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The Supreme Court on Thursday his wrist by the victim as a prerequisite while dealing with bail petitions in mat- SC SCRAPS MP set aside a judgment of the Madhya condition of bail. While setting aside ters relating to crimes against women. HIGH COURT’S Pradesh High Court wherein it had the order, the bench of Justices AM The courts while adjudicating cases asked a man, who was accused of Khanwilkar and Ravindra Bhat issued di- involving gender-related crimes, should ‘RAKHI’ ORDER sexual assault, to get a “rakhi” tied on rections to be followed by lower courts not suggest or entertain any notions

OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia CM’S REPLY ON FINANCE AND APPROPRIATION BILL ‘CHIRANJEEVI’ GEHLOT AIMS FOR CHIRANJEEVI Naresh Sharma/ years. Now an atmos- Yogesh Sharma phere of harmony, peace RAJ, COUNTERS OPPOSITION’S BARBS and brotherhood should Jaipur: The be created in the country. Legislative Assembly Start a sadbhavna drive passed the state budget CM announces health cover of five lakh rupees, targets centre for apathy, shows in the country. by a voice vote on Thurs- Kailash Meghwal said day with Chief Minister large heartedness in giving due recognition to BJP for its developmental works something that touched announc- my heart, he spoke of ing to implement ‘’CM sembly, and this year too, tion BJP in the state, Ge- social justice. Even today Chiranjeevi Yojna’’ from Gehlot’s one-and-a-half You come hlot also praised BJP untouchability is a stig- May 1 in the state under hour-long reply was to me or I MLA Kailash Meghwal ma in society. We have which every family in filled with sarcastic re- will come to of Vasundhara group always said this,” Gehlot the state will get medical marks, jibes at the oppo- you but I will who gave a speech on so- said. insurance benefit of up sition and words of ad- resolve your entire cial justice and even said Never known to mince to Rs 5 lakh. vice. But the hallmark of grievance. You also that he would ahppily his words, Gehlot took a Perhaps one of the Gehlot’s speech was his know how to speak tell people that ERCP potshot at Leader of Op- most anticipated days larger than life approach lies like truth. You was Raje’s brainchild position Gulab Chand during the budget ses- to politics as he stressed much like the Petroleum Katariya’s figures related sion each year, apart only on development of should not get refinery was his. to jobs and said that the from the day of budget, Rajasthan while keeping angry, you speak so Gehlot said, “I had just LOP kept wrong figures is the reply of the Chief all political issues on the well but what said on the day of Dandi about jobs in the House. Minister on Finance and sidelines even with the happens to you March that PM Modi “So far, 97 thousand Appropriation Bill. Over rival parties. sometimes? should consult Mohan jobs have been given in the years, the three-time During the speech Ashok Gehlot, Bhagwat and create a two and a half years. The Chief Minister Ashok while he targeted the CM while taking a dig at the new atmosphere of har- results of 17 thousand Gehlot has given a dozen Modi government at the LoP Gulab Chand Kataria mony in the country. For- recruitments have been such replies in the as- Centre and the opposi- Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot speaking in the Assembly on Thursday. get what happened in six released. Turn to P8

PRIME MINISTER’S ASPIRATIONAL EAST EXTRAVAGANZA Mamata calls BJP ‘party of Khela Hobe v/s Vikas Hobe: Modi rioters arriving in choppers’ Kolkata: Addressing a rally in Amlasuli in heats up Bengal battle with rally West Midnapore dis- trict, Chief Minister Purulia: Prime Minis- BJP Bengal Mamata Banerjee on ter , THursday claimed that campaigning in Bengal BJP leaders “arrive here days ahead of a make- 2nd list has in choppers and planes or-break election, on Atyachar onek Mukul Roy, son from outside with bagful Thursday used Chief korechho Didi. Ebar Ma of cash to lure voters Minister Mamata Ba- Durgar ashirbadey and turncoats and loot votes” just nerjee’s “Khela Hobe korbay tomaye ahead of elections. (game on)” phrase to at- oporosto (You have Kolkata: BJP on Thurs- Even as she admitted Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addressing a rally in West tack her and said: “Didi, oppressed people for day named candidates that the relief doled out Midnapore on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI O Didi - you played for long. Now with for 148 of 159 West Ben- after Cyclone Amphan 10 years. Khela shesh blessings of Ma Durga, gal Assembly seats by her government of crores after Amphan. ment at the Centre will hobe, vikas aarambh you will be defeated) which will poll in the might have missed out BJP, where were you at omit names of voters in hobe. (Now your game last four phases. The list “one or two” beneficiar- that time? They only dis- the garb of implement- —Narendra Modi will be over and devel- Prime Minister while addressing Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign includes heavyweights ies, she claimed that BJP tribute money for horse- ing NPR but asserted opment will begin).” a sizeable crowd in the rally in Purulia district of West Bengal on Thursday. such as national vice- leaders were nowhere to trading,” she alleged. that it will not be al- PM Modi was speak- largely tribal region president Mukul Roy, be seen during the crisis. The CM further said lowed in Bengal. ing in Purulia ahead of CONG BETRAYS FOR SAKE senior leader Rahul “We gave thousands that the BJP govern- Turn to P6 the eight-phase Bengal Sinha, sitting MP Jag- election starting March Didi says khela hobe, OF VOTES: PM IN ASSAM annath Sarkar, former 27, for which the ruling BJP says development; Karimganj: Prime in the country. “The BJP MLA Samik Bhat- BJP has mounted an ag- Didi says khela hobe, Minister Narendra Modi Congress has become tacharya as well as TMC Maha reports 25,833 new corona gressive campaign to BJP says the rise of on Thursday lashed so weak that it can turncoats Sabyasachi oust the two-time Chief women; Didi says khela out at the Congress, align with any outfit Dutta, Shilbhadra Dut- cases, highest since pandemic began Minister and her Trina- hobe, BJP says jobs; alleging that the grand and mislead people ta, Jitendra Tiwari, mool Congress from pow- Didi says khela hobe, old party can go to for the sake of getting Sunil Singh and Sub- Mumbai: Maharashtra On Thursday, 12,764 er. The Prime Minister BJP says you will get a any extent to mislead votes,” he said. Further, hrangshu Roy (Mukul’s on Thursday recorded patients were dis- targeted Mamata Baner- pucca house, clean wa- people to get their he accused the party of son), among others. 25,833 new coronavirus charged from hospitals, jee over what he called ter and taps in every votes. He also blamed creating “disconnect” Meanwhile, in a sepa- cases, the highest one- the highest in single corruption and lack of home,” said the PM. the Congress of doing between people and rate development actor day spike since last day this year. development, often Addressing a sizeable “corrupt and vote-bank places. “BJP, on the Arun Govil, best known March when the first The total of recover- switching to Bengali in crowd in the largely based governance” other hand, has done for playing role of Lord coronavirus infection ies now stands at the largely rural region. tribal region, the Prime claiming that it has everything to connect Ram in TV serial Rama- was detected. 21,75,565. There are “Didi says khela Minister also accused resulted in Assam people physically, yana, joined BJP in It took the caseload to jumped to 53,138. The 1,66,353 active cases in hobe, BJP says jobs; Mamata Banerjee of en- being one of the most emotionally and presence of senior par- 23,96,340, said a health earlier record was 24,886 the state. Nagpur city Didi says khela hobe, couraging Maoists. disconnected states culturally,” PM added. ty leaders in New Delhi official. With 58 fatali- cases, reported on Sep- on the second consecu- BJP says education; Turn to P6 on Thursday. Turn to P6 ties, the death toll tember 11 last year. tive day Turn to P6

INDIA BEAT ENGLAND BY 8 New Delhi: Toll booths be in place within year. seamless passage across the country and In December, Gadkari through fee plazas. RUNS TO LEVEL SERIES 2-2 Toll booths to the long wait there will had promised a “toll The Transport Minis- soon become a thing of naka mukt Bharat ( try had mandated the past, Union minis- devoid of toll barriers)”. FASTag in “M and N” ter told The GPS system will categories of vehicles. go in a year, parliament on Thurs- be obtained with the “M” category stands for day. Instead, there will help of Russia and the a vehicle with at least be GPS-based system toll charges will be di- four wheels used for tax collection that will track cars and rectly deducted from carrying passengers. levy charges accord- the user’s bank account, Category “N” stands for ingly. Once the system the minister had said. a vehicle with 4 wheels becomes operational, it In February, Gadka- used for carrying goods based on GPS will lead to seamless ri’s ministry had made as well as passengers. movement of vehicles automatic toll plaza Those who don’t in- across the country, add- Nitin Gadkari payment system FAST- stall FASTag in their ed the minister, who ag mandatory. The gov- vehicles or have a tag imaging, says started trending on will be removed,” Gad- ernment had said the that does not work will Twitter soon after. kari said in . system would help pro- have to pay twice the fee “I want to assure the “Toll money will be mote digital payment of for the category of the House that within one collected based on GPS fees, reduce waiting vehicle they are driv- Hardik Pandya celebrates dismissal of England’s Jason Roy Nitin Gadkari year, all physical toll imaging,” he said, add- time and fuel consump- ing, the government during 4th T20 match at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad booths in the country ing that the system will tion, and provide for a had said. —Agencies on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI Promoted by Shree Cement Limited RAJASTHAN www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 02

