UP “100%” cannot hold Kanwar Yatra, thunders Supreme Court

GEHLOT ‘SHOWERS’ MARWARWITH DEVELOPMENTAL ‘GIFTS’!

Jaipur: Widely known for the love he harbours for ‘Marwar’ and his zeal to develop the area, on Friday, Chief Minis-ter Ashok Gehlot inau-gurated and laid foun-dation stone of 107 de-velopment works in different cities and vil-lages of Jodhpur dis-

trict at a cost of about Rs 85 crore. Addressing the program through video conference, Ge-hlot stressed that de-spite the adverse im-pact of Corona on the economy of the state, the state government will ensure that the budget announcements

are completed on time. He also directed the of-ficers to regularly mon-itor the budget an-

nouncements for time-bound implementation, so that the general pub-lic could get the benefits of these schemes.

“Development of in-frastructure related to roads, electricity, water, education, health etc. is our top priority. Over the years, we have es-tablished new dimen-sions in these areas. It is a matter of joy that Rajasthan has become

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CM Ashok Gehlot

Despite the adverse effect of Corona, there is no shortage of development plans: Chief Minister

LAKHS AFFECTED BY MANDI, MILL OWNERS’ STRIKEVimal Kothari

Jaipur: The strike of pulse mill owners and mandi traders had a profound impact on Friday when several mills and mandis remained locked. It was estimated that over ninety lakh people, from across the nation, were directly affected as a result of the strike. Moreover, due to the strike, the daily wage workers did not get their quota of work as well after the Bhartiya Udhyog Vyapar Mandal (BUVM) called for a nationwide strike. Speaking to First India, Turn to P6

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JUST STOP IT!UP “100%” cannot hold Kanwar Yatra, thunders Supreme Court

New Delhi: Health and the Right to Life is para-mount, the Supreme Court said today as it gave the Uttar Pradesh government time till Monday to reconsider its decision to allow the Kanwar Yatra this year amid Covid worries.

“We all are citizens of India. Article 21 - the Right to Life - applies to all. UP cannot go ahead with physical yatra. 100 percent,” said Justice RF Nariman.

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SC invokes Article 21 - the Right to Life, gives the state “one more

opportunity to reconsider” by Monday or else, warns of passing orders

1 The UP government told the court it would allow a symbolic Kanwar

Yatra and that only devotees who have been fully vaccinated could participate

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UTTARAKHAND TO WATCH ROADS, BORDERS AS UP SAYS WON’T STOP KANWAR YATRA

RAJ BANS KANWAR YATRAS, CHATURMAS PARV; NO BAKRID NAMAZ IN MOSQUES

AMARINDER WRITES TO SONIA: DON’T TAKE FORCEFUL DECISION

Dehradun: EWITH neighbouring Uttar Pradesh among others saying it will not stop the kanwar yatra, a cautious Uttarakhand is drafting a Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) to handle pilgrims who might enter the state despite the government suspending the procession within its boundaries. DGP Ashok Kumar, who held a meeting with police offi cers on the issue Thursday, said forces will be deployed on Uttarakhand borders.

Jaipur: Rajasthan government has decided to not allow Kawad Yatras and Chaturmas parv in the state view of corona pandemic. Since both the events involve large gatherings of devotees, the government has decided to suspend them this year in the state.However, the festival of Eid will be celebrated on 21 July but prayers will not be allowed at public or religious places.

New Delhi: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, express-ing reservation over Navjot Singh Sidhu’s possible appointment as the state party chief. The Punjab CM is learnt to have mentioned that there could be an ad-verse impact on the party’s prospects in the upcoming Assembly polls and that the high-command must not forcefully take a decision regarding party in Punjab.

Sidhu meets Sonia, Rahulas infighting in PunjabCong approaches climax

New Delhi: Amid con-tinued infighting in the Punjab Congress, for-mer minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday met party chief Sonia Gandhi at her residence here and in a bid to bring about a truce for-mula over the state unit revamp.

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PM stresses need for railway reforms, opens 5-star rly stnGandhinagar: Needs of the 21st century In-dia can not be fulfilled by the ways of the pre-vious century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said while inaugu-rating several projects in Gujarat including the redeveloped Gan-dhinagar railway sta-tion with a luxury hotel atop it on Friday.

The various railway projects inaugurated by him during the day were the “trailer” of the new avatar of the Indi-an Railways, he said, adding that common

people will now get air-port-like facilities at railway stations.

