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Sanjeev Srivastava
hmed Patel was a
quintessential poli-
tician. He was wed-
ded to Congress’s
ideology and in eve-
rything he did these
last few decades he
always kept the party’s interest in
mind. He was old school in the
sense that he never nursed a
grudge, forget enmity! If it helped
his leader and the Congress, he
would be willing to sup with the
Devil. He was the Mr. Pragmatic
of Indian politics with contacts
cutting across party lines.
Though he was picked up as a
parliamentary secretary by Rajiv
Gandhi in the mid-1980s, Ahmed
Bhai really blossomed as Con-
gress President Sonia Gandhi’s
political secretary. She reposed
complete faith in him and from
2004-2014, Patel was perhaps the
most powerful man in the country.
His voice was seen, heard and
obeyed as a diktat from the Con-
gress President. Seldom did any-
thing substantive or substantial
happen in the power corridors
without a nudge or a nod from this
otherwise unassuming, limelight
shunning politician whose credo,
it seems, was discretion.
For years he preferred going
about in an Esteem (a gleaming
Merc was always in his portico
though) and it was easier to miss
than notice 23 Mother Teresa
Crescent Road (his official bunga-
low for nearly three decades). The
house did not even have Ahmed
Patel’s nameplate and the outside
lights were almost never switched
on and no two visitors were ever
given an appointment which could
result in their running into each
other. It was discretion bordering
on darkness, giving Ahmed Bhai’s
persona an added edge of secrecy.
And with him have been buried
countless secrets.
Congress today has nobody who
can come close to Ahmed bhai’s
famed deal & match making skills.
There is no one else who can also
fill in his boots as a treasurer.
Also there appears no one else
in the party who can even remote-
ly match the political acumen and
guile of the BJP stalwarts, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi and his
Home Minister, Amit Shah.
It’s really the end of an Era in
the Congress. More specifically,
the end of the Sonia Gandhi era in
the Congress. The change and
churn which is now inevitable
will be the cause of consternation
amongst many.
And for some, who have waited
for their turn in the sidelines, this
churn is likely to be a harbinger
of hope.
A
ENDEND
ERA
AHMED PATEL
1949 - 2020

You should never engage in
action for the sake of reward,
nor should you long for
inaction. —Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
SPEAK
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he Constitution of India is
not just a constitution but
the pride of Indian culture
which governs the largest
democracy of the world.
It is clear in the preamble
that the power of the Constitu-
tionliesdirectlywiththepeople
and the ideals and aspirations
that the Constitution reflects, it
can be clearly understood from
the set of words, ‘We, the people
of India’ in the Preamble.
“We, the people of India,”
are not just words but they
underline the life philoso-
phy of our rich Indian cul-
ture. The Constitution not
only provides social, eco-
nomic, and political justice
to the citizens of the country
but also provides freedom of
expression of ideas, faith,
religion, and worship.
Our constitution is also com-
mitted for ensuring the unity
of the nation while establish-
ing equality and upholding the
dignity of the individual.
Indian Constitution is also
a global document of human
rights. I believe that if there
is a reliable system of pro-
tection of human rights,
then it is in the Indian Con-
stitution. The Constitution
is a parity-based humanitar-
ian system in which every-
one is motivated to live a life
of high ideals without fear.
There has always been a
strong emphasis in the Indian
culture on establishing human
dignity by balancing rights and
duties.
The Father of the Nation
Mahatma Gandhi had once
said, “Kartavyon ke Hima-
laya se adhikaron ki Ganga
behti hai (the Ganges of
rights flows from the Hima-
layas of duties).”
In this context, the Constitu-
tion needs to be seen and un-
derstood deeply in the present.
It seems often that we are
aware of the rights given in
the constitution but are in-
different to the duties. Fight-
ing and agitating for rights
and interests may be a con-
stitutional right of an indi-
vidual, but under the guise
of this, causing damage and
loss to lives and property,
breaking the law, damage to
government buildings, the
property is anarchy.
The constitution is dignity
of independence. Therefore, it
is necessary that we respect the
sentiments of the Constitution
makers along with the Consti-
tutional values, morality, and
dignity while remaining free
from malice, hatred, and dis-
crimination.
The artistic form of the
Indian Constitution is also
unique. Every page of the
original copy of the consti-
tution has paintings associ-
ated with Indian culture.
The pictures of Maryada
Purushottam Shree Ram
and Lord Shree Krishna,
while giving the message of
Karma, are also there in the
original copy of the consti-
tution. Also, it has beautiful
illustrations of Lord Bud-
dha and sages performing
Vedic yajna preaching peace.
When the constitution was
being prepared, it was decided
that it should be such that In-
dian civilization and culture
are effectively reflected in it.
That is why pictures showing
the development journey of In-
dian history, instead of any
particular religion, were made
in the original copy.
The national emblem
Ashoka Stambh has been
put on the front page of the
constitution on the original
copy of the constitution,
while the golden decoration
of horse, lion, elephant
found in the excavation of
Harappa has also been done.
In this, the Preamble of the
Constitution was decorated.
The original copy of the consti-
tutioniswrittenbyhandinboth
Hindi and English languages.
The Constitution is not
only a written law of the
functioning of democracy
but also a pride of Indian
culture. The Constitution of
India is the symbol of unity
in diversity and harmony of
all religions.
On Constitution Day, while
bowing to the Constitution
makers and the nation-build-
ers, let us all take a pledge that
we will be partners in the unity
and integrity of the country as
well as its all-round develop-
ment while maintaining com-
munal harmony.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
INDIAN CONSTITUTION A GLOBAL
DOCUMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS
T
Indian
Constitution is
also a global
document of
human rights. I
believe that if
there is a reliable
system of
protection of
human rights,
then it is in the
Indian
Constitution.
The Constitution
is a parity-based
humanitarian
system in which
everyone is
motivated to live
a life of high
ideals without
fear. There has
always been a
strong emphasis
in the Indian
culture on
establishing
human dignity
by balancing
rights and duties
KALRAJ MISHRA
THE CONSTITUTION IS DIGNITY OF INDEPENDENCE.
THEREFORE, IT IS NECESSARY THAT WE RESPECT
THE SENTIMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION MAKERS
ALONG WITH THE CONSTITUTIONAL VALUES,
MORALITY, AND DIGNITY WHILE REMAINING FREE
FROM MALICE, HATRED, AND DISCRIMINATION
GOVERNOR OF RAJASTHAN
lobal events,
such as an-
nouncements
that an effective
COVID-19 vac-
cine could be available be-
fore the year’s end or the
outcome of the US elec-
tion, have raised hopes
that the schism between
science and populist ideol-
ogy may become a thing of
the past. That, in our view,
is somewhat naïve. Unless
we engage in a conscious
process to heal the rift, we
fear the idea that there has
been a return to rational
thought is an illusion that
may even result in a sharp-
ening of the divide. In our
view, social learning,
which engages all parties
as citizens working toward
a common good, is the
transformative process
that is needed now.
The pandemic has ex-
posed a severe divide be-
tween science and various
ideologies. On the one side
are those who trust in the
scientific community’s
ability to produceevidence-
based, reliable solutions to
crises and societal issues.
On the other are those who
either cherry-pick select
findings expedient to their
beliefs or political agendas,
who pose false dichotomies
such as science versus the
economy, or, worse, those
who deliberately promote
fake news and conspiracy
theories about scientific
results.
SCIENTISTS-CITIZENS
This divide is by no means
a new phenomenon. It is all
too familiar to anyone who
has observed the science
and politics of climate
change, nuclear energy or
vaccines, for example.
What is different today is
the wholly unprecedented
speed and intensity with
which the divide has mani-
fested itself during the
COVID-19 crisis. Things
have become even more
complicated as the pan-
demic hit a world destabi-
lized by a rapid decline of
long-cherished institu-
tions and political values,
of legitimacy and good
governance, as authoritar-
ianism and extremism con-
tinue to rise.
Typically, scientists have
been caught in the middle
as the controversies
around Dr. Anthony Fauci,
the veteran director of the
National Institute of Al-
lergy and Infectious Dis-
eases advising the Trump
administration on the pan-
demic, and others reveal.
As professionals, scientists
take no joy in the fact that
their models and projec-
tions have, for decades,
forecast climate change
impacts, catastrophes and
pandemics, while their re-
sults have gone widely ig-
nored or opposed. As the
meme goes, “Every disas-
ter movie starts with a sci-
entist being ignored.”
Still, within the scien-
tific community, 2020 has
been heralded as a scien-
tific renaissance driven by
the fight against the novel
coronavirus. In less than a
year, scientists and physi-
cians have sequenced the
virus, developed multiple
promising vaccines and
learned a great deal about
the behavior and treatment
of COVID-19. According to
Science Magazine, by one
estimate, the coronavirus
literature published since
January 2020 has reached
more than 23,000 papers
and is doubling every 20
days, making it one of the
largest proliferations of
scientific literature ever.
SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER
Social learning can help transform crisis into opportunity
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The Gupkar gang does not salute
the Indian tricolor but is very
much comfortable looting India
and its people. The Roshni Act
land scam is a classic example
of how deep the institutional rot
of corruption runs in the veins of
these dynast parties.
Ravi Shankar Prasad @rsprasad
The @narendramodi govt is
committed to strengthen the
banking system while protecting
the interests of depositors.
#Cabinet decision to approve
a scheme for amalgamation of
Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS
Bank India Limited is one more
big step in that direction.
IN-DEPTH
PRESIDING OFFICERS IN
SEARCH OF ‘HARMONY’
n his first physical event after a long gap,
President Ramnath Kovind inaugurated
the 80th conference of presiding officers
of LS, Rajya Sabha, and state legislatures
at the Statue of Liberty at Kevadia in Gu-
jarat.PresidentKovindpaidtributetoSardarVallab-
hbhai Patel, India’s first home minister, and Ganesh
Vasudev Mavalankar, Speaker of the first LS. Mava-
lankar, he said, was of the opinion that Parliament
and state legislatures should operate in a way that is
best for the public interest. The President empha-
sised the importance of the opposition’s role in a
parliamentary democracy. The ruling party and the
opposition, he said, must cooperate to ensure har-
mony for meaningful discussion in the House.
Harmony in Parliament has been sadly missing
in recent years while disruptions are becoming the
norm. Lawmakers are as responsible for the ab-
sence of meaningful debates as the presiding offic-
ers who play overtly partisan roles. The confer-
ence would discuss a code of conduct for lawmak-
ers in order to minimize disruptions.
Whether it is the appointment of judges or their
impeachment, conflicts between the legislature, ex-
ecutive and judiciary are not rare. In 2018, a conflict
situation arose between the Opposition and the BJP
after the Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu
rejectedtheirnoticeforCJIDipakMishra’simpeach-
ment.Thethemeforthisyear’sconference-“Harmo-
niouscoordinationbetweenthelegislature,executive
and judiciary - the key to a vibrant democracy” - is,
therefore,significantasthedoctrineof separationof
power is not codified in the Constitution.
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RBI’S UNWELCOME
MOVE ON BANKING
he Reserve Bank of India’s Internal
Working Group has recommended that
private corporate houses be allowed to
open banks. The proposal has raised con-
cerns as it could allow the bank’s pro-
moter to divert depositors’ money towards their
own businesses. Yes Bank and DHFL and the PMC
Bank are classic examples of misuse of ownership
rights. In the case of DHFL, the promoters si-
phoned around Rs 31,000 crores of depositors’
money over a period of three years for their shell
companies. To save it from total collapse, the RBI
took it under its wings. Yes Bank’s co-founder Rana
Kapoor is accused of laundering Rs 4300 crores he
received in the form of kickbacks in lieu of loans
to big borrowers. The loans were later declared
non-productive assets. The possibility of large cor-
porate/industrial houses resorting to a similar
practice cannot be ruled out.
