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UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
944
DEATHS
69,264
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
2,881 DEATHS 85,678 CASES
DELHI
4,284 DEATHS 1,60,016 CASES
WORLD
8,05,785
DEATHS
2,32,57,805
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
30,42,219
CONFIRMED CASES
56,830
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
21,995 DEATHS 6,71,942 CASES
TAMIL NADU
KARNATAKA
New Delhi: A major
terror strike was avert-
ed with the arrest of a
suspected operative of
the ISIS, armed with
two pressure cooker
IEDS, from central Del-
hi’s Ridge Road area
following a brief ex-
change of fire, Delhi
Police officials said on
Saturday.
Mustakeem Khan,
alias Abu Yusuf, a res-
ident of a village in Ut-
tar Pradesh’s Balar-
ampur district, who
was under watch for
over a year, planned to
carry out a lone wolf
strike at a high footfall
area in the national
capital, said P S
Kushwah, DCP (Spe-
cial Cell). Turn to P6
Baramulla: One ter-
rorist was killed and
two others are believed
to be trapped in an en-
counter which is cur-
rently under way Jam-
mu and Kashmir’s Bar-
amulla district today,
the police said.
The encounter broke
out in the Check-i-Saloo-
sa area of Kreeri in
northKashmir’sBaram-
ulla district, the Central
Reserve Police Force
CRPF said. Turn to P6
TERROR BIDS FOILED BY
ALERT INDIAN FORCES
ISIS operative with IEDs
held in Delhi, strike averted
1 terrorist killed in J&K encounter
In denial mode since yrs!
Pakistan finally admits,
‘Dawood lives in Karachi’New Delhi: Dawood
Ibrahim, one of India’s
most wanted men, lives
in Karachi, the Paki-
stani government said
on Saturday, after years
of denying that it shel-
ters the underworld
don blamed for the 1993
Mumbai serial blasts
along with other ter-
rorists. Pakistan’s ad-
mission came in a list
of 88 banned terror
groups disclosed as
part of its efforts to
wriggle out of tough
financial sanctions for
helping terrorists.
The country said it
had imposed financial
sanctions on the terror
groups and their lead-
ers, including Hafiz
Saeed, Masood Azhar
and Dawood Ibrahim,
by ordering the seizure
of all of their proper-
ties and freezing of
bank accounts.
The Paris-based Fi-
nancial Action Task
Force (FATF) put Paki-
stan on the grey list in
June 2018 and asked Is-
lamabad to implement a
planof actionbytheend
of 2019, but the deadline
was extended later due
to COVID-19 pandemic.
The Pakistani gov-
ernment issued two no-
tifications on August 18
announcing sanctions
on key figures of terror
outfits such as 26/11
Mumbai attack master-
mind and Jamaat-ud-
Dawa (JuD) chief Harf-
iz Saeed, Jaish-e-Mo-
hammed (JeM) chief
Masood Azhar,
Turn to P6
States told not to
restrict people &
goods movement
New Delhi: Union
Home Secretary Ajay
Bhalla has written to all
Chief Secretaries, re-
questing them not to
impose restrictions on
inter-state and intra-
state movement of per-
sons and goods and ser-
vices and to follow MHA
guidelines.
The letter was writ-
ten after it was found
that some states have
imposed restrictions at
local level and were
stopping such move-
ment. Bhalla’s letter
states, “It has, however,
been reported that local
level restrictions on
movement are being im-
posed by various dis-
tricts/states. Such re-
strictions are creating
problems in inter-State
movement of goods and
services and are im-
pacting the supply
chain, resulting in dis-
ruption of economic
activities and employ-
ment, besides affecting
supply of goods and
services.”
The letter also says
that such restrictions
amount to violation of
guidelines issued by
MHA under provisions
of DisasterManagement
Act, 2005. Turn to P6
BSF kills 5 Pak armed
intruders near border
Chandigarh/New
Delhi: The BSF shot
dead five heavily
armed Pakistani in-
truders along the In-
dia-Pakistan Interna-
tional Border in Pun-
jab early Saturday,
the force said.
This was the high-
est number of intrud-
ers killed in a single
incident along the
3,300-km-long border
with Pakistan in
more than a decade,
officials said.
Punjab shares a
553-km-long frontier
with Pakistan, apart
from Jammu, Ra-
jasthan and Gujarat,
which together con-
stitute the remaining
part of the IB.
Turn to P6
BSF personnel shot down 5 intruders in Tarn Taran on Saturday.
Pristine cloud formation above the mountains lend a captivating
aura to Beas River as it witnesses rise in its water level due to
heavy rains in past two days, in Kullu district on Saturday.
A SYMPHONY
OF PEACE
Pilot maybe
AICC general
secretary
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: In a
likely major AICC
reshuffle, Sachin Pi-
lot may be appoint-
ed as one of the
AICC general secre-
taries. Also, Jatin
Prasad, Manik
Tagore, Sushmita
Dev, Pawan Khera,
Supriya Shrinet,
RPN Singh, Rajeev
Satav, PL Poonia,
Shakti Singh Gohil,
Asha Kumari and
Gulam Nabi Azad
may be given impor-
tant responsibili-
ties in party organi-
sation. More on P2
Our dream that RHB has a distinct standing in nation: Gehlot
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said on
Saturday that it was
everybody’s dream that
the Rajasthan Housing
Board (RHB) carves its
own niche and standing
across the nation.
Gehlot, while ad-
dressing the foundation
stone and inauguration
ceremony of 25 projects
of RHB through video
conference at the Chief
Minister’s residence,
said, “Pawan Arora
(RHB commissioner)
has done a marvellous
job in little time. Every
person dreams of hav-
ing his own house.
The state govern-
ment is committed to
realize Turn to P6
CM Ashok Gehlot with Shanti Dhariwal, Pawan Arora, Rajeeva Swarup, Niranjan Arya and Kuldeep Ranka releasing the scheme
information booklet during the launching of RHB schemes at CMR on Saturday.
Focusing on quality, timeliness
and detail, RHB should fulfill
people’s dream: Chief Minister
INAUGURATION AND FOUNDATION STONE OF 25 PROJECTS OF HOUSING BOARD
INAUGURATION OF THESE 14 HOUSING SCHEMES
1. Vatika Residential Scheme,
Sanganer, Jaipur
2. Mahla Residential Scheme,
Ajmer Road, Jaipur
3. Mahatma Jyotirao Phule
Residential Scheme, Nasir-
abad (Ajmer)
4. Niwai Residential Scheme,
Niwai (Tonk)
5. Chief Minister State Employ-
ees Housing Scheme, Pratap
Nagar, Jaipur
6. Weekend Home Registra-
tion Scheme-2020, Nayala,
Jaipur
7. Patel Nagar Extension-Part-2
Residential Scheme, Bhilwara
8. Shahpura Residential
Scheme, Bhilwara
9. Shastri Nagar Residential
Scheme, Bhilwara
10. Atal Nagar Housing
Scheme, Bhinder, Udaipur
11. Dwarkapuri Yojna, Savina
II and South Extension
Residential Plan-Udaipur
12. Mahatma Gandhi Sambal
Residential Scheme, Badli,
Jodhpur
13. Manpur Housing Scheme,
Aburod City, District Sirohi
14. Khoda Ganesh Phase IV
Housing Scheme Kis-
hangarh (Ajmer)

First India Bureau
Jaipur: 19 children
were rescued by a
team of anti-human
trafficking unit of Ja-
lupura police station
and members of Bach-
pan Bacho Andolan
here. Seven persons
were also arrested.
The children were
brought to Jaipur from
Bihar in two buses.
Following a tip off
about the human traf-
ficking, the team
tracked the buses and
rescued 19 children.
They were brought
here in two buses from
Bihar, SHO said.
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Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: BCCI Presi-
dent Sourav Ganguly
has written a letter to
the RCA President
Vaibhav Gehlot and
said that due to COV-
ID-19, domestic crick-
et is not happening at
the moment, but has
assured that it will
start as and when the
situation is safe.
Ganguly did not spec-
ify the date from when
the season will kick-off.
Normally domestic sea-
son starts in August but
the pandemic has
wreaked havoc with the
calendar and Ganguly’s
letter to state associa-
tions made it clear that
the Board is yet to lock
in a date.
The domestic season
is now expected to be-
gin with the Syed
Mushtaq Ali T20 tour-
nament, tentatively
from the third week of
November.
“The BCCI is making
all efforts to ensure that
domestic cricket re-
sumes as and when the
conditions permit. The
health and safety of
players and all other in-
volved in domestic
cricket is of utmost im-
portance to BCCI and
we are constantly moni-
toring all aspects,” Gan-
guly wrote in the letter
to Vaibhav.
“All members will be
duly informed about
the future course of ac-
tion and suggestions
will be taken before we
resume domestic crick-
et.” The BCCI chief in-
formed the members
about India’s commit-
ments in the Future
Tours Programme
(FTP), including the
scheduled tour of Aus-
tralia later this year
and playing host to Eng-
land early 2021. He said
that India is set to host
the T20 World Cup next
year and the ODI World
Cup in 2023. “The BCCI
and the Indian cricket
team will continue to
fulfil its FTP commit-
ments. “This will be fol-
lowed by IPL 2021 in
Apri,” Ganguly said.
“The BCCI contiues to
be the host for the ICC
T20 World Cup 2021 and
the 50-over ICC Cricket
World Cup in 2023.”
Not yet safe to play domestic cric: Dada to Vaibhav
CORONA EFFECT
New Delhi: Jake Lush
McCrum, the Chief Op-
erating Officer (COO)
of Rajasthan Royals on
Saturday confirmed
that the Board of Con-
trol for Cricket in India
(BCCI) has updated the
protocols for the up-
coming Indian Premier
League (IPL) and as a
result, players from
England and Australia
will be available from
the first match of the
T20 tournament.
England and Austral-
ia are slated to square
off in three T20Is and
three ODIs, beginning
September 4 and the
availability of players
from both sides for the
first few matches of the
IPL was in question
earlier. The bilateral se-
ries will get over on
September 16, and ear-
lier the BCCI had indi-
cated to franchises that
it was unlikely to relax
the mandatory seven-
day quarantine period
that players had to un-
dergo after arriving in
the UAE. —ANI
Eng-Aus players to
play for RR in IPL!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Water level in
several dams and wa-
ter bodies has in-
creased due to good
rainfall in South Ra-
jasthan, particularly in
Sirohi, Dungarpur and
nearby areas.
Nakki lake situated
in Mount Abu, which is
a key tourist destina-
tion, is also overflow-
ing. Vasa and valoria
dam in Sirohi too are
overflowing while Be-
neshwar dam in Dun-
garpur turned into an
island following rain-
fall last night.
Three bridges which
connect with the dam
have submerged after
the water level in Som,
Mahi and Jakham river
increased. The water
levelonSabla,Valaiand
Ganoda bridges is 3-5
feet and the priests in
temples on Beneshwar
dham are stuck there.
On the other hand,
the water level in Ka-
rauli district’s Pancha-
na dam has also in-
creased and the gates
may be opened anytime
toreleasewater.Against
the capacity of 258.62
meter, the dam has re-
ceived water up to the
level of 258 meter. Simi-
larly, Mamchari dam on
Kaila Devi road in Ka-
rauli is also overflow-
ing.
