First india jaipur edition-17 november 2020

AHMED PATEL’S CONDITION
STABLE AND OUT OF DANGER
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Veteran
Congress leader Ahmed
Patel’s health condi-
tion remained stable
for the last 48 hours
at Medanta hospital
at Gurugram. Ahmed,
who was tested corona
positive, was admitted
to Faridabad’s Metro
Hospital on October 1,
but subsequently under
the doctor’s advice,
four days back he was
admitted to Medanta
hospital. Though he has
been put on ventilator
twice during the last
two days, but according
to doctors, he is out of
danger. Ashok Gehlot,
Shashi Tharoor, Anand
Sharma and a galaxy of
other Congress leader
wished for Ahmed
Bhai’s speedy recovery.
Patna: Nitish Kumar
was sworn in as Bihar
chief minister for a
fourth straight term on
Monday at a ceremony
in Patna in presence of
Union Home minister
Amit Shah and BJP
chief Jagat Prakash Na-
dda even as RJD decided
to boycott the event. Re-
placing Sushil Modi,
who had been Kumar’s
deputy for 15 years, BJP
leadersTarkishorePras-
ad and Renu Devi took
oathastheDeputyChief
Ministers of Bihar.
Kumar, along with a
14-member council of
ministers, was adminis-
tered the oath of office
at Raj Bhavan by Gover-
nor Phagu Chauhan, a
dayaftertheJD(U)chief
staked claim for the for-
mation of a new govern-
ment in the state.
Among those who
took oath, five minis-
ters were from the
JD(U) while one each
was from Hindustani
Awam Morcha (HAM)
and Vikassheel Insaan
Party (VIP). JD(U) min-
isters included old
hands like Bijendra
Prasad Yadav, Ashok
Choudhary and Vijay
Kumar Chaudhary be-
sides new faces Mewa
Lal Chaudhary and
Sheela Kumari Mandal.
Other than the two
Deputy CM designates,
those from the BJP in-
cluded Mangal Pandey,
who held the Health
portfolio in the previ-
ous government, and
Amarendra Pratap Sin-
gh, Ramprit Paswan,
Jibesh Kumar and Ram
Surat Rai. HAM MLC
Santosh Kumar Suman,
son of Jitan Ram Man-
jhi, also took oath be-
sides Mukesh Sahni,
the founder of VIP.
While Tarkishore
Prasad belongs to the
same Bania community
as Sushil Modi, the BJP
hopes to send a message
to women, who are be-
lieved to have voted in
larger numbers for the
party than the men,
with the selection of
Renu Devi, who is a No-
nia. She earlier served
as BJP national vice-
president.
After taking oath, Ni-
tish said, “Based on the
public’s decision, NDA
has once again formed
the government in the
state. We will work to-
gether and serve the
people”. On Sushil
Modi not returning as
his deputy, Turn to P6
NITISH TAKES OATH AS BIHAR
CM FOR 4TH STRAIGHT TERM
MAKEN COMES CALLING, FORCED
TO CHANGE PLANS LAST MOMENTNaresh Sharma
Jaipur: Finally, after a
wait that spanned two
months, Congress gener-
al secretary and Ra-
jasthan Incharge Ajay
Maken reached Jaipur
on Monday evening
around 6.15 PM. Prior to
his arrival to the state
capital, Maken spoke to
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot over phone from
NewDelhiduringtheday
for his proposed visit.
Maken, who had visit-
ed Jaipur twice Olin Au-
gust and September, had
to change his programs
atthelastmomentdueto
Covid-19 spread in the
state, and although the
situationisnotmuchbet-
ter than earlier, however
for the benefit of party,
Maken has made a two-
dayvisittoJaipurwhere
he is scheduled to meet
party leaders.
Meanwhile, immedi-
ately after his arrival,
Maken went to Khasa
Kothi Turn to P6
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Rajasthan Incharge Ajay Maken
Bhanwar Lal dies
at Gurgaon hosp
YOGI TEAMS UP WITH
RAWAT AT KEDARNATH
 Replacing Sushil Modi, who had been Kumar’s deputy for 15 years,
BJP leaders Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi take oath as Deputy CMs
 RJD decides
to boycott event
Janta Dal-United National President Nitish Kumar after taking
oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar at Raj Bhawan. (Right) Union
Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP President JP Nadda upon their
arrival in Patna to attend swearing-in-ceremony on Monday.
LIGHTING ONE FOR THE BRAVES!
Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with wife Sonal Shah and granddaughter Rudri
celebrating Diwali in New Delhi. “On the call of Prime minister on Diwali, We expressed
gratitude towards our brave soldiers posted on borders by lighting a diya. I also salute the
families of our soldiers. This nation will forever be indebted to you for your sacriﬁce and
dedication,” Shah tweeted.
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Social Justice and
Empowerment Min-
ister Master Bhanwar
Lal Meghwal died in
a hospital in Gurgaon
on Monday after a
prolonged illness. He
was 72. The Rajasthan
government has de-
clared a one-day state
mourning. P8
JAIPUR l TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 161
Dehradun/Gopesh-
war: Heavy snowfall
on Monday hindered
the departure of Uttar
Pradesh Chief Minis-
ter Yogi Adityanath
and his Uttarakhand
counterpart Trivendra
Singh Rawat for Badri-
nath after they had of-
fered prayers at Kedar-
nath temple and at-
tended a ceremony for
the closure of its por-
tals for winter.
The two chief minis-
ters had arrived at Ke-
darnath on Sunday and
were scheduled to leave
for Badrinath temple
after the closure of Ke-
darnath gates at 8.30
AM on Monday.
Heavy snowfall be-
gan at Kedarnath on
Sunday night and con-
tinued till Monday, de-
laying their departure.
Both the chief min-
isters, however, ap-
peared to be enjoying
the snowfall.
“Snow is the apparel
of Baba Kedar. The
snowfall is also good
for the crops. It (snow-
fall) is a shower of di-
vine blessings,” Rawat
told reporters in Ke-
darnath.
When asked about
their delayed depar-
ture, Rawat said with a
smile, “We would fol-
low Baba Kedar’s com-
mands.” An informa-
tion department offi-
cial in Chamoli said
the two chief ministers
were in Kedarnath as
their helicopter could
not take off due to the
inclement weather.
The chief ministers
were scheduled to offer
prayers at Badrinath
temple dedicated to
Lord Vishnu. Yogi also
had to lay the founda-
tion stone of a tourist
guest house at Badri-
nath to be built by the
Uttar Pradesh govern-
ment.
There has been
heavy snowfall in
Badrinath too.
The portals of Ke-
darnath and Yamu-
notri temples were
closed for winter on
Monday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath along with Uttarakhand Chief Minister
Trivendra Singh Rawat at Kedarnath in Rudraprayag district. Also seen is UP state
BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and Uttarakhand Cabinet Minister Madan Kaushik.
IRONY OF SORTS!
It is conspiracy of circumstances that whenever Maken
has reached Jaipur, some mishappening has forced
Maken to cut short his plans. After being named state in-
charge, Maken had reached Jaipur among much fanfare
to take feedback of Jaipur and Ajmer divisions, how-
ever that plan was cut short with ex-President Pranab
Mukherji’s demise and Maken was forced to hold his
feedback of Ajmer division. Now that Maken is back in
the state capital, around another shocking news, Master
Bhanwarlal’s death, has again stalled Maken’s plan of
holding a workshop for party members on Tuesday.

FOG ENVELOPES CITY
Jaipur woke up to a thick blanket of fog on Monday morning. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Describing the
momentous occasion
of PM Modi meeting
the 10 Para SF Regi-
ment jawans and offic-
ers, MP Diya Kumari
said that it was the
most unforgettable mo-
ment of her life.
What could be more
meaningful for a sol-
dier’s daughter when
the regiment estab-
lished by her own fa-
ther is being inspected
by one of the world’s
most renowned perso-
nas and the scene is be-
ing observed by the en-
tire world with their
own eyes, she said.
MP Diya Kumari
said that the meeting
with the brave jawans
on the Jaisalmer bor-
der by our Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
on the Deepotsav fes-
tival enhanced the
pride of all country-
men. When PM Modi
met the soldiers of
ment raised by her
father, Brigadier Ma-
haraja Sawai Bha-
wani Singh, I was
filled with pride. I
can only imagine the
moment when the
regiment was set up.
We all express our
gratitude to the Prime
Minister for showing
respect to such brave
soldiers of the army
who stand for the se-
curity of the country,
she said.
It is to be recalled
that Rajsamand MP
Diya Kumari is the
daughter of Late Briga-
dier Maharaja Sawai
Bhawani Singh.
Her father raised
ment in the army. The
feeling of love for the
nation was so great
that he joined the
army, on only Re.1 re-
muneration a month.
That too only be-
cause no one should
think that he was do-
ing any favour to the
army. His heroism in
Chhachra war is well
known.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur:BharatiyaJanta
Party (BJP) state presi-
dent Satish Poonia re-
leased the list of party
in-charges for various
municipalities of the
state going to poll on De-
cember 11. Total 42 mu-
nicipalitiesof 11districts
of the state including
Jaipur will go to polls.
According to the
schedule released by
the State Election Com-
mission, the notifica-
tion for these elections
will be released on No-
vember 23 after which
the process of filing
nominations will begin.
The last date to file the
nominations will be No-
vember 27 while the re-
sults for all the munici-
palities will be declared
on December13.
The BJP made for-
mer Jaipur Mayor Nir-
mal Nahta as the in-
charge for Chomu mu-
nicipality. In Jaipur
district, the BJP in-
charge for Sambhar
municipality will be
Rajesh Gurjar, Manoj
Chaudhary – Chaksu,
Shailendra Bhargava –
Kotputli, Prem Chan-
dra Bairwa – Phulera,
Vikram Singh Banethi
– Shahpura, Jitendra
Sharma - Virat Nagar,
Laxmikant Bhardwaj –
Jobner, Rakhi Rathore
- Bagru and Tej Singh
has been made the in-
charge of Kishangarh-
Renwal municipality.
First India Bureau
Jaipur. In a major ac-
tion the Bassi police
seized three pickups
carrying 1875 kg adul-
terated paneer and 115
kg adulterated & ex-
pired milk cream. The
adulterated milk prod-
ucts had been brought
from Alwar district and
was to be supplied at
various places in
Jaipur.
Later the Jaipur dis-
trict administration
team got the adulterat-
ed milk products de-
stroyed. Bassi SHO
Shivkumar Bhardwaj
said that he was tipped
by an informer regard-
ing the adulterated pa-
neer and milk cream
being brought to Jaipur
from Alwar. He said the
police started a drive to
check all the vehicles at
Rajadhok toll plaza and
seized pickups carrying
adulterated milk prod-
ucts which did not re-
quire much of a diagno-
sis as they were stink-
ing when the lids of the
containers were
opened. Later the pick-
up drivers told the po-
lice that adulterated
paneer and milk cream
was to be supplied in
Malviya Nagar, Johri
Bazar and Raja Park ar-
eas of Jaipur.
Jaipur: Light rain,
which was triggered
by a western distur-
bance, was recorded
in a few areas of east-
ern Rajasthan since
Sunday and Bari in
Dholpur and Man-
drayal in Karauli both
received 4 cm rainfall.
Sarmathura,Dholpur,
Sapotra (Karauli) re-
corded 3 cm while a
few other places re-
ceived below 3 cm
rains, according to
the meteorological de-
partment here.
The temperature
last night was record-
ed at 12 degrees Cel-
sius in Jaisalmer and
19.2 degrees Celsius
in Kota. A MeT offi-
cial said that the west-
ern disturbance has
passed and the weath-
er in the state will re-
main dry during next
four to five days.
An induced cyclon-
ic circulation is over
Central Pakistan and
adjoining northwest
Rajasthan. The tem-
perature will also fall
by three to four de-
grees due to northerly
winds in the coming
four to five days. —PTI
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: There is cheer
within the PCC as it has
crossed the target of
signatures of farmers
against the farm laws
enacted by the Centre.
Against the target of 10
lakh signatures, the
state unit of the party
has got the signatures
of nearly 15 lakh farm-
ers. The party leaders
are elated over the
achievement.
