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JAIPUR l MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 223
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
MISHRA-GEHLOT MEET
RAISES HOPES, EYE-BROWS!
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: With the
date of January 31 com-
ing closer with each
passing day and the
pressure of cabinet ex-
pansion and political
appointments, being in-
versely proportional to
the number of days at
hand, being felt by the
Congress leaders, the
political ‘market’ came
alive on Sunday when
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot called on Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra at
Raj Bhawan. Although
the meeting was termed
as a courtesy call on the
part of Chief Minister
who wanted to apprise
the Governor about the
ongoing corona vacci-
nation drive, the politi-
cal quarters of Ra-
jasthan came alive be-
lieving that the reason
for the sudden visit
could have a link with
the most expected po-
litical development
since the Gehlot gov-
ernment was formed.
It is widely believed
that the two top politi-
cal personalities of the
state sitting on consti-
tutional Turn to P6
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has been invited
by the United Kingdom
to attend the G7 summit
to be held in the coun-
try’s Cornwall region
in June. The group that
includes the world’s
seven leading demo-
cratic economies -- UK,
Canada, France, Ger-
many, Italy, Japan, the
USA -- and the Europe-
an Union, will discuss
global issues like the
coronavirus pandemic,
climate change and
open trade. UK Prime
Minister Boris John-
son, who had cancelled
his India visit for this
year’s Republic Day
event because of the de-
tection of the mutant
strain of the virus in
Britain, is likely to visit
the country “ahead of
the G7”, a press state-
ment read.
Apart from India,
Australia and South Ko-
rea have also been in-
vited to the summit.
“UK Prime Minister
Boris Johnson will use
the first in-person G7
summit in almost two
years to ask leaders, in-
cluding Indian Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, to seize the op-
portunity to build back
better from coronavi-
rus, uniting to make the
future fairer, greener
and more prosperous,”
the statement read.
Turn to P6
BorisinvitesModiforG7,may
visitIndiabeforetheSummit
New Delhi: More
than 224,300 people
have been vacci-
nated against the
coronavirus dis-
ease so far, out of
which only 447 re-
ported adverse ef-
fects and only
three had to be ad-
mitted to hospitals,
the Union health
ministry said on
the second day of
the nationwide
vaccination drive
on Sunday.
17,072 people re-
ceived the vaccine
on Day 2 of the vac-
cination drive in
six states said
Manohar Agnani,
a senior health
ministry official
Jaipur: After over
nine months,
schools and coach-
ing classes will re-
start in the state on
Monday for which
sanitisation work
was conducted in
the schools and
coaching institutes
on Sunday.
The state gov-
ernment decided
to restart classes
from 9 to 12 from
Monday for more
than 51 lakh stu-
dents with strictly
following covid
guidelines.
Full Report on P3
Lucknow: Amid specu-
lation as to the future of
babu turned netaji AK
Sharma, in UP politics,
highly placed sources
in the power corridors
of BJP and in the know-
how of developments in
the state reveal, that
Sharma can be named
as the deputy chief
minister of Uttar
Pradesh with an impor-
tant and impressive
portfolio of Home and
Department of Person-
nel. However, it is said
that there will not be an
addition to the already
existing two DyCM po-
sitions rather the cur-
rent Deputy CM -
Dinesh Sharma - will be
moved to the equally
important position of
Chairman of the Legis-
lative Council since the
current Chairman -
Ramesh Yadav’s term
ends on January 30.
447 REPORTED
ADVERSE
EFFECTS AFTER
VACCINATION, 3
IN HOSPITAL: GOVT
RAJ SCHOOLS,
COACHING
CENTRES TO
REOPEN TODAY
SHARMA MAY GET HOME AND DOP
Nepal will be
1st to get our
vaccine: India
New Delhi: The Naren-
dra Modi government
has given iron clad as-
surances to Nepal that
it will be among the
first countries to re-
ceive India developed
twin Covid-19 vaccines,
supply schedule of
which will be an-
nounced in the coming
week. This assurance
was conveyed to Nepa-
lese foreign minister
Pradeep Gyawali dur-
ing his visit to New
Delhi for the Joint Com-
mission Meeting with
external affairs minis-
ter Subramanyam Jais-
hankar.
SC TO HEAR PLEAS ON
FARM LAWS TODAYApex Court will also hear plea on proposed tractor march on Jan 26
New Delhi: Five days
after it stayed the imple-
mentation of the new
farm laws till further
orders, the Supreme
Court will on Monday
hear again the pleas re-
lating to contentious
laws as well as the ongo-
ing farmers’ protest at
Delhi borders.
The top court will also
hear the plea of the cen-
tral government, filed
though the Delhi Police,
seeking an injunction
against the proposed
tractor march or any
other kind of protest by
farmers which seeks to
disrupt the gathering
and celebrations of Re-
publicDayonJanuary26
During the hearing,
the apex court may take
into account the matter
of recusal of a member
of the four-member pan-
el set up Turn to P6
DOUBLING FARMERS’
INCOME MODI GOVT’S
PRIORITY: AMIT SHAH
 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said
doubling farmers income was the biggest prior-
ity of the Narendra Modi government and that the
three farm laws would
ensure manifold hike
in their earnings,
reported PTI.
 Since coming
to power, the Modi
government had
increased the budget
for the farm sector
and also MSP for
various crops, he
said. “I want to say
that if there is any big
priority of the Narendra Modi government it is to
double the farmers income,” he said at an event in
Kerakalmatti village in Karnataka.
 Amit Shah also listed out various central pro-
grammes for the welfare of the farmers.
Farmers sitting inside their tractor-trolley amid their protest
against the new farm laws at Singhu Border in New Delhi.
Jaipur: President Ram
Nath Kovind, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, Lok Sabha Speak-
er Om Birla, Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot on
Sunday expressed their
grief over the Jalore bus
tragedyinwhichsixpeo-
ple died and 30 injured
after a bus came in con-
tactwithanelectricwire
in Maheshpur area of
Jalore district on Satur-
day night.
The state government
announced compensa-
tion of Rs 2 lakh to the
kin of deceased and Rs
50,000 each for those in-
jured, said an official.
“Iamdeeplysaddened
to learn of the painful
bus accident in Jalore,
Rajasthan. My condo-
lences to the bereaved
families. I wish those in-
jured to get well soon,”
tweeted President Ko-
vind.
Prime Minister’s Of-
fice(PMO)tweeted:“The
newsof abusaccidentin
Jalore, Rajasthan, has
caused immense grief.
Many people have lost
their lives in this acci-
dent.Iexpressmycondo-
lences to the family
members and wish the
injuredtogetwellsoon.”
Vice President M Ven-
kaiah Naidu, Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla, and
CMAshokGehlotprayed
for the speedy recovery
of the injured.
The incident took
place at around 10:30 pm
on Saturday near dis-
trict headquarters,
Chagan Lal Goyal, Ja-
lore Additional District
Collector said. The driv-
er and the conductor of
the bus died on the spot,
while four persons suc-
cumbed to their injuries
during the treatment in
the hospital.
Related reports on P2
President, PM, Birla, CM express
grief over Jalore bus tragedy
FIle photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with
British counterpart Boris Johnson.
AK Sharma
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot greeting Governor Kalraj
Mishra at Raj Bhawan on Sunday.
The ill-fated bus.
ebutant Washington Sundar and Shardul Thakur punched above
their weight with splendid half-centuries to keep Australia at bay
and India bullish after an engrossing third day’s play in the series-
deciding fourth Test here on Sunday. Australia’s openers — David
Warner (20) and Marcus Harris (1) — saw out six overs, and
extended the home team’s lead to 54 by stumps after India’s first
innings ended at 336. However, Australia’s lead could have been much more had
it not been for a delightful 123-run partnership for the seventh wicket between
Washington (62) and Shardul (67), who defied and then attacked the rival bowl-
ing attack with gusto at the hostile Gabba track in Brisbane.
D
We expect that farmers discuss
the laws clause-wise on January
19 and tell government what they
want other than the repeal of the laws
—Narendra Singh Tomar, Agriculture Minister
AFTER PANEL DEBACLE
Ati
Sundar
Thakur!
CM paid a sudden ‘courtesy visit’ to Raj Bhawan to brief Governor
on vaccination drive and budget session resulting in political
pandits claiming that cabinet expansion is on cards anytime now

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Yunus Gesawat
Nagaur: The 132nd
birth anniversary of
Baldev Ram Mirdha,
who was a prominent
farmer leader of the
Marwar region, was
celebrated at Nagaur
district headquarters
on Sunday. The event
was attended by a large
number of farmers of
the region.
In the ceremony, a
wreath was laid at the
statue of Mirdha at Na-
gaur bus stand while
the farmers also of-
fered flower petals at
the statue of Mirdha in
BR Mirdha college.
A special event was
organized in which sev-
eral public representa-
tives and leaders in-
cluding senior Con-
gress leader Dr. Sahdev
Chaudhary and Raghv-
endra Mirdha, the
great-grandson of late
Baldev Ram Mird-
ha, garlanded the stat-
ue of Mirdha.
A poster of Baldev
Ram Mirdha was also
released on the occa-
sion. Raghvendra
Mirdha called the
youths to follow the
path shown by Baldev
Ram.
He also talked about
the efforts made by
Mirdha and his contri-
bution for the uplift-
ment of the farmers
and the development of
society.
He was described as
the forerunner of the
peasant revolution in
the entire Marwar re-
gion. On the occasion,
former up-zila pramukh
Dr. Sahadev Chaudhary
said that Mirdha was
the Messiah of every
class and he raised his
voice and struggled for
the rights of the poor
class along with the
farmers and laborers.
“His contribution to
the Marwar region can
never be forgotten,”
Chaudhary said. Arjun
Lomrod, secretary of
Nathuram Mirdha Me-
morial Trust, said that
Mirdha also worked for
education.
Other speakers also
spoke about his contri-
bution and called upon
the youth to play their
role in making a drug-
free educated society.
Leaders, farmers remember Baldev Ram Mirdha
TRIBUTES PAID
Bus driver strayed into village following Google map
Six injured in separate mishaps
on Delhi-Jaipur highway
6 passengers were burnt alive and more than 30 others injured when the bus caught fire
First India Bureau
Jaipur: About six peo-
ple were injured in sep-
arate road accidents,
some caused due to fog,
at different places on
the Jaipur-Delhi Na-
tional Highway on Sun-
day. The injured were
rushed to Shahpura
hospital from where
three people in critical
condition were referred
to Jaipur. According to
the information re-
ceived from the police,
Bhimsen, a resident of
Saivad, was coming
from Jaipur to Shahpu-
ra by bike with his wife
Mamta and son Amit.