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ED attaches `4.2 cr assets of DeshmukhNew Delhi: The En-forcement Directorate (ED) on Friday (July 16) has provisionally at-tached assets worth around Rs 4 crore in connection with a money laundering case against former M a h a r a s h t r a home minister Anil Deshmukh and others.

The central probe agency said that a pro-visional attachment or-der has been issued un-der the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Deshmukh, 72, his son Hrishikesh and wife were summoned by the federal probe agency for questioning

buy they skipped the summonses refusing to de-pose.

The summons-es were issued in connection to a PMLA case filed against Desh-

mukh in an allegedly Rs 100 crore bribery-cum-extortion racket in the Maharashtra police es-tablishment that led to Deshmukh’s resigna-tion in April 2021.

MINISTERS’ MEET IN HIMACHALI STYLE!

I&B and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur paid a courtesy visit to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday and greeted him with a fl oral bouquet and with a Himachali topi and stole in traditional style. ALSO SEE PAGE 6

Sidhu’s proposed elevation as state party chief not accepted by all concerned

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishanav, Deputy CM Nitin Patel and others applaud as Prime minister Narendra Modi fl ags off the Gandhinagar-Varanasi Superfast train through video conference, at Gandhinagar Capital Railway Station in Gujarat on Friday. Home Minister Amit Shah also joined the event virtually.

Indian photojournalist DanishSiddiqui killed in Afghan clashesKabul: Danish Sid-diqui, a Pulitzer Prize winning Indian photo-journalist who worked for Reuters news agency, was killed on Friday in Afghanistan while covering the fierce fighting be-tween Afghan troops

and the Taliban mili-tants near a border crossing with Paki-stan in Kandahar

province. Siddiqui, 38, was on an assignment covering the clashes in the volatile Kanda-har region, as the US withdraws its forces from Afghanistan ahead of the August 31 deadline set by Presi-dent Joe Biden.

INAUGURATION, FOUNDATION STONE OF 107 DEVELOPMENT WORKS WORTH ABOUT `85 CRORE IN JODHPUR DISTRICT Kamal Nath ‘dares’ to say ‘NO’ to

Sonia for working president postAditi Nagar

New Delhi: In one more surprising devel-opment, which again indicates the declining control and authority of Gandhi family over the Congress party, a Congress ‘Working President-designate’ Kamal Nath met Mrs Sonia Gandhi on Friday to say a ‘NO’ to her offer to be the working presi-dent of the party.

According to sources, Kamal Nath plainly told the congress president

that he prefers to stay at Bhopal to handle Mad-hya Pradesh politics, though he will always be willing to perform any duty or responsibil-ity given by the party leadership to him.

After Captain Ama-rinder Singh’s ‘attitude’ to the central leader-ship, Kamal Nath case is the second one of a similar nature which has left Congress high command ‘clueless’.

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RUN TO RSS, WE DON’T NEED YOU: RAHUL TO DISSIDENTS: Warning the dissi-dents, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said those who were afraid had left the party and cited the example of Jyotiraditya Scindia.

CONSORTIUM RECOVERS `792 CR FROM SALE OF KINGFISHER SHARES:A State Bank of India (SBI) led consortium on Friday realised Rs 792.11 crore by sale of shares in King-fi sher Airlines with regards to the Vijay Mallya case.

RAM TEMPLE TO OPEN IN 2023: PThe Ram temple in Ayodhya will open to devotees for worshipping the child deity, or Ram lalla, by the end of 2023 and the entire 70-acre campus will be com-pleted by the end of 2025, said Trust-members.

RAJNATH BRIEFS LEADERS ON CHINA:Before Monsoon sessin, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met with Congress leader AK Antony and NCP chief Sharad Pawar and briefed them about the situation along the border with China.

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Jaisalmer: The police has arrested a fake dco-tor while taking action in the case of suicide by a minor girl on 5 July in Ramgarh. SHO Chuni-lal Vishnoi said that af-ter the suicide note of the minor girl was found, a report was lodged by her father.On the basis of the sui-cide note, the accused was interrogated and arrested after he accept-ed the crime of abet-ment. Assistant sub-in-spector Tej Singh, who is investigating the case, said that accused

Purnaram Meghwal was produced in the court from where he was sent to judicial cus-tody.

The victim’s father

told the police that on July 5, his minor daugh-ter was found dead at around 9.30 pm in water tank of his brother’s house. Due to legal ig-

norance, they cremated her the next day. A sui-cide note mentioned the name of two per-sons, one of which was Poornaram.

