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FINALLY A DOUBLE ENGINE GOVT! Gehlot & Birla join hands to seek ‘powerful’ Amit Shah’s intervention to sort out Raj’s Oxygen & Corona crisis

Aditi Nagar tended all help possible. Not only did life the ‘double engine ki sarkar’ the Lok Sabha Speaker provide claim of PM Modi, but this time its hile there is a dearth moral support, he even personally in Rajasthan. of oxygen for pa- spoke to various officials of the Gov- This development has turned tients and even hos- ernment of India to do everything to be a win-win situation both pitals beds are hard possible and provide relief. Further, for Gehlot and Birla, who have to come by in Ra- Birla even spoke with senior minis- earned public goodwill, sym- jasthan, several ex- ters like Harsh Vardhan Health Min- pathy and kudos from the W perts were of the ister, Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal, common man in Rajasthan opinion till recently that the desert Mansukh Mandaviya, Jaishankar to for their joint efforts to ef- state may be needing a ‘ventilator’ fix a meeting with the visiting three fectively manage corona in in the days to come. This belief leaders from Rajasthan, listen to the state. Birla, who is di- stemmed from the rampage corona their pleas and provide solution. It rectly taking care of a few has caused in other states of the na- was then that the idea of a VC with other states also for their tion like Maharashtra and Karna- Union Home Minister came about corona management, has taka. But what stands between Co- and during this VC with Amit Shah, earned major public good- rona and Rajasthan is the commit- Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya and will and sympathy among ment of one man and his immova- Principal Secretary (Home) Abhay Rajasthan’s masses, where ble will to do all that he can for the Kumar provided all the required in- in 2023 run up to assembly good of the nearly 8 crore denizens puts to the chief minister and the polls, he is always considered of this land. Therefore, when Chief senior Rajasthan ministers present as a dark horse for the chief Minister Ashok Gehlot sent three in the VC. ministerial assignment, if at of his trusted Lieutenants- Shanti While Birla was working on one all BJP comes to power, Dhariwal, BD Kalla and Dr Raghu front, CM Gehlot called up Prime which looks a bit dif- Sharma - before the “Delhi Darbar’, Minister Narendra Modi and urged ficult at the mo- he gave them a clear mandate: en- him to extend aid to Rajasthan. And ment. sure centre’s help to fight covid war it was due to these developments in Rajasthan. throughout the day on Tuesday, that What differentiates a leader from by the evening resulted in ‘favour- a politician is their seminal ap- able winds’ for Rajasthan as state’s proach to problems and Gehlot dis- Health Minister said that the fruits played this when he personally of the meeting will be visible called up Lok Sabha Speaker and within 48 hours! Kota MP Om Birla asking to provide All said and done, even support to the state government’s the political pandits efforts in the ongoing war. Birla, have now said that who is known to stay apolitical and ‘consensus man’ Ge- help even the opposition leaders, im- hlot’s move has vir- mediately sprung to his feet and ex- tually brought to PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 02

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on’ble Apex Court has come to be seized of the issue of lifting of the fifty percent cap it has put on reservations in RESERVATIONS – the case of MR Balaji versus State of Mysore [(1963) Supp. 1 SCR 39]. It is hearing argu- H ments in a case where the State of Maharashtra has A CONUNDRUM made reservations beyond the 50% limit by creating a special quota for the Maratha community. Ten states have either passed or have pro- posed such legislation to pre- scribe quotas for local resi- dents/natives. The latest is Haryana having passed the new Haryana State Employ- ment of Local Residents Act, 2020 (with a miragelike sun- set clause which means it will cease 10 years after its enactment). Alarmingly, even the Central Govern- ment is supporting these quotas for locals. The 50% cap was broken earlier also when 10% reservation was trinity. They form a union of within the State prior to em- not find job quotas for locals made for economically back- trinity in the sense that to ployment or appointment. workable. Reservation policy, as is extant today, is com- The extent of ward sections. The same is divorce one from the other is However, protagonists of en- pending adjudication before to defeat the very purpose of actment of such laws by the pletely out of sync with the reservation, Reservations have been enlarged gradually from Apex Court. Any curbs on Democracy. Liberty cannot less than 28% to 49% (12% for ST, 16% for SC, and State Governments take ref- spirit of the fundamental which can be employers, who scout talent be divorced from Equality uge under Article 41, read right to equality as enshrined made in public 21% for OBCs) over seven decades. More and more nationally, for limiting their and Equality cannot be di- communities are clamouring for reservations. The with Article 37, provides that in the Constitution of India. employment, has choice to a particular state’s vorced from Liberty, nor can the State shall make effective It is feared that crossing the been considered unfortunate fallout of all this is not only flouting of boundaries is bound to raise Liberty and Equality be di- individual merit but also causing reverse provision for securing the current 50% ceiling might by the Apex deep concerns, along with vorced from Fraternity.” right to work. These Articles eventually lead to 100% quo- discrimination against general categories. In a Court in a catena challenges to these laws, as (Italics supplied) find a place in Chapter IV of tas with zero latitudes for of judgments. In this might not only adversely The Constituent Assembly Times of India survey held in the current month, the Constitution containing merit. In addition, local quo- order to examine impact their businesses and considered ideals of the free- 86% of the readers opined that reservations should Directive Principles of State tas may be bad for the nation the need for but also infringe fundamen- dom movement to be convert- be capped at 50% and about 90% of the readers did Policy – which are, avowedly, as all citizens have the free- uncapping tal rights of citizens. ed into constitutional provi- not find job quotas for locals workable fundamental in the govern- dom to move freely and to reservations, it is The extent of reservation, sions. One of them was the ance of the country but are reside and settle in any part essential to look which can be made in public protection of socially back- not enforceable by any court. of the country [Article 19 (1) into the employment, has been con- ward communities. The call Besides, Hon’ble Supreme (d) and (e)]. When residents Court has mulled over the of different states come to- philosophy sidered by the Apex Court in for establishing an egalitari- Jaipal Singh demanded rep- object sought to be achieved a catena of judgments. In or- an society found its vocifer- resentation in proportion to by such law. Article 15 pro- role of directive principles in gether, the country’s frater- which led to der to examine the need for ous supporter in Jawaharlal their population. The affirm- hibits discrimination against the Constitution of India in a nity, unity, and integrity get reservation uncapping reservations, it is Nehru. At that time the issue ative action in favour of the any citizen on grounds only number cases and has held enhanced. provisions in the essential to look into the phi- of reservation was pleaded, scheduled castes, scheduled of religion, race, caste, sex that the directive principles Abraham Lincoln said in Constitution of losophy which led to reserva- explained, accommodated, tribes, and other backward and place of birth or any of of State policy have to con- his Gettysburg Address said India. The gist of tion provisions in the Consti- and accepted with the nation- classes, put in place in 1950, them, subject to specified ex- form to and run subsidiary to that “our fathers brought our Constitution tution of India. The gist of al spirit to assimilate sec- has since been bolstered and ceptions in Article 15 (3), (4) fundamental rights. forth……. a new nation con- is compressed in our Constitution is com- tions of society, including the amplified in a manner that and (5). Article 16 (2) includes Reservations have been en- ceived in liberty and dedicat- the Preamble of pressed in the Preamble of intended beneficiaries of the even Dr. BR Ambedkar could “residence” among the larged gradually from less ed to the proposition that all the Constitution the Constitution which plac- reservation policy into the not have foreseen. grounds on which discrimi- than 28% to 49% (12% for ST, men are created equal.” In which places es enormous emphasis on national mainstream. The The equality code is en- nation cannot be made along 16% for SC and 21% for view of the foregoing discus- enormous justice, liberty, and equality; discussion on reservation re- shrined in Articles 14-18. Ar- with religion, race, caste, sex, OBCs) over seven decades. sion, the emphasis of the Gov- emphasis on all of which are words of pas- volved around the Report on ticle 14 confers a right by en- descent and place of birth. More and more communities ernments ought to be skilling, justice, liberty, sion and resonate positively Minority Rights which was acting a prohibition directed However, Article 16 (3) is an are clamouring for reserva- reskilling, and upskilling and equality; all with a regime that empha- presented by Sardar Vallab- against the State by provid- exception to Article 16 (2) as tions. The unfortunate fall- their residents to augment out of all this is not only their employability rather of which are sizes the well-being of the hbhai Patel. Speaking on the ing that the State shall not it enables the Parliament to disadvantaged groups. The Report, P.S. Deshmukh said deny to any person equality make a law about require- flouting of individual merit than taking a regressive step words of passion following remarks of Dr. BR that the report was highly before the laws or the equal ment of residence within a but also causing reverse dis- of reservation so as to sound and resonate Ambedkar, on how the Pre- satisfactory; but at the same protection of the laws within State or UT prior to such em- crimination against general the death knell of merit. It is positively with a amble is to be interpreted, time, he voiced the fear that India. However, this right, ployment or appointment. categories. In a Times of In- hoped Hon’ble Supreme Court regime that are revealing: the so-called majority might which is absolute in form, is These above provisions dia survey held in the cur- will withstand this ‘populist emphasizes the “It means a way of life that be marginalized. (Italics sup- subject to any law based on a clearly indicate that the State rent month, 86% of the read- push’ and uphold constitu- well-being of the recognizes Liberty, Equality, plied) On the other hand, classification founded on an Governments have no power ers opined that reservations tional spirit and values. disadvantaged and Fraternity which are not members from the depressed intelligible differentia hav- to make laws prescribing re- should be capped at 50% and THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY groups treated as separate items in a classes, like S. Nagappa and ing a rational relation to the quirement as to residence about 90% of the readers did THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top OCD in a pandemic doesn’t necessarily get worse TWEET t the beginning disorder are just a bit quirky, recently proposed a condi- dence from well-controlled Jagat Prakash Nadda of the COVID-19 overly particular, “neat tion called “COVID-19 studies doesn’t find com- @JPNadda pandemic, we freaks” or “germ-phobic”. stress syndrome”. Some of pelling evidence that peo- I welcome the decision of the were concerned Such ideas are frequently the symptoms significant- ple with OCD have been ECI banning celebrations and A infection con- promulgated in popular ly overlap with anxiety dis- affected by COVID-19 to a processions of electoral victories. I have directed all state units trol measures such as extra culture. For example, in orders and OCD. greater extent than those of BJP to strictly adhere to this hand washing and social 2018 Khloe Kardashian pro- While we don’t all have with other psychological decision. All karykartas of BJP are distancing might com- moted her “KHLO-C-D” OCD now, it’s unquestion- conditions (such as depres- using their energies to help the pound the distress of peo- branding for an online min- able our collective behav- sion or general anxiety). ones in need in this hour of crisis. ple living with obsessive- iseries in which she gave iour has changed in ways One study published in compulsive disorder (OCD). tips on home organisation that make the distinction January compared OCD Piyush Goyal Early anecdotal evidence and cleanliness. The cam- between “normal” and severity in a large group @PiyushGoyal and case studies reported paign was widely criticised. “pathological” much more before and during the pan- #OxygenExpress is ensuring an apparent increase in While contamination complex. demic. It found the stress smooth, quick & uninterrupted OCD relapse rates and fears and an affinity for In this light, the Interna- induced by COVID-19 in- movement of Liquid Medical symptom severity. symmetry are better recog- tional College of Obses- creased measures of men- Oxygen across the nation for But a year on, we’re nised in the community sive–Compulsive Spectrum tal distress across all OCD COVID-19 patients. Indian Railways is on a mission to fulfil learning this is not neces- (perhaps owing to portray- Disorders has highlighted symptom dimensions (not India’s Oxygen requirements & sarily the case, and re- als in TV and film), the “ta- the unique challenges the only those directly related win our collective battle against search is giving us a more boo” and “overresponsibil- behaviours and adaptive directives such as social pandemic poses for accu- to a public health crisis). the pandemic. nuanced understanding of ity” dimensions of OCD health and safety measures. distancing and hand hy- rately diagnosing OCD. The authors suggested what it’s like to have OCD are far less understood and Behaviours that were giene play an essential role the increase in OCD symp- during a pandemic. are therefore subject to previously linked to psy- in our fight against the vi- LIVING WITH tom severity was likely a Spiritual higher levels of stigma. chiatric illnesses, such as rus, they take a psychologi- OCD IN A PANDEMIC “non-specific stress-related NO, PEOPLE WITH repetitive washing and cal toll too. Having a pre-existing men- response”. In other words, SPEAK OCD AREN’T ‘QUIRKY’ ARE WE ALL sanitising rituals, are now The pandemic has had a tal health condition appears it’s the general stress of the There are several prevailing OCD NOW? encouraged (at least to profound effect on mental to be the single most influen- pandemic that has wors- If we claim to be without sin, stereotypes about what it The global response to some extent) by health au- health due to increased tial predictor of high stress ened OCD in some cases; we deceive ourselves and the means to live with OCD, such COVID-19 has blurred the thorities. stress and lifestyle chang- levels during COVID-19. not the increased focus on truth is not in us. —John 1:8 as a belief people with the line between pathological While infection control es. Indeed, scientists have However, recent evi- infection control.

