JAIPUR l WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 245 New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will budget 2021-22 is slated to be taken up after reply on February 1 and said that the budget proposals RAHUL GANDHI TO LEAD lead the Congress attack during debate on the to the motion of thanks on the President’s Address will adversely impact the common man. He has CONGRESS ATTACK ON union budget and will be the first speaker from his by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Wayanad slammed the government’s economic policies and party in the discussion likely to be taken up by Lok MP has been critical of the Union Budget pre- has advocated direct cash transfers to the poorest UNION BUDGET IN LS Sabha on Wednesday. The discussion on union sented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sections to give a boost to the economy. 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 No new COVID deaths 20 DEAD, 197 MISSING, in 7 states/UTs in 3 wks New Delhi: Seven states and UTs have re- ported no new COV- SHAH IN RAJYA SABHA ID-19 deaths in the last In a tunnel of NTPC project, approximately 25-35 people are suspected to be trapped, three weeks, while 15 have not registered any Amit Shah said; 5 helicopters of Indian Air Force have also been engaged in rescue ops fatality in the past 24 hours, the Centre said New Delhi: As many as on Tuesday, underlin- 197 people are missing ing that consistent while 20 have died in GLACIER gains are being made in Sunday’s avalanche and terms of declining new flash floods in Uttara- DISASTER cases and casualities. khand, Union Home The Centre, however, Minister Amit Shah told noted that the last na- Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. tional serosurvey find- He said the figures re- ings have shown that ceived from the state over 70% of population government may is still susceptible to the change and the situa- disease. The seven states 97% PEOPLE SATISFIED WITH tion is being monitored and UTs—Andaman VAX EXPERIENCE: GOVT round-the-clock at the and Nicobar Islands, New Delhi: Ninety-seven per cent of the people highest level by the Cen- Arunachal Pradesh, who gave their feedback after receiving COVID-19 tre and Prime Minister Tripura, Dadra and Na- vaccine dose are satisfied with the overall experi- Narendra Modi himself. gar Haveli, Mizoram, ence, Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Addressing 5 more bodies were Nagaland and Lakshad- a press conference here, Health Secretary Rajesh New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on recovered on Tuesday DIDN’T SIT weep—have reported no Bhushan said under CoWin response system, Tuesday in Lok Sabha lambasted senior Congress taking toll from the gla- new COVID-19 deaths in the Health Ministry is using a Rapid Assessment cier disaster to 31 as IN TAGORE’S leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over his claim that last three weeks, Union System (RAS) of Ministry of Electronics and In- multiple agencies raced CHAIR: SHAH he violated “dignity of Shantiniketan by sitting in the Health Secretary Rajesh formation Technology (MEITY) for taking feedback against time to reach chair of Rabindranath Tagore” during his recent visit Bhushan said. Address- from the people receiving COVID-19 vaccine dose about 30 workers SLAMS to West Bengal. While showing some pictures of ing a press briefing, he during pan-India COVID-19 vaccination drive. trapped inside a tunnel ADHIR OVER former president Pranab Mukherjee, former PM Rajiv said India was fastest CoWin is a mobile app to manage the vaccination in a power project site Gandhi, and a few other political leaders sitting by the country to reach 6 mil- drive. Bhushan said the process of taking feed- and 175 people remained CLAIMS “window” to sign the visitor’s book, he said, Turn to P6 lion vax doses in 24 days. back started from January 17, 2021. missing. Turn to P6 —ANI 17 ministers Deep Sidhu PM gets emotional, bids tearful ENGLAND BEATS sent to 7-day inducted in INDIA BY 227 RUNS send off to Azad in Rajya Sabha Bihar Cabinet police custody —PHOTO BY ANI Patna: Seventeen min- TOPS WORLD TEST New Delhi: Prime Minister isters including Syed CHAMPIONSHIP TABLE Narendra Modi broke down Shahnawaz Hussain, several times in the Rajya Sab- Shravan Kumar and ha on Tuesday while reminisc- Madan Sahni on Tues- ing about his close association day took oath as minis- with Congress leader Ghulam ters in Bihar Cabinet. Nabi Azad whose term is com- Governor Phagu ing to an end next week. Chouhan administered The prime minister