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NARADA
STING
CASE
CBI PICKS UP 4 INCLUDING
2 MINS BEFORE BAIL DRAMA
BENGAL
NOTHING CAN CHANGE DELHI’S
WILLPOWER AND AGENDA
CBI and Mamata enter into second phase of
confrontation as law of the land takes its course!
Kolkata: Thebailgrant-
ed to West Bengal minis-
ters Firhad Hakim and
Subrata Mukherjee,
TMC MLA Madan Mi-
tra, and former Kolkata
MayorSovanChattopad-
hyay
, who were arrested
by CBI in the Narada
bribery case, was stayed
by the Calcutta High
Court late on Monday
evening. Turn to P6
West Bengal CM
Mamata Banerjee
leaves CBI office
in Kolkata on Monday.
WHATIS
THECASE
The case relates
to sting operations
by Narada news
portal that showed
several West Bengal
ministers and
senior officials
accepting bribes.
Along with others,
BJP leaders Mukul
Roy and Suvendu
Adhikari, then with
the Trinamool Con-
gress, also featured
in the footage.
The footage was
released just before
the 2016 Assembly
elections and put
the ruling Trina-
mool Congress on
backfoot. Still, TMC
managed to win.
After the footage
emerged, the state
government regis-
tered a case against
Samuel under
charges of forgery
and defamation.
The Trinamool has
maintained that
the centre is using
agencies to pursue
political vendetta
against the opposi-
tion party leaders.
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TMC WORKERS GO ON RAMPAGE
Kolkata: Chaos ensued outside the CBI office at Nizam Place,
as hundreds of party supporters defied the ongoing lockdown,
raising slogans against the BJP-led NDA government, hurling
stones and bricks at security personnel in protest against the
arrests. The agitators also burnt tyres and blocked roads in
several parts of the state, including Hooghly, North 24 Parganas.
Total lawlessness and
anarchy: Guv Dhankhar
Kolkata: Expressing
concernoveragitationby
TMCworkersoutsidethe
CBI office here and else-
where in West Bengal af-
terthearrestof twomin-
isters and others in the
Naradastingcase,Gover-
nor Jagdeep Dhankhar
on Monday alleged that
there is “total lawless-
ness and anarchy” in the
state and the police and
administrationarein“si-
lence” mode.
The governor urged
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee to contain the
“explosive situation”
and asked her to weigh
the “repercussions of
such lawlessness and
failure of constitutional
mechanism”. Turn to P6
CBI SEEKS TRIAL
OUTSIDE STATE
Kolkata: West Ben-
gal Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar gave his assent
to CBI’s request seeking
sanction for prosecution
of four political leaders on
May 7, CBI officials said
during a press conference
on Monday. Later, citing
protests by TMC outside
its office, the CBI sought
from HC transfer of the
trial outside Bengal.
CM MAMATA CAMPS AT
CBI OFFICE FOR 6 HOURS
BENGAL GOVT REQUESTS CENTRE TO
EXTEND SERVICE OF CHIEF SECRETARY
Kolkata: A furious Mamata Banerjee landed at the CBI
office in Kolkata on Monday as two of her ministers were
arrested in the Narada bribery case. “The way they have
been arrested without due procedure, CBI will have to
arrest me also,” the Bengal Chief Minister reportedly
said during her more than six-hour stake-out at the CBI
office in Nizam Palace of the city.
Kolkata: The Mamata Banerjee government has requested
the Centre to extend the tenure of chief secretary Alapan Ban-
dyopadhyay, who is set to retire on May 31, by three months,
citing the need of continuity at the helm of the state admin-
istration to fight the second wave of Covid-19. According to
norms, the DoPT (department of personnel and training that
reports to PM Narendra Modi) takes a call on the extension.
WHY NO ACTION ON ROY, ADHIKARI,
ASKS NARADA STING EDITOR SAMUEL
Mathew Samuel, whose Narada sting opera-
tion, started it all, says the arrests show some
progress in the “long wait for justice” but expresses
his shock at CBI’s failure to proceed against Mukul
Roy and Suvendu Adhikari “because the evidence
against them is pretty much the same as against
those arrested.” “The sting tapes were released in
2016 but no action was taken till now,” said Samuel.
PLAYING WITH LIVES! VENTILATORS FROM
PM CARES FUND ‘PANTING’, ALLEGES GEHLOT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Reacting to
barbs from the BJP
leaders over PM Cares
ventilators issue, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
on Monday pointed out
that a team of engi-
neers deputed by the
Centre failed to rectify
the ventilators. Gehlot
was addressing the vir-
tual meeting of the
PCC which was also ad-
dressed by PCC presi-
dent Govind Singh Do-
tasra and state in-
charge Ajay Maken.
BJP in charge for Ra-
jasthan Arun Singh
had on Sunday said that
the CM was not using
ventilators as it might
have made PM Naren-
dra Modi famous. Re-
acting to the charges,
Gehlot said that the op-
position should refrain
from making uncalled
for statements without
knowing the factual
details.
Gehlot said that the
team was sent by the
Centre to rectify the
ventilators but they
failed to make them
functional. The CM de-
manded action against
those who are guilty in
this entire matter.
state government has
decided to provide free
vaccines to the youth
who are between the
age of 18 years and 44
years of age, which will
put an extra burden of
Rs 3,000 crores on the
exchequer. Turn to P6
New Delhi: The num-
ber of bleeding and clot-
ting events following a
Covid vaccine injection
in India - of which 26
have been identified -
are “miniscule” and “in
line with the expected
number of diagnoses”,
a panel on AEFI (ad-
verse events following
immunisation) told the
Union Health Ministry
on Monday
.
The panel said it had
studied 498 (of 700) “se-
rious and severe
events” and found that
26 had been reported as
“potential thromboem-
bolic events”, referring
to the potentially fatal
formation of a blood
clot that could break
loose and be carried by
the blood stream to
block another vessel.
Turn to P6
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Congressmen should form
groups and teams to serve
people in a systematic manner
Bleeding, clotting events following
vaccination ‘minuscule’, says govt
INDIA
2,81,386
new cases
4,106
new fatalities
RAJASTHAN
11,597
new cases
157
new fatalities
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
CYCLONE TAUKTAE
HITS MUMBAI LIKE
NEVER BEFORE, ARMY
CALLED IN GUJARAT
The extremely severe cyclone ‘Tauktae’ made its landfall a little after 8 pm on Monday as the outermost wall of the
cyclone was passing over Saurashtra. The process will continue during the next several hours, the officials of the India
Meteorological Department said. The maximum wind speed will likely be between 155 and 165 kms/hr gusting to 175
km/hr as it crosses between Porbandar and Mahuva in Bhavnagar district. Before heading towards the Gujarat coast,
the cyclonic storm caused gusty winds and heavy showers across Mumbai city and its neighbouring areas. A total of
six persons were killed in Maharashtra’s Konkan region in separate incidents. —PHOTO BY PTI
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
WHOLESALE INDEX
HITS ALL-TIME HIGH
AT 10.49% IN APRIL
SENSEX ADDS 848
POINTS, ENDS AT
IMPRESSIVE 49,581
The wholesale price-based inflation (WPI) shot up to an all-time high of
10.49% in April, on rising prices of crude oil and manufactured items.
Also, a low base of April last year contributed to the spike in inflation in
April 2021. The WPI inflation was 7.39% in March 2021, and (-) 1.57%
in April 2020. This is the fourth straight month of uptick seen in index.
A sharp drop in Covid-19 cases lifted benchmark indices nearly 2 per cent
higher on Monday. The frontline S&P BSE Sensex zoomed 848 points
to settle the day at 49,581 levels, lifted largely by financial counters.
Eight of the top 10 index contributors included names like HDFC Bank,
ICICI Bank, HDFC, SBI, Axis Bank, and Kotak Mahindra Bank.
West Bengal Governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar
People over 18 years of age stand in a queue to get their first
dose of covid vaccine outside a centre in Shimla on Monday.
 After CBI
court grants bail,
HC stays sending
all 4 leaders to
jail custody till
Wednesday
 Now, Mamata
likely to approach
Supreme Court
Petition filed in SC against arrest of
those putting anti-Modi vaccine posters
New Delhi: A peti-
tion has been filed in
the Supreme Court
against Delhi Police
for arresting people
just for criticising PM
Narendra Modi over the
COVID-19 situation. The
petition was filed by a
person named Pradeep
Kumar. Citing freedom
of speech, he urged the
court to direct Delhi Po-
lice not to register FIRs
or act against those
who put up the post-
ers. Notably, a number
of posters were put
across Delhi criticising
PM Modi for exporting
vaccines. The posters
read, “Modiji humare
bachhon ki vaccine
videsh kyun bhej diya
(Modi ji, why did you
send vaccines meant for
our children to foreign
countries).” Soon after
the posters surfaced,
the Delhi Police regis-
tered around 25 FIRs
and arrested at least
24 people for allegedly
pasting the posters.

