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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
New Delhi: The Centre Thursday told the Delhi High Court on Thursday
that WhatsApp was indulging in anti-user practices by obtaining “trick-
consent” from the users for its updated privacy policy to ensure that its
entire existing user base is made to accept the terms and conditions
before the Personal Data Protection Bill becomes law in India.
Mumbai: Sensex settled at a fresh closing peak of 52,232 levels, up 383
points or 0.74 per cent with the index breadth firmly tilting towards gainers.
Only 9 of the 30 constituents ended the day in the red including IndusInd
Bank, Bajaj Auto, M&M, Dr Reddy’s Labs, and HCL Tech. On the NSE, the
50-share index added 114 points, or 0.73 per cent, to settle the day at 15,690.
‘WHATSAPP FORCING
USERS TO ACCEPT
PRIVACY POLICY’
NIFTY ENDS AT
PEAK OF 15,690,
SENSEX AT 52,232
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has said
that the State Govern-
ment has tried to pro-
vide good governance
to the people of the
State with full commit-
ment even in the midst
of the grave challenge
of the COVID pandem-
ic. “Our government is
fulfilling the promises
made to the people on
the ground with full de-
termination. It is our
endeavor that whatever
development works are
started, they should be
completed within the
stipulated time frame,”
Gehlot said during the
virtual dedication to
public, foundation
stone laying and in-
auguration of 27
development
works and
s c h e m e s
being car-
ried out in
Jodhpur through Jodh-
pur Development Au-
thority, from the Chief
Minister’s residence on
Thursday. The Chief
Minister inaugurated 9
development works
costing about Rs 135.56
crore and launched
three housing schemes
and laid the foundation
stone for 15 develop-
ment works costing Rs
17.64 crore. He directed
the officers that all the
works for which the
foundation stone has
been laid should be
completed within the
stipulated time period.
“There was neither
proper rail facilities nor
air connectivity
. There
was a serious water
problem. Apart from
JNVU,therewasnohigh
level educational insti-
tutionhere,butwithour
continuous efforts pic-
ture changed. Turn to P8
We are committed to providing good
governance even amid covid challenge: Gehlot
AFFECTIONATE CM DEDICATES 27 DEVELOPMENT WORKS
WORTH RS 153 CR TO HIS HOMETOWN, JODHPUR
CRUCIAL READ
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UNLOCK STRATEGY
NO BAIL FOR MEHUL
CHOKSI IN DOMINICA
EVERY JOURNALIST IS ENTITLED TO PROTECTION AS
SC QUASHES SEDITION CASE AGAINST VINOD DUA
Mumbai: Coronavirus-
induced restrictions will be
lifted from Friday in 18 out
of 36 Maharashtra districts
where the positivity rate
and oxygen bed occupan-
cy have dipped consider-
ably. Disaster Management
Minister Vijay Wadettiwar
made the announcement
after a meeting. P6
Dominica: A Dominican
court denied bail to Mehul
Choksi for illegally enter-
ing into the Caribbean
island nation from Antigua.
Choksi, who appeared be-
fore the magistrate court
on a wheel chair in a blue
T-shirt and black shorts,
pleaded not guilty for the
alleged crimes.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday quashed the
sedition case registered against journalist Vinod Dua in
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, news agency PTI reported.
The case was filed against Dua by a local BJP leader in
Himachal Pradesh over his YouTube show. A bench of
Justices UU Lalit and Vineet Saran had on October 6 last
year reserved the verdict on the petition after hearing.
Amit Shah inaugurates 9
oxygen plants in Gujarat
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: Union
Home Minister Amit
ShahonThursdayvirtu-
ally inaugurated nine
medical oxygen plants
set up at government
hospitals in different
parts of Gujarat.
The oxygen plants
have been set up by an
NGO - Vallabh Youth Or-
ganisation - at hospitals
in Tilakvada, Sagbara,
Ahmedabad (Sola civil),
Daskroi in Ahmedabad
district, Kalavad, Kapad-
vanj,Bhanwad,Mehsana
and Porbandar.
Shah, in his address
via video-conferencing,
thankedtheNGOforpro-
viding the oxygen plants
atthesemedicalfacilities
andsaid:“Now,thecases
are dipping, the number
of patientsisdecreasing.
Theoxygenrequirement
has come down to 3,500
MT from 10,000 MT. This
indicates that the COV-
ID-19 curve is going
down.Hesaidtheleader-
ship of PM Narendra
Modisuccessfullyfought
the battle against COV-
ID-19 and managed to
bring the disease curve
downwiththehelpof 135
crore citizens.
He also said India’s
vaccination drive--al-
ready the fastest in the
world--will further gain
momentum, as envi-
sioned by the PM.
Gujarat CM Vijay Ru-
pani also attended the
virtual function.
CM Amarinder
welcomes 3
suspended AAP
leaders before
meeting Sonia
Chandigarh: Punjab
Chief Minister Captain
Amarinder Singh wel-
comed three suspended
Aam Aadmi Party
MLAs to the Congress
minutes before leaving
for Delhi to meet with
the party high com-
mandamidinfightingin
the state unit.
AAP leaders Sukhpal
Singh Khaira, Jagdev
Singh Kamalu and Pir-
mal Singh Dhaula
joined the Congress af-
ter their entry was ap-
proved by party chief
Sonia Gandhi, the Chief
Minister said.
Khaira, who was
Leader of Opposition in
Punjab, joined the party
led by Delhi Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal in
December 2015 after
leaving Congress. He
was elected from Bhola-
th on an Aam Aadmi
Party (AAP) ticket in
2017. He quit AAP in
January 2019 and start-
ed his own outfit, Pun-
jabi Ekta Party
.
Monsoon knocks south Kerala
T
he monsoon hit
the south coast
of Kerala on
Thursday, two days be-
hind its regular sched-
ule, the India Meteoro-
logical Department
(IMD) said.
“The monsoon has
advanced into south
Kerala, south Arabian
Sea, Lakshadweep and
southern Tamil Nadu.
The monsoon will make
further advance over
some more parts of Ta-
mil Nadu, Puducherry,
coastal Karnataka and
Rayalaseema during
the next two days,” the
Met department said on
Thursday
.
Home Minister Amit Shah
Is BJP’s Mukul Roy set for
Trinamool gharwapsi? PM’s
sudden call creates buzzword
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
made a telephone call
this morning to BJP
leaderMukulRoy
,whose
wife is in hospital in Kol-
kata. The call is signifi-
cant after Bengal Chief
MinisterMamataBaner-
jee’s nephew Abhishek
Banerjee visited the hos-
pital last evening.
MukulRoy
,amongthe
early and more promi-
nent defectors from
Mamata Banerjee’s Tri-
namool Congress to the
BJP
, has been feeling ne-
glected and restless, re-
ports say
. This, at a time
when some new BJP re-
cruitshaveopenlytalked
about returning to the
TrinamoolafterMamata
Banerjee’s landslide vic-
tory in state elections.
There is speculation
that he is upset with his
new leadership since
another Trinamool-
turned-BJP leader, Suv-
endu Adhikari, was
made Leader of Opposi-
tion in the state. Reports
also suggest he is con-
sidering a “gharwapsi”
or homecoming to the
Trinamool.
In the phone call that
lasted a few minutes,
the Prime Minister in-
quired after Roy’s wife’s
health, said sources, as-
serting that no politics
was discussed. Turn to P6
New Delhi: The central
government Thursday
said it had inked a deal
with Hyderabad-based
Biological-E for 30 crore
doses of the Covid-19
vaccine, which is still in
clinical trials. The Un-
ion Health Ministry will
make an advance pay-
ment of Rs 1,500 crore to
the company for the
same. Turn to P6
PM REVIEWS OLYMPICS PREPS,
STRESSES ON JABS FOR ALL
PM MAKES A SURPRISE ENTRY AT
CBSE SESSION OF KIDS, PARENTS
New Delhi: With the
Tokyo Olympics less than
two months away, PM
Modi reviewed preps for
the mega sports event
being held for the first
time in the shadow of
the pandemic. The Prime
Minister said he would
connect with the Indian
contingent in July and
stressed that everyone
travelling to Japan must
be vaccinated. “I will be
connecting with our Olympics contingent through a video
conference in July, to encourage them and assure them
that a proud nation stands with them,” PM Modi said.
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised a
bunch of CBSE students and their parents by logging into
an interactive session organised for them by Education
Ministry. He shared encouraging words with them, heard
out their anxieties, and received their heartfelt thanks for
cancelling the board’s Class 12 exams for academic year
2021. “I joined you suddenly...Hope I have not disturbed
you, you were having fun...it looked like your joy was
boundless because the exam was cancelled,” PM said.
30CRDOSES
CENTRE’S VACCINE
DEAL WITH BIOLOGICAL-E
KAMALA HARRIS
DIALS PM MODI
‘GAMBHIR INVOLVED
IN ‘UNAUTHORISED
PURCHASE OF DRUGS’
New Delhi: US Vice
President Kamala Harris on
Thursday spoke to Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
and informed him about
the United States’ global al-
location plan of the first 25
million doses of Covid-19
vaccines. Apart from PM
Modi, Harris spoke to Mexi-
co President Andres Manuel
López Obrador, Guatemala
President Alejandro Giam-
mattei and Trinidad and
Tobago PM Keith Rowley.
New Delhi: Delhi’s Drug
Control Department Thurs-
day told the Delhi High Court
that former cricketer and
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir’s
foundation was involved in
“unauthorised purchase/
procurement, stocking and
distribution” of Favipiravir
and medical oxygen, which
is not permitted by the law
and that action would be
taken against it and others.
Court directed Drug Control-
ler to file a status report on
the action taken in the next
six weeks.
CORONA CATASTROPHE
INDIA
RAJASTHAN
1,34,154
new cases
2,887
new fatalities
1,258
new cases
44
new fatalities
RELIANCE EXPLORES TAPEWORM
DRUG FOR COVID-19, CHEAP KITS
HIGH CASE LOAD FORCES KARNATAKA
TO EXTEND LOCKDOWN TILL JUNE 14
Mumbai: Mukesh Ambani’s Reli-
ance Industries Ltd. is working on
a new COVID-19 drug and cheaper
testing kits It is exploring use of a
tapeworm drug, Niclosamide, as
a cure for COVID-19, according
to its annual report. Its diagnostic
kits -- R-Green and R-Green Pro
-- have been approved by India’s
apex medical research body.
Bengaluru: Karnataka has extended the lockdown neces-
sitated by the second wave of the pandemic till June
14. The restrictions will be in force till 6 am on June 14,
Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa said on Thursday. The
Chief Minister yesterday said COVID-19 cases are high
in rural areas and any move to ease the lockdown would
have to be carefully worked out.
SERUM APPLIES
TO DCGI TO MAKE
SPUTNIK V JABS
Pune: The Serum Institute
of India (SII) has applied to
the Drug Controller General
of India (DCGI) seeking
permission to manufacture
the Sputnik V vaccine
for examination, test and
analysis at its licensed
Hadapsar facility in Pune,
official sources said on
Thursday. The Pune-based
firm has collaborated with
the Gamaleya Research In-
stitute of Epidemiology and
Microbiology, Moscow for
developing Sputnik V at its
Hadapsar facility. Russia’s
Sputnik V vaccine is cur-
rently being manufactured
by Dr Reddy’s Laboratories.

z While Centre gets
bashing in several courts
including SC, the entry
of new players will boost
govt’s claim of having a
productive vaccine policy

z The shot being
developed by Biologi-
cal-E is a RBD protein
sub-unit vaccine and is
likely to be available in
few months
A medal tray that will be used
during the victory ceremonies
at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot
A fisherman throws net in water ahead
of monsoon at a seaside in Kochi.

