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JAIPUR l MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 3 l Issue No. 112
The local administration has been reduced to being a “PR
and propaganda machinery” instead of alleviating people’s
misery, said ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti. She said she is amused
that Centre has continued its normalcy acrobatics in J&K.
India needs at least four or five banks of a size matching its
biggest lender, the State Bank of India, to meet the growing
needs of its economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
said during annual meeting of the Indian Banks’ Association.
J&K ADMIN REDUCED
TO PR MACHINERY,
ALLEGES MEHBOOBA
INDIA NEEDS 4-5
MORE BANKS OF
SBI’S SIZE: FINMIN
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD, LUCKNOW & NEW DELHI
CORONA CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
INDIA
28,326
new cases
260
new fatalities
06
new cases
00
new fatalities
CARRYING WINDS
UPTO 100 KMPH,
CYCLONE GULAB
ROCKS AP, ODISHA
New Delhi: Cyclone Gu-
lab has made landfall in
coastal regions of Andhra
Pradesh and Odisha, the
weather office tweeted on
Sunday. The cyclone will
cross the coasts between
Kalingapatnam in Andhra
Pradesh and Gopalpur
in Odisha in the next 3
hours, the IMD said.
PM MODI SPEAKS
TO AP, ODISHA CMs
Modi spoke with Odisha
CM Naveen Patnaik and
Andhra Pradesh CM YS
Jagan Mohan Reddy
and assured them of all
help. “Discussed the
cyclone situation in parts
of Odisha with CM @
Naveen_OdishaJi. The
Centre assures all pos-
sible support in over-
coming this adversity,”
tweeted PM on Sunday.
Amit Shah hails Centre for
progress in naxal areas
New Delhi: The Union
Minister of Home Af-
fairs and Minister of
Cooperation, Amit
Shah chaired a review
meeting on Left Wing
Extremism in New Del-
hi on Sunday
.
The meeting was at-
tended by the Union
Minister of Rural De-
velopment and Pan-
chayati Raj, Giriraj
Singh, Minister of
Tribal Affairs Arjun
Munda, Minister of
Communications, IT
and Railways, Ashwini
Vaishnav, Minister of
State for Road Trans-
port and Highways,
Gen VK Singh, Minis-
ter of State for Home
Affairs, Nityanand Rai.
Chief Ministers of Bi-
har, Odisha, Maharash-
tra, Telangana, Mad-
hya Pradesh, and
Jharkhand and Home
Minister of Andhra
Pradesh, Senior offi-
cials from Chhattis-
garh, West Bengal and
Kerala, Union Home
Secretary, top officials
of Central Armed Po-
lice Forces and many
senior officers of Cen-
tral and State Govern-
ments also attended the
meeting.
Shah said that under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Shri Narendra
Modi, Centre is commit-
ted to the development
of Left Wing Extrem-
ism affected states.
He said that while the
incidents of Left Wing
Extremism have come
down by 23 percent,
the number of deaths
has come down by 21
percent.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah along with Minister of Rural
Development and Panchayati Raj Giriraj Singh during meeting.
MEETING WITH LEFT-WING EXTREMISM’ AFFECTED STATES
CHHATTISGARH CM BHAGEL SKIPS
DELHI MEET ON LEFT WING EXTREMISM
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Bhagel
on Sunday skipped a meeting chaired by Union Home
Minister Amit Shah in Delhi on Left Wing Extremism
(LWE). The chief ministers of 10 Naxal-hit states,
including Chhattisgarh, were invited to the meeting.
“Chhattisgarh’s Chief Secretary Amitabh Jain and
Director General of Police D M Awasthi have gone to
the national capital on the CM’s behalf to attend the
meeting,” a public relations department official said.
WITH RAHUL STAMP,
PUNJAB EXPANDS
Mohd Fahad
Chandigarh: Six days
after Charanjit Singh
Channi was enthroned
the chief minister of
Punjab along with two
deputies, Sukhjinder S
Randhawa and OP
Soni, the Punjab Con-
gress on Sunday intro-
duced its new ministry
with seven new faces.
The ministry
, which
has Rahul Gandhi’s
stamp all over it, is an
attempt to infuse fresh
blood in the team, bal-
ance caste and regional
considerations, and
take everyone along
without providing am-
munitiontoformerCM
Capt Amarinder Singh.
The three rebel min-
isters, namely Tripat
Rajinder Singh Bajwa,
Sukbinder Sarkaria
and Sukhjinder Rand-
hawa, also called the
Majhabrigadewerenot
onlyretainedbutRand-
hawa, the most vocal of
them all, was elevated
to the rank of deputy
chief minister.
Similarly
, Brahm
Mohindra,thoughclose
to Capt Amarinder, has
beenretainedduetohis
longstanding ties with
the Gandhi family
, and
his stature as a tall Hin-
du leader.
Meanwhile, hours
before the swearing-in,
six MLAs wrote to state
Congress chief Navjot
Sidhu to protest the
“proposed inclusion”
of Rana Gurjeet Singh
in the new cabinet.
15ministers,7newfaces,8retainedfromCaptain’scabinet
Resentment
grows among
those dropped
and over tainted
minister Rana
Gurjeet Singh
Punjab new Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu and
Governor Banwarilal Purohit with new Cabinet after the oath-taking ceremony in Chandigarh.
TURNCOAT
JITIN GETS
CABINET
BERTH IN UP
Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister Yogi
Adityanath expanded
his Cabinet on Sunday
evening, inducting
seven new ministers.
Jitin Prasada was
inducted as a Cabinet
Minister while six
others — Chhatrapal
Singh Gangwar, Paltu
Ram, Sangita Balwant,
Sanjeev Kumar, Dinesh
Khatik and Dharmvir
Singh — were adminis-
tered oath as Ministers
of State (MoS). With
their induction, the
strength of the Uttar
Pradesh Cabinet has
gone up to 60. The
oaths were admin-
istered by Governor
Anandiben Patel at the
Raj Bhavan in the pres-
ence of the CM.
By elevating Pargat Singh, former captain of the
Indian hockey team, Warring and Nabha and
giving PPCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu a say in
the Cabinet, the party also signals a generational
shift. Sidhu has managed to get a berth for all his
men except Nagra who is a working president.
PM visits Parl building work site
at night, inspects construction
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi visited the con-
struction site of the
new parliament build-
ing in Delhi on late
Sunday night.
PM Modi, clad in a
white kurta churidar
along with a safety hel-
met, was seen inspect-
ing the work-in-pro-
gress.
This was the first
time that the Prime
Minister was visiting
the site.
The main Central
Vista project envisages
building a new Parlia-
ment House, a new res-
idential complex to
house of the Prime
Minister and the Vice
President.
It will also have new
office buildings and a
Central Secretariat to
accommodate various
ministries’ offices.
GEHLOT FULFILLS PROMISE, CONDUCTS
REET WITH UTMOST FLAIR!
EXEMPLARY CM
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The defining
moment of any leader-
ship lies in keeping
promises. Once a leader
stands up to the promise
made to people, and
comes true to it, it auto-
matically becomes their
‘mostextraordinary’mo-
mentandeventhepublic
starts to rally behind the
said leader. For Ra-
jasthan, Sunday brought
with it one such moment
which has seen lakhs of
youth Thanking Chief
Minister Ashok gehlot,
whose unrelenting will
to hold the biggest exam
of all-REET2021-unhin-
dered by the cheating
gangs or any other ad-
ministrative problems, a
promise he made to the
peopleduringthebudget
2021 speech.
Sunday was perhaps
the first time that even
candidates that sat for
the exam, came out
thanking the leadership
for the successful and
smooth operation of the
examination. Candi-
dates at several places
were satisfied and hap-
py with the govern-
ment’s arrangements.
In the budget speech,
the Chief Minister had
promised free roadways
travel in competitive ex-
aminations. Now the
management of the gov-
ernment is being
praised fiercely in the
REET exam. Turn to P6
REET candidates
sing praises for
CM for elaborate
arrangements done
for candidates
Lakhs of candidates
have successfully
given the REET exam
in the state. For this, along with
the general public, the district
administration, police, teach-
ers, NGOs, social organisa-
tions, bus operators etc. have
given the requisite cooperation,
for which they deserve thanks.
Congratulations to all the
people of the state.
—CM Ashok Gehlot tweet
JIYO
SAAL!
HAZARON
ormer Prime Minister Manmohan Singh turned 89 on Sunday. Credited
with playing a key role in ushering in economic reforms as the finance
minister in PV Narasimha Rao government during 1991-96, Singh, India’s
13th and first Sikh PM, held the top post for two consecutive terms, from 2004
to 2014. PM Narendra Modi greeted him by wishing him a long and healthy life.
F
ALOK TIWARI —
DEFENCE MINISTER
PS, AN OFFICER
WHO PRIORITISES
ETHICS, VALUES
Alok Tiwari, who
took the prestigious
responsibility as the
personal secretary of
the country’s Defense
Minister Rajnath Singh,
is a 2007 batch IAS of
UP cadre. Earlier, he was
posted as DM Kanpur
on 25 August 2020. He
played an effective role
to ensure good govern-
ance during his tenure
as DM. His image among
the people is that of an
officer with integrity. He
did commendable work
during the second wave
of the covid pandemic.
REET exam amid tight security in
Raj; many held, 3 cops suspended
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Eligibility Examina-
tion for Teachers was
held across Rajasthan
on Sunday amid tight
security measures, in-
cluding suspension of
mobile internet servic-
es in some districts to
prevent cheating.
Five people were ar-
rested in Bikaner after
they were allegedly
found wearing slippers
fitted with Bluetooth
devices to resort to un-
fair means in the exam
for the selection of
teachers. Several other
dummy candidates
were also arrested in
different districts. Two
head constables and
one constable too were
suspended for their al-
leged involvement in
facilitating the cheating
by examinees.
The chairman of
RBSE DP Jalori said
that there was a delay
of 20 minutes in com-
mencement of level-1
exam at a center in Al-
war, candidates were
assured that they will
be given extra time.
Now the exam will be
conducted separately
for 600 candidates.
MORE THAN 85%
ATTEMPT REET
Jaipur/Ajmer: Rajasthan
Eligibility Examination for
Teachers (REET) 2021
was conducted on Sunday
by the Rajasthan Board
of Secondary Education
peacefully but with reports
of attempted cheating and
arrests of the accused from
several districts. A total
of 16,51,812 candidates
registered for the exam.
Total 25,35,522 registra-
tions were received in both
the shifts. Of these, more
than 85 percent appeared
in the examination, said
an official. A total of 4,019
centres were set up. The
police and the SOG teams
arrested over two dozen
people in connection with
cheating and deals to get
the exam cleared. P3
Traffic moved at a snail’s pace on Sikar Road as thousands of
students return home after appearing for REET on Sunday.
—PHOTO
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Congress
party plans to take on
the Modi govt over the
issue of inflation. For-
mer chief minister of
Madhya Pradesh and
Rajya Sabha MP Digvi-
jay Singh will be in
Jaipur on October 1 as
he has been entrusted
with the responsibility
of visiting all the states
and making a strategy
for the movement.
The PCC has begun
preps for Singh’s tour.
He might meet CM Ge-
hlot at his residence.
During his meeting
with Gehlot, political
development in Ra-
jasthan Congress may
come up for discussion.
Singh’s visit to
Jaipur is crucial as he
would chalk out a strat-
egy on demonstrations
against the rising fuel,
inflation, farmers’ law
and many other fire
raising issues.
Digvijay Singh to take on Modi
govt during his visit to Jpr in Oct
CUBS CLUBBING!
