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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
Lucknow: Union Home Minister Amit Shah
is scheduled to lay the foundation stone of
Vindhya Corridor project and also address
a public meeting in Mirzapur on Sunday.
PV Sindhu lost in semi-final 18-21, 12-21 to
World No.1 Tai Tzu Ying and will now take on
China’s He Bing Jiao for bronze. Meanwhile
Kamalpreet Kaur secured a place in women’s
discus throw final with a throw of 64m.
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Police is inves-
tigating a threat letter to blow up Hanu-
man Temple in Lucknow and RSS offices
if two suspected terrorists arrested by
ATS were not released by August 14.
VIP SUNDAY:
AMIT SHAH
IN UP TODAY
PV SINDHU GOES
DOWN; KAMAL
PREET IN FINAL
LETTER THREATENING
BLASTS: RELEASE
TERRORISTS OR...
Jaish's Pulwama attack
conspirator in encounter
KILLED
Pulwama: A top Jaish-
e-Mohammad (JeM)
commanderandanother
militant were killed in a
gunfight in south Kash-
mir’sPulwamaonSatur-
day morning. Police
claimed the commander
hailed from Masood
Azhar’s family and was
behindthe2019Lethpora
car bomb blast.
Mohammad Ismail
Alvi, also known by his
code names Adnan and
Lamboo, was killed in a
gunfight when a joint
team of forces cordoned
off Nagberan Tarsar vil-
lage in the forest area
fallingundertheDachig-
am of south Kashmir’s
Pulwama after inputs
about their presence.
The militants opened
indiscriminate fire and
tried to break the secu-
rity cordon. The joint
team of forces retaliat-
ed, leading to an en-
counter in which the
two were killed. Police
said the identity of the
second militant is being
ascertained.
“Mohd Ismail Alvi
was from the family of
Masood Azhar. He was
involved in conspiracy
and planning Turn to P6
On February 14, 2019, forty para-
military Central Reserve Police Force
(CRPF) personnel were killed when
a fidayeen — Adil Ahmad Dar —
rammed his explosive-laden car into
a CRPF convoy at Lethpora on the
Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
The attack, first of this scale, brought
India and Pakistan to the brink of war.
FOR BJP’S BABUL
‘KHELA KHATAM’
FROM POLITICS
Assam, Nagaland
agree to withdraw
forces of states
from border points
Guwahati: While As-
sam-Mizoram border
stayed quiet, Guwahati
moved in to defuse ten-
sions with some of its
northeastern neigh-
bourslikeNagalandand
Arunachal Pradesh to
ensuretranquilityalong
the interstate bounda-
ries, officials told PTI.
The Chief Secretaries
of Assam and Nagaland
on Saturday Turn to P6
New Delhi: The BJP’s
Asansol MP Babul
Supriyo, who was
dropped as Union Min-
ister in the
r e c e n t
cabinet re-
shuffle, to-
day said
he was
q u i t t i n g
politics. The Bollywood
singer, however, made it
clear he was not moving
to any other party, em-
phasising he was a
“one-team player”.
Supriyo also said he
was quitting as MP.
He announced his de-
cision to move on in a
Facebook post that be-
gan with “I’m leaving...
farewell.” The post, in
mostly Bengali, also in-
cluded the YouTube
link to a song by the late
playback artiste He-
manta Mukherjee.
“Heard everyone’s
words -- father, (mother)
wife, daughter, two dear
friends...After hearing
everything, I say that I
am not going to any oth-
er party - #TMC, #Con-
gress,#CPIM,nowhere...
I am a one Team Player!
Have always supported
one team Turn to P6
‘Public confidence in police
verylow,worktorectifythis’
New Delhi: Prime Min-
isterNarendraModiSat-
urdaypointedtoflagging
public confidence in po-
licing as he called upon
young officers to work
towards restoring it.
“In the field, whatever
decision you make must
be informed by national
interest and perspective.
The limits of your work
maybelocal,butkeeping
this talisman will come
in handy
. You must re-
member you are also the
flag-bearerof EkBharat,
Shreshth Bharat. So all
your actions must be in-
spired by Turn to P6
MODI, SHAH TO
ATTEND GUJ GOVT
CELEBRATIONS
New Delhi: PM Modi
and Home Minister Amit
Shah will virtually join
the celebrations begin-
ning Sunday till August 9
to mark the five years of
the Rupani government
in Gujarat.Both Modi and
Shah will virtually par-
ticipate on two separate
days during the nine-day
celebrations.
Kerala survivor moves SC
seeking nod to marry man
whoraped,impregnatedher
Cochin: Arapesurvivor
fromKeralaonSaturday
moved the Supreme
Court seeking permis-
sion to marry former
Catholic priest Robin
Vadakkumchery who is
the convict in the case.
The court will hear
the case on Monday
.
Vadakkumchery was
sentenced to 20 years of
rigorous imprisonment
afteracourtinFebruary
2019 found him guilty of
raping and impregnat-
ing a minor. Following
this, the Church initiat-
ed steps to Turn to P6
PM TO IPS PROBATIONERS
RAINS
DELUGE RAJ
Heavy rains lashed the
state on Saturday with
MeT forecasting more in
next 3 days. While, due to
rains streets were logged in
Pushkar, it could not deter
enthusiasm of those queuing
up for vaccination in Jaipur.
—PHOTOS BY HIMANSHU SHARMA/SUMAN SARKAR
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Convict Robin Vadakkumchery
Mohammad Ismail Alvi

Jaipur: Widespread
rainfall was recorded
in eastern parts of Ra-
jasthan inundating
roads in many places
and washing out rail-
way tracks Gudha and
Govindi Marwar sta-
tion in Nagaur dis-
trict in Jodhpur divi-
sion, which affected
trains movement for a
few hours.
A maximum of 304
mm rainfall was re-
corded in Baran, fol-
lowed by Niwai in Tonk
where 192 mm of rains
were recorded. Several
roads were inundated
in Jaipur, Dausa, Tonk,
Sawaimadhopur, Ka-
rauli, Dholpur and
Baran. Jaipur dis-
trict’s Chaksu, Naray-
na, Maujmabad and
Sambhar received 168
mm, 167 mm, 162 mm
and 142 mm of rains
respectively
.
The Meteorological
Department has is-
sued a ‘red alert,’
warning of very heavy
to very heavy rain
(more than 115.6 mm)
at one or two places in
Baran, Jhalwar dis-
tricts on Saturday. —PTI
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SUNDAY, AUGUST 1, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A deaf and
mute boy, Gopi, who
was elated after seeing
a photo of the Golden
Temple, left for Amrit-
sar on Friday with the
hope to meet his family
.
State Child Protection
Commission’s Chair-
person Sangeeta Beni-
wal bid adieu to Gopi
with a tilak. He was
brought to State Juve-
nile Home in Jodhpur
a few days ago and San-
geet Beniwal was in-
formed. Beniwal met
him at the Juvenile
Home. She tried hard
to gather information
about his family, but it
went in vain. When in
order to know about
his hometown, some
pictures of famous
places were shown to
Gopi, he was overjoyed
to see the Golden Tem-
ple’s photo. So, he was
sent to Amritsar, as-
suming him to be a
resident of Punjab &
help him unite with his
family
.
Beniwal’s efforts raise hope for Divyang boy!
REUNION WITH FAMILY
Jaipur: After the killing of a judicial officer in
Jharkhand & attempt to kill another judicial officer
in UP, the Rajasthan HC administration has asked all
District & Sessions Judges in state to hold meetings
with judicial officers to review security arrange-
ments. Registrar General Nirmal Singh Medatwal
has written a letter asking judges to hold meetings in
a week & inform HC administration about protective
steps taken for safety of judicial officers. He has ad-
vised all judicial officers to conduct morning walks
& other related activities only in parks or safe places.
JUDGE’S MURDER: HC ORDERS TO ENSURE
SECURITY OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS
MINOR GIRL RAPED BY UNCLE IN
BARMER, HUNT ON TO NAB ACCUSED
MAN RAPES COUSIN WHILE WIFE
HELPS TO FILM THE SHAMEFUL ACT
Barmer: A man in Barmer district raped his
8-year-old minor niece. Though the incident took
place on July 27, but as vic-
tim’s family was out of town
for a wedding, the case was
lodged on Saturday, police
said. The incident came to
light on July 28, when the
victim’s family returned home. After filing the case
under POCSO Act, two teams have been formed
to trace the accused, who is absconding.
Jaipur: A shameful incident has come to light in
Ramnagaria police station area of city, wherein a
cousin raped his sister, who originally hails from
Bihar. The accused, Manpreet Singh’s wife, Baljeet
Kaur supported him in crime & made an obscene
video clipping of the act. Moreover, they also
threatened to kill the victim & make the video viral
if she told anyone. A case of rape has been filed
and the police are investigating the matter.
NEWS DIGEST
Jaipur: Property dispute in Royal Rajput family from
the influential erstwhile estate, Naila took a new turn
on Friday, when ADJ No. 1 Jaipur Metro, ordered
stay on the dispossession of grandchildren from
Naila House. The daughter- in-law of Naila HUF, Pal-
lavi Singh had filed a suit for partition along with her
children, alleging that she along with her children is
a member of Naila HUF. She has asked for partition
and injunction from sale and dispossession of Naila
House and other properties. The Court has granted
time to her Husband Trivikram Singh for filing a
reply in the matter. The Court has also protected Pal-
lavi Singh and her children from being dispossessed
from Naila House. Pallavi’s counsel Rajat Ranjan,
while speaking on the matter, further informed that
the Naila House is more than a hundred year old
ancestral property and grandchildren do have a birth
right in the ancestral property.
NAILA: ADJ ORDERS STAY ON
DISPOSSESSION OF GRANDCHILDREN
Amagarhrow:Copsholdflagmarch
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Jaipur Police
on Saturday, beefed up
the security arrange-
ments around Amagarh
Fort and conducted a
flag march to ensure
law & order is main-
tained in the area.
BJP’s Rajya Sabha
MP, Dr Kirodi Lal Mee-
na has already an-
nounced to hoist a flag
and perform worship at
the temple today
.
At the same time,
Gangapur City MLA
Ramkesh Meena, who is
in controversy after re-
moval of the saffron
flag from the fort, has
also announced to go to
the fort on August 1.
To maintain peace
and law and order in
Amagarh , DCP North
Paris Deshmukh took
out a flag march along
with police officers.
HesaidthatAmagarh
belongs to the Forest
Department and no one
is allowed to go there.
He has also appealed to
the people to maintain
peace.
The flag march start-
ed from Surajpole Anaj
Mandi & passed
through Galta Gate Ti-
raha, Idgah, Rishi Ga-
lav Nagar & other areas.
DR KIRODI SAYS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: JDA Com-
missioner Gaurav
Goyal and other of-
ficers on Saturday,
planted a sapling at
Khadi Gramodyog
premises in Bajaj Na-
gar. 50 saplings were
planted by the JDA
officers and employ-
ees.
Goyal informed that
intensive plantation
is being done by JDA
in Jaipur city as per
the desire of the
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal.
