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Jagdeesh Chandra addresses the gathering where BD Kalla was chief guest and Dr Raghu Sharma presided over the event to honour Corona Warriors at Hotel Marriott, Jaipur, on Monday. The honourable dais included (from left) Tikaram Jully, Mamta Bhupesh, Ashok Chandna, Bhanwar S Bhati, Govind S Dotasra, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Niranjan Arya & Ramcharan Bohra. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Dr Raghu Sharma and a galaxy of public representatives and bureaucrats attended a glittering ceremony—‘Salute First’—hosted by First India to award Corona Warriors, at Hotel Marriott on Monday in Jaipur. The event was part of an ongoing series of ‘Salute First’ BD Kalla Govind Singh Dotasra Dr Raghu Sharma Awards across Rajasthan. MORE ON P7 —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR m INSIDE ‘Tandav’ over web series R DAY TRACTOR Didi sounds bugle for WB RALLY: COPS TO DECIDE, SAYS SC for hurting sentiments, New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the Delhi polls from Nandigram makers say sorry after FIR Police should decide on the entry of protest- Her former right hand man Adhikari, who represented the Lucknow: Tandav, a po- ing farmers into Delhi litical drama series on Republic Day, as it seat, but crossed over to BJP, says ‘CHALLENGE ACCEPTED’ streaming on Amazon heard a plea seeking an Prime Video, has creat- injunction against the —PHOTO BY ANI Nandigram (West ed furore over its al- proposed tractor rally scheduled on January Bengal): West Bengal leged portrayal of Hin- 26. Stating that it is a Chief Minister and Tri- du deities in a ‘bad light’ law and order matter, namool Congress (TMC) and use of ‘casteist the apex court said, chief Mamata Banerjee scenes and dialogues’. “Police is fi rst authority on Monday announced In this regard FIR has to decide who should be that she will contest been lodged in Lucknow allowed to enter Delhi. from Nandigram As- against the makers of We are not going to tell sembly seat in the state this web series and also you what you should do. We will take up this election that is due in Amazon’s India head of matter on Jan 20.” P5 just a few months. original content for al- The Chief Minister’s legedly depicting Hindu GOVT: REACTIONS, return to Nandigram is gods in a manner hurt- SECURITY INCREASED AT 2 DEATHS NOT a direct challenge to Su- ful to religious senti- SAIF, AMAZON’S OFFICES LINKED TO VAX vendu Adhikari, who ments of the people. New Delhi: Joining the list of leaders opposing New Delhi: A total has led an exodus of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives for a public meeting in Nandigram on Monday. The FIR against Apar- the content of Saif Ali Khan-starrer web series of 3.8 lakh people Trinamool leaders to na Purohit, the head of ‘Tandav’, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati have been vaccinated the BJP over the past Amazon’s India head of on Monday said that some scenes of the series since the rollout of the few weeks. Over 40 Tri- original content, direc- coronavirus vaccines ADHIKARI ACCEPTS DIDI’S DARE, SAYS WILL “hurt the religious and ethnic sentiments” of peo- namool Congress lead- tor of the series Ali Ab- ple and it would be appropriate to remove them three days ago, the ers joined Adhikari as bas, producer Himan- government said on DEFEAT HER IN NANDIGRAM OR QUIT POLITICS to maintain peace and harmony in the country. Monday. Among them, he defected to the BJP Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday accepted the challenge thrown shu Krishna Mehra, BJP leader Kapil Mishra too sent a legal notice 580 cases of adverse in a mega rally in De- by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from his Nandigram writer Gaurav Solanki, to Amazon Prime Video demanding immediate reactions have been cember in the presence assembly seat, asserting he will defeat her in the election and an unknown person removal of the web series from its platform. observed & 7 persons of Union Home Minis- or quit politics. He, however, said the fi nal decision to fi eld was lodged late on Sun- have been hospitalized. ter Amit Shah. candidates will be taken by BJP leadership after thorough day night by senior Sub Two persons have died “I will contest from discussion and not in an arbitrary way like in the ruling TMC. Inspector Amar Nath tional apology for “un- race, religion or reli- also but neither deaths Nandigram Assembly. “If I am fi elded by my party from Nandigram, I will defeat her Yadav at the Hazratganj intentionally” hurting gious beliefs or insult are related to vaccines, If possible I will contest by a margin of at least 50,000 votes or I will quit politics,” he Kotwali police station in sentiments of public. or outrage any institu- the government said. tion, political party or 1,48,266 healthcare from both Bhawanipur asserted. “I don’t know from where I will be fi elded, whether Lucknow. “The cast and crew workers were admin- and Nandigram,” she I will be fi elded,” he said, addressing BJP workers after a The makers of web did not have any inten- person, living or dead. istered the vaccine on said while addressing a three-km road show. Banerjee, Adhikari alleged, was playing series ‘Tandav’ on Ama- tion to offend the senti- The cast and crew of Monday. P6 rally here. with the sentiments of the people of Nandigram. zon Prime Video Mon- ments of any individu- “Tandav” take cogni- Turn to P6 day issued an uncondi- al, caste, community, zance of the Turn to P6 AS CORONA CASES DIP AND RECOVERY RATE REACHES 97.53 %... CEC arrives in Assam With night curfew gone, brighter days ahead! to review poll preps Guwahati: Chief Elec- n RT-PCR test to be done in private fection and vaccination as he directed to reduce tion Commissioner at a video conference at the rate of RT-PCR test- Sunil Arora and other hospitals for Rs 500 now the CMR on Monday. ing in private hospitals EC functionaries on n However, CM appeals to people to “Despite the decline and labs from Rs 800 to Monday arrived in As- in corona cases in the Rs 500. Gehlot said that sam on a three-day visit continue to follow Corona health protocol state, we have to follow the condition of Corona to review preparedness Naresh Sharma infection for some time. the Covid protocol of in Rajasthan is very for the forthcoming As- Along with this, he wearing masks, main- much under control sembly polls in the Jaipur: Chief Minister has relaxed the rule for taining two yards dis- with excellent manage- state, officials said. Ashok Gehlot has given mandatory prior ap- tance and keeping away ment and cooperation Arora chaired a instructions to end the proval of the District Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot taking review meeting on Monday. from crowded places. of the people. “The closed-door meeting night curfew applicable Collector for various so- Only then will we be state’s recovery rate has with Chief Electoral Of- in the 13 district head- cial, religious and politi- of permission, a notifi- state and night curfew able to stop the spread reached 97.53 per cent ficer Nitin Khade and quarters of the state and cal events, although the cation for the event will will be applicable in the of corona infection. A against the national av- senior police officers of the closure of the mar- maximum number of have to be provided. Containment Zone till situation where we erage of 96.58. The num- Assam at a city hotel in ECI team led by CEC Sunil ket at 7 pm in view of people attending these Meanwhile cinema January 31. have to enforce lock- ber of active cases are the evening soon after Arora alongwith with Sushil the continuous decrease events will remain as and theater will be Gehlot was reviewing down again, should not also continuously de- reaching here. Chandra & Rajiv Kumar in in the cases of corona before. However, instead closed till January 31 in the status of Covid-19 in- befall us,” Gehlot said creasing. Turn to P6 Turn to P6 Guwahati on Monday. 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 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 02 Missing minor’s body RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL TO BUILD SAFE found, accused held ROAD CULTURE: KHACHARIYAWAS ‘Repeating a mistake while driving may put the lives of others at risk’ Raj roadways Kashiram Chaudhary gets National Jaipur: Transport Minister Pratap Singh award Khachariyawas on First India Bureau Monday said that it is Ashok Gehlot People protesting outside Hatwara police post. the responsibility of @ashokgehlot51 Jaipur: Rajasthan Jaipur: all to build a safe road I request all the driv- Roadways has received The body of an isolated place and tied culture by following ers, non-motorized the Road Safety Award 11-year-old boy Moham- his hands and legs. traffic rules on the vehicle owners, and for the minimum acci- mad Arslan Qureshi, Aasif told the police road. He said that hu- the public to follow dents in the category who had been missing that the boy died before man life is valuable the traffi c rules and al- of roadways having since January 16, was he could call his father and should be protect- ways be aware of the buses of 4,000 to 6,000 found in an under-con- for ransom, the police ed. safety of yourself and in the country. Union struction building on said. During the investi- He said this while others. Considering Road Transport Minis- Monday, police said. gation, the needle of launching the National your duty, participate ter Nitin Gadkari con- The body of Arslan suspicion pointed to- road safety month at actively in all activities ferred this award to the was recovered from the wards Aasif and he was Jawahar circle here. during ‘National Road Executive Director- building in the Amer detained. The minister said peo- Safety Month’. Mechanical of Road- area on the basis of in- When questioned, he ple should strictly fol- Pratap Singh Khachariyawas riding a cycle at Jawahar circle in Jaipur. ways on Monday. Ra- formation provided by confessed to having kid- low traffic rules. He jasthan Roadways was one Aasif (20), who was napped the boy, they said that repeating a percent in road acci- after studying the Ta- Munesh Gurjar and a cycle while the Nirb- awarded a trophy and detained on the suspi- said. On the basis of the mistake while driving dent deaths last year as mil Nadu model and senior officials of po- haya Squad of Jaipur cheque amounting to cion of having kid- information provided may put the lives of compared to 2019. many initiatives were lice and transport de- Police took part in the Rs 3 lakh for the year napped the boy, they by Aasif, Arsalan’’s others at risk. Transport Commis- taken in the last one or partments were pre- motorcycle rally. Dur- 2019-20 and 2020-21 at said. Aasif along with body was recovered He said that through sioner Ravi Jain said two years. sent in the function ing the month-long an all-India level. Road- another accused had from an under-con- efforts of the state gov- that a model road map Adarsh Nagar MLA during which a cycle campaign, various ways have been receiv- kidnapped Arsalan for struction building. It ernment, there was a to reduce road acci- Rafiq Khan, Mayor of and a motorcycle rally awareness activities on ing the Award since ransom while he was was found hidden in a decline of 19 percent in dents has also been Jaipur Heritage mu- was flagged off. road safety will be con- 2009-10 for minimum flying kite on Saturday. sack under a pile of road accidents and 12 prepared in the state nicipal corporation Khachariyawas rode ducted. accidents. They took the boy to an bricks, they added. —PTI Notice to Diya, others CRIME BRANCH Rahul Gandhi should head Congress: Dotasra over Jamwai Mata JMC inspector suspended for seeking Yogesh Sharma farmer,” he said. temple management Regarding accidents First India Bureau worship dispute of the sexual favours from sanitation worker Jaipur: Senior party due to high-tension ancient Jamwai Mata Jodhpur: A sanitation formation about the Commissioner leader Rahul Gandhi lines, Dotasra said Jaipur: The Chief Judi- temple located in the inspector of the Jodh- incident, sanitation (North) Rohitashwa should take the reins of that every life is pre- cial Magistrate, Jaipur Jamwa Ramgarh tehsil pur Municipal Corpo- workers of the con- Singh Tomar said that the Congress party as cious and no electrici- on Monday issued a con- of the district. Judge ration (JMC) has been cerned ward assem- the accused has been per the sentiments of ty line should be tempt notice to the Sonal Shukla has suspended by officials bled at the ward office suspended and an in- the party workers, Ra- Govind Singh Dotasra passed from over a MP Diya Kumari, SDM sought a reply in the for seeking sexual fa- and allegedly thrashed quiry by the JMC com- jasthan Congress Com- school or colony. He Jamwa Ramgarh, Assis- matter till January vours from a woman the inspector. After the mittee under the mittee president Govind farmers’ movement, Ra- said that it has been tant Devasthan Commis- 20. The petition was sanitation worker on video of the thrashing Vishaka Guidelines Singh Dotasra said. hul Gandhi has stood decided to provide sioner, and 17 others. The filed under Order 39 Rule the pretext of granting went viral, the JMC has been initiated, He said that AICC firmly with the farm- electricity to the farm- petition was filed by tem- 2A, read section 151 her a day’s leave, po- administration imme- which would submit will decide where to ers. He has not re- ers during the day and ple priest 61-year-old CrPC. The row over man- lice said. diately suspended its report. conduct the Congress mained silent for even a the power is being pro- Bhagwati Prasad Shar- agement and worship After getting the in- him, they said. —PTI session. “From the land second and will contin- vided in 10 to 12 dis- ma in connection with started after the death of acquisition act to the ue to raise voice for the tricts during the day. the management and the priest Kalyan Sahay. Man, woman Woman gang-raped found hanging in Mandore area Six-month-old charred ABVP burns effigy of varsity from a tree to death in hut fire Laxmikant Sharma admin over various demands Suryaveer Singh Bharat Dixit Dausa: A man and a woman were found Jaisalmer: The family Jaipur: A massive pro- hanging on a neem of Kanvraram Jat went test was organised by tree on Monday at through extreme grief ABVP in Rajasthan Kansala hamlet of on Monday when their University to put forth First India Bureau family and lodged a Khawaravji village. only six-month-old son their 11-point demands. case. Police are now Police reached the spot Gajendra, born after It was also done to mark Jodhpur: A 35-year- searching for he trio. and sent the bodies for three daughters, was Hut turned into ashes. their problems in the old woman was gang- The main accused post-mortem. The de- burnt alive in their hut University including raped by three men was called for sani- ceased have been iden- in the Mohangarh canal broke out in the hut due demanding money by after she was taken tary work at the vic- tified as Mahesh Saini area. to a spark rising from the student union offi- to a rural area in tim’s house. He asked and Meena Saini. The entire family of the stove. The two girls cials in the name of cul- Student leaders burnt the effi gy of the university administration. Mandore on the pre- the victim to come to When the family came Kanvraram left for wa- came out screaming tural programs, in- —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR text of purchasing a market for purchas- to know in the morn- tering the crop. His son seeking help to save crease of 25 percent sanitary items on ing the required san- ing, the Nangal Ra- was sleeping inside the their brother. While the seats in PG and revolt leaders also burnt the time, but the VC isn’t Saturday evening. itary items on Satur- jawatana police was hut while two daugh- family members and against the work done effigy of the university paying attention. This On Sunday, the vic- day but took her to a informed. Prima facie, ters – 1.5 years and 3 others standing at a dis- by the Vice-Chancellor. administration. massive protest is a tim’s condition dete- secluded place where the case seems to be of years – were to take tance rushed to save The student leaders ABVP Pradesh Man- warning to the Univer- riorated and she the trio raped her, the a love affair. It is being care of the boy. Kanvar- him, it was too late. The of the ABVP shouted tri, Hoshiar Meena told sity that if the issues went to Mandore po- complaint men- told that both of them am’s third daughter hut had turned into slogans and sat on the that there are many are not sorted, there lice station with her tioned. were missing since had gone to the village. ashes engulfing the six- dharna at the universi- problems persisting in will be a bigger demon- Sunday evening. In the afternoon, a fire month-old Gajendra. ty gate. The student the university for a long stration. TANDAV OVER ‘TANDAV’ Three-year-old Cong, BJP leaders demand ban on the web series raped, accused held Rajiv Gaur First India Bureau that BJP was trying to slogans raised in JNU divert attention from about freedom have also Jodhpur: A three-year- Jaipur: The controver- farmers’ agitation been depicted through old girl was allegedly sial web series Tandav through this issue. this web series,” Poonia raped by a man in Jodh- on Monday evoked BJP state president said. pur on Monday. sharp reaction from Satish Poonia said that Deputy leader of op- The accused, who Congress and BJP lead- people who have been position Rajendra hails from Bihar, com- ers who sought action jealous of the public Rathore said it was an mitted the crime when against the makers of welfare schemes of the attack on Hindu cul- her father had gone to house. the web series. Modi government are ture and a conspiracy work. Her mother was “When her mother Transport minister spreading sensation to divide the society. also not present at home returned, she came to Pratap Singh Khachari- and insulting the de- Vipra Sena leader when he allegedly raped know about the inci- yawas said that insult to mocracy of India, elect- Sunil Tiwari even an- the girl, ACP West Noor dent and she informed Hindu deities is objec- ed public representa- nounced a cash reward Mohammad said. her husband. tionable and religious tives, and Hindu deities, Screen grab of the Amazon Prime web series, Tandav. of Rs. 1 lakh on black- He said that both the Medical examina- faith and sentiments of which is condemnable. ening the face of web victim and the accused tions of the girl and the anyone should not be “It has come to my Tandav web series, in- been made on Lord Shi- ter which I strongly series creator Ali Ab- lived in rented accom- accused have been con- hurt. He, however, said knowledge that in the decent comments have va and the Prime minis- condemn. The indecent bas Zafar. modation in the same ducted. 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 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 03 Students gleeful as schools, edu hubs reopen Turnout was low on the first day when schools reopened since March 21, 2020; classes were conducted as per the Covid-19 protocols — PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Exams anytime after April 24, says Edu Min Dotasra First India Bureau