BUDGET SESSION Speaker said MLAs want hike in the MLA LAD fund. Gehlot said the Speaker’s direction will be followed MLA-LAD fund hiked to `5 FULFILL ANNOUNCEMENTS MADE IN THE STATE BUDGET: POONIA cr per year in 4 minutes Aishwary Pradhan Jaipur: Bharatiya Jan- Probe forwarding of Yogesh Sharma/ ta Party MLA and state Naresh Sharma DHARIWAL president Satish Poonia audio clips on on Thursday demanded Jaipur: Chief minister APOLOGISES from the state govern- WhatsApp: Dilawar Ashok Gehlot on Thurs- FOR DELAY ment to fulfill the an- day announced to in- Parliamentary affairs nouncements made in Jaipur: BJP MLA pears that policemen crease MLA Local Area minister Shanti Dha- the budget. He said that Madan Dilawar on are competing with Development (LAD) riwal tabled notifi ca- there should be balance Thursday said that if each other to rob fund from Rs 2.25 crore tions while seeking and equity in the budget. Satish Poonia the OSD to the Chief women off their dig- to Rs 5 crore annually. apology. Some of the He claimed that 61 an- Minister has for- nity. He said that such However, it is not yet notifi cations were nouncements related to warded the tapped incidents have hap- clear when the increased tabled quite late and 28 districts were not ex- roadmap on how the audio conversations pened in Alwar and funds will be in force. the minister said that ecuted in the last budget. government will fulfill then it should also be Jaipur. He alleged With this, the MLA- the action against the Poonia said in the the announcements of probed. It was men- that the incident of LAD fund has become responsible offi cers House that the govern- recruitment in govern- tioned in the House Thanagazi gang rape equal to the MP-LAD fund. Gehlot said that asked him to sit. The CM will be taken. Mean- ment’s focus is only on ment jobs. on Wednesday that was initially sup- fund. At present, the the Speaker’s direction then made announce- while, Health minister announcements and not He also cornered the OSD to CM Lokesh pressed by the police MP-LAD fund is sus- will be followed. Joshi ment to increase MLA- Raghu Sharma said in on the execution. “This Congress government Sharma had for- but the incident came pended due to the coro- said that the amount will LAD fund to Rs. 5 crore. the house that former time, the budget an- over law and order, warded the audio to light after a video na pandemic. Gehlot increased as much as The announcement was BJP government had nouncements related to investment and other clips in a WhatsApp went viral. concluded his reply on suggested by the Leader made within four min- decided to run 70 hos- agriculture and urban issues. group. Dilawar said He said that the Finance bill and Appro- of Opposition. Deputy utes. Reacting to the an- pitals on PPP mode development have been Instead of the state, forwarding the clips government does not priation Bill-2021 and LoP Rajendra Rathore nouncement, the Speaker but now the govern- reduced,” Poonia said. petrol and diesel are be- in WhatsApp group take rape cases seri- took his seat but mo- said the fund should be said it was a historic day ment will run these 70 He said that 59,000 farm- ing purchased in large should also be ously. About the ments later he stood up raised to Rs 5 crore, today for the Assembly. hospitals. He said that ers in the state are still quantities from Hary- probed. budget, Dilawar said and said that the Speak- which LoP Gulab Chand At present, the budg- the government has awaiting loan waiver. ana, Gujarat and MP, if Dilawar also raised he does not feel that er was saying some- Kataria also endorsed. et of MLA-LAD Fund is started the process of Poonia also targeted the VAT on petrol diesel the issue of atrocities the government could thing. Speaker CP Joshi Revenue minister in- Rs 450 crores annually recruitment of doctors the government over is reduced in the state against women in the provide anything said that MLAs want tervened saying it was not and it will increase to Rs and nursing staff. the issue of unemploy- then the revenue volume state. He said it ap- new in the budget. hike in the MLA LAD practical but the Speaker 1,000 crores annually. ment saying there is no will increase, he said. Discrimination & Appropriation Controversial chapter on Islam figures in Assembly bill, Finance First India Bureau said he would let the BOARD, PUBLISHING HOUSE BOOKED untouchability still matter examined. bill passed Jaipur: The issue of Former education First India Bureau vandalism at the office minister MLA Vasudev in society: Meghwal of Sanjeev Prakashan Devnani said either the Jaipur: The Rajasthan was raised in the minister (Dotasra) did Assembly on Thursday House on Thursday by not know about the mat- passed the Rajasthan Ap- Congress MLA Amin ter or deliberately did propriation (No-2) Bill, Kagzi. not want to speak. “I ac- 2021 and the Rajasthan “We have put the cept the course was in- Finance Bill, 2021 by matter before the gov- troduced in our govern- voice vote. Chief Minis- ernment and it will ment. But was this gov- ter Shri Ashok Gehlot take action on its own. Vandalised offi ce of publisher ernment sleeping,” replied after the discus- No one needs to take on Wednesday. Devnani said. sion on both the Bills in the law in own hands The office was van- the House. Following the but we will not tolerate where no one listens to dalised on Wednesday Chief Minister’s state- such things. This is the grievances,” he said. over a chapter in ment, the House passed Gehlot government, not Education Minister the political science Kailash Chandra Meghwal both Bills by voice. the Modi government Govind Singh Dotasra textbook.

First India Bureau taria had offered to give first chance to Meghwal Six-month-old Jaipur: BJP MLA to open the debate on the MLA seeks ‘Govt’s numbers are mere eyewash’ charred to death, Kailash Chandra Megh- budget speech. wal, who recuperated Speaking during the action in Kota First India Bureau duced the utilization cer- MLA raises issue from corona, elaborate- debate on the appropria- tificates for the same?” ly spoke in the House on tion bill, Meghwal said PPE scam Jaipur: Leader of Op- Kataria suggested to in Assembly Thursday. Meghwal there is no brotherhood First India Bureau position Gulab Chand utilize the Devsthan de- First India Bureau praised CM Ashok Ge- in the country even to- Kataria made several partment’s resources hlot, former CM Vasund- day. “We have to bring Jaipur: Baran-At- points in his speech for in a better manner. He Abu Road (Sirohi): A hara Raje and PCC chief brotherhood. Social jus- ru MLA Panachand better management of said the state govern- six-month-old girl, who Govind Singh Dotasra tice is the most needed Meghwal raised the state’s resources, how- ment has adjusted the was sleeping in a hut, for remaining in touch in this country today. issue of irregulari- ever, he did not shy away books to present a rosy was charred to death with him during his co- There is no freedom of ties in the purchase from trying to corner picture. while 2 kids escaped at rona recovery. He also worship in temples even of PPE kits by JK the state government. Gulab Chand Kataria “33 percent of the en- Bhawanafali of Chanar praised Education Min- today. Not many people Lon hospital of Prior to Chief Minis- tire budget was spent in area in Abu Road late ister Govind Singh Do- have access to many Kota and accused ter’s reply on Finance the last three months of Wednesday when hut of tasra for publishing the temples even today. Even the Kota CMHO of and Appropriate Bill, reach the target. The sees the facts,” he said. the year and the state of Mithalal Garasia Preamble to the Consti- today there is discrimi- harassing employ- Kataria gave speech revenue loss is shown to Taking the govern- government adjusted caught fire. The family’s tution in school books. nation and untouchabil- ees and abusing his that got the opposition be something in the ment on its claim that the books in the month required documents, Meghwal was among ity in bringing water powers. He sought parties together. budget, but the actual the Central government of March. Twenty per- cash of Rs 9,500 and the BJP MLAs who had from the well,” he said. action in PPE scam. He said that state gov- loss is way more. You is not forwarding its cent have been put in household items were raised an issue that some He criticised the tax He also questioned ernment’s numbers have such well read of- share of money, Kataria PD accounts and more burnt. MLA Jagaseeram of the legislators were free budget saying that it appointment of were an eye-wash. Num- ficers, when budget is said, “You lay allegation then one thousand Koli took up the matter sidelined and not al- will be highly detrimen- Bundi CMHO de- bers are being presented formed the stats are that the Centre does not crore rupees are lying in the state Assembly lowed to speak in the As- tal to the development of spite having a case only to show to people. It something else and real- send you the money in PD account of Ra- and demanded to provide sembly. After the letter, the state as taxes are against him in ACB. is my guarantee that ity is absolutely differ- rightly belonging to you jasthan State Health home and assistance to LoP Gulab Chand Ka- needed for expenses. you will not be able to ent. Is there no one who but have you ever pro- Committee,” he said. the victim’s family. PHONE TAPPING Lodha points to Raje’s absence Vishvendra ‘endorses’ CBI probe demand! on Rathore’s jibe at ministers First India Bureau that time screenshots wat and Congress First India Bureau had been saved. MLAs Bhanwarlal Jaipur: The opposition The issue has re- Sharma and Vishven- Jaipur: Deputy leader BJP’s demand for CBI sounded in the Parlia- dra Singh also figured of opposition Rajendra probe into the phone ment and the State Leg- in the conversations. Rathore on Thursday tapping matter has islative Assembly. The Vishvendra Singh commented that the seemingly found sup- leaders have also de- has also supported the situation of cabinet port from Congress manded resignation of statements of Hemar- ministers was like MLA and former tour- Chief minister Ashok am Chaudhary and ‘Hum Nahi Sudhrenge’. ism minister Vishven- Gehlot over the row. Brijendra Singh Ola The remark invited Sanyam Lodha dra Singh, a staunch In July last year, au- on social media. sharp reaction by Edu- supporter of former dio of phone conversa- Chaudhary and Ola cation minister Govind deputy Chief minister Vishvendra Singh later undid the retweet and it went missing tions about horsetrad- have accused the gov- Singh Dotasra. Mean- for the House. He was day. She could not at- Sachin Pilot. from timeline of his Twitter account. ing of MLAs to topple ernment of discrimi- while, independent pointing out towards tend the House on the He made his inten- the Gehlot government nating against the MLA Sanyam Lodha the absence of Raje day when the state tions clear by retweet- who tweeted about CBI and it went missing was leaked. The names roads in their areas asked Rathore when from the House. Raje budget was presented ing a tweet by Rajsa- probe demand. Later, from timeline of his of Union minister Ga- and for suppressing former CM Vasundha- has not attended the as her daughter-in-law mand MP Diya Kumari, he undid the retweet Twitter account but by jendra Singh Shekha- their voices. ra Raje will be serious budget session for a was not well. RAJASTHAN www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 03

