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RAJASTHAN
365
DEATHS
15,627
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
1,711 DEATHS 28,429 CASES
Made in India!
CWC MEETING
Gehlot’s clarion call for Cong revival: Bring Rahul back!
Aditi Nagar/Naresh Sharma
New Delhi/Jaipur: It
was almost a year
back, when Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot raised a demand
to christen Rahul
Gandhi as the Con-
gress President. How-
ever, what Gehlot pro-
posed, Rahul dis-
posed, mainly because
of family and other
political reasons. It
seems Rahul did not
stomach well the de-
feat of 2019 general
election and resigned
on May 25 last year.
However, with the
country moving ahead
amid several crisis situ-
ations, Gehlot has once
again given the clarion
call to make Rahul Gan-
dhi the party president.
This came about dur-
ing the Congress
Working Committee
(CWC) meet organised
on Tuesday, which
met with thumping
support from other
members that were
part of the CWC.
However, till now,
there is no indication,
when Rahul is actually
going to take over his
new challenge?
Meanwhile, a Rahul
confidante and par-
ty’s General Secre-
tary (Organisation)
KC Venugopal, trying
to dilute the issue,
formally clarified
that Rahul’s Presi-
dential candidature
was not at all dis-
cussed during the
CWC meeting.
Gehlot’s demand
found more sup-
port in the
party’s youth wing as
well since Youth Con-
gress national presi-
dent Sriniwas BV also
echoed in unison with
Gehlot. Gehlot asked
that a virtual meet-
ing be called for the
purpose and Rahul
Gandhi should be
named the party
president thereafter.
After Rahul stepped
down, his mother—So-
nia Gandhi—has been
handling the party’s af-
fairs as Congress’s in-
terim president.
Informing about the
meeting, Turn on P6
..but Venugopal rules out any
such possibility at the moment
New Delhi: Congress
president Sonia Gandhi
on Tuesday said the
current crisis on the
border with China is at-
tributable to the “mis-
management” of the
BJP-led government
and the “wrong poli-
cies” pursued by it.
The crisis on the bor-
der, if not tackled firm-
ly, can lead to a serious
situation, former PM
Manmohan Singh said
at a meeting of the CWC
on the situation along
LAC. Addressing the
meeting, Gandhi also
hit out at the govern-
ment for Turn on P6
New Delhi: In a bid to
promote Make in In-
dia and Aatma Nirb-
har Bharat (Self-reli-
ant India), the Gov-
ernment e-Market-
place (GeM) has man-
dated for sellers to
spell out the “Country
of Origin” of prod-
ucts they want to sell
on the platform.
GeM, a special pur-
pose vehicle under the
Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, has also
enabled a provision for
the indication of the
percentage of local con-
tent in products.
The government pro-
curement portal has
made it mandatory for
sellers to enter the coun-
try of origin while reg-
istering all new prod-
ucts on GeM, the Minis-
try of Commerce and
Industry said in a state-
ment on Tuesday.
With this new feature,
now, Country of Origin
as well as the local con-
tent percentage will be
visible in the market-
place for all items.
“Sellers, who had al-
ready uploaded their
products before the in-
troduction of this new
feature on GeM, are be-
ing reminded regularly
to update the Country
of Origin, with a warn-
ing that their products
shall be removed from
GeM if they fail to up-
date the same,” the
statement said.
It also said that Make
in India filter has also
been enabled on the por-
tal granting buyers
choice to buy only those
products that meet the
minimum 50% local
content criteria. “In
case of Bids, buyers can
now reserve any bid for
Class I Local suppliers
(local content more
than 50 percent). For
those Bids below INR
200 crore, only Class I
and Class II Local Sup-
pliers (local content
more than 50 percent
and more than 20 per-
cent respectively) are
eligible to bid, with
Class I supplier getting
purchase preference,”
the statement said. —ANI
Government enables ‘Make in India’ filter; mandates naming country of origin
India, China can solve border
issues on their own: Russia
Moscow: Russia on
Tuesday said that India
and China have shown
their commitment for
peaceful resolution of
the border issue and the
twocountriesdonotneed
“any help from outside”
to resolve the matter.
Speaking at the vir-
tual RIC foreign minis-
ters’ meeting, Russia’s
Foreign Minister Sergei
Lavrov said Moscow
hopes that New Delhi
and Beijing continue to
be committed to a
peaceful resolution of
disputes. “I don’t think
that India and China
need any help from the
outside. Turn on P6
India to Pak:
Cut mission
staff by half
New Delhi: India on
Tuesday asked Paki-
stan to reduce its staff
in its High Commission
here by half within the
next seven days and an-
nounced a reciprocal
trimming of Indian
strength in Islamabad,
in a significant down-
grading of diplomatic
ties. The MEA said
Charge d’ Affaires of
Pakistan Turn on P6
LAC crisis due to Modi’s
wrong policies: Sonia
DIL CHAHE WHAT’S
AGREE TO ‘COOL
DOWN’ TENSIONS
Beijing: Chinese and Indian
armies have arrived at a
consensus on the ‘outstand-
ing issues’ between them
and agreed to take necessary
measures to ‘cool down’ the
situation at their borders,
Chinese Foreign Ministry
said on Tuesday. “The
meeting showed that both
sides wish to control and al-
leviate the situation through
dialogue and consultation,”
Foreign Ministry spokesman
Zhao Lijian said.
Earthen pots with a face design of PM Modi are being sold at a market in Kanpur on Tuesday.
—PHOTOBYANI
In what may come as a major boost to tourism and also
to fill up government coffers, finally after three months
of long wait, the bars in clubs, hotels and restaurants will
open across Rajasthan from today. This paves way for
1,000 bars—a major money spinner for Tourism
Industry—to start business across state. Bar owners have
been strictly told to adhere to COVID 19 guidelines.
TIMETOCHEER!
The Lake Palace Hotel, Udaipur.
MAHARASHTRA
6,531 DEATHS 1,39,010 CASES
TAMIL NADU
833 DEATHS 64,603 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
588 DEATHS 18,893 CASES
DELHI
2,301 DEATHS 66,602 CASES
WORLD
4,76,571
DEATHS
92,70,233
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
4,55,830
CONFIRMED CASES
14,483
DEATHS
During the Congress Working
Committee meeting on
Tuesday, Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot demanded the party
leadership to reinstate Rahul
Gandhi as Congress chief
again. —File photo

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MONSOON TO
HIT RAJ SOON
Jaipur: Rajasthan, which is experiencing
scorching heat these days, has good
news that the monsoon is about to enter
from the south. The monsoon is expected
to enter the state in the next 24-48
hours. Along with this, the Meteorological
Department has issued a warning for
heavy rain in various areas of the state
today, including Dungarpur, Sirohi,
Pali, Barmer, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand,
Banswara, Jhalawar, Baran, Udaipur, and
Pratapgarh. Meanwhile, a deserted look
of Albert Hall in Jaipur with dark clouds
hovering over sky on Monday.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
After RS polls win, Cong leaders
cross fingers for political appt!
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: With the Rajya
Sabha elections coming
to an end and in Con-
gress’s favour in Ra-
jasthan, the next big
thing for the grand old
party and its workers
now, are the political ap-
pointments. Both, party
workers and the minis-
terial aspirants await
fulfilling promises
made in the distant &
recent past on which
they have kept an eagle-
eye in the organization
and ‘power’. it is being
said that the ‘screen-
play’ is almost set with
a change in PCC to be
the likely first act, fol-
lowed by the gift of ap-
pointments.
Word is that current
PCC Chief Sachin Pilot,
who has held the spot
for a record 77 months,
being replaced by a new
face at the party’s state
headquarters. On this
topic, the view of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
will be crucial to ensure
better coordination be-
tween the party and the
government. What has
fanned the fire is the
statement by PCC Chief
advocating respect for
party workers who have
put up with hardships
for the party when the
party was out of power.
The posts seeking
suitable political ap-
pointments on offing
are Commission for
Farmers, Rajasthan
Housing Board, RTDC,
Seeds Corporation,
Commission for SC,
Commission for ST,
Commission for Wom-
en, Devnarayan Board,
Khadi Commission,
Devsthan Board, Ra-
jasthan Staff Selection
Board, Sindhi Academy,
Kesh Kala Board, Hindi
Academy, Youth Board,
Sports Council,
Parshuram Board, Mati
Kala Board, along with
UIT appointments have
some party stalwarts in
waiting. The names of
leaders like Ramesh-
war Dudi, Pradyuman
Singh, Girija Vyas,
Ghanshyam Tiwari,
Surendra Goyal, Manv-
endra Singh, Rajkumar
Rinva, Dr Chandrab-
han, Dr Sahdev Chod-
hary, Rajiv Arora, Ragu-
veer Meena, Duru Mi-
yan, Ashk Ali Tak, Ra-
jendra Chodhary, Saeed
Saudi, Pukhraj Par-
ashar, Randeep
Dhankar, Dharmendra
Rathore, Shivcharan
Mali, Badri Jhakar, Re-
hana Riyaz, Mumtaj
Masih, Jyoti Khandel-
wal, Archana Sharma,
Rukshmani Singh,
amongst several other
are doing the rounds.
It is worth noting that
AICC General secretary
and Rajasthan Incharge
Avinash Pande wants
the whole process of the
political appointments
to be transparent and
based on merit. Pande
wants that party should
benefit from these ap-
pointments in the up-
coming local body and
panchayat elections.
Ashok Gehlot Avinash Pande Sachin Pilot
T’gana HC notices to Centre,
State on communal tweets
First India Bureau
Hyderabad: At a time
when the world is reel-
ing under the Covid-19
pandemic, social me-
dia has come both as a
great boon and bane.
However, with irrele-
vant posts being
shared on the medium
linking with religion,
it has also created a fu-
rore among people. In
a PIL filed in the Telan-
gana High Court by
advocate Khwaja Aija-
zuddin, the division
bench of Chief Justice
Raghvendra Singh
Chauhan and Justice
B Vijaysen Reddy is-
sued notices to both
state and central gov-
ernments to ensure
Twitter stopped trend-
ing posts linking the
pandemic to religion.
The division bench
has also directed Ad-
vocate General BS
Prasad and Assistant
Solicitor General N
Rajeshwar Rao to file
counter-affidavits and
given twenty-eight
days for the same. The
PIL mentioned
hashtags trending or
used on the micro-
blogging site and ar-
gued that the ‘Islamo-
phobic’ posts were
hurting the religious
sentiments of the
Muslim community.
Moreover, the advo-
cate also requested the
court to instruct the
state and central gov-
ernments to ensure
that on other social
media platforms too
such content does not
circulate and criminal
cases are filed against
those who do so.
Bhanwari case:
Convict gets 1
day interim bail
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the ANM
Bhanwari Devi abduc-
tion and murder case,
the convict Shahabud-
din has been granted
interim bail for a day.
Sabuddin’s mother had
died on Sunday, after
which advocate Firoz
Khan applied for an in-
terim bail of 15 days in
the trial court. The trial
court ordered an inter-
im bail from 11 am to 5
pm on Wednesday.
BJP marks death anniv of Syama
Prasad Mukherjee as Sacrifice Day
Aishwarya Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP celebrated
the death anniversary
of the founder member
of Jan Sangh Dr Syama
Prasad Mukherjee as
the Sacrifice Day. This
death anniversary is
first after the abroga-
tion of Article 370 from
J&K which had been
the main war cry by
Late Mukherji.