Lunaram Darji

Jalore: SDM Bhupen-dra Yadav, who had kicked an agitating farmer during a pro-test, was shifted to Jodhpur Development Authority as deputy commissioner on Fri-day.

Agitated farmers on Friday started an in-definite sit-in in front of the subdivision headquarters on Fri-day, demanding Yadav to be put on APO. Yadav was captured in a video kicking a farmer dur-

ing a protest demand-ing more compensation for land at Pratappura village of Sanchore for six-lane highway under the Bharatmala project.

Collector Namrita Varshini reached Sanchore and met the farmers and represent-atives of the dharna. However, the talks have failed.

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Jaipur: CS Niranjan Arya on Friday, direct-ed officials to review cadre strength in the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal.

He said that the number of employees in the tribunal should be determined in con-sultation with the High Court as per the norms prescribed by the State Government. Arya was speaking while chairing a re-view meeting regard-ing the issues related

to the recruitment of employees and control and transfer of power of management of the tribunal via video con-ference.

In the meeting, sal-ary, allowances and other terms and con-ditions pertaining to service of employees of the tribunal were discussed. The meet-ing was attended by Abhay Kumar, Princi-pal Secretary- Trans-port, Akhil Arora, Principal Secretary - Finance and other senior officials.

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Jaipur: The Congress has been protesting for the last one week against the increase in petrol and diesel prices and in-flation in the country. In this sequence, under the leadership of Congress State President Govind Singh Dotasra, a cycle rally was taken out in Jaipur on Friday from Albert Hall to Gandhi Circle.

Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachari-yawas, former Jaipur Mayor Jyoti Khandelwal along with many MLAs and Congress officials participated in this rally. After reaching Gandhi Circle, many Congress office-bearers, including Dotasra, paid homage by offering flowers at the

statue of Mahatma Gan-dhi. Dotasra said that the promise with which the Modi government came to power at the Centre is now unable to be fulfilled. Contrary to the promise which was given to the people, the government cheated the people by increasing the prices.

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Jodhpur: Targeting the Gehlot govern-ment, Union Jal Shak-ti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday questioned the slow pace of Jal Jee-van Mission (JJM) in Rajasthan. “Why is the Gehlot government making it a political subject? Why is it look-ing at tap connections from a political angle of profit and loss? It is not clear. I will reach

out to people either from public platforms or through the media. People of Rajasthan should have faith in me. I assure you that

I’ll leave no stone un-turned to complete the work of Jal Jeevan Mission in Rajasthan irrespective of the ob-stacles,” he said.

Shekhawat said that after many com-plaints, he sent top of-ficers of the mission from Delhi to Ra-jasthan so that the state government can inform them of the dif-ficulties in implemen-tation. However, the state government once again showed formali-ty. According to PHED officials, work of JJM is going well in the state. “Then why are so many complaints are coming?” he asked.

Shekhawat: Why is Gehlot govt making Jal Jeevan Mission a political issue?

Cong leaders PEDAL TO PROTEST fuel price hike, foot march today

NEWS DIGEST

FAKE TWITTER, FB ACCOUNTS OF BOARD CHAIRMAN, DCP CREATEDAjmer/Jodhpur: A fake account on Twitter of Dr DP Jaroli, Chairman of Rajasthan Board of Sec-ondary Education, has been noticed after which Dr Jaroli complained to Ajmer SP and told that earlier a fake account was in the name of @jarolip was closed but a new account @dp_jaroli has been created. On this, the Civil Line Police Station has registered a case and started investigation. In Jodhpur, a fake Facebook account of Bhuvan Bhushan Yadav, DCP (East) in Jodhpur Police Commissionerate was noticed.

RAJE COULD NOT BE SIDELINED, NO FACTIONALISM IN STATE BJP: KIRODIUdaipur: Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena com-pletely rejected the factionalism going on in the BJP. In Udaipur, he said that petty things keep happening

in the family, but all are working for one ideology. On former CM Vasund-hara Raje being side-lined, he said that Raje has been CM twice and she could not be side-lined. At present she is inactive, but will be

active at time of elections, whenever she comes, the party and all will remain the same, be it Satish Poonia or Gulab Chand Kataria. Targeting Congress government fiercely, Kirodi said CM of Rajasthan has given free hand to his MLAs for corruption to save his seat, due to which every MLA has started taking decisions considering himself as the CM.