Of particularconcernisthefactthatbarringone,
all the experts whom IWG consulted “were of the
opinion that large corporate/industrial houses
should not be allowed to promote a bank” but the
RBI has decided to go by the minority view. The
proposal was red-flagged by the former RBI Gover-
nor Raghuram Rajan and Deputy Governor of the
central bank Aviral Acharya said that the move will
“further exacerbate the concentration of economic
(and political) power in certain business houses”.
One can risk guessing the corporate/industrial
houses which stand to benefit the most by a change
inbankingregulationthatoverlookstheinterestsof
smalldepositors.TheRBIshouldconsiderthemajor-
ity opinion and give the proposal a second thought.
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Lijo Jose Pellissery’s Jallikattu is India’s official entry to
2021 Oscars in best foreign language film category. This
2019 Malayalam film tells the story of a massive buffalo
and the village that gets involved in hunting it.
It was unanimously chosen from 27 entries
across Hindi, Marathi and other languages. The
film features actors Antony Varghese, Chemban
Jose, Sabumon Abdusamad & Santhy.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
JALLIKATTU
IS INDIA’S ENTRY
FOR 2021 OSCARS
Buenos Aires: Argentine football leg-
end Diego Maradona passed away on
Wednesday after suffering a heart attack.
The 60-year-old had been hospitalised at
the start of November, days after
celebrating his birthday, Goal.
com reported. Maradona was
hospitalised after he com-
plained of regularly being
fatigued. His tests at the
La Plata clinic revealed
a blood clot in Mara-
dona’s brain, which
doctors later revealed
was operated on suc-
cessfully. Turn to P4
Aditi Nagar & Jyoti
Kevadia (Gujarat):
President Ram Nath Ko-
vind on Wednesday said
that elected representa-
tives should engage in a
healthy dialogue in Par-
liament and legislative
assemblies and refrain
from using unparlia-
mentary language dur-
ing debates.
Addressing the inau-
gural session of the
80th All India Presid-
ing Officers’ Confer-
ence at Tent City in
Gujarat’s Kevadia vil-
lage, his first outdoor
public event in the last
eight months, Kovind
said such indiscipline
by public representa-
tives in legislatures
hurts the sentiments of
the people.
It is expected from
elected representatives
that they remain com-
mitted to democratic
values. The biggest chal-
lenge for elected repre-
sentatives and demo-
cratic institutions is to
fulfil the expectations of
the people, he said.
“I believe that people
of this country expect
that their elected repre-
sentatives will follow
parliamentary norms.
People get hurt when
their elected represent-
atives use unparliamen-
tary words or indulge in
indiscipline in Parlia-
ment or in the assem-
bly,” Kovind said.
Turn to P4
Some court rulings give impression of overreach:VP
Kevadia: Citing court
verdicts on firecrackers
and denying the execu-
tive a role in the ap-
pointment of judges,
Vice President M Ven-
kaiahNaiduonWednes-
day said some judg-
ments gave a distinct
impression of the judi-
ciary’s overreach.
He stressed that the
legislature, the execu-
tive and the judiciary
are bound to work with-
in their respective do-
mains as defined in the
Constitution.
Addressing the 80th
All India Presiding Of-
ficers’ Conference on
“Harmonious Coordi-
nation between Legisla-
ture, Executive and Ju-
diciary - Key to Vibrant
Democracy”, Naidu
said harmony lies in
each organ doing its
job, without interfering
with that of the others.
This warrants a
spirit of mutual re-
spect, responsibility
and restraint. Unfortu-
nately, there have been
several instances of
crossing the bounda-
ries, he said.
Naidu said there have
been quite a few judi-
cial pronouncements
that gave a distinct im-
pression of an over-
reach.
80TH ALL INDIA PRESIDING OFFICERS CONFERENCE A U G U S T 2 1 1 9 4 9 - N O V E M B E R 2 5 2 0 2 0
AHMED BHAI
CONG’S KEY STRATEGIST
& TROUBLESHOOTER
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader
and the party’s top strategist
Ahmed Patel died in a Guru-
gram hospital on Wednesday
due to multi-organ failure at
71 years. He was suffering
from complications related to
COVID-19. Patel, who was crit-
ical for a few days, was admit-
ted to the Medanta hospital in
Gurugram on November 15 af-
ter he developed complications.
His son Faisal said he died at
3.30 am. He will be laid to rest at
his native village Piraman in Gu-
jarat’s Bharuch district at 9.30 am
on Thursday. Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi will attend the funeral.
A pall of gloom descended in political
circles with the death of a master
strategist. Patel was Congress’
man for all seasons and
every reason, the quin-
tessential backroom
strategist who main-
tained a studied low
profile but held a
steel-grip Turn to P4
Prez: Indiscipline by public
reps hurts peoples feelings
Local curbs allowed,
but lockdown needs
Centre’s approval
New Delhi: Amid a
spurt in coronavirus
cases in some regions,
the Centre on Wednes-
day said states and un-
ion territories can im-
pose local restrictions
like night curfew to
check the spread of
COVID-19 but made it
clear that they will have
to consult it before im-
posing any lockdown
outside the contain-
ment zones. While issu-
ing guidelines for “Sur-
veillance, Containment
and Caution” for De-
cember, the MHA said
main focus of directive
is to consolidate sub-
stantial gains which are
visible in steady decline
in the number of active
cases in the country.
The guidelines said
that keeping in view the
recent spike in new cas-
es in a few states and
UTs, ongoing festival
season and onset of
winter. Turn to P4
TN braces for
Cyclone Nivar;
Chennai
airport shut
Chennai: Torrential
rain and heavy winds
continued to lash Chen-
nai and the coastal dis-
tricts of Tamil Nadu on
Wednesday, even as Cy-
clone Nivar intensified
into a very severe cy-
clonic storm moving at
16kmph. The cyclonic
storm lay about 90 km
southeast of Cuddalore,
150 kilometres from Pu-
ducherry and 220 km
from Chennai accord-
ing to the IMD.
All major arterial
roads in Chennai have
been closed until fur-
ther orders. A public
holiday has been an-
nounced on Thursday
too across 16 districts.
Airport operations of
domestic and interna-
tional flights at the
Chennai airport have
been suspended from
7.00 pm on Nov 25 to 7.00
am on Nov 26. P8
President Ram Nath Kovind being welcomed by V-P M Venkaiah Naidu, LS Speaker Om Birla, Gujarat
CM Vijay Rupani Arjun Meghwal and other dignitaries during inauguration of All India Presiding
Officer’s Conference at Kevadia in Gujarat on Wednesday.
BJP MP TESTS
+VE AFTER
CONFRENCE
Kevadia: BJP MP from
Kheda Lok Sabha seat in
Gujarat, Devusinh Chau-
han, tested coronavirus
positive on Wednesday
afternoon, soon after
attending the inaugural
ceremony of Speakers’
Conference at the Tent
City near Kevadia in
Narmada district of the
state. He along with other
MPs and other dignitar-
ies from Gujarat were in
Kevadia for the inaugural
session of the conference
which was inaugurated
by Prez Kovind.
Kevadia: In a democ-
racy, there can be a dif-
ference of opinion
among institutions,
LokSabhaSpeakerOm
Birla said on Wednes-
day as he stressed on
harmonious coordina-
tion between the legis-
lature, executive and
judiciary.
Addressing the All
India Presiding Offic-
ers’ Conference at
Tent City in Kevadia,
he said constitution
provides the basis for
the functioning of par-
liament and state as-
semblies according to
people’s aspirations.
“As public repre-
sentatives, we must
always work for pub-
lic welfare while re-
maining committed to
constitutional val-
ues,” Birla said. In a
democracy, there can
be a difference of opin-
ion among institu-
tions. But with im-
provement in proce-
dures, constitutional
provisions and demo-
cratic norms, solu-
tions can be found, he
said. Turn to P4
In democracy, there can be difference
of opinion among institutions: Birla
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla during the inauguration of an
exhibition on Constitution at Kevadia on Wednesday.
Vice President M
Venkaiah Naidu
addressing the
conference.
A harmonious
relationship
between three
wings of the Indian
state “warrants a
spirit of mutual
respect, responsibility
and restraint.
M Venkaiah Naidu, Vice Prez
Gehlot urges people to follow limits on
number of guests attending weddings
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Owing to the
spurt in Corona cases
due to festive season
and wedding programs,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot on Wednesday
appealed to the people
of Rajasthan to follow
recent guidelines on
size of gatherings to
curb the spread of COV-
ID-19 and not exceed the
number of guests al-
lowed to attend wed-
ding functions.
As per the guidelines,
up to 100 people are al-
lowed to attend a mar-
riage function in Ra-
jasthan. The state gov-
ernment has also in-
creased penalty amount
from Rs 10,000 to Rs
25,000 if more than 100
people gather in mar-
riages and other events.
Gehlot said govern-
ment is taking all steps
to ensure that lives are
saved during the pan-
demic. “The restric-
tions announced are for
our own safety,” he said.
“As the wedding sea-
son begins from today,
my appeal to all is to
comply with rules and
regulations put in place
to contain the spread of
COVID-19 infection. All
must wear a mask, keep
social distancing and
not exceed the number
of guests allowed in a
function,” Gehlot tweet-
ed. “Please celebrate
happy occasions but do
not neglect health pro-
tocols. Let us defeat co-
rona by remaining cau-
tious & abiding by the
rules,” he said.CM Ashok Gehlot
DIEGO MARADONA
1960 - 2020
FOOTBALL LEGEND
MARADONA PASSES
AWAY AT 60 YRS

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The condo-
lence meetings were or-
ganised on Wednesday
by all the District Con-
gress Committees of
the state on the demise
of All India Congress
Committee treasurer
and Rajya Sabha mem-
ber Ahmed Patel. PCC
president Govind Singh
Dotasra paid the condo-
lences in a meeting held
in Sikar. The flag at the
party offices was also
lowered.
In a condolence meet-
ing held at the PCC
Headquarters in Jaipur,
Chief whip Dr. Mahesh
Joshi, transport minis-
ter Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas, Waqf
Board Chairman Dr.
Khanu Khan Budhwali,
JaipurHeritageMunici-
pal Corporation Mayor
Munesh Gurjar, former
MP Ashq Ali Tak, for-
mer MLA Navrang Sin-
gh,MumtazMasih,Saty-
endraBhardwaj,Rupesh
Kant Vyas, Mahesh
Sharma,SushilSharma,
Jaswant Gurjar, Rajesh
Chaudhary, Pt Suresh
Mishra and others paid
floral tributes on the
portrait of Patel.
Masih shed light on
Patel’s life. Joshi and
Khachariyawas said
that the Congress had
lost its true soldier and
the Congress could nev-
er forget Patel’s contri-
bution.
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge-
hlot on Wednesday
shared his close ties
with Late Ahmed Patel
on Twitter.
“Apart from political
association, I am deeply
saddened by the pass-
ing away of my close
friend Ahmed bhai. His
untimely demise is a
personal loss to me. To-
day, I have lost a close
friend and a trusted
partner. No one will be
able to fill the void left
by Ahmed bhai. Sh.
Ahmed Patel dedicated
his entire life to the
Congress party.
With Sh. Rajiv Gan-
dhi as the parliamenta-
ry secretary to the
Prime Minister in 1985,
as president of Gujarat
Pradesh Congress, Gen-
eral Secretary & Treas-
urer of All India Con-
gress Committee & as
political secretary to CP
Smt. Sonia Gandhi, he
created history of ful-
filling all his responsi-
bilities successfully.
