes, JDA did not even
have money to pay to it’s staff
members at one point, however
after Gaurav Goyal took over the
charge, it appears that ‘Achche
Din’ are truly here. Only in the
past month of August, the JDA
has earned a whopping 80 crore
rupees. Motivated by it’s revenue
generation, the Authority has now
set itself a target of 280 crore
rupees till October 2020. This has
been achieved though announcing
a new scheme wherein eleven
thousand people have registered
for 1200 plots. While work is
going on in full swing, the JDA has
already paid it’s overdraft of 40
crore rupees however the challenge
of paying the long term loan is
still very much alive but even the
babus posted in JDA have suddenly
become hopeful that they can
overcome this challenge as well!
Coincidence or sheer hard work?
You decide! —Abhishek Srivastava
SACHIN PILOT FOR
AICC SPOKESPERSON?
Will the AICC’s spokesperson
be changed? Will it be a
face from Rajasthan who will
be given this responsibility?
Questions like these are floating
around in party and power circles
of Jaipur and New Delhi. The
reason: appointment of national
spokesperson Randeep Surjewala
as General Secretary Incharge
of Karnataka. There is a strong
preception in the party’s circle in
New Delhi that Deependra Hudda
or Pawan Khera could be given
the role. However, Sachin Pilot
is being considered a stronger
candidate for the position of
national spokesperson. Although
there are rumours that Sachin,
spread by Pilot camp MLAs,
has declined taking any position
and wants to stay in Rajasthan
only, however there is an even
powerful “mill” in Delhi that
claims that nothing of this
sort has been finalised and
Pilot could be given the job of
national spokesperson due to
his command on English and
Hindi. However, the same mill
also claims in the same breath
that Margaret Alva’s son - Nikhil
Alva, currently handling Rahul
Gandhi’s media management -
could also be given the position.
—Aditi Nagar
Gaurav Goyal
Mom kills self, 3
kids in Bharatpur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A woman
killed self and her
three daughters by
jumping along with
then into a well in
Roopwas area of Ra-
jasthan’s Bhartpur dis-
trict on Tuesday.
The tragic incident
occurred in Khansur-
japur village on Tues-
day where Sharda Devi
(24) along with her
daughters Trisha (6),
Apoorva (3) and Avi-
nash (1) jumped into
the well in an agricul-
ture farm located at a
distance of nearly one-
and-a-half kilometre
from her house.
The locals rushed to
rescue the mother and
daughters but all of
them died before they
could be saved.
The bodies were re-
covered later and shift-
ed to hospital for post-
mortem, SHO of Roop-
was police station Hu-
kum Singh Shekhawat
said. He said reasons
for such a drastic step
are not clear and the
matter is being probed.
Patwari in ACB
net for taking
`12,000 bribe
First India Bureau
Bikaner:Apatwaripost-
edinBikaner’sKatiyasar
was nabbed by ACB for
allegedly taking a bribe
of Rs 12,000 for official
work. The complainant
alleged that patwari
Mohanlal was demand-
ing bribe for nomina-
tion of gift deed follow-
ing and two release
deeds following which
he made a complaint to
ACB on August 11.
After verification of
plaint, a trap was laid &
accused was caught.
Covid crisis: Prudent govt resorts to cut costs
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state govt
has issued instructions
regarding frugality be-
cause of tremendous
pressure on the finan-
cial resources due to the
ongoing Covid-19 pan-
demic. The instructions
prohibit purchase of
gifts, hosting official
lunch/dinners and ex-
penses on hospitality
till further orders.
Govt has instructed
to organise functions
like bhomi poojan, in-
auguration ceremonies
etc adopting austerity
and do it through VC as
much as possible.
The encashment of
the earned leaves for
the govt employees has
been deferred for the
current financial year.
According to a circu-
lar issued, the amount
sanctioned for FY 2020-
21 for office expenses,
travel allowance, main-
tenance of computers,
stationary, printing,
publishing, library and
periodicals&magazines
has been limited by 70%
for the year. Amount ap-
proved under POL ac-
count has also been lim-
ited by 90%.
