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RAJ BUDGET SESSION OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD IN FEBRUARY 2021 & LUCKNOW Budget session of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly to 13°C - 30°C commence in February 2021. www.firstindia.co.in The Cabinet Secretariat has www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ twitter.com/thefirstindia written to all departments and facebook.com/thefirstindia sought achievements from instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR l THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 177 them for Governor’s address. UK TAKES LEAD IN COVID VAX, CITIZENS TO GET FIRST SHOTS NEXT WEEK! United Kingdom becomes first country in the world to approve Pfizer/ BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination Mohd Fahad Regulatory Agen- cy (MHRA) London: United Kingdom granted emer- WHO WILL GET THE VACCINE FIRST? AMARINDER TO TAKE approved Pfizer’s COV- gency use ap- The government plans to prioritize as it begins to deploy the vaccine, FIRST COVID VACCINE ID-19 vaccine on Wednes- proval to the starting with residents and staff in care homes, then moving to people over SHOT IN PUNJAB day, jumping ahead of the Pfizer-BioN- 80 years old and health-care workers, documents show. United States and Europe Tech vaccine, to become the West’s first which they country to formally en- say is 95% ef- NOT IN INDIA dorse a jab it said should fective in pre- New Delhi: The Pfizer vaccine is unlikely to be reach the most vulnerable venting illness, in available in India at this time, sources have told people early next week. record time - just 23 days NDTV. For a vaccine to be allowed in India it must Prime Minister Boris since Pfizer published clear clinical trials here, and sources said neither Chandigarh: With the COVID-19 Johnson touted the medi- the first data from its fi- Pfizer nor its partner companies had asked to hold vaccine in the final stages of operationalisation in India, cine authority’s approval nal stage clinical trial. such trials. This means that even if Pfizer partners Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder as a global win and a ray “It’s fantastic,” John- with an Indian company now it will take some time Singh on Wednesday announced of hope amid the gloom son said. “The vaccine for the vaccine to be available in the country. The that he will take the first shot of of the novel coronavirus will begin to be made government did hold talks with Pfizer in August but the vaccine in the state, once it is which has killed nearly available across the UK there has been no development since. cleared by the IICMR. 1.5 million people glob- from next week. It’s the ally, hammered the world protection of vaccines BENGAL GUV, MIN economy and upended that will ultimately allow 40 MILLION -70OC OFFER TO VOLUNTEER normal life. us to reclaim our lives FOR COVAXIN TRIAL Britain’s Medicines and get the economy DOSES ORDERED TEMP NEEDED and Healthcare products moving again.” Turn to P6 The Pfizer/BioNTech jab is The vaccine is made COVID-19 the fastest vaccine to go in Belgium and has to It’s the protection of from concept to reality, be stored at around vaccines that will VACCINE taking only 10 months to -70oC As hospitals in ultimately allow follow the same steps that UK already have the normally span 10 years. The facilities to store the us to reclaim our lives UK has already vaccine at the tem- West Bengal Governor Jagdeep and get the economy ordered 40 perature required, the Dhankhar, 69, and state minister million doses very first vaccinations Firhad Hakim, 61, have ex- moving again. pressed willingness to volunteer Boris Johnson, of the free are likely to take place for the phase 3 trial of Covaxin, UK Prime jab - enough there - for care home the government-backed Covid-19 Minister to vaccinate staff, NHS staff and vaccine. The trial was launched in 20 million patients - so none of Kolkata on Wednesday. people. the vaccine is wasted. India invites Apex Court: CCTVs with audio at UK PM to Amit Shah, CM Amarinder to meet be R-Day ahead of talks with farmers today all interrogation rooms, lock-ups chief guest New Delhi: Union New Delhi: All police tion,” the judges said. Home Minister Amit stations in the country “These cameras must New Delhi: UK Prime Shah will meet Punjab and investigation agen- be installed at entry and Minister Boris Johnson Chief Minister Ama- cies including the CBI, exit points of the police is expected to be the rinder Singh on Thurs- National Investigation station, lock ups, corri- chief guest at 2021 Re- day amid the escalating Agency and Enforce- dors, lobbies, reception public day with Prime farmers protest around ment Directorate, must area, rooms of the sub- Minister Narendra Delhi, spearheaded by install CCTV cameras Inspector and Inspector, Modi formally inviting farmers from Punjab with night vision and reception and outside him during their No- and Haryana. The meet- audio recording, the Su- washrooms.” vember 27 telephonic ing will take place at preme Court said today CCTV cameras with conversation. 9.30 am, sources said, in a landmark order recording facilities are Johnson, on his ahead of the crucial meant to prevent ex- also to be installed at part, has invited PM meeting with farmers’ cesses in custody. the offices of the Nar- Modi to the G-7 sum- representatives. States have to install cies carry out interro- cotics Control Bureau, mit in the United King- On Wednesday, Farm- Farmers prepare food for others during protest in New Delhi on Wednesday. cameras with audio at gation in their office(s), Directorate of Revenue dom next year, people ers’ organisations met all police stations. so CCTVs shall be com- Intelligence and the Se- familiar with the de- at one of the Delhi-Har- Security cameras pulsorily installed in all rious Fraud Investiga- velopment said. yana borders to decide GUV MISHRA KEEPS RAJ FARM BILLS WAITING should cover interroga- offices where such in- tion Office. The last British their strategy, a day af- Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra has ‘not approved’ the agricultural bills tion rooms, lock-ups, terrogation and holding The audio recordings prime minister at the ter they turned down passed by the Rajasthan state assembly. The Ashok Gehlot government entries and exits, said of accused takes place have to be retained for Republic Day parade the centre’s second had on November 2 presented the bills to counter Centre’s Farm laws. P3 the Supreme Court. in the same manner as 18 months for evidence, was John Major in 1993. pitch Turn to P6 “Most of these agen- it would in a police sta- if needed. DISCUSSION ON CORONA WITH CENTRAL TEAM YOGI REACHES OUT TO EX-HC JUDGE CS KARNAN BOLLYWOOD, IRKS SENA Covid management in the state an ARRESTED FOR ‘OFFENSIVE’ REMARKS ON JUDGES’ WIVES Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh a new Film City. Why Chief Minister, Yogi one is getting wor- example for nation to follow: CM Gehlot Chennai: A former High Adityanath hosted a ried about it?” Earlier, Court judge, CS Karnan, press conference today Raut had questioned z Need for Kartikey Dev Singh was arrested today over in Mumbai where he UP CM’s plan for the offensive comments he talked about the pro- upcoming film city and uniform treatment Jaipur: Chief Minister allegedly made against cedure to set up a film said, “Not easy to shift protocol throughout Ashok Gehlot has said woman judges and city in his state Uttar Mumbai’s film city to that with determina- wives of judges, which Pradesh. During the another place. The film nation: CM tion and continued vigi- were posted on You- interaction, on being industry in south India lance, Rajasthan has set Tube. The ex-judge was The Madras High Court asked about Shiv Seva is also big, there’re z NITI Aayog an example in manage- arrested by the Chennai had recently come leader Sanjay Raut’s film cities in WB & member Dr. VK ment of Corona. police. He had allegedly down heavily on the recent comment on his Punjab too. Will Yogi Ji “At present, Corona CM Ashok Gehlot, Niranjan Arya, Kuldeep Ranka, Dr. VK Paul and made defamatory and police for not acting film city building plan, also visit these places Paul appreciated is being treated in all others during the meeting offensive comments in the case. In 2017, ex- he told in conference & talk to directors/ states with different against Supreme Court Justice Karnan became that, “We’ve not come artists there or is he the Corona treatment protocols. about which treatment initiative in this direc- and High Court judges, the first sitting high here to take anything going to do so only in management under This leads to confusion protocol is more effec- tion and through ICMR the wives of judges and court judge to have away. We’re building Mumbai?” among patients and the tive. The Central Gov- should prescribe uploaded them online. been sentenced to jail. Gehlot’s leadership physician community ernment should take Turn to P6 RAJASTHAN www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2020 02 WELCOME WINTERS! With the arrival of winter, the state is witnessing a dip in mercury in almost all the regions. Shekhawati region, especially Sikar and Fatehpur is witnessing cold nights. According to MeT, the sky will remain clear and till December, most parts of the state are expected to be speared from cold wave.