Kota's development gets boost with CM laying foundation for 12 projects

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New Delhi: China on
Monday said it is ready
to work with India to
enhance political mu-
tual trust, properly
manage their differenc-
es and safeguard the
long-term development
of bilateral ties.
Chinese Foreign Min-
istry spokesman Zhao
Lijian said this at a reg-
ular briefing when a
Western media journal-
ist sought China’s reac-
tion to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s re-
marks that the Indian
armed forces have given
a befitting reply to those
challenging the coun-
try’s sovereignty.
Modi, in his 74th Inde-
pendenceDayaddressto
the nation from the ram-
parts of Red Fort, said
the armed forces have
given a befitting reply to
those challenging the
country’s sovereignty
“from LoC to LAC”, in a
veiled reference to Paki-
stan and China.
Responding to the
question, Chinese for-
eign ministry spokes-
man Zhao said that we
have noted Prime Min-
ister Modi’s speech.
We are close neigh-
bours, we are emerging
countries with over
one billion people. So,
the sound development
of bilateral ties not
only serves the interest
of the two peoples but
also stability, peace,
prosperity of the re-
gion and the whole
world, he said.
The right path for
the two sides is to re-
spect and support each
other as this serves our
long-term interests,
Zhao said. Turn to P6
CHINA ON MODI’S I-DAY SPEECH BENGALURU VIOLENCE
Did not let development halt even in difficult Corona times: CM
Naresh Sharma &
Bhawar S charan
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has said
that even at the time of
Covid-19 pandemic,
when the nation and
state’s economy is un-
der pressure, there is
an environment of de-
velopment in Ra-
jasthan. “Everyone
faced difficulties dur-
ing the nationwide
lockdown and the pace
of some work was slow,
but the state govern-
ment did not let devel-
opment works be hin-
dered which reveal bet-
ter management struc-
tures in the state,” Ge-
hlot said while address-
ing the foundation
stone laying and inau-
guration ceremony of
various development
works proposed under
the Smart City on be-
half of Kota Develop-
ment Trust through
video conference from
the Chief Minister’s
residence on Monday.
He said that due to
the pandemic, the
whole country is going
through a difficult
phase and we have to
give a sustained pace to
development in this en-
vironment. “The gov-
ernment is ensuring
that the development
plans and programme
are implemented in all
the districts of the state
and the general public
can get the benefit of
the facilities on time,”
Gehlot stressed.
Laying the founda-
tion stone of Devnaray-
an Nagar Integrated
Housing Scheme, the
Chief Minister said, “it
is a wonderful scheme
in which plots and resi-
dential buildings are
being provided to the
cattlemen to live and
take care of their ani-
mals. Turn to P6CM Ashok Gehlot with Shanti Dhariwal, Rajeeva Swarup, Mahendra Soni, Bhaskar A Sawant and Kuldeep Ranka on Monday.
PM Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Modi had said, armed forces have given a befitting
reply to those challenging country’s sovereignty
Gehlot lays foundation stone for 12
works costing Rs 1,056 crore
Bengaluru: The Kar-
nataka government on
Monday decided to re-
cover the costs of dam-
age from the culprits in
Bengaluruviolence,CM
BS Yediyurappa said.
He said that the gov-
ernment will approach
the high court for ap-
pointment of claim
commissioner as per
Supreme Court order.
“Our government has
decided to assess the
damage caused to pub-
lic and private property
in violent incidents in
KG Halli and DG Halli
and recover the costs
from the culprits. We
will approach Hon’ble
High Court for appoint-
ment of Claim Commis-
sioner as per Hon’ble
Supreme Court order,”
Yediyurappa tweeted.
Yediyurappa said
that a team of three spe-
cial prosecutors will be
appointed for speedy
trial in the cases.
“Stringent action has
been initiated against
the culprits of DJ Halli
and KG Halli violent in-
cidents including in-
voking of the Unlawful
Activities Prevention
Act– UAPA Act,” he
tweeted. Turn to P6
‘SIT formed, will
recover damages
from culprits’
New Delhi: Facebook,
that is at the centre of a
political slugfest over al-
legations of supporting
the ruling dispensation,
on Monday said its so-
cial media platform pro-
hibits hate speech and
content that incites vio-
lence and these policies
are enforced globally
without regard to politi-
cal affiliation. However,
the social media giant
also acknowledged that
“there is more to do”.
“We prohibit hate
speech and content that
incites violence and we
enforce these policies
globally without regard
to anyone’s political po-
sition or party affilia-
tion. Turn to P6
BEIJINGKEENONBUILDING
MUTUALTRUSTWITHDELHI
The right path
for the two
sides is to re-
spect and support each
other as this serves our
long-term interests.
—Zhao Lijian,
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman
SC gives green signal to hold JEE, NEET
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Monday
dismissedapleaseeking
postponement of JEE
(Main) April 2020 and
NEET-Undergraduate
examinations, which
are scheduled to be con-
ducted in September,
amid spurt in number
of COVID-19 cases, say-
ing precious year of stu-
dents “cannot be wast-
ed” and life has to go on.
A three-judge bench
headed by Justice Arun
Mishra said career of
students “cannot be put
underjeopardyforlong”.
“Life has to go on. Life
has to move ahead. Pre-
cious year of students
cannot be wasted,” the
bench, also comprising
Justices B R Gavai and
Krishna Murari, said
during the hearing con-
ducted through video
conferencing while pav-
ing the way for com-
mencement of the ex-
ams as scheduled.
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta told the
apex court that due pre-
cautions and all safe-
guards would be taken
while conducting these
examinations.
The counsel appear-
ing for the petitioners
told the bench that lakhs
of students are looking
towards the top court for
relief andtheywereonly
seeking postponement
of these exams. Turn to P6
BS Yediyurappa
Legendary music maestro
Pandit Jasraj no more
Music legend and the doyen of Indian classical
vocal music, Pandit Jasraj passed away at the
age of 90 in the US, says his daughter Durga Jasraj.
He was 90 years of age and was living in New Jersey,
US. The cause of death is not known yet. Born in
Haryana, Jasraj was a recipient of various prestig-
ious awards including Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan
and Padma Vibhushan.
His musical career has spanned more than 80 years
and led to numerous major awards. Turn to P6
JANUARY 1930 TO AUGUST 2020
KOTA’S DEVELOPMENT QUOTA
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Aishwarya Pradhan
Jaipur: Ever since the
Congress government
took over the reins in
Jaipur, various theo-
ries regarding former
CM Vasundhara Raje
and her close associ-
ates started doing the
rounds. Although Raje
herself has been let-
ting all these theories
die their own death by
maintaining a digni-
fied silence. Recently,
when she returned to
the state capital after
meeting national presi-
dent JP Nadda in Del-
hi, a new wave of theo-
ries surfaced. One such
theory claimed that
Ashok Parnami, Yunus
Khan, Rajpal Singh
Shekhawat and Rao Ra-
jendra Singh are close
confidantes of Raje
and therefore, every-
body was surprised
when none of them
were reported to have
met the former CM
during her recent stay
in Jaipur.
This incident amid
Raje’s meetings with
people from all across
the state, made things
stranger than fiction.
Amid these develop-
ments another theory
surfaced that there is a
change taking place in
the inner circle around
the former CM. Some
speculated the names
of Narpat Singh Rajvi,
Kalicharan Saraf and
others getting close to
Raje in the changed
scenario. Although,
nobody is ready to put
in a firm word on
things, which are to
shape up in the near
future.
Meanwhile, Raje had
a busy day with delega-
tions from various dis-
tricts paying courtesy
visits to her at her Civil
Lines bungalow. Dele-
gations from Jodhpur,
Barmer, Jasalmer, Ra-
jsamand, Karauli, Dhol-
pur and other districts
have so far met Raje
during her Jaipur stay.
Interestingly, MP Sukh-
bir Singh Jaunpuriya,
MLA Nirmal Kumawat
and youth leaders like
Anand Singh, Mahen-
dra Shekhawat,
Shankar Gaura etc. also
met the former CM at
her residence. Raje is
all set to tour various
regions of the state
amid all speculations.
Raje’s ‘comeback mission’ continues with exceptions
POONIA SEEKS PROBE INTO
DEATH OF PAK HINDU MIGRANTSHe said the tenure of Gehlot has turned out to be weaker than his previous stint
Shivprakash Purohit
Jodhpur: State BJP
president Dr Satish Poo-
niatodaywenttoChamu
village in Jodhpur dis-
trict to offer condolence
to 11 Pakistani migrants
who died recently.
Dr Poonia also hand-
ed over financial aid to
the victims’ family from
the party fund. He said
that if needed the party
would provide further
assistance. The state
BJP president said that
he was pained by the
tragic event.
“These people came
with hug hopes to this
country and tried to
build a new life. Howev-
er, they must have been
in dire straits to take
this extreme step,” he
said. He also asked CM
for a fair investigation.
He said that he would
also write a letter to the
central government. He
said that protecting the
vulnerable should be
our first priority. There-
fore,societymustrealise
its mistake in order to
rectify it so that such in-
cidents may not repeat
in the future.
He was accompa-
nied by Gopalgarh MLA
PukhrajGarg,statevice-
president Prasann Me-
hta, secretary KK Vish-
noi, district presidents
of Jodhpur Rural
(South) Jagram Vishnoi
and Manohar Paliwal
(North). He also criti-
cised the state govt for
being indifferent to peo-
ple’s plight. “Crime has
been rising, corona cas-
es have reached 50,000
while claiming more
than 800 lives and lo-
custs have destroyed
crops in 90000 hectares
in 20 districts,” he said
The state BJP presi-
dent wanted to know
aboutstepsthestategov-
ernment has taken to
provide relief to the
farmers. What is the sta-
tus of girdawari and
compensation,heasked?
Responding to a ques-
tion, he said that people
have seen ministers
and ruling party MLAs
enjoying cricket, films
and music in five-star
hotels for more than a
month and they will
give befitting reply
when the time comes.
He said that the CM
wrongly blamed the
BJP for infighting with-
in his party while the
BJP was busy serving
people in the time of
corona.
Satish Poonia visited Chamu village in Jodhpur to offer condolence to 11 Pakistani migrants.
Dotasara gets a grand
welcome at his village
4ofafamilydie,under
suspiciouscircumstances
Shekhawat hears
villagers’ grievances
Ayush doctors
protest at PCC
BJP workers stage protest, block road
First India Bureau
Sikar: Govind Singh
Dotasara received a
grand welcome while
following the social
distancing norms, on
his first visit to his
home district after as-
suming the PCC chief
office. Dotasara was
welcomed at many
places in the district
starting right from
Sargoth from where
the boundary of the
district starts.
Partyworkersalong
with locals welcomed
the party chief at
Reengus, Ranoli, Pal-
sana, and Sikar. There
were welcome gates,
traditional floral wel-
come lined at every
place for the local lad.
The locals have seen
Dotasara’s growth
from a normal party
worker to the highest
party post in the state.
They have also seen
him roaring alone in
the house when Con-
gress was reduced to a
dismal number.
Addressing the par-
ty workers Dotasara
said that the party
workers are the back-
bone of the party and
they will get their due.
He assured that the
party will work as per
the aspirations of the
workers and promised
to work along with the
party workers at every
level to make the party
strong. When Do-
tasara reached Sikar a
grand welcome await-
ed him. The PCC chief
first went to his moth-
er to seek her bless-
ings. The whole Do-
tasara family was in a
festive mood. They
thanked all party
workers for their love
and affection for Do-
tasara.
