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R DAY TRACTOR
RALLY: COPS TO
DECIDE, SAYS SC
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court on
Monday said the Delhi
Police should decide on
the entry of protest-
ing farmers into Delhi
on Republic Day, as it
heard a plea seeking an
injunction against the
proposed tractor rally
scheduled on January
26. Stating that it is a
law and order matter,
the apex court said,
“Police is first authority
to decide who should be
allowed to enter Delhi.
We are not going to tell
you what you should
do. We will take up this
matter on Jan 20.” P5
GOVT: REACTIONS,
2 DEATHS NOT
LINKED TO VAX
New Delhi: A total
of 3.8 lakh people
have been vaccinated
since the rollout of the
coronavirus vaccines
three days ago, the
government said on
Monday. Among them,
580 cases of adverse
reactions have been
observed & 7 persons
have been hospitalized.
Two persons have died
also but neither deaths
are related to vaccines,
the government said.
1,48,266 healthcare
workers were admin-
istered the vaccine on
Monday. P6
—PHOTOBYANI
Nandigram (West
Bengal): West Bengal
Chief Minister and Tri-
namoolCongress(TMC)
chief Mamata Banerjee
on Monday announced
that she will contest
from Nandigram As-
sembly seat in the state
election that is due in
just a few months.
The Chief Minister’s
return to Nandigram is
a direct challenge to Su-
vendu Adhikari, who
has led an exodus of
Trinamool leaders to
the BJP over the past
few weeks. Over 40 Tri-
namool Congress lead-
ers joined Adhikari as
he defected to the BJP
in a mega rally in De-
cember in the presence
of Union Home Minis-
ter Amit Shah.
“I will contest from
Nandigram Assembly.
If possible I will contest
from both Bhawanipur
and Nandigram,” she
said while addressing a
rally here.
Turn to P6
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives for a public meeting in Nandigram on Monday.
Didi sounds bugle for WB
polls from Nandigram
Her former right hand man Adhikari, who represented the
seat, but crossed over to BJP, says ‘CHALLENGEACCEPTED’
ADHIKARI ACCEPTS DIDI’S DARE, SAYS WILL
DEFEAT HER IN NANDIGRAM OR QUIT POLITICS
Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday accepted the challenge thrown
by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from his Nandigram
assembly seat, asserting he will defeat her in the election
or quit politics. He, however, said the final decision to field
candidates will be taken by BJP leadership after thorough
discussion and not in an arbitrary way like in the ruling TMC.
“If I am fielded by my party from Nandigram, I will defeat her
by a margin of at least 50,000 votes or I will quit politics,” he
asserted. “I don’t know from where I will be fielded, whether
I will be fielded,” he said, addressing BJP workers after a
three-km road show. Banerjee, Adhikari alleged, was playing
with the sentiments of the people of Nandigram.
Lucknow: Tandav, a po-
litical drama series
streaming on Amazon
Prime Video, has creat-
ed furore over its al-
leged portrayal of Hin-
du deities in a ‘bad light’
and use of ‘casteist
scenes and dialogues’.
In this regard FIR has
been lodged in Lucknow
against the makers of
this web series and also
Amazon’s India head of
original content for al-
legedly depicting Hindu
gods in a manner hurt-
ful to religious senti-
ments of the people.
The FIR against Apar-
na Purohit, the head of
Amazon’s India head of
original content, direc-
tor of the series Ali Ab-
bas, producer Himan-
shu Krishna Mehra,
writer Gaurav Solanki,
and an unknown person
was lodged late on Sun-
day night by senior Sub
Inspector Amar Nath
Yadav at the Hazratganj
Kotwali police station in
Lucknow.
The makers of web
series ‘Tandav’ on Ama-
zon Prime Video Mon-
day issued an uncondi-
tional apology for “un-
intentionally” hurting
sentiments of public.
“The cast and crew
did not have any inten-
tion to offend the senti-
ments of any individu-
al, caste, community,
race, religion or reli-
gious beliefs or insult
or outrage any institu-
tion, political party or
person, living or dead.
The cast and crew of
“Tandav” take cogni-
zance of the Turn to P6
‘Tandav’ over web series
for hurting sentiments,
makers say sorry after FIR
SECURITY INCREASED AT
SAIF, AMAZON’S OFFICES
New Delhi: Joining the list of leaders opposing
the content of Saif Ali Khan-starrer web series
‘Tandav’, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati
on Monday said that some scenes of the series
“hurt the religious and ethnic sentiments” of peo-
ple and it would be appropriate to remove them
to maintain peace and harmony in the country.
BJP leader Kapil Mishra too sent a legal notice
to Amazon Prime Video demanding immediate
removal of the web series from its platform.
With night curfew gone, brighter days ahead!
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has given
instructions to end the
night curfew applicable
in the 13 district head-
quartersof thestateand
the closure of the mar-
ket at 7 pm in view of
the continuous decrease
in the cases of corona
infection for some time.
Along with this, he
has relaxed the rule for
mandatory prior ap-
proval of the District
Collector for various so-
cial, religious and politi-
cal events, although the
maximum number of
people attending these
events will remain as
before. However, instead
of permission, a notifi-
cation for the event will
have to be provided.
Meanwhile cinema
and theater will be
closed till January 31 in
state and night curfew
will be applicable in the
Containment Zone till
January 31.
Gehlot was reviewing
the status of Covid-19 in-
fection and vaccination
at a video conference at
the CMR on Monday.
“Despite the decline
in corona cases in the
state, we have to follow
the Covid protocol of
wearing masks, main-
taining two yards dis-
tance and keeping away
from crowded places.
Only then will we be
able to stop the spread
of corona infection. A
situation where we
have to enforce lock-
down again, should not
befall us,” Gehlot said
as he directed to reduce
the rate of RT-PCR test-
ing in private hospitals
and labs from Rs 800 to
Rs 500. Gehlot said that
the condition of Corona
in Rajasthan is very
much under control
with excellent manage-
ment and cooperation
of the people. “The
state’s recovery rate has
reached 97.53 per cent
against the national av-
erage of 96.58. The num-
ber of active cases are
also continuously de-
creasing. Turn to P6
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot taking review meeting on Monday.
AS CORONA CASES DIP AND RECOVERY RATE REACHES 97.53 %...
n RT-PCR test to be done in private
hospitals for Rs 500 now
n However, CM appeals to people to
continue to follow Corona health protocol
CEC arrives in Assam
to review poll preps
Guwahati: Chief Elec-
tion Commissioner
Sunil Arora and other
EC functionaries on
Monday arrived in As-
sam on a three-day visit
to review preparedness
for the forthcoming As-
sembly polls in the
state, officials said.
Arora chaired a
closed-door meeting
with Chief Electoral Of-
ficer Nitin Khade and
senior police officers of
Assam at a city hotel in
the evening soon after
reaching here.
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ECI team led by CEC Sunil
Arora alongwith with Sushil
Chandra & Rajiv Kumar in
Guwahati on Monday.
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BD Kalla Govind Singh Dotasra Dr Raghu Sharma
BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Dr Raghu
Sharma and a galaxy of public
representatives and bureaucrats
attended a glittering ceremony—‘Salute
First’—hosted by First India to award
Corona Warriors, at Hotel Marriott on
Monday in Jaipur. The event was part
of an ongoing series of ‘Salute First’
Awards across Rajasthan.
—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
HONOURING
CORONA WARRIORS
Jagdeesh Chandra addresses the gathering where BD Kalla was chief guest and Dr Raghu Sharma presided over the
event to honour Corona Warriors at Hotel Marriott, Jaipur, on Monday. The honourable dais included (from left) Tikaram
Jully, Mamta Bhupesh, Ashok Chandna, Bhanwar S Bhati, Govind S Dotasra, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas,
Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Niranjan Arya & Ramcharan Bohra. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: The controver-
sial web series Tandav
on Monday evoked
sharp reaction from
Congress and BJP lead-
ers who sought action
against the makers of
the web series.
Transport minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas said that insult to
Hindu deities is objec-
tionable and religious
faith and sentiments of
anyone should not be
hurt. He, however, said
that BJP was trying to
divert attention from
farmers’ agitation
through this issue.
BJP state president
Satish Poonia said that
people who have been
jealous of the public
welfare schemes of the
Modi government are
spreading sensation
and insulting the de-
mocracy of India, elect-
ed public representa-
tives, and Hindu deities,
which is condemnable.
“It has come to my
knowledge that in the
Tandav web series, in-
decent comments have
been made on Lord Shi-
va and the Prime minis-
ter which I strongly
condemn. The indecent
slogans raised in JNU
about freedom have also
been depicted through
this web series,” Poonia
said.
Deputy leader of op-
position Rajendra
Rathore said it was an
attack on Hindu cul-
ture and a conspiracy
to divide the society.
Vipra Sena leader
Sunil Tiwari even an-
nounced a cash reward
of Rs. 1 lakh on black-
ening the face of web
series creator Ali Ab-
bas Zafar.
Cong, BJP leaders demand ban on the web series
TANDAV OVER ‘TANDAV’
RESPONSIBILITYOFALLTOBUILDSAFE
ROADCULTURE:KHACHARIYAWAS‘Repeating a mistake while driving may put the lives of others at risk’
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: Transport
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas on
Monday said that it is
the responsibility of
all to build a safe road
culture by following
traffic rules on the
road. He said that hu-
man life is valuable
and should be protect-
ed.
He said this while
launching the National
road safety month at
Jawahar circle here.
The minister said peo-
ple should strictly fol-
low traffic rules. He
said that repeating a
mistake while driving
may put the lives of
others at risk.
He said that through
efforts of the state gov-
ernment, there was a
decline of 19 percent in
road accidents and 12
percent in road acci-
dent deaths last year as
compared to 2019.
Transport Commis-
sioner Ravi Jain said
that a model road map
to reduce road acci-
dents has also been
prepared in the state
after studying the Ta-
mil Nadu model and
many initiatives were
taken in the last one or
two years.
Adarsh Nagar MLA
Rafiq Khan, Mayor of
Jaipur Heritage mu-
nicipal corporation
Munesh Gurjar and
senior officials of po-
lice and transport de-
partments were pre-
sent in the function
during which a cycle
and a motorcycle rally
was flagged off.
Khachariyawas rode
a cycle while the Nirb-
haya Squad of Jaipur
Police took part in the
motorcycle rally. Dur-
ing the month-long
campaign, various
awareness activities on
road safety will be con-
ducted.
Jaipur: The body of an
11-year-old boy Moham-
mad Arslan Qureshi,
who had been missing
since January 16, was
found in an under-con-
struction building on
Monday, police said.
The body of Arslan
was recovered from the
building in the Amer
area on the basis of in-
formation provided by
one Aasif (20), who was
detained on the suspi-
cion of having kid-
napped the boy, they
said. Aasif along with
another accused had
kidnapped Arsalan for
ransom while he was
flying kite on Saturday.
They took the boy to an
isolated place and tied
his hands and legs.
Aasif told the police
that the boy died before
he could call his father
for ransom, the police
said. During the investi-
gation, the needle of
suspicion pointed to-
wards Aasif and he was
detained.
When questioned, he
confessed to having kid-
napped the boy, they
said. On the basis of the
information provided
by Aasif, Arsalan’’s
body was recovered
from an under-con-
struction building. It
was found hidden in a
sack under a pile of
bricks, they added. —PTI
Bharat Dixit 
Jaipur: A massive pro-
test was organised by
ABVP in Rajasthan
University to put forth
their 11-point demands.
It was also done to mark
their problems in the
University including
demanding money by
the student union offi-
cials in the name of cul-
tural programs, in-
crease of 25 percent
seats in PG and revolt
against the work done
by the Vice-Chancellor.
The student leaders
of the ABVP shouted
slogans and sat on the
dharna at the universi-
ty gate. The student
leaders also burnt the
effigy of the university
administration.
ABVP Pradesh Man-
tri, Hoshiar Meena told
that there are many
problems persisting in
the university for a long
time, but the VC isn’t
paying attention. This
massive protest is a
warning to the Univer-
sity that if the issues
are not sorted, there
will be a bigger demon-
stration.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Senior party
leader Rahul Gandhi
should take the reins of
the Congress party as
per the sentiments of
the party workers, Ra-
jasthan Congress Com-
mittee president Govind
Singh Dotasra said.
He said that AICC
will decide where to
conduct the Congress
session. “From the land
acquisition act to the
farmers’ movement, Ra-
hul Gandhi has stood
firmly with the farm-
ers. He has not re-
mained silent for even a
second and will contin-
ue to raise voice for the
farmer,” he said.
Regarding accidents
due to high-tension
lines, Dotasra said
that every life is pre-
cious and no electrici-
ty line should be
passed from over a
school or colony. He
said that it has been
decided to provide
electricity to the farm-
ers during the day and
the power is being pro-
vided in 10 to 12 dis-
tricts during the day.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Chief Judi-
cial Magistrate, Jaipur
on Monday issued a con-
tempt notice to the
MP Diya Kumari, SDM
Jamwa Ramgarh, Assis-
tantDevasthanCommis-
sioner,and17others.The
petitionwasfiledbytem-
ple priest 61-year-old
Bhagwati Prasad Shar-
ma in connection with
the management and
worship dispute of the
ancient Jamwai Mata
temple located in the
Jamwa Ramgarh tehsil
of the district. Judge
Sonal Shukla has
sought a reply in the
matter till January
20. The petition was
filedunderOrder39Rule
2A, read section 151
CrPC.Therowoverman-
agement and worship
startedafterthedeathof
the priest Kalyan Sahay.
Rajiv Gaur 
Jodhpur: A three-year-
old girl was allegedly
raped by a man in Jodh-
pur on Monday.
The accused, who
hails from Bihar, com-
mitted the crime when
her father had gone to
work. Her mother was
also not present at home
when he allegedly raped
the girl, ACP West Noor
Mohammad said.
He said that both the
victim and the accused
lived in rented accom-
modation in the same
house.
“When her mother
returned, she came to
know about the inci-
dent and she informed
her husband.
Medical examina-
tions of the girl and the
accused have been con-
ducted.
Suryaveer Singh
Jaisalmer: The family
of Kanvraram Jat went
through extreme grief
on Monday when their
only six-month-old son
Gajendra, born after
three daughters, was
burnt alive in their hut
in the Mohangarh canal
area.
The entire family of
Kanvraram left for wa-
tering the crop. His son
was sleeping inside the
hut while two daugh-
ters – 1.5 years and 3
years – were to take
care of the boy. Kanvar-
am’s third daughter
had gone to the village.
In the afternoon, a fire
broke out in the hut due
to a spark rising from
the stove. The two girls
came out screaming
seeking help to save
their brother. While the
family members and
others standing at a dis-
tance rushed to save
him, it was too late. The
hut had turned into
ashes engulfing the six-
month-old Gajendra.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Roadways has received
the Road Safety Award
for the minimum acci-
dents in the category
of roadways having
buses of 4,000 to 6,000
in the country. Union
Road Transport Minis-
ter Nitin Gadkari con-
ferred this award to the
Executive Director-
Mechanical of Road-
ways on Monday. Ra-
jasthan Roadways was
awarded a trophy and
cheque amounting to
Rs 3 lakh for the year
2019-20 and 2020-21 at
an all-India level. Road-
ways have been receiv-
ing the Award since
2009-10 for minimum
accidents.
Raj roadways
gets National
award
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas riding a cycle at Jawahar circle in Jaipur.
Student leaders burnt the effigy of the university administration.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Missing minor’s body
found, accused held
ABVPburnseffigyofvarsity
adminovervariousdemands
Rahul Gandhi should
head Congress: Dotasra
Three-year-old
raped, accused held
Six-month-oldcharred
todeathinhutfire
Notice to Diya,others
over Jamwai Mata
temple management
CRIME BRANCH
Jodhpur: A sanitation
inspector of the Jodh-
pur Municipal Corpo-
ration (JMC) has been
suspended by officials
for seeking sexual fa-
vours from a woman
sanitation worker on
the pretext of granting
her a day’s leave, po-
lice said.
After getting the in-
formation about the
incident, sanitation
workers of the con-
cerned ward assem-
bled at the ward office
and allegedly thrashed
the inspector. After the
video of the thrashing
went viral, the JMC
administration imme-
diately suspended
him, they said.
Commissioner
(North) Rohitashwa
Singh Tomar said that
the accused has been
suspended and an in-
quiry by the JMC com-
mittee under the
Vishaka Guidelines
has been initiated,
which would submit
its report.
—PTI
Laxmikant Sharma
Dausa: A man and a
woman were found
hanging on a neem
tree on Monday at
Kansala hamlet of
Khawaravji village.
Police reached the spot
and sent the bodies for
post-mortem. The de-
ceased have been iden-
tified as Mahesh Saini
and Meena Saini.
When the family came
to know in the morn-
ing, the Nangal Ra-
jawatana police was
informed. Prima facie,
the case seems to be of
a love affair. It is being
told that both of them
were missing since
Sunday evening.
JMC inspector suspended for seeking
sexual favours from sanitation worker
Man, woman
found hanging
from a tree
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A 35-year-
oldwomanwasgang-
raped by three men
after she was taken
to a rural area in
Mandore on the pre-
text of purchasing
sanitary items on
Saturday evening.
On Sunday, the vic-
tim’s condition dete-
riorated and she
went to Mandore po-
lice station with her
family and lodged a
case. Police are now
searchingfor hetrio.
The main accused
was called for sani-
tary work at the vic-
tim’shouse.Heasked
the victim to come to
amarketforpurchas-
ing the required san-
itary items on Satur-
day but took her to a
secludedplacewhere
thetriorapedher,the
complaint men-
tioned.
Woman gang-raped
in Mandore area
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
I request all the driv-
ers, non-motorized
vehicle owners, and
the public to follow
the traffic rules and al-
ways be aware of the
safety of yourself and
others. Considering
your duty, participate
actively in all activities
during ‘National Road
Safety Month’.
People protesting outside Hatwara police post.
Govind Singh Dotasra
Hut turned into ashes.
Screen grab of the Amazon Prime web series, Tandav.
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Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Former CM
and BJP national vice
president Vasundhara
Raje on Monday target-
ed the state government
for the deaths due to the
high-tension electricity
lines in the state.
“I can understand the
situation of the fami-
lies who have lost their
loved ones in these ac-
cidents. They cannot
forget this pain
throughout their life.
But regrettably, the
Congress government
of the state only gives a
strong condemnation
on the incident and gets
away in each case,” she
said. In the last few
days, three people died
after 11,000 KV wire col-
lapsed on a passenger
bus in Achrol. In Ban-
swara, a scooter-borne
teacher succumbed to
death due to the electric
wire. On Saturday
night, a bus carrying
devotees in Jalore
caught fire due to the
high-tension line lead-
ing to the death of 6 peo-
ple, Raje added further.
Raje seeks strict action against negligent employees
POWER LINE TRAGEDIES
Students gleeful as schools, edu hubs reopenTurnout was low on the first day when schools reopened since March 21, 2020; classes were conducted as per the Covid-19 protocols
COVAX DRIVE IN SWING!
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: Students from
class 9 to 12 were excit-
ed on Monday after
their schools reopened
after nearly ten months
of closure due to corona
pandemic. The colleges
and the coaching cen-
tres were also reopened.
The turnout was, how-
ever, low on the first
day. Teachers gave the
students warm wel-
come and conducted
teachings as per the
Covid-19 protocols. Edu-
cation minister Govind
Singh Dotasra, IAS and
RAS officers conducted
visits in schools to
check the arrange-
ments. Dotasra, who
visited a few schools in
Sikar and Jaipur, said
the students were confi-
dent and are prepared
for exams after March.
The students wearing
face masks were al-
lowed to enter into the
school after thermal
scanning. Seating ar-
rangements were made
as per the government
directions. Jaipur divi-
sional commissioner
Samit Sharma inspect-
ed several schools and
also taught the stu-
dents. College educa-
tion commissioner
Sandhya Nayak also
visited a government
college in Jaipur. The
schools have to follow 50
percent seating capaci-
ty, students can attend
school with consent of
their parents. For stu-
dents of coaching insti-
tutes coming from other
states, they will have to
get themselves tested
for Covid-19 a day be-
fore joining classes.
Efforts on to complete
syllabus soon: Bhati
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Higher Educa-
tion Minister Bhanwar
Singh Bhati on Monday
saidthatnodecisionhas
been taken to reduce the
syllabus at the moment
buteffortsareontocom-
plete it before exams.
“The online classes
are being continuously
conducted and exams
are mere 2 to 3 months
away. Efforts will be tak-
en to complete the syl-
labus within the stipu-
lated time. If it isn’t
covered, extra classes
will be conducted,” said
Bhati while addressing
a gathering at the state-
level award distribution
ceremony of the Nation-
al Service Scheme at the
Rajasthan Sangeet San-
sthan as a chief guest.
He said that those who
have served in the Covid
period have been hon-
oured and such events
will help other people
get inspired.
25 awardees from dif-
ferent districts, who
have contributed their
best for the NSS, were
honoured in the event.
First India Bureau
Sikar: Education min-
ister and PCC chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra on
Monday said that the
examinations could be
conducted after April 24
and a final decision in
this regard would be
taken soon. He said the
study will not be al-
lowed to suffer.
The minister said
this in Sikar while on a
surprise inspection of
the schools that opened
after nearly ten months.
Dotasra walked into
classrooms, took feed-
back from children and
the schools and assured
to solve them. Many
education officers ac-
companied the minis-
ter. “A team of adminis-
trative and education
officers has been
formed separately for
auditing of implemen-
tation of corona guide-
lines,” said Dotasra. He
also said that classes
from 1 to 8 will also
start soon in schools.
Education Minister fur-
ther announced Rs 2.50
lakh for Mahatma Gan-
dhi government school,
Sikar when the school
administration sought
Rs 2 lakh for a play-
ground.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The corona
vaccination drive is in
full swing in Rajasthan.