STATE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT BJP DELEGATION MEETS SUKET GANG-RAPE VICTIM CHILD RIGHTS COMMISSION CHIEF SANGEETA BENIWAL WILL VISIT KOTA TO MEET THE VICTIM TODAY Bhanwar S Charan RAJE RAISES CONCERN OVER Kota: A three-member BHILWARA 6-yr-old raped by minor neighbour BJP delegation led by GANG RAPE national secretary Alka Jaipur: Former CM Hem Singh Rajpurohit Gurjar met the gang has MAN HELD FOR RAPING, BLACKMAILING WOMAN rape victim in Kota on once again targeted Sriganganagar: With Bhilwara: Three weeks accused of rape Shaitan Thursday. Ashok Gehlot govt for the incidence of rapes ago a young woman who Banjara. SP Vikas Sharma The delegation, deteriorating law and increasing continuously went out for goat grazing said that we are seriously which also included order & rising crime in the state another case was raped in the Raipur investigating all aspects against women. Refer- state secretary Jitendra ring to a recent incident of minor rape has come area of Bhilwara district. including viral videos of Gothwal and Mahila On direction by party’s state leadership; BJP panel led by Alka Gurjar of gang rape in Bhilwara, to light in Raisinghna- With the intention of victim. In this case, police Morcha state president alongwith Jitendra Gothwal & Alka Mundra visited Kota on Thursday. gar, Sriganganagar. blackmail, the accused are still on the lookout for Raje questioned the Accused Shaitan Banjara Alka Mundra, visited working style of govt A 6-year-old minor also fi lmed the heinous two more accused who Kota on direction by the The delegation mem- of Child Rights Sang- and police. In a tweet, girl has been raped by a act on the mobile phone. Sighting the severity helped to fi lm rape vid- party’s state leadership. bers said that there was eeta Beniwal will visit Raje said that a girl who neighbourhood boy, Later the video of rape of the situation, Raipur eos. Raipur police went After meeting her, carelessness on part of Kota to meet the victim went to grazing goats in who is also a minor. Ac- was made viral by ac- police acted promptly to court on Thursday to they talked to the media the administration and on Friday. Raipur area of Bhilwara cording to the informa- cused on social media. and arrested the prime make statements. was gangraped, but due and targeted the state police as the case was She will review the to fear of criminals, poor tion, the parents of the government over the in- not registered on time. action taken by police. law & order, the victim minor girl are daily cident. Gurjar said that The delegation will Two sub inspectors did not even raise voice wage labourers and and raped her. When admitted to the Govern- victim’s mother, the po- gang rape by 15-year old submit its report to the of Jhalawar have been for justice. She said the have gone to work. the parents returned ment Hospital in Rais- lice have started the victim is an inhuman party’s state president suspended while SHO police came into action Meanwhile, the neigh- home in the evening inghnagar where after medical examination of act. She said that the Satish Poonia. of Suket police station when the video went bouring minor boy they came to know primary treatment the the victim child and state is on top in the On the other hand, of Kota was shunted to viral 25 days after the found her alone and se- about the incident and 6-year-old girl was re- started investigating country in crime against Rajasthan State Com- police lines on charge of mistreatment of the girl. duced her. He took the found the girl bleeding. ferred to Srigangana- the case under the POC- But even after that the women and dalits. mission for Protection dereliction in duty. girl inside his house After which the girl was gar. On the report of the SO Act. accused are not arrested.

Singh to review JUST AS IT RAINED! Raje supports REET RTO clerk, bypoll preps on broker held March 20-21 date change demand for fake First India Bureau First India Bureau RCs in city Jaipur: BJP national Jaipur: The demand for general secretary and in- changing the proposed First India Bureau charge for Rajasthan date of the REET, con- Arun Singh will review ducted by the Rajasthan Jaipur: A racket in- the preparations for en- Secondary Education volved in preparing suing bypolls on 3 assem- Board, has intensified fake RCs of vehicles has bly seats during his visit as several groups have been busted by Jaipur to the state on 20, 21 caution of agitation. police on Thursday. The March. Singh will reach Former CM Vasundha- Wednesday after which police have arrested a on March 20 and ra Raje has also support- the former CM posted on clerk of RTO, Jahang- will have meet party ed the demand to change social media and request- eer Khan, and a broker workers from Rajsa- the date of examination. ed the concerned depart- Nazeer Ahmad in his mand. On March 21, he The exam has been ment to listen to this de- connection. During the will hold a meeting in fixed on April 25, the mand of the students and primary investigation, Bhilwara. Singh is sched- day of Mahavir Jayanti. solve it immediately. they prepared fake doc- uled to visit Malpura on Jain organizations said A total of 16,40,319 uments of 45 trucks. the same day before re- that due to this event candidates have applied turning to Delhi. BJP has many candidates will be for the exam, which is already made in-charge deprived of the exami- proposed in two phases on the seats going to by- nation as such they are on 25 April. A total of The weather on Thursday evening took a pleasent turn in the city bringing light showers and providing much needed relief polls. They have held dis- demanding to change 150 questions will be from the heat. Due to the effect of Western Disturbance, dust storm occurred during noon followed by rain at some places cussions with local lead- the exam date. asked in both the pa- during the evening. MeT issued a yellow alert in eastern and western parts of the state. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA ers on the name of poten- A delegation of stu- pers to be conducted in tial candidates. dents met Raje on these two shifts. The accused in the police custody on Thursday. Raj sees 327 fresh cases, 3 deaths Trader shot dead, looted of `30 lakh Jahangeer Khan is posted in the RTO in Jaipur: Rajasthan re- Manoj Sharma cash of Rs 30 lakh and Jhalana institutional ported 327 fresh Covid fled away from the spot, area while the Ahmad cases and three fatali- Tonk: A trader was shot Niwai police station acts as a broker there, ties on Thursday, push- dead by unidentified mis- SHO Ajay Kumar said. ADCP (Crime) Ajay Pal ing the state’s infection creants who also looted a He said that the vic- Lamba said. tally to 3,24,101 and the bag containing Rs. 30 tim was taken to a pri- Police said that a death toll to 2,794. lakh cash outside a bank vate hospital in Jaipur transport official Zakir Of the new cases, 81 in broad daylight in Tonk where he succumbed to Hussain had registered were in Jaipur, 34 each district on Thursday. the injuries while un- a case in February 2019 in Kota and Rajsamand, The incident hap- dergoing treatment. about the irregularities 32 in Udaipur and 18 in pened outside a private The police officer in issuing documents. Ajmer. According to a Pratap Singh Khachariyawas donates ambulance from MLA fund to bank on Jhilay road said that the accused During the police inves- health department bul- city’s Kawantia Hospital on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR where a bike-borne three are being identified on tigation, it became clear letin, 3,023 people are assailants fired at trader the basis of CCTV foot- that the clerk and the undergoing treatment in discharged after recov- So far, 519 have died in Satyanarayan Khandel- age. All major entry and broker were involved in the state for the disease. ering from the disease Jaipur, 308 in Jodhpur, wal (60). The assailant exit routes of the town preparing fake docu- The number of people stands at 3,18,284, it said. 222 in Ajmer. —PTI looted the bag carrying have been barricaded. Police team arrives at the incident spot to investigate on Thursday. ments.

RUN FOR SWACHH SURVEKSHAN RANKINGS Man returns from Saudi, Pink city gears up to come out clean on Swachh front! courtsey Shekhawat First India Bureau First India Bureau BIOMETRIC MACHINES FOR STAFF Jodhpur: With the ef- Jaipur: The civic bod- forts of Union Jal Shakti ies in Jaipur have got minister Gajendra Sin- serious to improve gh Shekhawat, a man rankings under the on- hailing from Degana in going Swachhta Sarvek- Nagaur who was stuck shan Abhiyan (cleanli- in Saudi Arabia will re- ness survey) in the turn to the country. Bhanwarlal Jangid state. Bhanwarlal Jangid, Municipal Corpora- who is suffering from a turn to India. His family tion Commissioner cerned zone officials bage was found outside serious skin disease, members, International Yagya Mitra Deo on were also present with marriage garden near had been working in a Jangid Mahasabha, Del- Thursday visited the Deo during his morn- the Rajput Sabha Bha- construction company hi president Amraram city and ordered a pen- ing visit. Deo inspected wan on MI Road, he or- in Saudi Arabia but his Jangid met Shekhawat alty on a marriage gar- cleanliness from dered staff to issue chal- contract with the com- and narrated his ordeal. den near MI Road where Ambedkar Circle and lan to the owner of ven- pany is now over, visa Taking up matter seri- garbage was littered. visited different areas ue, also warned to seal also expired. Despite ously, he spoke to Indian Deputy Commissioner of Mansarovar, and Ja- venue if garbage was repeated efforts, he did embassy, made arrange- of Health and con- gatpura zone. When gar- found there in future. JMC Greater Commissioner Yagya Mitra Deo takes stock of the city’s cleanliness on Thursday. not get clearance to re- ments for his return. Promoted by First India News International Pvt. Ltd. PERSPECTIVE www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 04 ‘INDIA TO THE RESCUE, AS MADE IN INDIA VACCINE GETS GLOBAL APPROVAL’ INDIA’S INOCULATION DRIVE BECOMES LARGEST IN THE WORLD, SQUASHES CRITICS WHO CASTED ASPERSIONS ON THE GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO VACCINATE ITS PEOPLE

