JAIPUR l SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 207 MEHBOOBA DEMANDS AN “IMPARTIAL RABRI DEVI CLAIMS NITISH’S WRIT INVESTIGATION” INTO THE KILLING OF NO LONGER RAN IN THE BIHAR GOVT P5 THREE IN ENCOUNTER AT LAWAPORA AS BJP CALLING THE SHOTS P6

OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW 10°C - 20°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia STARTING NEW YEAR WITH A PRAYER

Devotees maintain social distance as they offer prayers inside a Church Devotees burn incense sticks as they offer prayers on the first day of the New Year at Latashil Ganesh Mandir, in A devotee takes holy dip in the sacred pond at the Golden Temple amid in Ahmedabad on Friday. Guwahati on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI fog, in Amritsar on Friday. GST collections hit record high of Oxford vaccine gets over `1.15 lakh crore in Dec 2020 New Delhi: The gross The government set- goods and services tax tled Rs 23,276 crore to panel nod on dry run eve (GST) revenue collect- CGST and Rs 17,681 The Serum Institute of India is making the vaccine Covishield ed in the month of De- crore to SGST from cember 2020 was Rs IGST as regular settle- developed by Oxford University and pharma major AstraZeneca 1,15,174 crore of which ment. The total revenue CGST was Rs 21,365 earned by the Union New Delhi: An expert crore, SGST was Rs government and the panel on COVID-19 of 4 more cases 27,804 crore, IGST was state governments after the Central Drugs of new corona Rs 57,426 crore (in- regular settlement in Standard Control Or- cluding Rs 27,050 the month of December ganisation (CDSCO) on strain found crore collected on im- 2020 was Rs 44,641 crore Friday recommended port of goods) and cess collected on goods im- turns filed for Novem- for CGST and Rs 45,485 grant of permission for New Delhi: Four cases was Rs 8,579 crore (in- ports). The total num- ber up to December 31, crore for the SGST. restricted emergency of the highly conta- cluding Rs 971 crore ber of GSTR-3B Re- 2020, was 87 lakhs. Turn to P6 use of Oxford COVID-19 gious mutant strain of vaccine Covishield in the coronavirus were India, subject to certain detected in the country Now Suvendu’s regulatory provisions, on Friday, Union Health Modi lays foundation stone of official sources said. Ministry has informed. brother quits As for Bharat Bio- The total of those af- tech, the Subject Expert fected by the strain - Light House Projects in 6 states TMC to join BJP Committee (SEC) on PRIORITY TO DOMESTIC MARKET first found in the United Kolkata: Days after re- COVID-19 of the CD- The Serum Institute and the government are yet Kingdom - has reached New Delhi: Prime Min- bel Trinamool leader and SCO asked the firm to to sign any purchase agreement of the vaccine, 29, it added. ister Narendra Modi on former Bengal minister expedite volunteer re- though the world’s largest manufacturer of vac- Out of the four cases, Friday said the Light Suvendu Adhikari quit cruitment for the ongo- cines has said it will give priority to its domestic three were found in a House Projects being Mamata Banerjee’s par- ing clinical trial and market. Exports will come later, mostly to South Bengaluru lab, while executed with modern ty and joined the BJP, his said it may conduct in- Asian and African nations. one was detected in a technologies in six youngest brother, too, terim efficacy analysis lab in Hyderabad, states will show a new switched sides and today for further considera- sources said. direction to the hous- joined the saffron camp. tion of restricted emer- tional safety, immuno- cy use authorisation So far, 10 cases have ing construction sector Soumendu Adhikari gency use approval for genicity and efficacy (EUA) for their shots on been detected by labs in in the country and fur- was a Trinamool coun- its vaccine Covaxin, data from SII and Wednesday, and met Delhi, 10 by a Bengalu- ther strengthen coop- Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses during the foundation cillor and chairperson they stated. Bharat Biotech, deliber- again on Friday to re- ru lab, one in West Ben- erative federalism. stone laying ceremony of Light House Projects under the Global of the Kanthi munici- The SEC, which ear- ated on their applica- view the matter. gal, three in Hyderabad Modi laid the founda- Housing Technology Challenge-India (GHTC-India) at six sites pality in East Midnapore lier had sought addi- tions seeking emergen- Turn to P6 Turn to P6 tion stone Turn to P6 across six states, via video conferencing, in New Delhi. district, Suvendu Adhi- kari’s home turf. Sum- marily removed from that post last week, he Vaccine dry run at four Awaiting inclusion in PCC, Congmen confused joined the BJP today with at least a dozen other Trinamool coun- places in Jaipur today cilors in the presence of Vikas Sharma of CMHO Dr Narottam as ‘reorganisation’ list goes into overtime! Suvendu Adhikari at a rally at Kanthi’s Dormi- Jaipur: The dry run Sharma. 25 health Aditi Nagar of corona vaccine will workers will be called Incharge Ajay Maken it is now the New Year, tary Ground. be conducted at four at each center for the who, in an interview to but the new committee Two other members of places in the state drill during which cold New Delhi: For nearly PTI, said that the reor- is nowhere to be seen. the Adhikari family are capital on Saturday for chain management, the better part of two ganization will be com- This has made workers still Trinamool MPs - Su- which all the prepa- supply of vaccine, months, Congress work- pleted by 31t December and party leaders ques- vendu Adhikari’s father rations have been storage, logistics ers and renowned lead- after the high command tion the situation and Sisir and brother Diby- completed. As part of and other arrange- ers had been making an directed in this regard. the assurances given at endu - something that the pan-India dry run, ments will be tested. all out effort to be ‘recog- This had again raised regular intervals. Abhishek Banerjee, Tri- rehearsal will be done Apart from Jaipur, the nised’ and included in hopes of scores of prob- Now the million-dol- namool MP and Mamata at JK Lon hospital, department is planning the much awaited PCC’s ables who made a re- lar question, doing Banerjee’s nephew, had Banipark urban PHC, dry run at Jodh- new committee. When newed effort to be ‘visi- rounds in Congress cir- mocked Suvendu Adhi- Manipal hospital, and pur, Ajmer, Bikaner, all hope seemed lost, due ble’. While all out con- cles, is, whether Maken kari about on Saturday. Achrol CHC from 9 am. Bhilwara, Banswara to delay in the process as firmation at every step will expedite the pro- Ms Banerjee had said a The preparations were and Karauli and the a result of the political was given that the final cess and get the an- man who can’t make the finalised at the centers state has requested the happenings, a flicker of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with AICC General Secretary list will be out by 31st nouncements done in lotus bloom in his own under the monitoring centre for this. motivation was provid- Rajasthan incharge Ajay Maken and PCC chief Govind Singh December, but Decem- the next couple of days? house is trying to do so ed by General Secretary Dotasara. —FILE PHOTO ber came and went and Moreover, Turn to P6 across West Bengal. RAJASTHAN www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 02 RHB ALL GEARED TO ACHIEVE NEW MILESTONES IN 2021 RHB CREATED A UNIQUE IDENTITY ACROSS THE COUNTRY DUE TO THE INNOVATIONS LIKE E-AUCTION, WEDNESDAY AUCTION FESTIVAL UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF COMMISSIONER PAWAN ARORA

Shivendra Parmar YEAR AHEAD COVID VACCINATION A BIG TASK Jaipur: The Rajasthan AHEAD IN HEALTH SECTOR Housing Board created a unique identity across 2021 Vikas Sharma the country due to the innovations like e-auc- Tourism hopes Jaipur: The health tion, Wednesday auction sector has seen the festival under the lead- to sail through most turbulent times ership of Commissioner with govt help in 2020 due to the co- Pawan Arora. The board rona pandemic. The made double interna- Nirmal Tiwari year ahead if hoping tional records of selling for some relief more houses in less time Jaipur: The Rs 15,000 through vaccination. through e-auction and crore tourism indus- Having appointed indicated that more Wednesday auction fest try went for a toss in nearly 2800 doctors in doctors and medical and earned record reve- 2020 due to the Coro- the last two years, officers would be in- nue of Rs 1800 crore in na crisis. Raj every health minister ducted in the service just one year. In 2021 year attracts millions Raghu Sharma has in near future. also, the board expects to of tourists but 2020 achieve new records in brought unprecedent- z Nearly 5 lakh health warriors will be vaccinated the real estate sector. ed trouble for the sec- for Covid-19 in the first phase tor, which provides z Land acquisition and lease z Data of nearly 3.5 lakh doctors, nursing staff direct and indirect committee will be set up to and paramedical staff has been updated online jobs to 10 lakh people. examine which land is useful z Work to upload the data of 1.5 lakh police and There is some hope and which is not to the board Pawan Arora, Shanti Dhariwal, Bhaskar A. Sawant and Pushpendra Bharadwaj at City Park, Mansarover. —FILE PIC other health warriors is on tio bring further clarity on the for the sector in 2021. type of projects that can be with Chief Minister Ashok 21 thousand fruit bearing of food stalls where people Residency residential scheme, In order to push the z In the second phase, nearly 2 lakh personnel of initiated on such lands Gehlot’s directions and flower bearing trees, can enjoy local as well as a self-funded scheme, in sector, the tourism de- local bodies will be vaccinated z Wednesday Auction z Consideration for new plants, creepers, and vines international delicacies Sector-17 Pratap Nagar, partment has planned z Most likely, the vaccination would be completed Festival through housing schemes in Jaipur and spread in a whopping z Apni Shop-Apna Business which has received mass shorter tour packages in 3-4 months e-submission where any and Jodhpur for all sections 52 acres, being built in Scheme for those desirous acclaim in bureaucratic circles of the Palace on person can participate online z Green Building Concept Mansarovar of self-employment z Housing for MLAs in MLA z State has received permission to start medical and secure house by paying to be imparted in all new z Fountain Square, which z For those looking to Nagar (West) by demolishing Wheels in February- colleges in 15 districts and a budget of Rs. 325 just 10 per cent to continue projects of the board will be a major tourist stay fit, 50 Open Air Gyms old structures after the RHB March 2021 in which crore for each college has been sanctioned as it has been widely z Coaching hub, with attraction in Jaipur, being in various schemes of the has been appointed as the domestic tourists will z The government has forwarded the proposal for accepted by public resulting capacity of accommodating developed on a commercial board will be installed nodal agency for the project be focused. The trips medical colleges in the remaining three districts 70,000 students and spread land between VT Road and z E-auction of premium by the state government in setting of various records PoW were cancelled of Pratapgarh, Jalore and Rajsamand by the RHB over 1.40 lakh square Aravalli Marg will be armed residential and commercial z Development of mobile and new trips could z A super specialty block at a cost of Rs. 200 z Process of transferring feet area across eight with muscial fountain and properties in various cities app ‘Sajag’ to monitor not be started due to the outstanding lease institutional towers in Pratap two spiral fountains z 18 new housing schemes, project activities in one place crore is being constructed in SMS hospital corona. CM Gehlot amount to be made online Nagar, to be completed by z Chaupatis in Pratap Nagar CM Teacher and Prahari for quality control z Cardiac surgery unit will be dedicated near z also asked the offi- z A survey will be carried September 2022 and Mansarovar of Jaipur, Housing Schemes, Mahatma Major challenges of emergency out to bring housing z The biggest City Park of and one each in Jodhpur Gandhi Sambal Housing 2021 are sale of surplus cials to make efforts schemes in various small Jaipur, with more than 75 and Kota will also attract a Scheme Badli in Jodhpur houses and competition to help the sector. z An OPD tower of 22-storey will be constructed satellite towns in line percent green area housing major crowd as it will boast z All India Services from private builders at a cost of Rs. 300 crore