ACS (Finance) Niran-
jan Arya said that the
available financial re-
sources need to be used
optimally and therefore
all departments will
have to adopt austerity
measures. He said in-
struction are effective
immediately. Accord-
ing to the instructions
maximum outstation
meetings will be done
through VC keeping the
travel expenses to mini-
mum. Executive and
Business class air trav-
el has been banned for
now. There will be a
complete ban on hiring
planes and foreign trav-
el on govt expenses.
Thecircularalsobans
govt purchase of new
vehicles till further or-
ders. Purchase of any
machinery excluding
needed to combat Cov-
id-19willalsobebanned.
Onlytheequipmentnec-
essary to execute
schemes will be pur-
chased. No new offices
needing 100% govt fund-
ingwillbeopenedforFY
2020-21. All departments
have also been instruct-
ed to take necessary ac-
tion on the posts which
have become redundant
due to automation.
Govt has decided to
hold all seminars,
training, workshops,
festivities and exhibi-
tions online cutting
budget by 50%. The fru-
gality instructions will
be effective on all govt
enterprises, compa-
nies, boards, universi-
ties, local bodies etc.
Niranjan Arya
Kangana seeks
damages worth
`2 crore from BMC
Mumbai: Actor Kan-
gana Ranaut has
amended her peti-
tion before the Bom-
bay High Court to
seek a compensation
of Rs 2 crore from the
BMC for “illegal”
demolition at her
bungalow.
After the BMC de-
molished what it
termed as illegal al-
terations at the
“Queen” actor’s bun-
galow at Pali Hill in
suburban Bandra on
September 9, Ranaut
moved HC.
A division bench
led by Justice SJ
Kathawalla had
stayed the demoli-
tion, saying that the
civic body’s actions
seemed “malafide”
(having dubious in-
tentions).
In her amended
plea, Ranaut alleged
that the BMC’s deci-
sion to demolish her
property was a direct
consequence of her
comments against
the Maharashtra
government.
The petition also
contended that the
Bollywood actor had
sought the BMC’s
permission to carry
out structural re-
pairs at her bunga-
low, and the same
was granted in 2018.
The plea urged the
court to declare the
BMC’s action as ille-
gal and direct the
civic body and its
“concerned officials”
to pay her Rs 2 crore
in damages.
The court is slated
to hear the matter on
September 22.
—Agencies
Dear Rhea, with love!
ACTORS SIGN OPEN LETTER TO
NEWS MEDIA AGAINST WITCH-HUNTMumbai: Over 2,500 indi-
viduals and 60 organisa-
tions, including Sonam Ka-
poor Ahuja, Zoya Akhtar,
Gauri Shine, Anurag
Kashyap and Aditi Mittal,
have signed in an open let-
ter to the Indian news me-
dia against the media trial
and “witch-hunt” of actor
Rhea Chakraborty, who is
in the centre of the investi-
gations in the Sushant Sin-
gh Rajput death case and is
now is jail in a drugs case.
The frenzied coverage of
the case against
Chakraborty, 28, and mob-
bing of the actor and her
family by sections of the
media have been widely
criticised by Bollywood
personalities and a
large section of social
media users.
The letter, ad-
dressedtothe“news
media of India”, be-
gins with a ques-
tion: “We, are wor-
ried about you. Are
you feeling ok?”
“We know you can
be different - because
we have seen you be
kind and respectful
to the Salman Khans
and Sanjay Dutts of
this world, urging us to
think of their families, fans
and careers. But, when it
comes to a young woman
who has not even
been proven to
commit any
crime, you have
assassinated
her character,
egged an on-
line mob on
demonise
her and her
f a m i l y ,
fuelled wrong-
ful demands and
called her arrest
your victory,” the
open letter states.
Images of Rhea
pushed and
shoved by me-
dia crews,
with no re-
gard for so-
cial dis-
t a n c i n g ,
have drawn
widespread
condemnation.