The bike was hit from
behind injuring the
trio. Bhimsen was re-
ferred to Jaipur. Police
have caught the driver
of the car.
Similarly, two per-
sons, including a 3-year-
old boy, were injured
after two bikes collided
near Alwar T-point in
Shahpura. Among the
injured, Sanjay Kumar
was in critical condi-
tion and referred to
Jaipur. In another ac-
cident near Nijjhar
Mor, two truck drivers
were injured. Accord-
ing to the information,
Hasan Ali, a resident of
Andhra Pradesh was
having dinner with his
fellow driver in the cab-
in when another uncon-
trolled truck hit their
truck from behind.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Dedicated
Freight Corridor,
which was recently in-
augurated, will be a
game-changer for In-
dustries in Ra-
jasthan. The double-
decker container train
will give a tremen-
dous boost to invest-
ments, generation of
employment, and mul-
tifocal development of
the state, said Vishal
Baid, Chairman, CII
Rajasthan. He said Ra-
jasthan was always
considered a land-
locked state.
The starting of the
double-decker contain-
er train will lead to de-
creasing the cost and
time for the material to
reach the port. The ma-
terial will now reach
in 48 hours which ear-
lier used to take 15
days to 20 days to reach
the port with many is-
sues in between. He
also said that Ra-
jasthan has an edge
over other states like
strategic position near
NCR, Cheaper land
rates, low crime rates,
peaceful labour rela-
tions, and a stable po-
litical environ-
ment which will fur-
ther help in bringing
new industries in Ra-
jasthan.
There shall be 16 Sta-
tions in Rajasthan
which will completely
change the industrial
face of the state. Each
station will be devel-
oped as an industrial
hub. These will be in
Sikar, Phulera, Sirohi,
Ajmer, Jaipur, etc.
First India Bureau
Bikaner: The family
members and relatives
of a man, who was elec-
trocuted at GSS in Dh-
ingsarivillageinNokha
town, held a demonstra-
tion outside the mortu-
ary of PBM govern-
ment hospital. The rela-
tives along with the
villagers demanded ad-
equate compensation
and strict action.
MLA Bihari Lal Bish-
noi was also present
with them. He alleged
that due to the careless-
ness and negligence of
the department offi-
cials, such incidents
happen.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Two more ac-
cusedof thegangkilling
Kamlesh Kudi, a resi-
dent of Bhesawa in
Jhotwara area, were ar-
rested by the Jhotwara
police on Saturday
night. Police officer
Vikram Singh Rathore
said that the accused
had kidnapped Kamlesh
Kudi from Joshi Marg
on January 14 and beat-
en up at different places
in Kardhani, Kalwar,
and Harmada areas.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief whip Ma-
hesh Joshi was accord-
ed a warm welcome by
the villagers while he
was on a tour of Jamwa
Ramgarh on Sunday.
Joshi went to Thali vil-
lage of Jamwa Ram-
garh to attend a reli-
gious event. Local MLA
Gopal Meena welcomed
him with a reception
program at his resi-
dence which was fol-
lowed by a similar get-
together with the sar-
panches and Congress
leaders from different
villages.
On reaching Lali vil-
lage, Joshi was felicitat-
ed under the leadership
of village sarpanch Ab-
hilasha and local leader
Ved Prakash Pareek. He
thanked the villagers.
The villagers sought
help from Mahesh Joshi
in solving the problems
of the village. He as-
sured to provide all pos-
sible help. On the way
from Jamwa Ramgarh
to Thali, Joshi and MLA
Gopal Meena both lead-
ersreceivedagrandwel-
come by the villagers in
Raipur, Aandhi, Thali,
and other villages. Over-
whelmed by the wel-
come, Joshi thanked
everyone.
First India Bureau
Sri Ganganagar: A
24-year-old woman
jumped into a water
tank with her one and
half year old daughter
at village Dhanur near
Kesari Singhpur in
Sriganganagar on Sat-
urday night. The wom-
an died but the girl was
saved by her family
members. Even before
the police arrived, the
in-laws and the Pehar
Paksha took the body
for the last rites and re-
fused legal action in the
matter.
A jacket worn to
avoid the cold saved the
little girl, the police
said. While falling into
the water, Jahnavi got
out of the hands of
mother Sonia and her
jacket swelled in water
with which she kept
floating on water. The
reason behind the inci-
dent is yet not clear.
Abhishek Shrivastav
Jaipur: With the com-
mencement of road
construction work by
the JDA under the high
tension line after leav-
ing the safety corridor,
Prithviraj Nagar resi-
dents are set to be bless-
ed with smooth and safe
traffic. The road devel-
opment work has been
conceptualized by Ur-
ban Development and
Housing Minister Shan-
ti Dhariwal.
Around 100 encroach-
ments have been demol-
ished to carry out the
work. JDC Gaurav Goy-
al informed that in the
JDA zone of Prithviraj
Nagar (South-II), the
encroachments were re-
moved from the road
section under the hy-
pertension line from
New Sanganer Road
(Mansarovar) to Vid-
han Sabha Nagar (ISK-
CON Road).
Director Engineering
II V S Sunda informed
that the construction of
the road will provide
hassle-free traffic move-
ment to the people go-
ing from Mansarovar to
ISKCON Road, Journal-
ist Colony, and Muhana
Mandi.
Lunaram Darji
Jalore: Six passengers
were burnt alive and
more than 30 others in-
jured when the bus
caught fire after coming
in contact with a live
electricity wire in Ma-
heshpura village of Ja-
lore around 10:30 on Sat-
urday night, police said.
Theincidentoccurred
whenthebusdriver,who
wassearchingforaroute
on Google map, lost his
way and entered into the
villagewherethevehicle
came in contact with a
hangingwireandcaught
fire, Deputy Superinten-
dent of Police, Himmat
Singh, said. The private
bus carrying around 40
passengers was on its
way to Beawar in Ajmer
from Nakoda in Barmer.
Thevictimswerereturn-
ing to Beawar after visit-
ing a Jain temple in Na-
koda. “The state govt
announced a compensa-
tion of Rs 2 lakh to the
kin of the deceased and
Rs 50,000 each for those
injured,”saidanofficial.
“The villagers also
gathered on the spot,
but due to the fear of
getting electrocuted, no
one could muster the
courage to go inside the
bus to rescue the pas-
sengers. Authorities
rushed to our aid and
we were brought to
Jodhpur from Ja-
lore,” said Rajendra
Jain, 60, who was also
injured in the accident.
—With PTI Inputs
Jaipur: A total of 165
birds were found dead
within a day in Ra-
jasthan, reported State’s
Animal Husbandry De-
partment on Sunday. A
total of 67 samples from
17 districts have been
found positive for bird
flu till date. The depart-
ment also said around
5,295 birds have died in
the state since Decem-
ber 25.
The avian flu has af-
fected17districtsacross
the states who are
struggling to contain
the spread of influenza,
Animal Husbandry De-
partment added. 30
chickens were found
dead in Rani Barod in
Baran district. The ad-
ministration disposed
of the dead chickens
and have sent samples
for checking on bird flu.
After the Centre is-
sued several advisories
on the spread of bird flu
across the country, state
governments have been
undertaking awareness
campaigns through
newspaper advertise
ments, social media
platforms, in a bid to
inform the general pub-
lic, the Ministry of
Fisheries, Animal Hus-
bandry and Dairying
(FAHD) informed on
Thursday.
Many states have al-
ready banned the entry
of poultry from other
states, which are on
alert due to bird flu.
This has also led to the
loss of the poultry busi-
ness across the country.
As bird flu cases were
detected across 10 states
in the country, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said on January
11 that the poultry
farms, zoos, and water
bodies will be continu-
ously monitored to con-
tain the disease. Avian
influenza is the disease
caused by infection
with avian (bird) influ-
enza (flu) Type A virus-
es. This is said to occur
naturally among wild
aquatic birds world-
wide and can infect do-
mestic poultry and oth-
er birds and animals, as
per the Centre for Dis-
ease Control. —ANI
Bus caught fire after coming in contact with an electric wire.
TAKING CARE OF THE VICTIMS
165 birds found dead within a day Dedicated freight corridor will
boost planned development: CII
Mahesh Joshi ensures villagers
help in solving local issues
Woman drowns,
jacket saves daughter
Prithviraj Nagar to soon
rejoice smooth traffic
A volunteer picks a dead pigeon at Ram Niwas Garden in Jaipur.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Gaurav Goyal
Mahesh Joshi welcomed by the villagers of Jamwa Ramgarh.
Family protests
after man
electrocuted
Two more held
for murder,
kidnapping
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Deeply saddened by the
loss of lives in an unfor-
tunate bus accident near
Maheshpura, Jalore in
which 6 people hv lost
lives & several others have
been injured. My heartfelt
condolences to bereaved
families, may God give
them strength to bear this
loss. May those injured
recover soon.
Vasundhara Raje
@VasundharaBJP
The news of many
deaths and injuries
to about 15 people
in the accident is
extremely sad and
unfortunate. May
God give peace to
the souls of the
deceased, health
benefits to the injured
and patience to family
members.”
A truck at the site of the accident.
Vishal Baid
Senior Congress leaders Dr Sahdev Chaudhary, Raghvendra
Mirdha, Sukhbir Singh, Arjun Lomrod remembered farmer leader
Baldev Ram Mirdha.

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
First India Bureau
Alwar: A nursing work-
er was electrocuted and
burnt after coming in
contact with an electric
line at the railway junc-
tion of Alwar.
In the rush of going
home,thenursingwork-
er was crossing the
track by climbing above
the freight train. The
petroleum freight train
was stationed at the rail-
way junction while the
deceased wanted to get
on top of the train and
go to another platform.
However, he touched a
power line above the
train and within no
time, turned into a fire-
ball dying on the spot.
The police identified
the deceased as Manish
Jatav, 30, from Ambed-
kar Nagar, Govindgarh.
The police said he came
in contact with a 25,000-
volt power line. A nurs-
ing worker at PBM Hos-
pital in Bikaner, Jatav
was returning home on
his wedding anniversa-
ry. The identity of the
deceased was revealed
from the identity card
found in his bag. The
fire was controlled by
the railway employees
using fire cylinders.
Since all the tankers
of the goods train were
empty, there was no ma-
jor accident. After elec-
trification from Alwar
to Jaipur, this is the
first accident at Alwar
station when a person
has died. Foot over
bridge going to plat-
form number 2 and 3
was closed.
