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New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will budget 2021-22 is slated to be taken up after reply on February 1 and said that the budget proposals RAHUL GANDHI TO LEAD lead the Congress attack during debate on the to the motion of thanks on the President’s Address will adversely impact the common man. He has CONGRESS ATTACK ON union budget and will be the first speaker from his by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Wayanad slammed the government’s economic policies and party in the discussion likely to be taken up by Lok MP has been critical of the Union Budget pre- has advocated direct cash transfers to the poorest UNION BUDGET IN LS Sabha on Wednesday. The discussion on union sented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sections to give a boost to the economy.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia No new COVID deaths 20 DEAD, 197 MISSING, in 7 states/UTs in 3 wks New Delhi: Seven states and UTs have re- ported no new COV- SHAH IN RAJYA SABHA ID-19 deaths in the last In a tunnel of NTPC project, approximately 25-35 people are suspected to be trapped, three weeks, while 15 have not registered any Amit Shah said; 5 helicopters of Indian Air Force have also been engaged in rescue ops fatality in the past 24 hours, the Centre said New Delhi: As many as on Tuesday, underlin- 197 people are missing ing that consistent while 20 have died in GLACIER gains are being made in Sunday’s avalanche and terms of declining new flash floods in Uttara- DISASTER cases and casualities. khand, Union Home The Centre, however, Minister Amit Shah told noted that the last na- Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. tional serosurvey find- He said the figures re- ings have shown that ceived from the state over 70% of population government may is still susceptible to the change and the situa- disease. The seven states 97% PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH tion is being monitored and UTs—Andaman VAX EXPERIENCE: GOVT round-the-clock at the and Nicobar Islands, New Delhi: Ninety-seven per cent of the people highest level by the Cen- Arunachal Pradesh, who gave their feedback after receiving COVID-19 tre and Prime Minister Tripura, Dadra and Na- vaccine dose are satisfied with the overall experi- Narendra Modi himself. gar Haveli, Mizoram, ence, Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Addressing 5 more bodies were Nagaland and Lakshad- a press conference here, Health Secretary Rajesh New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on recovered on Tuesday DIDN’T SIT weep—have reported no Bhushan said under CoWin response system, Tuesday in Lok Sabha lambasted senior Congress taking toll from the gla- new COVID-19 deaths in the Health Ministry is using a Rapid Assessment cier disaster to 31 as IN TAGORE’S leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over his claim that last three weeks, Union System (RAS) of Ministry of Electronics and In- multiple agencies raced CHAIR: SHAH he violated “dignity of Shantiniketan by sitting in the Health Secretary Rajesh formation Technology (MEITY) for taking feedback against time to reach chair of Rabindranath Tagore” during his recent visit Bhushan said. Address- from the people receiving COVID-19 vaccine dose about 30 workers SLAMS to West Bengal. While showing some pictures of ing a press briefing, he during pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive. trapped inside a tunnel ADHIR OVER former president Pranab Mukherjee, former PM Rajiv said India was fastest CoWin is a mobile app to manage the vaccination in a power project site Gandhi, and a few other political leaders sitting by the country to reach 6 mil- drive. Bhushan said the process of taking feed- and 175 people remained CLAIMS “window” to sign the visitor’s book, he said, Turn to P6 lion vax doses in 24 days. back started from January 17, 2021. missing. Turn to P6 —ANI 17 ministers Deep Sidhu PM gets emotional, bids tearful ENGLAND BEATS sent to 7-day inducted in INDIA BY 227 RUNS send off to Azad in Rajya Sabha Bihar Cabinet police custody —PHOTO BY ANI Patna: Seventeen min- TOPS WORLD TEST New Delhi: Prime Minister isters including Syed CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE Narendra Modi broke down Shahnawaz Hussain, several times in the Rajya Sab- Shravan Kumar and ha on Tuesday while reminisc- Madan Sahni on Tues- ing about his close association day took oath as minis- with Congress leader Ghulam ters in Bihar Cabinet. Nabi Azad whose term is com- Governor Phagu ing to an end next week. Chouhan administered The prime minister was par- the oath of office to the ticipating in the farewell speech new ministers. Syed New Delhi: A Delhi for Leader of Opposition Azad Shahnawaz Hussain, court has sent actor- and three other members from Shravan Kumar, Madan turned activist Deep Jammu and Kashmir—Nazir Sahni, Pramod Kumar, Sidhu to 7-day police Ahmad Laway, Shamsher Singh Sanjay Kumar Jha, Lesi England’s James Anderson celebrates a wicket during the custody for his alleged Manhas, Mir Mohammad Singh, Samrat Chowd- 5th & final day of the first cricket test match between India role in the violence that Fayaz—whose terms in the Up- hary, Neeraj Kumar and England in Chennai on Tueday. took place at the Red per House are coming to an end. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) & Singh, Subash Singh, Fort and other parts of Modi said it would be diffi- Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad Nitin Naveen, Sumit Chennai: England took a huge step towards the national capital on cult for anyone to fill the shoes (top) got emotional in farewell speech Kumar Singh, Sunil Ku- ensuring a place in the final of the inaugural Republic Day. of Azad as he cared not only during the Budget Session of Parliament mar, Narayan Prasad, World Test Championship after zooming to the Delhi Police Special- about his political Turn to P6 on Tuesday. Azad retired as RS member. Jayant Raj, Alok Ran- top of the World Test Championship table post Cell team after arrest- jan, Jama Khan and their comprehensive victory over Indian in the ing Deep Sidhu on Tues- Janak Ram took oath as first Test match at Chennai. England’s winning day produced him be- I liked that and also did it. This kind of connection is ministers. start against India in their ICC World Test fore a Delhi court seek- there because he has the experience of both being in After Cabinet expan- Championship series has kept alive the visit- ing 10-day police custo- power and in opposition. Twenty-eight years experience sion ceremony, Chief ing side’s hopes of making the final of the nine- dy but Court has sent Minister said the port- team competition. The victory at the MA Chi- him to 7-day police cus- in all, it is a big thing —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister folios of ministers will dambaram Stadium in Chennai Turn to P6 tody. Delhi Police told be allotted soon. —ANI Metropolitan Turn to P6
UNACCEPTABLE Rajasthan Budget Session from today HC irked with SEC for filing late affidavit to petition First India Bureau pm. Assembly Speak- According to the lo- er CP Joshi, parlia- Congress has challenged the vote cal body elections Jaipur: The budget mentary affairs min- counting schedule of the upcoming schedule, polling for six session of Rajasthan ister Shanti Dhari- municipal corporations Assembly will com- wal, chief secretary local body polls to be held in the state of Ahmedabad, Va- mence from Wednes- Niranjan Arya and dodara, Rajkot, Surat, day with address of Assembly secretary First India Bureau fore February 06, and Jamnagar and Bhavna- Governor Kalraj Pramil Kumar Ma- yet, it filed it on Febru- gar will take place on Mishra. For the first thur will receive Gov- Ahmedabad: The Gu- ary 07. February 21. Voting for time in Assembly’s ernor in Assembly. jarat High Court is dis- A Congress leader 81 nagarpalikas, 31 dis- history, the Governor Meanwhile, Con- pleased with the state has filed a petition chal- trict panchayats and 231 will also read Pream- gress Legislature Par- election commission lenging the SEC notifi- taluka panchayats will ble and Basic Duties ty will meet on even- (SEC) for filing the af- cation of two separate be held on February 28. enshrined in the Con- ing of Feb 10 at CMR. fidavit to its notice dates for vote counting Gujarat High Court. —FILE PHOTO The petitioner has stitution in the House. All Congress & Inde- late. The court had of municipal corpora- sought time to file a It is the 6th Session pendent MLAs sup- orally asked the com- tions, taluka/district and nagarpalikas is response on Monday, tions is to be done on reply to the SEC’s af- of the 15th Assembly porting Congress mission to file a re- panchayats and nagar- held after the munici- “We are an autonomous two separate dates, it fidavit, and the final and Mishra will de- have been called for sponse on the separate palikas. The petition- pal corporation results, constitutional body, and does not violate any- hearing has been liver his address at 11 the meeting. dates of vote counting er’s argument is that if it may influence voters. if counting for two dif- one’s constitutional scheduled for Febru- for local body polls be- voting for panchayats The SEC stated in its ferent phases of elec- right.” ary 15. 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 AHMEDABAD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 02 With local body elections right around the corner, candidates abandoning the opposition party’s agenda has the national leadership worried; it may also mean the difference between victory & loss CONGRESS’ ELECTIONS BOAT ROCKED AS CANDIDATES WITHDRAW CONGRESS CANDIDATE CHANDRIKA Hardik Patel intervenes RAWAL WITHDRAWS NOMINATION in Cong-Patidar feud As a result, BJP candidate Brinda Surati elected from Naranpura ward of First India Bureau