Karauli: On Monday, 4
people belonging to the
same family died under
suspicious circum-
stances in Kunjela vil-
lage of the Nadauti po-
lice station area in Ka-
rauli district. The death
was detected at 7 pm
when the neighbours
got a foul smell from the
house. According to the
information, a foul
smell was coming near
the house of 32-year-old
Mahendra Koli.
The locals first
thought that an animal
had died, but when they
searched for it, the
smell was coming from
the house. When the vil-
lagers entered Mahen-
dra Koli’s house, the
doors were not closed
and Mahendra’s body
was found hanging in
one room of the house.
Moreover, the dead bod-
ies of his wife Sapna,
5-year-old daughter and
2-year-old son Kanhaiya
were found lying on the
floor in the same room.
Soon after receiving
the information, Subdi-
vision Officer Ramni-
vas Meena, SHO Ram-
khiladi Meena, Tehsil-
dar Dinesh Chand
Meena, and Naib
Tehsildar Mohanlal
Sharma reached the
spot. Mahendra used to
work as a labourer and
his wife was eight
months pregnant.
Suryaveer Singh
Pokhran: Central Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
was on the tour of
Pokhran constituency
on Monday. Shekhawat
went to various villages
in the constituency in-
cluding Chinnu, Ma-
dasar, Nokh, Bodana,
and met the villagers
Shekhawat first reached
Chinnu where he con-
doled BJP worker Ha-
bibullah and his family
members on the demise
of his brother.
He then reached Bon-
ada village to offer con-
dolences to BJP worker
Uttam Singh on his
mother’sdeath.Thecen-
tral minister met the vil-
lagers and heard their
problems. Ex-MLA
Shaitan Singh, ex-dis-
trict president Jugal
Kishore Vyas along with
some workers accompa-
nied Shekhawat on his
tour.Shekhawatwascer-
emoniouslywelcomedat
many places by the vil-
lagers. their problems.
Jaipur: The Ayush
doctors staged a sym-
bolic protest at the PCC
on Monday demanding
increment in their hon-
orarium and regulari-
sation of their jobs.
The Ayush doctors
have been on a pen-
down strike for the last
11 days on the call of
the Contract Ayush
Doctor’s Agitation
Committee.
The agitation on
Monday went a step
higher and reached the
PCC where they sub-
mitted a memorandum
for the CM and health
minister. State presi-
dent of the committee
Premnarayan Sharma
said that the Ayush
doctors have shoul-
dered every responsi-
bility from sample col-
lection to whatever
they were asked to per-
form and still the de-
partment hasn’t paid
any attention to their
demands which forced
them to resort to the
pen-down strike.
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa: The gang-rape
of a deaf & dumb minor
which took place a day
agoinMandawaripolice
station area is assuming
a bigger proportion.
BJP leader Jitendra
Gothwal staged a sit-in
protest in front of Lal-
sot police station along
with hundreds of BJP
supporters. He was de-
manding the arrest of
the rest of the accused,
rehabilitation of the
victim, and a compensa-
tion of Rs 25 lakh. The
BJP workers blocked
the road disrupting the
traffic while raising slo-
gans. They accused of
increasing incidents of
Dalit atrocities in the
area with the adminis-
tration sitting idle.
Gothwal started the
preparations to make
his sit-in to go on indefi-
nitely by arranging for
food and tent facilities
for the party workers. It
is noteworthy that the
police have arrested
four accused and are
searching for the rest.
The incident also in-
voked the Bhim Youth
leaders to stage a pro-
test at the Dausa collec-
torate.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajsamand
MP, Diya Kumari,
through her tweets and
a letter sent to Union
Minister of Environ-
ment and Forests,
Prakash Javadekar, re-
cently, raised a demand
to issue necessary
guidelines to the state
government for inves-
tigating the causes of
the recent tiger deaths
so that such incidents
do not recur. In her let-
ter, Diya Kumari has
stated that tiger MT-3
who wasn’t able to
move freely died on
July 23 in the Mukun-
dra tiger reserve. She
complained that the
forest officials instead
of calling in experts to
attend the ailing tiger
kept on managing af-
fairs at the local level
which led to his death
ultimately. She also
mentioned the death
of MT-2 on August 3
near Bevda Talai and
white tiger Raja on Au-
gust 4 in Nahargarh
Biological Park. She
said that all these inci-
dents point that noth-
ing is well in other pro-
tected areas of the state
like Ranthambore, Sa-
riska, Sajjangarh, etc.
Kota: A 45-year-old
man, accused of raping
a teenage girl, was
caught in the Chambal
forests here and later
sent to judicial custody
on Monday, police said.
The accused had ab-
ducted the minor girl
from her village in Kota
district on Saturday
and allegedly raped her
in the Chambal forests.
The girl was, however,
rescued the same day
while the accused man-
aged to flee from the
forests. The victim’s
mother, a resident of
Todikhedi village un-
der Khatoli police sta-
tion area, lodged a case
of abduction of her mi-
nor daughter against
the 45-year-old man
from the village, identi-
fied as Gobrilal Meena
(45), Khatoli police sta-
tion SHO Ramavtar
Sharma said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A message by
Air India to its passen-
gers was a cause of trou-
ble for most of them.
The airlines texted all
the passengers of the
Jaipur-Delhi flight to
reach the airport 50
minutes earlier. This
flight AI-492 was sched-
uled for Delhi at 5 pm
but Air India merged it
with its Pune flight AI-
849 which left at 4.10 pm
which left for Pune first
and later went to Delhi.
Thistookthepassengers
an extra two and a half
hours.Anairlineofficial
said that the reschedul-
ing was done due to less
passenger load. He said
that Air India, rather
than cancelling the
flights, merged and flew
to both destinations sav-
ing passengers cancella-
tion blues.
Bharatpur: Army
Chopper had to make a
precautionary landing
near a school in Bharat-
pur on Monday morn-
ing. This landing was
made for just ten to fif-
teen minutes before the
Indian helicopter took
off again after carrying
out the necessary
checks. Many locals
also gathered on the
sceneseeingthehelicop-
termakeanabruptland-
ing. People took videos
using their phones
while helicopter was
there for precautionary
check up before it can
safely fly again to its re-
spected destination.
Party workers along with locals welcomed Govind Dotasara.
Diya Kumari
Vasundhara Raje
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
BJP workers staged a sit-in protest in front of Lalsot police station.
Diyaraisesdemandtostate
govttoprobetigerdeaths
Man sent to custody
for raping teenage girl
Reschedulingcontinues,
duetolowpassengers
Army chopper
makes
precautionary
landing

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: At a time
when the Supreme
court has held lawyer
Prashant Bhushan
guilty of contempt, Ra-
jasthan High Court
has not considered a
serious remark made
against a high court
judge in a TV debate as
a contempt of court.
A special leave peti-
tion (SLP) has been
filed in supreme court
against the high court
judgment. The high
court has passed a
judgment in a matter
of remark against a
Delhi high court judge
by BJP’s national
spokesperson Prem
Shukla. The high court
in its verdict said that
the remark was not the
contempt while refer-
ring to freedom of
speech.
A division bench of
justiceGoverdhanBard-
har and justice C K Son-
gara rejected the peti-
tiononJune9whichwas
filed by advocate Poon-
am Chand Bhandari.
The bench said that
the citizens of the
country have many
rights including free-
dom of speech and to
express their thoughts
which is the great asset
of any democracy.
During the hearing,
the bench questioned
the petition saying why
should not the petition
berejectedwhileimpos-
ing a cost. The bench
rejected the petition but
did not impose a cost.
The petitioner has
now approached the
apex court and has filed
SLP against the order,
praying that Shukla
made remarks against
the Delhi high court
judge without any solid
proof. He said that the
remark has hurt the
reputation of the judici-
ary among the public.
In a debate on a tele-
vision channel on
March 2, Prem Shukla
leveled serious allega-
tions against the judge
of Delhi high court S
Murlidhar. He alleged
that Murlidhar com-
mitted an unconstitu-
tional act outside his
jurisdiction and under
conspiracy.
The developments
assume significance as
the supreme court has
found two tweets by
lawyer Prashant Bhsu-
han amounting to ‘seri-
ous contempt of court’.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment has decided to
reorganise the Ra-
jasthan Medical Educa-
tion (RAJAMES) Socie-
ty set up to run new
medical colleges in
various districts of the
state and create 210
posts under the society.
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, on Monday, ap-
proved the proposal in
this regard.
In order to increase
the workload of RA-
JAMES Society, Gehlot
has given approval for
restructuring and cre-
ation of new posts. At
present 27 posts are ap-
proved for run-
ning the society
and 7 new
medical colleges are
being operated in vari-
ous districts under the
society. In addition to
the recently approved
15 additional medical
colleges, other medi-
cal colleges to be ap-
proved in future are
also to be operated un-
der this society.
According to the
proposal of the Depart-
ment of Medical Edu-
cation and Finance
Department, branches,
or charges will be set
up in the RAJAMES
Society for administra-
tion, law, accounting,
planning, procure-
ment, academic, engi-
neering, hospital ad-
ministration and IT
etc. All the activities
including academic
and administrative ac-
tivities, construction
works, management of
financial resources,
supervision and moni-
toring will be imple-
mented as per the
norms issued by regu-
latory bodies for medi-
cal colleges through
these branches.
According to the ac-
cepted proposal, 210
new posts are being
created in addition to
the current 27 posts in
the society. Post reor-
ganization, one post of
Director, 3 of Addition-
al Director, 6 of Deputy
Director, 6 of Assistant
Director, 30 of various
levels from Financial
Advisor to Financial
Management to Junior
Accountant level and
35 posts from Chief En-
gineer to Assistant En-
gineer level in Engi-
neering Branch will be
created. With this deci-
sion of CM, the work of
setting up new colleges
proposed in the state
will be expedited and
their operations will be
more streamlined.
SLP in SC against the High Court contempt
CM approved reorganisation of Medical Education Society
The move will create 210 new posts, while work related to establishment of new Medical Colleges will be expedited
FREEDOM OF SPEECH
PROPOSAL OF UNIFORM &
KIT ALLOWANCE APPROVED
HIKEOF10%INENTRYFEEATNATIONAL
PARKS & SANCTUARIES DEFFERED
Jaipur: Permanent personnel
of Police, Jail and Home Guards
Department in the state will
now be given a lump sum of Rs.
7000 per annum as uniform and
kit allowances. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has approved the
proposal in this regard. With
this approval, a total of 90,621
personnel including 86,487
personnel from Constable to As-
sistant Sub Inspector level, 422
from Constable to Head Consta-
ble of Home Guard Department
and 3712 from GUARD to Sub
Inspector of Jail Department will
benefit. This will bring a financial
burden of about Rs 63 crore 43
lakh on the treasury.
Jaipur: Rajasthan government has post-
poned an annual increase of 10 percent in
entry fee to protected forest areas in view
of the coronavirus pandemic, it said on
Monday. The government said there is a
possibility of a fall in the number of visitors
and hence the increase in entry fee will not
be implemented for the year 2020-21. Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot cleared a proposal of
finance department to postpone it, accord-
ing to an official statement. The cost of
entry fee to national parks and sanctuaries
is hiked by 10 percent annually. Gehlot also
cleared a proposals related to the restruc-
turing of the Rajasthan Medical Education
Society for the functioning of new medical
colleges. Under this, he approved creation
of 210 additional posts. The society pres-
ently has 27 posts.
