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THE INDIAN ECONOMY HAS EXITED RECESSION AFTER TWO CONSECUTIVE SIX PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO HAVE CHARRED TO DEATH AS TWO TRUCKS QUARTERS OF DE-GROWTH AS THE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) COLLIDED HEAD ON NEAR SIRSALA VILLAGE IN CHURU DISTRICT ON LATE EXPANDED BY 0.4 PER CENT IN THE THREE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 2020 FRIDAY. FLAMMABLE CHEMICAL WAS FILLED INSIDE ONE OF THE TRUCKS AS AGAINST A CONTRACTION OF 7.3 PER CENT IN THE SEPTEMBER QUARTER. THAT LED TO FIERCE FIRE. LOCAL POLICE WAS ON SPOT TILL LAST REPORTS.

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ASSAM BJP fights to retain power, Cong NUMBER COUNTING ON to clinch it back, once again The ruling BJP led by CM Sarbananda Sonowal OF SEATS MAY 2 in Assam will try to retain power in the state while the Con- 126 gress will try PHASES to win Assam back. Both POLL parties and 3 MAJORITY even the state’s MARK people wanted the polls to take place before Rongali Bihu that happens 64 in mid-April. Region wise, the fi rst phase’s 47 seats are in BE UL Upper Assam, where in the 2016 assembly polls CEC SUNIL ARORA ANNOUNCES POLL DATES MORE TIME the BJP swept the elections. This is also the region that saw massive FOR VOTING anti-Citizenship law protests in the last two years and has majority of the FOR 5 ASSEMBLY POLLS; RESULTS ON MAY 2 indigenous communities as well as the tea garden vote bank.In second CEC Sunil Arora empha- phase, the 39 seats going to polls would be from the Bengali-dominated sised the need to strictly Barak valley region. Lower Assam will go for polls In the third phase. follow Covid-19 guidelines amidst the pandemic. Vot- DATE OF POLLING: March 27, April 1 and April 6 ing will be allowed for an extra hour. All poll offi cials will be vaccinated against Covid before the elections. WEST BENGAL Mamata accuses Centre of NUMBER PM’S JAM-PACKED CALENDER influencing Commission Prime Minister Narendra West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee OF SEATS Modi has a packed schedule on Friday raised questions on the Election for two weeks as he plans to Commission’s tour states that are going to 294 decision to PHASES polls. Trademark speeches, hold Assembly multimedia campaigns, mega Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora (C) with Election Commissioners Sushil Chandra (L) and elections in the rallies, inaugurations — all Rajiv Kumar addresses a press conference in New Delhi on Friday. state in eight 8 MAJORITY of these will be held as Modi phases. “I have reaches out to voters. MARK New Delhi: Voting for To be held till April 29 saffron party has been information from five assembly elections amid the coronavirus pushing hard in recent my sources that the poll will begin on March 27, pandemic, the elections years. SHAH BATTLE-READY FOR STATES dates are similar to the ones 148 BJP wanted,” she alleged. the Chief Election Com- are expected to witness As many as 18.68 Union Home Minister Amit “Have the dates been announced missioner Sunil Arora a determined attempt crore voters will be eli- Shah has been doing back-to- as per the suggestions of PM Narendra Modi and announced on Friday by the BJP to put a gible to cast their votes back campaigning trips to sev- Home Minister Amit Shah?” She said that the poll body has decided to with West Bengal set to strong show, including at 2.7 lakh polling sta- eral poll-bound states and now hold elections in constituencies of the same district in separate phases, hold eight-phase polls in Assam where it is al- tions for 824 assembly with poll dates announced, the which she claimed was done to disadvantage her party. “South 24 Parga- and Assam three. ready in power, as well seats across Assam, campaign will be fast-tracked nas is our stronghold, voting there will be held in three different phases,” Counting for all the as in West Bengal, Ker- West Bengal, Kerala, keeping in mind the various she said. “Has this been done as per Modi and Shah’s convenience?” seats will be held on ala, Tamil Nadu and Tamil Nadu and Pu- phases of voting, especially the May 2. Puducherry where the ducherry. tough fi ght in West Bengal. DATE OF POLLING: March 27, April 1, 6, 10, 17, 22, 26 and 29

KERALA TAMIL NADU PUDUCHERRY Left Front looks to create history NUMBER AIADMK aims for a hat-trick of NUMBER Wounded Cong ready to fight NUMBER with second innings in power wins; Sasikala returns to fray back as BJP eyes win in South Amid the cloud of COVID, the number of polling OF SEATS For the AIADMK, 2016 brought a second straight OF SEATS For the Union Territory, March 19 will be the last OF SEATS stations in Kerala has increased. In 2016, victory. The late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, date for nominations, March 20 for scrutiny there were 21,65 140 however, took 234 and March 22 for 30 polling stations PHASES ill a little over PHASES the withdrawal PHASES in the state. Af- a year after of candida- ter winning the occupying ture. Earlier December local 1 MAJORITY the chair for 1 MAJORITY this month, V 1 MAJORITY body polls, the MARK the fi fth time MARK Narayanasamy’s MARK ruling Communist and passed away four-and-a-half- Party of India (Marxist)-led shortly after. Following a year-old government col- Left Front with CM Pinarayi 71 brief period of uncertainty, 118 lapsed following six resigna- 16 Vijayan is having high hopes the AIADMK chose Edappady tions - fi ve Congress MLAs of creating an electoral history by K Palaniswami as Chief Minister. and an ally quit the party. The becoming the fi rst government in Kerala to retain Aside from the tumult created by Jayalalithaa’s Union Territory has been placed under President’s power. Meanwhile, former defence minister and three-time Kerala chief death, the imprisonment of her aide VK Sasikala in a disproportionate rule after the BJP and its allies did not stake claim to form government. minister AK Antony exuded confi dence in forming the United Democratic assets case, also added to the crisis in the AIADMK. She was convicted Narayanasamy resigned soon after making a speech in the assembly to Front (UDF) government in May 2021. Congress leader and MP from in the case along with the late leader herself. However, she returned to start off the Trust Vote debate. He accused the opposition BJP and NR Kerala’s Wayanad Rahul Gandhi has also been aggressively campaigning active politics and has already voiced her backing for the AIADMK. The Congress - the biggest opposition party - of bringing down his govern- to bring his party a slice of fortune in the assembly polls. government also made couple of last-minute poll-related announcements. ment. This was the Congress’s only government in the south.

DATE OF POLLING: April 6 DATE OF POLLING: April 6 DATE OF POLLING: April 6 Sensex crashes 1,939 pts, PRIYANKA PRAISES PROACTIVE GEHLOT FOR SWIFTLY Nifty ends below 14,600 CRACKING THE WHIP IN BHARATPUR RAPE CASE Mumbai: The Indian Naresh Sharma equity benchmarks COMMITTED TO TAKING continue to witness in- Jaipur: Congress lead- ACTION WITH PROMPTNESS tense selling pressure er Priyanka Gandhi AND SENSITIVITY, CM REPLIES mirroring losses in Vadra on Friday fter Priyanka’s tweet made it mandatory to other global markets as thanked Chief Minister Alauding Gehlot’s register an FIR in police a rout in global bond Ashok Gehlot for taking swiftness in the matter, stations. In order to markets sent yields fly- swift action in a rape the Chief Minister also curb crimes against ing and spooked inves- case, after Priyanka took to twitter and said, women, women crime tors amid fears the brought the matter to “Our government is research units have heavy losses suffered bled 3.3 per cent or 502 notice of CM Gehlot. committed to taking been set up in every could trigger distressed points to 14,595. Thanking Gehlot action with prompt- district. Moreover, selling in other assets. In a sign the gloomy through social media, ness and sensitivity in DySP level offi cer has The Sensex fell as much mood will reverberate she said, “No political cases of crimes against been appointed as as 1,939 points or 3.6 per across markets, Euro- system can progress women and girls and nodal offi cer, reducing cent and Nifty 50 index pean and U.S. stock fu- without being sensitive weaker sections of so- the average research plunged 3.6 per cent to tures were a sea of red. towards women. Many File Photo of CM Ashok Gehlot with Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. ciety. Our government time in heinous crimes hit an intraday low of Eurostoxx 50 futures thanks to Ashok Gehlot is ensuring justice in like rape to 126 days, 14,554. lost 1.7 per cent while ji for taking prompt ac- rape victim, who ap- Uttar Pradesh to meet ing in her matter. all cases by conduct- which was 274 days As of 12:57 pm, the futures for Germany’s tion in Bharatpur case proached Jurhura po- Congress General Sec- In the application ing a fair, detailed and in the year 2017-18.” Sensex was down 1,619 DAX and those for Lon- by taking cognizance.” lice for action, failed to retary Priyanka Gan- filed by the victim’s fa- speedy investigation. Gehlot further tweeted, points or 3.2 per cent to don’s FTSE dropped 1.3 Priyanka’s tweet get any relief from the dhi Vadra, to get the ther before Priyanka The government has Turn to P6 49,419 and Nifty tum- per cent each. came about when the police and travelled to Rajasthan police crack- Gandhi, 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 | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 02 With noose around necks, women HC Bar Assn Elections: 4,074 cast their votes threaten suicide over crop damage First India Bureau —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Jaipur: 78.01 percent of Villagers said district admin should have informed them earlier for not cultivating land the total 5,222 voters ex- Laxmikant Sharma ercised their franchise in the polling held on Dausa: Women at a vil- Friday for Rajasthan lage in Dausa on Friday High court Bar Associa- threatened to commit tion elections on Friday. suicide and some of Total 4,074 voters cast them even tied nooses their votes from 9 am to around their necks if 5 pm. Counting will start the standing crops were tomorrow at 10 am and damaged. Villagers in- results will be declared A heated argument broke out between two groups of advocates. cluding women on Fri- by afternoon. A heated day confronted the dis- argument broke out be- the post of President Vice- President. trict administration and tween two groups of ad- while the candidates for Apart from this, vot- police teams at Dhana- vocates over some issue. the post of General Sec- ing was held for 8 execu- war village where the Women tied noose around their necks threatening to commit suicide while villagers pelted stones at teams on Friday. BJP state president retaries are Girraj tive posts including one teams had gone to re- Satish Poonia also cast Prasad Sharma, Sanjay joint secretary, one move encroachment on istration should have also pelted stones at the administration offi- ing the crops of farm- his vote. Election of- Khedad, Jagmeet Sin- treasurer, one library both sides of Delhi- informed them earlier administration and po- cials and representa- ers is being done by the ficer Satyendra Singh gh, and Jaideep Singh. secretary and one cul- Mumbai express high- for not cultivating on lice teams. They in- tives of the company admin and the company Raghav said polling Nidhi Khandelwal, tural secretary. way. The villagers pro- the land but now when formed Rajya Sabha engaged in the highway and this is very worry- was held as per the Bharat Yadav, Rekha Advocate Hitesh Bag- tested against the action the crops have grown, MP Kirori Lal Meena construct in which the ing,” Meena said. The Covid-19 protocols. Arora, Dr. Sunita Shar- di has already been and said they will not let the district administra- about the action. villagers were prom- MP assured the villag- Prahlad Sharma, Ma- ma, Rahmat Ali, Alok elected unopposed the admin flatten the tion was damaging them Meena said that ne- ised adequate compen- ers that he would not hendra Shandilya, Bhu- Chaturvedi, Ramnivas for the second consecu- standing crops there. in the name of action gotiations were held in sation for the crops, allow injustice to hap- vanesh Sharma, Sanjay Saini and Deepak Ku- tive time to the post of The villagers said against encroachment. the past between the wells, borewells etc. pen with them under Verma and Babulal mar Soni are in the joint secretary- Library that the district admin- Some of the villagers villagers and district “The work of destroy- any circumstances. Saini are contesting on fray for two posts of Secretary. Two sentenced JMC Greater to seek legal to life term of CRIME BRANCH opinion over committee row raping minor First India Bureau First India Bureau ADDICT MAN ABDUCTS FOUR Jewellery stolen