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation as the AAP candidate’s form is cancelled Surat: After Patidar Congress has been Anamat Andolan caught unawares yet Samiti (PAAS) mem- again, as Rawal with- bers warned Con- drew her nomination at gress party leaders the last moment, mak- not to campaign in ing way for the BJP can- Varachha area of Su- didate Surati. While se- rat, Patidar leader lecting candidates for and Gujarat Pradesh the local body polls of Congress Committee Ahmedabad Municipal (GPCC) working Chandrika Rawal Corporation (AMC), the president Hardik Pa- party has made its tel tried to intervene First India Bureau workers declare that on the party’ behalf they were not going to and had a talk with Ahmedabad: On the change parties. PAAS leader Dhar- final day of candida- Further, the forms of mik Malviya on ture withdrawal for two Congress candi- Wednesday. Gunning the municipal corpo- dates set to contest from for co-operation ration elections, Con- Sardanagar and Th- form the PAAS lead- gress councillor akkarbapanagar wards ers, Patel spoke with Hardik Patel at a PAAS rally. —FILE PHOTO Chandrika Rawal were cancelled during Malviya on not let- shocked the party by form verification on ting hostilities get “The Congress party want to boycott the withdrawing her Monday. This means the best of them. established itself in Patidar community nomination from the that Congress has lost Talking about the or- the Varachha area that has actively sup- Naranpura ward. It is out on three out of 192 BJP candidate Brinda Surati fi ling her nomination. She has been declared as the elected representative ganization’s conten- holding hands of ported and worked for to be noted that seats in AMC without from Naranpura ward. tion, Malviya said, PAAS, and now they it.” Naranpura was the polling. constituency of Un- Meanwhile, the ion Home Minister women wing of the Amit Shah, when he Congress party ex- was stationed in Gu- pelled its former chief jarat. Sonal Patel from all ANOTHER CANDIDATE WITHDRAWS IN RAJKOT After the form of positions she was cur- Aam Aadmi Party’s rently serving. In a First India Bureau The party effectively crime branch were at withdrawing his nomi- (AAP) female candidate notice issued to Patel, suspended Jani and his residence a few nation.” in the reserved seat of Gayatriba Vaghela, Rajkot: In yet anoth- another member Man- days earlier, from While Jani was una- Naranpura was can- president of the Ma- er setback to the soor Vala for six years where he was taken to vailable for comment, celled on Monday, hila Morcha stated Congress party, the due to indiscipline Labhbhai Khimaniya, Vala told First India, Bharatiya Janata Party that her speeches and candidate of ward showcased by them to- a former Congress “I was promised a tick- (BJP) candidate Brinda statements over the number 14 of the Ra- wards the party. leader. Now, associated et from the same ward Surati was elected with past two days were jkot Municipal Cor- Incidentally, Jani with the Bharatiya Ja- and they had given me contest from the ward anti-party and had poration (RMC) elec- was also the ward pres- nata Party (BJP), Khi- that in writing too. on Tuesday. maligned its image. tion, Vijay Jani with- ident of Rajkot Con- maniya’s son is con- But, 20 minutes before drew his form on gress. testing polls from ward filing my candidature, CROSSED OUT Monday. This has Former city presi- number 1 on a BJP somebody else’s name brought the number dent Mahesh Rajput ticket. It seems that was announced. Jani of candidates con- told First India, “Pres- there was a cash settle- and I had decided to testing the RMC sure tactics have ment between them. contest together but, polls down to 70 forced Jani to with- Vijay Jani (R) who withdrew his form with Mansoor Vala (L). Moreover, Vala has because I was denied a from the total of 72 draw his candidature. Both Congress leaders have been suspended for six years by been suspended for ticket, he withdrew seats. Officers of the local the party. supporting Jani in his form”.
Patil inaugurates election Imran Khedawala withdraws resignation as Jamalpur MLA office of 30 wards online ipal Corporation After a (AMC), despite been emphasis on door-to- conversation with giving word on their fi- The BJP will door campaigns. He nalization. The party commence its also requested the GPCC prez Amit had granted mandate to polling booth page Chavda, the six candidates and the campaign for committee president ward has only four to ensure that each Jamalpur people’s seats. the upcoming voter is approached Meanwhile, the and that the party’s representative party’s state election polls on message reaches changed his incharge Tamradh- them. waj Sahu rushed to Thursday Meanwhile, the par- mind “in the Gujarat for a two-day ty has opened its ac- interest of the visit following the supported by count in the AMC Khedawala resigna- senior leaders polls by bagging the party” tion. Ahead of the lo- Naranpura ward seat Congress Gujarat election incharge Tamradhwaj Sahu (right) is on cal body elections, of the party as its Other Backward a two-day state visit. Sahu will meet with BJP state unit prez CR Patil —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Class (OBC) candidate First India Bureau regional leaders over Brinda Surti was “I have decided to after a conversation growing opposition First India Bureau dabad Municipal Cor- will be helmed by Pa- elected after Congress Ahmedabad: Jamal- withdraw my resigna- with Chavda. among activists and poration’s (AMC) til, Chief Minister Vi- candidate Chandrika pur MLA Imran tion in the interest of Assuring his contin- candidates. “We are Gandhinagar: Naranpura ward was jay Rupani, Deputy Rawal pulled out of Khedawala, who had the party. I will not do ued support to workers here to discuss elec- Bharatiya Janata Par- also elected uncontest- Chief Minister Nitin the election on the last tendered his resigna- anything that will harm nominated by the party, tions at the district ty (BJP) state unit ed. Patel, who will join the day of candidature tion to Gujarat it,” said Khedawala on the Jamalpur MLA said and taluka levels,” he president CR Patil on State leaders of the candidates on the cam- withdrawal. The form Pradesh Congress Tuesday. He was sched- that he had handed in told mediapersons. A Tuesday evening vir- party will kick-off the paign trail. of the Aam Aadmi Committee (GPCC) uled to hand over his his resignation after he meeting is set to be tually inaugurated the political campaign for During the inaugu- Party’s (AAP) female president Amit Chav- resignation to the state was asked to drop two held with the GPCC election office of 30 the upcoming local ration event, Patil ap- candidate was rejected da on Monday, has assembly speaker Ra- of his supporters for lo- leadership, after wards. Also, a candi- body polls on Thurs- pealed to local leaders by the state election of- withdrawn his resig- jendra Trivedi on Tues- cal body polls of the which the campaign date of the Ahem- day. The campaign and candidates to put ficer on Monday. nation, after it was day, but he chose not to Behrampura ward of will be carried out, he rejected by Chavda. make a hasty decision the Ahmedabad Munic- added. GUJARAT 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 AHMEDABAD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 03 50% women participants in Faisal Patel @mfaisalpatel religious campaigns: MCC “Went to meet @ BharatSolankee ji Its fact-finding report states that it can reduce violent incidents at such gatherings to pay condolences First India Bureau THE CONCLUSION for the demise of his late father & Ahmedabad: Incidents ex-CM (Gujarat), of violence were re- #MadhavSingh- cently reported in two Solanki. He was a villages of Kutch dur- mass leader and ing fund collection led a progressive drives for the construc- govt which put the tion of the Ram Jan- state on a growth mabhoomi Temple in Ayodhya. According to trajectory. Both a fact-finding report father and son are by the Minority Coor- collect donations. De- control indecent or anti- are/were stalwarts dination Committee ployment of the police social elements. The re- of Gujarat.” (MCC), this violence force in large numbers lease of innocent people was allegedly the re- Damaged mosque after violence in Kutch. in areas where such ral- arrested in these inci- sult of a conspiracy to lies are planned is need- dents must be secured intimidate Muslims, teams or religious ral- took place. The team in- ed. Video recordings of and the real culprits seize their properties lies have more women vestigated the causes of such rallies should be should be placed behind 5 booked for duping people and polarize the public activists. Last month, communal violence. made in order to main- bars. Appropriate com- ahead of the upcoming the MCC’s four-member The MCC convenor, tain police impartiali- pensation to people local body elections. independent fact-find- Mujahid Nafees, has ty,” he said. whose houses or other through marketing scheme The fact-finding re- ing team visited two vil- listed a number of de- “It should also be properties have been de- port states that inci- lages in the Kutch dis- mands to the govern- made mandatory to in- molished or looted First India Bureau lakh as commission marketing scheme dents of violence can be trict – Kidana and Sadav ment. “There must be a clude 50% women in should also be granted,” while Rs45.50 lakh re- since its launch in 2017 reduced if fund-raising – where the violence ban on armed rallies to such rallies in order to he added. Surat: City police mained with the com- approached the compa- booked five persons pany, which eventually ny office in 2019 to on Tuesday for alleg- turned out to be fraudu- claim their maturity edly cheating hun- lent. Majority of the amount. But, when the No cases in 9 districts; 234 reported in past 24 hrs dreds of people of fraud victims are mi- company officials dis- more than Rs1 crore grants who have settled appeared, they realized First India Bureau the state. A total of 2,63,910. At least 353 pa- (29), Surat Municipal by luring them into in the city over past few that they had been 56,332 people were vac- tients were also dis- Corporation (29) and investing in a multi- years, said police. duped. Gandhinagar: A total cinated at 974 