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Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra West Bengal Chief Minister Modi on Saturday said India is follow- Mamata Banerjee refused to ing the footsteps of Netaji Subhash speak at Victoria Memorial Chandra Bose who had dreamt it to event after a section of the be a strong and powerful country one crowd chanted ‘Jai Shree day. “Netaji had dreamt of a strong Ram’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki India; from LAC to LOC, we are Jai’ in presence of Prime following his footsteps,” he said. Minister Narendra Addressing a crowd at an event Modi. marking Bose’s 125th birth anniver- “There should be sary in Kolkata’s Victoria Memori- some dignity at a al, PM Modi also said Netaji had government pro- once asked people not to lose hope gramme. of free India. Turn to P6

PM MODI VISITS BOSE ANCESTRAL HOUSE PM Narendra Modi visited the ancestral house of legendary free- dom fi ghter Netaji Subhas Chandra Prime Minsiter Narendra Modi and West Bengal Bose in south Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee along with West Kolkata. PM Modi was escorted inside Netaji Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Victoria Bhawan by Netaji’s grandnephews Sugata Memorial on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI Bose and Sumantra Bose.

Netaji had dreamt of a strong India; from LAC to LOC, we are Don’t insult me after calling me here. This is not a political following his footsteps. Netaji would have been immensely programme. I am grateful to the PM and Ministry of Culture proud to see India manufacturing own coronavirus vaccines for inviting me. If you invite someone to a government event, along with helping several other countries by sharing the same you shouldn’t insult. In protest, I am not saying anything Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal Chief Minister

Farmers plan 100-km tractor Maha govt mulls action NE development on mind: R-Day rally after police nod against Arnab over info Shah chairs council meet New Delhi: Farmers on Balakot airstrike Shillong: Union Home protesting the central Minister Amit Shah government’s new agri- New Delhi: Maharash- chaired the 69th plena- cultural laws said on Sat- tra Home Minister Anil ry meeting of the North urday that they will hold Vasantrao Deshmukh on Eastern Council (NEC) a 100-km tractor rally in Saturday said the state in Shillong on Saturday. the national capital on government was seeking Meghalaya Chief Republic Day after get- legal opinion on whether Minister Conrad K ting a go-ahead from the any action could be tak- Sangma and Union Delhi Police that set en against Republic TV Minister for the Devel- aside the initial resist- Editor-in-Chief Arnab opment of North East- ance from authorities for Goswami under the Of- Maharashtra Home Minister ern Region Jitendra the demonstration. ficial Secrets Act over Anil Vasantrao Deshmukh Singh, who is the vice- The announcement his purported WhatsApp chair of the Council, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lighting the lamp to open the 69th came a day after farm- chats with former Broad- sought to know from received the home min- plenary meeting of the North Eastern Council in Shillong. ers rejected an offer by cast Audience Research the Centre how Goswa- ister at the helipad in the government to defer minimum crop prices. Pradesh plan to drive Council (BARC) head mi got access to the sen- Upper Shillong. nary a miss and were At the plenary, vari- the three reforms for Farm leaders had tractors through New Partho Dasgupta regard- sitive information. Assam Chief Minis- represented by their ous developmental pro- one-and-half years, said hundreds of thou- Delhi on January 26, ing the 2019 Balakot air- “The WhatsApp chat ter Sarbananda Sonow- deputies, NEC officials jects are being re- warning they would sands of farmers from when Prime Minister strike. shockingly revealed al, Governor Jagdish said. A large number of viewed, and future step up protests as they neighbouring states in- Narendra Modi will Deshmukh, who was that Arnab had infor- Mukhi and Mizoram state and Central offi- plans for the Northeast seek a repeal of the cluding Haryana, Pun- join a parade of the addressing a press con- mation about the Bala- Chief Minister Zo- cials are attending the are being taken up, the laws and a guarantee on jab and western Uttar armed forces. ference in Mumbai, also kot airstrike Turn to P6 ramthanga gave the ple- two-day meeting. officials said.

We can be aggressive Gandhian Gehlot promises good governance to Kerala with China: IAF chief Jodhpur: IAF chief CM lashes out at BJP for trying NATION’S ‘GANDHI’ GEHLOT: THAROOR RKS Bhadauria while The place that Gehlot holds in the eyes of the attending the fi ve- to use central agencies to Congress high command was laid bare on Saturday day mega exercise destabilise govts in various states when one of the party’s most noticeable fi gure - MP ‘Desert Knight-21’ in Shashi Tharoor - who while addressing the program Rajasthan’s Jodhpur organized by Rajasthan Foundation said that it was said that “If China Shivendra Parmar/Vaishali Rajasthan Foundation. can be aggressive, we the party matriarch Sonia Gandhi herself who called Gehlot, who reached can also be aggres- Gehlot, a pure Gandhian. “After entering politics, Thiruvananthapuram: the city on Friday night sive.” also said that On the second day of along with two other when I met Sonia Gandhi for the fi rst time, she told India has initiated its his Kerala visit, to over- AICC observers-- for- me that if there is any Gandhian leader in the nation, fi fth-generation fi ghter see the Kerala Assem- mer Goa chief minister, CM Ashok Gehlot at the meeting of Election Management & Strategy Committee of KPCC at Indira it is Gehlot,” he said, further adding, “Gehlot isn’t aircraft programme bly election strategy, Luizinho Falerio and Bhawan, in Thiruvananthapuram with KC Venugopal, Tariq Anwar, Oommen Chandy, Ramesh just Marwar’s Gandhi, but he is nation’s Gandhi!” with the DRDO under Rajasthan Chief Minis- former Deputy chief Chennithala, Mullappally Ramachandran, Luizinho Faleiro and G Parameshwara on Saturday. AMCA project. He also ter Ashok Gehlot was minister of Karnataka said that eight Rafale the ‘main attraction’ G Parameshwara, Kera- Shashi Tharoor, met situation in the state. him. The chief minis- the Gandhi family sac- the migrant Rajasthan- aircrafts have arrived in among the locals who la incharge Tariq An- MPs and MLAs here on After the meeting, ter, addressing the Ra- rificed so much for the is, Gehlot assured that India and another three swarmed in hundreds war, AICC General Sec- Saturday morning and Gehlot reached the pro- jasthani’s, remembered nation. Rajiv Gandhi all their problems will are expected by the end to attend the pro- retary KC Venugopal held details discussions gram venue where a Indira Gandhi and Ra- brought a revolution in be addressed. of January. P7 gramme organised by and former minister on the party’s current huge crowd awaited jiv Gandhi saying that the nation, he said. For Turn to P8 RAJASTHAN www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 02 DGGI detects GST fraud of Rs 1,004 cr, arrests five Accused indulged in creation of fake firms & issuing fake invoices IT raids unearth `1,075 crore Vimal Kothari identified the accused mainly in respect of a firm in Hyderabad in as Vishnu Garg, Badri timber, scrap, plywood, connivance with Vish- Jaipur: The Directo- Lal Mali, Mahendra and gold, etc. to around nu Garg and he issued black money from 2 builders rate General of GST In- Saini, CA Bhagwan Sa- 200 firms, located in Ra- invoices, transferred Satyanarayan Sharma ing documents pertain- many valuable proper- telligence (DGGI) hay Gupta, Pradeep jasthan, MP, Telangana, remittances on commis- ing to investment and fi- ties in the city. has detected a fraud of Dayani and arrested etc. Badri Lal Mali and sion basis, and filed re- Jaipur: The IT depart- nancial transac- Meanwhile, the police Rs 1,004.43 crore involv- them. Mahendra Saini, both turns. He also had one ment has detected black tions. The value of the will investigate the ing ITC of Rs 146.08 An investigation was residents of Tonk, ac- more firm registered in money worth Rs. 850 seizure may go up to as source of antique items crore and arrested five initiated against Vish- tively participated in his name. Supply of Rs. crore and Rs. 225 from high as Rs. 2,000 recovered from Silver persons including a nu Garg, a resident Rajendra Kumar, ADG DGGI the operation of this 17.35 crore was made two builders Gokul Kri- crore, said sourc- Art and Palace. “We will chartered accountant of Vaishali Nagar of Jaipur Zone fake invoice racket and from these two firms pa group and Chordia es. The officials are, how- start our procedure after for committing frauds in Jaipur, who was helped Vishnu Garg in and ITC of Rs. 3.15 crore buildcon. The ever, tight-lipped about the IT Department com- related to GST by run- found operating 25 fake Credit). running these firms was passed on fraudu- raids started on Tues- the seizure of assets and pletes their work and ning fake firms. firms. He was indulged Searches were con- while CA Bhagwan Sa- lently. day on the premises unaccounted cash in the provides the inputs. As This amount is de- in the creation of fake ducted on 21 January hay Gupta, a resident of The Jaipur Zonal of two builders and one raids, which is one of the per the newspaper re- tected in preliminary firms and issuing fake on his residence and of- Jaipur, provided assis- Unit of DGGI has ar- jeweller Silver and Art largest actions of the de- ports the assessee had investigation and may invoices without the ac- fice premises and vari- tance and guidance to rested 25 persons so far. Palace, which contin- partment. sold antique articles to increase later, said ADG tual supply of goods ous incriminating doc- run fake firms. Of them, 21 persons ued at some of the prem- The owners of the Sil- foreigners,” of Jaipur Zonal unit Ra- and thereby resulting uments were recovered, Pradeep Dayani, a were arrested for issu- ises on Saturday. ver and Art Palace said Jaipur Police Com- jendra Kumar. The zon- in the availing of fraud- said the official. Garg resident of Hyderabad, ing fake invoices, Ku- The authorities have Navratan Agrawal and missioner Anand Srivas- al office of DGGI has ulent ITC (Input Tax had issued invoices was assisted in running mar said. also seized incriminat- Kishan Agrawal own tava on Saturday.