On Sunday morning, leopard Flora was spotted with her newly born cubs, captured in camera
by wildlife enthusiasts Sumit Juneja and his son Lakshya Juneja in separate cameras.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: With the effect
of corona infection de-
creasing in the state of
Rajasthan, now the pri-
mary schools are all set
to start from Monday.
Children will be called
on the basis of odd-
even formula on the
basis of their roll num-
bers. At the same time,
students who are com-
ing to school will be
able to come without
uniform.
At present, only 40%
of the students will be
called to these classes.
Children of different
batches will be taught
every day.
Canteens and cafete-
rias are currently
closed in schools in
view of Corona. Dur-
ing this, an appeal has
been made to the stu-
dents to bring water
bottles and food so that
the students do not
leave the classroom un-
necessarily.
Children's lunch
time has also been
made different. In this,
the class teacher will
also take lunch while
sitting in the class
room with the children.
The classes from 6 to
8 has resumed on Sep-
tember 20 amid strict
Covid protocols.
Aditi Nagar
Jaipur: After former
Deputy CM Sachin Pilot
met senior Cong leader
and Rajasthan Assem-
blySpeakerDr.CPJoshi,
now Transport Min
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas has called on the
Speaker. The duo held a
one on one interaction
for half an hour and this
‘sudden’ meet is being
seen through several po-
litical prisms. One such
speculation says that
Joshi was apparently
miffedwithKhachariya-
was after the duo en-
tered in a verbal ‘duel’
during the recent mon-
soon session.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
on Sunday got a
consignment of
6,53,350 doses of
Covishield vac-
cines. “Vaccina-
tion work will gain
momentum with
6.53lakhdoses,”an
official of the med-
ical and health de-
partment said.
It may be noted
that the state gov-
ernment has been
making efforts to
increase the sup-
ply of covid vac-
cines so that all the
beneficiariescould
be vaccinated in
the state
First India Bureau
Jalore: A Patwari was
arrested in Ahore tehsil
while taking a bribe of
Rs. 10,000 in Jalore dis-
trict.
The accused Patwari
Mangilal, posted in
Neemla Mandal of
Ahore Tehsil, had de-
manded the bribe from
the complainant for
mutation work.
After verification of
the complaint, a trap
was laid by the team of
Anti-Corruption Bu-
reau and he was caught
red handed while ac-
cepting the bribe.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: In a good news
for tourists interested in
wildlife,arecord13leop-
ards were seen at the
Jhalana Leopard Safari
on Sunday
.
It is for the first time
in the history of Jhala-
na Leopard Safari that
so many leopards were
seen. State Wildlife
Board member Dhiren-
dra Godha and Jhalana
ranger Janeshwar
Choudhary say leopard
sightings have in-
creased due to an in-
crease in the number of
leopardsandlushgreen-
ery due to monsoon.
This has added to the
herbivore population, a
prey of leopards. Tour-
ists were thrilled to spot
13 leopards on different
tracks.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Union Minis-
ter of Social Justice
and Empowerment
Virendra Kumar on
Sunday said that there
is no proposal under
consideration with the
central government to
include 5 percent MBC
reservation to Gurjar
and other castes of Ra-
jasthan in the ninth
schedule of the Consti-
tution.
He cited the example
of a bill recently intro-
duced in the Lok Sabha
for reservation to Mar-
atha community of
Maharashtra and said
that Supreme Court
has ordered stay in the
matter.
Kumar said that the
department filed a re-
view petition in the
Supreme Court, but
that too was rejected.
Earlier, the minister
attended a program or-
ganized by BJP SC
Morcha in Gautam Na-
gar Valmiki Basti. BJP
State Prez Satish Poo-
nia, Morcha State Prez
Kailash Meghwal,
MLA Madan Dilawar
and others were also
present on occasion.
SCHOOLSREOPEN FORCLASS1-5
ATTENDANCE ON ODD EVEN BASIS
Strict covid protocols will be followed for Primary Classes too. —FILE PHOTO
Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma, at the poster launch organised
by ENT Department SMS Medical College.
Rajasthan
receives 6.53
lakh doses of
Covishield on
Sunday
At present, only 40% of the students will be called to the
class every day. Children of different batches will be taught
every day. At present, it has not been made compulsory for
students to come to school. In such a situation, students will be able
to take online education even sitting at home.
—An education department official.
Pratap calls on CP Joshi
Patwari held
with Rs 10K
in Jalore
Record 13 leopards
spotted at Jhalana
‘NO PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE
5% MBC IN 9TH SCHEDULE’
Dr Raghu Sharma
launches poster on
HearingAwareness
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr. Raghu Sharma
on Sunday released the
poster of World Hear-
ing Awareness Week be-
ing organised by the
ENT Department,
Sawai Man Singh Medi-
cal College on the occa-
sion of World Hearing
Day. Along with this,
related diseases like
stress, heart related dis-
eases, Alzheimer's, dia-
betes etc. were also dis-
cussed. Dr. Sharma said
that if the hearing test
is ensured at the time of
the birth of the child,
then hearing related
diseases can be avoided.
Sawai Man Singh
College Principal Dr.
Sudhir Bhandari, HoD
Dr. Sunil Samdhani
along with Dr. Man
Prakash Sharma, Dr.
Sunita Agarwal, Dr.
Rekha Harsh Vardhan,
Dr. Monish Grover, Dr.
Vikas Rohilla, Dr.
Prem Singh Jat and
other doctors were
present.
DIGGY TO DIRECT
No proposal under
consideration with
the central govt to include
5% MBC reservation to
Gurjar and other castes of
Rajasthan.
—Virendra Kumar, Union
Minister
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas met Dr CP Joshi.

RAJASTHAN
03
COURTESY MEET
Jagdeesh Chandra extends a warm floral greeting to
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Rambagh
Palace, Jaipur. Jagdeep Dhankhar was on a 3-day visit
to Jaipur and returned to Kolkata by GoFirst flight on
Sunday evening.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Teacher Eligibility Test
(REET), the state’s big-
gest in the history of
Rajasthan, has been
completed. The police
kept a tight vigil on the
examination centres.
According to the guide-
lines, women’s jewel-
lery, hair accessories
like rubber bands,
clutches and even du-
pattas were not allowed
in the examination hall.
The candidates wearing
braceletes or any other
accessory were also
made to remove it.
Seal- open papers
irk students, who
create ruckus in
Alwar
Information about up-
roar, copying and giv-
ing seal open papers
was reported from
many places. In Alwar,
a large number of can-
didates created a ruck-
us in Kamala Devi
School of Behror area
regarding copying. The
candidates alleged that
they were not given the
paper till 11 o’clock.
When two candidates
went to the toilet, they
reported that copying
was being done with
books in one room. Af-
ter this, many students
came out with their
OMR sheets.
5 held in Bikaner for cheating via
bluetooth devices fitted in slippers
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: The police ar-
rested 4 persons who
gave slippers fitted with
bluetooth devices to the
candidates.
The action was taken
in Gangashahar area
of Bikaner. The accused
had sold slippers fitted
with devices to candi-
dates for around Rs 6
lakh.
SP Preeti Chandra
said the five arrested
people were wearing
slippers in which the
devices were fitted. Two
of them, identified as
Madan Lal and
Trilokchand, are alleg-
edly gang members who
provided the slippers to
candidates or their rela-
tives while three were
REET candidates.
The government has completely failed in
conducting a major examination with
transparency as reports of active cheating
gangs have emerged. This will directly harm those
candidates whose parents have worked
hard for many months to bear the
house rent, books and other expenses.
There are some families who have tak-
en loans to educate their children.
—Ramlal Sharma,
BJP Spokesperson and MLA
The examination was held in the first
and second shifts. No candidate was al-
lowed to wear rings, locket tops etc. No
electronic devices and mobiles are allowed to be
carried. —Dr DP Jaroli, Chairman, Raj Board of Sec Edu
RAJ UPBEAT AFTER REET
 In Jaipur, more than 2.5L candidates
took the examination at 592 centres
 Five held in Bikaner with ` 6 lakh worth
bluetooth devices fitted in slippers to aid in cheating
 31,000 posts of
teachers. 25,35,542
candidates applied.
 In Shekhawati School
Losal, paper was late
& seal was already
open.
 Paper was also de-
layed by 1 hour in Tilak
PG College, Bassi &
the seal was open.
 Candidates said the
paper was easy as
such the cut-off could
go between 120 to 130
out of 150.
 In Sikar, 4 girls
reached the exam
centre a few minutes
late and the gate was
closed, but they were
not allowed.
 In Ajmer, a woman
from Dahod in Gujarat
had lost her admit
card. She brought
a duplicate one, but
wasn’t allowed to take
the exam.
 11 women candidates
were stopped because
of discrepancies
in Aadhar card but
were allowed with
intervention of district
collector
 More than 30,000
CCTV cameras in-
stalled across state to
prevent copying
 Mobile internet
remained suspended
from 7 am to 5 pm
Bundi/Dholpur/Jodhpur: Archana
Gurjar, a resident of Bundi, gave birth to
a baby girl on Saturday& took the exam on
Sunday . In Girls’ school of Dholpur city,
a new mother, Raveena arrived in an am-
bulance to take the exam. In Jodhpur also,
a pregnant candidate Meenakshi from
Ranawas took the REET examination.
Jaipur: Cops arrested director of a coaching institute,
Sandeep Pandey & a teacher, Sunil alias Kashi Meena,
who were striking a deal at a tea shop to pass the exam
for Rs 10-15 lakh.
Sawai Madhopur: In a joint action, Gangapur Police
and SOG arrested about half a dozen accused including
2 policemen in REET cheating. Wives of accused police
personnel were REET candidates.
Nagaur: A gang who collected huge amount from
candidates with the guarantee of passing in REET has
been exposed in Nagaur.
Ajmer: A couple was caught over anomalies during
REET at Central Girls School in Purani Mandi in Ajmer.
Sirohi: Constable Shaitan Singh posted in Sirohi was
suspended for involvement in cheating. In Sawaimad-
hopur, head constable Yaduveer Singh & constable
Devendra Singh were caught while facilitating cheating.
Jaipur: With successfully con-
ducting the REET exam held
on Sunday, Rajasthan Police
has also ‘passed’ its ‘exam’
with full numbers. Due to the
Khaki’s efforts, the examina-
tion was completed peacefully
across the state.
Moreover, in all cities of
the state including Jaipur, the
traffic police also handled the
front very well. Khaki’s all SPs
and IGs were also active in the
field throughout the day, while
DGP ML Lather also moni-
tored the police arrangements
throughout the day.
In Jaipur, while thousands
of candidates sat for REET
exam, however, their influx
did not result in traffic jam or
any other law and order re-
lated issue. Additional Police
Commissioner Rahul Prakash
prepared the ‘Master Plan’
wherein, three points were
considered important. First,
traffic system of the city, sec-
ond, law & order & thirdly,
crackdown on copycats and
cheats and to stop rumours.
Additional Commissioner
Rahul Prakash was in the field
from 6 AM onwards, issuing
directions to his colleagues
throughout the day so that
there is no disturbance during
the examination.
‘Traffic Tiger’ Shweta Dhankar
passed her first exam after
working day & night for a
week for REET exam during
which an outline was prepared
for a solid settlement with
sub-ordinates.
REET Nodal Officer Gaurav
Goel performed well, while
excellent direction of Collector
Antar Singh Nehra, Com-
missioner Anand Srivastava
& excellent coordination be-
tween ADCP Rahul Prakash &
Traffic Police resulted in ‘suc-
cess’; a feat which is being
praised by all & ‘Team Effort’
being lauded even by highest
political circles of the state.
