The opening session of the West Bengal Assembly was disrupted as Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to cut short his speech due to protests from BJP MLAs over post-poll violence. The Calcutta High Court subsequently ordered police to register cases related to the violence and ensure medical treatment for victims. Additionally, tensions arose within the ruling party regarding the Solicitor General's alleged meeting with a BJP leader under investigation.

1. BJP’S HULLABALOO
CUTS SHORT DHANKHAR
Bengal Assembly session: Both Opposition
BJP and ruling Trinamool Congress were
bracing up for mention of post-poll violence in
Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s opening address
Dhankhar was forced to stop less
than 10 minutes into his address as
there was no mention of post-poll violence
in the speech copy circulated among MLAs
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Kolkata: The first ses-
sion of the newly con-
stituted West Bengal
Assembly began on a
stormy note Friday as
Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar was forced to
cut short his speech
amid ruckus by opposi-
tion BJP over post-poll
violence in the state.
DuringtheGovernor’s
address, the Assembly
saw protests by BJP
MLAs over the violence
that erupted in the state
afterthepollresultswere
declared in early May
.
Dhankhar, who ar-
rived in the afternoon
to deliver the inaugural
address, could speak
only for 3-4 minutes as
BJP MLAs carrying
posters and pictures of
alleged victims of the
violence came to well to
stage protest.
As he was unable to
speak, Dhankhar tabled
his speech in the House
and left, news agency
PTI reported quoting
its sources. The Gover-
nor was seen escorted
by Speaker Biman Ba-
nerjee and Chief Minis-
ter Mamata Banerjee as
he left the Assembly
premises. Turn to P6
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar interacts with CM Mamata Banerjee during inaugural
session of newly constituted West Bengal Legislative Assembly in Kolkata on Friday.
COURT ORDERS POLICE TO FILE
CASES OF POST-POLL VIOLENCE
SUVENDU CAME UNINFORMED:
SOLICITOR GENERAL MEHTA
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has ordered
the police in West Bengal to register the cases of
all victims of post-poll violence. In addition, the
bench has asked the state government to ensure
medical treatment and ration are provided to all
the victims. The latter must be ensured even if the
victims do not have ration cards. A second au-
topsy of BJP leader Abhijit Sarkar who was killed
in post-poll violence has also been ordered.
New Delhi: Trinamool urged PM Modi to remove
Tushar Mehta as Solicitor Genera over his alleged
meeting with Suvendu Adhikari, a leader of the
ruling BJP being investigated by the CBI in cor-
ruption cases. Mehta, who represents the CBI in
some of the cases, emphatically denied meet-
ing with Adhikari, saying he “dropped in unan-
nounced” on Thursday. TMC MPs, in a letter to
PM Modi, demanded removal of Mehta.
AGENDA SEARCHING IN
GOVERNOR’S ADDRESS
West Bengal Assembly LoP Subhendu Adhikari interacts
with media, as party leaders hold posters of post-poll
violence victims in Kolkata on Friday.
A FIREBRAND ‘SPEAKER’ CP EMBARRASSES BOTH MISHRA
AND BIRLA AND EMERGES AS THE ‘HERO’ OF THE DAY!
Yogesh Sharma/
Kashiram Choudhary
Jaipur: In a surprising
and unusual incident at
Raj Bhawan on Thurs-
day’s function to cele-
brate Dr. Kalraj
Mishra’s 80th birthday
in the presence of Lok
Sabha Speaker Om Bir-
la, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot and other
dignitaries, the ‘fire-
brand’ Rajasthan As-
sembly Speaker Dr. CP
Joshi carried ‘indirect’
frontal attacks and sat-
ire on the role of the
Governor during the
one year old ‘badaban-
di’ times, when initially
by ignoring the advice
of the council of minis-
ters, Governor did not
call the special session
of the State Legislative
Assembly
.
By availing this op-
portunity
, Dr. Joshi crit-
icised, though in a de-
cent manner, the role of
the Governor at that
time. In his 20-minute
long speech, Dr. Joshi
said that if an individu-
al is asked what democ-
racy means, they will be
eager to quip that it is a
form of government, of
the people, for the peo-
ple and by the people.
However, that would be
part of the definition;
for the real meaning
and base of democracy
is a political system
where each and every
individual has a right to
express and live their
ideas. Like in any po-
litical system, there
would be parties too
which may be at the op-
posite ends of the spec-
trum but what deter-
mines the real strength
of any democracy is
how well do the leaders
from these parties, with
opposing ideologies, get
along for the better-
ment of democracy
.
Known for his consti-
tutional knowledge, Dr.
Joshi made sure that he
‘entertains’ the gather-
ing with his ‘unique sar-
castic’ approach to ap-
preciation. On one side
CM Gehlot was seen
quite amused and im-
pressed with the ‘power-
ful speech’ of his natu-
ral ally and old friend
CP Joshi Turn to P8
Governor Kalraj Mishra Speaker CP Joshi
CRUCIAL
READ
PM MODI TO VISIT
GUJARAT ON JULY 12
WON’T MATTER IF
CENTRE DEPLOYS
ARMY, SAYS RAUT
Ahmedabad: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi is expected to
visit Ahmedabad city on
July 12, the day of the
Rath Yatra. He may also
inaugurate the Science
City aquarium, currently
under construction, and
dedicate a 7-star hotel at
the Gandhinagar railway
station, said sources.
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut on
Friday lashed out at the
Centre and ED for attach-
ing assets of Ajit Pawar
worth Rs 65.75 cr in a
money laundering case
and said even if you want
to deploy Army, it would
not affect the morale of
the state government. P5
JDA hands over
land for cricket
stadium to RCA,
will be world’s
third largest
3 LeT terrorists,
1 army jawan
killed in Srinagar
Jaipur: The world’s
third largest cricket
stadium, with a seating
for 75,000 people will be
constructed in Jaipur as
on Friday, JDA Com-
missioner Gaurav Goyal
handed over the lease
and possession letter
of about 100 acres of
land in Chomp Village
on Delhi Road to RCA
President Vaibhav Ge-
hlot. The Cricket stadium
will be built on 100
acres of land along with
a multipurpose Training
Academy. P8
Srinagar: Three
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT)
militants and an Army
jawan were killed dur-
ing an encounter be-
tween the ultras and
security forces in Pul-
wama district of Jam-
mu and Kashmir on
Friday, police said.
Security forces
launched a cordon and
search operation at
Hanjin village in Raj-
pora area of the dis-
trict, Turn to P6
SIDHU’S ANOTHER
POWER JAB AT CM
AMARINDER SINGH
Chandigarh: In another
attack on Punjab Chief
Minister Capt Amarinder
Singh, Congress leader
and ex-cabinet minister
Navjot Singh Sidhu on
Friday said the state
government would not
have to go for power
cuts “if we act in the
right direction”.
India protests drone over
envoy office in Islamabad
New Delhi: A drone
was spotted over the In-
dian High Commission
complex in Islamabad
last week and Pakistan
has been asked to inves-
tigate the incident and
prevent recurrence of
such “breach of securi-
ty”, the external affairs
ministry said on Friday
.
The Indian mission
has also lodged a strong
protest with Pakistan
over the incident
through Turn to P6
PAK DRONE SEEN IN
ARNIA AREA OF JAMMU
‘OUR ANTI-DRONE TECH
CAN PREVENT ATTACK’
Jammu: A quadcopter from
Pakistan tried to enter Indian
territory along the interna-
tional border on Friday but
retreated after it was fired at
by the BSF personnel.
New Delhi: As per DRDO,
their D-4 drone system could
detect close-range attacks
like the one in Jammu on
last Sunday that injured
two Army jawans.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
SENSEX ENDS 166 PTS HIGHER: Snap-
ping its four-session losing run, Sensex jumped
166 points before ending at 52,484.67 on Friday.
Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty advanced 42.20
points or 0.27 per cent up at 15,722.20.
SC REFUSES TO ENTERTAIN PLEA
AGAINST VK SINGH: Supreme Court dis-
missed a PIL against Union Minster General (Retd)
VK Singh after he allegedly made certain remarks
about India had crossed LAC more often than China.
COURT ADJOUNS FRAMING OF
CHARGES IN SUNANDA CASE: Delhi
court on Friday adjourned its order on the framing
of charges against Shashi Tharoor in the Sunanda
Pushkar death case till July 27. Tharoor is on bail.
MEHBOOBA HOLDS PDP MEET: Days
after attending an all-party meet with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
chief Mehbooba Mufti on Friday held a meeting with
other leaders of the party at residence in Srinagar.
4,00,312
 Meanwhile, pregnant women can
get vaccinated, says centre; Co-WIN
registration and walk-ins allowed
 Total deaths hit
over four-lakh mark
according to the
health ministry,
behind only the
United States and
Brazil, with total
cases almost 30.5
million
 Many experts
suspect India’s true
death toll is more
than a million
after a devastating
spike in cases
in April and May
that overwhelmed
hospitals
INDIA
46,617
new cases
853
new fatalities
RAJASTHAN
76
new cases
07
new fatalities
CORONA CATASTROPHE
GOVERNOR MISHRA’S 80TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
Another U’khand
CM bites dust
in four months
New Delhi: Uttara-
khand Chief Minister
Tirath Singh Rawat re-
signed after meeting the
Governor at around
11.15pm on Friday
, bare-
ly four months after he
took charge and just
ahead of polls next year
in the state.
Earlier, Rawat also
handed his resignation
to the BJP President JP
Nadda.
Rawat, who had been
in Delhi for the past
three days for meetings
withtheBJPleadership,
was asked on Friday af-
ternoon by the ruling
party to quit. Soon after,
he sought an appoint-
ment with Governor
Baby Rani Maurya. BJP
MLAs in Uttarakhand
will meet on Saturday to
pick a new leader.
Rawat was sworn in
amid fierce dissent
against then CM Triven-
dra Rawat.
But to keep the post,
Rawat, who is an MP,
needed to win an assem-
bly seat and become a
member of the Uttara-
khandlegislativeassem-
bly by September 10.
To hold bypolls at this
time would be a tough
decision for the Election
Commission after the
massive controversy
over the March-April
election in five states,
held alongside rising vi-
rus cases in the second
surge.
“There are many by-
elections due. The Covid
situation is a major con-
sideration,” Election
Commission sources
had said this morning.
To the BJP’s chagrin,
the new Chief Minister
Tirath Rawat did no bet-
ter than his predecessor
in defusing the infight-
ing in Uttarakhand.
 Tirath resigns after meeting Governor
Baby Rani Maurya at around 11.15 pm
 With bypolls uncertain, MP Rawat
could not have become MLA in 6 months
The BJP has
asked Union
minister Narendra
Singh Tomar to go
to Dehradun on
Saturday as an
observer. The
party high
command has
called a meeting
of party MLAs

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First India Bureau
Sikar: While swords
are still drawn between
Gehlot and Pilot camp,
there was a lull in their
‘attacks’ at each other
for the past few days as
the high command has
directed the camps not
to make public state-
ments that puts party
in a bad light. Howev-
er, on Thursday, inde-
pendent MLA and for-
mer Congress MP Ma-
hadev Singh Khandela
finally named Sachin
Pilot as the person be-
hind the toppling the
government eleven
months back.
Till this point, Pilot,
as an individual, had
not been targeted and
all salvos were fired at
the collective camp.
Khandela recounted
his role in the govern-
ment and stressed that
the government was
saved because of the
involvement of the In-
dependents.
“Pilot did not leave
any stone unturned to
topple the govern-
ment,” he said.
Meanwhile, Khandela
also said that the prob-
lems of discharge of
contaminated water
and availability of po-
table water will be ad-
dressed soon. He was
also assured to get
Reengus declared as a
tehsil.
Khandela has assert-
ed his loyalty to CM Ge-
hlot saying that Con-
gress is his mother.
Pilot tried to topple govt:Khandela
LOYALTY TEST
Jodhpur: Woman
alleges rape at
knife-point
Jodhpur: A man is ac-
cused of raping a
woman at knife-point
when finding her
alone at a village un-
der Chakhu police sta-
tion of the district.
The accused also vide-
ographed the crime
and threatened the vic-
tim. Twelve days after
the incident, the wom-
an filed a case. Chakhu
SHO is investigating
the matter. According
to the police, the rape
took place on June 20
when she was alone in
the house. He threat-
ened to kill her with a
knife and raped her.
As he shot a video, she
remained silent but as
he continuously
threatened her, she in-
formed her family and
got a case filed.
JDA razes illegal
constructions in
the Nevta Dam
Jaipur: JDA and Water
Resources Department
has collaborated to re-
move illegal construc-
tions on about 120
bighas of land over
Nevta Dam on Friday.
At the same time, JDA
also demolished the en-
croachments coming in
the road boundary in
Laxmi Nagar Colony
near Kanota. Along
with this, JDA also
made Bhoraji ka Bagh,
Laxmi Colony near
Tonk Phatak encroach-
ment free. Chief Con-
troller Enforcement
Raghuveer Saini stated
that the team removed
illegal constructions
like illegally construct-
ed debris-soil roads,
paved brick walls, etc,
and has improved the
flow of water from the
waterlogging.