Initially, Jan Sangh
and then BJP had been
putting up demonstra-
tions raising rights
over Kashmir as
Mukherji died in Kash-
mir. BJP state chief Sat-
ish Poonia, National
Co-organizing secre-
tary V Satish, and or-
ganizing secretary
Chandrashekhar along
with party workers as-
sembled at party HQ to
pay respects to Mukher-
jee by offering floral
tributes. Speaking on
the occasion, Poonia
said that Mukherjee
had sacrificed himself
for unity and integrity
of the country and had
resigned from the
Nehru government op-
posing the Nehru-Lia-
quat accord.
Gold price nears Rs
50K per 10 gram
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Gold always
glitters whenever the
economy is in crisis.
The impact of corona
and border conflict
with China has lifted
gold prices close to Rs
50,000 per 10 gram.
Bullion traders be-
lieve that gold prices
showing no sign of eas-
ing in the near future,
therefore, this was the
right time to buy it.
The last three months
have seen gold prices
shooting up Rs 9 to 10
thousand. Experts
claim that smart money
has been looking for
safety thus big investors
have been investing big
time in gold. President
of Jaipur Sarafa Asso-
ciation Kailash Mittal
said that this is perfect
time to buy gold, if any-
one has been waiting for
a decline, they may be in
for a disappointment as
prices are likely to go up
then fall.
Folk art to spread
corona awareness
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: The Tourism,
Archaeological, and the
Museum departments
jointly launched a spec-
tacular campaign for
creating awareness
about COVID-19.
Folk artists perform at
all museums and monu-
ments in the state. They
gave a message for pro-
tection and safety meas-
ures from the corona.
Director archaeology
Prakash Chandra Shar-
ma informed that post-
ers, banners, and stand-
ees were used to inform
the public about the
measures to protect from
corona. Tourists enjoyed
various performances
by the folk artists.
Jaipur: COVID-19
has disrupted rou-
tine life and wreaked
havoc on the econo-
my. The lockdown de-
stroyed business and
snatched people’s
livelihood. However,
after more than two
months of shutting
down everything, the
government has been
slowly opening up
various sectors. How
can life get back to
normal and the econ-
omy picks up the
pace are vital ques-
tions with which the
state government has
been dealing with.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
spoke to Chief Secre-
tary DB Gupta about
them as well as some
other important is-
sues. Excerpts:
 What is the state
government’s plan-
ning post unlocking?
The government had
constituted three task
forces. I held a meeting
with all three of them.
I have received their
reports. The minutes
of these task forces
have been released; the
chief minister will
take a call on them.
The central govern-
ment has yet not issued
guidelines for its
MSME package. Wher-
ever we have received
guidelines for MSME,
we are ready to provide
the matching grant.
Once the guideline is
released we will start
implementing it. As far
as the PWD task force
is concerned some im-
provement is required.
Along with earnest
money deposit, securi-
ty deposit, there is a
need to enhance liquid-
ity. RTPP and WFR
rules are in offing,
which has to be decid-
ed at the CM level.
 The govern-
ment had con-
ducted a sur-
vey about peo-
ple not in-
cluded in any
category. How
will you link
them
with
government
schemes?
We conducted a survey
to identify people not
qualify for any
w e l f a r e
scheme bene-
f i c i a r y
group. Un-
der the Na-
tional Food
Security Act
(NFSA)
only 4.46 beneficiaries
were covered but we
have five crore benefi-
ciaries in the NFSA,
which means there
was a shortage of pro-
vision for 54 lakh peo-
ple. The monthly gap
was Rs 78 crore, which
we paid for. On one
hand, FCI godowns
were brimming with
food grains on the oth-
er needy people were
not getting wheat. Lat-
er, the central govern-
ment gave sanction for
44 lakh migrant work-
ers so we were able to
cover this figure but
street vendors, cart
pullers, and priests lost
livelihood. The survey
found there were 65
lakh such people. So
after 44 lakh migrant
workers adjusted, we
spoke to union food
secretary for the rest.
We expect a decision
soon but even if the
centre doesn’t agree,
we have made arrange-
ments. Wheat has been
lifted for 47 lakh people
while the process is un-
derway for the remain-
ing 18 lakh. Hopefully,
by then, we will receive
permission from the
centre.
 What about mi-
grant workers, have
they been provided
work?
We are trying to uti-
lize the skills of peo-
ple working outside.
There is gems & jewel-
lery training for which
the government will
bear training cost.
The central govern-
ment will also pay
money for training.
Data of workers is
available on the Ra-
jkaushal portal. About
53 lakh people have
registered on it.
STATE PREPARES TO BRING BACK ECONOMY ON TRACK
CS DB Gupta
Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee
Raghvendra Singh Chauhan
STRICT ACTION

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The countdown
to the new team of BJP
state president Satish
Poonia has begun. Poo-
nia after long delibera-
tions has prepared his
list to take BJP forward
in a new era and has for-
warded it to the central
leadership for its ap-
proval.
The new team aims
not only to balance the
caste and regional bal-
ance but also critically
include some names to
appease other major
power centers in the
party. Ram Lal Sharma
who is a sitting MLA
and hails from Brah-
man community has
long experience of
working for the party,
has no camp branding
and has good hold in the
RSS. Diya Kumari, a sit-
ting MP, being a glamor-
ous Rajput face can be
used to target the Me-
war region. CP Joshi
will get benefit of being
Brahman face in Mewar
who is active and is
trust worthy of many
central leaders.
Ritu Banawat who
was party candidate
from Bayana is young
dalit female face who
happens to be wife of a
Vaishya party leader Ri-
shi Bansal who has led
Yuva Morcha in past.
Tej Singh has been with
Satish Poonia since his
student politics days
has long experience for
ABVP. This Rajput lead-
er has state wide rela-
tions in the party. Lax-
mikant Bhardwaj has
been party spox for a
while now and has
rightfully earned Poon-
ia’s trust. Narendra Na-
gar is not only a sitting
MLA for the party but
also holds sway over the
influential Nagar com-
munity of Hadauti.
Poonia will make
sure that old guard in
the party do not feel
sidelined despite being
active in past so veteran
MadanDilawarcouldbe
entrusted with impor-
tant responsibility
along with organisation
secretary Man Singh.
MLA Mohan Ram Chod-
hary has to his advan-
tage the relations he
shares with other castes
in highly volatile Na-
gaur. A senior RSS lead-
er is also pushing in for
sitting general secre-
tary Bhajan Lal.
Poonia tries to do balancing act while listing team?
ENTERING NEW ERA
Tampering with Mewar’s history in syllabus receives backlash
Ravi Sharma
Udaipur: It is said that
history can be repeated
but cannot be changed.
Even if anyone cannot
change history, it is
very common to tamper
with historical facts.
However, political pow-
er, which is surrounded
by the strong tenden-
cies of ideologies, also
has the so-called ability
to change history.
This time, the medi-
um of tampering with
historical facts is the
new book of Class 10 of
Rajasthan Board of Sec-
ondary Education ‘Ra-
jasthan ka Itihas aur
Sanskriti’. In the book,
the history of Mewar
has not only been very
brief, but also historical
facts have not been pre-
sented correctly.
After tampering with
the facts related to Me-
war, the writer of these
chapters in the 2017-18
session and first PhD
holder on Pratap histo-
rian Dr Chandrashek-
har Sharma has strong-
ly opposed the making
of the Mewar related
history brief and incor-
rect presentation of
facts after tampering.
Tampered facts in-
clude, Maharana Udai
Singh being told to be
the murderer of Banvir
As per historians, in
1540 AD, Banvir went to
Maharashtra after get-
ting the news of Udai
Singh winning the war
of Mavli, where he suf-
fered a natural death.
It also says that, the
name of Haldi Ghati is
not told to be due to the
soil of Haldia colour,
but because of the war
fought by the newly
wedded women in the
male garb. As per histo-
rians, the name Haldi
Ghati was kept due to
the presence of many
Haldu trees in the area.
Another mistake is,
Jagannath Kachhawa
has been told to be the
leader of the Mrigal
army. As per historians,
Man Singh had led the
army and Jagannath
Kachhawa came to Me-
war in 1576, after 8 eight
years of the war.
Despite all this, the
students will be bound
to learn these mislead-
ing facts because the
Hindi version of the
book has been printed.
DIYA SLAMS STATE GOVERNMENT
—Pic for representational purpose only
PRATAP
KHACHARIYAWAS
@PSKhachariyawas
If history is tam-
pered with in any
way, it will not be
tolerated under any
circumstances. The
history of our great
men is everything to
us and our duty is
to protect it.
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107newcasesfromJpr
Fuel prices in no
rush to come down
Dead body of
sports coach
found in Jodh
Man kills self after
wife’s suicide
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Dead body of
a sports coach at Jai
Narayan University
NarendraSinghPanwar
was found in the store
room of the hockey
ground in the college
campus on Tuesday
evening. It is being sus-
pected that he commit-
ted suicide. After get-
ting the information,
police reached the spot.
The body has been kept
in the mortuary of Ma-
thuradas Mathur Hospi-
tal. The cause of death
will only be known after
the postmortem report.
Police informed that the
relativesof thedeceased
had already taken him
to the hospital. Panwar
was a former JNVU
champion as well as a
cricket coach.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: A widower
committed suicide by
consuming poison in
Deeg of Bharatpur dis-
trict on Tuesday. Appar-
ently, his suicide fol-
lows that of his wife,
which happened on
Monday,
His wife Suman had
committed suicide for
unknown reasons, and
was admitted to Bharat-
pur Hospital in a criti-
cal condition, but died
during treatment.
When the police were
involved in the post-
mortem of the woman,
her husband Jagdish
also committed suicide.
The police have hand-
ed over the bodies of
the couple to the family
after the postmortem.
Now, the respective
families of the man and
woman are accusing
suspecting foul play in
the matter.
Deeg SHO Ganpat
Singh informed that the
police would soon re-
veal the entire case.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state re-
ported 9 deaths in pre-
ceding 24 hours taking
the death toll to 365 so
far. Tuesday saw maxi-
mum 3 deaths from
Jodhpur, 2 from
Bhilwara and one death
each from Jaipur, Kota.
Sri Ganganagar & Si-
kar. In last 24 hours 395
new cases of corona
surfaced taking the
state toll to 15627.
Maximum 107 cases
were reported from
Jaipur followed by 53
from Dholpur, 40 from
Jodhpur, 24 from Sirohi,
21 from Barmer, 19 from
Jalore, 18 from Bharat-
pur, 15 from Pali, 13
from Ajmer, 12 from
Bhilwara, 11 from
Sawai Madhopur, 10
from Alwar, 7 from Ra-
jsamand, 6 from Hanu-
mangarh, 5 each from
Churu,Sikar&Udaipur,
4 each from Jhunjhunu
& Karauli, 3 each from
Dausa, Jhalawar, Kota
& Nagaur, 2 from Bikan-
er and 2 from other
states.
The cumulative dis-
trict wise tally of the
coronavirus positive
cases on Monday is as
follows – Ajmer 468, Al-
war 368, Banswara 92,
Baran 62, Barmer 213,
Bharatpur 1376,
Bhilwara 239, Bikaner
200, Bundi 10, Chittor-
garh 208, Churu 278,
Dausa 113, Dholpur 468,
Dungarpur 415, Ganga-
nagar 48, Hanuman-
garh 54, Jaipur 3006,
Jaisalmer 98, Jalore
252, Jhalawar 370, Jhun-
jhunu 318, Jodhpur
2499, Karauli 74, Kota
565, Nagaur 601, Pali
992, Pratapgarh 14, Ra-
jsamand 215, Sawai
Madhopur 86, Sikar 477,
Sirohi 384, Tonk 200 and
Udaipur 663.
The corona surge in
Jaipur can be attribut-
ed to people flying in
from abroad as 76 per-
sons were quarantined
on Tuesday.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Summer tem-
peratures might have
spared the people of the
state finding them fight-
ing the tough war with
coronavirus but no
such empathy came
from either the central
or the state govt as far
as the fuel prices are
concerned.