RAJASTHAN RECORDS
1,334 CASES IN 24 HRSCOVID ALERT: STATE TAKES THE TOTAL TO 62630 CASES & 887 DEATHS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Covid-19 seems
to be having an unabat-
ed run in the state with
new records everyday.
On the first day of the
week the state goes to
sleep with record 1334
new cases taking the to-
tal to 62630. Monday also
reported 11 deaths tak-
ing the death toll to 887.
New cases 198 from Al-
war, 151 from Jaipur, 71
from Ajmer, 70 from
Udaipur, 69 each from
Bikaner & Sikar, 58 from
Bhilwara, 42 from Dhol-
pur, 39 from Rajsamand,
35 from Kota, 30 from
Chittorgarh, 27 from
Bharatpur, 20 from Bar-
mer, 19 each from Na-
gaur & Karauli, 17 from
Jhunjhunu, 13 each
from Pratapgarh, Bundi
& Dungarpur, 11 from
Pali, 10 from Sawai Am-
dhopr,9eachfromJhala-
war, Jaisalmer, Ganga-
nagar & Dausa, 8 from
Churu, 7 from Tonk, 6
from Sirohi, 5 from
Baranand2fromJalore.
The maximum num-
ber of cases have been
reported from Jodhpur
as of Monday night as it
stands at 9344 (47 flown
in from Iran) followed
by 7528 in Jaipur (2 Ital-
ians), 6118 in Alwar,
3642 in Kota, 3390 in
Pali, 3255 in Bharatpur,
3271 in Bikaner, 3191 in
Ajmer, 2034 in Sikar,
1950 in Barmer, 1988 in
Udaipur, 1817 in Dhol-
pur, 306 in Jaisalmer (14
flown in from Iran), 289
in Hanumangarh, and
apart from this 85 BSF
jawans have also been
diagnosed positive
along with 189 patients
from other states.
GANESH CHATURTHI PREP BEGINS
Jaipur: The much
awaited Ganeshot-
shav at Moti Dun-
gri temple began
ceremoniously with
Mahant Kailash per-
forming the rituals
himself. The famous
Panchamrit Abhishek
of lord Ganesha was
solemnized. Mahant
Kailash said that lord
was given ritualis-
tic bath with 151 lt
milk. The flag of the
temple was changed
after rituals. The lord
was offered Kheer,
new clothes & floral
decoration was done.
Due to Covid-19
epidemic devotees
are restricted in the
temple premises.
Ziyauddin Khan
Tonk: NH 11 turned
killer on Monday as
three persons lost their
lives in two different ac-
cidents. In the first case
a mother-son duo re-
turning Ghaziabad
from Rawatbhata trave-
ling in a car were the
victims. Their car lost
balance and rammed
into the road divider be-
fore turning over in a
roadside farm land.
SportsministerAshok
Chandna who was pass-
ing by stopped and in-
formed the police and
arranged for the injured
son to be taken to Saadat
hospital in Tonk while
the 55 year old mother
Deepika Bahal died on
thespot.SonGautamBa-
hal too succumbed to fa-
tal injuries after he was
referred to Jaipur by
Tonk health personnel.
They were returning
to their native place
Ghaziabad after drop-
ping Gautam’s wife
Neha at Rana Pratap
Hydro project where
she is employed as an
engineer. In the second
case Pipalda resident
Padma Joshi was on a
bike with two others
when a cattle collided
fatally near Barauni po-
lice station on NH 11.
While Padma lost her
life in the accident.
3 die in two different
accidents at NH-11
Sports minister Ashok Chandna stopped at NH 11 to help the
victims and informed the police about the accidents.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: APatwariwas
arrested for taking a
bribe of Rs. 8,000 in Chit-
torgarh district by a
team of anti-corruption
bureau (ACB). The ac-
cused Vijay Ediwal post-
ed as Patwari in Bangre-
da Mamadev in Nimba-
hera had demanded the
bribefromthecomplain-
ant for some official
work. After verification
of the complaint, a trap
was laid and the accused
was held while taking
thebribeamount.Hehad
already taken the first
installment of Rs. 5000.
The accused Patwari
has been arrested un-
der the prevention of
corruption act and be-
ing interrogated. The
action was taken by the
intelligence unit of
ACB Udaipur.
First India Bureau
Deeg: Sunday night
witnessed mourning of
a youth playing DJ in a
wedding party due to
the traditional firing
done on the occasion. It
has been 24 hours, Khoh
police is yet to ascertain
the person who fired
the fatal shots. As per
information available
around 12 am on Sun-
day 17 year old DJ
Mukul Koli was killed
as a result of firing
from an illegal firearm
in jungles of Rundh
Khoh where Bhola Mev
was hosting a wedding
party. Mukul died on
the spot due to the bul-
let hitting his head. No
arrest until now makes
the issue really suspi-
cious as there were
many people attending
the function and wit-
ness to the whole inci-
dent. Locals allege that
the police turn extra
sensitive whenever
such an incident occurs
in the Mev community
in the area.
First India Bureau
Barmer: Three teenag-
ers, including two
brothers and one sister,
drowned in the water
tank constructed be-
sides the borewell. Shiv
PS SHO Vikram Sandu
said that ranaram (15)
and Jassaram (13) en-
tered the water reser-
voir to bathe and they
drowned due to more
than anticipated water
level in the reservoir.
When their sister didn’t
see them for long she
too reached the reser-
voir and jumped in to
save her brothers but
she also drowned. The
police reached the spot
& got the bodies, later
sent them to the hospi-
tal mortuary. The
deaths of 3 growing
children left their par-
ents unconscious.
ACB nabs
Patwari for
taking bribe
Fatal shots kill youth in Deeg
3dieofdrowninginBarmerCasesofphysicalabuse
on the rise in Ajmer
Subham Jain
Ajmer: Cases of physi-
cal abuse of minors are
surfacing one after an-
other in the city. A ma-
ternal uncle has been
charged with molesting
her five year old niece
who had come to live at
her maternal grandpar-
ent’shouse.Grandmoth-
er of the minor regis-
tered a complaint with
the Ganj PS accusing
the maternal uncle of
physical abuse. Police
are searching for the ab-
sconding accused.
In another case 50
year old neighbor Vas-
udev raped a 15 year old
minor and impregnated
her. The case came to
the notice of the Kot-
wali police when JLN
hospital informed them
of a 15 year old girl preg-
nant appearing to have
been abused. The police
acted swiftly and got the
medical done on the mi-
nor and moved on to
quickly arrest the ac-
cused. The accused was
presented in court and
has been sent to jail.
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n the English textbook, under
the NCERT syllabus, there is
a chapter ‘The last lesson’
written by a noted French
writer Alphonse Daudet. The
lesson opens with a premise
that during World War II,
Nazi Germany had passed an
order to discontinue teaching
French in all schools and had
made the teaching of the Ger-
man language mandatory. A
French boy Franz who, per
se, did not have any distinct
emotions towards his mother
tongue, however, attended his
last French class only to val-
ue his culture. He very well
understood that a country
can be totally annihilated
when its culture is attacked
and demolished, its religious
sites are destroyed, its Gods
are discredited and its lan-
guage is suspended.
Unfortunately for many
years, in India, while we
taught our children the im-
portance of other cultures
and allowed them to read
chapters on different cultures
writtenbyforeignauthors;we
didn’t highlight the attempts
that were being made to de-
molish our own culture. The
biggest attempt was the raz-
ingof theRamTempleinAyo-
dhya. The demolition of Ram
Mandir by the marauding
hoard from Central Asia un-
der Babur was an attempt to
do all of the above, to decapi-
tate the philosophy, legacy,
teachings, rules, and actions
of our ancestors. But despite
all attempts to extinguish the
spark of pride and respect for
our culture, the cultural DNA
of the country has not only
survived but prospered.
The Bhoomi Pujan of Ram
Mandir is the catalyst for the
ignition of cultural revival
in India, the sacrificial fire
where the incantations for
Indian’s cultural re-emer-
gence will be chanted.
To comprehend how Lord
Ram plays a central character
in the cultural DNA of the
country can be understood
with the help of a statement
from Adi Parva 1.1 in Mahab-
harat, “The lamp of history
destroys the darkness of igno-
rance”. Indeed, conquering
armies and sultanates alike
had tried to obfuscate Lord
Ram from people’s memories,
but luminaries like Tulsidas,
Kalidasa, Kabir, and numer-
ous Vaishnavite Goswamis
and devotees kept him alive.
To understand Ram is to un-
derstand the role that a man
has to play for society, to un-
derstandRamistounderstand
the art of running a country,
to understand Ram is to un-
derstandtheroleof dutiesand
rights in our lives. Lord Ram
is a symbol of fortitude, Lord
Rama is a symbol of grace.
Lord Ram is the ultimate Kar-
ma Yogi, this was expounded
centuriesagobyLordKrishna
on the plains of Kurukshetra
during the Mahabharata.
In an age where conversa-
tions around mental health
have gathered momentum
like never before, the example
of Lord Ram is an example of
not letting external factors
disrupt what you can control,
i.e. your reaction to those con-
ditions. When faced with ad-
versity during this Corona
Pandemic, this lesson from
Lord Ram’s life is even more
important,tonotletadversity
disrupt our sense of service
and empathy towards the
most impoverished popula-
tion in our country. If we need
to understand why we are the
only Pre-Bronze civilization
to exist today, we have to ac-
knowledgetheroleof temples
in our lives. In Hinduism,
temples were not only centres
of worship,buttheywerealso
the centres of life, they were
centres of learning, the cen-
tres of philosophies from
which vast swathes of areas
and people were governed. Be
it the Sangam literature in
the south or Shaivism in the
Kashmir, every way of life
emerged from temples, thus
thedesecrationof LordRam’s
temple meant the demolition
of culture in the entire Indo-
Gangetic plain but it was be-
cause of greats like Tulsidas,
Kabir and later Mahatma
Gandhi who with their devo-
tion kept him alive.
Lord Ram gave the founda-
tions on which Indian Inde-
pendence struggle was
fought, the chants of “Raghu-
pati Raghav Raja Ram” and
“Vaishanva jana” reverber-
ated in Sabarmati Ashram
and reinvigorated the Indian
spirit. Through his penance
for killing Ravan, Lord Ram
taught us to hate someone’s
quality but never someone, a
tall testimony in times of rac-
ism and casteism. Lord Ram
shows us the way in the most
simple manner to respect
women. In the tradition of
Vaishnavism,thewife’sname
precedes the name of the hus-
band as a reminder of who is
more important, it always
Sita Ram, it is always Radhe
Shyam, the place where Lord
Jaganath resides is called Sri
Mandir or the temple of the
wife. Nothing belongs to God;
everything belongs to the
Goddess. From salutations
“Ram Ram” to death “Ram
Nam Satya hain”, Lord Ram
is an essential part of this
Country’s conscience.
Lord Ram will not only in-
vigorate the spiritual pulse
of the nation but also the
Economic pulse of the coun-
try. According to a study by
the Centre for Development
Studies, nearly 55% of Hin-
dus and 72% of Sikhs went to
a religious place in 2019. With
the construction of the great
Ram Mandir, every Indian
will yearn to visit Ayodhya,
this will change the econom-
ic landscape of the place.
