First india ahmedabad edition-15 march 2021

First India Bureau
Mehsana: In a spine-
chilling revelation,
Mehsana police have
booked the parents
and grandparents of
a 33-day-old female
infant for her murder.
According to offi-
cials, the girl child’s
family members had
tried to pass the cause
of her death as a fatal
infection on her neck.
Mishti was just
33-days-old when her
parents strangulated
her to death in the pres-
ence of her grandpar-
ents at their residence
in Kadi of Mehsana dis-
trict in December 2019.
Police registered it as
an accidental death, but
had kept the case open
for conducting further
investigation. A First
Information Report
(FIR) was lodged on Sat-
urday night, after the
panel post-mortem re-
port was available to
the Kadi police.
Primary investiga-
tion revealed that the
infant was murdered by
her parents because
they did not wish to
have a second baby girl
in the family
.
Deputy superinten-
dent of police (DySP)
RR Ahire, who is the
complainant of the
case, told mediaper-
sons, “The baby died
in December 2019 and
her parents had stat-
ed that the cause of
death was an infec-
tion on the neck. But,
our officers suspected
foul play and hence,
put in a request for a
panel autopsy of the
infant body.
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Parents, grandparents booked for girl infant’s murder
HEARTLESS
Results of a panel post-mortem
helped police rule the 33-day-old
child’s death as a killing more
than a year after the crime
The building where the Patel family resides in Kadi, Mehsana.
Didi’s Nandigram incident: EC
suspends her security chief,
DM & SP of East Midnapore
New Delhi/Kolkata:
Reacting to the injury
sustained by West Ben-
gal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee in
Nandigram, the Elec-
tion Commission, act-
ing on recommendation
of its observes, has re-
moved the DM and SP
of East Midnapore and
the senior police officer
in charge of Mamata
Banerjee’s security. EC
has also said that Ba-
nerjee was not attacked
in Nandigram.
“Vivek Sahay IPS, Di-
rector Security shall be
removed from the post
of the Director Security
and be placed under
suspension immediate-
ly
. The charges must be
framed against him
within a week for gross-
ly failing in discharge
of his primary duty as
Director Security to
protect the Z+ protect-
ee,” the Election Com-
mission said, soon after
declaring that the inci-
dent was an accident
and not an attack.
The election body
also directed the West
Bengal Chief Secretary
to find out within three
days other officers in
charge of the Chief
Minister’s security who
faulted in their duties
and take action against
them. Turn to P6
Mamata Banerjee, who has Z-Plus
security, has to travel in a bullet-proof car,
but she was not. Instead, the security in-
charge was sitting in the bullet-proof car
—Election Commission
New Delhi: As employ-
ees of various public
sector banks prepare to
go on strike on March 15
and 16 over the Centre’s
decision to privatise two
state-owned lenders,
banking services are
likely to be hit across
the country. Banks were
already closed on March
13 (second Saturday)
and March 14 (Sunday),
which now means a
four-day break in regular
banking operations.
ATMs are likely to
remain functional during
the strike period.
Bank staff on
strike today
and tomorrow
Illegal infiltration will be thing
of past if BJP is re-elected:
Shah’s poll begul in Assam
Guwahati: Illegal infil-
tration will become a
thing of the past if the
Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) comes to power
again in Assam, Union
home minister Amit
Shah said on Sunday
while addressing rallies
in the poll-bound state.
Union defence minis-
ter Rajnath Singh also
addressed three elec-
tion rallies in the state
in Biswanath, Gohpur
and Dergaon constitu-
encies which will go to
polls in the first phase
on March 27.
“People of Assam
have two options in this
election. One is a BJP-
Asom Gana Parashar
government led by
Modiji, Sarbananda and
Sarma and the other
choice is Rahul Gan-
dhi’s Congress and
(Badruddin) Ajmal’s All
India United Democrat-
ic Front. Who can work
for Assam’s good? Modi-
ji or Rahul-Ajmal?”
Shah said at Margherita
in Tinsukia district.
The Union home min-
ister said that in the
past five years, the BJP
government in Assam
has been able to put an
end to agitations and
terrorism in the state
and ensure develop-
ment in a peaceful at-
mosphere.
“Can Rahul, who has
tied up with Ajmal, put
an end to infiltration by
illegal immigrants?
Give us another five
years, and illegal immi-
gration will become a
thing of the past in As-
sam,” said Shah.
Targeting the influ-
ential tea-tribe commu-
nity in upper Assam
districts, Turn to P6
Kolkata: The BJP on
Sunday released its list
of candidates for the
third and fourth phases
of the West Bengal As-
sembly elections, field-
ing several sitting MPs
and TMC turncoats.
Names in the list in-
clude Union minister
Babul Supriyo; BJP
MPs Locket Chatterjee,
Nisith Pramanik and
Swapan Dasgupta; and
former TMC leaders Ra-
jib Banerjee, Ra-
bindranath Bhattacha-
rya, Prabir Ghoshal
and Dipak Haldar. The
BJP has also fielded
popular Bengali actors
Yash Dasgupta, Payel
Sarkar and Tanushree
Chakraborty, who re-
cently joined the party
.
BJP national general
secretary Arun Singh
announced names of
the party’s candidates
in 27 seats Turn to P6
Kolkata: West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee
was on Sunday back
on the campaign
trail, participating
in a Kolkata rally
on a wheelchair.
“Nihoto bagher theke
ahoto bagh onek
beshi bhoyonkor (a
wounded tiger is
far more dangerous
than a murdered
tiger),” Banerjee said,
asserting she would
“never bow down to a
conspiracy.” With her
leg in a cast, Banerjee
came out from her
home at Kalighat and
went to Gandhi Statue
at Mayo Road crossing
of Kolkata, from where
TMC announced a rally
on Nandigram Martyr
Day. On this day at
Nandigram in 2007,
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‘Never bow
down to a
conspiracy’
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Nandigram: EC
Home Minister later held a massive roadshow in Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a rally
while sitting on a wheelchair to observe Nandigram Diwas, at
Hazra Crossing in Kolkata on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI
BJP Bengal
list includes
Babul, several
sitting MPs
BJP MP Locket Chatterjee will
run from Chinsurah in Hooghly.
Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
with Tollywood actor
and party candidate
for Kharagpur seat
Hiran Chatterjee,
during a rally
at Kharagpur in
Paschim Medinipur
district on Sunday.
‘WOUNDED TIGRESS IS MORE AGGRESSIVE’
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
along with TMC leaders and supporters
during a rally on Nandigram Diwas, in
Kolkata on Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI

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First India Bureau
Vadodara: Looking to
lay the groundwork
for the 2022 state leg-
islative assembly
elections, the Aam
Aadmi Party (AAP)
convened a meeting
of its workers and
leaders in Vadodara
on Sunday morning.
Addressing them,
state unit president of
the party Gopal Italia
admitted, “We (Gujarat
leaders) are well aware
that excluding a few
cities, the party net-
work is very weak and
needs to be strength-
ened, before the 2022
assembly polls.”
In a very short pe-
riod of time, the par-
ty has performed un-
expectedly well in
the recently conduct-
ed local body elec-
tions in the state. We
did better than na-
tional parties but we
cannot give them
competition when it
comes to money and
power. Despite that,
we performed better
than the Congress
party in the Surat
Municipal Corpora-
tion (SMC) and also
the taluka and dis-
trict panchayats in
Saurashtra region,
he stated.
Talking about pre-
senting a third ‘option’
for the public, Italia
said, “The way electors
voted for our party
candidates is the first
indication that they
are ready to explore an
alternative to Con-
gress. People seek a
third party that can
represent them and
champion their issues.
And, that is exactly
what party workers
should focus on.”
As per reports, the
party will contest all 182
seats of the state legis-
lative assembly in the
2022 polls. To that end,
it aims to create a net-
work in each district of
the state. The workers
of Central Gujarat will
be guided by AAP’s Del-
hi MLA Gulab Singh,
who was also present at
the city meet.
AAP seeks to strengthen roots in Guj, holds workers meet in V’dara
ONE STEP AT A TIME
AAP leaders and workers brainstorming strategies for 2022 assembly polls at the Vadodara meeting on Sunday morning.
Aiming to contest 182 seats in the
2022 state assembly polls, the political
party has started on its ‘homework’
Lack of usage as a ‘transport’ animal owing to preference for motor vehicles
one of the reasons, says animal husbandry minister Kunvarji Bavalia
Gargi Raval
Gandhinagar: As per
the 2019 census, the
state has lost more
than 10,000 camels in
the last 12 years. More-
over, a declining trend
in the camel popula-
tion has been wit-
nessed over the last
three censuses con-
ducted on camels in
the state. In response
to a question asked by
Congress MLA Imran
Khedawala, state min-
ister of Water Supply,
Animal Husbandry
and Rural Housing
Kunvarji Bavalia men-
tioned that there has
been a drop in the
state’s camel popula-
tion as surveyed in the
last three censuses.
Citinglesserusageof
desertanimalsastrans-
portation animals,
Bavalia asserted that
the dip in the camel
population was due to
their non-usage as a lo-
gisticsanimalfortrans-
porting goods. “Due to
the increasing usage of
motor vehicles, camels
are not as common as
before”, stated Bavalia.
He attributed that as
one of the reasons for
the fall in the number
of camels.
The minister also
mentioned several ini-
tiatives undertaken by
the government to pro-
tect camels in the state,
such as organizing
camps for free treat-
ment of camels suffer-
ing from Surra, a dead-
ly disease most preva-
lent among the species.
In addition, the state
has also engaged in
breeding of the ani-
mals at breeding cen-
tres. The animals are
then made available
through auction to the
Border Security Force
(BSF), state police and
cattle breeders.
A camel pulling a cart at the Rann Utsav. —FILE PHOTO
The Kharai breed of camels in the Rann of Kutch.
NITI Aayog
recommends 8%,
govt gives 4.98%
to health dept
Gargi Raval
Gandhinagar: De-
spite battling the on-
going COVID-19 pan-
demic for the past
one year, the state
government did not
pay heed to Centre’s
policy think tank
NITI Aayog’s recom-
mendation of allo-
cating 8% of its
Budget to the health
department for 2021-
22. According to a
Budget analysis re-
port released by
NGO Pathey Budget
Centre, the govern-
ment has set aside
only 4.98% of its to-
tal budget for the
health sector.
In its 2019-20 Budg-
et, the state had dedi-
cated 5.54% of its total
budget towards health
services, which low-
ered to 5.48% in 2020-
21. Amidst another
pandemic-ridden year,
the health budget for
2021-22 has not been
granted an increment
but has instead been
cut down to 4.98%.
Meanwhile, the
NGO also mentioned
in its report that an
improvement has been
witnessed in the Ma-
ternal Mortality Rate
(MMR) in the state.
According to data
compiled, over 112
mothers per lakh died
during childbirth un-
til a few years ago, a
number which has
dropped to 75 in recent
times. “Due to precau-
tionary measures of
the state government,
the MMR has lowered.
But, it is still higher as
compared to other
states such as Andhra
Pradesh (65), Telanga-
na (63), Tamil Nadu
(60), Kerala (43) and
Maharashtra (46),”
stated the Budget re-
port.
The analysis re-
port also mentioned
that the Infant Mor-
tality Rate (IMR) in
the state was 28 per
lakh on an average.
But, the figure dif-
fered in rural and ur-
ban areas at 30 and
20 respectively. “The
IMR is much higher
in rural than urban
areas, which shows a
dearth of proper
health facilities in
the former for water-
borne diseases as
well as malnutrition.
The IMR is higher in
the state compared to
Maharashtra (19),
Kerala (10) and Kar-
nataka (23),” men-
tioned the report.
Senior citizens and those suffering from comorbid diseases
register for COVID-19 vaccination at Tagore Hall in Ahmedabad.