The price escalation
which started on June 7
continues unabated. In
the last 17 days the pet-
rol prices have shot up
by Ts 9.07 touching Rs
86.87 per liter while the
diesel is at an unprece-
dented Rs 80.23 up by Rs
13.04 in the same peri-
od. As if that wasn’t
enough the state govt
increased VAT thrice
from March 21 to date.
This steep rise comes
amid salary cuts, lay-
offs and virtually zero
business.
It seems that the cen-
tral govt has no control
left over the oil compa-
nies, who are compen-
sating for the unpaid
amount by the central
govt on account of three
free LPG cylinders un-
der Ujjwala scheme.
During lockdown the
fuel sales plummeted to
10% forcing the Ra-
jasthan Petroleum Deal-
ers Association to ask
for a package from govt
along with bringing the
petroleum prices under
GST regime. They also
demandedparityinVAT
slab with neighboring
states to provide relief
to the common people
who have started mov-
ing out for work using
their vehicles.
Lake City looking forward to having
sufficient rain to fill its reservoirs
First India Bureau
Udaipur: Monsoon
has almost arrived in
state and the water
bodies of Lake City of
Udaipur are expected
to get ample water this
time.
Udaipur is at the top
in terms of availabili-
ty of drinking water
this time. Every year,
during the summer
season, the drinking
water shortage is at its
peak in Lake City.
Not only this, but the
situation was so bad
last year that drinking
water was supplied in
72 hours in many areas
of the city. This time,
the water level in 11 of
the 10 major reservoirs
in the zone is in plus.
As per the experts, if
there is average rain-
fall this time, then the
water bodies of the
city will be full.
The total filling ca-
pacity of 11 major res-
ervoirs of Udaipur, is
18516 MCFT and it has
about 12077 MCFT wa-
ter available in it.
RS Poll: Poonia,Joshi spar
over horse trading issue!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A series of po-
litical allegations and
counter allegations af-
ter the recently culmi-
nated Rajya Sabha elec-
tions continue with BJP
state chief Satish Poo-
nia retaliating to Dr
Mahesh Joshi’s re-
marks.
Poonia has said that
Dr Joshi may go ahead
with the defamation
case and let the law take
its own course but the
same legal course was
open for the BJP as
well.
He dared Joshi to pro-
vide evidence for his al-
legations of horse trad-
ing against the BJP.
Poonia said if Congress
proves its charges then
BJP will also put forth
the proof for its allega-
tions of vote for RIICO
plot and mines barter
deal.
Meanwhile, Chief
Whip Dr Mahesh Joshi
targeted BJP state pres-
ident Satish Poonia on
the statement made by
him. Joshi has said that
we will get the state-
ment of Poonia checked
and register a case
against him if required.
We will file a defama-
tion or criminal case
against Poonia, said
Joshi while reacting to
Poonia’s claims.
MIGRANTS FROM ABROAD BIG CONCERN
 Jaipur: CM Ashok
Gehlot has approved
to transfer 5.93
hectare unused land
of the Narmada Canal
Project colony to the
forest department on
which the forest de-
partment will develop
a “Smriti Van”.
 Barmer: In Bhadka
Purohitan of Barmer,
a paternal uncle
killed his nephew
over property dispute.
They had a ﬁght a
few days ago too, in
which nephew Mano-
har Rajpurohit was
severely injured. Un-
fortunately, he died
during treatment.
 Jaipur: Jaipur has
been suffering with
black marketing of
water. Balaji Con-
struction has been
given the contract of
supply via tankers in
Transport Nagar and
Paldi Meena, but the
supply has not been
done in the last 5
days. Instead, the wa-
ter is being sold at Rs
300-400 per tanker.
 Jaipur: All the
government schools
in the state are open-
ing for teachers after
the summer holidays
from today and the
teachers need to
mark their attend-
ance. The timings for
the schools will be
from 7:30 am -1 pm.
 Jaipur: Jaipur
Police Commission-
erate has started an
awareness campaign
to prevent the spread
of coronavirus infec-
tion in the state. As
part it, the RAC troop
played a band. The
RAC band march, led
by in-charge of Nirb-
haya Squad ADCP Su-
nita Meena, reached
from Badi Chaupar to
Chhoti Chaupar.
 Udaipur: Rajat
Rath Yatra of Lord
Jagdish, deity of
Udaipur, was taken
out at temple prem-
ises on Tuesday. In
fact, this is the ﬁrst
time in 27 years that
Lord Jagdish has
gone on a tour only in
the temple premises
instead of visiting his
city due to coron. In
Udaipur, there is a
tradition of taking out
Lord Jagdish’s Rath
Yatra on the lines of
Jagannath Puri.
 Jaipur: Viratnagar
Police of Jaipur Rural
have arrested two ac-
cused Kuldeep Singh
and Hemendra Singh
in the case of robbery
with a businessman
in Bilwadi valley and
recovered Rs 13.5
lakh.
BRIEF
in
THE EXPECTATION
Lake Filled 2020
Fatehsagar 13 feet 4.10
Pichola 11 feet 23.2
Badi 32 feet 23.2
Madar Bada 24 feet 14
Madar Chhota 21 feet 13.5
Devas Pratham 34 feet 4
Madri 34 feet 0
Akodra 60 feet 53
Udaisagar 24 feet 15.4
Jaisamand 27.5 feet 18.4
Mansi Vakal 581.2 mtr 575.40
Satish Poonia Dr Mahesh Joshi
BJP state chief Satish Poonia paying tributes to Syama Prasad
Mukherjee on his death anniversary on Tuesday.

No one who does good work
will ever come to a bad end,
either here or in the world
to come. —Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
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GALLOPING FUEL
PRICES NOW GET
WORRISOME
ike Jack’s beanstalk the prices
of fuel are touching the sky. Af-
ter a break of 82 days, oil mar-
keting companies have resumed
the daily revision of fuel pric-
es. Prices of diesel and petrol have zoomed
record high in the last 17 days ever since
they were deregulated in 2002 and are
gradually going beyond the reach of com-
mon man, especially farmers. In the na-
tional capital price of diesel has risen to
Rs 79.40, while petrol is selling at Rs 79.76
after a cumulative increase of Rs 9.10 and
Rs 9.41 per litre, respectively. The in-
crease is not confined to New Delhi alone
but is also applicable to other states.
The prices in states vary due to different
slabs of local sales tax or value added tax and
excise. The Centre has hiked excise duty on
diesel and petrol twice in three months to
give the government Rs 2 lakh crore in addi-
tional tax revenues.
The daily price reviews were started by
the state-owned oil companies -Indian Oil
Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum and
Bharat Petroleum---from June 7.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi took up
the issue with the government urging Prime
Minister Narendra Modi to roll back the fuel
price hike and pass on the benefit of low global
crude oil price to consumers. “I am deeply dis-
tressedthatintheseexceedinglydifficulttimes
since the beginning of March, the government
has taken the wholly insensitive decision to
increasepetrolanddieselpricesonnolessthan
ten separate occasions,” she said last week.
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir
Singh Badal, an ally of the National Dem-
ocratic Alliance, urged the government
to roll back fuel prices as the unprece-
dented hike was hurting farmers at a
time when kharif sowing is on. Besides,
the common man, trade and industry
have also been hit. Transporters who are
already reeling under lockdown after-
math recently staged a protest against
the increased prices. Demanding substan-
tial reduction in prices, the All India Mo-
tor Transport Congress recently said that
high prices have made “operations unvi-
able”. If the prices are not lowered, the
transporters will pass on the burden to
consumers of all the goods they ferry.
After a sharp fall in demand for crude oil,
global oil prices also plummeted earlier this
year.Withtheglobalmarketshavingrecovered,
the prices too have started moving upwards.
The automobile industry is concerned that
the daily hike in fuel prices was adding to the
already sluggish demand.
The high fuel prices do help the govern-
ment fill its coffers as it has to manage
budget deficit and an ailing economy.
They, however, leave a big hole in the pock-
ets of the poor. Already reeling under the
impact of job losses and pay cuts due to
the pandemic, the common man may now
have to shell out more for his cab ride,
fruits, vegetables and other essentials.
IN-DEPTH
irst, the debate started with
whether the landlords should
collect the rents for the lock-
down period or not. Then, the
debate shifted to whether they
are even eligible to collect the
rents or not. Now since the
courts in India have well clari-
fied and ruled that not only the
landlords are eligible to collect
the rents but also it would be
unjust to them if they are even
asked to waive rents for the
lockdown period. Now since
the lockdown doesn’t seem to
end so smoothly, so soon, it is
becoming a challenge for the
landlords to recover rents from
their tenants. I have tried to
study the situation from both
the sides, analyse the gravity
of the lockdown compassion-
ately and have then devised a
modest methodology for the
landlords to recover rents ami-
cably and lawfully even amidst
the Corona crisis.
Gardens are not made by
sitting in the shade. Have a
dialogue with the tenants.
Most of the time, we become
victims of our assumptions.
We simply presume that the
tenants do not want to pay or
are unable to pay. Landlords, if
they do not receive their rents,
as usual, must first of all speak
to their tenants and inform
them that no government order
mandates a rent waiver. It is in
the interest of the tenants to
keep paying the rents as usual
rather than piling it up for a
future date which may also at-
tract interest and penalties as
per the agreement.
Landlords do not have
money plants in their back-
yard. Inform tenants of your
side of problems too. As the
word ‘landlord’ gives the im-
pression, most of the time ten-
ants presume that the land-
lords are the ones who quite
literally have money plants in
their backyards. According to
their presumption, this is that
sect of the society which has a
lot of money, deep pockets, and
no financial problem whatso-
ever. The tenants must be ex-
plained that the landlords too
have to pay the EMIs, they have
to pay the society bills, prop-
erty taxes etc. in which they
have no respite from the gov-
ernment. Whether the rent is
received or not, the landlords
are liable to pay GST, which is
payable on mercantile basis
not on receipt basis.
Needs must when the dev-
il drives. Adhere to the con-
tract as per law. Most of the
tenants, as per my study, have
tried to take shelter of the
‘Force Majeure’ clause in the
agreement. It is rare that the
said clause would have covered
the situation of a pandemic or
the lockdown specifically and
would have allowed for a waiv-
er of rent for the period of lock-
down. The landlords need to
make the tenants understand
that the clause of ‘Force Ma-
jeure’, if applicable, is used to
terminate the agreement. A
tenant cannot use this clause to
take a waiver of rent for a
month or two and still keep the
agreement alive and continue
to use the premises. The order
dated 21st May 2020 of the hon-
ourable Delhi High Court well
defines this aspect.
Unwillingness easily finds
an excuse. Ask for justifica-
tion. It is for those tenants
who, despite being in good fi-
nancial health, are unduly
withholding the rents and are
simply trying to take advan-
tage of the situation. These
tenants should be asked to sub-
stantiate their act with neces-
sary documents such as their
balance sheets, Income Tax
Returns, Bank Statements etc.
If these documents defeat their
claims, the rents must be recov-
ered from them.
A bird in hand is better
than two in a bush. Accept
the part payment of rents. In
some cases, where the tenants
are genuinely stuck up finan-
cially and are facing some li-
quidity crunch, they are asked
to pay at least a part of the
monthly rent now deferring
the balance settlement to a pre-
decided date.
Where there is a will
there’s a way. Advise tenants
to take loans if so required.
If there comes a situation
where neither the landlord nor
the tenant is in a good liquidity
situation, it should be the ten-
ant who should be asked to take
a loan from the bank or raise
finance from other sources
rather than imposing the same
on the landlord. Why should
the landlord bear the brunt?