HARSH few countries that got vac- SANGHAVI cines as the rest of the world scrambles for vaccine sup- plies. This also strengthened THE WRITER IS AN our position against China MLA FROM SURAT and paved the way for India becoming a superpower. Indian vaccine diploma- arendra Modi urged Indi- cy is what led to the Quad ans to walk on the path of vaccine initiative. The vac- unity led by Sardar Patel cine diplomacy will fur- who once rightly said, ther see an increase in the “Manpower without Unity upcoming months and na- is not a strength unless it tions in need of vaccines is harmonized and united can soon get more doses as N properly, then it becomes a India’s Gland Pharma pre- spiritual power” when he pares to produce and sup- launched the world’s larg- ply 25 crores of Russia’s est vaccination drive ear- Sputnik V doses. The Rus- lier this year on 16 Janu- sian vaccine has an effica- ary. As India prepared it- cy rate of 91.6 percent self to vaccinate its citi- which will help contain the zens, there were several spread of the virus. skeptics who were quick to The inexpensive rate of vac- point out that the attempts cine dose which is Rs.250 at to launch a vaccine pro- private clinics and hospitals gramme in India would be and otherwise free at the state- fraught with corruption, run health centre has mas- underhand dealing, and sively contributed to India’s overpricing of the vac- triumph in the vaccination cines. Some even thought campaign. The government’s there would be a possibil- generous budget allocation of ity of a black market and first phase, the Healthcare workers. Citizens aged Rs.35,000 crore to fully vacci- the lack of transparency and Frontline workers above 60 years received nate 50 crore citizens will cov- PM Modi’s in the entire process. were prioritised, where by 60,384 doses and those er the entire expenditure. INDIAN VACCINE DIPLOMACY IS WHAT LED TO THE decision to take I can say this with great mid February, that is, with- above 45 years with co- The government’s ambi- QUAD VACCINE INITIATIVE. THE VACCINE DIPLOMACY the vaccine on 1 pride and happiness that af- in a month since the drive morbidities got 11,481 tious vaccination drive WILL FURTHER SEE AN INCREASE IN THE UPCOMING March to kick- ter two months of the vacci- was launched, the govern- jabs. In my personal visits has confidently defied its ment was fully able to vac- MONTHS AND NATIONS IN NEED OF VACCINES CAN to the health centres and sharpest critics and placed start the next nation drive, India has suc- cessfully inoculated 29.74 mil- cinate 3.24 lakh workers. SOON GET MORE DOSES AS INDIA’S GLAND PHARMA the civil hospital, people India on the world map step in the lion doses, and around 24.31 In the second phase, as PREPARES TO PRODUCE AND SUPPLY 25 CRORES OF had a positive mindset to- ahead of many developed vaccination million people have received many as 9,29,359 aged 45 RUSSIA’S SPUTNIK V DOSES. THE RUSSIAN VACCINE wards the vaccine drive nations in successfully drive proved to the first vaccine dose. This and above with specific co- HAS AN EFFICACY RATE OF 91.6 PERCENT WHICH and expressed relief upon overcoming challenges in be hugely means that 1.26 million doses morbidities and 55,99,143 WILL HELP CONTAIN THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS receiving the jab. its fight against Covid-19. beneficial in are roughly administered beneficiaries more than 60 India’s global standing in As India and the rest of curbing the fake every day. This data alone sig- years old were given their the world has received a boost the world looks forward to propaganda nifies that the vaccination first dose, within the first by its vaccine diplomacy. As once again return to the spread by anti- programme in the world’s ten days since the start of the world’s largest vaccine normal, pre-pandemic vaxxers and largest democracy has been a the second phase. concerns over the safety of to get the vaccine dose has, in manufacturer, we have sent as life, it is heart-warming to encouraged huge success. As per the lat- PM Modi’s decision to take the indigenous covid vac- my opinion, hugely ensured many as 586 lakh doses to 71 see conscientious citizens people to be est reports from the Health the vaccine on 1 March to cine, ‘Covaxin’, developed the success of the drive. A countries in 55 days. Follow- and NGOs come forward vaccinated Ministry, roughly 3.39 crore kick-start the next step in the by Bharat Biotech. Those well thought out plan and an ing a truly internationalist to work with the govern- safely. This vaccine jab has been given vaccination drive proved to concerns were finally laid effective system in place are approach, the Indian govern- ment to defeat this deadly further gave a and more than 1 crore benefi- be hugely beneficial in curb- to rest as the Phase 3 trial the main reasons for the ment provided vaccine free of virus. As a citizen, dedi- boost to the ciaries aged over 60 years ing the fake propaganda results demonstrate 81 per- smooth functioning of the cost to all its neighbours as a cated to serve the people were covered within a span spread by anti-vaxxers and cent efficacy rate. Prime vaccination process, which is “goodwill” gesture. Around of my country, I would vaccination of just 15 days. India’s inocu- encouraged people to be vac- Minister Modi and Exter- otherwise a daunting and 80.75 lakh doses were export- like to thank each and eve- drive. This lation drive is now the largest cinated safely. This further nal Affairs Minister, S Jais- challenging exercise. ed as gift, while 165.24 lakh ryone who stepped up and proved critical in in the world ahead of UK. gave a boost to the vaccina- hankar were administered In my city, Surat, the doses have been delivered as helped fellow Indians dur- eradicating the The government aims to tion drive. This proved criti- a jab of Covaxin, which Municipal Corporation ad- part of Covax mechanism un- ing the lockdown and who fear over the utilise up to 50 million dos- cal in eradicating the fear gave a sense of confidence ministered roughly 56,950 der the aegis of the Global Al- continue to play an active safety procedure es to provide jabs to 250 over the safety procedure among those wary of it. doses of vaccine to the liance for Vaccines and Im- role in society. and hygiene million priority group, at and hygiene standards. The relatively lucid and healthcare workers and munisation. Saudi Arabia, THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY standards least by end of July. In the Many people also raised straight forward procedure around 36,336 to frontline Morocco , and Brazil are the THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

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ducation has Bank estimated that 53% of costs of the current educa- Prakash Javadekar emerged as one children finishing primary tion gap are too large to ig- @PrakashJavdekar of the most con- school in low- and middle- nore. So, what can be done? Reduction in pollution in Delhi sequential cas- income countries (and as A strategy for tackling is largely due to Central Govt initiatives like: Leapfrogging to E ualties of the many as 80% in some low- the learning crisis must in- BS6, Eastern & Western express pandemic. According to income countries) still clude two components. peripheral ways, closing Badarpur estimates from UNESCO, could not read and under- First, policymakers in plant, Shifting 3000 industries on around 1.6 billion students stand a simple text. In light countries with low learning PNG & many such efforts. across more than 190 coun- of these findings, the bank levels must be persuaded to tries were forced out of introduced a new concept: place a high priority on edu- Dr. Nishank school at the peak of the “learning poverty.” cation. This may seem obvi- @DrRPNishank Hon’ble PM Shri @narendramodi crisis. Along the same lines, the ous, but education’s crucial ji ensured that the #COVID crisis In higher-income coun- 2018 World Development role in enabling economic does not affect our students. tries, school closures have Report found that in Kenya, growth and development is Under his leadership, several disproportionately harmed Tanzania, and Uganda, not always so apparent to initiatives were taken to allow students to continue learning from students from socioeco- three-quarters of third- those who control the re- home. Thank you Mr Eric Falt, nomically disadvantaged grade students could not sources. Governments often South Asia Head of @UNESCO for backgrounds, raising con- read a basic sentence such prioritize investments in recognizing India’s efforts. cerns about the long-run as “The name of the dog is physical infrastructure implications for learning Puppy.” In rural India, over investments in people. and earnings inequality. three-quarters of third- in primary and secondary show in a recent study, this and low-income countries Whereas roads and bridges Spiritual There is a visible and wid- grade students could not education in most coun- alarming pattern is not that are much larger than yield fast, tangible returns, ening gap between students solve a two-digit subtrac- tries. Simply put, more confined to a handful of differences in years of and often can help politi- SPEAK with educated parents and tion problem such as 46 – 17. schooling has not translat- poor countries; it is typical schooling would predict. cians get re-elected, the re- access to computers and Worse, these learning ed into more learning. And of many middle- and low- The middle of a pandem- turns on education tend to An idea that is developed the internet, and those deficits seem to persist de- this divergence has become income countries. Simi- ic may seem like an inop- materialize only over the and put into action is more lacking such resources. spite impressive growth in so large in some settings as larly, a recent study by the portune time to tackle a long run – and usually after important than an idea But the picture is even average years of schooling to invite warnings of a Center for Global Develop- learning crisis, especially the government that spear- that exists only as an idea. bleaker in low-income set- in the past two decades, and global “learning crisis.” ment documents learning in countries lacking fiscal headed them is gone. —Buddha tings. In 2019, the World despite higher enrollments As my co-authors and I differences between high- resources, but the long-term SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE

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Sensex tumbles VEHICLE SCRAPPAGE POLICY TO HELP 585 pts; Nifty drops reduce pollution, improve fuel efficiency below 14,600 This is a major step to boost the automobile sector reeling under the adverse impact of the pandemic Mumbai: Extending its losing streak to New Delhi: Union tion in vehicular air the fifth consecutive Elsewhere in Asia, —PHOTO BY ANI Road Transport and pollutants to fulfill In- session, equity bourses in Highways Minister Ni- RAJYA SABHA PASSES BILL TO dia’s climate commit- benchmark Sensex Shanghai, Hong tin Gadkari announced RAISE FDI IN INSURANCE TO 74% ments, improve road tanked 585 points on Kong, Tokyo and the vehicle scrappage and vehicular safety, Thursday, tracking New Delhi: A bill to increase foreign direct Seoul ended on a policy in Lok Sabha. achieve better fuel effi- losses in index ma- investment limit in insurance sector to 74% positive note In case of failure to ciency, formalize the jors Infosys, RIL & from the current 49% was approved by the get a fitness certificate, currently informal ve- TCS. After rallying Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Replying to the commercial vehicles hicle scrapping indus- nearly 500 points ear- debate on Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021, will be de-registered af- Finance Minister said try, and boost the avail- lier in the day, the Bharti Airtel were ter 15 years. Private ve- foreign investment will supplement domestic ability of low-cost raw 30-share BSE index among the gainers. hicles will be de-regis- long-term resources with a view to further materials for automo- gave up all gains to “Having seen a tered after 20 years if insurance penetration tive, steel and electron- end 585.10 points or brisk gap-up open- found unfit or in case of Nitin Gadkari in a press conference on Vehicle Scrappage in the country. The ics industry,” Gadkari 1.17 per cent lower at ing on positive glob- a failure to renew regis- Policy at Transport Bhawan, in New Delhi on Thursday. bill was passed with added. 49,216.52. The broad- al cues, domestic tration certificates, the The criteria for a ve- er NSE Nifty equities fell sharply Govt Bats For All India Judicial Service a voice vote. As per Minister said. He added the bill, majority of hicle to be scrapped is slumped 163.45 for the fifth consecu- that under the new ve- New Delhi: A "properly framed" All India Judicial directors on the board primarily based on the points or 1.11 per tive day as sharp hicle scrappage policy, Service (AIJS) on the lines of other all-India services and key management fitness of vehicles cent at 14,557.85. rise in coronavirus owners of old vehicles such as IAS and IPS is important to strengthen the persons would be through Automated Fit- HCL Tech was the cases in the country will get strong incen- overall justice delivery system, Law Minister Ravi resident Indians, with ness Centres (AFCs) in top loser in the made investors jit- tives to scrap old and Shankar Prasad told Rajya Sabha on Thursday. at least 50% of direc- case of commercial ve- Sensex pack, shed- tery,” said Binod unfit vehicles. The service will give an opportunity for induction of tors being independ- hicles and non-renewal ding around 4 per Modi, Head Strategy “We have issued an suitably qualifi ed fresh legal talent selected through ent directors. of Registration in case cent, followed by In- Reliance Securities. advisory to all vehicle a proper all-India merit selection system. of private vehicles. fosys, Dr Reddy’s, After its two-day pol- manufacturers to offer “The Ministry shall TCS, Reliance Indus- icy meeting, the US 5 per cent discount promote setting up of tries, Tech Mahindra Fed reassured inves- while selling a new ve- clean environment and ing the ‘Voluntary Vehi- ing an eco-system for ment. “The objectives AFCs on a PPP model and NTPC. tors that it expects to hicle against a scrap- rider and pedestrian cle-Fleet Moderniza- phasing out of unfit and of the policy are to re- by state government, On the other hand, keep its key interest ping certificate,” the safety, the Ministry of tion Program’ or ‘Vehi- polluting vehicles,” duce the population of private sector, automo- ITC, Bajaj Auto, rate near zero minister said. Road Transport and cle Scrapping Policy’, said the Union Minister old and defective vehi- bile companies etc.,” M&M, Maruti and through 2023. —PTI “In the interest of a Highways is introduc- which is aimed at creat- in a suo-moto state- cles, achieve a reduc- he said. —ANI

