First india jaipur edition-13 may 2020

New Delhi: Stressing
that “we have to protect
ourselves and move
ahead as well”, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, in his address to
the nation, on Tuesday
night, announced a spe-
cial economic package
amounting to Rs20 lakh
crore to deal with Co-
rona crisis. In another
major announcement,
the PM said the fourth
phase of nationwide
lockdown would be dif-
ferent and have new
rules and guidelines.
“I announce a special
economic package to-
day. This will play an
important role in the
‘Atmanirbhar Bharat
Abhiyan.’ The an-
nouncements made by
the government on
Covid-19, decisions of
RBI and Tuesday’s
package totals to Rs20
Lakh crore. This is 10
per cent of India’s
GDP,” PM Narendra
Modi added.
Emphasising that
the special economic
package would focus on
land, labour, liquidity
and laws, PM said it
would benefit labour-
ers, farmers, honest tax
payers, MSMEs and
cottage industry. “Be-
ginning Wednesday, Fi-
nance Minister will an-
nounce details of spe-
cial economic pack-
age,” PM Modi said.
Calling it an unprec-
edented crisis, the PM
said making the coun-
try self-reliant was
only way to make 21st
century belong to In-
dia. “India’s self-reli-
ance will be based on
five pillars — economy,
infrastructure, tech-
nology driven system,
vibrant demography
and demand,” he said.
“When India speaks
of self-reliance, it does
not advocate for a self-
centered system. In In-
dia’s self-reliance there
is a concern for the
whole world’s happi-
ness, cooperation and
peace,” PM Modi said.
With the third phase
of the lockdown expir-
ing on May 17, PM Modi
said the next phase
would be different and
have new rules and
guidelines. “Based on
the suggestions by
states, information re-
lated to lockdown 4 will
be given to you before
18th May. We will fight
corona and we will
move forward,” the PM
said. Turn on P6
`20 lakh cr economic balm for Atmanirbhar Bharat
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation, in New
Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
 Lockdown 4.0 to have new &
different rules; info before May 18
India has resources, talent &
we must be vocal for local
Entire nation curious to decode
Modi’s mega economic package

MODISPEAK
IN RAJASTHAN
DISTRICT TOTAL NEW TOTAL
CASES CASES DEATH
AJMER 235 +3 5
ALWAR 31 — 1
BANSWARA 66 — 1
BARAN 3 — —
BARMER 7 — —
BHARATPUR 119 — 2
BHILWARA 43 — 2
BIKANER 40 +1 2
CHITTORGARH 142 +1 2
CHURU 24 +6 1
DAUSA 27 +3 —
DHOLPUR 21 — —
DUNGARPUR 11 — —
HANUMANGARH 12 +1 —
JAIPUR 1281 +34 60
JAISALMER 40 +3 —
JALORE 14 — 1
JHALAWAR 47 — —
JHUNJHUNU 46 +4 —
JODHPUR 911 +25 17
KARAULI 7 — 1
KOTA 264 +5 10
NAGAUR 137 +6 3
PALI 68 +1 2
PRATAPGARH 4 — 1
RAJSAMAND 21 +1 —
SWAI MADHOPUR 10 — 1
SIKAR 11 +2 2
SIROHI 11 — —
TONK 142 — 1
UDAIPUR 224 +42 —
OTHER DIST. 2 — 2(UP)
TOTAL 4021 +138 117
OTHER (Italy) 2 — —
EVACUEES 61 — —
BSF 42 — —
GRAND TOTAL 4126 +138 117
Modi’s `20 lakh cr package another moral victory for Gehlot
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Tuesday even-
ing brought with it yet
another moral victory
for a stalwart leader
of Rajasthan. The
leader, who has been
praised even by PM
Narendra Modi, had
been voicing concerns
about a special stimu-
lus package to jump-
start the economy and
finally, Modi has heard
the suggestions pro-
vided by Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot.
Since the day lock-
down was called into
effect to fend off Coro-
na, a concerned Gehlot
had been reiterating the
need for a special pack-
age for states and also
for businesses, farmers
and workers in addition
tohealthsector,through
the five video confer-
ences between Gehlot
and Modi and through
his several official let-
ters to the Prime Minis-
ter. Modi’s announce-
ment of twenty lakh
crore rupee package is
thus a resounding mor-
al victory for the three
time chief minister of
the desert state.
During the day, Ge-
hlot held yet another
video conference with
MPs and MLAs of
Jaipur and Ajmer di-
visions to seek sugges-
tions regarding fight
with Corona. Prevent-
ing the spread of the
coronavirus in rural ar-
eas following the return
of lakhs of migrants
will be the next big chal-
lenge for the state gov-
ernment, Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot said Tuesday.
“Nearly 19 lakh mi-
grantshaveregisteredto
return home. Of them,
4-5lakhwanttogooutof
Rajasthan to various
other states,” he said.
Calling on the law-
makers to make sure
migrants are wel-
comed, he said they
will have to be quar-
antined after their
return to ensure the
virus does not spread
to villages. “Quaran-
tine will be our top
agenda to protect the
villages from infection
of Corona. In this, along
with the district admin-
istration, the people’s
representatives, espe-
cially the legislators,
will play a big role.
They should take this
as a challenge and ful-
fill the responsibility of
keeping our state safe,”
he stressed.
Interestingly, in the
last 48 hours, Gehlot
has spent 21 of them
lending an ear to the
suggestions and feed-
backs of the public
representatives, al-
most forty four percent
of his time in the past
two days. Turn on P6
CM Ashok Gehlot during a video conference with Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi on Tuesday, where Health
Minister Dr Raghu Sharma, DB Gupta, Subodh Agarwal and Amit Dhaka were also present.
 Containing virus spread in rural
areas after migrants return a big
challenge: Gehlot
 Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi
lauds Gehlot’s efforts in War on Corona
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: In a jolt to
the Vijay Rupani-led state
goverment, the Gujarat
High Court on Tuesday
overturned the election
of Law and Parliamenta-
ry Affairs minister Bhu-
pendrasinh Chudasama.
The Court observed that
he won the 2017 Assem-
bly election from the
Dholka constituency us-
ing corrupt practices. As
a result, it rejected Chu-
dasama’s prayer to stay
its judgement.
Pronouncingthejudge-
ment through video con-
ference, the single-judge
bench of Justice Paresh
Upadhyay observed: “Il-
legal procedure was fol-
lowed in violation of the
Election Commission’s
rules. So the election re-
sult is declared null and
void. And there were ir-
regularities in the count-
ing process (as well).”
The court further ob-
served that, “Returning
officer (Dhaval Jani) has
manipulated the election
records and had illegally
excluded counting of
postal ballot votes, keep-
ing all seniors and ob-
servers in the dark.”
The 2017 Assembly
election result of the
Dholka constituency was
challenged in the High
Court by the defeated
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GUJ LAW MIN’S POLL
WIN DECLARED VOID
IAF deploys
jets as Chinese
choppers seen
near Ladakh
‘No cabin bags, 80-yr
and above can’t fly’
New Delhi: Tension is
simmering along the
India-China border
with troops of the two
countries maintaining
a close watch on each
other in the Pangong
Tso lake area in East-
ern Ladakh, days after
nearly 250 soldiers from
both sides were en-
gaged in a violent face-
off that left many of
them injured, sources
have confirmed.
At least a couple of
Chinese military heli-
copters were spotted
flying close to the un-
demarcated Sino-India
border in the area after
the fierce face-off on
May 5 following which a
fleet of Sukhoi-30 jets of
the Indian Air Force too
carried out sorties
there, the sources said.
The troops on both
sides held on to their
respective Turn on P6
New Delhi: Filling up of
a detailed questionnaire
related to COVID-19, car-
rying no cabin baggage,
using Aarogya Setu app
and reaching airport at
least two hours before a
flight departure might
well be among the re-
quirements for air pas-
sengers during the initial
phase after resumption
of commercial flights.
The civil aviation min-
istry has come out with a
draft Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP) for re-
starting commercial air
passenger services in the
country, which remain
suspendedsinceMarch25
in the wake of the lock-
downtocurbspreadingof
coronavirus infections.
Green status on Aaro-
gya Setu app, web check-
in, and temperature
checks for all domestic
departing and arriving
passengers have also
been proposed.
Turn on P6
Civil aviation ministry has come out with a draft SOP for restarting
commercial air passenger services in the country. —PHOTO BY ANI
HC invalidates victory of senior minister Bhupendrasinh
Chudasama on grounds of manipulation and malpractice;
He will challenge the decision in the Supreme Court
MAHA ALLOWS HOME
DELIVERY OF LIQUOR
WITH SOME GUIDELINES
JeM TERROR MODULE
BUSTED IN J&K, 4
ASSOCIATES HELD
Mumbai: The Excise Department of the
Maharashtra government has allowed
the home delivery of liquor with certain
guidelines and precautions which are to
be followed during its delivery. As per
the guidelines, the “licensee shall sell the
IMFL - spirits, beer, mild liquor, wines
only in respect of the liquor for which he
is licensed to sell.”
Awantipora: The Jammu and Kashmir
Police on Tuesday busted a terror module
of proscribed outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad
and arrested four associates in Awantipora
of Pulwama district. According to the
police, the four associates have been
identified as Shabir Ahmad Parray,
Sheeraz Ahmad Dar, Shafat Ahmad Mir
and Ishfaq Ahmad Shah.
VANDE BHARAT II PHASE
FROM MAY 16-22
‘OUR MORTALITY RATE
LOWEST IN WORLD’
New Delhi: Second phase of Vande
Bharat Mission will be launched
from May 16-22 during which 149
flights, including feeder flights, will
be operated to bring back Indians
from 31 countries, sources said.
It will bring back Indians from 31
countries.
New Delhi: India can now do one lakh
COVID-19 tests per day, said Union
Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on
Tuesday. He said country’s mortality
rate is one of the lowest in the world
with 3.2%. Global rate is around
7-7.5% cent. Our recovery rate is at
31.7%. ,” Harsh Vardhan said. P6
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RAJASTHAN
117
DEATHS
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CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
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CONFIRMED CASES
2,415
DEATHS
WORLD
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A deserted view of illuminated Jaipur Nagar Nigam headquarters at 7.45 PM to mark the International Nurses Day on Tuesday amid the nationwide lockdown imposed to curb the spread of deadly coronavirus. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Real relief: UDH dept proposes
to waive off 50% stamp dutyThis proposal has the potential of doing wonders in current grim situation
Abhishek Srivastav
Jaipur: Extraordinary
circumstances require
extraordinary initia-
tives and that is what
the state UDH depart-
ment is trying to do. In
a revolutionary move, it
has sent a proposal to
the finance department
to waive off 50% of the
stamp duty on real es-
tate transactions in the
state. If this proposal is
approved and executed
it might very well prove
to be a vaccine capable
of minimizing pain in-
curred due to both co-
rona lockdown as well
as already reeling eco-
nomic slowdown.
The proposal comes
close to heels by the
UDH dept decision of
relaxing norms for bet-
terment levy for real
estate. Sources say that
the original proposal by
the dept suggested the
50%waiverfor6months
but after instructions
from the top, the pro-
posal now suggests the
waiver to be applicable
on real estate transac-
tions till 30 June 2020.
It will then continue
at a reduced rate of 25%
till December 30, 2020.
CM Gehlot himself is
the Finance Minister
and UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal is the
second most senior per-
son in the cabinet so it
is being safely assumed
that the consent part is
through from the initial
stage itself.
