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JAIPUR l SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 165
P6
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
CBI HAS BECOME LIKE A ‘PAN SHOP’
UNDER THE BJP GOVT AT THE CENTRE,
SAYS MAHA MINISTER ASLAM SHAIKH
CHHATH DEVOTION DEFIES CORONA CURSE
‘Asthmatic’ Sonia moves
out of Delhi to Goa with
Rahul to avoid pollution
New Delhi/Panaji:
Congress interim presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi on
Friday reached Panaji
alongwithhissonRahul
Gandhi after doctors ad-
vised her to shift out of
Delhi for a few days to
avoid the heavy pollu-
tion in the national capi-
talinviewof herchronic
chest infection.
Sonia Gandhi has
been under heavy medi-
cation pursuant to her
discharge from hospital
in August, and doctors
are concerned about her
consistent chest infec-
tion, which has not gone
onaccountof Delhi’spol-
lution, the sources said.
The air pollution in
Delhi has aggravated
her asthma and her
chest condition, and she
has been advised by doc-
tors to briefly shift out
from here, they said.
She is going at a time
whendemandsforintro-
spection over the Bihar
election loss are being
raised by a section of
party leaders, Turn to P6
All eyes on Amit
Shah’s visit to
Chennai today
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister and sen-
ior BJP leader Amit
Shah’s visit to Chennai
on Friday is the talk of
the town.
With Assembly elec-
tions in Tamilnadu
round-the-corner, Amit
Shah’s visit assumes
greater significance.
As per schedule, the
Union Minister will de-
clare open Thervoy
Kandigai reservoir
(Chennai’s fifth reser-
voir) and also lay the
foundation stone for
several infrastructure
projects.
After his official en-
gagements, Amit Shah
is expected hold crucial
meetings with Tamil-
nadu BJP leaders about
their preparations for
the forthcoming elec-
tions and what alliance
to be stitched. He may
discuss with them
about the constituen-
cies where the party is
confident of winning.
A grand reception is
being planned by BJP to
welcome Amit Shah to-
morrow from Chennai
airport. The state BJP
unit is looking for high-
profile people who can
be inducted into the
party in his presence.
Turn to P6
AFTER SIBAL’S REMARKS, SONIA
NAMES 4 ‘DISSENTERS’ TO PANELS
New Delhi: Ward co New Delhi: Days after Kapil
Sibal’s comments about the Congress’ decline sparked
another bout of infighting, party chief Sonia Gandhi
has included four members of the dissenting camp
in three committees set up to keep her informed on
matters relating to national security, foreign affairs and
the economy. Announced Friday, just before Ms Gandhi
leaves for Goa to escape Delhi pollution, the appoint-
ments are being seen as a move to ward off further
public embarrassment - such as that caused by Mr
Sibal’s interview to the Indian Express or the letter by
23 leaders challenging the Gandhi family’s control. The
committee on economic affairs includes former Finance
Minister P Chidambaram. The second committee (on
foreign affairs) has both Anand Sharma and Shashi
Tharoor, and Ghulam Nabi Azad and Veerappa Moily
have been named to the third.
Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and party leader Rahul
Gandhi arrive at Goa Airport on Friday.
CRUCIAL
MEETINGS
Amit Shah is expected
hold crucial meetings
with Tamilnadu BJP
leaders about their
preparations for the
forthcoming elections
and what alliance to
be stitched
Devotees gather at the bank of Ganga River to perform rituals on the occasion of Chhath Puja, in Patna. (Right) Women offering prayers to
the Sun God in Kolkata on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI
SEBI PETITIONS SUPREME COURT TO DIRECT
SAHARA’S SUBRATA ROY TO PAY `62,600 CR
OR CANCEL HIS PAROLE IF HE DOESN’T YIELD
PM REVIEWS SECURITY
WITH FORCES’ TOP BRASS
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Friday held a review
meeting with top secu-
rity brass in the wake of
the killing of four JeM
terrorists in Jammu
and Kashmir, and as-
sertedthat security forc-
es have thwarted their
efforts to wreak “major
havoc and destruction”.
Government sources
said that the terrorists
were planning “some-
thing big” on the anni-
versary of the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack.
Inhistweetsfollowing
the meeting, Modi said,
“Neutralisingof 4terror-
ists belonging to Paki-
stan-based terrorist or-
ganisation Jaish-e-Mo-
hammed and the pres-
ence of large cache of
weapons and explosives
with them indicate that
theireffortstowreakma-
jor havoc and destruc-
tion have once again
beenthwarted.”Turn to P6
Terrorists were planning “something big” on the 26/11
Mumbai terror attack anniversary, say govt sources
KILLING OF FOUR JeM TERRORISTS
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
Our security forces
have once again dis-
played utmost bravery
and professional-
ism. Thanks to their
alertness, they have
defeated a nefarious
plot to target grass-
roots level democratic
exercises in J&K.
Ambala: Haryana health
minister, 67-year-old
and a diabetic, Anil Vij
was administered a trial
dose of Bharat Biotech’s
Covaxin on Friday. He
attended office two
hours after vaccina-
tion. “It is a matter of
pride for every Indian
that Bharat Biotech
is coming up with an
indigenous vaccine for
Covid-19. I volunteered
to become one of the
participants for the
third phase trial so that
people shed their fears
and come forward to
volunteer,” said Vij.
Anil Vij gets
covaxin shot
‘LOVE JIHAD’ INVENTED BY BJP
TO DIVIDE COUNTRY: GEHLOT
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Known for his
immaculate timing
when it comes to open-
ing a front against the
rival camp, senior Con-
gress leader and Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Friday
cornered the Bhartiya
Janta Party (BJP), in his
now famous style of ver-
bal ‘war’, when he al-
leged that “Love Jihad”
is a word manufactured
by the BJP to divide the
nation and disturb com-
munal harmony.
With BJP govern-
ments in Uttar Pradesh,
Haryana and Madhya
Pradesh saying that
they are considering en-
actment of laws to curb
such marriages, Gehlot
hit back strongly at
what he considers a
“ploy to divide people”.
Gehlot, who often
uses social media plat-
form to take on the saf-
fron party, took to twit-
ter and said that mar-
riage is a personal deci-
sion and the BJP is
putting curbs on it.
“Love Jihad is a word
manufactured by the
BJP to divide the nation
and disturb communal
harmony. Marriage is a
matter of personal lib-
erty, bringing a law to
curb it is completely un-
constitutional and it
will not stand in any
court of law. Jihad has
no place in love,” Ge-
hlot tweeted.
“They are creating
an environment in the
nation where consent-
ing adults would be at
the mercy of state pow-
er. Marriage is a per-
sonal decision and
they are putting curbs
on it, which is like
snatching away per-
sonal liberty,” he said
in another tweet.
Gehlot said it seemed
to be a “ploy to disrupt
communal harmony,
fuel social conflict and
disregard constitution-
al provisions like the
state not discriminat-
ing against citizens on
any ground”. Turn to P6
More on P8
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
6 CHILDREN AMONG 14 KILLED IN
ROAD ACCIDENT IN UP’S PRATAPGARH
Pratapgarh: Fourteen
people, including six
children, died in a tragic
road accident in Uttar
Pradesh’s Pratapgarh
after their car rammed
a truck on the highway
late on Thursday night.
All the occupants of the
SUV died in the crash
and several others have
been injured. The ac-
cident occured around
11.45pm on Thursday on
the Prayagraj-Lucknow
highway near Deshraj
Inara village. Visuals
from the accident show
a crumpled Mahindra
Bolero being pulled out
from the back of the
truck. Pratapgarh Super-
intendent of Police (SP)
Anurag Arya said the
truck had been parked at
the side of the highway
due to a punctured tyre
when the SUV rammed
it from behind in the
dead of the night. Half
of the car was pulled out
in a mangled state from
under the truck later by
police officials, he said.
All victims were return-
ing home to their village
in Kunda in the district
after attending a wedding
in Nawabganj, the police
official said, adding that
all help has been assured
to the families of the
victims. Five bodies were
recovered soon after the
crash whereas the rest
of the bodies were pulled
out after the crumbled
car was retrieved from
under the truck, which
took almost two hours.
Crumpled SUV being pulled out from back of the truck.
MODI’S VACCINATION STRATEGY
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on
Friday chaired a meeting to review India’s strat-
egy for Covid-19 vaccination and its subsequent
delivery and distribution. Important issues related
to the progress of vaccine development, regulatory
approvals and procurement were also discussed.
Various issues, including the prioritisation of popu-
lation groups, reaching out to healthcare workers,
cold-chain infrastructure augmentation, adding vac-
cinators and tech platform for vaccine roll-out were
also discussed in the meeting, PM Modi said.
2. WORLD CHILDREN’S DAY
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Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: In what could
be a severe jolt to the
trading class, Chief
Commissioner (SGST)
Abhishek Bhagotia has
decided to start recover-
ing approximately
Rs1600 crore on account
of C form demand of
2014-15. The central gov-
ernment had set Sep-
tember 30, 2020 as the
last date to submit C
forms after many exten-
sions. The trading com-
munity expected anoth-
er extension which has
not come their way now.
Bhagotia has decided
to himself monitor the
recovery of huge pend-
ing amount. He said,
“People have not sub-
mitted their C-forms
despite getting suffi-
cient time. In fact, in
some cases even C-
forms for FY 2009-2010
are due.”
It is noteworthy that
C form is used for the
sales done on conces-
sional VAT rates and it
is made available to
seller by the purchaser
of the goods on conces-
sional price.
Bhagotia has in-
structed his depart-
ment to start recover-
ing difference between
normal and concession-
al rates.
According to SGST
department right now
only cases of FY 2019-10
will be taken for consid-
eration and it is not pur-
suing cases of FY 2015-
16, 2016-17 and the first
quarter of 2017-18. It is
worth mentioning that
according to VAT rule
section 12 (7), the de-
partment can provide
relief to the taxpayer in
case of proper reasons
for not submitting the
C-form within the stipu-
lated time.
SGST starts process to recover `1600 cr
A JOLT TO TRADING CLASS
Draft electoral rolls of all 200
Vidhan Sabha areas published
Vishal
Jaipur: The election de-
partment has published
the draft electoral rolls
of all 200 Assembly con-
stituencies in the state
and a special drive will
be run for summary re-
vision of photo electoral
rolls.
Chief electoral officer
Praveen Gupta in-
formed that application
can be filed for adding
name of eligible voter,
who will complete 18
yearsonJanuary1,2021,
in form 6 from Novem-
ber 21 to December 21
while those seeking cor-
rection in name can ap-
ply in Form 8.
Final electoral rolls
will be published on 18
January. The voter list
can be seen on depart-
ment’s website https://
ceorajasthan.nic.in .
He said that applica-
tion forms can be ob-
tained for free from
BLOs while it can also
be downloaded from the
website.Allapplications
can be given to booth
level officers or can be
filed online at the portal
www.voterportal.eci.
gov.inorthroughmobile
app.
Gupta said that spe-
cial camps will be or-
ganised on November
29 and December 6 at all
52,009 booths in the state
where BLOs and booth
level agents of recog-
nised political parties
will receive applica-
tions.Ontheotherhand,
the state government
has banned transfers of
collectors, SDMs and
other officers who are
engaged in the revision
of voter lists. Ban has
been issued on transfers
of these officials from
Nov 20 to Jan 18.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Energy minis-
ter Dr BD Kalla on
Thursday launched a
mobile app for effective
monitoring of electric-
ity theft. The vigilance
teams of DIMSOMs will
now be able make chal-
lan and submit data on-
line from spot through
the app developed by
Jaipur DISCOM.
JVVNL MD AK Gup-
ta said that the process
of preventing power
theft will now be com-
pletely transparent and
this will not cause trou-
ble to consumers.