Sikar: Education min- ister and PCC chief Go- vind Singh Dotasra on Monday said that the examinations could be conducted after April 24 and a final decision in this regard would be taken soon. He said the When schools reopened after nearly 10 months, the students were welcomed with traditional tilak Students maintain social distancing as they attend a class in study will not be al- Govind Singh Dotasra visits a school in Sikar on Monday, grabs a ceremony by teachers on Monday at city’s MN Modern School. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Government girls school in Gandhi Nagar on Monday. lowed to suffer. knowhow of Covid-19 guidelines and precautions taken there. The minister said Bharat Dixit Singh Dotasra, IAS and Samit Sharma inspect- this in Sikar while on a NO MASK, NO ENTRY! RAS officers conducted ed several schools and #NEW NORMAL surprise inspection of Jaipur: Students from visits in schools to also taught the stu- SANITIZER ADDS TO STATIONERY the schools that opened class 9 to 12 were excit- check the arrange- dents. College educa- — PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR after nearly ten months. ed on Monday after ments. Dotasra, who tion commissioner Dotasra walked into their schools reopened visited a few schools in Sandhya Nayak also classrooms, took feed- Dotasra was on a surprise visit to the after nearly ten months Sikar and Jaipur, said visited a government back from children and schools in the area when he noticed teachers Vikas of closure due to corona the students were confi- college in Jaipur. The the schools and assured Sharma and Mukesh Kumar not wearing masks. pandemic. The colleges dent and are prepared schools have to follow 50 to solve them. Many and the coaching cen- for exams after March. percent seating capaci- education officers ac- tres were also reopened. The students wearing ty, students can attend companied the minis- The turnout was, how- face masks were al- school with consent of ter. “A team of adminis- ever, low on the first lowed to enter into the their parents. For stu- trative and education day. Teachers gave the school after thermal dents of coaching insti- officers has been students warm wel- scanning. Seating ar- tutes coming from other formed separately for from 1 to 8 will also dhi government school, come and conducted rangements were made states, they will have to auditing of implemen- start soon in schools. Sikar when the school teachings as per the as per the government get themselves tested tation of corona guide- Education Minister fur- administration sought Covid-19 protocols. Edu- directions. Jaipur divi- for Covid-19 a day be- Teachers to look more on books, less on screens from Monday. lines,” said Dotasra. He ther announced Rs 2.50 Rs 2 lakh for a play- cation minister Govind sional commissioner fore joining classes. also said that classes lakh for Mahatma Gan- ground. COVAX DRIVE IN SWING! 16-yr-old girl found dead, rape suspected Barmer : A 16-year-old tion against the ac- Over 68.72 per cent beneficiaries girl was found dead cused. Two neighbour- with her throat slit in ing youths who are sus- Barmer district on pected to be involved in vaccinated on 2nd day in the state Monday with police it are on the run, the suspecting that she was police said. First India Bureau raped before being mur- According to the girl’s dered. family members, she Jaipur: The corona According to the po- had slept in the house vaccination drive is in lice, the body was recov- Sunday night. But, they full swing in Rajasthan. ered from a field behind found her body in the About 68.72 percent her house in Suwala vil- Police investigating at the spot where girl was found murdered. field behind their house beneficiaries received lage in the Sheo police on Monday morning. the vaccine on the sec- station area. Her throat Barmer SP Anand said is received. Several vil- Police said that family ond day in the state. was slit and it, prima that sexual assault can lagers gathered at the members were yet to Among the total 16,426 facie, seems the girl was be confirmed only after spot demanding justice file any complaint with health workers regis- murdered after rape, the post-mortem report for the girl and strict ac- the police. —PTI tered for all 33 districts, 11,288 health workers got corona vaccine. ACB nabs RTO Vadra hearing The numbers com- Doctors, health workers seem excited taking pictures while a woman inoculates dose of vaccine on SMS hospital resident prise of 501 in Ajmer, the second day of vaccination drive at SMS hospital on Monday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR guard for taking postponed to 627 in Alwar, 311 in Ban- swara, 213 in Baran, 185 bribe of Rs 600 docs manhandled again January 28 in Barmer, 209 in HIGHLIGHTS POST JAB EFFECT! NEUROLOGIST First India Bureau First India Bureau It is the second incident First India Bureau Bharatpur, 422 in  16,426 health DR KHANDELWAL ADMITTED TO in 20 days in the hospital. Bhilwara, 468 in Bikan- workers registered ICU AFTER RECEIVING VACCINE Jodhpur: A contractu- Jaipur: The family Earlier, a nursing staff of Jodhpur: The hearing er, 248 in Bundi, 212 in al guard posted in trans- members of a patient the trauma center was into ED’s petition seek- for 33 districts. Jaipur: Neurologist Dr Chittorgarh, 252 in Ch- port dept was arrested who died at the trauma beaten by the family ing permission from the Dinesh Khandelwal at uru, 178 in Dausa, 304 in 3 DEATHS for taking a bribe of Rs center of SMS hospital members of a man who Rajasthan HC to detain  11,288 health the SMS hospital got Dholpur, 372 in Dungar- Jaipur: Rajasthan 600 in Jodhpur on Mon- allegedly manhandled died in the hospital. Resi- and interrogate busi- workers got corona dizzy after getting the recorded three pur, 181 in Srigangana- vaccine. vaccine and he laid day. The accused guard resident doctors on Sun- dent doctors say that pan- nessman Robert Vadra, gar, 163 in Hanuman- fatalities due to the had demanded the bribe day night. ic buttons have been in- husband of AICC gen- down on the second novel coronavirus garh, 1057 in Jaipur, 224  1,057 administered day of vaccination on from complainant to The resident doctors stalled in the hospital for eral secretary Priyanka in Jhalawar, 529 in on Monday, taking give the RC of his mo- also had heated talks any emergency situation Gandhi, was on Monday in capital city Monday. Dr Khandel- the death toll to Jodhpur, 335 in Kota, torcycle. with security in charge but the button did not postponed to January wal was immediately 2,750, while 213 331 in Pali, 185 in ASP-ACB Durg Singh Dr Ranawat and others function when the inci- 28. The matter pertains  Sikar got max, 97% admitted to ICU ward. fresh cases pushed Pratapgarh, 280 in Ra- Rajpurohit said that when they had gone to dent occurred last night. to a money laundering immunization. However, after some the infection count jsamand, 329 in Sawai due to some reason Sin- the superintendent’s It is also being alleged and land deal case of Bi- time he became nor- to 3,15,393 in the Madhopur, 378 in Sikar, that some of the securi-  Minor side effects in mal. Hospital Super- state, according to gh’s RC post returned to chamber to report the kaner. The hearing 164 in Tonk and 635 in 15 health workers intendent Dr Rajesh a health depart- RTO. When Singh ap- incident. The residents ty guards, who were sup- could not take place due Udaipur. Sikar district such as headache, Sharma and other staff ment bulletin. proached office to col- demanded immediate posed to be on duty in to lack of time. There is got the maximum, 97 nervousness. rushed to the spot. lect RC, guard Anop arrest of the accused the hospital, have been a stay on Vadra’s arrest percent immunization. demanded money for it. involved in the case. deployed elsewhere. in the matter. POWER LINE TRAGEDIES Efforts on to complete Raje seeks strict action against negligent employees syllabus soon: Bhati First India Bureau will be conducted,” said Aishwary Pradhan Bhati while addressing SHARMA, RATHORE TO HAND OVER Jaipur: Higher Educa- a gathering at the state- Jaipur: Former CM tion Minister Bhanwar level award distribution and BJP national vice ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS’ FAMILIES Singh Bhati on Monday ceremony of the Nation- president Vasundhara Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and senior said that no decision has al Service Scheme at the Raje on Monday target- Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore will visit the been taken to reduce the Rajasthan Sangeet San- ed the state government homes of Jalore bus tragedy victims in Ajmer and syllabus at the moment sthan as a chief guest. for the deaths due to the Beawar today and hand over the cheques of Rs 2 but efforts are on to com- He said that those who high-tension electricity lakh each to the families as fi nancial assistance. plete it before exams. have served in the Covid lines in the state. The state government has issued orders for Jodh- “The online classes period have been hon- “I can understand the pur divisional commissioner Dr Rajesh Sharma are being continuously oured and such events situation of the fami- to investigate the tragic incident. conducted and exams will help other people lies who have lost their Vasundhara Raje Six were charred to death in Jalore bus tragedy. are mere 2 to 3 months get inspired. loved ones in these ac- away. Efforts will be tak- 25 awardees from dif- cidents. They cannot Congress government away in each case,” she lapsed on a passenger death due to the electric caught fire due to the en to complete the syl- ferent districts, who forget this pain of the state only gives a said. In the last few bus in Achrol. In Ban- wire. On Saturday high-tension line lead- labus within the stipu- have contributed their throughout their life. strong condemnation days, three people died swara, a scooter-borne night, a bus carrying ing to the death of 6 peo- lated time. If it isn’t best for the NSS, were But regrettably, the on the incident and gets after 11,000 KV wire col- teacher succumbed to devotees in Jalore ple, Raje added further. covered, extra classes honoured in the event. Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd.PERSPECTIVE www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 04