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The fi rst Oxygen Express train for Delhi carrying around 70 LIFE ON tonnes of the life-saving gas reaches Delhi Cantt on Tuesday. WHEELS! —PHOTO BY PTI Sensex rallies Can ask Centre to 558 pts; Nifty SC to Centre: Explain the logic ends 14,650 behind Covid-19 vaccine pricing Mumbai: Equity take over: Delhi HC benchmark Sensex ral- New Delhi: The Su- said and fixed the mat- lied 558 points on Tues- preme Court on Tues- ter for further hearing Tells AAP govt: ‘Put your house in order’ day, driven by gains in day asked the Union of to Friday noon. index heavyweights Re- India (UOI) to explain “The High Courts New Delhi: The Delhi liance Industries, the basis and rationale shall not be restrained High Court on Tuesday HDFC Bank and L&T. adopted with respect to in passing any direc- rebuked the Aam Aadmi The 30-share BSE in- the pricing of Covid-19 tions,” as they are hear- Party government on dex ended 557.63 points vaccines and other nec- ing the cases in their re- the distribution of med- or 1.15 per cent higher essary items. spective states and they ical oxygen supply and at 48,944.14. Justice DY Chandra- know the ground situa- handling of the corona- Similarly, the broad- chud also said that the tion better, the Apex virus pandemic in the er NSE Nifty surged UOI shall also clarify in Court said.The Bharat national Capital. The 168.05 points or 1.16 per its affidavit the basis tator. The role of the by Thursday 6 pm in Biotech has fixed the court said if the Delhi cent to 14,653.05. and rationale adopted Supreme Court is com- connection with their price of its Covid-19 vac- government was unable L&T was the top gain- in regard to the pricing plementary in nature,” respective states with cine, Covaxin, at `600 to handle the situation, er in the Sensex pack, of vaccines. the SC said. regard to their health per dose for state gov- it will ask the central rising over 3 per cent, “During the national Each of the state gov- infrastructure (short- ernments and at `1,200 government to send its RAJ RECORDS HIGHEST SINGLE-DAY followed by Bajaj Fi- crisis, Supreme Court ernments has to file age of oxygen and oth- per dose for private hos- officers and take over. RISE OF 121 COVID DEATHS ON TUESDAY nance, Turn to P6 cannot be a mute spec- their respective replies ers), the Apex Court pitals. —PTI The bench of justices Jaipur: Rajasthan recorded the highest single-day Vipin Sanghi and Rekha rise in its COVID-19 death toll with 121 more Palli was hearing a plea people succumbing to the viral disease on Tuesday by hospitals regarding as well as 16,089 fresh cases. Deaths were ‘Time for Forces to help civil admn EC bans all victory the shortage of oxygen reported from Jodhpur, 22, Jaipur, 21, Udaipur, 14, and drugs like remdesi- Bikaner, 8, Kota and Sikar 6 each, Pali and Alwar 5 create facilities to fight corona’ processions on May 2 vir. “Set your house in each, Ajmer, Barmer and Sirohi 4 each, besides order,” the court said. deaths in other districts. PCC chief Govind Dotasra New Delhi: Chief of cilities in a time-bound New Delhi: The Elec- “Enough is enough.” too contracted Corona and he posted the Defence Staff General manner. Timely sup- tion Commission of In- The court pulled up information on social media. More on P4 & P5 Bipin Rawat on Tues- port at this juncture is dia banned on Tuesday the Delhi government day said that it is time important,” said Rawat. all victory processions and said it was not able for the Armed Forces “Our men and women on May 2, both during to deal with the rising the Delhi government to were called,” the court to help the civil admin- in uniform have the will and after the counting cases. “Your system has take over an oxygen re- said. “This cylinder istration in creating and dedication to break of votes. Poll results of failed,” it said. “Black- filling plant with imme- business is a mess. You COVID-19 mitigation barriers and walk the five states will be de- marketing of oxygen diate effect and served have to look into it and facilities in a time- extra mile, always and clared on Sunday — at a still continues. How are contempt notices to five put your house in order. bound manner as the every time. We can and time when the country two persons shall be al- people procuring oxy- other refillers. “We will If they are belligerent, country is battling the we will. Well done and has been hit hard by the lowed to accompany the gen? Large-scale hoard- ask you to take action then they will see our second wave of corona- carry on, we still have Covid-19 pandemic. winning candidate or ing is going and you are against the refillers and belligerence. Keep them virus. long distances to trav- “No victory proces- his/her authorized rep- not taking action. Take issue a contempt notice in custody if they are “This is the time for support the civil admin- el,” he added. Earlier on sion after the counting resentative receive the action against them.” because they did not ap- playing with people’s the Armed Forces to istration in creating Monday, PM Modi had on 2.5.2021 shall be per- certificate of election The High Court asked pear even after they life like this.” rise to the occasion and COVID mitigation fa- met Rawat. missible. Not more than from Turn to P6

GROUP OF THREE SENIOR MINISTERS OF RAJASTHAN VISIT DELHI  Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla called all the GEHLOT’S TRIO DEMANDS COOPERATION FROM ministers and officials and asked them to consider our SHAH, GADKARI TO WEED OUT CORONA IN RAJ First India Bureau ion Home Minister Amit The Group of Minis- 4 CRYOGENIC TANKERS demands: Shanti Dhariwal Shah, Transport Minis- ters met Lok Sabha Jaipur: On the instruc- ter Nitin Gadkari, Union Speaker Om Birla at his REACH RAJASTHAN  Railway Minister Piyush tions of Chief Minister Health Minister Dr. official residence on Meanwhile, hours after the three ministers Ashok Gehlot, three sen- Harsh Vardhan and Rail- Tuesday morning and ap- reached New Delhi and met the union min- Goyal has assured to ior cabinet ministers of way Minister Piyush prised him of the present isters, the central government released four supply oxygen to Rajasthan the state - Shanti Dhari- Goyal, through a virtual status of Covid-19 in Ra- cryogenic oxygen tankers of ten ton capacity wal, B.D. Kalla and Dr. meeting describing the jasthan and urged to in- for Rajasthan. With these 4 tankers, the cur- from the eastern states: Raghu Sharma met Om state of Covid-19 in the crease cooperation from rent oxygen situation in the state will witness Birla, Speaker of Lok state, while demanding centre. During the meet- a respite. Meanwhile, the Rajasthan govern- BD Kalla Sabha in New Delhi, for increasing the num- ing, Birla spoke to the ment has also fl oated a tender to provide cry- Mansukh Mandaviya, ber of oxygen tankers concerned Union Minis- ogenic tankers and therefore advertisements  We have full confidence Minister of State for and supply of Remdesiv- ters and Central officials have also been released in this regard across in Centre’s assurance: Shipping, Chemicals and ir injections from the over phone and instruct- the nation. due to severe scarcity of cryogenic Fertilizers at their offi- Central Government to ed to give full support to Shanti Dhariwal, BD Kalla and Dr. Raghu Sharma at tankers, a major hurdle is being witnessed in Dr. Raghu Sharma cial residences and Un- Rajasthan. Rajasthan. Turn to P8 Rajasthan House in New Delhi transportation of oxygen in the nation. Promoted by Shree Cement Limited 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 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 04 ‘Can’t allow India to MOCHAN become battlefield’ New Delhi: Asserting that the second wave of the COVID-19 pan- demic must be treated as a national medical emergency, senior Con- gress leader Sachin Pi- lot on Tuesday said the Centre must step up to the plate and not leave the states to fend for themselves as India Sachin Pilot cannot be allowed to become a “battlefield “States which manu- for oxygen and Remde- facture oxygen may not sivir”. need it as much as He also urged the those that don’t. What BJP-led central gov- is happening now in ernment to call an all- some instances, is that party meeting and said states are inclined to that the feedback and fortify borders as op- inputs would be benefi- posed to facilitate pas- cial in the fight against sage of oxygen contain- Once abuzz with devotees, the big Hanuman temples in the city, including 52 feet Shree Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir Ambabari at Vidyadhar Nagar, missed the usual buzz even on the Hanuman the pandemic and ers. This is not how Jayanti on Tuesday due to corona guidelines. Most of the people preferred to pray from the secured walls of their homes or at the colony temples. Some were seen praying outside the locked doors of those must be taken in things should work in a the temples. Abhishek (anointing) of Lord Hanuman was done at the Khole ji ke Hanuman and other temples by the priests in the absence of devotees. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA a positive spirit of sav- federal structure,” he ing lives. asserted. —PTI Councillor without mask beats State govt should stop cursing sadhus for not covering faces