Jaipur: All Congress
MLAs and prominent
leaders of the party in
Rajasthan will on Fri-
day make representa-
tions to President
Ram Nath Kovind to
demand free universal
vaccination against
Covid-19. Pradesh
Congress Committee
president Govind Sin-
gh Dotasra on Thursday
said all Congress MLAs
besides the party’s dis-
trict presidents,
districts in-charges and
other prominent lead-
ers will submit repre-
sentations to various
district collectors on
June 4. The district col-
lectors would be re-
quested to forward
those representations
to the president. He
said the state ministers
will hold press meet-
ings in districts. All the
events will be held as
per anti-Covid proto-
cols, he added.
Govind Singh Dotasra
No mutual
coordination in
this govt: Kataria
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A day after
spar between PCC
Chief Govind Singh
Dotasra and UDH Min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal
became public, LoP &
senior BJP leader Gu-
labchand Kataria has
said that such inci-
dents happen when
there is no uniformity
of ideas and dissatisfac-
tion in hearts.
“I am reiterating it
yet again, there is no
mutual coordination in
this government. Since
the time it has been
formed, someone or the
other says such words
that clearly show dis-
satisfaction. The day
this government un-
dergoes expansion, will
be a day to watch out
for,” said Kataria.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2021
02
BRIEF
in
Bajri mafia
unleash violence,
couple attacked
Dholpur: The notorious
Bajri mafia are terroris-
ing the public now . Re-
cently, they attacked a
woman from Mauroli
village in Kotwali police
station area. The wom-
an was brutally injured,
and they had beaten up
her husband for trying
to rescue her with the
help of other villagers.
The police reached the
spot and took the in-
jured to the hospital.
The injured were identi-
fied as Brijesh Kumari
(28), and husband Lohre
Singh. The police have
started a probe into the
matter.
Man arrested
for raping and
impregnating
minor girl
Kota: A man was ar-
rested on Wednesday for
repeatedly raping a
15-year-old girl, and im-
pregnating her. The ac-
cused, 30 year old Rake-
sh Saini, is the girl’s dis-
tant relative, and the
baby died two days after
delivery at a hospital in
Kota, according to SHO
Lokendra Paliwal.
The police had lodged a
case of rape under rele-
vant sections of the In-
dian Penal Code and
POCSO Act against
Saini. He was produced
before a court on Thurs-
day morning.
Leopard mauls woman to death
Udaipur: A leopard mauled a middle-aged woman
to death in Singhatwada village in Udaipur on
Wednesday. Separately, a panther couple killed a
dog in Tiger Hills area. Both the incidents have
created panic among the people. The deceased
woman was mentally retarded. Villagers who
were grazing cattle spotted blood in the forest area
and found her mutilated body. Police reached the
spot and shifted the body to the mortuary.
Minor boy axed to death during family feud
Jodhpur: A 12-year-old boy lost his life as two
families engaged in a bitter fight at Rohicha
Khurd village of Luni Tehsil in Jodhpur dis-
trict. The boy died on the spot after being at-
tacked with an axe. His parents and other fam-
ily members were also injured in the incident.
According to police one brother’s family at-
tacked the house of another brother. The man
who attacked the boy was in jail for murder-
ing his wife.
Sisters aged 19 and 20 years
gang-raped in Jaipur, file FIR
8-year-old raped in
Alwar, probe begins
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Two sisters,
who were allegedly gan-
graped in Pratap nagar
area of Jaipur, lodged
complaint against the
culprits on Wednesday
.
The alleged incident
occurred on June 1. The
accused also threatened
the sisters aged 19 and
20 years of age to keep
quiet. However, the vic-
tims went ahead with
their complaint, regis-
tered an FIR with
Pratap Nagar Police
Station on Wednesday
.
The victims com-
plained that the ac-
cused Pankaj and Atal
took them for some
work to their house in
Luniyawas, where they
along with two others
gangraped them.
Pankaj and Atal were
known to the girls. SHO
Srimohan Meena said
that a hunt is on for the
culprits. According to
NationalCrimeRecords
Bureau data for 2019, on
an average, 88 rapes
take place every day,
and Rjasthan tops the
list in the country
.
First India Bureau
Alwar: A rape case of
8 year old girl has
been filed from the
Nauganwa police ju-
risdiction of Alwar.
The victim’s father
registered a police
complaint against the
accused, Malkeet, son
of Khemchand who is
a resident of Hajipur.
The police registered
the case after a medi-
cal checkup of the
girl. DSP Omprakash
Meena also reached
the spot for investiga-
tion.
According to the
report, the victim’s
parents went out to
collect wood from the
jungle on 1 June in
the morning. Malkeet
Singh then jumped
the boundary wall
and sent their 10-year
old son away from the
home. He raped the
girl but after seeing
their nephew in the
house, he ran away
.
RajCongleaderstoappealPrezforfreevax
First India Bureau
Jaipur : The Rajasthan
BJP has tried to corner
the state government
after two of its senior
leaders - UDH Minister
Shanit Dhariwal and
PCC Chief Govind Sin-
gh Dotasra - came at log-
gerheads in presence of
CM Ashok Gehlot dur-
ing the state cabinet
meeting held on
Wednesday. BJP state
chief, Satish Poonia,
speaking to First India
termed the state gov-
ernment as “Jugaad ki
Sarkar”.
Interestingly, on be-
ing questioned about
internal dissensions
within the BJP and the
tweet crisis faced by the
state unit, he said,
“There are differences
in politics and there
must be disputes within
and outside the party
also, but there is no love
lost in our party
.”
Poonia questioned
the state government as
to when will it do jus-
tice with farmers and
youth of the state.
Faced by the political
question floating in the
party circles, that Yu-
nus Khan has termed
Vasundhara Jan Rasoi
as Seva Hi Sangathan
claiming that he spoke
to Poonia about it, the
state chief denied ever
speaking on the issue
with Yunus Khna. “Our
Seva has been praised
by the United Nations
as well.”
BJP LEADERS TAKE ON STATE GOVERNMENT
THIS GOVT’S
TIME IS OVER:
RATHORE
Jaipur : Deputy
Leader of Opposition
Rajendra Rathore
has said that state
Cabinet has its own
dignity and if there
are differences of
thoughts, one cannot
just get up and leave.
“There is a provi-
sion under Article
174 and therefore
an oath of secrecy is
taken. State govern-
ment is not worried
about the pandemic.
Government’s MLAs
are countering their
ministers. This gov-
ernment’s time has
ended,” Rathore said.
Satish Pooonia calls Raj
Cabinet ‘jugaad ki sarkar’
Satish Poonia distributes food items to the elephant owners at
Amber on Thursday.
Differences happen
in ‘family’: Minister
Mins told to
review Covid
relief works
Ex-minister
seeks audit
on Oxy fund
Monsoon may hit Raj early
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Transport Minis-
ter Pratap Singh Khacha-
riyawas stepped into
downplay a verbal con-
frontation between PCC
Chief and Education
Minister Govind Singh
Dotasra, and UHD Minis-
ter Shanti Dhariwal. He
said that difference of
opinions are part of de-
mocracy, and termed
their verbal spat as ‘fam-
ily matter”.
Khachariyawas also
said the heated argument
started out of ‘some mis-
understanding.’
While criticising the
centre over its vaccina-
tion policy, the transport
minister said that the
centre should provide free
vaccines to all.
On the question of dis-
pleasure with the Jaipur
Collector, Khachariyawas
said that at the time of
pandemic, be it a public
representative or an of-
ficer, everyone should try
to know ground reality
.
First India Bureau
Ashok Gehlot has in-
structed ministers to
visit districts to review
covid relief works and
vaccination.
The ministers, who
are in charge of dis-
tricts, will also hold
press conferences,
Transport Minister
Pratap Singh Khacha-
riya has said.
In Jaipur, Pratap Sin-
gh Khachariyawas will
chair the review meet-
ing along with Agricul-
ture Minister Lalchand
Kataria.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: Former educa-
tion minister and MLA
Ajmer North Vasudev
Devnani said that the
state government must
have an audit to reveal
all their expenses in
ventilators and other
medical equipment. He
also questioned the ef-
ficiency of the ventila-
tors and said that even
medics do not know the
importance of them. He
asked how much budget
was allotted, how much
was spent and left, and
why equipment bought
at a higher price.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rejoice!
South-western mon-
soon will hit Ra-
jasthan 4 days earlier
this year, according to
Jaipur Meteorological
Department. Monsoon
is expected to arrive
between 25-30 June,
and that too with 6%
more rainfall.
Radheshyam Shar-
ma, meteorologist and
acting director of said
that monsoon has al-
ready arrived in Kera-
la. If the current situ-
ations of South Ara-
bian sea continue this
way, monsoon can
come 4 days earlier.
Monsoon arrives in
Rajasthan through
Dungarpur-Banswara
area, after monsoon
enters Gujarat. Last
year, monsoon came
on 24 June.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and others during the meeting of council
of ministers held on Thursday.
RSS gen sec
to attend
9-day online
event in Raj
First India Bureau
Jaipur: For the first
time, Dattatreya Ho-
sabale, general
secreatry of Rash-
triya Swayamsevak
Sangh (RSS) will be
part of a major
event in Rajasthan.
Hosabale will in-
augurate the nine-
day long virtual dia-
logue programme
starting from June
12. The programme,
under Maharana
Pratap Jayanti cele-
brations organised
by Pratap Gaurav
Kendra, will have
different sessions
including discus-
sions, competitions
andpoetryreadings.
Apart from
Sarkaryavah Hosa-
bale, many other
dignitaries will also
participate in the
online event every
day at 5 pm from
June 12 to June 20.
Clouds hover over Walled City area on Thursday, even as MeT predicted early monsoon.
Dattatreya Hosabale
Rajendra Rathore
Jaipur: A circular
sent by AICC general
secretary K C Venugo-
pal caused verbal spat
between PCC president
and Education Minister
Govind Singh Do-
tasra and UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal during
the cabinet meeting held
on Wednesday. Dotasra
read out the circular
which read,”Raise your
voice for free univer-
sal vaccination, it is
requested from Chief
Ministers, CLP leaders
and PCC presidents to
submit memorandums
to Governors in the
states, and then hold
press conferences.” Do-
tasra said the minister
in charge will hold press
conferences in the dis-
tricts while the district
president will hand over
the memorandum to the
collector. The contro-
versy erupted from this
point.Dhariwal asked
how will the minister go
and stand in front of the
collector? This ended in
the confrontation.
VENUGOPAL CIRCULAR CAUSED UNNECESSARY STIR
Leaders demand free Covid vaccination for all