About 68.72 percent
beneficiaries received
the vaccine on the sec-
ond day in the state.
Among the total 16,426
health workers regis-
tered for all 33 districts,
11,288 health workers
got corona vaccine.
The numbers com-
prise of 501 in Ajmer,
627 in Alwar, 311 in Ban-
swara, 213 in Baran, 185
in Barmer, 209 in
Bharatpur, 422 in
Bhilwara, 468 in Bikan-
er, 248 in Bundi, 212 in
Chittorgarh, 252 in Ch-
uru, 178 in Dausa, 304 in
Dholpur, 372 in Dungar-
pur, 181 in Srigangana-
gar, 163 in Hanuman-
garh, 1057 in Jaipur, 224
in Jhalawar, 529 in
Jodhpur, 335 in Kota,
331 in Pali, 185 in
Pratapgarh, 280 in Ra-
jsamand, 329 in Sawai
Madhopur, 378 in Sikar,
164 in Tonk and 635 in
Udaipur. Sikar district
got the maximum, 97
percent immunization.
Exams anytime after April
24, says Edu Min Dotasra
Over 68.72 per cent beneficiaries
vaccinatedon2nddayinthestate
#NEW NORMAL
SANITIZER ADDS TO STATIONERY
Govind Singh Dotasra visits a school in Sikar on Monday, grabs a
knowhow of Covid-19 guidelines and precautions taken there.
When schools reopened after nearly 10 months, the students were welcomed with traditional tilak
ceremony by teachers on Monday at city’s MN Modern School. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Students maintain social distancing as they attend a class in
Government girls school in Gandhi Nagar on Monday.
Teachers to look more on books, less on screens from Monday.
Doctors, health workers seem excited taking pictures while a woman inoculates dose of vaccine on
the second day of vaccination drive at SMS hospital on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Six were charred to death in Jalore bus tragedy.Vasundhara Raje
Dotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to the
schools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikas
Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.
NO MASK, NO ENTRY!
Jaipur: Neurologist Dr
Dinesh Khandelwal at
the SMS hospital got
dizzy after getting the
vaccine and he laid
down on the second
day of vaccination on
Monday. Dr Khandel-
wal was immediately
admitted to ICU ward.
However, after some
time he became nor-
mal. Hospital Super-
intendent Dr Rajesh
Sharma and other staff
rushed to the spot.
Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and senior
Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore will visit the
homes of Jalore bus tragedy victims in Ajmer and
Beawar today and hand over the cheques of Rs 2
lakh each to the families as financial assistance.
The state government has issued orders for Jodh-
pur divisional commissioner Dr Rajesh Sharma
to investigate the tragic incident.
POST JAB EFFECT! NEUROLOGIST
DR KHANDELWAL ADMITTED TO
ICU AFTER RECEIVING VACCINE
SHARMA, RATHORE TO HAND OVER
ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS’ FAMILIES
3 DEATHS
Jaipur: Rajasthan
recorded three
fatalities due to the
novel coronavirus
on Monday, taking
the death toll to
2,750, while 213
fresh cases pushed
the infection count
to 3,15,393 in the
state, according to
a health depart-
ment bulletin.
Barmer : A 16-year-old
girl was found dead
with her throat slit in
Barmer district on
Monday with police
suspecting that she was
raped before being mur-
dered.
According to the po-
lice, the body was recov-
ered from a field behind
her house in Suwala vil-
lage in the Sheo police
station area. Her throat
was slit and it, prima
facie, seems the girl was
murdered after rape,
Barmer SP Anand said
that sexual assault can
be confirmed only after
the post-mortem report
is received. Several vil-
lagers gathered at the
spot demanding justice
for the girl and strict ac-
tion against the ac-
cused. Two neighbour-
ing youths who are sus-
pected to be involved in
it are on the run, the
police said.
According to the girl’s
family members, she
had slept in the house
Sunday night. But, they
found her body in the
field behind their house
on Monday morning.
Police said that family
members were yet to
file any complaint with
the police. —PTI
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The family
members of a patient
who died at the trauma
center of SMS hospital
allegedly manhandled
resident doctors on Sun-
day night.
The resident doctors
also had heated talks
with security in charge
Dr Ranawat and others
when they had gone to
the superintendent’s
chamber to report the
incident. The residents
demanded immediate
arrest of the accused
involved in the case.
Itisthesecondincident
in 20 days in the hospital.
Earlier,anursingstaff of
the trauma center was
beaten by the family
members of a man who
died in the hospital. Resi-
dentdoctorssaythatpan-
ic buttons have been in-
stalled in the hospital for
any emergency situation
but the button did not
function when the inci-
dent occurred last night.
It is also being alleged
that some of the securi-
tyguards,whoweresup-
posed to be on duty in
the hospital, have been
deployed elsewhere.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A contractu-
al guard posted in trans-
port dept was arrested
for taking a bribe of Rs
600 in Jodhpur on Mon-
day. The accused guard
had demanded the bribe
from complainant to
give the RC of his mo-
torcycle.
ASP-ACB Durg Singh
Rajpurohit said that
due to some reason Sin-
gh’s RC post returned to
RTO. When Singh ap-
proached office to col-
lect RC, guard Anop
demanded money for it.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The hearing
into ED’s petition seek-
ing permission from the
Rajasthan HC to detain
and interrogate busi-
nessman Robert Vadra,
husband of AICC gen-
eral secretary Priyanka
Gandhi, was on Monday
postponed to January
28. The matter pertains
to a money laundering
and land deal case of Bi-
kaner. The hearing
could not take place due
to lack of time. There is
a stay on Vadra’s arrest
in the matter.
16-yr-oldgirlfounddead,rapesuspected
SMS hospital resident
docs manhandled again
ACB nabs RTO
guard for taking
bribe of Rs 600
Vadra hearing
postponed to
January 28
Police investigating at the spot where girl was found murdered.
—PHOTOBYSUMANSARKAR
—PHOTOBYSUMANSARKAR
16,426 health
workers registered
for 33 districts.
11,288 health
workers got corona
vaccine.
1,057 administered
in capital city
Sikar got max, 97%
immunization.
Minor side effects in
15 health workers
such as headache,
nervousness.
HIGHLIGHTS
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ridgerton, Netf-
lix’s hit of the
season, which
is adapted from
the historical
fantasy novels of Julia
Quinn, plays fast and loose
with history. It opens in
1813, the year in which
Jane Austen’s Pride and
Prejudice was published,
Napoleonic war raged in
Europe and London’s West-
minster Bridge was illumi-
nated by the world’s first
public gas company.
Bridgerton is far from
an accurate portrayal of
the historical Regency pe-
riod in which it is set –
named for the transfer of
power from the incapaci-
tated King George III to his
son George IV in 1811 until
the king’s death in 1820.
However, it does get some
things right.
In the show, London’s so-
cial set are abuzz with gos-
sip provided by the anony-
mous column of Lady
Whistledown. The column-
ist’s salacious writing is in
step with the time: gossip
newspapers circulated in
Regency London, detailing
the exploits and scandals
of the “Bon Ton”, or fash-
ionable elite, during “the
season”.
As Bridgerton’s histori-
cal consultant Hannah
Grieg has detailed, this was
the six months each year
during which the daugh-
ters of Britain’s richest
families would be present-
ed at court, and advanta-
geous marriages arranged.
Some have expressed
surprise at Bridgerton’s
depiction of sex on screen.
But, while Daphne Bridg-
erton’s (Phoebe Dynevor)
extensive outdoor copula-
tion against a backdrop of
triumphant baroque archi-
tecture may not have been
every new bride’s experi-
ence, sex was everywhere
in Georgian England. For
two shillings, tourists in
London could purchase
Harris’ List of Covent Gar-
den Ladies, a catalogue of
sex workers in the city that
later informed the show
Harlots.
Scandalous elopements,
abductions and unfaithful
spouses within the upper
classes were all fodder for
the gossip columns. The
adultery trials of aristo-
cratic women proved par-
ticularly popular, among
them Seymour Fleming,
known as Lady Worsley in
1782, and Lady Anne Foley
in 1786.
Another thing Bridger-
ton has received attention
for its clumsy handling of
issues of race in the Re-
gency period. The show is
one of several recent cos-
tume dramas looking to
make the historical pres-
ence of people of colour in
Regency England visible.
Another thing Bridger-
ton has received attention
for its clumsy handling of
issues of race in the Re-
gency period. The show is
one of several recent cos-
tume dramas looking to
make the historical pres-
ence of people of colour in
Regency England visible.
While the decision to in-
troduce racial diversity to
the story has been lauded
by many, including the nov-
els’ author, Julia Quinn,
Bridgerton has faced
strong criticism from
scholars and viewers alike.
Bridgerton’s visual cul-
ture is no less implicated.
Across its luscious sets,
paintings copied from real-
life artworks give depth
and legitimacy to the Re-
gency world created on-
screen. A group portrait of
the Bridgerton brothers,
hung in the stairwell of
Bridgerton house and to
which the camera returns
throughout the series, rep-
licates Sir Joshua Reyn-
olds’s 1760s depiction of
the British politician Hen-
ry Fane and his friends.
SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
HOW ‘BRIDGERTON’ ADAPTED THE PERIOD
COSTUME DRAMA FOR THE DIGITAL AGE
B
You prefer the life of this
world, while the hereafter
is better & more lasting.
—Surah Al-A’la (87:16)
Spiritual
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New Agriculture laws strengthen
the economic conditions of the
farmers and bring transformational
changes in the agriculture sector.
From 2009-14 to 2014-20, there is
773% increase in payments made
to farmers for oilseeds and copra.
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#COVID19 has made ‘Health’
the central focus of global
agenda. Even though the world
has collectively portrayed great
resilience while facing this
unprecedented challenge, it is
an opportune time to focus on
overcoming shortcomings & building
stronger healthcare systems.
n big corporate houses, there
are various departments to
achieve company goals. They
have a group of senior manag-
ers leading each department.
They also have a department
called Market Analysis which
enables them to stay connected
with the market of their seg-
ment, but small companies do
not have such facility of de-
partment segmentation. In a
small company, there will prob-
ably be a small team – maybe
four or five employees. The pro-
moter will be thoroughly in-
volved in every aspect of the
business – from production to
sales and finance and service.
The small company may not af-
ford the cost of Managers and
Leaders. At such a time, if the
promoter or company owner
does not have progressive
thinking, then the company
will not grow.
Also, some small entrepre-
neurs believe that whatever
they know is true. They give
great importance to their tradi-
tional thinking for the compa-
ny’s operation. They always try
to find some other kind of fault
with new things or ideas. They
are too much into their own
world. They often give more
importance to a process driven
by people and if a particular
manager remains absent for a
day they become conscious.
They never try to invest in pro-
cess Automation or system de-
velopment. They believe and
have over-confidence in their
own skills, but whenever they
face a sudden challenge in the
company, they get confused
and start panicking.
If the Head of a company
possess such a hollow view
then the company has to bear a
heavy loss at some or the other
point in time. The Head of the
company needs to change its
mindset. If the company wants
to be on the path of develop-
ment, then the Head of the
company should keep a pro-
gressive approach and connect
with some outside expert fol-
lowing the vision of the com-
pany’s business.
Today let’s talk about one
such progressive company’s
entrepreneur, Keyur Shah, Pro-
moter and CEO of Reyes Tech-
serve Pvt. Ltd. This company is
a renowned IT company offer-
ing innovative technologies
and software to the healthcare
industry and most of its busi-
ness comes from the USA. In
order to keep the company pro-
gressing for the last 17 years,
Keyur has been continuously
offering new ideas and innova-
tive products to the customers.
The company’s philosophy is to
give more than what is re-
quired at any corner of the
world, and also within the fixed
time limit.
Keyur believes that if you
want to keep your customers
happy, then you have to keep
employees happy. Mr. Keyur is
an outspoken partner who has
participated in the vision of
the company so that employees
are optimally participating in
the development of the com-
pany. With the help of external
Experts, Keyur has been pro-
moting employees to become a
part of the company’s growth.
Every single employee has
been given a fixed goal, they
are all made to feel responsible
for the task they have been del-
egated. The company has im-
plemented the Flexible Work-
ing Hours Policy. Keyur, who
gave the company an MNC-like
atmosphere, has adopted a five-
day working culture.
Reyes TechServe is now look-
ing forward to becoming a lead-
ing IT company making busi-
ness easier, and all the credit
goes to Keyur’s company em-
ployees and progressive cul-
ture of the company. In his
words, if you want to develop
continuously, and need to be a
step ahead of the market and it
requires expert opinion then it
is advisable to take one.
The conclusion of the whole
discussion is if the company
has to develop with a progres-
sive mindset and develop skills
to look at both sides of a coin,
then you need to encourage
progressive and expert person-
alities to participate in your
company’s vision leading to
the ultimate benefit of people.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
Some small entrepreneurs believe that
whatever they know is true. They give great
importance to their traditional thinking
for the company’s operation. They always
try to find some other kind of fault with
new things or ideas. They are too much
into their own world. They often give more
importance to a process driven by people
and if a particular manager remains
absent for a day they become conscious
IF THE COMPANY
WANTS TO BE ON THE
PATH OF DEVELOPMENT,
THEN THE HEAD OF THE
COMPANY SHOULD
KEEP A PROGRESSIVE
APPROACH AND
CONNECT WITH SOME
OUTSIDE EXPERT
FOLLOWING THE VISION
OF THE COMPANY’S
BUSINESS
BHAVESH
UPADHYAY
BUSINESS/ HR EXPERT
I
LOOKING AT BOTH
SIDES OF COIN
IT’LL BE NANDIGRAM
ONCE AGAIN
fter Mamata Banerjee’s confidante Suv-
endu Adhikari defected to the BJP, the
move was nothing short of a political
quake in West Bengal. Adhikari’s depar-
ture from Trinamool Congress was sig-
nificant because of the influence he commands in
not one or two but 65 Assembly constituencies
across six districts. He was the face of the Nandi-
gram protests over land acquisition by the Left
government in 2007 in which 14 people were killed.
Mamata herself was deeply involved in the pro-
tests and coined the “Maa, Maatee, Manush” slo-
gan which catapulted her to power in Bengal in
2011. Now Mamata has locked horns with Adhi-
kari by announcing her decision to contest from
Nandigram, which is the latter’s home turf. She
will also contest from the Bhawanipore seat.
“I have always started my campaign for the as-
sembly polls from Nandigram. It is a lucky place for
me,” said the West Bengal chief minister who is a
legislator from Bhawanipore in south Kolkata. The
announcement is tantamount to throwing a gaunt-
let which was promptly accepted by Suvendu Adhi-
kari. The former transport minister responded by
saying that if he can’t beat Mamata by “half lakh
votes” he will “quit politics”, making it one of the
most prestigious contests in the coming elections.
Usually, politicians contest from two seats when
theyareunsureof retainingtheirconstituency.They
then look for a safe seat.But here Didi is entering the
lion’s den. Although the size of a political rally does
notguaranteevotes,theBengalchief minister’srally
on Monday showed she is ready to take on the BJP.
A
IN-DEPTH
SIBAL REMINDS CONG
OF PROMISED REJIG
n December last year, Congress Presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi pacified a group of 23
dissenters (G-23) by accepting in princi-
ple their demand for inner-party democ-
racy, which implied holding elections for
the Congress Working Committee and the new
chief of All-India Congress Committee. Even after
five-hour long deliberations between Sonia Gandhi
and G-23, the issue of Rahul Gandhi’s return as
party president remained unresolved. With nearly
a month gone, there is no indication that the Con-
gress leadership is in any hurry to keep that prom-
ise. Rahul Gandhi remains a reluctant leader even
as the disenchantment in the party is growing.
Internal issues plaguing the Congress once again
resurfaced with senior leader Kapil Sibal question-
ing the delay in effecting the much-needed changes
in the party. “Since the meeting on December 19,
we’re almost one month down the road. We’ve had
no response on how and when this will happen. We
hopethatthat responsecomes inthenextfewdays,”
said Sibal who could not attend that meeting as he
wastravellingabroad.Alsoabsentfromthemeeting
were Randeep Surjewala, KC Venugopal, Rajiv Sa-
tav, and some other loyalists of Rahul Gandhi.
The revival of Congress is imperative for its sur-
vival. It has already faced electoral reversals in
Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala. Its prospects
don’t look good in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and
Assam. With internal strife persisting and no clar-
ity on party president, sentiment against the Gan-
dhis is growing. Yet, they seem to think that pana-
cea lies in procrastination and not in taking the
problems head-on.
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New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court said on
Monday the entry of
protesting farmers into
Delhi on Republic Day
to be decided by the Del-
hi Police due to it being
a “law & order issue”.
The apex court was
hearing a plea seeking
an injunction against
the proposed tractor
rally on January 26.
“We said this last time
that entry to Delhi has
to be seen under Delhi
police. Who should not
be allowed and the num-
ber of people who can
enter are all matters of
law and order to be
dealt with the by the po-
lice,” the top court said.
“We have indicated
to the Attorney General
and Solicitor General
that it’s totally up to the
police to decide who
should enter and who
should not. Does the
Union of Indian want
police to be told that
they have powers under
the police act?,” said
the bench, after the AG
sought an adverse or-
der against the tractor
rally.The matter has
been adjourned till
Wednesday.
In an application
filed through the Delhi
police, the Centre told
the court that any
planned rally or demon-
stration that aimed to
interrupt and disrupt
the festivities of Repub-
lic Day would cause the
nation to be “embar-
rassed”.
After the hearing,
Union Agriculture Min-
ister Narendra Singh
Tomar said that the re-
forms brought in by
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi were “coura-
geous” and would ben-
efit farmers.
Agitating farmer un-
ions have remained
firm on holding a trac-
tor rally on the Repub-
lic Day and vowed to
continue their stir till
the Centre’s farm laws
are repealed. Agricul-
ture Minister Narendra
Singh Tomar on Sunday
urged them to discuss
alternatives to scrap-
ping the legislation at
the next meeting sched-
uled for January 19.
However, Bharatiya
Kisan Union (BKU)
leader Rakesh Tikait
told reporters in Nag-
pur that the farmer
groups were prepared
to sit in protest till May
2024. “Our demand is
that the three laws be
taken back and the gov-
ernment provide a legal
guarantee on the MSP,”
he said.
In an application filed
through the Delhi po-
lice, the Centre told the
court that any planned
rally or demonstration
that aimed to interrupt
and disrupt the festivi-
ties of Republic Day
would cause the nation
to be “embarrassed”.
Meanwhile, union
leader Yogendra Yadav
said at a press confer-
ence at the Singhu bor-
der protest site that the
agitating groups will
carry out a tractor pa-
rade on the Outer Ring
Road in Delhi on Repub-
lic Day. —Agencies
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JIO TO EMBED E-COMMERCE APP
INTO WHATSAPP IN 6 MONTHS
Bengaluru: Reliance
Industries plans to embed
its ecommerce app
JioMart into WhatsApp
within 6 months, sources
reported on Monday, as
the conglomerate looks
to ramp up its retail and
grocery business in the
country. Reliance, which
has been trying to move
away from its mainstay oil
and energy business, had
last year raised about $26
billion from investors like
Google & Facebook for its
digital and retail arms as
it takes on Amazon.com
Inc and Walmart-backed
Flipkart in India. The
move to integrate JioMart
with WhatsApp will allow
hundreds of millions of
users to order products
from Reliance without
having to leave the app.
INTER-DISTRICT SNOW RUGBY
C’SHIP HELD IN BUDGAM
Budgam (Jammu and
Kashmir): A first of its
kind inter-district snow
rugby championship
was held at Dharmuna
in Budgam district
of North Jammu and
Kashmir on Monday
to encourage youth
of the valley to take
up sports. The event
was organised by
the District Rugby
Association, Budgam.
Overwhelming partici-
pation of the youth was
observed at the sports
event. It was a great
opportunity for partic-
ipants to display their
athletic skills during
this winter season.
PARL PANEL SUMMONS FB,
TWITTER OFFICIALS ON JAN 21
New Delhi: The Parlia-
mentary Committee on
Information Technology
has issued summons
to officials of Facebook
& Twitter for January
21, to question them
over misuse of social
media/online news
platforms. The allega-
tions of a Facebook bias
towards the BJP were
reported in The Wall
Street Journal in 2020
& had claimed Ankhi
Das, the platform’s then
India Policy Head had
opposed the idea of
removing hate posts by
BJP leaders, warning
that this could hamper
“commercial interests”.
SENSEX TANKS 470 PTS; NIFTY
DROPS BELOW 14,300
Mumbai: Equity bench-
mark Sensex plunged
470 points on Monday,
tracking losses in index
majors Infosys, HDFC
and ICICI Bank amid
a weak trend in global
markets After a choppy
session, the 30-share
BSE index ended 470.40
points or 0.96 per cent
lower at 48,564.27. Sim-
ilarly, the broader NSE
Nifty tumbled 152.40
points or 1.06 per cent to
14,281.30. ONGC was the
top loser in the Sensex
pack, shedding around 5
per cent, followed by Sun
Pharma, PowerGrid, Bajaj
Finance, IndusInd Bank,
Dr Reddy’s and Maruti.
On the other hand, Re-
liance Industries, Titan,
HDFC Bank and ITC were
the gainers.
‘POLICE TO DECIDE ON FARMERS ENTERING DELHI’Farmers’ protests: Centre opposes the entry of protesting farmers in Delhi, fears law & order violation
Rakesh Tikait, the
National Spokes-
person of the Bharatiya
Kisan Union (BKU),
on Monday reiter-
ated that the farmers’
leaders have said that
they would take out a
parade on Outer Ring
Road in the national
capital so the police
should come and talk
to them and remove
the roadblocks for the
parade.
