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RAJASTHAN
518
DEATHS
24,936
CONFIRMED CASES
TAMIL NADU
2,032 DEATHS 1,42,798 CASES
KARNATAKA
759 DEATHS 41,581 CASES
Kashiram Choudhary &
Vaishali
Jaipur: The Income
Tax Department con-
ducted searches in
four cities, including
Delhi, Mumbai and
Jaipur, in connection
with a tax evasion case
against a Rajasthan-
based hydropower in-
frastructure company
and some other busi-
ness groups, officials
said on Monday.
The raids come at a
time when Rajasthan is
witnessing an intense
power tussle between
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot and his deputy
Sachin Pilot.
While official sourc-
es in the tax depart-
ment did not confirm
if those searched are
linked to the Congress
leadership in the state,
party leaders in Delhi
and Rajasthan ques-
tioned the timing of
the raids and con-
demned the action,
sincetheraidoccurred
at a whopping forty
three locations across
the cities wherein a
dozen locations be-
longing to Congress
leader Rajiv Arora
and his partners, one
location claimed to be
associated with Dhar-
mendra Rathore, four
locations of Fairmont
group and twenty five
of Om Kothari group.
In all twenty sites in
Jaipur, six in Kota,
eight in Delhi and nine
in Mumbai were raid-
ed by the IT sleuths.
Notably, the IT sleuths
did not take aid from
Rajasthan police, as
has been the prece-
dent, however, it was
CRPF that provided
‘muscle’ to the IT
teams.
The teams were seen
visiting the Amrapali
jewellers showroom in
Jaipur, owned by Rajiv
Arora, who is also the
Vice President of the
Rajasthan Congress,
while Rathore is a for-
mer Chairman of the
Rajasthan Seeds cor-
poration and Gehlot’s
political trouble-shoot-
er. IT officials said the
tax raids were
launched early morn-
ing in Delhi, Jaipur,
Mumbai Turn on P6
Income Tax raids at Gehlot’s close businessmen and politicians!
SCANNING TAX EVASIONS
IT team outside Congress leader Rajiv Arora’s business establishment at MI Road in Jaipur on
Monday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
New Delhi: Google
CEO Sundar Pichai on
Monday announced an
investment of Rs 75,000
crore or approximately
US$10 billion into India
over the next five to
seven years through
‘Google for India Di-
gistation Fund’.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi on Monday
interacted with Google
CEO Sundar Pichai and
discussed a range of
subjects like a new
work culture in corona-
virus times, data secu-
rity and cyber safety.
PM termed that inter-
action “fruitful” and
lauded Google’s efforts
in the field of education,
Digital India and digital
payments. “This morn-
ing, had an extremely
fruitful interaction with
Sundar Pichai. Turn on P6
Googletoinvest$10billionintoIndia
PM Modi interacts with Google CEO
Sundar Pichai, terms it ‘fruitful’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Google CEO Sundar Pichai having a video conference over a wide
range of issues, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Indo-China talks today,
to focus on Finger Area
New Delhi: Corps
Commander-level talks
between India and Chi-
na will be held on July
14 at Chushul in East-
ern Ladakh.
The talks will focus
mainly on the second
phase of disengage-
ment along the Line of
Actual Control (LAC),
said the Indian Army
officials.
It is expected to focus
on the Finger Area and
the strategic Depsang
plains, with a complex
disengagement process
thatbeganafterprevious
military talks on June 30
progressing in Galwan
Valley, Hot Springs and
Gogra, said one of the of-
ficials cited above.
Earlier, the Ministry
of External Affairs had
said that diplomatic and
military officials of In-
dia and China will con-
tinue their meetings to
takeforwardtheprocess
of troops disengage-
ment and de-escalation
at the LAC. Turn on P6
Kathmandu: Stoking a
potential controversy,
embattled Prime Minis-
ter K P Sharma Oli on
Monday claimed that
the “real” Ayodhya lies
in Nepal, not in India
and that Lord Ram was
born in Thori in south-
ern Nepal.
Condemning Oli for
his remarks, BJP na-
tional spokesperson Bi-
zay Sonkar Shastri said
that the Left parties
even in India Turn on P6
Aditi Nagar &
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Inspite of a clear
and confident claim of 109
MLAs support to Ashok Ge-
hlot by Avinash Pande and
Randeep Surjewala, in a
surprise and daring move,
Sachin Pilot by questioning
this figure has claimed that
only 84 MLAs were present
in Monday’s Congress Leg-
islative Party meeting at the
official residence of the
Chief Minister.
National Hindi news
channel Aaj Tak carried
this report quoting sources
close to Pilot. Except this
single report, almost all na-
tional and regional news
channels carried the figure
ranging from 102 to 109 leg-
islators supporting Gehlot.
However, Tuesday morn-
ing’s legislative party meet-
ing will again provide an
opportunity to ‘re-verify
and recheck’ the number of
MLAs supporting Gehlot.
According to sources, in all,
only 90 rooms have been
booked at the Fairmont Ho-
tel out of which only 87
rooms have been occupied,
so far by the MLAs.
Political observers have
no clue as how and why such
a major difference of 25
MLAs in Gehlot and Pilot’s
figures (?) is visible where
each and every MLA could
be clearly counted from the
media photographs, which
were clicked at CMR, just
after MLAs meeting.
Meanwhile, ‘Aaj Tak’ re-
leased the first TV visuals
of Pilot camp MLAs staying
at Manesar’s ITC Grand
Bharat hotel, but the
claimed figure of 30 MLAs
could not be verified from
the visuals. It looked like a
crowd of around 20 or so
Congress MLAs without In-
dependents, who are also
staying in the same hotel,
but on a separate floor.
In one more significant
development, on Monday
afternoon, an extremely
crucial meeting to sort out
Pilot related Rajasthan is-
sues, was convened at the
residence of a powerful Un-
ion Cabinet minister, where
a top BJP leader and Pilot
was also reportedly present.
Subsequently, the Central
minister visited Manesar
hotel and exchanged pleas-
antries with a few Independ-
ent MLAs, staying in the
hotel. One such Independ-
ent MLA revealed that the
minister had even congratu-
lated him of his becoming a
minister in the coming days.
Interestingly, even as the
‘suspicion’ on numbers re-
mained, the Rajasthan Con-
gress Legislature Party on
Monday passed a resolution
supporting the Ashok Ge-
hlot-led government in the
state amid a tussle for
power between him
and Pilot. It also
recommended
strong discipli-
nary action
against any
Congress MLA
and office-bearer
who “weakens”
the party, however,
party leader later
claimed that doors
were still open for
Pilot and others.
Prior to this, in the
wee hours of Monday, Avi-
nash Pande said that some
other MLAs are in touch
with Gehlot and they
will also sign the
letter.
Turn on P8
109 or 84?
Lord Ram is
Nepali, says
Nepal PM Oli
GEHLOT AND PILOT STAKE CONTRARY CLAIMS!
WORLD
5,73,304
DEATHS
1,31,35,134
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
9,06,617
CONFIRMED CASES
23,727
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
10,482 DEATHS 2,60,924 CASES
DELHI
3,411 DEATHS 1,13,740 CASES
GUJARAT
2,056 DEATHS 42,808 CASES
l Raids come at a time when
Raj is witnessing intense power
tussle between Gehlot and Pilot
CM Ashok Gehlot flanked by Mahesh Joshi,
Randeep Surjewala, KC Venugopal, Avinash
Pande, Shanti Dhariwal, Ajay Maken, Vivek
Bansal and others at CMR on Monday.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Meanwhile, Pilot reportedly meets a top BJP leader and a union minister to work out ‘modalities’!
Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot
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First India Bureau
Mumbai: Vedanta Lim-
ited a subsidiary of Ve-
danta Resources Limit-
ed, a global oil & gas
and metals company,
has launched Phase 2 of
its “Meal for All” pro-
gram to provide meals
to daily wage earners
across the country dur-
ing the Covid-19 pan-
demic.
The programme suc-
cessfully provided more
than 11.08 lakh meals to
daily wage earners in
the first phase. The pro-
ject also distributed
49,626 dry ration pack-
ets to local communi-
ties and engaged more
than 15,000 women in
mask-making activi-
ties. The programme
not only provided aid to
the suffering people,
but also extended a
helping hand to stray
animals in the rural
and urban areas.
More than 12.70 lakh
stray animals were fed
in Delhi, Mumbai,
Jaipur and Pune in the
first phase.
Speaking on the ini-
tiative, Anil Agarwal,
Chairman - Vedanta Re-
sources, said, “The
spread of Covid-19 pan-
demic has led to the clo-
sure of many economic
and employable institu-
tions. This has left a
huge number of daily
wage earners stranded
without any scope of
income and daily essen-
tials. Our initiative is
an effort to provide
them with the basic ne-
cessities and ease their
pain as much as possi-
ble. We aim to reach
maximum number of
people with this initia-
tive and provide a ray
of hope to the daily
wage earners and give
them strength.”
The Phase-2 of the
‘Meals for all’ pro-
gramme was flagged off
by Gunvant Patel, noted
entrepreneur and phi-
lanthropist. It will be a
week-long initiative
with a target of reach-
ing 38,000 daily wage
earners and their fami-
lies across Delhi, Mum-
bai & Ahmedabad. They
are being provided with
ration kits consisting
of daily essentials such
as Rice, Pulses, Refined
oil and Spices along
with a pair of slippers.
Vedanta’s ‘Meal for All’ to feed 38,000 daily wagers
PHASE II FLAGGED OFF
First India Bureau
Ajmer: The Rajasthan
Board of Secondary
Education (RBSE) re-
leased the results of
12th Commerce on
Monday. The total re-
sult was 94.49%. Where
96.94% of girls passed
the exams, the results
for boys was 93.18%. As
compared to the previ-
ous year, the result has
come out 3% higher.
Out of a total of 36,068
students, 34,079 stu-
dents have been de-
clared passed, while
1,146 students have got
supplementary.
The result was an-
nounced by Board Pres-
ident Dr DP Jaroli in
the Kendriya Confer-
ence Hall of the Board.
For the 12th Commerce,
a total of 36,549 stu-
dents filled the form,
including 23,934 boys
and 12,615 girls. Accord-
ing to board statistics, a
total of 23,548 boys and
12,520 girls appeared for
the exams. The passed
students include 21,942
boys and 12,137 girls
among them.
Jaroli informed that
the result was 91.46%
last year. A total of
21,049 students passed
with first division,
11,631 passed with sec-
ond division and 1,315
children passed with
third division.
GirlsfarebetterinRBSE12thCommerce
—File photo
Man sentenced to 10-yr
jail for raping minor
First India Bureau
Kota: POCSO cases
court no 1 sentenced the
accused of raping a mi-
nor to 10 years rigorous
imprisonment and also
imposed a fine of Rs
17,000 on him. In the
case, Special Public
Prosecutor Prem
Narayan Namdev had
recorded the statements
of 10 witnesses.
The victim lodged a
report at the Mahavir
Nagar police station
on October 9, 2016, that
she was at home on
September 28, the same
year when Mayank,
who works at the shop
in front of her house,
came there and asked
the girl to sit on the
motorcycle. When the
victim refused, he
forcefully took her to a
two-story house in
Rangbadi.
After that, Mayank
and his two friends con-
sumed alcohol and also
forced the girl to have it.
They beat the minor
and then Mayank raped
her. After the incident,
the convict dropped the
girl home and threat-
ened to kill her if she
told anyone about the
incident.
RTDCcontinuestobleedasdeptsfailtopay`11.5crdues
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Tourism Development
Corporation is more
like that well off busi-
nessman whose clients
are not paying it the
money they owe. This
liquidity crunch is kill-
ing the RTDC already
reeling under the coro-
na pandemic. This has
delayed the revival plan
of the corporation cou-
pled with sluggish ef-
forts by the manage-
ment to get a proper and
timely package from
the state government.
The state Tourism de-
partment, RRVPNL, Ho-
tel Corporation, state,
and central government
owe RTDC about Rs 11.5
crore under various
heads. If interest is also
calculated on this prin-
cipal amount then the
total figure swells to a
hefty Rs 20 crore. Rs 3.57
crore is pending under
LRGP scheme, Rs 88
lakh is pending on par-
ent department for
works done in Sawai
Madhopur, Rs 50 lakh is
pending for construc-
tion work done for the
parent department, Rs 6
lakh pending for ad-
vances made to depart-
ment employees, Rs 43
lakh pending for Youth
Hostel, Rs 50 lakh pend-
ing on part of salaries
paid to the chairman
RTDC, Rs 25 lakh on CBI
for the office in Vinayak
Hotel, Rs 35 lakh pend-
ing for preparations
made for Rajasthan Day
celebrations, Rs 1.60
crore pending on GAD,
Rs 90 lakh pending on
Hotel Corporation on
account of beer trade
and Rs 8 lakh pending
on RRVPNL.
All these past clients
of RTDC seem to be suf-
fering from a ‘memory
loss’ as far as these
pending payments are
concerned. This memo-
ry loss persists despite
letters by RTDC re-
minding them of their
liabilities. Although the
RTDC employees blame
it for not making suffi-
cient efforts to recover
the pending amount.
They support their al-
legation by the fact that
while the corporation
was being analyzed at
the CS level no mention
of the pendency or any
demands was made.
RTDC employees are
rightly aggrieved that
if the pending amount
is recovered then not
only the employees will
receive their salary
pending for three
months along with re-
pairs & maintenance of
RTDC properties. More
than 2 dozen RTDC
properties are closed
and 15 have been closed
two years ago.
ACB arrests
ASI for taking
`7,000 bribe
First India Bureau
Sriganganagar: Sri
Ganganagar Sadar po-
lice station ASI Mohar
Singh was caught red-
handed while taking a
bribe of Rs 7,000 by the
Hanumangarh ACB. In
the case registered by
complainant Mahavir
Swami, Rs 5,000 was
taken during the inves-
tigation, Rs 3,000 while
making the challan and
Rs 1,000 during verifica-
tion for the red corner
notice by Interpol
against the accused,
who have gone abroad.
‘Cong losing base
due to Nehru-Gandhi
family’s dynastic rule’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Amid the
number game played
in Jaipur, Delhi, and
Manesar, BJP kept
vigil on develop-
ments happening on
each front. BJP lead-
ers said that the days
of the Congress gov-
ernment are num-
bered.While state
president Satish Poo-
nia and deputy LOP
Rajendra Rathore
were the main strate-
gists for the party,
Gulabchand Kataria
andChandrashekhar
kept the communica-
tion lines live by up-
dating the central
leaders of the impor-
tant developments in
the state. Satish Poo-
nia said that Con-
gress was losing its
base due to the
Nehru-Gandhi fami-
ly’s dynastic rule
which prevented
new leadership from
coming up.
He said the contra-
dictions and internal
rift in the Congress
party are in open
now. Poonia said that
Congress might have
controlled the dam-
age due to internal
differences during
the Rajya Sabha elec-
tions but now they
are out in open. De-
fending Sachin Pilot,
BJP leader cited ex-
amples of Congress
leaders like Jagjivan
Ram, Madhav Rao
Scindhia, Rajesh Pi-
lot, and Jyotiraditya
Scindhia who were
all neglected at some
point of time in their
political careers. Poo-
nia said that Con-
gress hasn’t changed
itself with the time
and therefore it is dis-
appearing from the
political map of the
country. Satish Poon-
iasaidthatitwillbein
the interest of the
state that the Gehlot
government says
goodbye now. He said
he will see the situa-
tion and party posi-
tion and decide to
achieve a positive out-
come. He said the par-
ty will follow the cen-
tralleadershiporders.
CBSE CLASS 12: GIRLS OUTSHINE BOYS
FOR THE 6TH CONSECUTIVE TIME
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Central
Board of Secondary
education (CBSE) de-
clared its class 12 re-
sults on Monday. The
exams for class 12
were held from Febru-
ary 15 to March 30 this
year. The girls again
excelled boy students
by 5.96%. While the
girls had a pass per-
centage of 92.15%, the
boys had a pass per-
centage of 86.19%.
This is the consecu-
tive sixth time that the
girls have left boys
behind.
Two daughters
Sakshi Modi and In-
shavi Sharma have
topped commerce &
science respectively
in DPS Jodhpur. Sak-
shi scored 99.2% and
Ishanvi secured
98.2%. Iva Tiwari of
Mayur School topped
the humanities scor-
ing 99.2%.
Parents of Anushka Pareek offers to her sweet as she scored
99.4% in class 12 arts stream in Bikaner on Monday. —ANI
Officials providing meal packets to daily wage earners.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Amid rising political tempera-
tures the weather turned pleasant with
rain accompanied by the wind in the
capital. The rains caused water-logging
in the low lying areas.
The MeT department predicts clear
weather today. It predicts rains from
Wednesday onwards with an alert for
heavy rains for many districts which
include Ajmer, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh,
Udaipur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Nagaur, Al-
war, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli,
Kota, Jhalawar, Dungarpur, Banswara,
and Pali. On Monday some districts re-
ceived rains. In the last 24 hours Hanu-
mangarh received 72 mm, Churu 67 mm,
Sikar 63 mm, and Banswara received 60
mm rainfall. On Monday Jaipur also re-
ceived rainfall. Chomu received the most
60 mm while Amer had 49 mm rains.
Jaipur city received 15 mm on Monday.An auto wades through a waterlogged street following downpour in Jaipur on Monday.The rainfall also caused water-logging and traffic jams in several parts of the city. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
RAIN BRINGS RELIEF
FOR CITY, CAUSES
WATERLOGGING
Satish Poonia
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Transport Min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawashassaid
that the BJP govern-
ment at the Centre after
failing in its attempt to
engineer the fall of Ge-
hlot government, has
resortedtomisusingthe
IT department by un-
necessarilyraidingCon-
gress leaders.
He further added
that the state has an
elected government
and isn’t afraid of the
misuse of agencies like
Income-tax and En-
forcement Directorate.
Khachariyawas re-
mindedof howBJPhad
damaged Congress in
states like Madhya
Pradesh, Karnataka,
Gujarat, Goa,
Arunachal Pradesh,
and Manipur. He point-
ed out the cultural
ethos of Rajasthan,
where BJP’s dirty
tricks won’t work.
The Transport Min-
ister expressed confi-
dence that the govern-
ment under Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot,
wouldn’t fall victim to
BJP’s conspiracy and
will prove its majority
whenevernecessary.He
said those MLAs who
have yet not reached,
will soon join others at
the camp. Khachariya-
was added that the state
government will com-
plete its term of five
years and serve the peo-
ple of the state as per
the mandate.
He assured that the
state Congress will not
let BJP make a back
door entry to the power
corridors. He accused
BJP of demolishing all
democratic norms and
misusing all agencies
and institutions at its
disposal.
‘Cong won’t let BJP make a back
door entry to the power corridors’
SCATHING ATTACK
Corona effect: Monday witnesses
544 new cases, 8 deaths in stateMaximum cases were diagnosed in Jodhpur with 105 new patients, 95 from Jalore, and 52 from Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Coronavirus
cases continued to rise
in the state with 544 new
positive cases surfacing
on Monday along with 8
deaths. Two deaths each
were reported from
Dholpur & Nagaur, one
each from Alwar, Bar-
mer & Bharatpur along
with a death from an-
other state.
Maximum 105 new
caseswerereportedfrom
Jodhpur followed by 95
from Jalore, 62 from Bi-
kaner, 52 from Jaipur, 42
from Alwar, 31 from
Udaipur, 20 from Ajmer,
17 from Rajsamand, 16
fromBarmer,15fromNa-
gaur, 13 from Bharatpur,
9 each from Dholpur &
Karauli, 8 each from
Dausa & Kota, Hanu-
mangarh&SriGangana-
gar, 6 each from Churu &
Sirohi, 5 from Dungar-
pur, 2 each from Jhala-
war & Sikar, one each
from Bhilwara, Jhunj-
hunu&SawaiMadhopur.
The cumulative dis-
trict wise tally of the co-
rona positives is as fol-
lows – Ajmer 780, Alwar
1250, Banswara 104,
Baran 76, Barmer 713,
Bharatpur 1984,
Bhilwara 291, Bikaner
955, Bundi 22, Chittor-
garh 215, Churu 391,
Dausa 220, Dholpur 846,
Dungarpur 494, Ganga-
nagar 80, Hanumangarh
137,Jaipur3963,Jaisalm-
er 118, Jalore 679, Jhala-
war 382, Jhunjhunu 455,
Jodhpur 3924, Karauli
149, Kota 813, Nagaur
942, Pali 1506, Pratap-
garh149,Rajsamand387,
Sawai Madhopur 132,
Sikar 706, Sirohi 677,
Tonk 214 and Udaipur
901 along with 164 from
other states.Maximum 6
positives were reported
from Sanganer, 5 from
Jhotwara, 4 each from
Chaksu & SMS Hospital,
3 each from Bassi, Jagat-
pura, Shashtri Nagar &
C Scheme, 2 each from
VidyadharNagar,Murli-
pura, Banipark, Sirsi
Road & Ajmer Road and
one each from Mansaro-
var, Tonk Phatak,
Vaishali Nagar, Shahpu-
ra, Tonk Road, Kotputli,
Jaisinghpura Khor,
Manak Chowk, Malvoya
Nagar and Bhander.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Inpresumablya
first case, the Rajasthan
State Consumer Redres-
sal Commission has or-
dered Fortis Hospital,
Jaipur to contribute Rs
10 lakh to CM’s Covid-19
Relief Fund along with
paying Rs 50 lakh to the
complainant with the
expenses incurred on
treatment in case of
breach of services.
The orders were is-
sued by Judicial mem-
bers of the Commission
Kamal Kumar Bagari,
Shailendra Bhatt, and
Shobha Singh on a com-
plaint registered by
Arvind Kumar Purohit
in a case pertaining to
negligently performing
knee surgery on a pa-
tient, Jayanti Purohit
leading to her death in
2013. The Commission
has considered the case
tobemedicalnegligence
on part of Fortis Hospi-
tal administration and
doctors, where doctors
mistakenly operated the
left knee while the pa-
tienthadaproblemwith
the right knee. The pa-
tient Jayanti Purohit
died despite recieving
regular treatment till
January 30, 2014. Apart
from severe arthritis,
Jayanti also suffered
from depression.