The inoculation drive will be costing the government since it is
being administered free of charge to the public. —FILE PHOTO
STATE CAMEL POPULATION
DOWN BY 29% SINCE 2007
For the year 2021-
22, the state has set
aside a lower
percentage of its
total Budget
In ‘leaked’ convo, Cong MLA abuses party worker
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: A pri-
vate telephonic con-
versation between a
Congress MLA and a
party worker was
popularly shared on
social media plat-
forms, wherein the
lawmaker hurled
abuses at the un-
known caller. After
receiving a drubbing
in the recently held
local body elections,
Congress workers
have taken to calling
up their leaders to as-
certain the reason for
the party’s dismal
performance in the
polls.
The ‘leaked’ audio
conversation that took
place between Petlad
MLA Niranjan Patel
and an unknown party
worker has created a
stir in political circles.
Shared on social me-
dia, the Congress work-
er can be heard taunt-
ing Patel for his two-
seat defeat in the local
body polls.
The worker can be
heard posing tough
questions to the MLA,
who then loses his tem-
per and starts verbally
abusing him. “What
kind of popularity do
you have if you lost
from two seats? And,
you had said that you
were going to nominate
a mayoral candidate. I
am saying all this be-
cause I am deeply hurt,”
stated the caller.
In response, Patel
condemned criticism of
the party and said,
“Winning and defeat
are common in poli-
tics. I do not give out
tickets. Being in
charge of the city
(Ahmedabad), my
work was limited to
the party organiza-
tion. I do not have any
say in ticket distribu-
tion,” stated the law-
maker. Later, Patel
can be heard abusing
the caller.
First India called up
Patel for a comment
but did not elicit any
response from him.
Petlad MLA Niranjan Patel.

GUJARAT
03
CONG PAYS SURAT PROPERTY TAX
BILL AFTER SMC ‘SEAL’ THREAT
The party owed Rs2.89 lakh in dues to the IT dept for its Chowk Bazaar office
First India Bureau
Surat: After local civ-
ic body Surat Munici-
pal Corporation
(SMC) announced its
intent to initiate a tax
collection drive of
government as well
as private properties
with outstanding ar-
rears from March 15-
31, reports of the Su-
rat Congress office’s
tax bill have been do-
ing rounds. The party
reportedly owed
Rs2.89 lakh to the In-
come Tax (IT) depart-
ment for its Chowk
Bazaar premises.
Since the old party of-
fice has been rented for
the past nine years, the
tax bill was to be paid by
the landlord. But, owing
to a property dispute,
the dues had not been
settled in years. When
SMC ordered sealing of
the property at the end
of this month after it
defaulted on the tax bill,
Congress workers went
into a tizzy
.
“The property bill of
the office has been pend-
ing for around 14 years.
We had last released a
payment in 2013 and
even after that a signifi-
cant amount had re-
mained unpaid. SMC
officials had sent us no-
tices to recover the re-
mainder of the payment
and we had paid a lump
sum amount of Rs2.89
lakh in cash,” said
Kiran Rayka, Surat
Congress spokesperson.
The SMC has been is-
suing notices to non-
taxable properties as
well. A few days ago, it
had issued a notice re-
garding outstanding
tax dues for the Con-
gress office. Causing a
stir on social media
platforms and news,
former Surat city Con-
gress president Babub-
hai Rayka had been
compelled to settle the
tax bill.
Surat Congress office.
Two nabbed for issuing
fake nCoV test reports
First India Bureau
Rajkot: Gandhigram
police officials arrest-
ed two men for issuing
fake COVID-19 nega-
tive reports for ‘cli-
ents’ late on Saturday
night. The accused
have been identified
as Parag Rajesh Joshi
and Dharmesh Praful
Herma.
SpeakingtoFirstIn-
dia, Gandhigram po-
lice inspector KA Vala
said,“Joshiisthemas-
termind and Herma is
his assistant. The for-
mer has been working
as a lab technician for
the past three years.
As travellers heading
overseas require a
mandatory negative
COVID-19 test report,
the duo had been issu-
ing such fake reports
to people. They used to
collect the blood sam-
ples of healthy people
and used to issue the
fake reports under the
names of their ‘cli-
ents’ seeking them.”
“Joshi and Herma
used to get the blood
samplestestedatBhatt
Laboratory in the city
.
While the test reports
received from the labo-
ratory are correct,
blood samples collect-
ed are those of differ-
entpeople.Thereports
were issued under the
namesof differentpeo-
pleforchargesranging
between Rs1,500 to
Rs2,000, depending on
the urgency of the
case. We have not as-
certained the number
of fake reports issued
by the duo,” stated
Vala.
We have also asked
Bhatt Laboratory to
grant us access to data
of all blood samples
passedontotheduofor
testing. The data will
also help us determine
who used the false re-
ports, he added.
First India Bureau
Rajkot: A woman
from the city weigh-
ing 300kg was shift-
ed to Civil Hospital
after her body parts
started decompos-
ing, officials said.
She had been unable
to walk for the past
two weeks.
Sarla, a resident of
Gandhigram area of
Rajkot, was confined
to her home for the
past 20 days. She was
in excruciating pain as
her body parts had re-
portedly begun rot-
ting. Even though a
non-government or-
ganization (NGO)
named Saathi Seva
Group came to her res-
cue and called for an
ambulance, she was
unable to fit in it and
was instead taken to
the hospital in a fire
brigade vehicle.
SSG’s Jalpa Patel
and her team had
reached the victim’s
house to help her re-
ceive medical assis-
tance.
Patel had called
three ambulances to
take Sarla to the Civ-
il Hospital. Even in
the hospital, the doc-
tors recommended
that she lie on the
ground instead of a
hospital bed, sources
said.
According to Patel,
the group wishes that
Sarlaben’s health im-
proves as soon as pos-
sible. But as her body
continues to decom-
pose gradually, chanc-
es of her survival are
very low. Up until 20
days ago, she had been
walking. But now, her
stomach is torn and
her lower body has
started to rot, added
sources.
The woman’s hus-
band works as a la-
bourer in Dubai and
had been unable to
come to his wife’s
aid. Instead, her
13-year-old son had
been catering to the
needs of his mother.
300 kg woman shifted to hosp after body shows decomposing signs
WEIGHTED MATTER
‘NEW’BJPCOUNCILLORNABBED
INCHEQUEDISHONOURCASE
First India Bureau
Himmatnagar: The
newly elected Bharati-
ya Janata Party (BJP)
corporator from the
town of Himmatnagar
was apprehended by po-
lice in connection with
a cheque bouncing case.
He was then later re-
leased on bail by a local
court.
A case was regis-
tered by Himmatnagar
police against council-
lor Gopal Prajapati un-
der the Negotiable In-
struments Act.
Earlier, a case had
been filed against Pra-
japati by Shree Ram Fi-
nance Company in 2018
after his cheque
bounced. After the
councillor failed to
make an appearance in
court, an arrest war-
rant was issued against
him by a local court.
Acting on the arrest
warrant, the town po-
lice pounced on Praja-
pati, who was still in the
revelry of winning the
local municipality elec-
tion, and arrested him.
He was later released
on bail by a court.
But, the arrest of
their new corporator
amidst poll victory cel-
ebrations has damp-
ened the spirit of the
district BJP leadership,
said sources. When
First India tried to
reach a senior leader to
comment on the sub-
ject, he side-stepped the
whole matter.
While citizens have
continued to talk about
Prajapati’s arrest, po-
lice made it clear that
the arrest was made af-
ter he evaded detention.
NEW TECH ON THE BLOCK
Minister of State for
Home Pradipsinh
Jadeja (in white)
tests the body
camera worn by
Director General of
Police (DGP) Ashish
Bhatia during a
demonstration of
the new system
at Vallabh Sadan
Crossroad in
Ahmedabad
on Sunday.

—PHOTO BY
HANIF SINDHI
40% import duty
on edible oil fueling
domestic prices
Surge continues as
Guj gets 810 new
cases; 2 deaths
First India Bureau
Vadodara: The decision
of the Centre to impose
40% import duty on edi-
ble oil has resulted in a
sharp price surge of the
product, said Pramod
Bhagat, president of the
Confederation of All In-
dia Traders’ (CAIT), Gu-
jaratchapter.Bhagatwas
oneof thekeyspeakersin
a meeting held by the Va-
dodara Trade Develop-
mentAssociationonSun-
day
. Issues pertaining to
trade development and
expansion were dis-
cussed at the gathering.
He argued that until
the central government
reduces import duty on
edible oil, domestic
prices of the product
will not drop. Bhagat
further stated that the
rise in domestic prices
of edible oil had result-
ed in an adverse impact
on the namkeen (salty
snacks) market. For
this reason, he called on
the government to im-
mediately slash the
price of edible oil in the
country
.
CAIT chairman Ma-
hendra Shah claimed
that, following the im-
plementation of the
Goods and Services Tax
(GST), there has been
an increase in interfer-
ence by government of-
ficials in trade and busi-
ness. Attendees at the
meet also urged the gov-
ernment as well as the
GST Council to address
the issue. They also
hinted at the launch of
an agitation, should
they fail to act soon.
Other issues dis-
cussed at the gather-
ing included the Food
Safety and Standards
Act, 2006 and its impli-
cations.
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: With
the festival of Holi
around the corner, a
worrying upward trend
of COVID-19 cases has
been witnessed in the
state lately. On Sunday,
Gujarat reported a total
of 810 new cases of the
virus infection, taking
the infection toll to
2,78,207.
Meanwhile, two pa-
tients succumbed to the
virus in the last 24
hours across the state,
one each in Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation
(AMC) and Kheda dis-
trict. The state’s cur-
rent death toll stands at
4,424, said a release of
the health and family
welfare department.
Surat Municipal Cor-
poration registered 217
new COVID-19 cases
--highest in the state --
followed by 183 in
Ahmedabad Municipal
Corporation, Vadodara
Municipal Corporation
(95) and Surat Munici-
pal Corporation (61).
With 586 more pa-
tients recovering from
COVID-19 on the day,
the discharged cases
tally increased to
2,69,361. The state’s rate
of recovery stood at
96.82% on Sunday
.
The state’s active
case figures stood at
4,422, of which, 54 pa-
tients were on ventila-
tor support, while 4,368
were reportedly in sta-
ble condition.
As many as four dis-
tricts namely Botad,
Dang, Jamnagar and
Porbandar did not re-
port a single COVID-19
case on Sunday
.
Meanwhile, as many
as 19.77 lakh people
have been administered
the first dose of COV-
ID-19 vaccine and 5 lakh
the second dose till date,
said a release.
Sarlaben being taken to the hospital.
Participants of the Vadodara traders meet.
A testing centre in Ahmedabad. —FILE PHOTO
Himmatnagar BJP councillor
Gopal Prajapati
Rajkot’s Sarlaben was rushed to Civil
Hospital for medical assistance after
she became immobile a fortnight ago
The accused, Dharmesh Herma and Parag Joshi.
The property
bill of the of-
fice has been
pending for around 14
years. We had last re-
leased a payment in
2013 and even after
that a significant
amount had remained
unpaid. SMC officials
had sent us notices to
recover the remainder
of the payment and we
had paid a lump sum
amount of Rs2.89
lakh in cash.
—Kiran Rayka,
Surat Congress spokesperson

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PERSPECTIVE
04
A REGRESSIVE JOB
QUOTA POLICY
TWO DAMNING
REPORTS ON INDIA
here’s a new trend of state governments
allocating quota in private sector jobs
for their local population. The idea not
only promotes regionalism but is also
against federalism. It also seeks to seal
its borders to a rich pool of talent and force private
companies to settle for the not-so-good local hands.