Real estate builders
and developers had
been requesting the
state govt through vari-
ous platforms like CRE-
DAI and Township De-
velopers Association of
Rajasthan for granting
it relief. This proposal
has the potential of do-
ing wonders in the cur-
rent grim situation.
First of all reduced
stamp duty rates will be
added attraction for
first time flat/house
buyers. This will be an
added discount for in-
vestors who were think-
ing to pick properties in
a low rate market.
UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal
PIL seeking
package for
industrialists
CP Joshi hails nursing
farternity, gets Assembly
building illuminated
Migrant workers will get
jobs in MNREGA: Pilot
‘India will emerge as the
production-productive hub’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chandra Shek-
har Rathore of Ajmer
has filed one PIL in High
Court through Advocate
SK Singh demanding the
announcement of the
package for MSME, In-
dustrialists, Business-
men, from PM CARES
Fund comprising of 6500
crores as lockdown was
announced by GOI and
now it’s duty of state to
provide package so that
salaries of workers are
released for the month
of April as all Business-
men are suffering from
great financial hard-
ships. It was further
prayed that govt must
ensure that no electrical
charges are taken & GOI
must modify its earlier
direction by incorporat-
ing that there will be no
interest in interest by
Bankers & RERA penal-
ties must be deferred for
Real Estate Sector.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The nursing
fraternity of the state
was paid respect by the
assembly speaker Dr
CP Joshi in a most be-
fitting manner on the
nursing day. Dr Joshi
arranged for the as-
sembly building to be
lit up to show the
state’s gratitude to-
wards the nursing fra-
ternity who were at the
forefront of the war
against corona.
Dr Joshi in his mes-
sage said that the nurs-
ing staff had taken
their duty towards hu-
manity as their official
& social duty.
He thanked them for
sacrificing their family
obligations for the larg-
er cause.
Assembly speaker
pointed at their selfless
effort to keep the state
healthy during the crit-
ical corona epidemic.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: As an economist
I feel today India has
made the background for
a turning point. India
will emerge as the pro-
duction and productive
hub. There is a clear in-
dication for goals of ef-
ficiency and quality im-
provement. A clear map
for local produce brand-
ing, vocal for local. India
announced not only 10
percent of its GDP as
economic package but
it’s package with policy.
Land , labour , liquidity
and laws. An all inclu-
sive change will bring
bolder reforms and pro-
duction revolution.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Deputy CM
Sachin Pilot has said
that migrants workers
coming back home from
other states because of
lockdown will get em-
ployment in MNREGA.
He said that officials
of rural development
department have been
given instructions for
providing employment
to migrant workers in
their respective gram
panchayats. Pilot said
that special campaign
will be launched for mi-
grant workers willing to
work in MNREGA.
They will be asked to fill
up a form to issue them
job card & provide work.
The deputy CM said
that Rajasthan is top in
the country to provide
employment under MN-
REGA.
Diya appeals CM to provide
relief for farmers, citizens
Nurse beg
outside SMS
hosp in protest
There is no healthy democracy
in the cabinet: Rathore First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a video con-
ference meeting with
CM Ashok Gehlot, Ra-
jsamand MP, Diya Ku-
mari, apprised him of
the problems of farm-
ers, general public, mi-
grants and traders of
the State. She appealed
to the CM to provide
them necessary relief.
The MP said that
farmers whose crops
have been damaged due
to hailstorm, locust-
swarm attack, or fire
should be given imme-
diate compensation.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Where the med-
ical staff, including
nurses, are working tire-
lessly across the globe to
help the patients recov-
er, a nurse was found
begging outside SMS
Hospital in Jaipur on
the occasion of Interna-
tional Nurse Day. How-
ever, the reason for the
nurse begging has not
been clear yet.
Aishwarya Pradhan
Jaipur: Deputy leader
of the opposition Rajen-
dra Rathore said that
during the video confer-
encing of MLAs and
MPs with Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot, the
members of the cabinet
were only talking about
their issues and de-
mands. It is clear that
the discussion is done
only with the members
of the cabinet in the
present government.
Rathore added that
the govt is made up of
the members of cabinet
and there is a collective
responsibility to run
the government. The
demands and anguish
of the ministers of the
government in front of
the Chief Minister in
video conferencing is
an explanation that
there is no healthy de-
mocracy in the cabinet.
Rajendra Rathore
Sachin Pilot
‘RESERVE PRICE FOR
MUNICIPAL LIMIT’
Diya Kumari
Dr CP Joshi
IN THE COURTYARD
FIR filed against
Tourism min for
not wearing mask
Bharatpur: On
April 25, a video of
Tourism Min Vish-
vendra Singh
scolding the police
personnel in Kum-
her police station
area went viral,
where people
roaming freely and
the minister is not
wearing the mask.
After that, Advo-
cate Poonamchand
Bhandari filed an
FIR against minis-
ter Singh.
HCtonotinterveneonliquorshopsissue
BJP MLA Dilawar gets stay on arrest
Jaipur: Rajasthan HC
giving relief to the
state govt has refused
to intervene on the is-
sue of opening of liq-
uor shops during the
lockdown. Supreme
Court had earlier
ruled instructed the
state govt to maintain
social distancing
while liquor sales are
done at the shops dur-
ing modified lock-
down. Now the double
benchof Chief Justice
Indrajit Mohanty and
Justice Satish Sharma
relieved the state govt
as it has refused to in-
tervene in the matter.
Jaipur: BJP’s MLA
Madan Dilawar got res-
pite from HC in form of
stay over his arrest in
the case of FIR filed by
Sanjay Yadav. Single
bench of Justice Ashok
Gaur refrained police
from any negative ac-
tion including arrest
against Madan Dilawar
in the case till May 21.
SenioradvocateMahesh
Sharma appeared for
the BJP MLA said that
his client is a responsi-
ble elected representa-
tiveandhasn’tprovoked
anyone to commit any-
thing wrong. While the
prosecution stated that
Dilawar had incited peo-
ple despite being an
elected MLA.
HC GRANTS BAIL TO 5 ACCUSED
IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
HC orders govt to furnish circulars
issued to private hospitals
Jaipur: Five accused
in the infamous min-
ing scam have been
granted bail by HC on
Tuesday in a money
laundering case. Sin-
gle bench of Justice
Indrajit Singh released
Dhirendra Singh, Shy-
am Sunder Singhvi,
Pankaj Gehlot, Sanjay
Sethi and Pushkararaj
Ameta. The hearing
for interim bail in the
same case for co ac-
cused Tamanna Be-
gum has been deferred
till 14 May.
Jaipur: Raj HC has or-
dered state govt to fur-
nish circulars it has is-
sued to private hospitals
regarding treatment
Covid-19 patients. CJ In-
drajit Mohanty and Jus-
tice Satish Sharma were
hearing a PIL by Suchi
Singhvi Jain demand-
ing Covid tests, to act as
assistant help centers,
conduct free of cost
tests for the poor private
hosps who have benefit-
ted from the state govt.
Dr Jyoti Kiran Shukla

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A central team
visited SMS hospital on
Tuesday to inspect the
medical facility situat-
ed in the midst of an
corona epicenter. The
central team has been
keeping a vigil on
Jaipur due to number
of positives surfacing
from walled city area.
The team was wel-
comed by hospital su-
perintendent Dr Rajesh
Sharma. Dr Sharma
first took them to
Charak Bhawan where
they inspected the dedi-
cated Covid OPD. Doc-
tors serving corona pa-
tients and others serv-
ing in various other ca-
pacities too accompa-
nied the team. The team
was briefed about SOP
being followed at the
hospital along with lat-
est data of patient ar-
rival & recovery.
Dr Sharma later told
media that the central
team was satisfied with
the arrangements at
SMS hospital.
Central team inspects SMS hospital,
expresses satisfaction with arrangements
12 YEARS ON, PINK CITY STILL AWAITS JUSTICE
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: Even as Pink
city remembers the
horror unleashed by
the serial blasts on 13
May 2008, it also help-
lessly awaits the hang-
ing of the convicted
culprits in the case.
Judge Ajay Kumar
Sharma of the special
court of Jaipur bomb
blast had convicted four
accused by death pen-
alty on December 20,
2019 and released one in
the case which had
killed 71 and injured 185
persons.
It has been 6 months
post the verdict that the
death reference of the 4
accused was sent to the
High Court. The ac-
cused too knocked the
gates of the High Court
soon after and the state
government also went
to High Court opposing
the release of one ac-
cused.
The matter has been
only heard once on Jan-
uary 3, 2020 by Justice
Sabeena ever since. She
had deferred the hear-
ing asking all the peti-
tions be assimilated in
to one.
The state govern-
ment didn’t once try to
bring up the case on pri-
ority and now the High
Court is only hearing
cases of urgent impor-
tance.
It is certain that, ir-
respective of the ver-
dict by the High Court,
the case will go to the
Supreme Court for
hearing. It is clear that
the perpetrators of the
Jaipur serial blasts will
not go to gallows any
time soon.
Judge Ajay Kumar
Sharma had announced
death penalty for for
Mohd. Saif, Sarvar Aza-
mi, Salman and Saifur-
rahman along with a
fine of Rs 50,000 each
under sections 302, 307,
324, 326, 120B, 121A and
153 A apart from section
3 of the explosives act.
While Mohd. Shahbaz
had been discharged
due to benefit of doubt.City still carries the scar given by eight synchronous bomb blasts; a view of Chandpole Gate, which witnessed the horror on May 13, 2008.
JAIPURBOMBBLASTANNIV:
It has been 6 months since the
convicts were sentenced with
death penalty, but it is clear that
they won’t go to gallows soon
Raj reports 4 deaths, 138
new cases; 3 from JMCFirst India Bureau
Jaipur: 4 deaths were
reported in last 24 hours
taking the total to 117.
Jaipur, Bikaner, Jalore
and Nagaur reported
one death each. Tuesday
reported 138 new corona
positive cases. 42 new
cases were reported
from latest hotspot
Udaipur followed by
Jaipur with 34 positives,
25 from Jodhpur, 6 each
from Churu & Nagaur, 5
from Kota, 9 cases each
from Kota & Nagaur, 7
from Sirohi, 6 from Ja-
lore, 4 each from Jhunj-
hunu, 3 from Ajmer,
Dausa & Jaisalmer, 2
from Sikar and one each
from Bikaner, Chittor-
garh, hanumangarh,
Pali & Rajsamand. The
state total for corona
positives stands at 4126.
State tested 185610 sam-
plessofar,176976 report-
ed negative while re-
ports for 4508 samples is
awaited.
Jaipur has 1281 cases
followedbyJodhpur911,
Kota 264, Ajmer 235,
Udaipur 224, Tonk 142,
Chittorgarh142,Nagaur
137, Bharatpur 119, Pali
68, Banswara 66, Jhala-
war 47, Jhunjhunu 46,
Bhilwara 43, Bikaner &
Jaisalmer 40 each, Al-
war 31, Dausa 27, Churu
24, Dholpur & Rajsa-
mand 21 each, Jalore 14,
Hanumangarh 12, Dun-
garpur,Sikar&Sirohi11
each, Sawai Madhopur
10, Karauli & Barmer 7
each, Pratapgarh 4 and
Baran 3. 31 districts are
infected as of now.
So far 2454 positive
cases have turned nega-
tive. 2155 have been dis-
charged.