Commission ordered
the hospital to pay Rs
7.22 lakh spent on the
treatment of the de-
ceased along with a
compensation of Rs 50
lakh to the family.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The erst-
while Maharaja of
Jodhpur, Gaj Singh
has been admitted to
Goyal Hospital after
he complained of
breathing problems.
On his arrival, he was
tested for Corona, the
reports of which came
to be negative.
The team under Dr
Anand Goyal, con-
ducted various diag-
nostic tests to ascer-
tain the cause of his
health problems. The
private secretary to
Gaj Singh at the
Umaid Bhawan Pal-
ace, Jagat Singh
Rathore informed
about his health. The
report stated that erst-
while Maharaja had
gone for his routine
yearly health check-
up and all the tests
had come normal ex-
cept slight allergy.
The report declared
Gaj Singh healthy on
all parameters. The
Jodhpur royal family
has expressed grati-
tude to all well-wish-
ers for their concern.
The communication
from Umaid Bhawan
also wished the people
of Jodhpur a safe and
healthy life.
New Delhi: The Securi-
ties Appellate Tribunal
has set aside Sebi’s order
that imposed Rs 10 lakh
fine on ICICI Bank for de-
layed disclosure about a
bindingagreementsigned
by the lender with Bank
of Rajasthanbackin2010.
In September 2019,
markets regulator Sebi
imposed a fine of Rs 10
lakh on ICICI Bank for
disclosure lapses, in-
cluding delayed disclo-
sure of binding agree-
ment signed with Bank
of Rajasthan. ICICI
Bank moved the tribunal
against the order. It also
mentioned about the in-
ordinate delay of eight
years in issuing the
show cause notice and
nine years in passing the
impugned order.
First India Bureau
Bhadra: A 70-year-old
Maniram climbed
upon a water reservoir
to demand the arrest of
the remaining two ac-
cused who raped his
15-year-old grand
daughter at Dungrana
village on May 9.
He was accompa-
nied by Bhim Army
state president Mukesh
Chopra. The minor
was kidnapped and
raped by four youth of
the village.
The family had reg-
istered an FIR against
Naurang, Dholu,
Sonu, and Kuldeep.
The investigation of-
ficer Raji Parihar ar-
rested two accused but
set the other two free,
considering them to be
innocent. Maniram is
demanding the arrest
of the remaining two
as they were also in-
volved in the heinous
crime.
Sikar: OSD to CM
Ashok Gehlot, Devar-
am Saini, lost his fa-
ther, Guljari Lal at the
age of 90 at his ances-
tral village Khandela.
He is survived by three
sons and five daugh-
ters. MLA Mahadev
Singh Khandela ex-
pressed his condolenc-
es to the family. Many
religious, social, and
political organisa-
tions expressed their
condolences on his de-
mise. He was cremated
in the presence of
elected representa-
tives and administra-
tive officers.
Udaipur: Inaninhuman
act, a father raped his
7-year-olddaughterinthe
Goverdhan Vilas police
station area. Police said
that the wife of the ac-
cused along with her
daughter,waslivingwith
her parents for the last
one month and the ac-
cused went to visit them
on Sunday. In the night,
he took his daughter out
and left her there after
committing the crime at
around 1 am. The family
foundtheminorinblood-
soaked clothes and came
to know of the heinous
crime. The matter was
reported to the police,
following which, the ac-
cused was arrested. The
victim has been admit-
ted to a hospital for treat-
ment.
Fortis hosp to pay
`50L for negligence
Candidates undergo thermal scanning before their counseling for appointments as Junior Assistants
in the Education Department, in Bikaner on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI
SAT modifies Sebi order
against ICICI Bank
Gaj Singh in hosp due
to breathing trouble
Couple in Sadulpur kills self by
hanging, investigation underway
Kin demand
arrest of
minor’s rapist
OSD to CM
Saini’s father
cremated
Father held for raping 7-year-
old daughter in Udaipur
First India Bureau
Sadulpur: A married
couple in Gugalwa vil-
lage, which comes un-
der Hamirwas police
station, committed sui-
cide by hanging them-
selves.
DSP Rampratap
Vishnoi and SHO Sub-
hash reached the spot
after recieving the in-
formation. Police said
that Pradeep (32 years)
and his wife Priyanka
(27 years) lived sepa-
ratelyfromtheirfamily.
According to the police,
the couple was found
hanging by the fan in
their house. Pradeep’s
nephew came to know
abouttheincidentwhen
he visited the couple
and found the door
locked.Thepolicehand-
ed over the bodies to the
family after the post-
mortemwasconducted.
The reason of suicide is
still unknown.
Jaipur: The swab samples of all the Rajasthan
High Court judges, including the Chief Justice,
were collected by a team of medical department
on Monday. These samples were collected from
the residences of the judges through mobile
vans.Till now, a total of over 1,000 samples have
been taken from the Rajasthan High Court Jaipur
bench, out of which, about 450 samples were
taken on Sunday and 511 samples on Monday.
Also, all the reports of 101 samples collected on
Saturday have come out to be negative.
MED TEAM COLLECTS SWAB
SAMPLES OF HC JUDGES, STAFF
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
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ver since it came into existence
as a free country, India has not
been challenged like in the pre-
sent face-off with China. This is
because in our past conflicts -
the two wars we fought with Pa-
kistan and the one with China
in 1962 - India did not face an
opponent that could become an
existential crisis. A nuclear-
armedIndianowtakesonChina
that is the undisputed number 2
power in the world. Or is it?
India must see the world as it
exists for us -by role and rele-
vance- and decide who mat-
ters? First is the EU and USA
representing a liberal order
wheresecurityisguaranteedby
militarymightbutevenmoreso
by economic interdependence
and the force of law. It is our
largest economic partner bloc.
Second comes the Islamic
world consisting of the Wah-
habi fundamentalist forces
which feed terrorism. Our de-
pendence on Arab and Iranian
oil makes it critical.
Russia with its deep state-
run power apparatus is an im-
portant military supplier and
partner.
And then there is China!
China is a vast country with
economic dynamism, focused
leadership, and military might.
ItalsoseesIndiaasanadversary.
China, unlike the other
world powers, has not promot-
ed a worldview. While there is
an endless comment on its eco-
nomic, political, and military
affairs but no one has seen it as
a powerhouse of “ideas”.
China – love or hate it – is an
inexhaustible force whose
economy rose fast enough for it
to become the world’s largest
economy in Purchasing Power
Parity (PPP) terms. It domi-
nates the world supply chains
and has managed to drag 400
million people from rural pov-
erty to prosperity in less than
40 years. The ‘Made in China’
label was acquiring clout, till
the COVID crisis began.
The scale, speed, and impact
of material progress are
prompting a deeper question.
Will China rise to rule the
world as a hegemon? Will India
inevitably face ruinous conflict
with China?
As a professional marketer,
content maker, business man-
ager, socio-economic observer
and writer my assessment is
that China lacks the soft power
to dominate the world. It is act-
ing aggressively and is being
acquisitive but it does not in-
spire deep adoration. The
world is wary of China. We re-
main uninspired by its intellec-
tual output. Can we name even
five contemporary Chinese
writers, thinkers, and artists?
China has got richer but has it
got enriched holistically?
China has not accommodat-
ed itself to the rules of a glo-
balised world with democracy,
privatisation, and collabora-
tion at its core.
China’s government is a me-
ga-state business enterprise.
This is what allows China to
have the confidence to be a
military aggressor and a politi-
cal despot. State economics is
their engine.
On April 15th 1989, a memo-
rial march for the former com-
munist party Secretary-Gener-
al Hu Yaobang turned into a
mass protest for political re-
form, workers’ rights, and an
end to official corruption. It
dominated the heart of Beijing
for six weeks but was abruptly
crushed by soldiers and tanks
on 4th June 1989. The crack-
down was a human tragedy and
it showed us that China is ‘all
economics no politics’.
Deng Xiaoping – China’s su-
preme leader after Mao Tse
Tung had made his directive
clear - “Tao guang Yang Hui”
literally meaning “hide bright-
ness, nourish obscurity”. The
state media has officially trans-
lated this as “be patient and
build capability“.
Now China has decided that
its time has arrived. However,
it still does not have “Soft pow-
er”. The Chinese state’s estab-
lishment rues its lack of ex-
portable cultural dominance
that they call “Ruan Quan Li”
This is where- I believe- cur-
rently India has a decisive edge
over China. India is an intellec-
tual power with credits to sev-
eral large impact ideas and new
cultural content that appeals to
a larger world. We have a free-
dom of expression that leads to
widespread dissemination.
In my opinion, China’s path
to superpower status is not
smooth. Beijing is the formula
of state capitalism, open mar-
ket but a closed political sys-
tem will not last the course of
its attrition with powerful lib-
eral democracies.
Soft power will beat hard
power eventually.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
CHINA EXPORTS EVERYTHING
EXCEPT BIG IDEASChina is acting aggressively & is being acquisitive but it does not inspire deep adoration
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China, unlike
the other world
powers, has not
promoted a
worldview.
While there is
an endless
comment on its
economic,
political, and
military affairs
but no one has
seen it as a
powerhouse
of “ideas”
China has not
accommodated itself
to the rules of a
globalised world with
democracy,
privatisation, and
collaboration
at its core
he world needs
to shift from the
current fossil-
fuel-based en-
ergy system to
carbon neutrality. Most
obviously, this will require
countries to roll out renew-
able energy and integrate
it into the electricity grid,
boost energy efficiency, up-
grade infrastructure, and
refine the governance of
electricity and energy mar-
kets. Less apparent, suc-
cess will require that wom-
en are able to contribute to
the transition on an equal
footing with men.
Energy transitions will
differ depending on coun-
tries’ development priori-
ties, the proportion of the
population with access to
power grids, the current
energy mix, and projected
demand. Some transitions
may involve simply retro-
fitting old, unsustainable
assets in order to reduce
carbon dioxide emissions,
while others may be part
of a multifaceted develop-
ment strategy for societal
transformation, includ-
ing gender equality and
inclusion.
Although the available
data vary considerably,
women probably represent
– at most – one-third of the
global sustainable energy
workforce. And their share
typically is much lower in
the so-called STEM profes-
sions (science, technology,
engineering, and mathe-
matics) and in executive
positions. Unsurprisingly,
awareness of gender dy-
namics in the workplace
also tends to be low. Moreo-
ver, policies that could help
redress the current imbal-
ance in the sector – such as
flextime, parental leave,
return-to-work schemes,
bias-free recruitment and
promotion, and gender-
balanced boards and pan-
els – are scarce.
These barriers to the full
participation of women
are, first and foremost, an
infringement of human
rights, in particular wom-
en’s right to full and equal
participation in the life of
their communities.
In addition, the under-
representation of women
deprives energy transi-
tions of diverse talent, and
thus impedes the transfor-
mational change required
to achieve global climate
targets and the United Na-
tions Sustainable Develop-
ment Goals. Conversely,
the equal participation of
women in the workforce is
demonstrably good for
business, the economy, so-
cial development, and the
environment.
These findings are not
new. In its 2012 World De-
velopment Report, for ex-
ample, the World Bank em-
phasized that gender
equality not only is a core
development objective in
its own right, but also en-
hances an economy’s pro-
ductivity and improves
future generations’ pros-
pects. And during the 2009
global economic down-
turn, a global survey by
the consulting firm McK-
insey & Company conclud-
ed that women leaders rep-
resent “a competitive edge
in and after the crisis.”
Likewise, having a higher
percentage of women in
decision-making positions
increases innovation and
profitability, decreases
risk, and enhances sus-
tainability practices.
Green-energy transi-
tions provide opportuni-
ties to tackle systemic gen-
der discrimination and
enable societies to reap the
benefits of a more diverse
workforce. That is partly
because sustainable ener-
gy is a new and fast-grow-
ing field: the number of
people employed world-
wide in the sector is expect-
ed to increase from an esti-
mated 11 million today to
over 42 million in 2050.
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India buying Arms
to Meet threats
he United Nations Conference on Trade
and Development (UNCTAD) warned
last month that the coronavirus pan-
demic, lockdown measures, supply
chain disruptions, and economic slow-
down may adversely impact foreign investments in
India despite inflows of $51 billion in direct invest-
ments in 2019. Last year India had improved its
position among nations receiving maximum for-
eign investments from 12th in 2018 to ninth in 2019.
The India story may not be as bleak as predicted
by UNCTAD as foreign investments are not trick-
ling but flowing in. Taiwanese company Foxconn
recently announced its plan to invest $1 billion to
expand its Sriperumbur based plant near Chennai
in a move seen as gradual shifting of business
from China to India. The contract manufacturer,
it is learned, assembles Apple iPhones.
InanotherimportantdevelopmentSundarPichai,
Chief Executive Officer of Google announced last
FridaythatthetechnologygiantwillinvestRs75,000
croreoverthenext5-7yearstohelpaccelerateIndia’s
digital economy. “Today, I am excited to announce
theGoogleforIndiaDigitizationFund.Throughthis
effort will invest Rs 75,000 crore, or approximately
$10 billion, into India over the next 5-7 years…”
Reliance Jio has attracted foreign investments
worth Rs 1.15 trillion.
ThesedevelopmentsmustbemusictoPrimeMin-
ister Narendra Modi’s ears. While delivering the
inauguraladdressattheIndiaGlobalWeek2020just
a few days back, Modi fervently invited investors to
India. “We are laying a red carpet for all global com-
panies to establish their presence in India,” Modi
had said. They seem to be headed towards India.
ost-June15skirmishbetweenIndianand
Chinese soldiers at Pangong Tso India is
on a spree to buy defence equipment to
adequately arm its forces against an un-
reliable adversary. With Rafales already
on there, India approached Russia to urgently pur-
chase21MiG29fighterjetstobolsterthethreesquad-
ronsalreadyinserviceand12Su30s.Russiarespond-
ed with alacrity and said it was ready to supply the
fighters in the shortest time-frame possible.
With the skies secured, India was mulling the
purchase of rifles for the 13- lakh strong army from
the US. Originally it was planned to produce 6.71
lakh AK 203 Russian Kalashnikov rifles under the
Make in India programme. The project ran into
trouble as the price quoted by the Russian manu-
facturer was found to be “ureasonable and unac-
ceptable”. While a committee is looking into the
cost issue, the army which has acquired 72,400 SiG
Sauer rifles is now intending to buy an equal num-
ber of Sauer rifles to meet the shortage. The shop-
ping list doesn’t end here.
The army is also eyeing some state-of-the-art
defence equipment from the US and Israel. Promi-
nent among them are 200 pieces of Raven, or RQ-11,
the US-made hand-launched, remotely controlled
aerial vehicle, and Israeli “loitering” ammunition
Spike Firefly. Artillery shells with a range of 40
km are also on the list. Ravens and the shells are
aimed at adding lethal power to the infantry.
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New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court upheld the
rightsof theTravancore
royal family in the ad-
ministration of historic
Sree Padmanabhaswa-
my Temple in Kerala,
considered to be one of
the richest temples in
the country.
It set aside the Kerala
High Court’s 2011 ver-
dict which had directed
the state government to
setupatrusttotakecon-
trol of management and
assets of the temple.
A bench headed by
Justice UU Lalit said
that as an interim meas-
ure, the District Judge
of Thiruvanan-
thapuram will head an
administrative commit-
tee to manage the tem-
ple’s affairs.
The top court deliv-
ered the verdict on a
batch of appeals, in-
cluding the one filed by
legal representatives of
the Travancore royal
family, challenging the
January 31, 2011 verdict
of the High Court.
The sprawling tem-
ple, an architectural
splendour in granite,
was rebuilt in its pre-
sent form in the 18th
century by the Travan-
core Royal House which
had ruled southern
Kerala and some adjoin-
ing parts of Tamil Nadu
before integration of
the princely state with
the Indian Union in
1947.
While pronouncing
the judgement, the apex
court held that the
death of earlier ruler of
Travancore royal fami-
ly does not affect the
right of ‘Shebaitship’
(the right to manage the
deity and the temple as
a priest) of Marthanda
Varma, the brother of
last ruler of the royal
family, and his legal
heirs.
The top court said
that death of the last
ruler of royal family
does not entitle the
state government to
take over the manage-
ment of committee as
law of escheat does not
apply in this case and
the management of the
temple continues to
vest in trust of the ruler
of Travancore.
While making an in-
terim arrangement to
manage the affairs of
the temple, the apex
court said that it will
remain in force till a
fresh committee is set
up and all the members
of the committee must
be Hindus.
The controversy over
management of the his-
toric temple was pend-
ing in the apex court for
last nine years. —PTI
SC UPHOLDS TRAVANCORE ROYAL FAMILY’S RIGHTS
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister Nitin Gadkari on
Monday said that the
world is reluctant to
deal with China in the
wake of coronavirus
and termed it as a
“great opportunity” for
Indian industries.
“World economic sce-
nario is very favoura-
ble, the world is not
very much interested to
deal with China. So it is
a great opportunity for
Indian industries. It is
a blessing in disguise.
We can be more com-
petitive, quality-con-
scious, and take advan-
tage of the situation,”
Gadkari said while ad-
dressing webinar on
“Aatmanirbhar Bharat
in New India”. The
Minister said that the
Central government
aims to increase gross
domestic product
(GDP), agriculture
growth rate, and village
industry growth.
“World Bank has in-
creased our ease of do-
ing business rank but
clearance, certificate,
and compliance proce-
dures are very compli-
cated. We are trying to
make all systems digi-
tal. Our aim is to in-
crease GDP, agriculture
growth rate, and village
industry growth,” he
said. Minister for Road
Transport said, “In
NHAI, we have now in-
come of Rs 28,000 crores
per year and my plan is
to take to Rs 1 lakh
crores in the next five
years. I am not fully de-
pending on the govern-
ment’s budget.” —ANI
‘Great chance for Indian as world
reluctant to deal with China’
New Delhi: Girls out-
shone boys in the class
12 examination, results
of which were an-
nounced by the Central
Board of Secondary
Education (CBSE) on
Monday, recording an
increase of over 5 per
cent in pass percentage
against last year.
The board decided
against coming up
with any merit list
amid the exceptional
circumstances arising
out of the COVID-19
pandemic.
The board also decid-
ed to replace the term
“fail” with “essential re-
peat”. Accordingly, the
term “fail” will not fig-
ure in result documents
issued to the candidates
as well as those hosted
on the board website.
Girls outperformed
boys by 5.96 per cent.
While the pass percent-
age of girls is 92.15 per
cent, that of boys is
86.19 per cent, this year.
The transgenders have
recorded a pass percent-
age of 66.67%. The over-
all pass percentage in-
creased by 5.38% as
against last year. —PTI
CBSE class 12 exam results out, girls outshine boys
New Delhi: The SC re-
fused to entertain a
plea which sought di-
rections for restriction
on this year’s Shri Am-
arnath Yatra due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
A bench headed by
Justice DY Chandra-
chud said that the deci-
sion on permitting pil-
grims and imposing
conditions for their
safeguard falls within
the domain of execu-
tive and the adminis-
tration would take a
call on it.
The apex court was
hearing a plea filed by
Shri Amarnath Barfa-
ni Langars Organisa-
tion’ which had sought
a direction to Centre,
Jammu and Kashmir
and Shri Amarnathji
Shrine Board to re-
strict the access of pil-
grims in the Yatra in
wake of the coronavi-
rus outbreak. —PTI
SC refuses to entertain plea seeking
restrictions on Amarnath Yatra
New Delhi: The Delhi High
Court Monday extended till Au-
gust 31 all the interim orders, in-
cluding bails, which were to ex-
pire on or after July 15, in cases
before it and the district courts
here so as to ensure safety of
litigants, lawyers and under-trial
prisoners during the prevailing
COVID-19 pandemic
A special bench, headed by Chief
Justice D N Patel, said it was ex-
tending the interim orders, includ-
ing bails, till August 31 as the pris-
ons were already overcrowded and
if anyone prisoner returns to jail
from outside, there was a risk he
might bring the infection with him
and it could spread among the oth-
er inmates. —PTI
HC EXTENDS INTERIM
ORDERS TILL AUG 31
TABLIGHI: BAIL TO 85
KYRGYSTAN NATIONALS
New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday
granted bail to 85 Kyrgyzstan na-
tionals who were chargesheeted for
attending the Tablighi Jamaat con-
gregation here allegedly in viola-
tion of visa norms, indulging in
missionary activities illegally and
violating government guidelines
issued in the wake of Covid-19 out-
break. Chief Metropolitan Magis-
trate Gurmohina Kaur granted the
relief on furnishing personal bond
of Rs 10,000 each.
Till date, 532 foreigners from 34
countries, who were chargesheeted
in the case, have been granted bail
by the court. The police had in June
filed 59 charge sheets, including
supplementaries, against 956 for-
eigners in the case. —PTI
Bhopal: MP Chief Min-
ister Shivraj Singh
Chouhan distributed
portfolios on Monday
among 28 new minis-
ters, who were inducted
in the cabinet on July 2.
CM holds the follow-
ing portfolios -- general
administration depart-
ment, public relations,
Narmada valley devel-
opment,aviation. Narot-
tam Mishra, retains
home and has also been
givenadditionalcharges,
including jail, parlia-
mentary affairs, law, &
legislative affairs.
YashodharaRajeScindia
has been given charge of
sports & youth welfare,
technicaleducation,skill
development, & employ-
ment ministries.
Scindia camp gains as
MP CM allots portfolios Kolkata: A West Ben-
gal MLA was found
dead under mysterious
circumstances near his
home in North Dina-
jpur district on Monday,
an incident his family
and the BJP claimed
was a “cold-blooded
murder”, and blamed
the ruling TMC for it.
The body of Deben-
dra Nath Ray, in his 60s,
was found hanging
from the ceiling of a ve-
randah outside a shut-
tered shop near his
home in Bindal village
in Hemtabad area of
the district, police said.
West Bengal police
said a suicide note was
found from his shirt
pocket where he blamed
two people for his death.