Jaipur: The mayor of Dausa: The Dausa Spe- from temple Jaipur Greater Munici- cial POCSO Court on YRS OLD IN ALWAR, RESCUED in Bhilwara pal Corporation Dr Friday ordered two ac- First India Bureau The neighbours saw when she was alone Somya may challenge cused of gang rape from the addict doing this and her parents were First India Bureau the government’s deci- a minor to remain im- Alwar: A girl child act and saved the in- at work. Sighting him sion to cancel the com- prisoned for the rest of was saved from an un- nocent. The police ar- drunk, the neigh- Bhilwara: A rob- mittees of the corpora- their lives. Advocating toward incident in Al- rested the accused, bours became suspi- bery occurred in tion in court. on behalf of the govern- war city on Friday af- Vijay Koli, and the cious and stopped him the famous Jagdish She called a meeting ment, special public ternoon. A four-year- medical of the girl- from taking the child Bhagwan temple at of all the outgoing prosecutor Sunil Saini old innocent girl play- child was done. The with him. Before in- Karera in the chairmen of the com- The locked chamber of the JMC Greater fi re committee on Friday. said that the family ing in the courtyard addict who took her forming the police, Bhilwara. While mittees and discussed members of the victim, of the house was was an acquaintance Vijay was severely keeping the temple the matter. According against democracy. bers of the chairmen who had lodged a case at picked up by an addict of her family. The girl thrashed by the neigh- priest and his neph- to sources, legal options She also said that were locked. The mayor Mandavari police sta- with cruel intentions. was picked by him bours. ew hostage, they were discussed in the legal opinion on the has also questioned the tion, alleged that the vic- took away the jew- meeting during which matter will be sought functioning of commis- tim had gone to the shop 10 held for els kept in the tem- the mayor said that the and a final decision to sioner Yagyamitra Sin- of the accused to get 4 quintal silver stolen from ple box along with government’s decisions challenge in the court gh Dev. She alleged that milk and sweets on 19 immoral the jewels of the would be challenged in will be taken after con- it was after the note of October 2018. The police doc’s house through a tunnel god. However, ac- the court. sultation with the party the commissioner, the arrested both the ac- cording to the She said it was a one leadership. government ordered to cused. Advocate Naren- trafficking in priest, they ap- sided decision of the After the govern- cancel the formation of dra Jangid also pleaded peared to be from government which was ment’s order, the cham- the committees. on behalf of the victim. Jodhpur Shekhawati region. Jodhpur: The state Police is searching police arrested 10 for the thieves in people for immoral the city by placing ‘Vadra cheated farmers, he is not clean’ trafficking in the blockades. The inci- Ghas Mandi Area dent took place Aishwary Pradhan VINDICTIVE ACTION of Jodhpur on Thurs- around 2 in the day. Police arrested night when 4 da- Jaipur: Targeting Rob- the accused after Police investigating spot where a tunnel was made for theft. coits entered the ert Vadra, the husband a raid was conducted temple by jumping of Congress leader Pri- in the area. First India Burau built inside the base- over the wall. They yanka Gandhi, for his “We conducted a ment. The incident, as beat the priest comments about joining raid in Ghas Mandi Jaipur: Nearly 4 quin- per the police, took Ghanshyam Vaish- politics after being ac- area. We had informa- tal of silver worth place two days ago. nav and his nephew quitted of all allega- tion that some wom- about Rs 3 crore kept in When the doctor went with sticks. Before tions, BJP state presi- en, in an organised the basement of a Dr to the basement on Fri- they could under- dent Satish Poonia said Satish Poonia receiving a replica of Ayodhya Ram temple from way, were conducting Sunit Soni, a hair trans- day he found the box stand anything, that he has committed so Pushkar MLA Suresh Rawat in Jaipur on Friday. immoral trafficking. plant surgeon at D- open and silver jewel- both were taken many sins that he is less We have booked 10 block on Amrapali Cir- lery missing. After in- hostage by the da- likely to be acquitted. washed away. It was the clean,” Poonia said. people in the case,” cle in Vaishali Nagar, vestigation, it was re- coits. They stole the He said that it is a se- rule of Ashok Gehlot led The saffron party said Manglesh Chun- was stolen. The theft vealed that the silver jewellery kept in rious issue for the coun- Congress government leader also said that dawat, Superinten- was carried out using a was stolen through a the temple box. The try that if such people when the lands of farm- people used to joke dent of Police (SP), tunnel made through a 20-feet long tunnel be- thieves looted and come into politics, what ers were sold in border about the tradition of Jodhpur. neighbouring house. low the box. After the stayed in the temple will happen to the lands areas in Rajasthan. the Nehru-Gandhi dy- The SP said that fur- The silver was stored in theft, the tunnel was for about an hour of the farmers. Vadra cheated farmers nasty till now, but now ther probe in the case a large iron box and the closed and the tiles and a half. “His sins are not of the state and he is not it seems to be true. is underway. —ANI doctor kept it in a room were placed on the floor.

PADHARO MHARE DES Special Festive Package from March 1 to Sept 30 to boost tourism  Nirmal Tiwari tourists.The step has utive director of the been taken to bail out Tourism Corporation The corporation Jaipur: The Rajasthan the corporation from issued office orders for Tourism Development the corona blues. the tour package earli- has decided to Corporation has an- The officials of all er this week. The first conduct these nounced Special Festive Central Reservation day Jaipur tour will in- Package Tours which Offices have been clude visits to Amber, special festive will be held from March asked to book special Jal Mahal, City Palace, 1 to September 30, 2021. festival package tours. Jantar Mantar, Hawa package tours to After the cancellation Apart from this, tour Mahal, Parkota Bazar, increase of the Palace on Wheels packages can also be etc. The next day will session, the corpora- booked online. In this be the tour of Khatu revenue & tion has decided to con- package of 3 nights Shyamji, Jeen Mata provide better duct these special fes- and 4 days, 2 tourists and Salasar, while on tive package tours to will be provided with the third day, Ajmer and cheaper increase revenue and an AC car and AC room and Pushkar will be provide better and for Rs 18,450. included in the tour facilities cheaper facilities to the A view of the illuminated Amber fort in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Jyoti Chauhan, exec- from Jaipur. RAJASTHAN www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 03 A call for better traffic management in city! Abhishek Srivastava road and Ajmer road so JDA TEAM CLEARS ENCROACHMENTS that the pressure on the It was decided to find locations for bus stands on Agra rd, Tonk rd, FROM 225 PLACES IN THE CITY Jaipur: Several deci- main bus stand could be Sikar rd, Ajmer rd so that pressure on main bus stand could be eased sions like identifying eased. Permission will n a major encroach- bigha private khatedari lands for bus stands on be required for install- Iment clearing land in khasra number Agra Road, Tonk Road, ing gates on the entry of campaign, the JDA 03, 09, 11, 12 and Sikar Road and Ajmer streets. For this, the Enforcement Team 13 ecological zone Road to ease pressure on width of road should be took strict action on of Bandhaya road in Sindhi camp, demoli- minimum 40 feet. Gates Friday. It grounded an Khonagorian. Also, tion of illegal construc- can be kept closed from attempt to establish an JDA is carrying out a tions in parking area of 11 pm to 5 am only and a illegal colony on about campaign every week construction of foot security guard will have eight bighas of land in to remove illegal en- overbridge between to be appointed. Display- the Ecological Zone, croachments from the SMS hospital and SMS ing the number of the near Bandhaya Road main roads of Jaipur, medical college on JLN security guard on every in the Khonagorian he added. Moreover, road were taken in JDA’s gate and CCTV camera area. Also, encroach- at Ram Mandir Circle, traffic control board will be mandatory. Deci- ments in the main illegal construction- meeting. sions for construction road boundary up to encroachments such In meeting chaired by of foot overbridge on five kilometres were as illegal sheds in front JDC Gaurav Goyal, it JLN road between SMS removed at about 225 of houses and shops, was informed that ille- hospital, SMS college, places from Ram Man- illegal balconies, large gal constructions in underpass on road 14 of dir Circle, 22 Godown staircases, etc. were parking areas in 17 com- Vishwakarma industri- Flyover to Gopalpura removed with the help mercial buildings have al areas, repairing of bypass ROB. Chief of labours and JCB. been demolished so far. service lanes of NHs, Controller of Enforce- Earlier, encroachers Looking at pressure on increase in the number ment, Raghuveer were given notices un- Sindhi camp bus stand, of e-rickshaws from pre- Saini informed that der section 72 notices, it was decided to find sent 15,000 to 25,000, e- work was underway however, encroach- suitable locations for parking facility for two- to construct an illegal ments were not bus stands on Agra wheelers were also tak- residential colony on 8 removed from road. road, Tonk road, Sikar en in the meeting. Decision for construction of foot overbridge on JLN road between SMS hospital & SMS med college was also taken. —FILE PHOTO