Man on way to attend wedding anniv electrocuted
TRAGIC MOMENT

The petroleum
freight train was
stationed at the
railway junction
in Alwar while
the deceased
wanted to cross
the platform
by getting over
the train
SCHOOLS, COLLEGESSETTOREOPENTODAYBureaucrats to monitor schools, strict compliance of Covid norms to be ensured
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: After over nine
months, schools and
coaching classes will
restart in the state from
today for which saniti-
sation work was con-
ducted in the schools
and coaching institutes
on Sunday. The govern-
ment decided to restart
classes from 9 to 12 from
Monday for more than
51 lakh students with
wearing of face masks,
maintaining social dis-
tancing and thermal
scanning made manda-
tory for the students
after consent from their
parents. These insti-
tutes were closed on
March 21 last year.
IAS and RAS officers
in districts will visit
their nearest higher sec-
ondary schools to check
the compliance of the
guidelines and will also
motivate students and
teachers. Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya is-
sued instructions on
Friday in this regard.
In schools, students
up to 50 percent of the
seating capacity will be
allowed in one room. As
per the SOP for coach-
ing,adistanceof six feet
willberequiredbetween
twostudentsintheclass-
rooms. There will be a
gap of 30 minutes be-
tween two batches in
coaching institutes and
the classrooms will be
sanitized during this pe-
riod. Students coming
from other states will
have to get themselves
tested for Covid-19 24
hours before joining the
coaching class. Coach-
ing institutes will have
to send details of stu-
dentstothenodalofficer
appointed by the district
collector.
If ‘All is Well’, classes
from 6 to 8 likely to
resume in February
First India Bureau
Jaipur: If every-
thing went well,
schools for students
from class 6 to 8 will
reopen next month
in Rajasthan, a sen-
ior official said. The
schools are reopen-
ing for class 9 to 12
from Monday along
with coaching insti-
tutes in the state af-
ter nearly nine
months.
However, the
schools for classes 1
to 8 will remain
closed. Sourabh Swa-
mi, director of the
secondary education
department, said
that monitoring of
schools which are
reopening from Mon-
day will be done and
if everything went
well, a decision to
reopen the schools
for students from
class 6 to 8 will be
taken in February.
The department re-
leased educational
videos on social me-
dia for students and a
channel E-Class was
created to help stu-
dents in their studies
at home during the
lockdown period.
Model test papers
were also released on
the department’s
website two days ago.
However, the sylla-
bus could not be cov-
ered despite these
efforts. The edu dept
is preparing to con-
duct exam in June.
A worker spraying disinfectant in a classroom at the Apex school in Jaipur on Sunday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
First Impression Matter! Teachers ensure warm welcome to the children on the first day of the school
after over 9 months at the city’s MN Modern Senior Secondary School.
I have full faith in scientists of the country: Malviya
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress MLA
and former minister
Mahendrajeet Malviya
has targeted the politi-
cal rhetoric about the
trial and use of covid
vaccine.
Malviya exhorted the
leaders who are oppos-
ing the vaccine to be-
lieve that he is getting
the vaccine by trusting
scientists of the coun-
try. “How long we will
continue to trust scien-
tists from abroad,” said
Malviya who on Sunday
got vaccinated for the
second time in a trial of
vax after 28 days. Malvi-
ya was the first political
leader to become a vol-
unteer. Herepliedtosen-
ior leaders of his own
party and gave a clear
answer to the Congress
leaders who criticized
covid vax, although he
did not name leaders.
 
ADVICE ON OPENING THE LEARNING DOOR
Governor Kalraj Mishra,Governor Kalraj Mishra,Governor Kalraj Mishra,
Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje offered con-Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje offered con-Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje offered con-Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje offered con-Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje offered con-Former Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje offered con-
dolences and prayed for strength to Bhagora’s family.dolences and prayed for strength to Bhagora’s family.dolences and prayed for strength to Bhagora’s family.dolences and prayed for strength to Bhagora’s family.dolences and prayed for strength to Bhagora’s family.dolences and prayed for strength to Bhagora’s family.
EX BJP MP BHAGORA DIES OF COVID;
GUV MISHRA, RAJE OFFER CONDOLENCES
Congress MLA Mahendrajeet Malviya got second jab on Sunday.
Nursing worker came in contact with a 25,000-volt power line at
the railway junction in Alwar on Sunday.
ONE COVID DEATH COURT ORDERS
RBSE EXAM
Justice Sharma to head
consumer commission
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government has ap-
pointed retired judge of
Rajasthan High Court
Justice Banwari Lal
Sharma as the chair-
man of the Rajasthan
Consumer Disputes Re-
dressal Commission.
The state govern-
ment issued a notifica-
tion in this regard.
Naveen Jain, secre-
tary of consumer af-
fairs department, said
that the post of the
chairman was lying
vacant, Sharma has
been appointed for a
period of 4 years or till
he completes the age
of 65 years.
Saraf writes to CM seeking
withdrawal of night curfew
Engg held for rape on
pretext of marriage, job
First India Bureau
Jhalawar: The police
arrested an engineer of
electricity department
on charges of exploiting
a woman by promising
hermarriageandjobop-
portunity. The accused
works as an engineer in
the electricity depart-
ment of Jhalrapatan in
Jhalawar district.
According to the po-
lice, he promised the
woman a job and con-
vincedherformarriage,
and exploited her physi-
cally for many years. Af-
ter bearing constant
harassment for years,
the woman lodged a
complaint at the Mahila
police station on Janu-
ary 11. In the complaint,
she alleged that two peo-
ple raped her.
It was attested by po-
lice that accused ex-
ploited woman and
promised to marry her,
he was sent to judicial
custody for 14 days.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In view of con-
tinuous decline in coro-
navirus positive cases,
former minister and
BJP MLA Kalicharan
Saraf has demanded
from Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot to with-
draw or relax night cur-
few so that traders and
businessmen could get
relief.
He said that the num-
ber of coronavirus posi-
tive cases has come
down significantly and
the state government
should either withdraw
or relax night curfew in
the interest of business-
men, eatery owners,
and roadside vendors
who have been suffer-
ing losses. Saraf wrote
a letter to the CM and
raised the demand.
“Due to the corona
pandemic, the business
class was already going
through a severe finan-
cial crisis and after the
state government im-
posed night curfew,
their situation wors-
ened. 6 pm to 10 pm is
the time when shop-
keepers do a good busi-
ness and people go for
purchasing but because
of the night curfew, the
whole business has
been badly affected,”
Saraf said in the letter.
Kalicharan Saraf
Justice Banwari Lal Sharma
The schools are open-
ing for the first time in
the state
after the
lockdown
caused
by
Corona,
for which
good luck to all. Teach-
ers of all government
and non-government
schools and concerned
officials should ensure
compliance with the
guidelines issued by the
government.
Govind Singh Dotasra
@GovindDotasra
CALENDAR UNVEILING!
Extending his support to campaigns on freedom of birds from cages ‘Bird Freedom Day’
and women honour ‘Vani Sanyam’, Director General of Police, Anti-Corruption Bureau BL
Soni on Sunday released a New Year 2021 calendar containing social messages. Vipin
Kumar Jain and social worker Mahavir Soni were also present on this occasion.

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PERSPECTIVEJAIPUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
IN-DEPTH
n India, agriculture, with its al-
lied segments, is the key to eco-
nomic wellbeing. It is the larg-
est source of livelihood of a
country with such a massive
population. 70% of rural
households are still subordi-
nate to agriculture for their
livelihood, with 82% of farm-
ers being small and marginal.
The Indian agriculture sector
contributes 18% to GDP or
Gross Domestic Product and
employs 50% of our workforce.
Up to 80 % of the workforce in-
volved in agriculture consists
of the women population.
We grew up thinking and
conceiving the notion of a
farmer as a male. Farming has
manifested itself as a male-
dominated profession. Women
are often absent from these
farming narratives. Farmers,
in general, are perceived as
men by any politician, media
houses, or any other organiza-
tion. A woman doesn’t get fea-
tured as much as a man when it
comes to the agriculture sector.
MSSwaminathan,thefamous
agricultural scientist, says,
“some historians believe that it
was women who first domesti-
cated crop plants and thereby
initiated the art and science of
farming. While men went out
hunting in search of food, wom-
en started gathering seeds from
the native flora and began culti-
vatingthoseof interestfromthe
point of view of food, feed, fod-
der, fiber, and fuel“.
And then, what happened to
this promising, aspiring fe-
male farmer. Over time her
narrative got forgotten. From
the forefront, she went to back-
doors. With the current mas-
sive protests by Indian farm-
ers, the question remains to be
answered, where our female
farmers are? Their day does
not end with the fieldwork,
then remains the household
work to be finished and chil-
dren to be taken care of. Indian
Women farmers are mired with
responsibilities. It makes them
hugely occupied. There are
very feeble chances of their be-
ing seen on the streets of India
to protest against bills.
A Fistful of grains offered to
the market has never got a
place in the science or socio-
political journals but it is the
genesis of toil and sweat that
thrives potentially on the foot-
prints of those forgotten fe-
male farmers. Inherent gender
bias in the economic system,
for example regularly limits a
woman’s access to credit.
That’s especially true for small
stakeholder female farmers in
developing countries such as
India where cultural norms
and lack of collateral often pre-
vent women from getting rec-
ognition. Without adequate
funds for capital investments,
female farmers are less likely
than men to buy and invest in
fertilizer, drought-resistant
seeds, sustainable agricultural
practices, and other advanced
farming machines and tech-
niques that increase crop
yields. Talking to various fe-
male farmers of Rajasthan I
have felt their vocal urgencies
of these constraints.
Empowerment through
grassroots innovation is slow
to reach the thriving borders of
the villages where the woman
is working hard that too utterly
unnoticed. It is worth question-
ing the gender stereotypes in
agriculture by making woman
farmers more visible. Repre-
senting over half the workforce
in farming and harvesting, In-
dian women have an essential
role to play in an agricultural
workforce. The rural frontier is
the backbone of the economy
of a country like India and the
narrative of female farmers
needs to be addressed. While
they go missing from the
streets of protests, we need to
pay heed to where their ener-
gies are invested. Despite
heartbreaking conditions such
as physical constraints, it is
worthy to remember how re-
sourceful these women could
be to society. Female farmers
put extra effort (worldwide,
women work more hours per
year than men), but unfortu-
nately, they substantially lag
behind their male counter-
parts when it comes to crop
yields and earnings.
A government and society
mustbeinclusiveof theneglect-
edworkforceof femalefarmers.