“Rajasthan had got
the task of 10 lakh sig-
nature but the party
received a huge re-
sponse from the farm-
ers and close to 15 lakh
farmers in the state
have participated in
the signature cam-
paign,” senior leader
of the party Mumtaz
Masih, who monitored
the campaign in the
state, said. Congress
has the target of 2
crore signatures in the
campaign which was
started on 2 October.
The party will hand
over a memorandum to
the President Ram Nath
Kovind in New Delhi
with the signatures of
the farmers. Maximum
signatures are from Ha-
numangarh and Ganga-
nagar, followed by dis-
tricts in Shekhawati.
He informed the re-
cord of signature will
be forwarded to party
high command and a
delegation led by Con-
gress president Sonia
Gandhi will meet Presi-
dent Kovind on 19 No-
vember to give a memo-
randum.
First India Bureau
Nagaur: The police
seized firecrackers
stockedinthecattleshed
of a local councillor de-
spite the prohibition on
the sale of firecrackers
and fireworks by the
state government. Be-
fore Deepawali, he had
filled a stockpile of fire-
crackers in his cattle
shed behind the govern-
ment hospital at Makra-
nainNagaurdistrict.He
also does not have the li-
cense to hold explosive
material, the police said.
On the orders of SP
Nagaur Shweta
Dhankhar, Makrana po-
lice conducted a special
vigilance campaign as
per the instructions. On
Saturday, during a po-
lice patrol led by Makra-
na SHO Roshanlal Sa-
maria and probationer
RPS Vikas Dhindhwal,
he was informed that
Ward 33 councilor Ajit
Singh alias Khetu Putra
in Makrana had illegal-
ly stocked the firecrack-
ers in the cattle shed
behind a government
hospital. On this, proba-
tionerRPSVikasDhind-
hwal arrived at Ajit
Singh’s cattle house.
The councillor started
running on seeing the
police but the police
chased him and caught.
Diya Kumari gets emotional after seeing PM Modi with 10 Para SF
PROUD MOMENT FOR A SOLDIER’S DAUGHTER!
lll
Diya’s
father Bhawani
Singh was
commanding
officer of 10 Para
SF regiment in
1968. He
led 10 Para SF
in Chachro
War in 1971
BJP declares incharges
for local body elections
Former Jaipur Mayor Nirmal Nahta is the incharge for Chomu municipality
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the 10 Para SF Regiment officers and jawans on the outskirts of
Jaisalmer.
Bassicopsseizeadulteratedpaneer,
milkcreambeingbroughtfromAlwar Light rain recorded in
few areas of east Raj
FarmLawissue:Conggets
signaturesof15Lfarmers
Councillor caught for
stocking firecrackers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Diwali
night turned out to be a
dark night for a 37-year-
old rape survivor who
was allegedly set ablaze
by the rape accused
who was absconding for
seven months, the po-
lice said on Monday.
The victim’s minor
daughter and the
28-year-old accused
identified as Lekhraj
Koli were also injured
in the incident and have
been hospitalised.
The police arrested
Koli, his brothers
Ramesh, 40, and Man-
mohan, 35, and their fa-
ther 70-year-old Kanhai-
yaLalKoliafterbooking
them under section 307
(attempt to murder) and
other sections of the
IPC, SHO Kotwali Police
Station Yeshwant Yadav
said. The accused were
presented in a court on
Sunday and taken on po-
lice remand till Novem-
ber 18. The police said
that both the brothers
and father of the main
accused threw stones at
the victim’s house and
assisted the accused.
Yadav said that the
woman had lodged a
complaint against Koli,
her neighbour, in April
this year alleging that
he had raped her in
2018. They live in Kes-
hav Colony near Chau-
gan Stadium in Gan-
gauri Bazaar.
On Saturday night,
the accused entered
the woman’s house and
set her on fire after
pouring petrol over
her. The woman suf-
fered 50 per cent burn
injuries, the police
said. She told the po-
lice that her husband
had gone to a temple
when the accused per-
petrated the crime.
The victim said the
burning incident hap-
pened as the police did
not arrest the accused
when she reported rape.
Rape survivor set on
fire, accused held
Deepak Lawaniya
Bharatpur: 8 urban
local bodies of Bharat-
pur will go to polls on
11 December. Notifica-
tion will be issued on
23 November and nom-
ination can be filed till
27 November from
10:30 am to 3 pm.
Scrutiny of nomina-
tion papers will be
conducted on 1 Decem-
ber and the last date of
nomination withdraw-
al is 3 December.
The polling will
take place from 8 am to
5 pm on 11 December
while counting of
votes will start from 9
am on 13 December.
Similarly, public no-
tification for the elec-
tion to the post of
chairperson will be
issued on 14 Decem-
ber, nominations can
be filed on 15 Decem-
ber from 10:30 am to 3
pm, scrutiny will be
done on 16 December
and nominations can
be withdrawn by 17
December.
Elections for the
post of chairperson
will take place from 10
am to 2 pm on 20 De-
cember and counting
of votes will begin
soon after the voting is
over.
The elections for the
post of deputy chair-
person will be held on
21 December.
For this, nomina-
tions can be filed by 11
am, scrutiny will start
from 11:30 am and
names can be with-
drawn by 2 pm.
8 urban local bodies in Bharatpur
to go to polls on December 11
He also does not have
the license to hold
explosive material,
the police said
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State BJP
president Satish Poo-
nia has written a let-
ter to education min-
ister Govind Singh
Dotasra demanding
him to release the
waiting list for teach-
ers recruitment-2018
level-I and level-II.
Poonia reminded
the minister of his
tweet in which he had
said that the waiting
list will be issued for
the exam and said the
list has not been re-
leased yet and the
candidates are wait-
ing for it.
He demanded from
the minister to issue
the list for the posts
which remained va-
cant after the exam.
SATISH POONIA REMINDS
DOTASRA OF HIS TWEET!
—Pic for representational purpose only

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
First India Bureau
Kota: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal on a
three day tour of his
hometown took stock
of the ongoing devel-
opmental projects in
the city.
Accompanied by the
district collector, UIT
secretary and officers
of UIT and municipal
corporations, Dhari-
wal inspected 400 year
old gates in the walled
city area. After inspect-
ing Ladpura gate, Pa-
tanpole gate, Surajpole
gate and the ramparts
of fort, Dhariwal dis-
cussed the conserva-
tion and renovation of
the heritage struc-
tures. Speaking to the
media the UDH Minis-
ter said that the state
government will take
up the conservation
project of the four hun-
dred year old gates by
spending crores on the
project.
He informed that the
DPR for the project is
ready and the work on
the sites will begin in
January or February
2021 which will be com-
pleted by March 2022.
Dhariwal said that ini-
tially five heritage
gates have been identi-
fied with a view to let
people see actual herit-
age look of the gates.
5 historic gates of Parkota will be revived at a
cost of crores: Dhariwal during his Kota visit
No ‘Bhai Dooj’
for prisoners
in state jails
Raj reports 2,169 Covid cases,
taking state tally to 2,27,986
State recorded 12 deaths pushing the number of fatalities to 2,078
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Senior Con-
gress leader and former
officer-on-special-duty
to CM Gehlot has tested
positive for corona. Par-
ashar was busy in Jodh-
pur mun corp elections
and is in home isolation
now.
MLA Parasram Mordia,
and IAS officers secre-
tary LSG Bhawani Sin-
gh Detha, and secretary
finance T Ravikanth
have also tested covid
positive. IAS Ravi
Shankar Srivastava,
chairman Rajasthan
civil services appellate,
has returned home af-
ter corona treatment.
So far, 17 IAS officers
have been infected with
corona.
Jaipur Greater Mu-
nicipal Corporation
CEO Dinesh Yadav has
also tested corona posi-
tive. He was present on
November 13 when
Mayor Somya Gurjar
assumed charge.
State Advocate Gen-
eral MS Singhvi, Addi-
tional Advocate Gener-
al Vibhuti Bhushan
Sharma and the whole
staff of Sharma have
also tested positive for
corona.Minister of
State Sukh Ram Vish-
noi has been home
quarantined at
Sanchore after Covid
like symptoms. His co-
rona sample has been
taken report is awaited.
Meanwhile, Rajasthan
reported 2,169 coronavi-
rus positive cases on
Monday taking the state
tally to 2,27,986, a health
bulletin stated. State re-
corded 12 deaths push-
ing the number to 2,078.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Corona pan-
demic has affected all
festivals and its effects
were seen on the bhai
dooj, observed to cele-
brate brother-sister
bond. Every year, sis-
ters are allowed to visit
their brothers in the
jails and observe the
festival by applying ti-
lak and other rituals
inside the premises.
Due to growing covid
infection the celebra-
tion was suspended this
year, said a jail adminis-
tration official. Howev-
er, arrangements were
made for telephone
talks so that sisters
could talk to their
brothers lodged behind
the bars.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief minister
AshokGehlotandDirec-
torate of Information
and Public Relations
(DIPR) minister Raghu
Sharma on Monday
greeted the members of
the media fraternity on
the National Press Day.
“Greetings to all
members of media on
#NationalPressDay. A
free and responsible
press is most essential
in a democracy,” Gehlot
tweeted.
Minister of DIPR, me-
dia and health Dr Raghu
Sharma said the Press
Council India is consid-
ered as a moral watch-
dog. “On the occasion of
National Press Day,
heartfelt greetings to all
media personnel associ-
ated with journalism.
Freedom of the press
and respect for rights
are essential. Through
the press, the expres-
sion of ideas on various
subjects is expressed
and the voice of the
common man is elevat-
ed,” Sharma tweeted.
“Media affects society
by giving a new direc-
tion to society. There is a
need to uphold the val-
ues and ideals of jour-
nalism in today’s era,”
he said.
Bharatpur: Two peo-
ple died and nine oth-
ers were injured dur-
ing a clash between two
groups in Rajasthan’s
Bharatpur district on
Monday, police said.
The deceased have
been identified as
34-year-old Rohitash
Jatav and 60-year-old
Asharfi Devi, they
said.
Jatav was shot dead
during the violence,
police said, adding that
the cause of death of
Devi is yet to be ascer-
tained.
The clash broke out
between groups led by
Asu Mev and Kundan
Jatav, they said.
Police said that the
reason seems to be old
enmity over a matter
related to a panchayat
election held in the
past.
“Members of both
groups clashed with
each other and opened
fire, which left Roh-
itash Jatav of one
group dead. Asharfi
Devi from the other
group also died in the
clash,” Circle Officer
Kaman Pradeep Singh
said.
He added that nine
others were injured in
the incident.
Multiple FIRs relat-
ed to different matters
have been registered
by members of both
the groups against
each in the last two-
three years on differ-
ent matters, police of-
ficial said. —PTI
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The opposi-
tion BJP has demand-
ed girdawari (harvest
inspection) in view of
the damage done to the
farmers due to hail-
storms across the state.
Satish Poonia, Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat,
Gulab Chand Kataria,
Rajendra Rathore,
Kailash Chaudhary,
Ramcharan Bohra,
JaskaurMeena,Ramlal
Sharma, Ashok Parna-
mi and others posted on
SM demanding com-
pensation from the
state for the damages
done. “Hailstorms in
many districts of the
state including
Jaipur have damaged
crops. We are with
farmer brothers in
this hour of crisis,”
tweeted Gajendra
Singh Shekhawat.
Free and responsible
media, need of the
hour: CM, minister
KALLA CALLS ON GOVERNOR
Energy Minister Dr BD Kalla, RPSC member Manju Sharma and her husband poet Kumar Vishwas paid a courtesy call on
Governor Kalraj Mishra on Monday.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: A 60-year-old
property dealer Naurat-
mal Jain was found
murdered in the Bi-
jaynagar area of Ajmer
on Monday, the police
said. The blood soaked
body of Jain was found
in the morning in a de-
serted area, about two
km from Bijaynagar
town.
Jain had left his
house in his car on Sun-
day night and did not
return till late, follow-
ing which his family
members started look-
ing for him. His his car
was found nearly three
kms away from the body
and the front wind-
shield of the car was
broken, the police said.
