OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD CORONA 24°C - 30°C www.fi rstindia.co.in ALERT www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/ thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR l MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 85 instagram.com/thefi rstindia WORLD INDIA RAJASTHAN COVID-19 UPDATE 8,48,715 2,53,04,741 64,547 36,13,922 1,043 80,227 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA TAMIL NADU KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 24,399 DEATHS 7,80,689 CASES 7,231 DEATHS 4,22,085 CASES 5,589 DEATHS 3,35,928 CASES 4,426 DEATHS 1,73,390 CASES 3,006 DEATHS 95,155 CASES WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE! An aerial view of Hoshangabad district of Madhya Pradesh, which is battered by fl ood, following inces- sant rainfall on Sunday. More on P5 —PHOTO BY PTI CBDT to Census, NPR unlikely in 2020 banks: Refund Post Galwan, Navy deploys New Delhi: The first charges on phase of the Census and the exercise to update e-transactions the National Population warships to S China Sea Register (NPR), sched- New Delhi: The Union uled for this year but Ministry of Finance The immediate deployment had a desired effect on Chinese Navy as deferred due to the coro- has advised all the navirus outbreak, may banks not to collect any they complained to the Indian side about Indian warship’s presence be delayed by a year as charges on transactions there is no sign of slow- or payments made New Delhi: Acting down of the pandemic. ment of more than 30 sential exercise for through electronic swiftly after the Galwan The Indian census is lakh officials who would now. Even if it is de- mode, the Central valley clash on June 15 one of the largest ad- visit each household layed by a year, there Board of Direct Taxes in Eastern Ladakh, the ministrative and statis- across the length and would be no harm,” a (CBDT) said in a state- Indian Navy sailed out tical exercises in the breadth of the country. senior official told PTI. ment on Sunday. its frontline warship for world, with the involve- “Census is not an es- Turn to P6 According to the deployment in the South CBDT, some representa- China Sea much to the tions were made that displeasure of the Chi- Pak wanted some banks are impos- nese who raised objec- Police officer, 3 terrorists ing and collecting charg- tions over the move dur- Davinder to find es on transactions car- ing the talks between the killed in gunfight in J&K contact inside ried out through UPI. A two sides. The Chinese certain number of trans- have been objecting to Srinagar: A counterin- urday night at Pantha- MEA: NIA actions were allowed the presence of Indian surgency police officer Chokh area of Srinagar. New Delhi: Suspended free by these banks be- Navy ships in the region and three Lashkar-e-Tai- “During the ex- Deputy Superintendent yond which every trans- where it has significant- ba (LeT) terrorists in- change of fire we lost a of Jammu and Kashmir action bears a charge, ly expanded its presence cluding a commander brave and daring officer Police Devender Singh, the CBDT noted. since 2009 through arti- were killed in an over- of our lead SOG team who has been “This is in violation ficial islands and mili- objects to the presence Chinese Navy and secu- Sea where the American night encounter in Sri- Babu Ram,” said J&K chargesheeted by the of the Circular no tary presence. of any other force rity establishment as Navy had also deployed nagar that ended Sunday Director General of Po- NIA for providing sup- 32/2019 dated December “Soon after the Gal- claiming the majority they complained to the its destroyers and frig- morning, police said. lice, Dilbag Singh. port to banned terror 30, 20219, which was is- wan clash broke out in of the waters as part of Indian side about the ates, the Indian warship Officials said that As- “He was an experi- group Hizbul Mujahi- sued by CBDT to clarify which 20 of our soldiers its territory,” govern- Indian warship’s pres- was continuously main- sistant Sub Inspector enced member of our deen, was tasked by his that based on section were killed, the Indian ment sources told ANI. ence there during the taining contact with (ASI) of Special Opera- SOG team and had been Pakistani handler with 10A of (Payment and Navy deployed one of The immediate de- diplomatic level talks their American counter- tions Group of Police, involved in operations establishing a “contact” Settlement System its frontline warship to ployment of the Indian with the Indian side, parts over secure com- Babu Ram was killed for a long time. We pay in the Ministry of Ex- (PSS) Act, any