Pilot: BJP lacks BJP 16-member core group to bridge understanding of BJP praising Bose, Patel for factionalism, discuss crucial issues today farmers’ rights own benefit: Mahesh Joshi Jaipur: Former Ra- Yogesh Sharma Aishwary Pradhan by-polls, and issues to jasthan deputy chief min- be raised during the ister Sachin Pilot on Sat- Jaipur: Chief whip Ma- Jaipur: The first meet- budget sessions of the urday alleged that the hesh Joshi on Saturday ing of a newly formed Assembly are likely to continuous failure of ne- targeted BJP for cele- 16-member core group be discussed in the gotiations between the brating the birth anni- of BJP, which has been meeting. Centre and the farmers versary of Subhash formed amid reports The committee was has revealed the BJP’s Chandra Bose saying he of factionalism in the formed after the re- lack of understanding to- was the Congress leader. Mahesh Joshi paid tributes to Subhash Chandra Bose at the PCC party, will be held here ports of factionalism wards the rights of till- “BJP is engaged in offi ce on Saturday. today. All the members in the state unit of the ers. praising our leaders like of the core group will saffron party which “By rejecting the de- Sardar Patel and now has been the president He said that the farm- sit together and brain- consists of the state mands of farmers and Subhash Chandra Bose. of the Congress party ers’ tractor rally in New storm on the organisa- Satish Poonia visited Shrinathji in Nathdwara and prayed for the president Satish Poo- suppressing the call of They never even praised and a great freedom Delhi on 26 January has tional issues and will welfare of people & progress of BJP family. He also enjoyed tea nia, national vice justice, the central gov- their own leaders this fighter. He said that in the support of the Con- take collective deci- with the party workers outside the temple. —Photo by Ashish president and former ernment has hurt the dig- much,” he told reporters Jaipur, BJP and RSS gress party. He said that sions. As per the direc- chief minister nity and democratic sys- after paying tributes to never celebrated Inde- the Modi govt and BJP tions from the party ‘PEOPLE ARE PLAGUED BY CONG’ Vasundhara Raje, Ra- tem of the country,” the Bose at the PCC office pendence Day at Badi were adamant and the high command, the jya Sabha MP Om Ma- Congress leader said in a here. Joshi said that Chaupar but after com- govt did not consult with core group will hold thur, union ministers tweet.—PTI Subhash Chandra Bose ing to power, it was done. the opposition. meetings once in a Gajendra Singh Shek- month. hawat, Arjun Ram Assessment of the Meghwal, Kailash party’s performance, Chaudhary leader of widespread public opposition Gulab awareness on the farm Chand Kataria, depu- laws of the central ty leader of opposi- government, results of tion Rajendra Panchayat Raj elec- Rathore, RS MP Ra- tions and civic bodies jendra Gehlot, Lok elections, strategy for Sabha MPs Kanak Mal upcoming assembly Katara and CP Joshi. Kekri to be made a model in developmental works: Dr Raghu M Imran Tak while assuring people amenities as there was toric development will development in the a board of BJP in the be carried out in Kekri Kekri: Health minister area. Kekri municipality for if Congress formed the Raghu Sharma on Sat- Sharma conducted the last ten years. board. urday said that he was electioneering in Kekri “The residents are The minister also working to make the town of Ajmer and held deprived of basic conducted a public Kekri region a model in meetings of the party amenities,” he said. hearing and later ad- the entire state with de- workers for the upcom- His son and youth con- dressed people in sup- velopmental works. He ing urban local body gress leader Sagar port of Congress candi- sought votes and sup- elections in Kekri and Sharma also addressed dates at Lodha Chowk, port from people for the Sarwar. He said that the the public meetings. Shivan Vatika, and Congress candidates towns lacked basic Sagar said that a his- Bhatta Basti. World praising CM’s corona management: Dheeraj Shrivastava Shivendra Parmar/ to work together to con- Vaishali nect Rajasthani mi- grants sitting in every Thiruvananthapuram: corner of the world. He Rajasthan Founda- said that due to the ef- tion’s event at Thiru- forts of CM, Rajasthan vananthapuram, held has been the best in the on Saturday, has country and the world opened a new wave of in fighting Covid. “In possibilities for Ra- the rankings released jasthani expats after by the World Health Or- Chief Minister Ashok ganization, Rajasthan Gehlot assured utmost has been declared as support to Rajasthanis the Most Efficient In- living outside the state. dian State, achieving On this occasion, the first rank in the Commissioner of Ra- country. Rajasthan is jasthan Foundation the only state in India Dheeraj Shrivastava to have achieved all pa- said that with the vi- rameters set by WHO sionary thinking of in preparation of Covid CM Gehlot, we are able Vaccination,” he said. RAJASTHAN www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 03

A WOMAN & AN AUTO DRIVER WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WHEN THE AUTO IN WHICH THEY WERE TRAVELLING FELL INTO A 25-FT DEEP PIT FORMED AS THE ROAD CAVED IN RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. BHARAT DIXIT & KASHIRAM CHOUDHARY REPORT ON THE RESCUE OPS AND THE EVENTS THAT FOLLOWED THE MISHAP

he Smart City claims about the state capital got another setback SMART CITY T on Saturday morning when an auto-rick- shaw carrying a woman pas- senger fell into a pit as the main road caved in near BJP DREAMS head office in the posh C- GO scheme area. Both the driver and the woman passenger DOWN were admitted to SMS hospi- THE tal. Since it was early morn- DRAIN ing and there was no traffic, a major incident was avert- ed. The road near Chomu house circle collapsed, due to leakage of sewerage line that caused soil erosion, creating a 25-feet deep and 30-feet wide pit. Police, JDA and mun corp officials reached spot, damaged auto rickshaw was pulled out by crane. Trans- port minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, JMC herit- MIN HONOURS CHAIWALA, CHOWKIDAR age mayor Munesh Gurjar AS ROAD SAFETY WARRIORS also reached the spot. VS ransport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas honoured a tea Sunda, director engineer- Tmaker Vishnu Meena and an ATM guard Prahlad Titharwal and ing, JDA said that road will announced Rs 2,100 reward each for helping the autorickshaw be repaired within 6 hours driver and a woman passenger after the auto fell into a pit as a road after completion of sewage caved in at the Chomu House Circle in the posh C-Scheme area on repairs by JMC. JMC Depu- Saturday morning. The minister said the duo will be rewarded in the Road Safety Warrior program. He took stock of the incident and said Traffi c came to a halt at city’s prime location close to BJP state ty commissioner RK Mehta action will also be taken against the guilty offi cers. Taking the matter HQ on Saturday morning after a 25-ft deep pit was created as said sewer line is 50 years seriously, Khachariyawas said that the pit will be repaired soon and the road caved in and an autorickshaw carrying a passenger fell old, needs replacement for traffi c will resume in the next 5-7 days. Talking to media persons, into it. The vehicle was later pulled out with the help of cranes. which tenders worth ` 1 cr Khachariyawas said that Rs 1 crore has been approved for a new Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas visited the site to have been floated. sewerage line and work will soon start in C-scheme. look into the matter. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