The signatories
of the open letter
said the news me-
dia chose to “end-
lessly violate her
privacy and
work overtime
on false accu-
sations and
moralistic
innuendo
for a drama
of ‘Rhea ko
phasao’”.
The Narcotics
Control Bureau is
i n v e s t i g a t i n g
charges of drug-
dealing and use based on
chats found on the phone of
Rhea Chakraborty.
—Agencies
9. Aditi Nagar
Jaipur: A much
awaited 90 minutes
long meeting be-
tween AICC Ra-
jasthan Incharge
Ajay Maken and the
Congress leader
Sachin Pilot has vir-
tually failed to make
any breakthrough on
certain sensitive po-
litical issues in an
ongoing stalemate
scenario. This was
perhaps the second
meeting between the
two leaders, where they
had already met on
13th September also.
According to sources,
Pilot emphatically and
effectively put up and
argued his viewpoint on
all the related issues in-
cluding an ongoing de-
lay in the submission of
three member commit-
tee report to Congress
President and obviously
a subsequent delay in
the finalization of cabi-
net reshuffle and politi-
cal appointments. Pilot
also reportedly raised
the issues of his con-
cern about five per-
cent Gurjar reserva-
tion, the likely vaca-
tion of his own, Vish-
vendra and Ramesh
Meena’s government
bungalows, once they
have lost the status
of deputy CM and
cabinet ministers
respectively. There
are already serious
‘ideological differenc-
es’ over the comeback
of two Pilot camp min-
isters i.e. Vishvendra
Singh and Ramesh
Meena in the next
cabinet re-
s h u f f l e .
T h o u g h
t h e r e
were ab-
solutely no ‘pre-condi-
tions’ for Pilot’s ‘home-
coming’, but still it is
believed that with a
view to take everyone
along, Congress high
command and CM
Ashok Gehlot
may agree to
give two or three
positions to re-
bel MLAs. On
the PCC front
also, Pilot camp
is insisting to
have proper rep-
resentation in the
PCC’s likely re-
structuring in the
coming days.
Pilot also report-
edly submitted a
list of few names,
which may be re-
lated to impending
cabinet reshuffle, po-
litical appointments
and ‘sharing of pow-
er’ in PCC. Pilot also
assured Maken of a
likely massive Congress
win in the upcoming
Panchayati election.
According to a
highly reliable input,
the main reason for
the failure of the
meeting is Maken and
Pilot’s all together
‘different views’ on
the functioning of Ge-
hlot government,
where Maken, like Avi-
nash Pande, has also
emerged as the princi-
pal spokesperson of a
performing and merito-
rious CM Gehlot in
front of the Congress
high command. Only
three days back, after
having a detailed re-
view of Corona situa-
tion in the state, Maken
had publicly rated
Gehlot as the best all
India Corona per-
former.
But at the same time,
Pilot has his own phi-
losophy and views on
the performance of the
present government in
the state.
A 90-minute-long Maken-Pilot meet fails to make any breakthrough
Simplification in this global world is
necessary. We must eliminate the
unnecessary so that the necessary is
given space in our thoughts and life.
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Pledgeof‘NoMask,NoEntry’:CMappealstopeople
CM Gehlot said, in this pandemic, protecting others is possible only by protecting
oneself. An infected person can also put a large number of other people’s lives at risk.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Hours after
holding an important
online session for cre-
ating awareness among
masses related to Co-
rona, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot called
upon the people of
the state to take a
pledge of ‘No Mask,
No Entry’ in public
places, roads, mar-
kets, workplaces, re-
ligious places, public
transport, social
events etc.
“This is the most ef-
fective way to prevent
corona infection. Dur-
ing the Corona Aware-
ness Dialogue on Tues-
day, eminent medical
experts of the country
have also given the
same message. Vari-
ous social, commu-
nity and mass organ-
izations should lead
the campaign to ful-
fill this resolution,”
Gehlot said while ad-
dressing a review
meeting on Corona
pandemic at the Chief
Minister’s residence
on Tuesday.