RAJASTHAN
03
Police personnel take stock of Covid norms being followed
in the Walled City, people in large number throng roads in
the market area of Raja Park in Jaipur on Thursday.
TOTAL CASES
9,43,494
CASES IN A DAY
1,258
TOTAL DEATHS
8,559
DEATHS IN A DAY
44
RECOVERED
TOTAL
9,07,527
RECOVERED
IN A DAY
6,456
ACTIVE CASES
27,408
After 48 days of
lockdown, all
markets will reopen
from 6 to 11 am in
Alwar district from
today onwards
Fine imposed
on gathering of
crowd at funeral of
ex-MP Hemendra
Singh on June 1 at
Bhilwara’s Banera
3
1
2
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Senior journo Ashish
Sharma died of Covid
at RUHS hospital;
CM Ashok Gehlot
and various leaders
expressed grief over
the journo’s demise
National Secretary of
Congress and also
the Co-in-charge of
Rajasthan Congress
Qazi Nizamuddin’s
mother passed away
on Thursday
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COVID-19 UPDATE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The fast paced
spread of corona is
starting to calm down.
Due to rapid decrease in
cases, shops that were
closed for the past 46
days across the state
opened from 6 am to 11
am. Even though the
markets were open on
Thursday
.
Due to lack of cus-
tomers, the verandahs
outside the shops in the
Walled City were seen
empty & about 20% of
shops were not open.
Meanwhile, streets of
the city were drenched
with unnecessary
movement of vehicles
and crowds. The strict-
ness of the police-ad-
ministration was also
not visible, people were
seen flouting norms.
Shops including gar-
ments, jewellery, shoes
and clothing were emp-
ty as customers were
not seen in 90 percent of
these shops in Johri
Bazar. On Thursday,
traders of Jaipur Trade
Federation have sent a
letter to the CM & Col-
lector demanding that
they be allowed to open
shops from 9 am to 5
pm, so that customers
can also make purchas-
es in the market and
traders can also earn.
First India Bureau
Ashok Gehlot will inau-
gurate an oxygen plant
in Jaipuria hospital in
Jaipur on Friday
.
Jaipur Citizen Forum
(JCF)presidentRajiv
Arora informed
that the plant has been
set up by the Jaipur Citi-
zen Forum with public
support.
The CM will inaugu-
rate the plant on June 4
at 1 pm. Rajiv Arora had
on May 3 announced
that the oxygen plant
would be set up in the
government hospital.
This state-of-the-art
plantof oxygenhasbeen
imported from Turkey
.
Arora said that another
plant of 2.5 times more
capacity will soon be set
up in RUHS Hospital in
collaboration with Tech
Mahindra.
CM TO INAUGURATE
OXYGEN PLANT AT
JAIPURIA HOSP TODAY
Oxy plant of 2.5 times more capacity will
soon be set up at RUHS hosp: Rajiv Arora
Jaipur Police
@jaipur_police
It’s proven! Only the
‘ANADI’ don’t wear a
mask! Let’s be alag-alag
and juda-juda even
after unlock happens.
Keep in mind, not only
you, the corona virus
is also waiting for the
unlock. Be safe, be
alert, be careful. Wear a
mask and follow social
distancing strictly.
COMPLAINT OVER REMDESIVIR
INJECTION AT MDM HOSPITAL
Jodhpur: Amidst Remdesivir injection scam in MDM
Hospital, another irregularity complaint has been
received by Medical College Administration & MDM
Superintendent. The complainant wrote a letter to
administration saying that Shivlal was admitted on
April 29 due to shortness of breath, his report came
positive on May 3. A Remdesivir injection was given
during treatment. But in hospital papers, 5
Remdesivir were written in name of patient.
Complainant appealed to Superintendent & medical
college admn to investigate, they have sought report
from MDM superintendent. Nursing workers allege
that due to names of docs in report, no action has
been taken by the Collector in past 3 days.
‘0’ vaccine wastage in Raj!
PROJECT DIRECTOR (VACCINATION) DR RAGHURAJ SINGH MADE IT
CLEAR THAT THERE IS NO WASTAGE OF VACCINE IN ANY DIST IN STATE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Under the Cov-
id vaccination cam-
paign, guidelines is-
sued by Union Health
Ministry are being fully
followed in the state. As
a result to minimize
wastage of vaccine,
wastage of vaccine is ‘0’
in 18+ group & only 2%
in 45+ group as com-
pared to 10% allowed by
Centre, national aver-
age of 6% in state.
‘The vial of vaccine
can be used only within
a period of 4 hours after
opening. Each vial con-
tains 10 doses, after
stipulated period from
opening, the remaining
doses are considered
discarded,’ Project Di-
rector (Vaccination) Dr
Raghuraj Singh said.
Norms have also been
issued by Union Health
Ministry regarding dis-
posal of used, discarded
and expired vials.
AGE GROUP WISE CATEGORY
18+ Category
18,23,130
GET 1ST DOSE
—NA—
GET BOTH DOSES
45 + Category
55,09,648
GET 1ST DOSE
8,22,382
GET BOTH DOSES
60+ Category
53,77,818
GET 1ST DOSE
16,77,711
GET BOTH DOSES
TRACK STATE VAX
1.70 crore
TOTAL DOSES
ADMINISTERED IN RAJ
1,37,61,767
GET THE FIRST DOSE
32,80,387
GET BOTH THE DOSES
HEALTHCARE CATEGORY
4,93,914 GET 1ST
DOSE
3,83,177 GET BOTH
DOSES
FRONTLINE CATEGORY
5,57,257 GET 1ST
DOSE
3,97,117 GET BOTH
DOSES
VAX DRIVE FOR
18+ PAUSED IN
STATE FOR NOW
With a dearth of vac-
cines, vaccination
drive for those in the age
group of 18-44 has been
stopped in the state. On
May 29, 1.25L vaccines
for 18+ is over now. If
sources related to Health
Department are to be
believed, then it seems
difficult that vaccina-
tion for the youth will be
started in the next 6 days.
On one hand, people are
not coming to get vaccine
in two special camps set
up for families of MLAs
& the State Assembly
staffers. Dr. Raghuraj
Singh, Project Director
of Vaccination Campaign
in Rajasthan said that we
have already given more
doses than what we re-
ceived for this age group.
If there is any vial left in
some centres then it will
be used, but vaccination
has stopped at all places.
Dr Raghu to review Covid-19
relief works in Bhilwara today
M Imran Tak
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
will hold a meeting of
officers and review Cov-
id relief works in
Bhilwara on Friday.
The minister in charge
for Bhilwara will also
hold a press conference
to brief about the suc-
cessful arrangements
made in the state dur-
ing the second wave. On
Saturday, the minister
will be visiting his con-
stituency Kekri in
Ajmer. He will distrib-
ute relief items in Kekri
and Sarwad. Sharma is
also scheduled to inter-
act with the villagers.
He will also hold a meet-
ing of officers in Kekri
to review the arrange-
ments of hospitals.
Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma
Pvt schools to submit
online fees by today
First India Bureau
Bikaner: Rajasthan
govt has extended the
last date for submission
of details pertaining to
online class by private
schools till June 4.
Director of Second-
ary Education Sourabh
Swami issued the order
to extend the last date.
It is the last chance for
the private schools to
apply for fees.
At present, there are
39,547 private schools in
Rajasthan. In these
schools, about 8 lakh
students are studying
under RTE. The govern-
ment gives the fees of
these children to the
private school.
At present, due to the
closure of the school
due to the corona pan-
demic, the record of on-
line classes is being
taken from the schools
for physical verifica-
tion which pvt schools
are reluctant to give.
Recently, edu dept had
taken applications from
schools till 22 May. Of
total schools, about 18K
applied for fees. For
those who have not ap-
plied, last date is today
.
Bar council to
give financial
aid to lawyers
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Bar Council
of Raj has decided to
provide financial help
to needy lawyers along
with those in isolation.
They agreed upon giv-
ing Rs 10,000 & Rs 5,000
to other needy lawyers
to keep them afloat.
This is only for law-
yers who are not mem-
bers of Advocates’
Welfare Fund. They
will initialise scheme
after getting 2nd in-
stallment of Rs 5 cr
from the govt.
Saraf writes to CM on
opening time of shops
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former min-
ister and MLA Kali-
charan Saraf has
written a letter to CM
Ashok Gehlot de-
scribing the market
opening time from 6
to 11 am as impracti-
cal and dangerous for
infection and advised
to change it to 10 am
to 6 pm.
Saraf talked about
the problems that the
businessmen and cus-
tomers are facing due
to such short notice.
There is crowding in
the market too, which
is promoting chances
of infection. He also
said that several in-
dustries like textile,
electronics and auto-
mobiles should be
open according to the
bank timings.
—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
—PHOTO
BY
SUMAN
SARKAR
First India Bureau
‘0’ vaccine wastage in Raj!
LOW-KEY DAY 2!
BUSINESSCOULDNOTPICKUPONSECONDDAYOFMINI-UNLOCK,AS
CUSTOMERSCOULDNOTREACH;RAJTRADERSWROTETOCM&COLLECTOR
DEMANDINGSHOPOPENINGTIMINGSBEKEPTFROM9AMTO5PM
Rajiv Arora