In this way, he re-
mained committed to
keeping the Congress
organization united
even though staying
away from power in his
political life for more
than four decades. His
absence would be sorely
missed.
The sudden demise of
Ahmed bhai is a great
loss to the entire politi-
cal community and the
nation at this time. In
today’s situation, the
Congress party will
miss his presence even
more deeply. May God
give his family mem-
bers, all loved ones the
strengthtobearthisloss
and may his soul RIP.”
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6
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Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief minister
Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday tweeted that
Ahmed Patel’s demise
was “a personal loss”
for him. It was not for
nothing that he opened
up his heart on the mi-
cros blogging site.
When the Gehlot gov-
ernment was in serious
trouble from rebels re-
cently, Late Ahmed Pa-
tel proved a trouble-
shooter. Patel’s inter-
vention not only saved
the government but
also ensured return of
the rebel MLAs.
It was a delicate time
for Patel as the Con-
gress government had
fallen in Madhya
Pradesh after rebellion
by Jyotiraditya Scindia.
The high command was
not in any position to
lose Rajasthan though
Patel feared that Opera-
tion Lotus could do its
job in Rajasthan as well
as former deputy CM
Sachin Pilot and his
supporting legislators
took a rebellious stand.
CM Gehlot had un-
derstood the intentions
of the rebels and he
talked to Patel after
which exercise to herd
party MLAs started. Pa-
tel sent Congress na-
tional organization gen-
eral secretary KC Venu-
gopal and Randeep Sur-
jewala to Rajasthan and
saved the Gehlot gov-
ernment. Patel went
ahead and on the very
first day of the rebel-
lion, he managed to
bring back four MLAs.
Patel remembered as
leader of leaders
‘I have lost a close friend &
a trusted partner’ Gehlot
Condolence
meets in
Congress
offices held
Ahmed Patel,a
troubleshooter for
Gehlot government
First India Bureau
Jaipur. Terming veter-
an Congress leader
Ahmed Patel a popular
leader, Governor Kalraj
Mishra prayed for peace
to the departed soul. Ra-
jasthan Vidhan Sabha
speaker Dr CP Joshi
said that he was deeply
hurt by the demise of
Patel. CM Gehlot
poured his heart out on
Twitter recalling a spe-
cial bond with Patel.
Union Jal Shakti min-
ister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat prayed for
the departed soul say-
ing that the news of the
passing away of Patel is
painful.
Former CM Raje said
that Patel had always
worked for the welfare
of society in his entire
public life. Health min-
ister Dr Raghu Sharma
said apart from serving
Mrs Sonia Gandhi as
her advisor, Patel al-
ways worked to
strengthen the party.
AICC member and
RCA president Vaibhav
Gehlot, Chief whip Dr
Mahesh Joshi, Trans-
port Minister Pratap
Singh Khachariya-
was, former deputy
CM Sachin Pilot, Con-
gress leader Dharmen-
dra Rathore, and BJP
MP Diya Kumari also of-
fered their tributes to
late Patel.
In MemoriesNostalgic photos of Congress
leader Ahmed Patel with his
colleagues, friends
1. Jagdeesh Chandra with Ahmed Patel
2. Vinod Ajmera with Ahmed Patel
3. Danish Abrar with Ahmed Patel
4. Vaibhav Gehlot with Ahmed Patel
5. Arun Singh, Oscar Fernandes and Ahmed Patel
taking oath as Parliamentary Secretaries to then PM
Rajiv Gandhi in 1985. Famously called the ‘Amar,
Akbar, Anthony’ trio.
6. Sachin Pilot with Ahmed Patel
7. Dharmendra Rathore with Ahmed Patel
PCC president Govind Singh
Dotasra paid the condolences
in a meeting held in Sikar.
Ashok Gehlot with Ahmed Patel and other Congress leaders.
AVINASH PANDE
@avinashpandeinc
Saddened and
shocked to hear
about the sud-
den demise of Sh.
Ahmed Patel Ji.
He was a selfless
dedicated @INCIn-
dia worker. His
passing away is an
irreparable loss for
the party.
Prez: Indiscipline...
He also asked Speakers
to facilitate a healthy
dialogue in the House
to keep away unneces-
sary bitterness in the
discussion, as there
has been a steady in-
crease in the hopes and
awareness of the gen-
eral public.
Underlining the sig-
nificance of opposition
in parliamentary de-
mocracy, Kovind said it
has an important role
along with the ruling
party, and so there is a
need for understand-
ing, cooperation, and
meaningful exchange
of thoughts between
the two. Concluding his
speech, Kovind paid
tribute to Congress
leader and RS MP from
Gujarat Ahmed Patel,
passed away this morn-
ing. —With Agency Inputs
Ahmed Bhai...
over the party’s affairs
as he helped steer it
through the potholed
roads of changing po-
litical landscapes.
Babubhai and AP to
friends and Ahmed
Bhai to colleagues, was
famed for his crisis
management skills and
also his consensus
building abilities that
helped him make
friends across the spec-
trum.
He remained Sonia
Gandhi’s most trusted
lieutenant for most of
her tenure as the lon-
gest serving Congress
president, standing by
her side through sun
and shade. Just three
months ago, in August,
Patel stepped in to
quell a rebellion. His
firm rejection of the
public stand taken by
23 party leaders
against Sonia Gandhi
helped the Congress
Working Committee
snub the demand for
replacement of a Gand-
hi as party chief and
repose faith in her
presidency after she of-
fered to quit.
He was a Rajya Sabha
MP from Gujarat and
All India Congress
Committee treasurer.
But was actually so
much more.
Mild mannered and
affable, the rise of Pa-
tel from a party worker
in Gujarat to its key
strategist and trouble-
shooter was testament
to his grit, talent and
ideological commit-
ment. Though Patel
never became minister,
he remained kingmak-
er, playing a pivotal
role in decision making
throughout the Con-
gress-led UPA I and
UPA II years.
—With Agency Inputs
In democracy...
He said, “Harmonious
coordination between
the legislature, execu-
tive and judiciary is of
utmost importance. All
the three are dedicated
to public welfare and
they are also endowed
with powers to do the
same.”
The programme was
also attended by Presi-
dent Ram Nath Kovind
who praised Birla for
organising the event in
the vicinity of the Stat-
ue of Unity here in Gu-
jarat.
Football legend...
As per Goal.com, Mara-
dona was also released
from the hospital, but
in the early hours of
Wednesday, Maradona
suffered cardiac arrest,
and paramedics at the
scene failed to revive
him. Maradona had be-
gun his professional
career with Argentinos
Juniors at the age of 16
and he went on to be-
come one of the great-
est players to ever play
the game of football.
The ace footballer
represented Boca Jun-
iors, Barcelona, Napo-
li, Sevilla, and Newell’s
Old Boys as a player.
Diego was considered
the main player in tak-
ing Argentina to their
second World Cup title
in 1986. With Maradona
in their ranks, Argen-
tina had defeated West
Germany in the 1986
World Cup final.
Maradona also
coached Racing Club,
Dorados, Gimnasia and
the Argentina national
team. —ANI
Local curbs...
“States and UTs, based
on their assessment of
the situation, may im-
pose local restrictions,
with a view to contain
the spread of COVID-19
such as night curfew.
“However, state and UT
governments shall not
impose any local lock-
down (state/ district/
sub-division/City lev-
el), outside the contain-
ment zones, without
prior consultation with
the central govern-
ment,” the guidelines
said. The guidelines
will be effective from
December 1 to Decem-
ber 31. The ministry
said that local district,
police and municipal
authorities shall be re-
sponsible to ensure
that the prescribed con-
tainment measures are
strictly followed. State
and UT governments
shall ensure the ac-
countability of the offi-
cers concerned in this
regard, the ministry
said. —ANI
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RAJASTHANJAIPUR | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020
NOMINATIONS ON TILL TOMORROW
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP will start
declaring the name of
the candidates for the 50
local bodies for which
27 November is the last
date to file the nomina-
tions for the upcoming
elections. Serious dis-
cussions on finalising
the name of the party
candidates selected
from the panels for-
warded by the local
body incharges and dis-
trict presidents of the
BJP were held on
Wednesday as well. Na-
tional co organising
general secretary V Sat-
ish, central minister
Kailash Chaudhary, na-
tional secretary Dr
Alka Gurjar, ex state
president Dr Arun
Chaturvedi, state gen-
eral secretary Bhajan
Lal Sharma, state secre-
tary Shravan Singh
Bagdi and state chief
spokesperson Ramlal
Sharma along with oth-
er members of the
screening committee
were present in the
meeting at the BJP HQ.
Accordingtothescreen-
ing committee mem-
bers the panel is being
finalized after taking
feedback from MLAs.
BJP to release local bodies list soon
Jodhpur: Banking ser-
vices would be hit due
to a one-day nationwide
strike called by bank
unions on Thursday to
protest against the gov-
ernment’s anti-labour
policies.
Ten central trade un-
ions will observe the
nationwide general
strike on 26 November.
The president of Ra-
jasthan State Bank Em-
ployees Unions L N
Jalani said that there
will be no demonstra-
tion or protest during
the strike in view of the
corona pandemic, only
strike will be observed.
Bank unions to
observe one-day
long strike today
Commercial taxes department
considers promotion on 6 posts
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: The commer-
cial taxes department of
the state has finalized
the promotion of its 6
employees.Accordingto
reliablesourcestheDPC
meetingheldonWednes-
day took up the issue of
promotion of 6 posts.
SGST Chief Commis-
sioner Abhishek Bhago-
tia, Joint Secretary (Fi-
nance) Nishant Jain
along with senior offic-
ers of DOP participated
in the meeting. The DPC
meeting took up the pro-
motions of Steno to Per-
sonal Assistant, Person-
al Assistant to Addition-
al Private Secretary and
Additional Private Sec-
retary to Private Secre-
tary. The official promo-
tion orders by the de-
partment on the recom-
mendation of the DPC
are expected soon. It is
noteworthy that after
the DPC which took
place in September
there are 24 officers
waiting for the promo-
tions.
Sun city awaits UDH minister Shanti
Dhariwal for sanction of devp projects
Rajeev Gaur
Jodhpur. The proposed
visit of minister Shanti
Dhariwal to the Sun
City on 28 and 29 No-
vember has rejuvenated
the hopes of getting
sanction for much-
awaited developmental
projects. According to
the information availa-
ble the Principal Secre-
tary, Secretary, Joint
Secretary (II), Director
(DLB), Chief Town
Planner and Chief En-
gineer of the UDH de-
partment will reach
Jodhpur on 27 Novem-
ber. On 28 November
Minister Dhariwal is
scheduled to visit the
proposed auditorium
land in the polytechnic
college. He will then
move on to inspect the
route of the proposed
elevated road from
APMC to Akhaliya cir-
cle. On the same day he
will also visit Ummed
Garden, Mandore Gar-
den and Kaylana lake
which fall on the same
route. On the second
day of his visit Dhari-
wal will not only take
up the issues which
came to his notice dur-
ing the inspection on
the first day but also
discuss the develop-
mental project propos-
als which have been
forwarded to him by the
municipal corporations
and Jodhpur Develop-
ment Authority. It is
noteworthy that UDH
minister had a sched-
uled visit to city three
month ago but could not
visit due to health.
Shanti Dhariwal at Congress leader Dinesh Khodaniya’s son’s
wedding ceremony in Jaipur.
1 killed, 2 injured in bus-
motorbike collision in city
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rankdi Govin-
dpura resident Ritesh
was declared dead on
arrival by the doctors
after he along with two
of his bike borne
friends were hit by an
over speeding private
passenger bus near
Sodala police station
late Tuesday night. The
dead body was handed
over to the family after
post mortem on
Wednesday. Deceased
Ritesh and his friends
were trying to reach a
hospital after he had
complained of stomach
pain while attending a
party on Tuesday night.