70.59% vaccination as 23,057 3 jail staffers fired, 18 get jab on day 5 in Rajasthan suspended after 2,700 Vikas Sharma inspections in 50 days First India Bureau inspections of prisons Jaipur: As an impact were conducted in 50 of chief minister’s ap- Jaipur: Keeping up days and 65 mobiles, 18 peal, the percentage of with zero tolerance chargers, 29 SIM cards, covid-19 vaccination policy to check irregu- 16 earphones, 8 data ca- has increased in Ra- larities in prisons, bles were recovered jasthan. It was the fifth three jail staffers have and 46 FIRs were regis- day of vaccination on been terminated from tered, said DG Jail Ra- Saturday, which started service and 18 others jeev Dasot on Saturday. on January 16. suspended for involve- After recovery of items Five districts of Bun- ment in extorting mon- banned in the prisons, di, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Si- ey from prisoners and accountability of the kar and Nagaur record- illegal objects in pris- staffers was fixed. Da- ed more than 90 percent ons under a special sot said 33 hardcore vaccination while it drive ‘Operation Flush prisoners were shifted was below 50 percent in Out’ started from No- to other jails to elimi- Jhalawar, Ganganagar Woman gets dose of Covid-19 vaccine by health worker at city’s vember 20. Under the nate possibility of alli- and Pratapgarh dis- Kanwatia Hospital on Saturday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR operation, 2,700 sudden ances of criminals. tricts on the fifth day on Saturday. Against the Kalla to healthcare STATE VAX DATA target to vaccinate 3 pilots, crew spend 10 32,413 health workers workers, come  on Saturday, the shot forward for the jab hrs inside Chinese flight was given to 23,057 ben- Sriganganagar: En- eficiaries (70.59%). ergy minister BD Kalla Kashiram Choudhary poor visibility. The Maximum of the vacci- on Saturday called  flight was then divert- nation, 103 percent, was upon the health work- Jaipur: Half a dozen ed to Jaipur and land- recorded in Bundi while ers to come forward crew members of a ed here at 11:45 pm. lowest turnout of the to receive vaccination Chinese cargo plane The flight did not health workers was in shots. During his visit  had to suffer for 10 get permission to fly Pratapgarh where only to Ganganagar, minis- hours at Jaipur Inter- back to Delhi till Sat- 45.3 percent of the tar- ter said that vaccine is national Airport on urday morning. get was achieved. 1,359 safe, health workers Saturday. Three pilots and health workers were should not skip it. He The flight Air- other crew members vaccinated in Ajmer, said he will get shot 2 DEATHS, 203 CASES bus-330 of Sichuan including air hostess- 1,266 in Alwar, 901 in Bi- in second phase when Airlines was going to es were not allowed to kaner, 1592 in Jaipur, senior citizens will be Delhi from Xian city exit the aircraft in 1727 in Jodhpur, 424 in administered vaccine. of China and was to Jaipur due to security Karauli, 1038 in Kota, He added that state land at 10:30 pm on reasons. 1004 in Nagaur, 720 in will ensure proper Friday at Delhi Air- After about 10 Pali, 796 in Sawai Mad- water supply to farm- port but did not get hours, the aircraft left hopur 846 in Sikar and ers for Rabi crops. permission for more for Delhi from Jaipur 1285 in Udaipur. than one hour due to at 9:40 am. Promoted by Shree Cement Limited PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 04 IN-DEPTH INCLUSIVENESS OF WOMEN IN DIDI GIVES A SPORTS IS KEY TO MAKING INDIA PIECE OF HER A SPORTING SUPERPOWER MIND TO BJP KIREN RIJIJU WORKERS UNION MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS olitics weighed heavy when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee competed with Prime helega India Toh Khilega In- Minister Narendra Modi to claim dia’ - Honourable Prime P Minister Narendra Modi Ji’s the legacy of the iconic freedom- fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his simple mantra for the youth 125th birth anniversary. The Prime Minister of the country has been the announced that his government has named driving force behind trans- the day to be called Parakram Diwas, Valour forming the perception of Day. The Central government passed a gazette K sports in India in the last few notification to declare January 23 as Par- years. Sports, once perceived akram Diwas. Mamata had an issue with the only as an extra-curricular name. To counter the move, she said the day activity, by most, is now tak- should be known as Desh Nayak Diwas be- ing center stage. Strong cause Rabindranath Tagore used to call Ne- schemes adopted by the Min- roots. A wide participation Boxing Academy, Karnam taji, Desh Nayak. It is for the Bengal residents istry of Youth Affairs and base will ensure there are a Malleshwari Foundation, Anju to decide which name they’d prefer to go with. Sports, be it Khelo India, good number of children Bobby George Sports Founda- The two parties engaged in a bitter turf war Target Olympic Podium who continue to play sports tion, etc are all examples of on the occasion of the prime minister’s visit Scheme, or Fit India Move- professionally. It is impor- PROMOTION OF WOMEN IN such initiatives. We continue to to Kolkata ahead of crucial assembly elec- ment, have played a signifi- tant to note that young girls SPORTS NEEDS TO DEAL engage closely with these ini- tions. There was an awkward moment when cant role in motivating form 50% of this participa- HEAVILY WITH CHANGING tiatives and encourage women at a public event at the Victoria Memorial youngsters to pursue a seri- tion base, and at no cost can SOCIAL MINDSETS. athletes to come forward with where BJP workers greeted the chief minister ous career in sports, and the they be left behind. The Kh- BRINGING YOUNG GIRLS their expertise and experienc- with slogans of Jai Shri Ram as she rose to number is on a steady rise. elo India Scheme with the OUTSIDE, IN A SAFE es to collaborate with the Min- address the gathering. Not one to mince words, Specifically for girl athletes, objective of infusing sport- ENVIRONMENT, AND istry of Youth Affairs & Sports Mamata refused to address the audience. In- empathy and inclusiveness ing culture and achieving ALLOWING THEM TO to work towards sporting excel- stead, in a speech lasting a few seconds, she have been key drivers for sporting excellence in the EXPERIENCE PHYSICAL lence and overall development. rightly voiced her indignation over Jai Shri game-changing reforms. As country has played a vital ACTIVITY WITH GOOD I have always strongly be- Ram slogans and said that government pro- we celebrate the National role in the past three years. QUALITY COACHING AND lieved that sports is a potent grammes should have dignity. “This is not a Girl Child Day, it is therefore An exclusive component of INFRASTRUCTURE HAS TO tool for socio-economic de- political programme,” she chided. When the imperative to look at the way the Khelo India Scheme fo- BE A COMBINED EFFORT velopment. The Ministry of prime minister rose to speak, he started with our government has worked cuses on barriers faced by FROM BOTH THE GOVT AND Youth Affairs & Sports con- the “Jai Hind” slogan a few times and then with the aim of “Sabka girls & women to take part SOCIETY ON THE WHOLE siders working towards gen- went on to remind the people about Netaji’s Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka in sporting activities, and der equity to be of para- vision, his sacrifices for the country, and his Vishwas” resulting in a par- creating mechanisms to mount importance. Young government’s commitment to honour him. adigm shift in embracing is- overcome these and increase girls & women being exposed For the BJP, Mamata’s objection over Jai Shri sues in respect to girls and participation. We have had a to sports will go a long way Ram slogans is bound to provide ammo against Over the years, women, including sports. 161% increase in women in the improvement of their participation at the Khelo (220% jump!). physical health and building the Bengal chief minister. In the past, people performances of Over the years, performanc- have been arrested for raising the slogan. es of our women athletes have India Games from 2018 to Promotion of women in character, this would go on to The day was hectic as BJP and the Trina- our women sealed many places in the In- 2020. From 657 identified fe- sports needs to deal heavily contribute significantly to mool Congress slugged it out over the hero of athletes have dian sporting folklore. Most male athletes being support- with changing social mindsets. societal reform and our hu- India’s freedom struggle. Not one to let the sealed many importantly, they showed the ed under the Khelo India Bringing young girls outside, man capital. Strategic asso- BJP run away with the slightest advantage, places in the world that “Bharat ki Mahila” scheme in 2018, the number in a safe environment, and al- ciations with the Ministry of Mamata led a massive rally over a seven-kil- Indian sporting is up for the challenge and can has now gone up to 1471 lowing them to experience Women & Child Development ometer route from Kolkata’s Shyam Bazaar folklore. Most take on the world. These spir- (223% increase!). The Target physical activity with good are in the pipeline to enhance to Red Road to mark Netaji’s birth anniver- importantly, they ited performances coupled Olympic Podium Scheme quality coaching and infra- our efforts towards the cause sary celebrations. She also asked for January showed the world with reforms led by the Minis- (TOPS) focuses on high-per- structure has to be a combined and take forward India’s de- 23 to be declared a public holiday, a demand that “Bharat ki try of Youth Affairs & Sports in formance sports where we effort from both the Govt. and velopmental vision. the Centre has remained silent on. Casting Mahila” is up for recent years have promoted provide international train- society on the whole. I am hap- The National Girl Child Day doubts over its commitment to inclusivity, the challenge and inclusivity, created an ecosys- ing exposure, World-class py to note that many women celebrated every 24th of Janu- Mamata reminded the BJP that Netaji worked can take on the tem of awareness towards physical & mental condi- champion athletes have taken ary has immense relevance to for all castes and communities. world. These women in sports and inspired tioning, scientific research, proactive steps to establish our nation’s ethos, let us all Before the prime minister’s arrival in Kol- spirited a generation of young girls to day to day monitoring & academies with a focus on pledge to collectively work to- counseling, and ample fi- wards ensuring young girls kata, Mamata Banerjee had already taken the performances actively take part in sports. I sporting excellence, a number initiative to reach out to voters in the name of can proudly say, 43% of Indian nancial assistance to our of such initiatives have been play a LOT more sports, such Netaji. But where she and her party probably coupled with athletes who have qualified for elite athletes who could po- supported and fostered by the that we as a country march lacked was the publicity blitz on social media reforms led by the the upcoming Tokyo Olympics tentially win Olympic gold Ministry of Youth Affairs & ever nearer to the great Olym- platforms. The BJP planned to show the event Ministry of Youth are women! medals. 86 women athletes Sports under the National pic ideal of ‘Citius, Altius, For- live on social media at every booth. What was Affairs & Sports The crucial point in ensur- were a part of the TOPS pro- Sports Development Fund. tius’ meaning Faster, Higher, TMC’s strategy to face this challenge is not in recent years ing India becomes a sporting gram in September 2018, it Usha School of Athletics, Mary Stronger! known. The TMC must be finding BJP’s or- have promoted superpower is to increase is heartening to note that Kom Boxing Foundation, Ash- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY ganisational capability hard to match. inclusivity participation at the grass- today we have 190 of them wini Sports Foundation, Sarita THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top GOING VEGAN IS GOOD FOR THE PLANET TWEET hile there are why is the evidence so NOT ALL VEGAN DIETS Dharmendra Pradhan many reasons inconclusive? ARE CREATED EQUAL @dpradhanbjp why a person Vegan diets are defined by Our soldiers are our pride. may choose to FEW STUDIES the exclusion of animal prod- Cashless healthcare services to all the serving Central Armed W go vegan, OF VEGANS ucts. But the type of vegan Police Forces personnel and health is often cited as a Though the number of ve- diet a person follows can dif- their dependents in PMJAY popular motive. But al- gans worldwide is rising, fer substantially in terms of and CGHS empanelled private though vegan diets are this group still only makes what foods they actually eat. hospitals under #AyushmanCAPF is a significant move towards often touted as being up a small minority of the For example, a vegan protecting those who protect us. “healthier” in the media, world’s population. In or- diet can be highly nutri- this is not always reflect- der to truly understand the tious with lots of fresh ed by scientific research. health impacts of vegan vegetables and fruit, Dr Harsh Vardhan @drharshvardhan While some research has diets, we would need to col- beans and pulses for extra Pharmacy of the World delivers shown that vegan diets lect data from a large num- protein, and nuts and on its promise of providing have positive health ef- ber of vegans and monitor seeds for healthy fats. For #COVID19Vaccines to citizens fects, such as lower risks of them over a long period of others, it may solely con- across the globe. Under Hon’ble PM Sh @narendramodi Ji, India heart disease, diabetes, time to see if they develop tain white pasta, tomato is cognizant of its responsibility and diverticular disease, any different diseases com- sauce and bread with mar- to help our global family. Made our recent study also pared to meat-eaters. garine. These differences in India vaccines in #Brazil ! showed that vegans may Currently, the two 2,600 vegans). In con- only affect a modest propor- or less susceptible to them. might affect diet quality have a higher risk of frac- largest studies tracking trast, some studies in- tion of the population (such The current number of ve- (such as consuming high- tures, and vegans and veg- multiple major health clude over 400,000 meat- as breast cancer, which af- gans enrolled in studies is er saturated fat content), Spiritual etarians combined may outcomes (such as can- eaters. fects only 48 per 100,000 still too small to look at which can have different have a higher risk of haem- cer) in vegans are the Given that few studies women a year globally). how these diets affect health implications. SPEAK orrhagic stroke. Adventist Health Study 2 have long-term data on ve- Without data on vegans, many health outcomes in New large studies would The mixed body of evi- (which includes data gans, this makes it hard to to begin with, researchers the long term. Including need to both look at the nu- Now faith is the assurance of dence makes it difficult from around 5,550 ve- track how vegan diets will not know precisely more vegans in future re- tritional quality of differ- things hoped for, the to understand what the gans) and the EPIC-Ox- might affect health. It be- how this group may be af- search will be needed to see ent vegan diets, and their conviction of things not seen. overall health impacts ford Study (which in- comes even more difficult fected by certain diseases how this diet truly affects potential health impacts. — Hebrews 11:1 of vegan diets are. But cludes data from around given that most diseases – and if they will be more long-term health. SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