Dr Somya cracks down Maternal uncle, Brother-sister his friend accused ‘Guv stopping state’s Agri bills’ duo drown in on illegal construction of raping minor Yogesh Sharma pond in Churu Shubham Jain Sanjay Prajapat Jaipur: Chief whip and Ajmer: A maternal un- Hawa Mahal MLA Ma- Churu: Two children cle has been booked on hesh Joshi cor- drowned on Friday in a charges of raping his nered Governor Kalraj pond constructed to ir- minor niece after giving Mishra for stopping the rigate the fields at Pun- her sedatives in Rupan- three agricultural bills sisar village in Tarana- garh area of Ajmer on of the state government. gar. Sahva SHO Suresh Friday. As per the police This has not happened Kasvan said that Ma- Dr Somya directed officials to seize an illegal construction site at report, the accused took till date but the Central hesh’s 4-year old daugh- Swarn path in Mansarover on Friday. her minor niece to the government is stopping ter, Chinki, and 6-year- fields and raped her. the work of the state old son, Vikas died by Bharat Dixit tion activity, the work The victim’s mother government, he told the drowning in a pond. was going at the site fol- lodged a complaint at media persons at PCC Their mother, Kala- Jaipur: Jaipur greater lowing which the mayor Rupangarh police sta- headquarters. vati jumped into the municipal corporation asked the officials to tion. She told the police “It is creating an at- Mahesh Joshi participated in the birth anniversary programme of former PCC Chief Sardar Harlal Singh. pond to save her kids but mayor Dr Somya on Fri- seize the site. There that her brother and his mosphere of hatred failed and she was later day directed officials to were several complaints friend raped her minor against the state govern- tutions should work Hanuman Ji, and Go- Sardar Harlal Singh. He rescued by the neigh- seize an illegal construc- of illegal constructions daughter. The minor had ment. Earlier, there were honestly,” he said. vind Dev Ji Temple of paid homage to Singh. bours. They took her to tion site at Swarn path in Mansarover and the gone to the fields to col- blockades in holding the The first day of Jaipur. In the New Year, Dr Joshi inaugurated the Rural Government in Mansarover. She mayor had sought a re- lect fodder for cattle assembly session, now the New Year of Joshi Joshi prayed for pros- the diet plan at the Gan- health centre. Kalavati reached the site along port from deputy com- when the accused ex- the bills are being was spent in social and perity, peace, and pro- gauri Hospital located in and her family denied to with a team of vigilance missioner Mansarover. ploited her. The police stopped. These are all religious concerns. He gress of the country. He Hawa Mahal Assembly take up the matter to the officers. The deputy commission fled a case and started weakening democratic paid a visit to Chaturb- reached PCC and par- constituency. JMC Her- police. The police from Despite a report from in the report had in- investigation. Police also institutions. The Gover- huj Temple, Chamatka- ticipated in the birth itage Mayor Munesh Sahva Station reached the zoning office that formed that the con- got the medical examina- nor is also an institution reshwar Temple, Chan- anniversary program Gurjar also participated the spot and assisted in there was no construc- struction had stopped. tion of the victim done. and constitutional insti- dpole Hanuman Ji, Kale of former PCC Chief in the program. rescuing. EXPLORING WILDLIFE PCC office with modern Big cats attract celebs in R’bore, Sariska amenities in ‘Gandhi Nagar’ Nirmal Tiwari were regaled by sighting turned to wildlife tour- Yogesh Sharma ing, modern and well- of a tiger arrowhead. ism this time during the equipped election war Jaipur: On the first day Forest officer Daulat ending year and New Jaipur: The new build- room, meeting hall, a of the New Year, tour- Singh, popularly known Year. Apart from both ing of Rajasthan press conference room, ists in Ranthambore as Tiger Man, accompa- the tiger reserves, the Pradesh Congress Com- visitor’s room, space for and Sariska felt thrilled nied the celebrities on Jhalana Leopard Safari mittee may come up in the offices of frontal or- by sighting the big cats. the jungle rounds. has also been witness- the posh Gandhi Nagar ganisations and all oth- In Ranthambore, Bol- In Sariska, tiger ST18 ing a huge influx of locality in Jaipur. er modern facilities. lywood celebrities re- reached Bala Fort. Sa- tourists for the past one Looking at the traffic ing after the exercise. The building will have a mained the centre of riska Field Director RN week. In the past one pressure and congestion AICC general secre- separate wing for social attraction, while in Sa- Meena, after the track week, where more than in the location where tary in-charge for Ra- media and a modern IT riska a large number of team got the pug route, 15,000 tourists have ar- the present PCC office is jasthan Ajay Maken cell will also be set up. tourists thronged. Ran- prohibited entry into rived in Ranthambore, situated, the party is and PCC president Go- Along with the PCC veer Singh and Deepika the Bala Fort and tour- Soni Razdan, Shaheen Bhatt, Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor the number in Sariska looking for a suitable vind Singh Dotasra too office, the party offices Padukone were en- ism activities in the regaled by sighting of a tiger arrowhead. has been more than place to shift the office. have held discussions will be constructed in all thralled by tigress Rid- surrounding area until 6,000. As of now, ad- On direction of the with the chief minister districts. At present, 14 dhi’s tantrums during further orders for safe- in Sariska on Friday. In has been negligible for vance booking has been chief minister Ashok over the issue. districts have party of- the safari. Ranbir Ka- ty. Tigers ST9, ST3, and fact, this time due to Co- 9 months. done in both tiger re- Gehlot, UDH minister The new building will fices but they are small poor and Alia Bhatt ST21 were also sighted rona, tourism activity In this way, people serves till 5 January. Shanti Dhariwal is look- have underground park- and unorganised. RAJASTHAN www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 03 GUV, CM, LEADERS WISH PEOPLE A COVID FREE NY On the first day of 2021, the people of Jaipur visited temples & monuments to welcome the New Year First India Bureau

Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and all prominent lead- ers of the state wished the people on the occa- sion of New Year. “New thinking to achieve new goals in New Year. It is an oppor- tunity to work with new energy. Prayers to God to rid us of the corona epidemic and economic crisis. May happiness Devotees outside Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple wait for darshan on the occasion of New Year on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR People make a beeline towards Amber Fort on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR and positivity usher in the lives of all of us,” wished happiness, and CP Joshi, BJP State CM Ashok Gehlot prosperity in every- President Dr Satish City sees traffic jam as NY revelers wished. one’s life. Union Jal Poonia, former deputy Transport Minister Shakti minister Gajen- CM Sachin Pilot also throng temples, tourist sites Pratap Singh Khachari- dra Singh Shekhawat wished the people. In First India Bureau by traffic snarl as yawas visited the an- tweeted, “Never were his message to the po- Jaipurites chose to cient Baikunth Nath afraid of hardships and lice personnel, DGP ML Jaipur: City roads visit Jal Mahal and temple in Sodala and will never be. Will de- Lather said Rajasthan witnessed huge traf- Amber Fort. Such fed green fodder and velop everyone with police successfully met fic jam on first day was the situation jaggery to cows. He ap- support of everyone. many challenges in of New Year as peo- that Chief Whip Dr pealed to the people to Everyone is confident 2020. He said the police ple thronged tem- Mahesh Joshi even come forward for cow Modi ji will create new played an important ples and tourist called up DCP traf- service. Former CM history,” he tweeted. role in lockdown with places. Walled City fic to monitor the Vasundhara Raje Assembly Speaker Dr full responsibility. Traffic crawls near Birla Temple on JLN Marg on Friday evening. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA area was worst hit smooth flow.

2 killed, 1 hurt Guv offers prayers at Moti Dungri Temple 2 more UK returnees as speeding test -ve for new strain car overturns 4 more deaths, 609 fresh Covid cases surfaced on Friday in Jaisalmer

Suryaveer Singh

Jaisalmer: Two people were killed and one in- jured when their car overturned on National Highway 68, four km ahead of the Fatehgarh subdivision headquar- ters of Jaisalmer. According to infor- mation, the car was heading towards Jais- Governor Kalraj Mishra, wife Satyawati offer prayers at Moti Dungri Ganesh Temple on the occasion of New Year on Friday also seen is almer from Barmer Mahant Kailash Sharma. when the driver lost control and the speed- First India Bureau state on Friday. Mishra them perform the sion. ing vehicle overturned. along with his wife prayers. Later in the day, Lead- Bhavik (20) son Sumit Jaipur: Governor Satyawati, son Amit, Principal OSD to the er of Opposition Rajen- People getting their Covid test done at a hospital in Jaipur. Kumar, resident of Kalraj Mishra along daughter-in-law and governor Govindram dra Rathore, MP Manoj Jaipur, died on the spot with his family mem- grand daughters Jayaswal, ADC Harh- Rajoria, Congress lead- Vikas Sharma gh Medical College, cases surfaced, taking whereas, 45-year-old bers offered prayers at reached the temple in wardhan Agrawal and er Ashk Ali Tak, and nodal agency for this the number of infec- Promit Bafna died while Moti Dungri Ganesh the morning of the first personal secretary IAS officer Mugdha Jaipur: The remaining purpose, received the tions to 3,08,852, accord- undergoing treatment Temple and prayed for day of 2021. Mahant Gyanchand Jain were Sinha paid a courtesy two UK returnees out of remaining reports on ing to an official report. in hospital. Bhavit (15) the prosperity of the Kailash Sharma made also present on the occa- visit to Mishra. the 11, who were tested Friday. So far, 2,700 people have and Parmeet (42) were for new corona strain, The reports have died from the infection injured. have also tested nega- brought relief to the in the state. Soon after the mis- tive. The samples of 11 health authorities as On Friday, Jaipur, hap, 108 ambulances Govt working to fulfil promise to give had been sent to Pune- well as the people of the Jodhpur, Sikar and rushed the spot and based National Insti- state as the new strain Tonk reported one brought the injured to power to farmers during the day: Kalla tute of Virology after is considered to spread death each while the CHC, Fatehgarh. The they had tested positive 70% faster than the ear- maximum 91 fresh in- Sangad police reached Laxman Raghav ple of years, we are water connections in for corona. lier one. fections were reported the spot and kept the working on a plan of each house. The two persons are Reports of three from Jaipur, the report body in mortuary. It is Bikaner: Talking to about Rs 2,500 crores, he On the farm laws, from Ajmer and Jalore, more UK returnees said. Jodhpur recorded being told that tourists First India in Bikaner, added. Kalla said that the farm- said sources. from Sriganganagar 85 cases. were going from Jaipur Energy Minister Dr BD In some districts, we ers are very angry over The report of nine are awaited. Currently, the state to Jaisalmer. There Kalla said that the gov- have already been suc- these black laws. About out of 11 samples had Meanwhile, four has 9,223 active cases were 2 women and 3 ernment is working to- cessful in doing so. Kal- 10,000 farmers of tested negative on De- more people died from while 2,96,929 people men in the ill-fated car. wards fulfilling the during the day. la said that the central Sriganganagar and Ha- cember 30. coronavirus in the state have recovered from the Both women escaped promise of providing To ensure we are able government should re- numangarh are camp- The Sawai Man Sin- on Friday, as 609 fresh disease. —With PTI inputs unhurt, said cops. electricity to farmers to do it in the next cou- consider the amount for ing on Delhi border.