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: There has been
an adverse impact on
development works of
the Jaipur Develop-
ment Authority during
the second wave of co-
rona. Several pro-
jects had picked up pace
after the first wave but
now the projects may
take 4 to 6 more months
to complete.
As a large number of
labourers are not com-
ing to the site, less than
a third of the workers
have to work. A number
of labour and technical
staff are suffering from
corona infection. Be-
sides, availability of the
necessary materials
used in the projects is
not easy
.
Second wave takes toll on speed of JDA devp works
CHALLENGES DUE TO COVID-19
Vasundhara Raje
@VasundharaBJP
My appeal to the com-
mon people is not to
be afraid of any such
natural calamity. The
Meteorological Depart-
ment has issued a
warning of heavy rain in
the southern, central and
eastern parts of the state
for the next 4 days. The
effect of active weather
will be seen mainly in
Udaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer
and many districts of
Kota division.
Time
TWEET
SOCIAL DISTANCING
GONE FOR A TOSS
The social distancing norms have been taken for granted at
the CMHO Jaipur office at Sethi Colony in Adarsh Nagar where
a large number of candidates are coming daily for joining as
Community Health Officers (CHOs) selected for Jaipur division.
The process started last week but adequate arrangements
in the compliance of the Covid guidelines are yet missing.
Selected candidates from around 10 districts come with their
family members and herd together for hours.
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
AT CMHO...
Congminsjoinposter
waronsocialmedia
Cong leaders in the state have replaced protest posters as
DPs of their accounts and attacked PM Modi fiercely
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan Con-
gress leaders have also
jumped into the vaccine
poster war started by
party leader Rahul Gan-
dhi who protested after
the arrest of those who
put up posters asking
questionstoPMModion
sending the vaccine
out of the country
.
Congress leaders in
the state have also re-
placed protest posters as
their DPs of their social
media accounts and at-
tacked the Central gov-
ernment and PM Modi
fiercely
. Several Con-
gress leaders includ-
ing PCC president Go-
vind Singh Dotasra,
Transport Minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas, Raghuveer Mee-
na, Dheeraj Gurjar,
Ganesh Ghoghra,
Rameshwar Doody have
made the Delhi poster
their DP and challenged
Moditoarrestthemalso.
The Centre has de-
faulted in the vaccine
case. The countries
around the world were
preparing to deal with
the second wave and the
Centre was sending
crores of doses abroad
regardless of the future.
Poonia writes to CM, Health min
Depressed over
corona, man
dies by suicide
Rape attempt on minor
divyang girl in S’Madhopur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP state presi-
dent Dr Satish Poonia
has written a letter to
CM Ashok Gehlot and
Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma. In his
letter to CM, he has de-
manded the immediate
vaccination of the em-
ployees of the depart-
ments posted in the
field. In the letter, Poon-
ia wrote that personnel
of the Energy Depart-
ment, Education De-
partment, Drinking Wa-
ter Department, Infor-
mation Technology and
Communications De-
partment and other de-
partments including
Panchayat Assistants
are serving in the field.
However, the vaccina-
tion of this personnel is
yet to be done. As they
are more vulnerable to
get infected.
In his letter to Dr
Raghu Sharma, he de-
manded a vaccination
centre for people above
18 years in the Amer
constituency
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A young man
committed suicide by
jumping from the roof
due to corona. Around
20 days ago, he got apos-
itive report; however, he
had also recovered. His
next report came nega-
tive. The young man’s
father is ill and is on a
ventilator. He was the
only son in the family
.
First India Bureau
Sawai Madhopur: A
case of molestation and
attempted rape of a mi-
nor handicapped girl of
a particular communi-
ty is reported in Gan-
gapur town of the dis-
trict. The incident is of
the Islampura area of
Gangapur where some
boys took a minor
handicapped girl to a
dharamshala. Seeing
the boys taking the mi-
nor girl to dharamsha-
la, the people of the
victim’s colony gath-
ered and informed the
police.
Uday Mor police sta-
tion team reached the
spot after receiving in-
formation and rescued
the girl from the boys’
possession while arrest-
ing the two youths.
BJP LASHES
OUT AT CONG
FOR REPLACING
DISPLAY PICS
Jaipur: Lashing out
at Congress leaders
for replacing profile
pictures
on social
media
accounts
question-
ing export
of covid
vaccine,
Dy LoP
Rajendra
Rathore
said that
they
should
not forget that the
country developed
vaccine under the
leadership of prime
minister Modi.
Rathore said that
even when developed
countries were unable
to develop vaccines
despite adequate re-
sources, doctors and
scientists under the
guidance of PM Modi
made two indigenous
vaccines despite fewer
resources. BJP chief
spokesperson Ramlal
Sharma said that this
is not the time to do
politics. Former state
president of BJP Arun
Chaturvedi said that
Congressmen have
proved their mental
bankruptcy. Referring
to the national emer-
gency, He said that
it was the Congress
which acted against
democracy.
‘No door-to-door LPG delivery
from Friday if we don’t get vax’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Despite orders
for vaccination of peo-
ple involved in door-to-
door delivery of essen-
tial items, the employ-
ees engaged in LPG
cylinder distribution
have not been vaccinat-
ed. The distributors
have decided to stop
door-to-door delivery in
Jaipur from May 21.
The hawkers have been
supplying gas cylinders
non-stop across the
state for more than a
year amid pandemic,
said Kartikeya Gaur,
general secretary of the
Gas Distributors Asso-
ciation. He said vacci-
nation should be start-
ed immediately by en-
suring a date.
In compliance with
the orders, vaccination
of LPGworkersinmany
divisions of the state
and in many districts
like Ajmer, Nagaur, Al-
war, Jodhpur, Rajsa-
mand, etc is being done.
The federation has also
urged the Jaipur CMHO
many times. The situa-
tion has become so sen-
sitive that the employ-
ees engaged in LPG dis-
tribution work have re-
fused to go to the homes
of customers.
The hawkers have
been supplying
gas cylinders non-
stop across the state
for more than a year,
said Kartikeya Gaur
Dotasra said that they have been saying from the
beginning that the people sitting in the Centre
and BJP leaders have no faith in the democratic
values. “Is it a crime to ask a question to the PM?
I have asked the PM so many times, why did
we send our children’s vaccines out? On such a
matter, quick arrests started in Delhi. Remember
Modiji and BJP, the people who elected you for
this post will now show you the reality,” he said.
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WORKS AFFECTED DUE TO CORONA JDA REMOVES SQUATTERS IN HARMADA
Jaipur: A one bigha plot was cleared of encroachment
in front of Aapno Rajasthan Resort on Monday during
an action by Jaipur Development Authority’s enforce-
ment squad. This plot was located on the main Sikar
Road, Todi More beyond Harmada. Chief Controller
of Enforcement, Raghuveer Saini said that four shops
under tin sheds were operating on this land. They were
also informed of several other illegal constructions.
OVERCHARGING:PSKVISITSCREMATORIUM
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Transport
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas visit-
ed the crematorium on
Ajmer Road, Chungi
Naka on Monday. On
the occasion, Munesh
Gurjar, Mayor of Her-
itage Municipal Cor-
poration, directed Mu-
nicipal Corporation
Zone Deputy Engi-
neers and police offic-
ers that if there was
illegal recovery dur-
ing the cremation in
crematorium and ex-
cess amount was col-
lected from people,
contrary to the gov-
ernment’s guidelines,
then strict legal action
will be taken against
such people.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and Munesh Gurjar visited the
crematorium at Ajmer Road on Monday.
Rajendra
Rathore
Ramlal
Sharma
Satish Poonia
The work has come to a stand still at Jhotwara elevated road.
‘BJP HAVE NO FAITH IN DEMOCRATIC VALUES’
First India Bureau
Jalore: A woman
was brutally mur-
dered by her son in
the Liyadra village
in Jalore. The son is
said to be mentally
unstable and is un-
dergoing treatment.
After receiving the
information of the
incident, the police
reached the spot
and arrested the ac-
cused Hanuman
Ram. According to
the police, as the ac-
cused was not given
medicine on Sun-
day, his mental con-
dition deterred and
he assaulted his
mother with a stick
leading to her death
and left his father
and daughter se-
verely injured. The
police have handed
over the body to the
relatives after the
post-mortem. While
the treatment of the
injured father and
daughter is going
on in the hospital.
‘Challenged’
son held for
killing mom
brutally
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

RAJASTHAN
03
STATE’S INOCULATION
DRIVE OVERVIEW
Over 1.5 crore administered
vaccine in the state
Healthcare
category
45 PLUS
Frontline
category
60 PLUS
1,20,03,789
get the first dose get the both doses
31,13,020
get the first dose
get the first dose
get the first dose
get the first dose
get the both doses
get the both doses
get the both doses
get the both doses
4,83,587
49,03,961
5,33,961
52,62,745
3,79,687
7,20,379
3,91,124
16,21,830
1,51,16,809 8,19,535
VACCINE IN ALL
CATEGORIES SO FAR
18+ GET THE
FIRST DOSE
he Jaipur unit
of the World
Health Organ-
ization on
Monday pre-
sented 100 oxygen con-
centrators to
Health minister
Dr Raghu Shar-
ma. Sharma
said that every
possible effort is
being made at
the level of the
government and from
private and other insti-
tutions to get oxygen
concentrators and some
are being provided
through CSR. He
thanked WHO for the
support. Dr Rakesh
Srivastava said that
these concentrators
worth about Rs 15 cr are
made in Germany.
He said that the
8L/minute oxy-
gen generator
can be in-
creased up to 10
litre per minute
as per the need.
Public Health Di-
rector Dr KK Sharma &
others. These concen-
trators were sent by the
WHO to Ajmer. While 50
concentrators landed in
Kekri, 50 went to Ajmer.
OXYGENCARE!
COVID-19 UPDATE
TOTAL CASES
8,71,266
CASES IN A DAY
11,597
TOTAL DEATHS
6,934
DEATHS IN A DAY
157
ACTIVE CASES
1,76,363
RECOVERED
TOTAL
6,87,969
RECOVERED
IN A DAY
29,459
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
4 more flights
cancelled from Jaipur
airport and 10 trains
of North Western
Railway cancelled due
to low passenger load
Jaipur Municipal
Corporation Greater
sealed 3 shops,
imposed Rs 12,000
fine for violation of
Covid norms in city
20-bedded Covid
care centre started in
Jhalawar Police Line;
cops with families
will get OPD facility
daily for 2 hours here
Covid fear is fast
gripping employees
and officers of the
SGST office; in last
one week, many
officers died
State records 210
complaints on the
helpline number
1800-180-6030
regarding sale of
goods above MRP
2
6
4
1
5
3
Anew Covid care centre
is being operated in
Bilwa, Tonk Road. JDC
Gaurav Goyal on Monday
said that everyone is
coming forward to donate
and make this Covid
care centre successful.
Former FORHEX President
Hardeep Singh, President
Jaswant Meel, Secretary
Atul Poddar & Dalbir
Kaur donated 10 oxygen
concentrators (5 litres).
The federation has prom-
ised to donate 15 oxygen
concentrators soon.
On this occasion JDA
secretary Hridesh Sharma,
Dr Khelshankar Bhardwaj,
officer-in-charge & other
officials were present.
FORHEX DONATES
10 CONCENTRATORS
FOR COVID CENTRE
ASARAM TAKEN TO
MDM HOSP IN JODH
FOR ABDOMEN PAIN
COPS HELD FOUR
FOR REMDESIVIR
BLACK MARKETING
RESIDENT DOCS IN
STATE AT STRIKE
FROM TOMORROW
Health minister Dr Raghu Sharma with Jaipur unit of the World Health Organisation; WHO presented
100 Germany-made oxygen concentrators worth about Rs 15 cr at his official residence on Monday.
Bikaner
410
Sikar
381
Alwar
1104
Bharatpur
409
Jodhpur
954
Ajmer
310
Jaisalmer
367
Jhunjhunu
402
Kota
525
Jaipur
2023
Udaipur
510
Barmer
219
SPECIAL OPD FOR PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM
BLACK FUNGUS STARTS IN SMS HOSPITAL
SMS hospital in Jaipur on Monday started a
special OPD for patients suffering from black
fungus. A separate ward of 33 beds has also been
set up for the patients of this disease in Radio-
therapy and a total of 23 patients were admitted on
the first day. Of them, 3 were operated upon. More
than 60 patients were admitted to a private hospital
in Jaipur after complaining of this disease. More
than 50 patients have come to Jodhpur AIIMS.
Jaipur unit of WHO presents
100 oxygen concentrators
O2
T
The number of
patients recovering
from corona has been
increasing rapidly for
the last few days in
the state. Due to this,
Rajasthan’s position
in the active case was
4th in the country till
three days ago, it has
now come down two
places. The recovery
rate has also increased
by 3 percent. Recovery
is best in tribal district
Banswara. Things are
also under control in
Jodhpur. The recovery
rate in the state is
76.60%, which was
69.67% at the begin-
ning of May. The state
had the highest num-
ber of 24,440 people
recovering in one day
on Sunday. The situ-
ation in Rajasthan is
now better than TN &
AP in terms of active
patients. Till three days
ago, active corona
cases in these two
states were less than
Rajasthan.
A team of doctors per-
formed endoscopy proce-
dure upon rapist Asaram
Bapu who is infected with
corona. He complained
of abdomen pain and to
diagnose ulcer, he was
taken to MDM hosp from
AIIMS. After the endosco-
py, he was taken back to
the AIIMS. His followers
also reached the hospital.
Jaipur police on Monday
claimed to have busted a
gang involved in the black
marketing of Remdesivir
injections by arresting four
persons. Sodala police
took action in the matter
and arrested Balbir Singh,
Gopal Chaudhary (both
nursing staffers), Dilkhush
and Pushpendra. Half a
dozen injections were also
recovered from them.
Jaipur/Jodhpur:
Resident doctors of Medi-
cal Colleges in the state
have called for a speedy
resolution of pending
demands from the state
government by boycott-
ing work for 2 hours on
Monday in non-Covid
wards. From Wednesday,
the residents will boycott
work in Covid ward also.
THEIR DEMANDS ARE...
 Promote PG 2018
batch exams are not
held till May.
 To be included in
Academic Senior Resi-
dency after three years.
 Service resident doc-
tors be given post of
senior resident without
any application.
 7 days quarantine
leave after Covid Duty.
 Families of the resident
doctors to get jabs on
priority.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: One case of
non-payment of money
from a patient has come
to light where hospital
seized his vehicle. The
case is reported from
Bhanu Hospital at Ma-
havir Colony near Sita-
pura, Jaipur where the
scooter of a young man
was confiscated by the
hospital operator and
asked to be released af-
ter giving Rs 50,000. Not
only this, when the pa-
tient’s family demand-
ed a bill of medicines
from the hospital opera-
tor, in that bill neither
the number of medi-
cines nor the batch
number or the expiry
date was written.
The victim, Hemant
Rawat said that his fa-
ther Mohan Singh (53)
was admitted to Bhanu
Hospital on May 7. Af-
ter being admitted for 6
days, the hospital oper-
ator talked about taking
the patient to another
hospital and asked him
to deposit the remain-
ing Rs 65,000. The bill
was not provided and
when payment was not
made, the hospital op-
erator seized his scooty
.
Jaipur Police@jaipur_police
Batman may be the hero, but we
need to mask up like the Scorpion.
Cover your nose and mouth prop-
erly when you are wearing a mask.
Recovery rate up by 3%
in Raj, Banswara on top
Shocking! Pvt hosp seizes +ve
patient’s scooty for overdue bill
COVID POSITIVE ON COVID
The seized scooty.
Mamta gets stern on
Covid in rural areas
First India Bureau
Dausa: Minister of
State for Women and
Child Development,
Mamta Bhupesh said
that they will not toler-
ate any mismanage-
ment in treating the
Covid patients. On her
visit to the Assembly
constituency of Sikrai,
Dausa district on Mon-
day, she said that quar-
antine centres have
been established in
Bhandarej and Geej-
garh for the Covid pa-
tients. She said that
Covid cases are increas-
ing in the villages this
time. So appropriate
facilities are being pro-
vided to the rural areas
for maintaining an ad-
equate amount of oxy-
gen concentrators and
oxygen cylinders.
CONCERNED MIN! Mamta Bhupesh takes stock of medical
arrangements at Covid care centre in Sikrai on Monday.
HC: Panels formed to assist patients
should not interfere in hospital work
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A division
bench of CJ Indrajit
Mahanty & Justice Sat-
ish Kumar Sharma in
the Rajasthan HC has
said that in the case of
lack of oxygen & black
marketing of medicines
in the state hospitals,
district level commit-
tees formed to assist the
patients should cooper-
ate with the patients
and not interfere in the
hospital work.
The HC has asked the
Central Government
and the State Govern-
ment to work in coordi-
nation with the supply
of oxygen and medi-
cines. During the hear-
ing on the petitions of
the HC Bar Association
and others, it was stated
on behalf of the state
government that tank-
ers should also be pro-
vided to the central gov-
ernment for transporta-
tion of oxygen, and
other medicines includ-
ing Remdesivir injec-
tions should be supplied
timely. It was said by
Centre that state is be-
ing helped at all levels.
A national task force
has been constituted to
coordinate with the
states. The entire quota
of given oxygen has not
yet been taken up by the
state. The govt also said
that due to a lack of re-
sources, the lawyer
buildings of Jaipur-
Jodh are being convert-
ed into Covid centres.
—FILE PHOTO
Jaipur: An amount of
Rs. 5.86 crore has been
booked and 8,496 people
have been benefited un-
der CM Chiranjeevi
medical insurance
scheme. A medical in-
surance of Rs. 5 lakh is
given to every family.
So far, more than 10,000
claims have been sub-
mitted to the insurance
company. The rate of
package of treatment
has also been increased
from 5000 per day to
9900 per day
.
Chiranjeevi:
8,496 get
benefited
Black Fungus: Global
tender floated for meds
A
fter the cases of black fungus in Ra-
jasthan, the state government has
issued orders to purchase 2,500
vials of the drug used in the treatment of
black fungus. Health minister Dr
RaghuSharmaonMondayinformed
the union health minister Harsh
Vardhan about the status of the cas-
es of black fungus infection in the
state and demanded injections for
the disease. Dr Sharma informed
that 100 patients of the diseases
have been reported in the state.
“The government is in talks with
eight major firms and is also going to
issue a global tender for the purchase
of the medicines,” Sharma said. He said
that the state has received only 700 vials
from the Centre and the union health minister
has agreed to provide 50,000 vials to the state.
Min said that after corona, diabetes fall prey to black
fungus due to prolonged stay in ICU, infection & exces-
sive use of steroid drugs and weak immune.
‘3rd wave likely in Sept,
kids will be affected’
H
ealth minister Dr Raghu
Sharma suggested people to
regularly check and monitor
blood sugar levels. Sharma said
that necessary directions have also
been issued to government and pri-
vate hospitals. On the issue of
treatment of Covid patients, he
said that arrangements of treat-
ment are being made at all the
community health centres in
the state so that people can ac-
cess the required facilities lo-
cally. He said that rapid antigen
tests are being conducted in rural
areas and those who are tested posi-
tive are being provided a kit of med-
icines. Talking about the chances of a
third wave, he said experts have said that
the third wave may come around September
in which children will be affected. The minis-
ter also held a VC with Bhilwara collector and others,
reviewed Covid management and lockdown.
More than 20
employees and
officers in the SGST
Jaipur office have
tested positive for
coronavirus