The accused in police custody in Bikaner.
Satish Poonia@DrSatishPoonia
I heartily thank all workers of State BJP who have
helped REET candidates via services including
providing Namo tea, setting up of Control Room,
providing residence facility and food arrangements
etc.@BJP4Rajasthan
REET aspirants gather at railway station in Jaipur to return to their homes after taking the exam on Sunday.
A relative helps an aspirant reomove her hair accessories before
entering the exam hall as these were banned in exam guidelines.
Two new moms,one
expecting attempt REET
Nehra thanks all, says
everyone co-operated to
make REET, a success
Several held for cheating; 3
cops suspended for helping
ALL ABOUT
EXAMINATION
Antar S Nehra
Anand Srivastava
Gaurav Goyal
ML Lather
Shweta Dhankar
Rahul Prakash
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan Teacher Eligibility
Test (REET) 2021 was conducted peace-
fully in two shifts across Jaipur on Sunday
.
District Collector Antar Singh Nehra in-
spected arrangements of various exami-
nationcentres,clustersandtemporarybus
stands through the day
. He took stock of
the means of transportation for the candi-
dates to and from the examination centre.
Nehra thanked people of district, candi-
dates and their families, business organi-
zations, transport department, Rajasthan
State Road Transport Corporation, volun-
tary organizations and police officers and
employees engaged in maintaining law &
order for letting the examination be con-
ducted without any glitch. The exam was
a big challenge, everyone’s cooperation
made it a success, Nehra said.
WELL
DONE!
16,51,812
total examinees
25,35,522
registered in both shifts
2.70L
from other states
6.70L
took exam in their districts
—PHOTOS
BY
SANTOSH
SHARMA

PERSPECTIVE
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Dr. S. Jaishankar
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Welcomed my new Venezuelan
colleague, FM @PlasenciaFelix.
Discussed meeting Covid challenges
and reviewed our bilateral ties. We
will continue to cooperate in the
multilateral arena.
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Proud moment not only for Gujarat
but whole of India as School of Law,
Forensic Justice Policy Studies
is inaugurated at National Forensic
Sciences University, Gandhinagar
in presence of CM of Gujarat @
Bhupendrapbjp Ji, Justice M.R.Shah, @
trajendrabjp, @sanghaviharsh others.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Change is the law of the
universe. You can be a
millionaire, or a pauper
in an instant.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
WELCOME CHANGE
CRICKET’S
GENDER-NEUTRAL
TERMINOLOGY IS A
WELCOME CHANGE
TOP TWEETS
he world may be full
of challenges for
women but simulta-
neously there is an
effort to bring about
gender-neutrality in lexicon in
some spheres like cricket. A ma-
jor step was taken in this direc-
tion by the male-dominated
Marylebone Cricket Club
(MCC), the guardian body for
laws of cricket. In its history
dating back to 1744 the word
batsman has been in use until
recently when it was replaced by
gender-neutral “batter”. The
change was effected out of re-
spect for women cricketers who
are also making the game popu-
lar. Henceforth, it will be either
batter or batters. As bowlers,
fielders and wicket-keeper are
already gender-neutral terms,
batter fits in naturally
.
But when it comes to some
fielding positions a change was
required. So third man, short
third man and deep third man
will now be referred to only as
third, short third and deep third.
These are welcome changes
but there should also be no dif-
ference in money men and wom-
en players get.
T
istory was creat-
ed in the Supreme
Court on August
31when for the
first time nine
judges took oath at one go.
What was more significant
of this date was that the nine
judges included three women
with one of them being in
line to become the CJI. With
the three new judges reach-
ing the top court their
strength rose to four. The
Chief Justice of India, Jus-
tice NV Ramana, now wants
more power to be given to
women. He has advocated for
50 percent reservation for
women in judiciary
. That will
be a big leap towards empow-
ering women.
Addressing women advo-
cates of the Supreme Court,
the Chief Justice said that 50
percent reservation was
needed in the judiciary. “In
lower levels of judiciary less
than 30 per cent judges are
women.” In high courts their
percentage was 11.5 and in
the Supreme Court “only 11-
12 per cent are women”, the
CJI said. He told them, “It is
your right. You are entitled to
demand that in the judiciary
and law colleges.” The Su-
preme Court has four women
judges among the 33 sitting
judges.
Justice Ramana rued that
very few women find repre-
sentation at the top. “Even
when they do reach the top
they continue to face chal-
lenges,” he said.
Be it the issue of increas-
ing representation of women
in judiciary, appointments to
various tribunals or decrimi-
nalising politics, Justice Ra-
mana has brought the spark
back to the apex court. Its im-
age had taken a beating over
the last few years under Jus-
tices Dipak Misra, Ranjan
Gogoi and SA Bobde. Clearly,
CJI Ramana has restored SCs
independence.
CJI RAMANA HAS GIVEN
SC ITS LOST GLORY
The Chief Justice of India,
Justice NV Ramana, now
wants more power to be
given to women. He has
advocated for 50
percent reservation
for women in
judiciary. That will be a
big leap towards
empowering women
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GOOD BAD
OF SCIENCE
Science has two faces to it:
one good, the other bad. It
relates somewhat to “I do my
thing; you do yours” — an
aphorism erroneously
attributed to Friedrich
Nietzsche. As a matter of
fact, integrating ‘aesthetic’
judgment with discoveries,
beauty, justness, or deceit, is
more than mandatory today
than ever before. Not only
because the US woke up to
reality, and vowed to
annihilate Frankenstein’s
monsters — in Afghanistan,
or elsewhere — that it once
created, or encouraged, and
fought and quietly retreated,
like it did in Vietnam,
ironically after 20 years
cience mirrors truth — the
song of civilisation. However,
when placed in context, it re-
flects miracles, or wonders,
and also destruction. A case
in point of the latter — terror-
ist attacks, wars, the burning
cauldron that is the Middle
East, Syria and Afghanistan,
among others, a tragedy nev-
er before embodied in history
.
The inference is obvious.
Sciencehastwofacestoit:one
good, the other bad. It relates
somewhat to “I do my thing;
you do yours” — an aphorism
erroneouslyattributedtoFrie-
drich Nietzsche. As a matter
of fact, integrating ‘aesthetic’
judgment with discoveries,
beauty
, justness, or deceit, is
more than mandatory today
than ever before. Not only be-
cause the US woke up to real-
ity
, and vowed to annihilate
Frankenstein’smonsters—in
Afghanistan, or elsewhere —
thatitoncecreated,orencour-
aged, and fought and quietly
retreated, like it did in Viet-
nam, ironically after 20 years.
Now onto the other — the
truthful side of science. First
things first. It is not that a
theory of knowledge that is
aesthetic is accurate. Not
only does such a theory fail
to deal with inter-subjective
goodness, it also junks any
objective aspects of truth.
This, in effect, endeavours to
include the ‘moment’ of
truth, no less — one with its
plethora of contradictions.
Well, the big point is — it
goes without saying that
when any new scientific the-
ory is put forward, scientists
often wish to know how close
it is to the truth. Yet, the fact
is not all theories can be eval-
uated thus. For a surplus of
reasons. In areas such as
string theory, particle phys-
ics, cosmology, evolutionary
biology and earth science, for
example, arriving at how
close a theory is to the truth
is next to impossible.
On the contrary, just any-
body would be able to assess
how beautiful, or ugly
, an ob-
ject is. The features of an ob-
ject are immediately accessi-
ble to most of us. This is the
most basic thing that is re-
quired to scrutinise any ob-
ject with aesthetic judgment:
one that delivers a conclusive
ruling on its beauty. Not so
simple, though. Because,
such a descent may make us
wonder whether each of us
could use our aesthetic per-
ceptions tangibly — to ascer-
tain how imminent a scien-
tific theory is to the truth.
It’s not that all scientific
revolution theories have a web
of aesthetically innovative
strokes. It’s not uncommon for
manyscientiststoonottohave
called several old and new the-
ories—whenfirstputforward
— ‘ugly
.’ A host of astrono-
mers, for instance, regarded
Johannes Kepler’s theory of
planetarymotionsasunattrac-
tive.TheythoughtthatKepler’s
‘blueprint’ portrayed plane-
tary orbits as ellipses — not a
combination of circles. Sir
Isaac Newton’s theory of grav-
ity was disliked by his contem-
poraries as being aesthetically
unacceptable for postulating
actionatadistance.AsFrancis
Bacon exemplified, “There is
no excellent beauty that hath
not some strangeness in the
proportion.”
Physicists aren’t the only
scientific community to be
guided by their sense of beau-
ty in developing new theories.
They have learnt, to their ad-
vantage, how to anticipate the
beauty of nature at its most
fundamental level. Just like
geneticists, for example. To
pick a contextual paradigm:
when Rosalind Franklin
learned of Francis Crick and
James Watson’s model of the
structureof theDNA,she“ac-
cepted the fact that the struc-
ture was too pretty not to be
true.” It’s a fundamental
statement that presupposed
that beauty was, indeed, an
indicator of truth in scientif-
ic theories. Hence, you may
well ask: what is the evidence
for this proposition?
Most scientists distinguish
objective properties of theo-
ries from the subjective sense
of beauty in contemplating a
theory. However, not all sci-
entists agree over what aes-
thetic properties a theory
must possess to influence as
pretty
. But, one thing is clear:
they often acquiesce to beau-
ty in theories that encompass
simple mathematical equa-
tions, the splendour of truth
and beauty of the universe,
symmetries of nature, or an
alluring model’s Stunning
Face. In other words, this is a
fundamental, or scientific,
variant that explains why
scientists are engaged — al-
beit unwittingly, or partly
unconsciously — in system-
atic, inductive (re)search for
aesthetic properties that con-
stitute the idea that beauty is
truth, although they’re just
as much concerned about the
wonders of technological ad-
vance falling into evil hands
— a norm in today’s world,
that has gone increasingly
mad, where bombs and pro-
jectiles are terrorism’s weap-
ons of ‘retribution.’
There hangs a tale — a
saga, not just a dilemma, also
a paradox that’s sure going to
haunt each of us, and future
generations, for a long, long
time to come.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
S
RAJGOPAL
NIDAMBOOR
Wellness physician, independent
researcher and author
A case in point of the latter
— terrorist attacks,
wars, the burning
cauldron that is the
Middle East, Syria and
Afghanistan, among
others, a tragedy never
before embodied in history

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INDIA
06
CRUCIAL READ
New Delhi: Union Min
Ramdas Athawale said
on Saturday. Addressing a
PC, Athawale reckoned if
Indian-origin Harris could
become V-P of US, Sonia
could have assumed the
post of PM as well in
2004. He also claimed
that had Sharad Pawar
been made PM during
2 crucial UPA terms,
Congress might not have
been decimated from
power as it was today.
SONIA SHOULD’VE
BEEN PM IN 2004,
SAYS ATHAWALE
Bhopal: RS Congress MP
ex-CM Digvijaya Singh
has again trained his guns
at the BJP and the RSS.
Singh was addressing
a protest on Saturday
against Centre, which saw
the participation of 19
opposition parties alleging
that BJP and RSS have
been for ages dividing
people of India, Singh
appealed to all opposition
parties to come on one
platform to fight them.
DIGVIJAYA SINGH
LASHES OUT AT BJP
AND RSS
AWE-INSPIRING!
An Indian Air Force (IAF) Chinook helicopter flies over Dal
Lake during the air show in Srinagar on Sunday. Surya
Kiran Aerobatic Display Team perform during the air show
conducted by IAF in Srinagar on Sunday.