Blood splattered on Sodala crossing, where Ritesh Singh died in
the grip of a bus late on Tuesday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Education
Minister Govind Singh
Dotasra launched You-
Tube e project for the
state education board
students up to class 12
in which the students
will be able to join LIVE
classes. Dotasra said
that the project will en-
able them to raise their
queries and get them
solved instantly. Not
only state, students
from across country
will be able to benefit.
Dotasra brings
Live classes
on YouTube
THE HELPLINE CAN BE ACCESSED BY DIALING 181 WHERE CALLERS ARE PROVIDED MEDICAL FACILITY IN 30 MINUTES
Coronawarroomproviding 24-hr help: Min
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The 24-hour
state level corona war
room at the secretariat
has provided facilities to
more than 3700 patients
so far. The callers are
provided medical facili-
ty in 30 minutes, health
ministerDrRaghuShar-
ma said on Wednesday.
The helpline can be ac-
cessed by dialing 181.
“The control room
was started in Septem-
ber on the directions of
CMAshokGehlot.Aper-
son can inquire about
and avail bed, ICU and
ventilator in hospital by
calling181.Medicalteam
for patients with home
isolation and medicines
are also provided by the
control room,” he said.
He said that control
room is also providing
post Covid counseling,
oxygen, medical help in
breathing difficulty.
Jaipur: BJP state president Dr. Satish Poonia virtu-
ally inaugurated the plasma donation app ‘Jeevan
Dhara’ under the ‘Seva Hi Sankalp’ initiative in Bikaner.
The app Director Jatin Sahl said that while serving in
Covid-19, he felt that there was no adequate medium
available in Bikaner to give plasma information, so an
idea came to mind to make this app. Poonia said that
the positive corona management of the Narendra Modi
government at the Centre is producing positive results
across the country. Prime Minister Modi is providing
all the necessary resources by reviewing the conditions
of corona in an equal virtual dialogue with the Chief
Ministers of the states.
‘HAREGA CORONA, JEETEGA
BIKANER’ RALLY
Bikaner: Under the ‘Harega Corona, Jeetega Bikaner’
campaign, the NSS units of the Government Dungar
College and Government Queen Sudarshan Kanya
College took out an awareness parade on Wednes-
day. District Collector Namit Mehta flagged it off from
collectorate premises. On this occasion, he said that
the youth should also follow the corona advisory. In
the present era, every person as a responsible citizen
needs to be vigilant. He said that the activities of the IEC
have raised consciousness among the general public.
Currently almost everyone is using masks and catering
to advisory. We need to maintain this spirit. He said
that the NSS has always been associated with public
awareness programs. He said that since Wednesday,
the period of weddings has started, in such a situation,
the people need to take full care.
People maintaining cap on wedding guest list enjoying baraat procession adhering to strict novel coronavirus guidelines in city on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
DESI TOURISTS ADDS UP TO
JODHPUR CHARM POST COVID
Jodhpur: It seems that the Jodhpur airport finally
is turning the tide of the coronavirus after it started
increasing the number of flights in September
which resulted in the arrival of thousands of
domestic tourists in the Sun City. Amid increasing
numbers of passengers at the airport daily flights
to & fro New Delhi will be resumed from 27 No-
vember. Air India station manager Dinesh Mahtani
and airport manager Jayant Jain said that until now
the flight was being operated thrice a week but with
increasing number of passengers it will again be
turned into a daily flight from 27 November. The
Air India flight will land at Jodhpur airport at 4:15
pm and will take off at 5 pm the same day. Airport
Authority Director GK Khare said that a total of
30,448 passengers travelled from Jodhpur airport
in October which was a meagre 18,264 in Septem-
ber. He said a total 87 scheduled flights were oper-
ated during October against 59 scheduled flights in
the month of September. Plans to start a flight to
Mumbai also are afoot.
MAKEN’S WIFE, SON
COVID +VE; KAILASH
MAHANT COVID -VE
State Congress
in-charge Ajay
Maken’s wife and son
have tested positive
for corona. They have
been home quarantined
on the advice of the
doctors. Meanwhile,
the corona report of
Mahant Kailash Sharma
of Moti Dungri Ganesh
Temple has turned out
to be negative as he has
recovered.
PENSIONERS BILL
SUBMISSION
DATES CHANGED
There is a change
in the pensioners’
bills due to the three
employees working in
the medical section be-
ing found to be corona
positive. The pension-
ers’ bills from 25 to 27
November will now be
submitted from 7 to 9
December, said Manag-
ing Director of Upbhok-
ta Sangh Muraar Singh
on Wednesday.
RAJ RECORDS 3,285 FRESH
CASES, 18 MORE DEATHS
Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded 18 more deaths due
to the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, taking
the death toll to 2,218, according to a health
department bulletin. With 3,285 fresh cases on
Wednesday the infection tally rose to 2,53,767.
The number of active COVID-19 cases is 26,320 in
the state. According to the bulletin, so far 2,25,229
people have been discharged after recovering from
the infection. The death toll from the pandemic
stands at 421 in Jaipur while fresh 615 cases were
recorded in Jaipur.
Jaipur: Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leaders Kalich-
aran Saraf, Arun Chaturvedi and Dr Alka Gurjar on
Wednesday demanded action under the Corona Act
against health minister Dr Raghu Sharma for tak-
ing rounds of the RUHS hospital while he himself is
corona infected. Saraf, former health minister, said
the minister has openly acted irresponsibly by break-
ing the corona protocol. Former state president Arun
Chaturvedi said that the Chief Minister should take
action against Sharma as per the law. BJP National
secretary Dr. Alka Gurjar said that corona is not a
medium of publicity and the public safety should be
paramount at the time of this global disaster.
BJP LEADERS SEEK ACTION AGAINST HEALTH MINISTER
POONIA LAUNCHES PLASMA DONATION APP
Dr. Satish Poonia
Kalicharan Saraf

INDIAJAIPUR | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020
MUMBAI: TWO ARRESTED WITH
GOLD WORTH OVER RS 6 CRORE
Mumbai: A team of
Directorate of Revenue
Intelligence (DRI) has
arrested two passengers
at Borivali railway station
in connection with the
alleged smuggling of
gold bars worth Rs 6.25
crores. Both the accused
were taken into custody
as soon as they disem-
barked at the railway sta-
tion in Mumbai from the
Golden Temple Special
train. During the search,
the DRI team seized six
pieces of smuggled gold
bars hidden in custom-
ised jackets worn by the
two passengers under
their shirt on November
22. The total weight of 12
gold bars was 12 kilo-
grams and both passen-
gers have been arrested
under the Customs Act.
‘RAIN LIKELY OVER ISOLATED
PLACES IN SOUTH-WEST DELHI’
New Delhi: Light intensity rainfall is expected to
occur over isolated places of South-West Delhi
and adjoining areas of Jhunjhunu, Narwana,
Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Jind, Shadipur-Julana & As-
sand during the next 2 hours, according to Indian
Meteorological Department (IMD). According to
Twitter handle of IMD, “Light intensity rain would
occur over isolated places of South-West Delhi
and over and adjoining areas of Jhunjhunu, Nar-
wana, Kaithal, Kurukshetra, Jind, Shadipur-Julana
and Assand during next 2 hours.”
NDIA HAS KEY ROLE AS NET
SECURITY PROVIDER, SAYS MIN
New Delhi: Union MoS for External Affairs V
Muraleedharan on Wednesday said India has a
key role as a net security provider and a first re-
sponder to disasters in the Indian Ocean region.
The minister also said in a tweet that he had
spoken on India’s emergence as a global phar-
macy during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Spoke on
India’s role as a net security provider & first re-
sponder to disasters in the Indian Ocean Region;
its emergence as a ‘global pharmacy’ during the
COVID19 pandemic,” tweeted Muraleedharan.
‘AIMIM, TRS ENROLLING ILLEGAL
IMMIGRANTS IN TS VOTERS’ LIST’
Hyderabad: Ahead of
Hyderabad civic polls,
Union Minister Smriti
Irani alleged that AIMIM
and TRS are working in
tandem to give illegal im-
migrants a place in state’s
voters list.The Union
Minister attacked both
AIMIM and TRS, stating,
“Our soldiers are fighting
relentlessly to keep our
borders safe. And here
in this historical Hyder-
abad, AIMIM & TRS are
working in tandem to give
illegal immigrants a place
in Telangana’s voter’s list.
They’ll have to answer to
people for this.” Smriti
Irani said rights of every
Indian citizen must be
protected, adding the
need to ensure that tax-
payers’ money should go
to the “deserving.”
PM MODI CONDOLES AHMED PATEL’S DEMISE
‘HIS ROLE IN FORTIFYING CONG WOULD BE REMEMBERED’
A Gandhi family loyal, Patel was Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s political advisor for a long time & served five terms in RS
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
expressed sadness over
the demise of senior
Congress leader Ahmed
Patel, who passed away
early Wednesday morn-
ing after battling Covid.
Taking to Twitter, he
said Patel spent years in
public life, serving the
society. Saying that he
was known for his
sharp mind, Patel’s
‘role in strengthening
the Congress Party
would always be re-
membered’.
The PM said he spoke
to Patel’s son Faisal and
expressed his condo-
lences. “Saddened by
the demise of Ahmed
Patel Ji. He spent years
in public life, serving
society. Known for his
sharp mind, his role in
strengthening the Con-
gress Party would al-
ways be remembered.
Spoke to his son Faisal
and expressed condo-
lences. May Ahmed
Bhai’s soul rest in
peace,” he tweeted.
Patel had tested posi-
tive for Covid-19 on Oc-
tober 1. He was battling
with post-infection re-
lated complications and
was admitted to the In-
tensive Care Unit of
Medanta Hospital in
Gurgaon. A Gandhi
family loyal, Patel was
Congress president So-
nia Gandhi’s political
advisor for a long time.
Patel served five terms
in the Rajya Sabha.
—Agencies
NarendraModi
@narendramodi
Saddened by the de-
mise of Ahmed Patel
Ji. He spent years in
public life, serving
society. Known for
his sharp mind, his
role in strengthening
the Congress Party
would always be
remembered. Spoke
to his son Faisal and
expressed condolenc-
es. May Ahmed Bhai’s
soul rest in peace.
Sonia Gandhi condoles Patel’s
demise, lauds his faithfulness
New Delhi: Congress
interim President Sonia
Gandhi on Wednesday
condoled the demise
of veteran party leader
Ahmed Patel and com-
mended his faithful-
ness, dedication and
commitment to his duty
which distinguished him
from others. “In Shree
Ahmed Patel, I have lost
a colleague, whose entire
life was dedicated to
the Congress party. His
faithfulness and dedica-
tion, his commitment to
his duty, his always being
there to help, his generos-
ity were rare qualities that
distinguished him from
others,” the Congress
interim chief said in a
condolence message. “I
have lost an irreplace-
able comrade, a faithful
colleague and a friend.
I mourn his passing
and I feel deeply for his
bereaved family to whom
I offer my sincere feelings
of empathy and support,”
she added. Senior Con-
gress leader and former
Union Minister Kapil
Sibal said that Patel was
central to the functioning
of the party.
Amit Shah, JP Nadda Condole
demise of Cong veteran Ahmed Patel
One of the most trusted leaders
of Cong: Manmohan Singh
Patel was a tremendous asset for
Congress, says Rahul Gandhi
Ahmed Patel kept Congress
together in difficult times: Sibal
New Delhi: “The news of senior
Congress leader Ahmed Patel
is extremely saddening. Ahmed
Patel’s contribution to the Con-
gress party and public life was
immense. In this hour of grief,
I convey my deep condolences
to his family and supporters.