In Jhalawar, 4 gates
at Kalisindh dam were
opened. Jhalawar has
disconnected by road
from Gagron and sev-
eral zayreens or Mus-
lim pilgrims to go to
Gagron have stuck.
‘Peoplearesuffering,
govt not bothered’
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Continuing his
attack on Ashok Gehlot
led Congress govern-
ment in Rajasthan, BJP
state president Satish
Poonia on Saturday
said that developmental
works have stalled and
people are suffering but
the government is not
concerned.
He said that people
are disappointed at the
functioning of the gov-
ernment even in Jodh-
pur, the hometown of
the chief minister.
“Chief minister
Ashok Gehlot only
makes announcements.
No promise made by the
government has been
fulfilled. Developmen-
tal works are stalled,
people are suffering but
the government has no
policy,” he said.
He said that BJP is
cornering the state gov-
ernment over all public
related issues including
rising crime rate, loss
to farmers due to locust
attack, in and outside
the assembly.
Speaking at a pro-
gramme where he un-
veiled ‘Seva Hi Sanga-
than’ book related to his
constituency at his resi-
dence. The book con-
tains details about the
works done during the
lockdown and corona
pandemic.
Poonia said that he
shares a special bond
with the people of the
state and his constitu-
ency and he is available
for them always. He also
released a 24X7 helpline
number 9116767676
where people can call or
send WhatsApp mes-
sages related to their
grievances.
A Telegram channel
was also released to dis-
seminate information
related with the cen-
tre’s various public wel-
fare schemes, guide-
lines about corona.
GoodrainleadstooverflowingdamsinRaj
RAIN ALERT TILL AUG 24
Bridges which connect with the dams have
submerged after the increasing water levels
Panchana Dam in Karauli.
Water flowing on the Mamchari Dam in Karauli.
NADDA’S ADDRESS
Satish Poonia releasing a booklet titled Seva Hi Sangathan at his constituency, Amber.
BCCI prez Saurav Ganguly and RCA prez Vaibhav Gehlot.
HOME SWEET HOME
Baya Weaver
(Ploceus
Philippinus) deftly
weaves a nest in
the outskirts of a
village in Ajmer
on Saturday.
These birds are
renowned for their
extra-ordinary
architectural skills
of rounding up
hay and grass to
weave together
elaborate nests.
—PHOTO BY
HIMANSHU
SHARMA
SIX DROWN IN
ANAS RIVER,
SEARCH ON
Six people drowned in
the Anas river on the
Rajasthan-Gujarat border
in Banswara on Satur-
day. One of them saved
lives by swimming, while
the body of one was
found stuck. At the same
time, 4 people are being
searched. These people
had gone to perform the
last rites of their families
when only the strong
currents of water were
hit. Rainfall continues for
the last 24 hours here.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Congress lead-
er Sachin Pilot has indi-
vidually held meetings
with the party leaders
whoarethepart
of three-mem-
ber committee
set up by AICC
to look into his
and other
MLAs’ griev-
ances.
According to
the sources, Pi-
lot has said to
the party high com-
mand that one to one
talks should be held
with MLAs. He also said
that MLAs should be
talked directly on the is-
sue so that the reality
can come.
He said that only af-
ter the MLAs are dis-
cussed, the decision of
cabinet expansion
should be finalised. The
former deputy CM also
suggested the party
leaders to make a bal-
anced team in the state.
Pilot also
wants the lead-
ers who played
an important
role and strug-
gled during the
2018-assembly
electionsshould
be given priori-
ty in political
appointments.
Meanwhile, sources
said that Maken has al-
ready started taking
feedback. He will come
to Jaipur and will meet
thechief ministerAshok
Gehlot.Hewilltrytosort
outthe issues so that the
cabinet expansion can
happen without any
controversy.
Pilot meets leaders
of 3-member panel
Sachin Pilot
1 army man dead in accident Trafficking:19kidsrescued
Sri Ganganagar: One
Army personnel died
while three suffered
injuries after the
Army truck they were
travelling in over-
turned in Sri Ganga-
nagar, Rajasthan on
Saturday.
The injured Army
personnel have been ad-
mitted to a hospital for
treatment. The truck
overturned after the
driver lost control over
the vehicle due to a pot-
hole in the road. The
truck was heading to-
wards Nirwana from
Lalgarh camp.
CEO of Raisinghna-
gar Nagar Border Secu-
rity Force (BSF) Camp
and top Army officials
from Lalgah reached
the site soon after the
incident occurred. —ANI

People celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi
with digital ‘darshan’ this year
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The festival of
Ganesh Chaturthi was
celebrated with full re-
ligious fervor in the
city amid the corona
pandemic.
However, there were
no queues and visitors
in temples due to coro-
na pandemic and peo-
ple switched to online
mode for the ‘Darshan’
of Ganesh idols.
Lord Ganesha was
worshipped by people
in temples and houses
in a traditional manner.
Unlike every year,
there was no crowds,
queues and fairs at
Ganesh temples, be-
cause of the corona
pandemic. No visitor
was allowed in tem-
ples. However, arrange-
ments of digital ‘dar-
shan’ from some tem-
ples were there.
Priests decked up
the temples and offered
prayers and ‘Laddu’.
In Moti Dungari
Ganesh temple, priest
Kailash Sharma con-
ducted the morning
worshipor‘ManglaAar-
ti’. The idol of Ganesh
was on a silver throne
with a golden crown.
On the other hand, a
large number of people
reached Trinetra
Ganesh temple in Ran-
thambore despite the
orders to not visit the
temple.
Looking at the large
number, the district
administration and
forest department had
to allow the visitors.
People were also not
seen following social
distancing there.
DEVOTEES BREAK CORONA NORMS
Priest Abhishek Sharma offering prayers at Moti Dungri
Ganesh temple.
Devotees had to sufﬁce offering prayers at the gates of Shri
Ganesh Mandir at Jhotwara.
Parkotewale Ganesh temple was all decked up for the
occasion, but no one could visit the temple due to corona.
Unlike every year, the devotees were not allowed in Moti Dungri Ganesh
temple this time on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, on Saturday, due
to Corona guidelines in place. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
RAJASTHANJAIPUR | SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: In a first, an on-
line Lok Adalat was
held in view of the on-
going corona pandemic.
A total of seven
benches were set up by
district legal services
authority for the online
Lok Adalat in which
the benches heard par-
ties to settle their griev-
ances. Though the
number of matters
which were listed was
low, the initiative
turned out to be a suc-
cessful experiment.
TheonlineLokAdalat
was held in the supervi-
sion of Rajasthan Legal
Services Authority
member Brijesh Kumar
Jain and joint secretary
Dev Kumar Khatri.
The state govern-
ment also withdrew
more than 8,000 petty
cases. Advocates were
also made members in
the benches along with
the judges.
In one of the bench-
es, district authority
secretary Siddheswar
Puri conducted a hear-
ing with advocate Pra-
mendra Puri. Awards
were also passed after
compromise between
the parties.
In the closing cere-
mony, Supreme Court
justice Dinesh Ma-
heshari said that the
country is passing
through a new phase
and new possibilities
will have to be explored
after the corona pan-
demic is over.
Speaking in the cer-
emony, chief justice of
Rajasthan high court
Indrajit Mahanty said
that it was a matter of
pride that National
Legal Services Au-
thority (NALSA) chose
the state for this pilot
project.
Justice Ajay Rastogi
said that Rajasthan is
witnessing a new start
of online Lok Adalat.
National Legal Services
Authority (NALSA)
chairman justice NV
Ramana, also addressed
the ceremony and ap-
preciated the move.
Raj makes history with 1st online Lok Adalat
GETTING TECH-SAVVY
8.2 kg doda,
drugs worth
`39L seized
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Nagaur police
seized 8.2 kg doda post
and 1.97 intoxicating
tablets, being smuggled
in a truck which left
Jodhpur for Punjab.
Two persons were ar-
rested under NDPS act.
Following a tip off, a
police team checked a
truck and recovered
tramadol hydrochloride
tablets, worth Rs 39
lakh, hidden in wheat
sacks along with 8.2 kg
doda post, SP Nagaur
Shaveta Dhankhar said.
Team of SI Rampal
Dugastava, head con-
stable Omprakash
Sirhoi, constable Lax-
man Ram, Kailashram
and driver Dayasindh
carried out the action.
Satya Narayan Sharma
Jaipur: A man and a
woman were found dead
in suspicious circum-
stances, in a room that
the woman had rented
in Sanganer area.
The woman identi-
fied as Maya Meena was
lying on the bed and the
man identified as San-
jay was hanging from
the ceiling. Prima facie,
the man murdered the
woman and later com-
mitted suicide, police
said. No suicide note
was recovered and the
matter could be related
to love affair.
Maya, aged 25-30
years hailing from
Sawai Madhopur, was a
MSc student. She re-
cently came to Jaipur
for academic reasons.
On the night of the
incident, Sanjay came
to her room. Locals said
that they had never
seen the man before.
Maya’s cousin called
her in the morning but
she did not receive, and
her room was locked
from inside. The cous-
inn informed the police
when she saw her cous-
in lying on the bed
through a window.
Sanjay was a resident
of Dausa and family of
both have been in-
formed.
The bodies were
shifted to mortuary for
postmortem and the
matter is being investi-
gated, SHO of Sanganer
police station Shiv Day-
al said.
The bodies found in the room.
Man found hanging next to
body of a woman in a room Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra, on Sat-
urday stressed the need
for a policy for the
state’s sustainable, ho-
listic and balanced de-
velopment. He said that
there was a need to
boost self-confidence of
youths so that they be-
come entrepreneurs
and self-reliant.
Addressing the first
meeting of the Gover-
nor’s Advisory Council
through video confer-
ence, he said schemes
need to be implemented
at the grassroots. A
roadmap will be pre-
pared to start work.
The council was set
up last month to take up
the issues related with
holistic development.
Mishra said that
nearly 60% of land in
Rajasthan is covered
with complex geograph-
ical conditions. There is
a widespread employ-
ment problem, for
which the ‘Vocal for Lo-
cal’ concept will have to
be encouraged.
He said that the avail-
ability of health servic-
es infrastructure,
equipment and medi-
cines would have to be
ensured at village level.
He said that out of 33
districts of the state, 8
districts are tribal dom-
inated. The social, eco-
nomic and educational
status of Scheduled
Tribes in these areas is
extremely pathetic. The
Governor has constitu-
tional responsibility for
the overall development
of Scheduled Tribes, so
efforts will be made to
speed up the works for
their development and
strengthening of the in-
frastructure facilities
of these areas.
The Governor said
that despite the dispa-
rate geographical con-
ditions, the availability
of important natural
resources in the state is
in abundance.
“There is a need to
make better use of
these resources so that
rapid economic devel-
opment of the state can
be done,” Mishra added.
‘Balanced development need of hour’
Guv Mishra was addressing first meeting of the Governor’s Advisory Council
Governor Kalraj Mishra during the video conference.
RAJ RECORDS 11 DEATHS, 1,310 FRESH CASES
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The COVID-19
death toll in Rajasthan
rose to 944 on Saturday
with 11 more fatalities,
while 1,310 fresh cases
pushed the infection
tally to 69,264.