‘New AIIMS will correct
regional imbalance’
3RD FNDN OF NAGPUR AIIMS
New Delhi: The new
AIIMS institutes built in
the country are destined
to correct the longstand-
ing regional imbalance
in the health sector, ac-
cording to Union Minis-
ter Nitin Gadkari, who
also said doubling the
number of AIIMS will
better serve people’s as-
pirations. The Minister
of Road Transport and
Highways was speaking
at a digital event to mark
the 3rd Foundation Day
of AIIMS, Nagpur. The
programme was also at-
tendedbyBharatiPravin
Pawar, Health Ministry
statement said. —ANI
Keeping in
view require-
ments of Vid-
arbha region, with es-
tablishment of an in-
stitute of repute such as
AIIMS at Nagpur, pa-
tients of all bordering
states will have access
to affordable facilities.
—Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister
Prayagraj: A meeting of the Akhil Bhartiya Akhara
Parishad (ABAP), the apex decision-making body
of the 13 recognised Hindu monastic orders of
the country, is likely to be held in the first week
of October to decide the successor of Mahant
Narendra Giri, the ABAP chief, who ended his life,
allegedly by suicide, on September 20. The 16th
day death ritual or ‘Shodashi’ of Mahant Narendra
Giri will take place at his Baghambari Math on
October 5.
MAHANT NARENDRA GIRI’S SUCCESSOR
TO BE NAMED IN OCTOBER
New Delhi: Amid talks of rotational chief minister
in Chhattisgarh, the visit of Rahul Gandhi will de-
cide the future of the Congress politics in the state
as of now there is suspense in both the camps
-- one lead by CM Baghel and the other lead by
state Health Min TS Singhdeo. Mohan Markam,
state Cong President said party is busy in prep of
RaGa’s visit to Sarguja and Bastar, both tribal belts
and Sarguja is also stronghold of TS Singhdeo.
PUNJAB DONE, NOW ALL EYES ON
RAHUL GANDHI’S VISIT TO C’GARH
Tune in to 81st edition of
Mann Ki Baat!
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Sunday addressed the nation
through his monthly radio programme
Mann Ki Baat. The address, which was
the 81st episode of Mann Ki Baat, co-
incided with PM Modi’s three-day visit
to the United States, which concluded
on Saturday with a speech at the United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA). “PM
Narendra Modi to share his thoughts with
the people in Mann Ki Baat programme at
11am,” the All India Radio (AIR) tweeted
ahead of the PM’s address. First episode
of Mann Ki Baat aired on October 3,
2014. A new episode is broadcast on last
Sunday of every month. —ANI
New Delhi: Underlin-
ing the importance of
rainwater harvesting in
Indian culture, PM Nar-
endra Modi on Sunday
compared the tradition-
al festivals of Jal-Jeela-
ni Ekadashi and Chhatt
with NWM campaign
Catch The Rain. In
the western parts of In-
dia, especially Gujarat
and Raj, there is a scar-
city of water and suffer
droughts. In Gujarat, at
beginning of rainy sea-
son people celebrate
'Jal-Jilani Ekadashi' it
is similar to what we
call 'Catch the Rain'...
accumulating each and
every drop of water. In
Bihar and other parts,
the festival of Chhath is
celebrated, he said.
New Delhi: PM Modi
appreciated the efforts
of two brothers in J-K’s
Pulwama for setting up
vermicomposting unit
and not only creating
new means of self-em-
ployment in tune with
Atmanirbhar Bharat
but also generating em-
ployment opportuni-
ties. He said, “Bilal
AhmedMunirAhmed
Sheikh found new ave-
nues in Pulwama. 39
years old Bilal Ahmed
Ji is highly qualified.
He is now using his ex-
perience of higher edu-
cation by launching his
own start-up in agri.
Bilal Ji has installed a
unit of Vermicompost-
ing at his home.”
WARM WELCOME
TO MR PM!
India, global player under
Modi’s leadership: Nadda
Modi was welcomed amid
“Dhol” beats at Del airport
PM Narendra Modi along with BJP National President JP Nadda waves to the supporters after his
return from the United States, at Palam Air force station, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
BJP supporters listen to the ‘Mann Ki Baat’ programme, in Varanasi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi received a
grand welcome from his
party, shortly after he
landed in the country
after a three-day visit to
the US, where he ad-
dressed the UN General
Assembly and attended
the first in-person Quad
summit. PM was pre-
sented with scarfs
bouquets by party presi-
dent JP Nadda, Arun
Singh, Tarun Chugh
Harsh Vardhan as they
welcomed him at the
Delhi airport amid
Dhol beats. Nadda said
he spoke like a states-
man his speech has
made India proud. —ANI
Thakur inspects Zojila Pass tunnel
Srinagar: Union Min-
ister Anurag Thakur
on Sunday reviewed
the construction work
of the Zojila Pass tun-
nel in the Kargil dis-
trict of Ladakh. 'This
tunnel will play an im-
portant role in joining
Srinagar, Kargil, Leh
NH,' min said. —ANI
Anurag Thakur inspects Zoji-
la Tunnel, in Kargil on Sunday.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
being garlanded by BJP leaders.
Over Rs 4,500 crore
will be spent on the
project, I am glad
that the process is
taking place rapidly
in project.
—Anurag Thakur,
Union Minister
PM has estab-
lished India as
a global player
with discussion on ter-
rorism, climate change
how a solution can
be brought with every-
one's participation.
—Jagat Prakash Nadda,
BJP National President
Modi’s three-day trip to
the United States was
packed with meetings as
he attended 20 of them
during around 65 hours
he spent in the country.
PM returned to New Delhi
after concluding his three-
day US visit on Sunday.
During his US visit, PM
Modi was hosted by
President Joe Biden.
20 MEETINGS IN 65-
HOUR STAY IN US
PM RETURNS AFTER
THREE-DAY VISIT
PM stresses
on water
harvesting
Modi lauds
Bilal, Munir
in Pulwama
ON WORLD RIVERS DAY,
PEOPLE TO OBSERVE
‘RIVER FESTIVAL’ IN A YR
AYUSHMAN BHARAT
SCHEME DEDICATED TO
DEENDAYAL UPADHYAYA
START-UPS TO
PAY ATTENTION
TO AYURVEDIC
BUY KHADI ITEMS
TO MARK GANDHI
‘BAPU’S’JAYANTI
‘SURAKSHA
CHAKRA’ OF
VACCINES
PM dedicated the Ayushman
Bharat scheme to the Antyo-
daya philosophy of former
Bharatiya Jana Sangh leader Deen
Dayal Upadhyaya. PM said, “To-
day
, more than two and a half crore
impoverished people of the coun-
try have got free treatment up to Rs
5 lakh in the hospital. Such a mas-
sive scheme for the poor is dedi-
cated to Deen Dayal ji from Sept 25,
his birth anniv 3 yrs ago,” he said.
Modi urged people to celebrate
‘river festival” on the occa-
sion of “World River Day” to con-
nect with traditions which are as-
sociated with rivers for centuries
in India. He called Sept an imp
month said it is a day to remem-
ber contri of our rivers that pro-
vide us with water. Modi said that
the gifts he has received would be
e-auctioned, proceeds will be given
to ‘Namami Gange’ campaign.
PM requested start-
ups to pay special at-
tention to Ayurvedic
and herbal products
as India has wit-
nessed an immense
increase in their ex-
port. PM Modi said,
“I urge scientists, re-
searchers and people
associated with the
start-up world to pay
attention to such
products.”
PM said that people
must buy khadi prod-
ucts to mark “Bapu’s
Jayanti with great
fervour”. As the Gan-
dhi Jayanti is just
around the corner.
‘Mahatma Gandhi
had associated clean-
linesswiththedream
of I-day, he was a pro-
ponent of cleanli-
ness; he made it mass
movement’, he said.
Urging eligible un-
vaccinated popula-
tion to get jabs soon,
Modi said no one
should be devoid of
‘Suraksha Chakra’.
He said, “Team In-
dia is making new
records every day,
including in vax
which has made re-
cords globally
.”
Gehlot fulfills...
“Free bus service, ar-
rangements for staying
and eating meant that
we did not have to face
problems either for
reaching the examina-
tion centre or for worry-
ing about our boarding
and food. The state gov-
ernment also kept a
grip on the paper mafia
which means no cheat-
ing happened. Thank
you CM Gehlot,” stu-
dents said at a centre in
Jaipur.
Interestingly, now
just Rajasthan, REET’s
echo is seen in neigh-
bouring states as well.
Talking to First India at
Bharatpur, a candidate
from Varanasi sang
praises for Gehlot’s
management too.
Stunned to see the ar-
rangements, the candi-
date said, “This mes-
sage will go from Ra-
jasthan to other states
including UP. Such ar-
rangements should be
made by each state for
examination. CM Ge-
hlot’s team has set an
example before other
states.”
FROM PG 1
Kolkata: Prashant
Kishor, who helped Tri-
namool Congress to win
in the recent Assembly
polls, has registered
himself as a voter of
the Bhabanipur Assem-
bly constituency
.
The election commis-
sion website claims that
Kishor has registered
himself in the period
between January and
April fuelling the specu-
lation that he might
join the party
.
The inclusion of
Kishor before the bye-
election in the Bhaban-
ipur, where Mamata is
contesting to retain her
post as the CM of the
state, triggered contro-
versy
.
Taking a jibe at the
ruling TMC, the BJP on
Saturday said Prashant
Kishor, who was the
poll adviser of the
Mamata Banerjee-led
party in the recent WB
elections, can be called
a bohiragato being en-
rolled as a voter in the
Bhabanipur constitu-
ency. Kishore with an
EPIC no of IUI0686683
has been shown as per-
manent resident of Bha-
banipur. —ANI
Prashant enrolls himself as voter from Bhabanipur
Prashant Kishor
WB BJP CHIEF SUKANTA MAJUMDAR TO
BE IN DELHI TODAY, MEET LEADER
Kolkata: After taking
the responsibility of the
state BJP, is going to
Delhi on Monday for
the first time, where
he will meet the party’s
top leaders. Sukanta
Majumdar is likely to
have a meeting with
the party Chief JP Na-
dda, National Gen Secy
BL Santosh and others.
Though the party is yet
to announce anything
officially, but sources
in the party indicated
that Majumdar is likely
to meet top leaders.
Prashant
Kishor be-
comes voter of
Bhabanipur. So, we
are not sure if daugh-
ter of Bengal is now in
favour of bahiragato
(outsider) voter.
—Saptarshi Choudhury,
BJP media cell in-charge

NEWS
07
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Conducting
syndicate meeting with-
outquorumhasbrought
the Vice Chancellor of
Rajasthan University
Rajiv Jain in question.
The meeting was con-
ducted on Saturday
even after a lack of quo-
rum and envelopes of
retired teachers were
opened by the VC.
Against the require-
ment of minimum 6
members, only 4 mem-
bers were present in the
meeting.
Some of the members
even refused to open en-
velopes but the VC re-
mained adamant and
opened envelopes.
VC Rajiv Jain, MLA
Amin Kagzi, govern-
ment nominee Ram
Lakhan Meena, Profes-
sor Alpana Kateja, SL
Sharma, Harsh Davedi,
NK Pandey, Pratibha
Parashar, Dilip Singh
were present in the syn-
dicate meeting. As soon
as the meeting started,
Amin Kagzi and Ram-
lakhan Meena said that
the envelopes should
not be opened, but some
memberswereadamant
on opening the enve-
lopes following which
Kagzi and Meena left
the meeting.Prof. Alpa-
na Kateja also support-
ed them and left the
meeting. In the absence
of the Registrar, the FO
spoke about the lack of
quorum but other mem-
bers present there ad-
vised him to keep quiet,
after which he also left
the meeting.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: West Bengal
Governor Jagdeep
Dhankhar met his old
friend Udailal Anjana, a
Cooperative Minister in
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot’s cabinet, on
Sunday
.