After the plantation
programme, the JDC
took stock of the oxy-
gen zone being devel-
oped by JDA at Jawa-
har Circle by plant-
ing about 5,000 sap-
lings. He also in-
spected the garden.
Intensive plantation
is being done by JDA
to develop oxygen
zone on about 3 hec-
tares of land lying
vacant near Rose
Garden at Jawahar
Circle, Goyal said.
Gandhi Vatikas are
being developed by
JDA in 6 parts of the
city as part of activi-
ties to mark 150th
birth anniversary of
Mahatma Gandhi
and 75th anniversary
of Independence Day
.
First India Bureau
Srignaganagar: Dep-
uty LoP, Rajendra
Rathore, on his visit to
Sriganganagar, target-
ed Congress State Presi-
dent & Education Min-
ister Govind Singh Do-
tasra in RAS recruit-
ment case. He also took
a jibe at Dotsara and
said that he has made
his entire family RAS.
“Girls of Rajasthan are
demanding father-in-
law like Dotasra these
days,” Rathore taking a
jibe at Dotasra & refer-
ring to a viral video,
where girls are praying
for a father-in-law like
Dotasra. “I should wor-
ship you, aisa de manai
sasra, susra de Dotas-
ra.” “Half life of gov-
ernment has passed,
after that Congress
high command has re-
membered public mani-
festo which is a bundle
of lies. This false mani-
festo will be the reason
for downfall of Con-
gress.”
JDA ‘goes green,’
HOLDS SAPLING
plantation drive
JDA Commissioner Gaurav Goyal & other officers planted a
sapling at Khadi Gramodyog premises in Bajaj Nagar.
‘Girls are
asking for a
father-in-law
like Dotasra!’
Crime on rise,but CM
isn’t bothered: Poonia
Barmer: Couple dies by
suicide after killing 2 kids
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP State Presi-
dent Satish Poonia while
addressing working com-
mittee meeting of BJP
Mahila Morcha, said, “I
haven’t seen such a failed
government so far. There
is anarchy & mafias are
ruling the state. There
are internal conflicts,
which are badly affecting
governance. The govern-
ment is doing nothing,
but passing time,” he
said. BJP’s co-state in-
charge & MP Bharti
Ben & National VP of
Mahila Morcha Pooja
Kapil was also present
on the occasion.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A couple in
Barmer, identified as
Ruparam and his wife,
died by suicide by jump-
ing into a water tank,
but before taking this
extreme step, they
killed their two minor
kids by throwing them
into the water tank. The
incident took place un-
der Dhorimanna police
station area in Barmer
on Saturday noon.
The police investiga-
tion indicated family
dispute behind the inci-
dent. Some locals in-
formed the police about
the incident, after
which the police
reached the spot and re-
covered the bodies.
Police conducts Flag March on Saturday to ensure law and order
is maintained in Amagarh Fort area in Jaipur on Sunday.
Commuters wade through a waterlogged road at Niwaru after
incessant rainfall in Jaipur on Saturday.
SDRF Rescue Team at Baran, successfully rescued three
villagers trapped at an Island in Hathiya River in Kishanganj.
File photo of the deceased
Ruparam with his family.
Satish Poonia addresses BJP
Mahila Morcha's meeting.
1 DIES WHILE SAVING BOY
Ayoung man,Ravindra, died while trying to res-
cue a boy, Sonu, who fell into a well in Juggin-
pura village & was taken out safely. The other two
youths accompanying Ravindra, were admitted to
Karauli Hospital and are out of danger. According
to police,Ravindra was declared dead by doctors.
The police have handed over the body to the
relatives after conducting the post-mortem.
SWM: YOUTH WASHED AWAY IN RIVER
Sawai Madhopur: A youth, identified as Lekhraj
Kumawat, was washed away while crossing the Galwa
river near Pawa Dera village in the district on Saturday.
No trace of the young man has been found so far. He
was returning from fields to his village, After getting
information, Tehsildar Suresh Narayan reached the spot
& initiated rescue work. Members of Civil Defence team
& SDRF team were engaged in the search operation.
MAXIMUM
RAINFALL
304 mm
BARAN
192 mm
NIWAI
168 mm
CHAKSU
167 mm
NARAYANA
162 mm
MAUJMABAD
A breathtakingly beautiful view of Jal Mahal as the city was drenched in monsoon showers on
Saturday, providing the much sought after relief to Jaipurites from heat & humidity.
Rajendra Rathore
Sangeeta Beniwal with Gopi
at Juvenile Home in Jodhpur.
RAINWASHED! HEAVY
SHOWERS HALT LIVES
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

First India Bureau
Jaipur/New Delhi:The
Special Cell of the Delhi
Policehasarrested‘wom-
an don’ of Rajasthan
Anuradha Chaudhary
, a
day after wanted gang-
ster Sandeep alias Kala
JathediwasheldfromUt-
tar Pradesh, police said
on Saturday
. Anuradha
has been involved in sev-
eral cases, including ex-
tortion, kidnapping and
murder in Rajasthan.
She was also carrying a
reward of Rs 10,000 on
her arrest by the Ra-
jasthan police, officials
said.
Deputy Commission-
er of Police (Special
Cell-Counter Intelli-
gence) Manishi Chan-
dra said Anuradha was
an associate of gangster
Anandpal Singh, who
was killed in a police en-
counter in 2017 in Chu-
ru district. Kala Jathedi
is wanted in several
cases of extortion, mur-
der and other heinous
crimes in Delhi, Ra-
jasthan, Punjab and
Haryana and was carry-
ingarewardof Rs7lakh
on his head. The Delhi
Police had also invoked
the stringent Maha-
rashtra Control of Or-
ganised Crime Act
(MCOCA) against
Jathedi. —With PTI Inputs
RAJASTHAN
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LADY DON NABBED...
Kala Jatheri and Anuradha Chaudhary produced at NFC Cell office
in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI
ANURADHA CHAUDHARY, AN ASSOCIATE OF SLAIN GANGSTER
ANANDPAL SINGH, HAS BEEN CARRYING A REWARD OF `10,000
WRONG ‘INJECTION’
FATAL FOR 4-YR-OLD
TECH GLITCH: INDIGO FLIGHTS CANCELLED
CHIEF WILDLIFE WARDEN NOT DECIDED!
A4-year-old boy Hujepa
died as soon as he got
injected at the govern-
ment hospital at Khanua
village in Rupbas of
Bharatpur on Saturday.
Hujepa son of Mufid suf-
fered from skin problem
and was shown to Dr
Hemraj Gurjar where
compounder Sonu Kumar
injected the boy. People
protested outside the hos-
pital and started shouting
slogans, police said.
Three flights were cancelled at Jaipur airport due
to technical snag in an IndiGo aircraft on Satur-
day. Shortly before departure for Dehradun at 9.10
am, the pilot of Indigo flight 6E-7276 detected a
technical fault following which the flight with 54
passengers on board was rescheduled after two
hours.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forest ‘HoFF’ Shruti
Sharma and Chief Wildlife Warden Mohan Lal
Meena retired on Saturday but no official announce-
ment has been made regarding the name of CWW.
Names of Sameer Kumar Dubey and Sneh Kumar
Jain, promoted from APCCF to PCCF, and Rajiv
Goyal are doing rounds for the post.
NEWS DIGEST
Anuradha Choudhary, born in
Sikar district, was girlfriend
of infamous gangster Anandpal
Singh, who was killed in police
encounter in 2017. She has been
absconding from the custody of
Rajasthan Police and came in
contact with Kala Jathedi through
Lawrence Vishnoi. For the last 9 months, both
were living in live-in. Anuradha was sentenced to
two years in jail in 2016 by a court in Nagaur.
WHO IS ‘LADY DON’ ANURADHA?
Jaipur/New Delhi:
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Satur-
dayadvised IPS officer
RanjeetaSharmafrom
Faridabad in Hary-
ana, who has been al-
lotted Rajasthan cad-
re, to give 1 hour every
week to students at
girl schools in her
place of posting, as it
will motivate them to
achieve their full po-
tential. Modi was ad-
dressing the IPS pro-
bationers at Sardar
Vallabhbhai Patel Na-
tional Police Academy
via on Saturday
, which
Union Home Minister
AmitShahalsoattend-
ed. Sharma has been
declared the best pro-
bationer. —With PTI Inputs
PM Modi inspires Rajasthan
IPS officer to teach girl students
Redress CM Chiranjeevi
Scheme issues: Dr Raghu
You are the
flag-bearers of
‘Ek Bharat, Shrestha
Bharat’. Therefore,
the spirit of Nation
First, Always First,
should be reflected in
your every action.
—Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister
Ranjeeta Sharma
Jhunjhunu: Dr
Harendra Dhankar,
Pediatrician at Suraj-
garh CHC and his
medical team, saved
life of a six-day-old
boy by doing a blood
exchange transfusion.
This makes Suraj-
garh CHC, the 2nd
CHC in the state to
save the life of a new-
born by the exchange
transfusion. Sapna
wife of Rajveer of
Baas village near
Surajgarh gave birth
to a boy 6 days ago at
the Kajra PHC. On Fri-
day, when the new-
born’s health deterio-
rated, the relatives
took him to Surajgarh
CHC, where on diag-
nosis Dr Harendra
Dhankar, found jaun-
dice,whichhadspread
throughout his body
.
Jaipur: Health minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
on Saturday directed of-
ficials to develop a re-
dressal system to ad-
dress the problems be-
ing faced by private
hospitals in the imple-
mentation of CM Chi-
ranjeevi Health Insur-
ance scheme.
In a virtual dis-
cussion with the
representatives
of private hospi-
tals, he said that
the state gov-
e r n m e n t
intends to
provide benefits of the
scheme to the common
people through both
government and pri-
vate hospitals.
Blood Exchange Transfusion
saves 6-day-old at Surajgarh
US woman’s
spinal surgery
performed in SMS
Doctors at SMS
hospital, Jaipur
have performed spine
surgery on a 48-year-
old American woman
suffering from sciatica.
The woman had a
condition called L 4-L
5 spondylolisthesis.
Dr Rashim Kataria
performed the surgery
under the supervision
of the HoD Dr Deven-
dra Purohit.
Kidney transplant
to start at Kota
Medical College
The residents of the
Kota division will
no longer have to visit
expensive cities for
Kidney transplants as
the process will soon
start at Kota Medical
College. The govern-
ment has issued reg-
istration for 5 years.
Kota will be the third
city in the state after
Jaipur and Jodhpur to
have this facility.
Dr Harendra
Dhankar and his
team checking on
the 6-day-old boy
after the medical
process.
If all the pri-
vate hospitals
make the
scheme successful with
cooperation of the
government, then
the people of the
state can be kept
healthy and fit.
—Dr Raghu
Sharma, Health
Minister

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A person can rise through
the efforts of his own mind;
or draw himself down, in
the same manner. Because
each person is his own
friend or enemy.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
As we cherish and commemorate
75 years of India’s independence, I
encourage everyone, especially my
young friends at schools colleges,
teachers and parents to sing our
national anthem with pride and upload
the videos on https://rashtragaan.in as
a part of the #AmrutMahotsav.