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Centre on oxygen supply: Poonia Hanumangarh: The BJP state president questioned where the state govt spent Rs 201 cr of PM Cares Fund video of Poonam Ma- hant, a transgender First India Bureau the month of January. Congress councillor Poonia tweeted that from ward number 35 in Jaipur: The state BJP the Central govt had re- Pilibanga, showing her has raised questions on leased Rs 201 crore for beating two sadhus for the three ministers of setting up 162 plants in not wearing masks has the Gehlot government the state. But till now gone viral. Ironically, going to Delhi to meet that amount has nei- Mahant herself is with- the ministers of the Cen- ther been used nor has out mask in the video tral government over it been able to set up on Tuesday morning. oxygen supply. BJP state plants. Poonia said that She first slapped first president Dr Satish Poo- if the state govt were a sadhu and then beat Assault by Poonam Mahant was captured in a video. nia said that the state serious, now 1,600 oxy- with a stick. Thereafter, govt should stop cursing gen cylinders could be she asked where are the this entire incident video shows the council- Centre on oxygen supply. produced every day. masks. One of the sad- went viral, Poonam Ma- lor bullying the duo and He said that the minis- Taking a dig at CM Ge- hus pointed to a cloth hant clarified that she even using stick to hit ters of the govt who have hlot and Health Minis- wrapped around his stopped the duo as they them. gone to Delhi should also ter Dr Raghu Sharma, neck. The councillor were roaming in streets Later, Mahant also re- answer that how much he said that state gov- asked to apply mask in without masks and leased a video showing and where has the state ernment should make view of the increasing seemed suspicious also. she handing over masks govt received funds from Satish Poonia inaugurated the blood donations drive of BJP Yuva Morcha that was held across the better corona arrange- corona infection. During this time there to the saints and asking the PM Cares Fund in state on Tuesday to fulfi l need of blood during corona crisis. ments in the state. When the video of was a clash. The viral them to wear it always.

DEDICATE A PORTION OF SMS FOR IAS on corona duty performs TWEET BJP leaders should TREATMENT OF COVID PATIENTS: SARAF Time First India Bureau pre-wedding ceremony virtually talk to Centre: PSK Jaipur: Former health First India Bureau minister and BJP MLA First India Bureau Kalicharan Saraf on Jaipur: Transport Min- Tuesday said that a Jaipur: Setting an ex- ister Pratap Singh portion of the state run ample for compliance Khachariyawas on SMS hospital of Jaipur with corona guidelines, Tuesday targeted BJP should be immediately trainee IAS Hanul state president Satish made a dedicated covid Choudhary on Tuesday PIB in Rajasthan Poonia for his state- centre so that patients performed his pre-wed- @PIBJaipur ment saying that he has wandering for treatment increase in the number ding ceremony through For any informa- tried to mislead people can be relieved. of infections in the past a virtual medium. IAS Hanul Choudhary performed his pre-wedding ceremony tion, problem or by presenting false fig- He raised the few days and hospitals Choudhary, a resident through a virtual medium from Ahmedabad on Tuesday. complaint related to ures. demand in view of like Jaipuria, RUHS and of Ninjhar village at testing, quarantine, He appealed to the BJP number of corona pa- constantly rising num- all other government Shahpura in Jaipur, is to rituals in a virtual me- that he wished that his supply of medicines, leaders to talk to the tients in the state is in- ber of covid patients and private hospitals get married on 4 May. dium while being on son Hanul would come diagnostic facility, Centre and get the state creasing rapidly and it in the city. Jaipur on are almost full and Choudhary is posted duty due to the Corona home and perform all hospital, availability oxygen and medicine is very necessary for Tuesday recorded 3,289 looking at the situa- as a trainee in the Health crisis. The family wel- the rituals of marriage. of beds, ICU, ventila- supplies in adequate people to stay safe. corona patients and tion, a portion of the Department in comed Hanul’s decision But Hanul still holds a tor, oxygen etc. one quantity. “Now the time has 121 deaths. SMS hospital should Ahmedabad. On Mon- and supported him responsible position can call 181 helpline The minister appealed come when everyone Saraf said that be dedicated for covid day, Choudhary had a through video calls. and becomes more re- operated by @RajGo- to the people to follow will have to stop going there has been a huge patients. tilak and yellow rice cer- Hanul’s father Pawan sponsible in such emer- vOffi cial the covid -19 related out of the house in this emony, but he performed Kumar Mandolia said gency situations. protocol saying the crisis,” he said. HORRIFYING INCIDENT Kataria lodges plaint Woman sarpanch’s husband shot dead by friends after receiving threat First India Bureau First India Bureau tim has filed a case against two accused To- Man kills wife, flees with Udaipur: Leader of Op- Karauli (Hindaun): taram and Ghanshyam. position Gulab Chand The husband of a wom- The accused shot him Kataria has lodged an an sarpanch was shot five times on the back 13-month-old daughter FIR against an un- dead by two of his and once in the head First India Bureau quarrel with her. After known person for friends at Hindaun in killing him on the spot. killing her, he left the threatening him of dire Karauli district in the The accused fled from Ajmer: A man alleged- house with his daugh- consequences. early hours of Tuesday. the spot and took away ly murdered his wife in ter. The complaint was Pappu Jat, 35, husband gold chain of the victim. a fit of rage and de- The matter came to sent to Udaipur range IG his repeated apology. of sarpanch Ashadevi As per preliminary camped with her light when Shaheen’s via post. Kataria had He is getting repeated had gone for drinking inquiry, there was some 13-month-old daughter mother found her lying made derogatory re- threats after his contro- with his friends and altercation during Police taking dead body for postmortem. in the Ganj area of in a pool of blood. The marks for Rajput ruler versial comments. The Tuesday night and the drinking that led to Ajmer on Monday. family members in- Maharana Pratap dur- FIR was registered un- incident happened at scuffle and the firing. home. A few moments Surauth police station The accused Rizwan, formed the police after ing an election meeting der sections 506, 500, 66 around 3 am on Wednes- The trio had gone for later, the accused duo has recovered empty a resident of Kumhar which the body was in Rajsamand a few days of the IT act and Sukher day, the police said. marriage after which again took him for cartridges from the mohalla, stabbed his shifted to the mortuary back which had invited SHO has been instructed The father of the vic- Pappu came to him drinking. A team from spot. wife Shahin after a of the district hospital. sharp reaction despite to investigate the matter.

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RELIEFNEW PLANT SET UP IN ALWAR TO PRODUCE 1K CYLINDERS/DAY, ANOTHER IN DARIBA TO GENERATE 1,200 CYLINDERS/DAY FROM NEXT WEEK First India Bureau RAJASTHAN 10TH IN MOST INFECTED Jaipur: Health Minis- STATES & 15TH IN RECOVERY RATE ter Dr Raghu Sharma ith 5,30,875 cases of corona, the state is at number on Tuesday said that the W10 among the most infected states in the coun- try, but the situation is poor in terms of recovery rate, consumption of oxygen which is just 71%. In states like Maharashtra, Delhi, in the state three months Kerala, Karnataka, the number of daily cases is more ago was about 6,500 cyl- than Rajasthan, but the recovery rate is more than 78% inders/day, which has there. As such, Rajasthan ranks 15th among the most now increased to 31,425 infected states in the country. In a week, 33,811 patients cylinders per day. He recovered in the state, while 70,000 active cases were reported. Because of these, beds have become full in said that the state gov- hospitals in big cities. Only 6 of the 33 districts of ernment is doing its Rajasthan have a recovery rate of 80% or more. best to meet this unexpected de- mand. O2 FILLED OXYGEN TANKER Health Sec- REACHES UDAIPUR retary Sid- Udaipur: An oxygen contain- dharth Mahajan er reached Udaipur on Mon- said that the day evening by road from Jamnagar after completing a state govern- journey of about 18.5 hours. ment has made ef- The empty container was forts on a war footing to airlifted to Jamnagar from manage oxygen. Oxy- Udaipur on Sunday night gen containers have from the Boeing C-17 Globe- been refilled from Jam- master. The advantage of this was that about eighteen and nagar, Gujarat and emp- a half hours of time was left ty containers airlifted. and soon, 14 kl of oxygen Also, a new plant has reached Udaipur. been set up in Alwar HELP YOURSELF! district with a capacity As demand for the oxygen rises due to spike in coronavirus cases, of producing 1,000 cyl- a plant of 1,200 cylin- Dariba, Rajsamand family members of COVID-19 patients carry oxygen cylinders at inders per day. ders per day capacity is and production of 500 JLN Hospital in Ajmer on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANAND SHARMA Siddharth Mahajan being started by Hin- cylinders is going to said that by next week, dustan Zinc Limited in start soon.