Khachariyawas: BJP MPs, mins CABINET SUB-COMMITTEE DECISION did nothing for people of state First India Bureau RHB to get `100 cr from JDA for MLA flats!

Jaipur: Transport Min- Shivendra Parmar have to give the amount ister Pratap Singh in two installments to Khachariyawas said Jaipur: In a major de- the board of Rs75-75 that despite BJP’s 21 velopment that will pro- crore each. Avinash Pande@ MPs from Rajasthan, 3 vide a further boost to Meanwhile, accord- avinashpandeinc ministers at the Centre nancial assistance even the much awaited mul- ing to the decision of and 1 Lok Sabha Speak- to their parliamentary ti-storey housing pro- the Cabinet Sub-com- The year 2020 was er, all have not done any constituencies, he said. ject being built for Ra- mittee, if the project not one of the best for service towards the peo- They have no interest in jasthan legislators, on cost is reduced or in- mankind but we have ple of Rajasthan. public welfare works Friday the Cabinet sub- creased according to the finally bid adieu to it. He said they all spend and even during the Co- committee decided that tender premium in the Now as we embrace their time in comment- rona crisis, all the MPs Jaipur Development this amount to the Housing Board, but the mittee has now directed project, then the amount the upcoming year ing on the state govern- did was to criticise Ge- Authority (JDA) will Housing Board with im- officials responsible for the JDA to transfer Rs of the second and third 2021, lets resolve ment and making politi- hlot government in- give a lump sum amount mediate effect. implementing this deci- 100 crore to the Board, installment can be to leave behind cal remarks instead of stead of going to public of Rs100 crore to the In the earlier meet- sion of the government instead of transferring changed as required. Af- the negativity and bringing any financial and serving them. nodal agency for the ing, it was decided that completely failed, due to the land to the RHB. ter these decisions of move together into a better future. Wishing help from the Centre for He rued that Union project—the Rajasthan the land would be trans- which the project was After this, according the Cabinet Sub-com- everyone a happy and the state. Not only Ra- ministers were involved Housing Board (RHB). ferred from JDA and also delayed. to the status of the pro- mittee, the way for the prosperous New Year! jasthan, but they also in conspiracy to topple Furthermore, JDA General Administra- Keeping this in mind, ject and the pace of ex- construction of the pro- failed to bring any fi- the state govt. will have to transfer tion Department to the the Cabinet Sub-Com- penditure, JDA will ject has been cleared. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 04

IN-DEPTH COVISHIELD GIVES A DREAM CALLED ‘ONE 2021 A CHEERY CHEERY START NATION, ONE ELECTION’ MAJ GEN he New Year has started on a pos- CP SINGH, RETD itive note. The Serum Institute of India’s Covishield has become the The writer is a scholar soldier accredited with MA, MSc, LLB, first Covid-19 vaccine to get the T MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt) and M Phil subject expert committee’s ap- (International Strategic Affairs) proval for emergency use in India. Although the final decision rests with the Drugs Con- troller-General of India (DCGI), the vaccine, hen the Prime Minister said, which has been developed by the University “One Nation, One Election” of Oxford and AstraZeneca, stands a better isn’t just an issue of delibera- chance of being rolled out because it has al- tion but also a need of the coun- ready been approved by the United King- try”. It sounded like a dream dom’s drug regulator. Covishield has thus come true to all Indians. Every beaten four other vaccine candidates- day, we find the elections are on --Bharat Biotech’s Covaxine, Zydus Cadila’s W for either Lok Sabha or state ZyCov-D, and Sputnik V, the Russian vaccine assembly or panchayat. Why being developed by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories can’t we have one election eve- and Pfizer’s. On Friday, the Covaxine was ry five years and focus on gov- also considered for emergency use rollout ernance for the next five years? but Covishield won the race making it a land- The quality of political ideolo- mark event for India. gy has taken a downward spi- The year couldn’t have begun on a better ral in recent times and it ap- for some constructive work of states. Given the coalition note for a country distressed by the novel pears difficult to achieve this. because the imposition of the polity of the nation, we may be coronavirus spread. It has catapulted India’s Any idea, how so ever, good or model code of conduct ham- forced into national elections in scientific capabilities to the forefront. Given bad is supported or opposed on pers governance. ‘ONE INDIA ONE quick successions. India’s population and the fact that the coun- the party lines. Unfortunately, z The ruling parties will be able to ELECTION’ WOULD BE A try is capable of meeting the vaccine, de- the support is generally not is- focus on legislation and devel- GOOD CHANGE IF IT ROAD MAP mand is in itself a major achievement. If the sue-based. opment rather than having to be COULD BE CARRIED OUT. ‘One India One Election’ would SII is ready to supply over 50 million doses in campaign mode, forever. A FOCUSED GROUP OF be a good change if it could be right away, the others are waiting in the HISTORICAL z The entire administrative and CONSTITUTIONAL carried out. A focused group of EXPERTS, THINK TANKS, wings, so to say, to augment the effort. Adar PERSPECTIVE security machinery will only constitutional experts, think GOVT OFFICIALS, AND Poonawalla, chief executive of Serum Insti- Historically, elections during be busy with elections, once tanks, Govt officials, and reps REPS OF POLITICAL tute was reported to have said that the SII has the first two decades after Inde- in five years, contrary to the of political parties should be PARTIES SHOULD BE some 50 million doses of Oxford-AstraZene- pendence were held simultane- current practice. formed to work out appropriate FORMED TO WORK OUT z Large numbers of teachers ca vaccine ready. By March, the company ously, i.e., during 1951-52, 1957, APPROPRIATE implementation-related de- are involved in the electoral plans to roll out close to at least 100 million 1962, and 1967. Dissolution of IMPLEMENTATION- tails. The implementation doses of the vaccine. The government in- certain assemblies, followed by process adversely affecting the RELATED DETAILS could be carried out in three tends to vaccinate 30 crore people in a period the dissolution of the Lok Sab- education sector. This will be phases as under- of six to eight months ha and general elections in 1971, avoided. z Phase 1- All elections due in a The thought that a vaccine is now available along with indiscriminate use year, to be held together. to fight Covid-19 is immensely comforting. of Article 356 (President’s Rule) WHY THE OPPOSITION z Phase 2- General elections The clinical trials were carried out with com- disrupted the schedule of si- In the lighter vein, if elections and regulations would need to are held once in 30 months, plete professionalism and medical ethics. multaneous elections, forever. are held once in five years, the be carried out, making the task once with national elections The related data was scrutinized with the The first Annual Report of politicians will be unemployed very arduous, if not impos- and once for remaining states utmost care before the vaccine was given per- the Election Commission in for five years. However, the fol- sible, To conduct simultane- somewhere midway. mission for emergency use. As the DCGI VG 1983, supported holding simulta- lowing reasons merit consid- ous elections in India, many z Phase 3- In the final phase, all Somani said the industry and research or- neous elections to reduce ex- eration:- amendments to the constitu- elections are synchronized and Historically, ganisations have stood the test of time. z Political Consensus: Amend- tion of India are to be made. scheduled to be held together. elections during the penditure. The proposal gained A dry run of vaccination in all the states is first two decades momentum with the manifesto ments to constitutions is a z Legal Scrutiny. All these large scheduled for Saturday. The exercise will test after Independence of the BJP for the 2014 Lok Sab- difficult process by design so scale amendments to the Con- CONCLUSION the preparedness of states in terms of opera- were held ha election. Thereafter, NITI that only the utmost necessary stitution will result in hundreds Meeting of minds is the first tion, vaccine allocation, the deployment of simultaneously, Aayog issued a Working Paper amendments are made after of cases landing up in courts step in the realization of the vaccination teams, data upload, and effective i.e., during 1951- in 2017 titled, “Analysis of Si- due considerations. In today’s as these will be considered dream of “One Nation, One monitoring of the actual drive. Union Health 52, 1957, 1962, and multaneous Elections: The coalition times, a political against the basic constitutional Election”. Harmonious coordi- Minister Harsh Vardhan will monitor and 1967. Dissolution What, Why and How”. It broadly consensus is essential, for the fabric. In all probability, these nation between Legislature, analyse the mock drill from Delhi. The health of certain recommended a gradual move large scale amendments. Rati- will be turned down by the Executive, and Judiciary will minister said that the preparations were like assemblies, to one election every five years. fication of the amendments by Supreme Court because the be key to unlock this solution. the general elections. “Potential recipients of followed by the more than half of the states will fundamental structure of the This brilliant idea appears to the vaccine will be informed via SMS. Front- dissolution of the THE NEED also be required. This would constitution cannot be altered. be a bit utopian at present. line workers are the priority. After inocula- Lok Sabha and The arguments in favour of also need an agreement to z Simultaneous elections However, those who dare to tion, digital certificates will also be provid- general elections in holding simultaneous elections curtail the terms of some state threaten the federal character dream big have the persever- ed,” he said. 1971, along with can be summarized as follows:- assemblies. It all appears to of our democracy. ance to fulfill their dreams and India had the second-highest number of indiscriminate use z Money and administrative be a herculean task. However, z Large national parties would pioneer the change. The well- Covid-cases in the world. With effective curbs of Article 356 expenses will be drastically there is need to rise above the reap the economies of scale meaning citizens of this coun- on the movement of people and insistence on (President’s Rule) cut. In recent 2019 elections, petty politics, keeping the ‘Na- and will be, to the disadvantage try look up to our dynamic PM, safety protocols, the government has been disrupted the 610 political parties contested tion First’ ethos in mind. of regional parties. Narendra Modi to be the har- able to check the number of fresh cases. With schedule of and the expense as per ADR is z Amendments to the Constitu- z In case of hung Lok Sabha, binger of change. the vaccine, the government is now well- simultaneous Rs 60,000 crores. tion: Besides, a large number there is no provision for THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY armed to tackle the virus. elections, forever z Government will have time of amendments to laws, rules, President’s rule like in case THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top HAPPINESS IS WALKING ON TWO FEET TWEET live am I;/That the sky is RAJGOPAL Anand Sharma blue;/Glad for the country @AnandSharmaINC NIDAMBOOR lanes,/And the fall of dew.” Thinking of our farmers and their “Happiness,” according resolute fight for their rights and Wellness physician, independent to Daniel Goleman, the re- justice in bitter cold. we must stand in solidarity with them and researcher and author nowned psychologist, urge the government to give up “seems to be largely deter- the arrogance and Raajhat. Kisan mined by our genes, not by ko Naya sal do- Insaaf do. appiness, as primarily because true outside reality. However most of us happiness, in reality, goes tragic, or comic, life’s up Dharmendra Pradhan think, isn’t just far beyond the realm of a and downs, people appear @dpradhanbjp pleasure, or fixed definition. The more to return inexorably to Also, flagged off the 1st batch of H synthetic satis- one aspires to ‘achieve’ whatever happiness level XP100, India’s 1st indigenously faction. “Many persons,” happiness the worse is the is pre-set in their constitu- developed 100 Octane petrol as Helen Keller put it, resultant effect. True hap- tion.” “The idea,” empha- from Digboi Refinery. The “have a wrong idea of what piness simply depends on sises Goleman, “is similar country’s oldest operating refinery has joined the elite constitutes true happiness. how one feels about it in to the set-point concept in group of Mathura and Barauni It is not attained through real life. It comes from weight control, a theory refineries, which will produce self-gratification, but within. It is not dependent that says the brain appears this advanced version of petrol. through fidelity to a wor- on outward circumstances. to be ‘wired’ to turn the thy purpose.” The best mode to make body’s metabolism up, or Human happiness can- happiness ‘work’ is to ener- could be, for one, nothing Happiness is doing a bird; we need obstacles down, to maintain a pre- not exist in a vacuum, or in gise our sense of well-be- more than a life well-spent, good job, executing, accom- against which to sharpen set weight.” Spiritual isolation, because the ing, amplify, and also a well-maintained home, a plishing and fulfilling, our strength and stimulate The inference is simple. greatest delight of which broaden it, and make it sweet-willed husband, or rather than just winning our growth.” Yet, which- We have to take the rough SPEAK each of us is capable, can- more active and vibrant. wife, and bright kids. For for personal glory. As phi- ever way you look at it, with the smooth and the not emerge, or exist unless Happiness is a state of others, watching a new TV losopher Arthur Schopen- happiness is a state of be- smooth with the rough. We With a drop of my energy I others around us are equal- mind — or, our attitude to show on the first day of ‘re- hauer said, “We need re- ing, as the poet Lizette should try to be ourselves, enter the earth and support all ly happy to relish their life. It, therefore, differs lease’ on Netflix is happi- sistance to raise us, as it Reese observed in A Little not someone else. This is creatures. —Bhagavad Gita share of happiness. This is from person to person. This ness — a sense of triumph. raises the airplane or the Song of Life: “Glad that I our only way to happiness.