Ashwini Vaishnaw
@AshwiniVaishnaw
Had a very good interaction with the
budding young future leaders of India
from the Indian Institute of Democratic
Leadership. Presented them a copy of
#MannKiBaat book.
TOP TWEET
BABUL SUPRIYO
SAYS BYE, BYE TO
POLITICAL CAREER
rom banking to play-
back singing and TV
anchoring, Babul Su-
priyo traversed di-
verse fields before
choosing politics as his final
métier. His stint as a politician
was much shorter than his play-
back singing career which be-
gan in 1994 and continued till
2019. Supriyo, who lost the re-
cent West Bengal election which
he contested on BJP ticket,
joined the party in 2014. The BJP
fielded him from Asansol and
after his victory he was induct-
ed in Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s ministry. In 2019 Lok
Sabha elections too Supriyo re-
tained his Asansol seat by de-
feating Moon Moon Sen and was
again made a minister.
He has announced his deci-
sion to resign as MP and start a
new career doing social work for
which one needn’t be in politics.
He made no mention of reviving
his musical career. What’s more
important, Supriyo said that he
won’t be a turncoat politician
and bid adieu to politics. In do-
ing so he has set a good example.
F
ssam and Naga-
land agreed to de-
escalate tension
with the chief
secretaries of
both the states agreeing to
withdraw state forces from
their respective border
points. The peace talk be-
tween the states is a welcome
step after violence between
Assam and its other neigh-
bour, Mizoram. Both are
ruled by the BJP.
The Assam-Mizoram crisis
is unprecedented in inde-
pendent India and needs to
be resolved before it worsens
any further. Already, the two
states have summoned each
other’s officials. Mizoram
has gone a step further and
registered an FIR against
Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma and some sen-
ior officers of Assam. The
case was registered in retali-
ation to summons from
Guwahati in connection with
the clash in which six Assam
policemen were killed. Sec-
tions invoked in the FIR in-
clude 307 IPC (attempt to
murder) and is punishable
with 10-year imprisonment.
Assam also sent police to ar-
rest Mizoram’s MP. It also
warned its residents against
travelling to Mizoram.
This, and killing of police-
men of an adjoining state,
has been unique. In the latest
development, Mizoram’s Ko-
lasib district administration
has declared a number of ar-
eas as no-fly zones for drones.
The conflict between the
two states sets a dangerous
precedent for the Union and
takes one back to medieval
times when states fought
wars with each other to ex-
pand their territories. The
present dispute is not about
expansionism but rights over
forest land which Assam
claims belongs to it. The Cen-
tral government has directed
the two chief ministers to re-
store calm. At the same time
theCentremustalsoaskthem
to stop their Twitter war.
ASSAM-MIZO DISPUTE
TURNS DANGEROUS
The two states have
summoned each other’s
officials. Mizoram has
gone a step further and
registered an FIR against
Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma and some
senior officers of Assam
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KHELA HOBEY
inpoliticsbutnotinOlympics!
was the only Stephenian who
got college colours in Tennis,
Cricket, Hockey
, Football and
Athletics. Tennis was my best
game. I was Delhi state junior
Tennis champion in 1949,
Delhi University Champion
in 1951. I played Tennis for
my Cambridge College- Cor-
pus Christi- founded in 1352.
My love for sports is una-
bated. I spend several hours
since July 23rd watching the
Olympic Games. I do so with
considerable annoyance be-
cause of India’s dismal per-
formance. We are a country
of 1.3 billion people. China
has 1.4 billion. The medal
tally as of Friday was, China,
19 gold medals, 10 silver and
8 bronze. India, 1 silver. Our
position -56. We will probably
get two more silver medals
and three or four bronze with
some luck. New Zealand with
a population of five million
has so far won three gold,
three silver and two bronze.
The only Indian athlete
who could manage a gold
medal might be the ladies
badminton star. P.V
. Sindhu.
The People’s Republic of
China kept away for Olympic
games for several decades af-
ter its founding in 1949. When
it did do so, it did so with a
bang- one of top three.
We have a large contingent
in Tokyo. Dozens of trainers
and coaches. Many of them
are overweight, some with
bulging stomachs. What
happened to our shooters.
Several did not even qualify.
In Women’s tennis double
Sania Mirza (aged 34) and
her partner were leading
6-0,5-3 in the first round.
They literary had the match
in their pocket. They lost.
The Olympics will be over
by the end of next week.
What should India do till the
next games in 2025. One. Send
a less number of sportsmen
and women. Two. Set very
high standard for selecting
coaches and trainers. Three.
The sports budget should be
increased by leaps and
bounds. Four. Training
should start at least two
years before the games. Five.
Get outstanding coaches.
Even from abroad.
This week two distin-
guished individuals came to
New Delhi. The first was U.S
Secretary of State Antony
Blinken. The second was the
irrepressible Kumari Mamta
Banerjee.
For almost six decades In-
dia and America were es-
tranged democracies. Krish-
na Menon’s contribution in
this regard was considerable.
He was endowed with a bril-
liant but unstable brain. He
skilfully embraced ill-temper
and hypochondria.
The U.S did not take much
interest in India for decades
and consistently and wrong-
headedly equated Pakistan
with India. During the 1962
Sino-Indian war; President
John F Kennedy was most
helpful. In 1971 M/s Nixon
and Kissinger totally ignored
Pakistani genocide in East
Pakistan.
Let me now abandon the
past and deal with Bilken’s
eighteen hours in the Indian
capital. He is new to diploma-
cy but is a fast learner. He is
obviously a likeable person.
He met Prime Minister
Narendra Modi. Had in
depth discussions with Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister S.
Jaishankar (it is grotesque
to see a few of his past col-
leagues baying for his blood)
and the National Security
Advisor, Ajit Doval.
The two sides discussed,
“Cooperation on a wide range
of issues”, including Afghan-
istan, Covid-19, the Indo-Pa-
cific strategy and the Quad.
After the talks with EAM
Jaishankar, Mr. Blinken said,
“The relationship between
our two countries is so impor-
tant and so strong because it
is a relationship between our
democracies. One of the ele-
ments that Americans ad-
mire most about India is the
steadfast commitment of its
people to democracy, plural-
ism, human rights and funda-
mental freedom.”
Before leaving Mr Blinken
announced a $25 million
grant for India’s vaccine pro-
gramme. Broadly speaking
the Secretary of State eight-
een hours in New Delhi were
mutually rewarding.
I am an admirer of Kumari
Mamta Bannerjee. She com-
bines determination with
guts. She leads a simple life,
has few personal demands.
She has been at the helm in
West Bengal for over a dec-
ade. She is immensely popu-
lar in rural Bengal and with
the minorities. Not so in Kol-
kata. She is admired for her
incorruptibility
.
DuringherfourdaysinNew
Delhi, she met the movers and
shakers. Her aim is to get all
opposition parties together to
take on the B.J.P in the Lok
Sabha elections. She laid to
resttherumourthatshewould
not serve under any leader in
a coalition government.
I have not met her for over
fifteen years. I wish her well
and may she go from strength
to strength. Khela Hubay!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
I
My love for sports is
unabated. I spend several
hours since July 23rd
watching the Olympic
Games. I do so with
considerable annoyance
because of India’s dismal
performance. We are a
country of 1.3 billion
people. China has 1.4
billion. Our medal tally is 1
silver. Our position—56.
This week two
distinguished individuals
came to New Delhi. The
first was US Secretary
of State Antony
Blinken. The second was
the irrepressible Kumari
Mamta Banerjee
K NATWAR SINGH
The author is Former Minister
of External Affairs of India

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Guwahati: Congress Member of Legislative
Assembly Sushanta Borgohain, who won from the
Thowra seat in upper Assam on Friday resigned from
the primary membership of the party,
said Assam Congress Chief Bhupen
Bora. Sushanta was served a show-
cause notice, in reply to which
Sushanta resigned, said Bora. “He
was served a show-cause notice, in
reply to which he resigned from the
primary membership. We are talking
to legal experts on this”, said Bhupen Bora. Assam
Pradesh Congress Committee GS Apurba Kumar
Bhattacharjee accepted his resignation.
ASSAM MLA SUSHANTA BORGOHAIN
RESIGNS FROM CONGRESS
New Delhi: Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Member of
Parliament (MP) delegation met the Union
Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh
Mandaviya on
Saturday morning at
the Minister’s Office
here and handed over
a memorandum
demanding supply of
fertilizers for the
farmers of Odisha for
the Kharif-2021.
BJD MPS MEET MANDAVIYA, DEMAND
SUPPLY OF FERTILIZERS FOR ODISHA
New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu said
that we need innovative and collaborative efforts to
protect and rejuvenate Indian languages. Stressing
that preserving
languages and ensuring
their continuity is
possible only through a
people’s movement
during the virtual
conference organised by
‘Telugu Kootami’, Naidu
said, “People must
come together to pass on our heritage of language to
our future generations.”
NEED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS TO
PROTECT OUR LANGUAGES: NAIDU
Bengaluru: Karnataka revised its Covid guidelines
to make a negative RTPCR result not older than 72
hours mandatory for
those entering the
state from Kerala
and Maharashtra.
This is irrespective
of the visitors’
vaccination status,
according to a
circular issued by
the government. The move came two days after
Karnataka recorded a steep spike in new cases.
KARNATAKA MAKES RTPCR TEST MUST
FOR THOSE COMING FROM KERALA
CRUCIAL READ
KILLED Jaish’s...
of the Lethpora Pulwa-
ma attack and figured
in the charge-sheet pro-
duced by the NIA,” po-
lice quoted Kashmir
Inspector General of
Police (IGP) Vijay Ku-
mar in a tweet.
For BJP’s...
#MohunBagan...Have
backed only BJP in
West Bengal...That’s
it...I am going...” he
wrote.
“If you want to do so-
cial work, you can do it
without being in poli-
tics...let’s organise my-
self a little first and
then...”
He was replaced earli-
er this month as Union
Minister of State for En-
vironment, Forest, and
Climate Change. A few
monthsago,helostinthe
West Bengal Assembly
election from the Tolly-
gunjconstituencyinKol-
kata by over 50,000 votes.
Thanking top BJP
leaders like Amit Shah
and JP Nadda for “their
love”, he clarified that
hismovewasn’taimedat
“bargaining”.
Kerala survivor...
dismiss him from
priesthood and finally
defrocked him in 2020.
The girl belonged to
a Catholic family in a
parish where Vadak-
kuncheril worked as a
priest. In May 2016, the
girl, who had at the
time just written her
Class 10 exams, went to
Vadakkuncheril’s par-
sonage for some data-
entry work of the par-
ish. In the afternoon,
when the other girls
were away, the priest
took the girl to his bed-
room and raped her.
He let her go home
after commanding her
not to reveal the inci-
dent to anyone. The girl
said nothing to her
family. She went to
school, and attended
mass at the local
church every day. She
had become pregnant
as a result of the rape,
but no one seemed to
have realised this.