He was responding
to the order of the Su-
preme Court delivered
on Monday which said
that the Delhi Police
should decide on the
entry of protesting
farmers on Republic
Day as it is a matter of
‘law and order’ while
hearing a plea by the
centre that sought
an order against the
proposed tractor rally
by farmers on Republic
Day.
“The highest court
has taken cognizance
of the matter. It is a
good thing that the
law and order situation
must be looked into by
the police, said Tikait
The farmers protest-
ing against the farm
laws have announced
a ‘Tractor March’ on
Republic Day.
Tikait said the
citizens of the country
cannot be stopped by
constitutional institu-
tions or the police from
celebrating the Repub-
lic Day. —Agencies
We will not quarrel, but
celebrate R-Day: Farmer
leader Rakesh Tikait
New Delhi: Distanc-
ing itself from Bhartiya
Kisan Union (BKU) chief
Gurnam Singh Chaduni,
Sanyukt Kisan Morcha
(SKM) on Monday said it
was not associated with
the “all-party meeting”
attended by Chaduni.
In a press note, SKM
said a committee has
been formed to look into
the matter and give its
report in three days’ time.
“SKM is not associ-
ated with the “all-party
meeting” taken up by
Chaduni with political
parties. SKM, after taking
note of Gurnam Singh
Chaduni’s ongoing activi-
ties with political parties,
after a due discussion
on the same in a general
body meeting of SKM
yesterday, has formed
a Committee that will
inquire into the matter
and give its report in 3
days’ time. SKM will take
further steps thereafter,”
the statement read.
Punjab union leaders
Darshan Pal, Balbir Singh
Rajewal and Jagjeet
Singh Dallewal, as well as
Rashtriya Kisan Maha-
sangh leader Shiv Kumar
Kakkaji, All India Kisan
Sabha leader Hannan
Mollah and All India
Kisan Sangharsh Coordi-
nation Committee leader
Yogendra Yadav, signed
the letter.
Asserting to continue
to protest against the
BJP rallies, Chaduni
on January 10 said his
organisation had not let
the Haryana CM Mano-
har Lal Khattar to hold
a rally in Karnal. BKU is
is protesting against the
three newly enacted farm
laws Farmers’ Produce
Trade and Commerce
(Promotion and Facilita-
tion) Act, 2020, the Farm-
ers (Empowerment and
Protection) Agreement
on Price Assurance and
Farm Services Act, 2020,
& the Essential Com-
modities (Amendment)
Act, 2020. —ANI
Sanyukt Kisan Morcha distances
itself from BKU chief after
political outreach allegation
New Delhi: The Un-
ion Minister of Road
Transport and High-
ways Nitin Gadkari on
Monday said that the
government aims to
bring down road acci-
dents and its related
deaths down by 50 per
cent before 2025.
While inaugurating
the National Road
Safety Month at Vig-
yan Bhawan today, Ni-
tin Gadkari said, “If
we wait till 2030, 6-7
Lakhs more people
will die.
So, we have made a
commitment that be-
fore 2025, road acci-
dents and deaths due
to it will be brought
down by 50 per cent
with help of people’s
participation.”
Highlighlight the
achievements of the
Ministry, Nitin Gad-
kari said, “We have
achieved the target of
constructing 30 kilo-
metres of road per
day. I believe that by
the end of March, per-
haps we will achieve
the target of con-
structing 40 kilome-
tres of road per day.”
The inaugural func-
tion was launched by
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh and Union
Minister for Road
Transport and High-
ways, Nitin Gadkari.
Minister of State for
Road, Transport and
Highways, General
(Retd) V.K Singh and
CEO, Niti Aayog, Am-
itabh Kant also partici-
pated.
Activities planned
during the month in-
clude the launch of a
film on Road safety,
flagging off of a Na-
tional Championship
Safe Speed Challenge
from Wagah border to
Kanyakumari, and giv-
ing away of awards for
Road Safety, stated the
press release by the
Ministry. —ANI
New Delhi: Central Bu-
reau of Investigation
(CBI) has arrested a
senior railway officer
of Northeast Frontier
Railway and four others
in an on-going investi-
gation of a case related
to alleged bribery of Rs
1 crore. The five ac-
cused were arrested on
Sunday. As per CBI, it
has arrested a Chief
Administrative Officer
(a Senior Railway Of-
ficer), Construction-II,
North Eastern Frontier
Railway(NFR), Mali-
gaon (Assam); a Deputy
Chief Engineer, NFR,
Agartala; an Assistant
Executive Engineer,
N.F. Railway (NFR),
Agartala (Tripura); an
employee of a private
company based at
Guwahati (Assam) and
a private person (a rela-
tive of CAO, North-
Eastern Frontier Rail-
way) in an on-going in-
vestigation of a case
related to alleged brib-
ery of Rs 1 crore. The
statement read, another
sum of Rs 18.5 lakh (ap-
proximately) & Rs 6.5
lakh have been recov-
ered from the premises
of Deputy Chief Engi-
neer & Assistant Execu-
tive Engineer (AEN).
Thus, a total amount of
Rs 2.39 crore (approxi-
mately) has been recov-
ered. This includes an
alleged bribe of Rs 1
crore, which exchanged
hands yesterday, is stat-
ed to be one of the big-
gest bribe money
trapped. —ANI
Before 2025, we intend to bring down
road accidents by 50 pc: Nitin Gadkari
CBI arrests senior Railway officer,
four others in Rs 1 crore bribery case
HC disposes PIL seeking removal
of Amitabh Bachchan’s voice
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: All district
courts of Delhi on Mon-
day resumed physical
hearing on an alternate
day basis. The courts
will continue taking up
the matters through
‘video conferencing’ on
non-physical days.
Many lawyers prac-
ticing in district courts
welcomed the decision
and said that it will heal
the lawyers of trial
court who had suffered
financially due to lim-
ited hearing in the
courts.
Bharat Lal Shivhare,
a counsel, said that the
decision to resume par-
tial physical hearing
will help those lawyers,
who were suffering fi-
nancially. Another
young lawyer Mehul
Prasad, who is practic-
ing in lower courts, ex-
pressed happiness
about the resumption
of physical hearing and
said that many lawyers
are not technology-
friendly and were una-
ble to argue in virtual
hearings. —ANI
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court said accept-
ing new privacy policy
of WhatsApp was a
“voluntary” thing &
one can choose not to
use that platform if one
did not agree with its
terms & conditions. The
court said if the terms
& conditions of most
mobile apps are read,
“you would be sur-
prised as to what all you
are consenting to”.
New Delhi: The Centre
on Monday informed
the Supreme Court that
Vijay Mallya’s extradi-
tion has been raised at
the highest political
level, but the UK gov-
ernment has refused to
share the details of the
confidential proceed-
ings delaying his extra-
dition. “In December
2020, External Affairs
Minister Dr S Jais-
hankar raised the issue
with UK Foreign Secre-
tary Dominic Raab and
most recently in Janu-
ary 2021, the Home Sec-
retary of India raised it
with the UK Permanent
Under Secretary of
Home. UK’s response
remained the same”,
said Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta before a
bench headed by Jus-
tice UU Lalit. Mehta
added that in November
last year the foreign sec-
retary of India raised
the issue of Mallya ex-
traditionwithUKHome
Secretary Priti Patel,
who responded that the
UK’s legal complexities
were preventing Mal-
lay’s quick extradition.
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court was on
Monday informed that
Bollywood Megastar
Amitabh Bachchan’s
voice has been removed
from the caller tune on
precautions against the
Covid-19 viral infection,
leaving the PIL invalid.
The bench of Chief
Justice D N Patel and
Justice Jyoti Singh was
hearing the submission
of the petitioner who
sought removal of the
actor’s voice from the
caller tune in his plea as
it was infructuous
Taking note of the
submission, the court
disposed of the petition
as not pressed.
The petitioner had
sought removal of the
voice of the megastar
from the caller tune on
the ground that the ac-
tor himself, along with
some family members,
had been infected by the
virus. —ANI
Delhi district
courts resume
physical
hearing
Don’t join
WhatsApp if
not accepting
new policy: HC
Jaishankar raised Mallya’s
extradition: Centre to SC
Nitin Gadkari
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concerns expressed by
the people and uncondi-
tionally apologize if it
has unintentionally
hurt anybody’s senti-
ments,” series director
Ali Abbas Zafar shared
the statement on his
Twitter handle.
Didi sounds...
Adhikari had won the
Nandigram seat as the
TMC candidate in 2016.
Traditionally, Banerjee
has always contested
from Bhawanipur.
“I will come again
and again as Nandi-
gram is my lucky place.
In the 2016 election, I
announced my election
from Nandigram. To-
day also I came to
Nandigram. TMC will
win in 2021.
Mamata had swept
into power defeated the
ruling Left with a land-
slide victory in the 2011
Assembly election.—ANI
With night...
In many districts, posi-
tive cases have come
down to zero. In such a
situation, the ban on
night curfew has been
lifted and markets can
now open for longer du-
ration. In order to en-
sure availability of
beds in private hospi-
tals for patients with
other critical illnesses,
the number of beds re-
served for Covid in pri-
vate hospitals with a
capacity of more than
100 beds should be re-
duced from 40 percent
to a minimum of 10
beds,” he instructed.
Gehlot said that dur-
ing the review of vacci-
nation programme in
the state, it is encourag-
ing that 73.79% health
workers in the state
were vaccinated on the
first day which is about
10% more than the na-
tional average of
63.66%. He said that the
vaccine is completely
safe and in order of pri-
ority, people who have
to get this vaccine
should get vaccinated
without any hesitation.
Secretary Medical
Education, Vaibhav Ga-
laria said in the presen-
tation that the number
of Kovid patients ad-
mitted to RUHS is only
24. On the first day, 12
thousand 258 health
workers got vaccinated
at 167 centers. In Jodh-
pur, Ajmer, Bundi and
Alwar, 100% vaccina-
tion targets were
achieved.
In the meeting, the
Chief Minister also in-
quired about the prepa-
rations for the launch
of the new phase of the
Ayushman Bharat Ma-
hatma Gandhi Ra-
jasthan Health Insur-
ance Scheme. He said
that this ambitious
schemewillbelaunched
on January 30, with a
view to provide health
security to 1 crore 10
lakh families of the
state. After Chief Min-
ister Free Medicine
Scheme and the Chief
Minister Free Test
Scheme, this will be a
major step of the state
government in terms of
health security.
Gehlot also decided
to include Covid-19 and
Hemodialysis diseases
in the list of packages
of Ayushman Bharat
Mahatma Gandhi Ra-
jasthan Health Insur-
ance Scheme. The Chief
Executive Officer of
Rajasthan Health Insur-
ance Agency, Aruna Ra-
joria said that in the
new phase of the insur-
ance scheme, the num-
ber of packages availa-
ble for treatment has
been increased to 1572.
Vice Chancellor of
Rajasthan Medical
Health University, Dr.
Rajababu Panwar, Prin-
cipal of SMS Medical
College, Dr. Sudhir
Bhandari and other spe-
cialist doctors of SMS
Hospital including Dr.
Virendra Singh said
that despite the decline
in infection, we have to
follow the rules of so-
cial distancing with the
same alertness and vig-
ilance so as to avoid a
third wave of infection
like in European coun-
tries and Japan.
Medical and Health
Minister Dr. Raghu
Sharma, Minister of
State for Medicine and
Health Dr. Subhash
Garg, Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya, Direc-
tor General of Police
ML Lathar, Principal
Secretary, Home Abhay
Kumar and other offi-
cials took part in the
review meeting.
CEC arrives...
The CEC is accompa-
nied by 7 senior officials
of the Commission. The
EC team would hold sep-
arate meetings with the
chief secretary, home
secretary, director gen-
eral of police, district
election officers and the
superintendents of po-
lice, officials said. Other
members of team are
Election Commission-
ers Sushil Chandra and
Rajiv Kumar, Director
General Dharmendra
Sharma, Deputy Elec-
tion Commissioner
Chandra Bhusan Ku-
mar, Senior Principal
Secretary Narendra N
Butolia Director of Ex-
penditure Pankaj Sriv-
astava & EVM Consult-
ant Vipin Katara. —PTI
FROM PG 1
FOUR OFFICERS GET ASSIGNMENTS
IN ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE
Four officers in the Additional/Joint Director level
have been given jobs the Enforcement Directorate
(ED). Accordingly, Ms Monika Sharma has been
appointed as Additional Director, (HIU-1, Training,
Systems, Adjudication), Headquarters, while Kapil
Raj was given the charge of HIU-2, Penalty Recov-
ery, Headquarters and Rohit Dwivedi is assigned
Administration, Establishment and Vigilance with
additional charge of intelligence, Headquarters.
Besides, Yogesh Sharma has been appointed as
Additional Director, Mumbai Zone office-II.
10 TOP EXECUTIVES OF
A PSU UNDER SCANNER
The Vigilance Department is whispered to have
served notices - regarding financial irregularities
- on 10 Top Executives in a Public Sector Under-
taking (PSU). The Executives came under scanner
after they allegedly siphoned off the company’s
money to different sector.
WHERE IS THE FILE OF 13 BANK ED’S?
The file pertaining to the appointment of 13 new
ED’s in various banks is said to have been stuck up.
Guessing game is on.
NHRC’ CHAIRMAN’S POST TO
REMAIN VACANT TILL MAY ?
Post of the Chairman of National Human Rights
Commission (NHRC) is lying vacant. It is said that
the post will remain vacant till May.
MAJOR OVERHAULING OF IRS
OFFICERS AFTER BUDGET
A Major overhauling in the CBDT and the CBIC is
expected to take place after the budget is presented.
MAHARASHTRA CHIEF SECRETARY
TO RETIRE NEXT MONTH
Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar is retir-
ing in February end. He is 1984 batch IAS officer.
LOKPAL ORDERS PRELIMINARY
INQUIRY INTO 21 COMPLAINTS
Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has ordered
preliminary inquiry into 21 complaints – 18 by the
Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and three by
the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS STUCK UP?
Appointment of members of Income Tax Appellate
Tribunal seems to have stuck up. J Khanwilkar
Committee sent recommendations in October
2019. Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judg-
ment came in November 2019. Another judgment
of Supreme Court came in November 2020 to
clear the appointments. Still there is no process
undergoing in any ministry. In the meanwhile, all
other tribunals like NGT, RCT, NCLT, APTEL, IPAB
have been facilitated with recruitment. Tribunal
has vacancy of more than 60 members and crores
of rupees tax is stuck and VSVS scheme has not
reduced the litigation at all.
WHO WILL MOVE TO SRINAGAR ?
After the merger, about half a dozen IAS officers of
UT cadre are likely to move to Srinagar.
CENTRAL DEPUTATION TENURE
OF DR Y L P RAO ENDS
The central deputation tenure of Dr Y L P Rao
working as Deputy Director General, UIDAI, HQ,
New Delhi has come to an end. He is a 1986 batch
IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre.
19 PRIVATE SECRETARIES OF
CSSS PROMOTED
As many as 19 Private Secretaries of the Central
Stenographers’ Secretariat Service (CSSS) have
been promoted as Principal Private Secretaries.
Those promoted are: S P Bhatnagar, Sanjay
Dhawan, Hema Narang, Mahendra Singh Rawat,
V Ravi, Anita Arora, R N Sahai, Indira Mohan Kar-
tikeya, Neeraj Jaitly, Rita Devnani, Sanjeev Sharma,
Archana Bhatnagar, Gulshan Kumar, Punam Verma,
Geeta Negi, Sudha Bhardwaj, Deepa Rajesh, Gul-
shan and Sarita Peghwal.
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PM’S VEILED DIG AT CONG: PREVIOUS GOVT
LACKED MODERN APPROACH FOR METRONew Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Monday took a veiled
dig at previous Con-
gress-led United Pro-
gressive Alliance (UPA)
regime, saying that the
previous government
had no modern ap-
proach and policy for
metro.
Speaking at the
‘Bhoomi Poojan’ of
Ahmedabad Metro Rail
Project Phase-II and Su-
rat Metro Rail Project
via video conferencing,
the Prime Minister said
over 450 kms of metro
network became opera-
tional in the last six
years.
“Work on projects
worth Rs 17,000 crore is
starting from today.
This shows that the
country’s efforts for
new infrastructure pro-
jects is increasing dur-
ing COVID-19.
Ahmedabad and Surat
are cities that will em-
power self-reliant India.
Ahmedabad and Surat
are receiving very im-
portant gifts today. Met-
ro will further strength-
en the connectivity in
two major business cen-
tres of the country -
Ahmedabad and Su-
rat,” he said on Monday.
“These metro pro-
jects are being concep-
tualised to meet the
needs of the future. Our
cities will get better fa-
cilities,” PM Modi said.
He added that during
the previous regime ex-
pansion of metro rail-
ways in the country was
comparatively ‘less sig-
nificant’, adding that
around 1,000 kms long
metro lines are being
laid in 27 cities.
“Before 2014, only 225
kms of metro line be-
came operational in 10-
12 years. In last 6 years,
over 450 kms of metro
network became opera-
tional.
Once there was no
modern approach for
metro, and there was no
metro policy. As a re-
sult, there are different
metro in different cities
based on different tech-
niques and facility.
There was no integra-
tion of metro with oth-
er public transport me-
diums,” the Prime Min-
ister asserted.
“Today, we are devel-
oping transportation
system of cities as inte-
grated system. We are
developing cities’ trans-
port system like inte-
grated system, which
means that bus, metro,
rail will not ply as per
their own design but
work as collective sys-
tem, complementary to
each other,” he added.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi highlighted
that Surat is eighth big-
gest city in terms of
population and fourth
fastest growing city in
the world.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the inauguration of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail
Project in Gujarat, through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday.
New Delhi: India's to-
tal COVID-19 recover-
ies have surpassed the
active caseload by
more than one crore,
the Union Health Min-
istry said on Monday,
terming it as a land-
mark achievement.
The total number of
Covid-19 recoveries has
touched 1,02,11,342,
while the active cases in
the country stand at
2,08,012 today.
"The gap between the
two has progressively
growntotouch1,00,03,330.
Thetotalrecoveredcases
arenearly50timestheac-
tivecasesinthecountry,"
the Health Ministry un-
derlined.
New Delhi: North In-
dia will continue to reel
under the grip of an in-
tense cold wave for few
more days even as the
dense fog will lift by
Tuesday, a senior offi-
cial at the Indian Mete-
orological Department
(IMD) said on Monday.
RK Jenamani, the
senior scientist, IMD,
said that the warning
for the cold wave in
North India has been
extended till January
22. Earlier, the IMD had
issued a cold wave
warning for January 13-
15 and then extended it
till January 18.
However, RK Jenam-
ani said that the dense
fog spread across north-
ern plains in Punjab,
Haryana, Rajasthan,
Uttar Pradesh and Utta-
rakhand will begin lift-
ing from Tuesday re-
sulting in hotter days
and colder nights.
New Delhi: The Bom-
bay high court observed
that ‘media trials’ can
obstruct the adminis-
tration of justice, and is
in violation of pro-
gramme code under the
Cable Television Net-
work Regulation Act,
impacting the ongoing
investigations.
The high court on
Monday made the ob-
servation while dispos-
ing of a batch of public
interest litigations
(PILs) filed by former
police officers, activ-
ists, lawyers and NGOs
from Maharashtra in
the aftermath of actor
Sushant Singh Rajput’s
death in June 2020.
They had requested the
court to issue restraint
orders to media report-
ing on the actor’s
death. After hearing
out the arguments of
various parties for
weeks, the court had
reserved its judgment
on November 6, 2020.
SSR DEATH CASE
‘Media trials’ can obstruct
administration of justice: HC
NCP DEMANDS JPC ON PURPORTED CHATS
BETWEEN GOSWAMI AND DASGUPTA
‘STAFF ONLY’ R-DAY
@INDIAN EMBASSY
IMD extends
cold wave
warnings
Recoveries exceed active
Covid Cases by over one
Crore: Health Ministry
Covid vax shots may help India by leaps and bounds.
Arnab Goswami
Somnath Temple
trust looks after the
management of the
Jyotirlinga Somnath
temple. On Monday.
A virtual meeting
of the trustees took
place in which Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi has been
unanimously elected
as the chairman. He
will be holding this
post for one year. He
is the second Prime
Minister to chairman
of the trust after late
Morarji Desai.
PM NEW
CHAIRMAN OF
SOMNATH TRUST
Late Sushant Singh Rajput
DESPITE COVID,INDIA SERIOUS ABOUT INFRA DEVELOPMENT: MODI
After the Bhoomi Pujan,
Modi said, “Today, in-
frastructure projects worth
Rs 17,000 crore are going
to start, which shows that
the country is serious on
initiatives related infrastruc-
tural development project
even during the Covid
pandemic.”
He further said that after
Ahmedabad, Surat is one of
the biggest city in Gujarat
which will be connected
with modern transport.
“In Surat, the metro project
will connect the important
business centres with each
other,” the PM said.
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi further highlighted
that besides cities, vil-
lages in Gujarat have also
witnessed unprecedented
development.
“Specially the roads, elec-
tricity and the supply of the
water have improved in last
two decades.”, PM Modi
who had served three terms
as the the Chief Minister of
the state said.
Modi also pointed out that
many of us seen the time
when the water was sup-
plied in the villages through
tankers and trains.
“Now 80 per cent of the
population in the state is
getting water supply from
pipeline,” he said.
Modi said that under the
Jal Jeevan Mission, 10 lakh
new water connections
have been distributed. “And
very soon, every household
in Gujarat will be getting
water supply through pipe-
line,” said Narendra Modi
Modi, while enumerating
the acheivements of the
mission.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Corona
Warriors, including
health workers, doc-
tors, nurses, police and
administrative offi-
cials, were felicitated at
a glittering ceremony
organised by First India
on Monday. In this, first
of its kind event, titled
‘Salute First, Chief
Guest was Energy Min-
ister BD Kalla while
Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma presid-
ed over the event.
Leaders across politi-
cal spectrum, bureau-
crats and religious lead-
ers attended the event
held at Hotel Marriott.