However, in case of
complaints, these will
be resolved through
conciliation commit-
tees.
Kalla said reduction
of 1 percent in trans-
mission and distribu-
tion losses saves Rs. 450
crore and the state gov-
ernment in the last one
and a half years has
brought down the t&d
losses by more than 2
percent.
He said that the loss-
es which were 41% in
2005 are18 percent at
present. Appreciating
the move, Kalla said it
will also be implement-
ed in Ajmer and Jodh-
pur DISCOMs after its
successful implementa-
tion.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Former tour-
ism minister and
Deeg-Kumher MLA
Vishvendra Singh met
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot on Friday to de-
mand recommendation
of the state govern-
ment to the Centre to
provide OBC reserva-
tion to Jat community
people of Bharatpur
and Dholpur at the
Centre too. Interesting-
ly, Singh’s meeting
with Gehlot is being
touted as a ‘change of
heart’ for the former
minister who, it is said,
will be heading back in
the Gehlot Cabinet in
next expansion, and
since he has realised
and lernt that he will
have to work under Ge-
hlot’s ‘supervision’,
Singh preferred to
speak to Gehlot.
Raising the reservation
demand, Singh said
that former Vajpayee
government granted
OBC quota to Jats in
1999 but the people of
Bharatpur and Dhol-
pur were deprived of it.
“For this, we fought a
long battle and agitat-
ed. Three years ago, we
got success and the sur-
vey was done again and
quota to Jats of Dhol-
pur and Bharatpur was
given in state. It is our
demand from the state
government that a rec-
ommendation be sent
to Centre to provide
OBC quota to Jats of
both the districts in
centre,” he said.
Singh said he is con-
fident of full support
from the chief minister
regarding this demand.
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Under the banner
of Kota Bachao Sang-
harsh Samiti various
organisations demon-
strated at the collector-
ate demanding the re-
sumption of classroom
studies in the schools
and coaching centres of
the city. A delegation of
the Kota Bachao Sang-
harsh Samiti submitted
a memorandum for CM
Ashok Gehlot to the dis-
trict collector Ujjwal
Rathore.
The large number of
protestors included
hostel/PG and mess
owners, various trade
associations, auto driv-
er’s union and small
time traders along with
the employees working
at various education in-
dustry affiliate busi-
nesses which included
women.
Kota Bachao Sang-
harsh Samiti members
said that the classroom
coaching should be re-
sumed in the city as
soon as possible as the
whole economy of the
city depends on the
lakhs of students who
come from across the
country to the city for
various coaching.
It is noteworthy that
all the activities of the
coaching industry had
been shut down more
than eight months ago
in March when the co-
rona pandemic broke
out. This forced the af-
filiate business like hos-
tels, PG, messes to close
and even shut the shops
of many street vendors.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Jaipur herit-
age municipal corpora-
tion mayor Munesh
Gurjar on Friday con-
ducted sudden inspec-
tion in several places to
check the sanitation
system and expressed
displeasure after find-
ing heaps of garbage at
several places.
Gurjar asked the con-
cerned officers to im-
mediately clear the gar-
bage and improve the
sanitation system in the
area.
During her visit,
some of the ward coun-
cilors met her and
raised the demand for
installing CCTV cam-
eras on the main inter-
sections of the heritage
area.
She assured them
that CCTV cameras will
be installed in all wards.
Gurjar said that her
objective is to make all
wards clean and to
bring Jaipur heritage
municipal corporation
on top in cleanliness.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: State BJP pres-
ident Satish Poonia has
demanded from the
state government to
conduct pharmacist re-
cruitment exam-2018
which has been can-
celled. Poonia wrote a
letter to chief minister
Ashok Gehlot drawing
his attention towards
the issue.
He said Rajasthan
staff selection board in-
vited application for the
exam which was pro-
posed to be conducted
on 27 December but the
recruitment exam was
cancelled by the state
government. He said
there is resentment
among candidates who
had been preparing for
the exam for the last
two years.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Congress
on Friday appointed
district election in-
charges for 50 city coun-
cils of 12 districts. They
are Ramlal Jat & Suren-
dra Dadri for Jaipur,
Mahendrajeet Malviya
& Dilip Chaudhary
Bharatpur, Mevaram
Jain & Bhavi Meena for
Dholpur, Amin Kagji &
Abhishek Chaudhary
Dausa, Krishna Poonia
& Hakam Ali for Sri
Ganganagar among
others.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment on Friday is-
sued an order to imple-
ment Model Code of
Conduct in the respec-
tive constituencies dur-
ing the elections of pan-
chayati raj institutions
in 21 districts of the
state to be held in No-
vember-December. The
elections, to be held in
four phases, will be held
on November 23, second
phase November 27,
third phase on Decem-
ber 1, and fourth phase
on December 5, said a
State election commis-
sion official.
According to the or-
der, the ministers of the
state would not go on a
government tour till the
end of the elections in
the constituency relat-
ed to the elections. On
deteriorating law and
order or due to any
emergency, the minis-
ters of the concerned
department would be
able to visit the respec-
tive areas only after
sending the informa-
tion to the State Elec-
tion Commission.
During MCC, minis-
ters will not be able to
use a government vehi-
cle if they are on a tour
in the constituency re-
lated to the election,
and will not use sirens
etc. while using a pri-
vate vehicle. They will
not call officials related
to election during the
tour in constituency
and not use rest houses,
dormitory bungalows
or other government
houses or the premises
attached thereto as pub-
licity office or any re-
lated to the election.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A commando
of Rajasthan armed
constabulary (RAC)
has been arrested on
charges of rape and
murder of wife of his
friend just a week be-
fore marriage of the
accused’s daughter,
the police said.
The police said on
Friday that the ac-
cused Mahavir Singh
Gurjar had gone to
give a marriage card
at his friend’s place in
Kho Nagorian of
Jaipur on November
18 when the incident
happened. After the
crime, he called his
friend that his wife
was feeling easy and
died so he took her
body to their native
place in Shahjahan-
pur in Alwar for cre-
mation. But four-year-
old daughter of the
victim revealed to the
villagers that “Ma-
havir uncle killed the
mother and she was
lying naked on the
floor”.Gurjar’sdaugh-
ter is scheduled to
marry on November
25. Gurjar initially
told the police that the
gate of his friend’s
house was closed and
it was broke open with
thehelpof neighbours
and his friend’s wife
was dead inside.
The villagers had
caught Gurjar and
handed over to the po-
lice, said ACP Malviya
Nagar Mahendra
Sharma. The accused
is commando in the
RAC battalion at Ghat-
gate. In another case,
the rape accused’s rel-
atives and acquaint-
ances threatened to
kill the rape victim
and her family in
Murlipura area. The
victim’s husband has
registered two cases
against the main ac-
cused, who is already
arrested, and his fam-
ily members.
Govt imposes model code of
conduct in 21 districts of Raj
Spl drive will be run for summary
revision of photo electoral rolls
Man held for rape &
murder a week before
daughter’s marriage
Discomgoeshi-tech!Kallalaunches
apptomonitorelectricitythefts
Vishvendra meets CM over
Central OBC quota for Jats
Resumption of classes: Kota
organisations hold demo
MayorMuneshGurjar
inspectsheritagearea
Poonia writes to CM
on pharmacist exam
The Vidhan Sabha building was illuminated in blue on World Children’s Day on Friday as part of UNICEF’s #GoBlue campaign.
This was done at the behest of Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi.
Cong appoints
district poll
incharges
Satish Poonia
BD Kalla taking a meeting, where AK Gupta & Dinesh Kumar were
also present, on Friday.
Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari seeking votes for the BJP candidates
in Jawaja panchayat samiti.
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Security beefed up
at Ajmer dargah
after intel inputs
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: After a recent
encounter between the
armyandthePakistani
terroristsinKashmirit
was disclosed that 4 Pa-
kistani terrorists were
planning to execute a
big terrorist attack
with a truck full of
arms and ammunition
at their disposal.
Although this at-
tempt by the terrorists
was foiled by the Indi-
an army, it also sent an
alert to the security
agencies across the
country. After this
alert the ERT under-
took a flag march in
the area surrounding
Khwaja Garib Nawaz
dargah in the city.
Although the ERT
officials refused to
comment on the ac-
tion, it also convened a
meeting to assess the
emergency arrange-
ments for the dargah,
surrounding areas.
Local police have also
been sounded to be on
alert.
New Jodhpur-Delhi
flight from Nov 23
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: IndiGo Air-
lines will start a new
flight from Jodhpur to
New Delhi from 23 No-
vember. The flight will
be operated twice a
week on Monday and
Wednesday, G K Khare,
director of Jodhpur
civil airport said.
At present, there are
two flights to Delhi
which are being oper-
ated by Air India and
Vistara airlines.
The fare of Jodhpur-
Delhi has been kept at
around Rs. 4500. IndiGo
has opened booking for
the flights.
A total of 24 flights
were being operated
from Jodhpur in the
winter schedule last
year which has come
down to 12 this year
due to the corona pan-
demic.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In view of surg-
ing corona numbers,
Home secretary LN
Meena had written the
letter to district collec-
tors of the state and po-
lice commissioners of
Jaipur and Jodhpur on
Thursday. The depart-
ment has suggested dis-
trict collectors and po-
lice commissioners to
impose section 144 from
November 21 and strict-
ly implement the Cov-
id-19 protocols.
Udaipur district mag-
istrate Sanjay Kumar
ordered imposition of
the section 144 from Fri-
day night till January
19, 2021.
Tikam Khanchanda-
ni, private secretary of
Rajasthan HC Judge,
died from corona infec-
tion on Friday.
On Thursday, 2549
single day corona posi-
tive cases were record-
ed while 15 deaths were
reported from 15 dis-
tricts. These figures
state are clearly indicat-
ing the arrival of the
second wave of corona.
The state government
has started showing
strictness to deal with
the corona infection.
The Municipal Cor-
poration of Jaipur
Greater, Heritage offi-
cials took out a rally
where masks and pam-
phlets were distributed.
Officials fined 34 people
for violating norms.
With rising Covid cases, police ensure strict implementation of corona guidelines in Jaipur on Friday.
SEC 144 TO BE REIMPOSED IN STATE TODAY
MEHNDIPUR TEMPLE REOPENS FROM
NOV 24, PREPS IN FULL SWING TO OPEN
SHILPGRAM FROM DECEMBER 1
Dausa/Udaipur: The famous Mehndipur Balaji temple
will reopen from November 24 but with some restric-
tions in wake of the corona spread. The temple trust
had sought approval from the district collector who
asked the trust to make all arrangements for following
corona guidelines and to appoint a nodal officer for
the same. Thousands of devotees visited the tem-
ples dedicated to Lord Hanuman seeking blessings.
Meanwhile, preparations are also on for reopening
Udaipur’s famous cultural centre Shilpgram from
December 1. The centre has been closed for last more
than eight months. West Zone Cultural Center Director
Sudhanshu Singh said that Shilpagram was closed
since last 23 March due to lockdown. However, pro-
grams like the workshop started here after the unlock
but the tourists were not being given admitted.
#UNITE2FIGHTCORONA
Home dept advisory has come after Centre rushed high level teams to Rajasthan to monitor districts with highest numbers of Covid cases
SARAF ADMITTED TO RUHS AGAIN,
HE WRITES TO CM ON SCARCITY OF
BEDS IN GOVT, PVT HOSPITALS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former
health minister and
Malviya Nagar MLA
Kalicharan Saraf was
admitted to RUHS on
late Thursday once
again due to constant
fever and declining
health. He was admit-
ted to RUHS earlier
after testing positive
for corona.