When Dhankhar
reached Anjana’s resi-
dence, he himself re-
ceived him. During the
lunch, Assembly Speak-
er CP Joshi, UDH Min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal,
Agriculture Minister
Lalchand Kataria, Ra-
jendra Yadav, MLA Ma-
hadev Singh Khandela,
RCA president Vaibhav
Gehlot and Jagdeep
Dhankhar’s brother
Randeep Dhankar were
also present.
Anjana and
Dhankhar were elected
members of the Legis-
lative Assembly from
Congress in 1993. Anja-
na presented a memen-
to to Dhankhar when he
was leaving.
First India Bureau
Kota: Rajasthan Police
Service (RPS) officer Vi-
jay Shankar Sharma
has been suspended on
charge of misconduct.
Sharma was posted as
Circle Officer- Itawa in
Kota Rural.There was a
complaint related to his
conduct which was in-
vestigated on direction
by the PHQ. After the
allegations made in the
complaint were found
true, DGP ordered to
suspend the officer on
Saturday. Confirming
the suspension, the
DGP said that the ac-
tion was taken after the
allegations of miscon-
duct were found to be
true. Lather did not
elaborate on the mis-
conduct of Sharma.
However, sources
said that a woman con-
stable had lodged a case
against Sharma when
he was the inspector.
Meet sans quorum puts VC in quandary
West Bengal Guv Dhankhar meets
Anjana, others over lunch in Jaipur
ROW OVER UNIVERSITY MEET
lll
The meeting
was conducted
on Saturday
even after a lack
of quorum and
envelopes of
retired teachers
were opened by
the Vice
Chancellor
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Central
Administrative Tribu-
nal (CAT) on Sunday is-
sued notices to the Min-
istry of Environment
Forests (MoEF), Princi-
pal Forest Secretary,
Principal Chief Conser-
vatorof Forests(PCCF),
Head of Forest Force
and Personnel Secre-
tary seeking reply on a
complaint that the
2011-batch Indian For-
est Service (IFS) offic-
ers are being paid less
than their Indian Ad-
ministrative Service
(IAS) counterparts.
As per the prosecu-
tion, Sangram Singh
and four others submit-
ted before the tribunal
that they are IFS offic-
ers of 2011 batch. After
the Seventh Pay Com-
mission recommenda-
tions in 2016, the senior
officers of the depart-
ment were put on high
grade salary
.
The government ex-
tended the benefits to
the IAS officers but not
to the IFS officers. As a
result, despite both be-
ing of the same batch,
the IFS officers are
paid less than the IAS
officers.
VP Naidu begins 5-day Raj visit
with prayers at Jaisalmer
VP Naidu and his wife Usha Naidu
offer prayer at Tanot Mata temple
Vice President also visited Longewala
battle site near Indo-Pak border
Suryaveer Singh Tanwar
Jaisalmer: Vice Presi-
dent M Venkaiah Naidu
on Sunday visited the
famous temple of Tanot
Mata and Longewala
battle site near Indo-
Pak border in Ra-
jasthan’s Jaisalmer dis-
trict. The vice president
arrived in Jaisalmer on
Sunday on a five-day
visit to the state.
Naidu along with his
wife Usha Naidu began
the Jaisalmer visit by
offering prayers at
Tanot Mata temple and
offered prayers. He also
paid homage to martyrs
by laying a wreath at
the Vijay Stambh locat-
ed on the Tanot prem-
ises.
Tanot Mata temple is
located at a distance of
120 km from here, close
to the Indo-Pak border.
It suffered no damage
during the 1971 war
even after many shells
were fired on it by Paki-
stani forces.
In the visitor’s book
of the temple, Naidu
lauded the determina-
tion and dedication of
the Border Security
Force personnel who
stand ready to defend
the borders even in the
difficult conditions of
the Thar Desert.
The temple is man-
aged by the BSF.
After the temple vis-
it, the vice president
went to Longewala
Yudh Sthal and War Me-
morial.
The memorial is situ-
ated on the site where
the Longewala battle of
the 197 Indo-Pak war
was fought. Indian
Army official Major
General Ajeet Singh
Gahlot briefed Naidu
about the Battle of
Longewala.
Mukesh Mathrani
Barmer: RSS chief Mo-
han Bhagwat on Sun-
day visited Barmer.
During his day visit to
Barmer Bhagwat also
made a visit to Padma
Shri awardee folk musi-
cian Anwar Khan’s
house where he wit-
nessed some perfor-
mances by the folk mu-
sician. Anwar Khan
claimed that with this
visit Bhagwat fulfilled
his promise he made to
him during an event in
Delhi.
Khan informed the
media that during an
event organized by San-
skar Bharti he per-
formed the folk song
“Padharo Mhare Desh”
there. Bhagwat also at-
tended a meeting of se-
lected RSS workers held
at RSS office in Barmer.
In the meeting only 24
selected workers were
allowed.
First India Bureau
Baran: An incident of
hanging two labourers
upside down and beat-
ing them with sticks by
the security guards at
the behest of the offic-
ers at the Motipura Su-
per Critical Thermal
Power in Chhabra town
has been reported.
BJP MLA Pratap Sin-
gh Singhvi demanded
an inquiry by tweeting
the video of the inci-
dent on Saturday night.
Instead of admitting
their mistake, the ther-
mal power officers have
accused both the work-
ers of theft. MLA Sing-
hvi said that on Friday,
Jaynarayan Lodha and
Giriraj Lodha had gone
to work in Chhabra
Thermal. The thermal
officials got them bru-
tally beaten up by the
guards unnecessarily
.
The guards stripped
the workers and
thrashed them brutally
in the presence of the
officers. When the vid-
eo of the incident went
viral, the thermal pow-
er officials handed over
the two labourers to the
police. Plant officials
said the video is of Sep-
tember 4 and they
would look into it.
There are small villages
around the plant and
every month 8 to 10
theft attempts are hap-
pening in the plant for
the last 7 years.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot will
inaugurate various
policies and schemes
of the tourism depart-
ment on the occasion
of World Tourism
Day on Monday. Ad-
ditionally, various
programs will be or-
ganized from 8 AM
onwards at Amer,
Jantar Mantar, Hawa
Mahal, Albert Hall
and Nahargarh,
which are included in
the world heritage. A
heritage walk will
also be organized in
Amer by the tourism
department and ar-
cheology department.
Apart from this, there
will be programs of
folk dance and music.
A cleanliness drive
will be conducted and
colored masks will
also be distributed at
the monuments by
the tourism depart-
ment.
After this, a virtual
state level program
will be organized at
the Chief Minister’s
residence at 4 pm
wherein the Chief
Minister will release
more than half a doz-
enschemes,programs
and apps including
Paryatan Sambal Yo-
jana and Revised Pay-
ing Guest Scheme.
Apart from this, a
collection of policies,
schemes and
guidelines is-
sued by the
department
will also be
r e l e a s e d ,
under which
Chief
Minister Tourism In-
dustry Sambal Yojana
2021 and Revised Pay-
ing Guest House
Scheme 2021 will be
released. Moreover,
guidelines for experi-
ential tourism service
providers will also be
released.
Interestingly, CDs
of traditional music
of western Ra-
jasthan will also
be released as
part of the ongo-
ing Intangible
Heritage Conser-
vation Project
with UNESCO.
The Chief
Minister will also re-
lease 9 special covers
made by the Indian
Postal Department on
the theme of Ra-
jasthan Tourism. On
the ocassion, the
names of the winners
of the photography
competition organ-
ized on the social me-
dia handles of the
tourism department
willalsobeannounced
and announcement of
citation for excellent
work will also be done
to the employees of
Tourism Department
and Tourism Corpora-
tion.
1 2
Governor Kalraj Mishra and Minister BD Kalla welcome VP Venkaiah Naidu at Jaisalmer airport.
(Extreme right) VP signing visitors register at Tanot Mata temple in Jaisalmer on Sunday.
The Vice President described his visit to
the Longewala battle site as an unfor-
gettable moment in life.
—An Army official
CM Ashok Gehlot to launch
many tourism schemes today
Bhagwat visits folk musician
Anwar’s house in Barmer
Security guards hang 2 labourers
upside down, beat them for theft
CATnoticetoMoEFover
IAS-IFSpaydisparity
CO Itawa suspended
for misconduct
Programmes will
be held at tourist
places in Raj
Jaipur: Here is good news for tourist guides.
Director of Rajasthan Tourism Nishant Jain
has issued orders to fix the fee for registered
state level and local guides. State level guides
can charge Rs 1,150 for up to four tourists for
a full day’s work and Rs 800 for half day. They
can charge Rs 1,550 for five to 15 tourists for
a full day and Rs 1,150 for half day. For 15 to
35 tourists the guides can charge Rs 2,500
for full day and Rs 1,550 for half day. Local
guides can charge Rs 1,00o for up to four
tourists for a full day and Rs 725 for half day.
For 5 to 15 tourists they can charge Rs 1,300
for full day and Rs 875 for half day and for 15
to 35 tourists they can charge Rs 1,600 for full
day and Rs 1,025 for half day.
Rajasthan Governor
Kalraj Mishra, state
Energy Minister BD
Kalla, Union minister
of State for Agricul-
ture Kailash Chaud-
hary, Rajya Sabha MP
Rajendra Gehlot and
senior officials were
also present during
Vice President M
Venkaiah Naidu the
visits.
FEE FOR REGISTERED STATE
LEVEL, LOCAL GUIDES FIXED
GUV, MINISTERS
WELCOME NAIDU
MOTHER, DAUGHTER DROWN IN WATER
TANK, VICTIMS’ KIN REGISTER CASE
Jodhpur: A new twist has come in the case of
drowning of mother and daughter four days ago at
Gilakor village in Dechu area of Jodhpur district. The
brother of the deceased, Subhash Chandra Vishnoi
lodged a case late Saturday night accusing the in-
laws of harassment for dowry.
Dungarpur: A married man and his girlfriend died by
suicide by hanging from a tree with a sari at some
distance from the man’s house Sunday morning in
Dhambola police station area. Dhambola police station
SI Ramesh Katara said the deceased were identified as
Praveen Damor (25) and Reena Damor (18), residents
of Bhachdia. Both were having an affair for a long time.
MARRIED MAN AND GIRLFRIEND DIE BY
HANGING FROM TREE IN DUNGARPUR
NEWS DIGEST
Mohan Bhagwat with family members of Anwar Khan.
WB Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar with Dr CP Joshi, Udailal Anjana,
Mahadev Khandela and Vaibhav Gehlot in Jaipur.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Consensus is of great value on
leading a team, but a good leader
ensures that a consensus is
reached in his team.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
 How do you see the
change in leadership
in Punjab? So, what
after Punjab?
Jagdeesh Chandra:
There is only one mes-
sage from Punjab epi-
sode—extra attachment
to power and chair is
cause of death. He (Cap-
tain Amarinder Singh)
ruled for 9.5 years and
when the party says
leave,youleave.Itshould
be understood that com-
mand has changed at 10
Janpath. Do not argue
against the mandate of
High Command, do not
indulge in arrogance, re-
sistance and defiance.
Fall in line, this is the
messagefromPunjab!As
far as question of what
next is concerned, only
two states are left with
the Congress, Chhattis-
garh and Rajasthan. The
messages for CMs of
these states is similar
thattimehaschanged,so
change as per the times.
