JAIPUR l WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 197 A delegation of Congress leaders, led by three months seeking repeal of three farm appeals addressed to the President signed RAGA TO MEET PREZ former party chief Rahul Gandhi, will meet laws. Congress general secretary in-charge by farmers, farm labourers and other stake WITH 20 MM SIGNATURES President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday of organisation KC Venugopal said the party holders opposing the three new farm legis- to submit around 20 million signatures col- had launched a nationwide campaign in lations. He said around 20 million signatures AGAINST FARM LAWS lected from across the country in the past September for collecting memoranda of have been collected till now. OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW 11°C - 26°C www.firstindia.co.in | www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia | instagram.com/thefirstindia MODI REACHES OUT TO FAROOQ & MEHBOOBA Muslims with New India call MAKE A COMEBACK Aligarh Muslim University represents ‘mini-India’ and has to its credit 100 glorious years of excellence in education: PM BUT AFTER HYD, NOW SAFFRON M Hasan Top US honour EMERGENCE IN SRINAGAR! Aligarh: Prime Minis- Kavita Pant ter Narendra Modi on ‘Legion of Tuesday called upon Srinagar: The BJP the Muslim community Merit’ for PM seems to be on a roll as to join the efforts of the New Delhi: After being was depicted in Tues- Central government for conferred the prestig- day’s results of Dis- the overall development ious Legion of Merit trict Development and growth of every from US President Don- Council elections in section of the society. ald Trump, Prime Min- Jammu and Kashmir. Reaching out to the ister Narendra Modi The Saffron party community within and said he was deeply hon- showed a dramatic im- outside the country oured by the award, provement in its posi- through the significant adding that it recognis- tion in Kashmir al- platform of Aligarh es the efforts of India most immediately af- Muslim University and the US to improve ter making a mark in (AMU) while address- bilateral relations be- the Municipal polls in ing online centenary PM Narendra Modi addresses the centenary celebrations of tween the nations. Hyderabad. The party celebrations, the PM Aligarh Muslim University via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Taking to Twitter, on Tuesday won an said the NDA govern- on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY PTI PM Modi said that the election for the first BJP supporters dancing in jubilation as Ajaz Hussain of BJP won DDC election from Balahama ment had been striving award reflected the bi- time from any seat in area in Srinagar on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI for balanced growth ir- Bahadur Shashtri had would generously ex- partisan consensus of Kashmir while facing respective of “religion, addressed the universi- tend all help solve its both countries about regional heavyweights last year in August. single largest party party won 20 seats. caste and creed”. ty’s convocation func- problems. The Prime the Indo-US strategic like the National Con- The People’s Alli- winning 65 seats as of Lotus bloomed in It was after a long gap tion. Setting at rest all minister also released a partnership. “I am ference and the PDP. ance for Gupkar Decla- now. Counting of votes Kashmir as the people of 56 years that a Prime the misgivings prevail- postal stamp commemo- deeply honoured to be The DDC elections ration (PAGD), an for the 280 DDC in J&K of the Valley exhibited Minister was address- ing in the AMU campus rating 100 years of insti- awarded the Legion of hold significance as it amalgam of seven po- is still underway. Nota- their faith in the leader- ing the AMU fraternity and outside about the tution which had tried Merit by @POTUS @re- was the first major litical parties, includ- bly, as many as 39 seats ship of Prime Minister to recognise its vital role NDA government, Modi to transform the Mus- alDonaldTrump. It rec- electoral exercise in ing the NC and the PDP were bagged by Inde- Narendra Modi, said in the nation-building. said that the centre was lim community from its ognises the efforts of the Valley since the ab- won over 90 seats while pendent candidates, local party leaders. In December 1964 the committed to institu- rigid traditionalism to the people of India rogation of Article 370 the BJP emerged as the while the Congress Turn to P6 then Prime Minister Lal tion’s progress and modernism. Turn to P6 Turn to P6 Shah’s next Bengal visit in Jan, No Board exams till New strain Raid in Mum club: Raina, not seen in Sussanne, 32 others held to spend more time from Feb February, final dates India so far, Wasn’t aware of timing, protocol: Raina New Delhi: Union soon: Pokhriyal says Centre Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah would Not possible to New Delhi: A mutated be frequently visiting and more aggressive the poll-bound West hold exams strain of the novel coro- Bengal from January online: Min navirus - which was first onwards ahead of 2021 identified in the United Assembly polls. Sourc- New Delhi: Union edu- Kingdom in September es informed that Shah cation minister Ramesh - has not been seen in would be visiting West Pokhriyal said on India so far, the govern- Bengal for a week every Tuesday that the board ment said Tuesday. month from February. exams will not be held The new strain - initial Mumbai: Thirty four The raid took place at This was communicat- in January or February. data suggests it is at least persons including crick- the Dragonfly Experi- ed by Shah in an inter- “No board examina- month announced that 70 per cent more easily eter Suresh Raina and ence club near the nal meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a roadshow in Birbhum in tions will be conducted board exams in 2021 will transmitted - has sparked Bollywood celebrity Sus- Mumbai international leaders of the state on West Bengal. —PTI FILE PHOTO in January or February. be conducted in written concern worldwide, sanne Khan were held airport at around 3 am, his recent visit. A decision on the con- mode and not online. amid surging infection after a raid at a posh club police said, adding the The senior party lead- sideration could be presence would grow duct of examinations Schools across the coun- rates in the UK and fears near the Mumbai air- 34 also included seven ers in BJP said that around January 23, the intense, informed a sen- will be taken later,” try were closed in March the first lot of vaccines port on Tuesday for vio- staffers of the club. there are two dates that birth anniversary of ior party leader. Pokhriyal said during a to contain the spread of may not be as effective lating social distancing They were booked are being finalised by Subhash Chandra Bose. “He told us that Feb- virtual interaction with the Covid-19 pandemic. against the mutation. norms, police said. under sections 188 (Dis- Shah’s office for his next “Post January 20 is a ruary onwards he teachers. They were partially reo- “The new strain or Thirteen women who obedience to order duly visit. While there is the possibility,” is what a would be spending al- He also said that it is pened in some states mutation of (the) corona- were among those held promulgated by public possibility of him visit- top leader of the state most a week each month not possible to conduct from October 15. virus in the United King- were allowed to leave servant), 269 (whoever ing the state on January said when asked about in the state till Assem- the board exams in on- However, a few states dom has not been seen in after being served no- unlawfully or negli- 12 which is the birth an- Shah’s next visit. Shah’s bly elections. His pres- line mode. have decided to keep India, so far,” Dr VK Paul, tices while the men gently does any act niversary of Swami visit and the pressure ence boosts the party The Central Board of them closed in view of a a member of govern- were shown as arrested which is, and which he Vivekananda, the other on the state govern- cadre that is reeling Secondary Education spike in the number of ment think-tank NITI and granted bail later, knows or has reason to date that is under con- ment because of his Turn to P6 (CBSE) had earlier this infections. Aayog, said. Turn to P6 police said. believe to be, Turn to P6 Tighten noose around credit co-op societies that duped people: CM

reached a conclusion by If necessary, amend law to get holding quick research Not a Sanjeevani: HC issues notices money back, Gehlot says as HC in these cases and found out how the money of to Shekhawat, wife and 15 others issues notices to Gajju bana, others the investors was spent so that further action Rajeev Gaur court to order investiga- Naresh Sharma “It is a serious matter could be taken to get that tion in the matter by due to which millions of money back. “Receiving Jodhpur: In a develop- Enforcement Directo- Jaipur: Chief Minister people had to lose hard more than 75,000 com- ment that is sure to rate, Serious Fraud In- Ashok Gehlot has said earned money. It is our plaints of money grab leave its imprint on the vestigation Office and that the agencies con- endeavour that the inves- on ‘Raj Sahkar Portal’ politics of Rajasthan, CBI and also to appoint cerned should study the tors get their money and CM Ashok Gehlot itself, against Adarsh, the Rajasthan High a receiver of the proper- legal provisions and criminals are punished,” Sanjeevani, Navjeevan, Court, on Tuesday, is- ties of the society. change them as per the Gehlot said while re- ing their trap even in the effective action in the pre- Sahara and other multi- sued notices to Union After hearing, the requirement to get the viewing the complaints villages and dhanis. sent cases. State agencies state societies and State Jal Shakti minister Ga- The court issued no- court of Justice Vijay money of the investors received against the “Along with ensuring should also coordinate Credit Co-operative So- jendra Singh Shekha- tices on a writ petition Vishnoi issued show from the credit co-oper- credit co-operative socie- that such incidents do with Central agencies for cieties, shows that a wat, his wife Naunand filed by Sanjeevani Vic- cause notices to all 17 ative societies that have ties, on Tuesday at CMR. not happen in future, this,” he stressed. large number of people Kanwar and 15 others in tims Union, in which respondents, including grabbed the hard earned He said societies have SOG, Cooperative De- The Chief Minister in the state have been Sanjeevani Cooperative petitioner Shanti the minister and his money of people. duped poor people by lay- partment etc. should take said that the SOG played with. Turn to P6 Credit Society Scam. Swarup prayed to the wife. Turn to P8 RAJASTHAN www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 02 Lottery of CM Jan Awaas AUTOMATED DRIVING TRACK Yojana on December 28 Shivendra Parmar