May God give peace to the
departed soul,” Amit Shah
tweeted. BJP President JP Na-
dda also condoled demise while
tweeting: “Deeply anguished to
hear about demise of veteran
Congress leader Shri Ahmed
Patel Ji. I pray for strength to
family & his supporters at this
hour of grief. Om Shanti.”
New Delhi: Former prime
minister Manmohan Singh
condoled the demise of sen-
ior Congress leader Ahmed
Patel, saying the party and
the country has lost a good
leader who always thought
for the betterment of the
poor and downtrodden.
“Ahmed Patel ji was one of
the most trusted leaders
of the Congress Party and
a great friend of mine. His
passing away is an irrepa-
rable loss to the Congress
Party. My heartfelt condo-
lences to the members of the
bereaved family,” he said.
New Delhi: “It is a sad day. Shri
Ahmed Patel was a pillar of Con-
gress party. He lived & breathed
Congress and stood with the
party through its most difficult
times. He was a tremendous
asset. We will miss him. My love
& condolences to Faisal, Mumtaz
& family,” Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, “Ahmed
ji was not only a wise and
experienced colleague to whom I
constantly turned for advice and
counsel, he was a friend who
stood by us all, His passing away
leaves an immense void.
New Delhi: Senior Con-
gress leader Kapil Sibal on
Wednesday condoled the de-
mise of veteran party leader
Ahmed Patel while saying
that he kept the Congress
party together during dif-
ficult times. “He was a kind,
generous and thoughtful
man. He kept the Congress
party together during difficult
times. He never demanded
a post or a ministry. The
commitment he had towards
the party cannot be seen in
anyone else,” said Sibal.
An astute
Parliamentarian:
Prez Kovind
Nitin Gadkari,
Shivraj Chouhan
express grief
New Delhi: President
Ram Nath Kovind
expressed grief over the
passing away of senior
Congress leader Ahmed
Patel, calling him “an as-
tute Parliamentarian.” He.
“Distressed to know that
veteran Congress leader
Ahmed Patel is no more.
An astute Parliamentar-
ian, Shri Patel combined
the skills of a strategist
and the charm of a mass
leader. His amiability won
him friends across party
lines. My condolences to
his family and friends,”
President tweeted.
New Delhi: ”Saddened
to hear about the demise
of veteran Congress
leader Ahmed Patel Ji.
My sincere condolences
to the departed soul. I
pray for strength to his
family & supporters in
this moment of grief. Om
Shanti,” Union Minister
Nitin Gadkari tweeted. MP
CM Shivraj Singh Chou-
han tweeted, “The news
of the demise of Ahmed
Patel is saddening. May
the departed soul rest in
peace and may God give
strength to his family to
bear this loss.”
BJP’s Vijay
Kumar Sinha
elected Bihar
Speaker
New Delhi: Vijay Ku-
mar Sinha was elected
as Speaker of Bihar as-
sembly by majority
vote, making him the
first BJP legislator in
the state to occupy the
post. He was pitted
against RJD MLA
Awadh Bihari Choud-
hary, the opposition
candidate. During the
selection of House
Speaker, the RJD mem-
bers created a ruckus
and opposed the selec-
tion through voice vote,
citing the presence of
members of the legisla-
tive council. Showing
the rulebook to Protem
Speaker Jitan Ram
Manjhi, RJD leader
Tejashwi Yadav said
that rules should be fol-
lowed during the elec-
tion of the Speaker.
IN THE COURTYARD
AMARAVATI LAND CASE
SC stays Andhra Pradesh
HC gag order on media
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court stayed an
order of the Andhra
Pradesh High Court re-
straining the media
from reporting an FIR
filed by the AP anti-cor-
ruption bureau against
a former legal officer
and others over land
purchase in Amaravati.
“The Andhra Pradesh
HC shall not decide till
January end the matter
related to alleged irreg-
ularities in land trans-
action in Amaravati,” a
bench headed by Jus-
tice Ashok Bhushan
said. The apex court
passed the order while
hearing an appeal filed
by Andhra Pradesh gov-
ernment against the
September 15 order of
HC. A bench of CJ JK
Maheshwari of the
Andhra HC had direct-
ed that there should be
no coercive steps in fur-
therance to the FIR filed
by officers at the Anti-
Corruption Bureau’s
Guntur Police Station.
The court also “stayed”
the “investigation” and
directed that news in
regard to the FIR “shall
not be made public in
any electronic, print or
social media…”After
coming to power in the
2019 Assembly elec-
tions, the Jagan Mohan
Reddy government had
constituted a 10-mem-
ber SIT headed by IPS
officer K Raghuram
Reddy to investigate the
irregularities. —ANI
Bathinda Guru Granth Sahib
sacrilege: SC refuses to
transfer case out of Punjab
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on
Wednesday dismissed a
plea to transfer the 2015
Bathinda Guru Granth
Sahib sacrilege case
trial outside Punjab.
A bench headed by
Justice Sanjay Kishan
Kaul declined to trans-
fer the trial out of Pun-
jab, however, it asked
the trial court to ensure
a free and fair trial.
Six accused of Dera
Sacha Sauda members
had moved the top court
seeking transfer of tri-
al, claiming the atmos-
phere isn’t conducive in
Punjab for their trial.
They were arrested
for the October 2015 sac-
rilege of Guru Granth
Sahib at Gurusar vil-
lage in Bathinda.
The accused had al-
legedly torn Guru
GranthSahibandthrew
papers on the ground.
An FIR related to the
incident was registered
under sections 295A
(deliberate and mali-
cious acts intended to
outrage religious feel-
ings) and 120B (crimi-
nal conspiracy) of IPC,
registered at Dayalpu-
ra police station in
Bathinda.
The Dera members
had moved apex court
to transfer the case trial
to another state claim-
ing that they would not
get a fair trial in Pun-
jab, and they were fac-
ing threats to their life
in the state. —ANI
Congress flies the party flag at half-mast for the next three days on the demise of party senior leader Ahmed Patel, at Congress
headquarters in New Delhi on Wednesday. — PHOTO BY ANI
ED’s notice to Kerala CM’s
additional pvt secretary
Kochi: Enforcement
Directorate (ED) has
issued a notice to Ker-
ala CM Pinarayi Vi-
jayan’s Additional
Private Secretary CM
Raveendran in con-
nection with the on-
going probe in Kerala
Gold Smuggling Case
and its allied matters.
ED directed him to
appear before it’s
Kochi office on Fri-
day(November27)for
interrogation.Aclose
confidant of Vijayan,
Raveendran was
summoned by ED af-
ter recording the
statements of Swap-
na Suresh and M
Sivasankar, former
principal secretary
of Kerala CM in con-
nection with gold
smuggling case.
Under ED scanner
are also the alleged ir-
regularities relating
to various projects of
the IT Department,
that the ED found
during the course of
the investigation.
Sivasankar was also
serving as the IT Sec-
retary before he was
removed from the
post after the gold
smuggling case. —ANI

9 LOSE LIFE, 8 HURT IN
4 SEPARATE MISHAPS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Nine persons
including a father and
his children were killed
and eight others were
injured in four separate
road accidents in Ra-
jasthan.
A man and his two
children were killed
and six others were in-
jured when a speeding
car hit two motorcycle
in Gangdhar area of
Jhalawar district on
Wednesday.
Dinesh along with
his son Anshul and
Ansh, his wife and an-
other woman was going
to a nearby place on a
motorcycle when the ac-
cident occurred near
Jeta Khedi.
Dinesh and both of
his sons died while his
wife and other other
women were injured.
The car hit another
motorcycle also in
which four persons
were injured, police
said.
The injured were
brought to Chomahla
health centre for treat-
ment, the police added.
In Churu, two road
accidents left three per-
sons including a doctor
dead on Tuesday night.
A bolero vehicle col-
lided with a trailer on
Mega highway between
Malasar and Gogasar in
which two persons
identified as Navneet
Mishra and Bheem Das,
both aged around 30
years and residents of
Uttar Pradesh, were
killed.
They were going to-
wards Hanumangarh
from Ratangarh. Both
the deceased were the
employees of a compa-
ny engaged in Bharat-
mala project.
In another road acci-
dent on NH-11, Dr Ra-
jendra Kulhari, ortho-
pedic in Ratangarh gov-
ernment hospital, was
killed when his Alto car
collided head on with a
truck.
The bodies were
shifted to Ratangarh
hospital.
Three persons were
killed and two injured
when a car overturned
in Baytoo area of Bar-
mer. The victims were
going to Uthwalia vil-
lage from Rawatsar to
attend a marriage func-
tion when the mishap
occurred near Padam
Singh village.
Primary information
reveals that the car was
at a high speed and the
driver lost control after
a cow suddenly came in
the middle of the road.
The deceased were
identified as Gangdas
(39) and Jiyaram (80),
the police said.
The mangled remains of the vehicles involved in the accidents. Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on
Wednesday said that
there is a need to in-
crease the participation
of agricultural stu-
dents in agricultural
related enterprises in
the state. He said that
agricultural universi-
ties should update their
courses according to
the objectives of the
new education policy
and include new dimen-
sions of knowledge sci-
ence and technology in
it.
Mishra was address-
ing the third convoca-
tion ceremony of Sri
Karan Narendra Agri-
cultural University,
Jobner. The governor
said that students
should be encouraged
by the agriculture uni-
versity for startups
based on agriculture.
He said that agricul-
tural universities
should specifically en-
courage the youth to set
up networking and
agro-based startups
through their ‘Agri-
Business Centers’.
“The university
should create such
practical courses by
communicating with
the farmers working in
the fields and their tra-
ditional knowledge can
be applied in teaching,”
he said. Mishra also
called for effective ef-
forts of agricultural
universities to make In-
dian farming more pro-
ductive, attractive and
employment-oriented
through teaching and
research.
Describing the farm-
ers who grow crops in
the fields as ‘agricul-
tural scientists’, he said
that the students of ag-
ricultural universities
should take advantage
of their knowledge,
farming based practical
experiences learnt from
their forefathers.
Mishra said that the
availability of high
quality seeds is still a
big challenge for the
farmers. Accepting
this, the university
should make institu-
tional efforts.
Guv: Need to hike participation
of students in agri enterprises
Governor Kalraj Mishra addressing the third convocation ceremony of Sri Karan Narendra
Agricultural University, Jobner on Wednesday.
Laxman Raghav
Jaipur/Bikaner: For-
mer Finance Minister
of Rajasthan Manik
Chand Surana died in
Jaipur on Wednesday.
He was 79. Funeral of
Surana will take place
in Bikaner on Thurs-
day.
Surana, who was a
five-time MLA, is sur-
vived by two sons and a
daughter. His son Jiten-
dra Surana said that he
was unwell from some-
time and breathed his
last on Wednesday
morning.
Known for his poli-
tics based on facts,
Surana started his po-
litical career by win-
ning the election as the
President of Dungar
College. He was also the
Finance Minister of Ra-
jasthan and the Chair-
man of the Finance
Commission.
In 1977, he became
the first MLA from
Lunkaransar seat from
Janata Party.
He was then MLA in
1985. Surana formed the
Janata Dal (Pragatish-
eel) after leaving the
Janata Dal.
He said that Surana
had been the Finance
Minister from 1977 to
1980 under the Chief
Minister of Bhairon
Singh Shekhawat.
Several leaders in-
cluding Rajasthan Gov-
ernor Kalraj Mishra,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, Assembly
Speaker CP Joshi,
health minister Raghu
Sharma, union minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat, former
Chief Minister Vasund-
hara Raje, BJP state
president Satish Poonia
and several of sitting
and former MLAs and
public representatives
have expressed condo-
lences to the bereaved
family.