On Tuesday 3 new
cases surfaced from
Jaipur Municipal Cor-
poration, Janana hospi-
tal & Chandpole each, 2
from Kalyan Nagar
Tonk Road, one each
from Janana hostel,
Khatipura, Murlipura,
Panch Batti, VKI Road
no 17, Jorawar Singh
Gate, Jhotwara, C
Scheme, Manipal Uni-
versity, Agra Road, Na-
hari Ka Naka, Pratap
Nagar, Indira Gandhi
Nagar, IBIS Hotel, Civil
Lines, Phagi, Sanganer,
Durgapura, Jagatpura,
Adarsh Nagar, Ajit Na-
gar, Kalwad Road,
Vaishali Nagar and
Agrawal hostel.
People disregard social distancing norms at vegetable market
behind police commissionerate. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
Udaipur seems
to get no
break, so far
215 +ve cases
Dhariwal’s son,
daughter-in-
law give PPE
kits to hosps
DYFI, Bhim Army
protest on abuse
of prisoners
Medical mobile vans
a relief to people in
curfew bound areas
Train passengers appealed to follow
regulations, ticket price hike by 20-30%
COUPLE FOUND HANGING
FROM TREE IN PRATAPGARH
First India Bureau
Udaipur: The Lake City
reported 33 positive cas-
es on Tuesday. For last 4
days, there have been an
onslaught of new cases.
Majority are from hot-
spot Kanji ka Hata and
surrounding areas. The
list released on Tuesday
included a resident doc-
torof MaharanaBhupal
Hospital’s trauma cent-
er. There was a case
each from Alipura, Bhu-
palpura and Salumber
town. Rest 28 cases are
from one area. Overall
tally has reached 215.
Hospital administration
saidcontagionisspread-
ing from corona ward to
other wards. Health de-
partment teams have
been doing medical
checkups in affected ar-
eas. Municipal Corpora-
tion has been sanitising
these areas.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Third time
MLA erstwhile prin-
cess Siddhi Kumari is
unfazed by the baseless
criticism that comes
her way while she
serves the people and
leads a dutiful public
life. Siddhi Kumari said
that, she is an eternal
student who believes in
doing well to all, while
hurting none, and nev-
er seizing to learn from
every opportunity that
comes her way. She has
already spent Rs 83 lakh
from her MLALAD
fund for the corona re-
lief. She said she has
always been ready to
serve people, doing
whatever possible in
the present situation
and continue doing so
in future as well.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the video
conferencing of MPs
and MLAs with the
Chief Minister on Tues-
day, former Union Min-
ister and MP Jaipur
Rural Colonel Rajya-
vardhan Rathore gave
suggestions on many
topics, including pro-
viding employment to
migrant workers, water
conservation and tree
plantation by migrants
from rural areas under
NREGA, and sanitizing
vehicles and drivers
coming to the state.
He added that there is
a need to spread aware-
ness about corona to
helppeoplecontroltheir
fears, because we will
have to live with this vi-
rus for a long time, ac-
cording to experts.
First India Bureau
Kota: On the occasion
of World Nursing Day
on Tuesday, PPE kits
were distributed to the
nursing personnel of
MBS Hospital and JK
Lon Hospital on the ini-
tiative of social worker
and UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal’s son
and daughter-in-law,
Amit and Ekta. Amit
also saluted the cour-
age, enthusiasm and
contribution of the co-
rona warriors.
In view of reporting
of corona positive
cases,in both the hospi-
tals,nursingstaff wasin
desperate need of PPE
kits. MBS Hospital Su-
perintendent Dr Naveen
Saxena and JK Lon Hos-
pital Superintendent Dr.
Suresh Dulara were also
present during the PPE
kit distribution.
First India Bureau
Hanumangarh: After
evidence of brutal use
of force by officials in-
side district jail came to
light, DYFI and Bhim
Army staged a protest
in front of collectorate
on Tuesday. When the
protestors were stopped
at the collectorate gates,
they staged sit-in on the
gates itself. DYFI state
president Jagjit Singh
Jaggi alleged that the
district jail is home to
many illegal activities
including extortion by
the jail authorities.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: 422 medical
mobile vans operating
from April 22, On the
instructions of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
and Health Minister
Dr Raghu Sharma, for
the treatment of com-
mon diseases in the
curfew areas are prov-
ing to be a boon for the
common man.
During the lockdown,
people were facing
problems due to lack of
medical facilities for
common diseases like
cough, cold, fever, dia-
betes and hypertension.
The government took
immediate action to
provide relief to the
people with the ar-
rangement of medical
van. These medical mo-
bile unit vans provide
medical treatment ser-
vices from 8 am to 2 pm
at all important subdi-
vision headquarters in
the state. So far, 2.5 lakh
people in the state have
got medical facilities
through these vehicles.
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: After a halt of
50 days, 30 special pas-
senger trains started
operating in the coun-
try from Tuesday. Out
of these, 2 trains passed
through Jaipur.
The first train left
Ahmedabad at 6:20 pm
and will reach Jaipur
Junction at 3:20 am. Af-
ter that, the train will
leave for New Delhi af-
ter a 10-minute halt.
The second train for
Jaipur left New Delhi at
8:25 pm, which will
reach Jaipur Junction
at 12:50 am and will
leave for Ahmedabad at
1 pm after a 10-minute
halt.
The railway adminis-
tration has appealed the
passengers to maintain
social distancing, use
face masks and reach
the station only when
they have a confirmed
ticket. Passengers can
book tickets before 7
days of train departure
from the IRCTC web-
site. Railways have im-
posed a 50% cancella-
tion charge on these
tickets. At the same
time, food booking facil-
ity, along with blankets
and bedsheets, are also
not being provided.
The railway adminis-
tration is charging
higher fare up to 20-30%
in these trains as com-
pared to the regular
days. A fare of Rs 1145
is being taken from
Jaipur to Ahmedabad
in the third AC, Rs 1595
in the Second AC and Rs
2675 in the First AC.
First India Bureau
Pratapgarh: The
corpse of a couple was
found hanging on a ma-
hua tree in Lalpura vil-
lage of Salamgarh po-
lice station area in Ar-
nod subdivision of
Pratapgarh.
After getting the in-
formation, Salamgarh
SHO Keshulal Khatik,
along with his team,
reached the spot and
brought down both the
bodies with the help of
the villagers.
The deceased man
has been identified as
Lala (33) and the wom-
an has been identified
as Kavita (22) and both
belong to Banswara.
The bodies were sent to
Salamgarh Hospital for
postmortem and were
handed over to the fam-
ilies. The police are in-
vestigating the case.
TEENAGERS FOUND DEAD IN WELL
Always ready to serve
people: Siddhi Kumari
Rathore suggests ways
to help migrant workers
Medical staff of SMS hospital celebrating World Nursing Day.
Siddhi Kumari Rajyavardhan Rathore
—PHOTOBYMUKESHKIRADOO—PHOTOBYNAIMKHAN
—PHOTOBYSUMANSARKAR—PHOTOBYSANTOSHSHARMA

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LOCKDOWN 4.0
COMES WITH A
HUGE STIMULUS
et ready for the much anticipated
lockdown 4.0 beyond May 17 and
learn to live with the virus which
is going to be part of our lives for
a very long time. That’s nothing
to feel depressed about as Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has promised the shutdown
to be “completely different” from the earlier
three phases as “we must not restrict our
lives around coronavirus.” The details of
the next lockdown, to be decided by each
state, will be known to us before May 18. The
prime minister said he saw an opportunity
in the crisis unleashed by the pandemic to
upgrade country’s health infrastructure,
More important than extending the lock-
down for another 15 days was the prime minis-
ter’s announcement on special economic pack-
age which the industry and state governments
were clamouring for. The Rs 20 lakh crore, or
10 per cent of the gross domestic product, stim-
ulus is aimed at creating ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat
Abhiyan’ (self-reliant India campaign). This
would probably be supplementing the ‘Make in
India’ campaign started by the prime minister
earlier. Modi said that India was today produc-
ing 2 lakh PPEs and N95 masks each everyday
to explain how the adversity has been used as
an opportunity.
How much of the package will be devoted
to poor, farmers and middle class, is not yet
known as Modi refrained from sharing de-
tails at this stage. It is likely that beginning
Wednesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Si-
tharaman will share the details of the
package. Some industry honchos were
buoyed by the announcement of stimulus
which will have emphasis on land, labour,
liquidity and laws besides the promised
“substantial big ticket reforms” in coming
days. These reforms are aimed at negating
the disastrous impact Covid-19 has had on
the economy.
Whatever details once could glean from the
prime minister’s speech was that “every Indian
must be vocal for local,” in order to make the
country self-reliant at a time when the world is
looking at India not only for investment but also
as supplier of essential goods in place of China.
To meet that challenge the prime minister said
the self-reliance will be based on economy, in-
frastructure, technology driven system, vibrant
demography and demand. Along with demand
he also mentioned cost of doing business and
ease of doing business and strengthening of
supply chain to make the country competitive.
India’s Rs 20 lakh-crore package is fourth
after Germany, UK and US and shows the
government’s strong intent to take the
country forward. According to the Chief
Economic Advisor Arvind Subramaniam,
however, the revival packages of other
countries were exaggerated.
Some states were however muted in their re-
sponse as the PM made no mention of how will
they be aided to meet their finances in the face
of dried up sources of revenue. Rajasthan
Chief Minister, for instance, had sought Rs 1
lakh- crore to bail out states.
IN-DEPTH
G
o ease the lockdown or to
continue is globally a hotly
debated topic. We tend to di-
vide society into advocates
and opponents of extending
the curfew on free move-
ment and rush to impute mo-
tives for the individual
choices expressed. A prag-
matic approach involving
the taking of acceptable
risks to cater to the needs of
most sections of the popula-
tion may be called for at this
stage rather than a rigid bi-
partisan attitude. While it is
true that the rich have ac-
cess to reserves to see them
through a period of econom-
ic inactivity, that capability
also has its limits. They have
a vested interest in restart-
ing their businesses as the
prolonged absence of regu-
lar cash flow is affecting
them adversely too. Some of
the biggest enthusiasts for
an easing of the lockdown
are the rich even though
they can afford it better.
The results of our lockdowns
have been mixed. The positive
cases and deaths have been
kept in check in India as com-
pared to the global experience,
yet breaking the chain of infec-
tion is nowhere in sight. It is
practically impossible to pre-
vent all movements that create
new clusters of the outbreak,
short of issuing shoot at sight
orders. Regular leakages, in
the context of our densely pop-
ulated urban centres, has
meant that the spread of infec-
tion and death have continued
to multiply despite the lock-
downs. The different phases of
the lockdown have purchased
precious time for us, yet lock-
downs, by themselves, are not
an ultimate solution. The moot
question is whether that time
gained has been utilised to or-
ganise the medical infrastruc-
ture to handle the growing
number of positive cases ex-
pected. Largely yes. Our test-
ing, tracing, and quarantine
capabilities have improved by
leaps and bounds over the last
two months.
The ultimate goal is to
minimise loss of life. Death
by starvation also results in
loss of life. As lockdowns
have proved to be incapable
of completely stamping out
Covid-19, we have to accept
that coronavirus will be a
part of our environment for
many more months. The
only way forward is to learn
to live with it. Our hope re-
mains that a vaccine for
mass use is available soon.
However, the vaccine needs
to be developed first, tested
for its effectiveness and po-
tentially harmful side ef-
fects, and finally produced
on a mass scale to reach eve-
ryone. Natural vaccination
by way of herd immunity – a
process whereby the bodies
of people infected and recov-
ered from Covid-19 learn to
produce antibodies giving
them protection from subse-
quent infection - is likely to
be a parallel development.
Acquiring both the artificial
and natural immunity, re-
main long drawn processes.