Three deaths were re-
ported from Jaipur and
one each from Ajmer,
Bhilwara, Pali, Hanu-
mangarh, Sikar,
Udaipur, Kota and Tonk.
259 were reported
from Jaipur, 233 from
Jodhpur, 133 from
Ajmer, 90 from Kota, 78
from Bharatpur, 71 from
Alwar, 45 from Nagaur,
42 from Bikaner, 39 from
Pali, 26 from Banswara,
25 from Hanumangarh,
24 from Rajsamand, 18
from Jhunjhunu. There
are a total of 14,176 ac-
tive cases in the state
and 53,449 patients have
been discharged after
recovering.
In Baran, district col-
lector imposed a lock-
down from August 22 to
27. Banks will also re-
main closed and only
emergency services will
be exempted.
Similarly, in Bikaner
district collector Namit
Mehta ordered lock-
down in areas under Bi-
kaner Municipal Corpo-
ration, Nokha Nagar
Palika, Dungargarh and
Deshnok areas from Sat-
urday 6 pm till 6 am on
Monday.
Dholpur district col-
lector Rakesh Jaiswal
directed to stop
Machkund fair and the
district administration
has closed the roads
leading to the fair.
Ganganagar district
administration may im-
pose lockdown.
Entire staff of Dangi-
yawas police station in-
cluding the SHO tested
positive in Jodhpur. The
infection spread after a
accused arrested under
arms act tested positive.
Former BJP state
president Arun Chatur-
vedi tested positive, he
has been home quaran-
tined. He asked all those
who came in contact
with him to get tested.
Covid update: Entire staff of Dangiyawas police station including SHO test positive in Jodh, lockdown in force in several dists
—FILEPHOTO
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur: A Patwari
posted in Jodhpur was
caught red handed by a
teamof (ACB)whiletak-
ing a bribe of Rs 17,000
on Saturday.
The accused Patwari
Rasal Kanwar Solanki,
posted in Palasni had
demanded a bribe of
Rs. 20,000 from the
complainant Pokar-
ram for mutation
work.
They settled at Rs
18,000 and she took Rs
1,000, which was when
ACB verified the com-
plaint, on Friday.
On Saturday, she
called Pokarram at her
residence. The ACB
team raided the house
and caught her accept-
ing the bribe, informed
DIG Vishnu Kant said.
ACB arrests patwari taking
bribe of `17,000 in Jodhpur
ACB team with the arrested patwari (in the circle).

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issatisfaction
about GDP is
g r o w i n g .
Many econo-
mists, policy-
makers, and other crit-
ics question the ability
of this central measure
of government and so-
cial success to recognize
the welfare gains from
technology, account for
environmental degrada-
tion, or capture rising
inequality. With develop-
ments in artificial intel-
ligence and robotics
poised to produce con-
siderable labor-market
churn while also boost-
ing GDP – a process like-
ly to be accelerated by
the ongoing pandemic –
these complaints will
soon grow louder.
Numerous alternative
indicators have long been
on offer, but one especially
promisingoptionishealthy
life expectancy (HLE), a
metric that is easily under-
stood and that has obvious
importance to each of us
individually. Moreover,
HLE is already being meas-
ured, and happens to ad-
dress many of the factors
that GDP might omit.
Poor environmental
conditions, for example,
are not conducive to
long, healthy lives. And
there is plenty of evi-
dence to suggest that in-
dividuals who are happy
and fulfilled also tend to
live longer and remain
healthy for longer. Even
more to the point, longer
healthier lives connect
back to GDP itself. Just
as rising GDP helps to
provide the resources
needed to support health,
healthy populations sup-
port stronger GDP.
Moreover, by targeting
HLE specifically, govern-
ments could shine a bright-
er light on the issue of eco-
nomic inequality. Because
the incomes of the very
richest households may be
several thousand times
greater than those of the
poorest households, aver-
age GDP is invariably larg-
er than typical (median)
income. But when it comes
to life expectancy in the
richest countries, the op-
posite is true. The outliers
tend to be those who die
young, so that typical (me-
dian) life expectancy is
higher than average life
expectancy.
This means that rais-
ing the average HLE can
be achieved by raising
the HLE of those at the
bottom of the health dis-
tribution to that of the
typical (median) person.
This not only makes tar-
geting inequality more
attractive, but does not
require path-breaking
medical innovations to
achieve longer lifespans
– just the achievement of
typical outcomes for
more people. With this
in mind, it is urgent to
close the sizeable rich-
poor life-expectancy gap
– around 15 years – in the
United States.
As a metric for economic
and social progress, target-
ing HLE implicitly ac-
knowledges that aging is
malleable (if it wasn’t, it
wouldn’t be a viable target).
It turns out that a range of
behaviors and policies, as
well as the environment we
inhabit, influence how we
age and how long we live. It
is estimated that our genet-
ics account for only one-
quarter of the factors con-
tributing to how we age.
Given this malleability, it is
crucial that governments
focus on HLE for the maxi-
mum number of people.
Such a focus would also
help governments con-
front one of the biggest
challenges of the future:
societal aging. Given that
every country in the
world is expected to expe-
rience societal aging, fo-
cusing on how well we
age becomes paramount.
This age malleability re-
quires drawing a distinc-
tion between chronologi-
cal and biological meas-
ures of age and focusing
on the latter.
Yet,becausesomuchgov-
ernment policy currently
focuses on the non-mallea-
ble chronological metric,
too many governments are
unprepared for future de-
mographic challenges such
asoverburdenedhealthand
pension systems. Rather
than exploring ways to in-
fluence how we age, policy-
makers are focused almost
entirely on the number of
“old” people.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE
A HEALTHY IMPROVEMENT ON GDP
D
Above all else, guard your
heart, for everything you
do flows from it.
—Proverbs 4:23
Spiritual
SPEAK
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TWEET
Nirmala Sitharaman
@nsitharaman
The first Rafale was handed over
to India in October 2019. There is
a year-wise phasing of how much
offset obligation the companies/
OEMs have to fulfill. MoD informs
me that claims of such obligations
being fulfilled are coming in.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Many of @RahulGandhi’s
Congress colleagues confide in
private that Rahul’s obsession
with Rafale to wash off his
father’s sins is damaging the
party. But if someone is wanting
to self-destruct, who are we to
complain? We invite him to fight
2024 elections on Rafale :)
IN-DEPTH
ISIS EXPANDING
ITS FOOTPRINTS
n mid-July, the UN released a report on
terrorism which said that there are “sig-
nificant number” of Islamic State ter-
rorists in the southern states of Kerala
and Karnataka. The report, according
to Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai,
was based on the arrests made by the state police
and the NIA last year. On Monday, the NIA arrest-
ed a Bengaluru doctor Abdur Rahman, an ophthal-
mologist, for his alleged links with the Islamic
State Khorasan Province (ISKP), an affiliate of the
Syria-based terror group whose dream of a cali-
phate was decimated by the US. The ISKP case was
registered in the national capital after the arrest
of a Kashmiri couple Jahanzaib Sami Wani and
his wife Hina Beigh in March this year.
That a section of brainwashed Muslim youths
feel drawn towards ISIS is no secret. Early this
month the ISIS claimed that three Indians were
among the terrorists who launched an attack on a
jail in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad in which 29 persons
were killed. Last year, the NIA had arrested four
men for their ties with the ISIS.
In this context, the arrest of an alleged ISIS
agent in Delhi on Saturday should come as no sur-
prise. The ISIS is expanding its footprints in India
with the help of its sympathisers. While it is scary,
the alertness of security agencies ensures safety
of citizens.
I
A LANDMARK ORDER
ON TABLEEGHIS
ho wouldn’t remember Tablighi Jamaat
members who were squarely blamed for
the spread of coronavirus in Delhi and
other parts of the country? In March the
Delhi police had charged that a religious
congregation held at its headquarters in New Del-
hi’s Nizamuddin area as being solely responsible
for the increase in positive cases in the country.
The headquarters was sealed and hundreds of par-
ticipants, including those from countries like In-
donesia, Malaysia and the US, were quarantined.
Maulana Saad, the Jamaat chief, was booked for
culpable homicide. A vicious anti-Muslim propa-
ganda was launched on various social media plat-
form. In a crackdown, all those who were part of
the congregation were traced and arrested. Those
from abroad found their visas revoked.
In June the Allahabad High Court ordered the
release of Jamaat members on the completion of
their quarantine period. Madras High Court al-
lowed bail to 31 foreign Jamaatis and the Madhya
Pradesh HC granted bail to six foreigners. These
orders were limited to the release of proselytizers.
Bombay High Court’s Aurangabad Bench has gone
beyond to dwell upon the role of Centre, freedom
which foreigners can enjoy under various Articles
of the Constitution.
Bombay High Court’s order is significant for its
view on Tableeghi Jamaat which, it said, was “a
movement for reformation”. Even more damaging
was the statement that the arrests were made fol-
lowing specific instructions from the Centre and
that the Centre’s action was mainly directed
against Muslims. Social and religious tolerance is
a necessity for the country’s integrity, the court
said. Will the bhakts now troll the judges?
W
hat August is a month of his-
toric importance for the
country is a cliché. The Inde-
pendence of India on August
15, 1947, was among the
seminal events of the 20th
century. It heralded the be-
ginning of the end of coloni-
alism. It freed hundreds of
millions of our people from
an unjust, undemocratic, ar-
bitrary rule by the United
Kingdom.
India’s freedom movement
was unique. It was lead by a
man, who even today is revered
throughout the World. Gandhi
was one of the greatest Indians
of all time. His memory may be
fading but not his luminescent
character and thought. Even at
theconventionof theDemocrat-
ic Party, his name was invoked.
August 8, 1942 is also a
date to remember. On that
memorable day Mahatma
Gandhi launched the “Quit
India” movement. Yet no ref-
erence was made to it on its
78the anniversary in the me-
dia. I don’t recall anyone in
the Congress party re-call-
ing the day. Why? Because
we are indifferent to history.
The third memorable August
date is the 7th. On that day in
1941, Rabindranath Tagore
passed away in Calcutta at the
age of eighty. This anniversary
toowasignored.However“Jana
Gana Man…..” will live forever.
Why I have mentioned Ra-
bindranath Tagore is be-
cause I am reading, “The
Mahatma and the Poet”. The
book is compiled and edited
by Sabyasachi Bhattachar-
ya. Here we read the Gandhi-
Tagore correspondence be-
tween 1915 and 1941. The
book is a treasure trove.
A few days back Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan an-
nounced that henceforth, gov-
ernment jobs in MP would go
only to Madhya Pradeshes.
This reminded me of the
announcement made by
Chief Minister NT Rama Rao
of Andhra in the mid nine-
teeneighties.OnlyAndhraites
would be employed in Vizaga-
patam Steel Plant. I was then
Minister of State for Steel. I
requested a meeting with the
formidable Chief Minister in
Hyderabad. He invited me to
lunch at his residence. He did
not live in the official resi-
dence of the Chief Minister.
His own house was huge. Eve-
rything about Garu Rama
Rao was huge. Our silver tha-
lis had a dozen dishes. The
Chief Minister kept goading
me, “Minister, don’t be shy,
eat, eat”. His own appetite
was gargantuan. He was a
wonderful host.