Some would say that it is the
basis of welfare others would
daunt the spirit of constitution-
al mandates. Both perspectives
are valid. What remains to be
addressed is the idea of equita-
ble representation of women
through regional diversity. In a
state like Rajasthan, it becomes
all the more vital where a wom-
an as a whole is not that privi-
leged. Worldwide, women are
impressively demonstrating
that they are willing and able to
usetheirskillsandgrowingself-
determination in order to di-
rectly increase social and finan-
cial prosperity.
Accepting or refusing bills is
one side of the story. One
should thoughtfully evaluate
that protesting farmers do not
represent the right proportion
of our agricultural workforce.
Now is the time to recognize
and appreciate the forgotten
contribution of female farm-
ers. They also have personal
stakes in these protests.
THE FORGOTTEN VOICE OF
INDIAN FEMALE FARMERS
I
MS
Swaminathan,
the famous
agricultural
scientist, says,
“some
historians
believe that it
was women
who first
domesticated
crop plants and
thereby
initiated the art
and science of
farming. While
men went out
hunting in
search of food,
women started
gathering seeds
from the native
flora and began
cultivating
those of interest
from the point
of view of food,
feed, fodder,
fiber, and fuel”
DR JYOTI
JOSHI
A government and
society must be
inclusive of the
neglected workforce of
female farmers. Some
would say that it is the
basis of welfare others
would daunt the spirit
of constitutional
mandates
The writer is a Germany based
business coach and English
language trainer
illions of people
across the world
have been in-
fected with
SARS-CoV-2,the
virus that causes Covid-19.
Countries are also now em-
barking on massive vacci-
nationcampaignstocontrol
the virus and protect their
most vulnerable citizens.
One of the biggest ques-
tions remaining is whether
vaccination and/or prior
infection with SARS-CoV-2
offers lasting protection
against this deadly virus.
The good news is that im-
munology is, at last, reveal-
ing some clues.
To understand whether
immunity is possible – and
why this has even been
questioned – it is impor-
tant to consider the nature
of SARS-CoV-2. It is a beta-
coronavirus, and several
betacoronaviruses already
circulate widely in hu-
mans – they are most famil-
iar to us as a cause of the
common cold. However,
immunity to cold-causing
viruses is not long-lasting,
leading many researchers
to question whether long-
er-term immunity to
SARS-CoV-2 is possible.
However, studies consid-
ering the closely related
betacoronaviruses that
cause the diseases Mers
and Sars offer a glimmer of
hope. With these viruses,
immunity has proved more
durable. Could this be true
for immunity to SARS-
CoV-2 too?
WELL-TRAINED
PROTECTION
The first of the body’s im-
mune cells to respond to an
infection are designed to
attack the invading sub-
stances to try to control the
infection’s spread and lim-
it the damage done. The
immune cells that respond
later that are responsible
for immunity are known as
lymphocytes, which in-
clude B cells and T cells.
Lymphocytes need time to
learn to identify the threat
that they are facing, but
once trained they can be
rapidly deployed to seek
and destroy the virus.
Our T cells and B cells
work together to combat
infection, but they have
quite different functions
that enable them to deal
with a huge variety of
threats. B cells make anti-
bodies that neutralise in-
fections. T cells are broadly
divided into two types – T
helper cells and cytotoxic T
cells. Cytotoxic T cells di-
rectly kill viruses and cells
that viruses have infected.
T helper cells support the
functioning of B cells and
cytotoxic T cells. Collec-
tively these are known as
“effector” cells.
Studies have now dem-
onstrated the critical role
that these effector cells
play in the fight against
Covid-19. Once the infec-
tion is gone, these cells
should then die off in or-
der to avoid causing exces-
sive damage in the body.
But some effector cells
persist. In an early piece of
research yet to be reviewed
by other scientists, func-
tional T cells have been de-
tected six months after in-
fection. Similarly, even pa-
tients who have had mild
Covid-19 have detectable
antibodies six to nine
months after infection.
However, antibodies do
wane over time, so these
antibodies against SARS-
CoV-2 could eventually dis-
appear.
Source: The Conversation
Will vaccines offer lasting protection against Covid-19?
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You should never engage in
action for the sake of
reward, nor should you
long for inaction.
—Bhagavad Gita
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rime Minister Narendra Modi may be
busy with a lot of other pressing issues
but he has never stopped thinking of
making Gujarat vibrant. Lately, he has
been focusing on boosting tourism in the
state. In October 2018 he inaugurated the Statue of
Unity, the world’s tallest statue, of Sardar Vallabhb-
hai Patel on the iconic leader’s birth anniversary. In
2020 he launched a seaplane service between the
Statueof UnitynearKevadiainthestate’sNarmada
district to the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad.
Even though Covid-19 was on the rampage in the
country,Modilaunched17tourismprojectsnearthe
Statue of Unity. During his visit, he inaugurated
Aarogyavan, which has 1000 species of medicinal
and herbal plants and a lotus-shaped pavilion for
indoor plants, the world’s fastest built jungle safari
with a geodesic dome for an aviary. Other projects
includedUnityGlowGarden,athemepark,andspe-
cial lighting at the Narmada Dam. To ensure that
Gujarat remained within the reach of tourists, the
prime minister flagged off eight trains from differ-
ent parts of the country to Kevadia, the site of the
Statue of Unity. The new trains will connect Keva-
dia to Varanasi, Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency,
Hazrat Nizamuddin, Rewa, Chennai, Dadar,
Ahmedabad, and Pratapnagar. The train link will
boost tourism in Gujarat’s tribal region and to the
Statue of Unity. The Ahmedabad-Kevadia link is
special because of the Vista-dome coach of the Jan-
shatabdi Express which is equipped with rooftop
glasses and a better viewing area. Clearly, the
prime minister is determined to make his state a
top-notch tourist destination in the country.
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INDIAJAIPUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
ODISHA: STF BUSTS ORGANISED
CARGO THEFT RACKET, 10 HELD
Cuttack : A Special Task
Force (STF) of the Crime
Branch busted an organ-
ised cargo theft racket
near Cuttack district and
over 50 metric tons of
Low Ash Metallurgical
(LAM) Coke worth Rs
13,50,000 was seized,
said Director General of
Police (DGP) Odisha,
Abhay on Sunday. The
racket was busted on Sat-
urday and as many as 10
persons have been arrest-
ed. On the basis of reli-
able information, the STF
team conducted a raid
at “Baba Dhabaleswar
Koila Dipu” regarding
organized cargo theft and
illegal unloading of costly
materials/cargo from in-
terstate transport vehicles
by miscreants by the side
of NH-55 yesterday.
FIRST-EVER SNOWSHOE RUN
ORGANISED IN SRINAGAR
Srinagar: In a bid to
boost winter sports in
Kashmir, the Snow-
shoe Federation of
India organized a
snowshoe run cum in-
teraction programme
in Srinagar amid the
heavy snowfall. Ath-
letes took part in this
run, which is played in
high snowfall regions
like Europe. Gulzar
Ahmad, who is part
of the Snowshoe
Association, said that
the snowshoe run was
organised in Srinagar
keeping in view the
scope of the sport in
a winter tourism place
like Kashmir.
2 MIGRANTS WITHOUT VALID
DOCUMENTS HELD IN DELHI
New Delhi: 2 Rohingya
migrants from Myan-
mar were arrested after
they were found living
in Uttam Nagar’s Hast-
al Village without valid
documents, the Delhi
Police informed on
Sunday. As per a state-
ment, the two persons,
namely Hamil Hussain
(23) and Nabi Hus-
sain (22) entered India
illegally on November
1 last year from the
Bangladesh border.
“On January 15, 2021,
a case under Section
14 of the Foreigners
Act was registered and
an investigation was
taken up.
TMC APPOINTS SATABDI AS VICE-
PRESIDENT OF PARTY’S WB UNIT
Kolkata: A day after
she dismissed specula-
tions about joining BJP,
Trinamool Congress MP
Satabdi Roy was appointed
as the vice-president of the
party’s West Bengal unit.
The TMC informed that Sa-
tabdi Roy, along with party
leader Moazzem Hossain
and Shankar Chakraborty
is appointed as vice
presidents of the West
Bengal unit of the party.
“The All-India Trinamool
Congress (AITC) under the
guidance and inspiration of
party Chairperson Mamata
Banerjee is pleased to
announce new members
for posts in WB Trinamool
Congress State Commit-
tee. Please note the rest
of the functionaries are
to remain the same,” the
party’s statement said.
New Delhi: A day after
India rolled out the
world's largest inocula-
tion drive against COV-
ID-19, the Congress on
Sunday asked whether
the government plans
to provide free vaccines
to all Indians, especial-
ly the underprivileged
and the poor, and when.
Congress chief
spokesperson Randeep
Surjewala said that
though the government
claims it will cover
three crore people in
the first round of the
vaccination drive, it is
yet to clarify if the re-
maining population of
India will get a vaccine
and whether they will
get it for free.
"Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi and the BJP
government need to an-
swer...Who will get free
corona vaccine? How
many people will get
the free corona vaccine?
Where will you get free
corona vaccine," he
said. Surjewala also
raised questions over
the pricing of the two
vaccines -- Covaxin de-
veloped by Bharat Bio-
tech and Covishield
from the Oxford/Astra-
Zeneca stable manufac-
tured by the SII -- ap-
proved for emergency
use in India and asked
why the government
has not put them in the
National List of Essen-
tial Medicines.
The Congress gener-
al secretary asked why
the government should
pay Rs 95 more to
Bharat Biotech for a
vaccine that has been
developed with the ex-
pertise and experience
of Indian Council of
Medical Research sci-
entists. "Should the
price of such a vaccine
not be cheaper than the
AstraZeneca-Serum In-
stitute? Why is the price
of corona vaccine Rs
1,000 per dose in the
open market," he asked.
He said the govern-
ment should demand
transparency from com-
panies on the cost of
production and profits.
The cost of vaccina-
tion of healthcare and
frontline workers will
be borne by the central
government. —PTI
Chhapra: Leader of
Opposition in Bihar As-
sembly and Rashtriya
Janata Dal leader
Tejashwi Yadav on Sun-
day reached Chhapra
and met the family
members of IndiGo air-
lines manager Rupesh
Kumar Singh who was
shot dead by unidenti-
fied bike-borne men in
the Punaichak area of
Patna on January 12.
Before leaving for
Chhapra, Yadav had
said: "Going to meet the
family of Rupesh Sin-
gh. No arrests made yet.