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INDIA 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 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 05 No question of withdrawing two Abhi toh Suraj Uga Hai: PM Modi pens ‘motivating’ demands; Farmers continue stir poem welcoming 2021 NAGAR KIRTAN, TURBAN New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra LANGAR ORGANISED AT Modi welcomed the SINGHU BORDER new year on a poetic note. He wrote a “mes- New Delhi: Nagar kirtan (religious procession) merising and motivat- was organised in the New Year morning on Fri- ing poem” on this occa- day at Singhu border where farmers have been sion that was shared by protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws for MyGovIndia’s Twitter over a month now. Following the nagar kirtan, handle. The poem is ti- turban langar has been organised by Khalsa tled “Abhi toh Suraj Youth Group. People were actively participat- Uga Hai (The Sun has ing in the turban tying ceremony. A volunteer of just Risen)”. Khalsa Youth Group told ANI, “The objective of “Let’s start our first Prime Minister Narendra Modi Farmers listen to a speaker at the Singhu border during their ongoing protest against farm laws, in the ceremony is to make aware the youth about day of the new year New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI the spirits and principles of Sikhism. It is also a with a mesmerising and PREZ, RAJNATH message of brotherhood and solidarity.” Mean- motivating poem ‘Abhi while, next meeting between Union government EXCHANGE NEW New Delhi: Thousands border points, where question of withdraw- toh Suraj Uga hai’, writ- and farmer leaders is scheduled for January 4. NARENDRA MODI YEAR GREETINGS of farmers continued the farmers have been ing from the two issues ten by our beloved PM @NARENDRAMODI New Delhi: “Shri Rajnath their protest against camping since Novem- which are a legal guar- @narendramodi,” read Wishing you a happy Singh, Minister of De- three farm laws on the ber 26, even as the mini- antee for MSP & repeal- the caption. Listen to 2021!, May this year fence, called on President first day of 2021 outside mum temperature ing of farm laws. the poem here. bring good health, joy and Kovind & exchanged several border points of dipped to 1.1 degrees “The government has The video shared prosperity. May the spirit new year greetings,” Delhi in the biting cold Celsius. addressed our demands along with the poem of hope and wellness President’s Secretariat as they remained firm The Samkyukt Kisan to drop penal provi- pays tribute to frontline prevail.” Meanwhile, Vice tweeted. They also held a in their demands amid Morcha, is likely to sions against farmers workers including doc- President Naidu tweeted, brief discussion. “Happy a deadlock with the gov- meet during the day to in an ordinance relat- tors, soldiers and po- “I convey my warm New Year to you & your ernment over two is- discuss its next course ing to stubble burning lice, and also to farm- greetings and best wishes entire family. May the sues. Hundreds of po- of action. Senior farm- & to put on hold a pro- ers. PM Modi’s poem to all our citizens as we year 2021 bring hap- lice personnel have ers’ leader Gurnam posed electricity alludes to the pandemic step into the New Year piness, prosperity and been deployed at Sing- Singh Chaduni has said amendment law,” Cha- and people’s hardship 2021. good health in everyone’s hu, Ghazipur and Tikri there is, however, no duni said. —PTI amid the crisis. lives,” Rajnath wrote.

TMC FOUNDATION DAY Pakistan a graveyard PRAYING AMID SNOW... Didi thanks ‘Maa- for non-Muslims: VHP New Delhi: Reacting to stan for “destroying Mati-Manush,’ says the attack on a temple Hindu temples in Terri in Pakistan, Vishwa village in Khyber Pakh- Hindu Parishad’s tunkhwa’s (KP) Karak will work for people (VHP) international district on Wednesday joint general secretary, after over 30 people, Surendra Jain said that mostly members of a Pakistan has be- radical Islamist par- come a grave- ty, were arrested.” yard for non- “Had there Muslims. been any The VHP change they leader said, could have “Pakistan stopped the ral- has become a ly which led to the graveyard for destruction of the non-Muslims since its temple. It was openly inception. The murder declared that the tem- of Hindus, forced con- ple would not be al- Kolkata: Trinamool tinue to fight with us in version of Hindus, rape lowed to remain. If the Congress (TMC) chief making Bengal better of non-muslims has be- rally had been stopped and West Bengal chief and stronger each day,” come a routine affair in the temple would not A view of Matho Monastery in the back group of Snow covered mountain, in Leh on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI minister Mamata Ba- the TMC chief posted. Pakistan.” have been demolished,” nerjee vowed to contin- “The Trinamool family Jain slammed Paki- he said. —ANI ue her fight for the peo- will carry on with this ple on the occasion of resolve for times to her party’s 23rd Founda- come!” she added. tion Day on Friday. Ba- The TMC had issued Mehbooba writes to L-G on Srinagar encounter ‘Pak spies trying to nerjee had formed the instructions to its work- TMC on January 1, 1998, ers to conduct pro- Srinagar: Former guilty of a fake encoun- gather info from jawans’ after breaking away grammes across the Chief Minister Me- ter at Amshipora in from the Congress. state to mark the occa- hbooba Mufti on Friday Shopian,” her letter New Delhi: Pakistani er sensitive information “As Trinamool turns sion. Senior party lead- demanded that Lt Gov- reads. “I urge you to in- spies are trying to call In- like movement of troops, 23 today, I look back at ers hoisted the party flag ernor Manoj Sinha or- tervene and ensure that dian jawans to gather sen- VVIPs & information of the journey we began at its state headquarters der an “impartial inves- these families get a sitive information, intel- vital installations. Based on January 1st, 1998. and hailed workers for tigation” into the kill- chance to perform their ligence agencies have on this, an alert has been Our years have been of their tireless efforts in ing of three persons in last rites as per their warned. issued to all offices of se- immense struggle, but serving people. The par- what security forces wishes. Questions are According official, intel- curity forces so that no throughout this time, ty seeks to retain power said was an encounter looming over this en- ligence input says that one gets trapped by Paki- we have continued to in the face of a dual at Lawapora on Srina- counter as well and Pakistan officers may stan Intelligence officers. achieve our objective of challenge by the alli- gar’s outskirts. there are conflicting randomly call control Input also says that Paki- being committed to the ance finalised last week The Peoples Demo- versions and reports rooms, offices to gather stan Intelligence officers cause of only the peo- between Congress & cratic Party President from the police and the information by introduc- are also sending friend ple.” Banerjee tweeted. Left parties for the up- also demanded his in- you are aware of the un- what the families have Army. Justice can be ing them as senior offic- requests on social media “On TMC Foundation coming assembly elec- tervention to ensure fortunate incident at alleged to be a staged served only if it’s swift. ers of the same force. In- websites to contact force Day, I extend my sincere tion in Bengal. Assem- that the bodies of the Parimpora on Decem- gunfight. This incident Therefore, I request you telligence officials personnel, also collecting gratitude to our Maa- bly elections are slated deceased were handed ber 30. Three boys, the has come close on the to initiate an impartial claimed that this is the information from these Mati-Manush and all to be held in April-May over to their families youngest one all of 17 heels of an inquiry that probe into the matter new modus operandi that sites, under concealed our workers who con- this year. —PTI for burial.”I am sure years, were killed in held an Army Captain immediately.”—ANI has been adopted to gath- identity. —ANI

