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GAZA MILITANTS, KIDS
AMONG 24 DEAD AS
ISRAEL HITS HAMAS
SCHOOL SHOOTING IN
RUSSIA KILLS 9;
SUSPECT ARRESTED
Gaza City: Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting
high-rise home of a Hamas field commander and two border tunnels
dug by militants, as Hamas and other armed groups fired dozens of
rockets toward Israel. Since Monday when the fighting erupted, 24 Pal-
estinians including 9 children were killed in Gaza, most by airstrikes.
Moscow: A gunman attacked a school Tuesday morning in the Russian
city of Kazan, sending students running out of the building as smoke
poured from its windows. At least 9 people were killed—7 eighth-grade
students, a teacher & another school worker— and 21 others were hos-
pitalized, Russian officials said. Officials said attacker has been arrested.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
INDIA SEES DECLINE IN
DAILY NEW CASES!
l Total active cases dip to 37,15,221 on Tuesday
with net decline of 30,016 cases in 24 hours
l After 61 days, the new recoveries outnumber the
new cases seen in the last 24 hours: Ministry
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Tues-
day called upon politi-
cians and activists to
rise above their ideo-
logical commitments
and unite in the strug-
gle against the corona
pandemic.
He said that human
service is the religion
of all political activists
and today it is time to
fulfill it. Speaking dur-
ing the all party meet-
ing convened to discuss
covid situation in the
state, Gehlot said that
all sections of society
are helping as much as
possible in this crisis.
“It is also the respon-
sibility of politicians to
support each other in
this pandemic and mo-
tivate people to win this
war,” he said.
Gehlot said that the
second wave of corona
has taken a very deadly
form in the state and
the country
.
“It is spreading fast
compared to prepara-
tions of government.
Preventingthisspreadis
the most important task
in which political activ-
ists and leaders can play
a big role,” he added.
Gehlot said state gov-
ernment is taking seri-
ous note of the com-
plaints and suggestions
given by the politicians
and public for larger in-
terest. He also thanked
thepoliticiansforappre-
ciating the efforts being
made by frontline work-
ers, government and of-
ficials to fight corona.
Gehlot sought sup-
port from all political
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Time to unite for cause of humanity: CM to leaders
CM Ashok Gehlot during virtual all party meeting where leaders including Dr Raghu Sharma, Dr CP
Joshi, Shanti Dhariwal, Dr Subhash Garg, Govind S Dotasra, Satish Poonia, Gulab Chand Kataria,
Rajendra Rathore, Sanyam Lodha and others were present on Tuesday.
During all party meet, Gehlot urged
politicians to rise above party lines &
ask Centre to hike Raj’s Oxy, med quota
New Delhi: An early
trend of decline in daily
new COVID-19 cases and
deaths has been noted in
the country
, the govern-
ment said on Tuesday,
indicating that the dev-
astating second wave of
the pandemic is on the
wane. According to the
government, Maharash-
tra,UttarPradesh,Delhi
and Chhattisgarh were
among 18 states and un-
ion territories showing
continued plateauing or
decrease in daily new
COVID-19 cases.
Addressing a press
conference, a senior of-
ficial, however, said Kar-
nataka, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, West Bengal and
Punjab were among 16
states and union territo-
ries showing continued
increasingtrendindaily
new COVID-19 cases.
Thirteen states have
more than 1 lakh active
COVID-19 cases each
and 26 states have a pos-
itivity rate of over 15
per cent, the govern-
ment said.
Ministryalsoappreci-
ated containment mod-
elsof MumbaiandPune,
saying that such models
need to be replicated at
the national level.
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26 COVID PATIENTS DIE AT GOA
HOSP; MIN SEEKS HC PROBE
Panaji: Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane on
Tuesday said 26 COVID-19 patients died at state- run
Goa Medical College and Hospital in the early hours
and sought an investigation by the HC to find out the
cause. He said these fatalities occurred between 2
am and 6 am “which is a fact”, but remained evasive
about the cause. Goa CM Pramod Sawant, who
visited GMCH, said the gap between the Turn to P6
Bodies float in Ganga,
71 fished out so far
Congress creating false
panic:Nadda to Sonia
B a l l i a / G h a z i p u r
(UP): Bodies were seen
floating in the Ganga in
Uttar Pradesh’s Ballia
and Ghazipur districts,
according to local resi-
dents and the authori-
ties on Tuesday
.
Meanwhile, at least
71 bodies were fished
out from the Ganga in
Bihar’s Buxar, which
is downstream the two
UP districts, trigger-
ing suspicion that
these could be of Co-
rona patients.
According to Ballia
residents, at least 45
bodies were seen float-
ing at the Ujiyar, Kul-
hadia and Bharauli
ghats in the Narahi
area. However, the dis-
trict authorities did not
tell the exact number of
bodies found there.
Bodies were also seen
floating in Ghazipur’s
Gahmar and Bara vil-
lages, according to resi-
dents there.
New Delhi: BJP presi-
dent JP Nadda on
Tuesday accused the
Congress of misleading
people and creating
false panic in the fight
against COVID-19, and
alleged that the conduct
of its leaders, including
Rahul Gandhi, during
the pandemic will be re-
membered for “duplici-
ty and pettiness”.
Nadda wrote a four-
page letter to Congress
president Sonia Gan-
dhi, a day after the Con-
gress Working Commit-
tee, the apex body of the
opposition party
, hit out
at Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi and his gov-
ernment over the han-
dling of the coronavirus
crisis. The BJP presi-
dent also accused Con-
gress leaders, including
a chief minister, of try-
ing to actively create
vaccine Turn to P6
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
INDIA
3,29,942
New cases
3,876
New fatalities
RAJASTHAN
16,080
New cases
160
New fatalities
ED books Anil
Deshmukh for
money laundering
Central Vista PIL a bid
to stall project: Centre
New Delhi: Enforce-
ment Directorate has
filed a criminal case
under anti-money
launderinglawagainst
ex-Maharashtra home
minister Anil Desh-
mukh in an alleged
“bribery” case, sourc-
es said on Tuesday
.
They said the case
registered under sec-
tions of the Preven-
tion of Money Laun-
dering Act (PMLA)
has been filed after
studying a CBI FIR
that was filed against
Deshmukh late last
month. The central
probe agency may now
summon Deshmukh,
71, for questioning
apart from others who
have a role in the case,
they said.
The ED case comes
about after the CBI
first carried out a pre-
liminary enquiry, fol-
lowed by filing a regu-
lar case, on the orders
of the Bombay High
Court that asked it to
look into the allega-
tions of bribery made
against Deshmukh by
former Mumbai Police
Commissioner Param
Bir Singh.
The agency has pow-
ers to attach assets of
the accused during the
probe stage.
New Delhi: The Cen-
tre has told the Delhi
High Court that the
PIL seeking stay on the
construction of Cen-
tral Vista here amid
the raging COVID pan-
demicwasjustanother
attempt to stall the pro-
ject which has been
facing such attempts
from the beginning on
one pretext or another.
The “intentions and
motive” behind filing
of the plea are evident
from the fact that the
instant project has
been singled out by the
petitioners despite sev-
eral other agencies,
including Delhi Metro,
carrying out construc-
tion activities across
the national capital,
the Centre has alleged.
“The very fact that
out of all these con-
struction activities go-
ing on simultaneously
for different projects
by different agencies,
the petitioner has cho-
sen to be a public spir-
ited citizen only with
regard to one project
only speaks volumes
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BJP trying to hide its
failures,says Maken
New Delhi: Congresson
Tuesday hit back at BJP
chief JP Nadda for ac-
cusing the party of play-
ing politics on COVID-19
and said it is the BJP
which is trying to make
the issue political to
hide its failures. Con-
gress senior spokesper-
son Ajay Maken said it
is not just the Congress
which is attacking the
government over its
handlingof thepandem-
ic, but leading journals
and experts have also
criticised it. He said this
issueisnotpolitical,and
it is not a Congress ver-
sus BJP issue but a gov-
ernment versus opposi-
tion one. Turn to P6
COUNTRY NEEDS A HELPING HAND
IN DISTRESSING TIMES: RAGA
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Tuesday urged people
to provide a helping hand to the
needy in these distressing times of
the COVID-19 pandemic. He said
this while asking them to join the
SpeakUpToSaveLives’ campaign
to strengthen the fight against
coronavirus. He also shared an
over one-minute Turn to P6
RAJ SETS
TREATMENT
RATES IN PVT
HOSPS
Jaipur: Rajasthan
government on
Tuesday fixed
the package fees
for treatment of
COVID-19 patients
admitted in private
hospitals of the
state. Government
had fixed the
treatment cost in
June last year, but it
was not clear what
medicines and tests
were included in the
package.
l 7-day total lockdown
in Nagaland from May
14
l Prioritise those due
for 2nd dose: Centre to
states
l PM Modi will not
attend G7 summit in
person: MEA
l RT-PCR not needed
for travel within states:
ICMR
l Bharat Biotech
begins Covaxin
supplies to 14 states
l Indian Army Common
Entrance Exam
scheduled on May 30
postponed due to current
COVID-19 situation
l 17,27,10,066 vax
doses administered
through 25,15,519
sessions
COVID HIGHLIGHTS
An otherwise busy Kamaraj
Salai area wears a deserted
look during COVID-induced
lockdown, in Chennai.
SUSPENDED COP
VAZE DISMISSED
Sachin Vaze, the ‘en-
counter specialist’, has
been dismissed from the
Mumbai Police. An as-
sistant police inspector,
Vaze, is in NIA custody
in connection with the
Antilia bomb scare case
and Mansukh Hiren
death case.
‘Centre, states
doing all to
tackle crisis’
Lucknow: Defence
Minister Rajnath Sin-
gh on Tuesday said the
Centre and the state
governments are doing
everything possible to
tackle the COVID-19 cri-
sis, while asserting that
only those who perform
commit mistakes.
Lok Sabha MP from
Lucknow visited a 255-
bed COVID hospital
built by the Hindustan
Aeronautics Limited
(HAL) at the Haj House
here. Speaking to re-
porters, Singh said,
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Anil Deshmukh
GUV TO HOLD ALL PARTY MEET TODAY
Jaipur: Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has convened an
all-party meeting on Wednesday to discuss the contribution
made by political parties in the management, control and
treatment of the corona pandemic in the state. The meeting
will be held through a video conference on Wednesday after-
noon. The Governor will discuss the contribution of political
parties in the management and treatment of covid patients
in the state. PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra, BJP state
president Satish Poonia and representatives of the other par-
ties will attend the video conference.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A murder ac-
cused out on bail was
shot dead by unidenti-
fied miscreants on
Monday late night
while he was sleeping
on the roof of his house
at ward 15 of Virat Na-
gar in Jaipur. The rea-
son for the murder of
Tejpal Gurjar is said to
be mutual rivalry.
About 10 to 12 people
are expected to be in-
volved in the crime.
The accused came on
three motorcycles and
a jeep, raising a big
question over the strict
lockdown.
Tejpal was sleeping
on the roof when the
armed accused broke
into the house, reached
the roof and shot him
dead. They also at-
tacked his wife with a
sharp-edged weapon
and his father was
knocked down. Kotput-
li Additional SP Ram
Kumar Kaswan, Kot-
putli CO Surendra
Krishnan, and SHO
rushed to the spot.
The police have ex-
pressed the possibility
of murder in the rival-
ry from the other fac-
tion.
Murder accused shot dead while sleeping on roof
CRIME IN LOCKDOWN
MLA fund to be spent on Covid management
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The MLA
LAD Fund has been
increased from Rs
2.25 crore to Rs 5 crore
but this year most of
the money will be
spent in Covid man-
agement. Legislators
will be able to spend
only Rs 75 lakh on de-
velopment works. Out
of the funds of each
MLA, Rs 3 crore will
be used for vaccina-
tion of people of the
age group of 18 to 44
years.
For vax of above 18
years, Rs 600 crore
will be deducted di-
rectly from the MLA
LAD Fund and depos-
ited in the CM Relief
Fund. MLAs’ recom-
mendation will not be
needed for this.
The fund will be
worth Rs 1,000 crore.
For distributing food
packets to the poor, Rs
50 crore will be de-
ducted directly at the
rate of Rs 25 lakh per
MLA.
FOR BEATING
CORONA...
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After the BJP
MLAs, now Congress
MLAs and ministers will
also give their one
month’s salary Chief
Minister’s Assistance
Fund for the pandemic.
Chief Whip Dr Mahesh
Joshi has sent a message
to all Congress MLAs to
give a month’s salary to
the Covid Fund, citing the
CM’s order. Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has di-
rected all Congress MLAs
to pay one month’s salary
in the Covid Fund.
The BJP MLAs had an-
nounced a month’s salary
for Covid the last month.
AN MLA gets Rs 40,000
every month, Cabinet
Minister gets Rs 65,000
and Minister of State gets
Rs 62,000 salary every
month and there are dif-
ferent allowances. Earlier,
the former MLA associa-
tion had also announced a
month’s pension in the
CM Relief Fund.
Congress MLAs
to give one
month salary
The Walled City markets are regularly being sanitised in wake of the second wave of Covid-19 in Jaipur.
Lockdown spells fresh
troubles for elephants
& mahouts in Amber
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The elephant
owners in Jaipur are
struggling to sustain
the ill effects of corona
as it is getting tougher
for them to sustain the
pachyderms. Elephants
who take a diet of
around Rs 3,000 a day
are seen fasting these
days. The Mahouts are
forced to sell them due
to poor economic condi-
tions.
A number of domes-
tic and foreign tourists
visit the Amer Fort and
enjoy elephant riding.
Apart from this, ele-
phants are used in Teej
festival, procession,
wedding ceremony etc.
Elephant Village De-
velopment Committee
Chairman Ballu Khan
said in November ele-
phant rides were al-
lowed but everything
stopped after the sec-
ond wave of corona
struck. The govern-
ment also gave a grant
of Rs 600 per elephant
at the time of last
year’s lock down but
amount has not been
received yet.
There are around
25,000 people connected
with the elephant rid-
ing business in Jaipur,
said Shahrukh Khan,
another mahout.
Livelihood of elephant rearers takes a serious hit in Jaipur.
Serpentine queue for vax outside a dispensary in Banipark.
Jogeshwar warns of
self-immolation over
ventilators in Jalore
First India Bureau
Jalore: BJP MLA and
party chief whip
Jogeshwar Garg,
whose audio of teach-
ing a lesson to BJP re-
bel Ladulal Pitalia
from Sahada to Ben-
galuru had gone viral
during assembly by-
elections, is once again
in the news. Garg has
spoken of committing
self-immolation for
failure of commission-
ing 13 ventilators from
PM Cares Fund lying
idle in Jalore Hospital.
Garg wrote on social
media, “Tired after us-
ing all my strength and
understanding into
work. The result is
zero. Standing in front
of the collector’s of-
fice, self-immolation
remains. If you say
that, then I also do that
if there is any guaran-
tee that after that these
ventilators will be
turned on.” On social
media, many users
raised the issue of un-
used ventilators.
Garg has dubbed the
government website,
giving real time infor-
mation of beds and
ventilators, as false
with inaccurate infor-
mation.
Sachin Pilot
@SachinPilot
If someone is in
need of any Covid-19
related assistance
in Rajasthan please
reach out on
@PilotWithPeople
twitter handle. Pls
give a description of
the assistance needed
& contact info, we
will try our best to ex-
tend any and all pos-
sible help. Stay safe!
Time
TWEET
Kataria again requests MLAs
to donate one month salary
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP MLAs
seem to be disinterest-
ed in giving away their
one month salary to
Chief Minister Relief
Fund. This is why
Leader of Opposition
Gulab Chand Kataria
had to write a letter to
them again, after the
first letter of April 28.
He had requested the
MLAs to donate their
one month salary, but
no action has been tak-
en so far.
Kataria has ques-
tioned the MLAs of
their well being and
asked for an update on
the request for dona-
tion. He also requested
them to urgently do-
nate the amount and
submit their accept-
ance letter to the As-
sembly Secretariat or
the concerned bank. He
also requested the
MLAs to use the major-
ity of their fund
amount to provide re-
lief during this pan-
demic and also take
care of their own
health.
The BJP has a total
of 73 MLAs who will
deposit an amount of
Rs 8,760,000 in the fund.
Along with this, MLAs
will also give funds for
the purchase of treat-
ment equipment from
the item in their as-
sembly constituencies.
CHANGING WEATHER PATTERNS
The weather patterns changed on Tuesday afternoon due to western disturbances
with rain in several areas. It was sunny in the morning in Jaipur, but in the afternoon,
the weather suddenly changed and there was a light drizzle with cool winds. There
is possibility of strong thunderstorm in Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Ajmer and Bharatpur
divisions for the next three days. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Police waiting for postmortem of Tejpal Gurjar (inset).
Ministers should visit their
constituencies: Bharat Singh
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Congress MLA
Bharat Singh has given
various suggestions to
chief minister Ashok
Gehlot to contain the
spread of corona infec-
tion in rural areas.
He said that the video
conference will deliver
no result unless social
distancing in villages
are followed. He also
said that ministers
should leave Jaipur and
visit their constituen-
cies to look after the ar-
rangements.
Singh suggested the
chief minister to in-
crease corona testing in
rural areas and ar-
rangements to attend
patients at PHC level
and from there, the pa-
tients should be sent to
CHC if required.
He said that patients
from villages should be
referred to district hos-
pitals from CHC only if
there is availability of
beds. The Sangod MLA
said that Adarsh CHC
in every assembly con-
stituency should be
made fully functional
and should be convert-
ed to covid-19 hospital.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
IN CRISIS
—PHOTO
BY
SUMAN
SARKAR
Jogeshwar Garg
Gulab Chand Kataria
Sikar: A married
woman, along with
her 3-year-old daugh-
ter, jumped into a well
and died in Sikar. For
the past week, she
was living with her
parents. Her father
has not given any
complaint to the po-
lice. However, due to 4
years of marriage,
SDM is investigating
the matter. CO Rajesh
Arya said the case is
of Dhad police sta-
tion. Soni Devi of Gu-
nathu village was
married in 2016 to
Hari Singh of Bijar-
nia village in Losal.
Singh is posted at
Mumbai in the Indi-
an Navy
.
Woman jumps into well with
3-year-old daughter, both die

Kota ACB
tightens grip on
black marketing of
medicines, urges people
to call 9414880100
to share info
Under
18+ vaccination
campaign
beneficiaries to get
Covaxin dose
soon
State
to get 2,185
Tocilizumab
injection to reduce
infection in severe
corona patients
PCC
Chief Govind
S Dotasra to
inaugurate Covid
Centre in Jajod
village today
Two empty
oxygen tankers
of 15 kg & 12
kg litre airlifted
from Jaipur for
Jamnagar
KEY
Highlights
ACTION SPEAKS! JMC GREATER ON TUESDAY SEALED 10 ESTABLISHMENTS AND IMPOSED
FINES WORTH RS 24,000 FOR VIOLATIONS OF COVID GUIDELINES
STATE GOVERNMENT OKAYS ANTIGEN
DETECTION TEST ALONG WITH RT-PCR TEST
Gehlot government has
approved antigen test
along with RT-PCR test
in the state. The health
ministry has got the permis-
sion to start a door-to-door
survey where if a person
has any symptoms of the
coronavirus, their sample
will be collected immedi-
ately and through antigen
test it will be known if they
are positive or not. A year
back, the govt had stopped
antigen test by calling it
unreliable but now they
have resumed it. The gov-
ernment believes that if an
on spot test result can be
generated, easy to isolate
the patient and begin the
treatment and RT-PCR
results take time. Health
Minister Dr Raghu Sharma
said, “Earlier we were not
doing antigen test, because
RT-PCR test has more reli-
ability than antigen test.
When a door-to-door survey
surveyed 1 crore 30 lakh
people, more than 6 lakh
had symptoms of ILI.”
CORONA ENTERS KOTA POLICELINE! COVID CARE
CENTRE SET UP TO OVERCOME CRISIS OF BEDS
The speed of corona
cases in the Kota district
is continuously rising. Of-
ficers, employees, frontline
workers are all under the
grip of infection. Due to
the increasing number of
infected, it’s becoming
impossible to get beds in
the hospitals. To overcome
these problems, a range
level Covid Care Centre
has been set up for the
policemen in the Kota
Rural Police Line. Range
IG Ravidutt Gaur, Rural SP
Sharad Chaudhary, Medical
College Principal Dr Vijay
Sardana inaugurated the
care centre which has 30
beds in 15 rooms. Overall,
15 oxygen concentrators
and 10 oxygen cylinders
have been arranged for
this centre. The cardboard
beds can carry up to 300
kg of weight. Allen Coach-
ing Centre ordered the first
shipment of these beds.
Currently, the first batch
of 30 disposable beds is
sourced from MP.
RAJASTHAN
03
Jaipur: Rajasthan has
already crossed the
mark of 2 lakh active
cases, over 7 lakh pa-
tients in the state have
been identified with
the symptoms of fever,
cold and cough during
door-to-door campaign
and medicines are be-
ing provided to them,
said Health Secretary
Siddharth Mahajan.
If the same rate of
infection continues in
Rajasthan, the Covid
cases shall double in 26
days, said Mahajan
during the Covid re-
view meeting held on
Monday night which
was chaired by Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot.
Door-to-door survey
is being done to check
the infection spread in
villages too, he added
further.
Speaking on the oc-
casion, Gehlot called
MLAs and Panchayat
Raj representatives to
jointly ensure strict
implementation of the
lockdown to break the
chain of coronavirus.
“Covid has entered
the rural surroundings
and is spreading at an
alarming rate. The sit-
uation is worrying and
hence we all need to fol-
low Covid guidelines.
Leader of Opposi-
tion Gulabchand Ka-
taria said that these
are tough times and
everybody needs to rise
above politics to fight a
war against Covid.
—Agencies
At Your Door Step! 7L show
fever, cold & cough symptoms
Dewan Syed Zainul
Abedin Ali Khan
of the dargah of Sufi
Saint Hazrat Khwaja
Moinuddin Hasan
Chishti said that how
can we celebrate Eid
when more shrouds
are being sold in the
country than new
clothes. Our Eid will
be on that day when
every person in the
country and the world
will be happy and
healthy and will beat
this Corona epi-
demic. At the same
time, Dewan Zainul
Abedin has appealed
to celebrate Eid with
simplicity.
ZAINUL ABEDIN
CALLS FOR
SIMPLE EID
CELEBRATION
First India Bureau
Jaipur:On the initiative
of Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, second batch of
640 more oxygen concen-
trators reached Jaipur
from Russia.
Earlier on Saturday,
100 oxygen concentra-
tors had arrived. Total
1,250 oxy concentrators
have been ordered from
Russia, remaining will
reach by May 16. Efforts
are on to get additional
oxygen concentrators
from Russia beyond
1,250, said an official.
This month a consign-
ment of 6,900 concentra-
tors from China is also
likely to reach Jaipur by
May 25. With coopera-
tion of DB Venkatesh
Varma, Indian Ambas-
sador in Russia and
Asim Vohra and First
Secretary Trade, 1,250
could be received imme-
diately from Russia.
640 more oxy machines reach Jpr
from Russia, rest to come by May 16
RMSCL MD Alok Ranjan and Joint Secretary Tina Dabi examines
2nd bath of oxygen concentrator machines in Jaipur on Tuesday.
An e-rickshaw seen carrying PPE-Kits in the Walled City area on Tuesday; these kits are to
be supplied to the health department. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
WARRIORS’ ARMOUR
LIFESAVER PLASMA
CAPPED AT
`10,000
First India Bureau
ealth Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma
has instructed to
reduce the price
of Conventional Plasma
(200ml) for severely coro-
navirus infected patients
from `16,000 to `10,000.
Principal Secretary,
Medical and Health De-
partment Akhil Arora in-
formed that the maximum
rate of plasma therapy
(200ml) for treatment of
Covid infected patients in
the private hospitals of
the state was fixed at
`16,500. Principal Secre-
tary, Medical and Health
Department also said
that by making a partial
modification in the rate,
the rate of one unit of
Conventional Plasma
(200ml) has been
fixed at `10,000.
The move was taken following efforts
by First India, raising issue of pvt hosps
charging `16,500 for plasma therapy
H
Dr. Raghu Sharma@
RaghusharmaINC
The maximum rate of
plasma therapy (200ml)
for treatment of Covid-19
infected patients in
private hospitals of
the state was fixed at
`16,500. By modifying
the rate partially, the
rate of one unit
convulsant
plasma (200ml)
has been fixed
at `10,000.
COVID-19 UPDATE
TOTAL CASES
CASES IN A DAY
RECOVERED IN A DAY
RECOVERED TOTAL
ACTIVE CASES
7,89,274
5,77,550
2,05,730
16,080
13,198
DEATHS IN A DAY
TOTAL DEATHS
5,994
169
JAIPUR 3613
UDAIPUR 1506
JODHPUR 1303
JAISALMER 860
State govt sets ceiling on
Covid care in pvt hospitals
Advocate SK Singh has filed a PIL on Tuesday in
Rajasthan HC, Jaipur, regarding the reinstating
of the suspended government personnel who are
taking the 75% salary. He said that the pandemic
is at peak and the frontline workers are in extreme
shortage. Government has suspended many em-
ployees due to various reasons taking 0% output.
The matter is likely to be listed on Thursday.
PIL TO REINSTATE SUSPENDED
GOVT STAFFER, HEARING TOMORROW
A commuter tries to convience police officer on duty
after being stopped at the Walled City, Jaipur on
Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
PLEASE!
The Rajasthan govern-
ment on Tuesday
fixed the package
fees for treatment of
Covid patients in private
hospitals. In the order
released by Principal
Secretary (Health) Akhil
Arora, detailed guide-
lines have been issued
to make treatment cost
more transparent for
NABL & non-NABL
accredited hosps. State
govt has released guide-
lines for complaints on
CM’s helpline 181 to
resolve such issues.
FOR MODERATE INFECTED
 NABL hosps to charge `5,500/day (with PPE kit
and oxygen supporting equipped beds)
 Non-NABL hosps to charge `5,000/day
FOR SEVERELY INFECTED
 NABL hosps to charge `8,250/day (with PPE kit)
FOR CRITICALLY INFECTED
 NABL hosps to charge `9,900/day (with PPE kit)
`2,500 FOR THE BODY AND CARRIAGE
It is directed
to all the dis-
trict collectors
to provide
ventilators and oxygen
concentrators to author-
ised private hospitals, if
they are available, after
being set up at the gov-
ernment hospitals and
also that no charge
should be levied on the
patients by private hos-
pitals, if such a facility
is provided to them.
—Akhil Arora, Principal
Secretary (Health)
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajiv Arora,
chairman of Jaipur Cit-
izen Forum, acknowl-
edged that 30 CUM oxy-
gen plant at RUHS hos-
pital, would make 500
litres/minute or in gen-
eral terms, would sup-
ply about 100 jumbo cyl-
inders of oxygen to the
severely infected pa-
tients. This second plant
will also be dedicated to
the benefit of the com-
mon man. After this
emotional initiative of
Rajiv Arora, the bene-
factors extended their
support in setting up
this new and larger ca-
pacity plant. Dr. Ajit
Singh has taken neces-
sary action to end abys-
mal oxygen crisis by
designating Dr Sandeep
Kothari as its Nodal of-
ficer adhering to the ca-
tastrophe.
JCF’S SECOND OXYGEN
PLANT AT COVID-19
DEDICATED RUHS HOSP
Rajiv Arora
HIGH ON DEMAND!

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CONGRESS
AND BJP PASS
THE BUCK ON
COVID SPREAD
s the pandemic rages in the coun-
try, Bharatiya Janata Party’s na-
tional president J.P
. Nadda has hit
back at Congress party president
Sonia Gandhi for her sharp criti-
cism of the government’s “mishandling” of
the Covid-19 crisis and Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi’s “thundering silence” over desper-
ate cries for medical oxygen, hospital beds and
vaccines. Sonia had said that the fight against
the pandemic is a “national challenge that
should be kept above politics”. On Monday the
Congress president said, “The country is pay-
ing a horrendous price for the Modi govern-
ment’s neglect of the pandemic, indeed its
willful patronage of super-spreader events
that were allowed for partisan gains,” and ig-
noring scientific advice. She also attacked the
government “for abdicating its responsibility
and leaving the vaccination work to states”.
Sonia said that the Modi government has
“obliged the states to bear the cost of vaccinat-
ing the hundreds of millions in the 18 to 45 age
group. Every expert has said that it would
have made more sense and it would have been
financially more equitable for the Centre to
bear the costs. It is also a shame that the Cen-
tral government continues to discriminate
against Opposition-ruled states”.
The Congress may have been written off
by voters in the recent state elections but it
has not stopped Sonia Gandhi and her son
Rahul Gandhi from taking potshots at the
government over the pandemic situation.
They now face a Nadda-led counter-offensive
who slammed the mother-son duo for “con-
sistent negativity” duplicity and pettiness.
“Your party, under your leadership, is doing
no favours to itself by opposing lockdowns
and then demanding for the same (sic), ig-
noring the Centre’s advisories on the second
wave of Covid and then saying they did not
get any information, holding massive rallies
in Kerala causing a spike in Covid cases
while grandstanding about election rallies
elsewhere, supporting protests but speaking
about following Covid guidelines.” The BJP
president also accused Congress leaders of
being seen in super spreader political events
in north India.
Leaders of all parties did address huge ral-
lies in Kerala which is now seeing a spike in
Covid-19 cases. So far as Kerala goes they are
all in the same boat. About “election rallies
elsewhere” which Nadda referred to did not
see much of an outing by Congress leaders,
making it convenient for the party to assail
the BJP for flouting Covid protocol.
The shifting of blame from one to the other
will not absolve either of them of the charge
of abdicating responsibility in times of crisis.
Clearly, both the parties were focused on po-
litical issues during the pandemic. Under the
circumstances it will be naïve to expect a con-
sensus even on a critical issue like Covid-19.
IN-DEPTH
A lice: Would you tell me, please,
which way I ought to go from
here? The Cheshire cat: That
depends a good deal on where
you want to get to. Alice: I don’t
much care where. The Chesh-
ire cat: Then it doesn’t much
matter which way you go.
The unpredictability of this
pandemic has caused many of
us to scamper for exit points
without knowing which direc-
tion we ought to take.
It is logical to feel desperate,
frustrated, angry, restless and
many times directionless. We
humans are wired, ironically.
Our lives are a march towards
a sense of security. We always
want to predict and plan how
we will be secure, at a deter-
mined point in the future. This
want and will to plan and se-
cure ourselves and our loved
ones is the primary, propelling
force of our collective/individ-
ual human endeavours. The
pandemic has thrown the ma-
jority of the world’s population
off guard and onto a shaky
platform of security
.
It is a proven fact that there is
value in planning and strategy
making but one must stay flex-
ible and recalibrate when re-
quired. The purpose of this ar-
ticle is to focus on your actions
whilst you work towards secur-
ing your future. During desper-
ate times, people sometimes
make frenzied decisions. Let me
elaborate via drawing a parallel
with stock market trading
styles; From an absolute lay-
man’s perspective and in an ex-
ceedingly naive or broad rang-
ing categorization; there are
loosely 2 types of people trading
instocks1)Punters2)Investors.
Punting involves taking dai-
ly bets, the risk margins are
higher. If you fall you could fall
into an unending abyss and if
you rise, well it could be limit-
less or mediocre. Who is to say?
Punters aren’t necessarily con-
cerned with the fundamentals
of an investment; instead, they
attempt to make a quick profit
by selling to somebody else at a
higher price. In short Punting
could be termed highly specu-
lative in nature.
Whereas investing usually
means a calculated risk. This
can come with strategies to
choose from, ranging from low
risk to mediocre risk to high
risk over different spans of
time. While in essence you are
gambling, yet it is a more re-
searched, informed form of
gambling. Research has proven
this can help give a close to sta-
ble source of income/result.
I want to ask everyone, espe-
cially women of our state, who
would you rather be? A punter
who lives from day to day;
Changing strategies, panting
with a rush of adrenaline or
anxiety on a daily basis? Await-
ingtherewardorpenaltyof his/
her bets or instead, would you
endeavour to be a discerning in-
vestor; who prepares, plans and
then sets the ball rolling?
Whatever your style of plan-
ning and executing, During the
Pandemic, we all need to re-
calibrate and take stock of
Health finances (Current as-
sets/Liquid asset), homes, fam-
ily members and wellness.
SOME TIPS
SURVIVAL PLAN FOR THE
YEAR 2021: For those who
have an income source, lucky
you, remember you are a mi-
nority. Perhaps cutting extra
costs and supporting someone
in need will be you calling.
If you are jobless due to the
pandemic: Don’t lose heart!
This is the year for survivors,
no matter what, keep in per-
spective that all situations are
temporary and so is this pan-
demic. Strategize how much
savings you have to see you
through this calendar year or
perhaps 2 years. This could be
individually or as a family
unit. Up skill yourself with
technology and paid/ free
courses online. This will keep
you in a positive mood and help
you with a future job. So choose
and skill wisely. If you don’t
have the money to buy into an
expensive course, please don’t
spend on those expensive
courses. There are many train-
ers training via youtube on the
basics of several forms of skill-
ing. Remember the important
thing is to start.
DISCIPLINE AND PRO-
DUCTIVITY ALONG WITH
A DOSE OF MEDITATION/
EXERCISE: will help in build-
ing positive mental health and
hope: Aristotle said: We are
what we repeatedly do; excel-
lence hence is not an act but a
habit. Build daily habits that
keep you positively occupied
rather than living lives be-
tween Netflix and hot star or
something else.
Finally, whatever your style:
punting, investing or a bit of
both or something sixteenth,
the important bit to remember
is that you thought, you
planned and you chose. That
you have stable hands in con-
trol of your own reins, and
then whether you trot, canter
or gallop, you made an in-
formed choice.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
PLANNING DURING
THE PANDEMIC
A
Punting involves
taking daily bets,
the risk margins
are higher. If you
fall you could fall
into an unending
abyss and if you
rise, well it could
be limitless or
mediocre. Who is
to say? Punters
aren’t necessarily
concerned with the
fundamentals of
an investment;
instead, they
attempt to make a
quick profit by
selling to
somebody else at a
higher price
PALLAVI
SINGH
IT IS LOGICAL TO
FEEL DESPERATE,
FRUSTRATED, ANGRY,
RESTLESS AND MANY
TIMES DIRECTIONLESS.
WE HUMANS ARE WIRED,
IRONICALLY. OUR LIVES
ARE A MARCH TOWARDS
A SENSE OF SECURITY.
WE ALWAYS WANT TO
PREDICT AND PLAN HOW
WE WILL BE SECURE,
AT A DETERMINED POINT
IN THE FUTURE
The writer is life coach, interpersonal
skills trainer storyteller, and has
18 years of work experience in the
services and hospitality industry
OVAX, the glob-
al initiative to
coordinate the
distribution of
COVID-19 vac-
cines in an equitable way,
is crucial for bringing the
pandemic under control.
But COVAX’s aim of de-
livering 2 billion doses to
participating countries by
the end of 2021 — including
92 low-income countries
that can’t afford to buy vac-
cines directly from manu-
facturers — is threatened
by chronic under-invest-
ment, vaccine nationalism
and export restrictions.
COVAX is not intended
only for low-income coun-
tries: Canada has so far re-
ceived316,800dosesthrough
the scheme. As such, it rep-
resents an important “in-
surance policy” for Austral-
ia, potentially enabling ac-
cess to a wider portfolio of
vaccines than we could se-
cure through negotiations
with suppliers.
The vulnerability of our
vaccine procurement strat-
egy has become clearer
over the last few weeks,
with supply blockages lim-
iting vaccine imports from
Europe and now the gov-
ernment’s warning about
the AstraZeneca vaccine
and its links to a rare
blood-clotting disorder.
Saving COVAX will re-
quire more than donations
(of both funds and vac-
cines), as well as the remov-
al of export bans. Coun-
tries must collaborate to
urgently remove the legal
and technical barriers pre-
venting more widespread
vaccine manufacturing in
order to increase the global
supply of vaccines for CO-
VAX to distribute.
HOW DOES
COVAX WORK?
COVAX is led by the Coali-
tion for Epidemic Prepar-
edness Innovations (CEPI);
Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance
(a public-private partner-
ship that aims to increase
vaccination in low-income
countries); and the World
Health Organization.
It aims to deliver doses
to all of the participating
countries that have re-
quested them in the first
half of 2021, and 2 billion
vaccines in total by the end
of 2021.
COVAX is complex, but
essentially it works by in-
vesting in a portfolio of
promising vaccines and
then distributing them ac-
cording to a formula to both
“self-financing countries”
and “funded countries”.
Self-financing countries
are those which have con-
tributed funds to COVAX,
such as Australia. They are
able to buy the vaccines at
cheaper prices negotiated
by COVAX and will initial-
ly receive enough to vacci-
nate 20% of their popula-
tions. In the longer term,
these countries may re-
ceive enough doses to vac-
cinate up to half of their
populations, depending on
how much they contribute.
Funded countries in-
clude 92 low-income coun-
tries that can’t afford to
buy their own vaccines.
They will also receive
enough to vaccinate 20%
of their populations, pro-
vided COVAX is able to
meet its goals. This is no-
where near enough to
achieve herd immunity,
but will at least allow
health workers and the
most vulnerable groups to
be vaccinated.
Australia has committed
A$123.2 million to enable it
to purchase 25 million vac-
cines for domestic use.
It has also committed
A$80 million specifically
earmarked for providing
vaccines for low-income
countries. This money will
be drawn from existing aid
funding, however, and
won’t go very far in terms
of assistance.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Fairly distributing COVID-19 vaccines globally
C
Work for work’s sake, not for
yourself. Act but do not be
attached to your actions. Be
in the world, but not of it.
—Bhagavad Gita
Spiritual
SPEAK
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TWEET
Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank
@DrRPNishank
A group of @IITKanpur alumni has
started a fundraising drive, ‘Breathe
India’, and raised three crore rupees
in a week. They will be using this
fund to buy oxygen concentrators
which they will donate to Delhi and
Uttar Pradesh governments.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
#ModiGovt remains committed to
mitigate the hardships of farmers.
Pumping more liquidity into the
rural markets, GoI has disbursed
`49,965 crore, 42% more money
directly into the bank accounts
of 3.4 million wheat farmers this
year as compared to 2020.
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New Delhi: The Con-
gress on Tuesday set up
a five-member group
headed by former Ma-
harashtra CM Ashok
Chavan to evaluate the
party’s performance in
just-concluded assem-
bly polls, and another
team under senior lead-
er Ghulam Nabi Azad to
coordinate its Covid-19
relief work.
It comes a day after
party chief Sonia Gan-
dhi proposed, at a meet-
ing of the Congress
Working Committee
(CWC), the formation
of a group to assess the
party’s losses in Kerala,
Assam, West Bengal
and Puducherry
.
The other members
of the group are Sal-
man Khurshid, Manish
Tewari, Vincent H Pala
and Jothi Mani, said
AICC general secretary
K C Venugopal. The
group will submit its
report within two
weeks, the communica-
tion further said.
“Congress President
has constituted a Cov-
id-19 Relief Task Force
to coordinate the relief
activities of the Con-
gress Party with imme-
diate effect. It has Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad as
Chaiman and its mem-
bers are Ambika Soni,
Mukul Wasnik, Pawan
Kumar Bansal, Priyan-
ka Gandhi Vadra, K C
Venugopal, Jairam
Ramesh and Randeep
Singh Surjewala,
among others, another
official statement said.
The task force also
has other party leaders
Manish Chatrath, Ajoy
Kumar, Pawan Khera,
Gurdeep Singh Sappal
and IYC chief BV Srini-
vas. Azad, Wasnik and
Tewari were prominent
members of the group
of 23 leaders who had
written to Sonia Gan-
dhi in August last year,
demanding organisa-
tional overhaul. —PTI
INDIA
06
Time to...
parties on the demand
from the Centre to in-
crease the quota of oxy-
gen supply to the state.
He said that all po-
litical parties should
raise the demand of in-
creasing the supply of
vaccines for complete
vaccination drive in
the state.
Assembly Speaker
CP Joshi suggested
working on ‘curative
approach’ as well as
‘preventive approach’
to counter the pandem-
ic. Leader of Opposi-
tion in the Assembly
Gulabchand Kataria
said that all political
parties will fulfill their
responsibility of con-
structive cooperation
with the state govern-
ment. He assured full
support of his party to
the government in the
fight against corona.
During the virtual
meeting, PCC chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra,
BJP state president
Satish Poonia, deputy
leader of opposition
Rajendra Rathore,
UDH minister Shanti
Dhariwal, technical
education minister and
Rashtriya Lok Dal
MLA Subhash Garg,
BTP MLA Ramprasad,
CPI (M) Balwan Poon-
ia, RLP MLA Pukhraj
Garg, Independent
MLAs Rajkumar Gaur
and Sanyam Lodha,
former MLA Amaram,
representative of Aam
Aadmi Party Rampal
Jat etc. also shared
their suggestions and
ideas.
In the meeting,
health secretary Sid-
dharth Mahajan gave a
presentation on covid
management in the
state. During the con-
ference, chief secre-
tary Niranjan Arya,
medical experts Dr.
Virendra Singh in-
formed the political
representatives on the
current status of coro-
na infection, its severi-
ty and measures to pre-
vent its spread.
Central Vista...
about his intentions and
motive behind filing the
present petition,” the
Centre’s affidavit has
contended.
Since the affidavit
was not yet on record, a
bench of Chief Justice
D N Patel and Justice
Jasmeet Singh listed the
matter for hearing on
May 12. —ANI
India sees...
India has been reeling
under a calamitous sec-
ond wave of the corona-
virus infection. Howev-
er, the daily numbers of
deaths and infections
have started to go down.
New cases of corona-
virus in India fell to 3.29
lakh after 14 days, tak-
ing the infection tally to
2,29,92,517, according to
the Union Health Min-
istry data updated on
Tuesday
.
26 Covid...
“availability of medical
oxygen and its supply to
COVID-19 wards in the
GMCH might have
caused some issues for
the patients” even as he
stressed that there is no
scarcity of oxygen sup-
ply in the state.
“There are issues
over the availability of
oxygen in these wards
which need to be sorted
out,” the CM said. He
announced the setting
up of a ward-wise
mechanism to ensure a
smooth supply of medi-
cal oxygen. —PTI
Country needs...
video showing shortage
of oxygen, ventilators,
ICU beds and vaccines
and people scrambling
to get them. “Our coun-
try needs a helping
hand in these distress-
ing times. Let’s all do
our bit to save lives.
Join the campaign
#SpeakUpToSaveLives
and strengthen our
fight against Corona,”
he said in a tweet.
Congress creating...
hesitancy during the
“once-in-a-century”
pandemic. Under Modi,
the fight against the
pandemic is driven by
unwavering belief in
science, support to in-
novation, trust in COV-
ID warriors and coop-
erative federalism, he
said. Nadda said he is
saddened but not sur-
prised by the conduct of
the Congress during
these challenging times.
Centre, states...
“The speed displayed by
UP government in tack-
ling the COVID cases
should be praised. Mis-
takes can be committed
by anyone. Only a per-
son who performs will
commit mistakes. But
this is not the time for
criticism, if anyone
spots any loophole and
offers suggestions, the
state government will
welcome it.” Singh said.
BJP trying...
Hitting back, Maken
said the top Congress
leaders, including for-
mer prime minister
Manmohan Singh, and
Sonia Gandhi and Ra-
hul Gandhi, have been
giving constructive
and positive sugges-
tions to the govern-
ment in letters to the
prime minister.
FROM PG 1
90% INDIA HAS HIGH POSITIVITY
RATE, RURAL AREAS A WORRY: GOVT
The skyrocketing active caseload has overwhelmed the hospitals and crematoriums
New Delhi: Close to 90
per cent of India is wit-
nessing a high Covid
positivity rate as 640
districts out of the 734
are above the national
threshold level of 5 per
cent positivity rate, the
centre said on Tuesday
.
The skyrocketing ac-
tive caseload during the
deadly second wave of
coronavirus has over-
whelmed the hospitals
and crematoriums.
There is an acute short-
age of medical oxygen
and key drugs needed to
treat the critically ill
Covid patients.
Last month the cen-
tre widened the vaccine
net to include everyone
over the age of 18. How-
ever, most states have
struggled to vaccinate
their people due to vac-
cine shortages. Under-
lining the need to break
the chain of transmis-
sion, officials have cau-
tioned states about the
spread of the virus to
rural areas.
The Indian Council
Of Medical Research
(ICMR) has revised
norms for testing with a
particular focus on ru-
ral India. The focus,
they say, should not be
on RT-PCR tests but in-
stead on Rapid Antigen
Tests which will help in
surveillance and aid in
breaking the chain of
command.
Cabinet Secretary
Rajiv Gauba, chaired a
high-level meeting to
review and discuss the
Covid management.
Goa CM Pramod Sawant visited COVID19 wards in Goa Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Mumbai: The Ma-
harashtra govern-
ment has diverted
the Covid-19 vac-
cine procured for
inoculating those
between the age of
18 and 44 to give sec-
ond dose to 45+ ben-
eficiaries. This was
announced by state
health minister
Rajesh Tope on
Tuesday
. “The deci-
sion has been taken
in the wake of the
short supply of vac-
cines for 45-plus
beneficiaries by the
central govern-
ment,” Tope said.
He added that more
than 2.1 million
people are due for
their second dose.
Maha diverts
vaccines for
18-44 to 45+
amids crisis
COVID VICTIM’S WIFE ALLEGES HARASSMENT,
NEGLIGENCE AT BIHAR HOSPITALS
Bihar: In a video that
has gone viral and trig-
gered angry reactions
on social media, a
woman from Bhagal-
pur in Bihar has al-
leged that she was sex-
ually harassed by the
staff of a hospital in
Bhagalpur while try-
ing to get treatment for
her Covid-infected hus-
band and mother. The
woman, whose hus-
band succumbed to the
virus, also alleged neg-
ligence on part of the
hospital authorities in
Patna and Bhagalpur
in providing proper
treatment. At the
Bhagalpur hospital,
the woman claimed she
was molested by an at-
tendant, “The atten-
dant snatched my du-
patta and put his hand
on my waist. I kept
mum as both my hus-
band and my mother
were admitted there.”
—ANI
Police and officials visited the hospital in Bhagalpur.
GOOGLE RAISES
$4.6 MILLION
THROUGH
DONATIONS
New Delhi: Internet
giant Google said it has
so far raised $4.6 mil-
lion (Rs 33 crore)
through an internal
donation campaign for
COVID-19 relief in In-
dia. The funds raised
will go to nonprofit or-
ganisations, including
GiveIndia, Charities
Aid Foundation India,
GOONJ, and United
Way of Mumbai, Goog-
le said in a blog post.
Google has updated
Search, Maps, and You-
Tube to help people .
COVID-19 figures
worrying: WHO
Chief Scientist
GENEVA: As India
is in the grasp of a
devastating second
wave of COVID-19,
WHO Chief Scientist
Soumya Swamina-
than on Monday
termed the rate of
infections and deaths
in the country as
“worrying” and
called on govern-
ments to boost exer-
cises on reporting
actual numbers.
In an exclusive in-
terview, Swamina-
than said that the
projections of one
million deaths by Au-
gust projected by the
Institute for Health
Metrics and Evalua-
tion (IHME) are
based on models and
available data, which
are not predictions
of the future and can
be changed.
“I would say that at
this point of time,
the situation is very
worrying, the daily
number of cases and
deaths in India,” she
told ANI.
Doctors warn
against cow
dung therapy
Ahmedabad: Doc-
tors in India are
warning against the
practice of using cow
dung in the belief it
will ward off COV-
ID-19, saying there is
no scientific evi-
dence for its effec-
tiveness and that it
risks spreading oth-
er diseases. In Hin-
duism, the cow is a
sacred symbol of life
and the earth, and for
centuries Hindus
have used cow dung
to clean their homes
and for prayer.
WHO WARNS AGAINST USE OF
IVERMECTIN FOR TREATMENT
New Delhi: The
World Health Organ-
ization on Tuesday
recommended
against the
general use of
‘Ivermectin’ –
a widely used
drug in India for
treating parasitic in-
fections – for treat-
ment of COVID-19
patients. A similar
warning has also
been issued by Ger-
man healthcare
and life sci-
ences giant
Merck. WHO
said Ivermec-
tin is to be used
only as part of clini-
cal trials till enough
data is collected.
Soumya Swaminathan
Share vaccine formula
to ramp up production
New Delhi: Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal
on Tuesday suggested
to the Central govern-
ment that it should
share the COVID-19 vac-
cine formula of Serum
Institute of India and
Bharat Biotech with
other firms in the coun-
try in order to scale up
production of the coro-
navirus jab.
The Delhi Chief Minis-
ter stated that there is a
shortage of COVID-19
vaccine doses across In-
dia. Kejriwal added that
there is an urgent need
for the country to scale
up its manufacturing
on a war footing. Kejri-
wal explained that vac-
cine production should
be ramped up while de-
veloping a national pol-
icy for administering
the jab to everyone in
the next few months.
Arvind Kejriwal has
urged the Narendra
Modi-led Central gov-
ernment to ensure that
all vaccine production
units in the country
start manufacturing.
Cong panel to evaluate poll
debacle and Covid-relief
WBGuvtovisitareasaffected
by post-poll violence on May 13
Kolkata: West Bengal
Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar will visit
the areas affected by
post-poll violence on
Thursday.
“Governor... will be
leaving Kolkata by BSF
Helicopter on May 13 to
visit post poll unprece-
dented violence affect-
ed areas @MamataOf-
ficial #Sitalkuchi and
other places in Cooch-
behar to connect with
sufferers,” he tweeted.
Dhankhar will visit
West Bengal’s Sital-
kuchi and other places
in Coochbehar where
he will interact with
victims of post-poll vio-
lence.
Governor said, “As
part of my constitution-
al duty, I’ve decided to
visit affected parts in
State and asked govern-
ment to make arrange-
ments. Unfortunately
their response hasn’t
been very responsive.
I’ll go ahead with my
schedule and make ar-
rangements for self
visit in coming days.”
He called the Mamata
government to “restore
credibility and bring to
book the culprits who
have chosen to tarnish
our democratic fabric”.
Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) alleged that
nine of its party work-
ers have been killed in
the post-poll violence.
However, the Trina-
mool Congress (TMC)
has been refuting the
allegations.
—ANI
Jagdeep Dhankhar

Ministers clash over
Covid care centres
First India Bureau
Barmer: A row of
blame game has started
about opening a COVID
centre in Barmer. Tar-
geting Union MoS
Kailash Chaudhary,
state’s revenue
minister Harish
Choudhary said
on Tuesday that
now is the time to
be serious and
tackle this pan-
demic instead of
fighting with
e a c h
other.
Kailash Choudhary
blamed the district ad-
ministration of being
partial on Monday after
monitoring a district
hospital. He had said
that the state gov-
ernment is not
a l l o w i n g
them to oper-
ate COVID
centres and
provide beds,
oxygen, medi-
cines or proper
facility of
food.
NEWS
07
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With the in-
cessant efforts of
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, the Centre has
increased 40 MT (met-
ric tonne) of oxygen
quota for Rajasthan.
Additional 40 MT
will be supplied
from Surat’s
Hazira plant.
Now, the state
will get 310 MT
oxygen from the
Centre. Rajasthan
is producing 125 MT
oxygen at own level as
such the total quota of
the state has increased
to 435 MT.
In view of the in-
creasing number of
corona patients, the
Centre had earlier in-
creased the oxygen
quota of the state on
May 1. Rajasthan gets
40 MT from Jamnagar,
100 MT from Bhiwadi,
15 MT from Pa-
nipat, 60 MT
from Kalin-
ganagar, 40
MT of liq-
uid oxygen
from Burnpur,
40 MT from Surat.
Besides, 125 MT oxy-
gen is being produced
in different regions of
the state.
Presently there are
around 2.50 lakh active
cases in Rajasthan and
accordingtotheformula
of theCentre,12%of the
active patients should
get oxygen. As such
about 25,000 corona pa-
tients should get oxygen
inRajasthanbutitisnot
happening.Accordingto
the formula,
the state
s h o u l d
get550MT
oxygen. A
few days
ago, oxygen
supply was
approved in Rajasthan
from West Bengal and
Odishabutittakesthree
to four days by road as
such the state govern-
ment is now demanding
to send oxygen by train.
36,435
oxygen
concentrators
to be bought,
order for 28,645
placed
1,250
oxygen
concentrators
ordered from
Russia, 740
received
62
companies in
32 countries
approached
24
oxygen
concentrators to
come from China
before May 25
3,500
oxygen
concentrators
being provided by
philanthropists
Raj oxygen quota
INCREASED
O2
A liquid medical oxygen tank has reached
SMS hospital and installation will be completed
in a week. From this 20KL oxygen tank,
17,100 cylinders can be filled simultaneously,
which can supply oxygen for one day.
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Hosps, docs,
on SOG radar
for Remdesivir
black-marketing
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Six regis-
tered stockists, several
doctors and private
hospitals are on the ra-
dar of SOG of Ra-
jasthan Police for black
marketing of Remdesi-
vir injections.
The SOG found that
stockists provided in-
jections to private hos-
pitals not authorised
for corona treatment.
The injections were
sent to Sri Ganganagar,
Churu, Jhunjhunu,
Udaipur, Bhiwani and
Kolkata. The SOG has
recovered bills in the
name of private hospi-
tals. Additional SP Di-
vya Mittal is investi-
gating.
She said that all those
who were provided in-
jections, be it doctors or
private hospitals, are on
the radar. Several doc-
tors have been named in
the SOG FIR.
It was mentioned in
the SOG report that 80
Remdesivir injections
were ordered in the
name of Army hospital.
The stockists in ques-
tion are Mittal Drug
Agency
, Mittal Pharma,
Jindal Medicos, Rajen-
draMedicosandGaurav
Agency
.
CM Gehlot orders free ambulance,
hospital admission to Covid patients
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Free ambu-
lanceservicewillbepro-
vided for Covid patients
indistrictsof Rajasthan.
Chief minister Ashok
Gehlot on Tuesday di-
rectedofficialstoensure
the availability of suffi-
cient number of ambu-
lances at all district lev-
el war rooms as well as
Covid consultation and
care centres set up at the
block level in the state.
The CM has also di-
rected that no patient
requiring hospitaliza-
tion will be denied ad-
mission under any cir-
cumstances.
Ambulance service
will be provided for the
admission of Covid pa-
tients and for referring
them to Covid dedicated
hospitals. This ambu-
lance facility will be
completely free for the
patients, according to
an official release.
The services of 108
and 104 ambulances
available in the dis-
tricts will be used for
this purpose and the re-
spective district collec-
tors will also be able to
acquire private ambu-
lances, if needed.
On directions of CM
Ashok Gehlot, the
health department has
launched a dedicated
helpline for timely dis-
posal of grievances,
providing necessary ad-
vice and medicines to
the patients and other
complaints related to
Covid-19.
A 24X7 state-level war
room is being operated
for this purpose with
helpline number 181.
Also, directions have
been given to establish
similar war rooms and
helpline numbers in
major Covid dedicated
hospitals to provide real
time information about
availability of beds, etc.
Vedanta setting up state-of-the-
art Covid hospital in Barmer
Durg Singh Rajpurohit
Barmer: With COV-
ID-19 cases rising
sharply, Vedanta Lim-
ited has come out firm-
ly in support of the Ra-
jasthan government
and is setting up a 100-
bed state-of-the-art
`field hospital’ in Bar-
mer for COVID-19 pa-
tients. The ‘field hospi-
tal’ will be housed in AC
tents with full electrical
support and designed
specifically for COVID
care. It will have 90 beds
equipped with oxygen
support while the re-
maining will have ven-
tilator support, said
Prachur Sah, Deputy
CEO, Cairn Oil Gas,
Vedanta Ltd.
Cairn recently con-
verted a girl’s college
into a 100-bed COVID
Care Centre in collabo-
ration with the district
administration and
health department.
100-bed hospital will be housed in air-conditioned tents.
Row over 5% GST on vaccine,
Centre says waive off not possible
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The 5% GST
charged on the corona
vaccine has become a
political issue. The
state government has to
purchase 3.75 crore dos-
es for the age group of
18-44. The government
claims it will incur GST
of Rs 56 crore. GST ex-
perts, however, say it is
wrong as 50% is SGST
and 50% CGST. The
state government will
get 50% SGST back in 1
month and it can de-
mand remaining 50%
CGST also later. The
Central government is
claiming the loss to vac-
cine manufacturers on
making the vaccine
GST free. The vaccine
manufacturers will not
get ITC on the GST paid
on purchase of raw ma-
terial and this is expect-
ed to increase the cost
of vaccine.
Meanwhile,the CGST
staff is bearing the
bruntof corona.ACGST
inspector Chandan Sin-
gh died in Jaisalmer.
MTS Amit Sarsar work-
ing in PCCIT Jaipur
headquarters died a day
ago. SIO of DGGI CK
Gupta, CGST Bhilwara
Superintendent Manish
Jain have also died. A
total of 229 employees
relatedtorevenuecollec-
tion died across the
country till Saturday
.
29 NEW COVID-19
CASES AT JODHPUR,
IIT, 225 TOTAL
Jodhpur: Twenty-nine peo-
ple, including 25 students,
tested positive for COVID-19
at IIT Jodhpur, taking the
total number of coronavirus
cases at the campus to 225,
authorities said. “These 29
students and staff members
have been reported positive
after the fresh sample tests
were conducted on May
7,” said Amardeep Sharma,
spokesperson and deputy
registrar of the institute.
With the arrival of students
on campus for practical
sessions in April, the infec-
tion started to spread in the
campus, Sharma said. The
IIT administration, however,
has put in place adequate ar-
rangements given the spike
in cases. —PTI
Many CGST field staffers have died of corona infection.
POONIA WORKING
ROUND THE CLOCK!
The routine of several senior
leaders has got hectic with
the horrors of second wave of
Corona. BJP state president Dr.
Satish Poonia has also made a
record of sorts by engaging in
frequent telephone calls and virtual
meetings. Many times he responds
to phones calls even at 2-3 am.
Poonia said that record number
of calls are being received on the
BJP’s helpline. The teams are
involved in handling the people’s
problems by arranging hospital
beds and oxygen cylinders and
other essential facilities.
—First India Bureau
WINNER FACING
COMPETITION
FROM LOSER!
ABJP leader in the city is facing
a unique problem as the person
he defeated in elections is getting
more popularity in the corona
period. The defeated candidate
is getting more weightage now
and it has raised heckle of the
BJP leader. Throughout the
Corona period, the defeated leader
has been engaged in service
work while being in the field. Due
to the second wave, the leader
is not confined to the house but
is constantly helping through
telephone and through virtual
mediums. Occasionally, by
issuing eloquent statement, he attacks
the Congress. The winning leader
is now actively searching for a
way out to tackle the popularity of the
rival because the defeated rival is not
stopping in his works.
—First India Bureau

Teamwork and Delegation are
the key to success, both go hand
in hand and are based on trust
for the other, choose the team diligently
and then delegate to achieve the goals.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: In the large-
scale fight against the
Covid-19 pandemic, two
women IAS officers are
playing a crucial role
and ‘proving their met-
tle’ in Covid manage-
ment in Rajasthan.
Suchi Tyagi and Tina
Dabi, officers of the
2007 and 2016 batches
respectively, are work-
ing on different, but
very vital assignments
under the Covid man-
agement.
Services of both the
officers are attached
with the Medical Secre-
tary
.
While Tyagi, Mission
Director- Livelihood
Projects and Self Help
Groups, is looking after
door- to- door survey
work in all the districts;
Joint Secretary in Fi-
nanceDepartment-Tina
Dabi is arranging oxy-
gen concentrators from
manufacturers in India
and abroad.
Under the door- to-
door survey, suspected
Covid-19 patients are
provided kits of pre-
scribed medicines. The
exercise is aimed at con-
trolling the load of pa-
tients in hospitals and
early treatment, if a per-
son is diagnosed with
any symptoms.
Around 70 percent
households have been
covered under the sur-
vey so far and 6 lakh kits
have been distributed.
This has helped in con-
trolling the number of
patients from visiting
the district hospitals.
The Second task,
which Tyagi is doing is
the daily audit and mon-
itoring of hospital beds.
She is ensuring that the
patients, whose condi-
tion has improved, are
discharged and those,
who require beds are
given beds in hospitals.
A web portal has been
created for the purpose
and is entirely function-
al. Third, the officer is
sending state- level
teams to districts to
monitor works done at
the district- level.
She takes feedback
from them regularly
.
On the other hand,
Tina Dabi is dedicated
towards the issue of ox-
ygen management. She
is engaged in the pro-
curement of oxygen
concentrators from
within the country and
abroad.
When the situation
started worsening last
month, she was asked to
explore the possibilities
of importing oxygen
concentrators. She has
contacted nearly 50 In-
dian Embassies as well
as manufacturers and
suppliers across the
world and negotiated
with them. For nearly a
week, she did it all inde-
pendently. Later, the
government formed a
committee headed by
ACS Subodh Agarwal
and now she is continu-
ing the exercise as a
‘team member.’
The Committee has
issued orders for the
procurement of 3,0950
through global EOI and
open tenders. Of them,
nearly 700 have been
delivered.
Ensuring timely de-
livery is the responsibil-
ity of Dabi. Apart from
it, she is also looking
after the supply of the
machines to districts as
per the requirement.
Suchi Tyagi has a
good experience of
field management as
she has served as the
Collector in three dis-
tricts and has also ren-
dered her services in
the Finance Depart-
ment, while Tina Dabi
was the topper of 2015
Civil Services Exami-
nation.
‘Women Power’ @ work to weed out Corona from State!
FIGHTING THE PANDEMIC
Remember with pride 1998 Pokhran Tests: PM Modi
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday took
to Twitter to “salute
the hard work’’ of sci-
entists on National
Technology Day. The
Prime Minister wrote,
‘’On National Technol-
ogy Day, we salute the
hardwork and tenacity
of our scientists and
those passionate about
technology
. We remem-
ber with pride the 1998
Pokhran Tests, which
demonstrated India’s
scientific and techno-
logical prowess.” The
theme of National
Technology Day 2021
is: Science and Tech-
nology for a Sustaina-
ble Future.
Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
too dedicated this day
to engineers and inno-
vators “who are help-
ing in the country’s
growth bringing
positive changes in our
lives”.
It may be recalled
that 23 years ago on
May 11 in 1998, India
had successfully test-
fired the Shakti-I nu-
clear missile at
Pokhran, Rajasthan.
The operation was
spearheaded by Dr
APJ Abdul Kalam and
followed by more nu-
clear tests under the
Operation Shakti ini-
tiative. After these
tests, India became the
sixth country to join
the ‘nuclear club’ na-
tions. India was de-
clared as a nuclear
state by the then Prime
Minister Atal Bihari
Vajpayee.
PM Modi also appre-
ciated the hard work
of Indian scientists
amid the COVID-19
situation. ‘’In any chal-
lenging situation, our
scientists and innova-
tors have always risen
to the occasion and
worked to mitigate the
challenge. Over the
last year, they have
worked industriously
to fight COVID-19. I ap-
preciate their spirit
and remarkable zeal,”
Prime Minister Modi
wrote on the micro-
blogging site.
The nuclear tests
conducted on this day
in 1998 in Pokhran,
gives National Technol-
ogy Day its signifi-
cance. The tests were
led by aerospace scien-
tist and former Presi-
dent of India Dr APJ
Abdul Kalam. The
Pokhran mission was
carried out by the In-
dian Army in collabo-
ration with scientists
from the Defence Re-
search and Develop-
ment Organisation
(DRDO), Bhabha Atom-
ic Research Centre
(BARC), Atomic Miner-
als Directorate for Ex-
ploration and Research
(AMDER). —PTI
PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee at the test site in Pokhran with DRDO
chief A P J Abdul Kalam (left), and AEC Chairman and DAE
Secretary R Chidambaram. —FILE PHOTO
CM Gehlot salutes achievements of the scientist
community while remembering the tests
Narendra Modi
@narendramodi
In any challenging situation, our
scientists and innova-
tors have always risen
to the occasion and
worked to mitigate
the challenge. Over
the last year, they
have worked industri-
ously to fight COVID-19. I appreciate
their spirit and remarkable zeal.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Greetings on #NationalTechnology-
Day to our scientists,
engineers innovators,
who are helping in the
country’s growth
bringing positive chang-
es in our lives. It is also
the day to remember
the Pokhran tests salute achieve-
ments of our scientist community.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot is con-
tinuously trying to curb
the Corona infection by
holding regular review
meetings after the dead-
ly infection spread rap-
idly in the month of
March.
Despite being home-
quarantined, Gehlot is
directing the officials
by taking review meet-
ings virtually. If sourc-
es are to be believed,
the CM has so far held
more than 150 Corona
review meetings be-
tween March 10- May
10. In such a situation,
such an effort put in by
the CM, is creating a
‘record.’
On an average, 2
meetings per day are
held. Although all the
meetings these days,
are held virtually, in
the middle of March
and April, Gehlot has
been sitting with the of-
ficials at the Chief Min-
ister’s Residence. Ge-
hlot has not stepped out
of the CMR since one
and a half months. He
last visited Assam on
March 31, wherein, he
campaigned in favour
of Congress candidates
returned to Jaipur on
April 1. The CMR has
transformed into Chief
Minister’s Office for a
year now.
Birla to form a 5-member
team of ‘Corona Warriors’
VHP submits memo to
Governor over WB riots
Cong Chief polls put on hold on
Sonia’s confidante,Gehlot’s advice
CautiousCMlaunchesefforts
onwarfootingtocurbCorona
Despite being home-quarantined, the Chief Minister has so far, held
more than 150 Corona review meetings between March 10–May 10
‘Covid patients be treated at Ayurvedic institutes’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health Min-
ister Dr Raghu Shar-
ma said that they will
seek the help of
trained ayurved, ho-
meopathy, and greek
medicine practition-
ers and nurses to as-
sist in protection
from this pandemic.
He cleared that pa-
tients with mild and
moderate COVID-19
symptoms can be
treated at Ayurvedic
institutions.
He further added
that they will be
treated under strict
supervision of Ayush
practitioners, post-
graduate students
and interns along
with trained doctors
and specialists. They
will also work to-
wards developing ‘e-
sanjeevani’ digital
platform in regional
languages for all
practitioners, PG
students and interns.
Experts can sug-
gest ways to boost im-
munity and other
ayurvedic methods to
fight the Coronavirus
via this platform. Dr.
Sharma also said that
keeping COVID
norms in mind, they
will also use ayush
facilities for post
COVID care and reha-
bilitation.
First India Bureau
Kota: In yet another
initiative to contain the
spread of Corona infec-
tion, LS Speaker Om
Birla has decided to pre-
pare a team of five ‘Co-
rona Warriors’ in every
village of Kota-Bundi
constituencies. The
team will create aware-
ness will assist in
treatment of patients.
Birla has urged youth
to come forward for the
same. He held a VC with
social political work-
ers of Itawa and held
discussions in this re-
gard, during which he
said that teams of five
‘Corona Warriors’ in
every village of the con-
stituency will be en-
gaged in relief works.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: The script
to postpone the election
of the Congress Presi-
dent was written before
the Congress Working
Committee meeting
held on Monday
.
Sources said that the
Gandhi family had al-
ready decided to post-
pone elections, but the
ground was prepared in
the CWC meeting in or-
der to convince a group
of disgruntled leaders,
known as G-23. Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister
Gehlot was given the
first opportunity to
speak at the meeting by
Sonia Gandhi and Ge-
hlot explained terrible
situation of Covid-19 in
a very strong and con-
vincing manner and re-
quested to postpone the
election. Gehlot strong-
ly made his points and
G-23 leaders Ghulam
Nabi Azad and Anand
Sharma also had to sup-
port him.
This once again has
proved that Gehlot is the
most trusted and closest
leader of the Gandhi
family
. After the sugges-
tion by Gehlot, the elec-
tions were postponed.
According to the
sources, most of the
party leaders are in fa-
vour of handing over
the command of the
party to Rahul Gandhi,
who can compete direct-
ly with PM Narendra
Modi,
Senior leader Digvi-
jay Singh had again
placed his demand in
the CWC to make Rahul
the Party President. So-
nia Gandhi is also in fa-
vour of making Rahul
the Party President, but
the problem is the par-
ty’s poor performance
in elections, be it LS
elections or the recently
held Assembly elections
in Kerala, Assam and
West Bengal.
In such a situation, if
Rahul Gandhi is made
the Party President, it
will send the wrong
message across the
country
. Gandhi is also
not willing to take over
the reins of the party
once again. During the
election campaign in
Kerala, Gandhi was
askedaboutthepossibil-
ity of him becoming the
Congress Chief once
again. In reply, he had
said, “I will do what the
party says.”
On the other hand,
Rahul’s mother Sonia
Gandhi is in dilemma.
He wants complete
free hand to run the par-
ty, but according to
sources, Sonia Gandhi
is not yet fully agreed on
this point. Looking at
this situation, political
observers feel that the
election to the post of
Party President will not
take place till 2022.
Congress Prez Sonia Gandhi
Health Minister Dr Raghu
Sharma
CM Ashok Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: To mark pro-
test against the violence
that erupted after the
election results in West
Bengal, the Vishwa
Hindu Parishad (VHP)
has virtually submitted
a memorandum to the
Governor, Kalraj
Mishra. VHP leaders
for Rajasthan Suresh
Upadhyay, Pyarelal
Meena and Kishori Lal
Meena issued the mem-
orandum online and
have appealed to the
President to intervene.
VHP has urged to
take effective steps to
stop the violence in
Bengal immediately
and the rule of law
should be re-estab-
lished.
Suchi Tyagi Tina Dabi
CM Ashok Gehlot
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dity Sharma,
a young talent
from Karauli,
Rajasthan is
making her
mark on the
modelling in-
dustry with her ener-
getic and attractive
persona. While find-
ing her interest, she
started modelling
with just a few
shoot and now
she is playing
the lead role in
a few movies.
In an exclu-
sive inter-
view with
City First,
A d i t y
s h a r e d
her jour-
ney and
struggles in the fashion
industry. “I have always
wanted to show my person-
ality in a fancy way to the
world. I was greatly in-
spired by Priyanka
Chopra’s story and the
way she achieved success
against many odds and
represented India on a
world stage. I wish to do
the same one day,” she
said.
While talking about how
she started, Adity said, “I
was in 11th standard when
I started doing some basic
shoots. No one was there to
guide me initially. I used to
face a lot of negativity and
harsh sexist comments
from people on social me-
dia. Modelling as a profes-
sion is not very well appre-
ciated and respected in
most parts of our country.
My family supported me
completely and has been
with me throughout my
journey.”
Adity, among her many
works, has recently ap-
peared as the main lead in
a web series by Pocket FM
and is working as a lead in
a movie that is going to be
released soon.
“I want to thank my fam-
ily, the Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan team and mentor
Gaurav Gaur who moulded
me in my growing days
and provided me with a
good network and environ-
ment for growth,” she said.
“My goal is to be a suc-
cessful businesswoman
one day. I want to become
an actor, a dancer, a model.
I wish to reach a stage
where young girls can see
me as a good role model
and be inspired to never
give up on their dreams,”
she said while talking
about her goal.
She believes that one
should stand for what they
believe in. Always head up
with confidence. Never
compromise on ethics and
morals. Always keep learn-
ing and don’t let the nega-
tivity from People harm
mental peace. Stay focused
and go for the stars.
A Multitalented
PERSONALITY
Adity Sharma from Karauli shared how she
converted her struggles into success in the
modelling industry, with City First!
KARISHMA
GWALANI
Karishma.gwalani
@firstindia.co.in
A

10
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JENNY BIGALL, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Luck favours you today
both personally and
professionally. Your effort
to keep in touch with
everyone will come in for appreciation
by all on the social front. A good turn
done to someone is likely to be
returned with interest. A diet plan will
suit your system well.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A match-making process
may get underway for the
eligible. You will find
yourself much more active
on the social front and will make
efforts to remain in touch with all.
You will be able to buy property that
you had been wanting for long.
Overseas travel plans may be on halt.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A property deal is likely to
be sealed, as you are able
to complete all the
formalities. Someone close
may pay you a visit and brighten
your day. You gain recognition on the
professional front. If you are a
working mother, you may find it
difficult to balance home and office.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
An excellent opportunity to
get close to the one you
admire is likely to come to
you. Don’t think twice in
taking outside help. Your initiative will
help mend fences with someone you
were not in talking terms. A chance to
prove your mettle on the professional
front will be nicely availed by you.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Worries regarding a health
issue are likely to
disappear, as you make
quick recovery. Do not
misunderstand someone trying to
help you. Spending quality time with
your near and dear ones is indicated.
Enjoying togetherness with partner is
indicated today.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Keeping minor ailments at
bay by taking up yoga or
exercises will prove
successful. Some of you
may want to opt for a break from the
monotonous routine. This is the best
time to forge your own path, as there
are opportunities galore. You remain
on a safe wicket on the financial front.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Academic front looks
promising. Some of you
are set to enjoy a trip out
of town. Setting up a new
house is on the cards for some.
Money well spent may give you inner
satisfaction. You will be able to
remain regular in whatever you do on
the health front and benefit.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Career wise, you are likely
to fare well as per the
expectations of your
seniors. An ancestral
property is likely to come in your
name. Luck favours you on the
academic front. You will need to get
a hang of things, before you chip in
with suggestions.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A good beginning will be
made in a venture you are
undertaking. A raise in
earning is foreseen and will
help you realise your dreams. Good
command over a particular subject
may find you amongst the top
positions on the academic front.
Those in love may expect happiness.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You will be able to
establish yourself firmly on
the professional front. You
will succeed in asserting
your authority on the social front by
having your way. A property issue
gets resolved amicably. You manage
to stabilise expenses and bring
yourself into the saving mode.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Appreciation for the work
done on the professional
front is in the pipeline for
some. You make all the
right moves on the social front and
manage to retain your popularity. A
property may finally come into your
name, as the paperwork is slated to
get over soon.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
An excellent time is
foreseen for those taking a
break from the daily grind.
Success is foreseen for
those playing the stocks. Intelligent
application on even unfamiliar
territory on the academic front will
keep your flag flying high. A windfall
can be expected.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
oday India is in the
throes of its big-
gest crisis since
1947.
In such danger-
ous times, it’s al-
ways the youth of
the country that steps for-
ward to pull the Country
towards safety
.
This time, even though
all students from KG to Uni-
versity are languishing at
home, supposedly restless
impatient to get back to
their classrooms, there
seems to be not a tremor in
this most energetic sensi-
tive section of society
against the jackboot. The
reason is not difficult to
fathom:“ITISTHESMART-
PHONE.......Stupid !! “
The addiction is so deep
and widespread that it
could become the new Men-
tal sickness. The youth na-
ively thinks that just by
posting comments on FB,
Twitter, WhatsApp etc they
have played their part in
stopping the rot.
India, with a 65% popula-
tion under the age of 35,
should have had the most
alert society
.
Unfortunately, most are
asleep !!
To exemplify, it would be
a rare sight if a young per-
son is seen helping an el-
derly or infirm. At the most,
all they do is give a glance
and then get back to staring
at that 10 sq inch screen.
University campuses
used to be the crucibles of
all civil movements against
corruption or misgovern-
ance !! It was here that the
youth learnt to dream
debate a bright future. It
was here that idealism
sprouted in virgin minds
and mowed the weeds of
corruption and immorality
.
It was here that fos-
sil layers were
peeled to
push the
s l o w
wheel of
e vo l u -
tion.
T o -
d a y
t h a t
spark has
b e e n
robbed of
Oxygen by the
ubiquitous Smart-
Phone, thus creat-
ing a dangerous ad-
diction. Far from be-
ing a tool of learning
and instant informa-
tion, it is a destructive
gadget eating into all the
revolutionary impulses
of impressionable
minds. The toxins, lies
and untruths that swirl
on those screens is the
quicksand for our youth.
Playing mindless
games, sending lewd
comments or watching
the crushing porn sites
is eating into the en-
trails of our future.
The cynical politicians
laugh sinisterly at seeing
theirvotersgettingnumbed
by their subterfuge she-
nanigans broadcast via this
gadget!
Young people sitting in
restaurants, living rooms,
or other places of social in-
teraction, are invariably
hunched over this gadget
exchanging only an occa-
sional word!
This double-edged sword
is cutting in the wrong di-
rection by a disproportion-
ate degree.
It is highly imperative
that this weapon is convert-
ed into a bludgeon to break
into new frontiers of learn-
ing and discovery
.
Students in Universi-
ties, fresh out of regi-
mented schools and
just learning to
formulate their
surging new
thoughts, did not
allow police to
blasphemy their
Campuses, let
alone get beaten
to submission.
But it happened
not once, but
again and
again. Unchar-
acteristically,
theyhidbehind
the smoke-
screen of
their Smart
Phones that
click them
into a false
world. Po-
t e n t i a l
r e b e l -
lion is
t h u s
quashed before birth.
It is the same opium that
prevents them from dis-
mantling wasteful Vistas
being built instead of up-
grading their educational
institutions.
Till even one student is
deprived of the dignity of a
desk chair in her/his
classroom, there is no place
for wasteful vanity projects
statues.
The youth have to put
away that Stupid Smart
Phone for some hours in the
day to become aware of the
chainsaw feeling all that
was good and sacred. Don’t
look down at that screen for
too long if you want the
world to look up to you.
It is THE SMARTPHONE,
STUPID !
RAINU SINGH
singh.rainu@gmail.com
T

M
argot Robbie has success-
fully brought to life one
of DC Comics’ antihe-
roes, Harley Quinn on-
screen and is now pushing for an-
other character to make an entry
into the DC extended universe. Rob-
bie has essayed the role of Harley
Quinn in three DC films now including,
Suicide Squad, Birds of Prey and the
upcoming The Suicide Squad. The ac-
tress is now hoping to see her character’s
relationship with Poison Ivy to make it
to the screen and hence has been pes-
tering DC to introduce Poison Ivy in
films. —Agency
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Parenthood phase
E
mma Roberts and
boyfriend Gar-
rett Hedlund wel-
comed a baby boy
back in December 2020, are
loving their parenthood
phase. On Monday, the ac-
tress shared the first
glimpse of her son Rhodes
almost five months after
welcoming him. Emma is
soaking in her journey of
motherhood as the ac-
tress held her son Rho-
des close and cuddled him on Mother’s Day
. The actress
was celebrating her first Mother’s Day which made it all
the more special. In the picture, Emma can be
seen standing on a back pa-
tio as she affectionate-
ly holds her son
close and they
sweetly touch
their nose.
—Agency
T
he trailer of the
m u c h - a w a i t e d
American superhe-
ro film ‘Venom: Let
There Be Carnage’ starring
Tom Hardy has been released on
Monday. The movie based on the
Marvel Comics character Venom will
unveil the look of Carnage for the first
time. Fans of the
adventure drama
‘Venom’ have
been on their
toes ever since
the makers had
announced the
sequel of the
film. The
makers of
movie have
now re-
leased the
first trailer.
—Agency
A
mid the ongoing pandemic of COVID 19, the na-
tion is currently battling the disease at home
and at hospitals. Kareena Kapoor Khan has
also joined in and shared WHO prescribed
guidelines to take care of loved ones who are sick at
home while remaining safe. Taking to her Instagram
stories, Kareena shared a step by step guide by
WHO (World Health Organisation) in which
there were 3 steps prescribed by them to take
care of sick loved ones at home. Sharing the
document, Kareena advised everyone on how
to take care of their loved ones while keeping
themselves safe. —Agency
R
adhe song Zoom Zoom featur-
ing Disha Patani and Salman
Khan came out and now, the
colourful and vibrant looks
donned by the actress are taking
over the internet. Disha, who was
seen shaking a leg with Salman in the
song, has gone ahead and shared be-
hind-the-scenes photos and videos from
the shoot of the quirky song Zoom
Zoom from Radhe: Your Most Wanted
Bhai. Her pictures not only left her
fans in awe but many celebrities com-
mented and appreciated her dance
moves. Her hardwork could be seen
in every song. —Agency
B
ollywood couple Neha Dhupia and
Angad Bedi celebrated three years of
togetherness on Monday. Their sud-
den wedding was a shock for many
fans. However, both are not together this
time to celebrate their wedding but they
wished on social media. They shared pic-
tures on their Instagram and even wrote a
very heartwarming post for each other.
While the actress talked about the different
moods of her husband and wished that she
could be with him. —Agency
Happy Anniversary!
Heartbroken Split
G
u r m e e t
Choudhary, a
Bollywood ac-
tor, is a man
of action. Gurmeet,
not one to back down
from a challenge,
flew to Nagpur to
open a makeshift
hospital, the Astha
Dedicated Covid Hos-
pital, in partnership
with Dr Sayyed Waja-
hatali and his team.
Despite the challeng-
es of travel and the
deadly virus looming
in the air, nothing
proved to be a deter-
rent for the actor.
—Agency
L
isa Ray recently
posted a string
of pictures
where she is
seen making goofy
faces at the camera.
“Nerve, charisma,
uniqueness and talent
(thanks mama Ru), I
got it all from my
mama...along with my
chunky arms and rest-
lessness. Without her
watching me from the
eternity of trillions of
years of stars I would
just be another misun-
derstood eccentric,”
she wrote. The actress
added that she misses
her mother. —Agency
Serving the Humanity Goofy faces
2021 Brit
AWARDS
ne song at a time, Taylor
Swift is conquering the uni-
verse! At the 2021 Brit
Awards, the singer-songwrit-
er will become the first fe-
male to receive the Global
Icon award. Taylor will also
be the first non-British winner of the
award. Prior to Taylor Swift, only
three other artists have been
awarded with the Global Icon recog-
nition. While announcing her as
the recipient of the Global Icon,
the Brits Awards stated, “Tay-
lor’s career is unparalleled and
her music has resonated with
millions of people all over the
world. She’s used her plat-
form to highlight many is-
sues.” —Agency
O
Kareena shared
GUIDELINES
Social Media
Brightened
Poison Ivy
LET THERE BE
CARNAGE
Lisa Ray
John Mulaney and Anna Marie Tendler
Gurmeet Choudhary
Angad Bedi and Neha Dhupia
Kareena Kapoor Khan
...her post
Taylor Swift
Disha Patani
Margot Robbie
Tom Hardy
Emma Roberts
A
ftersixyearsof marriage,JohnMulaney
and his wife Anna Marie Tendler are get-
ting divorced. In separate statements to
Page Six, the pair declared their separa-
tion.Johnwouldliketofocusonhisrecoveryand
getting back to work while , “I am heartbroken
thatJohnhasdecidedtoendourmarriage.Iwish
him support and success as he continues his re-
covery
.”, said Tendler. —Agency

CITY FIRST
I
nthesecondwave,In-
dia has witnessed the
worst outbreak of
Covid. The demand
for Medical Oxygen has
risen multiple times. To
meet the continuous de-
mand for Medical Oxy-
gen,ShreeCementUnits
havebeenrunningallits
Oxygen Plants at 100%
capacity
. These Oxygen
Plants are in Rajasthan,
Chhattisgarh and Kar-
nataka. Till now the
company has supplied
40,000+oxygencylinders
to various hospitals in
Rajasthan, Karnataka
and Chattisgarh.
The management
team is working with
the State and Central
Administration to
maintain a steady sup-
ply to places that need it
the most. Shree Cement
has been specifically fo-
cusing on far-reaching
villages of India that do
not have a strong Medi-
cal infrastructure.
On April 29, Shree Ce-
ment had imported 50
Oxygen Concentrators
which were handed
over to the Government
of Rajasthan. These
concentrators have
been installed in the
Covid Care centre
in Bilwa, Jaipur.
Since the onset
of Covid, the team
has been creating
awareness about Covid,
providing medical sup-
port, ambulance etc. in
the villages adjoining
the plant locations.
On Tuesday, Shree
Cement Company do-
nated 5 oxygen concen-
trators to SDM Ram-
prakash and PMO Dr
Alok Srivastava which
will help them in the
fight against the Cov-
id-19 pandemic at Govt.
Amrit Kaur Hospital,
Beawar. Neeraj Shar-
ma, Dr RG Sharma, Dr
SN Pandey, Amit Tank
and Bharat Sharma
were present on the
occasion. SDM
Ramprakash paid
immense gratitude
to Shree Cement Com-
pany and said that now
infected patients can
undergo treatment
without having to panic
about the non-availabil-
ity or shortage of oxy-
gen. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
AN EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE
W
hat we are expe-
riencing right
now, the crisis,
will be remem-
bered for many more years
to come, the struggles of
our ongoing battles. While
we remember everyone we
have lost and the drastic
change that the pandemic
has brought in our
lives, it is also im-
portant to express
our gratitude for
whatwehave.Mame
Khan’s, ‘Shukrän’,
is bound to take us
on a spiritual jour-
ney, as we express
our gratitude. An
original Sufi compo-
sition, the song is
dedicated to Khwaja
Ghareeb Nawaz.
In an exclusive in-
terview with City First,
Mame Khan shared, “In
this circle of life, noth-
ing lasts forever, life
begins and life ends.
The greatest lesson that
the pandemic has taught is
to not take our
blessings for grant-
ed. “He further
quotes from the
song, “Ajab gham
dukh dard dil da,
dur kiya mere
pyaare Khwaja,”
leaning towards
the only pillar of
hope, Khwaja.
Including al-
most 50 people in his team,
the song was shot at Chun-
da Palace, Udaipur. The
song is all set to release
this Eid.
SUSHMITA AIND
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Senior advocate A K Jain celebrated his 65th birthday on
Tuesday, only with his family due to the corona pandemic.
His large circle of friends and associates greeted him on
the day and cut the cake on zoom, keeping in mind the
lockdown protocol.
SAKSHI SAINI
e all know due
tothisCOVID19
a lot of indus-
tries are facing
so many prob-
lems and crisis.
During an in-
teraction with gorgeous
models of Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan- Mona Gautam,
Charvi Dutta, Akansha
Bhalla and Sonaxi Cha-
nana, the models shared
how they are coping up
with the shoots during
thelockdownandhowin
such hard times they
have worked to keep us
updated with fashion
trends.
Model Mona Gautam
said, “I prefer health
aboveanythingandtook
a proper diet and
healthy food to build my
immune system. In
these hard times, I usu-
ally try my best to do
shoot in the early morn-
ing and try to complete
it as soon as possible.“
Akansha Bhalla said,
“I used to prefer indoor
shoots because outdoor
shootswereprettyrisky
.
I make sure that I don’t
come in close contact
with anyone so I tell my
clients and any other
person who is linked not
to be physically present
there. I did a shoot over
FaceTime as well.”
“I used my makeup
kit, and I am going to
follow this routine for
all other shoots as well.
Using brushes, mascar-
as and lipsticks earlier
used by other models
can cause infection.
Whenever we reached
the venue, we went
through a temperature
screening, and every-
one maintained social
distancing,” said Char-
vi Dutta.
S o n a x i
C h a n a n a
said,“Imake
sure that all
the people
around me are
wearing mask
and gloves. I use
my vehicle to go
for shoots to
keep myself safe
and protected.”
M o d e l l i n g
agencies are also
ensuringthatthedesign-
ers are following all the
safety measures, before
sending their models for
anykindof assignments.
“Our models are also be-
ing very cautious at this
point. They are check-
ingwithusaboutthe
safetymeasuresthe
designer con-
cerned or the
brand is taking
before giving
their nod for
the shoot,”
saidGaurav
Gaur and Dr
Maulik Shâh
directors Elite
Miss Ra-
jasthan.
ANEWNORMALINTHEFASHIONINDUSTRY
W
Serving the Humanity
BACK IN THE GAME!
After defeating Covid, fully recovered Apurvi Chandela was seen
on her way to Croatia for 2 months and further on to Tokyo to
represent India in Olympic Games.
Mame Khan
Oxygen plant at Shree Cement Units
Mona Gautam Sonaxi Chanana
Akanksha Bhalla
Charvi Dutta
A K Jain with Samarth Jain and Sushila Nagar
Poster of the song
MUSIC AND ART MARATHON
U
nder Seva Inter-
national USA, in-
ternational artist
Pt Salil Bhatt
from Jaipur will collect
funds from donors for
thehelpof India’ssuffer-
ing patients by giving a
free presentation of his
work. Salil Bhatt said
that ‘Help India: Music
and Art Marathon Fund’
established under Seva
International USA of
America is collecting
funds for expenditure on
transportationof oxygen
plants,constructors,vac-
cines etc. to India. Help
Indiahasinvolvedartists
from all over the world.
All these artists will col-
lect money from donors
by presenting their work
free of cost. Famous
Veena player Pt. Salil
Bhatt told that he got as-
sociated with this cam-
paign at the request of
Sandeep Das, the con-
venor of Help India: Mu-
sic and Art Marathon
Fund Raisor and famous
tabla player of the USA.
Dozens of voluntary or-
ganizations established
in America have also
steppeduptohelpthepa-
tients suffering from
CovidinIndia.—CITYFIRST
BIRTHDAY WISHES!
Principal, St Xavier School, Nevta, Father John Ravi SJ,
celebrated his birthday on Tuesday, May 11. His family
members, friends and well-wishers extended their best
wishes to him. We wish him all the best!
Salil Bhatt

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