A tenant must bear in mind
that the landlord is neither a
partner nor a stakeholder in
the profits of the tenants. A
landlord is asking the tenants
to pay only what is due as per
the contract between them. I do
not recommend any landlord to
be unsympathetic or merciless
towards tenants but, he should
also have the conviction that he
too is a sufferer of the lock-
down and he too needs his mon-
ey cycle to remain intact.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
RECOVERING RENT
AMIDST THE CORONA CRISIS
F
Most of the
tenants, as per
my study, have
tried to take
shelter of the
‘Force Majeure’
clause in the
agreement. It is
rare that the
said clause
would have
covered the
situation of a
pandemic or
the lockdown
specifically and
would have
allowed for a
waiver of rent
for the period of
lockdown
A tenant must bear in
mind that the landlord
is neither a partner
nor a stakeholder in
the profits of the
tenants. A landlord is
asking the tenants to
pay only what is due
as per the contract
between them
merican R&B
star John Leg-
end is doing a
major live
show on
Thursday June 25 to pro-
mote his new album,
Bigger Love. But can he
expect much of a crowd,
given that many pan-
demic restrictions are
still in place? More than
likely, since the whole
performance is taking
place in virtual reality.
Legend will not be ap-
pearing in person but as an
avatar via the social VR
platform Wave. The show
is part of an experimental
live concerts series that
has been taking place on
the platform during the
pandemic.
With other artists in
the series including Ti-
nashe, the whole idea is
that they perform live in
an immersive and fan-
tastical virtual world
that offers a new experi-
ence for audiences. Rap-
per Travis Scott did
something similar in-
side the Fortnite video
game in April and at-
tracted over 12 million
viewers.
There appears to have
been a significant rise in
such VR offerings this
year, aiming to deliver
safe, accessible experi-
ences during the pandem-
ic. A number of visitor
attractions have started to
offer immersive VR expe-
riences and access to on-
line collections via the
Google Arts & Culture
app. You can go on a walk-
ing tour of the ancient
temples of Sicily’s Valle
dei Templi, for example.
Or how about visiting a
New York street art exhi-
bition based around giant
water tanks, or Hong
Kong’s renowned Blue
House building?
DYSTOPIA, HERE
WE COME?
Enthusiasts for this tech-
nology often frame the ben-
efits of adding a VR dimen-
sion to an existing service
in terms of the democratis-
ing potential – making
something accessible (for
free) to a lot more people.
Yet for any VR experience
to take place, there are fi-
nancial and practical con-
straints. Users need a fast
internet connection, a
headset and some kind of
computer or mobile device.
This hefty outlay – along
with problems with the
previous generation of
headsets, such as seasick-
ness – has meant that the
market for VR is still rela-
tively small. It is estimated
that there are now around
170 million VR users world-
wide, with one report say-
ing that the industry “had
not lived up to its earlier
expectations”.
There is also the issue of
whether VR experiences
can substitute real-life of-
ferings. On the one hand,
in the context of digital
gaming and virtual worlds,
VR technologies arguably
empower individuals and
often provide a much need-
ed escape from the con-
straints of everyday life.
During COVID-19, the re-
surgence of virtual worlds
like Second Life shows
how they can enable a
sense of community and
various social interac-
tions, from dancing in a
club to walking through a
busy city.
On the other hand, VR
technologies perhaps only
offer a pale imitation of the
multi-sensory experiences
of life. VR risks removing
the authenticity from cul-
tural offerings; of turning
them into little more than
another commodity deliv-
ered in bundles online. It
might also compound the
problems with privacy and
surveillance that exist
with search engines and
social media.
In a post-COVID-19 soci-
ety, there is a real chance
that we will be increasing-
ly using VR in our daily
lives. The organisations
building these virtual of-
ferings, and those who
oversee these industries,
have a duty to ensure it
doesn’t lead us into some
kind of dystopia. We could
end up experiencing much
of life alone at home, with
no privacy, forgetting the
importance of the touch
and smell of cultural expe-
riences..
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Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
This is the ﬁrst time an alternative
to natural gas is being sold by @
IndianOilcl. It is a historic occasion
for the people of Tamil Nadu and
it is very apt that project of such
national importance is being
inaugurated in the august presence
of Hon. @CMOTamilNadu.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Had a meeting with representatives
of Service Export Promotion Council
and discussed ways to boost
service exports. Our Government
is committed to offer full support
to stakeholders to ensure India’s
skilled & young workforce serves
global opportunities.
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GUPTA
The writer is a President of the
Estate Agents Association of
India, Central Zone One

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INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
BJP MP PRAGYA THAKUR FAINTS AT A
PARTY EVENT IN BHOPAL
Bhopal: BJP’s Lok Sabha
member from Bhopal
Pragya Singh Thakur
fainted during an event
organised at party to pay
tributes to Bharatiya Jan
Sangh founder Syama
Prasad Mookherjee on
his death anniversary.
The incident occurred
when Madhya Pradesh
Chief Minister Shivraj
Singh Chouhan and
other senior BJP leaders
were paying tributes
to Mookherjee at the
event held at the party’’s
state headquarters here.
Former Bhopal MP Alok
Sanjar told PTI that
Thakur has been under-
going treatment for her
ailments and was taking
heavy doses of medi-
cines, which could have
caused dizziness.
2 TERRORISTS GUNNED DOWN IN
AN ENCOUNTER IN PULWAMA
Srinagar: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)
personnel was killed and two terrorists were
shot dead by security forces during a gunfight in
Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district, officials
said on Tuesday. The encounter had erupted
in Bundzoo area of Pulwama district early on
Tuesday after the operation was launched on
specific input about the presence of terrorists
in the village.The CRPF personnel was injured
when the terrorists fired at the cordon party and
later succumbed to his injuries.
‘RAHUL GANDHI TRYING TO DIVIDE NATION’BJP National President JP Nadda while attacking RaGa also cited 2008 MoU between Congress and China’s Communist Party
New Delhi: BJP na-
tional President Jagat
Prakash Nadda raised
questions over Con-
gress’ links with China
and attacked Rahul
Gandhi stating that the
Wayanad MP is trying
to divide the nation and
demoralise its armed
forces.
Sharing a flow chart
titled “The story of a
MoU and its effect” the
BJP President said that
Congress surrendered
land to China. “First,
Congress signs MoU
with Chinese Commu-
nist Party. Then, Con-
gress surrenders land
to China. During
Doklam issue, Rahul
Gandhi secretly goes to
Chinese embassy. Dur-
ing crucial situations,
Rahul Gandhi tries to
divide the nation and
demoralise armed forc-
es. Effects of MoU?” Na-
dda tweeted.
“Is it that MoU which
made Congress go
against national inter-
est?” the BJP chief
asked.
The BJP President
tried to describe the is-
sue through a flow
chart and shared sev-
eral news reports relat-
ed to the issue. “China
has occupied 640 square
km in three Ladakh sec-
tors” and “600 border
violations by China
along LAC since 2010”.
This he said happened
between the period of
2010 and 2013.
He alleged that China
got a free hand to occu-
py the Indian territory
after Congress signed
an MoU with the Chi-
nese Communist Party
in 2008.
He said now in 2020
Rahul tries to divide In-
dia during the time of
crisis and shared an ar-
ticle citing “Don’t po-
liticize this...:Father of
soldier who got injured
in Galwan to Rahul
Gandhi” The BJP-led
Central government
and Congress have been
at loggerheads over the
recent face-off with
China in Galwan valley
in Ladakh. —ANI
BJP National President JP Nadda pays floral tribute to Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee on his death anniversary, at BJP Head Quarters in
New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
‘Complete failure’ of
India’s Foreign policy’
New Delhi: Stepping
up his attack on PM
Narendra Modi on the
border standoff with
China, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Tues-
day accused him of “de-
stroying” India’s posi-
tion and “betraying our
Army” by accepting
Beijing’s stand that it
did not occupy any In-
dian land.
Addressing the meeting
of the Congress Work-
ing Committee, he said
there has been a “com-
plete and total failure”
of foreign policy under
the Modi government.
“The established insti-
tutional structure of
diplomacy has been de-
molished by the PM.
Our relations with our
once friendly neigh-
bours lie in tatters. Our
time tested relationship
with our traditional al-
lies has been interrupt-
ed,” he said.
Gandhi suggested that
India should build a
good relationship with
the United States and
other countries and
must also maintain its
ties with its old friends.
“China has brazenly oc-
cupied our territory.
The PM has destroyed
our position and be-
trayed our army by ac-
cepting their position
that they occupied no
Indian land. The Chi-
nese can’t be permitted
to get away with this
unacceptable usurpa-
tion of our land,” he
said, adding everything
needs to be done to en-
sure that sacrifice of
our martyrs is not in
vain. —PTI
‘RaGa is
discouraging &
insulting Army’
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh Chief Minister
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
on Tuesday attacked
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi and said that he
is discouraging and in-
sultingtheArmy.Speak-
ing to media Chouhan
said, “Shame on the
leader who raises ques-
tions on the valour of
Army. Rahul Gandhi is
discouragingandinsult-
ing the army.” He said
that BJP has always
been with the Congress
government during the
times of crisis. “When-
eversuchasituationhas
happenedinthecountry,
the Bharatiya Janata
Party used to stand with
the Congress govern-
ment. But to what extent
they have fallen, the for-
mer president of Con-
gress, even at such
times, he is doing dirty
politics,” he said.—ANI
Rahul Gandhi
@RahulGandhi
We stand united
against the Chinese
invasion. Has China
occupied Indian land?
Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda
First, Congress signs
MoU with Chinese
Communist Party.
Then, Congress
surrenders land to China. During
Doklam issue, Rahul Gandhi
secretly goes to Chinese
embassy. During crucial
situations, Rahul Gandhi tries to
divide the nation and demoralise
armed forces. Effects of MoU?
RJD national V-P Raghuvansh Prasad Singh resigns
Patna: Rashtriya Ja-
nata Dal (RJD) national
vice president Raghu-
vansh Prasad Singh has
resigned from his post.
Raghuvansh Prasad
Singh is closed to RJD
supremo Lalu Yadav’s
famiy. He is the ex cabi-
net minister. According
to the sources Singh is
unhappy, due Rama Sin-
gh, former Lok Jan-
shakti Party (LJP) MP
from vaishali as he is
joining RJD on June 29.
Singh is currently ad-
mitted to All India Insti-
tute of Medical Scienc-
es (AIIMS), Patna as he
was tested positive for
COVID-19.
Moreover, he is also
unhappy with Bihar
RJD President Jagdan-
and Singh, earlier
Raghuvansh Prasad
Singh had raised a
question over former’s
style of working, said
sorces. —ANI
FIVE RJD MLCs JOIN JD(U) AHEAD OF
BIHAR ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS
Ahead of the Legislative Council elections in Bihar,
five RJD MLCs joined CM Nitish Kumar’s JD (U) on
Tuesday.The RJD, which has eight MLCs, is now left
with only three MLCs. The MLCs who defected to JD(U)
are Radha Charan Shah, Sanjay Prasad, Dilip Rai, Md
Kamar Alam and Ranvijay Kumar Singh. JD (U) leader,
Rajiv Ranjan Singh welcomed the five members to the
party. He said, “We welcome them to the family.” Radha
Charan Shah said that he decided to join JD (U) as he
admired the principles of Nitish Kumar. Presence of new
members in the party will make it strong, leaders said.
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The CBI
has summoned Con-
gress leader and for-
mer Manipur Chief
Minister O Ibobi Singh
for questioning on
Wednesday in Rs 332
crore alleged misap-
propriation of develop-
ment funds between
2009 and 2017, when he
was the chairman of
the Manipur Develop-
ment Society, official
said.
A CBI team has
reached Imphal for
questioning Singh and
other accused, who
will be quizzed at agen-
cy office on Wednesday.
