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‘LOCAL FOR DIWALI’: PM MODI’S INDIA PERFORMED BETTER THAN ANY FERVENT APPEAL TO PEOPLE TO BUY OF DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN WORLD: P5 LOCAL PRODUCTS IN FESTIVE SEASON HEALTH MINISTER DR HARSH VARDHAN P6 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD 17°C - 34°C www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia WHO WILL EAT BIHAR KA LADDOO? TITLE CLASH OF THE CAPITALS

Workers prepare sweets ahead of the counting day for the Bihar Assembly elections 2020 in Patna, on Monday. IPL Final: Delhi Capitals are gunning for their maiden title, while Mumbai Indians are seeking a 5th crown.

Patna: The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements Dubai: As the COVID-19 ravaged 2020 the Dubai International Cricket Stadium being somewhere they have never been for the counting of votes on Tuesday for the Bihar Assembly poll as the counts down to an end, the IPL, delayed, on Tuesday. Several things are different -- the IPL winners’ podium. As for Mumbai state awaits results of a closely-fought polls. EC said it has set up a deferred and distanced by coronavirus, -- for one, the final is being played on a Indians, things are a little different too. total of 55 counting centres, housing 414 halls, spread across all 38 also is on a countback towards Tuesday instead of a Sunday. Then, the They have the chance to beat their “even- districts of the state. All exit polls had predicted Mahagathbandhan culmination, as the 60th match of IPL teams are in their restrictive bio-bubbles number” year jinx. MI have won in 2013, governmont with RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav at the helm. So will Nitish 2020, the final, puts India’s economic and no one barring the team members 2015, 2017 and 2019, making them odd- Kumar be able to prove poll pandits wrong? Along with Bihar, the capital’s Mumbai Indians against title and franchise owners are there to witness year champions. The only even year they bypolls verdict in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh aspirants the national capital’s Delhi the goings-on. The other new thing is the made it to the final was in 2010, when and Gujarat will also be out. Capitals when the two sides meet up at Delhi Capitals are one match away from they went down to Chennai Super Kings. C-vaccine 90% effective Mufti: Will hold Raj mayoral elections: in phase 3 trial: Pfizer Tricolour and flag Cong, BJP corner each Pfizer, BioNTech SE found no serious safety concerns and of J&K together other over ‘horse trading’ expect to seek US emergency use authorisation later this month Srinagar: Days after Yogesh Sharma creating controversy MAYOR POLLS FOR 6 MUNICIPAL New York: Pfizer Inc on with her remark that Jaipur: On the eve of Monday said its experi- she will not hold the na- voting for the Mayors of CORPS IN THREE CITIES TODAY mental vaccine was tional flag, PDP chief both the municipal cor- Jaipur: Ward councillors elected last week will vote on more than 90% effective Mehbooba Mufti on porations of Jaipur, Con- Tuesday to choose mayors for six municipal corpora- in preventing COVID-19 Monday asserted that gress corporator tions in three cities in Rajasthan. According to the based on initial data she will hold the tricol- Dashrath Singh exploded State Election Commission, voting will be held from 10 am to 2 pm on November 10 and counting of votes from a large study, a ma- our and the flag of the an audio clip bomb alleg- will be done immediately after polling. Similarly, polls jor victory in the fight erstwhile state of Jam- ing horse trading by Ajay to elect deputy mayors of these corporations will be against a pandemic that mu and Kashmir to- Yadav, husband of BJP held on November 11. Thirteen candidates are in the has killed over 1 million gether, saying as an Mayor candidate Kusum race to become mayors for the corporations, including people, roiled the MLA she had reaf- Yadav for Heritage Jaipur. The candidates have filed 16 nominations in world’s economy and firmed her faith in the Jaipur municipal corpo- Jaipur Greater, Jaipur Heritage, Jodhpur North, Jodhpur upended daily life. also remain including when the world needs it J-K Constitution and Mehbooba Mufti ration. Dashrath Singh South, Kota North and Kota South civic bodies. Jodhpur Pfizer and German how long the vaccine most with infection rates the sovereignty and in- came out of the camping South has three candidates, while the remaining five partner BioNTech SE will provide protection. setting new records, hos- tegrity of India as both porters at the end of her at Jaibagh palace on Del- municipal corporations have two candidates each. are the first drugmakers However the news pro- pitals nearing over-ca- are inseparable. five-day visit to Jammu hi road and went to the to show successful data vides hope that other pacity and economies “I have taken an oath – her first after release ACB HQ to register his from a large-scale clini- vaccines in develop- struggling to reopen.” of the J&K Constitu- from over one-year-long complaint regarding the cross voting against Con- ticing non-BJP corpora- cal trial of a coronavi- ment against the novel Pfizer expects to seek tion when I became the detention under the Pu- horse trading. Along gress Mayor candidate tors with promises of rus vaccine. The compa- coronavirus may also broad US emergency MLA for the first time bic Safety Act (PSA). with his report he also could be conspired. He 25-25 each along with nies said they have so prove effective. use authorisation of the and I affirm my faith to Mufti had last month submitted two audio re- said the Congress had promises of making far found no serious “Today is a great day vaccine for people aged the Constitution of J-K said that she was not cordings to the ACB. isolated its 55 corpora- chairman of commit- safety concerns and ex- for science and humani- 16 to 85. To do so, it will and uphold the sover- interested in contesting On Monday Dashrath tors to save them from tees, allotting vehicles pect to seek U.S. emer- ty,” Albert Bourla, Pfiz- need to have collected eignty and integrity of elections or holding the Singh released a video in poaching. Dashrath Sin- and getting more devel- gency use authorization er’s chairman and chief two months of safety India – both of which national flag till the which he alleged that the gh claiming the source opmental works done in later this month. executive, said in a state- data on around half of are interlinked. J-K flag constitutional changes BJP was resorting to of the audio clip to be a their wards. It is being If authorized, the ment. “We are reaching the study’s roughly and Indian flag, I will enforced on August 5 horse trading and trying party worker further assumed that 25-25 number of vaccine dos- this critical milestone in 44,000 participants, ex- hold both these flags to- last year were rolled to buy non-BJP corpora- gave details of the audio means an offer of Rs 25 es will initially be lim- our vaccine develop- pected in late November. gether,” the former J&K back, sparking protests tors through money and clip contents. He said the lakh for each corporator. ited. Many questions ment program at a time Turn to P6 chief minister told re- in Jammu. muscle power so that audio clip mentions en- Turn to P6 A close contest or cakewalk? Guj by-election results today A few media outlets all in the 2017 general added, “Take for in- First India analyses the fate of had conducted exit polls elections.” stance, the calculation of the eight seats up for Political analyst Congress made while the BJP and the Congress in by-elections, and accord- Dilip Gohil’s assess- choosing a candidate for battle for Assembly seats ing to their evaluation, ment states that issues Limbdi. They selected a the BJP will register faced by citizens not- Kathi Darbar candidate Haresh Jhala the two major political wins in seven constitu- withstanding, all that Chetan Khachar hoping players- The Bharati- encies with one going to was talked about dur- that it would help them Gandhinagar: The ver- ya Janata Party (BJP) the opposition party. ing campaigning was woo Kathi Darbar vot- dict on the state legis- and the Congress- but Two local regional news turncoats betraying ers in Gadhada and Am- lative assembly by- the overall result may channels had also con- the voters’ mandate reli seats too.” elections for eight con- favour the ruling par- ducted a survey which and not developmen- Talking about voters stituencies will soon ty. Out of a total 18,75, agreed on BJP landing tal projects. In Gad- accepting ‘gifts’ from be declared. Counting 032 voters, around the majority number of hada, fielding ‘outsid- political parties or can- of votes will com- 11,39,163 people cast seats. Chief Minister Vi- er’ candidates too was didates in exchange for mence today with the their votes. Even jay Rupani seemed con- an issue for voters. votes, analyst Janak mandate of the voters though both political fident of the party’s win “There is no doubt Purohit said, “In by- sealed in Electronic parties have made in the bypolls, as in one that caste-based voting elections, bribery is Voting Machines claims to outperform of his interviews he stat- still exists in our nation. nothing new. If one ne- (EVMs). According to each other, the candi- ed, “Whatever the result, And it will be reflected glects to bribe voters, the assessment of po- dates in fray are keep- it will be profitable for in the results as well.” with liquor, money, litical analysts, the by- ing their fingers Vadodara District Collector Shalini Agrawal, District Superintendent of Police Sudhir Desai, election the BJP, because only Citing the example of even community food polls may seem like a crossed for a positive officers taking stock of situation at the Polytechnic College counting station, where the counting of Congress candidates Congress candidate for (kitchen) or other pre- close contest between outcome. votes for Karjan assembly will take place had been elected to them the Limbdi seat, Gohil sents, Turn to P6 NEWS www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 02