Saraf reiterated his
earlier demand by
writing a letter to CM
Gehlot that a portion
of SMS hospital
should be dedicated
as Covid-19 section
for treatment of co-
rona patients. He said
the private hospitals
are charging huge
fees from Covid pa-
tients. He suggested
acquiring 60% beds
of private hospitals
and to daily publish
the data about bed
availability.
Saraf said corona
has become uncon-
trollable in state and
the patients is con-
tinuously increasing
but beds are not avail-
able in government,
private hospitals.
LEADER DHARMENDRA
RATHORE NOW
COVID-19 NEGATIVE
INT’L PUSHKAR FAIR
CALLED OFF DUE TO
CORONA PANDEMICRAJ RECORDS 14 DEATHS,
TOLL RISES TO 2,130
Chittorgarh: Congress leader
Dharmendra Rathore, who
tested positive for coronavirus
on November 8, has now tested
negative. Rathore braved the
infection and did not change his
daily routine. CM Ashok Gehlot
congratulated Rathore after his
report came negative.
Ajmer: The state government has
cancelled the International Pushkar
Fair due to Corona pandemic. SDM
Dilip Singh Rathore said that in the
Pushkar Fair a number of animal
competitions, exhibitions and
cultural programs are held in which
thousands of people visit everyday,
it might be difficult to maintain
physical distancing and other co-
rona guidelines as such the fair has
been cancelled. He said despite the
cancellation a number of cattle own-
ers from Bhilwara, Bundi have been
coming to Pushkar but they were
stopped and asked to return. He
said that orders have been issued to
stop movement of livestock, no cat-
tle be allowed to come to Pushkar.
Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded 14 more fatalities
due to the novel coronavirus on Friday, taking
the COVID-19 death toll in the state to 2,130, ac-
cording to a health department bulletin. The state
also reported 2,762 new cases today. The total
number of people infected by COVID-19 now
stands at 2,37,699 in Rajasthan and out of these,
20,923 are under treatment, it said. As per the
bulletin, 2,14,616 people have been discharged
after treatment till now. In Jaipur, the death toll
from the coronavirus infection is 404 till now, fol-
lowed by 211 in Jodhpur, 161 in Ajmer, 155 in Bi-
kaner, 121 in Kota, 99 in Bharatpur, 82 in Udaipur
and 81 in Pali. On Friday, 514 fresh cases were
recorded in Jaipur, 419 in Jodhpur, 211 in Ajmer,
199 in Alwar, 175 in Kota, 110 in Bhilwara, 109 in
Bikaner and 92 in Sriganganagar.
Man killed, son injured
over land dispute
First India Bureau
Hindaun City: An old
farmer was beaten to
death and his son in-
jured in the Mudiya vil-
lage under Balghat po-
lice station in an at-
tempt of land grabbing.
Injured son Satveer
Jatav said that he and
his father Rajan Lal
Jatav were working on
their farm when Rajpal
and his associates at-
tacked them with
sticks, stones in an at-
tempt to grab land.
The seriously injured
father-son duo was tak-
en to Hindaun govt hos-
pital by family mem-
bers where Rajan was
declared dead on arriv-
al. His body was handed
over after the post mor-
tem, police have started
investigation.
Dept brings relief on
pending UD tax payment
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: The depart-
ment of local self gov-
ernment has provided
relief to people by an-
nouncing that no inter-
est-penalty will be
charged on paying lump
sum urban develop-
ment tax in all local
bodies.
Also, a 50 percent re-
bate in principal will
also be given.
The department is-
sued an order for this
saying those who have
pending UD tax and
want to deposit lump
sum amount, then in-
terest-penalty will be
exempted fully and a
50 per cent rebate in
principal will also be
given.
The discount can be
availed by 31 December.
Avinash Pande
@avinashpandeinc
Heartfelt greetings to
the #ChhathPuja Ma-
haparva of Surya wor-
ship and public faith.
Chhath Maiya provide
happiness, peace and
prosperity to all.
Om Birla
@ombirlakota
Heartfelt greetings to
all the countrymen of
Chhathpuja, the Ma-
haparva worshiping Lord
Surya. I wish the Chhath
Mata all happiness, good
health and prosperity.
—PHOTOBYSUMANSARKAR
ERT undertook a flag march in the area surrounding Khwaja
Garib Nawaz dargah in Ajmer on Friday.
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he first drug
against HIV
brought dying
patients back
from the brink.
Butasexciteddoctorsraced
to get the miracle drug to
new patients, the miracle
melted away. In each and
every patient, the drug only
worked only for a while.
It turned out the drug
was very good at killing the
virus, but the virus was
even better at evolving re-
sistance to the drug. A
spontaneous mutation in
the virus’ genetic material
prevented the drug from
doing its work, and so the
mutant viruses were able
to replicate wildly despite
the drug, making the pa-
tients sick again. It took
another decade before sci-
entists found evolution-
proof therapies.
Could the same thing
happen to a COVID-19 vac-
cine?Couldavaccinethatis
safe and effective in initial
trials go on to fail because
thevirusevolvesitswayout
of trouble? As evolutionary
microbiologists who have
studied a poultry virus that
has evolved resistance to
two different vaccines, we
know such an outcome is
possible. We also think we
know what it takes to stop
it. COVID-19 vaccines could
fail – but if they have cer-
tain properties, they won’t.
HISTORY OF VACCINE
RESISTANCE
For the most part, human-
ity has been lucky: Most
human vaccines have not
been undermined by mi-
crobial evolution.
For instance, the small-
pox virus was eradicated
because it never found a
way to evolve around the
smallpox vaccine, and no
strain of the measles virus
haseverarisenthatcanbeat
the immunity triggered by
the measles vaccine.
But there is one excep-
tion.Abacteriumthatcaus-
es pneumonia managed to
evolve resistance against a
vaccine. Developing and re-
placing that vaccine with
another was expensive and
time-consuming, with sev-
en years between the initial
emergence of resistant
strains and the licensing of
the new vaccine.
There haven’t been other
failures for human vac-
cines yet, but there are
hints that viruses, bacteria
and parasites can evolve or
are evolving in response to
vaccination. Escape mu-
tants that are able to evade
vaccine-induced immunity
are regularly seen in the
microbes that cause hepa-
titis B and pertussis.
For such human diseas-
es as malaria, trypanoso-
miasis, influenza and
AIDS, vaccines have been
hard or impossible to de-
velop because the microbes
that cause those diseases
evolve so fast. In agricul-
tural settings, animal vac-
cines are frequently under-
mined by viral evolution.
Depending on how the
COVID-19 virus evolves,
the vaccines could become
less effective. Volanthe-
vist/Getty Images
WHAT WOULD
IT LOOK LIKE?
If SARS-CoV-2 evolves in
response to a COVID vac-
cine, there are several di-
rections it could take. The
most obvious is what hap-
pens with the flu virus. Im-
munity works when anti-
bodies or immune cells
bind to molecules on the
surface of the virus. If mu-
tations in those molecules
on the surface of the virus
change, antibodies can’t
grab on to them as tightly
and the virus is able to es-
cape. This process explains
why the seasonal flu vac-
cine needs updating each
year. If this happens, a
COVID vaccine would need
frequent updating.
But evolution might
head off in other direc-
tions. It would be better for
human health, for exam-
ple, if the virus evolves a
stealth mode, perhaps by
reproducing slowly or hid-
ing in organs where immu-
nity is less active. Many
pathogens that cause bare-
ly noticeable chronic infec-
tions have taken this tack.
They avoid detection be-
cause they do not cause
acute disease.
A more dangerous ave-
nue would be if the virus
evolved a way to replicate
more quickly than the im-
munity generated by the
vaccine. Another strategy
would be for the virus to
target the immune system
and dampen vaccine-in-
duced immunity.
Virus evolution could undermine a COVID-19 vaccine!
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Valour, glory, firmness, skill,
generosity, steadiness in battle
and ability to rule - these
constitute the duty of a soldier.
They flow from his own
nature.” —Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
SPEAK
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TWEET
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
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on this momentous occasion.
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Jagannath, Mahanadi basin will
emerge as an established and
important hydrocarbon reserve
in the oil map of India. I wish @
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their exploration efforts.
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
A good Shoutout for conservation.
We are giving a big push to
e-vehicles. The demand for EVs
is growing and the prices are
being slashed and we are also
providing for more battery charging
infrastructure. Battery swapping
policy has also been adopted.
COVID-19 WORRIES JOLT
DELHI INTO ACTION
ven as there are encouraging reports on
the development of Covid-19 vaccine, the
viruscontinuestocauseconcerninIndia.
After a surge in fresh cases, Delhi had to
cut down on number of invitees at wed-
dings and other gatherings from 200 to 50, enhance
finefornotwearingmasksfromRs500toRs2000and
launch a house-to-house survey for new cases. Peo-
ple, especially the elderly, have been advised to stay
indoors. These steps have been initiated after the
Delhi High Court pulled up the Aam Aadmi Party
governmentfornotimposingtimelycurbsevenafter
seeing the situation turning bad since November 1.
Situation in the national capital has also been found
worrying by Dr. V.K. Paul of Niti Ayog.
Delhi is not alone in dealing with the Covid cri-
sis. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh re-introduced
night curfew in some of the affected cities in view
of the rising cases of new infections. After
Ahmedabad, night curfew was imposed in Rajkot,
Surat and Vadodara. Night curfew will be in force
in Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Ratlam and Vidisha
cities of Madhya Pradesh.
Under the circumstances, the BJP’s move to po-
liticise the Chhath festival against the AAP gov-
ernment with an eye on Bihari votes was highly
condemnable. The party backed out after the high
court dismissed a petition seeking permission for
Chhath puja. Now it is the turn of the Congress to
be critical of the hefty Rs 2000 fine for not wearing
a mask. Neither BJP nor the Congress thought it
fit to rise above politics to fight the pandemic.
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IN-DEPTH
BENGAL AND VIOLENCE
DIFFICULT TO SEPARATE
iolence has been the hallmark of West
Bengal politics from the days of the
Naxalite movement, also known as peas-
ant revolt of 1967. It only exacerbated
under the Communist government of
Jyoti Basu neither doing much for the peasantry,
nor for Bengal’s development. Mohalla- level
groups of toughies controlled all activity and trade
unions made it difficult for industry to survive.
The temperamental Mamata Banerjee entered the
scene riding on the Ma, Manush and Maati slogan.
Nandigram violence, controversy over Singur, al-
lotment of land to Tata Motors at Singur, power
cuts helped. Killings, both political and communal,
continued even after she became chief minister of
the state. So much so that the Bharatiya Janata
Party is entering the poll fray on the twin planks
of political killings under Mamata Banerjee’s gov-
ernment and the rise of Islamism in the state.
Six persons dying in a plastic factory blast in
Malda, which the BJP claims was a bomb-making
unit, gave the party the ammo to enhance its fire-
power before the assembly elections. The party is
now demanding a probe by the National Investiga-
tion Agency while Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar
asked Mamata Banerjee to contain illegal bomb-
making. Mamata joined the slugfest with the re-
mark that the issue should not be politicised.
When elections are closed at hand, every death,
every blast will get politicized. Even if a BJP hood-
lum is involved in violence, the blame will be put
at TMC’s door. The effort from all sides should be
to eschew violence. With the BJP desperate to win
Bengal, and the TMC on the defensive, a bitter tus-
sle is on the cards.
V
he human mechanism is a
composite of the physical
body – an accumulation of
food consumed, the mental
body – the software and
memory part that makes in-
dividuals function in spe-
cific ways, and the energy
body – the fundamental
upon which these two are
housed. What is beyond this
is non-physical.
