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Dr PC Dandiya the 93-year-old emeritus professor of SMS Medical College, Jaipur was administered the coronavirus vaccine. Dr Dandiya came forward voluntarily for the vaccination and was second in A medic administers first dose of Covishield vaccine PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI AT THE LAUNCH OF THE PAN-INDIA ROLLOUT OF COVID-19 line after college principal Dr Sudhir Bhandari to get on Dr. Bilquees Shah in Srinagar on Saturday. VACCINATION DRIVE, VIA VIDEO CONFERENCING, IN NEW DELHI ON SATURDAY. —PHOTOS BY PTI vaccinated on the launch of the campaign. P3

Army’s ‘charismatic work’ INDIA TAKES ITS SHOT AS during India-China standoff boosted morale: Rajnath PM REFUTES RUMOURS M Tariq Khan Lucknow: The “com- mendable” work done In a virtual address, emotional PM Modi paid tribute by the Indian Army during the India-China to scientists and healthcare workers across country standoff raised the mo- rale and pride of the Mohd Fahad RML DOCTORS country, said Defence MAHA SUSPENDS VACCINATION RAISE RED FLAG Minister Rajnath Singh New Delhi: Prime Min- OVER ISSUES WITH CoWIN APP on Saturday. ister Narendra Modi, ON COVAXIN “During India-China launching India’s giant Maharashtra suspended COVID-19 vac- New Delhi: The Resi- standoff, commendable Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Chief of Army Staff cinations till Monday because of technical vaccination drive on Today, when we’ve dent Doctors’ Associa- work of Indian Army Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane (left) and Chief Minister Yogi Saturday, paid tribute to issues with the centre’s software platform for tion (RDA) of the Ram has raised the morale Aditiyanath during the Bhoomi Pujan and foundation laying developed our own Manohar Lohia Hospital frontline workers and managing the programme, news agency ANI of the country, and lift- ceremony of New Command Hospital in Lucknow on Saturday. on Saturday requested scientists and warned vaccine, the world reported on Saturday. Meanwhile, the state ed its head with pride,” the medical superin- citizens against falling is looking at India recorded 14 cases of adverse events, none of said the minister while lution and excite met. with the pandemic, but them fatal, on Day 1 of the vaccination rollout. tendent to vaccinate for propaganda or ru- with hope them with Covishield. In addressing the attend- “The hospital is being in India, under the lead- mours over vaccines. —Narendra Modi, a letter to the medical ees at foundation laying constructed in the new ership of Prime Minis- Giving India a new Prime Minister BIOTECH TO PAY COMPENSATION superintendent, the as- ceremony of a new hos- year. This new construc- ter Narendra Modi, pre- motto - “Dawai bhi, Ka- pital at Headquater tion gives us a message cautionary measures IF COVAXIN CAUSES SIDE EFFECTS sociation said the resi- dai bhi (yes to Vaccine, dent doctors were “a Central Command, in that if last year was that started on time. yes to discipline)” - PM Union Home Minister In the consent form to be signed by the bit apprehensive” about Lucknow. Also present of obstacles, this year “Today vaccination Modi also cautioned Amit Shah said it vaccine recipients, Bharat Biotech said, Covaxin and might not on the occasion were will be that of solutions. drive has started. India that even after vaccina- “In case of any adverse events or participate in the immu- UP Chief Minister Yogi If last year was that of has developed its own tion, citizens must stay represents the serious adverse events, you will be nisation drive in large Adityanath and chief despair, this year will be vaccine, and many oth- vigilant and maintain determination of a provided medically recognised numbers thus defeat- of the army staff, Gen- that of excitement,” he ers are in the develop- all precautions as 1.91 self-reliant India and standard of care in the government ing the purpose of the eral MM Narvane and said. He commended the ment process. We will lakh were administered is an important designated and authorised centres/ exercise which began in GOC-in-C Lieutenant authorities for relocat- not only fulfill our own vaccines on the first day. hospitals. The compensation for serious the country on Satur- General IS Ghuman. ing rather than cutting demand for vaccines India’s drive is one of milestone in the fight adverse event will be paid by sponsor day. “Covaxin is being Singh said the con- trees while clearing land but also supply it to dif- the world’s biggest vac- against the pandemic (BBIL) in case if SAE is proven to be preferred in our hospital struction of the hospi- for the building. ferent parts of the world cination programmes, —Amit Shah, causally related to the vaccine.” over Covishield, which tal in the New Year The minister said that because, for India, the aimed at inoculating 3 Union Home Minister hasn’t completes trial gives the hope that it the world never imag- whole world is a family,” crore health Turn to P6 process,” letter read. will be a year of the so- ined it will have to deal he added. Turn to P6

GEHLOT LAUNCHES VAX DRIVE IN STATE RAJ SSB chief resigns Jaipur: Chairman We all were eagerly waiting for this day: CM of Rajasthan Staff Selection Board Dr. n We will set an example in vax drive just With the launch of the virus. He said there Babu Lal Jatawat vaccination across the should not be any ap- (retired IAS) re- like we did in Corona management: CM country at 11 am, the prehension about the signed on Saturday n CM urges people not to be complacent vaccination process vaccine, people should following criticism was started at many not worry as the dry over paper leaks even as drive begins across state centres in Rajasthan. runs have been con- of JEN exam and Covid’s first vaccine in ducted and it was de- postponing the Naresh Sharma across the state from the Rajasthan was given to clared safe. ‘’We all have patwari exam. The Chief Minister’s Resi- Dr Sudhir Bhandari, been waiting for the opposition BJP and Jaipur: The world’s dence through a virtual principal of SMS Medi- coronavirus vaccine for largest corona vaccina- programme which was cal College. long. Since the virus en- RLP leaders have tion campaign began attended by Medical and Gehlot said that even tered the district, the been demanding across the country on Health Minister Dr after getting vaccinat- state government made his removal. The Saturday. In a watershed Raghu Sharma, along ed, there is need to exer- all out efforts to contain state government moment for the desert with Cabinet ministers, cise caution to eradi- it. Common man and has accepted his state, Rajasthan Chief senior IAS officers, rep- cate novel coronavirus corona warriors also resignation with Minister Ashok Gehlot resentatives of various and even after getting helped in restricting immediate ef- on Saturday launched institutions and BJP vaccinated, corona pro- the spread of the vi- fect, said official the first phase of COV- state president Satish tocol has to be followed rus,’’ Gehlot said. sources. P2 ID-19 vaccination drive Poonia. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during launch of the covid vaccination drive in Rajasthan. to break the chain of Turn to P6 RAJASTHAN www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 02 Bird flu: Over 5,000 birds AMID PAPER LEAK ROW, died in less than a month Jaipur: A total of 215 birds were found dead RSSB CHAIRMAN RESIGNS within a day in the state, reported the Board faced criticism for JEN paper leak and anomalies in other exams State’s Animal Hus- First India Bureau bandry Department on Saturday. The depart- Jaipur: Chairman of ment also said around Rajasthan staff selec- 5,130 birds have died in tion board (RSSB) Dr. the state since Decem- Babu Lal Jatawat (re- ber 25, 2020. tired IAS) resigned on The avian flu has af- Saturday following crit- fected 17 districts across icism over paper leaks the state who are strug- of JEN exam leading to gling to contain the cancellation of the spread of influenza. exam and postponing Many states have al- the patwari exam. The ready banned the entry A volunteer picks a sick bird in city. opposition BJP and of poultry from other Dr. Babu Lal Jatawat RLP leaders have been states, which are on SAVING WINGED ANGELS demanding his remov- ‘Avian Flu Alert’. This al. The state govern- Candidates of JEN and other exams had protested in December last year over various anomalies. garding the JEN exam has also led to the loss ment has accepted his and demanded that the in poultry business resignation with imme- but did not mention any The board also post- waiting for the Patwari exam be canceled. across the country. diate effect, said official reason for the move. He poned the Patwari re- exam also. RLP convener and As bird flu cases were sources. is believed to have re- cruit.ment exam 2019 Former CM Vasund- Nagaur MP Hanuman detected across 10 states Jatawat had initially signed due to all-around which was to be held in hara Raje, state BJP Beniwal on Thursday in the country, PM Nar- denied paper leak but political pressure. The three phases in Janu- president Satish Poonia tweeted to state Chief endra Modi said on Jan- later cancelled the JEN board had on December ary this year. More than had cornered the state Minister Ashok Ge- uary 11 that the poultry exam affecting more 29 last year canceled the 31 thousand students government over the hlot demanding the farms, zoos, and water than 31,000 candidates. JEN recruitment exam- took the JEN exam for paper leak. Rajya Sabha removal of Jatawat bodies will be continu- Jatawat confirmed his ination held on Decem- 533 posts. About 13 lakh MP Kirodi Lal Meena and file a criminal ously monitored to con- resignation to the media ber 6 due to paper leak. candidates have been had taken out a rally re- case against him. tain the disease. —ANI

Woman ‘gang-raped’ UDH seeks proposals for ‘Prashashan 1 hurt even as jailbreak by husband, his friends Shahron Ke Sang’ campaign bid foiled in Bhinmal First India Bureau at the time of the inci- dent on January 12. Abhishek Shrivastav CLARIFICATION First India Bureau from the electric Jalore: A woman was The complaint men- transformers near allegedly gang-raped tions that the victim Jaipur: The Urban de- Jalore: An attempt the jail leading to by friends of her hus- was pushed and er feet velopment and housing was made to break complete darkness in band in his presence. were tied with an iron department has sought into the Bhinmal sub- the jail. The incident has been door after which the proposals for 13 types jail to free some in- Meanwhile, a per- reported from a village accused took turns to of works from all devel- mates late at night on son from these mis- under Kotwali police rape her. The next day, opment authorities and Friday. The accused creants called the station of the Jalore the victim shared her UITs for the ‘Pra- fired at the jail staff constable and pre- district. The police ordeal with her par- shashan Shahron Ke who cross fired in tended to be from have filed a case on the ents who took her to Sang’ campaign. which one of the ac- the electricity de- complaint of the vic- the SP office. The proposals have cused was injured. partment. As soon tim’s mother and start- On the directions of been sought regarding According to the po- as the constable ed an investigation. Jalore Superintendent regularisation of agri- lice, three to four ac- went near him, they According to the po- of Police Shyam Singh, cultural land, slum ar- Shanti Dhariwal cused came to Bhin- attacked him and lice, the woman has al- the police have filed a eas, land-use change, mal sub-jail late at fired gunshots. In leged in her complaint case. DSP Kailash Ku- transfer of unaccount- building regulations es in the existing rules, posal why the change is night making plans to the morning, several that the husband of her mar said that the police ed for land, leasing un- 2020, township policy bye-laws, laws, orders, required and why drive away their gang officers including daughter, who is a is investigating the der state grant act, per- 2010, etc. and notification to re- should relaxation be member, who is SP, SDM, and DSP mother of three chil- whole matter and a mission for the build- Under this, the bod- move the obstacles given. The department lodged in the jail. The reached the Bhinmal dren, was gang-raped medical team is check- ing construction, name ies will have to send a coming in these works. has asked the bodies to miscreants cut-off jail and inspected by friends of his son-in- ing the health of the transfer, Chief Minis- proposal to the depart- It will also have to be send the proposals in a the electricity supply the entire jail. law who were all drunk victim. ter Jan Awaas Yojana, ment regarding chang- explained in the pro- prescribed format.

