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IN INDIAplaced on girls during DURINGmen- COVID-19 struation as they see their RAJAN mothers and sisters follow VISHAL the unwritten code of con- duct and rules of segregation JOINT SECRETARY, CM OFFICE, GOVERNMENT laid down for menstruating OF RAJASTHAN women such as not dining with members of the family, not entering the temple or n India, the stigma associated even the kitchen. Hence, boys with menstruation persist- remain ill-informed and de- ing over generations has led velop misconceptions about to the subject being discussed this natural biological pro- in hushed whispers and be- cess. Even in schools, sepa- hind closed doors. Menstrua- rate sessions are conducted tion and menstrual hygiene with girls on menstruation as I practices face social, cultur- it is considered a girl’s issue al, and religious restrictions and not required for boys. and are further intensified in The COVID-19 pandemic rural areas, particularly in and consequent lockdown states like Rajasthan. Women restrictions have further ex- are often denied access to ba- acerbated the situation for sic hygienic conditions as women and girls. Restricted well as awareness about bod- mobility, scaling down of ily functions that affect their services, and prioritizing of overall physical and mental emergency measures over JAIPUR l THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 212 well-being. other essential health ser- In Rajasthan, barely 36% vices have worsened access of women have access to the to menstrual hygiene prod- essentials needed to manage ucts and services. The cas- their menstruation. These cading impact of a country- ‘needs’ include the availabil- wide lockdown and disrup- ity of menstrual hygiene tion of supply chains has products such as sanitary severely affected the availa- pads, provision of ‘safe’ and bility of menstrual products ‘CHUPPI TODO- hygienic-sanitary spaces as like sanitary pads, critical Not just girls, boys too need to of his efforts in the main- SAYANI BANO’ well as accurate information for the safe and hygienic be educated about menstrua- stream media. Rajan Vishal, IAS, who related to periods. This defi- well-being of adolescent tion and reproductive health From a ban on advertise- launched a campaign cit in needs being met does girls and women. and empowered to be able to ments on sanitary napkins on Menstrual Health not vary by age indicating As per data from a Rapid THE TABOOS, STIGMA, talk comfortably and candidly Management (MHM) ‘Chuppi in 1990 to the success and that a majority of women Assessment Survey conduct- AND CULTURE OF about periods. Engaging men Todo-Sayani Bano’ (Break popularity of Pad Man, In- are unable to access services ed by the Population Founda- SECRECY AROUND and boys from a young age is the silence and be smart) for dia has indeed come a long related to their Menstrual tion of India in May 2020, MENSTRUATION MAKE critical to normalize the dis- adolescent school girls as way. While digital move- Hygiene Management nearly 73% of surveyed ado- MANY BOYS AND MEN course around menstruation District Collector, Nagaur & NERVOUS ABOUT ments like ‘The Period Girl’, Alwar. More than 2,20,000 In Rajasthan, (MHM) needs throughout lescent girls in Rajasthan had for everyone, regardless of MENSTRUATION #WhispersBreakSilence, school girls were educated barely 36% of their reproductive years. an unmet need for sanitary their gender. The culture of INCLUDING ITS #FreePeriods, #KeepHerGo- on MHM, given informative women have The taboos, stigma, and napkins during the lockdown. silence and lack of acknowl- ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ing, ‘Red Dot Challenge’and booklets, IEC material, and access to the culture of secrecy around The consequences of disrupt- edgment among men has to be sanitary pads, and were menstruation make many BUYING MENSTRUAL the ‘Menstrupedia’ comic shattered through well-inte- essentials ed supply chains are felt most PRODUCTS FOR motivated to speak on this OPINION EDITORIAL BY RAJAN boys and men nervous about book developed to destigma- grated social and behaviour issue by specially oriented 4 WORKERS DIED AND 6 FELL ILL DUE TO acutely by the marginalized, needed to THEIR PARTNERS tize the subject have been menstruation including its particularly women and girls. change campaigns that en- teachers. The learnings were successful in metropolitan manage their acknowledgment of buying While families are confined courage conversations and further reinforced by monthly areas, menstruation contin- meetings in presence of their menstruation. menstrual products for their to their homes due to the pan- break down myths around ues to be a taboo topic in parents; guardians, teachers, These ‘needs’ partners. A study conducted demic, the age-old silence and menstruation. This will lead in an urban college of Ben- tradition-bound regions of them to influence and posi- and School Management include the y 30% stigma on menstruation are resources within the house- Committees. In addition, galuru showed that onl the country. Also, none of tively impact the experience availability of being reinforced. holds and also access to ser- Rajasthan’s first sanitary of the boys had correct the campaigns involve men of girls and women of men- The pandemic has intensi- vices, including health. The napkin manufacturing menstrual knowledge about menstrua- and boys on the issue. There struation in many roles – as a fied challenges that women well-documented story of a unit operated by women’s hygiene tion. The knowledge among is also a dearth of male role husband, brother, father, face due to gender-based in- social entrepreneur, Mr. Self Help Group was also products such rural boys is even worse. models in India who have ad- teacher, peer, and policymak- established in District equality and social restric- Arunachalam Muruganan- as sanitary Boys are kept out of the dis- dressed issues related to er. Consequently, young girls Nagaur. These measures not VISHAL IAS, JOINT SECRETARY, CM tions and it is the need of the tham is a classic example of INHALING TOXIC GAS THAT WAS LEAKED AT menstruation. It is ironic only made the women SHG cussion related to menstrua- will be able to grow up into pads, provision hour for men to rise to the the role men can play in tion, due to social-cultural that while the word ‘men’ is confident and healthy women members economically self- of ‘safe’ and occasion. In our patriarchal busting myths and normalis- reliant but also acted as an norms that render the sub- present in the word ‘men- and ensure that they act as hygienic- society, men can be the agen- ing the discourse around effective IEC tool to educate ject taboo. Another study un- struation’, in practice, it is equal partners in societal and cy to bring the desired menstruation. The fact that and enlighten rural women sanitary spaces dertaken in 3 states of India completely absent. community development. change. They are the prima- a Bollywood blockbuster on the sensitive issue and as well as showed that most of the boys The participation of men THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY ry decision-makers which in called Pad Man was made in emboldened their self-esteem. accurate poorly understand menstrua- in Menstrual Hygiene Man- THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL P4 turn directly impacts their 2018, bears testimony to his tion in terms of biology. How- agement (MHM) is essential. information partners and children. Their popularity and acceptance related to ever, they are cognizant of decisions affect the use of SAIL’S ROURKELA STEEL PLANT IN ODISHA OFFICE, GOVT. OF RAJASTHAN periods. the cultural restrictions Top TWEET

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Moreo- months, with the last Ajay Maken completes his first task, now political ver, out of the 24 Secre- few days being nail- taries, three are from biting for the Congress Sachin Pilot camp viz party leaders from Ra- Shobha Solanki, jasthan, finally, AICC appointments and cabinet reshuffle on his agenda Prashant Sharma and General Secretary and Mahendra Kheri. state incharge Ajay Therefore, out of the 39 Maken has successful- included in the commit- ly completed Congress tee, eight members hail President Sonia Gan- from Pilot camp. dhi’s mandate. The ma- Notably, four former triarch had mandated ministers have also that Maken had to take been included in the Gehlot and Pilot along committee. Highly and Wednesday’s an- Sonia Gandhi Ashok Gehlot Ajay Maken Sachin Pilot Govind Singh Dotasra Dr CP Joshi placed sources in the nouncement of PCC’s Rajasthan Congress revamped 39 member directions had been fol- included in the 39 mem- tors namely GR Kha- ki, who have been made seven posts of Vice- wherein Rajendra confirm that state in- committee clearly lowed to the hilt. ber committee, three tana, Rakesh Pareek PCC General secretary. Presidents have been Choudhary and Na- charge Maken spoke to showed that Gandhi’s Out of the 11 MLAs are Pilot camp legisla- and Ved Prakash Solan- Similarly, two out of the given to Pilot camp seem Akhtar have been Sachin Pilot Turn to P8 NO IMPROVEMENT AT ALL, KEEP Apex Court to hear pleas against anti-conversion TALKS ON WITH FARMERS: SC laws in UP, Uttarakhand Centre conveyed to the court that “healthy discussions” Supreme Court issued notices to are going on between the government and farmers both state govts New Delhi: The Su- BRING NEW LAWS: on 2 petitions preme Court will on CM AMARINDER January 11 hear a batch URGES PM MODI New Delhi: The Su- of pleas challenging the preme Court on new farm laws as well Chandigarh/ New Delhi: Wednesday agreed to as the issues related to Punjab Chief Minister hear petitions challeng- the ongoing farmers’ Amarinder ing the constitutional protest at Delhi borders. Singh, who validity of the laws A bench headed by has been passed against unlaw- a vocal Chief Justice SA Bobde ful religious conver- critic of the The two laws are unconstitutional on Wednesday observed sions by the states of centre’s farm as both attempt to control the life of that there is no improve- Uttar Pradesh and Utta- laws urged Prime Minister the residents of Uttarakhand and ment on the ground re- rakhand. A bench head- Narendra Modi to “bring garding farmers’ pro- ed by Chief Justice S A Uttar Pradesh and to not allow them to in new laws after consul- take charge of the significant decisions in tests, following which tation with farmers” and Bobde, however, re- their life —Says the plea the Centre conveyed to resolve the months-long fusedto stay the provi- the court that “healthy standoff. Undeterred by sions of the laws and discussions” are going winter chill, thousands issued notices to both on between the govern- of farmers, mostly state governments on down by the Law”. Another plea by NGO ment and farmers over from Punjab, have been two different petitions. Their plea says the Citizens for Justice and these issues. protesting against the The court’s decision Act and the ordinance Peace (CJP) says provi- Attorney General KK legislations on the out- came in response to a are “against the provi- sions of the Act and Or- Venugopal said there is Farmers during the ongoing agitation against the new farm laws, at Ghazipur border in New Delhi skirts of Delhi since late bunch of petitions sions of Special Mar- dinance violate Article a good chance that par- on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI November. which challenged the riage Act, 1954 and it 21 of the Constitution ties may come to a con- validity of the laws. will create fear in the as it empowers the State clusion in the near fu- One of the pleas filed by society” as even those to suppress an individ- ture and filing of re- DRESS REHERSEL TODAY FOR Advocates Vishal who are not a part of ual’s personal liberty. sponse by the Centre on FARMERS’ R-DAY ‘TRACTOR MARCH’ Thakre, Abhay Singh any such activity can be “The Act and Ordi- the pleas challenging the New Delhi: Farmers union leaders demanding Yadav and Pranvesh, a falsely implicated. The nance”, it submits, new farm laws might repeal of the three new farm laws are now readying law researcher, con- plea urges the court to “seemed to be premised foreclose the negotia- for a ‘Tractor March’ announced by the Samyukta tended the laws “cur- direct the states “not to on conspiracy theories tions between the farm- Kisan Morcha on the Eastern and Western Periph- tails the Fundamental give effect to impugned and assume that all con- ers and government. eral Expressways on Thursday. Farmers leaders Rights of the citizen of provisions/ordinance versions are illegally While informing the said the ‘Tractor March’ would be a trailer of the India…disturbs the Ba- and withdraw the same forced upon individuals bench that talks are go- ‘Republic Day Parade’ scheduled on January 26. sic Structure of the or in the alternative who may have attained ing on Turn to P6 Constitution as laid modify the said bill”. the age of majority”.