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Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Govt led by PM @narendramodi ji
has steered India towards growth
global influence. The false
narrative of the west and that of the
opposition, cannot belie the positive
reforms and transformation that
followed in these #7YearsOfSeva.
Kiren Rijiju
@KirenRijiju
Hon’ble PM @narendramodi Ji
reviewed India’s preparations on
the occasion of 50 Days to Tokyo
Olympics. He said, “The wishes of
135 crore Indians will be with our
youngsters who are participating in
the Olympics” and called the entire
nation to cheer for athletes!
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Long is the night to him
who is awake; long is a
mile to him who is tired;
long is life to the foolish who
do not know the true law.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
CURTAIN SET
TO FALL ON
NETANYAHU
GOVERNMENT
TOP TWEET
t appears time’s up
for the longest serv-
ing Prime Minister
in Israeli history,
Benjamin Netanya-
hu. After having served as prime
minister for 12 long years, the
incumbent stares at the prospect
of being unseated by an unlikely
alliance comprising the dispa-
rate far right, left and an Arab
groupcalledRa’am,whichwould
be the first Arab party to join a
coalition headed by a far right
group. The opposition reached a
deal to form the next “national
unitygovernment”.Butthenine-
party coalition is more likely to
be fragile than stable.
If Netanyahuisreplaced,itwill
end a political impasse after four
inconclusive elections since 2019.
Rightist Naftali Bennett, whose
Yamina party won only seven
seats in elections, will share pow-
erwiththecentristYairLapid.As
perthearrangement,Bennettwill
be PM for the first two years after
which Lapid will take over.
We in India are too familiar
with coalition governments and
how unstable they can be.
I
ournalists have
been tormented
by various state
governments, pli-
able police offic-
ers, junior level district offi-
cials and fringe elements
belonging to the ruling party,
its various arms and even
the opposition parties. A re-
port by Delhi-based Rights
and Risk Analysis Group
(RRAG) released last year
stated that “as many as 55
journalists faced arrests,
registration of FIRs, sum-
mons or show cause notices,
physical assaults, alleged de-
struction properties and
threats for exercising free-
dom of opinion and expres-
sion during the national
lockdown between March 25
and May 31, 2020.” The RRAG
said that Uttar Pradesh led
in the number of attacks on
journalists with 11 cases dur-
ing the period. It was fol-
lowed by JK (6), Himachal
Pradesh (5). Four cases each
were reported from Tamil
Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha
and Maharashtra. The re-
pression continued even af-
ter the Supreme Court’s
March 31 refusal to “inter-
fere with the free discussion
about the pandemic”.
Once again the Supreme
Court has come out strongly
in support of freedom of ex-
pression when it quashed the
sedition case against veteran
journalist Vinod Dua. On a
complaint filed by a BJP lead-
er, a case was registered
against him in Himachal
Pradesh for criticizing the
government’s handling of
Covid crisis. He was accused
of spreading fake news, caus-
ing public nuisance, printing
defamatory material and
making statements amount-
ing to public mischief.
The Supreme Court said
that journalists were protect-
ed from such charges under a
1962 order of the court. The
court also said that “every
journalist will be entitled to
protectionunderthepastjudg-
mentonsedition”.Intheinter-
est of press freedom the order
needs strict enforcement.
APEX COURT COMES
TO MEDIA’S RESCUE
The court also said that
“every journalist will be
entitled to protection
under the past judgment
on sedition”. In the
interest of press freedom
the order needs strict
enforcement
J
The Transnational Woman:
Indian Spirit in Diasporic Land
he data of Indians traveling
abroad every year depicts the
growing trend. But what it
fails to depict is the story of
an Indian when he/she reach-
es abroad? We come across
multiple accounts of the for-
eign settlement of Indians
and especially the sentiments
of an Indian diasporic wom-
an. These narratives of mi-
grations do not portray the
muted notion of gender; rath-
er they are powerful epics of
every Indian woman who set-
tles for new soil and sows the
seed of Indian culture in un-
known territory and spreads
the joy of cultural sharing.
Every woman from India who
travels abroad carries a little
bit of India with her; may it
be spice from her mother’s
heart or cultural strings wo-
ven in her kanjiwarams.
Diaspora and numerous
imprints that it brings in its
trail, for years have received
classic and modern scholarly
attention, which is not entire-
ly a surprise for the contem-
porary society; “An increas-
ing number of people are ne-
gotiating their identities be-
tween continuity and change,
between similarity and differ-
ence, with references to both
the new place and to what has
been left behind”. Whenever
anyone leaves the homeland
and that warmth of scullery
to begin new lives across the
world, diasporic concerns
bring turmoil in the soul.
Thisoftenbroughtaboutcuri-
ous questions. If they were
women, how would they cap-
ture the new landscape, cul-
ture, and climate? How would
they not only preserve but
carry forward the culture and
values left behind?
The stories of thousands
of migratory women who are
diasporic citizens of interna-
tional work culture are living
and astounding examples of
this. It is astonishing to per-
ceive how they carry their
cultural identities with them
in everyday routine work.
When an IT professional who
happens to be in a foreign cor-
porate office on far land, puts
proudly a small ‘bindi’ on her
forehead, showcases not only
fashion statements but car-
ries little Indian sentiment of
a proud married Indian wom-
an. Whenever there is a social
get-together by mixing those
Indian spices in her new culi-
nary dishes, she mixes the
learnings of her grandmoth-
er and mother and by doing
so she travels time. An Indian
diasporic woman lives a
transnational life around the
clock. The diasporic land is
the site of struggle to retain
the cultural identity and
transfer it to future genera-
tions in the family who are at
times, the children of shared
nationalities and races.
In the hues of springs, in
her rangoli designs, which
she carves to double her fes-
tivities, her never dying and
ever-blooming spirit of India
reflects to emulate what is
left behind and to honor and
hand over what is to come.
Perhaps she is the force be-
hind when a young child, liv-
ing offshore, learns to mimic
the mother tongue and reads
native scripts. These are the
initiatives and processes of
social and cultural identities
construction between home
and host countries which are
unparalleled and unfortu-
nately mostly unnoticed.
Though they reside in dis-
tant lands, they have retained
their emotional, cultural,
and spiritual bonds with the
country of their origin. In-
dian woman is the represent-
ative of heterogeneous socie-
ties and she does not wish to
trade off her legacy which
gives her uniqueness.
The Indian woman derives
inspiration and holds on to
her Indianness amid hard-
ships and unpredictable out-
comes of her efforts. Indian
women encounter conflicting
situations and subjectivities
in various spheres during the
process of migration and set-
tlement. The transnational
spaces often give Indian wom-
enfreedomforself-exploration
and deliberation to conceive
new identities and move be-
yond the fixed definitions of
femininity
. Women have
shown considerable agency
and inventive tactics to trans-
formthelivesof theirownand
thoseof theirfamiliesholding
on to tradition at one hand
while also grasping change
and modernity with the other
in the diasporic conditions.
Economic self-dependency al-
lows them to assert independ-
ence and redefine roles and
perceptions of the self. Migra-
tion is a perpetual phenome-
non that human beings have
undertakenbutinthelastcen-
tury or so, it has grown expo-
nentially and is a much more
marked, analysed, and theo-
rized phenomenon that has
received attention from nu-
merous disciplines and cross-
disciplinarystudies.Itismore
vocal and pronounced at this
time than ever before. Finan-
cial reliability has given Indi-
an women perception of their
own identity in a foreign land.
Migration is not necessarily
excludinganddoesnotalways
witness that experience of let-
ting go rather it has become
inclusive. It is not always a
role-play of victimhood; rath-
er it marks the astounding
bond of multiple socio-cultur-
al ties whose torchbearer is
the Indian woman.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
DR JYOTI JOSHI
The author is a soft skill trainer,
business coach and English language
instructor in Germany, Europe
The Indian woman derives
inspiration and holds on to
her Indianness amid
hardships and unpredictable
outcomes of her efforts.
Indian women encounter
conflicting situations and
subjectivities in various
spheres during the process of
migration and settlement.
The transnational spaces
often give Indian women
freedom for self-exploration
and deliberation to conceive
new identities and move
beyond the fixed definitions
of femininity
The stories of thousands
of migratory women
who are diasporic
citizens of international
work culture are living
and astounding examples
of this. It is astonishing to
perceive how they carry
their cultural identities
with them in everyday
routine work
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INDIA
06
30 cr...
The shot being devel-
oped by Biological-E is
a RBD protein sub-unit
vaccine and is likely to
be available in the next
few months.
The doses will be
manufactured and
stockpiled by Biologi-
cal-E from August to
December 2021, the
ministry said.
Biological-E’s vac-
cine is currently in
Phase-3 clinical trials
after showing promis-
ing results in Phase 1
and 2, the government
said in a statement.
The company’s pro-
posal was examined
and recommended for
approval by the Na-
tional Expert Group
on Vaccine Adminis-
tration for Covid-19 or
NEGVAC.
The move comes
days after the Centre
said it would complete
the vaccination exer-
cise in India by Decem-
ber.
On Wednesday, the
Supreme Court said
the Centre’s policy of
arranging free Cov-
id-19 jabs for the 45-
plus age category,
Health Care Workers
(HCW) and Front Line
Workers (FLW) while
asking the 18-44 age
group to pay was “pri-
ma facie arbitrary and
irrational”.
The Delhi High
Court, too, had pulled
up the Centre yester-
day, saying some peo-
ple need to be “charged
with manslaugher” for
sitting on the “un-
tapped potential” of
Covid-19 vaccine man-
ufacturing.
India is currently
administering three
vaccines to its citizens,
Covaxin (Bharat Bio-
tech), Covishield (Se-
rum Institute of In-
dia), and Sputnik V
from Russia.
Is BJP’s Mukul...
Roy was a part of
Mamata Banerjee’s
core team in the party
when he quit and
joined the BJP in 2017.
He was a big acquisi-
tion for the BJP as it
planned to improve its
presence in Bengal.
In the national elec-
tion two years later,
the BJP’s tally of 18 of
Bengal’s 42 seats, a
shock for the Trina-
mool Congress, was
partly credited to
Roy’s clout.
Buzz about Roy’s
disenchantment start-
ed when his son Sub-
hranshu, who quit the
Trinamool and joined
the BJP with his fa-
ther, wrote on Face-
book: “Self-criticism is
more necessary than
criticising a govern-
ment elected by peo-
ple.”
The cryptic message
was seen to target the
BJP, though Roy has
said nothing so far.
FROM PG 1
Maha unveils 5-level unlock
plan, trains won’t run now
Restrictions will be lifted from Friday in 18 out of 36 Maha districts
Mumbai: Coronavirus-
induced restrictions
will be lifted from Fri-
day in 18 out of 36 Ma-
harashtra districts
where the positivity
rate and oxygen bed oc-
cupancy have dipped
considerably, the state
government said. Disas-
ter Management Minis-
ter Vijay Wadettiwar
made the announce-
ment after a meeting of
the State Disaster Man-
agement Authority
here on Thursday. The
lockdown-like restric-
tions, imposed in April
this year when the sec-
ond wave of the pan-
demic intensified,
would be lifted in 18 dis-
tricts where the positiv-
ity rate is 5 percent or
less and the occupancy
of oxygen beds in hospi-
tals is less than 25 per-
cent, he said.
These 18 districts are
Aurangabad,Bhandara,
Buldhana, Chandrapur,
Dhule, Gadchiroli,
Gondia, Jalgaon, Jalna,
Latur, Nagpur, Nanded,
Nashik, Yavatmal,
Washim, Wardha, Parb-
hani and Thane. All re-
strictions would be lift-
ed in these districts, he
said. Restrictions in
Mumbai would be re-
laxed partially, but the
travel by local trains,
the state capital’s life-
line, would not be open
to the general public as
of now, the minister
said. —ANI
A worker cleans a shop during relaxation hours at Dadar.
Bengal eateries
allowed to open
for 3 hrs:Mamata
Kolkata: With the
Covid-19 situation
improving in West
Bengal, the state govt
on Thursday decided
to allow restaurants to
open for three hours
in the evening, pro-
vided people working
there are vaccinated,
CM Mamata Banerjee
said. The govt is also
thinking of allowing
shopping malls to
open with 25 per cent
workforce after the
ongoing Covid related
restrictions come to
an end on June 15.
Thakur accuses Punjab, Raj
governments of wasting vaccines
New Delhi: Minister of
State for Finance Anur-
ag Thakur on Thursday
accused the Congress-
ruled states of Punjab
andRajasthanof lackof
transparency in COV-
ID-19 vaccination and
even wastage of jabs.
However, Rajasthan
Health Minister Raghu
Sharma had on Tuesday
said the wastage in the
state is less than 2 per
cent, well below the “na-
tional average of 6 per
cent”.
Thakur alleged that
there was lack of trans-
parency and accounta-
bility as far as vaccina-
tion was concerned in
the two states.
Comments from these
states could not be ob-
tained immediately
.
Thakur further said
thousands of vials of
vaccines were wasted in
over 35 vaccination cen-
tres in Rajasthan.
“Is the Rajasthan
Chief Minister really
serious about saving
lives? Over 11.50 lakh
doses were wasted by
the state; Rajasthan gov-
ernment has blood on
its hands,” Thakur said
in a statement.
TalkingaboutPunjab,
the minister said there
were many instances of
overcharging by private
hospitals. He also al-
leged that the Punjab
government is creating
a false narrative about
vaccine scarcity
.
“Rahul Gandhi tweets
about vaccine shortage,
hasheensuredCongress
ruled states prevent
wastage? Will Rahul
Gandhi investigate why
vaccines have been sup-
plied to Congress Cro-
nies who are charging a
‘’pandemic premium’’
and indulging in black
marketing, instead of
saving lives of poor?,”
Thakur asked. —ANI
Anurag Thakur
‘WILL TRY TO GIVE
RESULTS SOON’
Assam Boards:
Decision after
CBSE comes out
with modalities
New Delhi: Assam
Chief Minister Him-
a n t a
B i s w a
Sarma on
Thursday
said a de-
cision on
h o l d i n g
the class
12 exams
in the state will be tak-
en after the CBSE an-
nounces modalities for
marking the students.
Addressing a press
conference on his first
visit to the national
capital as chief minis-
ter, he also said that all
willing residents of As-
sam will be vaccinated
by the end of December
as more COVID-19 vac-
cines will be arriving
in the state from this
month onwards.
—ANI
Nadda to review Assembly polls,
COVID-19 work at crucial meet
New Delhi: The BJP
national President JP
Nadda will hold a two-
day meeting of national
General Secretaries on
June 5 and June 6 in the
national capital to re-
view and formulate the
party’s strategy regard-
ing the forthcoming As-
sembly polls, including
the crucial state of UP.
The party’s strategy
to deal with the ongoing
pandemic and ‘Sewa hi
Sangathan’ movement
launched by the party
are also expected to be
on the agenda, sources
said. Sources stated
that the BJP’s perfor-
mance in the recently
concluded polls too is
likely to be discussed.
It is learnt that the
national General Secre-
taries have been in-
structed to come pre-
pared, especially those
who are state incharg-
es, regarding their re-
spective states which
are scheduled to go for
Assembly polls. —PTI
‘SONOWAL WILL BE GIVEN RESPONSIBILITY’
IN THE COURTYARD
Extramarital affair doesn’t
makewomana‘badmother’
Chandigarh: A wom-
an’s extra-marital af-
fair is not a ground to
deny the custody of
her child in a matri-
monial dispute as it
cannot be concluded
that she will not be a
good mother, the Pun-
jab and Haryana High
Court has held.
The court also not-
ed that in a patriar-
chal society, it is fair-
ly common to cast as-
persions on the moral
character of a woman
and more often than
not these allegations
are made without any
basis. The order came
following a habeas
corpus petition filed
by a woman from
Punjab’s Fatehgarh
Sahib district, seek-
ing custody of her
four-and half-year-old
daughter from her es-
tranged husband who
is an Australian citi-
zen. —ANI
Name change in CBSE
certificates allowed;
amend rules: SC
New Delhi: CBSE stu-
dents can request for
name change in their
school certificate, the
Supreme Court said to-
day, and told the educa-
tion board to tweak its
rules that don’t allow
name change in the
document. “Right to
identity is part of free-
dom of expression,” a
three-judge bench of
Justices AM Khan-
wilkar, BR Gavai and
Krishna Murari said.
“CBSE students can
seek change of their
own or their parents’
names,” it said. —ANI
New Delhi: The Bengal
bureaucrat at the heart
of the latest clash be-
tween Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee and
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi has reported-
ly replied to the Cen-
tre’s notice accusing
him of skipping the
PM’s meeting last week.
Former Chief Secre-
tary Alapan Bandopad-
hyay is believed to have
written to the Centre
that he did not “ab-
stain” from PM Modi’s
Cyclone Yaas meeting
and that he was there
“till the Chief Minister
was there”.
He has said “as per
the directive of Chief
Minister Mamata Ba-
nerjee”, he left the
meeting for a review of
the damage caused by
Cyclone Yaas in Digha
town, according to
sources quoted by Press
Trust of India.
For allegedly missing
PM Modi’s meet along
with Mamata Banerjee
last Friday, Bandyopad-
hyay was transferred to
the Centre just a day
before his retirement.
Mamata refused to
release him and Ban-
dyopadhyay chose to
retire instead of report-
ing to Delhi. —Agencies
Didn’t abstain from PM meet: Bengal
Bureaucrat To Centre’s Notice
Alapan Bandopadhyay
 Restaurants with
vaccinated staff
allowed to open from
5 to 8 pm
 Serum Institute of In-
dia seeks indemnity,
says rules should be
same for all: Sources
 Over 100 academi-
cians write to Presi-
dent over post-poll
violence in Bengal,
seek his intervention
for security of SCs,
STs
 No state board exams
for Classes 10 and 12
in Maha: Minister
 Chief Economic
Advisor KV Subra-
manian on Thursday
said that the second
wave of COVID-19
has affected the
momentum of
economic recovery.
However, he also
pointed that he
expects a recovery
in the economy from
July onwards.
 In view of the
cancellation of the
board exam, the
registration process
for admission to the
University of Delhi
(DU) would start
around July 15,
said Acting Vice-
Chancellor PC Joshi
on Thursday.
 Kerala retains top
rank, Bihar at bottom
in Niti Aayog’s SDG
 EVM, VVPAT tally
data shows 100 pc
match in assembly
polls
 Karnataka Covid
wrap: State reports
18,324 cases, 514
deaths; over 60 lakh
vaccine doses to be
given in June
HIGHLIGHTS Can’t change overnight: Army
Chief on Indo-Pak mistrust
Srinagar: Army chief
General MM Naravane
on Thursday said there
have been very few inci-
dents of violence or
stone pelting in Kash-
mir and ceasefire with
Pakistan is holding on
LoC,addingthatonusof
holding the ceasefire
lies on Pakistan.
Addressing reporters
during his two-day visit
to Kashmir, General
Naravane said all neces-
sary steps for smooth
conduct of Amarnath
Yatra have been taken
by the army, but the de-
cision about the yatra
will be taken by the civil
administration.
On ceasefire between
India and Pakistan,
which has crossed 100
days, the Army chief
saidtheyenteredintoan
understanding with Pa-
kistan at the end of Feb-
ruarytoobserveacease-
fire along LoC. “Cease-
fire as of now is holding
and onus of holding the
ceasefire is squarely on
Pakistan. We are willing
to observe the ceasefire
as long as they do so,”
Gen said. —ANI
Top RSS leaders on 3-day
meet discuss Covid politics
New Delhi: The post-
poll violence in Bengal,
the Covid situation in
the country and prepa-
rations for a possible
third wave of the virus
are high on the agenda
of an internal meeting
of Rashtriya Swayam-
sevak Sangh, the ideo-
logical mentor of BJP.
Only 10 top rung lead-
ers of RSS are taking
part in 3-day meet,
which will continue till
June 5. Sources said
those attending include
Dattatreya Hosabale,
Krishna Gopal, Man-
mohan Vaidya,
Mukund, Arun Kumar,
Suresh Soni, Bhaiyyaji
Joshi and Bhagaiya and
Ramdutt Chakradhar,
besides RSS chief Mo-
han Bhagwat.
The RSS has de-
scribed it as a routine
meeting, where the pro-
grammes for the next
one month will be dis-
cussed. But the agenda
indicates otherwise.
The meet comes bare-
ly 10 days after a mega
huddle of the RSS and
the BJP on the possible
impact of Covid on the
assembly polls in Uttar
Pradesh. The meeting
which was also attend-
ed by PM Modi reflected
concern “at the highest
level” of BJP RSS
over impact of Covid on
public perceptions.
55 crore received
food grains in May
under PMGKAY-III
New Delhi: As many as
55 crore beneficiaries
received food grains in
May and around 2.6
crore beneficiaries in
June under Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan
Anna Yojana-III, in-
formed Sudhanshu Pan-
dey, Secretary, Depart-
ment of Food and Pub-
lic Distribution, on
Thursday
.
Speaking about the
third phase of PMG-
KAY-III, Pandey said
that more than 63.67
lakh MT food grains
have been lifted by
states and UTs from FCI
depots which is around
80 per cent of the total
PMGKAY allocation for
May and June. He fur-
ther said that around 28
lakh MT food grains
have been distributed
by 34 states and UTs to
around 55 crore NFSA
beneficiaries for May
and around 1.3 lakh MT
food grains have been
distributed to around
2.6 crore NFSA benefi-
ciaries for June.
As on June 3, under
NFSA, food grains have
been distributed to
around 90% and 12% of
NFSA beneficiaries for
May and June respec-
tively, incurring a food
subsidy of more than
Rs 13,000 crore. —ANI