SENSEX AND NIFTY SCALE NEW VISVA BHARATI STOPPED FROM HIGHS ON NEW YEAR’S DAY RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN MUSEUM MAKING WALL ALONG CRUCIAL ROAD ‘NOBODY CAN QUESTION Mumbai: The BSE Sensex rose by 117.65 points TO REOPEN FROM JANUARY 5 Kolkata: The administra- the wall, if built, could MUMBAI POLICE’S EFFICIENCY’ soared to record highs or 0.25% to close at a New Delhi: The Rashtrapati Bhavan said that the tion in West Bengal’s hinder people’s move- Mumbai: Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray while the NSE Nifty closed fresh lifetime high of Rashtrapati Bhavan museum complex, which was Birbhum district on Friday ment along the route. on Friday praised Mumbai Police saying nobody above the 14,000-mark 47,868.98. This is the closed for public viewing due to Covid-19 since issued an order, asking Local had long been using can raise a question mark over their effi ciency, for the fi rst time on Friday eighth consecutive day of March 13, 2020, will re-open from January 5, Visva Bharati authorities the route, and no restric- and added that he would never allow anyone to as markets continued gains for the barometer 2021. It will be open on all days, except on Mon- to immediately stop the tion can be imposed all of malign their image. He also said that the police their record run in the & has climbed by around day & govt holidays.“As a precautionary measure construction of a wall a sudden, he said, adding force led from the front during the coronvirus new year amid robust 5% since Dec 22.The against the spread of Covid-19 Novel Coronavi- along a road - which con- that problems need to be pandemic in order to ensure safety of people. buying in IT, auto and broader Nifty closed rus, the Rashtrapati Bhavan will remain closed nects the twin towns of solved amicably through Thackeray was speaking during a programme FMCG stocks. Extend- at an all-time high of for exploratory tour visits from today March 13, Santiniketan and Sriniket- discussions. Visva-Bhara- held at Mumbai Police Commissioner’s offi ce ing its record-setting 14,018.50, showing gains till further notice,” President Ram Nath Kovind’s an. District Magistrate Vi- ti authorities, however, here, in which people were returned their stolen streak for the fi fth day, of 36.75 points or 0.26% Twitter account had notified in March last year. jay Bharti, who inspected refused to comment on belongings, recovered by the police. the 30-share BSE Sensex over its previous close. the area on Thursday, said the matter. INDIA 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 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 06

Head of Rs. 2.5 Govt allows import/export of COVID cr Delhi POWERGallery Cryptocurrency SHARMA TAKES OVER THE CHARGE racket arrested Suneet Sharma has taken over the charge of the CEO and Chairman, Railway Board on Friday. vaccine without any value limitation New Delhi: A 60-year- New Delhi: The gov- SAFETY MEASURES old person has been ar- IPS OFFICERS RE-SHUFFLED IN ernment has allowed rested for allegedly BIHAR import and export of heading a racket that Senior IPS offi cers have been given new as- COVID-19 vaccines had swindled at least without any value lim- 2.5 crores from some 45 signment in Bihar. Accordingly, Suresh Prasad itation, in order to en- people under the garb Choudhary has been appointed as IG, Purniya, sure speedy clearance of being a cryptocur- while Manu Maharaj was made DIG, Chhapra and distribution. rency promoter. and Ranjeet Mishra is DIG, Personnel. Similarly, The Central Board The accused Umesh Sanjay Bharti is made SP, Shivhar; Lipi Singh is of Indirect Taxes and Verma was arrested SP, Saharsa; Dayashankar is SP, Purniya; Santosh Customs (CBIC) has from Indira Gandhi In- Kumar is SP, Chhapra; Kartikeya Sharma is SP, amended the regula- ternational Airport by Shekhpura; Sushant Kumar Saroj is SP, Bhagal- tions to facilitate the Economic Offences pur; Anand Kumar is SP, Gopalganj; Rajesh Kumar import/export of COV- Wing of Delhi Police on is SP, Kaimur; Ajit Kumar is SP, Gaya; Ashish ID-19 vaccines through arrival from Dubai, af- Bharti is SP, Rohtas; Hariprasad S is SP, Nalanda; courier, at locations ter he failed to give jus- Dhurat Siyali is SP, Nawada; Natasha Gudiya is where the Express Car- tification about the SSP, Bhagalpur and Shafi -ul-Haq was posted as go Clearance System cryptocurrency DIG, Munger. (ECCS) is operational. launched by him. “Com- “Imports of and ex- plainants alleged that MANOJ KUMAR TAKES OVER AS ports of vaccines in the accused Umesh Ver- CMD, WCL relation to COVID-19 ma, along with his son Manoj Kumar, Director Technical, WCL, has taken has been allowed with- Regulations, 2020. ficient clearance and ther states that since the export of the dura- Bharat Verma and oth- over the charge as new Chairman-cum-Managing out any value limita- The CBIC said that distribution of vac- the vaccines will be ble container includ- ers had induced them to Director, Western Coalfi elds Limited (WCL). tion,” said the amend- COVID-19 has posed cines would be a criti- imported in durable ing accessories there- invest in the scheme of ed Courier Imports unprecedented chal- cal requirement in the containers equipped of, imported in rela- cryptocurrency being MATADEEN SHARMA IS MEMBER, and Exports (Electron- lenges to Customs and collective fight against with the requisite tem- tion to COVID-19 vac- operated by them under RAJASTHAN CIVIL SERVICE ic Declaration and Pro- other administrations the pandemic. perature monitoring cines has also been the name and style of APPELLATE TRIBUNAL cessing) Amendment the world over and ef- The regulation fur- and tracking devices, permitted. —PTI ‘’Pluto Exchange’’. —ANI Matadeen Sharma, retired IAS offi cer, has been appointed as Member of Rajasthan Civil Service Cong to decide on AICC Appellate Tribunal for a period of one year. India, Pak swap list of prisoners 11 OFFICERS OF AGMUT CADRE PROMOTED AS DIGP session to elect party chief As many as 11 offi cers of 2007 batch of AGMUT Cadre have been promoted to the DIGP Grade. New Delhi: The Con- Sonia Gandhi is act- as part of Bilateral Agreement The four offi cers presently posted in the cadre gress will soon decide ing as the interim party Islamabad: Pakistan on the dates to convene chief since August 2019 who have been promoted are: Romil Baaniya, on Friday handed over Exchange list an AICC session to elect after the Congress Ms Geeta Rani Verma, Deepak Purohit and Kime of Nuclear Aya. Besides, seven offi cers presently posted on a list of 319 Indian pris- Installations a new party President Working Committee de- oners including 49 civil for the remaining term, cided to appoint her to Central Deputation who have been promoted are: and 270 fishermen India and Pakistan party sources said. the top post till a new Vijay Kumar, Ms Meghna Yadav, Surender Kumar, lodged in the country’s on Friday exchanged Senior Con- incumbent took Seju P Kuruvilla, Ms Nupur Prasad, Ms Aslam jails to the High Com- a list of their nuclear gress leaders over. But since Khan and Dr Mahesh Chand Bhardwaj. mission of India as part installations under are likely to then, the Con- of a bilateral agree- a bilateral arrange- meet next gress has IAS OFFICER MASOOD AKHTAR ment. The Foreign Of- ment that prohibits week to dis- been unable SUCCUMBS TO COVID-19 IN MP fice (FO) said that the the 2 countries from cuss issues to find a can- Masood Akhtar presently Secretary Home has step is in consistent attacking each other’s related to the didate for the succumbed to Covid-19 in Madhya Pradesh. He is with the provisions of atomic facilities. The All India Con- post. an IAS offi cer. the Consular Access including 49 civilians the High Commission 2 countries swap the gress Committee In between, rebel- Agreement between the and 270 fishermen pris- for Pakistan in New list & facilities cov- session. The Congress lion in the Congress RAJENDRA GARAWAD APPOINTED two countries signed on oners,” it said. Delhi, the FO said. ered under the Agree- President’s post is lying reared its head as 23 DIGF, NTCA May 21, 2008. Reciprocally, the In- The 2 countries un- ment on the Prohibi- vacant since July 2019 leaders wrote to her in Rajendra G Garawad has been appointed as DIG “The Government of dian government also der the agreement are tion of Attack against after Rahul Gandhi for- August 2019 to demand (Forest), National Tiger Conservation Author- Pakistan, today, shared simultaneously shared required to exchange Nuclear Installations mally resigned from the sweeping reforms in ity (NTCA), Ministry of Environment, Forest & with the Indian High the list of 340 Pakistani lists of prisoners in & Facilities between post, owning moral re- the party, including or- Climate Change, New Delhi, on deputation under Commission in Islama- prisoners in India, in- each other’s custody India and Pakistan, sponsibility for the par- ganisational elections the Central Staffi ng Scheme of the MoEF&CC for bad a list of 319 Indian cluding 263 civilians twice a year, on 1st Jan- the MEA said. ty’s drubbing in the Lok from the grass-roots to a period up to April 21, 2022. He is a 2001 batch prisoners in Pakistan, and 77 fishermen with uary and 1st July. —PTI Sabha elections. the CWC levels. IFS offi cer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

BISWAJIT BASU JOINS AS Nitish’s writ no longer DIRECTOR (P), NHPC After predator drone lease, Govt approves Biswajit Basu has taken over the charge as Direc- runs in Bihar: Rabri Devi tor (Projects), NHPC Limited. proposal to buy 10 shipborne drones TENURE OF MS AISHVARYA SINGH Patna: Former Bihar AS DEPUTY SECRETARY, PMO chief minister Rabri New Delhi: After leas- naissance activities. EXTENDED Devi on Friday claimed ing two predator drones The drones would be The tenure of Ms Aishvarya Singh as Deputy that Nitish Kumar’’s from the US, the Indian deployed on big size Secretary, Prime Minister’s Offi ce (PMO) has been writ no longer ran in Navy is now going to ur- warships of the force extended for a period of one year beyond Febru- the government he was gently acquire 10 ship- and would help them in heading, and it was the borne drones for en- the detection of activi- ary 5, 2021. She is a 2008 batch IAS offi cer of BJP, his numerically hancing its surveil- ties of the Chinese as Sikkim cadre. stronger ally, which was lance capabilities in the well as other adversar- Rabri Devi POST OF VIRENDRA MITTAL calling the shots. Indian Ocean Region, ies in and around Indi- UPGRADED TO DIRECTOR LEVEL The RJD national ter have been divested for which it has re- an territorial waters, vice president, who pre- of the plum posts they ceived the government they said. The post of Virendra Mittal as Private Secretary to ceded Kumar in power, had been holding for approval recently. The Navy is also get- the Minister of State for Food Processing Indus- was replying to queries long. “A proposal moved in manned Aerial Systems through an open bid un- ting its existing drones tries has been upgraded to Director level. He is a from journalists about The BJP returned fast track mode by the for around 1,300 crores der the Buy Global cat- upgraded as part of an 2007 batch IAS offi cer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre. the recent bureaucratic with a tally of 74 in the Indian Navy before the has been cleared by the egory and then soon upgrade programme, reshuffle in which some 243-strong assembly Defence Ministry, un- government,” sources deploy them on its large which was recently tak- By arrangement with: http:// officers believed to be while the JD(U) could der which it will buy 10 said. The Navy will ac- size warships for sur- en up for discussion in whispersinthecorridors.com close to the chief minis- manage only 43. —PTI Naval Shipborne Un- quire these drones veillance and recon- the Defence Ministry.