FACES PROTEST IN TRIAL PHASE Jaipur: Rajasthan Protesters object to private company for charging additional fee from the applicants Housing Board Com- missioner Pawan Aro- —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Kashiram Chaudhary TRIAL EXPERIMENTAL ra informed on Tues- day that the prefer- Jaipur: The trial on ence lottery of the automated driving Mukhya Mantri Jan track for driving li- Awaas Yojana (GS-3 applicants will be held houses will be built in cences at RTO in Jagat- and GS-4) at Indira in concerned offices. It Mahla Residential pura met with protests Gandhi Nagar, Sector 7 is noteworthy that on Scheme. Similarly, 479 on the first day on in Jaipur and Niwai August 22, 2020, eight- houses of EWS, LIG, Tuesday. The Jan Mor- Awas Yojana at Tonk een housing schemes MIG-A, MIG-B, and HIG cha motor driving will be held on 28 De- of Housing Board were will be built in Niwai school association cember. Similarly, in launched by Chief Min- Residential Scheme. staged a sit-in protest Pratap Nagar, the pro- ister Ashok Gehlot. By “Under the Mukhya at the RTO office alleg- posed State Employee completing the process Mantri Jan Awaas Yo- ing that the track has Housing Scheme, related to the applica- jana, 4 residential been handed over to a Mukhya Mantri Jan tion of these schemes schemes were launched private company that is Awas Yojana, Sector 3 in a very short time by in Jaipur. Of these, two charging additional fee Jan Morcha motor driving school association staged a sit-in protest at the RTO offi ce. and 28 and Vatika and the board, now the pref- were launched in Sec- from the applicants. Mahla Housing erence lottery of the tor 7 of Indira Gandhi The association al- tion. Now the private wrong to charge extra made this trial track by er of a vehicle is moni- Scheme will be held on applicants is being or- Nagar and two in Sec- leged that a fee of Rs company will start tri- fees from the public in spending money from tored through cameras. January 6, 2021. ganized. tor 3 and Sector 28 of 1,000 is being charged al on the automated this corona period, the the government coffers It shows where the driv- According to the ap- 789 independent Pratap Nagar. 2500 from the public for get- track by taking addi- association said. as such the govern- er made a mistake. Ap- plication received in houses for EWS, LIG houses will be built in ting the licence. Out of tional Rs 235. This way The association rep- ment should also oper- plicants have to drive to these schemes, the pref- and MIG-A in Vatika all these public hous- which Rs 300 go for the license cost will go resentatives said that ate it. make an 8 and H shapes erence for allotment of Residential Scheme ing schemes,” Arora driving trial inspec- up to Rs 1,235. It is the government has In this trial, the driv- during the test. accommodation to all and 194 independent informed. BJP minority morcha JOURNALISTS-XI BEAT PCC-XI ‘Create separate cadre demands FIR First India Bureau of computer teachers’ Jaipur: A T20 cricket First India Bureau match was played be- tween the teams of Jaipur: BJP state presi- journalists and Con- dent Satish Poonia has gress leaders on Tues- demanded from chief day at KL Saini Stadi- minister Ashok Gehlot um in Jaipur which to create a separate cadre was won by journal- of regular computer ists. teachers in every second- Morcha members held a demonstration at civil lines railway Journalists-XI team ary and senior second- He said that online crossing in Jaipur. registered a thrilling ary government schools. portals like ShalaDar- win on the last ball. BD Kalla and Jagdeesh Chandra award the winner and runner up teams. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Poonia wrote a letter pan, Shaala Siddhi, U- First India Bureau village of Bharatpur. Chief whip Mahesh to CM saying that there Dise, PayManager are Morcha state presi- Joshi inaugurated the awarded the winner yu Poonia, Anil Chopra, Dangi, Ashutosh Shar- is no arrangement of used in schools but Bharatpur: BJP mi- dent Sadiq Khan alleged match between Jour- and runner up teams in Samarth Sharma Sunil ma, Aditya Atre played computer teachers in teachers of other sub- nority morcha has de- that Delhi police person- nalist-XI and PCC-XI in the afternoon. Parwani, Mahendra brilliantly. government schools. He jects have to operate manded FIR against nel went to catch the the morning and the PCC XI players and Khedi and Journalists First India CMD said that in each second- them which affects his/ the Delhi police person- man without informing CMD of First India MLA Vedprakash XI players Yogesh Shar- Jagdeesh Chandra said ary and senior second- her own work. He said nel in connection with the local police and News channel Jagdeesh Solanki, Rajesh Chaud- ma and Naresh Sharma that First India has al- ary school, there should that creating new cadre the death of a man in opened fire at the man, Chandra and energy hary, Rakesh Moradia, of First India news, Su- ways been an active be one computer teacher will generate employ- police firing in Kedli which led to his death. minister BD Kalla Rohit Joshi, Abhiman- shant Pareek, Dinesh partner in such events. on a regular basis. ment opportunities. ‘Athawale doesn’t know `12 cr approved Om Birla launches campaign by Jaipur Smart Probe ordered as ‘Sheetal Chhanv’ in Kota anything about Raj’ city board inmates go on strike Bhanwar S. Charan Yogesh Sharma Bharat Dixit

Kota: Street vendors Jaipur: Targeting un- Jaipur: Works worth who earn livelihood on ion minister Ramdas Rs 12.45 crore were ap- footpaths will be distrib- Athawale for his state- proved in the 17th meet- uted umbrellas in Kota ment about threat to ing of the Jaipur Smart so that they can protect Ashok Gehlot govt, City Ltd board held at their set up during chief whip Mahesh the local self govern- rains. The initiative has Joshi said that he does ance building on Tues- been taken by LSspeaker not know anything day under the chair- Om Birla and will be run OM Birla launched the campaign by giving an umbrella to a about Rajasthan and he Mahesh Joshi manship of the Local Ramesh Sharma concerns. The jail across the parliamentary cobbler. —PHOTO BY PANKAJ PAREEK gave statement just to self government secre- DIG has now started constituency of Birla attract attention. tary, Bhavani Singh De- Sikar: The hunger an investigation on with the assistance of and others were present is being chalked out on He said that all Con- tributes to former tha. The works include strike of Sikar Shivs- the death of the pris- donors. Birla launched on the occasion. how Panchayats can gress MLAs are united. chief minister Heer- beautification of San- inghpura jail prison- oner. The initial in- the campaign ‘Sheetal Prior to this, Birla play a more construc- Former Rajya Sabha alal Devpura at PCC of- ganeri Gate, New Gate, ers entered the sec- vestigation suggests Chhanv’ by giving an um- met people at his camp tive role in development MP Ashk Ali Tak said fice here. Subhash Chowk chau- ond day. Sighting the the negligence of the brella to a cobbler. office in Shakti Nagar. of villages. that no one in the coun- Apart from Mahesh raha. Kanwar Degree severity, jail DIG male nurse, who has Former MLA Heeralal Newly elected Panch He said that a plan to try takes Athawale se- Joshi and Ashk Ali College building project Monika Agarwal been APO (Awaiting Nagar, former executive and Zila Parishad mem- organise a Panch, Prad- riously because he re- Tak, Mumtaz Masih, in Brahmapuri area, e- reached Sikar from Postal Order), and the member of BJP Yuva bers also called on Birla han and Zila Parishad mains in the mood of RR Tiwari, Manju library in Maharaja li- Jaipur and had a de- entire case will now Morcha Vikas Sharma, LS speaker later conference in Uttara- joke all the time. Sharma and other lead- brary, construction of tailed discussion with be judicially investi- councilor Gopal Ram spoke to the media and khand next month is Meanwhile, the par- ers of the party paid community centre at the inmates on their gated. Manda, Vivek Rajvasnhi said that a special plan also being prepared. ty leaders paid floral homage to Devpura. Chandpole mandi. APPRECIATING THE EFFORTS BJP to hold Kisan Sammelans BJP leaders have got cataract: Sharma on Vajpayee’s birth anniversary Shubham Jain Ajmer on Tuesday to On the occasion, min- Aishwary Pradhan ments will be made at dent Satish Poonia will highlight the achieve- ister in-charge Lal- booth and gram pan- address the farmers in Ajmer: Health minister ments of the govern- chand Kataria also Jaipur: BJP will hold chayat levels so that the Bassi (Jaipur), nation- Raghu Sharma on Tues- ment on its second an- spoke about the effi- Kisan Sammelan across party leaders and work- al vice president and day said that the BJP niversary. cient management and Rajasthan to mark the ers can listen to Modi’s former chief minister leaders have got cataract He said that during good governance done birth anniversary of speech. Vasundhara Raje will as such they are not able the Corona period, the by the government. Dis- former prime minister BJP state president be addressing farmers to see development in better management of trict in-charge secre- Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Satish Poonia will lis- in Dholpur while na- the state. He said that the Gehlot government tary Bhavani Singh De- December 25. ten to the programme tional general secre- the Gehlot government was appreciated not tha, district collector The birth anniver- along with farmers in a tary Bhupendra Yadav has given all possible re- only in the state but Prakash Rajpurohit, SP sary will be observed farm near Vaishali na- will be in Khairthal lief to the people of the Raghu Sharma addressed a press conference with Lalchand also in the country and Kunwar Rashtradeep, as ‘Sushashan diwas’ gar. Screens will also be (Alwar). state in the last two years Kataria and highlighted the achievements of the government on the world. He said that Congress leader Dr. Sri- by the party for which installed at different Similarly, Leader of even in odd circum- its second anniversary in Ajmer on Tuesday. the Ashok Gehlot gov- gopal Baheti, dairy preparations have places to telecast the Opposition in Ra- stances. ernment of the state chairman Ramchandra started. PM’s programme. jasthan assembly Gu- “Be it medicine, agri- electricity and oth- made to the public in all has completed half of Chaudhary and several PM Narendra Modi BJP national joint labchand Kataria will culture, animal hus- ers, the government has fields,” he said while the manifesto promises other leaders and activ- will address on the oc- general secretary V address farmers meet- bandry, water supply or fulfilled the promises addressing the media in in two years. ists were present. casion and arrange- Satish and state presi- ing in Girwa (Udaipur). RAJASTHAN www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 03 THREE DIE, TWO HURT AS SPEEDING CAR CRASHES INTO DUMPER First India Bureau spot. While Daljeet, 23, and Vivek, 24, Jaipur: Three friends are injured. Push- were killed while two pendra used to op- were seriously in- erate a hostel on the jured when the car Gopalpura bypass. they were travelling According to the in crashed into a information, a man truck near Riddhi- Vicky had come to Siddhi intersection meet Pushpendra on Gopalpura bypass late at night. Both of road at 1 am on Mon- them discussed day. According to the about the hostel af- The Dhand Diabetes Association of Jaipur along with other social organisations of the city starts police, the car driver ter which Pushpen- awareness campaign of Coronavirus with key highlight as ‘Covid Free India and Mask Is Vaccine’ was seemingly over dra left with Vicky’s from Patrika Gate on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA speeding as the road car. Rakesh and was empty due to Mukesh live in Man- night curfew. There sarovar and trade in Raj records eight more Covid-19 were five friends in clothes. Ill-fated car after accident in city on Gopalpura bypass road at 1 am on Monday. the car and were re- All of them were portedly driving at going from Gopal- TEEN KILLED, COUSIN INJURED TWO KILLED AS TRUCK deaths, 807 fresh cases in a day high speed. The col- pura chauraha in lision was so severe the car towards WHILE ON WAY TO GET BOOKS HITS SCOOTY Jaipur: Eight more BHAYA TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19 that the front of the Gurjar ki Thadi. Af- Dungarpur: 16-year-old Praveen Dausa: Two men were killed on late COVID-19 fatalities and car was badly dam- ter coming down Kharadi, 16, was killed while his Monday night when the scooty they 807 fresh cases were re- aged and all the from Triveni Nagar, cousin Pradeep Kharadi, 12, was were riding on was hit by a truck at ported in Rajasthan on youths were trapped the car crashed into critically injured when their cycle Salempur in Dausa. According to Tuesday, taking the in the car. The po- a dumper running was crushed under a trailer fi lled police, the accident occurred on the death toll to 2,634 and the lice said that Rake- in front of it near with marble. The duo, residents of Mahua-Hindaun-Karauli highway infection tall in the state sh, 32, Losal of Si- Riddhi-Siddhi inter- Vikasnagar, was on their way to get in which BP Singh, 35, and Ashish to 3,00,716. kar district, Muke- section. Some pas- books for Praveen when the ac- Kumar Jatav, 28, died during treat- The deaths were re- sh, 30, Posna of serby informed po- cident occurred on Tuesday on See- ment. Doctors declared BP Singh ported from Banswara, Jhunjhunu district, lice after which team malwara road. Praveen was killed dead while Ashish was referred to Barmer, Jaipur, Jhunj- and Pushpendra rushed injured to on the spot while Pradeep sustained Jaipur in critical condition, died on hunu, Jodhpur, Nagaur, cases. On Tuesday, as The rest of the cases Jat, 30, of Pathena hospital. Victims re- multiple fractures and is in critical the way. Police seized the truck fol- Pali and Sikar, accord- many as 163 people test- were reported from oth- in Bharatpur dis- mained stuck in car condition, the police said. lowing but the truck driver escaped. ing to an official report. ed positive for COVID-19 er districts. State has trict died on the for long time. Jaipur continued to re- followed by Kota where 11,601 active cases at port the highest daily 91 cases were reported. present. —PTI