NEWS
07
CS praises depts for
good performance
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya on Thurs-
day expressed satisfac-
tion over rate of disposal
of cases referred from
his office to various de-
partments under
‘CLEARS’ ‘PLS’.
Praising the secretar-
ies of various depart-
ments, Arya said that
excellent work is being
done by departments
and performance rate
of most of the depart-
ments is 100 percent.
Arya, while review-
ing the ‘CLEARS’ and
‘PLS’ through video
conference, said that an
average of 90% letters
under ‘CLEARS’ have
been disposed of by the
concerned depts.
He said disposal rate
of ‘PLS’ is also satisfac-
tory. He instructed the
officers that cases fall-
ing under ‘CLEARS’
and ‘PLS’ should be re-
solved as well as updat-
ed on the online system.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Principal Sec-
retary of Urban Devel-
opment and Housing
(UDH) Department
Kunjilal Meena, during
the virtual programme,
praised Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot for in-
structing the concerned
officials regarding car-
rying out various devel-
opment works in Jodh-
pur. “The manner in
which the herculean
efforts of King Bhagi-
rath are remembered in
bringing River Ganga
down to earth from the
hair of Lord Shiva even
today
, on the same lines,
Chief Minister Gehlot’s
untiring efforts in
bringing down the Gan-
ga of development in
Marwar and Rajasthan
will be remembered for
thousands of years. He
will be remembered for
thousands of years for
the development of
Jodhpur city,” he said.
Meena further added
saying, “Today Jodhpur
has come on the world
map because of the
Chief Minister. Nation-
al level institutions have
been set up in the city,
which is also a gift from
the Chief Minister.” In-
terestingly
, when Meena
was praising Gehlot
terming him another
King Bhagiratha, Ge-
hlot was seen wearing a
gentle smile on his face.
It should be noted that
generally
, senior IAS of-
ficers rarely praise a
CMorministerlikethis.
“The then Mayor of
Jodhpur, Tak Saheb,
told me that in 1965,
Babu Laxman Singh
Gehlot, father of CM sa-
heb, was the chairman
of the Jodhpur Munici-
pal Council and Tak Sa-
heb was the Deputy
Chairman during that
time. The Chief Minis-
ter at the age of 14-15,
used to visit his father’s
office - the Municipal
Council Office at Sojati
Gate and used to see his
father working. Babu
Laxman Singh was
known to be a popular
magician. The same
qualities that Babu Lax-
man Singh had during
his tenure as the Chair-
man of Jodhpur, can be
seen in the Chief Minis-
ter today,” he said.
Interestingly, the
manner in which Kun-
jilal Meena showered
praises on Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot, has
now become a matter of
discussion in the politi-
cal and administrative
circles. Generally, IAS
officers have avoided
praising politicians and
leaders so openly
.
CM will be lauded for years for bringing devp in Jodh: Meena
When Meena was
praising Gehlot
terming him another
King Bhagiratha,
Gehlot was seen
wearing a gentle
smile on his face.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: The Border
Security Force (BSF)
foiled an infiltration at-
tempt by an alleged
narcotics-smugglers
from Pakistan along the
international border in
Rajasthan’s Bikaner
district on Thursday
and recovered 56 kg of
heroin, worth Rs 300
crores.
“The incident took
place on the interven-
ing night of June 2-3
when troops sensed sus-
picious movement at
the border. A BSF sen-
try opened fire, forcing
the smugglers to run,” a
spokesperson of the
BSF said. Officials said
the incident was report-
ed from the Bandli bor-
der post of Bikaner sec-
tor in the desert area of
the border state. During
a search, 54 packets of
suspected heroin,
weighing 56.63 kg, were
recovered.
ACB traps ex-staffer,
ASI for taking bribe
Transport
dept team
did a great
job: Soni
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A local body’s
former contractual em-
ployee was caught red-
handed on Thursday
while accepting a bribe
of Rs 12,000 from a man
in Karauli for helping
in issuing a lease deed,
officials said.
The accused, Yogesh
Kumar Sharma, de-
manded bribe on behalf
of assistant town plan-
ner and lower division
clerk of the Hindaun
Nagar Parishad, ac-
cording to the Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau (ACB).
After the verification
of a complaint against
Sharma in this regard,
a trap was laid and he
was arrested, ACB Di-
rector General BL Soni
said.
The role of Nagar
Parishad officials, on
whose behalf he made
the demand, is being in-
vestigated.
In Dholpur, ACB
trapped Panch village
outpost in-charge ASI
Kunj Bihari for accept-
ing bribe of Rs 20,000 in
lieu of not filing a case.
ACB DSP Surendra Ya-
dav executed the action.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The work of
almost all government
offices was affected dur-
ing the lockdown by de-
spite all challenges, the
transport department
kept the speed of work
even after the challenge
of Corona.
The department was
given the responsibility
to arrange tankers for
the transportation of
liquid medical oxygen.
Transport Commis-
sioner Mahendra Soni
and his team did a great
job arranging the tank-
ers and with their ef-
forts, the number of
tankers increased from
six and went beyond 50.
Apart from it, the de-
partment staff also
worked tirelessly to ful-
fill the budget an-
nouncements pertain-
ing to the transport de-
partment.
Soni has completed
all major works for the
opening of new district
transport offices and
sub offices.
DRUG WORTH
`1CR SEIZED IN
CHITTORGARH
Chittorgarh: Shamb-
hupura station police
acted upon the infor-
mation by an inform-
er and confiscated a
large consignment
of drugs worth Rs
1 crore. Shambhu-
pura police station CI
Kailash Chandra Soni
said that informer
told them about a
huge consignment of
drugs coming from
Nimbahera side in a
truck and car. Police-
men have seized 1 kg
100 grams of opium
from the luxury car,
along with 400 kg
200 grams of Doda-
Chura stuffed in 16
plastic bags from the
truck. Police have
arrested Harvinder
Singh Sikh, Avtar Sin-
gh and Amrik Singh
from the spot.
ON A HIGH!
BSFSEIZES`300CR
PAKHEROIN
BSF DIG Pushpendra
Singh said there were
intelligence inputs for
last 10 days and BSF
jawans were alert. He
said that a vehicle was
spotted at the zero
line on Pakistan side
following which the
jawans on patrol duty
rushed to the spot.
However, smugglers
on both sides man-
aged to escape. There
were two smugglers on
Indian side.
BSF personnel and officials displaying the seized narcotics after the successful operation along the international border in Rajasthan’s Bikaner district.
 56 kg of heroin
recovered by BSF
 Rs300 crore is the
value of the recovered
contraband in the inter-
national market
 1,037km long border
Rajasthan shares with
Pakistan
 127 Battalion of BSF
guards the Bondli bor-
der outpost falling under
Khajuwala police station
`5 lakh reward an-
nounced for vigilant
troops
Defective meters to be replaced by July 31
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Consumers of
Jaipur Discom will get
actual electricity bills
based on correct read-
ings of the bills in the
month of June. The de-
fective meters will be
replaced by July 31. At
the same time, the pend-
ing agricultural con-
nections up to March 31
will be issued in this fi-
nancial year.
Instructions have been
issued by Dinesh Ku-
mar, Principal Secre-
tary and Chairman,
Discoms, and Naveen
Arora, Managing Direc-
tor, Jaipur Discom.
Instructions were
also given to do the
work of improving the
identified high risk
points in all the circles
of Jaipur Discom by
July 31.
Dinesh Kumar, Prin-
cipal Secretary and
Chairman, Discoms,
and Naveen Arora,
Managing Director,
Jaipur Discom, re-
viewed the progress of
various works includ-
ing replacement of ag-
ricultural connections
and defective meters
with the Chief Engi-
neer and Circle Super-
intending Engineers of
Jaipur Discom through
video conferencing on
Thursday
.
Moreover, it was in-
formed in the meeting
that poles, conductors
and transformers etc.
are available in suffi-
cient quantity hence,
the pending agricul-
tural connections
can be released.
Jhunjhunu: Indian
Army havildar Anil
Dhankhar has brought
laurels to Rajasthan and
Jhunjhunu by scaling
Mount Everest despite
very challenging cir-
cumstances which had
compelled more than
150 mountaineers to
return midway
.
The difficulties like
heavy snowfall and ice
storms did not stop
Dhankhar, who belongs
to Solana village in Jhun-
jhunu, and his compan-
ions from reaching the
top and successfully
reached the world’s high-
est mountain.
On seeing the extreme-
ly bad weather, more than
150 climbers had given
up their intention to
reach the Mount Ev-
erest.
Dhankhar, who
joined the army
at the age of 17,
started his ex-
pedition from
Delhi on 2 April.
He and others reached
the base camp and after
acclimatasation, they
started moving on one
camp after another.
JHUNJHUNU BOY
DHANKHAR
SCALES
MOUNT
EVEREST
SINGLE LEASES OF LAND: JDA
SENDS PROPOSAL TO GOVT
Jaipur: In cases of single
leases of land in which
land is to be surrendered
for various reasons, the
determination of the facility
area will be decided afresh.
For this, the JDA has sent
a proposal to the state
government.In many cases
of single lease, 15 to 20 pc
of the total land goes to the
high tension line, widening
of the road as per the mas-
ter plan or for drainage.
In such cases, the facility
area is to be determined.
As per the existing rules, it
is mandatory to keep 5 pc
facility area in all cases of
single leases but in cases
where 15 to 20 pc of the
land has been surrendered.
Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High
Court on Thursday asked the
state government to explain
why it was treating Hindu
migrants from Pakistan ineligible for
anti-Covid inoculation despite its clarifica-
tion that the Centre’s vaccination norms
make them eligible for it. A Jodhpur bench of
the high court also took strong exceptions to
the government’s failure to apprise it of their
steps for giving Covid shots to people not
having the prescribed identity cards, including
the Hindu migrants from Pakistan. Express-
ing its displeasure, a bench of justices Vijay
Bishnoi and Rameshwar Vyas ordered the chief
secretary to file a detailed affidavit to the court,
enumerating all the steps taken by the state.—PTI
Anil
Dhankhar
Sirohi: A day after DGP
ordered an inquiry, a
high level inquiry team
reached Sirohi on
Thursday to probe the
allegations against
Sirohi SP Himmat Ab-
hilash Tank and other
policemen about their
connivance with liquor
smugglers.
DIG Vigilance Saty-
endra Singh and DIG
SOG Amandeep Singh
Kapoor reached Sirohi
to conduct inquiry in
the matter.
After a brief halt at
circuit house, the offic-
ers went to police lines.
Team in Sirohi to
probe police-
smuggler nexus
VACCINATION ISSUE:
HC UPSET WITH
GOVT’S APATHY
Three ministers unhappy
with collector’s functioning
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Three minis-
ters expressed resent-
ment against Jaipur col-
lector and spoke against
his working style openly
during the Cabinet
meeting on Wednesday
.
Transport Minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas,AgricultureMin-
ister Lalchand Kataria
and sports minister
Ashok Chandna spoke
against the Collector
Antar Singh Nehra.
While Pratap Singh
said that the collector
does not come out of the
AC chamber for field
visit, Ashok Chandna
said he was surprised
how people of Jaipur
have tolerated him.
Chandna said that
the officer was thank-
fully transferred from
Bundi otherwise he
would have to request
the chief minister for
his transfer.
Lalchand Kataria
said that he is also not
happy with the collec-
tor who conducts visits
to his constituency but
does not inform him.
When contacted, the
collector said he has
conducted several vis-
its to RUHS, Jaipuria
hospital.
Kunjilal Meena
Bikaner SP Priti Chandra with
BSF officers.
Antar Singh Nehra