Channel head
Jagdeesh Chandra
while welcoming the
honourable guests
spelled out the details
about the unique
initiative by the chan-
nel, which was praised
by all.
BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Jagdeesh Chandra, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Mamta Bhupesh, Tikaram Jully, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore,
Ramcharan Bohra, Kalicharan Saraf, Ashok Lahoti and Rafiq Khan at the event to honour Corona Warriors at Hotel Marriott on Monday. Jagdeesh Chandra greets Niranjan Arya.
BD Kalla & Jagdeesh Chandra
Tikaram Jully, Mamta Bhupesh & Ashok Chandna.
Dr Raghu Sharma, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas & Satish Poonia
Mamta Bhupesh, Govind S Dotasra, Jagdeesh Chandra, BD Kalla &
Pratap S Khachariyawas during the event at Hotel Marriott on Monday.
Mahant Kailash Sharma, Ashok Parnami at the event.
BD Kalla, Dr Raghu Sharma, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra
Rathore, Jagdeesh Chandra in rapt attention as a message from CM Ashok Gehlot is being played.
Dharmendra Rathore
Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore,
Mahesh Joshi and Ramcharan Bohra at the event.
Dr Raghu Sharma, BD Kalla, Bhanwar S Bhati, Mamta Bhupesh, Jagdeesh Chandra, Tikaram Jully, Ashok Chandna, Pramod Jain
Bhaya, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Ashok Parnami, Ramcharan Bohra, BL Soni during lamp lighting ceremony.
Sanyam Lodha & BL Soni.
Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore,
Mahesh Joshi & Ramcharan Bohra at the event.
Ramlal Sharma, Rafiq Khan, Indraraj Gurjar, Wajib Ali & Dr Somya
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New Delhi: Parlia-
mentary Research and
Training Institute for
Democracies (PRIDE)
of Lok Sabha Secre-
tariat is organising
‘Presentations by Emi-
nent Social Workers
for the benefit of Mem-
bers of Parliament’
from January 18 to
January 22, Lok Sabha
speaker Om Birla said
here on Monday.
Twenty Padma Awar-
dees will make presen-
tations online in their
respective field of ex-
pertise the next five
days. Every day four
Padma Awardees will
make a presentation of
45 minutes each from
10.30 am to 2.00 pm.
“Lok Sabha has taken a
unique initiative of pro-
viding a platform for
the Members of Parlia-
ment where best prac-
tices from various field
of social and develop-
mental work will be
shared by Eminent So-
cial Workers from vari-
ous states of the coun-
try who have been
awarded prestigious
Padma Awards for their
immense contribution
to their field of work,”
read an the official re-
lease. Accredited per-
sons, who are recog-
nized by the govern-
ment of India for their
distinguished contribu-
tion in social service
and other related fields
and are awarded by the
prestigious Padma
Awards, will make a
presentation on the sub-
ject of their expertise.
“All the distinguished
people of the country
who have been awarded
the Padma Awards by
the Pride Institution of
the LS Secretariat, MPs
of India are sharing
their experiences
through virtual medi-
um. They have done
commendable work in
different areas of the
society through social
service, through hu-
man welfare, through
science, agriculture,”
said Om Birla. —ANI
PadmaAwardeestosharebest
practiceswithMPs:Birla
NEED FOR RESEARCH WORK
IN AGRI VARSITIES: GEHLOT
Complete pending
works on time: Goyal
PM’s dream will materialise when states give priority to research, the CM said
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Mon-
day, emphasised the
need for focussing more
on research work in ag-
ricultural universities.
Addressing the second
convocation ceremony
of the Jodhpur Agricul-
ture University, he said
a good progress has
been made in animal
husbandry and agricul-
ture sector in the state.
“There are five agricul-
tural universities in the
state and our focus
should be on research,
which will benefit the
country and the state,”
Gehlot said in the vir-
tual programme.
He also said the
prime minister’s slo-
gan of doubling farm-
ers’’ income will mate-
rialise when all states
give priority to re-
search through agri-
culture universities.
Gehlot also ex-
pressed his concerns
about depleting
groundwater levels.
“The water level is de-
pleting and it is a mat-
ter of concern. We need
to encourage drip irri-
gation and sprinklers
in farming,” he said.
He said the state gov-
ernment has not in-
creased the power tar-
iff for farmers and
brought a new food pro-
cessing policy. —PTI
Abhishek Shrivastav
Jaipur: Cases were ap-
proved in the meeting
of building plan com-
mittee (layout plan) of
Jaipur Development
Authority on Monday.
It was decided in the
meeting that in future,
the orders under sec-
tion 90-A to be issued by
zones should only men-
tion use of non-agricul-
ture from agriculture.
In the meeting chaired
by the JDA Commis-
sioner Gaurav Goyal,
maps of Kedia Prakash
avenue in Sirsi village,
Radha Rani residential
scheme in Keshyawala,
Sanganer, Rukmani Na-
gar in Chatarpura, San-
ager were approved.
Apart from them,
cases of approach road
in Chatarpura, Sangan-
er, restructuring of
plots in scheme of Mu-
tual Housing Coopera-
tive Society Limited
and layout plan of a
petrol pump in Chomu
were also approved.
The committee decided
to refer a case related to
single patta in Teela-
wala, Sanganer to state
government as the area
is more than 1,500 sq
meters. Goyal instruct-
ed engineers to com-
plete 29 road sector pro-
jects in stipulated time.
“Pending works worth
Rs 8 cr should be com-
pleted in time,” he said.
Om Birla
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS!
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday, called upon Governor Acharya Devvrat at
the Governor House in Gandhinagar on his birthday and wished him a long life.
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Continuing
with its success in the
auction festival, the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
will sell fifty of its pre-
mium properties
through e-auction from
Jan 19 -22. “A total of 50
residential/commercial
premium properties of
Jaipur, Kota, Bikaner &
Dausa will be sold
through e-auction from
Jan 19 to Jan 22, 2021.
These include e-auction
of 32 premium proper-
ties in Jaipur, 5 in Kota,
2 in Dausa & 11 in Bikan-
er,” Said Pawan Arora,
Commissioner, RHB.
He informed that the
process of participating
ine-auctionof thesepre-
mium properties has
been made very easy.
“Any person can partici-
pate in the e-auction by
sitting at home or visit-
ing the e-mitra & regis-
tering & paying the pre-
scribedsecuritydeposit.
In order to allow maxi-
mum peoples’ participa-
tion,thesecuritydeposit
has been changed from
5% to 2%. Along with
this, huge discounts
have also been provided
in payment terms,” he
said, further adding,
“under the Mansarovar
Yojana of Jaipur, 14
commercial & 1 resi-
dential plot are being
e-auctioned. Similarly,
10 residential & 7 com-
mercial plots are being
e-auctioned under
Pratap Nagar scheme.
One can also visit the
RHB website to partici-
pate in the auction.”
RHB prepares to sell 50
premium properties via
4 day auction drive
Security deposit lowered from 5% to 2%
CM Ashok Gehlot virtually addresses the second convocation
ceremony of the Jodhpur Agriculture University on Monday.
‘EAST RAJ CANAL
PROJECT BE GIVEN
NATIONAL STATUS’
PRE-BUDGET MEETING
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
has suggested the
Centre that in view
of the weak econom-
ic situation of the
state due to corona
pandemic and eco-
nomic recession, the
period for grant of
GST compensation to
states should be in-
creased by 5 years,
from June 2022 to
June 2027.
Parliamentary Af-
fairs Minister Shan-
ti Dhariwal Monday
took part in pre-
budget meeting held
by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sithara-
man and also re-
quested the Centre
to increase the ratio
of centre to 75 per-
cent in the centrally
sponsored schemes,
a release said.
He said that high
import duty on gold
and silver should be
reduced from 12.5 to
4 percent, which will
benefit the state fi-
nancially.
Saying that no
project of the state
has been given the
status of national
project, Dhariwal re-
quested the Finance
Minister to make
necessary provision
in the budget for giv-
ing the status of na-
tional project to
Eastern Rajasthan
Canal Project.
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,750
DEATHS
3,15,394
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
4,367 DEATHS 2,56,367 CASES
DELHI
10,754 DEATHS 6,32,590 CASES
WORLD
20,43,643
DEATHS
9,56,75,684
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
1,05,82,458
CONFIRMED CASES
1,52,588
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
50,473 DEATHS 19,92,683 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
8,580 DEATHS 5,96,904 CASES
KARNATAKA
12,175 DEATHS 9,32,432 CASES
People who volunteer to
help others simply because
it has to be done are true
symbols of humanity and love.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Is the long
wait of Congress legis-
lators, both from Ge-
hlot and Pilot camps,
finally over? Are the
days of being included
in the state cabinet fi-
nally here? Well, the fi-
nal word is here - NO.
Highly placed sources
in Congress party both
in Jaipur and at New
Delhi, have confided in
First India that at the
moment there is no
possibility of cbinet ex-
pansion, thereby, put-
tingtoresttherumours
doing the rounds that
cabinet expansion will
certainly take place
prior to January 31.
On the contrary,
sources claim that
there is no possibility
of expansion till the
first week of February.
Governor Kalraj
Mishra is out on tour
from January 22 and
Gehlot himself will
tour Kerala on January
22 and 23. The rumour
mill had started spew-
ing after Gehlot called
on Governor Mishra on
Sunday, however, the
courtesy meet was to
inform the Governor
about the corona vacci-
nation drive & the up-
coming budget session.
Interestingly, the meet-
ing was scheduled at
the initiative of Gover-
nor Kalraj Mishra who
had phoned up Gehlot
to say his New Year
‘Hello’. Notably, a
source close to the
High Command has
claimed that due to the
constant pressure from
Pilot camp, expansion
is the party’s priority
however, no decision
on the probables has
been taken as yet! It
will be only after Ge-
hlot speaks to Ajay
Maken and KC Venugo-
pal that he will meet
Sonia in New Delhi and
after a ‘go ahead’ from
the High Command
will the ‘ceremony’ be
held. As of now, Maken
is going out of Delhi for
two days owing to his
wedding anniversary on
January 21. Interesting-
ly, several Congress
MLAs like Rita Choud-
hary have suddenly
made a beeline for Ajay
Maken’s office in New
Delhi.Notably,itisbeing
said that more than a
dozen new faces - 9 from
Congress, 3 independ-
ents and 2 former BSP
men, will be included in
the cabinet while non-
performerministerswill
be shown the door.
Meanwhile, Gehlot
has convened an impor-
tant meeting of his
cabinet at 5 PM today to
discuss and finalise the
government and par-
ty’s strategy for the up-
coming Assembly ses-
sion and also to have a
brief reviewof ongoing
Corona vaccination
drive across the state.
NO CABINET EXPANSION AT THE MOMENT!
THE WAIT CONTINUES...
Kalraj Mishra Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot
Gaurav Goyal
Shanti Dhariwal
GOVERNOR SPEAK
JAIPUR, TUESDAY
JANUARY 19, 2021
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ne of India’s most
proficient and im-
portant designers
in the fashion pan-
theon, Rajesh
Pratap Singh is
originally from
Jaipur and now runs his
fashion empire from New
Delhi. His minimalist view-
point and his super-luxuri-
ous execution ensure his
position in the industry
and he is often celebrated
by his peers.
His seasonal offerings in-
clude the most beautiful
winter basics and outer-
wear. Known as one of the
most intellectual of design-
ers, his work is widely ap-
preciated for the complex
development of his fabrics.
Not for him the conveni-
ence of ordering woollen
fabrics from China and Ita-
ly, for he maintains that In-
dian wool counts amongst
the finest in the world and
all it needs is the correct
production guidelines to
make a difference and up-
grade Indian wool to global
standards.
To achieve this, he set up
his own looms in Neemrana
just outside New Delhi and
hired the very best of weav-
ers to produce his fabrics
under his masterful super-
vision. At Rajasthan Herit-
age Week, he showed his
mastery over the medium
with a series of exquisitely
made woollen ensembles
for men & women.
Here, he worked with the
Khadi wool of Rajasthan
right from its original
source, choosing the best
quality of raw material
that was processed accord-
ing to his exacting stand-
ards. This raw wool was
hand-spun into fine yarn
and woven by the Master
Weavers of the State, like
Sitaram Ji of Barmer who
painstakingly wove the fab-
ric into the yardage that
would form the foundation
of his collection.
Once the fabric was
ready, he shipped it back to
New Delhi for the finishing
and dyeing process. Some
of the finished product also
returns to Rajasthan for
hand block printing by the
master artisans, and then
again back to New Delhi to
be made into his interna-
tionally celebrated gar-
ments.
This is what sets Rajesh
Pratap Singh apart from
the quotidian. His fabrics
are virtually impossible to
replicate, creating an ex-
clusivity that appeals to the
purists of fashion, for they
know that to wear his col-
lection is literally a badge
of sartorial honour. While
many designers are content
to buy fabric from the usu-
al Chinese/Turkish/Italian
import houses, Rajesh
will never compromise
his exacting standards,
developing his fabrics
from the ground up sea-
son after season.
This winter, he used
wool in an extremely re-
stricted colour palette
of white and off-white com-
bined with grey and black
anthracite to send out a col-
lection at once strong and
sophisticated. His fabrics
were woven into chequered,
striped or jacquard designs,
sometimes inspired by sim-
ple tribal blankets and
sometimes by traditional
European classics. His
block printed woollen fab-
rics created a sensation, for
the furry surface texture of
wool does not lend itself
easily to block printing,
and especially with vegeta-
ble dyes. This was perfectly
executed by the artisans.
Embellished with subtle
detailing like Kantha em-
broidery and resist dyeing
processes to create a batik
effect, his International sil-
houettes were dramatic
and his tailoring impecca-
ble. From blazers to great-
coats, and from three-piece
suits to separates, each
piece reflected his personal
philosophy. Gender fluidity
played a big role in his im-
aginative offerings, blur-
ring lines as his men wore
skirts and the women wore
sharply tailored ensembles
inspired by menswear.
There is no one quite like
Rajesh Pratap Singh in the
Indian Design firmament,
and for me, he is truly the
most important and cere-
bral designer in a market
space flooded with spurious
western knock offs and cop-
ies. With a loyal band of
customers the world over
acquiring his collections,
ensuring that their ward-
robe features timeless piec-
es that can be worn for a
lifetime of style.
With serious investment
and funding, the Rajesh
Pratap Singh label is per-
fectly poised to become an
international brand.
THE RAJESH PRATAP SINGH WINTER COLLECTION
FEATURES THE FINEST WOOL HE DEVELOPED WITH THE
WEAVERS OF SANGANER AND BARMER!
WINTER’S
WONDER WOOL
PRASAD BIDAPA
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RADHA CHOUDHARY, Model
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Maintaining good health
becomes your priority and
sets you on a fitness trail. A
senior will repose full faith
in you for tackling a man management
situation at work. Situation on the
financial front will remain satisfactory,
despite rising expenditure. A property
issue may create tension.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Businesspersons are likely
to find a new venture
progressing satisfactorily.
A profitable day is also
indicated for professionals. There is
much that needs to be done, so
tighten your belt. Good health is
likely to provide you with oodles of
energy and enable you to finish work.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Good diet and regular
exercise will keep you both
physically and mentally
robust. At work, you are
likely to remain in control and see a
project to completion. Financially,
you remain in a comfortable
situation. Travelling long distance is
not recommended today.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Realising a handsome
amount from someone is
possible on the financial
front. Your efforts on the
professional front will be noted by
those who matter. A child or younger
sibling can make you proud by his or
her achievements. Good health keeps
you energetic all throughout.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Returns from previous
investments are likely to
make your financial
worries disappear. A new
exercise regime may need to be
dovetailed to your requirements to
benefit. Your professional rivals are
likely to punch holes in your
cost-cutting ideas for a project.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Salary enhancement cannot
be ruled out. An alternative
to your staple diet may
prove immensely enjoyable.
An argument with senior can make you
feel insecure. You may find the
atmosphere on the home front serene
and most welcoming. Places of tourist
attraction may be on the agenda.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Money comes in a steady
stream and promises to
make you financially
comfortable. Self-discipline
and not succumbing to temptations
will help in maintaining good health.
Some of you may get tied up in office
and reach home late today. It may
become difficult to find time.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Money multiplies, as you
get an opportunity to add
to your wealth. Time has
arrived to reap rich
rewards of your hard work. Parents
or elders may nag you into doing
something you don’t want to, but you
will manage to wriggle out of it. You
will start working out.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A profitable venture is
likely to fill up the coffers
of some businesspersons.
You may be held responsi-
ble for a deed that you have not
committed at work. Fitness classes
will prove immensely beneficial,
especially for those in the middle age
group.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
On the financial front, a
new source of income is
likely to be tapped soon
that may get your coffers
brimming! Health counselling will do
wonders for those longing to come
back in shape. You are likely to win
much appreciation by completing a
task in record time.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Increased expenditure can
be expected and may get
you worried. It is important
to get back into the thick of
things on the work front. Renovation
work of a property owned by you is
likely to enhance its market value.
This is a very positive day, in which
you get to achieve much.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Some of you can end up
paying more than intended
for a product or service,
but it will be worth it.
Taking up a good health scheme will
prove beneficial. A practical solution
may be found for a complex problem
on the professional front. Support of
family members everywhere.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
here are people
who call it “green
blood” and credit
innumerable ben-
efits to it. As per
claims, wheat-
grass juice can
have dramatic effects in
the management of diabe-
tes, hypertension, heart
diseases, infertility, low li-
bido, obesity, thalassemia,
hemolytic anemia, skin
sores, aging, diseases of
teeth, eyes, muscles and
joints. Claims are made
about the significant role
in the management of
asthma, allergies, inflam-
matory bowel diseases,
cancers, arthritis and loss
of mental functions!
They base their claims
on hemoglobin like struc-
ture in wheatgrass where
magnesium replaces iron
and claim that almost eve-
ry mineral and antioxi-
dant is present in this so-
called “wonder” herb.
Doesn’t this all sound
utopian? There is an old
saying that too many
friends mean no friend.
How can a single herb con-
tain so many ingredients
and can have so many ef-
fects that it can treat al-
most every sickness under
sun! Have you ever looked
closely at a wheatgrass
leaf ? It looks like a stroke
of green by a painter with
no veins and scaffolding
like other green leaves of
plants and trees. It is in
these veins and scaffold-
ing that the minerals and
other substances are
stored. You will see no
such veins and scaffolding
in wheatgrass leaf. This
means the leaf mainly
contains chlorophyll pig-
ment which is responsible
for photosynthesis in
which carbon is extracted
from soil and oxygen and
hydrogen are taken from
the water, then with the
help of sun rays, it synthe-
sizes carbohydrates which
are food for the plant and
are essential for the sur-
vival of the plant.
The theory that it is a
good source of magnesi-
um stands on the loose
ground because magnesi-
um deficiency in human
beings is rare as all the
grains, seeds, leafy green
vegetables and all vegetar-
ian and non-vegetarian
fiber contain plenty of
magnesium. Wheatgrass
is neither a unique nor a
dominant source of this
mineral whose require-
ment to the human body is
also minimal.
The leaf is mainly com-
posed of chlorophyll and
some traces of minerals
and this story of green
blood holds no ground as
magnesium can not carry
oxygen which iron in
hemoglobin does and the
theory of similarity of
structure with dissimilar
constituents appears il-
logical. Secondly, human
intestines can neither
breakdown chlorophyll
nor absorb it so, by simple
logic, chlorophyll is of no
use to the human body.
Some people claim that
wheatgrass juice removes
cancer cells from mouth
cancers and intestinal tu-
mours but no widespread
studies have been conduct-
ed and any beneficial claim
at this juncture should be
considered as an over-en-
thusiasm.
Studies conducted to
date on the usefulness of
wheatgrass “wonders” are
mainly restricted to test
tubes, no clinically signifi-
cant research has been
conducted on a large hu-
man population. But the
enterprising businessmen
have found an opportunity
to make some quick money
as dreams are always easy
to sell to gullible people
who are always in search
of shortcuts to great
health.
Lastly, your logical que-
ry is what you should do?
Well, if you are a fan of
“green blood”, stay so be-
cause fans are usually
overwhelmed by emo-
tions, not logic. They, most
of the time, follow some
unproved line of thoughts,
usually non-factual but
the longevity of belief in
miracles is unending. Let
wheatgrass juice be the
“green nectar” of your
morning drink and nur-
ture the euphoria of
health, vitality, virility
and longevity. Forget the
fact that you don’t need
and can’t perform photo-
synthesis, drink a glass of
green as it is palatable and
as such, causes no harm.
Furthermore, being
drawn from a plant source,
it might do some, yet un-
known, good as well.
But if you expect a mira-
cle, then there might be
many disappointments but
once again, habits die
hard, a myth has its own
survival strength so, drink
if you feel good but do not
forget your cucumber, to-
mato, potato and spinach,
plus remember cabbage,
cauliflower, cluster beans
and coriander.
WHEATGRASS JUICE:
A PERSPECTIVET
DR RAMAWTAR
SHARMA
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Leone in action
S
unny Leone has surprised
Vikram Bhatt with her acting
and stunts for the upcoming web-
series Anamika. Taking every-
one by surprise, she has performed most
of the stunts by herself which is adding
a natural touch to the screen. The bold
and beautiful Sunny will be seen in the
10-episode series along with Sonnali
Seygall.
—Agency
N
aseeruddin Shah ex-
presses his views You-
Tube channel named
Karwan-e-Mohabbat In-
dia about Love Jihad. Calling it
a ‘tamasha’, he further com-
ments that, ‘I don’t think that
anyone would be so stupid to ac-
tually believe that Muslims will
overtake the Hindu population,
it is unimaginable. For
that, Muslims
will have to
have so
many ba-
bies. So,
t h i s
w h o l e
n o t i o n
is unre-
al.’