‘Itching powder’ MAGICAL ‘DUSK’ EFFECTS! Varsities should work for devp of gang robs man of students as per new NEP: GUV `3 lakh in city First India Bureau Ravi Sharma/ Kashiram Chaudhary Jaipur: A bag carrying Rs 3 lakh was looted Udaipur/Jaipur: Gov- from a man while he ernor Kalraj Mishra on was walking on the Tuesday insisted that main bus stand in city. the syllabus of subjects The culprits put itch- related to modern ing powder on his head — PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA knowledge, science and and took away the bag. technology should be Victim Jeetendra Sin- prepared in English as gh Shekhawat said well as Hindi. Governor Kalraj Mishra addressing a virtual convocation that he had a bag in his He said that research ceremony of Mohanlal Sukhadia University of Udaipur on Tuesday. hand which was carry- should be done on In- ing Rs 3 lakh along dian crafts, ancient versity of Udaipur, the dents as per the new with other belongings. texts of music and governor said that the national education pol- On receiving the infor- knowledge related to universities should icy. Governor also mation, ASI Dilip Sin- architecture. Address- start employment-ori- stressed on doing such gh Yadav reached the ing a virtual convoca- ented new courses and fundamental research spot and took stock of The grandure of amazing sunset on Tuesday captured in lens, as the cloud formations spanned the horizon in city. tion ceremony of Mo- work for the all-round work for water conser- situation, starts inves- hanlal Sukhadia Uni- development of the stu- vation in the state. tigation. Tension grips Dausa village as SDRI detects `11 cr evasion Two get life term for abducting, in BKN’s Bharatmala Project raping two teenagers in Kota youth found hanging on tree Vimal Kothari ing on road construc- tion under package 4 Kota: A special POCSO Sheru alias Shahid, 24, 2015. He had told police First India Bureau with his brother-in-law the spot with the police Jaipur: SDRI has de- of Amritsar- Jamna- court in Baran on Tues- holding them guilty of in his complaint that at home. Yesterday team and took stock of tected royalty eva- gar Bharatmala pro- day sentenced two men abducting, confining his 15-year-old daughter Lalsot: The people of morning the dead body the incident. sion of nearly Rs 11 ject. to life term each for ab- wrongfully and raping has gone missing along Dhakda Dhani of Did- of the deceased was The MOV, FSL team crore by a company After data analysis, ducting and raping two the two minor girls in with her 16-year-old wana village, Dausa found swinging from a also collected evidence engaged in road con- team found that com- teenaged girls over five March 2015. friend from their rose to a shocking Tues- bambool tree in a field from the scene of the struction in Bikaner. pany has illegally years ago. Special Public Prose- homes. The Anta police day morning to see the near the house. incident. The police as- A team of SDRI used minerals in huge Baran Special Judge cutor Mahesh Tyagi subsequently regis- dead body of youth On receiving the in- sured to register the conducted inspection quantities. Company Rakesh Katara also im- said the case against tered an FIR against the hanging on a bambool formation, Lalsot police case under murder. The at the site office of illegally used 9.80 posed a fine of Rs 1 the duo was lodged in duo. under sections 363 tree in a field. The pre- station in-charge Rajvir body was then sent for a the company in Bi- lakh MT clay, 2.5 lakh Lakh each on convicts Anta police station in and 366 of the Indian vious night he slept Singh Rathore reached post-mortem. kaner, which is work- tone masonry stone. Naresh Panchal, 25, and Baran on March 21, Penal Code. —PTI WRITING THROUGH MOUTH TAKES BOY TO IIEST! Illegal colonies Ambulance staff stole demolished in Fighting cerebral palsy, 21-yr-old cracks JEE city by JDA bride’s jewellery, held —FILE PHOTO Kota: Paralysed below in WB, Tuhin prepared First India Bureau First India Bureau waji area of Delhi road. the neck, 21-year-old for the exam at a coach- They were on their way Tuhin Dey writes ex- ing institute in Kota. Jaipur: The JDA’s en- Jaipur: The police have to a relative’ place Jait- ams holding a pen in his “Everybody in the in- forcement Squad arrested a contractual pur Khinchi when the mouth and operates his stitute is delighted that thwarted an attempt to employee of 108 ambu- accident happened. mobile phone and com- such a candidate has establish illegal colo- lance and his accom- The family members puter the same way. taken admission”, a nies on three bighas of plice on charges of found the jewellery This has not stopped senior official at IIEST private accountable stealing jewellery of a missing and informed him from getting ad- said over the phone. It land behind Kanota and newly married couple the police about it. The mission to a prestigious is for the first time that around five bighas be- Mahesh Yadav, 22, and police investigation re- engineering institute. a student with 90 per hind Tombi farmhous- Sanjana, 20, who were vealed that the contrac- Tuhin, who suffers cent disability will be es at Agra Road on killed in an accident on tual employees of 108 from cerebral palsy, se- Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank honoured Tuhin Dey at Teachers’ Day studying at the insti- Tuesday. Furthermore, December 14. ambulance, in which cured Rank 438 in the Tuhin Dey in 2019 at Kota where Om Birla, Shanti Dhariwal were also present. tute. Since engineering a five-storey illegal The couple, married the victims were taken JEE (Mains) this year has got less physical building at Sri Gopal on November 30, had to hospital, stole the and got admission in of Engineering Science far undergone 20 sur- ed into his body to keep work, I chose to pursue Nagar and Shyam Na- died after a speeding jewellery. The police information technology and Technology in WB’s geries and several his bones straight. A it to realise my dream, gar on Gopalpura by- mini-bus hit them and have recovered items of at the Indian Institute Shibpur. Tuhin has so plates have been insert- resident of Midnapore Tuhin told. —PTI pass was sealed. overturned in Chand- victims from accused. Promoted by Dilip PatelPERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 04