Amit Shah to Sonia and Rahul now ask Gehlot 50-yr-old woman gangraped, murdered visit Mizoram to take care of Kerala polls also in Badaun; 2 held, temple priest booked between Kartikey Dev Singh ala - Rahul as elected CRUCIAL STATE MP from Wayanad and Woman’s leg, body to the victim’s January 9-10 Jaipur: Known to be a OF AFFAIRS! KC as a native of the home, saying it was master strategist and Since two senior state - the party wants rib bone found found in a dry well in one of the best political Congress leaders - that the elections are the temple premises. managers of our times, Rahul Gandhi and KC conducted with ex- fractured and An FIR was regis- Rajasthan Chief Minis- Venugopal - ‘political- treme sensitivity to reg- there were tered two days later af- ter Ashok Gehlot has ly’ hail from Kerala, ister a thumping win. ter the autopsy con- been given a new and the party wants that In fact, Kerala is a chal- severe injuries in firmed rape and the two important responsibil- the elections are con- lenge for Gandhis. accomplices of the New Delhi: Union ity, to head the Con- ducted with extreme Gehlot has been giv- her private parts priest were nabbed, the Home Minister gress’s election cam- sensitivity to register en this important re- police added. Amit Shah will paign management as a thumping win sponsibility due to the Vishal Srivastav About the incident, visit Mizoram be- an observer for the up- success party tasted un- Badaun’s Senior Super- tween January coming assembly polls. der his command in Gu- Badaun: In yet another complices in Budaun were found fractured intendent of Police 9-10, government Gehlot along with occur in April this year. jarat and Karnataka incident that has shaken district of Uttar Pradesh. and there were severe Sankalp Sharma said, sources said on former Goa chief min- Highly placed sourc- elections. Sources re- the conscience of the While the priest is on injuries in her private “The post-mortem re- Wednesday. Re- ister Luizinho Faleiro es reveal that Kerala is veal that Gehlot’s selec- country and reminded the run, his two accom- parts. port confirms rape and cently, Shah visit- and Karnataka’s for- a ‘proving ground’ for tion has been made on many of the gruesome plices were arrested The incident, which there are injuries in her ed Imphal to lay mer deputy chief min- Congress much like Rahul’s direction after 2012 Nirbhaya gan- late night on Tuesday triggered an uproar in private parts and a frac- the foundation ister G Parameswara West Bengal is for the Kerala incharge Tariq garape, a 50-year-old an- after the post-mortem political circles, took ture in the leg.” stones for several have been appointed as BJP and since two of its Anwar failed to provide ganwadi worker was report confirmed rape, place on Sunday and She suffered a rib multipurpose pro- senior observers for the senior leaders - Rahul apt results in recently gang-raped and mur- police said on Wednes- the matter came to light fracture too, he added, jects. —ANI Kerala assembly polls Gandhi and KC Venugo- conducted local body dered allegedly by a day, adding the woman’s when the priest and his citing the autopsy re- which are expected to pal - both hail from Ker- election. Turn to P6 priest and his two ac- leg and a rib bone too accomplices took the port. 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 | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 02 POULTRY FARM OWNERS ALERTED AS BIRD FLU OUTBREAK SPREADS TO MORE DISTRICTS DEATH OF 410 MORE BIRDS REPORTED ON WEDNESDAY, TAKING THE TALLY TO 1,458 KURJANS Dr Rituraj Sharma & FACE THREAT Nirmal Tiwari IN PHALODI

Jaipur: Cases of avian influenza were reported from Sawai Madhopur on Wednesday, making it the fifth district in the state after Jhalawar, Kota, Baran, and Jaipur to be affected by H5N8 bird flu strain, officials said. Necessary directions have been given to poul- Lal Chand Kataria, Kunjilal Meena & Arushi Malik during the VC. Employees collecting dead crows near Central Jail. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA try farm owners. So far, avian influenza subtype was chaired by Animal by forming district-wise and Poultry Disease Di- Meena said that each the state, taking the tally not poultry birds. The H5N8 has been found in Husbandry Minister Lal groups on social media agnostic Laboratory and district will have a con- to 1,458, as per the ani- BJP has criticised the crows whereas H5N1 is Chand Kataria. with the poultry farm Animal Feeding Testing trol room and PPE kits mal husbandry depart- government for not tak- found in poultry birds, “We have to be aware owners. Laboratory at Ajmer. will be given to teams ment. Ban on sale of ing adequate measures Animal Husbandry De- of avian influenza, but Kataria also directed There are 2500 poultry that are disposing of poultry products will in the wake of the bird partment Principal Sec- there is no need to pan- officials to send propos- farm owners in the state, dead birds. Rapid re- not be made until some flu outbreak. BJP state retary Kunji Lal Meena ic,” said minister Ka- als for setting up of RT- he said. It is reported sponse teams have also concrete evidence is president Satish Poonia said. taria. He instructed the PCR Lab at Regional that more than 50 chick- been constituted, he found, Meena said. He claimed that avian influ- Meena said this in a officers to continuously Animal Disease Diag- ens have died in poultry said. On Wednesday, said that there is no need enza is gradually taking meeting held with poul- monitor and share the nostic Centres of all di- farms of Kota and Bundi death of about 410 more to panic as the virus has a large shape. try farm owners and it necessary information visional headquarters districts. birds was reported in been found in crows and —With PTI inputs Compensate farmers Woman ‘kills’ State govt issues new SOPs Report garbage littering, daughter, dies for crop loss: Poonia for reopening edu institutions Mayor to take action First India Bureau ic elections, Poonia said by suicide Bharat Dixit heaps of garbage at the “our initial meetings Ramesh Sharma First India Bureau Schools and coaching should be a mandatory garbage depot. She Jaipur: BJP state presi- have started”. He al- centres from 9th to 12th 6 feet distance between Jaipur: If someone in made a list of all the dent Satish Poonia on leged that the Ashok Sikar: A woman alleg- Jaipur: The state gov- will be opened from two students. Besides, your area is spreading places and gave notice Wednesday demanded Gehlot government has edly strangled her four- ernment has issued a January 18 while other guidelines like garbage, then all you to the BVG compa- immediate compensa- made huge discrimina- month-old daughter new SOP for reopening schools for classes 1 to 8 sanitization, hand have to do is send a pho- ny and directed them to tion to the affected tion in the delimitation and later committed coaching, school, col- will continue to remain washing system, mask to of the person to take necessary action farmers by conducting and “yet it is our en- suicide in Sikar on leges around 308 days close at the moment. essentials will have to the Jaipur munici- immediately. A pile of an assessment of the deavour that the poll Wednesday due to men- after the commence- Meanwhile, it has been be strictly followed. pal corporation Great- garbage in an empty damage to crops due to results of 90 civic bod- tal stress and financial ment of the lockdown. decided to start regular Apart from coaching er and in return, you’ll plot of Nandpuri was recent hail storms in ies will be in favour of problems, the police As per the SOP, it would classes in medical, den- centres, the govt has be rewarded by the cor- reported and the May- some parts of the state. the BJP”. said. After her husband be mandatory for out- tal, nursing, and para- also issued guidelines poration. Mayor or directed the con- “Huge losses have oc- Addressing a work- met with an accident, side students to under- medical colleges from for hostels and PG op- Dr Somya gave direc- cerned officials to pe- curred to crops and veg- shop of Tonk panchay- their financial condi- go a RT-PCR test, who January 11. Orders erators. Arrangements tions in this regard on nalise the owner of the etables in various parts at representatives and tion deteriorated and come from other states have been issued to call will have to be made for Wednesday and inspect- plot. due to hail storms. The office bearers, Poonia she often had a verbal to study in coaching 50% of students of the the stay of one student ed the cleanliness, light, Meanwhile, Yagya state government on Wednesday called spat with family mem- centres. Moreover, the class capacity at one go. in a small room. If the garden, and other ar- Mitra Singh Deo as- should get an assess- upon the party workers bers. The incident oc- coaching operators According to the SOP size of the room or hall rangements in the sumed the charge of ment done immediately to promote the welfare curred in Surya Nagar must also ensure that issued from the Home is large, then temporary wards of Jagatpura JMC Greater commis- and provide timely and schemes of the central where the woman stran- 24-hour-old RT-PCR re- Department, students partitions will have to zone. sioner on Wednesday. proper compensation to government so that gled her daughter with a ports of students from must also obtain writ- be arranged, so that one On a tour with the He was appointed as the farmers,” said Poo- maximum people can handkerchief and later outside are negative be- ten permission from student can stay at a councillors and offi- commissioner in a re- nia in a statement. take benefits from the hanged herself in the fore allowing them to their parents before at- sufficient distance from cials from the zoning cent bureaucratic re- On the upcoming civ- scheme. house, the police said. attend coaching classes. tending the class. There the other. office, the mayor found shuffle. Land Use Change rules relaxed New docs asked to join Raje, Bhinder meeting leads to to financially help ULBs by today or lose job speculation of his return to BJP Vikas Sharma sought information re- Abhishek Srivastav land conversion was garding the joining of First India Bureau automatically canceled Jaipur: The Health De- the newly appointed Jaipur: In order to pro- if the amount was not partment has finally doctors. This informa- Dholpur: Janta mote investment in ur- deposited within 6 taken a decision to curb tion has been directed Sena head Randhir Sin- ban areas of the state months. No lease the problem of delayed to send everyone to gh Bhinder along with and to financially em- amount will have to be joining of doctors. New- headquarters by 8 Janu- his wife and son called power local bodies, the paid in lieu of land con- ly appointed doctors in ary. on former CM Vasund- Gehlot government has version for warehouses the state may have to However, Dr Sharma hara Raje in Dholpur on made major changes in and cold storage of ag- lose their jobs if they do said that many physi- Tuesday. The meeting the existing land-use ricultural products. not join soon. Taking cians have asked for ad- has stirred the politi- change rules and Ra- By depositing a lump strict action, the health ditional time for join- cal circles and led to Randhir Bhinder along with wife & son with Vasundhara Raje. jasthan urban improve- Shanti Dhariwal sum of 10 years, the department has given ing. In such a situation, speculations of Bhin- ment trust rules. plot can be made free- all 1,991 doctors a physicians may be giv- der’s return to the BJP. with her. I have no ob- Raje to visit Mewar and The Urban Develop- time period for deposit- hold. If a landowner chance to join till Janu- en a chance to join. Calling Raje his lead- jection with the state meet people there. ment and Housing De- ing the entire amount has already deposited ary 7. Director of the However, if they still er, Bhinder said he is BJP but I am against Newly elected prad- partment has issued for land use change has one-time amount of Department of Public delay, their appoint- with the BJP and Raje the BJP of Me- hans and deputy prad- separate notifications been increased from 6 8-year lease, then he Health Dr KK Sharma ment orders will be can- but not with the BJP of war,” Bhinder, former hans of the Jan- in this regard. As per months to 1 year. will have to deposit the has written a letter to celled. So far around Mewar. BJP leader, said. Bhin- ta Sena were also with the amendments in Prior to the notifica- amount for another two all the principals, 1,400 doctors have “I am with Raje and der called it a courtesy him during the meeting land change rules, the tion, the process of years. CMHO, PMO and joined. will continue to remain meeting and invited with Raje.

SURGE OF DEPRESSION 17-year-old coaching student found dead in canal in Kota  First India Bureau hailed from Uttara- bers lodged a missing khand and was living report at Borekheda po- MAN FOUND DEAD The boy was Kota: The body of a with his family lice station on Monday, 17-year-old boy coach- at a rented accommo- said Assistant Sub-In- WITH ARMS, LEGS TIED under depression ing student, Himanshu dation in Saraswati spector Prem Singh. In Ajmer, the dead body in-charge Surendra and would often Mehta, who had gone Colony of the city. The body is around of 18-year-old Jairam Singh Jodha told that missing four days He was under depres- four days old and it sug- Damami was found the deceased was a say he would end ago, was recovered sion and would often gests that the minor in a deserted build- resident of Chandaval, his life by from a canal in Kaithun say he would end his took the extreme step ing in Kharwa area Pali and lived with his area of Kota city life by drowning as on the same day he had near Beawar. The vic- maternal grandparents drowning as on Wednesday, police one of his family mem- left his home, he said. tim’s arms and legs at Kharwa. The police said. The police sus- bers had drowned. The The body is placed in were tied with electric are working on the mur- one of his family pect it to be a case of boy had left his home the mortuary of MBS wire. The FSL team from der angle. The villagers members had suicide though no sui- for a morning walk on Hospital and the pro- Ajmer has collected said that the victim was cide note was found. Wednesday and had ceeding for post-mor- evidence from the spot. seen fl ying a kite around drowned The boy, a class 12 gone missing since tem is underway, the Sadar police station 3 pm on Tuesday. student, originally then. The family mem- ASI added. 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 | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 03