Ray had won the
Hemtabad (reserved)
seat on a CPI-M ticket in
2016 but later joined the
BJP. Ray’s death
whipped up a political
storm, with BJP brand-
ing it a murder by
“TMC goons” and call-
ing a 12-hour shutdown
in North Dinajpur dis-
trict from 6 am on Tues-
day. BJP national presi-
dent J P Nadda tweeted
saying, “The suspected
heinous killing of De-
bendra Nath Ray, BJP
MLA from Hemtabad in
West Bengal, is ex-
tremely shocking & de-
plorable. This speaks of
the Gunda Raj & failure
of law and order in the
Mamta govt. People will
not forgive such a govt
in the future. We strong-
ly condemn this.” —PTI
Bengal BJP MLA found hanging
BABRI MASJID: KALYAN SINGH
APPEARS BEFORE TRIAL COURT
Lucknow: Senior BJP
leader Kalyan Singh ap-
peared before the special
CBI court here in connec-
tion with the 1992 Babri
mosque demolition case.
The 88-year-old former
Uttar Pradesh chief minis-
ter and former Rajasthan
Governor arrived at the
court to record his state-
ment before the CBI spe-
cial judge. The CBI court
is currently recording the
statements of 32 accused
under CrPC section 313
(court’s power to examine
the accused), a stage in
the trial that follows the
examination of accused.
Other alleged accused,
including former deputy
prime minister L K Advani
and senior BJP leaders
M M Joshi, are yet to be
examined at this stage.
TWO MILITANTS KILLED IN
ENCOUNTER IN ANANTNAG
Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encoun-
ter with security forces in Anantnag district of
J&K , police said. Security forces launched a cor-
don and search operation early Monday morning
in Srigufwara area of Anantnag district following
information about the presence of militants there.
The search operation turned into an encounter
around 6:40 am when the hiding militants opened
fire on the security forces, who retaliated. In the
ensuing gunfight, two militants were killed and
incriminating material, the police said.
PANEL PROBING KANPUR
AMBUSH, VISITS BIKRU VILLAGE
Kanpur: Justice (retd) Shashi Kant Agar-
wal, heading the one-member judicial
commission probing the Kanpur ambush &
encounter of slain gangster Vikas Dubey,
visited Bikru village to probe the attack in
which eight policemen had died. Agarwal
visited the ambush site in the village near
Kanpur and interacted with the locals. He
also took a round of the village and tried to
persuade locals into recounting the details
of the July 3 incident, an official said.
CONG LEADER, 38 WORKERS BOOKED
FOR VIOLATING PROHIBITORY ORDERS
Aligarh: A Congress lead-
er and 38 party workers
were booked for violating
prohibitory orders after
they staged a protest
against high electricity
tariff in the state, police
said on Monday. National
Secretary of All India
Congress Committee
(AICC) Vivek Bansal,
however, said that as the
agitation was organised
inside a private property,
they had not defied any
restriction that have been
enforced across the state
due to the coronavirus.
According to police, the
Congress workers were
booked under sections
188 & 269 of the Disaster
Act for holding a protest
at Dharampur courtyard
marriage hall without
obtaining permission.
IN THE COURTYARD
Jammu: Indian
Army chief General
MM Naravane on
Monday reiterated
India’s “zero toler-
ance” policy against
the ceasefire viola-
tions by Pakistan and
attemptsbyterrorists
to infiltrate from
across the border.
Pakistan has inten-
sified ceasefire viola-
tions in Jammu and
Kashmir and the In-
dian Army has said it
has recorded as many
as 2,542 violations till
June 30. On Sunday,
Pakistan initiated
cross-border firing in
Nowshera sector of
Rajouri and Kirni
and Qasba sectors of
Poonch.
The 3,289 viola-
tions of the mutual-
ly-brokered a truce
deal in November
2003 were recorded
last year and were
the highest in 16
years.
“The COAS rein-
stated the fact of
‘zero tolerance’
against the ceasefire
violations by Paki-
stan and infiltration
attempts by terror-
ists,” Lieutenant
Colonel Devender
Anand said in a state-
ment. “He further
highlighted that all
agencies of services
and Govt are work-
ing together relent-
lessly & will continue
to do the same to de-
feat the nefarious de-
sign of proxy war
being fueled by our
adversaries.”
Zero tolerance on
ceasefire violations
by Pak: Naravane
Army Chief GenNaravane (2nd R) during his visit to
forward areas along the border in Jammu region.
BJP state president Dilip Ghosh along with party supporters
participate in a silent protest in Kolkata.
SREE PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE CASE SO FAR
Lucknow girl Divyanshi Jain, a
class 12th student of Navyug
Radiance Sr Sec School, scored 600
marks out of 600 to get 100% marks
in the CBSE class 12 results declared
on Monday. “This is unbelievable. I
am elated and surprised at the same
time,” said jubilant Divyanshi Jain with a big smile.
LUCKNOW GIRL DIVYANSHI JAIN
GETS 100% MARKS
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Income Tax...
and Kota and premises
of the promoters and
owners are being cov-
ered.
At least 80 tax sleuths
apart from police offi-
cials are part of the ac-
tion, they said.
They said the depart-
ment initiated action on
the basis of inputs of
alleged huge cash trans-
actions and under-re-
porting of profits by the
hydropower group. The
business house has in-
terests in hydro me-
chanical equipments
and was awarded a con-
tract to build a dam in
Rajasthan in 2018.
Sources reveal that the
the team have recov-
ered cash and docu-
ments denoting invest-
ment in property.
Meanwhile, the de-
partment also searched
Fairmont hotel whose
shareholder is one R K
Sharma. The ED is also
probing Sharma on
charges of alleged viola-
tionof forexlawsrelated
to remittance of over Rs
96 crore from Mauritius.
The ED had also ques-
tioned some people in
this case few days back,
they said. Notably, a re-
lease by the IT depart-
mentreadthattheteams
recovered “Several in-
criminating evidences
in the form of loose pa-
pers/diaries/digital
data have been found
indicating trading in
bullion in cash, invest-
ment of cash in proper-
ties etc. Further investi-
gations are in process.”
Indo-China talks...
On July 5, the Special
Representatives of In-
dia and China on the
Boundary Question--
Ajit Doval and Chinese
State Councillor and
Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs Wang Yi--- had a
‘frank and in-depth ex-
change’ during a tele-
phone conversation
during which they
agreed that both sides
should complete the on-
going disengagement
process along the LAC
expeditiously. —ANI
Lord Ram...
played with people’s
faith, and the Commu-
nists in Nepal will be
rejected by the masses
in the same way they
have been here.
“Lord Ram is a mat-
ter of faith for us, and
people will not allow
anybody, be it prime
minister of Nepal or
anyone, to play with
this,” he said in New
Delhi. Speaking at an
event on the birth anni-
versary of Nepalese
poet Bhanubhakta at
the Prime Minister’s
residence in Kathman-
du, Oli said that Nepal
“has become a victim of
cultural encroachment
and its history has been
manipulated.”
Bhanubhakta was
born in 1814 in Tanhu of
western Nepal and is
credited for translating
Valmiki’s Ramayan into
Nepali language. He
died in 1868. “Although
the real Ayodhya lies at
Thori in the west of Bir-
gunj, India has claimed
the Indian site as the
birthplace of Lord Ram,
Oli said.
We also believe that
deity Sita got married to
Prince Ram of India.
Actually, Ayodhya is a
village lying west of Bir-
gunj, he said, adding
that the marriage be-
tween bride and bride-
groomatsuchadistance
was not possible at the
time when there was no
communication and
transportation system.
Google to...
We spoke on a wide
range of subjects, par-
ticularly leveraging the
power of technology to
transform the lives of
India’s farmers, young-
stersandentrepreneur,”
the PM tweeted.
During the interac-
tion, the challenges that
the global pandemic
has brought to areas
such as sports were also
discussed.
“During our interac-
tion, Sundar Pichai and
I spoke about the new
work culture that is
emerging in the times
of COVID-19. We dis-
cussed the challenges
the global pandemic
has brought to areas
such as sports. We also
talked about the impor-
tance of data security
and cyber safety,” the
Prime Minister tweeted
“I was delighted to
know more about the ef-
forts of Google in sev-
eral sectors, be it in edu-
cation, learning, Digital
India, furthering digi-
tal payments and
more,” he said in an-
other tweet.
This move by Google
is significant as it comes
in the middle of the
COVID-19pandemicand
as multinational compa-
nies across the world
look at alternative in-
vestment destinations.
“Excited to announce
Google for India Digiti-
sationFund.Throughit,
we will invest Rs 75,000
crore or approx US$10
Billon into India over
the next 5-7 yrs. We’ll do
thisthroughamixof eq-
uity investments, part-
nerships and operation-
al infrastructure in eco-
system investments,”
said Pichai.
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
questioned the govern-
ment’s claims on bat-
tling COVID-19, asking
is India at a “good posi-
tion” in the battle
against the virus.
His remarks came a
day after Union Home
Minister Amit Shah
said India is in a “good
position” in the battle
against the coronavirus
pandemic and the coun-
try will fight the disease
with determination and
enthusiasm.
In a tweet, Gandhi
asked, “India at good
position in COVID19
battle?”
He tagged a graph of
India’s daily average
COVID cases that
showed a steady rise,
against that of other
countries like South Ko-
rea & New Zealand
which have shown a
steady decline in cases.
India saw a daily rise
of 28,701 cases in last
24 hours, taking the to-
tal number of cases to
8,78,254 as on Monday
morning, while the
death toll climbed to
23,174 with 500 people
succumbing to the in-
fection, according to
the Union Health Min-
istry data.
Gandhi has been crit-
icising government on
handling of COVID cri-
sis and has accused it of
having failed to tackle
the situation. —PTI
RaGa questions govt’s
good position claim
The Gandhi scion has been criticising the Centre over handling of the pandemicCORONA UPDATE
New Delhi: The ICMR
said that a total of
2,19,103 samples have
been tested for corona-
virus in the last 24
hours. With this, the to-
tal number of tests in
India have reached
1,18,06,265.
Meanwhile, ICMR is
continuously scaling up
its testing facilities for
COVID-19 by giving ap-
proval to government
andprivatelaboratories.
a total of 688 labora-
tories across India has
been given the approval
to conduct tests.
Over 1.1 cr samples
tested till July 12: ICMR
New Delhi: A 39-year-
old man was discharged
from the newly set up
SardarPatelCOVIDcare
centre on Monday, be-
coming the first patient
to be completely cured
of the disease at the fa-
cilityhere,officialssaid.
The patient, a resi-
dent of South Delhi,
was admitted to the
COVID care centre on
July 5, they said. He is
the first patient to be
discharged from the fa-
cility created at the
Radha Soami Beas cen-
tre in Chattarpur, a sen-
ior official said.
ITBP doctors at the
facility clapped for him
and bid him goodbye.
The man was also given
a rose stem, a memento,
and a COVID-19 free cer-
tificate as he boarded an
ambulance for home,
the official said. He has
been advised another 7
days of home isolation.
A total of 147 patients
have been admitted to
the centre till now. A
team of over 1,000 doc-
tors, nurses and para-
medic staff of ITBP and
other paramilitary forc-
es have been earmarked
to work at the facility.
Sardar Patel
centre: 1st
patient
discharged
Mumbai: Equitybench-
mark Sensex rallied
over 400 points in early
trade on Monday, track-
ing gains in index-heav-
yweight Reliance Indus-
tries and strong signals
from global markets.
Reclaiming the 37,000
level in opening session,
the 30-share BSE Sensex
was trading 413.03
points, or 1.13 per cent,
higher at 37,007.36.
In similar movement,
the NSE Nifty surged
123.35 points, or 1.15 per
cent, to 10,891.40.
Reliance Industries
was the top gainer in
the Sensex pack, jump-
ing over 2 per cent to hit
its record high of Rs
1,938.80 per share, after
the company said it has
secured Rs 730 crore
from wireless technol-
ogy leader Qualcomm
by selling a small stake
in Jio Platforms.
Adding to a slew of
investments since April
that has crossed Rs 1.18
lakh crore, Qualcomm
Ventures’ investment
will translate into 0.15
per cent equity stake in
Jio Platforms on a fully
diluted basis. Infosys,
Tech Mahindra, Tata
Steel, IndusInd Bank,
HUL and Maruti were
among the other gain-
ers. —PTI
Sensex rallies over 400 pts;
Reliance hits fresh peak
Thiruvananthapuram:
The Congress-led Unit-
ed Democratic Front on
Monday decided to
bringinano-confidence
motion against the state
government as part of
its protest seeking
Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan’s res-
ignation alleging that
his office was linked to
the recent case of gold
smuggling through a
diplomatic baggage.
UDF convener Benni
Behanan said the Front
has also decided to
move a resolution
against Speaker P
Sreeramakrishnan and
seek his resignation.
“The UDF meet today
has decided to move a
no-confidence motion
against the government
and resolution against
the Speaker. The UDF
has entrusted the mat-
ter with the Opposition
Congress Leader
Ramesh Chennithala,”
Behanan said.
He said the Speaker,
who has alleged links
with one of the accused
in the gold smuggling
case,needstostepdown.
“We will continue our
protest seeking the res-
ignation of the Chief
Minister. The attempts
to protect the accused
have become evident
now. The link of the
(former) IT secretary,
who was also the secre-
tary to the Chief Minis-
ter, with one of the ac-
cused is clear now,” the
UDF Convenor alleged.
The UDF leader also
said that asking him to
go on long leave was not
any kind of discipli-
nary action.
Swapna Suresh and
Sandeep Nair, the two
key accused in the gold
smuggling case, were
remanded to custody by
a NIA court at Kochi on
Sunday, a day after their
arrest from Bengaluru
in connection with the
case that has led to a po-
litical storm, targeting
the Pinarayi Vijayan-led
LDF government. —PTI
Congress-led UDF to bring no-confidence
motion against Left government in Kerala
Swapna Suresh & Sandeep Nair, key accused in case, were remanded to custody by a NIA court.
GOLD SMUGGLING CASE
Moscow: The clinical
trials of the world’s first
coronavirus vaccine on
volunteers at Sechenov
First Moscow State
Medical University has
been successfully com-
pleted, Vadim Tarasov,
the director of the Insti-
tute for Translational
Medicine and Biotech-
nology, told Sputnik,
adding that the first
group of volunteers
would be discharged on
Wednesday and the sec-
ond on July 20.
The university began
clinical trials of the vac-
cine produced by Rus-
sia’sGamaleiInstituteof
Epidemiology and Mi-
crobiology on June 18.
“Sechenov Universi-
ty has successfully com-
pleted tests on volun-
teers of the world’s first
vaccine against corona-
virus,” Tarasov said.
According to Alexan-
der Lukashev, the direc-
tor of the Institute of
Medical Parasitology,
Tropical and Vector-
Borne Diseases at Sech-
enov University, the ob-
jective of this stage of
the study was to show
the vaccine’s safety for
human health, which
was successfully done.
“The safety of vac-
cine is confirmed. It
corresponds to safety of
those vaccines that are
currently on the mar-
ket,” Lukashev said.
Russia successfully completes
trials of world’s 1st vaccine
New Delhi: The series
of pro-active, pre-emp-
tive and coordinated
steps taken by the Cen-
tre and the State gov-
ernments for contain-
ment and prevention of
COVID-19 has contrib-
uted to a gradual surge
in COVID-19 recovery.
Aggressive testing cou-
pled with timely diag-
nosis has led to identify-
ing COVID affected pa-
tients before they pro-
gress into an advanced
stage of the disease; ef-
fective implementation
of containment zones,
surveillance activities
ensured that the rate of
infection stays under
control. The norms and
standards for care of
Home Isolation along
with use of oxymeters
have helped to keep a
check on the asympto-
matic or mildly sympto-
matic patients.
India has more than
5.5L recovered cases
‘NO LOGIC IN BABY PACK LOCKDOWN’
Bhubaneswar: In a
major development
capable of helping
in drug formula-
tions for COVID-19,
the Institute of Life
Sciences has suc-
cessfully estab-
lished in vitro cul-
tures of coronavirus
from patient sam-
ples using vero cells,
a top ILS official
said. 17 virus cul-
tures have been
established from
swab samples origi-
nating from differ-
ent locations of the
country with vary-
ing virus loads by
ILS, an autonomous
institute of Dept of
Biotechnology,
New Delhi: Drug
firm Glenmark Phar-
maceuticals said it
has cut price of
its antiviral drug
Favipiravir, under
the brand name
FabiFlu, for patients
with mild to
moderate COVID-19,
by 27% to Rs 75
per tablet.
Glenmark Phar-
maceuticals had
launched FabiFlu
last month at a price
of Rs 103 per tablet.
In a regulatory fil-
ing Glenmark an-
nounced a price re-
duction of 27 %for
FabiFlu. The new
(MRP) is Rs 75 per
tab, it said.
ILS takes
major step
in drug
formulations
Glenmark
drops
price of
Favipiravir
480 RETURN
Mumbai: As many as
480 Indian medi-
cal students, who
were stranded in
Russia due to the
coronavirus- induced
restrictions, arrived in
Mumbai by a private
chartered flight
on Monday. They
thanked Maharash-
tra minister Aaditya
Thackeray for the
help in facilitating
their return. The stu-
dents, included 470
from Maharashtra, 4
from UT of Dadra &
Nagar Haveli, 4 from
MP & two from Goa.
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Jaipur: Jaipur Devel-
opment Authority has
decided to send the mat-
ter of land allotment for
cricket stadium to the
state government.
TheRajasthanCricket
Association(RCA)wants
to develop an interna-
tional cricket stadium
on the proposed land.
RCA plans to invest Rs
250-300 crore on develop-
ing the stadium and oth-
er latest facilities in &
around the stadium.
The Project Commit-
tee of JDA had met on
January 20 this year,
where the allotment of
the land to RCA for the
proposed cricket stadi-
um was decided.
The committee had
alsonotifiedtheplanning
of the land during the
meeting. The decision by
JDA to transfer the mat-
ter of allotment to the
government is because
of the price at which the
land is to be allotted.
RCA has desired that
the land be allotted to
them at 10% of the DLC
rate but according to the
laidpolicyof thegovern-
ment, a land for public
or other use can be allot-
ted at 200% + 15%. So as
per the existing policy,
the land can be allotted
to RCA at Rs 7500/- per
square meter while the
DLC rate is only Rs 1,180
per square meter and
RCA wants to pay just
10% of this DLC rate.
It is understandable
that the JDA could not
decide on such a depar-
ture from the laid policy
so it has decided to send
the matter to the state
government for a final
decision.
It is noteworthy that
theGehlotgovernmentin
its earlier tenure had
made the allotment for
land for cricket stadium
toRCA.RCAwasallotted
18.1 hectares of land in
Chomp village. At that
time the allotment was
done at 10% of the DLC
rates. As per the terms
agreed RCA was to hand-
over the RCA building at
SMS stadium to JDA and
it was also to begin the
construction of the sta-
dium within six months
of thelandallotment. But
since the RCA failed to
start the construction
within six months of the
land allotment, the then
Vasundharagovernment
cancelled the allotment
on September 1, 2017.
JDA forwards ‘tricky’ land issue to govt
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leaders and MLAs board a bus towards a hotel after CLP meeting at CM residence, in Jaipur on
Monday. The meeting, meant to be a show of strength for Gehlot, comes in the backdrop of an open rebellion by Deputy CM Sachin Pilot.
Cong keeps door open for Pilot,
but he in no mood to return!
Jaipur. The Congress
on Monday said its
doors remain open
for Sachin Pilot, the
rebel leader who
claimed that he has
the support of over
30 party MLAs in the
state’s 200-member
assembly.
Doors are open for
Sachin Pilot and oth-
er MLAs, senior lead-
er Randeep Surjewa-
la told reporters be-
fore the crucial meet-
ing of party MLAs.
The Congress Leg-
islature Party meet-
ing began about
three hours later
than scheduled, with
ministers and MLAs
flashed victory signs
for the cameras.
The Congress said
109 MLAs have already
expressed support for
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, rejecting the
claim by Deputy Chief
Minister and the par-
ty’s state unit presi-
dent Sachin Pilot that
the senior leader does
not have the majority.
About 100 MLAs had
walked into the chief
minister’s residence
by 12.30 pm, an hour
before the meeting ac-
tually started.
But some MLAs con-
sidered close to Pilot
reoprtedly did not ar-
rived. These included
G R Khatana, Harish
Meena, Ramesh Mee-
na, Vishvendra Singh,
Ved Prakash, Mukesh
Bhakar and Ramnivas
Gawriya
Striking a concilia-
tory note at a press
conference, Surjewa-
la said the MLAs
who have not yet
turned up in Jaipur
can call Avinash
Pande, the AICC gen-
eral secretary in-
charge of Rajasthan.
He said the party’s
top leadership spoke
to Pilot several times
in the last 72 hours.
Surjewala said dif-
ferences in a family
can be resolved within
the family, suggesting
that Pilot and other
MLAs should come
and discuss grievances
at party forums.
When a member of
the family gets an-
noyed, he does not
make the family fall
but sits with family
members and resolves
the issue, he said.
Doors are open for
Sachin Pilot and other
MLAs. They will be
heard and solutions
will be found. This is
the discipline of the
party,theAICCspokes-
person said.
The Congress had
rushed Pande, Sur-
jewala and Ajay Mak-
en to Jaipur as observ-
ers at the meeting,
amid a power tussle
between its two Ra-
jasthan leaders.
Meanwhile, Con-
gressworkersremoved
the posters of Pilot
from outside the state
office, but were later
put up again. —PTI
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress leader Randeep
Surjewala during MLAs meeting at CM residence on Monday.
Differences
in a family
can be
resolved within the
family, suggesting
that Pilot and other
MLAs should come
and discuss
grievances at party
forums
—Randeep Surjewala,
Congress leader
With ‘all is well’ message, Gehlot
supporter MLAs holed up in hotel
Jaipur: Congress
MLAs on Monday
holed themselves up
in a resort near
Jaipur after a legisla-
ture party meeting,
where they expressed
support for Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot and only indi-
rectly referred to
Sachin Pilot, whose
rebellion threatens
his government.