—Agency
V
irat Kohli who was blessed
with a baby girl on 11 Janu-
ary with wife Anushka
Sharma has changed his
Twitter bio. The new bio reads: ‘A
proud husband and father’ with a
heart emoji. Virat definitely is
grateful for the blessing. —Agency
NASEERUDDIN ON
LOVE JIHAD
From the sets
First steps first
R
ajkummar Rao has shared a
throwback video on Insta-
gram from his shoots of The
White Tiger with Priyanka
Chopra Jonas. Priyanka is seen
revealing her favourite candy and
its hysterical. Rajkumar Rao has
often praised PeeCee for her im-
mensely chilled out attitude at the
sets with her co-actors. —Agency
Slammed
BACKennifer Lopez recently
slammed back at a com-
mentator! The Ain’t
Your Mama singer
shared a post on Insta-
gram, where she was
talking about her skin-
care, which is when a social me-
dia user took to the comment
section and accused the actress
and singer of getting botox.
“But can I just mention that
brows and forehead don’t move
at all when you talk or try to ex-
press… you definitely have Bot-
ox. And tons of it. And it’s all
good. Just saying,” the com-
menter wrote. Jennifer Lopez
then snapped back at the
troll and said: “LOL that’s
just my face!!! ….For the
500 millionth time… I
have never done Botox
or any injectables or
surgery!! Just sayin.”
—Agency
J
Birthday special Grateful for
the wishes
Love & Thunder
FRIENDS reunion?
Breaking Rules
G
abrielle Union recently
shared the sweetest video
as a tribute to her husband
Dwyane Wade on the occa-
sion of his 39th birthday! The ac-
tress posted a moving montage
that featured Wade and Union’s
relationship, as husband and wife
and also as parents. The adorable
video showed several sweet mo-
ments between Wade and his chil-
dren as well as some makeout mo-
ments with Gabby. —Agency
S
idharth Malhotra who cel-
ebrated his birthday on Sat-
urday pens down emotional
notes for all his well-wish-
ers on Instagram with a thankful
note and a suave picture. He
feels grateful for all the
love and blessings he has
received from his fans.
Bollywood celebs Ki-
ara Advani, Hritik
Roshan, Katrina
Kaif, Vicky
Kaushal and Kri-
ti Sanon among
others showered
birthday love on
him. —Agency
T
he brimming cast of Thor:
Love and Thunder have
welcomed another super-
star as their cast. Matt Da-
mon who had a noteworthy cameo
in Thor: Ragnarok is reportedly in
Australia to shoot for the upcom-
ing film. It’s not yet disclosed
whether which character shall he
take on but the team has welcomed
him aboard. —Agency
L
isa Kudrow has revealed on
Rob Lowe podcast that the
F.R.I.E.N.D.S. reunion is
definitely happening. She
also revealed that she has pre-shot
something for the show. The crew
is about to shoot soon in the early
spring and who knows what to ex-
pect after 17 long years, but, alas,
the wait is over. —Agency
T
heUKhasgoneunderalock-
down yet again owing to the
new variant of COVID-19
virus spreading through the
country. During the lockdown, sev-
eral amenities including gym have
been directed to remain closed. It
seems like a London gym has its
door opened for Tom Hardy. An on-
looker claimed the Venom actor
has been training at the venue on
Friday afternoon. —Agency
Kriti embracing her
GHOOMAR SIDE
K
riti Sa-
n o n
w h o
h a s
wrapped up
shooting for
her film Bach-
chan Pandey
in Jaisalmer
was seen
m a t c h i n g
steps with a
traditional Ra-
jasthani danc-
er. After the
long schedule,
she was enjoy-
ing some
downtime on
the film’s sets.
—Agency
Jennifer Lopez
Dwyane and Gabrielle
Matt and Chris
Lisa Kudrow
Tom Hardy
... her post
Kriti Sanon
Sidharth Malhotra
... with Vikram Bhatt and Sonnali Seygall
Sunny Leone
Naseeruddin Shah
Priyanka and Rajkummar
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First india jaipur edition-19 january 2021

  • 1. m INSIDE R DAY TRACTOR RALLY: COPS TO DECIDE, SAYS SC New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the Delhi Police should decide on the entry of protest- ing farmers into Delhi on Republic Day, as it heard a plea seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor rally scheduled on January 26. Stating that it is a law and order matter, the apex court said, “Police is first authority to decide who should be allowed to enter Delhi. We are not going to tell you what you should do. We will take up this matter on Jan 20.” P5 GOVT: REACTIONS, 2 DEATHS NOT LINKED TO VAX New Delhi: A total of 3.8 lakh people have been vaccinated since the rollout of the coronavirus vaccines three days ago, the government said on Monday. Among them, 580 cases of adverse reactions have been observed & 7 persons have been hospitalized. Two persons have died also but neither deaths are related to vaccines, the government said. 1,48,266 healthcare workers were admin- istered the vaccine on Monday. P6 —PHOTOBYANI Nandigram (West Bengal): West Bengal Chief Minister and Tri- namoolCongress(TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced that she will contest from Nandigram As- sembly seat in the state election that is due in just a few months. The Chief Minister’s return to Nandigram is a direct challenge to Su- vendu Adhikari, who has led an exodus of Trinamool leaders to the BJP over the past few weeks. Over 40 Tri- namool Congress lead- ers joined Adhikari as he defected to the BJP in a mega rally in De- cember in the presence of Union Home Minis- ter Amit Shah. “I will contest from Nandigram Assembly. If possible I will contest from both Bhawanipur and Nandigram,” she said while addressing a rally here. Turn to P6 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives for a public meeting in Nandigram on Monday. Didi sounds bugle for WB polls from Nandigram Her former right hand man Adhikari, who represented the seat, but crossed over to BJP, says ‘CHALLENGEACCEPTED’ ADHIKARI ACCEPTS DIDI’S DARE, SAYS WILL DEFEAT HER IN NANDIGRAM OR QUIT POLITICS Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday accepted the challenge thrown by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from his Nandigram assembly seat, asserting he will defeat her in the election or quit politics. He, however, said the final decision to field candidates will be taken by BJP leadership after thorough discussion and not in an arbitrary way like in the ruling TMC. “If I am fielded by my party from Nandigram, I will defeat her by a margin of at least 50,000 votes or I will quit politics,” he asserted. “I don’t know from where I will be fielded, whether I will be fielded,” he said, addressing BJP workers after a three-km road show. Banerjee, Adhikari alleged, was playing with the sentiments of the people of Nandigram. Lucknow: Tandav, a po- litical drama series streaming on Amazon Prime Video, has creat- ed furore over its al- leged portrayal of Hin- du deities in a ‘bad light’ and use of ‘casteist scenes and dialogues’. In this regard FIR has been lodged in Lucknow against the makers of this web series and also Amazon’s India head of original content for al- legedly depicting Hindu gods in a manner hurt- ful to religious senti- ments of the people. The FIR against Apar- na Purohit, the head of Amazon’s India head of original content, direc- tor of the series Ali Ab- bas, producer Himan- shu Krishna Mehra, writer Gaurav Solanki, and an unknown person was lodged late on Sun- day night by senior Sub Inspector Amar Nath Yadav at the Hazratganj Kotwali police station in Lucknow. The makers of web series ‘Tandav’ on Ama- zon Prime Video Mon- day issued an uncondi- tional apology for “un- intentionally” hurting sentiments of public. “The cast and crew did not have any inten- tion to offend the senti- ments of any individu- al, caste, community, race, religion or reli- gious beliefs or insult or outrage any institu- tion, political party or person, living or dead. The cast and crew of “Tandav” take cogni- zance of the Turn to P6 ‘Tandav’ over web series for hurting sentiments, makers say sorry after FIR SECURITY INCREASED AT SAIF, AMAZON’S OFFICES New Delhi: Joining the list of leaders opposing the content of Saif Ali Khan-starrer web series ‘Tandav’, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Monday said that some scenes of the series “hurt the religious and ethnic sentiments” of peo- ple and it would be appropriate to remove them to maintain peace and harmony in the country. BJP leader Kapil Mishra too sent a legal notice to Amazon Prime Video demanding immediate removal of the web series from its platform. With night curfew gone, brighter days ahead! Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given instructions to end the night curfew applicable in the 13 district head- quartersof thestateand the closure of the mar- ket at 7 pm in view of the continuous decrease in the cases of corona infection for some time. Along with this, he has relaxed the rule for mandatory prior ap- proval of the District Collector for various so- cial, religious and politi- cal events, although the maximum number of people attending these events will remain as before. However, instead of permission, a notifi- cation for the event will have to be provided. Meanwhile cinema and theater will be closed till January 31 in state and night curfew will be applicable in the Containment Zone till January 31. Gehlot was reviewing the status of Covid-19 in- fection and vaccination at a video conference at the CMR on Monday. “Despite the decline in corona cases in the state, we have to follow the Covid protocol of wearing masks, main- taining two yards dis- tance and keeping away from crowded places. Only then will we be able to stop the spread of corona infection. A situation where we have to enforce lock- down again, should not befall us,” Gehlot said as he directed to reduce the rate of RT-PCR test- ing in private hospitals and labs from Rs 800 to Rs 500. Gehlot said that the condition of Corona in Rajasthan is very much under control with excellent manage- ment and cooperation of the people. “The state’s recovery rate has reached 97.53 per cent against the national av- erage of 96.58. The num- ber of active cases are also continuously de- creasing. Turn to P6 Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot taking review meeting on Monday. AS CORONA CASES DIP AND RECOVERY RATE REACHES 97.53 %... n RT-PCR test to be done in private hospitals for Rs 500 now n However, CM appeals to people to continue to follow Corona health protocol CEC arrives in Assam to review poll preps Guwahati: Chief Elec- tion Commissioner Sunil Arora and other EC functionaries on Monday arrived in As- sam on a three-day visit to review preparedness for the forthcoming As- sembly polls in the state, officials said. Arora chaired a closed-door meeting with Chief Electoral Of- ficer Nitin Khade and senior police officers of Assam at a city hotel in the evening soon after reaching here. Turn to P6 ECI team led by CEC Sunil Arora alongwith with Sushil Chandra & Rajiv Kumar in Guwahati on Monday. JAIPUR l TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 224 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia instagram.com/thefirstindia10°C - 22°C BD Kalla Govind Singh Dotasra Dr Raghu Sharma BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Dr Raghu Sharma and a galaxy of public representatives and bureaucrats attended a glittering ceremony—‘Salute First’—hosted by First India to award Corona Warriors, at Hotel Marriott on Monday in Jaipur. The event was part of an ongoing series of ‘Salute First’ Awards across Rajasthan. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR HONOURING CORONA WARRIORS Jagdeesh Chandra addresses the gathering where BD Kalla was chief guest and Dr Raghu Sharma presided over the event to honour Corona Warriors at Hotel Marriott, Jaipur, on Monday. The honourable dais included (from left) Tikaram Jully, Mamta Bhupesh, Ashok Chandna, Bhanwar S Bhati, Govind S Dotasra, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Niranjan Arya & Ramcharan Bohra. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA MORE ON P7
  • 2. RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 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 Jaipur: The controver- sial web series Tandav on Monday evoked sharp reaction from Congress and BJP lead- ers who sought action against the makers of the web series. Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachari- yawas said that insult to Hindu deities is objec- tionable and religious faith and sentiments of anyone should not be hurt. He, however, said that BJP was trying to divert attention from farmers’ agitation through this issue. BJP state president Satish Poonia said that people who have been jealous of the public welfare schemes of the Modi government are spreading sensation and insulting the de- mocracy of India, elect- ed public representa- tives, and Hindu deities, which is condemnable. “It has come to my knowledge that in the Tandav web series, in- decent comments have been made on Lord Shi- va and the Prime minis- ter which I strongly condemn. The indecent slogans raised in JNU about freedom have also been depicted through this web series,” Poonia said. Deputy leader of op- position Rajendra Rathore said it was an attack on Hindu cul- ture and a conspiracy to divide the society. Vipra Sena leader Sunil Tiwari even an- nounced a cash reward of Rs. 1 lakh on black- ening the face of web series creator Ali Ab- bas Zafar. Cong, BJP leaders demand ban on the web series TANDAV OVER ‘TANDAV’ RESPONSIBILITYOFALLTOBUILDSAFE ROADCULTURE:KHACHARIYAWAS‘Repeating a mistake while driving may put the lives of others at risk’ Kashiram Chaudhary Jaipur: Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Monday said that it is the responsibility of all to build a safe road culture by following traffic rules on the road. He said that hu- man life is valuable and should be protect- ed. He said this while launching the National road safety month at Jawahar circle here. The minister said peo- ple should strictly fol- low traffic rules. He said that repeating a mistake while driving may put the lives of others at risk. He said that through efforts of the state gov- ernment, there was a decline of 19 percent in road accidents and 12 percent in road acci- dent deaths last year as compared to 2019. Transport Commis- sioner Ravi Jain said that a model road map to reduce road acci- dents has also been prepared in the state after studying the Ta- mil Nadu model and many initiatives were taken in the last one or two years. Adarsh Nagar MLA Rafiq Khan, Mayor of Jaipur Heritage mu- nicipal corporation Munesh Gurjar and senior officials of po- lice and transport de- partments were pre- sent in the function during which a cycle and a motorcycle rally was flagged off. Khachariyawas rode a cycle while the Nirb- haya Squad of Jaipur Police took part in the motorcycle rally. Dur- ing the month-long campaign, various awareness activities on road safety will be con- ducted. Jaipur: The body of an 11-year-old boy Moham- mad Arslan Qureshi, who had been missing since January 16, was found in an under-con- struction building on Monday, police said. The body of Arslan was recovered from the building in the Amer area on the basis of in- formation provided by one Aasif (20), who was detained on the suspi- cion of having kid- napped the boy, they said. Aasif along with another accused had kidnapped Arsalan for ransom while he was flying kite on Saturday. They took the boy to an isolated place and tied his hands and legs. Aasif told the police that the boy died before he could call his father for ransom, the police said. During the investi- gation, the needle of suspicion pointed to- wards Aasif and he was detained. When questioned, he confessed to having kid- napped the boy, they said. On the basis of the information provided by Aasif, Arsalan’’s body was recovered from an under-con- struction building. It was found hidden in a sack under a pile of bricks, they added. —PTI Bharat Dixit  Jaipur: A massive pro- test was organised by ABVP in Rajasthan University to put forth their 11-point demands. It was also done to mark their problems in the University including demanding money by the student union offi- cials in the name of cul- tural programs, in- crease of 25 percent seats in PG and revolt against the work done by the Vice-Chancellor. The student leaders of the ABVP shouted slogans and sat on the dharna at the universi- ty gate. The student leaders also burnt the effigy of the university administration. ABVP Pradesh Man- tri, Hoshiar Meena told that there are many problems persisting in the university for a long time, but the VC isn’t paying attention. This massive protest is a warning to the Univer- sity that if the issues are not sorted, there will be a bigger demon- stration. Yogesh Sharma Jaipur: Senior party leader Rahul Gandhi should take the reins of the Congress party as per the sentiments of the party workers, Ra- jasthan Congress Com- mittee president Govind Singh Dotasra said. He said that AICC will decide where to conduct the Congress session. “From the land acquisition act to the farmers’ movement, Ra- hul Gandhi has stood firmly with the farm- ers. He has not re- mained silent for even a second and will contin- ue to raise voice for the farmer,” he said. Regarding accidents due to high-tension lines, Dotasra said that every life is pre- cious and no electrici- ty line should be passed from over a school or colony. He said that it has been decided to provide electricity to the farm- ers during the day and the power is being pro- vided in 10 to 12 dis- tricts during the day. First India Bureau Jaipur: The Chief Judi- cial Magistrate, Jaipur on Monday issued a con- tempt notice to the MP Diya Kumari, SDM Jamwa Ramgarh, Assis- tantDevasthanCommis- sioner,and17others.The petitionwasfiledbytem- ple priest 61-year-old Bhagwati Prasad Shar- ma in connection with the management and worship dispute of the ancient Jamwai Mata temple located in the Jamwa Ramgarh tehsil of the district. Judge Sonal Shukla has sought a reply in the matter till January 20. The petition was filedunderOrder39Rule 2A, read section 151 CrPC.Therowoverman- agement and worship startedafterthedeathof the priest Kalyan Sahay. Rajiv Gaur  Jodhpur: A three-year- old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Jodh- pur on Monday. The accused, who hails from Bihar, com- mitted the crime when her father had gone to work. Her mother was also not present at home when he allegedly raped the girl, ACP West Noor Mohammad said. He said that both the victim and the accused lived in rented accom- modation in the same house. “When her mother returned, she came to know about the inci- dent and she informed her husband. Medical examina- tions of the girl and the accused have been con- ducted. Suryaveer Singh Jaisalmer: The family of Kanvraram Jat went through extreme grief on Monday when their only six-month-old son Gajendra, born after three daughters, was burnt alive in their hut in the Mohangarh canal area. The entire family of Kanvraram left for wa- tering the crop. His son was sleeping inside the hut while two daugh- ters – 1.5 years and 3 years – were to take care of the boy. Kanvar- am’s third daughter had gone to the village. In the afternoon, a fire broke out in the hut due to a spark rising from the stove. The two girls came out screaming seeking help to save their brother. While the family members and others standing at a dis- tance rushed to save him, it was too late. The hut had turned into ashes engulfing the six- month-old Gajendra. First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan Roadways has received the Road Safety Award for the minimum acci- dents in the category of roadways having buses of 4,000 to 6,000 in the country. Union Road Transport Minis- ter Nitin Gadkari con- ferred this award to the Executive Director- Mechanical of Road- ways on Monday. Ra- jasthan Roadways was awarded a trophy and cheque amounting to Rs 3 lakh for the year 2019-20 and 2020-21 at an all-India level. Road- ways have been receiv- ing the Award since 2009-10 for minimum accidents. Raj roadways gets National award Pratap Singh Khachariyawas riding a cycle at Jawahar circle in Jaipur. Student leaders burnt the effigy of the university administration. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Missing minor’s body found, accused held ABVPburnseffigyofvarsity adminovervariousdemands Rahul Gandhi should head Congress: Dotasra Three-year-old raped, accused held Six-month-oldcharred todeathinhutfire Notice to Diya,others over Jamwai Mata temple management CRIME BRANCH Jodhpur: A sanitation inspector of the Jodh- pur Municipal Corpo- ration (JMC) has been suspended by officials for seeking sexual fa- vours from a woman sanitation worker on the pretext of granting her a day’s leave, po- lice said. After getting the in- formation about the incident, sanitation workers of the con- cerned ward assem- bled at the ward office and allegedly thrashed the inspector. After the video of the thrashing went viral, the JMC administration imme- diately suspended him, they said. Commissioner (North) Rohitashwa Singh Tomar said that the accused has been suspended and an in- quiry by the JMC com- mittee under the Vishaka Guidelines has been initiated, which would submit its report. —PTI Laxmikant Sharma Dausa: A man and a woman were found hanging on a neem tree on Monday at Kansala hamlet of Khawaravji village. Police reached the spot and sent the bodies for post-mortem. The de- ceased have been iden- tified as Mahesh Saini and Meena Saini. When the family came to know in the morn- ing, the Nangal Ra- jawatana police was informed. Prima facie, the case seems to be of a love affair. It is being told that both of them were missing since Sunday evening. JMC inspector suspended for seeking sexual favours from sanitation worker Man, woman found hanging from a tree First India Bureau Jodhpur: A 35-year- oldwomanwasgang- raped by three men after she was taken to a rural area in Mandore on the pre- text of purchasing sanitary items on Saturday evening. On Sunday, the vic- tim’s condition dete- riorated and she went to Mandore po- lice station with her family and lodged a case. Police are now searchingfor hetrio. The main accused was called for sani- tary work at the vic- tim’shouse.Heasked the victim to come to amarketforpurchas- ing the required san- itary items on Satur- day but took her to a secludedplacewhere thetriorapedher,the complaint men- tioned. Woman gang-raped in Mandore area Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51 I request all the driv- ers, non-motorized vehicle owners, and the public to follow the traffic rules and al- ways be aware of the safety of yourself and others. Considering your duty, participate actively in all activities during ‘National Road Safety Month’. People protesting outside Hatwara police post. Govind Singh Dotasra Hut turned into ashes. Screen grab of the Amazon Prime web series, Tandav.
  • 3. RAJASTHANJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 03www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: Former CM and BJP national vice president Vasundhara Raje on Monday target- ed the state government for the deaths due to the high-tension electricity lines in the state. “I can understand the situation of the fami- lies who have lost their loved ones in these ac- cidents. They cannot forget this pain throughout their life. But regrettably, the Congress government of the state only gives a strong condemnation on the incident and gets away in each case,” she said. In the last few days, three people died after 11,000 KV wire col- lapsed on a passenger bus in Achrol. In Ban- swara, a scooter-borne teacher succumbed to death due to the electric wire. On Saturday night, a bus carrying devotees in Jalore caught fire due to the high-tension line lead- ing to the death of 6 peo- ple, Raje added further. Raje seeks strict action against negligent employees POWER LINE TRAGEDIES Students gleeful as schools, edu hubs reopenTurnout was low on the first day when schools reopened since March 21, 2020; classes were conducted as per the Covid-19 protocols COVAX DRIVE IN SWING! Bharat Dixit Jaipur: Students from class 9 to 12 were excit- ed on Monday after their schools reopened after nearly ten months of closure due to corona pandemic. The colleges and the coaching cen- tres were also reopened. The turnout was, how- ever, low on the first day. Teachers gave the students warm wel- come and conducted teachings as per the Covid-19 protocols. Edu- cation minister Govind Singh Dotasra, IAS and RAS officers conducted visits in schools to check the arrange- ments. Dotasra, who visited a few schools in Sikar and Jaipur, said the students were confi- dent and are prepared for exams after March. The students wearing face masks were al- lowed to enter into the school after thermal scanning. Seating ar- rangements were made as per the government directions. Jaipur divi- sional commissioner Samit Sharma inspect- ed several schools and also taught the stu- dents. College educa- tion commissioner Sandhya Nayak also visited a government college in Jaipur. The schools have to follow 50 percent seating capaci- ty, students can attend school with consent of their parents. For stu- dents of coaching insti- tutes coming from other states, they will have to get themselves tested for Covid-19 a day be- fore joining classes. Efforts on to complete syllabus soon: Bhati First India Bureau Jaipur: Higher Educa- tion Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati on Monday saidthatnodecisionhas been taken to reduce the syllabus at the moment buteffortsareontocom- plete it before exams. “The online classes are being continuously conducted and exams are mere 2 to 3 months away. Efforts will be tak- en to complete the syl- labus within the stipu- lated time. If it isn’t covered, extra classes will be conducted,” said Bhati while addressing a gathering at the state- level award distribution ceremony of the Nation- al Service Scheme at the Rajasthan Sangeet San- sthan as a chief guest. He said that those who have served in the Covid period have been hon- oured and such events will help other people get inspired. 25 awardees from dif- ferent districts, who have contributed their best for the NSS, were honoured in the event. First India Bureau Sikar: Education min- ister and PCC chief Go- vind Singh Dotasra on Monday said that the examinations could be conducted after April 24 and a final decision in this regard would be taken soon. He said the study will not be al- lowed to suffer. The minister said this in Sikar while on a surprise inspection of the schools that opened after nearly ten months. Dotasra walked into classrooms, took feed- back from children and the schools and assured to solve them. Many education officers ac- companied the minis- ter. “A team of adminis- trative and education officers has been formed separately for auditing of implemen- tation of corona guide- lines,” said Dotasra. He also said that classes from 1 to 8 will also start soon in schools. Education Minister fur- ther announced Rs 2.50 lakh for Mahatma Gan- dhi government school, Sikar when the school administration sought Rs 2 lakh for a play- ground. First India Bureau Jaipur: The corona vaccination drive is in full swing in Rajasthan. About 68.72 percent beneficiaries received the vaccine on the sec- ond day in the state. Among the total 16,426 health workers regis- tered for all 33 districts, 11,288 health workers got corona vaccine. The numbers com- prise of 501 in Ajmer, 627 in Alwar, 311 in Ban- swara, 213 in Baran, 185 in Barmer, 209 in Bharatpur, 422 in Bhilwara, 468 in Bikan- er, 248 in Bundi, 212 in Chittorgarh, 252 in Ch- uru, 178 in Dausa, 304 in Dholpur, 372 in Dungar- pur, 181 in Srigangana- gar, 163 in Hanuman- garh, 1057 in Jaipur, 224 in Jhalawar, 529 in Jodhpur, 335 in Kota, 331 in Pali, 185 in Pratapgarh, 280 in Ra- jsamand, 329 in Sawai Madhopur, 378 in Sikar, 164 in Tonk and 635 in Udaipur. Sikar district got the maximum, 97 percent immunization. Exams anytime after April 24, says Edu Min Dotasra Over 68.72 per cent beneficiaries vaccinatedon2nddayinthestate #NEW NORMAL SANITIZER ADDS TO STATIONERY Govind Singh Dotasra visits a school in Sikar on Monday, grabs a knowhow of Covid-19 guidelines and precautions taken there. When schools reopened after nearly 10 months, the students were welcomed with traditional tilak ceremony by teachers on Monday at city’s MN Modern School. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Students maintain social distancing as they attend a class in Government girls school in Gandhi Nagar on Monday. Teachers to look more on books, less on screens from Monday. Doctors, health workers seem excited taking pictures while a woman inoculates dose of vaccine on the second day of vaccination drive at SMS hospital on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Six were charred to death in Jalore bus tragedy.Vasundhara Raje Dotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to theDotasra was on a surprise visit to the schools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikasschools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikas Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks.Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks. NO MASK, NO ENTRY! Jaipur: Neurologist Dr Dinesh Khandelwal at the SMS hospital got dizzy after getting the vaccine and he laid down on the second day of vaccination on Monday. Dr Khandel- wal was immediately admitted to ICU ward. However, after some time he became nor- mal. Hospital Super- intendent Dr Rajesh Sharma and other staff rushed to the spot. Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and senior Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore will visit the homes of Jalore bus tragedy victims in Ajmer and Beawar today and hand over the cheques of Rs 2 lakh each to the families as financial assistance. The state government has issued orders for Jodh- pur divisional commissioner Dr Rajesh Sharma to investigate the tragic incident. POST JAB EFFECT! NEUROLOGIST DR KHANDELWAL ADMITTED TO ICU AFTER RECEIVING VACCINE SHARMA, RATHORE TO HAND OVER ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS’ FAMILIES 3 DEATHS Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded three fatalities due to the novel coronavirus on Monday, taking the death toll to 2,750, while 213 fresh cases pushed the infection count to 3,15,393 in the state, according to a health depart- ment bulletin. Barmer : A 16-year-old girl was found dead with her throat slit in Barmer district on Monday with police suspecting that she was raped before being mur- dered. According to the po- lice, the body was recov- ered from a field behind her house in Suwala vil- lage in the Sheo police station area. Her throat was slit and it, prima facie, seems the girl was murdered after rape, Barmer SP Anand said that sexual assault can be confirmed only after the post-mortem report is received. Several vil- lagers gathered at the spot demanding justice for the girl and strict ac- tion against the ac- cused. Two neighbour- ing youths who are sus- pected to be involved in it are on the run, the police said. According to the girl’s family members, she had slept in the house Sunday night. But, they found her body in the field behind their house on Monday morning. Police said that family members were yet to file any complaint with the police. —PTI First India Bureau Jaipur: The family members of a patient who died at the trauma center of SMS hospital allegedly manhandled resident doctors on Sun- day night. The resident doctors also had heated talks with security in charge Dr Ranawat and others when they had gone to the superintendent’s chamber to report the incident. The residents demanded immediate arrest of the accused involved in the case. Itisthesecondincident in 20 days in the hospital. Earlier,anursingstaff of the trauma center was beaten by the family members of a man who died in the hospital. Resi- dentdoctorssaythatpan- ic buttons have been in- stalled in the hospital for any emergency situation but the button did not function when the inci- dent occurred last night. It is also being alleged that some of the securi- tyguards,whoweresup- posed to be on duty in the hospital, have been deployed elsewhere. First India Bureau Jodhpur: A contractu- al guard posted in trans- port dept was arrested for taking a bribe of Rs 600 in Jodhpur on Mon- day. The accused guard had demanded the bribe from complainant to give the RC of his mo- torcycle. ASP-ACB Durg Singh Rajpurohit said that due to some reason Sin- gh’s RC post returned to RTO. When Singh ap- proached office to col- lect RC, guard Anop demanded money for it. First India Bureau Jodhpur: The hearing into ED’s petition seek- ing permission from the Rajasthan HC to detain and interrogate busi- nessman Robert Vadra, husband of AICC gen- eral secretary Priyanka Gandhi, was on Monday postponed to January 28. The matter pertains to a money laundering and land deal case of Bi- kaner. The hearing could not take place due to lack of time. There is a stay on Vadra’s arrest in the matter. 16-yr-oldgirlfounddead,rapesuspected SMS hospital resident docs manhandled again ACB nabs RTO guard for taking bribe of Rs 600 Vadra hearing postponed to January 28 Police investigating at the spot where girl was found murdered. —PHOTOBYSUMANSARKAR —PHOTOBYSUMANSARKAR 16,426 health workers registered for 33 districts. 11,288 health workers got corona vaccine. 1,057 administered in capital city Sikar got max, 97% immunization. Minor side effects in 15 health workers such as headache, nervousness. HIGHLIGHTS
  • 4. PERSPECTIVEJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 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. 224 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-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra. Editor: Anita Hada Sangwan responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act ridgerton, Netf- lix’s hit of the season, which is adapted from the historical fantasy novels of Julia Quinn, plays fast and loose with history. It opens in 1813, the year in which Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice was published, Napoleonic war raged in Europe and London’s West- minster Bridge was illumi- nated by the world’s first public gas company. Bridgerton is far from an accurate portrayal of the historical Regency pe- riod in which it is set – named for the transfer of power from the incapaci- tated King George III to his son George IV in 1811 until the king’s death in 1820. However, it does get some things right. In the show, London’s so- cial set are abuzz with gos- sip provided by the anony- mous column of Lady Whistledown. The column- ist’s salacious writing is in step with the time: gossip newspapers circulated in Regency London, detailing the exploits and scandals of the “Bon Ton”, or fash- ionable elite, during “the season”. As Bridgerton’s histori- cal consultant Hannah Grieg has detailed, this was the six months each year during which the daugh- ters of Britain’s richest families would be present- ed at court, and advanta- geous marriages arranged. Some have expressed surprise at Bridgerton’s depiction of sex on screen. But, while Daphne Bridg- erton’s (Phoebe Dynevor) extensive outdoor copula- tion against a backdrop of triumphant baroque archi- tecture may not have been every new bride’s experi- ence, sex was everywhere in Georgian England. For two shillings, tourists in London could purchase Harris’ List of Covent Gar- den Ladies, a catalogue of sex workers in the city that later informed the show Harlots. Scandalous elopements, abductions and unfaithful spouses within the upper classes were all fodder for the gossip columns. The adultery trials of aristo- cratic women proved par- ticularly popular, among them Seymour Fleming, known as Lady Worsley in 1782, and Lady Anne Foley in 1786. Another thing Bridger- ton has received attention for its clumsy handling of issues of race in the Re- gency period. The show is one of several recent cos- tume dramas looking to make the historical pres- ence of people of colour in Regency England visible. Another thing Bridger- ton has received attention for its clumsy handling of issues of race in the Re- gency period. The show is one of several recent cos- tume dramas looking to make the historical pres- ence of people of colour in Regency England visible. While the decision to in- troduce racial diversity to the story has been lauded by many, including the nov- els’ author, Julia Quinn, Bridgerton has faced strong criticism from scholars and viewers alike. Bridgerton’s visual cul- ture is no less implicated. Across its luscious sets, paintings copied from real- life artworks give depth and legitimacy to the Re- gency world created on- screen. A group portrait of the Bridgerton brothers, hung in the stairwell of Bridgerton house and to which the camera returns throughout the series, rep- licates Sir Joshua Reyn- olds’s 1760s depiction of the British politician Hen- ry Fane and his friends. SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION HOW ‘BRIDGERTON’ ADAPTED THE PERIOD COSTUME DRAMA FOR THE DIGITAL AGE B You prefer the life of this world, while the hereafter is better & more lasting. —Surah Al-A’la (87:16) Spiritual SPEAK Top TWEET Ravi Shankar Prasad @rsprasad New Agriculture laws strengthen the economic conditions of the farmers and bring transformational changes in the agriculture sector. From 2009-14 to 2014-20, there is 773% increase in payments made to farmers for oilseeds and copra. #ModiWithFarmers Dr Harsh Vardhan @drharshvardhan #COVID19 has made ‘Health’ the central focus of global agenda. Even though the world has collectively portrayed great resilience while facing this unprecedented challenge, it is an opportune time to focus on overcoming shortcomings & building stronger healthcare systems. n big corporate houses, there are various departments to achieve company goals. They have a group of senior manag- ers leading each department. They also have a department called Market Analysis which enables them to stay connected with the market of their seg- ment, but small companies do not have such facility of de- partment segmentation. In a small company, there will prob- ably be a small team – maybe four or five employees. The pro- moter will be thoroughly in- volved in every aspect of the business – from production to sales and finance and service. The small company may not af- ford the cost of Managers and Leaders. At such a time, if the promoter or company owner does not have progressive thinking, then the company will not grow. Also, some small entrepre- neurs believe that whatever they know is true. They give great importance to their tradi- tional thinking for the compa- ny’s operation. They always try to find some other kind of fault with new things or ideas. They are too much into their own world. They often give more importance to a process driven by people and if a particular manager remains absent for a day they become conscious. They never try to invest in pro- cess Automation or system de- velopment. They believe and have over-confidence in their own skills, but whenever they face a sudden challenge in the company, they get confused and start panicking. If the Head of a company possess such a hollow view then the company has to bear a heavy loss at some or the other point in time. The Head of the company needs to change its mindset. If the company wants to be on the path of develop- ment, then the Head of the company should keep a pro- gressive approach and connect with some outside expert fol- lowing the vision of the com- pany’s business. Today let’s talk about one such progressive company’s entrepreneur, Keyur Shah, Pro- moter and CEO of Reyes Tech- serve Pvt. Ltd. This company is a renowned IT company offer- ing innovative technologies and software to the healthcare industry and most of its busi- ness comes from the USA. In order to keep the company pro- gressing for the last 17 years, Keyur has been continuously offering new ideas and innova- tive products to the customers. The company’s philosophy is to give more than what is re- quired at any corner of the world, and also within the fixed time limit. Keyur believes that if you want to keep your customers happy, then you have to keep employees happy. Mr. Keyur is an outspoken partner who has participated in the vision of the company so that employees are optimally participating in the development of the com- pany. With the help of external Experts, Keyur has been pro- moting employees to become a part of the company’s growth. Every single employee has been given a fixed goal, they are all made to feel responsible for the task they have been del- egated. The company has im- plemented the Flexible Work- ing Hours Policy. Keyur, who gave the company an MNC-like atmosphere, has adopted a five- day working culture. Reyes TechServe is now look- ing forward to becoming a lead- ing IT company making busi- ness easier, and all the credit goes to Keyur’s company em- ployees and progressive cul- ture of the company. In his words, if you want to develop continuously, and need to be a step ahead of the market and it requires expert opinion then it is advisable to take one. The conclusion of the whole discussion is if the company has to develop with a progres- sive mindset and develop skills to look at both sides of a coin, then you need to encourage progressive and expert person- alities to participate in your company’s vision leading to the ultimate benefit of people. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL Some small entrepreneurs believe that whatever they know is true. They give great importance to their traditional thinking for the company’s operation. They always try to find some other kind of fault with new things or ideas. They are too much into their own world. They often give more importance to a process driven by people and if a particular manager remains absent for a day they become conscious IF THE COMPANY WANTS TO BE ON THE PATH OF DEVELOPMENT, THEN THE HEAD OF THE COMPANY SHOULD KEEP A PROGRESSIVE APPROACH AND CONNECT WITH SOME OUTSIDE EXPERT FOLLOWING THE VISION OF THE COMPANY’S BUSINESS BHAVESH UPADHYAY BUSINESS/ HR EXPERT I LOOKING AT BOTH SIDES OF COIN IT’LL BE NANDIGRAM ONCE AGAIN fter Mamata Banerjee’s confidante Suv- endu Adhikari defected to the BJP, the move was nothing short of a political quake in West Bengal. Adhikari’s depar- ture from Trinamool Congress was sig- nificant because of the influence he commands in not one or two but 65 Assembly constituencies across six districts. He was the face of the Nandi- gram protests over land acquisition by the Left government in 2007 in which 14 people were killed. Mamata herself was deeply involved in the pro- tests and coined the “Maa, Maatee, Manush” slo- gan which catapulted her to power in Bengal in 2011. Now Mamata has locked horns with Adhi- kari by announcing her decision to contest from Nandigram, which is the latter’s home turf. She will also contest from the Bhawanipore seat. “I have always started my campaign for the as- sembly polls from Nandigram. It is a lucky place for me,” said the West Bengal chief minister who is a legislator from Bhawanipore in south Kolkata. The announcement is tantamount to throwing a gaunt- let which was promptly accepted by Suvendu Adhi- kari. The former transport minister responded by saying that if he can’t beat Mamata by “half lakh votes” he will “quit politics”, making it one of the most prestigious contests in the coming elections. Usually, politicians contest from two seats when theyareunsureof retainingtheirconstituency.They then look for a safe seat.But here Didi is entering the lion’s den. Although the size of a political rally does notguaranteevotes,theBengalchief minister’srally on Monday showed she is ready to take on the BJP. A IN-DEPTH SIBAL REMINDS CONG OF PROMISED REJIG n December last year, Congress Presi- dent Sonia Gandhi pacified a group of 23 dissenters (G-23) by accepting in princi- ple their demand for inner-party democ- racy, which implied holding elections for the Congress Working Committee and the new chief of All-India Congress Committee. Even after five-hour long deliberations between Sonia Gandhi and G-23, the issue of Rahul Gandhi’s return as party president remained unresolved. With nearly a month gone, there is no indication that the Con- gress leadership is in any hurry to keep that prom- ise. Rahul Gandhi remains a reluctant leader even as the disenchantment in the party is growing. Internal issues plaguing the Congress once again resurfaced with senior leader Kapil Sibal question- ing the delay in effecting the much-needed changes in the party. “Since the meeting on December 19, we’re almost one month down the road. We’ve had no response on how and when this will happen. We hopethatthat responsecomes inthenextfewdays,” said Sibal who could not attend that meeting as he wastravellingabroad.Alsoabsentfromthemeeting were Randeep Surjewala, KC Venugopal, Rajiv Sa- tav, and some other loyalists of Rahul Gandhi. The revival of Congress is imperative for its sur- vival. It has already faced electoral reversals in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala. Its prospects don’t look good in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Assam. With internal strife persisting and no clar- ity on party president, sentiment against the Gan- dhis is growing. Yet, they seem to think that pana- cea lies in procrastination and not in taking the problems head-on. 