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RAJASTHAN
1,005
DEATHS
76,015
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
2,962 DEATHS 91,329 CASES
DELHI
4,369 DEATHS 1,67,604 CASES
WORLD
8,32,541
DEATHS
2,44,85,143
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
33,82,152
CONFIRMED CASES
61,675
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
23,444 DEATHS 7,33,568 CASES
TAMIL NADU
KARNATAKA
Corona scare at CMO and CMR as 10 officials found positive
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: In what could
be termed as a shocking
development ten per-
sonnel of the chief min-
ister’s office (CMO) and
residence (CMR) have
been tested positive for
coronavirus on Thurs-
day, raising concerns
for officials. Consider-
ing the gravity of the
situation, sensitive
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, keeping imind
the security of people,
ordered an immediate
cancellation of all his
meetings with guests so
as to keep them safe
from the virus.
One of the most cru-
cial meeting, Turn to P6 Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
 Gehlot calls off cabinet meet, appeals
to people not to visit CMR or CMO
 Sensitive CM approves motivation
amount for healtcare workers
New Delhi: Claiming
that an “Act of God”
may result in contrac-
tion of economy this fis-
cal, Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman,
who chaired the 41st
GST Council meeting,
said the GST shortfall
in FY21 was around Rs
2.35 lakh crore.
Following a mara-
thon five-hour meeting,
Sitharaman said two op-
tions of compensating
states were discussed
while asserting that
there was no proposal to
raise tax rates to make
up for the shortfall.
The Centre on Thurs-
day gave two options for
compensating states on
the Goods and Services
Tax (GST) to bridge rev-
enue shortfall as the
economy faces a pros-
pect of contraction in
current fiscal year due
to COVID-19 crisis.
The first option pro-
vides a special window
to states in consultation
with the Reserve Bank
of India (RBI) to pro-
vide Rs 97,000 crore at a
reasonable rate of in-
terest. This money can
then be repaid after five
years from the collec-
tion of cess. The second
option is that the entire
GST compensation gap
of Rs 2.35 lakh of this
year can be met by
states in consultation
with the RBI.
The Finance Minis-
ter chaired the meeting
which was also attend-
ed by Minister of State
for Finance Anurag
Thakur, finance minis-
ters of various states
and union territories
and senior officers from
the Centre and states.
Turn to P6
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Thurs-
day declined to pass or-
ders to allow mourning
processions across the
country during Muhar-
ram while observing
that it will lead to chaos
and the targeting of a
particular community
for spreading COVID-19.
A Bench headed by
Chief Justice SA Bobde
said it will not pass or-
ders that could risk the
health of many people.
“You (petitiner’s advo-
cate) are asking for
vague directions for the
whole community in
the country. Jagannath
Puri case was one spe-
cific place where Rath
was to go from point A
to B. If it was one spe-
cific place we can assess
the danger and pass or-
ders,” the bench told
the advocate appearing
for the petitioner.
Turn to P6
‘ACT OF GOD’ MAY CONTRACT
ECONOMY THIS FISCAL: SITA
States stare at Rs 2.35 lakh crore GST revenue
shortfall; Centre gives 2 options to borrow via RBI
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
said on Thursday that
his government’s re-
solve for ‘Aatmanirbhar
Bharat’ is not inward-
looking, but aimed at
boosting India’s capa-
bilities and global
peace, and also for help-
ing the world economy
become more stable.
Speaking at a defence
industry outreach semi-
nar, Modi said India’s
self-reliance on defence
capabilities will boost
its standing of being a
net security provider in
the Indian Ocean, make
it a defence supplier for
many friendly coun-
tries and deepen strate-
gic ties.
Wooing private play-
ers, he asserted that the
import embargo on a
number of defence
equipment is not only
aimed at curbing im-
ports but also giving a
boost to the domestic
industry. He said more
items will be added to
this import embargo
list later.
He noted that India
has long been one of the
biggest defence import-
ers in the world and
rued that enough atten-
tion was not paid to aug-
menting domestic pro-
duction in the past de-
spite the country having
inherited a capable eco-
system at the time of
Independence. Turn to P6
Atmanirbhar Bharat is for
stable global order: PM
My govt has been making efforts to end red tapism
to help defence sector become self-reliant, says Modi
SC refuses
permission for
Muharram
processions
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairing 41st GST Council meeting via VC where MoS Finance
Anurag Thakur, Finance Ministers of States and UTs and senior officers were also present.
PM Modi addresses during Atmanirbhar Bharat Defence Industry
Outreach Webinar via video conferencing on Thursday.
—PHOTOANI
—PHOTO ANI
ASHOK GEHLOT
@ASHOKGEHLOT51
The present times
require Govt adopts a
sympathetic approach
& takes steps to
provide relief to the
common people. As
#RahulGandhi ji points
out, NDA govt’s policies
are only to support the
rich & to put burden on
the common people,
which is not the right
approach.
MAKEN’S VISIT COULD BE POSTPONED
Aditi Nagar
After 3 MLAs and 10 CMO and CMR staff testing positing for
Corona, there is fresh speculation that the proposed Sun-
day visit of Rajasthan AICC incharge Ajay Maken may be
postponed, for the time being. MLAs come in contact
with CMO and CMR staff and there is a speculation that
they may have also got infected for which it is believed
that they will undergo testing. Moreover, since Maken
also had to meet legislators, considering the current
development, his meet may stand postponed. Notably,
Chittorgarh MLA Chandrabhan Singh Akya also tested
positive for the virus and since he had taken part in the
opposition’s protest in the state assembly, now all
the legislators will have to be tested. In fact
Congress MLAs had also come in touch
with Akya who later met CM also.
FLOATING
ON HOPE!Floating vegetable markets, on the
scenic Dal Lake of Kashmir, came into
existence as a means of sustenance after
Coronavirus pandemic hit the tourism
sector the most. Many boatmen can be
seen ferrying vegetables that are produced
in the interiors of the lake, instead of
tourists these days! —PHOTO BY PTI

First India Bureau
Jaipur: Lieutenant
General Manoj Ku-
mar Mago took over
the command of
‘Chetak Corps’ from
Lieutenant General
Ajai Singh on Wedne-
day. The statement
read, “The General
Officer is an alumnus
of Indian Military
Academy, Dehradun
and was commis-
sioned into the elite
‘Brigade of the
GUARDS’. He is an
alumnus of Defence
Service Staff College,
Wellington, Higher
Command Course,
Mhow and National
Defence College, Del-
hi. The General Of-
ficer has been award-
ed Yudh Seva Medal
and Sena Medal
(Twice) for distin-
guished services.”
“The General offic-
er has rich operation-
al experience of 35
years across all ter-
rainandhasservedin
Siachen, Kargil Sec-
tor, Desert Sector,
seven tenures in
Counter Insurgency
OperationsinJammu
& Kashmir, Naga-
land, Assam and with
the Strategic Forces
Command,” it read.
The statement fur-
ther read, “The Gen-
eral Officer has been
aninstructoratArmy
War College, prestig-
ious Counter Insur-
gency and Jungle
Warfare Institute
(CIJW) and GUARDS
Regimental Centre.”
The General Officer
was tenanting the ap-
pointment of Direc-
tor General Opera-
tional Logistics and
Strategic Move in the
Army Headquarters,
prior to taking over
the Chetak Corps, it
added.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: An all India on-
line painting and slo-
gan competition on the
theme of Covid-19 has
been organised jointly
by Bharat Scout and
Guides and Jawahar
Kala Kendra, Jaipur.
The purpose behind
such an event is to con-
tinuously spread aware-
ness about Covid-19 and
also to create hope, faith
andpositivity among
people facing an uncer-
tain future, specially
young people.
Closure of schools
and uncertainly of vari-
ous examinations have
created unprecedented
anxiety. Restrictions on
movement resulting in
confinement to house
has heightened irrita-
bility. In the final phase
of nation wide painting
and slogan competition,
2284 entries have been
received from all over
the country. The final
round of selection has
been done on 27. August,
2020 at the State Head-
quarters of Rajasthan
Unit of Bharat Scouts
and Guides. Kiran Soni
Gupta, former Director
General of Jawahar
kala Kendra and Addi-
tional Chief Secretary
of the Department of
Art, and Culture pre-
sided over the final
round of selection.
First India Bureau
Jaipur:BJPstategeneral
secretary Chandrashek-
har held discussion with
local party leaders and
workers during his two
day visit to Bikaner, Gan-
ganagar and Hanuman-
garh districts.
The discussions were
mainly focused on
strengthening the party
at booth level, apart
from other organisa-
tional matters. He also
asked the party workers
to prepare a plan for
holding agitations to
corner the state govern-
ment over various is-
sues related to the pub-
lic. During the visit,
Chandrashekhar in-
spected the under-con-
struction district level
party office. Saffron par-
ty is focusing on estab-
lishing party offices
owned by district unit.
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Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Election
Officer Praveen Gupta
held a virtual meeting
in the secretariat and
gave instructions to all
divisional commission-
ers and district collec-
tors regarding the time
bound execution of
preparation of updated
electoral rolls along
with taking feedback of
theworkdoneuntilnow.
Gupta stressed on error
free voting lists with all
newvotersattaining the
voting age, as of 1 Janu-
ary 2021, and maximum
possible Divyang voters
added to the updated
list.Helaidemphasison
verification of polling
booths by 15 December
ensuring repairs, if re-
quired or identification
of new booths if old one
is deemed unfit. He also
asked the district collec-
tors to change the old
EVMs, appoint BLOs
wherever required, pro-
mote the online partici-
pation of voters in the
whole process of updat-
ing the rolls and cor-
rectly verify the epic
and other documents.
ACEO Krishna Kunal
and other officers re-
mained present during
the interaction.
It is noteworthy that
the electoral rolls start-
ed updating on 10 au-
gust and the whole pro-
cess will be completed
by publication of up-
dated electoral rolls 15
January 2021. The ra-
tionalization of polling
booths is being done
from 10 august and will
be complete by 31 Octo-
ber. By 31 August the er-
rors in epic and other
documents will be re-
moved. The sample elec-
toral rolls will be pub-
lished between 1-15 No-
vember, 16 will be re-
served for accepting
objections, special drive
onSaturdays&Sundays
between 16 Novem-
ber-15 December and all
objections and claims
will be settled by 5 Janu-
ary 2021. ECI will clear
the draft electoral rolls
by 14 January and the
final publication of the
electoral rolls will be
doneby15January2021.
Gupta keen on prep of updated electoral rolls
VIRTUAL DIRECTIVES
Cong to hold demo across
Raj against NEET, JEE exams
Birla’s efforts
bring JEE exam
centre to Kota
Cong’sprotestsreflectdoublestandards:Ramlal
‘Agitation will be
intensified if govt
holds the exam’
Mathur bats
for Made in
India iPhone
Party has also decided to run ‘SpeakUpForStudentSafety’ campaign online
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Amid growing
concern on JEE, NEET
exams in the country,
Congress in Rajasthan
will hold demonstra-
tions on Friday in front
of allcentregovernment
offices in the state de-
manding postponement
of the exams.
The party has also
decided to run a digital
campaign SpeakUp-
ForStudent Safety on
social media.
PCC president Go-
vind Singh Dotasara
said that students are
pressing for their de-
mands for postpone-
ment of exams in view
of continuous spread
of coronavirus in the
country but the govern-
ment is adamant on its
stand for conducting
the exams.
“The decision to hold
the exams has put lakhs
of students and their
family members in trou-
ble. The students are in
panic and stress and the
centre should listen to
them,” Dotasara said.
He said that Con-
gress will hold a dem-
onstration in front of
all central government
offices at district head-
quarters in the state on
Friday at 11 am.
In Jaipur, the demon-
stration will be held at
MNIT gate on JLN road
which will be partici-
pated by Dotasara and
other party leaders.
Hesaidthatsocialdis-
tancing norms will be
followed during the pro-
tests. The centre has al-
ready clarified that
there will be no rethink
onpostponingtheexam.
While the NEET is
scheduled to be held on
September 13, JEE-
Main has been planned
from September 1-6.
Around 8.58 lakh candi-
dates have registered for
JEE–Mainand15.97lakh
students have registered
for NEET. The JEE-
Mains was originally
scheduled to be held
from April 7-11, but
postponed to July 18-23,
NEET-UG was original-
ly scheduled for May 3,
then pushed to July 26.
They were postponed
again for September.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Speaker Om Bir-
la has come to the rescue
of JEE aspirants from
Kota and nearby areas.
in 2009 the JEE exami-
nation centers in Kota
were discontinued and
all the students of the
Hadoti area had to trav-
el to other cities to take
the prestigious en-
trance exam which
made it more taxing fi-
nancially, physically
and mentally for both
the candidates and
their parents. The af-
fected lot had been de-
manding examination
centers in Kota for a
long time now,
Lok Sabha speaker
OM Birla raised the is-
sue with central educa-
tion minister Ramesh
Pokhriyal Nishank and
apprises him of the per-
fect conditions availa-
ble in Kota for holding
the exams.
Nishank in turn had
assured him of a posi-
tive action. Now central
education ministry and
IIT Delhi have given
their consent for the
same principally which
will be followed by offi-
cial orders soon.
A 4 member team of
the central HRD minis-
try has submitted its
report after visiting
Kota and now there are
bright chances that
Kota will have examina-
tion centers for the up-
coming JEE 2020 ex-
ams.
It will be after 11 long
years that the hadoti
candidates will sit for
JEE exams in the edu-
cation hub of Kota.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Accusing the
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot of following dou-
blestandardsonholding
examinations,BJPchief
spokesperson Ramlal
Sharma on Thursday
said that the state gov-
ernment is going to hold
severalexamsincoming
days which reflects dou-
ble standards of Gehlot.
He said that Gehlot is
raising questions on
NEET and JEE exams
and demanding that the
exams should be post-
poned but his own gov-
ernment is scheduled to
conduct Pre D.El.Ed
exam on 31 August.
“The chief minister’s
stand with regards to
NEET and JEE exams
is contrary to what his
government is doing in
the state. This has ex-
posed the double stand-
ards of the govern-
ment,” he said.
Sharma said that
nearly 4 lakh candi-
dates are likely to ap-
pear in the Pre D.El.Ed
exams. He said that the
Congress government
should have one stand.
National Eligibility
cum Entrance Test
(NEET) is scheduled to
be held on September 13
and engineering en-
trance exam JEE-Main
has been planned from
September 1-6.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Youth Congress
on Thursday held dem-
onstrations in all dis-
tricts of Rajasthan de-
manding postponement
of NEET and JEE exam-
inations in view of co-
rona pandemic.
Newlyappointedstate
president of Youth Con-
gressGaneshGhograled
the protest in Dungar-
pur. The youth congress
workers holding plac-
ards shouted slogans
against the centre and
demanded that the ex-
amsshouldbepostponed
looking at the spread of
coronavirus across the
country.Theleaderssaid
that the agitation will be
intensifiedif thegovern-
ment goes ahead with its
plan of holding the
exam. Limited number
of youth congress work-
ers participated in pro-
tests due to pandemic.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP nation-
alvicepresidentOm
Mathur on Thurs-
daysaidthatthepro-
duction of the latest
iPhone SE (2020) in
India will push the
economy and gener-
al job opportunities.
He said that this
will make the
phone cheaper as
well. Mathur tweet-
ed that after the
iPhone 7, iPhone
XR and iPhone 11,
the production of
Apple company’s
latest iPhone SE
(2020) is being pro-
duced in India. He
said this would
help the company
avoid an import
duty of 20% and
will be available at
a cheaper price.
Lt Gen MK Mago
assumes command
of ‘Chetak Corps’
Online event to create corona
awareness among youth
Chandrashekhar
visits Bikaner to
focus on party
prep in the dist
FAULTLESS LIST
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Home
department has is-
sued guidelines for
the upcoming festi-
vals to all district col-
lectors and magis-
trates, SPs, Police
C o m m i s s i o n e r s
Jaipur & Jodhpur and
concerned DCPs.
The order released
specifically talks
about Muharram fall-
ing on 30 August and
Anant Chaturdashi to
be celebrated on 1
September.
The communica-
tion from the home
department reminds
of all guidelines is-
sued by the central
and state govt from
time to time and all
SOPs agreed upon
due to the ongoing
epidemic.
It stresses strict
compliance of all pri-
or issued instructions
including restrictions
on congregations.
The order also
alerts the police for
any miscreants want-
ing to take advantage
of the situation on
communal lines and
disturb the law & or-
der situation.
Govt issues advisory
on upcoming fests
Ramlal Sharma
Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Mago
Chandrashekhar in Bikaner
All India online painting and slogan competition was organised
jointly by Bharat Scout and Guides and JKK.
Om Mathur
Youth Cong protesting against the central govt for NEET & JEE exams in Jaipur.
—PHOTOBYSANTOSHSHARMA
CEO Praveen Gupta along with election department officials
during VC on Thursday.
Om Birla

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Gandhi Nagar
and Durgapura railway
stations in Jaipur have
received ISO certificate
for providing passen-
gers amenities in a
clean and green envi-
ronment.
The certification is
another feather in the
cap of the Gandhi Na-
gar railway station
which became an all-
women railway station
in 2018.
The certificates will
be valid for three years
and audit will be done
every year. Durgapura
railway station and
Gandhi Nagar railway
stations were at 3rd
and 5th position in
cleanliness survey last
year.
Further improve-
ment in facilities at
both the stations is like-
ly after the ISO
14001:2015 certificate.
Gandhi Nagar rail-
way station became an
all women railway sta-
tion in 2018. The Station
is fully operated by
women, be it station
master to ticket checker
or the security staff.
The station has two
platforms, one opens to-
wards Tonk road and
the other towards Bajaj
Nagar, and it is the sec-
ond busiest station af-
ter Jaipur junction.
2 rly stations from city get ISO Certification
FOR CLEAN & GREEN ENVIRONMENT
ANOTHER FEAT
Father-daughter
attempt suicide,
girl survives
First India Bureau
Kota: A father and
daughter attempted sui-
cide by hanging them-
selves in Makbara po-
lice station area. Ijjat
Hussain died while his
daughter Farishta has
been admitted at the
MBS hospital in serious
condition.
According to the po-
lice they attempted sui-
cide due to family alter-
cations. Farishta, who
se in-laws are in Bundi,
was having a troubled
marriage. Hussain was
upset with this along
with other family ten-
sions which he was fac-
ing led him to take the
extreme step. The body
of the father was hand-
ed over to the family
after the post mortem.
‘Injustice to levy fuel
charges amidst corona’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP MP from
Rajsamand and state
general secretary Diya
Kumari took over the
state govt for insensitiv-
ity towards the electric-
ity consumers.
She demanded that
the state govt should
waive electricity bills
for three months for all
consumers. She also
said that the fuel sur-
charge levied should
also be taken back. She
said that she appeals
and requests the state
govt to waive off elec-
tricity bills for three
months and take back
the fuel surcharge.
She stated that the
people are already ex-
hausted fighting coro-
na, with unemployment
& people being sacked
and business scene be-
ing precarious, it would
be injustice to recover
the fuel charges
Diya Kumari
@KumariDiya
I request and appeal to
the state government
to pardon the electricity
bill for three months and
take back the decision
on fuel surcharge.
@ashokgehlot51
@RajGovOfﬁcial
@Bjp4Rajasthan
#Rajasthan
Bislapur project sr
asst held taking bribe
First India Bureau
Tonk: The Anti Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB)
has trapped a senior as-
sistant employed with
the Bisalpur project ac-
cepting bribe.
According to ASP Vi-
jay Singh, Devpura resi-
dent Udda Lal Keer had
demanded some infor-
mation under the Right
to Information from the
Bisalpur rehabilitation
office at the ADM office.
Senior assistant
Niranajan Singh de-
manded Rs 3,000 as a
bribe in lieu of the copy
of the old records, Udda
Lal in turn brought the
matter to the notice of
ACB.
ACB after verifying
the complaint, laid its
trap and arrested the ac-
cused red handed ac-
ceptingRs2,500asbribe.
‘Need to expedite process for
NH projects’ compensation’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: ACS (PWD)
Veenu Gupta informed
that the speed of set-
tling the compensation
issues of national high-
way projects has taken
up in past one month as
Rs 128 crore compensa-
tion for land acquisi-
tion has already been
distributed by the de-
partment.
She emphasized that
there was need to fur-
ther expedite the pro-
cess. ACS Veenu Gupta
was analyzing all the
projects in the state and
was taking stock of the
situation through a vid-
eo conference.
Additional collectors
and Sub division offic-
ers from 31 districts and
94 sub divisions attend-
ed the video conference.
She asked officers to
expedite the compensa-
tion distribution while
organising the amps fol-
lowing the corona
guidelines.
She stressed on tak-
ing the district collec-
tors along while settling
the disputed matters.
Gupta asked officers to
take along the patwaris
wherever the applica-
tions for compensation
were less.
ACS said that wher-
ever compensation was
already given the hand
over of the concerned
land to the deputed
agency should also be
taken at priority.
She asked officers to
make the acquisition
data online at the earli-
est. Secretary (PWD)
Chinn Hari Mena,
Chief Engineer (NH)
DR Meghwal, Chief En-
gineer ( Road Trans-
port & SH) & Regional
Oficer Ashwini Kumar,
Regional Officer (NH)
Pradeep Mudgal and
other officers were pre-
sent during the VC.
Veenu Gupta
UDH town planner
Mittal suspended
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Urban De-
velopment department
has suspended senior
town planner Mukesh
Mittal, for alleged ir-
regularity in a land al-
lotment case.
The official was sus-
pended on the direction
by the UDH minister
Shanti Dhariwal, fol-
lowing irregularity in
the allotment of a strip
of land, when Mittal
was posted in Ajmer De-
velopment Authority .
UDH headquarters
will be his reporting of-
fice during the suspen-
sion period.
Mittal has been a con-
troversial officer during
the previous BJP gov-
ernment’s tenure also.
According to sources,
he was transferred in a
matter which was re-
lated to penalty amount
on illegal construction
in Manipal University.
The matter had
reachedtothethenChief
minister Vasundhra
Raje following which he
was transferred.
Mukesh Mittal
Col Rajyavardhan
Rathore @Ra_THORe
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COVID UPDATE: THURSDAY BRINGS 1,345 NEW CASES, 13 DEATHS; JHOTWARA SUBURBS OF JAIPUR TO CLOSE BY 7.30 PM
DEATH TOLL CROSSES 1,000 MARK IN RAJFirst India Bureau
Jaipur: State reported
1,345 new cases of coro-
na for consecutive sec-
ond day and death toll
crossed the 1,000 mark
on with 13 deaths on
Thursday.
Jodhpur had 233 new
cases followed by 225
from Jaipur, 129 from
Kota, 121 from Alwar,
113 from Ajmer, 55 from
Bhilwara, 54 from Rajsa-
mand, 30 each from Pali
& Sikar, 27 from Ban-
swara, 26 from Bikaner,
25eachfromJhalawar&
Pratapgarh, 23 from
Bundi, 19 each from
Dausa & Udaipur, 18
from Bharatpur, 12 each
from Baran, Dungarpur
& Jhunjhunu, 10 from
Chittorgarh, 8 each
from Dholpur & Sawai
Madhopur, 6 each from
Hanumangarh & Jais-
almer, 5 from Jalore tak-
ing tally to 76,015. 3
deaths were reported
from Jaipur, 2 each from
Jodhpur & Kota and one
each from Bharatpur,
Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chu-
ru,Jaisalmer&Udaipur
taking toll to 1005.
Chittorgarh MLA
Chandrabhan Singh
Akya tested positive.
DSP of Udaipur police
also tested positive. The
markets on Jhotwara
suburbs of Jaipur will
close by 7.30 pm. Sing-
hana in Jhunjhunu will
be under curfew until
August 29. Baran has ex-
tended the lockdown un-
til August 30.
Prayers answered! Religious
places to reopen on Sept 7
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Five months
long wait of devotees
is going to end on 7
September with the
government’sdecision
to reopen religious
places across the state.
Priests and the
management of reli-
gious places have
started preparations
for the reopening as
per the guidelines of
the state government.
The state govern-
ment announced on
Wednesday that the re-
ligious places in the
statewillreopenfrom7
September, ending the
long wait by devotees.
The temples were
closed ever since the
lockdown was an-
nounced in March in
view of coronavirus
spread.
Kailash Sharma,
Mahant of Moti Dun-
gari Ganesh Mandir,
said that arrange-
ments will be made to
ensure social distanc-
ing in the temple. Six
personswillbeallowed
in the temple at one
time and alcohol free
hand sanitizer will be
used.Circleshavebeen
drawn and additional
arrangementsforhand
washingisbeingmade.
The devotees will not
beabletooffer‘Prasad’
inthetemple.However,
they can purchase the
‘Prasad’fromtheshops
outside the temple.
Additional security
personnel will be de-
ployedincasethenum-
ber of visitors is high.
He informed that
visitors will not be al-
lowed during ‘Aarti’.
Also, he said, chil-
dren below 10 years
and elderly people will
not be allowed in the
temple. Sharma has
requestedthedevotees
to follow the guide-
lines. The arrange-
ment of online dar-
shan will continue.
In Hazrat Meer Kur-
ban Ali Sahab dargah,
hand sanitizers will
be kept and Namaz
will be offered while
ensuring social dis-
tancing. No one with-
out a face mask will be
allowed, Dr Habibur-
rahman Niyazi, Sajja-
da Nashin said.
—FILEPHOTO
Nirala Temple
Sanwaliya Seth temple mgmt
cancels jaljhulani ekadashi fair
First India Bureau
Chittorgarh: District
collector KK Sharma
cancelled the famous
jaljhulani ekadashi fair
of Sanwaliya Seth
along with restrictions
on any religious con-
gregation or procession
between August 28-30 in
and around the temple
premises.
ADM Mukesh Kalal
who is de facto CEO of
the temple committee
has appealed to all devo-
tees not to gather in
mandafiya and offer
prayers at their homes
this year due to corona.
around 10 lakh devotees
from across the country
gather for the jaljhulani
ekadashi fair which is
held for three days. The
fair features cultural
programmes, ramleela,
rasleela, rath yatra and
the Bevan procession
attended by devotees
from Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra, Gujarat
and Rajasthan itself.
According to an esti-
mate the cancellation
of the three day event
will be a loss of Rs 20
crore.
The temple collects
around Rs 50 crore eve-
ry year as donation.
The temple this year
was closed in March
and has already missed
the janmashtami festi-
val. The temple might
have lost its income but
it is timely paying sala-
ries of about Rs 1 crore
per month unlike some
big & famous temples in
the country.
—FILEPHOTO
Sanwaliya Seth Temple
—FILEPHOTO

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IN-DEPTH
n Tuesday, the
Reserve Bank of
India painted a
grim picture of
the economy
and the forecast was even
more dismal. For the first
time, the economy is likely
to contract, and regaining
the pre-COVID momen-
tum soon is unlikely due to
the severe impact on con-
sumption. The RBI said in
its annual report, “Private
consumption has lost its
discretionary elements
across the board, particu-
larly transport services,
hospitality, recreation,
and cultural activities,”
with the urban consump-
tion demand suffering a
bigger blow and the poor-
est being the hardest hit.
States, where separate
lockdowns were equally re-
sponsible for the contrac-
tionof theeconomy,arenot
in a happy situation either.
With the COVID-hit states
shutting down economic
activities that could have
given a boost to consump-
tion and employment, capi-
tal expenditure and pay-
ment of salaries to employ-
eesof healthandeducation
sectors have been delayed
forlackof funds.Thestates
nurtured hopes of getting
the last four months’ com-
pensation of Goods and
Services Tax (GST), which
accounts for nearly 42 per-
cent of their tax revenues.
But disappointment was in
store for them at the GST
Council meeting chaired by
Finance Minister Nirmala
Sitharaman who described
theeconomicsituationasan
“extraordinary act of God.”
With the economic activ-
ity remaining at a stand-
still for months, a shortfall
of Rs 2.35 lakh crore in
GST collection for fiscal
2021 is estimated. The fi-
nance minister has given
the states one week’s time
to consider the two options
placed before them to meet
the financial crunch.
Eventually, the Centre may
turn to the RBI for relief.
O
AN ‘ACT OF GOD’ IS
RUINING ECONOMY
he question of
whether the Na-
tional Eligibility
Entrance Test
(NEET) and the
Joint Entrance Examina-
tions (Main) should be held
in view of the pandemic
finds that some Opposi-
tion-ruled states and the
Centre are not on the same
page. At a video conference
with Sonia Gandhi, chief
ministers of seven non-
BJP ruled states like West
Bengal, Maharashtra,
Jharkhand, Punjab, Ra-
jasthan, Chhattisgarh, and
Puducherry it was agreed
that they would file a peti-
tion in the Supreme Court
challenging the Centre’s
decision to hold the two ex-
aminations in September.
Mamata Banerjee of West
Bengal said that announce-
ment of exam dates when
the movement of trains
and flights was not smooth,
will mean difficulty for stu-
dents in reaching their
exam centres. Uddhav
Thackeray concurred with
Mamata’sview.Odishaand
the DMK of Tamil Nadu
also opposed the move.
The Supreme Court has
already dismissed a peti-
tion seeking deferment of
the two exams. A Bench
headed by Justice Arun
Mishra said, “Life cannot
be stopped. We have to
move ahead with all safe-
guards…Covid may con-
tinue for a year more. Are
you going to wait for an-
other year? The Solicitor-
General also assured the
court that all precautions
will be put in place in view
of the pandemic. Another
petition at this juncture
would be pointless.
If the Centre is to be be-
lieved over 10 lakh out of
15.97 lakh NEET aspirants
and 7.5 lakh out of 8.5 lakh
JEE aspirants have down-
loaded admit cards for the
examstobeheldinSeptem-
ber.Forstudents,thechoice
between the fear of virus
andcareerisadifficultone.
The tug of war is on.
T
CENTRE MAY HAVE
ITS WAY ON NEET, JEE
A self-realised person who is
free from lust and anger, and
who has subdued the mind
and senses easily attains
nirvana. —Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
SPEAK
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TWEET
Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
@DrRPNishank
#NEP2020 facilitates India’s journey
towards a knowledge economy. The
policy will make education holistic &
give students the ﬂexibility to make
their own choices. This approach
will help the nation in meeting UN’s
sustainable development goals by
2030. #NEPTransformingIndia
Shashi Tharoor
@ShashiTharoor
Salaried professionals &the middle
class are hurting, as @RahulGandhi
rightly points out. The crushing
weight of fuel prices, inﬂation,
unemployment are ignored &
healthcare & education neglected
by this Govt. All of us in @ProfCong
stand behind @INCIndia in
demanding justice
he Congress Working Com-
mittee recent decision au-
thorising party interim
President, Sonia Gandhi to
continue leading the party
till the next session of the
All India Congress Com-
mittee, has led to murmurs
of resentment.
There is unrest over indefi-
nite delay in the transition of
power despite the clamour
for Rahul Gandhi’s return to
steer the party before Bihar
elections this year and As-
sembly elections next year. It
defies logic as to why Rahul
who has had enough expo-
sure to public life and has
beenamemberof Parliament
since 2004 behaves like a re-
luctant bride when it comes
to assuming responsibility.
Party insiders say that
the candid letter by nearly
two dozen Congressmen
calling for a complete
overhaul of the party
should be treated with the
urgency it deserves. No-
body is willing to wait in-
definitely to allow the BJP
to move closer to achieving
its goal of a Congress
mukt Bharat ( India free
of Congress). Congress
watchers fear that if the
party high command over-
looks constructive sugges-
tions of the letter writers,
it should be prepared to
face similar dissension.
The letter seeking a revival
of the party and “ full time
and effective leadership”,
was reportedly debated for a
full seven hours- including by
the daring letter writers in
the stormy CWC meeting by
52 members but did not yield
any dramatic results. Sonia
Gandhi, who has been the in-
terim president of the party
since August 2019, had of-
fered to resign on the expiry
of her term on August 10. She
asked the CWC to start the
process to find a new chief
but many leaders, including
former Prime Minister Dr
Manmohan Singh, urged her
to continue until such time as
the new president is elected.
Summing up party cadre
sentiments, a Congress
worker remarked, “It does
not really help if Sonia
and Rahul keep taking
turns on party presidency.
At least the letter by the
Congress leaders has
served as a wake-up call. It
seems they have sensed a
threat and figured out that
they miscalculated their
permanence. They now
fear a real non-Gandhi op-
ponent may dethrone
them. Sonia’s health is not
on her side. Rahul is reluc-
tant. So, why don’t they
bring Priyanka Gandhi
who is a natural leader and
has a striking resemblance
to her charismatic grand-
mother and the late Prime
Minister Indira Gandhi? “
It is now expected that the
All India Congress Commit-
tee will meet sometime in the
New Year to elect Sonia Gan-
dhi’s successor.
It is worth recalling that
it took a lot of cheerlead-
ing and clamour to coax
Rahul Gandhi to steer the
Congress and finally, the
day dawned in December
2017, when he did take
over as Congress Presi-
dent, amid celebrations.
His elevation enthused the
young party cadres about
a new look Congress and
gave the veterans a chance
to check out the gene pool
of the great-grandson of
India’s first Prime Minis-
ter, Jawaharlal Nehru.
In an interview in March,
former Law Minister
Ashwani Kumar said that Ra-
hul Gandhi owes it to the Con-
gress to resume president-
ship and dispel uncertainty
about the future leadership
issue as the party does not
have the luxury of time. “We
know that when Rahul Gan-
dhi resigned and a process
was initiated to identify other
leaders, not a single name
emerged as an alternative.”
Perceived to be a reluc-
tant politician, Rahul de-
cided to resign within 18
months of taking charge
as Party President. Along
with the party’s rout in the
2019 polls, came the Con-
gress humiliating defeat
in the the Amethi Lok Sab-
ha seat, a stronghold of
the party in Uttar Pradesh
and a seat Rahul had held
from 2004 to 2019.
This safe Congress seat
has been represented by four
members of the Nehru–Gan-
dhi family but was breached
by Union Minister Smriti
Irani of the BJP. Irani who
had lost to Rahul Gandhi in
the 2014 Lok Sabha polls
managed to defeat Congress
chief Rahul Gandhi by 55,120
votes in the 2019 elections.
Thankfully, Rahul won the
Wayanad Lok Sabha seat in
Kerala, by a large margin.
In his formal resigna-
tion as Party President on
July 3 last year, Rahul
said, “ As President of the
Congress Party, I am re-
sponsible for the loss of
the 2019 election.”
Former Union Minister,
Mani Shankar Aiyar who
was unfairly suspended from
the Congress says, “The Gan-
dhis are keeping the party
together. The Congress needs
another Panchmarhi like ses-
sion because it will give us an
opportunity for an ideologi-
cal dialogue. “
Asked if there is room
for a non-Gandhi to take
charge of the party. Aiyar
who can feel the pulse of
the party said, “ Can I en-
visage the Congress with-
out the Gandhis? I have
been through it. Narasim-
ha Rao was President of
the Congress. Then, he
was followed by Sitaram
Kesri. In these eight years,
the Congress party split
into several parts. Even I
walked out. We have found
out that it is the Congress
party that gives us the
most important require-
ment of any political par-
ty- its unity. The Gandhis
are keeping the party to-
gether. Even top leaders
who could be candidates
for the post of the party
President feel that under
them, it would be difficult
to keep the party together.
There is no point in having
a very educated leader
who can keep the party to-
gether. Therefore, they
CWC asked Sonia Gandhi
to continue and when the
AICC session takes place
six months later, we will
make up our minds.”
Interestingly, both Priyan-
ka Gandhi Vadra have said
on many occasions that the
Congress President should
be out of the Gandhi family.
Sonia Gandhi offered to
resign before the CWC
meeting and asked the
apex decision-making
body to start the process to
find a new chief. Despite
the heated debate over the
letter, many leaders, in-
cluding former Prime
Minister Dr Manmohan
Singh urged her to contin-
ue until such time as the
new president is elected.
Although the leaked letter
was labelled by many as a let-
ter bomb that would create a
riftintheparty,nothingof the
sort happened. In an exem-
plary display of political as-
tuteness, Sonia Gandhi man-
agedtokeeptheflocktogether
by calling the Congress “one
big family” which has differ-
ences and different views on
many occasions but in the
end, it comes together as one.
Asked to respond to the
public perception that the
Congress does not have a
truedemocracyinitsranks,
Aiyar said, “ Just look at
the composition of the 23
letter writers. Several of
them have risked their posi-
tion.Thereisnoreprimand.
No action has been taken
against them and most im-
portant of all, the four rep-
resentatives in the working
committee of the 23 signa-
tories have accepted the
CWC resolution.”
While the young party cad-
res find themselves fairly di-
rectionless in the absence of
an active full-time party Presi-
dent, party insiders say that
the transition of power from
SoniaGandhitoRahulGandhi
cannot be shelved indefinitely
as an AICC session half a year
away is too long in Politics.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
AICC SESSION HALF A YEAR AWAY TO NAME
SONIA’S SUCCESSOR IS TOO LONG IN POLITICS
T
Party insiders say
that the letter by
nearly two dozen
veteran, middle-
aged and young
Congressmen
calling for an
overhaul of the
party may just be
a starting point.
Nobody is willing
to wait indefinitely
to allow the BJP to
move closer to its
political slogan of
a Congress mukt
Bharat ( India free
of Congress).
Congress watchers
fear that if hard
decisions are not
taken well in time,
the party high
command should
be prepared to face
similar dissension
as the one that
surfaced before
the recent CWC
session
IT IS WORTH RECALLING THAT IT TOOK A LOT
OF CHEERLEADING AND CLAMOUR TO COAX
RAHUL GANDHI TO STEER THE CONGRESS AND
FINALLY THE DAY DAWNED IN DECEMBER 2017
WHEN HE DID TAKE OVER AS CONGRESS
PRESIDENT AMID CELEBRATIONS
TRIPTI
NATH
The writer is a senior Delhi based
journalist. She has been writing on
politics, diplomacy and social sector

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INDIAJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
STUDENTS WANT JEE, NEET EXAMS
CONDUCTED AT ALL COST: POKHRIYALNew Delhi: Over 17
lakh candidates have al-
ready downloaded their
admit cards for JEE and
NEET, and this shows
that the students want
the exams to be conduct-
ed at any cost, Union
Education Minister
Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nis-
hank’ said on Thursday.
The minister’s com-
ments come against the
backdrop of a growing
chorus for postpone-
ment of the medical and
engineering entrance
exams in view of spike
in COVID-19 cases.
“National Testing
Agency (NTA) officials
told me that over 7 lakh
candidates have down-
loaded JEE-Main admit
cards while over 10 lakh
aspirants have down-
loaded NEET admit
cards. This shows that
students want the ex-
ams be held at any
cost,” Pokhriyal said.
“We have received
mails from students
and parents who are in
favour of holding ex-
ams as they have been
preparing for the exams
from at least two three
years,” he added.
While the National
Eligibility cum En-
trance Test (NEET) is
scheduled to be held on
September 13, engineer-
ing entrance exam JEE-
Main has been planned
from September 1-6.
Around 8.58 lakh can-
didates have registered
for JEE Main and 15.97
lakh students have reg-
istered for NEET.These
exams have already
been deferred twice in
the wake of the corona-
virus pandemic.
—PTI
PIL ON PM
CARES FUND
DISMISSED
HC MAY HEAR
GUNJAN SAXENA
MOVIE PIL TODAY
CORONIL: SC
REFUSES TO
ENTERTAIN PIL
HC STAYS IBC PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST ANIL AMBANI
Nagpur: The Nagpur bench
of Bombay HC dismissed a
PIL seeking a declaration of
funds received by the Prime
Minister’s Citizens Assis-
tance and Relief in Emergen-
cy Situation (PM CARES), a
charitable trust created by
the Union government amid
the COVID-19 pandemic. All
reliefs sought in the plea are
refused, a division bench
of Justices Sunil Shukre
and Anil Kilor said while
dismissing the public inter-
est litigation (PIL) filed by
advocate Arvind Waghmare.
New Delhi: The Delhi HC
is likely to hear a Public
Interest Litigation (PIL)
against Jahnvi Kapoor star-
rer Netflix movie “Gunjan
Saxena – The Kargil Girl”
on Friday, seeking a stay on
the streaming of the film,
alleging that it portrays a
negative image of the Indian
Air Force (IAF). The petition
filed by NGO Justice For
Rights Foundation through
advocate Amit Kumar
Sharma is likely to come up
for hearing before the High
court on Friday, August 28.
New Delhi: SC declined
to entertain a plea by
Chennai-based firm
assailing a Madras HC
order that stayed a Rs 10
lakh penalty on Patanjali
Ayurved and restrained
it from using the trade-
mark Coronil. A bench
comprising CJ SA Bobde
& Justices AS Bopanna
& V Ramasubramanian
allowed the petitioner to
withdraw plea. The top
court also allowed the
petitioner to pursue the
matter in the Madras HC.
New Delhi/ Mumbai: Delhi HC stayed bankruptcy
proceedings against Anil Ambani in a case where
he had furnished personal
guarantee for loans extended
to Reliance Communications
(RCom) and Reliance Infratel. A
Division Bench of Justices Vipin
Sanghi and Rajnish Bhatnagar
also restrained Ambani from
transferring, encumbering or
dealing or disposing of any of his assets or his
rights or beneficial interest till the next date of
hearing, October 6. The proceedings against the
petitioner under Part-III of the IBC (Individual
Insolvency) shall remain stayed, the Delhi HC order
said. The court also made it clear that proceedings
will continue against the corporate debtor. Notices
have been issued to the Centre, SBI and others.
New Delhi: The SC
reserved its order on a
plea filed by fugitive
businessman Vijay
Mallya seeking a re-
view of its May 2017
order holding him
guilty of contempt for
transferring USD 40
million to his children
in violation of the
court’s order.
A bench of Justice
UU Lalit and Justice
Ashok Bhushan re-
served the order after
hearing both the par-
ties in the case.
It further said that
there were two allega-
tions against Mallya,
failure to disclose his
assests and siphoning
off money. Mallya is an
accused in a bank loan
default case of over Rs
9,000 crore involving
his defunct Kingfisher
Airlines and is pres-
ently in the United
Kingdom.
Earlier, the apex
courthadaskedMallya
about the ‘truthful-
ness’ of his disclosure
of assets & transfer of
money to his children.
SC reserves order on Mallya’s plea
seeking review of 2017 order
‘PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE
BUSINESS NOT TO BE LEAKED’
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha
chairperson M Venkaiah
Naidu has written to
heads of Parliamentary
committees to ensure
that proceedings of the
committees related to
the subject matters or
legislative bills under
their consideration and
examination are not
leaked to the media. In
the letter, Naidu has asked
committee chairpersons
to urge the members of
their respective commit-
tees to strictly adhere to
the existing provisions
and directions related to
confidentiality and refrain
from divulging informa-
tion to the media till the
reports are presented
to the House. The RS
chairperson said it is not
permissible to do so.
‘PHASE 6 OF VANDE BHARAT
MISSION TO BEGIN FROM SEPT 1’
New Delhi: The Ministry of External Affairs said
the phase 6 of the Vande Bharat Mission to repa-
triate Indians stranded abroad due to COVID-19
pandemic will begin on September 1. Speaking
on Vande Bharat Mission’s Phase 5, Anurag
Srivastava, MEA Spokesperson, said the phase
will culminate on August 31. “Phase 6 of Vande
Bharat Mission scheduled to begin on Sept 1,
based on an assessment of demand by our mis-
sions abroad, flights are being rescheduled by Air
India group & private carriers,” he said.
INDIAN RAILWAYS SET TO MEET
ALL ENERGY NEEDS BY 2030
New Delhi: Indian Railways would meet its en-
ergy consumption needs of more than 33 billion
units by 2030, said Union Railways Minister Piy-
ush Goyal during a meeting with key stakeholders
on Thursday, adding that solar plants of 20 GW
capacity would be installed by the same year on
the Railways’ vacant land. In a bid to empower
Indian Railways to be energy self-sufficient (Atma
Nirbhar), solar power plants are expected to be
available on a mega scale and boundary walls
along the track would also be constructed.
RAJNATH SINGH LAUNCHES
‘DGNCC’ APP FOR NCC CADETS
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
launched a mobile appli-
cation to assist in online
training of NCC cadets in
the country. “In view of
the restrictions imposed
by COVID-19, training
of NCC (National Cadet
Corps) cadets has been
affected adversely as it
is mostly contact-based
training,” the Ministry of
Defence said in a state-
ment. Since schools and
colleges are not likely to
open in the near future,
it was felt that training
to NCC cadets should
be imparted utilising the
digital medium. The mo-
bile app, called “DGNCC”,
aims at providing NCC
cadets all training mate-
rials on one platform, the
statement added.
IN THE COURTYARD
The students are everyone’s children.
There is no ‘government’s side’ or
opposition in this matter. The future,
career and safety of the students are our
topmost priority. After several requests from
parents and students from across the country,
it has been decided that the exams will take
place as scheduled.
—Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Union Education Minister
Chennai: DMK President MK Stalin has written a
letter to CMs of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Kerala
and Odisha to approach SC for postponement the
NEET and the JEE exams due to coronavirus pan-
demic. The letter said that the decision had been
taken to postpone the exam in June 2020 mainly
because the conditions were not conducive & there
was hope that normality will return soon. —ANI
New Delhi: Further delay in conducting medical
and engineering entrance exams NEET and JEE will
lead to a ‘zero academic year’ and any quick alter-
native to the crucial exams will dilute the quality of
education and have cascading effects, according to
Directors of several Indian Institutes of Technology
(IITs). The IIT Directors appealed to students to
trust the institutions conducting the exam.
MK STALIN URGES CMS OF 4 STATES
TO APPROACH SC ON NEET, JEE
DELAY IN JEE, NEET WILL LEAD TO
‘ZERO YEAR,’ SAY IIT EXPERTS
CONG PROTEST
POLITICALLY
MOTIVATED: BJP
ODISHA CM DIALS
PM MODI TO
CANCEL EXAM
Hyderabad: Telangana
BJP leader NV Subhash
said, “The Oppn stuck
to their guns without
really understanding the
concerns of students.
The demand of Sonia
Gandhi & CMs of its
allied parties is nothing
but a political drama.”
Bhubaneswar: Odisha
Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik dialled PM
Narendra Modi
requesting him to
postpone NEET and
JEE-2020 examinations
in the view of COVID-19
pandemic and heavy
flood in the state.
New Delhi: Congress
leader Kapil Sibal, who
was among those who
wrote a letter to party
chief Sonia Gandhi
seeking organisational
overhaul, alleged that
party leader Jitin Pras-
ada is being targeted in
UP & termed it as ‘un-
fortunate.’ Prasada, a
former union minister,
was among the signato-
ries to the letter that
sought an active and
full-time party presi-
dent. Prasad is also a
special invitee to the
CWC.
“Unfortunate that Ji-
tin Prasada is being of-
ficially targeted in UP.
Congress needs to tar-
get the BJP with surgi-
cal strikes instead of
wasting its energy by
targeting its own,”
Sibal said on Twitter.
Reacting to it, another
Congress leader, Man-
ish Tewari who was
also a signatory to the
letter, posted a single
word “Prescient” on
Twitter.
The Lakhimpur
Kheri District Congress
reportedly passed a res-
olution demanding ac-
tion against Prasad, a
leader from UP, & has
accused his family of
being against Gandhi
family. Jitender Prasad,
father of Jitin Prasada,
had also unsuccessfully
contested for post of
Congress Prez against
Sonia Gandhi in past.
New Delhi: Senior
Congress leader, Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad, who
was among 23 leaders
who sent a letter to Con-
gress president Sonia
Gandhi calling for
sweeping changes in
the party, on Thursday
strongly pitched for
elections to the Con-
gress Working Commit-
tee and said the party
chief should be elected
and it is their “victory”
that the party will have
“full-time president” af-
ter six months.
He also pitched for
elections to the key or-
ganisational posts of
state chief and district
chief. “Anyone who has
a genuine interest in
the internal working
dynamics of Congress
would welcome our pro-
posal to have every state
and district president
as being elected. The
entire Congress Work-
ing Committee should
be elected,” Azad said.
Azad, who is LoP in
Rajya Sabha, defended
the move to write the
letter and said their ef-
fort was to make the
party strong and active
and those who simply
got “appointment
cards” continue to op-
pose their proposal.
Answering a query,
Azad referred to the
stormy meeting of the
Congress Working
Committee and said
both Sonia Gandhi and
party leader Rahul Gan-
dhi showed statesman-
ship. “In fact Rahul
Gandhi & Sonia Gandhi
said let’s do election
within a month but we
said it’s not possible, So
it’s our victory that af-
ter six months we will
have a full-time presi-
dent,” he said. —ANI
‘Unfortunate, Prasada is being targeted in UP’
Our victory that Cong will have full-time
president after six months, says Azad
Indiamaysetup
unifiedairdefence
commandinOct
New Delhi: Amid the
ongoing conflict with
China, the Department
of Military Affairs has
hastened the process of
restructuring the
armed forces as the new
air defence command
under the IAF may
come up at Prayagraj
around the second week
of October this year.
The air defence com-
mand is proposed to be
set up alongside the
Central Command
Headquarters of the
IAF which controls im-
portant air bases in-
cluding Agra, Gwalior
and Bareilly.
The aim of the com-
mand is to combine the
resources of the three
services under one com-
mand and activate it to
protect the air space of
the country. The De-
partment of Military
Affairs under CDS Gen-
eral Bipin Rawat has
been given the mandate
to create joint military
commands. —ANI
Army Chief
releases book on
national security
Army Chief General
MM Naravane released
a book titled “National
Security Challenges:
Young Scholars’
Perspective” penned by
university students. The
authors all university
students ranging from
undergraduate level
to doctoral candidates
have written on varied
themes concerning
national security.

INDIAJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
‘Act of god’...
“Two options were
placed before states. We
told them that we will
facilitate talking with
RBI and help getting G-
security linked interest
rates so that each state
does not have to strug-
gle for loans,” said Si-
tharaman.
“The states have re-
quested us to lay down
both options in detail,
and give them seven full
working days to deliber-
ate on it and get back. A
brief GST Council
meeting may be held
again,” she said.
“Once the arrange-
ment is agreed upon by
GSTCouncil,wecanpro-
ceed fast and clear these
dues and also take care
of the rest of financial
year,” said Sitharaman.
These options will be
available only for this
year. In April 2021, the
Council will review and
decideactionforthefifth
year.
Sitharaman said the
first option has two legs.
One: the Centre facili-
tating states through
RBI in getting loans for
the portion arising out
of GST implementa-
tion. Two: the gap aris-
ing in compensation
due to the extraordi-
nary situation and Act
of God in the form of
COVID-19.
She emphasised there
will be no rate increases
to make up for the short-
fall in cess.
Finance Secretary
Ajay Bhushan Panday
said the total GST com-
pensation to be paid
during April to July is
Rs 1.5 lakh crore as
there was hardly any
GST collection due to
COVID-19 nationwide
lockdown.
Atmanirbhar
Bharat...
Asserting that a new
mindset has emerged on
his government’s
watch, hesaiditis work-
ing to boost domestic
manufacturing and de-
veloping new technolo-
gies with the maximum
role for the private sec-
tor.
His government has
opened the way for 74
per cent FDI (Foreign
Direct Investment) in
defence production
through automatic
route, he noted.
SC refuses...
“We cannot pass gener-
al orders. It is not pos-
sible to give general di-
rections. It will create
chaos and a particular
community will be tar-
geted for spreading
COVID,” the Chief Jus-
tice said. The apex court
said it will not pass or-
ders that could risk the
health of so many peo-
ple, the Bench observed
while asking petitioner
Sipte Mohammad that
he may approach the
High Court.
Corona scare...
the state cabinet meet-
ing, which was sched-
uled to take place from 5
PM at the chief minis-
ter’s residence, was
called off at the last mo-
ment when it was learnt
that one after the other
several officials have
been tested positive.
Meanwhile, in a haste
the ministers were
called and alerted of the
cancellation of meeting
while informing them
of the reason too. Nota-
bly, several ministers
were well on their way
for the meeting and had
to return back.
Considering the situ-
ation, CM Gehlot has ap-
pealed to people and
said, “In this situation,
it will not be possible to
hold meets with people
whocomefromdifferent
parts of the state. Hence
you should not travel
with this goal. Everyone
should help the govern-
ment in spreading the
awareness about Coro-
na while taking care of
their own health as
well.”
To meet CM, previ-
ously, a process has to be
followed and those who
wish to meet the chief
ministerhavetocomein
contact with security
staff and other person-
nel at the CMO and resi-
dence. With the ever
present threat that
someone travelling to
meet Gehlot may get in-
fected, the meetings
have been called off.
Meanwhile, all the
staffers, both at the
CMO and CMR will now
be tested for coronavi-
rus. It is likely that the
chief minister too will
be tested.
However, during the
day Gehlot announced a
‘motivation’ package for
healthcare workers as
now motivation amount
will be provided to nurs-
es,paramedicalandsup-
port staff on Corona
dedicated centres. Ac-
cording to the approved
proposal, the amount is
to be given from 1st Sep-
tember to 30th Novem-
ber wherein a medical
health workers posted
in the Covid ICU will be
given 200 rupees per day
while those posted in
the Covid ward and oth-
er places will receove
100 rupees per day. How-
ever the amount will be
paid to only those
health workers who are
posted in government
institutions.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: After 75,760
new cases were record-
ed in the last 24 hours,
India’s coronavirus tal-
ly crossed 33-lakh mark
on Thursday, according
to the Union Ministry
of Health and Family
Welfare (MOHFW).
With 1,023 new
deaths, the cumulative
toll has reached 60,472
deaths. The COVID-19
case tally in the coun-
try climbed to 33,10,235
including 7,25,991 ac-
tive cases, 25,23,772
cured/discharged/mi-
grated.
With 1,73,195 cases,
Maharashtra has the
highest number of ac-
tive cases and 23,089 pa-
tients succumbed to the
disease in the state.
According to the In-
dian Council of Medi-
cal Research (ICMR),
9,24,998 samples were
tested on Wednesday
and over 3.85 crore
samples have been
tested so far.
According to the Un-
ion Health Ministry,
Delhi has a recovery
rate of 90 per cent fol-
lowed by Tamil Nadu
with 85 per cent.
Bihar stood at num-
ber three with a recov-
ery rate of 83.80 %. As-
sam has the lowest
CFR of 0.27% in the
country. —ANI
India’sCovidcountcrosses33Lmark
75,760 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours
Lucknow: UP CM Yogi
Adityanath directed the
officials to maintain
special vigil in Luc-
know, Kanpur Nagar
,Gorakhpur and Shah-
jahanpur and further
strengthen the medical
facilities in the four dis-
tricts in view of the
COVID-19 situation.
In a meeting with
senior officials, he
stressed the need for
continuing all efforts to
break the chain of in-
fection, for which, he
said surveillance, con-
tact-tracing and door-
to-door survey play an
important role. —PTI
Keep special vigil in 4
dists:Yogi to officials
A woman disinfects the bench before giving swab sample to a health worker in New Delhi.
UP MINISTER
TESTS POSITIVE
Chandigarh: Union
MoS for social justice
and empowerment
Krishan Pal Gurjar, 63,
tested positive for Cov-
id-19.
Gurjar, who is the
BJP MP from
Faridabad, tweeted
saying, “I have tested
positive and am under-
going treatment. I urge
all those who came in
my contact over the
past few days to take
coronavirus seriously
and get themselves
tested,” he said.
Union Minister
Krishan Pal
Gurjar infected RaGa targets Centre over
vaccine, says,‘No signs of it’
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
has once again lashed
out at the central gov-
ernment for not having
a vaccine to fight the
coronavirus disease
which has affected over
three million people in
India. “A fair and inclu-
sive Covid vaccine ac-
cess strategy should
have been in place by
now. But there are still
no signs of it. GOI’s un-
preparedness is alarm-
ing,” Gandhi tweeted.
He also attached his
previous tweet on the
topic. He had hit out at
Centre over RBI’s latest
warning on economic
contraction.—Agencies
CBI is doing its job well: Adv
New Delhi: Vikas Sin-
gh, lawyer of Sushant
Singh Rajput’s father
KK Singh, said if the
CBI takes actor Rhea
Chakraborty into cus-
tody without any hard
evidence and she gets
bail, then the entire ex-
ercise would be coun-
ter-productive.
“CBI is doing its job
well and no one should
find faults in it. How-
ever, if the CBI takes
Rhea Chakraborty into
custody without any
hard evidence and she
gets bail, then the en-
tire exercise would be
counter-productive,”
Vikas Singh told media
here. Singh further
asked why Rhea did not
inform Sushant’s fami-
ly if the actor was fac-
ing any mental issue.
“Eight hard disks,
which were destroyed
by Rhea indicates some
sort of conspiracy in
the death of Sushant.
She destroyed hard
disks to hide evidence
that can be used in the
future against her,” he
said. If the ‘drug issue’
as reported by some me-
dia channels is true,
may widen the scope of
probe, he had said.
NCB team to start ‘analysing
network’ of drug ring
Mumbai: The Narcot-
ics Control Bureau
(NCB) team from Mum-
bai has been asked to
start “analysing the
network” of the drug
ring in the city in con-
nection with Sushant
Singh Rajput death
case. Moreover, it has
also been asked to look
into the overall Bolly-
wood drug network as
well. “Meanwhile, a
team has been formed
and left from Delhi for
investigation in the
drugs-related matter in
the Sushant Singh Ra-
jput death case,” Rake-
sh Asthana, Director
General, NCB said.
The NCB on Wednesday
registered a case
against actor Rhea
Chakraborty & others
in connection with the
case. —ANI
CBI questions Rhea’s brother Showik
Mumbai: Actor Rhea
C h a k r a b o r t y ’ s
brother Showik
Chakraborty arrived
at the DRDO guest for
questioning by the
CBI, which is probing
actor Sushant Singh
Rajput’s death case, a
police official said.
This is the first time
that a member from
Rhea Chakraborty’s
family is being ques-
tioned by the (CBI) in
the case of Rajput’s
death. —ANI
There is a
threat to
my life
and my family’s
life. Only asking
for assistance, to
cooperate with the
various agencies
that have asked
us.
—Rhea Chakraborty, Actor
Pak team visits
Dera Baba Nanak
Chandigarh: A four-
member survey team
from Pakistan on
Thursday held a meet-
ing with Indian offi-
cials over the construc-
tion of a part of a
bridge under the Kar-
tarpur corridor pro-
ject in their territory.
India had already
constructed its 100-me-
ter long portion of the
bridge as part of the
Kartarpur corridor
project. Pakistan is yet
to build the bridge on
its side.
The meeting took
place on the Indian
side of the bridge at
Dera Baba Nanak in
Punjab’s Gurdaspur
district, officials said.
Theirs (Pakistan)
was a survey team.
They were four per-
sons led by a senior
surveyor while three
others were assisting
him, said Jatinder
Singh, V-P of Ceigall
India Limited, which
executed the construc-
tion work of the cor-
ridor.
They came here to
survey the 100-meter
bridge which we have
constructed on our
side, said Singh.
He said Pakistan is
to build a 260-meter
portion of the bridge
over the low-lying area
in its territory. —ANI
KAUN BANEGA TRAI CHAIRMAN ?
The name of former 1983 batch IAS officer,
Binoy Kumar is also in circulation for the post of
Chairman TRAI.
Secretary MoS, P Srivastava to get
extension ?
Grapevine has it that Secretary and Chief Statisti-
cian, Pravin Srivastava is being given six months’
extension. He is scheduled to retire on August
31. Though another one year extension to CBDT
Chairman PC Mody beginning September 1 is
considered a certainty. Now it is learnt that top
bureaucracy is now supporting candidature of the
CBDT Member SK Gupta for the post of Chair-
man. However, the entire picture will clear in a
couple of days.
16 IAS officers retiring in August
As many as 16 IAS officers of various cadres
and batches are retiring in August, 2020. They
include: Aninido Majumdar of AGMUT cadre;
Hector Marwein, Lona R Sangma, Sajeeda Ismal
Rashid and Alak Kumar Saharia of Assam-Me-
ghalaya; Rajneesh Mahajan, Durgesh Nandan,
Uday Kumar Singh of Bihar; AA Ramanuj of
Gujarat; Praveen Kumar of Haryana; Dr Ashok
Kumar Bhargava of Madhya Pradesh; RR Mane
of Maharashtra; Dr Suhel Akhtar of Manipur; Dr
Karan Avtar Singh, Kahan Singh Pannu of Punjab;
Ram Chandra Dhenwal of Rajasthan.
CS, Delhi likely to join Govt of India
Vijay Dev is likely to join the Govt of India. He is
already empanelled as Secretary at the Centre.
A 1987 batch AGMUT cadre IAS officer, Dev is
presently posted as the Chief Secretary in Delhi
government.
Four IPS officers likely to be
transferred from Delhi Police
Four AGMUT cadre IPS officers are likely to be
transferred from Delhi police. They are - Satish
Golcha, RS Krishnia, Niraj Thakur and Anand
Mohan. These IPS officers are posted as Special
Commissioner in Delhi Police.
Four IPS officers likely to join Delhi
Police
Four AGMUT cadre IPS officers are likely to join
the Delhi Police. They are Balaji Srivastava, SBK
Singh, Sanjay Beniwal and Deependra Pathak.
They are all ADG level officers and have complet-
ed their tenure outside Delhi.
Transfers & postings of Railway
officers
Chetna Meena has been transferred from North
Western Railways to South East Central Railways,
while Vikram Singh Shekhawat was posted to
CORE and PKB Meshram gets posting to West
Central Railways. Similarly, A K Srivastava has
been appointed to South Eastern Railways; Aditya
Mangal as ADRM/JP and Neeraj Mouriya was
posted on North Western Railways after returning
from training.
Interviews for Chairman, State Bank
of India on Aug 28
The Bank Board Bureau (BBB) will hold inter-
views for the post of Chairman, State Bank of
India (SBI) on August 28, 2020.
Review of extension to EDs in Public
Sector Banks on Aug 28
The Bank Board Bureau (BBB) will be deliberating
on the agenda of extension of Executive Directors
in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) on August 28, 2020.
Review of eligible candidates for EDs
in Public Sector Banks on Aug 28
The Bank Board Bureau (BBB) will review eligible
candidates for the position of Executive Directors
(EDs) in Public Sector Banks (PSBs) on August
28, 2020.
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3 Nat’l Sports Award
winners test positive
New Delhi: Three win-
ners of this year’s Na-
tional Sports Awards,
including badminton
player Satwiksairaj
Rankireddy, have tested
positive for COVID-19
and will not attend the
virtual ceremony on
August 29, the Sports
Authority of India
(SAI) said on Thursday.
The SAI said that 65
of the 74 awardees will
attend the first-ever vir-
tual National Sports
Awards from its centres
across the country due
to the pandemic.
“There are 74 awards
in seven categories. To-
tal 65 award winners
will be attending the
function, Nine award
winners will not attend
due to several reasons
like being quarantined,
tested positive, ill
health or not in the
country etc,” the SAI
said in a statement.
“Three award win-
ners after having tested
positive will not attend
the function,” it added
without giving names.

NEWSJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
UNCHARTERED
WATERS FOR
DEVNANI
When a political party hands
out a job to its worker
which is actually suited for a
junior level member, does it
mean that the party trusts the
said worker with crucial task
or does it mean that the said
worker has been demoted?
While the real truth behind the
way political game is played
on day to day basis cannot
be ascertained, however, the
conundrum certainly has given
a point to debate on to the
BJP members. It Is being said
that former minister Vasudev
Devnani is not a contended man
especially after the recent announcements
on party positions. But why is it so?
Well, Devnani is a senior leader who is
known to enjoy extremely close ties in
RSS too and is counted as one of the
reliable party faces as well. However in the
recent ‘shuffle’ Much junior Anita Bhadel
has been made a state-level spokesperson
while Devnani is merely a panelist now,
along with BP Saraswati and Ashish
Chaturvedi! Interestingly, this means that
now even the new faces of saffron party’s
organization in Rajasthan ie the newly
appointed individuals will be able to order
Devnani as to which debate he has to be
present in, a development which no self-
respecting senior political will gulp down
easily. —Aishwary Pradhan
MAKING ENDS MEET!
Even wondered how do the MLAs earn
to sustain their families. After all, they
are also human and need resources as
much as the next guy for keeping their
families fed and for the ‘miscellaneous’
expenses involved in politics. Well a
person becomes MLA for a term of five
years, on completion of which they have
to contest again. But if they
loose they might not have a
chance to earn again and thus
several MLAs have ‘businesses’
running to ‘make ends meet’.
On similar lines, a female
legislator has invested a huge
amount in a fitness centre.
The MLA had been running
about the ‘power corridor’ of
Transport Department for past
several months for the approval,
however, she met with a wall on
every trial. But the ‘badabandi’
came as a blessing in disguise
for her as, during those 35
days, the woman got in touch
with the ‘concerned’ and got
the work done!
—Shivendra Parmer
NWR keeps freight loading
on track in corona period
Represent your cases
properly: HC to roadways
Deputy Commissioner (customs)
shifts 78 office superintendents
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Despite corona
related challenges, the
North Western Railway
registered progress in
freight loading in the
last four months.
The freight loading
this year till July stands
at 5.1 million tonnes
which is almost equal to
the freight loading reg-
istered during the same
period last year.
The railway is focus-
ing on freight loading to
ensureanuninterrupted
supply of goods and es-
sential items to the parts
of the country during
the corona pandemic.
Also, the railway has
increased the speed of
goods trains by an aver-
age of 75 percent and
increased business de-
velopment units.
NWR’s chief public
relations officer Abhay
Sharma said that busi-
ness development units
have been set up at zon-
al and division level and
unit members are ap-
prising industrialists
of various attractive
schemes.
First India Bureau
Jaipur. Rajasthan High
Court has ordered the
Executive director (Le-
gal) RSRTC to make ar-
rangements for proper
representation of road-
ways for legal proceed-
ings in the court.
The court gave the or-
ders while hearing the
case of a roadways driv-
er Man Singh relieved
from services.
Advocate Kunal Raw-
at had expressed his
displeasure on road-
ways not replying to
questions raised during
the hearing on time and
the court had ordered
the executive director
(legal) to appear in the
court personally.
The court asked the
ED (legal) to make ar-
rangement for timely
replies by roadways
along with proper
representation in all
cases.
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur.DeputyCommis-
sioner (Customs) Sunta
Verma has transferred
78 office superinten-
dents in pursuance of
instructions from Cus-
tom Commissioner Sub-
hash Agrawal. On Au-
gust 21 the office super-
intendents posted at
CGST and Central Ex-
cise office were deputed
in the customs of-
fice. The 78 officers have
been deputed at various
customs offices across
the state. 25 officers have
been transferred to the
Jaipur headquarters
while 13 will give their
services at the Jaipur In-
ternational airport. %
have deputed at RAJSI-
CO, 3 with AFPO, 6 su-
perintendentshavebeen
transferredtoICD,CON-
COR, Jaipur, 3 to ICD,
CONCOR, Kathuwas,
Alwar and one to ICD,
CONCOR, Kota.
10 office superinten-
dents will render their
services henceforth at
the customs office in
Jodhpur while 12 have
beenpostedattheborder
offices.
Soon the transfers of
custom inspectors are to
follow in which about 80
inspectors will be shunt-
ed from their existing
postings.
yderabad: ETV
Network compet-
ed a glorious 25
years in the info-
tainment industry
on 27 August.
The journey
that began in 1995 went on
to set new benchmarks in
the regional broadcast are-
na, making ETV as one of
the popular television
channel networks. Eenadu
Television Pvt Ltd, popu-
larly called ETV Network,
successfully completed 25
years presenting diverse
content and in-depth info-
tainment to enthrall view-
ers on Thursday.
The founder of ETV Net-
work, Ramoji Rao, known
as Chairman Garu to his
team who is like family to
him and Telugu Bidda to
the Telugu people among
whom he enjoys huge pop-
ularity is a simple man
with a far-sighted vision
and a positive ap-
proach to life
and work. K
Bapineedu,
CEO ETV
N e t w o r k
has been at
his side
t h ro u g h -
out, a key
figure in
e n s u r -
i n g
Ramoji’s vision and man-
date across the Network!
ETV Network has a loyal
and established viewership
among the Telugu speak-
ing population across the
world. It is said that around
7 crore viewers watch ETV
daily and about 1.5 crores
watch ETV channels at any
given point of time.
The 25-year milestone
assumes significance in
terms of several bench-
marks and standards that
the network had set con-
sistently. ETV Network is
also the first Indian pri-
vate satellite channel to
establish a state-of-the-art
private earth station in the
country for a robust up-
linking facility. The jour-
ney began way back on
27th August 1995 when the
network launched the first
channel, ETV Telugu – the
maiden Telugu infotain-
ment channel, tapping the
cultural ethos and striking
a chord with millions of
viewers. Spear-
heading the
growth of the re-
gional television
channels in In-
dia, ETV Net-
work has the dis-
tinction of being
South India’s
first 24 hours en-
tertainment satel-
lite television channel.
ETV Network went on to
command a prominent po-
sition through high-quali-
ty entertainment and re-
sponsible journalism. To-
day, ETV Network owns a
bouquet of channels
across different genres
which includes news,
health, lifestyle, food, pure
entertainment, reality
shows and more.
A much-appreciated
show is the “Padutha
Theeyaga” – the celebrated
music talent show hosted
by Padmabhushan SP Bal-
asubrahmanyam. Padutha
Theeyaga, a timeless mu-
sic show and has been con-
sistently alluring music
lovers and connoisseurs. It
is a feast of sorts for music
lovers where the legendary
singer descended on the
TV show and transformed
it with his magnetic pres-
ence. The show can be
termed as the most impact-
ing platform to launch new
talent and to date has con-
tributed scores of promis-
ing singers to the enter-
tainment industry. Some
of these singers have at-
tained star status in the
course of time.
Another major achieve-
ment is the Ramoji Film
City, built by Ramoji Rao in
1996 an integrated film stu-
dio complex located in Hy-
derabad, India. Spread over
1666 acres, it is the largest
integrated film city in the
world and as such has been
certified by the Guinness
World Records as the larg-
est studio complex in the
world. The Guardian de-
scribed Ramoji Film City
as a “city within a city.” It
is also a popular tourism
and recreation centre, con-
taining natural and artifi-
cial attractions including
an amusement park.
Around 1.5 million tourists
visit the place every year.
ETV celebrated its Silver Anniversary
with a simple cake cutting ceremony
at Hyderabad where Sujay, grandson
of Ramoji Rao cut the cake
ETV ke 25 Saal
BEMISAAL!
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
H
On completion of a glorious 25 years tenure, I person-
ally salute and congratulate a towering Shri Ramoji
Rao and his deputy and Man Friday Bapi ji for creating
a new history in the history of regional television in
this country. They are the pioneers of this field. Even
today, at 84 years of age, Shri Ramoji continues to be a source
of inspiration for all of us. When I joined ETV as CEO in 2008,
for the first four years I worked under the leadership of Shri
Ramoji with Bapineedu ji, Rajesh, Madhu and others and it was
a wonderful experience of learning and joy; so much that after
years they are still family to me.
After that for another five years, I worked with Reliance under
the leadership of Mukesh Bhai and Manoj Bhai, the new face of
ETV as News18, which was a memorable era too, as was my
time with Rahul Joshi.
I have been indeed fortunate that I got a lot of love and
affection along with a free hand under both leaderships,
ETV and Reliance and I am really grateful to them.
—JAGDEESH CHANDRA
—FILE PHOTO
Ramoji Rao, Bapineedu,Vijayeswari, Sailaja, Reches, Sahari,
Sujay, Brihati, Sohana,Vinay, Kiron and Rama Mohana Rao
Sujay cutting the cake with family members
Ramoji Rao with
Bapineedu and Sujay
Ramoji Rao hugs Sujoy
Ramoji Rao and Jagdeesh Chandra

Time is a great Equalizer. All of
us have exactly the same number
of hours and minutes daily, to
use sensibly or while away.
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2NDFRONTPOSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Continuing
with its trend of reg-
istering massive
sales in the ongoing
Wednesday Auction
festival, this week
too, the RHB has
made large strides by
selling 236 properties
in the state and
amassing a revenue
of Rs 36.66 crore. No-
tably, more than 213
houses were sold under
the Housing on Install-
ment scheme, which
gave the board a reve-
nue of Rs 29.10 crore.
Along with this, 23
residential plots
were sold through e-
auction generating a
revenue of Rs 7.56
crore for RHB.
It is worth men-
tioning that the sell-
ing price of plot num-
ber 117/343 in Man-
sarovar Yojana was
Rs 45 thousand per
square meter, which
is sold for Rs 88 thou-
sand per square me-
ter and in Pratap Na-
gar Yojana plot number
77/163, whose selling
price was Rs 32,500
thousand per square
meter, has been sold for
Rs 61,500 per square
meter. “It is the result
of the relaxation of
payment terms by
the Board along with
better publicity, that
has resulted in these
plots garnering such
high rates in the auc-
tion,” said Pawan
Arora, commission-
er, RHB.
“16 properties worth
Rs 2 crore 88 lakh were
sold in Jaipur Circle I
and 24 properties worth
Rs 8 crore 93 lakh were
sold in Jaipur Circle II.
Similarly, 10 properties
worth Rs 1 crore 38
lakh were sold in Jodh-
pur Circle First and
Second. Moreover, 44
properties worth Rs 4
crore 88 lakh in Kota
circle, 72 properties
worth Rs 6 crore 18
lakh in Bikaner circle,
13 properties worth Rs
1 crore 40 lakh in
Udaipur circle and 34
properties worth Rs 3
crore 45 lakh in Alwar
circle were sold,” he
said.
Notably, for the
first time in the
Board’s history, hous-
es are being made
available to the com-
mon man at an easy
156 monthly install-
ments of 13 years
with huge discounts
of up to 50 per cent in
45 schemes in 39 cit-
ies under the Hous-
ing for all scheme.
Board amasses over `36 cr as 236 properties sold this week
RHB’S BUMPER WEDNESDAY
Raje,Chandrashekhar meet
fuels‘gharwapsi’speculation!
Socialdistancingtobefollowed
duringParlsession,saysBirla
Barmer man
held for spying
for Pakistan
Govt putting surcharge
burden on people: Poonia
Pay state’s GST dues: Kalla to Centre
THE FORMER CM HAD MET BJP PREZ NADDA REGISTERING
HER DISPLEASURE AT HER CAMP LEADERS BEING SIDELINED
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Former Chief
Minister Vasundhara
raje has become ac-
tive in the saffron
party and the result
of her ‘activity’ can
be seen on the organ-
isation’s steps now.
This can be gauged
from the fact that a
few days back, Raje
held a long discus-
sion with V Satish,
Chandrashekhar and
Satish Poonia at
BJP’s state head-
quarters, wherein
the three men contin-
ued to take interest
in Raje’s suggestions
and on her words.
The importance giv-
en to Raje can be easily
witnessed in the list of
BJP media cell team is-
sued two days back
wherein Raje’s sup-
porting leaders have
been given due place.
The development is
interesting since till
recent past, Raje
‘camp’ leaders
claimed of not being
given due place in the
saffron party and the
matter had heated to
such an extent that
the former chief min-
ister had to meet par-
ty’s national presi-
dent JP Nadda in
New Delhi and ap-
prise him of her dis-
pleasure.
But the inclusion of
several Raje camp faces
in media team came as
a surprise to many. For
example MLA from
Ajmer South Anita
Bhadel and former leg-
islator Abhishek Ma-
toriya are considered
to be from Raje camp
and Bhadel has been a
former minister too in
Raje government.
Moreover, it is also
believed that Raje
and Chandrashekhar
have also spoken at
length on the possi-
ble return of Manv-
endra Singh and
Ghanshyam Tiwari
since the organisa-
tion wants to know
of Raje opinion on
this issue.
It should be noted
that Tiwari had float-
ed his own party be-
ing in the BJP and
started targeting
Vasundhara from
that platform where-
as Manvendra Singh
contested the elec-
tion from Jhalawar
on Congress’s ticket.
It is being said that
Raje has informed
Chandrashekhar of
her stand on the mat-
ter.
Moreover, there is
speculation that if
these leaders return to
the saffron fold, then
leader like Surendra
Goyal may also return.
New Delhi: Lok Sab-
ha Speaker Om Birla
on Thursday said a
smooth transaction
of the business of
Parliament during
the Monsoon Ses-
sion in view of COV-
ID-19 is his priority
and all guidelines
pertaining to social
distancing will be
adhered to during
the session.
In a series of tweets
from the Lok Sabha
speaker’s Twitter han-
dle, Birla said he
chaired a meeting on
Thursdaytoreviewthe
preparations for the
upcoming session and
directed all the agen-
cies concerned to work
diligently for sanitisa-
tionandotherarrange-
ments. He also shared
a video of the meeting
with officials from the
secretariats of both
houses – Lok Sabha
and Rajya Sabha.
“Necessary proto-
cols are being pre-
pared for Members
and their staff.
Guidelines are also
being formulated for
the Parliament offi-
cials. All guidelines
pertaining to Social
Distancing will be
adhered to during
Session,” the speak-
er said in one of the
tweets.
The Lok Sabha Sec-
retariat, the nodal
agency for the Parlia-
ment complex, has
been making neces-
sary preparations and
modifications in the
Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha chambers to en-
sure social distancing.
Sources said Birla
also told the officials
to make adequate ar-
rangements for sitting
the parliamentarians
while maintaining so-
cial distancing, sound
systems, interpreta-
tion services, waiting
facilities for the staff
of the MPs.
LokSabhaSecretary
General Snehlata Sriv-
astava and Rajya Sab-
ha Secretary General
Desh Deepak Verma
briefed Birla about the
ongoing preparations.
The session is likely to
start from September
14 and conclude on Oc-
tober 1. —PTI
Jaipur:Rajasthanpolice
have arrested a 40-year-
old man who was alleg-
edly spying for Pakistan.
The accused, Mushtak
Ali, a resident of Bar-
mer,wasspyingforPaki-
stan and has been ar-
rested under provisions
of Official Secrets Act,
ADGIntelligenceUmesh
Mishra said. ATS Ra-
jasthan got inputs from
military intelligence
about this man. He was
interrogated in Barmer
andbroughttoJaipuron
Thursday on confirma-
tion of spying. —PTI
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Continuing
his scathing attack on
the Ashok Gehlot gov-
ernment, BJP state
president Satish Poo-
nia on Thursday said
that the government
is putting burden on
electricity consumers
instead of doing a
proper management
of Covid-19 situation
in the state.
He said that the Con-
gress government has
given a blow to more
than 1.40 crore electric-
ity consumers in the
state as the power dis-
coms will charge a fuel
surcharge of Rs 30 pai-
se per unit.
“This will hit farm-
ers and other consum-
ers,” Poonia said, add-
ing that his party will
raise voice for all public
interest issues includ-
ing the fuel surcharge.
Questioning the
move of the cancella-
tion of doctors’ re-
cruitment, Poonia
said that recruitment
on lakhs of posts in
the state are pending
and the government’s
priority should be on
fulfilling the posts
but instead of this,
the government is
cancelling exams.
“The Chief Minis-
ter and Health Minis-
ter should clarify as
to why the exam was
cancelled,” he said.
On the issue of NEET
and JEE exams, Poonia
accused the Congress
government of showing
double standards.
“On one hand, the
Chief Minister is
against the JEE and
NEET exams while on
other hand the primary
education department
of his government is go-
ing to hold Pre D.El.Ed
exam.
“The party will
hold protests and a
digital campaign
against all these is-
sues,” he said.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
government has de-
manded the centre to
release pending GST
compensation worth
Rs 6690.43 crore to
the state.
Energy minister
BD Kalla, along with
officials, attended the
GST Council meeting
through video confer-
ence and raised the
demand.
It was informed in
the meeting that the
state is not receiving
the GST compensation
for the last four months
and Rs 6690.43 crore are
pending, which also in-
clude Rs 660 crore of
last two years.
The state raised de-
mand to clear the
pending compensa-
tion but the central
government ex-
pressed inability to
release the amount
immediately in view
of the drastic fall in
revenue.
However, after look-
ing at similar demand
from other states, the
centre said that ar-
rangements will be
made to release the
pending amount.
The video confer-
ence was scheduled to
be attended by UDH
minister Shanti Dha-
riwal earlier but he
was engaged there-
fore Kalla represent-
ed the state in the
meeting. Additional
Chief Secretary Fi-
nance Niranjan Arya
and other officials
were present in the
meeting.
Vasundhara Raje Chandrashekhar
Sanjay Prajapat
Churu: Deputy Lead-
er of Opposition Ra-
jendra Rathore on
Thursday alleged
that Congress MLAs
have engaged in de-
veloping ‘transfer in-
dustry’ in the state.
He also targeted the
Chief Minister saying
that he is not focusing
on delivering good gov-
ernance and people are
suffering. Rathore said
that the government
has failed to keep its
promises. “This is the
situation of the govern-
ment,” he said. “Con-
gress MLAs are also
developing the ‘transfer
industry’ in the state,”
Rathore said in his first
attack after the political
crisis ended last month.
The BJP leader was
on a visit to Churu on
Thursday during
which he conducted an
inspection of the dis-
trict hospital and ac-
cused the doctors and
staffers of negligence.
Expressing dissatis-
faction over the ar-
rangements in the hos-
pital, Rathore said that
he will sit on a dharna
if the arrangements are
not made properly.
“The hospital admin-
istration is not serious
for cleanliness and doc-
tors are negligent in the
corona pandemic. Social
distancingnormsarenot
being followed,” he said.
The deputy leader
of opposition also al-
leged that the ar-
rangements at Covid
Centre in the district
are also not proper
and reports are there
that patients are es-
caping from the cent-
er. “Those who are re-
sponsible are not pay-
ing attention to it,” he
said. Rathore also
raised objection on not
being invited in govern-
ment’s inauguration
functions.
Cong govt failed to keep its promises: Rathore
‘CONG SHOWING DOUBLE STANDARDS’
Satish Poonia
Rajendra Rathore —FILE PHOTO
Om Birla during meeting of secretary generals of Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha along with
representatives of CPWD & NDMC on Thursday.
BD Kalla —FILE PHOTO
MANY PLOTS SOLD THROUGH
E-AUCTION AT DOUBLE RATE
AVINASH PANDE
@avinashpandeinc
I pray for the well
being of Sh.
@vishvendrabtp ji.
Get Well Soon.

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JAIPUR, FRIDAY
AUGUST 28, 2020
SHADE
CITY FIRST TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENT SHADES
OF ‘NUDE’ AND HOW FASHION IS FINALLY
EMBRACING SHADES FOR ALL SKIN TONES!
hen someone says
‘nude’, the first thing
that comes into the
mind is bare skin.
Well, that’s exactly
what the colour is-
nude is not just one
colour. As there are various
skin tones everywhere, there
are various shades of nude as
well. Originally named after the
Western-European centric Cau-
casian skin tone, nude is close
to beige in terms of being a pale
shade of the mixture of brown
and white.
Earlier, the colors ‘nude’ and
‘flesh’ were referred to lighter
skin tones. But over time, the
definition continued to
change in regards to the
strong and extensive con-
sumer demand for beauty
and fashion products for
people with darker
skin colours. The
brands eventually
started creating
products beyond
beige and pink
and included the palette
of rich brown colours to
their list.
Nude is the new trend at pre-
sent- may it be nude makeup,
nude look, nude outfit and even
nude lingerie for that fact. From
lipstickstoshoes,thiscolourhas
becomeoneof themostpopular
choices for consumers. Want
to keep it simple? Go nude.
Want to look elegant? Go nude.
Want to look comfortable yet
classy? GO NUDE!
Christian Louboutin, one of
the most renowned French fash-
ion designers once stated,
“Nude is not a colour, it’s a con-
cept,” which in fact, is very true
to so many levels. Nude is the
colour that correlates to a skin
tone and is not a predetermined
shade that only works for a priv-
ileged group in society.
Shoes, undergarments, foun-
dation and lipstick are the big-
gest culprits of selling nude
colours that are hardly flatter-
ing to any woman who doesn’t
have a light skin tone, and this
is what we need to change!
NEHAL NAYAR
nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
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THAT FITS ALL

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FACEOFTHEDAY
KRITIKA KHANDELWAL, Makeup Artist
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Don’t be careless with your
medication, specially for
middle age group. A family
youngster may cause some
trouble but thats due to boredom so
try and understand and deal with the
problem accordingly. Falling in love is
good but its takes effort to build a
relationship.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Your efforts on
professional front will
make others feel guilty
about not trying that hard.
You have an active lifestyle and thats
how you are perfectly healthy. Peace
prevails at home and everyone will
contribute to your happiness. A
friendly relationship is important.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
On family front, an
amazing time is indicated
with kids. You will find
yourself in overall peace
today. Much praises on the way on
academic front. You will feel
romantic today but your spouse or
partner may not feel the same, so
give them time.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Domestic heaven is all you
need today, pampering from
the spouse is the chart. You
will get fame in your
profession if you decide to do
something different and innovative. Be
a bit lenient with you kids today and do
not over pressurise them. Being
calculative about your budget is good.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Don’t lose your relation-
ship with people you love
by getting under the
influence of some people
who are over protective about you. If
you love someone then give you all
to one and let the time decide the
course. Humorous nature and
positive outlook is what defines you.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your spouse is not at all
demanding you are lucky to
have him/her. Peace within
is peace outside, its not too
late to make your relations good again
with people who were once close.
Postponing studies related decision
should be made after serious
considerations.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You believe in good looks
and you do anything to
appear different in a good
way. Don’t be over stick
with your children, give them some
freedom to live and think their way.
Your lover may be waiting for an
answer so make sure to respond on
time to avoid any fight.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You are satisfied with the
kind of payment you are
getting for now. There is a
chance that you may us
your hobby to earn extra money as a
side thing. You have all the resources
but you need to understand its
importance and know how to use
them to your benefit.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Today’s agenda should to
be help someone who is in
desperate need. Give love
and care and you will get
the same in return so before
expecting you must first learn to
give. Your talents will open many
doors for you. A long life is good but
the quality of life is the best thing.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You are brilliant with your
strategies and no one can
beat you in that. You will
build up your assets. You
can expect someone’s call today who
will give you a very good news. Do
not take any elder’s health lightly.
You will find some relief o academic
front today.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You will invest lot of time
today in doing stocks
online. Someone’s
guidance will prove to be
God’s sent message on academic
front. If you are planning to get
married as of now then be prepared
for a small event. Fixed opinions is
good in certain cases, and bad too.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Those in touring job have
seen a setback lately but
you will bounce back in
coming times. Property
through inheritance is on the cards
Implementing some ideas on home
front is not easy for now you may
have to wait. Choose your subject as
per your liking.
he young actor Kartik Aryan
believes there is no shortcut
to success. It was an adver-
tisement for an audition that
led Kartik to bag (2011) Pyaar
Ka Punchnama. The actor
set foot in the Bollywood film indus-
try with a buddy film about the ro-
mantic tribulations faced by three
young men, which was directed
by Luv Ranjan. His witty and hilari-
ous acting was loved by the audience
as well as the critics. The movie made
him everyone’s favourite.
Yet Kartik continued to go unrecog-
nized, uncelebrated and un-
sung… Later, he went on to play the
romantic interest of the lead female
characters in Akaash Vani (2013)
and Kaanchi: The Unbreakable (2014),
but these films failed to propel his
career forward. After four years of
ennui came the superhit Pyaar Ka
Punchnama 2 in 2015 and Later in
2018 Blockbuster film Sonu Ke Titu Ki
Sweety and 2019 film Luka Chuppi
gave him validation as an actor. His
Characters in the films changed his
life. He played the role of a ‘best
friend’ and a ‘news reporter’ respec-
tively because of that he got many op-
tions to do the kind of roles he wanted
to since the beginning. It seems like
he is looking forward to do character-
driven roles.
Drum-rolled the fact that he was no
accident. The unassuming actor had
arrived and that he could pull in the
crores. Kartik Aaryan, who is riding
on the success of back-to-back hits,
is a hot favorite right now, with film-
makers queuing up outside his
door. It catapulted Kartik to the A-list
of new generation stars. Top film-
maker like Imtiaz Ali have placed his
bets on him in his superhit film ‘Pati
Patni Aur Woh’ and ‘Love Aaj Kal 2’
which are both entertaining and en-
gaging. Beautiful girls like Sara Ali
Khan and Ananya Panday can’t have
enough of him. Kartik Aaryan is a
rare breed, who cut through dynasty
and discrimination to carve his suc-
cess trail. Life is coming up beauti-
fully for him along with bigger oppor-
tunities and responsibilities and he
has become more conscious of
his choices.
GURMAN SINGH
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
T
ous acting was loved by the audience
as well as the critics. The movie made
Yet Kartik continued to go unrecog-
nized, uncelebrated and un-
sung… Later, he went on to play the
romantic interest of the lead female
characters in Akaash Vani (2013)
and Kaanchi: The Unbreakable (2014),
but these films failed to propel his
2018 Blockbuster film Sonu Ke Titu Ki
Sweety and 2019 film Luka Chuppi
gave him validation as an actor. His
Characters in the films changed his
life. He played the role of a ‘best
he is looking forward to do character-
Drum-rolled the fact that he was no
accident. The unassuming actor had
arrived and that he could pull in the
crores. Kartik Aaryan, who is riding
on the success of back-to-back hits,
is a hot favorite right now, with film-
makers queuing up outside his
door. It catapulted Kartik to the A-list
of new generation stars. Top film-
maker like Imtiaz Ali have placed his
bets on him in his superhit film ‘Pati
Patni Aur Woh’ and ‘Love Aaj Kal 2’
which are both entertaining and en-
gaging. Beautiful girls like Sara Ali
Khan and Ananya Panday can’t have
enough of him. Kartik Aaryan is a
tively because of that he got many op-
tions to do the kind of roles he wanted
BOLLYWOODJAIPUR | FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2020
Self-Made
ACTOR
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