Lord Ram’s capital will be
the epicenter of Indian tour-
ism and economic activity in
the years to come.
The story goes that as Lord
Hanuman was denied per-
mission by Valmiki to listen
to the Ramayan, he instruct-
ed the saint to be born as Tul-
sidas so that Ramayan can be
written in simple and easy to
understand language and no
Ram Bhakt like him will
miss a chance to listen to the
great epic. A similar miracle
is happening once again,
Lord Ram is once again ac-
cessible to everyone. When
the doors to the temple open,
Millions will rush to em-
brace the Lord and the Lord
will grace us with his pres-
ence, this is a dream that
many of our ancestors saw
but couldn’t see it happen in
their lifetime. We indeed are
the more fortunate ones who
have the opportunity to wit-
ness the Lord get reinstated
in his glorious abode.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
RAM MANDIR: THE TEMPLE OF
INDIAN CULTURAL RE-EMERGENCE
I
Lord Ram will
not only
invigorate the
spiritual pulse
of the nation
but also the
Economic pulse
of the country.
According to a
study by the
Centre for
Development
Studies, nearly
55% of Hindus
and 72% of
Sikhs went to a
religious place
in 2019
Bhoomi Pujan of Ram
Mandir is the catalyst
for the ignition of
cultural revival in India,
the sacrificial fire
where the incantations
for Indian’s cultural
re-emergence will
be chanted
GAJENDRA SINGH
SHEKHAWAT
The writer is Union Jal Shakti
Minister, Government of India
ussia’s an-
n o u n c e m e n t
that a fast-
tracked Cov-
id-19 vaccine is
registered there, with plans
for quick distribution in
the general population this
fall, is being condemned by
scientists worldwide.
Findings from scientific
studies of this vaccine,
named “Sputnik V,” are not
available.
Large safety and efficacy
trials are only now getting
underway. But despite only
two months of preliminary
testing in people, Russian
President Vladimir Putin
called the vaccine “quite ef-
fective” and it has received
regulatory approval.
In other places, notably
the United States, China
and the European Union,
even as researchers rush to
develop vaccines, they con-
tinue to publish studies of
these vaccines at a more
measured pace than is hap-
pening in Russia.
As an epidemiologist
who studies vaccine hesi-
tancy and vaccine-prevent-
able disease, I am con-
cerned about this news
from Russia.
After essential workers
and high-risk groups are
vaccinated, I would want to
beamongthefirstinlinefor
an approved Covid-19 vac-
cine, but the medical re-
search system must make
sure any vaccine is safe and
effectivebeforedistributing
it to the population at large.
CLINICAL TRIALS HAVE
A VALUABLE ROLE
Before any drug, vaccine
or medical device is li-
censed for use in the gen-
eral population, it needs to
go through several rounds
of large-scale testing.
These studies are de-
signed to make sure the
intervention is safe and ef-
fective, and to understand
what the appropriate dos-
age will be.
Under normal condi-
tions, the research re-
quired to bring a vaccine to
market can take decades.
For example, before the
HPV vaccine was licensed
in the US in 2006, a phase III
clinical trial enrolled 18,644
participants in 2004-2005, a
phase II clinical trial had
enrolled 1,113 participants
in 2000, and the laboratory
studies that led to a vaccine
candidate had been pub-
lished in the early 1990s.
In the face of the corona-
virus pandemic, scientists
around the globe are focus-
ing their efforts on develop-
ingaCovid-19vaccine.They
are working at an unprece-
dented pace to move
throughthenecessaryclini-
cal trials to end up with a
safe and effective vaccine.
One of the most time-con-
suming parts of clinical tri-
alsisenrollingparticipants,
andpharmaceuticalcompa-
nies have sped up this pro-
cess by lining up volunteers
early, obtaining important
baseline data from them
evenbeforeavaccinecandi-
date is available.
An untested vaccine
would not just harm the
people vaccinated. If nega-
tive perceptions about the
safety or efficacy of a Cov-
id-19 vaccine spread
throughout the population,
it could limit how many
people are willing to get
the shot and perpetuate
disease transmission.
Hasty rollout of a Cov-
id-19 vaccine could prime
people not only to not trust
the Covid-19 vaccine, but
also to doubt vaccination
and public health systems
as a whole.
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Why scientists are distrustful of Russia’s vaccine
R
Before any
vaccine is
licensed for use in
the general
population, it
needs to go
through several
rounds of large-
scale testing
We’re kept from our goal
not by obstacles, but by a
clear path to a lesser goal.
—Bhagavad Gita
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New Delhi: Former
Congress chief Rahul
Gandhiandpartyleader
Priyanka Gandhi Mon-
day slammed the Yogi
Adityanath government
in Uttar Pradesh, alleg-
ing that incidents of
caste violence and hate
crimes against women
havebecomerampantin
the state.
Referring to the kill-
ing of a Dalit village
head in Azamgarh’s
Basgaon, Rahul Gandhi
alleged that in UP the
“jungle raj” of caste vi-
olence and rape is
“peaking”.
“Now another terri-
ble incident – Sarpanch
Satyamev, being a Dalit,
said ‘no’ due to which he
was killed. Condolences
to the family of Satya-
mev Ji, he tweeted.
The UP police has in-
voked the National Se-
curity Act against four
people in connection
with the village head’s
killing, which triggered
a mob violence. Bas-
gaon village pradhan
Satyamev, who be-
longed to a Scheduled
Caste community, was
shot dead last week. Po-
lice officials said he
was killed by people
who knew him — they
were reportedly talking
to him around 500 me-
tres from his home and
suddenly opened fire.
Priyanka Gandhi also
hit out at the UP govern-
ment over the issue of
women’s security in a
Facebook post in Hindi.
“Bulandshahr,Hapur,
Lakhimpur Kheri and
now Gorakhpur. Such
repeated incidents have
proven that the Uttar
Pradesh government
has completely failed in
providing security to
women,” she said, refer-
ringtoreportsof crimes
against women in the
aforementioned areas.
She further said
there is no fear of law
in the minds of crimi-
nals in the state, adding
that gruesome inci-
dents of crime against
women are taking place
as a result.
Priyanka alleged the
police & administration
are neither able to pro-
vide security nor take
appropriate action.
“The UP government
should review the law-
and-order system &
take every step to enure
safety of women,” she
said. The state dispen-
sation has denied Con-
gress’ allegation that
the law-and-order situa-
tion is deteriorating in
Uttar Pradesh under
the BJP rule. —PTI
Rahul Gandhi should realise
that he wouldn't come to power
by degrading BJP instead he
must try to gain the confidence
of the people in his own party.
—NV Subhash, Telangana BJP leader
INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020
RAHUL, PRIYANKA SLAM YOGI GOVT
New Delhi: Some 100
Congress leaders have
written to Sonia Gandhi
asking for a change in the
political leadership and
transparent elections in
theparty,suspendedlead-
er Sanjay Jha claimed in
atweetthatwaspromptly
rubbished by the party.
The Congress alleged
that the “non-existent let-
ter” was an attempt to
divert attention from the
Facebook controversy
and was being circulated
by ‘BJP stooges.’
Sanjay Jha was sacked
as spokesperson of the
Congresslastmonthafter
he publicly criticised the
party in the turmoil over
Sachin Pilot's revolt.
“It is estimated that
around 100 Congress
leaders, distressed at the
state of affairs within the
party, have written a let-
ter to Mrs Sonia Gandhi,
Congress President, ask-
ing for change in political
leadership and transpar-
ent elections in CWC.
Watch this space,” he
tweeted.
Congress denied it.
“There is no such letter
written by Congress
members or MPs and the
individual in question is
doing this at the behest
of BJP to deflect issue
from BJP & its linkage
with Facebook,” Con-
gress spokesperson Ran-
deep Surjewala retorted.
Cong ‘dissenters’ write to Sonia
Gandhi? Party slams Jha’s claim
Baramulla: Two troop-
ers of CRPF and a Spe-
cial Police Officer of
J&K Police were killed
in a militant attack in
north Kashmir’s Bara-
mulla district. Later
two militants, who were
involved in terror
strikes, were also killed
in an encounter with
the security forces.
Police said a group of
militants targeted the
security forces’ joint pa-
trol party at Watergam
Kreeri, where three per-
sonnel were wounded
and succumbed to their
injuries at a hospital.
Vijay Kumar, IGP, Kash-
mir, said three mili-
tants, who were hiding
in an apple orchard,
came out & started fir-
ing indiscriminately on
joint patrol party on
Monday morning.
“In the firing, two CRPF
jawans, & an SPO of
J&K Police were killed.
Soon, forces launched
an operation against
militants.” It is believed
that militants were af-
filiated to LeT —ANI
New Delhi: SC Colle-
gium headed by CJ SA
Bobde has approved
proposals to elevate cer-
tain judicial officers &
advocates as Judges of
the High Courts of Al-
lahabad, Kerala & Guja-
rat. Chief Justice Bob-
de, & Justices NV Ra-
mana, Arun Mishra, RF
Nariman & UU Lalit
make up the Collegium.
In a meeting held on
August 14, the Collegi-
um recommended ele-
vation of judicial offic-
ers Subhash Chand,
Sanjay Kumar Pachori,
Subhash Chandra Shar-
ma, & Saroj Yadav as
Judges of Allahabad
HC. Advocates Ziyad
Rahman & Murali Pu-
rushothaman, & judi-
cial officers Dr Kauser
Edappagath & Karuna-
karan Babu as Judges
of Kerala HC.
Advocates Nirzarku-
mar Sushilkumar De-
sai, Vaibhavi Devang
Nanavati, and Nikhil
Shreedharan Kariel
will be promoted as
Judges of Gujarat HC.
J&K: 3 jawans killed
in terror attack
SC recommends to
elevate judges at 3 HCs
New Delhi: Ankhi Das,
public policy director
of Facebook India, has
submitted a written
complaint to the Delhi
Police Cyber Cell, in
which she has alleged
that a number of people
have been issuing “vio-
lent threats against my
life and body through
online posting/publish-
ing of content”. An FIR
is yet to be registered. A
senior Delhi Police of-
ficer said, “The com-
plaint has been received
and the matter is under
inquiry.”
Das has alleged that
the threats are in rela-
tion to The Wall Street
Journal article, titled
“Facebook hate speech
rules collide with Indi-
an politics,” which was
published on August 14.
FB policy head Ankhi Das files
complaint against ‘violent threats’
Case tally rises to over
26.47 lakh in IndiaNew Delhi: With
57,981 new cases, In-
dia's COVID-19 tally
rose to 26,47,663 on
Monday, while the
death toll due to the
disease crossed the
50,000-mark with 941
fresh fatalities, accord-
ing to the Union health
ministry.
The number of peo-
ple who have recovered
from the disease went
up to 19,19,842 in the
country, pushing the re-
covery rate to 72.51 per
cent, according to
health ministry data
updated at 8 am.
The number of tests
for detection of COV-
ID-19 also crossed the
three crore-mark in the
country, according to
the Indian Council of
Medical Research
(ICMR). The death toll
due to COVID-19
climbed to 50,921 with
941 people succumbing
to the disease in a span
of 24 hours. The case
fatality rate has de-
clined to 1.92 per cent.