In the meantime, the eco-
nomic hardships will con-
tinue to mount. We simply
have to get back to work.
The new normal for the
world may see face masks,
physical distancing, a
heightened awareness of hy-
giene, work from home, and
home delivery of many
goods are not only familiar
but also mandatory.
Right now, we need a road
map for the new normal. That,
unfortunately, is still not con-
cretised. Preparedness in the
economic field has been woe-
fully inadequate, given the
breathing space that the suc-
cessive lockdowns had provid-
ed. Desperate migrant labour-
ers having to undertake pain-
ful trudges back to their distant
homes is unfortunate. We could
have anticipated their plight
and prepared for an orderly
system rather than fire fight-
ing once their movement had
commenced. For businesses to
restart it is not adequate that
order to that effect is issued.
Forward and backward link-
ages, standard operating proce-
dures for physical distancing
and sanitisation of the work
environment need to be formu-
lated and placed in the public
domain well before the easing
of the lockdown is announced.
Beyond the government
and its administration, there
is a civil society. It has com-
petent specialists, NGOs in
touch with the ground reali-
ties, and well-meaning busi-
nessmen keen to restart
their commercial opera-
tions. A collaborative effort
involving all stakeholders
can alone throw up viable
options to manage this pan-
demic. There are a large
number of Government of-
ficers and staff who are at-
tending office but are large-
ly under-employed because
of the lockdown. They could
be co-opted for such out-
reach efforts. Engagement
of the masses in this com-
mon endeavour is a must to
move from an elitist top-
down management style to a
people’s movement against
this common threat. New
norms have to be broadly ac-
ceptable before we can ex-
pect everyone to strictly ad-
here to them. Without uni-
versal cooperation, success
in controlling this pandemic
would be an uphill task.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A ROAD MAP FOR
THE NEW NORMAL
T
Right now, we
need a road
map for the new
normal. That,
unfortunately,
is still not
concretised.
Preparedness in
the economic
field has been
woefully
inadequate,
given the
breathing space
that the
successive
lockdowns had
provided
The new normal for the
world may see face
masks, physical
distancing, a
heightened awareness
of hygiene, work from
home, and home
delivery of many goods
are not only familiar
but also mandatory
MAHENDRA
SINGH
DG Income Tax
Investigation, Rajasthan
s India’s 1.3
billion people
struggle to
cope with the
C O V I D - 1 9
pandemic, one of the
country’s 28 states
stands head and shoul-
ders above the rest. Ker-
ala, in southwestern In-
dia, has been so success-
ful in “flattening the
curve” that many now
speak admiringly of a
“Kerala Model” for han-
dling public-health
emergencies.
Kerala was the first In-
dian state to report a case
of COVID-19 – a medical
student who had arrived
from Wuhan, China, at the
end of January. When In-
dian Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi announced a
nationwide lockdown on
March 24, Kerala had the
most cases of any state. Yet
today, it ranks low on the
list of confirmed cases,
and high on the list of
COVID-19 recoveries.
Moreover, the state’s fatal-
ity rate (0.53%) is the low-
est in India, and it has
managed to limit the
spread of the virus with-
out inflicting any of the
human suffering seen in
other parts of the country.
Kerala’s formula for
success has been
straightforward. Public-
health authorities have
prioritized early detec-
tion through extensive
testing, widespread con-
tact tracing, and 28-day
quarantines for all those
infected (the rest of In-
dia, following the World
Health Organization’s
guidance, has required
only 14 days).
Since issuing its initial
COVID-19 alert on January
18, the state has screened
all arrivals at its four inter-
national airports, and im-
mediately hospitalized or
quarantined suspected
cases. On February 4, Ker-
ala declared COVID-19 a
state-level disaster, and
shut schools, restricted
public gatherings, and in-
stituted lockdowns in early
March. By the time the cen-
tral government had fol-
lowed suit weeks later,
Kerala had already de-
ployed more than 30,000
health workers and placed
tens of thousands of peo-
ple in quarantine.
Kerala’s COVID-19 re-
sponse emerged from a
template that long pre-
ceded the current crisis.
Among Indian states, it
is unique for having al-
located significant re-
sources to public-health
infrastructure, devolved
power and funding to
village-level bodies, and
established a social sys-
tem that promotes com-
munity participation
and public cooperation.
In addition to having the
highest literacy rate in In-
dia (94%), Kerala also
boasts a declining birth
rate, higher life expectan-
cy, more empowered wom-
en, and stronger welfare
support for the indigent
and the marginalized. Peo-
ple do not beg or starve in
Kerala. The state offers
universal access to health
care and medical informa-
tion, and respects all resi-
dents as rights-bearing
citizens. No one is treated
as a mere subject, as is
common in many other In-
dian states. Throughout
the current crisis, Kerala’s
educated populace has be-
haved responsibly, limiting
community transmission,
cooperating with authori-
ties, and seeking prompt
treatment as needed.
This institutional and
political culture is not
the result of some one-
off policy. Kerala has
spent generations creat-
ing the infrastructure to
support social develop-
ment, placing it far
ahead of the rest of In-
dia on many key indica-
tors. In addition to its
rights-based welfare
system, it has a vibrant
civil society, free and in-
dependent media, and a
competitive political
system.
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Cheering megaphone Railways
restores 3 Special Trains from
New Delhi today, in which a total
of 3,461 passengers will travel.
Restoring passenger train services
in a graded manner, 8 trains in all
are departing from various cities
across the country today.

INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
ARMED ASSAILANTS LOOT BANK IN
MATHURA; FLEE WITH RS 21 L CASH
Mathura: Amid a nation-
wide lockdown to contain
COVID-19 infections,
four armed assailants
robbed a rural bank in
Mathura and decamped
with over Rs 21 lakh cash.
The four robbers looted
Damodarpura branch of
Gramin Bank of Aryavarta
in the afternoon when only
three staff members were
present, they said.A bank
staff Narendra Chaudhary
was among those present
in when the incident took
place.Chaudhary said one
masked person entered the
bank and put a gun to his
head. Soon after, three oth-
er people came inside the
bank and pointed pistols at
assistant manager Neelam
Singh and cashier Srishti
Saxena, threatening them
to stay quiet, he said.
2G MOBILE DATA SERVICES
RESTORED IN KASHMIR
Srinagar: 2G mobile data services will be restored
in Kashmir Valley from May 12, except in Pulwama
and Shopian districts according to the Jammu and
Kashmir administration. “Mobile data services shall
be restored forthwith in the Kashmir valley, except
in Pulwama and Shopian districts. The internet
speed shall, however, remain restricted to 2G only
across the Union Territory. It shall be effective from
May 12,” the J-K administration said in an order.
Internet services were suspended in J-K in August
last year after the abrogation of Article 370.
MAHA: GOVT ALLOWS EXPORT
UNITS OF JEWELLERY TO START
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has allowed
designated export units of diamond and jewellery
to commence operations with a limited workforce
during the lockdown. It is perceived as a significant
move as the city houses Bharat Diamond Bourse
and SEEPZ, two of India’s largest jewellery export
designated zones. Pramod Kumar Agrawal, Chair-
man, GJEPC said, “Bharat Diamond Bourse and
SEEPZ in Mumbai are major centres which have a
huge backlog of orders and we are happy that these
centres will be operational in the next few days.”
EX-PM MANMOHAN SINGH
DISCHARGED FROM AIIMS
New Delhi: Former Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh
has been discharged
from AIIMS, New Delhi
on Tuesday afternoon.
Manmohan Singh was
admitted to AIIMS on
Sunday evening after he
complained of chest pain
and uneasiness. Manmo-
han Singh was admitted to
the cardio-thoracic ward of
AIIMS on Sunday. He had
developed a fever after his
system reacted to a new
medication, said the AIIMS
on Monday. Two days after
the admission, Manmohan
Singh has now been dis-
charged. According to the
doctors, his condition was
stable on Monday. Hospital
sources said Manmohan
Singh underwent a series
of medical tests in the two
days of his hospital stay.
Former C’garh
CM Ajit Jogi
critical: Docs
30 new SSBs helpful in fighting Corona
New Delhi: As the
country grapples with
COVID-19, at least 30
newly developed Super
Speciality Blocks (SSBs)
at various Government
MedicalColleges proved
helpful as dedicated fa-
cilities for treating coro-
navirus patients.
Adding up to 8443 hos-
pital beds, including
1600 ICU beds, and 938
high-end ventilators,
these SSBs gave an im-
mense boost to health
care infrastructure at
the time of COVID-19
pandemic.
“Whenthiscrisisstart-
ed, the Centre directed all
government medical col-
leges to prepare a dedi-
cated block for coronavi-
rus patients. As these
SSBs were newly con-
structed, they turned out
to be quite handy for set-
ting up COVID-19 hospi-
tals in GMCs, across the
nation” said a senior of-
ficial at health ministry.”
—ANI
About 20 such SSBs are already pressed into service as COVID-19 hospitals in different GMCs in 8 states, under PMSSY
‘72% TOBACCO USERS TRIED
TO QUIT DURING LOCKDOWN’
Atotal of 72% of India’s combustible tobacco
users between the ages of 18-24 years old
have attempted to quit smoking during the
lockdown, followed by 69% of combustible
tobacco aged 25-39, suggests a recent survey
conducted by the Foundation for a Smoke-Free
World.Around 66% of those surveyed (ages 18-
69) expressed their desire to quit smoking amid
COVID-19 for health reasons. A total of 6,801
tobacco and nicotine users in five countries -- In-
dia, the US, the UK, Italy, and South Africa - were
interviewed for the survey, during the period
starting April 4 and ending April 14, 2020.
New Delhi: The office
of national carrier Air
India was sealed in Del-
hi onTuesday after one
of the staff members
tested positive for coro-
navirus disease Cov-
id-19. “Airlines House
has been sealed for
Tuesday and Wednes-
day,” news agency PTI
quoted an official as
saying. The official said
that the employee was
diagnosed with Cov-
id-19 on May 7, through
the RT-PCR test, and
tested positive on Mon-
day evening. The em-
ployee first had fever
which subsided with
the help of medicines
but then the staffer
started having soar
throat and respiratory
symptoms. He got him-
self tested on Sunday
and was sent to
RMLHospital in Delhi
after it. —ANI
Air India staffer tests positive, office sealed
‘PM Cares Fund must be
spent on covid patients’
New Delhi: The Con-
gress has again ques-
tioned the PM Cares
Fund & demanded an
independent audit from
CAG. The party ques-
tioned why the fund is
not being spent on Cov-
id-19 patients. Party
Senior spokesperson
Abhishek Manu Singh-
vi said: “Our only wor-
ry with PM Cares Fund
is that it’s not being
spent on the victims of
Covid-19 which use can
be both direct and inci-
dental.”
“We only demand an
independent audit by
CAG or any other cred-
ible independent
agency and dai-
ly updates.
Not too much
to ask from a
public fund,” added
Singhvi.
Congress has been al-
leging that PM Modi is
“hostile to require-
ment”&“decisionstobe
taken during the Cov-
id-19 pandemic for the
welfare of the people.”
“History will remember
PM Modi as the PM who
didn’t care about peo-
ple’s lives,” Congress
tweeted.
—ANI
9 MORE BSF PERSONNEL COVID-19 +VE
New Delhi: BSF reported nine new COVID-19
cases in the last 24 hours. Among the positive
cases reported, six are from Delhi, two from
Tripura and one from Kolkata. According to BSF,
all the people who tested positive are under treat-
ment at designated COVID health care hospitals.