DGP says the crime rate
was higher in 2019, has
come down now but for
16 years, Nitish Kumar
has been CM. If police
behave like this, one
can understand the
ground reality." "Re-
questing Nitish Kumar
with folded hands...We
know that you're weak
CM but for the sake of
your position, please
don't let human lives be
sacrificed. It is your (Bi-
har CM) responsibility
to control crime in the
state," he added.
Yadav said Bihar is
becoming crime capital
of the country and
those sitting in power
in the State are protect-
ing the criminals.
Yadav said, when Ru-
pesh Kumar Singh was
murdered, CM Nitish
Kumar released a press
release that culprits be
arrested. "Who is he
making an appeal to?
He has been CM for 16
consecutive years and
also has the Home De-
partment in his portfo-
lio. Who is he making
an appeal to? Opposi-
tion?" asked Yadav.
Earlier, Yadav had
also said that rumours
have been circulating
that ministers in the Bi-
har government might
be involved in the mur-
der of the IndiGo air-
lines manager Rupesh
Kumar Singh. —ANI
New Delhi: Two Chi-
nese nationals, who
were arrested in a mon-
ey laundering case, &
sent to 14-day remand
of the Enforcement Di-
rectorate, said ED.
Two Chinese nation-
als Charlie Peng & Cart-
er Lee were produced to
a court which sent them
to 14-day remand, ED of-
ficials said. "They have
been accused of alleg-
edly running a hawala
racket to the tune of Rs
1,000 crore. In 2020, ED
has registered a case of
money laundering
against a Chinese na-
tional after their prem-
ises were raided by the
Income-tax depart-
ment," they added.
PARADE REHEARSAL ON FULL SWING
Indian Army
Soldiers take part in
Republic Day parade
rehearsal, at Rajpath
in New Delhi. As
the national capital
recorded a minimum
temperature of six
degrees Celsius
on the day, Indian
Soldiers were
seen giving the
final touch to their
Parade rehearsal
on Sunday. With
just 8 days to go,
Indian marching
contingents are
leaving no stone
unturned to give
their best, while
keeping the ‘new
normal’ in mind.
Two Chinese
held in money
laundering
Tejashwi Yadav meets kin of slain
IndiGo manager Rupesh in Chhapra
Will poor & helpless get
vax for free? asks Cong
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav meets the family of Rupesh Singh,
IndiGo manager who was shot dead in Patna on Sunday.
Health workers watch prime minister Narendra Modi virtual launch covid-19 vaccine drive.
ROLL-OUT PLAN?
New Delhi: On Sunday,
the Centre and protest-
ing farmers remained
at loggerhead over the
contentious agri laws
on Sunday with the
farmers saying they
will go ahead with the
proposed tractor pa-
rade in Delhi on Repub-
lic Day and Union agri-
culture minister Naren-
dra Singh Tomar stat-
ing that the government
is not ready to discuss
the complete withdraw-
al of the laws.
The withdrawal of
the laws is the main de-
mand of the farmers,
who have staged a pro-
test at Delhi’s borders
for over 50 days.
Bharatiya Kisan Un-
ion (BKU) leader Rake-
sh Tikait on Sunday
said that farmers are
prepared to protest
against the farm laws
“till May 2024”, and
termed the ongoing agi-
tation as an “ideologi-
cal revolution”.
Meanwhile, at a rally
in Karnataka, Union
home minister Amit
Shah said that “dou-
bling” farmers’ income
was the “biggest prior-
ity” of the Narendra
Modi government and
that the three central
farm laws will ensure
manifold hike in their
earnings.
Addressing a press
conference at the Sing-
hu border protest site,
farmer union leader Yo-
gendra Yadav said, “We
will carry out a tractor
parade on the Outer
Ring Road in Delhi on
Republic Day. The pa-
rade will be very peace-
ful. There will be no
disruption of the Re-
public Day parade. The
farmers will put up the
national flag on their
tractors.”
The Centre had
moved the Supreme
Court seeking an in-
junction against the
proposed tractor march
or any other kind of
protest by farmers
“which seeks to dis-
rupt” the gathering and
celebrations of Repub-
lic Day on 26 January.
The matter is pending
in court.
Another farmer un-
ion leader, Darshan Pal
Singh, alleged that the
National Investigation
Agency (NIA) is filing
cases against those who
are part of the protest
or supporting it.
“All farmer unions
condemn this,” Pal said,
referring to the NIA
summons reportedly is-
sued to a farmer union
leader in a case related
to the banned Sikhs For
Justice outfit.
While addressing in
on Sunday, Tikait said
the farmers want a le-
gal guarantee on Mini-
mum Support Price
(MSP). —Agencies
‘READYTOPROTESTTILLMAY2024’
Members of Bahujan Samajwadi Manch take part in Maati Sankalp March in solidarity with farmers
who are protesting against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi, on Sunday
Ludhiana: Punjab
farmers have left from
Ludhiana for Delhi to
participate in a tractor
parade on Republic Day
as a mark of protest
against the farm laws.
"We are leaving for Delhi
with our tractors and
will continue to do so till
January 24. Around 11
thousand tractors will be
making a move to Delhi
from Ludhiana itself. In
total, one lakh tractors
will participate in the
Republic Day tractor
parade from Ludhiana,
Amritsar, Faridkot, and
Bhatinda districts," said
a farmer. Protesting
farmers and their lead-
ers have said that they
will take out a massive
tractor rally in Delhi on
January 26 in protest
of the three contentious
farm laws.
New Delhi: The protesting farmers
refused to call off their Republic Day
tractor rally today, and said the probe
by the National Investigation Agency is
meant to break their big protest. Today,
as the agency summoned 40 people, In-
cluding farmer leader Baldev Singh Sirsa
for questioning in a case related to the
banned outfit Sikhs For Justice, farmers
alleged that the government has resorted
to “atrocities”. The government is op-
posing the tractor rally legally, the matter
will be heard by the Supreme Court
tomorrow. “Action is being taken against
those who cooperate in the movement,”
alleged a farmer leader. “We condemn
the action the NIA is taking, we will fight
against it legally, not only in the court.
The government’s attitude is oppressive,”
he added. In a tweet, Shiromani Akali Dal
leader and former Punjab Chief Minister
Parkash Singh Badal called it an attempt
to intimidate the farmers. “Strongly
condemn Centre’s attempts to intimidate
farmer leaders & supporters of KisanAn-
dolan by calling them for questioning by
NIA & ED. They aren’t anti-nationals. And
after failure of talks for the 9th time, it’s
absolutely clear that GOI is only trying to
tire out farmers,” his tweet read.
WON’TCALLOFFTRACTORRALLYONR-DAY,SAYPROTESTINGFARMERS
FARMERS LEAVE FOR DELHI TO
TAKE PART IN TRACTOR MARCH
—PHOTOBYANI
—PHOTOBYANI

INDIAJAIPUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
SC to...
by it to listen to the
grievances and make
recommendations to re-
solve the impasse.
Bhupinder Singh
Mann, president of
BKU (Mann) and chair-
man of All India Kisan
Coordination Commit-
tee had recused himself
from the court-appoint-
ed panel two days after
he was included in it,
saying “I will always
stand with my farmers
and Punjab”.
The committee com-
prised Bhupinder Sin-
gh Mann, national pres-
ident of Bhartiya Kisan
Union; Dr Parmod Ku-
mar Joshi, Director for
South Asia, Interna-
tional Food Policy Re-
search Institute; Ashok
Gulati, agricultural
economist and former
chairman of the Com-
mission for Agricultur-
al Costs and Prices; and
Anil Ghanwat, presi-
dent of Shetkari Sang-
hatana.
On Saturday, a
farmers’ organisation
approached the Su-
preme Court urging it
to reconstitute the
four-member commit-
tee appointed by the
court to interact with
representatives of
farmers and govern-
ment for an amicable
resolution of the dif-
ferences over the new
farm laws.
The Bharatiya Kisan
Union (Lok Shakti) in
its plea pointed out
that one of the four
members, Bhupinder
Singh Mann, has
backed out of the com-
mittee, and the others
— Ashok Gulati,
Pramod Kumar Joshi
and Anil Ghanwat —
have already taken po-
sitions in support of
the farm laws.
The farmers’ body
wondered how these
three members could
submit a report with-
out bias when they had
already backed the
laws “made and passed
by the Central govern-
ment without enough
discussion with farm-
ers”.
Boris invites...
The three countries
have been invited to the
summit as guests to
“deepen the expertise
and experience around
the table.”
Highlighting the
growing cooperation
between India and the
United Kingdom over
the fight against the
coronavirus, the state-
ment read: “As ‘phar-
macy of the world’, In-
dia already supplies
more than 50% of the
world’s vaccines, and
the UK and India have
worked closely together
throughout the pan-
demic. Our Prime Min-
isters speak regularly
and Prime Minister
Johnson has said he
will visit India ahead of
the G7”.
Mishra-Gehlot...
positions spoke about a
possible cabinet expan-
sion and assembly ses-
sion in the second week
of February for the
budget session and
thereby Congress cir-
cles have ‘come alive’
with the though that
cabinet expansion and
political appointments
will happen before state
budget.
Interestingly, knowl-
edgable sources have
revealed that during
his one day visit to
Jaipur recently, AICC
General Secretary and
Rajya Sabha MP from
Rajasthan KC Venugo-
pal, apart from Kerala
issues, also held a dis-
cussion on the topic
with Gehlot and ad-
vised him to include
two MLAs from Pilot
camp into the cabinet,
informing that PIlot
camp has maintained
continuous ‘pressure’
on high command to
hold the cabinet ex-
pansion at the earli-
est.
Word is that the ru-
mor mongers are won-
dering who the two
names from Pilot camp
will be while many are
placing their bets on
‘return’ of Vishvendra
Singh and Ramesh
Meena.
However, there are
those too who claim
that the Pilot camp will
suggest two names on
its own.
But it is said that the
seasoned administra-
tor Gehlot has, in sim-
ple words, told Venugo-
pal that any decision
on the issue will be
made only after speak-
ing with Sonia and Ra-
hul in the next few
days.
And therefore the
timeline has now shift-
ed, it is believed, to be
anywhere between 26
January to pre-budget
since Governor Kalraj
Mishra is out of sta-
tion from 22nd Janu-
ary and even Gehlot
may tour Kerala for
party works between
22-23 January.
However, one perti-
nent question still re-
mains... what will be
the reaction of the 102
‘loyal’ MLAs who
stayed put with Gehlot
in a five-star hotel in
Jaisalmer for over a
month during the Pilot
rebellion?