MLAs boarded buses
and headed towards a
hotel on city’s out-
skirts after their meet-
ing at Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot’s official
residence here on
Monday.
All is well, minister
Mamta Bhupesh said
before boarding one
of the buses.
Gehlot also board-
ed one of the buses.
Sources said that the
Congress president So-
nia Gandhi and former
party chief Rahul Gan-
dhi were in touch with
Pilot, upset since he
was denied the chief
minister’s post after the
December 2018 assem-
bly elections. —PTI
Congress MLAs were taken to a hotel after the CLP meeting at CM’s residence on Monday. Seen in
the picture are MLAs Madan Prajapat, Amit Chachan and Ganesh Ghogra among others.
 Tourism Minister
Vishvendra Singh on Monday
posted a collage of four
photos on his Twitter handle,
showing state Deputy CM
Sachin Pilot’s struggle
 The photos appear to
have been taken during
various protests and in
one of these, Pilot is seen
bleeding
 The collage with
no caption was posted
apparently to show
Pilot’s struggle and seek
sympathy
 Singh is considered
close to Pilot and had
skipped the CLP meeting
 Prior to meeting, he
tweeted, With an ailing
family member in Delhi
 While, MLA Mukesh
Bhakar said, “Loyalty in
Congress means Ashok
Gehlot’s slavery”
 Minister Ramesh
Meena said, “I am with
Sachin Pilot”
BLOOD
& SWEAT
FOR AAPNO
RAJASTHAN
2 BTP MLAs defy party whip
to lend support to Gehlot
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The two MLAs
of the Bharatiya Tribal
Party(BTP)havebecome
an unsolved puzzle. Re-
cently, the party has
issued a whip stating
that it is neither with
the BJP nor with the
Congress. But at the
same time, BTP MLA
Ramprasad Rot has
said that he is with the
government in reviv-
ing it from the crisis.
The whip is different
and the situation in Ra-
jasthan is different.
BTP is the party that
did wonders on tribal
land in the assembly
elections. In the Rajya
Sabha elections also
BTP had supported the
Congress.
In the very first elec-
tion, two MLAs from
BTP reached the assem-
bly by winning the elec-
tion.
Apart from whatever
is going on between the
two BTP MLAs, Con-
gress MLA Danish
Abrar has clearly said
that both the MLAs are
in their camp.
“We want to save the
government, so we met
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot.Ourparty’swhip
may have a different
meaning,butRajasthan’s
politicalgroundisdiffer-
ent,” said BTP MLA Rot.
AS FIGHTER PILOT’S JET HOVERS OVER DELHI
IT’S POLITICS ON WHEELS IN JAIPUR, YET AGAIN
LAND FOR CRICKET STADIUM IN JAIPUR
Think, life responds, it does
not simply happen. It
responds to your thoughts,
action - to your attitude.
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Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Over the past
few months, the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
(RHB) has exponential-
ly increased its market
goodwill as being one of
the premier real estate
enterprise bringing in
new schemes for peo-
ple’s benefit. It is due to
this that the RHB’s
shops at Ayush Market
being developed under
the prestigious Pratap
Nagar scheme of
Jaipur, has received a
phenomenal response.
Such has been the en-
thusiasm amongst peo-
ple for this project of
the Board that for mere-
ly eleven shops, two
hundred individuals
have deposited the EMD
to participate in the e-
auction, which will con-
tinue till 15th July 2020.
RHB Commissioner
Pawan Arora informed
that there is no drug
market around Ra-
jasthan Health Sciences
University located in
Pratap Nagar, and
hence the Ayush mar-
ket is being developed
here. Interestingly, the
land on which the
Ayush market is being
developed was lying un-
used for years. The RHB
Commissioner gave a
unique idea to develop
the Ayush Market on
this land during his
visit to Pratap Nagar
Scheme. The idea was
unanimously approved
in the Board’s meeting
and now the unused
land is being sold at pre-
mium rates.
“People from other
parts of the country in-
cluding Mumbai, Kolk-
ata, Bangalore and Sik-
kim are participating
in the auction to buy
land in this market.
The bid for the e-auc-
tion can be placed till
the auction closing date
i.e. July 15, 2020 at 6 pm.
For participating in the
auction, detailed terms
and other information,
the website of Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
can be visited,” Arora
said, further adding,
“The RHB is giving
huge discounts in
terms of payment for
purchasing the proper-
ty. Now the Security De-
posit (EMD) will be
taken at 2 percent in-
stead of 5 percent of
the bid price. 15 percent
of the successful bid
amount will have to be
deposited in 3 days, in
which 2 percent EMD
will be adjusted. After
bid acceptance, 35 per-
cent of the bid price
(including miscellane-
ous expenses) can be
deposited in 240 days
and the remaining 50
percent in 360 days. A
discount of 2 percent
will be given in the auc-
tion price on submis-
sion of the entire auc-
tion amount within 15
days of issue of de-
mand letter.”
East, West, North, South: Buyers pour in for RHB auction!
GOODWILL
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Deputy CM
Sachin Pilot, main-
tained that there are no
plans for a meeting with
Rahul Gandhi while
making it clear that he
remains unmoved by
his party’s attempts to
forge a reconciliation
with him, say sources.
As the Congress
fights a crisis in Ra-
jasthan where Pilot is at
loggerheads with his
boss Ashok Gehlot,
there is no word yet
from former Congress
president Rahul Gan-
dhi. But on Monday,
Gandhi’s office insisted
that “He (Sachin Pilot)
is always in his heart.
And they speak often
and directly. They have
great respect and affec-
tion for each other.”
There has been no
word on Twitter from
Rahul Gandhi on the
Rajasthan crisis. The
former Congress presi-
dent tweeted twice on
Monday. The first tweet
questioned the govern-
ment’s claim the fight
against Covid-19 was
going well and the sec-
ond was about Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi’s stand on the
face off with China in
Ladakh.
Meanwhile, on Mon-
day evening, Congress
sources claimed that
Pilot’s talks with the
BJP is continuing.
Leaders in the party
also clarified that Pilot
is “not in direct touch”
with any of the
Gandhis.”The talks are
being conducted only
through emissaries
and via media,” a lead-
er said.
On Sunday evening,
claiming the support
of 30 of the Congress’
107 MLAs, Pilot had
claimed that Ashok Ge-
hlot is now leading a
minority government.
His proclamation was
preceded by his arrival
in Delhi from Jaipur
and placed in public
his determination to
take his long-running
fight with Gehlot to the
finish.
Ahead of the Con-
gress meeting in Jaipur
on Monday morning,
which Pilot skipped,
party leaders urged
him to reconsider his
stand, offering him
both “a chance to re-
solve issues at a party
forum” and a message
from party chief Sonia
Gandhi - “Our doors
are open.”
PILOT SOARS TOO HIGH TO
A POINT OF NO RETURN!Despite ‘great respect and affection’ Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot yet to touch base
Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot —File photo
Mahesh Joshi
condemns raids
Jaipur : Rajasthan gov-
ernment chief whip
Mahesh Joshi on Mon-
day condemned the in-
come tax raids on prem-
ises linked to two Con-
gress leaders. Joshi
was speaking to re-
porters outside the
residence of Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot and said, “I con-
demn this. The raids
are uncalled for and
intended at threaten-
ing but we are not go-
ing to be distracted or
scared by this. Entire
country is watching
this. He said.
The premises are
linked to Congress lead-
ers Rajiv Arora and
Dharmendra Rathore.
Senior Congress
leader Randeep Sur-
jewala targeted Prime
minister Narendra
Modi, Union Home
minister Amit Shah
for the Income Tax
raids on the premises
of some people linked
to the Congress in Ra-
jasthan. He charged
that the Income Tax
department, Enforce-
ment Directorate and
Central Bureau of In-
vestigation are the
BJP’s frontal depart-
ments, but asserted
that such raids will
not topple the govern-
ment.
Meanwhile, Coopera-
tive Minister Udailal
Anjana also questioned
the timing of the raids.
“This was done to cre-
ate pressure. It appar-
ently looks like leaders
who are sitting in Delhi
are behind these raids,”
he said.
RAGA SILENT

For 11 shops at
Board’s Ayush
Market at
Pratap Nagar,
200 applications
have been
received
RHB offering
major discounts
as well
Rajasthan Congress leaders
question timing of I-T raidsFrom P1
“As many as 109 MLAs
have signed the letter to
express full confidence
in the Congress govern-
ment led by CM Gehlot
and in the leadership of
Sonia Gandhi and Ra-
hul Gandhi. Some other
MLAs have spoken to
the chief minister over
the phone and they will
also sign the letter,”
Pande told reporters at
the CM’s residence.
Party sources
claimed that 109 MLAs,
both from the Congress
and those supporting it,
were present in the
meeting while Pilot and
some of his loyalists,
the actual numbers of
whom remained a mys-
tery till late night, did
not attend it.
The resolution also
blamed the BJP for con-
spiring to destablise the
Congress government
and murdering democ-
racy with the misuse of
power and money to
lure MLAs. This is an
insult to eight crore
people of Rajasthan,
the resolution added.
It mentioned that the
Congress government
led by Gehlot took revo-
lutionary decisions in
public interest in the
past a year and a half
and its efforts to deal
with the coronavirus
crisis were appreciated
across the country.
After the meeting
was over, the MLAs
were shifted to Fair-
mont hotel in Kukas on
the Jaipur-Delhi high-
way and The chief min-
ister accompanied oth-
er MLAs in a bus to the
hotel.
While state capital
Jaipur had its own
colors of polity, the na-
tional capital was also
abuzz with various
sceptical predictions.
Inspite of Pilot’s repeat-
ed ‘NO’, to join BJP,
there was still a buzz in
JP Nadda’s camp at
New Delhi that at the
end of the day Pilot will
be joining BJP.
Interestingly, there
were media reports on
Monday morning sug-
gesting the formation
of a new political party
named as ‘Progressive
Congress’ by Pilot, but
till late evening, there
was no specific an-
nouncement to this ef-
fect by Pilot camp.
However, a close Pilot
confidante and a former
Gehlot loyalist, Deep-
endra Singh Shekhawat
again reiterated that
they will not be joining
BJP and stressed that
no work has been done
over the past one and a
half years. He also
claimed that the group
has support of thirty
legislators and ap-
pealed to others to come
and join them.
According to sourc-
es, this confusion will
continue to prevail
for another day or
two, till the entire
‘deal’ is finalised with
BJP, who broadly is
open to the idea of
supporting Pilot from
outside but a section
of BJP leadership
feels that first of all
Pilot must join BJP
and only after the is-
sue of supporting Pi-
lot from outside will
be resolved. Though
Pilot is in touch with
BJP leadership, may
be through Jyotira-
ditya Scindia or Za-
far Islam or anyone
else, but still it ap-
pears that there are
some ‘gaps’ in Pilot’s
deal or understand-
ing with the saffron
party.
WillPilot’sCongbe‘progressive’?
Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala and Avinash Pande.
Pilot’s posters removed
from PCC office in Jaipur
Mahesh Joshi
RANDEEP SINGH
SURJEWALA
@rssurjewala
BJP’s second frontal
organisation too has
came into the field.
ED too has came to
Jaipur, as it was be-
ing said. Now when
will the CBI come?
RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora
INSIDE GEHLOT & PILOT CAMPS
Ashok Gehlot, Avinash
Pande, KC Venugopal,
Pramod Jain Bhaya,
Mahendra Choudhary at
Hotel Fairmont in Jaipur.
Pilot Camp leaders, Indraj
Gurjar, Ramnivas, Brijendra
Ola, GR Khatana, Rakesh
Pareek at a hotel in New
Delhi on Monday.
First India News
Jaipur: The Congress
workers on Monday re-
moved the posters of
Rajasthan party presi-
dent and Deputy Chief
Minister Sachin Pilot
from the party office in
Jaipur amid his rebel-
lion against the leader-
ship. On Sunday even-
ing, Pilot had an-
nounced that he would
not attend the party
legislature meeting
called by CM Ashok Ge-
hlot the following day
and claimed that the
Congress-led govern-
ment had been reduced
to a minority.
Pilot maintained that
he enjoyed the support
of 30 members of the
200-member Rajasthan
legislative assembly.
I condemn
this. The raids
are uncalled
for and intended at
threatening but we are
not going to be dis-
tracted or scared by
this. Entire country is
watching this.
—Mahesh Joshi, Chief Whip
rust me when I
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Wearing fashion-
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THE CRIB
COUTURE
n season one of the
average 2018 Prime
Video series
Breathe, a father
went on a killing
spree to keep his
son alive. In the
second season, also created
by Mayank Sharma, anoth-
er father justifies murder to
save his daughter. In both, a
father will kill to improve
an immunocompromised
child’s chances of staying
alive.
When Delhi-based psy-
chiatrist Avinash Sabhar-
wal’s daughter Siya (Ivana
Kaur) is kidnapped, Avi-
nash (Abhishek Bachchan)
and his wife Abha (Nithya
Menen) meticulously plan
murders to meet the kid-
napper’s demands to free
their child. A well-off and
educated couple cave in and
easily become killers, with
the simple justification that
all is fair if you are trying
to save your family.
The kidnapper invokes
the 10 traits represented by
each of Ravana’s 10 heads
– anger, lust, ego, fear, and
so on – for the murders to be
committed. But Avinash
thinks he can outwit the
kidnapper because, after
all, he is a specialist in
“mind games”.
For that to happen, the
story (written by Sharma,
Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli,
and Arshad Syed) would
have to follow the logic, be
constructed intelligently,
and be creative and origi-
nal. Instead, we see a cata-
log of cliches associated
with the murder mystery
genre.
Despite all the commut-
ing by the characters with-
in and around Delhi, the
story itself crawls along.
Barring the kidnapper’s
story, the other characters
swivel in a single spot. I bet
you will guess the crimi-
nal’s identity before hitting
the mid-point of this bloat-
ed 12-episode series.
The Delhi police team in
charge of the case is at a
loss as videos of these bru-
tal crimes beam across tel-
evision channels. Joining
in their efforts are inspec-
tor Kabir Sawant (Amit
Sadh) and his trusted depu-
ty Prakash Kamble (Hrishi-
kesh Joshi) from the first
season. Kabir is carrying
the emotional baggage of a
thoughtless act, and guilt
draws him to Delhi, where
he reacquaints himself
with Meghna (Plabita
Borthakur), his victim
from the past. Not only is
Meghna now a sponsor at
Narcotics Anonymous, but
she’s also a chirpy, life-pos-
itive young woman who has
named her wheelchair
“Max”.
Sadh carries the burden
of a traumatized Kabir, who
has lost his daughter and
his equilibrium, on his
muscular shoulders. His
character barely rises out
of the pit of gloom and only
occasionally shows a flash
of edgy police work, par-
tially egged on by an ambi-
tious and publicity-hungry
senior officer. Kabir should
have been the binding ele-
ment between the two sea-
sons, but his part is relegat-
ed to the wings. Credit,
though, to Sadh for convey-
ing the pain and fleeting
pleasures of a man coming
out of the shadows.
Nithya Menen and Ab-
hishek Bachchan are fet-
tered by the material and
look as bewildered at the
vapid writing. There was
an opportunity to explore
childhood trauma and men-
tal health issues here, but
it’s unharnessed. Notable
performances come from
supporting cast members,
such as Saiyami Kher, Re-
sham Shrivardhan, Shruti
Bapna, and Nizhalgal Ravi.
Most of the twists can be
seen coming to an episode
in advance. A dozen epi-
sodes of 45 minutes each
give you plenty of time to
join the dots and take a cof-
fee break without missing
anything crucial to the in-
flated and exposition-heavy
plot.
Any gains made by pro-
duction, background mu-
sic, art direction, and cine-
matography are lost by the
writing and editing. A side-
plot of two sub-inspectors
vying for Kabir’s attention
is negated by a pointless
sidebar about a recently
transferred employee jug-
gling a wife’s nagging with
a flirtation with an old
flame. The season was
filmed before the pandemic
and lockdown, but watch-
ing it in this environment,
and seeing men in N95
masks and a germaphobe
obsessively sanitizing his
surroundings resonated in
a very strange way.
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Alliance with promising
parties is the best decision
you will take today. You
may decide to start a small
business from home. You are fit and
fine and people derive inspiration
from you. You may rearrange the
decor in your house today. Love life is
very important for you.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Certitude of any degree
cannot make you predict
your future, there is
nothing to worry. Be
careful of what you speak and in
front of whom you speak.Instead of
flaunting your preparation this time
try to be quiet and concentrate on
being the best for outstanding results
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Requisite for a peaceful
life for you is a life full of
money . For those whose
survive on salaries can
totally expect some bonus. If
someone has helped you in the past
than remember to do the same when
that person needs you. You need to
carefully make any monetary deal.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Endurance power is both
your strength and weakness
depending on the situation.
You like to play around a lot
as physical fitness is crucial in your
life. You are carefree sometime even
towards the closest friends or family
members. Good company will change
your mood today.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Visionary, practical
minded, determined is how
people define you. You
easily beat anyone in
competitions and you are always on
the top. You have surplus of energy
and you never get tired. You love
your kids more than anything in the
world and can do anything for them.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Rapacious company must
be avoided at any cost, such
people are a big problem
when they show their true
colours. No matter is big enough to
break ties with your dear ones
therefore control your anger and talk
things out, everything will be just fine.
You will win the hearts of your parents.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Austerities of any kind can
be dealt with properly
when you strategise well
and in advance. A time
consuming task is no big deal for as
you as no one can match your speed.
Don’t be scared of the work.
Sometimes it should be all about
your partner than you.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Freebie complimentary
benefits are on the cards,
you are one hell of a lucky
one today. Pending work
on work front will be completed
timely today. Those who are out of
shape can resolve to work hard and
walk on the path of fitness. You are
desperate for a big break.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Bunfight on the business
front should be avoided
and the best way to do that
is to not disrespect anyone
by using wrong words. You are
saving day and night seeing the
current situations. You have no other
option than to work day and night to
achieve what you want.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Ameliorate your pains from
the past is the best option
and never look back again.
Your life is full of positivity
and you make everyone positive too.
You will successfully raise funds for
the new business that you want to
start as soon as possible. Your
spouse madly loves you.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Cosseting your child is
good but only till a certain
age, when the chicks start
growing you have to teach
them how to fly on their own. You
are very calculative about everything
and that an awesome quality. Don’t
be disheartened because of minor
ailments, its just no big deal.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Disingenuous behaviour
when it comes to
relationships is not an ideal
thing to do, change if you
don’t want to loose your terms. You
get protection from every where such
is your luck. Money is no big deal for
you as you have plenty. Don’t let love
break your heart, stay strong.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
MYSTERY
TO REACH THE
KIDNAPPERS
I
C
hristina Perri has special news for her fans.
The singer took to Instagram to reveal she’s
pregnant and expecting the second baby with
husband, Paul Costabile. The couple who ties
know in 2017, share a 2-year-old daughter, Carmella
Stanley Costabile. “Carmella is gonna be a big sis-
ter!!! our rainbow baby is coming in January,” the
songstress captioned her Instagram post.
“Surprise !! Our little fam is growing,” Paul
wrote on his Instagram page,
with an adorable pic of
his daughter. ‘New
bambino/Bambina.’
Christina’s heart-
warming pregnancy
news comes six
months after she con-
fessed she suffered a
miscarriage. —Agency
K
elly Preston, the ‘Jerry Macquire’ actor
who had been battling cancer, has
passed away. She was 57.
According to The Hollywood Re-
porter, Preston’s husband John Travolta
confirmed the news of her demise
through an Instagram post. “It is with a
very heavy heart that I inform you that
my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her
two-year battle with breast cancer. She
fought a courageous fight with the love
and support of so many,” Travolta
wrote.
“Kelly’s love and life will always be
remembered. I will be taking some
time to be there for my children
who have lost their mother, so
forgive me in advance if you
don’t hear from us for a
while. But please know
that I will feel your out-
pouringof loveintheweeks
and months ahead as we
heal,” he added. —ANI
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riyanka Chopra Jonas was all
hearts for Nick Jonas’ mum and her
mother-in-law Denise Jonas as she
wished her on her birthday on Ins-
tagram. Priyanka, who fondly calls
Denise as Mama Jonas, shared an
adorable selfie with her as she
showered some birthday love on Denise. Pri-
yanka thanked her mother-in-law for the
‘constant grace and generosity’ they have
shared over the last few years since the ac-
tress married Nick. Despite US recording an
extremely high number of coronavirus cas-
es every single day, Priyanka’s caption hint-
ed that a party is in order as Nick’s parents
seem to be living with them.
PeeCee’s birthday caption for Mama Jo-
nas read, “Happy Birthday MamaJ ! Thank
your for your constant grace and generosity..
I’m So glad you are here and we can cele-
brate you today together ...Love you so
much...@mam-
adjonas @nick-
jonas.” Nick
also took to Insta-
gram a little later
to wish his mother
as he shared a goofy
picture with her. He
wrote, “Love you mom. Happy
birthday!” —Agency
Celebrating B’day!
P
Priyanka Chopra Jonas;
(inset) Her post
K
anye West re-
cently re-
vealed he was
running for
president. While it
has invited all kinds
of reactions, Kim
has shown her sup-
port towards
Kanye’s decision on
Twitter. Now, a new
report suggests that
the ‘Keeping Up
With The Kardashi-
an’ star is a little
concerned for her
musician husband
Kanye after recent
comments regarding
his presidential can-
didacy raised eye-
brows across
the internet.
This comes
after his
lengthy in-
terviewwith
Forbes was
published.
Earlier this
week, Kanye’s
Forbes interview
was described as a
“ r a m b l i n g ,
four-hour” take
about his experience
battling COVID-19,
his presidential
campaign plans and
his mental health,
among other topics.
Recalling his well-
documented strug-
gle with bipolar dis-
order, Kanye said,
“God just gave me
the clarity and said
it’s time to run for
president. Between
all of the influences
and the positions
that we can be put in
as musicians—you
go on tour, you put
out these albums,”
he said.