A person open to learning and personal
growth can learn from each person and
everything that one comes in contact with-
from the dead brown leaves falling from the trees to a
child diligently feeding his ice cream to a stray dog!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
08
2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: In a major
development in the Ra-
jasthan Phone Tapping
Case, the Delhi High
Court, on Thursday,
gave relief to OSD to
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot - Lokesh Sharma
- by directing the Delhi
Police’s Crime Branch
not to take any action
against Sharma till fur-
ther orders. The Delhi
HC has also issued no-
tices to Rajasthan Po-
lice and Delhi Police
while hearing the case
as August 6 has been set
as the next date of hear-
ing. Notably, the HC has
also directed the Ra-
jasthan Police and Del-
hi Police to submit a
status report in the mat-
ter in two weeks while
also asking Union Min-
ister Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat to file his
reply in the HC.
Shekhawat, who had
filed the FIR with Delhi
Police even though the
BJP had filed an FIR in
Jaipur’s Ashok Nagar
police station, was rep-
resented by senior advo-
cateMaheshJethmalani
while OSD to CM Gehlot
LokeshSharmawasrep-
resented by advocate
Siddharth Agrawal.
During the hearing,
Siddharth Agrawal ar-
gued that since the Ra-
jasthan Police is al-
ready investigating the
matter, in that case,
there is no logic behind
registering another FIR
in Delhi. He claimed
that Delhi Police cannot
investigate the matter.
Answering on the accu-
sations levied on Loke-
sh, the advocate said,
“He received the audio
clip from somewhere
and forwarded them to
media house. He is not
the actual source.”
Meanwhile, Ra-
jasthan government
was also represented in
the hearing wherein,
advocate Sunil Luthra
told the High Court that
a BJP leader had filed
an FIR in the state,
which is being investi-
gated by the Rajasthan
Police. Interestingly,
Delhi Police has pre-
sented a counter-point
to Rajasthan govern-
ment in the hearing
claiming that the FIR
can be registered in
Delhi in the matter and
investigation can be
carried out.
Meanwhile, the High
Court observed that
when Lokesh Sharma
received the audio clip,
he was in Rajasthan
during that period and
forwarded the clip from
there, which means that
the territorial jurisdic-
tion of the action lies
with Rajasthan. Upon
this Shekhawat’s advo-
cate argued, “It is not so.
The matter falls under
Delhi’s jurisdiction as
well.” The HC then
questioned the advocate
as to why shouldn’t the
FIR be transferred to
Rajasthan when every-
thing in the matter has
taken place in Ra-
jasthanthenwhyshould
a single FIR be investi-
gated by Delhi Police,
upon which Jethmalani
declined saying, “No,
investigation is going
on in the matter. Investi-
gation in the matter
should not be conducted
in Rajasthan.”
Delhi HC extends reprieve to Gehlot’s OSD Lokesh Sharma
RAJASTHAN PHONE TAPPING CASE
lll
Court asked
Shekhawat
to file his reply
in the matter.
Delhi and
Rajasthan
Police issued
notices, ordered
to submit status
report in two
weeks
FULLY VACCINATED!
Jagdeesh Chandra got the second dose of Covaxin at Kanvatiya Hospital on Thursday
morning. It was administered by Nursing Staff Vimlesh under the supervision of Principal
SMS, Dr. Sudhir Bhandari and MS Dr. L Harshvardhan.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat Lokesh Sharma
From Pg 1...
Today there are insti-
tutes of high quality
like AIIMS, IIT, NIFT
and National Law Uni-
versity
. Jodhpur and its
adjoining areas will get
huge benefits in terms
of employment from
the refinery being built
at Pachpadra,” Gehlot
said.
The Chief Minister
further added saying
that the State Govern-
ment is facing the cri-
sis of Corona pandemic
for about 15 months
now. “With the support
of all sections, we have
managed the Covid-19
crisis remarkably and
have ensured that the
state’s development
isn’t affected due to the
deadly pandemic. De-
spite the adverse im-
pact of Covid on reve-
nue earning, projects
related to public inter-
est are being rapidly
executed. In order to
relieve the people of
the state off the huge
cost of treatment, our
government has imple-
mented Mukhyamantri
Chiranjeevi Swasthya
Bima Yojana by bear-
ing the financial bur-
den. People must regis-
ter themselves in this
scheme,” he said.
The CM further add-
ed saying, “Along with
Covid management, the
State Government has
also set an example in
vaccination across the
country. We have an-
nounced free vaccina-
tion for the age group of
18-44 years at a cost of
Rs 3,000 crore, but due
to lack of proper supply
of vaccine from the
Central Government,
the work of vaccination
is getting affected. In
view of the prevention
of infection and the pos-
sibility of a third wave,
it is very important to
provide vaccination at
the earliest. In such a
situation, the Central
Government should
take concrete steps by
adopting a uniform pol-
icy for the supply of
vaccine.”
Assembly Speaker
and Chief Patron of Ra-
jasthan Cricket Associ-
ation (RCA), Dr. CP
Joshi said that Jodhpur
has turned into a me-
tropolis today due to the
efforts of CM Gehlot.
“While being a Minister
at the Centre, he made
special efforts to con-
nect Jodhpur with rail
and air facilities. Due to
the efforts of the Chief
Minister, the Barkatul-
la Khan Stadium in
Jodhpur is being reno-
vated. With this, the
dream of organising
international cricket
matches in Marwar re-
gion will also come
true,” he said.
Urban Development
and Housing Minister
Shanti Dhariwal said
that the work of
strengthening and
beautifying infrastruc-
ture across the state has
become possible only
due to the foresighted-
ness of CM Gehlot.
RCA President Vaib-
hav Gehlot said, “Bar-
katullah Khan Stadium
in Jodhpur is also being
renovated at a cost of
Rs 20 crore. With this,
after the development
of facilities as per the
norms of BCCI, Inter-
national cricket match-
es and IPL will be or-
ganised here,” he said.
Meanwhile, MLAs
Suryakanta Vyas, Man-
isha Panwar and Ma-
hendra Vishnoi ex-
pressed their gratitude
to CM Gehlot for the
development works be-
ing carried out in Jodh-
pur. They said that the
Corona management
being done under the
leadership of the Chief
Minister for the last 15
months, has been ap-
preciated in the coun-
try and the world. Divi-
sional Commissioner
and Chairman of Jodh-
pur Development Au-
thority, Dr. Rajesh Shar-
ma gave information
regarding the develop-
ment works, while
Jodhpur District Col-
lector Inderjit Singh
expressed gratitude to-
wards the CM for the
same.
Minister of State for
Sports and Youth Af-
fairs Ashok Chandna,
Chairperson of State
Child Rights Protec-
tion Commission Sang-
eeta Beniwal, Chief
Secretary Niranjan
Arya and other public
representatives and
senior officials also
joined the programme
through VC.
BESIDESCOVIDMGMT, GOVTHASEXCELLED
INVAXDRIVEACROSSTHE COUNTRY:GEHLOT
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: A ‘discreet’
courtesy meeting be-
tween Rajasthan High
Court Chief Justice In-
drajit Mahanty and a
top BJP and RSS leader
Chandrashekhar at the
official residence of the
CJ, has suddenly
sparked a row or has be-
come a subject of gossip
in political and judicial
circles of the state. ‘Cu-
rious’ people are trying
toknowthebackground
and agenda of the meet-
ing? Though there is no
ban on higher judiciary
to meet people from any
walk of life but of
course such meetings
are a rare visibility
. Ac-
cording to sources close
to Chandrashekhar, as a
knowledgeable ‘pracha-
rak’, he also presented a
set of BJP literature to
the Chief Justice. RSS
has a tradition to meet
and interact with top
people and intellectuals
from various fields and
this meeting was re-
portedly as per the
same tradition. One in-
put also says that the
state BJP President Sat-
ish Poonia was also
scheduled to accompa-
ny Chandrashekhar but
however, it did not ma-
terialise.
CJ-top BJP leader meeting sparks a
row in political and judicial circles
CM Ashok Gehlot on Thursday, virtually inaugurated 27 development projects being undertaken by Jodhpur Development Authority.
Also seen are Dr CP Joshi, Shanti Dhariwal, Vaibhav Gehlot, Suryakanta Vyas and officials of JDA, who joined the programme via VC.
SENSITIVE CM’S
EMOTIONAL
ADDRESS TO
JODHPURITES
Sangeeta Sharma
Jodhpur: CM Ashok
Gehlot has always
has had a special
attachment and love
towards his home
town Jodhpur and car-
rying his love forward
the CM appeared
very emotional on
Thursday, while inau-
gurating devlopment
works worth Rs 146
crore to the people
of Jodhpur. As he
has not been able to
come to Jodhpur after
August last year due to
Corona pandemic, so
he apologised to the
people saying, “I am
sorry that I could not
come to Jodhpur for
so long but my mind
and heart is always in
Jodhpur.” He added
that it happened for
the first time in his life
that he did not visit
Jodhpur for such a
long time.
However, in CM’s ab-
sence, his son Vaibhav
is trying to maintain
constant association
with Jodhpur and has
been busy fulfilling his
social concerns.
FOUNDATION STONES LAID FOR PROJECTS

l Foundation stone of
Modern Auditorium and
Cultural Centre at Govern-
ment Women's Polytechnic
Campus with an invest-
ment of Rs.60 cr.