“In this pandemic,
protecting others is
possible only by pro-
tecting oneself. An in-
fected person can
also put a large num-
ber of other people’s
lives at risk. In such
a situation, everyone
can succeed together
to prevent the spread
of corona virus in-
fection,” he said.
Gehlot called upon
the resolution of ‘No
Mask, No Entry’ to be
faithfully done for at
least the next 4 weeks.
The Chief Minister
directed officials to
make special efforts
to achieve the goal of
wearing masks in
crowded places,
keeping proper dis-
tance and effective
adherence to other
health protocols.
He said that along
with the police, other
departments have also
been given the respon-
sibility of maintaining
the health protocol. In
such a situation, all of-
ficers must take active
participation in this
campaign. He instruct-
ed to prepare for the
availability of one lakh
beds for the coming
days in the event of in-
creasing infection.
“Officers of the con-
cerned departments
should periodically re-
view the activities per-
mitted under unlock to
ensure that there is no
risk of infection of co-
rona from any activity.
If an activity in-
creases the likeli-
hood of the corona
virus spreading, a
partial or complete
ban may be consid-
ered,” Gehlot said.
He gave instructions to
keep the attendance
limit for family and so-
cial events at 50 from
September 21 and
strictly follow the rules
of wearing masks and
proper distance.
Meanwhile, pro-
viding a major relief
to the peole of state,
Medical and Health
Minister Dr Raghu
Sharma, on Tuesday,
said that the rate of
examination of co-
rona in private hos-
pitals and laborato-
ries in the state has
been reduced from to
Rs 1200 per sample,
which was earlier set
at Rs 2200.
CM Ashok Gehlot
First India News
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government has formed
the Rajasthan State
Mineral Exploration
Trust (RSMET) for ef-
fective execution and
monitoring of mineral
exploration, use of
modern technology in
exploration and to en-
hance revenue.
The trust chaired by
the mines minister
Pramod Jain Bhaya has
nine governing body
members.Aseven-mem-
berexecutivecommittee
headed by the Addition-
al Chief Secretary
mines Dr Subodh Agar-
wal has also been set up.
Bhaya said that chief
minister Ashok Gehlot
has made a short, mid
and long term policy for
the use of modern tech-
nology for survey, ex-
ploration and mining
of abundant mineral
wealth in the state and
to get maximum reve-
nue. He said in pursu-
ance of the chief minis-
ter’s plans, the trust has
been formed.
Theministersaidthat
Rajasthan is contribut-
ing20.26percentsharein
thevalueof mineralpro-
duction in the country
while the lowest amount
in the country on survey
and exploration is being
spent in the state.
ACS Agarwal said
that RSMET will pre-
pare short, mid and long
term vision and plan for
planned exploration of
mineralresourcesinthe
state. A master plan of
exploration will also be
prepared.
He informed that a
laboratory for research
will be set up. The lab
will be accredited with
the National Accredita-
tion Board for Testing
and Calibration Labo-
ratory to promote and
certify research and de-
velopment works.
The nine-member
governing body will
meet at least once in a
yearandtheseven-mem-
berexecutivecommittee
will hold a meeting once
in three months.
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: It seems that
even the ‘mighty’ Ra-
jasthan bureaucracy
has failed to provide an
answertothequestions
haunting the future of
the Augusta helicopter
actually ‘decaying’
away. While, the gov-
ernment wants to get
rid of this helicopter as
soon as possible, how-
ever, no one is ready to
buy the machine even
at throwaway prices.
In 2006, the state gov-
ernment bought the
much talked-about Au-
gusta helicopter (A-
109E) for 20 crores. But
during the previous
tenure of Ashok Ge-
hlot, while flying to
Churu, there was a
sudden malfunction in
this aircraft. There-
fore, as an emergency
landing measure, the
helicopter had to be
landed on an agricul-
tural farm. Later, the
helicopter was loaded
into a truck and
brought to Jaipur and
since then it stands as
a ‘junk’ at the state
hangar.