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  • 6. New Delhi: The Su- preme Court said on Monday the entry of protesting farmers into Delhi on Republic Day to be decided by the Del- hi Police due to it being a “law & order issue”. The apex court was hearing a plea seeking an injunction against the proposed tractor rally on January 26. “We said this last time that entry to Delhi has to be seen under Delhi police. Who should not be allowed and the num- ber of people who can enter are all matters of law and order to be dealt with the by the po- lice,” the top court said. “We have indicated to the Attorney General and Solicitor General that it’s totally up to the police to decide who should enter and who should not. Does the Union of Indian want police to be told that they have powers under the police act?,” said the bench, after the AG sought an adverse or- der against the tractor rally.The matter has been adjourned till Wednesday. In an application filed through the Delhi police, the Centre told the court that any planned rally or demon- stration that aimed to interrupt and disrupt the festivities of Repub- lic Day would cause the nation to be “embar- rassed”. After the hearing, Union Agriculture Min- ister Narendra Singh Tomar said that the re- forms brought in by Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi were “coura- geous” and would ben- efit farmers. Agitating farmer un- ions have remained firm on holding a trac- tor rally on the Repub- lic Day and vowed to continue their stir till the Centre’s farm laws are repealed. Agricul- ture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Sunday urged them to discuss alternatives to scrap- ping the legislation at the next meeting sched- uled for January 19. However, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait told reporters in Nag- pur that the farmer groups were prepared to sit in protest till May 2024. “Our demand is that the three laws be taken back and the gov- ernment provide a legal guarantee on the MSP,” he said. In an application filed through the Delhi po- lice, the Centre told the court that any planned rally or demonstration that aimed to interrupt and disrupt the festivi- ties of Republic Day would cause the nation to be “embarrassed”. Meanwhile, union leader Yogendra Yadav said at a press confer- ence at the Singhu bor- der protest site that the agitating groups will carry out a tractor pa- rade on the Outer Ring Road in Delhi on Repub- lic Day. —Agencies INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 05www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JIO TO EMBED E-COMMERCE APP INTO WHATSAPP IN 6 MONTHS Bengaluru: Reliance Industries plans to embed its ecommerce app JioMart into WhatsApp within 6 months, sources reported on Monday, as the conglomerate looks to ramp up its retail and grocery business in the country. Reliance, which has been trying to move away from its mainstay oil and energy business, had last year raised about $26 billion from investors like Google & Facebook for its digital and retail arms as it takes on Amazon.com Inc and Walmart-backed Flipkart in India. The move to integrate JioMart with WhatsApp will allow hundreds of millions of users to order products from Reliance without having to leave the app. INTER-DISTRICT SNOW RUGBY C’SHIP HELD IN BUDGAM Budgam (Jammu and Kashmir): A first of its kind inter-district snow rugby championship was held at Dharmuna in Budgam district of North Jammu and Kashmir on Monday to encourage youth of the valley to take up sports. The event was organised by the District Rugby Association, Budgam. Overwhelming partici- pation of the youth was observed at the sports event. It was a great opportunity for partic- ipants to display their athletic skills during this winter season. PARL PANEL SUMMONS FB, TWITTER OFFICIALS ON JAN 21 New Delhi: The Parlia- mentary Committee on Information Technology has issued summons to officials of Facebook & Twitter for January 21, to question them over misuse of social media/online news platforms. The allega- tions of a Facebook bias towards the BJP were reported in The Wall Street Journal in 2020 & had claimed Ankhi Das, the platform’s then India Policy Head had opposed the idea of removing hate posts by BJP leaders, warning that this could hamper “commercial interests”. SENSEX TANKS 470 PTS; NIFTY DROPS BELOW 14,300 Mumbai: Equity bench- mark Sensex plunged 470 points on Monday, tracking losses in index majors Infosys, HDFC and ICICI Bank amid a weak trend in global markets After a choppy session, the 30-share BSE index ended 470.40 points or 0.96 per cent lower at 48,564.27. Sim- ilarly, the broader NSE Nifty tumbled 152.40 points or 1.06 per cent to 14,281.30. ONGC was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 5 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma, PowerGrid, Bajaj Finance, IndusInd Bank, Dr Reddy’s and Maruti. On the other hand, Re- liance Industries, Titan, HDFC Bank and ITC were the gainers. ‘POLICE TO DECIDE ON FARMERS ENTERING DELHI’Farmers’ protests: Centre opposes the entry of protesting farmers in Delhi, fears law & order violation Rakesh Tikait, the National Spokes- person of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU), on Monday reiter- ated that the farmers’ leaders have said that they would take out a parade on Outer Ring Road in the national capital so the police should come and talk to them and remove the roadblocks for the parade. He was responding to the order of the Su- preme Court delivered on Monday which said that the Delhi Police should decide on the entry of protesting farmers on Republic Day as it is a matter of ‘law and order’ while hearing a plea by the centre that sought an order against the proposed tractor rally by farmers on Republic Day. “The highest court has taken cognizance of the matter. It is a good thing that the law and order situation must be looked into by the police, said Tikait The farmers protest- ing against the farm laws have announced a ‘Tractor March’ on Republic Day. Tikait said the citizens of the country cannot be stopped by constitutional institu- tions or the police from celebrating the Repub- lic Day. —Agencies We will not quarrel, but celebrate R-Day: Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait New Delhi: Distanc- ing itself from Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) chief Gurnam Singh Chaduni, Sanyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Monday said it was not associated with the “all-party meeting” attended by Chaduni. In a press note, SKM said a committee has been formed to look into the matter and give its report in three days’ time. “SKM is not associ- ated with the “all-party meeting” taken up by Chaduni with political parties. SKM, after taking note of Gurnam Singh Chaduni’s ongoing activi- ties with political parties, after a due discussion on the same in a general body meeting of SKM yesterday, has formed a Committee that will inquire into the matter and give its report in 3 days’ time. SKM will take further steps thereafter,” the statement read. Punjab union leaders Darshan Pal, Balbir Singh Rajewal and Jagjeet Singh Dallewal, as well as Rashtriya Kisan Maha- sangh leader Shiv Kumar Kakkaji, All India Kisan Sabha leader Hannan Mollah and All India Kisan Sangharsh Coordi- nation Committee leader Yogendra Yadav, signed the letter. Asserting to continue to protest against the BJP rallies, Chaduni on January 10 said his organisation had not let the Haryana CM Mano- har Lal Khattar to hold a rally in Karnal. BKU is is protesting against the three newly enacted farm laws Farmers’ Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilita- tion) Act, 2020, the Farm- ers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, & the Essential Com- modities (Amendment) Act, 2020. —ANI Sanyukt Kisan Morcha distances itself from BKU chief after political outreach allegation New Delhi: The Un- ion Minister of Road Transport and High- ways Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that the government aims to bring down road acci- dents and its related deaths down by 50 per cent before 2025. While inaugurating the National Road Safety Month at Vig- yan Bhawan today, Ni- tin Gadkari said, “If we wait till 2030, 6-7 Lakhs more people will die. So, we have made a commitment that be- fore 2025, road acci- dents and deaths due to it will be brought down by 50 per cent with help of people’s participation.” Highlighlight the achievements of the Ministry, Nitin Gad- kari said, “We have achieved the target of constructing 30 kilo- metres of road per day. I believe that by the end of March, per- haps we will achieve the target of con- structing 40 kilome- tres of road per day.” The inaugural func- tion was launched by Defence Minister Ra- jnath Singh and Union Minister for Road Transport and High- ways, Nitin Gadkari. Minister of State for Road, Transport and Highways, General (Retd) V.K Singh and CEO, Niti Aayog, Am- itabh Kant also partici- pated. Activities planned during the month in- clude the launch of a film on Road safety, flagging off of a Na- tional Championship Safe Speed Challenge from Wagah border to Kanyakumari, and giv- ing away of awards for Road Safety, stated the press release by the Ministry. —ANI New Delhi: Central Bu- reau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a senior railway officer of Northeast Frontier Railway and four others in an on-going investi- gation of a case related to alleged bribery of Rs 1 crore. The five ac- cused were arrested on Sunday. As per CBI, it has arrested a Chief Administrative Officer (a Senior Railway Of- ficer), Construction-II, North Eastern Frontier Railway(NFR), Mali- gaon (Assam); a Deputy Chief Engineer, NFR, Agartala; an Assistant Executive Engineer, N.F. Railway (NFR), Agartala (Tripura); an employee of a private company based at Guwahati (Assam) and a private person (a rela- tive of CAO, North- Eastern Frontier Rail- way) in an on-going in- vestigation of a case related to alleged brib- ery of Rs 1 crore. The statement read, another sum of Rs 18.5 lakh (ap- proximately) & Rs 6.5 lakh have been recov- ered from the premises of Deputy Chief Engi- neer & Assistant Execu- tive Engineer (AEN). Thus, a total amount of Rs 2.39 crore (approxi- mately) has been recov- ered. This includes an alleged bribe of Rs 1 crore, which exchanged hands yesterday, is stat- ed to be one of the big- gest bribe money trapped. —ANI Before 2025, we intend to bring down road accidents by 50 pc: Nitin Gadkari CBI arrests senior Railway officer, four others in Rs 1 crore bribery case HC disposes PIL seeking removal of Amitabh Bachchan’s voice IN THE COURTYARD New Delhi: All district courts of Delhi on Mon- day resumed physical hearing on an alternate day basis. The courts will continue taking up the matters through ‘video conferencing’ on non-physical days. Many lawyers prac- ticing in district courts welcomed the decision and said that it will heal the lawyers of trial court who had suffered financially due to lim- ited hearing in the courts. Bharat Lal Shivhare, a counsel, said that the decision to resume par- tial physical hearing will help those lawyers, who were suffering fi- nancially. Another young lawyer Mehul Prasad, who is practic- ing in lower courts, ex- pressed happiness about the resumption of physical hearing and said that many lawyers are not technology- friendly and were una- ble to argue in virtual hearings. —ANI New Delhi: The Delhi High Court said accept- ing new privacy policy of WhatsApp was a “voluntary” thing & one can choose not to use that platform if one did not agree with its terms & conditions. The court said if the terms & conditions of most mobile apps are read, “you would be sur- prised as to what all you are consenting to”. New Delhi: The Centre on Monday informed the Supreme Court that Vijay Mallya’s extradi- tion has been raised at the highest political level, but the UK gov- ernment has refused to share the details of the confidential proceed- ings delaying his extra- dition. “In December 2020, External Affairs Minister Dr S Jais- hankar raised the issue with UK Foreign Secre- tary Dominic Raab and most recently in Janu- ary 2021, the Home Sec- retary of India raised it with the UK Permanent Under Secretary of Home. UK’s response remained the same”, said Solicitor General Tushar Mehta before a bench headed by Jus- tice UU Lalit. Mehta added that in November last year the foreign sec- retary of India raised the issue of Mallya ex- traditionwithUKHome Secretary Priti Patel, who responded that the UK’s legal complexities were preventing Mal- lay’s quick extradition. New Delhi: The Delhi High Court was on Monday informed that Bollywood Megastar Amitabh Bachchan’s voice has been removed from the caller tune on precautions against the Covid-19 viral infection, leaving the PIL invalid. The bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh was hearing the submission of the petitioner who sought removal of the actor’s voice from the caller tune in his plea as it was infructuous Taking note of the submission, the court disposed of the petition as not pressed. The petitioner had sought removal of the voice of the megastar from the caller tune on the ground that the ac- tor himself, along with some family members, had been infected by the virus. —ANI Delhi district courts resume physical hearing Don’t join WhatsApp if not accepting new policy: HC Jaishankar raised Mallya’s extradition: Centre to SC Nitin Gadkari
  • 7. INDIAJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 06www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia ‘Tandav’ over... concerns expressed by the people and uncondi- tionally apologize if it has unintentionally hurt anybody’s senti- ments,” series director Ali Abbas Zafar shared the statement on his Twitter handle. Didi sounds... Adhikari had won the Nandigram seat as the TMC candidate in 2016. Traditionally, Banerjee has always contested from Bhawanipur. “I will come again and again as Nandi- gram is my lucky place. In the 2016 election, I announced my election from Nandigram. To- day also I came to Nandigram. TMC will win in 2021. Mamata had swept into power defeated the ruling Left with a land- slide victory in the 2011 Assembly election.—ANI With night... In many districts, posi- tive cases have come down to zero. In such a situation, the ban on night curfew has been lifted and markets can now open for longer du- ration. In order to en- sure availability of beds in private hospi- tals for patients with other critical illnesses, the number of beds re- served for Covid in pri- vate hospitals with a capacity of more than 100 beds should be re- duced from 40 percent to a minimum of 10 beds,” he instructed. Gehlot said that dur- ing the review of vacci- nation programme in the state, it is encourag- ing that 73.79% health workers in the state were vaccinated on the first day which is about 10% more than the na- tional average of 63.66%. He said that the vaccine is completely safe and in order of pri- ority, people who have to get this vaccine should get vaccinated without any hesitation. Secretary Medical Education, Vaibhav Ga- laria said in the presen- tation that the number of Kovid patients ad- mitted to RUHS is only 24. On the first day, 12 thousand 258 health workers got vaccinated at 167 centers. In Jodh- pur, Ajmer, Bundi and Alwar, 100% vaccina- tion targets were achieved. In the meeting, the Chief Minister also in- quired about the prepa- rations for the launch of the new phase of the Ayushman Bharat Ma- hatma Gandhi Ra- jasthan Health Insur- ance Scheme. He said that this ambitious schemewillbelaunched on January 30, with a view to provide health security to 1 crore 10 lakh families of the state. After Chief Min- ister Free Medicine Scheme and the Chief Minister Free Test Scheme, this will be a major step of the state government in terms of health security. Gehlot also decided to include Covid-19 and Hemodialysis diseases in the list of packages of Ayushman Bharat Mahatma Gandhi Ra- jasthan Health Insur- ance Scheme. The Chief Executive Officer of Rajasthan Health Insur- ance Agency, Aruna Ra- joria said that in the new phase of the insur- ance scheme, the num- ber of packages availa- ble for treatment has been increased to 1572. Vice Chancellor of Rajasthan Medical Health University, Dr. Rajababu Panwar, Prin- cipal of SMS Medical College, Dr. Sudhir Bhandari and other spe- cialist doctors of SMS Hospital including Dr. Virendra Singh said that despite the decline in infection, we have to follow the rules of so- cial distancing with the same alertness and vig- ilance so as to avoid a third wave of infection like in European coun- tries and Japan. Medical and Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma, Minister of State for Medicine and Health Dr. Subhash Garg, Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya, Direc- tor General of Police ML Lathar, Principal Secretary, Home Abhay Kumar and other offi- cials took part in the review meeting. CEC arrives... The CEC is accompa- nied by 7 senior officials of the Commission. The EC team would hold sep- arate meetings with the chief secretary, home secretary, director gen- eral of police, district election officers and the superintendents of po- lice, officials said. Other members of team are Election Commission- ers Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar, Director General Dharmendra Sharma, Deputy Elec- tion Commissioner Chandra Bhusan Ku- mar, Senior Principal Secretary Narendra N Butolia Director of Ex- penditure Pankaj Sriv- astava & EVM Consult- ant Vipin Katara. —PTI FROM PG 1 FOUR OFFICERS GET ASSIGNMENTS IN ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE Four officers in the Additional/Joint Director level have been given jobs the Enforcement Directorate (ED). Accordingly, Ms Monika Sharma has been appointed as Additional Director, (HIU-1, Training, Systems, Adjudication), Headquarters, while Kapil Raj was given the charge of HIU-2, Penalty Recov- ery, Headquarters and Rohit Dwivedi is assigned Administration, Establishment and Vigilance with additional charge of intelligence, Headquarters. Besides, Yogesh Sharma has been appointed as Additional Director, Mumbai Zone office-II. 10 TOP EXECUTIVES OF A PSU UNDER SCANNER The Vigilance Department is whispered to have served notices - regarding financial irregularities - on 10 Top Executives in a Public Sector Under- taking (PSU). The Executives came under scanner after they allegedly siphoned off the company’s money to different sector. WHERE IS THE FILE OF 13 BANK ED’S? The file pertaining to the appointment of 13 new ED’s in various banks is said to have been stuck up. Guessing game is on. NHRC’ CHAIRMAN’S POST TO REMAIN VACANT TILL MAY ? Post of the Chairman of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is lying vacant. It is said that the post will remain vacant till May. MAJOR OVERHAULING OF IRS OFFICERS AFTER BUDGET A Major overhauling in the CBDT and the CBIC is expected to take place after the budget is presented. MAHARASHTRA CHIEF SECRETARY TO RETIRE NEXT MONTH Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar is retir- ing in February end. He is 1984 batch IAS officer. LOKPAL ORDERS PRELIMINARY INQUIRY INTO 21 COMPLAINTS Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has ordered preliminary inquiry into 21 complaints – 18 by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and three by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS STUCK UP? Appointment of members of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal seems to have stuck up. J Khanwilkar Committee sent recommendations in October 2019. Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judg- ment came in November 2019. Another judgment of Supreme Court came in November 2020 to clear the appointments. Still there is no process undergoing in any ministry. In the meanwhile, all other tribunals like NGT, RCT, NCLT, APTEL, IPAB have been facilitated with recruitment. Tribunal has vacancy of more than 60 members and crores of rupees tax is stuck and VSVS scheme has not reduced the litigation at all. WHO WILL MOVE TO SRINAGAR ? After the merger, about half a dozen IAS officers of UT cadre are likely to move to Srinagar. CENTRAL DEPUTATION TENURE OF DR Y L P RAO ENDS The central deputation tenure of Dr Y L P Rao working as Deputy Director General, UIDAI, HQ, New Delhi has come to an end. He is a 1986 batch IFS officer of Maharashtra cadre. 19 PRIVATE SECRETARIES OF CSSS PROMOTED As many as 19 Private Secretaries of the Central Stenographers’ Secretariat Service (CSSS) have been promoted as Principal Private Secretaries. Those promoted are: S P Bhatnagar, Sanjay Dhawan, Hema Narang, Mahendra Singh Rawat, V Ravi, Anita Arora, R N Sahai, Indira Mohan Kar- tikeya, Neeraj Jaitly, Rita Devnani, Sanjeev Sharma, Archana Bhatnagar, Gulshan Kumar, Punam Verma, Geeta Negi, Sudha Bhardwaj, Deepa Rajesh, Gul- shan and Sarita Peghwal. POWERGallery By arrangement with: http:// whispersinthecorridors.com PM’S VEILED DIG AT CONG: PREVIOUS GOVT LACKED MODERN APPROACH FOR METRONew Delhi: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on Monday took a veiled dig at previous Con- gress-led United Pro- gressive Alliance (UPA) regime, saying that the previous government had no modern ap- proach and policy for metro. Speaking at the ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ of Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Su- rat Metro Rail Project via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said over 450 kms of metro network became opera- tional in the last six years. “Work on projects worth Rs 17,000 crore is starting from today. This shows that the country’s efforts for new infrastructure pro- jects is increasing dur- ing COVID-19. Ahmedabad and Surat are cities that will em- power self-reliant India. Ahmedabad and Surat are receiving very im- portant gifts today. Met- ro will further strength- en the connectivity in two major business cen- tres of the country - Ahmedabad and Su- rat,” he said on Monday. “These metro pro- jects are being concep- tualised to meet the needs of the future. Our cities will get better fa- cilities,” PM Modi said. He added that during the previous regime ex- pansion of metro rail- ways in the country was comparatively ‘less sig- nificant’, adding that around 1,000 kms long metro lines are being laid in 27 cities. “Before 2014, only 225 kms of metro line be- came operational in 10- 12 years. In last 6 years, over 450 kms of metro network became opera- tional. Once there was no modern approach for metro, and there was no metro policy. As a re- sult, there are different metro in different cities based on different tech- niques and facility. There was no integra- tion of metro with oth- er public transport me- diums,” the Prime Min- ister asserted. “Today, we are devel- oping transportation system of cities as inte- grated system. We are developing cities’ trans- port system like inte- grated system, which means that bus, metro, rail will not ply as per their own design but work as collective sys- tem, complementary to each other,” he added. Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi highlighted that Surat is eighth big- gest city in terms of population and fourth fastest growing city in the world. Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the inauguration of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Project in Gujarat, through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday. New Delhi: India's to- tal COVID-19 recover- ies have surpassed the active caseload by more than one crore, the Union Health Min- istry said on Monday, terming it as a land- mark achievement. The total number of Covid-19 recoveries has touched 1,02,11,342, while the active cases in the country stand at 2,08,012 today. "The gap between the two has progressively growntotouch1,00,03,330. Thetotalrecoveredcases arenearly50timestheac- tivecasesinthecountry," the Health Ministry un- derlined. New Delhi: North In- dia will continue to reel under the grip of an in- tense cold wave for few more days even as the dense fog will lift by Tuesday, a senior offi- cial at the Indian Mete- orological Department (IMD) said on Monday. RK Jenamani, the senior scientist, IMD, said that the warning for the cold wave in North India has been extended till January 22. Earlier, the IMD had issued a cold wave warning for January 13- 15 and then extended it till January 18. However, RK Jenam- ani said that the dense fog spread across north- ern plains in Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Utta- rakhand will begin lift- ing from Tuesday re- sulting in hotter days and colder nights. New Delhi: The Bom- bay high court observed that ‘media trials’ can obstruct the adminis- tration of justice, and is in violation of pro- gramme code under the Cable Television Net- work Regulation Act, impacting the ongoing investigations. The high court on Monday made the ob- servation while dispos- ing of a batch of public interest litigations (PILs) filed by former police officers, activ- ists, lawyers and NGOs from Maharashtra in the aftermath of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death in June 2020. They had requested the court to issue restraint orders to media report- ing on the actor’s death. After hearing out the arguments of various parties for weeks, the court had reserved its judgment on November 6, 2020. SSR DEATH CASE ‘Media trials’ can obstruct administration of justice: HC NCP DEMANDS JPC ON PURPORTED CHATS BETWEEN GOSWAMI AND DASGUPTA ‘STAFF ONLY’ R-DAY @INDIAN EMBASSY IMD extends cold wave warnings Recoveries exceed active Covid Cases by over one Crore: Health Ministry Covid vax shots may help India by leaps and bounds. Arnab Goswami Somnath Temple trust looks after the management of the Jyotirlinga Somnath temple. On Monday. A virtual meeting of the trustees took place in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been unanimously elected as the chairman. He will be holding this post for one year. He is the second Prime Minister to chairman of the trust after late Morarji Desai. PM NEW CHAIRMAN OF SOMNATH TRUST Late Sushant Singh Rajput DESPITE COVID,INDIA SERIOUS ABOUT INFRA DEVELOPMENT: MODI After the Bhoomi Pujan, Modi said, “Today, in- frastructure projects worth Rs 17,000 crore are going to start, which shows that the country is serious on initiatives related infrastruc- tural development project even during the Covid pandemic.” He further said that after Ahmedabad, Surat is one of the biggest city in Gujarat which will be connected with modern transport. “In Surat, the metro project will connect the important business centres with each other,” the PM said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi further highlighted that besides cities, vil- lages in Gujarat have also witnessed unprecedented development. “Specially the roads, elec- tricity and the supply of the water have improved in last two decades.”, PM Modi who had served three terms as the the Chief Minister of the state said. Modi also pointed out that many of us seen the time when the water was sup- plied in the villages through tankers and trains. “Now 80 per cent of the population in the state is getting water supply from pipeline,” he said. Modi said that under the Jal Jeevan Mission, 10 lakh new water connections have been distributed. “And very soon, every household in Gujarat will be getting water supply through pipe- line,” said Narendra Modi Modi, while enumerating the acheivements of the mission.