—Agency
CONCERNED! 18 YEARS OF
DEVDAS
M
adhuri Dixit
Nene, who
owned up the
iconic role as
‘Chandramukhi’ in
‘Devdas’,gotnostalgicas
the 2002 movie complet-
ed 18 years on Sunday.
As the movie com-
pleted a milestone mark
today, the 53-year-old ac-
tor took to Twitter and
remembered the char-
acter she played in the
movie. The ‘Dil’ actor
shared an iconic dia-
logue of her character
‘Chandramukhi’ and
also noted the character
as to be her “most mem-
orable, and favourite”
role. “Har dukh aane
wale subh ki chithi hoti
hai, aur ha nuskaan
hone wale faiyda ka
ishara,” Dixit tweeted
to mark the 18 -year-
completed of ‘Devdas.’
The 2002 romantic
drama had grabbed the
attention of not only the
domestic audience, but
it was also well-received
overseas with the view-
ers going gaga over the
gigantic beauty. —ANI
EMOTIONAL
GOODBYE
‘MY UNENDING
GRATITUDE, LOVE’
A
ctress Divvya Chouksey,
who made her Bolly-
wood debut with ‘Hai
Apna Dil Toh Awara’,
passed away on Sunday after los-
ingbattlewithcancer.Sheshared
a heartbreaking note on social
media before passing away.
Divvya wrote on Instagram
hours before her death, “Words
cannotsufficewhatIwanttocon-
vey, the more the less, since it’s
been months am absconded and
bombarded with plethora of
messages. It’s time I tell you
guys, I am on my death bed. S**t
happens. I am strong. Be there
another life of non suffering. No
questionsplease.Onlygodknows
how much you mean to me. DC
Bye.” Divvya’s sister Soumya
Amish Verma confirmed the
news of the model-actress’ death
on social media. —Agency
L
egendary actor Amitabh
Bachchan on Sunday ex-
pressed his gratitude to
all those who showed con-
cern and extended prayers to
the family after four family
members of the Bachchan’s
family tested positive for COV-
ID-19.
Addressing the overwhelm-
ing support of his fans, the
77-year-old star took to Twitter
and extended his “unending
gratitude and love to everyone.
“To them that have expressed
their concern, their prayers,
and their wishes for Abhishek
Aishwarya Aaradhya and me ..
my unending gratitude and love
..,” the actor tweeted. —ANI
Kelly Preston passes away
GOOD NEWS!
“Surprise !! Our little fam is growing,” Paul
months after she con-
fessed she suffered a
—Agency
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian
Late Kelly Preston
Divvya Chouksey
‘MY UNENDING
—Agency
Amitabh Bachchan
Madhuri Dixit Nene in a still from ‘Devdas’
Christina Perri and Paul Costabile
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First india jaipur edition-14 july 2020

  • 1. CORONA ALERT JAIPUR l TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 38 26°C - 36°C OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD www.firstindia.co.in www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/ thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia instagram.com/thefirstindia COVID-19 UPDATE RAJASTHAN 518 DEATHS 24,936 CONFIRMED CASES TAMIL NADU 2,032 DEATHS 1,42,798 CASES KARNATAKA 759 DEATHS 41,581 CASES Kashiram Choudhary & Vaishali Jaipur: The Income Tax Department con- ducted searches in four cities, including Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur, in connection with a tax evasion case against a Rajasthan- based hydropower in- frastructure company and some other busi- ness groups, officials said on Monday. The raids come at a time when Rajasthan is witnessing an intense power tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot. While official sourc- es in the tax depart- ment did not confirm if those searched are linked to the Congress leadership in the state, party leaders in Delhi and Rajasthan ques- tioned the timing of the raids and con- demned the action, sincetheraidoccurred at a whopping forty three locations across the cities wherein a dozen locations be- longing to Congress leader Rajiv Arora and his partners, one location claimed to be associated with Dhar- mendra Rathore, four locations of Fairmont group and twenty five of Om Kothari group. In all twenty sites in Jaipur, six in Kota, eight in Delhi and nine in Mumbai were raid- ed by the IT sleuths. Notably, the IT sleuths did not take aid from Rajasthan police, as has been the prece- dent, however, it was CRPF that provided ‘muscle’ to the IT teams. The teams were seen visiting the Amrapali jewellers showroom in Jaipur, owned by Rajiv Arora, who is also the Vice President of the Rajasthan Congress, while Rathore is a for- mer Chairman of the Rajasthan Seeds cor- poration and Gehlot’s political trouble-shoot- er. IT officials said the tax raids were launched early morn- ing in Delhi, Jaipur, Mumbai Turn on P6 Income Tax raids at Gehlot’s close businessmen and politicians! SCANNING TAX EVASIONS IT team outside Congress leader Rajiv Arora’s business establishment at MI Road in Jaipur on Monday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA New Delhi: Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Monday announced an investment of Rs 75,000 crore or approximately US$10 billion into India over the next five to seven years through ‘Google for India Di- gistation Fund’. Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi on Monday interacted with Google CEO Sundar Pichai and discussed a range of subjects like a new work culture in corona- virus times, data secu- rity and cyber safety. PM termed that inter- action “fruitful” and lauded Google’s efforts in the field of education, Digital India and digital payments. “This morn- ing, had an extremely fruitful interaction with Sundar Pichai. Turn on P6 Googletoinvest$10billionintoIndia PM Modi interacts with Google CEO Sundar Pichai, terms it ‘fruitful’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Google CEO Sundar Pichai having a video conference over a wide range of issues, in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI Indo-China talks today, to focus on Finger Area New Delhi: Corps Commander-level talks between India and Chi- na will be held on July 14 at Chushul in East- ern Ladakh. The talks will focus mainly on the second phase of disengage- ment along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), said the Indian Army officials. It is expected to focus on the Finger Area and the strategic Depsang plains, with a complex disengagement process thatbeganafterprevious military talks on June 30 progressing in Galwan Valley, Hot Springs and Gogra, said one of the of- ficials cited above. Earlier, the Ministry of External Affairs had said that diplomatic and military officials of In- dia and China will con- tinue their meetings to takeforwardtheprocess of troops disengage- ment and de-escalation at the LAC. Turn on P6 Kathmandu: Stoking a potential controversy, embattled Prime Minis- ter K P Sharma Oli on Monday claimed that the “real” Ayodhya lies in Nepal, not in India and that Lord Ram was born in Thori in south- ern Nepal. Condemning Oli for his remarks, BJP na- tional spokesperson Bi- zay Sonkar Shastri said that the Left parties even in India Turn on P6 Aditi Nagar & Kartikey Dev Singh Jaipur: Inspite of a clear and confident claim of 109 MLAs support to Ashok Ge- hlot by Avinash Pande and Randeep Surjewala, in a surprise and daring move, Sachin Pilot by questioning this figure has claimed that only 84 MLAs were present in Monday’s Congress Leg- islative Party meeting at the official residence of the Chief Minister. National Hindi news channel Aaj Tak carried this report quoting sources close to Pilot. Except this single report, almost all na- tional and regional news channels carried the figure ranging from 102 to 109 leg- islators supporting Gehlot. However, Tuesday morn- ing’s legislative party meet- ing will again provide an opportunity to ‘re-verify and recheck’ the number of MLAs supporting Gehlot. According to sources, in all, only 90 rooms have been booked at the Fairmont Ho- tel out of which only 87 rooms have been occupied, so far by the MLAs. Political observers have no clue as how and why such a major difference of 25 MLAs in Gehlot and Pilot’s figures (?) is visible where each and every MLA could be clearly counted from the media photographs, which were clicked at CMR, just after MLAs meeting. Meanwhile, ‘Aaj Tak’ re- leased the first TV visuals of Pilot camp MLAs staying at Manesar’s ITC Grand Bharat hotel, but the claimed figure of 30 MLAs could not be verified from the visuals. It looked like a crowd of around 20 or so Congress MLAs without In- dependents, who are also staying in the same hotel, but on a separate floor. In one more significant development, on Monday afternoon, an extremely crucial meeting to sort out Pilot related Rajasthan is- sues, was convened at the residence of a powerful Un- ion Cabinet minister, where a top BJP leader and Pilot was also reportedly present. Subsequently, the Central minister visited Manesar hotel and exchanged pleas- antries with a few Independ- ent MLAs, staying in the hotel. One such Independ- ent MLA revealed that the minister had even congratu- lated him of his becoming a minister in the coming days. Interestingly, even as the ‘suspicion’ on numbers re- mained, the Rajasthan Con- gress Legislature Party on Monday passed a resolution supporting the Ashok Ge- hlot-led government in the state amid a tussle for power between him and Pilot. It also recommended strong discipli- nary action against any Congress MLA and office-bearer who “weakens” the party, however, party leader later claimed that doors were still open for Pilot and others. Prior to this, in the wee hours of Monday, Avi- nash Pande said that some other MLAs are in touch with Gehlot and they will also sign the letter. Turn on P8 109 or 84? Lord Ram is Nepali, says Nepal PM Oli GEHLOT AND PILOT STAKE CONTRARY CLAIMS! WORLD 5,73,304 DEATHS 1,31,35,134 CONFIRMED CASES INDIA 9,06,617 CONFIRMED CASES 23,727 DEATHS MAHARASHTRA 10,482 DEATHS 2,60,924 CASES DELHI 3,411 DEATHS 1,13,740 CASES GUJARAT 2,056 DEATHS 42,808 CASES l Raids come at a time when Raj is witnessing intense power tussle between Gehlot and Pilot CM Ashok Gehlot flanked by Mahesh Joshi, Randeep Surjewala, KC Venugopal, Avinash Pande, Shanti Dhariwal, Ajay Maken, Vivek Bansal and others at CMR on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Meanwhile, Pilot reportedly meets a top BJP leader and a union minister to work out ‘modalities’! Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot
  • 2. RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 02www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau Mumbai: Vedanta Lim- ited a subsidiary of Ve- danta Resources Limit- ed, a global oil & gas and metals company, has launched Phase 2 of its “Meal for All” pro- gram to provide meals to daily wage earners across the country dur- ing the Covid-19 pan- demic. The programme suc- cessfully provided more than 11.08 lakh meals to daily wage earners in the first phase. The pro- ject also distributed 49,626 dry ration pack- ets to local communi- ties and engaged more than 15,000 women in mask-making activi- ties. The programme not only provided aid to the suffering people, but also extended a helping hand to stray animals in the rural and urban areas. More than 12.70 lakh stray animals were fed in Delhi, Mumbai, Jaipur and Pune in the first phase. Speaking on the ini- tiative, Anil Agarwal, Chairman - Vedanta Re- sources, said, “The spread of Covid-19 pan- demic has led to the clo- sure of many economic and employable institu- tions. This has left a huge number of daily wage earners stranded without any scope of income and daily essen- tials. Our initiative is an effort to provide them with the basic ne- cessities and ease their pain as much as possi- ble. We aim to reach maximum number of people with this initia- tive and provide a ray of hope to the daily wage earners and give them strength.” The Phase-2 of the ‘Meals for all’ pro- gramme was flagged off by Gunvant Patel, noted entrepreneur and phi- lanthropist. It will be a week-long initiative with a target of reach- ing 38,000 daily wage earners and their fami- lies across Delhi, Mum- bai & Ahmedabad. They are being provided with ration kits consisting of daily essentials such as Rice, Pulses, Refined oil and Spices along with a pair of slippers. Vedanta’s ‘Meal for All’ to feed 38,000 daily wagers PHASE II FLAGGED OFF First India Bureau Ajmer: The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) re- leased the results of 12th Commerce on Monday. The total re- sult was 94.49%. Where 96.94% of girls passed the exams, the results for boys was 93.18%. As compared to the previ- ous year, the result has come out 3% higher. Out of a total of 36,068 students, 34,079 stu- dents have been de- clared passed, while 1,146 students have got supplementary. The result was an- nounced by Board Pres- ident Dr DP Jaroli in the Kendriya Confer- ence Hall of the Board. For the 12th Commerce, a total of 36,549 stu- dents filled the form, including 23,934 boys and 12,615 girls. Accord- ing to board statistics, a total of 23,548 boys and 12,520 girls appeared for the exams. The passed students include 21,942 boys and 12,137 girls among them. Jaroli informed that the result was 91.46% last year. A total of 21,049 students passed with first division, 11,631 passed with sec- ond division and 1,315 children passed with third division. GirlsfarebetterinRBSE12thCommerce —File photo Man sentenced to 10-yr jail for raping minor First India Bureau Kota: POCSO cases court no 1 sentenced the accused of raping a mi- nor to 10 years rigorous imprisonment and also imposed a fine of Rs 17,000 on him. In the case, Special Public Prosecutor Prem Narayan Namdev had recorded the statements of 10 witnesses. The victim lodged a report at the Mahavir Nagar police station on October 9, 2016, that she was at home on September 28, the same year when Mayank, who works at the shop in front of her house, came there and asked the girl to sit on the motorcycle. When the victim refused, he forcefully took her to a two-story house in Rangbadi. After that, Mayank and his two friends con- sumed alcohol and also forced the girl to have it. They beat the minor and then Mayank raped her. After the incident, the convict dropped the girl home and threat- ened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident. RTDCcontinuestobleedasdeptsfailtopay`11.5crdues First India Bureau Jaipur: The Rajasthan Tourism Development Corporation is more like that well off busi- nessman whose clients are not paying it the money they owe. This liquidity crunch is kill- ing the RTDC already reeling under the coro- na pandemic. This has delayed the revival plan of the corporation cou- pled with sluggish ef- forts by the manage- ment to get a proper and timely package from the state government. The state Tourism de- partment, RRVPNL, Ho- tel Corporation, state, and central government owe RTDC about Rs 11.5 crore under various heads. If interest is also calculated on this prin- cipal amount then the total figure swells to a hefty Rs 20 crore. Rs 3.57 crore is pending under LRGP scheme, Rs 88 lakh is pending on par- ent department for works done in Sawai Madhopur, Rs 50 lakh is pending for construc- tion work done for the parent department, Rs 6 lakh pending for ad- vances made to depart- ment employees, Rs 43 lakh pending for Youth Hostel, Rs 50 lakh pend- ing on part of salaries paid to the chairman RTDC, Rs 25 lakh on CBI for the office in Vinayak Hotel, Rs 35 lakh pend- ing for preparations made for Rajasthan Day celebrations, Rs 1.60 crore pending on GAD, Rs 90 lakh pending on Hotel Corporation on account of beer trade and Rs 8 lakh pending on RRVPNL. All these past clients of RTDC seem to be suf- fering from a ‘memory loss’ as far as these pending payments are concerned. This memo- ry loss persists despite letters by RTDC re- minding them of their liabilities. Although the RTDC employees blame it for not making suffi- cient efforts to recover the pending amount. They support their al- legation by the fact that while the corporation was being analyzed at the CS level no mention of the pendency or any demands was made. RTDC employees are rightly aggrieved that if the pending amount is recovered then not only the employees will receive their salary pending for three months along with re- pairs & maintenance of RTDC properties. More than 2 dozen RTDC properties are closed and 15 have been closed two years ago. ACB arrests ASI for taking `7,000 bribe First India Bureau Sriganganagar: Sri Ganganagar Sadar po- lice station ASI Mohar Singh was caught red- handed while taking a bribe of Rs 7,000 by the Hanumangarh ACB. In the case registered by complainant Mahavir Swami, Rs 5,000 was taken during the inves- tigation, Rs 3,000 while making the challan and Rs 1,000 during verifica- tion for the red corner notice by Interpol against the accused, who have gone abroad. ‘Cong losing base due to Nehru-Gandhi family’s dynastic rule’ First India Bureau Jaipur: Amid the number game played in Jaipur, Delhi, and Manesar, BJP kept vigil on develop- ments happening on each front. BJP lead- ers said that the days of the Congress gov- ernment are num- bered.While state president Satish Poo- nia and deputy LOP Rajendra Rathore were the main strate- gists for the party, Gulabchand Kataria andChandrashekhar kept the communica- tion lines live by up- dating the central leaders of the impor- tant developments in the state. Satish Poo- nia said that Con- gress was losing its base due to the Nehru-Gandhi fami- ly’s dynastic rule which prevented new leadership from coming up. He said the contra- dictions and internal rift in the Congress party are in open now. Poonia said that Congress might have controlled the dam- age due to internal differences during the Rajya Sabha elec- tions but now they are out in open. De- fending Sachin Pilot, BJP leader cited ex- amples of Congress leaders like Jagjivan Ram, Madhav Rao Scindhia, Rajesh Pi- lot, and Jyotiraditya Scindhia who were all neglected at some point of time in their political careers. Poo- nia said that Con- gress hasn’t changed itself with the time and therefore it is dis- appearing from the political map of the country. Satish Poon- iasaidthatitwillbein the interest of the state that the Gehlot government says goodbye now. He said he will see the situa- tion and party posi- tion and decide to achieve a positive out- come. He said the par- ty will follow the cen- tralleadershiporders. CBSE CLASS 12: GIRLS OUTSHINE BOYS FOR THE 6TH CONSECUTIVE TIME First India Bureau Jaipur: The Central Board of Secondary education (CBSE) de- clared its class 12 re- sults on Monday. The exams for class 12 were held from Febru- ary 15 to March 30 this year. The girls again excelled boy students by 5.96%. While the girls had a pass per- centage of 92.15%, the boys had a pass per- centage of 86.19%. This is the consecu- tive sixth time that the girls have left boys behind. Two daughters Sakshi Modi and In- shavi Sharma have topped commerce & science respectively in DPS Jodhpur. Sak- shi scored 99.2% and Ishanvi secured 98.2%. Iva Tiwari of Mayur School topped the humanities scor- ing 99.2%. Parents of Anushka Pareek offers to her sweet as she scored 99.4% in class 12 arts stream in Bikaner on Monday. —ANI Officials providing meal packets to daily wage earners. First India Bureau Jaipur: Amid rising political tempera- tures the weather turned pleasant with rain accompanied by the wind in the capital. The rains caused water-logging in the low lying areas. The MeT department predicts clear weather today. It predicts rains from Wednesday onwards with an alert for heavy rains for many districts which include Ajmer, Rajsamand, Chittorgarh, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Bundi, Nagaur, Al- war, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, Karauli, Kota, Jhalawar, Dungarpur, Banswara, and Pali. On Monday some districts re- ceived rains. In the last 24 hours Hanu- mangarh received 72 mm, Churu 67 mm, Sikar 63 mm, and Banswara received 60 mm rainfall. On Monday Jaipur also re- ceived rainfall. Chomu received the most 60 mm while Amer had 49 mm rains. Jaipur city received 15 mm on Monday.An auto wades through a waterlogged street following downpour in Jaipur on Monday.The rainfall also caused water-logging and traffic jams in several parts of the city. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA RAIN BRINGS RELIEF FOR CITY, CAUSES WATERLOGGING Satish Poonia
  • 3. RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 03www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau Jaipur: Transport Min- ister Pratap Singh Khachariyawashassaid that the BJP govern- ment at the Centre after failing in its attempt to engineer the fall of Ge- hlot government, has resortedtomisusingthe IT department by un- necessarilyraidingCon- gress leaders. He further added that the state has an elected government and isn’t afraid of the misuse of agencies like Income-tax and En- forcement Directorate. Khachariyawas re- mindedof howBJPhad damaged Congress in states like Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, Goa, Arunachal Pradesh, and Manipur. He point- ed out the cultural ethos of Rajasthan, where BJP’s dirty tricks won’t work. The Transport Min- ister expressed confi- dence that the govern- ment under Chief Min- ister Ashok Gehlot, wouldn’t fall victim to BJP’s conspiracy and will prove its majority whenevernecessary.He said those MLAs who have yet not reached, will soon join others at the camp. Khachariya- was added that the state government will com- plete its term of five years and serve the peo- ple of the state as per the mandate. He assured that the state Congress will not let BJP make a back door entry to the power corridors. He accused BJP of demolishing all democratic norms and misusing all agencies and institutions at its disposal. ‘Cong won’t let BJP make a back door entry to the power corridors’ SCATHING ATTACK Corona effect: Monday witnesses 544 new cases, 8 deaths in stateMaximum cases were diagnosed in Jodhpur with 105 new patients, 95 from Jalore, and 52 from Jaipur First India Bureau Jaipur: Coronavirus cases continued to rise in the state with 544 new positive cases surfacing on Monday along with 8 deaths. Two deaths each were reported from Dholpur & Nagaur, one each from Alwar, Bar- mer & Bharatpur along with a death from an- other state. Maximum 105 new caseswerereportedfrom Jodhpur followed by 95 from Jalore, 62 from Bi- kaner, 52 from Jaipur, 42 from Alwar, 31 from Udaipur, 20 from Ajmer, 17 from Rajsamand, 16 fromBarmer,15fromNa- gaur, 13 from Bharatpur, 9 each from Dholpur & Karauli, 8 each from Dausa & Kota, Hanu- mangarh&SriGangana- gar, 6 each from Churu & Sirohi, 5 from Dungar- pur, 2 each from Jhala- war & Sikar, one each from Bhilwara, Jhunj- hunu&SawaiMadhopur. The cumulative dis- trict wise tally of the co- rona positives is as fol- lows – Ajmer 780, Alwar 1250, Banswara 104, Baran 76, Barmer 713, Bharatpur 1984, Bhilwara 291, Bikaner 955, Bundi 22, Chittor- garh 215, Churu 391, Dausa 220, Dholpur 846, Dungarpur 494, Ganga- nagar 80, Hanumangarh 137,Jaipur3963,Jaisalm- er 118, Jalore 679, Jhala- war 382, Jhunjhunu 455, Jodhpur 3924, Karauli 149, Kota 813, Nagaur 942, Pali 1506, Pratap- garh149,Rajsamand387, Sawai Madhopur 132, Sikar 706, Sirohi 677, Tonk 214 and Udaipur 901 along with 164 from other states.Maximum 6 positives were reported from Sanganer, 5 from Jhotwara, 4 each from Chaksu & SMS Hospital, 3 each from Bassi, Jagat- pura, Shashtri Nagar & C Scheme, 2 each from VidyadharNagar,Murli- pura, Banipark, Sirsi Road & Ajmer Road and one each from Mansaro- var, Tonk Phatak, Vaishali Nagar, Shahpu- ra, Tonk Road, Kotputli, Jaisinghpura Khor, Manak Chowk, Malvoya Nagar and Bhander. First India Bureau Jaipur: Inpresumablya first case, the Rajasthan State Consumer Redres- sal Commission has or- dered Fortis Hospital, Jaipur to contribute Rs 10 lakh to CM’s Covid-19 Relief Fund along with paying Rs 50 lakh to the complainant with the expenses incurred on treatment in case of breach of services. The orders were is- sued by Judicial mem- bers of the Commission Kamal Kumar Bagari, Shailendra Bhatt, and Shobha Singh on a com- plaint registered by Arvind Kumar Purohit in a case pertaining to negligently performing knee surgery on a pa- tient, Jayanti Purohit leading to her death in 2013. The Commission has considered the case tobemedicalnegligence on part of Fortis Hospi- tal administration and doctors, where doctors mistakenly operated the left knee while the pa- tienthadaproblemwith the right knee. The pa- tient Jayanti Purohit died despite recieving regular treatment till January 30, 2014. Apart from severe arthritis, Jayanti also suffered from depression. Commission ordered the hospital to pay Rs 7.22 lakh spent on the treatment of the de- ceased along with a compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the family. First India Bureau Jodhpur: The erst- while Maharaja of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh has been admitted to Goyal Hospital after he complained of breathing problems. On his arrival, he was tested for Corona, the reports of which came to be negative. The team under Dr Anand Goyal, con- ducted various diag- nostic tests to ascer- tain the cause of his health problems. The private secretary to Gaj Singh at the Umaid Bhawan Pal- ace, Jagat Singh Rathore informed about his