After lunch he asked me
what he could do for me. I re-
minded him of his pronounce-
ment about only Andhraites
being given jobs at Vizag. I said
this would not be possible.
“Why not”? he asked. I said un-
der the constitution any Indian
could get a job in any part of
the country. Besides, the Vizag
plant would supply steel to the
whole country, not only to
Andhra. The financial contri-
bution of Andhra for its con-
struction is minimal. Eventu-
ally, he conceded. Sportingly he
said, “Minister, you win. Now
let me show you my house.”
Garu Rama Rao was not only
Chief Minister, but he was also
looked upon by the people of
Andhra as a semi-God.
It happens every time dur-
ing the monsoon, yet nothing
is done to improve the drain-
age. The Millennium City of
Gurugram’s infrastructure
could not cope with flooding
following the very heavy
rainfall last Wednesday. This
was not a good example of
Atmanirbhar Bharat. Guru-
gram is supposed to be a
model city. In reality it is a
municipal nightmare. Even
in dry weather, the roads
within the city are in a de-
plorable state. The poor, as
usual, suffer the most. Their
thatched homes are washed
away, their tiny homes are in
waist-deep sewage water.
The powers that be don’t
seem to care. Has the Hary-
ana government-held anyone
responsible. How many con-
cerned officials have been
suspended?
This monsoon misery is not
confined to the National Capi-
tal Region. It is an annual all
India phenomenon. At this rate
the target of a 5 trillion econo-
my must remain a dream.
At the Democratic Party’s
convention at Delaware, the
Clintons, the Obamas let
President Donald Trump
have it. Former President
Barack Obama called Trump
incompetent and narcissis-
tic, who was treating the
Presidency “as one more re-
ality show.” “Trump hasn’t
grown into the job because
he can’t. The consequences
of that failure are severe….”
Mrs. Michelle Obama said,
“Work hard for what you
want in life. Your word is
your bond; you do what you
say you are going to do. You
treat people with dignity and
respect, even if you don’t
know them, and even if you
don’t agree with them.” For-
mer Presidents Jimmy Cart-
er (now 95) and Bill Clinton
were just as critical.
President Trump’s troubles
mount. His once-powerful
chief political adviser, Steve
Bannon has been arrested in
Connecticut for fraud.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
THE MAHATMA
AND THE POET
T
India’s freedom
movement was
unique. It was
lead by a man,
who even today
is revered
throughout the
world. Gandhi
was one of the
greatest Indians
of all time. His
memory may be
fading but not
his luminescent
character and
thought. Even
at the
convention of
the Democratic
Party, his name
was invoked
FORMER PRESIDENT
BARACK OBAMA
CALLED TRUMP
INCOMPETENT AND
NARCISSISTIC, WHO
WAS TREATING THE
PRESIDENCY “AS ONE
MORE REALITY SHOW”
K NATWAR
SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India

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INDIAJAIPUR | SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020
Our dream...
this dream of the peo-
ple. Rajasthan Housing
Board (RHB) should
work with mission spir-
it in this direction, fo-
cusing on quality, time-
liness and expansion.”
Gehlot inaugurated 14
housing schemes and 4
Chief Minister Jan
Awas Yojana and laid
the foundation stone for
7 projects as well as re-
leased their booklets.
He also launched Rana
Sanga Market at Pratap
Naga in Jaipur. On this
occasion, the Chief
Minister launched the
mobile app ‘RHB Sajag’
for quality control too.
The Chief Minister
said that providing
quality housing to the
economically weaker
and minority sections
of the society is also a
part of good govern-
ance. “Housing board
has a big role in this.
With the hope and ex-
pectations of the peo-
ple, the RHB should do
conduct master plan-
ning for housing
schemes across the
state, so that the pur-
pose with which the
Housing Board was set
up 50 years ago, can be
realized,” Gehlot said.
He said that RHB was
seen as a “white ele-
phant in the previous
government and which
had decided to close it,
but with the will of the
present state govern-
ment and dedication of
the officers and staff of
the Housing Board, the
board has got new life.
In the future, the Board
should work with this
spirit to strengthen its
goodwill.” Interestingly,
Gehlot, in a lighter
vain, took a dig and jok-
ingly asked he RHB
commissioner, “How
man unveiling are to be
done? These are never
ending.” UDH Minister
immediately quipped
saying, “Sahab, this is
RHB, now he projects
will never end here!”
Expressing happi-
ness at the inaugura-
tion of the new projects,
Gehlot said that this
will not only give people
a roof over their head,
but will also provide fa-
cilities like parks,
coaching hubs, open
gyms, open theater, food
court and walk-way.
“Sine he time Pawan
Arora has been given he
charge of RHB, he has
done an exemplary job
in a small time under
he guidance of UDH
Minister. If like Pawan
Arora, all he officials
take up this challenge,
then several institu-
tions an be trans-
formed. There are no
questions about it ha
Pawan Arora and his
team have increased he
goodwill of
RHB,”Gehlot said.
On the occasion, Ur-
ban Development and
Housing Minister Shan-
ti Dhariwal said that it
is the result of the pub-
lic-friendly thinking of
the Chief Minister that
today sprawling garden
projects like City Park
in Jaipur is taking a
concrete shape. “At the
same time, the dream of
owning houses for the
economically weaker
sections is coming true.
RHB, which was on the
verge of closure, is run-
ning exceptionally well
today due to the efforts
of the State Govern-
ment,” Dhariwal said.
Meanwhile, giving a
presentation, Commis-
sioner of Rajasthan
Housing Board Pawan
Arora said, “In last ten
months, RHB has
earned a revenue of
about 1400 crores by
selling various residen-
tial and commercial
properties, which is a
big achievement.”
On this occasion, the
Chief Minister handed
Kalpavriksha plants to
RHB Commissioner to
be planted in City Park
at Mansarovar on CM’s
behalf and started the
tree planting program.
Also, Urban Develop-
ment and Housing Min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal
and Commissioner
Pawan Arora were en-
trusted Rudraksha
plant to be planted in
the city park. Around 21
thousand saplings will
be planted in the city
park. 4 Mukhamantri
Jan Awaas Yojna
schemes inaugurated
1. Chief Minister Jan
Awaas Yojana, Sector-3,
Pratap Nagar, Jaipur
Awaas Yojana, Sec-
tor-28, Pratap Nagar,
Jaipur
Awaas Yojana, Sector-7
(GH.3), Indira Gandhi
Nagar, Jaipur
Awas Yojana, Sector-7
(GH4), Indira Gandhi
Nagar, Jaipur
Foundation stone was
laid for these 7 schemes
1. Coaching Hub,
Pratap Nagar, Jaipur
2. City Park, Mansa-
rovar, Jaipur
3. Mahatma Gandhi
Sambal Residential
Scheme, Badli, Jodhpur
4. Jodhpur Chowpat-
ty, Jodhpur
5. Kota Chowpatty,
Kota
6. Community Cent-
er, Sector-3 Pratap Na-
gar, Jaipur
7. Community Cent-
er, Sector-26 Pratap Na-
gar, Jaipur
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: While In-
dia has the lowest fatal-
ity rate due to COV-
ID-19, it probably has
the best recovery rate in
the world, said Union
Health Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan on Sat-
urday.
Harsh Vardhan said
that contrary to what
the experts had claimed
about the number of
cases reaching 300 mil-
lion in the country, in-
cluding five-six million
deaths, by July-August,
India had less than
three million cases, out
of which 2.2 million
have already recovered.
“As far as COVID-19
numbers are con-
cerned, our fatality
rate, 1.87 per cent, is re-
ally low and we have
probably the best recov-
ery rate (75 per cent) in
the world. We have
around 1,500 testing
labs now. It is a great
achievement in itself,”
Harsh Vardhan said.
“Also we have
achieved the target of
testing 10 lakh tests per
day six weeks before the
set deadline. We now
have 1,511 testing labs
in the country,” he add-
ed.
He further said the
Indian scientists are
working very hard to de-
velop a vaccine and pro-
vide it to the world.—ANI
Covid19:Indiahasworld’sbestrecoveryrateAs far as numbers are concerned, our fatality rate, 1.87%, is low & we’ve probably the best recovery rate (75%) in world, says Dr Vardhan
India conducts 1 million tests in last 24 hrs
New Delhi: India has
crossed a crucial mile-
stone in the fight
against COVID-19 by
testing more than 10
lakh people in a single
day, said the Union Min-
istry of Health and
Family Welfare on Sat-
urday.
“In the last 24 hours,
the Indian Council of
Medical Research
(ICMR) has conducted 1
million tests with
10,23,836 tests done on
Thursday. India has
achieved its resolve to
test 10 lakh samples dai-
ly. With this achieve-
ment, the cumulative
tests are more than 3.4
crores (3,44, 91, 073),”
said Dr Lokesh Sharma,
Scientist-E at ICMR.
The number of daily
tests has been increas-
ing in a steep climb. Av-
erage daily tests during
the past three weeks
also strongly depict the
progress made in the en-
hancement of COVID-19
tests across the country,
said the official.
Owing to aggressive
testing in states and
UTs, there is a commen-
surate decline in the
positivity rate. —ANI
New Delhi: Former
President Pranab
Mukherjee is deeply co-
matose and is
being treated
for respiratory
infection, ac-
cording to the
Army Research
and Referral
Hospital on Sat-
urday.
The hospital
said that
Mukherjee's vital pa-
rameters have not
changed, adding that
his parameters are sta-
ble and he continues to
be on ventilatory sup-
port. “The condition of
former presi-
dent remains
unchanged this
morning. He is
deeply coma-
tose and is be-
ing treated for
respiratory in-
fection. His vi-
tal parameters
are stable and
he continues to be on
ventilatory support,”
the update from the hos-
pital read. —ANI
‘Pranab deeply comatose,
vital parameters stable’
New Delhi: India’s
COVID-19 tally neared
the three million mark
after 69,878 new cases
were reported in the
last 24 hours, informed
the Union Ministry of
Health and Family
Welfare on Saturday.
The total number of
samples tested up to
August 21 is 3,44,91,073
which is also inclusive
of 10,23,836 samples
tested on Friday, said
the Indian Council of
Medical Research
(ICMR). —ANI
INDIA’S TALLY NEARS THREE
MILLION; 69,878 NEW CASES
Mumbai: A team of the
Central Bureau of In-
vestigation (CBI) visit-
ed actor Sushant Singh
Rajput’s house in sub-
urban Bandra on Satur-
day to reconstruct the
sequence of events be-
fore he was found dead
on June 14.
Forensic science ex-
perts were also part of
the CBI team which
wanted to reconstruct
the sequence of events
on June 14, an official
said. As CBI sleuths and
experts of the Central
Forensic Science Labo-
ratory arrived at Mont
Blanc Apartments at
2.30 pm, a huge crowd
of media persons and
onlookers gathered at
the spot. The probe
team was inside the flat
even after three hours,
the official said.
The team first went
to the building’s ter-
race and then entered
the flat. From outside,
they were seen clicking
pictures of the bed-
room and shooting
video. —Agencies
CBIteamvisitsSushant’sflat,
reconstructssequenceofevents
New Delhi: Face-
book has always been
an open, transparent
and non-partisan
platform which ena-
bles people to express
themselves freely,
said Ajit Mohan,
Vice President, and
MD, Facebook India.