BRIEF
in
Mahadev Singh Khandela
Dausa: Kirodi Meena protests with
villagers against land acquisition
First India Bureau
Dausa: Led by Rajya
Sabha MP Dr Kirodi Lal
Meena, dozens of rural
men and women pro-
tested outside Lalsot
police station against
the land acquisition
process for the pro-
posed new industrial
area in Ralawas village
of Lalsot area of Dausa
district on Friday after-
noon. They were pro-
testing against the dem-
olition of the Ganesh
Dham temple, nearby
residential settlements
and the dilemma over
the necessary facilities.
Dr Kirodi Lal Meena addressing the villagers outside Lalsot police
station in Dausa on Friday.
Man burnt alive as car
catches fire in Alwar
Youth injured in fight dies
at trauma centre in Bikaner
First India Bureau
Alwar: A man was
burnt alive in a car in
the middle of the main
road leading to village
Gunta and Babadi in
Bansur, Alwar late
Thursday night. People
passing there in the
morning saw the car
and informed the police,
but till 10 am the police
did not reach the spot.
Police said that the driv-
er was identified as
Vishambhar Yadav (38),
a resident of Gunta vil-
lage. Harsora police sta-
tion officer Satyanaray-
an said the fire started
due to a short circuit in
CNG car.
First India Bureau
Bikaner: The police al-
legedly lathi-charged
some women and men
who came to submit a
memorandum in the
murder of a young man
in Gangashahar on Fri-
day. The people de-
manded the arrest of
the killers and had
blocked the road in
front of the collector-
ate. The police chased
away the demonstra-
tors. In the lathi charge,
police did not even
spare the women. How-
ever, acting SP Shailen-
dra Indolia denied the
lathi-charge and said
that nothing of the sort
happened.
The youth, who was
injured in a quarrel late
on Thursday night in
the Gangashahar police
station area, suc-
cumbed to injuries at
the trauma centre of
PBM Hospital.
Khandela also said
that the problems of
discharge of
contaminated water
and availability of
potable water will be
addressed soon
Norelieffrom heat
he monsoon
may have en-
tered Ra-
jasthan, but the
heat wave continues,
which is likely to con-
tinue for a day or two.
The situation is that
people are not getting
relief from the heat
during the day as well
as at night. Delaying
any chances of res-
pite, it will be another
week before monsoon
progresses in this
part of India.
In many districts,
mercury is staying
above 30° Celsius in
the night. There are 15
out of 33 cities where
day temperature has
gone up to 40°C. Tem-
perature in Jaipur
also reached 5° Celsi-
us above normal.
MeT Department on Friday issued
a warning of heat wave in 10 dis-
tricts. In the western region of the
state including Jodhpur, Jaisalmer,
Bikaner, Sri Ganganagar, hot winds
are blowing in many places. The
Met Department has issued a
warning of heat wave in Bikaner,
Ganganagar, Hanumangarh and
Churu in the western regions of the
state, besides Bharatpur, Dholpur,
Karauli, Sawai Madhopur, Kota
region of eastern Rajasthan. For the
next 4 days, there is no chance of
rain in most areas MeT said.
Baya Weaver (Ploceus Philippinus) preparing nests is a common sight during their breeding season. This
mesmerising sight of expertly engineered nests adds to the Monsoon Magic in the desert state. Photojournalist
Himanshu Sharma has captured the weaver birds’ colonies in outskirts of a village in Ajmer.
MET ISSUES HEAT WAVE
WARNING IN 10 DISTRICTS
T
District Maximum Min
Sri Ganganagar 44.5 32.5
Churu 44.0 30.3
Jhunjhunu 43.4 29.9
Alwar 43.0 31.8
Karauli 42.7 31.6
Dholpur 42.3 31.5
Bikaner 42.3 29.5
Bundi 41.0 27.2
Jaisalmer 40.6 27.1
Jaipur 40.5 29.9
MERCURY SOARS ABOVE 40
IN MANY PARTS OF STATE
Temperature °C
Accuse ACB of coercing them
to confess to bribe charges
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The ACB court
on Friday reprimanded
the Anti-Corruption
Bureau staff for not in-
forming the court be-
fore producing Rajar-
am Gurjar, husband of
JMC Greater’s sus-
pended mayor Dr
Somya and Omkar
Sapre before it.
Judge Upendra Shar-
ma in the Special Court
ACB-1 remanded the
duo to one more day of
remand. The Bureau
had demanded a two-
day remand to verify
the spot where the viral
video was shot. The
ACB produced the duo
at around 4.30 pm at
which the Court ex-
pressed displeasure.
The duo was arrest-
ed on June 29 in a case
related to demand of
kickback of Rs20 crore
in lieu of payment of
bills of Rs276 crore due
to BVG company. RSS
regional pracharak
Nimbaram is also
named as an accused.
PP Rajpal Singh
Rathore told the court
that both the accused
were not cooperating in
investigation and the
original video was yet
to be recovered.
Rajaram’s advocate
Jitendra Singh
Rathore told the court
that investigation has
been completed but
ACB wants remand for
torturing them. He ac-
cused the ACB of pres-
surising his clients
to admit the charges
on the ‘basis of lath’
(stick).
Investigating officer
Rajendra Nain said
that the ACB does not
have laths and no har-
assment was done.
RAJARAM, SAPRE ON ONE DAY REMAND
AJMER DARGAH
CHIEF STANDS
WITH NIMBARAM
Ajmer: The Ajmer
Dargah Committee
on Friday came out
in support of the
RSS after regional
pracharak Nimbaram
was named in a case
by ACB. Terming RSS
as a patriotic organi-
sation, Committee
chairman Amin Pa-
than said the action
is a conspiracy of the
Congress govern-
ment. He issued a
statement express-
ing his objection
to the registration
of a case against
Nimbaram.
When a police constable
wanted to hold Raja-
ram’s hand while producing
him in court on Friday, the
latter looked at the constable
with an indignant look. Sens-
ing that Rajaram was in an-
ger, the constable also pulled
back his hand. In such a
situation, whoever saw this
scene in the court, they
thought of the Hindi say-
ing, “Rassi jal gayi par bal
nahin gya” (a person has
suffered a lot but does not
let ego go away).
RAJARAM’S ARROGANCE?
92 rescued children
labourers, sent home
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The 92 child
labourers, who were
freed from child labour
by different police sta-
tions of Jaipur city
,
were sent along with a
team by special train to
their homes in Patna,
Bihar on Friday
. Assis-
tant Director of Dis-
trict Child Protection
Unit, Rohit Jain said
that the record of reha-
bilitationwasprepared
and bank accounts of
the children were
opened & case files
were sent for legal aid.
Rohit Jain, Vijaya Sharma, Rakesh Patel and Deshraj Singh
sent the children to their homes in Bihar.
Poonia discusses
political issues with
JP Nadda, Yadav
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: BJP Ra-
jasthan president Satish
Poonia had a detailed
discussion on various
organisational and po-
litical issues of the state
with the party president
JP Nadda in New Delhi.
Prior to the meeting
with Nadda, Poonia had
a detailed consultation
with Bhupendra Yadav
regarding legal aspects
on the suspension of
the mayor of Jaipur
Greater Municipal cor-
poration Dr Somya.
Detailed discussions
were held on the party’s
e-Chintan camp, Panna
Pramukh conference,
pravas program and up-
coming events to be
held across the state.
Nadda gave necessary
directions to Poonia for
successful execution of
the programmes.
During his two-day
stay in Delhi, Poonia
met the party’s national
general secretary (or-
ganisation) BL Santosh,
national general secre-
tary Bhupendra Yadav,
national general secre-
tary and state in-charge
Arun Singh.
Satish Poonia with Bhupendra Yadav in New Delhi on Friday.

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n STATE RECEIVED 5.39 LAKH DOSES ON THURSDAY n STATE RECEIVED 2 LAKH DOSES ON
FRIDAY n PEOPLE STILL RETURNED WITHOUT JABS DUE TO NON-AVAILABILITY OF DOSES
COVID-19 UPDATE
9,52,573
76 Cases in a day
TOTAL CASES
8,930
7 Deaths in a day
TOTAL DEATHS
9,42,331
TOTAL RECOVERED
1,312
ACTIVE CASES
KEY-HIGHLIGHT
MEHANDIPUR
BALAJI DOOR
REOPENS, TEMPLE
COMMITTEE
OFFICIALS & DISTRICT
COLLECTOR DECIDED
TO REOPEN KHATU
SHYAM TEMPLE
DOORS FOR DEVOTEES
FROM JULY 22
1
he vaccina-
tion drive
gained mo-
m e n t u m
again from
Friday as the state re-
ceived 5.39 lakh Cov-
ishield doses in Jaipur
on late Thursday even-
ing. They received dos-
es have been supplied to
all the districts of the
state. However, inspite
of the fact, on Friday
people had to return
disappointed from the
vaccine centres in
many districts, because
the vaccination did not
take place due to non-
availability of doses
from Jaipur. Mean-
while, a consignment
carrying Covid vaccine
in 17 boxes reached
Jaipur Airport on Fri-
day from Mumbai.
T
A large number of
people had to
come to Jaipur to
get the second vaccine dose
in Jaipur. In far-flung
districts like Jaisalmer,
Barmer, Ganganagar,
Sirohi, Jalore, and
Jhalawar, vaccination is
expected from Saturday.
—CMHO official
Second Covid wave in
Raj to taper off soon!
In RUHS hospital, 94% beds are vacant, admitted
patients are undergoing Post-Corona treatment
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The second
wave of corona in the
state is now on the verge
of ending. Till one and
a half months ago,
where there used to be a
ruckus all the time in
the hospitals for beds,
oxygen, medicines, now
everything seems to be
settled. Wards in Covid
hospitals are now va-
cant due to the decrease
in corona patients.
VAX IN LINE! (Clockwise) Medic administers vaccine dose to a woman. Huge vaccination line at the Gandhinagar Maternal Child
Welfare Centre. People awaiting their turn for vacciantion at VKI on Friday. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA & MUKESH KIRADOO
ONLY 78
PATIENTS IN RUHS
RUHS Superintendent Dr. Ajit
Singh said that out of 1,250
beds in the entire hospital,
only 78 patients are admitted.
Even in the OPD, only 10-15
patients are coming to show
with difficulty every day. 45
out of 78 admitted patients
are in ICU. Most of these
patients are admitted due to
post covid problems. He said
that due to lack of patients,
now the oxygen consumption
has also reduced here.
ONLY 15
PATIENTS IN SMS
Similarly, the situation is
similar in the state’s largest
hospital Sawai Man Singh
hospital in Jaipur. Sawai
Man Singh Superintendent
Dr. Rajesh Sharma said that
only 15 corona patients are
admitted here, all of which
are in ICU. Apart from this,
250 patients are of Mucor-
mycosis (Black Fungus).
Preparations are being made
to shift these patients to the
Jaipuria Hospital.
RU TO GIVE RELAXATION IN FEE, HOSTEL
FOR COVID-19 AFFECTED STUDENTS
After losing the earners at home, biggest problem in front
students is to complete their edu, in this RU takes a big
step. RU has started an exercise to give concessions to chil-
dren of such families whose earning members are no more.
A plan is being worked out where waiving of exam fee &
admission fee along with other benefits are being discussed.
If a student is an outsider & wants to study in a hostel, then
he will also be given an exemption. RU VC Prof Rajiv Jain
says, RU admn has started taking steps in this regard.
DOSES DISPATCHED TO DISTRICTS...
 Vaccine stock was dispatched in some districts on Friday
 Vaccination did not held in Kota, Banswara, Barmer, Bhilwara, Bundi,
Chittorgarh, Dholpur, Hanumangarh, Kota, Pratapgarh on Thursday
 57,139 vaccinated in 23 out of 33 districts across state on Thursday
 3,134 doses were administered in private hospitals
 Jaipur rural, vaccination being held at 80 centres & Jaipur city, over 130 centres
NEW NORMS ON HERITAGE HOTELS
State has a massive number of forts, for-
tresses, palaces, havelis & other antiques
as heritage properties in its geographical
area. The use of these properties as heritage
hotels is encouraged by the govt to promote
protection of privately owned properties.
Owing to this, 2/3rd of heritage hotels in the
country are being operated in Raj. Under the
Tourism Policy 2020, a provision has been
made to encourage heritage tourism. The
Heritage Properties 2021 guideline has been
issued for conversion of heritage properties
as heritage hotels. As per ruling, heritage
property means any building, fort, palace, etc.
built before January 1, 1950. Earlier, certifi-
cate of heritage was issued offline, now it will
be issued online. New construction upto 50%
will also be allowed in heritage properties.
Keep an eye on
drones near border:
BSF DG to jawans
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Surendra
Panwar, Special DG of
Western Command of
BSF has instructed the
soldiers to take action
as per the SOP on the
Pak drones crossing the
international border.
Panwar reached Jais-
almer on Thursday
night on a two-day tour.
He was accompanied by
IG of BSF Rajasthan
Frontier Pankaj Gumar.
On Friday
, he addressed
a military conference
after inspecting various
border posts on the bor-
der.
Khachariyawas reviews transport dept works
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Transport Min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas held a
review meeting of Ra-
jasthan Roadways on
Friday where he in-
spected, through a pres-
entation, every aspect
related to the depart-
ment.
ELECTRIC BUSES:
He said whatever is
causing the delay is not
right, if there is any ob-
jection regarding pur-
chase of buses, the AG
office should meet Fin
Dept and resolve the is-
sue. He also said that
the funds for operation
of electrical buses have
come from Centre a
long time ago.