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INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 05 ‘Miscreants sent to disrupt farmers’ stir’ Won’t reduce troops Protesting farmer leaders alleged conspiracy to kill them & disturb their Jan 26 tractor rally in Delhi at border unless China Chandigarh: Protest- ing Farmer leaders have does: Rajnath Singh alleged that a plot has been hatched to disrupt MP cops fire tear gas, water cannons on Cong workers their proposed tractor Bhopal: Police used Governor’s resi- parade on Republic Day. tear gas shells & water dence,” the police offi- They also said that a cannons as Congress cial said. Police used conspiracy has been leaders & workers in mild force to discipline plotted to kill four lead- Madhya Pradesh protesters after they ers, as they have caught marched towards the turned unruly, he add- a youth who was alleg- Raj Bhavan in a bid to ed. A Congress leader edly in police uniform gherao it over the de- said the protest was and has confessed he mand for withdrawal aimed at drawing the was part of group who of 3 new central farm government’s atten- Rajnath Singh had been instructed to laws. Hundreds of tion towards the de- create disturbance dur- Congress workers, led mand for repeal of 3 ing the tractor rally on by the party’s state agriculture laws. En- New Delhi: India January 26. unit chief Kamal acted in last year, the 3 will not reduce the The farmers have Nath, marched to- laws have been project- number of troops handed over the youth wards the Raj Bhavan. ed by the Centre as ma- unless China initi- to Haryana Police. On “Police had to use jor reforms in the agri- ates the process, De- India is Friday night, the farm- tear gas shells, water culture sector that will fence Minister Ra- developing in- er leaders presented a cannons and lathis to remove middlemen jnath Singh said on frastructure in masked youth, whose disperse the party and allow farmers to Friday over the east- border areas at identity was not re- Police use water cannon to disperse Congress party activists protest against the new farm workers who were sell their produce any- ern Ladakh standoff, a “very fast vealed, claimed that he laws, at Raj Bhawan in Bhopal on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI marching towards the where in the country. while exuding confi- rate”, adding and his ten accomplices dence of finding a China has were allegedly asked to solution to the row be in police uniforms alleged,”Attempts are Singhu border and he on his mobile phone. youth who’s face was and a few other men through talks. objected to and baton charge the being made by agencies revealed an alleged plot Also he was tasked to covered with a scarf and women were “work- The defence min- some of the crowd during the pro- to disrupt the farmers to shoot four farmer cause disruption dur- claimed that a plan has ing on behest of some ister also said India projects. posed tractor rally on agitation against the leaders we cannot di- ing farmers’ tractor been hatched to shoot people and a station is developing infra- —Rajnath Singh, Republic Day. farm laws. We have vulge the names of march on January 26. four farmer leaders, house officer to carry structure in border Defence Minister Farmer leader Kul- caught this person from those leaders, as he We handed him over to who are ‘popular faces’ out the attack on famrer areas at a “very fast want Singh Sandhu the protest site at the showed us their photos the Haryana Police. The The youth said that he leaders.” —Agencies rate”, adding China has objected to some the channel, when of the projects. asked about the dia- Women Army “Reduction in the logue process with Court sentences AAP MLA number of troops China on the row, Northeast integral part of officers move won’t happen. India Mr Singh said, Somnath to 2 years in jail won’t reduce troops “There is no dead- SC against New Delhi: Aam Aad- staff in 2016. The court deployment unless line when it comes self-reliant India: PM Modi mi Party (AAP) MLA granted him bail on the China initiates the to matter like the denial of PC Somnath Bharti has ground of filing an ap- process,” he told a ongoing standoff. New Delhi: Prime Min- dence) among the peo- New Delhi: Women been sentenced 2 years peal against his convic- news channel in an You can’t fix a date.” ister Narendra Modi on ple here. 40 per cent of Army officers have imprisonment and tion in Delhi High interview. “We are confident Saturday said rapid de- the state’s population is moved the SC against slapped a fine of Rs one Court with a bond of Rs According to a of finding a solu- velopment of Assam & taking benefit of ‘Ayush- denial of permanent lakh by a Delhi Court 20,000. The court has transcript of the in- tion through talks,” northeast region are maan Bharat’ scheme commission (PC) in the on Saturday for assault- acquitted 4 other per- terview issued by he said. integral part of self-reli- of Central govern- armed force despite its ing AIIMS security sons in the same matter. ant India and highlight- ment,” PM Modi said. last year’s direction ed that the region is “Rapid development to Centre. The top widening the country’s of Assam & Northeast court had in February connection with the India is integral to Aat- 2020 directed the Cen- eastern Asian countries maNirbhar Bharat. The tre to grant perma- under ‘Act East’ Policy. road to an AatmaNirb- nent commission to PM Narendra Modi He reached Assam har Assam is through women officers in the earlier in the day to dis- the confidence of Assa- Army’s non-combat tribute land pattas/al- priority list and imple- mese people. Assam has support units. Several lotment certificates to mented policies for pro- seen unprecedented de- women officers al- indigenous people in tection of the Assamese velopment in the last leged that this has not Sivasagar. Addressing a language and promo- few years,” he added. been properly imple- public meeting in As- tion of its literature. PM also distributed mented. Several peti- sam’s Sivasagar, he said “The fast-paced develop- land pattas/allotment tions have been filed the National Democrat- ment of Assam is very certificates to indige- before the apex court ic Alliance government important to us. The nous people in Sivasa- to look into the matter has always kept the way to ‘Atmanirbhar gar, under the state gov- & petitions are likely preservation of the As- Assam’ is through ‘At- ernment programme to to come up for hear- samese culture in its top mavishwaas’ (self-confi- one lakh beneficiaries. ing on January 27. Yogi to babus: Focus on developing Noida as a sports hub! Purusharth Aradhak been roped in and they facilities while 10% for at International level. have been asked to com- commercial and 20% These sports cities will Noida: With the inten- plete all the facilities has been allowed for offer platform to local tion to offer world within the given time residential infrastruc- talent to bring laurels class sports infrastruc- frame,” Maheswari said ture under the sports for the state. ture in Uttar Pradesh while adding that a city scheme. “Sports enthusiasts chief minister Yogi committee has been The idea was to per- in Noida have further Adityanath has direct- formed to look at the petuate the spirit of reason to cheer about as ed officials to keep an sports infrastructure sports in the state. the city is now has a eye on Noida. There being developed in vari- These sports cities are home to a shooting are six sports cities ous areas in the city. being developed in Sec- range and a multi-pur- proposed in Noida it- The officials said tors 78, 79, 101, 150 and pose indoor stadi- self, where world class that a 50,000 seating ca- 152 in Noida. On the um. These facilities sports infrastructure pacity cricket stadium condition of anonymity have been readied with ranging from interna- is being developed in a senior official of Ut- cost of Rs 113 crore lo- tional cricket stadium, Sector 152 in Noida tar Pradesh govern- cated in Noida’s Sector golf course, football along the Noida-Great- ment said that neigh- 21. Measuring about stadium etc are pro- er Noida Expressway. bouring state Haryana 4,800 sq m, the shooting posed. The officials It will be the third in- is doing well in the range has a practice have been asked to ternational stadium in sports sector and is also range allowing more keep an eye on the on- NCR after Feroze Shah producing world class than 40 shooters to hone going projects. To meet Kotla and Nahar Singh players from the region. their skills at a time. the desired result stadiums in Faridabad Uttar Pradesh, too has The indoor stadium is within a time frame, a in Haryana. The offi- potential and talent and to host 4,000 spectators. committee has also cials said that some of the idea behind these The Rs 103 crore worth been set up. the private players sports cities is to stadium is being de- Ritu Maheshwari, have nearly completed promote lo- signed to have vari- chief executive officer the sports facility cal talent ous fields and of the Noida Authority while other projects courts for told First India that six are underway. The sports and oth- sports cities spread over committee will review er recreation- 500 acres have been pro- the progress from time al activities,” posed in Noida. “The to time and submit a said Rajiv Ty- idea of these sports cit- report to the state gov- agi, chief engi- ies is to set up state of ernment. 70% of the neer, Noida the art sports facilities area has been re- Authority. in the city. For the same, served for recrea- private players have tional and sports Yogi Adityanath INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 06