The compulsive and cyclical
nature of the body and mind
render themselves a barrier for
higher possibilities. Tantra is
to go beyond, so that compul-
siveness of the body and mind
does not keep us trapped in our
limitations. Tantra essentially
means “technique” or “tech-
nology.” Tantra is about learn-
ing to use the body, not as one-
self, but as a stepping-stone to
deliver this Being to the high-
est possible dimension.
BLOWING FROM THE TOP
Tantra is not about unbri-
dled sexuality, as assumed
by many. Sexuality is a fun-
damental instinct instilled
in our bodies to ensure the
species perpetuates itself.
This is a basic requirement.
At the same time, one must
know the limitations beyond
which it will not carry us. It
is only on recognising the
limitations and the longing
to touch other dimensions
enters, that Yoga and Tantra
become relevant.
Unlike sexuality, which
tends to find release at the low-
er level of the energy system,
Tantra is about building our
energies to the fountain-head
of the uppermost dimension of
the energy system, so that one’s
energies spill from the top. Of
the different energy manifesta-
tions in the body – referred to
as the 114 chakras – spilling
from the top three is consid-
ered the highest. If you have to
build up to this, every basic in-
stinct, including the sexual in-
stinct, emotions, intellect, and
survival process must be used
to build and hype the energy
system. The intention is to de-
ploy all instincts for which a
certain amount of energy is
dedicated in the body. If one
goes into an actual sexual act,
the build-up and the purpose of
it will be lost.
Sexual needs can be ful-
filled by forming relation-
ships for that purpose, ei-
ther within or outside the
fold. But using the spiritual
process to fulfill sexual com-
pulsions is reprehensible
and irresponsible. It can
lead to various levels of loss
because the tantric process
is not only used for the indi-
vidual’s spiritual growth,
but also to create an ener-
getic space to support other
possibilities that bring well-
being to many.
YOU DON’T HAVE
TO HUFF AND PUFF
The Guru-shishya relation-
ship is to deliver the shishya
to a higher dimension of
consciousness, not trap one
into the compulsive nature
of sexuality. Above all, this
sacred relationship is defi-
nitely orgasmic, but not sex-
ual. I am talking about up-
grading your technology.
You don’t have to huff and
puff to get into an orgasmic
state. If you sit with your
eyes closed, you can drip
with orgasms in every cell of
your body. Those who have
failed to achieve an orgasmic
state of existence will associ-
ate an ecstatic state with
sexuality because that’s
probably the highest level of
experience they have known.
People always try to take
recourse in the Krishna-Gopi
relationship. As the legend
goes, Krishna gave an orgas-
mic experience to 16,000 wom-
en simultaneously. This can-
not happen with sexual un-
ion. A shishya can establish a
very intimate relationship
with a Guru. Intimacy is gen-
erally understood only as two
bodies touching. The body is
not intimate enough for one
who is on the spiritual path.
The physical body is an accu-
mulation from outside, so in
the Tantric and Yogic sys-
tems, the body is never con-
sidered an intimate part of
you. Only when energies meet
and mingle and a Guru’s ener-
gies overwhelm and override
the shishya’s energies, it
leads to an orgasmic experi-
ence – a union, but not of the
sexual kind.
If all you want is to do a
meditation or spiritual prac-
tice, you don’t really need a
Guru. The Guru is here es-
sentially to overwhelm you
with nameless ecstasies.
Tantra is a technology of lib-
eration, not enslavement.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION
Ranked amongst the fifty most influential
people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic,
visionary and a New York Times bestselling
author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma
Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017,
the highest annual civilian award, accorded for
exceptional and distinguished service
DEFINITELY ORGASMIC,
BUT NOT SEXUAL
Tantra is not
about unbridled
sexuality, as
assumed by
many. Sexuality
is a fundamental
instinct instilled
in our bodies to
ensure the species
perpetuates itself.
This is a basic
requirement. At
the same time,
one must know
the limitations
beyond which it
will not carry us.
It is only on
recognising the
limitations and
the longing to
touch other
dimensions
enters, that Yoga
and Tantra
become relevant
SEXUAL NEEDS CAN BE
FULFILLED BY FORMING
RELATIONSHIPS FOR
THAT PURPOSE, EITHER
WITHIN OR OUTSIDE THE
FOLD. BUT USING THE
SPIRITUAL PROCESS TO
FULFILL SEXUAL
COMPULSIONS IS
REPREHENSIBLE AND
IRRESPONSIBLE
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New Delhi: Congress
president Sonia Gandhi
on Friday constituted
three internal commit-
tees to “consider and
discuss issues and poli-
cies related to Econom-
ic Affairs, Foreign Af-
fairs and National Secu-
rity”. Former PM Dr
Manmohan Singh will
head all the three com-
mittees.
“Congress President
has constituted three
committees to consider
and discuss issues and
policies related to the
stated subjects and keep
her informed,” AICC
stated in a press release.
The Committee on
Economic Affairs con-
sists of, Dr Manmohan
Singh, former finance
minister P Chidambar-
am, former leader of
opposition in Lok Sab-
ha Mallikarjun Kharge,
Rajya Sabha member
Digvijaya Singh and
former union minister
Jairam Ramesh in the
capacity of Convenor.
The Committee on
Foreign Affairs con-
sists of, Dr Manmohan
Singh, former union
ministers Anand Shar-
ma, Shashi Tharoor, Dr
Salman Khurshid in the
capacity of Convenor
and Saptagiri Ulka. The
Committee on National
Security consists of - Dr
Manmohan Singh, for-
mer union minister
Veerappa Moily, Leader
of Opposition in RS
Ghulam Nabi, V Vaith-
ilingam and Vincent H
Pala in the capacity of
Convenor.
It is worth mention-
ing that 23 Congress
leaders wrote a letter to
Sonia Gandhi in August
this year demanding
sweeping changes in
the party. They had said
that reluctance to ad-
dress issues was be-
cause the Congress
Working Committee
was “a nominated
body”. —ANI
Dr Manmohan Singh will
head all the 3 committees
SoniaGandhisetsuppanelonEconomic,ForeignAffairs, Security
Congress president Sonia Gandhi, leader Rahul Gandhi and Dr Manmohan Singh. —FILE PHOTO
PM reviews...
Hailing the security
forces, he said they have
once again displayed
utmost bravery and pro-
fessionalism.
“Thanks to their
alertness, they have de-
feated a nefarious plot
to target grassroots lev-
el democratic exercises
in Jammu and Kash-
mir,” the prime minis-
ter added.
In the review meet-
ing, Home Minister
Amit Shah, NSA Ajit
Doval, foreign secre-
tary and top intelli-
gence officials were
present as Modi took
stock of the situation.
Four suspected
Jaish-e-Mohammad
terrorists were killed
and two policemen in-
jured in a gunbattle in
Nagrota on Thursday
after a truck carrying
newly infiltrated mili-
tants was intercepted,
police had said.
Inspector General of
Police (IGP), Jammu,
Mukesh Singh, had
said after the encoun-
ter that the terrorists
had come to execute a
“big plan” which has
now been foiled.
All eyes...
Ahead of Amit Shah’s
arrival, the AIADMK
convened a meeting of
its senior leaders to dis-
cuss poll-related issues
today.
Buzz is that the
AIADMK and the BJP
are to hold preliminary
alliance talks and dis-
cuss seat-sharing and
hence the visit of Shah
is crucial for NDA alli-
ance in Tamilnadu.
‘Asthmatic’ Sonia...
including some of
those who had written
a letter to her seeking
an organisational over-
haul.
Sonia Gandhi was
admitted to the Sir
Ganga Ram Hospital in
Delhi on July 30 eve-
ning. Later on Septem-
ber 12, she went abroad
for a few days for her
routine medical check-
up, and Rahul Gandhi
had accompanied her
during the visit.
The two leaders had
also missed the Mon-
soon session of Par-
liament which was
held under special
conditions during the
pandemic from Sep-
tember 14 to 23. The
Congress president
had shifted to Goa for
some time in January
last year where her
pictures of cycling
had gone viral on so-
cial media.
‘Love Jihad’...
However, the tweets by
Gehlot were quick to
attract responses from
the leaders of the saf-
fron party. Union min-
ister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat gave a
sharp response to Ge-
hlot’s tweets saying,
“Dear Ashok ji, Love
Jihad is a trap that has
thousands of young
women believing the
marriage is a personal
affair, where later it
turns out it isn’t. Also,
if it is a matter of per-
sonal liberty, then why
are the women not free
to keep their maiden
name or religion?”
Other party leaders
also joined in on the
masquerade.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: As some of
the coronavirus vac-
cine trials across the
world are in their final
stages, Indian airports
and airlines have
geared up to to handle
the distribution of tem-
perature-sensitive vac-
cines in the country.
Delhi’s IGIA, GMR
Hyderabad airport’s
cargo are set to play a
pivotal role in the dis-
tribution of Covid-19
vaccines as they are
equipped with the state-
of-the-art time and tem-
perature-sensitive dis-
tribution system.
The emphasis has
been laid on quick and
efficient transportation
and delivery of vac-
cines whenever they
are available.
GMR Hyderabad air-
port said the terminal
is equipped with vari-
ous temperatures rang-
ing from -20 to +25 de-
gree Celsius with state-
of-the-art equipment
and cool containers to
cater to product-specif-
ic requirements. An of-
ficial of SpiceJet said
the airline is fully pre-
pared and ready to han-
dle the Covid vaccine.
The airline spokes-
person said the airline
has extensive experi-
ence in the past and al-
ready carries blood
samples, which require
temperature-controlled
environment.
“The service is suit-
able for sensitive drugs,
vaccines and blood sam-
ples in world-class ac-
tive RKN, RAP contain-
ers.” Spice jet official
said. —ANI
Airlines, airports gearing up
to distribute Covid vaccines
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Friday
issued notice to CBI on
BJP leader Maneka
Gandhi’s plea, chal-
lenging a trial court
order rejecting closure
report and directing
the investigating agen-
cy to further probe a
corruption case
against her.
Justice Yogesh
Khanna asked the CBI
to file a reply on the
plea and listed the mat-
ter for further hearing
on February 8, 2021.
Gandhi, in her plea,
said that the trial
court’s order, dated
February 4, directed
the CBI to again con-
duct further investiga-
tion despite further
investigation already
having been conducted
and completed, with-
out indicating pointers
for investigation.
The court further il-
legally directed the
CBI to place the matter
before the sanctioning
authority for the pur-
pose of grant of sanc-
tion against her, she
stated.
Delhi HC notice to CBI on Maneka’s
plea challenging trial court’s order
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Fisheries and Textiles
Minister, Aslam
Sheikh, today wel-
comed the Supreme
Court’s ruling earlier
this week on the Cen-
tral Bureau of Investi-
gation’s (CBI) jurisdic-
tion, saying the probe
agency had become like
a “pan shop” under the
BJP government at the
Centre.
“Under the BJP gov-
ernment, the CBI has
become like a ‘paan
patti ki dukaan’. It goes
anywhere and books
anyone, particularly in
non-BJP ruled states. It
took action against
chief ministers and
ministers. We welcome
the court’s ruling,” Mr
Sheikh.
The Supreme Court
on Tuesday ruled that
the CBI cannot step into
an investigation with-
out the consent of state
governments and the
Centre cannot extend
the agency’s jurisdic-
tion to any state with-
out permission either.
Justices AM Khan-
wilkar and BR Gavai
referred to the Delhi
Special Police Estab-
lishment Act that regu-
lates India’s premier
investigative agency.
“As per law, state con-
sent is a must and Cen-
tre cannot extend CBI
jurisdiction without the
state’s consent. The law
is in tune with federal
structure of the consti-
tution,” bench said.