SALARIES: He also
instructed the officials
that the first priority of
the roadways should be
to pay salaries to the
employees on time and
remaining works
should be planned after
paying salaries.
FINISH WORK: He
also instructed to com-
plete the remaining
work of Sindhi Camp
Bus Stand in 3 months,
while also instructing
the roadways officials
to further improve the
basic facilities for peo-
ple at bus stands.
GOOD MORNING!
Minister Khachariya-
was checked-in at 7 am
in Ward 47 to take stock
of the ward issues and
devp works with Mayor
Munesh Gurjar and
gave instructions to
make all the arrange-
ments before the rain.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas in a meeting of Rajasthan Roadways.
In order to
provide better
facilities to people,
Raj Roadways will procure
550 new buses. Soon, after
the permission of the UP
govt, the roadways will
start operations of special
buses, free of cost
—Pratap Singh Khachariyawas,
Transport Minister
HC raps lawyer
for ‘indecent
behaviour’ during
virtual hearing
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The court of
Justice Devendra
Kachhawa on Friday
took cognisance of inde-
cent behavior by a law-
yer when his bail plea
was rejected through
video conferencing. The
advocate Ramavtar Sin-
gh Choudhary made in-
decent remarks on the
judicial side in the
court. The court took ac-
tion on the misbehavior
under the Contempt of
Court and ordered the
BCR secretary to take
action. The court stated
that this conduct of the
advocate amounted to
crushing the judicial
system. The court also
wrote in the order that
advocate Choudhary be-
haved like a goon. Advo-
cate Chaudhary could
not convince the court
as such bail of his client
was rejected after which
he started misbehaving
for which Justice
Kachhawa took action
against him.
Bainsla writes to Birla,
MPs over reservation
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Gurjar leader
Kirori Singh Bainsla’s
son Vijay Bainsla has
written a letter to 16
MPs of the state includ-
ing LS Speaker Om Bir-
la with a demand to in-
clude Gurjar reserva-
tion in the 9th schedule
of the Constitution.
This letter has been
sent by Bainsla to the
MPs of Gurjar domi-
nated constituencies of
the state. Bainsla said
that members of com-
munities under MBC
have been agitating for
15 years for reservation.
Kirori Bainsla & Vijay Bainsla
Tehsildar’s order sheet stirs Bureaucracy!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: For the first
time in Rajasthan, a
case of pressure on the
entire chain of bureau-
cracy has come to the
fore in a govt order on
behalf of an officer. The
case pertains to the can-
cellation of the conver-
sion of a residential
land in Raipur tehsil of
Pali dist. There has
been a stir in the bu-
reaucracy from Pali to
Jaipur after the letter
of the then Tehsildar
Narendra Singh Pan-
war pertaining to high-
level pressure, sur-
faced.
Panwar has written
in detail about the pres-
sure from the high- lev-
el in the order sheet. He
mentioned that the con-
version of residential
land was done in Raipur
tehsil for which the Col-
lector and Raipur
Tehsildar kept pressur-
ising him on the request
of ‘Sahib’ from Jaipur
to cancel it. Whereas, in
the sections cited above,
such a case is not made
out. He also alleged that
he was also threatened
about his job. The Col-
lector said that the al-
legation is false and or-
ders were issued in the
backdate, while the
Tehsildar on APO, still
holds the point that he
was unnecessarily pres-
surised.
The conversion of
residential land took
place about 8 years ago
in Meel Colony of
Raipur Tehsil. In some
colonies of Raipur,
there is talk of pressure
to cancel the conversion
of land on the basis of
‘pick and choose.’ Ac-
cording to the letter of
the Tehsildar, by con-
verting the matter into
a case under the Ten-
ancy Act, the Pali Col-
lector and the SDM
pressurised him to evict
the Khatedar at the be-
hest of a ‘Sahib from
Jaipur’.
Panwar wrote that
“Orally the Tehsildar
was summoned at SDM
office and told that the
Collector was getting
repeated phone calls as
to why action isn’t be-
ing taken by registering
the case of Meel Colo-
ny?
Pali Collector Ansh-
deep said, “Allegations
seem to be made under
pressure. I was in-
formed about some il-
legal colonies in after
which the SDM was in-
structed to take neces-
sary action as per
norms. After investiga-
tion, we found that the
Tehsildar has written a
letter in the backdate
afterbeingputonAPO.”
However, Panwar
said, “What I have writ-
ten in the order is cor-
rect. Why would I write
the wrong thing? Eight
years ago, the residen-
tial land was converted,
which was done by the
Tehsildars, who had
held the position before
me. I wrote down that
which was legal.”
Anshdeep Narendra Panwar
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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Everything is changeable,
everything appears and
disappears; there is no blissful
peace until one passes beyond
the agony of life and death.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
I congratulate @investindia on
being declared as the world’s most
innovative Investment Promotion
Agency. This is a proud moment
for every Indian, when the world
was struck by the Pandemic, India
continued to promote opportunities for
investors. A well-deserved recognition.
Dharmendra Pradhan
@dpradhanbjp
Mamata Didi and the TMC brigade can
conveniently feign ignorance on the
arson, loot and blood bath perpetrated
by them on innocent people, but
the law of the land will take its own
course leave no stone unturned in
rendering justice to the victims of the
WB post-poll violence.
TOP TWEET
TIME FOR PAK TO
PUT A LEASH ON
ROGUE ELEMENTS
drone was recently
spotted in the resi-
dential complex of
Indian High Commis-
sioninPakistancaus-
ing alarm. This intrusion comes
days after two drones dropped
explosivesattheIndianAirForce
base in Jammu. Gravity of the
Jammu incident was not lost on
the security establishment of In-
dia and measures have been tak-
en to foil any future threat. What
happened in Pakistan has given
an altogether new twist to this
technological warfare. With
rogueelementsinPakistanbeing
either beyond ISI’s control or act-
ing on its directions, the latest
development does not portend
well for the region.
Pakistan must understand
that India will not tolerate such
transgressions any further and
it has to put the terror groups it
pampers on leash. Although for-
eign missions are protected un-
der the Geneva Convention, ter-
ror groups are capable of violat-
ing all diplomatic norms. It has
to bear in mind that it continues
to be on the European Union’s
grey list for not doing enough
against terror groups.
A
ccording to the
2011 census, 99.76
percent of Indians
are said to have
identified with a
religion,while0.24percentdid
not state their religious iden-
tity
. A 2012 report by WIN-Gal-
lup Global Index of Religion
and Atheism said that 81 per-
centof Indianswerereligious,
13 percent were non-religious,
three percent were convinced
atheists and three percent
were unsure or did not re-
spond. Leave that aside and
lookatwhatthePewResearch
Center’s latest survey has to
say about Indians’ views on
“religious identity
, national-
ism and religious tolerance”.
Based on a face-to-face survey
,
the report has some key find-
ings which are relevant in the
prevailing times.
While many believe that
religious intolerance has
gone up under the BJP rule,
the Pew survey found 84 per-
cent of the respondents be-
lieved that to be “truly Indian
it is very important to respect
all religions. People in all re-
ligious groups “overwhelm-
ingly said that they were free
to practice their faiths”. But
this religious tolerance does
not extend to inter-faith mar-
riages as both Hindus and
Muslims were opposed to the
idea. Despite the “tolerance”,
Hindus and Muslims strong-
ly prefer segregation among
religious communities.
Things get complicated
when Hindus link national
identity with religion and
language. For 64 percent Hin-
dus, one has to be a Hindu to
be truly Indian and 80 per-
cent linked Hindi with being
Indian. This group prefers
religious segregation. It is
this group which forms the
bulwark of support for the
BJP. The interesting part of
the survey is about religious
conversion which has be-
come an issue bigger than
what it actually is.
PEW STUDY FINDINGS
ARE DISCONCERTING
People in all religious
groups “overwhelmingly
said that they were free to
practice their faiths”. But
this religious tolerance
does not extend to
inter-faith marriages as
both Hindus and Muslims
were opposed to the idea
A
CHALLENGES FOR NAYA
JAMMU KASHMIR
The drone threat has
emerged as a major
challenge for the security
forces and may be used
repeatedly by the terrorists
to disturb peace during the
current summer and scare
away the tourists. India
will soon have a counter
strategy in place and things
won’t remain so simple for
the terrorists or their
Pakistan based akas
rime Minister Narendra
Modi set the roadmap for
Naya Jammu Kashmir
with successful completion
of the All-Party Meet con-
vened by him at 7 Lok Kalyan
Marg on 24 June. The meeting
which has many firsts to its
credit was an unprecedented
success and sent positive
vibes in both the regions of
the UT. There was usual skep-
ticism and annoyance in
Jammu region claiming un-
der representation while
many in Kashmir did not give
it a chance of success hoping
that Gupkar Alliance would
stick to its demand of restora-
tion of 370. Both sides were
surprised at the end of the
meeting and the positive sig-
nals that emanated at the end
of the meet. This was the first
All-Party meet which saw no
boycotts by the invitees. All
14 invitees attended the meet.
It was also the first such meet
without any pre-set agenda
yet it lasted for about four
hours and ended on a happy
note without any acrimony
. It
was the first such meet in
which no participant talked
about separatism or Paki-
stan. It obviously sent shock
waves across the border and
to the pro-Pakistan lobby in
the Valley
. They felt that their
relevance has been further
relegated post 05 August 2019.
Such a situation is difficult to
digest for Pakistan and its
sympathizers who still con-
sider JK to be its jugular
vein without realizing the
fact that majority hearts have
changed post 05 August 19.
If at all there is unanimity
in Pakistan, which is usually
divided on all issues, it is on
the issue of keeping JK on
the boil. There is no divided
opinion on this and the entire
effort of the Pakistani deep
state is focused to that end. No
sooner than later Pakistani
establishment realized that it
is not only losing ground in
Kashmir but the coming sum-
mer of 2021 may prove to be a
turning point in bringing nor-
malcy back, it activated its
“Dirty Tricks” Department
headedbyISItocreatehurdles
so that law and order becomes
a major issue thus receding
thechancesof peaceandtran-
quility in the Valley
. It is des-
perate to spread the arc of ter-
ror to the Jammu region as
well. ISI has been active in the
Muslim majority Districts of
Poonch, Doda and Kishtwar
for quite sometime but with-
out any obvious success. How-
ever,theprobabilityof sleeper
cells cannot be ruled out. Re-
ports suggest that a network
of sleeper cells is already in
place in hilly areas of Kathua
district adjoining Udhampur
District. Desperate attempts
have been made to target Jam-
mu with an intent to disturb
the communal harmony and
provoke communal riots. It
goes to the credit of Jammu
Police and its intelligence
sleuths that none of the at-
tempts succeeded with the Po-
lice able to pre-empt them.
This has added a new di-
mension to the Pak sponsored
terror and also given a wake-
up call to the security estab-
lishment which was making
tall claims of sealing the bor-
der with latest state of the art
high-tech gadgetry including
laser fence to cover the water
bodies under the Comprehen-
sive Integrated Border Man-
agement System planned by
theUnionHomeMinistry
.But
Pakistan has once again sur-
prised us by choosing the
aerial route to strike at our
assets. Earlier Pakistan had
surprised us by Suicide At-
tacks and later by using the
sea route for Mumbai attacks.
Initially our response to both
lacked preparedness and im-
agination but later these op-
tions became prohibitively
costly for the Deep State.
Buoyed by the success of
drone attacks during the Ar-
menia-Azerbaijan Conflict
Pakistan lost no time in pro-
curing these from its all-
weather friend China and its
newfoundSaathi(friend)Tur-
key and adding to the inven-
tory of terrorists. The daring
drone attack on a moonlit
nightatSatwariAirForcesta-
tion has not only exposed gap-
ing holes in our Air Defence
but also on our ground sur-
veillance on the border and
the area between the border
and the National Highway
.
The drones not only infiltrat-
ed to attack the air base but
also exfiltrated without being
challenged!Godforbidif such
drones are in possession of
the terrorists who are already
inside our territory
.
The drone threat has
emerged as a major challenge
for the security forces and
may be used repeatedly by
the terrorists to disturb
peace during the current
summer and scare away the
tourists. India will soon have
a counter strategy in place
and things won’t remain so
simple for the terrorists or
their Pakistan based akas.
Onthepoliticalhorizon,the
changed tones of Kashmiri
leaders immediately after re-
turning to Kashmir is an indi-
cator of things to follow. The
Gupkar Alliance, cracks in
which have become very obvi-
ous, will continue to exist on
paper with each constituent
party pursuing its own agen-
da to keep its vote bank happy
.
Demand for restoration of 370
will continue to simmer but
remain subdued on the pre-
text that it is sub judice. De-
mand for restoration of state-
hoodbeforeelectionswillgain
ground but these parties will
keep shifting goal posts de-
pending upon which way
wind is blowing in Delhi and
theiracceptabilitybythelocal
youth which is totally an-
noyed with them.
While Centre may focus its
eyes and ears on happenings
in the Valley it can ill-afford
to ignore Jammu anymore.
The aspirations of the local
Dogras coupled with restora-
tion of Dogra identity, cul-
ture and heritage has become
a major binding force among
the local youth. It’s gaining
ground with the local civil
society as well. Jammu is no
more willing to suffer Kash-
miri hegemony again. Hence,
Jammu will watch every
move of the Central Govern-
ment very closely and dissect
it with surgeon’s precision.