COVID-19 UPDATE CM RELIEF FUND: 71 GUV APPEALS BJP MLAS TO GIVE Woman ends life by consuming PARTIES TO ONE-MONTH PAY NEW CASES TOTAL CASES HELP IN CRISIS Jaipur: The BJP MLAs 16,089 5,46,964 will pay one month’s salary to the CM’s Relief insecticide as Covid +ve hubby dies NEW DEATHS TOTAL DEATHS Fund. LoP Gulab Chand First India Bureau Kataria announced on 121 3,806 Tuesday. Kataria said PROPOSAL TO TURN AJMER DARGAH HALLS, that this decision has Ajmer: A woman died GUEST HOUSES INTO COVID CARE CENTRE by suicide by consum- been taken so that Ajmer: A proposal to turn Ajmer Dargah’s community halls RECOVERED 3,87,976 timely treatment and ing insecticide after she heard the news of death and guest houses into Covid Care Centre has been sub- Jaipur: Governor ACTIVE CASES resources can be made mitted by the shrine authorities to the District Collector, 1,55,182 of her corona-infected Kalraj Mishra has available to the citizens informed Gaddi Nashin of the Dargah, Haji Syed Salman written a letter to of the state. The BJP husband Devi Singh on Chishty. The proposal includes converting three com- all the state legisla- JAIPUR 3289 ALWAR 1358 has a total of 71 MLAs Tuesday at Rajiyawas munity halls and two guest houses- Chishty community tors, MPs, offi cials, JODHPUR 1924 BHILWARA 411 who will deposit an village near Beawar in hall, Chishty guest house, Anjuman Moinia guest house, charitable institutions, AJMER 630 amount of Rs 87,60,000 Ajmer district. Anjuman Moinia community hall and Shaikh Yaadgar com- religious institutions KOTA 701 in the fund. The Con- The deceased was munity hall- as care centres for Coronavirus patients. Sal- to co-operate with UDAIPUR 881 SIKAR 750 gress has not taken BJP’s Block VP and man Chishty said that in order to ‘ease the burden’ on JLN the administration such a decision yet. worked as a security hospital.. The district collector is yet to inspect the facility, added Chishty. “These facilities can accommodate 400- for arrangements guard in Bhilwara’s 500 beds. This will ease the burden on JLN hosp Ajmer as regarding prevention power house. The de- 2 employees of Path labs were arrested it is only hosp admitting Covid patients. We will provide of Corona pandemic ceased couple is sur- beds and food free of cost,” Salman Chisty told. —ANI and help to ensure for preparing fake RT-PCR negative test vived by a seven-year- effective use of the reports in Mansarover area of Jaipur old son and an 11-year- available resources of old daughter who will Village Panchayat Mehrat, a resident of Ra- his health worsened and the state in a planned MP Devji Patel demands `1Cr, have to be looked after Sarpanch Brajpal Singh jiyawas, tested positive he died at Government manner to provide Jalore MLA Jogeshwar Garg now by grandparents. said that Devi Singh and on Monday evening Amrit Kaur hospital. relief to the common demands `25L, MLA Punaram man. “The message Chaudhary demands `2L from Affordable! Now get, Consult docs via should be sent to health dept for Covid mgmt Advocate’s bodies the corona infected N-95 mask @ `20, call, says Health persons of their area KEY 13 fl ights cancelled from that maximum people Highlights Jaipur due to less fl yers, surgical mask @ `3 demand Covid Care minister Dr Raghu infected with Covid are only 18 fl ights were First India Bureau First India Bureau getting healthy so that operated on Tuesday Centre in HC campus their morale can be in- creased,” he said and Summer vacation in universities Jaipur: Cooperative First India Bureau Jaipur: Health Minis- also stressed on mak- and colleges of the state from Minister Uday Lal An- ter Dr. Raghu Sharma ing the general public May 1 to June 30 jana said on Tuesday Jaipur: Bar council of on Tuesday said that aware of vaccination that in view of the sec- Rajasthan on Tuesday the common people