centres charged from hospitals Vadodara district (10) level marketing The accused have Around 25 agents of nine districts in the on the day. across the state on the cases in the last 24 scheme with high re- been identified as Bhar- of the firm floated by state did not report a One death was re- day. So far, 2,57,473 pa- hours. At present, there turns. gav, Jitendra Mohanto, the accused have con- single new case of COV- ported in the tients have recovered are 2,050 active cases According to a com- Kaushik Rathod, San- tacted the police so ID-19 in the last 24 Ahmedabad Municipal from the infection in across the state of plaint lodged by Ab- jay Desai and Vinod far and the cops sus- hours. As a steady de- Corporation (AMC) ju- Gujarat. which 24 patients are himanyu Patil (59), an Vankar. Four other ac- pect that the number cline in fresh nCoV risdiction on Tuesday, Vadodara Municipal put on a ventilator. investor, who made a complices named Shi- of victims of the cases continues, the taking the pandemic Corporation reported The state has not dis- network of 27 people vani, Mahendra, Honey fraud could rise. The number of cases report- toll of the state to 4,397. the highest number of closed the total figure and advised them to in- Singh and Navin Mo- company was regis- ed on Tuesday was 234, With 234 new cases of cases at 60, followed by of samples taken for the vest a total of Rs63.3 hanto are absconding. tered in the name of with one person suc- novel coronavirus, the COVID-19 testing in Ahmedabad. AMC at 43, Rajkot Mu- tests for more than lakh into the scheme. Those who started in- a Bhargav Pandya cumbing to the virus in infection tally rose to —FILE PHOTO nicipal Corporation three weeks now. Patil received Rs17.8 vesting money into the and his wife Shivani. Local bizman honey-trapped, blackmailed & duped of `1.5L First India Bureau messenger services bers and on social me- dia. The accused report- platform. Over time, the edly recorded conversa- Palanpur: Late-night two of them had started tions and video chats messages from anony- talking regularly. between the complain- mous ‘women’ have the Patel stated that he ant and the woman, vius ?kj dks ekSle dh ut+j u yxus nsa potential to sometimes received a phone call the police said. prove costly. This was from a person The accused gj ekSle lqj{kk ds fy, flQZ lqij LVªkWx osnj ‘khYM evident when a local named Dilip Ra- had then extorted businessman filed a bari l of Kumb- Rs1.5 lakh from complaint against a hardi village ast the victim and had man for allegedly en- month, who be- been demanding a snaring him in a hon- gan blackmail- further Rs20 lakh eytrap and extorting ing him by for his silence. money from him, the threatening to The complainant police said. reveal his re- requested the ac- In the complaint filed lationship cused to keep his at Tharad police station, with the word, and pleaded the complainant Ma- woman to that he was a reput- hadev Patel, of Va- his family ed businessman in jegadh village of mem- the area. Tharad Po- Tharad taluka stated lice have lodged a that he had received a complaint against the phone call from a wom- accused and are inves- an two months ago on a tigating the case.
AGAINST THE LAW Two cousins beaten up by girl’s family, video shared online First India Bureau Pravin received a call from Majula Koli (sis- Gandhidham: Balasar ter of the accused) on Police are in search of Saturday night asking four people for alleg- him to pick her up from edly beating up two Raveji Temple. Instead youths. According to a of going himself, he police complaint filed sent his cousin Harji by the victims, the fam- Koli, and received a ily members of a young call a few minutes later girl allegedly abducted when his cousin com- and assaulted them for plained that the tyre calling and talking to tube of his bike had her. Police also said punctured. After that, in order to set an Pravin reached the example, members of ing, were identified as ed Pravin Koli and his spot, Manjula’s family the family even record- Hamir Koli, Pancha cousin Harji Koli and members beat the ed the incident and Koli, and Kana Koli, physically assaulted brothers in the Lakda- Call us at : 1800-266-4606 shared the video on so- residents of Gedi vil- them with an iron pipe vandh village. cial media platforms. lage in Rapar taluka of and broke the legs of Police have launched 304, 3rd Floor, 3rd Eye II, Opp. Parimal Garden, Nr. Panchwati Char Rasta, Ambawadi, Ahmedabad-380015 | Ph. : 79-40050660-61 | Fax : 40050662 an investigation into 4th Floor, Plot No. A-2, UDB Corporate, Tower, Near Jawahar Circle, JLN Road, Jaipur – 302017 The accused per- Kutch district. The ac- the men, officials said. www.jkcement.com | E-mail : [email protected] sons, who are abscond- cused allegedly abduct- The complainant the case. PERSPECTIVE 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 AHMEDABAD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 04
IN-DEPTH MODI BIDS TEARY FAREWELL TO AZAD ajya Sabha, which has been witnessing pandemonium over farm laws, wit- nessed rare heart-warming emotional scenes on Tuesday. The occasion was R Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s farewell from the House. Azad’s term ends on Feb- ruary 15. Recalling a tragic incident in which some people from Gujarat were stuck while a few others were killed in a terror attack in the Valley, Prime Minister Narendra Modi described in a choked voice how Azad was so concerned for the return of survivors and the corpses to Gujarat as if they were his own family members. Azad was then the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. Praising the Leader of the Opposition in the House with MIND IT whom he has had a long association, Modi said that Azad’s replacement will have difficulty fitting into his shoes. Azad too got emotional when he spoke of his decision of not going to Pakistan and TO urged Muslims to feel proud to be in India. On Monday, Azad had praised the recent elections MEND IT held in Jammu-Kashmir for which he was applaud- ed by the prime minister. Taking a swipe at the Con- gress, Modi said that the Grand Old Party should day ‘jam?’ Yes — and, you may not down what you feel, or felt like, in not interpret Azad’s compliments in a wrong way. RAJGOPAL believe it. First things first — just your own words. As Jon Kabat-Zinn, Azad is one of the members of the Group of 23 (G- NIDAMBOOR slow down your pace and relax. the American professor of medicine 23) which wrote a letter to the Congress high com- Speeding up things is not the best and creator of the Stress Reduction WELLNESS PHYSICIAN, mand seeking structural changes in the party. The way of doing it. Also, think of a Clinic and Center for Mindfulness in INDEPENDENT RESEARCHER letter had caused ripples as voices of dissent in the process where you learn how to be Medicine at the University of Mas- AND AUTHOR Congress were getting louder. Although Azad’s was in the present moment, not what- sachusetts Medical School, explains, one of the dissenting voices, the party will surely can-be, or could-be moment. It will “The best way to capture moments is miss a good parliamentarian and his good counsel. ature has provided us with the fa- help you lead, and live, a fuller life. to pay attention. This is how we cul- cility to delve into our own inner This is apparently a simple, practi- tivate mindfulness. Mindfulness resources to the full through mind- cal ‘act’ — one that will guide you means being awake. It means know- fulness, or being meditatively fo- to paying close attention to what ing what you are doing.” THE GLACIAL TRAGEDY cused — this is the fundamental you’re doing at any given point in You don’t have to be a Zen master principle that propels us to engage time. It is also something that will to learn mindfulness. All you’ve to Being mindful, or IN GARHWAL HILLS meditatively N ourselves with our inner being, or help you do only one thing at a do is look at situations dispassion- he glacier burst in the Chamoli district of soul, and turn things around from time. It will not throw you off bal- ately — like choosing what you’d focused, is a great Garhwal in Uttarakhand on Sunday has the inside out, as and when need- ance from your busy schedule. most likely do in the given circum- tool-kit. You not caused massive destruction to life and ed. It is up to us to use this divine stance, or reaping the rewards by only make up for property with 30 persons reported dead gift to participate in our own areas responding in the most mindful a lost time by T and nearly 197 missing. Three days after of activity and creativity — to live manner that is your own. This YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A ZEN performing more the natural calamity, a major search operation is on. well in a harmonious and useful holds the key to turning dull, bor- MASTER TO LEARN efficiently, but While more bodies continue to be found, the NTPC manner. It takes us towards a fully ing routines into enriching, also MINDFULNESS. ALL YOU’VE TO you will also see and a private company must be calculating their awakened, exciting voyage — to worthwhile, experiences. It’d, in DO IS LOOK AT SITUATIONS problems as they meeting and overcoming the many the process, also help you work and losses. The Rishi Ganga hydel power project owned DISPASSIONATELY — LIKE are — not what by a private company was washed away, while NT- trials and tribulations of our life. CHOOSING WHAT YOU’D MOST (re)focus on the vistas, resonances, you have, till PC’s Tapovan-Vishnugad Hydro Power Project suf- In so doing, it turns our good rela- and fragrances around you. LIKELY DO IN THE GIVEN now, imagined fered extensive damage in the sudden flood caused by tionships into a universal fusion It’d be interesting to note that the CIRCUMSTANCE, OR REAPING them to be. Not the melting glacier after it broke off. The Himalayan of healthy partnerships and THE REWARDS BY RESPONDING scientific relationship between elec- tragedy revived the horrific memories of the Kedar- shared thoughts, or feelings. It is troencephalogram (EEG) activity, that mindfulness IN THE MOST MINDFUL