The Centre therefore will
have to do a fine balancing
act while taking any decision
about the political future of
JK and ensure that the in-
terests of the Jammu region
are not ignored.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
P
BRIG VETERAN
ANIL GUPTA
The author is a Jammu based veteran,
political commentator, columnist,
security and strategic analyst
The Gupkar Alliance,
cracks in which have
become very obvious,
will continue to exist
on paper with each
constituent party
pursuing its own
agenda to keep its vote
bank happy
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CALCUTTA HC ASKS CS TO PRESERVE
INTELLIGENCE CORRESPONDENCE
Kolkata: The Calcutta
High Court on Friday,
after perusing the in-
terim report of the Na-
tional Human Right
Commission (NHRC) on
alleged post poll vio-
lence in West Bengal,
directed the state’s
Chief Secretary to en-
sure preservation of
the correspondence of
the Special Branch or
Intelligence Branch of
the state police. The
logs of different control
rooms should also be
preserved regarding al-
leged post-poll violence
that occurred in the
state, the court said.
The high court fur-
ther ordered that the en-
tire material from May 2
till date be kept in a
sealed cover duly signed
by the members of the
committee,immediately
.
Any lapse or delay in the
matter will invite ad-
verse inference. A spe-
cial five Judge Bench of
Calcutta High Court
headedbyJusticeRajesh
Bindal also ordered that
state shall make all ar-
rangements for medical
treatment of those in-
jured in the violence,
post assembly elections.
Supply of rations is
ensured to the persons,
even if they have lost
their ration cards, the
bench said.
—ANI
Calcutta High Court
Pawar favours amends
to farm laws; Tomar
says ‘welcome move’
New Delhi: Union Agri-
culture Minister Naren-
dra Singh Tomar has wel-
comed Nationalist Con-
gress Party (NCP) supre-
mo Sharad Pawar’s re-
cent comments on the
new farm laws. Pawar
had on Thursday suggest-
ed new farm laws must
not be totally scrapped
but the certain amend-
ments should be done.
Tomar said that the
government under Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
is committed to the devel-
opment of farmers. In the
last seven years, he said,
the government has only
taken measures that ben-
efit the farmers and en-
sure that their profit
increases.
“Various schemes were
introduced to benefit
them. The change in farm
laws was brought based
on the recommendation
of theSwaminathanCom-
mittee report that was
submitted in 2006 to the
UPAgovernmentthatjust
sat over it without any ap-
parent action” he said.
Tomar told ANI, “I wel-
come the statement of ex-
Agriculure Minister
Sharad Pawar where he
said that all laws need not
be changed. The clauses
against which there is ob-
jection must be changed
after deliberation.”
PAWAR SPEAKS
Narendra Singh Tomar
NEWS DIGEST
INDIA JOINS OECD/G20 INCLUSIVE
FRAMEWORK TAX DEAL
New Delhi: According to a
recent notification from the
Ministry of Finance, India may
implement a solution to tackle
tax challenges arising out of
digitalisation of the economy
very soon. A GoI note reads,
“India will continue to be
constructively engaged for
reaching a consensus based
ready to implement solution with Pillar one and Pillar
two as a package by October.”
IAF PERSONNEL ACTED SWIFTLY
AFTER EXPLOSIONS: SOURCES
New Delhi: The Indian Air
Force personnel at the Jammu
airbase acted swiftly after hear-
ing the two drones enter the
area and carry out explosions
there, sources involved in the
investigation said here. Two
IAF personnel deployed at the
Jammu airbase had heard the
sound of drones entering the
airbase late in the night after 1.30 am. Soon after the
blasts, the personnel rushed, the sources said.
AFTER MAHA GOVERNOR’S LETTER,
THACKERAY PENS A POLITE REBUFF
Mumbai: Days after Maha-
rashtra Governor Bhagat Singh
Koshyari’s letter -- rooting for
certain issues raised by the
Opposition BJP -- addressed to
Chief Minister Uddhav Thack-
eray, the latter has penned a
polite rebuff, here on Friday.
Responding to the Governor’s
one-page letter of June 24
-- which was released on June 30 -- Thackeray has
sent a 3-pager, explaining in detail.
NEW BRIDGES TO ENHANCE
CAPABILITY ON PAKISTAN FRONT
New Delhi: Indian Army
chief General Manoj
Mukund Naravane osaid
the induction of the latest
short span bridges will
enhance the capabilities
of tanks fighting vehicles
on the western front
with Pak. “The bridges’
induction will increase the
capability of the Indian army, 10 meters span
bridge was needed,” the Army chief said.
SP IS PARTY OF OPPORTUNISTS,
POWER GREEDY PEOPLE: BSP
New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj
Party (BSP) spokesper-
son Sudhindra Bhadoria
slammed the Samajwadi
Party (SP) chief Akhilesh
Yadav on Friday for his
comments that the party
will forge an alliance with
small political parties
in 2022 Uttar Pradesh
Assembly elections and said that SP has no
policy, no principles and no programmes.
Mehbooba holds PDP meeting
in Srinagar after meet with PM
Srinagar: Days after
attending an all-party
meet with Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi,
Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) chief Me-
hbooba Mufti on Fri-
day held a meeting
with other leaders of
the party at her resi-
dence in Srinagar.
According to PDP
spokesperson SS
Bukhari, discussions
regarding the party’s
participation in the un-
ion territory elections
will be held when they
reach that stage. “Me-
hbooba Mufti Ji today
held a meeting on the
political situation in
Jammu and Kashmir,
following an all-party
meeting with the
Prime Minister. Dis-
cussions on whether
the party will partici-
pate in elections or not
will only be held when
we reach that stage,”
Bukhari said.
PM Modi had on
June 24 held a high-
level interaction with
political leadership
from Kashmir.
The PDP chief told
reporters after the 3.5
hour-long meeting that
she has told the Prime
Minister that the peo-
ple of JK do not ac-
cept the manner in
which Article 370 was
abrogated “unconstitu-
tionally, illegally and
immorally”.
“People of JK are
in a lot of difficulties
after August 5, 2019.
They are angry, upset
and emotionally shat-
tered. They feel humili-
ated. I told PM that peo-
ple do not accept the
manner in which Arti-
cle 370 was abrogated.”
IN THE COURTYARD
SC REJECTS PLEA SEEKING
ACTION AGAINST VK SINGH
PLEA FILED IN BIHAR COURT
TO BOOK MEHBOOBA MUFTI
SC ADJOURNS PLEA SEEKING
MORATORIUM MODIFICATION
NO STAY ON SEDITION CASE
AGAINST AYESHA SULTHANA
New Delhi: The Supreme Court
on Friday dismissed a PIL seek-
ing action against Union Minster
General (Retd) VK Singh after he
allegedly made certain remarks
about India had crossed the Line
of Actual Control (LAC) more
often than China.
Muzaffarpur: A petition has been filed in a court
in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur praying to book Jammu
and Kashmir PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti following
her statement urging the Government of India to
resume dialogue with Pakistan. “The plea seeks a
case against Mehbooba Mufti under Sections 323,
504, 109, 110, 111, 120B and 124 of Indian Penal
Code (IPC),” said Advocate Kamlesh on Thursday.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned
the petition filed by lawyer Vishal Tiwari, seeking
a direction to allow his plea and modified the SC’s
March 23, 2021 judgment and issue orders that the
period of declaring any account as Non-performing
Assets (NPA) shall be reckoned from the date of the
judgement pronounced.
Kochi: The Kerala High Court today refused to stay
further proceedings in the sedition case registered
against Lakshadweep filmmaker Ayesha Sulthana.
Considering a plea filed by Ayesha Sulthana seeking
to quash the FIR or police case registered against
her by the Kavaratti police, the Kerala High Court
said more time may be required for probe.
COURT TO FRAME
CHARGES AGAINST
THAROOR ON JULY 27
New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue
Court on Friday once again
adjourned the passing of order
on the issue
of framing of
charges in
Sunanda
Pushkar death
case to July 27.
Shashi Tharoor,
husband of
Sunanda Pushkar, is the main
accused in the matter according
to the Delhi Police. Mr Tharoor,
former Union minister, who is
currently on bail in the case, was
chargesheeted by Delhi Police
under relevant sections of IPC.
Mehbooba Mufti
Complying with new rules:
FB removes 30M posts
New Delhi: Facebook
“actioned” over 30 mil-
lion content pieces
across 10 violation cat-
egories during May 15-
June 15 in the country,
the social media giant
said in its maiden
monthly compliance re-
port as mandated by the
IT rules.
Instagram took ac-
tion against about two
million pieces across
nine categories during
the same period.
Under the new IT
rules, large digital plat-
forms (with over 5 mil-
lion users) will have to
publish periodic com-
pliance reports every
month, mentioning the
details of complaints
received and action tak-
en thereon. The report
is to also include the
number of specific
communication links
or parts of information
that intermediary has
removed or disabled ac-
cess to in pursuance of
any proactive monitor-
ing conducted by using
automated tools.
While Facebook ac-
tioned over 30 million
content pieces across
multiple categories
during May 15-June 15,
Instagram took action
against about 2 million
pieces. —PTI
Even if you put Army, it doesn’t
matter, says Sanjay Raut
New Delhi: Senior
Shiv Sena leader and
Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay
Raut on Friday lashed
out at the Central gov-
ernment and the En-
forcement Directorate
for attaching assets of
Maharashtra Deputy
Chief Minister Ajit Pa-
war worth Rs 65.75
crore in a money laun-
dering case and said
even if you want to de-
ploy the Army, it does
not matter for it would
not affect the morale of
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment.
Speaking to media,
Raut said, “Everyone
knows about the matter
that is going on in Ma-
harashtra, and why the
central investigating
agencies ED and CBI
are active there? People
know what is the inten-
tion behind it. But, if
anyone feels that by do-
ing this the morale of
the Maharashtra gov-
ernment will be broken
or the government will
fall, then they are con-
fused. Nothing like this
will happen. If you
want, deploy army; it
doesn’t matter.”
The Shiv Sena lead-
er’s reaction came a day
after ED attached prop-
erties worth over Rs 65
crore, linked to Maha
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar,
under provisions of
Prevention of Money
Laundering Act. —ANI
Sanjay Raut
New Delhi: Election commission of India on
Friday sought a response from the West Bengal
government over elections to two Rajya Sabha
seats. Two Rajya Sabha seats which were earlier
being held by Dinesh Trivedi and Manas Bhuiyan
lie vacant. Manas
Bhunia, who is now
state water resources
minister, stepped down
from his Rajya Sabha
seat. In February former
Trinamool Congress
MP Dinesh Trivedi an-
nounced his resignation from the Rajya Sabha
seat after saying that he felt suffocated. It is also
to be noted that the state’s chief electoral officer
has written to ECI regarding the pending by-elec-
tions.Significantly, by-elections are important as
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and the finance
minister Dr Amit Mitra is currently non-MLAs
and needs to get elected within six months i.e.
November 5 to continue as MLA or as CM. The
first Assembly session of West Bengal after the
assembly elections begins today. —ANI
Sikh Minority
Forum meets
JK LG Sinha
Poet Munawwar
Rana’s son faked
attack on himself
Srinagar: A delegation
of the Sikh Minority
Forum on Friday called
on Jammu and Kash-
mir Lieutenant General
Manoj Sinha at Raj
Bhavan in Srinagar.
As per a statement
from the Raj Bhawan,
the delegation submit-
ted a memorandum of
demands including im-
plementation of an An-
ti-Conversion Law, Spe-
cial employment pack-
age for Sikhs and beau-
tification and other al-
lied development works
of religious places.
Rae Bareli: Police here
on Friday claimed that
Urdu poet Munawwar
Rana’s son faked an at-
tack on himself in a bid
to frame in uncle in a
false case, with whom
he had a dispute over an
ancestral property
.
Police also said Ta-
brez Rana himself
wanted to contest the
Assembly elections
from Tiloi and had
planned the attack on
himself to get security
and media coverage.
The poet’s son had
lodged a complaint with
police, alleging attack
on June 28.
Trinamool Congress party’s MLA Ashish Banerjee was
on Friday elected as Deputy Speaker of the West Ben-
gal Legislative Assembly here, amidst noisy scenes in
the the Assembly with BJP MLAs staging a walk out.
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BJP’s hullabaloo...
The business of the
House will continue till
July 8 and the state
budgetfor2021-22would
be placed on July 7.
Later, speaking to re-
porters, Leader of Op-
position Suvendu
Adhikari said the BJP
legislators were forced
to stage the protest as
there was no mention
of post-poll violence in
the speech copy circu-
lated among the MLAs.
The issue of post-
poll violence has be-
come a major bone of
contention between the
ruling Trinamool Con-
gress government and
the opposition BJP
with the saffron party
accusing the former of
inciting violence and
attacking BJP workers
after the polls. The
TMC, however, has
called the allegations
“baseless” and a “gim-
mick” by the BJP.
Earlier this week, fol-
lowing an exchange of
barbs between the Raj
Bhavanandthestatesec-
retariat, Dhankhar told
reporters that he had
raised a few questions
over the speech with Ba-
nerjee, to which she had
said that the state cabi-
net passed the draft. Ac-
cording to sources, the
Raj Bhavan wanted in-
clusion of the incidents
of post-poll violence in
the state to which the
TMC government had
an objection. Last year
too, he was opposed to
parts of the contents of
the speech, but had
read it out.