l STP at a cost of Rs
45.10 cr for availability of
treated water in Jojri river.

l Renovation work at
Barkatullah Khan Stadium
worth Rs.20 crore.

l Rs 7 crore for beautifi-
cation of roads in Jodhpur.

l Road works under Ma-
hatma Gandhi Awas Yojana
with Rs 1.40 cr.

l Work of LED lights in
JDA area for about Rs 3.04
cr.

l Construction of swim-
ming pool in Govt Ma-
hatma Gandhi Vidyalaya,
Chainpura costing about
Rs 93 lakh.

l Establishing Martyr
Memorial at Khejadli village
worth Rs 45 lakh.

l Vinoba Bhave Na-
gar Housing Scheme
of 1,700 plots in
Chokha village for
Pak refugees.

l Transport and
Automobile Market
town plan at Mogda
Khurd.

l • Mahatma Gan-
dhi Nagar Housing
Scheme for 389
residential plots at
Basni Malian.

l 11 roadways in
Jodhpur worth Rs
9.62 crore.

l in Umaid Garden
with an amount of
Rs.3 crore 19 lakh.

l Construction of
Kautilya Kaushal Niti
Kendra at JNVU with
Rs 2.98 crore.

l Works in Samrat
Ashok Udyan cost-
ing Rs 1.70 crore
SCHEMES
LAUNCHED
DEVELOPMENT
WORKS
Indrajit Mahanty Chandrashekhar Satish Poonia
Ashok Gehlot@
ashokgehlot51
I extend my deep
condolences on the
untimely demise of
Shri Ashish Sharma,
a young journalist of
the state working in
Rajasthan Patrika.
May God provide
strength to the be-
reaved family during
this hour of grief and
May the departed
soul rest in peace.

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JUNE 4, 2021
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Isha
quipped with a perfect
personality, Isha Agar-
wal from Jaipur is
making heads turn by
being a pinnacle of the
modelling evolutions
in society. Her success
is accompanied by her balanc-
ing lifestyle, with which she
manages to do a lot more than
just one thing at a time.
Talking about her inspira-
tion, Isha said, “My passion and
love for getting clicked and be-
ing in front of the camera is
what motivated me to start in
this field. I used to get myself
clicked quite frequently until I
realised that my camera pres-
ence is great and I should try
my luck in modelling.”
She further added. “Through
Elite Miss Rajasthan, I had my
very first exposure to modelling
and since then there has been
no turning back. From walking
on-ramp for the first time to
bagging the title of Elite Miss
Rajasthan 2020, My journey has
been phenomenal. I’ve by now
made my place across almost all
e-commerce platforms and
worked with brands like Cot-
tons Jaipur, Ordinaree, Gulabo
Jaipur, Smisingbee, Navi India,
Gulaal India, Azario and many
more. I’m extremely passionate
about my work and that keeps
me going day in day out!
On being asked about her
struggles, the model said, “I
haven’t come across any strug-
gle in my journey of pursuing
my passion so far. But because
I started early and I was a sci-
ence student in +2, I had a
tough time managing my stud-
ies and my passion. I’m
grateful for having an elder
sibling. She helped me
maintain a balance between
both and have a smooth ride
throughout.”
While talking about
her achievements, Isha
said, “My biggest
achievement so far is
bagging the title of
Elite Miss Ra-
jasthan. It seems
like a dream
come true. My
family and
m e n t o r
Gaurav Gaur
have been the biggest support
in this achievement of mine.”
“ My goal is to prepare my-
self for bigger pageants at the
national level. The brands I’ve
worked with are indeed big
ones in Jaipur, but I wish to
broaden my horizon and work
with the bigger brand in Mum-
bai. I see myself getting a break
on the big screen in Bolly-
wood,” she said.
ISHA AGARWAL FROM
JAIPUR SHARES HER
JOURNEY OF MANAGING
STUDIES AND PASSION
SIMULTANEOUSLY,
IN CONVERSATION WITH
CITY FIRST!
KARISHMA GWALANI
karishma.gwalani@firstindia.co.in
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Amazing
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AYEZA KHAN, Actress
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
A change of job
is likely to give
you better salary
and perks. Those
in business
will soon get a
chance to make
profits. This is
the time when
you enjoy yourself with a new group of
friends or colleagues. A new deal is likely
to come through and give you a taste of
success.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may wait
for someone’s
invitation for
a trip. Your
professionalism
in handling
problem
areas will be
appreciated.
Tenant troubles
are foreseen for some house owners. You
will find family life more than fulfilling. A
senior will put in a good word for you.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
On the social
front, the day
finds you in your
element. A family
youngster is likely
to do you proud.
Your strategy
to promote
yourself on the
professional front
will bear fruits. You may need to speed up
things on the academic front to remain
ahead. Something special awaits you.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Good perfor-
mance on the
academic front
will help enhance
your reputation
at work. Some
favourable devel-
opments on the
social front are
foreseen. Buying
new furniture or a major appliance is
possible. With good networking, a prized
posting can be yours.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Excellent op-
portunities may
knock at your
door. Profession-
als will be able to
give their best in
a new situation.
Financially, this
day may prove
lucky for you, so
go ask for the raise that is keeping you on
tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances with
your health today.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are likely to
take up someone’s
cause and earn
appreciation from
all quarters on
the social front.
Remaining on the
good side of those
who matter on the
academic front
will help you achieve much. Good tidings
of your well wishers will keep you going on
the professional front.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
This is a favour-
able day for
completing pend-
ing jobs. Your
performance at
work will be com-
mendable. Your
own happiness is
in your hands to-
day. Spouse may
need her space, respect that. Financially,
no problems are foreseen. It is best to
avoid outside food. Much fun is in store.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Success is
foretold on the
academic front.
Your reputation
is likely to boost
your image on
the social front.
On the work
front, you will
manage to keep
your superiors in good humour. This is an
excellent day to spend time with family.
Planning will see you complete a task.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Those looking
for buying a
house can get
a good bargain.
Appreciation is
in store for some
homemakers.
A professional
victory is yours
if you play your
cards well today. Those in business will
be able to maintain good earning. You are
likely to enjoy good health.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
You will have
to be more
focussed on the
academic front.
You may get
busy organising
something on the
social front. You
may need to put
your ideas into
action, if you want to prove yourself. A
party may be thrown in your honour at
work. good performance will be noticed.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Getting into
a favourable
situation on the
academic front is
possible. Good
luck promises
to brighten your
day. Some posi-
tive changes can
be expected on
the home front. This seems a good day
for job seekers. New avenues for earning
open up as you get more determined.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You will manage
to achieve what
you had aimed
for on the
academic front.
A celebration
can find you in
your element
today. Praise and
honour are likely
to greet you in something that you have
managed to achieve. You will be a pillar of
strength to a friend or associate.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
It’s Time to be ‘Vocal
for Local’ in our Food
akshmi, a resident of Khabra Khurd
village near Osian, had her second
child three months ago. As a young
mother, she requires a nutritious diet
with plenty of vegetables. But the
scrubby, sun-beaten terrain of west-
ern Rajasthan has some of the lowest
rainfall in India. In Jodhpur district, for in-
stance, there are at most 15 rainy days a year.
With little surface or groundwater, tradition-
ally, there wasn’t much farming outside the
Kharif season. The green leafy vegetables
common in other parts of the country do not
grow as easily here. That, however, does not
stop Lakshmi from enjoying a nourishing,
delicious diet. For even in the Thar Desert,
one can find remarkable biodiversity adapted
to the scarce water, sandy soils and harsh sun.
In his book ‘Flora of the Indian Desert’, the
late botanist MM Bhandari mentions that
there are 30 species of edible plants in the arid
zone of Rajasthan, of which 20 yield fruits
that are eaten raw or can be cooked as a veg-
etable. Some of these, such as kair, sangri and
ber, are relatively well-known while others,
such as kumatiya, kachri and matira remain
unfamiliar outside the regions they grow.
They are eaten fresh or boiled with salt,
sun-dried and stored to be cooked later. The
sun-dried produce is collectively called sukha
saag. It is useful for lean months and allows
people to eat vegetables and berries through-
out the year. “These vegetables are cooked on
their own or in combination with others,”
says Lakshmi. “We fry them in oil or ghee and
season with salt and red chilli powder to make
a simple snack,” adds her mother-in-law Bas-
anti. More elaborate preparations are spiced
with turmeric, cumin, hing, etc.
Here are some of the traditional foods of
western Rajasthan!
Communities in arid
regions of Rajasthan
ingeniously use and
preserve local fruits and
vegetables, thereby
ensuring nutrition
throughout the year!
L
While Lakshmi and her family have an abun-
dance of healthy foods, many expecting and
nursing mothers in Rajasthan have a grain-rich
diet lacking in fruits and vegetables. There
are several reasons for this – low purchasing
power, ignorance and gender inequity. The
pandemic has made it even more difficult and
expensive to find fresh produce. However,
local, seasonal foods can help overcome these
challenges. Although local foods can be an
abundant, cheap and easily available source of
nutrition, they are often overlooked, sometimes
for foods perceived as healthier, such as apples.
But even the humble bor (also known as ber)
is richer than apple in protein, phosphorous,
calcium and vitamin C.
To promote good nutrition and local,
seasonal foods, the Rajasthan government is
setting up ‘nutri-gardens’ (kitchen gardens)
at Anganwadi Centres. Nutrition programmes
in the state, such as RajPusht—a project to
reduce low birth weight and wasting among
children—are making these foods central to
their initiatives and communications. Posters
on nutrition are representing and including in-
formation on locally available foods to empha-
sise their significance. These measures are vital
to combat the scourge of malnutrition. Local,
seasonal, easily available foods are the key to
health for communities across the country. It’s
time we turned ‘vocal for local’ in the domain of
nutrition as well.
THE KEY TO NUTRITION
SYED SAAD AHMED
Communications Specialist at IPE
Global, Jaipur
DIVYA BALYAN
Public Health Professional at IPE
Global, Jaipur
KAIR
The berries are rich in
protein and fibre and
contain calcium,
phosphorous, zinc,
iron and manganese.
Research suggests
that they could be
useful against diabetes
and intestinal worms
and help lower choles-
terol.
KUMATIYA
These are the seeds of Aca-
cia senegal, which grow in
flat brown pods. The tree
also yields gondh (gum ar-
abic), used to make
laddoos. By fix-
ing nitrogen,
the kumatiya
tree increas-
es soil fer-
tility
.
SANGRI
The fruit of
the Khejri, the
state tree of Ra-
jasthan, is a
slender pod
known as san-
gri. They are a
rich source of
protein, fibre,
calcium, zinc,
iron and potas-
sium.
KACHRI
The small, wild
melons grow after
the monsoon, from
October to Decem-
ber. They can be
stir-fried, pickled,
made into a chut-
ney or prepared as
a vegetable. It is
said to aid diges-
tion and protect
against colds.
BOR
Also known as
ber, the tiny fruit
grows and is eaten
widely across India.
It thrives in hot, dry
climates and a vari-
ety of soils, which
makes it an ideal
crop for many parts
of Rajasthan. Bor
has plenty of Vita-
min C and fibre.
GUAR
Rich in iron,
folic acid and
Vitamin K,
cluster bean or
guar is recom-
mended for
pregnant wom-
en. It is also
thought to
help regulate
blood sugar
and cholester-
ol levels.
GUNDA
Also known as lasoda,
it is cooked as a vege-
table or pickled when
raw. Research sug-
gests that gunda re-
duces blood pressure
and inflammation. It
could also protect
against stomach ul-
cers and liver fibrosis.