and to ensure more COVID Radha Soami centre to start ops ond wave of global pan- demanded from the should not leave the people are vaccinated. VACCINE today, 50 oxy-beds will be available demic of Covid-19, the High Court administra- house during the coro- Cooperative Consum- tion and government to na period and use tele- ers Association has de- set up Covid care centre consultancy services to cided to provide high in the advocates build- get the benefit of medi- quality five-layer N-95 ing in Jodhpur. cal facilities. and three-layer surgical At the same time, the Dr. Sharma said that masks to the public at High court bar associa- should be given priori- the people of the state affordable rates. He tion decided to create a ty. Council has also can avail this facility by said that the N-95 mask covid care fund for ex- lodged its opposition to visiting e-sanjeevani being provided by the tending financial help proposed appointment opd dot. In the past too, consumer association to advocates during the of retired judges in HC. through this, thou- has been made availa- corona crisis. In the The office bearers said sands of people had ble for only Rs 20/piece meeting chaired by the that shortage of judges taken advantage of and 3 layer surgical council chairman Kul- can be addressed medical facilities sit- mask for Rs 3/piece, is deep Kumar Sharma, it through lawyers’ quota. ting at home. less than market rates. was demanded that a Council has also sought He informed that Muktanand Agarwal, covid care centre to extend last date of now this service has HOUSEFULL Administrator of Coop- should be started in ad- Chiranjeevi Health also been made acces- AT RUHS! eratives said that masks vocates building in Scheme. In another sible through e-Mitra provided by Consumers Jodhpur and the family meeting 9 resolutions by registering online Jaipur reported 3k plus cases on Tuesday leading to beds in corridor & atrium at RUHS hospital. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Association are valid. members of advocates were passed. from 8 am to 2 pm. INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 06 Coronavirus medical aid arrives from UK INDIA REPORTS 3,23,144 NEW COVID-19 Assistance package from Britain. New Delhi: The first life-saving assistance PM Modi discusses Covid situation CASES IN LAST package from Britain to with US president Joe Biden help India meet the ur- gent need for ventilators New Delhi: Prime Min- and oxygen concentra- ister Narendra Modi 24 HOURS tors arrived early morn- spoke to US president A patient wearing an oxygen mask. ing on Tuesday. Foreign Joe Biden on Monday ministry spokesman and discussed the im- New Delhi: With Arindam Bagchi tweet- portance of smooth 3,23,144 people testing Delhi sees ed photos of the equip- and efficient supply positive for coronavirus 22 COVID-19 patient bodies stuffed in ment being unloaded chains of vaccine raw expressed his solidari- infection in a day In- record 380 in Delhi.”International materials in a tele- ty with India as the na- dia’s total tally of COV- one ambulance triggers public outrage cooperation at work! phone conversation. tion faces a second ID-19 cases has climbed New Delhi: In an in- Covid deaths Appreciate the ship- The phone call came wave of coronavirus to 1,76,36,307, while the cident that triggered New Delhi: With ment of vital medical after the US president disease in the country. national recovery rate outrage in public, its hospitals, cre- supplies from Britain has further dropped to bodies of 22 COVID-19 matoriums and including 100 ventila- 82.54 per cent, accord- patients were stuffed graveyards over- tors & 95 O2 concentra- We remember Ireland to send ing to the Union Health in one ambulance whelmed by ex- tors that arrived early India’s generosity’: 700 oxygen Ministry data updated while they were being ploding Covid this morning,” Arin- on Tuesday. transported to a cre- cases and deaths, dam Bagchi tweeted. to ‘divert’ vaccine concentrators The death toll in- matorium in Maha’s Delhi today re- India is reeling under New Delhi: The United Ireland: On Tuesday creased to 1,97,894 with Beed district. The dis- corded 20, 201 cor- the impact of the sec- States on Tuesday Ireland it is sending 700 2,771 daily new fatali- trict administration The incident led to Beed district adminis- onavirus cases ond wave of coronavi- said that it remembers oxygen concentrators ties, the data updated at cited lack of medical an outrage among the tration to rush to the and 380 deaths — rus. Further shipments, “India’s generosity” from its stockpile to 8 am showed. Register- vehicles, reason for it. public forcing the spot. —ANI its highest-ever are being organised in the early days of back India’s Covid-19 ing a steady increase, single-day Covid over the course of this the pandemic and will response, joining the the active cases have fatalities count — week and will include hence be delivering raw growing list of coun- increased to 28,82,204 MP Karuna Shukla MP Farmer Donates while the positivi- nine airline container materials to the Serum tries that are rushing comprising 16.34 per ty rate rose to a loads of supplies, in- Institute of India (SII) aid to help health cent of the total infec- dies of COVID-19 Rs 2 Lakh To Buy O2 staggering 35.02 cluding 495 oxygen con- for the production of facilities tackle a severe tions, while the nation- Raipur: Former MP and senior Con- Neemuch: Moved by the plight of per cent. The fresh centrators, 120 non-in- the Oxford-AstraZeneca shortage of oxygen. The al COVID-19 recovery gress leader Karuna Shukla died COVID-19 patients and the growing cases were detect- vasive ventilators and Covishield vaccine, with concentrators, devices rate has further of COVID-19 in Ramkrishna CARE scramble for medical oxygen, a farmer ed out of 57,690 20 non-invasive ventila- an aim to help India tide that draw oxygen from dropped to 82.54 per Hospitals, Raipur during the wee hours from Neemuch district in Madhya tests, according to tors and 20 manual ven- over the current wave of the air and deliver it to cent. People who have of Tuesday. Shukla, the niece of former Pradesh has donated Rs 2 lakh he the Delhi govern- tilators, will be sent this the coronavirus disease, patients, are expected recuperated from the Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, had set aside for his daughter’s lavish ment’s latest week, according to the said a White House to reach India early on disease surged to was undergoing treatment for COV- marriage to the local administration for health bulletin. British High Commis- press briefing earlier. Wednesday. 1,45,56,209. —PTI ID-19 after she had tested positive. buying the life-saving gas. sion in New Delhi. —ANI We’ll Ensure You Reach Home IN THE COURTYARD Vedanta to Plea in Delhi HC to home Seamlessly: BCCI Assures Calcutta High Court produce O2 at New Delhi: The BCCI quarantine campaigners on Tuesday said it gets new Chief Justice Tuticorin plant would do everything to New Delhi: President New Delhi: The SC on New Delhi: A plea was Vikram Singh, the for- ensure that foreign Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday allowed the Ve- moved in the Delhi HC mer DGP of Uttar players competing in Tuesday appointed Jus- danta Sterlite Copper on Tuesday seeking di- Pradesh and also the the IPL reach their re- tice Rajesh Bindal, sen- Plant in TN’s rections to the EC to chairman of think spective countries ior-most Judge of Cal- Thoothukudi to reopen take action like impos- tank Centre for Ac- seamlessly once the cutta High Court, to its O2 production unit ing penalty and lodg- countability and Sys- tournament ends, a day perform the duties of on a stand-alone basis ing FIRs against “star temic Change (CASC), after three Australians the office of the Chief observing that it is the campaigners” and has also sought direc- quit the event amid an Justice of the court fol- need of the hour. While leaders of all political tions to the Centre and upsurge of COVID-19 lowing the retirement court with effect from hearing the case, Jus- parties for allegedly the Election Commis- cases in India. Andrew of Justice Thottathil April 29, 2021 following tice DY Chandrachud violating COVID-19 sion to “ensure com- Tye (Rajasthan Royals) Steven Smith Bhaskaran Nair Rad- the retirement of Jus- directed, “The plant norms during the as- pulsory home quaran- and the duo of Kane hakrishnan, Chief Jus- tice Thottathil shall produce oxygen & sembly polls in WB. tine of campaigned in Richardson and Adam tice, Calcutta High Bhaskaran Nair Rad- for no other purpose”. The application by WB”. —PTI Zampa (both Royal hensive about how you everything to ensure Court. “The President hakrishnan, Chief Jus- Challengers Banga- will get back home once that you reach your re- of India in exercise of tice, Calcutta High lore) withdrew as ap- the tournament con- spective destinations the powers conferred by Court,” said a notifica- Tarun Tejpal case: court defers verdict prehension set in after cludes... We want to ap- seamlessly. The BCCI is Article 223 of the Con- tion issued by the De- Goa: A sessions court saulting a woman in Judge Kshama Josh. a couple of weeks went prise you that you have monitoring the situa- stitution of India, ap- partment of Justice, in Goa on Tuesday de- 2013. The court, which Speaking to media per- by smoothly for the nothing to worry tion very closely and is pointed Justice Rajesh Ministry of Law and ferred its judgment in had listed the case for sons, Special Public league held in front of about,” BCCI COO He- working with the govt Bindal, senior-most Justice today. the rape trial of Tarun judgment on Tuesday, Prosecutor Francisco empty stands across six mang Amin said in a authorities to make ar- Judge of Calcutta High Justice Rajesh Tejpal till May 12. Tej- said it would not pro- Tavora informed that if venues. letter addressed to the rangements to get you Court, to perform the Bindal, B.Com., LL.B, pal, the former Tehelka nounce its verdict to- the accused is convicted “We understand that players. home once the tourna- duties of the office of enrolled as an Advocate editor-in-chief, is ac- day. The decision was then there might be a many of you are appre- “The BCCI will do ment concludes. —PTI the Chief Justice of the on Sep 14, 1985. —PTI cused of sexually as- made by Additional sentence of 10 years.” FROM PG 1 Army chief in Siachen to review ops readiness TMC leader summoned Sensex rallies... Reliance Industries, IndusInd Bank, SBI and New Delhi: Chief of in cattle smuggling case HDFC Bank. On the other hand, Maruti, NTPC, Army Staff General Kotak Bank, Nestle India and Dr Reddy’s were Manoj Mukund Nara- Kolkata: The anti-cor- The CBI, which has among the laggards. vane visited Siachen ruption branch of the been probing cases of Persistent strength in US markets has rubbed and Eastern Ladakh CBI on Monday sum- illegal cattle trade for off on Indian stocks, with yesterday’s dip in and reviewed the opera- moned TMC leader Anu- quite some time, has treasury yields ahead of FOMC decision also tional situation in the brata Mandal for ques- said that animals helping the overall risk appetite, said Anand sectors. Along with him tioning in connection sourced from different James, Chief Market Strategist at Geojit Finan- were Army Command- with its probe into cross- places are regularly cial Services. er Northern Command border cattle smuggling. smuggled out via the Lt Gen YK Joshi and Sources said Mandal, India-Bangladesh bor- EC bans... General Officer Com- the Birbhum district der. The CBI, in its first the Returning Officer concerned,” the EC order manding Fire and Fury Army Chief General MM Naravane visits Siachen & Eastern Ladakh on Tuesday. —ANI PHOTO president of the TMC, chargesheet, has named said. It has faced flak from several quarters over Corps Lt Gen PGK has been asked to ap- at least seven accused, holding of a month-long polling exercise in the Menon. According to an mented them for their harshest terrain. Lt ing security situation pear before officials of including BSF com- middle of the pandemic. On Monday, Madras official release, General steadfastness and high Gen PGK Menon later and operational prepar- the central agency on mandant Satish Kumar HC had hit out at EC for being “singularly re- Naravane interacted morale, while being de- briefed General Nara- edness in the Corps Tuesday at its Nizam and businessman Ena- sponsible” for 2nd Covid wave. with troops and compli- ployed in some of the vane about the prevail- Zone. —ANI Palace office here. mul Haq. —ANI NEWS 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 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 07 Oxy crisis: Raj govt levelling false Cong govt failed on all fronts during Corona: Col Rathore allegations on Centre: Meghwal First India Bureau Says we can give Oxygen to state from Bokaro but first they should demand Jaipur: In view of the dangerous spread of co- First India Bureau RAMLAL SPEAKS rona infection, Jaipur rural MP Rajyavardhan Jaipur : Union Minis- Rathore on Tuesday re- ter of State Arjun viewed the prepara- Meghwal on Tuesday tions of the administra- said that Rajasthan tion officials to deal Chief Minister Ashok with the situation in Gehlot and his minis- Kotputli area. Rajyavardhan Rathore reviewed preparations by administration to ters are wrongly accus- During his visit to deal with corona, in Shahpura area, on Tuesday. ing the Union Govern- the Shahpura Assembly ment of giving less oxy- constituency, Rathore He also appreciated time, the Congress gov- gen and Remdesivir to met SDM, Tehsildar, the work being done by ernment is running the state. BDO, SHO and block the police administra- away from its responsi- Meghwal said in a CMHO and gave them tion and doctors. bilities,” he said. virtual press confer- necessary directions to Rathore also met for- He said Centre is giv- ence that the quota of MLA Kalicharan Saraf visited the Covid Care Centre at Radha Soami Satsang Beas at Bilwa on handle the situation ef- mer MLA Rao Rajendra ing 265 metric tons of oxygen to Rajasthan Tuesday and reviewed the arrangements there. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA ficiently. Singh and other BJP oxygen and 67,000 Rem- has been increased con- He discussed the leaders and workers desivir injections to the tinuously after April 15. gen to the states based has more such hospi- duced Rajasthan’s quo- Bokaro Steel Plant. Ra- measures to prevent the and asked them to moti- state government. Rajasthan has a quota on the parameters of tals, so Gujarat has got ta to 100 tonnes. 125 jasthan government infection from spread- vate people in large Rathore said that the of 265 tonnes of oxygen oxygen production ca- more oxygen. tonnes from Air Separa- should first demand ing. numbers for vaccina- strain of coronavirus but the state govern- pacity of the Centre, The Rajasthan gov- tion Unit ie ASU is be- from the Central gov- Rathore who is also tion. found in the UK was ment is not giving the demand of states and ernment is not refer- ing delivered to Ra- ernment,” he said. the national spokesper- “The Congress gov- first found in Sriganga- correct figures. number of hospitals ring to the quota of the jasthan. On the question of son of BJP said that ernment in the state nagar, Rajasthan on 5 The Empowered with pipeline supply of air separation unit. The quota for Remde- three ministers of Ra- whatever resources are has failed on every front January 2021 but the Committee has set the oxygen. Meghwal said 40 tonnes sivir has also been in- jasthan going to Delhi, required to deal with during the Corona pan- government did noth- criteria to provide oxy- Rajasthan did not of oxygen is allocated to creased from 26,500 to Meghwal said if the the situation will be demic. Patients are ing. He questioned gen to the states. In this, equip hospitals with Rajasthan from Reli- 67,000. ministers met him he provided. He also an- struggling for ICU, bed, state’s decision to give a formula has been for- oxygen pipeline, Guja- ance’s Jamnagar plant. “We can give oxygen would definitely help nounced to give N95 oxygen and Ramdesivir 20,000 Remdesivir injec- mulated to allocate oxy- rat did, he said. Gujarat Inox of Bhiwadi has re- to Rajasthan from them. masks. injections and at such a tion to Punjab. Corona surge: Prashasan Gaon ke Panther cubs return to forest after ‘hotel stay’ Sang drive unlikely from May 1 First India Bureau First India Bureau Sawai Madhopur: Maneka writes to CM over Two panther cubs, who Jaipur: The Prashasan wandered into a hotel issues in Raj National parks Gaon Ke Sang cam- near Ranthambore Ti- First India Bureau illegal mining in ti- paign is unlikely to ger Reserve on Sunday, ger reserves. She ex- start from May 1 as was returned to the forest Jaipur: Former Un- pressed concern to scheduled earlier. In on Tuesday. As the hotel ion Minister and Peo- the CM and demand- view of Corona, the gov- was empty and there ple for Animals ed an inquiry ernment has started the was no staff, the cubs patron Maneka into the en- process of postponing strayed inside and Gandhi has tire matter. the campaign. Revenue Harish Chaudhary stayed there for two written a letter Wildlife activ- Minister Harish Chaud- days. to Chief Minis- ist Anil Rog- hary has sent a propos- They did not see a The panther cubs seen in the forest area on camera trap (inset) ter Ashok Ge- ers had writ- al to suspend the cam- villages and to settle old to the CM to postpone way to get out after the frightened cubs seen inside the hotel. hlot demand- ten a letter to paign for approval of disputes. the drive. This was our which the forest de- ing a probe Maneka the Chief Minister after Chaudhary said, “We budget announcement partment was in- the forest department is the cubs are nine into the irregu- about the se- which orders will be is- had made full prepara- and it would have formed. The rescue constantly monitoring months old. larities, includ- rious irregu- sued. tions for the campaign brought great relief to team came and in- them. They will be mon- Assistant Conserva- ing the missing CM Ashok Gehlot larities hap- Under this campaign, but seeing the way the rural people. As soon as stalled photo trap cam- itored until the cubs tor of Forests Sanjeev tigers and liquor pening in Ran- the stuck up works of corona is spreading, we conditions normalise eras around the hotel. meet their mother, said Sharma said that the party of forest work- thambore after people in 11,341 villages cannot start it from government will run The cubs appear to an official. pugmarks have been ers and forest staff which she wrote to were to be resolved May 1. The administra- this drive with double have been separated According to forest found for the cubs going not getting full pay, Gehlot. through camps in the tion has sent a proposal power.” from their mother and department officials, towards the forest. Village dev officer, Husband kills wife’s live-in partner Jewellers oppose 25% dairy operator, First India Bureau shot his video. The vic- import duty by the US tim Inder had named Nagaur: A man and his Baksaram, Mojiram, First India Bureau advocate in ACB net family members beat Laxman, Hariram, First India Bureau erator Yogesh Pareek up to death the live-in Suresh, Dinesh and one Jaipur: A 25 percent while taking a bribe of partner of his wife in other of assault. import duty proposed Ajmer/Hanuman- Rs. 40,000 for facilitating Rol area of Nagar dis- According to the po- by the USA on gems and garh/Alwar: The ACB a man to get him a con- trict. lice, Baksaram’s wife jewellery has raised on Tuesday caught a vil- tract in the dairy. The accused Baksar- had left him and started concern of jewellers of lage development offic- In Alwar’ Tijara, ad- am and his family kid- living with Inder which the Pink City. er Krishnakant Meena vocate Pramod Kumar napped one Inder upset her husband. The The jewellers will op- while taking a bribe of was arrested for taking Chand, the young man woman and the victim pose this through the Rs 8,000 in Rupangarh, a bribe of Rs. 15,000 who was living with the had even complained to Gems and Jewellery Ex- for this. Ajmer. The accused had from a woman. He had accused man’s wife on The accused in the Nagaur police custody. the Rol police station a port Promotion Coun- Sources said that the demanded Rs 9,000 in demanded the bribe Sunday midnight, beat few days ago about re- cil. The council is con- US government has tak- lieu of lease of the from the woman to get him badly, broke his in the morning and in- to Jodhpur but suc- ceiving life threats. The templating to move a en a decision to impose house from the com- the bail for her son who arms and legs and formed his family after cumbed to his injuries woman also met the SP petition in America import duty in response plainant Pahlwan Khan. is under judicial custo- threw him on a deserted which he was admitted on Monday. on April 24 after which against the import duty to 0.2 percent duty im- In Hanumangarh, the dy. He had already taken road of Salwa. Some to JLN hospital from During this time the SP asked Rol police and feedback of Indian posed on digital trans- bureau held a dairy op- a bribe of Rs. 5500. passersby noticed him where he was referred some passersby also to take action. jewellers is being taken actions in India.