Over the years, the
state government tried
several times to get rid
of this junk helicopter,
but success could not
be achieved. Interna-
tional tenders were
first issued for selling
it for 12.40 crore but no
buyers showed inter-
est in it.
Last month, its value
was reduced to Rs 4.5
crore and the bid date
was set as 4 September.
But no one showed any
interest even on this
date. Interestingly, over
the past nine years, it is
said that three lakh ru-
pees annually are be-
ing spent on the main-
tenanceof themachine
but in truth not a single
penny is being spent on
its maintenance.
While the govern-
ment is unable to un-
derstand how to get rid
of it as even the Scrap
Corporation has also
raised its hands, the of-
ficials are not left with
much choice than to
start a fresh bid for the
sale process, with little
hope that their prayers
would be answered.
RSMET constituted under
chairmanship of Mines Min
HALF A MILLION DOLLAR QUESTION:
HOW TO GET RID OF HELICOPTER?
In next 4 yrs, 2000 new
GSS will be formed: CM
First India News
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
instructed to set up
2000 new Village Ser-
viceCooperativeSocie-
ties (GSS) in the next 4
years in order to com-
ply with the public
manifesto for forming
village service cooper-
atives in all gram pan-
chayats of the state.
With reach of coopera-
tive institutions from
villagetovillage,farm-
ers will be able to avail
crop loans and take
benefit of availability
of fertilizer and seeds.
Gehlot held a re-
view of the Coopera-
tive Department dur-
ing a group-wise meet-
ing of various depart-
ments related to agri-
culture through VC
from CMR on Tuesday.
He directed officials to
make the process of
formation of GSS
more accessible and
quick for the farmers.
He directed to ex-
tensively set up Cus-
tom Hiring Centers
being set up under the
Agricultural Mecha-
nization Scheme of
the Government of
India, so that agricul-
tural machinery used
in all crop cycles can
be easily available on
rent.Hesaidthatmore
and more GSS and
purchase-sale cooper-
ative societies (KVSS)
should be linked with
custom hiring centers.
Gehlotalsoinstruct-
edtoopenalargenum-
ber of procurement
centers for purchase
on MSP of wheat in
the state. The Chief
Minister also instruct-
ed to make proposals
to hand over the go-
downsconstructedun-
der MGNREGA to lo-
cal GSS and KVSS for
storage of manure,
seeds or farm produce
in the event of not be-
ing used by the con-
cerned Panchayats.
It was decided in
the meeting to hold
elections for the new
executive of such co-
operative institutions
whose tenure has
been completed. CM
said that in view of
Corona epidemic and
other circumstances,
the time of these elec-
tions should be fixed
and the election pro-
cess should be com-
pleted.
Gehlot expressed
serious concern over
the cheating and
fraud activities car-
ried out by housing
cooperative societies
in Jaipur and else-
where by issuing dou-
ble leases to common
people. He directed
the officers to take ef-
fective action in coor-
dination.
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
1,264
DEATHS
1,05,898
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,245 DEATHS 1,16,345 CASES
DELHI
4,806 DEATHS 2,25,796 CASES
WORLD
9,36,135
DEATHS
2,96,28,757
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
50,17,884
CONFIRMED CASES
82,088
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
30,409 DEATHS 10,97,806 CASES
TAMIL NADU
8,502 DEATHS 5,14,208 CASES
KARNATAKA
7,481 DEATHS 4,75,265 CASES
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With the plain sarees being a huge rage for years; City First gives you a few tips on how to carry off this‘plain’look extremely well!