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Oxford vaccine... across the globe for re- All 29 patients have cent higher than the innovate and incubate He said various noted and added that his tremely clear amidst all While granting emer- view at the earliest. been kept in isolation GST revenues in the with new technology. measures taken by his government has taken a the hustle that it is gency use approval for Also, the Pune-based at designated health fa- same month last year. “These six projects government in the last number of steps to Chief Minister Ashok the Oxford COVID-19 firm should submit the cilities. During the month, rev- will show a new direc- six years has restored boost the real estate sec- Gehlot, whose sugges- vaccine, the panel im- safety data including The new strain, said enues from import of tion to the housing con- the confidence of the tor and will continue to tions and decisions are posed certain regulato- the data on adverse to be more contagious goods was 27 per cent struction in the coun- common man that he do so. the final seal as far as ry provisions, includ- event following immu- than the other strains higher and the reve- try,” he said. can own a house. Rajasthan is con- ing that the shot is indi- nisation (AEFI) and ad- of the coronavirus, has nues from domestic Participation of Earlier, he said, peo- Awaiting inclusion... cerned. This time cated for active immu- verse event of special so far been detected in transaction (including states from northern, ple’s dream of having a PCC Chief Govind Sin- around, probably for nisation in individuals interest (AESI) with Denmark, Netherlands, import of services) eastern, western and house of their own was gh Dotasra has given a the first time, the high of 18 years or more to due analysis every 15 Australia, Italy, Swe- were 8 per cent higher southern parts of the shaken as despite hint that the reorgani- command had put a prevent the disease and days for the first two den, France, Spain, that the revenues from country in this cam- spending money they zation work will be ‘time-boundation’, but that it should be admin- months and monthly Switzerland, Germany, these sources during paign “is strengthen- would often not get the completed in the next the end result is before istered intramuscular- thereafter till the com- Canada, Japan, Leba- the same month last ing the feeling of our promised home in time 2-3 days, however, this everyone, probably pri- ly in two doses at an in- pletion of the ongoing non and Singapore. year. cooperative federalism and were not sure of again is in contrast marily because there terval of 4 to 6 weeks. clinical trial in the further”, Modi said. legal support, if need- with the announcement can really be no time Further, the SII country. GST collections... Modi lays... Speaking at the event ed. High interest rate by the high command boundation for politi- should submit safety, ef- In line with the recent of six LHPs under the organised virtually, was also a dampener, he of finalising the new cal decisions since ficacy and immuno- 4 more... trend of recovery in Global Housing Tech- Modi said housing for added. committee by 31st De- they are taken consid- genicity data from the and five by the National the GST revenues, the nology Challenge-India the poor and the middle Construction sector cember 2020. ering the prevailing ongoing clinical trials Institute of Virology, revenues for Decem- (GHTC-India) that, he class has been a prior- acts as a force multipli- Interestingly, one conditions on that par- in the country and Pune. ber 2020 was 12 per said, has given a scope to ity for his government. er for the economy, he point has become ex- ticular day. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 07 Ind vs Aus: Rohit appointed vice-captain for last two Tests Melbourne: India Ajinkya Rahane contin- Test on Tuesday. join the team,” Rahane Test slated to be played Boxing Day Test in Mel- opener and limited- ues to lead the Test side India opener Rohit had said. at the historic Sydney bourne. overs deputy Rohit in the absence of regu- flew in from Sydney on Rohit’s inclusion has Cricket Ground from “The All-India Senior Sharma has been lar skipper Virat Kohli, Wednesday and joined boosted India’s chances January 7. Selection Committee named as the vice-cap- who is on a paternity the rest of the team in in the ongoing Test se- Meanwhile, India fast has named T Natarajan tain for the remaining leave. After a horren- Melbourne. Rahane, ries. The vice-captain bowler T Natarajan has as Yadav’s replacement. two Test matches dous show in the first who played a match- was on Thursday train- been added to the Test Ahead of the Boxing against Australia. Test which saw the visi- winning knock in the ing hard with an eye on squad for the remaining Day Test, Shardul Rohit, who joined his tors getting bundled out second Test, had also the third Test against two Test matches Thakur was added to teammates after com- for 36 in the second in- made his excitement Australia. against Australia. the Test squad as Mohd. pleting his 14-day quar- nings, India staged an known after the win at Rohit, who had in- The left-arm pacer Shami’s replacement antine period on epic turnaround in MCG. “We are excited jured his hamstring has replaced Umesh Ya- after the senior fast Wednesday, will take Kohli and Mohammad about Rohit coming during the Indian Pre- dav, who sustained a bowler suffered a hair- over the reins from Shami’s absence to back. Spoke to him yes- mier League in UAE, is strain in his left calf line fracture in his right Cheteshwar Pujara. clinch the Boxing Day terday, he’s waiting to gearing up for the third muscle on Day 3 of the forearm. —ANI

FARMERS’ PROTEST Agitating farmers move ahead Ashvini Yadav

Alwar: Agitating farmers who were camping at Rajasthan- Haryana border on Jaipur-Delhi national highway, now started moving towards Bawal in Haryana. A day after agitating farmers entered into Haryana forcefully, some of their compan- ions also moved to- wards Bawal. They General secretary of Public Against Corruption and lawyer Poonam Chand Bhandari drove their tractors to- reached Shahjahanpur border alongwith his supporters. wards Bawal through fields. Govt misleading farmers, says Bhandari Agitating farmers, who are from Hanu- he general secretary of Public if the government gives a written mangarh and Ganga- TAgainst Corruption and lawyer assurance that MSP will continue, it nagar, have decided to Poonam Chand Bhandari on Friday has no legal sanctity. “Like no legal continue their agita- Braving the winter chill, agitating farmers take shelter at a field near Rajasthan-Haryana border on Friday. reached Shahjahanpur border on action can be taken if a political tion at Bawal. They Rajasthan-Haryana border to extend party fails to fulfill promises made said the next strategy On the other hand, three days and after his gaur MP Hanuman ferent parts of the coun- his support to agitating farmers. in a written election manifesto, the would be formed as per farmers leader Rampal condition deteriorated, Beniwal met Jat at the try have strongly sup- Addressing the farmers, he said that written assurance that MSP will the farmers agitation Jat is admitted to SMS he was admitted to hos- hospital on Friday. ported the agricultural the government is misleading the continue too will not have a legal going on at Singhu bor- hospital Jaipur. He was pital on Thursday. Meanwhile, over 850 reform laws brought by farmers. Bhandari said that even sanctity,” he said. der in Delhi. on a fast for the last RLP leader and Na- academicians from dif- the government. Dead peacocks buried, Mushtaq Ali T20:RCA Major Gen Ajeet takes team heads for Indore police launch probe RCA president Vaibhav over as GOC Axe Div Gehlot meets players MLA & other before departure First India Bureau The General Officer is petitive Army courses. an alumnus of National He has vast experi- officials reach the Naresh Sharma Jaisalmer: Major Gen- Defence Academy, ence of serving in vari- spot to take eral Ajeet Singh Gehlot, Khadakwasla Pune. He ous prestigious com- stock of situation Jaipur: Rajasthan Sena Medal, has taken was commissioned into mand and staff appoint- cricket team led by cap- over as General Officer the 6/11 Gorkha Rifles in ments in varied terrain. First India Bureau tain Ashok Menaria left Commanding, Battle June 1989 and com- He was Deputy Military Vaibhav Gehlot for Indore on Friday to Axe Division, situated manded his parent unit. Secretary at Headquar- Nagaur: Fifty-three participate in the first in western front from The General Officer has ters Eastern Command peacocks were found round of match under matches will be played Major General Rakesh attended and excelled in prior to taking over the dead whereas 26 were Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 in Mumbai, Chennai, Kapoor. all mandatory and com- Battle Axe Division. injured in Makrana tournament. Kolkata, Vadodara, Kol- subdivision of Nagaur RCA president Vaib- kata and Bengaluru. Fi- on Thursday. Fifteen hav Gehlot met the play- nal match will be played others species of birds Dead birds in Makrana subdivision office. ers and wished them on 31 January. were also found dead. good luck before the de- All the matches will All the dead peacocks reached the spot with formed that a commit- parture. He motivated be played in a bio secure were buried after con- Additional Superinten- tee under the supervi- them for good perfor- bubble. ducting postmortem, dent of Police, Didwa- sion of Dr BS Pandey mance in the tourna- The Rajasthan team while the injured birds na, Sanjay Gupta, sub- and Dr Sunil Kirdolia ment. has practiced hard were given proper treat- division officer Syed has been formed to in- The league match of while staying in the bio ment, said deputy forest Siraj Ali Zaidi, Dy SP vestigate the incident. elite group-D will be bubble at RCA Academy conservator Anand Ku- Suresh Kumar Sanwar- Meanwhile, tension played at the birth place for 1 week. mar here on Friday. iya, station officer has gripped Radi ke of Mustaq Ali. Teams of Before the team’s de- Police are investigat- Roshanlal, deputy for- Balaji area of Jhalawar Madhya Pradesh, Goa, parture today, Vaibhav ing the cause of deaths est conservator Anand after confirmation of Vidarbha, Services, Ra- Gehlot had a special dis- of these peacocks. Leg- Kumar and regional death of a large num- jasthan and Saurastra cussion with team cap- islator of Makrana, Ru- forest officer Arjun ber of crows due to are in the group. tain Ashok Menaria and param Muravatiya Ram. Anand Kumar in- avian flu. Apart from Indore, head coach Nikhil Doru. Major General Ajeet Singh Gehlot taking over baton from Major General Rakesh Kapoor.