DyCM Nitin Patel at the unveiling of the robot in GMC RECEIVES ROBOT Gandhinagar on Monday. to clean underground sewers First India Bureau new initiative that The state govern- in the gutter and per- nicipalities and corpo- developed by the Sa- has been launched to ment has started using form sanitation work. rations, which will ben- barmati Gas Compa- Gandhinagar: Going prevent the untimely ‘Bandikut’ robots to The ‘Bandikut’ can go The computer-operat- efit from the initiative,” ny was granted by the tech savvy, the Gan- death of under- clean underground sew- ed robot will be oper- said Patel, adding that company to the drain- dhinagar Municipal ground sewer clean- er manholes sparing 24 feet deep to perform ated by trained per- the Gujarat govern- age department of Corporation (GMC) ing personnel in the the lives of workers sonnel sitting outside ment had provided sev- Gandhinagar city un- on Monday received a state. With this grant, who immerse them- sanitation work without the manhole being eral tools free of cost to der its Corporate So- robot that can clean Gandhinagar became selves into the sewerage cleaned. municipal corporations cial Responsibility underground sewers. the second city in Gu- to do their jobs. endangering lives “If the robot is suc- in the state to carry out (CSR) initiative. The It was unveiled by jarat to clean a sewer The major draw of cessful, then after de- the cleanliness cam- robot can detect mud, Deputy Chief Minis- manhole with the aid the robot is that it can of workers tailed study, it will be paign. swamp, stone and dis- ter Nitin Patel for a of a robot. go up to 24 feet deep provided to other mu- The Bandikut robot pose of it. LESS POLLUTION CR Patil appoints 39 prez of Guj got 384 CNG stations in district and city committees past two years, will add 164 Kamlesh Mirani, Names of Niranjan Janjmera, Ramesh Mungra and BJP state of- Ruchir Bhatt respec- tively. fice bearers The Other Back- likely to be ward Class (OBC), tribal and Dalit com- announced munities have also received representa- soon tion. In Patidar-dom- First India Bureau inated district of Amreli, Kaushik Gandhinagar: A day CR Patil Vekaria was ap- before the counting pointed as its district of votes for state leg- president. With Dalit islative assembly by- Ahmedabad city presi- tions are maintained and OBC dominion elections begin, the dent has not been while selecting the in Botad, Bhikhub- Bharatiya Janata named yet. As per the right candidate for the hai Vaghela has been Party (BJP) state traditional practice of post. The district pres- appointed at the unit announced the the party, it will be an- idents for Vadodara, helm. And Khimab- Chief Minister Vijay Rupani commissioning 164 CNG stations in the state on Monday. names of presidents nounced later. Rajkot, Surat, Jamna- hai Ahir was put in for 39 districts and Patil has also tried gar and Gandhinagar charge of Devbhumi First India Bureau have added over 384 city committees. to ensure caste equa- are Dr Vinod Shah, Dwarka district. stations.” This move by the rul- Gandhinagar: In a bid Aimed at reducing The chief minister ing party is indica- to curb pollution, the also asked the Gujarat tive of the party’s state government has dependency on LPG, new Gas Limited and Sabar- expectation of a fa- developed 542 Com- mati Gas Limited to vourable outcome in pressed Natural Gas stations for CNG have been chalk out a plan for in- the by-elections and (CNG) stations in the frastructure and capac- the anticipation of past 23 years. Chief set up across the state ity building. civic and panchayat Minister Vijay Rupa- Meanwhile, in the polls. ni applauded the ef- first nine months of Although the party forts of the state in CNG, not only pollution He added, “It is the current financial state unit president CR establishing 384 CNG but carbon emissions good that people are year, developmental Patil has preferred not stations in the past will decrease, making switching over to work with an invest- to reinstate any dis- two years. He also the environment better. CNG and PNG. Our ment of Rs13,000 trict president in their commissioned anoth- There are over 2,300 dependency on Lique- crore has taken place. post for another term, er 164 stations in the CNG stations across the fied Petroleum Gas The state started the Kutch’s Keshubhai Pa- state by handing over country, of which, 690 (LPG) and reduce bur- Girnar Ropeway, Ro- tel was an exception. a Letter of Intent are in Gujarat. We ac- den on roads. When Pax ferry service con- The district presidents (LoI) via video confer- count for over 30% of the CNG scheme was necting Ghogha-Hazi- for Vadodara, Surat encing on Monday. all CNG stations in In- launched two years ra, Digital Seva Setu and Rajkot city com- Speaking on the occa- dia and in the coming ago, the target was to and other projects mittees were an- sion, Rupani said, year we plan to get that set up 300 stations in amid the COVID-19 nounced, but Rajkot BJP workers congratulate Kamlesh Mirani on his appointment as the party district president. “With increasing use of number up to 900.” the state, but now we pandemic. GUJARAT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 03 LRD Jawan shoots himself `3.3 cr in gold & cash looted fatally with service weapon

First India Bureau at gunpoint in Ankleshwar Morbi: Police are in- vestigating whether Daylight robbery at loan provider caught on CCTV, cops suspect inside job the death of a Lok Rakshak Dal Jawan First India Bureau who was fatally shot HUNT IS ON in the head on Sunday Bharuch: Four gun- night by his service toting robbers stole weapon was an acci- more than Rs3 crore dent or a suicide. The in cash and gold jew- deceased, Anil Dabhi ellery from the An- (28) had been posted kleshwar office of at the Morbi head- private financial quarters while on Halvad police are investigating the case. —FILE PHOTO firm India Infoline election duty and was Ltd (IIFL) on Mon- in possession of TRAGEDY day morning. Police weapons from the suspect the looters government armoury. had help from inside Police sources told the company, as the First India that Dabhi looters were well had been part of the aware about who security detail for the had the keys to the Election Observer in locker and what Police personnel speak to IIFL employees during their investigation. Morbi, and was hence locker password issued a service weap- was. They expect a arms. One threatened we did not comply. Un- off with 282 packets of Padhiyar told the on by the government. a pool of blood. They trict Superintendent of breakthrough in the everyone in the office der pressure, I called gold jewellery, valued police that his office He had visited his rushed him to the Hal- Police SR Odedara case soon. and the pushed staff in the Mumbai office to at Rs3,29,65,476 as well had given customers natal village of Sapka- vad Hospital, where rushed to the village. According to the one room. Another get the one-time pass- as Rs1,79,809 in cash, loans amounting to da in Halvad taluka on doctors declared him The case is being inves- complaint lodged with held a gun to the com- word without which and about Rs40,000 Rs1,97,68,818 against Sunday. He is believed dead. tigated by Police In- the Ankleshwar city plainant, while a third the locker’s main door worth of the mobile their gold jewellery. to have pulled the trig- Halvad Police was spector Dekavadia. police by IIFL branch pointed his weapon at cannot be opened,” Pa- phones. In all, Padhi- While the robbery ger at around 10.30 pm, immediately informed The jawan had got- manager Dharmendra the female staff. dhiyar said in his com- yar estimates that the was caught on CCTV while alone in his about the incident. Po- ten married just two Padhiyar, four persons “They asked for the plaint, adding that eve- total amount lost in camera, the police are room. On hearing the lice Inspector PM Deka- years ago, and is sur- entered the branch locker room key and ryone had been tied up. Monday’s robbery is still hunting for the gunshot, family mem- vadia, Deputy Superin- vived by his widow, around 9 am, bearing threatened to kill us if The robbers walked just over Rs3.32 crore. perpetrators. bers rushed to his room tendent of Police Ra- parents, and a younger to find his body lying in dhika Bharai and Dis- brother. Daily cases drop to It’s our occupation: Youth caught with `12L stolen gold First India Bureau also guilty of similar pulling off heists in Ra- “It is unfortunate that triple digits again crimes. jasthan and Karnataka. the accused was lured to —FILE PHOTO Surat: In an unusual Police sources told “I have been accused a life of crime at a time case, a 26-year-old First India that they of 37 major crimes,” when he was too young man who was arrest- had recovered gold jew- Singh reportedly told to know better,” one of- ed by the Crime ellery worth Rs12 lakh, Crime Branch officials, ficial said, asking that Branch on Saturday Rs4.15 lakh in cash, adding, “Everyone in he not be named. admitted to the police seven cell phones and my village engages in Bhera Ram was ar- that he had been rob- several internet don- robbery and theft. It is rested for the theft bing people of their gles—all cumulatively our occupation.” Rs90,000 in Surat’s Ma- valuables since he worth Rs16.64 lakh— He told the police that hidharpur area, and has was 16 years old. when they nabbed Sin- he began stealing 10 also been accused of rob- Amar Singh, who is gh and Jagdish Lohar. years ago, after being bing 1kg of gold in Ben- also known as Ram- Not just Ahmedabad influenced by others in galuru in 2019. sinh Rajput, told the and Surat in Gujarat, his village. Police Ramsinh Rajput is The state claims to have achieved a recovery rate of 91.15%. cops that “everyone” the self-claimed sources say they were wanted in cases related in his village of Jawal “gang”—which also in- not aware of some of to theft, robbery, loot, First India Bureau village in Rajasthan’s cludes one Bhera the other cases against murder and kidnap- 993 cases, 5 fatalities Sirohi taluka was Ram—also admitted to Crime Branch offi cials and the two accused. the accused. ping, among others. Ahmedabad: Gujarat take state tally to has again seen a drop 1,81,629 cases and in the number of new COVID-19 cases. In- death toll to 3,768 108 GVK EMRI served more NO BANG, NO BUCK terestingly, the devel- opment comes just two days after First 1,81,629 since March. than 7 lakh people in pandemic India reported that Five deaths were re- COVID-19 cases in the ported in the past 24 First India Bureau The service reviewed Now, the service is state had risen after a hours—two each in the COVID-19 situation also prepared for a petition was filed in Ahmedabad and Rajkot Ahmedabad: The 108 on a time-to-time basis surge in emergencies the High Court to and one in Mehsana— Emergency Manage- and accordingly de- during Diwali. Jash- quash the delay in the taking the state’s total ment Service imple- ployed dedicated ambu- vant Prajapati, COO, local body elections. death toll to 3,768. mented various im- lances to serve the COV- GVK EMRI, Gujarat, After November 5, The highest number portant action plans ID-19 cases with appro- said, “We wish that the the state recorded daily of cases (189) were re- during the pandemic priate precautions holidays are safe for all jumps of more than ported in Surat, fol- to serve the citizens against the virus. of us, but in case of 1,000 new cases of COV- lowed by Ahmedabad with better pre-hospi- Since March, 108 emergency, please re- ID-19. However, in the (183), Vadodara (129) tal care and by shift- Emergency Services member that we now last 24 hours ending on and Rajkot (90). ing patients to hospi- has served 7,18,659 ben- have 629 road ambu- Monday at 5 pm, the There are now 12,313 tal without impacting eficiaries and shifted lances and two boat am- state has recorded 993 active cases in the state, its ability to carry out 1,11,349 COVID-19 sus- bulances, and are pre- With customers few and far between, a shopkeeper at a cracker shop in Ahmedabad new cases, taking the with 64 patients on ven- its usual emergency pected patients to hos- pared to meet any surge passes the time on his phone —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI total number of cases to tilator support. services. pitals. in demand.”

IN MEMORIAM Spanish-born ‘Savaya Gujarati’ Father Vallés dies at the age of 95 College in Ahmedabad. used short sentences and CM Rupani pays tribute to priest who wrote He would spend the next a conversational style— dozens of books in Gujarati and on Mathematics 22 years teaching math- to Gujarati writing. ematics in Gujarati, of- During his time at St after the nonagenarian passed away in Madrid ten coining new Guja- Xavier’s College, he rati terms for mathe- spent about a decade liv- First India Bureau dolence message said, became not only an In- matical concepts. ing in the by-lanes of the “Although Fr Vallés was dian but a Gujarati at In addition to his writ- walled city among mid- Ahmedabad: Carlos not a Gujarati by birth, heart, winning Gujarati ing on Mathematics, Fr dle-class families as González Vallés—bet- he ‘made a name for him- literature’s highest Vallés published about their guest, never stay- ter known by his pen self in Gujarati language award, the Ranjitram 78 books of essays in the ing in one house for name of Father Vallés literature through his Suvarna Chandrak, in Gujarati language, in- more than a few days. and the sobriquet writing. The world of addition to others in- cluding, Sadachar, Vy- The prolific author ‘Savaya Gujarati’— Gujarati literature has cluding the coveted Ku- akti Ghadtar, Lagnasa- also published 24 books passed away on Mon- suffered a great loss due mar Gold Medal. gar, Gandhiji ne Navi in English and 42 in day in Madrid, Spain, to his death.” He began to learn the Pedhi, Parvotsav, Murli, Spanish, many of at the age of 95. The Spanish-born Gujarati language when Atmkathana Tukda and which have been trans- On hearing of his Jesuit priest, who came he was appointed to Shabdlok. In his writing, lated into other Euro- death, Chief Minister to India in 1949, had— teach Mathematics at Fr Vallés contributed a pean languages, as well Vijay Rupani in his con- over the years—indeed the then-new St Xavier’s Fr Carlos González Vallés, 1925-2020. new style—one which as Chinese. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 04

IN-DEPTH HIGH DECIBEL ANCHORS FACE HC’S SCRUTINY or far too long electronic media has been hounding politicians, celebrities, and of- ficials as self-appointed custodians of societal norms. Acting as judge and jury F they have rubbed many a reputation unto dust with zero accountability. All for television rat- ing points, based on which advertisement rates are fixed. Higher viewership converts into higher ad rates, which means more revenue. As news got sub- merged in the din created by anchors yelling at high decibels, basic principles of journalism became a casualty. Nothing illustrates this better than the LIVING WITH coverage of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death in which some TV channels pronounced Rhea Chakraborty guilty and shred the reputation of Mumbai police into tatters. Even after a clean chit by the CBI and AIIMS, the channels persisted with their alleged calumny against the entire film industry. Four industry associations and 34 leading produc- UNCERTAINTY tion houses filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking a restraint order against Republic TV and Times Now for their alleged “irresponsible, deroga- tory and defamatory” remarks against the Hindi film industry. Petitioners’ counsel, senior advocate Rajiv Nayar said they start with Sushant Singh Rajput and proceed as if we have links with Pakistan and ISI. The court issuing notices to the media houses asked them to ensure that no defamatory content others’ favours, by some quirk learn to live with ambiguity. REKHA is displayed on their channels or uploaded on their of circumstances, may fall into Knowing how to live with inse- social media sites. Justice Rajiv Shakhdher asked KUMAR disrepute and spend their lives curity is the only security. the counsels of the two sides to suggest ways that in obscurity. We cannot ignore these un- The writer is a personal could change the way reporting is being done. Everyone desires security and certainties as if they do not ex- development trainer working with In situations like the “There needs to be some toning down,” the judge corporate sector and SME segment happiness but no one knows ist. Accepting reality helps us said. Will the court eventually bell the cat? what tomorrow will bring. Faced pandemic, which has to move forward rather than with life’s uncertainties, what disrupted routines remain paralyzed by fear. Since ertainly!” “Guaranteed!” We hear can we do to make the best of the and destroyed our change is inevitable, it is wise AIR POLLUTION: NO such expressions many times. circumstances? best-laid plans, we not to attach undue importance “ In our daily life, there is not Many devote their whole need to learn to live to any sorrow, happiness, or much that we can be sure of. time to get ahead. They work possessions. Nothing has any FIREWORKS THIS DIWALI Life is so unpredictable. Uncer- hard to acquire things, usually with ambiguity. permanence. The world is like ith an upsurge in Covid-19 cases and air tainty is synonymous with money, to make themselves se- Knowing how to live a stage, quickly changing from pollution turning worse in Delhi and doubt, which often interferes cure. In the process, they sacri- with insecurity is the one scene to another. several other cities across the country, C with decision making. Doubt fice their health and are unable Even when everything seems the National Green Tribunal has and uncertainty seem to be a to enjoy the things they earned. only security to be out of control, we can still W clamped down on fireworks in Delhi and part of our life. Some even have a hard time control what we pay attention adjoining areas from November 9 to November 30. Today, people are afraid due sleeping at night. to. We can shun habits that can Violation of the order will result in imprisonment to a variety of reasons. Multi- A wrong decision, misguided ruin our well-being. We can of 1.5 to six years. The sudden order of ban caught tudes are no longer able to care investment, a dispute, or a learn to take up a mental jour- vendors of firecrackers unawares as they had al- for themselves because of ad- swindle can wipe out acquired ney by turning to people who ready paid for licences to put up stalls and also for vanced age. Many are wasting wealth instantly and change to drug addiction, alcoholism, have travelled the same road fire-crackers. All their investments in these diffi- away with incurable diseases. life overnight. Just knowing and a host of other social ills. before us and learn from them cult times will now go waste as they stare at a dark Families are struggling to that anything can happen at Family connections, social how to tap into the resources Diwali. There is also the argument of firecracker make ends meet. War or any any time is a disturbing feeling. position, intelligence, and good that are within our reach. manufacturers going bust due to such bans. calamity can wipe out a whole Another threatening sense health may provide a degree of Reaching out to supportive It is undeniable that Covid-19 cases are rising. Another lifetime of effort. of uncertainty is the arrival of security, but we cannot be sure friends, sticking to a structured Delhi is witnessing around 7,000 Covid cases daily. threatening sense Sudden death by an accident, sudden illnesses. Just when we of how life unfolds the next mo- routine, and refusing to dwell Its air quality is in the “severe” zone. Indian Med- of uncertainty is or a disaster or a crime seems are adjusting to one set of cir- ment. Having a realistic view obsessively on problems can ical Association attributes at least 17 percent of the arrival of to lurk around every corner, cumstances, we may be con- of life and a proper attitude balance our view towards un- Delhi’s new Covid cases to air pollution since Oc- sudden illnesses. ready to put an end to every- fronted with altered or more towards change helps in coping certainty. The more one thinks tober. As firecrackers will increase the pollution Just when we are thing we hold dear. It can make difficult ones. The unpredicta- with the unexpected. about the bad things that might level, the fear of a further rise in Covid cases led adjusting to one set life suddenly seem empty and ble nature of many illnesses A broad field of interest can happen, the more likely they the NGT to impose the ban. of circumstances, aimless. Such fear and anxiety, and treatments lead to exhaus- be a real asset in coping with seem, and the harder it is to The ban has sparked a debate on the timing of we may be along with numerous personal tion and gives the feeling of life’s uncertainties. A person take up the challenges with the ban order which has hurt traders hard and why confronted with conflicts and disappointments helplessness. with many interests is less creativity. We can focus on the a major Hindu festival was being targeted when altered or more have made our times uncertain. Fear of losing control may likely to experience a shatter- silver linings in the dark clouds. industry and auto vehicles were equally responsi- difficult ones. The Life is filled with the unex- also cause worry. If a person val- ing of all his dreams. Usually, When everything is uncer- ble for air pollution. There’s nothing new in the unpredictable pected. We cannot always be ues independence, he may not everything turns out bad at tain, knowing what we mean to argument, just as fire-crackers have been blamed nature of many sure of the way things will turn cringe at the thought of becom- the same time. Something others and having a sense of for air pollution on Diwali for the past several years. illnesses and out. An injury can slow us down ing dependent on others. This worthwhile always remains. purpose can keep us grounded. Delhi, Rajasthan, Sikkim, West Bengal had al- treatments lead to or over-confidence can result in growing loss of control triggers In situations like the pan- It makes us realize, ‘how am I ready banned the sale-purchase of firecrackers on exhaustion and preventing us to put forth our feelings of anger and loneliness. demic, which has disrupted using my life?’ Diwali much before NGT’s order on Monday. Mum- gives the feeling of best efforts. Some with extraor- Extreme pleasure increases routines and destroyed our THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY bai too has restricted the use of fireworks. helplessness dinary skill, instead of enjoying life’s uncertainties and can lead best-laid plans, we need to THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

Top THE DEMOCRATS’ FOUR-YEAR REPRIEVE TWEET s Joe Biden eked centrist, the Democratic fanned the fears of high Jagat Prakash Nadda out a victory in party platform has moved taxes, job-killing environ- @JPNadda the US presiden- considerably to the left – at mental policies, and social- Indian festivals are a celebration tial election af- least by American stand- ized medicine. In both ma- of nature and culture together. A ter a few sus- ards. A decisive Democratic jor US political parties, the Earthen diyas, handcrafted decorative items, local sweets and penseful days, observers of victory would have been a quintessential American savouries add traditional flavour American democracy were significant boost to the mod- myth of the lone entrepre- to festivities, are eco-friendly and left scratching their heads. erate left’s spirits: perhaps neur who does best when inclusive. #Local4Diwali Buoyed by polls, many ex- all it takes to win is to com- government does the least pected a landslide for the bine progressive economic is still alive and well. Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank @ Democrats, with the party policies with attachment to On the other side of the DrRPNishank capturing not only the democratic values and basic argument, progressives ar- Jan Andolan for COVID-19 White House but also the human decency. gue that Biden campaigned Appropriate Behaviour Do not Senate. How did Donald The debate is already on on proposals that were dispose used masks in the open. Not only will it lead to pollution Trump manage to retain the about how Democrats hardly radical by the stand- but it will also put other people support of so many Ameri- could have done better. Un- ards of other developed at the risk of #COVID-19. Be cans – receiving an even fortunately, their narrow countries. He was, after all, responsible & dispose used larger number of votes than victory does not yield easy determined to frame the masks safely! #Unite2FightCorona four years ago – despite his lessons. American politics tan areas where so-called protests against police bru- Trump merely confirms election as a referendum blatant lies, evident corrup- revolves around two axes: “woke” attitudes have ris- tality as condoning violence how entrenched racism and on Trump, not as a test of tion, and disastrous han- culture and economics. On en to predominance. On and tarring the nation as a bigotry are, and the Demo- support for an alternative Spiritual dling of the pandemic? both sets of issues, we can one side we have family whole with the broad brush cratic Party’s urgent need agenda. Perhaps Bernie The importance of this find those who fault Demo- values, opposition to abor- of racism. While Biden was to fight them. Sanders or Elizabeth War- SPEAK question goes beyond Amer- crats for going too far and tion, and gun rights. On the careful to speak against vio- In terms of economics, ren, with their greater em- ican politics. Center-left par- those who fault them for other, we have LGBT rights, lence, the Democrats be- many observers, including phasis on jobs, economic If your compassion does ties everywhere are trying not going far enough. social justice, and opposi- came susceptible to charges some centrist Democrats, security, and redistribu- to revive their electoral for- The culture wars pit the tion to “systemic racism.” of moral grandstanding believe the party turned tion, were more in tune not include yourself, tunes against right-wing country’s socially conserv- Many who voted for and denigrating the values off conservative voters by with the aspirations of it is incomplete. populists. Even though ative, predominantly white Trump viewed Democrats’ of the heartland. For oth- moving too far to the left. most Americans. —Buddha Biden is temperamentally a regions against metropoli- support for this year’s street ers, continued support for True to form, Republicans SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE

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INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 05 It would be good if india PM Modi inaugurates, lays foundation learns something from stone of Varanasi development projects Trump’s defeat: Shiv Sena He also interacted with project beneficiaries during the event Buy local products this New Delhi: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on Diwali: Modi to people Monday inaugurated and laid the foundation New Delhi: New Del- Varanasi via video stone of various devel- hi: Prime Minister conferencing, he said opment projects for Narendra Modi on buying local products Varanasi, including Monday made a fer- will not only strength- Sanjay Raut those related to agricul- vent appeal to people en local identity but ture, tourism and infra- to promote ‘’local for will also brighten up structure. Diwali’’ big time and Diwali for those who Mumbai: It would be VIEWPOINT The total cost impli- buy local products make them. good if India learns cation of these projects this festival season, Extending festival something from US is Rs 614 crore, accord- saying it will give a greetings to the peo- President Donald ing to the Prime Minis- new boost to the econ- ple, he said, “You are Trump’s defeat, said ter’s Office. omy. While inaugu- seeing today that Shiv Sena on Monday The prime minister rating and laying the along with vocal for while comparing the US also interacted with foundation of vari- local, the mantra of Presidential election some of the beneficiar- ous projects worth local for Diwali is scenario with Bihar As- ies of these projects 614 crore for his Lok resonating every- sembly polls. during the event Sabha constituency where.” —ANI Shiv Sena, through through video confer- party mouthpiece encing. Saamana, said, “Presi- Uttar Pradesh Chief dent Trump never de- Minister Yogi Adity- Swami Vivekananda’s served the position of anath was present on head of the state. The the occasion. statue to be unveiled American public recti- ery of absurdities, va- The projects inaugu- New Delhi: Prime unveil (through vid- fied the mistake made grants and political rated include up-grada- Minister Narendra eo-conference) the about the same Trump chanting, the party tion of Lal Bahadur Modi will unveil a life-size statue of in just four years. He stated. Shastri Hospital Ram- life-size statue of Swami Vivekananda could not fulfil even a “The power has al- nagar, sewerage related PM Narendra Modi inaugurates various projects in Varanasi through VC. — PHOTO BY ANI Swami Vivekananda installed in the uni- single promise. If we ready changed in Amer- works, infrastructure at the Jawaharlal versity campus on can learn anything ica. The incumbency in facilities for protection PM also laid founda- Nehru University November 12, at 6:30 from Trump’s defeat, it Bihar is at the bottom. and conservation of tion stone for projects through video-con- pm. The unveiling of would be good.” In Bihar assembly polls, NARENDRA MODI @narendramodi cows, a housing com- including the redevel- ferencing on Novem- the statue will be pre- The unemployment NDA led by Nitish Ku- plex for players in Sam- opment of Dashash- Hearty congratulations to the residents of Uttara- ber 12, according to ceded by a pro- epidemic in America is mar is clearly losing. purnanand Stadium, wamedh Ghat and Kh- khand on the state's foundation day. Leading on JNU vice-chancellor gramme on Swami more than that of COV- There is no alternative multipurpose seed idkiya Ghat, barracks the path of progress, this state which is full of M Jagadesh Kumar. Vivekananda,” the ID-19. However, instead in state except us -- peo- storehouse and Sarnath for PAC police force, natural wealth and natural beauty, continues to “Prime Minister VC said in an official of finding a solution, ple have to do the work Light and Sound show. and development of touch new heights of development. Narendra Modi will statement on Sunday. Trump kept giving im- of removing the leaders During the event, the tourist places. —PTI portance to the mock- from this illusion.

IN THE COURTYARD BJP leader's Actor Arjun Rampal PIL in SC against Ex- K’taka min’s son held Suggest ways to improve son joins notification on in drugs case from Goa reporting: HC to news channels JKNPP in to appear before NCB Western Ghats Bengaluru: The Cen- New Delhi: Delhi High “irresponsible, deroga- New Delhi: A petition tral Crime Branch po- Court issued summons- tory and defamatory” Jammu has been filed in SC lice of Bengaluru has es to various media remarks against Hindi Jammu: A BJP on November 11 challenging the Octo- arrested Darshan Lam- channels, including film industry and its leader's son on New Delhi: The Nar- ber 2018 draft notifica- ani, the son of senior Times Now and Repub- members. Monday joined the cotics Control Bureau tion by the Ministry of Congress leader and lic TV, on a petition filed Justice Rajiv Shakd- Jammu and Kash- (NCB) on Monday sum- Environment, to the former minister of tex- by four Bollywood asso- har sought the respons- mir National Pan- moned actor Arjun demarcation of 56,825 tiles and Muzrai depart- ciations and 34 produc- es from media channels thers Party here, a Rampal to appear be- sq km as the Western ment, Rudrappa Lama- ers, and asked these and posting the matter party statement fore the agency on No- Ghats ecologically sen- ni, from Goa in a drug managed to escape. The outlets to come up with for further hearing on said. vember 11 hours after sitive area (ESA). The case. Recently the po- police traced them to a “reasonable solution” December 14. Vinod Kumar, conducting raids at his petition, filed by NGO lice had arrested anoth- Goa where the accused for improvement in While the court was son of former BJP premises in Mumbai, Arjun Rampal Karshaka Shabdam, er person named Sujay were allegedly being standards of news re- hearing the matter MLA from Chenani news agency ANI re- said that through Octo- for buying 500 grams of sheltered by Darshan porting. through VC, petition- Dina Nath, joined ported. ber 2018 draft notifica- hydro-ganja on the Lamani. A CCB team The petitioners have ers’ counsel Rajiv Na- the JKNPP along This comes a day af- were arrested along tion -- the area of over darknet using bitcoins. went to Goa and arrest- sought a restraint on yar submitted that with hundreds of ter film producer Firoz with Saeed on Sunday 50,000 sq km has been However, two other ac- ed all the three and news channels from “This is the course of his supporters, the Nadiawala’s house was for allegedly being drug demarcated as Western cused in the case, He- their role in the drug making or publishing this defamation com- party said. raided by the agency in peddlers and suppliers. Ghats ESA. —ANI mant and Suneesh had racket is being probed. what they dubbed as plaint,” he said. —ANI Welcoming Ku- connection with a drugs Earlier, the NCB had mar into the party case on Sunday and his arrested Agisilaos Dem- fold, JKNPP chair- wife Shabana Saeed etriades, brother of Doordarshan era was man Harsh Dev was arrested under the Rampal’s girlfriend Ga- J&KPC moves Supreme Court for early Singh said that Narcotic Drugs and briella. Reports suggest much better, says SC those who were Psychotropic Substanc- Agisilaos was a part of hearing of PILs against abrogation of Art 370 New Delhi: The Delhi about the Fourth Es- swayed by the gran- es (NDPS) act after 10 a drug syndicate linked Srinagar: The J&K cle 370 of the Consti- apex court. High Court asked news tate. Even if the issue diloquent promis- grams of marijuana to the death of actor Su- People’s Conference tution and reorganise “J&K People’s Con- channels as to what regarding privacy of es and seductive was found at their resi- shant Singh Rajput. on Monday said it has the erstwhile state. ference moves SC, needs to be done to im- public figures is dilut- slogans had seen dence. The producer NCB believes Agisi- filed a plea in the Su- The party said it seeks early hearing of prove the current stand- ed, you (news channels) through the real was also summoned by laos was in touch with preme Court to seek has made out a very a batch of petitions ards of news reportage, cannot drag their per- face of the saf- the agency and his wife drug suppliers who early hearing of a strong prima facie challenging abroga- while remarking that sonal lives into public fron party and remanded to judicial were said to have con- batch of petitions case and the issues tion of Article 370 and people are “scared of domain,” said Justice were desperately custody till November nections to Sushant’s against the Centre’s raised are under con- reorganisation of the Fourth Estate and Rajiv Shakdhar. “Black- waiting to teach 23. The agency is prob- girlfriend, Rhea August 5, 2019 deci- sideration of a Consti- J&K,” party tweeted that Doordarshan era and-white Doordarshan BJP a lifetime ing the use of drugs in Chakraborty, who was sion to abrogate Arti- tution Bench of the on its official handle. was much better”. era was much better, I lesson. —PTI Bollywood. Four others arrested on Sept 9 . “People are scared feel.” the court added.

15TH FINANCE COMMISSION SUBMITS SENSEX, NIFTY SOAR TO LIFETIME REPORT FOR 2021-26 TO PRESIDENT TANISHQ WITHDRAWS ANOTHER HIGHS ON GAINS IN BANK STOCKS NAMAZ AT MATHURA TEMPLE: New Delhi: The Fifteenth Ramesh Chand along with DIWALI AD AFTER TWITTER FIRE Mumbai: Equity bench- higher at 42,597.43 -- its SADHVI SEEKS PROBE IN MATTER Finance Commission Secretary to the Com- Mumbai: Jewellery maker, Tanishq comes under mark Sensex surged record closing high. The Budaun: Right-wing leader Sadhvi Prachi asked (XVFC), led by Chairman mission, Arvind Mehta ac- fi re again this festive season, this time for a 704 points to end at its broader NSE Nifty too the government to conduct a probe into offer- NK Singh, submitted companied the Chairman call-to-action that urged consumers not to burst all-time high on Monday scaled a fresh intra-day ing of namaz at a Mathura temple and said she its report for the period to submit the report, titled fi recrackers. The new ad featuring Sayani Gupta, amid a rally in global peak of 12,474.05. It wanted to perform a "havan" in Jama Masjid. 2021-22 to 2025-26 to “Finance Commission Neena Gupta, Alaya Furniturewala, and Nimrat markets following Joe ended at a lifetime high In a provocative reaction to recent offering of the President of India, a in Covid Times”, to the Kaur for its Ekatvam (oneness) collection has Biden’s victory in the of 12,461.05, up 197.50 namaz at Mathura's Nand Baba temple, she said government statement President. The Commis- become new scapegoat for online trolls, not long US presidential elec- points or 1.61 per cent. if Muslims wanted to offer prayers in lap of Lord said here on Monday. sion was mandated to after the brand received backlash for its digital tion After touching its IndusInd Bank was the Hanuman, they should install the deity in their Members of the Com- give its recommenda- fi lm depicting a scene from an inter-faith family. lifetime intra-day peak of top gainer in the Sensex mosques. Police had booked four members of mission, Ajay Narayan tion for five years, from The line did not go down well with many, as the 42,645.33, the 30-share pack, surging around a Delhi-based organisation, Khudai Khidmatgar, Jha, Prof Anoop Singh, 2021-22 to 2025-26, by hashtag #BoycottTanishq is trending on Twitter. BSE index ended 704.37 5 per cent, followed by after a video clip surfaced on social media. Dr Ashok Lahiri and Dr October 30, 2020. points or 1.68 per cent Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank. INDIA www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 06 NCB summons Firoz, ‘India performed better than Gallery wife undergoes POWER TWO VACANCIES OF MEMBER IN CBIC any big developed country’ At present there are two vacancies of Member in medical examination the CBIC. Who will make it ? It will only be known ‘Whole country worked together by following the same strategy’ early next year. New Delhi: Union BUREAUCRACY BE Health Minister Dr ‘Indian demand OVERHAULED IN BIHAR? Harsh Vardhan held a for COVID-19 The post election scenario in Bihar is bound to virtual meeting with completely change the bureaucracy if RJD comes Health Ministers of drug remdesivir to power, as per Exit polls predictions. According Andhra Pradesh, As- rising sharply’ to sources, more than one dozen senior IAS sam, Haryana, offi cers will be changed. Now the question is who Himachal Pradesh, Ker- Bengaluru: Demand will replace them ? ala, Punjab, Rajasthan, for COVID-19 antiviral Telangana, and West drug remdesivir is ris- LALU WILL DECIDE ABOUT Bengal to review the ing sharply in India, a APPOINTMENT OF BUREAUCRATS? COVID-19 situation. top executive at drug- Though Lalu Prasad Yadav is in jail, it is he who “The whole country maker Cipla Ltd said on Firoz Nadiadwala and Shabana Saeed. will decide about the appointment and postings worked together by fol- Monday, even as experts of IAS and IPS offi cers of Bihar if RJD forms the lowing the same strate- remain divided over its Mumbai: The NCB has Sunday when the NCB new govt. gy together. We have ACTIVE CASES HAS COME DOWN effectiveness. Remdesi- summoned veteran Bol- raided his premises, seen a lot of phases in vir was developed by US lywood filmmaker Fi- has been called for in- BIHAR CS AND DGP TO this journey of 10 drugmaker Gilead Sci- roz Nadiadwala in con- vestigations after the GO IN NEW REGIME? months. The first case ences Inc, which cut its nection with the arrest agency seized drugs It is widely believed that Bihar DGP S K Singhal was reported in Kerala 2020 revenue forecast of his wife Shabana worth Rs 3.59 lakh from and Chief Secretary Deepak Kumar will be changed followed by various oth- last month, citing low- Saeed and seizure of his home, other loca- in the Mahagathbandhan Government. er developments,” said er-than-expected de- drugs from her, officials tions and from at least Dr Harsh Vardhan mand and difficulty in said here on Monday. four drug peddlers. WHO WILL BE CS OF BIHAR? while interacting with predicting sales of the Shabana underwent The NCB swooped on In the new regime, it is said, either 1984 batch IAS the Health Ministers. treatment. Cipla is a medical checkup at a Firoz Nadiadwala’s offi cer Ravi Kant or 1987 batch IAS offi cer Amir “The entire country fol- performance of our es used to hover around among several firms li- government hospital Juhu home and other Subhani will be appointed new Chief Secretary of lowed the bold manner country, it seems India one lakh. Now the num- censed to make and sell before the NCB produc- locations to recover in which the lockdown has performed better ber of active cases has generic versions in de- es her in a designated 717.1 gm ganja, 74.1 gm Bihar. A 1987 batch IAS offi cer Subhani is also was imposed under the than any of the big de- come down. Out of the veloping nations. court later this after- charas and 95.1 gm MD empanelled as Secretary in the GoI and presently leadership of PM Modi. veloped countries in the five lakh active cases in Cipla’s version, Cip- noon, even as Bolly- (commercial quantity), working in the cadre. Ravi Kant is on central Later, the unlock pro- world,” he added. India currently, many remi, was commercial- wood was stunned by besides another 10 gm deputation. cess was also imple- “There was a surge in people are on the road ly launched in July and the developments. of ganja from a peddler mented effectively. cases one or two months to recovery,” said Dr costs just above $50 per Firoz Nadiadwala, Wahid A. Kadir Shaikh, WILL DR GANGAWAR BE CALLED BACK? When we analyse the back. India’s active cas- Vardhan. 100 mg vial. who was not at home on alias Sultan. Dr Dharmendra S Gangawar likely to be called back to Bihar if Tejaswi Yadav becomes the Chief Minister. He is a 1988 batch IAS offi cer and Rajnath Singh presently posted as Spl. Secretary in the Ministry Delhi’s air quality FESTIVE VIBES of Health and Family Welfare. Sources said he will to inaugurate be posted in the CMO. model of anti- remains ‘severe’ WILL BISHT BE DGP OF BIHAR ? satellite missile Dinesh Singh Bisht is said to be a likely candidate for the hot seat of the DGP of Bihar. A 1987 batch for the 5th day IPS offi cer Bisht will retire in November 2021. New Delhi: The nation- ers, pollution levels can WILL DGP OF BIHAR BE al capital’s air quality increase to ‘’severe’’ to A SURPRISE PICK? remained “severe” for ‘’severe plus’’ category Sources associated with Bihar said that if RJD the fifth consecutive day (emergency),” he said. forms the govt, DGP may be a surprise pick. That on Monday, with calm The NGT on Monday too will be decided by Lalu Yadav. wind speed exacerbat- imposed a total ban on Rajnath Singh ing the effect of stubble the sale or use of all CHHATTISGARH CHIEF SECRETARY burning. kinds of firecrackers in UNLIKELY TO GET EXTENSION V K Soni, the head of the NCR from Novem- New Delhi: Defence After the denial of extension in service to the India Meteorologi- ber 9 midnight to No- Minister Rajnath Singh Rajasthan Chief Secretary Rajiv Swarup, it seems cal Department’s envi- vember 30 midnight, will inaugurate a model certain that Chief Secretary of another Congress ronment research cen- saying “celebration by of the anti-satellite mis- ruled state Chhattisgarh R P Mandal will also not tre, said a major im- crackers is for happi- sile system, which is Visitors at Har Ki Pauri ahead of the upcoming festival of Diwali, in Ayodhya. —PHOTO BY PTI get extension on November 30. provement in Delhi- ness and not to celebrate seen as a symbol of na- NCR’s air quality was deaths and diseases”. tional technological ad- KAMAL NAYAN CHOUBEY highly unlikely in the An official said the new- vancement, at the De- LIKELY TO JOIN CENTRAL coming days. ly-constituted Commis- fence Research and De- DEPUTATION AT DGP LEVEL “The air quality is sion for Air Quality velopment Organisa- Kamal Nayan Choubey is expected to join central likely to be recorded in Management in Nation- tion (DRDO) headquar- ‘Congress part of Gupkar deputation at DGP level. He is a 1986 batch IPS the upper end of the al Capital Region and ters in the national offi cer of Jharkhand cadre. ‘’very poor’’ category on Adjoining Areas is like- capital today. Diwali if we discount ly to hold a review meet- Alliance, will fight polls’ Earlier, DRDO had SUMAN BALA SAHOO LIKELY TO JOIN firecrackers emissions. ing on Monday consid- successfully conducted CENTRAL DEPUTATION AT DGP LEVEL If people burst crack- ering the situation. Srinagar: The Con- ception. The Congress an Anti-Satellite (A- Suman Bala Sahoo is expected to join central gress is a member of is part of the alliance SAT) missile test ‘Mis- deputation at DGP level. She is a 1986 batch IPS the People’s Alliance and we are fighting sion Shakti’ from Dr for Gupkar Declara- the DDC (district de- APJ Abdul Kalam Is- offi cer of West Bengal cadre. tion (PAGD) - an alli- velopment council) land in Odisha on SANJAY SRIVASTAVA ance of mainstream elections together,” March 27, 2019. A DR- APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN, BBMB political parties in he said. DO-developed A-SAT Sanjay Srivastava, Chief Engineer, Central J&K fighting to restore Farooq Abdullah Abdullah’s com- Missile successfully en- special status - and will ment came a day after gaged an Indian orbit- Electricity Authority (CEA), has been appointed contest district-level the Congress said it ing target satellite in as Chairman, Bhakra Beas Management Board elections as part of the dent, stressed: “We are would field candidates Low Earth Orbit (LEO) (BBMB). group, National Con- fighting the elections of its own for the DDC in a ‘Hit to Kill’ mode. ference chief Farooq together.” election, which will The interceptor missile By arrangement with: http:// Abdullah said Sunday. “Where have they take place between was a three-stage mis- whispersinthecorridors.com People at India Gate lawns, amid hazy weather conditions, in New Abdullah, who is separated? There November 28 and De- sile with two solid rock- Delhi, Sunday. —PHOTO BY PTI also the PAGD’s Presi- should be no miscon- cember 22. et boosters.

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C-vaccine 90%... fectiveness implies that early December, Gru- it would be effective. is noteworthy that Ajay was ready for any inves- winner Kusum Yadav A close... “I’m near ecstatic,” Bill no more than 8 of the 94 ber said. They now expect to pro- Yadav, Akbar and both tigation and if needed as its mayor candidate. especially to those be- Gruber, one of Pfizer’s people who caught The data have yet to duce up to 50 million corporators Sheram would also give his Out of 150 municipal longing to the lower top vaccine scientists, COVID-19 had been giv- be peer-reviewed or pub- doses or enough vac- and Rohit come from voice sample. wards in Jaipur Great- strata of the society, said in an interview. en the vaccine, which lished in a medical jour- cine to protect 25 mil- Kishanpole area. Ac- A look at Heritage er municipal corpora- they do not exercise “This is a great day for was administered in nal. Pfizer said it would lion people this year. cording to the contents Jaipur municipal cor- tion 76 are required to their right to vote.” public health and for two shots about three do so once it has results Pfizer said it expects of this audio clip, an of- poration results shows form the board. BJP It remains to be seen the potential to get us weeks apart. from the entire trial. to produce up to 1.3 bil- fer of Rs 2.5 crore to 47 corporators for Con- with 88 corporators whether the voters all out of the circum- The efficacy rate is Pfizer and BioNTech lion doses of the vac- each corporator along gress and 42 corpora- seems comfortable to have accepted the for- stances we’re now in.” well above the 50% ef- have a $1.95 billion con- cine in 2021. with a tender with BVG tors of BJP along with get its Mayor candidate mer Congress MLAs Pfizer said the inter- fectiveness required by tract with the U.S. gov- company and three 11 independents while elected and form the who resigned from im analysis was con- the U.S. Food and Drug ernment to deliver 100 Raj mayoral... times the normal com- 51 corporators are re- board. Congress has 49 their posts earlier this ducted after 94 partici- Administration for a million vaccine doses Meanwhile one of the mission in the word ten- quired to form the corporators and there year or they will reject pants in the trial devel- coronavirus vaccine. beginning this year. audio clips allegedly ders was tossed up. board. Congress claims are 13 independent cor- them en masse. If they oped COVID-19, exam- To confirm its effi- They have also reached has a recording of cor- On the other hand the support of 55 corpo- porators in Jaipur do show them the door, ining how many of cacy rate, Pfizer said it supply agreements porator Kusum Yadav’s Ajay Yadav denied the rators including inde- Greater. Winner from it will send a strong them received the vac- will continue the trial with the European Un- husband Ajay Yadav allegations of horse pendents which were ward number 87 Dr message to political cine versus a placebo. until there are 164 ion, the UK, Canada with corporator Akbar trading and said that paraded on Sunday. It Soumya Gurjar is the parties and leaders The company did not COVID-19 cases among and Japan. where Ajay Yadav gives the voice in the audio has fielded ward num- Mayor candidate for about betraying the break down exactly participants. Given the To save time, the com- the responsibility of clip was not his. He ber 43 winner Munesh the BJP while ward sanctity of people’s how many of those who recent spike in U.S. in- panies began manufac- dealing with corporator called the whole epi- Gurjar as its Mayor number 93 winner Di- mandate. But, if the fell ill received the vac- fection rates, that num- turing the vaccine be- Sheram and Rohit sode a Congress con- candidate while BJP vya Singh is the Con- voters let in all six cine. Still, over 90% ef- ber could be reached by fore they knew whether Chavadiya to Akbar. It spiracy and said that he has ward number 74 gress candidate. turncoats again. TALKING POINT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 07

We compared dairy, nut, soy, hemp and grain ‘milks’ to see which is best for the Milking it environment aking eco- cially when it comes MILKS FROM LEGUMES MILKS FROM NUTS conscious to milk. Should we Mchoices at buy plant-based ilk can be made the shops can be milk, or dairy? We’ve Mfrom almost any tricky when we’re looked at the evi- nuts, but almond, hazel- presented with so dence to help you nut and coconut are many options, espe- choose. proving popular. Not only do nut milks gen- DAIRY HAS THE BIGGEST erally require smaller ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT, BY FAR land areas, the trees they grow on absorb ny plant-based in Africa. Compare carbon and, at the end Amilk, be it made this to the global of their life, produce from beans, nuts or warming potential useful woody biomass. seeds, has a lighter of plant-based Still, there are vast Hazelnuts, and other nuts, grow on trees which require smaller impact than dairy milks, which, on av- differences in the geo- land areas. —SHUTTERSTOCK when it comes to erage, is just 0.42 for graphical conditions greenhouse gas almond and coconut where various nut trees mand for coconut milk is in areas with higher emissions, as well as milk and 0.75 for soy are grown. likely to put further pres- rainfall around the the use of water and milk. sure on the environment Black Sea, Southern land. All available What’s more, COCONUT and wildlife, and deepen Europe and in North studies, including dairy generally re- Generally, the environ- these conflicts. America, demanding systematic reviews, quires nine times Industrial hemp growing in a fi eld. —AP mental performance of much less water than categorically point more land than any coconut milk is good – HAZELNUT almond trees. this out. of the plant-based oy milk has been almonds and dairy. the presence of fungi. coconut trees use small Hazelnut is a better op- Hazelnut milk is al- A 2018 study esti- alternatives. Every Sused for millennia in It’s also resistant to dis- amounts of water and tion for the environ- ready commercially mates dairy to be litre of cow’s milk China and has already HEMP eases, and it produces a absorb carbon dioxide. ment as the trees are available and although around three times uses 8.9 square me- an established presence The environmental ben- lot of shade, which su- Yet as coconuts are cross-pollinated by its demand and produc- more greenhouse tres per year, com- in the West, but the efits of hemp milk presses the growth of grown only in tropical wind which carries air- tion are rising, the cul- gas emission-inten- pared to 0.8 for oat, hemp alternative is rel- make it a game-changer. weeds. This, in turn, areas, the industrial pro- borne dry pollen be- tivation of the bush sive than plant-based 0.7 for soy, 0.5 for al- atively new. Its seeds are processed cuts down the need for duction of this milk can tween neighbouring trees is not yet subject- milks. mond and 0.3 for rice All legumes are nitro- for oil and milk, but the herbicides and pesti- destroy wildlife habitat. plants, not bees. ed to intensive large- In the case of milk. gen fixing. This means plant itself is very versa- cides. Increasing global de- Hazelnuts also grow scale operations. cow’s milk, its glob- Water use is simi- the bacteria in plant tis- tile — all its parts can be Hemp requires more al warming poten- larly higher for sue produce nitrogen, used as construction water than soy, but less tial — measured as cow’s milk: 628 litres which improves soil fer- material, textile fibres, than almond and dairy. ALMOND kilogram of carbon of water for every tility and reduces the pulp and paper or hemp- Despite being one of the alifornia is the dioxide equivalent litre of dairy, com- need for fertilisers. Leg- based plastics. oldest crops used, par- Clargest producer per litre of milk — pared to 371 for al- umes are also water-ef- Its roots grow deep, ticularly in Europe, of almond milk in the varies between 1.14 mond, 270 for rice, 48 ficient, particularly which improves the soil hemp is produced in world, followed by in Australia and for oat and 28 for soy when compared with structure and reduces very low quantities. Australia. New Zealand to 2.50 milk. Compared to other SOY plant-based milk op- Soy milk has a very good tions, its water use is environmental perfor- much higher and mance in terms of wa- largely depends on Almond milk has been gaining traction in India as well. ter, global warming po- freshwater irrigation. tential and land-use. One kernel of Califor- is the high mortality In Australia, where The US and Brazil nia almond requires of bees, used for tree almond orchards are are the biggest suppli- 12 litres of water, cross-pollination. smaller-scale and less ers of soybeans, and which raises ques- This might be because industrialised, bee- the plant is very versa- tions about the indus- the bees are exposed keepers do not experi- tile when it comes to its trial production of to pesticides, includ- ence such problems. commercial uses, with these nuts in water- ing glyphosate, and Still, millions of bees a large share of the convert large swathes could potentially de- scarce areas. the intensive indus- are needed, and fires, beans used as livestock of native vegetation to crease the need to pro- However the big- trial agriculture drought, floods, feed. grow soybeans. An duce large amounts of gest environmental which drastically smoke and heat dam- Dairy generally requires nine times more land than plant- However, a major en- overall reduction in the soybeans for animal concern with almond transforms nature’s age can threaten their based alternatives. —AAP IMAGE/DAN PELED vironmental concern is demand for meat and feed, but we’re yet to production in the US fragile ecosystems. health. the need to clear and animal-based foods witness such changes. MILKS FROM GRAINS THE FINAL MESSAGE: DIVERSIFY YOUR CHOICES e can produce plant- bacteria develop in the Most often oats are rganic versions of into account separately. environmental footprint of Wbased milk from al- rice paddies. grown as a monocul- Oall these plant-based Packaging is also very the milk you drink, the fi rst most any grains, but rice In some cases, rice tures--a practice that milks are better for the important to consider. message is you should and oat are proving popu- milk may contain unac- depletes the soil’s fertil- environment because Packaging contributes avoid dairy and replace it lar. However, they require ceptable levels of arse- ity, limits the diversity they use, for example, 45% of the global warm- with plant-based options. more land compared nic. And applying ferti- of insects and increases fewer chemical fertilisers, ing potential of California’s The second message with nut milks. lisers can pollute nearby the risk of diseases and they’re free from pesti- almond milk. And it’s is it’s better to diversify waterways. pest infection. cides and herbicides, and worth keeping in mind that the plant-based milks we RICE Oats are also typically they put less pressure on wasting milk has a much use. Shifting to only one Rice milk has a big wa- OAT grown with glyphosate- the soils. Any additives, bigger environmental option, even if it’s the ter footprint. More no- Oat milk has been be- based pesticides, which be it fortifi ers, such as cal- footprint, and questions most environmentally tably, it’s associated coming increasingly Oat milk has been becoming increasingly popular around the tarnishes its environ- cium or vitamins, fl avours the ethics of how humans friendly one for the time with higher greenhouse popular around the world because of its overall environmental benefi ts. mental credentials be- or additional ingredients, exploit the animal world. being, means the market gas emissions com- world because of its cause it can cause such as sugar, coffee or If, as a consumer you demand may potentially pared to the other plant- overall environmental duction is used for live- for animal-based foods glyphosate-resistant chocolate, should be taken are trying to reduce the become overexploited. based options because benefits. But similar to stock feed and any re- would decrease the pres- plant, animal and insect methane-producing soy, the bulk of oat pro- duction in the demand sure on this plant. pathogens to proliferate. SOURCE: THECONVERSATION.COM Happiness is a simple thing if you really think- Don’t let short term concerns ruin your life and don’t let long term concerns ruin your day. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 2ND FRONT www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 08

WORLD INDIA GUJARAT COVID-19 UPDATE 1,265,353 5,09,68,941 1,26,994 85,85,331 3,768 1,81,670 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA TAMIL NADU KARNATAKA DELHI RAJASTHAN 45,240 DEATHS 17,19,858 CASES 11,362 DEATHS 7,46,079 CASES 11,410 DEATHS 8,48,850 CASES 7,060 DEATHS 4,43,552 CASES 1,998 DEATHS 2,13,169 CASES

Aspiring medico alleges major Shah to discuss border goof-up in Guj NEET results development with In a petition in Gujarat HC, student says hopes of many aspirants may have been dashed sarpanches in Kutch —IE PHOTO —FILE First India Bureau GRAVE INJUSTICE? Ahmedabad: An as- piring medical stu- dent has made seri- ous allegations and pointed to goof-ups in the result of the Na- tional Eligibility- cum-Entrance Test (NEET) conducted by the National Test Agency in a petition seeking to quash and set it aside, asserting that it could have Union Home Minister Amit Shah. dashed the hopes of many like him. First India Bureau Dhordo. Shah will as well as the offi- In response to the pe- visit the various stalls cials of these dis- tition, the Gujarat High Ahmedabad: Union set up at Dhordo as tricts. Court has issued no- and set aside action petition, he has even shows a huge differ- Petitioner’s claim is his Home Minister Amit part of the Kutch The Home Minister tices to the Central taken by the NTA, submitted papers to ence in the marks ex- 174 answers were cor- Shah is expected to Ranotsav and also is likely to discuss Government, National Union Human Re- claim that there was pected by the peti- rect, therefore he is spend Diwali with throw open several with the sarpanches Test Agency and the sources Development “over-writing” on his tioner.” The NTA, supposed to get 692 his family in programmes. the allocation of funds dean of B J Medical Ministry and dean of hand-writing. constituted under the marks. Ahmedabad, while Between 11 am under the Border College, Ahmedabad. the B J Medical Col- Citing his example, Union HRD Ministry, Trying to substan- he will also under- and 2 pm, Amit Area Development Student Jayveers- lege. the petitioner has conducts the NEET. tiate his charges, the take an official tour Shah will meet sar- Plan and also inquire inh Gohil, who com- He has alleged a ma- stated, “According to Giving more details, petitioner student to Kutch. panches of 105 bor- about their problems. pleted his XIIth stud- jor goof-up in prepar- the answer keys pub- Gohil says there were gives the example of He is scheduled to der villages of He will also meet ies with 84% marks, ing the merit list, point- lished by NTA, he is 180 Optical Mark Read- the 2 questions (only be in Kutch on Novem- Kutch, Banaskan- with officials of the and appeared in the ing out the stark con- supposed to get 692 er (OMR) questions two) that he did not ber 12 as part of the tha and Patan dis- Border Security NEET conducted by tradictions in the actu- out of 720. But, the and 4 marks for each attempt to answer Kutch Ranotsav and tricts. He will also Force. He will have the NTA in Septem- al scores and those respondent has only question. Five marks but the results claim will take part in an address a meeting lunch at Dhordo be- ber, has pleaded to mentioned on the merit given him 354 marks were deducted for each that he had attended event organised in of the sarpanches fore flying to Delhi. the court to quash list. At one place in his out of 720. Which unattended question. to them.

Booked for violating Disturbed Yet another factory 3 senior A’bad IPS officers Areas Act, man moves HC catches fire in A’bad test positive for Covid-19 First India Bureau First India Bureau

Vadodara: A Parsi Ahmedabad: man, Feroze Contrac- Ahmedabad Police tor, has filed an an- Commissioner Sanjay ticipatory bail appli- Srivastava has re- cation before the Gu- joined work after be- jarat High Court to ing down with Chi- avoid arrest in con- kungunya even as 3 nection with an FIR other IPS officers in lodged against him the city have tested with JP Road Police positive for Covid-19. Station on August 30. One more industrial fi re in Ahmedabad. Earlier, the spouse of He is accused of sup- Gujarat High Court. —FILE PHOTO 2 IPS officers had tested Ahmedabad Police Commissioner Sanjay Srivastava (right) rejoins pressing his religious First India Bureau department reached positive for the disease. offi ce after chikungunya bout. —FILE PHOTO identity during the sale Under the Act, buy- erty to a Muslim in the the spot and were Commissioner San- of his property falling ers and sellers must application that he sub- Ahmedabad: After battling with the jay Srivastava was ad- gh has tested positive also contracted the in an area covered un- seek permission from mitted before the dis- the devastating fire flames. mitted to a private hos- after his wife contract- infection. He had only der the Disturbed Areas the district collector trict collectorate seek- at the Pirana chemi- Fire Department pital with a lung infec- ed the virus. Joint CP recently returned to Act in Vadodara. The before entering into a ing permission to sell cal factory, yet anoth- sources said there tion and later was di- (Traffic) Mayanksinh Gujarat after com- property was sold to a sale deed or agree- the prosperity under the er firm Sky Ink at were no immediate agnosed as suffering Chavda was found to be pleting his training at Muslim man. ment in these commu- Disturbed Area Act. Fortune Estate on reports of injuries from Chikungunya. infected after his wife. the National Police Feroze Contractor nally sensitive areas. He also gave his Kathwada-Singerwa or severe damage. After a week of medi- Both Singh and Chavda Academy. Two months was booked for forgery, Contractor has been wrong address in the Road in the city The fire was re- cal leave, he rejoined are on medical leave. ago, the ACP and DCP violation of Disturbed accused of having hid- application before the caught fire. As many ported in the sur- the office on Monday. DCP Zone 6 of of SOG, as well as Areas Act and criminal den the information that authorities, it is al- as 10 teams of the fire rounding area also. Special Branch Addi- Ahmedabad city DCP Cyber Cell, went breach of trust. he was selling his prop- leged. tional CP Prem Vir Sin- Ashok Muniya has on medical leave.

ADVERSITY BREEDS INNOVATION Rajkot Railway Division turns crises into big freight opportunity

on November 7 and its erations, commercial, “We have become more ing results from Septem- Its single day freight revenue was Rs October revenue of Rs mechanical, engineer- vocal with a focused ap- ber. Though major busi- 9.6 cr on Nov 7, while October earnings 92.26 crore was a record- ing and finance.” proach,” he said. ness suffered between broke 8-yr record with Rs 93 cr breaking best in the past He went on, “Railways On November 7, April and July, we ex- 8 years. have always been a green- 63,146 metric tonne of pected to cross 10.5 mil- Masuma Bharmal Jariwala its stride, to re-invent Speaking exclusive- er and far more economi- goods were loaded on a lion tonne and this is itself. ly to First India, Divi- cal mode of transporta- single day in 21 racks, 10% more than last Rajkot: The Covid-19 With zero passenger sional Railway Man- tion. We restructured each comprising 50 to year,” Funkwal beamed. pandemic and the traffic, the railway divi- ager of Rajkot Divi- ourselves and started 55 wagons, carrying Ease-of-doing busi- lockdown disrupted sion went about sion Parmeshwar reaching out to freight petroleum, coal, ferti- ness helped the divi- and dismantled every strengthening its busi- Funkwal said, “Now customers like never be- lizer, cement and other sion load new products institution, including ness development unit there is a single win- fore by arranging cus- commodities. like industrial salt the entire government like a corporate body. dow system for freight tomer meets, both for ex- “During the lock- from Morbi district machinery. But the The result? Its single day customers taken care isting and potential cus- down, we focussed com- and refined coal from Rajkot Railway divi- freight revenues touched by officers from 5 dis- Rajkot Railway Division converted the crisis to a business tomers.” This is besides pletely on freight traffic. Reliance solid cargo sion took the crisis in a whopping Rs.9.60 crore ciplines, including op- opportunity. —FILE PHOTO individual approaches. Our efforts started yield- setting in Jamnagar. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 09

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51 YEARS IN BOLLYWOOD HEARTWARMING BIRTHDAY WISH mitabh Bach- chan on completing 51 chan, who has years in the film indus- recently com- try. A pleted 51 years in “... No .... that be not a Bollywood, shared a painting .. that be ‘ran- unique artwork made by goli’ made by the yonder a fan to commemorate gentleman to commemo- the ‘Don’ star’s major rate my 51 years in the Taapsee Pannu’s post contribution in the Indi- Industry .. please read an cinema. the date at the bottom of Bachchan, who is host- the ‘rangoli’ it’s 7 Nov ing the quiz show, shared 1969 , and the name Saat Rashmi Rocket a beautiful moment from Hindustani .. the date of ll geared up to picture to Instagram in the sets of ‘Kaun Banega my first film release !! start the race in which she is seen stand- Crorepati 12’ to thank his Presented to me on the a track and ing amid a sprinter’s Amitabh Bachchan’s post fan for an amazing art- 7th of Nov 2020 !”- the ac- A field, actor track as she is all work, a tribute to Bach- tor tweeted. —ANI Harshvardhan Kapoor Taapsee Pannu who is pumped up to start the shooting for her upcom- race. Taapsee captioned eteran actor Anil Kapoor ing sports-drama ‘Rash- the post as, “”Let’s do on Monday extended warm mi Rocket’, shared an this!#RashmiRocket. V birthday wishes to son intriguing glimpse from (along with a runner Harshvardhan Kapoor and penned the film. She posted a emoji).” —ANI HAPPILY MARRIED a heart-warming note terming him atthew Broderick is ‘friend and confidant.’ He wrote, talking about his mar- “Happy Birthday@HarshKapoor_!! ried life with star Sarah You’re my friend, confidant and my M Jessica Parker. The go to person for so many things 58-year-old actor got candid about (including shoes of course)!.” “You his over two-decade-long mar- are everything you need to be and riage to Sarah Jessica Parker can become anything you wish to during an interview on Quaran- be... So proud of you Harsh! Love tined with Bruce on Radio Andy you always,” he added. —ANI with SiriusXM’s Bruce Bozzi. During the chat, he was asked about any tips or secrets to his 23- year marriage. SUNSHINE “I don’t know. I keep reading CELEBRATING communication and she’s my best friend. Uh, any cliché you want? I don’t know the secret at all, but I, ‘SHANTIPRIYA’ you know, but I’m very grateful and arah Khan Kunder directorial I love her and, it’s amazing,” he ‘Om Shanti Om’, which was said. “I mean, I can’t believe that Matthew Broderick and released in 2007, has com- it’s been that long,” he said.—Agency Sarah Jessica F pleted 13 years on Monday. With this, actor Deepika Padu- kone also celebrated 13 years of her debut in Bollywood as the diva marked her entry in films on November 9, 2007 with ‘Om Shanti Om’. ANNOUNCED Padukone had a double role Gigi Hadid’s post opposite Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Om Shanti Om’ - Shan- ayn Malik and Gigi Hadid have tipriya and Sandhya SEPARATION had an incredible two months aka Sandy after her hristina Anstead Dealers host, 41, are seeking Zsince the arrival of their first reincarnation. To cel- and her estranged joint legal and physical custo- child, a baby girl, in September. Tak- ebrate the same, husband, Ant An- dy of their 14-month-old son ing to Instagram Stories, Gigi shared Padukone changed C stead recently Hudson amid their divorce. the cutest first selfie with baby ZiGi her Twitter display hammered out details of their The pair is not requesting and our hearts can’t handle how picture to her char- divorce two months after an- spousal support and are each adorable the mother-daughter duo acter ‘Shantipriya’ nouncing their separation. paying their own attorney’s look as well as the close-knit bond in ‘Om Shanti Om’. The Flip or Flop star, 37, fees. In September, Christina, they already share. In photo, baby She also switched cited “irreconcilable dif- 37, and Ant had called it quits momma is seen cleverly hiding her her DP with Shah ferences” as the reason after less than two years of daughter’s face by holding her in the Rukh from the for their split, accord- marriage. burping position as Hadid quipped, song ‘Dhoom ing to court docu- “Ant and I have made the dif- “She burps sunshine.” while baby Taana’. —ANI ments. Christina and ficult decision to separate,” Zigi was kept cozy. —Agency Deepika Padukone Christina Anstead the former Wheeler Christina said. —Agency CITY BUZZ www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020 12

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY —FILE PHOTO NOTABLE achievement DOCTOR WITH A CITY FIRST ECRC University Prof. Jagdev Singh has been named among top 2% scientists globally in the Jsubject-wise analysis conducted by a team of scientists at Stanford Uni- versity USA which was led by Dr John PA Ioannidis. The analyses used cita- DIFFERENCE tions from Scopus with data assessing scientists for career-long citation im- pact up until the end of 2019 and for cita- tion impact during the sin- gle calendar year. Stanford University sci- entists have Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and his wife Veera Sharma’s created a data- 31st wedding anniversary was on 9 November, Monday. Raghu base of over Prof.Jagdev Sharma is in Bihar on party work and spent the day working. He 100,000 top sci- Singh thanked all those who greeted him on this special day. entists of the world based on standard- ized citation indicators such as information on ci- tations, H-index, co-authorship, and a composite indicator. All of these scien- ACHHPALI tists were classified into 22 scientific fields and 176 sub-fields. For analyses CITY FIRST muscles and slow blood lentils. Excess of any of the citations and the composite in- circulation.” medicine or vitamin dicators, SCOPUS data provided by BAATAN he Coronavi- Our bodies have more can be harmful and Elsevier was used with data freeze as rus pandemic bacteria cells than hu- cause other side effects. on May 6, 2020. has caused man cells. They are es- Apart from Vitamin D Vice-Chairman JECRC University, panic and fren- sential for life suste- and Vitamin B-12, there Arpit Agrawal congratulated Prof. T zy among us nance. Our bodies need is no need to consume Jagdev Singh for bringing laurels to all. People are not be completely iso- any other supplements. the university and appreciated the looking for an- lated from the virus. Most people are wor- efforts put in for research publica- swers and trying to find This will help keep our ried about how well the tions which led to this notable solace in the arms of immunities active. We medicines are working achievement. [email protected] medicines, vitamins must follow the basic on our bodies. Nobody and antibiotics. At a safety and hygiene pre- realizes that the cock- time like this, it is im- cautions, not go over- tail of medicines be- portant to hear from board and com- ing prescribed BUZZ experienced doctors to pletely seclude nowadays can allay the fear of ill-ad- ourselves in our also harm our GOOD DEED CITY FIRST cebook page. vised patients. Dr homes, he said. bodies. One This was the first book Ramawtar Sharma Talking about should not be Rajasthani lan- launch held on the plat- shared his practical ap- medical companies dreaming of a healthy guage ghazal col- form of Aakhar. Chaired proach to COVID-19 Dr Ramawtar Sharma promoting certain med- body only through med- lection ‘Achhpali by Dr Sharda Krishan, with First India. His icines, he said that ex- icines. A Baatan’, written the virtual book launch views on the current passes, our body devel- pensive vitamin supple- “Your body is your by young writer Mohan was done in the presence practice of medicine es- ops immunity to the vi- ments are sold in the sole protector. You need Puri was virtually of Rajasthani Critic and pecially for the ongoing rus. If we observe close- market but one should to trust your body. It can launched during Aakhar Writer Dr Gajadan pandemic are most re- ly, we will see that COV- be sourcing vitamins cure the majority of ail- series on Sunday. An ini- Charan and Jitendera freshing and ‘against ID is not so widely from their diet. The ments. For those of us blood donation camp was organised tiative by Prabha Nirmohi. Sharing about the flow’ to normal ide- spread in villages, rural stomach also has a who work all day, there by the Creature Foundation in the Pink Khaitan Foundation in developing interest in ologies. areas, among street ven- nervous system that is a need to dedicate our A City on Sunday, for children suffering association with Grass- reading and writing Talking about the dors, etc. In fact, it is knows how much vita- evenings to our health, from Thalassemia cancer. It was a joint root Media Foundation, since childhood, Mohan panic surrounding the spreading more among mins and minerals it hobbies, reading good association of Creature Foundation and Aakhar aims to promote Puri shared that his in- virus, Dr Sharma said, the affluent classes. This needs to absorb from books and let our bodies Rotary Club North, Jaipur. The chief organ- Rajasthani Language, clination towards read- “There is no need to be is mainly because they the food. Many people unwind. You can also iser of the event was Ram Agarwal, CMD Arts and Culture. Sup- ing began with books so scared of COVID-19. are constantly in their are consuming Zinc plant a small vegetable of Sundaram Group, Kota. In the blood ported by Shree Cement, like Champak, Nandan When any virus is new- homes and not exposed through supplements garden and obtain your camp, 50 units of blood were collected. the virtual book launch and gradually he started ly introduced in the en- to nature. Our bodies are these days when it can dietary requirements Chief Coordinator Vibhuti Singh stated that was held digitally on writing too. vironment it spreads weak due to lack of exer- be easily obtained from from Nature”, he said. this blood donation camp will be organised Aakhar Rajasthan’s Fa- [email protected] very quickly. As time cise, Vitamin D, weak vegetables, grains and [email protected] every month for the children.

WHAT’S HAPPENING! HAPPY B’DAY! —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

RAJ: A grade 12 IB student, Rishabh Somani of Navrachana International School, Vadodara is a volunteer with an NGO called Lagni Foundation. He is RAJ: The Jaipur branch of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India organised an working for a project called ‘Plate of Joy’. He took a responsibility to create GUJ: A patient was seen with the doctor who awareness program with cycle rally on Sunday. Chief Guest on the occasion was Pradeep a crowdfunding campaign, ‘Plate of Joy’, on ImpactGuru.com to support the treated her 95% damaged lungs in Asarva Civil Mohan Sharma, DCP West, Jaipur and CA R C Sharma Jaipur. underprivileged and disabled senior citizens in Vadodara with their daily meals. Hospital in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI GUJ: A jewellery brand, Alite Ornatto, owned by Niti Mehta is known for having a stylish collection of classic jewellery in Ahmedabad. The recent Polki Bridal Exhibition offered by Alite Ornatto has an array of crafted necklaces, earrings, bangles, IAS Tina Dabi (from top), cocktail jewellery RAJ: A national-level beauty pageant, ‘The Queen of India’ is going to be organised in Jaipur coming February. IAS Amit Yadav and IPS which would fit The poster launch of which was held on Tuesday at a hotel on Sikar Road, where President International Marwari Sachin Mittal celebrated the taste of every Federation Rajasthan; Former VKI, President, Jagdish Somani; Rajasthani Singer, Seema Mishra; National their birthdays on 9 jewellery lover in President, Phula Brigade, C.P. Saini; Bollywood designer, Sanjay Sharma; Bollywood choreographer, Gaurav Yogi November, Monday. We Ahmedabad. and Budhprakash Sharma were present. wish them all the best!