EASY SERVICES Now register for CM Chiranjeevi Health Scheme from home First India Bureau ter themselves while sitting at home. Jaipur: People will The registration for Send receipt of Jan Aadhaar or Bhamashah on: now be able to register the scheme, under for Chief Minister’s which health insur- 7414888801, 7414888803, 9166168799, Chiranjeevi Health In- ance cover of Rs. 5 9166234099, [email protected] surance themselves. lakh per family will be Residents of any district who have not Tanwar Complete provided, can be done yet enrolled for Jan Aadhaar should Systems, a local ser- till April 30 but given contact here: vice provider author- the present circum- 9116199980, 9116199976, 9587498888, ised from the depart- stances of corona pan- 9782474376, [email protected] ment of IT and com- demic, people are pre- People queue up for health checkup at Kanwatiya hospital in Jaipur. munications of the ferring not going out to The OTP received on the number of any member government of Ra- e-Mitra centers for the (whose mobile number is linked to Aadhar card) jasthan, has taken an registration. that even after con- only 100398 people in surance. quired to contact on connected in Jan Aadhaar is to be verifi ed. The fee initiative to provide a Director of Tanwar stant calls by Chief Jaipur and 992537 peo- In order to register certain numbers or fi xed by the government for the policy is to be paid facility to people under Complete Systems Minister Ashok Gehlot ple across the state for home insurance, email with their de- online. which they can regis- Hemraj Tanwar said on social platform, have registered for in- the residents are re- tails. When troubles gather and things seem to unravel, then one can only do two things- take constructive steps and pray for best results! Both are equally important. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 2ND FRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 08 16 medal winners Oxy & meds be given acc to Gehlot apprises appointed in Secretariat Sonia of COVID-19 no. of patients: CM to PM situation in Raj The CM spoke to PM Modi on situation arising in state from Corona Jaipur: Amid increas- no oxygen. Therefore al- ing cases of corona in lot tankers with allot- the state, the demand ment of oxygen and the First India Bureau pil Sharma, Jyoti Ku- for oxygen, Remdesivir complaints of the states mar, Munia, Gaurav is also increasing rap- will be over. Whether it Jaipur: The state gov- Swami, and Pradeep idly. With the situation is Delhi, whether it is ernment has issued Kumar in Para Athlet- becoming increasingly Rajasthan or any other orders for direct ap- ics. difficult in Rajasthan state, everyone has the pointment of 16 medal- Besides, Kiran Tank with each passing day, same complaint,” Ge- winning sports per- in Para Swimming, Chief Minister Ashok hlot told PM Modi. sons to the post of Nirmala Kumawat in Gehlot spoke to Prime Moreover, the Chief Sonia Gandhi clerical grade II in the Para Volleyball, Mona Minister Narendra Minister has also asked state secretariat. All Agarwal in Para Vol- Modi over the tele- PM Modi to provide ox- Jaipur: Amid the the Chief Minis- players will get a tem- leyball, Sarita Gaura in phone on Tuesday ygen and medicines ac- spiralling number ter’s Office (CMO) porary appointment Para Volleyball, and amidst the ongoing pol- cording to the number of COVID-19 cases said. Speaking to based on a 2-year pro- Swati Dudhwal in Ar- itics on oxygen and of corona patients. He in Rajasthan, Chief Gandhi on phone, bation period. Those chery have also been Remdesivir. said that Rajasthan has Minister Ashok Ge- Gehlot informed appointed are Nitin appointed in the sports The Chief Minister PM Narendra Modi & Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. —FILE PHOT0 more corona patients. hlot on Tuesday, ap- her about the short- Kumar in Para Shoot- category. spoke to PM Modi on the “Oxygen and medicines prised Congress age of oxygen tank- ing, Dayaram in Ath- Personnel Depart- situation arising in the a cryogenic tanker with over the country, in the should be provided in President Sonia ers and medicines letics, Punya Pratap ment directed that they state from Corona and oxygen. “Just as the same way, aquire cryo- proportion to the num- Gandhi of the coro- for COVID-19 pa- Jangu in Cycling, Ba- would have to assume its Management. Dur- Government of India genic tankers and allot ber of patients. Now navirus crisis in tients in the state, jrang Delu in Cycling, charges within 15 days ing this, he also de- has allotted oxygen them. Without tankers people are beginning to the state, sources in they said. —PTI Megha Joshi in Wushu, or will have to present manded Modi to provide plants to the states all in states, there will be suffer,” he said. —PTI Rishiraj Rathore, Ka- a reason in written. Shekhawat generates Renowned religious cleric, Ghazi Fakir Raj HC to hear PIL ` 1.5cr for oxy plant on oxy, meds today First India Bureau passes away after prolonged illness First India Bureau representative in India First India Bureau Jodhpur: Union Jal for years. It is said that Shakti Minister Gajen- Jaisalmer: Huge crowd Ghazi Fakir used to run Jaipur: Rajasthan High dra Singh Shekhawat gathered for the funeral a separate social court. Court will hear a peti- raised Rs 1.5 crore in a of Ghazi Fakir, 84, a re- In order to resolve vari- tion on discrimination matter of hours on ligious leader of Mus- ous types of issues oc- against Rajasthan over Tuesday, to set up an lim society and the fa- curring among the the issue of the supply oxygen generation plant GS Shekhawat interacts with ther of state cabinet Muslim society, they of Oxygen and Remde- at Mahatma Gandhi a patient at Covid Care Centre minister, Shaleh Mo- used to put their own sivir injections by the Hospital. This amount set up at Bornada in Jodhpur hammed. in western court and decide. Peo- Centre today. there are 84,126 patients has also been trans- on Tuesday. Rajasthan, who died at Religious leaders from Muslim community pay last tributes to ple of the society have The petition is filed and only 26,500 injec- ferred to the hospital ac- a private hospital in Ghazi Fakir in Jaisalmer. been gladly accepting by advocate Poonam tions have been allocat- count through CSR. On ency rid of the Corona Jodhpur early Tuesday, his decisions. Chand Bhandari, which ed to Rajasthan where April 23, Shekhawat, pandemic. Not only is he after prolonged illness. politics for a long time. by five sons. Whether His brother, Fateh will be heard in the divi- the active patients are donated Rs 50 lakh from constantly taking feed- A resident of Jaisalmer, The history sheet there is rule of the BJP Mohammed, son sion bench of Chief higher than Gujarat. his MP fund. On April back from the adminis- Ghazi was a representa- opened against him, or the Congress govern- Shaleh Mohammed and Justice Indrajit Mahan- He also said that the 24, he proposed to the trative officers, but he tive of Pir Pagars, the has also been a hot top- ments in the state, Abdula Fakir have ty and Judge Indrajeet Centre allocated more district administration has also visited the hos- great religious leaders ic for discussion. Ghazi Ghazi had always been been the district heads Singh. oxygen to Gujarat to make a 500-bed tempo- pitals and reviewed the of Muslim society in Pa- had been ailing for a famous as an influen- of Jaisalmer for years. Bhandari in the peti- whereas, the require- rary hospital in the arrangements. He kistan. The entire fam- long time. He went into tial leader, who success- Shaleh Mohammed had tion has said that the ment of oxygen is high- MBM Engineering Col- reached Mahatma Gan- ily of Ghazi Fakir, who a coma a few days ago fully garnered Muslim tested positive for co- Central government er than Gujarat. lege. Shekhawat is con- dhi Hospital and met has a strong hold in and was admitted to a votes single-handedly. rona infection and is has allocated 1,63,500 Bhandari has sought stantly trying to get his Superintendent Dr Ra- Jaisalmer-Barmer poli- private hospital in He had been playing currently recuperating Remdesivir injections intervention of High parliamentary constitu- jshri Bohra. tics, has been active in Jodhpur. He is survived the role of Pir Pagaro’s in Jaipur. to Gujarat, whereas Court in the matter. ‘Politicians involved Teen alleges Gehlot’s ‘secret’ tete-a-tete with Prashant Kishore! gangrape Aditi Nagar dling the gargantuan Although Gehlot is in Prajapati murder’ First India Bureau work of corona man- assured of the ‘good First India Bureau New Delhi: The cur- agement, Gehlot has yields’ of his good gov- Chittorgarh: A 19-year rent state of corona started prepping for ernance agenda, bet- Barmer: The controver- old girl was allegedly ab- across the nation has his ‘mission 2023’ and ter corona manage- sy over the encounter of ducted and gang raped swelled the hands of highly placed sources ment and divided op- Kalmesh Prajapati fur- in Chittorgarh district. even the most experi- reveal that in this ef- position, all of which ther intensified with the The woman approached enced of politicians, fort, Prashant Kishore will make for a smooth allegation of Union M oS SP office and gave a com- however, Rajasthan’s could be his political sailing in the election for Agriculture & Bar- Kailash Chaudhary plaint against 12 persons Chief Minister - advisor! CM Ashok Gehlot Prashant Kishore for a ‘comeback’ of the mer MP Kailash Chaud- after which case was known for his ‘politi- It is believed that government, but hary that there was in- be expected. Referring to filed. She accused nine cal surgical strikes’ Prashant Kishore to ensure Congress’s Gehlot and Prashant armed with Prashant’s volvement of politicians social media posts, persons of rape, two has played yet another could give electoral return to power in the Kishore held a ‘tete-a- election analysis and behind the encounter of Chaudhary said that women and one policed masterstroke, keeping feedback and conduct desert state. Word in tete’ at the Chief Min- data, Gehlot ‘come- Prajapati. He said that they too suspect that pol- constable of threatening an eye on the 2023 elec- surveys for the three- the ‘relevant Con- ister’s residence re- back’ mission is sure the justice from the Con- iticians may be involved her. She alleged that the tions. Effectively han- time Chief Minister gress circles’ is that cently! to gain momentum. gress government led by in the encounter & thus a accused had patronage CM Ashok Gehlot cannot CBI probe be ordered. of some cops. Raj has always done a great job in managing Covid-19: Dr Raghu