This policy should be a two-way street. If the Hary-
ana government has decided to allow private com-
panies to hire only 25 per cent of staff from outside
Haryana, the state government should simultane-
ously ensure that only 25 per cent of its talent pool
goes looking for jobs in other states! Why should
they be cutting into the job prospects of youth of
other states? Governments with closed minds and
those bent on regional biases don’t look beyond
votes, although recent history shows that the move
usually backfires. Look at the Maharashtra Navnir-
man Sena chief Raj Thackeray
. He led a vicious
campaign against north Indians, mainly attacking
auto and taxi drivers who, along with the local
trains, form the backbone of Mumbai’s commute
system.WhereisRajThackeraytoday?Perhapsbid-
ing time and pondering over his next move. In 2019,
Kamal Nath also fixed a 70 per cent job quota for
Madhya Pradesh’s local talent pool. There’s no data
of how many youths were benefited by this policy
but the fate which Kamala Nath met is now known
to all. Keeping doors wide open for talent is always
beneficial as they contribute towards a state’s de-
velopment. Imagine a world where talent is con-
fined to a state’s or a country’s boundaries!
wo recent reports have said against In-
dia what is only heard in murmurs here
for fear of arrest or unnecessary har-
assment at the hands of State authori-
ties. With its growing assertiveness in
the world, the government may brush aside the
criticism but it does damage its image as a demo-
cratic country. A few days back Sweden’s V-Dem
Institute described India as an “electoral autocra-
cy” which is as autocratic as Pakistan, and worse
than Bangladesh and Nepal. The report, “Autocra-
tization Turns Viral” claimed that “most of the
decline occurred following BJP’s victory and their
promotion of a Hindu nationalist agenda” after
2014. The damaging report has come in handy for
the Congress to attack the government and share
some of the concerns of the affected class. Voicing
the fears of many, former Union HM P. Chidam-
baram said, “I think it is an apt description. I am
not sure how long there will be fair elections, but
once autocracy sets in, it will be difficult to dislodge
the autocrats.” To be fair, once elected most of our
leaders develop autocratic tendencies. Earlier this
month there was another report which under-
mined India’s credibility as a protector of civil lib-
erties and media freedom. In its report “Democ-
racy under Siege”, US-based Freedom House said
that “civil liberties have been in decline” since 2014
when Modi came to power. The report downgraded
India from “free” to “partly free”. It is this report
which criticized India for misuse of sedition law
and curbing other constitutional rights was dis-
missed by the govt with a point-wise rebuttal.
IN-DEPTH
T
T
icture this gloomy headline of
a few years ago: “500 man-made
chemicals found in a single cell
of a ‘healthy’ 30-year-old.” It
may not have stirred your mind
one bit, coming as it did, per-
haps, as just another entry in
Ripley’s Believe It or Not.
There was, however, a striking
paradox in the same article. It
disclosed a stunning fact —
that no chemical, or toxic, ele-
ment was found in the cells of
an Egyptian mummy. This
would have certainly propelled
you to ponder and think wheth-
er we eat a healthy, balanced
diet anymore.
Well, the facts are as obvious
as the early morning dew. Mil-
lions of people worldwide are
‘subject’tosomeformof illness,
or disease. Millions, likewise,
have developed a flawed procliv-
ity to gulping down tranquillis-
ers, sleeping pills, antacids, and
so on, at the drop of a ‘thought.’
A pill for every ill is now a
norm, also style statement.
What does this all mean? An-
swer: what was optimal
health, in the past, is nothing
but disease and death today
— the most predictable road-
map of the average citizen.
The best riposte to this is a
well-balanced, nutrient-rich
diet. It maximises our potential
for optimal health and long life.
It is, however, sad that individ-
ual and collective human con-
sciousness, in the times we now
live in, appears to have forgot-
ten that we eat to live; not live to
eat. This is alarming, because it
is yelling a modern aphorism at
us — that our diet is ‘killing’ us.
The reason is simple — the
downward health spiral is
primarily a tizzy spin-off,
thanks to a plethora of
faulty, or flawed, diets, envi-
ronmental degradation and
toxins in the body. Add to it
our skewed lifestyle choices
that most of us follow, or
take for granted, and we
have a string of ‘quick-fix’
remedies that seem to be
worse than the disease. This
is not all — lack of exercise,
over-consumption of inconse-
quential, or nutrition-less food,
fast-, or junk-food, and high-
stress levels are the other pit-
falls. There is yet another
alarming factor; a normal phe-
nomenon. Poor, or bad, nutri-
tion can simply ‘ruin’ our gene
pool — this can, of course, be
stopped in its tracks with good,
proper diet, appropriate nutri-
ents and nutritional supple-
ments.
The downside today also is
intensive modern farming
methods on barren soil deliver
grossly polluted food, water
and air. Mix this assortment in
a bowl, together with the abys-
mally poor regulation of food
producers and retailers by
complacent governments and
too much stress, too little sleep,
poor preventative healthcare,
lack of exercise, the gross mis-
use of antibiotics, pollution,
and the suppression of positive
nutritional information by cer-
tain quarters and what comes
out is a problem that is staring
us glaringly in the face — dis-
ease and high interventional
healthcare costs.
‘Sick building syndrome,’
such as modern office blocks,
creates sick people. Many peo-
ple spend a majority of their
lives in such places, shielded
from the natural cosmic forces
that are so important to a
healthy body
. Just think of this
too — lack of fibre diet as a
modern illness. It could be the
latent trigger for a host of dis-
eases — right from breast can-
cer, diabetes, heart disease, di-
verticulitis, high cholesterol,
constipation, gallstones, colon
cancer, varicose veins, piles,
obesity and oestrogen overload
to toxic bowels. Fibre is found
in whole grains, vegetables,
fruits, seeds, nuts etc. It is im-
perative we consume such ‘na-
ture-bestowed’ produce regu-
larly, because many of us, in-
cluding folks who believe that
they eat a ‘balanced’ diet, are
desperately short of fibre pow-
er. Remember — a well-nour-
ished and well-exercised body
has a far greater potential for
healthy longevity than a ‘couch
potato’ body. There is yet an-
other dimension to the
whole spectacle. 60-80 per
cent of adults, somewhere in
the world, swallow a medi-
cally prescribed agent, every
24 hours. This is a major ab-
normality, also addiction —
a glitch that has outgrown
all self-chosen, or more nat-
ural, forms of creating opti-
mal wellness that encom-
passes a healthy balance
between our physical, emo-
tional and spiritual states.
Is there a way out? Yes, there
is, provided we change the
equation and organise, also
manage, our health and well-
ness with simple common
sense measures, viz., keep our
body clean, internally and ex-
ternally, supply it with appro-
priate foods in the right quanti-
ties and ratios, provide it with
necessary nutrients and sup-
plements (not medications),
breathe fresh clean air, if it is
possible, exercise, get adequate
sleep and maintain a positive,
accepting attitude.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
YOURDIETISKILLINGYOU!
‘Sick building
syndrome,’ such
as modern
office blocks,
creates sick
people. Many
people spend a
majority of
their lives in
such places,
shielded from
the natural
cosmic forces
that are so
important to a
healthy body
Millions of people
worldwide are
‘subject’ to some
form of illness, or
disease. They have
developed a flawed
proclivity to gulping
down tranquillisers,
sleeping pills,
antacids, and so on,
at drop of a ‘thought’
RAJGOPAL
NIDAMBOOR
Wellness physician,
independent researcher
and author
P
number of
small and me-
dium sized
business have
closed down
permanently since the pan-
demic and the resulting
lockdowns. These busi-
nesses account for two-
thirds of private sector
employment in the United
States and the European
Union. From financial aid
to tax relief, governments
have taken a variety of
measures to help small
businesses weather the
pandemic, says the IMF.
The economic downturn
caused by the pandemic
has taken a painful toll on
small businesses. Scores of
retail businesses have per-
manently closed in cities
around the world since the
Great Lockdown in the
spring of 2020.
Small and medium en-
terprises have an out-sized
impact on local economies.
They account for half to
two-thirds of private sec-
tor employment in the
United States and the Euro-
pean Union, respectively,
and contribute close to 40
percent of national income
in emerging economies.
But small companies
face greater constraints in
accessing finance than
larger firms, especially
during economic crises. So
governments have taken a
variety of measures to help
small businesses weather
the pandemic. Without
such support, the failure
rate of small businesses
could increase by as much
as 9 percentage points.
Our chart of the week,
based on the IMF’s Finan-
cial Access COVID-19 Poli-
cy Tracker, reveals the
most common government
support measures used by
130 countries to help cash-
strapped small businesses.
The data show that over-
all, financial assistance
such as grants was the
most used policy meas-
ure (adopted by 77 per-
cent of countries), fol-
lowed by public guaran-
tees on loans (50 per-
cent), delays in loan re-
payments (30 percent),
tax relief (28 percent),
and lower interest rates
(24 percent).
The pattern of these pol-
icy responses, however, var-
ies across different income
groups. Many high- and
middle-income countries
adoptedmultiplemeasures,
averaging 2.5 and 1.9 meas-
ures, respectively
. About 80
percent of these economies
implemented financial as-
sistance, while other meas-
ures account for a smaller
share, ranging from 20 to 60
percent. Bolivia, Botswa-
na, and India are among
the several middle-income
countries that adopted
both financial assistance
and loan guarantees, for
example.
On the other hand, no
low-income country in the
policy tracker adopted
more than two measures.
Financial assistance and
tax relief were the most
used measures, adopted by
75 percent and 33 percent
of low-income countries,
respectively, including
Mali, Rwanda, and Uganda.
As the pandemic con-
tinues, monitoring poli-
cy measures to support
people and small busi-
nesses affected by the
pandemic will be critical
as countries prepare for
the recovery. The policy
tracker can help policy-
makers identify effective
policies, share experi-
ences, and learn from
each other.
Source - World Economic Forum
How countries are helping small businesses survive Covid
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Chennai: Khushbu
Sundar has found a
place in the BJP's first
list of candidates for
the Tamil Nadu assem-
bly elections. The actor-
politician, who had quit
the Congress last year
after writing a strongly
worded letter to party
chief Sonia Gandhi,
will contest from Chen-
nai's Thousand Lights
constituency against
DMK's Dr Ezhilan.
“A huge thank you to
my BJP President JP
Nadda ji for giving me
this opportunity. Will
not let you down sir,”
she tweeted, adding
that she will work hard
and win.
TWEET -- I thank @
BJP4India from the bot-
tom of my heart for giv-
ing me the opportunity
to contest from #thou-
sandlights in the up-
coming #TamilNaduE-
lections2021 Promise to
work hard and win. @
BJP4TamilNadu@kis-
hanreddybjp@Muru-
g a n _ T N B J P @ Re d -
dySudhakar21@blsan-
thosh@AmitShah@
narendramodi. —
KhushbuSundar (@
khushsundar) March
14, 2021
Ms Sundar, one of the
Congress's most promi-
nent defenders, had
written in her resigna-
tion letter that she felt
“pushed and sup-
pressed” by people who
had no connection with
ground reality
.
“Few elements seated
at a higher level within
the party, people who
have no connectivity
with the ground reality
or public recognition
are dictating terms and
people like me who
wanted to work for the
party sincerely, are be-
ing pushed and sup-
pressed,” the 50-year-
old had said.
Khushbu Sundar was
with the DMK before
she moved to the Con-
gress. This is the first
time she is contesting
an election.
Per the BJP list, for-
mer IPS officer Anna-
malai will contest in
Aravakuruchi constitu-
ency, Tamil Nadu BJP
chief L Murugram will
contest from Thara-
puram and H Raja from
Karaikudi. Vanathi
Srinivasan will take on
Kamal Haasan in Coim-
batore South.
The BJP has fielded
MLA Dr Saravanan in
Madurai North. The
leader had quit the
DMK this morning.
JP Nadda-led party
will contest on 20 seats.
BJP NAMES ACTOR KHUSHBU AMONG 17 OTHERS
TAMIL NADU ASSEMBLY POLLS : THE POLLS ARE SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN A SINGLE PHASE ON APRIL 6
Chennai: The DMK
chief MK Stalin on
Sunday said his party
would continue to urge
the union government
to scrap the conten-
tious Citizenship
Amendment Act and
confer citizenship on
Sri Lankan Tamils liv-
ing in refugee camps in
India.
In an addendum to
the party manifesto un-
veiled on Saturday, he
said DMK had all along
opposed the CAA and
campaigned against it
and he even ran a cam-
paign in Tamil Nadu
collecting one crore sig-
natures pressing for
scrapping the law.