MANNER will take you on a nath floods caused by a cloudburst in 2013. Nearly the source of our blossoming and, THAT IS YOUR OWN meditation, and allied mindful prac- 6000 people were feared dead in the flash floods. perhaps, the best ‘gadget’ we could tices has been extensively investigat- great journey Ecologists have repeatedly warned against nat- all use for ourselves and also for ed during the last six decades. The where difficult ural disasters in the Uttarakhand hills ever since others around us — for our good accepted view today is that focused situations recede a 6.8 magnitude earthquake rocked Uttarkashi in and their good. It ‘ups’ the inde- Being mindful, or meditatively fo- mindfulness, or meditation, produces at the proverbial 1991. Various studies have classified the region as pendent character of our own life. cused, is a great tool-kit. You not only a type, or form, of relaxation, includ- drop of a mantra. quake-prone. The debate raged for almost a decade Being mindful is living in the pre- make up for a lost time by performing ing a sense of inner calm — and, not Far from it — over the construction of the Tehri dam. With in- sent moment. It helps us to deal with more efficiently, but you will also see sleep. This is precisely the reason why rather, it is a state termittent natural disasters striking the Garhwal day-to-day issues, or difficulties, in a problems as they are — not what you any meditative practice that one is of being that region, scientists and environmentalists have been constructive, also self-assured, man- have, till now, imagined them to be. comfortable with has become one of provides you with raising the issue of environmental degradation for ner. Yes, you are reading this article Not that mindfulness will take you on the several approaches to ‘teaching’ useful the sake of development. The warning has gone in your favourite newspaper. Thanks. a great journey where difficult situa- individuals and/or patients how to prerequisites to largely unheeded as over 50 hydel power projects But, chances are you may not be read- tions recede at the proverbial drop of relax. To paraphrase the globally re- dealing with dot the region. The way thousands of trees have ing it. Maybe, you’ve just had a quick a mantra. Far from it — rather, it is a nowned spiritual leader Thich Nhat been felled for the strategically important Chard- look at it as you savoured your morn- state of being that provides you with Hanh, “Meditation is ‘mouth yoga.’” difficulties in a ham road project has also been a cause of concern. ing cup of tea or coffee. We can’t useful prerequisites to dealing with This is because, when you breathe in, thoughtful, Besides protecting the environment, India also blame you for it, because you have so difficulties in a thoughtful, practical, you smile. When you smile, you’d be practical, needs scientific advancement to identify glacial much to do — and, so little time. But, decisive, proactive, and progressive able to purge your worries, hostile decisive, lakes the outburst of which leads to sudden flood- wait a minute — you may be wrong, manner. So, the next time you get feelings, and also negative emotions. proactive, and ing, like the one on Sunday, to prevent such occur- in spite of your earnest intentions. worked up, go out for a brisk walk, or THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY progressive rences in the future. Is there a way out of this every- listen to soft, soulful music, or write THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL manner
Top UK is eager to sign a free-trade deal with India TWEET t a time when so ing partner after the US, litical priorities following little interna- China, Japan, Switzerland Brexit provide an incentive Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank @DrRPNishank tional business and Norway, and the rela- for both sides to negotiate a #AatmanirbharBharatKaBudget is face to face tionship now supports fast-track trade deal. more than doubles the A because of the more than 5,00,000 UK jobs. For the UK, this reiterates allotment for National Initiative pandemic, the United King- In 2019, bilateral trade in the government’s “Global for Design Innovation. The dom is flying ministers to goods and services between Britain” strategy of devel- Budget will boost R&D in higher India to lay the groundwork the two countries were re- oping stronger ties in Asia education & aligns with the goal for a deal on free trade. spectively worth $15.7 bil- Pacific – in line with the of #NEP2020, in helping India In a sign of the impor- lion and $18.9 billion and country’s application to join become a #VishwaGuru. tance that the UK attaches becoming increasingly im- the CPTPP free-trade bloc. A to reaching what is being portant. The UK’s services trade deal with India is an Prakash Javadekar described as an “enhanced exports to India have grown opportunity to foster post- @PrakashJavdekar trade partnership” with at 7% a year between 2013 Brexit and post-Covid recov- Replying to a Zero Hour mention India on the back of Brexit, and 2018, and yet India con- ery, giving British business- in the house today, stated that the international trade sec- tinues to enjoy a trade sur- es greater access to a market Guidelines and direction are retary, Liz Truss, has met plus with the UK. The UK of 1.3 billion people when almost ready on Over the Top Piyush Goyal, the Indian is also the second-largest the prospects for global (OTT) platforms and will soon commerce and industry investor in India. other major Indian em- a ten-year road map towards the subcontinent in Janu- growth after the pandemic be rolled out and implemented. minister. Meanwhile, India is the ployers, such as First- upgrading the nations’ 2004 ary but postponed until the still remain uncertain. It is part of a British second-largest investor in source (contact centres), strategic partnership into a spring to deal with the lat- UK companies already wide charm offensive with the UK after the US. India Tenon (facilities manage- new “comprehensive strate- est wave of the Covid cri- have a growing market Spiritual the subcontinent that al- invested in 120 projects and ment), HCL (IT services) gic partnership” involving sis. His counterpart Naren- share in India in several ready saw UK Foreign Sec- created 5,429 new jobs in and TVS (logistics). closer military ties, coopera- dra Modi is also invited to sectors, including food and SPEAK retary Dominic Raab pay- the UK in 2018-’19. Indian tion in the Indo-Pacific re- attend the G7 summit in drinks despite high tariffs ing a visit in December. So companies in the UK turn THE UK’S NEED gion, and measures to coun- Cornwall, south-west Eng- and other trade restric- To live a pure unselfish life, what is at stake and what over an excess of £40 bil- FOR A DEAL ter-terrorism and fight cli- land in June, and there is tions. Notably, India is the one must count nothing as are the chances of success? lion. Steel to car-making When Dominic Raab visited mate change. no question that the eco- third-largest market for one’s own in the midst of India is already the UK’s giant Tata is easily the India before the turn of the UK Prime Minister Boris nomic realities of the pan- Scotch whisky, for instance. abundance. —Buudha sixth-largest non-EU trad- largest, but there are many year, it saw a declaration of Johnson was due to visit demic and changed geopo- SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION
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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 AHMEDABAD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 06 RAGA SLAMS CENTRE’S DEVELOPMENT MODEL BLAME GAME ment over the budget, Congress leader alleged that PM’s saying that cowardice development model will reduce runs deep in the gov- ernment of India. number of PSU & harm country Taking to Twitter, he had stated that in her New Delhi: Congress said that in this develop- budget speech this year, leader Rahul Gandhi on ment the country has the Union Finance Min- Tuesday alleged that suffered a loss and the ister used the word Prime Minister Naren- PM’s close friends have “Prime Minister” 6 dra Modi’s development been benefited. times & the word “cor- model will reduce the The Congress MP has der tension, he has been farmers and youth of porates/ companies” 17 number of Public Sec- been attacking the cen- constantly asking ques- the nation. He further times but did not men- tor Undertakings (PSU) tral government and tions to the government. accused that the Centre tion “defence” & “Chi- and it will harm the Prime Minister Naren- Earlier, Congress has only three to four na” even once. country. “Mr Modi’s ‘Vi- dra Modi on every front. leader accused the Cen- industrialist friends The Finance Minis- kas’- PSUs to be shrunk Whether it is about the tral Government of re- who are ‘God’ for them. ter presented the Union to one-tenth. Country’s budget or the issues re- ducing the pension of Earlier too, the Con- Budget for the financial loss, crony’s gain,” Gan- lated to farmers, the is- soldiers in the Union gress leader had target- year 2021-22 in Lok Sab- dhi tweeted. He further sue of India-China bor- Budget and ignoring the ted the Union govern- ha on February 1. —ANI ED raids ‘Corona unlikely to have OTT rules premises of Bengal’s culture threatened under almost ready, media outlet leaked from China lab’ says Centre Mamata Banerjee’s Rule: Nadda Wuhan: The coronavi- joint Chinese-WHO rus most likely first ap- team to rule out one New Delhi: The govern- in Delhi Birbhum: BJP national peared in humans after theory on the origins of ment will soon release New Delhi: The En- president JP Nadda on jumping from an ani- the virus. The Wuhan guidelines for OTT plat- forcement Directorate Tuesday slammed the mal, a team of interna- Institute of Virology forms, Union Minister (ED) swooped in action Trinamool Congress for tional and Chinese sci- has collected many vi- Prakash Javadekar said on Tuesday morning dividing communities entists looking for the rus samples, leading to today in parliament, and carried out search- by