WINDS OF CHANGE NAYA J&K EMBRACES PANCHAYAT RAJ the Gupkar Alliance. It has re- BRIG VETERAN corded massive increase ANIL GUPTA across all ten districts in com- The author is a Jammu parison to the 2018 Panchayat based veteran, political elections and 2019 Parliamen- commentator, columnist, security tary elections. An achieve- and strategic analyst ment beyond expectations. The election also had many he old order changeth, yield- firsts to its credit; no boycott ing place to new’ has proved call, first electoral exercise of true in respect of the Union the new UT, first elections un- Territory (UT) of Jammu & der newly formed State Elec- Kashmir with the successful tion Commission, West Paki- completion of first ever third stan refugees, Valmikis, tier elections of District De- Gorkhas exercised their fran- T velopment Councils (DDCs). chise for the first time in local A challenging and mammoth elections, reserved seats for task executed brilliantly by STs and newly formed politi- the newly formed State Elec- cal party JK Apni party mak- tion Commission (SEC) with ing its maiden electoral fray. the help of vigilant and dedi- The ballot has ultimately cated members of the security emerged victorious over the forces and JK Police. After the bullet and grassroots democ- election of the DDC Chair- racy has begun to take firm men and formation of the se- roots in the UT. The people of lect committees and District J&K also need to be compli- Planning Commission, the mented for their wholeheart- DDCs will become fully func- ed participation in this car- tional and work in unison ernments in New Delhi were implemented. Local govern- nival of democracy. Political with the other two tiers, Halqa treated as “milch cows” by ance through devolution of parties will interpret the Panchayats and Block Devel- these leaders while at the THE HIGHLIGHT AND MAJOR ACHIEVEMENT OF THE power to PRIs is the key to ru- election results based on the opment Councils (BDCs), to same time widening the rift YEAR HAS BEEN THE CONDUCT OF LOCAL BODIES’ ral development, the area in narrative they want to set ensure that Panchayat Raj In- between the people and New ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER-DECEMBER. A MAJOR which the UT lacks woefully. post elections and claim vic- stitutions (PRIs) are fully bed- Delhi. It was all fine as long as GAMBLE WHICH HAS PROVED TO BE A GAME The highlight and major tory but one thing is certain ded in the UT ushering Naya New Delhi submitted to their CHANGER. IN KEEPING WITH ITS INTENT OF achievement of the year has that democracy has already Jammu & Kashmir. demands and pressures but PROMOTING PANCHAYAT RAJ, THE ADMINISTRATION been the conduct of local bod- emerged victorious. The peo- With the PRIs fully func- moment it adopted a different ANNOUNCED ELECTIONS TO THE DDCS ies’ elections in November- ple have also given a befitting tional, the centre of power in approach or squeezed liberal December. A major gamble reply to those who were mak- the UT will shift from the high flow of funds, New Delhi was which has proved to be a game ing loud noises like the com- profile Gupkar Road to the vil- portrayed as the enemy of the changer. In keeping with its plete loss of faith of the peo- lages and towns with the ac- Kashmiris. Even New Delhi brought to an end. Father of Undeterred by the pandem- intent of promoting Panchay- ple in Indian democracy. The tual stakeholders planning hardly ventured to establish a the nation Mahatma Gandhi ic UT administration realised at Raj, the administration an- message is loud and clear With the PRIs and executing the local area direct contact with the people had said, “When the panchay- that it was racing against time nounced elections to the that no place for “sub-nation- fully functional, development. It was for this and hence failed to read the at raj is established, public since it had something to DDCs. A very big challenge alism” exists in Naya Jammu the centre of very reason that the Kashmir pulse of the people. opinion will do what violence prove. The administration be- since the elections were to be & Kashmir. power in the UT based political leadership Behind the shield of Arti- can never do.” With J&K fully gan to take many steps to held on an adult franchise ba- 2020 is ending on a high note will shift from the which remained at the helm cles 370 and 35A, the Kash- integrated with the idea of strengthen the nascent Pan- sis. The newly introduced of successful resumption of high profile for the last seven decades was miri leadership began to feel One India One Nation, it was chayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) DDCs were to replace the ear- the political process with peo- through their financial em- lier District Development ple pinning high hopes on Gupkar Road to unwilling to promote the Pan- indispensable and invinci- a matter of time before the chayat Raj because it went ble. They even began to hold panchayat raj was introduced powerment through direct Boards which were nominat- their new leaders and the pan- the villages and against the tenets of Dynastic New Delhi at ransom de- and made functional like the funding and delegation of ed as against the DDC which chayat raj system. They hope towns with the Rule. For the Gupkaris self- manding greater autonomy rest of the country in the new- powers in keeping with the will be an elected body. that the new system will dawn actual interest and preservation/pro- legitimising exclusivity ly formed UT as well. The pro- 73rd and 74th Amendments The Peoples’ Alliance for an era of change with focus on stakeholders motion of dynastic rule was which had resulted due to cess in fact had begun earlier which had not been imple- Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) mitigating their problems planning and always the paramount consid- mass exodus of indigenous after the application of the mented earlier due to Article also referred to as Gupkar Al- through effective planning at executing the eration since devolution of Kashmiri Hindus and other President’s rule under the 370. The elected representa- liance, formed by the leaders grassroots level and judicious local area power would have meant the minorities gradually con- governorship of Satya Pal tives were given training un- of six mainstream Kashmir use of resources. The attempt development. It empowerment of the common verting Jammu & Kashmir Malik who successfully con- der the centrally sponsored based political parties to by the Gupkar Alliance to use was for this very man considered as an existen- with a distinct identity of ducted the elections to the scheme of Rashtriya Gram fight for status quo, also par- the new system for forced ver- reason that the tial threat by the Gupkar elite. Muslim majority state enjoy- first tier of halqa panchayats Swaraj Abhiyan for the capac- ticipated in the elections de- ification of their retrograde Kashmir based It is therefore not surprising ing special status of a “state and urban local bodies. The ity building to enhance capa- spite initial theatrics and ideology of return to status political that despite huge amounts of within a state”. This trend concept was nascent hence bilities of Panchayats for in- gimmicks. quo will have to be curbed by leadership which central assistance the com- needed to be reversed before took time to mature and gath- clusive local governance. Allaying all fears and appre- the people lest the entire exer- remained at the mon men are still yearning for it became irreversible. ered full steam only post 05 Much needed protocol status hensions, the elections proved cise is hijacked away from its August 2019. J&K entered was accorded to the Chairman a great success. The gusto main aim by the vested inter- helm for the last the three basic amenities; con- The epoch making decision nectivity, water and electricity. taken by Modi government on 2020 with rays of new hopes of Block Development Coun- with which people of all ages ests. Nothing is static in this seven decades The Gupkaris excelled in emo- 05 August 2019, which ulti- and aspirations. cils (BDCs) to enable them came out of their houses ig- dynamic world. Change is the was unwilling to tional exploitation of the peo- mately reversed the trend, Things were moving pretty function with authority. The noring the challenges of bad law of nature. Sooner the promote the ple through lofty slogans, false has now become a part of his- when the deadly pandemic centre’s flagship e-governance weather, harsh winter and ter- change is accepted by the sta- Panchayat Raj promises and manufactured tory of Naya Jammu & Kash- engulfed the entire world in programme for rural govern- rorist threat proved their faith tus quo lobby, the better it because it went narratives spin doctoring his- mir. The three decades of vio- the beginning of 2020 itself. ance, the e-panchayat project in the Panchayat Raj system. would be for the future. against the tenets torical facts to suit their nar- lence also needed to be con- In the UT, its impact began to to automate the functioning of The participation in Kashmir THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY of Dynastic Rule ratives. The successive gov- trolled and ultimately be felt from March onwards. the panchayats has also been has surprised many including THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top WILL CHINA TURN OFF ASIA’S TAP? TWEET ven after Asia’s priate water resources in Construction Corp, Yan Ravi Shankar Prasad economies transnational river basins Zhiyong, calls an “historic @rsprasad climb out of the – a strategy that hasn’t opportunity” for his coun- It is a matter of great pride and honour for India that our Prime COVID-19 re- spared even friendly or pli- try will be devastating for Minister @narendramodi Ji has been E cession, Chi- ant neighbors, such as Thai- India. Just before crossing awarded the ‘Legion of Merit’ by the na’s strategy of frenetical- land, Laos, Cambodia, Ne- into India, the Brahmapu- President of USA. His charismatic leadership and contributions have ly building dams and reser- pal, Kazakhstan, and North tra curves sharply around elevated the India-US strategic voirs on transnational riv- Korea. Indeed, China has the Himalayas, forming partnership to greater heights. ers will confront them with not hesitated to use its hy- the world’s longest and a more permanent barrier dro-hegemony against its 18 steepest canyon – twice as K C Venugopal to long-term economic downstream neighbors. deep as America’s Grand @kcvenugopalmp prosperity: water scarcity. The consequences have Canyon – and holding A delegation of @INCIndia leaders China’s recently unveiled been serious. For example, Asia’s largest untapped led by former Congress President @RahulGandhi will submit a plan to construct a mega- China’s 11 mega-dams on water resources. memoranda of appeal signed dam on the Yarlung Zangbo the Mekong river, Southeast Experience suggests by around 2 crore farmers from river, better known as the Asia’s arterial waterway, that the proposed megapro- across the nation to Hon’ble Rashtrapati ji on 24th December, Brahmaputra, may be the have led to recurrent ject threatens those re- 2020 urging his intervention to biggest threat yet. drought downriver, and Sea, which has all but dried dia’s government to assess ing in January, will report- sources – and China’s annul the black anti-farmer laws. China dominates Asia’s turned the Mekong Basin up in less than four decades. how China could “weap- edly dwarf China’s Three downstream neighbors. water map, owing to its an- into a security and environ- Against this back- onize” its control over Gorges Dam – currently the China’s past upstream ac- nexation of ethnic-minori- mental hot spot. Mean- ground, China’s plan to transboundary waters and world’s largest – on the tivities have triggered Spiritual ty homelands, such as the while, in largely arid Cen- dam the Brahmaputra potentially “choke” the In- Yangtze River, generating flash floods in the Indian water-rich Tibetan Plateau tral Asia, China has divert- near its disputed – and dian economy. With the almost three times as much states of Arunachal and SPEAK and Xinjiang. China’s ter- ed waters from the Illy and heavily militarized – bor- Brahmaputra megapro- electricity. China will Himachal. More recently, ritorial aggrandizement in Irtysh rivers, which origi- der with India should be no ject, China has provided an achieve this by harnessing such activity turned the n the sky, there is no distinction the South China Sea and the nate in China-annexed Xin- surprise. The Chinese com- answer. the power of a 2,800-meter water in the once-pristine of east and west; people create Himalayas, where it has tar- jiang. Its diversion of water munist publication Huan- The planned 60-giga- (3,062-yard) drop just before Siang – the Brahmaputra’s distinctions out of their own geted even tiny Bhutan, has from the Illy threatens to qiu Shibao, citing an arti- watts project, which will be the river crosses into India. main artery – dirty and minds and then believe them been accompanied by turn Kazakhstan’s Lake cle that appeared in Aus- integrated into China’s What the chairman of gray as it entered India. to be true. —Buddha stealthier efforts to appro- Balkhash into another Aral tralia, recently urged In- next Five-Year Plan start- China’s state-run Power SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE

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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 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 05 Resources of country belong Delhi HC’s women legal forum to observe fast today New Delhi: A forum of to every citizen, says PM Modi women lawyers, social Group of Lawyers of Policies which are being framed today are reaching all without discrimination, he said Delhi High Court have New Delhi: Prime Min- nation,” he said. decided to fast on ister Narendra Modi on “The country is on Wednesday in solidari- Tuesday said that re- the path where every ty with the ongoing sources of the country citizen should rest as- “Satyagrah” by farmers belong to every citizen sured about their con- demanding to roll back and every one of them stitutional rights & the recently passed should benefit from it. their future. The coun- farm laws. “Jo desh ka hai woh try is on the path where Lawyers associated har deshvaasi ka hai no citizen would be left with the forum demand- (Resources of the coun- behind because of their ed to repeal the three Farmers sit on the road as they block Delhi-Meerut Highway try belongs to every religion and everyone farm laws on December during an ongoing protest against the new farm laws, at the citizen). Everyone would get equal oppor- 23, the day which is ob- Ghazipur border in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI should benefit from it, tunities so that every- served as Kisan Diwas. that’s the spirit our gov- one can fulfil their “It is our belief that CHILLA, GAZIPUR BORDERS TO REMAIN ernment is working dreams. Sabka Sath, while the issue of the CLOSED FOR TRAFFIC, INFORMS DTP with,” PM Modi said Sabka Vikas, Sabka Constitutionality of the “The policies which are Vishwas is the mantra farm laws being enact- being framed today are PM Narendra Modi addresses during the centenary celebrations of Aligarh Muslim University via VC. behind it,” he said.—ANI ed by the Centre when reaching every section agriculture is a state without discrimination subject is subjudice be- on the basis of religion. PM LAUDS AMU FOR ‘DROPOUT OF MUSLIM fore the Supreme Court Bank accounts of over STRENGTHENING TIES PM RELEASES POSTAL GIRL STUDENTS REDUCED’ and the issue of the le- STAMP TO MARK 40 crore poor were New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi gality of the enactment opened without any dis- praised the Aligarh Muslim AMU’S CENTENARY said that dropout rate of Muslim by a voice vote in the crimination. Without University and said it has worked New Delhi: PM Modi re- girl students has reduced due Rajya Sabha is also be- discrimination, more to strengthen India’s relations leased a postal stamp as part to government policies. “School ing heard by the Su- than 2 crore poor were with many countries of the world. of centenary celebrations of dropout rate among Muslim girls preme Court, imple- provided pucca houses. “The way AMU has helped society Aligarh Muslim University was more than 70% and this situ- mentation of irreversi- More than 8 crore wom- during the coronavirus crisis is (AMU). Chancellor of the ation persisted for 70 years. In ble and far-reaching en got gas connections unprecedented - free tests, build- University Syedna Mu- these circumstances, the govern- farm laws would render without discrimina- ing isolation wards, plasma banks faddal Saifuddin and Union ment started Swachh Bharat Mis- these petitions infruc- ior advocates Indira syat, Prashant Pad- tion. 50 crore people got and contributing a large amount Education Minister Ramesh sion, built toilets in villages and tuous and could cause Jaising, Mahalakshmi manabham, Ritu di- free medical treatment to the PM CARES Fund shows Pokhriyal Nishank were also toilets for school-going girls. Now irreparable damage to Pawani, Biswajit Bhat- wan, etc. It also includes up to Rs 5 lakh under the seriousness of fulfi lling your present on the occasion. the dropout rate from 70 per cent the farm sector in In- tacharyaMohan Katar- members Shweta Ka- Ayushman scheme obligations to the society.” has fallen to nearly 30 per cent. dia,” the forum said ki, Anand Grover and poor, Zeba Khair & Iram without any discrimi- The forum includes sen- advocates Shadan Fara- Majid among others.