‘Public
confidence...
the feeling of ‘Nation
First, Always First’,” he
told IPS probationers of
the Sardar Vallabhbhai
Patel National Police
Academy, Hyderabad,
via video-conferencing.
Prime Minister
Modi, citing the exam-
ple of the National Dis-
aster Response Force,
said the police have not
been able to command
the same respect as the
specialised organisa-
tion.
“NDRF instills con-
fidence during disas-
ters. People think if the
NDRF has come, they
will be saved. It has
earned this confidence
and respect through
its work. But the
NDRF, too, has many
police officials. Have po-
lice forces earned
the same respect as
NDRF? Why? You know
the answer,” the Prime
Minister said.
Assam, Nagaland...
arrived at an under-
standing to withdraw
the states’ forces from
their border points.
Sharing the informa-
tion, Assam Chief Min-
ister Himanta Biswa
Sarma said, “In a major
breakthrough towards
de-escalating tensions at
Assam-Nagalandborder,
the two Chief Secretar-
ies have arrived at an
understanding to imme-
diately withdraw states’
forces from border loca-
tions to their respective
base camps.”
FROM PG 1
IMPOSE STRICT RESTRICTIONS TO
CURB COVID SPREAD: CENTRE
States asked to ramp up testing along with vax saturation in targeted districts
New Delhi: Districts
reporting a COVID-19
positivity rate of over
10 per cent in the last
few weeks need to con-
sider strict restrictions
to prevent or curtail
people’s movement and
crowding, the Centre
told 10 states witness-
ing an upsurge in infec-
tions and positivity
.
Highlighting that 46
districts are showing
more than 10 per cent
positivity rate while an-
other 53 are showing
positivity between five
and 10 per cent, the Cen-
tre has urged the states
to ramp up their testing
for detection of COV-
ID-19. The Health Min-
istry said it was force-
fully underlined that
any laxity at this stage
will result in the dete-
rioration of the situa-
tion in these districts.
Union Health Secre-
tary Rajesh Bhushan
chaired a high-level
meeting on Saturday to
review the COVID-19
situation in Kerala, Ma-
harashtra, Karnataka,
Tamil Nadu, Odisha,
Assam, Mizoram,
Meghalaya, Andhra
Pradesh and Manipur.
The public health
measures taken for sur-
veillance, containment
and management of
COVID-19 by the health
authorities in these
states were also re-
viewed. These states
are either reporting a
rise in daily Covid cases
or a rise in positivity
.
The Health Ministry,
in a statement, said,
“All districts reporting
positivity rate of more
than 10 per cent in the
last few weeks need to
consider strict restric-
tions to prevent/curtail
the movement.” —ANI
A healthcare worker collects nasal sample of a passenger for COVID-19 test at Charbagh Railway
Station, in Lucknow on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
1 CRORE VACCINATION JABS COMPLETED IN DELHI
New Delhi: One crore
vaccine doses have
been given in Delhi,
ever since the inocula-
tion drive began, to
cover nearly 50 per cent
of the national capital’s
adult population, CM
Kejriwal said Sunday.
While 76 lk people have
got at least one dose,
26 lakh people in the
city are fully vaccinated,
he shared, congratulat-
ing healthcare workers
for the feat. “Till today,
1 crore vaccine doses
have been given in the
city to nearly 74 lakh
people. Of these, at
least 26 lakh people
have got both their
doses” CM said.
Highlights
STATES REPORTING
A RISE IN CASES ARE
KERALA, MAHA,
KARNATAKA, TN,
ODISHA, ASSAM,
MIZORAM,
MEGHALAYA, AP
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ESSENTIAL TRAVEL
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LARGE GATHERINGS
GRANULAR
ANALYSIS OF THE
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Doval, 25 bureaucrats pen
seven years of Modi Govt
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
has asked MP to take
the government’s re-
port card to the people
many times. In absence
of readily available
data, many are yet to
take central schemes to
the people. The wait, it
seems, for what Modi
government did in sev-
en years may have been
over.
For the benefit of
critics and supporters
of the Modi govern-
ment, a former union
minister along with 25
serving and former bu-
reaucrats have docu-
mented the achieve-
ments of the Modi gov-
ernment in a book that
can be a go-to guide for
many MPs who want
facts about their own
government’s works.
The book titled ‘Ac-
celerating India-7 years
of Modi government’
edited by KJ Alphons,
retired IAS and a
former union minister
has a foreword by NSA
Ajit Doval. —PTI
Ajit Doval
NHRC issues reminder to Centre,
NCT govts on farmers protest
New Delhi: The Na-
tional Human Rights
Commission (NHRC)
has recently issued a
reminder with a warn-
ing for the failure of
submission of reply by
the Secretaries of
Home, Agriculture,
Health and Family Wel-
fare, Government of
India, and the Chief
Secretaries of (Nation-
al Capital Territory)
NCT of Delhi, Haryana
and Uttar Pradesh re-
garding the steps taken
by the respective gov-
ernments on resolving
the issues of farmers
and the following of
COVID-19 guidelines at
the protest sites of the
farmers at Singhu,
Tikri, and Ghajipur
borders of Delhi. The
apex human rights
watchdog passed the or-
der acting on a petition
filed by a noted human
rights activist and Su-
preme Court lawyer,
Radhakanta Tripathy
.
Farmers during a ‘Maha Panchayat’, organised to support for the
farmers’ agitation at Delhi borders. —FILE PHOTO
SINKHOLE AS ROAD CAVES IN
A portion of the road under the IIT Delhi flyover in Hauz Khas area caved in, due to heavy rains
on Saturday, creating a huge pothole. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: The pro-
ductivity of the Upper
House fell drastically in
the ongoing Monsoon
Session of the Parl as
the RS Secretariat in an
official notification in-
formed that the House
lost 40 out of 50 working
hrs during the first two
weeks of the session.
“With disruptions
continuing, the produc-
tivity of RS fell to 13.70
per cent during the sec-
ond week of the ongo-
ing monsoon session
from 32.20 per cent dur-
ing the first week, re-
sulting in an overall
productivity of 21.60
per cent for the first two
weeks. Of the total 50
working hours availa-
ble, 39 hours 52 minutes
has been lost due to dis-
ruptions. The House,
however, sat for 1 hour
12 minutes beyond the
scheduled time, but for
which the productivity
would have been much
lower,” read notifica-
tion.
During the nine sit-
tings of these first two
weeks, Rajya Sabha
only had 1 hour 38 min-
utes of Question Hour.
—PTI
Rajya Sabha loses 40 of 50 working hours
lll
The productivity
of the Upper
House fell
drastically in
this Monsoon
Session of the
Parl, official
notification
informed.
Opposition leaders create uproar in Rajya Sabha during the
Monsoon Session of Parliament.
Dhanbad judge death: J’khand
CM Soren calls for CBI probe
New Delhi: Jharkhand
Chief Minister Hemant
Soren on Saturday rec-
ommended CBI to take
over the probe into the
death of Dhanbad Ad-
ditional Sessions Judge
Uttam Anand who
passed away following
an alleged hit-and-run
incident on Wednesday
.
An SIT constituted by
the Jharkhand Police
has arrested two ac-
cused in connection
with the incident.
Taking suo motu cog-
nisance of the incident,
the Supreme Court said
Friday that the “grue-
some incident” has
“larger ramifications”.
A bench of CJ NV Ra-
mana and Justice Surya
Kant directed
Jharkhand CS and DGP
to jointly submit a re-
port in a week’s time on
the status of the inves-
tigation into the inci-
dent. According to
sources in the police,
the accused have alleg-
edly told investigators
that they were drunk at
the time of the incident.
Sprinter
Man Kaur
dies at 105
New Delhi: Cente-
narian sprinter
and veteran ath-
lete Man Kaur
passed away on
Saturday at the
age of 105. Man
Kaur was admit-
ted to Shudhi
Ayurvedic Hospi-
tal Derabassi in
district Mohali.
The former Indian
athlete was de-
clared dead at 1
pm on Saturday.
“Veteran athlete
Man Kaur is dead
and will be cre-
mated tomorrow.
She was admitted
in Shudhi Ayurve-
dic Hospital Dera-
bassi in district
Mohali and was
declared dead at 1
pm,” son Gurdev
Singh said.
Man Kaur

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ACB recovers `40 lakh
from PCB official’s house
Documents of properties worth crores were also recovered in search
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Anti Cor-
ruption Bureau has re-
covered Rs 40 lakh from
the residence of Hans
Ram Kasana, regional
officer of State Pollu-
tion Control Board
Bharatpur office, and
also found documents
of the assets, said an of-
ficial on Saturday
.
The team also found
transaction documents
of worth over Rs 6
crore, documents of
many plots, villas and
other properties whose
price is stated to be
crores. Kasana was ar-
rested by the bureau
with Rs 1.60 lakh on
July 29. They searched
his residence at South
Ex, Tonk Road, Jaipur
on Friday. The bureau
had inputs that Kasana
was involved in taking
bribes in lieu of issuing
NoCs for brick kilns,
mines and crusher
plants. A super luxury
Audi car was also recov-
ered from his office.
DG ACB BL Soni said
there was report that
Kasana collected huge
amount of money in the
form of bribe.
First India Bureau
Tonk: Four of the five
friends, residents of Ka-
man in Bharaptur, who
on a trip to Ujjain, died
in a road accident on
Friday night at Saroli
Mor of Jaipur-Kota Na-
tional Highway. One
critically injured has
been referred to Jaipur.
The deceased are
identified as Hemant
Agarwal, Diwakar
Sharma, Arihant Jain,
and Krishna Saini. All
were between 20 to 22
years old, the police
said.
They had dinner at a
dhaba on the highway
at 11.30 pm. After hav-
ing dinner, all left for
Udaipur to celebrate a
birthday party before
going to Ujjain. During
this, suddenly the car
collided with a divider
at Saroli Mor intersec-
tion. The car over-
turned several times
and the four died on the
spot.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Ajmer Dairy
Board of Directors has
once again fixed the
purchase price of milk
to Rs 7 per fat.This will
benefit the milk produc-
er by Rs 3.5 per liter.
Many important de-
cisions were taken in
the Steering Committee
meeting, in which re-
lief has been given to
the livestock farmers as
well as the employees.
Ajmer Dairy Presi-
dent Ramchandra
Chaudhary said that
due to the Covid-19 epi-
demic, the purchase
price of milk was re-
duced to Rs.6.50 paise
per fat in April, but now
the outbreak of the epi-
demic is decreasing, so
from August 1, this rate
will be increaseds.
This will put an addi-
tional financial burden
of 2.5 crore on the dairy
every month, but he
said that consumers
will get relief till Diwa-
li and there will be no
increase in milk prices.
Many important deci-
sions have also been
taken for the milk pro-
ducers, in which it has
been decided to insure
the animals, in which
50% subsidy will be
given to the dairy
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Jaipur
Railway Divisional
Administration will
have to pay a compen-
sation of Rs 24 crore
due to the accident of
agoodstrainthathap-
pened on 19 February
2021 at 11.45 am in At-
eli to Mirzapur Bach-
hodrailwaysectionof
Jaipur division.