Ex-Raj finance min Manik
Surana breathes last at 79
after prolonged illness
Manik Chand Surana
Parents complain to district edu
officer over conflict of school fees
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Parents in
large numbers on
Wednesday made com-
plaints to district edu-
cation officer against
nearly a dozen private
schools for their al-
leged arbitrariness re-
garding fees.
They said that the
division of high court
on 1 October stayed the
single bench’s order
regarding recovery of
fees and gave direc-
tions that no student
will be debarred from
participating in online
classes but despite
that, the schools have
issued orders for de-
positing fees by 30 No-
vember.
Also, they alleged,
IDs of some students
have been blocked and
they are not able to at-
tend the online classes.
The parents said it
was a mental harass-
ment and demanded
action against such
schools.
“The education de-
partment should be
strict against such
schools. If the depart-
ment fails to take ac-
tion then we will be
forced to agitate on the
matter,” the parents
said.
Officials at
loggerheads
in forest dept
Jaipur: After a ‘letter
war’ between forest
minister Sukh-
ram Bishnoi and for-
mer Forest (Head of
Forest Force) GV Red-
dy who retired recent-
ly, there seems to be a
discord between the
minister and princi-
pal secretary – forest
Sreya Guha now.
Ignoring the minis-
ter’s directions to give
the charge of chief
wildlifewardentoAP-
CCF Gobind Sagar
Bharadwaj, during
the leave period of
chief wildlife warden
Mohan Lal Meena
from20Novemberto6
December, Guha pre-
ferred APCCF Arijit
Banerjee for the
charge.Bishnoiissuf-
fering from corona
and is in home isola-
tion in Jalore. Guha
and Banerjee both be-
long to West Bengal
and the connection
worked over the pref-
erence of minister, of-
ficial sources said.
NEWSJAIPUR | THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2020
First India Bureau
Pushkar.Thedistrictad-
ministration breathed a
sigh of relief on the
peaceful culmination of
auspicious ‘Kartik Eka-
dashi’ on Wednesday.
It is noteworthy that
despitecancellingthean-
nual Pushkar fair along
with the animal fair and
all other affiliate events
due to raging corona cas-
es, the administration
has apprehension of a
large crowd gathering at
Pushkar due to religious
sentiments associated
with ‘Kartik Ekadeshi’
endangering lives of
thousands.
Althoughtheadminis-
tration had appealed to
the people through all
possible means to not
come for the Ekadashi
dip in Pushkar yet it had
made preparations to
meet any eventuality in
casereligioussentiments
overpowered the masses
but the appeal worked
onlyafewthousanddevo-
tees arrived instead of
the regular crowd of
around a lakh.
The market and tem-
ples at Pushkar had the
normal crowd as usual
rather than the mam-
moth human sea at this
time of year.
As ‘Kartik
Ekadashi’
ends, admin
breathes easy

Life is whimsical and changes
very quickly at times. One should
learn to live in the present and
take pleasure in the simple joys of life.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India
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2NDFRONTPOSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
First India Bureau
Jaipur: “We should
adopt more & more sci-
entific and technology-
friendly measurements
and state government is
thinking to utilize more
Supervisory Control
and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) system, Scien-
tificAlgorithm;Internet
of Things (IoT), etc in
existing water assets.
Rajasthan is a very wa-
ter-stressed state where-
in 85% of the geographi-
cal area is under a dark
zone. 3500 RO plants
have been installed in
the rural areas of Ra-
jasthan to make potable
water available to the
rural population and
the state government is
working on innovative
solutions for providing
water availability such
as installing solar
pumps and interlinking
of water resources with-
in the state. Govern-
ment of Rajasthan has
started INR 1000 Crore
Dam Rehabilitation and
Improvement Project
(DRIP) with World Bank
to revamp the water
management ecosystem
in the State,” said
Naveen Mahajan, Secre-
tary – PHED & GWD,
Rajasthan government
during the inaugural of
the Water Conclave or-
ganised today on the vir-
tual platform by Confed-
eration of Indian Indus-
try (CII), Rajasthan.
Roadmap for a Greener
Tomorrow using 7Rs:
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,
Rethink, Refuse, Refur-
bish, Recover was the
underlying theme at the
Water Conclave
Mahajan also invited
the CII industry delega-
tion to visit the fully au-
tomated Bisalpur Dam
to witness the utiliza-
tion of technology and
functioning.
Vishal Baid, Chair-
man, CII Rajasthan &
President, Poly Medi-
cure Ltd opined that in
this scenario, there is
steep competition for
water amongst the user
groups including farm-
ers, domestic users, and
industry. He informed
that recently Central
Ground Water Board
has come out with new
guidelines and author-
ised CII to conduct wa-
ter audits wherein all
industries consuming
100 KLD and above are
required to undergo wa-
ter audits every year.
Suket Singhal, Con-
venor – CII Panel on En-
ergy & Water & Manag-
ing Director & CEO, Se-
cure Meters Ltd said
that technology deploy-
ment of is the need of
the hour, for urban wa-
ter management as well
as rural areas where ir-
rigation comes as a ma-
jorwaterconsumer.“We
must think about water
management more ho-
listically. Private play-
ers need to come for-
ward to support the
communities and the
Government,” he said.
‘Adopt scientific & tech-friendly measurements in existing water assets’
CII WATER CONCLAVE
CSholdsfirstmeetofstate
levelsteeringpanelonvaccine
Registration & stamps dept crosses
`500cr mark twice in Oct & Nov
HC rejects bail
plea of tax
evading siblings
Nivarintensifiesinto
severecyclonicstorm
Sovereignty lies in public: Joshi
during officers’ conference
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: A day after
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi held a virtual
meeting of Chief Min-
isters of eight states
on Corona prepared-
ness and vaccine cam-
paign, followed by CM
Ashok Gehlot forming
three committees for
effective implementa-
tion of vaccine cam-
paign, the first meet-
ing of the state level
steering committee
was held in the state
secretariat on Wednes-
day chaired by Chief
Secretary Niranjan
Arya wherein the CS
briefed the officials on
the directions given in
PM Modi’s VC. The
Central government
has asked the states to
inform and prepare as
to how will they go
about vaccinating
those standing at the
front line of the ongo-
ing war against Coro-
na.
Regarding the possi-
ble vaccination pro-
gramme to be started
to control Corona, CS
Arya directed that a
software-based effec-
tive system for the da-
tabase be developed in
which a data base of
health workers and
other cadres of all state
and private medical in-
stitutions will also be
prepared. He also di-
rected to further
strengthen the storage
system.
Also, since the vac-
cine could be needed
to be administered
twice, Arya asked of-
ficials to ensure that
once vaccinated, the
person must come for
the second time for
vaccination. He direct-
ed to ensure effective
management by pre-
paring a micro plan
ahead of time for vac-
cine delivery.
Mission Director
National Health Mis-
sion Naresh Thakral
informed that the
committee meeting at
the district level will
be held every fort-
night. He informed
that a data base is be-
ing prepared for the
management and dis-
tribution of the Cov-
id-19 vaccine. It was
also decided in the
meeting that positive
support from the me-
dia should be taken to
avoid any misconcep-
tions in the mind of
the general public re-
garding vaccination.
The meeting was at-
tended by Principal
Secretary -Finance-
Akhil Arora, Princi-
pal Secretary -Home-
Abhay Kumar, Special
Secretary V Saravan,
Principal Secretary
-Energy- Dinesh Ku-
mar, Secretary Medi-
cal Education Vaibhav
Galaria, Rural Devel-
opment and Panchaya-
ti Raj Department Sec-
retary Manju Rajpal,
WCD Secretary KK
Pathak, Secretary-
Medical and Health
and Family Welfare,
Siddharth Mahajan,
Transport Commis-
sioner Ravi Jain, DIPR
Commissioner Mahen-
dra Soni and DLB
Deepak Nandi.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The festival
season has proved to be
the oxygen for real es-
tate sector which has
set a new record of
business during the on-
going corona crisis.
The registration
and stamps depart-
ment crossed the fig-
ure of Rs 500 crore
twice in October and
November due to high
number of purchase
of properties in the
city.
The department col-
lected a revenue of
Rs520.39 crore in Octo-
ber and Rs556.36 crore
in November, which in-
dicate the growth in the
real estate sector dur-
ing the festive season.
After a long lull,
the real estate sector
saw an upsurge in
deals in the festival
season this year when
people purchased
flats, houses and oth-
er properties both in
cities and outskirts.
Not only in the pri-
vate sector, but people
purchased properties in
government schemes
also.
People have invest-
ed hugely in proper-
ties during the corona
crisis due to which
the registration and
stamp department
has collected the rev-
enue of Rs 809.96
crore from 1 October
to 19 November.
In 19 days of Novem-
ber, the department re-
ceived revenue of Rs.
289.61 crore while the
revenue collection in
July was Rs. 517.27
crore. The figures are
enough to indicate the
growth in the real es-
tate sector after lock-
down.
Market experts say
that the property sector
will be booming further
in the coming days due
to the measures an-
nounced by the central
government. The de-
partment collected a
revenue of Rs. 468.48
crore in August, which
is 119.51 percent more
than the target of Rs.
392 crore while the col-
lection in August last
year was 338.21 crore.
In October, the de-
partment’s revenue col-
lection was highest at
Rs. 520.39 crore against
the target of Rs. 448
crore, which is 116.16
percent more than the
target. Lockdown peri-
od was the toughest
phase for the sector
from 22 March to 31
May.
The target of the de-
partment in April was
Rs. 5.4 crore but the col-
lection was mere Rs 7.7
crore, only 1.54 percent
of the target. It was the
lowest revenue collec-
tion of the department.
The revenue collec-
tion in May and June
was Rs. 118.92 crore and
460.37 crore respective-
ly. The central govern-
ment has announced
several measures to
push the real estate
sector which is likely
to be fruitful for the
sector in the days to
come.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The attempt to
get bail by Beawar
based sniffing tobacco
manufacturers Jugal
Kishore Arora and Bal-
mukund Arora in the
Rs 16.60 crore GST and
Excise evasion case
failed due to the defer-
ring of the hearing in
the Rajasthan High
Court on Wednesday.
They were arrested on
September 5, 2020 by the
Jaipur regional unit of
DGGI after a 2 year mar-
athon investigation of
their sniffing tobacco
manufacturing unit af-
ter the initial raid in
March 2018. The broth-
er duo was found to be
guilty of evading Rs
12,01,78,248 of central
excise duty and Rs
4,58,5 6,108 of GST eva-
sion.
Chennai: Cyclone Ni-
var over southwest Bay
of Bengal has intensi-
fied into a severe cy-
clonic storm, the Indian
Meteorological Depart-
ment (IMD) said in its
bulletin on Wednsday.
“It is very likely to in-
tensify further into a
very severe cyclonic
storm during next 12
hours,” the IMD added.
Cyclone Nivar is all
set to cross Tamil Nadu
and Puducherry coasts
today late evening. The
landfall point will be
close to Puducherry and
the weather bureau has
predicted strong winds
and heavy to very heavy
rainfall over parts of
Tamil Nadu,
Puducherry, Andhra
Pradesh and Telangana.
As many as 26 flights
from and to Chennai
have been cancelled in
view of Cyclone Nivar,
Chennai Airport has
said. Heavy rainfall
might occur at few plac-
es over Vellore, Rani-
pet, Tiruvallur, Tiru-
pattur, Krishnagiri,
Tiruchirapalli, Salem
and Dharmapuri dis-
tricts of Tamil Nadu,
the Met Dept of Chen-
nai has said.