Jailed PDP IN THE COURTYARD COURTESY MEET youth leader Waheed Para Sister Abhaya murder: Jet Airways’ promoter: wins DDC polls Priest, nun found guilty Closure report accepted Srinagar: PDP youth Thiruvananthapuram: Mumbai: A metropoli- president Waheed Para, Twenty eight years af- tan court accepted the who is in custody of the ter the mysterious closure report filed by NIA for alleged links death of Sister Abhaya, Mumbai police in a with militants, won the an inmate of St.Pious cheating case against District Development convent at Kottayam in Jet Airways, which has Council (DDC) elections Kerala, a CBI special been grounded since from Pulwama district court here on Tuesday April last year, its pro- in J&K. Para defeated held it was a case of moter Naresh Goyal BJP candidate Sajad murder and found a and his wife. Ahmad Raina. priest and nun guilty of Catholic Church were The order came a day Marg police here in PDP president Me- killing her. guilty of murder under after theBombay High February this year reg- Army Chief Gen MM Naravane calls on Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at his residence in hbooba Mufti said she Special CBI Judge K Sections 302 and 201 of Court rejected a plea of istered a case against New Delhi. —PHOTO BY PTI was proud of her par- Sanal Kumar, while pro- the IPC. It also found ED, which is also prob- the Jet Airways, Goyal ty’s youth leader to reg- nouncing the verdict, Father Kottoor guilty of ing the case, to inter- and his wife on charg- ister a win. Para was said the murder charg- offence under Section vene into the matter. es of cheating and arrested by the NIA on es against the two will 449 of the Indian Penal Earlier, a similar criminal beach of November 25, a few stand. Code.The court will plea by ED had been re- trust, on a complaint Bengal ahead of other states on all days after filing nomi- The court held that pronounce the quan- jected by the metropoli- filed by city-based Ak- nation papers as a Fr Thomas Kottoor and tum of sentence on tan court and a sessions bar Travels India Pri- development indices: CM Mamata PAGD candidate. —PTI Sister Sephy of the- Wednesday. —PTI court here. The MRA vate Limited. —PTI Kolkata: Slamming data, facts and figures. Union Home Minister Bengal is ahead of oth- Amit Shah for “deliber- er states on all develop- ‘Cold wave conditions prevail over North India’ ately trying to project a ment indices. But Amit dismal and gloomy pic- Shah ji deliberately New Delhi: A fall in during next 3 days. No some parts. ture” of West Bengal, tried to depict a gloomy minimum temperature significant change in The same is likely Chief Minister Mamata and dismal picture of by 1 to 3-degree Celsius minimum temperature over Odisha, East Uttar Banerjee on Tuesday the state. I was chal- is likely over the plains over some parts of west Pradesh, Gangetic West contended that the state lenged... here is my re- of northwest and cen- India during next 2 days Bengal, Chhattisgarh has fared well on all de- Mamata Banerjee ply,” Banerjee said at a tral India during the and rise by 2-3°C there- and Telangana today. velopment indices. press meet here. next three days, the In- after for subsequent 3 Dense fog will be seen Issuing a point-by- killings and other Kolkata has twice been dia Meteorological De- days,” the IMD said. in the morning over point rebuttal to asser- crimes have decreased accorded the ‘safest city’ partment (IMD) pre- Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chan- tions made by Shah in the last ten years un- tag in the country, she said. dicted on Tuesday. Uttarakhand, Bihar, digarh and Delhi on De- against her dispensa- der the TMC rule. “According to NCRB “Fall in minimum Punjab, Haryana, Chan- cember 23, and dense to tion, during his visit to “When the home data, political killings, oth- temperature by 1-3°C digarh, Delhi and West A train runs slowly on its tracks during a foggy winter morning. very dense fog will be Bengal last week, Ba- minister of the country er incidents of crime and over some parts of Uttar Pradesh will most seen at isolated pockets nerjee cited NCRB data says something, it rape cases have decreased plains of northwest In- likely witness cold wave pockets today, while se- tions will prevail on from 24th to 26th De- to state that political should be backed by during the TMC rule. —PTI dia and central India conditions at isolated vere cold wave condi- December 23 and 24 in cember. —ANI

RUPEE SETTLES 5 PAISE LOWER AT 591 PASSENGERS FROM UK LAND 73.84 AGAINST US DOLLAR CONG WILL BOUNCE BACK: GOA IN MUMBAI IN THREE FLIGHTS INDIAN ARMY, BOB SIGN MOU Mumbai: The rupee pared unit fi nally closed at 73.84 CHIEF AFTER ZP POLL LOSS Mumbai: As many as phylogenetic cluster of FOR MILITARY SALARY PACKAGE most of its initial losses against the American cur- Panaji: Days after Con- seven won by Inde- 591 passengers landed in coronavirus detected and New Delhi: Ministry of network of over 8,200 and settled for the day rency, registering a fall of gress was trounced pendents. “I don’t think Mumbai in three fl ights rapidly growing in UK, all Defence said that the domestic branches 5 paise lower at 73.84 5 paise over its previous in Zilla Parishad polls ZP polls are a signal from the UK on Tues- fl ights originating from Indian Army and Bank and around 20,000 against the US dollar on, close. On Monday, rupee in Goa, the party’s towards Assembly day, a civic offi cial said, UK to India have been of Baroda have entered business correspond- tracking a rebound in plunged 23 paise to end state in charge Dinesh polls. We have seen so adding none of them has suspended temporarily into an MoU for Baroda ent touchpoints. The domestic equities. At the at a two-week low of Gundu Rao said it many elections for lo- been found symptomatic as per orders of GoI,” the Military Salary Package MoU was signed by Lt interbank forex market, 73.79 against US dollar. would bounce back. cal bodies, that should so far. While 299 have BrihanMumbai Municipal under which services General Ravin Khosla, the domestic unit opened Meanwhile, the dollar in- BJP won 32 out of not be the barometer. been sent to various Corporation tweeted.”In will be offered to serv- DG and Vikramaditya at 73.95 against US dollar dex, which gauges green- 49 seats while the We have lot of work to hotels for the mandatory order to prevent spread of ing and retired person- Singh Khichi, Execu- and witnessed an intra- back’s strength against a Congress was left with do & convince people quarantine, 292 are at the the new mutant, BMC has nel of Indian Army tive Director, Bank of day high of 73.82 and a basket of six currencies, just four, less than the about our work.” airport, the offi cial said. issued orders to follow through the bank’s Baroda. low of 73.95. The local was trading 0.29%. “With reports of distinct quarantine of seven days. 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 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 06