The statement
from the social media
giant came on Friday
after the Parliamen-
tary Standing Com-
mittee on IT sum-
moned representa-
tives of the company
on September 2 to
hear their views on
prevention of misuse
of social media plat-
forms, according to
the Lok Sabha secre-
tariat on Thursday.
Mohan said that the
company aims to be
an ally for India
where the platforms
preserve the ‘plural-
istic character of a
democracy’ by offer-
ing the freedom for
people to express,
and for entrepre-
neurs to build new
things. —Agencies
FB India: We are
open, transparent
and non-partisan
CBI QUIZZES COOK NEERAJ
The platform ‘de-
nounces hate in
any form’ and
their community
standards have
clear and detailed
policies against
hate speech, pro-
hibiting attack on
people on the ba-
sis of religion,
ethnicity, caste, &
national origin.
Ajit Mohan
Out of the three vac-
cine candidates, one
has entered the
third phase of trials.
We are confident
that within this
year we will provide
the world with an
effective vaccine to
save the people.
—Dr Harsh Vardhan
Union Health Minister
A health worker collects swab sample from a man for COVID-19 infection at Mobile Testing van at
East zone, in Delhi on Saturday.
Pranab Mukherjee
Neeraj and Sidharth Pithani along with the CBI team
outside the residence of Sushant on Saturday.
CBI, Mumbai Police teams at Sushant’s residence on Saturday.
New Delhi: Delhi
recorded 1,412 fresh
coronavirus cases
on Saturday, the
city’s biggest single-
day spike in infec-
tions this month,
bringing the infec-
tion tally to over 1.60
lakh while the death
toll rose to 4,284, au-
thorities said. Four-
teen more fatalities
linked to the novel
coronavirus were re-
corded in the last 24
hours, they said.
According to the
Delhi govern-
ment’s health bul-
letin, a total of
19,435 tests — 6,090
RTPCR/CBNAAT/
TrueNat tests and
13,345 rapid anti-
gen tests — have
been conducted in
the last 24 hours.
So far 14,12,363
COVID-19 tests have
been conducted in
Delhi while the
number of tests per
million population
stands at 74,334 in
the city. —PTI
14 MORE
DEATHS, 1,412
FRESH CASES
In denial...
and underworld don Da-
wood Ibrahim. Accord-
ing to Pakistani author-
ities, Dawood Ibrahim’s
address is “White
House, Near Saudi
Mosque, Clifton” in Ka-
rachi, Pakistan. He also
has other properties
listed as “House Nu 37
- 30th Street - defence,
Housing Authority, Ka-
rachi” and “Palatial
bungalow in the hilly
area of Noorabad in Ka-
rachi”.
India has long held
that there is proof that
Dawood Ibrahim,
hunted for nearly
three decades, has
been living in Paki-
stan’s largest city and
financial capital - an
assertion also con-
firmed by the UN. Pa-
kistan, which had also
denied Osama Bin
Laden lived in the
country, has been re-
futing the charge.
Dawood Ibrahim,
who heads a vast and
multifaceted illegal
business empire,
emerged as India’s most
wanted terrorist after
the 1993 Mumbai bomb-
ings in which 257 people
were killed and 700
were injured.
ISIS operative...
Khan, who was on a
motorcycle, was caught
on Friday night after a
brief exchange of fire
on the section of the
Ridge Road between
Dhaula Kuan and
Karol Bagh.
The two IEDS he was
found with were fully
ready and just needed
to be activated with a
timer, police said.
After planting IEDs,
his plan was to wait
for fresh instructions
and then the next plan
was to carry out fiday-
een attacks. But he
was not told about
when and where the
strike was to be car-
ried out. A terror
strike has been avert-
ed due to this opera-
tion,” Kushwah added.
1 terrorist...
Security forces
launched a cordon and
search operation after
receiving specific and
credible information
about the presence of
terrorists in the area, a
police official said.
BSF kills...
A BSF spokesperson
said troops recovered
nine packets containing
9.92kg heroin, an AK-47
rifle, two magazines
and 27 rounds, four
9mm Berretta pistols
with seven magazines
and 109 live rounds, two
mobile phones and
Rs610 in Pakistani cur-
rency after a gunbattle
with the intruders near
the Dal border post in
Tarn Taran district.
States told...
“Such restrictions at lo-
cal level imposed by the
District Administration
or by the State Govern-
ment, amount to viola-
tion of the guidelines
issued by MHA under
the provisions of Disas-
ter Management Act,
2005,” the letter read.
“I would, therefore,
request that no restric-
tions may be imposed
on inter-State and in-
tra State movement of
persons and goods and
services and instruc-
tions issued to ensure
that MHA guidelines
mentioned above are
strictly followed,” the
letter read.
FROM PG 1

WILL SUSHANT
SINGH GET PADMA
VIBHUSHAN?
Despite the absence
of Sushant Singh
Rajput,people’scrazefor
him is increasing, espe-
cially in Bihar, a new
‘passion’ for him is seen
andthisattitudeof ‘Kha-
lis Biharipan’ is so deep
that the central govern-
ment of BJP understood
this. It was mentioned
earlier that Sushant’s
untimely death will be-
come a big issue in the
Bihar Assembly elec-
tions. According to high-
ly placed sources, the
central government is
preparing, posthumous-
ly,toawardthecountry’s
highest civilian honour
PadmaVibhushantoSu-
shant Singh Rajput. Su-
shant’s birthday falls on
January 21 and civilian
honours are announced
around 25 January on
the occasion of Republic
Day.Meanwhile,afterap-
proving the recommen-
dation of Bihar govern-
ment, Modi government
hashandedoverthecase
of Sushant’s death to
CBI. Sushant’s case is
making new revelations
every day, and now a for-
mer R&AW intelligence
agent NK Sood claims
that Sushant’s death has
a connection to D Com-
pany, from where he was
constantly receiving
threats, claiming that he
was so scared of these
threats that he changed
50 SIM cards in a few
days. Sometimes he
parked their car in a se-
cluded place and slept in
it. Sood raises the ques-
tion that Sushant, who
wrote the scripts of two
films, also had a habit of
writingdiariesregularly
and if he had an absurd
ideaof suicide,hewould
have left some suicide
note. Sood suspects Su-
shant’sfilmmakerfriend
Sandeep Singh alleging
that he has done the job
by teaming up with Su-
shant’s servant. Sood
also suspects that Sand-
eep used to share all the
information related to
Sushant with Karan Jo-
har and Salman Khan.
Sood also reveals Sal-
man’s relationship with
the underworld. Now
that the matter is with
the CBI, it would be best
to wait before reaching
any such conclusion.
WHAT DOES
SANJAY RAUT
SELL?
Sanjay Raut, the head
of ‘diaper change’
politics in Thackeray
family, has got a rich re-
ward in the Shiv Sena
for his devotion towards
the Thackeray family
and has also launched a
new ‘school’ in politics
that a place can be made
in politics only by sing-
ing praises. It is said
that he has played an
important role in put-
ting the strain in the re-
lations of Shiv Sena and
BJP because he is deep-
ly connected with NCP
leader Sharad Pawar.
And this is the reason
why he started raising
the voice that Pawar
should be made the next
Presidentof thecountry
in June itself. If sources
are to be believed, his
political ambitions
started to shake up so
much that there was a
time when he felt that he
could become the CM of
the state, but when his
dream was broken, he
got hospitalized. Raut,
who has made a state-
ment in the untimely
death of Sushant Singh
Rajput, has suddenly
emerged as a villain in
the eyes of North Indi-
ans. North Indians are
so hurt by his personal-
ity that his party Shiv
Sena on social media
came to be known as
‘Shava Sena’, Shava de-
noting a dead body.
When he started dis-
playing much love to-
wards Aditya Thacker-
ay, junior Thackeray’s
words also started to
deteriorate and the
BJP’s digital army tar-
geted him in a bid to
prove Aditya Thackeray
as the ‘second Pappu’
after Rahul. He also
came to be known as
‘Baby Penguin’ on social
media.
SCINDIA IN A FIX
By-elections are to be
held in 24 assembly
seats in Madhya
Pradesh. Earlier these
by-elections were to be
held in August-Septem-
ber, but due to the rising
cases of Corona pan-
demic, the dates of
these by-elections are
being pushed forward.
But if anyone’s credi-
bility is tested in these
by-elections, it is Jyoti-
raditya Scindia, the
newcomer from the
Congress to the BJP.
CM Shivraj Singh
Chauhan of Madhya
Pradesh is also delight-
ed, as he will continue
with his government by
the victory of only 9 of
the Congress MLAs
who joined BJP with
Scindia. In such a situa-
tion, bringing back 22
of his MLAs is the big-
gest challenge before
Maharaja Scindia of
Gwalior. For example,
Scindia’s most trusted
confidant is likely to
contest from Tulsiram
Silavat’s Indore constit-
uency, for which Scind-
ia has paid a visit to
Sumitra Tai (Mahajan),
who still holds sway in
Indore. Scindia knows
that his influence is
limited to Gwalior and
Bhind only, so he has
been waiting for the
BJP and Sangh cadre to
win the support of his
othersupportingMLAs,
at a time when Shivraj
is constantly afraid that
Scindia’s new presence
in the saffron party
does not present any
challenge to him.
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ist and political com-
mentator and views ex-
pressed are his personal.
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BY TRIDIB RAMAN
NEWSJAIPUR | SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 2020
Sushant Singh Rajput Sanjay Raut Jyotiraditya Scindia
OH LORD!
Workers clear huge pile of soil that entered Galtaji Temple, after it was submerged in
landslide rubble following August 14 heavy rains, in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY PTI
A DAY WITH RHB WHERE TODAY’S DREAMS AND TOMORROW’S NATURE ARE NURTURED TOGETHER
(1) Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Shanti Dhariwal handed over a pair of Kalpvraksh to Pawan Arora for planting in the City Park, Mansarovar. (2) Bhaskar Sawant and Pawan Arora planting the Kalpvraksh at City Park, Mansarovar. (3) CM Ashok Gehlot launches
mobile app ‘RHB Sajag’ with Shanti Dhariwal as Pawan Arora explains the features.
MLAs MAKE A BEELINE AT
CM’S DOOR WITH DEMANDSNaresh Sharma
Jaipur: Taking advan-
tage of the two-day
gap in the ongoing as-
sembly session, more
than two dozen Con-
gress MLAs, on Satur-
day, called on Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot and raised several
issues pertaining to
their areas.
Nadbai MLA
Joginder Singh Awana
and Bansur MLA
Shakuntala Rawat
handed a memoran-
dum after meeting
with CM on the MBC
reservation.
The legislators were
accompanied by repre-
sentatives of MBC com-
munities.
Through the memo-
randum, demand has
been raised to create
four percent spots in
the MBC recruitment
which is being carried
out while reserve posts
should be made in old
recruitments. The
MLAs reiterated that
this was a poll promise
too and it should be
completed soon.
Meanwhile, inde-
pendent legislator Om
Prakash Hudla and
Suresh Tank also called
on the Chief Minister
and handed a memoran-
dum after informing
him of the problems in
their respective areas.
Two BTP MLAs Raj-
kumar Rot and Ram-
prasad met the Chief
Minister and informed
him of the challenges
people in their areas
were facing.