The IMD also predict-
ed scattered heavy to
very heavy rain at iso-
lated places over Than-
javur, Tiruvarur, Naga-
pattinam, Cuddalore,
Chennai,Kanchipuram,
Chengalpattu, Myladu-
thirai, Ariyalur, Peram-
balur, Kallakurchi, Vil-
lupuram and Tiruvan-
namalai District of Ta-
mil Nadu, Puducherry
and Karaikal.
A total of five trains
have been partially can-
celled. —Agencies
Yogesh Sharma
Kevadia: Speaker of
the Rajasthan Legisla-
tive Assembly Dr CP
Joshi has that sover-
eignty vests in the pub-
lic and that the legisla-
ture, executive and judi-
ciary are expected to all
perform the work with-
in the prescribed limits
as per their constitu-
tional provision.
Dr Joshi was address-
ing the 80th All India
Presiding Officers’ Con-
ference held in Kevadia
in Gujarat. He said that
enacting the law and en-
forcing it and interpret-
ing the law are all three
different functions. The
beauty of democratic
governance is in this
that the three parts of
governance work in
mutual harmony and
strengthen the system
in accordance with the
public interest.
Dr Joshi said that the
commitment of the
three parts of the con-
stitution should be to
the public and not to
any specific goal other-
wise. “It is beneficial
for the democratic form
that the three organs
should work in mutual
respect for each other’s
freedom, dignity and
jurisdiction,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Ra-
jasthan Assembly
Speaker met President
Ram Nath Kovind and
Vice President Venkai-
ah Naidu during which
Lok Sabha Speaker Om
Birla was also present.
CP Joshi during the 80th All India Presiding Officers’ Conference.
Naveen Mahajan and the CII industry delegation during the virtual inaugural.

Naveen Mahajan
Secry – PHED &
GWD, Raj govt
inaugurated the
Conclave based
on underlying
theme of 7Rs:
Reduce, Reuse,
Recycle, Rethink,
Refuse,
Refurbish,
Recover
—pic for representational purpose only
PMreviewsCentral
govtprojectsinstates
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Prime Minis-
ter Modi reviewed the
progress of central
government projects in
the states through vid-
eo conference on
Wednesday. Rajasthan
was represented by PS
(Industries) Naresh Pal
Gangwar, Secretary
Neeraj K Pawan, Spe-
cial Secretary PC Kis-
han, Special Secretary
Deepak Nandi and RII-
CO MD Ashutosh Ped-
nekar in the video con-
ference.
Prime Minister Modi
instructed the states to
expedite the process of
land acquisition for the
DMIC project. It is
noteworthy that Rajas-
than has only acquired
10% of the land re-
quired for the DMIC
project due to the com-
pensation issue as the
state government is yet
to convince the affected
people for the compen-
sation approved as per
the existing rules.
Although the state
officials feel that no
other states have either
progressed much in the
land acquisition for the
DMIC project and Ra-
jasthan fares much bet-
ter compared to them.
Issues of making
street vendors self-reli-
ant by giving them Rs
10,000 under the Swa
Nidhi scheme, MGN-
REGA and labour is-
sues were also dis-
cussed under the com-
mon agenda section but
no Rajasthan specific
issues were taken up.
As it is Rajasthan is
among the top 10 states
in the Swa Nidhi
scheme.
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,218
DEATHS
2,53,767
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,906 DEATHS 2,01,949 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
14,20,634
DEATHS
6,04,19,883
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
92,57,997
CONFIRMED CASES
1,35,165
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
46,748 DEATHS 17,95,959 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
KARNATAKA
11,714 DEATHS 8,78,055 CASES
Niranjan Arya

veryone dreams big,
but only the ones who
work hard, achieve
their dreams. Kriti
Garg from Pink City is
one such example.
Born and brought up
in Jaipur, she is a firm believer
inhardworkandhasachieved
a lot at such a young age.
Kriti had always want-
ed to be a part of the film
industry and be a re-
nowned actress, which
she eventually
achieved. She is very
well known in the Tol-
lywood industry and
is slowly making her
way into Bollywood.
“Since I was a
kid, I aspired to be
an actress, and I
think that very
passion brought
me to the spot I
am at today. I
moved to Mum-
bai back in 2016,
aspiring to be an ac-
tress, and after complet-
ing my acting course, I got a
chance to be a part of a few
television commercials,
which was definitely a
great opening. Later, I got
an offer from the Tolly-
wood industry for the
film ‘2 Hours Love’,
which was a complete
turning point for me.”
“It was an absolute
dream come true for
me to get a break in a
movie where I was
the lead, and I feel ex-
tremely fortunate to
have received the
part,” she added,
talking about her
lead role in the
movie ‘Raahu’.
Been brought
up in Jaipur,
Kritialsoshared
a bit about her
favourite memory in the city.
She stated, “Staying in Jaipur
has been a great, peaceful and
quiet experience. I was a very
active student during my
school life and was the head-
girl. May it be sports or aca-
demics, I was always there.
Jaipur is that one city
which is extremely close
to my heart, as my fami-
ly stays here, and it is
always going to be spe-
cial to me.”
Kriti Garg cele-
brates her 25th
birthday today, and
we wish her all the
very best for her fu-
ture!
JAIPUR, THURSDAY
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today, with an exclusive interview about her journey so far!
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Kriti Garg

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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your desire for an exciting
time on the social front is
likely to be fulfilled today.
Those looking for buying a
house can get a good bargain.
Appreciation is in store for some
homemakers. A professional victory
is yours if you play your cards well.
You are likely to enjoy good health.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may wait for
someone’s invitation for a
trip. Your professionalism
in handling problem areas
will be appreciated. Tenant troubles
are foreseen for some house owners.
You will find family life more than
fulfilling. A senior is likely to put in a
good word for you to the higher ups.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A new deal is likely to
come through and give you
a taste of success. Those
fond of travelling may get
their chance soon. This is the time
when you enjoy yourself with a new
group of friends or colleagues. A
change of job is likely to give you
better salary and perks.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are likely to take up
someone’s cause and earn
appreciation from all
quarters on the social front.
Remaining on the good side of those
who matter on the academic front will
help you achieve much. Good tidings
of your well wishers will keep you
going on the professional front.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Excellent opportunities
may knock at your door.
Professionals will be able
to give their best in a new
situation. Financially, this day may
prove lucky for you, so go ask for the
raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances
with your health today.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You will have to be more
focussed on the academic
front. You may get busy
organising something on the
social front. You may need to put your
ideas into action, if you want to prove
yourself. A party may be thrown in
your honour at work. Your good
performance is likely to be noticed.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
A family youngster is likely
to do you proud. A
business trip is indicated
and will achieve much.
Your strategy to promote yourself on
the professional front will bear fruits.
You may need to speed up things on
the academic front to remain ahead.
Something special awaits you.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Success is foretold on the
academic front. Your
reputation is likely to boost
your image on the social
front. On work front, you will manage
keep your superiors in good humour.
This is an excellent day to spend time
with family.Good planning will see
you complete a task.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Getting into a favourable
situation on the academic
front is possible. Good luck
promises to brighten your
day. Some positive changes can be
expected on the home front. This
seems a good day for job seekers.
New avenues for earning open up as
you get more determined.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your performance at work
will be commendable. Your
own happiness is in your
hands today. Spouse may
need her space, respect that. This is
a favourable day for completing
pending jobs. Financially, no
problems are foreseen. It is best to
avoid outside food.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You will manage to achieve
what you had aimed for on
the academic front. A
celebration can find you in
your element today. Praise and
honour are likely to greet you in
something that you have managed to
achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Good performance on the
academic front will help
enhance your reputation at
work. Some favourable
developments on the social front are
foreseen. Buying new furniture or a
major appliance is possible. With
good networking, a prized posting
can be yours.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
eeds are life in
miniature, the
germ inside them
carrying huge po-
tential - small
seeds turning into
nutritious plants
and trees. They are won-
ders of nature but poorly
understood by the human
race. Seeds are superfoods
if you know about them
and consume them for a
lifetime. But the tragedy is
that we pay our hospital
bills through our nose but
become extremely miser if
we are advised to spend on
the prevention of diseases
because a healthy person
is a euphoric person.
Preventive medicine is
an art of fine balance. If
you consume food in low
quantity, you become defi-
cient in many nutrients
while, on the other hand,
overindulgence leads to ex-
cessivesupplyandoverload
on your body systems. The
same is with the seeds - a
balanced intake alone will
help you otherwise your
triglycerides may go up as
every seed has some oil in
it and oil means triglycer-
ides. Now about some indi-
vidual seed variety.
SESAME SEEDS
loaded with calcium, mag-
nesium, zinc, fiber, iron,
phosphorus and vitamin
B1. Now you know why our
ancestors loved “ Til ka la-
doo”!
PUMPKIN SEEDS-
rich in zinc and omega-
3-fatty acids, they enhance
your immunity and new
cell growth. They also con-
tain some ingredients that
help better utilization of
insulin, thereby, helping in
the control of blood sugar.
These seeds also contain
tryptophan which helps in
better sleep.
HEMP SEEDS
the seeds of what is com-
monly called “ Bhang” are
nutrients rich superfoods
loaded with iron, calcium,
magnesium and plant pro-
teins. They contain essen-
tial amino acids that the
human body can not syn-
thesize themselves and has
to source from outside.
Hemp seeds is of great
value here. These seeds
also contain omega-3-fatty
acids and omega-6 as well
along with soluble and
non-soluble fibers.
MELON SEEDS
they are rich in folic acid,
calcium, zinc and proteins.
With all these nutrients in
their storage, melon seeds
are useful for hair growth
and skin health, better
brain functions and strong
immunity.
FLAX SEEDS
they are rich in fiber, ome-
ga-3-fatty acids, magnesi-
um, phosphorus, copper,
vitamin B1 and manga-
nese. Flax seeds are useful
for people having heart
disease, diabetes and indi-
gestion. They also help
post-menopausal women
in overcoming symptoms
of hormonal readjust-
ment. Flax seeds shouldn’t
be consumed wholesome
as your teeth can not
break all of them while
you try to crush them be-
cause of their small size
and a large percentage of
them slides down your es-
ophagus in intact form,
human stomach can not
break them and they pass
out of your intestines in
intact form and you lose
all the benefits. Always
freshly ground the flax
seeds and take one tea-
spoon daily, if you store
grounded flax seeds many
nutrients might be lost to
atmospheric moisture
and air.
SUNFLOWER SEEDS
we need a micronutrient
called selenium and
sunflower seeds are
among the few
vegetarian sources of this
nutrient. They also con-
tain folate, thereby, help to
correct anemia especially
in females.
FENNEL SEEDS
fennel seeds counter exces-
sive hunger and thus help
control weight gain. They
help in digestion and re-
duce post-meal bloating by
aiding in digestion. Drink-
ing fennel tea half an hour
before your meals help you
burn more calories, there-
by, keeping your tummy in
better shape.
Now you can visualize
that you have all your mi-
cronutrients stored in
these small seeds along
with proteins and don’t
have to rush to a chemist to
get your zinc and vitamin
supplements. Nature has
taken care of you but have
you take care of her? And
of you?
DR RAMAWTAR SHARMA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
S
ALL ABOUT
SEEDS
DOCTOR WITH A DIFFERENCE

A
ctor Shilpa Shetty
Kundra on
Wednesday treat-
ed fans to a
glimpse of well-main-
tained kitchen garden as
she picks out lemons,
and provides fans food
for thought.
Sporting a no-make-
up look, with her lus-
cious locks open
Shilpa looked happy
while flaunting the
organic fruit grown
in her garden, while
saying, “When life
gives you lemons,
make lemonade.”