CBI had taken over
the case on November
20 last year on the re-
quest of state’s BJP
government. —PTI
HCadjournshearingonOBC
quotapleainmedicalcolleges
CBI summons former Manipur CM Ibobi
Singh in Rs332 cr misappropriation case
New Delhi: Delhi HC
adjourned hearing on
a plea seeking direc-
tions to Centre to fol-
low the 27% reserva-
tion of seats for OBC
category in medical &
dental colleges for the
academic year 2020.
A bench of Justice
Jayant Nath posted the
matter for further
hearing on July 10 af-
ter the counsel for the
Ministry of Health ap-
prised the court that a
case related to this is
pending in the Su-
preme Court, which is
likely to be heard on
July 8.
According toPIL, in
the past two academic
years - 2017-18 and 2018-
19 - around 5,530 seats
that would have gone
to students of OBC cat-
egory, if reservation
procedure was fol-
lowed, were allotted to
students of the general
category. Plea alleged
that after the NEET re-
sults, that were pub-
lished for 2020, it was
learned through vari-
ous news reports that
the 27% reservation to
the OBCs was not fol-
lowed in the admis-
sions. —ANI
Delhi violence: Pregnant Jamia
student Safoora granted bail
New Delhi: Delhi HC
granted bail to a stu-
dent of Jamia Millia
Islamia who was
charged under UAPA
for her alleged role in
the riots in northeast
Delhi earlier this year.
Safoora Zargar, an
MPhil student, was
granted bail on a per-
sonal and surety bond
of Rs 10,000.
HC said Zargar shall
not indulge in activities
for which she is being
investigated and will
also refrain from influ-
encing, hampering and
interfering in the ongo-
ing probe. Zargar ap-
proached the court
seeking bail on the
ground that she is preg-
nant & has severe medi-
cal complications.
PM Modi’s homage to
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi paid tribute to
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
founder Syama Prasad
Mukherjee,onhisdeath
anniversary.
“I pay my respects to
Dr Syama Prasad
Mukherjee, the great
son of Mother Bharati,
on his death anniver-
sary,” PM Modi tweet-
ed in Hindi.
Syama Prasad
Mukherjee founded
Bharatiya Jana Sangh.
He served as the Minis-
ter for Industry and
Supply in Prime Minis-
ter Jawaharlal Nehru’s
cabinet. However, due to
difference of opinion
with Nehru on several
issues, he later co-found-
ed the Janata Party in
theyear1977-1979,which
went on to become
the BJP. —Agencies
Atleast 53 people died and 400 others were injured during the
riots held at Northeast Delhi in February this year. —FILE PHOTO
BJP MP Maneka Gandhi
pays tribute to her husband
the late Sanjay Gandhi on
his death anniversary, in
New Delhi on Tuesday.
—PHOTO BY PTI
FLORAL
TRIBUTE

INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
16 IPS OFFICERS RETIRING IN JUNE
As many as 16 IPS officers of various cadres and
batches are retiring in June, 2020. They are: Ashok
Kumar Verma of Bihar; DB Vaghela of Gujarat; Dr
Kushal Pal Singh and K K Mishra of Haryana; Dr S
K Shrivastava and Manohar Singh Verma of Madhya
Pradesh; Dr Pramod Asthana of Manipur; Ashok
Kumar Das, KP Shanmuga Rajeswaran and V Varad-
haraju of Tamil Nadu; B Malla Reddy, Dr T Prabhakar
Rao, Dr V Ravinder and A Venkateswara Rao of
Telangana; Reeta Rai of Uttar Pradesh and Jagat Ram
Joshi of Uttarakhand.
11 IRS OFFICERS INTERVIEWED
FOR MEMBER CBIC POST
As many as 11 officers of IRS were interviewed
in February by Committee headed by Cab Sec for
interview for four posts of Members vacant and fall-
ing vacant in CBIC. Ajay Jain, Vivek Johri, Nagendra
Kumar, Sungita Sharma, APS Suri, Dadich, Ranjan
Sahoo, are among the senior most eligible for
Members. By August all the Members will retire and
only Chairman will be left to run the CBIC. When will
the results be out?
NO SUITABLE CANDIDATE FOUND
FOR CMD, HUDCO; MINISTRY TO
SELECT THROUGH SCSC/CSB
The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB)
has failed to find suitable candidate for the post of
Chairman-cum-Managing Director, Housing & Urban
Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) despite
having interviewed four candidates at a selection
meeting held on June 22, 2020. The Board has ad-
vised the concerned Ministry to choose an appropriate
course of further action for the selection including
SCSC/appointment through CSB.
4 IB OFFICERS EMPANELLED IN GOI
Out of the 15 empanelled IPS officers in the Govern-
ment of India to the rank of DG, four are from the Intel-
ligence Bureau. They are Sunil Bansal, A Seema Rajan,
Swagat Das and AK Mishra.
VIKRAM MISRI MAY BE CALLED FOR
BRIEFING IN PMO & MEA?
Whispers are in that India’s Ambassador to China
Vikram Misri may be called in both PMO & MEA for a
briefing in the coming weeks.
PADMA T, PRINCIPAL
REGISTRAR, CAT, NEW DELHI MAY
GET TENURE EXTENSION
The service tenure of Padma T, Principal Registrar,
Central Administrative Tribunal, New Delhi, is ending
on August 31, 2020. Speculations are rife that she
might get a short service extension.
SMITA GOPAL PROMOTED AS
PRINCIPAL DIRECTOR OF AUDIT,
CENTRAL BENGALURU
Smita Gopal, Director in the office of Central, Hy-
derabad, has been promoted to the grade of Ac-
countant General (Senior Administrative Grade). She
will take over as Principal Director of Audit, Central
Bengaluru. She is a 2004 batch IA & AS officer.
BIG GAP AMONG BATCHES IN
MEGHALAYA POLICE
There is a big gap of batches among IPS officers
posted in Meghalaya. Presently, R Chandranathan,
DGP is a 1986 batch IPS officer. After that two ADGs
are posted. One ADGP belongs to 1992 batch while
other ADGP is from the 1994 batch. Between DGP
and ADGPs, the gap is of six to eight batches. Similar
gap is visible in IGPs also. Presently, the Meghalaya
Police has three IGPs from 1996 and 2002 batches
having a gap of six batches. Meghalaya is a part of
Assam- Meghalaya cadre. According to sources,
many officers of this cadre prefer to remain in Assam
or go on deputation. And since the IPS officer is
posted in Meghalaya reluctantly, there is a big gap of
batches in Meghalaya police.
DR AJAY KUMAR APPOINTED JOINT
SECRETARY, LOK SABHA
Dr Ajay Kumar, presently Deputy Chief of Mission,
Kathmandu, Nepal, has been appointed as Joint Sec-
retary in Lok Sabha Secretariat. He is a 2002 batch IFS
officer. Will he be relieved from Kathmandu ?.
IPS OFFICER ASHUTOSH PRATAP
SINGH AGAIN APPOINTED AS
DIRECTOR, PUBLIC RELATIONS IN MP
Ashutosh Pratap Singh has been appointed as Director,
Public Relations in Madhya Pradesh. He is a 2010
batch IPS officer. This will be his second Stint as DPR.
IIS OFFICERS GET ADDITIONAL
CHARGES OF DD & AIR
Mayank Agrawal, DG, DD, News, has been given the
additional charge of DG, Doordarshan for six months
while Ira Joshi gets the additional charge of DG, AIR
till July 31. Presently, she is DG, AIR News and is
scheduled to retire in July. Both are IIS officers.
POWERGallery
Priests and devotees perform ‘Pahandi’ rituals of Lord Jagannath during the Rath Yatra festival, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic in Puri on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
JAGANNATH YATRA BEGINS
SANS DEVOTEESPuri: The annual Jag-
annath Rath Yatra com-
menced on Tuesday in
Puri without devotees,
amid the coronavirus
pandemic and a curfew
in Puri.
The city had started
preparations since
Monday night after the
SC modified its earlier
order and allowed the
festival to be held but
with restrictions. The
Yatra celebrates the an-
nual journey of Lord
Jagannath and his two
siblings from the 12th-
century Jagannath
Temple to Gundicha
Temple their aunt's
home, some 2.5 kilome-
tres away.
The event began to-
day with the priests
gathered at the Jagan-
nath temple to carry the
idols of Lord Jagan-
nath, Lord Balabhadra
and sister Subhadra to
the chariots.
PM Narendra Modi
greeted devotees in a
tweet: "My heartiest
greetings to all of you
on the auspicious occa-
sion of Lord Jagan-
nath's Rath Yatra. I
wish that this journey
filled with devotion
brings happiness, pros-
perity, good luck and
health to the lives of the
countrymen. Jai Jagan-
nath!".
The former King of
Puri Gajapati Maharaj
Dibyasingha Deb ar-
rived at the temple to
perform the 'Chhera Pa-
hanra' ritual where he
swept the chariots with
a broom having a gold
handle.
The SC had allowed
the Yatra to be held
with coordination of
the Temple committee,
State & Central govern-
ment without compro-
mising with health is-
sue pertaining to COV-
ID-19. The court had
earlier put a stay on the
Yatra. Sanitisation was
conducted at the temple
and the road where the
Yatra takes place. —PTI
ISKCON RATH YATRA CANCELLED IN KOLKATA
Kolkata: The Rath Yatra of ISKCON (International Society
of Krishna Consciousness)in Kolkata has been cancelled
and rituals will be held inside the temple premises, the
organisation said. “Today is Rath Yatra. Last year, around
4 lakh people participated on this day and some 16 lakh
people participated in the nine day long festival. But due
to coronavirus outbreak, this year it is impossible for so
many people to participate and maintain social distancing
at the same time,” said Radharaman Das, Vice- President
and spokesperson of ISKCON. “This time, the entire ritual is
happening inside the premises of the temple. We have made
a replica of the three chariots, which will be pulled by monks
inside the premises,” said Das. “During Jagganath Rath
Yatra, prasad is very useful. But this time, due to coronavirus,
we are unable to distribute it among the devotees and instead
giving them hand sanitizers,” he added.
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
My heartiest greetings
to all of you on the
auspicious occasion
of Lord Jagannath’s
Rath Yatra. I wish that
this journey filled with
devotion brings happi-
ness, prosperity, good
luck and health to the
lives of the country-
men. Jai Jagannath!”.
IMD issues
orange alert
for several
districts in
Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram:
The India Meteorologi-
cal Department (IMD)
has issued Orange alert
in Thiruvanan-
thapuram, Kollam,
Pathanamthitta and
Idukki districts on June
26 and in Wayanad and
Kozhikode districts on
June 27.
AspertheIMD,Thiru-
vananthapuramandKol-
lam expected to experi-
ence isolated heavy to
very heavy rains. Ex-
tremely heavy rain pre-
dicted in Idukki and
Pathanamthitta dis-
tricts. Meanwhile, the
IMD has said that the
Southwest Monsoon has
furtheradvancedintore-
maining parts of north
Arabian Sea, most parts
of Kutch, some more
parts of Gujarat region,
Madhya Pradesh and Ut-
tar Pradesh and some
parts of Uttarakhand.
“Conditions are be-
coming favourable for
furtheradvanceof south-
west monsoon into re-
mainingpartsof Gujarat,
MP, UP, entire Western
HimalayanRegion,Hary-
ana,Chandigarh&Delhi,
Punjab & some parts of
Rajasthan during next 48
hours,” IMD said. —ANI
CORONA UPDATE
KejriwritestoShahseeking
medsfromArmyforfacilityops
New Delhi: Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal
wrote to Union Home
Minister Amit Shah, de-
manding doctors and
nurses from the ITBP
and the Army to run a
10,000-bed COVID-19
care facility being set
up in south Delhi,
sources said.