IN-DEPTH SIBAL REMINDS CONG OF PROMISED REJIG LOOKING AT BOTH n December last year, Congress Presi- dent Sonia Gandhi pacified a group of 23 dissenters (G-23) by accepting in princi- ple their demand for inner-party democ- I racy, which implied holding elections for SIDES OF COIN the Congress Working Committee and the new chief of All-India Congress Committee. Even after five-hour long deliberations between Sonia Gandhi and G-23, the issue of Rahul Gandhi’s return as party president remained unresolved. With nearly a month gone, there is no indication that the Con- gress leadership is in any hurry to keep that prom- ise. Rahul Gandhi remains a reluctant leader even as the disenchantment in the party is growing. Internal issues plaguing the Congress once again resurfaced with senior leader Kapil Sibal question- ing the delay in effecting the much-needed changes in the party. “Since the meeting on December 19, we’re almost one month down the road. We’ve had no response on how and when this will happen. We hope that that response comes in the next few days,” said Sibal who could not attend that meeting as he was travelling abroad. Also absent from the meeting were Randeep Surjewala, KC Venugopal, Rajiv Sa- tav, and some other loyalists of Rahul Gandhi. The revival of Congress is imperative for its sur- vival. It has already faced electoral reversals in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, and Kerala. Its prospects don’t look good in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, and Assam. With internal strife persisting and no clar- ity on party president, sentiment against the Gan- dhis is growing. Yet, they seem to think that pana- promoter or company owner participated in the vision of cea lies in procrastination and not in taking the BHAVESH does not have progressive the company so that employees problems head-on. UPADHYAY thinking, then the company are optimally participating in will not grow. IF THE COMPANY the development of the com- WANTS TO BE ON THE BUSINESS/ HR EXPERT Also, some small entrepre- pany. With the help of external neurs believe that whatever PATH OF DEVELOPMENT, Experts, Keyur has been pro- IT’LL BE NANDIGRAM they know is true. They give THEN THE HEAD OF THE moting employees to become a great importance to their tradi- COMPANY SHOULD part of the company’s growth. ONCE AGAIN n big corporate houses, there tional thinking for the compa- KEEP A PROGRESSIVE Every single employee has fter Mamata Banerjee’s confidante Suv- are various departments to ny’s operation. They always try APPROACH AND been given a fixed goal, they endu Adhikari defected to the BJP, the achieve company goals. They to find some other kind of fault CONNECT WITH SOME are all made to feel responsible move was nothing short of a political have a group of senior manag- with new things or ideas. They OUTSIDE EXPERT for the task they have been del- quake in West Bengal. Adhikari’s depar- ers leading each department. are too much into their own FOLLOWING THE VISION egated. The company has im- A ture from Trinamool Congress was sig- They also have a department world. They often give more plemented the Flexible Work- OF THE COMPANY’S nificant because of the influence he commands in called Market Analysis which importance to a process driven BUSINESS ing Hours Policy. Keyur, who not one or two but 65 Assembly constituencies I enables them to stay connected by people and if a particular gave the company an MNC-like across six districts. He was the face of the Nandi- with the market of their seg- manager remains absent for a atmosphere, has adopted a five- gram protests over land acquisition by the Left ment, but small companies do day they become conscious. day working culture. government in 2007 in which 14 people were killed. not have such facility of de- They never try to invest in pro- Reyes TechServe is now look- Mamata herself was deeply involved in the pro- partment segmentation. In a cess Automation or system de- entrepreneur, Keyur Shah, Pro- ing forward to becoming a lead- tests and coined the “Maa, Maatee, Manush” slo- small company, there will prob- velopment. They believe and moter and CEO of Reyes Tech- ing IT company making busi- gan which catapulted her to power in Bengal in ably be a small team – maybe have over-confidence in their serve Pvt. Ltd. This company is ness easier, and all the credit 2011. Now Mamata has locked horns with Adhi- four or five employees. The pro- own skills, but whenever they a renowned IT company offer- goes to Keyur’s company em- kari by announcing her decision to contest from moter will be thoroughly in- face a sudden challenge in the ing innovative technologies ployees and progressive cul- Nandigram, which is the latter’s home turf. She volved in every aspect of the company, they get confused and software to the healthcare ture of the company. In his will also contest from the Bhawanipore seat. business – from production to and start panicking. industry and most of its busi- words, if you want to develop “I have always started my campaign for the as- sales and finance and service. If the Head of a company ness comes from the USA. In continuously, and need to be a sembly polls from Nandigram. It is a lucky place for The small company may not af- possess such a hollow view order to keep the company pro- step ahead of the market and it me,” said the West Bengal chief minister who is a ford the cost of Managers and then the company has to bear a gressing for the last 17 years, requires expert opinion then it legislator from Bhawanipore in south Kolkata. The Leaders. At such a time, if the heavy loss at some or the other Keyur has been continuously is advisable to take one. announcement is tantamount to throwing a gaunt- point in time. The Head of the offering new ideas and innova- The conclusion of the whole let which was promptly accepted by Suvendu Adhi- Some small entrepreneurs believe that company needs to change its tive products to the customers. discussion is if the company kari. The former transport minister responded by whatever they know is true. They give great mindset. If the company wants The company’s philosophy is to has to develop with a progres- saying that if he can’t beat Mamata by “half lakh to be on the path of develop- give more than what is re- sive mindset and develop skills votes” he will “quit politics”, making it one of the importance to their traditional thinking ment, then the Head of the quired at any corner of the to look at both sides of a coin, most prestigious contests in the coming elections. for the company’s operation. They always company should keep a pro- world, and also within the fixed then you need to encourage Usually, politicians contest from two seats when try to find some other kind of fault with gressive approach and connect time limit. progressive and expert person- they are unsure of retaining their constituency. They new things or ideas. They are too much with some outside expert fol- Keyur believes that if you alities to participate in your then look for a safe seat. But here Didi is entering the into their own world. They often give more lowing the vision of the com- want to keep your customers company’s vision leading to lion’s den. Although the size of a political rally does importance to a process driven by people pany’s business. happy, then you have to keep the ultimate benefit of people. not guarantee votes, the Bengal chief minister’s rally and if a particular manager remains Today let’s talk about one employees happy. Mr. Keyur is THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY on Monday showed she is ready to take on the BJP. absent for a day they become conscious such progressive company’s an outspoken partner who has THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 05 ‘POLICE TO DECIDE ON FARMERS ENTERING DELHI’ Farmers’ protests: Centre opposes the entry of protesting farmers in Delhi, fears law & order violation New Delhi: The Su- police to decide who to sit in protest till May We will not quarrel, but preme Court said on should enter and who 2024. “Our demand is Monday the entry of should not. Does the that the three laws be celebrate R-Day: Farmer protesting farmers into Union of Indian want taken back and the gov- Delhi on Republic Day police to be told that ernment provide a legal leader Rakesh Tikait to be decided by the Del- they have powers under guarantee on the MSP,” hi Police due to it being the police act?,” said he said. a “law & order issue”. the bench, after the AG In an application filed The apex court was sought an adverse or- through the Delhi po- hearing a plea seeking der against the tractor lice, the Centre told the an injunction against rally.The matter has court that any planned the proposed tractor been adjourned till rally or demonstration rally on January 26. Wednesday. that aimed to interrupt “We said this last time In an application and disrupt the festivi- that entry to Delhi has filed through the Delhi ties of Republic Day to be seen under Delhi police, the Centre told would cause the nation police. Who should not the court that any to be “embarrassed”. be allowed and the num- planned rally or demon- Meanwhile, union akesh Tikait, the hearing a plea by the ber of people who can stration that aimed to Tomar said that the re- tor rally on the Repub- ping the legislation at leader Yogendra Yadav RNational Spokes- centre that sought enter are all matters of interrupt and disrupt forms brought in by lic Day and vowed to the next meeting sched- said at a press confer- person of the Bharatiya an order against the law and order to be the festivities of Repub- Prime Minister Naren- continue their stir till uled for January 19. ence at the Singhu bor- Kisan Union (BKU), proposed tractor rally dealt with the by the po- lic Day would cause the dra Modi were “coura- the Centre’s farm laws However, Bharatiya der protest site that the on Monday reiter- by farmers on Republic lice,” the top court said. nation to be “embar- geous” and would ben- are repealed. Agricul- Kisan Union (BKU) agitating groups will ated that the farmers’ Day. “We have indicated rassed”. efit farmers. ture Minister Narendra leader Rakesh Tikait carry out a tractor pa- leaders have said that “The highest court to the Attorney General After the hearing, Agitating farmer un- Singh Tomar on Sunday told reporters in Nag- rade on the Outer Ring they would take out a has taken cognizance and Solicitor General Union Agriculture Min- ions have remained urged them to discuss pur that the farmer Road in Delhi on Repub- parade on Outer Ring of the matter. It is a that it’s totally up to the ister Narendra Singh firm on holding a trac- alternatives to scrap- groups were prepared lic Day. —Agencies Road in the national good thing that the capital so the police law and order situation should come and talk must be looked into by New Delhi: Distanc- report in three days’ time. Mollah and All India is protesting against the to them and remove the police, said Tikait ing itself from Bhartiya “SKM is not associ- Sanyukt Kisan Morcha distances Kisan Sangharsh Coordi- three newly enacted farm the roadblocks for the The farmers protest- Kisan Union (BKU) chief ated with the “all-party itself from BKU chief after nation Committee leader laws Farmers’ Produce parade. ing against the farm Gurnam Singh Chaduni, meeting” taken up by Yogendra Yadav, signed Trade and Commerce He was responding laws have announced Sanyukt Kisan Morcha Chaduni with political political outreach allegation the letter. (Promotion and Facilita- to the order of the Su- a ‘Tractor March’ on (SKM) on Monday said it parties. SKM, after taking Asserting to continue tion) Act, 2020, the Farm- preme Court delivered Republic Day. was not associated with note of Gurnam Singh a Committee that will Darshan Pal, Balbir Singh to protest against the ers (Empowerment and on Monday which said Tikait said the the “all-party meeting” Chaduni’s ongoing activi- inquire into the matter Rajewal and Jagjeet BJP rallies, Chaduni Protection) Agreement that the Delhi Police citizens of the country attended by Chaduni. ties with political parties, and give its report in 3 Singh Dallewal, as well as on January 10 said his on Price Assurance and should decide on the cannot be stopped by In a press note, SKM after a due discussion days’ time. SKM will take Rashtriya Kisan Maha- organisation had not let Farm Services Act, 2020, entry of protesting constitutional institu- said a committee has on the same in a general further steps thereafter,” sangh leader Shiv Kumar the Haryana CM Mano- & the Essential Com- farmers on Republic tions or the police from been formed to look into body meeting of SKM the statement read. Kakkaji, All India Kisan har Lal Khattar to hold modities (Amendment) Day as it is a matter of celebrating the Repub- the matter and give its yesterday, has formed Punjab union leaders Sabha leader Hannan a rally in Karnal. BKU is Act, 2020. —ANI ‘law and order’ while lic Day. —Agencies