Woman SI killed Cong will face defeat in 90 civic bodies: Poonia in hit and run MISCREANTS LOOT Aishwary Pradhan First India Bureau SIKAR TOLL PLAZA Jaipur: BJP state pres- POONIA WRITES TO CM, Dausa: Sub-inspec- ident Satish Poonia on tor Seema Sharma, First India Bureau 2ND LOOT IN 2 DAYS Saturday exuded confi- JAVADEKAR OVER TWO posted at Dausa Kot- dence in getting a re- wali police station, Sikar: The fear of police sounding victory in the LAKH TREE FELLING was killed in a hit in Ajitgarh area seems to elections of the upcom- Jaipur: Raising the is- tion in the matter. and run incident on no more terrorise mis- ing 90 civic bodies in sue of the axing of two In his letter, he has Saturday night. creants. After looting the the state. lakh green trees in Al- raised the concern of Sharma was stand- toll plaza a day back, the He said that the par- war, BJP state presi- axing of two lakh ing near Dausa po- robbers once again loot- ty will organise a big dent Dr Satish Poonia trees consisting of lice lines when a ed the toll giving a tough agitation on the issue Satish Poonia has written a letter to Rosewood, Neem, speeding truck hit time to the police. The of complete loan waiv- Chief Minister Ashok Keekar, and Safeda on her, said ASP Anil shocking incident is of er of all farmers be- Gehlot and Union private land in Ram- Chauhan. She was the Triveni toll block on fore the upcoming bye- policies of the Con- ed in the results of minister of environ- garh tehsil of Alwar immediately rushed Shahpura road. The ac- lections in three as- gress government, the recently held Pan- ment, forest, and cli- district. The economic to Hospital from cused took away Rs 2 sembly constituencies people of the state chayati raj elections mate change Prakash loss is estimated to be where she was re- lakh on Thursday night in the state. have rejected the Con- in 21 districts,” he told Javadekar seeking ac- around Rs 1.25 crore. ferred to Jaipur in a and on Friday night too Shahpura stopped half a “Due to anti-people gress and this reflect- reporters. critical condition. they managed to flee kilometre away from the with Rs 20,000 cash. toll and a dozen crooks On getting informa- came out and started AWARENESS ACTIVITIES tion late in the night, vandalizing the car of 5 dead as bus comes in Deputy Superintendent the toll authorities. They of Police Girdhari Lal somehow managed to Sharma reached Ajit- save themselves. Min to launch Road Safety month garh. According to the The police detained a contact with live wire police, the general man- miscreant from the spot Kashiram Chaudhary tended by the state Lunaram Darji ager and owner of Trive- but the others managed minister Ashok Chan- ni toll, Naresh Kumar to escape. DSP Girdhari Jaipur: Various aware- dna, transport commis- Jalore: Five people and Pradeep Kumar were Lal Sharma said that the ness activities will be sioner Ravi Jain and were reported to be sitting in their vehicle on police raided Manohar- conducted under the others. dead after a bus caught Triveni toll at 1:00 am on pur and other places to road safety month Khachariyawas will fire in Jalore on Satur- Friday night. Suddenly a arrest the accused but which will be inaugu- also flag-off a cycle ral- day night. 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CM Ashok Gehlot during state-level inauguration ceremony of corona vaccination through VC at CMR on Saturday where Shanti Dhariwal, Mamta Bhupesh, BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Mahendra Choudhary, Dr Raghu Sharma, Bhanwar S Bhati, Dr Subhash Garg, Pratap S Khachariyawas & Kuldeep Ranka were present and cheered Dr Sudhir Bhandari as he took the fi rst jab. A ‘SHOT’ OF HOPE Vax is safest way to tide over Covid: Dr Bhandari Principal of SMS medical college Dr Sudhir Bhandari became first person in Rajasthan to be administered a Covid vaccine on Saturday Vikas Sharma DHARMA KARMA! Leaders join Gehlot in the drive Jaipur: Vaccination is 93-year-old doc gets the second jab the safest way to tide Jaipur: More than two Joginder Awana, Wajib over the coronavirus First India Bureau the state government dozen MLAs includ- Ali, Deepchand, Lakhan pandemic, SMS Medical taken during the pan- ing those defected to Meena and Sandeep College principal Dr Su- Jaipur: A 93-year old demic. Congress from BSP on Yadav met Gehlot. MP dhir Bhandari said on emeritus professor of Dandiya is a emeritus Saturday called on CM Ramcharan Bohra also Saturday, shortly after SMS medical college Dr professor and he comes Ashok Gehlot at his called on the CM. He residence. The MLAs held discussions with he became the first per- PC Dandiya was also ad- everyday to the hospital had also attended the Deepchand, Lakhan son in Rajasthan to be ministered a vaccine for to assist in research and inauguration of vac- Meena and Sandeep administered a Covid-19 coronavirus on Satur- academic works. Dan- cination programme. Yadav regarding case vaccine. day. He came forward diya also expressed BJP state president in Supreme Court. Dr grief over the death of “I am feeling very voluntarily for the vac- Satish Poonia, MLAs Ashok Panagariya, good. I believe it is the cination and was second senior surgeon of the Narpat Singh Rajvi, PR Rajababu Panwar, safest way to tide over after the principal of hospital Dr Dinesh Jin- Meena, Indraj Gurjar, Virendra Poonia, CS the coronavirus. The SMS medical college Dr dal, Dandiya’s student Rafi q Khan, Amin Rajan, Siddharth Ma- vaccine is safe,” Sudhir Bhandari to get who died during the Kagzi, Gangadevi, hajan, Mahendra Soni, Bhandari told CM Ge- are going to be vaccinat- vaccinated on the pandemic, saying he Laxman Meena, Ved Subodh Agarwal, hlot through VC after ed. Health minister launch of the campaign. would be alive if there Prakash Solanki, Rohit Singh, Sudhansh receiving the shot. Ge- Raghu Sharma interact- “I am feeling good and ‘My student, Dr Dinesh Jindal would have been alive if there was was a vaccine earlier. Babulal Nagar, Gopal Pant, Abhay Kumar, hlot, who inaugurated ed with the staff of a hos- excited,” he told report- a vaccine earlier’, Dr PC Dandiya told media on Saturday. Dandiya said that he Meena, Alok Beniwal, Bhaskar Sawant, DG the inoculation drive in pital in Kekri in Ajmer ers after the vaccina- informed his son, who chief whip Mahesh M L Lather, DG ACB B the state, during the VC district while Pratap tion. On questions about got vaccinated just to scientists of the country. lives in the US, that he was Joshi, deputy chief L Soni and other IPS had asked Bhandari Singh Khachariyawas the credibility of the give a positive message Earlier, he also attended going for the vaccination whip Mahendra Chaud- offi cers also met the what message he would spoke to the health work- vaccine, he said that the to people. He said that a VC with CM Gehlot. He and his son said “Very hary, Rajendra Gudha, chief minister Gehlot. like to give to those who ers in Dholpur. vaccine is safe and he people should trust the praised the initiatives of Good Dad” in reaction.