There are 6,76,900 active
COVID-19 cases in the
country currently.
According to the
ICMR, a total of
3,00,41,400 samples were
tested for COVID-19 in
the country till August
16, including 7,31,697 on
Sunday. —PTI
19,19,842 PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED
New Delhi: Days ahead
of Ganesh Chaturthi,
Bahrain authorities
have initiated legal ac-
tion against a 54-year-
old woman for breaking
several Lord Ganesha
idols and “defaming a
sect” in a supermarket
in Manama’s Juffair.
In a video that has
gone viral on social me-
dia, the woman is seen
shouting at a salesman
while lifting the idols
from a shelf and slam-
ming them on the floor.
The Ministry of Inte-
rior, Bahrain said that
thewomanwas referred
to Public Prosecution.
“Capital Police took le-
gal steps against a wom-
an, 54, for damaging a
shop in Juffair and de-
faming a sect and its
rituals, in order to refer
her to the Public Prose-
cution,” it tweeted. The
woman, speaking in
Arabic, is heard pur-
portedly saying “this a
Muslim country”. Roy-
al advisor Ahmed Al
Khalifa condemned it.
Govt takes
action against
woman for
breaking idols
Lucknow: A 17-year-
old Dalit girl was alleg-
edly kidnapped and
gang-raped in eastern
Uttar Pradesh’s Gora-
khpur district on Fri-
day. Her body was
singed with cigarette
butts by the two men
who raped her, said the
girl’s mother.
On Sunday, the police
arrested Arjun Nishad
and his associate Ma-
hesh Yadav alias Chot-
tu, who are now being
sent to jail.
Shyam Deo Bind, Dy
Superintendent of Po-
lice, Gola, said, the po-
lice have registered an
FIR on the charge of
kidnapping, rape
against the duo under
various sections of the
IPC and has also
charged them under
Protection of Children
from Sexual Offences
(POCSO) Act.
Girl, 17, gang-
raped, in
Gorakhpur; 2
arrested
Did not...
With this scheme, the
residents will get rid of
the problem of stray
animals. I hope that due
to timely completion of
all the development
works proposed under
the Smart City Scheme,
the beauty of Kota city
will improve and the
city will emerge as a
center of attraction for
foreign tourists.”
Gehlot said that all
development works
started in Kota will be
completed on time. He
instructed the Urban
Development Minister
Shanti Dhariwal to
make best plans for
other cities as well.
The Chief Minister di-
rected Dhariwal and
Urban Development
Department officials to
coordinate with the
Civil Aviation Depart-
ment of the Central
Government to make
special efforts to get
the new airport con-
structed at Kota city as
soon as possible.
Meanwhile, while
praising Dhariwal, CM
Gehlot jokingly said,
Vasundhara-Modi did
injustice to me, Dhariw-
al ji do justice.
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal said, “The
Chief Minister has in-
augurated the founda-
tion stone of 12 works
costing a total of Rs
1,056 crore. All the con-
struction works will be
completed in a time
bound manner and will
be completed by the
year 2021. Most of these
development works pro-
posed under the Smart
City Project are cur-
rently under construc-
tion.” Dhariwal ex-
pressed special grati-
tude to the Chief Minis-
ter for the Chambal
River Front Scheme.
“This is a unique proj-
ect, which will bring
fame to Kota city and
put it on the map of
modern architecture. In
this plan costing Rs 307
crore, 6-km-long heri-
tage river front will be
constructed, which will
showcase the coordina-
tion of culture and ar-
chitecture of entire Ra-
jasthan. According to
the proposal, many gar-
dens and cafe-restau-
rants etc will be con-
structed and will be de-
veloped as an attractive
tourist destination by
installing statues of
great personalities of
the country and state,”
Dhariwal said.
Meanwhile, the Chief
Minister also released
the booklet of Deva-
narayan Nagar Inte-
grated Housing Scheme
and the poster of Indira
Rasoi Yojana.
Our platform...
While we know there is
more to do, we’re mak-
ing progress on enforce-
ment and conduct regu-
lar audits of our process
to ensure fairness and
accuracy,” a Facebook
spokesperson said.
The comments came
as the ruling BJP and
opposition Congress
traded barbs over Face-
book’s alleged bias.
‘SIT formed,...
“A Special Investigation
Team has already been
formed to conduct a de-
tailed investigation in
the matter and a team
of three special prose-
cutors will be appointed
for speedy trial of the
cases. SIT will consider
invoking Goonda Act if
warranted,” he added
in a series of tweets.
Music legend...
His performances of
classical and semi-clas-
sical vocals have be-
come albums and film
soundtracks. Jasraj has
taught music in India,
Canada and the US.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi expressed
his condolences on the
demise of the legend-
ary singer and tweeted
saying, “Not only were
his renditions outstand-
ing, he also made a
mark as an exceptional
mentor to several other
vocalists.”
President Ram Nath
Kovind also expressed
his condolences and
posted that the revered
vocalist had “enthralled
people with soulful ren-
ditions.” Last year, a mi-
nor planet, between
Mars and Jupiter, has
beennamedafterPandit
Jasraj.
Beijing keen...
So, China stands ready
to work with India to
enhance our political
mutual trust, properly
manage our differenc-
es, step-up practical
cooperation and safe-
guard the long-term
development of bilat-
eral ties, the spokes-
man added.
In his speech, Prime
Minister Modi also
said that “whether it is
terrorism or expan-
sionism, India is fight-
ing both with determi-
nation.”
SC gives...
The plea, filed by 11
students belonging to
11 states, had sought
quashing of the July 3
notices issued by the
NTA, by which it was
decided to conduct the
JEE (Main) April 2020
and NEET -Under-
graduate exams in
September.
FROM PG 1
‘JUNGLE RAJ OF CASTE
VIOLENCE PEAKING IN UP’
COURTESY MEET
Comptroller and Auditor General of India Girish Chandra Murmu (L) calls on President Ram
Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA
@rssurjewala
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
“Special Misinformation Group on
Media-TV Debate Guidance” in its
what’sapp of today directed to run
the story of a non existant letter of
Congress leaders to divert atten-
tion from Facebook-BJP links. Of
course, BJP stooges have started
acting upon it.
TOLL BREACHES 50K MARK
There is no fear of
law in the minds of
criminals in the state,
adding that gruesome
incidents of crime
against women are
taking place as a result.
—Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Congress General Secretary
Sanjay Jha
Ankhi Das
RAHUL GANDHI
@RahulGandhi
Now another terrible
incident – Sarpanch
Satyamev, being a
Dalit, said ‘no’ due to
which he was killed.
Condolences to the
family of Satyamev Ji.

NEWSJAIPUR | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020
The assessment of
losses is being
done and it will
take a few more
days to conclude
but apart from
computers and
other office
materials, some
historic
documents,
paintings and
other items too
suffered losses
Rakesh Cholak,
Museum superintendent
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Incessant rain
marooned valuable
historic documents
and articles at display
in the basement of Al-
bert Hall museum.
As six-seven foot wa-
ter filled Museum’s
basement, it damaged
various artefacts of
historic importance
dating back to the pre-
British era. Although
museum authorities
have shifted them at a
safer and dry places,
but many have suf-
fered irreparable dam-
age.
Especially, the pre-
cious Egyptian Mum-
my of a woman named
Tutu is also being
shifted from basement.
It is only after assess-
ment by experts, the
actual damage will
come to light.
Before the staff
could understand on
Friday, the rainwater
accumulated in the
basement.Pumpswere
thereafterusedtoflush
out the water.
The items include
coinsfoundintheexca-
vation of various civi-
lisations, terracotta,
rare painting, crafts,
stone crafts, dress and
attires of various rul-
ers, their weapons and
various historic docu-
ments among others.
It is a key centre of
attraction for tourists.
The director of the
Department of Ar-
chaeology and Muse-
ums, Prakash Chand
Sharma said that ef-
forts are being made to
protect the artefacts.
OH
ALBERT!
KNOTTY TIMES!
Winter season in India is considered
the ‘wedding season’ too as lakhs
of marriages are solemnised during
the cold that lasts for four months.
But this year is going to be a special
wedding season, more so for Jaipur.
After BJP National President JP
Nadda’s son got married in Pushkar,
now its Jaipur’s term to host a similar
‘powerful’ wedding and the groom
is a well renowned ‘professional and
international’ face of the Congress
party! Well, this politician is an
experienced one. Not just in matters
of polity, international diplomacy and
relations, but in matters of ‘personal
relationships’ too as he has been
married not once or twice but three
times and it would be his fourth time!
Interestingly, the leader, over 60 years
of age, also hails from down south
and is a good enough name in Kerala.
But who is he marrying with? Word
is that the leader has lost his heart to
a woman from an aristocratic family
that runs a hotel in Jaipur who is even
politically active. Interestingly, the
leader has already informed the high
command of this and although the
formal dates are not out, several senior
Congress leaders are awaiting an
invite!
—First India Bureau
RIFT PREVAILS?
Even though Pilot camp, from the very
first day, claimed that they are not
going out of Congress fold, did the high
command still have no faith in Pilot and
his team? Highly-placed sources revealed
that senior party leaders were skeptical
of the ‘moves’ of Pilot camp even after
the high command coming into the
picture and therefore during the vote of
confidence leaders like KC Venugopal,
Avinash Pande, Bhanwar Jitendra Singh
and Vivek Bansal were seated in the guest
lobby in the house. And all eyes were on
Pilot camp MLAs and only after the vote of
confidence was passed, did everyone take
a sigh of relief. However, eyewitnesses
claim that they were surprised to see
deputy CM simply walk like other MLAs
and pour himself a cup of tea during the
session in the ‘Ayes’ lobby since Pilot is not
generally seen in this lobby. Interestingly,
there is a word going around in Gehlot
camp MLAs that after the chief minister’s
speech, the ‘rebel’ camp did not clap for
the Chief Minister. Is the rift still prevailing?
Interestingly, now Pilot’s picture will be put
up at the PCC along with those leaders who
have served as the state chief. Pilot who
has the distinction of being the longest-
serving PCC Chief will have the pic put
up near Dr Chandrabhan’s. There were
speculations if Pilot’s pic would be installed
as is tradition, but it appears all is well, now.
Rain leaves historic mess as water enters
Museum’s basement damaging artefacts
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur:Wherethereisa
hierarchy, there will al-
ways be cases when one
individual is preferred
by the ‘seniors’ even to
the extent that even ‘cor-
rupt’ officers are ‘re-
warded’. While such
cases are few and far be-
tween, nonetheless, they
are there. And one such
instance, which has now
become a major point of
discussion in the bu-
reaucratic circles in the
state and especially in
the Secretariat, is the
‘protection’ offered by
FinanceSecretaryPrith-
viraj to one officer in the
Excise Department.
Such is the situation,
that bureaucrats them-
selvessay,thattheofficer
who should have been
under ‘vigilance’ of re-
spectiveagencies,has,in
fact, being provided a
prominent position. In-
terestingly,neithercould
the previous Excise
Commissioner - Som-
nathMishra-could‘han-
dle’ the officer, nor is the
current Excise Commis-
sioner - Jogaram - will-
ing to take any action
against him, in spite of
knowing all the facts. In
fact,Jogaramisnoteven
able to draw courage to
suspend him.