Ajmer SP, Kunwar
Rashtradeep said that
some people were taken
in custody for question-
ing on the basis of sus-
picion raised by the
family members.
First India Bureau
Alwar: The police
booked a bank manager
and his family members
for dowry death after his
wife, who was burnt a
fortnight ago, died on
November 14, the police
said on Monday.
Sheela, married to
bank manager Kapil Ku-
mar, was burnt on Octo-
ber 30 but the family
neither took her to a hos-
pital nor informed her
parents about the inci-
dent, the police said. The
woman died on Novem-
ber 14 after which her
father Babu Lal, a resi-
dent of Narnaul in Har-
yana, was informed on
whose complaint the po-
lice booked Kumar and
his family members un-
der sections 498-A and
302 of the IPC.
Kumar told the police
that his wife caught fire
while preparing tea and
she was a psycho. For
her not being admitted
to a hospital, Kumar
said that she was being
given treatment by a lo-
cal traditional doctor.
Investigating officer
Mukesh Kumar said
there was no explana-
tion for her not being
taken to a hospital for
treatment and matter is
being investigated.
Husband, in-laws booked for woman’s death
Property dealer
found dead in
mysterious
condition
2 killed, 9 injured in
clashes in Bharatpur
BJP seek‘girdawari’
to assess crop loss
CM Ashok Gehlot Dr Raghu Sharma
In view of the increasing case of corona in Jaipur, the Health Department has started increasing the
services required in hospitals.
Hailstorm across the state on Sunday.
Shanti Dhariwal taking stock of the ongoing projects in Kota.

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POPULISM
AFTER TRUMP
efore he was US president,
Donald Trump built a reality-
television persona on the
catchphrase, “You’re fired.”
Now, the American people
have fired him. And Trump’s defeat has
also dealt a devastating blow to national-
ist populists in Europe and elsewhere.
Might it prove lethal?
The swamps that breed populist na-
tionalism have not been drained. Too
many people remain frustrated over
their perceived (or anticipated) loss of
economic and social status, and feel
disregarded or maligned by establish-
ment politicians. Wage stagnation, de-
industrialization, and economic injus-
tice continue to be serious challenges.
Many are convinced that immigration
and cultural change pose a threat to
their safety and way of life. The COV-
ID-19 crisis has compounded these
anxieties.
The persistence of these fears and
frustrations was reflected in the US
election results. Though President-elect
Joe Biden won over five million more
votes than Trump – a 3.4 percentage-
point lead – more than 72 million Amer-
icans still cast their votes for the outgo-
ing president.
Nonetheless, Biden has demonstrated
that populism can be defeated – and not
just with more populism. Far from em-
ploying populists’ tactics, endorsing
their worldviews, or pandering to their
prejudices, Biden built a broad electoral
coalition around a promise of positive
change, sober moderation, and compe-
tent governance. This holds a crucial
lesson for center-left and center-right
political parties in Europe, which have
at times succumbed to the populist
temptation – such as by echoing their
socially conservative, anti-immigrant
views – to try to win votes.
Trump’s loss also amounts to a warn-
ing for other far-right populists, such as
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Or-
bán. Earlier this year, Orbán proclaimed,
“We used to think that Europe was our
future; today we know that we are the
future of Europe.” But with Trump’s de-
feat, his words ring hollow. Even if these
leaders remain popular for now – in Bol-
sonaro’s case, thanks to generous COV-
ID-19 handouts to citizens – the rise or
persistence of far-right populism is
hardly inexorable.
Beyond shattering this self-serving
narrative of inevitability, Trump’s loss
discredits his deeply flawed policies,
thereby reducing their attractiveness to
others. Over the past four years, Trump
has pursued an approach that unabash-
edly purports to put “America first,”
trampling on trade treaties and misus-
ing sanctions to try to give US business-
es and workers an edge.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
IN-DEPTH
B
anyfeelthecoro-
navirus pan-
demic has
changed not just
our everyday
lives,butalsoourinnermen-
tal lives. There has been talk
of a mental health pandem-
ic, but also of lockdown
brainfogwhenweareawake,
as well as reports of more
frequent, vivid, and bizarre
dreams when we are asleep.
We tend to think of our
waking and dream lives as
separate. But it is striking
how deeply they are linked.
Spontaneous thought, or
mind-wandering, occupies
up to 50% of wakefulness.
Our thoughts and atten-
tion frequently drift away
from what we are doing
and what is happening in
our immediate surround-
ings, with one thought fol-
lowing another along an
associative trajectory.
Spontaneous thoughts
and experiences are also
pervasiveinsleep.Theclear-
est example is dreaming,
whichhasbeendescribedas
an intensified form of the
mind wandering that hap-
pens when we are awake.
Considering dreaming
and mind-wandering to-
gether suggests the fluctua-
tions in spontaneous expe-
rience, the natural ebb and
flow of attention and some-
what erratic trajectory of
thoughtscontinuethrough-
out waking and sleep.
Innormalcircumstances,
we mostly remain oblivious
to the fact our minds have
wandered. Most people also
only rarely remember their
dreams,butwhenawakened
in the sleep laboratory can
report multiple dreams per
night. Like mind wander-
ing,dreamingisalsolargely
(with the exception of cer-
tain lucid dreams) beyond
our control.
However, attention to
our inner lives may be am-
plified at a time when con-
trol over our everyday lives
is elusive.
Paying attention to your
dreamswhenyoufirstwake
up in the morning drasti-
cally increases dream re-
call. And attempting to har-
nessourthoughtsandatten-
tion throughout the day can
actually make us more
aware of our failures, in-
cluding lapses in attention.
If you have been paying
moreattentiontoyourspon-
taneousthoughtsduringthe
pandemic, you might have
becomemoreawareof what
was were there all along.
CHANGES IN
SPONTANEOUS
THOUGHT
If you have been sleeping
more during lockdown, you
are probably experiencing
more early morning rapid
eye movement sleep. Be-
cause such sleep is typical-
ly associated with the most
vivid and complex dreams,
this might lead to an in-
crease in actual dreaming.
If you have also ditched
your alarm clock, you are
probably awakening di-
rectly from rapid eye move-
ment sleep, which further
increases dream recall.
The pandemic has also
changedwhatwedaydream
and dream about. Waking
concerns about the pan-
demic seem paralleled by
more frequent nightmares
and dreams about topics
such as social distancing,
contagion, or personal pro-
tective equipment.
Some changes to our
spontaneous mental lives
can indicate something is
amiss. Anxiety and stress
are linked to increased re-
petitive thoughts and ru-
mination; trouble focus-
ing, disturbed sleep, night-
mares, and unpleasant
dreams, all of which seem
to have increased during
the pandemic.
These repetitive, sticky
and non-progressive
thoughts contrast with the
free, meandering move-
ment that characterises
most dreams and mind
wandering.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Our minds are wandering more during the pandemic
M
For the senses wander, and
when one lets the mind follow
them, it carries wisdom away
like a windblown ship on the
waters. —Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
SPEAK
Top
TWEET
Ravi Shankar Prasad
@rsprasad
Sonia Gandhi Ji and Rahul Gandhi
Ji, please tell the nation clearly and
categorically that does the Congress
party want restoration of Article 370
in the original form? Does Congress
support the anti-national statements
made by Farooq Abdullah and
Mehbooba Mufti?
Dr Harsh Vardhan
@drharshvardhan
On #NationalPressDay I laud &
appreciate all media personnel for
their vital role in our ﬁght against
#COVID19. Disseminating correct
information, reporting on-ground
realities & courageously pointing
out lapses in the system have been
crucial during the #pandemic
hatishappeningtotheoldestde-
mocracy in the world is mind-
boggling, deeply disquieting,
unprecedented. Joe Biden
emerged as the clear winner.
Donald Trump was the clear
loser, but he refuses to accept de-
feat.Byinclinationandtempera-
ment,Trumpdoesnotgenuinely
believe in democracy. His many
supporters are gun-toting, red-
neckracists.Manyof themhave
foundaheroinDonaldTrump,a
not so disguised racist himself.
Trump is flouting every tra-
dition of America’s great de-
mocracy. He has displayed little
interest in governance. He has
dismissed dozens of eminent,
highly respected members of
his Cabinet unceremoniously
and with breath-taking fre-
quency. He has grossly mishan-
dled the coronavirus pandem-
ic. Arbitrariness and whimsi-
cality in both appointments
and policies have been a hall-
mark of his Presidency.
HowdidDonaldTrumpmake
it to the White House? Two rea-
sons. One: The emergence of
Barack Obama on the Ameri-
can national political scene, i.e.,
becomingatwo-termPresident.
This was not acceptable to the
rednecks, who looked to Trump
as saviour. Two: Hilary Clinton
was all but verbally demolished
by Trump, who has scant re-
gard for political correctness,
courtesy, or politeness.
He has instructed his offi-
cials not to co-operate with the
Biden transition team. How
long can Trump carry his defi-
ance of reality? It is anyone’s
guess. The amazing fact is that
the Republican Party and Re-
publican members of Congress
have solidly stood behind him.
Another fact. The Supreme
Court is packed with “ultra-
conservative justices”.
Trump will no doubt vacate
the White House on 20 January
2021,butTrumpismwillremain
alive. He has divided America.
He has already declared that he
will be a candidate in 2024. Inci-
dentally, Fox News, rabidly pro-
Trump, refuses to call Joe
Biden, “President-elect”. These
are signs of immaturity, irre-
sponsibility, and frustration.
In 2001, Sonia Gandhi led a
Congress delegation to the
United States. In Washington,
Joe Biden hosted a lunch for
Sonia Gandhi. Manmohan Sin-
gh, the late Murli Deora, and I
accompanied her to the Biden
lunch. That is the only time I
have met Biden.
In the past few days, Joe
Biden has spoken to a number
of world leaders, but not to
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
so far. This is not surprising. At
Houston last year the Prime
Minister praised Trump with
excessive enthusiasm.
Where will India figure in
Biden’s priorities? Not very
high to begin with, is my guess.
His first priority will be to ap-
ply the healing touch to a
wounded and divided America.
He will drastically repair the
damages Trump did to Ameri-
ca’s relations with NATO, the
European Union, the WTO,
World Health Organization, the
United Nations, and the Paris
Climate Agreement.
Biden has vast experience in
diplomacy and will be a much
steadier hand at the foreign
policy field. The change will be
evident both in style and sub-
stance. He will be mindful of
China’schallenge,herconcerns,
and susceptibilities in a states-
manlike manner. He will take a
closer and more consistent in-
terest in further enhancing In-
do-US relations. I doubt if he
will be in a hurry to visit India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
should ensure that he appears
high on the list of world leaders
rushingtoWashington.Iamnot
suggesting unseemly haste.
Former Foreign Secretary
Shyam Saran, in a recent arti-
cle, has wisely written, “For In-
dia, a Biden administration will
beamorepredictableandsteady
partner,rootedinanoverallcon-
vergence of strategic interests.
India will continue to matter to
the US in geopolitical contesta-
tion with China…”
Biden will or could push us
on Kashmir and our not so in-
spiring record on human
rights. In India, glaring ine-
quality persists.
Onthewhole,Bidenwillcome
as a blessing after the chronic
erraticism of Donald Trump.
Biharelectionresultsbrought
several surprises. The NDA
coming number one, Nitish Ku-
mar’s stature being eroded and
Chirag Paswan’s failure.
What of Congress? The less
said the better. Unfortunately,
the Gandhis are passé.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
BIDEN WILL BE A
BLESSING AFTER TRUMP
W
Trump is
flouting every
tradition of
America’s great
democracy. He
has displayed
little interest in
governance. He
has dismissed
dozens of
eminent, highly
respected
members of his
Cabinet
unceremoniously
and with breath-
taking frequency.
He has grossly
mishandled the
coronavirus
pandemic.