3 LeT terrorists...
following information
about presence of mili-
tants there, a police of-
ficial said. He said the
searchoperationturned
into an encounter after
militants opened fire on
the security forces, who
retaliated.
One soldier was in-
jured in the initial ex-
change of firing with
militants, the official
said, adding that the
jawan succumbed to his
injuries at a hospital
here. The official said
reinforcements were
rushed to the area and
in the exchange of fir-
ing, three militants
were killed.
The identities of the
slain ultras were being
ascertained, he said,
adding that they be-
longed to the LeT outfit.
The operation is going
on and further details
are awaited, he added.
India protests...
a note verbale which is
a diplomatic commu-
nique, people familiar
with the development
said.The incident came
to light amid growing
concerns in the securi-
ty establishment in In-
dia after explosives-lad-
en drones were used to
carry out an attack on
the Jammu Air Force
station on June 27. “A
drone was spotted over
the premises of the In-
dian High Commission
in Islamabad on June
26. This has been taken
up officially with the
government of Paki-
stan. We expect Paki-
stan to investigate the
incident and prevent
recurrence of such
breach of security,”
EAM Spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi said.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: Niti Aayog
member (health) VK
Paul on Friday said
both doses of vaccines
provide at least 98 per
cent protection from
Covid-19 death, citing a
study done by the Post
Graduate Institue of
Medical Education and
Research, Chandigarh
in association with the
Punjab government. A
real-life study has been
conducted on police
personnel of the state.
The study is very
simple. 4,868 police per-
sonnel were not vacci-
nated and out of them,
15 died of Covid-19,
which translates to 3.08
per thousand, Dr Paul
said. Out of 35,856 po-
lice personnel who re-
ceived one dose of the
vaccine, nine died,
which translates to 0.25
per thousand. A total
of 42,720 police person-
nel received both doses
of the vaccine and 2
among them died,
which translates to 0.05
per thousand.
2 VAX DOSESKEEPYOU98%SAFE:GOVT
Niti Aayog member VK Paul said citing a study done by the Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Dr.Vinod K. Paul Lav Agarwal address a press conference on the
actions taken updates on COVID-19 in New Delhi on Friday.
New Delhi: Union
Minister Piyush Goyal
on Friday slammed
Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi for his criti-
cism of the ongoing
COVID-19 vaccination
process. The Union
Minister attacked the
WayanadMP and stated
that he should refrain
from petty politics dur-
ing the fight against
COVID. Goyal, in a
tweet, informed that 12
crore vaccine doses will
be available in July
which is separate from
the supply to private
hospitals.
12 crore vaccine
doses will be available
in July - separate from
supply to private hospi-
tals. States have been
informed about supply
15 days back. Rahul
Gandhi should under-
stand that petty poli-
tics, instead of serious-
ness, is not right in the
fight against COVID,
Goyal tweeted.
The tweet of the Un-
ion minister came as a
reply to Congress lead-
er's comment on the
microblogging website,
It is already July,
where are the vac-
cines.—ANI
Goyal slams RaGa over Covid vax process
New Delhi: Reeling un-
der scorching heat-
wave, Delhi got the
much-needed respite
this evening as light
rains were witnessed in
several parts of the na-
tional capital. Daytime
temperatures were
above 40 degrees Celsi-
us for fourth consecu-
tive day, which now
dropped a few notches
due to scattered rain-
fall. Earlier in the day,
IMD said “isolated and
scattered thunderstorm
activity accompanied
with lightning and rain-
fall is also likely” in
Delhi NCR but no fa-
vourable conditions are
likely to develop for fur-
ther advance of south-
west monsoon as the
heat wave continues.
Rain in parts of Delhi brings
relief from intense heat wave
BSF to dig into
pool of 500 firms
for anti-drone
technology
New Delhi: In the wake
of threats from drones
and cross-border tun-
nels, the BSF on Friday
launched an initiative
to dig into a pool of 500
Indian companies to
find solutions to these
border security chal-
lenges.
In collaboration with
Ministry of Electronics
and Information Tech-
nology (MeitY), the BSF
on Friday launched BSF
Hi-tech Undertaking for
Maximising Innovation
(BHUMI) to find appro-
priate systems to detect
and destroy drones and
tunnels with help from
Indian companies. BSF
said the initiative was
part of the Atmanirb-
har Bharat mission and
would “require Indian
Startups premier in-
stitutions to develop
cost-effective indige-
nous solutions for bor-
der management”.
New Delhi: India on
Friday said that it is
closely monitoring le-
galproceedingsagainst
fugitive businessmen
Mehul Choksi, and
Nirav Modi. In a media
briefing, Ministry of
ExternalAffairs(MEA)
Ministry spokesperson
Arindam Bagchi said,
“We are of course
closely monitoring the
ongoing legal proceed-
ings in both cases,”
when asked about the
latest update on Mehul
and Nirav. Choksi, who
is currently in Domi-
nica facing trial, went
missing from Antigua
onMay23wascaught
in Dominica. He was
charged with illegal en-
try into Dominica by
police after he alleged-
ly fled Antigua and
Barbuda in a possible
attempt to avoid extra-
dition to India.
MEA: India closely monitoring legal
proceedings against Mehul, Nirav
CHIEFS OF ALL THREE FORCES ARE OF
SAME BATCH, TO RETIRE SAME YEAR
Admiral Karambir Singh who assumed command of
the Indian Navy on May 31, 2019 as the 24th Chief
of the Naval Staff will retire in May 2022, while Air
Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria who took over as
the 26th Chief of the Air Staff on September 30,
2019, is retiring in September 2022. Besides, Lt
Gen M M Naravane - appointed Chief of Army Staff
on December 31, 2019 - is scheduled to retire in
December 2022. All the three Chiefs had joined their
respective forces in the year 1980. Karambir Singh
RKS Bhadauria M M Naravane appointed Chief of
Army Staff on December 31, 2019 - is scheduled
to retire in December 2022. All the three Chiefs had
joined their respective forces in the year 1980.
HAS SPECIAL SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT
BEEN DENIED EXTENSION?
Special Secretary to the President of India Ram Nath
Kovind ,E L S N Bala Prasad was not given extension
in service on June 30. 1986 batch Bihar cadre IAS
officer Bala Prasad superannuated on June 30.
WILL BALA PRASAD GET RE-EMPLOYMENT?
Grapevine has it that Special Secretary to the
President of India Ram Nath Kovind, E L S N
Bala Prasad may be given re-employment in the
Rashtrapati Bhawan. He is 1986 batch IAS officer of
Bihar cadre.
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TROLLED FOR SKIN COLOUR, BENGALI
ACTOR FILES POLICE COMPLAINT
PROTECTION GRANTED TO FORMER
MUM TOP COP EXTENDED TILL JULY 6
MONSOON SESSION OF PARLIAMENT
TO COMMENCE FROM JULY 19
RAPE-MURDER ACCUSED SHOT,
INJURED WHILE FLEEING IN ASSAM
Kolkata: An actor in West Bengal, often targeted for
her dusky skin tone by internet
users, has filed a cyber complaint
with the Kolkata Police. Shruti Das,
who debuted in 2019 in Bengali
soap “Trinayani”, said she had been
shamed for her skin tone for the
last two years but it reached a point
where she could not take it anymore
as the attacks were becoming more and more personal.
New Delhi: The Maharashtra government told the
Bombay HC that it will not arrest
former Mumbai police commis-
sioner Param Bir Singh till July 6 in
a case registered against him under
the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities)
Act. Senior counsel Darius Kham-
bata told the court that his previous
statement on protecting Mr Singh
from any coercive action will be extended till July 6.
New Delhi: “The sixth session of the 17th Lok
Sabha will commence on July 19. Subject to
exigencies of government business, the session
is likely to conclude on August 13,” a Lok Sabha
release said. Rajya Sabha press communique
said that President Ram Nath Kovind has
summoned the House to meet on July 19 and the
session will continue till August 13.
Morigaon: The accused in the alleged gang rape
murder of a minor girl at Bhurgaon in Assam’s
Morigaon district was injured in police firing
when he tried to flee from custody on Friday, an
officer said. The accused, Sayad Ali, was taken
by the police to the crime scene and at Gasarguri
point on Morigaon-Bhuragaon PWD road.
New Delhi: Antibiotic sales soared
during the first wave in India last year,
as per study that suggests that drugs,
especially azithromycin, used to treat
mild moderate cases. A significant
increase in non-
CAF antibiotic
sales, partic-
ularly azithro-
mycin, occurred
during the peak
phase of the first
epidemic wave, indicating the need for
urgent antibiotic stewardship mea-
sures, said the study by Washington
University School of Medicine in St
Louis. Researchers analyzed monthly
sales of all antibiotics in India's private
health sector from January 2018
through December 2020. —ANI
New Delhi: India's cumulative
COVID-19 vaccination coverage
crossed the landmark of 34 crore
on Friday. A total of 34,00,76,232
vaccine doses were administered, the
health Ministry
informed. In the
last 24 hours,
42 Lakh vaccine
doses were
administered of
which 32,80,998
beneficiaries were vaccinated for 1st
dose and 9,83,125 beneficiaries re-
ceived 2nd dose of vaccine. The min-
istry further informed that 24,51,539
vaccine doses were administered as
first dose and 89,027 vaccine doses
given as the second dose in the age
group 18-44 years on Thursday. —ANI
SURGE IN ANTIBIOTIC
SALES DURING 1ST WAVE
VAX COVERAGE CROSSES
LANDMARK OF 34 CRORE
New Delhi: With as-
sembly polls to crucial
states like Uttar
Pradesh, Punjab and
Uttarakhand due early
next year, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
is learnt to have asked
the ministers to
prepare strategy for
boosting the party’s
prospects.
Highly placed sourc-
es said at least 10 union
ministers have been
involved in the task and
each of them has ten to
fifteen members of par-
liament in the team to
step up the party’s
preparations. There
are separate teams for
poll-bound states of Ut-
tarakhand, Punjab,
Goa, Manipur and UP
.
These ministers will
strategise and assess
the overall perfor-
mance in poll-bound
states where the party
is in power. BJP is in
power in four of five
poll-bound states. —ANI
UnionMinisterstohelpsteersaffronparty’s
strategy, preparations in poll-bound states
New Delhi: Central government, under the leader-
ship of PM Modi, is committed to realising the
vision of a developed and progressive Puduch-
erry, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on
Friday. Shah’s statement came after he met with
a delegation of MLAs from Puducherry in Delhi.
The delegation had also met with Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda.
UnderPM’sleadership,Centrecommitted
toPuducherry’sdevelopment:AmitShah
‘NO VACCINE FOR VIRUS OF IGNORANCE’
Piyush Goyal
Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi
Narendra Modi

8. First India Bureau
Udaipur: The police on
Friday arrested a hard-
core criminal Imran
Kunjda, 37, and two of
his associates from Kel-
wa in Rajsamand and
recovered illegal weap-
ons and five live car-
tridges.
The police had re-
ceived information that
wanted Imran was go-
ing to Amet in Rajsa-
mand along with his
associates Raju Mewati
and Nasir on bike. The
trio tried to run away by
firing on the police to
which the police retali-
ated with firing.
After this the motor-
cycle became unbal-
anced, fell on the road
and the trio was in-
jured. After first aid the
accused were taken to
Kelwa police station for
interrogation.
Udaipur Special Po-
lice in-charge Dr Hanu-
want Singh Rajpurohit
said that Imran is a
history-sheeter. Recent-
ly, he was booked in an
extortion case at Am-
bamata police sta-
tion.
History-sheeter, two aides
held after exchange of fire
The trio accused in the police custody on Friday.
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papers recovered from trio
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A day after
conducting a massive
search operation at 14
different spots across
the state related to dis-
proportionateassetsof
three officials, ACB re-
covered more cash,
gold and silver from
the lockers of three of-
ficers and filed three
separate cases.
From XEN Nirmal
Kumar Goyal, Rs 43.55
lakhcash,1.385kggold,
adiamondsetworthRs
6 lakh, gold and silver
worth lakhs was recov-
ered. From DTO Man-
ish Sharma, docu-
ments of 4 luxury bus-
es worth Rs 1.40 crore
in his wife’s name, car,
cash was recovered.
From Inspector
Pradeep Sharma, 200
gramsof goldworthRs
11 lakh was recovered.
First India Bureau
Baran: A man was
killed while four per-
sons were injured in
a bloody brawl be-
tween two families
over throwing lefto-
vers of non-veg food
in the drain outside
the house at Hanu-
want Kheda village
in Anta town of
Baran Thursday
.
Both sides at-
tacked each other
with sticks and
stones. In the attack,
Chhotu Lal Prajapa-
ti, 60, was killed
while four persons,
including a woman
were injured. One of
the injured is seri-
ous, who has been
referred to Baran.
According to the
police, the quarrel
took place over
throwing leftovers of
non-veg food in the
drain outside the
house.
Non-veg was made
at Chotu Lal’s house
and he allegedly
dumped food waste
in the drain that fac-
es the house of
Madanlal Meena.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: A five-years-
old boy died of snake-
bite here in Barmer late
on Thursday night.
Family members al-
leged that they reached
CHC at Chohtan in Bar-
mer soon after the inci-
dent but no medical
staff including doctor
was present there. They
further blamed that due
to delay in treatment
the boy died.