health. The report stated that erst- while Maharaja had gone for his routine yearly health check- up and all the tests had come normal ex- cept slight allergy. The report declared Gaj Singh healthy on all parameters. The Jodhpur royal family has expressed grati- tude to all well-wish- ers for their concern. The communication from Umaid Bhawan also wished the people of Jodhpur a safe and healthy life. New Delhi: The Securi- ties Appellate Tribunal has set aside Sebi’s order that imposed Rs 10 lakh fine on ICICI Bank for de- layed disclosure about a bindingagreementsigned by the lender with Bank of Rajasthanbackin2010. In September 2019, markets regulator Sebi imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on ICICI Bank for disclosure lapses, in- cluding delayed disclo- sure of binding agree- ment signed with Bank of Rajasthan. ICICI Bank moved the tribunal against the order. It also mentioned about the in- ordinate delay of eight years in issuing the show cause notice and nine years in passing the impugned order. First India Bureau Bhadra: A 70-year-old Maniram climbed upon a water reservoir to demand the arrest of the remaining two ac- cused who raped his 15-year-old grand daughter at Dungrana village on May 9. He was accompa- nied by Bhim Army state president Mukesh Chopra. The minor was kidnapped and raped by four youth of the village. The family had reg- istered an FIR against Naurang, Dholu, Sonu, and Kuldeep. The investigation of- ficer Raji Parihar ar- rested two accused but set the other two free, considering them to be innocent. Maniram is demanding the arrest of the remaining two as they were also in- volved in the heinous crime. Sikar: OSD to CM Ashok Gehlot, Devar- am Saini, lost his fa- ther, Guljari Lal at the age of 90 at his ances- tral village Khandela. He is survived by three sons and five daugh- ters. MLA Mahadev Singh Khandela ex- pressed his condolenc- es to the family. Many religious, social, and political organisa- tions expressed their condolences on his de- mise. He was cremated in the presence of elected representa- tives and administra- tive officers. Udaipur: Inaninhuman act, a father raped his 7-year-olddaughterinthe Goverdhan Vilas police station area. Police said that the wife of the ac- cused along with her daughter,waslivingwith her parents for the last one month and the ac- cused went to visit them on Sunday. In the night, he took his daughter out and left her there after committing the crime at around 1 am. The family foundtheminorinblood- soaked clothes and came to know of the heinous crime. The matter was reported to the police, following which, the ac- cused was arrested. The victim has been admit- ted to a hospital for treat- ment. Fortis hosp to pay `50L for negligence Candidates undergo thermal scanning before their counseling for appointments as Junior Assistants in the Education Department, in Bikaner on Monday. —PHOTO BY ANI SAT modifies Sebi order against ICICI Bank Gaj Singh in hosp due to breathing trouble Couple in Sadulpur kills self by hanging, investigation underway Kin demand arrest of minor’s rapist OSD to CM Saini’s father cremated Father held for raping 7-year- old daughter in Udaipur First India Bureau Sadulpur: A married couple in Gugalwa vil- lage, which comes un- der Hamirwas police station, committed sui- cide by hanging them- selves. DSP Rampratap Vishnoi and SHO Sub- hash reached the spot after recieving the in- formation. Police said that Pradeep (32 years) and his wife Priyanka (27 years) lived sepa- ratelyfromtheirfamily. According to the police, the couple was found hanging by the fan in their house. Pradeep’s nephew came to know abouttheincidentwhen he visited the couple and found the door locked.Thepolicehand- ed over the bodies to the family after the post- mortemwasconducted. The reason of suicide is still unknown. Jaipur: The swab samples of all the Rajasthan High Court judges, including the Chief Justice, were collected by a team of medical department on Monday. These samples were collected from the residences of the judges through mobile vans.Till now, a total of over 1,000 samples have been taken from the Rajasthan High Court Jaipur bench, out of which, about 450 samples were taken on Sunday and 511 samples on Monday. Also, all the reports of 101 samples collected on Saturday have come out to be negative. MED TEAM COLLECTS SWAB SAMPLES OF HC JUDGES, STAFF Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
  • 4. PERSPECTIVEJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 04www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia G Vol 2 G Issue No. 38 G RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. Editor: Jagdeesh Chandra, responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act ver since it came into existence as a free country, India has not been challenged like in the pre- sent face-off with China. This is because in our past conflicts - the two wars we fought with Pa- kistan and the one with China in 1962 - India did not face an opponent that could become an existential crisis. A nuclear- armedIndianowtakesonChina that is the undisputed number 2 power in the world. Or is it? India must see the world as it exists for us -by role and rele- vance- and decide who mat- ters? First is the EU and USA representing a liberal order wheresecurityisguaranteedby militarymightbutevenmoreso by economic interdependence and the force of law. It is our largest economic partner bloc. Second comes the Islamic world consisting of the Wah- habi fundamentalist forces which feed terrorism. Our de- pendence on Arab and Iranian oil makes it critical. Russia with its deep state- run power apparatus is an im- portant military supplier and partner. And then there is China! China is a vast country with economic dynamism, focused leadership, and military might. ItalsoseesIndiaasanadversary. China, unlike the other world powers, has not promot- ed a worldview. While there is an endless comment on its eco- nomic, political, and military affairs but no one has seen it as a powerhouse of “ideas”. China – love or hate it – is an inexhaustible force whose economy rose fast enough for it to become the world’s largest economy in Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) terms. It domi- nates the world supply chains and has managed to drag 400 million people from rural pov- erty to prosperity in less than 40 years. The ‘Made in China’ label was acquiring clout, till the COVID crisis began. The scale, speed, and impact of material progress are prompting a deeper question. Will China rise to rule the world as a hegemon? Will India inevitably face ruinous conflict with China? As a professional marketer, content maker, business man- ager, socio-economic observer and writer my assessment is that China lacks the soft power to dominate the world. It is act- ing aggressively and is being acquisitive but it does not in- spire deep adoration. The world is wary of China. We re- main uninspired by its intellec- tual output. Can we name even five contemporary Chinese writers, thinkers, and artists? China has got richer but has it got enriched holistically? China has not accommodat- ed itself to the rules of a glo- balised world with democracy, privatisation, and collabora- tion at its core. China’s government is a me- ga-state business enterprise. This is what allows China to have the confidence to be a military aggressor and a politi- cal despot. State economics is their engine. On April 15th 1989, a memo- rial march for the former com- munist party Secretary-Gener- al Hu Yaobang turned into a mass protest for political re- form, workers’ rights, and an end to official corruption. It dominated the heart of Beijing for six weeks but was abruptly crushed by soldiers and tanks on 4th June 1989. The crack- down was a human tragedy and it showed us that China is ‘all economics no politics’. Deng Xiaoping – China’s su- preme leader after Mao Tse Tung had made his directive clear - “Tao guang Yang Hui” literally meaning “hide bright- ness, nourish obscurity”. The state media has officially trans- lated this as “be patient and build capability“. Now China has decided that its time has arrived. However, it still does not have “Soft pow- er”. The Chinese state’s estab- lishment rues its lack of ex- portable cultural dominance that they call “Ruan Quan Li” This is where- I believe- cur- rently India has a decisive edge over China. India is an intellec- tual power with credits to sev- eral large impact ideas and new cultural content that appeals to a larger world. We have a free- dom of expression that leads to widespread dissemination. In my opinion, China’s path to superpower status is not smooth. Beijing is the formula of state capitalism, open mar- ket but a closed political sys- tem will not last the course of its attrition with powerful lib- eral democracies. Soft power will beat hard power eventually. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL CHINA EXPORTS EVERYTHING EXCEPT BIG IDEASChina is acting aggressively & is being acquisitive but it does not inspire deep adoration E China, unlike the other world powers, has not promoted a worldview. While there is an endless comment on its economic, political, and military affairs but no one has seen it as a powerhouse of “ideas” China has not accommodated itself to the rules of a globalised world with democracy, privatisation, and collaboration at its core he world needs to shift from the current fossil- fuel-based en- ergy system to carbon neutrality. Most obviously, this will require countries to roll out renew- able energy and integrate it into the electricity grid, boost energy efficiency, up- grade infrastructure, and refine the governance of electricity and energy mar- kets. Less apparent, suc- cess will require that wom- en are able to contribute to the transition on an equal footing with men. Energy transitions will differ depending on coun- tries’ development priori- ties, the proportion of the population with access to power grids, the current energy mix, and projected demand. Some transitions may involve simply retro- fitting old, unsustainable assets in order to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, while others may be part of a multifaceted develop- ment strategy for societal transformation, includ- ing gender equality and inclusion. Although the available data vary considerably, women probably represent – at most – one-third of the global sustainable energy workforce. And their share typically is much lower in the so-called STEM profes- sions (science, technology, engineering, and mathe- matics) and in executive positions. Unsurprisingly, awareness of gender dy- namics in the workplace also tends to be low. Moreo- ver, policies that could help redress the current imbal- ance in the sector – such as flextime, parental leave, return-to-work schemes, bias-free recruitment and promotion, and gender- balanced boards and pan- els – are scarce. These barriers to the full participation of women are, first and foremost, an infringement of human rights, in particular wom- en’s right to full and equal participation in the life of their communities. In addition, the under- representation of women deprives energy transi- tions of diverse talent, and thus impedes the transfor- mational change required to achieve global climate targets and the United Na- tions Sustainable Develop- ment Goals. Conversely, the equal participation of women in the workforce is demonstrably good for business, the economy, so- cial development, and the environment. These findings are not new. In its 2012 World De- velopment Report, for ex- ample, the World Bank em- phasized that gender equality not only is a core development objective in its own right, but also en- hances an economy’s pro- ductivity and improves future generations’ pros- pects. And during the 2009 global economic down- turn, a global survey by the consulting firm McK- insey & Company conclud- ed that women leaders rep- resent “a competitive edge in and after the crisis.” Likewise, having a higher percentage of women in decision-making positions increases innovation and profitability, decreases risk, and enhances sus- tainability practices. Green-energy transi- tions provide opportuni- ties to tackle systemic gen- der discrimination and enable societies to reap the benefits of a more diverse workforce. That is partly because sustainable ener- gy is a new and fast-grow- ing field: the number of people employed world- wide in the sector is expect- ed to increase from an esti- mated 11 million today to over 42 million in 2050. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.PROJECTSYNDICATE.COM How women can power the green transition T Green-energy transitions provide opportunities to tackle systemic gender discrimination Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others —Buddha Spiritual SPEAK Top TWEET Ravi Shankar Prasad @rsprasad There is immense scope for @Google through its good application of Artificial Intelligence to undertake new initiatives in the field of agriculture, weather predictions, in health care in the wake of COVID challenges & most importantly in Digital education. #GoogleForIndia Mallikarjun Kharge @kharge The #RajasthanPoliticalCrisis is another example of “continued expansionism” by the BJP. Our nation would have been better off economically & socially if BJP put the same effort in administration & governance rather than removing non BJP Govts unconstitutionally. SHUBHRANSHU SINGH The writer is a corporate professional, marketing leader, columnist and a social and political commentator. He writes on brand building, marketing, history, politics, technology and business IN-DEPTH Google follows Foxconn as FDI flows in India buying Arms to Meet threats he United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned last month that the coronavirus pan- demic, lockdown measures, supply chain disruptions, and economic slow- down may adversely impact foreign investments in India despite inflows of $51 billion in direct invest- ments in 2019. Last year India had improved its position among nations receiving maximum for- eign investments from 12th in 2018 to ninth in 2019. The India story may not be as bleak as predicted by UNCTAD as foreign investments are not trick- ling but flowing in. Taiwanese company Foxconn recently announced its plan to invest $1 billion to expand its Sriperumbur based plant near Chennai in a move seen as gradual shifting of business from China to India. The contract manufacturer, it is learned, assembles Apple iPhones. InanotherimportantdevelopmentSundarPichai, Chief Executive Officer of Google announced last FridaythatthetechnologygiantwillinvestRs75,000 croreoverthenext5-7yearstohelpaccelerateIndia’s digital economy. “Today, I am excited to announce theGoogleforIndiaDigitizationFund.Throughthis effort will invest Rs 75,000 crore, or approximately $10 billion, into India over the next 5-7 years…” Reliance Jio has attracted foreign investments worth Rs 1.15 trillion. ThesedevelopmentsmustbemusictoPrimeMin- ister Narendra Modi’s ears. While delivering the inauguraladdressattheIndiaGlobalWeek2020just a few days back, Modi fervently invited investors to India. “We are laying a red carpet for all global com- panies to establish their presence in India,” Modi had said. They seem to be headed towards India. ost-June15skirmishbetweenIndianand Chinese soldiers at Pangong Tso India is on a spree to buy defence equipment to adequately arm its forces against an un- reliable adversary. With Rafales already on there, India approached Russia to urgently pur- chase21MiG29fighterjetstobolsterthethreesquad- ronsalreadyinserviceand12Su30s.Russiarespond- ed with alacrity and said it was ready to supply the fighters in the shortest time-frame possible. With the skies secured, India was mulling the purchase of rifles for the 13- lakh strong army from the US. Originally it was planned to produce 6.71 lakh AK 203 Russian Kalashnikov rifles under the Make in India programme. The project ran into trouble as the price quoted by the Russian manu- facturer was found to be “ureasonable and unac- ceptable”. While a committee is looking into the cost issue, the army which has acquired 72,400 SiG Sauer rifles is now intending to buy an equal num- ber of Sauer rifles to meet the shortage. The shop- ping list doesn’t end here. The army is also eyeing some state-of-the-art defence equipment from the US and Israel. Promi- nent among them are 200 pieces of Raven, or RQ-11, the US-made hand-launched, remotely controlled aerial vehicle, and Israeli “loitering” ammunition Spike Firefly. Artillery shells with a range of 40 km are also on the list. Ravens and the shells are aimed at adding lethal power to the infantry. T P
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  • 6. INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 05www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia New Delhi: The Su- preme Court upheld the rightsof theTravancore royal family in the ad- ministration of historic Sree Padmanabhaswa- my Temple in Kerala, considered to be one of the richest temples in the country. It set aside the Kerala High Court’s 2011 ver- dict which had directed the state government to setupatrusttotakecon- trol of management and assets of the temple. A bench headed by Justice UU Lalit said that as an interim meas- ure, the District Judge of Thiruvanan- thapuram will head an administrative commit- tee to manage the tem- ple’s affairs. The top court deliv- ered the verdict on a batch of appeals, in- cluding the one filed by legal representatives of the Travancore royal family, challenging the January 31, 2011 verdict of the High Court. The sprawling tem- ple, an architectural splendour in granite, was rebuilt in its pre- sent form in the 18th century by the Travan- core Royal House which had ruled southern Kerala and some adjoin- ing parts of Tamil Nadu before integration of the princely state with the Indian Union in 1947. While pronouncing the judgement, the apex court held that the death of earlier ruler of Travancore royal fami- ly does not affect the right of ‘Shebaitship’ (the right to manage the deity and the temple as a priest) of Marthanda Varma, the brother of last ruler of the royal family, and his legal heirs. The top court said that death of the last ruler of royal family does not entitle the state government to take over the manage- ment of committee as law of escheat does not apply in this case and the management of the temple continues to vest in trust of the ruler of Travancore. While making an in- terim arrangement to manage the affairs of the temple, the apex court said that it will remain in force till a fresh committee is set up and all the members of the committee must be Hindus. The controversy over management of the his- toric temple was pend- ing in the apex court for last nine years. —PTI SC UPHOLDS TRAVANCORE ROYAL FAMILY’S RIGHTS New Delhi: Union Min- ister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the world is reluctant to deal with China in the wake of coronavirus and termed it as a “great opportunity” for Indian industries. “World economic sce- nario is very favoura- ble, the world is not very much interested to deal with China. So it is a great opportunity for Indian industries. It is a blessing in disguise. We can be more com- petitive, quality-con- scious, and take advan- tage of the situation,” Gadkari said while ad- dressing webinar on “Aatmanirbhar Bharat in New India”. The Minister said that the Central government aims to increase gross domestic product (GDP), agriculture growth rate, and village industry growth. “World Bank has in- creased our ease of do- ing business rank but clearance, certificate, and compliance proce- dures are very compli- cated. We are trying to make all systems digi- tal. Our aim is to in- crease GDP, agriculture growth rate, and village industry growth,” he said. Minister for Road Transport said, “In NHAI, we have now in- come of Rs 28,000 crores per year and my plan is to take to Rs 1 lakh crores in the next five years. I am not fully de- pending on the govern- ment’s budget.” —ANI ‘Great chance for Indian as world reluctant to deal with China’ New Delhi: Girls out- shone boys in the class 12 examination, results of which were an- nounced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Monday, recording an increase of over 5 per cent in pass percentage against last year. The board decided against coming up with any merit list amid the exceptional circumstances arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. The board also decid- ed to replace the term “fail” with “essential re- peat”. Accordingly, the term “fail” will not fig- ure in result documents issued to the candidates as well as those hosted on the board website. Girls outperformed boys by 5.96 per cent. While the pass percent- age of girls is 92.15 per cent, that of boys is 86.19 per cent, this year. The transgenders have recorded a pass percent- age of 66.67%. The over- all pass percentage in- creased by 5.38% as against last year. —PTI CBSE class 12 exam results out, girls outshine boys New Delhi: The SC re- fused to entertain a plea which sought di- rections for restriction on this year’s Shri Am- arnath Yatra due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandra- chud said that the deci- sion on permitting pil- grims and imposing conditions for their safeguard falls within the domain of execu- tive and the adminis- tration would take a call on it. The apex court was hearing a plea filed by Shri Amarnath Barfa- ni Langars Organisa- tion’ which had sought a direction to Centre, Jammu and Kashmir and Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board to re- strict the access of pil- grims in the Yatra in wake of the coronavi- rus outbreak. —PTI SC refuses to entertain plea seeking restrictions on Amarnath Yatra New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Monday extended till Au- gust 31 all the interim orders, in- cluding bails, which were to ex- pire on or after July 15, in cases before it and the district courts here so as to ensure safety of litigants, lawyers and under-trial prisoners during the prevailing COVID-19 pandemic A special bench, headed by Chief Justice D N Patel, said it was ex- tending the interim orders, includ- ing bails, till August 31 as the pris- ons were already overcrowded and if anyone prisoner returns to jail from outside, there was a risk he might bring the infection with him and it could spread among the oth- er inmates. —PTI HC EXTENDS INTERIM ORDERS TILL AUG 31 TABLIGHI: BAIL TO 85 KYRGYSTAN NATIONALS New Delhi: A Delhi court Monday granted bail to 85 Kyrgyzstan na- tionals who were chargesheeted for attending the Tablighi Jamaat con- gregation here allegedly in viola- tion of visa norms, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating government guidelines issued in the wake of Covid-19 out- break. Chief Metropolitan Magis- trate Gurmohina Kaur granted the relief on furnishing personal bond of Rs 10,000 each. Till date, 532 foreigners from 34 countries, who were chargesheeted in the case, have been granted bail by the court. The police had in June filed 59 charge sheets, including supplementaries, against 956 for- eigners in the case. —PTI Bhopal: MP Chief Min- ister Shivraj Singh Chouhan distributed portfolios on Monday among 28 new minis- ters, who were inducted in the cabinet on July 2. CM holds the follow- ing portfolios -- general administration depart- ment, public relations, Narmada valley devel- opment,aviation. Narot- tam Mishra, retains home and has also been givenadditionalcharges, including jail, parlia- mentary affairs, law, & legislative affairs. YashodharaRajeScindia has been given charge of sports & youth welfare, technicaleducation,skill development, & employ- ment ministries. Scindia camp gains as MP CM allots portfolios Kolkata: A West Ben- gal MLA was found dead under mysterious circumstances near his home in North Dina- jpur district on Monday, an incident his family and the BJP claimed was a “cold-blooded murder”, and blamed the ruling TMC for it. The body of Deben- dra Nath Ray, in his 60s, was found hanging from the ceiling of a ve- randah outside a shut- tered shop near his home in Bindal village in Hemtabad area of the district, police said. West Bengal police said a suicide note was found from his shirt pocket where he blamed two people for his death. Ray had won the Hemtabad (reserved) seat on a CPI-M ticket in 2016 but later joined the BJP. Ray’s death whipped up a political storm, with BJP brand- ing it a murder by “TMC goons” and call- ing a 12-hour shutdown in North Dinajpur dis- trict from 6 am on Tues- day. BJP national presi- dent J P Nadda tweeted saying, “The suspected heinous killing of De- bendra Nath Ray, BJP MLA from Hemtabad in West Bengal, is ex- tremely shocking & de- plorable. This speaks of the Gunda Raj & failure of law and order in the Mamta govt. People will not forgive such a govt in the future. We strong- ly condemn this.” —PTI Bengal BJP MLA found hanging BABRI MASJID: KALYAN SINGH APPEARS BEFORE TRIAL COURT Lucknow: Senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh ap- peared before the special CBI court here in connec- tion with the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case. The 