FROM PG 1
PRIME MINISTER FLAGS OFF 8 TRAINS TO
BOOST CONNECTIVITY TO STATUE OF UNITYAhmedabad: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday flagged
off eight trains con-
necting different parts
of the country to Keva-
dia in Gujarat, via vid-
eo conferencing.
These trains will con-
nect Kevadia to Vara-
nasi, Dadar,
Ahmedabad, Hazrat Ni-
zamuddin, Rewa, Chen-
nai and Pratapnagar.
PM Modi said these
trains will help boost
tourism in the tribal re-
gion and increase con-
nectivity to the world’s
tallest statue, the Statue
of Unity, which he inau-
gurated in October 2018
on the occasion of Sard-
ar Vallabhbhai Patel’s
143rd birth anniversary.
The Ahmedabad-Ke-
vadia Jan Shatabdi Ex-
press,oneof the8trains,
has been equipped with
the ‘’Vista-dome tourist
coach’’ offers large
viewing areas with roof-
top glasses and seats for
passengers. PM inaugu-
rated the Dabhoi Chan-
dod converted broad
gauge railway line,
Chandod Kevadia new
broad gauge rail line,
newlyelectrifiedPratap-
nagar Kevadia section
and the new station
buildings of Dabhoi,
Chandod and Kevadia.
Railway Minister Pi-
yush Goyal, Gujarat CM
Vijay Rupani, Maha-
rashtra CM Uddhav
Thackeray & UP CM
Yogi Adityanath joined
the event via video link.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
A historic day!
Inaugurating various
projects relating to
Railways in Gujarat.
#StatueOfUnityByRailThe Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the ﬂagging off ceremony of eight trains connecting different regions of the country
to Kevadiya, Gujarat, through video conferencing with chief ministers of different states, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
MORE TOURISTS THAN STATUE OF LIBERTY: PM MODI
Ahmedabad: More
tourists visit the Stat-
ue of Unity in Gujarat
than the Statue of Lib-
erty in the US, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi said on Sunday,
adding almost 50 lakh
tourists have visited
the former since it
opened two over years
ago. In his address af-
ter flagging off eight
trains to Kevadia from
across India via video
conferencing, PM
Modi said that with in-
creased connectivity
over a lakh people will
visit Kevadia daily, as
per a survey.
PM Modi inaugurat-
ed the Statue of Unity,
billed as the world’s
tallest, in October 2018
on the occasion of
SardarVallabhbhaiPa-
tel’s 143rd birth anni-
versary.
Besides tourists vis-
iting the Statue of Uni-
ty, locals will be the big-
gest beneficiary of the
new rail connectivity,
PM Modi said. Even
the pilgrims visiting a
few centres located in
the region will get the
benefit of new trains to
Kevadia, he added.
Bhopal: A 13-year-
old girl was kid-
napped & gang-raped
by nine men in Mad-
hya Pradesh’s Uma-
ria district twice
within 5 days, the
police said, adding 7
people have been ar-
rested so far in the
case. The incident
comes at a time when
the Shivraj Singh
Chouhan govern-
ment is running the
‘Samman’ campaign
- a fortnight-long
public awareness
drive about crime
against women.
At least four such
chilling incidents in
the last six days
against women in
various parts of
Madhya Pradesh,
have raised ques-
tions about their
safety in the state.
According to po-
lice, the 13-year-old
girl was first kid-
napped by a young
man known to her on
January 4 & then
raped by him & 6 of
his friends for 2 days.
Before letting her
go on January 5, the
accused threatened
to kill her if she told
anybody so she did
not file a complaint.
The horror was re-
peated six days later
on January 11 by one
of the seven men
who raped her before
and then held captive
in jungles where 3
raped her again, the
police said.
13-year-old raped
twice by nine in five
days in MP: Police
New Delhi: With elec-
tions in West Bengal
slated to be held later
this year, the West Ben-
gal unit of BJP has
asked its central leader-
ship to send Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi,
party chief Jagat
Prakash Nadda, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah and Uttar Pradesh
CM Yogi Adityanath,
more frequently in the
state to attend rallies,
sources said.
As per sources, BJP
is also planning to cele-
brate Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose’s birth
anniversary function to
be attended by the PM
in a grand manner. The
party is also planning to
carry out a rath yatra in
the state. In 2019, the
party wanted to carry
out a similar yatra but
was unable to do so.
BJP demands more rallies of Nadda,
Shah, Adityanath before elections
Recently, the state unit of the party held a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP party
chief JP Nadda, in which the preparations for elections were reviewed. —FILE PHOTO
Legendary musician Ustad
Ghulam Mustafa dies at 89
Mumbai: Legendary
Indian classical musi-
cian and Padma Vib-
hushan awardee Ustad
Ghulam Mustafa Khan
died on Sunday after-
noon at his residence in
Mumbai. He was 89.
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa
Khan’s daughter-in-law
Namrata Gupta Khan
said that the veteran
breathed his last at
12.37 pm. “In the morn-
ing he was fine. We had
a 24 hour nurse at
home. During his mas-
sage he vomited and I
ran immediately his
eyes were shut and he
was breathing slowly. I
tried connecting to doc-
tors and when they
came he had already
died,” Namrata told
PTI. She said the family
is in shock due to his
sudden death as he was
keeping well.
Ustad Ghulam
Mustafa Khan had suf-
fered a brain stroke in
2019 and left side of his
body was paralysed.
Intense cold wave conditions to rise over next 2 days
New Delhi: Parts of
north India remained
under the grip of an in-
tense cold wave on Sun-
day with night tempera-
tures dropping below
the 5 degrees Celsius-
mark at some places
and dense fog envelop-
ing several areas.
The minimum tem-
perature in Delhi
dropped to 5.7 degrees
Celsius but it is likely to
rise over the next two
days due to a change in
the wind direction,
IMDsaid. The national
capital will see shallow
fog on Monday morning
and light rain is likely
to occur, the IMD said.
The city’s minimum
and maximum tempera-
tures are expected to
settle around 8 and 17
degrees Celsius. An
IMD said easterly winds
are blowing in Delhi
that are not as cold as
northwesterly winds
coming in from the
snow-clad western Him-
alayas. Hence, the mini-
mum temperature is
likely to rise by a few
notches over the next
two days.
Meanwhile, Delhi’s
air quality index (AQI)
improved slightly to the
‘very poor’ category
from ‘severe’ on Satur-
day as favourable wind
speed helped in disper-
sion of pollutants. The
city’s AQI was 329 at
8.30 pm on Sunday.
An AQI between zero
and 50 is considered
‘good’, 51 and 100 ‘satis-
factory’, 101 and 200
‘moderate’, 201 and 300
‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very
poor’, and 401 and 500
‘severe’. —PTI
Filmmaker-actor
Mahesh Manjrekar
booked for
‘slapping’ man
Mumbai: A case has
been filed against film-
maker-actor Mahesh
Manjrekar for allegedly
slapping and abusing a
man in Pune. According
to the case registered
against Mahesh Man-
jrekar, the incident took
place on Friday night
near Yavat village on
Pune-Solapur highway.
Thecomplainant,Kai-
las Satpute, had alleged
that his vehicle hit Ma-
hesh Manjrekar’s car
from behind after the
filmmaker applied sud-
den brakes. After this,
Manjrekar then stepped
out of his car and both
of them had an argu-
ment, following which
Manjrekar slapped &
abused him. He later
filed a police complaint
against the filmmaker.
Police has now regis-
tered a non-cognisable
offence under relevant
Indian Penal Code Sec-
tions against Mahesh
Manjrekar.Thenational
award winning film-
maker has directed crit-
ically-acclaimed Hindi
films like “Vaastav” and
“Astitva”, and a number
of Marathi movies.
Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan
Fog shrouds parts of the national capital, at the Ghazipur area in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI

NEWSJAIPUR | MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 2021
‘WHO IS IT
GONNA BE’?
One of the most anticipated
political developments
could occur in the next few
weeks when Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, after getting a
nod from the high command,
will go ahead with the
expansion of his cabinet.
While there are those who
might be dropped, there are
those whose position might
be elevated. But it is this
‘elevation’ that has resulted
in a conundrum for two
senior leaders hailing from
the capital city - Jaipur. The
‘calculation’ of Jaipur is
proving to be a major ‘point
of concern’ for the ‘higher
ups’ who get to decide
who stays and who does
not. And this conundrum
revolves around Chief Whip
Mahesh Joshi and Transport
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas. The issue
is that there can be only
one cabinet minister from
Jaipur. While the Mahesh
Joshi camp is excited about
the future possibilities,
even Khachariyawas camp
is assured of continuing
on the haloed pedestal.
Both the leaders are Gehlot
loyalists however they have
different ‘measurements’
for their loyalties. Joshi
has been at Gehlot’s side
for thirty years, howevern
Khachariyawas had ‘defected’
to Pilot camp for sometime
and returned back to Gehlot
camp after listening to his
inner voice. While Joshi
comes across as a seasoned,
experienced and mature
leader, Khachariyawas is
a firebrand politician who
does not mince his words
and therefore one section of
the Congress party leaders
believed that being the state
capital, Jaipur could boast
of two cabinet ministers as
well! —Yogesh Sharma
INTERFAITH WEDDING SPARKS ROW,
POLICE DENY ‘LOVE JIHAD’ THEORY
Bikaner: An inter-
faith marriage here
has led the Hindu
woman’s family to al-
lege the alliance to be
a case of “love jihad”,
prompting a Union
Minister to demand a
law in Rajasthan
against the alleged
practice of marriage
for religious conver-
sion.
Union Minister of
State for Agriculture
Kailash Chaudhary
demanded the law in
the state despite the
girl in a video state-
ment on social media
and to the police as-
serting that she mar-
ried on her own ac-
cord and police too
rejecting the allega-
tion. The controversy
erupted after Bikaner
resident Manish Dudi,
18, married 22-year-
old Mukhtiyar Khan
last month after a
brief love affair,
prompting the wom-
an’s family to issue a
statement on social
media, terming the al-
liance to be a case of
“love jihad”.
While the woman’s
father, in his video
statement, sought the
community’s help in
the matter, her grand-
father threatened that
he would commit sui-
cide with the entire
family members if no
justice is done to
them. The video state-
ment by her family
led the woman to is-
sue a statement, as-
serting that she mar-
ried the man on her
own will on December
10 last year and in-
stead of her convert-
ing to the Islam, the
man himself has con-
verted to Hinduism.
She also reached the
Naya Sahar police sta-
tion on Saturday to
give her statement to
the police and sought
protection from it.