The Container Cor-
poration of India has
asked the railway ad-
ministration to pay a
compensation of
about Rs 24 crore for
thedamagecausedby
the goods train which
was going from
Kathuwas to Mundra
Port. 24 wagons were
derailed after the
goods train derailed.
Due to which the
goods loaded inside
were damaged. The
railwaytrackwasdis-
rupted for 64 hours
and during this time
no trains could be op-
erated from the route.
Concor has written
that freight, handling
charges, charges for
damaged cargo and
container carriage
wagon charges will
have to be paid in the
goods train.
First India Bureau
Jalore: Forest and En-
vironment Minister
Sukhram Vishnoi’s son
Bhupendra Vishnoi
has been
given clean
chit by the
Jalore po-
lice in the
P r a k a s h
Jani abduc-
tion case. The matter
came to light after a
video went viral where-
in the forest minister’s
son was accused by one
Prakash Jani of his ab-
duction and as a result
the matter became high
profile.
As a result senior of-
ficers of the police de-
partment asked for a
factual report in the
whole matter, on which
Jalore SP Shyam Singh
submitted a report, giv-
ing clean chit to Bhu-
pendra Bishnoi.
It has been said in the
report that Bishnoi was
not involved in the ab-
duction.
Sri Ganganagar:
There was a fierce fight
between two groups in
a dispute over the cul-
vert of the irrigation
pit built on the farm in
Mirjewala village of
Matili Rathan police
station area of Srigan-
ganagar. A middle-aged
man from one side died
in the fight between the
two sides. On informa-
tion, the Matili Rathan
police station team
reached the spot. The
dead body of the de-
ceased middle-aged has
been kept in the mortu-
ary of the district hos-
pital.
ACB COURT
SENTENCES
RETD CLERK IN
14-YR-OLD CASE
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INDIA ON JULY 30, 2021
Accused Hans Ram Kasana in ACB custody.
Kota: The ACB court
sentenced a retired
clerk in a 14-year-
old case, who asked
for a bribe in lieu of
issuance of a cheque
for outstanding
bill amount. Judge
Pramod Kumar Malik
has punished Chan-
drashekhar Dadhich,
70, the then senior
clerk of thermal
power station Kota,
with a three-year jail
term and a fine of Rs
50,000. Comment-
ing on the issue, the
court said, “Each
passing day trend
of commission by
employees in offices
is increasing.”
Forest min’s son
gets clean chit in
abduction case
One shot dead
in a dispute over
over irrigation
Car overturns after hitting
divider in Tonk, four killed
Ajmer Dairy increases purchase price of
milk; producers will get benefit again
The ill-fated car in which the five friends were travelling.
Ajmer Dairy President Ramchandra Chaudhary and MD Umesh
Chandra Vyas addressing a press conference in Ajmer.
2 WOMEN GANGRAPED BY 4 YOUTH IN
BARAN, POLICE DELAYS FILING CASE
EXAMS FOR THOSE NOT SATISFIED WITH
RESULTS OF RBSE FROM AUGUST 12
FACED WITH DEBT, SON STRANGLES
MOTHER TO DEATH FOR MONEY
Baran: A case of gang-rape with two women by
four youths was reported on Saturday in the Kel-
wara police station area of Baran district. Accord-
ing to report, when the women went to the police
station on Friday evening they were kept waiting
by the police. The mother of the girls, resident of
Samrani informed this in the Kota control room
than police became active. Shahabad DSP includ-
ing DSP Women Harassment Cell from Baran
reached Kelwara. The medical examination of the
girls were done. A case of gangrape has been
filed and search for accused is on.
Jaipur: The written examinations of private and
other category students of the Rajasthan Board of
Secondary Education will commence from August
12. The timetable and other information for this
exam will be made available on the board’s website
soon. Candidates who are dissatisfied with the de-
clared result of 2021 can appear in this examination.
Board chairman DP Jaroli informed on Saturday that
the theory examinations of the students registered
in the Board’s Secondary, Higher Secondary, Prave-
shika, Varishth Upadhyaya, Secondary Vocational
Examination will be held from August 12.
Jaipur: Bogged by debt, a man Devesh Sharma, 33,
along with his friend strangled his mother over the
distribution of property in Jaipur. Chomu police dis-
closed the incident of murder two days ago. The son
was arrested on Saturday. He told the police that he
was in debt of crores. He had spoken to his mother
and brother many times but he was told that as long
as his mother is alive, there will be no partition. So
he killed his mother. More than 100 CCTV footages
were scanned by the police to uncover the murder.
The incident took place on the night of July 28. DCP
Pradeep Mohan Sharma said that the younger son
has been arrested for the murder of Savitri Devi. He
along with friend Karan had strangled Savitri.
NEWS DIGEST
Concor seeks `24
cr accident claim
from Jpr Rlys Div
Jaipur: After Ajay Mak-
en’s Rajasthan tour, po-
litical appointments of
big faces in state have
started. Nomination of
trustees has begun in
the governing council
of DMFT in which, from
Ajmer, Mahendra Rawa-
ta, Naseem Akhtar’s
husband Insaf Ali, for-
mer MLA Mahendra
Gurjar, Nathuram Sino-
dia, Rajendra Bhatt,
Shailendra Shaktawat
got appointments.
Whereas, in Pratapgarh,
ex-MLAs Nagaraj Mee-
na, Nanalal Ninama
were appointed. Other
appointments include
former MLAs Man-
galaram Godara from
Bikaner, Kedar Maha-
raj, Sajjan Mishra from
Jhunjhunu, Dinesh
Sunda, Baba Jasnath,
Dilawar Khan from Ch-
uru, Vidyadhar Beni-
wal, Sanjay Kaswan,
Ram Vilas Chaudhary
and Jarar Khan from
Tonk, and Mahavir Mid-
dha, Jagtar Singh from
Sri Ganganagar, while
Savitri Meghwal, Anil
Suwalka, Rakesh Nay-
ak, Shehzad, Kishanlal
Suman, and Kaushal
Bafna from Kota. —FIB
Maken affect: Political
appointments begin
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: By coming
back to his ‘home play
field, Secretariat, PK
Goyal has now joined
the race along with top
contender Subodh
Agarwal, to be the next
Chief Secretary of the
state, when the present
incumbent Niranjan
Arya retires on Janu-
ary 31, 2022 and does not
get any extension.
The return of ACS
Pawan Kumar Goyal in
the Secretariat is a
point of discussion in
the entire bureaucracy
.
Even though he is sen-
ior to Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya, he has
agreed to work under
him.
The ‘brave’ decision
that was first taken by
ACS Subodh Agarwal
four months ago, has
resonated with Goyal
and although Goyal had
the option to become
the Chairman of Board
of Revenue, he, howev-
er, preferred to return
to Secretariat and help
the CS in state’s works.
Notably, the govern-
ment has handed Goyal
the department in
which he has an exper-
tise and experience.
Education Minister Go-
vind Singh Dotasra was
hell bent on transfer of
his principal secretary
Aparna Arora and in
PK Goyal, the govern-
ment has found an able
replacement of Arora.
Goyal is perhaps the
only official who has
worked on each post in
the education depart-
ment. He has served as
Director, Secondary
Education, then worked
as Commissioner, Col-
lege Education. From
2014-16, he has served as
Principal Secretary of
Elementary, Secondary
and Higher and Techni-
cal Education depart-
ments.
Apart from serving
as Collector in 4 dis-
tricts and as divisional
commissioner of
Bharatpur division, he
also served in LSG,
UDH, Agriculture,
GAD, Transport and
Animal Husbandry De-
partments in several
important positions.
In his 33 year old ca-
reer, Goyal has estab-
lished himself as a hard
working and result ori-
ented officer and now
that he has been posted
in his ‘favourite depart-
ment’, it can be expect-
ed that he will work
wonders here.
Due to ‘difference of
opinion’ both former
secretaries—Manju Ra-
jpal and Aparna Aro-
ra—with the minister, it
is the department that
has ultimately suffered.
Now Goyal has a ma-
jor challenge in han-
dling and executing the
transfer of teachers.
And the best part of
this reshuffle is that
Goyal’s relation and
equation with CS
Niranjan Arya is one of
trust and therefore, he
will be comfortable
working in the Secre-
tariat.
PK Goyal joins the race for the next Chief Secretary
IN SECRETARIAT AGAIN
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Digital Baal
Mela, India’s first in-
novation, has crossed
1 million children all
over the country
. Chil-
dren from every state,
district and city are
sharing their
thoughts. This plat-
form is also encourag-
ing parents to ensure
their children’s par-
ticipation in it.
During the harsh
time of covid, when
children were dealing
with anxiety
, DBM ap-
peared to give them a
chance to express
themselves. The
thought of ‘How
should the children’s
government be’ raised
thesenseof patriotism
in them. It gave them
an opportunity to con-
tribute their thoughts
for the formation of a
New India. Children
are asking a lot of
questions from politi-
cians and they are be-
ing prepared to make
history in children’s
session at legislative
assemblyon14Novem-
ber.Inruralareas,chil-
dren don’t have mobile
phones, but still they
are sending videos
from phones of their
relatives, teachers or
principals. Famous
politicians are also fol-
lowing DBM on social
media to see children’s
talent and know about
their questions. The
number of people fol-
lowing DBM on social
media is increasing.
Digital Baal Mela: 1 Million
children participate so far
 Loss of Rs 2.30 cr
due to damage of
55 containers
 Loss of Rs 7.87
crore due to 24
BLC wagons being
damaged
 Other Misc Ex-
penses Rs 22.86
lakh
 The fare charged
by the Railways
for transport-
ing goods is Rs
24.38L
 Handling charges
for overturned
containers Rs
4.68L
 Loss of 13.28
crore due to 60
goods units
filled in contain-
ers were dam-
aged
THE LOSS DUE TO DAMAGE
CONNECT
WITH DBM
Send your 2
minutes video
from any phone to us
mentioning the details
of your name, city,
class and school.
Pawan Kumar Goyal

IS THIS HOW RAHUL
WILL BECOME FACE
OF OPPOSITION’S
UNITY?
Ii is said that if life is
about breathing,
then it is very neces-
sary to memorise the
ABCs of it, since these
‘breaths’ are what help
a person to pass or fail
the larger battles of
life! Take for example,
Rahul Gandhi, the ini-
tial mistake committed
by this descendant of
Gandhi-Nehru family
in his political career
has made him a back-
bencher of politics till
now. But
the constant mistakes
of the Modi govern-
ment have given Rahul
a new opportunity to
prove himself. This
time when the Monsoon
Session of Parliament
began, the Modi gov-
ernment, which had be-
come accustomed to ag-
gression due to the ag-
gressive approach of
the united Opposition,
had to come on the back
foot. At least in the Par-
liament, the govern-
ment had never looked
so helpless. Rahul yet
again made a mistake,
as in that he did not ap-
pear to be ready to take
the lead of these mass
protests in the House.