Andif youdonotchange,
then it is not good.
 Is Captain’s resig-
nation, who was close
to Gandhi family, on
Rahul’s insistence or
advice, not a sign that
command of the Con-
gress has now shifted
from Sonia to Rahul?
Certainly
. The decision
making of the Gandhi
family and High Com-
mand is certainly now
lies with Rahul. Punjab
is start of this and fur-
ther there will be more
changes in AICC, may
be in states also.
 Does Sonia’s telling
Captain, ‘I am sorry,
Amarinder’ reflects
her helplessness or
compulsion?
Sonia has handed over
the command to Rahul.
Had Sonia been in deci-
sive mode, Captain
might not have to leave
this way. Rahul is deci-
sive, focused. It was his
decision to change so he
made the change. This
is a fact that Sonia’s re-
mark expressed her
helplessness.
 Is it true that Ra-
hul, who is called ‘a
reluctant bride’, has
taken over party reins
without a formal pro-
posal from CWC?
This is a wrong prece-
dent. This should not
happen in a democratic
country and in a
100-year-old party
. CWC
meeting should be held,
resolution should be
passed, coronate and fe-
licitate the new head.
But why Rahul is called
‘reluctant bride’ is be-
cause he cannot decide
whether he is to become
party President or not?
Hemayhavehisreasons
as he says that he would
not accept the post if not
given a free hand. So it
may be that before tak-
ing over the position, he
wants to ensure himself
that his writ is being im-
plemented in the party
.
Today, 1 CM has been
removed, later he will
remove more people and
bring more changes.
When he gets confi-
dence, he may take over
as party President for-
mally after CWC meet-
ing. But this tradition is
wrong. Had he entered
throughdemocraticpro-
cess, then it would have
been pleasant.
 Is it true that after
Punjab, Rahul’s
agenda is to take res-
ignation of Chhattis-
garh CM get rebel
leader TS Singh Deo
crowned there?
The decision is clear by
now and its reason is
that when Baghel was
coronated 2.5 years ago
in Chhattisgarh, Baghel
and TS Singh Deo had
gone to Rahul who was
in favour of making
someone else the CM.
Both the leaders, how-
ever, proposed to High
Command that they
would run the regime
for half term each and it
got Rahul’s stamp. Now
2.5yearsareoverbutthe
problem is that no one
wants to relinquish the
rule. Baghel did not ful-
fill the commitment so
SinghDeoreachedDelhi
and met Rahul, who is
hardcore and profes-
sional kind of a guy
. He
made both leaders sit
together and reminded
Baghel of the consensus
reached. So the message
was conveyed outside
that as per 2.5 years for-
mula, Baghel is likely to
resign but it did not hap-
pen. He played pressure
politics that Rahul did
not like and was clearly
told that he has to re-
sign. However, Priyanka
intervened and praised
Baghel for election man-
agement in UP and said
he should continue. So
Rahul is in a dilemma
and is scheduled to visit
Chhattisgarh. Sources
say that the decision,
whichwaslikelyinafew
days, may be deferred
till after the UP elec-
tions. But Rahul may go
ahead with changes in
Chhattisgarh and new
CM may be coronated.
 It is being said that
after Chhattisgarh,
Rahul’s focus will be
on Rajasthan, where
he has to bridge gaps
between Gehlot Pi-
lot camps unite
party for 2023 polls?
It is true and is priority
of Rahul. Someone told
me that Chhattisgarh is-
sue is on the back burn-
er and Rajasthan epi-
sode is on Rahul’s prior-
ity
. It seems the process
has started in Delhi to
bring both together, to
sort out issues between
the camps, so that the
party can contest 2023
polls unitedly
. Congress
has good chances of
winning in 2023 as BJP
stands divided.
 Is Rahul’s thinking
about Rajasthan lim-
ited only to Cabinet
reshuffle or beyond?
So far, focus apparently
seems on Cabinet re-
shuffle,politicalappoint-
ment,andPCCreorgani-
sation. But if any other
factors come in this way
,
Rahul’s mood changes
andhebecomesdecisive.
So it will depend on sug-
gestions of Rahul about
Cabinet reshuffle and it
will depend on Ajay
Maken and Ashok Ge-
hlot to implement them.
Sofar,itcanbesaidexer-
cise will be limited only
to cabinet reshuffle.
 According to indi-
cations from 10 Jan-
path, after reshuffle
scheduled following
Shradh Paksha, the
present face of Gehlot
Cabinet will com-
pletely change. Do
you think so?
The High Command
willdoeverythingasper
its wish, is an eternal
truth. The decision
making process has
changed and the new
person will conduct
Cabinet reshuffle ac-
cordingly
. If Rahul does
not think beyond Cabi-
net reshuffle, then the
reshuffle will be a com-
plete bloodshed and a
new face of Gehlot Cabi-
net. It may take time be-
cause of long consulta-
tion, like in Punjab, and
consultation has been
going on for 6 months.
 Rajasthan in-charge
Ajay Maken has
claimed often that a
consensus has been
reached between the
high command, Ge-
hlot and Pilot camps
on Cabinet reshuffle
and political appoint-
ments, but as per Ge-
hlot camp sources, Ge-
hlot is still mentally
not ready for this. So,
what’s the solution?
This is true. A source as-
sociated with Gehlot
camp told me that he is
not in a mood. He is not
ready to ignore 102 loyal
people and give space to
rebels in the Cabinet. He
is mentally not ready for
it since last one year but
circumstances have not
changed. Will he be able
to overcome his mental
block, his conviction or
his political value sys-
tem in Rahul’s rule? We
hope that Gehlot will be
flexible and understand
High Command’s point
of view. Gehlot is actu-
ally
,averyseasonedand
experienced leader and
knowshowtobeflexible
and take a u-turn. As
such, I do not think
there will be confronta-
tion with the High Com-
mand. There will be
some changes and he
would agree.
 There has been a
long political meeting
between Rahul and
Pilot in Delhi recent-
ly. What’s your take?
In the present political
scenario, Rahul’s long
meeting with Pilot is an
important incident, re-
gardless of the exact
length of the meeting
what is important is
that they had a long
meeting.Oneof thefirst
points they must have
discussed would be how
to strengthen the party,
the 2023 elections are
looming and must be
fought unitedly
. The sec-
ond point which defi-
nitely would have been
taken up would have
been the long pending
political appointments,
PCC reorganisation and
the third is the connect-
ed issue of change, I can
say with conviction that
leadership change was
not discussed at all. In
fact leadership change
in Rajasthan is not an
issue at all, the point is
of PCC change. Some-
one informed me that
Pilot has been given full
independence to decide
whether to stay on in
Rajasthan or move to
Delhi in AICC. Rahul
and Sachin must have
definitely discussed Pi-
lot’s future plans.
 What will be Pi-
lot’s role after ad-
justing people of
his camp in
Cabinet and
political ap-
pointments?
Can he take
over com-
mand of
PCC again?
As far as Pilot’s wish is
concerned, he also
wants to do politics in
Rajasthan like Gehlot.
There are less chances
that he would accept
important responsibili-
ties in AICC. If there is
an order, he will have to
go. If left to him, he will
prefer to stay in Ra-
jasthan. Even as an
MLA from Tonk, he
would like to remain
here. So far, there are
talks he may be made
general secretary in
AICC and given charge
of Gujarat, Maharash-
tra or North Eastern
states and strengthen
the party at national
level. There are chanc-
es of him becoming
PCC chief too and I
think he is willing.
 After this meeting,
Pilot camp sources
have indicated that
like Punjab and
Chhattisgarh, there
will be a change of
leadership in Raj
party will contest
2023 polls by bring-
ing in a new face.
Your take?
In politics anything is
possible! About six
months ago, my stand
was that Congress in Ra-
jasthan means Gehlot
and whenever Con-
gress makes gov-
ernment in Ra-
jasthan, Ge-
hlot will be
the face. This
was my assess-
mentatthetimeof Sonia
but now time has
changed, decision mak-
ing has changed at the 10
Janpath and Rahul has
emerged in picture. I
cannot say surely that
leadership change won’t
happen before elections
becausethesedaysithas
become a fashion to
change CM. It happened
in Punjab, almost hap-
pened in Chhattisgarh
and some advisors may
advise that there are
elections in Rajasthan
also so change Gehlot,
even though he has done
good work. During So-
nia’stimethispossibility
was zero but it cannot be
said if this will remain
or not because Gehlot is
a mastermind.
 If high command
wishes for change in
leadership in Raj be-
fore 2023, then when
will this happen?
It will be a very big and
important decision to
change guard in Ra-
jasthan. If a policy deci-
sion has been taken to
change CM face, then it
should happen at least 1
year before polls. It is a
matter of fate also. I
would like to mention
that in ‘jyotish market’
of Jaipur, Pilot’s horo-
scope is in great de-
mand these days.
 If this happens then
who will be this new
face in Rajasthan?
This is very tough. Ku-
mar Ganesh, a numer-
ologist, had said that in
2021 Gehlot will go to
Delhi as party presi-
dent or working presi-
dent and his nominee
will be the CM here. His
nominee, could be Dha-
riwal or Kalla. But situ-
ation has changed now
and projecting a nomi-
nee is tough. Gehlot
may have only 51% say
in that. And then a face
like Channi in Punjab
may come to the fore ir-
respective of the fact
whether the party wins
or loses after that.
 How do you see the
long meeting between
Assembly Speaker
Dr CP Joshi and
Sachin Pilot in
the backdrop of
Rajasthan cri-
sis? Is Joshi
mediating
between Ge-
hlot Pi-
lot?
If we forget that there
was any direction from
High Command for the
both to meet, it may be
termed as a meeting of
two like-minded people.
Pilot may be exploring
his possibilities wheth-
er Joshi is with him or
not? During last few
days, unexpectedly the
Joshi camp has re-
mained active in Delhi.
There were reports that
Joshi met Venugopal
and there was enthusi-
asm in Joshi camp that
he can be the CM!
 What is the future of
Revenue Minister Har-
ish Chaudhary, who
played an important
role in Punjab crisis?
His future is bright. He
is the only gainer in all
this crisis. He attended
meetings at Rahul’s res-
idence and is comforta-
ble there. He may be-
come Punjab in-charge
also. As far as Rajasthan
is concerned, he praises
Gehlot but does not have
muchstakeshere.There
was a period of turmoil,
CBI case and news
about that, but now his
achhe din have come.
 Will Rahul make a
radical change in
AICC before Assembly
polls in Feb-March
and after resolving
Chhattisgarh Ra-
jasthan issues?
There will be massive
changes in AICC. 40 sec-
retarieswillbechanged,
8-10 general secretaries
will be changed, Ghu-
lam Nabi Azad will be
roped in for coordina-
tion among the states,
Kamal Nath may be-
come executive presi-
dent or treasurer. So I
feel, these changes will
happen between the in-
terim period of resolv-
ing Chhattisgarh and
Rajasthan issues.
 Captain Amarinder
is deeply hurt and
has made it clear
that Gandhi family
has humiliated him.
How do you see this?
He is right to some ex-
tent. He is hurt with
three things. First, he
says when there were
talks of change and
meetings were held in
Chandigarh, he was not
aware. Secondly, he
sought time to meet So-
nia but did not get. The
same evening Priyanka
got Sidhu appointed as
PCC chief through So-
nia. Third, he opposed
Sidhualotbuteventhen
he was made PCC chief.
 Are old guards in
Congress upset and
restless with these de-
velopments? Do you
see a possibility of
second phase of G-23?