COVID-19: Number of daily new infections reduced in the country Air pollution killed 1.7 FROM PG 1 Modi reaches... national significance Modi was all praise for should not be seen million Indians in 2019 the role played by through the prism of New Delhi: The eco- in Lancet Planetary AMU founder Sir Syed politics. Virus weakens as lowest nomic loss due to pre- Health, household air Ahmad Khan. mature deaths and pollution decreased Since the Muslims Top US... morbidity from air in India resulting in of the country closely & the US to improve pollution was 64% reduction in the associate themselves bilateral ties, reflected 2,60,000 crore or 1.4 death rate attributa- with this institution, in the bipartisan con- cases recorded in 1-day per cent of the GDP in ble to it from 1990 to PM’s positive vibes sensus in both coun- New Delhi: The num- India in 2019, accord- 2019, whereas the were largely aimed at tries about the Indo- ber of daily new corona- ing to a new scientific death rate from out- connecting with the US Strategic Partner- virus infections report- paper. It also said that door ambient air pol- community’s intellec- ship,” he tweeted. ed in the country was 1.7 million deaths lution increased dur- tuals. AMU known as recorded below 20,000 (18% of total deaths) ing this period by 115 intellectual capital of Farooq & ... after nearly 6 months in the country were per cent. The findings Muslims has always BJP won four seats in while the COVID-19 ac- attributable to air pol- highlight that “lost played considerable Kashmir including tive caseload fell below lution last year. As output from deaths political role. Thus, that of Srinagar. Kak- 3 lakh, as per the Union per the scientific pa- and diseases due to calling AMU campus pora-Pulwama, Tulel- Health Ministry data per on health and eco- air pollution led to a “mini India” with full Bandipora, Gurez- updated on Tuesday. nomic impact of air loss of 1.4% of the of diversity Modi Bandipora. The saf- India’s COVID-19 pollution published GDP of the country”. pointed out that all fron brigade is also caseload rose to the three main lan- leading in two seats in 1,00,75,116 with 19,556 guages Sanskrit, Hin- Kupwara and Anant- new infections being re- Members (health) of NITI Aayog Dr. Vinod K. Paul along with the Secretary, Ministry of Health and FROM PG 1 di and Urdu have nag. ported in a day. The Family Welfare, Rajesh Bhushan during a press conference on the actions taken, preparedness and flourished here and Meanwhile, the re- death toll increased to updates on COVID-19, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI Tighten noose... Shah’s next... the Indian govern- sults saw People’s Al- 1,46,111 with 301 new fa- We have a dual obliga- under the oppression by ment had succeeded liance for Gupkar talities, the data updat- COVID CURBS LARGEST CENTRE TREATING 59 PATIENTS tion to send criminals to the state for quite some in widening its based Declaration (PAGD) ed at 8 am showed. jail on one side and get time now,” stated a sen- in Muslim countries winning the majority The number of peo- their money to inves- ior BJP MP from Ben- though the cultural of the seats in Kash- ple who have recuper- tors,” CM said. Gehlot gal. Sources said Shah and religious studies mir valley as the Cen- ated from the disease said that Home, Co-oper- would be camping in the being conducted in tre backed Jammu surged to 96,36,487 ative, Finance and other state for two days. —ANI AMU. He said no one and Kashmir Apni pushing the national re- related departments will be left behind be- Party failed to make a covery rate to 95.65 per should jointly develop a New strain... cause of his religious mark. Meanwhile, in cent, while the COV- system in the state to “(And) as of now, it has faith as the rights of accordance with ex- ID-19 case fatality rate discourage unregulated no impact on the poten- each citizen is protect- pectations, the BJP is stands at 1.45 per cent. deposit schemes, so that tial of vaccines being ed under the Constitu- leading in the Jammu The COVID-19 active no illegal society can developed in our coun- tion. division. The party caseload has fallen be- grab money from people try and (which) are Accepting possi- has also won two seats low 3 lakh. There are by luring on the pretext available in other coun- bility of differences in Kashmir valley. 2,92,518 active coronavi- tember 5 and 50 lakh on ICMR, 16,31,70,557 sam- “Our figures are be- of providing more inter- tries,” he added. on issues in the rus infections in the September 16. It went ples have been tested up ing reconciled with the est. In the meeting, Ad- society, Modi country which compris- past 60 lakh on Septem- to December 21 with Indian Council of Med- ditional Director Gen- Raid in... laid stress on es 2.90 per cent of the ber 28, 70 lakh on Octo- 10,72,228 samples being ical Research,” the min- eral of SOG Ashok likely to spread the in- coming togeth- total caseload, the data ber 11, crossed 80 lakh tested on Monday. istry said on its website, Rathore informed that fection of any disease er on national stated. India’s COV- on October 29, 90 lakh The 301 new fatalities adding that state-wise more than one and a dangerous to life), and issues. “Society ID-19 tally had crossed on November 20 and include 55 from Maha- distribution of figures half thousand cases 34 (Acts done by several is above poli- the 20-lakh mark on Au- surpassed the one-crore rashtra, 41 from West is subject to further have been registered persons in furtherance tics and pow- gust 7, 30 lakh on Au- mark on December 19. Bengal, 27 each from verification and recon- against societies in vari- of common intention) er”, he said, gust 23, 40 lakh on Sep- According to the Kerala and Delhi. ciliation.—PTI ous police stations. of IPC, police said. —ANI adding issues of Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd. NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 07 Controversial edict: Nine Khap In Bengal, the battle panchayat members arrested of perception begins Prashant Saxena They were arrested brother of Kishan, as her son but now there efection, disin- for an edict against was some dispute be- formation/mis- two cousins, to put tween Mangi Bai and Dinformation and shoes on their heads Rakesh over financial inducing fear of defeat matters. Rakesh had are among the essential PK Agarwal called the panchayat in instruments of state- December 2019 where craft, which political Chittorgarh: Nine he entered into verbal parties love to settle members of a Khap spat with the panchayat scores with their adver- Panchayat have been members. Another saries. Something of arrested for allegedly meeting of the panchay- this sort is very much in passing a humiliating at was called in Febru- evidence in West Bengal edict against two cous- ary last in which where Assembly polls Didi, the once stormy petrel, isn’t a pushover. ins, to put shoes of the Bhairual, Narayan Lal, are due in about three members of the Pan- Hariram, Dinesh and months from now. Khan for joining the ground for over three chayat on their heads others imposed a fine of It is here the cut- “enemy” TMC, Mamata years after a violent for an hour, in Chittor- Rs 11000 and asked throat politics would again looks menacing clash with the state au- garh district. Kamlesh and Kishan to test the larger efficacy enough to put the BJP thorities in 2017. Except In an FIR registered put the shoes of the of BJP’s Hindutva in its in its place. The battle around over a dozen with Kotwali police sta- Members of the Khap panchayat in police custody in Chittorgarh. members of Panchayat conquest of the east. of perception has be- seats where the Gorkha- tion on December 13, on their head for one So far, so good for BJP gun in earnest. land demand matters, the complainants Kam- fine of Rs 11,000 on persons on Monday and judicial custody. hour.ASI Mahendra by all indications -- the Mamata then sum- the rest of Bengal is lesh and Kishan alleged them earlier. produced them before a Police said that one Singh said that nine ac- grandstanding has paid moned her poll strategist against the statehood. that the Khap Panchay- After investigation, court where the magis- Mangi Bai had adopted cused were arrested af- off: starting from the Prashant Kishor to do Rather than arresting at has also imposed a police arrested nine trate remanded them to Rakesh, who is the ter investigation. activist Governor to some plain-speak: the him for several pending projecting the ranco- BJP won’t cross the dou- cases, Mamata has al- rous Trinamool Con- ble-digit figure in the ready extended an olive gress Chief Minister 294-member Assembly branch to Bimal by al- Nine-year-old girl writes to Guj CM for Mamata Banerjee, it all else he’d quit Twitter! lowing him to hold a seems to add up to saf- On her part, the CM rally. For BJP, there is a fron calculations. spoke to NCP boss clear opportunity: “It is, sewerage plant, clean water to people When Suvendu Adhi- Sharad Pawar and tried say, 15 versus 280 seats. kari switched sides to win his sympathy over The TMC can now easi- First India Bureau chief minister. along with a sitting MP the alleged attempts by ly be accused of soft- A student of class and nine MLAs besides the Centre to destabilize pedaling the Gorkha- Jaipur: Nine-year-old 4th standard of Zydus others, including local opposition-ruled states. land issue. For us, we’ll Drug peddler girl Tashvi Amit Shar- School for Excellence, Muslim leaders, at a pub- There are two other go with the rest of Ben- ma living in Ahmedabad Vejalpur, Tashvi Amit lic rally last week, the fronts where TMC and gal,” said a BJP leader. arrested with has written a letter to Sharma is also a part of perception in the saffron BJP would try to outdo On Muslim votes, the Gujarat Chief Minister the Jal Jeevan Mission. camp was south Bengal each other: the ‘Gorkha- AIMIM of Asaduddin opium worth Vijay Rupani, urging The Digital Baal Me- is more or less won. land’ politics of Dar- Owaisi has staked its him to set up a sewage la’s team has launched Didi, the once stormy jeeling hills in the east claim. In a state where Rs 15 lakh plant in the state. the new campaign to petrel, isn’t a pushover. and the Muslim factor the Trinamool is hard- Describing clean wa- connect children with She struck back on that holds the key pressed to corner the First India Bureau ter is a basic need of Tashvi Sharma water conservation. Monday, leaving the across the state in over minority vote in the the people, Tashvi has Digital Baal Mela is BJP MP from Bishnu- 100 Assembly seats. face of Congress strain- Jaipur: Under opera- appealed to the chief an online platform pur in Bankura district, The Gorkha Janmuk- ing every nerve to sew tion Prahar being run minister to pay atten- Warrior of Digital Baal first digital children’s where children can Saumitra Khan, in ti Morcha has resur- up an alliance with the against drug traffick- tion to the matter Mela. She sent her en- fair. She has now show their perfor- tears. Though the MP faced with the emer- Left Front, the prospect ing, Hanumangarh po- raised by kids. try in a cooking compe- knocked on the social mance by uploading has vowed to divorce gence of Bimal Gurung, of vote division looks lice on Tuesday arrest- Tashvi is a Corona tition in the country’s media platform of the videos of photos. his wife Sujata Mondal who had been under- eminently clear. ed a man and seized nine kg of opium from his possession. A Maruti Wagon R ON A COURTESY CALL Mobile retailers vow to attract govt was seized from the ar- rested person. The ac- cused was smuggling attention towards industry welfare drugs after pasting a slip on his car that he First India Bureau products to selective re- was on Covid-19 duty. He tailers instead of all, re- was arrested when po- Jaipur: The mainline duction in retail mar- lice was on a routine (offline) retailers under gins, arbitrary commis- checking by putting All India Mobile Retail- sions charged by finan- barricading at several ers Association (AIM- cial institutions on their places in Sangria area RA), an apex body rep- digital transactions, re- on Monday night. Dur- resenting and working duced credit lines, up- ing the checking, the ac- for over 1.5 lakh mobile front payments and de- cused Omprakash (45) retailers of the country layed CNs under the GST was stopped. The police joined together digital- law were some of the seized nine kg of opium ly and announced core issues before the re- worth about Rs 15 lakh the #FightForRight tailers and needed ur- from his possession. (#HaqKiLadai) against onliners, thus killing the in creating a balanced gent attention. During interrogation the discriminatory and chances of their surviv- trade. Sunil Gupta, Ra- Navneet Pathak , vice he told police that he predatory policies fa- al, leading to unexpected jasthan State President president AIMRA Ra- was a WHO officer and vouring online trade by huge number(Over 40K (AIMRA) in a statement jasthan, shared that to had put Covid-19 slip on the brands. nationally) getting shut shared that exclusive address these issues As- his vehicle to escape In tough COVID-19 down in near future product launches for on- sociation now plans to from the police. The in- era, when the market is which will lead to heavy line channel with prod- raise its voice at vari- terrogation of the ac- already undergoing tur- unemployment and huge uct availability for first 7 ous levels right from cused is currently un- bulence and uncertainty, losses’. days and more only on Brands, to Government derway and a case has adding on to woes, retail- The association has online (preferential sale/ Stake holders, Financi- been registered against ers claim of ‘facing the been demanding for a window period), dis- ers etc to fight for the him. Police said the ac- BJP Member of Parliament from Jaipur Rural, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore meets Uttar wrath of predatory and national regulatory body criminatory Pricing, right under the #Fight- cused hails from Nokha Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in Lucknow on Tuesday. discriminatory policies to regulate the online brands resorting to divi- ForRight, #HaqKiLadai Road in Ganga Shahar. of brands favouring the business which will help sive policy by offering campaign.