Arbitrariness
and whimsicality
in both
appointments
and policies have
been a hallmark
of his Presidency
BIDEN HAS VAST
EXPERIENCE IN
DIPLOMACY AND WILL
BE A MUCH STEADIER
HAND AT THE FOREIGN
POLICY FIELD. THE
CHANGE WILL BE
EVIDENT BOTH IN
STYLE AND
SUBSTANCE. HE WILL
BE MINDFUL OF
CHINA’S CHALLENGE,
HER CONCERNS,
AND SUSCEPTIBILITIES
IN A STATESMANLIKE
MANNER
K NATWAR
SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India

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INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Ravi Shankar
Prasad on Monday hit
out at Congress and
asked if the party wants
the restoration of Arti-
cle 370 and supports the
remarks made by Na-
tional Conference (NC)
leader Farooq Abdullah
and People’s Democrat-
ic Party (PDP) chief
Mehbooba Mufti.
Addressing a press
conference, he said that
the government applied
various Central laws in-
cluding the Prevention
of Corruption Act in
Jammu and Kashmir.
“People’s Alliance
for Gupkar Declaration
(PAGD) has declared
cle 370 as its agenda. It
is contesting local body
polls. There are 10 par-
ties including National
Conference and PDP
and now Congress is
also joining. Farooq Ab-
dullah has no compunc-
tion in seeking the sup-
port of China for the
restoration of Article
370... Mehbooba Mufti
said she won’t hoist tri-
colour unless J&K flag
is restored,” Prasad
said. “We applied Cen-
tral laws to Union Ter-
ritories of Jammu and
Kashmir and Ladakh...
They do not want cer-
tain laws including the
Prevention of Corrup-
tion Act in J&K so that
they can continue with
corruption. People who
have been CMs are say-
ing that they will take
the help of China for
cle 370. It is an anti-na-
tional activity,” he said.
He added, “Sonia
Gandhiji,RahulGandhi
ji tell the national clear-
ly and categorically
does Congress want res-
torationof Article370in
original form.” —ANI
‘Does Cong support Farooq, Mufti remarks?’
SEEKING RESTORATION OF ARTICLE 370
New Delhi: Total seven
people were killed and
one suffered injuries af-
ter a vehicle fell down
in Suketi Khad water
stream near Pullghrat
area of Himachal
Pradesh’s Mandi dis-
trict at around 3 am on
Monday.
The deceased are be-
lieved to be labourers
who hailed from Bihar.
The Mahindra pickup
vehicle they were trav-
elling in was on its way
to Sundernagar from
Mandi when it fell into
Suketi Khud (rivulet) at
Pulghrat, Mandi Super-
intendent of Police Sha-
lini Agnihotri said.
Six people died on the
spot, while two injured
were taken to a zonal
hospital where one of
them succumbed to his
injuries, the police said.
The police have regis-
tered a case under IPC
sections 279 (rash driv-
ing), 338 (causing griev-
ous hurt to any person)
and 304 A (causing
death by negligence).
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi expressed
grief over the road ac-
cident and tweeted,
“Extremely pained af-
ter hearing the news of
a road accident in Man-
diinHimachalPradesh.
The government is in-
volved in relief and res-
cue operations. I ex-
press my deepest condo-
lences to the families of
the deceased and wish
the injured well soon.”
Earlier today, in a
tweet, President Ram
Nath Kovind also ex-
pressed grief over the
loss of lives in the acci-
dent and said “I am
deeply saddened to
learn about the road ac-
cident in Mandi, HP.
Necessary steps are be-
ing taken by local ad-
ministration to help the
affected people. My con-
dolences to bereaved
families, wish a speedy
recovery to injured.”
7 killed, 1 injured after vehicle
falls into rivulet in HP’s MandiPresident Ram Nath Kovind, PM Modi expressed grief over the road accident
Seven killed and one injured after a jeep roll down to Suketi
Khad, at Pull Ghat area in Mandi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
President Ram Nath Kovind Prime Minister Narendra Modi
New Delhi: Describ-
ing a free press as the
‘soul of democracy’,
top leaders including
President Ramnath
Kovind and PM Modi
on Monday commend-
ed media persons for
their work as frontline
warriors during covid
pandemic.
In their messages
on the occasion of the
National Press Day,
the leaders also
stressed that any at-
tack on the freedom of
press is detrimental to
national interests and
must be opposed by
one and all.
VP M Venkaiah
Naidu and Union Min-
isters Amit Shah and
Prakash Javadekar
emphasised on the im-
portance of freedom
of press in the country
and condemned any
attack on it. In his
written message,
which was read out
during a webinar or-
ganised by the Press
Council of India to cel-
ebrate the National
Press Day, the presi-
dent said the theme of
this year’s National
Press Day celebration,
‘Role of Media during
Covid-19 and its Im-
pact on the Media’,
deals with the most
serious crisis facing
the world and the
country.
“Democracy cannot
survive without a free
and fearless press.
Therefore, any attack
on the freedom of the
press is detrimental to
national interests and
should be opposed by
one and all,” Naidu
said.
The PM also lauded
the media for doing an
exceptional service by
spreading awareness
against Covid-19.
Union HM Amit
Shah greeted journal-
ists and said that the
government is com-
mitted towards the
freedom of press.
Union Minister for
I&B Prakash Ja-
vadekar said that with
any freedom comes
responsibility, Ja-
vadekar said, “Free-
dom of press is very
importantbutitcomes
with responsibility.
To check TRP ma-
nipulation and ad-
dress the issue, we
have formed a com-
mittee which will give
its report very soon.
There have been dis-
cussions on giving
more power to the
PCI,” he said. —PTI
Prez, VP, PM and others
greet media fraternity
NATIONAL PRESS DAY
Chamoli: Fresh spell
of snowfall lashed
Badrinath temple in
Chamoli district on
Monday and the devo-
tees were seen enjoying
the chilly weather.
The Badrinath
shrine and houses of
locals were seen cov-
ered with a thin layer of
snow. Situated in the
town of Badrinath in
Chamoli district, Badri-
nath Temple is dedicat-
ed to Lord Vishnu. It is
one of the four Char
Dham that are widely
revered by the Hindus.
Meanwhile, Chopta
in Rudraprayag district
too received the first
snowfall of the season.
Chopta is known for the
Tungnath temple,
which got closed on No-
vember 4 for the winter
season. Situated at an
altitude of 12,070 feet,
Tungnath is one of the
highest Lord Shiva tem-
ples in the world. Ac-
cording to the Indian
MeT forecast, the state
willwitnessverylightto
light rainfall/snowfall
at a few places in Ut-
tarkashi, Rudraprayag,
Chamoli, Bageshwar
and Pithoragarh dis-
tricts and at isolated
places in Tehri. —ANI
Telangana: After help-
ing several migrants
amid the coronavirus
pandemic, actor Sonu
Sood came to the rescue
of a six-year-old boy,
Harshvardhan, who
had to undergo a liver
transplant at Apollo
Hospital here. The ac-
tor-producer extended a
helping hand to the
boy’s family and took
care of all the finances
required for the opera-
tion. The six-year-old
has been keeping ill
since he was six months
old, told the mother.
“It was only a month
ago that the doctor had
said that my son’s liver
has been damaged com-
pletelyandthatheneeds
to undergo surgery
which would cost some-
where around Rs 20
lakhs, that his life would
be in danger if no treat-
ment received,” said
Harsh’s mother. Dr Ver-
ma got to know about
the case via Sood. —ANI
Srinagar: Rajesh
Mishra, BSF Inspector
General (IG), Kashmir
has said that there are
250-300 terrorists across
the border, present at
each launching pad in
Pakistan.
“There are 250-300
terrorists across the
border, present at each
launching pad in Paki-
stan. Our security forc-
es have been successful
in thwarting their at-
tempts of infiltration,”
Mishra said on Sunday.
Mishra said that a lot
of harm was inflicted
on civilians, including
damage to their proper-
ties, because of the re-
cent ceasefire viola-
tions by Pakistan.
“Lot of harm was in-
flicted on civilians in-
cluding damage to their
properties.
Issueof humanrights
violation should be
raised,” said the BSF IG,
on being asked if he has
any message for the in-
ternational community
over ceasefire viola-
tions by Pak. On Nov 13,
3 Indian soldiers were
killed at two separate
locations in J&K while
foiling infiltration bids
by Pak-backed terror-
ists and ceasefire viola-
tions by the troops of
the neighbouring coun-
try. Two soldiers were
killed in the Uri sector
while one was killed in
the Gurez sector, Army
sources said. —ANI
Chennai: The Election
Commission of India on
Monday issued the draft
electoral rolls for Tamil
Nadu ahead of the As-
sembly elections next
year, wherein more
women voters than men
are registered.
As per the draft elec-
toral rolls, out of about
6.10 crore voters in Ta-
mil Nadu, 3.01 crore are
males, 3.09 females and
6,385 transgenders.
Special camps will be
held at voting centres to
enable people to apply
forcorrectionsorchang-
es in the electoral rolls.
The first camp will be
held on November 21
and 22 and the next on
December 12 and 13.
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: Justice
Uday Umesh Lalit on
Mondayrecusedhimself
from hearing the PIL
seeking the removal of
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy
from the post of AP CM
over his “scandalising”
remarks against the sec-
ondsenior-mostjudgeof
the Supreme Court NV
Ramana.
Justice Lalit, who
was heading the bench
said that he will not
hear this case, as a law-
yer, he had once repre-
sented for Reddy in a
case at some point. The
PIL contended that Red-
dy is allegedly facing
more than 20 criminal
cases including money
laundering and corrup-
tion. Reddy should be
removed from CM of AP
for allegations against
Justice Ramana. —ANI
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day refused to pass any
order or direction to the
Union of India (UOI) to
declare as null and void
the elections of MLAs
and MPs charge-sheet-
ed for more than a year
for offences punishable
for five or more years of
imprisonment.
A bench of the top
court, headed by Jus-
tice L Nageswara Rao,
while refusing to pass
an order, said, “These
are legislative issues,
within the exclusive
domain of Parlia-
ment, we do not want
to pass any order on
these issues.” —ANI
New Delhi: The SC on
Monday refused to pass
any order on a petition
filed by an Army couple
seeking directions to
the Centre for joint
posting.
A bench, headed by
Justice Dr DY Chandra-
chud said “There is self-
restraint on part of
courts in matters like
posting and others.”
Senior lawyer, former
SG Ranjeet Kumar, ap-
pearing for the Army
couple, pleaded to SC for
a direction of joint post-
ing.Kumarsubmittedto
court that their posting
is in different places,
they have a kid, parents
are bedridden. —ANI
Chennai: Tamil Nadu
Air Intelligence Unit at
Chennai Airport have
recovered 1.85 kg gold,
worth Rs 97.7 Lakhs
from 5 passengers who
were carrying the gold
paste, in the form of
bundles,intheirrectum.
According to Com-
missioner of Customs,
Chennai International
Airport, the passengers
had arrived from Dubai
onSunday.Commission-
er of customs in a state-
ment said that five cases
of gold smuggling were
detected on Sunday.
“A total of 1.85 kg gold
valued at Rs 97.7 lakhs
was recovered and
seized under the Cus-
tomsAct.Onearrested,”
it said. The arrested per-
son has been identified
as Dhasthageer (34) of
Ramanathapuram.
Further investigation
is under progress, Com-
missioner of Customs
said. —ANI
Mumbai: The Maha-
rashtra government on
Monday told the SC that
it will not oppose in a
lower court the bail
plea of Nagpur resident
Sameet Thakkar, ar-
rested for alleged offen-
sive posts on the social
media against CM Ud-
dhav Thackeray and his
Minister son Aaditya.
Senior Advocate Ma-
hesh Jethmalani, repre-
senting Thakkar, sub-
mitted before a bench
headed by Chief Justice
SA Bobde that his client
was treated inhumane-
ly for his tweets, and he
was also paraded in
public.
The bench declined
to admit Thakkar’s in-
terim bail plea, follow-
ing which Jethmalani
agreed to withdraw the
petition. 3 FIRs were
registered against Th-
akkar for set of tweets.
Justice Lalit recuses
from AP CM hearing
SC refuses
to pass order
to the UOI
EC issues Tamil
Nadu draft
electoral rolls
SC refuses to
pass order on
Army’s plea
Gold worth ` 97.7 lakh
seized in Chennai, 1 held
‘Will not oppose
Thakkar’s bail plea’
MAHA GOVT TO SC
Actor Sonu Sood funds liver
transplant operation for 6-yr-old
Around 300 terrorists present at
each launching pad of Pak: BSF
Fresh spell of snowfall in surrounding
peaks of Badrinath temple, Chopta
Issue of human rights violation should be raised: Rajesh Mishra.