“The Central govern-
ment will be urged to
withdraw the Citizen-
ship Amendment Act,
2019,” MK Stalin said in
the addendum. —PTI
DMK will continue to
fight against CAA: Stalin
New Delhi: The Bhar-
tiya Kisan Union-led
farmer agitation
against the three cen-
tral farm laws may con-
tinue till December this
year, the outfit national
spokesperson Rakesh
Tikait said on Sunday.
Tikait made the state-
ment while talking to
reporters after his re-
cent visit to the poll-
bund West Bengal.
This agitation possi-
bly will stretch up to
November or December
this year, he said. Talk-
ing about his Wes Ben-
gal visit, Tikait said
during their poll cam-
paigning there, the cen-
tral government people
have been asking farm-
ers to give them one
feastful of rice.
I have advised Bengal
farmers to ask grain
seekers to fix an MSP of
Rs 1850 per quintal for
paddy before giving
them a single grain of
rice, Tikait told report-
ers here. He said after
Bengal, he was plan-
ning to visit other parts
of the country to press
for the enactment of a
law guaranteeing an
MSP for various crops.
In Bihar, the paddy is
currently being bought
by traders at an abys-
mally low rate of Rs 750
to Rs 800 per quintal. I
want a law guarantee-
ing the minimum sup-
port price for various
crops, said Tikait. He
said he was not going to
sit in Delhi alone but
was planning to visit all
over the country
, includ-
ing Madhya Pradesh on
March 14 and 15, Ganga
Nagar in Rajasthan on
March 17, Ghazipur’s
UP Gate border in Delhi
on March 18, Odisha on
March 19 and Karnata-
ka on March 21 and 22.
Tikait also garlanded
a statue of his late fa-
ther and farmer leader
Mahendra Singh Tikait
at Tikait Park. —PTI
Farmers’ stir may continue till Dec: Tikait
Rakesh Tikait greeted by party workers on his arrival in Prayagraj.
BJP announces names
for 125 seats in Kerala
‘Devp of tribal community
imp for country’s growth’
‘Will stop entry of illegal Bangladeshis’
New Delhi: BJP an-
nounced the list of can-
didates for the upcom-
ing Kerala assembly
elections and said that
the party will contest
from 115 seats out of the
140 seats. BJP’s nation-
al general secretary
while announcing the
list of candidates said
the rest of the 25 seats
will be left for its allies.
Arun Singh an-
nounced that the state
BJP chief K Surendran
will be contesting the
elections from two con-
stituencies. Surendran
will contest the polls
from Kasaragod’s
Manjeshwar Pathan-
amthitta’s Konni. ‘Met-
ro Man’ E Sreedharan
who recently joined
BJP is contesting from
Palakkad assembly con-
stituency
.
Sonbhadra: President
Ram Nath Kovind said
that without the devel-
opment of the tribal
community and the for-
est dwellers, growth of
the society and the
country cannot be done.
He was addressing a
gathering after the in-
auguration of the new-
ly-constructed building
of school and hostel of
Seva Kunj Ashram run
by Seva Samarpan San-
sthan in Chapki. “When
Lord Ram emerged vic-
torious in war against
Ravan, the ‘’vanvaasi’’
(forest dwellers) extend-
ed great assistance. In
the same way, if the so-
ciety the country has
to move ahead, then for-
est dwellers’’ commu-
nity has to be first taken
ahead,” Kovind said.
New Delhi: Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
on Sunday assured that
if Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) comes to
power it will block bor-
ders to stop the entry of
illegal Bangladeshis
into India. “We have
our government in
Tripura. With your
blessing, we are going
to make a government
in Assam and West Ben-
gal. The borders of
these states are shared
with Bangladesh. If
BJP comes to power
here, we’ll block major
border areas to stop the
entry of Bangladeshis
in India,” said Defence
Minister Rajnath Singh
while addressing the
rally in Biswanath here.
India on March 2 had
reassured Bangladesh
that its process to iden-
tify illegal migrants in
the border state of As-
sam will not impact
Dhaka. Also, the NRC
for Assam is a record
maintained by the Cen-
tral Government for the
people of Assam. It con-
tains names and certain
relevant information
for the identification of
citizens in the state.
Currently, the register
exists only for Assam.
MAN CHEATED OF `65 LAKH IN
GOLD COIN SALE, CASE FILED
Thane: A case was against
three siblings for cheating
a man in Thane to the tune
of Rs 65 lakh in the sale of
gold coins, police said on
Sunday. The victim owns
a software development
firm and met one of the
accused during a boat ride
from Alibag on February
27, said a police official
told official news agency
Press Trust of India. “The
accused told him he had
gold coins to sell. After
getting convinced about
the purity of the gold, the
victim expressed a desire
to buy 10 kilograms of
such coins. He paid the
trio Rs 65 lakh and the
bag which was handed
over to him contained
coins made of cheap
metal polished to look like
gold,” he said.
AVIATION MINISTRY OPENS
BID FOR 392 AIR ROUTES
New Delhi: The Union
Civil Aviation Ministry
(MoCA) has proposed
392 new routes
under its flagship
scheme UDAN 4.1
bidding process on
the commencement
of the “Azadi Ka Amrit
Mahotsav”. “The bid
document has been
uploaded on the
Central Procurement
portal of the National
Informatics Centre
(NIC) inviting the
bids from interested
airlines. The bidding
process is expected to
be completed by six
weeks,” read a state-
ment by MoCA.
FLIGHT MAKES EMERGENCY
LANDING, PASSENGER DIES
Nagpur: A Delhi-bound
IndiGo flight made an
emergency landing at
Nagpur airport, after a
65-year-old passenger
complained of health
issues, although he
died by the time he
was taken to a hospital,
police said on Sunday.
The man, Chhotusingh
Naryansingh Yadav
(65), a resident of Gaya
in Bihar, had boarded
the flight at Chennai
on Saturday morning.
Therefore, the flight
made an emergen-
cy landing at the Dr
Babasaheb Ambedkar
International Airport in
Nagpur.
‘NEVER THREATENED EMPLOYEES
OF SOCIAL MEDIA OF JAIL TERM’
New Delhi: Government
has never threatened
employees of any social
media platform, such as
Twitter, of jail term, IT
Ministry said. Reacting
to reports that alluded
to Facebook Twitter
employees being threat-
ened with jail term, the
Ministry said social media
platforms are “obliged to
follow the laws of India
and the Constitution of In-
dia, just like all other busi-
nesses in India have to.”
“As has been conveyed
on the floor of Parliament,
users of social media can
criticise the government,
the PM or any Minister
but promotion of violence,
rampant communal divide
and stoking the flames of
terrorism will have to be
reflected upon,” it said.
Actor Khushboo Sundar to contest election for the first time from Thousand Lights in Chennai.
Jagan Reddy's YSR
Cong sweeps Andhra
Pradesh local body polls
Amaravati: The YSR
Congress Party (YS-
RCP) today won a
landslide victory in
the urban body elec-
tions in Andhra
Pradesh, winning 74
out of 75 municipali-
ties and trends sug-
gest that it may win
in all the 12 corpora-
tions. Its candidates
have won in Ananta-
pur, Kadapa, Kur-
nool, Chittoor, Tiru-
pati, Ongole, and
Guntur corporations.
Counting continues
in Vijayawada and
Vishakapatnam
Corporation where
the YSRCP has a good
lead. The elections
were held after two
years of YSRCP gov-
ernance and the rul-
ing party claims all
credit to welfare
schemes of CM YS
Jagan Mohan Reddy
despite the pandemic.
CAMPAIGN STARTS
Dibrugarh: Chhattis-
garh CM Bhupesh
Baghel, who is in As-
sam on a three-day visit
to canvas for Congress
candidates, criticised
the ruling BJP today for
its alleged failure to ful-
fill promises, and as-
serted that his party
will win more than 100
seats in the 126-member
Assembly. Bhupesh
Baghel, who is also the
senior observer of the
Congress for Assam
polls, said the BJP camp
had vowed to take steps
to seal the state's border
with Bangladesh, and
construct expressways
on the two sides of the
Brahmaputra river, but
none of that happened
in the last five years.
Hitting out at the rul-
ing party for “not hav-
ing a development agen-
da”, Mr Baghel further
claimed that members
of the BJP are still con-
fused if Sarabananda
Sonowal is the state's
chief minister or it is
Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Assembly seats in
Upper Assam are sched-
uled to go to polls in the
first phase. —PTI
Confident of winning over 100
seats in Assam: Bhupesh
‘NO MODI WAVE
THIS TIME’
BJP WILL FACE
DEFEAT: PAWAR
New Delhi: Asserting
that unlike in 2016
there is “no Modi
wave” in the Assam
Assembly polls, AIUDF
chief Badruddin Ajmal
alleged that the BJP
was attempting to
polarise the Hindus by
pointing at him, invok-
ing the ‘’Mughals’’ and
portraying the Muslims
as enemies.
New Delhi: NCP chief
Sharad Pawar claimed
that barring Assam, the
BJP will face defeat in
four other poll-bound
states and the election
trend in the five states
will give a new direc-
tion to the country.
Pawar also accused the
Centre of misusing its
power in poll-bound
West Bengal.
FIR AGAINST FARMERS FOR CONSTRUCTION
‘INSURGENCY ON DECLINE IN ASSAM’
Rajnath Singh during an
election campaign on Sunday.
Ram Nath Kovind
E Sreedharan
Jagan Reddy
DMK chief MK Stalin

New Delhi: States like
Maharashtra, Kerala,
Punjab, Karnataka, Gu-
jarat, Tamil Nadu and
Madhya Pradesh are
showing a steep rise in
the daily new COVID-19
cases and have account-
ed for 87.73 per cent of
the new instances of the
diseasereportedinaday
,
the Union Health Minis-
try said on Sunday
.
Maharashtra regis-
tered the highest daily
new cases at 15,602, fol-
lowed by Kerala with
2,035 and Punjab 1,510
new cases.
India’s total COV-
ID-19 active caseload
has reached 2.10 lakh,
the ministry said add-
ing Maharashtra, Kera-
la and Punjab account
for 76.93 per cent of In-
dia’s total active cases.
The total number of
recoveries in the coun-
try has surged to
1,09,89,897 with 16,637
people recuperating
from the disease in a
day. The ministry said
83.13 per cent of the
new recovered cases are
observed to be concen-
trated in six states.
Maharashtra has re-
ported a maximum
number of 7,467 single-
day recoveries.
The ministry said 161
deaths were reported in
a day
. Six states account
for 84.47 per cent of the
new deaths. Maharash-
tra saw the maximum
casualties at 88. Punjab
reported 22 fatalities
and Kerala 12.
INDIA
06
Parents,
grandparents...
Now that the report
has revealed that the
baby was strangled to
death, we have booked
the family members.”
The accused have
been identified as Ree-
naben Patel (mother),
Hardik Patel (father),
Neetaben Patel (grand-
mother) and Bhupen-
dra Patel (grandfa-
ther).
The infant’s parents
admitted during ques-
tioning that they al-
ready had a baby girl at
home and that they did
not want a second one.
They had been expect-
ing a boy this time
around but were bless-
ed with a girl instead,
added Ahire.
The family fled their
residence in Rajbhoo-
mi Flats at Kadi and
has not been seen since
Saturday night. A Kadi
police station officer
confirmed on Sunday
afternoon that no ar-
rest had been made in
the case yet.
‘Never bow...
14 people were killed in
police firing during the
anti-land acquisition
movement. In the up-
coming Assembly elec-
tions, Banerjee is fight-
ing from Nandigram,
against her once close
aide and cabinet Minis-
ter Suvendu Adhikari,
who recently joined the
BJP. At the rally on
Sunday, Banerjee said,
“I am hurt and unwell,
but my goal remains
the same. My body is
full of bruises. Doctors
suggested I take rest for
15 days, but I will con-
tinue to roam around
Bengal on a wheelchair.
If I take rest, who will
reach out to the people
of Bengal?” she said.
Earlier in the morning
she tweeted, “On this
day, in 2007, innocent
villagers were killed in
firing at #Nandigram.