WEST BENGAL ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS IN THE COURTYARD Pradhan slams Didi over violence, SSR drug case: SC allows NCB to amend Vax priority: SC its plea challenging Bombay HC order stays Delhi HC proceedings says democracy being murdered New Delhi: The Su- Tushar Mehta, appear- preme Court on Thurs- ing for the NCB, to Nandigram: Minutes day allowed the Narcot- amend its plea. The after an alleged clash ics Control Bureau NCB had moved the top between Bharatiya Ja- (NCB) to amend its plea court recently chal- nata Party and Trina- -- challenging the bail lenging the order of the mool Congress workers, order of the Bombay Bombay High Court Union Minister and High Court granting granting bail to Rhea in senior BJP leader Dhar- bail to actress Rhea judge bench of the apex the alleged drug case. “I mendra Pradhan on Chakraborty & also the court, headed by the am not against the New Delhi: The SC on Thursday lashed out findings on the Narcot- Chief Justice of India grant of bail,” the So- Thursday stayed fur- against the Mamata Ba- ic Drugs and Psycho- Sharad Arvind Bobde licitor General said. ther proceedings before nerjee government and tropic Substances and comprising Justic- The Bombay High Delhi High Court in a stated that democracy (NDPS) Act in connec- es A S Bopanna and V Court, while granting suo motu matter relat- is being murdered from tion with her involve- Ramasubramanian, al- bail to the actress, had ing to giving lawyers where the Chief Minis- ment in the alleged lowed the prayer of So- imposed several bail priority in Covid-19 vac- ter is herself contest- drug case. A three- licitor General (SG) conditions on her. —ANI cination as a similar is- ing. sue is pending before "If she wants to con- Union Minister & senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan at a political rally in West Bengal’s Nandigram. SC to hear plea the apex court. test why not with demo- SC to hear plea against A Bench headed by cratic ways. Since ‘DEPLOY PARAMILITARY FORCES’ Rahul, Priyanka seeking stay on Chief Justice of SA morning, when Suven- detention of Rohingyas Bobde also issued a no- du Adhikari started his on 2-day Assam sale of fresh tice on pleas filed by padayatra, due to fear vaccine manufacturers of losing to him and his visit for rallies electoral bonds Serum Institute of In- popularity they are at- Dispur: Congress lead- New Delhi: The SC dia and Bharat Biotech tacking us. On Sona- ers Rahul Gandhi and agreed to hear on seeking transfer of cas- chura Chowk, our Priyanka Gandhi Vadra March 24 a fresh plea es to the top court. The young worker was at- will undertake a two- seeking a direction to Bench asked Delhi High tacked," Pradhan said day visit to Assam for the Centre and others Court to not proceed in soon after a clash broke party’s election cam- to not open any further New Delhi: Supreme tice SA Bobde, which the matter. out allegedly between paigning for upcoming window for sale of Court on Thursday said initially observed that Solicitor General BJP and TMC workers assembly polls. Rahul is electoral bonds during it would hear on March there was no urgency, Tushar Mehta appear- during Suvendu Adhi- scheduled to visit As- pendency of a PIL per- 25 a fresh plea seeking took note of the sub- ing for Centre told the kar's rally in the Nandi- sam for two days on taining to funding of immediate release of missions of lawyer court that it will be dif- gram constituency. March 19 and 20. Pri- political parties and al- detained Rohingya ref- Prashant Bhushan that ficult to create a class in Pradhan stated that hurled and injured few. Hospital. The Minister yanka, meanwhile, will leged lack of transpar- ugees in Jammu and detained Rohingyas lawyers for vaccina- two incidents of vio- I saw the injured Yuva said BJP will request be visiting Assam on ency in their accounts. restrain the Centre may be deported to My- tion. The two compa- lence took place on Morcha worker while the Election Commis- March 21 and 22 where The hearing assume from implementing any anmar where the Army nies, which manufac- Thursday. "In the morn- on way to campaign- sion to have more para- she is likely to hold six significance as it would order deporting them has taken over and vio- turing vaccines in In- ing at Kalicharanpur, ing," he said after the military deputed in rallies, sources said. take place ahead of as- to Myanmar. A bench lence is taking place. dia, have also sought crude bombs were visit to Reapara Rural Nandigram. —ANI —ANI sembly polls in WB. headed by Chief Jus- —ANI transfer of a case. —ANI