The Bikaner police
said it was not a case
of “love Jihad” and
both the youths have
married as per their
own free will. “The ru-
mours are baseless
and the district police
appeals to ignore such
rumours,” Bikaner
police tweeted along
with the video mes-
sage of the girl. On
the other hand, MoS
for agriculture
Kailash Chaudhary,
who is a member of
Lok Sabha from Ra-
jasthan, said the mat-
ter of “love jihad”
should be investigated
properly. “Such inci-
dents are not good for
social harmony. A law
against love jihad
should be enacted on
the lines of UP. The
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty stands with Bikan-
er’’s family and as-
sures them that the
BJP will enact a strong
law in Rajasthan to
prevent such inci-
dents on coming to
power ib state in fu-
ture,” he tweeted.—PTI
Police personnel trying to stop the agitating people after trouble erupted in Bikaner.
Minister Kailash
Chaudhary
demanded a law
in the state to
check “love
Jihad” cases
Mercury dips
at several
places in Raj
Adopt innovative
methods: Pant
Jaipur: Night tempera-
tures dipped by a few
degrees in parts of Ra-
jasthan where Pilani
was the coldest place
with 1.4 degrees Celsius
followed by Churu
which shivered at 1.9
degrees. Dense fog also
engulfed many parts of
the state.
Ganganagar, Jais-
almer, Bikaner, Alwar,
Bundi and Dabok re-
corded 2.5, 6.1, 6.3, 7.4,
9.6 and 10 degrees re-
spectively.
The night tempera-
ture in Ajmer, Jaipur,
Barmer and Jodhpur
was 11.1, 11.6, 12.3 and
13.2 degrees respective-
ly, according to the
weather department
here.
According to weather
department there will
be no repite from the
cold in this week. How-
ever, fog has affected
the life in Rajasthan.
Dense fog has affected
the train and air ser-
vices in state. —PTI
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Additional
Chief Secretary, Public
health and engineering
department Sudhansh
PantonSundaystressed
the need to adopt inno-
vative methods to im-
prove results and to
meet the expectations
of the common people.
Pant said that the of-
ficers should think
about doing something
different and service
delivery can be im-
proved further by small
yet continuous efforts
towards betterment.
Pant was addressing a
meeting of the officials
of the PHED and
Ground Water depart-
ments at the headquar-
ters of the PHED on
Sunday.
He said that innova-
tive thoughts will be
encouraged for time-
bound implementation
of the water projects.
HCtohearEDpetition
inVadracasetoday
Real estate honchos, Babus get
together to celebrate New Year
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Prominent real
estate businessmen, bu-
reaucrats, and politi-
cians got together on
Sunday to celebrate
the New Year.
The event took place
in the NRI Central Park
where many officials,
politicians and real es-
tate businessmen par-
ticipated from across
the state. The dignitar-
ies include Gopal Gup-
ta, Atma Ram Gupta,
Anurag Sharma, Deek-
shant Sharma, Kamal
Sethia, Vivek Sethia,
Ravinder Pratap Singh,
Virendra Meel, MLA
Amin Kagzi, JMC
Greater Mayor Dr
Somya, IAS Neeraj K
Pawan, and many oth-
ers were present.
The builders greeted
each other for the New
Year and discussed
their projects. The city
developers have done a
lot of work together in
the Covid crisis. A lot of
social activities were
performed during the
lockdown period. They
distributed daily food
ration to around 2,000
people for five consecu-
tive months.
Suryaveer Singh
Jaisalmer: The Spice-
Jet decision to stop ser-
vices at Jaisalmer air-
port has come as a
shock to civil aviation
sector here. The deci-
sion has come at a time
when the airport was
gearing up for services
after Covid-19 shocks
in 2020.
It is being viewed as
big setback for the sec-
tor as well as for whole
region which attracts
huge traffic of the
tourists.
SpiceJet had been op-
erating from here for
the last three years.
But now it has decided
to suspend services
from January 28.
The ticket booking
has already been can-
celled.
As per civil aviation
rule there is provision
to suspend services dur-
ing off season. Hence
the decision to stop it.
Meanwhile, BS Mee-
na, Director, Civil Air-
port said that they will
write to the company
management to contin-
ue the service as 10,000
passengers had used
the services during the
month of December.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Enforce-
ment Directorate has
sought permission from
the Rajasthan high
court to detain and in-
terrogate business-
man Robert Vadra, hus-
band of AICC general
secretary Priyanka
Gandhi, in a money
laundering and land
deal case of Bikaner.
Hearing in the case
will be held in the high
court on Monday. There
is a stay on his arrest
till the hearing in the
case tomorrow.
Due to various rea-
sons, arguments on the
case have not started yet
despite repeated re-
quests by the ED. The
directorate has now re-
questedthehighcourtto
give permission to inter-
rogate Vadra and co-ac-
cused Mahesh Nagar.
The matter will be
heard on Monday in the
bench of Judge Push-
pendra Singh Bhati in
the High Court. ASG
Rajdeepak Rastogi and
Bhanu Pratap Bohra
will be appearing on be-
half of ED. While senior
supreme court advocate
KTS Tulsi will appear
on behalf of Vadra.
In the past, Vadra did
not appear before the
ED despite summons
and filed a petition in
the high court at Jodh-
pur against it. The high
court had asked Vadra
to appear before the ED
along with his mother
to reply to the questions
of the ED following
which he had appeared
before the ED officials
in Jaipur.
Ravindra Pratap Singh, Sanjay Gupta, CP Jain, Amin Kagzi,
Anurag Sharma, Gopal Gupta during the get together
SpiceJet stops air services to Jaisalmer
Seagulls inside the Anasagar Lake during cold winter morning in
Ajmer on Sunday. —PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA
ACS, PHED Sudhansh Pant
addressing the meet.
Decision has come as a shock to civil aviation sector.
Senior supreme court advocate KTS Tulsi will appear on behalf of
Robert Vadra.
Due to various
reasons,
arguments have
not started yet
despite requests
by the ED
JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH TO HEAR CASE
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Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: One of the few
departments of the
state government that
always has a heightened
interaction with public
is the Public Works De-
partment since major
works like road or build-
ing construction falls
under its ambit and if
the quality and pace of
work is not kept a check
on, it would show the
government in poor
light. Moreover, devoid
of a dedicated hand as
minister in the depart-
ment, PWD’s working
had become slack.
However, off late, the
entire department
seems to have changed
now. Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot entrusted
the responsibility of
running this depart-
ment without a minis-
ter to his trusted bu-
reaucrat Rajesh Yadav,
as Principal Secretary,
and within a short time
Yadav has also started
giving results.
Till a few months
back, PWD was held by
the then Deputy CM
Sachin Pilot, but after
Pilot’s dismissal, this
department continued
to functionwithout any-
one looking into its af-
fairs. In the absence of
a minister, the PWD de-
partment had neither a
formula for timely com-
pletion of the schemes
nor a well-planned ac-
tion plan for funding
the schemes while its
officials had lost the
willpower.
In such a situation,
after the change in the
bureaucracy at the top
level in the Secretariat,
the Chief Minister gave
responsibility for the
PWD department to Ya-
dav, keeping in mind his
administrative skills
and experience. Yadav
also did not disappoint
the Chief Minister and
taking responsibility of
the department, started
giving results. The offi-
cials were given clear
instructions that no
compromise would be
made with the quality
of construction. They
were also told that they
will not sit in the head-
quarters and engage in
‘monitoring through
files’ but the project di-
rector himself will have
to reach the spot and
give physical verifica-
tion report of the pro-
ject every 15 days.
Till now, there was
not much coordination
with the National High-
ways Authority of India
i.e. NHAI in the Public
Works Department. Ya-
dav, after taking charge
of the department,
started a series of meet-
ings with NHAI officials
and also reviewed road
development and strate-
gic projects. Yadav has
given a 3-point mantra
to all the subordinate of-
ficers of the department
stressing on quality, use
of state-of-the-art tech-
nology and completing
the plan in a time bound
manner. Moreover, the
works of MP and MLA
funds will also be com-
pleted on priority, the
officers have been told.
Chairing a meeting
of the department re-
cently, Yadav ordered
for removal of en-
croachments on nation-
al and state highways.
He stressed that the
State Road Develop-
ment and Construction
Corporation, besides
the projects of the State
Government, should
list and enter joint ven-
ture with NHAI and pri-
vate companies with
strong financial posi-
tion so that the credit
and income of the cor-
poration increase. Mod-
ern and new technolo-
gies should be used in
road development and
construction works.
Overall, it can be said
that PWD is now toiling
hard to bring about a
metamorphosis in the
direction of strengthen-
ing the framework of
road safety, construc-
tion quality and project
monitoring. If the ‘Ya-
dav formula’ is success-
ful, the department will
not only improve its im-
age, but will also be-
come an example of suc-
cessfully running with-
out a minister.
Will the PWD successfully carry out ‘working without minister’ formula?
DELIVERING POSITIVE RESULTS
Gehlot’s nod to make marriage
registration process easier
CHIEF MINISTER APPROVES PROPOSALS
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has de-
cided to improve the
procedures for regis-
tration of marriages in
the state and make
them easier. This will
ensure effective com-
pliance of the Mar-
riage Act and birth reg-
istration rules in Ra-
jasthan.
For this, Gehlot has
approved proposals to
make necessary
amendments in the Ra-
jasthan Marriage Com-
pulsory Registration
Act, 2009 and Rajasthan
Birth and Death Regis-
tration Rules, 2000.
As per the proposal
of the Planning & Sta-
tistics Department, the
proposed amendment
to the Rajasthan Mar-
riage Compulsory Reg-
istration Act, 2009 will
be made by the state
government to appoint
District Marriage Reg-
istration Officers in all
districts as well as ad-
ditional District Mar-
riage Registration Of-
ficers and Block Mar-
riage Registration Of-
ficers as required. Fur-
thermore, the registra-
tion process will be
simplified by making
amendments related to
the age of marriage reg-
istration & method of
registration. Similarly,
according to another
proposal of Planning &
Statistics Department
for amendment to Ra-
jasthan Birth & Death
Registration Rules, 2000,
the new rules of regis-
tration are also applica-
ble in case, the birth
registration of a child is
more than 15 years.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla on
Sunday, laid the foun-
dation stone for con-
struction or widening
of 22 roads in his con-
stituency.
The projects of 160-
km long roads have
beenstartedatthecost
of Rs 88 crore under
the ‘PM Gram Sadak
Yojna.’ Birla laid the
foundation stone vir-
tually during a pro-
gramme held at his
camp office. Nearly
half a dozen MLAs
from Bundi, which
falls under his constit-
uency, also joined the
virtual function. The
LS speaker said that
opportunities for set-
ting up agro- based in-
dustries are also being
explored in Kota and
Bundi. He requested
MLAstoidentifyareas
intheirrespectivecon-
stituencies, which re-
quire special action
plan for development.