CM has also invited
Shah to visit the facility
being set up on the
sprawling campus of
spiritual organisation
Radha Soami Satsang
Beas (RSSB).
Kejriwal has sought
doctors and nurses
from the Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP)
and the Army to run the
centre, the sources said.
The lush green
RSSB campus is locat-
ed near the Delhi-Har-
yana border.
The COVID-19 facili-
ty, which will be 1,700
feet long and 700 feet
wide, will have 200 en-
closures with 50 beds
each. —PTI
A worker sanitses an area as people wait to undergo COVID-19
tests at a mobile swab collection bus in Vijayawada on Tuesday.
—PHOTOBYPTI
States to get 50k
‘Made in India’
ventilators
‘Indian pilgrims will not
travel to Saudi for Haj’
New Delhi: Thegovern-
ment has decided that
Muslims from India will
not travel to Saudi Ara-
bia for Haj 2020 after the
kingdom conveyed that
pilgrims should not be
sent this year in the
wake of the coro-
navirus pandem-
ic, Minority Af-
fairs Minister
Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi said on
Tuesday.
The decision was tak-
en after Saudi Arabia’’s
Haj and Umrah Minis-
ter Mohammad Saleh
bin Taher Benten tele-
phoned last night and
suggested not to send
pilgrims from India for
Haj this year, he told re-
porters.
Saudi Arabia on
Monday said it has
barred international
visitors from making
the Islamic pilgrimage,
in a bid to control the
coronavirus pan-
demic.
The money
will be refunded
through online
Direct Benefit
Transfer mode
into bank accounts of
applicants, the Minori-
ty Affairs Minister said,
adding this will be the
first time since Inde-
pendence that pilgrims
from India will not be
going for Haj. —PTI
New Delhi: Maharash-
tra & Delhi, the worst-
affected states due to
coronavirus pandemic
in India, have received
the maximum number
of ‘Made-in-India’ ven-
tilators from Centre
which are being pro-
cured under Prime
Minister’s Citizen As-
sistance and Relief in
Emergency Situations
(PM CARES) Fund.
Amid surging cases of
coronavirus in India,
PM CARES Fund has al-
located `2,000 crore for
supply of 50,000 ‘Made-
in-India’ ventilators to
govt-run COVID-19 hos-
pitals in states & UTs.
Gehlot’s clarion...
Congress spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala
said, “This is a senti-
ment of each Congress
worker but today the
discussion was on is-
sues before the nation
like the Chinese trans-
gression,extremecondi-
tions due to the pandem-
ic and fuel price hike
over the past seventeen
days and reminded that
the Modi government
has earned Rs18 lakh
crore by increasing the
duty twelve times in the
past six years.”
India, China...
I do not think they need
to be helped, especially
when it comes to coun-
try issues. They can
solve them on their
own. In recent events,
New Delhi and Beijing
showed their commit-
ment to a peaceful reso-
lution,” Lavrov said
when asked whether
Russia would help Chi-
na and India in resolv-
ing the matter.
“They started meet-
ings at the level of de-
fence officers, foreign
ministers and neither
of the two sides made
any statements which
would indicate that any
of them would pursue
non-diplomatic solu-
tions,” he added.
External Affairs Min-
ister S Jaishankar and
his Chinese counterpart
Wang Yi took part in the
trilateral meeting.
It was held days after
June 15 Galwan Valley
violent face-off between
Indian and Chinese
troops as a result of an
attempt by China to uni-
laterally change the sta-
tus quo during de-escala-
tion in eastern Ladakh.
India has said that the
situationcouldhavebeen
avoided if the agreement
at the higher level been
scrupulouslyfollowedby
the Chinese side.
India lost 20 of its sol-
diers in the violent face-
off in the Galwan Val-
ley and 10 Indian sol-
diers also were held
captive and later re-
leased. Indian inter-
cepts have revealed that
the Chinese side suf-
fered 43 casualties in-
cluding dead and seri-
ously injured.
IndianArmy14Corps
Commander Lt Gen
Harinder Singh and his
Chinese counterpart on
Monday held 11 hours
meeting at the Border
Personnel Meeting
Point at Moldo to reduce
the tensions between
the two countries. —ANI
India to...
High Commission was
summoned and in-
formed about the deci-
sion which was based
on instances of alleged
involvement of Paki-
stani officials in “acts
of espionage” and deal-
ings with terrorist or-
ganisations.
In a statement, the
the MEA also cited the
recent abduction of two
Indian officials in Is-
lamabad and the “bar-
baric treatment” meted
out to them by Paki-
stani agencies as rea-
sons for downgrading
of the diplomatic ties.
“The behaviour of
Pakistan and its offi-
cials is not in conform-
ity with the Vienna
Convention and bilat-
eral agreements on the
treatment of diplomatic
and consular officials.
On the contrary, it is an
intrinsic element of a
larger policy of sup-
porting cross-border
violence and terror-
ism,” MEA said. —ANI
LAC crisis...
“mercilessly” raising
petrol and diesel prices
for 17 consecutive days,
even when global prices
of crude oil were falling.
On the LAC crisis,
Gandhi said, “The fu-
ture is yet to unfold but
we hope that mature di-
plomacy and decisive
leadership will inform
the government’s ac-
tions in protecting our
territorial integrity.”
She said though the
Congress party was the
first to offer its total
support to the armed
forces and the govern-
ment, there is “a grow-
ing feeling among the
people that the govern-
ment has gravely mis-
handled the situation”.
“We urge upon the
government that peace,
calm and the restora-
tion of the status quo
ante along the LAC be
the only guiding princi-
ples in our national in-
terest. We will continue
to closely watch the sit-
uation,” she said.
On the COVID-19 pan-
demic, Gandhi said,
“Despite assurances of
“the prime minister,
who centralised all au-
thority in his hands, the
pandemic continues to
rage”, she said.
Endorsing Gandhi’s
remarks, Singh said,
“Thepandemicisnotbe-
ing tackled with the
courage and magnitude
andeffortneededtotack-
le the crisis. Another in-
stanceisthecrisisonthe
border,whichif nottack-
led firmly, can lead to a
serious situation.” As
coronavirus-induced
lockdown halted eco-
nomic activities, Sonia
said the economic crisis
has only become worse.
—ANI
FROM PG 1

TALKING POINTJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2020
DESIGN: SITARAM SHARMA
MOHD FAHAD
The author is Jaipur-based journalist
While India’s border situation with China and Pakistan has stains of bloody historic past, the recent
provocative actions by Nepal has certainly come as a surprise. With passing of new map showing territories
of dispute with India, the ‘friendly’ Himalayan neighbour has opened a new chaotic front against India
hile India still at odds with
China in the Galvan Valley
following the violent clashes
between the two forces, its
other neighbour Nepal has
turned the tables on the coun-
try with passing the new na-
tional political map including three terri-
tories with India.
Nepal’s Rashtriya Sabha on June 18
passed the new map with over two-thirds of
membersvotinginthefavour.PresidentBid-
hyaDeviBhandarialsosignedtheBillonthe
same day it was cleared by the National As-
sembly, thus, making the new map official.
The map first came into being on May
20, 2020 when it was released by the Nepal
government. India had conveyed strong
displeasure after the map included Kalapa-
ni, Lipulekh and Limpiyadhura areas that
fall under Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh dis-
trict on the Indo-Nepal border.
Since then India claims it tried to initi-
ate diplomatic talks with Nepal and urged
its neighbour not to go ahead with passing
of the map. After June 18 move, India had
rejected Nepal’s claim on these territories
calling the move a violation of its current
understanding to hold talks on outstand-
ing boundary issues. According to India
Foreign Ministry, the move to make new
map constitutional law by Nepal will im-
pact talks on border issues, which could
have been otherwise solved peacefully.
The three territories have been a subject
matter of dispute from the colonial times
when the British has annexed the whole
area of Kalapani into India, but Nepal al-
ways believed that since the border over the
course of years shifted to the banks of Kali
river and has religious significance, the en-
trie region falls under its demarcation.
The victory in Assembly gives a major
boost to Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli, who
had promised to reclaim the areas from In-
dia. During the debate, Member of Opposi-
tion Radheshyam Adhikary urged the gov-
ernment to take full administrative control
of the new areas acquired in the map.
The bone of contention began with De-
fence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurat-
ing the Dharchula-Lipulekh road on May
8 this year. The road is crucial for India as
it is part of the sacred Mansarovar Yatra
trail. This irked Nepal, which then re-
leased the modified map.
Adhikary said that Nepal was left with
other option to bring the new map on the
floor of the National Assembly as India,
without engaging us, had called the dis-
puted areas as its own and built a road in
the region.
While the ruling party was agitated with
India’s move, some former leaders advised
restraint and asked the government to set-
tle disputes through talks. They also
warned of the situation becoming complex
in the absence of a fruitful dialogue.
With the map becoming constitutional
law, it will now be the only official version
and will also be included in the national
emblem.
Nepal’s border with India runs with In-
dia through three states of Uttarakhand,
Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Since the new
map came into existence, there have been
reports of either Nepalese citizens or bor-
der force occupying lands on India side at
various locations. A complaint was lodged
by Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) in Lakhim-
pur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, where
Nepalese citizens had encroached no
man’s land. The SSB also stated in its com-
plaint, submitted with the District Magis-
trate, that Nepalese forces have also set up
five new posts on the border.
Similar reports came from Bihar’s
Champaran district, where Nepal has re-
stricted works of a dam threatening low-
lying areas of the region with major floods
just before the monsoon season. It has also
stopped repair works in Madhubani.
While border situation with China and
Pakistan have caused issues at regular in-
tervals, the current provocative actions on
Nepal’s part has certainly come as a sur-
prise for India. It is left to seen whether
India plays the hardball or exercise re-
straint through diplomatic channels with
its Himalayan neighbour.
W
WHAT’S IN A MAP
that triggered
India-Nepal rancour
Limpyadhura
Kalapani
Lipulekh Pass
Uttarakhand
INDIA
CHINA
NEPAL
Sudurpashchim
Pradesh
Kalapani, Lipulekh
and Limpiyadhura
(disputed)
The solidarity, with no one
opposing the constitution
amendment Bill, shows that
we stand together on the is-
sue of national unity and
that no effort from any side
to divide us will succeed.
—KP Sharma Oli, Nepal Prime Minister
Nepal was left with other
option to bring the new
map on the floor of the
National Assembly as In-
dia, without engaging us,
had called the disputed
areas as its own and built
a road in the region.
—Radheshyam Adhikary,
Member of Opposition in Nepal
 Nepal has converted its Changru border outpost near
its newest claim Kalapani region as a permanent one.
Unlike before, now the post will consist of armed
police personnel
 Previously, baton-wielding cops would administer
the post.
 This border post earlier remained shut from the
month of November to March
 Significantly, Nepalese army chief PC Thapa had on
June 17 inspected the upgraded Changru post
 The Kalapani territory is an area under
Indian administration as part of Pithoragarh
district in the Uttarakhand state, but is also
claimed by Nepal since 1998. According to
Nepal's claim, it lies in Darchula district,
Sudurpashchim Pradesh.[8] The territory
represents the basin of the Kalapani river,
one of the headwaters of the Kali River in
the Himalayas at an altitude of 3,600–5,200
meters. The valley of Kalapani, with the
Lipulekh Pass at the top, forms the Indian
route to Kailash–Manasarovar. It is also
the traditional trading route to Tibet for the
Bhotiyas of Uttarakhand and Tinkar valley.
The Kali River forms the boundary between
India and Nepal in this region. However,
India states that the headwaters of the river
are not included in the boundary. Here the
border runs along the watershed. This is a
position dating back to British India.