Many bodies could not
be found. It was a dark
chapter in the history
of the state. Heartfelt
tribute to all those who
lost their lives.” She
further wrote, “In
memory of those who
lost their lives in
#Nandigram, we ob-
serve March 14 as
#KrishakDibas every
year and give away the
#KrishakRatnaawards.
Farmers are our pride
and our government is
working for their all-
round development.”
BJP Bengal...
out of 31 for the third
phase, and in 36 seats
out of 44 going to polls
in the fourth phase.
“Names for remain-
ing seats in the third
and fourth phases will
be announced later,”
said Singh, during a
news conference at BJP
headquarters in Delhi.
Union Minister
Babul Supriyo, who is
an MP from Asansol,
will contest from Tolly-
gunge constituency
against TMC heavy-
weight leader and state
minister Aroop Biswas.
Standing party MP
Locket Chatterjee will
contest from Chuchura,
BJP Rajya Sabha MP
Swapan Dasgupta will
contest from Tarakesh-
war and another MP
Nisith Pramanik will
contest from Dinhata.
Illegal infiltration...
where polls would be
held in the first phase
on March 27, he listed
welfare schemes
launched for them by
the state government
and the Centre while
blaming previous Con-
gress governments in
the state and Delhi for
failing to do anything.
Shah assured that if
the BJP comes to pow-
er again, Assam’s big-
gest problem i.e. annu-
al floods would get
solved. He said flood-
waters would be divert-
ed to big reservoirs,
which in turn will be-
come tourist destina-
tions.
Didi’s Nandigram...
The Commission,
which held a meeting
to discuss the issue af-
ter receiving a report
on Friday, pointed out
lapses on part of the
Chief Minister’s secu-
rity personnel.
Security was “not
properly handled” and
the Chief Minister’s
security protocol was
violated, the Commis-
sion said.
Mamata Banerjee,
who has Z-Plus securi-
ty, has to travel in a
bullet-proof car, but
she was not. Instead,
the security in-charge
was sitting in the bul-
let-proof car, the Com-
mission said.
On Wednesday, Ba-
nerjee had said she was
pushed by four or five
people against her car
and had the door shut
on her, during her visit
to Nandigram. There
were no police person-
nel around her at the
time, she had said.
The next day, how-
ever, she made no refer-
ence to the attack, say-
ing instead, “It is true
that I was very badly
hurt yesterday and
that I have a foot injury,
a bone injury and in
the ligament and I had
pain in my head and
chest as a result of the
injury”.
FROM PG 1
7 STATES ACCOUNT FOR 87.73% OF NEW CASES
Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu Madhya Pradesh are showing a steep rise in daily new COVID-19 cases
New Delhi: India report-
ed 25,320 fresh cases of
coronavirus in the last
24 hours - the highest
daily rise in almost three
months - taking the total
tally to over 1.13 crore
cases, said Health Min-
istry. The death count
increased to 1,58,607
with 161 new fatalities,
the highest in 44 days,
the data updated at 8 am
showed. The number of
fresh infections is nearly
1.7 per cent higher than
that of Saturday, when
the country registered
24,882 cases. Overall,
India has now recorded
1,13,59,048 cases since
the outbreak nearly a
year ago, according to
the government data.
On Saturday, 140 deaths
linked to the virus were
reported in a 24-hour-
period that took the total
number of fatalities to
1,58,446. The coun-
try’s active caseload
has reached 2,10,544,
which constitutes 1.8
per cent of the total
infections. The recovery
rate dropped to 96.7
per cent. The number of
infections reported today
is the highest daily rise
since December 20 when
as many as 26,624 new
infections were recorded.
Bengaluru: Expressing
concern over a spike in
fresh cases, Karnataka
CM B S Yediyurappa on
Sunday said the pan-
demic seemed to be go-
ing out of control in the
state and asked people
to cooperate by adhering
to the preventive meas-
ures if they don’t want
another lockdown.
“I appeal to the people
with folded hands for
cooperation.... if people
cooperate I’m confident
that without lockdown
we can control,” he said,
announcing that he has
convened a meeting
of experts and officials
on Monday in the wake
of the spurt in fresh
cases in recent days.
His appeal comes in the
backdrop of the lock-
down being clamped in
parts of neighbouring
Maharashtra recently in
view of a sharp rise in
fresh cases there.
For the first time since
January 22, the daily
COVID-19 cases in Kar-
nataka crossed the 900
marks on Saturday. —PTI
25,320 FRESH INFECTIONS FOUND IN A
DAY, HIGHEST IN NEARLY 3 MONTHS
Cooperate, if you don’t want another
COVID-19 lockdown: Karnataka CM to people
Mumbai: Maha-
rashtra has reported
16,620 fresh cases
of coronavirus in
the last 24 hours,
its highest daily
spike in infections
in 2021. The lat-
est spike has taken
state’s total case tally
to 23,14,413. The
state also reported 50
fatalities on Sunday,
as per state’s health
bulletin. Maharash-
tra on Saturday had
reported more 15,000
Covid-19 cases for
the second straight
day. On Sunday, the
state reported its
highest daily spike
of 2021. The tally of
cured cases in the
state, however, has
reached 21,34,072
after 8,861 patients
were discharged from
hospitals on Sunday,
taking the recovery
rate to 92.21 per
cent. As per health
bulletin, the state
reported 50 virus
deaths in the last 24
hours. The fatality
rate has gone down
to 2. 28 per cent. The
capital city, Mumbai
reported 1,962 fresh
coronavirus cases,
including 7 deaths,
on Sunday. In last
few days, city had
reported over 1,600
fresh cases. On
Sunday, the coro-
navirus daily tally of
new cases in the city
almost touched the
2000-mark. There are
currently 5,83,713
people in home
quarantine and 5,493
people in institutional
quarantine in the
state. Health authori-
ties have so far con-
ducted 1,75,16,885
laboratory samples.
MAHARASHTRA REPORTS ITS
HIGHEST DAILY SPIKE OF 2021
New Delhi: As the econ-
omyslowlycomesoutof
the pandemic blues, for-
mer RBI Governor
Raghuram Rajan on
Sunday cautioned that
“drastic changes” in In-
dia’s monetary policy
frameworkcanupsetthe
bond market as the cur-
rent system has helped
in containing inflation
and promoting growth.
Rajan, also a noted
economist, opined that
the government’s ambi-
tious target to make In-
diaa$5-trillioneconomy
by 2024-25 was “more
aspirational, rather
than a carefully comput-
ed one even before the
pandemic”.
“I believe the (mone-
tary policy) framework
has helped bring infla-
tion down, while giving
the RBI some flexibility
to support the economy
.
It is hard to think of
what would have hap-
pened if we had to run
such large fiscal deficits
without such a frame-
work in place,” Rajan
told PTI in an interview.
His remarks were in
response to a query on
whether he was in fa-
vour of reviewing the
2-6% target band for in-
flation under the mone-
tary policy framework.
The Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) has the man-
date to maintain retail
inflation at 4% with a
margin of 2% on either
side. The central bank’s
six-member monetary
policy committee (MPC)
headedbyRBIGovernor
decides on policy rates
keeping this target in
mind.Thecurrentmedi-
um-term inflation tar-
get, which was notified
in August 2016, ends on
March 31. The inflation
target for the next five
years starting April is
likely to be notified this
month. Against this
backdrop, Rajan said,
“We risk upsetting bond
markets if we make
drastic changes in the
framework”. —PTI
‘$5 tn economy goal more aspirational’
New Delhi: In a bid to
promote tourism, all-
India tourist permits
will be provided to op-
erators within 30 days
of online application
submission, govern-
ment said on Sunday
.
The new rules will
be applicable from
April 1, 2021. The Min-
istry of Road Trans-
port Highways
(MoRTH) announced a
new scheme, under
which any tourist ve-
hicle operator may ap-
ply for an “All India
Tourist Authoriza-
tion/Permit” through
online mode. It will be
issued, after relevant
documents are submit-
ted and fees deposited,
within 30 days of sub-
mission of such appli-
cations, MoRTH said.
The new set of rules,
it said, will be known
as, “All India Tourist
Vehicles Authoriza-
tion and Permit Rules,
2021”. The existing
permits shall continue
to be in force during
their validity. “The
new rules for permits
are expected to go a
long way in promoting
tourism across States
in our country, while
simultaneously, grow-
ing the revenue of
state governments,”
the statement said.
The rules come even
as the Ministry is in
the pursuit of provid-
ing seamless move-
ment to tourist passen-
ger vehicles, after the
success of goods car-
riage vehicles under
National Permit Re-
gime, it said. —PTI
Mumbai: Shiv Sena
leader Sanjay Raut on
Sunday alleged that the
NIA taking over the
probe into the recovery
of an explosives-laden
SUV near industrialist
Mukesh Ambani’ resi-
dence in Mumbai
amounted to demoralis-
ing the Mumbai Police
and creating instability
in Maharashtra.
Mr Raut also said
Mumbai Police officer
Sachin Waze, who was
arrested late Saturday
night by the National
Investigation Agency
(NIA), is an “honest,
successful officer and a
good investigator”.
“The state govern-
ment’s prestige is at
stake in this case,” the
Rajya Sabha member
said. A Scorpio found
parked near Mukesh
Ambani’s house con-
tained some gelatin
sticks and a threat let-
ter. Mr Waze, an “en-
counter specialist”, is
also facing heat in the
murder case of Thane-
based businessman
Mansukh Hiran who
was in possession of the
Scorpio. Hiran was
found dead in a creek in
Thane district. —PTI
All-India tourist permit to operators in 30 days
Demoralising Mumbai
Police, says Sena Leader
IAF airlifts 381
passengers
in Kashmir
Mumbai: Sachin Waze,
who was Assistant
Police Inspector in the
Crime Intelligence Unit
(CIU) and later trans-
ferred to the Citizen
Facilitation Centre at
Mumbai Police Head-
quarters after his name
came up in Mansukh
Hiren death case,
has been sent to NIA
custody till March 25,
in connection with his
role and involvement in
placing an explosives-
laden vehicle near
Mukesh Ambani’s
house in Mumbai on
February 25. —PTI
SACHIN WAZE SENT TO NIA
CUSTODY TILL MARCH 25
Mumbai: Counter-
terrorism agencies
have found no link
between the impro-
vised explosive device
blasted outside the Is-
raeli embassy and the
explosive-laden sports
utility vehicle found
near the residence
of Mukesh Ambani.
While in both cases, a
non-existent organi-
sation called Jaish-
ul-Hind has taken
responsibility for the
cyber message posted
in case of Mumbai,
the agencies informed
the government. —PTI
‘NO LINK BETWEEN EMBASSY
BLAST-AMBANI SECURITY SCARE’
New Delhi: The Indian
Air Force (IAF) has air-
lifted 381 stranded pas-
sengers from Jammu
and Srinagar to Leh us-
ing a C-17 heavy lift
transport aircraft. The
passengerswerestrand-
ed after the Srinagar-
Leh national highway
was closed due to heavy
snowfall. The IAF regu-
larly provides airlift to
the civilian population
of the union territories
of Jammu Kashmir,
and Ladakh in times of
distress utilising its
C-17, C-130 and An-32
transport aircraft. —PTI
A total of 2,97,38,409 vaccine doses have been administered through 5,10,400 sessions.
Scorpio found parked near Mukesh Ambani’s house contained
some gelatin sticks and a threat letter.
Former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan.

TALKING POINT
07
HINDUISM IS A RELIGION,
HINDUISM IS A RELIGION,
NOT A PRETTY AESTHETIC
I
n a recent social
media post show-
ing off her Savage
X Fenty brand, the
singer Rihanna posed
topless while sporting
a diamond-studded
pendant of Ganesh,
the elephant-headed
god. Hindus expressed
their anger on Twit-
ter, accusing her of
cultural appropria-
tion and of using
their religion as an
aesthetic.
Ganesh is the re-
mover of obstacles
and is called upon by
Hindus during mar-
riage ceremonies to
bestow good fortune.
Hindus consider him a
divine figure and that
fact should be respect-
ed and understood. The
necklace, however, was
treated as a mere acces-
sory, lacking any sig-
nificance or meaning.
