www.fi rstindia.co.in OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia 10°C - 22°C instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR l TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 224 HONOURING CORONA WARRIORS Jagdeesh Chandra addresses the gathering where BD Kalla was chief guest and Dr Raghu Sharma presided over the event to honour Corona Warriors at Hotel Marriott, Jaipur, on Monday. The honourable dais included (from left) Tikaram Jully, Mamta Bhupesh, Ashok Chandna, Bhanwar S Bhati, Govind S Dotasra, Pramod Jain Bhaya, Pratap S Khachariyawas, Satish Poonia, Rajendra Rathore, Niranjan Arya & Ramcharan Bohra. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA BD Kalla, Govind S Dotasra, Dr Raghu Sharma and a galaxy of public representatives and bureaucrats attended a glittering ceremony—‘Salute First’—hosted by First India to award Corona Warriors, at Hotel Marriott on Monday in Jaipur. The event was part of an ongoing series of ‘Salute First’ BD Kalla Govind Singh Dotasra Dr Raghu Sharma Awards across Rajasthan. MORE ON P7 —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR m INSIDE ‘Tandav’ over web series R DAY TRACTOR Didi sounds bugle for WB RALLY: COPS TO DECIDE, SAYS SC for hurting sentiments, New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said the Delhi polls from Nandigram makers say sorry after FIR Police should decide on the entry of protest- Her former right hand man Adhikari, who represented the Lucknow: Tandav, a po- ing farmers into Delhi litical drama series on Republic Day, as it seat, but crossed over to BJP, says ‘CHALLENGE ACCEPTED’ streaming on Amazon heard a plea seeking an Prime Video, has creat- injunction against the BY ANI —PHOTO Nandigram (West ed furore over its al- proposed tractor rally scheduled on January Bengal): West Bengal leged portrayal of Hin- 26. Stating that it is a Chief Minister and Tri- du deities in a ‘bad light’ law and order matter, namool Congress (TMC) and use of ‘casteist the apex court said, chief Mamata Banerjee scenes and dialogues’. “Police is fi rst authority on Monday announced In this regard FIR has to decide who should be that she will contest been lodged in Lucknow allowed to enter Delhi. from Nandigram As- against the makers of We are not going to tell sembly seat in the state this web series and also you what you should do. We will take up this election that is due in Amazon’s India head of matter on Jan 20.” P5 just a few months. original content for al- The Chief Minister’s legedly depicting Hindu GOVT: REACTIONS, return to Nandigram is gods in a manner hurt- SECURITY INCREASED AT 2 DEATHS NOT a direct challenge to Su- ful to religious senti- SAIF, AMAZON’S OFFICES LINKED TO VAX vendu Adhikari, who ments of the people. New Delhi: Joining the list of leaders opposing New Delhi: A total has led an exodus of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives for a public meeting in Nandigram on Monday. The FIR against Apar- the content of Saif Ali Khan-starrer web series of 3.8 lakh people Trinamool leaders to na Purohit, the head of ‘Tandav’, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati have been vaccinated the BJP over the past Amazon’s India head of on Monday said that some scenes of the series since the rollout of the few weeks. Over 40 Tri- original content, direc- coronavirus vaccines ADHIKARI ACCEPTS DIDI’S DARE, SAYS WILL “hurt the religious and ethnic sentiments” of peo- namool Congress lead- tor of the series Ali Ab- ple and it would be appropriate to remove them three days ago, the ers joined Adhikari as bas, producer Himan- government said on DEFEAT HER IN NANDIGRAM OR QUIT POLITICS to maintain peace and harmony in the country. Monday. Among them, he defected to the BJP Kolkata: BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday accepted the challenge thrown shu Krishna Mehra, BJP leader Kapil Mishra too sent a legal notice 580 cases of adverse in a mega rally in De- by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest from his Nandigram writer Gaurav Solanki, to Amazon Prime Video demanding immediate reactions have been cember in the presence assembly seat, asserting he will defeat her in the election and an unknown person removal of the web series from its platform. observed & 7 persons of Union Home Minis- or quit politics. He, however, said the fi nal decision to fi eld was lodged late on Sun- have been hospitalized. ter Amit Shah. candidates will be taken by BJP leadership after thorough day night by senior Sub Two persons have died “I will contest from discussion and not in an arbitrary