 Lipulekh (elevation 5,200 m or 17,060 ft) is a Hima-
layan pass on the border between India's Uttarakhand
state and the Tibet region of China, near their trijunction
with Nepal. Nepal has ongoing claims to the southern
side of the pass, called Kalapani territory, which is con-
trolled by India, and now shown in new map. The pass is
near the Chinese trading town of Taklakot (Purang) in Ti-
bet and used since ancient times by traders, mendicants
and pilgrims transiting between India and Tibet. The
pass was the first Indian border post to be opened for
trade with China in 1992. This was followed by the open-
ing of Shipki La, Himachal Pradesh in 1994 and Nathu
La, Sikkim in 2006. Presently, Lipulekh Pass is open for
cross-border trade every year from June through Sep-
tember. Products cleared for export from India include
jaggery, misri, tobacco, spices, pulses, fafar flour, coffee,
vegetable oil, ghee and various miscellaneous consum-
able items. The main imports into India include sheep
wool, passam, sheep, goats, borax, yak tails, chhirbi
(butter) and raw silk.
 According to the intellectu-
als, the "Kali River" is in fact the
Kuthi Yankti river that arises
below the Limpiyadhura range.
So they claim the entire area of
Kumaon up to the Kuthi Valley,
close to 400 km2 in total. Up
to 2000, the Nepalese govern-
ment did not subscribe to these
expansive demands. In a state-
ment to the Indian Parliament
in 2000, the Indian foreign min-
ister Jaswant Singh suggested
that Nepal had questioned the
source of the Kalapani river.
 But he denied that there
was any dispute regarding the
matter. On May 20, 2020, Nepal
for the first time released a map
that followed through with the
more expansive claims, show-
ing the entire area to the east
of Kuthi Yankti river as part of
their territory.
 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the
Dharchula-Lipulekh road on May 8 this year. The
road is crucial for India as it is part of the sacred
Mansarovar Yatra trail.
 This irked Nepal, which then released the modified
map, claiming the road area falls under the jurisdic-
tion of Nepal
 India continued to maintained that the road was
within its territory, but has expressed disappointment
after the map was passed
 Nepalese PM KP Sharma Oli had promised to reclaim
the areas from India
 Since the new map came into existence, there have
been reports of either Nepalese citizens or border
force occupying lands on India side at various loca-
tions.
 A complaint was lodged by Seema Suraksha Bal
(SSB) in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh,
where Nepalese
citizens had
encroached ‘no
man’s land’. The
SSB also stated
in its complaint,
submitted with
the District
Magistrate, that
Nepalese forces have also set up five new posts on
the border.
 Similar reports came from Bihar’s Champaran
district, where Nepal has restricted works of dam
threatening low-lying areas of the region with major
flood just on the onset of monsoon season.
 Nepal has also stopped repair works in Madhubani.
ON THE OFFENSIVE
KALAPANI LIPULEKH
LIMPIYADHURA
BONE OF CONTENTION
OCCUPYING LAND IN UP,
DISRUPTING WORK IN BIHAR
KNOW THE AREAS NEPAL CLAIMS IN NEW MAP

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words. Life is action, it happens
through actions. Trust
movement and action.
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‘House-that’: RHB ‘Blitzkrieg’ gets MLA housing project moving
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Quickfire!
Probably that is the apt
word to describe Ra-
jasthanHousingBoard’s
mode of functioning.
Whether it is the RHB’s
massive sale of houses
that have created re-
cords, or the planning
and ground breaking of
itsprojects,speciallythe
educationhubinPratap
Nagar, all of its achieve-
ments have been made
in record time. So why
should the MLA flats be
any different? In its
previous meeting,
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora had
sought a fortnight to
prepare a detailed
plan and present be-
fore Assembly Speak-
er CP Joshi and hous-
ing committee.
On Tuesday, Arora
gave a detailed pres-
entation about the
project that was
handed over to RHB
by taking its off JDA’s
hands. In the meeting,
Arora gave presenta-
tionof conceptplanand
unitplanforflatswhich
were appreciated by
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal, Agriculture
Minister Lalchand Ka-
taria, Cooperative Min-
ister Udaylal Anjana
and Revenue Minister
Harish Choudhary.
“To give more space
the number of flats has
beenreducedfrom176to
160.Itwoulddoublearea
for central lawn. The
central lawn would be
36,000 sq feet,” Arora
said.Till the project is
completed, MLAs
would be shifted to
Aravali and Dwarka
twin schemes in Man-
sarovar. They will be
given notice to shift
immediately. Initially,
MLAs would get flats
against rent allow-
ance but if they want-
ed to purchase, they
would get concession.
The assembly secre-
tariat would get present
MLA houses in Jyoti
Nagar and Jalupura va-
cated. It will then hand
them over to RHB in 25
days following which
theboardwillthenstart
demolishing them. Ac-
cording to Arora, the
flat design has received
principal approval but
the new architect firm
willpreparelayoutplan
which would be finally
approved by Dhariwal.
As per building by-
laws, building height
cannot be more than 15
meters but MLA resi-
dential project has been
givenspecialstatussub-
sequently it would re-
ceive some relaxations
by UDH department. It
would approve the lay-
out plan but the height
cannot be more than 28
meterssothatassembly
building is not affected.
To expedite the pro-
ject, a meeting was held
by CS DB Gupta. Two
decision were taken
whichincludedtransfer
of land in RHB’s name
from the JDA. The land
in Jalupura is in the
name of GAD, it would
betransferredtoRHBat
no cost. The CS has
asked the officials to
complete formalities in
a week.
New MLA Residen-
tial complex will have
G+8 towers.
 Each flat will have
3,200squarefeetbuiltup
area and 4 bedrooms, 1
drawing room, 1 dining
room, one big kitchen,
neentrylobby,onestore
andaservantroomwith
attached bathroom.
 The housing com-
plex will have club
house, swimming pool,
indoor and outdoor
games facilities and a
12 rooms guest house.
Every tower will have
guest lobby and a big
and a small meeting
hall at ground level.
There will be multi
purpose hall for resi-
dents. Every tower will
have two lifts for resi-
dents and one for serv-
ants.
 Two underground
parking with capacity
of 1200 vehicles.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
has taken a strict view
of a section of private
hospitals demanding a
hike in the rates pre-
scribed by the state
government for treat-
ment of corona pa-
tients. Dr Sharma said
that this careless atti-
tude won’t be allowed
when the whole state
is hailing the role of
doctors, nursing and
medical staff and para
medical staff as Coro-
na Warriors. He said
that anyone having any
complaint against any
government or private
hospital in the state
should call the Medical
and Health Control
Roomon0141-2225624.He
said that nobody will be
allowed to fleece the co-
ronapatientsandthepri-
vate hospitals will have
toprovidefacilitiesatthe
rates prescribed by the
state government else
they will be penalized by
legalaction.Dr Sharma
assured that the state
government wasn’t
against anybody but
everybody will have to
share the responsibil-
ity. He called on the
private hospitals as
well in case they had
any problem.
Meanwhile, Dr Raghu
Sharma accepted that
the spread of coronavi-
rus has been rapid dur-
ing the unlocking phase
butheassuredthatthere
wasn’t any danger of
communityspreadasthe
government is actively
handlingthesituation.It
is noteworthy that the
45 per cent deaths of
total have occurred
during 23 days of June
while there has been a
42 per cent rise in ac-
tive cases of corona in
the same period. The
total number of active
cases was 8,831 till May
31 but it swelled past
15,000 in 23 days of June.
The death toll stood at
194tillMay31givingitan
average of 2 deaths per
day but this picture
changed completely in
June when 162 people
died of corona in 23 days
increasingtheaverageto
7 deaths daily.
Dr Sharma is hope-
ful of containing the
infection and relevant
figureswiththeaware-
ness campaign
launched by the gov-
ernment. While deny-
ingcommunityspread,
he said that the cases
that have surfaced in
Bharatpur are due to
‘Super Spreaders’
from UP. He said some
vegetable sellers from
UP have been cause of
Bharatpuremergingasa
new hot spot in the state.
The solace is that with
rise in number of active
cases, recovery rate in
the state at 78 per cent is
not letting situation go
out of control. It should
be hoped that the people
of the state, especially in
the rural areas, become
aware of the fact that
their safety lies in their
precautions. The people
of the state have not let
the faith CM Gehlot has
reposed in them so far
and if the same trend
continues one can soon
seethenumbersdownas
theCMaspirestoachieve
fromtheawarenesscam-
paign launched in the
state.
Raghu raps pvt hosps for
demanding hike in charges
Darshan Desai
Ahmedabad: Known
for his otherwise low
profile approach, Con-
gress veteran Ahmed
Patel has in recent
months been taking a
swipe at the Narendra
Modi Government – of-
ten at where it hurts
the most.
Inhislatestjibe,Patel,
a close confidante of the
late prime minister Ra-
jiv Gandhi and political
adviser to Congress
PresidentSoniaGandhi,
has ridiculed the BJP-
led Government for the
frequent rise in petrol
and diesel prices during
the last week even as the
global crude oil prices
are at a low.
On Tuesday, he sent
out a strong tweet that
spokelittlebutshowed
more. Patel put out
videos of Narendra
Modi, the late Arun
Jaitley and union min-
ister Prakash Ja-
vadekar questioning
former Manmohan
Singh Government for
hike in petrol prices.
Patel, in a tweet, then
taunted central govern-
ment over prices of pe-
troleum products, as-
serting that there is a
stark difference in
“kathni aur karni (con-
trast between preaching
and practice)”. When
asked about this,
Ahmed Patel told First
India, “These are only
the sample of people
who made allegations
on the Manmohan Sin-
gh Government be-
tween 2009 and 2014
when the crude prices
were high. And now,
do they have a reply?”
Patel said in response
to a question, “Every
single thing of this gov-
ernment is a study in
contrast. It has no con-
sistency of policies and
is incompetent.”
He went on, “PM
went to China and had
as many as 18 meetings
with Zinping but never
once conveyed any-
thing to him. Modi has
had personal meeting
with Chinese premier,
but even there he didn’t
tell him anything.” The
AICC treasurer reas-
serted, “This govern-
ment has no idea of
ground realities.
Modi’s claim to “mini-
mum government,
maximum govern-
ance” is all hollow and
meaningless.”
MODI’S GOVERNANCE FORMULA
HOLLOW, CLAIMS AHMED BHAI
Haridwar: Patanjali
on Tuesday launched
‘Coronil and Swasari’,
what it claims is the
Ayurvedic cure for
treating COVID-19,
which they said has
been shown 100 per
cent favourable results
during clinical trials
on affected patients, at
Patanjali Yogpeeth.
WhilethankingDirec-
tor, National Institute of
Medical Sciences, NIMS
University, Jaipur, and
all other doctors and sci-
entists for their help,
YogaGuruRamdevsaid,
“with the help of NIMS,
Jaipur we conducted the
clinical control study on
95 patients.”
“We are launching
medicines Coronil and
Swasari. We conducted
two trials of these, first
clinical controlled study,
which took place in Del-
hi, Ahmedabad, among
manyothercities.Under
this 280 patients were in-
cluded and 100 per cent
of those recovered,” he
added. Meanwhile, RTI
activist Sanjeev Gupta
has filed complaint
against Baba Ramdev at
GandhiNagarpolicesta-
tion for publicising drug
withoutpermission.Sta-
tion incharge Anil Jaso-
ria is investigating the
complaint filed against
Baba Ramdev and Acha-
rya Balkrishna.
PatanjalilaunchesAyurvediccureforcoronavirus
‘STOP ADVERTISING DRUGS’
Baba Ramdev (C) along with Acharya Balkrishna (R) launches
Ayurvedic medicine kit.