Ravi Shankar Prasad addresses media in New Delhi on Monday.
Sonu Sood comes to the rescue of a six-year-old Harshavardhan
who had to undergo a liver transplant. —PHOTO BY ANI
Badrinath roads covered with white-sheeted snow due to heavy
snowfall, in Badrinath on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI

INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
RBI GOVERNOR TO GET EXTENSION
IN DECEMBER?
There are indications of RBI Governor Shaktikanta
Das getting extension in December when his three
year term ends. He is 1980 batch former IAS
officer of TamilNadu cadre.
WILL P K TRIPATHI MOVE TO DOPT?
Rumours are rife that Secretary Steel, P K Tripathi
is being moved to the Department of Personnel.
He is 1987 batch IAS officer of J & K cadre.
GOI YET TO APPOINT INDEPENDENT
DIRECTORS TO PSUS
Whisper has it that the file of Independent
Directors to be appointed to the various Public
Sector Undertakings (PSUs) has been gathering
dust at the Appointments Committee of Cabinet
(ACC) for more than eight months.
ED SANJAY MISHRA GETS ONE
YEAR EXTENSION
Enforcement Director Sanjay Kumar Mishra
has been given one year extension in his tenure
beginning November 19. He is 1984 batch IRS
(IT) officer.
DG OF CISF RETIRING THIS MONTH
Rajesh Ranjan, DG, CISF, is scheduled to retire
this month. He is a 1984 batch Bihar cadre IPS
officer. He was appointed to the post of DG, CISF
in April 2018.
THREE ADDL DIRECTORS OF
ED TO BE REPATRIATED
Three Additional Directors are likely to be
repatriated from ED. According to sources, their
deputation term is going to complete next month
and their extension request has reportedly not
been forwarded by the Directorate.
DID A YOUNG IPS OFFICER APPLY
FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT?
A young IPS officer in Delhi Police has reportedly
applied for Voluntary Retirement. Is it true?
TWO IRS OFFICERS TO JOIN
GST COUNCIL
Two Asstt Commissioners- Harish Kumar and
Joginder Singh Mor - have been posted in the GST
Council Secretariat on deputation basis. Kumar will
join as Dy Secretary while Mor as Under Secretary.
LT GEN HARINDER SINGH IS NEW
CHIEF OF IMA
Lieutenant General Harinder Singh has taken over
charge as the 50th Commandant of the Indian
Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun.
EXTENDED TENURE OF RAJIV
KUMAR ENDS IN DECEMBER
The extended deputation tenure of Rajiv Kumar,
working as Joint Secretary in Ministry of
Electronics & Information Technology, is coming
to an end on December 17, 2020. He is a 1988
batch IFS officer of HP cadre.
CENTRAL DEPUTATION TENURE
OF C M SANE ENDS
The central deputation tenure of C M Sane,
working as Joint Secretary (Finance) in the
Department of Space, has come to an end. He is a
1993 batch IA & AS officer.
SUDEEP SHRIVASTAVA LIKELY TO
RETURN TO PARENT CADRE IN DEC
Sudeep Shrivastava, Director, Department of
Health and Family Welfare, is expected to return
to parent cadre in December this year after
completion of his central deputation tenure. He is
a 2001 batch officer of Indian Railway Service of
Signal Engineers (IRSSE).
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COVID-19 VACCINE IS OVER 94% EFFECTIVE
Moderna plans to submit applications for emergency approval in the US & around the world within weeks
Washington: US bio-
tech firm Moderna on
Monday announced its
experimental vaccine
against Covid-19 was
94.5 percent effective,
marking a second major
breakthrough in the
vaccine hunt.
Moderna released
early results from a clin-
ical trial with more than
30,000 participants, after
US pharmaceutical
company Pfizer and its
German partner BioN-
Techlastweeksaidtheir
vaccine was 90 percent
effective.
Both vaccine front-
runners are based on a
new platform called
messenger RNA, which
is faster to produce than
traditional vaccines
and effectively turn hu-
man cells into vaccine
factories. “This positive
interim analysis from
our Phase 3 study has
given us the first clini-
cal validation that our
vaccine can prevent
COVID-19 disease, in-
cluding severe disease,”
said Stephane Bancel,
Moderna’s CEO.
The company plans to
submit applications for
emergency approval in
the US and around the
world within weeks,
and says it expects to
have approximately 20
million doses ready to
ship in the US by the
end of the year. The
Moderna vaccine,
which was co-developed
by the US National In-
stitutes of Health, is
given in two doses 28
days apart, and the pre-
liminary results are
based on 95 volunteers
of the 30,000 who fell ill
with Covid-19.
‘3rd wave of Covid has
passed its peak in Delhi’
New Delhi: There will
be no reimposition of
lockdown in Delhi, clar-
ified Health Minister
Satyendar Jain on Mon-
day while adding that
the third wave of COV-
ID-19 has passed its
peak in Delhi .
“There will be no re-
imposition of lockdown
in Delhi. I don’t think it
will be an effective step
now, wearing of masks
by everyone will be
more beneficial. The
third wave of COVID-19
has passed its peak in
Delhi,” said Jain. “Yes-
terday, 3,235 cases were
reported, 7,606 people
recovered and 95 died.
There is a lack of ICU
beds. Yesterday, CM
(Arvind Kejriwal) had a
meeting with the Home
Minister. He has again
appealed to him to in-
crease the ICU beds in
central hospitals in Del-
hi. The Home Minister
has assured to increase
750 beds,” he added.
“Fine worth Rs 45
crore has been imposed
on such defaulters in
the past few days,” he
added.
Devotees throng temples
as religious places reopen
Mumbai: As reli-
gious places opened
in Maha, after sever-
al months of closure
amid COVID-19 in-
duced lockdown,
devotees thronged
temples on Monday.
A large number of
people visited Sai
Baba Mandir in
Shirdi. Rituals began
with a grand “arti”
followed by “ab-
hishek” at the tem-
ple. Similarly, devo-
tees offered prayers
at Mumbai’s Siddhiv-
inayak temple.
The “darshan” has
been resumed follow-
ing all COVID-19
health precautions,
according to the Sid-
dhivinayak Temple
Committee.
Govt deliberating
on holding next
Parl session
With no respite
in the rising
Covid-19 cases, the
centre has taken a
cautious approach
and is likely to de-
cide against holding
the Parliament’s
winter session this
year. Sources in the
govt stated that cur-
rently, deliberations
are on the decision
to not hold the win-
ter session.
Shimla district gets
firstNovembersnow
in 15 years: IMD
Shimla: Shimla re-
ceived its first early
snowfall in over 15 years
on Monday, bringing the
temperature down by 5
to 6 degrees Celsius.
According to Manmo-
han Singh, the India Me-
teorological Depart-
ment’s Himachal
Pradesh Director, it is
early snowfall this year
for Shimla district.
“This is first November
snowfall in over 15 years
in Narkanda, Kharapa-
thar, Kufri and dozens
of villages in Shimla
district. Thedistricts of
Lhaul-Spiti, Chamba
and higher reaches of
Kullu and Kinnaur have
already received snow-
fall this year,” said di-
rector Singh, adding the
weather will be dry till
November 19. “The tem-
perature will drop down
further during the next
24 hours in the state.”
Several other places in
the state also received
heavy snowfall and
heavy to moderate rain-
fall during the last 24
hours. The higher
reaches of the five dif-
ferent districts of Kul-
lu, Lahaul-Spiti, Cham-
ba, Kinnaur and Shimla
received fresh snowfall
of 10 to 40 cm on Mon-
day morning. Sirmaur
district received the
highest rainfall in the
last 24 hours.
Lonar lake,
Sur Sarovar
declared as
Ramsar sites
New Delhi: India has
named two more wet-
lands of international
importance--Lonar lake
in Maharashtra and
Sur Sarovar in Agra--
under the Ramsar Con-
vention, Union Minis-
ter of Environment,
Forest and Climate
Change Prakash Ja-
vadekar said on Sunday.
“Happy to note that In-
dia has added two more
Ramsar sites. Lonar
lake in Maharashtra,
the only crater lake of
the country, and Sur Sa-
rovar, also known as
Keetham lake in Agra.
The Ramsar Conven-
tion on wetlands is an
inter-gover nmental
treaty that provides the
framework for national
action and internation-
al cooperation for the
conservation and wise
use of wetlands and
their resources.
‘Pollution levels higher
in Delhi this Diwali as
compared to 2019’
New Delhi: Pollution
levels were higher in
Delhi this Diwali as
compared to last year
due to bursting of fire-
crackers and stubble
burning, according to
the Central Pollution
Control Board’s (CPCB)
report filed before the
National Green Tribu-
nal (NGT).
In the report, the
CPCB said Pitampura
recorded an increase in
PM (particulate matter)
and SO2 indicating the
impact of firecracker
bursting on Diwali. In
2020, on Diwali day, a
decrease in PM 10 and
PM 2.5 was observed as
compared to pre-Diwali
day by about 16 per cent
and 18 per cent. This re-
duction is perhaps due
to about 6 per cent re-
duction in the contribu-
tion of stubble burning
this year, it added.
The board also ap-
prised that as observed
from real-time monitor-
ingnetwork(37CAAQM
stations), the hourly av-
erage concentration of
PM 2.5 started increas-
ing since 11 pm on No-
vember 14, it reached a
peak in most of the sta-
tions at around 1 am
and continued at higher
levels till 5 am.
“The city-level aver-
age calculated for PM 10
and PM 2.5 concentra-
tions on Diwali, were
645 ug/m3 and 483 ug/
m3 respectively.”
According to the re-
port, in 2019 the PM 10
was increased by 70 per
cent and PM 2.5 was
surged by 149 per cent
on Diwali day in com-
parison to pre-Diwali
day.
The ambient noise
level was monitored at
16 locations -- 6 manual
and 10 real-time noise
monitoring stations.
‘Digital
media outlets
must bring
down FDI’
New Delhi:Thecen-
tral government on
Monday asked digi-
tal news media out-
lets to comply with
conditions that
make them eligible
for 26 percent FDI
approved by the Un-
ionCabinetlastyear.
“Ministry of In-
formation and
Broadcasting has
todayissuedapublic
notice to facilitate
eligible entities in-
volvedinuploading/
streaming of news
and current affairs
through digital me-
dia, to comply with
the decision of Un-
ion Government on
September 18, 2019,
which had permit-
ted 26 percent FDI
underGovtapproval
route,” the ministry
saidinarelease.The
Ministry has laid
out the detailed ac-
tions to be under-
taken by eligible en-
tities to comply with
thisdecision,within
a month.
An army convoy moves on a snow covered road after the seasonsfirst
snowfall, at Gulmarg in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, Monday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
Image for representational purpose only.
Nitish takes...
Kumar told ANI, “It is
the decision of the BJP
to not field Sushil Modi
as the Deputy Chief
Minister. They should
be asked about this.”
There was no official
word from the BJP,
though sources said Su-
shil Modi might be ac-
commodated in the Ra-
jya Sabha in the seat
that has fallen vacant
with Ram Vilas Pas-
wan’s death, and made
a minister at the Cen-
tre, or named the Gov-
ernor of a state.
Prime Minister Na-
rendra Modi said the
NDA family would to-
gether for progress of
Bihar. “Congratula-
tions to Nitish Kumar
on taking oath as Bi-
har’s CM. I also con-
gratulate all those
who took oath as Min-
isters in Bihar Gov-
ernment. NDA family
will work together for
progress of Bihar. I
assure all possible
support from Centre
for the welfare of Bi-
har,” Modi tweeted.
Maken comes...
where he rested for
some time and then
left for CMR to meet
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot. Notably, Mak-
en was accompanied
to Jaipur by minister
Rajendra Yadav who
welcomed Maken at
Kothputli and then
accompanied the state
incharge to the state
capital. Maken was
scheduled to hold a
workshop with Gehlot
on Tuesday for party
leaders however, ow-
ing to the demise of
minister Bhanwarlal
Meghwal, the pro-
gram has been called
off.