CBI has become ‘pan shop’ under
BJP government: Maha Minister
Aslam Sheikh
Mumbai: Equity
benchmark Sensex
surged 282 points on
Friday, tracking gains
in HDFC Bank, Kotak
Bank and Bajaj Finance
amid positive cues from
global markets and sus-
tained foreign fund in-
flows.
After a highly vola-
tile session, the 30-share
BSE index ended 282.29
points or 0.65 per cent
higher at 43,882.25. Sim-
ilarly, the broader NSE
Nifty rose 87.35 points
or 0.68 per cent to
12,859.05.
Bajaj Finserv was the
top gainer in the Sensex
pack, rallying over 9 per
cent, followed by Titan,
Bajaj Finance, Kotak
Bank, Bharti Airtel,
Nestle India and NTPC.
On the other hand,
Reliance Industries, In-
dusInd, Sun Pharma,
Axis Bank, ONGC and
HUL were among lag-
gards. “The BSE Sensex
is closing higher by
about 1 per cent in Di-
wali week,” said San-
jeev Zarbade, VP PCG
Research, Kotak Securi-
ties. “With the end of
earnings season, focus
will shift to economic
recovery, market valua-
tions,” he added.
Sensex jumps
282 pts, Nifty
ends above
12,850
MALABAR EXERCISE 2020
Advance air operations with MiG 29Ks from Vikramaditya of IN with navies of Australia,
Japan and US in Arabian Sea as part of phase 2. —PHOTO BY ANI
‘BJP’S PERFORMANCE DECLINING’
IN THE COURTYARD
HARYANA SCHOOLS
SHUT TILL NOV 30
New Delhi: The SC
on Friday allowed
journalist Siddique
Kappan’s lawyer to
meet him in the jail to
ensure his signature
on the ‘vakalatnama’
to facilitate his bail in
the case. A bench of
the Apex Court, head-
ed by CJI Sharad
ArvindBobde,allowed
Kapil Sibal, to meet
the accused Kappan,
who arrested by the
Uttar Pradesh Police.
The CJI, leading
the bench of the
Apex Court, said, as
there is no objection
to advocate, ap-
proaching the ac-
cused in question for
his alleged offence,
for getting his signa-
ture in the ‘vakalat-
nama’ in the case, so
the court allows the
lawyer to meet ac-
cused in jail. —ANI
Chennai: The DMK
youth wing secretary
Udhayanidhi Stalin was
arrested for a brief pe-
riod after he launched
his party’s poll cam-
paign ‘Vidiyalai Noki
Stalin Kural’ ahead of
next year’s Assembly
election in TN. He was
released an hour after
his arrest.
Police said Udhayani-
dhi, son of DMK chief
MK Stalin, did not seek
permission to hold the
meeting and hence he
was arrested alongside
other DMK cadres for
violating Covid-19
norms. Udhyanidhi was
in Thirukkuvalai, the
birthplace of the former
chief ministerandDMK
patriarch M Karunani-
dhi, to launch the poll
campaign.
New Delhi: Asser-
tion came after a
21-year-old man
moved the HC
against state of Pun-
jab seeking bail in a
case of the IPC at po-
lice station Khanna
City-2 in Ludhiana
district on August 18.
SC allows journalist Siddique
Kappan’s Adv to meet him in jail
DMKchiefMKStalin’ssonarrested
MARRIAGE
BETWEEN FIRST
COUSINS ILLEGAL
New Delhi: A Delhi
Court on Friday ex-
tended the judicial
custody of JNU
scholar Umar Khalid
and research scholar
Sharjeel Imam, ac-
cused in the Delhi
riots case, till No-
vember 23. Both the
accused, arrested un-
der the stringent Un-
lawful Activities Act,
were produced be-
fore Additional Ses-
sions Judge Amitabh
Rawat through video
conferencing at the
end of their judicial
remand.
The case against
the duo pertains to a
‘conspiracy’ to incite
the riots, which had
left 53 people dead
and 748 injured. In
the case filed against
Khalid, the police
had claimed that the
communal violence
was a premeditated
conspiracy allegedly
hatched by Khalid.
Mumbai: ED has filed
a money laundering
complaint in the alleged
TRP rigging scam that
is being investigated by
Mumbai police, official
sources said on Friday.
They said the central
probe agency has filed
the enforcement case
information report
(ECIR) that is equiva-
lent to a police FIR. The
ED complaint was filed
after studying a Mum-
bai Police FIR that was
registered in October.
Officials of the news
channels and others
named in the police FIR
will soon be summoned
bytheEDforquestioning
and recording of their
statements, they said.
The fake TRP scam
came to light when rat-
ings BARC filed a com-
plaint through Hansa
Research Group. Police
had alleged that some
channels were paying
bribes to boost TRP
fraudulently to in-
crease advertising rev-
enue. —PTI
Court extends
judicial custody
of Sharjeel,
KhalidtillNov23
ED files ECIR in
fake TRP scam,
police probe will
be under scrutiny
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THE ‘CHAMATKAR’
OF IT!
Remember the 90’s movie
‘Chamatkar’ starring actors
Nasserudding Shah and Shahrukh
Khan, where Shah plays a ghost
who goes about getting his
revenge with the help of mortal
Shahrukh Khan. It appears the
Income Tax Department has
‘learnt’ a thing or two from the
movie and highly motivated thus,
it has taken the reel life to be, quite
literally, real life! While, a thousand
and one employees of income tax
department were transferred in
Rajasthan on Thursday and most
of them would soon be joining
on their ‘new postings’, however
there is a trio who has also been
transferred but for their ‘joining’
they will have to take a special
‘pardon’. This pardon would
be not from the head of their
department, or the ministry, or the
minister or the Prime Minister or
the President, rat her from God
almighty himself! Why? Well,
these trio have passed on to the
heavenly abode long back and yet
their name features prominently
in the list! Sources reveal that
two notice servers and one multi
task staff member, who are long
dead, have been transferred in
the list. In the forty page transfer
list, the ‘departed’ notice servers
are mentioned on numbers 9 and
47 whiole the multi tasking staff
member is mentioned on number
76. It now remains to be seen
how the IT officials handle the
matter, and specially who put the
names of the deceased individuals
in the list. —Vimal Kothari
VIJAYI BHAVA?
For almost a fortnight, several
districts of the state were be-
ing ‘held’ at ‘ransom’ when one
faction of the Gurjar community
decided to be adamant on agita-
tion. Like always, Colonel Kirori
Bainsla, the man heading the
Gurjar Reservation agitation since
its initiation, was at it this time
around as well but there was a
slight change. Owing to Kirori’s
health issues, he gave the reins
to his son - Vijay Bainsla - who
till the last days of the agitation
was adamant that th state govern-
ment wasnt doing enough and
agitation was imminent. There
were times when it appears that
the Bainsla senior-Junior duo
were deliberately stretching the
matter, however, now there is an
interesting word going around in
political circles, which clarifies
why the duo were being steadfast
in holding the agitation. It is said
that Bainsla junior is searching for
a political spot for himself in the
eastern districts of the state and in
the coming days he will make an
announcement. Word is that junior
has been in touch with senior BJP
leaders in New Delhi, one of whom
is in regular contact with the
‘hopeful netaji’. Only time will tell
if Gurjar leader Vijay, can convert
his ‘short-lived netahood’ from the
agitation days, into his electoral
‘vijay’!
—Yogesh Sharma
RCA Prez Vaibhav Gehlot bats to
adopt multiple resolutions at AGMShiv Kirti Singh and RS Jhala have been re-appointed as the Ombudsman and Ethics Officer
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The much-
awaited Rajasthan
Cricket Association
(RCA) Annual General
Meeting (AGM) was
chaired by its president
Vaibhav Gehlot on Fri-
day and culminated
within 10 minutes after
adopting some very im-
portant resolutions.
During the AGM, the
district cricket associa-
tions not only unani-
mously passed all the
resolutions but also au-
thorised President Vai-
bhav Gehlot and Secre-
tary Mahendra Sharma
to constitute various
committees of RCA.
Shiv Kirti Singh and
RS Jhala have been re-
appointed as the Om-
budsman and Ethics
Officer respectively.
Former RCA President
and Vidhan Sabha
speaker Dr CP Joshi
has been re-nominated
as the Chief Patron of
RCA. In an important
move, RCA AGM also
endorsed the changes in
its constitution.
According to an im-
portant decision taken
in the AGM, the RCA of-
fice bearers will have to
resign from the district
associations but rather
than holding fresh elec-
tions for the posts va-
cated by them, some
other district associa-
tion office bearer will be
given the additional
charge of the same. This
willkeepthewindowfor
movementtothedistrict
association open for the
RCA office bearers.
The terms for being a
selector have been re-
laxed by reducing it to
the experience of 15
matches instead of ex-
isting 25 for the senior
committee and to 10
matches from existing
15 matches experience
for the junior selection
committee. Resolution
to increase the number
of members in the RCA
executive council from
existing 9 to13 was also
adopted. Now all eyes
will be on the BCCI for
approval of all the reso-
lutions adopted in RCA
AGM on Friday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Ajmer: Health
and directorate of pub-
lic relations minister
Dr. Raghu Sharma on
Friday said that only
the Congress thought
of overall development
of the state as such the
people should vote for
the party candidates in
the forthcoming zila
parishad and panchay-
at elections.
He visited several ar-
eas of his Kekri con-
stituency and met the
villagers to listen to
their problems. He ap-
pealed to the people to
support the Congress
candidates for a land-
slide victory in the
Panchayat Raj elec-
tions.
Kekri Block Con-
gress president
Shailendra Singh
Shaktawat said that the
minister along with his
son Sagar Sharma
started campaigning
from Kohada followed
by Para, Meena’s Naya
Gaon, Gulgaon, Sadari
and Mehru Kala.
In the afternoon, the
minister visited Gha-
tiali, Kalera Kanwar ji,
Napakheda, Chitiwas,
Kushayata, Ghorda and
Piplaj. The enthusias-
tic villagers welcomed
the minister with gar-
lands safas.
Dr. Sharma heard the
problems of villagers at
new village of Mali and
showed seriousness to
the treatment of many
sick villagers and
asked for consultation
with doctors regarding
the treatment of an el-
derly rural woman suf-
fering from incurable
diseases.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Meteoro-
logical Department
has warned of a cold
wave in Churu, Hanu-
mangarh, Jhunjhunu
and Sikar districts of
the state in the next 48
hours. The minimum
temperature in these
districts is estimated
to be 5 to 6 degrees Cel-
sius, which is 3 to 4 de-
grees below normal,
said a statement from
the department.
The mercury plunged
to 2 degree Celsius on
Thursday night at
Mount Abu, the only
hill tourist destination
in the state.
Meanwhile, in the
plains on Friday, Churu
recorded the lowest of
5.7 degrees Celsius. The
minimum temperature
6 degrees Celsius was
recorded in Sikar, 7.1 in
Pilani and 9.8 degree
Celsius in Sri Gangana-
gar, and Bikaner record-
ed a low of 10 degrees
Celsius, mentioned the
figures released by the
department.
The maximum tem-
peratures recorded in
most of the cities were
30 degrees Celsius or
lower, said a met offi-
cial. The forecast is that
the night temperatures
are likely to fall further
in the next 24 hours.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur. In a fight to fin-
ish, the United Parents
Association (UPA) is
knocking on every pos-
sible door to resolve the
school fees imbroglio in
their favour. UPA sub-
mitted a memorandum
for CM Ashok Gehlot to
ADM (I) Iqbal Khan as
the collector was on
leave.