way like in the ruling TMC. Inspector Amar Nath tional apology for “un- race, religion or reli- also but neither deaths Nandigram Assembly. “If I am fi elded by my party from Nandigram, I will defeat her Yadav at the Hazratganj intentionally” hurting gious beliefs or insult are related to vaccines, If possible I will contest by a margin of at least 50,000 votes or I will quit politics,” he Kotwali police station in sentiments of public. or outrage any institu- the government said. tion, political party or 1,48,266 healthcare from both Bhawanipur asserted. “I don’t know from where I will be fi elded, whether Lucknow. “The cast and crew workers were admin- and Nandigram,” she I will be fi elded,” he said, addressing BJP workers after a The makers of web did not have any inten- person, living or dead. istered the vaccine on said while addressing a three-km road show. Banerjee, Adhikari alleged, was playing series ‘Tandav’ on Ama- tion to offend the senti- The cast and crew of Monday. P6 rally here. with the sentiments of the people of Nandigram. zon Prime Video Mon- ments of any individu- “Tandav” take cogni- Turn to P6 day issued an uncondi- al, caste, community, zance of the Turn to P6 AS CORONA CASES DIP AND RECOVERY RATE REACHES 97.53 %... CEC arrives in Assam With night curfew gone, brighter days ahead! to review poll preps Guwahati: Chief Elec- n RT-PCR test to be done in private fection and vaccination as he directed to reduce tion Commissioner at a video conference at the rate of RT-PCR test- Sunil Arora and other hospitals for Rs 500 now the CMR on Monday. ing in private hospitals EC functionaries on n However, CM appeals to people to “Despite the decline and labs from Rs 800 to Monday arrived in As- in corona cases in the Rs 500. Gehlot said that sam on a three-day visit continue to follow Corona health protocol state, we have to follow the condition of Corona to review preparedness Naresh Sharma infection for some time. the Covid protocol of in Rajasthan is very for the forthcoming As- Along with this, he wearing masks, main- much under control sembly polls in the Jaipur: Chief Minister has relaxed the rule for taining two yards dis- with excellent manage- state, officials said. Ashok Gehlot has given mandatory prior ap- tance and keeping away ment and cooperation Arora chaired a instructions to end the proval of the District Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot taking review meeting on Monday. from crowded places. of the people. “The closed-door meeting night curfew applicable Collector for various so- Only then will we be state’s recovery rate has with Chief Electoral Of- in the 13 district head- cial, religious and politi- of permission, a notifi- state and night curfew able to stop the spread reached 97.53 per cent ficer Nitin Khade and quarters of the state and cal events, although the cation for the event will will be applicable in the of corona infection. A against the national av- senior police officers of the closure of the mar- maximum number of have to be provided. Containment Zone till situation where we erage of 96.58. The num- Assam at a city hotel in ECI team led by CEC Sunil ket at 7 pm in view of people attending these Meanwhile cinema January 31. have to enforce lock- ber of active cases are the evening soon after Arora alongwith with Sushil the continuous decrease events will remain as and theater will be Gehlot was reviewing down again, should not also continuously de- reaching here. Chandra & Rajiv Kumar in in the cases of corona before. However, instead closed till January 31 in the status of Covid-19 in- befall us,” Gehlot said creasing. Turn to P6 Turn to P6 Guwahati on Monday. 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 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2021 02 Missing minor’s body RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL TO BUILD SAFE found, accused held ROAD CULTURE: KHACHARIYAWAS ‘Repeating a mistake while driving may put the lives of others at risk’ Raj roadways Kashiram Chaudhary gets National Jaipur: Transport Minister Pratap Singh award Khachariyawas on First India Bureau Monday said that it is Ashok Gehlot People protesting outside Hatwara police post. the responsibility of @ashokgehlot51 Jaipur: Rajasthan Jaipur: all to build a safe road I request all the driv- Roadways has received The body of an isolated place and tied culture by following ers, non-motorized the Road Safety Award 11-year-old boy Moham- his hands and legs. traffic rules on the vehicle owners, and for the minimum acci- mad Arslan Qureshi, Aasif told the police road.