Meeting Gehlot at
CMR, Maken was
hosted by the Chief
Minister over dinner
where the two leaders
spoke at length on
various issues before
the party.
Till midnight, the
two party leaders
were engrossed in dis-
cussions and it is re-
ported that the duo
spoke on political ap-
pointments and cabi-
net expansion. The
duo also reportedly
discussed Kapil
Sibal’s comment on
the party.
Around midnight,
the four-and-a-half
hour-long meeting be-
tween Maken and Ge-
hlot finally culminat-
ed and the state in-
charge returned to
Khasa Kothi. Maken
is now scheduled to
return to Delhi on
Tuesday.
FROM PG 1
Law Committee to discuss fake invoices
New Delhi: An urgent
meeting of the Law
Committeeof theGoods
and Service Tax (GST)
Council has been con-
vened on Wednesday
here in New Delhi to
discuss in detail the is-
sue of fake invoices to
claim input tax credit
under the indirect tax
regime.
The meet will delib-
erate on ways of fur-
ther tightening of the
GST registration pro-
cess and work out other
legal measures includ-
ing necessary law
amendment required in
GST Act to do away
with the menace of
fake invoicing, sourc-
es in the finance
ministry said here
on Monday. The
sources said that this
meeting is part of
the nationwide drive
against the GST fake
invoice frauds under
which in last four
days Directorate
General of GST Intel-
ligence (DGGI) has ar-
rested 25 persons in-
cluding two profes-
sionals, identified
about 1180 entities and
booked 350 cases
against unscrupulous
elements involved in
availing and passing
on of ineligible input
tax credit (ITC) fraud-
ulently.
The crackdown
which was carried out
from November 9 to No-
vember 13 was resumed
on Monday after Diwali
recess.
Finance ministry
sources said that the
fake invoices were not
only issued for availing
or passing on of the ITC
but were also used as a
conduit for nefarious
activities leading to tax
evasion, massive bank
loan fraud, money laun-
dering and hawala
transactions.
This has a very seri-
ous impact on the
economy in the long
run. These activities
have been largely car-
ried out by non-exist-
ent or fly-by-night
firms and by using a
network of firms
game the system to
usurp ITC on commis-
sion basis.

NEWSJAIPUR | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2020
COLLECTOR’S PR
GONE BAD!
Those who reach the higher
echelons of bureaucracy know
that as much as a bureaucrat’s
public relation (PR) activities are
important, an equally similar,
if not more important, is the
connect between bureaucracy
and politicians, since after a
certain level, it is the politician
that is more important for the
‘career’ of a bureaucrat. Take
for example the recent case
with Dholpur Collector RK
Jayaswal. Collector ‘sahab’ has
been proactive in his PR with
the people, however, it appears
he fell drastically short of his
‘response’ to MLAs and as a
result, two ‘honorable’ legislators
have been ‘heartbroken’. Such is
the level of their disenchantment
with the Collector that these
MLAs - Girraj Malinga and
Khiladi Bairwa - have
registered their discontent with
the CMO, after which CM Ashok
Gehlot called these legislators
for a meet and learnt of the
‘problems’ faced by them and
the ‘poor response’ given by
the Collector towards these
problems ‘faced by the general
public’.
—Naresh Sharma
DIWALI ‘GIFT’ TO
SELF!
One of the main reason why
any politician can reach the
top levels in their respective field
is the fact that these politicians
have a place to live in the
political hub. It is a simple and
well-known fact that being in
the state capital gives several
opportunities to any politician
to get noticed and thus for a
continuous stay in the capital, a
house is needed. Perhaps that
is why, keeping in mind their
long term political goals, two
Congress leaders have recently
purchased separate flats for
themselves in the same building.
PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasra
and MLA Khiladi Bairwa have
now become neighbours after
buying a flat each on the eighth
floor of a building in Mansarover.
Notably, several other MLAs,
like Indraj Gurjar, have also
taken a liking for this building.
Interestingly, the MLAs have
recently shifted out of their
quarters since a new building is
being constructed for them and
the rent being given to them in
lien of the quarter will now be
used to pay off the instalment of
these flats.
—Naresh Sharma
RK Jayaswal
17-year-old’s head smashed
with stone over PUBG crazeFirst India Bureau
Rajsamand: The craze
for PUBG, a mobile
game banned in India,
led to murder of a teen-
ager in Rajsamand dis-
trict. The victim,
17-year-old Hamid and
the 14-year-old accused
were crazy about the
mobile game but the ac-
cused did not have a mo-
bile phone for the last
two months.
He sought the vic-
tim’s mobile phone in
order to play the game
but the latter refused,
this enraged the ac-
cused and he attacked
Hamid with stones kill-
ing him, the police said.
The victim was found
dead in the hillocks
near Jaitpura village on
November 11. His par-
ents told the police that
they returned home af-
ter working in the fields
on November 9 evening
but he did not return.
His phone was also
switched off. The villag-
ers searched for him
and informed the police.
On November 11, a
cattle grazer noticed the
body. On investigating
hismobilecallsandloca-
tion, the police reached
theaccused,aclass8stu-
dent, and held him. On
questioning,theaccused
told the police that they
both used to play PUBG
on thhe deceased’s mo-
bile as he did not own a
phone as such asked Ha-
midtolendhisphonefor
some time.
As Hamid refused,
the accused hit him on
his head with heavy
stones and fled away
with the phone, the po-
lice said.
FI VIEW
PUBG addiction
can also harm
your mental health,
as recognized by
the World Health
Organization in
2018. PUBG Mobile
can cause anxiety
and stress in gam-
ers, due to the lack
of social interaction.
PUBGcan trigger
aggressive thoughts,
emotions and be-
haviour affecting the
mental well-being of
the players. These
can create long-term
impressions on the
minds of young chil-
dren. People gaming
for long hours end
up becoming less
socially active.PUBG
was recently banned
in India due to secu-
rity reasons.
First India Bureau
Jhunjhunu: A minor
girl was raped by a
baba in the Khetri Na-
gar of the Jhunjhunu
district on the eve of
Diwali. In the name of
worshipping, the ac-
cused locked the en-
tire family in a room
and raped the 11-year-
old girl. The police
reached the spot but
by then the accused
had fled. A search is
on to nab him..
According to the
police, one Rajputan
Kharkada, resident
of the district, report-
ed that on November
14, Gotha Tan Dhod
Sikar resident Baba
Lalchand alias Babu-
lal Jangid came to the
house to perform a
havan around 8.15
pm. During the puja,
the accused locked
the family members
in a room and forced
the girl to seat at the
havan site. About an
hour later when the
girl came into the
room, she was too
scared. When ques-
tioned, the terrified
victim narrated the
entire incident. After
the gruesome act, he
threatened the girl
with dire conse-
quences and also said
he would kill her
mom if she spilled
the beans. Police have
registered a case
against the person
and started investiga-
tion.
Godman confines family,
rapes girl during havan
FI VIEW
2 killed,3 critical as car
turns turtle on NH 21Deepak Lawania
Bharatpur: Saving a
stray animal on Nation-
al Highway No. 21
proved costly for a fam-
ily travelling in a car on
Sunday morning. The
car, carrying five per-
sons, turned turtle on
their way to Mehandip-
ur Balaji, where two
brothers died on the
spot. Condition of three
others, including a
10-year-old, is said to be
critical. The police in-
formed their relatives
and sent the injured to
Mahwa Hospital, from
where they were re-
ferred to the SMS Hos-
pital, Jaipur. Police su-
pervised the post mor-
tem and handed over the
dead bodies to the family
members. Sahab Singh,
in-charge Kherli Mor
saidVipin,33,sonNaren-
dra Rastogi, his younger
brother Kuldeep Rastogi
(29), his maternal uncle
Rajendra Rastogi (52),
cousin brother Kuldeep
(45) and son Ujjwal (10)
son Kuldeep Rastogi
hailed from Meerut in
Uttar Pradesh and were
travelling in the car to
Mehandipur Balaji.
Nagaur: A couple com-
mitted suicide by jump-
ing in front of the train
on Monday in Degana
town of Nagaur. The
incident took place
near the railway tunnel
located at the Revant
gate. According to the
information, the cou-
ple was run over by the
goods train near the
Pole 478/9. The de-
ceased Vijendra Megh-
wal (22) was a resident
of Kirch and his girl-
friend Munni Devi was
married three years
ago in Chardas. Rea-
sons for committing
suicide have not been
revealed.
CONDOLENCE MEET
Jaipur: Congress leaders Randeep Surjewala, Govind Singh Dotasra, Sandeep Chaudhary, Vivek Bansal, Qazi Nizamuddin,
Kiran Chaudhary, Kumari Shailja, and MLA Rafiq Khan on Sunday condoled the death of Janaki Amma, mother of AICC
General Secretary and Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan KC Venugopal at his residence in Kannur district of Kerala . 83-year-
old Janaki Amma passed away on November 11 due to coronavirus infection.
Couple
jumps before
train, dies
Coaching units to join pvt schools’ stirBharat Dixit
Jaipur: State president
of the All Coaching In-
stitutes Association of
Rajasthan, R C Sharma
on Monday announced
the decision of the as-
sociation to join the on-
going protest of Forum
of Private Schools of
Rajasthan (FOPSOR)
from November 17. He
said despite making re-
peated requests to the
state government for
the last three months it
hasn’t taken the deci-
sion to reopen the
coaching institutes
across the state which
has created a precari-
ous situation for the
teachers and employees
of the coaching centres.
Sharma said in the ab-
sence of any financial
help by the state gov-
ernment they had no
option but to re-open
the coaching institutes.
FOPSOR has threatened a state wide street agitation by 11 lakh
employees of 50,000 private schools.
Private School owners threaten
state wide agitation on demands
Jaipur. The Forum of
Private Schools of Ra-
jasthan (FOPSOR) has
threatened a state
wide agitation by 11
lakh employees of
50,000 private schools
of the state if the state
government does not
display a positive atti-
tude towards its de-
mands. Meanwhile,
the fast unto death at
Shaheed Smarak by
Hemlata Sharma and
Seema Sharma of
FOPSOR entered the
eighth day in the ab-
sence of any positive
response from the
state government. Lat-
er, Seema Sharma was
admitted to a hospital
due to ill health. FOP-
SOR representatives
had met Governor
Kalraj Mishra and re-
quested him to take
action on their de-
mands. Governor had
not only called the CM
on phone but also
written a letter to him
regarding the resolu-
tion of the demands
made by FOPSOR.
Sirohi : A policeman
was killed in an acci-
dent on the 4-lane high-
way near the Posalia
village in Sirohi. The
deceased Chunnilal
Meena was on his way
home from the agricul-
tural well on a motorcy-
cle. The incident hap-
pened while he was tak-
ing U-turn on the 4-lane
road and a speeding
Bolero smacked into
the bike from behind
leaving Chunnilal bad-
ly injured. The impact
of the collision was so
severe that it left the
bike and Bolero terribly
mangled. After the inci-
dent, the Bolero driver
fled. On receiving in-
formation, Paldi police
station in-charge took
Chunnilal to the hospi-
tal where he died dur-
ing treatment.
Cop dies in mishap

As we look ahead, life will be full
of challenges, the idea is to move
on striving daily to live life with
focus and clarity of thought.
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THE DREAM HOME!
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: While there
are many stories
around bureaucrats,
MLAs, ministers and in
general those in power,
there are even more in-
teresting stories about
the government ‘quar-
ters’ in Jaipur.
There are about one
and a half dozen quar-
ters lying vacant in
Gandhi Nagar, Hira-
bagh and Chambal Col-
ony. There are a few
bungalows in Gandhi
Nagar that are vacant
for the past two years
while on the other hand
several officials are
running from pillar to
post to get a govern-
ment quarter allotted
for themselves. But it
appears the GAD is not
interested in hearing
their plight.
The reason for such
abysmal state is quite
interesting. Since the
formation of Gehlot
government in Decem-
ber 2018, ‘hopefuls’ are
waiting for Cabinet ex-
pansion and political
appointments and for
these ‘new entrants’ in
the government, the
GAD has kept the bun-
galows vacant.