BUMPER RESPONSE TO RHB STATE GEARS UP TO VACCINATE Over 10k apply for TWO CRORE IN FOUR PHASES In the first phase of Covid vax programme, 5 lakh health warriors will be vaccinated 4k houses of RHB! Vikas Sharma — FILE PHOTO January in remaining Shivendra Parmar districts. In the first Jaipur: The state is all phase, 5 lakh health Jaipur: Rajasthan prepared for Covid vac- warriors will be vac- Housing Board (RHB) cination programme cinated, that includes Commissioner Pawan under which nearly 2 4.25 lakh doctors, Arora said on Wednes- crore people will be vac- nursing staff, para- day that a lottery was cinated in four phases. medical staff and organized in Pratap The entire chain from their data has been Nagar for the pro- storage to distribution uploaded online on posed State Employ- centres including three co-Win platform. Be- ees Housing Scheme, state level vaccination sides them, 75,000 Chief Minister Jan centres in Jaipur, Jodh- other health warri- Awaas Yojana at Sec- pur and Udaipur, 7 divi- ors will also be vac- tor 3 and Sector 28 and sional level, and 34 dis- cinated. Vatika and Mahla trict level vaccination Two lakh employ- Housing Scheme. “In centres, are ready. ees of local bodies, po- these schemes, 10 On direction by CM Health workers conduct a dry run of Covid-19 vaccination programme, at Manipal Hospital in Jaipur. lice, revenue, civil de- thousand 181 people Gehlot, health minister fence employees will applied for a total of Raghu Sharma, the gov- FOUR MORE COVID DEATHS, 436 NEW CASES ON WEDNESDAY be vaccinated in 2nd 4013 houses. The list ernment machinery is phase. Apart from of successful appli- geared up to make the them, 1.58 crore people cants has been up- —FILE PHOTO programme successful who are above 50 years loaded on the website in the state. Sources of age will also be vac- of Rajasthan Housing said that all prepara- cinated in 3rd phase, Board,” he said. Housing board continues tions have been com- people suffering from It is noteworthy pleted and a second dry critical illnesses will that on August 22, to flourish in Malmas run to check the prepa- be vaccinated in 4th 2020, 18 housing Jaipur: Continuing rations will be held on 8 phase. schemes of Housing with its thumping Board were launched sales in the new year 125 properties sold, by Chief Minister as well, on Wednes- revenue of 16.26 Vaibhav to MAN KILLS LOVER’S Ashok Gehlot. By day, RHB again ac- crores generated Three headed to Bengaluru GRANDFATHER completing the pro- cured a revenue of honour corona cess related to the ap- 16.26 crore rupees by Udaipur: One-sided love plication of these selling 123 properties warriors in Jodh affair resulted in a murder schemes in a very through the Wednes- are enthusistic about killed in car-trailer collision of an aged in Paldi village short time, the lottery day Auction festival. Board’s properties. of Udaipur. Bharat Ku- has been organized by RHB Commissioner On this Wednesday Sanjay Prajapat mawat was in love with Gi- the Board. Pawan Arora said, Auction Festival, rija. However, the girl’s fam- Notably, the lottery “Even though ‘Mal- RHB sold 125 proper- Churu: Three persons ily married her some time was conducted by web mas’ is going on, ties in the e-bid sub- were killed and one se- ago. Tuesday night, Bharat based random lottery where buyers dont mission and Apni verely injured in a col- went to Girija home near system for determina- seem to prefer pur- Shop-Apna Business lision of a car and a the Paldi village, where he tion of allottees chasing new proper- Scheme, resulting in trailer in Sujangarh, encountered Girija’s mater- wherein 10181 appli- ties, the Board is go- a revenue of Rs.16 Churu, late on Tues- nal grandfather and at- cation were received. ing strong as buyers crore 26 lakh. day. The occupants in tacked him with a stone. Vaibhav Gehlot the car were heading to Bengaluru, the police Rajiv Gaur said. After the acci- dent, the trailer driver Jodhpur: The member managed to escape, of the AICC and presi- while the passersby Remains of the ill-fated vehicle in Churu on Wednesday. dent of the RCA, Vaib- helped the injured. hav Gehlot will attend The three deceased TRUCK DRIVER ARRESTED FOR KILLING 3 various events, includ- identified as Sunil, ing the corona warri- Virendra residents of ors’ honour ceremony Churu and Sonu resi- organized by First In- dent of Hanumangarh. dia News Channel at Sonu died during treat- Hotel Park Plaza, dur- ment in Jaipur. The ing his stay in Jodhpur fourth occupant Sand- on Thursday. eep was badly injured Gehlot will visit the and has been referred while the car was com- tunate. With the new Barkatullah Khan Sta- to Jaipur for treat- ing from the opposite ray of dawn, the mind dium in the morning ment. Police reached direction. gets distracted by read- with fellow officials of the accident spot, Former CM Vasund- ing such news. The the RCA to take stock seized the trailer, and hara Raje expressed state government of the arrangements, caught the absconding condolences at acci- should speed up efforts discuss the future driver near Salasar. dents in Churu and to reduce road acci- cricket matches at the The accident took Jaipur. “The news of dents,” she tweeted. venue and other rele- place near Dhan vil- the untimely death of Three people were vant issues. He will lage overpass located three people in the hor- killed on Tuesday also discuss the neces- at Salasar Road in Su- rific collision of a trail- night at Delhi bypass sary maintenance of jangarh. The cement- er and car in Sujan- in Jaipur when speed- the stadium with the laden trailer was head- garh, Churu is ex- ing trailer hit two- JDA officials. ing towards Salasar tremely sad and unfor- wheelers, overturned.

CRIME AGAINST WOMEN Avg time to investigate rape cases reduced from 267 to 117 days: CS Aditi Nagar an increase in the crime. The panel had New Delhi: The aver- sought reports on age time of completing works and reforms be- investigation in rape ing done for cases of cases has reduced from women atrocities from 267 to 117 days in Ra- all states. Arya submit- jasthan, which is far ted the report to the better than the nation- panel. al average, chief secre- Later, he told report- tary Niranjan Arya ers that chief minister said. Ashok Gehlot had giv- CS Arya and DGP en instructions to reg- ML Lather on Wednes- ister every FIR and ap- day informed a parlia- parently it has in- mentary committee Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya creased the number of about the works being cases filed, but this done by the state gov- of 267 days earlier but has increased in the does not mean that ernment to handle cas- now it has come down state after the govern- crime is increasing in es of atrocities against to 117 days due to the ment made it compul- the state. The CS in- women. Arya said that efforts of the state gov- sory to register every formed that 9-10 per- investigation of rape ernment. He said that case. This, he said, cent personnel in the cases took an average registration of cases should not be seen as state police are women. Promoted by Vrion Global 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 | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 04 IN SEARCH OF MORE ‘PAD’ MEN IN INDIA DURING COVID-19 placed on girls during men- RAJAN struation as they see their VISHAL mothers and sisters follow the unwritten code of con- JOINT SECRETARY, duct and rules of segregation CM OFFICE, GOVERNMENT laid down for menstruating OF RAJASTHAN women such as not dining with members of the family, n India, the stigma associated not entering the temple or with menstruation persist- even the kitchen. Hence, boys ing over generations has led remain ill-informed and de- to the subject being discussed velop misconceptions about in hushed whispers and be- this natural biological pro- hind closed doors. Menstrua- cess. Even in schools, sepa- tion and menstrual hygiene rate sessions are conducted I practices face social, cultur- with girls on menstruation as al, and religious restrictions it is considered a girl’s issue and are further intensified in and not required for boys. rural areas, particularly in The COVID-19 pandemic states like Rajasthan. Women and consequent lockdown are often denied access to ba- restrictions have further ex- sic hygienic conditions as acerbated the situation for well as awareness about bod- women and girls. Restricted ily functions that affect their mobility, scaling down of overall physical and mental services, and prioritizing of well-being. emergency measures over In Rajasthan, barely 36% other essential health ser- of women have access to the vices have worsened access essentials needed to manage to menstrual hygiene prod- their menstruation. These ucts and services. The cas- ‘needs’ include the availabil- cading impact of a country- ity of menstrual hygiene wide lockdown and disrup- products such as sanitary tion of supply chains has pads, provision of ‘safe’ and severely affected the availa- hygienic-sanitary spaces as bility of menstrual products well as accurate information like sanitary pads, critical related to periods. This defi- for the safe and hygienic cit in needs being met does well-being of adolescent of his efforts in the main- Not just girls, boys too need to ‘CHUPPI TODO- not vary by age indicating girls and women. stream media. be educated about menstrua- SAYANI BANO’ that a majority of women As per data from a Rapid From a ban on advertise- tion and reproductive health THE TABOOS, STIGMA, Rajan Vishal, IAS, who are unable to access services Assessment Survey conduct- ments on sanitary napkins and empowered to be able to launched a campaign related to their Menstrual ed by the Population Founda- AND CULTURE OF in 1990 to the success and talk comfortably and candidly SECRECY AROUND on Menstrual Health Hygiene Management tion of India in May 2020, popularity of Pad Man, In- about periods. Engaging men Management (MHM) ‘Chuppi In Rajasthan, MENSTRUATION MAKE (MHM) needs throughout nearly 73% of surveyed ado- dia has indeed come a long and boys from a young age is Todo-Sayani Bano’ (Break MANY BOYS AND MEN barely 36% of their reproductive years. lescent girls in Rajasthan had way. While digital move- critical to normalize the dis- the silence and be smart) for NERVOUS ABOUT women have The taboos, stigma, and an unmet need for sanitary ments like ‘The Period Girl’, course around menstruation adolescent school girls as MENSTRUATION access to the culture of secrecy around napkins during the lockdown. #WhispersBreakSilence, for everyone, regardless of District Collector, Nagaur & INCLUDING ITS Alwar. More than 2,20,000 menstruation make many The consequences of disrupt- #FreePeriods, #KeepHerGo- their gender. The culture of essentials ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF school girls were educated needed to boys and men nervous about ed supply chains are felt most BUYING MENSTRUAL ing, ‘Red Dot Challenge’and silence and lack of acknowl- on MHM, given informative manage their menstruation including its acutely by the marginalized, PRODUCTS FOR the ‘Menstrupedia’ comic edgment among men has to be booklets, IEC material, and menstruation. acknowledgment of buying particularly women and girls. THEIR PARTNERS book developed to destigma- shattered through well-inte- sanitary pads, and were menstrual products for their While families are confined tize the subject have been grated social and behaviour motivated to speak on this These ‘needs’ partners. A study conducted to their homes due to the pan- successful in metropolitan change campaigns that en- issue by specially oriented include the in an urban college of Ben- demic, the age-old silence and areas, menstruation contin- courage conversations and teachers. The learnings were availability of galuru showed that only 30% stigma on menstruation are ues to be a taboo topic in break down myths around further reinforced by monthly of the boys had correct being reinforced. resources within the house- tradition-bound regions of menstruation. This will lead meetings in presence of their menstrual parents; guardians, teachers, The pandemic has intensi- holds and also access to ser- the country. Also, none of them to influence and posi- hygiene knowledge about menstrua- and School Management products such tion. The knowledge among fied challenges that women vices, including health. The the campaigns involve men tively impact the experience Committees. In addition, as sanitary rural boys is even worse. face due to gender-based in- well-documented story of a and boys on the issue. There of girls and women of men- Rajasthan’s first sanitary Boys are kept out of the dis- equality and social restric- social entrepreneur, Mr. is also a dearth of male role struation in many roles – as a napkin manufacturing pads, provision cussion related to menstrua- tions and it is the need of the Arunachalam Muruganan- models in India who have ad- husband, brother, father, unit operated by women’s of ‘safe’ and tion, due to social-cultural hour for men to rise to the tham is a classic example of dressed issues related to teacher, peer, and policymak- Self Help Group was also hygienic- norms that render the sub- occasion. In our patriarchal the role men can play in menstruation. It is ironic er. Consequently, young girls established in District ject taboo. Another study un- society, men can be the agen- busting myths and normalis- that while the word ‘men’ is will be able to grow up into Nagaur. These measures not sanitary spaces only made the women SHG dertaken in 3 states of India cy to bring the desired ing the discourse around present in the word ‘men- confident and healthy women as well as members economically self- struation’, in practice, it is and ensure that they act as accurate showed that most of the boys change. They are the prima- menstruation. The fact that reliant but also acted as an poorly understand menstrua- ry decision-makers which in a Bollywood blockbuster completely absent. equal partners in societal and information effective IEC tool to educate tion in terms of biology. How- turn directly impacts their called Pad Man was made in The participation of men community development. and enlighten rural women related to ever, they are cognizant of partners and children. Their 2018, bears testimony to his in Menstrual Hygiene Man- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY on the sensitive issue and periods. the cultural restrictions decisions affect the use of popularity and acceptance agement (MHM) is essential. THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL emboldened their self-esteem.