After Brazil Prez, WHO chief lauds PM POWERGallery PREM SINGH MEENA TO SHOULDER ADDITIONAL CHARGE IN BIHAR Modi’s ‘global’ efforts to fight COVID-19 Prem Singh Meena, Secretary, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Welfare Department, Patna, India’s vaccine gifting gesture makes a mark across the world 150 PEOPLE FOUND INFECTED WITH has been given an additional charge of MD, Bihar State Scheduled Castes Co-operative Development New Delhi: The World UK VARIANT OF COVID-19 Corporation Ltd. He is a 2000 batch IAS officer. Health Organisation New Delhi: The num- facilities by the respec- has thanked India for ber of people who have tive state governments, ALOK KUMAR IS SPL SECRETARY, “continued support” in tested positive for the the ministry said. LABOUR RESOURCES IN BIHAR the fight against the UK variant of COVID-19 Their close con- Alok Kumar has been posted as Special Secretary, COVID-19 pandemic. In- in India has risen to 150, tacts have also been Labour Resources Department, Patna, after his dia has been sending the Union Health Minis- put under quarantine. services were handed over to the General Admin- vaccines to countries in try said on Saturday. All Comprehensive contact istration Department, Bihar, Patna. He is an IFS the South Asian neigh- of them have been kept tracing has been initiated officer of 2007 batch. bourhood and to others in single room isolation for co-travellers, family like Brazil and Moroc- PM Narendra Modi in designated health care contacts and others. 2 IAS OFFICERS GET NEW co. South Africa will Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus RESPONSIBILITY IN W BENGAL also get the vaccine INDIA TO GIFT COVID VACCINES Dr Uma Prasad has been appointed as Managing soon. WHO director gener- overcome a global ob- University and is manu- TO SRI LANKA NEXT WEEK Director, West Bengal State Beverages Corpora- “Thank you #India al Tedros Adhanom stacle by joining efforts. factured by the Serum tion and Devi Prasad Karanam, Commissioner, and Prime Minister @ Ghebreyesus tweeted. Thank you for assisting Institute of India. India will be send- Covishield vaccine. Commercial Taxes, was given additional charge of narendramodi for The WHO chief ’s us with the vaccines ex- Bangladesh, Nepal, ing a “gift” of COVID Sri Lanka’s drugs regu- Excise Commissioner. your continued sup- tweet comes hours after ports from India to Bra- Bhutan and Maldives vaccines to Sri Lanka latory body -- National port to the global a similar tweet by Bra- zil. Dhanyavaad!” Mr have got over 3.2 million next week. Sri Lankan Medicines Regula- DEEPAK KHANDEKAR IS NEW #COVID19 response. zilian President Jair M Bolsonaro tweeted. doses in total from In- President Gotabaya Ra- tory Authority (NMRA) SECRETARY, DOPT Only if we #ACTo- Bolsonaro, who thanked India sent two mil- dia. Donations to Mau- japaksa has announced, -- gave a go ahead to Deepak Khandekar has been appointed as Secre- gether, including India for the vaccines. lion doses of Covishield ritius, Myanmar and the vaccine will reach Oxford Astrazeneca’s tary, Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT). sharing of knowl- “Namaskar, Prime Min- vaccines to Brazil on Seychelles will follow Sri Lanka on January vaccine on Friday, after He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of MP cadre. edge, can we stop this ister @narendramodi Friday. Covishield has and Sri Lanka and Af- 27. The island nation which it will become the virus and save lives Brazil feels honoured to been developed by As- ghanistan are next on will get 500,000 doses eighth country to get UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH APPOINTED and livelihoods,” have a great partner to traZeneca and Oxford the list. of the “Made in India” assistance from India. AS SECRETARY, TEXTILES Upendra Prasad Singh has been appointed as Secretary, Ministry of Textiles. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre. Nayak Reloaded: GST, demonetisation destroyed Lalu’s health worsens, RAJESH CHATURVEDI APPOINTED AS SECRETARY, FERTILIZERS Teen to be CM Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi has been appointed as MSME sector: Rahul Gandhi for a day today taken to AIIMS Delhi Secretary, Department of Fertilizers. He is a 1987 Coimabatore: Former Patna: As a result of batch IAS officer of MP cadre. Congress President Ra- Dehradun: Shristi Gos- his worsening health, hul Gandhi on Saturday wami, a Haridwar- Rashtriya Janata Dal YOGENDRA TRIPATHY APPOINTED AS said the major econom- based teenage girl, is set (RJD) chief Lalu Pras- SECRETARY, CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS ic policies of the pre- to become ad Yadavwas taken to sent National Demo- the Chief the All India Institute Yogendra Tripathy has been appointed as Secretary cratic Alliance (NDA) Minister of Medical Sciences Department of Chemicals & Petrochemicals. He is government like Goods of Uttara- (AIIMS), New Delhi for a 1985 batch IAS officer of Karnataka cadre. and Services Tax (GST) khand for treatment on Saturday . ALOK TANDON APPOINTED AS and demonetisation de- a day to- This follows a deci- SECRETARY, MINES stroyed micro, small day on the sion taken by the Board Shrishti Alok Tandon has been apopinted as Secretary, and medium enterpris- occassion Goswami of doctors at the Rajen- Ministry of Mines. He is a 1986 batch IAS officer of es (MSME) in the coun- Rahul Gandhi addressing a gathering in Coimbatore. of Nation- dra Institute of Medical Former Bihar Chief Minister try. al Girl Child Day. Sciences (RIMS). Lalu Prasad Yadav. UP cadre. “A massive crip- while addressing a tured, it needs to be con- Goswami will admin- Preparations to G V VENUGOPALA SARMA APPOINTED pling blow delivered gathering of MSME ceptualised. The cur- ister from the summer transfer him began days. On Friday, he was AS CHAIRMAN, NACWC to the economy was representatives in Co- rent regime imposes a capital of the Uttara- soon after the jail offi- found to be having G V Venugopala Sarma has been appointed as demonetisation. It imbatore. huge load on smaller khand-- Gairsain. cials gave it a go-ahead. pneumonia. Consider- Chairman, National Authority, Chemical Weapons devastated small and Rahul Gandhi also regional businesses. The teenager cur- RIMS Director Dr ing his age, we have Convention in the rank of Secretary. He is a 1986 medium industries criticised the GST deci- When we (the UPA gov- rently holds the post of Kameshwar Prasad as decided to shift him to batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre. because you are de- sion of the ruling gov- ernment) will come to Chief Minister of the saying, “Lalu Prasad is AIIMS- Delhi on the ad- pendent on the cash ernment, saying, “It power, we will restruc- Uttarakhand’s Bal Vid- having trouble breath- vice of doctors for bet- PANKAJ KUMAR APPOINTED AS flow,” said Gandhi needs to be restruc- ture the GST.” han Sabha. ing for the last two ter treatment.” SECRETARY, WATER RESOURCES Pankaj Kumar has been appointed as Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Develop- After Sasikala, her ment and Ganga Rejuvenation. He is a 1987 batch India should have four capitals on IAS officer of Nagaland cadre. cellmate too tests +ve OTEM DAI APPOINTED AS rotational basis, says Mamata SECRETARY, CVC Chennai: Former Ta- the Parappana Agraha- Otem Dai has been appointed as Secretary, Central mil Nadu Chief Minis- ra Central Prison in Kolkata: India should one capital city?,” she not one in Bihar, Odi- Vigilance Commission (CVC). He is a 1987 batch ter J Jayalalithaa’s Bengaluru since Febru- have four “rotating said. sha or Bengal... in IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. close aide VK Sasikala’s ary 2017 after the Su- capitals” instead of the “Parliament ses- Kolkata. Why not prison cellmate and preme Court upheld one, and parliament sions... why only in one in the north- ALOK KUMAR I APPOINTED AS sister-in-law, J. Ilavara- their conviction in a sessions should alter- Delhi? In Delhi every- east?” she said. SECRETARY, POWER si has also tested Cov- disproportionate assets nate between major cit- one is an outsider,” she With the focus Alok Kumar has been appointed as Secretary, id-19 positive. She has case. The two along ies, Bengal CM Mama- said. squarely on Netaji on Ministry of Power. He is a 1988 batch IAS officer of been admitted to Victo- with another relative ta Banerjee said on “I say sessions of Saturday - the ruling UP cadre. ria Hospital, the prison Sudhakaran were sen- Saturday during an parliament should be Trinamool and the op- authorities said in Ben- tenced to 4 years in jail. event to celebrate the held in different cit- position BJP are locked BIDYUT BIHARI SWAIN APPOINTED galuru on Saturday. Both Sasikala and Ila- 124th birth anniversa- ies across the coun- in a bitter squabble AS SECRETARY, MSME Ilavarasi is undergo- varasi are scheduled to ry of Netaji Subhash try in turn. We are over who better hon- Bidyut Bihari Swain has been appointed as ing treatment at Victo- be released on Jan 27. Chandra Bose. not parochial... we ours him. Banerjee Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium ria Hospital in Bengalu- On Thursday night “I believe India must are saying this (for) West Bengal Chief Minister also attacked the cen- Enterprises (MSME). He is a 1988 batch IAS officer ru, where Sasikala has Sasikala tested positive have four rotating capi- everyone. Why not a Mamata Banerjee tre for deciding to build of Gujarat cadre. been admitted since for Covid and according tals. The English ruled session in Andhra a new parliament but Thursday. to prison officials, Ila- the entire country Pradesh or Tamil Pradesh or Punjab or failing to construct a By arrangement with: http:// Sasikala and Ilavara- varasi was tested for from Kolkata. Why Nadu or Kerala... Rajasthan or Mad- memorial for the free- whispersinthecorridors.com si have been lodged at Covid-19 on Friday. should there be only why not one in Uttar hya Pradesh? Why dom icon.

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Netaji barbs... anniversary (January received by Governor this connection under LET’S HAVE A DUEL: AMIT I am grateful to the 23) as ‘Parakram Divas’. Jagdeep Dhankhar and the Official Secrets Act, Prime Minister and PM also paid tribute state minister Firhad 1923,” he added. Ministry of Culture for to Netaji Subhash Chan- Hakim. The purported chats SHAH SLAMS VACCINE CRITICS inviting me. But one dra Bose at Netaji between Goswami and Guwahati: Union spreading misinforma- among some personnel will give health insur- should not insult some- Bhavan on the occasion Maha govt... Dasgupta mentioned Home Minister Amit tion on the vaccines. from the seven Central ance benefit to around one after inviting that of his 125th birth anni- three days in advance of that the Republic TV Shah on Saturday came Come to another plat- Armed Police Forces 50 lakh people,” Shah person. In protest, I am versary. the actual incident. We editor was privy to the down heavily on those form and let’’s have a here. He said the CAPFs said. By May 1, the not saying anything,” Modi also attended an want to ask the central Balakot air strikes, criticising the effica- duel. But why are you had three prime con- ‘’Ayushman CAPF’’ Banerjee said. international seminar government how Gos- when the Indian Air cies of COVID-19 vac- creating doubt over peo- cerns -- the existing process will be complet- PM Modi on the occa- on Bose at National Li- wami got such sensitive Force (IAF) hit the big- cines, asserting that ple’’s health and doing health coverage was not ed by offering health sion said that no one can brary and interacted information about the gest JeM training camp there should be no poli- politics?” he asked. “I comprehensive, the sat- cards to all the person- stop India from being with delegates and art- attack, which is other- in Balakot, deep inside tics on public health. appeal to all of you to go isfaction of housing nel of the seven central Atmanirbhar. ists there. The prime wise known only to the Pakistan, on February Addressing a func- for the vaccine when was not there and long police forces, he added. “Netaji would have minister’s aircraft land- prime minister, defence 26, 2019. The airstrike tion to extend the bene- your turn comes. Do not duty hours without The home minister said been immensely proud ed at the NSC Bose Inter- minister, Army chief was carried out after 40 fit of the government’’s have any doubt over its leaves due to non-timely the government and the to see India manufactur- national Airport around and few select people,” CRPF personnel were healthcare programme efficacy. We’’ve already recruitment. forces are trying to in- ing own Covid vaccines 3 pm, from where he Deshmukh said. killed in Kashmir’s Pul- to the central armed po- launched the world’’s “Our government is crease the satisfaction and also helping other took a helicopter for the “The Maharashtra wama district days ear- lice forces, he said the biggest vaccination addressing all the three ratio to 55 per cent by countries,” he added. city. Modi’s chopper government is taking le- lier, on February 14, 2019 vaccines developed by drive,” he added. Shah concerns. For the 2022 from 36 per cent He also stated that the landed at the RCTC gal opinion on whether by the Pakistan-based Indian scientists are ceremoniously distrib- health issue, we’’ve two years ago, and fur- country has decided to Ground in the heart of the state home depart- Jaish-e-Mohammed fully safe. “There are uted the ‘’Ayushman launched the ‘’Ayush- ther take it to 65 per celebrate Netaji’s birth the city where he was ment can take action in group. some people who are CAPF’’ health cards man CAPF’’ today. This cent by 2025. —ANI NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 07 Develop state universities If China can be aggressive on LAC, as knowledge centres: Guv so can we: IAF Chief Bhadauria Kashiram Choudhary Jaipur: Rajasthan gov- Indo-French exercise ‘Desert Knight-21’ gives jitters across border ernor Kalraj Mishra has called for develop- Rajiv Gaur ing state universities as BOTH NATIONS’ FRENCH ENVOY knowledge centres. Jodhpur: Amid grow- AIRMEN SHOW SAYS THANKS He said that the uni- ing tensions with China ENTHUSIASM FOR COVID VAX versities should work at the Line of Actual for the all-round devel- Control (LAC), Indian There was great French Ambassador to opment of the students Air Force (IAF) chief enthusiasm among India Emmanuel Lenain and should start job- ACM RKS Bhadauria the airmen of both the on Saturday thanked oriented courses. on Saturday said India countries. Indian pilots India for supplying Addressing the con- can also be aggressive said that if Sukhoi medicines to France vocation of Kota Uni- if Beijing tries to. gets along with Rafale, at the time of the versity virtually on Sat- Governor Kalraj Mishra pays tributes to Neta ji Subhash Chandra Addressing a press the two together are Covid-19 pandemic. urday, he said that the Bose on Saturday. conference during De- capable of causing “During Covid-19, universities should con- sert Knight 2021, he havoc in any corner of you (India) shipped tribute to the develop- He said that education called upon the Kota said, “Our initial prior- the world. Squadron medicines needed in ment of the country. He is the best process of University to start ity was to operational- IAF chief ACM RKS Bhadauria & French Ambassador to India Leader Sarthak Kumar French hospitals. We also stressed on impart- knowledge transfer courses related to em- ise Rafale and integrate Emmanuel Lenain speaking to media in Jodhpur on Saturday. described his experi- are very grateful for ing moral values educa- from one generation to ployment generation it with other combat ence as excellent. that again...,” said Le- tion in universities and another. So, he said, all in Hadoti region as per fleets, which has al- gramme with DRDO first focus on the fifth- Lieutenant Colonel nain amid the ongoing working with the vision universities should pay local requirements ready been done.” under AMCA project. generation fighter.” The Jacques of France said India-France bilateral of a self-reliant India. attention to all-round and to promote re- He added, “We have We would like to add joint exercise in the that Indian pilots are exercise ‘Desert Knight Mishra called for a development through search to preserve lo- started the fifth-genera- sixth-generation capa- western sector raised perfect. 21’ in Jodhpur. —ANI concerted effort to pro- quality education. cal art and culture, a tion fighter aircraft pro- bilities in it but would concerns in Pakistan. mote women education. The Governor also release said. HC notice to CS, others for transferring forest land to RIICO