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Khela Hobe... My Commission”. their own devices.” is currently held by return to electoral bat- Mamata calls... ple of the state have division reported 5,190 “We know Didi and her In Bengal, the Centre The PM also spoke Chief Minister Mama- tle after 20 years from “The BJP will omit been duped by the TMC new cases and 14 deaths. people are even encour- was doing DBT or Di- for the first time on ta Banerjee. The Tri- Krishnanagar Uttar names of voters if they and that ‘asol paribar- With 1,21,335 tests aging Maoists,” he al- rect Benefit Transfer, Mamata Banerjee’s in- namool supremo de- constituency in Nadia are not found at home tan’ (real change) is the carried out on Thurs- leged. Declaring that he said, “but in Bengal, jury; she has repeatedly cided to contest from district. during the visit of enu- need of the hour. He day, the state has so far the days of the Trina- it is TMC - Transfer My alleged that there was a Nandigram this time, Jagannath Sarkar merators. They will just also said that TMC is tested 1,79,56,830 sam- mool in Bengal were Commission”. conspiracy behind her leaving her home con- will contest the San- evict you (people). But blocking the path of de- ples for coronavirus. numbered, he said in “Money for houses, leg being crushed by stituency to senior tipur seat in Nadia dis- we would not allow velopment and only let- Out of 58 deaths, 38 Bengali: “Atyachar TMC Tolabaj took a cut. the press of crowds at leader Sobhandeb trict, while former BJP them to update the reg- ting corruption and occurred in the last 48 onek korechho Didi. We sent cheap rice for Nandigram, where she Chattopadhyay. national secretary Ra- ister here. Not a single ‘syndicate raj’ flourish hours and 15 in the last Ebar Ma Durgar poor. TMC tolabaj did is contesting against State BJP Mahila hul Sinha will enter the member of any family, in the state. week. Remaining five ashirbadey korbay not spare that. We gave her one-time aide Morcha president and fray from Habra in no citizen of the coun- deaths are from the pe- tomaye oporosto (You free rice during the turned BJP rival Suv- fashion designer Ag- North 24 Parganas dis- try can be evicted from Maha reports... riod before the last have oppressed people lockdown, Didi’s tolabaj endu Adhikari. nimitra Paul, actor Par- trict. Samik Bhattacha- Bengal,” she stated. recorded highest num- week. for long. Now with scammed it. When Cy- no Mitra and popular rya will contest from Further, reiterating ber of new COVID-19 Maharashtra’s COV- blessings of Ma Durga, clone Amphan came, BJP Bengal... Bengali folk singer Rajarhat-Gopalpur. that she is a like a tiger, cases at 2,926, followed ID-19 figures are as fol- you will be defeated).” same problem, there While actor Rundranil Asim Sarkar were also The party is yet to an- Mamata said she would by 2,877 in Mumbai and lows: Positive cases: In a wide-ranging was no relief from the Ghosh, who recently named candidates in nounce its candidates bow her head only be- 2,791 in Pune city. 23,96,340, new cases: takedown of the Trina- TMC cut money. Our joined the saffron bri- the last four phases. in 11 seats in the last fore the public. Mumbai’s COVID-19 25,833, death toll: 53,138, mool Congress (TMC), santhal (tribal) brothers gade, has been fielded Mukul Roy, who un- four phases and 8 nomi- On March 7, PM Modi tally increased to discharged: 21,75,565, PM Modi introduced of this region...farmers from the high-profile successfully contested nees in the fourth phase held a mega rally at the 3,52,851 and eight active cases: 1,66,353, his version of the par- have been seeking help. Bhabanipur constitu- 2001 Assembly polls on of polling which is Brigade Parade Ground deaths took the fatality people tested so far: ty’s initials - “Transfer But Didi has left them to ency in Kolkata, which a Trinamool ticket, will scheduled on April 10. in Kolkata and the peo- count to 11,559. Mumbai 1,79,56,830. Promoted by Nangal Pharma 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 JAIPUR | FRIDAY, MARCH 19, 2021 07 Saffron party zeroing in on By-polls: Poll body seeks strict winning faces for 3 seats Aishwary Pradhan KIRAN MAHESHWARI’S DAUGHTER watch on money, liquor flow Jaipur: With the an- FRONT RUNNER IN RAJSAMAND Officials told to monitor suspicious transactions, distribution of illegal liquor etc nouncement of by-elec- tion dates for the three Dr Rituraj Sharma vehicles, and support Assembly constituen- narcotics and Income cies, the BJP has start- Jaipur: Chief Electoral Tax teams. He also told ed looking for the pos- Officer Praveen Gupta the Commercial Tax sible winning faces. said that excise, police, Department to estab- In Sujangarh of Chu- Income Tax, narcotics lish a control room in ru district, the BJP is and other departments all the concerned dis- currently looking to fo- should work in coordi- tricts and make its toll- cus on Meghwal com- nation to prevent suspi- free number public. munity. The name of cious activities during Additional CEO former pradhan San- the upcoming Assem- Krishna Kunal said that tosh Meghwal is on top bly by-elections. such areas should also of the list. Addressing a meet- Chief Electoral Offi cer Praveen Gupta took a meeting of offi cials on Thursday. be identified on the ba- Another name is that ing of nodal officers of sis of earlier cases of former MLA Khe- Meghwal the candida- who lost by 7,000 votes various departments money trail of above Rs that all liquor supply liquor shops. where there is a possi- maram Meghwal while ture of Vasudev Chawla last time, is also under held at the Secretariat 10 lakh, and liquor dis- godowns should be Gupta also directed bility of illegal activi- BL Bhati, former OSD may be considered here. consideration. Besides, on Thursday, Gupta tribution. properly monitored the police to take ties. He directed the of- for former minister Yu- From Sahara seat, Manfool Chaudhary, a said that cash and liq- Gupta told Excise 24x7 by CCTV cameras prompt action in cases ficials of Airport Au- nus Khan, is also seek- the Congress may play retied IRS officer, is also uor misuse is highest Commissioner Dr Joga- and security forces. of violation of Model thority of India to keep ing ticket as he did in Jat card where the a contender. A section is during elections, and ram to monitor illegal He also directed to Code of Conduct, effec- a close watch on the the last elections. name of Dr Ratanlal Jat also pushing for former officials will have to liquor coming from the keep a close watch on tive action against ille- airports of areas going According to party is doing the rounds. The MLA Badri Chaudhary keep a strict watch on border states. He said the sales happening at gal weapons, liquor and to polls. sources, among non- name of Rooplal Jat, from the seat. Kangana shown LIC staff on strike, 100 Ulemas take initiative to black flags in ` Apex court dismisses discoms Churu cr trade affected in Raj petitions against Adani Power end costly weddings Vimal Kothari Prakash Office in Naveen Joshi edict, they further said. Ambedkar Circle. Ahmedabad: Adani City Qazi Mufti Jaipur: More than President of North- Power Ltd informed Bhilwara: A new initi- Ashraf Jilani said that 5,500 employees of LIC ern Zone Insurance stock exchanges on ative in Muslim com- we have decided to talk participated in the Employees Association, Thursday that the Su- munity was started in to the clerics of all the strike that affected Ramchandra Sharma preme Court has ruled Bhilwara to curb expen- mosques for the benefit work in 267 Life Insur- said that with the IPO in its favour by dismiss- sive weddings. of the society that now ance of India offices on the benefit of insurers ing review petitions The maulanas of all DJs, drums and fire- First India Bureau Thursday. will go into the accounts filed by Rajasthan dis- the mosques of the city works will not be done The strike affected of the shareholders. tribution companies together took stern at weddings. Churu: Black flags business of around Rs Development officer (discoms) challenging steps to prevent extrav- We will take deci- were shown to Bolly- 100 crores in the state, Organization president the August last year —Pic for representational purpose only agance in weddings in sions after discussing wood actress Kangna said representatives of ML Soni, Divisional verdict related to a com- the name of DJs, fire- with the people of the Ranaut during her vis- the protestors. Secretaries Nand pensatory tariff. ary of the Company,” it been in a dispute about works and drums at the society about dowry it to Churu in connec- A joint forum of LIC Kishore Gupta, Sunil “We would like to in- said in regulatory fil- a power purchase agree- wedding. too, so that Ayesha like tion with the shooting employees and offi- Jain, Rajendra Singh form that the Hon’ble ings. On August 31 last ment which was signed The city qazi Mufti cases can be curtailed of a film. cials went on strike on Chauhan, Sumit Kumar Supreme Court has dis- year, the apex court had in 2010 for electricity Ashraf Jilani has is- in society. It may be re- Ranaut had to face a call of a nationwide and others also ad- missed the review peti- asked three Rajasthan supply from Kawai sued a fatwa for this called that Ayesha protest over the issue of strike protesting dressed the striking em- tions filed by Rajasthan power discoms to pay a thermal power plant in and banned all the Mus- Banu, of Ahmedabad, farmers’ agitation. She against the proposed ployees. Discoms in the matter compensatory tariff to the state. lim community of had jumped into the Sa- invited flak due to her IPO, increase in for- They said around 1.12 of the SC Judgment Adani Power’s subsidi- The Rajasthan dis- Bhilwara from holding barmati river on Febru- adverse comments on eign investment limit, lakh insurance employ- dated August 31, 2020, ary since 2013. The ver- coms disputed that any display of fireworks ary 25, allegedly due to the agitation. The ac- and demand for pend- ees remained on strike pertaining to recovery dict was for recovering compensation paid to along with DJs and facing harassment by tress has been travelling ing wage settlement on Thursday across the of compensatory tariffs the higher cost of im- Adani Power will be re- drums at weddings. her husband Aarif to different locations for from August 1, 2017. country affecting the by Adani Power Ra- ported coal. covered from the con- No Ulema will con- Khan who was later ar- the shooting of her up- The employees pro- business of around Rs jasthan Limited, a Adani Power and the sumers, affecting the duct nikah in a family rested by the police in coming film Tejas. tested at Jeevan 1,200 crore. wholly-owned subsidi- Rajasthan discoms have public interest. —ANI who disregards this Pali district.

Speaker Birla’s efforts up CS to officials: Expedite COURTESY MEET LS productivity to 99.5% Bohra termination case First India Bureau gested that the principle Aditi Nagar of natural justice does Jaipur: Chief secretary not apply to such cases. New Delhi: The Lok Niranjan Arya has giv- On the other hand, Sabha clocked 99.5% en instructions to offi- sources in the home de- productivity during the cials to speed up the partment have indicat- first phase of the two- process of dismissal of ed that the process of part Budget Session of RPS official Kailash dismissal will be done Parliament. Bohra who was arrested as per the rules. Under LS Speaker Om Birla by ACB for demanding this, Bohra will be given informed that during sexual favour from a a chargesheet and will the first part of the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of Lok rape victim to take ac- be asked his clarifica- Budget Session 2021, Sabha during budget session of parliament on Thursday. tion in her case. tion. Based on what he Lok Sabha sat for 49 Arya took a meeting says, comments will be hours and 17 minutes during uproar from 8 to successful in taking with senior officials and sought from PHQ. Director General (Jail) Rajiv Dasot met Governor on Thursday at Raj Bhavan. against the stipulated 10 March which in- along both the ruling got information about Bohra’s side will be Dasot presented a copy of ‘India Justice Report -2020’ to the Governor and informed that time of 50 hours. creased to 182% from 15 dispensation and Oppo- the rules. DoP officials heard. It is believed that under this report, Rajasthan has topped the maintenance, management and administration Due to Birla’s efforts, to 17 March. It was 154% sition due to which the briefed CS about rules Bohra can be heard of jails in the category of 18 states of large and medium sizes. Meanwhile, in another the productivity was on 15 March, 203% on 16 productivity has en- and said the officer can thrice. The order of dis- development the students associated with ABVP submitted a complaint letter to Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan against the Chief Proctor of Rajasthan University. close to 100%. The pro- March and 191% on 17 hanced and new records be terminated in such missal is likely to be is- ductivity was only 17 % March. Birla has been are being set. cases. They also sug- sued only after this. Man killed by Pratap issue: Rajputs HC orders govt to give out of turn jobs to wife, paramour First India Bureau protest against Poonia medalists in junior-level World C’ships First India Bureau demanded an apology Kota: A 32-year-old from Poonia. Activists First India Bureau BAIL OF MAN ACCUSED OF RAPING ICU PATIENT REJECTED ment services based on man, whose death in Jodhpur: The matter of the Marwar Rajput the level of sports com- Kota district was sus- of keeping Maharana Mahasabha and Karni Jaipur: The Rajasthan petition and medals. The pected to be a case of Pratap’s photo, near the Sena shouted slogans High Court has ordered petitioners were not suicide, was actually foot, which was present- and burnt effigies of that out-of-turn appoint- given an appointment killed allegedly by his ed as a souvenir to Dr Poonia at Pavota Circle ment be given to medal citing the competition to wife and her lover, po- Satish Poonia at the in the city. winners with a world be of a junior level. How- lice said on Thursday. BJYM event is turning Outraged activists record on the junior ever, Shah debated that Budhiprakash Mee- into a big issue. said that Poonia will level at the World Cham- there was no mention of na, a resident of Lakh- Since the incident, not be allowed to enter pionship. junior or senior level in sanija village, was found various Rajput organi- Jodhpur until the apol- The court has ordered the 2017 rule. The HC dead in his house in sus- sation have been de- ogy is made. to give all other benefits was hearing the petition picious condition on manding an apology Advocate Umrao Sin- including the posting as of Manini Kaushik, Ali Sunday. Probe revealed from state BJP presi- gh, National Secretary is given to other candi- meeting in a week and tioner Vigyan Shah said turn appointments to Aman Ilahi and others illicit relation between dent. On Thursday, of Karni Sena said that dates to the petitioners. decide about the ap- that the rules were made the players, in which who were medallists in deceased’s wife, Priyan- members of Rajput insult to the great Ra- The court has asked the pointment. in 2017 by the state gov- provision was made for the 2018 World Shooting ka & her neighbour, Ma- community demon- jput king will not be tol- committee to take a The advocate for peti- ernment to give out-of- appointments in govern- Championship. havir Meena. strated in Jodhpur and erated at any cost. Be kind, when you can’t do anything else for a person in need, then even kindness is a beautiful gift. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India