Since UPA delegation
could not reach Educa-
tion Minister Govind
Singh Dotasra at his
residence, the memo
was submitted to his
staff. Similarly, memo-
randums were also sub-
mitted to AICC member
Sanjay Bapna and PS
(School Education)
Aparna Arora. UPA del-
egation included its
president Ar vind
Agrawal, general secre-
tarySanjayGoyal,secre-
taries Yuvraj Hasija and
Manoj Jaswani, legal
cell head advocate Amit
Chhangani and spokes-
person Abhishek Jain
Bittu. The spokesperson
told FI that memo to the
President, Prime Minis-
ter and Central Educa-
tion Minister will be
sent through registered
post on Saturday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Renewable Energy Cor-
porationLimitedhasap-
proved a proposal to
equip stand-alone mini-
drinking water supply
systems to 200 villages
with solar power.
The decision is in ac-
cordance with the Ra-
jasthan Solar Energy
Policy, 2019 and Ra-
jasthan’s 2020-21 Budget
announcement,mandat-
ing RRECL to run 200
water supply systems
with solar energy on a
pilot basis, an official
statementsaidonFriday.
The pilot project will
reduce the dependence
of rural areas. They will
be relieved of energy
cost for drinking water
and worries of power
outages. The solarisa-
tionof waterpumpswill
also help the govern-
ment in saving electric-
ity, money and environ-
ment,RRECLChairman
Subodh Agarwal said.
As per the statement,
the locations have been
identified from a list of
248 areas specified by
the Public Health and
Engineering Depart-
ment (PHED).
The pilot project is es-
timated to cost Rs 8
crore, it added. —PTI
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: Rajasthan
high court on Friday
gave huge relief to state
employeesbypassingan
order that no part of sal-
ary of the state employ-
ees will be deducted.
Justice Dinesh Mehta
passed the order while
hearing a petition. Ad-
vocate Gopal Sandu
represented employees
in the court.
The petition was filed
by the employee federa-
tion against the state
government’s decision
to deduct salaries say-
ing there is provision
for salary cut neither in
service rules nor in epi-
demic diseases act.
On the other hand,
the accused in the
mines scam of 2015
have sought time for ar-
gument on charge.
Hearing the case, Jus-
tice Arun Agrawal gave
them time till 29 Janu-
ary. Six of the eight ac-
cused including former
IAS officer Ashok Sing-
hvi, CA Shyam Sundar,
RashidShekh,Tamanna
Begum, Dhirendra Sin-
gh and Pankaj Gehlot
appeared in the court.
The Enforcement Direc-
toratealsofiledasupple-
mentary chargesheet in
the case today.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan high
court on Friday sought
a reply from principal
secretary education
and director of second-
ary education Bikaner
in a petition filed by
SMS school.
Justice A K Gaur is-
sued the notice while
hearing the petition
which has challenged
the state government’s
order for deciding pri-
vate schools fees.
The counsel for the
petitioner Anurup Sin-
ghi said that the state
government has no
right to decide fees. He
said that school owners
decide the fees as per
the fees act.
He said that the SMS
school management is
neither a party in any
other petition nor the
school has discontinued
online classes.
The counsel demand-
ed stay on the execution
of the state govern-
ment’s order regarding
the school fees.
Aamin Pathan, RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot, Mahendra Sharma in RCA Annual General Meeting held on Friday.
Raghu Sharma and his son Sagar Sharma during election
campaign on Friday.
Only Congress does development
works in the state: Dr Sharma
Cold wave conditions likely to
prevail over Churu, Jhunjhunu
Parents’ body submits
memo against school fees
HC grants huge relief
to state employees
Raj HC seeks reply in
petition by SMS school
IN THE COURTYARD
Prayers held for Ahmed
Patel’s speedy recovery
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Friday
prayers were organ-
ised in masjids
across the state to
pray for a speedy re-
covery of senior
Congress leader
Ahmed Patel. It is
noteworthy that All
India Qazi Board
General Secretary
Maulana Fazle Haq
had appealed for the
prayers to be organ-
ised in the state. Of-
ten referred as the
Chanakya of Con-
gress, Patel has been
receiving treatment
for corona infection
at the Medanta hos-
pital in Gurugram
since October. Re-
cently, Mumtaz, the
daughter of ailing
Ahmed Patel had
called his father’s
condition signifi-
cantly better but had
also cautioned of a
long drawn treat-
ment while appeal-
ing to the people to
keep praying for her
father’s speedy re-
covery.
Raj to run 200 rural
water supply systems
on solar power
9. With time I have realised that
the best way to be happy is to
spread happiness - you want to
feel warm, donate a blanket to the needy.
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Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Nodal officers
have been activated for
coordination and coop-
eration between pa-
tients, hospitals and
state government for
proper treatment ar-
rangements of corona
patients in private hos-
pitals across the state.
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has appealed to
these officers to fulfill
their important role
with full sensitivity in
order to save the lives
of the people. These of-
ficers will ensure that
the patients do not
have problems during
treatment in private
hospitals.
Gehlot held a detailed
discussion on the role
of officers of all levels
through video confer-
ence with the divisional
commissioners, district
collectors, chief medi-
cal and health officers
and nodal officers from
the Chief Minister’s
residence on Friday
evening. He said that all
the nodal officers
should closely study the
guidelines issued by the
state government, the
central government and
theSupremeCourtfrom
time to time and work
as a bridge between the
patients of Corona and
private hospitals. Ge-
hlot stressed that the
Nodal Officer will assist
Corona infected and
their families in giving
accurate information of
bed availability in pri-
vate hospitals and en-
suring availability of
all necessary resources.
“Officials will also en-
sure that patients are
treated at the rates pre-
scribed by the state gov-
ernment. Also, they will
coordinate with the
physicians and manage-
ment of private hospi-
tals and inform the dis-
trict administration
and the state govern-
ment about their urgent
issues, medicines,
equipment etc. require-
ments,” he said, adding
further, “the presence
of theGovernmentNod-
al Officer in helping pa-
tients will increase the
confidence of the com-
mon man. The condi-
tion of corona infection
is expected to become
more serious in the
coming days. In such a
situation, if the fight
with Corona continues
for a long time, we will
be able to win it with the
trust of the public and
with the cooperation of
all officers and private-
government hospitals
and health personnel.”
Meanwhile, Chief
Secretary Niranjan
Arya said that serious
efforts are being
made at the state level
to control the Covid-19
pandemic.
Fulfill responsibility of saving people’s lives with sensitivity: Gehlot
CHIEF MINISTER INTERACTS WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF PRIVATE HOSPITALS
TREATPATIENTSWITHUTMOSTCARE:GEHLOTKartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has said
that all the hospitals
and medical personnel
of the state should pro-
vide treatment with ut-
most care keeping the
goal of saving life in
this era of Covid-19 pan-
demic.
“Private hospitals
should fulfill their so-
cial, moral and profes-
sional obligations and
provide health services
at prescribed rates as
per the directions of the
Supreme Court and the
guidelines of the gov-
ernment,” Gehlot said
during a video confer-
ence with representa-
tives of private hospi-
tals on Covid-19 at CMR
on Friday.
All Divisional Com-
missioners, District
Collectors, Principals
of Medical Colleges,
Chief Medical and
Health Officers and
Chief Medical Officers
also joined the VC.
During the two-and-a
-half-hour long VC, the
Chief Minister said that
it is easier to face any
challenge due to better
coordination between
private and public sec-
tor. “With the help of
private sector, so far
Covid-19 has been well
managed in the state
and patients have been
able to get timely treat-
ment. Due to other rea-
sons including cold
weather and festive sea-
son, positive cases are
increasing and serious
patients are also coming
forward. In view of this,
it is necessary to in-
crease the number of
oxygen and ICU beds,”
he said.
Gehlot said that it has
been the tradition of
Rajasthan to work to-
gether in disaster. “Leg-
islation enacted for
masks and steps such as
prohibition of fire-
works have yielded pos-
itive results. This has
increased awareness
among people. In view
of this, people should be
vigilant and observe
health protocol and if
needed, get timely ex-
amination and treat-
ment done,” he said.
“State government
has appointed nodal of-
ficers for coordination
with private hospitals
so that Covid patients
do not have any incon-
venience in treatment.
Representatives of pri-
vate hospitals can also
coordinate with these
nodal officers and make
them aware of the prob-
lems being faced in the
hospital. Based on their
feedback, treatment sys-
tems can be further im-
proved,” Gehlot said.
Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya said that
there is no shortage of
medical facilities in the
state. “The medical in-
frastructure has been
continuously strength-
ened. Two thousand
doctors have been se-
lected, who will start
providing services
soon,” he said.
Secretary Medical
and Health Siddharth
Mahajansaidmorethan
12,000 Oxygen beds and
26,000 Oxygen cylinders
are available daily for
treatment in state, while
currently about 12,000
cylinders are required.
Rajasthan Health Sci-
ences University, VC Dr.
Raja Babu Panwar said
private hospitals should
increase their capaci-
ties while Principal
SMS Medical College,
Dr Sudhir Bhandari
said that even if RTPCR
test is negative, if there
is a lung infection in CT
scan or there are other
symptoms of corona,
thensuchpatientshould
be treated on basis of
Covid Protocol.
CM Ashok Gehlot and Niranjan Arya during the VC.
Raj BJP slams Gehlot on love jihad CS approves 37
projects worth `127
crore under PMKSY
Disproportionate
assets:ACB searches
babus booked in cases
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Accusing BJP
of dividing the nation
and disturbing commu-
nal harmony on the is-
sue of ‘Love Jihad’, Ra-
jasthan chief minister
Ashok Gehlot on Friday
said that marriage is a
matter of personal lib-
erty and bringing a leg-
islation to curb it is un-
constitutional.
CM’s views and com-
ments invited sharp re-
actions from BJP lead-
ers including union
minister Gajendra Sin-
gh Shekhawat. Shekha-
wat questioned will not
the deception in the
name of love, changing
name and conversion be
called Love Jihad?
He tweeted asking
CM and said that if
marriage is a matter of
personal freedom then
why are women not free
to retain their maiden
name and religion.
BJP state president
Satish Poonia too hit
out at Gehlot’s remarks,
saying that it reflects
his petty vote bank men-
tality. “It is hard to be-
lieve that CM will get so
rattled by the plight of
the Congress nation-
wide. We all know that
marriage in the tradi-
tion of India is a reli-
gious and socially rec-
ognised rites and is not
limited only to the free-
dom of the individual,”
Poonia said.
Deputy leader of op-
position Rajendra
Rathore said that Con-
gress has always fol-
lowed the policy of ap-
peasement and there-
fore it is being sidelined.
Rathore questioned
whether it is justifiable
to forcefully convert the
religion of a woman.
“Forcing a young wom-
an to convert to mar-
riage .. Isn’t it like
snatching personal free-
dom?” he questioned,
while alleging that
forced conversions hap-
pen in the name of love
and marriage.
Terming the remarks
as irresponsible, senior
party leader Vasudev
Denwani said instead
of providing justice to
the girls suffering from
love jihad in the state,
Gehlot was running
away from his respon-
sibility. He said state
government should
bring legislation on the
lines of MP.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya, on
Friday, while chairing
the state level standing
committee meeting ap-
proved 37 projects
worth Rs 127 crore un-
der Prime Minmister
Agriculture Irrigation
Scheme (Pradhan Man-
tri Krishi Sinchai Yoj-
na-PMKSY).
With a demarcated
60/40 ratio, the state
government will con-
tribute Rs75 crore while
the Central govern-
ment will pitch in Rs 52
crore for the develop-
ment of irrigation fa-
cilities in the desert
areas of the state.
The project also in-
cludes conservation,
repair and renovation
of water bodies. Now
the complete proposal
will be sent to the cen-
tral government for
its approval on the
complete scheme and
its share.
The scheme has pro-
vision of a two day
training session for the
farmers to learn about
the use of latest irriga-
tion equipment which
will not only enable
them to save 40 to 50%
water but also increase
the crop production by
35 to 40%.