First India Bureau sought replies by April 6. Advocate AK Jain, Jaipur: A division the counsel for the pe- bench of Rajasthan titioners, argued that high court has issued since 1963, the land is notice to chief secre- treated as forest land tary, forest secretary, and the forest depart- revenue secretary and ment has invested a lot other officials of Ra- of money for fencing, jasthan Government establishment of for transferring 441 chowki and trench hectares of forest land over the land. in Sawaimadhopur to He said that the land RIICO for industrial was allotted by the purposes. state government to Hearing a PIL filed RIICO for industrial by Badrilal Meena and purposes in 2015. Prabhulal Meena, the The bench sought bench, comprising explanations from the Justice Sabina and state government by Justice C K Songara, issuing show-cause issued the notices and notices to the officials. Sub inspector, head constable arrested for accepting bribe First India Bureau Rs 30,000 and the ac- cused had already Barmer/Bikaner: taken Rs 15,000. The The Anti-Corruption ACB team caught SI Bureau (ACB) has ar- red-handed while ac- rested a sub inspector cepting the remaining (SI) in Barmer and a Rs 15,000, ASP Bhopal head constable in Bi- Singh said. kaner for allegedly ac- In Bikaner, head cepting bribe in sepa- constable Ramdev, rate cases, an official posted with Panchu said on Saturday. police station, was ar- SI Mahendra Singh, rested for allegedly ac- in-charge of RGT po- cepting a bribe of Rs lice station in Barmer, 5,000 from Rewat Ram was arrested for tak- for not arresting him ing bribe of Rs 15,000. in a case, ASP Rajnish The deal was settled in Poonia said. Dhariwal suggests Centre to study Rajasthan’s agri laws First India Bureau solved. Talking to reporters Kota: UDH Minister during his visit to Shanti Dhariwal on Kota, Dhariwal said Saturday accused the projects like Chambal NDA government of river front will change playing at the hands the picture of Kota. “It of corporates and act- is going to be a fantas- ing against farmers. tic project,” he said. Dhariwal suggested He also conducted a the Centre that if the visit to the project site Modi government along with principal amends the farm laws secretary of UDH Bha- by studying the agri- wani Singh Detha, ar- cultural bills passed chitect Anoop Bartar- by the Rajasthan gov- ia and UIT officials. ernment in the legisla- He asked the officials tive assembly, then the to ensure timely com- farmers’ issues can be pletion of the project. A wise leader understands when to speak with authority and when with compassion. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 08

WHAT IS THE Minister Narendra Sin- FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL lic Channel started tar- And after Arnab’s RAKESH TIKAIT’S gh Tomar called the BY TRIDIB RAMAN geting Uddhav Thack- WhatsApp revelations, ‘GOVERNMENT country’s Home Minis- eray as well as his son now the BJP and the CONNECTION’? ter Amit Shah, during Aditya Thackeray, it Central Government akesh Tikait, lead- the conversation, and if miffed Rashmi Thack- are also maintaining a Rer of the Bharatiya sources are to be be- eray. When attempts distance from him. The Kisan Union, belongs to lieved, Tomar was told were being made to la- people in the govern- the Balyan gotra, thus, by Shah, that they bel Aditya Thackeray ment too have now un- he has a distant rela- should inform the farm- as ‘Baby Penguin’ or derstood that the gov- tionship with former ers that agricultural ‘Rahul Gandhi of Mum- ernment may have to Union Minister Sanjeev laws can be kept pend- bai’, Aditya Thackeray face a lot of flack on Balyan. Sources reveal ing for 18 months. Farm- confronted his father Arnab case in the that Rakesh Tikait’s ers’ organisations also when the eleventh Money is not going to and said that he does budget session of Par- brothers also works for found, at first glance, round of negotiations come in the way of these want to do such dirty liament, which will be Sanjeev Balyan, so the the proposal to be a con- remained inconclusive, efforts. TCS i.e. Tata politics, and offerred to convened from Janu- window of goodwill crete proposal from the the government also Consultancy Service is resign from the post of ary 29, so they are al- opens for Rakesh Tikait government and they gave up arms, so it is going to finalise the de- a minister. When this ready engaged in the in Modi government as sought time to consider possible that in the com- sign of the proposed news reached Rashmi ‘damage control ef- well, so it goes without the same. Farmer lead- ing days, the condition temple soon, our goal is Thackeray, she took forts.’ At the same saying that when the ers like Rakesh Tikait of the farmer move- to collect Rs 10,000crore Uddhav’s class, sources time, the latest infor- government represent- wanted to convince the ment may take a new as donation.’ said that she blushed mation about Arnab is atives interacted with agitating farmers that turn and shape. with anger and told Ud- that at the moment he the farmers’ organisa- this is the biggest vic- IS RASHMI dhav that ‘if he does has left Mumbai and tions for the 11th round, tory of farmer unity, WILL RAM TEMPLE THACKERAY BEHIND not have the ability to has come to Delhi, Rakesh Tikait must which forced the gov- BE WORTH RS ATTACK ON ARNAB? cure people like Arnab, where he was currently have been in the center ernment to bow down. 10,000 CRORE? has given the MPs a tar- ing run from now on. t is no secret that then he should vacate staying in a five star ho- of saffron party’s hope However, during delib- he activism of the get to collect Rs one Even non-resident Indi- IRashmi Thackeray the Chief Minister’s tel. Sources reveal that somewhere. When the erations, leaders spe- TBJP, the Sangh and crore for the construc- ans living abroad are controls Shiv Sena poli- chair.” Rashmi then Arnab first stayed in a tenth round of negotia- cially those from Pun- its allied organisations tion of the temple, while also donating gener- tics from within, and took over the command five-star hotel in Delhi, tions was going on be- jab clearly said that can be seen over the MLAs will also collect ously. A reliable source she enjoys the status of of Operation Arnab, then he was shifted to a tween the government ‘they accept nothing grand temple of Lord donations between Rs 11 attached reveals that ‘Rajmata’ among the and it is said she blunt- farm house in Greater and the less than the repeal of Ram in Ayodhya. One to 21 lakh according to ‘the construction of the Shiv sainiks. It is ly told the Mumbai Noida, where he is also farm- the agricultural laws.’ such meeting of the their power. The district Ram temple in Ayodhya said Police Commis- guarded by the UP ers’ or- Then Tikait also had to Sangh was convened in presidents of BJP have is an attempt to restore that sioner to ‘ar- police. ganisa- fall in line with the agi- Bareilly, where the pres- been given a much larg- Hindu beliefs and when rest Arnab tions, tating farmers. Bibi Ja- ence of high officials of er target. It has been through the Ram tem- Arn- first, then The author is a Agri- gir Kaur, the head of the the Sangh could be seen. made clear in the meet- ple an attempt is made ab ’s talk.’ Events journalist and po- culture Shiromani Gurudwara Several BJP MPs, MLAs ing that money will not to make the whole world Re- after this litical commenta- Parishad, also came out and district presidents come in the way of the acquainted with the pub- are there for tor and views ex- with a strong statement were also called to this grandeur of the Ram sublimity, generality everyone to pressed are his about the Central Gov- meeting. If sources are temple, and for this, a and importance of see. personal ernment, and even to be believed, the Sangh nationwide drive is be- Hinduism, and Rakesh Tikait Arnab Goswami Rashmi Thackeray