Anyway, he was rare-
ly seen in the House,
and from his party,
Mallikarjun Kharge
and Adhir Ranjan
Chowdhury kept the
front open in the Parlia-
ment. But as soon as
Mamata didi put her
steps in Delhi, Ra-
hul reached Par-
liament to preside
over the meeting
of Opposition parties.
But look at the irony,
Didi, who is always
scolding parties over
Opposition’s unity;
failed to see presence of
not even a single MP
from her party TMC in
the meeting, which was
presided over by Rahul.
Therefore, Didi’s indi-
cation was clear that
Rahul’s leadership was
not acceptable to her.
The next day, when
Mamata reached 10 Jan-
path to meet Sonia Gan-
dhi, Rahul was already
present there, and So-
nia, who has a fine un-
derstanding of politics,
explained to Mamata in
gestures that any ‘yag-
ya’ called by the Opposi-
tion unit is not going to
be completed without
Rahul.
DIDI HAS ALSO
LEARNT A LESSON
Mamata Baner-
jee is one of
the biggest advo-
cates of Opposition
unity and knowingly
or unknowingly, there
is a feeling in her sub-
conscious mind that
she only can give Modi
a thrashing in the 2024
elections. So, to initiate
momentum of talks be-
tween various parties
on this issue, she came
to Delhi. As part of her
interaction with Oppo-
sition parties she met
Sonia Gandhi, Kamal
Nath, Anand Sharma,
Abhishek Manu Sing-
hvi of the Congress
among others. Then
she met Kanimozhi of
DMK and Arvind Kejri-
wal of AAP, while her
confidante Derek
O’Brien brought Sha-
bana Azmi and Javed
Akhtar to Abhishek
Banerjee’s house in
Delhi to meet Mamata.
But the names of many
parties remained un-
touched in Mamata’s
wish list, as she could
neither meet any lead-
er of Shiv Sena, nor
TRS, BJD, SP, BSP, YSR
Congress. Sensing the
gravity of the matter,
Mamata had to say that
‘Her house is Kolkata,
she does not want an-
other house in Delhi.’
Now it is being heard
that Didi’s next plan
is to travel to Mumbai,
Bhubaneshwar, Chen-
nai, Lucknow, Hy-
derabad so that she
can add a few more fra-
grant flowers to the
bouquet of a
‘United Oppo-
sition’.
WHY THE FEAR
ABOUT PEGASUS?
There may be silence
in their country re-
garding the Pegasus spy
case, but countries like
France and Israel are
showing activeness in
the investigation of this
matter. Apart from these
countries, many other
countries have also set
up an investigation on
this espionage case. But
the world is unable to
understand whether the
government in India
was spying on its own
ministers or not? Like in
this case the magnitude
of astonishment over
phone tapping of Prahl-
ad Joshi, Prahlad Patel,
Smriti Irani, Ravi
Shankar Prasad (former
minister) is huge. What
government wanted to
achieve by spying on its
ministers? Phones of
several French journal-
ists reporting on the in-
vestigation into the Ra-
fale deal were also being
tapped. In such a situa-
tion, Congress spokes-
person Pawan Khera
raises the question that
country which has suf-
fered the loss in money
transactions thrice, that
country i.e. India is not
getting the investiga-
tion done in Rafale case,
but the manufacturing
country, France, which
is getting more money
in the deal, is getting the
probe done and this is
really surprising.
...AND FINALLY
If BJP National Presi-
dent JP Nadda invited
party MPs from Uttar
Pradesh for two days to
the Constitution Club in
New Delhi, then it
should be considered as
a kind of initiation of
the UP elections. How-
ever,2MPsfromUP
,Ravi
Kishan, the Saffron face
of Gorakhpur and
Hema Malini, MP
from Mathura,
could not attend the
meeting. Ravi Kishan
was busy shooting for a
film, and Hema did not
attend due to personal
reasons.UPChief Minis-
ter Yogi was also already
there and was sitting in
a different room. It was
Sunil Bansal who first
spoke and put forth his
experiences as in-charge
of the organisation. Na-
dda said in his familiar
style that this time we
have to get more seats in
UP Assembly than be-
fore and it is not possible
without your (MPs) hard
work.Afterthistheyhad
lunch and then the MPs
left for their respective
homes. However, there
were a few MPs who did
meet Yogi and tried to
get in his good books but
mostof theMPsbehaved
according to the inten-
tions of the high com-
mand and they left
silently after the meal.
Avisionaryisaperson,who
canvisualisethethingsand
thegoalswhichareunseenand
invisibletoothers.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL
BY TRIDIB
RAMAN
The author is a journalist
and political commentator
and views expressed are
his personal
Rahul Gandhi JP Nadda
Mamata Banerjee
First India News
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
said that the State Gov-
ernment has consid-
ered service and good
governance as the fo-
cal point. “Keeping
this in mind, the gov-
ernment has not only
fulfilled the promises
made in the public
manifesto, rather, it is
going beyond this,
many important deci-
sions have been taken
to provide relief to the
public. Despite the
first and second wave
of Corona, the govern-
ment has come true in
fulfilling the promises.
In the last two-and-a-
half years, along with
the overall develop-
ment of the state, eve-
ry effort has been
made to remove the
sufferings of the needy
people,” Gehlot said
during a review meet-
ing of the public mani-
festo with the mem-
bers of the State Coun-
cil of Ministers and
the chairman of the
manifesto committee
Tamradhwaj Sahu and
MP Amar Singh at
CMR on Saturday.
Gehlot said that out
of 501 promises of the
manifesto, 321 i.e. 64 %
have been implement-
ed. “With this, 138
promises are in pro-
gress of completion.
The Cabinet Sub-Com-
mittee is continuously
monitoring the imple-
mentation of the party
manifesto,” he said.
“We are moving to-
wards the direction of
fulfilling the promises
made in the public man-
ifesto very quickly
. The
promises in which pro-
gress is at an early stage
are being expedited.
The promises related to
farmers, women, youth,
unemployed, animal
husbandry, needy sec-
tions and basic facili-
ties are being fulfilled
on a priority
.
In the meeting, the
members of the State
Council of Ministers
apprised Gehlot about
the achievements relat-
ed to their respective
departments and the
implementation of the
manifesto.
They said that as per
the intention of State
Government, all de-
partments are working
in coordination with
each other to fulfil
promises of manifesto
on a priority.
Meanwhile, Sahu ex-
pressed satisfaction
over the progress made
by the State Govern-
ment. He said that the
speed with which ef-
forts are being made to
fulfill the promises
made in the manifesto
is commendable.
“This will not only
bring relief to all sec-
tions of the society, but
will also help in the
overall development of
Rajasthan,” he said and
also appreciated the
steps taken by the
Chief Minister with
the cooperation of all
and the successful
management of Covid
for the survival of the
people of the state dur-
ing Covid crisis.
Dr. Amar Singh said
that the programs and
schemes run by the Ra-
jasthan government for
villages, poor, farmers,
youth, women and oth-
er needy sections are
exemplary for other
states as well. He
stressed on making spe-
cial efforts to make the
people aware of the
achievements of the
state government.
SERVICEANDGOODGOVERNANCEISTHE
FOCUS OF RAJ GOVERNMENT: GEHLOT
MANIFESTO REVIEW
l 64% promises of public manifesto implemented l Speed with which manifesto
promises are fulfilled is commendable: Tamradhwaj Sahu l Programmes schemes
run by Rajasthan government are exemplary for other states as well: Dr Amar Singh
Jaipur: Chief minister Gehlot will launch a unique
‘Ghar Ghar Aushadhi’ scheme on Sunday to dis-
tribute medicinal plants to people across the state.
Marking the 72nd Van Mahotsav, CM will launch
the scheme from his residence. Nurseries of forest
department are growing medicinal plants which
will be gifted to residents of the state from today.
Scheme was announced by Gehlot in state budget.
By distributing medicinal plants, government aims
to make people aware about their benefits. The
government targets to reach out to all 1,26,50,000
(as per 2011 census) households residing in the
state with the plants.
CM to launch Ghar-Ghar Aushadhi Yojna today
CM Ashok Gehlot with chairman Manifesto Committee
Tamradhwaj Sahu MP Amar Singh at CMR on Saturday.
RHB’S MISSION GREEN
STARTS TODAY!
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: A massive plan-
tation drive by the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
will kick-start on Sun-
day at the RHB devel-
oped City Park in Man-
sarovar, with co-opera-
tion of the public. Vari-
ous varieties of fruit-
flowering and ornamen-
tal saplings will be
plantedintheparkalong
with unique topiary
type ornamental plants
from across the country
and abroad.
Keeping with the so-
cial distancing norms,
RHB had recently
launched Green App
where people willing to
plantsaplings,canregis-
ter and visit the spot at
the desired time slot.
Only registered people
can plant the saplings at
the park, said RHB Com-
missioner Pawan Arora.
Maken burning midnight oil to finalise reshuffle report!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Congress
party is working hard to
set its ‘House’ in order as
is evident with the fast
paced decision making
and addressal of issues
inPunjabCongresswhile
appointment of several
state chiefs. And a conse-
quence of the grand-old-
party’s bid to ‘reinvigor-
ate’ is to handle the af-
fairs of Rajasthan also,
which perhaps, after
Punjab, is the second
state where the party is
divided in deep factions.
Andamidallthechaos,it
is the experienced and
mindful AICC General
Secretary In charge Ajay
Maken that the party
highcommandtrustedto
bring about the meta-
morphosis in Rajasthan.
Loosing no time,
Maken set forth on exe-
cuting the high com-
mand’s agenda and
bring about stability in
the party. After his tir-
ing two-day feed-
back exercise,
Maken did not
waste time in
formulating
a formal re-
port of his
‘findings’ and
as soon as he
landed in Delhi
on Friday
evening, he sought time
from Sonia Gandhi, and
submitted the report
late in the night to the
‘matriarch’.
Sources re-
veal that
apart from
quickly ad-
dressing the
issues of
Rajasthan
C o n g r e s s,
the most
press-
ing issue was of time
since Sonia Gandhi is
going to America on Au-
gust 5 and will return to
India on August 21. Pri-
yanka Gandhi has al-
ready been out of India
for two days, due to per-
sonal reasons.
Sources reveal that
for the high command,
solving Rajasthan’s is-
sue is a priority and
therefore, Sonia could
give her approval prior
to her foreign visit and
therefore, the Cabinet
rejig could also happen
soon along with ap-
pointment of district
presidents.
Meanwhile, knowl-
edgeable sources have
revealed that Cabinet
expansion could hap-
pen in 5-6 days and if
due to some reason it is
not done in the coming
week, then the expan-
sion will happen after
bypolls since it is be-
lieved that the bypolls
can be declared in the
coming week.
If not by August 5,
by-poll notification
on 7th?
Ajay Maken
CM may shed extra burden
of Home Finance to focus
more on peoples’ problems?
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Will the upcom-
ing Cabinet rejig result
in appointment of a ‘sec-
ond in command’ to
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot? No, we do not
mean yet another posi-
tion of deputy CM in the
state, rather, the second
most important portfo-
lio in any state govern-
ment, it is believed,
might be handed to one
of the senior most party
leader in Rajasthan.