branding people as origins of COVID-19 allegations that it may weeks after a controver- es at the office premises insiders and outsiders, said Tuesday, dismiss- have been the source of sy over two shows. of a media outlet here in and said the rich culture ing as unlikely an alter- the original outbreak, “We get a lot of sug- connection with a mon- of West Bengal has been nate theory that the whether on purpose or gestions and com- ey laundering probe. threatened under virus leaked from a accidentally. plaints. Guidelines and According to ED Mamata Banerjee’s rule. Chinese lab. But experts now con- directions are almost sources, the agency Mr Nadda, while flag- A closely watched sider the possibility of ready and will be imple- sleuths started search- ging off the second visit by World Health such a leak so improb- mented soon,” Mr Ja- es around 10 a.m. in the phase of the ‘’Parivar- Organisation experts able that it will not be vadekar said on OTT or morning in the office tan Yatra’’ from Tarap- to Wuhan the Chinese suggested as an avenue Over The Top content. premises of Newsclick ith in Birbhum district, city where the first of future study, said The government had in Saidulajab area of alleged that the state coronavirus cases Embarek, a World put OTT platforms, such south Delhi. government “criminal- were discovered did Health Organisation as Netflix, as well as The sources said that ised politics, institution- BJP National President JP Nadda addresses a rally, in Birbhum on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI not dramatically food safety and animal news and current af- the action is based on alised corruption and change the current un- diseases expert. fairs content on online the inputs that the news politicised the police”. derstanding of the China had already platforms under the outlet received foreign Nadda also said the CENTRE NOT DISBURSING PM-KISAN SCHEME early days of the pan- strongly rejected that Ministry of Information funding. government will be de- demic, said Peter Ben possibility and has pro- and Broadcasting and The team of ED also feated by people in the FUNDS TO BENGAL, ALLEGES DIDI Embarek, the leader of moted other theories. given it powers to regu- carried out searches at assembly elections. Kalna: Mamata Banerjee alleged that the Centre was not disbursing funds under the World Health Or- The Chinese and for- late policies and rules the premises of News- “Under Mamata’s the PM-Kisan scheme to peasants in the state despite the TMC administration ganisation mission. eign experts consid- for the digital space in click editor Prabir Pur- rule, rich culture & her- having sent the verifi ed names of farmers to it. Accusing the BJP of falsely claiming But it did add details ered several ideas for November last year. kayastha and Pranjal, itage of WB are under that she is denying funds to the farmers, she said that the TMC is giving Rs 5,000 to that story, he said at how the disease first There have been calls the sources added. threat. Only the BJP each to farmers & has also arranged for free crop insurance. The CM had informed a news conference as ended up in humans, on regulating the wildly However, senior offi- can protect these. The the Assembly that out of 6 lakh applications of farmers sent by the Centre for veri- the group wrapped up a leading to a pandemic popular platforms after cials of the agency are insider-outsider culture fi cation for payment of monetary assistance under PM Kisan Samman Nidhi, the nearly four-week visit that has now killed a row over two series on tightlipped about the is not the real culture of state government has returned 2.5 lakh names following necessary work. to the city. more than 2.3 million Amazon Prime - “Tan- matter. —Agencies Bengal,” he said. —ANI And it allowed the people worldwide. —ANI dav” and “Mirzapur”.
Villagers suspect radioactive IN THE COURTYARD device behind U’Khand disaster SC seeks govt Dehradun: Villagers Interim relief from arrest Amaravati land case: SC of Raini village in Tapo- response on van area of Chamoli to AAP’s Sanjay Singh have expressed con- adjourns hearing till March 5 issues with cerns that Sunday’s New Delhi: The Su- hearing the petition flash floods may be the preme Court on Tues- filed by Sanjay Singh New Delhi: The SC ad- (SIT) pursuant to which minority status result of heat being pro- day granted interim re- and fixed the matter for journed the hearing of the High Court stayed duced by a radioactive lief and stayed the ar- further hearing till the an appeal filed by the the government’s or- New Delhi: The Su- device. Raini village rest of AAP Rajya Sab- third week of March. Andhra Pradesh gov- ders setting up the SIT. preme Court Tuesday lies near the area which However, the moun- ha Member of Parlia- The SC asked the Ut- ernment against the HC Earlier, the apex sought government’’s saw the maximum de- taineering team con- ment Sanjay Singh, in a tar Pradesh Govern- order that had stayed court had stayed the reply on a plea, seeking struction caused by the ducting the expedition plea seeking the quash- ment why the 14 FIRs the SIT probe into the Andhra Pradesh High transfer of cases from flash floods. got caught in a blizzard ing of the 14 FIRs regis- against Singh were not alleged “illegal pur- Court’s gag order on several high courts to The device was lost in and had to return, leav- tered against him in clubbed together to be chase” of land in Am- media reporting in rela- it against the Centre’’s 1965 during a secret ex- ing the device at the Uttar Pradesh under heard at one place. aravati till March 5. tion to the FIR regis- notification to declare pedition to Nanda Devi base. A year later, when various charges, in- Senior lawyer Vivek A Bench headed by tered against a former five communities — conducted by the CIA they went back to the cluding sedition. Tankha appearing for Justice Ashok Bhush- Ramaiah and Raja had advocate general in Am- Muslims, Christians, and IB to plant nuclear- area, they could not The Apex Court the AAP MP submitted an allowed Telegu De- filed a petition in the aravati land case. It also Sikhs, Buddhists and powered surveillance find it; subsequent ex- bench headed by Jus- to the Apex Court that sam Party leaders to Andhra Pradesh High issued notice to the ex Parsees as minorities equipment on the sum- peditions have also not tice Ashok Bhushan if his client has com- file their replies by Court challenging the advocate general on the even in those states mit of the mountain for been able to trace the also issued notice to the mitted an offence, March 5. formation of the special Andhra Pradesh gov- and UTs where they spying on China. device. —Agencies UP government after please send him to jail. TDP leaders Varla investigation team ernment’s plea. are in majority.
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The fast-developing fintech marketplace holds immense promise for enriching financial lives, but regulation needs to keep pace in order to prevent fraud and foster inclusion
REGULATING the Fast-Changing Fintech Landscape What has emerged is a rapidly morphing milieu both regulators and governments. SONIA KATYAL where core banks, insurance and lending firms Central banks and regulators worldwide are are being supported, complemented and even racing to stay abreast with the latest innovations arkets remain abuzz with fintech ap- challenged by newer entities that either align and and market offerings to provide the underlying plications that have the power to reen- work as add-ons or independently offer alternate regulatory wiring for it all to work smoothly and M gineer the financial services world services. As any free marketeer would agree, all sans fraud. It’s a tall order. There isn’t a single and, significantly, even alter the financial inclu- this is healthy innovation and creative destruc- technology or application or system of monitor- sion landscape. Over the recent years, there tion in full force. So why should anyone be con- ing that could fulfill this charter. Regulators have been several global adoptions of innova- cerned? would need to provide at the founda- tive technologies to fashion new business mod- The truth is that the finance industry, and tion an architecture that both sup- els and offerings. These have been evidenced in the very provision of financial services, sits ports and protects companies payment services, mobile-based lending and at the heart of the searing problem of ineq- and customers. Systemic risks money transfers, and are now fast spanning uity and behooves to be regulated to pre- would have to be pre-detected across other areas such as insurance, invest- vent a plethora of financial crimes. The and mitigated. Market dislo- ments, wealth and asset management. fast-developing fintech market- cations spotted and dealt Most conventional banks have adopted digi- place rests on underlying secu- with. tal technologies to operate and deliver better rity and fraud protection Ultimately, fintech must services as new digital-only entities have systems that need to improve the efficiency of fi- emerged as challengers. Fintech players in the continuously evolve nancial services and further industry are collaborating and competing with and strengthen. It inclusion. Industry evolution core banks while, in addition, P2P (peer-to- is, therefore, par- ought to aid the lower-income Digital currencies such as Bitcoin have opened up avenues for peer) applications emerging in the credit and amount for this segment, the under-banked as easy transfers of money. funding space. sector to be at well as micro, small and medium The fintech revolution is mostly driven by the top of enterprises while ensuring cial exclusion are not exacerbated. Reg-tech technological developments that allow the de- the agen- that preexisting risks components, if deployed by financial entities ployment of application programming inter- da for of finan- in the form of point solutions, can remain iso- faces that help disparate and unconnected sys- lated silos without an impact on a larger scale. tems to talk seamlessly to each other. Overarch- What is required is a cohesive framework that ing technological innovations such as interop- mirrors the omnipresence of fintech develop- erability, digital currencies, blockchain and ments. artificial intelligence (AI) have driven break- Countries around the world, including India, through customer services and offerings. are sponsoring initiatives like innovation hubs AI and machine learning are enabling newer to stay on top of and engender tech-driven pro- models of understanding and assessing cus- gress on desirable lines. That should ultimate- tomer and product data, thereby nurturing dis- ly lead to enriching financial lives across the ruption in the products and services mix. Digi- world and perhaps even open the gates for pov- tal currencies open up avenues for otherwise erty reduction strategies that were hitherto not difficult trade and make it easier for money imaginable. Such is the promise of the finan- transfers to happen, be it from governments to Artifi cial Intelligence has enabled new cial revolution that lies ahead if the regulatory citizens or for economic exchanges anywhere models of understanding customer as waters are navigated well. in the world. well as product data. SOURCE: FAIROBSERVER.COM A person who is flexible and can change himself as per the circumstances keeping steadfast on the principles, will never look back. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 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 AHMEDABAD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 08 GUJ DOCTOR TESTS POSITIVE Crime Branch begins DAYS AFTER VACCINATION probe into fake notes This comes over a week after a sanitation worker died in Vadodara after taking the dose found by 12 banks Shishir Awasthi LAKHS First India Bureau Ahmedabad: In a VACCINATED startling develop- Ahmedabad: In a ma- ment, the Medical jor development, the Superintendent of Detection of Crime Rambagh Govern- Branch (DCB) of the ment Sub-district Ahmedabad Police Hospital in Gandhid- has launched an in- ham in Kutch tested vestigation after as positive for Covid-19 many as 12 leading on a Rapid Antigen banks, including na- Test on February 7, tionalised, private weeks after he was and cooperatives, in administered the Ahmedabad sent first dose of Cov- their respective sei- ishield vaccine in zures of fake cur- Gandhidham. rency worth Rs 6.7 —FILE PHOTO The RT-PCR test re- lakh to the police. sults of the medical —REPRESENTATIONAL PICTURE According to police, IDBI, Kalupur Com- which includes a total superintendent, Dr an FIR was lodged mercial Bank, HDFC, of 1,526 currency notes Anuj Shrivastava, were tect the body from the der treatment and in as many as 9.83 lakh Covid-19 vaccine dos- against unknown per- ICICI, Bank of Baro- of denomination of Rs awaited as of Tuesday viral infection and isolation, with mild Covishield doses and es in the entire coun- sons at Ahmedabad da, IDFC, AU Small 2,000, Rs 500, Rs 200, Rs evening. only 14 days after the weakness. The RT- 1.50 lakh Covaxin dos- try on day 25 of the Detection of Crime Finance Bank and 100, Rs 50, Rs 20 and Rs The news has star- second dose does the PCR test report es were distributed to nationwide inocula- Branch police station Abhyudaya Coopera- 10 as well as the now tled the medical fra- vaccine build antibod- would come on Gujarat. According to tion drive, the Union on Monday night un- tive Bank sent their defunct denomination ternity, given that ies. Unfortunately, I Wednesday. He said the official data, the Health Ministry said der Indian Penal Code seizure of counterfeit notes of Rs 1,000,” said this has come just had symptoms of dry right from March he second highest number on Tuesday. sections 489B for using notes found in their a senior official. over a week after a cough four days ago had been working of frontline workers, Of these, 55,85,043 as genuine forged cur- bank circulation. The The official added sanitation worker and on February 7, I continuously with 5,61,499, were vaccinat- are healthcare workers rency notes and 489c Reserve Bank of In- that the “Counterfeit died within hours of developed fever. Upon Covid-19 patients ed in the State after and 9,43,167 frontline for possession of coun- dia has also sent currencies have simi- being vaccinated in testing via a rapid anti- since he was the head 6,73,542 in Uttar workers. A total terfeit forged currency counterfeit currency. lar serial numbers and Vadodara. gen test, it was shown doctor at the govern- Pradesh. 1,34,616 vaccination notes and 120B for “The forged curren- seem to have originat- “I took the first dose to be positive for Cov- ment hospital. As of now, as many sessions have been criminal conspiracy. cy notes have been sent ed from a single source. of Covishield vaccine id-19,” Dr Shrivastava According to a Lok as 65.28 lakh heath- held so far. On Tuesday According to DCB to the special opera- Further investigations on January 16 but the told mediapersons. Sabha reply on Febru- care and frontline till 6.30 pm, 7,860 ses- officials, Axis, Kotak tions group (SOG) are likely to reveal a first dose does not pro- He said he was un- ary 5, as of February 1, workers received sions were held. Mahindra, DCB, team of Crime Branch major racket.” Candidate POLLUTION AT RIVERFRONT? alleges Centre hikes Guj’s allocation for Cong MLA Jal Jeevan Mission by 100% threatened him First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Centre has substantially in- creased the allocation of funds to Gujarat un- der the Jal Jeevan Mis- sion (JJM) in 2020-21 compared to the previ- ous year. Gujarat got an alloca- Cong MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh tion of Rs 883.08 crore under the JJM, as First India Bureau against Rs 390.31 crore in FY2019-20. This in- Ahmedabad: An inde- formation was provided pendent candidate con- by Union Minister of testing the Ahmedabad State for Jal Shakti Ra- Rajya Sabha building —FILE PHOTO Municipal Corporation tanlal Kataria in the election from Dari- Parliament in reply to a 3.36 crore rural house- nections. crore as on February 4. yapur, Sarfaraz Man- question by Rajya Sab- holds have been provid- The entire amount of Of the total funds re- suri, has filed a police ha Member Parimal ed tap water connections Rs 390.31 crore allocated leased, the State uti- complaint against Con- Nathwani. across the country so far. in FY2019-has been re- lised Rs 384.61 crore in gress MLA Gyasuddin Some chemical pollutants were found fl oating on the stagnant Sabarmati Riverfront near According to the state- During this period, in leased, while of the Rs 2019-20 and spent Rs Shaikh alleging that he the seaplane service site in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, creating a scare. ment, the Jal Jeevan Gujarat, 11.12 lakh rural 883.08 crore allocated 387.66 crore during the tried to bribe and —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Mission was announced households have been for this year, the Centre current financial year threaten him. The com- on August 15, 2019 and provided tap water con- has released Rs 662.76 as on February 4. plaint also names some Congress candidates. Mansuri has de- LESSER CRIME? manded protection from the police stating he fears the MLA. He also demanded that the HC grants bail to doctor in Sola Civil Hospital bribe case candidature of the Con- gress candidates should The counsel argued Earlier, the same be cancelled for pres- Dr Upendra Patel’s counsel that the co-accused had court had granted bail suring him. a greater role and since to Dr. Shailesh Patel “MLA Gyasuddin argued that since the co-ac- he was on bail, Dr Patel who was co-accused in Shaikh, Dariyapur should also be granted the case. ward candidates Imtiaz cused had taken more money it. According to the Anti Shaikh, Nirav Bakshi and was on bail, he should The applicant was Corruption Bureau, the and Junaid Shaikh ready to cooperate with complainant’s brother were pressuring me to also be granted the investigation in re- was given a contract to withdraw my nomina- spect of some tests supply meals and tion. They are trying to First India Bureau His lawyer’s argu- which are required to snacks to staff and doc- snatch my constitution- ment was that the co- be undertaken in ac- tors working in the Cov- al rights for filing can- Ahmedabad: The Gu- accused had the larger cordance with the law, id-19 ward of Sola Civil didature for the local jarat High Court has share in the kickbacks the counsel said. Hospital, Ahmedabad. body election,” Man- granted bail to Dr. Up- and so like him, Dr Pa- Granting the bail, the The pending bills suri alleged. endra Patel of Sola Civ- tel should also be grant- Gujarat High Court ob- amounted to over Rs1 He claimed that he il Hospital, who was ed bail. served that since the crore and for clearing had received a call from caught red-handed ac- He submitted before charge-sheet had been this bill the senior doc- Shaikh to meet him per- cepting a bribe of Rs 8 the court that in all Rs filed in the case he must tors allegedly sought sonally. He went on to lakh to clear pending 16 lakh was allegedly BRIBERY CASE ACCUSED: Dr Upendra Patel (left) was granted bail days after Dr Surendra Patel. furnish a personal bond Rs8 lakh as a bribe. say that as a record of food bills of Rs 1.18 paid as a bribe accord- of Rs 10,000 as a surety They were caught red- evidence he had the call crore and renew can- ing to the FIR. Of this, 10 lakh while Dr Patel 6 lakh for pending bills al of the canteen con- deposit before the trial handed while accepting record of the MLA. teen contract. the co-accused took Rs accepted Rs 8 lakh __ Rs and Rs 2 lakh for renew- tract. court. the bribe. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09 AHMEDABAD, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Jacqueline Fernandez HouseholdHousehold ollywood star Jacque- ule. “I spend an hour doing lot of challenges along with it. lenge, and the actress has her line Fernandez, who the house chores -- from look- You need to have the right bal- way to manage with that recently moved house, ing into groceries to cleaning ance of personal and profes- bit. “I maintain a journal admits she indulges in the house and looking into the sional life,” she adds. which I write in the morning B household chores, too, food menu,” she stated. If maintaining a physically that helps me channelise my in between her hectix “Living independently does healthy routine amid the thoughts,” she revealed. professional sched- give freedom but brings in a grind of Bollywood is a chal- —Agency choreschores Lisa Haydon RELEASE DAY ANNOUNCED! alman had two special guests, his co-stars of ‘Radhe: Your Most announced S Wanted Bhai’ on the sets of Bigg Boss 14’s Week- end Ka Vaar episode on Satur- day, where they kickstarted the promotions on the show. pregnancy Salman along with Disha Pa- isa Haydon is going to tani and Randeep Hooda con- be a mommy again. firmed the release of the film The model-actor, on Eid, this year in theatres L who shared the once again. Disha Patani and Randeep Hooda with Salman Khan news on Instagram, The show Began with an en- on the sets of Bigg Boss is due in June. In a tertaining performance by Sal- video post, Hay- man Khan and Disha Patani on istry. Along with Disha Patani, don said that Slow motion from ‘Bharat’ Randeep Hooda too graced lately she had reminding us of their the sets of Bigg Boss. stayed away great on-screen chem- —Agency from social me- Disha Patani dia due to ‘lazi- ness’. She added, “So, I’ve actually been meaning to get on here and chat with you all, and to catch you Happy all up with stuff that’s been happening lately.” —Agency Birthday ollywood actor Sara Ali Khan on Tues- day extended birth- Sara Ali Khan Bday wishes to her mother Amrita Singh and penned down a sweet note to Tahir Raj Bhasin mark the occasion. The ‘Kedar- nath’ star hopped on to Insta- gram and shared a couple of pic- LOOOP LAPETA tures with a heart-warming note. Calling her mother ‘my whole world’, aapsee Pannu, who has the ‘Simmba’ star extend birthday been shooting back to wishes to Amrita. She noted in the back, has shared anoth- caption, “Happy Birthday to my T er first look from her whole world. Thank you for being upcoming thriller film Looop my mirror, strength and inspira- Lapeta. The First Look is of tion.” In the caption, she also re- actor Tahir Raj Bhasin who vealed that blue is her favorite color. will be seen in a prominent She said, “I lo-blue the most.” —Agency role in the film. The thriller drama Looop Lapeta, which is a Hindi remake of the German film Run Lola Run, is helmed by Aakash Bhatia. In the first look, Tahir Raj Bha- Celebrate women sin is looking cool and ollywood actress his changed avatar is Vaani Kapoor, says very impressive. Shar- she wants to do more ing the look on her Bfilms that celebrate official Twitter han- women, their lives and deci- dle, Taapsee wrote, sions. “As a woman, I want to do “Satya’s shortcuts more films that celebrate women, always lead to satya- their lives and decisions. I have been nash! Presenting @ fortunate that I have got films like tahirrajbhasin as Satya, Shudh Desi Romance, Befikre and War the lazy, loveable “jholer”, in that have highlighted some brilliant the year’s craziest ride, “Looop aspects of being a woman. They Lapeta”. #LooopLapeta.” She showed how women are free-spirited, introduced his character ambitious, resilient and strong,” Vaani name. In the picture, Tahir is Lisa Haydon said. —Agency Taapsee Pannu seen carrying a bag.—Agency Vaani Kapoor ETC www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 10 HEALTH, A TRUE WEALTH
Amid the Pandemic, FAYA coordinators emerge as a team of village youth and under FAYA program. convinced them that they Rakesh and his team with champions in addressing menstrual-related issues should ensure the availa- the support of Harish have bility of sanitary pads. On been ensuring that the of adolescent girls and women in panchayat! a day to day basis, I keep community members fol- sharing the health issues low social distancing our community.” Harish is faced by village adoles- norms and stay at home a youth from Dovda gram cents and women with during the lockdown. panchayat. After complet- Harish , he gets them re- When a medical team vis- ing graduation, he served solved through the ANM.” ited their village for the as ward panch (an elected Anju, FAYA Project Co- screening for COVID-19, he PARUL SHARMA PRI member) and is now ordinator, from Jatan San- and his team members en- Program Manager, Population Foundation of India actively engaged in ad- stha, Dungarpur says “To sured full cooperation by dressing adolescent health address the problem of the community members”. hile the world issues within the commu- unavailability of sanitary “Through WhatsApp, I has been tack- cess to health information field coordinator from Ja- nity. napkins, Harish is also keep our school staff, Har- ling the COV- and services. One such tan Sansthan - implemen- Rakesh further explains, educating adolescent girls ish and ANM updated ID-19 pandem- story is from Dabella vil- tation partner of Popula- “My mother is currently a on making and hygieni- daily about the health-re- W ic, in Ra- lage in Dungarpur. Rake- tion Foundation of India), Ward Panch and keeps me cally using cloth pads. Har- lated activities and the jasthan, FAYA sh Parmar, a resident of that even during the lock- motivated to work towards ish has learned about cloth needs in our village. After Coordinators this village in Dovda clus- down, it is very important improving our community. pads from an online webi- all, only if my village is are working to prioritize ter, shared, “It was sug- to take care of the health After the lockdown, on the nar organized by The healthy, I will be healthy,” the health of women and gested to us by Harish (a of mothers and sisters in advice of Harish, I formed Young People Foundation said Rakesh. Rakesh Parmar adolescent girls in rural communities. FAYA pro- ject led by NGO Popula- tion Foundation of India is implemented in 4 dis- tricts of Rajasthan – Dun- garpur, Karauli, Bundi & Tonk with support of The Young People Foundation (TYPF) and field partners. The program aims at en- hancing knowledge of adolescents about their sexual & reproductive health (SRH) and building a conducive environment so that they can access SRH services and infor- mation. Despite the restrictions and difficulties faced by people due to lockdown, these young coordinators ensured and motivated other youth to ensure that adolescent girls have ac- Team of Jatan Sansthan Harish Parmar
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teddy bears. But, why not! As we celebrate the season of love, re- gardless of whether we like Happy Teddy Day teddy bears or not, remind your- self and your partner that love SUSHMITA AIND is worth celebrating. It’s the only feeling that might make t’s the Valentine’s Week and you do stupid things, churn up you must be wondering why the butterflies in your stomach, the importance of such but, in the end, it’s all worth it! and evil! Go ahead and surprise I things have risen up all of a In the words of Friedrich Ni- your lover with a gift of warmth. sudden? First, it was roses, fol- etzsche, what is done out of love City First wishes you the best lowed by chocolates and now always takes place beyond good on the occasion of Teddy Day!
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KARISHMA GWALANI Love is MAHESH Karishma.gwalani BANG ADVICE @firstindia.co.in cityfirst@ firstindia.co.in bhinandan Sin- in the air gh aka RJ or the next 3 Abhi, who has he super bowl com- days, intense en- A been a Radio mercial takes us ergy will be in Jockey in Jaipur and back to the love F circulation due various other cities story of Holly- to 6 planets coming in like Chandigarh, Shim- T wood’s rare fa- one zodiac sign in the la, Ludhiana, is now vourite couple, sky. In astrology, these hosting one of the big- Gwen Stefani planetary alignments gest reality shows of and Blake Shelton. create energy that is Punjab, ‘Miss PTC Pun- The T-Mobile Super not favourable. jabi 2021’. Bowl commercial There are ways to The show aired features Adam overcome this accord- worldwide from Febru- Levine playing ing to our ancient rem- ary 1; however, the An- the role of cu- edies which we will chor started his prepa- pid, by setting share with you so that ration way before. “I’ve up a date for this energy can be lost 4 kilos in 10 days, them. In real- converted into posi- thanks to the keto diet, ity, the cou- tive for individu- the difference of which ple first als. Do the follow- can be seen from my met on the ing these 3 days: aired promo to the sets of Chant, your flate. So, be cautious Gwen Stefani mega audition’s final ‘The 1 favourite man- and do not to get angry. episode,” RJ Abhi Voice’ tra for at least 24 Light a clay lamp shared. Abhinandan Singh where minutes. 5 with mustard oil or Raging The show is to be they Chant the Navg- sesame oil, anywhere in judged by Bigg Boss down.” On further ask- hosted 2 rah Mantra at the house after sunset. fame Himanshi Khura- ing his interest in host- as least once. Offer water to the SPIRIT na, famous actress and ing Hindi reality coaches. Talk less and 6 rising Sun. Politician Gurpreet shows, he shared, “I The couple has 3 avoid discus- Astrologically from Kaur Chadha from hosted one show last been dating for sions as people will tonight and Feb 10 to 11, Mumbai and Japji year with the ace come- a while now be on edge. again 6 planets will be Khera, the beautiful dian Sunil Pal being a and wedding Many couples in one zodiac sign, but face of Punjabi films. judge on Anjan Tv; rumours can 4 may have argu- now in Capricorn sign, Talking about the fu- since I strongly believe be heard every ments, anticipate with lower power than ture projects, he said, in Manifestation, I’m once in a this and be more 2019 configuration. “I plan to resume the pretty sure that’ll hap- while. tolerant as dur- These planets are Sat- Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton projects which were pen very soon with —Agency ing this time urn, Jupiter, sun, moon, put on hold since lock- God’s grace.” egos will in- mercury and venus.