The officer of the Ex-
cise Department is
Prakash Chand Raigar
who is posted on the im-
portant position of Dis-
trict Excise Officer
Bhilwara. Since 2010, a
criminal case has been
ongoing against Raigar,
but when for a long time
no action was taken on
the matter, the then Ex-
ciseCommissionerSom-
nath Mishra ordered a
fresh investigation into
the matter.
In his report submit-
ted on April 10, 2019, the
Zonal Officer of Excise
Preventive Force (EPF) -
RajendraPareek-clearly
stated that it would be
right to arrest Prakash
ChandRaigarundersec-
tion173(8)andproduced
before the court in case
number 05/2010-11. But
Somnath Mishra could
not take any action on
the matter.
On the contrary, Fi-
nanceSecretaryPrithvi-
raj has come in support
of RaigarasonJuly9,he
issued an order that the
entire matter should be
investigated by a new in-
vestigating officer and
appointed his ‘favourite’
ED of RSBCL - Sukhbir
Saini - whereas Prithvi-
raj is CMD of RSBCL
and Raghuveer Saini is
under him.
Prithviraj’s order is
againsttherulesanddoes
notfallunderhisjurisdic-
tion since the power to
change investigating of-
ficer, according to section
8 of Excise Act 1950, lies
with the Excise Commis-
sioner. The then Excise
Commissioner, Ajitabh
Sharmahadalsoissueda
specific order in this re-
gard on June 12, 2010.
Now the bureaucracy
is abuzz as to why did Fi-
nance Secretary Prithvi-
raj issue an ‘out of juris-
diction’orderandchange
the IO at his own level?
Moreover, questions are
also being raised as to
why hasn’t Sukhbeer
Saini been able to pro-
vide an investigation re-
port even though more
than a year has passed.
What’s the holdup? ‘Tainted’ Babu
being provided sanctuary by ‘seniors’!
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: After union
minister Kailash
Chaudhary and Rajya
Sabha MP Rajendra Ge-
hlot tested positive for
coronavirus, another
BJP leader and Phalodi
MLA Pabbaram Bish-
noi has also been tested
positive, in Jodhpur.
Bishnoi had attended
the assembly session on
Friday and came in con-
tact with many MLAs
in the assembly. Now,
after he has been tested
positive, the MLA has
informed people
through Twitter sug-
gesting them to get test-
ed and isolate them-
selves.
His son and daugh-
ter-in-law have also
been tested positive.
Other legislators may
now be suggested to go
in isolation after the re-
port of Bishnoi coming
positive.
Bishoni too has iso-
lated himself in a ham-
let far away from Phalo-
di in Jodhpur.
Bishnoi, who had
been doing public hear-
ing in his constituency
regularly while main-
taining social distanc-
ing, said it was his duty
to remain among the
public. He hoped that he
will get well soon and
will be among the peo-
ple again.
Amid constant moni-
toring and review by
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, the number of
coronavirus positive
cases in Jodhpur has
reached 9,206 with 401
positive cases in last 48
hours.
Of them, 214 patients
were tested positive on
Saturday and 187 were
tested positive on Sun-
day. Two deaths have
also been reported dur-
ing the same
period.
In the last two days,
517 covid-19 patients
also recovered while 288
and 229 patients were
discharged on Saturday
and Sunday respective-
ly.
With 26 deaths dur-
ing this month, the total
death toll has risen to 87
in Jodhpur.
On an average of 147
fresh cases are being re-
ported in Jodhpur daily
in August and if this
trend continues, the
current tally of 9,206
cases may reach 10,000
in the next one week.
PHALODI MLA PABBARAM
BISHNOI TESTS COVID POSITIVE,
ISOLATES SELF IN JODHPUR
Phalodi MLA Pabbaram Bishnoi
Ministerial posts keep
coming and going: Singh
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Former
minister and sitting
Deeg-Kumher MLA
Vishvendra Singh re-
turned to his constit-
uency after about 45
days due to the politi-
cal crisis in the state.
He was welcomed
at many places dur-
ing his road journey
from Jaipur to
Bharatpur. As he en-
tered the Bharatpur
district, people and
workers welcomed
him with sloganeer-
ing at Chhokarwara,
Halena, Dehra Mod,
Sevar, Sheesham ti-
raha and Saras cross-
ing.
Speaking to FI at
Sheesham Tri-junc-
tion, an elated Singh,
while thanking peo-
ple of Bharatpur who
always welcome him
with open arms, said,
“Ministerial posts
keep coming and go-
ing, I have been in
politics for the last 33
years.”
He also warned of-
ficials who harassed
the public and said,
“Vishvendra Singh
has not changed, of-
ficers should solve
the problems of the
public.”
Locals demanded
reinstating entry in
the Deeg Jal Mahals
as before.
MLA Vishvendra Singh addressing supporters in Deeg.
Waterlogging outside the Albert Hall Museum during
Friday heavy rain. (Above) Various historic artefacts
including the ‘Tutu’ mummy being dried and restored.

First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Cricket Association
(RCA) will have its
own stadium for
which the maps are
ready and allotment
of land from JDA is
awaited.
RCA president Vai-
bhav Gehlot held a
meeting of the execu-
tive committee and
discussed various is-
sues pertaining to the
association.
A detailed discussion
was held on the stadium
project. Vaibhav said
that RCA is preparing
for the stadium, adding,
that after the allotment
letter from JDA, which
is likely to be received
soon, funds will be ar-
ranged from BCCI.
He said that a permis-
sion from the govern-
ment for organising
domestic cricket match-
es is awaited. The
matches are likely to be
held in October after
the government’s per-
mission, he added.
The issues of form-
ing new selection
committees were also
discussed in the meet-
ing attended by RCA
Vice-President Amin
Pathan, Secretary
Mahendra Sharma,
Treasurer Krishna
Nimawat, Joint Secre-
tary Mahendra Na-
har, Executive Com-
mittee Member De-
varam Chaudhary
and RCA Adviser GS
Sandhu.
If you do not see the trifling things
through and perfectly, how will
you ever have the confidence to see
the important things through.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
08
2NDFRONTPOSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day deferred to Au-
gust 24 the hearing on
a plea of a BJP MLA
seeking a stay on the
Rajasthan Speaker's
decision that had al-
lowed six BSP MLAs
to merge with the
Congress. A bench
headed by Justice Arun
Mishra, in a hearing
conducted through vid-
eo conferencing, was
apprised of the fact the
Rajasthan High Court,
which has been hearing
the politically sensitive
dispute, has been closed
till Wednesday.
The bench, which
also comprised Jus-
tices BR Gavai and
Krishna Murari, took
note of the submis-
sions of lawyer Sunil
Fernandes that HC
had started dictating
its order in dispute on
Friday but it could
not be completed.
The top court then
decided to adjourn the
hearing on the plea of
BJP MLA Madan Dila-
war for hearing on the
issue to August 24.
The BJP MLA has
said that these six BSP
MLAs have been wrong-
ly allowed by assembly
speaker to merge with
Congress party. Dilawar
has challenged HC's or-
der which had refused to
stayfunctioningof these
six MLAs as Congress
legislators. Earlier, SC
had allowed with-
drawal of a petition
filed by six MLAs seek-
ing transfer of the
plea pending against
them in the high court
to the apex court.
Senior advocate Har-
ish Salve, appearing for
Dilawar,hadsaidthatthe
matter can go on before
the high court but the is-
sue is what is to be done
in the meantime. He had
said that the apex court
shouldstaytheSpeaker's
order of September last
year. Senior advocate S C
Mishra, appearing for
BSP, had said six MLAs
had gone to the speaker
saying they want to
merge and the Speaker
"straight away" passed
order of merger. —PTI
SC DEFERS PLEA AGAINST BSP
MLAS’ MERGER TO AUGUST 24Raj High Court, which has been hearing the dispute, has been closed till Wednesday
RCA awaits govt nod to
organise cricket matches
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: One of the
many challenges
which the newly ap-
pointed PCC Chief
Govind Singh Do-
tasara will have to
face is fund crunch,
as the party coffers
are empty despite the
party being in power
in the state for almost
20 months.
The party leaders are
ministers and MLAs
now, their wallets are
yet to open for party
funds. There are only 25
per cent of party lead-
ers who have bothered
to deposit their share.
Aspertherecommenda-
tions by the Manmohan
committee, all party
ministers, MLAs and
people on posts of profit
are supposed to deposit
their one month salary
to the party fund. Apart
from this, the PCC and
AICC members are re-
quired to deposit Rs 300
and 600 annually respec-
tively. As anybody’s
guess could be, CM
Ashok Gehlot is top
on the list of people
depositing the
amount. Former PCC
chief Sachin Pilot too
deposited his share on
time. Only 20 per cent
MLAs have made their
contributions till now.
The party only ac-
cepts the payment
through cheques. As the
tradition goes, all ticket
aspirants are supposed
to get a no dues certifi-
cate from the party be-
fore contesting any elec-
tion so PCC gets maxi-
mum contributions just
before the elections.
New PCC chief will
have to devise ways to
make party men to be
disciplinedinmorethan
one way if he intends to
fill the empty coffers.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Gujarat
cadre IPS officer
Rakesh Asthana has
been appointed as the
Director-General of
the Border Security
Force (BSF), accord-
ing to a Personnel
Ministry order is-
sued on Monday.
Asthana is at present
the Director-General of
Bureau of Civil Avia-
tion Security (BCAS) in
New Delhi.
He will continue as
DG BSF until July 31,
2021, the date of his
superannuation. A
1984 batch IPS offic-
er, Asthana also
holds the additional
charge of DG, Nar-
cotics Control Bu-
reau (NCB).
After holding sensi-
tive posts in Gujarat,
Asthana was moved to
the CBI in New Delhi,
and later transferred to
BCAS.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot has said that all
preparations should be
made to deal with situa-
tion of excessive rains
and floods in view of
monsoon in the state.
He instructed to take
special precaution in
Jaipur, Kota and
Ajmer and asked all
district collectors to
prepare for relief and
rescue operations.
Gehlot was reviewing
the current situation of
monsooninthestateand
preparations made for
flood control in 22nd
meeting of State Disas-
terManagementAuthor-
ity wherein he instruct-
ed to explore possibili-
ties of constructing
small dams in the catch-
mentareaonthelinesof
Andhra Pradesh.
Officials told that
apart from Jaipur and
Tonk, no other city faces
waterlogging problem.
To deal with the situa-
tionof floodanddisaster,
Central Flood Control
Room has been set up in
JaipurandFloodControl
Room in all the districts
of the state. Coordina-
tion with the army is
also being done. Mean-
while, approval for Rs
386.85 crore allocated
to SDRF for prevention
of Covid-19 pandemic
was also conducted. In
the meeting, the officials
saidthatindroughtyear,
Rs 220.06 crore were
transferred to accounts
of 2,10,984 farmers. Due
tolocustoutbreak,Rs129
crore was deposited in
the accounts of 77,593
farmersforcropdamage.
Naresh Sharma
W
ith the Ra-
jasthan polit-
ical crisis
having ended, Pilot
camp rebels coming
back to the fold and a
three member commit-
tee been set up to look
into the ‘grievances’
by Pilot and his MLAs,
it appears that an
‘overhaul’ of the
current ‘ministerial
order’ is on cards.