2 MORE ITBP JAWANS INFECTED
New Delhi: Two more jawans of Indo-Tibetan
Border Police (ITBP) have tested positive for
COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.”Total 159 ITBP
personnel have tested positive, while one has
recovered,” ITBP said in a statement. 3,604 more
COVID-19 cases are reported in the last 24 hrs.
COVID-19
MIGRANT CRISIS
‘About 6.48L people transported
through Shramik trains so far’
New Delhi: A total of
542 ‘Shramik’ special
trains have been opera-
tionalised from various
states across the coun-
try, in which 448 trains
had reached their desti-
nations and 94 trains
are in transit, as on
Tuesday. About 6.48
lakh passengers have
been transported
through these trains.
These 448 trains ter-
minated in various
states like Andhra
Pradesh (1), Bihar (117),
Chhattisgarh (1),
Himachal Pradesh (1),
Jharkhand (27), Karna-
taka (1), Madhya
Pradesh (38), Maha-
rashtra (3), Odisha (29),
Rajasthan(4), Tamil
Nadu (1), Telangana(2),
Uttar Pradesh (221) and
West Bengal(2).
These trains have fer-
ried migrants to cities
like Tiruchirappalli,
Titlagarh, Barauni,
Khandwa, Jagannath-
pur, Khurda Road, Pray-
agraj, Chhapra, Balia,
Gaya, Purnia, Varana-
si, Darbhanga, Gorakh-
pur, Lucknow, Jaunpur,
Hatia, Danapur, Muzaf-
farpur, Saharsa, etc.
Screening of passen-
gers is ensured before
boarding the train, Rlys
said. —ANI
RPF ready
to resume
services
New Delhi: The Rail-
way Protection Force
(RPF) is ready with all
security measures for
helping those who are
travelling on the pas-
senger trains from
Tuesday onwards.
RPF’s Director-General
(DG), Arun Kumar,
said that the force is
ready to help passen-
gers and to conduct
screenings at the rail-
way stations. “Proper
security arrangements
have been made by the
RPF regarding the spe-
cial trains which will
run today. As the Shra-
mik special trains have
been running, the force
is aware of the arrange-
ments needed. Health
screening of passen-
gers will be con-
ducted at the
boarding as
well as de-
boarding
stations.
—ANI
ASYMPTOMATIC PEOPLE WITH
TICKETS CAN TRAVEL
New Delhi: As the Indian Railways gears up to
partially resume its passenger train operations
from Tuesday, Railways Executive Director RD
Bajpai informed that only asymptomatic persons
with confirmed tickets will be allowed to board
trains. Speaking to ANI about the development,
Railways Executive Director, RD Bajpai said, “So-
cial distancing norms will be followed at stations
and on the trains. Only asymptomatic persons
and those with confirmed tickets can travel.
Rlys generate over Rs 16
cr from ticket bookings
New Delhi: The Indian Railways have
generated over Rs 16 crore and issued seat
reservations to 82,317 passengers in just
over a day- since it started bookings for pas-
senger train services, informed the Railways
officials on Tuesday.On May 10, the Indian
Railways had announced that it will run 15
pairs of trains and that the bookings for the
passenger trains will start from Monday.
APPRISING THE GUV ABOUT STATE SITUATION
A BJP delegation
comprising Locket
Chatterjee, MP, Arjun
Singh MP, Mukul Roy,
Member, National Council,
Pratap Banerjee, General
Secretary and Sabyasachi
Dutta, MLA, called on the
WB Governor, Jagdeep
Dhankhar on Tuesday and
raised concerns about
the alarming communal
situation in the state.
They referred to recent
incidents of communal
violence in Malda and
Murshidabad in particular.
New Delhi: Former
Chhattisgarh Chief
Minister Ajit Jogi’s
condition is “very criti-
cal” and he continues
to be on ventilator sup-
port, doctors said on
Tuesday. He had slipped
into coma a day after
being put on a ventila-
tor due to cardiac ar-
rest.The 74-year-old
leader and first CM of
Chhattisgarh, Ajit
Jogi, was admitted to a
Hospital in Raipur on
Saturday. The doctors
have started “audio
therapy” by making
him listen to his fa-
vourite songs on ear-
phones, with neurolog-
ical activities of Jogi,
“almost nil” as he re-
mains in coma.—ANI
NoticetoCBIonYadav’splea
New Delhi: SC issued
notice to the CBI on a
petition filed by contro-
versial UP politician DP
Yadav, who is serving
life imprisonment in
connection with a mur-
der case, seeking bail
on medical grounds.
A three-judge bench
headed by Justice L
Nageshwar Rao, Justice
S Abdul Nazeer & San-
jiv Khanna issued no-
ticeseekingitsresponse
and slated the matter
for hearing after a
week. —ANI
PALGHAR LYNCHING CASE
Maharashtra: 18 more held
by Police’s CID Wing
Mumbai: Eighteen
more people have been
arrested by Maharash-
tra Police’s CID in the
Palghar lynching case,
officials said.
The Crime Investiga-
tion Department (CID)
is probing the incident
in which three persons,
including two seers,
who were lynched by a
mob of villagers in
neighbouring Palghar
district last month.
With the latest arrests,
the number of those
held in connection with
the case has gone up
to 134. —PTI
IN THE COURTYARD
HC rejects pre-
arrest bail pleas of
Wadhawan bros
Mumbai: Bombay HC
rejected two separate
anticipatory bail pleas
each filed by Dheeraj
and Kapil Wadhawan
of DHFL Group in the
proceedings initiated
against them by the
ED in connection with
the Yes Bank scam.
—Agencies
An NDRF person carries out sanitisation work in Varanasi.
People being thermal scanned at Danapur station in Patna.
Employees at the Air India HQ that was sealed on Tuesday.
Abhishek Manu Singhvi
Arun Kumar

Modi’s `20 lakh cr...
During this time, al-
most all the public rep-
resentatives made ma-
jor suggestions like al-
location of additional
wheat, drinking water
problems, opening of
all types of shops, quick
and smooth movement
of laborers, starting
employment scheme in
urban areas on the lines
of MNREGA.
The Chief Minister
said that special respon-
sibility has been given
to the district level offi-
cers, subdivision offi-
cers and BLOs along
with the collectors for
the quarantine so that
better arrangements
can be made at the vil-
lage level. To strength-
en quarantine arrange-
ments, collectors will be
given more funds in
untied funds, he said.
Reacting to the issues
raised by Jaipur MP
Ramcharan Bohra, Ge-
hlot said people were
misled that the Con-
gress government in
the state was giving re-
laxations to members
of the Muslim commu-
nity in Jaipur and Jodh-
pur which could have
led to an increase in the
number of COVID19 pa-
tients. “No discrimina-
tion has been done.
Those who show lacu-
nae will fall in people’s
eye,” Gehlot said.
Bohra claimed a man
infected around 600 per-
sons in Ramganj and it
was due to his careless-
ness that the virus
spread. He also alleged
that local MLAs of the
Congress party dis-
criminated in distribu-
tion of ration in the
walled city of Jaipur.
Gehlot said one
COVID-19 patient can
infect many and it is im-
portant to properly fol-
low the quarantine pro-
tocol. “Revival of eco-
nomic activities has
become crucial and the
central government
should announce a fi-
nancial package for
states. There is no over-
draft in Rajasthan but
this may happen if the
present situation con-
tinues,” he stressed.
Gehlot also asked Ra-
jasthan MPs to ask the
PM for additional allot-
ment of wheat under
Food Security Scheme.
“Those people who
could not get the benefit
of national food securi-
ty, in the month of May,
the state government
has procured wheat
from FCI at the rate of
Rs 21 per kg and provid-
ed 10 kg of wheat per
person free of cost. 78
crore rupees have been
spent on this in a
month. Considering the
economic situation of
the state, it will be diffi-
cult to continue it for a
long time, in such a way,
the Center should allo-
cate an additional one
lakh metric tonnes of
wheat per month under
the Food Security
Scheme”. Sikar MP
Swami Sumedhanand
Saraswati said that all
the MPs of the state are
standing with the gov-
ernment in the Corona
crisis and they will put
the issue before the
Prime Minister.
Gehlot said that in
the very early stages of
Corona, our govern-
ment made an action
plan incorporating the
suggestions of every-
one and took important
decisions. He said that
by the end of May, the
test capacity will be in-
creased to 25 thousand
per day. “The state gov-
ernment has simplified
the pass making pro-
cess and a detailed
guideline for migrants
from outside has been
released on 11 May so
that they do not face
any kind of trouble. No
migrant worker should
walk to their place of
residence rather the
state government has
arranged buses and
trains for them. Camps
have also been arranged
at various places,” he
stressed.
Rajasthan Assembly
Speaker Dr. CP Joshi
lauded Gehlot’s efforts
of opening a communi-
cation channel even
with the opposition and
said, “the Chief Minis-
ter has established a
good tradition by taking
all the parties together
to combat such a global
epidemic. Our effort
should be to make the
people’s representatives
a partner in this fight
till the panchayat level.
We have to learn to live
with Corona and for
this, everyone including
legislators will have to
change their working
system.”
Meanwhile, Deputy
CM Sachin Pilot said
that it is time to take
tough decisions with
strong will. “We will
have to intensify eco-
nomic activities in the
state only then we will
be able to successfully
combat these condi-
tions,” he said. He also
suggested to make a
joint committee of pub-
lic representatives and
administration up to the
district and tehsil level
to improve the quaran-
tine system. “Efforts
should be made to pro-
mote self-help groups
and provide financial
support to strengthen
the rural economy.
FROM PG 1
INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
ALL HCS HAVE REGULAR CJS
FIRST TIME IN MANY MONTHS
This is the first time in many months that all High
Courts in the country have regular Chief Justices.
STILL HUGE NUMBER OF VACANCIES
OF PERMANENT JUDGES IN HCs
There are huge number of vacancies of permanent
Judges still remaining in most of High Courts
across the country.
GOVT MAY PREFER INSIDER FOR
UBI’S MD & CEO POST ?
Whispers are in that Govt may prefer an insider for
the post of MD & CEO of Union Bank of India con-
sidering the fact that the bank has just absorbed
two smaller banks and an insider would be in the
better know of the amalgamation process.
WILL CS OF PUNJAB BE CHANGED ?
Uncertainty prevails over the continuation of Dr
Karan Avtar Singh as Chief Secretary of Punjab.
Capt Amrinder Singh had brought him as CS in
May 2017. It is said that, instead of CS, Addl Chief
Secretary (Home) Satish Chandra attended the
Cabinet Meeting on Monday. According to sources,
some ministers have told the CM that they will not
attend the Cabinet meeting if CS Singh is present.
Now CM has to take the final decision in this regard.
CS is a 1984 batch IAS officer.
MORE SSC PERSONNEL IN THREE
DEFENCE WINGS LIKELY
There are whispers that the Govt may allow greater
number of personnel to be appointed for Short
Service Commission in all three defence wings.
SANJAY CHADHA LIKELY TO
GET ADDITIONAL CHARGE OF CMD
OF MMTC ?
Sanjay Chadha, Additional Secretary, Ministry
of Commerce and Industry, is expected to get
additional charge of CMD of MMTC. He is a 1985
batch IRSME officer.
UPSC CHAIRMAN TO RETIRE IN AUGUST
Arvind Saxena, Chairman of UPSC, is schedule to
superannuate on August 7 this year. He is a 1978
batch Indian Postal Service officer holding the
post of the Chairman since June 20, 2018.