From PG 1 Covid-19 infection cases isters listened to us duction capacity of Bhi- cooperation is necessary and life-saving medi- assured us of coopera- are increasing in the positively. “Lok Sabha wadi Oxygen Plant, and at the earliest,” he said. cines like Remdesivir tion for timely supply. Later in the day, the state, the pressure on Speaker Om Birla called increase the quota of Sharma said that the will be made available “As far as the vaccina- group of ministers held the medical structure all the ministers and of- oxygen from Jamna- way the state govern- soon in proportion to tion in Rajasthan is con- a joint virtual interac- of the state is constant- ficials and asked them gar,” he said. ment has tried to control the consumption. We cerned, Chief Minister tion from Rajasthan ly increasing, hence for to consider our de- Health Minister Dr the situation by declar- have full confidence in Gehlot has announced House in New Delhi oxygen supply, its trans- mands. We hope that the Raghu Sharma said that ing ‘public discipline this assurance. We have that from May 1, free with Union Ministers portation and for the Indian government will it was a positive thing for fortnight’ to prevent co- also talked to the Minis- vaccination will be giv- Amit Shah, Nitin Gad- supply of life saving focus on resolving the the state that the Union rona infection is getting try of External Affairs en to youth from 18 years kari, Harsh Vardhan, drugs, cooperation problems of Rajasthan Ministers listened to us. CM Ashok Gehlot positive results. “The to bring oxygen from to 45 years. Piyush Goyal and Man- from the centre is ex- quickly,” he said. “During the talks, a de- state and central gov- abroad to Rajasthan.” For this, 7 crore vac- sukh Mandaviya, ap- tremely important. PHED Minister BD mand was made to in- demand for oxygen and ernment are fighting Dr Raghu Sharma cine doses will be re- prising them of the cur- After the virtual Kalla said that Railway crease the supply of medicines, their demand this corona war togeth- said that the demand of quired, which will put a rent state of infection meeting with the Union Minister Piyush Goyal medical oxygen, in- has also risen in the er and Rajasthan has oxygen in the state has financial burden of Rs in Rajasthan. In the vir- Ministers, Urban Devel- has assured to supply crease the number of same proportion. Due to always done a great job been estimated at 365 3,000 crore on the state tual meeting, Chief Sec- opment Minister Shanti oxygen to Rajasthan tankers and availability limited resources of the in managing Covid-19,” metric tons by April 30, government. There is a retary Niranjan Arya Dhariwal said that the from the eastern states. of Remdesivir, Tocili- state, efforts are being he said, further adding, 541 metric tons by May 9 plan to increase the gave a presentation be- good thing is that “We have urged the Gov- zumab injection was made to stop the increase “On our demands, the and 900 metric tons by number of vaccinations fore the Union Minis- through video confer- ernment of India to in- also discussed. Due to of active cases, but this Union Ministers have May 30, for which the in the state from 5 lakh ters that the way the encing, the Union Min- crease the oxygen pro- the rapid increase in the is not enough, therefore assured us that oxygen Union Home Minister to 7 lakh daily,” he said. www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 JAIPUR, WEDNESDAY APRIL 28, 2021

Bhumi Pednekar

ctor Bhumi Pednekar of following the Covid-19 proto- (This is the time to show your and you watch TV, you must be has urged fans to stay col and guidelines. She also true patriotism).” aware that the country is fight- at home and show urged everyone to avoid step- She said, “Namaskar! I am ing a pandemic and this is a their true patriotism. ping out unless necessary. Covid warrior Bhumi Ped- huge war against coronavirus. A She shared a video on Sharing the video, Bhumi nekar and I have a short mes- So, as citizens of the country, Instagram to talk wrote, “Stay Home Asli Desh sage for you all. My message is how can we help? It is very sim- Asli Desh Prem about the importance prem dikhane ka time ye hai that if you are on social media ple, just stay at home.” —Agency Merry Christmas from mid-may atrina Kaif the floors by Mid-May. and Vijay Most of the film will be Sethupathi shot in Mumbai, followed K are collabo- by brief schedules in Pune rating on the direc- and Goa. The film will be tor, Sriram Ra- shot over a period of ghavan’s next film, the next four months, titled ‘Merry Christ- and the leading lady, mas’. While the film Katrina Kaif will be could not take off in juggling between the April since Katrina shoot of Merry Christ- Kaif was down with mas and the action ...her post Covid for the most part of franchise, Tiger 3 with the month, we hear the Salman Khan. The second Katrina Kaif film is now all set to go on —Agency jab taken adhuri Dixit is very active on BIG CONTRIBUTION her Instagram Mhandle, espe- ver the past few weeks, India has cially during the lock- witnessed a deadly second wave down. The actress has of COVID 19 and every day, the been keeping her O cases are increasing. Amid this, mind and body Ayushmann Khurrana and Tahira healthy with yoga. Kashyap have gone ahead to offer sup- Now, the star is port to all by contributing to the Maha- back to share that rashtra CM Relief Fund amid the hour she got her second of need as the COVID 19 cases are on the dose of the Corona- rise in the state and nation. In a state- virus vaccine. ment, Ayushmann and Tahira wrote, Taking to the “We have been in the eye of the storm photo-sharing since last year. This pandemic has platform, Mad- broken our hearts, made us endure huri posted a pain and suffering like never before, photo of her- showed us how solidarity with one self along another can make us handle this with a brief humanitarian crisis. Today, again, yet informa- this pandemic asks us to show for- tive mes- titude, resilience and mutual sup- sage. She port. People, across India, have urged fans to stepped forward to do as much as get their jab possible for each other and Ta- of vaccine as hira and I thank each and every soon as pos- individual who has inspired us Ayushmann Khurana and Tahira Kashyap sible. —Agency to do more. —Agency Madhuri Dixit Nene Mithun clears air here have been re- Mithun, who had joined Dignified ports that the veter- politics early this year and mong the star couples who have been an actor, Mithun is a member of the Bharti- making it to the headlines, Arjun T Chakraborty had ya Janta Party, stated that Kapoor and Malaika Arora always tested positive for Corona- he is enjoying his holidays A manage to light up the internet with virus and has gone into post campaigning for the their photos, every once in a while. Arjun shared home quarantine while fol- upcoming elections in West that he loves how ‘dignified’ Malaika is. Explain- lowing all the necessary Bengal. He said, “After ex- ing this further, Arjun said that he has never precautions. However, con- tensive campaigning for seen her complain about things or change trary to the reports, the ac- more than a month, I am the ‘narrative’ around her. The 2 States actor tor rubbished the news of enjoying my holiday with said that she lets her work do the talking his diagnosis and stated my favourite food Beuli Dal instead of her and that he gets to learn from Mithun Chakraborty that he is hail and hearty. and Aloo Posto.” —Agency his ladylove every day. —Agency Malaika Arora 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 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 10

Mustard – the spice of life! from the old French mostarde (modern name is moutarde); ‘must’ means unfermented Nandini Vaidyanathan is grape juice called verjuice. The a corporate professional, mustard seeds were ground to a paste on a stone mill, mixed entrepreneur, author, and with verjuice and burnt, hence mountain climber. She the ‘ard’, meaning, to heat. If also thinks she’s a Dijon mustard is recognized worldwide today, it is because gourmet cook. So she Dijon is in Burgundy, a region in right-swiped Michelin France known for its excellent grape. Dominique tells me that Star, French Chef, tarragon mustard from Dijon is Dominique Fieux, on a his absolute favourite. Sarson or mustard leaf is a dating app. winter crop in India and is usu- ally prepared with bathua (pig- weed) or methi (fenugreek) hat is your top-of-the- leaves. Traditionally it is eaten mind visual when I with flour made from fresh say Dilwale Dulhani- corn. And the most ideal way of ya Le Jayenge?. It is eating it is with white butter W Raj and Simran run- and a cupful of fresh jaggery. ning towards each Because it is a winter crop, it other in the mustard is grown and consumed largely fields of Punjab, right? What is in north India. But I love stuff- the first thing that comes to ing Sarson ka Saag in my Masa- your mind when I say Dijon? Oh Michelin Star Chef la Dosa instead of the usual po- yes, it is Dijon mustard. These Dominique Fieux’s tato bhaji! Pity is it is not as ordinary- looking, black-yellow- ubiquitous in the south as red and brown seeds are seri- Recipe: Masala Dosa is, in the north. ously potent in the emotions Mustard is used today not just they manage to arouse both in MUSTARD SORBET as a sauce with fish, French the Indian and French people.  Heat ½ litre of water and fries and vegetables. It is also Punjabiyat is quintessentially 200 grams of sugar in a used to make mousse or spice up reflected as much by bhangra as saucepan. Once the sugar desserts. Interestingly, India Sarson ka Saag. And America’s has melted, switch off the which is the second-largest pro- burger, sandwich, pizza and hot stove. Add 25 grams of Di- ducer of this spice has found dogs would be vapid without jon mustard and 15 grams various uses for all parts of France’s contribution of mus- of mustard with seeds mustard. Without mustard tad- tard sauce.  Pour into a large bowl ka, no Indian dish is worth it’s In India mustard seems to and put in the freezer for salt. The seeds are also used to have pre-dated Buddha. Accord- 3 hours. extract oil and in eastern parts ing to a Buddhist parable, a  Once the sorbet is set, of India, mustard oil is the most mother who lost her child scrape it with a fork then popular cooking medium. The reached out to Buddha to bring add 20 grams of Dijon leaves are used to make exqui- her child back to life. Buddha mustard, 30 grams of site dish such as Sarson ka saag. told her, get me a few grains of mustard with seeds and no household untouched by pointed a mustard-maker to pape” (he thinks he’s the Pope’s But we don’t make the sauce. mustard from a house which ¼ litre of ice water. death. stone-grind mustard only for mustard-maker) to refer to peo- In France however, mustard has had no death and I will. As  Stir well and return to the In France, it made its first ap- himself. This also gave rise to a ple who thought too highly of is used only to make the sauce. she went from house to house, freezer for 2 hours. pearance around the 13th cen- typical French expression, “se themselves! No oil. No dish with leaves. No the mother realized there was tury when Pope John XXII ap- croire le premier moutardier du The word mustard comes tadka.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER YOUR MAR 21 - APR 20 APR 21 - MAY 20 MAY 21 - JUNE 21 JUNE 22 - JULY 23 This is the time when you A family youngster is likely Excellent opportunities Your performance at work enjoy yourself with a new to do you proud. Your may knock at your door. will be commendable. Your DAY group of friends or strategy to promote Professionals will be able own happiness is in your FACE OF THE DAY Horoscope by colleagues. A change of job yourself on the to give their best in a new hands today. Spouse may is likely to give you better salary and professional front will bear fruits. situation. Financially, this day may need her space, respect that. This is Saurabbh Sachdeva perks. Those in business will soon You may need to speed up things on prove lucky for you, so go ask for the a favourable day for completing get a chance to make profi ts. A new the academic front to remain ahead. raise that is keeping you on pending jobs. Financially, no deal is likely to come through and On the social front, the day fi nds you tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances problems are foreseen. It is best to give you a taste of success. in your element. with your health today. avoid outside food.