Naveen Sharma
Jaipur: ACB sleuths
have also launched
search operations at 10
different locations in
connection with the ar-
rest of three govern-
ment officials for alleg-
edly possessing assets
disproportionate to
their incomes, officials
said on Friday. The
three officials were
booked by ACB’s
Udaipur and Kota units.
The search opera-
tions are going on at 10
different locations, ACB
DGP BL Soni said.
In Udaipur, searches
are being conducted at
four locations belong-
ing to Girish Kumar
Joshi, superintendent
engineer of a power
distribution company.
Prima facie, over Rs 8
crore disproportionate
assets against his in-
come has been estab-
lished, he said.
In Bundi district,
searches are being con-
ducted at 4 locations of
assistant development
officer of Keshoraipa-
tan Chiranji Lal for al-
legedly having Rs 2.68
crore disproportionate
assets against his in-
come, Soni said.
Two locations of sen-
ior deputy general man-
ager of RIICO Satish
Kumar Gupta are being
searched for allegedly
having Rs4.13 crore dis-
proportionate assets
against his income,
Soni said.
An excise inspector
and two others were ar-
rested in two separate
cases of graft in Bundi
and Jaipur’s Chomu.
The excise inspector
Shiv Pratap Singh Rana
and constable of Kesho-
raipatan police station
Ramnivas were arrest-
ed in Bundi by the Anti
Corruption Bureau in a
bribery case involving
Rs. 10,000. Meanwhile
in Chomu, a patwari
Rajendra Meena posted
in Nangar Bharda was
arrested for taking a
bribe of Rs. 11,000 for
demarcation of a land.
He had initially de-
manded Rs. 22000 but
the matter settled at
Rs. 11,000. The accused
was trapped in his
quarter. —With PTI inputs
IAS couple Dabi,Athar file for divorce
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: IAS officer
Tina Dabi, who topped
UPSC civil services-
2015, and her IAS hus-
band Akhtar Aamir
Khan have filed for di-
vorce in a family court
of Jaipur.
While Dabi was the
topper, Akhtar, a
Kashmiri, had se-
cured second rank in
the same exam and
they are believed to
have come close dur-
ing training. They got
married in 2018 and
now filed for divorce
with mutual consent.
Dabi is presently
posted as joint secre-
tary (taxation) in the
finance department
while Khan is also
posted in Jaipur.
She had dropped
‘Khan’ from her sur-
name sometime back
which she had started
using after the mar-
riage.
The officer had also
removed Kashmiri
Bahu from the bio of
her Instagram ac-
count which was no-
ticed by her followers
on social media. She
unfollowed her hus-
band on Twitter while
Khan also unfollowed
her on Instagram.
Tina Dabi and Akhtar Aamir Khan
CMAshok Gehlot,NiranjanArya,ML Lathar,Vaibhav Galriya,Siddharth Mahajan,NL Meena,Mahendra Soni and others during theVC on Friday.
Niranjan Arya
BL soni
The scheme has
provision of a two day
training session for
the farmers to learn
about the use of latest
irrigation equipment
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10. enowned fashion
shows India Fash-
ion Week London
decided to go virtual
this year, and it was
extra-ordinary. It is
one of its kind in-
ternational fashion events,
and this year it was concep-
tualized and executed in
New Delhi, India, and went
live a few days back. It was
organised by Platinum
Group of Companies, an
event company, and the vir-
tual edition was conceptual-
ized and executed by Fash-
Mob and Show Director
Lokesh Sharma. The show-
casing designer was Bani
Pasaricha, where she show-
cased her recent collection
‘The Pharaoh’s ‘.
“I have been regularly
showcasing at India Fashion
Week London and this year
also we wanted to continue
the trend. That’s when Loke-
sh, Manny and I decided we
will go virtual this season
and have an exclusive
showcase. The collection
is an amalgamation of fab-
ric’s that gives royal, larger
than life looks but yet it’s
easy to wear and com-
fortable,” said Bani.
She added, “The col-
lection is named as
‘Pharaoh’s’, and is re-
ally close to my heart
as it inspires women
in general and
shows how since
ancient era Egyp-
tian empresses
handled power au-
thority in a graceful
way. The ensembles
have lots of hand-
painted designs along
with exquisite embroi-
dery and we have used
different lighter fabrics such
as Dutch & hammered satin.”
While talking about the
new step, Manny Singh said,
“We received great response
previously and we wanted to
keep our community here
updated with new Trends
and collections.”
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IFWL goes Virtual
Manny Singh, Founder,
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KRITIKA GOEL, YOUTUBER
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Excellent opportunities may
knock at your door.
Professionals will be able to
give their best in a new
situation. Financially, this day may
prove lucky for you, so go ask for the
raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances
with your health today.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may wait for
someone’s invitation for a
trip. Your professionalism
in handling problem areas
will be appreciated. Tenant troubles
are foreseen for some house owners.
You will find family life more than
fulfilling. A senior is likely to put in a
good word for you to the higher ups.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your desire for an exciting
time on the social front is
likely to be fulfilled today.
Those looking for buying a
house can get a good bargain.
Appreciation is in store for some
homemakers. A professional victory
is yours if you play your cards well.
You are likely to enjoy good health.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will have to be more
focussed on the academic
front. You may get busy
organising something on the
social front. You may need to put your
ideas into action, if you want to prove
yourself. A party may be thrown in
your honour at work. Your good
performance is likely to be noticed.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Excess in food and drinks
can get you out of action.
A new deal is likely to
come through and give you
a taste of success. Those fond of
travelling may get their chance soon.
This is the time when you enjoy
yourself with a new group of friends
or colleagues.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Good performance on the
academic front will help
enhance your reputation at
work. Some favourable
developments on the social front are
foreseen. Buying new furniture or a
major appliance is possible. With good
networking, a prized posting can be
yours A healthy phase of life begins.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Getting into a favourable
situation on the academic
front is possible. Good luck
promises to brighten your
day. Some positive changes can be
expected on the home front. This
seems a good day for job seekers.
New avenues for earning open up as
you get more determined.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will manage to achieve
what you had aimed for on
the academic front. A
celebration can find you in
your element today. Praise and
honour are likely to greet you in
something that you have managed to
achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Your performance at work
will be commendable. Your
own happiness is in your
hands today. Spouse may
need her space, respect that. This is
a favourable day for completing
pending jobs. Financially, no
problems are foreseen. It is best to
avoid outside food.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A family youngster is likely
to do you proud. A
business trip is indicated
and will achieve much.
Your strategy to promote yourself on
the professional front will bear fruits.
You may need to speed up things on
the academic front to remain ahead.
Something special awaits you.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You are likely to take up
someone’s cause and earn
appreciation from all
quarters on the social
front. Remaining on the good side of
those who matter on the academic
front will help you achieve. Good
tidings of your well wishers will keep
you going on the professional front.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Success is foretold on the
academic front. Your
reputation is likely to boost
your image on the social
front. On the work front, you will
manage to keep your superiors in
good humour. This is an excellent
day to spend time with family. Good
planning will see you complete task.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
gor Malev’s wife Ewa,
leaves him for another
man. He cannot accept
it. Never recovers.
‘The Winner Stands
Alone’ is a remarkable
story by the Brazilian
writerPaulo Coelho.It was first
published in 2008 under the
Portuguese title ‘O Vencedor
Esta So’. The novel is based on
the Cannes Film Festival. He
explores the completely shal-
low lifestyle of the ‘Superclass’,
the dwindling, botox-fed, rich
people who are sucked into the
unending vortex of glitz, glam-
our and extravaganza. Truth
can be so hollow and distorted.
Amidst the chaotic events at
the world’s largest film festival,
Coelho lays bare the fallacies of
the human soul and shows how
downright materialistic our
generation has become.
The story revolves around
Igor, a psychopathic Russian
executive, who comes to
Cannes in search of his wife
Ewa and her new husband, Ha-
mid. Igor messages Ewa that
he will simply go on killing in-
nocent people unless she de-
cides to meet him. And kill, he
does. He has rare intensity and
cold intelligence. He uses the
skills he learnt as a young sol-
dier fighting wars for his coun-
try. With his unlimited wealth
and precision skills, he kills
one young girl, a Braron, an
aspiring actress and a Director.
Each and every character has
been worked upon diligently
and made into something more
than just a name to be oblivi-
ated from memory. Jasmine,
Gabriela, Savoy, even the pa-
thologist are all such ordinary
people stuck in something ex-
traordinary and out of their
own reach. The tale narrates
the tension within and be-
tween the characters in a 24-
hour period.
Ironically, the insanity of
all the senseless killings
makes Igor realise that, after
all, he doesn’t want his wife
back. The plot exemplifies the
dishonesty and false ideals by
killing for the non-existent
passion. His love is nothing
but an expression of his ego-
mania. In a high profile party,
he finally meets Ewa and Ha-
mid and kills them both. As he
is walking out, he ‘saves’ an
aspiring young model by giv-
ing her lift and dropping her
back safely to her apartment-
back to her lady love! This
young raw model of 19 years is
mature enough to understand
and reject the hollow world of
glamour. She tells her partner-
“The person who made me re-
alise this was a man, a foreign-
er, whom I met tonight at the
party, when I was lost in the
crowd. He said, ‘We’re sur-
rounded by people who are full
of certainties, glories and
conquests. But they cannot en-
joy. They’re all at the peak of
their careers and the inevita-
ble descent frightens them.
They’ve conquered worlds
and now fear of change
terrifies them. They are
caught in the vicious cyclic
trap of same parties, same
people, same talks. Insecuri-
ties have replaced passion’.”
Paulo Coelho’s, ‘The Win-
ner Stands Alone’, is the
most graphic and revealing
portrait of our era’s pa-
thology. All are infected
in some way, by the
‘rich and famous’
syndrome. Exhila-
rating & titillating,
this book achieves
so much in limit-
ed time and
words. It
leaves us
thinking
a n d
ques-
tion-
i n g
t h e
v a l u e s
of the
world that
we are ac-
tually liv-
ing in.
THE WINNER STANDS
ALONE: Paulo Coelho
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Amidst the chaotic events at
Cannes, the world’s largest film
festival, Paulo Coelho lays bare the
fallacies of the human soul and
shows how downright materialistic
our generation has become!
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12. M
en of popstars
S h a w n
Mendes and
Justin Bieber
have just witnessed
something great! The
two Canadian singers,
who probably featured
last on any collabora-
tion list, have finally
made it happen and fans
are going gaga. Shawn
and Justin have come
together for ‘Mon-
ster’ and the duo
have belted
out a track
that is
quite en-
joyable. Given their his-
tory, since Shawn once
dated Justin’s wife Hai-
ley Bieber, many doubt-
ed if they would ever
collaborate. —Agency
REHEARSING FOR
‘DHAAKAD’
‘Monster’ collaboration
K
angana Ranaut
on Friday
shared with her
fans a glimpse
of her action rehears-
als for her upcoming
film ‘Dhaakad’, and
also revealed that she
was multi-tasking as
she was also shooting
for ‘Thalaivi’, side by
side. She took to Insta-
gram to share pictures
from her action rehears-
als for her film ‘Dhaakad’
with her action directors Ja-
son Ng and Brett Chan.