Only recently, the
luxurious bungalow
number 7 of Hospital
Road has been vacated
by Ashok Singhvi and
even a bungalow in
OTS allotted to Niran-
jan Arya will be vacat-
ed.
Meanwhile, those of-
ficers who had been liv-
ing in bungalows at
Hawa Sadak for the
past decade and more,
most of them have ei-
ther left for Delhi or
have retired and even
these bungalows are
locked.
There is an interest-
ing fact about Gandhi
Nagar. Till a few years
back, the bungalows
here were always allot-
ted to senior IAS and
only later a few IPS
were allotted these
bungalows. For the
past one decade, even
ministers have started
living here.
One former minister
spent Rs50 lakh to
make the bungalow
suit his whims, while
another minister con-
structed rooms on the
upper floor keeping all
the rules and regula-
tions on one side.
Then there was a
minister who changed
the colour of the bun-
galow to blue, however,
later the GAD got the
colour to the original
cream colour.
The bungalows that
are vacant for years
now in Gandhi Nagar
have termites harming
the wood work and
probably once anyone
comes to live in them,
will the GAD take stock
of the situation.
There is yet another
interesting aspect
about Gandhi Nagar. 3
retired Chief Secretar-
ies have also started
living here as after Ni-
hal Chand Goel and DB
Gupta, even Rajeeva
Swarup have started
living here.
Till the time the con-
struction of his own
house is completed,
Swarup is getting a
bungalow allotted from
GAD to live in.
With ‘Roti, Kapda’ sorted, its ‘Makaan’ woes for Raj bureaucracy!
Minister Master Bhanwarlal Meghwal dies after prolonged illness
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: State cabinet
minister of social jus-
tice and empowerment
Bhanwar Lal Meghwal
passed away following a
prolonged illness on
Monday. Meghwal, 72,
breathed his last at Me-
danta hospital in Guru-
gram where he was un-
dergoing treatment.
State government
has declared state
mourning on Tuesday
in the light of Meghw-
al’s demise. All govern-
ment offices in the state
will be closed and na-
tional flag will be flown
at half-mast as a mark
of respect.
Many politicians in-
cluding CM Ashok Ge-
hlot, former CM
Vasundhara Raje, ex-
pressed condolences.
PCC chief Dotasra con-
doled the death and
prayed for the peace of
the departed soul. He
informed that state gov-
ernment has declared 1
day mourning on Tues-
day due to which the
Congress party has also
postponed a workshop,
scheduled in Jaipur, for
the party workers for
upcoming panchayat
elections. Congress
leaders Sachin Pilot,
Vaibhav Gehlot, Ma-
hant Kailash Sharma
and a host of other
dignitaries expressed
their condolences. Master Bhanwarlal Meghwal
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,078
DEATHS
2,27,986
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,808 DEATHS 1,89,236 CASES
DELHI
7,614 DEATHS 4,85,405 CASES
WORLD
1,328,262
DEATHS
5,50,79,109
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
88,68,468
CONFIRMED CASES
1,30,417
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
46,034 DEATHS 17,49,777 CASES
TAMIL NADU
11,495 DEATHS 7,59,916 CASES
KARNATAKA
11,541 DEATHS 8,62,804 CASES
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday unveiled the
‘Statue of Peace’ in Ra-
jasthan’s Pali to mark
the 151st Jayanti cele-
brations of Jainachar-
ya Shree Vijay Vallabh
Surishwer Ji Maharaj,
via video conferencing.
The 151-inch tall stat-
ue has been made from
Ashtadhatu- 8 metals,
with Copper being the
major constituent, and
is being installed at Vi-
jay Vallabh Sadhana
Kendra, Jetpura, in
Pali, Rajasthan. After
inaugurating the statue,
the Prime Minister
said: “Vijay Nityanand
Surishwer Ji Maharaj
used to say that the land
of Gujarat gave us two
Vallabh. In the political
field, Sardar Vallabhb-
hai Patel and in spiritu-
al field Jainacharya
Shree Vijay Vallabh
Surishwer Ji Maharaj...
Both dedicated their
lives for India’s unity
and brotherhood. I am
fortunate that the coun-
try gave me the opportu-
nity to inaugurate the
world’s highest ‘Statue
of Unity’ by Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel. And
today I am getting the
privilege of unveiling
the ‘Statue of Peace’ by
Jainacharya Vijay
Vallabh ji.”
“India has been an ex-
ample of humanity, the
path of peace, non-vio-
lence and fraternity for
the whole world. The
world looks forward to
India,” he said.
Shree Vijay Vallabh
Surishwer Ji Maharaj
(1870-1954) led an aus-
tere life as a Jain Saint
working selflessly and
dedicatedly to spread
message of Lord Ma-
havira. He also worked
relentlessly for welfare
of masses, the spread of
education, eradication
of social evils, wrote in-
spiring literature and
gave active support to
freedommovement.—ANI
PM UNVEILS STATUE
OF PEACE IN PALI
This marks 151st Jayanti celebrations of Jainacharya
Shree Vijay Vallabh Surishwer Ji Maharaj
PM Narendra Modi unveils the ‘Statue of Peace’ at Vijay Vallabh Sadhana Kendra, Jetpura, in Pali,
via video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Hitting back
hard at senior Congress
leader Kapil Sibal, CM
Ashok Gehlot, on Mon-
day said, that his com-
ments on the grand old
party to a newspaper,
“have hurt the senti-
ments of the party
workers across the
country.” In an inter-
view to a newspaper,
Sibal has been critical
of Congress leadership
after party’s poor poll
show in Bihar.
In a series of tweets,
Gehlot said, “There was
no need for Mr Kapil
Sibal to mention our in-
ternal issue in media,
this has hurt senti-
ments of party workers
across country,” he said.
“We have improved
with each and every cri-
sis and also formed UPA
govt in 2004 under able
leadership of Soniaji,
we shall overcome this
time too.” He added,
“Each time rank & file
of Congress Party has
shown undivided and
firm belief in party
leadership and that is
why we came out of it
stronger and united af-
ter every crisis. Even
today, Congress is the
only party which can
keep nation united.”
Sibal’scommentshave
hurtpartymen:Gehlot
Dr Choudhary starts his poll campaign
Younus Gesawat
Nagaur: The election
campaigning of the
Congress candidate
from ward number 43,
Dr Sahdev Choudhary,
for Nagaur district
Panchayati Raj elec-
tions began on the cus-
tomary ‘Rama Shama’
day, the day after Di-
wali with a bang.
The senior Congress-
man, Chaudhary, wear-
ing a face mask is fol-
lowing all the corona
guidelines while reach-
ing out to people amid
great zeal.
Jayal MLA Manju
Devi Meghwal is also
out on door-to-door
campaigning in the vil-
lages in support of Dr
Choudhary. MLA
Meghwal addressed
public meetings in Kh-
inyala and Rajod vil-
lages of the district and
appealed to the people
to vote for Dr Sahdev
Choudhary.
Speaking to the me-
dia on the occasion,
Congress candidate Dr
Chaudhary said that he
was telling the farmers
the history of the Con-
gress party and vari-
ous schemes launched
by the Gehlot govern-
ment for their benefit.
Dr Choudhary, apart
from addressing chau-
pal meetings in Kad-
vasara ki Dhani and
Ghatiyad villages also
reached out to the vot-
ers via his door-to-door
campaigning.
Dr Chaudhary was
welcomed at many
places during his cam-
paign tour and he has
tours listed till late
night in his schedule
for the coming days.
It is noteworthy that
ward number 43 of
Zila Parishad has
around 42,000 voters
and the Nagaur dis-
trict election depart-
ment has set up 57 poll-
ing stations for the
polling day.
PMO India
@PMOIndia
Saddened by the
demise of Rajasthan
Cabinet Minister,
Master Bhanwarlal
Meghwal Ji. He was
a veteran leader who
was passionate about
serving Rajasthan. In
this hour of sadness,
my condolences to his
family and supporters:
PM@narendramodi
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Deeply saddened at the
passing away of my min-
isterial colleague Master
Bhanwar Lal Meghwal ji
after a prolonged illness.
We have been together
since 1980. My heartfelt
condolences to his family
members in this most dif-
ficult time, may God give
them strength. May his
soul RIP.
Om Birla
@ombirlakota
I mourn the demise
of Master Bhanwarlal
Meghwal, Minister
in the Government
of Rajasthan. He
devoted his life for the
welfare of all sections
of society. God give
the departed soul a
place in his steps. My
condolences to the
bereaved family.
Dr. C.P. Joshi
@drcpjoshi
Shocked to hear about
the demise of a stalwart
of Rajasthan Politics
Master Bhanwar Lal
Meghwal ji . His work in
the field of social justice
and upliftment will be
forever remembered .
May God provide strength
to his family to bear this
loss. May His Soul Rest
in Peace.
RELAXED VACATION FOR UP GUV
Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel, reached Sherpur helipad on Monday for
a 4-day personal visit to Ranthambore. District collector Nannu Mal Paharia and SP
Sudhir Chaudhary received Patel, who arrived in a chopper along with 8 member group
accompanying her. Patel went to the Nahargarh Resort from the helipad where she will
stay for a day and then shift to the Oberoi group hotel Van Vilas for the next three days.
Apart from taking the tour of Ranthambore National Park and taking rest amid pollution
free natural beauty there is no other programme proposed in the itinerary of Anandiben
Patel as the visit is strictly personal.
India has been an
example of hu-
manity, the path
of peace, non-vio-
lence and fraterni-
ty for the whole
world. The world
looks forward to
India.
—Narendra Modi, PM
Congress candidate for Nagaur district Panchayati Raj elections, Dr Sahdev Choudhary addressing
people during his campaigning on Monday.
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A DIFFERENT WORLD?
here’s no doubt that
Showtime’s ‘The Real L
Word’ has been a
groundbreaking queer
series till date; not be-
cause of its nude or
semi-nude scenes, but
because of its thought provok-
ing lesbian-theme. This creative-
ly erratic drama ‘The L Word’ is
a fictional series about lesbians
that had good seasons and oth-
ers that erased all the initial
buzz and made it into a reality
series. It’s not rocket science,
obviously, but you don’t need to
be inherently cynical to under-
stand why it did it.
Let’s start with the inception of
the show: It launched on 10 June
2010, with the theme that was
way ahead of its time. Within
the first two minutes of The Real
L Word, we hear the phrases that
we’re not even allowed to print.
This may be the first group les-
bian reality program to hit
mainstream cable during their
time, but the show is anything
but barrier-breaking.
Inspired by the original L
Word series and produced by its
creator, Ilene Chaiken, the series
is a kind of Housewives meets
Queer as Folk, purporting to
show the “real” lives of “real”
lesbians who, as the Showtime
marketing spin puts it, are “eve-
ry bit as glamorous, fashionable,
fabulous” and “cutthroat” as
their hetero housewife sisters.
The show follows six women at
work & at play, and all the drama
that comes along with it. There
are Nikki and Jill, the Beverly
Hills couple caught up in plan-
ning an over-the-top commit-
ment ceremony. There’s Whitney,
the show’s serial playgirl, caught
red-handed with (multiple) wom-
en; and there is Tracy, a 29-year-
old production exec, and Rose,
the fiery party girl, both strug-
gling to navigate the everyday
challenges of each of their rela-
tionships. It’s dramatic, sexy,
trashy, obnoxious and everything
a good reality show should be.
But the question still remains,
could there be a benefit beyond
entertaining the masses at play
in ‘The Real L Word’?
KARISHMA GWALANI
karishma.gwalani@firstindia.co.in
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You must not rely on
people to get your work
done. You must leave your
worries behind in emotional
matters, try and gain control on your
thoughts as unnecessary thinking will
serve no purpose. Value those who
care about you without judging them
about their past.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Taking out time to spend
with family is also
important. Some of you
will be really excited today
for something that you have been
waiting for long time to happen.
Family will be available to cater to
your emotional and financial needs.
You will only hear your praises.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You should smile more
often its good for health.
This year has changed
your life in terms of fitness
completely. Monetary benefits are on
the chart. Trust your intuitive power
and it will prevent you from making
any professional mistakes. Your
family support makes you strong.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are brave and your
daring spirit will make you
very successful. Facing
unforeseen hurdles only
makes your more and more confident.