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Vasundhara Raje  The health of 3 people worsened after vac- @VasundharaBJP Dr Sudhir Bhandari gets vaccinated as wife Rina looks on. cination in Alwar. A Selfi e Time! An elated health worker after getting fi rst jab in city. Sarve Bhavantu  Vaccination at 167 places in which 4.80 lakh Sukhinaha, Sarve health workers will be vaccinated in 1st phase. Santu Niramaya! In accordance with the  In 2nd phase, frontline workers, police, hopes and aspirations defence, paramilitary, revenue department of India, Respected personnel will be covered. Prime Minister Shri @ narendramodi ji has  People above 50 years will be vaccinated in the dedicated the corona 3rd phase. vaccine to the country. For which best wishes  Data of more than 6 lakh people has been Health workers at Zanana to all the countrymen HAPPY FACES! Health workers gesture during the launch of uploaded in the Covin software. Hosp pose with vaccination and thanks to our covid-19 vaccine drive, at SMS hospital in Jaipur on Saturday. record card on Saturday. Corona Warriors. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR & SANTOSH SHARMA #JNU kicks off vax drive State records 2 #Jab Jawans! BJP leaders laud vax drive Covid-19 deaths, Jaipur : Rajasthan BJP leaders claimed that the 238 fresh cases coronavirus vaccine Jaipur: Two more cor- drive launched on Sat- onavirus-related fatali- urday has increased the ties were reported in country’s credibility in Rajasthan, taking the the world. “PM Modi death toll to 2,746 on has increased India’s Saturday while 238 credibility by launching fresh cases pushed the the world’s largest vac- Satish Poonia alongwith (L) Vimal Katiyar, Jitendra Gothwal and infection tally to cination campaign. It is Laxmikant Bhardwaj addressing media at BJP HQ on Saturday. 3,14,920, officials said. a matter of pride for all The two deaths were re- Indians that two indige- tion in the state assem- entists across world got ported from Jaipur and JNU hospital participated actively in the fi rst phase of the campaign nous vaccines were de- bly Gulabchand Kataria engaged in developing Bhilwara, they said. Of The health personnel of the BSF deployed on the Indo-Pak border by successfully vaccinating over 100 Corona warriors with veloped in the country,” expressed gratitude to it. Due to encourage- the fresh COVID-19 cas- in Jaisalmer were administered the vaccine on Saturday. The 'Covaxin'. Dr Sandeep Bakshi (Chancellor- Jaipur National University) state BJP president Sat- PM Modi. Kataria said ment of PM, Indian sci- es, a maximum of 56 vaccination drive was launched by DIG of North Sector AK Singh appreciated the role of the Government and CM in ensuring a smooth ish Poonia told report- that when there was no entists developed two cases were reported of the BSF. Ten health workers from sector 119 of the BSF and 40 and successful start of the campaign in Rajasthan. ers. Leader of Opposi- vaccine for corona, sci- vaccines. — PTI from Jaipur. —PTI personnel from Jaisalmer Air Force Station were vaccinated. Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd.PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 04

IN-DEPTH PAN-INDIA VACCINE THE USA HAS CHANGED ROLLOUT BEGINS orld’s biggest inoculation drive got un- derway in India with the hope that war against the dreaded novel coronavirus FOR THE WORSE is nearing victory. Launching the drive, K NATWAR W Prime Minister Narendra Modi exuded SINGH confidence that the government will ensure a “de- cisive win” over the Covid. An estimated over 1, 65, 740 frontline warriors in 11 states getting a jab The author is Former Minister of either Covishield or Covaxin on Day One. A to- of External Affairs of India tal of 3 crore frontline workers are to be vaccinat- ed in the first phase of the drive. As doubts persisted about the safety and efficacy merica is, therefore, the of Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin despite the prime min- land of the future, where, in ister and Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan’s “ ages that lie before us, the tried to dispel fears. Bharat Biotech’s Chairman burden of the World’s his- and Managing Director Krishna Ella saying that tory, shall reveal itself ”. the vaccine is 200 percent safe also had little effect. This was written by the Doctors at Delhi’s RML Hospital were apprehen- great German philosopher sive about Covaxin and asked for a jab of SII’s Cov- A Wilhelm Hegel (1770-1831). ishield. Covaxin is yet to submit the efficacy data Bertrand Russell, in his “His- of its third phase. The vaccine is in trial mode. tory of Western Philosophy” In keeping with ethical practices, Bharat Biotech writes, “Hegel’s philosophy is vaccine recipients were asked to sign a consent form very difficult- he is, I should say, which admits that “the clinical efficacy of Covaxin is the hardest to understand of all yet to be established” and in case of “adverse events,” the great philosophers”. the company has promised “standard care in govern- Before I get the main ment-designated centres/hospitals” and compensa- theme of this article a short tion. To convince people about Covaxin, top ministers note on the life of this, could have taken the jab first. Like Joe Biden, US “hardest” of philosophers President-designate and Kamala Harris did. will not be out of place. I It is indeed creditable for the government to pro- shall quote from, “The Pock- vide two affordable vaccines for the protection of et Oxford Dictionary of Bi- all people. If only the war between SII and Bharat ography”, Hegel’s, “Philoso- troops are already on twen- keen to pardon himself and his Biotech could be avoided. phy represents a complex ty-four-hour duty. Most are entire family, not the most at- system of thought with far- spending the nights sleeping tractive lot. I doubt if he will reaching influences and di- in the corridors of the Capi- WHAT IS succeed in pardoning himself. verse applications. Marx tol. A twelve-foot high wall INCOMPREHENSIBLE IS He will get away with pardon- WHATSAPP REALISES based his theory of dialecti- of unbreakable wire has THAT THE REPUBLICAN ing his family and his highly cal materialism on this as- been built around the Capi- PARTY IS FULLY BEHIND undesirable buddies. PRIVACY MATTERS tol, with armed personnel pect of Hegel’s work” TRUMP. WILL IT REMAIN It was an unusual sight to n January 7, Tesla Inc. and SpaceX’s If Hegel was alive today, how guarding the wire wall. A see a huge truck standing in Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk could have second thoughts on similar exercise is being un- SO AFTER THE 20TH, the compound of the White wrote on Twitter “Use Signal”. The two his fulsome praise of America. dertaken in the Capitols of WHEN HE WILL NOT BE House. The outgoing Presi- words cast such a spell that there was a In the past four years, America forty-nine other states. IN POWER. ONE MUST dent’s baggage to be taken O deluge of WhatsApp users to switch to has changed and changed for How could the World’s great- NOT FORGET THAT ONLY out of the White House be- Signal. WhatsApp began to be shunned after the the worse. A single person, who est, most powerful, richest, TEN REPUBLICANS fore 20th January. Trump is news spread that it will share user data with Face- has been President these four technologically most advanced, VOTED IN FAVOUR OF a wealthy man and has many book. This led to privacy concerns. Such was the years has done more harm to his with the most sophisticated in- THE IMPEACHMENT mansions in New York, Flor- force of Musk’s endorsement of messaging app country than all the American dustrial enterprises, with the RESOLUTION IN THE ida and Scotland. But there Signal, which promises end-to-end encryption, that Presidents of the 20th century. largest number of Nobel Lau- HOUSE OF is an unexpected snag. Ama- millions signed up for Signal resulting in a mass He has divided America reates and with some of the REPRESENTATIVES zon, Facebook, Twitter, and outage on January 15. “New servers and extra ca- If Hegel was into two, one the America of very best educational insti- Deutsche Bank have made pacity,” Musk said, “were being added at a record alive today, how Donald Trump and the other tutes in the world come to such his accounts inoperative. pace.” Last week, Signal saw 7.5 million downloads. could have the America of Abraham a pass. In the Trump Raj, we Without Twitter, Trump has Fear of losing large swaths of users to Signal, second thoughts Lincoln. Institutions have witness a dilution of truth, eth- lost his worldwide reach and Telegram, and other messaging platforms appears on his fulsome been all but destroyed, his ics, values and quality. the first amendment to protect influence. to have forced WhatsApp to delay its new plan of praise of second rate cronies have What is incomprehensible Trump for inciting an insur- Finally, not once has he con- probable sharing of personal data with Facebook America? In the been given plum jobs. He is is that the Republican Party rection. Whether they will suc- ceded that he lost the November by three months. Users were told to agree or disa- past four years, never to be blamed when is fully behind Trump. Will ceed or not only the next few Presidential Election. It was gree to its new terms by February 8. The deadline America has things go wrong. Truth is a it remain so after the 20th, weeks will make clear. stolen, he continues to claim. has been extended to May 15 due to “confusion” and changed and lie, a lie truth. when he will not be in power. Now we come to President- How does one steal an election? “misinformation”. WhatsApp has been insisting changed for the He has, according to him had One must not forget that elect Joe Biden and Kamla that the new policy “does not expand our ability to worse. A single nothing to with an