was par- the oath of office to the ticipating in the farewell speech new ministers. Syed New Delhi: A Delhi for Leader of Opposition Azad Shahnawaz Hussain, court has sent actor- and three other members from Shravan Kumar, Madan turned activist Deep Jammu and Kashmir—Nazir Sahni, Pramod Kumar, Sidhu to 7-day police Ahmad Laway, Shamsher Singh Sanjay Kumar Jha, Lesi England’s James Anderson celebrates a wicket during the custody for his alleged Manhas, Mir Mohammad Singh, Samrat Chowd- 5th & final day of the first cricket test match between India role in the violence that Fayaz—whose terms in the Up- hary, Neeraj Kumar and England in Chennai on Tueday. took place at the Red per House are coming to an end. Prime Minister Narendra Modi (L) & Singh, Subash Singh, Fort and other parts of Modi said it would be diffi- Leader of Opposition Ghulam Nabi Azad Nitin Naveen, Sumit Chennai: England took a huge step towards the national capital on cult for anyone to fill the shoes (top) got emotional in farewell speech Kumar Singh, Sunil Ku- ensuring a place in the final of the inaugural Republic Day. of Azad as he cared not only during the Budget Session of Parliament mar, Narayan Prasad, World Test Championship after zooming to the Delhi Police Special- about his political Turn to P6 on Tuesday. Azad retired as RS member. Jayant Raj, Alok Ran- top of the World Test Championship table post Cell team after arrest- jan, Jama Khan and their comprehensive victory over Indian in the ing Deep Sidhu on Tues- Janak Ram took oath as first Test match at Chennai. England’s winning day produced him be- I liked that and also did it. This kind of connection is ministers. start against India in their ICC World Test fore a Delhi court seek- there because he has the experience of both being in After Cabinet expan- Championship series has kept alive the visit- ing 10-day police custo- power and in opposition. Twenty-eight years experience sion ceremony, Chief ing side’s hopes of making the final of the nine- dy but Court has sent Minister said the port- team competition. The victory at the MA Chi- him to 7-day police cus- in all, it is a big thing —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister folios of ministers will dambaram Stadium in Chennai Turn to P6 tody. Delhi Police told be allotted soon. —ANI Metropolitan Turn to P6 Rajasthan Budget Raj has waived off `14k cr farm loans: CM Session from today BJP leaders from minister Smriti Irani the then UPA govern- “The central govern- who recently toured ment did in 2008 of ment is increasing the First India Bureau pm. Assembly Speak- Delhi peddle lies, Jaipur and claimed that `72000 crore. He also special excise duty and er CP Joshi, parlia- Congress did not wave targeted Modi govern- additional excise duty Jaipur: The budget mentary affairs min- Gehlot said off farmer loans, Ge- ment over the fuel price in a conspiring manner session of Rajasthan ister Shanti Dhari- Naresh Sharma hlot corrected the facts hike saying value-add- so that states do not get Assembly will com- wal, chief secretary and asserted that his ed taxes on petrol and any benefit while the mence from Wednes- Niranjan Arya and Jaipur: With the allega- government has waived diesel are higher in the centre’s coffers keep day with address of Assembly secretary tions and counter alle- farm loans worth over BJP-ruled states than in filling,” he said. Governor Kalraj Pramil Kumar Ma- gations being levelled `14,000 crore in state. Rajasthan and the party Gehlot said Irani Mishra. For the first thur will receive Gov- by political parties at “BJP leaders from leaders should get it should remind the time in Assembly’s ernor in Assembly. each other regarding Delhi come to Rajasthan slashed. “The crude oil prime minister about history, the Governor Meanwhile, Con- being ‘pro-farmer par- to peddle false narra- price is around 50 dollar his promise to give will also read Pream- gress Legislature Par- ty’, Chief Minister tive. BJP is not giving CM Ashok Gehlot per barrel, why then is Eastern Rajasthan Ca- ble and Basic Duties ty will meet on even- Ashok Gehlot came for- up on negative politics. the fuel price around nal Project the national enshrined in the Con- ing of Feb 10 at CMR. ward on Tuesday refut- The minister did not do loans taken from coop- hlot said. `90 in the country,” Ge- status. He said a pro- stitution in the House. All Congress & Inde- ing BJP’s allegation complete homework on erative and land devel- While making the hlot questioned and posal by the Rajasthan It is the 6th Session pendent MLAs sup- that Rajasthan govern- the facts.