PRABAL BASU LIKELY TO GET
SECOND TERM AS CMD, BLC
Prabal Basu, Chairman & Managing Director of
Balmer Lawrie & Co. Limited (BLC), is expected
to get extension for second term till October 31,
2023. His five year tenure is coming to an end in
July this year.
WHAT IS FUTURE OF PEC LTD
WITHOUT FULLTIME CMD ?
The post of full time Chairman & Managing
Director, PEC Limited has been lying vacant since
incumbent M Nagaraj joined HUDCO. Meanwhile,
the Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) had
held a selection meeting on November 7, 2019,
but did not find suitable candidate for the same.
The Government of India is yet to take decision
on the candidate after the Board recommended
the concerned Ministry to choose an appropriate
course of further action for selection.
SR EXECS OF MERGED BANKS AWAITING
PORTFOLIOS IN ANCHOR BANKS
Whispers are in that many of the senior
management executives of small banks, who
merged with Anchor banks, are still without any
portfolios as COVID-19 situation is delaying their
suitable placements.
DR MADHU SHARMA APPOINTED
DEPUTY COA, HEALTH
Dr Madhu Sharma has been appointed as
Deputy Controller of Accounts, Ministry of Health
and Family Welfare. Dr Sharma is a 2011 batch
ICAS officer.
POWERGallery
6037 Indians
returned since
May 7: Govt
New Delhi: A total of
6037 Indians have been
flown back to India in
31 inbound flights oper-
ated by Air India and
Air India Express un-
der Vande Bharat Mis-
sion in 5 days begin-
ning from May 7, the
Ministry of Civil Avia-
tion said on Tuesday.
Government started
Vande Bharat Mission,
what the Ministry said
was “one of the largest
initiatives to repatriate
nationals back to In-
dia” on May 7. —ANI
Maha: CM Uddhav to enter
legislative council unopposed
Mumbai: Maharashtra
Chief Minister Uddhav
Thackeray and eight
other candidates in the
fray for the May 21 polls
to the legislative coun-
cil, are set to get elected
to the Upper House un-
opposed.
Five out of the 14
nominations were ei-
ther withdrawn or re-
jected over technical
ground, leaving only
nine candidates in the
fray for the same num-
ber of seats, said an of-
ficial from Chief Elec-
toral Office of Maha-
rashtra.
The Maharashtra
Legislative Council elec-
tion is scheduled for
nine seats for which 14
nominations were re-
ceived. Out of these, Dr
AjitGopchadeandSand-
eepLeleof theBJPwith-
drew their nominations.
“Two dummy forms
submitted by Kiran Pa-
waskar and Shivajirao
Garje from the NCP
were also withdrawn,
said the official.
It means, including
chief minister Uddhav
Thackeray, all the nine
candidates will get elect-
edtotheUpperHouseof
the state legislature un-
opposed, the official
said.—PTI
‘India can do1 lakh tests every day’Country’s Covid-19 mortality rate is one of the lowest in the world with 3.2%, Dr Harsh Vardhan said
New Delhi: India can
now do one lakh COV-
ID-19 tests per day, said
Union Health Minister
Dr Harsh Vardhan on
Tuesday while interact-
ing with senior officials
of various districts of
Jammu and Kashmir
over coronavirus via
video-conferencing.
The minister also
said that the country’s
COVID-19 mortality
rate is one of the lowest
in the world with 3.2
per cent.
“As we are seeing
continuously of late,
our recovery rate is get-
ting better every day.
Today our recovery rate
is at 31.7%. In fight
against COVID-19, our
mortality rate is almost
the lowest in the world.
Today the mortality
rate is around 3.2%, in
several states it is even
less than this. The glob-
al fatality rate is around
7-7.5 per cent,” Harsh
Vardhan said.—ANI
Red zones in WB to be divided
into 3 categories, says Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee on Tuesday
said that the red zones
in the state will be bro-
ken into three catego-
ries but added that no
changes will be im-
posed on containment
zones. “Red zones will
be further divided into
three categories -- a, b
and c. Police will figure
it out. However, there
are no changes in con-
tainment zones,” Ba-
nerjee said in a press
conference here. —ANI
MP: Chouhan
slams Didi
Bhopal: MP CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
said, “Now someone
has an objection that
advisory is being sent
by Home Minister. It is
to help states so that
they can deal with coro-
navirus. Someone has
an issue with the cen-
tral team being sent to
their state. If the cen-
tral team arrives you
should welcome them.
There is no point in op-
posing the Centre dur-
ing this period.”
There are
347 govt
labs and
137 pvt labs in the
country.In Feb, we
had only one lab
in Pune. India
now has 484 labs.
—Dr Harsh Vardhan,
Union Health Minister
Red zones
will be fur-
ther divid-
ed into three cate-
gories- a, b and c.
Police will figure it
out. However, there
are no changes in
containment zones.
—Mamata Banerjee,
CM, West Bengal
AIR POLLUTION LEVELS
IN DELHI DROP BY 49%
New Delhi: Pursuant to the stringent
nationwide lockdown, skies in the
national capital have turned an Azure
blue and the air has become breath-
able due to 49 per cent reduction in the
air quality index (AQI).According to a
study conducted by IIT Delhi, the coun-
try has witnessed 43, 31, 10, & 18%
decreases in PM 2.5, PM 10, CO, and
NO2 levels during the lockdown.
ICMR BEGINS
SERO-SURVEY
New Delhi: The Indian Council of Med-
ical Research (ICMR) announced that
it is conducting a community-based
sero-survey to estimate the prevalence
of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indian
population. The household-level cross-
sectional survey will cover 24,000
adults distributed equally across four
strata of districts categorised on the
basis of reported cases of covid-19.
speed NEWS
PUNJAB AIMS TO CLEAN
VILLAGE PONDS BY JUNE 10
VILLAGE IN U’KHAND SEALED
AFTER FIRST COVID-19 CASE
Chandigarh: Punjab
Rural Development
and Panchayat Minis-
ter Tript Rajinder
Singh Bajwa launched
a campaign for the
cleaning of village
ponds in the State.The
Minister has appealed
to the officers of the
department and Pan-
chayats to complete
the work of cleaning
the ponds by June 10
before the start of pad-
dy season. An official
statement quoted Min-
ister Bajwa, saying
that the cleaning of
ponds was closely re-
lated tocleanliness of
the villages, and hence
this work should be
done on a priority ba-
sis. Officers would
visit various districts
to solve peoples’ prob-
lems related to it.
Uttarkashi: The Ut-
tarkashi administra-
tion has sealed the
Dungi village under
the Dunda block of the
district after the first
coronavirus positive
case was reported
here. “The adminis-
tration has declared
the Devidhar area of
the Dungi village as a
containment zone and
sealed all roads lead-
ing up to the village,”
District Magistrate Dr
Aashish Chauhan
said. “Movement of
people in the village
has also been restrict-
ed. All 250 people will
be screened,” he said.
6TH SPECIAL TRAIN WITH
1000 WORKERS DEPARTS
SAS Nagar: Pro-
viding relief to hun-
dreds of migrant
workers, the sixth
Shramik special
train carrying 1,201
workers, who were
stranded due to the
lockdown, left from
SAS Nagar Mohali
railway station to
Bihar’s Chhapra
city on Tuesday,
Railway sources
said. At the station,
officials were seen
waving goodbye to
the labourers as the
train left the plat-
form. Circles were
drawn on the plat-
form to ensure so-
cial distancing
guidelines were ad-
hered to by all while
boarding the train.
Medical worker collects the nasal swab for testing in Agartala.
Mamata Banerjee
`20 lakh cr...
The PM said when the
Covid-19 crisis started,
not even a single PPE
kit was manufactured
in India and only a few
N95 masks were avail-
able. “Today 2 Lakh PPE
kits and 2 Lakh N95
masks are manufac-
tured in India daily,”
PM Modi said.
Modi said humanity
would not accept defeat
from the coronavirus
but the people have to
stay safe and move for-
ward. “We had never
seen or heard about
such a crisis ever be-
fore. This is definitely
unimaginable for man-
kind. It is unprecedent-
ed. But humanity will
not accept defeat from
this virus. We have to
not only protect our-
selves but also move for-
ward,” said Modi.
Talking about the grav-
ity of the virus, Modi
said: “It has been four
months the world is
fighting COVID-19.
More than 42 lakh peo-
ple from different coun-
tries have been infected
by COVID-19. More than
2.75 lakh people have
lost their lives due to the
virus. In India too many
families have lost their
dear ones, I express my
condolences to them.”
“Today when the en-
tire world is in crisis, we
will have to further firm
our resolve,” he added.
IAF deploys...
positions and even rein-
forcements were
brought in an appre-
hension of further esca-
lation in tension, the
sources said when
asked about the face-off.
They said tension was
still prevailing in area,
though both sides
agreed to disengage
during a meeting of lo-
cal commanders on
May 6.
‘No cabin...
The draft SOP, accessed
by PTI, has also mooted
rosteringthesamesetof
cabin and cockpit crew
as long as possible in or-
der to prevent possible
cross contamination.
Guj law...
Congress candidate
Ashwin Rathod on the
grounds that Chudasa-
ma had won with 327
votes and that the re-
turning officer did not
count 429 postal ballot
votes. If those had
been counted, the re-
sult would change. He
had also alleged in the
petition that the re-
turning officer had
not counted 29 votes
from EVM. Citing the
order, the petitioner’s
advocate Sharvil Ma-
jmudar stated court
has concluded that
BJP’s Chudasama and
the returning officer
(Dhaval Jani) were
hand in glove.
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TALKING POINTJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2020
D
earness Al-
lowance (DA)
is an addi-
tional allow-
ance, calculated based
on currency inflation
and inflation rate, paid
to the government and
public sector employ-
ees and pensioners, in
India. DA is a part of
the monthly payout to
employees along with
basic salary, as an ad-
ditional amount. Dear-
ness allowance is a per-
centage of basic salary,
paid to hedge the im-
pact of inflation.
Amidst all the bad
news regarding the ef-
fects of coronavirus,
there was some good
news for government
employees i.e. a four
percent increase in DA
announced by the cen-
tral government,
which corresponds to a
raise from 17 percent to
21 percent on 13 March
2020. This decision
would have come into
effect from January 1,
2020. This order was
received with great en-
thusiasm among the
employees under the
Central Government
including soldiers/of-
ficers of the Indian
Army and paramili-
tary troops expressed
great happiness about
this.
But this moment of
happiness did not last
long, when on April
20th the Central Gov-
ernment decided to
cancel the disburse-
ment of DA to retired
and serving Central
Government employ-
ees in view of the crisis
arising out of COV-
ID-19. This was very
disappointing for cen-
tral employees includ-
ing armed forces. For
government all em-
ployees are equal, but
there is a difference in
the amount of risk
faced by other civil em-
ployees as compared
with front line soldiers
guarding our boarders
on day to day basis.
With this decision,
the Airmen, soldiers,
sailors, and retired
fighters of our defense
services and their fam-
ilies who take pensions
will be deeply impact-
ed. The freezing of
dearness allowance
will affect about
1,500,000 serving men
and women - 1,265,000
in the Army, 83,500 in
the Navy, and 155,000 in
the Air Force, the fig-
ure will be much high-
er if paramilitary forc-
es are included. Where-
as all the defense per-
sonnel has already
contributed one day’s
salary to the PM-
CARES fund, without
any orders, suo motu,
as responsibility to-
wards the nation.