JUMPING OVER TO THE THE NEVER to distribute blankets. However, ‘DISSATISFIED LOT’! ENDING SAGA OF the MLA had no information or olitics is a tricky business PLEASING SENIORS! was extended a formal invitation Pwhere loyalties can change ne ‘Vidhayakji’ from Jaipur about the program but as soon with the change of day. And in Ohas managed to quite as he learnt about the Chief the current uncertain political Dotasra and although she made colors and donned the ‘Pilot literally become the ‘talk of the Minister’s program, the MLA situation in Rajasthan where scathing attacks at the senior camp colors’ as is evident with town’. The MLA has become a rushed to the spot. Interestingly, the Congress party is apprently leader, no action was taken against hundreds of posters of Pilot in legislator for the first time has a the MLA even reached Congress marred with two power camps, her considering the government which Virenrda Singh can be long standing history of being a organizational general secertary Indra Meena Virendra Singh the party’s legislators are all the needs votes in its favor. Similarly, seen prominently. Interestingly, businessman. Interestingly, the KC Venugopal’s paternal village more trying to build pressure on there is another MLA, who has highly placed sources reveal man does not loose even a single as well few days back and it the camp in ‘power’ to garner this line, two MLAs are now seen the distinction of being closer that both these MLAs do not chance to get himself clicked is being suspected that he is some or the other powerful cosying up with Pilot camp. Only to the PCC Chief since he is the feature as probables either for with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. going through the pains to be position for themselves. With this a few days back, female legislator son of Dotasra’s political Guru. the cabinet expansion or political On the last day of 2020, the Chief ‘rewarded’ in the upcoming development, the ‘dissatisfied’ Indra Meena had opened a front Dataramgarh MLA Virendra Singh appointments. Minister suddenly visited a ren political exercise! lot is seen changing sides and in against PCC Chief Govind Singh has also apprently changed his —Naresh Sharma basera in this MLA’s constituency —First India Bureau A day to think and strengthen the resolutions which will make us better humans and Earth a better place. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 08

WORLD INDIA RAJASTHAN COVID-19 UPDATE 18,28,936 8,39,84,091 1,49,179 1,02,98,069 2,700 3,08,852 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA UTTAR PRADESH KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 49,580 DEATHS 19,35,636 CASES 8,352 DEATHS 5,84,966 CASES 12,096 DEATHS 9,20,373 CASES 10,557 DEATHS 6,25,954 CASES 4,309 DEATHS 2,45,772 CASES CM extends amnesty scheme EXECUTIVE WILL HAVE BOTH for mines dept till March 31 SENIORS & YOUTH: DOTASRA First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minister The efforts are to include representation from every district, inform reliable sources Ashok Gehlot has ap- Aditi Nagar DOTASRA ON proved the proposal to Gehlot REET EXAM extend the amnesty New Delhi: All eyes are scheme till March 31, on the much-awaited 2021, for the dues of says state executive list of contractors in the De- Rajasthan Congress, partment of Mines, for ‘NEW YEAR IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK which as per the state the outstanding cases WITH NEW ENERGY TO ACHIEVE NEW GOALS’ party chief will be out of deadrant, royalty, he new year is an in the coming two-three penalty, royalty recov- opportunity to work n LDC Recruit- T ment-2018, 593 days. Govind Singh Dotasra Ajay Maken ery contracts and short- with new thinking and I Working on building term permission let- new energy to achieve candidates have been consensus in making ters. new goals. I pray to the selected by creating the list, the Rajasthan Pilot camp, the Con- in the new team. social engineering. It is noteworthy to Almighty that in the new new posts in general Congress Chief Govind gress had dissolved its He continued that the The list will be short mention that this am- year, the country and the and OBC categories. Singh Dotasra in a sud- executive units at state, new executive will show and crisp, & involve sen- nesty scheme was im- state should get rid of This has ended the ap- den visit to Delhi sat district and block levels unity and work to ior leaders as vice- pres- plemented for three the Covid-19 pandemic pointment dispute. Our with AICC GS Ajay in July. strengthen the party in idents & general secre- months from Septem- and other challenges intention is to resolve Maken for hours finalis- Addressing newsper- the state. Sources famil- taries, and youth as sec- ber 24, 2020. including economic all the pending cases in ing the names. Also pre- sons after three-hour iar with the develop- retaries. “The senior Now the benefit of crisis and may it bring Rajasthan. sent were AICC secre- long meeting with Mak- ment said the efforts are leaders in the list could this scheme will be positiveness in our lives. tary Qazi Nizamuddin en at his residence, Do- to include representa- also be heavyweights available till March 31, umble tributes to and Tarun Kumar, who tasra said the executive tion from every district, such as MLAs, minis- 2021. By extending the y humble tributes Hformer #Rajasthan earlier were co-incharg- will have both seniors & especially those, from ters and ex-ministers. duration of the scheme, Mto former #Ra- Vidhan Sabha speaker es of Rajasthan. youth. Those willing to where there is no repre- The focus is to ensure the defaulters will get jasthan PCC President Samarth Lal Meena ji During the political work in the organiza- sentation in the govern- that all faction and lead- an additional opportu- Sardar Harlal Singh ji on his birth anniver- crisis resulting from a tion and can work dedi- ment. In addition, a spe- ers are satisfied,” said a nity to deposit the on his birth anniversary. sary. rebellion by the Sachin catedly will be included cial focus is been laid on senior leader. amount.

GST COLLECTION ‘No corrupt official will be spared ‘Kota to have air during anti-corruption drive’ connectivity in 2021’ Under Arora, Ravikant & Shivendra Parmar ority is to ensure that Bhanwar S Charan people in all villages Jaipur: Anti-Corrup- have access to ACB and Kota: Lok Sabha Bhagotia, Raj stands 2nd tion Bureau is planning for that; ACB’s helpline Speaker Om Birla on to check corruptions in numbers are being pub- Friday, said that Kota Under the flagship schemes of the licised. The officer said would have air con- state government in the that if people have no nectivity in the year leadership of Akhil year 2021. BL Soni trust in ACB chowkies, 2021. Om Birla Arora and DG ACB, BL Soni then they may approach He said that the said that no corrupt of- the ACB headquarters state government is Abhishek Bhagotia, ficial will be spared in ruption in the state. to file complaints yet to allot land for low all practices re- Rajasthan GST is the drive against cor- Soni said that his pri- against corruption. the airport. Once the quired to stay safe land is allotted, fur- from infection. all set to scale ther process will Later, he visited new heights Akhil Arora Abhishek Bhagotia start, he said. Pragyadeep Bhawan ACB nabs plaint attendant, The LS speaker in Gulab Bari to meet First India Bureau ter regular settlement farmers congesting the also said that coach- Jain saints. He held in the month of Decem- supply lines and fall in ing classes, which discussions with Jaipur: The gross GST ber 2020 is Rs 44,641 petrol, diesel consump- AEN for accepting bribe were shut during Dharmchand Piyush, revenue collected in the crore for CGST and Rs tion due to Night cur- lockdown, may be re- Rashmi Muni and month of December 45,485 crore for the f e w. Sanjay Prajapat trapped with an amount Additional SP Anand- opened this year. Dur- Priyanshu Kumar for 2020 stands at Rs 1,15,174 SGST. It would not be wrong of Rs 15,000. The com- prakash Swamy set the ing his visit to Kota, the preparations of crore of which CGST is Interestingly, Ra- to say that technical Churu : The Churu dis- plainant Shankarlal trap and caught the ac- Birla met people and the proposed visit of Rs 21,365 crore, SGST is jasthan has scored third knowledge of taxation trict Anti-Corruption Meghwal applied to get cused red-handed. greeted them on New Acharya Mahashra- Rs 27,804 crore, IGST is place in the country system and experience Bureau (ACB) caught domestic electricity Meanwhile, in yet an- Year. man. Birla will go to Rs 57,426 crore. with 16% jump in GST of chief GST commis- the consumer com- connection for his ma- other trap, the ACB He also asked them Bundi on Saturday The government has collection in December sioner Abhishek plaint attendant of the ternal uncle Bhanvar- nabbed a home guard to follow all guide- and hold meetings settled Rs 23,276 crore 2020 as compared to De- Bhagotia has paid rich Jodhpur Electricity am Meghwal in Dhani of Madhya Pradesh, lines to stay safe from with officials, intel- to CGST and Rs 17,681 cember 2019. Notably, divedends for the state. Distribution Depart- Kaleran. For which, identified as Ashok corona infection. He lectuals and social crore to SGST from Rajasthan collection is Indeed, the trio of PSF ment, Assistant Engi- Ramsingh demanded a Meena, while taking a said that people will workers.He is sched- IGST as regular settle- 2nd best in India with Akhil Arora, FSR T. Ra- neer, Bidasar office tak- bribe of Rs 15,000. After bribe of Rs ten thou- get vaccine for cov- uled to leave for New ment. The total reve- 16% growth after Odis- vikant and Chief Com- ing bribe. According to the verification of the sand at Gugor near id-19 but before that, Delhi from Kota on nue earned by Central ha in mainland states, missioner Abhishek the information, the complain, ACB team Chhabra in Baran dis- everyone should fol- Saturday night. Government and the inspite of Lockdown, Bhagotia is turning the accused Ramsingh was headed by ACB Churu, trict. State Governments af- 2nd wave of corona, tides for Rajasthan.

HISTORIC DEVELOPMENT Subodh to return to Secretariat, carving new path for senior IAS Rajendra Chhabra transfer list and the re- to take up the relatively tively ‘junior’ Niranjan try and return to the level officers in the sponsibility that will be less important position Arya was appointed Secretariat. State Secretariat, so Jaipur: A new history given to him has also since posts outside of CS, Agarwal fell prey to Although there are these four officials are is about to be written in been decided at the lev- Secretariat are neither the tradition of seniors examples of senior ACS needed in the epi-cen- the state’s bureaucracy el of CS and SCM. too important, nor do not being allowed to officials working under tre of state bureaucra- and the main character In the over six decade they hold the same work in the state Secre- a junior CS, but it is the cy. Their current post- of this ‘historic devel- long bureaucratic his- charm. tariat and was posted first of its kind exam- ings in RAT or Pollu- opment’ is ACS level tory, it has happened Prior to Niranjan on the relatively small ple in Rajasthan. By tion Control Board or IAS officer, Subodh several times that the Arya being appointed assignment of CMD- ‘breaking ice’, Subodh Warehousing Corpora- Agarwal. Keeping sen- Chief Minister has ap- CS, Subodh Agarwal RREC. Sitting in the is opening up a path for tion or Roadways is not iority at bay, he is going pointed his favourite was four steps ahead of smaller office and other senior officials as in the best interest of to work in the state Sec- officer as Chief Secre- him and had a good smaller post, did not go well like Ravishankar the State Government retariat under a Chief tary even by supersed- hold in the government. Subodh Agarwal well with Subodh and Srivastava, Veenu Gup- and for these officials Secretary, who is junior ing senior officers and When he was shown the therefore, he realised ta, Pawan Kumar Goyal as well and that too at a to him. Interestingly, on each occasion, the door out of the Secre- Petroleum. Prior to that Tourism, Food and Civ- that spending five and Rajeshwar Singh. time, when there is at Agarwal’s name fea- senior has been posted tariat in September he has held important il Supplies and Medical years out of Secretari- At a time, when the least two more years of tures on the first posi- outside the state secre- 2020, Agarwal was post- departments like Indus- Education. at was of no use, and government is facing a service time left before tion in the upcoming tariat. The seniors have ed as ACS Mines and tries, Education, Forest, However, after a rela- therefore, he decided to ‘crunch’ of senior ACS these officers retire. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 JAIPUR, SATURDAY JANUARY 2, 2021