G-23 is an old chapter
which is in cold storage.
There is no leader in
Congress that can chal-
lenge leadership of So-
nia, Rahul, and Priyan-
ka. Leaders like Gehlot
and Baghel, who have
mass base, do not have
in their nature to chal-
lenge High Command.
Rahul once expressed
displeasure to Sonia
about G-23 meeting. It is
said that Rahul leaked
G-23 leaders’ letter to
media to expose their
nature. He sought free
hand first to fix his fam-
ily, then the AICC, then
to target BJP, and then
to focus on the country
even if it takes 50 years.
 Captain has been
very close to Gandhis,
so what reason do
you see for his humil-
iating departure?
The main reason was
that his time was over.
But if we list the rea-
sons, the first was his
defiance towards the
High Command or extra
self-respect. From the
very start, when he de-
feated Arun Jaitley in
2014, he became an ap-
ple of the eye of High
Command. He was ada-
mant that he would con-
tinue politics in Punjab
only. So in 2015, Sonia
had to make him PCC
chief. After that there
were derogatory re-
marks on Rahul. One
factor was his rigid at-
titude about Sidhu,
which I perceive about
Pilot in Rajasthan. The
party High Command’s
decision should be re-
spected but sometimes
‘dil hai ke manta nahin’.
One more point was
that 35 MLAs had writ-
ten to take action
against Badal family in
drugs and firing cases
but Captain failed.
 In a direct attack
on Rahul Priyan-
ka, Captain made a
public statement that
both are still imma-
ture in politics and
are acting on wrong
opinion of advisors.
Is this a sign of Cap-
tain’s complete disen-
chantment?
It is certainly disen-
chantment. He is hurt
so he made this com-
ment. It was an unfortu-
nate chapter but it is
closed now.
 BJP Congress
changed 6 CMs in
last 6 months. Has it
become a fashion to
change CMs?
It is a new phenomenon
in the country’s poli-
tics. Sometimes it be-
comes a trend. Whether
change is right or not
will be decided after
elections. Congress has
adopted BJP’s fashion
of changing the CMs.
#JConPunjabPolitical
Crisis trended all
India during The
New JC Show.
The message of Punjab: Fall in line and change with times
What’s next after Punjab? The most exclusive analysis on the political
crisis of Punjab and the political situation in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh
by Editor-In-Chief of First India, Jagdeesh Chandra, in The New JC Show
Jagdeesh Chandra with Shweta Mishra, Aditi Nagar, Deepa Bafila, Ayushi Shekhawat and Swati Jangid.
—PHOTO
BY
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SHARMA
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n view of the bridal sea-
son, royal outfits for
new brides and grooms
were showcased on the
stage in the Udaipur
Couture Show held in
the city of lakes on Sat-
urday, September 25.
Various famous faces
of the city and partici-
pated in this fashion
festival which was
organised at Orbit
Resort.
Jagdeesh Chandra
was the chief guest
and congratulated
the organisers on
the event, while the
directors of the
show, Ajay Nair,
Maulik Shah
Gaurav Gaur and the
Face of Udaipur Cou-
ture Show Jaya Mee-
na were also present
at the event. During
the event, actress and
celebrity guest Charvi
Tanya Dutta also
walked the ramp as the
showstopper.
Fashion designers like
Deshna Jain, Seema Kala-
vadia, Bhavya Sawaria
Jewels, Amit Makwana,
Richa Daga from Label
Pikazo, Modi University
and Ahmed Ali presented
glamorous garments on
different themes. The
opening sequence was by
fashion designer Deshna
Jain during which the
showstopper was Aditi
Hundiya. In the second
round, designer Seema
Kalavadia showcased her
collection with showstop-
per Akansha Bhalla. In
the third sequence, show-
stopper Navnidhi Singh
presented jewellery from
Bhavy Sawariya Jewels.
Amit Makwana, a weaver
from Rajkot, showcased
Patola saree, with Isha
Agarwal as the showstop-
per in the fourth se-
quence. The next se-
quence saw Richa Daga
from Pikazo Jaipur with
showstopper. The stu-
dents of Modi University
presented fusion clothing,
and Jyoti Saini walked as
a showstopper. In the fi-
nale sequence of the
event, designer Ahmed
Ali presented his Indian
bridal wear on stage. The
official photography of
the event was done by
Chandresh Kotal.
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Models walked the ramp to showcase various
glamorous and designer outfits at the
Udaipur Couture Show which was organised
at Orbit Resort, Udaipur on Saturday.
A GALA EVENING!
From top: Bhavya Jain, Aditi Hundia, Akanksha Bhalla Akshita Dutta
(L-R) Isha Agarwal, Vipra Mehta, Sumitra Godara
Sahkshi
Jain
Gaurav Gaur, Founder Director
of Jaipur, Udaipur, Kota,
Jodhpur, Bikaner Couture Weeks
Jagdeesh Chandra with (L-R) Maulik Shah, Gaurav Gaur and Joya Meena
(R-L): Radhika, Shayna, Karishma, Aradhya, Ritu, Jyoti, Riya and Tanu
Soni Kumari
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO

orld Contra-
ception Day
(WCD) is a
global cam-
paign marked
on 26 Septem-
ber every year
to create awareness
about contraception
and enable people to
make informed deci-
sions about their Sexual
and Reproductive
Health (SRH).
While we observe the
15th WCD this year, it is
important to under-
stand the advancements
as well as inadequacies
in the journey so far. As
a result of focused inter-
ventions by the Govern-
ment of India in the do-
main of Family Plan-
ning, the scenario is
changing gradually. Key
indicators such as total
fertility rate, use of con-
traceptive methods and
total unmet need have
improved. According to
NFHS-4 2015-16, the to-
tal fertility rate in the
country has come down
by 0.5 (children per
woman) when compared
to NFHS-3. Similarly
, the
total unmet need for
family planning among
married women between
15-49 years have reduced
by 1% from NFHS-3 to
NFHS-4. Whereas, while
looking at the downside
of indicators from NSHS
- 3 to NFHS - 4, there is a
decline in the use of
family planning meth-
ods - female and male
sterilization and use of
a condom.
Critical to addressing
this shortfall is an in-
vestment in enhancing
access to family plan-
ning services and infor-
mation among young
people. There remains
much to be done to ad-
dress the unmet need of
adolescents and youth.
In India, discussions
about puberty and sexu-
ality are almost absent
leading to young people
being emotionally and
physically unprepared
to deal with the trans-
formations that occur
during adolescence. It
is estimated that 27 per
cent of girls in India
are married before 18
and 7 per cent before
they complete 15 years.
Only 10 per cent of cur-
rently married girls
and 16 per cent of sexu-
ally active unmarried
girls of age 15 to 19 us-
ing any modern contra-
ceptive method.
In Rajasthan, where
adolescents constitute a
quarter of the total pop-
ulation, many of these
adolescent and youth-
specific SRH concerns
are prevalent. Child
marriage continues to
be a key issue in Ra-
jasthan as more than
one-third of girls (35.4
per cent) are married
before 18 years of age
and 6.3 per cent in the
age group of 15–19 years
are already mothers.
Only 10.5 per cent of
currently married wom-
en aged 15 to 19 years
use any modern contra-
ceptive method. While
83 per cent of adoles-
cent girls were aware of
methods to space or de-
lay pregnancy, 57 per
cent feared social stig-
ma and felt too shy to
seek services. Only 21
per cent of sexually ac-
tive adolescent girls had
ever used contraception
and 68 per cent of those
with a current need for
contraception were not
using any contraceptive
method.
These challenges have
been exacerbated by the
COVID-19 pandemic.
Last year, in the wake of
the nationwide lock-
down, family planning
and reproductive health
services were impacted.
Because family plan-
ning and reproductive
services were not ini-
tially not listed as essen-
tial services access, par-
ticularly for young
women, became restrict-
ed. In May 2020, the
Population Foundation
of India conducted a
rapid assessment to un-
derstand the level of
knowledge and attitude
of the young population
(15-24 years) towards
COVID-19, how it has
impacted their lives,
and their needs and pri-
orities. A majority of
respondents reported
an unmet need for re-
productive health ser-
vices, especially sani-
tary pads during the
lockdown.
The magnitude of the
issue requires consider-
able effort and invest-
ment for placing adoles-
cent and youth health,
especially their sexual
and reproductive health,
at the centre of Family
Planning interventions
in India. In an attempt
to ensure that the repro-
ductive rights and dig-
nity of adolescents is
safeguarded, the Popu-
lation Foundation of In-
dia invested in strategic
engagement both at a
national and state level
to drive attention to-
wards prioritizing the
need to invest in adoles-
cents’ sexual and repro-
ductive health. Our
study 'Returns on In-
vestment in Adoles-
cents’ Sexual and Repro-
ductive Health in Ra-
jasthan' 2021 recom-
mends increase invest-
ments for adolescent-
specific SRH services
including contracep-
tives, comprehensive
abortion care, nutrition
and menstrual hygiene.
The cost-benefit analy-
sis undertaken in the
study shows that for
every INR 100 invested
to meet the unmet needs
of adolescents, there
would be an approxi-
mate return of INR 300
in terms of healthcare
costs saved.
Investments in the
sexual and reproductive
health of our adoles-
cents would, of course,
lift their lives, but also
generate a virtuous cy-
cle with healthier and
educated young adults
contributing substan-
tially to securing India’s
future.
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A profitable day for
entrepreneurs is envisaged.
You may be played upon
for spending on someone
else’s needs. Health matters gain
priority and will motivate for achieving
total fitness. Homemakers are likely to
enjoy the day in the company of
neighbors and friends.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Job prospects for those
freshly out of professional
institutes are set to
brighten up soon. A
positive outlook will help you throw
out the negativity within. You will
manage to ignore distractions and
interruptions at work. Those not in a
stable job can expect permanency.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Focussing on your career
graph at this juncture will
be a step forward. A
rethink is in order for those
going in for a heavy investment.
Recovering a loaned amount from
someone will not pose much
difficulty. You will manage to defuse
tensions prevailing at home.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your energy and dynamism
will get you what you aim
for on the academic front.
This is the day to play your
winning card on the professional front.
A lot of time may be wasted in
socialising, but you will love every
moment of it.Your upbeat mood will
brighten the domestic atmosphere.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Those planning to study
abroad are likely to get a
chance of a lifetime. Your
innovative ideas on the
professional front are likely to be well
received. Spirituality will have a
special allure for you. Good health
will keep you fit and energetic. You
are likely to expand your social circle.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
A job switch needs to be
considered taking all aspects
into consideration. It is one
of those days when you will
feel satisfied with whatever you do.
Those seeking love may not get lucky,
but persistence will pay .Those in the
rat race may find it difficult to pip the
rivals at the post.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Although money is not a
problem, you will have to
curb expenditure. New
opportunities will be seized
on the professional front. Meeting
relatives at a marriage cannot be
ruled out. Support from the family
may seem most encouraging for
those aiming an academic pursuit.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You succeed in putting an
ambitious project on the
tracks and cross all
hurdles in making it a
success. Love beckons and promises
to give immense joy and fulfillment.
Your consistency in performance on
the academic front will be noticed by
those who matter.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Homemakers will get a
chance to implement their
ideas. You are likely to be
recognised for your efforts
on the professional front. Some of
you can be invited for guidance.
Chance of a raise is possible for
some. Timely and correct decision
will help you in saving a lot of money.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
A long journey may prove
to be both tiring and
uncomfortable. Specula-
tion may not be profitable.