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OF NINE
YARDS
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YARDS
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here is something un-
deniably graceful
about the plain saree
that continues to have
an alluring appeal
even today. It is like a
river of nine-yards- it
seems to flow smoothly from
one end to another, without
any pattern or embroidery,
and yet have the power to as-
tonish you with its never-end-
ing ooze. It’s like our endless
imaginations, running effort-
lessly towards the most sensu-
ous and glamorous looks;
ohhh.. and the curves!! The
plain Saree, that is without
any shapes or pattern is prob-
ably the oldest model of the
sarees, which has sustained
and is still fashionable and
trending today.
Like it or not we all love to
go plain and sober at times
and why not, after all, plain
sarees have not lost their
place from the fashion scene.
From accessories to blouse
choice, to saree borders, plain
sarees are fashion playfield
where you can run wild with
creativity. Even the ultra-glam
Bollywood divas have a bias
for eternally charming sa-
rees.
Plain saree can make any
woman look gorgeous, pro-
vided she drapes, matches and
carries it gracefully. Here are
a few tips, which will make
you look and feel gorgeous
even in a plain saree.
Play With Blouses: Blouses
can make or break your sari
look/style. You may pick the
best saree in the world, but if
you choose a wrong blouse
with it — poof, your look’s
gone! So play a little with
them. Brocade, Zari, Gota,
mirror work, fashionable
cuts, patchworks, sequins and
embroidery can change the
look of your outfit.
For instance, suppose you
are working women who love
aesthetic saree style, then
wearing your plain saree with
Kalamkari blouse will do the
work for you.
Contrasting Petticoat: Petti-
coats are no longer a mere
piece of garment to be worn
underneath the saree. You
could play with them a bit and
transform how your saree
looks. For instance, you can
give a plain black saree a me-
tallic twist by draping it over
a sequined metallic petticoat.
Size of Pins: Sure, they mat-
ter, while pins matter a lot, it
is important that one chooses
the size that does not show or
protrude through the fabric.
Level it Right: Sure, it mat-
ters, where the saree ends
matters as much as where it
begins! And so while you are
careful not to go too low below
the navel, make sure the saree
does not ride up too high as
well.
Heel to Seal The Look: Quite
frankly, you will simply ruin
your saree look with flats or
platforms and wedges. The
arch of the back takes away so
much of your bulk from the
torso that the difference is
dramatic. Your walk becomes
in tune with the look.
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POOJA NARUKA, Fitness Counsellor & Model
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your kid’s wish is your
command, you love him/
her so very much.You are
ambitious and want a lot
from life but silently ask a question,
are you willing to give your all in
return ? You will only get what you
deserve so make yourself worthy. You
have a risk taking attitude.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your are very conscious
sometime about how you
look but that shouldn’t be
the case, you must learn to
get comfortable in your skin.
Homemakers may decide to buy
some new decor stuff out of
boredom. Just don’t use words today
that can potentially hurt someone.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your dedication is your
secret on business front.
You always make a point to
do business with pleasure
and thats how you keep growing.
Your plans on romantic front will get
work out and everything will be as
you want it to be. You smile and
everyone smiles along with you.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Invest time and money in
the causes that you believe
in and in such matters you
should never get influenced
by anyone who try and deviate you
from your path. You love your career
and you have worked very hard to be
where you are today so don’t
compromise now.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Avoid any kind of argument
with your sibling, keep
things cordial. You may
volunteer for some social
welfare activities as you are having
an urge to do right things in life
because somewhere something has
made you feel guilty. Love and
appreciation the one who loves you.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your worries have come to
an end when it comes to
your children. It will be
really refreshing for you to
try a new hobby for sometime for
peace of mind. Your lover will annoy
you in a loving way please do not take
it otherwise. Today is a lucky day for
you.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You are very happy in life
and your spouse makes it
all better for you as he or
she is your pillar of
strength. You will be very focused as
far as your work is concerned but
you need to do extra work than what
is asked from you to make an
everlasting impression.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Business deals will turn
out to be profitable and
you will make everyone’s
life at home as heavenly as
possible. Don’t take too much
tension over trivial issues as it will
only effect you body. You may decide
to discuss something sensitive with
your kids.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
On academic front, you will
get rewarded by your
parents for excellent
performance. Your partner
will crave for you so badly that he/
she may land up arguing due to
inability to come close because of the
current situations. Apologise, if you
think you really have hurt someone.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Because of boredom you
may buy new things in the
house as life has
completely changed and
you need some change from the
monotony at home too. You will
invest a big amount in property for
future sake. You will make all the
right moves to keep things nice.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Your positive phase has
just started and you will
never look back. You are
very sensitive about your
lover and you cannot imagine any
pain or trouble in his/her life, such is
your dedication. You are doing
superb in academics. Decision
making shouldn’t be delayed at all.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Your family is your priority
today and you will really
cater to their every need.