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he results of the month-long beauty pageant, Miss Ocean World 2020 were de- T clared on Friday virtu- ally. Aranzaku Dimter Monasterio from Chile was declared as the winner, Gi- uliana Obando Rabanal from Peru, Anindita Chandra from India, Lau- ra Louise Hudson from the United Kingdom and Tatiana Garcia Martinez from Spain were declared as the first, second, third and fourth runner-ups respectively. The organizer of the event was Yogesh Mishra, while the jury panel to declare the fi- nalists were Pietro Nocita, Franchisco Bon, Alessio Boschi, Samir Kasliwal, Simran Sharma, Giulia Ros- itani, Marcela Acuna, Nare- shant Sharma, Prince Kaus- tubh Sahi. There were participants from more than 20 countries, who competed hard to bag the title of Miss Ocean World 2020. Yogesh Mishra stated, “This year, the theme of the pageant was ‘Clean Ocean’. Since there are hardly any activities dedicated to the oceans in the pageants, a great buzz was created across the globe once the people found out about the theme.” 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 | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 10 IKIGAI: THE JAPANESE SECRET TO A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE By Hector Garcia & Francesc Miralles

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Ranbir Kapoor

hushan Kumar, Sandeep Reddy Vanga and Murad Khetani announce their next film with Ranbir Kapoor titled B Animal. The film also features Anil Kapoor, Bobby Deol and Parineeti Chopra. The director of Kabir Singh and Arjun Reddy; Sandeep Reddy Vanga will collaborate with Ranbir Kapoor after 2 back to back blockbusters. The film marks Sandeep and Ranbir’s first association together. The actor who has impressed the fans with his versatile acting through movies like Rockstar, Barfi, Alison Brie Tamasha, Wake Up Sid, Sanju, and many more is all set to star in Animal. Starting 2021 with a bang for the makers of this ‘Crime Drama’ film as they unveiled the title of the film with a superb BGM by Har- Madonna’s homecoming trip shavardhan Rameshwar just as the world celebrated the onset of a new year. The title he 62-year-old pop icon’s husband Guy Ritchie. Madonna announcement video with Ranbir’s voice son David Banda, 15, and took to Instagram to share vide- gives a glimpse of what to expect from the daughter Mercy James, os and photos from her trip. One film. —Agency T 14, as well as her eight- of her kids could be seen looking year-old twin girls Stella and Es- out of the window during their tere, were all born in Malawi. flight in the video shared by Ma- TEASER OUT She also has two biological chil- donna. On arrival, Madonna dren -- Lourdes, 24, with her for- posted a clip of Mercy swinging ajol today released a mer personal trainer Carlos where she looked super happy. sneak peek and an- Leon, and Rocco, 20, with her ex- —Agency nounced the release K date of its upcoming film, Tribhanga: Tedhi Me- dhi Crazy. Directed by Renu- ka Sahane, Tribhanga is an Odissi dance pose that is Dua Lipa opens up asymmetrical, yet mesmer- ising, much like the lives ua Lipa recently is extremely toxic and even of the three female char- slammed the millen- dangerous. Being funny is acters of the film - Nay- nial trend of cancel the greatest weapon ac- antara Apte, Anuradha D culture online. The cording to trolls even if it Apte and Masha levitating singer got can- at the expense of another played by Tanvi Azmi, did about the toll of social person’s mental health and Kajol and Mithila media on her mental well being, she said that on Palkar, respectively. health. She stated that Friday. Dua also opened up Director and Writ- there is an excess of mean- about the bullying she ex- er Renuka Shahane ness and judgement from perienced when she started took to social media to social media users nowa- in the entertainment in- announce the same: Kajol days. She told that in her dustry. “Dear Kajol, Tanvi, opinion, “cancel culture” —Agency Mithila. Or should I say, dear Anu, Nayan, Dua Lipa Madonna Masha? These characters which were only mine for 6 years during which I mothered, nurtured, shaped, sometimes disciplined, sometimes pampered them, then became yours. You made them your own. Gave them SHOCKING STEP Handling your flesh & blood, vulnerability, and strength, had been hacked. However, it sub- tears, and laughter, making them much more sequently came to notice that it than I had imagined. Tribhanga, Tedhi, Me- was the actress who changed her Parenting dhi, Crazy, the story of Anu, Nayan Masha, display images. will be seen from the 15th of January 2021 on It is not clear why Deepika took nushka Sharma and Netflix. Here’s a sneak peek. 2021 has truly the step of wiping out her so- Virat Kohli are all set begun well. A big thank you to you Kajol, cial media platforms. Cur- to embrace parenthood Tanvi Azmi and Mithila Palkar, the heart, rently, Deepika has 27.7 A in January 2021. The core, and soul of Tribhanga.” —Agency million followers couple shared the news of on Twitter and them expecting a baby in Au- on Instagram gust. Anushka has been LIFE SAVER HABIT she has a fan fol- sharing adorable pictures lowing of 52.5 of herself showing off her ritish music icon Sir Elton John recent- million. baby bump on her social ly spoke to a popular royal couple and Deepika Padukone She did share media handle. Now, ahead opened up about staying sober amidst a new video of the baby’s arrival, the ac- Bquarantine and the pandemic. During ollywood superstar Deepi- with fans on tress opened up on how she a chat with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry ka Padukone shocked fans her account plans to handle the new role during the debut episode of their first joint and followers by deleting where we of a mother. Spotify podcast, the 73-year-old veteran opened B all posts from her social could hear The Band Baja Baraat ac- up about attending AA meetings virtually. He media platforms. The actress de- her voice, de- tress revealed about the stated that he has been attending leted all her tweets and Instagram scribing how perks of being pregnant dur- his Alcoholics Anonymous pictures on 31 December, and now the year 2020 ing the lockdown. In an in- meetings via Zoom from his has zero posts and tweets. was and what terview, Anushka said, “I home during the quarantine Initially, netizens wondered if to expect in was on a zoom call while period. He Deepika’s social media platforms 2021. —ANI promoting Bulbbul when I stated that started feeling incredibly since he is a nauseous. I quickly turned recovering off my video and messaged alcoholic, he Birthday Special my brother, who was also has to attend a on the call, to stall them for meeting every idya Balan is one of the most ten minutes. If I had been Sunday. Elton dazzling and dependable per- on set or in a studio, every- continued: “If formers in Hindi Cinema today. one would have known. it hadn’t been V From searing celluloid characters The pandemic has been a for Zoom, I to faltering film choices, she has conquered weird blessing in a way. don’t know all. She’s fearless and absolutely fantastic Virat was around and I what we when it comes to essaying complex parts. could keep it a secret. We would’ve done, As she celebrates her birthday on the first only left to go to the doc- I really don’t, day of the new year, here’s revisiting her tor’s clinic. No one was without Zoom. best performances. 1. Parineeta (2005) 2. on the streets so we It’s been a lifesav- Paa (2009) 3. Ishqiya (2010) 4. The Dirty Pic- couldn’t be spotted.” er.” —Agency Vidya Balan ture (2011) 5. Kahaani (2012). —Agency Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma —Agency Elton John CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, JANUARY 2, 2021 12

GREETINGS! —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS!

Jagdeesh Chandra with Senior Editor Syed Umar and the First India family during his visit to the channel office to celebrate the new year with the team Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Bimla Lodha, mother of Senior by cutting a cake and journalist Anil Lodha, on the new year with best wishes for her sharing sweets on Friday continuing good health, on Friday evening. evening. HAPPY BIRTHDAY! STEAM OPENS SEEKING BLESSINGS!

FOR LUNCHES—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA CITY FIRST

ith the winter season setting in, Pink City’s popular Victori- w an-themed ‘re- BJP State President, Satish Poonia feeds a piece of cake to his wife, Mohini Poonia on her birthday on Friday, 1 January, seen stro bar on here with son Mahip and daughter Anushka. wheels’– Steam at the Rambagh Palace opens its doors for lunches from Friday for both in-house as well as outside guests. One can With the blessings of Lord Ganesha, we enter into the enjoy a wide array of lip- New Year. May this year bring lots of joy, prosperity and smacking eats of global good health to our lives and all our wishes come true. cuisines accompanied with exquisitely crafted spirits and Steam- Rambagh Palace TWEETED! concoctions while lounging in the lush green ambience of Rambagh Palace and soaking in the balmy sunshine. General Manager, the Rambagh Palace, Ashok Rathore said, “Winters are synonymous with festivities and merri- ment in the Pink City. To add to the vibrant vibe well. Impeccable service, of beverages, will be on tisation and social dis- of Jaipur during win- as well as home-style offer for both the resi- tancing protocols to pro- ters, our restro bar global comfort food per- dent as well outside vide our guests with a Joginder Singh Awana, MLA, Nadbai celebrated his 50th birthday Steam will be open to sonally mastered by our guests. The restaurant is safe dining experience.” on Friday. Party cadre turned up to greet him on the occasion. guests during the day as chefs and a fine selection following all safety, sani- [email protected] HAPPY B’DAY! Blood Donation Camp

BL Soni with Ratan Soni, Vikas Joshi, team members of the society and donors

he Sports Welfare Square Mall, Jaipur. Vikas Joshi, GM, Pink Health and Education DG ACB BL Soni, Square Mall, Ratan Society organized a whose birthday was also Soni,secretary of Sports blood donation camp on Friday, graced the occa- Welfare Health and Educa- BL Soni cuts the birthday cake, seen here T along with mask distribution sion as the Chief Guest. Var- tion Society were present on with Ratan Soni program on Friday at Pink ious dignitaries including the occasion. —City First

IAS Chetanram Devda, DURING THE DAY! IPS Hinglajdan and IPS Ravi Dutt Gaur celebrated their birthdays on Friday, 1 January. We wish them all the best!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Guj: Entrepreneur Saurin & Abhirup Basu took an initiative to reach out Raj: Jag Mohan Meena, to the needy by distributing 200+ blankets on Friday. The purpose of this Guj: A mesmerizing launch of Figo Fashion Calendar 2021 took place on Friday. The project former head village, from distribution was to ensure the safety of people from cold. They are further was coordinated by Pratik Shah with a unique concept with male models. 40 models from a Hindaun city, Karauli gave his going to contribute to reaching over 1000 people in the days to come. The different region of India contributed to this project. The shoot took place at various beautiful heartiest wishes on New Year. distribution on Friday was conducted at Thaltej & Prahladnagar. locations in Surat.