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ZINDAGI MEIN CHEENI
KAM NA HO!
There is a
standing joke in
India when asked
for dessert after a
heavy meal that
regardless of how
many passengers
are there in a bus,
there is always
room for the
conductor. City
First brings you a
peek at the top
desserts found
around the world
with only one
message- Zindagi
mein Cheeni kam
na ho! Enjoy the
desserts and work
out to shed the
calories – is the
mantra to
adopt!
First brings you a
peek at the top
desserts found
around the world
with only one
message- Zindagi
mein Cheeni kam
na ho! Enjoy the
desserts and work
out to shed the
calories – is the
mantra to
adopt!
Pasteis de Nata is a traditional Portuguese
custard tart, with a deliciously crispy and
flaky pastry shell, filled to the brim with a
sweet, creamy custard centre. Best served
warm with a light dusting of cinnamon, it’s
impossible to eat just one of these.
These little morsels of delight were first
created by the residents of the Jeronimos
Monastery over 300 years ago in Belem. After
the monastery closed, the original recipe was
sold on to a little cafe around the corner,
Pasteis de Belem, which still keeps it a close-
ly guarded secret.
Churros are traditionally deep-fried dough
sticks originating from Spain and are made
from a choux-like pastry
, piped through a star-
shaped nozzle into hot oil where they’re fried
until golden brown and then sprinkled with
sugar. They are traditionally eaten for break-
fast, dipped or drizzled with hot chocolate or
dulche de leche, but you might also spot them
on dessert menus in some restaurants.
Lamingtons are traditionally made from a
small square of vanilla sponge covered in
chocolate and desiccated coconut, but they
can also contain a layer of jam sandwiching
two lamington halves.
Lamingtons are said to be named after
Lord Lamington, who served as the Governor
of Queensland in the late 1890s. The story
goes that he had some unexpected guests, so
his chef dipped leftover vanilla sponge cake
in chocolate and coconut before serving them
to the guests. This adds even more fuel to the
fire that says the world’s best desserts are of-
ten created by accident!
Malva pudding originates from South Africa,
and is a gooey sponge cake made with apricot
jam and served warm with a creamy sauce or
custard. The name Malva may come from the
Afrikaans word for marshmallow, thanks to
its texture which resembles a marshmallow.
The origins of this delicious dessert from
aroundtheworldisn’tthatwell-known,butit’s
likely to have come from a Cape-Dutch recipe.
No list of the world’s best sweets and desserts
would be complete without baklava from the
Middle East. It’s a sweet pudding, often served
inrestaurantsattheendof amealwhenyou’re
given the bill, but you can also order it from
cafes as a mid-morning or afternoon snack.
Baklava is made from layers of paper-thin
filo pastry, butter, chopped nuts and a sweet
syrup fragranced with rose or orange blos-
som water. It’s normally made in big tins,
baked and then drizzled with even more syr-
up before cutting into smaller pieces.
Tiramisu needs no introduction - but we’ll
give it one anyway. This classic Italian des-
sert is made up of sponge fingers soaked in
coffee, traditionally layered between a coffee-
flavoured mascarpone cheese whipped with
eggs and sugar, and then topped with cocoa.
Meaning ‘pick-me-up’ in Italian, tiramisu is
the perfect end to an Italian feast and can be
found on most menus across the country
.
Gulab jamun is easily one of the best desserts
in the world. Imagine a deep-fried doughnut
in bitesize form, soaked in a sweet syrup. Now
imagine something even better than that, and
you’ve got gulab jamun. Gulab jamun is made
by mixing dried milk powder, flour, yoghurt
and clarified butter with flavourings before
rolling into a ball and deep-frying. It is then
soaked in an infused syrup for a few hours
before being topped with crushed nuts and
served. It’s one of the best desserts from
around the world, traditionally served to cel-
ebrate festivals and parties or to welcome
guests in Southern Asia. If you’re travelling
to India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal or Sri
Lanka over your summer holidays, there’s a
high chance you might be treated to gulab ja-
mun at a restaurant.
PASTEIS DE NATA
CUSTARD TARTS FROM PORTUGAL
CHURROS
DEEP-FRIED DOUGH STICKS FROM SPAIN
LAMINGTONS
SQUARE SPONGE CAKES FROM AUSTRALIA
MALVA PUDDING
WARMSPONGEPUDDINGFROMSOUTHAFRICA
BAKLAVA
ASWEETPUDDINGFROMTHEMIDDLEEAST
TIRAMISU
COFFEE FLAVOURED DESSERT FROM ITALY
GULAB JAMUN
DEEP-FRIED SWEET
S’MORES
A CAMPFIRE TREAT FROM THE USA
Said to be a contraction of the words ‘some’
and ‘more’, s’mores were first eaten around
the campfire at Scout camps as far back as the
1920s. A s’more is made up of two biscuits
sandwiched together with melted chocolate
and marshmallows - traditionally melted
over the campfire itself! Source: https://bakedin.co.uk/blogs/news/the-best-desserts-in-the-world

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CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
CITY FIRST
G
o Nirvana – The Subhadra Devi
Foundation is a registered Non-prof-
it organization founded by Foster
son of
late Subhadra
Devi with one
of their major
mission, “Eve-
ry child of
Mother nature
deserves a re-
spectful fare-
well”. More
than 1000 dig-
nified burials,
i n c l u d i n g
stray and do-
mestic ani-
mals, have
been per-
formed by the
organisation.
The founda-
tion’s goal is to supply Jaipur
with its first animal cremation
machine.
From 6 am to 10 pm, the
foundation’s Mission Food for
Everyone delivers healthful meals
to stray animals such as dogs, cows, pigs,
and others. The majority of Indians are
unaware of the sad reality of animal exist-
ence, which is the ‘Parvo Distemper Vi-
rus’ which kills over 50000 puppies in
Jaipur every year.
With two simple stages: prevention and
cure, the foundation hopes to reduce mor-
tality rates by half. It falls under the head-
ing of Mission Life. For the same, their
first shelter will open on June 10th. Apart
from these, Mission Last Home and Mis-
sion Safety are both in progress. They are
open for any form of governmental and
NGO support.
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
GO NIRVANA!
CITY FIRST
rincess Diya Ku-
mari Foundation
(PDKF) and other
allied organisations
provided 200 pack-
ets of ration to the
folk artists of Ra-
jasthan on Thursday
. The ra-
tion packets were supplied at
the request of internation-
ally renowned Kalbelia
dancer, Gulabo Sapera to
help the folk artiste commu-
nity
. They were handed over
by President, PDKF and Ra-
jsamand Diya Kumari to Gu-
labo Sapera at City Palace.
Soon, 1000 packets of ration
which had been request-
ed by them will be sup-
plied. Gulabo Sapera
said that these kits
will help provide the
folk artistes with much-
needed food rations. No one
will go hungry
.
FoGulabo Sapera said that
these kits will help pro-
vide the folk artistes
with much-needed food
rations. No one will go hun-
gry
. Today, we have 200 pack-
ets for distribution and next
week we will have more ra-
tion packets. No person
should die because of hunger
and this initiative has made
sure of that. On the occasion,
MP Diya Kumari said: “It is
our responsibility to help the
folk artiste community in
this bad phase. We are fortu-
nate that God has blessed us
with many resources.”
HELPING HANDS
The birthday of AICC General Secretary, Randeep Surjewala and MLA Pilibanga, Dharmendra
Kumar Mochi was on Thursday, June 3. We wish them all the best!
Dr Gaurav Jain and Sanjay Raizada through the ‘Saathi Haath Badhana’ campaign,
distributed ration kits to more than 300 needy artists in Jaipur.
The members of Hemkunt Foundation distributed ration kits to the needy families of Ragi,
Granthi, Sevadar and staff of all the Gurdwaras at Gurdwara Panipech, Jaipur. Baba Deep
Singh, Tejinder Pal Singh Timma, Bibi Harmeet Kaur Khalsa Nirmal Singh Kharlian reached
Jaipur to support the initiative. On this occasion, the Group Management Committee,
including Gurdwara Panipech President Harcharan Singh, Secretary Gurmeet Singh and
Harvinder Singh Ruby Bagga, announced that the Gurdwara Committee will bear the school
fees for the children of the group staff of Gurdwara Sahib from now on.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
DURING THE DAY!
CITY FIRST
I
n a continuing series of live in-
teractions with doctors at JNU
hospital, luxury and lifestyle in-
fluencer Akansha Bakshi un-
plugged the threats of the ‘second
week’ that turns morbid for some
critically ill Covid patients. For
some patients the second week can
become a time of sudden peril and
elevated concern, leading to critical
illness. Answering questions from
AkanshaBakshiandmorethan1000
viewers on Instagram, Dr Jaswant
Goyal, Chief Advisor JNUIMSRC
reiterated that a majority of Covid
cases do not require hospitalisation
but vigilance is necessary to ensure
there is no sudden, massive deterio-
ration. Waiting too long to seek a
medical opinion while ignoring pri-
mary symptoms can turn fatal. “It’s
wrong to underestimate how sick
you are and just keep waiting”, said
Dr Jaswant. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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On World Bicycle Day, riders were seen enjoying their rides at Statue Circle, Jaipur with a perfect backdrop of
the beautiful sunset in the city on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
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akshyaraj Singh Mewar, a
member of the Mewar royal
family, has now cooperated
with the Rajasthan Police in
theinnovativeinitiativeof providing
ration to the homes of economically
weakerpeopleandfeedingthehome-
less dogs. On Thursday, he handed
over wheat, rice, pulses, sugar, oil,
ghee,dogfoodandwaterbottlestoSP
Dr Rajiv Pachar. The 2000 kg ration
would reach the needy through the
Rajasthan Police as they have been
serving the needy since the past 15
months. He also presented an ambu-
lance to the Indian Army recently
becauseof theirregularengagement
in saving the lives of Corona victims
at the ground level. Only through
such thought processes can social
change and a sense of cooperation
among people be developed.
ROYALS FOR HELP
HAPPY B’DAY!
The birthday of Numerologist Dr Kumar
Ganesh was on Thursday, June 3. We wish
him all the best!
The second-
week crisis
On the occasion of World Brahmin Day, members of the Brahmin Community were seen
performing puja to free the world from the pandemic, inside the Goddess Maa Ambaji
Temple, Ahmedabad on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
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ogistics in India continues to
be a highly fragmented space
with many unorganised play-
ers and a high logistics cost.
However, the importance of the in-
dustry was understood when the
lockdown was first enforced, and fa-
cilitating business of any kind was
only possible with support from lo-
gistics players. Blue Dart is keen on
using these opportunities to our ad-
vantage and further passing on the
benefits to all our customers.
“With the second wave causing
widespread chaos and damage, we
have formed Blue Dart Med-Express
Consortium with a single goal in
mind and that is, to deliver vaccines
and other critical medical equip-
ment in a reliable manner that helps
us reach every village city in In-
dia,” said Aneel Gambhir, CFO, Blue
Dart.
OPPORTUNITIES
AND GROWTH
Gulabo Sapera and Diya Kumari
Dr Jaswant Goyal
Akansha Bakshi
Aneel Gambhir
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