Before 2025, we intend to bring down IN THE COURTYARD Delhi district HC disposes PIL seeking removal road accidents by 50 pc: Nitin Gadkari courts resume New Delhi: The Un- Highlighlight the Minister of State for ion Minister of Road achievements of the Road, Transport and of Amitabh Bachchan’s voice Transport and High- Ministry, Nitin Gad- Highways, General physical New Delhi: The Delhi caller tune in his plea as ways Nitin Gadkari on kari said, “We have (Retd) V.K Singh and High Court was on it was infructuous Monday said that the achieved the target of CEO, Niti Aayog, Am- hearing Monday informed that Taking note of the government aims to constructing 30 kilo- itabh Kant also partici- New Delhi: All district Bollywood Megastar submission, the court bring down road acci- metres of road per pated. courts of Delhi on Mon- Amitabh Bachchan’s disposed of the petition dents and its related day. I believe that by Activities planned day resumed physical voice has been removed as not pressed. deaths down by 50 per the end of March, per- during the month in- hearing on an alternate from the caller tune on The petitioner had cent before 2025. haps we will achieve clude the launch of a day basis. The courts precautions against the sought removal of the While inaugurating the target of con- film on Road safety, will continue taking up Covid-19 viral infection, voice of the megastar the National Road structing 40 kilome- flagging off of a Na- the matters through leaving the PIL invalid. from the caller tune on Safety Month at Vig- Nitin Gadkari tres of road per day.” tional Championship ‘video conferencing’ on The bench of Chief the ground that the ac- yan Bhawan today, Ni- The inaugural func- Safe Speed Challenge non-physical days. Justice D N Patel and tor himself, along with tin Gadkari said, “If fore 2025, road acci- tion was launched by from Wagah border to Many lawyers prac- Justice Jyoti Singh was some family members, we wait till 2030, 6-7 dents and deaths due Defence Minister Ra- Kanyakumari, and giv- ticing in district courts hearing the submission sought removal of the had been infected by the Lakhs more people to it will be brought jnath Singh and Union ing away of awards for welcomed the decision of the petitioner who actor’s voice from the virus. —ANI will die. down by 50 per cent Minister for Road Road Safety, stated the and said that it will heal So, we have made a with help of people’s Transport and High- press release by the the lawyers of trial Don’t join commitment that be- participation.” ways, Nitin Gadkari. Ministry. —ANI court who had suffered Jaishankar raised Mallya’s financially due to lim- WhatsApp if ited hearing in the extradition: Centre to SC courts. New Delhi: The Centre retary of India raised it not accepting CBI arrests senior Railway officer, Bharat Lal Shivhare, on Monday informed with the UK Permanent a counsel, said that the the Supreme Court that Under Secretary of decision to resume par- Vijay Mallya’s extradi- Home. UK’s response new policy: HC tial physical hearing tion has been raised at remained the same”, New Delhi: The Delhi four others in Rs 1 crore bribery case will help those lawyers, the highest political said Solicitor General High Court said accept- New Delhi: Central Bu- Administrative Officer Guwahati (Assam) and of Deputy Chief Engi- who were suffering fi- level, but the UK gov- Tushar Mehta before a ing new privacy policy reau of Investigation (a Senior Railway Of- a private person (a rela- neer & Assistant Execu- nancially. Another ernment has refused to bench headed by Jus- of WhatsApp was a (CBI) has arrested a ficer), Construction-II, tive of CAO, North- tive Engineer (AEN). young lawyer Mehul share the details of the tice UU Lalit. Mehta “voluntary” thing & senior railway officer North Eastern Frontier Eastern Frontier Rail- Thus, a total amount of Prasad, who is practic- confidential proceed- added that in November one can choose not to of Northeast Frontier Railway(NFR), Mali- way) in an on-going in- Rs 2.39 crore (approxi- ing in lower courts, ex- ings delaying his extra- last year the foreign sec- use that platform if one Railway and four others gaon (Assam); a Deputy vestigation of a case mately) has been recov- pressed happiness dition. “In December retary of India raised did not agree with its in an on-going investi- Chief Engineer, NFR, related to alleged brib- ered. This includes an about the resumption 2020, External Affairs the issue of Mallya ex- terms & conditions. The gation of a case related Agartala; an Assistant ery of Rs 1 crore. The alleged bribe of Rs 1 of physical hearing and Minister Dr S Jais- tradition with UK Home court said if the terms to alleged bribery of Rs Executive Engineer, statement read, another crore, which exchanged said that many lawyers hankar raised the issue Secretary Priti Patel, & conditions of most 1 crore. The five ac- N.F. Railway (NFR), sum of Rs 18.5 lakh (ap- hands yesterday, is stat- are not technology- with UK Foreign Secre- who responded that the mobile apps are read, cused were arrested on Agartala (Tripura); an proximately) & Rs 6.5 ed to be one of the big- friendly and were una- tary Dominic Raab and UK’s legal complexities “you would be sur- Sunday. As per CBI, it employee of a private lakh have been recov- gest bribe money ble to argue in virtual most recently in Janu- were preventing Mal- prised as to what all you has arrested a Chief company based at ered from the premises trapped. —ANI hearings. —ANI ary 2021, the Home Sec- lay’s quick extradition. are consenting to”.