Hindu deities pos-
sess a rich and varied
iconography and my-
thology. Each deity has
a special meaning and
purpose for use in wor-
ship. When the image-
ry is used by non-Hin-
dus, this significance is
often lost and it may
well be felt that the
likeness of gods are
used in disrespectful
ways that involve
thoughtless appropria-
tion rather than cul-
tural appreciation.
MORE THAN
PRETTY
Cultural appropria-
tion refers to the tak-
ing for one’s own the
objects and practices
of a minority (ethnic)
or indigenous culture
by a majority culture.
This can lead to cul-
tures and groups of
people becoming fur-
ther marginalised or
exploited in different
ways, often economi-
cally.
A Hindu symbol
that has sparked de-
bates about cultural
appropriation is the
bindi. A decorative
mark traditionally
worn by married
women on the centre
of the forehead, it is
believed to balance en-
ergy and ward off evil.
The bindi is consid-
ered to be ‘the third
eye’, a point of mysti-
cal wisdom and a gate-
way to spiritual in-
sight.
Western celebrities,
such as Gwen Stefani
and Selena Gomez,
have worn bindis in
music performances.
This has aided the per-
ception that a bindi is
a fun and frivolous ac-
cessory, as meaning-
less as choosing to
wear glittery eye shad-
ow. As such, it has be-
come a popular adorn-
ment of music-festival
goers.
Identity politics (the
politics of how groups
define themselves) are
at issue in appropria-
tion. Immigrants have
historically been dis-
criminated against for
wearing cultural and
religious markers. It
can be incredibly of-
fensive when such
markers become a
meaningless fashion-
able item and become
socially acceptable,
even glamorous, when
worn by those outside
of the minority cul-
ture.
UNCLEAN
BODY PARTS
As well as appearing to
appropriate a culture
she doesn’t belong to,
how Rihanna chose to
wear the symbol of
Ganesh has added to the
outrage of Hindus.
Within Hindu ritual
tradition, the body
needs to be ritually
cleansed and covered
before it is deemed suit-
able to be before deities
for worship and prayer.
Although deities can-
not be polluted, con-
sumerist commodities
have caused great of-
fence when they don’t
uphold the sacredness
of the representation.
For example, in 2005,
the designer Minelli
brought out a shoe that
was adorned with the
image of Rama, the
seventh avatar of Vish-
nu, one of the three
main deities of Hindu-
ism. In Hinduism, feet
are considered lowly
and unclean because of
what they come into
contact with. For this
reason, placing a repre-
sentation of a deity on
shoes is disrespectful.
When the shoes were
withdrawn from sale,
many Hindus wanted
to salvage the sacred
image and unpicked
the motif so they could
dispose of it ritualisti-
Rihanna’s
Rihanna’s Ganesh pendant-
Ganesh pendant-
cally by immersing it
in the sacred waters of
the Ganges.
A sexualised body is
also deemed “un-
clean”, which is why
Rihanna wearing a
necklace of Ganesh
while topless and
showing off her satin
underwear collection
was disrespectful to
Hindus. To be in the
presence of a god, Hin-
dus must be respect-
fully and modestly
dressed.
Diversity should be
celebrated and there
are ways to appreciate
a culture without ap-
propriating it. Engag-
ing with other cul-
tures should be a
thoughtful and in-
formed practice, one
which acknowledges
and respects the prov-
enance of its symbols,
objects and practices.
SOURCE: FAIROBSERVER.COM
Several celebrities including singer/actress Selena Gomez,
singer Gwen Stefani have been known to adorn bindis while
performing at their concerts.
The Ganesh idol pendant worn by popstar Rihanna did not go down well with Hindus globally, as
they took offence to the sexualization of their 'Pratham Pujya'.
The Ganesh Visarjan (immersing) takes place
on the final day of Ganesh Chaturthi, on which
devotees bid goodbye to the deity with a request
to return next year –INCREDIBLE INDIA
RINA ARYA
Professor of Visual Culture and Theory,
University of Huddersfield

If you want to succeed learn to be
responsible! Responsible for your
actions and yourself, doors will
open for you.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
First India Bureau
Godhra: This incident,
and quite unfortunate
too, may appear a Bol-
lywood murder story.
Here a woman with the
help of her beau mur-
ders her husband and
tries to give it the ver-
sion of an accidental
death. But, unlike Bol-
lywood, the plot didn’t
work before the Godhra
police.
The police on Satur-
day evening nabbed the
woman and her boy-
friend on charges of
killing her husband.
Call it “Pati Patni
Aur Woh”, Raju Mavi
had got married to
Surekha a few years ago
and they had two chil-
dren, a daughter and
son, but this happy
married life did not last
long.
Surekha fell in love
with Pintu Bariya, a
neighbour living in an
adjacent street of
Dholkuva village. The
affair was so intense
that one fine morning
Surekha and Pintu fled
away
.
Raju approached
community panchayat
and panchayat leaders’
intervention brought
Surekha back into Ra-
ju’s life. Raju also ac-
cepted Surekha for the
betterment of their
children but Surekha
could not imagine a life
without Pintu. So she
and Pintu made a plan
where Pintu first be-
friended Raju and won
his trust. On Friday
evening, Pintu took
Raju on a long drive and
allegedly killed him
with a sharp weapon.
Later, he put Raju’s
body in an autorick-
shaw’s driving seat and
tried to create a case of
a road accident death.
But the Godhra B divi-
sion team proved smart-
er than Pintu and held
both of them for mur-
der.
WOMAN KILLS HUBBY WITH HELP OF BEAU
BOLLYWOOD THRILLER?
Godhra cops nab a woman and
her boyfriend for murder of her
husband and they tried to pass it
as accidental death
Covid pushes 2 schools,
a college to shut down
First India Bureau
Surat : Notwithstand-
ing the Gujarat Govern-
ment’s oft-repeated all-
is-well claims on the
Covid-19 crisis, at least 2
primary schools and a
college in Surat that
were allowed to open as
part of the State-wide
decision, have been shut
for two weeks after 20
students tested positive
for the virus.
Since the educational
institutions reopened in
Surat in February after
being shut following the
outbreak of Covid-19
last year, as many as 118
students and teachers
in the city have tested
positive for the viral in-
fection, according to
civic officials.
On Saturday, the Su-
rat Municipal Corpora-
tion (SMC) decided to
close the C D Barfiwala
College for 14 days after
10 students there tested
positive for the corona-
virus, a civic official
said.
Besides, six students
of one primary school,
Sant Namdev Nagar,
and four of another
school, Sant Nachiketa
Primary School, also
tested positive for the
infection on Saturday,
following which both
the educational institu-
tions were also asked to
remain closed for 14
days, he said.
So far, 118 students
and teachers have test-
ed positive for the coro-
navirus in various edu-
cational institutions in
the city, Deputy Com-
missioner (Health) Dr
Ashish Naik said.
“We have now decid-
ed to close an institu-
tion if it reports more
than five cases, unlike
earlier when we would
seal individual classes
from where the positive
cases were detected,” he
said.
The SMC has also re-
quested managements
of schools and colleges
to conduct online class-
es and keep their cam-
puses closed as far as
possible, considering
the recent rise in the
number of Covid-19 cas-
es in educational insti-
tutions.
On Saturday, Surat
reported 188 new coro-
navirus cases, taking
the tally in the city to
42,259. So far, 40,503 pa-
tients have recovered
from the viral infection,
according to official fig-
ures.
The Surat Municipal
Corporation has asked
all schools and colleges
to prefer online classes
and restrict physical
presence of students, in
view of the increasing
cases.
—FILE PHOTO
Guj Govt allowed educational institutions to reopen in February
With lockdown gulping
his job, jobless teacher
ends life in Rajkot
First India Bureau
Rajkot: Frustrated by
a long overdrawn pe-
riod of helplessness,
an unemployed teach-
er gulped poison in
Rajkot to end his life
on Sunday morning.
Vishnu Joshi, a resi-
dent of Shiv Shakti
Colony on the Univer-
sity Road, late on Satur-
day night consumed
poison to end his life.
The 55-year-old teacher
had lost his job during
the post-Covid-19 crisis
lockdown period.
He was immediately
rushed to the Civil Hos-
pital where he breathed
his last during the treat-
ment on Sunday morn-
ing.
During primary ques-
tioning of family mem-
bers and relatives, the
police have learnt that
Vishnubhai Joshi was
serving in a private
school and during the
lockdown period he had
lost his job. To meet the
family needs he had tak-
enacontractjobof atyp-
ist in a forensic science
laboratory in Rajkot.
The temporary job
was inadequate to
run his family and
Joshi was in a dire fi-
nancial crisis. He was
reportedly frustrated
by his inability to
find an alternative
job to run his home
every month.
—FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Gandhinagar: The
Centre for Cognitive
and Brain Sciences at
the Indian Institute of
Technology Gandhina-
gar (IIT-Gn) is all set to
celebrate the virtual
edition of the Brain
Awareness Week from
March 15 to 21, 2021.
The event includes a
variety of talks, panel
discussions, workshops
and competitions tar-
geted at a diverse audi-
ence ranging from core
neuroscience research-
ers to high school stu-
dents.
Scholars and practi-
tioners of cognitive and
brain sciences from
prestigious institutions
from India and abroad,
including National
Brain Research Centre;
National Institute of
Mental Health and Neu-
ro-Sciences; Indian In-
stitute of Science; UN-
ESCO MGIEP, National
Brain Research Centre;
University of Califor-
nia, Los Angeles; Mas-
sachusetts Institute of
Technology; University
College London; among
others, are going to
share their knowledge
and perspectives
through various ses-
sions spanning across
seven days.
The lectures and
talks will cover diverse
topics ranging from bi-
lingualism and cogni-
tion to the search for
the madness genes,
power of behaviour in
deciphering the mind,
manipulating memo-
ries, brain waves and
movement and eyes in
action as windows to
the brain.
First India Bureau
Surat: The Special Op-
erations Group of Surat
police late Saturday
night arrested Patidar
leader Alpesh Kathiria
from Khatodara in a
case under Scheduled
Castes and Scheduled
Tribes (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act.
During the local elec-
tions on February 21,
Patidar leader Alpesh
Kathiria,ledby50to60per-
sons riding mobikes and
150 to 200 men in many
cars, allegedly assaulted
BTPworkerswithwooden
sticksandstones.
They also allegedly
broke the glass of a
Maruti van and threat-
ened to kill him. A case
was registered against
Kathiria and several
others. The arrest was
made following the
complaint of Jakishan-
bhai Vasava.
On February 21, 2021,
polling was on at Velan-
ja Primary School. A
Bharatiya Tribal Party
(BTP) worker Jaikis-
hanbhai Vasava in his
Maruti van (GJ-05 CP-
5651) with his two sons
Janish Kumar and Jas-
preet, and others were
on their way to a school
near Velanja when the
incident occurred.
Sagar Rathore, a BTP
supporter was sitting in
the van when Kathiria
and others came to the
polling booth. Follow-
ing a spat with Vasava,
Kathiria and others al-
legedly assaulted them.
Vasava has now lodged
a complaint with the
Kamrej police against
Kathiria.
First India Bureau
Surat: International
flightservicefromSurat
airport is set to resume
after 372 days with the
first Air India Express
aircraft to take off from
Surat to Sharjah on
March 29.
The Sharjah-Surat-
Sharjah flight will be
operational from March
29, 2021, an Air India Ex-
press official said. The
flight will operate two
daysaweekonMondays
and Thursdays and has
a capacity of 189 seats.
With this, booking for
the flight has also start-
ed. Earlier, passengers
used to book tickets for
international flights
from Mumbai or
Ahmedabad or Delhi.
But now the interna-
tional flight operating
from Surat can be
booked at the local coun-
ter with a saving of Rs
1,000 to Rs 5,000.
Wearing masks and
RT-PCR test reports are
mandatory at both, do-
mestic and internation-
al, airports in Surat.
Any passenger with a
Covid-19 positive report
would be home quaran-
tined for 14 days in Su-
rat and 10 days in Shar-
jah. Both the airports
have made touchless
boarding pass vending
machines.