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RAS INTERVIEWS 2018 Let’s talk about interests of Raj in unison: CM RPSC releases From Pg 1... ject (ERCP) declared as CM GEHLOT TO also announced relaxa- opment projects in al- a national project. I am tion in age and fees for most all sectors. Gehlot schedule for Advertisements have willing to give credit to CHAIR POLICE EWS. Gehlot said, “By also criticised the previ- been issued for 37,000 former CM Vasundhara DEPT’s MEET simplifying the eligibil- ous BJP government in second phase recruits while the pro- Raje. The way I strug- ity for Economically the state for its policies cess of issuing adver- gled for the refinery. I Weaker Section (EWS) and “financial indisci- Shubham Jain tisements for 23,000 re- am willing to do the reservation in the state, pline”. Replying on the cruits is underway. We same for ERCP,” he the income limit was Finance Bill and Appro- Ajmer : Rajasthan Pub- have employed 1.70 lakh said. raised to Rs 8 lakh per priation Bill-2021, Ge- lic Service Commission individuals in two Tackling the phone annum and the proper- hlot expressed concern has released the second years,” the Chief Minis- tapping controversy ty-based conditions over the centre reduc- phase interview sched- ter said. and firing salvos at the were removed. Now, I ing the funds given to ule of RAS and Sub-or- Taking another dig at Centre, Gehlot said that also announce the re- the state. dinate Services Recruit- the Leader of Opposi- people are afraid to talk laxation in the age limit “The situation that ment-2018. Interviews tion, Gehlot said, “You on the phone today. and fees in the EWS res- has risen, I am worried. will be held from March come to me or I will “People are afraid of ervation similar to oth- We talk about coopera- 31 to May 7. The Com- come to you but I will talking on phones that er classes.” tive federalism but it mission will soon up- resolve your entire their calls made be Interestingly, Gehlot has not seen in the load the admit card of grievance. You also tapped. Therefore, they Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hinted at approaching prime minister’’s be- the candidates on the know how to speak lies ask to speak on What- the Apex Court to give haviour. He only talks website. like truth. It sounds like sApp and other medi- Minister Chiranjivi Yo- Colleges at places due corrections and two relief in reservation about it,” Gehlot said. Secretary Shubham you are telling the ums,” he said. jna whose registration where the strength of new Agriculture Col- limit and increase the CM Ashok Gehlot Chaudhary informed truth. You should not Gehlot also took a dig will start from April 1, female students in 10 leges will be opened. same from 50 percent. further reiterated that that under RAS and get angry, you speak so at the controversy over 2021 through which and 12 class is over five To avert citizens be- Meanwhile, known to there is no difference Sub-ordinate Services well but what happens phone tapping in the treatments worth Rs 5 hundred. Stressing on ing duped by credit co- be sensitive towards the between the Minas and Recruitment-2018, over- to you sometimes. Assembly on Wednes- lakh can be carried out. Education, Gehlot also operative societies, Ge- pains of others, Gehlot the Meenas in Ra- all, 1,709 candidates It happened to you day and said, “Yester- Moreover, 100 ‘Mam- announced upgrading hlot announced that also announced to pro- jasthan and claimed will participate in the yesterday also.” Gehlot day, all your phones ta Special vehicles’ will graduate colleges to these societies will be vide support amount to that the issue is “raised interview. The first also criticised the previ- were tapped.” However, be operated. Gehlot also Post-gradute level and inspected twice annu- families of journalists again and again” to cre- phase of interviews ous BJP government in the Chief Minister did announced upgrading starting new streams in ally. For state police, who died due to Covid. ate confusion. I would will be conducted from the state for its policies not speak on the phone Sub- Health Centres to colleges on demands the Chief Minister an- The amount, Rs 50 lakh, like to clarify in the March 22 to 26. It will and ‘financial indisci- tapping dispute. Primary Health Cen- made by few legislators. nounced opening of will be provided from house that Mina and consist of 300 candi- pline.’ Meanwhile, the three tres while opening Meanwhile, CM also new check posts and previous year. Meena are same and the dates, who will have to The Chief Minister time Chief Minister PHCs at various places announced creating of police stations. Gehlot CM Gehlot further only difference is of follow Covid-19 guide- appealed to the opposi- made several major an- and comverting several post of Urdu teacher also announced up- said the MLA develop- spelling. Following the lines. Candidates will tion to “talk about the nouncements in the Ap- PHCs into CHCs. The and increasing their grading few sub-tehsils ment fund has been in- Chief Minister’s reply, be required to bring in interests of Rajasthan propriate Bill prime Chief Minister also an- number to one thou- to tehsil category and creased from Rs 2.25 the House passed the original certificates as together.” “Let us get among hitch was the nounced increasing sand. Furthermore, the to open sub-division of- crore to Rs 5 crore an- Appropriation Bill, 2021 well as the photocopies the project of Eastern renaming of Universal beds in select hospitals Krishak Uphar Yojna fices. nually while announc- and the Finance Bill, of their respective qual- Rajasthan Canal Pro- Health Svheme to Chief and opening Women will be restarted after The Chief Minister ing a slew of new devel- 2021 by a voice vote. ifications. We must ensure FOUR OFFICERS FROM OTHER SERVICES that Corona spread PROMOTED AS IAS, HC TO TAKE FINAL CALL is prevented: CM Dr Rituraj Sharma FIRST INDIA LEADS FROM THE FRONT Vasundhara govern- ment, the then CS DB Jaipur: Expressing se- Jaipur: On Thursday, Gupta had sought a re- rious concern over the the DOPT released a port on this, in which imminent danger of the list of 4 officials from he had given factual in- second wave of infec- other services, who formation that govern- tion of Covid-19 pan- have been promoted to ment can continue the demic in the state, CM IAS cadre. According Dr Hempushpa process and even stop it. Ashok Gehlot has in- to DOPT notification, Ghanshyam Sharma This issue remained structed all health & Sharad Mehra &Hemp- pending even during administrative officials ushpa Sharma from the time of Gehlot gov- that based on past expe- Accounts Services, Si- ernment. Even one time rience, they can make taram Jat from Agri- when the government the resources available culture Services and asked for initiating the for control of the epi- CM Ashok Gehlot during covid Dr Ghanshyam from process, the interviews demic. “Re-tighten the review meet at CMR. Health Services have YOU READ IT FIRST IN FIRST INDIA were stopped a day be- Sitaram Sharad JANUARY 7, 2021 rules of testing, crowd been appointed as IAS. Jat Mehra fore UPSC selection control, wearing masks, will be held with vari- They have been ap- committee’s meeting in frequent hand washing, ous political parties, so- pointed to fill in vacant 2019. Even before the and social distancing to cial organizations, ac- four posts for the year ushpa Sharma is sister ry, Dr Ghanshyam, Services. ficers opposed it and al- interviews were held on protect from Corona,” tivists and religious 2019. However, the ap- of advisor to CM, Dr Jalendra Kumar The committee head- leged that the govern- December 30 & 31, 2020, Gehlot said while ad- leaders etc,” he said. pointment will be sub- Govind Sharma. Moreo- Charan, Kesar Singh, ed by President of Reve- ment is obliging favour- the RAS association dressing a review meet- He instructed the offi- ject to final decision of ver, Sharad Mehra, cur- Madanlal Gurjar, Dr nue Board, Dr R Ven- ites through this. filed a petition in court ing of Corona infection cials to take care of fa- Delhi High Court. rently serving as Direc- Mahendra Khadgawat, kateswaran in state fi- It was also said that which was dismissed. status through VC at cilities like Oxygen Twenty candidates tor - Finance ( Budget) Mukesh Maheshwari, nalised these 20 names selection of IAS from MP Dr Kirori Lal Mee- CMR on Thursday. Plant, Testing Lab, Quar- were interviewed on is known to be close to Omprakash Birwa, out of the total applica- other service was to be na had opposed this “It is extremely wor- antine and Containment December 30 & 31, 2020 former President Prat- Ramkaran Ameria, tions received, out of done only under special process in a letter sent rying to see increase in Zone in the coming days at UPSC, New Delhi to ibha Patil while Sitar- rashid Khan and Sang- which, about 15 names circumstances, but the to the PMO. positivity rate of corona and take extra precau- fill in the vacant posts . am Jat is from agricul- eet Kumar from Health were repeat. The com- government has made it In the same case in infection by 3 times in a tions to deal with any There were two vacan- ture services. services, Sharad Mehra mittee also included a regular process every the Delhi HC, the court week. On the basis of serious infection situa- cies for 2017 and two for The 20 candidates and Hempushpa Shar- Principal Secretaries, year whereas, the state had asked the DoPT to our shared experience tion in state & keep it 2018, which were for- who were interviewed, ma from Accounts Ser- Bhaskar Sawant and does not have special continue with selection of fighting Corona dur- ready for use as required. warded to 2019. included Akul Bharga- vices, Sitaram Jat from Kunji Lal Meena. circumstances because process even though the ing the last one year, we All of us must ensure Interestingly, Dr na from IT, Dr Anand Agriculture Services In fact, the process of regular selection of IAS appointment would be have to save people from that there is no negli- Ghanshyam is husband Sejra, Anil Ambesh & and Subhash Arya, Su- 2017 & 2018 could not from RAS is in progress. subject to the final deci- danger of second wave. gence in preventing the of Minister Mamta Arvind Kumar Jain dhir Sharma and Tikar- take place because a After this hurdle sion taken by the Delhi For this, discussions spread of Corona. Bhupesh while Hemp- from Animal Husband- am Sharma from PWD large section of RAS of- came about during the High Court. EPIDEMIC DISEASES ORDINANCE ACB CATCHES DCF RED 11L penalised for violating corona norms: DGP HANDED WITH `3L BRIBE First India Bureau CONG MLA’s REMINDER TO FOREST MIN  Shivendra Parmar spitting, consuming al- cohol and gutkha-tobac- Sawai Madhopur: 3,912 FIRs have Jaipur: DGP ML Lath- co in public places. The Anti Corruption er has emphasised on 3,912 FIRs have been Bureau on Thursday, been registered following all guidelines registered and 10,179 nabbed Deputy Con- and 10,179 and directions related persons have been ar- servator of Forests to COVID-19 in order to rested for violating pro- (DCF) of Chambal persons have stay safe from infection. hibitory & quarantine Wildlife Sanctuary He said that to pre- DGP ML Lather norms. The top cop in- Fukran Ali on charges been arrested vent corona infection, it formed that 1.97 lakh of taking a bribe of Rs for violating is necessary to wear vehicles have been 3 lakhs. The accused face masks and keeping have been penalised un- goods to people without seized and fines were officer had demanded quarantine social distancing. der the Epidemic Dis- wearing masks, 7.88 imposed on 17.64 lakh a bribe in lieu of clear- The ACB team in were arrested while norms, DGP The DGP said that the eases Ordinance. lakh have been penal- vehicles. He informed ing payment of some Banswara nabbed two taking a bribe of Rs 5, police have been taking 3.67 lakh were penal- ised for not maintain- that penalty amount of development works employees of a Women 000 during an operation Lather said action against those vi- ised for not wearing ing social distancing. more than Rs 34.51 carried out under his Counselling Centre, Ro- at Mahila police sta- olating rules and a total face masks in public Similarly, action was crore has been recov- jurisdiction, said a bu- hita Milliam and tion, said ACB Addl SP of 11.76 lakh people places, 14,627 for selling also taken against those ered from vehicles. reau official. Shambhu Dayal Soni Madhav Singh Soda. 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 JAIPUR, FRIDAY MARCH 19, 2021