CM: NRIs SHOULD STAY IN PINK CITY! Work in unison to CONNECTED WITH US contain Covid-19 From PG 1 spread: Om Birla Gehlot lashed out at the Ravi Sharma officers of the Lok Sab- BJP-led government at ha Secretariat, CPWD, the Centre alleging that it New Delhi/Udaipur: and other agencies. for was using central agen- Emphasising that ut- catering facilities. He cies to destabilise opposi- most standards of sani- further took stock of the tion governments in tisation and fumigation security arrangements various states. “Ra- may be made during the in the Parliament House jasthan had overcome Budget Session com- Complex and directed this through people’s re- President of Trivandrum Rajasthani Union Prabhudan Ratnu & mencing next week, Lok the concerned officials sistance. The RSS and others welcome Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot & Shashi Sabha Speaker Om Birla to ensure unhindered BJP were “destroying” Tharoor at the Pravasi Rajasthani Sammelan in Trivandrum. directed all agencies access to MPs. During democracy. The BJP is concerned to work in his visit to the Lake City targeting a “Congress VENUGOPAL’s ‘PEOPLE CONNECT’ unison to contain the of Udaipur, Birla said mukt Bharat”, which possibility of Covid-19 that the Central Govern- Faisal Patel, son of should be opposed. I have infection. Birla’s direc- ment has been continu- the stalwart Congress come here on Sonia and leader, the late Ahmed tion came during in- ously working towards Rahul Gandhi’s direc- Patel is on a personal spection visits conduct- strengthening the con- tions. Congress party visit to Rajasthan. ed at various facilities stitutional institutions. stands united and no one He reached Jaipur in the Parliament House On being asked about can stop us from forming of Friday and had a complex. He visited the the farm laws and farm- our government” he said. series of meetings Lok Sabha Chamber, ers’ agitation against on Saturday. He is Speaking exclusively laws like MSME and fa- of good governance.” expected to return Central Hall, corridors, them, Birla said, “Hope- to First India, Gehlot cilitated food processing Gehlot also stressed on to Delhi on Monday lobbies, waiting rooms fully, this will soon said, “It felt good to meet and we want that instead the state government’s morning and will be and other areas in the bring positive results.” expatriate Rajasthanis of putting their invest- management of Covid meeting CM Ashok Parliament House with —With Agency Inputs here. They will go across ments outside, if they and said, “It is a good Gehlot and Sachin Pilot the nation, and where want to do that in Ra- thing that we managed also among others on ever they go, we would jasthan, we will welcome Covid in an effective man- Sunday. want that these people them with open arms and ner & even WHO is prais- (Above): Vaibhav Gehlot should stay connected Rajasthan Foundation ing that. Rajasthan has and Faisal Patel at RCA grounds, Jaipur on with us. We would want will continue to do so.” fulfilled all the five param- Saturday afternoon. to see what facilities and The Chief Minister eters set by WHO and this (Left): Jagdeesh benefits we can extend to further added, “Any per- too has become a talking Chandra with Faisal them, having faced the son can phone us or point in the nation. We Patel on Saturday challenges posed by Cov- email us to approach the managed Covid in an ex- afternoon at Rambagh id for all these months. government and we will traordinary manner of Palace, Jaipur. We have passed several take forward our promise which we are proud.” LS Speaker Om Birla with party workers in Udaipur on Saturday. Tax evaders fall prey to Rajeshwar’s ‘Chakraview,’ country’s biggest action grabs `2,000 cr worth undisclosed money & assets Dr Anita thereby, concluding ers, Chordia Buildcon The exercise seems It is an appreciable one of the biggest and Silver Art Palace, TEAM EFFORT to have been carried and applaudable act Jaipur: The trio of search and seizure op- which was magnifi- with utmost precau- of the entire team es- Principal Director In- eration of the country cently executed by I tion and secrecy, main- pecially the Raj-Abhi- vestigation Rajesh- by unearthing more Abhishek and Ayushi taining high level of Ayu trio. war Yadav, Additional than Rs 2,000 crore along with a team of integrity. Undisclosed For this the entire Director Abhishek worth assets and more than hundred cash & assets, benami team not only de- Sharma and Assistant bringing laurels to tax officials. properties, irregular serves a ‘Hats Off ’ but Director Ayushi Shar- the Income Tax De- The raid is continuing transactions, have all also admiration for ma have cracked the partment and huge since past five days and formed part of the dis- setting a classic ex- nut and unearthed a revenue to the Gov- likely to be end today. covery of Team Rajesh- ample of persever- Rajeshwar Yadav huge sum of undis- ernment Exchequer. The same is the first of tion amid COVID times, the evaders have been war, which has even ance and assiduous closed money and as- Leading the battle its kind biggest action gathering resources, col- left with nothing but dis- reached the tunnels action in meeting the sets, lying with the Rajeshwar strategi- by the Income Tax De- rent financial year. lecting information, closing the undisclosed beneath the ground, targets of the Investi- three major business cally planned the raid partment post COVID-19 It is commendable aligning teams was all and offering the same crossing all barriers of gation Wing and nab- groups of the city, on Gokul Kripa Build- in the county, in the cur- that preparing for the ac- done so diligently that for taxation. investigation. bing the escapists. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 JAIPUR, SUNDAY JANUARY 24, 2021

National Girl Child Day is observed on 24 January every year to spread awareness about the girl child and the inequalities and discrimination they face in modern society. To shed some light on this, City First had a conversation with Rani Mukerji, who has worked in a lot of women centric feminist films! “I’m proud that I have been part of such cinema that has tried to project women correctly. Films can TOSHI VIJAY play a big hand in altering [email protected] societal notions and bring change.” t is given that cine- On National Girl Child ma impacts society pelled her to pick such gen- roles and films. She says, “I like Rhea from Hum Tum, Day, Rani feels cinema has deeply and it has eration-defining roles. wanted my body of work to Shashi from Yuva, Roshni the power to drive more pos- definitely tried to Rani says, “Cinema has loudly tell the world what from Talaash, Suhani from itive changes that could ben- I contribute towards the power to impact societal my intent was with my Saathiya, Saamiya in Veer- efit women. projecting girls pos- change and actors do have brand of cinema, with my Zaara, Michelle in Black, She says, “Cinema has itively on screen. the power to talk to people roles, and today, I’m happy Meera in No One Killed Jes- definitely tried to contribute One person who has and seed the thought of pos- that I chose well. I say this sica, Shivani in Mardaani, towards showing how girls brought to life several itive change through their because I wanted to do my Naina in Hichki and many can be so much more than powerful girls and choice of films. I have been bit towards shifting society’s more, have hopefully been what society wanted them to women on screen fortunate as an artist to get stereotyped gaze towards instrumental in projecting be. I know there is still a lot is Rani Mukerji projects that had strong fe- women.” women as strong, independ- of work to be done and films and we spoke to male protagonists and, to be Rani’s body of work is ent, forward-thinking indi- can contribute in triggering the iconic honest, I have also con- hugely inspiring and she is viduals who aren’t afraid to the right conversations actress sciously tried to seek out celebrated for having the follow their hearts and do about equality, parity, inde- about such projects.” guts to constantly choose the right thing.” pendence of women. I have w h a t The actress reveals that roles that were way ahead of The versatile genius is faith in my industry that we pro- she had a specific plan in time. She says, “Most of the a satiated artiste because will all try to do our best in mind while choosing such characters that I have played of her choices. Rani says, this regard.” ETC www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 10

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Your week should get off to an explosive start -- in Be careful in your relationships as the week begins. a good way! Monday suits your adventurous spirit Monday will present you with some interesting choices perfectly, as you fi nd exciting and unexpected (in work and possibly romance, too) and you’ll need to opportunities for meeting new people and trying work hard to strike a balance between selfi shness and new things. Watch for the pace to slow back down, selfl essness. From Monday evening and on through though, by Monday evening and on into Wednesday. 24 JANUARY– 30 JANUARY Wednesday, your famous grace and diplomacy will take You’ll need to rely on your (yes, ample) charms center stage. Expect admiration and applause -- but rather than your can-do attitude to make things expect for your skills at arbitration and alliance-building happen. On Thursday and Friday, expect a fl urry of AS SHRUTI HAASAN TURNS 35 THIS WEEK ON 28 to be called on, too. On Thursday and Friday, don’t communication, in person, on the phone or over go it alone. Find people to share your thoughts with, email. You’ll need to think fast to keep up. JANUARY, IT IS PREDICTED THAT SHE IS ALREADY especially if that involves taking a risk. READY TO MOVE. JUST LIKE HER, WHOEVER CELEBRATES THEIR BIRTHDAY THIS WEEK, HAVE A SPECIAL HOROSCOPE WHICH IS SAID TO BRING GOOD TAURUS SCORPIO APR 21 - MAY 20 FORTUNE. YOUR CAREER AND HOME ARE IN ACCORD OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Take your time! Put faith in your usual pattern of WHICH WILL BRING IMMENSE POSITIVITY IN EVERY Look out for confl ict as the week begins. Monday patience as the week begins -- even if you’re feeling could fi nd you butting heads with someone the urge to jump the gun on Monday. From Monday who doesn’t share your point of view, but a little evening on through Wednesday, you won’t need to SPHERE. THIS CAN BE VERY EFFECTIVE AND selfl essness on your part could defuse the situation. hold back at all. You’re full of energy and enthusiasm, From Monday evening through Wednesday, you which could turn out to be a very attractive REWARDING ABOUT FINANCIAL MATTERS AND might still fi nd yourself at odds with the ideas and combination. On Thursday and Friday, focus on agendas of others, but the competition is apt to short-term schedules and details. It’s not a good be much more good-natured and spirited. Fight a time to make any long-term commitments (especially PERSONAL AFFAIRS! good fi ght, but be willing to fi nd a compromise, too. fi nancial ones). This weekend, take a risk and let On Thursday and Friday, read the fi ne print. This others know how you feel. weekend, surrender control and go with the fl ow.

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Seek out the advice of good friends (and even work Count on getting a lot done as this week begins. associates) as the week begins. You’ve got good Your usual carefree attitude will be eclipsed by a big instincts on Monday, but you’ll have even more burst of energy on Monday, so you can’t help but be luck hitting the mark with a little friendly guidance. productive. From Monday evening and on through From Monday evening on through Wednesday, you’ll Wednesday, your cheerful adaptability will be put need to fi ght your more fl ighty qualities. Flitting to the test, as you’re called on to juggle countless around from conversation to conversation is still details and demands. On Thursday and Friday, don’t okay, but just make sure you pause to concentrate worry if you can’t seem to get much done. Words on any obstacles that crop up. Thursday and Friday can be even more effective than actions right now. aren’t good days for follow-through, but they should This weekend, follow your mood and don’t back provide plenty of opportunities. down from diffi cult questions.

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Get in touch with your true sense of purpose as the Mystery swirls around you as the week begins. week begins. Monday should give you a good chance Monday could fi nd you faced with riddles to solve and to pause, refl ect and embrace your priorities anew puzzles to piece together, but nothing you can’t handle. -- but be aware that your renewed perspective could From Monday evening through Wednesday, express bring you into confl ict with others. From Monday your more affectionate, compassionate side, whether night and on through Wednesday, look for chances that means making a romantic dinner or just telling to travel and expand your outlook, even if it’s just a someone special how you feel. On Thursday and short (or even metaphorical) journey. On Thursday Friday, don’t let anybody nail you down to anything and Friday, use your fi nely tuned intellect to tackle a specifi c. You need to maintain your emotional and pesky problem, but just take care to make sure you mental fl exibility right now. This weekend, the world is communicate clearly. your stage and others can’t wait to see you. ETC www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 11 Lessons in BACK WITH Chemistry

he 31-year-old actress Brie Larson will star in and be an execu- ithA four films onBANG the floor, Jacqueline Fernandez is back in T tive producer for an the reckoning. She has Attack with John Abraham, Bhoot Apple drama series called Police, co-starring Saif Ali Khan, Cirkus alongside Ran- Lessons in Chemistry. The W veer Singh, and Bachchan Pandey with Akshay Kumar. upcoming series that is After Race 3 (2018), she found herself at a loose end already raising antici- with her long-complete film Drive (2019) and Mrs pation levels amongst Serial Killer (2020) releasing digitally. fans, will be based on There’s a buzz that she will be the upcoming debut nov- inking another project el from author, science soon. —Agency editor, and copywriter Bon- nie Garmus. The summary of the new show reads: “Set in the early 1960s, Lessons in Chemistry follows Elizabeth Zott (Larson), whose dream of be- ing a scientist is put on hold in a society deeming that women belong in the domestic sphere, not the pro- fessional one.” —Agency