You should not be scared
of competitions as they help you to
improve. You lover may bring a topic
or will discuss about something that
you never gave a thought about. Be
nice to your elders.
Rajendra Bora , Senior Journalist
e - e s t a b l i s h e d
HaridevJoshiUni-
versity of Journal-
ism and Mass
Communications
(HJU), under the
leadership of not-
ed working journalist Om
Thanvi as its first Vice-
Chancellor,istakingseveral
innovative steps to suit the
changed media scenario in
thedigitalera.Theforemost
amongthemisintroduction
of Master’s degree in Social
Media and Online Journal-
ism. When the traditional
media outlets. particularly
print media, are fast losing
their shine and the web-
based communications are
gaining ground fast in the
market based economy it is
appropriate that the new
university, a pet project of
Chief Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot,devisesthenewcourse
Social Media is a new
phenomenon.Itisnormally
considered as personal ac-
tivity rather than a part of
journalistic activity. We be-
lieve that the university’s
academic core group must
have delved into the ques-
tionwhatistheprofessional
value of social media?
There has always been
social aspect to media.
Therefore, the central to
teaching social media, in
view of some academics,
should be to provide for an
understandingof howthese
digitaltoolsaffectthewayin
actually performing jour-
nalism. Themainquestion,
therefore,arisesastohowto
incorporate social media
into curriculum of journal-
ism in academic environ-
ment. The question is vital
in view of the wide use of
Social Media for Public Re-
lations and Publicity or
marketing.TheUniversity’s
stated objective is “how to
teach various aspects of so-
cial media to students that
enhances journalism”.
Social Media blurs line
between personal and pro-
fessional communications.
The HJU justifies introduc-
tion of MA-JMC: Social Me-
dia an Online Journalism
on the ground that “the
revolution in Information
Technology and the accom-
panied changes in medias-
cape have created new job
opportunities and alterna-
tive avenues of expression
for media professionals”.
Many consider it as a con-
tradictionbecausenew“job
opportunities”inSocialMe-
dia may well push journal-
ists into marketing.
It is assumed that by inte-
gratingSocialMediaintoits
curricula HJU does not
mean a class on facebook,
tweeter, instagram or what-
sapp which most of the stu-
dents would have already
known inside out. Our un-
derstanding of teaching of
Social Media is that it
means how these tools can
be applied to enrich the
craft of reporting and pro-
ducing the news stories. It
also means that the univer-
sity students ultimately
grow into a kind of journal-
ists who can tell a story in
the best possible way.
It is widely recognized
that Social media has
changed the way of finding
and sharing the news for
both journalists and audi-
ences. The changes are cer-
tainly affecting journalistic
practices. Therefore, it is
quite essential that those
opting higher education in
journalism understand dif-
ferent social media plat-
forms and their current
uses and also their charac-
teristics and the market
forces behind them. This
teaching at the HJU should
makethestudentspursuing
higher education under-
stand the impact of Social
Media as a marketing tool
on the role of journalists. It
would be wiser to teach the
students the practical and
conceptual convergence be-
tween technologies, indus-
try, and modes of communi-
cations. Then only the uni-
versity curricula on Social
Media would help news me-
dia outlets and empower
journalists in formulating
strategies.
HJU introduces PG degree
IN SOCIAL MEDIA
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Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur