First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 31 january 2020 edition

‘Khadi, a symbol of self respect... connects rich & poor’
First India News
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot said
that khadi has im-
mense power. It re-
moves differences be-
tween the rich and
poor. He exhorted
need to promote kha-
di and connect young
generation with it.
The CM was ad-
dressing inaugural
session of two-day in-
ternational confer-
ence on globalization
of khadi in HCMRIPA
on Thursday.
“Khadi removes dif-
ferences between rich
and poor as well as caste
and religion. Khadi is
embodiment of Gandhi
ji’s principles of truth,
renunciation, non-vio-
lence and simplicity,”
he said.
According to Gehlot,
khadi should not be
considered just a cloth
but a symbol of self-re-
spect. He expressed
hope that this would
give a new identity to
khadi and attract young
generation towards it.
He promised to imple-
ment whatever sugges-
tions came from delib-
erations in the confer-
ence.
The CM said in ru-
ral areas, khadi is a
major source of em-
ployment besides a
powerful tool for
women empower-
ment. He said that the
state government’s
decision of 50% re-
bate on khadi prod-
ucts in the 150th birth
anniversary year of
Mahatma Gandhi has
brought encouraging
results.
Gehlot said that
young generation has
little interest in work-
ing in khadi industries.
“Employment is dwin-
dling in rural areas.
The number of weavers
and spinners too has
been constantly declin-
ing. Therefore, the state
government would try
to bring in policies that
would increase employ-
ment opportunities as
well as number of weav-
ers and spinners,” he
added.
Gehlot said, “Our en-
deavour should be to
connect young genera-
tion with khadi. The
aim of organising year
long programme to com-
memorate 150th birth
anniversary of Gandhi
ji was to popularize his
thoughts so that young
people can take inspira-
tion from him.
Industry Minister
Parsadi Lal Meena
said that khadi is very
dear to the CM, which
is why for the first
time 50% rebate was
implemented.
Chief Secretary D B
Gupta said that khadi
is linked to our his-
tory and traditions.
He said that Gandhi ji
made khadi synony-
mous with independ-
ent struggle.
Additional chief sec-
retary (industry) Sub-
odh Agarwal informed
that the state govern-
ment has increased re-
volving fund from Rs
three to Rs 10 crore for
khadi promotion. Kha-
di Plaza is being con-
structed in Bikaner be-
sides efforts are on to
use e-commerce plat-
form for branding and
marketing. Turn on P4CM Ashok Gehlot addressing two-day international conference on globalisation of khadi in HCMRIPA.
Coronavirus: First case confirmed in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram:
A person from Kerala,
who was studying at
Wuhan University in
China and had re-
turned to India, has
been detected positive
for coronavirus, the
Ministry of Health con-
firmed on January 30.
Posting from their of-
ficial Twitter handle,
the Ministry also said
that the condition of
the patient is stable and
is being closely moni-
tored by doctors.
Kerala Health Minis-
ter KK Shailaja has
also assured that the
student’s condition is
not serious, and he is
being taken care of,
stating there is no need
to panic.
Giving out further
details about the detec-
tion of the coronavirus
in the China-return
student, Shailaja said:
We learnt early on Jan-
uary 30 that 10 of the 20
samples we had sent to
NIV tested negative,
while six were marked
as suspected. Of these
six, one was confirmed
as positive, which is
the sample of the stu-
dent now admitted in a
medical care facility.
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 More than 50 families
in Barmer are spend-
ing sleepless night as
their children are living
in China. Around 30 of
them who had gone to
study MBBS have been
denied permission to
return home.
 Apart from suspected
patients who have just
returned from China,
many are still stuck in
different cities there.
 These students from
Barmer are in universities
in Huwan and Janghan
who have been denied
permission to leave
China. These students
are confined to their
hostels. P2
 Jaipur: Even as
coronavirus has rocked
this part of the world, in a
major development, SMS
Hospital will start testing
facilities from friday.
This is a huge relief as
samples would may not
be sent to Pune for tests.
Besides SMS hospital,
other major laboratories
in the state would join
hands in detecting cases.
 Union Health Ministry
officials held a video
conferencing with health
officials of all the states,
including Rajasthan and
asked them to begin
‘coronavirus’ tests
locally. P2
STUDENTS FROM BARMER
STRANDED IN CHINA
FORGET PUNE, GET TESTED
@ SMS HOSP, RAJ LABS
BREAKING AT MIDNIGHT
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HEY RAM
JAMIA
New Delhi: A 19-year-old man
on Thursday pulled out a gun
in broad daylight and fired at
students protesting against
the citizenship law near Ja-
mia Millia University in Del-
hi, injuring one student. Only
after he fired the shot did the
police, present in large num-
bers to keep a check on the
protest, react.
The protests spiralled as
hundreds more joined in,
breaking police barricades
as they tried to march to-
wards Rajghat.
In a chilling video, the
man, who called himself
“Rambhakt Gopal”, is seen
walking backwards as he
points his gun at protesters.
Dozens of policemen in riot
gear are seen behind him,
but none of them is seen try-
ing to stop the shooter.
“Yeh lo azaadi (here’s your
freedom)” he sneers at the
protesters. After he fires
the shot, one police of-
ficer is seen walking
towards him and
grabbing him.
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@
 Rambhakt Gopal Sharma opens
fire at protesters shouting “YEH LO AZAADI”
 JAMIA STUDENTS WERE TO HOLD A MARCH TO RAJGHAT ON
THE 72ND DEATH ANNIVERSARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI
FOLDED ARMS OF LAW:
DELHI POLICE SLAMMED
MASSIVE
PROTESTS
BID TO DISTURB
DELHI POLLS
THAKUR’S GOLI
MAARO JIBE
WON’T TOLERATE
SUCH INCIDENTS,
SAYS AMIT SHAH
Delhi Police stood, arms folded,
and at a distance while an
armed man fired at a group of
anti-CAA protesters outside
Delhi’s Jamia Millia Islamia
University on Thursday, 30
January, eyewitnesses recount.
The gunman injured a student
and calmly walked away, waving
the firearm above his head and
shouting “Yeh lo aazadi”.
Tension spiralled in Ja-
mia Nagar on Thursday
after a man fired a pistol
at a group of anti-CAA
protesters, injuring a
Jamia Millia Islamia stu-
dent before walking away
while waving the firearm
above his head and
shouting “Yeh lo aazadi”.
“Home Minister Amit
Shah wants to disturb
environment of Delhi.
Their leaders gave insti-
gating speeches. BJP can
see defeat in Delhi polls.
Home Minister Shah is
conspiring to postpone
polls,” AAP MP Sanjay
Singh said.
The shooting comes
days after Union Minister
Anurag Thakur at a BJP
rally encouraged those
present in the crowd to
chant ‘Goli maro saalon
ko.’ The Election Com-
mission has imposed a
further 72-hour ban on
Thakur.
Sharma brandishes a gun
towards people protesting
against CAA, near Jamia Millia
University on Thursday.
A student of Jamia Millia university injured after the person allegedly opened firing.
Home Minister Amit Shah on
Thursday said he had asked the
Delhi Police Commissioner to
take the strictest action over a ju-
venile opening fire in Jamia area
and injuring a varsity student and
asserted that no such incident
will be tolerated. Shah said in a
tweet that he has spoken to Delhi
Police Commissioner Amulya
Patnaik over the matter and
the guilty will not be spared. “I
have spoken to the Delhi Police
Commissioner over the incident
of firing in Delhi today and have
given directions to take the strict-
est action. The Central govern-
ment will not tolerate any such
incident, action will be taken
seriously and the guilty will not
be spared,” he said.
QUICK GUN
GUDIYA RAPE:
BOTH CONVICTS
GET 20 YEARS Invited for B’day, 20
kids held hostage in UPNew Delhi: Delhi court
on Thursday sentenced
two men to 20 years in
jail in the case of gan-
grape of a five-year-old
girl,inEastDelhiin2013.
The Delhi court also
granted Rs 11 lakh as
compensation to the
survivor, who was given
the name Gudiya’ after
the incident.
Advocate HS Phool-
ka, appearing for the
survivor, said he will
appeal against the or-
der in the high court
and seek life imprison-
ment for the two con-
victs. Turn on P4
Farukkhabad: Near-
ly 20 children have
been held hostage by
a man at his house in
Uttar Pradesh’s
Farukkhabad. The
man, Suresh Batham,
with criminal ante-
cedents is reported to
have invited the kids
over to his place on
the pretext of a birth-
day party and then
held them hostage.
When some local
people tried to get the
door opened, he start-
ed firing from inside
injuring three police-
men and a villager.
Batham even hurled
a low intensity bomb
from the window. The
operation to rescue
the hostages is under-
way. Senior police of-
ficers are at the spot.
“We have asked IG
Kanpur range to rush
to the spot. We have
also rushed a team of
commando to the
spot to control the
situation. Turn on P4
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Palace on Wheels
arrives in Jaipur
Jaipur: The royal train
Palace on Wheels is
proving to be the cultur-
al ambassador for the
country and the state.
The 22-coach train cov-
ers the whole world;
even on Thursday, Pal-
ace on Wheels came to
Jaipur with 60 tourists
from 5 countries. The
royal train consists of
31 tourists from Britain,
15 from India, 9 from
America, 3 from France
and 2 from Russia.
Members of ‘The Great
Rail Journey’, a team of
retired railway workers
from Britain was on-
board. Earlier, the royal
guests were greeted by
the red carpet when
they reached Gandhina-
gar station. For your in-
formation Palace on
Wheels, which is among
the top ten luxury tour-
ist trains in the world,
has got good booking
this season.
HC relief in RAS
Recruitment 2013
Jaipur: The bench of
Justice Pankaj
Bhandari has provided
relief to the RPSC in
the RAS Recruitment
2013 by dismissing the
petitions challenging 55
questions filed by Mam-
ta Sharma and others.
The High Court also
said that it cannot be a
specialist in an academ-
ic subject and the sug-
gestions of specialists
are better for academic
subjects. On behalf of
the RPSC, Mirza Faisal
Baig said that rule 18 of
the RPSC is only allow-
ing recalculation and
not a revaluation. An-
swer sheets are checked
by the expert examiners
of three levels.
Beniwal takes up
locust issue in LS
Nagaur: Nagaur MLA
Hanuman Beniwal
raised the matter of lo-
cust attack in the all-
party meeting and said
that locusts have caused
damage to crops on
lakhs of hectares land.
Beniwal also requested
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi to provide re-
lief to the farmers. On
the other hand, MP Dr.
PP Chaudhary also
raised the same matter
in the meeting of the
advisory committee of
the Home Ministry and
said that the issue
would be raised on the
international level.
IPS PK Singh
relieved for
deputation
Jaipur: IPS Pankaj
Kumar Singh was re-
lieved for central depu-
tation
as he
has
been
ap-
pointed
as ADG
Border
Security Force. The
IPS will remain on the
post till his retirement
on December 31, 2022.
Till now, the 1986 batch
IPS officer of Ra-
jasthan cadre Pankaj
was ADG Traffic.
BRIEF
in
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Jaipur: In a major de-
velopment towards
fight against the deadly
‘coronavirus’, the SMS
Hospital will start test-
ing for the virus from
Friday. With this now
there will not be any
need to send the sam-
ples to Pune for test.
The tests will now be
conducted in SMS and
other big laboratories
in state.
Union Health Minis-
try officials held a video
conferencing with
health officials of all
the states including Ra-
jasthan and asked them
to begin ‘coronavirus’
tests locally.
Subsequently, health
minister Dr Raghu
Sharma sought report
from the health officials
about preparations for
‘coronavirus’ testing.
He also asked them to
follow protocols while
testing the samples.
After the video con-
ferencing, additional
chief secretary (medi-
cal & health) Rohit Ku-
mar Singh informed
that the Central govern-
ment has launched a
new system regarding
‘coronavirus’ under
which samples will now
be tested at the SMS
Hospital and other big
laboratories. For this,
the Central government
will provide ‘reagent’.
Since, samples were
being sent to Pune till
now, crucial days were
lost in the process.
Singh also informed
that screening facility
has been enhanced at
the Jaipur Airport and
so far 1,100 passengers
have been screened but
no one was found posi-
tive. He also said that
updated reports are be-
ing received frequently
from the districts
through video confer-
encing.
Meanwhile, the state
government on Thurs-
day said it will identify
all travellers arriving
in the state from China
and get them examined
in view of the novel
coronavirus outbreak.
Singh said instruc-
tions have been given to
identify all passengers
coming from China to
Rajasthan and to get in-
formation about those
staying in various ho-
tels with the help of po-
lice department.
He said 18 passen-
gers from China ar-
rived in Rajasthan in
January and two of
them with initial coro-
navirus-like symptoms
were screened and ex-
amined.
30 Barmer students stuck in China
First India News
Jaipur: More than 50
families in Barmer are
worried about their
children currently liv-
ing in China which is
in grip of deadly ‘coro-
navirus’. About 30 chil-
dren who had gone to
study MBBS have been
denied permission to
return to India.
The ‘coronavirus’
has created a new prob-
lem for the central and
the state governments.
Apart from suspected
patients who have just
returned from China,
many are still stuck in
different cities there.
Among them are 30
MBBS students who
belonged to Barmer.
They are in universi-
ties in Huwan and
Janghan and have
been denied permis-
sion to leave China.
These students are
confined to their hos-
tels and not allowed to
go out. The students
who have undergone
tests to check if they
are infected by the vi-
rus or not seemed wor-
ried but their parents
are more worried and
constantly calling
them to check if they
are fine.
The families want
their kids to come back
home but feel helpless
as airline services are
closed to and from Chi-
na. Akash Sharda a
resident of Rey Colony
said that he is in Hu-
wan and is with the
group but not allowed
to leave his hostel.
They get food in the
hostel itself and their
medical checkup is
conducted thrice in a
day. According to Shar-
da, number of deaths
has gone up but he and
his friends are safe.
The Indian embassy is
also providing assis-
tance to them. On the
other hand, 20 students
who had come home
during one month long
vacation have received
message that they
should wait for clear-
ance to return.
Their vacation was
earlier scheduled to
end on February 17
but is now expected to
be extended till
March 1.
CORONAVIRUS TESTING FACILITY
TO BEGIN AT SMS FROM TODAYSo far 1,100 passengers have been screened but no one was found positive; while families in Barmer worried about their kids
Vaibhav pays homage to
Mahatma in Jodhpur
Youth killed, cop hurt
as sand mafia open fire
BJP condemns govt
decision on PRN
Youth Cong polls: Exercise to find
Chandna’s replacement begins
First India News
Jaipur: Ontheoccasion
of thedeathanniversary
of MahatmaGandhi,Ra-
jasthan Pradesh Con-
gress Committee Gen-
eral Secretary Vaibhav
Gehlot reached the of-
fice of social organisa-
tion Bharat Seva San-
sthan and paid floral
tributestotheMahatma.
During his visit, Vaib-
hav discussed various
issues and also took
feedback from the con-
testants preparing for
various competitions in
Bharat Seva Sansthan.
Speaking to media on
this occasion, Vaibhav
said that the young gen-
eration should adopt the
lesson of truth and non-
violence of Mahatma
Gandhi. He also kept 2
minute silence at Medi-
cal College Chauhara. A
signature campaign
against CAA was also
initiated. He also re-
ferred to the current
situation in the country
and said that the coun-
try is going through an
economic downfall. Eve-
ry section is upset, espe-
ciallytheyouth,whoare
sitting idle with no em-
ployment. In such a situ-
ation, everyone is wait-
ing and hoping that the
situation in the country
improves. Students of
Bharat Seva Sansthan,
Jaswant Singh
Kachchwaha, in-charge
Narpat Singh Kachhwa-
ha, MLA Manisha Pan-
war, and Congress lead-
er Dheeraj Meena along
with many social activ-
ists were present.
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Dholpur: A youth died
while a cop was injured
in the forests of village
Paguli in Sadar police
station Bari area of
Dholpur district when
firing occurred between
the police and people
transporting gravel on
Thursday.
The body of the de-
ceased has been kept in
mortuary of Dholpur
district hospital.
Giving information
about the case, Range
DIG Laxman Gaur said
that Sadar police had
been informed about il-
legal gravel being trans-
ported from the forests
of Paguli on tractors.
Responding to the re-
port, four constables
rushed to the spot on
two bikes. Seeing the po-
lice, the accused started
pelting stones at them
followed by firing shots,
which injured a consta-
ble Vivek. In response,
cops to fired, in which
one Rohit Thakur died.
on getting info, Bari
MLA Giriraj Singh Ma-
linga reached Dholpur.
First India News
Dholpur: Former UDH
Minister Rajpal Singh
Shekhawat strongly
condemned the govern-
ment’s decision to in-
crease regulation and
development rate of
residential colonies of
Prithviraj Nagar area.
Shekhawat said on
one hand, government
has increased regula-
tion and development
fee of poor people hav-
ing up to 100 sq yard by
more than 20 percent.
While, on the other
hand, the decision of
regularisation instead
of taking possession of
large plots of 1000 sq.
yard is unfortunate. He
reminded that decision
of previous BJP govt to
regularise land was tak-
en only on humanitari-
an basis people had al-
readybuilttheirhouses.
BUGGED? Or is it the
grapevine... . First India
begins a column that
brings to you gossips or
tete-e-tete from the
corridors of power
GUP
SHUP
THIS TIGER MAM IS
LIFE OF THE PARTY!
One ‘Tiger mam’ has been
labeled ‘life of the party’ by her
staff and junior officials posted in
the PHQ. The mam, who sits in
her plush office on the fourth floor
of the seven-storey building has
been recently promoted, however
since her promotion, the ‘tigress’
has stayed away from work! While
she chooses to vanish from office,
she regularly attends parties
thrown in her honor on being
promoted. While a few officials are
questioning her attitude, there are
those too who claim that since she
does not have any major work on
her hands, she can afford to ‘let
her hair down’.
RAJ POLICE IN FOR
IMAGE MAKEOVER!
At a time when a person’s
‘image’ in public domain
counts more than actual work
done by him, the state police is
looking for an ‘image makeover’.
There are those who work
diligently through their careers
and bring about a change in
society and then there are some
who diligently work but not for
the society rather for themselves.
However, not for long. Word is that
senior cops at PHQ have made a
list of 18 officials against whom
accusation of irregularities and
corruption have been levelled and
have also been charge-sheeted.
PHQ has decided to ‘let go’ of
these to better the khaki’s image.
A GAMA FAMOUS AS LIQUOR
MAFIA DUE TO HIS ‘DEEDS’
While a ‘Gama’ holds ultimate sway over his
‘territory’, it also means that he/she could use
this ‘power’ to facilitate miscreants or carry out a
morally wrong act. Well, one ‘Gama Sahab’ from
the Jaipur Commissionerate has been nick-named
‘Liquor Mafia’ as it is in his area that liquor ‘flows
freely’ in more than a dozen restaurants anytime of
the day! Moreover, even during dry days, liquor is
readily available here and till late night people throng
these restaurants. Interestingly, the Gama has
given responsibility to PCR and other officials from
the station of ‘managing accounts’ each day and
promptly the staff gets into the ‘recovery’ act as the
restaurants close down. While on one hand the DGP
is trying to rein in mafia, on the other hand there
are cops like this Gama who are involved in such
activities. Interestingly, the Gama has been recently
promoted and is awaiting a transfer.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The exercise
to find the new presi-
dent of the Youth Con-
gress in place of Ashok
Chandna has started.
Though elections are
being held late, the vot-
ing will take place
from February 18 to 21.
Chandna is state
president of Youth Con-
gress since last 7 years.
Now, the countdown
has begun for the new
youth president.
As of now, there are
three contenders for
the post.
The elections of the
State Youth Congress
will be held in 4 phases,
including filing of
nomination from Feb-
ruary 1 to 5, followed by
scrutiny from Febru-
ary 7 and 8.
After that, the sym-
bol allotment will take
place on February 9
while February 10 has
been kept as the day for
election planning.
The election for the
Youth Congress will be
held from February 18
to 21.
Vaibhav Gehlot paying tributes to Bapu at Bharat Seva Sansthan in Jodhpur on Thursday.
VAIBHAV ON JAMIA
THE PROBABLES
GURJAR STIR:
NODALS
APPOINTED
The PHQ is all set to
dispose off cases
related to Gurjar stir.
Agitations were held
various districts by Gurjars
demanding reservation
during which stone pelting
and arson was carried
out after which cops had
filed several cases in
various sections. However,
nodal officers have been
appointed in districts for
disposing the cases who
have been instructed by
ADG Crime to act soon in
disposing off the cases.
Raghu Sharma taking review of preparations to deal with
coronavirus on Thursday.

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: After success-
ful heart transplant, the
SMS Hospital achieved
another milestone of
successful kidney
transplantation this
month.
Having received two-
good news in a day,
Health Minister Dr.
Raghu Sharma visited
SMS Hospital on Thurs-
day. He congratulated
doctors for their
achievement and met
Vishal who had re-
ceived heart in what
was the first heart
transplant of not just
SMS and a government
hospital in Rajasthan
but outside South India.
While, the entire SMS
hospital staff is happy
that Vishal has fully re-
covered and ready to be
discharged, it has add-
ed another feather in
their cap by conducting
a successful kidney
transplant. According
to SMS medical college
principal, Dr. Sudhir
Bhandari, a 14-year-old
boy has been trans-
planted kidney that was
given by his mother.
The health minister
asked the SMS adminis-
tration to keep Vishal
under observation for a
few more days in Jaipur.
Sharma also used
this occasion to make a
big announcement that
soon the state would
take big strides towards
lung and liver trans-
plant. He said that im-
pediments in way of
liver transplant would
be cleared soon.
“I will sit with the en-
tire team of SMS Hospi-
tal involved in organ
donation campaign and
transplant to resolve
any problem faced by
them or to provide
whatever they need,” he
said.
Vishal had under-
gone heart transplant
at SMS hospital a fort-
night ago. He has been
recuperating in the hos-
pital since then and is
being closely observed
by the doctors.
Though, Vishal has
shown improvement
but three months after
the operation are con-
sidered crucial, hence,
the health minister in-
structed doctors to keep
him here for few more
days.
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Jaipur: All is not well
in Ranthambore. The
life of the wild animals
is in danger due to fre-
quent mutual conflicts.
On Thursday, the body
of a female panther
was found in Rantham-
bore forest area. The
cause of death is said
to be a fatal attack by a
tiger or a more power-
ful panther.
The dead panther
was brought to Ra-
jbagh forest post where
the post-mortem was
done by the medical
board veterinarian Dr
Rajeev Garg and his
team.
Dr Garg said that
cause of death was a fa-
tal attack by a tiger or a
more powerful panther.
Panther’s neck bone
has been found to be
broken. In addition,
multi-organ injuries
were also found in the
panther’s body. The
body of the panther is
said to be about 2 to 3
days old.
First India News
Jaipur: The enthusi-
asm of voters contin-
ued in the third phase
of panchayat elections
too. A record voting of
81.83 per cent was seen
in the elections held on
Wednesday in 17,516
wards of 1,700 gram
panchayats of 49 pan-
chayat samitis of state.
In third phase, 17 Sar-
panches and 6,953
Pancheshavebeenelect-
ed unopposed in 24 dis-
tricts, said State Elec-
tion Commission Com-
missioner PS Mehra.
Meanwhile, the new-
ly elected sarpanch of
Anwa Gram Panchayat
of Deoli Panchayat
Samiti in Tonk, Divy-
ansh Bhardwaj duly
took charge after offer-
ing prayers on Thurs-
day. Divyansh won from
Anwa Gram Panchayat
by a historic 987 votes.
Hearing on lottery of
2,644 panchayats held
Gang leader held for stealing
prized Quran of Mughal era
First India News
Jaipur: The Manak
Chowk police of the
city on Thursday ar-
rested the gang leader
of the group for thiev-
ing a prized Quran writ-
ten during the Mughal
era in golden letters in
the name of buying it.
The miscreants
robbed the Quran in
Bhilwara.Afterthat,the
gang had traded the
Quran to a wealthy per-
son from Bangladesh for
Rs16 crore. But the po-
lice got hold of the gang
leader before the deal
could be completed.
DCP North Dr Rajeev
Pachar informed that
the 1,014-page Quran
has been recovered
from the arrested ac-
cused Banwari Meena.
Banwari was wanted in
many other criminal
cases as well. In the
past, 3 members of this
gang have been arrest-
ed by cops. Manak
Chowk police had ar-
rested a gang member
of Banwari’s gang Khe-
ma alias Khemchand
with fake currency of
Rs4.77 crore a few days
ago. The robbery of the
Quran was revealed in
his interrogation.
First India News
Jodhpur: The hearing
on the PIL filed in the
Rajasthan HC Jodhpur
regarding the lottery of
2,644 panchayats of the
state once again, was
held on Thursday. In
this hearing, held in
Justice Arun Bhansa-
li’s court, Advocate
Moti Singh, while ap-
pearing for petitioner
Deendayal, called re-
lottery of these pan-
chayats unfair and said
lottery of these has al-
ready been taken out by
state government. After
hearing both sides, Jus-
tice Bhansali passed
interim orders. Court
ordered the lottery to be
subjected to petition
and said it cannot be
taken out again in these
panchayat samitis.
First India News
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
on Thursday laid the
foundation stone of the
50-bed government inte-
grated AYUSH Hospital
in Pratap Nagar. Cost-
ing around Rs9 crore,
this hospital will be of-
fering treatment
through many tradi-
tional methods includ-
ing Ayurveda, Home-
opathy, Unani, Yoga and
others.
Sharma said that in
the first phase a hospi-
tal of 25 beds will be
built at a cost of Rs4.36
crore, while the remain-
ing 25 will be construct-
ed in second phase. He
informed that AYUSH
mission was started in
2014, under which con-
struction of AYUSH
hospitals in Ajmer, Bi-
kaner, Bhilwara and
Churu districts in the
state have been com-
pleted.
These will be open to
the public soon.
Sharma said that in
order to keep the people
of the state healthy, the
government has started
‘Nirogi Rajasthan’ and
to provide medical fa-
cilities to every door-
step, ‘Janata Clinics’
have been started.
Meanwhile, the build-
ings of upcoming medi-
cal colleges of the state
will give a message of
water conservation and
green energy. Prepara-
tions for construction
of 15 new medical col-
leges has started to take
shape.
Sharma and officials
of medical department
saw presentations from
14 big companies from
government and pri-
vate sectors across the
country and gave them
necessary guidelines.
AFTER HEART, SMS SUCCESSFULLY
ACHIEVES KIDNEY TRANSPLANT
Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma visited SMS Hospital on Thursday to meet the state’s first heart transplant patient Vishal. The
minister took to Twitter to tweeted some pics of his meeting with the patient.
City gets 50-bed
govt integrated
AYUSH Hospital
‘Khadi, a...
Non-executive board
member of Khadi CIC,
London, Jo Salter said
that there efforts was to
promote those who pre-
pare these clothes while
founder of Moral Fiber
Fabrics, Shalini Seth
Amin Khadi production
must be increased be-
cause khadi clothes pro-
tect environment.
Hey Ram...
While being taken away,
he shouted “Delhi Po-
lice zindabad”. The
shooter has been de-
tained and is being
questioned. “A crowd
was coming from Ja-
mia. The person came
from the crowd,” senior
police officer Chinmoy
Biswal told the media as
the police faced ques-
tions about their slow
response. Rambhakt
Gopal Sharma is from
Uttar Pradesh’s Jewar,
near Delhi. Details on
his Facebook page soon
started emerging.
The student who was
shot at has been identi-
fied as Shadab Farooq
and was seen being tak-
en away, as he walked
with his left hand in
blood. He has been tak-
en to the trauma centre
of the All India Insti-
tute Of Medical Scienc-
es (AIIMS).
The locality has been
heavily barricaded after
the firing and traffic has
been diverted from all
the roads near the area.
Invited for...
We are monitoring the
situation. Our priority
is to save the children,”
said DGP OP Singh.
Uttar Pradesh chief
minister Yogi Adity-
anath is monitoring the
situation and is in touch
with the senior officers
of the state government
over the matter.
The exact number of
people held hostage
could not be ascer-
tained. The villagers
said there are nearly 20-
25 children inside and
also the criminal’s wife
and children.
“It is a matter of the
safety of children. We
are treading very cau-
tiously. The ATS com-
mando team too will
reach here soon. Prior-
ity is to rescue the chil-
dren and catch the
criminal. He seems to
be mentally disturbed.
So far he has not put
forth any demands for
us to negotiate. He
asked us to call the local
MLA. We called him
over,” said Mohit Agar-
wal, IG Kanpur.
Gudiya rape:...
After the verdict in the
case, the survivor’s fa-
ther with tears in his
eyes said that such peo-
ple should not be
hanged.
My daughter is still
suffering She has un-
dergone seven surger-
ies, he said.
The father added the
convicts are still a
threat to their lives, and
after the incident he
has not been able to go
to his village after the
rape. The court had on
January 18 convicted
Manoj Shah and
Pradeep Kumar.
In the gruesome in-
cident at Gandhi Na-
gar on April 15, 2013,
the convicts had
shoved objects in the
victim’s private parts
and abandoned her in
a room, believing she
was dead. The child
was rescued 40 hours
later on April 17.
Coronavirus: First...
Throwing caution to
the air, the health min-
ister warned pregnant
women and already ail-
ing persons to exercise
extra caution. She in-
formed Keralites that a
control room has been
arranged for at the Di-
rectorate of health ser-
vices, while an isolation
ward has been set up in
Thrissur Medical Hos-
pital for similar or re-
lated emergencies.
FROM PG 1
IN THE COURTYARD
GOVERNOR IN UP
Governor Kalraj Mishra addressed the closing ceremony of Srimad Bhagwat Katha held at Phuladevi Chandradhar Mishra College at Chandauka,
Bhithi in Ambedkar Nagar, Uttar Pradesh on Thursday.
Panchayat poll third
phase sees record
voting of 81.83%
Female
panther found
dead in RNP
BHANWARI CASE: STATEMENTS BEING RECORD
‘GOVT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES TO HOLD ALL HOME
MATCHES OF RAJ ROYALS IN STATE DURING IPL’
Jaipur: After the order of Rajasthan High Court in the infamous ANM Bhanwari Devi
kidnapping and murder case, the process of recording the accused statement was
started in the SC/ST court on Thursday. The Rajasthan High Court had ordered the
commencement of judicial statement recording after the statement of American DNA
expert Amber B Carr was not recorded for a long time. The process was started in
the court of Peethaseen Officer Anima Dadhich in the SC/ST court. The statements
of the accused Sohanlal were taken on record on the first day. Advocate Birbal Bish-
noi represented Sohanlal, while Advocates SP Sharma and Pramod Dutt were there
on behalf of the CBI. The statement of Amber B Carr was not being recorded for a
long time, due to which the process was stuck.
Jaipur: The state government is ready to provide all the required facilities for organ-
ising all the home matches of Rajasthan Royals in the state during the 13th edition
of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Not only this, but the government is also ready
to conduct cricket matches in the stadiums of Udaipur and Jodhpur, along with the
SMS Stadium in Jaipur. AAG Satyendra Raghav provided this information on behalf
of government in a PIL filed by former Ranji players Rahul Kanwat, Shailendra
Kaushik and Younus Ali in HC. The division bench of CJ Indrajit Mahanty has sought
a response from the Royals on organising home matches of the team outside the
state. At the same time, HC has kept the decision of BCCI to finalise the matches of
the Royals elsewhere under the petition. During the hearing, Raj Royals sought time
to present their reply, on which the bench granted them two weeks. Now, the matter
will be heard on February 13. Advocate Vimal Chaudhary represented the petitioners.
First India News
Jaipur: In the Jal Ma-
hal lease matter, Advo-
cate AK Jain has shot a
letter to Chief Justice
Mahanty regarding the
single bench of justice
SP Sharma and de-
manded that the case be
listed before another
bench. Jain has contest-
ed that Justice Shar-
ma’s friend Deep Singh
has registered a case
against him in 2018
wherein Justice Shar-
ma is mentioned as a
witness in the docu-
ments of the case and
he could give statement
in favor of his friend.
Hence, Jain demanded
that his case be heard by
a different bench. Single
bench will give its deci-
sion on 4 applications in
the matter today.
Jal Mahal case:Jain writes to CJ

HEY RAM@JAMIAJAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020
New Delhi: JNU stu-
dent Sharjeel Imam,
who was sent to five-
day crime branch cus-
tody, is highly radical-
ized and believes that
India should be an Is-
lamic state, Delhi Po-
lice sources claimed
on Thursday.
“Interrogation has
revealed that Sharjeel
Imam is highly radi-
calized and believes
that India should be
an Islamic state, he
has also admitted that
no tampering has been
done with the videos
of hisdifferentspeech-
es,” sources claimed.
Delhi Police is probing
Imam’s connection
with the Islamic Youth
Federation and Popu-
lar Front of India.
“Police are also ex-
amining Sharjeel
Imam’s connections
with Islamic Youth
Federation and Popu-
lar Front of India. He
has said he has no re-
morse over his arrest.
All his videos are be-
ing sent to Forensic
Science Lab and his
social media accounts
are being examined,”
sources said. —ANI
New Delhi:Tensionspi-
ralled in Jamia Nagar
onThursdayafteraman
identified as Rambhakt
Gopal Sharma fired a
pistol at a group of anti-
CAA protesters, injur-
ing a Jamia Millia Isla-
mia student before
walking away waving
the gun, shouting “Yeh
lo aazadi” amid heavy
police presence.
Massive protests
erupted after the inci-
dent with hundreds of
agitated people gather-
ing near the university,
breaking barricades
and clashing with po-
lice. Gopal was subse-
quently overpowered
by police and detained.
He was taken into cus-
tody and was being in-
terrogated. Television
cameras showed the
man in light coloured
pants and a dark jacket,
walking away on an
empty road barricaded
by police who are being
slammed for their ap-
parent inaction.
“We were moving to-
wards the Holy Family
Hospital where the po-
lice had raised barri-
cades. Suddenly, a gun-
wielding man came out
and opened fire. One
bullet hit my friend’s
hand,” Aamna Asif, a
student of economics at
the university, told PTI.
She said her friend,
Shadab Farooq was try-
ing to calm the attacker
but he shot at him injur-
ing his left hand.
Farooq, who belongs
to Kashmir, was taken
to the AIIMS Trauma
Centre. —PTI
New Delhi: The man
who fired at a protest
against the citizenship
law near Jamia Millia
University was identi-
fied as Rambhakt Gopal
Sharma, 19.
He had gone to the pro-
test with a gun in hidden
in his black jacket and
had been standing in the
crowd for a while, even
streaming live on Face-
book. Then he suddenly
whipped out the pistol
and chaos erupted. He
fired one shot, leaving a
Jamia student of mass
communication, Shadab
Farooq, injured.
He was able to point
his gun at the crowd,
shout threats and walk
with the weapon for sev-
eral chilling moments
before he was caught by
the police. As he was tak-
en away, he shouted out
his name to reporters:
“Rambhakt Gopal.”
His Facebook page is
full of messages like:
“Shaheen Bagh, Game
Over” and “I am the lone
Hindu here”. There were
some “farewell” messag-
es like this one: “On my
last journey, drape me in
saffron and shout slo-
gans of Jai Shri Ram.”
The police say Gopal is
from Jewar in Uttar
Pradesh and his father
has a tobacco shop.
This is the first such
incident in more than a
month of protests
against CAA, many of
them in college campus-
es nationwide. —ANI
New Delhi: The firing
at Jamia Nagar on a
group of anti-CAA pro-
testers is a fallout of
“hate” speeches and in-
flammatory comments
made by Union minis-
ters and BJP leaders
during campaigning
for the February 8 Delhi
assembly polls, Left
parties alleged on
Thursday.
“The hate-speech and
call to violence by Un-
ion ministers and BJP
leaders - along with the
silence of the PM - has
led to this shameful out-
come. This is the kind
of India this govt wants
to create. #Martyrs-
Day,” CPI(M) general
secretary Sitaram
Yechury tweeted.
CPI general secretary
D Raja said the incident
is a “direct result” of
the inflammatory com-
ments made by BJP
leaders.
It is unfortunate that
such an incident has
taken place on the death
anniversary of Mahat-
ma Gandhi, he told PTI.
“The Jamia firing in-
cident is a direct result
of provocative state-
ments made by BJP
leaders during cam-
paigning in Delhi. BJP
leader Anurag Thakur
should be arrested for
his comments urging
crowds to raise slogan
of shoot the traitors,”
Raja said. The shooter
was detained by the
police. —ANI
New Delhi: As a man
fired a pistol at a group
of anti-CAA protesters
in Delhi’s Jamia Millia
Islamia University in-
juring a student, police
stood by and watched
behind the barricades
as the student who was
shot shouted for help,
claimed his friend
and eyewitness of the
incident.
According to eyewit-
ness the injured student
- Shadab Farooq had to
jump the barricade at
the Holy Family Hospi-
tal in an injured state as
the police were not re-
moving the barricades
to let them in.
The bullet was inside
Shadab’s left arm when
he was taken to the hos-
pital. According to the
latest update, Shadab’s
ST Scan has been done
and he is undergoing
treatment at the AIIMS.
The students were
heading from Jamia to
Mahatma Gandhi’s me-
morial Rajghat. The
march was stopped at
the Holy Family Hospi-
tal near the university.
Students squatted in
the area. —ANI
New Delhi: After the
Jamia Millia shooting
incident, Hyderabad
politician Asaduddin
Owaisi challenged PM
Modi to “identify him
by his clothes”.
The comment was a
reference to a remark
by PM Modi in which he
targeted those opposing
CAA and claimed “you
can easily make out
who is spreading vio-
lence by the clothes
they wear”.
The AIMIM chief
also hit out at Union
Minister Anurag
Thakur. “Hi @PMOIn-
dia .. identify him by his
clothes,”he tweeted.
Congress also tweet-
ed hitting out at Home
Minister Amit Shah,
wjo is responsible for
monitering of the area
“What kind of police
force is Amit Shah run-
ning? Delhi police is
standing idly by as a
man shoots at peaceful
protestors,” —ANI
Lucknow: Special Task
Force of UP Police on
Wednesday arrested
Gorakhpur-baseddoctor
Kafeel Khan from Mum-
bai for allegedly making
an inflammatory speech
on the controversial Cit-
izenship Amendment
Act at the Aligarh Mus-
lim University on De-
cember 12, 2019.
Khan, accompanied
by Swaraj India’s Yo-
gendra Yadav, tried to
malign government and
RSS’s image in his
speech.
“Khan gave this
speech on December 12,
2019 at the AMU. He was
addressing the stu-
dents. The whole inci-
dent was video record-
ed by Sub-Inspector
Danish. The video
clearly shows that how
he spoke against the In-
dian government,” UP
STF chief Amitabh
Yash said on Thursday.
Sub-Inspector Dan-
ish said: “I was at the
Bab-e-Syed gate of the
AMU at around 9:30
p.m. along with Consta-
ble Akhilesh. Around
600 students of the var-
sity were gathered
there”.
The FIR further said
that Khan and Yadav
were also present
among the students.
Both addressed the stu-
dents. —ANI
New Delhi: Sharjeel
Imam’s hands should be
cut off for “beheading
the Muslim communi-
ty,” the Shiv Sena said
today on the arrested
Jawaharlal Nehru Uni-
versity (JNU) student
in its mouthpiece
Saamana.
“Sharjeel has behead-
ed the Muslim commu-
nity. His hand should be
cut off and put on the
highway on the chick-
en’s neck corridor,” the
Sena says in its editori-
al, criticizing the stu-
dent accused of provoc-
ative speeches includ-
ing a comment on sever-
ing Assam from India.
“Attempts are being
made to escalate the dis-
pute between Hindus
and Muslims. Attempts
are also being made to
create anarchy and a
civil war-like situation
that exists in Iraq and
Afghanistan,” said the
party, which rules Ma-
harashtra in a coalition
that includes NCP and
Congress. —ANI
Gorakhpur doctor Kafeel
Khan held for hate speech
MASSIVE PROTESTSCops are being slammed for inaction, injured student Shadab Farooq was trying to calm the attacker
Heavy Police force deployed near Jamia area as massive protest erupted after a student was injured in a ﬁring incident.
19-yr-old Rambhakt Gopal
Sharma brandishing a gun.
Shooteridentified,was
withprotestersearlier
‘Jamia incident direct result
of hate speeches by BJP’
Injured student forced to jump barricade
Injured student Shadab Farooq is a Mass Communication student.
Farooq had to jump the barricade at the Holy Family Hospital in an injured state.
‘DELHI’S LAW & ORDER DETERIORATING’
Reacting to the Jamia ﬁring incident,
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on
Thursday asked Home Minister Amit
Shah to take care of the “deteriorat-
ing” law and order situation in Delhi.
Kejriwal’s statement came through a tweet reply-
ing to a post by Shah in which the home minister
said he has directed Police Commissioner Am-
ulya Patnaik to take strict action in the case.
“What is happening in Delhi? The law and order
is deteriorating. Please take care of Delhi’s law
and order,” Kejriwal said in the tweet
Identify him by his clothes: Owaisi
challenges Prime Minister Modi
Kafeel Khan arrested in Mumbai on Wednesday by UP Police.
SECOND OFFENCE
‘HE WILL BE BROUGHT TO ASSAM’
‘Transition of
Democracy to
Mobocracy’
Srinagar: The
shooting incident at
Jamia Millia Isla-
mia University
seems to have com-
pleted India’s tran-
sition from democ-
racy to mobocracy,
a tweet on PDP
president Mehboo-
ba Mufti’s Twitter
handle said on
Thursday.
“Interesting that
certain media chan-
nels are referring to
culprit named Go-
pal as ‘shooter’.
He’d be a certified
terrorist only if his
name was Ghazi or
Ghazanfar,” anoth-
er tweet on the han-
dle read. —ANI
His hand should be cut off: Sena on Imam
‘He wants India to be Islamic state’
Imam admitted that no tamper-
ing has been done with the
videos of his different speeches.
Police are examining his connections
with IYF and PFI. —Delhi Police sources

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DELHI’S
DETERIORATING
LAW & ORDER
ou must not lose faith in hu-
manity. Humanity is like an
ocean; if a few drops of the
ocean are dirty, the ocean does
not become dirty.”
—Mahatma Gandhi
On Thursday, a man opened fire at anti-
CAA protestors outside Jamia Millia Islamia
University, injuring one student, Shadab Fa-
rooq in the arm. Fortunately, Shadab is out of
danger. The firing took place despite heavy
police presence in the area and the man
was later overpowered by protesters. The
students were heading from Jamia to Ma-
hatma Gandhi’s memorial Rajghat. The
march was stopped at the Holy Family Hospi-
tal near the university. Students squatted in
the area, asking the police to go back.
The entire incident was caught on camera
in which the shooter dressed in light coloured
pants and a dark jacket, can be seen walking
away on an empty road barricaded by police,
then turning around and firing shots.
He supposedly shouted something like
“yeh lo azaadi” before firing. He is said to
be a minor which is even more worrying.
The incident today is not just a reflec-
tion of deteriorating law and order in
the capital but far worse. It is a state-
ment of what the CAA and NRC are do-
ing this nation. The elections in Delhi
are fuelling the divide. Elections might be
won or lost but will this hatred also go away?
Toxic speeches add to the bitter environ-
ment and twist the mind of the impression-
able youth.
The leaders of this nation need to think
about why the youth of India is sitting in pro-
tests on the roads and focusing on or worry-
ing about grades, courses, employment and
the hundreds of things that youth suppos-
edly are apt to do. Why does a minor take up
arms and indulge in an act of extreme vio-
lence against people he does not even know?
That a serious point of view has been taken
by the government and strictest action or-
dered is fine but this does not solve the issue
at hand. After such an incident the protests
will intensify and so will marginalisation.
The protest against the shooting lasted
more than seven hours with protestors
being detained and later released.
An attempt to murder case has been filed
against the shooter, supposedly his FB ac-
count which had hate posts has been deleted
and his mark-sheet showing that he is a mi-
nor is doing the rounds on social media.
It is poignant that the incident occurred on
Martyr’s Day. When the entire nation (hope-
fully) was remembering the teachings of Ma-
hatma Gandhi of non- violence and peaceful
protest and also how he died, this entire inci-
dent echoes that fateful day.
It was yesterday when Gandhiji was re-
membered more than ever through speeches,
functions, commemorations and much more
by the political leaders. They should also re-
member his teachings.
IN-DEPTH
“
Y
wo crucial developments in in-
ternational arena including
British prime minister Boris
Johnson’svictoryinparliament
leading to passing of legislation
to Brexit European union on
Jan 31 coupled with American
president Donald Trump Im-
peachment and subsequent
high-level tension with Iran
may have fallout on India hence
Prime Minister Narender Modi
will have to tread cautiously to
protect interests of the nation.
Prime Minister, Johnson
while increasing working
permit for Indian students
for 24 months had sent clear
signal that he will favour
policies which will enhance
intake in British universi-
ties and the equal playing
field will be created when
compared with Non-European
students and they will fill the
void which will be fallout of
leaving EU.
Similarly, Trump has sup-
ported India on crucial is-
sues like aberration of 370
article, acts of terrorism vis
a vis Pakistan etc and chanc-
es of his Impeachment by
Senate are being ruled out.
NEGATIVE IMPACT OF
BREXIT ON INDIA
An important impact would be
visible on currency volatility
as there wou ld be devolution
of Pound and Euro due to Brex-
it. Indian companies with a siz-
able presence will have to bear
the brunt.
The UK has always been a
gateway for Indian firms to en-
ter the EU single market. After
Brexit, this may cause short
term distress on Indian firms.
Brexit can affect the Indian
flagship IT market sector, giv-
en that EU accounts for 17 %
of the global market and UK
accounts for solely 3% out of
that 17%. Brexit will increase
overhead cost and setting up of
new headquarters perhaps, in
both EU and UK separately
With Brexit, there will be a
considerable spike in the price
of imports, foods and other eve-
ryday commodities, which will
impact Indian firms.
Automobile, Pharma and
IT might be the most affected.
NASSCOM has predicted that
the effect of Brexit will be
felt on the $108 Billion Indian
IT sector in the short term.
POSITIVE IMPACT OF
BREXIT ON INDIA
Free trade agreement: After
losing access to the EU single
market, the UK would want to
develop trade relations with
emerging markets around the
world. India, with strong eco-
nomic fundamentals and a
large domestic market, is in a
better position.
Easy market access: India
is a significant Foreign Direct
Investment (FDI) source for the
UK because many Indian firms
have used it as a gateway to the
EU single market. Initially, af-
ter divorcing from the EU,
the UK wouldn’t like to miss
Indian investment. It will at-
tract Indian firms by offer-
ing more incentives.
EFFECT ON EDUCATION
SECTOR/STUDENTS &
TRAVEL
Britain is one of the most
sought after education destina-
tion for Indians. Brexit frees up
funds for the other students and
more Indian students might be
able to get scholarships.
INVESTORS MOVING TO
SAFE HAVEN
Approximately 38,000 Indian
students came to the UK to
pursue higher education in
2010. The number fell to
16,550 in 2016.
The reason was stricter stu-
dent immigration laws. It made
getting a student visa and find-
ing work post-study hard. As a
result, students from India
and non-EU nations opted for
more welcoming countries.
Last year, however, the tides
changed. Brexit made a positive
impact on Indian immigrants
hoping to study in the UK.
21,165 students got the visa
required for higher education
in the UK in 2018, while in 2017
only 15,161 students got it.
That’s a 40% increase.
AN EQUAL PLAYING
GROUND FOR INDIAN
STUDENTS
Until now, a non-EU student
faced more restrictions than an
EU student while applying to
Britishcolleges.AEuropeanUn-
ion resident was far more likely
to get admission. It’s the reason
why there are approximately
1,30,000 international students
from EU studying in the UK.
Owing to Brexit, EU student
enrolments are already slow-
ing down and now EU students
will stop getting any special
treatment, levelling the playing
field for all overseas applicants.
MORE TIME TO GET
WORK PERMITS IN UK
All students will get 2 years to
find employment after com-
pleting the studies.
Moreover, Indian students
can work temporarily during
this period making Brexit a
hidden boon for them.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
OPEN UP IN BIG WAY
The benefits of Brexit aren’t
limited to the higher odds of
admission or an extended time
period to get a job. The chance
of obtaining employment will
also enhance.
IMPACT IS VISIBLE
The job prospects for Indian
students in the UK, after Brex-
it, may grow exponentially.
House of Representatives of
America has passed a resolu-
tion with 224 to 194 majority
which has stopped President
Trump from starting any war
with Iran after killing an army
general who was closest to
Khomeini. India may benefit In-
dia which has got close ties with
Iran which is major source of
importof crudeoil.Theconflict
between America and Iran may
cripple the Indian economy
which is already in bad shape.
Now as per indications, there
are fewer chances of war which
may protect our ties with Iran.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
UK FORMALLY LEAVES
THE EU TODAY
Britain is one of the most sought after education destination for Indians
T
India is a
significant
Foreign Direct
Investment
(FDI) source for
the UK because
many Indian
firms have used
it as a gateway
to the EU single
market
KS TOMAR
The UK has always
been a gateway for
Indian firms to enter
the EU single market.
After Brexit, this may
cause short term
distress on Indian firms
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driving, and becoming
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and messages.
Our new research has
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We have also suggested
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street. Previous genera-
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INDIAJAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020
New Delhi: The Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP) has
blamed the BJP for the
shooting at a protest
near Jamia Millia Is-
lamic university, saying
the incident was part of
a conspiracy to defer
next month’s Delhi As-
sembly elections.
“On the anniversary
of Gandhi Ji’s death,
the BJP has carried out
such a nefarious act,
fearing loss in Delhi
polls, the BJP and Amit
Shah have hatched a
conspiracy to defer
the election, that’s why
police’s hands were
tied and they remained
silent spectators,”
AAP MP Sanjay Singh
tweeted.
“Now it has been
proven that since Amit
Shah has taken over as
the Home Minister, Del-
hi’s law and order situ-
ation is getting worse,”
he added. Delhi CM
Arvind Kejriwal also
tweeted. “What is hap-
pening in Delhi? Del-
hi’s law and order is
getting worse. Please
take charge of Delhi’s
law and order”.
A young man today
fired at a students’ pro-
test against the CAA
near the university, in-
juring a student. Wear-
ing a black jacket and a
pair of white trousers,
the man walked back-
wards, waving a gun,
shouting, “Yeh lo
azaadi (here’s your
freedom)”. —ANI
‘Conspiracy to defer Delhi polls’Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has blamed the BJP for the shooting at a protest near Jamia Millia Islamic university
DELHI
POLLS
Delhi Chief Election Officer Ranbir
Singh said that since the announce-
ments of Assembly polls, 808 FIRs
have been registered and 812 people
have been arrested under Excise
Act. “Since the announcement of
Delhi Elections, 808 FIRs have been
registered and 812 people have been
arrested under Excise Act,” he said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has put a
72 hours ban on campaigning by Union Minister
Anurag Thakur and a 96 hours ban on BJP MP
Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma with immediate effect
on Thursday. The duo continues to be out of the
star campaigners list of BJP for the Delhi Assem-
bly polls. The Election Commission on Wednesday
ordered the removal of Thakur and Verma from the
list of star campaigners for BJP.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has
approved the extension of Delhi Police Commis-
sioner Amulya Patnaik, who was slated to retire on
Friday. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had
earlier written to the ECI, seeking an extension of
a month for Patnaik, government sources said. An
Indian Police Services (IPS) officer of 1985 batch,
Patnaik was appointed to the top post on January
30, 2017.
In a major shift of strategy ahead of the Delhi as-
sembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has
decided to rope in its senior leaders for massive
public rallies. Its star campaigners like Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit
Shah, BJP chief JP Nadda, Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi
Adityanath, and other union ministers would now
be addressing massive public rallies in addition to
ongoing neighbourhood meetings.
New Delhi [India], Jan 30 (ANI): Daily at 10 pm,
the office of Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
comes alive exuding energy as party president JP
Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah take
stock of everyday election campaign. It is no usual
meeting. Shah and Nadda have been constant to
this meeting since January 22 barring one night
when Shah had to travel out of the city. That day
too party chief Nadda monitored the election
preparation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will
hold two public meetings in the
national capital on February 3 and 4
ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls,
Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said
on Thursday. The first public meeting
will be held at CBD Ground in Karkar-
dooma around 2.30 pm on February
3. Modi’’s next public meeting will be
held at Ramleela Ground in Dwarka
on February 4, Vardhan said.
Home Minister Amit Shah will hold
three public rallies in the national
capital on Thursday to campaign for
the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls.
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal
will hold roadshows at Timarpur,
Model Town, Ghonda and Rohtas
Nagar today.
National President of Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) on Thursday accused
Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal of
not fulfilling promises made to the
people of Delhi. “Kejriwal ji, you had
promised to set up 1000 ‘mohalla
clinics’ every year, but you did not
open the promised clinics, and the
existing ones do not have facilities or
medicines,” Nadda said in a tweet.
812 PEOPLE ARRESTED
UNDER EXCISE ACT
EC BANS THAKUR, PARVESH SHARMA
FROM CAMPAIGNING OVER HATE SPEECH
EC APPROVES EXTENSION OF DELHI
POLICE COMMISSIONER PATNAIK
A SHIFT IN STRATEGY, BJP TO HOLD
MASSIVE RALLIES TOO IN RUN-UP
SHAH AND NADDA MONITOR MINUTEST
DETAILS OF POLL STRATEGY
PM MODI TO HOLD PUBLIC
MEETINGS ON FEB 3, 4
AMIT SHAH TO HOLD 3
RALLIES IN DELHI TODAY
‘KEJRIWAL-LED GOVT FAILED
TO FULFILL THEIR PROMISES’
Is ‘One Nation and One Civil
Service’ theory in the offing ?
Is the Government of India working on ‘One
Nation and One Civil Service’ theory by merging
all services into one?
S Aparna to join Finance Ministry?
S Aparna is likely to join the Ministry of Finance
in the Government of India in a couple of months.
She is 1988 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.
PMO with Def Min on talent
hunt for DMA
Deputy Secy ranks There are whispers that
the PMO alongwith Defence Ministry is going
through innumerable files to select IAS officers
for rank of deputy secretaries with exceptional
background in technology acquisition and han-
dling internal security from various cadres across
the country for Department of Military Affairs
(DMA). It was learnt, the officers from cadres will
not be UT specific but from across the country.
T S Sandhu is second Sikh to be
Ambassador to US in four yrs
Taranjit Singh Sandhu is the second Sikh
diplomat to be appointed India’s Ambassador to
United States between 2016 to 2020.
Navtej Sarna who retired in 2018 served as
Ambassador to United States between November
2016 to December 2018.
Ritesh Chauhan to get
important assignment ?
Ritesh Chauhan, Director in the department of
Mines, may get important assignment in the GoI.
Himachal Pradesh cadre 2005 batch IAS officer
Chauhan has been PS to the then Health Minister
JP Nadda who is now BJP Chief.
NRIs want a post retirement
role for Vijay Gokhale
The NRI community in US and European Union
want a post retirement role for Vijay Gokhale.
Sindhu Pillai empanelled in GoI
Sindhu Pillai has been empanelled to the rank
of DIG in GoI. She is 2001 batch IPS officer of
UT cadre.
Rajesh Pradhan empanelled in GoI
Rajesh Pradhan has been empanelled to the rank
of DIG in GoI. He is 2003 batch IPS officer of
Maharashtra cadre.
Dr B B Bhaskar yet to assume charge
as Ambassador to Norway
Dr B Bala Bhaskar is yet to assume charge as
India’s Ambassador to Norway at Oslo.
One IPS officer of 1990 batch from
A-M empanelled as ADG
One 1990 batch IPS officer, out of total three,
from Assam-Meghalaya cadre has been
empanelled for holding ADG and ADG equivalent
posts in Government of India.
Rajnesh Oswal is 1st Judge
appointed for common J&K
and Ladakh HC
Rajnesh Oswal has been appointed as a Judge of
Common HC for the Union territory of J &K Union
territory of Ladakh with effect from the date he
assumes charge of his office.He is the first Judge
appointed for Common HC for the Union territory
of J & K Union territory of Ladakh.
Indore SP (Cyber Cell) Jitendra
Singh selected for prestigious
K F Rustomji Award
Jitendra Singh, SP, Cyber Crime Cell , Indore,
Madhya Pradesh has been selected for the
prestigious K F Rustomji Award for 2017-18 in
the Param Vishisht category.
Dharmendra Kumar appointed
as Deputy Secretary, MHA
Dharmendra Kumar has been appointed as
Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs
(MHA). He is a 2008 batch IOFS officer.
Tenure of Kundan Kumar as PS
to Rajnath Singh extended
The central deputation tenure of Kundan Kumar
working as Private Secretary to Rajnath Singh,
Defence Minister, has been extended for a period
of two years beyond February 3, 2020. He is a
2004 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.
POWERGallery
YOGI ADITYANATH TAKES HOLY
DIP ON BASANT PANCHAMI
Prayagraj: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Ad-
ityanath, early on Thursday morning, took a holy
dip at Sangam -- the confluence of Ganga and
Yamuna - in Prayagraj on the occasion of Basant
Panchami. State BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh,
minister Siddharth Nath Singh were among
others who also took a holy dip at Sangam. The
chief minister also performed ‘puja’ on the banks
of Sangam and later participated in a photo ses-
sion at the ‘selfie point’. The BJP leader also flew
a kite on the occasion.
BHIMA-KOREGAON PANEL OPEN
TO QUIZZING EX-CM
Mumbai: The Maharashtra govt-appointed
judicial commission probing the Bhima-Koregaon
violence heard an application filed by social ac-
tivist Dr Sanjay Patil demanding that former CM
Devendra Fadnavis be questioned into the matter
as a witness. Patil, in his application, said that
Fadnavis should be called as a witness as he had
made a statement in the legislative assembly and
council holding Shivprathisthan president Sham-
bhaji Bhide and Samasta Hindu Aghadi president
Milind Ekbote responsible for the violence.
BJP PANEL SUBMITS REPORT TO
NADDA ON CHAIBASA MASSACRE
New Delhi: The six-mem-
ber committee constituted
by BJP national president
JP Nadda to look into
the gruesome murder
of seven villagers in
Chaibasa, Jharkhand, has
submitted its report.In
the report, the members
have demanded the case
be transferred to the CBI
as they have no faith in
the Special Investigation
Team (SIT) constituted by
the state government. The
BJP has also demanded
that Rs 20 lakh compen-
sation and a job should be
given to the kin of those
who were murdered.
Nadda formed a six-mem-
ber committee headed by
national general secretary
Arun Singh to look into
the matter and submit a
report.
SC STAYS PROCEEDINGS AGAINST
KANIMOZHI IN MADRAS HC
New Delhi: The SC on
Thursday stayed the
proceedings against DMK
MP Kanimozhi Karuna-
nidhi in Madras HC in
connection with a petition
alleging that she did not
show proper IT returns of
her husband in election
affidavit. The petitioner,
Santhanakumar, had
challenged Kanimozhi’s
election victory in the Ma-
dras High Court last year
for allegedly not show-
ing proper income tax
returns of her husband in
her election nomination.
Earlier the Madras HC had
dismissed Kanimozhi’s
petition seeking stay for
proceedings in the case,
following which she
moved the top court chal-
lenging the Madras High
Court order.
A
sserting that
anyone can
make mis-
takes, advo-
cate AP Singh, who is
the lawyer of the Nirb-
haya gang-rape and
murder convicts, on
Thursday said that Su-
preme Court judges and
President of India are
not gods.
The statement came
after a five-judge bench
of the apex court dis-
missed the curative pe-
tition of Nirbhaya con-
vict Akshay Thakur in
the matter and rejected
an application seeking
a stay on the convicts’
execution, which is
scheduled for February
1. “Be it five senior
judges of the SC or the
President of India, they
are not gods. It is not
like they cannot make a
mistake,” Singh told re-
porters. He said that the
apex court did not agree
with the grounds for the
curative petition.
Informing that he has
also filed a petition in
the Patiala House Court
seeking a stay on the ex-
ecution of the convicts,
Singh said that he “will
also file a review peti-
tion pertaining to the
juvenility of Pawan Ku-
mar Gupta,” who is also
a convict in the matter.
Nirbhaya’s lawyer
Seema Kushwaha said
that the only legal rem-
edy the convicts’ are left
with is the mercy peti-
tion. “We have come
very close to the date of
the execution. Now,
they will not get any re-
lief from anyone. The
only legal remedy they
have now is the mercy
petition, which I don’t
think they should be al-
lowed. I hope that the
convicts are hanged on
February 1,” Kushwaha
told. —ANI
ADelhi court on Thursday issued a notice to the
Tihar jail authorities seeking its response of a
petition filed by the convicts in Nirbhaya gang-rape
and murder case seeking a stay on the execution,
which is scheduled for February 1. Session Judge
AK Jain asked Tihar Jail authorities to submit a
status report before 10 am tomorrow. The hearing in
the matter will be heard tomorrow. “This is clearly a
mockery of justice. Convicts’ lawyers are taking too
much time to use their legal remedies. Convict Vinay
filed his mercy plea yesterday,” public prosecutor
Irfan Ahmad told the court.
The dismissal of the curative petition of Akshay
Thakur by the SC has brought the convicts closer
to their execution and now without any delay, they
should be hanged on February 1, said Nirbhaya’s
mother Asha Devi on Thursday. “They have moved a
step forward towards their execution. Now, noth-
ing is left to provide them as they were given all
the time. All that is left is to hang them. Now, they
should be hanged without any delay,” Devi told. “It’s
not only me but everyone has understood that they
are trying to delay the execution. They have made a
mockery of the system,” she added.
Advocate for the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder
convicts, AP Singh on Thursday moved a peti-
tion in a Delhi court seeking a stay on the execution
of the convicts, scheduled on February 1. Singh,who
is representing convicts Akshay Thakur and Vinay
Sharma said, none of those convicted can be
hanged untill all of them have exhausted all legal op-
tions including the mercy petition. The matter will be
heard by Additional Sessions Judge AK Jain today
at 2 pm. Earlier this month, a Delhi court had issued
the death warrant for Akshay Thakur, Mukesh Singh,
Pawan Gupta, and Vinay Kumar Sharma.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the
curative petition of Akshay Thakur, one of the
four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape
and murder case and also rejected an application
seeking a stay on the convicts’ execution, which is
scheduled for February 1. “The application for an
oral hearing is rejected,” a five-judge bench headed
by Justice NV Ramana and also comprising justices
Arun Mishra, RF Nariman, R Banumathi and Ashok
Bhushan said dismissing the petition, which sought
commutation of the convict’s death sentence to life
imprisonment.
COURT SEEKS TIHAR JAIL’S RESPONSE
ON NIRBHAYA CONVICT’S PLEA
I HOPE NIRBHAYA CONVICTS ARE
HANGED ON FEB 1: ASHA DEVI
TWO NIRBHAYA CONVICTS MOVE DELHI
COURT SEEKING STAY ON EXECUTION
SC DISMISSES PETITION OF NIRBHAYA
CONVICT AKSHAY, NO STAY ON EXECUTION
President, judges not gods: Convict lawyer
IN THE COURTYARD
AAP volunteers hold brooms and cut-out of AAP convenor and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal during an
election campaign roadshow ahead of the forthcoming State Assembly elections in New Delhi.

NEWSJAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020
Assam: After peace pact, 1615
NDFB cadres surrender armsGuwahati: Three days
after signing a peace
pact with the govern-
ment, over 1,600 cadres
of the Bodo militant
group NDFB on Thurs-
day surrendered their
arms and ammunition
before Assam Chief
Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi welcomed
the National Democrat-
ic Front of Boroland’s
(NDFB) move, saying it
sends a clear message
that a solution to any is-
sue is possible when the
path of violence is
shunned and faith in
democracy and Consti-
tution reposed.
Welcoming the NDFB
cadres -- 836 of the
NDFB-Progressive, 579
of the NDFB-Ranjan
Daimary faction and
200 of the NDFB(S) led
by B Saoraigwra -- into
the mainstream, So-
nowal said he was con-
fident that the initia-
tive will inspire others,
who were yet to give up
arms, to come together
and work for the “Team
Assam”.
Over 4,800 weapons,
including AK rifles,
light-machine guns and
stenguns were laid
down by the NDFB
members on the occa-
sion.
The government on
Monday had signed an
accord with the NDFB
and two other outfits,
providing political and
economic benefits with-
out acceding to the de-
mand for a separate
state or Union Territo-
ry, with an aim to bring
permanent peace in the
Bodo-dominated areas
in Assam.
Sonowal said it was a
historic day coinciding
with the 72nd death an-
niversary of Mahatma
Gandhi and this day
would mark a new
chapter of peace and
development in the
Bodo areas.
The chief minister
said a comprehensive
rehabilitation policy
would be formulated for
providing employment
opportunities to the
surrendered militants
so that they could make
meaningful contribu-
tion to the process of
nation-building.
Thanking the Prime
Minister and Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah for their initiative
to bring permanent
peace to Assam and the
Northeast, Sonowal
said the peace accord
would further strength-
en the unity and integ-
rity of the state.
He also appreciated
the roles played by his
cabinet colleague Him-
anta Biswa Sarma, who
was present on the occa-
sion, and Bodoland Ter-
ritorial Council (BTC)
chief Hagrama Mo-
hilary for bringing the
process to fruition.
“We will have to work
together for Team As-
sam to make it a front-
runner state in India
and the whole of South-
East Asia. By giving up
the path of violence,
you have come forward
to walk on the road of
development,” he said.
Monday’s pact was
signed by top leaders of
the four NDFB factions,
the All Bodo Students’
Union (ABSU), which
has been spearheading
a movement for a Bodo-
land state since 1972,
and the United Bodo
People’s Organisation
inpresenceof theHome
Minister in New Delhi.
YOU READ IT FIRST IN FIRST INDIA JANUARY 28, 2020
All-party meet in Parl
ahead of Budget Session
Prime Minister Narendra Modi flanked by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Union Parliamentary
Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad and other leaders during an all-
party meet ahead of the Budget Session, at Parliament library building in New Delhi.
New Delhi: The all-
party meeting called by
Parliamentary Affairs
Minister Pralhad Joshi
was held on Thursday
in Parliament ahead of
the Budget Session,
which begins on Friday.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi also attend-
ed the meeting along
with other Union Min-
isters, namely, Rajnath
Singh, Thawar Chand
Gehlot, Arjun Meghw-
al, V Muraleedharan,
and others. Samajwadi
Party MP Ram Gopal
Yadav was also present
in the meet.
BJD’s Prasanna
Acharya, NCP MP Su-
priya Sule, Congress
MP Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury, RJD leader
Manoj Jha, and many
other MPs were present
in the meeting.
No MP from the Shiv
Sena arrived for the all-
party meeting.
The Union Budget
will be presented on
February 1. —ANI
MINISTERS IN ATTENDANCE
REMEMBERING BAPU
Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after paying homage to
Mahatma Gandhi on his 72nd death anniversary at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI
BOOK
LAUNCH
Founder of BMVSS DR
Mehta, Editor-in-Chief
Mahanagar Times
Gopal Sharma, Speaker
in Rajasthan Assembly
Dr CP Joshi, LoP in
Rajasthan Assembly
Gulab Chand Kataria
during the book launch
of ‘Gandhi Jaipur
Satyagrah’ written
by Gopal Sharma at
Birla Auditorium on
Thursday.
—PHOTO BY MUKESH
KIRADOO
Godse, Modi believe in
same ideology: RaGa
Wayanad: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Thursday drew a com-
parison between PM
Modi and Mahatma
Gandhi’s assassin Na-
thuram Godse, saying
that both believe in the
same ideology.
Rahul led ‘Save the
Constitution’ mass pro-
test march against CAA
at Kalpetta in Wayanad,
his Lok Sabha constitu-
ency. Remembering Ma-
hatma Gandhi on his
72nd death anniversary,
he said, “It was a day
when one of the great-
est men ever born in
India was taken away
from us. He was taken
away by a person who
was consumed by ha-
tred. Nathuram Godse
tried to kill Gandhi a
number of times. And
he succeeded in it.
Godse hated Gandhi be-
cause he was in search
of the truth.”
Likening Modi to
Godse, he said, “Na-
thuram Godse and Nar-
endra Modi believe in
the same ideology, there
is no difference except
Narendra Modi does
not have guts to say he
believes in Godse.”
Holding the national
flag, hundreds of work-
ers took part in approx-
imately two-kilometre
long ‘Save the Constitu-
tion’ march. —ANI
Cong leader Rahul Gandhi leads ‘Save the Constitution’ march.
Wonder Cement launches its 2nd
world-class grinding unit in MP
First India News
Bhopal: Wonder Ce-
ment, one of the coun-
try’s leading cement
manufacturing compa-
nies announced launch
of their newest facility,
a world class grinding
unit in Badnawar Mad-
hya Pradesh. This is
Wonder Cement’s sec-
ond grinding unit in the
country; the first grind-
ing unit is in Dhule, Ma-
harashtra.
The company plans
to achieve a combined-
production capacity of
13 MT/annum in 2020,
with this plant,along
with Jhajjar in Hary-
ana where the next
grindingunitisplanned
to be commissioned.
The new production
units of the company
will come at a cost of Rs
800 crores in Badnawar,
MP and Jhajjar.
The new production
unit has a geographical
advantage with its prox-
imity to company head-
quarters in Rajasthan.
Its convenient location
will provide access to
newer markets, impor-
tant for company’s
growth in terms of driv-
ing sales and progress
in the region.
 AICC has handed over the
responsibility of Delhi polls
to 5 ministers of Rajasthan.
The names include cabinet
ministers Ramesh Meena,
Saleh Mohammed, Har-
ish Chaudhary, Dr Raghu
Sharma and Bhajanlal Jatav.
CM Gehlot and Dy CM Pilot
will also campaign in Delhi
polls. Many names of minis-
ters have been removed from
the list released earlier.
 Another case of mobiles
in the hands of prisoners was
registered in Ajmer. Mobile
phones were found again
in central jail exposing the
administration. During the
surprise search, phones were
recovered from 2 detainees.
While the search was going
on, the detainees beat up the
jail workers. A case was filed
in Civil Lines police station
which has also registered
a case of obstruction in the
statework.
 The ‘Banning of Unregu-
lated Deposit Schemes Act
2019’ has been implemented.
Victims of Credit Co-operative
Society can now be relieved
as state government has
issued a notification giving
rights to all the State District
and Sessions Courts. The
courts can now conduct hear-
ing and disposal under the
Act. Victims will get justice
soon. Registrar, Coopera-
tives will be able to file their
complaints with magistrate.
Rajasthan will be first state
to establish a court under
the Act. Registrar Dr Neeraj
K Pawan gave information
about the same.
 A unique wedding took
place in Bhilwara. While
circumambulating, promises
of obeying the road safety
rules, the abolition of dowry
customs and saving the girl
child were taken. The dowry
and cash were returned by
the groom side. The groom
Gajendra Singh returned
cash of Rs 5.51 lakh marking
a new tradition in Rajput
society. The bride’s side gave
helmets to the groom’s side
of people and a pledge to
wear helmets and follow road
safety rules was taken. The
unique wedding took place in
the Bapu Nagar community
hall on January 29.
 In Kishangarh, Ajmer, the
returning officer in Sinodia
Gram Panchayat died of a
heart attack. It is being said
that the returning officer,
Bhagwati Prasad collapsed
due to heart attack. His
body is kept in Roopangarh
CHC’s mortuary room.
Roopangarh police are
investigating the case.
BRIEF
in
DEVELOPMENT OF ARAVALI
HOMES 2 WORTH `20 CRORE
The Aravalli Realmart has purchased a
7183 square yard piece of land located at
Makadwali-Sikar road in Ajmer city where the
builder-developer group has initiated construction
of Aravali Homes 2 project. The development
cost for the project has been claimed to be Rs 20
crore. The property market is elated with the land
deal and the project.
NEW PROJECT FROM
VINAYAK BUILDTECH
The Vinayak Buildtech group
is bringing forth its RERA
registered Sky Marina project for
which 3613 square yard land has
been purchased at New Fatehpura
at Udaipur for a price of fifteen
crore rupees. The deal is most
talked about deal of Udaipur.
BUILDERS’ NEW VENTURE TO
LAND OF TIGER
After a sluggish business in Jaipur, several
builders from the Pink City have turned
their heads toward the ‘land of the tiger’ -
Sawai Madhopur. In a bid to expand and
diverge their
businesses,
the builders
have
invested
crores of
rupees in
the past
two years in construction of palatial resorts.
Interestingly, for the purpose, land has been
purchased at throw away prices. However the
‘inside story’ of these ‘palaces’ is that they
have been constructed by part investment of
senior politicians from the state!
BANKRUPT BUILDER CRASH OFFICIALS’ HIGH HOPES
The Jaipur real-estate market is brimming with a ‘dispute’ between a builder and
few senior police officials. The builder conducted a fraud which had shocked the
senior officials and even after years after the bank fraud, the officials have continued
their ‘relationship’ with the builder in the hope that one day he would return their
‘investment’. However, their ‘dreams’ were shattered when during a meeting the builder
informed that he is bankrupt and doesn’t have a single penny to his name. The cops are
now confused whether to use ‘force’ to extract their money or to forgo the investment.
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Jaipur: It was day of
mixed fortunes for the
Indians at the opening
day of SRFI Indian
Tour Jaipur Leg 2020
on Thursday. India’s
Abhishek Pradhan liv-
ing up to his top billing
made easy work of
Egypt’s Roger Baddour
11-6, 12-10, 11-4 to enter
pre-quarterfinals.
Kulvir Sharma, who
was given the wild
card entry in the
men’s section, was
no match for second
seeded Abhishek Agar-
wal in the opening
round. Abhishek made
short work of Kulvir
winning 11-7, 11-2, 11-6.
Abhishek beat Amir
Amirul (Malaysia) in
70-minute long 11-8,
8-11, 7-11, 11-5, 13-11. Ra-
hul Baitha (India) also
made it to the next
round beating Khanav
Nanavati (India) 11-3,
11-6, 11-2. In women’s
section, India’s Sunay-
na Kuruvilla made it to
last eight by beating
South Korea’s Hwayeo-
ng Eum 11-5, 13-11, 11-3.
Meanwhile, India’s
Riya Sisodia, Uditi
Mishra and Maansha
Bohra were also in the
fray and none of them
could clear the hurdle
of the first round. Riya
went down in straight
games to Urwashi Joshi
5-11, 5-11, 4-11. On the
opening day 32 matches
were played.
Injury-hit Federer said
he had no plans to
retire and still in good
shape to win Grand
Slams. He admitted
he only had “a three
percent” chance as he
nursed a groin injury
picked up in his quar-
terfinal epic against
Tennys Sandgren,
where he saved 7
match points.
FEDERER HAS NO
PLANS TO RETIRE
Sofia Kenin stunned
world number one
Ashleigh Barty 7-6 (8/6),
7-5 to end home hopes
at the Australian Open.
Kenin looked stunned at
reaching her first Grand
Slam final, at a tourna-
ment where she has
often gone unnoticed
while fellow Americans
Serena Williams and
15-year-old Coco
Gauff hogged
the headlines.
Melbourne: Novak
Djokovic continued
his winning streak
against Roger Federer
with a straight sets
victory in the semi-fi-
nals of the Australian
Open. 7-time champi-
on Djokovic came
back from being down
1-4 in the first set to
defeat the 6-time win-
ner Federer 7-6, 6-4,
6-3, and will now meet
the winner of the sec-
ond semi-final be-
tween Alexander
Zverev and Dominic
Thiem.
This will be Djoko-
vic’s 8th final appear-
ance at the Australian
Open. He is yet to lose
one till date and is one
win away from ex-
tending another
streak - he has won all
7 finals he has played
here. With this win,
defending champion
Djokovic stretched his
head-to-head record
against Federer to 27-
23. Djokovic has met
Federer 5 times at the
Australian Open, win-
ning 5 of them. The
Serbian hasn’t lost to
Federer at Melbourne
Park since 2007 and
hasn’t lost to him in
Grand Slams since
2012. Djokovic also
maintained his un-
beaten record in the
semi-finals of the
Australian Open.
Federer had a
chance to serve for
the first set at 5-4 but
Djokovic broke him at
love and then domi-
nated the tiebreaker.
There were doubts
over Federer’s fitness
after a five-set win
over Tennys Sand-
gren in the
quarterfinals.
The 20-time
major cham-
pion took a
brief medical
timeout after
Djokovic won the
first set 7-6 (1).
SPORTSJAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2020
BBL: Sydney beat
Hobart Hurricanes
Hyderabad: Sydney
Thunder thrashed Ho-
bart Hurricanes by 57
runs in the ongoing Big
Bash League (BBL). Ho-
bart Hurricanes’ season
came to an end while
Sydney Thunders will
now take on Adelaide
Strikers on February 1.
Aus gold medallist
out of Olympics
Sydney: Australia’s
gold medallist Chloe Es-
posito is pregnant and
won’t be competing at
Tokyo Games 2020. Es-
posito is due to give
birth to her first child in
August & Tokyo Olym-
pics start on July 24.
Rani wins ‘Athlete
of the Year’ award
New Delhi: Indian
women’s team captain
Rani Rampal on Thurs-
day became the first-ever
hockey player world-
wide to win the prestig-
ious ‘World Games Ath-
lete of the Year’ award.
Skating coaches
face rape claims
France: Former world
bronze medal winning
skater Sarah Abitbol
was at the forefront of
new revelations about
sexual abuse in French
sport in skating, swim-
ming and tennis.
200mn followers
for Ronaldo
New Delhi: Cristiano
Ronaldo has become the
1st in the world to reach
200 million followers on
Instagram, a tally bet-
tered only by the social
media platform itself
and a number that far
exceeds celebrities like
Ariana Grande, Selena
Gómez and more.
BRIEF
in
New York: Vanessa
Bryant, the wife of NBA
legend Kobe Bryant and
mother of Gianna Bry-
ant who were killed in a
helicopter crash, has
said she and the rest of
the family are “com-
pletely devastated” and
thanked the “millions
of people who’ve shown
support and love during
this horrific time”.
Vanessa Bryant has
now released her first
statement following the
tragic deaths of her
“adoring husband” and
“beautiful daughter”.
“My girls and I want
to thank the millions of
people who’ve shown
support and love during
this horrific time.
Thank you for all the
prayers. We definitely
need them,” she wrote
in an Instagram post
that featured a picture
of her family. “We are
completely devastated
by the sudden loss of
my adoring husband,
Kobe – the amazing fa-
ther of our children;
and my beautiful, sweet
Gianna, a loving,
thoughtful, and won-
derful daughter, and
amazing sister to Nata-
lia, Bianka, and Capri.
“We are also devas-
tated for the families
who lost their loved
ones, and we share in
their grief intimately.
“I’m not sure what
our lives hold beyond to-
day, and it’s impossible
to imagine life without
them. I just wish I could
hug them, kiss them and
bless them. Have them
here with us, forever.
“Thank you for sharing
your joy, your grief and
your support with us.
We ask that you grant us
the respect and privacy
we will need to navigate
this new reality.”
Vanessa posts heartbreaking tribute
TO THE LOST ONES
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The executive
committee of Jaipur
District Cricket Asso-
ciation (JDCA) has
been dissolved and an
ad hoc committee
formed where Chief
Whip Mahesh Joshi
was the president of
the association and Dr
Bimal Soni was the sec-
retary.
The registrar coop-
erative institutions
Jaipur Murar Singh
Jadawat has ordered
fresh elections to be
held in 3 months. There
was a dispute in the
JDCA for the last two
years and the investi-
gating officer also
found that Secretary
Bimal Soni and Treas-
urer Sameer Sharma
were taking decisions
without bringing it to
the executive and
chairman’s notice.
The investigating of-
ficer has written in re-
port that there is no
coordination among
the JDCA officials. The
Secretary & Treasurer
are not fulfilling their
duties. They have also
been convicted in fi-
nancial matters. The
five-member ad hoc
committee includes
Amitraj, Zakir Khan,
Arun Garg, Mahesh
Saini and Mukesh Ver-
ma. Amitraj has been
appointed as the com-
mittee’s convener.
On November 6, First
India had published the
news that JDCA’s exec-
utive would be dis-
solved anytime and, fi-
nally, it was done on
Thursday.
DJOKOVIC
IN FINAL
Spanish ace Garbine Muguruza defeated world No. 3
Simona Halep in straight sets to reach the Australian Open
final for the first time in her career on Thursday. Muguruza’s
7-6 (8), 7-5 victory sends her to the title match against 14th-
seeded Sofia Kenin of the United States. “You start day by day,
that’s what I was doing. Very excited to be in the final, it’s a long
way to go. I have one more match on Saturday. Muguruza is
a former No. 1 and a two-time major champion. She won the
French Open in 2016 and Wimbledon in 2017.
Indian challenge was ended as
Rohan Bopanna bows out
Djokovic maintained record of never
losing a semifinal at Melbourne Park
GARBINE MUGURUZA STUNS WORLD NO. 3
SIMONA HALEP TO REACH MAIDEN FINAL
Day 1 of SRFI Indian Tour
AdhoccommitteeformedinJDCA
SIRMUR CUP: GARCHA
BEAT CHANDNA’S TEAM
SOFIA
KENIN STUN
WORLD
NUMBER 1
ASHLEIGH
BARTY IN
SEMI-FINAL
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: In Sirmur
Cup on Thursday, Sat-
inder Garcha’s team
defeated Sports Minis-
ter Ashok Chandna’s
team 10-8 to register
their second consecu-
tive win. Satinder
runs a business in Sin-
gapore, while Chand-
na is the State Sports
Minister. However, the
match was truly about
Laurent & Mazzini in-
stead of team as both
players scored 5 goals
each. Earlier, it looked
like Chandna’s team
has surrendered as
they fought a lot but
still couldn’t win the
match. Also, both the
owners of teams did
not score a single goal.
Aishwarya Khubchandani of India playing against Salma Eltayeb of Egypt.

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