Some of you may get hard pressed
to find a good match for someone
eligible. Joining a group of health-
conscious people is possible for
those trying to come back in shape.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
An old friend is likely to
pay you a visit. You will put
in extra efforts to complete
a task entrusted to you.
Your academic aspirations may take
some time to get realised. A
contentious property issue may not
show any signs of getting sorted out,
so have a backup plan ready.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Satisfaction is foreseen for
the image conscious
people trying to achieve
perfect figure. You will
succeed in surmounting the odds to
get a stalled job. Your efforts on the
academic front will keep you in
contention. You are likely to spend an
enjoyable time with a close relation.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
DIVYA SANTHANAM
Senior State Programme Manager,
Population Foundation of India
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ENHANCING
ACCESS TO
THE YOUTH AND
ADOLESCENTS
ETC

J
ennifer Lopez
knows how to
make heads
turn, and the
singer made sure to
leave everyone
stunned as she
made a dazzling
appearance at
the Global Citi-
zen Live
2021 event. On
Saturday, the
singer wowed
the audience
with her amaz-
ingly energetic
performance on
Cambia el Paso.
Lopez was also joined
by Ja Rule and LL
Cool J on stage.
—Agency
I
t was a star-studded even-
ing at the Academy Mu-
seum of Motion Pictures’
opening gala in Los Ange-
les as several celebrities
walked the green carpet look-
ing their stunning best. The
star-studded evening of Satur-
day, saw some major celebs don-
ning stylish appearances including
the likes of Lady Gaga, Olivia Rod-
rigo, Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom
among others. Lady Gaga surprised
everyone with a blonde look teamed up
with a gorgeous strapless black gown
along with a blue shawl wrapped around
her arm. —Agency
ETC
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SINGER 2021
YOUNGEST
ENTREPRENEUR
SONNALLI
SEYGALL SLAYS!
S
uresh Ganesha, a well-known
fashion designer, and stylist
of Mumbai have given a great
contribution in bringing the Eastern
fashion culture to India. He pursued
fashion designing from IITC and then
started his early career by opening an
international fashion retail stores BOY
LONDON. Talking about working with
Jasleen Matharu, Designer Suresh
said, “My philosophy was simple - to
offer an exclusive style to Jasleen
Matharu. —CITY FIRST
J
uggy Sandhu made India proud
by receiving an award for Best
Nightlife Singer in Midday iconic
Awards hosted in Dubai on Saturday.
His soulful voice and energetic vibe
have made him, the go-to artist for
club shows in India. He has a record
of sold-out shows. He started his
career at Three Wise Men’s kara-
oke nights, where people loved his
voice, and he then decided to take up
singing as a full-time career. Besides
being a singer. —CITY FIRST
S
hrey Karia received an award
for Youngest Entrepreneur of
The Year 2021, in Midday iconic
Awards hosted in Dubai on Saturday.
He is the youngest entrepreneur in
the hospitality industry and has
recently launched UAE’s first
licensed vegan and vegetarian
lounge in Dubai. Besides this,
he is also a part of Epitome
in Mumbai at Parel. Shrey
has proved his expertise in the
field by his back to back successful
launches. —CITY FIRST
A
fter showing her fun, bubbly
avatar in the music video of
Dholna, gorgeous Sonnalli
Seygall is all set to slay our hearts
with her glam avatar in her recently
released single ‘Churi’. The Punjabi
single is sung by Khan Bhaini and
Shipra Goyal. Speaking about her
experience of shooting for Churi’s
music video, Sonnalli said “For this
video it was fun for me to lip-sync to
Shipra’s lovely voice. —CITY FIRST
etizens in various
parts of the world,
including India, are
marking and cele-
brating Daughter’s
Day. Bollywood
mum’s are not far
behind as Neetu Kapoor and
Soni Razdan took to social
media to shower love on their
daughters. While Neetu opted
for a sweet picture, Soni
Razdan made an adorable In-
stagram Reel featuring her
universe - Alia Bhatt and
Shaheen Bhatt. Taking to In-
stagram, Neetu shared a pho-
to with Riddhima Kapoor
Sahni and called her the
‘most precious gift’. Sharing
the picture, Neetu wrote,
“Happy daughters day..
most precious gift for a
mother @riddhimaka-
poorsahniofficial.”
B-town’s other cel-
ebs also took to their
Instagram and
shared some lovely
wishes for their
daughters. —Agency
etizens in various
parts of the world,
including India, are
marking and cele-
brating Daughter’s
Day. Bollywood
mum’s are not far
behind as Neetu Kapoor and
Soni Razdan took to social
media to shower love on their
daughters. While Neetu opted
for a sweet picture, Soni
Razdan made an adorable In-
stagram Reel featuring her
universe - Alia Bhatt and
Shaheen Bhatt. Taking to In-
stagram, Neetu shared a pho-
to with Riddhima Kapoor
Sahni and called her the
‘most precious gift’. Sharing
the picture, Neetu wrote,
“Happy daughters day..
most precious gift for a
mother @riddhimaka-
poorsahniofficial.”
B-town’s other cel-
ebs also took to their
Instagram and
shared some lovely
wishes for their
daughters.
DAUGHTER’S DAY...
N
Academy
Museum
on fire! C
amila Cabello and
Shawn Mendes per-
formed their hit
single Senorita at
the Global Citizen Live
concert in Central Park,
New York. The couple de-
livered a passionate per-
formance as they left fans
cheering for them and
their chemistry on stage.
In one of the most adora-
ble moments, the duo also
got romantic and shared a
sweet kiss on stage. The
couple looked amazing in
stunning outfits. —Agency
DAZZLING
LOPEZ!
SHAWMILA
SHOWED LOVE ?
Alia Bhatt
Suniel Shetty and Athiya Shetty
Neetu’s post for Ridhima Bhawna Pandey’s post for Ananya
Sanjay Kapoor’s post for Shanaya
Suresh Ganesha
Juggy Sandhu
Camila Cabello
Jennifer Lopez
Sonalli Seygall
Lady Gaga
Eva Longoria
Kaia Gerber
Meg Ryan
Shrey Karia

irst India
News cele-
b r a t e d
Daughters’
Day with a
plethora of
s p e c i a l
events and shows
which garnered a lot
of appreciation
across.
The highlight of
the day was the con-
cept of Guest Anchor
where Kashwini Ge-
hlot, granddaughter
of CM Ashok Gehlot
and daughter of RCA
President Vaibhav
Gehlot, anchored the
morning bulletin
with Shweta Mishra.
Assembly Speaker
Dr C P Joshi joined
on ‘phono’ and an-
swered the questions
expertly fielded by
Kashwini. A cake
was also cut to cele-
brate the occasion.
A special show in
which women from
various genres dis-
cussed the changes
needed in the society
and system for
daughters to flour-
ish, their own inspir-
ing stories, people
who motivate them
and what can we all
do as a society to
make the world safer
for our daughters
was also held. The
guests on the panel
were renowned danc-
er Padamshri win-
ner Gulabo Sapera,
Congress leader Ruk-
shmani Singh, Art
conservator Mahmu-
na, Famous Kathak
dancer Rupali Gaur,
Singer Madhu Bhatt,
Writer Dr Nivedita,
RJ Sudipta, Yoga
teacher Divya Shek-
hawat and model
Sonaxi Chanana.
F
SUSHMITA AIND
sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in
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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
A FINE BEGINNING
A TIME TO CELEBRATE!!!
The beauty pageant Queen of India was held for the
first time in the Pink City
, Jaipur on Sunday
. Jagdeesh
Chandra graced the event as the chief guest. Actress
Deepshikha Nagpal was among the jury during the
event. Detailed report of the grand show to be shared
on City First tomorrow! Stay tuned!
Jagdeesh Chandra with Senior Editor Sudhanshu Mathur and other team members (from left) Amit Baliyan, Jinendra Shekhawat, Mahesh Sharma, Vijendra Solanki, Kumar Prabodh,
Tanu Chaudhary, Tripti Arora, Himani, Shweta Mishra, Anita Hada, Deepa Bafila, Aditi Nagar, Aruna Beniwal, Khushi Ajwani, Ayushi Vijayvergia, Ayushi Shekhawat and Muskan Kamdar.
Guest Anchor Kashwini questions Dr CP Joshi
MERI BETI MERI SHAAN
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Dr Maulik Shah, one of the directors of Elite
Miss Rajasthan on the occasion of his birthday on Sunday. Seen here are
Ashok Singh, Gaurav Gaur and the semi-finalists of First Miss India 2021
Chandigarh auditions Sargam Sharma, Priya Arora, Shreya Gupta and
Taruna Thapa during the cake cutting.
Raj Shri Body Building Association along with Aryans Body Fitness
Gym organised the 13th MR Rajasthan Shri Bodybuilding, Men’s
Physique and Women’s Figure Competition on Wednesday. Lokesh
Sharma bagged the Champions of Champions Title and Mr Rajasthan
Shri Title. Shiv Ram Thapa (IBBF Judge), Upendra Singh Jadoun,
Neeraj Tank, Mehfooz Khan, Roopchand Kachawa, Rahula Barasa and
NR Gora were present as the jury members.
Hydra Media Awards season-II was organised by Hydra Media
Communication Network, at Yes Infra Buildcon on Sunday. Madhulika,
Pradeep Azad, Naval Kishore Sharma, and Deepak Sharma were the
jury members. Karishma Hada, founder of Karni Kripa Foundation
was the chief guest of the function. Toshi Vijay, Rashi Rathore,
Dalendra Tiwari, Shakti Singh Shekhawat, Nitin Mathur, Dinesh
Mathur, Ramesh Yadav, Deepesh Garg, Satyendra Shukla, Mukesh
Sharma were awarded in the event. The Director, Abhishek Saxena
thanked everyone on this occasion.
A two-day training programme was organised on ECBC and ENS
capacity development in association with the Bureau of Energy
Efficiency, Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation and IIA
Rajasthan Chapter. Architect CR Raju, National President of Indian
Institute was present during the event.
EK ACTOR KI MAUT
CITY FIRST
T
he play, Ek Actor Ki Maut,
was staged at Ravindra
Manch on Saturday, pre-
sented by Gandharv thea-
tre, Rotary Club Jaipur Vision
and Citizen Cultural Society
of Rajasthan. The play was di-
rected by Saurabh Srivastava
who was also the actor in the
play along with Sushmitha Sriv-
astava.
The play is about two actors,
Ira and Akshay who meet up for
a charity show for an Old Age
Home and a friendship develops.
Ashok Mangal, Balwant Singh
Chirana, JD MAheshwari and
Rashmika Soni were present on
the ocassion.
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western/American parties with
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few people own a villa home in the iconic
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started growing. We have been fortunate
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THE NEW JC SHOW
(L-R): Madhu Bhatt, Maimuna Nargis, Dr Nivedita, Gulabo Sapera, Shweta Mishra, Deepa Bafila,
Sonakshi Channa, Rukshmani Kumari, Sudeepta, Rupali Gaur and Divya Shekhawat
(L-R): Kritigya, Dimple, Shweta, Kashwini Gehlot, Tripti,
Anita Hada, Kareena, Jigyasa and Simran
Shweta Mishra, Kashwini Gehlot, Vaibhav Gehlot, Sudhanshu Mathur, Naresh Sharma,
Shivendra, Vikas and Bharat Dixit
Sushmitha Srivastava and Saurabh Srivastava during their performance
Jagdeesh Chandra with Pawan Bhinda, Mukesh Gupta,
Sanjay Sharma and Pramod Goyal
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
—PHOTO
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
Shweta Mishra with Kashwini Gehlot in the morning bulletin
—PHOTO
BY
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SHARMA

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