Deaf and mute girl raped by Justice Siradhana new Woman set on fire by kin for grandfather in Pratapgarh RERA Tribunal chairman marrying against their wish Sanjay Jain The woman alleges that First India Bureau Chief Minister her father-in-law raped Ashok Gehlot. The First India Bureau eloped with her lover Pratapgarh: A case her deaf daughter 3 Jaipur: In major orders of his ap- Chetan and got mar- has come to shame hu- months ago. She and news related to the pointment were is- Churu: A woman who ried in a court and be- man relations. A grand- her husband were beat- Real Estate Regula- sued by the urban got married with her cause of this, her fa- father made his own en up for opposing this tory Authority development depart- paramour was alleg- ther and other family deaf granddaughter a heinous crime. (RERA), the chair- ment. edly set ablaze by her members were an- victim of his lust and The memorandum man of the Real Es- The appointment father, brother and noyed. beat up daughter-in-law submitted by the wom- tate Appellate Tri- of the chairman will other family members When she returned and son for protesting an stated that she bunal has been ap- ensure the resolu- in Churu district to the family in Sard- in Pratapgarh. pleaded with the Deog- pointed. Justice tion of the pending in which she received arshahar, her father The victim’s mother the Deogarh police sta- arh police station on Veerendra Singh cases in the tribu- 95 percent burn inju- Shishpal and others has approached the SP, tion area. A woman November 10 but no ac- Siradhana has been nal. An appeal can ries. poured petrol on her accusing the police of hailing from this area tion was taken by the appointed as the be made in the tribu- The 26-year old and set ablaze on not taking action in the on Friday pleaded with police. On the contrary, chairman of the tri- nal against the or- woman said in her Thursday evening. matter. Seeing the seri- the SP Chunram Jat for her brother-in-law and bunal. der of the Real Es- statement that she was The woman was re- ousness, the SP has or- the protection of her his wife beat her hus- He was appointed tate Regulatory Au- married to Rakesh ferred to Bikaner in a dered swift action in the deaf and mentally weak band together and after the approval of thority. Bhat of Nakrasar. Police recording statement of critical condition after case. The case is from daughter and husband. broke his leg. Eight days back, she the victim. primary treatment. State ranks first in country in Covid-19 vax drive: Mahajan Sanjeevani Scam: — PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Vikas Sharma STAFF’S DEFERRED SALARY TO REIMBURSE SOON! HC reserves order Jaipur: The next phase Jaipur: Rajasthan accordance with the of covid vaccination government issued budget announcement, First India Bureau was also associated will start from 1 March orders for payment of the finance depart- with the society. VR Ba- in Rajasthan in which partial deferred salary ment issued an order Jodhpur: The Ra- jwa argued on behalf of people above 60 years of of government employ- on Friday. This will put jasthan HC has re- the petitioner. Advocate age and between the age ees for the month a financial burden of served its judgment in a Padam Singh Gurjar of 45 to 60 years with co- of March—2020 on Rs. 1,600 crore on the matter related to fraud also appeared in the morbidity will be vac- Friday. Chief Minister exchequer. Gehlot said done by Sanjeevani hearing as the counsel cinated. Health secre- Ashok Gehlot had an- he made an announce- credit cooperative soci- for Sanjeevani Pidit tary Siddarth Mahajan nounced the release of ment to release the ety. The court of justice Sangh. said that the base for partially deferred salary deferred part of salary Pankaj Bhandari con- Earlier in December calculating the age of of state employees in in the budget and order ducted a hearing and last year, the HC had the beneficiary will be state budget presented for the same has been reserved the judgement sought a factual report January 1, 2022. on Wednesday. In issued. on Friday. of the progress made in Chairing the state RAJ REPORTS 149 FRESH CASES, 1 DEATH; The society is ac- the investigation of the level task force for co- cused of disbursing Sanjeevani Credit Co- rona vaccination here, Medic inoculates a dose of Covid vaccine to a health worker in Kanwatia hospital, Jaipur on Friday. KOTA RECORDS MAX 60 CASES IN 24 HRS fake loans worth Rs. 770 operative Society scam he said that the vaccina- ne more person died from coronavirus in crore in 18 months. The by Jodhpur police. A tion drive in the state nation have been ad- sion Director NHM Nar- card and Aadhaar card. ORajasthan on Friday as 149 fresh infections society chairman Devi single bench of Justice has been successful and ministered doses so far. esh Thakral said that Under second process surfaced. The death took place in Jodhpur while Singh is the main ac- Manoj Kumar Garg had Rajasthan ranked first Mahajan said that vac- registration of benefi- of registration, benefi- the maximum 60 cases were reported from cused. He is also ac- given the order during in the country. He in- cines will be provided at ciaries will be manda- ciaries can register on- Kota. Out of new cases, 17 were in Jaipur, 13 cused of duping more the hearing of a crimi- formed that, 7,97,791 out fixed rates in private tory for which the ben- line, facilities on mobile cases each were reported from Jodhpur and than 2 lakh investors. nal petition against the 9,42,628 corona warri- centers while it will be eficiary is required to Apps like Arogya Setu Udaipur, the health bulletin report said. —PTI Union minister Gajen- society filed by one Nar- ors registered for vacci- free at govt centers. Mis- bring a photo identity etc. will be available. dra Singh Shekhawat endra Singh Rathore.

TO BOOST POST COVID TRAVEL PLANS Doc crushed to death by Airlines to operate ATR planes to tap small towns in state! dumper in Jodh lll Kashiram Choudhary the corona pandemic than operating larger aircrafts will be oper- First India Bureau and compared to previ- ones with 180 seats to ated for some flights. Average number Jaipur: Looking at the ous years, the air pas- deal with the situation. The smaller aircrafts Jodhpur: Near the low turnout of passen- senger load in present Most of the airlines will be operated from Medical College road in of passengers at gers, airlines are now is around 60-70 percent. like GoAir, AirAsia or Jaipur to cities like city intersection, a the Jaipur planning to operate The airlines had expect- IndiGo currently have Chandigarh, Vadodara, dumper hit the doctor small ATR planes from ed a good number of large aircraft but Indi- Ahmedabad and Ja- who was returning from International Jaipur to nearby cities. passengers in the tour- Go has placed orders for landhar cities where his duty from the hospi- SpiceJet and IndiGo ist season but it too did small ATR aircrafts. the travel time is maxi- tal late night. The doc- Airport per day airlines would operate not go well for airlines. SpiceJet operates its mum one hour and 45 tor of a private hospital at present is the ATR planes which The average number own special aircraft minutes. died. Car was also badly have comparatively of passengers at the Bombardier Q-400, Air India and Spice- damaged while dumper around 9,000, smaller passenger ca- Jaipur international which has a seat capac- Jet are still operating driver escaped. Shastri which used to pacity in the summer airport per day at pre- ity from 78 to 90. small ATR aircrafts for Nagar police said seasons to save expens- sent is around 9,000, The summer sched- short distance cities 39-year-old Dr Deepak be 16-17,000 in es. The airlines have which used to be 16- son, passengers remain are planning to operate ule of flights will be im- like Varanasi, Dehra- Mishra, son of Arvind been suffering heavy 17,000 in previous years. comparatively low and smaller aircrafts with plemented from March dun, Amritsar, Delhi Mishra was a doctor in previous years financial losses due to In the summer sea- therefore, the airlines 70 to 72 seats rather 28, in which the smaller and Udaipur. a private hospital. Promoted by PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 04

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ENTHRALLED Ranked amongst the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, ndia enters a mini-poll season visionary and a New York Times bestselling with the Election Commission an- author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma nouncing the election schedule for Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, the highest annual civilian award, accorded for I exceptional and distinguished service Puducherry, and Kerala. The elec- tions are being held under the shadow of Covid-19 in some states like West Bengal and Kerala. But the EC has gained enough exper- adhguru: There are certain ar- tise in managing the necessary Covid-related eas of life where our whole protocols after it successfully conducted the learning process only exists be- Rajya Sabha and the Bihar assembly elec- cause of many things that have tions. With the vaccine now available, it will happened in the past. You can provide an additional shield to poll workers. write the ABC because someone Ahead of the announcement, Mamata Baner- else also wrote the ABC before jee announced a wage hike for daily wage S you. By yourself, you would not workers in a last-ditch effort to thwart BJP’s have written the ABC. So what attempt to come to power in the State. you can do is not just coming West Bengal clearly will be a high-stake out of you. What you can do is poll followed by Tamil Nadu and Kerala. The coming out of the experience of BJP would not mind with some gains in the humanity. Writing the ABC is two southern states but in West Bengal, it coming out of the experience of won’t settle for anything less than the ouster language of thousands of gen- of Mamata Banerjee whose fortress looks erations of people. vulnerable after desertions by some key Every other thing that you members of her party. An opinion poll in can do is also like this. It is January showed that it will be a showdown not only coming out of you; between the BJP and TMC and gave the latter it is coming because of eve- an edge. How will the Congress and Left com- ryone’s contribution to you. bine fare when two biggies are fighting with Invariably, comparison be- their full force for electoral spoils remains to comes a necessity because if ing better than you. I am al- already blissful. Even if you be seen. Neither party, especially the Con- there is no comparison, you ways seeking someone who come last, it is still beautiful gress, is of much consequence though. The might be doing something can do things better than me THE COMPARISON IS because you have done your two have agreed to share 193 seats. silly in your life but you because then my life will be- PERFECTLY OKAY, BUT IT IS best. You will know the joy The TMC also faces a challenge from Asa- would think you are doing come easy. I don’t want to live NOT ABOUT YOU, IT IS of action only when you are duddin Owaisi of the AIMIM who is looked great. Hasn’t it happened to with dumb people who can- ONLY ABOUT WHAT YOU blissful by your own nature. at as a BJP plant to cut into Mamata’s minor- you often enough? You not do things as well as me. CAN DO. IT IS JUST ABOUT If you are doing action to ity votes. He was said to harm damaged the thought you were doing fan- If they can do things better YOUR ACTIONS. INACTIVITY, squeeze happiness out of the prospects of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in tastic. Then someone came than me, my life gets easier, ALL OF US ARE life around you, then once in Bihar to quite an extent. All eyes will now The most by and they were doing better, and more beautiful. DIFFERENTLY CAPABLE a way when there is a flash be on West Bengal until the last vote is fundamental things in such a way that But if you are a horrible ty- of success you are elated, counted. thing is to fix you felt like an utter idiot. rant, you do not want anyone but when it does not happen So this comparison is needed to do better than you. This is you will be miserable. After West Bengal, Tamil Nadu is another your way of political chessboard where the BJP has been otherwise everyone who is a silly way to exist. This fool- in looking a little better than We are trying to plunge into moving its pieces with caution. Although it experiencing life. doing idiotic things will ishness has come into you someone else. This is a wasteful the process of life without set- is in alliance with the AIADMK, a party If you are joyful think he is a king by himself. because you are always try- life because most probably you ting up the fundamental foun- which is faced with anti-incumbency against by your own The comparison is perfectly ing to measure the person, will not succeed and definitely dation that is needed for one to Chief Minister E. Palaniswami government nature, then, okay, but it is not about you, it is “Am I bigger than him? Am I you will not explore the full po- live a healthy life. The first and and challenges posed by Sasikala, a close whatever you do, only about what you can do. It is smaller than him?” – because tential of who you are. You will foremost thing that a child aide of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalitha. you will not get just about your actions. Inactiv- your whole effort is some- be miserable whether you suc- knows is how to be joyful, the Sasikala herself can’t contest elections as into this ity, all of us are differently capa- how to sit on top of the heap. ceed or not, because constantly moment his stomach is full he she has served a long jail term but holds con- unhealthy state ble. If we do not have bench- The reason your parents or trying to stay ahead of someone is joyful. Even an infant knows siderable influence on a section of party of life within marks, we cannot improve our your corporate sector is goad- is a miserable way to exist. The this. Only when he is hungry he members. yourself. You activity. Not everyone is driven ing you is simply because they insecurity that someone may yells, the rest of the time he is Recent political developments in Puduch- can go and by a passion to do what they are are not interested in doing pull you down and exceed you joyful. This is the fundamental erry, where the Congress government fell participate in doing where they will anyway things well, they are only inter- is a horrible way to exist. fabric of life. Nature is clearly after its members joined the BJP, are likely to any kind of do their best. They need some ested in being number one. The most fundamental telling you this state of being play a role in Tamil Nadu. However, if the competition; you benchmarks. There is nothing They are not interested that thing is to fix your way of joyful is necessary for you to you might run a hundred me- experiencing life. If you are live a healthy life. This has to be AIADMK remains a divided house any elec- will do the best wrong with this. Otherwise toral benefits are unlikely to come the BJP’s every day you will start from ters in seven seconds – nobody joyful by your own nature, firmed up, established, insured. way. It will be a different story if the BJP you can because scratch and reinvent the wheel. did seven seconds yet – they are then, whatever you do, you You have to insure your joy first manages to reduce AIADMK, which is no you are already Only if you have a problem only interested that you must will not get into this un- and then get into activity. Then longer a force as it was under Jayalalitha, to blissful. Even if in knowing that someone is be one inch ahead of the rest of healthy state of life within it does not matter whether your the level of a junior partner in elections. It you come last, it doing better than you will the pack. This problem arises yourself. You can go and activity goes up and down, you will all depend on who succeeds in appropri- is still beautiful this comparison be a prob- because you have a horrible participate in any kind of will not go up and down. ating MGR’s legacy. As of now, there are too because you have lem. You should not have a sense of insecurity about your- competition; you will do the THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY many claimants. done your best problem that someone is do- self. Your whole life is invested best you can because you are THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top Can god be disproved using the laws of physics? TWEET still believed in trigued. It is no wonder headache for god). Prakash Javadekar god (I am now about the timing – tragic The universe is expand- @PrakashJavdekar an atheist) when events, such as pandemics, ing at a rate of approxi- Under the leadership of PM @ mately 70km/s per Mpc (1 narendramodi the Indian govt. is I heard the fol- often cause us to question leaving no stone unturned in India’s I lowing question the existence of god: if Mpc = 1 Megaparsec ~ 30 fight against #COVID19 & also at a seminar, first posed by there is a merciful god, million km), so current es- living up to its ethos of “Vasudhaiva Einstein, and was stunned why is a catastrophe like timates suggest that the Kutumbakam- the whole world is by its elegance and depth: this happening? distance to the edge of the one” #LargestVaccineDrive “If there is a god who cre- So the idea that god universe is 46 billion light ated the entire universe and might be “bound” by the years. As time goes on, the Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank all of its laws of physics, laws of physics – which volume of space increases @DrRPNishank does god follow god’s own also govern chemistry and and light has to travel for I concur with you Shri @ laws? Or can god supersede biology and thus the limits longer to reach us. PiyushGoyal ji. As envisioned by his own laws, such as travel- of medical science – was There is a lot more uni- Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi ji, #NEP2020 will transform the way ling faster than the speed of an interesting one to ex- verse out there than we can we educate our children. The Policy light and thus being able to plore. view, but the most distant will boost #research & innovation in be in two different places at If god was not able to object that we have seen is the country & make India a global the same time?” Could the break the laws of physics, a galaxy, GN-z11, observed knowledge superpower. answer help us prove she arguably would not be by the Hubble Space Tele- whether or not god exists or as powerful as you had ex- scope. This is approximate- is this where scientific em- pected a supreme being to ly 13.4 billion light years Spiritual piricism and religious faith be. But if she could, why away, meaning that it has intersect, with no true an- have not we seen any evi- the question at face value. Star Trek when its dilithi- real particles is deemed taken 13.4 billion years for SPEAK swer? dence of the laws of phys- Light travels at an approxi- um crystals are set to max. highly unlikely. If they did light from the galaxy to — David Frost, ics ever being broken in mate speed of 300,000 kilo- But is it true? A few exist, they would have an reach us. But when the Imagine that every person in 67, Los Angeles. the universe? metres every second. We years ago, a group of phys- imaginary mass and the light “set off”, the galaxy the world is enlightened but To tackle the question, learn at school that noth- icists posited that particles fabric of space and time was only about 3 billion you. They are all your teachers, I was in lockdown when let us break it down a bit. ing can travel faster than called tachyons travelled would become distorted – light years away from our each doing just the right things I received this question First, can god travel faster the speed of light – not above light speed. Fortu- leading to violations of galaxy, the Milky Way. to help you. —Buddha and was instantly in- than light? Let us just take even the USS Enterprise in nately, their existence as causality (and possibly a SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION

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INDIA www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 06 ‘Sirf hamare do CRPF jawans going on ka kalyan’: Rahul PM Narendra Modi inaugurates repeats ‘Hum Do leave get ferry to avoid Humare Do’ jibe Pulwama-like attack 2nd Khelo India Winter Games New Delhi: Continu- ing his attack on Prime New Delhi: Days after Athletes from 27 states & UTs are competing in the Games in Gulmarg Minister Modi, Con- the second anniversary gress leader Rahul Gan- of the Pulwama terror- Srinagar: PM Modi on dhi on Friday slammed ist attack, the Gov of Friday inaugurated the the Centre for its deci- India has provided fer- second edition of Khelo Indian health eco-system, sion to privatise public ry facility to Central India winter games in sector units (PSUs) in Reserve Police Force world famous ski resort seen with new eyes: Modi all sectors barring four (CRPF) jawans de- of Gulmarg through Tamil Nadu: Indian only made a new strategic ones. Taking ployed in Kashmir. The video conferencing, health eco-system is path but helped oth- to Twitter, Rahul shared soldiers going on leave saying that it is a step being seen with new ers too. Today, India a news report about from Kashmir will be towards making Jam- eyes, new respect and is among the coun- Modi’s address at a we- transported to the near- mu and Kashmir a win- new credibility to- tries with the lowest binar on privatisation by destination through ter sports hub and de- day, said Prime Min- death rate and high by the Department of an MI-17 helicopter to veloping a new sporting ister Narendra Modi recovery rate. Indian Investment and Public avoid IED attacks. CRPF jawans get MI-17 ecosystem in the Union on Friday. health eco-system is Asset Management (DI- The decision was im- helicopter to minimise the risk. Territory. Speaking at the being seen with new PAM), and said, “Sirf plemented by the Minis- PM Modi said that convocation of Tamil eyes, new respect, ‘hamare do’ ka kalyan- try of Home Affairs. “In terror outfit Jaish-e- these Winter Games Nadu’s Dr MGR Med- and new credibility. ‘Hum do’ unke, PSU view of the new threat Mohammad (JeM) tar- happening in Gulmarg, PM Modi while inaugurating the Khelo India winter games. ical University via However, this also unke, Vikas bhi sirf from Magnetic IEDs geted a CRPF convoy on show how J&K is ready video conferencing, means that the world unka, Jan ka kya?” and RCIEDs, Inspector the Jammu-Srinagar to reach and embrace Gulmarg through video- lowed by march-past by Prime Minister said will have greater ex- Modi, during the DI- General has desired fer- highway near Pulwama new heights of peace conference from Delhi. the participating teams that during the ‘un- pectations, which is a PAM webinar, had said rying of leave jawans in South Kashmir, kill- and development. Jammu and Kashmir Lt from 27 states and UTs. expected COVID-19 responsibility on state-owned companies through MI-17 helicop- ing 40 personnel. “These games will help Governor Manoj Sinha Around 1200 players crisis’ India has not your young shoul- in four strategic sectors ter to minimise the TThe letter read, develop a new sporting and Union Minister and guests are partici- only made a new ders,” the PM said. will be kept to a bare risk. Accordingly, three “Jawans will have to in- ecosystem in the union Kiren Rajiju besides ad- pating in the five-day path but helped He said that doc- minimum. “Our gov is days per week have form their units and territory,” the Prime visors were also present winter games at Gul- others too. tors are among the committed to privatis- been earmarked for the submit a request at Minister said while ad- on the occasion. The e- marg, which received “In a time of COV- most respected pro- ing PSUs in all sectors transportation of least before a day to get dressing about 1200 par- inauguration by the fresh snowfall Friday. ID-19, India has not fessionals. —ANI barring four strategic troops,” said a letter. On the helicopter facility.” ticipants and officials at Prime Minister was fol- —ANI ones,” he’d said. —ANI Feb 14, Pakistan-based —ANI

Threat letter recovered in bag near I HAVE HAD A GOOD INNINGS, Coal scam case: CBI Mukesh Ambani’s house ‘Antilia’ SAYS CEC SUNIL ARORA conducts Mumbai: The car with New Delhi: Chief Elec- explosives found aban- RELIANCE tion Commissioner raids doned near the resi- Sunil Arora, while an- dence of industrialist INDUSTRIES nouncing poll dates for Kolkata: The Cen- Mukesh Ambani’s on THANKS MUMBAI the fives states of West tral Bureau of In- Thursday had been sto- POLICE Bengal, Kerala, Tamil vestigation (CBI) len and its real owner Nadu, Assam and Pu- has conducted has been identified, Mumbai: Reliance ducherry on Friday, raids at multiple said Mumbai Police of Industries on Friday remembered his moth- properties of a Friday. thanked Mumbai er. During the press businessman in “The car was stolen Police for the prompt conference, the CEC Kolkata in connec- from Mumbai’s Vikroli action it took after mentioned a letter tion with the coal area some time ago. Po- Bomb disposal squad examines abandoned car parked outside. explosive materials written by his mother scam case, said lice managed to identify were found in a vehi- in 1979 in which a cou- sources. Many bu- its real owner despite hoodie. Act. A letter was found cle outside group plet was written that he reaucrats and poli- the damage on its chas- Mumbai Police PRO in the vehicle but as the chairman Mukesh quoted aloud to an ap- CEC Sunil Arora with ECs Sushil Chandra & Rajiv Kumar. ticians allegedly sis number,” police told. S Chaitanyas said: investigation is in the Ambani’s residence. preciative media audi- received bribes However, the suspect “Some amount of gela- preliminary stage, we “We are thankful to ence which asked him his last election an- CEC. “You can see that through this busi- who parked the car near tin was found in the ve- cannot share the con- the Mumbai Police to repeat it, “ Kisi Se nouncement as the CEC I have had a good in- nessman, said CBI Ambani’s house was hicle. The vehicle was tents.” for their quick and Humsukhan Hota Na- . He mentioned that he nings”, Arora said. The sources. seen in CCTV footage seized by the Police. Of- Police said that they immediate action,” hin Mehfil Main Par- has been associated choice of using the Earlier CBI but has not been identi- fence registered under have obtained CCTV the Reliance Indus- wana, Unhe Baatein with 11 elections and word, ‘association’ quizzed Trina- fied as he was wearing relevant sections of the footage from multiple tries Limited Nahin Aati Jo Apna also the 2019 Lok Sabha rather than ‘conducted’ mool Congress MP a face mask and his Indian Penal Court and locations where the car spokesperson said. Kaam Karte Hain”. election during his ten- elections won the hearts Abhishek Baner- head was covered by a Explosive Substances passed in Mumbai. —ANI Arora said that this is ure as EC and then of one and all. jee’s wife and sis- ter-in-law in con- nection with an ongoing coal Tikait to address Shah hails IAF on 2nd anniv of Balakot air strikes scam. Without nam- New Delhi: On the sec- sponding to the Pulwa- Jaish-e-Mohammad next day to target Indi- ing, Abhishek had protest rally on Mar 20 ond anniversary of ma terror attack,” the (JeM) targeted a CRPF an military installa- accused the BJP Shivamogga: Bharati- Tikait will address the Balakot air strikes, Un- Home Minister tweeted. convoy on the Jammu- tions in Jammu and led central govern- ya Kisan Union (BKU) protesting farmers in ion Home Minister Shah also paid hom- Srinagar highway near Kashmir was thwarted ment of exploita- leaders Yudhvir Singh the southern state and Amit Shah on Friday age to the martyrs of the Pulwama in South by an alert IAF. In the tion of power. —ANI and Rakesh Tikait will they will also hold said the Indian Air Pulwama attack and Kashmir killing 40 dogfight, Wing Com- participate in the farm- Kisan Mahapanchayat Force (IAF) had again said the country and its CPRF personnel. mander Abhinandan ers’ protest rally in Shi- in the state. made clear the policies soldiers are safe under Days later IAF Varthaman, flying a vamogga city on March “The central gov passed of New India against the guidance of Prime Amit Shah launched an air-strike MiG-21 Bison fighter 20, the convener of the farm bills through terrorism by respond- Minister Narendra on a JeM camp in Bala- plane and chasing Pa- south Indian states an ordinance, which is ing to the Pulwama ter- Modi. der the guidance of kot in Pakistan’s Khy- kistani jets, crossed farmer’s movement KT undemocratic. We de- ror attack. “I remember the mar- Prime Minister Naren- ber Pakhtunkhwa Prov- over to PoK where his Gangadhar said on cided to boycott the “On this day in 2019, tyrs of the Pulwama at- dra Modi,” he tweeted ince. The air-strike was aircraft was shot down. Thursday. laws including the Kar- the Indian Air Force had tack and salute to the (roughly translated launched in the early He was taken into cus- BKU general secretary nataka state land re- again made clear the courage of IAF for air from Hindi). hours of February 26 tody by Pakistan. India Yudhvir Singh and BKU forms amendment act,” policies of New India strikes. The country and On February 14, Paki- and Pakistan’s efforts to also shot down a Paki- spokesperson Rakesh Gangadhar said. —ANI against terrorism by re- its soldiers are safe un- stan-based terror outfit launch an offensive the stani fighter jet. —ANI

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Committed to... Priyanka praises.. Meanwhile, the fa- “In addition, a Heni- it was alleged that on ther claimed before in upcoming budget session Prime head denied ous Crime Monitor- 26 April 2020, ac- Priyanka that the po- Allahabad: The High ing Unit has been set cused Khazan and lice have not yet ar- Chandigarh : After Ut- ister Anil Vij on No- Court here on Thurs- up at the IG range Surendra, residents rested the accused. tar Pradesh and Mad- vember 26 had an- day refused to grant level for monitoring of Badipur village, Seeing the serious- hya Pradesh another nounced that a three- anticipatory bail to cases of heinous kidnapped her minor ness of the matter, Bharatiya Janata Part member drafting com- Aparna Purohit, the crime. A legal officer daughter and raped Priyanka Gandhi governed state, Hary- mittee has been formed head of India Origi- has been appointed in her in a dilapidated took information ana is set to present an to frame law on “love nals, Amazon Prime the unit so that the building. When the from the Rajasthan anti-conversion bill jihad” in the state. Video, in a case filed in criminals cannot es- girl was not seen by government and the against religious con- Vij had earlier said Noida against makers cape by taking any the family members, police. versions. The draft of that the committee of the web series ‘Tan- legal route. Due to a search was initiat- After this, the Ra- the “love jihad” bill has comprising T L dav’ over the depiction these steps, the rate ed and she was found jasthan police imme- been prepared and will Satyaprakash (IAS) of police, the Prime According to the or- of crime against in a bad condition diately became active be present in the up- Anil Vij Secretary Home, ADGP Minister and Hindu der, the anticipatory women in the state is while the accused, and the police head- coming budget session Navdeep Sing Virk Gods and Goddesses. bail application had only 8.7 percent, who was identified quarters summoned of the Assembly, Home (IPS) and Additional A single-judge bench been filed by Purohit which is the lowest in by the victim’s sister, the report of the en- Minister Anil Vij said will be presenting it in Advocate General of Justice Siddharth in the case under Sec- the country as against ran away as the fam- tire case from Bharat- here on Thursday. “We the upcoming budget Deepak Manchanda passed this order tions- 153 (A) (1) (b), the national average ily members reached pur Superintendent have prepared the draft session in Vidhan Sab- will also study the love while hearing an an- 295-A, 505 (1) (b),505 (2) of 32.4 percent.” the spot. of Police. of the love jihad (anti- ha,” Vij told. jihad law of other ticipatory bail applica- IPC, Section 66 and 67 conversion) bill. We Haryana Home Min- states. tion. of the IT Act. —ANI NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 07 Gehlot, Maken to attend Kisan rallies in Bikaner, Chittorgarh Dotasra, Pilot and other party leaders will also attend the rallies ahead of the bypolls First India Bureau jangarh while Matra- kundia, where the sec- Chittorgarh/Bikaner: ond meeting will be The Congress will hold held in Chittorgarh, is two Kisan Mahapan- near Vallabhnagar chayat in Bikaner and (Udaipur), Rajsamand Chittorgarh districts and Sahara (Bhilwara) of Rajasthan in the constituencies. presence of Chief Min- Bypolls are to be held ister Ashok Gehlot and in Vallabhnagar Govind Singh Dotarsa and Ruparam Dhandev awarding a colourfully decorated camel during other senior party lead- (Udaipur), Sujangarh the Maru Mahotsav in Jaisalmer on Friday. ers on Saturday, sourc- (Churu), Sahara es said. (Bhilwara) and Rajsa- The mahapanchayats mand.The bypolls to the Maru Mahotsav: Camel decoration, are being held near the four seats in the Con- four assembly constitu- gress-ruled state are tug-of-war steal the show on 3rd day encies which are head- Ministers Udai Lal Anjana and Harish Chaudhary inspecting the preparations for the rally at necessitated due to the First India Bureau the presentation of camel owners in this ed for bypolls. Matrakundia in Chittorgarh on Friday. demise of sitting legis- Army band, tug-of- competition were The first ‘kisan sam- lators. Three of the Jaisalmer: The third war among women, awarded certificates melan’ will be held at while the second ma- dia, Chittorgarh, ac- The venue of the first seats were held by Con- day of the famous programmes of and prizes by Minori- Pilaniyon Ki Dhani in hapanchayat will be or- cording to the party meeting in Dungargarh gress and one (Rajsa- 4-day Maru Festival Kabaddi and Panihari ty Affairs, Waqf and Dungargarh of Bikaner ganised at Matrakun- sources. is close to Churu’s Su- mand) by the BJP. on Friday belonged to Matka race were the Public Prosecution the events related to centre of attraction. Dismissal Minister camels at Dedansar The third day of Saleh Mohammed, SHO suspended ACB traps Stadium. Camel deco- events began with the Forest and Environ- Governor calls for preserving ration show, camel camel decoration ment Minister Sukh- for sacrificing welfare officer polo, camel tattoo show. ram Vishnoi and Edu- tribals’ culture and traditions show, Shan-e-Marud- Neatly dressed cation and Tourism animal in Kota hara, etc. were the camels took part in Minister Govind Sin- in graft case showstoppers while the show. The best gh Dotasara. First India Bureau First India Bureau

Kota: A sub inspector Jaipur: A welfare officer of Rajasthan police of the Social Welfare posted as the SHO of Board Baldev Raj posted Deoli-Manjhi police in Jaipur and the owner of station of Kota was an NGO Rajesh Sharma suspended after a video were arrested in a case of purportedly showing graft by the Anti-Corrup- him sacrificing an ani- tion Bureau here. mal went viral on so- The ACB sleuths found cial media. Governor Kalraj Mishra virtually attending the programme at Raj Bhawan in Jaipur, on Friday. through technical surveil- CO Sangod Ramesh- lance that Baldev had been war Parihar conducted First India Bureau ture and culture of Va- folklore of the commu- taking bribes from vari- an inquiry in the mat- gad region’ organised nity should be collect- ous NGOs for clearing Tourists try their hands at the tug of the war event at the Maru Mahotsav on Friday. ter. The CO found the Jaipur: Rajasthan by Mohanlal Sukhadia ed and digitised, ac- their bills. incident true and on Governor Kalraj University, Udaipur, cording to a release. the basis of his report, Mishra on Friday laid Mishra said that tribal Assembly Speaker SP Kota Rural Sharad emphasis on bridging society has its own dis- CP Joshi said that em- Choudhary ordered to the gap between the tinct cultural identity pirical natural knowl- suspend the SHO Bhan- tribal and non-tribal which needs to be pre- edge of tribal areas is a war Singh. while preserving the served. unique heritage of the A 54 seconds video language, culture, tra- He suggested that tribal. of a man chopping off ditions and specialties with the participation He said that the im- the neck of a goat went of the tribal commu- of the youth in the trib- pact of corona pan- viral on social media. nity. al area, the knowledge, demic was relatively Animal welfare organi- Addressing a virtual including the customs, low in the tribal region zations claimed that conference on the celebrations, tradi- due to the proximity of the man in the video theme of ‘Folk litera- tions, folk tales and tribal people to nature. was Bhanwar Singh, the SHO Deoli – Manji police station of Kota district. 200 units participate in RIICO’s The incident took place on 23 February in Baran. The SP said that EV industry investors webinar Baran police will be First India Bureau developing EV manu- ara Raja Batteries, written for legal action facturing ecosystem in Bosch, Tata AutoComp in the matter. Jaipur: The apex in- state. Systems, Anand Auto- dustrial development The webinar regis- motive, Ramkrishna body of Rajasthan Gov- tered high enthusiasm Forgings, Continental ernment, Rajasthan of auto component and Device India, JBM State Industrial Devel- OEM manufacturers. It Group, Sun Mobility, opment and Invest- was attended by more JK Tyre, Bridgestone, ment Corporation Ltd. than 200 participants IFC World Bank, Enter- (RIICO) organised Ra- from prominent com- prise Singapore and jasthan EV (electronic panies and organisa- Australian Trade & In- vehicles) industry in- tions, including Honda vestment Commission. vestors meet on Friday. Cars, Maruti Suzuki, The webinar comes The webinar was Toyota Kirloskar, Ma- in time when state of held to discuss with hindra & Mahindra, Rajasthan is focusing A video grab of animal key players of the elec- Ford India, Bajaj Auto, on Electric Vehicle sec- sacrifice in Kota. tric vehicle sector for Ampere Vehicles, Am- tor in a big way. Konark Corps celebrates its 34th ‘Raising Day’ with pride First India Bureau martyrs who laid down their lives in the vari- Jodhpur: Carrying ous battles fought in on the glorious saga of this sector while ensur- ‘honour’, ‘valour’ and ing the safety and secu- ‘sacrifice’ displayed rity of the nation. On over the years, the Ko- the auspicious day of nark Corps celebrated ‘Mahashivratri’ 34 its 34th ‘Raising Day’ years ago, a golden on Friday (February chapter was added in 26). the annals of military To commemorate history of Indian the occasion, Major Army when the Desert General Amit Loom- Major General Amit Loomba laid a wreath at the Konark War Corps came into exist- ba, Chief of Staff, Memorial, Jodhpur Military Station on Friday. ence to protect the Headquarters 12 Corps, country’s borders laid a wreath at the Ko- Jodhpur Military Sta- mony, in revered re- along Rajasthan and nark War Memorial, tion in a solemn cere- membrance of the Gujarat. Yes, you can change your future; you can also change your past by changing your thinking about it and not allowing it to mar your present. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 2ND FRONT www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 08 CM’S SENSITIVE DECISION FOR YOUNG PERSONNEL Probationers can avail study & exam leave: Gehlot First India Bureau ration for higher stud- ies or competitive ex- Jaipur: Chief Minister amination, due to CONSIDERATE CM DECIDES OVER GOVT Ashok Gehlot has taken which newly appointed a sensitive decision to youth have been expe- allow leave for proba- riencing difficulty. STAFF’s COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT tioners and officers se- According to the new Jaipur: Chief Minis- to apply for compas- DRAFT FOR PERMANENT CADRE IN lected for higher stud- proposal, the probation ter Ashok Gehlot has sionate appointment ies or competitive ex- period of probationer given relaxation in 54 within 90 days. Also, SCIENCE & TECH DEPT APPROVED aminations during pro- trainee will be in- cases of appointment in case of a dependent Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the draft bation period. For this, creased in line with the on compassionate becoming a minor, of the Rajasthan Science and Technology (State the rules for acceptance leave period, if the grounds by dependents there is a provision to and Sub-ordinate) Services Rules, 2021. It is of leave will be amend- leave is approved dur- after the death of gov- apply within 3 years noteworthy that very few officers are avail- ed soon. ing probation and will ernment personnel. of attaining majority. able on permanent cadre in the Department of Gehlot has approved not be counted for any Gehlot has given Gehlot has given re- Science and Technology. Most of the officers the proposal received purpose. due diligence after lief to the applicants have been temporarily kept from other govern- from the Finance De- Notably, applications considering 39 cases by taking a humane ment departments through deputation or special partment in this regard. of leave received before related to minimum decision to provide selection. This was affecting the functioning of the department. With the formation of new According to the pro- the issuance of the re- age limit, 4 of the max- flexibility in 723 cases service rules, a permanent cadre with special posal, if a probationer vised rules can also be imum age limit and 11 of compassionate ap- skills will be created in the Science and Technol- is undertaking a higher considered as per the cases of late applica- pointment in the last ogy Department as per the requirement of the studies course before new order. With this de- tion. By giving relaxa- two years. Due to the department and services can also be availed Dr Kafil Khan calls on CM Ashok Gehlot at CMR on Friday and his appointment in the cision, newly recruited tion in cases, these sensitivity of the from other departments of the state and central government service, he presented him a book titled, ‘Health For All’. young personnel will dependent families Chief Minister, 3182 government through deputation or special selec- may be given leave to get the benefit of pre- will get relief. deceased dependents tion. The creation of new posts in department complete the course. examination to be held appointment in vari- paring for competitive It is noteworthy that have been given com- will also provide employment opportunities to Similarly, the proba- in the coming days after ous services of the examinations or higher after the death of a passionate appoint- the youth. Besides, employees posted at sub- tioner may also be al- appointment. state government, pro- studies and other high- government employ- ment in the last two ordinate services will get promoted. lowed leave for the prep- It is worth noting bationer trainee is not er services while in ee, the dependent has years time. aration of competitive that at present, after given leave for prepa- state service.

My name is used whenever Central PAYING OBEISANCE... government is in trouble: Vadra —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Naresh Sharma prayers,” he said. When asked if he Jaipur: Hinting at join- would donate for the con- ing politics, Congress struction of Ram temple leader Priyanka Gan- being built in Ayodhya, dhi’s husband Robert Vadra, “I believe there Vadra on Friday, said should be respect for all. that he has been regu- The day when I see that larly raising public in- donation is being col- terest issues and he will lected for all religious join active politics when- places, then I will also ever the public wants. donate,” he said. He said that if he had He said that Rahul been in active politics or Gandhi and Priyanka DGP ML Lather along with his wife offered prayers at Ajmer Sharif Dargah on Friday. He in Parliament, he would Gandhi have the poten- was accompanied by IG, S Sengathir, SP Jagdish Chandra Sharma during his visit to the not have been targeted tial to bring in a mas- Holy Shrine of the Sufi saint Moinuddin Chisti situated at Ajmer. in the way that is being sive change in the coun- done now. “Whenever Robers Vadra offers prayers at Moti Doongri Ganesh Temple in Jaipur on Friday. try adding that BJP the Central Government leaders deliberately tar- is in trouble, my name is get both of them. used and false accusa- RAHUL GANDHI SEES INDIA AS ONE, SAYS VADRA “If Rahul had been in Nadda to address BJP state tions are made against Jaipur: Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's ferent type of politics. For me, coming place of PM Modi, he me, Vadra added. 'North-South' remark, Robert Vadra, to Kerala was refreshing as suddenly would not have passed “When I feel that I businessman and son-in-law of Con- I found that people are interested in black laws without con- executive meeting on March 2 can do something for gress interim President Sonia Gandhi, issues and not just superficially but sulting farmers,” he as- Jaipur: BJP National Vallabhnagar the people and people on Friday said that Rahul is neutral going into detail in issues, he said. serted. “After Karnata- President JP Nadda (Udaipur), Sahada will feel that I can do and sees India as one. Several leaders, including Union Min- ka & MP, now the Con- will address a meeting (Bhilwara) and Rajsa- something for them and "Rahul Gandhi hasn't said anything to ister Prakash Javadekar, BJP president gress-elected govern- of the party’s state ex- mand. Rajsamand was can bring change, then hurt anyone. He is neutral and sees In- JP Nadda & Union MoS, Anurag ment in Puducherry ecutive committee in held by BJP and rest only I will get into poli- dia as one. Rahul loves people of Uttar Thakur slammed the Wayanad MP & was toppled under a Jaipur on March 2. three by the ruling Con- tics. I am now trying to Pradesh, Amethi, Gujarat." While ad- have accused him of creating a 'north- conspiracy. A similar ef- BJP state president Sat- gress. BJP state general understand the difficul- dressing a public rally in Thiruvanan- south' divide. Meanwhile, Vadra also fort has been done in ish Poonia said the secretary Bhajan Lal ties and problems of the thapuram earlier this week, Rahul welcomed the decision by a UK court Rajasthan,” he said. meeting will be held in Sharma said Nadda will people,” he said. said, "For the first 15 years, I was an ordering the extradition of fugitive Robert Vadra will Birla auditorium. be welcomed at several He said that he will MP in the North. I got used to a dif- diamond dealer Nirav Modi.—ANI visit golf club at 6 AM Prior to Nadda’s visit, a JP Nadda places before his arrival also go among the farm- where he will practise meeting of the state- to Birla auditorium. ers and people. the sport for two hours level office bearers, dis- BJYM members will es- When asked from various parts, but he During his visit to dertaking religious ex- after which he might trict in-charges, district Nadda’s visit is sig- cort Nadda on motorcy- where he would contest will contest after under- Jaipur, Vadra offered peditions these days. take part in a match. It presidents and morcha nificant in view of the cles. There are welcome elections, Vadra said standing the problems prayers at the famous When I came to know is believed that Vadra presidents will be held upcoming bypolls on preparations at more that that he has been and all aspects of the Moti Dungri Ganesh about the Ganesh tem- will leave from Jaipur at the BJP state head- four assembly seats of than 2 dozen places on receiving request from people of that region. Temple. “I have been un- ple, I came to offer for Delhi by 3 PM. quarters on March 1. Sujangarh (Churu), the 7 km route. —PTI

PCC CHIEF SLAMS PM MODI CM TO ATTEND 2 WEDDINGS, FARMERS RALLIES ON FEB 28 No one can become Tagore by growing beard: Dotasra Jaipur: Chief Minis- Dhaneu in Sridun- ter Ashok Gehlot will gargarh and will ad- Bharat Dixit reporters during his the Modi government is informed that Dhola fly to New Delhi on dress the farmers’ Jaisalmer visit. doing the opposite. Maru Tourist Complex Saturday to attend rally at 12 noon and Jaisalmer: Lashing out He alleged that PM Dotasra said that de- will be set up in 3,500 two marriage func- then reach Matri- at the Prime Minister Modi and home minis- spite protests by farm- hectares of land in Jais- tions i.e of senior kundia to attend a Narendra Modi, PCC ter Amit Shah were ers on large scale, the almer for boosting tour- Congress leader Ran- farmers’ rally at 2.30 Chief Govind Singh Do- working to serve the in- central government ism. In the meanwhile, deep Surjewala’s son PM. After the rally, tasra on Friday, said terest of their 2 indus- was not withdrawing AICC General Secre- and MLA Joginder Gehlot will reach that no one can become trialist friends. the farm laws. He also tary incharge Ajay Singh Awana’s Dabok Airport in Rabindranath Tagore Commenting on the praised State Budget Maken, who was camp- daughter, after at- Udaipur at 4 PM and Ajay Maken Govind S Dotasra by growing beard. renaming of Motera presented by the Chief ing in Jaisalmer for tending two farmers’ from where he will fly “It is necessary to stadium of Gujarat as Minister in the assem- past two days, reached rallies. At 11 AM, Ge- to New Delhi and have a personality like Narendra Modi stadi- and his son have noth- He said that the for- bly on Wednesday say- Jaipur on Friday even- hlot will depart from reach the Nation Cap- him to become Ravin- um, he said that there ing to do with Cricket. mer UPA government ing it is a public welfare ing. However, prior to Jaipur, with state in- ital around 5.30 PM. dra Nath Tagore. can be no other shame- The PCC Chief also was selling petrol and budget which was wel- reaching Jaipur, Maken charge Ajay Maken, Gehlot will spend the Thoughts like him are ful incident than this. took a dig at the Modi diesel at cheaper prices comed by all. He said returned to Delhi from PCC Chief Govind night in Delhi and at- required. No one can “This is an example government for the rise even when crude oil that Rs 500 crore was Jaisalmer after which Singh Dotasra and tend Surjewala’s fam- become Tagore only by of arrogance,” he said, of fuel prices and on was expensive in the in- announced for Tourism he came to Jaipur by Sachin Pilot for ily function on Feb 28. growing beard,” he told adding that Amit Shah farmers’ issues. ternational market but Development Fund. He flight. www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 JAIPUR, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2021

Deepika Padukone Silly ex THE angana and Hrithik Roshan’s infamous contro- versy is back in the head- K lines now. And this time, it is for the complaint filed by the Koi NOSTALGIA Mil Gaya star alleging that had eepika Padukone has some had impersonated him and had a wondrous career had emailed the Queen actress with the help of her from a bogus id in 2013 and 2014. acting ability and While Hrithik had filed a complaint D poised personality. in the matter in 2016 after being re- The star has stunned ferred to as ‘silly ex’ by Kangana in audiences not just in an interview, the case was recently India but also worldwide transferred to Criminal Intelli- Kangana Ranaut with her Hollywood debut. gence Unit (CIU). —Agency Taking back to where it all started, Deepika’s first Hindi film debut was with Janhvi Kapoor Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om. The film wit- Muddy Poster Out nessed the legend- ary star’s acting fter Vijay Sethupathi revealing the motion capability and poster, now Arjun Kapoor gets the baton, KISTON thereon she releases the teaser for the Pan-India film fter the raging success went on to A ‘MUDDY’. The upcoming Pan-India film in of the first song take the in- Amrita Singh and Sara Ali Khan the name of ‘MUD- ‘Panghat’ from the Ra- dustry by at the Ajmer Dargah DY’ is a never- A jkumar Rao and Jan- storm. seen-before, hvi Kapoor ‘Roohi’ a second Deepika intriguing song titled ‘Kiston’ has been was dis- and magnani- released, which follows the covered by QUALITY mous con- lead pair’s love story and how Wendell cept that it develops under spooky cir- Rodricks during will bring cumstances. Janhvi took to her modeling days light on the her IG on Friday and shared when she had just TIME mud-racing. a teaser of the romantic moved to the city of ara Ali Never be- balled for her fans. Roohi is a dreams, Mumbai. Khan is Poster of the movie fore has horror-comedy by Hardik Me- Rodricks had intro- one of the this been hta. The film is one of the duced the A-lister Sactresses explored and marking a new wave first major Bollywood release to Malaika Arora, another who is known for in cinema is Dr Pragabhal — the post lockdown, it also features well-known B-town diva. striking a per- man behind the lens. The teaser Varun Sharma. —Agency Malaika saw the potential fect balance be- of ‘MUDDY’ has been presented in Deepika and it was she tween personal by Arjun Kapoor adding to the who referred the star’s name and professional already high anticipation that to Farah. life. While the ac- followed the motion poster re- According to reports, Wen- tress has proved her mettle lease. —Agency Arjun Kapoor dell was impressed with the Ba- with movies like Kedarnath, jirao Mastani actress due to her Simmba, Love Aaj Kal and ‘hardworking attitude’ when he Coolie No 1, she also makes sure first met her at a workshop. to spend quality time with her That’s when he approached mother Amrita Singha and Malaika to give the aspiring brother Ibrahim Ali Khan. DATE LOCKED diva a shot in films. Her social media account ollywood actors Salman Khan and Katrina All thanks to him fans of is a treat to the fans as Kaif starrer Tiger 3 shooting will start from Deepika are now able to see she often shares beau- March 8. Ahead of the shooting, a her perform exceptionally tiful pics from her Bcustomary puja was organised well in so many diverse family time. Keep- at YRF studios and the lead actors roles. Deepika has been ing up with this along with director Maneesh Shar- very busy lately due to her trajectory, she is ma, Emraan Hashmi also attend- forthcoming projects. spending time ed the puja. But this puja was or- She is currently shoot- with her ganised in hush hush manner as ing her upcoming mov- mother as Salman Khan had gone to YRF ie Pathan co-star- they have studios for the shooting of Pathan ring Shah Rukh visited with Shah Rukh Khan. In the film, Khan and John Ajmer Salman Khan has a cameo and fans Abraham. Sharif are very eager to see them together —Agency Malaika Arora lately. on screen. Salman came to YRF to —Agency shoot for Pathan. —Agency Sara Ali Khan Katrina Kaif Promoted by Vista Housing 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 | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 10

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urudev Rabindra Nath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writ- er, dramatist, com- G poser, philosopher, social reformer, educationist, painter and much more. He reshaped Bengali literature and music, as well as Indian art and Contextual Modern- ism, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Au- thor of the profoundly sen- sitive, fresh and beautiful verse of ‘Gitanjali’, he be- came in 1913 the first non- European, as also the first Lyricist, to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Tagore was awarded a Knighthood in 1915, but he repudiated it in 1919, as a protest against the Jallianwala Bagh mas- sacre. He wrote Jana Gana Mana, the national anthem Return of The of India and Amar Sonar Bangla the national anthem for Bangladesh. The Sri Lankan national anthem was inspired by his work. Tagore modernized Ben- gali art by spurning rigid classical forms and resist- Little Master ing linguistic strictures. Rarely has an artist in- spired such fervent devo- Rabindranath Tagore tion as Rabindra Nath Tagore. His stories, poetry, essays are just as relevant today, as they were a hun- dred years ago. The diverse hues of his personality and his ideology of Universal- ism makes his creations rel- evant even in the modern context. “Each time an art- ist approaches Tagore’s work, a new meaning, a new understanding of art and humanity is unravelled. You see things from a differ- ent perspective. A wealth of knowledge unfolds before you.” Tagore’s vision was hypnotic stories, rendered was asked to leave the little piece of land, starved much ahead of his time. in poetic prose. The charac- house. Heartbroken he himself, worked as a menial Most of his finest short ters like Raicharan are im- went back to his village. servant, and gave Phailna stories, which examine mortal. Soon after, his wife gave the best schooling and all “humble lives and their Raicharan came as a birth to a baby boy and comforts. small miseries” date from 12-year-old boy to be a pri- died. Initially, he felt resent- Twelve years he slogged, the 1890s and have a poign- vate servant to his master’s ment towards his son, but denying himself, growing ancy, laced with gentle iro- son Anukul. With his self- as the child ‘Phailna’ grew, weak and old. The boy, “in- ny that is unique to him. He less care and devotion- time he began to see similarities, clined to extravagance, fin- transcended all borders. flew on. Anukul grew up, -” his voice, sounds of ery, wasteful expenditure”, Tagore wrote the Bengali got married, and had a son. laughter, tears, gestures, was constantly demanding short story ‘Khokababur Raicharan, “by his unspar- amusing cleverness- all more. Raicharan decided to Pratyabartan’ in 1891. It ing attention soon got a were those of his Little go back to Anukul to ‘con- was translated into English complete hold over the Master. He was convinced fess’- “It was not the river and retitled ‘Return of The child... his ecstasy knew no of reincarnation. “The that stole your baby. It was Little Master’. It is a heart- bounds”. gave in to all his demands the Padma river flowing mischievous fairies of the mother’s heart was right. I”. He hands over his son to wrenching blend of sacri- Anukul buys a small go- and whims and loved him close by. “The baby saw the river with their mysterious She knew I had stolen her the Mistress and the Mas- fice, guilt, responsibility, cart for his son, drapes him beyond everything. But, river rushing by, splashing voices seemed inviting the child”. He now gave him- ter. “Then he went out and gratitude, letting-go, self- in silks and finery, along fate got in the way. and gurgling as it went. It child into their play-house”. self over, body and soul, to mingled with the number- ishness and shame. It’s sim- with gold ornaments and The little Master disap- seemed as though the diso- He was nowhere to be the new baby and became less people of the world. ply unforgettable. The story provides every luxury pos- peared when they were out bedient wavelets them- found. All hell broke loose. his devoted attendant and When Anukul sent some continues to haunt you, sible. for a stroll in the fields. selves were running away Raicharan’s world came servant. He brought him money to the village for years after you have put Raicharan made him the Raicharan started picking from some greater Raich- crashing down on him. luxurious toys, clothes, fin- him, it came back. There down the book. Such is the very focus of his existence. Kadamba flowers and the aran with the laughter of a Anukul’s wife accused him eries, jewellery. He sold off was no one there by the beauty & depth of Tagore’s He entertained the child, child was probably lured by thousand children. The of stealing her child. He his wife’s ornaments, his name of Raicharan”.

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KARISHMA GWALANI Karishma.gwalani MAGIC ON SCREEN—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO @firstindia.co.in First got in touch with film distributer, Raj Bansal, to t was on October 20, reminisce the 26-year-old 1995, that Shah Rukh journey of DDLJ and the Khan-Kajol starrer story behind it! I Dilwale Dulhaniya Le “We are associated with Jayenge aka DDLJ was re- YashRajFilms for the last leased worldwide and her- 35 years. Yash is like a Raj Bansal Yash Chopra alded a new wave of ro- family. There was a time mantic musicals in Bolly- when none of the YRF rectional debut of his son film in the history of wood. To mark the jour- films was doing good at Aditya. We too were super world cinema.” ney of almost 26 years, the Box office and the distrib- excited but unfortunately, Director Aditya Chopra ultimate Bollywood rom- utors left the company. My we couldn’t get a good cin- reshaped the tropes of com was re-released at the late father O P Bansal told ema in Jaipur to release Bollywood romance and biggest movie theatre in us to continue with the this film and had to settle introduced audiences to India, Raj Mandir, Jaipur company irrespective of for a theatre called Man the ‘NRI (non-resident In- on Friday. the huge losses. He be- Prakash. The film broke dian) film’, which was de- As Pink City celebrates lieved in Yash Chopra. all records at Box office. It fined by its new-age patri- Screening of DDLJ at Raj Mandir the evening full of love, City DDLJ was the maiden di- is the longest-running otism. Gaga’s bulldogs 60 songs post- STOLEN DIVORCE ady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and wound- elly Clarkson is channelling ed by a gunman in an attempt to steal the her state of mind into some singer’s French bulldogs on Wednesday in soulful music. The singer and L Hollywood. Los Angeles police depart- K chat show host revealed in a ment is currently on the lookout for the dogs and recent appearance that ever since the gunman. Gaga, in her attempt to save her her divorce from estranged husband dogs Koji and Gustav, has offered a large sum of Brandon Blackstock, she has been $500,000 with no questions asked. The incident took writing songs and directing her en- place on North Sierra Bonita Avenue when the victim ergy in a positive way. Kelly was on Ryan Fischer was walking the dogs. Gaga who is cur- a press junket for The Voice when rently shooting for a film in Italy, unfortunately, couldn’t she made the revelation and stat- be here when the incident took place. —Agency ed that it feels great to have such an outlet to pour your heart out. —Agency R rated movie eadpool 3, still in its develop- its first two in- Utterly Aghast ment stage, has been mak- stalments. ing headlines for the recent When it was oyal fam- D update provided by Marvel first revealed ily en- Studios chief Kevin Feige. The film that the forth- thusi- was able to pull-in fans that were coming film will R asts have unfamiliar with the Marvel Cine- be R-rated, it their alarm matic Universe, with the success of didn’t make the clocks already film any less set for March 7 anticipated. as Prince Harry Marvel fanat- and Meghan ics are thrilled Markle will have about the third a sit-down inter- part of the view with Op- Ryan Reynolds Meghan Markle and Prince Harry rah Winfrey starrer. The where an inti- Marvel boss mate conversation is said to take place. From the made interesting revela- reasoning behind their royal exit, future direc- tions about the upcoming tion to Meghan’s second pregnancy, which was film while speaking at Televi- revealed by the couple a while back, there will sion Critics Association panel. be a lot of tea to spill. The royal couple ...Poster of the film —Agency is ‘appalled’ by Harry and Meghan’s Lady Gaga Kelly Clarkson decision, which is to air their grievances to the public in a tele- vised interview. —Agency Discovering Ambivalence VOID WITHIN Not Quitting mma Watson’s fans may be heav- Teaser out ing a sigh of E relief as the ac- tress’ manager has quashed rumours of Guests at the virtual panel discussion the actress retiring from SUSHMITA AIND acting anytime soon. It all start- ed when a report claimed During the virtual session o descent into nothingness or that Emma’s agent said ...still from the teaser not was the essence that was that her career is now brought out during the virtu- ‘dormant’ and she ack Snyder’s SUSHMITA AIND a mystery in the process of T al session on the seventh day will be taking a step Army of the Dead writing. You always fail to of JLF, titled, Reflections, featuring, back from acting to came out with its n the seventh day of put the exact feelings that Anish Kapoor in conversation with focus on her rela- Z first teaser and JLF, the virtual panel you feel within. The ambiva- Homi K. Bhabha. Talking about one tionship with boy- fans can’t contain their discussion ‘Girl in lence which is relevant in of Anish’s acclaimed work, Descent friend Leo Robin- excitement. The first O White Cotton: The the book is visible through into Limbo (1992), the panel dis- ton. glimpse of the forthcom- Story of Burnt Sugar’ fea- the relationship of Dilip and cussed the enigma of the empty A source has re- ing Synder movie created tured Avni Doshi, the writer Antara, while Dilip con- space. Anish mentioned, “It is a vealed that, a buzz all over social me- of the book in conversation stantly tries to save her from space, a deep dark space that stares “Emma has gone dia. The one-minute teaser with Janice Pariat. Avni ex- all her demons and strug- right at you, but this isn’t the kind of underground, she shows the film’s large- plored her journey as a writ- gles, and, there is a sense of darkness which is empty but it is is settling down scale action scenes. Set in er, as this was the first book gratitude in her for the same, full.” The panel discussed the idea of with Leo. They’re post-apocalyptic Las Vegas, written by her. Her journey but, what would have been inscape as mentioned by Freud in his laying low. Maybe the film’s teaser showed began as a reader initially, as life for her if she wouldn’t essay. Human beings in their soli- she wants a fami- the undead staging a heist she didn’t have a taste of any have been saved? For worse tude are confronted with their emo- ly.” However, the at a casino. The zombie training. She provides the or for better?” She also adds tions, physicality and humane-ness, Harry Potter film has an extraordi- example of Jung’s active im- that the book ends with a which isn’t information enough to be star’s manager nary cast with Dave agination as one of her pro- fresh perspective with the absorbed by individuals. Homi K Jason Weinberg, Bautista and Ella Pur- cesses of writing. birth of a new individual, Bhabha further commented, “We at Untitled En- nell in lead. Bollywood While she drew the char- Anatara’s daughter, symbol- live in the world of illusion which we tertainment, has actress Huma acter of Antara, she felt self- ically giving a message that create for ourselves and others. We shot back saying Qureshi also is a indulgent as well as self- however ironically misera- keep on creating a fictional reality that’s not the part of the film; loathing as she struggled to ble life had been, there will but it won’t be incorrect to say that case. however, she find the voice of the charac- always be a new or rather a there is a reality that lives deep in —Agency isn’t seen in the ter. She comments, “ There is next chapter. our illusions.” teaser. —Agency Emma Watson 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 | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2021 12 GILLI DANDA TO GOLF: RAM VARMA REMEMBERS!

Ram Varma with (From left) Tejinder Khanna, MS Gill, Prof Brij Bakshi & Kapish Mehra Ram Varma reads aloud as the dais and audience listen in rapt attention ACS Navneet Sehgal listens keenly as part of the august audience

ANITA HADA frank writing. It is a wonderful read Kapish Mehra of with anecdotes of his he book launch Rupa Publishers talked encounters with the of ‘Gillidanda about the journey of three famous political to golf ’ by Ram the intriguing book, Lals of Haryana – Bansi Varma, organ- which is about the Lal, Bhajan Lal and T ised by Rupa memoirs of Ram Var- Devi Lal – and also pro- Publications ma from his village. vides a peek into the life India on Fri- Ram Varma’s daugh- within the closed club day, February 26 at Mul- ter Vandana Sehgal, of the all-powerful IAS. tipurpose Hall, New Principal and Dean, Ram Varma is a re- Delhi made for an en- Faculty of Architec- tired IAS officer who joyable evening for ture and Planning, has had a distinguished Brij Bakshi greets Ram Varma ACS Navneet Sehgal welcomes Tejinder Khanna as Vandana Sehgal takes over the mic one and all. from AKTU, Luc- career; he has served as The books were know set the ball Director of Public Rela- released in the au- rolling for the even- humorously insightful matic as his writing est and even 4 years tions, State Transport gust presence of ing as she gave a brief especially about the and he was looking for- later is still talked about Commissioner, Chair- Tejinder Khanna, MS about the book. ACS IAS. ward to reading the it the power corridors man of the State Elec- Gill, S K Mishra and Information, Uttar Former ADG Doord- book. of Haryana. The book tricity Board, and Prin- NN Vohra. Tejinder Pradesh Navneet Se- arshan & Visiting Pro- Ram Varma’s earlier was a journey of the po- cipal Secretary of Pub- Khanna and MS Gill hgal, son-in-law of Ram fessor Brij Bakshi, who book, ‘Life in the IAS: litical history of Hary- lic Health among oth- reminisced about the Varma was also present was also present said My Encounters with ana – from 1966, when ers. He was the Chief times spent with Ram for the launch. He said that it was a pleasure to the Three Lals of Hary- Varma joined the IAS, Secretary of Haryana Varma and his charis- that he found his father- meet Ram Varma, his Tejinder Khanna extends a handshake to MS Gill as ana’ had generated a till his retirement as from 1996 to 2000. Ram Varma and Vandana Sehgal look on smilingly ma and witty humorous in-law’s writings very personality is as charis- huge amount of inter- Chief secretary in 2000. [email protected]

—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR HAPPINESS ALL AROUND Some more glimpses of the wedding ceremony of Niranjan and Sangeeta Arya’s son Swarit with Ritika, daughter of Tulika and Rajeev Pabuwal, held at Hotel Fairmont, Jaipur on Thursday. The reception is going

(From left) Ruchi Jha, Khushi Shrivastava, Shubhi Dhanera, Khushi Ajwani, Arti Yadav, to take place on Tanu Mukhiya and Neha Deol Kanchan Khatana February 28 at Birla Auditorium, Jaipur! GLAMOROUS EVENING! The newlyweds, Ritika and Swarit CITY FIRST

eights Institu- tion of Fashion Technology and H Beatles in sup- port of Miss Rajasthan Organisation present- ed a fashion show OPTIMA’21 at Beatles Restro Lounge, Jaipur on Friday. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the evening as the Chief Guest. The uniqueness of Jagdeesh Chandra with (from left) Shilpi Agarwal, Deepak and Anjali Gupta CM Ashok Gehlot with the bride and groom alongwith Niranjan & Sangeeta Arya, Niranjan Arya with the fashion show Rajeev & Tulika Pabuwal and Nandini, Laksh Pabuwal & Nilay Arya Mr and Mrs Kuldeep Ranka was that there wasn’t lounge area. sion. The event was di- designed by the fash- any fashion ramp cre- Various renowned vided into 7 categories ion designing students ated the models walked personalities from the with creative themes of Heights Fashion In- freely all around the fashion industry were and stories. All the gar- stitute. guests sitting in the present on the occa- ments showcased were [email protected]

GOLFING CM Ashok Gehlot with Niranjan Arya, Vasundhara Raje in Niranjan Arya with Gopal Gupta, Atma Ram Gupta, DAY OUT Rajeev Pabuwal and Mahendra Choudhary conversation with Niranjan Arya NK Gupta, Pramod Derewala and others Robert Vadra enjoyed a round of Golf at the Rambagh Golf Club Jaipur on Friday, seen here with Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjeev Laroiya and Imran Baig. Club Secretary Gandhi welcomed Vadra and they lunched together at (From left) Rajeev Pabuwal, Nilay Arya, Rambagh Golf Club! Niranjan Arya, Mahesh Joshi, Dr and Mrs Chandrabhan, Niranjan & Sangeeta Arya, Vaibhav Gehlot and Rajiv Khanna the newly weds, Rajeev and Tulika Pabuwal and Ashok & Bhavna Jagwani