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DELAYED LOCKED kshay Ku- mar locks White Tiger Republic A Day 2022 release for Bach- chan Pandey, RELEASED drops deadly new look Tak- irector Ramin Bahrani’s ing to social The White Tiger, starring media, Aksh- Priyanka Chopra, Raj- ay Kumar an- Poster of the film D kummar Rao and debu- nounced the tante Adarsh Gourav, will start release date ohn Krasinski’s ‘A Quiet Place: streaming on Netflix on Friday. of Bachchan Part II’ has pushed its theatri- The film is the official adaptation Pandey and Akshay Kumar cal release further to September of Arvind Adiga’s Man Booker looks like 17. The movie initially was set J prize-winning novel of the same the actor is all set to dominate Re- to release on 4 September 2020 which name. public Day at the box office next was postponed to 23 April 2021 and the audiences must wait further for the film The White Tiger chronicles the year. to reach the theatres. The movie features journey of Balram Halwai Akshay and Kriti Sanon kick- Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah (Adarsh Gourav) from a poor vil- started the shoot of Bachchan Pan- Jupe along with Cillian Murphy and lager to a successful entrepre- dey earlier this month in Rajasthan. Djimon Hounsou. -ANI neur. The film’s trailer suggests Amid the shoot, Akshay Kumar it makes a commentary on the Poster of the film dropped a brand new look on Sat- struggles of India’s working Brie Larson urday and even had a big an- A GREAT LOSS class. While unveiling the trailer it was about breaking free from nouncement for his fans. —Agency a few weeks ago, Priyanka what one believes is his or her Chopra had said that she was destiny. proud to be a part of the film as —Agency EXCITEMENT BEGINS! The Groom Squad

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fter battling several health prob- lems over the years and being affected due to coronavirus, Larry AKing died on Saturday morning at the age of 87. Larry King hosted TV shows entitled to his name: Larry King Now and Politicking with Larry King. A veteran TV and radio host, Larry King had been across the platforms of radio, TV and digital media for over 63 years. -ANI PAYING TRIBUTE aomi Campbell Varun Dhawan with his squad mourned the loss Faisu and Ruhi from ‘Bang Baang’ of her godson elebration galore for Varun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal as they are all set Harry Brant, who N he lead couple of ALT- to be man and wife today. The first photo from the venue is here and it passed away this week on her latest Instagram Balaji and ZEE5’s features an excited groom with his squad. In a photo shared by his family post. The supermodel youth action-thrill- C friend, Varun can be seen posing next to designer Manish Malhotra and has penned down an T er franchise ‘Bang his squad. He is seen expressing his excitement at finally marrying his ladylove. emotional post where Baang – The Sound of Varun had arrived on Saturday in the afternoon at the wedding venue. —Agency she mentioned that Harry Crimes’, including Faisu Late Harry Brant has taken a piece of her and Ruhi Singh will be vis- heart and it is excruciatingly difficult for iting Jaipur to promote their her to digest the fact. —ANI web show. ‘Bang Baang’ is a visual experience for ac- tion lovers and will keep The unexpected selfie DRUNK ON SET the viewers glued to eorge Clooney their screens. lia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor often reminisces the Produced by Ak- send social media into a frenzy when day he showed up shay BP Singh they are snapped together at the air- Gdrunk for his film and directed by A port or for an event. Despite being in 1996 film, One Fine Day, Shraddha a relationship for almost two years now, Alia which worked perfectly Pasi Jairath, has not yet shared a picture with Ranbir on well as he was supposed Bang Baang her Instagram. While the actress has shared to enact drunk for the will stream solo photos of her boyfriend, we are yet to see next scene shot. Clooney from 25 Janu- a selfie or adorable picture shared by the ac- even suggested that there George Clooney ary on ALT- tress of them. must be a sequence to Balaji and We have now stumbled upon on unseen the film since it has become quite a hit, ZEE5. photo of Alia and Ranbir from their latest unlike the slow initial reaction. —Agency —Agency Ranbir’s post commercial. —Agency Alia Bhatt Promoted by AK Jain Sales and Marketing Pvt. Ltd. CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 12 LEASE OF LIFE CITY FIRST the help of an eminent phi- lanthropist from Hy- 10-year-old quad- derabad where he was fit- ri-amputee boy ted with artificial limbs at from Hyderabad, the centre. A process that Madhu Kumar would have taken months A has been given a in another centre was com- new lease of life pleted in a short span of with artificial mere 2.5 days. The reha- limbs by the Jaipur Foot bilitation process was Rehabilitation Center with done completely free of support from BMVSS. charge by the organisa- Youngest of four siblings, tion. This was informed by Madhu lost all his limbs Director, Jaipur Foot Reha- due to an electric burn bilitation Center, Dr Pooja from a high tension wire in Mukul, who has been men- 2019. Belonging to a lower- tored by stalwarts like Dr income family, Madhu was P. K. Sethi and D. R. Mehta. Dr Pooja Mukul with Madhu Kumar Quadri-amputee boy, Madhu Kumar flown out to Jaipur with [email protected]

DURING THE DAY! AGREEMENT OF COLLABORATION ME TIME —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI CAMPAIGN

A four-member delegation of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs, Martyrs and Disability on Saturday inspected the working and manufacturing of the world-famous Jaipur Foot at the premises of Bhagwan Mahaveer Vikland Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) at Malviya Nagar. BMVSS and Afghanistan’s During the launch National Disability Institute at Kabul, which is run by the GUJ: 20 police staff members and 40 health workers were honoured with a Afghanistan government has a technical collaboration for the CITY FIRST working there. The col- silver memento and an idol of Maa Saraswati by Parshav Jewellery House for past five years. Under this agreement of collaboration, the laborator of this project their exceptional service during the critical situation of COVID-19. makers of the Jaipur Foot, BMVSS provides technical support, har Sarvoday is BE ME, a sanitary material and training. Sansthan napkin manufacturing launched a ‘Me company. The Compa- T Time Campaign’ ny’s CEO Manish Shar- FUGGE! under which distribu- ma and Chairperson of tion of sanitary nap- Thar Sarvoday San- he comedy festival kins to rural, sthan, Anshu Harsh FUGGE organised by Riya Suledia 3 M Dot Bands in the homeless and poor have pledged to dis- T year 2003 is about to make tribute 1000 nap- RAVISHING RIYA! women was start- its debut online after 17 On the occasion of National Girl ed. The program kins in a month years on 24 January, today. Child Day, Riya Suledia, a Jaipur started from January 20 among the section of The one-day festival shall based model shared, “The best thing at Prem Niketan Ash- society where women induce the flavour of non- that you can do for a girl child is to ram in Jaipur, where are working but cannot GUJ: Lions Club of Karnavati launched the first edition of Karnavati Premier stop humour with songs, sanitary napkins were spend 100 rupees on League (KPL) on Saturday to raise funds for social activities and to raise plays, stand-up acts and give her a safe environment to grow, Rakesh Bedi study and do things she likes.” distributed among themselves. awareness about Covid-19 vaccination. sessions. —CITY FIRST school girls and women [email protected] CONFERENCE ON CITY FIRST aipur poet, THE BIG LEAP INSTALLATION CEREMONY Jagdeep Singh, SMART SYSTEM orti Woman will be featured Wing organ- at the virtual edi- he 3rd International Vir- ised an in- Jtion of the Jaipur tual Conference on F stallation Literature Festival Smart Systems: Innova- ceremony on Sat- (JLF) in February. Ttions in Computing urday. Income Tax A video of his read- (SSIC-2021) organised by Mani- Commissioner IAS ing some of his poems pal University Jaipur con- officer Roli Agar- from the first collection cluded on Saturday. The wal was the chief ‘My Epitaph’, will be 2-day conference was held guest on the occa- During the installation ceremony shown in the category in collaboration with social computing, and pri- sion. Speaking as of ‘ New Writers Short IOWA State University, Uni- vacy challenges with their Guest of Honor, Forti President Suresh Agarwal said Series’. The anthology, versity of Technology Sydney, theory, specifications, designs, that Forti Woman Wing has been active for the last 4 years, published by Writers Deakin University Australia, performance, and system build- but in the last 2 years, Wing has done a lot of work towards Workshop in Kolkata, Aksaray University (Turkey), ing. This conference was an Women Entrepreneurship. comprises poems, Jagdeep Singh and Systems Research Institute international forum for re- On this occasion, Neha Gupta, President of Forti Woman which are about a vari- (Poland). searchers, engineers, and pro- Wing, shared the new year’s agenda in front of everyone. The ety of topics like vagar- etry. One special feature let, Sylvia Plath and SSIC focused on Smart Sys- fessionals from industry and work will be done in the direction of Women Entrepreneurship, ies of life, the inevitabil- of the poems is that even the protagonist of tems, IoT Innovations, and their academia across the globe to Leadership and Skill Development. The new team was also en- ity of death, the pangs some of them are on the well-known novel, applications in smart cities, exchange innovative ideas and trusted with their responsibilities during the program. —CITY FIRST of love and even the well-known personas Catch-22, ‘Yossarian’. smart grid, smart health-care, their research works.—CITY FIRST struggle of writing po- like Hemingway, Ham- [email protected]

EVENTS! OBITUARY

RAJ: Shot in the Pink City Jaipur, an original RAJ: Akhil Bhartiya Terapanth Yuvak Parishad was awarded indie-pop romantic song ‘Kyun Aisa’ was released for their ‘Mega Blood Donation Drive’ responsible for the on Thursday on their YouTube channel, Tron3, highest number of blood donation during the lockdown period featuring city’s multi-talented artists: Vageesh and the highest number of plasma donation in one month. Jagbiri Singh, the mother of Advocate Vaibhao, Grolf and Tron. Sunil Kumar Singh, founder of J B Law firm, left for heavenly abode at the age RAJ: Amar Shaheed Hemu Kalani RAJ: Former ministers Arun Chaturvedi, of 80 years. She died from heart failure Seva Samiti inaugrated the Wall of Councilor Manju Sharma, Rakesh Bagda at Kshetrapal Hospital on Saturday. 11-year-old Rushil Righteousness ‘Neki ki Diwar’ on Friday. organised a camp under Pradhan Mantri She is survived by her son Sunil and Joshi from Germany Mohanlal Wadhwani, Ramesh Khatri, Swanidhi Yojana to assist the urban street granddaughter Dr Sunita Singh. The paid tribute to Puranchand Jeswani, Moni Rangwani, vendors affected due to Corona on Saturday in condolence meet will be held on 25 Subhas Chandra Kamlesh Asudani, Amarlal Mandal, Ward-36, Jaipur. Manoj Rinwa, Sanjay Yadav, January at Community Centre, Housing Bose on his birth Rajkumar Rajpal, Shobhraj Nirankari, Mahesh Yadav, Alok Jain, Dashrath Singh Board, Panchsheel Nagar, Ajmer from 4 anniversary on Revalaal Mulchandani and Lekhraj Banooda, Bhanupratap Sharma, Nirmala pm to 6 pm. Saturday. Jeswani were present for the occasion. Methwani were present for the occasion.