Gehlot may put up the
position of Home Minis-
ter also on the line. In
political parlance,
Home Minister is con-
sidered ‘right hand’ of
CM, and the position is
given to only those who
have earned the trust of
not just the party but
CM too.
But the important as-
signment of HM is not
the only one that will be
on line. Rather, sources
in ‘relevant’ circles of
Congress reveal that
even Finance Dept could
be welcoming a minis-
ter. It is said that MoS,
Finance might be ap-
pointed and if some sen-
ior leader is left in the
lurch, then the MoS
rank could be upgraded
to Cabinet berth for the
senior leader.
This move shows that
Gehlot will focus more
on listening to people’s
problems and solving
the issues and while also
ensuring that both im-
portant departments do
not suffer. But what will
be the formula under
which the shuffle will be
done? Sources based in
Delhi and in Jaipur say
that a new ‘4-6-9’ formu-
la has been devised for
the rejig. Under this, 4
or 6 ministers can be
dropped and in all prob-
ability 4 Pilot camp
MLAs could be appoint-
ed as ministers. On the
other hand, 9 ministers
will be appointed of CM
Gehlot’s preference.
But this is not all. From
now on, the perfor-
mance of newly ap-
pointed ministers will
be continuously ‘invigi-
lated’ and if needed,
then a ‘second phase’ of
Cabinet rejig could oc-
cur after 4-5 months and
then also, a few minis-
ters can be dropped.
UPCOMING CABINET RESHUFFLE

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BEAUTY UNLEASHED
o provide a platform to
the talent in the field
of modelling and
glamour, Rajasthan’s
renownedandsuccess-
ful beauty pageant
Elite Miss Rajasthan
2021isreturningwithitseighth
season. Sharing the prepara-
tions related to this season, a
programwasorganisedatHotel
Hilton on Hawa Road on Satur-
day
. On the same day
, earlier a
glamourous launch party of
Elite Miss Rajasthan 2021 sea-
son 8 was held at Club XSS Shy-
am Nagar, Jaipur. Leading de-
signers and eminent socialists
likeDheerendraRaghav,Sanjay
Sardhana, Shekher Kalra, PN
Dudi, KS Shekhawat, Muni Raj
Naidu and others were present
to celebrate the launch of the
pageant. A unique Godfather-
Elite Reel competition for par-
ticipants of Season 8 was also
announced during the party
.
JagdeeshChandragracedthe
evening and congratulated all
the models on the occasion and
wished them all the best for
their future endeavours.
During this, the directors of
the show Ravi Jhanwar, JD Ma-
heshwari, Ajit Soni, Dr Maulik
Shah and Anil Bhattar were
present. On the other hand,
EliteMissRajasthanco-founder
and actress Charvi Tanya Dut-
ta, Muniraj Naidu from Banga-
lore, Sitaram Sharma from
Godfather, Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan 2020 winners Isha
Agarwal, Divija Gambhir
and Riya Sain were also pre-
sent.
Givingmoredetailsaboutthe
program, the director of the
show,GauravGaursaidthatthe
winnersof EliteMissRajasthan
are waving their success all
overthecountrytoday
.Soonthe
process of the audition is going
to start for which online regis-
trationhasbeendone.Thisyear
more than 1500 contestants
haveregisteredtoparticipatein
the show. Given the covid, Gaur
said that like last year, this year
too, with the launch of Elite
Miss Rajasthan 2021, the most
important focus is be-
ing placed on safety
and sanitation. Where
following the instruc-
tions of the govern-
ment, full care is being
taken off BioSecure
Bubble,CompleteSani-
tization, No Mask No
Entry at the audition
venue. All the contest-
antswillbegivenentry
in the audition hall
along with masks
and sanitisers.
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Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left) Simran, Navya, Kajol, Kritika, Aanchal, Upadhi, Divija, Isha,
Riya, Himakshi, Sapna, Ruby, Radhika ,Sanya, Harshita and Chahak
(L-R) Dr Maulik Shah, Vishal Swami, Anil Bhattar, Ajit Soni,
JD Maheswari and Muni Raj Naidu
Gaurav Gaur with (L-R) Riya Sain, Isha Agarwal and Divija Gambhir
(L-R) Soni Kumari,
Mona Gautam, Divija Gambhir
and Akanksha Bhalla
(L-R) Jessica, Kritika, Riya, Isha, Divija, Kajol, Sanskriti and Sapna
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

MUKESH
KIRADOO

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your favourite episodes as
you mouth the ‘by-heart’
dialogues with the charac-
ters. Friends virgins (if
there are any), worry
not! Just start anywhere
and I promise, you’d
want to commit to it
for the long run. With
a mixed bag of char-
acters that navigate
through life one epi-
sode at a time, this
sitcom has some-
thing for everyone.
It’ll warm you up
and make you wan-
na go, “I’ll be there
for you” to your
friends. By the end of
it, you’ll be nudging
each other with “Re-
latable af” comments
and winking at each
other, having the time of
your lives.
COLLEGE ROMANCE
With bromance, chuckles and
‘Old Delhi swag’ galore, this show
is an ode to the fun filled, carefree
college days. As 3 friends ebb away
their days, frolicking around the city,
they enjoy the ultimate ‘Masti ki paath-
shaala’. With cute love stories, strong bro
codes and insane parties, this short series will
make you want to plan a reunion right now. Missing
your campus already? Well, if not something major, you
can surely plan a cute, cozy get together with your pals and
rekive the good times spent together. I’m sure you’ll cherish the
day for the rest of your lives.
ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA
Shot in the most pictur-
esque lanes of Spain,
this movie gives you
some serious travel
goals with your
friends. The 3 ‘mus-
keteers’ decide to dil-
ly-dally in Europe for
one’s bachelor’s par-
ty and hop from one
escapade to another,
drinking, gallivant-
ing and partying to
the most. One’s love
life suffers a mild in-
convenience while
the others actually
find blissful romanc-
es in two complete
strangers. Keep a note-
pad handy, you might
just find yourself plan-
ning your dream trip
while binging on this saga
of hot hunks.
DIL CHAHTA HAI
Now, be honest with me. How many
times have you made plans for Goa
with your homies that got cancelled be-
cause ‘Mummy ne mana kar diya?” No, I
am not scratching your wounds. I am here
to tell you that you can actually live all those
‘plans on paper’ through this very beautiful film.
A tale of 3 lifelong friends who decide to take a trip
to the beaches, this movie takes you on a journey of love,
heartbreaks, fun and most of all, true friendship that survives
the test of time. A must watch with your pals, Dil Chahta Hai
will coax you to live all those wild fantasies.
ola Amigos! How are my enthu cutlets doing
this Friendship Day? I know, the pandemic
ain’t over and we can’t realise our #friend-
shipgoals just yet. Chilling on a Goan beach
with your Sid and Aakash, chugging pints,
is still a distant dream. Heavenly showers
are pouring in, the weather’s calling you
but, you just can’t go. Well, fret not! I’ve got just the
Friendship Day plan for you. How about you tuck
in a cozy blanket and do a movie marathon
with your best buddies? So, let the mood
lights bling, hoard some snacks, pour
your beer (or wine, whatever is your
poison) and dial-up your pals ASAP,
because I have curated the ultimate
‘friendship watch list’ for you!
10
ETC
POORVI SINGHAL
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
FRIENDS
Yes, this one just doesn’t get old.
Seasoned watchers, revisit
your favourite episodes as
you mouth the ‘by-heart’
dialogues with the charac-
ters. Friends virgins (if
there are any), worry
not! Just start anywhere
and I promise, you’d
want to commit to it
for the long run. With
ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA
Shot in the most pictur-
esque lanes of Spain,
this movie gives you
some serious travel
goals with your
friends. The 3 ‘mus-
this Friendship Day? I know, the pandemic
ain’t over and we can’t realise our #friend-
shipgoals just yet. Chilling on a Goan beach
with your Sid and Aakash, chugging pints,
is still a distant dream. Heavenly showers
are pouring in, the weather’s calling you
but, you just can’t go. Well, fret not! I’ve got just the
Friendship Day plan for you. How about you tuck
in a cozy blanket and do a movie marathon
with your best buddies? So, let the mood
lights bling, hoard some snacks, pour
your beer (or wine, whatever is your
poison) and dial-up your pals ASAP,
because I have curated the ultimate
‘friendship watch list’ for you!
es in two complete
strangers. Keep a note-
pad handy, you might
just find yourself plan-
ning your dream trip
while binging on this saga
Now, be honest with me. How many
times have you made plans for Goa
with your homies that got cancelled be-
cause ‘Mummy ne mana kar diya?” No, I
am not scratching your wounds. I am here
to tell you that you can actually live all those
‘plans on paper’ through this very beautiful film.
A tale of 3 lifelong friends who decide to take a trip
to the beaches, this movie takes you on a journey of love,
heartbreaks, fun and most of all, true friendship that survives
the test of time. A must watch with your pals, Dil Chahta Hai
will coax you to live all those wild fantasies.
each other with “Re-
latable af” comments
and winking at each
other, having the time of
your lives.
COLLEGE ROMANCE
With bromance, chuckles and
‘Old Delhi swag’ galore, this show
is an ode to the fun filled, carefree
college days. As 3 friends ebb away
their days, frolicking around the city,
they enjoy the ultimate ‘Masti ki paath-
shaala’. With cute love stories, strong bro
codes and insane parties, this short series will
make you want to plan a reunion right now. Missing
your campus already? Well, if not something major, you
can surely plan a cute, cozy get together with your pals and
rekive the good times spent together. I’m sure you’ll cherish the
day for the rest of your lives.
BUDDIES
BUDDIES
BUDDIES
BUDDIES
Binge Watch With
Ditching the crowded outdoors on Friendship
Day can’t get any better than this. Here’s a list
of all the movies and shows you can binge on
with your buddies and have a gala!
H
FOUR MORE SHOTS
Waiter, four more shots please! Oops, I forgot, it’s
home-bar time. This show is for all the ‘queen bee’
groups of strong, lovable women who stick with
their gal pals and well, hold their hair while they
lie in some random washroom, puking and drunk-
dialling their ex. This series is about four women
who met by pure chance in a bar, drinking away
the worries of life. Eventually, they become each
other’s support system and hold hands through the
thick and thin. Yes, it’s time you hug your girls
and share some sister love!

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Tera Yaar
Hu Main...
riendship is another
word for love and even
when most loved ones
will not entertain your
3 am tantrums, your
best friend surely will.
When we can’t look on
the brighter side of life, it’s our
friends who manage to see the
pain in our eyes while everyone
else believes our smiles.
While you can be crazy with
your BFFs, they are also the
ones who don’t always need ver-
bal communication to under-
standyouandthatiswhyfriends
are the greatest gift of life.
Sometimes, being with your best
friend is all the therapy you
need and to celebrate these
friends who would always love
you—the imperfect you, the con-
fused you or the messed up you,
Friendship Day is celebrated
across the world with great
pomp and show.