MOOCH NAHI Protocol ignored, netas & babus keep mum! TO KUCH NAHI! Rajendra Chhabra ble sources claim that strology says that this was highly irregu- Aif a person wears Jaipur: The presence lar & wrong. This is certain colors or certain of former Chief Secre- due to the fact that he is fabrics and even if they tary DB Gupta in the not an advisor to the change their overall function organised to government rather is appearance, a lot can celebrate the comple- seated on a statutory change in their lives. tion of two years of the position, which is at While the effect of state government has par with the Chief Jus- these changes and their to make a ‘good’ image sporting a new style become a point of dis- tice of High Court. correcponding efficacy for himself among the these days in the hope cussion in the bureau- Not only is this posi- might be a topic of masses however, with that the ‘mooch’ might cratic & political cir- tion different and above discussion, however it one after the other get him a political cles. Gupta was seated the other than minis- appears that one netaji, ‘political defeats’ some position or at least in front row with two ters and even Chief from the tribal belt, astrologer suggested some position in the advisors Arvind Ma- Minister. During the has taken the astral that he should keep a eyes of people. As they yaram & Govind Gup- two year celebration advice seriously. The well groomed beard say, Mooch nahi to kuch ta, along with Chief function, ministers and row with bureaucrats Someone should advice servant nor a ‘Yes Man’ netaji has long kept and moustache and nahi! Secretary Niranjan CM were seated on the which is completely DB Gupta not to attend or paid advisor. Also, himself clean shaven therefore netaji is —Ravi Sharma Arya & DGP ML La- stage and CIC DB Gupta against the protocol and this function as he is now he has constitu- thar and knowledgea- was seated in the front honour of CIC’s post. neither government tional responsibilities. An individual’s happiness is always dependent on the outside and the within and the within has a bigger role. —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 | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2020 08

WORLD INDIA RAJASTHAN COVID-19 UPDATE 17,15,207 7,80,03,474 1,46,438 1,00,97,540 2,634 3,00,716 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA UTTAR PRADESH KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 48,876 DEATHS 19,02,458 CASES 8,224 DEATHS 5,76,824 CASES 12,016 DEATHS 9,10,241 CASES 10,329 DEATHS 6,18,747 CASES 4,248 DEATHS 2,37,247 CASES

244TH MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF RAJASTHAN HOUSING BOARD ‘Kota will become a developed & beautiful Streamlined RHB to get more busy city in times to come’ with development work now on!  Building Regulations -2020 in force according to the circular of the Urban Develop-  RHB to construct an office building of ment Department. “Cir- cular issued by the Urban Chief Election Commissioner, Development Department Rajasthan and SWEEP centre has been accepted in the Shanti Dhariwal auction cases by the  Now, all auction will be done according Board. It is noteworthy to the circular of the Urban that the circular was is- Bhanwar S Charan cials. He visited railway sued by the Urban Devel- station, library, JK Lon Development Department opment Department in Kota: UDH Minister Hospital, Nayapura  January 2020 to simplify Shanti Dhariwal on chauraha & other sites. Recruitment on 573 vacant posts given the process related to the Tuesday, said that Kota He also went to the site assent auction. According to this will become a developed of Chambal heritage circular, the auction of and beautiful city in river front on the banks Shivendra Parmar terestingly, keeping in the plot should not be re- times to come. He said of Chambal river and mind the premium quali- jected if the bid exceeds that the core area of the claimed it will become a Jaipur: The 244th meet- ty and less time taken by Bhaskar A Sawant, Pawan Arora, RK Vijayvargiya and KC Meena sitting in the board meeting. the minimum bid,” the city from railway sta- marvelous site which ing of the Board of Direc- the Board in completing Commissioner informed. tion to Anantpura will will attract tourists in tors of the Rajasthan its projects, and after be- quisition and lease of the fice building of Chief two phases and as per the Meanwhile, RHB has have no red light except large numbers. Housing Board (RHB) coming the nodal agency lands and if such lands Election Commissioner, criteria, green building been struggling with Kotadi Chauraha and The minister, accompa- was held on Tuesday un- for construction of MLA are useful to the board or Rajasthan and SWEEP plans will be used for shortage of personnel of traffic will run smooth- nied by officials, in- der the chairmanship of flats, the Board will now not. After this, a proposal centre, which will be built which about 29 crore of various cadres for a long ly, without any conges- spected the site in an its Chairman Bhaskar A construct a building for will be sent to the govern- in an area of 3,368 sqm in rupees will be spent,” time, therefore it was de- tion on nearly 12 km open Gypsy & directed Sawant during which 51 State Election Depart- ment. For the land that Indira Gandhi Nagar Res- Arora said. cided in the meeting that road. officials to complete proposals were discussed. ment. would be useful to RHB, it idential Scheme located Meanwhile, an approv- recruitment will be done On the last day of his works of safety wall in RHB Commissioner “To settle land acquisi- would take the land in Jaipur. The proposed al has been given to imple- on 573 posts for smooth four-day visit to Kota, eastern side by March Pawan Arora informed tion cases, it was decided through agreement by building will have base- ment Rajasthan Building working of the board. The the minister visited 31 & western side by that a committee will set- in the meeting that a com- giving 25 percent of the ment, ground floor and Regulations-2020 in Ra- proposal in this regard sites of several mega April 30. He also direct- tle cases related to land mittee will examine the developed land. Moreover, five floors. Its construc- jasthan Housing Board. will be sent to the state projects and gave neces- ed engineers to expedite acquisition and lease. In- issues related to the ac- RHB will construct an of- tion will be completed in Now auction will be done government. sary directions to offi- the project work. Raj Cong leaders meet Maken, Awaiting a comeback? ‘Chargesheet submitted by discuss current political scenario SOG doesn’t name Shekhawat’ Yogesh Sharma From Page 1

Jaipur: The rounds of Moreover, a notice of meeting of Rajasthan stay has also been is- Congress leaders with sued by the Court. the AICC general secre- Subodh Agarwal Interestingly, the writ tary in charge Ajay Mak- petition filed in the High en continued on Tuesday Court claims that the with Jat leaders includ- Rajendra Chhabra a small office. chargesheet submitted ing revenue minister Sources reveal that by SOG does not name Harish Choudhary call- Jaipur: It appears that few of his well wishers Gajendra Singh Shekha- ing on Maken. Harish Choudhary and Rameshwar Dudi call upon Ajay Maken at senior IAS Subodh have advised him that wat and others as ac- The leaders held dis- New Delhi on Tuesday. Agarwal, who was sent instead of being side- cused therein ‘with the cussions with Maken out of the Secretariat lined, it is far better to sole objective of not ar- over the prevailing politi- suddenly. Such leaders Panchayat elections, po- due to his seniority, is work under CS Niran- resting them despite cal situation in the state. include ministers and litical appointment and not keen on putting in jan Arya with honour their names finding Gajendra Singh Shekhawat with wife Naunand Kanwar. The leaders who are as- others. Revenue minister organisational issues. the same work ethics he and more so, when he place in chargesheet in piring positions in the Harish Choudhary held a Earlier, ministers Ra- displayed over the has to stay in the service relation to gigantic Notably, Shekhawat and others duped the party organisation and detailed discussion with jendra Yadav, Tikaram years. There was a time, for five years before re- scam. This raises raises was the business part- investors and kept them government also met Maken in Delhi on Tues- Jully, Bhajan Lal Jatav when he was handling tiring. Word is that suspicion in relation to ner of Vikram Singh, in dark by showing fake Maken. day. They also discussed met Maken. important departments Agarwal has taken the the credibility of the in- the chairman of the so- records and posters. After the Delhi visit of the issue of farmers For nearly a week, like Mines & Petroleum suggestion and made up vestigation conducted ciety, prior to his elec- Meanwhile, the next CM Ashok Gehlot and while former leader of more than 50 Congress and Industries and now, his mind and therefore, by the state police. On tion as MP. Amit Kumar hearing in the case is on PCC president Govind opposition Rameshwar leaders including Push- he has been given a it is highly probable this count alone, investi- Purohit and Madhusu- 3 January. Thousands Singh Dotasra, the visits Dudi also held a meeting pendra Bharadwaj and comparatively minor that he may return to gation by CBI, ED and dan Purohit, the coun- of investors have alleg- of Rajasthan Congress with Maken. Dudi dis- MLA Rajendra Bidhuri charge of CMD of the Secretariat in the SFIO or a SIT’ to investi- sel for the petitioner, edly lost about Rs 900 leaders have increased cussed the results of the have met Maken in Delhi. RREC and made to sit in next transfer list. gate becomes necessary. said that Vikram Singh crores in the scam.

AMIT DHAKA RETAINS UDH, LEAVES HOME FOR ARTI DOGRA RE-DISTRIBUTION OF WORK AT CHIEF MINISTER’S OFFICE!

Rajendra Chhabra ism/Art and Culture, ment and Skill, Facto-  VIP References nology  Parliamen- rage/ Estate  Mid Day Archaeology and ry and Boilers  UDH, 5. Shaheen Ali Khan tary Affairs/ Assembly Meal  Revenue/Colo./ Jaipur: With a view to Museums  Docu- Housing Board/LSG/  Minorities Affairs/  Monitoring of CM/ Devsthan/ Sainik Kalyan ensure the optimum mentation/Project Jaipur Metro  Animal Waqf  Youth & Sports Budget Announce-  Administrative utilisation of available Monitoring/Monitor- Husbandry, Gopalan,  Medical & Health, ment  Manifesto Reforms  Printing and talent at CMO, CM ing of Implementation Dairy, Fisheries Medical Education Implementation Stationary  Food and Ashok Gehlot has re- of Important Cabinet  Agriculture/ Agri  Ayurved/ Family Wel-  Compilation of Im- Civil Supplies distributed responsi- Decisions of Projects Marketing/ Horticul- fare, Transport, Social portant Achievements 9. Lalit Kumar bilities among its exist- and Programs ture/ RSAMB Justice & Empowere-  Highlights of all RPG at CMR  Moni- ing staff at CMO which 2. Arti Dogra  Co-operative ment/ Disabilities Departments toring Redressal of continues to be headed  DoP  Mines and 4. Rajan Vishal  TAD, WCD 8. Gaurav Bajad Public Grievances by a low profile and a Petroleum  Energy  Finance & Taxation/ 6. Lekh Raj Toshawara  DIsaster Manage-  RPG silent performer Kul-  Home, Police, Home Excise/ Small Sav-  Rural Development/ ment/ Relief & Reha- 10. GS Yadav deep Ranka. Guards, Vigilance, Jail, ings/ S.I & GPF MNREGA/ Panchayati- bilitation  Education  Departmental Enquiry Civil Defence/RSBI  Planning & Man- Raj  Election  Water (Higher/Technical)/ & Prosecution Sanction 1 Rajesh Kumar Gupta  RPG power, Economics Shed and Soil Con- Bhasha/ Sanskrit  Law & Justice  Forest, Environ- 3. Amit Dhaka and Statistics servation  General Education  Education  RTI Act ment, State Pollution  Industries/MSME/  PHED, GWD Admin of CMO (Primary/Secondary) 11. Laxman Singh Shek- Control Board   Khadi/BIP/PSUs/ESI Water Resources, CM Ashok Gehlot 7. Dinesh Kumar Sharma GAD/ Civil Aviation/ hawat  CMRF, DIPR  Tour-  Labour, Employ- CAD, IGNP  PWD  I.T., Science & Tech- Cabinet/ Motor Ga-  RPG www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09

JAIPUR, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 23, 2020 THE FINALISTS OF MISS OCEAN WORLD 2020 FROM THE TOP 11 COUNTRIES ABSOLUTELY ACED IT IN THE ‘NATIONAL COSTUME ROUND’ HELD VIRTUALLY! FLAUNTING THE NATIONALITIES

NEHAL NAYAR [email protected]

n international beau- ty pageant, Miss Ocean World 2020 which began earlier A this month, recently held a ‘National Cos- tume Round’ for all the finalists competing for the United Kingdom Chile title. Participants from a total of 11 countries were a part of Yogesh Mishra this round, where they flaunt- ed the traditions and values pageantry, which is an ex- of their respective countries. tremely proud moment for Egypt After this round, a total of 7 our country. finalists will be shortlisted for Talking about being the the Interview Round, which is host of the pageant this year to be held on the 28th of this and for the next two years, Yo- month. Renowned people gesh Mishra stated, “Being a from the fashion world will be host of this esteemed beauty a part of the interviewer pan- pageant is a really great op- el, to make the competition portunity for me. It is the very more interesting. first time that I am organising Yogesh Mishra from Jaipur, a pageant virtually, but it is who is the host and the inter- definitely a great and inter- national director of this beau- esting experience altogether.” ty pageant has been working Something that makes this extremely hard and making pageant unique from the oth- the Pink City proud with his ers is the fact that it acted as achievements. From organis- a great opportunity for the ing beauty pageants at the women who were of a bigger state level to going interna- age, and not married. Spain tional, Yogesh has come a re- “We believe that everyone ally long way. The pageant must receive an equal chance, Miss Ocean World is and that is the reason why we ranked as #17 didn’t focus much on the age in the world this time- all we required of inter- were the other criteria to be national fulfilled by the participants,” said Yogesh. He added, “This year, the theme of the pageant is ‘Clean Ocean’. Since there Venezuela are hardly any activi- ties dedicated to once people found out about the oceans in the theme. We will be spread- the pageants, ing awareness to save the Nigeria a great buzz ocean and keep it clean.” was created The grand finale of Miss across the Ocean World 2020 will be held globe virtually on 30 December.