First India Bureau
Surat: A young man
from Katargam area
of Surat drowned in
the Tapi river while
fishing late Saturday
afternoon. His body
was recovered by a
rescue team.
About 5 youngsters
went fishing in Tapi
river and one of them,
Dharmesh drowned in
the river. The others
tried to find him but he
disappeared. The fire
department arrived on
the scene and started
the search operation.
Despite searching
till late in the night, he
was not found. This
was on social media for
long.
Dharmesh lived with
his family in Katargam
area and helped the
family financially by
delivering water bot-
tles to shops. He and 4
friends went fishing
when the incident oc-
curred.
His friends dived
into the river to look
for him followed by
the fire department
staff, who searched
for him through the
night to eventually
find his body in the
afternoon.
IIT-Gn to celebrate Brain
Awareness Week from today
Patidar leader Alpesh Kathiria
arrested under atrocities act
International
flights to resume
from Surat after
372 days
MAN WENT
FISHING IN
TAPI RIVER,
DROWNED
Man killed and shown as autorickshaw accident in Godhra on Sunday..
DEADLY VIRUS
Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar. —FILE PHOTO
Patidar leader Alpesh Kathiria.
Surat airport.
—FILE PHOTO
During primary
questioning of family
members and relatives,
the police have learnt
that Vishnubhai Joshi
was serving in a
private school.

hether you like
your skin to look
slightly sun-
kissed, or else a
bronzed beach
babe look, self-
tan is the quick-
est - and safest - way to
fake a holiday glow. And
no matter what depth of
colour you choose, or type
of tanning formula you
use, the key to that elusive
golden glow is all in the ap-
plication.
EXFOLIATE
You want to create the
smoothest canvas possible,
which is why it’s also im-
portant to exfoliate. You
need to blitz and buff away
all evidence of your previ-
ous tan to ensure an even
base so your new glow goes
on beautifully and looks
flawless.
MOISTURISE AND NOURISH
It’s very important to mois-
turise at least 24 hours be-
fore applying your chosen
tanning lotion, as the mois-
turiser acts as a barrier,
preventing the tanning for-
mula from accessing the
skin.
PICK YOUR POTION
I feel beginners are best
using a self-tanner with a
built-in bronzer so they
can see where they are ap-
plying. But there is no sin-
gle type of formula
that’s right for
everyone. Some
love a spray for
hard-to-reach ar-
eas, and those
with dry, sensitive
skin can get espe-
cially great re-
sults from a gel or
a lotion.
Exposure to
sunlight has been
linked to im-
proved energy and
elevated mood.
These tips will be
especially effective
if you take it easy at
first. Once you get
used to using a clas-
sic shade and you
wish to go darker, you
will have the confi-
dence to use the dark-
est formula.
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MARCH 15, 2021
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PANDEMIC, IT WAS INEVITABLE THAT SOME OF US SPRAY-TAN FANS
WOULD ATTEMPT TO APPLY SELF-TANNER ON OUR OWN. IF YOU’RE
NEW TO OR NOT SO SELF-ASSURED WITH SELF-TANNER, CITY FIRST
BRINGS YOU TIPS TO ATTAIN THE TAN OF YOUR DREAMS!
Achieving a
Faux Glow
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Some of you may want to
opt for a break from the
monotonous routine. This
is the best time to forge
your own path, as there are
opportunities galore. You remain on a
safe wicket on the financial front.
Adding to your wealth is possible. It is
a good day to pursue a hobby.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
If you are a working
mother, you may find it
difficult to balance home
and office as of now, but
this will be a temporary phase. A
property deal is likely to be sealed, as
you are able to complete all the
formalities. Someone close may pay
you a visit and brighten your day.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
An excellent time is
foreseen for those taking a
break from the daily grind.
A match-making process
may get underway for the eligible.
You will find yourself much more
active on the social front and will
make efforts to remain in touch with
all.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Good earning promises to
keep you in an upbeat mood
today. Worries regarding a
health issue are likely to
disappear, as you make quick recovery.
Do not misunderstand the motives of
someone trying to help you. Spending
quality time with your near and dear
ones is indicated.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Don’t think twice in taking
outside help. Your initiative
will help mend fences with
someone you were not in
talking terms. You can join your
friends or family in undertaking a trip
to a holiday destination. A chance to
prove your mettle on the professional
front will be nicely availed by you.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your effort to keep in touch
with everyone will come in
for appreciation by all on the
social front. A good turn
done to someone is likely to be
returned with interest. Luck favours
you today both personally and
professionally. A diet plan adopted
recently will suit your system well.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
A change in lifestyle will
help some come back in
shape. Success is foreseen
for those playing the
stocks. Intelligent application on
even unfamiliar territory on the
academic front will keep your flag
flying high. A windfall can be
expected on the property front.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You will succeed in
asserting your authority on
the social front by having
your way. A property issue
gets resolved amicably. You will be
able to establish yourself firmly on
the professional front. You manage
to stabilise expenses and bring
yourself into the saving mode.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You make all the right
moves on the social front
and manage to retain your
popularity. A property may
finally come into your name, as the
paperwork is slated to get over soon.
Bank balance of the salaried will
remain in a healthy state, despite
rising costs.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
An ancestral property is
likely to come in your
name. Luck favours you on
the academic front. Career
wise, you are likely to fare well as per
the expectations of your seniors. You
will need to get a hang of things,
before you chip in with suggestions.
You are set to enjoy a good movie.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
A fun time is foreseen for
those planning to invite
people over to their place.
Good command over a
particular subject may find you
amongst the top positions on the
academic front. You are likely to
discharge all your domestic
responsibilities for all.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Money from an unexpected
source may delight you, so
keep your fingers crossed
.Academic front looks
promising. Some of you are set to
enjoy a trip out of town. Setting up a
new house is on the cards for some.
Money well spent may give you inner
satisfaction.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
n my column last
week I shed light on
Parvovirus, one of
the two deadliest vi-
ruses that have
been responsible
for the many puppy
deaths in our city. This
week, I will help you un-
derstand the other cause
of significant deaths
amongst pups and dogs. I
don’t know which is one is
worse. Is one better than
the other, or is one more
treatable than the other?
All I know is both viruses
are highly contagious and
life-threatening.
Distemper, well what do I
say about it? It is truly a
death sentence. At least at
the shelter, we lose 10 ani-
mals a day to it and it breaks
my heart.
THE SYMPTOMS
Canine distemper causes
symptoms in multiple body
systems, including the gas-
trointestinal tract, respira-
tory tract, brain, and spinal
cord. The appearance of
symptoms and the course
of distemper can be varia-
ble, ranging from very mild
illness to fatal disease.
Any of the following
may be present-
 Fever. Often one episode a
few days after infection
that may not be noticed,
followed by a second epi-
sode a few days later
when the other symptoms
begin to show up.
 Discharge from the eyes
and nose
 Loss of appetite
 Lethargy
 Vomiting and diarrhoea
 Coughin
 Labored breathing
 Hardening of footpads
and nose (which is why
distemper has sometimes
been called hard pad dis-
ease)
 Inflammation or deepen-
ing of various parts of
the eye
 Secondary bacterial in-
fections
 Neurological symptoms
like seizures, muscle
twitching, uncoordinated
movements, and in-
creased
 Sensitivity to touch or
pain may develop later
in the disease (some-
times even after several
weeks).
HOW IT SPREADS?
Canine distemper is caused
by the canine distemper vi-
rus. Animals usually be-
come infected by direct con-
tact with virus particles
from the secretions of other
infected animals (generally
via inhalation). Indirect
transmission, carried on
dishes or other objects, is
not common because the
virus does not survive for
long in the environment.
The virus can be shed by
dogs for several weeks after
recovery. Puppies under
four months of age (before
vaccinations are fully pro-
tective) and unvaccinated
dogs are most at risk.
DIAGNOSIS
Because signs are variable
and may take time to ap-
pear, and secondary infec-
tions are common, diagno-
sis of distemper can be
complicated. Additionally,
other infections can pro-
duce similar signs to dis-
temper. A variety of labora-
tory tests can help confirm
the diagnosis (and some
may be done to rule out
other infections). Remem-
ber that just because a pup
has certain symptoms does
not necessarily mean that it
has distemper. You can in-
sist that the vet use a dis-
temper diagnosis kit (ex-
pensive and not very relia-
ble) or a blood test to diag-
nose the problem.
PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN
 Wash your hands thor-
oughly and better yet
wear gloves when han-
dling an infected pup. Dis-
card gloves immediately
and properly
.
 Dogs suspected of having
distemper should be iso-
lated from other dogs, and
the other dogs should be
vaccinated if they are not
currently vaccinated.
 The canine distemper vi-
rus does not typically sur-
vive long outside the body
so thorough disinfection
of the home is not as crit-
ical as with parvovirus;
routine cleaning with any
disinfectant should be
sufficient.
PREVENTION
 It’s important to note that
canine distemper is pre-
ventable with the appro-
priate vaccination sched-
ule. Puppies are typically
vaccinated starting at six
weeks of age and regular
intervals until they are 14
to 16 weeks old (as with
other vaccines, the pres-
ence of antibodies re-
ceived from the mother
can interfere with vac-
cines so a puppy is not
considered fully protected
until the final vaccine in
the series has been given).
 Vaccination should be re-
peated a year later, then at
regular intervals. Your
vet will discuss an appro-
priate vaccination sched-
ule for the dogs in your
neighbourhood based on
their history and risk fac-
tors. Bear in mind that it
is difficult to keep track
of free-roaming dogs. So
you have to be extra vigi-
lant and maintain careful
records. Until puppies
have received all the vac-
cinations in the series (at
14 to 16 weeks) it is pru-
dent to be careful about
exposing them to un-
known dogs such as at dog
parks and in your colony
to avoid exposure to the
virus as much as possible.
 Using and changing
gloves or washing hands
after handling a distem-
per suspected pup is cru-
cial for its survival and
also for the health of oth-
er animals you might be
helping.
TREATMENT
 As with parvovirus, dis-
temper has no cure and
treatment involves man-
aging the various symp-
toms and secondary in-
fections. Even with treat-
ment, distemper can be
fatal. Treatment depends
on the symptoms are
shown and may include
fluids to combat dehydra-
tion, medication to re-
duce vomiting, antibiot-
ics and other medications
to treat pneumonia, anti-
biotics for secondary in-
fections, and anticonvul-
sants to treat seizures.
 Neurological symptoms
may get progressively
worse and not respond to
treatment, and even with
recovery, some neurologi-
cal effects may persist.
 But I want you to remain
strong; while dogs do re-
cover from this, the
chances are slim. And
sometimes, it is in the
best interest of the ani-
mal for it to be put to
sleep. Painful as it may
seem to you, it is the only
way to put the poor ani-
mal out of its suffering.
Of course, it should be
administered only if
there is no hope for a life
without pain.
The Other Death Sentence-
CANINE DISTEMPER
MARIAM ABUHAIDERI
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H
ollywood filmmaker Matt
Reeves recently an-
nounced that his upcom-
ing film ‘The Bat-
man’ has finally wrapped
up production.
Reeves took to his Twit-
ter handle and announced
the update for his upcoming mov-
ie with a tweet. —Agency
S
he’s bold, hon-
est, talented
and refresh-
ingly real. And
that’s exactly what
makes Aadita Surbhi
Jain such a delight to
interact with!
Aadita Jain’s rise to
fame is nothing short
of phenomenal. From
Zee Zing’s ‘Pyar tune
kya kiya Season 11’ to
Gandi Baat 5 with
Alt Balaji, the
emerging ac-
tress from
Jaipur has
come a long
way. The diva is now
seen in the new on
MTV ‘Forbidden An-
gels’ which went on
air from Friday. But
the industry is cruel
and not many thought
she could make it to
the top despite her un-
deniable talent and
screen presence. Per-
haps Aadita herself
would not have been
able to guess the spec-
tacular growth in her
career.
When asked about
herself, the actress
said, “Since child-
hood, I’ve always been
so bubbly in nature
like I if I want some-
thing I really want it.
