First India-Jaipur Edition-11 May 2021

New Delhi: Interim
Congress chief Sonia
Gandhi on Monday de-
manded that the party
“take note of our seri-
ous setbacks (and) put
our house in order”, af-
ter yet more disappoint-
ing performances in
elections.
She said senior lead-
ers from Assam, Kerala,
Tamil Nadu, Puduch-
erry and Bengal - the
states that went to the
polls in April-May -
would be required to
“brief us, very frankly,
on our performance...”
“We want them to tell
us why we performed
well below expectation.
These results tell us
clearly that we need to
put our house in order,”
Gandhi said, as she de-
livered the opening re-
marks at a meeting of
the CWC Turn to P6
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Mon-
daycalleduponthelegis-
lators and the represent-
atives of the Panchayati
Raj Institutions (PRIs) to
motivatecommonpeople
to strictly following the
lockdown restrictions
implemented across the
state to prevent the coro-
navirus spread.
He said that this war
can be fought by taking
all sections of the socie-
ty together.
Gehlot appealed to
people to take a pledge
that they will make the
lockdown a success.
Interacting with
members of the Council
of Ministers, MLAs,
leadersof variouspoliti-
cal parties, Panchayati
Raj representatives, he
soughttheircooperation
in making the lockdown
successful.
He said that the gov-
ernmentcanbetterman-
age the treatment of the
infected, provide them
with the best medical fa-
cilities but, these facili-
ties will fall short if the
infection rate continues
to rise.
The Chief Minister
said that in the second
wave of corona, infec-
tion is spreading to the
cities as well as the vil-
lages.Alargenumberof
youths, children and
pregnant women are
falling prey to it and the
number of deaths due to
this is also increasing
continuously
.
“Now it is the time to
talk less and work more.
The second wave came
suddenly and it shook
the entire country
. Last
year, there was no much
requirement of oxygen
and ventilators but this
time the situation has
turnedhorrific,”hesaid.
He said that corona
infection has penetrated
the villages and the situ-
ation is explosive.
The chief minister
said that the situation
will be uncontrollable if
the infection continues
to spread.
Expressing the gravi-
ty of the situation, he
said he sometimes is not
able to sleep at night be-
cause of the alarming
situation.
Gehlot said that to
prevent the spread of in-
fection with the virus,
restrictions on traffic
have been implemented
under the lockdown as
an effective weapon.
He appealed that eve-
ryone should help each
other in getting the peo-
ple out of the crisis.
PCC chief Govind
Singh Dotasra said that
lockdown is the only so-
lution to the current
problem.
Leader of Opposition
GulabchandKatariasaid
thatthisisnotthetimeto
findshortcomings,butto
rise above politics and
fight with solidarity
against corona.
He assured that the
state government would
get positive support
from the opposition in
this odd situation.
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From Ward Panch to CS, all have to make lockdown successful: CM
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in conversation with public
representatives over corona issue on Monday.
This war can be fought by taking all
sections of society together: Gehlot
Convene special Parl session
on Covid: Cong to Prez Kovind
New Delhi: Congress
MP Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury on Mon-
day asked President
Ram Nath Kovind to
convene a special ses-
sion of Parliament to
discuss the Covid pan-
demic and come up
with steps to ease the
suffering of people.
The senior Baharam-
pur Lok Sabha mem-
ber’s letter to President
Kovind comes at a time
the second wave of cor-
onavirus disease con-
tinues to rage across
the country
. On Sunday,
the country had report-
ed over 3,66,000 fresh
cases, pushing the num-
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Covid panic in Bihar as over 40
bodies wash up on Ganga shores
Buxar: Several bodies,
decomposed, bloated
and suspected to be of
people who succumbed
to COVID 19, were on
Monday found floating
in the river Ganga in a
Bihar district.
Officials in Chausa
block of Buxar, which
borders Uttar Pradesh,
rushed to the spot of the
unseemly sight upon
hearing the news.
“We were alerted by
the local chowkidar
that many bodies have
been spotted floating
from upstream. We
have so far recovered 15
of these. None of the
deceased happens to be
a resident of the dis-
trict,” Chausa BDO
Ashok Kumar told PTI
over phone.
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CENTRE TO SC ON
VACCINE POLICY:
NO JUDICIAL
INTERFERENCE
Sarma takes oath as Assam
CM, invites ULFA(I) for talks
Guwahati: Hours after
taking charge as Assam
Chief Minister, Him-
anta Biswa Sarma on
Monday appealed to the
United Liberation
Front of Asom - Inde-
pendent (ULFA-I) chief
Paresh Barua to give up
violence and come to
the negotiation table in
the interest of restor-
ing permanent peace in
the state.
The first time Chief
Minister extended the
appeal to other active in-
surgent groups in the
state, urging them to
comeforwardforapeace
dialogue with both the
state and the centre end-
ing armed conflict.
“Violence, kidnap-
ping, extortion can nev-
er solve problems, it
only makes things com-
plicated,” Sarma said at
a press conference.
“Therefore, our gov-
ernment appeals to all
militant groups to come
to the negotiation table
and play a role in restor-
ing peace in the state,”
he added.
In the last week of
April, top leader of UL-
FA-I, Dwipen Saud, was
gunned down after a
fierce gun battle with
the security forces in
western Assam’s Bon-
gaigaondistrict.Dwipen
Saud was the banned
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Need to put house in order: Sonia
to Congress on election results
50 Palestinians
hospitalised
after clashes with
Israeli police
Delhi HC to
hear plea
seeking stay
on Central
Vista project
Jerusalem: At least 50
Palestinians were hos-
pitalised after being in-
jured in clashes with
Israeli police on Mon-
day at a flashpoint Jeru-
salem holy site, Pales-
tinian medics said.
Police fired tear gas
and stun grenade canis-
ters some of them land-
ing in the Al-Aqsa
Mosque, Islam’s third
holiestsite.Israelipolice
said Palestinians hurled
stones, chairs and other
objects at officers.
Amateur video foot-
age posted on social me-
dia showed police stun
grenades and tear gas
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New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Monday
agreed to hear tomor-
row a petition seeking
an interim stay on the
construction of Central
Vista during the peak
phase of the pandemic.
The court had earlier
listed the case for hear-
ing on May 17. Last
week, the Supreme
Court had declined to
entertain the plea
against the High
Court’s adjournment of
the petition and told the
petitioners to request
the High Court for an
urgent hearing.
Senior Advocate Sid-
dharth Luthra this
morning apprised the
division bench of Chief
Justice D. N. Patel and
Justice Jasmeet Singh
about the Supreme
Court order.
The petition filed by
Anya Malhotra, a trans-
lator, and Sohail Hash-
mi, a historian and doc-
umentary filmmaker,
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Tikri border‘gangrape’:
FIR names six accused,
Haryana police forms SIT
Gurgaon: An FIR has
been registered
against six people for
the alleged rape of a
25-year-old woman
from West Bengal
who had joined the
farmers’ protest at
Tikri border last
month and died due to
Coronavirus on April
30. The accused, po-
lice said, had accom-
panied her on her
journey to the border.
According to po-
lice, they received a
complaint regarding
the matter on Satur-
day night from the
woman’s father, who
alleged that she was
travelling with the ac-
cused, who were asso-
ciated with the Kisan
Social Army, and the
group had left West
Bengal on April 10.
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CORONA
CATASTROPHE
INDIA
3,66,494
New cases
3,754
New fatalities
RAJASTHAN
16,487
New cases
160
New fatalities
PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan’s letter
to President Ram Nath Kovind sought special session of Parliament
Bihar admin
believes bodies
belong to UP
Assam will set ‘benchmark
of peace’ under Himanta
Biswa Sarma: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah congratulated
Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma soon after he was
sworn in as the Chief
Minister of Assam
and said that the state
will set a benchmark
of peace, progress
and prosperity under
him.
The Home Minister
expressed confidence
in him saying that the
state will set up a new
benchmark of peace,
progress and prosper-
ity under PM Naren-
dra Modi’s guidance
and his leadership.
OPPN DOING
POLITICS ON
COVID: SHAH
WHO classifies India
covid variant as being
of global concern
While addressing a
digital rally in Bihar,
Home Minister Amit
Shah launched an at-
tack at the opposition
asking what they had
done for the country
except criticize the
government’s work
during the pandemic.
The World Health Organ-
ziation said on Monday
that the B.1.617 variant
first identified in India last
year was being classi-
fied as a variant of global
concern. “We classify it
as a variant of concern at
a global level,” Maria Van
Kerkhove, WHO technical
lead on COVID-19, said.
Congress MP Adhir Ranjan.
DCP to head SIT formed.
BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma with party chief JP Nadda and
former CM Sarbananda Sonowal before taking oath as the next
Chief Minister of Assam in Guwahati on Monday.
PARTY PREZ POLLS POSTPONED DUE
TO COVID AFTER GEHLOT SUGGESTS
New Delhi/Jaipur: The Congress Working Committee
unanimously decided on Monday to postpone the
election to the post of party president until the
COVID-19 situation in the country improves, sources
said. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot proposed that there
should be no election to the post of
Congress president currently in view of
the COVID-19 situation and senior party
leader Ghulam Nabi Azad seconded
him. Earlier, AICC general secretary KC
Venugopal proposed for the election.
The Congress had earlier decided to
have a new Congress president in place before June
2021 and the party’s central election authority had
proposed holding the election on June 23. However,
Gehlot was of the view that holding the election right
now would not be proper as the coronavirus situation
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Kathmandu: Nepal President Bidhya Devi
Bhandari Monday prorogued the country’s
Parliament after the government headed
by Prime Minister K P Oli lost a vote of
confidence following several months of
bickering among factions within the ruling
party. The vote of confidence placed by Oli
before the 271-member House of Repre-
sentatives secured 93 votes in favour and
124 against. At least 28 dissidents from
the ruling Nepal Communist Party – Uni-
fied Marxist Leninist (NCP-UML), includ-
ing former prime ministers Jhalanath Kha-
nal and Madhav Kumar Nepal, abstained
from voting, and are likely to lose their
House seats for defying the party whip.
Late Monday, the House Speaker sent
a letter to the President, informing that
Oli has lost the House majority. Oli
also met the President separately.
OLI GOVT LOSES TRUST
VOTE, NEPAL FACES
FRESH TURBULENCE
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Supreme
Court has adjourned till
Thursday a hearing into
the centre’s vaccination
policy, which has been
criticised for differential
pricing, shortage of
doses, and a slow roll-
out. The centre filed an
affidavit that defended
its policy, urging against
“judicial interference”
and saying “overzealous,
though well-meaning,
intervention may lead
to unforeseen and unin-
tended consequences”.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
02
Man kills wife with
sword, surrenders
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A woman alleg-
edly committed suicide
with her three minor
children by jumping in
front of a moving train
in Dausa district on
Monday, police said.
Theincidentoccurred
in Mandawar police sta-
tion area when Vinita
(34) jumped in front of
the goods train along
with daughters Radhika
(10) and Amni (8), and
two-year-old son Payas.
She had intended to kill
all her 5 kids, but 2 of
them managed to escape
the ordeal and were
saved. “The reason for
suicide is not yet clear,”
police said.
Vinita’s husband is
railway gateman, police
said. The bodies were
handed to family
.
Woman jumps in front of train with
5 kids, 2 have a miraculous escape
TRAGIC END
Vasundhara Raje
@VasundharaBJP
I am confident that to-
gether we will win this
battle against Corona.
My appeal to you again
is to put on a mask,
use sanitiser and do
not get out of the
house and if you have
to, then make sure
to follow #COVIDAp-
propriateBehaviour.
#UnitedAgainstCorona
Time
TWEET
AMID
LOCKDOWN
First India Bureau
Jaipur: On the first day
of strict lockdown, im-
posed from Monday
morning to 24 May
morning, crowds were
seen in the markets as
people rushed to buy
food items and other es-
sential commodities.
There was a crowd in
vegetable markets also
as these facilities are al-
lowed to open till 11 am.
The roads, however, got
empty around 12 pm.
People were seen
hoarding material in
the markets of Chand-
pol, Gangauri, Ram-
ganj, Ghatgate Bazaars
and other areas of the
city. Social distancing
was nowhere to be
seen. There were many
who were not even
wearing masks. Cops
were seen intercepting
commuters.
The shops, however,
remainedclosedinChau-
ra Rasta, Kishanpol Ba-
zaar, Hawa Mahal, and
Johri Bazaar. As Sindhi
Camp bore deserted
looks,anumberof people
were seen waiting for
transportation to leave
the city as there was a
ban on buses.
The police took action
against 421 drivers for
seating more passengers
above capacity and wan-
dering without work.
Police recovered a fine
of Rs65,000 in 24 hours
and took action against
471 people for not wear-
ing masks and acted
against 228 people for
spitting in public place
and 3,018 for not practis-
ing social distancing.
However, many people
have accused cops of
forced challans as per
guideline they are al-
lowed to move. An offi-
cial said in such a case,
people can complain to
control room number
100. Concerned patrol of-
ficers will reach the area
andsolvetheproblem.10
establishments were
sealedonMondayfornot
following the guidelines.
Dead bodies near railway track
in Dausa on Monday.
VENTILATORS
FOR POOR
GIVEN TO PVT
HOSP: RATHORE
Ventilators meant for Dausa
sent to Jpr, Kirodi objects
Bharatpur: In the
Bharatpur division, 10
out of 40 government
ventilators allocated to
the RBM Hospital from
PM Relief Fund have
been handed over to the
private hospital with the
connivance of officers
and influencers of the
district administration.
Deputy LoP Rajendra
Rathore called it a
trade-off for the rights
of the poor and asked
for strict action against
the culprits. Rathore
said the top officials
of the administration
colluded to divert ven-
tilators of poor people
to private hospitals
where these hospitals
are charging lakhs of
rupees per day using
govt ventilators.
First India Bureau
Dausa: Ventilators
from PM Care
Fund at Dausa
district hospital
were shifted
from Dausa to
Jaipur on Mon-
day
. All ventila-
tors were dis-
patched by truck
and will now be used in
Jaipuria Hospital.
Dausa district hospi-
tal management did not
deploy these ventila-
tors, saying they lacked
accessories. It has been
written to Health De-
partment. These could
be turned on only after
the accessories arrived.
Hence, 16 ventila-
tors were sent to
Jaipur.
BJP MP Ki-
rodi Lal Meena
lodged an objec-
tion about the re-
ports of ventilators be-
ing sent to Jaipur and
termed it wrong. He
said this is betrayal
with the people of
Dausa district.
It would have been
better had the lives of
people been saved by us-
ing them, he added.
Saraf: Cong leaders not
getting pol appointment
Financial aid
to policemen
killed on duty
increased
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former Minis-
ter and MLA Kalich-
aran Saraf has alleged
that the state govt is giv-
ing appointments to for-
meradministrativeoffic-
erswhileignoringpoliti-
cal leaders and workers
from the Congress party
.
Saraf said that the
political leaders and
workers of Congress
are waiting for political
appointment from 2.5
years, but they are be-
ing delayed, owing to
the pandemic.
He further said that
qualified CAs, lawyers,
doctors, engineers and
other professional lead-
ers who have been work-
ing for the Congress
Party for years are dis-
pleased with the govt’s
decision.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In case of death
of any police personnel
on duty during any vio-
lent incident, encounter
with miscreants or dur-
ing violent agitation,
they will be provided fi-
nancial assistance of Rs
5 lakh. This amount will
be given to the family
members of the de-
ceased police personnel
from the Rajasthan Po-
lice Welfare Fund. This
assistance amount was
Rs 1 lakh earlier, which
has now been increased
to Rs 5 lakh.
Inthisregard,Govind
Gupta, ADG of Plan-
ning, Modernization
and Welfare Depart-
ment in Rajasthan Po-
lice Department, issued
orders on Sunday
. This
order will be imple-
mented with immediate
effect. The order stated
that while maintaining
law and order if a police
officer dies due to inten-
tional injury caused by
criminals, during agita-
tion, protests, riots,
communaldisturbances
or in case of death in the
dacoit affected areas,
the dependents of police
personnel will be given
financial assistance.
SCATTERED CLOUDS
The weather patterns
changed on Monday
afternoon due to western
disturbances with
rain in several areas
including Jaipur, Alwar
and Jhunjhunu and even
thunderstorm in many
places. According to the
Met Dept, the western
disturbance will be
effective from May 11 to
13 leading to thunderstorm
and hailstorm in many
districts and the effect of
heat will also decrease.
Scattered clouds over Badi
Chaupar in walled city of
Jaipur presented a pleasant
sight even as the roads
below were empty due to
lockdown on Monday.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A man mur-
dered his wife by cut-
ting her neck with a
sword, as he suspected
her character, and sur-
rendered at the police
station. The incident
happened at Bhilon ki
Dhani of Piparli vil-
lage in Luni tehsil of
Jodhpur district on
Monday morning.
The police immedi-
ately swung into action
and rushed to the spot
with FSL team. Both
husband and wife
worked as labourers.
Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Po-
lice Harfool Chand said
that Vishanaram Bhil
killed his wife Neelam,
35, in the night and
reached Luni police
station in the morning.
The incident presuma-
bly happened after an
altercation between
the couple. The de-
ceased was the second
wife of the accused and
he was skeptical about
her character.
LOVELORN WOMAN JUMPS BEFORE TRAIN
People came out in large numbers to buy essential items, at Chandpol Bazaar as strict lockdown
came into force in Jaipur from Monday.
Policemen stop people for flouting the lockdown rules, at Badi
Chaupar in Jaipur on Monday.
Panoramic view of deserted
Tonk Road, Jaipur on Day 1
of strict lockdown imposed
from on Monday.
ROADS EMPTY, MARKETS CROWDED
—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR

RAJASTHAN
03
a j a s t h a n
has become
number 1 in
applying the
m a x i m u m
number of vaccines in
the country. About 1.41
crore people have been
vaccinated here. Ac-
cordingly, every fifth
person in Rajasthan
has got the corona vac-
cine. But if the pace
remains the same, it
will take about two
years to vaccinate
about 7.5 crore people.
Gujarat is second in the
number of vaccina-
tions. So far, 1.40 crore
vaccines have been ad-
ministered there. How-
ever, there is news of
concern for the state as
Rajasthan has come at
number five in the most
active patients of coro-
na infection in the
country
. On Sunday, the
number of active pa-
tients had crossed 2
lakh. But it is a matter
of relief that where a
record 42,538 active
cases were increased in
Rajasthan last week,
the graph of active pa-
tients dropped sharply
due to the recovery rate
being around 71 per-
cent. This week only
5,818 corona active cas-
es increased in Ra-
jasthan. Jaipur has the
highest 1,121 Covid
deaths in state.
RAJASTHAN
RAJASTHAN
03
a j a s t h a n
has become
number 1 in
applying the
m a x i m u m
number of vaccines in
the country. About 1.41
crore people have been
vaccinated here. Ac-
cordingly, every fifth
person in Rajasthan
has got the corona vac-
cine. But if the pace
remains the same, it
will take about two
years to vaccinate
about 7.5 crore people.
Gujarat is second in the
number of vaccina-
tions. So far, 1.40 crore
vaccines have been ad-
ministered there. How-
ever, there is news of
concern for the state as
Rajasthan has come at
number five in the most
active patients of coro-
na infection in the
country
. On Sunday, the
number of active pa-
tients had crossed 2
lakh. But it is a matter
of relief that where a
record 42,538 active
cases were increased in
Rajasthan last week,
the graph of active pa-
tients dropped sharply
due to the recovery rate
being around 71 per-
cent. This week only
5,818 corona active cas-
es increased in Ra-
jasthan. Jaipur has the
highest 1,121 Covid
deaths in state.
RAJ!
WAHSTATE BECOMES NUMBER 1 IN APPLYING MAXIMUM NUMBER OF COVID VACCINES IN THE COUNTRY;
OVER 1.41 CR PEOPLE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED, LIKEWISE EVERY FIFTH PERSON HAS GOT THE JAB
SWAB! Man takes a swab
sample for corona testing of
a woman at Sindhi Camp bus
stand, Jaipur on Monday.
BRAVO! A medic inoculates
Covid-19 vaccine to a man
at Press Club vaccination
camp in Jaipur.
CHAOTIC JAB! The Satellite
hospital vaccination site
sees a longer queue than
usual day in Jaipur on
Monday.
1st SHOT! Medical staff administers the first
vaccine dose to a woman in Jaipur.
—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
AND SANTOSH SHARMA
R
EX-MP RASA
SINGH RAWAT
PASSES AWAY
Former Ajmer MP Rasa
Singh Rawat passed
away due to cardiac arrest
on Monday
evening.
He had
also tested
positive for
corona 4
days ago.
Rawat has been five times
MP from Ajmer LS seat
and was twice dist prez
of BJP. Governor Kalraj
Mishra, CM Ashok Gehlot,
Speaker Dr CP Joshi,
ex-cm Vasundhara Raje,
Satish Poonia & others
expressed condolences.
Kota: The men in khaki
uniform have emerged
as an inspiration for
many in the ongoing
pandemic. So far 21 po-
licemen have delayed
wedding ceremonies in
their own families or
relations. As a result, in
Hadoti, 253 people have
now cancelled marriag-
es in families. In all, 274
marriages have been
postponed. Of these, a
total of 7 weddings were
to be held in Kota, 64 in
Kota rural, 82 in district
Bundi, 10 in Baran and
90 in district Jhalawar
in May. Cops who have
postponed marriages
have been awarded cash
rewards from the dept.
 Raj govt on Monday
said that a fine of Rs
1 lakh will be imposed
on those organising
wedding functions in
hotels and community
halls etc., and for not
informing if a wedding
is being held at home
 Rs 1 lakh fine if people
in ceremony at home is
more than 11
 For weddings held at
home, info will have
to be given on govern-
ment portal http://cov-
idinfo.rajasthan.gov.in
CALLED OFF: 274 IN
BUNDI & 252 IN KOTA
Men in Khaki delay
donning sherwanis
VAX DRIVE IN
CITY FOR 18+,
45+ TODAY
Chief Medical & Health Of-
ficer Dr Narottam Sharma
said that separate sessions
will be held for people aged
18 to 44 years and above
45 years for vaccinations.
Total 14 centres for people
aged 18 to 44 years and
the first dose will be put
at 27 centres for people
above 45 years of age.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
said that the state has
started getting oxygen
concentrators through
various tender process-
es and other sources.
Rajasthan Medical Ser-
vices Corporation Lim-
ited(RMSCL)hasissued
orders for 30, 950 oxygen
concentrators, 635 have
been received so far.
3 firms will send 5,800
oxygen concentrators
Alok Ranjan, Managing
Director, RMSCL said
that they decided to buy
oxygen concentrators to
match the increasing de-
mand. RMSCL invited
competitive negotiation,
Global EOA and open
tender for the purchase
of oxygenconcentrators.
Three deserving firms
havegottenthetenderof
5,800 oxygen concentra-
tors.7firmstogive23,150
oxygen concentrators
Ranjansaidthat19firms
participated in the Glob-
al EOA process, out of
which 7 firms got the
tender for 23,150 oxygen
concentrators. He said
thetenderfor2koxycon-
centrators, will start get-
ting fulfilled from 20
May
.
Only 635 oxy machines received: Dr Raghu
JANNATI DARWAZA
TO OPEN TWICE IN
AJMER, DEVOTEES
NOT PERMITTED
Jannati Darwaza will
open twice in the
Dargah of Sufi Saint
Hazrat Khwaja Moi-
nuddin Hasan Chishti
in Ajmer only during
the strict lockdown
being implemented
since Monday due
to Corona infection.
First time on Eid-ul-
Fitr and second time
on the occasion of
Khwaja Garib Nawaz’s
Guru Hazrat Usman
Haruni’s Urs. But both
times devotees will
not be able to pray
through this door
because there is a ban
on the entry of devo-
tees in the dargah.
Woman Tehsildar, SHO step in
to perform last rites of woman
Ramesh Sharma
Sikar: A depressing
situation was witnessed
in Dhod town in Sikar
district where no one
came forward for the fu-
neral of an elderly wom-
an who died at home.
His husband Syobax
Singh pleaded with his
neighbours and villag-
ers to help him in taking
the body to the funeral
ground but no one came
out of their houses be-
cause the woman was a
Covid suspect. A social
worker Hemant in-
formed the sarpanch
Amar Singh who later
reached the village and
he called Tehsildar Raj-
ni Yadav and Dhod SHO
Amit Nagora. However,
despite repeated re-
quests to block CMHO
and CHC incharge by
Rajni Yadav, ambulance
could not be provided to
shift the body to crema-
tion ground. After near-
ly two hours, the Tehsil-
dar arranged a private
vehicle and the body
was taken for crema-
tion.
A social worker informed the sarpanch who later reached village & called Tehsildar, SHO for cremation.
HUMANITY!
Pratap Khachariyawas@PSKhachariyawas
Central government is taking Rs 56 crore GST from
Rajasthan on vaccine, in this amount we can buy 18
lakh vaccine doses more. It is the moral responsibility of the
centre to provide free vaccine to every citizen. Centre forgives
the debt of the capitalists, but is levying taxes on the vaccine.
Only MLAs’ families
to get vaccination in the
State Assembly
IAS Tina Dabi to
work with MD Alok
Ranjan in RMSCL
3 male nurses
held for selling
Remdesivir
injections at high
price in Jaipur
PCC Chief
Govind Singh
Dotasra tests
Covid negative
40 prisoners test
positive in Churu
subdivision jail
KEY
Highlights
ALL INDIA MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION TAKES AN INITIATIVE TO HELP COVID PATIENTS ON
MONDAY IN JODHPUR. A 200-BEDDED COVID CARE CENTRE WILL BE BUILT IN THE MGH’S OPD
BUILDING HERE. ASSOCIATION WILL ALSO LAY OXYGEN LINE AT A COST OF RS 20-25L.
VACCINATION DRIVE WAS HELD IN 30 DISTRICTS FOR FIRST TIME ON MONDAY AND 1,00,865
PEOPLE WERE VACCINATED. BARAN, JHALAWAR & KARAULI WERE NOT COVERED. SO FAR,
4,21,887 PEOPLE BETWEEN 18 AND 44 AGE HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.
Delmos Aviation, which
works as a GSA for Russian
carrier Aeroflot, brought 3rd
lot of oxygen concentrators
for Raj govt from Russia
on Monday. The shipment
of 350 oxy concentrators
arrived from Russia.
Oxygen plant from UK arrived at Ajmer from New Delhi on Monday.
The oxygen crisis will be
overcome soon in the state as
two oxygen generation plants
received by the GoI from UK
reached Rajasthan. One of
these plants will be set up at
Satellite Hospital in Ajmer.
The 2nd plant will be set up
in Jhalawar. After setting up
these plants having 500L
capacity, state will get extra
medical oxygen for patients.
Ex-CM Vasundara Raje took
to twitter to express her
heartfelt gratitude from resi-
dents of Jhalawar to PMO,
MoHFW etc. on expediting
help for oxygen generators.
Meanwhile, on instruction
of CM Ashok Gehlot, work
of setting up liquid medical
oxygen plants has started on
a war footing in SMS hosp.
From this 20KL tank, 17,100
cylinders can be filled simul-
taneously, which can supply
oxygen for one day.
3RD O2
MACHINE
LOT FROM RUSSIA
WORK ON WAR-FOOTING TO SET UP LIQUID OXY PLANT IN SMS
200-BED COVID CARE CENTRE IN JODHPUR
1 LAKH PLUS GET VACCINATED
—PHOTO
BY
HIMANSHU
SHARMA
OUCH! A woman
reacts as medical
staff inoculates the
first dose of Covid-19
vaccine shot at a
vaccination centre.
` 1L PENALTY
TO ORGANISE
WEDDINGS AT
PUBLIC PLACES
COVID-19 UPDATE
TOTAL CASES
CASES IN A DAY
RECOVERED IN A DAY
RECOVERED TOTAL
ACTIVE CASES
7,73,194
5,64,352
2,03,017
16,487
13,499
DEATHS IN A DAY
TOTAL DEATHS
5,825
160
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UDAIPUR 1014
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DELIGHTED! A young adult
shows victory sign on getting
jab in the dispensary, Jaipur.

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here have been
many predic-
tions about how
many people
have had COV-
ID-19 and whether or not
this or that country has
reached herd immunity
. We
have seen this before in
Manaus, Brazil, and in In-
dia. The optimism is alas
always misplaced and occa-
sionally used irresponsibly
.
We have seen approaches
to naturally acquired herd
immunity proposed as
high-profile ideas for pub-
lic policy in the UK and in-
ternationally, such as the
Great Barrington declara-
tion. These proposals have
been widely decried by
health experts, including
in the John Snow memo-
randum. The World Health
Organization described the
idea as “scientifically prob-
lematic and unethical”.
There is no doubt that a
humanitarian emergency
is unfolding in India right
now. India is a catastrophic
example of a population
that has certainly not
reached herd immunity
against COVID-19. The sto-
ries of a collapsing health
system are numerous, with
reports of a lack of oxygen
for hospitalised patients
and bodies burning on
pyres in the streets.
India has locally made
vaccines, which are being
rolled out, including the
AstraZeneca vaccine. But
the proportion of the popu-
lation that is immunised is
still very low, and alas,
therearemorethanenough
susceptible people for the
virus to keep spreading.
The numbers are stark
too. The Financial Times
put together a sobering re-
view of the data, with un-
wanted new world records
being set for new con-
firmed cases in one day.
One of the most worrying
aspects is the level of un-
der-counting that will be
happening.
The test positivity rate
(the proportion of people
tested for COVID that re-
turn a positive test) in In-
dia is high – around 18%.
This is well above the
WHO threshold of 10%,
suggesting that a lot of
positive cases are being
missed because of a lack
of testing capacity and
timely reporting.
Indeed, one of the key
concerns is the lack of
high-quality real-time data
to give an informed picture
of the scenarios that are
unfolding in India. The
numbers of deaths are
starting to rise on a steep
trajectory, and that graph
will surely soar further
over the next few weeks.
When there was specula-
tion around a possible
reaching of herd immuni-
ty, India was relatively be-
calmed with much lower
levels of COVID-19, vac-
cines becoming available
and a pandemic that ap-
peared to be under control
in South East Asia.
So what changed all
that? There has been a lot
of focus on the B1617 vari-
ant, which was first detect-
ed in India. There is still a
lot to learn about this vari-
ant, such as whether it is
more transmissible and
thus contributing to an in-
creased community trans-
mission. It is a plausible
theory
, but as yet unknown.
But it is the mixing of
susceptible populations
that ultimately drives the
transmissionof respiratory
infectious diseases. There
werebolddeclarationsfrom
senior political figures,
withHealthMinister,Harsh
Vardhan, saying in early
March that India was in
“the pandemic end game”.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
COVID-19 in India: an unfolding humanitarian crisis
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Looking deeply at life as it is
in this very moment, the
meditator dwells in stability
and freedom. —Buddha
Spiritual
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t is important to acknowledge
thatweallexperiencesuffering,
discontent, or dissatisfaction.
Accepting this predicament is
the first step towards under-
standing the painful experience
which is more relevant than
ever before in current excruci-
atingtimesof pandemicthatwe
all are experiencing. With eve-
rything that is currently going
on in the world, our stress levels
may likely be heightened. For
some people, the uncertainty of
this time causes a lot of anxiety
.
It’s important to give oneself a
rest and practice healthy ways
of de-stressing as we learn how
to deal with new normal every
day
. While the world is gasping
in bewilderment to save itself
from the agonizing waves of
Covid -19 which seem rhapsodi-
cal, looking back may hand us
an enshrined solution in the
form of yoga which may equip
us to fight this battle.
Yoga fosters sensitivity and
larger understanding, and it is
worth observing that sympathy
and receptivity lie at the very
root of yoga’s first principle-
helping others by helping one-
self. The yoga principles es-
pouse that profound changes
happenwithinwhenwedevelop
connectivitytothesufferingsof
others, realizing that fragility is
inherent to all of us. Yoga prac-
tice can help us develop a non-
impulsive reaction to events.
What makes yoga exclusive
is, it being inclusive. People of
allagegroups,nationalitiesand
socialbackgroundscanpractice
it because yoga is accessible to
all. There are so many different
kinds of yoga practices, so it’s
possibleforanyonetostart.Size
and fitness levels don’t matter
— there are modifications for
every yoga pose.Apart from the
real physical effect of the coro-
navirus on our populations, the
mental health implications of
the pandemic can be felt just as
strongly
. For those already suf-
fering from mental health con-
ditions or anxiety, the added
stress of a global pandemic can
feel overwhelming and unman-
ageable. Anxiety thrives on un-
certainty and being in a con-
stant state of waiting for some-
thing to happen will only in-
crease this. Anxiety and the
mannerinwhichwebreatheare
co-joint. The principles of yoga
offer a wonderful, logical expla-
nation to regulate breathing.
Do not take your breathing
for granted. Taking the time to
breathe mindfully and deeply
for a few minutes or so can al-
ready help you to see an im-
provement without even mov-
ing a muscle. The power of be-
ing still is just as important as
the power of movement. Ac-
cording to the American Osteo-
pathic Association, the purpose
of yoga is to build strength,
awareness, and harmony in the
mind and body
. Yoga allows the
body to stretch and utilize mus-
cles that would not typically get
used in standard popular prac-
ticesof workoutoraclassicrun.
But, aside from the physical
benefits, yoga also gives the op-
portunity to focus on your
breathing and allows you to
manage your stress levels.
The short-term effects of
yoga are usually felt through
breathing techniques. By learn-
ing to breathe deeply, you not
only physically allow your mus-
cles to relax, but you are also
much better equipped to con-
nect with other relaxation tech-
niques, such as meditation. In
the long term, practicing yoga
helps to build a mind-body con-
nection that reinforces much
control we actually have over
both. Anxiety disorders, and by
extension, coronavirus anxiety
,
thrives on feeling out of control
and being helpless. Over time,
yoga can help you to regain that
sense of control and allow your
mind and your body to sharpen
each other, which in turn gives
you the tools to better manage
those moments when you feel
anxious over a situation, you
can’t control. Sometimes our
biggest enemy is our own mind,
so give yourself some time to
relax your mind and focus on
yourself. It is doing more good
for your body than you know.
Breathing and yoga are often-
timesassociatedunderthesame
tumbrel. While both activities
encourage mindfulness, health,
and relaxation. Yoga can get in-
tense and serve as a workout
depending on the level. Breath-
ing, however, is effortless and
can be practiced everywhere
with being a little mindful.
Often,whenweareinastress-
fulsituation,wegetanxiousand
do not give our minds a chance
to think logically
. Breathing
rightfully supports our emo-
tional well-being by stamping
out the information overload
that we all experience daily
. It
allows us a clean space in our
mind which in turn can cast us
towards positivity
. We not only
feel revamped but we also be-
come mindful of people and
situations which lead us to a
deepconsciousnessof life-force.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
THE YOGIC
WARRIOR AND
POWER OF
BEING CALM
I
Yoga fosters
sensitivity and
larger
understanding,
and it is worth
observing that
sympathy and
receptivity lie at
the very root of
yoga’s first
principle- helping
others by helping
oneself. The yoga
principles espouse
that profound
changes happen
within when we
develop
connectivity to the
sufferings of others,
realizing that
fragility is
inherent to all of us
DO NOT TAKE YOUR
BREATHING FOR
GRANTED. TAKING THE
TIME TO BREATHE
MINDFULLY AND DEEPLY
FOR A FEW MINUTES OR
SO CAN ALREADY HELP
YOU TO SEE AN
IMPROVEMENT WITHOUT
EVEN MOVING A MUSCLE
DR JYOTI
JOSHI
The author is a soft skill trainer,
business coach and English language
instructor in Germany, Europe
IN-DEPTH
HUMANITY IS ALIVE
AND FLOURISHING
umans die, but humanity doesn’t. With
hospitalsoverflowingandpeoplerunning
around to find beds for their kin gurdu-
waras, temples, Haj houses have all
stepped forward to accommodate Cov-
id-19 patients providing for basic medical facilities
needed for treating them. Delhi, which was finding
it difficult to manage the crisis, found the Radha
Soami Satsang Beas offering its huge premises in
Chattarpurfora500-bedCovidhospitalwhichisrun
by the medical wing of the Indo-Tibetan Border Po-
lice. At that time the Delhi government was facing
an acute shortage of hospital beds. Likewise, the
Green Park mosque in south Delhi set up a 10-bed
quarantine centre and was taking in patients on the
basis of doctor’s prescription. In Kerala, the Catho-
licChurchofferedover1,940intensivecareunitbeds
in 200 of its hospitals to be converted into isolation
wards for treating Covid-19 patients. A Covid facil-
ity at Lucknow’s Haj House is to soon become op-
erational as a 250-bed L3 Covid-19 hospital.
It is one community which has stood out for yeo-
man’s service in the country’s hour of need. The
300-bed Guru Tegh Bahadur Covid Care Centre at
Gurudwara Rakab Ganj in central Delhi became
operational on Monday
. All beds have oxygen sup-
ply and the Centre has all the necessary drugs
needed in the treatment of Covid-19. Fifty doctors
from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan hospital
of the Delhi government will manage the Centre.
Gurudwaras have organized ‘oxygen langar’ in
Noida, Kolkata and elsewhere. Gurudwaras are
known for their open and free kitchens but the ges-
ture during pandemic deserves special praise.
H
JOURNEY OF TWO MEN
TO THE POST OF CM
wo first time chief ministers took oath af-
ter the recent assembly elections. A politi-
cally sagacious Himanta Biswa Sarma, a
former Congressman and MK Stalin who
had to wait for ten years became chief
ministers of Assam and Tamil Nadu respectively
.
Himanta Biswa Sarma, a protégé of former
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi who quit the Con-
gress to join the BJP in 2014, has fully assimilated
into the BJP and for that reason he stands out. He
is also the first BJP chief minister who does not
have an RSS background. That apart, Sarma has
emerged as a force in north-east politics. It was his
organizational skills and strategizing which
helped the Bharatiya Janata Party form its first
government in Assam. He demonstrated his elec-
toral skills again in 2019 when he helped the BJP
win despite the anti-CAA protests which rocked
the state. His shrewd political management has
been proven not just in Assam but the entire north-
east in recognition of which the BJP appointed
him convener of North East Democratic Alliance.
Stalin had to wait 50 years and his father M.
Karunanidhi’s passing away to be elected the pres-
ident of the DMK. His assuming charge of the
party’s leadership happened only after a bitter suc-
cession war between him and his elder brother MK
Azhagiri. Stalin’s journey as party chief and as
chief minister will be difficult as Azhagiri, who
was sidelined by his father, has Azhagiri warned
the DMK would have to face consequences if he
was not taken back into the party
. How Stalin takes
on his brother will decide his future.
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PM MODI EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN HIMANTA BISWA SARMA
‘TEAM WILL GUIDE ASSAM
TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT’
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
greeted the Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) lead-
er Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma soon after he took
oath as Chief Minister
of Assam on Monday
.
The Prime Minister
also expressed confi-
dence in the state cabi-
net and said that it will
add momentum to the
development journey of
the state and fulfil the
aspirations of the peo-
ple. “Congratulations to
Himanata Biswa Sarma
and the other Ministers
who took oath today
. I
am confident this team
will add momentum to
the development jour-
ney of Assam and fulfil
aspirations of the peo-
ple,” he tweeted.
PM Modi also praised
the former Chief Minis-
ter of the state Sarba-
nanda Sonowal by say-
ingthathiscontribution
towards Assam’s pro-
gress and strengthening
the party is immense.
“My valued col-
league Sarbananda So-
nowal was at the helm
of a pro-people and pro-
development adminis-
tration over the last
five years. His contri-
bution towards As-
sam’s progress and
strengthening the party
in the state is im-
mense,” PM’s another
tweet said. Sarma was
sworn in as the 15th
Chief Minister of As-
sam at 12 noon today,
replacing former Chief
Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal. He is consid-
ered to be the chariot-
eer of BJP’s growth in
the Northeast. —ANI
Rahul slams Centre over foreign aid for Corona
New Delhi: Hitting
out at the Centre, Con-
gress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Monday
said the government’s
“repeated chest-
thumping” at receiv-
ing foreign aid to tack-
le the COVID-19 crisis
in the country is pa-
thetic, and had it done
its job, it would not
have come to this.
The Congress had
last week demanded
transparency and
urged Prime Minister
Narendra Modi to
make public the details
of all the relief mate-
rial received by India
from different coun-
tries.
“GOI’s repeated
chest-thumping at re-
ceiving foreign aid is
pathetic. Had GOI done
its job, it wouldn’t have
come to this,” Con-
gress Leader Rahul
Gandhi said in a tweet.
As India reels under
a calamitous second
wave of the coronavi-
rus infection, it has
received large amounts
of medical supplies
from a significant
number of countries,
including the US, Rus-
sia, France, Germany,
the UK, Ireland, Bel-
gium, Romania, Singa-
pore, Sweden and Ku-
wait. —ANI
Nifty ends over
14K, Sensex
rises 296 pts
Mumbai: Equity gaug-
es Sensex and Nifty ral-
lied for the fourth
straight session on
Monday on hectic buy-
ing in mainly pharma,
power and banking
shares as investors
brushed aside concerns
over rising coronavirus
cases amid positive
global cues.
At the closing bell,
the 30-share BSE index
quoted 295.94 points or
0.60 per cent higher at
49,502.41. Over the last
four sessions, the
Sensex has gained
1,248.90 points or 2.58
per cent.
Similarly
, the broader
NSE Nifty jumped
119.20 points or 0.80 per
cent to 14,942.35 taking
its total gains over the
four days to 445.85
points or 3.07 per cent.
LT was the top gainer
in the Sensex pack. —ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
Youth Bar Assn moves SC
for door-to-door vax policy
New Delhi: Youth Bar
Association of India
(YBAI) has moved the
Supreme Court seek-
ing directions for ap-
propriate measures to
be taken for the provi-
sion of door-to-door
vaccination of all the
citizens residing in the
country, particularly
the elderly, differently-
abled, less privileged,
weaker sections, and
those who are unable to
register online for
their vaccination.
“Direct respondent
to consider necessity
for providing door-to-
door COVID-19 vacci-
nation of all citizens
residing in India, par-
ticularly those who are
elderly, differently-
abled, less privileged,
weaker sections and
those who are not capa-
ble to do their online
registration for ap-
proaching vaccination
centre,” PILsaid.
Pinjra Tod activist
gets interim bail
after dad’s death
New Delhi: Delhi HC
on Monday granted 3
weeks interim bail to
Pinjra Tod activist
Natasha Narwal, who
is facing charges in a
UAPA case in connec-
tion with Northeast
Delhi riots of 2020. Her
father Mahavir Narwal
passed away on Sunday
due to COVID-19. Court
said her release is im-
perative in this hour of
grief and personal loss.
Oxy concentrators case: Court
refuses interim relief to Kalra
Lookout notice against absconding
wrestler Olympian Sushil Kumar
New Delhi: The Delhi
Police on Monday is-
sued a Look-out-Circu-
lar(LoC)against2-time
Olympic medalist Su-
shil Kumar, who is
absconding after being
named in murder of a
23-yr-old former junior
national champion in
Chhatrasal Stadium.
Sagar Dhankad, was
beaten to death during
a brawl at the Stadi-
um’s parking area. An
FIR of murder, abduc-
tion and criminal con-
spiracy was registered
against Kumar. The
victims have alleged
that Sushil Kumar was
present at the spot
when the incident took
place. —ANI
New Delhi: A Delhi
Court on Monday re-
fused to grant any in-
terim relief to Navneet
Kalra in connection
with a case relating to
the hoarding of oxy-
gen concentrators in a
restaurant in South
Delhi. Kalra appealed
for interim relief from
the police’s coercive
action in connection
with the seizure of ox-
ygen concentrators
from his restaurants.
Special Judge Sumit
Dass adjourned the
matter for tomorrow
asking Delhi Police to
file a reply on the Kalra
anticipatory bail plea.
Court is to hear
Kalra’s anticipatory
bail plea today, in con-
nection with case..
Didi keeps Home Health,
Amit Mitra retains Finance
Kolkata: West Bengal
chief minister Mamata
Banerjee retained six
portfolios while induct-
ing 20 new faces in her
43-member new Cabi-
net. Meanwhile, the
BJP elected Suvendu
Adhikari as Leader of
the Opposition. While
MamatawillkeepHome
and Hill Affairs, Per-
sonnel and Administra-
tion, Health and Family
Welfare, Land and Land
Reforms and Refugee
and Rehabilitation, In-
formation and Cultural
Affairs and North Ben-
gal Development.
After as many as 43
TMC leaders were
sworn in as ministers
in Mamata’s Cabinet on
Monday at Raj Bhavan,
Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar issued a list
of portfolios allotted to
them.
There are 24 minis-
ters of Cabinet rank, 10
ministers of state with
independent charge,
and nine other minis-
ters of state. Among the
new ministers is former
finance minister Amit
Mitra. Even though he
didn’t contest polls be-
cause of his poor
health. The list of vet-
eran leaders, part of the
cabinet, includes Sub-
rata Mukherjee, Partha
Chatterjee, Firhad
Hakim, Jyoti Priya Mal-
lick, Moloy Ghatak,
Aroop Biswas, Dr
Shashi Panja and Javed
Ahmed Khan. 3 TMC
leaders Amit Mitra,
Bratya Basu and Rathin
Ghosh were sworn-in
virtually. Mitra is un-
well and Basu Ghosh
are recuperating .
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee exchanges greetings with Governor Jagdeep Dhankar during
swearing-in ceremony of new minister of the State, at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Monday.
SOUL-SEARCHING NEEDED,’
SAYS GUV AFTER MAMATA
‘PEACEFUL’ WB CLAIMS
SURE TO GET CLEAN CHIT
IN NARADA SCAM PROBE,
SAYS FIRHAD
Kolkata: Bengal governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Monday came down
heavily on Mamata-led govern-
ment, moments after he admin-
istered oath to TMC ministers.
Speaking to reporters, Dhankhar
said, “Retributive violence, acts of
arson, loot now have graduated to
intimidation and extortion. This is
worrisome.” If your vote becomes
a cause of your death or property
destruction, if it leads to arson,
then that signals the end of de-
mocracy.” He said, “I expect state
govt to engage in soul searching
and book the culprits.” —Agencies
Kolkata: West Bengal Minister
Firhad Hakim on Monday said that
he was sure that “we will get a
clean chit” in the Narada scam be-
ing investigated by the CBI against
him and other TMC leaders. “I be-
lieve in the judiciary and I am sure
we will get a clean chit. It is good
that it is going to the court now
and I will say my words and the
judiciary will do justice,” he said
on being asked about Governor
sanctioning prosecution against
him in the Narada case. He alleged
Centre and PM have failed to tackle
COVID-19 situation. —ANI
‘Total lockdown will hamper livelihood’
Kolkata: West Ben-
gal CM Mamata Ba-
nerjee on Monday
held her first Cabi-
net meeting and
said strict measures
have been taken to
control spread of
COVID in state,
while also maintain-
ing that a total lock-
down, if imposed,
will hamper liveli-
hood of people.
Contending that
peace prevails in the
state, she said her
government will act
against ones circu-
lating fake videos
over post-poll vio-
lence. Urging the
Centre to facilitate
free-of-cost vaccines
for all in the coun-
try, she said that her
government won’t
be charging any-
thing for innoculat-
ing its people. —PTI
NADDA ATTENDS
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
CHHATRASAL STADIUM MURDER
Rahul Gandhi
—PHOTO
BY
PTI

INDIA
06
THREE IAS OFFICERS
SHIFTED IN W BENGAL
Mrs. Antara Acharya has been appointed as CEO,
Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority
(KMDA), while Anurag Shrivastava is posted as
Managing Director, West Bengal Mineral Develop-
ment Trading Corporation Ltd. with additional
charge of Additional Secretary, IC E Department
and S Ponnambalam was made District Magis-
trate, Darjeeling.
DEPUTATION OF RAVINDRA NATH
RAI EXTENDED IN BIHAR
The deputation of Ravindra Nath Rai, Special Sec-
retary, Agriculture Department, Patna, which was
due to end on June 15, 2021, has been extended
by one year till June 15, 2022. He is a 1995 batch
officer of Indian Railway Service of Engineers
(IRSE).
ANOOP KUMAR MENDIRATTA IS
ALSO SECRETARY, LEGISLATIVE
Anoop Kumar Mendiratta, Secretary Legal Affairs,
has been assigned an additional charge of Secre-
tary, Legislative Department until further orders.
OVER 100 PIB OFFICIALS
INOCULATED
More than 100 officials and media persons have
been inoculated as a part of workplace vaccination
drive organized by Press Information Bureau (PIB)
at the National Media Centre, Delhi.
ARUN KUMAR SINGH SELECTED
AS CMD, BPCL
Arun Kumar Singh, Director (Marketing),
BPCL, has been selected for the post of Chair-
man-cum-Managing Director, Bharat Petroleum
Corporation Limited (BPCL) at a Public Enterprises
Selection Board (PESB) meeting held on May 10,
2021. As many as six candidates were interviewed
for the same.
DEPUTATION OF RAVI SHANKAR
SRIVASTAVA EXTENDED IN BIHAR
The deputation of Ravi Shankar Srivastava, In-
vestment Commissioner, Mumbai, with additional
charge of CEO, Bihar Foundation, Patna, which
was due to end on May 7, 2021, has been extend-
ed by one year till May 6, 2022. He is a 1995 batch
officer of Indian Revenue Service (IRS).
COL V RAMULU APPOINTED AS
COMMISSIONER, AYUSH IN AP
Col V Ramulu has been appointed as Commis-
sioner, AYUSH. He is a 1992 batch officer of Indian
Postal Service and on deputation to AP Govt.
TENURE OF ASHISH KUMAR BHUTANI
AS CEO, PMFBY EXTENDED
The central deputation tenure of Ashish Kumar
Bhutani as Chief Executive Officer, Pradhan Mantri
Fasal Bima Yojna (PMFBY), Department of Agri-
culture, Cooperation Farmers Welfare, has been
extended for a period of three months beyond
May 9, 2021. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of
Assam-Meghalaya cadre.
E V BHASKAR APPOINTED AS JCIT
IN PRCCIT DELHI REGION
E V Bhaskar has been appointed as JCIT (OSD) in
the office of Principal CCIT, Delhi Region. He is an
IRS-IT officer.
TWO IRS-IT OFFICERS GET
PROFORMA PROMOTION
Chetan P S Rao and Ms Inoshi Sharma have been
given proforma promotion to the grade of CIT.
Both are IRS-IT officers.
RESHUFFLE OF IPS OFFICERS
IN TAMIL NADU
As many as nine IPS officers have been trans-
ferred and posted to different places in Tamil
Nadu. Accordingly, Md Shakeel Akhter has been
appointed as DG, Crime Branch CID, Chennai,
while P Kandaswamy was made DG, Vigilance and
Anti-Corruption, Chennai and Dr M Ravi is ADG,
Administration, Chennai.
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CM appeals....
Expressing similar sen-
timents, Deputy Leader
of Opposition Rajendra
Rathore and BJP State
President Satish Poonia
said that the role of
panchayat representa-
tives has increased
more than the first
wave of Covid-19.
Chief secretary
Niranjan Arya in-
formed about the infec-
tion in rural areas
while DGP and princi-
pal secretary home Ab-
hay Kumar gave details
about the compliance
of lockdown.
Similarly
, panchayati
raj secretary Manju Ra-
jpal spoke about the role
of public representative
of the Panchayti Raj in
creating awareness and
in increasing registra-
tion in CM Chiranjeevi
Insuranceschemeinthe
rural areas.
Convene special...
Covid cases to 3.7 mil-
lion and severely strain-
ing the health sector.
The infection, accord-
ing to official records,
has led to over 2,46,116
deaths but most experts
agree that a large num-
ber of deaths have gone
unreported.
“Corona pandemic in
the country is in a grave
situation and you must
be well informed about
the exact scenario. In
this critical situation I
would urge your kind
conscience to convene a
special (Covid crisis)
session of Parliament,”
the lawmaker said in
his letter to President
Kovind.
Covid panic...
He said “many Uttar
Pradesh districts are
situated right across the
riverandthebodiesmay
havebeendumpedinthe
Ganges for reasons not
known to us. We cannot
confirm whether the de-
ceased were indeed
COVID 19 positive. The
bodies have started de-
composing. But we are
taking all precautions
while ensuring that
these are disposed of in
a decent manner”.
Sarma takes...
newly appointed west-
ern command chief. He
was appointed after for-
merdeputycommander-
in-chief Drishti Rajk-
howa surrendered in
November.
Tikri border...
“In his complaint to us,
the victim’s father has
saidthatthewomanwas
sexuallyharassedonthe
train while travelling
and on reaching the bor-
dertoo,shewasrapedby
the accused,” said In-
spector Vijay Kumar,
Station House Officer
(SHO) of the Bahadur-
garh City police station,
where an FIR has been
registered under vari-
ous sections of the IPC,
including Section 376-D
(gangrape).
50 Palestinians...
the Al-Aqsa Mosque
during skirmishes be-
tween officers and Pal-
estinian rioters.
Israeli police clashed
withPalestinianprotest-
ers at a flashpoint Jeru-
salem holy site, the lat-
est in a series of con-
frontations that is push-
ing the contested city to
the brink of eruption.
Delhi HC...
states they are con-
cerned by the “super
spreading potential and
threat”posedbythecon-
tinuing construction at
theprojectandtheplight
of the workers who are
being exposed to the in-
fection on a daily basis.
Luthra, appearing for
the petitioners, last
week submitted before
the division bench that
they are in no manner
seeking to overreach the
Supreme Court’s earlier
judgment on the project
and the prayer is limited
to seeking an interim
stay on the construction
during the peak phase
of pandemic.
Need to...
(Congress Working
Committee) - the party’s
highest decision-mak-
ing body
.
“We have to take note
of our serious setbacks.
To say we are deeply dis-
appointed is to make an
understatement. I in-
tend to set up a small
group to look at every
aspect that caused such
reversesandreportback
veryquickly
,”sheadded.
June 23 was proposed
for the election but the
date met with resist-
ance from some lead-
ers. Eventually the
party decided to delay
the elections in view of
the pandemic.
Over the past year
senior leaders like Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad, Anand
Sharma, Shashi Tha-
roor and Kapil Sibal
have called for “full-
time” and “effective
leadership” that will be
“visible” and “active”
in the field.
party prez...
He said that instead of
going for elections, the
party should focus on
relief works. Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
was not present in CWC
meeting. “Our priority
should not be election at
atimewhenentirecoun-
try is facing the horrific
covidsituation,”hesaid.
FROM PG 1
Slight retreat: India posts 3.66 lakh
new Covid cases and 3,754 deaths
INDIA’S TOTAL CASELOAD NOW STANDS AT 22.66 MILLION, WITH 246,116 DEATHS
Family members mourn the death of a COVID-19 victim at Patna Medical College and Hospital
(PMCH), amid a surge in coronavirus cases in record numbers across the country, in Patna on
Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: India’s dai-
ly rise in Covid-19 cases
retreated from the 4
lakh mark on Monday,
while its daily rise in
deaths also fell after two
straight days of more
than 4,000 fatalities due
to the virus, according
to the Union health
ministry data.
India’s Covid-19 case-
load reached 2,26,62,575
on Monday as the coun-
try added 366,161 new
Covid-19 infections over
the past 24 hours. A to-
tal of 3,754 people suc-
cumbed to the virus in
one day, taking the
death toll due to the in-
fection in India to just
over 2.46 lakh.
India’s total caseload
now stands at 22.66 mil-
lion, with 246,116
deaths. A total of
3,53,818 Covid-19 pa-
tients were discharged
in the past 24 hours, as
per the Union health
ministry. So far,
1,86,71,222 people have
recovered from the dis-
ease, while 17,01,76,603
persons have been vac-
cinated in the country
against the Covid-19 in-
fection.
India has 37,45,237 ac-
tive cases of Covid-19.
The top five states that
have registered the
maximum number of
Covid-19 cases in the
past 24 hours are Maha-
rashtra with 48,401 cas-
es, and Karnataka with
47,930 cases. —PTI
New Delhi: Delhi reported
319 more COVID-19
fatalities and 12,651 new
infections, the lowest in
four weeks, on Monday,
with a positivity rate of
19.10 per cent. The low
number of new cases
of the infection can be
attributed to fewer tests
conducted on Sunday
(66,234). At 19.10 per
cent, the city’s COVID-19
positivity rate is at its
lowest since April 16,
according to a health bul-
letin issued by the Delhi
govt. The positivity rate in
Delhi has remained above
the 20 per cent mark.
?????: As the country
reels under the rise of
Covid-19 cases and an in-
creased need for medical
oxygen, the Indian Navy is
rendering its services and
helping the civil adminis-
tration.
As part of Operation
Samudra Setu II, Indian
Naval Ship Trikand was
deployed to augment
the shipment of Liquid
Medical Oxygen (LMO)
cryogenic containers
from Hamad Port, Qatar
to Mumbai. Indian Navy
in a statement said, “INS
Trikand entered Qatar on
May 5 in Mumbai.”
Patna: After being re-
leased from prison, Rash-
triya Janata Dal (RJD)
chief Lalu Prasad Yadav
on Monday attacked PM
Narendra Modi for alleged
poor implementation of
the Corona vaccination
programme.
“We did a world record
with the pulse polio vacci-
nation programme during
the Janata Dal govern-
ment in 1996-97. I was
the national president of
Janata Dal. We did 11.74
crore vaccinations of
pulse polio till December
7, 1996 and 12.73 crore
by January 18, 1997
despite lack of aware-
ness and misconceptions
among common people of
the country at that time,”
Lalu said in a tweet.
“At present, awareness
among common people is
higher compared to that
time,” Lalu said.
POSITIVITY RATE
DIPS BELOW 20 PER
CENT IN DELHI
INS TRIKAND
ARRIVES WITH 40
MT O2 FROM QATAR
Lalu attacks PM on Covid
vaccination programme
New Delhi: Minister of State for
Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said
the govt has provided 175.6 million
Covid vaccine doses so far to states
and union territories for inoculation
of people of all age groups and 4.6
million doses will be supplied to
them in 3 days. Thakur’s remarks
came in response to senior Cong
leader Mallikarjun Kharge’s letter to
PM Narendra Modi urging him to
use Rs 350,000 million allocated.
Goa: Government here on Monday
cleared a new Covid-19 treatment
protocol which recommends all
residents above the age of 18 to
take five tablets of the Ivermectin
drug. Health Minister Vishwajit
Rane said that the ivermectin
drug would be made available at
all health centres in the state and
should be taken by all residents,
irrespective of whether they have
Covid-19 symptoms or otherwise.
175.6M FREE DOSES
PROVIDED TO STATES
GOA RECOMMENDS
IVERMECTIN TO 18+
New Delhi: A new re-
port from the charity
Christian Aid on Mon-
day showed that India
along with other tea
producing nations, are
facing a host of climate
related impacts such as
rising temperatures, er-
ratic rainfall, and new
insect infestations.The
fate of the Indian tea
sector has a major ef-
fect on tea drinkers
around the world. The
report shows that As-
sam, the largest single
tea growing region in
the world, is particu-
larly vulnerable with
growers there already
suffering from the im-
pact of the climate cri-
sis.
In a survey of pro-
ducers in Assam, 97 per
cent of smallholders
stated that the challeng-
ing climate conditions
were a threat. —ANI
New Delhi: The SC
Monday said it will go
through the compliance
affidavit filed by the
Centre on its vaccina-
tion and hospitalisation
policies. The top court,
which is hearing a suo
motu case on the man-
agement of Covid-19
pandemic, will take up
the matter next on May
13. The Centre filed the
affidavit after the top
court had asked the gov-
ernment to rethink its
vaccine and healthcare
policy during the Cov-
id-19 pandemic. The top
court had also directed
the Centre to formulate
within two weeks a na-
tional policy on admis-
sions to hospitals in the
wake of the second
Covid wave.
In its affidavit, the
central government has
said that given the lim-
ited availability of vac-
cines, inoculating the
entire population was
not possible in one go
due to the suddenness
of the pandemic but it
will ensure its “equita-
ble distribution”.
The policy was “just,
equitable, non-discrim-
inatory and based upon
an intelligible differen-
tiating factor”, it said.
Toronto: A Cana-
dian health expert
on the federal gov-
ernment’s COV-
ID-19 Task Force
says that Canada
and the rest of the
world will most
likely see the novel
coronavirus be-
come a part of the
viral ecosystem --
akin to the seasonal
endemic flu -- due to
the spread of sev-
eral variants of
concern. Dr. Alan
Bernstein said one
way to deal with
such spread would
be for vaccine mak-
ers to adapt and
modify their shots
over the coming
years. —ANI
New Delhi: Among
the second wave of
the coronavirus, re-
ports of a rare fun-
gal infection among
the COVID-19 pa-
tients in India have
come to the fore
now. This rare fun-
gal infection is be-
ing referred to as
‘Black fungus’ or
‘mucormycosis’ in
medical parlance. It
is caused by a fun-
gus named mucor,
which is found on
wet surfaces. Cases
of mucormycosis
are rapidly rising
among COVID-19
survivors, causing
blindness or seri-
ous illness and even
death. —ANI
Tea producing nations
face climate impacts
SC to take up
Centre’s affidavit on
Covid management
COVID-19 will
be like
endemic flu
Deadly fungal
infection found
in patients
New Delhi: 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), the anti-COVID-19 drug that
has been developed by Defence Research and Development Organisa-
tion (DRDO) and been given an emergency use nod by Drugs Controller
General of India’s (DCGI), was first studied by Patanjali researchers,
claimed Acharya Balkrishna. A day after the DCGI granted permission for
the Emergency Use of this drug as an adjunct therapy.
‘DRUG MADE BY DRDO FIRST STUDIED BY PATANJALI’

NEWS
07
Jodhpur dist to
have 20 oxygen
generation units
MLA Manisha Panwar inaugurated oxygen concentrators.
Sangeeta Sharma
Jodhpur: After breath
bank in Jodhpur, now
districtcollectorIndrajit
Singh with the help of
the government and do-
nors, has stepped up ef-
forts to install oxygenat-
ed beds in hospitals be-
sides oxygen generation
plants. Twenty oxygen
generationplantsareex-
pected to be set up in sat-
ellite hospitals and dis-
pensariesbynextmonth.
Apart from this, 40
ICU beds will be in-
stalled soon at newly
constructed building of
Mahatma Gandhi Hos-
pital with the help so-
cial workers.
At the same time, 20
new ventilators beds
are being installed in
MDM Hospital in 30 and
MGMH so that the lives
of serious infected peo-
ple can be saved.
At the same time, the
process of appointing 25
junior doctors has been
started in Jodhpur.
The administration
has started a breathing
bank with a capacity of
500 oxygen constrator
with the help of social
workers. For this, social
activists Nirmal Ge-
hlot, Prem Bhadari,
Vishnu Goyal and Shri-
pal Lodha have donated
150 oxygen constrators.
OXYGEN RELIEF
Guv Mishra gives
`2 cr to CMRF
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on Mon-
day released an amount
of Rs 2 crore from the
Governor’s Relief
Fund to the Chief Min-
ister’s Relief Fund for
the corona vaccination
in the state.
Of this amount, Rs
1.11 crore was provid-
ed to GRF by Mohanlal
Sukhadia University
,
Udaipur. From the GRF,
Rs 50 lakh were re-
leasedforrelief of floods
in Hadauti area in 2019,
Rs50lakhin2020forCov-
idrelief,andRs10lakhto
Rajasthan State Medical
ServicesCorporationfor
kits and other Covid res-
cue equipment.
The Governor called
upon the government
as well as voluntary or-
ganisations, trusts etc.
to come forward and
cooperate.
Governor Kalraj
Mishra also appealed to
all in the state to follow
the lockdown in state
and strict adherence
to ‘No Mask No
Movement’.
FOR WAR
ON CORONA
`3 CRORE
for vax in Viratnagar
by MLA Indraj Gurjar
`2 CRORE
for vax and `37
lakh for medical
equipment by MLA
Surendra S Rathore
`1 CRORE
in Chief Minister Relief
Fund for vax by MLA
Abhinesh Maharishi
`1 CRORE
for vaccine and Rs
25 lakh for oxygen
concentrators by MLA
Anita Bhadel
`35 LAKH
for oxy plant in Basedi
by MLA Khiladilal Bairwa
`21 LAKH
for vaccine in CM
Relief Fund by Salasar
Hanuman Seva Samiti
president Yashoda
Nandan
`3.12 LAKH
for Oxygen
concentrators by
Bandikui social worker
Bhagchand Takda
11 OXYGEN cylinders
to Badi, Dholpur hospital
by MLA Girraj Malinga
and Mukesh Garg
Raj HC issues notice to state
govt over unused ventilators
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan high
court has issued notices
to the state government
seeking reply on not us-
ing ventilators which
were procured and sent
to the state using PM
Cares Fund.
A division bench of
chief justice Indrajit
Mahanty and Justice
Satish Sharma issued
notices to chief secre-
tary, principal secre-
tary medical and health
and Karauli college.
Petitioner Vijay
Pathak said that venti-
lators were produced
using PM Cares fund
and were sent to the
state but due to lack of
trained medical staff,
the ventilators are not
being used.
Meanwhile, the
bench of Chief Jus-
tice Indrajit Mahan-
ty and Justice Satish
Kumar Sharma has
written to the Chief
Secretary, Principal
Health Secretary, NHM
Director and Ambu-
lance Operator Compa-
ny GVK about the lack
of resources, including
staff and oxygen in 108
ambulance service op-
erating in the state, and
asked for clarification.
The High Court has also
ordered to hand over a
copy of PIL to the Advo-
cate General.
34 ventilators in Karauli, 40 in Pali are kept in stores.
Petitioner said due
to lack of trained
staff, the ventilators
are not being used
Asaram Bapu tested positive for the Covid infection last week.
Asaram seeks bail for
treatment in Haridwar
Jodhpur: Self-styled
godman Asaram Bapu,
who is serving life term
at a jail here for raping
a teenage girl, has
sought bail from the Ra-
jasthan High Court for
“ayurvedic treatment”
in Haridwar after test-
ing COVID-19 positive.
Last Wednesday
, after
he tested positive for
the infection and com-
plained of breathless-
ness, Asaram was shift-
ed to the MG Hospital
from the Jodhpur Cen-
tral Jail, and later on
Friday, to the All India
Institute of Medical
Sciences (AIIMS)-Jodh-
pur. A two-judge bench
of justices Sandeep Me-
hta and Devendra
Kachhawaha, after
hearing the petition, di-
rected that the AIIMS
submit Asaram’s medi-
cal report in the court.
—PTI
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
and his team has pre-
pared modern Covid
relief centre in Jodh-
pur in just 7 days.
On Monday
, the clean-
ing staff offered flowers
on a photo of Bharat
Mata under the supervi-
sion of Shekhawat, and
after worshipping, the
centre was handed over
to the AIIMS team.
Built in National
Skill Training Institute,
this 120-bed centre has
all facilities of oxygen
and monitor.
Shekhawat said that
this centre is an exten-
sion window of Jodh-
pur AIIMS where a
team from AIIMS will
be treating the patients.
Union Jal Shakti
Minister Shekhawat
said that they are going
to receive five ventila-
tor beds from England
within the next 2-3 days.
If they want, they can
also categorise their pa-
tients in three levels
and keep the mild and
moderate cases there.
Dr Pradeep Bhatia,
Head of AIIMS Critical
Care Department is
also offering telemedi-
cine services.
Shekhawat’s efforts give modern centre to Jodh
Built at National Skill Training Institute, this 120-bed centre has all facilities of oxygen and monitor
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat at the newly constructed Covid relief centre on Monday.
Jodhpur MP and Union Jal
Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat and his wife Naun-
ad Kanwar on Monday received
the first dose of Corona vac-
cine at Jodhpur AIIMS.
Honda India Foundation to
set up oxygen unit in Alwar
New Delhi: Honda In-
dia Foundation, the cor-
porate social responsi-
bility arm of all Honda
group companies in In-
dia, is closely working
with Rajasthan govern-
ment to set up an oxy-
gen production plant in
Alwar district of Ra-
jasthan.
Foundation said it
has earmarked Rs 6.5
crore to support the
central government’s
ongoing efforts against
Covid-19. The founda-
tion is also working
with government au-
thorities in Haryana,
Rajasthan, Karnataka,
Uttar Pradesh and Gu-
jarat and has ear-
marked a sum of Rs 6.5
crore towards the re-
lief measures.
—PTI
CORONASHADOW
OVER AIR OPs
s the deadly Coronavirus is spreading its tentacles in state and cases
are increasing fast, the number of air travelers is declining in the same
proportion. Due to spread of virus in just 2 months, the number of air
passengers has dropped by 74% and the number of flights by 65%. The
number of people travelling by air from Jaipur airport every day is less than 2,000.
Aviation experts were shocked by the figures of 7 May, when it was revealed that
only 1,413 passengers travelled. This figure is slightly higher than the figure of
1,182 passengers on May 25, 2020 when air services started operating after a
2-month lockdown. On that day, only 8 flights took off from Jaipur airport with 1,182
passengers. Whereas on 7 May this year, 13 flights took off from the airport with a
total of 1,413 passengers. These days, airlines are cancelling an average of 18 to
20 flights a day, despite booking tickets.
3,613
3,455
2,659
1,833
1,876
1,853
1,413
10,286
8,034
8,569
8,658
8,916
9,614
9,166
1 March
1 May
2 March
2 May
3 March
3 May
4 March
4 May
5 March
5 May
6 March
6 May
7 March
7 May
PASSENGERS’ MOVEMENT
GOES DOWN IN STATE
ON 7 MAY THIS YEAR, 13 FLIGHTS TOOK OFF FROM
JAIPUR WITH A TOTAL OF 1,413 PASSENGERS
63,243
PASSENGERS TRAVELED IN
THE FIRST WEEK OF MARCH
16,702
PASSENGERS TRAVELED IN
THE FIRST WEEK OF MAY
FLIGHT OPERATIONS
REDUCED DRASTICALLY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
50
40
30
20
10
45
19
39
16
41
17
41
13
39
14
42
13
43
13
l March l May
290
FLIGHTS IN THE FIRST
WEEK OF MARCH
104
FLIGHTS IN THE FIRST
WEEK OF MAY
74% 65%
PASSENGERS HAVE
DROPPED IN JUST
TWO MONTHS
NUMBER OF FLIGHTS
HAVE DROPPED IN
JUST 2 MONTHS
A
—INFOGRAPHIC:VINOD
KUMAR
SHARMA
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semblance of joy to a human in
the turbulent times, to gaze upon
a serene painting or a captivating face
amid chaos, brings solace.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya on
Monday, instructed of-
ficials concerned to fi-
nalise the land acquisi-
tion process for new
medical colleges to be
opened in the state and
start construction
soon.
In a meeting on the
issue, Arya acquired
information from the
officials and the con-
cerned District Collec-
tors on the land related
matters of the newly
opened medical colleg-
es in Sawai Madhopur
and Alwar districts. He
reviewed the selected
places for the proposed
Medical College at
Sawai Madhopur and
directed to get environ-
mental clearance as
soon as possible. He
also ordered a report
from the ADG (Jail) re-
garding the newly pro-
posed Medical College
to be built on the land
of Alwar jail, which is
lying vacant.
Medical Education
Secretary Vaibhav Gal-
riya along with Alwar
Collector Nannu Mal
Pahadia and Sawai
Madhopur Collector Ra-
jendra Kishan were
also connected through
Video Conference.
Expedite process of Land clearance for
new Medical Colleges: CS to officials
TAKING STOCK
Jaipur: As a strict
lockdown came into
force in Rajasthan from
Monday to curb the
spread of Coronavirus,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot asked the people
of the state to follow the
guidelines with sincer-
ity and responsibility.
Lockdown restrictions
were already there in
the state, but the state
government on last
Thursday, decided to
make it more stringent
from May 10 to 24. Ge-
hlot tweeted the lock-
down guidelines, say-
ing there is a complete
lockdown from 5 am on
May 10 to 5 am on May
24. He asked the people
of the state to follow the
guidelines with sincer-
ity and responsibility.
Under the complete
lockdown, movement
from one district/vil-
lage to another district/
village except in case of
medical emergency,
wedding functions,
movement of all vehi-
cles except those en-
gaged in medical ser-
vices are prohibited
and several other re-
strictions are also there
in addition to the guide-
lines issued earlier.
The state govern-
ment has called it 'Pan-
demic Red Alert Public
Discipline Lockdown.'
Places of worship are
also closed, MGNREGA
works have been sus-
pended and movement
from one city/village to
another city/village
within the state is pro-
hibited, except medical
emergency cases, un-
der the lockdown.
Those coming from out-
side the state will have
to produce a negative
RTPCR test report
which should be not
older than 72 hours. In
case there is no nega-
tive report, the person
will be quarantined for
15 days. In order to pre-
vent migration of work-
ers, works are permit-
ted in factories, con-
struction sites and in-
dustrial units have
been asked to operate
buses for workers. —PTI
FOLLOW LOCKDOWN NORMS RESPONSIBLY TO CURB
CORONA SPREAD: CONCERNED CM TO MASSES
TheStategovernmenthasimposedthe‘PandemicRedAlertPublicDisciplineLockdown’tocurbthevirusinfection
CS Niranjan Arya chairs a meeting related to land acquisition of new Medical Colleges at Secretariat via
Video Conferencing on Monday. Secretary Medical Education Vaibhav Galriya along with Alwar Collector
Nannu Mal Pahadia and Sawai Madhopur Collector Rajendra Kishan attended the meeting through VC.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla has
suggested the Ra-
jasthan government to
fill all the vacant posts
of doctors and nursing
staff in rural areas of
the state in view of the
outbreak of Corona in-
fection in rural areas.
Birla is concerned
about the Covid-19 situ-
ation across the coun-
try and is assisting sev-
eral states including
Rajasthan in Covid
management.
Apart from the sug-
gestion of recruiting
doctors and nursing
staff in rural areas,
Birla has also suggested
the Gehlot government
to deploy Gram Sevaks,
Patwaris and Angan-
wadi workers in the ar-
rangements to tackle
the Covid-19 situation.
He is co-ordinating
from Delhi and taking
utmost care of his con-
stituency
.Itmaybenoted
that Birla has held dis-
cussions with the Chief
Minister regarding the
supply of oxygen, medi-
cines and 3 oxygen tank-
ers recently reached
Kota from Jamnagar
through a train due to
the efforts of Birla.
He also assisted a
group of three minis-
ters, who had gone to
Delhi from Jaipur to
meet various ministers
and central government
officials over the issue
of oxygen shortage.
Birla’s office also
runs a helpline for Cov-
id patients while a
group of his supporters
have started a 'breath-
bank' in Kota.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: DGP ML Lath-
er spent a working
birthday on Monday,
wherein, he chaired a
virtual annual meet-
ing of the staff council
was at the Police Head-
quarters. Problems of
police personnel, in-
cluding the ones at the
police station level,
were heard in the
meeting.
Lather praised the
work being done by po-
lice personnel as ‘front-
line workers’ to prevent
the spread of the global
pandemic corona. He
instructed all the Dis-
trict Superintendents
of Police to pay ade-
quate attention to the
security and facilities
of the police personnel
during the tough duty
of corona. In this re-
gard, he informed the
police personnel about
the budget allocated by
the state government
for this work during
the Corona period and
instructed them to use
this budget wisely.
Lather reviewed the
police personnel vac-
cination programme
in detail. According to
officials, so far more
than 81,000 officers
and soldiers of Ra-
jasthan Police have
been given the first
dose of Corona and
more than 62,000 offic-
ers and soldiers have
received the second
dose of Covid-19 vac-
cine. Lather urged the
remaining police per-
sonnel to get vaccinat-
ed as soon as possible.
At the same time, po-
lice personnel have
also been requested to
get their families vac-
cinated in due time.
First India Bureau
Ranthambore: Three
cubs of tigress T-8, who
had wandered in zone
number 6 of Rantham-
bore National Park,
were allotted numbers
on Monday by the forest
department. Assistant
Conservator of Forests
Sanjeev Sharma said
that the tigress T-8’s fe-
male cub Lakshmi was
given number T-127 and
the male cub Love is
now numbered T-128
the male cub Kush was
given the number T-129.
Sanjay Prajapat
Churu: Four children
were drowned in a pond
in Bhaleri area in Chu-
ru on Sunday. The vic-
tims, aged between 8 - 15
years, had gone to the
pond to fetch water
when one of them acci-
dentally slipped into
the water.
Other children also
fell into the pond in a
bid to rescue him, po-
lice said. The deceased
were identified as Ankit
Jat (12), Vikas Jat (11),
Praveen Jat (8) and Jag-
dish (15).
The children lived
near the pond and their
parents were busy in
farming while the inci-
dent occurred. After
the incident, someone
spotted the bodies float-
ing in the pond and he
informed the family
members and the police
as well. The bodies
were handed over to the
family after the post-
mortem.
Fillvacantpostsofmedicsinrural
areastohelpcombatCorona:Birla
Diligent DGP lends a patient ear to cops’
problems, asks them to take Covid-19 jab
NUMBERS
ALLOTTED TO
TIGER CUBS
4 KIDS DROWN IN
POND IN CHURU,
CM CONDOLES
A team of Police officials inspects the site at village Maharawansar,
where the tragic incident occurred on Monday.
CM’S NOD TO `5 CR HIKE IN MLA FUND;
`3 CR TO CONDUCT VAX DRIVE IN STATE
Om Birla
ML Lather
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
The death of four
children due to
drowning in a pond at
village Maharawana-
sar of Bhaleri region
in Churu district is
very heartbreaking
and unfortunate. I
offer my deepest con-
dolences to grieving
family and relatives.
May God provide
them the courage to
sail through this dif-
ficult time.
Kota: A rape accused
tied the knot with the
complainant at a po-
lice station in Kota dis-
trict on Monday, police
said. They decided to
marry after they
reached to an agree-
ment with the police
intervention.
The girl’s brother,
the man’s father and
the police were present
at the temple in Ram-
ganj Mandi police sta-
tion premises where
the couple exchanged
wedding vows and gar-
lands, Superintendent
of Police, Kota (Rural),
Sharad Choudhary
said. Earlier this
month, the survivor
had lodged a case of
rape under IPC Sec-
tion 376 against Moti-
lal who is her neigh-
bour, police said.
They were report-
edly having an affair
and after Motilal re-
fused to marry the girl,
she filed a complaint
against him.
Investigation into
the matter was under-
way, Choudhary said,
adding that the wed-
ding was performed as
per COVID-19 guide-
lines. The matter is
sub judice in court,
Station House Officer
at Ramganj Mandi po-
lice station, Harish
Bharti said.
Meanwhile, Sub-Di-
visional Magistrate at
Ramganj Mandi, Balk-
ishan Tiwari denied
permission to the cou-
ple to organise a wed-
ding ceremony in view
of the COVID-19 crisis
in the country
. —PTI
RAPE ACCUSED TIES NUPTIAL KNOT WITH
COMPLAINANT AT POLICE STATION IN KOTA
The couple seeks the blessings of a cop after tying the knot at
the Police Station in Kota on Monday.
The wedding
was performed as
per COVID-19
guidelines
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot gave many gifts
to Jodhpur includ-
ing two ICU beds in
MDM Hospital, 30
ICU beds in Umaid
Hospital and 30 ICU
beds at MGH. More-
over, an oxygen
pipeline at MDM
Hospital and Umaid
Hospital was set up
with an amount of
Rs 1 crore. Similar-
ly, a new oxygen
plant was an-
nounced for the
new OPD building
at Mahatma Gandhi
Hospital. This liq-
uid oxygen plant
has a capacity of
20,000 litres.
Moreover, 45 ven-
tilators will be in-
stalled at different
hospitals. Rs 1 crore
for two state-of-the-
art advanced life
support ambulanc-
es has been sanc-
tioned. An amount
of Rs 36 crore has
been sanctioned for
all the above-men-
tioned works.
CM sanctions
`36 Cr for
med facilities
in Jodhpur

21-year-old girl from
Jharkhand, Soni Kumari
is an independent, pas-
sionate and successful
model. She completed
her schooling from her
home town Bokaro Steel
City and then came to
Jaipur to pursue her
higher studies i.e.
engineering. When
asked about her
journey in model-
ling, she shared that
while participating in
various fashion shows
in college, her interest
grew in this field. She used to
get many compli-
ments for her walk and then one
day she realised that modelling is
her actual passion, not engineer-
ing. After realising her interest
area, she registered herself for the
auditions of Elite Miss Rajasthan
and after clearing all the rounds,
she made it to the top finalists.
She said, “Gaurav Sir, Director
of Elite Miss Rajasthan and
Akanksha Ma’am were always
there to support me. I had no idea
about this field and everything
was new for me, but because of
theirguidance,todayIhaveproved
myself.”
“I belong to a very stereotyped
family where modelling was not
considered a good field, that is
why I gave auditions in Elite Miss
Rajasthan without informing my
parents, but when I got selected
and I told them about this, my fa-
ther was the happiest person and
he convinced the whole family to
support me”, Soni said.
Her role model is Gigi Hadid
who started her modelling career
fromscratchsameasSonidid.She
wants to become a supermodel in
future and for that, she is working
continuously to groom herself.
In a very short period, she has
achieved a lot. She walked in
Jodhpur Couture Show and many
other fashion events. Along with
this, she has also done various
shoots for famous designers.
We asked her that what message
she wants to give to the young girls
who want to pursue their career in
modelling, to which, this gorgeous
and talented girl replied, “In the
beginning, everything seems to be
verydifficult,everyonearoundyou
will try to stop you from chasing
your passion. But you are the only
one who can take a stand and fulfil
all your dreams. Once you are suc-
cessful,everyonewillstartsupport-
ingyou,sojustdon’tstopandfollow
your passion.”
JAIPUR, TUESDAY
MAY 11, 2021
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In an exclusive interview with City First, the young
and talented model Soni Kumari from Jharkhand,
shared her journey and dreams by which many of
us can get inspired!
MANSI BACHANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
It is best to make some
lifestyle changes to save
money rather than become
monetarily tight. You will
manage to pick up the threads from
where you left on the professional
front. Much happiness is foreseen on
the home front. This is a good time to
finalise property.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
It is best to take the
opinion of others before
you put in your money. A
household remedy may
come in handy for those suffering
from body aches and pains.
Something that you wanted to get
done on the home front is likely to be
initiated now.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Something included in
your diet is likely to have a
positive effect on your
overall health. A glib talker
may try to confuse you so be aware.
Disturbances at home will need to be
curtailed to retain a peaceful
environment. You will get the
motivation to push yourself.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Keeping a close tab on
spending will leave you with
much to splurge later. You
may take some time in
bouncing back on the work front. No
problems are foreseen on health and
financial fronts. You manage to play
your cards well and avoid getting
involved in a contentious issue.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Window shopping is all
that you can do in order to
conserve money. You are
likely to swim with the tide
on the professional or academic
front. Indulging in excesses may
prove bad for health. Issue regarding
an ancestral property is likely to be
settled amicably.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You may spend on
something not previously
catered for. You can struggle
to keep pace on the work
front. Condition of those ailing is set to
improve by leaps and bounds and get
them firmly on the road to good health.
Those starting on a romantic journey
will find the going smooth and joyful.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Money loaned may take
some more time to be
returned. You will need to
keep your priorities right
on the professional front. Joining
health conscious people in daily
workouts is likely to keep you fit and
energetic. Someone on the home
front can irritate you.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You can become con-
cerned about a recent
heavy expenditure incurred
on something that you just
couldn’t help. Something important
may be entrusted to you at work
today. You may take up some activity
or sport just to keep trim and slim.
Good news may greet you.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Money is hard to come by
for everyone, so contribute
your share if someone is
spending on you. A lot of
activity is foreseen on the work front
and you will be right in the midst of
it. Some issues that seem unlikely to
get resolved on the family front will
begin to move towards a solution.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Repayment of a loan may
force you to make
adjustments. Changes
happening on the
professional front can have you
worried, but will turn out favourable.
More interest is required on the
health front. Family life will cruise
along smoothly.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Financially you may need
to be more secure than you
are now. There is a need to
come up with something
original, if you are in a creative field.
You will be motivated to get back into
shape and may even join a gym.
Those thinking of selling a property
will be able to get buyers.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You may go for a cheat
meal all as a reward for
maintaining good health. If
you have been struggling
with money then that’s a thing of a
past now as money will flow in from
all the directions. In office, you will
support your colleague by sharing
his/her work pressure.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
aipur on the basic
precautions to
take during the
pandemic and
how lack of
awareness could
be fatal!
1
For the people who
have to go out to
work what are the
basic precautions
they should take for the
following:
A. WEARING A MASK :
Masks are very impor-
tant and we must keep
the nose and mouth
fully and securely cov-
ered at all times. N95
are recommended for
health workers and in
high-risk areas. Surgi-
cal masks and Double
masks should be used
in combination. One
should note that fancy
cloth or other synthetic
masks are not enough.
Reusable masks should
be washed regularly. Al-
ways remove masks
correctly and wash
your hands after han-
dling or touching a
used mask. Include
your mask with your
regular laundry and
use regular laundry de-
tergent to wash it, dry
in the sun.
B. EATING AND DRINK-
ING OUTSIDE : Eating
and drinking outside
can be dangerous as
masks are removed and
normally people sit to-
gether closely for this.
Sanitisation and clean-
liness are very impor-
tant as the virus are
susceptible to alcohol-
based disinfectants and
soaps and detergents.
Wash your hands prop-
erly before eating, do
not eat in a group, do
not share food with col-
leagues and avoid food
from outside.
C. SOCIAL DISTANCE :
Social distancing is a
must as the virus
spreads via droplets
and sneezing cough-
ing. It can be spread by
the breath of an infect-
ed person so a distance
of six feet can reduce
the chances of a person
to person transmission.
2
If one has to go out
to work what pre-
cautions should be
taken on return-
ing home daily?
 take off the footwear
outside.
 Go directly to the
cleaning/ washing
area and disin-
fect your wal-
let/bag/ keys
and phone.
 Wash your
hands with
soap and water
for at least 20 sec-
onds.
 Take off your clothes
and immediately soak
them in warm water.
Wash with regular de-
tergent and dry in the
sun.
 In case they need to be
dry cleaned- then put
them in a plastic bag,
seal it and put it away
for a minimum of 72
hours before handling
them again.
3
In case one
comes in con-
tact with a ‘pos-
itive person’
what precautions should
be taken?
In that case, one must do
gargles immediately
and can take steam in-
halation. One must iso-
late himself and take
the test for covid after 5
days. Keep a close
watch for the develop-
ment of symptoms and
may also take
some immuni-
ty-boosting vi-
tamin.
4
The symptoms in
the second strain
of COVID are
varying from per-
son to person – what are
the main symptoms to
watch out for?
 There have been chang-
es in the pattern of
symptoms. For the sec-
ond strain watch out
for:
 B a s i c
cough and cold
accompanied
with or with-
out fatigue and
body ache.
 Unusual
Cough: Cough has
been the main symptom
of COVID-19 but a persis-
tent cough with a sound
different from the usual
cough is one of the symp-
toms. One should not con-
fuse it with a smoker’s
cough.
 Pink eye: Pink eye or
conjunctivitis can be a
sign of COVID-19 infec-
tion.
 Breathlessness: Diffi-
culty in breathing with
uneasiness in the chest,
and heart palpitations
are some of the symp-
toms.
 Stomach Trouble:
The COVID-19 infection
impacts the upper res-
piratory system, al-
though, a new study
says that diarrhoea,
vomiting, abdominal
cramps, nausea, and
pain are signs of coro-
navirus. If you are fac-
ing any digestive dis-
comfort, you must get
yourself tested.
 Loss of Taste and
Smell: COVID-19 has
various symptoms and
one of the most annoy-
ing of them is the loss
of smell and taste. Los-
ing the functions of
your olfactory senses
can be frustrating and
hard to cope up with.
5
After recovering,
how long is one
protected from
the virus?
There is an immune re-
sponse to infection
with activation of in-
herent immunity
which is said to give
protection for approxi-
mately 3 months but
this can vary depend-
ing on the individual’s
response to previous
covid infection. So,
please continue to take
precautions after test-
ing negative.
Health is the
TRUE WEALTH
DR. ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
J
take off the footwear
Go directly to the
cleaning/ washing
area and disin-
fect your wal-
hands with
soap and water
for at least 20 sec-
Take off your clothes
and immediately soak
them in warm water.
Wash with regular de-
tergent and dry in the
In case they need to be
dry cleaned- then put
them in a plastic bag,
seal it and put it away
for a minimum of 72
hours before handling
them again.
3
In case one
comes in con-
tact with a ‘pos-
itive person’
what precautions should
be taken?
In that case, one must do
gargles immediately
and can take steam in-
ment of symptoms and
may also take
some immuni-
ty-boosting vi-
tamin.
son to person – what are
the main symptoms to
watch out for?
 There have been chang-
es in the pattern of
symptoms. For the sec-
ond strain watch out
for:

out fatigue and
body ache.

Cough:
been the main symptom
of COVID-19 but a persis-
tent cough with a sound
different from the usual
cough is one of the symp-
toms. One should not con-
fuse it with a smoker’s
cough.
 Pink eye:
conjunctivitis can be a
sign of COVID-19 infec-
tion.
 Breathlessness:
culty in breathing with
uneasiness in the chest,
and heart palpitations
are some of the symp-
toms.
 Stomach Trouble:
The COVID-19 infection
Anita Hada in conversation with Dr Puneet Saxena, senior professor and
unit head, Department of Medicine, SMS Medical College and Hospital!
Dr Puneet Saxena

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