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he images and
reports coming
from Israel, Je-
rusalem and
Gaza in recent
days are shocking. They
are also surprising to those
who thought the 2020 Abra-
ham Accords and subse-
quent agreements to nor-
malise relations between
Israel and the United Arab
Emirates, Bahrain, Moroc-
co and Sudan would place
the conflict between Israe-
lis and Palestinians perma-
nently on the backburner.
Assomeonewhohasbeen
writing and teaching about
West Asia for more than 30
years, I had no such illu-
sions. The reason for this is
thatatitsheart,theso-called
“Arab-Israeli conflict” has
always been about Israelis
and Palestinians. And no
matter how many treaties
Israel signs with Arab
states, it will remain so.
In a phone call on May 12,
US President Joe Biden as-
sured Israeli Prime Minis-
ter Benjamin Netanyahu of
his “unwavering support
for Israel’s security and for
Israel’s legitimate right to
defend itself and its peo-
ple”. Biden was referencing
the rocket attacks on Israel
launched by Hamas, the Is-
lamist group that governs
Gaza. By targeting civil-
ians, Hamas is committing
a war crime. In all probabil-
ity
, so is Israel, by bombing
and shelling Gaza.
Despite the carnage the
Hamas rocket attacks and
Israeli retaliation inflicts
on Israelis and Gazans, the
Biden administration is fo-
cusing on a sideshow, not
the main event.
That main event is an un-
precedented conflict taking
place on the streets of Jeru-
salem, Haifa, Lod and else-
where. It is what scholars
call an “intercommunal
conflict”, pitting elements
of Israel’s Jewish popula-
tion against elements of Is-
rael’s Palestinian popula-
tion who have had enough
andhavetakentothestreets.
MANY REASONS
Palestinian anger can be
attributed to multiple is-
sues. In April, Israel at-
tempted to impede access
to Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jeru-
salem for Palestinians liv-
ing in the West Bank. Is-
raeli police then raided the
Muslim holy site, report-
edly after Palestinians
threw stones at them, in-
juring 330. At the begin-
ning of May, Mahmoud
Abbas, the current presi-
dent of the Palestinian Au-
thority, which governs the
West Bank, cancelled the
first Palestinian legisla-
tive elections in 15 years.
Finally, when the current
conflict spilt over into the
West Bank, the Israeli oc-
cupation and continued
colonisation of Palestini-
an territory were thrown
into the mix.
These significant issues
explain Palestinian anger.
However, the intercommu-
nal nature of the ongoing
conflagration is due to two
other issues.
First, Jewish settlers at-
tempted to evict eight Pal-
estinian families from
their homes in the Sheikh
Jarrah neighbourhood of
Jerusalem. The United Na-
tions Relief and Works
Agency had settled the fam-
ilies in the neighbourhood
during the 1950s.
Jewish settlers filed suit
in 1972 claiming their right
to the homes where those
families lived. They argued
that Jews had owned the
Palestinians’ homes before
the division of the city in
the aftermath of the 1948
Arab-Israeli War. By right,
they argue, the homes be-
long to their community
.
Jewish neighbourhoods
housing more than 215,000
encircle the predominant-
ly Palestinian eastern part
of Jerusalem, where
Sheikh Jarrah is located.
For Palestinians, the at-
tempt to evict the families
is representative of Israel’s
overall policy of pushing
them out of the city
.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
Israel is having its Black Lives Matter moment
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he second wave of Covid-19
pandemic in India has been a
big wakeup call for all govern-
mentsinmanyways.Itnotonly
made the Indian government
serious about the gravity and
epic proportions of the pan-
demicbutalsodrewimmediate
globalattentiontoIndiaandits
likely fallout on other coun-
tries. It brought home the im-
port of unified global action as
can be seen from these major
developments-itgalvanizedin-
ternational aid to India in
terms of medicines, medical
devices, and health equip-
ments; it drew attention of
countries to the vital issue of
making available Covid-19 vac-
cines to India and other devel-
oping countries and it brought
areversalinthestandof theUS
towards the pending matter of
waiverof intellectualproperty
rights for the vaccines. It was
on 6th May
,2021 that the US an-
nounceditsdecisiontosupport
theproposalof IndiaandSouth
Africa in WTO for temporary
waiverof TRIPS(Traderelated
Aspects of Intellectual Proper-
ty Rights) in the case of Cov-
id-19 vaccines. This surprise
but welcome move on the part
of the US was hailed as a land-
markstep.TheUSalsodeclared
that ‘extraordinary circum-
stances of the Covid-19 pan-
demic call for extraordinary
measures’andthatitwillwork
to‘expandvaccinemanufactur-
ing and distribution’. ….and
‘increase the raw materials
needed to produce those vac-
cines.’ WTO and WHO and
many world leaders welcomed
it as a ‘monumental moment’.
However,someEuropeancoun-
triesledbyGermanyexpressed
reservations on the issue and
instead advocated a redistribu-
tion of the vaccines (produced
in the USA) to various parts of
theworld.Thisissuewithallits
ramifications will now be dis-
cussed in the TRIPs Council
andthereafteradecisiontaken
byconsensusof allWTOmem-
bers. These proceedings are
likely to be protracted due to
the varying interests of coun-
triesandthebigPharma.How-
ever,lookingtotheoverwhelm-
ing support of most members
in favour of the proposal it is
likely to go through.
It was on 2nd October 2020
that India along with South
Africa took a major step and
submitted a proposal in WTO
for temporary waiver of intel-
lectual property (IP) rights in
the case of Covid-19 vaccines
and medicines. This proposal
is now being supported by 120
other members of WTO (out
of a total of 164 members).
Onceadecisionistakenitwill
be just the first step. Thereaf-
ter technology transfer and
sharingof tradesecretsbythe
innovator to new players will
be needed to ramp up produc-
tion.Vaccinemakingishighly
complicated and more so in
the case of mRNA vaccines,
hencefullsupportof theinno-
vator companies is essential.
WHAT IS TRIPS WAIVER
(involves waiver of four types
of intellectualpropertyrights-
patents,copyrights,industrial
design, and trade secrets)-
All member countries of
the WTO have adopted the
TRIPS agreement which was
signed in 1994. In India it be-
cameapplicablefrom2005and
our Patent Act of 1970 was
suitably amended to incorpo-
rate the IP related provisions.
All new innovations includ-
ing new vaccines are protect-
ed under these provisions.
India’sproposal,if accepted,
will open the door for collabo-
rations with new players for
expanding production of vac-
cinesandrelatedmedicineson
a mass scale and providing ac-
cesstolow-incomecountriesat
affordable prices. The tempo-
rary waiver may last for a few
years till most of the world’s
population is vaccinated and
herd immunity created.
OTHER OPTIONS
UNDER TRIPS
AGREEMENT
VOLUNTARY LICENSING
BY INNOVATOR
Here the innovator company
willingly enters into a manu-
facturing contract with other
players. AstraZeneca has
signed such a contract with
Serum Institute of India (SII)
toproduceonebilliondosesof
their vaccine known as Cov-
ishield – for supply to develop-
ing countries including India.
Anothercompany
,BharatBio-
tech, making Covaxin, has in-
vited other manufacturers for
partnershipsinproducingthe
vaccine. Three Pharma PSUs
have been shortlisted for this
purpose – Haffkine Biophar-
maceutical Corpn.Ltd (Maha-
rashtra), Indian Immunologi-
cals Ltd. (Hyderabad); Bharat
Immunologicals and Biologi-
cals Limited (Bulandshahar).
Similarly
, Russian Direct In-
vestment Fund (RDIF) has en-
tered into contract manufac-
turing agreement with six In-
dian companies for making
850milliondosesof SputnikV
vaccine for global supply
.
COMPULSORY
LICENSING (CL) BY
GOVERNMENT
If an IP holder of a lifesaving
drug is unable to increase
supplies at affordable prices
and does not enter into a lo-
cal contract for manufactur-
ing the same during an epi-
demic or health emergency,
the concerned government
can grant compulsory li-
cense to any other manufac-
turer to produce generic of
that medicine. This provi-
sion is used sparingly due to
its legal and political conse-
quences. India has used it
only once and granted com-
pulsory license to Natco
pharma to produce the ge-
neric version of anti-cancer
drug called Nexavar of Bayer
company
. Recently PILs have
been filed in Supreme Court
and High Courts for a direc-
tion to the Central govern-
ment to grant compulsory
licenses for manufacture of
vaccines and other critical
medicines like Remdesivir,
Tocilizumab, favipiravir,
ventilators etc. Since a multi-
lateral agreement is likely to
materialize under the aegis
of WTO, it may be better to
wait for the same as it would
lift all kinds of barriers to
the entry of more players. (In
2005 when there was fear of
bird flu epidemic, tremen-
dous pressure was brought
on the Indian government to
grant compulsory license for
Tamiflu (oseltamivir) pro-
duced under patent by Roche,
a Swiss pharma major. Three
Indian companies were will-
ing to produce the generic
drug. The pressure got built
to such an extent that before
a decision to grant compul-
sory license could be taken,
Roche agreed to grant sub-
license to Indian companies
for making the drug. So the
CL clause did work here in an
indirect way)
REDISTRIBUTION OF
VACCINES FROM USA
With the help of Operation
Warp speed (US $18 billion
funding), USA has created a
huge manufacturing capacity
in Covid-19 vaccines and ther-
apeutics with three major
players, Pfizer, Moderna and
AstraZeneca. It has put a ban
on export of these vaccines to
other countries. The devel-
oped countries are creating a
stockpile of vaccines which is
more than 2-3 times of their
population. The result is that
by April,2021 while 83% vac-
cines went to high to upper
middle-incomecountriesonly
0.3 % went to low-income
countries. In April,2020 COV-
AX Scheme for equitable dis-
tributionof vaccinestopoorer
countries was launched by
WHO, GAVI (Global Vaccine
Alliance), CEPI (Coalition for
Epidemic Preparedness Inno-
vations) and UNICEF. There
hasbeenalukewarmresponse
to this by many developed
countries and by April,2021
only 38 million doses of vac-
cines were distributed to 100
low-income countries (as
against the annual target of 2
billiondosesduring2021).Sev-
eral countries including India
have urged the USA to lift the
ban on the export of vaccines
to other countries. With the
huge loss of lives and damage
to economies at the global
levelnofurthertimeshouldbe
lost in working out solutions
totheproblem.Themessageis
loud and clear-‘no country is
healthy and safe until all are’
as the UN Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres has said.
The emergent needs re-
quire countries, individually
and collectively, to explore
everypossiblewaytoenhance
the production and equitable
distribution of vaccines and
other medicines at the global
level. Temporary waiver of IP
rights is one such major step
in this direction. If successful
this can act as the template
for any next epidemic.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
With the help of
Operation Warp
speed (US $18
billion funding),
USA has created a
huge
manufacturing
capacity in
Covid-19 vaccines
and therapeutics
with three major
players, Pfizer,
Moderna and
AstraZeneca. It
has put a ban on
export of these
vaccines to other
countries. The
developed
countries are
creating a
stockpile of
vaccines which is
more than 2-3
times of their
population. The
result is that by
April,2021 while
83% vaccines went
to high to upper
middle-income
countries only 0.3
% went to low-
income countries.
In April,2020
COVAX Scheme
for equitable
distribution of
vaccines to poorer
countries was
launched by
WHO, GAVI
(Global Vaccine
Alliance), CEPI
(Coalition for
Epidemic
Preparedness
Innovations) and
UNICEF
IT WAS ON 2ND OCTOBER 2020 THAT INDIA ALONG WITH
SOUTH AFRICA TOOK A MAJOR STEP AND SUBMITTED A
PROPOSAL IN WTO FOR TEMPORARY WAIVER OF
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP) RIGHTS IN THE CASE OF
COVID-19 VACCINES AND MEDICINES. THIS PROPOSAL IS
NOW BEING SUPPORTED BY 120 OTHER MEMBERS OF
WTO (OUT OF A TOTAL OF 164 MEMBERS). ONCE A
DECISION IS TAKEN IT WILL BE JUST THE FIRST STEP.
THEREAFTER TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND SHARING OF
TRADE SECRETS BY THE INNOVATOR TO NEW PLAYERS
WILL BE NEEDED TO RAMP UP PRODUCTION
DR GS
SANDHU
THE AUTHOR IS A
RETIRED IAS, RAJASTHAN
BREAKING BARRIERS
AT THE WTO