Through the day, the
Chief Minister also met
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal, Tikaram
Juli, Sukram Vishnoi,
Mamta Bhupesh and
others including Indira
Meena, Padmaram
Meghwal, Maneesha
Panwar, Balwan Poon-
ia, Kailash Trivedi, Me-
waram Jain, Rajkumar
Gaur, Vijaypal Mirdha,
Rohit Bohra and Ma-
hendra Vishnoi.
Interestingly, the re-
bels, who for over a
month, had kept a front
opened against the
Chief Minister, have
now started writing let-
ters to him asking that
the problems in their
respective areas be ad-
dressed.
Dausa MLA Murari
Lal Meena has appealed
to the Chief Minister
through the letter that
the salary grade of cops
is increased from 2,400
to 3,600. He has said in
his letter that the cops
have worked diligently
in Corona times but
they can not raise their
concern by holding
demonstrations.
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Seen as an at-
tempt to strengthen so-
cial engineering, for-
mer chief minister
Vasundhara Raje has
been holding several
rounds of meetings
with various leaders of
different castes and
communities during
the last couple of days.
On similar lines,
Gurjar leader Himmat
Singh Paldi called on
Raje on Saturday while
she had already met the
Rajput Sabha President
Girraj Singh Lotwara
and Brahman leader SD
Sharma.
In recent days, lead-
ers from Jat, Meena and
dalit communities have
also met her.
Three independent
MLAs Khushveer Sin-
gh, Omprakash Hudla
and Suresh Tank, who
were accused by the
Congress of being in-
volved in horse-trading
of MLAs last month,
also met Raje and the
meeting is being seen as
politically significant.
When they sought an
appointment from Raje
in assembly on Friday,
Raje said they can come
anytimefollowingwhich
they reached her resi-
dence in the afternoon.
The MLAs have been
loyal to Raje for long but
they supported the Con-
gressgovernment.Amid
the political crisis, they
chosetosidewithSachin
Pilot camp. Raje was not
supported by Gurjars
duringthe2018assembly
elections which lead to
BJP defeat.
Raje holds meetings
with various leaders
from caste diaspora
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THE FUTURE BELONGS TO YOUNGSTERS WHILE
THE PAST WAS OF SENIORS: AJAY MAKEN
z Jagdeesh Chandra:
How did a science stu-
dent come into poli-
tics?
Ajay Maken: I am the
fourth generation Con-
gressman. When I was
taking my baby steps in
politics, Late Lalit Mak-
en was a metropolitan
councillorthen.Iwanted
to enter the student poli-
ticsrightfromthebegin-
ning, so when I regis-
tered for chemistry
(Hons) in Hansraj Col-
lege in Delhi, I had the
aim of contesting the
collegeelections.In1985,
I won the DUSU presi-
dent’s post in elections,
endingthe14yearhiatus
of NSUI in DUSU.
z When did you fight
the first election in the
main stream politics?
I fought my first Assem-
bly poll in 1993, which
wasfortheDelhiAssem-
bly. Only 14 Congress-
men out of 70 won and I
was one of them. I won
first assembly election
with3,000votesandfrom
the same constituency, I
won by 19,000 votes in
1998 and by 26,000 votes
in 2003. It was then that
Soniaji and late Sheilaji
asked me to contest the
Lok Sabha election from
New Delhi seat against
BJP’s Jagmohan, who
was a strong candidate
with a ‘clean image’ and
had defeated RK Dha-
wan thrice and even
Rajesh Khanna from the
same seat. I contested
against Jagmohan and
defeated him. The party
always recognised my
contribution and gave
me chances. Sheilaji
mademetheonlyParlia-
mentary Secretary in
her government in 1998
and within a year, I was
inducted in her cabinet
with three most impor-
tant portfolios Power,
Transport and Tourism.
In 2003, I was made the
speaker of Delhi Assem-
bly. Important part is
that when I became a
minister in Sheilaji’s
cabinet, Iwastheyoung-
est minister and later at
theageof 38-39, Iwasthe
youngestSpeakerof any
Assembly.
z You were so close to
Sheila Dixit that you
were called her ‘blue-
eyed’ boy, then how
come differences
cropped up?
I believe that in politics,
the young & budding
leaders become ambi-
tious and commit mis-
takes, but I still believe
Sheila ji taught me a lot.
I learned from her, from
Jaipal Reddy as his MoS
UDH, from Chidama-
barm as MoS Home un-
der him, from Manmo-
han Singhji when he
gave me independent
charge of sports minis-
try and later inducted
meinhiscabinetasmin-
ister for Urban Housing
& Poverty Elevation. So
these were the times
when I literally was pro-
moted four times in 10
years and was assumed
as a new power centre in
Delhi, which brought
Sheilaji’s detractors to
me. But I have never ut-
tered a single statement
against Sheila ji because
I owe everything in my
political career to her. I
consider her as my men-
tor and mother. In 2007,
Soniaji made me the in-
charge of Odisha, which
had 34-35 LS seats and
the youngestCWCmem-
ber.In2013,Soniajiagain
made me AICC general
secretary with 2014 LS
elections in view. So, the
party has given me a lot.
z How do you rate
Sardar Manmohan
Singh as a PM?
There is no parallel to
Manmohan Singh ji. In-
diawasfortunatetohave
him as the PM for 10
years. He not only was
honest, knew adminis-
tration, but also knew
how to take the country
forward with a ‘vision.’
He actually had the vi-
sion and style of func-
tioning of a PM of a
country. The entire
worldtodayacknowledg-
es the fact that 20 crore
people were elevated
above the poverty line in
his tenure from 2004-
2014. All the schemes in-
troduced during his ten-
ure such MGNAREGA,
righttoEducation,Right
to Information, Food Se-
curity Bill, make him
part of the history of
country which will be
written in golden words.
z What is the basic
difference between the
style of functioning
between MMS and
Narendra Modi as
PM?
Narendra Modi is work-
ing as a CM, while being
a PM and I say this from
myexperienceof closely
working as minister un-
der both a state CM and
country’s PM. See, basi-
cally in a state, the CM
dependsuponabunchof
honest and capable bu-
reaucrats and majorly
deals with politics most
of thetimewhileaPMat
centrecan’tfunctionlike
that. A PM can never
doubleasFinanceMinis-
ter, Health Minister, Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
and PM at the same time
like a CM of a state does.
Sobasically,Modiunlike
all other successful PMs
doesn’t delegate power
and functions. Indiraji
was such a strong PM,
but her ministers like
Babu Jagjivan Ram or
Sardar Swarna Singh or
Shankar Dayal Sharma
never had any problems
withherof overinterfer-
ence in their work or
lack of freedom to work.
But in case of Modi, its
different. Sushma
Swaraj became MEA,
but nobody knew as she
wasn’t taken along on
important foreign visits
by PM Modi. This isn’t a
criticism of Modi’s style
of working but the dif-
ference between his &
Singh sahab’s working.
z How was your expe-
rience as Speaker of
Delhi Assembly?
Ihadthechanceof work-
ingasAssemblySpeaker
for about 7-8 months. A
speaker first of all,
should be neutral like
late Somnath Mukherji
said that he will always
lean towards the left,
whichessentiallymeans
that the speaker should
beleaningtowardsoppo-
sition. Secondly, the
speaker should be firm
and independent.
z Do you feel that the
speaker of Rajasthan
Assembly, Dr CP Joshi
is right when he feels
that the judiciary is
unduly interfering in
his job?
The interference of judi-
ciary on simply serving
notices to MLAs was
wrong & unfortunate.
The judiciary should
have intervened only on
any unconstitutional de-
cision taken by the
Speaker. This was per-
haps for the first time
that the judiciary inter-
vened while the Speaker
was in process of taking
the MLAs’ response to a
complaint made by a
party to him. Judiciary
can intervene when
Speaker isn’t following
constitutional provi-
sions.
z How do you react to
the Governor taking
extra time during
Raj’s political crisis?
It was wrong too. The
Governor has no role in
deciding the ‘number of
days notice’ required to
convene an Assembly
session. All the editorial
pagesacrossthecountry
criticised it. Governor
Kalraj Mishra’s public
image has been clean.
We wish that he dis-
charges his duties keep-
ing with his earlier pub-
lic image in future.
z Do you think the dis-
appointment & frus-
tration of CM Gehlot
on this issue was
right?
I think he was right, be-
cause it was for the first
time, that a state cabinet
decides to call a session
and the Governor de-
cides otherwise. Even
Ahmed Patel tweeted
that what will happen if
the President doesn’t al-
low the PM and his cabi-
net not to convene the
Parliament Session? So
basically, all democratic
institutions should be
protectedirrespectiveof
party in power. The par-
tiesinpowerwillchange,
but democracy will
thrive, if its institutions
are safe guarded. So, it is
the duty of all parties
cutting across the party
lines.
z You just mentioned
Ahmed Patel. How do
you rate his contribu-
tion to cause of Con-
gress over decades?
There is no one like
Ahmed Patel in Con-
gress. He is the ace trou-
bleshooter of the party.
Ahmed Bhai has played
a big role in promoting
the youngsters in the
party. Whenever one vis-
its him, he will invaria-
blygetasuggestion.One
mightdislikethesugges-
tion initially, but on a
deeper thought, the sug-
gestion given by him, is
always right because he
has feedback from all
factions of the party. His
suggestions, his wisdom
and his experience have
no parallel in the party.
z Did Ahmed Bhai
have any role to play
in the recent political
crisis in Rajasthan?
He definitely had a big
role in diffusing the situ-
ation and as I said earli-
er, he is the ace trouble-
shooter of the party. But
I don’t see the events as
any kind of crisis be-
cause it basically was a
dispute among family
members. In fact, in
hindsight, the biggest
loserisBJP.Ithadsetout
to divide the Congress,
but it itself stands ex-
posedasadividedhouse.
Most of our fault lines
have been filled, but
BJP’s fault lines are
there for everyone to see
so, they should worry
about their house now.
z Do you also agree
the culmination of the
recent crisis was a
miracle by Gehlot?
Yes, with the return of
SachinPilot,itis.Iwould
like to convey the young-
sters that the future be-
longs to them. The past
was of seniors. Young-
sters should give due re-
spect to the seniors,
while the seniors should
also ensure that the
youngsters don’t have to
face the hostilities,
which they went
through. The scene in
Congress isn’t as bad as
in the BJP, for, we have
never sidelined our sen-
iors by making them sit
in ‘Margdarshak Man-
dal’. Soniaji and Rahulji
have always tried to take
along the energy of
youth and the experi-
ence of seniors together.
Youwillseethatthiswill
help Congress bounce
back.
z Earlier we talked
about your differences
with Sheilaji. Do you
find similar difference
between the young &
the old in Rajasthan?
You will find similar sit-
uations in all states and
parties. During the tran-
sition period of change
of guard,thestronglikes
& dislikes come to the
fore. This transition has
to be smoothened with
youngsters respecting
the seniors and the sen-
iors taking the young-
stersalong.Myendeavor
would be to take along
the young Sachin Pilot,
who is an asset to the
party and popular
among the youngsters,
and politically and ad-
ministratively vastly ex-
perienced Ashok Gehlot
with a country wide im-
age ‘together.’ The big-
gest challenge for me is
to take along the best of
both stalwarts. No other
state in India has the
kind of senior leader-
ship that Congress has
in Rajasthan. There is a
long list of 7 time, 6 time
and 5 time MLAs. We
wish to take them along
andthiscanonlyhappen
whentherearenocamps
in the party. So my job is
to take capable, genuine
& neutral Congressmen
along.
z Do you consider 102
v/s 19 a trust deficit?
I see them as a single lot
of 123 Congressmen. Re-
member,itisnotthelead-
ers, who produce a party,
but it is the party that
produces the leaders. So,
noleadershouldhavethe
misunderstanding that
he is ‘indispensible.’ The
party is the ‘leader pro-
ducing factory’ and Ra-
jasthan happens to be the
biggest factory in the
country, which has pro-
duced so many capable
leaders which Congress
is proud of.
On the face value,
without voting Gehlot
trust vote win was 75
(BJP) v/s 123 (Cong) but
according to sources if
actual voting would had
taken place, the likely
score was 71 v/s 123 be-
cause 4 BJP MLAs were
reported absent from
the House.
z Will this 102-19 fac-
tor be in the back-
ground, when the Cen-
tral Committee devises
the power sharing for-
mula for Raj?
No. Capability, regional
and caste balancing will
be our focus, because we
are left with 3 & a half
years for the delivery of
promises we made while
coming to power. The
people, who can deliver
will be our focus. My im-
mediate priority would
be strengthening the
partyorganisationaswe
havelocalbodyelections
in October.
But you need to have a
time- frame to settle the
pending dispute?
The pending issues will
be solved side- by- side.
The people have elected
us to work 24x7, they
will never forgive us for
putting governance on
the backburner for
solving our mutual is-
sues. So, we will
strengthen the party.
Give good governance
and solve the issues si-
multaneously.
z Indira Rasoi scheme
is a super hit experi-
ment for 2023. How
will you ensure that
the scheme doesn’t fall
flat in due course like
other states?
If a CM like Ashok Ge-
hlot with his kind of ad-
ministrative skills, has
launched the scheme,
then there should be no
doubt on the implemen-
tation.Irememberwhen
I was chairman screen-
ing committee, every
survey gave the free
medicine scheme by Ge-
hlot200marksoutof 100.
‘Indira Rasoi’ too will be
implemented perfectly.
This is the reason why
we want to use his ad-
ministrative skills to
sharpen the skills of our
youngsters.
z When did you first
come in contact with
Ashok Gehlot?
I first met him in 1991-
92, when he was Union
Textiles Minister un-
der PM Narsimha Rao.
You will be surprised
that I was in constant
touch with Rajesh Pilot
as well. I was DUSU
president then. These
leaders use to motivate
& encourage young-
sters like us. Later in
2004, Gehlot sahab also
became incharge of
Delhi.
z What mandate did
Soniaji and Rahuji
have given you for Ra-
jasthan?
SoniajiandRahuljihave
asked me to ensure that
the experience and
youthful energy ‘go to-
gether.’ As General Sec-
retary, I am expected to
make the party organi-
sation more strong.
When I say more strong,
I wish to highlight tre-
mendous organisation
work done by my prede-
cessor Avinash Pande ji.
As PCC president,
Sachin Pilot too had
worked so hard and
therefore, I say, I further
will make it stronger.
z Some people feel that
the timing and modali-
ties of departure of Avi-
nash Pande wasn’t suit-
ing his outstanding
contribution…
I would like to praise his
contributiontotheorgan-
isation not only in Ra-
jasthan, but also in As-
sam and Uttar Pradesh.
Avinash Pande is an old
NSUI, Youth Congress
and seasoned party or-
ganisation man. There
can be no two opinions
about his organisational
skills.
During the Show,
‘JC with Ajay Maken
was trending all
India on Twitter.
‘The New JC Show’
will telecast today
at 2.25 pm on
First India News.
Editor-In-ChiefofFirstIndia,JagdeeshChandra,inTheNewJCShow, speakstonew-
lyappointedAICCgeneralsecretaryinchargeofRajasthan,AjayMakenonvariousis-
suespertainingtotherecentpoliticaldramainstateandhowamastermindstrategist
Gehlotwonthetrustvotewitharecordmarginof75vs123votesinAssembly
Ashok Gehlot Ahmed Patel Ajay Maken Sachin Pilot
Jagdeesh Chandra greeting Ajay Maken in New Delhi on Friday.

JAIPUR, SUNDAY
AUGUST 23, 2020
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FROM GLITTERING GOLD MINIS TO
STATEMENT SEQUIN SLEEVES, CITY FIRST
GIVES AWAY THE TIPS TO DAZZLE YOUR
FELLOW PARTYGOERS
hether you are head-
ing to a party or a
wedding, adding
shimmer makes for
an instant glitzy
makeover. What ear-
lier had a reputation
for being over the
top and ostenta-
tious is now
donned by one
and all. Our ce-
lebrities are the
biggest fans of
this trend.
What’s interest-
ing is that glit-
ter hasn’t tak-
en its form in
muted, tiny
accessories,
but full-
length gowns,
dresses, jack-
ets and jump-
suits. Safe to
say, there’s a
wave of glitter and it’s here
to say. You can also deck up
in shimmer before heading
out for a crazy night out.
This celebrity-approved
trend is highly recom-
mended to slay at New
Year or Christmas cel-
ebrations.
Of course, it’s im-
portant not to over-
do with glitter;
hence, City First
brings you some
awesome ways
and ideas on how to make
glitters look elegant on you.
GLITTER SHOES
If you are a beginner to this
trend, then start with glitter
shoes. The footwear will
brighten up any look, no mat-
ter if it’s neutral coloured.
Believe me, your outfit will
look gorgeous and modern.
GLITTER JACKET
Those of you who want to
take this trend to the next
level, then the best way to do
so is to throw on a glitter
jacket. This garment is great
for making your office outfit
look cocktail party-friendly.
Go for a casual everyday look
and complete it with a glitzy
blazer to make it work for a
cool party.
GLITTER DRESS,
GLITTERED MAKEUP AND
ACCESSORIES
A fully glittered dress is an
ideal garment for wearing to
parties and night outs on the
town. If you are afraid of
wearing glitters on your gar-
ments, then you can always
keep it on your accessories or
make-up. Try it on hair acces-
sories: glittery headbands,
hair clips or bow. Another way
to incorporate glitter is to use
it in your makeup: glitter eye-
shadows, lip tint or lip gloss.
WEAR IT DURING THE DAY
It takes a certain amount of
confidence to wear sequins
during the day and you can
nail it by choosing a barely-
there colour, such as nude or
blush.
KARISHMA GWALANI
karishma.gwalani@firstindia.co.in
GLITZY GLAMOROUS
GLITTER
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WEEKLYWEEKLYARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
This week various news or events will make you
feel depressed at times, feeling a desire for self-
isolation from others. You need time to get rid of
the accumulated tension inside yourself, to charge
your batteries to move on to new “feats”. This
week will be an important period for your spiritual
growth and also brings the possibility of traveling
for work or other specific purpose. It is a favourable
time for the development of your financial affairs.
You will be able to count on the support of relatives
if the need arises.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
This week you will focus on solving household
problems at home and start preparing for the
autumn-winter season. You can undertake repairs.
They may be more complex than you expected.
There may be other complications that affect your
mood. Use this week to solve your family problems,
even if they are related to intergenerational
conflicts, inheritance conflicts and more. Think
more before you start or deepen an argument
with someone. Do not remove “skeletons from the
wardrobe” as you have something to show.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
This week you will have more conversations or
meetings related to your work or business and work
will be a topic of conversation even with friends.
You have to make an important decision related to
solving a problem for a person who has an irritable
nature. Get ready to enjoy a surprise that someone
has prepared for you. This will be something you
will need, especially in this complex emotional
period for you. Many of you will be looking for extra
work to help support your family budget. You will
follow the experiences of a relative who will travel.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
This week avoid making hasty decisions, following
only your own emotions or under the influence
of the words of someone around you. Be careful
when making or receiving promises. Do not make
enemies yourself. During this week, your personal
or family relations will require attention, in which
misunderstandings will arise, mainly of a domestic
or financial nature. During the week, many will
solve a problem or have a commitment related
to a property that is regularly taken care of. It is
possible that, it has to do with neighbors.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
This week you will seriously oppose the ill-
considered decisions or actions of your relative,
conflicts in your personal life this week will be
more emotional. Their occurrence will not be
accidental and there is probably some recurrence
in them. Probably this week you will finally have
the courage to make some final and difficult
decisions. Your family relationship as a whole will
go through a greater tension during these seven
days. Different positions and views will arise about
events or decisions concerning your home.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You have a week ahead of you in which you will
experience many emotionally important events
in the lives of loved ones, mostly women. This
week you may be invited to a gathering on a
pleasant occasion: birthday, name day, anniversary,
engagement, wedding, etc. Make the most of this
week to complete important home and family
commitments before fall knocks on your door.
The week will be very favorable for the realization
of your tasks. Almost everything will depend on
your organization and preparation.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will remember this week with an important
event or decision that you will unexpectedly have
to make. Maybe you will tell your relatives or
friends about the events of this week, as something
important that you went through with a lot of
emotions and excitement. This will be a good time
to have candid conversations with people you work
with or with family members. This week will open
for you a new chance for development, with greater
opportunities to show your abilities and knowledge.
It is a time of inner growth and change yourself.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You have a week ahead of you that will favor
making important decisions for you or your
family. This week you will have the opportunity
to implement an interesting idea related to home
improvements. This will be a good time to move to
a new home or apartment, etc. Many will receive
important news related to a home or property they
own or will end up with a serious commitment of a
similar nature. Overall, this week will be important
for your family and household chores.The conflicts
will not lead to anything constructive or positive.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You will have several urgent commitments related
to your home or property that your family owns.
Unexpected events and situations are likely in this
regard. Various resolution issues will arise that
may require a visit to a government or judicial
institution. There will be conversations in your
family about past events or people who have
already moved to the other world. During these
seven days you may get into a conflict that will be
about money, but will be with people outside your
home or with representatives of some institution.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You will be required to be more active and
responsible in your financial affairs and in
providing real income in the family budget.
You have higher costs ahead of you, which you
should not allow to surprise you. If this week
you have focused on completing your plans and
commitments that you started in the recent past,
then focus your attention and energy entirely on
that. This will not be a good week for a fresh start
or big changes, but if you do start one, act carefully
and think carefully about your every move.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You have a week ahead of you in which you
will have to create harmony and understanding
in relationships between people who have
problematic relationships. These can be your
children, parents, siblings and other relatives or
friends. During this week, many will enjoy a good
income from work, better sales or more customers.
A client, manager or business partner will help you
to succeed or you will benefit financially from your
actions together, in a team. This week promises
that you will receive money from a salary.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You have a week ahead of you in which you will
have to be careful with people you have known
recently and to whom you have been favourable
so far for various reasons. Probably this week
they will make timid or outright attempts to enter
your personal space that you will not allow. This
week brings a high probability of separation or
reunion with relatives who live in another locality.
During the week you can engage in a meeting or
conversation related to your property problem or
belongings. You may encounter money problems.