SENSEX TANKS 470 PTS; NIFTY JIO TO EMBED E-COMMERCE APP DROPS BELOW 14,300 INTER-DISTRICT SNOW RUGBY INTO WHATSAPP IN 6 MONTHS PARL PANEL SUMMONS FB, Mumbai: Equity bench- Nifty tumbled 152.40 C’SHIP HELD IN BUDGAM Bengaluru: Reliance last year raised about $26 TWITTER OFFICIALS ON JAN 21 mark Sensex plunged points or 1.06 per cent to Budgam (Jammu and was organised by Industries plans to embed billion from investors like New Delhi: The Parlia- towards the BJP were 470 points on Monday, 14,281.30. ONGC was the Kashmir): A fi rst of its the District Rugby its ecommerce app Google & Facebook for its mentary Committee on reported in The Wall tracking losses in index top loser in the Sensex kind inter-district snow Association, Budgam. JioMart into WhatsApp digital and retail arms as Information Technology Street Journal in 2020 majors Infosys, HDFC pack, shedding around 5 rugby championship Overwhelming partici- within 6 months, sources it takes on Amazon.com has issued summons & had claimed Ankhi and ICICI Bank amid per cent, followed by Sun was held at Dharmuna pation of the youth was reported on Monday, as Inc and Walmart-backed to offi cials of Facebook Das, the platform’s then a weak trend in global Pharma, PowerGrid, Bajaj in Budgam district observed at the sports the conglomerate looks Flipkart in India. The & Twitter for January India Policy Head had markets After a choppy Finance, IndusInd Bank, of North Jammu and event. It was a great to ramp up its retail and move to integrate JioMart 21, to question them opposed the idea of session, the 30-share Dr Reddy’s and Maruti. Kashmir on Monday opportunity for partic- grocery business in the with WhatsApp will allow over misuse of social removing hate posts by BSE index ended 470.40 On the other hand, Re- to encourage youth ipants to display their country. Reliance, which hundreds of millions of media/online news BJP leaders, warning points or 0.96 per cent liance Industries, Titan, of the valley to take athletic skills during has been trying to move users to order products platforms. The allega- that this could hamper lower at 48,564.27. Sim- HDFC Bank and ITC were up sports. The event this winter season. away from its mainstay oil from Reliance without tions of a Facebook bias “commercial interests”. ilarly, the broader NSE the gainers. and energy business, had having to leave the app. INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 06