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KISAN KUMBH

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n our ancient Hin- du culture, a great festival & pilgrim- age takes place I every 12 years at Prayagraj, on the confluence of the holy Ganga, Jamuna & the mythical Saraswati rivers. The attendees are from all sections of Hindu life, and they assemble in the larg- est numbers known to man- kind. It is a 48-day Mela (festival). It is the KUMBH MELA. It is believed that when the gods were carry- ing the Kumbh (pot) con- manipulated via duress, taining the Elixir of im- money or guile of the pow- mortality, some drops fell at ers that be. The sagacity this site. Thereafter, any- and grip over their subject one who bathes here wash- were evident when the es away all the sins of his/ three dozen Union Leaders her life. sat patiently for long hours Today we are witnessing across smug Govt officers a far bigger phenomenon in and ministers and meticu- numbers and inclusive- lously weeded out all the ness. We are becoming part glaring anomalies in the of History in the conflu- Farm Bills. The Govt ence of all castes, regions, agreed to amend those er- religions and races. The rors and unwittingly made sins of strife between these their “farmer-friendly” sections are being sani- Bills look devious and in- tized in this KISAN fructuous. The KISAN KUMBH to form a single KUMBH is here to push In- Bhartiyata (Indianness). dia’s civilization onto a Starting as a small agita- unifying train that will tion in the heart of Punjab, of food, milk, tea & fruits to Punjabi singers joined in gible Cultural Heritage of move voluntarily towards lage bumpkins. Now they steamroll all political she- it has already snowballed the policemen. The pall of and lifted the sky of the Humanity” in these lofty Delhi as if drawn by a mag- are surprised by common nanigans that “fooled all into a festival of an ancient aggression evaporated into spirit high. Singing Live words, I am sure many in- net. They are sensing His- sense and general knowl- the people, all the time”. civilization waking up to a peaceful brotherhood. Af- from atop tractors and tellectuals must be scurry- tory being created in a tan- edge voiced by the sun- Any farmer worth his salt its ideals. The world has al- ter all, 90% of these police- makeshift stages, they mo- ing around to define this gible form and deeply long kissed farmers in front of and guilty of tolerating the ready taken note. men were from rural stock tivated the farmers by ap- phenomenon. If anyone to be part of this festive mikes thrust at them by the callousness of various Gov- This miracle started to too. With subtle connivance pealing to their bravery thinks these millions were revolution. farm-illiterate paparazzi. ernments will surely em- unfold from the day the they let the farmers remove and history of their fight “organised” to demon- The sceptical and cynical To further fox everybody, bark on this pilgrimage to water-cannons and tear gas the barricades and dance & against injustice. strate, he must be living in urbane urban were brought they haven’t nominated the KISAN KUMBH to shells were greeted with sing to the Delhi borders. If UNESCO had called an illusion. People from up to think of these sons & just one single leader to cleanse the soul of Bharat folded hands and serving Then the hugely popular Kumbh Mela as an “Intan- across India have started to daughters of the soil as vil- lead them, lest he/she be Varsh.

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n an ongoing Jai Rangam Theatre Festival, known I Author and Direc- tor Ashok Rahi, Vilas Janve (Expert of Folk Theater), Rajeev Jagdeesh Chandra with Kapil Khawash Acharya and Vinod Sanyam Swastika Gaurav Gaur, Director, Joshi had a dialogue Elite Miss Rajasthan about Shrinking CITY FIRST of children was required to Christmas. and Akanksha Bhalla, World of Folk Dra- be six years old to attend the 7 years old Kapil Vash- Patron of the pageant, ma and Contem- he Digital Baal Children’s Fair. However, istha, a resident of Shivpuri and the winners- Isha porary Theatre Mela by LIC wit- when the entry of young Colony in Sodala area of Agarwal, Divija Gambhir and Riya Sain, in Jaipur. on Tuesday. nessed the cutest children started coming, Jaipur, decided to fulfil The winner of Elite Starting the panel Christmas based the Future Society, the wishes of everyone Miss Rajasthan was discussion, Senior T competition on which is organising the by becoming Santa Isha Agarwal, while Theatre Artist Ashok Tuesday. One year Digital Children’s Fair while Khwaish Gupta of Divija Gambhir and Riya Rahi asserted that it’s Sanyam from Bar- changed their decision in Jaipur sent her entry to the Sain were the first and unfortunate for theatre mer became Santa. Being so favour of the children. Digital Children’s Fair as second runner-ups. that Folk Artforms like young he looked adorable The last date for sending Santa. The jaw-dropping Nautanki Khyal Turra and mischievous in Santa’s entries was also changed Santa look came from (L-R) Riya Sain, Isha Kalangi and Rammat dress. Parents prepared from 14 December to 21 De- 1-year-old Swastika Sharma Agarwal and Divija are losing their identi- temporary theatre their children quite well. cember and prize distribu- from Guwahati. Gambhir. ties and relevance world needs to adopt Initially, the minimum age tion will take place on [email protected] though at one time new things from its they were an integral heritage and then part of an entire world only it would be able of Hindi Theatre. to reach masses. and 15 distinguished national There was a time Folk Art Specialist speakers. More than 250 dele- when Ali Bakshi Khy- Vinod Joshi believed INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE gates from India and abroad al was famous till Del- that in the current sce- CITY FIRST ference was titled ‘Interna- participated in the conference hi, which is now ap- nario, artists of Folk tional Conference on Advanc- and around 61 papers were pre- proximately on the Theatre are going epartment of Mathe- es in Mechanics’. Chief Guest sented during 15 technical ses- verge to end. Theatre through a very diffi- matics & Statistics, Ma- of the inaugural was Di- sions. Speakers were from Director Rajeev cult financial phase. nipal University Jaipur rector, Inter-University reputed organisations Aacharya said that so- Art Policies were also D(MUJ) in association Accelerator Centre, New such as Montclair State ciety and government discussed during the with International Academy Delhi, Avinash Chandra University, NJ; University need to work with panel discussion. The of Physical Sciences (IAPS), Pandey. President MUJ, G K of Johannesburg; Gubkin joint hands to con- session was seen by a Prayagraj organised a 3-day Prabhu was also present on Russian State University of Oil serve these Art Forms. huge number of Thea- international conference ‘CO- the occasion. and Gas, Moscow; IITs; NITs Actor Vilas Jahnve as- tre Artists. NIAPS XXVI’ which conclud- The event featured 7 emi- and various state universities. During the session serted that the con- [email protected] ed on Sunday. The virtual con- nent international speakers [email protected]

CONDOLENCES! —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA What a decision! FELICITATIONS! CITY FIRST CITY FIRST ohanlal Sukhadia S Niranjan Arya University has greeted Senior Con- been a pioneer in gress leader Shishu- M the state’s deci- C pal Singh Nimba- sion to reduce fees, realiz- hera when the latter paid ing the economic crisis of him a courtesy visit. He students during the Corona greeted him with a garland period. The order to reduce and congratulated him on the 15 per cent fee in SFS Prof. America Singh Sheela Singh being elected courses was issued two the Up-Pradhan of Rani months ago, which will manded to reduce the Panchayat Samiti. continue to be applica- fees. Considering this Shishupal Singh felici- ble even in the ongoing the Vice-Chancellor sym- tated Niranjan Arya A condolence meet for Late Mohanlal admission process. With pathetically agreed to re- Chhabra was held on Monday at his residence with a traditional safa this, the university has duce the 15 per cent fee in at Jawahar Circle, Jaipur. The 66-year-old and also apprised him completely waived the fees SFS. Vice-Chancellor Pro- former Financial Advisor to RCDF breathed of the problems of the his last on Friday, 18 December. He is grieved of 150 very needy students fessor America Singh put region. and remembered by his family- wife Kirti on Sunday. this decision in the Council Arya listened carefully to Chhabra, son and daughter-in-law Ankit- In October, several stu- of Deans meeting on 8 Octo- all the issues raised and lems of the public repre- veyed their heartfelt grati- Poleena and daughter and son-in-law Sakshi-Rahul and a large dent representatives met ber where it was unani- promised a quick redressal. sentatives who came to tude to the Chief Secretary. circle of extended family and friends. Vice-Chancellor Prof. mously passed. He also addressed the prob- meet him. They all con- [email protected] America Singh and de- [email protected]

EVENTS!

Raj: The 3- day National Workshop on ‘The Art of Writing Research Papers’ was organised by the Department of Business administration and Xavier’s Research and Publication Cell (XRPC). The workshop began with the blessings and encouragement of A. Rex Angelo S.J, Principal who motivated the young researchers by emphasizing on the significance of learning the art and Science on Monday.

K’tka: Help4all was built with a singular aim to obliterate the lacuna with technology and networking Through this app, the registered help providers nearest to the person (Both NGO’s and independent help providers) can visually see Raj: Top health experts of Jaipur will give health tips the location of the person to Jaipurites and will receive awards as well. The in need, nature of his need message will be given about the support as well as and the urgency of his need protection from corona and health lifestyle. This unique Many art lovers visited the exhibition on mythology organised by Artist Harshil Patel on inaugural at conveying the message that effort will be made for the first time in Jaipur and will Ahmedabad ni Gufa Art Center in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI ‘you ARE NOT alone’. be held on 29 December at Argus Homes, Tonk Road.