The day is celebrated by
friends exchanging greeting
cards and gifts, spending quality
time with their best friends,
some even make friendship
bands and tie it on their friends’
wrists on this day as an act of
affirmation and simply put in
extra efforts to make their
friends feel special or take extra
care of their friends in their love
languages. With Friendship Day
2021 today, City First spoke to a
few people who remind you to
strengthen the bond between
you and your friends with hu-
mility and truth, forget differ-
ences or pride or right and
wrong and heal the wounds be-
tween you and who you care for!
MITALI DUSAD
F
Friendship day what a beauti-
ful word that everyone should
celebrate every day with all
their heart. Friends are the ones
with whom we don’t hesitate
to share things and feelings. I
would love to celebrate this day
with ‘Chai pe charcha’ type.
—-ANKITA VALAND
Friends are very important in
our lives. The only thing needed
is love n warmth to make it
lively always. On this day, I wish
all my friends whom I couldn’t
meet due to covid since 2 years,
I really miss you all and u all
add up to my life.
—RITU SOMANI RATHI
When I was young, celebrating
friendships day was all about
tying friendship bands, greeting
cards, send small gifts, flowers
or candy to brighten my friends
day. As time has passed and I
have matured, its now a day to
specially express my love and
respect for my friends. I make
sure that a call is made to the
ones who have played a very
important part in my life.
—VANITAA RAWAT
It’s been too long since I’ve met my girls
in Dubai since our college shut due to
Covid-19. On this friendship day, we
have consciously made an effort to meet
each other at my home just like we used
to during college days. I just hope the
flights are on time and no one forgets
the snacks the other person loves to
have. Meeting them would be no less
than a dream. Some friends are more
than just people to hangout with, they
become family. Infact, these girls are
my happily chosen family. I can’t wait
to reunite and share gossips, rant about
a lot of things, smile, laugh, talk about
career, growth and so much more.
—ASHITA SINGH
Certain bonds remain
extremely special
irrespective of time
and distance. I call
my best friends ‘Lola
Luv’ and I think no
combination of 26
alphabets can define
my feelings for her.
She has been there
through all my ups
and downs. I would
miss hugging her this
friendships day since
she is Singapore but
I’ll virtually celebrate
with her. And enjoy
the day with my other
special friends here.
—VATSLA RAMANI
I have always been a movie buff
but this year, due to weekend
lockdown I won’t be able to go
out with my friends on friend-
ship day. So, instead, we’ll bring
the movies home. I’ll be calling
my friends over and we’ll watch
our favourite movies along with
lots of online ordered scrump-
tious food.
—PRIYANSHI SINGH
Me and my bff have always been a enthusiast for friend-
ship days. This year we plan on spending the whole
day together. We will be clicking a lot of sexy pictures
while dressing up. Then we will spend the night watch-
ing movies with pizza and coke. At last it will be just our
never ending talks to keep us company. We plan to end
the day with cake and cuddles. —TARANGI MANAS
I miss being with
my college friends
since we’re all
back in our homes
in due to Covid-19.
As much as we
all want to meet,
it isn’t possible
right now to meet
all of them. So,
we will be doing
a barbecue roast
with some of my
closest friends to
commemorate
our good and
happy times back
in college and
really hope to get
together as soon
as possible.
—- SHAIKH
ARHAAN SIDDIQUI
Vatsla Ramani and Ridhi Sharma
Tarangi Manas and Riya Tikhe
Shaikh Arhaan Siddiqui, Aqib Beg
and Zafar Siddiqui
Haniya Asif, Tharika Raman and Ashita Singh
FRIENDSHIP DAY

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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
The Face of the Month
for August is Meghna
Chandwani. Meghna is
a lifestyle blogger and
influencer and also one
of the most beautiful
faces in town. She has
a flair for clothing and
carries both western
and Indian with equal
panache. The hoarding
put up at the City mall
office is a definite
attention catcher for
the people of Pink City!
ALLURING
BEAUTY!
CELEBRATIONS!
Jagdeesh Chandra greets Ajit Shukla and Sanjeev Sharma during the celebration for the
birthdays in the month of July at the First India newspaper office on Saturday, also seen are
(from left) Rashpal Bhardawaj, Vinod Sharma, Aditi Nagar, Kavita Pant, Anita Hada, Mitali
Dusad and Purvashree Mahasani.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
QUEEN OF INDIA
CITY FIRST
National level
beauty pag-
eant, Queen of
India is being
organised in
Jaipur this
coming Sep-
tember. The auditions
for the same was done
on Saturday at the Hotel
Safari, Jaipur. Monu
Verma, founder and di-
rector of Queen of In-
dia, and Shamshad Pa-
than welcomed eve-
ryone on the occa-
sion. The program
was moderated by
AnchorLavina.Actress
Deepshikha Nagpal and
Bigg Boss fame, as well
ashitsong‘KantaLaga’,
actress, Shefali Jariwa-
la, were the jury mem-
bers of the pageant.
Monu Verma in-
formed us that after
the tremendous re-
sponse and success
received from the
Queen of Rajasthan,
we are organising this
National beauty pag-
eant. This pageant aims
to develop and promote
today’s women, married
or unmarried, their ac-
complishments, com-
mitment to family,
dream to do something
special in life. The show
will have activities like
theme photoshoots,
grooming sessions, etc.
The event is being or-
ganised by Kalyan and
Sons Production house,
Anil Saini, Ravikant
Sharma, Vimal Indori-
ya, Shimran Bhatti,
Budhprakash Sharma,
HS Sharma and manag-
ing director Vijay Ver-
ma and team members
Yogendra Verma and
Anu Verma Laxmi
Narayan.
A
GO GREEN!
The birthday of IAS
Rohit Gupta was on
Saturday, July 31. We
wish himall the best!
HAPPY B’DAY!
MLA Kalicharan Saraf planted a tree in Ward No 137 Shiv Park, Barkat
Nagar on Saturday to protect the environment and promote greenery
for healthy living. Program coordinator Rohit Ajmera, Dinesh Gaur, Hari
Ajmera, Jitendra Ajmera,Vivek Dadhich and others were present.
Under section 375 of the
Indian Penal Code, forced
sex is a crime only if the
wife is under the age of 18.
Thus marital rape is not a
crime in India. Awaazein is
a story that revolves around
the concept of stigma bound
to a sensitive topic such as
this and the importance of
communication so we can
fight as a community. This
piece by Aditya Raina and
Vaibhav Srivastava was
released on String Tales on
Saturday.
PROMOTING CULTURE
RAJASTHANI LANGUAGE
CITY FIRST
A
team of 7-8
youths have
started a new
initiative for
the preservation and
promotion of the Ra-
jasthani language dur-
ing the COVID lock-
down. By setting up a
trust named Rajastha-
ni Bhasa Akademi,
‘The Seekho Rajastha-
ni Project’, has been
announced under
which the first course
to learn the Rajasthani
language online has
been set up.
The Akademi will
inauguratethisproject
on August 3. Gaj Singh
of erstwhile royal fam-
ily of Jodhpur will
grace the occasion as
the chief guest. The
program will be pre-
sided over by Prem
Bhandari,Internation-
al Convener of All In-
dia Rajasthani Lan-
guage Manyata Sang-
harsh Samiti and
Commissioner of
RajasthanFounda-
tion Dheeraj Sriv-
astav. The guest of
honour would be Pro-
fessor Tyler Williams,
University of Chicago,
USA and Poland’s Ra-
jasthaniLanguageand
Literature Expert-Pro-
fessor Alexandra
Turekwillalsojointhe
event.
Leading the work of
the Akademi are Pro-
fessor Dalpat Rajpuro-
hit, who is working as
an Assistant Professor
at the University of
Texas at Austin, and
Vishesh Kothari, who
is a financial advisor
andauthor.Apartfrom
this, Neha Malu,
Giriraj Bohra and
Kuldeep Rajpuro-
hitarealsoassoci-
ated with the pro-
ject. Renowned lan-
guageexpertProfessor
GaneshDeviisguiding
the Akademi. Interest
is emerging for this
course not only from
differentpartsof India
butalsofromcountries
worldwide.
G
ovind’s Daughter and Bollywood Actress
Tina Ahuja, Artist Anvarul Hasan Annu
and Bollywood Singer Shibani Kashyap
paid a visit to Pinkcity on Saturday
. They
shared their experience with the music al-
bum latest Bollywood track ‘Lakk Shake’ at
Rams Fitness Club. When asked about her
experiences, Tina Ahuja said, “The song
itself wasshotinChandigarh,where
the entire song was prepared in
16 hours, we felt so energized
after shooting that we started
partying as soon as the shoot
was over. . She further added, “I
love Punjabi songs, when I heard
this song, I made up my mind to
danceinit.It’sveryspecialforme
as it was launched on my birth-
day
.” The video has already re-
ceived 3 million views in the
first10daysandisyettoachieve
more success. —CITY FIRST
Genius Minds
CITY FIRST
S
p o n -
s o r e d
by Fu-
ture So-
ciety and LIC
and organised
with co-spon-
sorship of
IDBI Bank,
the platform
of Digital
Baal Mela sea-
son 2, children
are telling
their views to-
wards the gov-
ernment by
sending their vid-
eos every day. Dur-
ing this, children
are raising their
voice on education,
hospitals in every area
of the country, safety
of children, women
empowerment. Hun-
dreds of entries are
coming every day in
Digital Baal Mela in
which chil-
dren from var-
ious states of
India are ex-
pressing their
views.
Anadi Agar-
wal, a class 9
student of
MGPS, Pratap-
garh, Shantum
Akhtar, a class
5 student of
Froebel Senior
S e c o n d a r y
School, Delhi,
Paras, a class 9
student of
Sanskar Inter-
national Academy,
H a n u m a n g a r h ,
Saavi, a class 7 stu-
dent of TPS, Shastri
Nagar, Jaipur and Kh-
waish Gupta, a class 3
student of Warren Pub-
lic School, Jaipur have
been the highlights of
sessions at Digital Baal
Mela.
Saavi Paras Anandi
LAKK SHAKE!
Khwaish
Shanum
Dr Garima Jain,
Chief Medical
Officer, ESI
Model Hospital
has excellently
attempted
to create
awareness
among the
general
public about
vaccination
through Phad Painting. Dr Jain has been making people aware of preventive
measures and depiction of positive activities through various folk art paintings,
along with medical service since the early times of Corona, and has also been
rewarded in the field of art at various levels.
On the occasion of the completion of 42 years of upstanding service,
Rajasthan High Court Employees Union gave a heartfelt farewell to
Deputy Registrar Rajendra Kumar Soni on Saturday,July 31 2021.
Reminiscent to Rajendra Kumar Soni’s commendable service,the
President of the High Court Employees Union,Rituraj Sharma said,
“Rajendra Soni has served the High Court with full devotion and
honesty during his 42 years of service,which is a source of inspiration.
Prem Bhandari
Gaj Singh Dheeraj Srivastava
Poster of the song
Tina Ahuja
The team of Queen of india
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

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