(Above) Pawan Arora giving the presentation. (Left) CP Joshi,
Shanti Dhariwal, Udaylal Anjana, Lalchand Kataria, Pramil
Kumar Mathur, Bhaskar A Sawant, Pawan Arora, T Ravikant, RK
Vijayvargiya and KC Meena during the meeting.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Will it be cur-
tains in the coming
days for what has
been the longest in-
nings in the Pradesh
Congress Committee
as its President? If
not anything else, at
least PCC Chief
Sachin Pilot’s state-
ment on Tuesday
gives a hint as his
likely departure from
the position that he
has held for six years
and five months - a
record in itself.
Generally, any politi-
cian sitting on a power-
fulpositionwouldgivea
hint that personally, his
departure would not go
well with him, however
Pilot gave an opposite
and befitting impres-
sionof adedicatedparty
worker. On Tueday the
PCC Chief was asked
during media interac-
tion on likely change
of guard at PCC to
which, a seasoned Pi-
lot said in a dignified
and decent manner,
“This decision has to
be taken by the AICC.
We carry out the re-
sponsibilities delegat-
ed to us. Who remains
in organisation and
power, is decided by
the AICC. Till now I
have carried out my
responsibility prop-
erly. When I was made
the President, we had 21
seats, today we have our
government in the state
because Pradesh Con-
gress worked intensive-
lyforwhichtheworkers
need to be given the
credit for it.” Interest-
ingly, at this moment,
while referring to the
riseof Congressfrom21
to 99 seats in the last as-
semblypoll,Pilotdidnot
make any reference to
Gehlot’s“contribution”,
whowasthefaceof Con-
gress’s election cam-
paign in 2018.
Giving a scathing
reply to BJP state
Chief Satish Poonia’s
jibe, the deputy CM,
while paying his re-
spects to Late Sanjay
Gandhi on his death
anniversary, said
“Now Rajya Sabha
elections have passed
and our MLAs stayed
united. What I had
said, came to be true.
The rumors that
were floating around
were proven wrong.”
Pilot hailed Sanjay’s
role in strengthening
Congressinashortspan
of time. Speaking to the
media on sidelines he
called the Modi govern-
ment “insensitive”, as it
had allowed unabated
rise in the fuel price for
consecutive 17 days. He
said, “this was a critical
time where people
should be relieved of
their problems. On the
contrary the fuel price
hike will lead to an in-
crease in poverty.”
Pilot, who was tour-
ing the Bassi assembly
constituency for in-
specting the state high-
way 24 on Tuesday for
the state government’s
“QualityControlWeek”
saidthattherecanbeno
compromise with the
quality of PWD work
and even got the quality
of the state highway
tested by a mobile qual-
ity testing lab. “During
thequalitycontrolweek
PWD officials should
examine various con-
structionworksandtest
their quality not just
during this week but in
futurealsotoensurethe
quality,” he said.
He also asked them
to ensure establish-
ment of test lab in
the field. Pilot was
accompanied by Bas-
si MLA Laxman Mee-
na, PWD secretary,
chief engineer (qual-
ity control), incharge
of quality control lab
and other engineers.
During the day Pilot
also met Chief Whip
Dr Mahesh Joshi, Ran-
deep Dhankar, Ashk
Ali Tak, Karn Singh
Yadav, Suresh Mishra,
Jyoti Khandelwal and
other party leaders at
PCC.
‘Seasoned’ Pilot signals his likely departure from PCC
Ahmed Patel Dr Raghu Sharma
Sachin Pilot inspecting the construction work of Bassi-Lalsot
State Highway on Tuesday.
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n the fashion
i n d u s t r y,
trends come
and go, but
there are
some, which
remain ever-
green, earning their
keep year after year.
Showing the power
of embracing your
wild side, animal
prints are gracing the
markets yet again but
with some reinvention
of course! The nature-
inspired look has made
its way into fashion as
far back as the 18th cen-
tury. One of the biggest
movies during 1932,
‘Tarzan the Apeman’,
came out, where MGM’s
Johnny Weissmuller
and Maureen O’Sullivan
wore animal print cloth-
ing. It caught the eye of
the audience. For them,
they saw it as adventur-
ous, exciting, and at-
tractive. Suddenly, man-
ufacturers and design-
ers came out with more
and more animal print
blouses, scarves, coats,
belts, bodycon, bikinis,
footwear, purses and
what not?
At its start, it became
popular because of its
potential for giving
those who wear it for a
sense of power and
an elevated status of wealth
and luxury. If one goes back
to history, kings and higher
class people considered it as
a symbol of royalty and
high status. Cut to today, it
still displays sophistication,
style and versatility. They’re
entirely man-made, so
they’re also an animal-
friendly choice. Since we
don’t see them going any-
where anytime soon, we’re
giving you a timely fashion
brief for your styling con-
venience.
 Take your fashion game to the
next level by pairing your
animal print with a faux-fur
coat to jazz up any outfit.
 The trend this year has
been to clash animal
prints, so alongside
your leopard print,
you might choose to
style cheetah, tiger,
zebra or snake.
 When it comes to ani-
mal prints, leopard is the
king of the jungle, its sexy,
naughty, sumptuous look is
still the most popular of all.
 Animal prints can be worn
anytime, irrespective of the
season, weather or style. More-
over, many people think that
animal prints can be worn by
women alone, but the fashion
world has offered animal print
garments for men as well.
 Last but not the least, the
golden rule to remember while
wearing animal print is never
dress head to toe with this
print. Here, the fashion trend
is ‘less is more’ so as to keep
the look sophisticated and
stylish.
City First brings you the inevitable
reappearance of animal prints, that
has been forming the cornerstones
of our wardrobes for years!
WILDEST
Dreams
I
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GWALANI
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YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You are going to find useful
support, which will come
into its own next month. It’s
a good time for making
contacts! Your inner well-being would
benefit from a bit more concentration
on your home comforts and
improving your daily life in this
respect.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You’ll have a natural way of
avoiding difficulties and
showing where your limits
are. Your decisions are
final and you don’t compromise. If
you manage to quieten your doubts,
you’ll be able to keep up your mental
energy. Questions about money will
less tricky than normal.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Overexcited people around
you are making you lose it.
Find a place on your own
to work. Your body needs
to unwind and would feel better for
it. Go for relaxation, before you feel
too tensed up. You will know how to
deal with the setbacks in your
love-life.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You will make an effective
go-between between two
people. You are feeling on
top of the world, but are
starting to feel tired. Youre not getting
enough sleep and that’s a fact, so
recharge your batteries. Venus comes
to reconcile, spreading an aura of
peace across your love life.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You’re gaining a wider
perspective of the world,
and you’ll find it hard to
put up with narrow-minded
people. You could do with some
time to breathe and work things out
- you’re tired, don’t deny it. You will
be going through a process of
consolidation and stability.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your need for freedom
makes you attractive in
other people’s eyes. You are
more aware of your practical
needs and will be able to turn these
into an asset. You will achieve a better
balance between rest and action. New
ideas will come and enrich your
perception of Love.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You’re going to see
positive results from
something you started four
weeks ago. You feel ready
to tackle anything that gets in your
way, and you will be able to - you’re
in a brilliant mood! Your emotional
life will focus itself on brotherhood,
friendships, family, or children.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Your need for freedom
makes you attractive in
other people’s eyes. You’re
really coming out of your
shell! You are more aware of your
practical needs and will be able to
turn these into an asset. You will
achieve a better balance between rest
and action.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You need to get over an
inner hurdle to move up to
a higher gear. There are
gaps in your diet which it
would be a good idea to look at, so
you can regain your your highest
energy levels. You will have a better
understanding of certain vague
aspects of your partner.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
There’ll be a light mood in
the air today. You’ll feel
more free to do what you
want to do with your life.
Your vitality is here to stay, and you’ll
find it hard to hold yourself back.
Don’t confuse rashness with speed.
You will be going through a process
of consolidation and stability.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
There are interesting
discussions in sight. Don’t
hesitate to get legal advice.
Don’t allow yourself to be
put upon by other people’s needs,
which would be to the detriment of
your own. You can’t allow that. Now’s
the time to sort out domestic
problems that are polluting your life.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
While you may be feeling
very optimistic, try not to
take on too many
commitments. Chances
run high you’ll find a lot of interest-
ing things to engage your mind. The
day might be busier than you’d like,
but also a great time for creative
ideas and warm, hopeful exchanges.
If you enjoyed Stranger Things but
are actually an adult, then you’ll
want to watch Dark, a
sophisticated, grown-up, German
-language thriller that revels in its
own distinct and foreboding vibe
tranger Things for
grown-ups” is the
TV shorthand
that’s stuck for
Netflix’s new Ger-
m a n - l a n g u a g e
thriller, Dark. Is
that a little too simplistic?
Perhaps, but when a sto-
ryline includes odd goings-
on at a mysterious govern-
ment facility in a small
town, the disappearance of
a child and huge dollops of
80s nostalgia, it’s hard to
argue with. Still, it’s clear
that Winden, the small
southern German town
where the action is set, is no
Hawkins. From the first
moments of the show, when
a deep, gravelly voice talks
about time travel and we
witness a suicide, it’s obvi-
ous that this is something
rather more adult.
JONAS
the main character and son
of Daniel Kahnwald, the
man who took his own life
– is struggling to cope with
his father’s death and fit
back into an everyday rou-
tine in the small, myopic
community. Things only get
more complicated when,
during a late-night mission
to unearth some hidden
weed stashed by a friend
who has been missing for a
week, he’s the last person to
see Mikkel Nielsen, who
has apparently vanished
into thin air as well.
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That inscrutable voiceo-
ver starts to make more
sense when it is revealed
that Mikkel has managed to
make his way to 1986. Far
from being the moment
Dark’s creator, Baran bo
Odar, jumps the shark, the
switch back to the mid 80s
is when Dark really gets in-
teresting. There’s no for
Mikkel, though, who re-
turns to his house only to
find an angsty, thrash met-
al-loving version of his fa-
ther (Ulrich), who has little
interest in helping out a lost
child, even though his own
brother disappeared a few
months earlier. The 1986
version of his mother isn’t
any more sympathetic, so
it’s left to the town’s police
chief and a lonely nurse to
look after him.
After the disappearanc-
es, things begin to go awry
in modern-day Winden, too.
Sheep are dying during the
night, old men are wander-
ing into town hall meetings
and mumbling nonsense,
and everyone is slowly un-
derstanding that this just
might have something to do
with an almost identical
case two decades earlier.
The action is actually split
between three time zones –
modern day, 1986 and 1953.
It’s a whodunnit, combined
with a who did it (back
then), that’s knotty without
getting incomprehensible.
As things progress, the con-
nections between the differ-
ent eras and families of
Winden start to reveal
themselves, and the motive
of the show’s villain – who
seems bent on torturing
children with 80s German
television and Euro-pop –
begins to emerge.
There aren’t many mis-
steps in Dark. The super
slo-motion anguished
screams of Ulrich look as if
they were copy-and-pasted
from a daytime soap, but
everything else is tuned
into the show’s dense and
foreboding frequency. The
similarities to Stranger
Things are, in truth, a dis-
traction from Dark’s own
quality, although it might
have made more sense to
tone down the echoes of
Netflix’s other disappear-
ing child show so that it
could stand on its own. But
for fans of slow-burners,
such as Les Revenants, this
will fill a noirish hole and
bring a bit of classy obsid-
ian darkness to the yuletide
binge schedule.
Source:https://www.theguardian.
com/tv-and-radio/2017/dec/01/dark-
review-a-classy-knotty-time-travel-
ling-whodunnit-for-tv
A classy, knotty,
time-travelling
whodunnit for TV
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