attack on only ten Republicans voted Harris. The lives in both are On Friday I lost one of my the Capitol. But it was a well in favour of the Impeach- not safe. One had to look at share data with Facebook”. It has clarified that person, who has most intimate friends. Kamal “the policy update does not affect the privacy of organised insurrection. Out of ment Resolution in the the hoodlums who invaded Morarka suddenly passed away your messages with friends or family in any way”. been President the thousands who pillaged House of Representatives. the Capitol on 6th January. on Friday of a heart attack. He However, there are few takers for WhatsApp’s as- these four years Capitol only two hundred have What will America do after Each one is capable of tak- was 74. surances especially when it has different policies for has done more been arrested. Trump? The first task of the ing a shot at either of the He leaves a huge void in my Europe, where data privacy laws are harsh, and harm to his 20th January has always new President will be to clear most important persons in life. My heartfelt condolences countries like India which are not signatories to any country than all been a day of celebratory re- the mess Trump will leave be- the World. to his wife Bharatiji and his convention on the protection of personal data. A the American joicing. Today, Washington hind. At the moment he is bra- Another complex question to two daughters. petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against Presidents of the reassembles an armed for- zenly not given up. His army of be solved out is that of Presi- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY the new policy of Facebook-owned WhatsApp. 20th century tress. Twenty thousand lawyers is planning to invoke dential Pardon. Trump is very THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top WHAT IF HUMANS REALLY COULD FLY? TWEET ince hindsight Can people fly in calm air, next Icarus will have an wind, to keep the wing Jagat Prakash Nadda is always 20/20, using their own power? aerodynamic efficiency at from crinkling when bent; @JPNadda and now we best as good as that of stiffening thin parts of the Today marks a momentous day thankfully have LIKE A BIRD birds. What might be im- wing which pressurization in the history of the nation as our PM Hon @narendramodi launches S 2020 in hind- The fact that birds fly proved by a factor of two? can’t stiffen; “flapping” the world’s #largestvaccinedrive sight, it’s time to celebrate. shows that we might be Birds are made of meat, and “banking” the wings to combat the pandemic the war In particular, to celebrate a able to, too. We’re just bones and feathers. Not using human power; and against COVID-19 l. He is leading commercially irrelevant heavier, so it’s harder, Kevlar (stronger than ten- carrying micro-vibrations the country from the front, ensuring health services to all but wondrous technology which is in fact a very gen- don), carbon fiber (stiffer from wing surfaces into when they need it the most. that might allow humans eral rule. Insects can fly than bone) or plastic like the fingers and toes of the to fly through the air under with wings even tinier Mylar (smoother and light- pilot, who would then our own power, like birds. than their tiny bodies, but er than feathers). And they “feel” the wings’ airflow Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal This is the stuff of dreams. big birds like albatrosses can’t inflate themselves like much like birds do, using Elevating Making In India: One of the few virtues of and condors need wings a balloon to the size of an nerves in skin and bone. Railways rolls out ‘Iron-ore the “Wonder Woman 1984” way bigger than their bod- airplane. So let’s imagine Designing and building Policy 2021’ to strengthen film I saw recently is that it ies. Fortunately, that rela- using our fanciest modern such an intricate, delicate Iron & steel industry. It aims at shows a woman flying up in tion is such a simple, uni- materials to build an ultra- airfoil would be expensive providing total logistics supports to the industry & boosting the air like a bird or a plane, versal concept — weight roughly 15 kilograms and a both warm-blooded verte- light mechanical “bird.” and unprofitable. Clearly, domestic manufacturing. just like 50 years ago we per unit area — that with a human 60, making a nice brates, so it’s a good guess The size of an airplane, it would only hold its #MoveItLikeRailways saw Superman fly through little physics, we can calcu- round ratio of 1:4 in weight. human muscles can gener- smooth and tightly-inflat- shape on calm days. But it the air. Last month, I saw late how much harder it The heavier-is-harder prin- ate as much average power- ed, containing an ultra- could be built — and it dozens of real human be- might be for people to fly ciple, called wing-loading, is per-weight as condor mus- light lattice woven entirely would work. And when Spiritual ings fly many stories into than condors. Then maybe, based on body area. It says it cles. And given the aerody- and seamlessly from car- that mystical structure ex- the air, lifted aloft from with some clever materials will be twice as hard (square namic elegance that nature bon fiber. This wing’s stiff- ists and is hooked up just SPEAK their surfboards by airfoil- and design, we might root of four) for us to fly, all has evolved into soaring ness would mostly come right to a strong person kites powered by wind. bridge the gap. We might else remaining equal. birds’ wings and feathers, from inflating the plastic. pulling and pushing, it We are what we think. All that Amazing to see and, I imag- redo the Icarus story, using So before getting to new it’s unlikely we humans That would leave the will fly like a bird, not a we are arises with our ine, amazing to experience. carbon fiber instead of stuff, let’s see what might could do much better than carbon-fiber lattice to ac- plane. That person will thoughts. With our thoughts, But the age-old dream of wax and feathers. actually remain equal. them for either lift or pro- complish four other goals: swim through the air. we make the world. —Buddha human flight is simpler: Let’s say a condor weighs Condors and humans are pulsion. So the shape of the deforming in response to SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER

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Toll-free No.: 1800 31 31 31 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 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 06 Health Minister slams Cong MP for Farm laws will strengthen agri doubting vaccine efficacy, safety sector: Prasad Dr Harsh Vardhan accused and lashed out at Congress of spreading distrust & rumors about vaccine New Delhi: The Un- ion Law Minister New Delhi: Union Ravi Shankar Prasad Health Minister Dr Amarinder seeks free vax on Saturday said the Harsh Vardhan today farm laws will slammed Congress for poor people in Punjab strengthen the agri- Member of Parliament Manish Tewari and culture sector & im- Manish Tewari for rais- Congress are only Chandigarh: Punjab ers (FLWs), the remain- prove the economic ing questions over the passionate about CM Amarinder Singh ing population may not condition of farmers. safety & efficacy of the spreading distrust wrote to PM Narendra be provided free vac- "The new agricul- Ravi Shankar Prasad COVID-19 vaccines be- and rumors. Open Modi, seeking free COV- cine, he pointed out in tural laws have not ing administered as In- your eyes, sharing ID-19 vaccination for his letter, "the people of only strengthened dia launched its nation- photos of eminent the poor in the state. the state have gone the agriculture sec- the wheat procure- wide vaccination drive. Doctors and govern- The CM acknowl- through a very difficult tor but has also im- ment in 2013-14 was Lashing out at the ment functionaries edged the receipt of times due to COVID-19 proved the economic 250.92 Lakh Metric Congress, the Health getting inoculated 2,04,500 doses of Cov- wherein economic ac- condition of the Tonne (LMT) while Minister accused the ishield vaccine and also tivities have nosedived farmers. From 2013- that in 2019-20 was —Harsh Vardhan, party of spreading dis- Dr Harsh Vardhan Health Minister thanked the prime min- and the economy has 14 to 2019-20 there 341.33 LMT. This trust and rumors about ister for making this still not recovered from has been a consider- means that there has the vaccine. vaccine available on this shock". able increase in pro- been an increase of Further slamming ‘116 PEOPLE INFECTED WITH UK VARIANT’ Harsh Vardhan said in priority to healthcare "It would be difficult curement and pro- 90.41 LMT in wheat Congress, Harsh Vard- a subsequent tweet workers (HCWs). for the poorer sections duction of wheat," procurement within han even quoted Eng- while responding to the In a statement, Mr of the society to pay for Prasad tweeted. six years. lish writer Charles T statement made by the Singh requested PM vaccination," he said. The minister also Also, the wheat Caleb Colton: "So blind- Congress leader. Modi to consider pro- He said the pandemic attached a graph production in 2013-14 ed are we by our pas- Earlier, AIIMS Direc- viding free vaccine to has been an unparal- chart released by was 26.18 per cent sions that we suffer tor Dr Randeep Singh the poor with a view to leled disaster and heavy Ministry of Agricul- while that in 2019-20 more to be damned than Guleria along with NITI lessen the disease bur- expenditure had to be ture on January 15 was 31.72 per cent. to be saved." Aayog member Dr VK den and also ensuring a incurred in the state''s related to wheat pro- There has been an "Manish Tewari, the Paul were administered check on the further COVID-19 response. curement and pro- increase of 5.54 per science behind COV- the COVID-19 vaccine spread of transmission, "Ministry of Home duction from 2013-14 cent wheat produc- ID-19 vaccines is reso- shot at AIIMS in Delhi thereby allowing more Affairs may kindly ap- to 2019-20 in his tion within six years lute. Our scientists have on the inaugural day of economic activity. prove this to allow tweet. of Prime Minister worked at lightning the development of a cumvented. Safety the nationwide roll-out Referring to some re- pending payments to be The data in the Narendra Modi's speed to expedite func- vaccine but not a single above all else has been of vaccination on Sat- ports that apart from cleared," he urged the graph implied that government. —ANI tions that contribute to function has been cir- the guiding principle!" urday. —ANI HCWs & frontline work- Prime Minister. 2 Maha districts to Film City to be Ex-BARC CEO Dasgupta admitted to hospital set up soon: New Delhi: Former FAKE TRP SCAM Partho Dasgupta, the cull over 2K birds to BARC CEO Partho Das- accused, was the fif- Haryana Chief gupta who was lodged teenth person to be ar- at Taloja prison in the rested in the case re- Minister stop spread of flu TRP manipulation lated to the alleged rig- racket, has been shift- ging of Television Rat- ed to the JJ Hospital ing Points (TRP) by after his blood level some TV channels. He pressure dropped sig- was arrested by Crime nificantly. Intelligence Unit (CIU) Partho Dasgupta Doctors at the JJ from the jurisdiction Hospital confirmed the of Rajgad Police Sta- same and said he is un- lice said, “He is not in sugar spiked last even- cember 2020 arrested tion in Pune district. Manohar Lal Khattar der observation. His ICU, not critical. He is ing, went over 500, he the former CEO of the Earlier, the CIU had ar- blood sugar levels have stable.” Police claimed was advised by the jail Broadcast Audience rested former chief op- also been affected. Dasgupta hadn’t taken medical staff to be Research Council erating officer (COO) Chandigarh: Haryana Shedding light on the his diabetes medicine moved to the hospital.” (BARC) from Pune dis- of BARC Ramil Ram- Chief Minister Mano- former CEO’s health to get bail on medical The crime branch of trict in the fake TRP garhia in the case, har Lal Khattar has condition, Mumbai Po- grounds. “When his Mumbai Police in De- scam, an official said. among others. said that the state gov- ernment is formulating a plan to open a film Aurangabad: Two they added. Culling is city in the state for thousands birds will be the mass slaughter of Respite from cold wave soon, temp which land of 50 to 100 culled today in two dis- domestic poultry birds, BJP NAMES HUSSAIN acres has been final- tricts of Maharashtra such as chickens and to rise by 3-4 degrees in north: IMD ised. A state-level award after samples of dead ducks, done to contain FOR BIHAR MLC POLLS will also be given to hens from the state's the spread of bird flu. New Delhi: New Delhi: Haryanvi artists every Parbhani and Beed dis- During the culling pro- New Delhi: The nation for the MLC People in north India year to encourage them tricts, both in the Mar- cess, all domestic birds Bharatiya Janata elections is being will soon get a much- and all possible help athwada region, have in an infected area, Party on Saturday perceived as his re- needed respite from the will be rendered for pro- tested positive for bird where cases of bird flu named former Union turn to electoral intense cold wave as the moting the arts, he said. flu, officials said. have been reported, are minister and its na- politics. minimum tempera- A delegation of Hary- These samples were slaughtered and their tional spokesperson A former civil avi- tures are “very likely” anvi folk artists met CM taken from villages of remains are buried. Shahnawaz Hussain ation minister, he to increase by 3-4 de- in Chandigarh where he the Parbhani and Beed "Earlier, samples of as a candidate for the was recently sent to gree Celsius in the next discussed with them the districts. "These spots hens found dead in the upcoming MLC elec- helm the party’s 48 hours, said the India steps that can be taken have been declared as a Kupta and Lokhandi tions in Bihar. campaign for the Meteorological Depart- to improve the Haryan- prohibitory area and Sawargaon villages of Hussain, who lost DDC elections in ment (IMD) on Satur- vi folk genre. the culling process has the districts were sent the Lok Sabha elec- Jammu and Kashmir day. The IMD said, He said an artists begun there," officials for testing. Their re- tion from Bhagalpur along with Union “Minimum tempera- should work on an ide- told news agency PTI. sults confirming bird in Bihar in 2014, did Minister of home for tures over the plains of ology with regard to the Transportation of poul- flu were obtained on not contest the 2019 finance Anurag north India is very like- message and teachings try products has been Friday night," the offi- polls and his nomi- Thakur. —PTI ly to rise by 3-4 by morn- Vehicles ply on a road amid heavy fog on a cold morning near that an artists wants to stopped in these areas, cials told. ing of January 18.” NHPC Chowk in Faridabad, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI share with the society.

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We all... jasthan was the first formation about the Sadulshahar, Pratap gest vaccination drive people of the country “Our scientists and required stringent con- While allaying fears state in the country to work done by the gov- Singh at Bari, Subhash in India against the that two doses of the experts were assured ditions for storage. surrounding the COV- impose lockdown to ernment during the Garg at Bagidaura novel coronavirus via Corona vaccine are about the safety and ef- “India’s vaccines are ID-19 vaccine, Gehlot contain the spread of corona times and also Anandpuri and Shanti video conferencing. very important. Don’t ficacy of the two Made- developed keeping in said that the entire vac- the pandemic. He as- how the health infra- Dhariwal spoke to doc- commit the mistake in-India vaccines, only mind our country. From cination drive would sured people that the structure of the state tors at the Kelwara India takes... that you take one dose then did they allow the storage to transporta- be conducted in a ‘per- state government is ca- was strengthened by State Hospital in and other frontline and forget the second emergency use authori- tion, these vaccines are fect way.’ Gehlot also pable of tackling each turning this challenge Baran. Interestingly, workers to start with. one. As experts have zation. So stay away made for Indian condi- revealed that a total of and every situation. into an opportunity. during this, CMHO of Two shots manufac- been saying, there will from propaganda, ru- tions. They will give de- 167 booths had been Health and Medical During the pro- Banswara could not tured in India, the Cov- be a gap of about one mours, or misinforma- cisive victory to our prepared in the state Minister Dr Raghu gramme, various min- give satisfactory an- ishield developed by month between the tion,” PM Modi said. country,” he said. for the massive inocu- Sharma said that vac- isters including CM swer to the questions Oxford University and two doses,” PM Modi “Our vaccine devel- Looking back at the lation drive. cination will be done interacted with the of Dr Sharma, follow- AstraZeneca, and Cov- said. opers have global cred- time when the pandem- With the collective only 4 days a week to doctors from the seven ing which a discontent axin produced by The Prime Minister ibility. Every Indian ic broke out early last effort, recovery rate in ensure that other centers of the state Sharma said that the Bharat Biotech, are be- stressed that people will be proud that life- year, PM Modi spoke of the state reached 97% health services are not and took information CMHO has no infor- ing used. The drive should not fall for saving vaccines given heart-wrenching mo- and fatality rate less affected during the co- about the preparations mation. was remote launched propaganda over vac- to 60 per cent children ments when many than 1% . He thanked rona vaccination drive. for vaccination. Dr by the Prime Minister cines, amid controver- globally are made in could not even perform health workers, sanita- “Vaccination will not Sharma spoke to the Army’s with the chanting of a sy over Bharat Bio- India.” last rites for their loved tion workers and com- be done on Thursday, doctors at Kekri, Go- ‘charismatic... Sanskrit shloka that tech’s Covaxin, which PM Modi said Indian ones and virus-infected mon man for unitedly Sunday and state holi- vind Singh Dotasara Prime Minister Naren- meant ‘’let all be hap- has been cleared for vaccines were cheaper people were isolated or fighting the pandemic. days,” he said. Sharma spoke to doctors at dra Modi on Saturday py, let all be healthy’’, emergency use while compared to the other separated from their Gehlot said Ra- also gave detailed in- Jodhpur, BD Kalla at launched world’s big- “I want to remind still in clinical trial. global vaccines, which families. NEWS www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | SUNDAY, JANUARY 17, 2021 07 PM LAUNCHES `1,000 CRORE Under PM Modi, India fought successful battle STARTUP INDIA SEED FUND against Corona: Shah CM Gehlot also in the growth of new ture. startups. We are trying “These startups are Bhadravathi (Karna- joined the VC to create a startup sys- changing the demo- taka): India under the tem that is based on the graphic character of leadership of Prime where Union Min mantra “of the youth, business. Today, the Minister Narendra Piyush Goyal was by the youth, for the country says ‘we will do Modi has fought the youth.” it’ be it digital pay- most successful battle also present “Through Startup In- ments, AI revolution or against coronavirus in dia, our youth have cre- the solar energy sector, the world, and with the New Delhi: Asserting ated a base and now we and we can see the re- beginning of the vacci- that India is one of the have to ensure that our sults. In India, 80 per nation drive, the coun- biggest startup ecosys- startups emerge as cent of the districts are try has taken the fight tems in the world, global giants and lead connected to startups.” against the pandemic to Prime Minister Naren- in futuristic technology. He said a booklet on a final stage,Union Home Minister Amit Shah performs rituals during foundation dra Modi on Saturday It should be the motto the evolution of start- Home Minister Amit stone laying ceremony of 97th battalion of RAF in Karnataka on launched a Rs1,000 of all BIMSTEC na- ups in India has been Shah said on Saturday. Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI crore ‘Startup India PM Narendra Modi addresses Prarambh: StartUpIndia International tions,” he added. released to share expe- “The whole world for Seed Fund’ to help new Summit, in New Delhi on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI PM Modi said that In- riences over the past about a year has been tion stone of a new bat- outbreak, some experts startups in the country. dia is one of the biggest five years. “I want every fighting against corona, talion campus of the had expressed worry PM Modi made the Saturday. startups do not face a startup ecosystems in BIMSTEC country to many people have lost Rapid Action Force about a few countries, announcement about Addressing the event credit crunch, the na- the world and over 44 share their experiences lives.This was probably (RAF) near Bhadra- including India, on how the fund ‘Prarambh: through video confer- tion has taken many per cent of startups with each other from one of the toughest vathi in Shivamogga they will manage with a Startup India Interna- encing, Prime Minister steps. I am making an have women directors. time to time,” he said. fights that humanity district, in the presence huge population and tional Summit’ organ- Modi said several steps announcement today. He said the country The summit marked has fought, using of Chief Minister BS not so prepared health ised by Commerce Min- have been taken so that We are launching a Rs has more than 41,000 the fifth anniversary of knowledge, innovations Yediyurappa, Union infrastructure, Shah istry. The two-day sum- startups do not face 1,000 crore Startup In- startups including the Startup India initia- and mutual coopera- Minister Pralhad Joshi, said there was only one mit, which saw partici- problems relating to fi- dia Seed Fund to help nearly 5,700 in IT sector, tive, launched by the tion,” Shah said. among others. lab in the country that pation from BIMSTEC nance. new startups to grow in 3,600 in the health sec- Prime Minister on Jan- He was speaking af- Noting that during could undertake testing countries, concluded on “To ensure that our the country. It will help tor and 1,700 in agricul- uary 16, 2016. —ANI ter laying the founda- the initial days of the for the infection. —ANI

CM Gehlot grants `71 crore to SDMs’ arrest: Meena’s Birla pays tributes to Joshi Jodhpur for Health projects remand extended First India Bureau First India Bureau Neeraj Meena will be Kota: Lok Sabha Speak- Rajiv Gaur every person across the questioned face to face, er Om Birla on Saturday state was not only Jaipur: A local court in said sources. offered floral tributes to Jodhpur: Jodhpur has adopted by various Jaipur extended the po- Public prosecutor former MP Dau Dayal been sanctioned a grant states across the coun- lice custody of Neeraj Rajpal Singh Rathore Joshi on his death anni- of Rs71 Crore by Chief try but it has also been Meena, who was arrest- said that Meena was versary. Speaking after Minister Ashok Gehlot. followed in many other ed by the anti-corrup- arrested in Jaipur and paying tributes, Birla Out of the total amount, countries. tion bureau for alleg- former Dausa SP and said that Joshi’s life is Rs26 Crore will be used And, now under his edly demanding a bribe IPS officer Manish an example for those Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla at the blood donation camp held on for the expansion of Re- Nirogi Rajasthan vi- of Rs. 38 lakh from a Agrawal is also posted working in socio-politi- the occasion of death anniversary of former MP Dau Dayal Joshi gional Cancer Center, sion, CM is working to- construction company in Jaipur. He said that cal life. He added that on Saturday. while the remaining Rs wards the expansion of on behalf of former the FIR was registered Joshi served the society 45 Crore will be utilised medical facilities in Dausa SP Manish in Jaipur under the ju- with simplicity and ded- stituency,” he said. Birla foundation stones of 160 in the extension of the Jodhpur and other dis- Agrawal, for five days. risdiction of the court. ication. “He was associ- will also lay foundation km long roads in Kota- Pavota Satellite Hospi- tricts, he added. The ACB on Satur- The ACB filed a pre- ated with the people for stone of 22 road projects Bundi parliamentary tal in CM’s home dis- Meanwhile, Chief day appointed ASP liminary enquiry (PE) a lifetime and worked to under PM Gram Sadak constituency will be laid CM Ashok Gehlot trict Jodhpur. Minister Gehlot is ex- Pushpendra Singh as on the complaint of address problems. His Yojna virtually on Sun- on Sunday. He said that Lalit Surana, a mem- pected to be in a tour of the new investigating the construction com- vision of development day. Superintending en- the roads will be con- ber of Rajasthan Medi- Expressing his satis- Kerala on January 22. officer in the case. The pany and took the mo- was not limited to just gineer of PWD Rajesh structed with a cost of cal Relief Society, ex- faction he said, under Gehlot had been ap- bureau will give notice bile phone of Meena, the parliamentary con- Soni informed that the Rs88 crore. pressed gratitude and the Mukhyamantri pointed as the observer to IPS Manish Aggar- who is a resident of welcomed the grant ap- Free Medication for Kerala Assembly wal, named in the case, Vidhyadhar Nagar in proved by the Chief Scheme, the gift of pro- elections by the Con- for questioning. Ag- Jaipur, under surveil- IN THE COURTYARD Minister. viding free medicines to gress party. garwal and middleman lance. 40-year-old jailed till death Court again exempts Conserve petro products: Guv to people Result for CHO Salman Khan from posts released for raping three-year-old girl personal appearance First India Bureau MISHRA HONOURS LAKSHYARAJ MEWAR FOR HIS SERVICES Jaipur: Department of First India Bureau Rajiv Gaur Jaipur: Governor Medical, Health & Fam- Kalraj Mishra on Satur- ily Welfare, National Jhalawar: A court in Jhalawar district on Jodhpur: Bollywood actor Sal- day urged the public to Health Mission (NHM) Saturday convicted a 40-year-old man of man Khan once again skipped work with the idea of released the result for raping a three-and-half-year-old girl and the hearing of a petition chal- sustainable develop- the post of Community sentenced him to life imprisonment until lenging five year sentence to ment along with conser- Health Officers (CHOs). his natural death. him in Jodhpur. The hearing vation of natural re- A merit list containing The POCSO court number-2 also was conducted in the district sources. By ensuring the roll number of se- slapped a fine of Rs 20,000 on the convict, and sessions court of Jodhpur conservation of petro- lected candidates has Jankilal Lodha, for raping the girl in Oc- and Khan was exempted from leum products at all lev- been prepared by de- tober 2018, said Public Prosecutor (PP) appearance by the court. els, development can partment. Selected can- Lalchand Meena. Lodha, resident of a The court also gave direction benefit everyone equal- didates, whose roll village in Chhipabarod area in Baran dis- to him to appear before the court ly, the Governor said. number is in provision- trict, had lured the girl to an isolated in the next hearing on February Speaking after the al list, will now appear place while she was playing with other 6.“We submitted an application virtual inauguration of for document verifica- kids outside her house. He raped the mi- seeking exemption from appear- ‘’Saksham 2021 Cam- tion that will be held in nor and left her bleeding, Meena said. A ance considering the pandemic paign’’ for the conserva- development cannot maximum exploitation tant for people to con- Jaipur, Jodhpur, Ajmer, rape case was filed at Manohar Thana situation and possible risk to his tion of petroleum prod- sustain for a long time of natural resources. tribute towards fuel Udaipur, Bikaner and police station based on the complaint of safety during travel,” Salman ucts, the Governor said on the foundation of Therefore, it is impor- saving. Kota. the girl’’s father, the PP said. —PTI Khan’s counsel said. In West Bengal 100 TMC workers join BJP in presence of Shekhawat Aishwary Pradhan ing resistance from their own workers. By Kolkata: More than 100 the time of the assem- LOYALTY WITH BEHENJI also delivered to Lucknow. TMC workers joined bly elections, TMC will AGAIN Rajendra Gudha (Udaipurwa- BJP in the presence of be empty,” he said. ti), Lakhan Singh (Karauli), Union Jal Shakti minis- During his visit to Kol- Jaipur: The old loyalty of MLAs, Deepchand (Kishangarh Bas), ter Gajendra Singh kata, the minister inter- who contested elections on BSP Sandeep Yadav (Tijara), Wajib Ali Shekhawat in West Ben- acted with people includ- tickets and joined Congress later, to (Nagar) and Jogendra Singh Awa- gal.Shekhawat said that ing women and youths BSP supremo Mayawati has resur- na (Nadbai) contested 2018 As- the TMC workers were and he was given warm faced again on her birthday. MLAs sembly elections on BSP tickets fed up with nepotism, welcome at several plac- Rajendra Gudha, who criticised but all of them defected to Con- insult and politics of GS Shekhawat addressing party workers at Madhyamgram es. Women said that they Mayawati in the past along with gress in 2019. Gudha has in the suppression in the par- constituency of the Barasat Lok Sabha in WB on Saturday. are fed up with the Mam- Lakhan Singh, Deepchand Khairya, past alleged that tickets were ty and hence they joined ta Banerjee government Sandeep Yadav congratulated her. sold in the BSP party. the BJP. Welcoming people have now real- coming to the fold of as they lack basic ameni- It is also being said that gifts were —Yogesh Sharma them to the saffron par- ised the reality of BJP. “TMC leaders and ties and other facilities ty, Shekhawat said that TMC and now they are ministers are now fac- under her rule. Focus is critical to success, if you can’t shut your mind to distractions and focus on the work in hand, success will elude you. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India POSTAL REG NO. 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WORLD INDIA RAJASTHAN COVID-19 UPDATE 20,24,036 9,46,10,484 1,52,283 1,05,56,976 2,746 3,14,920 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA UTTAR PRADESH KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 50,388 DEATHS 19,87,678 CASES 8,558 DEATHS 5,95,614 CASES 12,158 DEATHS 9,30,668 CASES 10,738 DEATHS 6,32,183 CASES 4,363 DEATHS 2,55,354 CASES