In the current sce-
nario, where a large
number of civil staff
has been ordered to
stay at home with the
restriction of coming
to the workplace, on
the other side our
armed forces from the
Siachen to the south-
ern naval base in the
Indian ocean, from the
deserted Thar to the
dense forests of Naga-
land is relentlessly
working in the same
manner as before. To-
day they are not only
fighting with the addi-
tional risk of saving
themselves and their
comrades from a dead-
ly virus, but also con-
stantly fighting with
the terrorists and the
intruders, and defeat-
ing their every evil in-
tention.
Today our armed
forces are facing dou-
ble trouble. In this situ-
ation, even if they
want, they cannot fol-
low all precautionary
steps and protocol
measures to avoid co-
rona infection in their
daily routine, like
cooking food for the
whole troop at the
same place in the mess
is a non-avoidable com-
pulsion. For border pa-
trolling and other
movements, it is not
possible to move with
extra vehicles and
maintain physical dis-
tancing or to keep the
weapons or wireless
sets sanitise at all
times or to sit in a bun-
ker at a distance from a
buddy or fellow officer;
and even if they did so
it would serve as an in-
vitation to much big-
ger and serious danger.
Recently a few COVID
positive cases were
found in paramilitary
forces. To add to this,
we have lost a large
number of our brave
soldiers in many ter-
rorist incidents and
counter-insurgency op-
erations recently, that
took place at different
places in the country.
From Jammu and
Kashmir to Naxalite af-
fected states we are
constantly getting
news of ambush and
attacks on search op-
erations & convoys of
armed forces. Just a
few days back, we lost
officers of higher
ranks like Colonel and
Major fighting the ter-
rorists along with
Jawans.
This suspension of
dearness allowance on
salaries and pensions
will give them a hit of
about Rs 15,000 to Rs
20,000 in a year even for
entry-level soldiers,
sailors, or airmen. For
the officer or a soldier
who has been in ser-
vice for more than 10
years, the amount is
about 70 thousand to 1
lakh per annum, which
is sizeable. There is a
d i s a p p o i n t m e n t
amongst our disci-
plined army personnel
and officers, but they
cannot be shaken by
this decision. Their
motto “Obey every or-
der” and “Country be-
fore family” doesn’t
allow their conscience
to utter a single word
against it.
A well-known econo-
mist and former Prime
Minister Manmohan
Singh on the issues
said that it is not neces-
sary to stop the allow-
ances of the armed
forces. He has also
asked the present gov-
ernment to consider
the withdrawal of this
order. Former Con-
gress president Rahul
Gandhi has also shown
his anguish to the gov-
ernment’s order and
requested the central
government to with-
draw this decision.
For a moment, con-
sider the game of
cards, where the ace of
trump is the are game-
changer, one can very
well relate to the cru-
cial role played by In-
dian armed forces as
saviors of mankind in
times of severe dis-
tress or unrest particu-
larly during natural
calamities. Also not to
forget, Indian Army
was entrusted with the
responsibility of en-
suring good health of
our citizens, who were
rescued and brought
back home from Iran
and other countries,
due to worsening of
Covid-19 pandemic
across the Globe by es-
tablishing COVID
treatment centers at
unidentified army lo-
cations near Jaisalmer
and Jodhpur in Ra-
jasthan.
At present, India has
survived to a great ex-
tent from the devasta-
tion of this global epi-
demic and is in good
condition. Although,
during this time new
heroes of humanity
have emerged but nev-
er can understate the
role of our brave sol-
diers, who are our all-
time heroes. They must
not be taken for grant-
ed at any point in time.
No amount of justifica-
tion is enough to cut
down salaries of armed
forces who fight with
all odds day in and day
out. Instead, other in-
vestments like central
vista could be put on
hold for saving money.
Today, in this diffi-
cult time, all of us and
the government must
stand together in sup-
port of our Army men
and avoid any further
hardships for them like
payroll cut. The pre-
sent central govern-
ment must withdraw
the order of pay cut for
the army and paramili-
tary forces. A country
is as strong or as safe
as the handful of its
men who lay their life
in protecting it.
DADEARERTHANSOLDIERS
COVID-19 IMPACT
AZAD SINGH
RATHORE
Writer, Defence & Foreign
Policy Analyst
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Remember, tomorrow is another
day. A new day, you can start
afresh to fulfill your dreams and
renew your commitments to yourself. Keep
faith, things will fall in place.
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Raghu encourages
our unsung heroes
Ahmed asks PM to keep in
touch with CMs, even later
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State ob-
served International
Nurses Day with sim-
plicity on Tuesday.
An austere function
was organised at the
Rajasthan Nursing
Council. Health Min-
ister Dr Raghu Shar-
ma reached to attend
the function and en-
couraged the team of
corona warriors.
Nursing Council reg-
istrar Mahesh Sharma
lead the team of nurses
who paid floral tributes
to Florence Nightin-
gale. Florence Night-
ingale is the epitome
of nursing world
over. Everybody ob-
served a two minute
silence to pay respect
to all nurses who
have laid their lives
while serving the suf-
fering during the co-
rona war. All duti-
fully observed social
distancing at the
function.
The nursing commu-
nity has been working
tirelessly for about two
months now and they
again expressed their
resolve to keep on serv-
ing humanity until the
war against COVID 19
is won decisively. The
nursing community
has not only sacri-
ficed their family life
during these pressing
times but has also
faced some unfortu-
nate mindless attacks
while in the field.
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Con-
gress has asked Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi to ensure that his
engagement with the
Chief Ministers re-
mains a regular fea-
ture beyond the corona
crisis, since this had
hardly happened dur-
ing the last six years.
Congress veteran
and close Sonia Gan-
dhi aide Ahmed Patel
stated this and added
that such regular
meetings between
the Prime Minister
and Chief Ministers
would strengthen
the federal struc-
ture. “In the last 6
years such meetings
have rarely been held,”
he said.
Ahmed Patel
tweeted, “It is impor-
tant to institutional-
ise the recent fre-
quent meetings even
after we overcome
this (coronavirus)
pandemic.”
His statement
came after the Prime
Minister met Chief
Ministers on Mon-
day, where several
CMs pointed out that
states should decide
on opening up the
economy badly af-
fected by lockdown
across the country to
contain coronavirus.
Most CMs under-
lined the need to
strengthen the medical
and health infrastruc-
ture in the country.
The CMs also high-
lighted the importance
of compulsory quaran-
tine for all those who
have returned from
abroad.
Congress has been
raising government’s
“one-sided deci-
sions” during the
pandemic. Party
leader Rahul Gandhi
also pointed out dur-
ing his press confer-
ence that states
should be left to de-
cide on local issues.
“I want a strong In-
dian leader to stand in
front of this disease --
be it a collector or a
farmer. The zones are
being decided at the
national-level even as
the CMs say these
should be decided at
the state-level,” Rahul
said.
Ahmed Patel
Ghar-wapsi: No ‘faith’ in govt,
migrants opt for long walk home
Mumbai: A group of
Rajasthani migrants,
who made a living for
years doing odd jobs
near Borivali, sud-
denly face an uncer-
tain future after the
lockdown. Pre-lock-
down, they easily
earned between Rs
600 and Rs 1,000 per
day per head, which
was sufficient for
their basic needs and
sending money back
home to their fami-
lies in villages in Jais-
almer.
“Our savings are al-
most over; NGOs give
us basic meals, but at
times we have even
slept hungry. We don’t
know when all this
(Lockdown 3.0) will
end. We have lost
faith in the govern-
ment, so we have de-
cided to walk back to
Rajasthan,” said Bi-
pin Morya, apparent-
ly unfazed by the
1,100 km journey
awaiting them.
From March 25, thou-
sands of migrants have
been walking on the
roads daily, from vari-
ous points.
At the five Mumbai
entry points in Da-
hisar, Airoli, Thane,
Mulund and Vashi,
daily hordes clutch-
ing their bare necessi-
ties in small bags or
rucksacks, women
carrying infants or
minor kids in tow,
many without proper
slippers, brave the
scorching summer
heat to turn their
backs on the city of
their livelihood. Oth-
ers prefer to take it cool,
travelling after sun-
down and with the re-
cent heart-change of
the Maharashtra Police,
they escape the police-
men’s wrath or ‘danda’
to walk off peacefully
on their long paths.
“I spent two hours to-
day to buy some food for
my wife and three kids,
but got only ‘sev-kur-
mura’ and ‘vada paavs’.
It will suffice us for 25
hours, after that, God
will take care of us. We
can’t depend on the gov-
ernment now,” said
Ranjeet Yadav, a ‘paan-
wala’, in a tearing hur-
ry at Airoli, bound for
his native village in
Vaishali district in Bi-
har.
“Forget migrants,
even people from other
states who live and
work in Mumbai are
fleeing as they can’t af-
ford to pay rents. Hun-
dreds of groups gather
near the P. D’Mello Road
and start walking along
the Eastern Freeway.
We provide them with
basic food and water,
but the numbers are
simply overwhelming,”
Mumbai Congress Mi-
nority Cell Vice-Chair-
man Mudassar Patel
said.
Rakesh Upadhyaya,
an activist, said that
through various com-
munity organisa-
tions, they have given
food and temporary
accommodation to
the migrants. Though
most walk and walk, oc-
casionally their tired
feet get a leg-up in the
form of short-haul
rides with the single
aim ‘ghar-wapsi’ to
their near and dear
ones, at any cost! —IANS
Dholpur: In view of
possibility of circula-
tion of fake news amid
coronavirus pandem-
ic, Dholpur district
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n
banned news channels
and similar “journal-
istic activities” on so-
cial media platforms
which were running
withoutbeingregistered
with competent regula-
tory authorities.
District Collector
RK Jaiswal, who is-
sued the order on
May 6, said that there
are many unauthor-
ised social media
news channels which
are being run without
registration from au-
thorities.
“They have no per-
missionfromcompetent
authority to run such
news channel or jour-
nalistic activities on so-
cial media platforms, so
a preemptive action was
taken against such un-
authorised channels,”
the collector said.
He said that it does
not affect the main-
stream media.
In the order, the col-
lector has banned un-
authorised news
channel or similar
journalistic activities
on social medial plat-
forms like YouTube,
Facebook, Instagram,
WhatsApp, Twitter,
Telegram etc. till fur-
ther orders.
“Using social media
platforms as a news
channel comes under
journalist activities, so
it is mandatory to ob-
tain permission from
the commissioner- In-
formation and Public
Relations, Government
of Rajasthan and from
the Ministry of Infor-
mation and Broadcast-
ing, Government of In-
dia,” he said. In Dhol-
pur, he said, no social
media news channel
possesses permission
from regulatory bod-
ies, so they are work-
ing in an unauthor-
ised manner.
“In the view of pos-
sibility of circulation
of fake and unverified
news on social media, it
was necessary to put
the ban on unauthor-
ised channels or jour-
nalistic activities on
social media,” he said.
He said that action
will be taken under
section 188 and 505
(1) of the Indian Pe-
nal Code and section
1 and 2 of Disaster
Management Act,
2005 in violation of
the order and he also
made a reference to a
Supreme Court judg-
ment about this. —PTI
Dholpur admn bans unregistered news channels on social media
RK Jaiswal
TRUTH BE TOLD...
Srinagar: A CRPF of-
ficer committed sui-
cide on Tuesday in
Jammu and Kash-
mir’s Anantnag dis-
trict after he feared
he might have been
infected with COV-
ID-19.
Sub-inspector Fatah
Singh was posted in the
Mattan area of the
Anantnag district
where he shot himself
with his service rifle to
end his life.
He belonged to
Jaisalmer in Ra-
jasthan.