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DISCONTENT TO

SANJEEV CHOPRA CONFRONTATION Director of LBSNAA and Honorary Curator, Valley of Words: Literature and Arts Festival, Dehradun.

gainst the back- drop of fading po- litical support, dis- satisfaction among A locals grew to the extent of direct mass-scale inter- vention with a clear politi- cal and economic target Given the limited scope of farming, cattle rearing and forest-based entrepreneur- ship, the youth of Kumaun (and Garhwal) found in the British Indian Army an un- paralleled opportunity to show their strength and val- our, travel across the coun- try and the world and win laurels. Together with the Gurkhas from Nepal, Pa- fire on an unarmed proces- cy from 1936, and then under the States Reorganization the rise of the ‘ thans from the North-West sion of Congressmen in Pe- Punjab Sates (in the Minis- Commission which did not sentiment’ coincided with Frontier Province and the shawar in 1930, and over try of States), the possibility accede to the demand despite the marginalization of these Jat Sikhs of Punjab, the 2,500 soldiers of these regi- of a larger Himalayan state KM Panikkar’s note of dis- leaders both in the politics of highlanders of the Kumaun ments opted to join the Azad including Ladakh, Lahaul sent mentioned that the UP and the Centre. hills were amongst the Hind Fauj under Subhash Spiti, Garhwal and Kumaun sheer size of UP made it ad- Earlier, the National For- ‘prominent martial races’ Chandra Bose in 1945 when was under active considera- ministratively unmanagea- est Policy of 1952 had laid of British India. The head- the occasion arose. Captain tion for a brief period. Be ble. The ex-Maharaja of down that properly-man- quarters of the Kumaun Chandra Singh Negi rose to that as it may, by 1950, the Tehri, Manabendra Shah aged forests must not only and Garhwal Regiment become a Lt. Colonel in the first map of the Republic of revived the issue of a sepa- supply raw materials for were established in Ran- Azad Hind Fauj, and Cap- India had both Kumaun and rate state in 1957, and later in industry, export and de- ikhet and Lansdowne re- tain RN Awasthi and Bud- Garhwal under the state of 1966, he sent a memorandum fence, but also secure a bal- spectively. The Garhwalis dhi Singh also held respon- UP. In the post-independence in this regard after the crea- anced ecosystem while en- also took pride in the Victo- sible positions. period, the first political tion of the Himachal as a UT. suring the fulfilment of lo- ria Cross winners Darwan In the aftermath of inde- party to take up the issue of Perhaps the prominent posi- cal people’s demands for Singh Negi (from Chamoli) pendence, the entire region a separate Uttarakhand was tion held by leaders from Ut- firewood, grazing land, and More importantly, under the through their links in capi- and Gabar Singh Negi (of as well as the princely Tehri the Communist Party of In- tarakhand in the national minor forest produce for extant rules, it was difficult tal and credit markets. They Chamba in Tehri Garhwal) Garhwal was brought under dia. The undivided CPI took polity — GB Pant, HN Bahu- livelihoods and entrepre- for small-scale local entre- also brought with them in World War I. However, the the administration of Uttar it up in 1952 when its Gen- guna, ND Tiwari and KC neurship. However, the For- preneurs to compete at the skilled and semi-skilled la- counterfactual was equally Pradesh (erstwhile United eral Secretary PC Joshi sent Pant — in the first three dec- est Department was set in Forest Department auctions bourers, mostly Nepalis, strong. As mentioned earli- Provinces). It may be men- a memorandum in this re- ades of independence never its old ways and discour- with merchants and traders who were more ‘biddable’ er, Veer Chandra Singh tioned that as Tehri was un- gard to the Government of let the feeling of regionalism aged all forms of small-scale from outside the region who and willing to work for low- Garhwali refused to open der the Punjab States Agen- India. It was forwarded to come to fore. In many ways, commodity extraction. could mobilize finances er wages.

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CM Ashok Gehlot with Bhanwar Singh Bhati, the proud parents, the newly weds- Governor Kalraj Mishra with the bride-groom and proud parents The newly-weds in perfect bliss MLA Ramniwas Gawriya and Dr Monika Saran, Mahendra Choudhry and Dr Subhash Garg

Sachin Pilot, Vishvendra Singh and Dr C P Joshi, Govind Singh Dotasara and Satish Poonia with Sangeeta Beniwal, Mahesh Joshi, Ved Prakash Solanki with the newly weds Sanyam Lodha with the couple B D Kalla with the newly weds the groom Ashok Lahoti and Amin Kagzi with the couple

Raja Ram Meel and Rameshwar Dudi with Ramniwas Gawriya with Lal Chand Kataria, Rajendra Yadav, Bhajan Lal Jatav with the newly weds and proud parents Ram lal Jat and Jyoti Mirdha with the newly weds Ashok Chandana greets the newly weds Rajkumar Sharma newly weds and proud parents

SPOTTED! IN THE CITY! —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Miraj Cinema at Entertainment Paradise

New Miraj Cinema EP premises Amit Sharma, Mantraraj Paliwal, Madan Paliwal and Surana —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA —PHOTOS

ne of the leading in- screens at Entertain- ma in the country to luxury experience to the dustrial group of ment Paradise, Jaipur have 154 cinema audience, each audi of the the country Miraj on Thursday. With this screens at 53 multiplexes MirajCinemas will have O Group of Industries launch, the group will be- of 38 cities of 14 states of the capacity to accommo- launched 3 new Multiplex come the 5th largest Cine- the country. To provide a date 1000 people. —CITY FIRST Former Indian National Cricket Captain, Sachin Tendulkar’s wife Anjali and their daughter Sara Tendulkar were spotted in IN THE CITY! Jaipur on Thursday. The family enjoyed their The exciting tournament visit at Wax Museum and Leopard Safari program in Jhalana and were accompanied by State Wildlife Board member Sunil Mehta. The family will be visiting Sariska soon.

Actor and Singer Ali Quli Mirza with supermodel Divija Gambhir clicked at Mariott, Jaipur on Wednesday.

Lt. Gen. Kler & Mrs Kler with the Mayo winning team and their wives

ast week top alum- The two-day event culmi- members, players, many ni golfers of 5 elite nated with fun lunch- with their spouses inter- The Department of Mathematics & Statistics, Manipal public schools fore- eons and dinners. acted and bonded with University Jaipur (MUJ) is organising a Winter School in Lgathered in Jaipur After the tournament each other over back- Show Director Lokesh Sharma inviting Mathematics for Women Students in collaboration with Indian to compete. In a nail-bit- was over, a grand slapping bonhomie. International Celebrity Designer Michael Women and Mathematics. It will be conducted from March 20 ing finish, Mayo College, luncheon was or- The Army Com- Chinco to The Fashion Connect Season-9 to to March 26 in hybrid mode for the students who are studying Ajmer won defeating the ganised at the Sapta mander, Lt. Gen. be held on March 20 in Dubai. in the second year of B.Sc./Integrated M.Sc. alumni of Doon School, Shakti Greens, Alok Kler, who was Dehradun; Scindia where the tournament the Chief Guest, gave Director-General, Jawahar Kala Kendra School, Gwalior; Daly was organised. With the away the trophy to the (JKK), Mugdha Sinha inaugurated College, Indore and Law- army pipe band in at- winning team of Mayo. ‘Mrignayanee’ Madhya Pradesh Utsav Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez and rence School, Sanawar. tendance, the alumni —CITY FIRST Nushratt Bharuchha have jetted off to 2021 on Thursday at Shilpgram in JKK. The Ayodhya on Thursday morning to kick-start exhibition is being organised by the Madhya the shooting of their upcoming film Ram Pradesh Government Emporium. It will be Setu. The film will be helmed by Abhishek on till 28 March from 12 noon to 9 pm daily. Sharma and produced by Aruna Bhatia Here one can find Chanderi, Maheshwari, and Vikram Malhotra. Akshay took to his Mulberry, Kosa Tussar printed sarees and Twitter handle to share a glimpse of Ram material, handloom bed sheets, ‘Panch Setu muhurat puja in Ayodhya temple on Dhatu’ sculptures, Batik print, Dye work, Thursday. Before starting the shoot, the entire Lt. Gen. Alok Kler, Jagdeep, Randhir Kharad work, Zari embroidery, Zardosi, Jute Lt. Gen. Kler & Mrs. Kler team sought blessings from Lord Ram. and Lt. Gen. S. Kulkarni work and much more.