WEEKLYWEEKLYWEEKLYWEEKLYWEEKLY
CARLA GUGINO’S BIRTHDAY FALLS ON 29 AUGUST. SHE WILL
HAVE A GOOD YEAR WITH FOCUS ON FINANCIAL GAINS. THE YEAR
BRINGS RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOVED ONES TO THE FORE . CARLA
WILL NEED TO PAY ATTENTION TO HER HEALTH AND DIET.
AUGUST 23 TO AUGUST 29

S
ooraj Pancholi
is the latest Bol-
lywood celeb to
have announced
his exit from social me-
dia. The actor took to
his Instagram ac-
count and uploaded
a story stating he
needs to breathe.
His exit was an-
nounced after
his name was
linked to
the deaths
of Sush-
ant Sin-
gh Rajput
w h o
p a s s e d
away in June, and his
one-time manager Disha
Salian who died a few days
before the late actor.
Sooraj and his family stated
that they had no connection to the
death of Disha and Sushant. They
also filed a police complaint re-
garding this. Sooraj stated that
he had never met Disha. On
Friday, Sooraj took to his Insta-
gram account and deleted all his
posts except one that he had
posted on his birthday in No-
vember 2018.
—Agency
QUITS INSTAGRAM
G
anesh Chaturthi is a festival that is
celebrated with grandeur in our
country. It is the festival when be-
lievers welcome Lord Ganesh into
their home with great passion and love. The
10-day celebration commenced on Saturday
and while this
year things are
very much dif-
ferent compared
to the previous
years. Amongst
celebrities who
took to their so-
cial media to
wish their fami-
ly, friends, and
fans on this spe-
cial occasion is
Kareena Kapoor
Khan. The Jab
We Met actress
took to her Insta-
gram account
and uploaded a picture
of her firstborn
Taimur Ali Khan
joining his hands
in prayer in
front of a beau-
tifully crafted
Ganpati Bap-
pa statue
made by
legos.
—Agency
LEGO LORD
GANESH
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CELEBS WISHES!he ten-day celebra-
tions for Ganesh
Chaturthi com-
menced on Satur-
day and B-Town
celebshavetakento
their respective so-
cialmediaaccountsandcon-
veyed their wishes to their
friends and fans on this spe-
cial day. Ganesh Chaturthi
is one of the most looked
forward festivals of our
country. It celebrates the
birth of Lord Ganesha. But
unlike the previous years,
this year the celebration
will not be as grand with
large social gatherings,
thanks to the ongoing global
pandemic due to COVID-19.
While B-Town celebs
might not be able to step out-
doors to visit pandals and
celebrate with fans, they
have taken to their social
media accounts and extend-
ed their warmest wishes to
them on this special occa-
sion. —Agency
A
fter the world went
nuts over Turmer-
ic Latte and Dalgo-
na Coffee that are
originally Haldi wala doo-
dh and fitti huyi coffee
from India, it’s now the
‘Cultured Butter’ that’s
trending in the West. Yes,
our dear makkhan aka
white butter, that’s made
in every Indian household,
is currently going viral
and how! Honestly, we’re
just glad that something as
old as India’s civilisation
is breaking the internet.
Remember how Lord
Krishna was obsessed
with makkhan? Yeah, that
ancient.
In India, we use the
malai (cream), found on
the top of yoghurt, to
make butter at home. It’s
indeed a simple process
because all you need to do
is blend the cream in a
mixer and collect the
frothy, creamy substance
that appears on the top af-
terwards. This white but-
ter is what the world is
now recognising as cul-
tured butter. Interestingly,
the liquid-remains in this
process is buttermilk
(chhanch). In other words,
the cultured butter is
made from cultured (fer-
mented) cream that con-
tains live bacterial cul-
tures. Just like your curd,
it has a tangy flavour as
well. In the West, they call
it ‘crème Fraiche,’ a
soured cream containing
10–45% butterfat, with a
pH of approximately 4.5.
Have you ever tried eat-
ing this white butter with
toast or garma-garam par-
anthas?
INGREDIENTS (FOR 6 SLICES
OF BREAD)
 1 cup chopped vegetables
(onion, tomato, cucumber).
You can add more veggies like
capsicum, carrot, etc. according
to their availability.
 1/2 cup homemade white
butter
 Salt
 Crushed black pepper
METHOD
 Mix all the finely chopped
vegetables with butter, salt
and pepper. Spread on bread
(toasted or not) and enjoy!
WHAT ARE ITS BENEFITS?
 Remember when parents say
how eating homemade ghee and
butter can help provide lubrica-
tion between the joints? Well,
turns out, it’s true!
 White butter is a part of the
essential diet for mothers-
to-be to ease the labour pain
and delivery process. Nursing
women are also suggested to
consume it.
 In Ayurveda, the white
butter is said to heal insom-
nia, sexual weakness, ear
problems, etc. So, the next
time when you say no to
homemade butter, come back
and read this blog. Or, simply,
check out the viral hashtag
#CulturedButter on the inter-
net! *wink wink*
THE INDIAN ‘MAKKHAN’
ABOUT CAULDRON SISTERS
Ratika & Richa Khetan, two Sisters,
started Cauldron Sisters in 2015. It
started as an exotic food gift ham-
per business, but their love for food
encouraged them to start culinary
workshops, food deliveries, and
slowly and gradually it turned huge
as restaurants and cafes started
approaching them for consultancy.
T
M
iley Cyrus is re-
flecting on her dis-
cography. The
Wrecking Ball
singer recently spoke about
her past album, Younger
Now and song Malibu, in a
recent interview, about her
latest single, Midnight
Sky. When reflecting on
old music, Miley said: “Ac-
tually, when I look at my
career, there was really a
two year or one year period
that doesn’t really make
sense. I think you and I
probably know that it has
to do kind of with that more
like Younger Now, kind of
‘Malibu’ era. I think what
happened in that, which does
happen to a lot of people,
and it’s not to villainize the
partner, but you lose your-
self in someone else some-
times,” she explained.
—Agency
Reflecting
on past
Kareena Kapoor Khan & her post
Sooraj Pancholi & his postMiley Cyrus
Anushka Sharma’s post
Malaika Arora’s post
Kunal Kemmu’s post
Amitabh Bachchan’s post
Kajol’s post Madhuri Dixit Nene’s post
Hema Malini’s post

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IMRAN TANK, KEKRI
S
agar Sharma, Con-
gress youth leader,
celebrated his birth-
day on Saturday. On
the occasion, Kekri assembly
constituency was full of excitement
and enthusiasm. The entire area of
the constituency was covered with
banner-posters. Sagar shared that
he loves walking in the villages,
meeting the villagers, listening to
them, and solving their problems is
close to his heart. “The love and
trust that I get from the villagers
mean a lot to me. Every person has
come into the world with a specific
motive. Similarly, I aim to do social
service. I am always ready to take
forward the poor and weak. I get
spiritual satisfaction in working
for the people,” Sagar said.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
POORVIKA AGARWAL
I
t was the birthday of Dr Ashok
Panagariya on Saturday, 22 Au-
gust which he celebrated with
simplicity with his family. Dr
Panagariya is one of the leading
clinicians in Neurology in India
who is known for quick diagnosis,
analysis and holistic management.
He enjoys taking challenges on un-
resolved issues. Dr Panagariya is a
multifaceted personality with a
great blend of academics, research,
leadership qualities and a philan-
thropic outlook.
Dr Panagariya was first to
acquire the DM-Neurology
in the state and took charge
for developing the super-spe-
ciality for postgraduate train-
ing. With his effort, SMS Medical
College become a postgraduate
DM Neurology provider since
1998-99. This was a unique success-
ful model of a partnership with a
local NGO which not only helped
the individuals in distress suffer-
ing from a superstitious disease
like epilepsy but also created huge
awareness. Dr Panagariya has
nearly 35 years of teaching
experience and has extrinsi-
cally contributed to Interna-
tional and national academic
programmes. Apart from this, he
is a very prominent clinical neu-
rologist who has a huge patient
base perhaps one of the largest in
the country.
Dr Ashok Panagariya is a col-
umnist with First India, his contri-
butions to the edit page are highly
appreciated in the highest eche-
lons. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Multifaceted personality
kanksha Gupta is a 1st
Runner Up of Ms In-
dia Curvy 2020 and
Sub Title Winner for
Beautiful Hair.
“It’s not about what
size you wear, it’s
about how you wear your size”,
said Akanksha, a plus-size
model and influencer who has
a unique style of mixing fash-
ion and fun with an empha-
sis on body positivity.
“Labels! Fat. Slim.
Fair. Dark. Tall. Short.
They don’t matter.”
What matters the most is
when you love your body and
become comfortable with it.
She believes that her ef-
forts will provide strong
motivation for people to
have confidence, love and
acceptance for them-
selves, regardless of
their size or shape.
It is well known
that the fashion in-
dustry is domi-
nated by su-
permodel-like bodies. She
wants to draw attention away
from this trend and towards a
more inclusive society.
Akanksha has been putting
in efforts to change the stereo-
typical thought process and
has shown that plus-size mod-
els are here to stay. Through
her partnership with a variety
of brandshascauseddesigners
to recognize a wider and more
inclusive market, their
marketing teams are
still quite limited in
terms of their
model selection
and advertising.
“Brands should
be more liberal
on considering
largersizesanormaltrendand
an equal market”, she said.
While this change is slow
but sure, Akanksha encourag-
es those who are self-conscious
to understand the fact that be-
ing able to laugh at yourself
and accepting who you are
with confidence is what makes
you beautiful. Her message is
directed not only at plus size
women but women with leaner
bodies too. People at both ends
of the shape and size spectrum
are criticized equally, which is
a norm that we need to change.
Body positivity is a social issue
that we need to discuss
more and spread aware-
ness.
She believes that
having this sense-of-
self is what inspires
people to adopt
change and be
more open-minded
about beauty in all
shapes and sizes.
“ If you don’t
accept your-
self, you
will feel
unaccept-
ed by oth-
e r s . ”
When we
doubt our-
selves we
give others
the power to
shame us.
cityfirst@firstin-
dia.co.in
BODY POSITIVITY
A
DURING THE DAY!
GUJARAT: In the presence of President, Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and
Industry, Dinesh Nawadia, Vighnaharta Sri Ganesha Ji was established at the Chamber.
RAJASTHAN: Panth Films launched the poster of its new video song
‘Dil Yaara Ve’ on Saturday in Jaipur. The video song is going to be
released on 26 August. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
RAJASTHAN: On the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi, a grand and divine event was held
at 250-year-old Kachhari Ganesh Temple followed by Maha aarti. Mahant Pandit Mahesh
Kumar Bhaduka of the temple shared that special care was taken this time by following all
the Corona Guidelines.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAGAR
Jagdeesh Chandra with Avinash Pande during Ganesh Puja at his New
Delhi residence on Saturday.
GANESH POOJA
Robert Vadra Posted on the
occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi
Abhimanyu and
Suvarna Bansal with their
daughter Shanaya
Dr. Mahesh Joshi performed
Ganpati Puja at his residence with family.
Sudhir Mathur performing Ganesh puja at his residence. Rajveer and Gauravi.
Dr Anupama and
daughter Nihu Soni.
Sagar Sharma
Dr Ashok Panagariya
Akanksha Gupta
NEHAL NAYAR
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