  • 8. NEWSJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 07www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia SALUTING FRONTLINE WORKERSFIRST INDIA HONOURS CORONA FRONTLINE WORKERS AT A GLITTERING CEREMONY HELD IN JAIPUR ON MONDAY First India Bureau Jaipur: The Corona Warriors, including health workers, doc- tors, nurses, police and administrative offi- cials, were felicitated at a glittering ceremony organised by First India on Monday. In this, first of its kind event, titled ‘Salute First, Chief Guest was Energy Min- ister BD Kalla while Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma presid- ed over the event. Leaders across politi- cal spectrum, bureau- crats and religious lead- ers attended the event held at Hotel Marriott. Channel head Jagdeesh Chandra while welcoming the honourable guests spelled out the details about the unique initiative by the chan- nel, which was praised by all. BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Jagdeesh Chandra, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Mamta Bhupesh, Tikaram Jully, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Ramcharan Bohra, Kalicharan Saraf, Ashok Lahoti and Rafiq Khan at the event to honour Corona Warriors at Hotel Marriott on Monday. Jagdeesh Chandra greets Niranjan Arya. BD Kalla & Jagdeesh Chandra Tikaram Jully, Mamta Bhupesh & Ashok Chandna. Dr Raghu Sharma, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas & Satish Poonia Mamta Bhupesh, Govind S Dotasra, Jagdeesh Chandra, BD Kalla & Pratap S Khachariyawas during the event at Hotel Marriott on Monday. Mahant Kailash Sharma, Ashok Parnami at the event. BD Kalla, Dr Raghu Sharma, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Jagdeesh Chandra in rapt attention as a message from CM Ashok Gehlot is being played. Dharmendra Rathore Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Mahesh Joshi and Ramcharan Bohra at the event. Dr Raghu Sharma, BD Kalla, Bhanwar S Bhati, Mamta Bhupesh, Jagdeesh Chandra, Tikaram Jully, Ashok Chandna, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Ashok Parnami, Ramcharan Bohra, BL Soni during lamp lighting ceremony. Sanyam Lodha & BL Soni. Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Mahesh Joshi & Ramcharan Bohra at the event. Ramlal Sharma, Rafiq Khan, Indraraj Gurjar, Wajib Ali & Dr Somya —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR & SANTOSH SHARMA
  • 9. JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021www.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 New Delhi: Parlia- mentary Research and Training Institute for Democracies (PRIDE) of Lok Sabha Secre- tariat is organising ‘Presentations by Emi- nent Social Workers for the benefit of Mem- bers of Parliament’ from January 18 to January 22, Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla said here on Monday. Twenty Padma Awar- dees will make presen- tations online in their respective field of ex- pertise the next five days. Every day four Padma Awardees will make a presentation of 45 minutes each from 10.30 am to 2.00 pm. “Lok Sabha has taken a unique initiative of pro- viding a platform for the Members of Parlia- ment where best prac- tices from various field of social and develop- mental work will be shared by Eminent So- cial Workers from vari- ous states of the coun- try who have been awarded prestigious Padma Awards for their immense contribution to their field of work,” read an the official re- lease. Accredited per- sons, who are recog- nized by the govern- ment of India for their distinguished contribu- tion in social service and other related fields and are awarded by the prestigious Padma Awards, will make a presentation on the sub- ject of their expertise. “All the distinguished people of the country who have been awarded the Padma Awards by the Pride Institution of the LS Secretariat, MPs of India are sharing their experiences through virtual medi- um. They have done commendable work in different areas of the society through social service, through hu- man welfare, through science, agriculture,” said Om Birla. —ANI PadmaAwardeestosharebest practiceswithMPs:Birla NEED FOR RESEARCH WORK IN AGRI VARSITIES: GEHLOT Complete pending works on time: Goyal PM’s dream will materialise when states give priority to research, the CM said Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Mon- day, emphasised the need for focussing more on research work in ag- ricultural universities. Addressing the second convocation ceremony of the Jodhpur Agricul- ture University, he said a good progress has been made in animal husbandry and agricul- ture sector in the state. “There are five agricul- tural universities in the state and our focus should be on research, which will benefit the country and the state,” Gehlot said in the vir- tual programme. He also said the prime minister’s slo- gan of doubling farm- ers’’ income will mate- rialise when all states give priority to re- search through agri- culture universities. Gehlot also ex- pressed his concerns about depleting groundwater levels. “The water level is de- pleting and it is a mat- ter of concern. We need to encourage drip irri- gation and sprinklers in farming,” he said. He said the state gov- ernment has not in- creased the power tar- iff for farmers and brought a new food pro- cessing policy. —PTI Abhishek Shrivastav Jaipur: Cases were ap- proved in the meeting of building plan com- mittee (layout plan) of Jaipur Development Authority on Monday. It was decided in the meeting that in future, the orders under sec- tion 90-A to be issued by zones should only men- tion use of non-agricul- ture from agriculture. In the meeting chaired by the JDA Commis- sioner Gaurav Goyal, maps of Kedia Prakash avenue in Sirsi village, Radha Rani residential scheme in Keshyawala, Sanganer, Rukmani Na- gar in Chatarpura, San- ager were approved. Apart from them, cases of approach road in Chatarpura, Sangan- er, restructuring of plots in scheme of Mu- tual Housing Coopera- tive Society Limited and layout plan of a petrol pump in Chomu were also approved. The committee decided to refer a case related to single patta in Teela- wala, Sanganer to state government as the area is more than 1,500 sq meters. Goyal instruct- ed engineers to com- plete 29 road sector pro- jects in stipulated time. “Pending works worth Rs 8 cr should be com- pleted in time,” he said. Om Birla BIRTHDAY GREETINGS! Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday, called upon Governor Acharya Devvrat at the Governor House in Gandhinagar on his birthday and wished him a long life. Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: Continuing with its success in the auction festival, the Ra- jasthan Housing Board will sell fifty of its pre- mium properties through e-auction from Jan 19 -22. “A total of 50 residential/commercial premium properties of Jaipur, Kota, Bikaner & Dausa will be sold through e-auction from Jan 19 to Jan 22, 2021. These include e-auction of 32 premium proper- ties in Jaipur, 5 in Kota, 2 in Dausa & 11 in Bikan- er,” Said Pawan Arora, Commissioner, RHB. He informed that the process of participating ine-auctionof thesepre- mium properties has been made very easy. “Any person can partici- pate in the e-auction by sitting at home or visit- ing the e-mitra & regis- tering & paying the pre- scribedsecuritydeposit. In order to allow maxi- mum peoples’ participa- tion,thesecuritydeposit has been changed from 5% to 2%. Along with this, huge discounts have also been provided in payment terms,” he said, further adding, “under the Mansarovar Yojana of Jaipur, 14 commercial & 1 resi- dential plot are being e-auctioned. Similarly, 10 residential & 7 com- mercial plots are being e-auctioned under Pratap Nagar scheme. One can also visit the RHB website to partici- pate in the auction.” RHB prepares to sell 50 premium properties via 4 day auction drive Security deposit lowered from 5% to 2% CM Ashok Gehlot virtually addresses the second convocation ceremony of the Jodhpur Agriculture University on Monday. ‘EAST RAJ CANAL PROJECT BE GIVEN NATIONAL STATUS’ PRE-BUDGET MEETING Dr Rituraj Sharma Jaipur: Rajasthan has suggested the Centre that in view of the weak econom- ic situation of the state due to corona pandemic and eco- nomic recession, the period for grant of GST compensation to states should be in- creased by 5 years, from June 2022 to June 2027. Parliamentary Af- fairs Minister Shan- ti Dhariwal Monday took part in pre- budget meeting held by Finance Minister Nirmala Sithara- man and also re- quested the Centre to increase the ratio of centre to 75 per- cent in the centrally sponsored schemes, a release said. He said that high import duty on gold and silver should be reduced from 12.5 to 4 percent, which will benefit the state fi- nancially. Saying that no project of the state has been given the status of national project, Dhariwal re- quested the Finance Minister to make necessary provision in the budget for giv- ing the status of na- tional project to Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project. COVID-19 UPDATE RAJASTHAN 2,750 DEATHS 3,15,394 CONFIRMED CASES GUJARAT 4,367 DEATHS 2,56,367 CASES DELHI 10,754 DEATHS 6,32,590 CASES WORLD 20,43,643 DEATHS 9,56,75,684 CONFIRMED CASES INDIA 1,05,82,458 CONFIRMED CASES 1,52,588 DEATHS MAHARASHTRA 50,473 DEATHS 19,92,683 CASES UTTAR PRADESH 8,580 DEATHS 5,96,904 CASES KARNATAKA 12,175 DEATHS 9,32,432 CASES People who volunteer to help others simply because it has to be done are true symbols of humanity and love. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Is the long wait of Congress legis- lators, both from Ge- hlot and Pilot camps, finally over? Are the days of being included in the state cabinet fi- nally here? Well, the fi- nal word is here - NO. Highly placed sources in Congress party both in Jaipur and at New Delhi, have confided in First India that at the moment there is no possibility of cbinet ex- pansion, thereby, put- tingtoresttherumours doing the rounds that cabinet expansion will certainly take place prior to January 31. On the contrary, sources claim that there is no possibility of expansion till the first week of February. Governor Kalraj Mishra is out on tour from January 22 and Gehlot himself will tour Kerala on January 22 and 23. The rumour mill had started spew- ing after Gehlot called on Governor Mishra on Sunday, however, the courtesy meet was to inform the Governor about the corona vacci- nation drive & the up- coming budget session. Interestingly, the meet- ing was scheduled at the initiative of Gover- nor Kalraj Mishra who had phoned up Gehlot to say his New Year ‘Hello’. Notably, a source close to the High Command has claimed that due to the constant pressure from Pilot camp, expansion is the party’s priority however, no decision on the probables has been taken as yet! It will be only after Ge- hlot speaks to Ajay Maken and KC Venugo- pal that he will meet Sonia in New Delhi and after a ‘go ahead’ from the High Command will the ‘ceremony’ be held. As of now, Maken is going out of Delhi for two days owing to his wedding anniversary on January 21. Interesting- ly, several Congress MLAs like Rita Choud- hary have suddenly made a beeline for Ajay Maken’s office in New Delhi.Notably,itisbeing said that more than a dozen new faces - 9 from Congress, 3 independ- ents and 2 former BSP men, will be included in the cabinet while non- performerministerswill be shown the door. Meanwhile, Gehlot has convened an impor- tant meeting of his cabinet at 5 PM today to discuss and finalise the government and par- ty’s strategy for the up- coming Assembly ses- sion and also to have a brief reviewof ongoing Corona vaccination drive across the state. NO CABINET EXPANSION AT THE MOMENT! THE WAIT CONTINUES... Kalraj Mishra Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot Gaurav Goyal Shanti Dhariwal GOVERNOR SPEAK
  • 10. JAIPUR, TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2021 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 ne of India’s most proficient and im- portant designers in the fashion pan- theon, Rajesh Pratap Singh is originally from Jaipur and now runs his fashion empire from New Delhi. His minimalist view- point and his super-luxuri- ous execution ensure his position in the industry and he is often celebrated by his peers. His seasonal offerings in- clude the most beautiful winter basics and outer- wear. Known as one of the most intellectual of design- ers, his work is widely ap- preciated for the complex development of his fabrics. Not for him the conveni- ence of ordering woollen fabrics from China and Ita- ly, for he maintains that In- dian wool counts amongst the finest in the world and all it needs is the correct production guidelines to make a difference and up- grade Indian wool to global standards. To achieve this, he set up his own looms in Neemrana just outside New Delhi and hired the very best of weav- ers to produce his fabrics under his masterful super- vision. At Rajasthan Herit- age Week, he showed his mastery over the medium with a series of exquisitely made woollen ensembles for men & women. Here, he worked with the Khadi wool of Rajasthan right from its original source, choosing the best quality of raw material that was processed accord- ing to his exacting stand- ards. This raw wool was hand-spun into fine yarn and woven by the Master Weavers of the State, like Sitaram Ji of Barmer who painstakingly wove the fab- ric into the yardage that would form the foundation of his collection. Once the fabric was ready, he shipped it back to New Delhi for the finishing and dyeing process. Some of the finished product also returns to Rajasthan for hand block printing by the master artisans, and then again back to New Delhi to be made into his interna- tionally celebrated gar- ments. This is what sets Rajesh Pratap Singh apart from the quotidian. His fabrics are virtually impossible to replicate, creating an ex- clusivity that appeals to the purists of fashion, for they know that to wear his col- lection is literally a badge of sartorial honour. While many designers are content to buy fabric from the usu- al Chinese/Turkish/Italian import houses, Rajesh will never compromise his exacting standards, developing his fabrics from the ground up sea- son after season. This winter, he used wool in an extremely re- stricted colour palette of white and off-white com- bined with grey and black anthracite to send out a col- lection at once strong and sophisticated. His fabrics were woven into chequered, striped or jacquard designs, sometimes inspired by sim- ple tribal blankets and sometimes by traditional European classics. His block printed woollen fab- rics created a sensation, for the furry surface texture of wool does not lend itself easily to block printing, and especially with vegeta- ble dyes. This was perfectly executed by the artisans. Embellished with subtle detailing like Kantha em- broidery and resist dyeing processes to create a batik effect, his International sil- houettes were dramatic and his tailoring impecca- ble. From blazers to great- coats, and from three-piece suits to separates, each piece reflected his personal philosophy. Gender fluidity played a big role in his im- aginative offerings, blur- ring lines as his men wore skirts and the women wore sharply tailored ensembles inspired by menswear. There is no one quite like Rajesh Pratap Singh in the Indian Design firmament, and for me, he is truly the most important and cere- bral designer in a market space flooded with spurious western knock offs and cop- ies. With a loyal band of customers the world over acquiring his collections, ensuring that their ward- robe features timeless piec- es that can be worn for a lifetime of style. With serious investment and funding, the Rajesh Pratap Singh label is per- fectly poised to become an international brand. THE RAJESH PRATAP SINGH WINTER COLLECTION FEATURES THE FINEST WOOL HE DEVELOPED WITH THE WEAVERS OF SANGANER AND BARMER! WINTER’S WONDER WOOL PRASAD BIDAPA cityfirst@firstindia.co.in O —PHOTOSBYJITENAGARWAL
  • 11. 10 ETCJAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia FACEOFTHEDAY RADHA CHOUDHARY, Model LEO JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 Maintaining good health becomes your priority and sets you on a fitness trail. A senior will repose full faith in you for tackling a man management situation at work. Situation on the financial front will remain satisfactory, despite rising expenditure. A property issue may create tension. LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 Businesspersons are likely to find a new venture progressing satisfactorily. A profitable day is also indicated for professionals. There is much that needs to be done, so tighten your belt. Good health is likely to provide you with oodles of energy and enable you to finish work. ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 Good diet and regular exercise will keep you both physically and mentally robust. At work, you are likely to remain in control and see a project to completion. Financially, you remain in a comfortable situation. Travelling long distance is not recommended today. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 Realising a handsome amount from someone is possible on the financial front. Your efforts on the professional front will be noted by those who matter. A child or younger sibling can make you proud by his or her achievements. Good health keeps you energetic all throughout. GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 21 Returns from previous investments are likely to make your financial worries disappear. A new exercise regime may need to be dovetailed to your requirements to benefit. Your professional rivals are likely to punch holes in your cost-cutting ideas for a project. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 Salary enhancement cannot be ruled out. An alternative to your staple diet may prove immensely enjoyable. An argument with senior can make you feel insecure. You may find the atmosphere on the home front serene and most welcoming. Places of tourist attraction may be on the agenda. TAURUS APR 21 - MAY 20 Money comes in a steady stream and promises to make you financially comfortable. Self-discipline and not succumbing to temptations will help in maintaining good health. Some of you may get tied up in office and reach home late today. It may become difficult to find time. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 Money multiplies, as you get an opportunity to add to your wealth. Time has arrived to reap rich rewards of your hard work. Parents or elders may nag you into doing something you don’t want to, but you will manage to wriggle out of it. You will start working out. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 A profitable venture is likely to fill up the coffers of some businesspersons. You may be held responsi- ble for a deed that you have not committed at work. Fitness classes will prove immensely beneficial, especially for those in the middle age group. CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 23 On the financial front, a new source of income is likely to be tapped soon that may get your coffers brimming! Health counselling will do wonders for those longing to come back in shape. You are likely to win much appreciation by completing a task in record time. PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Increased expenditure can be expected and may get you worried. It is important to get back into the thick of things on the work front. Renovation work of a property owned by you is likely to enhance its market value. This is a very positive day, in which you get to achieve much. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Some of you can end up paying more than intended for a product or service, but it will be worth it. Taking up a good health scheme will prove beneficial. A practical solution may be found for a complex problem on the professional front. Support of family members everywhere. YOUR DAYHoroscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva here are people who call it “green blood” and credit innumerable ben- efits to it. As per claims, wheat- grass juice can have dramatic effects in the management of diabe- tes, hypertension, heart diseases, infertility, low li- bido, obesity, thalassemia, hemolytic anemia, skin sores, aging, diseases of teeth, eyes, muscles and joints. Claims are made about the significant role in the management of asthma, allergies, inflam- matory bowel diseases, cancers, arthritis and loss of mental functions! They base their claims on hemoglobin like struc- ture in wheatgrass where magnesium replaces iron and claim that almost eve- ry mineral and antioxi- dant is present in this so- called “wonder” herb. Doesn’t this all sound utopian? There is an old saying that too many friends mean no friend. How can a single herb con- tain so many ingredients and can have so many ef- fects that it can treat al- most every sickness under sun! Have you ever looked closely at a wheatgrass leaf ? It looks like a stroke of green by a painter with no veins and scaffolding like other green leaves of plants and trees. It is in these veins and scaffold- ing that the minerals and other substances are stored. You will see no such veins and scaffolding in wheatgrass leaf. This means the leaf mainly contains chlorophyll pig- ment which is responsible for photosynthesis in which carbon is extracted from soil and oxygen and hydrogen are taken from the water, then with the help of sun rays, it synthe- sizes carbohydrates which are food for the plant and are essential for the sur- vival of the plant. The theory that it is a good source of magnesi- um stands on the loose ground because magnesi- um deficiency in human beings is rare as all the grains, seeds, leafy green vegetables and all vegetar- ian and non-vegetarian fiber contain plenty of magnesium. Wheatgrass is neither a unique nor a dominant source of this mineral whose require- ment to the human body is also minimal. The leaf is mainly com- posed of chlorophyll and some traces of minerals and this story of green blood holds no ground as magnesium can not carry oxygen which iron in hemoglobin does and the theory of similarity of structure with dissimilar constituents appears il- logical. Secondly, human intestines can neither breakdown chlorophyll nor absorb it so, by simple logic, chlorophyll is of no use to the human body. Some people claim that wheatgrass juice removes cancer cells from mouth cancers and intestinal tu- mours but no widespread studies have been conduct- ed and any beneficial claim at this juncture should be considered as an over-en- thusiasm. Studies conducted to date on the usefulness of wheatgrass “wonders” are mainly restricted to test tubes, no clinically signifi- cant research has been conducted on a large hu- man population. But the enterprising businessmen have found an opportunity to make some quick money as dreams are always easy to sell to gullible people who are always in search of shortcuts to great health. Lastly, your logical que- ry is what you should do? Well, if you are a fan of “green blood”, stay so be- cause fans are usually overwhelmed by emo- tions, not logic. They, most of the time, follow some unproved line of thoughts, usually non-factual but the longevity of belief in miracles is unending. Let wheatgrass juice be the “green nectar” of your morning drink and nur- ture the euphoria of health, vitality, virility and longevity. Forget the fact that you don’t need and can’t perform photo- synthesis, drink a glass of green as it is palatable and as such, causes no harm. Furthermore, being drawn from a plant source, it might do some, yet un- known, good as well. But if you expect a mira- cle, then there might be many disappointments but once again, habits die hard, a myth has its own survival strength so, drink if you feel good but do not forget your cucumber, to- mato, potato and spinach, plus remember cabbage, cauliflower, cluster beans and coriander. WHEATGRASS JUICE: A PERSPECTIVET DR RAMAWTAR SHARMA cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
  • 12. ETCwww.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 11 Leone in action S unny Leone has surprised Vikram Bhatt with her acting and stunts for the upcoming web- series Anamika. Taking every- one by surprise, she has performed most of the stunts by herself which is adding a natural touch to the screen. The bold and beautiful Sunny will be seen in the 10-episode series along with Sonnali Seygall. —Agency N aseeruddin Shah ex- presses his views You- Tube channel named Karwan-e-Mohabbat In- dia about Love Jihad. Calling it a ‘tamasha’, he further com- ments that, ‘I don’t think that anyone would be so stupid to ac- tually believe that Muslims will overtake the Hindu population, it is unimaginable. For that, Muslims will have to have so many ba- bies. So, t h i s w h o l e n o t i o n is unre- al.’ —Agency V irat Kohli who was blessed with a baby girl on 11 Janu- ary with wife Anushka Sharma has changed his Twitter bio. The new bio reads: ‘A proud husband and father’ with a heart emoji. Virat definitely is grateful for the blessing. —Agency NASEERUDDIN ON LOVE JIHAD From the sets First steps first R ajkummar Rao has shared a throwback video on Insta- gram from his shoots of The White Tiger with Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Priyanka is seen revealing her favourite candy and its hysterical. Rajkumar Rao has often praised PeeCee for her im- mensely chilled out attitude at the sets with her co-actors. —Agency Slammed BACKennifer Lopez recently slammed back at a com- mentator! The Ain’t Your Mama singer shared a post on Insta- gram, where she was talking about her skin- care, which is when a social me- dia user took to the comment section and accused the actress and singer of getting botox. “But can I just mention that brows and forehead don’t move at all when you talk or try to ex- press… you definitely have Bot- ox. And tons of it. And it’s all good. Just saying,” the com- menter wrote. Jennifer Lopez then snapped back at the troll and said: “LOL that’s just my face!!! ….For the 500 millionth time… I have never done Botox or any injectables or surgery!! Just sayin.” —Agency J Birthday special Grateful for the wishes Love & Thunder FRIENDS reunion? Breaking Rules G abrielle Union recently shared the sweetest video as a tribute to her husband Dwyane Wade on the occa- sion of his 39th birthday! The ac- tress posted a moving montage that featured Wade and Union’s relationship, as husband and wife and also as parents. The adorable video showed several sweet mo- ments between Wade and his chil- dren as well as some makeout mo- ments with Gabby. —Agency S idharth Malhotra who cel- ebrated his birthday on Sat- urday pens down emotional notes for all his well-wish- ers on Instagram with a thankful note and a suave picture. He feels grateful for all the love and blessings he has received from his fans. Bollywood celebs Ki- ara Advani, Hritik Roshan, Katrina Kaif, Vicky Kaushal and Kri- ti Sanon among others showered birthday love on him. —Agency T he brimming cast of Thor: Love and Thunder have welcomed another super- star as their cast. Matt Da- mon who had a noteworthy cameo in Thor: Ragnarok is reportedly in Australia to shoot for the upcom- ing film. It’s not yet disclosed whether which character shall he take on but the team has welcomed him aboard. —Agency L isa Kudrow has revealed on Rob Lowe podcast that the F.R.I.E.N.D.S. reunion is definitely happening. She also revealed that she has pre-shot something for the show. The crew is about to shoot soon in the early spring and who knows what to ex- pect after 17 long years, but, alas, the wait is over. —Agency T heUKhasgoneunderalock- down yet again owing to the new variant of COVID-19 virus spreading through the country. During the lockdown, sev- eral amenities including gym have been directed to remain closed. It seems like a London gym has its door opened for Tom Hardy. An on- looker claimed the Venom actor has been training at the venue on Friday afternoon. —Agency Kriti embracing her GHOOMAR SIDE K riti Sa- n o n w h o h a s wrapped up shooting for her film Bach- chan Pandey in Jaisalmer was seen m a t c h i n g steps with a traditional Ra- jasthani danc- er. After the long schedule, she was enjoy- ing some downtime on the film’s sets. —Agency Jennifer Lopez Dwyane and Gabrielle Matt and Chris Lisa Kudrow Tom Hardy ... her post Kriti Sanon Sidharth Malhotra ... with Vikram Bhatt and Sonnali Seygall Sunny Leone Naseeruddin Shah Priyanka and Rajkummar