Later on Friday,
morning family mem-
bers launched the pro-
test outside the CHC
building. The protester
refused to accept the
body. Later, health de-
partment officials re-
moved two doctors on
the charges of negli-
gence, after which pro-
testers accepted the
body.
First India Bureau
Kota: A man has been
accused of selling his
15-year-old daughter in
exchange for Rs 10 lakh.
The deal was struck af-
ter an earlier bride-
groom could not pay Rs
1 lakh for marriage in
Rawatbhata in 2019.
The father lodged a
missing report at RK
Puram PS as his daugh-
ter ran away just after
the forced ‘marriage’
for Rs 10 lakh. Police of-
ficials became active
and found Lakshmi (fic-
titious name) at her
cousin’s place, from
where she was sent to
Child Welfare Commit-
tee. Committee’s presi-
dent Kaniz Fatima in-
formed the officials that
the girl was beaten by
her parents.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya on
Friday directed offi-
cials to clear every
pending case under the
Earmarked for Action
and Response System
(Clears) and Pink Let-
ters System (PLS) on
time.
He directed the secre-
taries to monitor the
‘Clears’ and PLS regu-
larly. In the meeting
held on Friday, under
the chairmanship of
the CS, it was told that
on average 97.33 percent
of cases have been set-
tled in the departments
under Clears and 92.5
percent cases under
PLS and most of the
cases referred to the de-
partments have been
resolved.
The CS has appreci-
ated the departmental
secretaries for prompt
and time-bound dispos-
al of the cases.
Niranjan Arya said
that under Earmarked
forActionandResponse
System- CLEARS and
Pink Letters System-
PLS, all departments
have done excellent
work and the disposal
rate of cases in most of
the departments is
100%.
First India Bureau
Barmer: A minor girl
in Barmer district had
been kidnapped on the
pretext of marriage.
Victim’s family appre-
hended religious con-
version of their daugh-
ter as the accused be-
longs to Muslim com-
munity. Incident took
place late on Wednes-
day night while the
case was lodged at
Mandali police station
in Barmer on Friday.
Daud Khan, station
house officer at Man-
dali police station said
that the victim’s father
lodged the case alleg-
ing that Anwar Khan
(22) son of Mathar
Khan, a resident of
Megawas village had
allegedly kidnapped
his minor daughter on
pretext of mar-
riage. Victim’s family
members apprehended
that the accused may
have forced his daugh-
ter to convert her reli-
gion.
Jaisalmer/Alwar: The
ACB on Friday arrested
a Junior Engineer of
Discom Kishore Kumar
at Nachana area for
taking Rs 5,000 bribe.
He had sought bribe for
replacement of a mini
transformer at Madasar.
The accused got the
bribe amount transferred
to his friend’s mobile
wallet. In Alwar, the ACB
team arrested a Superin-
tendent of Postal Depart-
ment, Alwar North Manoj
Saini, taking a bribe of
Rs 6,000 from complain-
ant Mehboob Ali, who
was on deputation to
the post of Gramin Dak
Sevak in Tapukara. Saini
demanded Rs 15,000 in
lieu of making the order
of termination of deputa-
tion and deal was settled
for Rs 12,000. Saini is a
resident of Tijara.
JEN with `5k, Postal
dept staff with `6k held
Bundi: A team of ACB
on Friday caught
a Kanungo (land
record official) in
Lakheri town of the
district with Rs 3,000
bribe. The accused
Shyojiram, 55, had
demanded a bribe
of Rs 3,000 from
the complainant for
getting the posses-
sion of agricultural
land in the area. The
accused is a resident
of Hindauli and is
posted at Ghat Ka
Barana in tehsil In-
dragarh area. Deputy
SP ACB Gyanchand
said that the com-
plaint was given
by Satyanarayan
Rathore, a resident
of Malikpura, Indra-
garh area.
KANUNGO
HELD WITH
`3K BRIBE
1 killed, 4 hurt as
families fight over
non-veg food leftovers
Monitor ‘Clears’, PLS regularly,
CS Arya directs dept secretaries
Dalit minor girl
kidnapped, family
apprehends
conversion
An injured woman at the hospital after the incident.
FUEL
PRICE
Jaipur
Sri Ganganagar
`105.91
PETROL
`00.37
`98.29
DIESEL
`00.00
`110.62
PETROL
`102.61
DIESEL
* Price `/per litre
Boy dies of snakebite, two
docs removed for ‘negligence’
Man‘sells’ daughter
for `10 lakh in Kota
HIGHLIGHTS
The state govern-
ment nominating
62 councillors in 13
different municipali-
ties of the state. Last
month, the govern-
ment had nominated
156 councillors in 30
urban bodies.
Villagers staging the protest.
Accused JEN in ACB custody in Jaisalmer.
An ACB team investigating at a travel agency in Barmer.
First India Bureau
Udaipur: After the Ke-
vada forest area, the
leopards have now
knocked in the Debari
area of Udaipur. A pair
of fearless leopards
sometimes makes cattle
their prey, and some-
times attacks the villag-
ers and frightens them.
In a video, a pair of
leopards is intimidat-
ing the villagers sitting
on the water tank. The
villagers saved their
lives by running away
.
Deputy Sarpanch
Chandan Singh Deora
said that the pair of
leopards sitting on the
water tank is from the
12th RAC Battalion
area. The pair has been
hunting cattle for a long
time by entering the
populated area of Mata-
ji Ka Kheda, Singawat
Wada, Bhopali, Hagdar
Lohar Bada adjacent to
the battalion. Even the
villagers are fed up
with them. A middle-
aged woman was
mauled by a leopard at
Pannaphla village of
Jawar Mines police sta-
tion area last week.
The villagers are an-
gry that neither the
leopards are being
caught, nor any com-
pensation is given to the
villagers for cattle.
Now, leopards stray into residential areas
BIG CATS SPREAD SCARE
A leopard pair perched on a water tank in Debari area.
CONFLICT POINT
FOR TOURISM SAKE
Rajasthan government is making serious efforts
to address the impact of corona pandemic on the
tourism industry of the tate, CS Niranjan Arya said
while addressing a meeting of senior officials and
representatives of the tourism industry on Friday.
During the meeting, representatives of Tour Opera-
tors Association and Hotel Association demanded
concession in various types of taxes from the state
government saying the industry has suffered huge
losses due to the corona pandemic.
DR BIRLA 1ST
WOMAN
CHAIRPERSON
Dr Meenu Birla has
been elected as the
new Chairperson
of Kota Employees
Co-operative Soci-
ety Ltd. Sabha 108.
This is the first time
in the 101-year-old
institution that a
woman has been
given the apex
post. The society
was formed in the
year 1920.
A prayer meet to condole the demise
of Pratibha Sharma wife of Advocate
Ramesh Chandra Sharma was held
on Friday at Anuvibha Kendra where
Dr Mahesh Joshi, Rajendra Rathore,
Ramcharan Bohra, Jagdeesh Chandra,
Mahant of Govind Devji Temple Anjan
Kumar Goswami and Mahant of Kale
Hanuman Temple Gopal Das and
others consoled the grieving family.
CONDOLENCE MEET
Jagdeesh Chandra consoles Ramesh Sharma
Ramcharan Bohra Dr Mahesh Joshi
Anjan Goswami Gopal Das greet each other

9. Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: Amid the
speculations of Cabi-
net expansion, three
Congress MLAs from
Barmer Assembly
seatonFriday
,reached
Delhi. These MLAs
including Mewaram
Jain,SheoMLAAmin
Khan and Pachpadra
MLA Madan Prajapat
and will meet Ajay
Maken with some de-
mands.
It is said that in the
proposed expansion,
CM Gehlot will adjust
some MLAs from the
Pilot group. Sources
said that veter-
an leader and
former Reve-
nue Minister
H e m a r a m
Choudhary,
who presently
re p re -
sentsGudamalaniAs-
sembly seat in Bar-
mer, is among the top
leaders from the Pilot
grouptogetaberthin
Gehlot cabinet.
Sources further
added that the pro-
posed inclusion of
Hemaram Choud-
hary in Gehlot Cabi-
net, has compelled
these MLAs to visit
Delhi. These MLA
are demanding fair
representation in the
Cabinet expansion
and are opposing the
inclusion of two Jat
leaders from one dis-
trict. Pachpadra
MLA Madan Pra-
japat said, “I
will now meet
the in-charge
and High Com-
mand on Satur-
day morn-
ing.”
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: Friday turned
to be a golden day for
the Rajasthan’s sport-
ing world as the lease of
the allotted land for the
construction of a world-
class cricket stadium in
the state capital, Jaipur,
was issued by the JDA
to the Rajasthan Crick-
et Association (RCA).
JDA Commissioner
Gaurav Goyal handed
over the lease and pos-
session letter of about
100 acres of land in
Chomp Village on Delhi
Road to RCA President
Vaibhav Gehlot.
The Cabinet Empow-
ered Committee, consti-
tuted under the chair-
manship of UDH Minis-
ter Shanti Dhariwal,
had decided to allot
40.60 hectares of land at
Chomp to RCA to build
a world class Cricket
Stadium. The Commit-
tee had fixed the condi-
tions for allotment of
land. After completing
the survey and meas-
urement of the land,
the lease of this land
was issued by JDA.
JDA Commissioner
Gaurav Goyal handed
over the land lease and
possession letter to
RCA President Vaibhav
Gehlot during a pro-
gramme held at JDA
Auditorium. On this oc-
casion, RCA President
Vaibhav Gehlot said
that RCA Chief Patron
Dr CP Joshi had dreamt
of building a world-
class stadium in Jaipur.
“The JDA and the gov-
ernment have helped us
fulfill this dream. A
suitable land, with good
connectivity not only
within the state, but
also with other big cit-
ies of the country, was
searched for and allo-
cated to develop the
Cricket Stadium. In the
next two and a half
months, Bhoomi Pujan
for constructing the sta-
dium will be organ-
ised,” said Vaibhav Ge-
hlot, RCA President.
Vaibhav further said
that construction of
stadium will be com-
pleted in two and a half
to three years’ time. “In
the first phase, the sta-
dium will start with a
capacity of 40,000 spec-
tators. The BCCI has is-
sued a letter to give an
infrastructure grant of
Rs 100 crore for con-
structing the stadium.
Rs 100 crores will be
raised from banks fi-
nancial institutions,”
he said.
On the occasion,
UDH and RCA Advisor,
GS Sandhu said that not
only a Cricket stadium
will be constructed at
Chomp, but also facili-
ties related to other
sports will also be de-
velopwed there. Keep-
ing in view the require-
ment of the hotel after
the commencement of
the Stadium, the con-
struction of hotel is
also included in the pro-
ject, he said. JDA Com-
missioner Gaurav Goy-
al provided information
about the project, which
is situated merely at a
distance of 1,300 meters
from the proposed
Northern Ring Road.
An executive meeting
of RCA was chaired by
President Vaibhav Ge-
hlot wherein, the stadi-
um project and domes-
tic cricket were dis-
cussed in detail.
Know your worth, never allow
anyone in this world to value
you less than you deserve. This is
not arrogance, it is self-respect.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said that
theStateGovernmentis
moving ahead with the
goal of making Ra-
jasthantheleaderinthe
production of renewa-
ble energy
. “To acceler-
ate the projects related
to the development of
renewable energy
, the
state government has
implemented the Ra-
jasthan Solar Energy
Policy-2019 and Solar-
Wind Hybrid Energy
Policy-2019. This has
given a boost to invest-
ment in renewable en-
ergy and setting up of
mega solar park pro-
jects in the state,” Ge-
hlot said while address-
ing the meeting of Ra-
jasthan Renewable En-
ergy Corporation
through VC from CMR
on Friday
. He said that
the corporation should
try to achieve the target
of 30,000 MW of solar
power and 7,500 MW of
windandhybridenergy
generation for the state
by 2024-25. Gehlot said
geographical condi-
tionsof statearecondu-
cive to solar power gen-
eration.“Rajasthanhas
the potential to gener-
ate2.7lakhMWof solar
and wind energy
. We
have to work with new
thinking and technolo-
gy towards achieving
this goal. This will not
only make the state a
big hub in the field of
energy
, but it will also
make it possible to cre-
ate huge employment
opportunities,”hesaid.
He stressed that to en-
courage investment in
renewable energy gen-
eration, the State Gov-
ernment has decided to
allot government land
at DLC rates, give com-
plete exemption in elec-
tricity duty for the pro-
ject up to 10 years,
stamp duty exemption
for solar power equip-
ment manufacturers
important decisions
like giving investment
subsidy up to 90% in
GST have also been
taken.
PRIORITY SHOULD BE GIVEN TO
RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS: CM
REVIEW MEETING OF RAJ RENEWABLE ENERGY CORPORATION
CM Ashok Gehlot on Friday addressed the review meet of Rajasthan Renewable Energy
Corporation through VC from the CMR. Dr BD Kalla, Harish Chaudhary, Niranjan Arya, Subodh
Agarwal, Kuldeep Ranka, Akhil Arora, Sreya Guha and others were present in the VC.
GEHLOT TARGETS
CENTRE OVER LPG
PRICE HIKE
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Friday,
targeted the Narendra
Modi-led government at
the Centre over the hike
in LPG cylinder prices.