FARMER MOVEMENT state. At the ground level, FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL same vaccine has been Azad, who belongs to BENEFICIAL FOR Punjab’s AAP cadre is BY TRIDIB RAMAN sold by the company to Jammu and Kashmir, is CAPTAIN not spread in all parts of the Indian government at going to retire from Rajya he speed with which the state at this time, and Rs 200. The company has Sabha this February and Tthe farmers’ move- where it is placed, it is not informed in its guide- he is not happy with the ment is gaining momen- looking as strong. There- lines that the vaccine Gandhi family these tum, has lit new hopes in fore, Amarinder feels that also has 20 types of side days. Interestingly, in the the heart of Punjab Chief the 2022 polls are going to effects. America’s Presi- near future, no RS seat Minister Captain Ama- be easy for him. It is also dent elect Joe Biden and from Jammu & Kashmir rinder Singh. Captain clear from the intelli- his wife have gone them- is going to be vacated. had announced during gence received by the selves vaccinated so that Anand Sharma is also a the last Assembly elec- Central Government that the fear of the vaccine in strong contender for the tions in Punjab that this Captain is helping the tions of the Bharatiya government’s path a lit- government is going to group of over 50 years in the common Americans post, he has a term in the was his last election, so farmers movement in Kisan Union, a major tle easier. But after this, administer Corona vac- the country. When the is lowered and trust is Rajya Sabha till March the Congress had also re- every way. Apart from section of this move- the way the court set up a cine to 3 crore front line government first accept- built. Putin got his 22, if he becomes the lead- ceived sympathy votes in this, in thousands of Gu- ment. The Tikait faction committee and the agita- works of the country and ed the vaccine of Bharat daughter vaccinated in er of the Congress in the the state. But now, Cap- rudwaras of the country was well-informed of the tors were not comfortable other Corona Warriors Biotech as a backup vac- Russia. But why are poli- Upper House, he may get tain is thinking of trying and abroad, people are draft agriculture bill, about the faces in the in the first phase of vac- cine, Serum and Bharat ticians in India avoiding a chance from Rajasthan his luck once again in the donating generously in and even the other fac- committee and a member cination and the govern- Biotech waged a fierce to get vaccinated? Shivraj again. The biggest claim upcoming 2022 Assembly the name of farmers’ tion of the Bharatiya of the committee- ment has also directed battle and the two compa- Singh Chouhan is calling is that of Mallikarjun elections in Punjab, as the movement. So, the farm- Kisan Union (BKU) led Bhupinder Singh Mann, agencies to keep 10 per- nies revealed each oth- it a sacrifice for the com- Kharge, as he has already Opposition is feeling ers are neither short of by Bhanu Pratap Singh, who is also the national cent vaccine in reserve, er’s ‘secrets’ and the gov- mon people, Akhilesh is handled this responsibil- weak at the moment. The courage nor wealth, that both of them seemed to president of the Bharati- which can go bad due to ernment then had to trying to avoid it by call- ity in Lok Sabha, and Akalis bid goodbye to the is when a farmer leader agree somewhere with ya Kisan Union, resigned, faulty transportation or bring them into an un- ing it a ‘BJP vaccine.’ through his elevation, BJP government after the was asked how long his the government. The now out of necessity, the up keep. A person needs derstanding. Now the Congress can get the Agriculture Bill was anchor will last? He re- farmers did not want the people from BKU are two doses of vaccine, and government has made it ...AND FINALLY benefit of his Dalit con- passed in Parliament and plied saying, “We have matter to be taken to standing equally strong according to this, 6 crore clear that both Cov- he speculation mar- nection in UP elections. with this move, they seem been serving people for court, but the Bhanu on the Chilla border. 60 lakh doses will be re- ishield and Covaxin will Tket is rife with sev- The most important to be unable to create a five and a half centuries, Pratap faction of the quired for the first phase. be administered and in eral words doing the thing is that he is still as favourable environment God willing, it will con- BKU, took the matter to WHY ARE THE After this, people with the first phase people will rounds on who will be the much as loved by the for themselves in the tinue further.” court, which made the MINISTERS AND certain diseases not be able to choose any new leader of the Con- Gandhi family. Jairam LEADERS NOT and those of these particular com- gress party Ramesh and Digvijay WHERE DID THE GETTING above 50 pany vaccines for them- in the Ra- Singh also have a claim GOVERNMENT VACCINATED? years, will selves. The budget min- jya Sab- to the position, but at the LOSE OUT? ven if the total count be inoculat- ister of Belgium has ha? Sen- moment, Kharge seems he Central Govern- Eof MPs of both the ed. There tweeted that the Euro- ior lead- to have the upper hand. Tment was left in a Houses of Parliament, are 27 crore pean Union has pur- er Ghu- tizzy that they would con- State Legislatures and people in chased the se- lam Nabi The author is a journal- vince the farmers. Repre- Members of Legislative the rum vaccine ist and political com- sentatives of the govern- Council are included, age at the rate of mentator and ment were in constant the figure does not Rs 159, views expressed touch with both fac- exceed 5,000. The while the are his personal Captain Amarinder Singh Rakesh Tikait Shivraj Singh Chouhan Ghulam Nabi Azad

JAN 29, 1949-JAN 15, 2021 LIKE ‘NAYA GUJARAT,’ A NEW UP IN In Haldea’s death, India loses 2022,COURTESY GUJARATI ‘TALENT’! upholder of public interest Rajendra Chhabra IGNP and also collector BABUS FROM GUJ SET TO RULE BUREAUCRACY IN UP BY PROXY! of Bharatpur & Pali. Jaipur: Gajendra Hal- This officer from Ra- dea, the Indian Admin- jasthan, retired in 2014 istrative Services (IAS) as adviser to Deputy officer from Rajasthan, Chair of the Planning died on Friday, at the age Commission, Montek of 71. Singh Ahluwalia and He is survived by his was also the Principal wife. He was suffering Adviser (Infrastruc- from Cancer and also ture) in the Planning had Corona infection. Gajendra Haldea Commission, where he He breathed his last at drafted bills, policies 10.15 am on Friday. Born infrastructure project and tender documents on January 29, 1949, Hal- and played major role in to ensure competition dea was cremated by the formulation of Electric- in infrastructure ser- hospital staff and serv- ity Act, 2003. A prolific vices and to award pro- Anandiben Patel Yogi Adityanath AK Sharma Sunil Oza K Kailashnathan ants due to Corona. writer and columnist on jects on merit. Many senior bureau- infra projects. Over a generation of crats including former Haldea was a civil country’s administra- Deepak Rajani points one by one: Since elsewhere since the nar- situation along with ad- ling many tough situa- CS Rajeev Maharishi servant, who believed tors have taken tips on the time, Sharma has rative began. ministration and all im- tion like Patidar agita- have mourned Haldea’s that the private sector infrastructure projects Ahmedabad: Former filed his nomination for A close Modi confi- portant issues, which tion etc. Incidentally, death. and competitive mar- from this Rajasthan- IAS Arvind Kumar MLC, word doing the dante, Sharma, in his may also include re- Anandiben Patel, for- The IAS Association kets could provide pub- cadre IAS officer of the Sharma, who recently rounds in UP’s political working and execution, vamping the image of mer Chief Minister of while expressing condo- lic services—efficiently 1973 batch. took voluntary retire- and bureaucratic circles will draw parallels with the Yogi government as Gujarat, is taking care lences tweeted, “We con- and affordably. Of his many initia- ment from service and is that Sharma may get another bureaucrat, well and emerge as a of UP as Governor and dole the demise of Sh He was Secretary for tives, he also authored is now contesting the Ut- Deputy Chief Minister’s who is extremely close likely ‘trouble shooter.’ now it’s turn for Gujarat Gajendra Haldea, #IAS the 20 point programme the Electricity Act 2003 tar Pradesh MLC elec- position since in his to Modi - K Kailashna- Kailashnathan since cadre IAS officer, RJ:1973 who pioneered and desert develop- and the Foreign Ex- tions on BJP’s ticket, is face, BJP will get a than. As an IAS officer, last eight years, is tak- Arvind Sharma. Moreo- introduction of Public- ment in Rajasthan, he change Management touted to be the man, chance to woo the com- Kailashnathan in Guja- ing care of Gujarat as ver, even at the organiza- Private Participation in was Commissioner Act, 1999. who will be given ‘pow- munities other than rat is holding his posi- Chief Secretary in the tional level Sunil Oza, a erful promotions’, one ‘Thakurs.’ This ‘hyper- tion tight even after CMO. An IAS officer of former MLA from after the other. However, bole’ has emerged since eight years of his retire- the 1979 batch, Kailasna- Bhavnagar in Gujarat, these ‘promotions’ are Yogi’s political rivals ment, and keeping a than, also addressed to has been the election A MAN OF HIS OWN STYLE ! to be given so as to ‘fill in have been peddling the close tab on each and as KK in bureaucratic ‘commander’ of Modi ‘s —FILE PHOTO the blanks’ left out or narrative that it is only every happening in the circles, has been given election campaign in Rajendra Chhabra rather felt by the Bhu- ‘Thakurs’ that are being state. It is very much several extensions after Varanasi in 2019 Gener- mihar community in heard in Yogi govern- possible that Sharma retirement. He worked al election. And now it Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge- UP, who have a major ef- ment since the Chief will be given the same with Modi when he be- seems that Gujaratis i.e. hlot’s blue eyed boy and fect on 120 seats of the Minister himself hails responsibility in Uttar came Chief minister of Anandiben Patel, Sunil an exceptional perform- UP Assembly. from that community. Pradesh though with a Gujarat,then he was Oza and Gujarat cadre er in the area of urban But what is even more On the other hand, different position and with the CMO when officer Sharma, taking development, Shanti interesting, is the fact Sharma, a Bhumihar, with a higher status. Anandiben Patel took their positions in top Dhariwal is a man of that it is not ‘Uttar belongs to a small vil- Sharma will be work- the reins, and today, power circles of Uttar his own mood and style. Pradesh,’ but ‘Gujarat’ lage from Mau in UP ing as ‘eyes and ears’ of when Vijay Rupani is Pradesh, are ready to He surprised everyone Shanti Dhariwal sitting with Cong workers at dharna site. that will be at the helm and thereby, ticks all the Central Government in heading the state, conquer the heartland by declining Congress- of affairs in the run up boxes needed to sway UP ,working similar to Kailashnathan is still of India. According to men’s request to come everyone that only Dhariwal’s simplicity to the 2022 Assembly the votes back in the fa- his counterpart, Kailas- holding powerful posi- political observers, in a and sit on the dais of farmers should be given and his grassroots ap- elections vour of the saffron par- hnathan in Gujarat, tion in the CMO. KK way, now Gujarat will the Congress Dharma a preference to come proach is now being ap- Let us take these ty, that had been eyeing watching law and order proved his worth tack- rule UP by proxy. on Friday. 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he Population Foun- Poonam Muttreja dation of India and Jaipur Literature Festival held a ses- such as ‘Gully Boy’ and Zind- T sion on ‘Cyber Bul- agi Na Milegi Dobara’. How- lies: Anonymity and ever, her success has not pro- Accountability’ with tected her from intense cyber- Director and Producer, Zoya bullying and trolling. Poonam Akhtar in conversation with Muttreja, Executive Director, author Mihir Sharma a Senior Population Foundation of In- Jagdeesh Chandra declared the winners of ‘The Vrtika Show Event’ on Saturday, in Fellow at the Observer Research dia, in her introduction to the the presence of the Founder of ‘The Vrtika Show’, Vrtika Jain and Director of New Foundation underscored the session, added, “It is impor- Creations, Parul Bhargav. dangers of cyberbullying. Zoya tant to highlight abuse and the has delivered an ample number abusers who threaten women. of critically acclaimed films Zoya Akhtar [email protected] HONOURING Public welfare sanitation workers

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hief Minister of GREET! Gujarat, Vijay Ru- Jagdeesh Chandra pani inaugurated with Dr Mahadeo C Akshaya Patra’s Sharma CMD new kitchen sponsored FB Tech and Dr Kalicharan Sarraf during the occasion by the Reliance Founda- Sandeep Sharma tion and Jamnagar Mu- Director FB Tech CITY FIRST collaboration with Usha Tati- nicipal Corporation on at Bikaner during wal, to celebrate Makar Sank- Saturday through a vir- the Corona Awards LA Malviya Nagar ranti. Saraf in his address tual event organised to event on 9 January. and former said that Prime Minister launch a series of Health Minis- Narendra Modi had public welfare pro- M ter Kalich- started the cleanliness jects in the state. aran Sarraf honoured drive in the country, to The kitchen will sanitation workers by make it successful, our enable Akshaya Jaipur International Film Festival presenting blankets, sa- sanitation workers are Patra to serve freshly CITY FIRST 2020 such as Pandit rees and photographs of God- making a significant contri- cooked, hygienic, nutri- Jasraj, SP Balasubra- dess Lakshmi at an event or- bution, therefore, it is promi- tious and tasty mid-day aipur Interna- manian, Saroj Khan, ganised at Shiv Niwas Mar- nent to appreciate their ef- meals to 50,000 beneficiar- tional Film Fes- Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan CM Vijay Rupani during the event riage Garden, on Saturday, in forts. [email protected] ies. [email protected] tival (JIFF) has Khan and Sushant Sin- J bridged the gap gh Rajput. between cinema-lov- [email protected] SPOTTED! CITY FIRST ers and films. JIFF’s FILMY BAATEIN Founder and Director HAPPY B’DAY! Singer Hariharan AS Association, Hanu Rose introduced was spotted Rajasthan or- the platform: Plexigo enjoying his holidays ganised ‘Filmy App for the viewers to feature fiction films in the greens of I Baatein’ with enjoy their favourite and 4 documentary Ranthambore on journalist turned films. According to feature films as well Friday evening. He filmmaker, Divya the report of as web series and took to Instagram Unny on their Facebook Plexigo team of mobile films. and posted a picture page on Saturday. The (UFO), about The JIFF family with the caption, session focused on the various societal taboos jasthan, Mugdha Sinha. 38,000 viewers initiated the fes- “All geared up filmmaker’s life, her ca- plaguing the nation. She The talk was followed by watched the films tival by paying IPS Rajesh Kumar Arya for the chilly ride reer as a journalist, her was in conversation with the screening of the short online on the first day, tributes to all the icon- celebrated his birthday in the jungles of transition to acting and IAS Literary Secretary, film, ‘Her First Time’ di- Friday. The highlights ic figures of Bolly- on Saturday, 16 January. Ranthambor. filmmaking as well as the IAS Association, Ra- rected by Unny. of the festival are 10 wood who left us in We wish him all the best!

WHAT’S HAPPENING! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Successful RAJ: The second day of the online TREATMENT workshop on ‘Art of Embroidery’ organized by Department of Art & Culture, Government Akshita Ajmera Jassi Chhabra of Rajasthan The team of Doctors Renowned makeup artist and MD of Shades skin and hair care, and Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) was held on the Facebook page CITY FIRST Jassi Chhabra congratulated Akshita Ajmera for losing 90 kgs in of JKK. The workshop was conducted by Dr Meena Jhala. Viewers MLA Ramesh Meena celebrated his birthday on Saturday. Seen less than one year and as a kind gesture, Jassi treated her with got a thorough demonstration into the various combinations and here at the blood donation camp organised at Karoli, on the team of doctors at Mahatma a complimentary makeover. manipulations that can be done to basic embroidery stitches. occasion are Collector Siddharth Sihag and SP Mridul Kacchava. Gandhi Hospital (MGH), Sitapura has completed a A task which almost seemed impossible. Pappu Singh, a resident of Laxmangarh, Sikar complained of a decreased vision of his left eyes, he consulted a countless number of doc- tors for 8 months and yet the problem could not be diagnosed. The patient ap- proached Dr Pankaj Gupta, Senior Neurosurgeon and Unit Head at MGH who diagnosed the mass lesion as a pi- tuitary tumour. Given the condition and age of the patient Endo-nasal ap- RAJ: Pahal Design, well-known across the country for its design proach was performed by Dr Pankaj education, organised a National Education Seminar with a The State President of the Joint Lawyers Association, Sushma Gupta and his team which went suc- panel discussion on ‘COVID VS. DESIGN’ at the Jaipur Center on Pareek submitted the memorandum to the acting President of RAJ: The Support and Shelter Welfare Foundation celebrated Army cessfully. The surgery was performed Saturday. This panel discussion was all about exploring the new the State Human Rights Commission, Mahesh Chandra Sharma. Day with the children at a slum situated near the Khadi settlements under Ayushman Bharat (Bhamashah) changes and advancements coming in the designing sector for The other officials including Gajendra Singh Rathore and Hitesh of Gurjar. The Foundation has been visiting the slums and educating Yojna at no cost. [email protected] students. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA) Bagdi attended the event. children since lockdown and doing education-related activities.