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SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES NOV 23 - DEC 22 DEC 23 - JAN 20 JAN 21 - FEB 19 FEB20 - MARCH 20 You are likely to take up Success is foretold on the You will have to be more You will manage to achieve someone’s cause and earn academic front. Your focussed on the academic what you had aimed for on appreciation from all reputation is likely to boost front. You may get busy the academic front. A quarters on the social front. your image on the social organising something on the celebration can fi nd you in Remaining on the good side of those front. On the work front, you will social front. You may need to put your your element today. Praise and who matter on the academic front will manage to keep your superiors in ideas into action, if you want to prove honour are likely to greet you in help you achieve much. Good tidings good humour. This is an excellent yourself. A party may be thrown in something that you have managed to of your well wishers will keep you day to spend time with family. Good your honour at work. Your good achieve. You will be a pillar of ARUNDHATI AGARWAL, Model going on the professional front. planning will complete tasks. performance is likely to be noticed. strength to a friend or associate. 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 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 2021 11 House of the Dragon Love is in THE AIR

eems like love is in the air for Kadarshian- Jenners as after Kourtney found her match in American musician Travis Barker, Kend- S all is also living a blissful life after finding love in American Basketball player Devin Booker. The couple sparked dating specula- Poster of the series ‘House of the Dragon’ tion on Valentine’s Day this year when the reality TV star posted a cuddly picture with the bas- ith all that talk around the Game ketball player on her IG story. It was reported that the Of Thrones’ prequel, we finally duo was spotted holding hands while strolling in New have a major update on one of York City, earlier this week. W them. The House of the Dragon —ANI has now officially gone into production as an- nounced by HBO. The prequel is being helmed by Ryan Condal and Miguel Sapochnik who have developed the series with author George RR Martin. The prequel is set to premiere in Kendall Jenner 2022 and ahead of the same, the cast has now begun their first table read. —Agency While growing up Dreadlocks ustin livia Rodrigo has actress and musician Bieber, been in the limelight who is currently enjoy- who is since an early age. ing the success of her lat- J on a va- O She starred in Dis- est song, Drivers License, cation with his ney Channel’s Bizaardvark recently in an interview with wife Hailey Bie- at age 12, a show that be- Elle, spoke about the difficul- ber, took to his came immensely popular ties she faced while growing up social media and ran for three seasons. as a child star. Rodrigo opened handle to share T h e 18-year-old up about facing an identity cri- his latest hair- sis at the age of 14. The singer do. The ‘Peach- mentioned that it got lonely es’ singer post- and she was often surround- ed a few photos ...Justin Bieber’s post ed by adults, mainly on Instagram wherein he was seen flaunting Birthday agents, managers, dreadlocks while sunbathing with Hailey. wardrobe people. It Netizens called out the musician for his new was during the hair transformation as users criticized him same time, Rodri- for cultural appropriation. For the unversed, Celebrations go revealed she White people wearing dreadlocks is consid- igi Hadid felt nothing short experienced, ered a form of cultural appropriation by of a queen during her 26th “an identity some people because historically people of birthday celebrations, her crisis on colour have been mocked for wearing them. G first time as a mom, on April steroids.” The singer has also received criticism back 23. Living it up in New York, Gigi had —Agency in 2016 for wearing dreadlocks. —Agency a grilled cheese food truck stationed Olivia Rodrigo outside her NYC apartment as the Gigi Hadid birthday girl, along with boyfriend 2 Years of Avengers Zayn Malik and sister Bella Hadid took orders to go while the pa- parazzi clicked away. Moreover, the invited guests at Hadid’s soirée shared several Insta- gram Stories from the party, featuring Gigi and Zayn looking so in love. —Agency

...Robert Downey Jr’s post

DARK HOLE fter Mark Ruffalo and the Russo ailey Bieber had already discussed Brothers left MCU (Marvel Cine- how even the thought of going on matic Universe) fans majorly nostal- Twitter gives her anxiety and now A gic with endearing Instagram posts H the model has also opened up about celebrating two years since the already icon- making social media rules for herself to be ic film Avengers: Endgame released, Robert away from it. In her recent interview with Downey Jr joined in on the fun as he com- Harper’s Bazaar, Hailey discussed the pres- memorated the monumental Iron Man ‘snap’ sure that constant usage of social media can as well which brought back the ones turned bring. Particularly discussing how she han- Hailey Bieber to dust in Avengers: Infinity War, but cost dles her Instagram account, Bieber revealed Tony Stark his life. —Agency the rules she follows. Talking about going down a “dark hole”, Hailey mentioned the weight of comparison she feels after using Another Round social media. —Agency fter win- ning the Oscar for A best Inter- national feature HUGE UPROAR film, ‘Another Amid the desert he 93rd Academy Awards are being trolled Round’ is getting ourtney Kardashian and on Twitter for cutting away from hear- the Hollywood Travis Barker’s days are full ing-impaired actress Marlee Matlin treatment. The of romantic getaways among T during her speech. Matlin, the only movie is all set for other things as the lovebirds performer with her condition to have won an an English lan- K Oscar was one of the presenters this year, and guage remake with have been spending quality time. On Monday, Kourtney took to Instagram to was signing her speech along with an inter- actor Leonardo Di- share yet another steamy photo with preter when the telecast cut her midway. Caprio likely to her lover as they vacationed at Utah’s A huge uproar has followed on Twitter, a play the lead role. Amangari resort, as per reports. The user posted: “And they didn’t subtitle when The Danish drama couple set out for a stroll amid the Marlee Matlin was sign-presenting *off about four friends desert and packed on the PDA camera*. That made no sense at all,” who engage in an as they shared a passionate while another wrote: “When @Marl- epic drinking binge kiss. eeMatlin signs, we want to see her. will be remade in —Agency There’s technology called picture-in- English. Leonardo DiCaprio picture, #Oscars, that would have —ANI enable that.” —Agency Kourtney Kardashian Marlee Matlin STAY MASKED

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Avenue. Today, Wang is known for her trademark up- scale wedding gowns, a range of accessories, a wedding MONICA PRABHAKAR book, and a fragrance line. [email protected] ROHIT BAL t takes months of The history graduate from St. hard work to create Stephen’s College, New Delhi, a design and years represents all things Indian of diligence to cre- and contemporary through I ate a designer. The his exceptional design. Bal’s process of design clientele includes national imbibes nature, art and international celebrities and aesthetic all put into like Uma Thurman, Cindy making an outstanding piece Crawford, Pamela Anderson, of work, be it clothes, fra- Naomi Campbell and Anna grances, shoes or handbags. Kournikova, Aishwarya Rai On International Design Bachchan, Karena Kapoor Day 2021, observed on 27 and Sonam Kapoor. April, City First celebrated The son of Rajendra Yadav, Ashish tied the knot with Vaidika, Vera Wang it by counting the most icon- RALPH LAUREN daughter of Sudhir Yadav at Shahjahanpur, Alwar on Monday. ic fashion designers and Worked as a tie salesman their success stories. learnt to sew, and her thirst natella Versace is a force who started with a single WHAT’S HAPPENING! for knowledge in the field of of nature who fought the drawer in 1968 and rapidly COCO CHANEL fashion grew. Despite her odds of damage control expanded. Ralph Lauren de- Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel hardships as an orphan in the and built the legacy of signed the entire men’s line aka Coco Chanel brought up post-World War 1 era, Chanel Versace, morphing it into a of Bloomingdale’s by 1969 in an orphanage where she opened her store in Paris in complete luxury brand. and moved onwards and up- 1910, which later became the wards from there. hub of iconic Chanel No. 5 VERA WANG scents, famed interlocked-CC Without any formal design monogram handbags and training, Vera Wang found Pantsuits. She stands as the her way into the Vogue organ- only fashion designer listed ization and served as an editor on Time Magazine list of the for 17 years. Following this, 100 most influential people of Wang decided to the 20th century. forge her path GUJ: On the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, Jain Monks performed with a collection special prayer inside Lord Mahavir Swami Temple, Sarangpur DONATELLA VERSACE of bridal wear area in Ahmedabad on Sunday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Responsible for handling and opened her Versace single-handedly af- bridal boutique RAJ: On behalf of All ter the assassination of her in the Carlyle Ho- Donatella Versace Coco Chanel Ralph Lauren India Pareek Mahasabha, brother, Gianni Versace. Do- tel on Madison Rajasthan, State President Ramakant Pareek, provided 100 beds in an ongoing initiative of Radhaswami Satsang Bhawan, Bhilwa SERVING THE Rajasthan. He also assured to provide more help through SOCIETY this organisation. CITY FIRST

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thick skin around your- take in any violence or cor- ‘if a body catch a body com- self, acting as a rebellion ruption. His life had been one ing through the rye’. His im- The Catcher in the Rye and the best of all taking of those ‘David Copperfield pulsive self drives satisfac- life low and easy and just kind of c***p’, but, he isn’t tion in his misheard lines en Caulfield, the troubled volved with. And, yet Hold- leading the way without going to mention any of that. from the actual Robert Burn’s teenager in his short episodic en continues to grab a space anyone’s suggestions. As a growing man, he poem ‘Comin Through stories, which he later devel- in the mind of the readers. Like most people of his finds himself to be at- the Rye’. oped as an es- Holden is a per- age, he has a questiona- tracted towards women He imagines himself tablished fect epitome ble mannerism and a and a part of him wishes as the saviour of chil- SUSHMITA AIND BOOK [email protected] character in REVIEW of what teen- strange way of address- to hold on to the innocent dren running through a his novel, age years rep- ing people. He had been side, the other part wishes for field and catching them be- ‘The Catcher in the Rye’. resent, the battle of the confronted with the re- physical pleasure. He fails to fore they fall off the cliff. He riter JD Salinger Although the book had been self, being okay with not be- alities of growing up, keep up with both. With all becomes the ‘Catcher’ in his initially dedicated banned previously because ing okay, the struggle of keep- and, he tries to be igno- these thoughts running to imagination, saving kids his time to build of the explicit display of ing yourself in one piece, ag- rant of them as he and fro in his mind, what from falling due to their in- Whis character Hold- what teenagers musn’t be in- gression, failures, growing a does not wish to par- gives him joy is a boy singing nocence.