charge the South China Sea Navy warship in the the sources said. munication systems, the during the encounter our tributes to this ternal Affairs for carry- including MDR (Mer- where the People’s Lib- South China Sea had a During the deploy- sources informed. with the terrorists brave jawan,” he said. ing out espionage ac- chant Turn to P6 eration Army’s Navy desired effect on the ment in the South China Turn to P6 which erupted on Sat- Turn to P6 tivities. Turn to P6 WELCOME MR AJAY MAKEN! Aditi Nagar & will not bend down. We The party leader was labour minister Tikar- his official residence. Ashvini Yadav will protect democracy welcomed at several plac- am Jully, MLA Sandeep Towards the evening in the way Congress es in the state on the way Yadav garlanded Maken. a dinner was organized Jaipur/Alwar: AICC fought with British and to Jaipur from Delhi. He Meanwhile, PCC by Gehlot in Maken’s general secretary in got freedom,” he said. was welcomed at Shahja- president Govind Singh honor at CMR. Party charge for Raja- Maken was address- hapur, Behror, Kotputali, Dotasra, chief whip leaders like CP Joshi, than Ajay Maken on ing party workers in Virat Nagar, Shahpura Mahesh Joshi, health Sachin Pilot, Govind Sunday accused the BJP Shahjahapur in Alwar and Chandwaji. minister Raghu Shar- Singh Dotasara, , Vivek of killing democracy by district who welcomed In Kotputali, local ma, MLAs Amin Kagzi, Bansal, Raghu Sharma, misusing investigative him on his first visit to MLA and minister of Rafiq Khan, Gopal Mee- Mahesh Joshi, Dhar- agencies and through its the state after being ap- state Rajendra Singh Ya- na, Waqf board chair- mendra Rathore and money power. pointed as Rajasthan in dav and others wel- man Khanu Khan Bud- several others were pre- He said that the BJP charge. comed him. He also hwali, former state gen- sent for the dinner. murdered democracy in “The fight we have reached the Jaipur dis- eral secretary Satyen- Interestingly, Gehlot, Madhya Pradesh, Kar- won was just a part and trict congress commit- dra Bhardwaj and oth- CP Joshi, Ajay Maken, nataka, Goa and Ma- in the coming time tee’s office in Kotputali ers received Maken at Sachin Pilot and Vivek nipur but faced defeat more such attacks will and interacted with the Kukas on his arrival Bansal shared one table. in Rajasthan. be made on democracy. party workers. MLA In- Entering Jaipur, Maken is also a mem- “The braves of Ra- We have to be prepared draj Gurjar and other Maken first met with ber of the committee jasthan…at least 102 for them and by any leaders welcomed Mak- chief minister Ashok formed by Congress high MLAs have proved that chance should not let en in Virat Nagar while Gehlot in the evening at command to look into the no matter how much democracy get defeated Manish Yadav welcomed CMR while he also met issues raised by former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot extending a warm welcome to Ajay Maken at CMR on Sunday while money is offered or in Rajasthan,” the Con- him in Shahpura while former deputy chief PCC president Sachin Pi- Govind Singh Dotasara looks on. pressure is mounted, we gress leader said. Congress workers led by minister Sachin Pilot at lot and other MLAs. 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 | MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2020 02 MONSOON REJUVENATES RAJ DAMS Breathtakingly beautiful view of Banswara’s Mahi Dam after water rose till the brim, as all the 16 gates of the dam were opened. —PHOTO BY KAMLESH SHARMA First India Bureau BISALPUR DAM MAY NOT OVERFLOW THIS YR! an alert and warning, following which the dis- Pleasant Sunday: Locals throng fav spots! Jaipur: Rains contin- trict collector Himanshu ued to lash parts of Ra- B MET ISSUES Gupta instructed all the Nirmal Tiwari ited Amer fort on Sunday jasthan, particularly in ORANGE ALERT officers of the district to adding Rs 57000 to its southern areas where be vigilant. Jaipur: Pink city was kitty. it was far more if The Met department both the Vagad region has issued Yellow On the other hand, relieving its image of a obligatory guests were districts of Dungarpur alert for heavy rains at water inflow in Rana tourist favorite city on also taken into account. and Banswara received some places in Alwar, Pratap Sagar dam in Sunday. Tourists were The tourists at Amer heavy rains. Dausa, Sikar, districts Chittorgarh is con- spotted everywhere like were seen enjoying elec- Mahi dam in Ban- and Orange alert for stantly increasing and Jal Mahal, Jantar Man- tric cart rides and ego swara is overflowing Barmer, Churu, Na- the authorities have tar, Kanak Ghati, Naha- boosting segways.