“Modi government has
increased the price of
LPG cylinders by Rs 255
in the last 14 months.
Subsidy has also
stopped,” Gehlot said in
a tweet.
Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved
the nomination of 306 non-official members in
tehsil level fair price shop allocation advisory com-
mittees in 102 urban and rural areas of 22 districts
of the state for allotment of vacant fair price shops
under the Public Distribution System. In each
Tehsil level committee, one social worker and one
female and male consumer of that area has been
nominated. After CM’s nod, Food Civil supplies
Dept issued orders in this regard.
306 NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS IN
TEHSIL LEVEL ADVISORY PANELS
JDA hands over lease deed to RCA for new Cric Stadium
Vaibhav Gehlot, Gaurav Goyal, Dr GS Sandhu and Mahendra Sharma during the land allotment
programme for Cricket Stadium held at JDA Auditorium on Friday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
The JDA and the
government have
helped us fulfill
this dream. A
suitable land,
with good connec-
tivity not only
within the state,
but also with oth-
er big cities of the
country, was
searched for and
allocated to devel-
op the Cricket
Stadium. In the
next two and a
half months,
Bhoomi Pu-
jan for con-
structing the
Stadium will
be organised.
—Vaibhav Gehlot,
RCA President
z World-class Cricket
Stadium, will be
situated merely at
a distance of 1,300
meters from the
proposed Northern
Ring Road.
z Construction of
the Stadium will be
completed in two
and a half to three
years’ time.
z The Cricket Stadium
to be built on the
outskirts of Jaipur,
will be the largest in
the world in terms
of ground. In
terms of the
size of the
stadium, it
will be the
third larg-
est in the
world and
the second
largest in In-
dia, after
Motera and Mel-
bourne Cricket
Grounds.
z In the first phase,
the capacity will be
of 45,000 specta-
tors which will be
increased in the
second phase, by
adding another
30,000 seats.
z The Cricket Stadium
will be built on 100
acres of land along
with a multipurpose
Training Academy. A
Modern Club House,
Parking Lot with a
capacity of parking
about 4,000 cars, 2
big public plazas, 2
additional practice
grounds , 30 practice
nets, 75 suites in the
pavilion and 75 cor-
porate boxes along
with a 250-seat press
conference hall will
also be developed.
ALL FOR SPORTS
DRCPJOSHI:A
MASTEROF ORATION!
Barmer Cong MLAs
to meet Maken Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: With the Ra-
jasthan Assembly elec-
tion being two-and-half
years away, it seems
that Sachin Pilot camp
has started its prepara-
tions way ahead of the
‘final examination’. As
a result, according to its
new found strategy, the
camp has devised plans
to reach out to all sec-
tions and communities
of people.
In this connection,
over the past few weeks,
Pilot attended various
functions of various
communities. While he
attended the blood do-
nation camp of Jangid
community, he also in-
teracted with women of
Meena community and
gave a political message
through folk songs sung
by the women. Further-
more, a few Jat leaders
also met him in the past
few days and these ‘de-
velopments’ have yet
again given a message
that not just the Gurjar
community, but all the
communities are ac-
cepting Pilot.
PILOT’S NEW STRATEGY!
First India Bureau
Jaipur. For the year
2021-22, 15 committees
of the Rajasthan As-
sembly have been re-
constituted under the
rules related to the pro-
cedure and conduct of
business of the Assem-
bly
. However, there is no
significant change in
most of the committees.
Notably
, former Deputy
Chief Minister Sachin
Pilot will be a member
in the Ethics Committee
as before.
Assembly Speaker
Dr CP Joshi is ex-officio
chairman in the Rules
Committee, and besides
him 9 other members
have been appointed.
Senior MLA Deepender
Singh has been appoint-
ed as the Chairman in
the Ethics Committee.
All MLAs including
Sachin Pilot, Ramesh
Meena, Pushpendra
Singh who were the
members in the past
too, have been included
in the committee. Simi-
larly, in the Committee
related to Local Bodies
and Panchayati Raj In-
stitutions, Congress
MLA Rajkumar Shar-
ma has been made the
Chairman 14 other
members have been ap-
pointed. Shakuntala
Rawat has been made
Chairman in Privileges
Committee while Nar-
endra Budhania has
been made Chairman
of Committee on Sub-
ordinate Legislation.
Dr Joshi forms Assembly panels,
with Pilot as one of the members
Petitions Committee-
Arjun Lal Jeenagar
Committee on Govern-
ment Assurance-Bhan-
warlal Sharma
Questions and Refer-
ence Committee –
Brijendra Ola
Scheduled Tribes
Welfare Committee-
Mahendrajit Singh
Malviya
Committee on Environ-
ment—Manju Devi
Library Committee-
Ramnarayan Meena
Committee on Welfare
of Women Children-
Anita Bhadel
Committee on Welfare
of Backward Classes-
Jitendra Singh
Scheduled Caste
Welfare Committee—
Ashok Khandar
Committee on Minor-
ity Welfare—Amin
Khan
COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN
From P1
and could hardly stop
his smile, which was
visible even through
his corona mask. On
the contrary, Lok Sab-
ha Speaker and an
‘emerging’ popular
Rajasthan BJP leader
Om Birla (who is be-
ing considered as a
dark horse for the
Chief Ministerial as-
signment if BJP
comes to power in
2023) was also visibly
embarrassed and felt
a ‘little uncomforta-
ble’ with CP’s extem-
pore, whereas, both
have a perfect under-
standing and a friend-
ly relationship.
Dr Joshi also chose
this occasion to at-
tack and corner
‘Sangh Pariwar’ as
he questioned the
role of RSS in the
current political cli-
mate in the country.
Joshi made a stark
difference between
Congress and RSS/
BJP leadership,
through subtle yet
‘defining’ oration. He
even drew a compari-
son between those
who visualised of a
strong independent
India and took part in
Independence strug-
gle versus those who
did not, hinting at the
RSS and its ideology.
On this occasion Dr.
Mishra’s book, ‘Kalraj
Mishra: Nimitt Matra
Hoon Main’ was also
released in the pres-
ence of all the digni-
taries.
CM Ashok Gehlot Om Birla
Raj to appoint 300 vets
on temporary basis
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government will soon
appoint 300 veterinary
doctors on a temporary
basis, state Animal Hus-
bandry Department
Minister Lalchand Ka-
taria said on Friday
.
He said while the re-
cruitment of 900 veteri-
nary doctors is in pro-
cess, many posts are ly-
ing vacant in the state,
creating problems in the
successful implementa-
tion of various schemes.
KatariasaidtheFinance
Department has agreed
toappoint300veterinary
doctors on a temporary
basis. The process of fill-
ing these vacant posts
district-wise would be
completed soon, he said.

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BRAVE HEART,
STRONG MIND
FIERCE SOUL,
BRAVE HEART,
STRONG MIND
o you remember how
to spread the wings
of your imagination
wide and let your
mind soar? Don’t let
the wear and tear of
the day (or the years)
clip your wings or bog you
down. Swati Jangid surely
gives us goals to achieve eve-
rything with sheer passion
and hard work, her confi-
dence and the way she em-
braces her natural looks has
helped solidify her as a role
model for girls and young
women. They say western at-
tire makes a woman look
gorgeous but it is the tradi-
tional attire that really takes
your breath away. The way
Swati carries herself in In-
dian attire surely enhances
the beauty of the dress.
When asked about her jour-
ney
, she said, “I was born and
brought up in Jodhpur. It all
began three years ago after
getting married that I par-
ticipated in a beauty pageant
and won the second runner
up title. Since then I start-
ed getting a lot of offers
for shoots and music
videos.” Currently, I
am a mentor in Elite
Miss Rajasthan. “I
met Gaurav Gaur,
Director Elite Miss
Rajasthan, he is
my mentor who
not only believed in me but
helped me tap my potential.
He showed me the right path
and guided me at every step
of my journey so far. I can’t
be more grateful to him”,
Swati said. She further add-
ed, “I have always been self-
motivated. I was fortunate
enough to collaborate with
Mame Khan, an Indian play-
back and folk singer from
Rajasthan, India.”
When asked about her in-
spiration, Swati said, “Every
single day
, I’m the person that
motivates me to be a better
version than I was yesterday
.
I also admire the women who
work for their families and
are independent irrespective
of their marital status.” The
hardworking model also
paid gratitude to her fam-
ily especially her hus-
band, Prakash, parents
and laws for their con-
stant support ever
since her journey
started.
D
Swati Jangid is the talk of the fashion and
modelling world and has an aesthetic to
die for! City First caught up with this
independent woman from Jodhpur,
Rajasthan to find out about her journey so
far and the barriers that need to be broken!
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com

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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Your strong
financial
condition will
give you the
liberty to venture
into new market.
You may find the
right partner for
yourself at the
right time so be patient. You will spend a
lovely time at home, could be due to the
arrival of relatives or friends. You must
involve yourself in fun activities.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You lover
demands some
time from
you, you must
reciprocate to
their feelings.
Today you will
be hundred
percent focused
on keeping things under control whether
in personal or professional life. At
workplace, you will learn something new
today that will enhance your skills.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Sooner or later
your work will
surely get the
recognition on a
very good level.
Your guru may
reward you for
your outstanding
performance on
domestic front. You must have lots of
patience and be rest assured, you will get
all the receivables very soon. Your friend
may need your emotional support.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Being a
supporting hand
for your spouse
will bring lot
of happiness.
Keep following
a healthy diet to
remain in good
shape. Your
ability to handle issues at hand will get
you recognized professionally. You may
get invited by a close one for a lunch or
dinner.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Taking care of
an elderly, loving
them and giving
them time will
not only bring
you recognition
but will also bring
you blessings.
Today your
expectations are very high from the
company of someone you love. Your
academic performance will improve like
anything.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Do not leave any
stone unturned
in working hard
academically.
Any negligence
in studies may
lead to situation
getting out of
hands. Focus
on improving your financial skills. You
will need them today. You will feel like
avoiding any time consuming jobs at
home.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your family elder
requires your love
and time. Put in
more efforts to
shine bright in
your class. Hard
work will surely
pay off. You
seem to create
problems for yourself and may land up
blaming others. Please take responsibility.
Your plan for business expansion may not
go as smoothly as you planned.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Prepare well and
in advance if you
want to move
mountains in a
new and a totally
different field of
work. Be careful
on what you
spend and how
you spend as you are likely to experience
more expenditure as compared to your
earnings. Someone in your surrounding
may upset you.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Your sympathetic
attitude towards
someone in
need will be
appreciated.
Everybody
has a right to
their opinions.
Don’t get
oversensitive to other’s comments, if you
are not sensitive enough yourself. Taking
initiative will help you in seizing good
opportunities on the business front.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You must refrain
from giving
unsolicited advice
as they may not
be welcomed.
You are a
good person
by heart and
god blessings
are always with you. You must listen
to everyone and then do as your heart
wishes. You must start giving lot of
attention to fitness for inner satisfaction.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
There is a need
to set a goal
and move in
the direction of
achieving it. Read
property papers
with extra caution
before making
any deal as any
negligence could lead to a major loss. At
workplace not everyone will appreciate
the changes made by you so do not get
disappointed.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You must always
stay away from
negative people,
it will only effect
your mind state.
On academic
front, you have
to work a little
harder and then
sky is the limit. Your financial state will
take a turn for good and you will start
making more money. You must do some
charity or help the underprivileged.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
n a long-awaited suc-
cessor to the novel
that launched his
phenomenal career,
John Grisham,
brings us the power-
ful sequel to ‘A Time
to Kill’. As filled with page-
turning twists, as it is with
legal mastery, ‘Sycamore
Row’ proves beyond doubt
that Grisham is in a league
of his own.”
SethHubbardisawealthy
man dying of lung cancer.
He is most secretive and
trusts no one. Before he
hangs himself from a syca-
more tree, Hubbard leaves a
handwrittenwillthatnames
his black maid- Lettie Lang,
as the beneficiary of most
of his estate. What an estate
it is! She is to inherit over 20
million dollars. The will is
dynamite. “Fight them, Mr
Brigance, to the bitter end.
We must prevail”. Jake
Brigance has never met
Seth, or indeed even heard
of him until the old man’s
suicide note names him at-
torney for his estate. As the
relatives contest the will
and unscrupulous lawyers
hasten to benefit, Jake
searches for answers to the
many questions left by Seth
Hubbard’s death.
The last-minute will rais-
es far more questions than
it answers. Why would Hub-
bard, a white man, leave his
vast secret fortune to a poor
black maid who had worked
with him for only three
years? Had chemotherapy
and painkillers affected his
ability to think clearly?
Why did he choose to kill
himself in the desolate
piece of land once known as
Sycamore Row? What was it
that Seth and his younger
brother Ancil witness as
children that in his words,
“no human should ever see”
‘Sycamore Row’ is a legal
thriller novel, published in
2013. John Grisham has
brought together an eclectic
mix of old and new charac-
ters, making his work enter-
taining and evocative. Jake,
Ozzie and Lucien share a
comfortable camaraderie.
Three years after Carl Lee
Hailey’s trial, Jake Brig-
ance has another challeng-
ing case on his hands.