PM’S VEILED DIG AT CONG: PREVIOUS GOVT POWERGallery FOUR OFFICERS GET ASSIGNMENTS IN ENFORCEMENT DIRECTORATE LACKED MODERN APPROACH FOR METRO Four offi cers in the Additional/Joint Director level have been given jobs the Enforcement Directorate New Delhi: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on PM NEW (ED). Accordingly, Ms Monika Sharma has been Monday took a veiled CHAIRMAN OF appointed as Additional Director, (HIU-1, Training, Systems, Adjudication), Headquarters, while Kapil dig at previous Con- SOMNATH TRUST gress-led United Pro- Raj was given the charge of HIU-2, Penalty Recov- gressive Alliance (UPA) Somnath Temple ery, Headquarters and Rohit Dwivedi is assigned regime, saying that the trust looks after the Administration, Establishment and Vigilance with previous government management of the additional charge of intelligence, Headquarters. had no modern ap- Jyotirlinga Somnath Besides, Yogesh Sharma has been appointed as proach and policy for temple. On Monday. Additional Director, Mumbai Zone offi ce-II. metro. A virtual meeting Speaking at the of the trustees took 10 TOP EXECUTIVES OF ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ of place in which Prime A PSU UNDER SCANNER Ahmedabad Metro Rail Minister Narendra The Vigilance Department is whispered to have Project Phase-II and Su- Modi has been served notices - regarding fi nancial irregularities rat Metro Rail Project unanimously elected - on 10 Top Executives in a Public Sector Under- via video conferencing, as the chairman. He taking (PSU). The Executives came under scanner the Prime Minister said will be holding this after they allegedly siphoned off the company’s over 450 kms of metro post for one year. He money to different sector. network became opera- is the second Prime tional in the last six Minister to chairman WHERE IS THE FILE OF 13 BANK ED’S? years. of the trust after late The fi le pertaining to the appointment of 13 new “Work on projects Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the inauguration of the Ahmedabad Metro Rail Project Phase-II and Surat Metro Rail Morarji Desai. ED’s in various banks is said to have been stuck up. worth Rs 17,000 crore is Project in Gujarat, through video conferencing, in New Delhi on Monday. Guessing game is on. starting from today. NHRC’ CHAIRMAN’S POST TO This shows that the diums,” the Prime Min- REMAIN VACANT TILL MAY ? country’s efforts for DESPITE COVID, INDIA SERIOUS ABOUT INFRA DEVELOPMENT: MODI ister asserted. Post of the Chairman of National Human Rights fter the Bhoomi Pujan, which will be connected tricity and the supply of the getting water supply from new infrastructure pro- “Today, we are devel- Commission (NHRC) is lying vacant. It is said that jects is increasing dur- Modi said, “Today, in- with modern transport. water have improved in last pipeline,” he said. oping transportation A the post will remain vacant till May. ing COVID-19. frastructure projects worth “In Surat, the metro project two decades.”, PM Modi Modi said that under the system of cities as inte- Ahmedabad and Surat Rs 17,000 crore are going will connect the important who had served three terms Jal Jeevan Mission, 10 lakh grated system. We are MAJOR OVERHAULING OF IRS to start, which shows that business centres with each as the the Chief Minister of new water connections are cities that will em- developing cities’ trans- OFFICERS AFTER BUDGET the country is serious on other,” the PM said. the state said. have been distributed. “And A Major overhauling in the CBDT and the CBIC is power self-reliant India. initiatives related infrastruc- Prime Minister Narendra Modi also pointed out that very soon, every household port system like inte- Ahmedabad and Surat tural development project Modi further highlighted many of us seen the time in Gujarat will be getting grated system, which expected to take place after the budget is presented. are receiving very im- even during the Covid that besides cities, vil- when the water was sup- water supply through pipe- means that bus, metro, MAHARASHTRA CHIEF SECRETARY portant gifts today. Met- pandemic.” lages in Gujarat have also plied in the villages through line,” said Narendra Modi rail will not ply as per TO RETIRE NEXT MONTH ro will further strength- He further said that after witnessed unprecedented tankers and trains. Modi, while enumerating their own design but Maharashtra Chief Secretary Sanjay Kumar is retir- en the connectivity in Ahmedabad, Surat is one of development. “Now 80 per cent of the the acheivements of the work as collective sys- ing in February end. He is 1984 batch IAS offi cer. two major business cen- the biggest city in Gujarat “Specially the roads, elec- population in the state is mission. tem, complementary to LOKPAL ORDERS PRELIMINARY tres of the country - each other,” he added. INQUIRY INTO 21 COMPLAINTS Ahmedabad and Su- cilities,” PM Modi said. around 1,000 kms long over 450 kms of metro sult, there are different Prime Minister Nar- Anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal has ordered rat,” he said on Monday. He added that during metro lines are being network became opera- metro in different cities endra Modi highlighted preliminary inquiry into 21 complaints – 18 by the “These metro pro- the previous regime ex- laid in 27 cities. tional. based on different tech- that Surat is eighth big- Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) and three by jects are being concep- pansion of metro rail- “Before 2014, only 225 Once there was no niques and facility. gest city in terms of tualised to meet the ways in the country was kms of metro line be- modern approach for There was no integra- population and fourth the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). needs of the future. Our comparatively ‘less sig- came operational in 10- metro, and there was no tion of metro with oth- fastest growing city in APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS STUCK UP? cities will get better fa- nificant’, adding that 12 years. In last 6 years, metro policy. As a re- er public transport me- the world. Appointment of members of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal seems to have stuck up. J Khanwilkar Committee sent recommendations in October SSR DEATH CASE IMD extends Recoveries exceed active 2019. Supreme Court Constitution Bench Judg- ment came in November 2019. Another judgment cold wave of Supreme Court came in November 2020 to ‘Media trials’ can obstruct Covid Cases by over one clear the appointments. Still there is no process warnings undergoing in any ministry. In the meanwhile, all Crore: Health Ministry other tribunals like NGT, RCT, NCLT, APTEL, IPAB administration of justice: HC New Delhi: North In- dia will continue to reel have been facilitated with recruitment. Tribunal under the grip of an in- has vacancy of more than 60 members and crores NCP DEMANDS JPC ON PURPORTED CHATS of rupees tax is stuck and VSVS scheme has not BETWEEN GOSWAMI AND DASGUPTA tense cold wave for few more days even as the reduced the litigation at all. dense fog will lift by WHO WILL MOVE TO SRINAGAR ? Tuesday, a senior offi- After the merger, about half a dozen IAS offi cers of cial at the Indian Mete- UT cadre are likely to move to Srinagar. orological Department (IMD) said on Monday. CENTRAL DEPUTATION TENURE OF DR Y L P RAO ENDS RK Jenamani, the Covid vax shots may help India by leaps and bounds. The central deputation tenure of Dr Y L P Rao senior scientist, IMD, said that the warning New Delhi: India's to- working as Deputy Director General, UIDAI, HQ, ‘STAFF ONLY’ R-DAY New Delhi has come to an end. He is a 1986 batch for the cold wave in tal COVID-19 recover- @INDIAN EMBASSY Late Sushant Singh Rajput North India has been ies have surpassed the IFS offi cer of Maharashtra cadre. Arnab Goswami extended till January active caseload by 19 PRIVATE SECRETARIES OF New Delhi: The Bom- 22. Earlier, the IMD had more than one crore, CSSS PROMOTED bay high court observed issued a cold wave the Union Health Min- As many as 19 Private Secretaries of the Central that ‘media trials’ can warning for January 13- istry said on Monday, Stenographers’ Secretariat Service (CSSS) have obstruct the adminis- 15 and then extended it terming it as a land- been promoted as Principal Private Secretaries. tration of justice, and is till January 18. mark achievement. Those promoted are: S P Bhatnagar, Sanjay in violation of pro- However, RK Jenam- The total number of Dhawan, Hema Narang, Mahendra Singh Rawat, gramme code under the interest litigations court to issue restraint ani said that the dense Covid-19 recoveries has V Ravi, Anita Arora, R N Sahai, Indira Mohan Kar- Cable Television Net- (PILs) filed by former orders to media report- fog spread across north- touched 1,02,11,342, tikeya, Neeraj Jaitly, Rita Devnani, Sanjeev Sharma, work Regulation Act, police officers, activ- ing on the actor’s ern plains in Punjab, while the active cases in Archana Bhatnagar, Gulshan Kumar, Punam Verma, impacting the ongoing ists, lawyers and NGOs death. After hearing Haryana, Rajasthan, the country stand at Geeta Negi, Sudha Bhardwaj, Deepa Rajesh, Gul- investigations. from Maharashtra in out the arguments of Uttar Pradesh and Utta- 2,08,012 today. The high court on the aftermath of actor various parties for rakhand will begin lift- "The gap between the are nearly 50 times the ac- shan and Sarita Peghwal. Monday made the ob- Sushant Singh Rajput’s weeks, the court had ing from Tuesday re- two has progressively tive cases in the country," By arrangement with: http:// servation while dispos- death in June 2020. reserved its judgment sulting in hotter days grown to touch 1,00,03,330. the Health Ministry un- whispersinthecorridors.com ing of a batch of public They had requested the on November 6, 2020. and colder nights. The total recovered cases derlined.

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‘Tandav’ over... from Nandigram. To- the number of beds re- should get vaccinated jasthan Health Insur- ance Scheme. The Chief cial distancing with the of the Commission. The concerns expressed by day also I came to served for Covid in pri- without any hesitation. ance Scheme. He said Executive Officer of same alertness and vig- EC team would hold sep- the people and uncondi- Nandigram. TMC will vate hospitals with a Secretary Medical that this ambitious Rajasthan Health Insur- ilance so as to avoid a arate meetings with the tionally apologize if it win in 2021. capacity of more than Education, Vaibhav Ga- scheme will be launched ance Agency, Aruna Ra- third wave of infection chief secretary, home has unintentionally Mamata had swept 100 beds should be re- laria said in the presen- on January 30, with a joria said that in the like in European coun- secretary, director gen- hurt anybody’s senti- into power defeated the duced from 40 percent tation that the number view to provide health new phase of the insur- tries and Japan. eral of police, district ments,” series director ruling Left with a land- to a minimum of 10 of Kovid patients ad- security to 1 crore 10 ance scheme, the num- Medical and Health election officers and the Ali Abbas Zafar shared slide victory in the 2011 beds,” he instructed. mitted to RUHS is only lakh families of the ber of packages availa- Minister Dr. Raghu superintendents of po- the statement on his Assembly election.—ANI Gehlot said that dur- 24. On the first day, 12 state. After Chief Min- ble for treatment has Sharma, Minister of lice, officials said. Other Twitter handle. ing the review of vacci- thousand 258 health ister Free Medicine been increased to 1572. State for Medicine and members of team are With night... nation programme in workers got vaccinated Scheme and the Chief Vice Chancellor of Health Dr. Subhash Election Commission- Didi sounds... In many districts, posi- the state, it is encourag- at 167 centers. In Jodh- Minister Free Test Rajasthan Medical Garg, Chief Secretary ers Sushil Chandra and Adhikari had won the tive cases have come ing that 73.79% health pur, Ajmer, Bundi and Scheme, this will be a Health University, Dr. Niranjan Arya, Direc- Rajiv Kumar, Director Nandigram seat as the down to zero. In such a workers in the state Alwar, 100% vaccina- major step of the state Rajababu Panwar, Prin- tor General of Police General Dharmendra TMC candidate in 2016. situation, the ban on were vaccinated on the tion targets were government in terms of cipal of SMS Medical ML Lathar, Principal Sharma, Deputy Elec- Traditionally, Banerjee night curfew has been first day which is about achieved. health security. College, Dr. Sudhir Secretary, Home Abhay tion Commissioner has always contested lifted and markets can 10% more than the na- In the meeting, the Gehlot also decided Bhandari and other spe- Kumar and other offi- Chandra Bhusan Ku- from Bhawanipur. now open for longer du- tional average of Chief Minister also in- to include Covid-19 and cialist doctors of SMS cials took part in the mar, Senior Principal “I will come again ration. In order to en- 63.66%. He said that the quired about the prepa- Hemodialysis diseases Hospital including Dr. review meeting. Secretary Narendra N and again as Nandi- sure availability of vaccine is completely rations for the launch in the list of packages Virendra Singh said Butolia Director of Ex- gram is my lucky place. beds in private hospi- safe and in order of pri- of the new phase of the of Ayushman Bharat that despite the decline CEC arrives... penditure Pankaj Sriv- In the 2016 election, I tals for patients with ority, people who have Ayushman Bharat Ma- Mahatma Gandhi Ra- in infection, we have to The CEC is accompa- astava & EVM Consult- announced my election other critical illnesses, to get this vaccine hatma Gandhi Ra- jasthan Health Insur- follow the rules of so- nied by 7 senior officials ant Vipin Katara. —PTI NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 07 SALUTING FRONTLINE WORKERS FIRST INDIA HONOURS CORONA FRONTLINE WORKERS AT A GLITTERING CEREMONY HELD IN JAIPUR ON MONDAY First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Corona Warriors, including health workers, doc- tors, nurses, police and administrative offi- cials, were felicitated at a glittering ceremony organised by First India on Monday. In this, first of its kind event, titled ‘Salute First, Chief Guest was Energy Min- ister BD Kalla while Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma presid- ed over the event. Leaders across politi- cal spectrum, bureau- crats and religious lead- ers attended the event held at Hotel Marriott. Channel head Jagdeesh Chandra while welcoming the honourable guests spelled out the details about the unique initiative by the chan- BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Jagdeesh Chandra, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Mamta Bhupesh, Tikaram Jully, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Ramcharan Bohra, Kalicharan Saraf, Ashok Lahoti and Rafiq Khan at the event to honour Corona Warriors at Hotel Marriott on Monday. nel, which was praised Jagdeesh Chandra greets Niranjan Arya. by all. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR & SANTOSH SHARMA

Dr Raghu Sharma, BD Kalla, Bhanwar S Bhati, Mamta Bhupesh, Jagdeesh Chandra, Tikaram Jully, Ashok Chandna, Pramod Jain Mahant Kailash Sharma, Ashok Parnami at the event. BD Kalla & Jagdeesh Chandra Bhaya, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Ashok Parnami, Ramcharan Bohra, BL Soni during lamp lighting ceremony.