Top Musicians’ dilemma in Spotify’s pay-to-play plan TWEET

potify offered the Eyes” on its Today’s Top and presenters seeking Dr Harsh Vardhan promise that, in Hits playlist. She is now bribes from record compa- @drharshvardhan the age of digital the youngest artist with a nies to play their songs. Under #ayushmanbharat downloads, all billion streams to her There’s a key difference. program, there is a special S artists would get name, and Spotify’s most- Now Spotify is the most in- focus on screening diabetes, hypertension among other paid for their music, and streamed female artist for fluential radio program- diseases. Meticulously framed some would get paid a lot. the past two years mer on Earth, deciding the guidelines have been issued to all Lorde and Billie Eilish new songs millions of lis- AB-HWCs to provide quality care showed what was possible. THE NEW HIT SQUAD teners hear in any minute. for the elderly. @MoHFW_INDIA Lorde was just 16 when, Streaming now accounts And instead of a handful in 2012, she uploaded her for more than half of re- of record companies, every Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal debut EP to SoundCloud. A corded music revenue. Spo- aspiring musician is now ‘Brand India’ Creates Global Waves: few months later, Sean tify has about a third of the able to record and upload a At `1.6 lakh crore, India receives Parker (of Napster and Fa- subscribers paying for mu- song. Spotify gets about highest inflows from Foreign cebook fame) put her first sic streaming. Playlists 40,000 new uploads a day. Institutional Investors, among single — “Royals” — on his overtook albums as the Spotify says it paid more emerging markets, in 2020. This popular Spotify Hipster In- preferred way of listening than US$3.5 billion to rights achievement is an indisputable indication of world’s trust in PM @ ternational playlist. The to sequences of songs holders in the first nine NarendraModi ji’s reforms song has sold more than 10 about five years ago. was when Today’s Top Hits of Spotify’s editorial play- ment — a “promotional months of 2019. But sur- million copies. Appearing on a promi- had about 18.5 million sub- lists”. But now there’s this: recording royalty rate” veys of musicians suggest Eilish’s rags-to-riches nent Spotify playlist is scribers. It now has more In this new experiment, — on any song streamed very few can make a living story is a little murkier. therefore a big deal. than 26 million. artists and labels can as a result. from streaming. A British Spiritual But the approved narrative Economists Luis Aguiar With so much power, identify music that’s a pri- survey has found eight in begins in 2015, when the and Joel Waldfogel calcu- what will Spotify do next? ority for them, and our POWER IMBALANCE 10 musicians earned less SPEAK 13-year-old uploaded lated (in 2018) that a song The answer, apparently, system will add that sig- After the most difficult than £200 (A$355) a year “Ocean Eyes” (a song writ- appearing on Today’s Top is to run a pay-to-play “ex- nal to the algorithm that year for many working mu- from streaming, with 90% You, yourself, as much as ten by her older brother) to Hits was worth about 20 periment”, dropping Spoti- determines personalised sicians in memory, Spoti- saying streaming account- anybody in the entire SoundCloud. She was “dis- million extra streams and fy’s “crystal clear” commit- listening sessions. fy’s new strategy has been ed for less than 5% of their universe, deserve your love covered”. Spotify enthusi- US$116,000 to US$163,000 in ment in 2018 that “no one The catch is musicians compared, imperfectly, to earnings. and affection. —Buddha astically promoted “Ocean royalty payments. That can pay to be added to one must accept a lower pay- the days of radio stations 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 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 05 Fighting challenges in life ‘FARM UNIONS WILL ARRIVE AT resolutely is real win: PM New Delhi: “Challeng- es keep coming up in SOLUTION AFTER DISCUSSION’ life, but even in adverse circumstances if we Govt of India is committed to the welfare of farmers, min Narendra Singh Tomar said don’t give up and fight New Delhi: Union Ag- resolutely then that is riculture Minister Nar- GOVT HAS NO our real victory,” Prime endra Singh Tomar on INTEREST IN Minister Narendra Wednesday said those Modi has said in a letter farmer unions, which PROTEST: SENA to a hearing and speech Mumbai: Central are protesting against impaired woman who PM Narendra Modi the farm laws, will un- government is doing sent a picture of a ‘ran- derstand the idea be- politics over farm- goli’ portrait of the PM hind bringing laws for ers’ protest against made by her on Diwali. NARENDRA MODI ‘EARNED & ACHIEVED’ the three agriculture reforms in the agricul- Vandana, a 23-year- PRIME MINISTERSHIP: PRANAB IN MEMOIR tural sector and active- laws, Shiv Sena said old from Surat, Gujarat, the government ly arrive at a solution sent the picture of the at the Centre does after discussion. rangoli to PM & was not want to resolve “The government of elated to get a reply. She farmers’’ issues and India is committed to got a lot of inspiration is playing “meeting- the welfare of farmers. meeting” with them. from it, her brother Kis- We meet those who are Through its mouth- hanbhai Patel said. supporting the laws piece Saamna, the He said his sister is and those opposing it. Shiv Sena said so suffering from hearing I am sure that farmer far 50 farmers have and speech impairment unions who are agitat- lost their lives on the since birth and is learn- ing will understand Farmers ride a tractor during a protest against the new farm laws at Delhi-Gazipur border in new borders of freezing ing art at a coaching the idea behind agri- Delhi on Wednesday. —Photo by ANI Delhi, and yet they institute. Vandana’s culture laws and they are not ready to back life-like rangoli of the will think about the the Centre, farmer un- al Democratic Alliance and Facilitation) Act, out without the laws PM was appreciated by welfare of farmers and ions on Tuesday hinted (NDA). Farmers have 2020, the Farmers (Em- being repealed. “The several people. Rangoli actively arrive at a so- at intensifying their been protesting at the powerment and Protec- government has no is an art form in which lution by a positive dis- protest against conten- gates of Delhi since No- tion) Agreement on interest in it & is patterns and portraits cussion,” Mr Tomar tious agriculture laws vember 26 last year Price Assurance, and doing politics & the are created using col- told reporters. and said that they against the newly en- Farm Services Act, farmers’’ movement oured rice powder, sand As the deadlock pre- would boycott Bharati- acted farm laws -- Farm- 2020, and the Essential has to continue,” the or flowers. In a letter to es keep coming up in don’t give up and fight vails after several ya Janata Party (BJP) ers’ Produce Trade and Commodities (Amend- party said. —ANI Vandana, PM said that life, but even in adverse resolutely then that is rounds of talks with and its allies in Nation- Commerce (Promotion ment) Act, 2020. -—ANI obstacles and challeng- circumstances if we our real victory. —PTI IN THE COURTYARD ‘Will ensure No Indian can be branded as outsider in best weapons Found proof against Arnab in for soldiers’ any part of country: Jagdeep Dhankar New Delhi: The gov- Kolkata: West Bengal said in response to ensure that there is no TRP case: Mumbai Police to HC ernment will ensure Governor Jagdeep questions on the TMC’s violence during the Mumbai: The Mumbai ous assurance of not that “the best of weap- Dhankhar on Wednes- outsider-insider debate. elections, which should Police on Wednesday taking any coercive ac- ons and protective ar- day said that no Indian The ruling party in be free and fair,’ he said, told the Bombay High tion till January 15, the mour” are provided to can be ‘unconstitution- West Bengal has alleged in an apparent refer- Court that “some evi- next date of hearing in the soldiers, Minister of ally’ branded as an out- that the BJP is bringing ence to the TMC’s criti- dence” was found the case. State for Defence Shri- sider in any part of the ‘outsiders’ to the state cism of Dhankhar against Republic TV The alleged fake TRP pad Naik said. Naik country. to win the assembly ‘transgressing’ his con- and its editor-in-chief scam was unearthed handed over the Dhankhar, while ad- elections. Dhankhar stitutional limits. He Arnab Goswami in the last year after the 100,000th Bullet Proof dressing a press meet at Jagdeep Dhankhar urged everyone to en- also urged public serv- Television Rating Broadcast Audience Jacket (BPJ) to Army Kolaghat during his sure that there is no vio- ants to maintain politi- Points (TRP) scam Research Council filed Chief General M M Nar- visit to Purba Medin- as an outsider in any lence in the upcoming cal neutrality and not case, and therefore, it a complaint alleging avane at a ceremony, the ipur district, also said part of India. It is un- elections. ‘I urge every- carry the baggage of did not want to contin- Arnab Goswami that certain television Defence Ministry said. he will do ‘everything fortunate that some one to ensure that there ‘political police’. ue granting them any channels were rigging The minister said BPJ possible’ to ensure free people in West Bengal is no bloodshed in this Invoking freedom protection from any without hearing any their TRP numbers, ap- has been appreciated by and fair state assembly are describing those election. Is the gover- fighters from the undi- coercive action. arguments during the parently to generate Indian soldiers who are elections likely to be coming from other nor doing anything vided Medinipur dis- However, as the HC day, the police agreed more revenue from ad- using them on the bor- held in April-May. states as outsiders. This wrong by making such trict, the governor said, adjourned the matter to continue its previ- vertisements. —PTI ders & in countering ‘No citizen of this goes against the idea of a request? ‘It is my duty, ‘We have to save democ- insurgency. —PTI country can be branded the Constitution,’ he the duty of all of us to racy. —PTI SC refuses to Arup Kumar sworn in consider plea as CJ of AP High Court Dense fog expected in Delhi-NCR from today to stop use Amaravati: Arup Ku- New Delhi: Delhi and mar Goswami was on the national capital re- FLIGHTS SUSPENDED IN VALLEY of EVMs Wednesday sworn in as gion will experience a New Delhi: The SC on the Chief Justice of drop in temperature Wednesday refused to Andhra Pradesh High from today morning entertain a plea seeking Court. Governor after western distur- direction to the Election Biswabhusan Harichan- bance affecting north- Commission of India to dan administered the west India move east- stop the use of Electron- oath of office to Justice ward, the India Mete- ic Voting Machine Goswami at a brief func- orological Department (EVM) & use ballot pa- tion in Vijayawada. Jus- Arup Kumar Goswami (IMD) said on Wednes- pers in forthcoming tice Goswami, who was d a y. elections. The petition previously the Chief han Reddy, Chief Secre- Dense to very dense said EVMs must be re- Justice of Sikkim High tary Aditya Nath Das, fog will prevail in most currently moved east- cant rainfall occurred gional weather fore- ing, 7 degrees Celsius placed across India with Court, was last week Principal Secretary (Po- parts of Punjab, Hary- ward, for which the ef- in plains of northwest casting centre, New is expected over Delhi- traditional ballot papers transferred as the Chief litical) Praveen Prakash ana, western Uttar fect will be mostly over India, due to which, Delhi told ANI, “To- NCR and most part of & voting through ballot Justice of AP in the and other officials were Pradesh, northern Ra- western Uttar Pradesh. there is a significant morrow morning, 8 de- the plains of northwest papers is a more reliable place of Justice J K Ma- present on the occasion. jasthan and Delhi-NCR. Under the influence amount of moisture grees Celsius is expect- India.” & transparent method heshwari, who was Ministers, Judges of the The western distur- of western disturbance across the region. ed followed by a fur- Low temperature is for the electoral process shifted to Sikkim. Chief High Court & legislators bance that was effect- from January 2 till Jan- Kuldeep Srivastava, ther decrease in tem- conducive for the for- of any country. —ANI Minister Y S Jagan Mo- attended the event. —PTI ing northwest India has uary 6 (today), signifi- Head of the IMD’s re- perature. On 8th morn- mation of fog. —ANI

SENSEX SNAPS 10-SESSION SPICEJET TO OPERATE 21 NEW WINNING RUN, DROPS 264 PTS MUM MAYOR PEDNEKAR GETS FLIGHTS FROM NEXT WEEK CONG MULLING OPTIONS TO New Delhi: The Domes- Sensex pared all gains DEATH THREATS, FILES CASE New Delhi: SpiceJet said statement. It will connect APPOINT NEW STATE CHIEFS tic equity benchmarks, to end 263.72 points or Mumbai: The Mumbai the Mayor. She had on Wednesday it would Jharsuguda in Odisha with New Delhi: The Con- the state chiefs have Sensex and Nifty broke 0.54 per cent lower at mayor Kishori Ped- received a call by an operate 21 new domestic Mumbai and Bengaluru gress is set to appoint become ministers in their 10-day winning 48,174.06 Similarly, the nekar fi led a complaint anonymous person on and international fl ights with new fl ights, and op- new state Presidents the governments and streak as the two ended broader NSE Nifty fell on New Year’s Eve December 22, 2020, from January 12. The erate bigger B737 aircraft for Telangana, Maha- in Uttarakhand the half per cent down on 53.25 points or 0.38% to against an unknown who threatened to kill airline will introduce two on the Delhi-Jharsuguda rashtra, Jharkhand and proposal to replace Wednesday, dragged 14,146.25. It touched a person for threaten- her. She informed her weekly fl ights on the route route instead of the Q400 Uttarakhand, sources the state President is by losses in Reliance record peak of 14,244.15 ing her life. The case nearby police station from Mumbai to Ras aircraft, “thereby offering said. In Telangana, pending approval. The Industries, ITC and during the day. On the has been registered and a case was fi led Al-Khaimah in the UAE additional capacity”, the state President Uttam Congress is contem- Infosys. After hitting its other hand, PowerGrid, in the Azad Maidan on December 31, 2020 and increase frequency on release said. Currently, Reddy has resigned plating appointing a record intra-day high Bharti Airtel, ONGC & Police station over The police investiga- the Delhi-Ras Al-Khaimah the Indian carriers are per- while in Maharash- new state President in of 48,616.66 in early UltraTech Cement were death threats given to tion is underway. route to four weekly mitted to operate 80% of tra and Jharkhand, Jharkhand. trade, the S&P BSE among the gainers. fl ights, according to a their pre-COVID fl ights. 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 | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 06

UK strain count touches 71 in India POWERGallery Comprehensive contact tracing has been initiated for co-travellers, family contacts and others KEY APPOINTMENT IN 2021.. CBI CHIEF? Who will succeed Rishi Kumar Shukla as CBI New Delhi: The num- ber of people who have NEW COVID-19 STRAIN Director in February ? It is said that either 1983 tested positive for the batch IPS offi cer of Madhya Pradesh cadre Shukla new UK variant of will get further extension or an additional charge SARS-CoV-2 in the Centre allows limited will be given to some other offi cer. In case new country has climbed to face is appointed as CBI Chief then NIA Chief Y C 71, the Union Health resumption of flights to, Modi, a 1984 batch IPS offi cer of Assam Megha- Ministry said on laya cadre, is said to be the choice of the Govern- Wednesday. ment. In case there is any surprise then only PM These 71 cases in- from United Kingdom Narendra Modi can tell to this country. clude the 58 which New Delhi: Union Civil were announced by the Aviation Minister Har- WILL YADAV GET POST - ministry till Tuesday. deep Singh Puri on RETIREMENT ASSIGNMENT? “The total number of Tuesday said that the If sources are to be believed, Vinod Kumar Yadav, cases infected with the government is review- retired, CEO and Chairman, Railway Board is likely new strain of the novel ing the situation and it to get some post retirement job. This is yet to be coronavirus first re- has allowed limited re- Hardeep Singh Puri seen whether central government engages him or ported in the UK now sumption of civil avia- UP govt gives him some responsibility. stands at 71,” the min- The samples of all UK returnees found positive in RT-PCR test will be genome sequenced by a tion with the United to test again on arrival. istry said. consortium of 10 government labs i.e. INSACOG. Kingdom. We will review the situ- WILL TWO SECRETARIES BE Comprehensive con- "We took a decision ation if any steps have APPOINTED ON CONTRACT? tact tracing has been Italy, Sweden, France, VAX MOCK DRILL IN CHHATTISGARH TODAY on limited resumption to be taken. So far it is Corridors rumours say that the Government is initiated for co-travel- Spain, Switzerland, of civil aviation traffic the limited resumption likely to appoint two more Secretaries on con- lers, family contacts Germany, Canada, Ja- between India and the of civil aviation with tract basis. Presently, the Culture Secretary is on and others. Genome se- pan, Lebanon and Sin- UK based on an assess- the UK. The total num- Contract basis. quencing on other spec- gapore. ment of available facts ber of flights to UK has imens is going on, the The government of as available with our been reduced from 60 a AMIT KUMAR AGRAWAL RE- ministry said. India took cognizance medical professionals. week to 30," he added. DESIGNATED AS ADDL PRINCIPAL The presence of the of reports of virus re- We decided that RT- "If the situation de- SECRETARY TO CM OF HARYANA new UK variant has al- ported from UK and put PCR test which was mands that we need to The post of Amit Kumar Agrawal has been ready been reported by in place a proactive, done 72 hours ahead of take more steps, we are re-designated from Deputy Principal Secretary to several countries in- preventive strategy to travelling was not constantly reviewing Chief Minister to Additional Principal Secretary to cluding Denmark, the detect, contain the mu- enough," Puri told. "So, the situation," the min- Chief Minister in Haryana. He is a 2003 batch IAS Netherlands, Australia, tant variant, it said.—PTI we made it compulsory ister added.—ANI offi cer of Haryana.

13 IAS OFFICERS PROMOTED PMC BANK FRAUD CASE BIRD FLU: Raj, MP, HP and Kerala confirmed avian influenza cases TO JAG IN HARYANA As many as 13 IAS offi cers of 2012 batch have been promoted to Junior Administrative Grade ED summons Sanjay Centre directs states, UTs to take (JAG) in Haryana. The offi cers are: Ms Amna Tasneem, Dhirendra Khadgata, Ajay Singh Tomer, Raut’s wife on Jan 11 Ms Priyanka Soni, Shaleen, Dharamvir Singh, Mumbai: The agency and her statement re- possible steps for containing flu Dharmender Singh, Ms Ritu, Ram Kumar Singh, is probing her role in corded under the Pre- Sushil Sarwan, Manoj Kumar, Shakti Singh and the alleged bank loan vention of Money New Delhi: Consider- Jai Krishan Abhir. scam. Laundering Act by ing the possibility of The ED has issued central probe agency spread of avian influ- KOLKATA MUNICIPAL COMMISSIONER, fresh summons for the first time on enza virus or bird flu to BINOD KUMAR PROMOTED TO HAG against Varsha Raut, January 4 at its office. humans and other do- Binod Kumar, Commissioner Kolkata Municipal wife of Shiv Sena The agency is prob- mesticated animals and Corporation, has been promoted to the Principal leader Sanjay Raut, ing her role in the al- birds, the Ministry of Secretary grade (Higher Administrative Grade) for a second round of leged bank loan scam Environment, Forest in West Bengal. He is a 1996 batch IAS offi cer of questioning on Janu- with regard to trans- and Climate Change on West Bengal cadre. ary 11 in connection fer of 55 lakh funds Tuesday directed all with the 4,300 crore by the wife of an ac- states and Union Terri- 19 IAS OFFICERS OF 2005 BATCH PROMOTED PMC Bank money cused in the case, tories (UTs) to take all TO SUPER TIME SCALE IN WB laundering case, offi- Pravin Raut, apart possible steps for con- As many as 19 IAS offi cers of 2005 batch have cial sources said. Var- from some other taining the spread of been promoted to Super Time Scale in West Ben- sha Raut was grilled transactions. the disease. Culling of birds being done to prevent the spread of bird fl u as H5N8 virus has been reported in two gal. The offi cers include: Mrs Smita Pandey, Dr As per the govern- districts of Kerala Alapuzha and Kottayam, in Alapuzha district on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI Vijay Bharti, Shubhanjan Das, Samir Kumar Bhat- ment's notification, the tacharyya, Chandan Chayan Guha, Rajat Kumar Ministry asked the Bose, Tapan Kanti Rudra, Kaushik Halder, Narayan States/UTs to take up 2,403 BIRDS DEAD IN HIMACHAL TRADE WITH FEW Chandra Sarkar, Tashi Dhendup Sherpa, Kajal Ku- Vadra alleges ED, Tax surveillance and moni- Shimla: With over 2,400 birds dead so far in SOUTH STATES toring of birds, for any Himachal Pradesh, the state has been put on high mar Bhandyopadhayay, Mrs Sunrita Hazra, Arun signs of disease, and alert for avian infl uenza and offi cials are monitor- BANNED IN MP Prasad Sen, Sudip Kumar Sinha, Achintya Kumar dept of harassment take appropriate meas- ing the situation according to state forest minister Bhopal: The MP Pati, Mrs Ujjain Dutta, Bijan Mandal, Sumanta New Delhi: Amid the ures for controlling it, Rakesh Pathania. “119 samples of poultry have government has Kumar Ghosh and Rajsekhar Bandopadhyay. Income Tax Depart- on priority. been sent to a lab in Jalandhar for the test. We are banned chicken ment's probe, Robert This Ministry vide collecting poultry samples from different parts of trade with a few 21 IAS OFFICERS OF 2008 BATCH IN Vadra, the son-in-law of letter dated January 3, the state,” said state’s agriculture minister Kanwar. southern states for WB AWARDED SELECTION GRADE Congress interim presi- 2021, had also forward- a limited period in As many as 21 IAS offi cers of 2008 batch have dent Sonia Gandhi on ed generic guidelines 10,500 BIRDS TO BE CULLED IN KOTTAYAM view of the bird fl u been awarded Selection Grade in West Bengal. Wednesday said that relating to avian influ- Kottayam: Kottayam District Magistrate M Anjana outbreak in parts The offi cers are: Ms V Lalithalakshmi, Sourav the intelligence agen- enza to the Chief Wild- on Wednesday said stringent measures are being of MP, a govern- Pahari, Ms Mukta Arya, Devi Prasad Karanam, cies are harassing him Robert Vadra life Wardens of all taken to contain the spread of bird fl u in her dis- ment offi cial said Shakeel Ahmed, Uttam Kumar Patra, Santanu as no tax evasion has States/UTs and had re- trict, including culling of 10,500 birds around the on Wednesday. CM Saha, Nirmalya Ghosal, Anindya Narayan Biswas, been done by him. ment because if we are quested for taking im- affected area. "Post-operative sanitisation work will Chouhan directed Rabijyoti Majumdar, Tarun Kumar Mukhopadhyay, offi cials concerned "23,000 documents to answer the same mediate steps for con- also be completed after the culling of the birds. We Dipankar Chowdhury, Rabindra Nath Sarkar, Ms were taken away from question 10 times then taining the spread of are doing surveillance in all the panchayats in the to take preventive measures for it.—PTI Esha Sengupta, Ms Samistha Das, Nilanjana my office. Every ques- there is a problem," the disease. entire district," the district magistrate Anjana said. Sandilya, Soumya Purkait, Ms Dipika Sanyamath, tion they asked was an- Vadra said. While say- Earlier today, the Sristidhar Santra, Pemba Tshering Sherpa and Ms swered clearly. There is ing that he has been co- Ministry of Fisheries, Mousmi Chattaraj Chaudhari. no tax evasion. They operating with the En- Animal Husbandry and from Rajasthan, Mad- samples from these search-National Insti- send us notices in every forcement Directorate, Dairying confirmed hya Pradesh, Himachal states were tested posi- tute of High-Security By arrangement with: http:// two to three days. I Income Tax department avian influenza, cases Pradesh and Kerala. It tive by the Indian Coun- Animal Diseases (IC- whispersinthecorridors.com would say it is harass- during questioning.—ANI have been reported was informed after the cil of Agricultural Re- AR-NIHSAD). —ANI

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Sonia and... ar Mehta said that these enacted laws and provi- has been suspended for night while the mahant tion 376D (gang-rape) died of trauma and ex- came to their house and Now the Rajasthan matters should not be sion of legal guarantee “delay in informing is still absconding,” he and 302 (punishment cessive bleeding. handed over her body, Chief Minister has listed for hearing on on the minimum sup- higher authorities, lax- said. for murder) of IPC,” the Endorsing CMO’s he added. been given the role of a January 8. port price — with the ity in taking action, der- Four teams have been SSP said. opinion, Budaun Dis- Before the family trouble shooter for the After hearing Venu- two sides drawing the eliction of duty and fail- formed to nab the He said a second trict Magistrate Kumar members could ask how grand old party since he gopal and Mehta, the hard line on their re- ure in taking speedy priest, the SSP said. opinion on the post- Prashant said, “What- she died, the accused is better known as ‘Mas- top court adjourned the spective positions. action”. Following the inci- mortem report is being ever help can be given left the house saying ter of Election Manage- matter for Monday. “We The talks will resume “The 50-year-old dent, Bareilly ADG sought from medical from the department, it she had fallen in a dry ment’. In this way, Ra- understand the situa- on January 8 when the woman, who had gone Avinash Chandra too experts and only after will be given. She was well and her body was hul has personally cho- tion and encourage con- two sides sit across the to a temple on Sunday, visited the crime spot that, any conclusion an anganwadi sahayika pulled out and brought sen Gehlot to handle sultation. We can ad- table for what will be was found dead under and announced a re- can be reached. (helper). We are also to her home. this challenge and this journ the matters on the eight round of nego- mysterious circum- ward of Rs 50,000 on Asked if the incident paying attention to the The victim’s son ‘development’ clearly Monday (January 11) if tiations ever since the stances. Family mem- the arrest of the ab- resembles the 2012 hor- security of the family.” said the police was in- indicates a growing you submit the same protests that brought bers of the woman have sconding priest. rific Nirbhaya gang- The victim’s son said formed on Monday. ‘promiximty and under- due to the ongoing con- farmers from Punjab accused the temple ma- The case was regis- rape case, the SSP said, his mother had gone to The Budaun incident standing’ between Ra- sultation process,” the and Haryana to the hant (priest) and his ac- tered on Tuesday after “It will be wrong to link offer prayers at the comes months after a hul and Gehlot. bench said. gates of Delhi on No- complices of raping the post-mortem report this incident to any pre- temple on Sunday but Dalit woman from On Monday, talks be- vember 26. and murdering her. came. vious incident. Let’s she did not return Hathras was allegedly No improvement... tween the Centre and Based on this, a case “Based on complaints wait for the medical ex- home within the ex- raped by four men on between the govern- farmer unions re- 50-yr-old... was registered against of the family members amination report.” pected time. September 14 and died ment and farmers in a mained inconclusive The SSP said the station the accused. Two of the and the post-mortem re- Budaun chief medi- It was only around 11 on September 29 at Del- “healthy atmosphere”, over two key demands house officer (SHO) of accused persons were port, a case has been cal officer, Dr Yashpal pm that the temple hi’s Safdarjung Hospi- Solicitor General Tush- — repeal of the newly Ughaiti police station arrested on Tuesday registered under sec- Singh said the woman priest and his two aides tal. —With agency inputs Promoted by JMD Builders NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 07 YELLOW ALERT FOR MANY DISTRICTS Met department has predicted thick fog in several districts of Bharatpur, Jaipur, Ajmer and Bikaner divisions till Jan 9 First India Bureau Among the plains, Jaisalmer was recorded Jaipur: Night tempera- the coldest at a mini- tures were above nor- mum of 7.4 degrees Cel- mal across most of sius. The night temper- parts of Rajasthan, bar- atures were three-four ring Mount Abu, the notches above normal state’s only hill station, in Ajmer and Udaipur where the mercury divisions, and six-seven dipped to minus 3.4 de- notches above normal —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA, HIMANSHU SHARMA grees Celsius, weather in Jaipur, Kota, and Bi- department officials kaner divisions, the of- said here on Wednesday. ficials said. The Meteorological Temperatures were Department has predict- close to normal in ed thick fog in several Jodhpur division, they districts of Bharatpur, added. A few places, in- Jaipur, Ajmer and Bi- cluding Ganganagar, kaner divisions till Jan- Churu, Hanumangarh uary 9. For this, the de- and Jaipur, received partment has also is- light rainfall since sued a yellow alert for Tuesday. Weather con- these areas. The cold is ditions are likely to re- also expected to increase main the same on with the fall in tempera- Thursday, the officials People in Jaipur and Ajmer woke up to a foggy morning on Wednesday with a dense fog engulfing several parts of the city. Thick layer ture in the coming days. said. —With PTI inputs of smog decreased the visibility significantly. Due to low visibility commuters faced problem while driving. Rajasthan’s new forest policy to focus on After 30 years battle, court hands over well to original owner strengthening biodiversity, draft prepared Durg Singh Rajpurohit Later, Prahlad dragged the matter to the supe- Nirmal Tiwari uniflora is spreading the policy in a robust Barmer: A doner Um- rior court and sought a rapidly in Ra- way. While afforesta- chand Jain constructed stay against the Jain Jaipur: Rajasthan has jasthan and it should tion at war level will a well 100 years ago for Society’s demand. But joined the few states also be removed effec- keep ancient forests the residents of the city the court ordered that have drafted the tively. safe, wildlife will be to get rid of huge scar- against it, after which Forest Policy Draft. Under the country’s safeguarded. Fuel wood city of water. the Jain Society filed a There is a plan to Forest Policy 1988, there for human use, and in- The well constructed suit in the court to re- strengthen floral is a plan to increase the creasing demand for by Umchand, was occu- move Prahlad’s custo- and fauna biodiversi- forest cover to 33 per- timber will also be han- pied overtime and ille- Prahlad Mali, who had dy over the well. Advo- ty with community par- cent of the country’s dled. According to the gal business of the wa- forcibly captured the cate Surtanmal Jain, ticipation in the state. geographical area and 2014-15 report of Land ter began. On a suit well, to give the custo- grandson of Umchand A draft of the forest the states were also Use Statistics of the filed against this illegal dy of the well to Jain and later his son Jeth- policy has been pre- asked to prepare sepa- Government of India, possession of well, the Shwetambar commu- mal Jain fought the pared under the super- Draft has been prepared under supervision of Sreya Guha. rate state forest policy. the total geographical court on Tuesday hand- nity. Against which, case in the court for vision of Principal Sec- Under the National area of Rajasthan is ed over the well to the Prahlad moved to the nearly 30 years. Finally, retary of forest depart- which the policy will be tion, which con- Forest Policy, the draft 34,224 hectares while original owner. Barmer District Judge after hearing the argu- ment Sreya issued. tains prosopis juliflo- has been prepared in the forest here is 2,740 According to the in- court, which was re- ments, Additional Civil Guha. N ow, the sugges- Under the policy, ra, lantana cama- Rajasthan with a view hectares, which is 8 per- formation, in the past, jected by the court Judge ordered to hand tions on the draft have there is a plan for inva- ra etc. So the experts of to increase the green cent according to the the Additional Civil when the Jain society over the well to Jain been sought after sive weed eradica- forestry say that senna cover and implement area of Rajasthan. Court had ordered demanded the custody. community. PM MODI TO INAUGURATE REWARI-MADAR Rajasthan, WB govts have failed FREIGHT CORRIDOR SECTION TODAY to check crime: Shekhawat First India Bureau ly 79km in Mahendra- First India Bureau activists were demol- garh and Rewari dis- ished, but the enthusi- Jaipur: Prime Minis- tricts and Rajasthan Jodhpur: On the rising asm of BJP workers is ter Narendra Modi will approximately 227km, crime and anarchy in increasing manifold. inaugurate the 306-km in Jaipur, Ajmer, Sikar, Rajasthan and West In the context of the New Rewari-New Ma- Nagaur and Alwar dis- Bengal, Union Jal Shak- Rajasthan government, dar section of the West- tricts. It consists of ti Minister Gajendra Union Minister Shekha- ern Dedicated Freight nine newly-built DFC Singh Shekhawat on wat said that the law Corridor (WDFC) virtu- stations in which six Wednesday said that and order in the state ally on Thursday, a are crossing stations of both the governments has completely broken statement from the The Rewari-Madar section is located in Haryana. New Dabla, New Bhage- have failed to stop Gajendra Singh Shekhawat down while the govern- Prime Minister’s Office ga, New Sri Madhopur, crime. With the politics ment is busy in trans- (PMO) said. tion from Haryana’s At- ana counterparts and New Pachar Malikpur, of fear, hunger and cor- historic victory for BJP. port that more than 140 fers. From the atrocities The statement said eli to Kishangarh in Union minister Piyush New Sakun and New ruption running in Shekhawat, who BJP workers have been and crimes against PM Modi will also flag Rajasthan. Goyal will also be pre- Kishangarh while the West Bengal, the storm reached his parliamen- killed in Bengal in the women, the trust in po- off the world’s first Governor Kalraj sent at the occasion. other three are in Re- of change in the people tary constituency on last five years. Thou- lice has gone down. Double Stack Long Haul Mishra and chief min- The Rewari-Madar wari, New Ateli and affected by the forceful Wednesday, said in a sands of activists were There are incidents of 1.5km container train ister Ashok Gehlot section is situated in New Phulera are junc- extortion of syndicate conversation with the jailed without crime. attacks on police sta- hauled by electric trac- along with their Hary- Haryana, approximate- tion stations. —Agencies and club will lead to a media at Jodhpur Air- Thousands of homes of tions. JDA to allot plot to those affected by Jhotwara ROB ‘CONFOUNDED’ Secretariat for the time being. Abhishek Shrivastav ary. Moreover, the shop- SUDHANSH’S The 1991 batch IAS keepers who have not DREAM REMAINS still has seven more years Jaipur : JDA will allo- given the nod in past UNFULFILLED! of service left before his cate plots for shops to can also be included in enior IAS Sudhansh Pant retirement and he has a shopkeepers, structure lottery provided they Sis confounded these days. in November 2020 and it was year, i.e. staying in the state good chance of becoming and plot holders affect- give their consent now. Pant had been providing his then that he applied for a NOC for a year, is also completed. an additional secretary or ed by Jhotwara ROB JDC stated that the services in the Central Health to the state government. However, the state secretary in the Centre. through a lottery sys- orders for development ministry on temporary basis It was being believed government promoted him to Knowledgeable sources claim tem in newly formed work of new scheme on for the past eight months, that he would be accorded the post of ACS and instead that there is a dearth of senior scheme in Niwaru Niwaru Road, costs Rs5 since the centre had asked a position of Additional of giving him permission to officers in the state as of Road. JDC Gaurav Go- crore. JDC instructed for his services due to the Secretary in the Central Health head to Delhi, he was given today and there are only two yal informed that shop- Zone Deputy Commis- Covid-19 pandemic. Now Ministry, however for that it an important and powerful ACS rank officers and this is keepers who have given sioner-2 to negotiate Pant wants to head back to was necessary that the state posting of ACS - PHED and the reason why Rohit KUmar consent to vacate the with the private owner Delhi itself on deputation and government gives its NOC. Sudhansh’s dreams of heading Singh has not been given the shop in past, affected by of land situated near he was empanelled on the Although the ‘condition’ of to Delhi were thwarted. Now NOC to head to New Delhi. ROB, will be allotted the ROB, to be given post of Additional Secretary his ‘cooling off’ period of one he will have to sit in the —Rajendra Chhabra shops/plots in Niwaru land by JDA against it Road scheme in Janu- at another place. A sensible man is always open to new thoughts, new views and change! —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India POSTAL REG NO. 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WORLD INDIA RAJASTHAN COVID-19 UPDATE 18,83,304 8,72,15,449 1,50,272 1,03,88,061 2,723 3,11,111 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA UTTAR PRADESH KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 49,759 DEATHS 19,50,171 CASES 8,433 DEATHS 5,89,611 CASES 12,124 DEATHS 9,24,137 CASES 10,625 DEATHS 6,28,352 CASES 4,325 DEATHS 2,48,581 CASES

GOOD SAMARITAN: Makes it mandatory for hosp to give medical aid to accident victims Cong announces new Gehlot government rolls out executive for Raj PCC First India Bureau as Vice Presidents. jendra Moond, Rajen- GR Khatana, P dra Yadav, Rakhi Gau- Jaipur: The Congress Hakim Ali, Lakhan tam, Ram Singh Kas- ‘balm’ for accident victims on Wednesday an- Meena, Mangilal Gar- wan, Ravi Patel, Kartikey Dev Singh SO FAR SO GOOD vide medical care, and nounced a new execu- asiya, Prashant Bair- Sachin Sarvate, Shob- if the injured is not tive of its Rajasthan wa, Rakesh Parikh, ha Solanki and Vishal Jaipur: In compliance treated by the doctor, unit. The party ap- Rita Chaudhary, Ved Jangir were named as with Chief Minister under such a situation, pointed 7 vice presi- Solanki were made secretaries. Ashok Gehlot’s Budget disciplinary action will dents, 8 general secre- general secretaries, Thanking the Con- announcement of 2020- be taken against the taries and 24 secretar- according to a state- gress president for the 21, the State Govern- concerned doctor under ies to the Pradesh ment issued by the All new executive, Gehlot ment, on Wednesday, Article-8 of the medical Congress Committee, India Congress Com- expressed the hope it issued orders to provide council of India (profes- in an apparent balanc- mittee. The party ap- will succeed in taking immediate medical sional ethics, etiquette ing act between the pointed Buraram Sir- the party’s principles, treatment facility, to and moral). two camps led by Pilot vi, Deshraj Meena, programmes and poli- any person injured in a This decision of the and Chief Minister Gajendra Sankhla, cies to villages. road accident, at a hos- state government will Ashok Gehlot. Jaswant Gurjar, Jia- After the an- pital nearby to the site encourage the Good Sa- The new executive Ul Rehman, Lalit Tun- nouncement of the of the accident. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot maritan who come for- includes Govind Ram wal, Lalit Yadav, Ma- new executive, It is worth mention- ward to help the in- Meghwal, Harimohan hendra Khedi, Ma- Sachin Pilot tweeted, ing that many times in a jured people in road Sharma, Dr Jitendra hendra Singh Gurjar, “Hearty congratula- road accident, an in- first and deposit the life. In this direction, Services. accidents, and those Singh, Mahendrajeet Mukesh Verma and tions to all the newly jured person is rushed money at the counter, instructions have now It is clarified in these who are present on the Singh Malvia, Na- Nimba Ram Garasiya, appointed officials of to the nearby hospital due to which the injured been issued to all the instructions that in the spot or who have seem Akhtar Insaaf, Phool Singh Ola, Rajasthan Pradesh by passers by, however, person does not get Joint Directors (Zone), emergency situation re- passed through, will be Rajendra Chaudhary Prashant Sharma, Congress Committee the hospital manage- emergency medical fa- CMHO and PMO of the lated to road accident, spared the troubles af- and Ramlal Jat who Pratisha Yadav, Push- and best wishes for a ment asks to go through cility which increases state by the Directorate the hospital and the doc- ter taking the injured have been appointed pendra Bhardwaj, Ra- bright future.” the regitration process the risk to the victim’s of Medical and Health tor is expected to pro- to the hospital. INDRA SINGH Gehlot camp comes out RAO’S JC Amidst objection, 4 IAS to be EXTENDED promoted from state services! on top in committee... First India Bureau From Page 1 most all the catego- that the ‘pie’ has been Kota: The judicial cus- ries, there is one or shared between Ge- tody period of the jailed on Tuesday while he more men who are hlot-CP-Pilot-Dotasra IAS Indra Singh Rao has been in constant ardent supporters of supporters, however, and PA Mahavir Prasad touch with CM Ge- the PCC Chief. In fact, the fact remains that has been extended by hlot for the past sev- Dotasra has got sev- CP and Dotasra are the Anti-Corruption eral days and on eral posts of Secretar- ‘Gehlot’s own’. Bureau (ACB) court. Wednesday too, the ies to his supporters. Interestingly, high- According to the court duo spoke at length It is an interesting ly placed sources re- orders, both the ac- after which the final observation that even veal that the list has cused are to be sent to list was released. the ‘third power cen- consent or approval jail by January 20. Af- Dr Ghanshyam Hempushpa Sharma Sharad Sharma Sitaram Jat However, what is tre’—Dr CP Joshi— from all sections of ter the completion of interesting here to has also been given the party namely Ge- judicial custody peri- Rajendra Chhabra vices underwent the is a close relative of a note is the fact that importance since Ha- hlot-Pilot-CP-Dotas- od on January 6, the interview. Cabinet minister of Ra- both Sonia and Mak- rimohan Sharma and ra. In this way, Mak- two accused were to be There are some offi- Interestingly, these Interestingly, these jasthan, is posted as en have displayed Ramlal Jat, both from en has carried out an produced in the court cials from the state ser- officials have a officials have a ‘power- Joint Director in Agri- their ‘take’ on social Joshi’s quota, have important responsi- but both could not be vices that would be ‘powerful’ connection ful’ connection with the culture Department. engineering as Maken been appointed as bility without any produced. promoted in to the In- with the ‘power ‘power lobby’ in the Notably, the RAS Asso- has ensured that Vice-Presidents. ‘backlash’. The warrant sent dian Administrative state since Dr Ghanshy- ciation had objected to members from all However, even Now, his next ‘test’ from the Central Jail Services (IAS) in the lobby’ in the state am is the husband of a the process and the castes, religions and while sharing the is to get all ‘power- requested for the issu- coming days. Highly woman minister while matter was taken right groups are accommo- power pie, it has been wielders’ to agree on ance of the next hear- placed sources in the Hempushpa Sharma is upto CAT and High dated. Similarly, Ge- Gehlot camp that has the political appoint- ing date, citing the lack state Secretariat reveal ma and Sitaram Jat. the sister of a retired Court, however, the hlot’s ‘nominee’ Go- come out on top in the ments and Cabinet of force. Sighting the that four individuals The interview for the IAS. Sharad Mehra is government stood vind Singh Dotasra committee too since expansion by Janu- same, the court extend- will be promoted to the same were held in New currently posted as Di- steadfast with its deci- has also been given even though it might ary end or February ed the judicial custody IAS namely Sharad Delhi on 30-31 Decem- rector (Budget) in the sion and now the four due respect as in al- appear on the surface first week. of both the accused till Mehra, Dr Ghanshy- ber wherein twenty of- Finance Department notifications can be is- January 20. am, Hempushpa Shar- ficers from state ser- while Sitaram Jat, who sued next week.

CATCHING THE CORRUPT PATWARI IN ACB A productive 2020 for ACB with 253 traps NET FOR BRIBE RPS officer held Pratapgarh: Pratap- Naveen Sharma departments etc. were lice, Autonomous Gov- garh ACB team has taking `3L bribe nabbed majorly under ernance, Transport arrested a Patwari Jaipur: With the start this head,” Soni said. etc,” he said. red-handed taking Ashvini Yadav manded the bribe of New Year, the Ra- Meanwhile, a total of 34 Interestingly, a total a bribe of Rs 2500 through his driver jasthan Anti Corrup- cases of misuse of post of 363 cases were regis- while executing a ma- Alwar: A Rajasthan Po- Aslam Khan, a consta- tion Bureau (ACB) took were registered in tered in ACB in the year, jor action at Chhoti lice Service (RPS) of- ble, he said. a look back at its work- which 15 cases were wherein 253 traps were Sadari subdivision ficer posted as a circle After verification of ing through 2020 and filed against gazetted of- conducted and 60 cases HQ. DySP Heramb officer in Alwar and his complaint, a trap was has come out with fly- ficers, 18 cases against of bribes, 34 of misuse Joshi of Pratapgarh constable driver were laid at CO’s residence ing results. In a press non-gazetted employees of post and 16 of dispro- ACB said Patwari arrested by ACB for al- and both the accused conference held at bu- Dinesh MN, BL Soni & Sawai Singh Godara. and 1 case against pri- portionate assets were Nemichand Prajapat legedly taking a bribe were held while accept- reau headquarters on vate person. registered. Maximum has been arrested of Rs. 3 lakh in Alwar ing the first install- Wednesday, Director against civilians where- cases of bribe demand “A total of 16 cases of 59 cases have been regis- taking a bribe of Rs district of Rajasthan on ment of Rs3 lakh from General of ACB, BL in a total of 351 persons were registered, out of disproportionate assets tered against officers of 2500. Joshi said that Wednesday. the father of the com- Soni said that during were arrested. which 6 were registered were registered, out of Panchayati Raj, and 57 Sher Singh, a resident The accused Alwar plainant, DG ACB BL the ACB’s annual report Men from depart- against gazetted offic- which 8 cases were cases each against Rev- of Hadmatia Kundla, Rural CO Sapat Khan Soni told reporters. of the year 2020, a total ments like revenue, po- ers, 53 cases against against gazetted offic- enue and Police Depart- had complained to had demanded a bribe When ACB team of 253 cases of traps lice, panchayat, energy, non-gazetted employees ers and 8 against non- ment officials. Mean- ACB that he had got a of Rs13 lakh from the reached inside CO’s were registered by ACB, autonomous govern- and 1 case against a ci- gazetted employees. while, action has also registry in colonized complaint Rashid Khan residence, he ran to- of which 64 cases were ment, medical etc. are vilian. Officials from Those against whom been taken by the State land and the Patwari for not arresting him wards the roof and of gazetted officers and prominent amongst Police, Panchayat, Rev- these cases have been Bureau against 18 offi- was asking a bribe of and to drop his name jumped onto the roof 186 cases were non-ga- those acted upon by the enue, Energy and Au- registered hail from cials of the Government Rs 2500. from 13 cases lodged of the adjacent house zetted employees and 3 bureau. “A total of 60 tonomous Government depts like Revenue, Po- of India in the year. against him. He had de- but he was caught. www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 JAIPUR, THURSDAY JANUARY 7, 2021

Finalists of Miss Rajasthan 2020 SMILE PLEASE The photogenic round of Miss Rajasthan 2020 was held on Wednesday evening, where the finalists of the beauty pageant presented their best glamorous poses! —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Shubhi Dhaneta

Jagdeesh Chandra with Nimisha Mishra, Mitali Kaur, Mansi Bachani, Mansi Bainada, Simran Sharma, Yogesh Mishra and the finalists of Miss Rajasthan 2020

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n the third day of the finale week of Miss Rajasthan 2020, a photogenic round O was held at Hotel 5 by Oyo Metropolitan Sonam Rathore and Shreya Jain on Wednesday. In as- sociation with Fusion Group and Umang, Miss Rajasthan 2020 is the most prestigious beauty pageant across the state. Fashion photographer Vasu Jain conducted the pho- Yogesh Mishra toshoot and gave various tips for professional poses to the finalists. Along with that, beautiful end to the day, in- a session for supermodel pos- deed. According to show di- es was conducted by fashion rector Yogesh Mishra and photographer Manish Ladha, associator Anuj Chandak, a followed by a makeup work- meditation session will be shop by Deepali Chugh, Ayan conducted by meditation ex- Chugh and Vijay from Sizzlin pert Nirmala Sewani on the Scizzors Jaipur. fourth day, that is, today. Jagdeesh Chandra hosted The grand finale of the a motivational and inspira- event will be held on 10 Janu- tional session for the final- ary, where the renowned de- ists. He encouraged them to signers Nirmal Sarraf and Priyanka Gopaliya Priya Malpani Chiranshi Mathur be independent and confi- Anand Sarraf will be show- dent in all situations. It was a casing their royal collection. Promoted by Jeevan Raksha Healthcare Medical Store ETC www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 10

Let’s Discuss Which Food Trends WILL ROCK IN 2021

ended, foods which are be- lieved to boost mental Packaged Uncooked Pizza: The kit comes with pizza health and help reduce base, the pizza sauce, cheese, toppings and some stress are on the top of the 1pretty easy to follow steps. You just need to assemble list for many consumers, and pop it in the oven/microwave at the suggested settings regardless of their ethnic- and you are good to go. ity or palate style. Customers still appear Packaged Gol-Gappa: The delicious snack comes in to be keen on escalating an easy to assemble kit. The water mix, the fi llings the plant-based constitu- 2 and the ‘gol-gappas’. Mix the water mash the fi lling ent of their diets. More and you can have India’s favourite ‘chat’ at home. specifically, interest in plant-based protein, as an Sandwich Kits: Easy to make sandwiches with all the alternative to animal-de- ingredients in the packet. One only needs to gather ABOUT CAULDRON SISTERS rived one, and dairy has them and grill the sandwich, or do as suggested in Ratika & Richa Khetan, two 3 seen a significant rise. the steps. Sisters, started Cauldron Sisters in 2015. It started as The concept of seasonal an exotic food gift hamper produce is now well under- Packaged Mom Food: All the ingredients and the business, but their love for stood by most because of recipe with step-wise instructions are provided to food encouraged them to the long-lasting lockdown 4 make that delicious food to resemble your mom’s start culinary workshops, and restrictions. So, fresh cooking. staying indoors. food deliveries, and slowly garden vegetables and One of the key food and gradually it turned huge fruits are likely to take Cakes Kits: The packets have all dry and wet ingredi- trends for 2021 will be the as restaurants and cafes preference over foreign ents packed separately that need only be mixed well rise of the ‘sophisticated’ started approaching them for consultancy. ones in 2021. Organic food 5 and put in the oven/microwave. Some even include dessert, with the mixing will play a big role in men- the dish (aluminium/plastic) for baking the cake. of several other elements us of the restaurants and like a little bitter in the 020 has been a other eateries. sweets like dark bitter mentally exhaust- Imported, frozen and and complex cuisines in tant to dine out, the focus chocolate, salty flavours, ing year for pretty packaged products will be the world. No doubt the In- in the coming months is subtle milk desserts, green much everyone on less favoured by most. We dian/Asian vegetarian going to shift to ease of tea, ice cream and ginger 2 this planet. This can already see many res- cuisines are on a roll to cooking and eating. People flavours. year came with its taurants every day serving popularity with every will, for foreseen future, Some food trends that flaws but it did foods that are grown, passing day. prefer long drives and pic- need to be tried at least bring some good changes picked and processed per- With people still reluc- nics in open rather than once are mentioned above. in point of views of people sonally by them. Why? regarding many things. Consumers think local For example, our attitudes equals freshness. towards what we are eat- Pandemic led restricted ing and how we are doing travel, work and study it along with the way we from home and tighter shop have changed for wallets are giving way to good. change of food style. And Home-dining has taken there are signs that the on a greater significance shift is here to stay as the with almost a large num- growth of home-delivered ber of people. Mealtimes food and cloud kitchens have become more event- have definitely escalated. ful and this has driven Regional food will con- more and more people to tinue to surge in the com- recreate restaurant-style ing year, so will the lesser- meals at home. known cuisines. India has So, as this difficult year one of the most diverse

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI CANCER YOUR MAR 21 - APR 20 APR 21 - MAY 20 MAY 21 - JUNE 21 JUNE 22 - JULY 23 Some of you may get a You are likely to enjoy Keeping good health may Keeping good health may step closer to coming back good health as you resolve become an obsession with become your motto soon, DAY in shape. Someone may to take up some physical some. Starting something as you take positive steps FACE OF THE DAY Horoscope by seek you out for monetary activity seriously. You will new on the professional towards a healthy lifestyle. help, so keep some excuse ready if be able to effectively curb expenses front is likely to have better fi nancial Financial position will remain Saurabbh Sachdeva you are not in the mood for charity. by taking some drastic measures. prospects. Encouraging develop- satisfactory, but overspending should Your professional stars are on the You will have to put your trust in ments on the career front are be guarded against. A satisfying day ascendant and will help make your people, if you want to establish foreseen for some. A family issue is foreseen for professionals. A mark on the career front. yourself on the professional front. may require urgent attention. marriage proposal can be received.

LEO VIRGO LIBRA SCORPIO JULY 24 - AUGUST 23 AUG 24 - SEP 23 SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 You will be motivated to get You will remain careful of If health is an issue with Health front looks healthy, back into shape and may your health to prevent you, expect to resolve it as you fi nd yourself fi t and even join a gym. A bonanza recurrence of an old soon. Things begin to look energetic today. You will on the fi nancial front ailment. A source of up on the fi nancial front as need to do some fi nancial cannot be ruled out. You are likely to income threatens to dry up and may gains accrue. Blaming someone else planning before putting money in take a break from your hectic work require your personal attention. for your mistakes on the work front your dream project. A chance to schedule just to get in touch with your Satisfaction on the professional or may show you in a bad light. Those become part of a prestigious inner self. You are likely to benefi t academic front may elude you, but it staying separated from the family are organization is on the horizon for from a property related matter. will not deter you to perform well. likely to get a chance to visit home. some.

SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES NOV 23 - DEC 22 DEC 23 - JAN 20 JAN 21 - FEB 19 FEB20 - MARCH 20 Eating right and remaining You will manage to steer to You will need to adhere to Your focus can be health at active are the only ways for total fi tness by adhering to strict dietary control to keep this juncture and taking up you to keep good health. your daily routine. A small good health. Previous an exercise regimen just to Cutting corners and fi nancial crisis may investments promise to keep come back in shape cannot tightening belts will help you save a lot. threaten you, but you will steer some cozy on the fi nancial front. On be ruled out. False promise of good Carelessness at work can get you on through it successfully. Disinterest the professional front, you may fi nd returns from a dubious scheme is the wrong side of a senior. A family will be apparent in a task assigned to sharing someone’s workload a bit best ignored, if you want to save gathering is likely to provide you a you. Caring and sharing at home is distasteful, but you will keep up the money. You will fi nd things moving SHRISHTI KHATRI, Model chance to meet everyone. likely to keep you happy. façade of a willing worker. the way you want them. ETC www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 11

BEST WISHES SHOOTING BEGINS BADHAAI DO ctor Ranveer humi Ped- Singh extend- he cast and crew of nekar ed birthday Sajid Nadiadwala’s And Raj- Agreetings to ‘Bachchan Pandey’ B kummar legendary former T kickstarted the Rao’s ‘Badhaai cricketer Kapil Dev, shoot of the action flick in Do’ goes on floors who turned 62 on Rajasthan’s Jaisalmer on recently. While Wednesday. Wednesday. Nadiadwala’s Rajkummar will Singh, who will be sons Subhan and Sufiyan be seen portray- essaying the role of gave the clap for the first ing the role of a Kapil Dev in his up- shot. “Muhurat shot done. Delhi cop in a coming film ‘83’, Congrats to you all. Good mahila thana, shared a video mon- luck team Bachchan- Bhumi plays the Ranveer Singh’s post Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar tage on Twitter to pay Pandey @Skhannadiad- role of a school tribute to the 1983 world-cup winning cricket captain. The wala @SufyanNadiad- PT teacher. The video had moments from the time when the former skipper wa4,” Warda Nadiadwala first part, Badhaai Ho, won the National award for Best Film interacted with the film ‘83’ team and narrated the story of the tweeted. and featured Ayushmann Khurrana and Sanya Malhotra. Subhan and Sufiyan Nadiadwala victory at the 1983 world cup. —Agency —ANI —Agency

GIGI’S BABYGIRL ENDING THE MARRIAGE? fter months of rumours of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Gigi’s post rocky marriage, several inter- national websites have reported igi Hadid who became a mom back in A that the reality star and rapper September recently shared another are ready to call it quits. While sweet snap of her and Zayn Malik‘s the duo are yet to release a state- G daughter via Instagram! The photo fea- ment, reports have revealed that Kim tured the little baby girl grabbing Gigi’s finger and Kanye are separating after six with her tiny hands Gigi captioned the photo, years of marriage and eight years of “My girl!” Gigi’s sister and the baby girl’s aunt togetherness. —Agency ... with Kanye West Bella Hadid then quickly reposted the photo on her Instagram Story as well. —Agency PRIVATE ABOUT FIST-FIGHT RELATIONSHIP op icon Dua Lipa recently opened up about her re- P lationship with Bella and Gigi Hadid’s brother Anwar Hadid in an interview with British Vogue. The 25-year-old Levitating singer got candid and revealed that the couple who initially started dating in July 2019, are quite private, ex- cluding few social media mo- Bieber’s post ments that mark the milestones of their relationship. Dua t was in June last year that Bieber chal- shared with the magazine that lenged the 58-year-old Cruise to a fist fight like everyone, the couple also on Twitter. He had later shared it was a Anwar Hadid and Dua Lipa has incredible memories and I ridiculous idea. After the release of his experiences, and if there’s something that they want to share together then new music video for “Anyone”, Bieber posted they do it. —Agency a black and white picture of him from the promo in the ring wearing boxing shorts, with his name embellished across the waistband. With the image, which he posted on Instagram, he referenced his previous remarks and cap- THE BIG REVEAL tioned it: “Tom Cruise is toast.” —Agency esigner Swapnil Shinde cames out as a transwoman THE BATMAN MOVIE Dand changes his name to Saisha. Sunny fter com- Leone, among others, con- mitting to Kim Kardashian gratulated the designer. play the “Here we go 2021. P.s: Sai- Alead in sha means a meaningful The Batman mov- life and I plan to make ie, Ben Affleck mine an exceptionally ended out drop- meaningful one,” the de- ping out of the Swapnil Shinde (aka Saisha) signer posted on Insta- multi-million Tested with Sunny Leone gram. —Agency dollar project several years ago. The Oscar Positive winner was sup- ritish actress Banita Sand- posed to not only hu, who is in Kolkata to NEW SINGLE OUT star in the film shoot for a movie, tested but also to write B positive for Coronavirus fter the massive and direct the on Monday and was admitted to success of his first movie. Even a private hospital after she re- single, ‘Unbelieva- though Ben ex- fused to be treated in a govern- A ble’, Tiger Shroff is plained his deci- ment facility, health department back with his second single, sion in 2019, say- sources said. ‘Casanova’. Tiger shared ing that he tried Sandhu, who was shooting for the first look of the song on to direct a ver- ‘Kavita & Teresa’, reached the city on his social media, and sent sion of it and December 20 and she travelled in the his fans to a meltdown. ‘Un- worked with a re- same flight with the youth who tested believable’ too went on to ally good screen- Ben Affleck positive for the mutant coronavirus become a chartbuster, and writer, but when strain on his return from the United was even featured in the it didn’t turn out Kingdom. Billboard Global chart. as he wanted, he wanted someone else to take —Agency —Agency Tiger’s look in ‘Casanova’ a shot at it. —Agency Banita Sandhu CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 2021 12 THE SALUTE FIRST! MEET & GREET!

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UDAIPUR: The Salute First program was organised by First India News in Udaipur on Wednesday, to honour the Corona Warriors who stood at the forefront during the crucial times of the global pandemic. On this occasion, the Corona Warriors were BIRTHDAY WISHES: Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Mamta honoured with shawls and Mehta, sister of senior journalist Anil Lodha, on her birthday souvenirs. The Awardees with the Distinguished Dais on Wednesday, 06 January. Udaipur MP Arjun Lal Mee- na, Divisional Commissioner Vikas Sitaram Bhale, Dis- trict Collector Chetan Devra, Principal of Ravindra Nath Tagore Medical College, Dr Lakhan Poswal, Udaipur Mu- nicipal Corporation Deputy Paras Singhvi and Senior Congress leader Pankaj Sharma among others were present at the event. The event was highly appre- ciated by everybody and they said that First India was the first media house to organise The honourable Dais from left –Paras Singhvi Deputy Mayor Udaipur; Dr Lakhan Poswal, Principal RNT Medical College; Deepa Bafila as the Vikas Sitaram Bhale, Div Comm Udaipur; Arjun Lal Meena, MP Udaipur; Chetan Deora Collector Udaipur; such an event to honour the Master of Ceremonies Pankaj Sharma Senior Congress leader, Senior Editor Syed Umar and Anita Hada Corona Warriors. CALENDAR 2021: Jagdeesh Chandra released the calendar of the year 2021 along with a message for Bird Freedom Day and Vani Sanyam Abhiyan, at his residence on Wednesday. Vipin Kumar Jain, the founder of the campaign also presented CITY FIRST a copy of the calendar, in the presence of former leader Brand Fest 2021 Mahavir Soni and poet Kishore Pareek. udi, the German THE BIG LAUNCH luxury car man- ufacturer, an- TWEETED! A nounced the launch of its tauter and sportier Audi A4 sedan in India on Monday. The new Audi A4, in its fifth generation, boasts a new design and a more powerful 2.0-litre petrol engine that generates CITY FIRST 190 hp of power and 320 Nm of torque. Prices he two-day Vir- for the new Audi A4 tual ‘Brand Fest start from INR Balbir Singh Dhillon, Head of Audi India with the new Audi A4 2021’ organised 42,34,000 Ex-show- T by Ahmedabad- room in India. based Brand Klub saw Commenting on of the latest version and sporty appeal. The segment is competitive prominent names the launch, Balbir of one of our bestsell- car is equipped with the and we are confident from the fields of ad- Singh Dhillon, Head of ers, the new Audi A4. In latest technology and that the new Audi A4 vertising and commu- ing lens. Advertising Audi India, said, “We are its fifth generation, the sets a benchmark with will be a game-changer nication sharing their often looks at societal extremely happy to start new Audi A4 is a perfect the features on offer. The in the arena.” insights and expertise change, sometimes it the year with the launch blend of class, elegance mid-size luxury sedan [email protected] PROUD MOMENT! about different aspects drives change, and of advertising and sometimes it predicts branding with the par- change,” Ambi, the au- ticipants on Monday. thor of 10 books, in- AWARD CEREMONY! In his session, brand cluding ‘Nawabs INAUGURATION! Y India foundation consultant Ambi Para- Nudes Noodles’ said. shan Chakra, division is going to organise meswaran spoke A session was also and patron of the Mit’s annual award about the evolution of addressed by Sanjay school was the Chief ceremony today at Jai ads to reflect the soci- Adesara, CEO of Guja- Guest on the occasion. Mahal Palace, in the etal changes, changing rat Fortune Giants, Rani Sharma, Chair- memory of Mohan Yadav gender roles, outlook and Head of Media & person, Family Wel- (the inspiration behind towards old age, the Strategy at Adani Wil- fare Organization too the foundation). The chief way Indians are dress- mar Limited, on graced the occasion. guest for the program will ing, and other aspects. “Challenges and Op- The construction of be MP(Rajya Sabha) Neeraj “It makes sense to look portunities in Creat- the school building Dangi and guests of honour at social change ing a Sports Brand”. provided the value ad- are Dr Karan Singh Yadav through the advertis- [email protected] dition and further (EX MP Lok Sabha) and Dr Ambika Ratanu, a resident of Diwanji ka Bans, Sikar has been augmented the exist- Chandrabhan Singh( EX selected in the Civil Service examination conducted by Union ing school infra- President PCC ). Public Service Commission. The young IAS Ambika attributes structure. The this success to her grandfather and parents. She says that BUZZ CITY FIRST nagar Military General Officer it is due to their encouragement and guidance that she has Station on Friday Commanding com- managed to reach this milestone. She will always be active LOOK LAUNCH! PS Sri Ganga- in a venture in the di- mended the efforts of in the upliftment of women in society and in solving the he first look launch event of international nagar inaugu- rection of providing various agencies for problems prevailing in the society. Ambika now comes into beauty pageant ‘Divalicious Mrs Universe 2021’ rated its new quality education to re-locating and set- state service while her mother is a housewife. She currently Torganised by Mrs Universe Organisation is A school build- its students. ting up of the new resides in Vaishali Nagar, Jaipur. going to be held today at The Fern. ing in the serene the General Officer school building. campus of Sri Ganga- Commanding, Sudar- [email protected] EXTENDING SUPPORT! DURING THE DAY! SPOTTED! —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

Secretary Jagmal Singh of the Rajasthan Jat Samaj Sansthan declared support for the farmers’ agitation in the Executive Committee Meeting.

—PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN

An elephant medical GUJ: Vedant International Pre-School was awarded Gujarat’s Second checkup Outstanding Leadership Award from Education World. On this camp was achievement, the Principal shared that this leadership award is only GUJ: People were seen purchasing winter clothes on Actor Anil Kapoor was spotted in Narlai, Rajasthan on organised in possible because of entire team work hard so I am thankful to all Wednesday as Ahmedabad city has been experiencing Wednesday where his son Harshvardhan Kapoor has been Hathi Gaon on parents and teachers for their support. cold waves from the last few days. shooting for an upcoming film from the last few days. Wednesday.