Seth Hubbard leaves 90%
of his wealth to Lettie, 5% to
his brother Ancil Hubbard,
and 5% to the church. He
gives nothing to his children
Herschel and Ramona and
their families. They were
most hopeful as a previous
will had them as beneficiar-
ies. As expected, anger runs
high. A commotion brews
up with Seth’s son daugh-
ter and his grandchildren,
all pouncing in with their
lawyers. Things get compli-
cated and ugly, with the
families trying to disparage
Lettie, and also to prove that
Seth had lost his mind due
to medication. They want
that money and will stop at
nothing to get it. The law-
yers try ‘data and witness
dumping’, along with every
dirty trick to get their share
of the loot. Every kind of at-
torney, from a black rights
firebrand to a corporate hot-
shot to a disbarred alcoholic
to earnest Jake, makes an
appearance, all of which in-
flames the community and
creates a deep divide be-
tween the local whites and
blacks.
Lucien sums it well- “Eth-
ics are determined by what
they catch you doing”. The
long forgotten/unknown
past of Lettie and Hubbard
is dug up and flashed in the
court, strongly undermin-
ing their credibility. The
trial looks lost for Jake. The
scenario changes when
Hubbard’s long-lost brother
Ancil is traced somewhere
in Alaska, and he gives a
sensational deposition. All
questions are answered. An-
cil explains why Seth left
the money to his housekeep-
er and the significance of
the sycamore tree from
which he hung himself.
Justice is finally done.
Ancil, shares the terrifying
lynching and murder mem-
ories that Seth and he had
witnessed as kids, the trau-
ma of which made him run
away from his home and live
like a fugitive all his life.
Lettie gets what is rightfully
hers. Her whole family gets
the benefit of free higher
education, as a fund is pro-
vided for the children. The
case is settled with reason-
able conditions for every-
one. The Sycamore Row set-
tlement of blacks, which
hadbeenavictimof Whites’
lynch mob in the 1930s, fi-
nally get back their lost
property and prestige,
through the well-thought-
out will of Seth Hubbard.
“A great buildup, super
suspense and immaculate
characterization. The end is
an exceptional surprise”. A
wonderful blend of comedy
,
tears, drama, suspense, and
gut-wrenching angst. The
tale is compelling. The plot
is brilliant. With sharp dia-
logue, atmospheric narra-
tive and a sagacious sto-
ryline, ‘Sycamore Row’ is
one not to be missed.
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SYCAMORE ROW
Sycamore is a
symbol of
strength,
protection,
reliability and
clarity. It’s a type
of fig, Ficus
sycomorus tree.
I
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he year 2021 is for set-
tling into the mun-
dane and cliches. Pop-
ular tourist cities are
forged for places that
are unknown and un-
heard of. Rural re-
sorts, secluded beach villas
and hidden alpine homes with
limited accommodation op-
tions are trending. These plac-
es automatically ensure social
distancing and crowd-free sur-
roundings. Additionally, wil-
derness and wellness getaways
are categories that are observ-
ing an uptick in their game for
their added value of adventure
and therapeutic experiences.
BEING THERE THAN BEEN THERE
Since the onset of the pandem-
ic, the idea of a multi-destina-
tion trip with a checklist of
things is not up to the snuff. In
the year 2021 immersive and
slow are two keywords that are
touted as the way to travel. To
reduce the risk of exposure
and make every opportunity
count people want to take few-
er flights and not change many
accommodations. This year
there will be a spurt in travel-
lers seeking local food, archi-
tecture, handicrafts,
and culture. Ac-
tivities like trek-
king and hik-
ing will give
them time to
have a
per-
spective of the place and em-
brace small simple pleasures
in life.
SAFETY OVER LUXURY
Safety and hygiene have win
priority over luxury in travel.
People want to explore their
options for a change of scen-
ery in a safe and sanitized
manner. Flying that was once
considered fancy has been re-
placed with self-driven cars.
Similarly, the traditional in-
stay checklist for the hotels
has now made way for ques-
tions such as social distancing,
private kitchens and contact-
less check ins. The ‘new nor-
mal’ will also see travellers
prioritize stays in non-hotels
that are in sync with nature
such as tree houses, cottages,
barns, cabins and independent
villas with
p r i v a t e
chefs so
t h a t
they can have more control
over their stay
.
WORKCATION TAKES OVER
VACATION
Working remotely has irre-
versibly become mainstream
during the pandemic produc-
ing a new category of people
called Digital nomads. Virtu-
al meetings and online class-
es have made it easier for peo-
ple to work from any corner
of the world. Availability of
high-speed internet is going
to be the primary focus for
choosing a place to travel. Ex-
pect laptops to be a piece of
mainstay luggage. This year
will see a rise in the number
of people who have relocated
themselves closer to their
homes or move temporarily
to a beach or to a mountain to
break the monotony. Few
countries like Dubai are lur-
ing digital nomads with at-
tractive yearlong packages to
work with year-round sun-
shine and zero taxes.
GO LOCAL THAN GLOBAL
Even though most of the glob-
al restrictions are lifted now
but people will still want to
stay closer to their homes for
holidays. The risks and the
cost of getting out of the coun-
try will make people find sol-
ace in new domestic locations.
Particularly when they realise
that they can get there by driv-
ing and avoid thousands of
other travellers in airports.
Moreover, with domestic tour-
ism, there is also the hope that
local businesses that were im-
pacted due to the pandemic
will start to flourish again.
EXCLUSIVE EXPERIENCES OVER
GROUP TOURS
The era of group tours is over
for a while. For those who can
afford quality over quan-
tity will matter in
travel experi-
ences. We’re
not talk-
ing about anything on the
tourist trail, nor even ‘off the
beaten path. We’re talking
about true travel into un-
known places that too in style.
Flying on a chartered flight to
a remote Himalayan village,
lodging in a fort with its own
lake, or taking an exclusive
river cruise to a private island
are few such experiences that
have popped up all across the
country
. Lifestyle travel is one
of the defining trends of 2021.
MORE VIRTUAL LESS REAL
This year will see heightened
mindfulness on the number of
times one should travel in real-
ity. But the appetite to con-
sume virtual travel content
has grown enormously. Social
media have flooded with vari-
ous ways of escapism. Video
tours, sharing bucket lists and
creative travel feeds provide a
good break from doom scroll-
ing. People seek comfort and
distraction from negative
news by looking at such con-
tent. Various properties and
destinations have already en-
cashed virtual tours to woo
their potential clients on Ins-
tagram Reels and
Facebook Live.
Travel Trends 2021-
WHAT’S ON AND
WHAT’S GONE
SHALBHA SARDA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
T
ences. We’re
not talk-
Our travel dreams lay
waste in the year 2020
because of the
coronavirus but 2021
appears to be
promising than its
predecessor because of
the availability of
vaccines and more
understanding of the
disease itself. As travel
is steadily resuming
the Indian market is
witnessing a change in
the way we used to
travel. This includes
appreciation for
discoveries in proximity
alongside wanderlust
and creative ways to
combine work and
travel. As the world
around us is going in
metamorphism, let’s
gaze into the seeker
crystal ball and look
at what’s gone and
what’s on in travel for
the year 2021!

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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
FACE OF THE
MONTH
To be the First India
Face of the Month is
becoming a hugely
coveted title and as
hot winds blow across
our beloved desert
state, the Faces of
the Month are also in
tune with the season.
The charming Tripti
Arora is the Face of the
Month for July 2021
and adorns the much
‘eyeballed’ hoarding!
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
he lockdown period
although a little bit ex-
cruciating has given
us the space to explore
our creativity and
work with minimum equip-
ment. Influencers have bene-
fitted the most during this
time as they have learned
new techniques to
share their content inno-
vatively
. After the uplift-
ment of the lockdown, the
influencers share how has
the process changed for them
meanwhile.
Blogger Meghna Chand-
wani and Model Simran
Sharma who frequently
share new looks, trending
styles, must eat food, skin-
care products and life-
style topics shared their
views about blogging
post the unlock phase.
Meghna Chandwani shared,
“Post the unlock phase it has
been a whole different story
than it was earlier but slowly
all of us are getting used to it.
Taking all the things in a
positive way these situations
not only teach us how to be
more approachable towards
one’s content but also how to
be safe and healthy in the en-
vironment the content is be-
ing created. I always feel
grateful to be a part of this
field and be able to have an
impact on others.”
Blogginginthe
NEW ERA
City First in conversation with the
influencers who have mended their
ways of sharing content during the
lockdown as well as post the
lockdown phase!
In a simple elegant
wedding ceremony
held at The Shourya,
Sector -73, Noida
on Friday, July 2,
Himanshu Bainsla tied
the knot with Shalini
Singh Awana. Shalini
is the daughter of
Mr and Mrs Joginder
Singh Awana, while
Himanshu is the son
of Mrs and Mr Mukesh
Kumar Bainsla. Cong
Rajasthan Incharge
Ajay Maken reached to
bless the newlyweds
while due to Corona
guidelines, majority of
the political bigwigs
sent in their wishes
telephonically and
otherwise.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
PROUD MOMENT!
Padmanabh
Singh of the
erstwhile royal
family of Jaipur,
celebrated his
birthday on
Friday, July 2.
We wish him
all the best!
Padmanabh
Singh is the son
of Diya Kumari
and Narendra
Singh.
SP Rana completed
34 years of
successful and
honourable service
to the CISF
Nation on Friday.
A visionary, he has
been a premier
multifaceted
force upholding
internal security
and securing the
Nation’s critical
assets.
T
PrestigiousAwards
CITY FIRST
B
usiness leader Sid-
dharth Singhvi and
Technolo-
gy leader
Arun Attri of the
firm Wonder Ce-
ment have won
the prestigious
Techcirlce Busi-
nessTransforma-
tion Awards 2021,
under the catego-
ry Competitive
Edge- Quality
Transformation.
The awardees
have brought
transformation
in warehousing
and supply chain man-
agement achieved
through innovative
businessprogramsand
technology
.
Collaboration achieved
with more than 130 Han-
dlingagentsandsecondary
transportersacross7states
resulting in a significant
improvement in their
working parameters,
thereby increasing the
overall efficiency and ser-
vice levels. Break-
through achieved
in turnaround
time and overall
warehouse man-
agement. The
awardees have
overcome chal-
lenges such as
managing com-
petitive handling
rates, reduce un-
loading time of
primary trans-
port vehicles to
reduce turn
around time, in-
troduced and in-
creased compliance
of EPOD system and
measurement of ser-
vice level of each depot.
Solutions such as Parame-
ters were set for the better-
ing of Unloading time
were implemented.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
FIFOY-AGOLDENOPPORTUNITY!
MANSI BACHANI
A
live Instagram session
for ‘The First India
Face of the Year’
was conducted on
Friday, July 2 by Gaurav
Gaur, Akanksha Soni and
Dr Maulik
Shah with Ni-
sha Chanda,
who is a fash-
ion education-
ist and influ-
encer. She is
having exper-
tise in Design-
ing and is asso-
ciated with na-
tional and in-
t e r n a t i o n a l
Fashion brands
for the last 15
years.
The session was about ‘Pow-
er and responsibility of front-
ending ‘. More than 2,500 peo-
ple joined virtually and
learned what role a pageant
plays in building the careers
of aspiring models. Gaurav
Gaur shared that how the
First India News channel and
newspaper are promoting the
young talent through their
superb coverages which
not only boosts the morale
of the girls but
also build a
brand image.
An initiative
by Jagdeesh
Chandra, FI-
FOY is going to
provide a na-
tional plat-
form to the
girls aspiring
to build a ca-
reer in the
fashion and
glamour in-
dustry. The
winners will also make India
proud by representing the
country on an international
platform. A 360-degree change
in the preparations and level
of competition was discussed
by Dr Maulik Shah whereas
various tips on how to groom
oneself to prepare for the au-
ditions of a beauty pageant
were discussed by Nisha
Chanda. The session ended by
briefing the viewers about the
registration, selection and
grand finale of the FIFOY.
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Gaur, Akanksha Soni and
ion education-
ist and influ-
encer. She is
having exper-
tise in Design-
ing and is asso-
ciated with na-
tional and in-
t e r n a t i o n a l
Fashion brands
for the last 15
of the girls but
also build a
brand image.
by Jagdeesh
Chandra, FI-
FOY is going to
provide a na-
tional plat-
form to the
girls aspiring
to build a ca-
reer in the
(L-R) Aruna, Meghna and Simran caught in a candid moment!
Arun Attri
Siddharth Singhvi
During the session
CELEBRATIONS!
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted and blessed the staff members whose birthdays fell in April, May
and June on Friday as a joint celebration at the First India newspaper office since it was not held
earlier due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mahesh Sharma, Rashpal Bhardwaj and the entire team
were present on the occasion where the ceremonial cake was cut.
Joginder Awana with MLA Deepchand Kheriya
and Anil Chaudhary, Delhi PCC Chief
Ajay Maken and Joginder Awana with the
newlyweds, Himanshu and Shalini
WEDDING BELLS!
Jagdeesh Chandra with (from Left) Shyam Sonkhiya, Vinod Sharma, Arpit Gangwar,
Kavita Pant, Kartikey Dev Singh, Mansi Bachani, Anita Hada, Praveen Nirwan
and Uttam Sain
SUSHMITA AIND
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Jagdeesh Chandra greets Ashok Bishnoi Jagdeesh Chandra greets Amit Sharma
The divas cutting the cakes
(L-R) Simran Sharma, Aruna Beniwal and Meghna Chandwani
enjoying their ‘selfie time’
—PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO