OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD CORONA 25°C - 28°C www.fi rstindia.co.in ALERT www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/ thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia AHMEDABAD l TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 269 instagram.com/thefi rstindia WORLD INDIA GUJARAT COVID-19 UPDATE 8,14,284 2,36,88,377 58,399 31,57,717 2,910 87,846 DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES DEATHS CONFIRMED CASES MAHARASHTRA TAMIL NADU KARNATAKA DELHI RAJASTHAN 22,465 DEATHS 6,93,398 CASES 6,614 DEATHS 3,85,352 CASES 4,810 DEATHS 2,77,814 CASES 4,313 DEATHS 1,62,527 CASES 967 DEATHS 71,955 CASES CWC REINFORCES GANDHIS’ AUTHORITY IN THE PARTY  Rahul all set to take over as Congress president in next 6 months  I don’t hold any ill will: Sonia

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New Delhi: A day after RAHUL’S news spread of alleged COLLUDING WITH “dissensions” within BJP REMARKS the grand old party, which was seen by many New Delhi: The Congress as a mark of ‘opposition’ denied that Rahul Gandhi to Sonia Gandhi’s hold had accused any party on the party, the Apex leader of “colluding with Congress leader KC Venugopal with party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala and others decision making body the BJP”, saying he “has address a press conference in New Delhi on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI of the Congress party – not said” a word of that nature nor alluded to it. Congress Working Com- At CWC meeting, Rahul mittee – rolled over in lashed out at party leaders RAHUL EMOTIONAL favour of Sonia Gandhi, who had written to Sonia thereby once again reas- Gandhi seeking several serting the authority of organisational reforms, BUT LOYALTY OF AZAD Gandhis in the political including a collective party. The matriarch leadership and devolution will continue as interim of powers to the party’s & SIBAL QUESTIONED! President, however, state units. Sources said, knowledgeable sources Gandhi was furious about Aditi Nagar reveal that Rahul will timing of the letter and it AHMED PATEL AGAIN take over as full time being leaked to the media, New Delhi: Monday’s EMERGES AS KEY FIGURE president within 6 and appeared to suggest CWC meeting also months, specially after whether these leaders were brought with it a dark After being low profi le for quite sometime, the Bihar polls and some “colluding with the BJP”. day for the Congress Congress war horse and a staunch Gandhi improvements in coro- Soon after senior leader party wherein the loy- family loyalist Ahmed Patel again emerged as a na situation. Kapil Sibal tweeted about alty of it’s senior lead- key fi gure in the mainstream of Gandhis political The CWC has unani- any such insinuation, ers, be it Ghulam Nabi management, when he, apparently with the mously passed a resolu- Congress’s chief spokes- Azad or Kapil Sibal, consensus of Dr Manmohan tion requesting Sonia person Randeep Surjewala was questioned by peo- Singh and Mallikarjun Gandhi to continue to said, “Rahul hasn’t said ple close to the top Khadge, moved a single lead the Indian National a word of this nature nor brass in the grand old line proposal in CWC to Congress until such alluded to it. Please don’t party. Allegations were reappoint Rahul Gandhi time that circumstances be misled by false media raised that the leaders as the next full-time party president. Ahmed Bhai’s in Corona times permit Sonia Gandhi with Rahul discourse or misinforma- who shot the letter an AICC session to be Gandhi. —FILE PHOTO tion being spread.” were hand in gloves resolution was unani- convened. The CWC has with the BJP, hearing mously passed by almost also authorised Sonia to which both Sibal and all Congress leaders and make necessary organi- natories to the letter, in- The CWC makes it clear tion or wherever we aware, we are a demo- Azad threw an open CMs present in the sational changes she terestingly, participated that no one will be or have ruling parties- cratic party. The elec- challenge to Rahul to CWC meeting deems appropriate in in the CWC meeting and can be permitted to un- leaders there, Members tion for the next Presi- prove their ‘collussion’ via VC. view of the emerging lent their support to the dermine or weaken the of Parliament in Lok dent will be held at an with the saffron party. challenges, party Gen- CWC resolution. party or its leadership at Sabha and Rajya Sabha AICC session, dates for However, while there eral Secretary Organi- After deliberations on this juncture.” and more importantly which will be fixed by are such ‘actions’, so why can’t any indi- Patel has put forward sation, KC Venugopal the letter by senior Con- The suspense on spec- millions of Congress General Secretary, Or- there are those too who vidual put forward a proposal to this ef- told mediapersons on gressmen, the CWC ulation about Rahul tak- workers, on innumera- ganisation. It is the wish are adept in ‘damage what they feel like on fect, but even the pro- Monday evening. unanimously adopted a ing over some day as ble occasions raised of everyone including control’ and thus the any forum. posal is under scruti- Sonia Gandhi has laid statement which states, Congress President, their voice to say that myself that Rahul Gan- duo backtracked on But an even more ny since it is believed to rest anxieties about “The CWC, reflecting however continues. Re- they want Rahul Gandhi dhi should take over but their word and deleted pressing issue at hand that it could be an disciplinary action the overwhelming view plying to a question, to come back as Presi- I cannot predict what the tweets. for the top Congress eyewash for the Gan- against the 23 Congress and desire of the rank Congress Communica- dent of the Indian Na- will happen in an AICC But this has raised leadership is the as- dhi family too! Knowl- leaders who sought a and file of the Congress, tion Head, Randeep Sur- tional Congress. That is session.” an important issue. sent from the ‘reluc- edgeable sources complete revival of the unanimously resolved jewala said, “Members a sentiment that was Asked of any discipli- While the party tant bride’ Rahul Gan- claim that Rahul is party. She said that Con- to strengthen the hands of the CWC unanimous- also again expressed to- nary action would be shouts that it is demo- dhi to take over as mentally not ready to gress is a family and of Smt Sonia Gandhi ly, Pradesh Congress day by multiple or al- taken against the senior cratic, party workers party chief. While take on the mantle such issues should be and Shri Rahul Gandhi Committee Presidents, most all members of the leaders, Surjewala told are confused if that is party stalwart Ahmed Turn to P6 raised in house. The sig- in every possible way. Leaders of the Opposi- CWC but as we are all mediapersons, Turn to P6 Unstoppable rain fury in Gujarat, 2 dead, thousands displaced riverbed and vacate naskantha and Patan in to appear in the GU- At least five people swept away low-lying areas. North Gujarat, Navsari JCET (Gujarat Com- As many as 314 and Valsad in South Gu- mon Entrance Test) in flood waters, more than 300 roads have been dam- jarat and Kutch dis- exams, along with his roads damaged due to heavy aged and these in- tricts, which have been 45-year old father in clude 286 roads under put under the Orange Halvad taluka of Mor- rainfall across the state the Panchayats, cre- warning category. bi district. ating huge hardship A father and son Naranbhai Becharb- First India Bureau there are already for people especially were swept away near hai Dalwadi (45) and his warnings of more in the rural areas. Morbi and the admin- son Ashwin (17) were on Ahmedabad: The in- heavy rains ahead. The India Meteoro- istration has initiated the way from Raysang- cessant rains in Guja- Morbi’s Machchu logical Department has rescue operations. Ac- par village to Halvad for rat have left at least 2 Dam was overflowing issued a Red Alert for cording to data shared the GUJCET exam. Pre- people killed and and 14 of its gates were extremely heavy rains by the State Emergen- liminary reports from swept away five others thrown open up to 8 feet in North Gujarat and cy Operation Centre, Halvad Mamlatdar stat- even as thousands of to release excess water. Saurashtra and Kutch two persons were ed that the father-son people were displaced The dam had received regions for Tuesday. swept away in Halvad. might have been swept and marooned at vari- 69,552 cusec water and Heavy to very heavy The search is on for a away in the heavy flow of ous places across the people have been alert- Morbi-Kutch Highway submerged in water released from the Machuchu Dam. The highway was rain is “very likely” at missing 17-year old water on the Raysangpar- state on Monday. And ed to stay away from the closed for traffi c by local authorities. isolated places in Ba- youth who was on way Halvad route. Turn to P6 NEWS 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 02 Heavy showers at various places in the past 24 hours creates flood scare; Saurashtra, South Gujarat, Kutch drown

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Ahmedabad: Keeping with the weather fore- cast, the state received heavy to very heavy rainfall on Monday. Several cities and towns reported ram- pant waterlogging due RAIN LOGS OUT STATE to excessive spells of rain over the course of a single day. Teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) were de- ployed by the state government to evacu- ate people stuck in flood waters across the state. Further, sev- WATER OUTFLOW IN DAMS ACROSS eral places of wor- THE STATE AT 12 NOON ON MONDAY ship, schools, homes, NAME OF DAM WATER OUTFLOW business centres, (in cusec) shops, among others HIGHEST RAINFALL RECORDED were reported to be Bhadar 2 Dam 1.84 lakh cusec IN STATE IN PAST 24 HOURS flooded with water at Kadana Dam 1.50 lakh cusec Place Rainfall different locations in (in mm) the state. According Machchu Dam 1.36 lakh cusec to the weatherman, Ukai Dam 1.29 lakh cusec Jodia (Jamnagar) 338 the rain has not abat- Und Dam 67,794 cusec Kadi (Mehsana) 328 ed yet and more rain- fall is to be expected Wanakbori Dam 65,000 cusec Tankara (Morbi) 270 over the next few days. Bhadar Dam 59,000 cusec Umarpada (Surat) 256 78 state reservoirs Karjan Dam 40,907 cusec Morbi (Morbi) 249 record 70-100% water Machchu 1 Dam 32,768 cusec The overall rainfall received by the state storage occupancy Shetrunji Dam 13,000 cusec in past 24 hours was 853.69 mm Over 206 reservoirs in- cluding the one near the RAJKOT: Part of BAPS Swaminarayan Temple, located in Gondal city submerged in deep water following heavy rainfall in Rajkot on Monday. —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI Sardar Sarovar Dam have received an inflow of water from upstream areas and witnessed a significant rise in water levels due to heavy rain- fall. According to re- ports, the Sardar Sarovar Dam has 22.19 million cubic feet (MCFT) water stored, which is 65.64% of its total storage capac- JAMNAGAR: A JCB machine and water tankers ity. Around 76 reservoirs engulfed in water in Jodia town. in the state reported 100% storage owing to heavy rainfall. Further, 78 reservoirs recorded 70 to 100% storage and 20 reservoirs including the Sardar Sarovar clocked 50-70% water reserve. Also, 16 other reservoirs in the state reported 25- SURAT: Heavy rainfall in the catchment area of Ukai Dam on the 50% water storage with Tapi River compelled water to be released downstream. As a 15 reservoirs filled less result, the river was fl owing at two ends while passing through RAJKOT: A woman tries to drain fl ood water from her MORBI: Morbi local police and an NDRF team rescue than 25%. Surat city inundating the slums on its banks. home in Ramnathpara area. PATAN: A tractor pulls a car through a waterlogged road. people in the town. Dy CM visits Mehsana’s flood-affected areas SURTIS IN LOW-LYING AREAS CRY FOUL OVER FLOODING First India Bureau water scarcity for irri- First India Bureau holed roads, garbage gation. The govern- dumps as there has Ahmedabad/ ment is actively work- Surat: Residents liv- been no permanent so- Mehsana: In order to ing to repair roads af- ing in low-lying areas lution put in place for review the on-ground fected due to rain,” such as Parvat Patiya the creek overflow.” situation in Mehsana, Patel stated. and Limbayat com- Fire and Emergen- Deputy Chief Minis- He added, “Kadi, plained still of water- cy Services person- ter Nitin Patel visited Becharaji, and Jotana logging due to heavy nel were spotted a few places in the have received heavy spell of showers and draining flood water district on Monday. rainfall and that has overflow of a nearby with the help of After incessant rain- resulted in waterlog- creek in Surat on A car stuck in the waterlogged Limbayat area of Surat. pumps. They were as- fall, over 125 people ging and flood-like Monday. Several resi- sisted by municipal were relocated to safer situation. Instruc- dents lamented that frigerators and wash- dent of Parvat Patiya, sanitation and health locations after flooding Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel taking stock of the situation in Mehsana. tions to take care of due to flooding in ing machines as well said, “There is water workers who were was reported in the dis- the existing condi- their houses and as furniture had been everywhere. We are be- also seen running trict. “There has been water due to continual year will be good for tions have already shops, electronic ap- damaged. ing forced to live with cleaning operations a remarkable inflow of rainfall. The coming agriculture with no been dispensed.” pliances such as re- Jay Chavan, a resi- waterlogged roads, pot- in the city.

BRACING FOR IMPACT CM Rupani takes stock of on-ground situation as state inundated MEET AND GREET tion organized by one 28 textile parks oper-  Orders more rescue missions of the oldest cloth mar- ational in the state kets in the country, today, garment export as state anticipates more rainfall Maskati Mahajan. in Gujarat has Talking about the achieved a new high. in the next 48 hours expo, Rupani said, This has also been First India Bureau on Monday. Officials “Gujarat is the textile supported by various from the revenue and capital of India ac- advantages such as Gandhinagar: In view relief department as counting for 33% of interest subsidy on of the state receiving well as representa- the total cotton pro- credit, assistance and heavy rainfall over the tives of the National duction of the coun- development of tex- past few days, Chief Disaster Response CM Rupani with the 2019 batch IPS probationary offi cers. try. The state govern- tile parks, also keep- Minister Vijay Rupani Force (NDRF) and ment has ensured ing in mind the as- and other senior min- State Disaster Re- sioner Harshad Patel to various sites running receive heavy rainfall in technological up- pects of environment isters of the govern- sponse Fund (SDRF) presented a brief about rescue missions. the next 48 hours. grade, skill enhance- conservation and pol- ment along with State were also present. flood-like situations at CM Rupani ordered all Further, the chief ment of workers and lution control.” Chief Secretary Anil According to sources, places across the state. teams to stay alert and minister also inaugu- development of tex- The expo has more Mukim reviewed the State Revenue Secre- They also mentioned depute more rescue mis- rated FABEXA 2020- In- tile cluster parks than 100 participants impact of excessive tary Pankaj Kumar and the deployment of sions since several parts dia’s first and longest through textile poli- and will be open for a showers at a meeting State Relief Commis- SDRF and NDRF teams of the state were likely to running virtual exhibi- cies. With more than period of 90 days. 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 03 HC seeks comprehensive report State inching towards the 90K cases mark on all government-run hospitals First India Bureau ASKS STATE CHIEF SECRETARY TO FORM A 5-MEMBER COMMITTEE OF IAS OFFICERS Gandhinagar: As the state surpassed 87K First India Bureau BE POSITIVE cases, the total num- ber of COVID-19 cases Ahmedabad: In order stood at 87,846 with a to seek a clear review daily average of more of the condition, ser- than 1,000 cases. With vices provided and the rate at its going, manpower of govern- the state may soon hit ment-run hospitals the 90,000 mark. On across the state, the Monday, Vadodara state high court has city broke its previ- ordered State Chief ous record of highest Secretary Anil number of novel coro- Mukim to constitute navirus cases report- A health worker collects a swab sample in Ahmedabad. a committee of five ed in a single day senior IAS officers. (111) and reported a are in stable condition. While local police have The court asked for a whopping 118 new An inmate of Va- initiated a probe, the detailed report from cases. dodara Central Jail, reason behind the sui- the committee on Sep- The sanskari nagri Kantibhai Chhotab- cide remains unclear. tember 4, which will (as it is fondly called) hai succumbed to the In diamond city Su- be submitted after a conducted testing of virus late on Sunday rat, 20 patients have tour of all civil/gov- over 2,298 samples in night. He had tested been reported to be on ernment hospitals Ahmedabad Civil Hospital (Asarwa) —FILE PHOTO the past 24 hours with positive for COVID-19 ventilator support and across the state. 118 positive and 2,180 on July 26 and had 115 patients on oxygen A principal bench stitute a team of five move will present a the civil hospitals negative results. The been undergoing support. A total of 218 comprising Chief Jus- high-ranking IAS offic- clear picture of the across the state, more frightening. Although number of positive cas- treatment since then. patients are currently tice Vikram Nath and ers, not below the rank condition of treatment emphasis should be laid all the necessary steps es in the city touched Meanwhile, in a hor- undergoing treatment Justice JB Pardiwala, of joint/additional sec- and services being pro- on hospitals in Va- are being taken to com- 7,221 cases. Rural areas rifying turn of events, a at the New Civil and that has been hearing retary, at the earliest.” vided to patients. dodara, Rajkot, Bhavna- bat the COVID-19 pan- of the Vadodara district patient in Junagadh SMIMER hospitals. suo motu and COVID-19 The court directed “The committee gar and Gandhinagar,” demic situation yet, the reported 14 new cases jumped to his death In the past 24 hours, petitions, in its interim that the members of members shall, very mi- remarked the court. machinery needs to be on Monday which pro- from a dedicated COV- the state has conduct- order observed, “The the committee shall nutely, look into the de- On the intention be- geared up and the state pelled the total positive ID-19 hospital. Ashok ed 63,065 tests. The first and the foremost immediately take a ficiencies, if any, at hind the order, the court should be prepared to case numbers to 7,316. Chudasama, who was total number of active direction that we intend tour across the state of such civil hospitals so stated, “The picture meet with the worst of As of now, there are being treated for novel cases stand at 14,686, to give is to the Chief Gujarat and visit all that such deficiencies that has emerged with situations.” 1,446 active cases, of coronavirus at a private of which, 75 patients Secretary, State of Gu- civil/government hos- can be resolved and regards to the condi- The next hearing which, 157 patients are hospital leaped from are on ventilator sup- jarat. The chief secre- pitals to take stock of taken care of. Though tions prevailing as on on the matter will be on oxygen support, 60 the sixth floor of the port while 14,611 pa- tary is directed to con- things prevalent. This report is sought on all date in the state is quite held on September 4. are on BiPAP and 1,229 hospital building. tients are stable.

GUJCET 2020 BAPPA V/S VIRUS Demo run of electric held across the state bus begins in Surat

Students at a GUJCET exam centre in A’bad. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

First India Bureau sion to postpone the en- trance exam. Ahmedabad: The Gu- Hitendra Shah, SMC offi cials aboard the E-Bus on its fi rst trial run. jarat Common En- whose daughter gave trance Test (GUJCET) the exam, complained First India Bureau rat city.” 2020 was conducted about the infrastruc- The trial will last by the Gujarat Sec- ture at the school which Surat: The maiden three days where sand- ondary and Higher acted as a centre. “My electric bus trial run bags weighing 2,500 kg Secondary Education daughter gave the exam was carried out by local will be loaded on the Board (GSHSEB) at Muktajivan School civic body Surat Mu- bus to assume the across the state on located in Isanpur area In a unique amalgamation of religious fervour and prayer to vanquish novel coronavirus, Dipak Jogi (extreme left), a resident of nicipal Corporation weight of actual pas- Monday. The exam of the city. The ground Amraiwadi, installed an idol of Lord Ganesha as well as the virus, on the occasion of Ganesh Chaturthi. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI (SMC) in the diamond sengers. The bus will acts as a gateway for floor of the school had city on Monday. then be driven around students to secure ad- 20 shops, which was a The demo run was for around 220 km and missions to degree strange sight on a conducted as part of a evaluated on various and diploma pro- school premises,” he transportation plan to technical parameters. It grammes in engineer- said. Engineer found dead at Surat diamond bourse induct 150 electric bus- will also be subjected to ing and pharmacy “The school has no es to SMC’s existing bus an inspection by a third courses in the state. fire safety precautions First India Bureau which prompted fam- members. He was de- informed of Tanay’s fleet to reduce the car- party. Initially, the GUJCET in place. In fact, the ily members to sus- clared dead on arrival condition by one of bon footprint and boost The demo will be paid 2020 had been sched- school building had col- Surat: A 23-year-old pect foul play. by doctors. his friends but did not clean mobility in the for by SMC and the state uled to be held on lapsed in the 2001 earth- engineer working at a The deceased has According to his receive any word public transport sys- government at Rs55.26 March 31 for which the quake killing many stu- diamond bourse in been identified as Tanay family members, Ta- from his colleagues tem. per kilometre. Of the GSHSEB had even re- dents. Despite that, the Khajod area has been Trivedi, a resident of nay did not seem who took him to the Surat Municipal total amount, Rs25 per leased the admit cards. government has allo- found dead on its Vikas Nagar. On Sunday, stressed about any- hospital. The family Commissioner Banch- kilometre will be However, in order to cated this school as an premises under mys- Tanay was found uncon- thing and was in posi- has demanded a thor- hanidhi Pani termed shelled out by the gov- contain the spread of exam centre that too terious circumstanc- scious at his workplace tive spirits when he ough investigation of the initiative, “a new ernment to the operator COVID-19, concerned amid the COVID-19 pan- es. The youth’s mo- and was rushed to Civil left for work in the his death and police chapter in the sustain- firm deployed to exe- authorities took a deci- demic,” lamented Shah. bile was missing Hospital by fellow staff morning. They were have initiated a probe. able development in Su- cute the trial run.

NO-NONSENSE LEADER Ministers follow Patil’s lead, start interaction with party workers  State Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel spent hours at headquarters. tickets to contest elec- After wrapping up his tions did not go down the BJP office headquarters in Gandhinagar on Monday four-day visit to Sau- well. His indication was rashtra covering more that he should not be First India Bureau ed issues. the State Government. than five districts, Patil taken for granted. While Patel made He had then issued in- is planning to visit Meanwhile, national Gandhinagar: Days af- himself available on structions that the min- North Gujarat, followed BJP President J P Nadda ter Gujarat BJP Presi- Monday, one more min- isters must sit at the by Central Gujarat. His held a video conference dent CR Patil gave out ister is expected to meet party office. Saurashtra visit evoked with all state unit heads, instructions that minis- the party workers on Demonstrating that a positive response, in which Gujarat was ters must sit at the party Tuesday. he is a no-nonsense lead- though some leaders represented by CR Patil headquarters, Shree Ka- Soon after he was er, the new president had felt slighted by his and General Secretary malam, on Mondays and made the Gujarat BJP had first asserted that assertive approach. Es- (Organisation) Bhikhub- Tuesdays, Revenue Min- chief, Patil had found “aayaram, gayaram” pecially, his firm re- hai Dalsaniya. Nadda ister Kaushik Patel that the common griev- (turncoats) would not be marks against groupism briefed them about the spent hours with BJP ance of party workers entertained beyond a and that those found in- party’s new programmes workers to hear out was that their issues point. And then he asked BJP state unit president CR Patil (centre), State Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel (right), General Secretary dulging in such activi- and the ways to take their government-relat- were not being heard in ministers to sit at party (Organisation) Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya with party workers at the BJP HQ in Gandhinagar on Monday. ties will be denied party them to the people. 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 04 PAYMENTS BANK THE FUTURE OR THE PAST? lenders and providing finance SONAKSHI to families at fair rates and GUPTA making it financially lucrative The writer is a rank holder CA for banks to operate. Lending who takes a keen interest in rates can be pegged to a per- banking and finance matters. She centage of the actual bank has travelled extensively across rate to ensure market dynam- the globe and is currently working ics are also accounted for. with Aditya Birla Group. Further, as per the last census, only 54.4% of the ayments Bank (PB)” – a rural households availed concept coined by the In- banking services. While nu- “ dian Bankers in 2013, and merous door-door bank cor- tossed by the startup and respondents are deployed, banking ecosystems, has regular financial education made headlines for a pleth- and use of technology is a ora of reasons. Some fa- must to encourage savings P mous, some infamous. The and investments in these question to ponder is, are areas. In fact, to a large ex- they here to stay or not. If tent internet connectivity so, are they really the determines technological right vehicles for “rural advancement. With around financial inclusion”? 37% of internet users in ru- Let’s understand how a typ- ral areas, a lot of work re- ical Payments Bank operates mains to be done, following (read: expected to operate). which relevant opportuni- Regulated by the RBI guide- ties can be exploited in the lines, such banks require a banking and allied fields. minimum paid-up capital of Not to forget, the very act 100 Crore, can only accept sav- of depositing money in a pay- ings or current deposits, and ment bank requires a bank not undertake any lending ac- account! Of course, one can tivities. At least 75% of these jugaad his way through other deposits have to be mandato- methods, but a bank account rily deposited in government aggressive discounts, captur- accounts respectively. So, remains the prime requisite! securities or treasury bills ing the market is not so easy. not really serving their Thus, the rural population and max 25% in the fixed de- For instance, Paytm purpose, are they? still needs to be provided Some of the posits of other scheduled com- alone had greater than Paytm alone had greater than 50% of the market Probably, it is time existing with an all-inclusive banking mercial banks. Their main 50% of the market share in banks mandatorily spend on channel, following which e- notable ones are share in India. Initially, starting off as an online product cross- focus is to serve underserved India. Initially, starting opening rural branches. banking can be further boost- mobile recharge facility, it went on to become one of selling, areas and boost banking op- off as an online mobile re- They already have the neces- ed. This foundation is yet to advertising, data erations in rural areas. charge facility, it went on India’s most trusted e-wallets and the first profitable sary infrastructure and tech- be laid in most of the villag- monetization, With the above business to become one of India’s PB. But gradually, the market share is being lost to nology. Fortunately, work has es, with nearly 50 Crore peo- facilitating model in place, what do most trusted e-wallets and players like GooglePay and PhonePe. Both the latter begun in this area. As per a ple still untouched by any you think is their prime the first profitable PB. But entities are not even PBs, just mobile wallets mandate from the finance formal banking system. utility payments, source of revenue? Yes, it’s gradually, the market ministry, established banks So, in a nutshell, the pro- and tying up the difference between the share is being lost to play- (both private and public) are cess runs like this: First, dif- with merchants interest earned on govern- ers like GooglePay and directed to open a branch ferent structures are enact- or retailers. But, ment securities or fixed PhonePe. Both the latter within a 15 km radius of a vil- ed and set up to cater to ru- all these sources deposits and interest paid entities are not even PBs, as they expand their cus- tant to look for alternate and lage where there are no bank- ral needs. Then operational will only be on deposit accounts. How just mobile wallets. tomer base“. At the same financially viable vehicles to ing facilities available. But, it restrictions are imposed on feasible when long can the payment So, with the line between time, consolidated losses of push the rural economy. remains to be seen how far their working, making it dif- there is a high banks live off this source? PBs and mobile wallets getting all PBs rose to Rs. 626.8 So, how about doing the directives get fulfilled. ficult to break even in the customer Thus, they’re left with no blurred, many of them shut- Crore in 2018-19 from Rs. away with multiple struc- Furthermore, to encour- short term. Ultimately, es- acquisition in choice but to look for alter- ting shop for good and several 515.6 Crore a year ago. This tures and focus on making age rural penetration by tablished banks are directed the first place. nate sources of revenue. others still grappling with is because the operating ex- the existing banks fully in- established banks, tax sub- to set foot in the rural re- Since these banks Some of the notable ones high operating costs, it’s time penses of PBs increased clusive and approachable. sidies and incentives can be gions, adding to the compe- would be are product cross-selling, ad- to revisit these structures. way more than their inter- Several other structures given on these branches’ tition of existing SFBs, PBs, competing with vertising, data monetization, In fact, the RBI publica- est incomes, leading to such as small finance banks income. For example, subsi- etc. So, the rural households get to prefer the big names other digital facilitating utility payments, tion on Operation and Per- nearly 5 out of 11 PBs shut- (SFBs) also have objectives dies are available for swipe and tying up with merchants formance of Commercial ting down. These PBs were similar to that of PBs, with machines that are deployed that inspire confidence and gateways and or retailers. But, all these Banks dated 24th Dec 2019 started by large scale cor- the added merit of being at the point of sale. security for their hard- mobile wallets sources will only be feasible clearly states “The limited porations not having a able to provide credit for Even lending can be allowed earned money. Other insti- which offer when there is a high custom- operational space available banking technology in rural economic activities. by these branches at con- tutions are then compelled aggressive er acquisition in the first to them and the large ini- place. This called for fresh However, their credit pic- trolled interest rates based on to look for new avenues to discounts, place. Since these banks tial costs involved in set- investment in technology ture also sees a geographic income levels and category of stay fit, defeating the pur- capturing the would be competing with ting up of the infrastruc- infra and operations. skew with the rural and the village. This can serve the pose they were meant for. market is not other digital gateways and ture imply that it may take In the backdrop of the semi-urban areas having twin purpose of avoiding ex- THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY so easy mobile wallets which offer time for PBs to break even above discussion, it’s impor- only 17% and 20% of credit ploitation by greedy money THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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RAGA SLAMS CENTRE ON UNEMPLOYMENT ‘1 JOB, 1000 UNEMPLOYED’ New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on NEVER MADE A STATEMENT IN Monday again targetted FAVOUR OF BJP, SAYS SIBAL the Central government New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal over the issue of unem- said that he has never made a statement in ployment, asking what favour of BJP on any issue yet Rahul Gandhi has been done to the The unorganised sector is said that “we are colluding with country as there is "1 responsible for 90% employment in BJP”. “Rahul Gandhi says ‘we are job and 1000 people are the country. Who are these people? colluding with BJP’ Succeeded unemployed". These are small and medium in Rajasthan HC defending the Sharing a media re- Congress Party Defending party in port on Twitter re- businesses, farmers. Narendra Modi Manipur to bring down BJP Govt. garding rising unem- has destroyed this system now. Now Last 30 years have never made a ployment across the you will see, as soon as the Kapil Sibal statement in favour of BJP on any country, the Congress moratorium period ends, companies issue Yet ‘we are colluding with the BJP’!” Sibal leader wrote: "1 job, will fall one after another. tweeted. The tweet came after Rahul questioned 1000 unemployed, timing of a letter to Sonia Gandhi by leaders. —ANI What has been done to —Rahul Gandhi, Congress Leader the country". On August 20, the ‘SONIA SHOULD CONTINUE Wayand MP had assert- TILL NEW CHIEF IS ELECTED’ ed that a large number New Delhi: Even as Congress interim Presi- of small and medium dent Sonia Gandhi asked the Congress Work- businesses will shut ing Committee (CWC) members to relive her down after the morato- from the top rium period and the post, senior country will soon not be party leaders able to provide employ- Manmohan ment to its youth for the Singh and first time in its history. AK Antony Gandhi, in a virtual said that press conference, had Manmohan Singh AK Antony she should said the unorganised continue till a new party President is elected, sector is responsible for Party Prez from sources said. Congress interim President 90 per cent employment RaGa questions timing of letter Sonia Gandhi asked CWC members “to begin in the country and as- Gandhi family deliberations towards the process of tran- serted that many of only: Workers sition to relieve her from the duty of party them will go out of by party leaders to Sonia Gandhi chief”, sources said. —ANI business soon after the New Delhi: several moratorium period, New Delhi: Congress towards the process of Congress workers gath- creating an employ- leader Rahul Gandhi Asaduddin Owasi @asadowaisi transition to relieve her ered in front of AICC ‘RAGA NEVER SAID SIGNITORIES ment crisis. questioned the timing Poetic Justice: GHULAM NABI sb u’d accused from the duty of party office & raised slogans WERE PLOTTING WITH BJP’ me of exactly this. Now you’re accused of the "The unorganised of letter by party col- chief”, sources said. demanding that Party same. 45 years of ghulami for this? Now it’s New Delhi: LoP in Rajya Sabha and senior sector is responsible for leagues during the CWC proven that anyone opposing Janeudhari leadership will In the virtual meeting, President should be Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad clarifi ed on 90 per cent employment meeting and criticised be branded B-Team. I hope Muslims now know the high Gandhi asked the CWC from Gandhi family. Monday that Rahul Gandhi had never stated that in the country. Who are the move saying that it cost of loyalty to Congress. members to proceed with Congress worker Jag- those who wrote the letter to party these people? These are came when Sonia Gan- the process of electing a dish Sharma, who had chief Sonia Gandhi were colluding small and medium busi- dhi was admitted to a new President, sources gathered outside the with or doing so at the behest of nesses, farmers. Naren- hospital. he will read it out. Ra- sent at a time when So- said. The meeting was AICC office with tens the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). dra Modi has destroyed “Sonia Gandhi says hul Gandhi pointed at nia Gandhi was admit- held after a controversy of others, said, “We “Rahul Gandhi at no point of time this system now. Now she has given a note (a the timing of the letter ted in a hospital,” erupted over a letter by want Party President inside the Congress Working you will see, as soon as reply to the letter writ- by party colleagues and sources said. more than 20 senior lead- from Gandhi family Committee (CWC) or outside it the moratorium period ten by some senior Con- criticised it,” sources Congress interim ers calling for ‘full time’ only. Party will be de- Ghulam Nabi has said that the signatories to the ends, companies will gress leaders to her said. “Rahul Gandhi President Sonia Gandhi active leadership, even stroyed and break away letter were doing it at the behest of the BJP. This fall one after another," over party leadership) said, why was the letter asked CWC members demanding CWC elec- if any outsider is made is a totally wrong thing which has been attributed Gandhi had said. —ANI to KC Venugopal, and (over party leadership) “to begin deliberations tions, sources said. —ANI President.” —ANI to Rahul Gandhi,” Azad said.

‘Biz with turnover of ‘Denied Dy CM post as knew of DRDO gives list of SC asks govt to fly in pupils ` 40L GST exempt’ Kamal Nath-Diggi Raja’s Kartoot’ 108 systems to Singh for NEET exam New Delhi: The Minis- New Delhi: DRDO pro- try of Finance said that Gwalior: Jyotiraditya vided a list of 108 sys- New Delhi: SC declined businesses with an an- Scindia, who left Con- tems to Defence Minis- to pass direction to Cen- nual turnover of up to gress to join BJP, has ter Rajnath Singh tre to hold NEET UG Rs 40 lakhs are exempt revealed that he turned which have been identi- 2020 exam in Gulf coun- from GST & those with down an offer of the fied for indigenous de- tries, but asked govern- a turnover up to Rs 1.5 deputy CM post under velopment only. ment to allow students crore can opt for the Congress government DRDO will also pro- to come via Vande Composition Scheme In a series of tweets, in MP as he knew what vide its support to in- Bharat Mission flights and pay only one% tax. the Ministry also in- Digvijay Singh and CM dustries in this develop- Rajnath Singh to give the exams. Earlier, GST exemp- formed that significant Kamal Nath would do to ment process, according A bench of Justice L tion limit was Rs 20 reliefs have been ex- the state with their Jyotiraditya Scindia to the Defence Minis- Nageswara Rao said lakh, the ministry said. tended to construction ‘kartoot’ (bad deeds). ter’s office. The RMO items include mini and that quarantine norms “Now, Businesses sector, particularly “I am a public serv- also said that this will micro UAVs, ROVs, un- are mandatory for stu- with an annual turno- housing sector. ant and not a servant deeds,” Scindia said After being in Kamal “pave the way for Indian cooled NV-IR sights for dents who would come ver of up to Rs 40 lakh “Significant relief of the chair. If I had while addressing the Nath government for Defence industry to de- weapons (short-range), from Middle East coun- are GST exempt. Ini- has been extended to been a servant of the BJP membership drive nearly one-and-a-half velop many technolo- mountain footbridge, tries to give exam but tially, this limit was Rs the construction sector, chair, I would have ac- on Sunday. years, Scindia joined gies towards building an floating bridge (both me- allowed petitioners to 20 lakh. Additionally, particularly the hous- cepted the offer of be- After Congress party BJP along with 22 Con- AtmaNirbhar Bharat. tallic), mines laying and approach State authori- those with a turnover ing sector. It has now ing deputy CM. But I dethroned BJP in 2018 gress MLAs in March Raksha Mantri has ex- marking equipment. ties to seek relaxation. up to Rs 1.5 crore can been placed at the 5% knew what people sit- assembly polls, the Con- this year, bringing down tended his good wishes The import embargo The bench said exam opt for the Composition rate. GST on affordable ting in government gress leadership chose Congress regime. BJP’s to Team DRDO in their will come into effect on will be offline & stu- Scheme and pay only housing has been re- would do to the state, MP Congress Commit- Shivraj Singh Chouhan future endeavours.” The in a phased manner. The dents who fly in will 1% tax,” Ministry of duced to 1%,” it added. and thus I didn’t want tee chief Kamal Nath, then took over reins of systems and sub-sys- deadline had been set have to maintain 14 Finance tweeted. —ANI to be a part of their bad not Scindia, to lead govt. the state. —ANI tems in the list of 108 for December 2025. —ANI days quarantine. —ANI

ISI, PAK TERROR GROUPS TURN TO SENSEX SURGES 364 POINTS, LOCAL GANGSTERS FOR ATTACKS SENA TO GIVE MEMO TO UP GUV NIFTY UP BY OVER 94 POINTS ED’s FRESH NOTICES TO TMC New Delhi: There has are now giving the task to ON CHETAN CHAUHAN’S DEATH Mumbai: Domestic equity to 11,466.45.Kotak Bank LEADERS IN NARADA CASE been a recent trend local gangsters. Recently, Lucknow: Shiv Sena will submit a memoran- benchmark Sensex rallied was the top gainer in Kolkata: ED sent fresh notices to a Trinamool which has attracted the Chandigarh intelligence dum to Governor Anandiben Patel on Monday 364 points on Monday, the Sensex pack, rising Congress’ Minister and several LS members attention of Intelligence unit alerted all intelligence demanding CBI probe into UP Minister Chetan driven by strong buying over 3 per cent, followed in West Bengal, apart from a suspended police Agencies as well as agency units regarding Chauhan’s death. A delegation of Shiv Sena in fi nancial counters amid by IndusInd Bank, Bajaj offi cer, in connection with Narada sting operation security agencies in India. such tie-up between led by party’s state unit chief Anil Singh, will a positive trend in global Finance, HDFC Bank, in 2016. The notices were sent to Transport Min- Pakistan’ ISI and its terror terrorists and gangsters meet Governor today to submit memo. Earlier, equities and sustained ICICI Bank, Bajaj Finserv, ister Subhendu Ashikari, Lok Sabha MPs Kakoli outfi ts who are unable who have clout and local RS MP & AAP leader Sanjay Singh submitted foreign fund infl ows. The Maruti and SBI. On the Ghosh Dastidar, Aparupa Poddar, Sougata Roy, to execute any attacks in connections. Some of the a complaint to Lucknow Police Commissioner BSE Sensex ended 364.36 other hand, PowerGrid, and suspended IPS offi cer SMH Mirza. TMC the country to disturb law gangsters are absconding Sujeet Pandey to register an FIR against CM Yogi points or 0.95 per cent M&M, Tech Mahindra, Ti- leaders were asked to furnish details about their and order situation due while some are locked up Adityanath and his govt colleagues alleging that higher at 38,799.08. The tan, NTPC, Bajaj Auto and properties and bank statements within a specifi c to the alertness of forces in jails, informed a senior Chauhan died due to negligence of State govt. NSE Nifty jumped 94.85 UltraTech Cement were deadline, informed a few reliable sources. and intelligence agencies government offi cial. points or 0.83 per cent among the laggards. 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 06 Postpone NEET, India’s total recoveries cross 23L JEE until situation INDIA’S RECOVERY RATE NOW STANDS AT 75.27%, SAYS THE UNION HEALTH MINISTRY New Delhi: India gets conducive: Didi crossed the 23 lakh SC rejects plea for National COVID-19 recoveries Kolkata: In wake of mark and the case fatal- policy to compensate families COVID-19 outbreak, ity rate ‘has further New Delhi: The Su- nancial power. West Bengal CM Mama- dipped’ to 1.85 per cent, preme Court on Mon- Advocate Deepak ta Banerjee on Monday informed the Ministry day refused to entertain Prakash, appearing for appealed to the Centre of Health and Family a plea seeking formula- petitioner Hashik Thay- to assess the risk and Welfare, here on Mon- tion of a national policy ikandy, said that all he postpone the JEE and d a y. for uniform compensa- is asking for is a nation- NEET until the situa- “With more patients tion for families of al policy to be formu- tion becomes conducive recovering and being those who have died due lated that would pro- to hold the exams. discharged from hospi- the coronavirus. vide for uniform com- The National Test- Mamata Banerjee tals and home isolation A bench of Justices pensation throughout ing Agency (NTA) has (in case of mild and Ashok Bhushan and RS the country. So many announced that the moderate cases), In- Reddy dismissed the people have died in In- JEE (Main) will be dia’s COVID-19 total plea saying that every dia due to COVID-19 and held from September 1 recoveries have crossed state has a different the victims are not get- to 6 and NEET (UG) on 23 lakh today. Recovery A health worker in personal protective equipment (PPE) collects a nasal sample for the COVID-19 policy and gives com- ting equal compensa- September 13. Baner- In our last video of 23,38,035 patients test at a health centre, in New Delhi on Monday. pensation as per its fi- tion, he said. —PTI jee stressed that it is conference with PM has been made possible the duty of the govern- Shri @naren- because of effective im- Haryana CM, -ve report not older than 48 hrs mandatory HC extends all ment to ensure a safe dramodi Ji, I had plementation of the environment for all been vocal against policy of testing ag- speaker test interim orders our students. gressively, tracking for devotees at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine “Now with the direc- the UGC guidelines comprehensively COVID-19 +ve Jammu (J&K): The till October end tive of @EduMinOfIn- mandating comple- through surveillance Chandigarh: Haryana Mata Vaishno Devi New Delhi: The Delhi dia to conduct NEET, tion of terminal ex- and contact tracing& CM Manohar Lal Khat- Shrine Board, Jammu High Court on Monday JEE 2020 in Sep, I would aminations in Uni- treating efficiently,” tar on Monday said he and Kashmir on Mon- extended till the end of again appeal to the Cen- versities/Colleges by the Union Health Min- has tested positive for day said that all devo- October all the interim tre to assess the risk the end of Septem- istry said in a state- COVID-19. The CM took tees coming from out- orders, which were to and postpone these ex- ber 2020, which ment. The Health Min- to Twitter to announce side the Union Territo- expire on August 31. The aminations until the istry further said In- his positive status. “I ry are required to bring interim orders include situation is conducive had a huge poten- dia’s recovery rate now was tested for Novel Co- ‘valid coronavirus neg- stays, bails and paroles. again. It is our duty to tial to put student stands at 75.27 per cent. rona Virus today. My ative test report’, which High Court also made ensure a safe environ- lives at risk. India has posted test report has returned should not be more than it clear that it will slow- ment for all our stu- —Mamata Banerjee, more than 16lakh positive. I appeal to all 48 hours old at the time enter the temple with- than 48 hours older at ly start physical hearing dents,” the TMC supre- West Bengal CM (16,27,264) recoveries colleagues and associ- of arrival. out a COVID-19 nega- the time of arrival. with the consent of all. mo tweeted. than the active cases. ates who came in my Pilgrimage to Mata tive test report. Without negative test A special bench of CJ She further men- Meanwhile, the in- contact over the last Vaishno Devi Temple “All devotees coming report, they will not be DN Patel, Justice Sid- tioned that in her last lines mandating com- fection rate in Delhi is week to get themselves resumed on August 16, from outside Jammu allowed for the yatra,” dharth Mridul, and Jus- video conference with pletion of terminal below 10 per cent, said tested. Assembly Speak- nearly 5 months after it and Kashmir for Vaish- Ramesh Kumar, CEO, tice Talwant Singh de- Prime Minister Naren- examinations in uni- Delhi Health Minister er Gian Chand Gupta was suspended due to no Devi Yatra require Mata Vaishno Devi cided to further extend dra Modi, she had versities and colleges Satyendar Jain on has also tested positive COVID-19. Devotees valid COVID-19 nega- Shrine Board, Jammu all interim orders till raised her voice by the end of Septem- Monday. —ANI on Monday. —ANI will not be allowed to tive test report not more and Kashmir said. —ANI October 31. —ANI against the UGC guide- ber 2020. —ANI SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT DEATH CASE Military option on table if Rhea has not received any talks fail: Rawat on China New Delhi: India’s responsible for national Prashant Bhushan summons from CBI: Lawyer Chief of Defence Staff security are reviewing Prashant (CDS) General Bipin all options with the ob- Mumbai: Actor Rhea PITHANI, NEERAJ AT DRDO GUEST HOUSE ‘‘Dubai compliant Rawat has explicitly jective that PLA re- Chakraborty and her refuses to stated that a military stores status quo ante family have not re- drug dealer’ met option to deal with in Ladakh,” he said. ceived any summons apologise to transgressions by the The CDS, who was from the Sushant on day SC for tweets Chinese People’s Liber- army chief during the Central Bu- of his murder’ ation Army in Ladakh 73-day military stand- reau of In- New Delhi: Activist- is on the table, but will Bipin Rawat off in Doklam against vestigation lawyer Prashant be exercised only if the PLA in 2017, also (CBI), so Bhushan refused to talks between the two BLOODY SKIRMISH dispelled the notion far, in con- offer an apology to armies and the diplo- that there is a lack of Satish nection the Supreme Court matic option are un- coordination among the Maneshinde with the on Monday for his fruitful. principal intelligence death case two tweets against “Transgressions agencies. He said that of late actor Sushant the judiciary saying along the LAC occur India has a vast front- Singh Rajput, said her what he expressed due to differing percep- line along the northern lawyer on Monday. Subramanian Swamy represented his bona tions about its align- and western borders “Rhea Chakraborty fide belief which he ment. Defence services along with the Indian and her family have been collected. drawn from Rajput’s ate Bollywood actor continued to hold. are tasked to monitor Ocean Region, all of not received any sum- The agency had on bank account in the L Sushant Singh Ra- An insincere and carry out surveil- which require constant mons from CBI, so far. July 31 registered an last one year and jput had met a Dubai apology would lance and prevent such monitoring. If they receive a sum- Enforcement Case In- transferred to ‘ac- compliant drug dealer amount to the con- transgressions turning According to him, mon, they will appear formation Report counts that had no link on the day he was mur- tempt of my con- into intrusions. Whole while India is still work- before the agency,” Sat- (ECIR) in the case af- with him’. dered, BJP Rajya Sabha science and of an of government ap- ing towards acquiring ish Maneshinde, law- ter FIR was filed by KK On August 19, the Su- MP Subramanian Swa- institution, Bhush- proach is adopted to round-the-clock capa- yer of the actor. The Singh, the late actor’s preme Court had asked my has alleged in a an said in his sup- peacefully resolve any bilities to monitor its ED had already ques- father, against the probe agency to in- tweet on Monday. The plementary state- such activity and pre- tus quo along the LAC areas of interest, there tioned Chakraborty Chakraborty in Bihar vestigate the case relat- veteran politician has ment filed in the suo vent intrusions. De- do not succeed,” Gen- is regular interaction twice -- on Augut 9 and on July 28. In his com- ed to the actor’s death, been tweeting over the motu contempt case fence services always eral Rawat said. between all agencies re- 10 -- and 56 persons’ plaint, KK Singh had while holding that the past couple of weeks, against him by the remain prepared for “Defence minister sponsible for collection statements and other alleged that around Rs FIR registered in Patna insisting Sushant was top court. —PTI military actions should Rajnath Singh, NSA and collation of infor- relevant evidence have 15 crore was with- was legitimate. —ANI murdered. —Agencies all efforts to restore sta- Ajit Doval and all those mation. —Agencies

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CWC reinforces... how hurtful the remarks expired on August 10. A said what was attributed posed by Narendra Modi year from now, but appar- BJP and therefore Patel Unstoppable rain... “Congress President So- were or have been in the senior Congress sup- to him. I therefore with- and Amit Shah. Political ently the Gandhi Scion moved proposal to make In another incident, nia Gandhi has said in past. I have always risen porter told First India, draw my tweet.” observers claim that in intervened and asked to Rahul party president. three persons travelling her concluding remarks above them to keep the “Sonia Gandhi has got the coming times, a few hold the same within six However, during the in a Maruti Ciaz car were at the CWC that Con- Congress family togeth- overwhelming support. Rahul emotional... senior leaders could months. In the mean- CWC meeting, it was an swept away in Maha riv- gress is one big family. er and to fight for the There is no fixed tenure and thus the next natural leave the party fold. time, a committee will be emotional Rahul who er causeway between We have differences and cause of the people.” for her Presidency.” questions is,what was Interestingly, there is formed to help Sonia in gave a verbal ‘thrashing’ Dighaliya and Shekhardi different views on many The CWC has noted While all eyes were on the meaning of CWC’s round of speculation be- the final decision mak- to the leaders that were on Sunday night, while 2 occasions but in the end, that “Inner party issues the CWC meet, senior stamp of approval on ing strongly backed in ing process. Notably, the trying to corner his ail- persons in same car sur- we come together as one. cannot be addressed by Congress leader Kapil Ahmed Bhai’s proposal Congress circles where- predictions made by Ra- ing mother. Word is that, vived. Those swept away The need of the hour is deliberated through me- Sibal, a signatory to the to bring Rahul Gandhi at in it is said that there are jasthan CM Ashok Ge- Rahul, engaged in plain were Jaydip Kaliya, Yo- to fight for the cause of dia or in a public fora. It extraordinary letter, helm of affairs. There- signals of Rahul Gandhi hlot and state incharge talk, and clarified that he gesh Jadav and Narsinh the people and the forces has urged and advises all stirred a fresh contro- fore, the future of Con- coming to helm after Bi- Ajay Maken have been has been hurt by the let- Bavalya, all three from that are failing this coun- concerned to raise such versy on social media gress is uncertain since har polls and his name correct. Gehlot had ter being sent at a time Surendranagar. In Sabar- try. Organisational is- issues only in party fora when he slammed Rahul on one hand Rahul is not would be announced in termed the letter by 23 when his mother is un- kantha district, Keshus- sues are always ad- in the interest of disci- Gandhi for alleging that agreeing on taking a role, the next AICC session. It leaders as unfortunate well. “I am her son and a inh Motisinh Chauhan dressed and the process pline and propriety.” those who had written and on the other hand, no is believed that the ses- and even Ajay Maken son’s feelings towards (55), who was out with of constitution or recon- By the time the seven the letter were colluding unanimous decision on sion will be held within had announced that his mother is well under- herd of cattle on north- stitution is a continuous hour long meeting of the with the BJP. The tweet one name could be the next six months. there is no option other stood by you all. When ern side of Gadhdasha one. I don’t hold any ill CWC ended, Sonia loyal- was later deleted by reached on names from While this proposal was than the Gandhi family. our issues are told to the village, fell in a water will or any thought of ists had found a new ex- Sibal who said, “Was in- outside Gandhi family. also mooted in the CWC, Gandhis are the beacon media, it benefits the body. His body was found any nature against any planation for her previ- formed by Rahul Gandhi How then will the party with a timeline of elec- of light for the Congress BJP,” Rahul reportedly from water body and sent colleague irrespective of ously defined tenure that personally that he never battle out the challenge tion being held after one much like RSS is for the said in the meeting. for post mortem. 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 07 BUILDING DESIGNERS TODAY DON’T UNDERSTAND THAT THEY HAVE BEEN CHEATED BY NOT BEING TAUGHT HOW TO VENTILATE BUILDINGS NATURALLY

TO PREVENT ver 200 scien- COVID FROM SPREADING: tists, including myself,  Medical experts promote hand signed a letter that was washing, protective clothing, cleaning O published in the journal surfaces, spatial distancing, fewer people Clinical Infectious Diseases on July in lifts, and the wearing of face masks – 6 2020 saying that COVID is not only all practical and effective actions. spread by touch and droplets sprayed  Heating, ventilating and cooling from the mouth and nose but, impor- (HVAC) engineers recommend limiting tantly, via a third route too. the spread of the virus with expensive, The third infection pathway is in CAN OPENING high-effi ciency particulate air and ultra- very tiny airborne particles of liquid violet fi lters for climate-control systems and material, known as aerosols, that in buildings that work well for those who stay suspended in the air for a long can afford them. time. If the virus attaches to these tiny particles, it can float on the air  Architects, when looking at the im- and spread much further. An effec- WINDOWS REDUCE pacts of COVID on buildings often deal tive way to reduce this spread is to with issues of social and physical dis- purge the air containing those aero- tancing within buildings, and toy with the sols from rooms by simply opening idea of the “end of tall buildings”, or the the windows, as shown below. effect of the shift to home-working on This illustration shows that by the energy effi ciency of our homes. opening a window to let the virus THE SPREAD OF  Very few of the above groups even escape, the amount of it in a room mention the importance of simply open- can be reduced, leading to a lower ing windows, or the added benefi ts of risk of infection. Three days after the thermal, emotional and sensual de- our letter was published in Clinical light of a cooling breeze on the skin on a Infectious Diseases, the World warm day. Or the relief of clean, fresh air Health Organization admitted that pouring into a stuffy room. aerosol transmission can’t be ruled out, given the growing evidence of COVID-19?  Building designers today often don’t disease spread in poorly ventilated understand that they have been cheated venues such as restaurants, night- by not being taught how to ventilate clubs and places of worship. buildings naturally. Modern, fast, cheap, Aerosol spread was shown in late CONFLICT OF INTERESTS design has three key drivers. One, the January in Guangzhou, China, where Building regulations are written largely by HVAC engi- windows that don’t open, or are fi nding it diffi cult to architectural fantasy that their main ten people fell ill with the novel coro- neers, including in the US and the UK. HVAC engineers pay for the rising air-conditioning bills, don’t worry. professional contribution to society is navirus after eating lunch in a fifth- are typically paid according to the amount of HVAC Things are about to change. in sculptural art. Two, what the building equipment that goes into a building, which is a confl ict floor restaurant without windows. The future will have to be about buildings that are regulations require. And three, the limits of interest issue that needs to be addressed globally. The virus had probably been spread naturally ventilated for as much of the year and the imposed on designers by the almost uni- in aerosol form by an air conditioner Given that engineers write the rules, it is hardly sur- day as possible, for many excellent reasons, including versal use of fl awed building simulation – although the study has yet prising that buildings are required to have ever more energy costs, carbon emissions and the basic health models that steer designers away to be peer-reviewed. machinery installed in them to comply with those rules. and safety of occupants. from naturally ventilating No wonder architects now earn less than HVAC engi- buildings. Windows must be a life-saving feature of safer, better neers, bricklayers, plumbers and even scaffolders. buildings in a less predictable future – never more so If you are sitting in an overheated, stuffy room, with than during a pandemic when the power grid fails.

SOURCE: THE CONVERSATION CONCEPT: DIVYA HEMNANI DESIGN: CP SHARMA You can’t lead anyone else further than you have gone yourself. You have to lead by example to be an effective leader. —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, AUGUST 25, 2020 08 After 5-yr battle, HC asks Guj Guj to offload securities to allow Pak citizen to go home of `1,500 crore today First India Bureau Sajjad Vora was acquitted in a fake currency case but is finally free after the high court’s intervention Gandhinagar: The First India Bureau FINALLY JUSTICE! Gujarat Govern- ment has announced Ahmedabad: After a that it is offloading protracted legal bat- its stocks worth Rs tle, the Gujarat High 1,500 crore on Tues- Court on Monday al- day, with the option lowed a Pakistani na- to retain an addi- tional, who was ac- tional amount of up quitted in a fake cur- to Rs 500 crore for rency case, to go back tenure of 10 years to his home country to finance capital and asked authorities expenditure. to complete formali- The decision has ties for his return. been taken to fund the Gujarat Secretariat. A division bench of development pro- Justices Sonia Gokani grammes, particular- before the closure of was Rs 12,346 crore as and NV Anjaria directed ly the schemes includ- banking hours. on March 2019. The the Railway police in Su- ed in the Annual De- The State Govern- fund is managed by rat city to issue the Paki- velopment Plan for ment’s debt liabili- RBI and the corpus is stani man, Sajjad Burha- 2020-21. ties as on March 31, invested in Govern- nuddin Vora, a no objec- This is not the first 2019, was Rs 2,40,652 ment of India’s secu- tion certificate (NOC) High Court Gujarat. time. The State had crore. The debt was rities. for him to obtain the re- auctioned securities utilised for develop- As against this, quired exit permit. rest is brought before a Karachi, was in 2016 allow him to leave In- the document. of Rs 1,000 crore in ment activities and over the years the The bench disposed court to determine if found in possession of dia as the appeal In its order on August May, while it did so in creation of pro- State has become of a habeas corpus plea the detention is legal. fake demonetised cur- against his acquittal 17, the Supreme Court consecutively for ductive assets. revenue surplus. moved by the Pakistani The court also direct- rency notes by the Su- moved by the state gov- also dismissed an ap- three years from 2011. State’s debt-Gross The revised estimate High Commission ed the Foreigners Re- rat Railways police ernment in the High peal against his acquit- Joint Secretary State Domestic Prod- for 2019-20 showed a while directing the Su- gional Registration Of- when he was on his Court was pending. tal moved by the state (Budget) S Chhakch- uct (GSDP) ratio was surplus of Rs 2,874 perintendent of Police, fice (FRRO) to issue the way to Mumbai along The HC had in July government. Through huak stated on Mon- 16.7 per cent in 2017- crore. The fiscal def- Surat Railway police, to exit permit and also with his relatives to at- 2019 dismissed the ap- his lawyer Aum Kotwal, day that the auction 18, while it was 16.03 icit was Rs 31,253 issue him the NOC by waive all leviable fees tend a religious func- peal. However, the local Vora had last month ap- will be conducted by per cent as on March crore and its ratio to August 29 for him to of overstay, among oth- tion, police had said. police refused to give proached the High the RBI on Tuesday. 31, 2019 as per the re- GSDP was 1.84 per travel to his country. er things, within a pe- He was later acquit- him an NOC without Court seeking its direc- Successful bidders vised estimates. The cent. The public debt A habeas corpus plea riod of seven days from ted in the case by a lo- which his return to Pa- tion to the police to is- will have to make pay- State’s Consolidated is 15.69 per cent is a petition filed to en- the date of NOC. cal court in Surat, kistan was not possible sue him NOC. ments on August 26, Sinking Fund (CSF) against the GSDP. sure a person under ar- Vora, a resident of which, however, did not as the FRRO asked for —WITH PTI INPUTS Security beefed up at Guj ‘helpless’ over Guj BJP headquarter RERA to auction Vadodara school fees issue builder’s flat to repay buyer First India Bureau

Vadodara: In the first such case that may bring a sense of hope for homebuyers in the State, the Gujarat The State Police have stepped up security at the BJP headquarters. Real Estate Regulato- ry Authority (RERA) First India Bureau ment was unable to First India Bureau at the BJP headquar- has put the private persuade the school ters. property of a Va- Gandhinagar: The managements and so Gandhinagar: Secu- The Gujarat Anti- dodara-based builder State Government has could not arrive at an rity has been beefed Terrorists Squad (ATS) up for auction to re- informed the Gujarat amicable solution. The up at Shree Kamalam, and the Ahmedabad cover the amount due High Court that it is un- State expressed its the Gandhinagar- Crime Branch recently to a buyer. able to issue any circu- helplessness to issue a based headquarters claimed to have nabbed The order has been tember. lar to private schools as fresh government res- of the Gujarat unit of a Mumbai-based sharp- passed by District Col- TOUGH ORDER In October 2018, ordered by the court on olution, as directed by the Bharatiya Janata shooter from Vinus Ho- lector Shalini Agraw- RERA had ordered the issue of school fees the High Court. Party, after an alleged tel on Relief Road in the al. The builder had to Raiyani to return for the lockdown period. The government has sharp-shooter report- walled city of refund Rs 28 lakh with the money to the The government, in requested the High edly belonging to the Ahmedabad. Rs 1.4 lakh interest to buyer. When the de- an affidavit submitted Court to issue fresh di- Chhota Shakeel gang The police claimed the buyer. The price of veloper did not re- in the High Court, stat- rections on the matter. was caught conspir- that the accused had the builder’s property plaint against the tached by the Va- fund the amount, the ed that it had called a The private school man- ing to assassinate a even conducted a recce is pegged at around Rs builder for not hand- dodara revenue au- Authority issued a meeting with self-fi- agements had chal- BJP leader recently. of the BJP office and 37 lakh. ing over possession thority last year after recovery warrant nanced (private) school lenged the government The State Home De- the movements of for- Builder Kalpesh in December 2017. Raiyani failed to repay against Raiyani. The managements on Au- resolution of schools partment has set up mer minister of state Raiyani had failed to Joglekar had paid Rs the amount paid by Jo- district collector ac- gust 17 and 20th with an fees exemption. The three police points at for home Gordhan Za- give possession of a 20.84 lakh to the glekar despite RERA’s cordingly passed an open mind to reach High Court had Shree Kamalam. Offi- daphia. The mobile flat to the homebuy- builder, the order orders. The property order. The flat was some understanding. scrapped the resolution cial sources said 10 phone of the accused er, Amey Joglekar, said. would be auctioned in attached in October The affidavit sub- and directed both par- more police personnel person also had details who had filed a com- The flat was at- the first week of Sep- 2019. mitted that despite its ties to find a win-win would now be deployed of Zadaphia. efforts, the govern- solution.

SENSE OF OWNERSHIP CLASS ACT: For these govt teachers, school is where heart lies  First India Bureau has been issued for this tion owing to the Cov- damage. but the teachers are vol- id-19 crisis. Our objective is Teachers of Ahmedabad:If you untarily joining and go- After visiting a few cleanliness, said Ahmedabad thought government ing to the schools, which schools, the Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Rural staff works only on need cleaning every day. Rural District Educa- DEO Rakesh Vyas. government orders and official In interior villages, tion Officer appealed to And then, the teach- high schools circulars, think teachers have also been the teachers to spare ers should take care again. Notwithstand- removing weeds and some time for their that there are no hy- have taken up ing the stereotypes at- wild shrubs from the schools. And many re- giene issues in their tached to public serv- school compounds. sponded to the call and schools, like in any cleaning and ants, teachers of gov- Most government got down to cleaning the other school. “No cir- repairs in the ernment high schools high schools are not schools. While many cular has been issued in Ahmedabad have maintained especially schools had got flooded, for this donation of institutions taken the broom in during vacations. And in several others the their time. Teachers sans any their hands and have this time, their clean-up floor of the school build- who want to join vol- also turned mechan- had become all the more ing was broken. The untarily could join orders ics of sorts. necessary given the teachers took upon and they did come,” No circular or order forced extended vaca- Government school teachers have taken upon themselves to clean the school buildings in Ahmedabad. themselves to repair the according to Vyas. 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 AHMEDABAD, TUESDAY AUGUST 25, 2020

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TheBAUBLES one thing that has been constant in a woman’s wardrobe for hundreds of years, is jewellery. Gemstones in jewellry never fail to make a simple piece look stunning and elegant!

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very woman has a great collection of jewellery in her wardrobe that she E flaunts whenever, wherever. One thing that adds a lot of value to the simple jewellery is the right gemstone. These are precious or semi-pre- DIAMOND: It is one of the pose; it also strength- cious stones that are cut, best-known and most used ens one’s confidence polished and used in jewel- gemstones and has been and trust in one’s in- lery to make it look elegant used as decorative items ner power and abili- and attractive. since ancient times. ties. There are around seven pre- PEARL: It is a hard gem- Did you know that cious and semi-precious gem- stone found within the soft there are birthstones stones that are really popular: tissue of a living shelled for every month? Jan- Diamond, pearl, ruby, sap- mollusk and is composed of uary- Garnet; Febru- phire, emerald, amethyst and calcium carbonate. It ary- Amethyst; March- topaz. Most of these gem- is considered to be Aquamarine; April- White stones are worn in relation to one of the most ele- Topaz; May- Emerald; astrological purposes. gant gemstones. June- Moonstone; July- RUBY: It is a dark Ruby; August- Peridot; pinkish to blood-red September- Iolite; Octo- coloured gemstone ber- Pink Tourmaline; and this stone is November- Citrine; De- said to bring happi- cember- Blue Topaz. ness and pas- sion into the life of a wearer. SAPPHIRE: It is a gemstone that is dark blue in col- our and is believed to symbolize wisdom, good fortune and holiness for the royals. EMERALD: It is a gem- stone that is green in colour. People normally wear it to recover from difficulties, al- lergies, nervous disorders and respiratory-related ail- ments. AMETHYST: This gem- stone is of violet colour and also has a lot of healing pow- ers. People usually wear this to help with physical ail- ments and emotional issues. TOPAZ: This gemstone is one of the prettiest ones. It is a stone of nobility, love, passion and pur- BOLLYWOOD 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 10 EVERGREEN DEV SAAB dy from the movie Hum Dono. He signed all the film offers and subsequently the movies Aan- dhiyan, Taxi Driver, House No. GURMAN SINGH 44, Nau Do Gyarah, and many [email protected] more went on to become big hits. Nonchalantly puffing a ong before Indian films and cigarette and wandering stars went international, through the woods, Hindi there was Dev Anand. Debo- cinema’s legendary nair and inimitable, Dev hero Dev Anand em- L Saab (as he was affectionate- bodied the spirit of ly called) was the first really this ode to life on ‘cool’ hero of the Hindi silver screen and in personal screen. Known as the Adonis of In- life. Ruling the roost in dian cinema for his good looks and Hindi cinema for decades, charismatic personality, he cast his Dev Anand won the Film- cinematic spell over generations of fare Best Actor Awards for Indian women. Dev Anand’s inspira- his role in Kala Pani in tion for becoming an actor was an- 1958 and the cult film, other legendary actor, Ashok Kumar. Guide, in 1966. It was the He was inspired after watching his first international collabo- performance in films like Achhut ration of Indian cinema. He Kanya and Kismat. Interestingly, Dev also won the Filmfare Life- was given his first big break by time Achievement Award in Ashok Kumar. The veteran actor 1991. In 2001, he was bestowed chose him to play the hero in 1948’s Padma Bhushan, the country’s Ziddi. Dev Anand’s movies were third-highest civilian honor. A year suave, modern, and not afraid of later, he won the Dadasaheb Phalke tackling bold subjects, just like the award for cinematic excel- man himself. Whether it was Hare lence. Dev Anand turned to di- Rama Hare Krishna (that dealt with rection later in his career. His Hippie culture) or Des Prades (that movie Chargesheet was re- explored the lives of Indian immi- leased under the banner of grants in the UK), all his films per- Navketan International sonified his different way of think- Films, a production compa- ing. ‘Main Zindagi Ka Saath Nibhata ny he launched in 1949. Chala Gaya’ went the timeless melo-

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SAGITTARIUS CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES NOV 23 - DEC 22 DEC 23 - JAN 20 JAN 21 - FEB 19 FEB20 - MARCH 20 You will fl ourish by the An exciting times with Spend time with your lover You will manage to keep blessings of your parents. siblings is on the cards. and hear them out, try to peace at home and things End the confusion by You will be get understand what they want will be just fi ne. If discussing your options with satisfaction as far as to convey to you. You are someone tries to provoke someone and then choose wisely. You physical intimacy is concerned. very close with your sibling and you you, please don’t loose your cool. are more than satisfi ed with your Those in medical profession will see can do anything for him/her. Address You will ace the coming exams. married life and are happy with a hectic day. Something is better issues which need immediate attention. Romance is good but please see with partner. Someone in your social circle than nothing don’t forget. Unreason- Old fashioned places or corners whom are you getting romantically SONIYA INDORIYA, Model may need your help so do not hesitate. ably high demands are not good. fascinate you in an unusual way. involved and see if there is future. 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 ETC AHMEDABAD | TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 2020 11 THIS IS PARIS Mirzapur cast aris Hilton is bravely opening up about the terrifying abuse that she suffered while at- tending boarding school as a teen. The RELEASE DATE 39-year-old media personality talks about P the abuse in her new YouTube documen- tary ‘This Is Paris’. “I buried my truth for ANNOUNCED so long,” Paris said. “But I’m proud of the mid the lockdown, one question that strong woman I’ve become. People might assume was in the minds of Mirzapur fans everything in my life came easy to me, but I want was about the release date of Mir- to show the world who I truly am.” A zapur season 2. Finally, the wait is Paris says that her parents sent her to a series of over, as Amazon Prime has an answer. The boarding schools when she was 17 and in her rebel- streaming site re- lious years. The final school she attended, where ...poster of the series cently announced she stayed for 11 months, was Provo Canyon School that the famed series in Utah. “It was supposed to be a school, but [class- will be returned for es] were not the focus at all. From the moment I Season 2 on October woke up until I went to bed, it was all day screaming 23, 2020. Set in Mir- in my face, yelling at me, continuous torture,” she zapur, the hinterland said. —Agency of North India, sea- son 1 of the crime drama had taken the audiences into a dark, complex world of guns, drugs, and lawlessness. With Season 2, the canvas of Mirzapur gets bigger but the rules remain the same! The series features Pankaj Tripathi, Ali Fazal , Divyenndu, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Rasika Dugal, Harshita Shekhar Gaur , Amit Sial, Anjum Sharma, Sheeba Chaddha, Manu Rishi Chadha and Rajesh Tailang. The series revolves around a journey where crime, drugs and violence rule and one needs to fight to survive. —Agency Paris Hilton BATTINSON ON FIRE he Batman teaser trailer debuted at the DC Fandome, T giving fans a look at Robert Pattinson’s Bat- man. The trailer teased Matt Reeves’ new spin to the character, making the Batman dark, brutal, and a vigilante out to protect ...still from the trailer Gotham City. Apart from showcasing Pattinson in a Batsuit, we also see the Zoë trailer, the debate over Pat- Battinson is kill- Kravitz as the Catwoman, tinson’s casting left DC ing it. Pure Bat- Jeffrey Wright as Commis- fans divided. While a pool man vibes Heart sioner James Gordon, John of fans approved the Twi- suit,” a fan wrote. Turturro as mob boss Car- light alum as the Knight, “This Batman mine Falcone, the gloomy there are other fans who looks. This ver- Gotham City, Colin Far- continue to support their sion of Batman rell’s The Penguin and opinion that Pattinson seems interesting. teases the Riddler. doesn’t fit. “I was wrong Dark,” added anoth- Robert Pattinson With the release of the about him Robert F**kin’ er fan. —Agency

MISSING ...still from the trailer TEASER OUT DARLINGS nanya Panday is one of s we speak, the new- the most sought after est daddy in town, newcomer and despite Hardik Pandya is A being just two movies A in Dubai for the old, she has successfully carved IPL, and as expected, he is a niche for herself in the indus- missing his darling son, try. Her upcoming movie and wifey, Natasa Stanko- Khaali Peeli has shared an in- vic, and so, he took to social teresting teaser of the movie media to share a photo and it is a complete mad ride while he was video-calling which will leave you want- with them. Taking to social Natasa Stankovic and ing for more. media, Hardik shared a Hardik Pandya Ishaan is sport- photo wherein he is seen ing a rugged video calling with Natasa and soon after, Hardik re- look in the and their daughter and vealed their son’s name as he movie while alongside the photo. took to Instagram to thank a Ananya looks Well, it was on July 30, car dealership store for send- beautiful yet 2020, that Hardik Pandya and ing a toy car for his son dangerous. Natasa Stankovic welcomed ‘Agastya,’ as his caption read, The movie their little bundle of joy in “Thank you @amgbangalore marks their lives as they became for Agastya’s first Amg.” Ishaan and ...his post proud parents of a baby boy —Agency Ananya’s first collab- oration and their chemistry comes like a breath of WONDER WOMAN IS BACK! fresh air as long with many The brand new trailer fea- Jenkins. with Pedro Pascal who they prom- new trailers, Won- tures the most extended The trailer shows that essays the role of the ise for an in- der Woman 84 look yet of Kristen Wiig Gal Gadot is back as Di- mysterious Max Lord. teresting story. A trailer also made as The Cheetah! At the ana Prince in the long- In the clip, you can Khaali Peeli, its debut at the virtual trailer’s debut during the awaited sequel, and is also get a closer look which is being event during the panel, panel, main cast members joined by some promising at Wiig’s Cheetah in helmed by debutant carrying with it all the – Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, new villains. Wiig who is action as she takes on director Maqbool glitz and glamour one Pedro Pascal, and Kristen taking on the role of Won- her once-friend Diana Khan, will be hit- could expect from an ‘80s- – all made an appearance der Woman’s famed nem- Prince in that iconic ting the OTT plat- set superhero adventure. alongside director Patty esis Cheetah will appear gold suit. —Agency Gal Gadot forms soon. Ananya Panday —Agency CITY BUZZ 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, AUGUST 25, 2020 12

rom the past few years, tar to an online model and my there is a world of page is evolving accordingly. Go- change to the female en- ing vocal for local is the need of trepreneurial scene in the hour for which I have created JAIPUR F India. Women have a similar page like Jaipur Moms started to discover a on Instagram”. Her page helps business opportunity garner attention on food clothes, in their passion and ambition at schools, interesting city events home while responding to the and locally owned businesses. needs of her family. With a vi- “I plan to host online exhibi- sion to create a platform for tions for the display of prod- MOMS such mompreneurs and a motto ucts, conduct sessions, and we- of “let us grow together” Rach- binars for ideas to get across and na Kaushik started her Face- also help to promote new busi- book page of ‘Jaipur Moms’ six nesses on the page. This will not Rachna Kaushik years ago. only help the group to have a Her journey has been incred- holistic shift from offline to on- SHALBHA SARDA ible since then. Business needs well-being. Talking about her line but also directly engage [email protected] trust and trust develops through plans, Rachna said, “In the cur- them with the client. Providing a bond. In a close-knit group of rent grim economic climate with women an open canvas to share around 6000 women there are ac- many job losses and pay cuts a ideas and her participation in tive discussions on an array of mompreneur’s business needs to boosting the economy is what’s topics including business ideas, keep afloat more than ever. They needed for a self-reliant nation,” parenting, health and mental need to shift from brick and mor- mentioned Rachna.

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GUJARAT: Alliance ‘I’M A RIDER’ club of Surat ‘Hope’ donated KARISHMA milk, GWALANI drinking Karishma.gwalani water, @firstindia.co.in food and masks at lub Roaring Hawks, the flooded one of the prestig- areas in ious biking club in the city on C Jaipur, has set up a Sunday. record by riding 1700+ Kilo- meters in an unstoppable manner across the different cities of Rajasthan. After completing this journey, the club has become the first bik- ing club in Rajasthan which has ever attempted and com- pleted this feat. On being asked about the journey, the riders said, “Al- though it was very difficult to achieve this feat, as we faced challenges while riding like unmanage- RAJASTHAN: A book ‘Media Sansar’ written by Dr Prabhat Kumar Singhal and KD Abbasi was able cattle on high- published by Sahityaghar, Jaipur on Monday in the presence of Kota District Collector, Ujjawal ways, unpredictable Jaipur en-routing the differ- Rathod, Dr Prabhat Kumar Singhal, co-author KD Abbasi and Advocate Akhtar Khan Akela. It rains and speed break- ent cities of the state i.e. Bea- is a multi-purpose book on the changing nature of journalism in the country. The book will ers; we somehow, man- war, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jais- benefi t journalists, trainee journalists, and budding journalists. aged to achieve our target by almer, Tanot, Phalodi, Bikan- riding 24 hours non stop er, Sikar and Jaipur. without even having food “This was an amazing and RAJASTHAN: A and drink.” a great achievement of the horse riding show In the early morning of 18 group and their members. was organised by August, 4 riders and bike en- Our group is committed to Horse Riding School thusiasts from the club viz: riding in the extreme man- in Jaipur, where Gaurav Soni (Founder & Di- ner in the future as well,’ Abid Hussain, son rector of the club & a tattoo said Gaurav. of Muhammad studio owner), Abhishek Even after all the gruelling Zaid, won the silver Ashia (Gallon 56 – A Biker’s challenges, these riders com- medal at the age Café owner), Anoop Sharma pleted their non-stop 24 of 8 in the horse (an IT professional) and Ilu hours journey of 1700+ Kms, jumping show held Raj Kumawat (BPCL contrac- all in a Day and are looking on the occasion of tor) started the journey from to continue the same. Independence Day. HARMONY WITH DECODING ‘I’ birth. KRITIKA KANODIA [email protected] Youths are stereotypically HORMONES in a state of frenzy because there is just so much all CITY FIRST ave you ever wonder around to grasp. How about how humans can moving beyond material pos- ICCI Flo Ladies identify the chief sessions to focusing on some- Organisation, H goal of their present thing that the soul is likely to Jaipur curated lifetime. Undoubtedly, every carry to the next lifetime? F an interesting moment teaches us a lot. While the human body re- parent-child centric However, how do we recog- mains perishable, I believe session ‘Harmony With nize the principle purpose that the soul has to move on Hormones’ where an that we are yet to imbibe? from one journey to another. internationally re- It’s indeed possible through Presently, our bodies are nowned Psychologist self-reflection and internal dictating our soul’s learning. with an experience analysis. The human body experiences over 20 years in cogni- If you have an elder in the pain, frustration, irritation, tive psychology, neu- family or experienced the aggression, hunger, and ropsychology, behav- natural death of a close one, thirst, which elicits our re- ioural science and so- you must have heard them sponses to circumstances. cial psychology, Dr talk about virtues such as However, we have a long jour- Preeti Vats was invited honesty, loyalty, and trust. ney ahead to overcome our to address the ses- habit, happy hor- parents to put their Common teaching they all learning gaps. While you sion. During the mones, among oth- teen sin multiple class- impart is to forget our may or may not believe in my session, she ers. While ad- es and observe their vices and prejudices. thoughts of multiple life- shared that a dressing, she behaviour and perfor- While this is excellent, times, this can also be a so- teenager faces also shared that a mance, try to collabo- understanding this cial mechanism to mend our many problems teen is more com- rate with them, they when a lifetime is about ways and make our sur- due to hormonal im- fortable to talk at will listen to you and to end is rather delayed. conception is that evolution However, mental evolution is roundings better. Come back balance and the ways night, a lot of things try to reward them al- Human behaviour is the has stopped because we have an on-going process where next week to understand if to make harmony with are running in their ways! key to identify this life’s pur- developed from the ancient we learn countless things and how vital material pos- hormones like eating minds and advised the [email protected] pose. Another common mis- apes to present-day humans. right from the time of our sessions are.