Talking to report-
ers, Birla said that
making villages ‘self-
reliant’isimportantto
stop migration of peo-
plefromruraltourban
areas. He added that
new development
works will be started
in Kota in near future.
Earlier, Birla conduct-
ed a public hearing at
his residence. A dele-
gation of Gurjar com-
munityledbyDrBadri
Gochar also felicitated
Birla’s daughter, An-
jali Birla, who has
been recently selected
in the Civil Services.
New devp works will start in
Kota in near future: Birla
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: With a target of
nil pendency in the year
2021, the state Commer-
cial Tax Department has
expedited the process to
disposeoff pendingcases
of VAT and CST recov-
ery in Rajasthan, where
many cases with a total
amount of Rs. 4,180 crore
have been cleared in nine
months of the current
fiscal year.
As on April 1, 2020,
cases of VAT and CST re-
coveryworthRs.20,799.71
crore were pending in
the state and of them,
cases worth Rs. 4,180
crore have been disposed
off in nine months of
current Financial year.
The Commercial Tax
Department has 14 Depu-
ty Commissioner offices
and three of them are in
Jaipur apart from the of-
fice of Deputy Commis-
sioner - Rajasthan Head
Quarters, anti-evasion
and maximum of the
pending cases were re-
lated to the offices locat-
ed in Jaipur.
Lookingatthepending
recovery, the Chief Com-
missioner of SGST Ab-
hishek Bhagotia took the
initiative to dispose off
the cases.
The GST collection in
December was Rs.
1,15,174 crore in country,
which is highest ever
since GST was imple-
mented. The growth rate
in December 2020 was 12
percent higher as com-
pared to December 2019
in country. In Rajasthan,
the growth rate in GST
revenuecollectionwas16
percent. The state was on
second position in main-
land states of India, after
Odisha where the growth
rate was 20 percent.
In Rajasthan, maxi-
mum of the pending re-
covery of VAT and CST
were related to outstand-
ing declaration of VAT
payment at concessional
rate. This amount was
close to Rs 6,707 crore on
April 1, 2020, which re-
duced to Rs 4,527 crore by
the end of December, as
thestategovernmenthad
undertaken the initiative
to settle the cases in this
category and the time pe-
riod for submission of
declaration was given to
the taxpayers.
Similarly, the amount
in cases, in which the
unilateral decisions
against the taxpayer re-
garding the departmen-
tal demand were chal-
lenged, is close to Rs.
4,190 crore. The depart-
ment also expeditiously
disposed off petitions
filed against ex- parte de-
cisions given by officials.
In this category, pending
demands of Rs. 651 crore
were settled.
However, the concern
is about untraceable tax-
payers. The department
made several efforts to
trace such taxpayers, but
no progress was made.
Underthiscategory,upto
the month of December,
Rs 6.32 crore were added
to the pending amount.
Bhagotia said that the
pending cases are being
monitored.
ABLE BHAGOTIA MOTIVATES DEPARTMENT TO
DISPOSE OFF PENDING TAX CASES IN STATE
Gurjar community
honours Anjali Birla
First India Bureau
Kota: The daughter of
LS Speaker Om Birla,
Anjali Birla, who has
recently been selected
for civil services by the
Union Public Service
Commission (UPSC),
was felicitated by a del-
egation on behalf of
Gurjar community.
The delegation led by
a young leader, Dr
Badri Gochar honoured
Anjali Birla and gifted
her a sword as well.
Former Pradhan
Mannalal Gurjar,
Councilor Dhanraj
Chechi, Kanhaiya Lal
Fauji, Mahavir Gurjar,
Ghanshyam Gurjar,
Suresh Gurjar, Rajen-
dra Gurjar, Mangilal,
Deva Padiyar, Harish
Gunjal, Hari Gurjar,
Ramesh Rajawat, Go-
pal Banjara, Devi Lal
Gochar, Narayan Posw-
al Dignitaries includ-
ing Ramesh Tanwar,
Girdhari Chahan,
Narayan Chauhan
were also present on
the occasion.
STATUS OF PENDING CASES OF VAT AND CST IN RAJASTHAN
Pending Cases Type 1 April 2020 1 January 2021 Cases Settled
Declaration form 670721.55 452734.68 217986.87
Ex Party decisions 419031.77 353871.41 65160.36
Input Tax Credit 229775.21 182167.96 37607.25
Revenue Collection Register 170323.48 100456.69 69866.79
Non traceable dealers 158147.87 158780.47 + 632.60
Total Pending Cases 2079971.41 1661989.89 417981.52
STATUS OF OLD PENDING VAT & CST CASES
AT DEPUTY COMMISSIONER’s OFFICE
Office 1 April 2020 1 January 2021
DC Jaipur–I 240360.03 201582.08
DC Jaipur–II 186559.80 146922.37
DC Jaipur–III 402449.85 327314.25
DC Raj-AE HQ 187942.20 171333.98
DC Alwar 343446.33 241219.21
The department
is very serious to
bring down the
pendency. The target
for the year 2021 is nil
pendency. Directions have
been given to officials
to speedily dispose off
cases, which have no
technical complexity.
—Abhishek Bhagotia,
Chief Commissioner,
SGST
TOTAL PENDING CASES
In all 14 DC offices 2079971.41 1661989.89
Abhishek Bhagotia
LS Speaker Om Birla virtually lays the foundation stone of
various development projects at his camp office in Kota.
Off late, the department has grown from
strength to strength under Principal
Secretary Rajesh Yadav’s command
The period of birth registration increased
CM Ashok Gehlot
Rajesh Yadav
Young Gurjar leader, Dr Badri Gochar felicitates Anjali Birla by
gifting her a sword during a function held in Kota on Sunday.
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,746
DEATHS
3,14,920
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,365 DEATHS 2,55,872 CASES
DELHI
10,746 DEATHS 6,32,429 CASES
WORLD
20,35,270
DEATHS
9,51,86,434
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
1,05,71,658
CONFIRMED CASES
1,52,447
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
50,438 DEATHS 19,90,759 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
8,570 DEATHS 5,96,137 CASES
KARNATAKA
12,166 DEATHS 9,31,997 CASES

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This pigment deficiency
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FAIZA SAYYED, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A senior will repose full
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at work. Situation on the
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despite rising expenditure. A property
issue may create tension. Those
preparing for an important exam will
have to work hard.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A profitable day is also
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There is much that needs
to be done, so tighten your
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you with oodles of energy and enable
you to finish your work in a jiffy.
Budgetary planning will be required
for those going in for a renovation.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Good diet and regular
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physically and mentally
robust. At work, you are
likely to remain in control and see a
project to completion. Financially,
you remain in a comfortable
situation. Travelling long distance is
not recommended today.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your efforts on the
professional front will be
noted by those who matter.
A child or younger sibling
can make you proud by his or her
achievements. Good health keeps you
energetic all throughout. A get together
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pocket.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A new exercise regime may
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Disagreements with a family member
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JAN 21 - FEB 19
An alternative to your staple
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TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Self-discipline and not
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time for family, but you will be able
to make up for it later. Candlelight
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CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
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JUNE 22 - JULY 23
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Taking up a good health
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Suffering. Such a
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profile it is: to serve those
who cannot express their
pain. The look in their
eyes when I give them love
and care and the tail wag-
ging when they are meet-
ing their new forever fam-
ily is something that can-
not be expressed in words.
I am glad the lockdown
happened and I am glad
that I am in the vocation
that I am in.
Yet, it can also be dis-
heartening at times. When
we have to admit aban-
doned animals when we
have to take in young
motherless pups, when we
have to bury the ones that
don’t make it, and when
adopted pups are returned
to us.
Yet, ask me if I would
want it any other way, and
you know my answer. Very
few people understand the
challenges of running an
animal shelter. Fewer vol-
unteers and even fewer
would care to support the
work of animal welfare.
And yet animal charities
face a lot of criticism on
various fronts from these
very people.
Let’s understand then
the challenges animal
shelters and hospitals
face.
1
Overcrowding: A
shelter is no place
for healthy pups.
Shelters are usually
rife with infectious virus-
es and by bringing in
healthy pups and kittens,
people subject them to the
same infections. Picking
healthy pups from the
streets and dropping them
off at shelters is not ani-
mal welfare. If manage-
ment refuses to take on
healthy pups, take a mo-
ment to understand their
reasoning. Puppies, just
as other animals are hap-
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tat. If the street is their
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Lack of local sup-
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pendant on funds
and support. It is a
known fact that most ani-
mal charities are support-
ed by international do-
nors. But the government
has lately toughened
FCRA policies. As a result,
getting international
funds has become very dif-
ficult. It is time then, that
local people come together
and support the work of
the animal charities in
their city because after all
the charity benefits them
the most. It is easy to criti-
cize the charity for any
mishaps. But how many of
you have chosen to volun-
teer there or support them
in kind or tried to under-
stand their challenges.
3
Ignorance of dog
adopters: There
is a general trend
of people wanting
to own a pedigree dog.
This when shelters are
struggling to get their In-
die pups adopted. People
call to inquire if we have
any pedigree pups for
adoption. It is heartbreak-
ing that Indie pups are
considered inferior to
those of an international
breed. When animal ac-
tivists explain to people
that Indie pups are more
suited to Indian weather,
it is as though they are
talking to a wall. Interna-
tional celebrities also
adopt from shelters and
they adopt dogs local to
their city or country. Why
then do we as Indians
want to adopt breeds not
natural to our country?
As a result of this shel-
ters continue to be over-
crowded.
4
Short Staffed:
Shelters are often
short-staffed. It is
humanely impossi-
ble for shelters to individu-
ally take care of every pup
that comes in. Volunteers
can help ease the burden
however they too have tim-
ing limitations. To expect
that a shelter would pro-
vide the best care, would
be naive. They are all try-
ing to do their best with
the available resources.
Try volunteering instead
of criticizing.
5
The little ones
need special care:
Leaving very young
pups in the care of
shelters is not a wise deci-
sion as the little ones need
frequent care and feeding.
Sign up as a foster family
so the pups can have a
chance at life. Stop by and
talk to your local shelter,
and find out how you could
be of help.
Remember to be part of
the change you would
want to experience in oth-
ers. Begin then with you
coming forward to help the
puppies and the shelters
that care for them.
Of Pups and
SHELTERSMARIAM ABUHAIDERI
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