The entire Rajasthan
Congress circle is
abuzz with the word
that Sachin Pilot’s
return has been
made possible on
several conditions
wherein the first
was appointment of
new Rajasthan in-
charge. On
Sunday, sen-
ior leader
Ajay Maken
was appoint-
ed to the po-
sition and
three mem-
ber committee
will start
hearing on Pilot’s is-
sues now. Word is,
that the second con-
dition laid by Pilot
has been appoint-
ment of five of his
MLAs as ministers.
Of these, the
former depu-
ty CM has
d e m a n d e d
yet another
position of
d e p u t y
m i n i s t e r,
however it
is being said that Pilot
may refrain from be-
ing a part of the cabi-
net. The demand is of
three cabinet berths
and two spots for Min-
ister of State. It is be-
ing said that Pilot has
already finalised a list
from his side which he
will furnish to the
three member commit-
tee in the days to come.
How well does the
committee accept Pi-
lot’s demand and
what comes out of
these discussions,
remains to be seen?
Yogesh Sharma
S
unday’s develop-
ment in Congress,
theshiftingof Avi-
nash Pande from the
position of Rajasthan
Incharge and appoint-
ment of Ajay Mak-
eninhisplace,can
be termed to be a
pivotalmomentin
the Rajasthan
Congress’s organ-
isation. With Pan-
de leaving Ra-
jasthan, the
e q u a -
tions within the party
are going to change in
duenaturalcourse. This
would be because the
new Incharge will forge
his own equations and
since a new PCC Chief
-GovindSinghDotasara
-isathelm,thesituation
will be different too.
Therefore, now it will
be the trio of Gehlot-
Maken-Dotasara that
will forge new equa-
tions and combina-
tions for the state
Congress. However,
now there is another
rumour doing the
rounds and this time
it is being said that
even the co-incharge
inRajasthanwould
be changed. It is
said that the four
co-incharge i.e.
Vivek Bansal, Dev-
endra Yadav, Kazi
Nizamuddin, Tarun
Kumar, could also
be replaced
by new
faces.
5 MINISTERS, BUT PILOT
CHOOSES TO KEEP AWAY!
CHANGE, THE ONLY
CONSTANT FOR RAJ CONG?
TETE
-A-TETE
Rajasthan PCC faces fund crunch as
only 25% leaders deposit their share
GujaratIPSRakesh
AsthanaisnewBSFDG
DETAILS OF THE DUES
‘FOCUS ON CARING FOR CRITICAL PATIENTS’
MLAs Sandeep Yadav,Wajib Ali, Deepchand Kheria, Lakhan Meena, Joginder Awana & Rajendra Gudha.
CM Ashok Gehlot with Dr Raghu Sharma and Shanti Dhariwal.
Be fully prepared to deal with possible flood situation: CM Gehlot
Vaibhav Gehlot with Amin Pathan, Mahendra Sharma, Kishan
Kumar Nimawat, Mahendra Nahar, Devaram Choudhary and GS
Sandhu. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
GREETINGS!
Former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Monday met
newly-appointed AICC General Secretary in-charge of
Rajasthan Ajay Maken and greeted him. “This afternoon,
met and greeted Ajay Maken ji after he was appointed
the AICC General Secy in-charge of Rajasthan,” Pilot
said in a tweet. The meeting came on the heels of
Maken assuming charge of Raj incharge on Monday.
Sachin Pilot Govind Singh DotasaraCM Ashok Gehlot Ajay Maken
Rakesh Asthana

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TO SHOWORNOTTOSHOW?
CITY FIRST DIVES INTO A FEW QUERIES
ASKED BY OUR READERS ON THE CLEAVAGE!
he cleavage is being
flaunted and how!
You may take it as a
fashion choice or a femi-
nist statement, one thing
is clear you have to do it
with style. The cleavage
has been carelessly flaunted by
our rural women and ancestors
alike for centuries and by the elite
on the red carpet for decades but
now the common women have
started dipping the necklines and
undoing the buttons… and why
not?
Though let me tell you with the
cleavage and fashion have never
really gelled as breasts aren’t a
consideration for the high fashion
designers. Model figures are rare-
ly busty and so the silhouettes
presented either disguise, or often
ignore altogether, the bust.
But do keep in mind that there
are a few do’s and don’ts which
should be kept in mind so that the
look remains classy and does not
tip over to trashy.
The first and foremost is com-
fort and confidence, there is no
point in having a plunging neck-
line if you are conscious and keep
on tugging it up.
Youshouldbeclearthatcleavage
is about sex-appeal and are you
clear you want to tap into this pow-
er? Acknowledge the obvious.
Thesecondisthatintheworldof
cleavage- less is more! In a pro-
fessional environment, a dis-
creet cleavage gives the mes-
sage of feminine power where-
as too much show might be
perceived as sexual and un-
professional. Look at your-
self in the mirror and see
what your image communi-
cates. By the way, for a com-
pany party where we might
be dying to ‘show-off’ a sexi-
eravatar,it’sbesttojustundo
one button as it says, after all,
it is an official party.
For a night out in town with
your friends, you can play up
and flaunt your curves. As to
the how, you can go in for a
push-up bra with a plunging
neckline, remember, comfort
is the key.
You can always wear a low
hanging pendant to accentuate or
distract as the case may be.
A proper well-fitting bra is an
absolute necessity if you have any
plans to show off, though that is
necessary even otherwise.
T
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com

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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You are a philosopher and
lots of your actions are
based on this trait. You will
devote a lot of time in fun
and entertainment. You have managed
to prepare well for your exams and
you will surely get good results.
Disapproval in domestic matters must
not happen rather sit and discuss.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may go for a new diet
which may not taste good
but will be extremely
beneficial for you. You will
be entertained by calls whole day.
Your mother may put you up to some
work. You have an excellent choice in
dressing and you stand out. Refrain
from any unnecessary expenditure.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You must make efforts in
maintaining cordial terms
with even those you don’t
like on professional front.
You have the ability to win over any
one’s heart by your inbuilt skills and
make them agree on anything you
say. Right now all your stars is
supporting a big change in your life.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Those unwell can expect a
quick recovery. You will
redecorate your house
today. Youngsters will spend
lot of time in studying something. Your
parents may need to see some
sincerity from your side to support
your dream. Professionally you leave
no stone unturned in impressing boss.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
In life there are always ups
and down in life that
doesn’t mean that we stop
having hope in tough
times. Youngsters will spend a day
full of enthusiasm. You will get all the
love and attention from your lover.
Generating big profits must be your
priority at this moment.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You may start a new
clothing business and your
spouse will be hundred
percent supportive. You are
stubborn when it comes to getting
things done your way. You sometimes
think differently than others and
become the odd one out. Special care
may be needed by house’s old people.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You will get lots of
appreciation from your
senior at work.
Overcoming challenges is
something no one can know better
than you. Make peace with people
who you haven’t talked with in a
while. Anyone undergoing any form
of training will do it successfully.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You have to fight for your
right and don’t give up till
the very end. A friends
support is indicated by
your cards. Real estate business
men/women can sign a profitable
deal today. Control over a certain
segment of business in the market is
what makes you a known personality.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You are a good parents
and always try an
understand your child’s
emotions. You value
people who cares for you and who
have stood by you when you need
them. Sometimes you have to take a
step back to take a step forward.
Your achievements speaks for you.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will realise your goal,
all you have to do is to
figure out how to reach it.
If you want something you
achieve it and nothing can beat that.
You have an awesome romantic life
and your lover always stand by you
no matter what. Unity is must
specially during the current times.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You need to workout
regularly if you
occasionally indulge in
eating junk food. You have
a balanced approach in life and you
can very well manage and priorities
things. You are a lucky person when
it comes to family. You miss the old
life and sometimes way too much.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You have a taste for art.
You are a pure soul. You
love to connect with
nature. Mutual liking
proliferates on romance front. You
will try hobby for a change You are a
fitness freak and in a very good
shape. Professionally you are doing
alright and you have a secure job.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
ies have come to
dominate so
much of every
narrative that
this Devil’s Tro-
jan Horse is be-
ing glorified by
sexier euphemisms like
POST-TRUTH, ALT-
NEWS, OPINIONS,
DATA, etc. So much so
that Oxford Dictionary
named ‘post-truth’ as the
Word of the Year in 2016
when the likes of Trump
got to occupy seats of
power. In earlier times
marauding armies de-
moralised the enemy by
resorting to the most hei-
nous crime of rape. Such
physical plunder of the
soul of women left a per-
manent stain on the psy-
che of the people. Since
there does not exist the
concept of being UN-
RAPED, oceans of repa-
ration could not wash
this blot.
As a prime example,
Christopher Columbus
landed on the shores of
America 528 years back
and had the Native people
massacred and raped.
That sin created a wraith
of wrath that is haunting
the most powerful coun-
try for 5 centuries. This
year it manifested itself
in the ‘beheading’ of Co-
lumbus statues all over
the USA. In the modern
age, it is next to impossi-
ble for conquering ar-
mies to practice such de-
pravity. But as Evil has to
continue to find ways to
defile the Human soul, it
has begun to rape the
minds via another power-
ful weapon: LIES! Just as
a nation can rarely over-
come the shame of mass
rape, similarly nations
get demoralised by the
weapon of LIES!
Lies, spoken under
pelf, pressure or propa-
ganda rape the minds of
a populace and its spirit
is crushed for genera-
tions. There does not ex-
ist a truth detector, but lie
detectors are sold by the
millions. It is because lies
can be detected as they
shake up the inner soft-
ware of a human. Lies
can be detected via bodily
responses such as rising
blood pressure, change in
breathing pattern, faster
heartbeat, increased per-
spiration, nervous stress,
etc. This does not happen
only when wired to a pol-
ygraph. It happens each
time a lie singes the inner
kernel of your soul.
A person with a burnt
soul has no conscience.
Only whispering con-
sciences can prevent evil
acts, thus propelling evo-
lution! The price of living
in LIES is to be ruled by
evil men. And such false
Lords are not only evil in
themselves but infect the
souls of others. TRUTH,
on the other hand, is the
first outreach between
two humans. It creates
faith, then brotherhood,
and ultimately common
energy for growth. Truth
can walk away victorious
if lies are vanquished.
RAINU SINGH
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
L
LIES - THE NEW RAPE

A
ustralian actor Elizabeth Debicki will
play Diana, Princess of Wales, in seasons
five and six of ‘The Crown,’ the Netflix
series announced on Sunday.
According to reports, the 29-year-old actor
will join a new cast for the series that in-
cludes Imelda Staunton as Queen Elizabeth,
Lesley Manville as Princess Margaret and
Jonathan Pryce as Prince Philip. Staunton
succeeds Olivia Colman and Claire Foy in the
role. Emma Corrin is playing Diana on the
drama’s upcoming fourth season, but
Debicki will take on the part for what’s
sure to be the character’s most dramatic
chapters.
Seasons five and six are ex-
pected to be the show’s final
seasons. However, the pre-
miere date of season four has
not been announced yet.
Debicki said on Twitter.
“Princess Diana’s spirit, her
words and her actions live in the
hearts of so many. It is my true privilege
and honour to be joining this masterful
series, which has had me hooked from
episode one.” The latest report states
that the Debicki is seen as a rising
star after a breakout perfor-
mance in Steve McQueen’s
‘Widows’. —ANI
Traditional
AVATAR
ollywood diva Malaika
Arora on Monday soared
temperatures as she chan-
nelled her traditional ava-
tar in a Manish Mal-
hotra’s designer lehenga
for a photoshoot.
The 46-year-old diva shared her
stunning pictures on Instagram, in
which she flaunted her lean figure
in a grey lehenga choli. In the pic-
ture, Malaika looks gorgeous as she
effortlessly poses in the designer
lehengabycelebrityfashiondesign-
er Manish Malhotra. In the picture,
the fitness enthusiast is seen sport-
ing the grey lehenga choli with de-
signer border and accessorised her
looks with minimal jewellery.
Malaika is seen sporting a mang
teeka with nude makeup and has
added emerald green bangles and
rings, which completed the glamor-
ous traditional look for the diva.
Along with the picture, she tagged
designer,Malhotraasshecaptioned
the picture. Later on, the designer
also shared a video and snap from
the photo-shoot.
With the post hitting the photo-
sharing platform, more than 1 lakh
netizens liked the traditional ava-
tar of the diva.
Malhotra also praised Malaika
in the comments section writing,
“stunning you in #Taban.” (along
with two red heart emojis).
Amrita Arora also chimed into
the comments section and left fire
and red heart emojis.
Of late, the mother of one has
been quite active on social media
and has been updating fans on her
activities by sharing pictures and
videos. Earlier, Malaika Arora
shared a glimpse of her yoga ses-
sion with her pet dog - Casper.
—ANI
B
With the post
hitting the photo-
sharing platform,
more than 1 lakh
netizens liked the
traditional avatar
of the diva.
W
ith the coronavi-
rus pandemic still
ongoing, many ce-
lebrities have
come forward to promote
wearing masks and spread-
ing awareness on why it’s
important to do so. Joining
the long list are Ryan Reyn-
olds and Blake Lively, who
have been doing their part in
aiding those affected by COV-
ID-19. This includes donating
USD one million to Feeding
America and Food Banks
Canada. Moreover, Lively
took to her Instagram Stories
recently to show off her and
Reynolds’ masks, which were
crafted by their three chil-
dren.
James, Inez, and Betty
showed off their designing
skills when they decorated
masks which were modelled
proudly by their parents.
Showing off the masks goof-
ily is everyone’s favourite
couple as Blake’s mask was
filled with yellow stars and a
small girl’s face while Ryan’s
mask com-
prised a
bunch of
different shapes and pat-
terns. What had fans cack-
ling was The Rhythm Section
star’s caption to the wacky
mask selfie which read as,
“We won’t embarrass them at
all in middle school.” We love
how the couple manages to
troll their kids like they do
each other!
—Agency
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T
hanking India’s World Cup-
winning captain MS Dhoni
for all the incredible memo-
ries, actor Preity Zinta on
Monday shared a throwback pic-
ture with the former Indian skip-
per as she said that ‘You are and
always will be the coolest one.’
“The Helicopter has landed
but the ride will be unforgetta-
ble,” wrote the Kal Ho Naa Ho’
actor as she remembered the
Dhoni’s signature Helicopter
shot. The ‘Koi Mil Gaya’ star
put out to Twitter a throwback
picture that captured a light
moment between the two. In
the picture, Zinta is seen hold-
ing hand with the ‘Captain
Cool’ as they both share a
smile, amid the cricket field.
The picture seems to be taken
in between an IPL match as
Preity is seen sporting the
‘Kings XI Punjab’ team T-
shirt while Dhoni is seen
wearing the ‘Chennai Super
Kings’ T-shirt as he holds the
cricket protective helmet.
She continued to write in the
post, “Thank you @msdhoni for
alltheincrediblememories.You
are and always will be the cool-
est one. Wish you all the best in
life #Captaincool #Legend
#India’sfinest #ting.” —ANI
F
ilmmaker Nishikant
Kamant passed away
in Hyderabad on
Monday; he was be-
lieved to be suffering from
chronic liver disease.
Riteish Deshmukh, who
starred in the late filmmak-
er’s ‘Lai Bhaari’ shared on
twitter, “I will miss you my
friend. #NishikantKamat
Rest In Peace.”
Ajay Devgn, who had
starred in ‘Drishyam’
wrote, “My equation with
Nishikant was not just
about Drishyam, a film
which he directed with
Tabu and me. It was an as-
sociation that I cherished. He
was bright; ever-smiling. He has
gone too soon. RIP Nishikant.”
—ANI
NISHIKANT PASSES AWAY AT 50
MASK SELFIE
PZ THANKS
MAHI
PRINCESS
DIANA
Malaika Arora
... her post
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds
Elizabeth Debicki
Preity Zinta
... her post
Late Nishikant Kamant

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HAPPENINGS IN GUJARAT!
GUJARAT: People from the Parsi Community in Ahmedabad greeting each other as
they celebrate ‘Navroj’, Parsi new year outside the Parsi Agiyari Temple on Sunday,
as the temple is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
GUJARAT: A
Digambar Jain
family was seen
getting blessings
from Lord Mahavir
Ji, as Paryushan
week started in the
Ahmedabad city
inside the Hutheesing
Jain Temple in
Ahmedabad on
Sunday.
GUJARAT: Food
packets, water,
medicine and other
necessary items
were distributed in
Limbayat Zone, Surat
on Saturday. 4 boats
were also sent by the
SMC Commissioner
for the same.
GUJARAT: Overflow of water occurred due to heavy rainfall in the Limbayat, Udhna
stretch of Surat, due to which the entire Mithikhadi was flooded. On Sunday, the
Unity Charitable Trust distributed water bottles, milk, biscuits here.
GUJARAT: People seen boating inside the Heritage Sarkhej Roja Lake in
Ahmedabad on Monday. The water level of the lake rose due to rainfall in the past
few days. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
—PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
RAJASTHAN: Abhilasha Women’s
Welfare Society celebrated
Independence Day with Naya
Savera at Nirman Nagar. During the
occasion, sweets were distributed to
children.
RAJASTHAN: On the 74th Independence
Day, Shekhawati Horse Riding School, Sirsi
commemorated the day with their students.
National Coach Army 61 retired, Madan Singh
Shekhawat shared that the programme was
organised to motivate people during the
COVID-19 pandemic.
UTTAR PRADESH: On the occasion of 74th Independence Day, National
Secretary, AICC, Vivek Bansal hoisted the flag in the presence of various
Congress officials at Maris Road, Aligarh. Yameen Khan Meo recited poems
of love for the nation and enthused the party workers.
RAJASTHAN: The monthly ration was distributed to 20 families by Castelino Eye
Foundation in presence of Bishop Oswald Louis, who shared that the ration will
be distributed to these families for one year.
RAJASTHAN: The Secretary
of Department of Art & Culture,
Government of Rajasthan and Literary
Secretary, IAS Association, Mugdha
Sinha was seen in conversation with
Vedic Astrologer, Spiritual Counselor
and Theta Healer, Medha on a live
chat on the IAS Literary Society
Facebook page on Monday, where
Medha mentioned,“Astrology is like
your own user manual guide.”
RAJASTHAN:
FICCI Flo is all
set to launch
its ‘Ficci Flo
Mentorship Cell’
today, 18 August.
Flo Jaipur and
Flo Kanpur
have joined
their hands
together and are
stepping towards growth, empowerment. After
the launch, keynote speaker, Gunjan Jain will
be talking about ‘Mentoring: The Key Pillar to
Success’ in a webinar, to enlighten the members
on mentorship.
HAPPY B’DAY!
IAS Sushree Chinmayee
Gopal celebrated her birthday
on 17 August, Monday. We
wish her all the best!
T
he Indian Green Building Council
(IGBC), formed by CII in 2001, with
the support of Government, Archi-
tects, Corporate, Developers, Engi-
neers, Institutes and many other stakehold-
ers, has enabled India to become one of the
top 5 countries in the world in terms of the
built-up area of green developments. There
are 5,975 projects equivalent to 7.55 billion
sq ft which are adopting IGBC green rating
programmes.
PROUD MOMENT
WORLD SITAR
FESTIVALCITY FIRST
S
w a r a n j a l i ,
Pracheen Kala
Kendra and
Gunijankhana
organized the World
Sitar Festival, where
35 sitarists from 12
countries including
India, Sri Lanka, Ger-
many, Bangladesh,
Singapore, Japan,
United States and
Scotland among oth-
ers. The festival began
with the speech of the
chief guest Dinesh K
Patnaik, Director Gen-
eral) ICCR, Sajal Ko-
sar, Secretary,
Pracheen Kala Kend-
ra, Dr Ajit Pradhan, Founder of Navaras
School of Performing Arts, Akhilesh and
Rashmita Jha from Gunijankhana and Con-
venor of the Program. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
THE UNIQUE GESTURECITY FIRST
S
tate Bank of India
Jaipur Circle cele-
brated the 74th Inde-
pendence Day in a
very unique way. On this oc-
casion, the Chief General
Manager of Jaipur Division
Amitava Chatterjee hoisted
the flag at the head office in
the city. The institution pro-
viding food to the needy
families provided assistance
of Rs 5 Lacs to Akshaya
Patra.
This month, 4 ventilators
were provided in the gov-
ernment hospitals in
Kota, Bikaner, Jodh-
pur, Udaipur and Al-
war, in Rajasthan, re-
spectively. Drought
relief ration materials
were also provided to 201
needy families by the bank
management.
General manager, Shiva
Om Dixit, Anuj Bhatnagar,
Circle Development
Officer Deshbandhu
Kataria and senior offi-
cials of the bank and their
family members attended
the ceremony, following the
norms of social distancing.
Jaipur traffic police strug-
gling with the COVID-19
pandemic were given sani-
tizer, face shields and face
masks. The bank also plant-
ed saplings for environmen-
tal protection through bank
branches across Rajasthan.
INDEPENDENCEDAYCELEBRATIONCITY FIRST
s India celebrated
its 74th Independ-
enceDay,thecoun-
try must pay its
regards to the
multitude of COV-
ID-19warriorsand
frontlines workers who
have been working tireless-
ly to stop the spread of the
coronavirus pandemic, Un-
ion Minister V Muraleed-
haran said on Sunday.
The Minister of State
for External Affairs and
Parliamentary Af-
fairs was the chief
guest at a ‘Virtual
Kavi Sammelan’ or-
ganized by Jaipur
Foot USA to celebrate
India’s Independence Day
which was presided over
by Chairperson of the Par-
liamentary Standing
Committee on External
Affairs PP Chaud-
hary.
Moderator Deepend-
er Singh welcomed and
felicitated everyone at the
‘Virtual Kavi Sammelan’.
He also threw light on the
importance of 15 August.
Jaipur Foot USA Chair-
man Prem Bhandari said
India’s Independence Day
celebration this year was
“very special” as it came
just days after the 5 Au-
gust ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ cere-
mony of the Ram Temple
in Ayodhya, terming it “a
dream come true” for Hin-
dus around the world.
Republican candidate
for Rhode Island’s 2nd
Congressional District
Robert Lancia, addressing
the event, said the “oldest
democracy in the world,
the United States and the
largest democracy in the
world, India, need to be
working together closer
than ever.”
Poet Madan Mohan Sa-
mar and US-based poet
Abhinav Shukla was the
special attraction of the
Webinar and they both el-
egantly presented their
love for the nation.
Rajendra Bafna gave the
vote of thanks and felici-
tated everyone to spare
some of their precious
time on behalf of Jaipur
Foot USA.
V Muraleedharan
A
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