88-year-old former Uttar Pradesh chief minis- ter and former Rajasthan Governor arrived at the court to record his state- ment before the CBI spe- cial judge. The CBI court is currently recording the statements of 32 accused under CrPC section 313 (court’s power to examine the accused), a stage in the trial that follows the examination of accused. Other alleged accused, including former deputy prime minister L K Advani and senior BJP leaders M M Joshi, are yet to be examined at this stage. TWO MILITANTS KILLED IN ENCOUNTER IN ANANTNAG Srinagar: Two militants were killed in an encoun- ter with security forces in Anantnag district of J&K , police said. Security forces launched a cor- don and search operation early Monday morning in Srigufwara area of Anantnag district following information about the presence of militants there. The search operation turned into an encounter around 6:40 am when the hiding militants opened fire on the security forces, who retaliated. In the ensuing gunfight, two militants were killed and incriminating material, the police said. PANEL PROBING KANPUR AMBUSH, VISITS BIKRU VILLAGE Kanpur: Justice (retd) Shashi Kant Agar- wal, heading the one-member judicial commission probing the Kanpur ambush & encounter of slain gangster Vikas Dubey, visited Bikru village to probe the attack in which eight policemen had died. Agarwal visited the ambush site in the village near Kanpur and interacted with the locals. He also took a round of the village and tried to persuade locals into recounting the details of the July 3 incident, an official said. CONG LEADER, 38 WORKERS BOOKED FOR VIOLATING PROHIBITORY ORDERS Aligarh: A Congress lead- er and 38 party workers were booked for violating prohibitory orders after they staged a protest against high electricity tariff in the state, police said on Monday. National Secretary of All India Congress Committee (AICC) Vivek Bansal, however, said that as the agitation was organised inside a private property, they had not defied any restriction that have been enforced across the state due to the coronavirus. According to police, the Congress workers were booked under sections 188 & 269 of the Disaster Act for holding a protest at Dharampur courtyard marriage hall without obtaining permission. IN THE COURTYARD Jammu: Indian Army chief General MM Naravane on Monday reiterated India’s “zero toler- ance” policy against the ceasefire viola- tions by Pakistan and attemptsbyterrorists to infiltrate from across the border. Pakistan has inten- sified ceasefire viola- tions in Jammu and Kashmir and the In- dian Army has said it has recorded as many as 2,542 violations till June 30. On Sunday, Pakistan initiated cross-border firing in Nowshera sector of Rajouri and Kirni and Qasba sectors of Poonch. The 3,289 viola- tions of the mutual- ly-brokered a truce deal in November 2003 were recorded last year and were the highest in 16 years. “The COAS rein- stated the fact of ‘zero tolerance’ against the ceasefire violations by Paki- stan and infiltration attempts by terror- ists,” Lieutenant Colonel Devender Anand said in a state- ment. “He further highlighted that all agencies of services and Govt are work- ing together relent- lessly & will continue to do the same to de- feat the nefarious de- sign of proxy war being fueled by our adversaries.” Zero tolerance on ceasefire violations by Pak: Naravane Army Chief GenNaravane (2nd R) during his visit to forward areas along the border in Jammu region. BJP state president Dilip Ghosh along with party supporters participate in a silent protest in Kolkata. SREE PADMANABHASWAMY TEMPLE CASE SO FAR Lucknow girl Divyanshi Jain, a class 12th student of Navyug Radiance Sr Sec School, scored 600 marks out of 600 to get 100% marks in the CBSE class 12 results declared on Monday. “This is unbelievable. I am elated and surprised at the same time,” said jubilant Divyanshi Jain with a big smile. LUCKNOW GIRL DIVYANSHI JAIN GETS 100% MARKS
  • 7. INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 06www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Income Tax... and Kota and premises of the promoters and owners are being cov- ered. At least 80 tax sleuths apart from police offi- cials are part of the ac- tion, they said. They said the depart- ment initiated action on the basis of inputs of alleged huge cash trans- actions and under-re- porting of profits by the hydropower group. The business house has in- terests in hydro me- chanical equipments and was awarded a con- tract to build a dam in Rajasthan in 2018. Sources reveal that the the team have recov- ered cash and docu- ments denoting invest- ment in property. Meanwhile, the de- partment also searched Fairmont hotel whose shareholder is one R K Sharma. The ED is also probing Sharma on charges of alleged viola- tionof forexlawsrelated to remittance of over Rs 96 crore from Mauritius. The ED had also ques- tioned some people in this case few days back, they said. Notably, a re- lease by the IT depart- mentreadthattheteams recovered “Several in- criminating evidences in the form of loose pa- pers/diaries/digital data have been found indicating trading in bullion in cash, invest- ment of cash in proper- ties etc. Further investi- gations are in process.” Indo-China talks... On July 5, the Special Representatives of In- dia and China on the Boundary Question-- Ajit Doval and Chinese State Councillor and Minister of Foreign Af- fairs Wang Yi--- had a ‘frank and in-depth ex- change’ during a tele- phone conversation during which they agreed that both sides should complete the on- going disengagement process along the LAC expeditiously. —ANI Lord Ram... played with people’s faith, and the Commu- nists in Nepal will be rejected by the masses in the same way they have been here. “Lord Ram is a mat- ter of faith for us, and people will not allow anybody, be it prime minister of Nepal or anyone, to play with this,” he said in New Delhi. Speaking at an event on the birth anni- versary of Nepalese poet Bhanubhakta at the Prime Minister’s residence in Kathman- du, Oli said that Nepal “has become a victim of cultural encroachment and its history has been manipulated.” Bhanubhakta was born in 1814 in Tanhu of western Nepal and is credited for translating Valmiki’s Ramayan into Nepali language. He died in 1868. “Although the real Ayodhya lies at Thori in the west of Bir- gunj, India has claimed the Indian site as the birthplace of Lord Ram, Oli said. We also believe that deity Sita got married to Prince Ram of India. Actually, Ayodhya is a village lying west of Bir- gunj, he said, adding that the marriage be- tween bride and bride- groomatsuchadistance was not possible at the time when there was no communication and transportation system. Google to... We spoke on a wide range of subjects, par- ticularly leveraging the power of technology to transform the lives of India’s farmers, young- stersandentrepreneur,” the PM tweeted. During the interac- tion, the challenges that the global pandemic has brought to areas such as sports were also discussed. “During our interac- tion, Sundar Pichai and I spoke about the new work culture that is emerging in the times of COVID-19. We dis- cussed the challenges the global pandemic has brought to areas such as sports. We also talked about the impor- tance of data security and cyber safety,” the Prime Minister tweeted “I was delighted to know more about the ef- forts of Google in sev- eral sectors, be it in edu- cation, learning, Digital India, furthering digi- tal payments and more,” he said in an- other tweet. This move by Google is significant as it comes in the middle of the COVID-19pandemicand as multinational compa- nies across the world look at alternative in- vestment destinations. “Excited to announce Google for India Digiti- sationFund.Throughit, we will invest Rs 75,000 crore or approx US$10 Billon into India over the next 5-7 yrs. We’ll do thisthroughamixof eq- uity investments, part- nerships and operation- al infrastructure in eco- system investments,” said Pichai. FROM PG 1 New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi questioned the govern- ment’s claims on bat- tling COVID-19, asking is India at a “good posi- tion” in the battle against the virus. His remarks came a day after Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India is in a “good position” in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic and the coun- try will fight the disease with determination and enthusiasm. In a tweet, Gandhi asked, “India at good position in COVID19 battle?” He tagged a graph of India’s daily average COVID cases that showed a steady rise, against that of other countries like South Ko- rea & New Zealand which have shown a steady decline in cases. India saw a daily rise of 28,701 cases in last 24 hours, taking the to- tal number of cases to 8,78,254 as on Monday morning, while the death toll climbed to 23,174 with 500 people succumbing to the in- fection, according to the Union Health Min- istry data. Gandhi has been crit- icising government on handling of COVID cri- sis and has accused it of having failed to tackle the situation. —PTI RaGa questions govt’s good position claim The Gandhi scion has been criticising the Centre over handling of the pandemicCORONA UPDATE New Delhi: The ICMR said that a total of 2,19,103 samples have been tested for corona- virus in the last 24 hours. With this, the to- tal number of tests in India have reached 1,18,06,265. Meanwhile, ICMR is continuously scaling up its testing facilities for COVID-19 by giving ap- proval to government andprivatelaboratories. a total of 688 labora- tories across India has been given the approval to conduct tests. Over 1.1 cr samples tested till July 12: ICMR New Delhi: A 39-year- old man was discharged from the newly set up SardarPatelCOVIDcare centre on Monday, be- coming the first patient to be completely cured of the disease at the fa- cilityhere,officialssaid. The patient, a resi- dent of South Delhi, was admitted to the COVID care centre on July 5, they said. He is the first patient to be discharged from the fa- cility created at the Radha Soami Beas cen- tre in Chattarpur, a sen- ior official said. ITBP doctors at the facility clapped for him and bid him goodbye. The man was also given a rose stem, a memento, and a COVID-19 free cer- tificate as he boarded an ambulance for home, the official said. He has been advised another 7 days of home isolation. A total of 147 patients have been admitted to the centre till now. A team of over 1,000 doc- tors, nurses and para- medic staff of ITBP and other paramilitary forc- es have been earmarked to work at the facility. Sardar Patel centre: 1st patient discharged Mumbai: Equitybench- mark Sensex rallied over 400 points in early trade on Monday, track- ing gains in index-heav- yweight Reliance Indus- tries and strong signals from global markets. Reclaiming the 37,000 level in opening session, the 30-share BSE Sensex was trading 413.03 points, or 1.13 per cent, higher at 37,007.36. In similar movement, the NSE Nifty surged 123.35 points, or 1.15 per cent, to 10,891.40. Reliance Industries was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, jump- ing over 2 per cent to hit its record high of Rs 1,938.80 per share, after the company said it has secured Rs 730 crore from wireless technol- ogy leader Qualcomm by selling a small stake in Jio Platforms. Adding to a slew of investments since April that has crossed Rs 1.18 lakh crore, Qualcomm Ventures’ investment will translate into 0.15 per cent equity stake in Jio Platforms on a fully diluted basis. Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Steel, IndusInd Bank, HUL and Maruti were among the other gain- ers. —PTI Sensex rallies over 400 pts; Reliance hits fresh peak Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led Unit- ed Democratic Front on Monday decided to bringinano-confidence motion against the state government as part of its protest seeking Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s res- ignation alleging that his office was linked to the recent case of gold smuggling through a diplomatic baggage. UDF convener Benni Behanan said the Front has also decided to move a resolution against Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan and seek his resignation. “The UDF meet today has decided to move a no-confidence motion against the government and resolution against the Speaker. The UDF has entrusted the mat- ter with the Opposition Congress Leader Ramesh Chennithala,” Behanan said. He said the Speaker, who has alleged links with one of the accused in the gold smuggling case,needstostepdown. “We will continue our protest seeking the res- ignation of the Chief Minister. The attempts to protect the accused have become evident now. The link of the (former) IT secretary, who was also the secre- tary to the Chief Minis- ter, with one of the ac- cused is clear now,” the UDF Convenor alleged. The UDF leader also said that asking him to go on long leave was not any kind of discipli- nary action. Swapna Suresh and Sandeep Nair, the two key accused in the gold smuggling case, were remanded to custody by a NIA court at Kochi on Sunday, a day after their arrest from Bengaluru in connection with the case that has led to a po- litical storm, targeting the Pinarayi Vijayan-led LDF government. —PTI Congress-led UDF to bring no-confidence motion against Left government in Kerala Swapna Suresh & Sandeep Nair, key accused in case, were remanded to custody by a NIA court. GOLD SMUGGLING CASE Moscow: The clinical trials of the world’s first coronavirus vaccine on volunteers at Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University has been successfully com- pleted, Vadim Tarasov, the director of the Insti- tute for Translational Medicine and Biotech- nology, told Sputnik, adding that the first group of volunteers would be discharged on Wednesday and the sec- ond on July 20. The university began clinical trials of the vac- cine produced by Rus- sia’sGamaleiInstituteof Epidemiology and Mi- crobiology on June 18. “Sechenov Universi- ty has successfully com- pleted tests on volun- teers of the world’s first vaccine against corona- virus,” Tarasov said. According to Alexan- der Lukashev, the direc- tor of the Institute of Medical Parasitology, Tropical and Vector- Borne Diseases at Sech- enov University, the ob- jective of this stage of the study was to show the vaccine’s safety for human health, which was successfully done. “The safety of vac- cine is confirmed. It corresponds to safety of those vaccines that are currently on the mar- ket,” Lukashev said. Russia successfully completes trials of world’s 1st vaccine New Delhi: The series of pro-active, pre-emp- tive and coordinated steps taken by the Cen- tre and the State gov- ernments for contain- ment and prevention of COVID-19 has contrib- uted to a gradual surge in COVID-19 recovery. Aggressive testing cou- pled with timely diag- nosis has led to identify- ing COVID affected pa- tients before they pro- gress into an advanced stage of the disease; ef- fective implementation of containment zones, surveillance activities ensured that the rate of infection stays under control. The norms and standards for care of Home Isolation along with use of oxymeters have helped to keep a check on the asympto- matic or mildly sympto- matic patients. India has more than 5.5L recovered cases ‘NO LOGIC IN BABY PACK LOCKDOWN’ Bhubaneswar: In a major development capable of helping in drug formula- tions for COVID-19, the Institute of Life Sciences has suc- cessfully estab- lished in vitro cul- tures of coronavirus from patient sam- ples using vero cells, a top ILS official said. 17 virus cul- tures have been established from swab samples origi- nating from differ- ent locations of the country with vary- ing virus loads by ILS, an autonomous institute of Dept of Biotechnology, New Delhi: Drug firm Glenmark Phar- maceuticals said it has cut price of its antiviral drug Favipiravir, under the brand name FabiFlu, for patients with mild to moderate COVID-19, by 27% to Rs 75 per tablet. Glenmark Phar- maceuticals had launched FabiFlu last month at a price of Rs 103 per tablet. In a regulatory fil- ing Glenmark an- nounced a price re- duction of 27 %for FabiFlu. The new (MRP) is Rs 75 per tab, it said. ILS takes major step in drug formulations Glenmark drops price of Favipiravir 480 RETURN Mumbai: As many as 480 Indian medi- cal students, who were stranded in Russia due to the coronavirus- induced restrictions, arrived in Mumbai by a private chartered flight on Monday. They thanked Maharash- tra minister Aaditya Thackeray for the help in facilitating their return. The stu- dents, included 470 from Maharashtra, 4 from UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 4 from MP & two from Goa.
  • 8. NEWSJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 07www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Abhishek Srivastav Jaipur: Jaipur Devel- opment Authority has decided to send the mat- ter of land allotment for cricket stadium to the state government. TheRajasthanCricket Association(RCA)wants to develop an interna- tional cricket stadium on the proposed land. RCA plans to invest Rs 250-300 crore on develop- ing the stadium and oth- er latest facilities in & around the stadium. The Project Commit- tee of JDA had met on January 20 this year, where the allotment of the land to RCA for the proposed cricket stadi- um was decided. The committee had alsonotifiedtheplanning of the land during the meeting. The decision by JDA to transfer the mat- ter of allotment to the government is because of the price at which the land is to be allotted. RCA has desired that the land be allotted to them at 10% of the DLC rate but according to the laidpolicyof thegovern- ment, a land for public or other use can be allot- ted at 200% + 15%. So as per the existing policy, the land can be allotted to RCA at Rs 7500/- per square meter while the DLC rate is only Rs 1,180 per square meter and RCA wants to pay just 10% of this DLC rate. It is understandable that the JDA could not decide on such a depar- ture from the laid policy so it has decided to send the matter to the state government for a final decision. It is noteworthy that theGehlotgovernmentin its earlier tenure had made the allotment for land for cricket stadium toRCA.RCAwasallotted 18.1 hectares of land in Chomp village. At that time the allotment was done at 10% of the DLC rates. As per the terms agreed RCA was to hand- over the RCA building at SMS stadium to JDA and it was also to begin the construction of the sta- dium within six months of thelandallotment. But since the RCA failed to start the construction within six months of the land allotment, the then Vasundharagovernment cancelled the allotment on September 1, 2017. JDA forwards ‘tricky’ land issue to govt Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Congress leaders and MLAs board a bus towards a hotel after CLP meeting at CM residence, in Jaipur on Monday. The meeting, meant to be a show of strength for Gehlot, comes in the backdrop of an open rebellion by Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Cong keeps door open for Pilot, but he in no mood to return! Jaipur. The Congress on Monday said its doors remain open for Sachin Pilot, the rebel leader who claimed that he has the support of over 30 party MLAs in the state’s 200-member assembly. Doors are open for Sachin Pilot and oth- er MLAs, senior lead- er Randeep Surjewa- la told reporters be- fore the crucial meet- ing of party MLAs. The Congress Leg- islature Party meet- ing began about three hours later than scheduled, with ministers and MLAs flashed victory signs for the cameras. The Congress said 109 MLAs have already expressed support for Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, rejecting the claim by Deputy Chief Minister and the par- ty’s state unit presi- dent Sachin Pilot that the senior leader does not have the majority. About 100 MLAs had walked into the chief minister’s residence by 12.30 pm, an hour before the meeting ac- tually started. But some MLAs con- sidered close to Pilot reoprtedly did not ar- rived. These included G R Khatana, Harish Meena, Ramesh Mee- na, Vishvendra Singh, Ved Prakash, Mukesh Bhakar and Ramnivas Gawriya Striking a concilia- tory note at a press conference, Surjewa- la said the MLAs who have not yet turned up in Jaipur can call Avinash Pande, the AICC gen- eral secretary in- charge of Rajasthan. He said the party’s top leadership spoke to Pilot several times in the last 72 hours. Surjewala said dif- ferences in a family can be resolved within the family, suggesting that Pilot and other MLAs should come and discuss grievances at party forums. When a member of the family gets an- noyed, he does not make the family fall but sits with family members and resolves the issue, he said. Doors are open for Sachin Pilot and other MLAs. They will be heard and solutions will be found. This is the discipline of the party,theAICCspokes- person said. The Congress had rushed Pande, Sur- jewala and Ajay Mak- en to Jaipur as observ- ers at the meeting, amid a power tussle between its two Ra- jasthan leaders. Meanwhile, Con- gressworkersremoved the posters of Pilot from outside the state office, but were later put up again. —PTI Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Congress leader Randeep Surjewala during MLAs meeting at CM residence on Monday. Differences in a family can be resolved within the family, suggesting that Pilot and other MLAs should come and discuss grievances at party forums —Randeep Surjewala, Congress leader With ‘all is well’ message, Gehlot supporter MLAs holed up in hotel Jaipur: Congress MLAs on Monday holed themselves up in a resort near Jaipur after a legisla- ture party meeting, where they expressed support for Chief Minister Ashok Ge- hlot and only indi- rectly referred to Sachin Pilot, whose rebellion threatens his government. MLAs boarded buses and headed towards a hotel on city’s out- skirts after their meet- ing at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s official residence here on Monday. All is well, minister Mamta Bhupesh said before boarding one of the buses. Gehlot also board- ed one of the buses. Sources said that the Congress president So- nia Gandhi and former party chief Rahul Gan- dhi were in touch with Pilot, upset since he was denied the chief minister’s post after the December 2018 assem- bly elections. —PTI Congress MLAs were taken to a hotel after the CLP meeting at CM’s residence on Monday. Seen in the picture are MLAs Madan Prajapat, Amit Chachan and Ganesh Ghogra among others.  Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh on Monday posted a collage of four photos on his Twitter handle, showing state Deputy CM Sachin Pilot’s struggle  The photos appear to have been taken during various protests and in one of these, Pilot is seen bleeding  The collage with no caption was posted apparently to show Pilot’s struggle and seek sympathy  Singh is considered close to Pilot and had skipped the CLP meeting  Prior to meeting, he tweeted, With an ailing family member in Delhi  While, MLA Mukesh Bhakar said, “Loyalty in Congress means Ashok Gehlot’s slavery”  Minister Ramesh Meena said, “I am with Sachin Pilot” BLOOD & SWEAT FOR AAPNO RAJASTHAN 2 BTP MLAs defy party whip to lend support to Gehlot Yogesh Sharma Jaipur: The two MLAs of the Bharatiya Tribal Party(BTP)havebecome an unsolved puzzle. Re- cently, the party has issued a whip stating that it is neither with the BJP nor with the Congress. But at the same time, BTP MLA Ramprasad Rot has said that he is with the government in reviv- ing it from the crisis. The whip is different and the situation in Ra- jasthan is different. BTP is the party that did wonders on tribal land in the assembly elections. In the Rajya Sabha elections also BTP had supported the Congress. In the very first elec- tion, two MLAs from BTP reached the assem- bly by winning the elec- tion. Apart from whatever is going on between the two BTP MLAs, Con- gress MLA Danish Abrar has clearly said that both the MLAs are in their camp. “We want to save the government, so we met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.Ourparty’swhip may have a different meaning,butRajasthan’s politicalgroundisdiffer- ent,” said BTP MLA Rot. AS FIGHTER PILOT’S JET HOVERS OVER DELHI IT’S POLITICS ON WHEELS IN JAIPUR, YET AGAIN LAND FOR CRICKET STADIUM IN JAIPUR