There are 6 members
in my family Mom,
dad, my sister, my
younger brother who
is doing MBA from a
College in Delhi and
my chachu is like my
second father.”
She further added,
“About my journey,
When I was in 10th
standard, my father’s
friend asked my fa-
ther, “Can you please
send your daughter
for a dance perfor-
mance in a movie?”.
The movie was Pappu
pass Ho Gaya which
was with Jackie
Shroff, Kashmira
Shah and Krushna
Abhishek.”
What added to her
persona was her frank
and candid personali-
ty, a rarity in today’s
world. Whether tak-
ingonafellow-actress’
cheap jibes or speak-
ing about nepotism
and the disparity in
Bollywood, Aadita
doesn’t mince words.
FORBIDDEN ANGELS
MITALI DUSAD
mitalidusad01@gmail.com
Aadita Surbhi Jain
Singer Swaroop Khan,
Music Director Sajid,
Shadab Faridi, Singer
Hricha Narayana and
Shalimali Kholgande
were spotted at the
Jaipur Airport on
Sunday afternoon as
they are in the city
to attend Bollywood
Lyricist composer
Kunaal Verma’s
wedding with Kavita
Sharma on March 15,
today.
SPOTTED!
Bollywood
Actress Alia Bhatt
looked stunning
in Indian attire as
she was in the
Pinkcity to attend
her best friend’s
wedding. Rhea
Khurana tied
the knot to Avik
Chatterjee in a
grand ceremony
held at Jaipur.
The actress
along with her
friends gave a
magical dance
performance too.
TEAM BRIDE!
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
BIG WIN?
BIG WIN?
inger-songwriter Taylor
Swift looks back with a
tinge of nostalgia at her
first Grammy nomina-
tion 13 years ago, and
she feels “pretty lucky”
to still be a part of the
night after all these years as a
nominee.
This year, Swift is in the reck-
oning across six categories and
is expected to win big. She has
nominations in the categories of
Album Of The Year and Best Pop
Vocal Album for her album
“Folklore”, and her song “Cardi-
gan” is a contender for the Song
Of The Year and Best Pop Solo
awards. —Agency
S
S
pider-Man step-
ping into the
shoes of James
Bond? Holly-
wood actor Tom Hol-
land, who is widely
known for playing Spi-
der-Man in Marvel
films, wants to be a part
of another massive
franchise.
The actor expressed
his desire to play the
next 007 in the iconic
James Bond spy films.
Holland said, “Oh mate,
it would be an actual
dream come true. I’ve
got to remind myself
that I’m lucky enough
for this as Spider-Man
is an absolute delight
and the privilege to
play
.” —Agency
Last Day!
Happy Birthday, Aamir Khan
B
ollywood perfec-
tionist Aamir
Khan turned 56
years older on
Sunday. He celebrated
his birthday and wishes
poured from all cor-
ners. Fans wished by
sharing posters and dia-
logues of his films.
Aamir Khan, who is not
only a brilliant actor
but also an ace director,
has given many block-
buster hits. —Agency
Victim of Nepotism
Hegde spilled beans
G
ovinda is con-
sidered to be
one of the finest
actors in Bolly-
wood. He is well-known
for films like Coolie No
1, Hero No 1, Raja Babu,
Dulhe Raja, Partner,
Shola Aur Shabnam,
Naseeb, Swarg, Bade
Miyan Chote Miyan
among others. —Agency
S
outh and Bol-
lywood beau-
ty Pooja
Hegde is on a
roll! The stunner is
currently busy shoot-
ing for her upcoming
biggest projects and
is looking forward to
a grand release of
Radhe Shyam co-
starring Pan-India
actor Prabhas. Re-
cently, Pooja spilled
some beans and re-
vealed, “We have
done period films in
India, the 70s and 80s
but we haven’t done
European period
where its all like
fluffy gowns, outfits.”
—Agency
Revelacion
P
op sensa-
tion Sele-
na Gomez
says her
debut Spanish
project Revela-
cion is meant to
serve as “hom-
age” to her
Spanish roots.
“The project
is really an hom-
age to my herit-
age. A lot of my
fan base is Lat-
in, and I’ve been
telling them this
album was go-
ing to happen
for years. But
the fact that it’s
coming out dur-
ing this specific
time is really
cool,” Gomez
said.
—Agency
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B
ollywood lyricist and composer Kunal Verma is tying the knot with Kavita Sharma. A grand Haldi and Me-
hendi ceremony was held at Lohagarh Fort, Jaipur. Folk singer Swaroop Khan, music director Sajid and singer
Richa Narayan made the ceremonies memorable with their performances. For the special day, Kunal has even
made a wedding anthem ‘Naina Chaar’. The wedding will be held at the same venue today!
HUES OF GOLD!
HUES OF GOLD!
Pooja Hegde
Taylor Swift
Selena Gomez
Tom Holland
Aamir Khan
Govinda
Kavita Sharma and Kunal Verma
...his tweet

The 553rd
Nanakshahi
New Year
commenced
on 1 Chet
on Sunday.
Welcoming
the new year,
members of the
Sukhmani Seva
Society, Bani
Park, rendered
Sri Sukhmani
Sahib Paath and prayed for the well being of the world.
RAJ: The core committee meeting of Swar Kokila was conducted on
Saturday in which President Nidhi Goyal declared that the first auditions of
Swar Kokila Season 7, judged by Veena Modani will be held on April 10 at
Hotel Grand Safari. Swar Kokila is a platform for women who often do not
get a chance to showcase their singing talent. Alka Batra, Deepa Mathur,
Sneh Lata Bhardwaj, Madhu Goyal, Dr Yogita Sharma, Monila Mathur, Rakhi
Purohit, Raj Kanwar, Shanti Bhatnagar, Surabhi Purohit, Divya Shekhawat,
Meenakshi Johari and Sweta Sharma were present during the meet.
12
CITY BUZZ
Jagdeesh Chandra
undertook a one
day visit to Sawai
Madhopur on Sunday.
During his tour he
attended the pre-
wedding ceremony of
Kritika and Raunak,
Kritika is the daughter
of Pawan Sharma.
The wedding will
take place today,
at Ranthambore
National Resort.
Jagdeesh Chandra was
welcomed and feted by
many individuals and
organisations during
the day.
GUJ: A Teaching Learning
Material (TLM) workshop
of CRC – 06 was held
at Shree Kanchanlal
Mamavala Prathmik School,
Mahadevnagar, Adajan, Surat
on Sunday under the aegis of
Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. The
workshop was coordinated by
Manishaben Patel.
DURING THE DAY!
Jaipur based entrepreneur Sparsh Agarwal
was awarded the Indian Achievers Award
2020-21 for his excellent work and
professional achievements on Saturday.
Earlier, he managed a 90 rooms venture (4
hotels) successfully. Following which, he
initiated a start-up of his own venture of
a resort named Ararm Resort for which he
has bagged the award.
RAJ: The annual cricket match between President XI Vice President XI, under the aegis of
Mathur Sabha, was held on Sunday at N B Cricket ground, Jagatpura, Jaipur. The match
marked the third victorious win for President XI under the captainship of Siddharth Sain.
Major General Anuj Mathur was the chief guest during the event. Col Y Mathur, Dr Aditya
Nag, Hemendra Mathur and Anita Mathur were also present during the match.
RAJ: A Closing session of the digital mentoring
walk,‘Survivals,strategies Post Covid was virtually
organised on Saturday.The session highlighted
InternationalWomen’s Day to recognize women’s
contribution to global progress.An exciting panel
of Padma Shri Krishna Poonia,Smita Bansal and
Manjit Hirani from all walks of life was specially
organised to empower women.
GUJ: Women of Wonders
(WoW) Awards, 2021
was held at Spoon
11 Banquet, Surat on
Sunday to felicitate
women who have been
a source of inspiration
and who have played
an exceptional part
in expanding women
empowerment.
IAS Ashish Gupta
celebrated his birthday
on Sunday, March 14. We
wish him all the best!
HAPPY B’DAY!
The elections of Rajasthan Judicial Officer Institute were held under the
guidance of Shailendra Vyas at Satishchand Auditorium, Banipark Court Complex
on Sunday. Dr Rajendra Singh Chaudhary was elected as President, Dharmraj
Meena as General Secretary, Kedarnath as Treasurer and Dr Kailashchandra
Athwasiya, Rajpal Singh, Kishore Talepa, Kumkum, Sundarlal Kharol, Mahendra
Pratap Bhati, Gyanendra Singh were elected as executive members.
Gaurav Gaur
from Elite Miss
Rajasthan and
Janardan Mishra
from the First
India team were
captured at the
Taj Lucknow
on Sunday
morning as the
team starts the
preparations
for the First
India Lucknow
Couture Show
to be launched
soon.
Jagdeesh Chandra blesses Kritika and Raunak, seen here
with Pawan Sharma and Rudraksh Sharma
Jagdeesh Chandra being welcomed by former chairman of
UIT Jagdish Agarwal, also seen is Mahesh Sharma
The District Cricket Association welcomed Jagdeesh Chandra,
seen here with Secretary Sumit Garg and his team
BLISSFUL CEREMONY!
CITY FIRST
he closing session of
the Digital Mentoring
Walk organised by
We Care in collabora-
tion with Vital Voic-
es, a global movement
that invests in women
leaders who are solving the
world’s greatest challenges.
The panellists were Pad-
maShri Krishna Poonia, Man-
jeet Hirani Pilot Author-
wife of Rajkumar Hirani and
Smita Bansal, TV Actress. The
panellist shared their stories
and life experiences. They
spoke about Women leader-
ship, work-life balance and
making the right choices.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
CITY FIRST
A
virtualdiscussionand
the book launch of
writer Santosh
Chaudhary’s book
‘Kaya Ri Kaljhal’ was held on
Sundayinanongoingseriesof
‘
Aakhar’. An initiative by
PrabhaKhaitanFounda-
tion in association with
Grassroot Media Foun-
dation, Aakhar aims to
promote Rajasthani Lan-
guage, Arts and Culture. The
virtual book launch was held
on Aakhar Rajasthan’s Face-
book page. During the book
launch, Monika Gaur
mentioned that Ra-
jasthani stories have
gonethroughaphaseof
innovation and discus-
sions.Writer Santosh
Chaudhary
, while discussing
in detail her book said that the
book deals with how men and
women see the world.
CITY FIRST
T
housand of
people go to
sleep without
being able to
procure even one meal
for a day. The NGO,
Feeding Hands is en-
gaged in the noble
cause of distributing
food to the less privi-
leged. The organisa-
tion distributes approx
1400 meals for free
every day
. To become a
part and witness this
noble cause, C P Gur-
nani, CEO of Tech Ma-
hindra and Balbeer
Punj, Ex-Rajya Sabha
M P along with their
friends came to the
van of Feeding Hands
parked at gate no 5
SMS Hospital, Jaipur
on Sunday. Pankaj
Jain, IMS Nagpal and
Timmi Soni represent-
ed Feeding Hands and
thanked the guests on
the occasion.
FEEDING HANDS
T
Team Feeding Hands
During the virtual book launch
During the virtual panel discussion
Team Feeding Hands during the event
MENTORINGWALK
The engagement ceremony of Dr Alok Tripathi’s son Ashu with Ankita was held on Sunday at Hotel Lalit Lawns, Jaipur. Ashu is the son of Anupama and Dr Alok
Tripathi and Ankita is the daughter of Anupama and Pradeep Sharma. The wedding is going to be held on March 15, today, at the same venue. Many dignitaries
reached to bless the couple and congratulate the proud parents. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
TIME OF CELEBRATION!
WHAT’S HAPPENING!
Jagdeesh Chandra congratulates
Alok Tripathi Ashu and Ankita
Alok Tripathi with Dheeraj and Chitra Srivastava
and their son Dhruv
From left: UR Sahu, BL Soni, Rohit Kumar Singh and Sanjay Agrawal
Govind Ram Jaiswal,
OSD to Governor
Jagdeesh Chandra with BL Soni and Mrs Soni
Rajasthani literature
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

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