The ‘Life In a Met-
ro’ star captioned
the post as, “Food
for thought! Life
is beautiful..
Make the best in
every situation.
#lemon #lem-
o n a d e
#wednesday-
vibes #grati-
tude #stay-
p o s i t i v e
#kitchen-
garden#
home.”
—ANI
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SHOOTING
WITH FAMILY
‘I STAYED TRUE
TO MYSELF’
BEST POP
SOLO
A
mitabh Bachchan on Tues-
day shared a glimpse of his
upcoming project with his wife
Jaya Bachchan and daughter Shweta
Bachchan as he shared a picture
from the sets. The senior actor who
is quite active on social media took
to Instagram to share the picture that
shows him and his family decked in
traditional attire. “Family at work,”
the 78-year-old actor wrote in the
caption of the post. —ANI
A
yushmann Khurrana who has
etched his name in the history
of Indian cinema with progres-
sive, social entertainers, has revealed
that his soaring popularity is due
to his sticking to his beliefs and the
choices he made as an artist. “I be-
lieve what has worked for me is that
I decided in swimming against the
tide and was totally myself. I stayed
true to who I’m in real life while I
was at it,” the ‘Shubh Mangal Zyada
Saavdhan’ actor said. “I believed that
India was ready to see a different
form of entertaining cinema that was
real, relatable and taboo-breaking
because I was ready to see such
cinema and knew of many people
who were having the same dialogue
with me,” he added. —ANI
H
arry Styles recently made
history! The 26-year-old
Watermelon Sugar singer
was nominated as a solo artist for
the first time at the 2021 Grammys
on Wednesday. His three nomi-
nations also made him the first
One Direction member to receive
Grammy Award nominations. Harry
was nominated for Best Pop Vocal
Album for Fine Line, as well as Best
Pop Solo Performance for Water-
melon Sugar and Best Music Video
for Adore You. Aside from Grammy
nominations, Harry‘s Billboard 200
No. 1 sophomore album also broke
the record as the biggest sales debut
from an English male artist in the
United States. —Agency
hile Chad-
wick Bose-
man’s death
is some-
thing the
world, and
especially
MCU (Marvel Cine-
matic Universe) fans,
is still grieving over,
there’s been a lot of
buzz surrounding
the fate of Black Pan-
ther 2.
Recently, rumours
were rife that nine-
time Grammy award
winner and Ocean’s 8
star Rihanna might
be joining the cast of
Black Panther 2. The
speculations arose
when RiRi’s name
magically popped up
in the cast list when
you Google Black
Panther 2. This led
MCU fans to rejoice
as Rihanna’s addi-
tion to the sequel will
definitely amp up the
excitement. Howev-
er, breaking our bub-
ble swiftly a news
agency confirmed
via a report that the
32-year-old has not
been cast in Black
Panther 2. —Agency
RIRIIN BLACK
PANTHER?
W
Trending on
YouTube
A
fter taking a
short break
from singing
post his song,
‘Loca’, music sensation
Honey Singh has re-
leased a new funky 90’s
themed number titled
‘First Kiss’ that features
singing debut Ipsitaa.
In no time from its re-
lease, the song starring
Ehan Bhat alongside
Honey Singh and Ipsi-
taa started trending on
YouTube and has gar-
nered heaps of praise
by ardent fans as well as
netizens. The peppy and
upbeat track conveys
the first feeling of rush
in one’s veins when one
falls in love. The video,
which was shot in Delhi
post the lockdown, has
an international sound
and new-age vibe. It is a
massive and sleek song
in terms of production
value. —ANI
New interim host
O
ne of the great-
est Jeopardy!
players ever will
take over as the
game show’s host, at
least for a short time,
after the sad demise of
former host Alex
Trebek. Ken Jennings
will be the interim host
of the syndicated series
when it resumes pro-
duction November 30.
He’ll be the first in a se-
ries of guest hosts since
the death of Alex
Trebek on November 8.
The show is holding off
on naming a full-time
host for the time being;
other guest hosts will be
announced in the com-
ing weeks. —Agency
Food for
thought
M
iley Cyrus re-
cently opened
up about her
s u b s t a n c e
abuse. The singer told
Apple Music’s New Mu-
sic Daily that she got
sober earlier this year
because she was afraid
of joining stars such as
Amy Winehouse, Kurt
Cobain and Jimi Hen-
drix in the infamous
“27 Club” of musicians
who died at that age. “A
fear of death is instinc-
tual... 27 to me was a
year that I really had to
protect myself,” she
said in Monday’s inter-
view on her 28th birth-
day. “That actually re-
ally made me want to
get sober because we’ve
lost so many icons at 27.
It’s a very pivotal time.”
Cyrus revealed ear-
lier this year that she
had given up smoking
weed to help her keep
her head clear while
working on new music.
—Agency
AFEAROFDEATH
PORTRAYING
‘HORROR’ GENRE
E
xpressing her excitement to share the
much-anticipated trailer of her hor-
ror-drama ‘Durgamati’, actor Bhumi
Pednekar on Wednesday shared a grip-
ping trailer of the film. The 31-year-old star
took to Instagram and shared a spooky trail-
er, in which the actor is seen in a never-seen-
before avatar.
Bhumi noted in caption of the trailer, “I
have waited so long to share this with all of
you. This one is pure sweat, blood & hard
work. There were moments of pure joy and
times I cried of pain. My most special & chal-
lenging one so far.” —ANI
Rihanna
Amitabh Bachchan’s post
Ayushmann Khurrana
Still from ‘First Kiss’
Alex Trebek and
Ken Jennings
Shilpa Shetty Kundra
Bhumi Pednekar
...still from the trailer
Harry Styles
Miley Cyrus
...her post

CITY FIRST
anish Ladha
Photography in
its 3rd edition
of Fashion Cal-
endar 2021 will
feature Super
Women person-
alities across the coun-
try, who are an inspiration to
society in a unique Style and
Fashion.
There are 12 categories in dif-
ferent work fields:
1. Business Person
2. Sports Person
3. Academician/ Dean/ Teacher
4. Media Person/ Journalist
5. Doctor
6. Artist/ Dancer/ Singer/ Writer
7. Govt. Administrative Services
8. Activist/ Politician
9. Fashion Designer
10. Actress/ Model
11. Beautician/ Cosmetologists
12. RJ/ DJ/ Anchor
These personalities will be
given Inspiring Super Women
Awards for their contributions
to society at The Calendar
Launch Party in January. They
will also be seen creating aware-
ness to wear masks to keep Co-
rona at bay.
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The wedding
of Swena,
daughter of
Ravi Nayyar
with Ashul,
son of Ajay
Singh was
solemnised on
the beautiful
winter
afternoon of
25 November,
Wednesday
at Hotel
Leela on the
Jaipur Delhi
Highway.
WEDDING BELLS!
DURING THE DAY!
TWEETED! RAJ: The first audition of the state-level beauty pageant Mr. and
Miss Pinkcity 2020 season 4 was organised by Mr Verma Events &
Entertainment at Gold Gym on Wednesday along with a COVID awareness
message. The models walked the ramp while maintaining the social
distancing with no mask no entry slogan.
Featuring
Super Women
M
CITY FIRST
D
uring the ‘Digi-
tal Baal Mela’ by
LIC on Wednes-
day, a quiz on
Corona was organised
by Dr Sudipto
Chakraborty for the
participants. He also an-
swered a lot of ques-
tions by the young
talent on board
and cleared all
their doubts
about the same.
Gauri Maheshwari
from Ajmer moderated
the quiz.
This digital fair was
initially for the chil-
dren of Rajasthan, to
help them bring out
their best talent,
sitting at home.
But eventually,
the team received
entries from chil-
dren across the country.
The Digital Baal Mela
will end on 14 Decem-
ber.
ALL ABOUT CORONA
Actor Sumit Vyas is going to be in the
Pink City today, 26 November, to promote
his recent web series ‘Dark 7 White’.
CITY FIRST
O
n the occasion of Na-
tional Organ Donation
Day on 27 November,
Rajasthan Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot inaugurat-
ed Angdata Smarak in Jaipur
on Wednesday. The memorial
has been initiated and concep-
tualized by Mohan Foundation
Jaipur Citizen Forum Navjee-
van (MJCF Navjeevan) and
paysabefittingtributetocount-
less individuals, who com-
mitted the greatest act of
goodness by donating
their organs and giving
the elixir of life to fellow
human beings.
Designed by famed Jaipur
designer, Samir Wheaton and
built by Dalmia Bharat’s ce-
ment inspired designing and
creative arm, Craft Béton, the
memorial has been built at the
junction of Prithviraj Road and
Tonk Road near SMS Hospital
The structure of Ang-
data Smarak is inspired
by Jaipur’s most iconic
monument Jantar Man-
tar and will go a long way in
spreading awareness about the
importance of organ donation.
It is often said that successful
organ transplantation is noth-
ing short of a re-birth for those
who receive this gift. The me-
morial perfectly captures this
emotion.
A RAY OF HOPE
CITY FIRST
T
he Investiture Cere-
mony of St. Xavier’s
College, Jaipur was
organised on Tues-
day, in which the Student
Council for the academic
year 2020-21 took oath to-
wards their duties and re-
sponsibilities. The Chief
Guestof theInvestitureCer-
emony was Rev Fr Soosai
Mani, President JXEA who
was formally welcomed by
Rev Fr Varkey Perekkatt,
Manager. The theme of the
event was ‘Young Shoulders
Wield Responsibili-
ties’ which focused on the
shoulderingof dutiesbythe
students which would pre-
pare them to become better
citizensinthefuture. RevFr
Varkey Perekkatt, Manager
blessed the students, fol-
lowed by the address of Rev
Fr Dr Raymond Cherubin,
Vice-Principal & Ad-
ministratorandRevFr
Dr Sherry George,
Vice-Principal&Treas-
urer. Rev Fr Dr A Rex
Angelo,Principaladdressed
the council and congratu-
lated them on their appoint-
ment while also emphasiz-
ingontheirresponsibilities.
The students were awarded
badges followed by the oath
of the Core Council.
Mangla Prasad Singh (UP)
celebrated his birthday
on 24 November, Tuesday.
We wish him all the best!
HAPPY B’DAY!BUZZ...
RAJ: Tanuja Vyas
from the Pink City
solemnising the Tulsi
Vivah on Thursday.
Tulsi Vivah is a Hindu
festival, where the Tulsi
plant, considered to
be an avatar of Lord
Vishnu is worshipped. It
signifies the beginning
of the wedding season.
GUJ: Ahmedabad’s
Bhadra Fort and Siddi
Saiyyed Mosque
remained deserted on
the final day of the
World Heritage Week
marked from 19 to 25
November. The entry
has been disallowed in
heritage monuments
owing to the COVID-19
pandemic.
FROM UTTAR PRADESH...
Police officials
were seen
penalising people
who were not
wearing masks
in Lucknow on
Wednesday. The
officials also
distributed masks
to the people
who were seen
unmasked.
Spreading
Positivity!
S
habnamistan
Jabeen is an
actor and mod-
el from Pink
City,whoisabeliev-
er in positivity
and hard work.
She wishes to
spread positivity to
peoplearoundherand
feels that one must al-
ways have a great pas-
sion for achieving
goals and dreams.
—City First
INVESTITURE CEREMONY
Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left) Parul and Ravi Nayyar,
Swena and Champa Lal Choudhary
The Bride- Swena
Dr Sudipto Chakravarty Malvika Shaktawat
Vaibhav Gehlot’s tweet
Shabnamistan Jabeen
During the Investiture Ceremony of St. Xavier’s College, Jaipur
—PHOTOS BY SUMIT KUMAR
—PHOTOBYHANIFSINDHI

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