  • 9. Think, life responds, it does not simply happen. It responds to your thoughts, action - to your attitude. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 08 2NDFRONTPOSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: Over the past few months, the Ra- jasthan Housing Board (RHB) has exponential- ly increased its market goodwill as being one of the premier real estate enterprise bringing in new schemes for peo- ple’s benefit. It is due to this that the RHB’s shops at Ayush Market being developed under the prestigious Pratap Nagar scheme of Jaipur, has received a phenomenal response. Such has been the en- thusiasm amongst peo- ple for this project of the Board that for mere- ly eleven shops, two hundred individuals have deposited the EMD to participate in the e- auction, which will con- tinue till 15th July 2020. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora informed that there is no drug market around Ra- jasthan Health Sciences University located in Pratap Nagar, and hence the Ayush mar- ket is being developed here. Interestingly, the land on which the Ayush market is being developed was lying un- used for years. The RHB Commissioner gave a unique idea to develop the Ayush Market on this land during his visit to Pratap Nagar Scheme. The idea was unanimously approved in the Board’s meeting and now the unused land is being sold at pre- mium rates. “People from other parts of the country in- cluding Mumbai, Kolk- ata, Bangalore and Sik- kim are participating in the auction to buy land in this market. The bid for the e-auc- tion can be placed till the auction closing date i.e. July 15, 2020 at 6 pm. For participating in the auction, detailed terms and other information, the website of Ra- jasthan Housing Board can be visited,” Arora said, further adding, “The RHB is giving huge discounts in terms of payment for purchasing the proper- ty. Now the Security De- posit (EMD) will be taken at 2 percent in- stead of 5 percent of the bid price. 15 percent of the successful bid amount will have to be deposited in 3 days, in which 2 percent EMD will be adjusted. After bid acceptance, 35 per- cent of the bid price (including miscellane- ous expenses) can be deposited in 240 days and the remaining 50 percent in 360 days. A discount of 2 percent will be given in the auc- tion price on submis- sion of the entire auc- tion amount within 15 days of issue of de- mand letter.” East, West, North, South: Buyers pour in for RHB auction! GOODWILL First India Bureau New Delhi: Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, main- tained that there are no plans for a meeting with Rahul Gandhi while making it clear that he remains unmoved by his party’s attempts to forge a reconciliation with him, say sources. As the Congress fights a crisis in Ra- jasthan where Pilot is at loggerheads with his boss Ashok Gehlot, there is no word yet from former Congress president Rahul Gan- dhi. But on Monday, Gandhi’s office insisted that “He (Sachin Pilot) is always in his heart. And they speak often and directly. They have great respect and affec- tion for each other.” There has been no word on Twitter from Rahul Gandhi on the Rajasthan crisis. The former Congress presi- dent tweeted twice on Monday. The first tweet questioned the govern- ment’s claim the fight against Covid-19 was going well and the sec- ond was about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stand on the face off with China in Ladakh. Meanwhile, on Mon- day evening, Congress sources claimed that Pilot’s talks with the BJP is continuing. Leaders in the party also clarified that Pilot is “not in direct touch” with any of the Gandhis.”The talks are being conducted only through emissaries and via media,” a lead- er said. On Sunday evening, claiming the support of 30 of the Congress’ 107 MLAs, Pilot had claimed that Ashok Ge- hlot is now leading a minority government. His proclamation was preceded by his arrival in Delhi from Jaipur and placed in public his determination to take his long-running fight with Gehlot to the finish. Ahead of the Con- gress meeting in Jaipur on Monday morning, which Pilot skipped, party leaders urged him to reconsider his stand, offering him both “a chance to re- solve issues at a party forum” and a message from party chief Sonia Gandhi - “Our doors are open.” PILOT SOARS TOO HIGH TO A POINT OF NO RETURN!Despite ‘great respect and affection’ Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot yet to touch base Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot —File photo Mahesh Joshi condemns raids Jaipur : Rajasthan gov- ernment chief whip Mahesh Joshi on Mon- day condemned the in- come tax raids on prem- ises linked to two Con- gress leaders. Joshi was speaking to re- porters outside the residence of Chief Minister Ashok Ge- hlot and said, “I con- demn this. The raids are uncalled for and intended at threaten- ing but we are not go- ing to be distracted or scared by this. Entire country is watching this. He said. The premises are linked to Congress lead- ers Rajiv Arora and Dharmendra Rathore. Senior Congress leader Randeep Sur- jewala targeted Prime minister Narendra Modi, Union Home minister Amit Shah for the Income Tax raids on the premises of some people linked to the Congress in Ra- jasthan. He charged that the Income Tax department, Enforce- ment Directorate and Central Bureau of In- vestigation are the BJP’s frontal depart- ments, but asserted that such raids will not topple the govern- ment. Meanwhile, Coopera- tive Minister Udailal Anjana also questioned the timing of the raids. “This was done to cre- ate pressure. It appar- ently looks like leaders who are sitting in Delhi are behind these raids,” he said. RAGA SILENT  For 11 shops at Board’s Ayush Market at Pratap Nagar, 200 applications have been received RHB offering major discounts as well Rajasthan Congress leaders question timing of I-T raidsFrom P1 “As many as 109 MLAs have signed the letter to express full confidence in the Congress govern- ment led by CM Gehlot and in the leadership of Sonia Gandhi and Ra- hul Gandhi. Some other MLAs have spoken to the chief minister over the phone and they will also sign the letter,” Pande told reporters at the CM’s residence. Party sources claimed that 109 MLAs, both from the Congress and those supporting it, were present in the meeting while Pilot and some of his loyalists, the actual numbers of whom remained a mys- tery till late night, did not attend it. The resolution also blamed the BJP for con- spiring to destablise the Congress government and murdering democ- racy with the misuse of power and money to lure MLAs. This is an insult to eight crore people of Rajasthan, the resolution added. It mentioned that the Congress government led by Gehlot took revo- lutionary decisions in public interest in the past a year and a half and its efforts to deal with the coronavirus crisis were appreciated across the country. After the meeting was over, the MLAs were shifted to Fair- mont hotel in Kukas on the Jaipur-Delhi high- way and The chief min- ister accompanied oth- er MLAs in a bus to the hotel. While state capital Jaipur had its own colors of polity, the na- tional capital was also abuzz with various sceptical predictions. Inspite of Pilot’s repeat- ed ‘NO’, to join BJP, there was still a buzz in JP Nadda’s camp at New Delhi that at the end of the day Pilot will be joining BJP. Interestingly, there were media reports on Monday morning sug- gesting the formation of a new political party named as ‘Progressive Congress’ by Pilot, but till late evening, there was no specific an- nouncement to this ef- fect by Pilot camp. However, a close Pilot confidante and a former Gehlot loyalist, Deep- endra Singh Shekhawat again reiterated that they will not be joining BJP and stressed that no work has been done over the past one and a half years. He also claimed that the group has support of thirty legislators and ap- pealed to others to come and join them. According to sourc- es, this confusion will continue to prevail for another day or two, till the entire ‘deal’ is finalised with BJP, who broadly is open to the idea of supporting Pilot from outside but a section of BJP leadership feels that first of all Pilot must join BJP and only after the is- sue of supporting Pi- lot from outside will be resolved. Though Pilot is in touch with BJP leadership, may be through Jyotira- ditya Scindia or Za- far Islam or anyone else, but still it ap- pears that there are some ‘gaps’ in Pilot’s deal or understand- ing with the saffron party. WillPilot’sCongbe‘progressive’? Ajay Maken, Randeep Surjewala and Avinash Pande. Pilot’s posters removed from PCC office in Jaipur Mahesh Joshi RANDEEP SINGH SURJEWALA @rssurjewala BJP’s second frontal organisation too has came into the field. ED too has came to Jaipur, as it was be- ing said. Now when will the CBI come? RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora INSIDE GEHLOT & PILOT CAMPS Ashok Gehlot, Avinash Pande, KC Venugopal, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Mahendra Choudhary at Hotel Fairmont in Jaipur. Pilot Camp leaders, Indraj Gurjar, Ramnivas, Brijendra Ola, GR Khatana, Rakesh Pareek at a hotel in New Delhi on Monday. First India News Jaipur: The Congress workers on Monday re- moved the posters of Rajasthan party presi- dent and Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot from the party office in Jaipur amid his rebel- lion against the leader- ship. On Sunday even- ing, Pilot had an- nounced that he would not attend the party legislature meeting called by CM Ashok Ge- hlot the following day and claimed that the Congress-led govern- ment had been reduced to a minority. Pilot maintained that he enjoyed the support of 30 members of the 200-member Rajasthan legislative assembly. I condemn this. The raids are uncalled for and intended at threatening but we are not going to be dis- tracted or scared by this. Entire country is watching this. —Mahesh Joshi, Chief Whip
  • 10. rust me when I say, dressing up for bedtime is so relaxing and re- j u v e n a t i n g . Wearing fashion- able, yet comfort- able clothes to get that 8 hours of beauty sleep is one of the best feelings in the world. To many dress- ing up for bed may sound absurd, but there are many girls out there who will swear that it is the best part of the day. A set of comfortable and breathable night suits will not only make you feel good at home, but it will also promote a good night’s sleep. If you have been the wearer of old t- shirts at home, consider swapping it with a soft-to- touch night suit set that makes you look and feel good at the same time. Leaving the confines of the hours between the after-work and the morn- ing alarm, sleepwear has come a long way ranging from nightgowns, shorts, pyjamas, babydoll to many more. Sleepshirt: For all those humid nights when you feel stuffy and uncomfor table, sleep shirt is at your rescue. Nightgown: Old school looks never die, and nightgowns are every woman’s favourite. But we ask you to upgrade your plain-looking nightie to stylish em- broidery, printed, lace pattern nightie. Robe sets: If you are a bride to be then you ought to buy these se- ductive, stylish robe sets. Jumpsuit / Romper: Girls who like subtleties can opt for full-length jumpsuit whereas bom- bastic girls can defi- nitely pick the short, printed playsuit- you are spoilt for choices. Pyjama set: It is impos- sible not to own pyjama set, they exhibit utmost comfort and style. Babydoll: It’s easy to get into a comfort zone with nightwear, but sexy can be fun too. Short set: Make your nights even more comfortable and fashionable with these cute babies. Short sets are a fusion of allure and noncha- lant look. As much of the world shelters at home to pre- vent the spread of the coronavirus, most of us have become habitu- al with wearing the nightdresses even dur- ing the day. Believe it or not, it is still hard for some of us to come out of that com- fort zone. I say let the scenario be a new trend because the world seems so much pretty when you wake up look- ing all good and sexy. JAIPUR, TUESDAY JULY 14, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 City First looks into the huge evolution of night- wear that lets you be fashionable during the day and night, with a few types of the same! T This issue is sponsored by Globus Manpower Services & Consultants KARISHMA GWALANI karishma.gwalani@firstindia.co.in THE CRIB COUTURE
  • 11. n season one of the average 2018 Prime Video series Breathe, a father went on a killing spree to keep his son alive. In the second season, also created by Mayank Sharma, anoth- er father justifies murder to save his daughter. In both, a father will kill to improve an immunocompromised child’s chances of staying alive. When Delhi-based psy- chiatrist Avinash Sabhar- wal’s daughter Siya (Ivana Kaur) is kidnapped, Avi- nash (Abhishek Bachchan) and his wife Abha (Nithya Menen) meticulously plan murders to meet the kid- napper’s demands to free their child. A well-off and educated couple cave in and easily become killers, with the simple justification that all is fair if you are trying to save your family. The kidnapper invokes the 10 traits represented by each of Ravana’s 10 heads – anger, lust, ego, fear, and so on – for the murders to be committed. But Avinash thinks he can outwit the kidnapper because, after all, he is a specialist in “mind games”. For that to happen, the story (written by Sharma, Bhavani Iyer, Vikram Tuli, and Arshad Syed) would have to follow the logic, be constructed intelligently, and be creative and origi- nal. Instead, we see a cata- log of cliches associated with the murder mystery genre. Despite all the commut- ing by the characters with- in and around Delhi, the story itself crawls along. Barring the kidnapper’s story, the other characters swivel in a single spot. I bet you will guess the crimi- nal’s identity before hitting the mid-point of this bloat- ed 12-episode series. The Delhi police team in charge of the case is at a loss as videos of these bru- tal crimes beam across tel- evision channels. Joining in their efforts are inspec- tor Kabir Sawant (Amit Sadh) and his trusted depu- ty Prakash Kamble (Hrishi- kesh Joshi) from the first season. Kabir is carrying the emotional baggage of a thoughtless act, and guilt draws him to Delhi, where he reacquaints himself with Meghna (Plabita Borthakur), his victim from the past. Not only is Meghna now a sponsor at Narcotics Anonymous, but she’s also a chirpy, life-pos- itive young woman who has named her wheelchair “Max”. Sadh carries the burden of a traumatized Kabir, who has lost his daughter and his equilibrium, on his muscular shoulders. His character barely rises out of the pit of gloom and only occasionally shows a flash of edgy police work, par- tially egged on by an ambi- tious and publicity-hungry senior officer. Kabir should have been the binding ele- ment between the two sea- sons, but his part is relegat- ed to the wings. Credit, though, to Sadh for convey- ing the pain and fleeting pleasures of a man coming out of the shadows. Nithya Menen and Ab- hishek Bachchan are fet- tered by the material and look as bewildered at the vapid writing. There was an opportunity to explore childhood trauma and men- tal health issues here, but it’s unharnessed. Notable performances come from supporting cast members, such as Saiyami Kher, Re- sham Shrivardhan, Shruti Bapna, and Nizhalgal Ravi. Most of the twists can be seen coming to an episode in advance. A dozen epi- sodes of 45 minutes each give you plenty of time to join the dots and take a cof- fee break without missing anything crucial to the in- flated and exposition-heavy plot. Any gains made by pro- duction, background mu- sic, art direction, and cine- matography are lost by the writing and editing. A side- plot of two sub-inspectors vying for Kabir’s attention is negated by a pointless sidebar about a recently transferred employee jug- gling a wife’s nagging with a flirtation with an old flame. The season was filmed before the pandemic and lockdown, but watch- ing it in this environment, and seeing men in N95 masks and a germaphobe obsessively sanitizing his surroundings resonated in a very strange way. https://scroll.in/ 10 ETCJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia FACEOFTHEDAY PRATIBHA JAIN, Model and Artist LEO JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 Alliance with promising parties is the best decision you will take today. You may decide to start a small business from home. You are fit and fine and people derive inspiration from you. You may rearrange the decor in your house today. Love life is very important for you. LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 Certitude of any degree cannot make you predict your future, there is nothing to worry. Be careful of what you speak and in front of whom you speak.Instead of flaunting your preparation this time try to be quiet and concentrate on being the best for outstanding results ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 Requisite for a peaceful life for you is a life full of money . For those whose survive on salaries can totally expect some bonus. If someone has helped you in the past than remember to do the same when that person needs you. You need to carefully make any monetary deal. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 Endurance power is both your strength and weakness depending on the situation. You like to play around a lot as physical fitness is crucial in your life. You are carefree sometime even towards the closest friends or family members. Good company will change your mood today. GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 21 Visionary, practical minded, determined is how people define you. You easily beat anyone in competitions and you are always on the top. You have surplus of energy and you never get tired. You love your kids more than anything in the world and can do anything for them. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 Rapacious company must be avoided at any cost, such people are a big problem when they show their true colours. No matter is big enough to break ties with your dear ones therefore control your anger and talk things out, everything will be just fine. You will win the hearts of your parents. TAURUS APR 21 - MAY 20 Austerities of any kind can be dealt with properly when you strategise well and in advance. A time consuming task is no big deal for as you as no one can match your speed. Don’t be scared of the work. Sometimes it should be all about your partner than you. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 Freebie complimentary benefits are on the cards, you are one hell of a lucky one today. Pending work on work front will be completed timely today. Those who are out of shape can resolve to work hard and walk on the path of fitness. You are desperate for a big break. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 Bunfight on the business front should be avoided and the best way to do that is to not disrespect anyone by using wrong words. You are saving day and night seeing the current situations. You have no other option than to work day and night to achieve what you want. CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 23 Ameliorate your pains from the past is the best option and never look back again. Your life is full of positivity and you make everyone positive too. You will successfully raise funds for the new business that you want to start as soon as possible. Your spouse madly loves you. PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Cosseting your child is good but only till a certain age, when the chicks start growing you have to teach them how to fly on their own. You are very calculative about everything and that an awesome quality. Don’t be disheartened because of minor ailments, its just no big deal. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Disingenuous behaviour when it comes to relationships is not an ideal thing to do, change if you don’t want to loose your terms. You get protection from every where such is your luck. Money is no big deal for you as you have plenty. Don’t let love break your heart, stay strong. YOUR DAYHoroscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva MYSTERY TO REACH THE KIDNAPPERS I
  • 12. C hristina Perri has special news for her fans. The singer took to Instagram to reveal she’s pregnant and expecting the second baby with husband, Paul Costabile. The couple who ties know in 2017, share a 2-year-old daughter, Carmella Stanley Costabile. “Carmella is gonna be a big sis- ter!!! our rainbow baby is coming in January,” the songstress captioned her Instagram post. “Surprise !! Our little fam is growing,” Paul wrote on his Instagram page, with an adorable pic of his daughter. ‘New bambino/Bambina.’ Christina’s heart- warming pregnancy news comes six months after she con- fessed she suffered a miscarriage. —Agency K elly Preston, the ‘Jerry Macquire’ actor who had been battling cancer, has passed away. She was 57. According to The Hollywood Re- porter, Preston’s husband John Travolta confirmed the news of her demise through an Instagram post. “It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many,” Travolta wrote. “Kelly’s love and life will always be remembered. I will be taking some time to be there for my children who have lost their mother, so forgive me in advance if you don’t hear from us for a while. But please know that I will feel your out- pouringof loveintheweeks and months ahead as we heal,” he added. —ANI ETCwww.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2020 11 riyanka Chopra Jonas was all hearts for Nick Jonas’ mum and her mother-in-law Denise Jonas as she wished her on her birthday on Ins- tagram. Priyanka, who fondly calls Denise as Mama Jonas, shared an adorable selfie with her as she showered some birthday love on Denise. Pri- yanka thanked her mother-in-law for the ‘constant grace and generosity’ they have shared over the last few years since the ac- tress married Nick. Despite US recording an extremely high number of coronavirus cas- es every single day, Priyanka’s caption hint- ed that a party is in order as Nick’s parents seem to be living with them. PeeCee’s birthday caption for Mama Jo- nas read, “Happy Birthday MamaJ ! Thank your for your constant grace and generosity.. I’m So glad you are here and we can cele- brate you today together ...Love you so much...@mam- adjonas @nick- jonas.” Nick also took to Insta- gram a little later to wish his mother as he shared a goofy picture with her. He wrote, “Love you mom. Happy birthday!” —Agency Celebrating B’day! P Priyanka Chopra Jonas; (inset) Her post K anye West re- cently re- vealed he was running for president. While it has invited all kinds of reactions, Kim has shown her sup- port towards Kanye’s decision on Twitter. Now, a new report suggests that the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashi- an’ star is a little concerned for her musician husband Kanye after recent comments regarding his presidential can- didacy raised eye- brows across the internet. This comes after his lengthy in- terviewwith Forbes was published. Earlier this week, Kanye’s Forbes interview was described as a “ r a m b l i n g , four-hour” take about his experience battling COVID-19, his presidential campaign plans and his mental health, among other topics. Recalling his well- documented strug- gle with bipolar dis- order, Kanye said, “God just gave me the clarity and said it’s time to run for president. Between all of the influences and the positions that we can be put in as musicians—you go on tour, you put out these albums,” he said. —Agency CONCERNED! 18 YEARS OF DEVDAS M adhuri Dixit Nene, who owned up the iconic role as ‘Chandramukhi’ in ‘Devdas’,gotnostalgicas the 2002 movie complet- ed 18 years on Sunday. As the movie com- pleted a milestone mark today, the 53-year-old ac- tor took to Twitter and remembered the char- acter she played in the movie. The ‘Dil’ actor shared an iconic dia- logue of her character ‘Chandramukhi’ and also noted the character as to be her “most mem- orable, and favourite” role. “Har dukh aane wale subh ki chithi hoti hai, aur ha nuskaan hone wale faiyda ka ishara,” Dixit tweeted to mark the 18 -year- completed of ‘Devdas.’ The 2002 romantic drama had grabbed the attention of not only the domestic audience, but it was also well-received overseas with the view- ers going gaga over the gigantic beauty. —ANI EMOTIONAL GOODBYE ‘MY UNENDING GRATITUDE, LOVE’ A ctress Divvya Chouksey, who made her Bolly- wood debut with ‘Hai Apna Dil Toh Awara’, passed away on Sunday after los- ingbattlewithcancer.Sheshared a heartbreaking note on social media before passing away. Divvya wrote on Instagram hours before her death, “Words cannotsufficewhatIwanttocon- vey, the more the less, since it’s been months am absconded and bombarded with plethora of messages. It’s time I tell you guys, I am on my death bed. S**t happens. I am strong. Be there another life of non suffering. No questionsplease.Onlygodknows how much you mean to me. DC Bye.” Divvya’s sister Soumya Amish Verma confirmed the news of the model-actress’ death on social media. —Agency L egendary actor Amitabh Bachchan on Sunday ex- pressed his gratitude to all those who showed con- cern and extended prayers to the family after four family members of the Bachchan’s family tested positive for COV- ID-19. Addressing the overwhelm- ing support of his fans, the 77-year-old star took to Twitter and extended his “unending gratitude and love to everyone. “To them that have expressed their concern, their prayers, and their wishes for Abhishek Aishwarya Aaradhya and me .. my unending gratitude and love ..,” the actor tweeted. —ANI Kelly Preston passes away GOOD NEWS! “Surprise !! Our little fam is growing,” Paul months after she con- fessed she suffered a —Agency Kanye West and Kim Kardashian Late Kelly Preston Divvya Chouksey ‘MY UNENDING —Agency Amitabh Bachchan Madhuri Dixit Nene in a still from ‘Devdas’ Christina Perri and Paul Costabile ...her post