Business proposal will prove to be
really beneficial for you and make sure
to examine all the details thoroughly.
You are on your way to success.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You care about your
partner more than anything
in the world. Remember if
you eat well than you for
sure feel healthy so most importantly
start paying attention to your food
habits. If you really work hard, there
will be a boost in your earnings. Your
professional contacts can help you.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
We only understand the
value of freedom when we
don’t have it. Plan your
career in advance and keep
in mind your interest not just money.
Value what you have and those around
you as without gratitude there is no
happiness. Travellers may crave for
more adventure. Be fair to your lover.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
The situation in the world
right now can prevent you
from travelling. Your good
management skills will
help you save more money to use for
essential requirements.You will enjoy
your work because of less pressure.
Your boss adores you so never
disappoint when it comes to work.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You may feel very
desperate for your partner
today. Keep your focus and
and continue to forge
ahead. Be very vigilant in official
work as everything is under
observation. For you its not hard to
tackle with problems as you are
always prepared for the worst.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Loving your parents more
than anything is a very
special thing about you in
today’s world. An exciting
time is on the cards for those who
are seeking some fun in life. Before
choosing a career you must consult
those who are from the particular
field you are interested in.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your business will bloom if
you add more variety of the
products in it. You will
easily get the promotion at
a time when others will be struggling
for it. Be rest assured no financial
crunch will effect you in any big way.
You may have to adapt to healthy
living as the need of the hour.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You love animals and have
special place for them in
your life. Opportunities are
right in front you but you
need to open your eyes to see them,
simple. Professionally you are doing
really well and your very satisfied
with your work. Family have real high
expectations from you.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You have a very good
control on your emotions
and you don’t get bothered
by problems that easily.
You will really feel financially secure
by the decisions you will take today.
You may go to some spiritual place
today to seek God’s blessings. You
are really good at calculations.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
DR AJAY DATA
ouch is fundamen-
tal to human de-
velopment - a
mother touch to
baby or friends
hugging or hold-
ing hand may
have lasting impacts.
Inter-individual touch
can be a desirable reward
that can both relieve nega-
tive affect and evoke strong
feelings of pleasure. How-
ever, in some cases sensory
cues could indicate it is
undesirable to interact
with the touch.
We experience touch in
our daily lives, and are wit-
ness to the power of it dur-
ing stressed situations or
sad moments.
We saw this when our
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi hugs or shake hands
with invited guest he meet.
Seeing international, for-
mer President Obama em-
braced the families of the
kids at Sandy Hook in 2012,
and when Princess Diana
broke royal protocol to hug
an HIV-positive child in
1991. The power of hug
continues.
Time and time again, we
have seen touch wielding
incredible power. It re-
mains integral to our com-
munication, even in an age
of integrated technology
– and it imparts emotion
when verbal communica-
tion isn’t enough.
BUT FACT IS - TOUCH IS
DECLINING
In the 1960s, psychologist
Sidney Jourard stud-
ied conversations between
friends in different coun-
tries around the world. He
found that friends in Eng-
land never touched each
other, friends in the US
made contact twice, and
friends in France and
Puerto Rico made 110
and 180 points of con-
tact, respectively.
There are a number of
reasons for the decline
of touch in the West.
We live in an age in
which decades of
sexual misconduct
have finally come to
light, and touch no
longer feels safe. In
2018, doctors were
advised against
hugging patients and fos-
ter carers avoided hugging
their children due to the
dangers of overstepping
boundaries and legal ac-
tion. In 2020 Covid 19 takes
the credit of creating the
largest impact
against touch while advis-
ing to follow physical dis-
tance and touch was an-
nounced as possible action
for decease.
Francis
McGlone,
a profes-
sor in neuroscience at Liv-
erpool John Moores Uni-
versity, is worried about
the natural consequences
that may follow. “We
have demonised
touch to a level at
which it sparks
off hysterical re-
sponses and this
lack of touch is
not good for men-
tal health. We
seem to
h a v e
b e e n
c r e a t -
ing a
t o u c h -
ave r s e
world.”
Yet it
would be
naive to
p o s i t
touch as a
universal good.
A mere hand-
shake can com-
municate domi-
nance, power and
persuasion. This
1984 study, titled The
Midas Touch, found
that servers who pat-
ted diners on the arm
received a more gener-
ous tip, and people in
care homes will eat
more after physical con-
tact. Power imbalances
make touch a dangerous
weapon, and these valid
fears should be properly
addressed for such situa-
tions.
Even so, French psychol-
ogist Nicolas Guéguen
found that students who
were given a friendly pat
by their teachers
were three times as likely
to speak up in class. He
writes: “These findings
suggest that as we define
and redefine the limits for
this contact, we should not
neglect the sense of com-
fort and confidence that
might come through the
right kinds of touch be-
tween strangers.”
While touch’s influence
will never be limited to
comfort alone, it would be
wise to reconsider how we
can integrate touch back
into our lives while ensur-
ing consent and safety for
everyone.
Social distancing will
have a lasting effect on our
communication. Hand-
shakes and hugs may
transform into more non-
tactile greetings, such as a
wave or a bow.
Mother’s Touch reduces
crying, Data shows that ba-
bies, who receive skin-to-
skin touch, cry less.
A mother’s touch produces
a sense of security in
the baby and this is what
stops the baby from crying.
We are extrapolate this in
every relationship and sit-
uation.
Obviously, it will take
time to get back to what
was normal, physical
touch remains a salient
factor in our health, and
probably should never be
ignored.
For now, as we find our-
selves deprived of touch,
we may find mediated solu-
tions in fields such as ex-
tended reality (XR), a
growing industry that re-
ceived more than $4.1 bil-
lion of investment in 2019,
led by major tech compa-
nies such as Apple and Fa-
cebook.
XR refers to all immer-
sive technologies: aug-
mented reality, virtual re-
ality, and mixed reality. By
blending the real and vir-
tual world, XR creates a
fully immersive experi-
ence that shows promising
impact in not only the
workplace and school, but
at home as well.
Ofcourse while we use
VideoMeet app for our vir-
tual meetings and good for
Corona times however I
see world moving to the hy-
brid mode where touch is
likely to come back more
planned and systematic
manner.
Incorporating touch
into our digital communi-
cations could not only help
mitigate the effects of skin
hunger, but hopefully al-
low human bonding even
when physically apart.
Holding hands with a
loved one is much more
than the simple perception
of palm against palm — it
is a reminder that touch
holds emotion and power.
stops the baby from crying.
We are extrapolate this in
every relationship and sit-
uation.
time to get back to what
was normal, physical
POWER OF TOUCH
Bring It Back
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A HAPPY
BIRTHDAY,
INDEED
M
arking ac-
tor Aditya
Roy Ka-
pur’s 35th
birthday, Zee studios
and film producers
Ahmed Khan and
Shaira Khan on
Monday an-
nounceda
n e w
film ti-
t l e d
‘Om - The Battle Within’
starring him. The an-
nouncementwasmadeonZee
Studios’ social media handles with
a stunning shirtless picture of the
‘Aashiqui 2’ actor. “On the occasion
of @adityaroykapur’s birthday, we
present to you ‘#Om - The Battle
Within’producedby@zeestudiosof-
ficial, @khan_ahmedasas, and @
shairaahmedkhan, directed by @
itskapilverma,”thecaptionof their
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enniferLopezhadtoholdbackhertearsasthe51-year-oldsingeracceptedherPeople’s
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congratulatory message from her 12-year-old twins Emme and Max Muñiz. Armie
Hammer, who stars opposite JLo in upcoming flick Shotgun Wedding presented the
prestigious award to his co-star as he shared, “Without many role models to guide
her along the path, Jennifer inadvertently became one. Every step she took was the
opposite of traditional and she pursued her dreams full force and never waited on
somebody else to give her permission.” —Agency
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riyanka Chopra Jonas
and Nick Jonas decided
to light up our timeline
with their Diwali wish-
es. The international actress
and the Jonas Brothers singer
sent their Diwali 2020 wishes
all the way from London. The
lovebirds took to their respec-
tive social media platforms to
wish their fans. In the identi-
cal photo shared by both on
their Instagram accounts, Pri-
yanka draped a gorgeous flo-
ral printed saree, matched
with the printed blouse.
Whereas, Nick channelled the
Diwali spirit in a black tee
topped with a black jacket fea-
turing floral work. Priyanka
shared the photo with the cap-
tion, “Happy diwali to every-
one celebrating. From our
family to yours.” She revealed
that the photo was taken by
music producer and director
Chase Foster. Meanwhile,
Nick shared the photo with the
caption, “Happy Diwali every-
one! Sending love and light to
all.” —Agency
History of Grey’s
Anatomy
E
llen Pompeo recently opened
up about the history of Grey’s
Anatomy in a new interview
following the show’s shocking
season 17 premiere. The actress, who
plays Meredith Grey, appeared on
Jimmy Kimmel Live following the
premiere on Thursday night. Ellen
revealed that in season one, ABC
wouldn’t let her and cast members
say the word “va**na,” though there
was no issue with the word “p**nis.”
“There was a big fight — I may be
butchering this story but — there
was a big fight because with stand-
ards. She continued, “And that’s why
… That’s where the term ‘va-jay-jay’
came from. —Agency
K
hloe Kardashian recently
caught heat on social
media recently for re-
vealing her family’s
potential Christmas Eve
plans. The reality TV star,
36, said that their annual
party, known for being
huge, might still happen
despite the ongoing COV-
ID-19 pandemic. Kar-
dashian was re-
sponding to a fan on
Twitter who asked
if the bash would be
cancelled this year.
“I pray not!” she
wrote. “I think it will
have to be way small-
er obviously. And
I’m totally fine with
that! But we’re
definitely cele-
brating Christ-
mas!” “It will just
have to be small
a n d
safe.
May-
be do
rapid
t e s t -
ing be-
fore. We have to
think of what is safest” the
Good American founder added.
—Agency
CHRISTMAS
PLANS
JUG JUG JEEYO
F
ilmmaker Karan Johar
on Monday kickstarted
shooting for his upcom-
ing film ‘Jug Jug Jeeyo,’
with actors Varun Dhawan,
Kiara Advani, Anil Kapoor and
Neetu Kapoor in Chandigarh.
The comedy entertainer
marks Neetu Kapoor’s come-
back in movies after seven
years. She was last seen on
screen opposite her late super-
star husband Rishi Kapoor in
‘Besharam’ in 2013. The film
producer took to Twitter to
share an image of the clapper-
board from the film shoot to
announce the beginning of the
shoot. “Every elders blessing
... for a long and prosperous
life #JugJuggJeeyo ... the jour-
ney begins today ... with your
blessings,” he tweeted along
with the picture. —ANI
Recreating the
DDLJ moment
T
he ‘Chhalaang,’ actors Raj-
kummar Rao and Nushrratt
Bharuccha were on Monday
seen enjoying their own ‘Dil-
wale Dulhania Le Jayenge,’ (DDLJ)
momentastheyrecreatedaniconic
scene from the film.
The ‘Dream Girl,’ actor posted a
video of herself and Rao where the
duo is seen enacting Raj (Shah
Rukh Khan) and Simran (Kajol)
from the famous mustard field
scene of ‘DDLJ.’ As the video be-
gins,Bharucchaisseenstandingin
the middle of a mustard farm call-
ing out, “Raj,” following which Rao
whose back is facing the camera is
seen calling out “Simran.” —ANI
M
egastar Am-
itabh Bach-
chan marked
the ninth
birthday of his grand-
daughter Aaradhya
Bachchan with a special
collage constituting of
nine pictures of the
birthday girl. The
78-year-old actor took to
Instagram to share the
collage that of one pic-
ture each from Aarad-
hya’s growing years
starting from a picture
from the time when she
was a baby. —ANI
Lovely Wishes
Jennifer Lopez
Ellen Pompeo
...her post
Priyanka Chopra Jonas
...still from the film
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Amitabh Bachchan’s post
Aditya Roy Kapur
Karan Johar’s post
I think it will have to be
way smaller obviously.
And I’m totally fine with
that! But we’re definitely
celebrating Christmas! Khloe Kardashian

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