HAPPY Late Rajiv Kapoor t hasn’t been a together CRITICS CHOICE AWARDS 2021 year since Rishi he season is crowded Kapoor had with award ceremonies I breathed his and as the anticipation last owing his long T of the nominees’ rises, battle with cancer. so does the audience recipro- And while the Ka- cate. Critics Choice Awards poors are still have released its nomination struggling with for the year 2021 with nomi- the loss, here Shailene Woodley nations in Best Picture, Best Maria Bakalova Ben Affleck Bill Murray Zendaya comes another jolt Director, Best Actor, Best Ac- for them as Rishi’s merican foot- tress, Best Supporting Actor, younger brother ball quarter- Best Supporting Actress, Rajiv Kapoor has back Aaron Best Young Actor/Ac- breathed his on A Rodgers who tress, Best Acting En- Tuesday. Accord- was awarded as the semble, Best Original ing to media re- most valuable player is Screenplay, Best ports, the Ram tying the knot with Adapted Screenplay, Teri Ganga Maili Shailene Woodley. Aar- Best Production De- star died of a heart on has recently pro- sign, Best Cinematog- attack at the age of posed Shailene and al- raphy, Best Costume 58 in Mumbai. He though a little quick, Design, Best Editing, suffered a massive the couple seems to be Best Hair and Make-up, heart attack and crazy about each other. Best Visual Effects, Best was rushed to the A source revealed, Score, Best Song, Best hospital immedi- “They are happy togeth- Foreign Language Film ately but he was er. It’s not surprising he and Best Comedy. The show declared dead on proposed so fast. When will be hosted virtually on arrival. you know, you know March 7. —ANI Sidney Flanigan Sacha Baron Cohen —Agency Andra Day Amanda Seyfried right?” —ANI CITY BUZZ 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 AHMEDABAD | WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 12
JLF 2021! ART AND THE ARTIST CITY FIRST ment of cloth clippings. In this exhibition, which alaneri Art Gallery started from Monday, started an exhibi- Iqbal has displayed 77 art- tion on the artwork works made through this K of artist Iqbal medium. His exhibition of Khan of Guda Godhji vil- artefacts will be on view lage of Sikar district. The from February 8 to 14 from exhibition was duly lit by 10 am to 6:00 pm. IU Khan, Professor, De- Saumya Vijay Sharma, The JLF session on the well-known partment of Art Rajasthan director of the gallery, Kalbelia dancer, Gulabo Sapera – University. said that they decorated ‘Gulabo Sapera and the Dance of the Iqbal Khan is the first the art of financially trou- Serpents’ was shot at Diggi Palace on such artist of the state to bled artists with respect in Tuesday. She was in conversations create art by adding fila- During lamp-lighting ceremony the Kalaneri Art Gallery. with Tripti Pandey on the joyous wellsprings of dance and creativity, as well on the harsh lessons of —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA survival in a patriarchal society. This session will be shown during the virtual edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) later this month from 19th to 28th February 2021. Sanjoy Roy is presently in the Pink City and is expected to remain for the next few days. The sessions are slotted An awareness to be recorded across the city in the coming days. EVENTS! During the ceremony CAMPAIGN CITY FIRST TORCH LIGHTING hara Shakti Foundation (DSF) organ- ised a men- CEREMONY D strual hygiene CITY FIRST awareness workshop and he 12th edition a medical health camp of AU Bank for over 100 women in Jaipur Mara- the village of Khuri in RAJ: The elections of Jaipur Fire Works Dealer Committee were T thon, organised Sikar on Tuesday. The held on Monday. The following members were elected during by Sanskriti Yuva As- initiative aimed to the meeting: Zahir Ahmed as the President, Mohammad Abid as sociation and World raise awareness about the Vice President, Gopal Agarwal as the General Secretary and Trade Park, held a menstrual hygiene During the workshop on menstrual awareness Shailesh Moolchandani as the Treasurer. torch lighting ceremo- and the conse- ny by Jaipur Greater Head, AU Bank. The quences of being Reusable sanitary —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Mayor, Saumya Gur- torch was then taken anaemic. The medi- pads were also dis- jar; Deputy Jaipur for around to the vari- cal camp provided ac- tributed to all women Greater Mayor, Puneet ous parts of the city by cess to qualified physi- and girls present. Karnavat; Former the young runners cians, hospital staff Founder, DSF, Devi- Mayor, Jyoti Khan- participating in and dietary supple- ka Shekhawat believes delwal; President the marathon. The ments. The workshop that healthy women Sanskriti Yuva San- marathon is sched- on menstrual hygiene and girls play a crucial stha, Pandit Suresh uled to be held on Feb- called attention to the role in equipping the Mishra; Managing Di- ruary 14, Valentine’s importance of using leaders of tomorrow to rector and President, day from the Sawai reusable sanitary pads, create a positive World Trade Park, Mansingh Stadium at its cost-effectiveness change in their socie- Anoop Barataria and 3.30 am. and its positive impact ties and communities. During the health check-up camp Manoj Tibrewal Group [email protected] on the environment. [email protected] GUJ: A well-known town planner and an academician, N K Patel hosted a photography exhibition, captured from his visit to San Francisco. The exhibition features the architecture of the city and PRABHU MAHAVEER ONLINE WORKSHOP imagination brought forward through the lens of an Indian eye. presence of Dr Santosh Kumar Sharma, Dr Ma- hendra Lalwani and Dr KI DIVYAVANI —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA Ramesh Kumar Pachar.
CITY FIRST QIP Coor- RAJ: Saloni Bhandari and Riccha dinator), Singh launched boutique apparel, he five days RTU Ra- lounger wear and footwear pop up (TEQIP-III) spon- jasthan ‘Hidden Treasures’ on Tuesday at he Hindi feature tioned that this film ed history. The film sored online Techni- Ghazal Mishra store, Jaipur. Clos film ‘Prabhu has been given the hon- was shot in different workshop ‘Simu- cal Uni- & Oja, Nakateki and Myra are the T brands participating for the show. Mahaveer Ki Di- our to include the most village of Jaipur and lation Software for Elec- versity, T vyavani’ created stories in one film was shot in about 112 trical Engineers’ was Kota. The —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA a world record. The made in the Hindi lan- days, starring more inaugurated at Swami workshop was film emphasises upon guage. The film has than 800 actors. Ma- Keshvanand Institute inaugurated Lord Mahavir’s non- gathered awards in In- havir Swamy is of Technology Man- with inspiring violence and compas- ternational World Book played by Vinod agement and Gramo- words of chief sion. The 2 hours and of Records, Golden Lakhwani. The film than (SKIT), Jaipur on guest Surendra Lam- 37 minutes film feature World Book of Records, was to be released on Tuesday. The workshop ba (Senior Superinten- 23 stories related to Star India World Book April 6, which couldn’t is going under the direc- dent of Police, (Mansa) Lord Mahavir. The of Records and Ra- due to lockdown, but tion of Prof. (Dr) R. A. Punjab), a former SKIT film’s presenter Suman jasthan Star Book of now the film is set re- Gupta and Prof. (Dr) student. The workshop Vinay Kothari men- Records and has creat- lease soon. —City First Dhirendra Mathur (TE- was inaugurated in the
IN THE CITY! The 19th edition of Kingfi sher’s —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO highly glamorous and magnifi cent Kingfi sher calendar has been launched, featuring fi ve enchanting beauties – Gehna Mahiarya, Krithika Babu, Anukreethy Vas, Adline Castelino and Sumita Bhandari. The pictures for the calendar were shot amongst the picturesque RAJ: National Road Safety Transport emerald and deep blue serenity department in association with Inaya of God’s own country, Kerala Foundation organised a workshop for the and was shot by the ace fashion RAJ: A prize distribution ceremony was organised school bus drivers of Neerja Modi School and photographer, Atul Kasbekar. by Verve Agrotech at Hotel Safari on Monday, in Jai Shree Periwal school. DTO Dharampal Among the models, Gehna which 17 awards were given. A new variety of RAJ: The members of the Absolute Gym and Fitness Saini emphasised on safe driving; while Mahiarya is the fresh face granulated sorghum, Guru 999, and hybrid millet, Centre took part in the recently held Mr Olympia of Nitisha Sharma from Inaya Foundation hailing from Udaipur, Rajasthan. 45M55 and 45M47 were launched on the occasion JaiShree Competition held on Monday. The participants emphasised on fi rst aid training. A fi lm was by Rajasthani and actress Sonam Thakur. were trained by Deepak Lalwani. also shown on road safety during the event. Gehna Mahiarya