The CRPF sources
said he was immedi-
ately rushed to the hos-
pital where doctors
said he was dead on ar-
rival.
Same sources said
he had left behind a
suicide note in which
he said, “I am afraid
I may have corona.
No one should touch
my body. I am afraid
I have corona”.
RPF spokesman said,
“There is no evidence
that he had corona in-
fection. We are now
waiting for the test re-
port.” —IANS
Raj CRPF officer suspects corona
infection, commits suicide in Kashmir
—Pic for representational purposes only
AVINASH PANDE
@avinashpandeinc
Hearty greet-
ings to all on
the occasion
of the
founda-
tion day
of Surya
Nagri
Jodhpur,
known
for its valiant his-
tory. Jug-jug jeeva
jodhano. #Jodhpur-
FoundationDay
No To On Foot
Movement: Buses
for Raj migrants
Jaipur: To ensure
each migrant la-
bourer reaches
home and none of
them is left un-
checked or un-
screened for Cov-
id-19, Ashok Gehlot
government has
launched “No To On
Foot Movement”.
Sofar,52buseshave
transportedover1,500
labourersfoundwalk-
ing their way to home
to state boarders.
They are provided
food packets and bot-
tled water for travel,
and also shelter. Most
such migrants were
spotted on the high-
ways near Jaipur,
DausaandBharatpur.
“We have made
specific arrange-
ments for them. I
request them not to
leave without ad-
hering to guidelines
as that could pose a
threat to them as
well as their fami-
lies. Everyday we
are coming with so-
lutions, like deploy-
ment of buses, to
help them,” CM
Ashok Gehlot said.
“No one will be al-
lowed to go on foot or
remain stranded.
Feeding and provid-
ing them shelter is
our responsibility.
We are doing what we
can. The walking mi-
grants also threaten
communityspreadof
coronavirus. Our
teams are taking spe-
cial care for their
screening, and food
& water needs.
If needed, shelter is
also being arranged,”
said Subodh Agraw-
al, Additional Chief
Secretary. —Agencies
CM Ashok Gehlot
lll
Collector has
banned
unauthorised
news channel
or similar
journalistic
activities on
social medial
platforms till
further orders
INT’L NURSES DAY
Health Minister Raghu Sharma with Sudhir Bhandari unveiling the poster on International Nurses
Day in the presence of Shashikant Sharma, Narendra Singh Shekhawat and Mahesh Sharma.
Artist’s rendering of CM
Ashok Gehlot steering the
Rajasthan Government
depicted by the jeep amid
the tumultuous turns of
Corona crisis, with Health
Minister Dr Raghu Sharma
on his side, the four ‘Corona
Warriors’ - Chief Secretary
DB Gupta, ACS Health
Rohit Kumar Singh, ACS
Health Rajeeva Swarup
and Principal Secretary
to CM Kuldeep Ranka - in
the back of the jeep, that
is being pulled on the four
‘workhorse’ tyres i.e. DGP
Bhupendra Singh, ACS
Industries Subodh Agarwal,
PS IT Abhay Kumar and
Secretary Food and Civil
Supplies Siddharth Mahajan,
as ACS Finance Niranjan
Arya filling the state’s ‘tank’
to keep it running and fend
off the crisis.

n 1956, the Fabulous
Moolah won the Na-
tional Wrestling Alli-
ance championship
and that was the begin-
ning of a change in pro-
fessional wrestling.
She was the icon that has result-
ed in women today becoming
the most sought after thing in
the Wrestling industry during
the last five years. Also, it has
resulted in the very first woman
to ever win a World Champion-
ship title.
Around 1994 the Attitude Era,
The World Wrestling Federa-
tion, and World Championship
Wrestling began battling it out
to produce edgier content to win
over TRP on TV. Initially, wom-
en wrestling with its swearing
and scantily clad women in
tights were a side-
show to the men
wrestling rel-
egated to
short two-
minute matches or sexy type
matches like the infamous Bra
and Panties match which could
be won only when winner man-
aged to strip the loser to their
underwear. Although these
matches were used as a quick
way to keep the male audience
engaged, they helped to catapult
some female wrestlers to
stardom, namely two
women: Lita and
Trish Stratus.
On 6 December 2004, both of
these sparred, but this time for
the main event, this match was
the culmination of the invest-
ment from fans and enough pull
backstage to allow the women to
actually perform though it was
Aj Lee who turned
it around, fight-
ing for wom-
en wres-
tlers to be taken seriously.
It was the Sasha Banks vs.
Bayley for the NXT Women’s
Championship match which
made women wrestling the
craze that it is now. Both wom-
en were a part of the Four
Horsewomen, a nickname for
the best four female wrestlers,
Sasha Banks, Charlotte, Bayley,
and Becky Lynch, not only in
NXT but all of WWE. The match
was considered to be Match of
the Year through-
out all of the
wrestling in-
dustry. Media
outlets gave
high praise of
the match and ce-
mented the start
of the women’s
revolution.
Since the ground-
breaking match in
Brooklyn, women in
WWE have been in main
event Raw, Smackdown and
NXT numerous times. A new
class of women’s wrestlers has
begun to make their mark on the
industry, and some of
the best storylines
in all of the wres-
tling involved
women.
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DOLLY JALAN, Artist & Model
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
On professional front, you
have already proved your
metal and your career is
going great. Your friends
may be helping but can also
manipulate you sometimes so be
careful. Those who matters will
always understand you and those you
don’t, you should not care.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Money is flowing into your
life from all directions and
your spouse is your lucky
charm. You must not be a
part of any controversies and you
know someone close to you involved
then guide them and show them a
way out. A new vehicles is on cards,
may also come as a gift.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You are on with your
fitness regime and you will
surely get the results you
desperately desire. Going
abroad for settlement is on cards and
you must start with your
preparations. On domestic front, you
will be quite in demand and lots of
things will keep you busy.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Those involved in export and
import business will see a
hike. You will complete all
your pending task today .
You will managed to sustain a peaceful
environment at home. You will be very
busy, as you can expect some calls
from friends today. You will at ease
sponsor your kid’s dream education.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You may feel challenged on
work front but its an
healthy competition which
will help you realise your
true potential. On domestic front, do
not indulge in any kind of argument
with your parents just for the sake of
it, sometime you need to understand
their concern.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You are an outstanding
home maker and you take
care of your kids like no one
can. You are very close to
your parents and may visit them
frequently going forward. On
professional front, you will get the
break that you have been expecting.
You may get a job offer.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You may feel financially
secure but your ambitions
have take away your sleep
of the night, try and relax
and sometime take it easy. You will
soon meet a friend who can
understand you and whose company
will make you happy. Remember
somethings take time.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You are great when it come
to money management and
you have a big heart for
others. You will success-
fully complete the project, which kept
you occupying for long. Today is a
very auspicious day for any kind of
inauguration. You will be involved in
lot of charity.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You are very jovial and
kind hearted person. You
are a very nice parent and
always understand your
kids but you must know when to
stop pampering. You may bring a pet
to your house and it will be the best
decision in the recent times. You may
feel a lot of pressure to get married.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Your new business is
doing good but you need
to have some patience
when it comes to profit.
Your child may need your serious
counselling so show them you are
there. You make take your family
along on a work trip. Its time to take
your love life to next level.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You may find yourself in a
very perplexed position
when it comes to money,
unable to decide whether
to spend money on fun to have an
image in your circle or to be an odd
one out. Your teachers will be
extremely impressed with you. You
will enjoy your parents company.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
You will feel very refresh
and energetic today. You
worry without any reason
so relax and enjoy what
you have. You may get an unexpect-
ed career call that will change your
life forever. Your spouse will pamper
you in many ways today. You are
very satisfied with your love life.
f all the things the
coronavirus has
taught us the most
important thing is
acceptance. We ac-
cepted that every-
thingthathappened
around wasn’t from some
science fiction movie. And It
wasalsoatimeforreckoning
for many women to accept
their looks emerging from a
salon less life.
Beingamanhadbeeneasy
whenitcametobeautymain-
tenance. It had always been
uber-cool to shave the head,
grow a man bun, sport a
beard, or pull off a salt and
pepper look for them. But it
is a global crisis that has got
all the women to be a part of
‘be the natural club’. Most of
the women carry mental
pressure to live in a constant
state of appeasing. They try
to keep up with ingrained
and ubiquitous body prac-
tices that denote youthful-
ness;perhapslongblackhair,
soft manicured hands,
smooth hairless limbs. Well,
this category of women is
horrifically underprepared
for this particular party.
I belong somewhere in the
middle. I am the procrasti-
nating type. I keep on post-
poning my salon visits un-
less someone else asks me or
just give me an unsaid look. I
was way due to visit a salon
beforethefirstphaseof lock-
down. But with the onset of
panic, I got too busy clamor-
ing to the grocery stores that
last-minute trip to the salon
didn’t cross my mind. Any-
ways I wasn’t brave enough
to rule out social distancing
to get my eyebrows and up-
per lips being plucked with
one end of the thread rub-
bing my face and the other
end in between someone
else’s teeth close enough to
kiss my face!
After a few weeks of lock-
down, I asked a friend what
wasshedoingtokeepherself
pretty? Shewasgoingtopre-
pare some home wax she
said.ThenextdayIfoundher
on the video call with half-
burntandahalf wasundone
hair over her lips. She partly
reminded me of Charlie
Chaplin. I wanted to laugh
but sighed instead and said
the most encouraging words
to her “its ok, we don’t have
to go out without masks for
any foreseeable future”. In
mymind,Ihadalreadygiven
up on the idea of any DIY
waxing at home. My body
hair grows at a higher rate
than corona but I decided to
let them run wild for a while.
It is 40 days since then and
my entire body is revealing a
dark secret that I had suc-
cessfully hidden till now
from everyone. It is my semi
apelookingversioninitsfull
glory. There are amoeba-
shaped eyebrows, a teenager
mustache, and some chin
raise beard. I keep wearing
full-lengths even when its
summer for I worry that an
accidental prickly brush on
my husband’s legs while
binging on our favorite show
together might turn into a
horrifyingrecoil.Asmuchas
he is all into women empow-
erment he would not like me
competing here for sure!
But to be honest just like
wearing pajamas all day ini-
tiallyfeltcriminal,accepting
thatIcan’tdoanythingabout
mybodyhairatthistimehas
given me a feeling of libera-
tion.Iamnowinthemoodof
giving rest to plucking and
peeling till the lockdown 1, 2,
3,…..n keeps extending.
I now have a vague mem-
ory of the world that was
before. I have forgotten how
pretty I looked in the mirror
of the car while I drove back
from a salon. In addition to
it fading away are the silent
shrieks coming from every
pore of my body lying help-
lessly, half-naked, like a sac-
rificial goat with two wom-
en spreading and peeling
the hot liquid on my body?
And so is the patience that I
once had to sit for a long
treatment of facials, pedi-
cures, and hair coloring.
While there is so much
talk of enlightenment going
on these days I think for the
time being we women have
attained bodily enlighten-
ment. We embraced all our
bodily flaws like never be-
fore. Just like we embraced
all the domestic chores that
have been thrown upon us.
We accepted a version of
ourselves that wasn’t so
pretty just as we discovered
another version of us who
could shift their mode from
a person attending webi-
nars to sweeping and cook-
ing in a fraction of second.
I quote a lot of Frida Kahlo
to my friends these days
whorejectedthestereotypes
of beauty back then. And I
also tell them what’s with
body hair? How glamorous
can we look doing jhadoo
poncha anyways?
SHALBHA SARDA
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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