“Don’t like to multitask,
but in these times one needs
to go back to the beginning in
those days I worked like a
horse, so along with filming
Thalaivi I started action re-
hearsals with @jasonngs-
tunts / @bchanworld for
Dhakaad as well, also lovely
to see my charming director
@razylivingtheblues,” she
wrote in the caption. —ANI
W
ill Smith and
Janet Hurb-
ert have rec-
onciled differ-
ences after their longstanding
fight! The two re-
united during
HBO Max’s The
Fresh Prince of
Bel-Air reunion
special for the
first time in 27
years after Janet
left her role as
Aunt Viv on the hit
sitcom. If you didn’t know, Janet played Aunt
Viv during the first three seasons of Fresh
Prince. She left the show in 1993 citing “crea-
tive differences” and was replaced by Daphne
Maxwell Reid. —Agency
M
onths after the de-
mise of late actor Ri-
shi Kapoor, senior actor
Anupam Kher on Friday
remembered him with thorwback
pictures.
He wrote, “Dearest @neetu54!!
Meeting you last night in Chandigarh
without #RishiJi triggered off so
many memories of us together in
New York. Our shared tears made the
bond of those moments stronger.
These pics are a reminder of how
#ChintuJi had a larger than life per-
sona. I am so happy that you are
working. You have made him the
happiest person by doing so. We,
your friends are always there for
you. Remember “There are some
relationships which are like a
pause button on a tape recorder.
They always start from where
youleftthem!”Loveandprayers
. #Memories #Pics #ChintuJi
@riteishd @geneliad.” —ANI
H
elen Anne Rich-
ardson Khan,
popularly known
as Helen cele-
bratesher82ndbirthday
today, 21 November. She
is an Indian film actress
and dancer who is best
known for her work in
Bollywood films. She
has received two Film-
fare awards and has ap-
peared in over 700 films-
a legend for sure.
City First wishes her
a very happy birthday!
ETCJAIPUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2020
11
illboard re-
cently an-
n o u n c e d
that they
will be hon-
o u r i n g
some major
women this year! It
was announced
that Cardi B has
been named Wom-
an of the Year at
the 2020 Bill-
board’s Women in
Music event, which
will take place on
Thursday, Decem-
ber 10th. After the
news went live, the
WAP singer re-
ceived a lot of back-
lash on social me-
dia, as she’s only
released one song
in 2020 –WAP
alongside Megan
Thee Stallion.
Soon after,
clap back
q u e e n
Cardi B
took to
s o c i a l
m e d i a
to shut down those
who criticised her
recent win of Bill-
board’s Woman Of
The Year award.
In a video posted
to Instagram, Car-
di listed the impact
the song has had
since its release
back in August.
“For you crybabies,
that’s like ‘what?
she only got one
song’ – yeah I got
that song, bitch,”
she said. “You
know? The one that
sold the most, the
one that streamed
the most. The one
that had republi-
cans on Fox News
crying about it.”
she said. —Agency
Woman of
the Year
B
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
LEGEND!
22 YEARS DOWN
P
reity Zinta on
Friday marked 22
years of her su-
perhit flick ‘Sol-
dier’, by sharing a video
of the title track of the
song featuring her and
co-star Bobby Deol.
She wrote, “Remem-
bering Soldier my su-
per Hot & super Cool
movie. So many things
to be grateful for. My
warm clothes for start-
ers. It was freezing cold
& so windy when we
were shooting. On the
other side poor Bobby
was feeling so cold and
shivering I’m also grate-
ful that my first feature
as a lead had an unbe-
lievable soundtrack
Thank you @Ramesh-
Taurani #Abbas-
Mustan and the entire
cast and crew for the
fun we had in Australia,
New Zealand & Ra-
jasthan. I love you @
iambobbydeol. You are
the bestest @tips #Sol-
dier #Memories #Mu-
sic #Fun #Frozen #Fab-
ulous #Ting #22year-
sofSoldier” —ANI
Honest
version
DOWN
memory lane
Back Together
S
e l e n a
Gomez has
been a big
a dvo c a t e
for mental health
as she’s been
through her rough
patches from time
to time. Moreover,
for the 28-year-old
artist, her music
has always been
extremely person-
al and unabashed,
as evidenced by
her 2020 album,
Rare. Specifically,
it was her Bill-
board Hot 100 No.
1 single Lose You
To Love, in which
Selenators were
treated with a raw,
honest version of
Selena’s like nev-
er before.
While being in-
terviewed by her
mother Mandy
Teefey, Selena con-
fessed that none
of what she’s do-
ing now would
have stemmed
from her prior
mindset and that
her best stuff is
happening right
now. —Agency
Helen
Anupam Kher’s post
Cardi B
Selena Gomez
Will Smith
Kangana Ranaut
...her post
...still from ‘Monster’ track
Preity Zinta
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CITY BUZZ
CITY FIRST
K
ota is all set to
add another fly-
ing feather to its
culturally beau-
tiful cap when the girls
from all over the city
come and strive to be
the best in glamour and
beauty. Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020, a re-
nowned beauty pag-
eant of Rajasthan is
currently hosting
its seventh sea-
son, and the Kota
auditions will be-
gin today. Previ-
ously, this hunt for tal-
ent had visited
Udaipur, Jodhpur, and
Jaipur to look for the
ideal contestants for
the pageant.
Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020 Kota
Director, Ayush
Vijaymentioned,
“As the pageant
has begun battling
with a global pandem-
ic, we are focusing
greatly on safety and
sanitation. Complying
with the government
orders, we have placed
a bio-secure bubble at
the audition location
and taken complete
care of sanitation and
‘no mask no entry’ pol-
icy. All the contestants
will only be allowed in
the audition hall when
they carry masks and
sanitizers.”
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
EMR’20 travels to Kota
CITY FIRST
T
hesecond-phase
auditions of Ra-
jasthan’s oldest
beauty pageant,
Miss Rajasthan 2020
took place at Hotel
Grand Uniara on Fri-
day. The interview
round of the beauty
pageant included 60
girls, who came in
from various
parts of the
state.
The pageant
that is organised every
year by Yogesh and Ni-
misha Mishra from Fu-
sion Group, followed
all the necessary safety
protocols, keeping
in mind the safety
of each and eve-
ryone present
there.
Talking about
the event, Yogesh
Mishra stated, “This
season is going to be
bigger and better than
the rest, following all
the safety measures, of
course. It is going to be
the first time when a
beauty pageant is go-
ing to be presented as a
reality show. A total of
28 contestants will be
selected, and all of
them are going to get
great exposure.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
THE SEARCH CONTINUES...
LAUNCHED!
DURING THE DAY!
DIGITAL BAAL MELA
enior BJP leader and
former Education
Minister Vasudev
Devnani expressed
happiness over the
‘Digital Baal Mela’
initiative by LIC and
said that it is a big opportu-
nity for the children of Ra-
jasthan. He stated, “I am
happy to see the innovation
like state-run Digital Baal
Mela, in difficult times like
Corona. This will be very
beneficial for the talent of
children.” He also appealed
to children from across the
state to participate in large
numbers in the online fair.
—City First
G
auri Maheshwari, the
youngest online cal-
ligraphy coach and
motivator of Jaipur,
has recently enrolled herself
in the India Book of Records
as the ‘Youngest Online Cal-
ligraphy Coach’. Talking
about ‘Digital Baal Mela’, she
feels that it is very important
for the children to participate
in this event, so as to bring
out their creative side. She
feels that if the children are
getting such a big platform
just by sitting at home, they
should not let go of it.
—City First
Jagdeesh Chandra
launched the
poster of ‘The
Vartika Show’
with Vartika Jain
at his residence
on Friday. It is an
online cooking
event, where the
participants have
to send videos
of their recipes,
for the respective
categories.
RAJ: Jaipur Municipal Corporation Heritage Mayor Munesh Gurjar and Councilor Uttam
Sharma of Ward No. 49, met the residents of the area. During their visit, the issues like
cleaning, lighting systems among others were discussed.
RAJ: Rotary club Jaipur
citizen is going to organise
‘Kavi sammelan’ on 22
November, Sunday from
8.30 to 10 pm on the
Facebook page of Rotary
club Jaipur citizen.
UP:
Devotees
were seen
performing
rituals of
Chhath puja
festival at
Laxman
Mela ground
on the bank
of river
Gomti in
Lucknow on
Friday.
GUJ: Vendors
near Bhadra
Fort closed
shops for the
weekend after
a complete
curfew was
imposed in
Ahmedabad
by local
authorities.
—PHOTO BY
HANIF SINDHI
BUZZ
J
ust like the leap of the players in the
game, the sport of Kabaddi has
transformed into the second-most-
watched sporting league in India.
Known to regale viewers with sporting
documentaries of leading sporting teams
around the world, Amazon Prime Video
unveiled the teaser of their upcoming Am-
azonOriginal show Sons of theSoil:Jaipur
Pink Panthers. The show is set to stream
this December 4, the original series offers
a fascinating insight and awe-inspiring
journey of the Pro Kabaddi League team,
owned by Abhishek Bachchan in the tour-
nament’s seventh season. —City First
Manoj Edwin Uncle Nibolson’s
W
hen I was a kid
my Father
showed me
how to select
the ingredients for a good
and healthy meal, espe-
cially for the non-vegetar-
ian cuisines. I started
cooking at a very early
age. During my school
days, I loved to cook
for my family. Now, I
practice new reci-
pes and taste the
prepared food. Dif-
ferent curries are my
speciality. So somehow it
was clear from the mo-
ment I learned to cook
thatIwillalwayscontinue
experimenting with it.
I especially love to cook
Kebabs,BiryanisandCur-
ries and that too on a
wood fire or a Sigri.
I don’t prefer cook-
ing on the Gas.
Cooking is fun, you
can do it with friends
andit’slikeaprojectwith-
out pressure. I am not a
chef but I am confident to
serveanyauthenticprepa-
ration.
Seeing how different
veggies, meat and spices
combine to give that gor-
geous flavour, makes you
happy. You will enjoy eve-
ry bit of the cooking pro-
cess, starting from chop-
ping to garnishing in the
end.
Whenothersenjoywhat
youhavecookedandgiven
your comments about the
food, you feel overjoyed,
proud and accomplished.
Not everyone in this
world loves to cook. How-
ever, those who love cook-
ing are truly lucky, as well
as their families. It is a
great experience that
makes you happy and
makes others happy as
well.
WHY I LOVE COOKING
CITY FIRST
O
wing to the pandem-
ic, Theatre Festival
Jai Rangam is going
to take place online
this year. This is the ninth
year of Jai Rangam Festival
but the event has been ham-
pered due to the pandemic.
However, the organisers of
Jai Rangam aspired to con-
tinue the festival and decid-
ed to make it happen virtu-
ally this year. Festival
Founder Deepak Gera in-
formed that during the Fes-
tival, a variety of online ac-
tivities would be organised
frommorningtoeveningon
every Sunday from 5 to 27
December. These activities
can be watched on the offi-
cial website of Jai
Rangam.
Morethan40Work-
shops and Master
Classes would be or-
ganised as a part of the
festival, where big Theatre
ArtistslikeMakarandDesh-
pande, Sunil Shan Bagh,
Atul Satya Kaushik, Atul
Kumar, Rajit Kapoor, Ran-
jeetKapoor,FajahJalaliand
Anuroopa would be provid-
ing tips for art of Theatre.
One needs to get registered
online with a fee of 300 ru-
peestoparticipateineachof
the workshops.
Jai Rangam has also
initiated its virtual
opening with the
yearly photo contest
Khushbu - E - Ra-
jasthan, which is being
organised with the support
of JaipurphotographyClub.
Entries to participate in the
contest are started on the of-
ficialwebsiteof JaiRangam.
The exhibition would be or-
ganised in December.
S
Sons of the Soil
VIRTUAL JAIRANGAM
Vasudev Devnani
Gauri Maheshwari
Manoj Edwin
Yogesh and Nimisha Mishra with Mansi, Simran, Kanchan and the participants of the pageant
Surbhi, Aashi, Almas, Tashu, Jaya, Shaivya, Gaurav, Ayush, Deepa, Neelima, Sonaxi and Daisy