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INDIA
05
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday, in a telephonic
conversation with Ma-
harashtra Chief Minis-
ter Uddhav Thackeray,
Gujarat Chief Minister
Vijay Rupani, Goa
Chief Minister Pramod
Sawant and Daman and
Diu Lt Governor Praful
Patel, took stock of the
situation and prepared-
ness to deal with the
cyclonic storm if it im-
pacts these states and
the UT, more than what
was expected.
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh too held a
meeting via video con-
ferencing on Monday to
review the prepared-
ness and assistance be-
ing provided by the
Armed Forces to civil
authorities to tackle the
situation arising out of
cyclone Tauktae. Mean-
while the Indian Army
said it has put 180 teams
and 9 engineer task
forces on standby to
face any contingency.
While Indian Coast
Guard Ship Samarth re-
sponding to a distress
call rescued 15 crew
from a fishing boat
named Milad, off Goa
coast on Monday. All
crew are safe and boat
is being towed ashore
the Coast Guard said.
PM SPEAKS TO CMs OF
STATES AFFECTED BY TAUKTAE
AsIndiabattles
secondwaveof
Covid,towns
locatednear
WesternGhats
werebattered
byCyclone
Tauktae
Tree uprooted after strong winds and rainfall, in Mumbai on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
PM Narendra Modi
Rudraprayag: The por-
tals of the Kedarnath
Temple were reopened
on Monday amid obser-
vation of strict COV-
ID-19 protocols.
The gates of the tem-
ple were opened at 5 am
after a ritualistic cere-
mony, while Gangotri
and Yamunotri temples
were reopened on May
14. “Kedarnath shrine
was reopened on Mon-
day at 5 am with all the
rituals. I pray to Baba
Kedarnath to keep eve-
ryone healthy,” tweeted
Uttarakhand CM Tirath
Singh Rawat.
According to the Dev-
asthanam Board, Ke-
darnath is one of the
four shrines of the idol
of Lord Shiva, which
was moved to his winter
abode Omkareshwar
Temple at Ukhimath
and it was reinstalled at
Kedarnath on May 14.
The portals were
closed in November last
year for the winter sea-
son.
Meanwhile, the Utta-
rakhand government
has announced that the
‘Chardham Yatra’ has
been temporarily sus-
pended in view of the
threat posed by the coro-
navirus pandemic.
“In view of the COV-
ID pandemic, ‘Chard-
ham Yatra’ is temporar-
ily suspended. Only rit-
uals are being per-
formedwithnopilgrims
allowed,” the Uttara-
khand DIPR said. —ANI
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
attacked Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi on
Monday morning al-
leging the ventilators
provided under the PM
CARES Fund were dys-
functional.
“There’s a lot [in]
common between PM-
Cares ventilator[s] and
the PM himself: too
much false PR, don’t do
their respective jobs
and nowhere in sight
when needed,” Gandhi
said in a tweet.
Rahul also alleged that
the government has
failed to manage the
Covid-19 crisis and the
prime minister is no-
where to be seen.
He also lauded indi-
viduals who are help-
ing out people in this
crisis and expressed
gratitude to them.
“While GOI has
failed not just in man-
aging Covid crisis but
also in standing with
the people, there are
numerous individual
stories of strength and
altruism every day,” he
said on Twitter.” Im-
mense gratitude to
these heroes dedicated
to serving others and
showing the world
what India truly stands
for,” he also said.
Some states like
Punjab, Rajasthan and
Maharashtra have
complained that the
ventilators provided
from PMCARES Fund
have not been func-
tioning properly.Gan-
dhi has been critical of
the government’s han-
dling of the COVID
situation in the coun-
try and the shortage of
essential medicines
and oxygen.
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Goa: Goa Chief Minis-
ter Dr Pramod Sawant
on Monday spoke to
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah regard-
ing the impact and
devastation caused by
the Tauktae cyclone in
the state.
“Spoke to the Union
Home Minister Shri @
AmitShah ji regarding
the impact and devas-
tation caused by the
Tauktae cyclone in the
state of Goa,” said the
Goa CM in a tweet.
He further said that
the Home Minister
inquired about the
damage and assured
of full support to the
state.
“Hon’ble HM
inquired about the
widespread damage
caused by the cyclone
in the state and as-
sured full support of
all Central agencies to
the State for returning
to normalcy. We will
provide all necessary
assistance to Goans
impacted by the cy-
clone,” he added. —ANI
Mumbai: Mumbai,
Thane and Palghar
districts are on orange
alert while Raigad
district has been
put on red alert due
to Cyclone Tauktae,
informed the Chief
Minister Office (CMO)
Maharashtra on
Monday.
Chief Minister
Uddhav Thackeray is
closely monitoring the
cyclone situation in
the state. As many as
12,420 citizens were
relocated to safer
places from the coastal
areas so far.
“Chief Minister
Uddhav Balasaheb
Thackeray is closely
monitoring the #Cy-
cloneTauktae situa-
tion in the State. So
far, 12,420 citizens
were relocated to
safer places from the
coastal areas. Mum-
bai, Thane Palghar
districts are on orange
alert while Raigad dis-
trict is on red alert,”
tweeted Maharashtra
CMO. —ANI
GOA CM SPEAKS TO SHAH OVER
DAMAGE CAUSED BY TAUKTAE
MUMBAI, THANE ON ORANGE ALERT,
RAIGAD ON RED; CM MONITORING
Mumbai: Operations at
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maha-
raj International Airport
were first closed from 11
am to 2 pm on Monday in
view of Cyclone Tauktae.
It was later extended up
til 10 pm said Mumbai
International Airport
Limited. Additionally, the
Brihanmumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC), too
announced that the key
Bandra-Worli sea link will
be closed for commuters
till further updates. —ANI
MUM AIRPORT, SEA
LINK OPS AFFECTED
Both failed! RaGa on PM Modi
ventilators bought with PM CARES
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: Hearing
a plea against alleged
hoarding of Covid
supplies by politicians,
Delhi High Court said
that medicines will be
submitted to govern-
ment hospitals and were
not being hoarded for
political gains. HC on
Monday directed Delhi
Police to file a status
report of its investigation
on how some politicians
were able to stock large
amounts of essential
medicines at a time when
national capital was fac-
ing a shortage. Bench of
Justice Vipin Sanghi
Justice Jasmeet Singh
also questioned about
how politicians like BJP
MP Gautam Gambhir and
IYC chief BV Srinivas
managed to procure
large quantities of medi-
cines in the first place.
New Delhi: Mobile messaging service WhatsApp
on Monday told the Delhi High Court that it has
not deferred the May 15 deadline for users to
accept its new privacy policy. Senior advocate
Kapil Sibal, representing WhatsApp, submitted
before a bench of Chief Justice D.N. Patel and
Justice Jyoti Singh that it is trying to get users
on board, but if they do not agree to the privacy
policy, then the company will slowly delete these
user accounts. Sibal submitted before the court,
“there is no deferment of policy.” —PTI
Hope Covid meds not being
hoarded for political gains: HC
NO DEFERMENT OF PRIVACY POLICY,
TRYING TO GET USERS ON BOARD: WA
Central Vista:
HC reserves
order on plea
seeking stay
Hearing on
PIL seeking
reduction in vac
price adjourned
New Delhi: Delhi HC
on Monday reserved its
order on a plea seeking
a stay on the construc-
tion of Central Vista in
New Delhi amid Covid.
During the hearing,
senior advocate Siddarth
Luthra, representing the
petitioner, argued that
Centre was targeting
petitioners for raising the
issue of their own health.
Luthra said plea was
moved with a concern for
health and the safety of
construction workers on
project site. In his argu-
ments, Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta said the
petition was selective
as it only targeted one
construction project
while several others
were underway in Delhi
simultaneously. —ANI
New Delhi: Delhi High
Court on Monday ad-
journed the hearing on a
PIL that sought direction
to the respondents to
reduce the price of anti-
coronavirus vaccine for
citizens of the country.
The bench of Justice DN
Patel and Justice Jyoti
Singh deferred the matter
after taking note that the
Supreme Court of India is
already examining a simi-
lar matter. The petitioner
Rakesh, social activist,
through Advocates AK
Dubey and Pawan Kumar
stated that earlier the
price of vaccine at a pri-
vate hospital was Rs 250,
which was reasonable. It
is not easy for most peo-
ple to pay the increased
cost of anti-Corona vax
as it raises the expenses
of common people. —ANI

New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will be interacting with
field officials from
states and districts to
converse about their ex-
perience in handling
the COVID-19 pandemic
on Tuesday at 11 am.
According to a state-
ment issued by PMO,
officials from Karnata-
ka, Bihar, Assam, Chan-
digarh, Tamil Nadu, Ut-
tarakhand, MP, Goa,
Himachal and Delhi
willtakepart.“Through
their interaction with
the PM, officials will
share some best prac-
tices, in addition to sug-
gestions recommen-
dations for continuing
our ongoing battle
against Covid, especial-
ly in semi-urban rural
areas,” statement said.
New Delhi: The De-
fence Research and De-
velopment Organisa-
tion’s (DRDO) new anti-
COVID drug 2-DG
should work against
various strains of the
COVID-19 virus, DRDO
chairperson Dr G
Satheesh Reddy said on
Monday
.
The first batch of an-
ti-COVID drug was re-
leased by Defence Min-
ister Rajnath Singh and
Union health minister
Harsh Vardhan on Mon-
day. “Whenever our
country needed, DRDO
has always supported
the need of the hour. I
congratulate the Chair-
man of DRDO, Dr G
Satheesh Reddy, and
heartily congratulate
the scientists for devel-
oping this drug. I will
personally the people
involved in the making
of the drug socially the
chairman of DRDO,”
said Rajnath Singh.
“The drug 2DG devel-
oped by us should work
against the various
strains of the COVID-19
virus,” Reddy told ANI
when asked if the drug
would be effective
against the new strains
and other mutated vari-
ants of Covid-19 virus.
He added that the or-
ganisation was hoping
to ramp up production
of the drug up to one
lakh sachet per day by
the first week of June.
“From the first week
of June, we are hoping
to ramp up the produc-
tion of the drug as the
process to develop it
takes around one
month. We are hoping
to increase the number
of sachets production
to one lakh per day,”
Reddy said. India on
Monday reported
2,81,386 new cases,
3,78,741 discharges and
4,106 deaths in the last
24 hours, as per Union
Health Ministry
. —ANI
INDIA
06
New anti-COVID drug 2-DG should work against various strains of COVID-19 virus, DRDO chairperson
2DG ROLLED OUT AMID SECOND WAVE OF COVID
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan during the release of the
first batch of Anti-COVID drug 2DG developed by DRDO at DRDO Bhawan in New Delhi on Monday.
PM to interact with state, dist officials
across country on Covid mgmt today
Vardhan: 2-DG
will reduce oxy
dependency
New Delhi: Union
Health Minister Dr
Harsh Vardhan on Mon-
day said that the recov-
ery time from COVID-19
infection and oxygen
dependency will be re-
duced by anti-COVID
drug 2-DG.
Vardhan said, “With
the support of DRDO
and in the leadership of
Union Defence Minister
Rajnath Singh, this
drug may be our first
indigenous research-
based outcome to fight
against COVID-19. It
will reduce recovery
time and oxygen de-
pendency. I hope this
drug will serve the
world and not just India
in the fight against
COVID-19 in the coming
days,” he further said.
CBDT MEMBERS TO BE
APPOINTED THIS MONTH ?
CBDT Members are expected to be appointed only
this month. Presently only one Member is holding
the effort of the CBDT.
TENURE OF ASHUTOSH JINDAL
AS JOINT SECRETARY, CABINET
SECRETARIAT EXTENDED
The tenure of Ashutosh Jindal as Joint Secretary,
Cabinet Secretariat has been extended for a period
of six months till November 16, 2021. He is a 1995
batch IAS officer of Tripura cadre.
NITESH KUMAR VYAS APPOINTED AS
DEPUTY ELECTION COMMISSIONER
Nitesh Kumar Vyas has been appointed as Deputy
Election Commissioner in Election Commission of
India. He is a 1996 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.
CSS OFFICERS REQUEST DOPT,
ALLOW TO WORK FROM HOME
The Association of Central Secretariat Service
(CSS) is said to have written a letter to the Depart-
ment of Personnel Training (DoPT) requesting
allow the officers ‘work from home’ after the
premature demise in the coterie one after another
due to the deadly strain of Covid-19.
TRAI TO APPOINT ADVISORS
ON DEPUTATION
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has
invited applications for the appointment to the post
of Joint Advisor/Deputy Advisor in TRAI Region-
al Office at Bengaluru on deputation on foreign
service terms.
LARGE SCALE TRANSFER
AT PCCIT LEVEL SOON
Large scale transfer and postings in the grade of
PCCIT / CCIT level are expected to take place by
May 20, 2021.
POWERGallery
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Nation’s weekly positivity
rate drops to 18.17 pc: Govt
New Delhi: In an en-
couraging develop-
ment, a declining trend
in the weekly positivity
rate is observed which
stands at 18.17 per cent
today, said the Ministry
of Health and Family
Welfare on Monday
.
According to health
ministry data, 2,81,386
new cases were regis-
tered in the last 24
hours out of which Ma-
harashtra has reported
the highest daily new
cases at 34,389, followed
by Tamil Nadu with
33,181 new cases. There
has been an average de-
cline in daily new cases
since May 9, it pointed
out. The ministry said
that total daily tests
conducted in the last 24
hours stand at 15,73,515
and cumulatively
31,64,23,658 tests have
been conducted so far.
“Karnataka has the
most number of dis-
tricts (27) with more
than 20 per cent positiv-
ity rate and Madhya
Pradesh consisting the
highest number of dis-
tricts (38) with more
than 10 per cent positiv-
ity rate,” it added. —ANI
A young beneficiary gets a dose of COVID vaccine at a
vaccination centre in Bhopal on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Ghosh files plaint against Didi
New Delhi: In a huge
development, West Ben-
gal BJP chief Dilip
Ghosh filed a complaint
against Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee for
provoking violence in
the state. As per the
plaint registered with
the Kotwali Police Sta-
tion in West Medinipur,
Ghosh claimed that she
tried to wedge a divide
between the locals and
outsiders from the be-
ginning of the Assem-
bly election campaign.
Maintaining that her
diatribe against “out-
siders” was unlawful,
he opined that the TMC
supremo should be held
responsible for any vio-
lence resulting out of
the linguistic divide.
“I urge eve-
ryone to
abide by the
law and re-
frain from any activi-
ty that violates lock-
down norms for the
sake of the larger in-
terest of Bengal and its
people. We have ut-
most faith in the judi-
ciary and the battle
will be fought legally,”
Abhishek Banerjee,
TMC leader
Remdesivir
production
capacity hiked
New Delhi: The domes-
tic production capacity
of Remdesivir, the es-
sential drug used for
the treatment of Covid
has increased unprece-
dentedly from 38 lakh
vials manufactured per
month to manufactur-
ing 119 lakh vials per
month, the government
said on Monday
.
The patented drug,
which is manufactured
in India under volun-
tary licenses granted by
Gilead Life Sciences
USA, was very scarce
when catastrophic wave
of the pandemic hit the
country. Increased
surge in demand for the
drug even led to its
black marketing.

z CoWIN portal in
Hindi, other
languages from
next week, more
labs to monitor
COVID variants

z Eminent journalist
and popular TV an-
chor Anjan Bandyo-
padhyay, died at 56
at a private hospital
in Kolkata on Sunday
night due to Covid.

z In a bid to speed up
India’s COVID-19
vaccination efforts,
another Indian
company, Shilpa
Medicare has joined
efforts to ramp up
the manufactur-
ing capacity of the
Sputnik V vaccine.

z Dr Reddy’s labs
collaborated with
Apollo hospitals
and launched a
pilot programme
for administer-
ing the Russian
COVID-19 vaccine
Sputnik V vaccine on
Monday.

z Amid reports of
oxygen shortage
ONGC said it will
procure one lakh
oxy concentrators.

z In last month, Delhi
University has lost
over 35 teachers to
the ongoing COV-
ID-19 pandemic.

z No more vaccines
to be supplied for
under-45 in Delhi,
says Deputy CM.
DAY’S HIGHLIGHT
Kolkata: BJP lashed
out at TMC over their
agitations across the
state, following the ar-
rest of party leaders in
Narada sting case,
said CM Mamata Ba-
nerjee her support-
ers, instead of coming
in the way of CBI probe,
should opt for a legal
remedy. BJP general
secretary Kailash Vi-
jayvargiya claimed that
Banerjee was creating
hurdles for the CBI.
Didi creating
hurdles for CBI:
Vijayvargiya
Bodies in Ganganot
ourculture:BiharMin
Patna: Bihar Water Re-
sources Development
Minister Sanjay Kumar
Jha said that the bodies
found floating in the
river Ganga were not
from the State and add-
ed that it is ‘not our cul-
ture’. Jha’s remarks
come after reports of
several bodies being
found floating in Ganga
and its tributaries in the
last few days in Bihar
and Uttar Pradesh. The
Minister said, “Do you
think this is our cul-
ture? No, it’s not. It is
serious matter if bodies
have been found floating
in river Ganga but these
bodies are not from Bi-
har.” “We are shocked
by the way bodies have
been found floating in
the holy Ganga river.
Ever since we have seen
this news we have taken
immediate steps and
asked officials to take
appropriate action,”
said the Minister. —ANI
—PHOTO
BY
ANI
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi on Monday
interacted with a group
of doctors from across
the country in a video
conference to discuss
the Covid-19 related
situation, a statement
from the PMO said. PM
used the meeting to
thank India’s medi-
cal fraternity and the
paramedical staff for
their exemplary fight
against the deadly viral
contagion. PM noted
that be it testing, supply
of medicines or set-up
of new infrastructure in
record time, all these
are being done at a fast
pace. Several challeng-
es of oxygen production
and supply are being
overcome. The steps
taken by the country
to augment human
resources, like includ-
ing MBBS students in
Covid treatment, and
ASHAs and Anganwadi
workers in rural areas,
provided extra support
to the health system.
PM spoke to groups
of doctors involved in
COVID care through
video-conferencing.
The doctors were from
various regions, includ-
ing the northeast, and
Jammu and Kashmir.
They shared their expe-
riences in dealing with
the disease and offered
suggestions. —Agencies
PM LAUDS DOCS, DISCUSSES
VAX PLAN BLACK FUNGUS
Playing with...
Motivating the Con-
gressmen to serve peo-
ple at this time of crisis,
he said that the party
workers should form
groups and teams for
serving people in a sys-
tematic manner.
He said that ventila-
tor and ICU beds are be-
ing prepared at CHC
and PHC levels in the
state. Also, oxygen con-
centrators would be in-
stalled in health centres
in rural areas.
The CM informed
that the state govern-
ment has already re-
ceived 6,000 oxygen con-
centrators and 50,000
more are also being pro-
cured.
central government
should prepare a road
map for vaccination.
“The Centre should
issue global tender for
procuring vaccines
from foreign countries
and should distribute
the vaccines to the
states. If the states go
for global tenders on
their own, then it may
create a competition
among them which will
not be a good sign for
the future,” he said.
CBI picks...
The four TMC leaders
will now be in jail cus-
tody till the next hear-
ing in the case on
Wednesday
.
The arrested leaders
were produced at Bank-
shall Court through a
virtual hearing from
Nizam Palace earlier in
the evening and grant-
ed bail. The CBI then
moved the Calcutta
High Court challenging
the move and their bail
order was stayed.
Citing protests by the
Trinamool Congress
supporters outside its
office, the CBI sought a
transfer of the trial out-
side Bengal.
The court decided
that the leaders will be
placed in jail custody.
All four, who were in
the CBI office even after
being granted bail,
were taken to the Presi-
dency jail. The next
hearing will take place
on Wednesday
.
Earlier today, Central
forces had arrived at
the leaders’ homes and
took them to the CBI of-
fice. Within an hour, a
furious Mamata Baner-
jee also landed at the
CBI office in Nizam Pal-
ace and dared the inves-
tigating agency to ar-
rest her too.
Total lawlessness...
He also accused the
state administration of
allowing the “situation
to drift” and “not taking
any tangible action”
against the agitators.
Taking to Twitter,
Dhankhar said, “Mes-
sage @MamataOfficial
Total lawlessness an-
archy. Police and ad-
ministration in silence
mode. Hope you realize
repercussions of such
lawlessness and failure
of constitutional mech-
anism.
Time to reflect and
contain this explosive
situation that is wors-
ening minute by min-
ute.”
Hundreds of TMC
supporters launched a
protest outside the CBI
office here and threw
water bottles and stones
at the central force per-
sonnel who barricaded
the CGO Complex in
Nizam Palace where the
central agency’s office
is located.
Holding party flags
and shouting slogans
against Dhankhar, a
group of TMC activists
demonstrated outside
the two gates of Raj
Bhavan here.
“Invited attention @
MamataOfficial on
channels and in public
domain I notice arson
and pelting of stones at
CBI office. Pathetic that
Kolkata Police and West
Bengal Police are just
onlookers. Appeal to
you to act and restore
law and order,” the gov-
ernor said.
He asked the govern-
ment and the state po-
lice to take all steps to
maintain law and order.
Bleeding, clotting...
The panel further said
Covishield - the Astra-
Zeneca-Oxford Univer-
sity vaccine linked by
some studies to clotting
issues - reported fewer
than 0.61 cases per mil-
lion doses adminis-
tered.
It was noted that this
figure was far below the
four cases per million
doses reported by the
United Kingdom’s
health regulator, and
the 10 cases per million
doses reported by Ger-
many.The panel also
said Covaxin - the vac-
cine developed by
Bharat Biotech - report-
ed “no potential throm-
boembolic events” fol-
lowing administering
of the drug.
“It is important to
know that thromboem-
bolic events keep occur-
ring in the general pop-
ulation... background
and scientific literature
suggests this risk is al-
most 70 per cent less in
persons of South and
South East Asian de-
scent in comparison to
those from European
descent,” the panel said.
FROM PG 1

NEWS
07
JAI SOARS
HIGH...
In the years 2015 and 2016, Jaipur Airport has been
the number 1 airport in the world in these surveys
Kashiram Choudhary
fter a long gap of 4
years, the ranking of
Jaipur International
Airporthasimproved
to 41st rank from 78th
in the quarterly sur-
vey conducted by Airport Coun-
cil International. At the same
time, Jaipur has come in second
place in the 22 airports of the
country
. Only Goa ranked better
than Jaipur with 22nd place in
the country
.
The survey, conducted every
3 months around the world, is
done for airport service quality
.
In the survey conducted be-
tween January and March this
year, Jaipur Airport ranked 41st
in the survey
. Earlier, compared
to the survey conducted be-
tween October and December
when it scored 78th position, the
rank of Jaipur Airport has im-
proved by 37 places.
The airports are awarded
points based on 33 standards in-
cluding taxi facility, parking fa-
cility, arrangement in the de-
parture area, staff behavior,
custom-immigration check fa-
cility, facility in waiting lounge,
catering, washroom, Wi-Fi, etc.
In the years 2015 and 2016,
Jaipur Airport has been the
number 1 airport in the world in
these surveys.
A
POINTS
AWARDED
0.25
FOR COURTEOUS
AND SUPPORTIVE
BEHAVIOR
OF THE CHECK-IN
STAFF
0.24
FOR GOOD BEHAVIOR
BY INSPECTION STAFF
0.79
FOR WI-FI FACILITY
0.20
FOR IMPROVED
SHOPPING FACILITIES
0.20
FOR WASHROOM AND
TOILET CLEANLINESS
0.26
FOR IMPROVED
SPEED OF BAGGAGE
DELIVERY
RISE IN RATING POINTS
Jaipur Airport got 4.94 rating points
in survey, while last quarter’s rating
was 4.72 points. A total of 0.22 rating
points increased with improvement of
passenger facilities at Jaipur airport.
FALL IN RATING POINTS
 0.07 lost in restaurant and food facilities
 0.07 declined in flight screen due to
poor screen information
 0.18 in passport and ID checking
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Amid the
challenges of Corona
pandemic, the Narsi
Kularia family seems to
have made helping the
needy their motto.
Whether it is the mat-
ter of taking migrants
labourers by special
traintotheirnativeplace
during the first wave of
Covid or the support of
lakhs of rupees in the
CMRelief Fund,theNar-
si family is continuously
serving in their area.
Brothers Bhanwar
and Poonam Kularia
are busy in this service.
Narsi is constructing a
hospital building in the
village under the CSR
of Infra Interior Infra-
structure Private Lim-
ited. Jagdish Kularia is
constantly monitoring
its construction.
Narsi remains a spe-
cial contributor to the
finite works of the area
including cowsheds. He
also gave a huge amount
of `2.25 crore for con-
structionof Ramtemple.
They have donated
oximeter and 50 oxygen
concentrators to check
Covid. Nokha SDM Sita
Sharma, DSP Naam
Singh, CI Ishwar and
Block CMHO Shyam
Bajaj and other officials
were present on the oc-
casion. All the officials
praised the work being
done by the Kularia
family wholeheartedly.
Narsi’s brothers Poon-
am Kularia and Bhan-
war Kularia said that
everyone should do
whatever is possible.
Narsi Kularia family donating oxygen concentrators and
oximeters. Bhamashah Narsi Kularia, Bhanwar, Poonam Kularia
and administrative officers were present on the occasion.
Narsi Kularia
family extends
helping hands
FOR WAR ON CORONA
`3 CRORE
for vax and Rs 25 lakh
for food by MLA Dr Raj
Kumar Sharma
`1.54 CRORE
by MLA Babulal Bairwa
for medical equipment at
CHC Kathumar Khedli
`7 LAKH
by MP Sumedhanand
for oxymeters in
Sikar rural hospitals
`70,000
(first salary), 1 oxygen
concentrator by IAS Rahul
Modi in Hanumnagarh
1 DAY SALARY
to CMRF by staff of
JNVU, Jodhpur
25 OXYGEN
concentrators, 500 oxy
pulse meter, 50k masks
given by social worker
Rajeshwari in Dausa
Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat
@gssjodhpur
The anti-Covid19 drug
2-DG developed by
@DRDO_India is a
matter of pride. It
proves yet again, that
our forces are always
prompt in keeping India
safe. Congratulations
to the entire nation
thanks to the entire
leadership for the giant
leap in the fight against
#COVID19.
TWEET
Time
Tight security at
Chabad House
in Pushkar
First India Bureau
Pushkar: Seeing the
increasing tension be-
tween Israel and Pales-
tinian organisation Ha-
mas, the security of
Chabad House, a reli-
gious place of Israelis
in Pushkar has been
increased.
Armed officials from
RAC (Rajasthan Armed
Constabulary) are
guarding this foreign-
ers’ religious place.
CCTV cameras have
also been installed.
Manager Hanuman Ba-
kolia said that any
movement is restricted
in the area. Nobody has
been on the premises
since last year.
There are no chanc-
es of opening this place
in the near future as
well. Due to Covdi,
even the Israeli reli-
gious leader will not be
able to return. He had
locked the Chabad
House last year in the
summer and has not
returned since.
Rajasthan High Court Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty
administering oath of office to BN Sharma.
BNSharmatakes
oath,assumesoffice
asChairmanofRERC
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Newly appoint-
ed Chairman of Ra-
jasthan Electricity Reg-
ulatory Commission
BN Sharma on Monday
took charge. Rajasthan
High Court Chief Jus-
tice Indrajit Mahanty
administered the oath
of office to Sharma. On
this occasion Chief Sec-
retary Niranjan Arya,
principal secretary En-
ergy Dinesh Kumar
and other officials were
present in the High
Court. After the oath-
taking, Sharma
reached the Commis-
sion office and assumed
the charge as Chair-
man. Sharma, however,
maintained distance
from the staff due to
Corona guidelines.
Meanwhile, Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra is-
sued an order on Mon-
day appointing Bannal-
al as Member Secretary
of the State Finance
Commission.
Choudhary
donates oxy
machines at
Covid centre
First India Bureau
Barmer: Union Minis-
ter of State for Agricul-
ture Kailash Chaud-
hary visited the Covid
Covid care centre in
Barmer. State BJP lead-
er KK Vishnoi and BJP
district president
Aduram Meghwal were
also accompanied him.
During visit to the
Covid care centre in
Gudamalani’s Govern-
ment Devnarayan Hos-
tel, Kailash Chaudhary
donated 3 oxygen con-
centrators. State BJP
leader KK Vishnoi ar-
ranged ambulance ser-
vices and also donated 3
oxygen concentrators.
Choudhary inspected Covid
Care Center in Gadraroad.
OXY LETTER BOMB
DROPS AT SMS
HOSPITAL!
Aletter from the district
collector Antar Singh Nehra
has raised heckles of the SMS
hospital administration. The
letter is related to oxygen crisis
in SMS hospital. Noticing
more consumption than those
sanctioned as per the contract,
the district administration has
raised its hands in helplessness.
Nehra wrote a letter to the hospital
superintendent to arrange at its
own level if more than 1,600
cylinders are consumed in the
hospital. Instructions have been
given for entering into contract
with other vendors for this. If
the cost of the cylinder increases
during the contract with other
vendors, the difference amount
will have to arranged by the
hospital administration. After the
letter, the hospital administration
has gone in tizzy because as
per the number of patients
the hospital requires around
2,400 cylinders per day. As all
the oxygen plants in Jaipur are
acquired by the government, the
hospital administration faces a
dilemma as to from where to
arrange the extra cylinders.
—First India Bureau
THE SHOW MUST GO
ON IN JUNGLES!
As the national parks and
sanctuaries are locked down
due to corona crisis, shooting of
web series and other shows is
going in Ranthambore and some
other tiger parks in the country.
Shootings have been allowed with
the permission of Union Ministry
of Forest and Environment with
condition that Covid guidelines will
be followed by the crew. Forest
Department will get `7 lakh for
shooting permission. Only one
film company has been granted
filming permission by the Home
department. The company had
deposited `5.30 lakh for 8 days
in April and 12 days in May. Then
deposited `79,620 on May 13 for
3 days shooting. Permission is
granted to a crew member of the
company along with a driver and a
guard. —First India Bureau
An oxygen plant has been set up at SMS hospital.
Doc slashes wrist
before questioning
First India Bureau
Bikaner: A doctor
slashed his wrist when
the police called him for
questioning in a case
of black-marketing of
Remdesivir injection in
Bikaner late Sunday
night in the Sadar po-
lice station.
The name of the doc-
tor who works in a pri-
vate hospital is written
in the bill by a stockist.
In such a situation, the
police wanted to con-
firm whether he bought
the injection or not.
On Sunday night, the
staff of the Jeevan Rak-
sha Hospital was called
for questioning.
Doctor Dhanpat Daga
also works in this hospi-
tal. A stockist issued
the bill in the name of
Dr. Daga.
He was called by the
police to inquire about
these bills.
Doctor Dhanpat Dagaa
Birla arranges
oxy tankers
for Kota in
advance
First India Bureau
Kota: Looking at chanc-
es of disruption in oxy-
gen supply due to heavy
rainfall in next two
days, LS Speaker Om
Birla has arranged 28
MT oxygen from Jam-
nagar refinery in ad-
vance. He was engaged
in the task since Satur-
day. He spoke to higher
management in refin-
ery following which the
oxygen tanker left Jam-
nagar late on Saturday
night reached Kota on
Monday
. With this, Kota
now has adequate re-
serve of medical oxy-
gen and there would be
no disruption in the
oxygen supply
.
Om Birla

First India Bureau
Jaipur: More than 325
employees of the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
and their family mem-
bers were administered
Covid-19 vaccine on the
first day of two-day spe-
cial camp for the benefi-
ciaries under 18 to 44
years of age.
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora said on
the first day on Monday,
more than 325 persons
were vaccinated.
“This vaccination
camp will continue on
Tuesday as well, for
which more than 300
people have been regis-
tered,” he said.
Elaborate arrange-
ments were made for
the vaccines at the
RHB Headquarters,
while following the
Covid protocols. The
vaccination site was
specially decorated
and a ‘Selfie Booth’
and waiting area were
also set up at the place.
5 computer opera-
tors were deputed for
the maintenance of
vaccine records, so
that the vaccine users
do not have to face any
inconvenience. Along
with this, special ar-
rangements for
snacks, fruits and cof-
fee were also made af-
ter the vaccine.
The Commissioner
said that the Board de-
cided to vaccinate all its
employees while con-
sidering them as ‘Front-
line Workers.’
A vaccination camp
has already been organ-
ised for those above 45
years of age.
2022: WILL GUJ CONG FULFIL SATAV’S DREAM?
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Fate and
circumstances have
dealt another body
blow to Congress with
the tragic demise of
Rajeev Satav. The party
had not yet recovered
from the untimely loss
of Ahmed Bhai, when
they have lost another
leader who was one of
the pillars of INC and
specifically of Gujarat.
The Gandhi family had
still not got back on it’s
feet after Ahmed Patel
when the devastating
demise of Rahul Gan-
dhi’s right hand and
confidante Rajeev Sat-
av has hit them.
Rajasthan Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
was also extremely
shaken by the news of
Satav’s passing away
. It
took a day for Ashok
Gehlot to accept that
Rajeev Satav is no
more and he was dis-
turbed throughout that
day
. He was in constant
touch with Satav dur-
ing his illness at a Pune
hospital. In fact, they
had worked together
under the guidance of
Ahmed Patel in Guja-
rat, to bring Congress
back to power and the
result of this partner-
ship was also visible in
2017 Gujarat Assembly
elections when Con-
gress won 80 seats, fall-
ing short of a majority
by just 12 seats. Con-
gress rule in Gujarat
remains an unfulfilled
dream of Satav and the
onus now rests on the
Guj Congress to fulfil
it.
Rajeev Satav lost the
battle after post-Covid
complication on Sun-
day. He was a soft spo-
ken man who believed
in team work and re-
mained in touch with
his roots.. He began his
electoral career as a
block panchayat mem-
ber in 2002 and went on
to become both Lok
Sabha and Rajya Sabha
MP within a span of 18
years. In the organisa-
tion, he began as an
office-bearer of Maha-
rashtra Youth Con-
gress and went on to
become the national
president of the Youth
Congress, AICC in
charge of the key state
of Gujarat and a CWC
member. He was truly
an organisational man
and 100% committed to
the Congress and Gan-
dhis. In July 2020, he
got into a rare spat
with the old guard in
the party during a vir-
tual meeting of party
MPs chaired by Con-
gress president Sonia
Gandhi, snapping at
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil
Sibal, who had called
for introspection. He
had said the introspec-
tion should begin from
the United Progressive
Alliance (UPA)-II days
that led to the poll de-
bacle in 2014.
Just 46 years old,
Rajeev had a brilliant
future ahead of him
politically and will be
sorely missed by the
party, the state and his
many- many friends
and colleagues. Time
snatched him away
too soon!
There are two kinds of winning. One
when we win in competition with
others and the other when we win
against ourselves, doing better than before.
Both are important, the second one more so!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
‘JAB TUM CHALE JAOGE, TO YAAD BAHUT AAOGE’
lAhmed Bhai, Satav and Gehlot had
worked together in Gujarat to bring
back Congress Rule l After Ahmed
Bhai’s loss, second jolt to Congress
with Satav’s sudden demise
(L) Ahmed Patel, Rajeev Satav and Rahul Gandhi. Rahul Gandhi, Ashok Gehlot and Rajeev Satav. —FILE PHOTOS
325RHBstaffgetjabonday1ofcamp!
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan has
bagged second rank in
the country in an on-
line ranking of 36
States and Union Ter-
ritories released by the
Centre under the
'Smart City Mission.'
The state has ranked
second in the ranking
of 36 states / union ter-
ritories released by the
Central Government in
the 'Smart City Mission'
andUdaipurhasbagged
8th position, whereas,
Kota stands at the 11th,
Ajmer 29th and Jaipur
36th positions respec-
tively in the ranking of
100 cities, according to
a release.
The ranking released
by the Centre was based
on smart city plan im-
plementation, ongoing
work and tender work,
utilisation of funds etc.
Minister for Urban
Development Hous-
ing, Shanti Dhariwal
said that four cities of
Rajasthan, Jaipur,
Udaipur, Ajmer and
Kota have been includ-
ed in the 'Smart City
Mission' ranking.
Under the Smart City
Mission, four cities of
the state have incurred
an expenditure of Rs
1563 crore against the
total received amount
of Rs 1,845 crore in var-
ious projects, he said.
Out of the project
amountof Rs3,965crore
allotted to these four cit-
ies, 138 works worth Rs
448crorehavebeencom-
pleted and 178 works
worth Rs 2,772 crore are
inprogressand17works
worth Rs 145 crore are
under process.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/ Kota : In a
major action, the ACB
team arrested Head
Constable Abdul Rauf
for taking a bribe of Rs
15,000. He is posted at
Bhatta Basti police sta-
tion and was caught
red-handed on Monday
.
In another action, the
Deputy Superintendent
of ACB, Bundi who is
investigating the bribe
of Rs 50,000 by NHM ac-
countant of CMHO of-
fice, reached office on
Monday
. Bundi ACB Dy
Superintendent Gyan
Chand Meena, who is
investigating the case,
informed that 3 letters
have been sent earlier.
Rajasthanstands2nd
inonline
‘SmartCityMission’ranking
ACB nabs Head
Constable, CMHO
staff over graft
Shanti Dhariwal
Commissioner of the Rajasthan Housing Board Pawan Arora with Secretary Sanchita Vishnoi, FA
Sanjay Sharma, Bharat Bhushan and Sukhdev Ramana during the Vaccination Camp held at RHB.
TAUKTAE EFFECT: CS ARYA ASKS
TOMAINTAINOXYBUFFERSTOCK
NDRFteamshavebeenappointedinDungarpur,Banswadaandotherdistricts
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The impact of
the cyclonic storm
‘Tauktae’ is already evi-
dent in Rajasthan. The
weather has changed in
the Sirohi district adja-
cent to Gujarat. Light
rain has followed by
storms and heavy winds
have been reported in
some areas. The weath-
er in Mount Abu is
pleasant. MeT also is-
sued an alert for heavy
rain in Jodhpur and
Udaipur on Tuesday.
The authorities are
alert in the area. NDRF
teams have been ap-
pointed in Dungarpur,
Banswada and other
districts. Dungarpur ad-
ministration has re-
quested villagers not to
step out of their homes.
Meanwhile, Chief
Secretary Niranjan
Arya on Monday, in-
structed officials to
keep a buffer stock of
oxygen and to ensure
uninterrupted supply
in view of possibility of
bad weather conditions
due to the impact of Cy-
clone Tauktae.
Since road transport
may get affected due to
heavyrainfallinpartsof
the state in the next cou-
ple of days, the CS has
asked the officials to
keep buffer stock ready
.
He asked them to en-
sure alternate arrange-
ment of electricity
through generators at
hospitals, oxygen plants
and other emergency
placesinviewof thepos-
sibility of power disrup-
tions due to strong
winds and heavy rains.
Officials informed
that DG sets have been
arranged in all districts
for power back up in a
case of emergency.
Arya instructed offi-
cials to keep in constant
contact with the Centre
to arrange the medicine
to treat the ‘Black Fun-
gus’ and to explore the
possibility of procuring
the medicine directly
from abroad. ACS Sub-
odh Agarwal briefed CS
about status of delivery
of oxygen concentrators
purchased from abroad.
Govind Singh Dotasra during the PCC meeting on Monday.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee will launch
‘Sewa Abhiyan’ to help
people during the Co-
rona pandemic from
May 21 to commemo-
rate the death anniver-
sary of former PM Ra-
jiv Gandhi.
Under this, 10 lakh
masks will be distrib-
uted among people. Es-
sential medicine kits
will also be distributed,
a statement said.
The Congress has
constituted a six-mem-
ber Committee under
the chairmanship of Dr.
Chandrabhan for the
campaign.
The Committee will
have MLA Jitendra Sin-
gh, former MLA Dr
Karan Singh Yadav, Dr
G Devpura, Dr Ish Mun-
jal and Dr RC Yadav as
members.
These decisions were
taken in the meeting of
the State Congress
Committee through
video conference on
Monday
.
In the meeting, AICC
General Secretary in-
charge for Rajasthan
Ajay Maken said that
the campaign will be
started to serve the
people suffering in the
pandemic.
The Rajasthan gov-
ernment has done ex-
cellent works in Covid
management and the
rate of recovery is high-
er in the state as com-
pared to the national
average, which reflects
the ongoing efforts by
the state government,
Maken said.
Addressing the
meeting, Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot said
that free treatment is
being provided by the
Rajasthan govern-
ment to infected peo-
ple and all types of
tests, medicines are
available for free.
“The state govern-
ment is determined to
protect the lives of the
people from Corona in-
fection,” the Chief
Minister said.
PCCtoholdSewaAbhiyanfromMay
21 to mark Rajiv’s death anniv
RAJ TO
DISTRIBUTE 2K
SCOOTERS TO
DIVYANGS
Jaipur: The Ra-
jasthan govern-
ment will distribute
2,000 scooters to
differently-abled
college students
and youth under the
Scooty Plan-2021.
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot approved the
proposal to distribute
the vehicles for the
specially-abled youth
and those studying
in colleges. Accord-
ing to the proposal,
2,000 scooters will
be distributed for
the convenience of
specially-abled people
travelling for study
or employment. The
CM also approved
an additional budget
provision of Rs 15
crore for the scheme.
The Scooty Plan-2021
was announced in the
state budget for the
year 2021-22. —PTI
Guru Shikhar Temple at Mount Abu, is seen enveloped in clouds due to impact of Cyclone Tauktae.
JAIPUR DISCOM SETS UP
10 ‘CONTROL ROOMS’
Jaipur DISCOM has set up 10
‘Control Rooms’ in Jaipur along
with a centralised call centre and
circle level control room. 7 city
block control rooms and a squad
control panel has also been set
up. The SE office control room
has been created with telephone
number 0141—2202762 and
mobile number 9413391207.
These control rooms will operate
from May 19, said Superintending
Engineer SK Rajput.
Niranjan Arya

ndia’s Adline Castelino
has made the entire coun-
try proud by grabbing the
position of 3rd Runner up
at the 69th Miss Universe
competition held at Semi-
nole Hard Rock Hotel Casino -
Hollywood, Florida on Monday
morning. India was striving hard
for the past 20 years to be in the top
5 of the Miss Universe beauty pag-
eant. And this year, Adline made it
possible by securing 4th position at
this international pageant, where
a total of 74 contestants from dif-
ferent countries competed.
Andrea Meza of Mexico has
been crowned Miss Universe 2020
whereas Julia Gama of Brazil, Jan-
ick Maceta of Peru and Kimberly
Jimenez of Dominican Republic
secured the position of 1st, 2nd and
4th Runner up respectively. Ad-
line’s journey in Miss Universe
2020 had various rounds like the
National costume Round and Pre-
liminary Swimsuit round where
she looked stunning in all her out-
fits. Her national costume was in-
spired by the national flower of
India, the Lotus, which symbolizes
knowledge and spirituality
.
Adline Castelino was born in
Kuwait City, to parents Alphonsus
and Meera Castelino. Her family is
originally from Udyavara in the
city of Udupi, Karnataka. While
growing up, the beauty queen wit-
nessed violence against women
and that’s how she understands the
pain of the women she supports
and easily connects with.
She is a fighter, a self-learner,
who has worked on herself day and
night to be the voice for millions of
women. Adline feels it’s the women
who ultimately make the society
they nurture. Her life changed
right after she was crowned as Liva
Miss Diva Universe 2020. After her
big win, she worked with India’s
leading talent agencies and was
seen on runways, magazine
covers including Femina
Magazine, television and
digital campaigns for lead-
ing fashion and lifestyle
brands. She also show-
cased her dance skills op-
posite Melvyn Louis. Ad-
line’s incredible journey
from Liva Miss Diva Uni-
verse 2020 to representing
India at the Miss Uni-
verse 2020 pageant has
been really inspiring. The
beauty queen feels her
Miss Universe journey is
a tribute to her grand-
mother.
She is an inspira-
tion for all the
young girls who
want to become
independent and
raise their voice
for women and
also for the ones
who want to repre-
sent our country- In-
dia, on international
platforms. We wish Adline
great success in life.
MANSI BACHANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
Adline Castelino’s winning moment at Miss Universe 2020
JAIPUR, TUESDAY
MAY 18, 2021
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22 years old Adline Castelino from India
has secured 4th position at Miss Universe
2020-21 competition held in Florida on Monday where
74 countries competed for the coveted title!
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SAMANTHA GEORGE, Influencer
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You may spend on
something not previously
catered for. You can
struggle to keep pace on
the work front. Condition of those
ailing is set to improve by leaps and
bounds and get them firmly on the
road to good health. A suitable
matrimonial match is expected.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Something included in
your diet is likely to have a
positive effect on your
overall health. A glib talker
may try to confuse you so be aware.
Disturbances at home will need to be
curtailed to retain a peaceful
environment. You will get the
motivation to push yourself.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Money is hard to come by
for everyone, so contribute
your share if someone is
spending on you. A lot of
activity is foreseen on the work front
and you will be right in the midst of
it. Some issues that seem unlikely to
get resolved on the family front will
begin to move towards a solution.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Window shopping is all that
you can do in order to
conserve money. You are
likely to swim with the tide
on the professional or academic front.
Indulging in excesses may prove bad
for health. Issue regarding an ancestral
property is likely to be settled amicably.
You will be surprised today.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Keeping a close tab on
spending will leave you
with much to splurge later.
You may take some time in
bouncing back on the work front. No
problems are foreseen on health and
financial fronts. You manage to play
your cards well and avoid getting
involved in a contentious issue.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
It is best to make some
lifestyle changes to save
money rather than become
monetarily tight. You will
manage to pick up the threads from
where you left on the professional
front. Much happiness is foreseen on
the home front. This is a good time to
finalise property.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
It is best to take the
opinion of others before
you put in your money. A
household remedy may
come in handy for those suffering
from body aches and pains.
Something that you wanted to get
done on the home front is likely to be
initiated now.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Repayment of a loan may
force you to make
adjustments. Changes
happening on the
professional front can have you
worried, but will turn out favourable.
More interest is required on the
health front. Family life will cruise
along smoothly.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Financially you may need
to be more secure than you
are now. There is a need to
come up with something
original, if you are in a creative field.
You will be motivated to get back into
shape and may even join a gym.
Problems among the newlyweds
need to be handled with tact.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You can become con-
cerned about a recent
heavy expenditure incurred
on something that you just
couldn’t help. Something important
may be entrusted to you at work
today. You may take up some activity
or sport just to keep trim and slim.
Good news may greet you.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You will need to follow the
directions in letter and
spirit in discharging a task.
Some of you can face a
medical problem on the health front,
but it will be nothing serious. Family
will prove to be a pillar of support for
those facing something important.
You may feel financially secure.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Money loaned may take
some more time to be
returned. You will need to
keep your priorities right
on the professional front. Joining
health conscious people in daily
workouts is likely to keep you fit and
energetic. Someone on the home
front can irritate you.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
urviving a pan-
demic is one of the
most difficult situ-
ations as the event
has both short as
well as long term
impacts. A pan-
demic is more destructive
than war except for the de-
struction of property and
other physical assets. A war
mainly affects soldiers,
their families, strategically
located cities and some ci-
vilians but the pandemic
takes its toll on every per-
son. A totally fit, healthy
and strongly built person
might be dead within a
week or so. It appears as
though the death is roam-
ing here, there and every-
where and can strike any-
one despite all the reason-
able precautions. The psy-
chological impact can be
huge except for very few
people. But just like a war,
every pandemic ultimately
ends. The death of an indi-
vidual is an irreparable
loss to a family but for the
officialdom and general
masses, it is simply a part
of the overall statistics. The
survivors have to cope with
several things post the pan-
demic as reality starts de-
scending across the land.
Pandemic shreds the psy-
chological framework of
even the boldest of human
beings and takes away wis-
dom from the wise ones be-
cause it strikes unan-
nounced. A thriving and
vibrant society becomes
tamed like a goat before a
lion. The loss of self-confi-
dence is always immense,
even for the naysayers. Psy-
chological disorders always
take their roots during ex-
treme situations and then
may linger on for the rest of
life. It has been observed
that after every epidemic
where a disease erupts in a
localised area and popula-
tion groups, many people
start living in their physi-
cal confines with several
psychological barriers
which limit their growth
and joy of life. A pandemic
has much more impact than
an epidemic as almost the
whole globe is involved.
There is an unending news
flow with negative inputs,
self claimed cures, so many
illogical logics and hypoth-
eses that people become
trapped in a web of only
one type of thinking -
thoughts of sickness and
death. The negativity thus
generated may stay for the
rest of the life in a signifi-
cant majority of people.
Now the question arises -
how to cope with this fear
of sickness and death? I
think that the only logical
option is to take all the safe-
ty measures possible and
then be prepared to die.
This thought may sound
drastic but is there any oth-
er option, any other line of
thought process?
When life used to be busy
and competition cutthroat,
everyone wanted a day or
two with family and for lei-
sure and every such hap-
pening used to be a real
stress buster. It is always
fine to be total with family
but for how long? Ultimate-
ly
, monotony starts creating
several problems. Dialogue
becomes replaced by argu-
ment and slowly, over some
time, a type of relationship
stress starts building as the
administrative confine-
ment prolongs. In urban
India, the houses have a
negligible free space hence,
people mostly stay in their
rooms glued to TV set or
mobiles. Only a few people
have creative hobbies and
the capability for lasting
interpersonal conversa-
tions on a variety of sub-
jects. This brings boredom
which might lead to anger,
conflicts and significant
damage to intra-family re-
lationships. The possible
solutions include develop-
ing hobbies, minimising
arguments, giving space to
every family member and
creating a personal life
where one can devote a cer-
tain amount of time with
own self. One should learn
to forgive and forget other-
wise the memories of pan-
demic conflicts might lin-
ger and spoil relationships.
Everyone should remem-
ber that human life is con-
trolled by a system that in-
cludes government, banks,
society and local bodies etc.
A system is always non-
compassionate and wants
its every obligation ful-
filled. Whatever the tragedy
one may suffer in personal
life, one has to pay taxes,
bank or other loan instal-
ments, all the monthly bills
and other social obliga-
tions. One has to maintain
all the books of accounts
properly otherwise post-
pandemic life might be very
painful. Every system sus-
tains on inherent brutality
and one should never forget
this fact.
Finally, in every pandem-
ic, there is bereavement for
so many people. People sud-
denly lose someone dearest
to them who had been an
integral part of their life.
The void thus created can
never be filled, no words of
sympathy and counsel help.
But the wheel of life is im-
mense and it never stops.
One has to keep the memo-
ries of lost souls in the
heart and move ahead in
life because stopping at a
point is impossible. Be-
reavement can be mini-
mised only with a philo-
sophical attitude and ac-
ceptance of death as part of
life. We die because we
dared to be born.
COPING PANDEMIC:
A FEW POINTS OF VIEW
DR RAMAWTAR
SHARMA
ramawatarf132
@gmail.com
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