BD Kalla, Dr Raghu Sharma, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Sanyam Lodha & BL Soni. Rathore, Jagdeesh Chandra in rapt attention as a message from CM Ashok Gehlot is being played. Tikaram Jully, Mamta Bhupesh & Ashok Chandna.

Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Mahesh Joshi & Ramcharan Bohra at the event. Dharmendra Rathore Dr Raghu Sharma, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas & Satish Poonia

Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Mamta Bhupesh, Govind S Dotasra, Jagdeesh Chandra, BD Kalla & Ramlal Sharma, Rafiq Khan, Indraraj Gurjar, Wajib Ali & Dr Somya Mahesh Joshi and Ramcharan Bohra at the event. Pratap S Khachariyawas during the event at Hotel Marriott on Monday. People who volunteer to help others simply because it has to be done are true symbols of humanity and love. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 08

WORLD INDIA RAJASTHAN COVID-19 UPDATE 20,43,643 9,56,75,684 1,52,588 1,05,82,458 2,750 3,15,394 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA UTTAR PRADESH KARNATAKA DELHI GUJARAT 50,473 DEATHS 19,92,683 CASES 8,580 DEATHS 5,96,904 CASES 12,175 DEATHS 9,32,432 CASES 10,754 DEATHS 6,32,590 CASES 4,367 DEATHS 2,56,367 CASES

RHB prepares to sell 50 PRE-BUDGET MEETING NEED FOR RESEARCH WORK premium properties via ‘EAST RAJ CANAL IN AGRI VARSITIES: GEHLOT 4 day auction drive PROJECT BE GIVEN PM’s dream will materialise when states give priority to research, the CM said Security deposit lowered from 5% to 2% NATIONAL STATUS’ Shivendra Parmar Dr Rituraj Sharma

Jaipur: Continuing Jaipur: Rajasthan with its success in the has suggested the auction festival, the Ra- Centre that in view jasthan Housing Board of the weak econom- will sell fifty of its pre- ic situation of the mium properties state due to corona Shanti Dhariwal through e-auction from tering & paying the pre- pandemic and eco- Jan 19 -22. “A total of 50 scribed security deposit. nomic recession, the residential / commercial In order to allow maxi- period for grant of He said that high CM Ashok Gehlot virtually addresses the second convocation premium properties of mum peoples’ participa- GST compensation to import duty on gold ceremony of the Jodhpur Agriculture University on Monday. Jaipur, Kota, Bikaner & tion, the security deposit states should be in- and silver should be Dausa will be sold has been changed from creased by 5 years, reduced from 12.5 to through e-auction from 5% to 2%. Along with from June 2022 to 4 percent, which will Jaipur: Chief Minister GOVERNOR SPEAK Gehlot also ex- Jan 19 to Jan 22, 2021. this, huge discounts June 2027. benefit the state fi- Ashok Gehlot on Mon- pressed his concerns These include e-auction have also been provided Parliamentary Af- nancially. day, emphasised the about depleting of 32 premium proper- in payment terms,” he fairs Minister Shan- Saying that no need for focussing more groundwater levels. ties in Jaipur, 5 in Kota, said, further adding, ti Dhariwal Monday project of the state on research work in ag- “The water level is de- 2 in Dausa & 11 in Bikan- “under the Mansarovar took part in pre- has been given the ricultural universities. pleting and it is a mat- er,” Said Pawan Arora, Yojana of Jaipur, 14 budget meeting held status of national Addressing the second ter of concern. We need Commissioner, RHB. commercial & 1 resi- by Finance Minister project, Dhariwal re- convocation ceremony to encourage drip irri- He informed that the dential plot are being Nirmala Sithara- quested the Finance of the Jodhpur Agricul- gation and sprinklers process of participating e-auctioned. Similarly, man and also re- Minister to make ture University, he said state and our focus prime minister’s slo- in farming,” he said. in e-auction of these pre- 10 residential & 7 com- quested the Centre necessary provision a good progress has should be on research, gan of doubling farm- He said the state gov- mium properties has mercial plots are being to increase the ratio in the budget for giv- been made in animal which will benefit the ers’’ income will mate- ernment has not in- been made very easy. e-auctioned under of centre to 75 per- ing the status of na- husbandry and agricul- country and the state,” rialise when all states creased the power tar- “Any person can partici- Pratap Nagar scheme. cent in the centrally tional project to ture sector in the state. Gehlot said in the vir- give priority to re- iff for farmers and pate in the e-auction by One can also visit the sponsored schemes, Eastern Rajasthan “There are five agricul- tual programme. search through agri- brought a new food pro- sitting at home or visit- RHB website to partici- a release said. Canal Project. tural universities in the He also said the culture universities. cessing policy. —PTI ing the e-mitra & regis- pate in the auction.”

Complete pending BIRTHDAY GREETINGS! Padma Awardees to share best works on time: Goyal practices with MPs: Birla Abhishek Shrivastav New Delhi: Parlia- lease. Accredited per- mentary Research and sons, who are recog- Jaipur: Cases were ap- Training Institute for nized by the govern- proved in the meeting Democracies (PRIDE) ment of India for their of building plan com- of Lok Sabha Secre- distinguished contribu- mittee (layout plan) of tariat is organising tion in social service Jaipur Development ‘Presentations by Emi- and other related fields Authority on Monday. nent Social Workers and are awarded by the It was decided in the Gaurav Goyal for the benefit of Mem- prestigious Padma meeting that in future, bers of Parliament’ Awards, will make a the orders under sec- plots in scheme of Mu- from January 18 to presentation on the sub- tion 90-A to be issued by tual Housing Coopera- January 22, Lok Sabha ject of their expertise. zones should only men- tive Society Limited speaker Om Birla said “All the distinguished tion use of non-agricul- and layout plan of a here on Monday. people of the country ture from agriculture. petrol pump in Chomu Twenty Padma Awar- who have been awarded In the meeting chaired were also approved. dees will make presen- Om Birla the Padma Awards by by the JDA Commis- The committee decided tations online in their the Pride Institution of sioner Gaurav Goyal, to refer a case related to respective field of ex- tices from various field the LS Secretariat, MPs maps of Kedia Prakash single patta in Teela- pertise the next five of social and develop- of India are sharing avenue in Sirsi village, wala, Sanganer to state days. Every day four mental work will be their experiences Radha Rani residential government as the area Padma Awardees will shared by Eminent So- through virtual medi- scheme in Keshyawala, is more than 1,500 sq make a presentation of cial Workers from vari- um. They have done Sanganer, Rukmani Na- meters. Goyal instruct- 45 minutes each from ous states of the coun- commendable work in gar in Chatarpura, San- ed engineers to com- 10.30 am to 2.00 pm. try who have been different areas of the ager were approved. plete 29 road sector pro- “Lok Sabha has taken a awarded prestigious society through social Apart from them, jects in stipulated time. unique initiative of pro- Padma Awards for their service, through hu- cases of approach road “Pending works worth Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Monday, called upon Governor Acharya Devvrat at viding a platform for immense contribution man welfare, through in Chatarpura, Sangan- Rs 8 cr should be com- the Governor House in Gandhinagar on his birthday and wished him a long life. the Members of Parlia- to their field of work,” science, agriculture,” er, restructuring of pleted in time,” he said. ment where best prac- read an the official re- said Om Birla. —ANI

THE WAIT CONTINUES... NO CABINET EXPANSION AT THE MOMENT! Aditi Nagar pansion, thereby, put- ing was scheduled at pal that he will meet Congress, 3 independ- ting to rest the rumours the initiative of Gover- Sonia in New Delhi and ents and 2 former BSP New Delhi: Is the long doing the rounds that nor Kalraj Mishra who after a ‘go ahead’ from men, will be included in wait of Congress legis- cabinet expansion will had phoned up Gehlot the High Command the cabinet while non- lators, both from Ge- certainly take place to say his New Year will the ‘ceremony’ be performer ministers will hlot and Pilot camps, prior to January 31. ‘Hello’. Notably, a held. As of now, Maken be shown the door. finally over? Are the On the contrary, source close to the is going out of Delhi for Meanwhile, Gehlot days of being included sources claim that High Command has two days owing to his has convened an impor- in the state cabinet fi- there is no possibility claimed that due to the wedding anniversary on tant meeting of his nally here? Well, the fi- of expansion till the constant pressure from January 21. Interesting- cabinet at 5 PM today to nal word is here - NO. first week of February. Pilot camp, expansion ly, several Congress discuss and finalise the Highly placed sources Governor Kalraj is the party’s priority MLAs like Rita Choud- government and par- Kalraj Mishra Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot in Congress party both Mishra is out on tour however, no decision hary have suddenly ty’s strategy for the up- in Jaipur and at New from January 22 and on the probables has made a beeline for Ajay coming Assembly ses- Delhi, have confided in Gehlot himself will been taken as yet! It Maken’s office in New sion and also to have a First India that at the tour Kerala on January ing after Gehlot called courtesy meet was to nation drive & the up- will be only after Ge- Delhi. Notably, it is being brief review of ongoing moment there is no 22 and 23. The rumour on Governor Mishra on inform the Governor coming budget session. hlot speaks to Ajay said that more than a Corona vaccination possibility of cbinet ex- mill had started spew- Sunday, however, the about the corona vacci- Interestingly, the meet- Maken and KC Venugo- dozen new faces - 9 from drive across the state. www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 JAIPUR, TUESDAY JANUARY 19, 2021 THE RAJESH PRATAP SINGH WINTER COLLECTION FEATURES THE FINEST WOOL HE DEVELOPED WITH THE WEAVERS OF SANGANER AND BARMER! WINTER’S WONDER WOOL under his masterful super- of white and off-white com- vision. At Rajasthan Herit- bined with grey and black age Week, he showed his anthracite to send out a col- mastery over the medium lection at once strong and PRASAD BIDAPA with a series of exquisitely sophisticated. His fabrics [email protected] made woollen ensembles were woven into chequered, for men & women. striped or jacquard designs, ne of India’s most Here, he worked with the sometimes inspired by sim- proficient and im- Khadi wool of Rajasthan ple tribal blankets and portant designers right from its original sometimes by traditional in the fashion pan- source, choosing the best European classics. His O theon, Rajesh quality of raw material block printed woollen fab- Pratap Singh is that was processed accord- rics created a sensation, for originally from ing to his exacting stand- the furry surface texture of Jaipur and now runs his ards. This raw wool was wool does not lend itself fashion empire from New hand-spun into fine yarn easily to block printing, Delhi. His minimalist view- and woven by the Master and especially with vegeta- point and his super-luxuri- Weavers of the State, like ble dyes. This was perfectly ous execution ensure his Sitaram Ji of Barmer who executed by the artisans. position in the industry painstakingly wove the fab- Embellished with subtle and he is often celebrated ric into the yardage that detailing like Kantha em- by his peers. would form the foundation broidery and resist dyeing His seasonal offerings in- of his collection. processes to create a batik clude the most beautiful Once the fabric was effect, his International sil- winter basics and outer- ready, he shipped it back to houettes were dramatic wear. Known as one of the New Delhi for the finishing and his tailoring impecca- most intellectual of design- and dyeing process. Some ble. From blazers to great- ers, his work is widely ap- of the finished product also coats, and from three-piece preciated for the complex returns to Rajasthan for suits to separates, each development of his fabrics. hand block printing by the piece reflected his personal Not for him the conveni- master artisans, and then philosophy. Gender fluidity ence of ordering woollen again back to New Delhi to played a big role in his im- fabrics from China and Ita- be made into his interna- aginative offerings, blur- ly, for he maintains that In- tionally celebrated gar- ring lines as his men wore dian wool counts amongst ments. skirts and the women wore the finest in the world and This is what sets Rajesh sharply tailored ensembles all it needs is the correct Pratap Singh apart from inspired by menswear. production guidelines to the quotidian. His fabrics There is no one quite like make a difference and up- are virtually impossible to Rajesh Pratap Singh in the grade Indian wool to global replicate, creating an ex- Indian Design firmament, standards. clusivity that appeals to the and for me, he is truly the To achieve this, he set up purists of fashion, for they most important and cere- his own looms in Neemrana know that to wear his col- bral designer in a market just outside New Delhi and lection is literally a badge space flooded with spurious hired the very best of weav- of sartorial honour. While western knock offs and cop- ers to produce his fabrics many designers are content ies. With a loyal band of to buy fabric from the usu- customers the world over al Chinese/Turkish/Italian acquiring his collections, import houses, Rajesh ensuring that their ward- will never compromise robe features timeless piec- his exacting standards, es that can be worn for a developing his fabrics lifetime of style. from the ground up sea- With serious investment son after season. and funding, the Rajesh This winter, he used Pratap Singh label is per- wool in an extremely re- fectly poised to become an stricted colour palette international brand. —PHOTOS BY JITEN AGARWAL —PHOTOS 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 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 10

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presence of above digni- taries and General V.K AWARDED! Singh, State Minister for Road Trans- CITY FIRST Vigyan Bhawan, port and New Delhi. The Highways, uskaan Foun- award was given Amitabh dation for Road by Nitin Gadkari, Kant, CEO Safety has Union Minister Niti Aayog M been awarded for Road Trans- and experts in the National Award port and High- the domain of for exemplary work ways and Ra- Transport and in the field of road jnath Singh, Traffic from safety by the Minis- Union Minis- all over India. tion said, “We are very try of Road Transport ter for Defense. Pramod pleased with the recog- and Highways, Govern- Shantanu Bhasin, Bhasin the nition of our work by ment of India on Mon- Managing Trus- Founder and the Ministry and it has day at the inaugural cer- tee of Muskaan Trustee of given us an impetus to emony of the National received the Muskaan work further.” Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari awarding Shantanu Bhasin Road Safety Month at award in the Founda- [email protected] TURNING DREAMS EVENTS! INTO REALITY CITY FIRST

ringing the dreams to real- ity happens Bharat Ahuja Jatin Khirbat only when an B individual works hard, day RAJ: Prakash Purab of Guru Gobind Singh in and day out, will be celebrated on Wednesday, 20 January. just like the renowned On the occasion, Secretary, Gurudwara Nehru Making A Statement fashion designer from Nagar, Gurmeet Singh shared that ‘Sahaj Path’ the Pink City, Moon and ‘Prabhat Pheri Kirtan’ is being held at the then Couturier Bharat Bohra. Moon has always Gurdwara from 10 January. The Diwan will be held Ahuja’s Delhi-based ‘Desire been passionate about on Tuesday morning and Wednesday morning and Design Studio’ have got you designs and has always evening. ‘Asa Di Vaar Kirtan’ and ‘Sahaj Path’ will covered. Known for his ver- had the urge to learn conclude from 6 am. Ragi Manmeet Singh from KARISHMA GWALANI satility, Ahuja shared, “I more about the same. Af- Delhi will perform Kirtan and narrator, Harmitar [email protected] always had a flair for fash- ter learning the art of Singh from Amritsar will throw light on his ion and style since I was a fashion from cutting to discourses and the teachings of Guruji. ith the paradigm child and wanted to start stitching and working shift that mens- my menswear brand. Since with her husband’s ex- wear has wit- 2015, I have been tirelessly port company, Moon Design by Dungari Studio W nessed towards working towards my goal to later created her fresher, more experimental make it India’s leading own line of gar- designs over the past menswear brand.” ments, her initial ate her fashion which decade, there’s no bet- From making Bigg creation being tradi- ensures that every Indi- ter time to be alive than Boss 13-fame Paras tional women’s wear. an woman finds her now for a man who loves Chhabra look edgy in Her innate flair for complimentary fashion using fashion as a form of his latest music video to style and design enables statement. expression. If you’ve got creating a dapper look for her to create collection Despite the fact that your finger on the style TV actor Muhsin Khan, the after collection. But her identity is with her pulse and often find your- Delhi-based designer taps more importantly, her brand DUNGARI, it is by Dr Mayank Agarwal, hailing from Jaipur, has self complaining about the on the sartorial fantasies of designs voice the taste no means her only great- received the ‘Hail Your Heroes Award’ recently lack of menswear options, his clients. of the new age 21st-cen- est achievement. Her lat- for his exemplary medical skills as one of the tury Indian woman. est line of clothing top doctors by the prestigious UK newspaper, Known as the designer works with sustainable ‘The Sun’. He has been recognised for his who embodies empathy fabrics and also with tra- Moon Bohra and Mona Gautam selfless contribution as a front line worker MAGICAL SNOW WORLD and reincarnates the ditional crafts into a ver- —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI during the Covid pandemic. Despite having a clothes in her creations, each woman’s own desires, ambitions, satile range of stylish lung condition, he risked his own health to help it is her understanding beauty, grace, body and dreams and sensuality wardrobe-essentials. the most vulnerable patients at Croydon Health of the uniqueness of the pulse of a woman’s that inspires her to cre- [email protected] Services NHS Trust in South London.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA FOREVER THE CROWN CITY FIRST Mrs India 2021 has two rector Kirti Chaudhary categories in which peo- are encouraging partici- he poster launch ple with 20 to 35 and 36 to pants from far and wide of the upcoming 50 age group can par- corners. Founder National Level ticipate. The audi- and CEO Rajesh GUJ: A magnificent Snow World Park was launched in Ahmedabad on T Beauty Pageant tion shall start from Agarwal informed Monday at One Mall, Vastrapur. Commenting on the launch, Paramjit Forever Miss India 2021 February and the that registrations of Singh Gupta, General Manager – Operations said, “The indoor snow park and Forever Mrs India grand finale of the this pageant have is a magical snow-filled winter wonderland, spread across 20,000 sqft 2021 was held in collabo- pageant will be held in already been started where you can enjoy the cold temperatures in the heart of the city with a ration with Forever Star May. The organiser Sa- and the event is much Sahil Choudhary, Kirti Choudhary and Jaya Chauhan temperature of -10 degrees Celsius throughout the year.” India Awards. Forever hil Chaudhary and di- awaited. [email protected]

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RAJ: On the occasion of his 50th birthday, Pandit Salil Bhatt filled the ambience of Kirishnayam Auditorium, JKK with the touch of magic and soul in his classical music. During the evening, he was joined RAJ: The poster launch of the upcoming National Level by the remarkable folk Beauty Pageant which will be organised by Venus Films artists Kootla Khan, Goram and Entertainment, ‘Mr and Miss India and the Women Khan who blended their Business Tycoon Award’ was held on Saturday. tunes in his ragas.

The national-level beauty RAJ: MLA Rafiq pageant WEAA Miss and Mrs Khan met the India Season 2, completed general public at its second round of audition his residence on at the Publicity Lounge Monday and heard in Pune on Sunday. The their problems. contestants demonstrated He also appointed their glamorous fashion style the concerned through their ramp walk and departments to skills. The grand finale will address their RAJ: A few fishermen were spotted capturing fishes in Anasagar Lake of Ajmer on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANAND SHARMA be held on 11 April in Jaipur. problems.