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Jaipur: All India Pro-fessional Congress treasurer and West Zone coordinator Rajiv Arora on Friday al-leged that the central government complete-ly failed to control in-flation.

Arora alleged in a press conference that when the Modi govern-ment came to power in the year 2014, it had promised to check in-flation. Slogans were

raised that ‘Modi hai to mumkin hai’ but now all these claims have become hollow. He said that earlier there used to be inflation, people used to earn, but now inflation is increasing continuously and peo-ple’s earnings are de-creasing. State Presi-dent Professional Con-gress Rukshmani Ku-mari said that on Sat-urday morning a cycle rally will be taken out on behalf of Profes-sional Congress.

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Dehradun: Former deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot launched a scathing attack on the ruling BJP in Cen-tre on rising fuel prices saying the prices of petrol and diesel are now more than desi ghee.

“After BJP came to power in 2014, there are many issues due to which people are suf-fering but one of the major ones is skyrock-eting prices of petrol and diesel. Their price is now more than desi ghee as claimed by an elderly while having a conversation with me in Rajasthan,” he told the media persons on Friday in the presence of Uttarakhand state president Pritam Sin-gh at Congress headof-fice in Dehradun.

Modi govt failed to check inflation: Arora

Govind S Dotasra and Pratap S Khachariyawas participate in a cycle rally in Jaipur on Friday. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO

Petrol costlier than desi ghee: Pilot

VAIBHAV PARTICIPATES IN CYCLE RALLY IN JODHPUR; CONG’S MARCH TODAY

‘Quack’ held for abetment to suicide of a minor in Ramgarh area of Jaisalmer

Farmers’ stir: Erring SDM shifted to Jodh

Review cadre strength of accident tribunals: Arya

MINOR RAPED, ACCUSED, HIS BRO, WOMAN BOOKEDChuru: A 14-year old girl was alleg-edly raped by a man in a slum area in Churu’s Sardarshahar area on Wednesday night. Her father lodged a case alleging that the accused Mangi-lal raped his daughter with the help of his brother Budharam and a woman Manju. Budharam held the victim’s hands while Manju was holding her feet. After registering the case, the police have started investigation.

WOMAN GANGRAPED BY 2 NEIGHBOURS IN JODHPURJodhpur: A case of gang-rape with a 38-year-old married woman has been reported at Shergarh PS. The woman has accused two brothers living in her neighborhood of raping her under the influence of alcohol. She told the police that on July 11, she was sleep-ing in house with her 10-year-old son when Roop Singh and Himmat Singh entered the house, gagged her mouth, and gangraped her.

In Jodhpur, RCA president Vaibhav Gehlot partici-pated in a cycle rally from Congress office to Sojati Gate to protest price hike. Many politicians were seen sweating while cycling for a short distance. Friday’s rallies are being seen as a rehearsal, because on Saturday there is a big march of the Congress, in which all the big office bearers of the party will be participate.

Rajiv Arora and Rukshmani Kumari during the press conference in Jaipur on Friday.

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MLA PRASHANT BAIRWA FACES PROTEST, SLOGANS BY PILOT SUPPORTERS IN TONK

Jaipur: Niwai MLA Prashant Bairwa had to face protest by villag-ers in Jodhpuria village on Friday where he had gone to inaugurate a newly set up police post. People present

there, mostly youths, shouted slogans against him and in support of former deputy CM Sachin Pilot. The MLA had to leave the place in police protection.

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Reniktoh Lyngdoh, PHE Minister in Govt of Meghalaya met on Friday at the former’s camp office.

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OVERPOPULATION A CONCERN...

Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma unveils ‘Combating Covid-19 in Rajasthan’ Book on Friday.

Meghraj Singh Ratnu, Alok Ranjan, Dr Girish Divedi, Jaisingh, Prem Singh, Govind Pareek at Swasthya Bhawan connect virtually with the health minister on Friday.

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Jaipur: Health Minis-ter Dr Raghu Sharma said that according to the Sample Registra-tion Survey (SRS) 2018 the fertility rate of Ra-jasthan is 2.5%, where-as the national average is 2.2%. He said accord-ing to Millennium De-velopment Goals, the fertility rate is to be brought down to 2.1% by the target year 2025. For this, we have to adopt the policy of ‘Hum Do, Humare Ek’ (We Two, Ours One).

Encouraging Male SterilisationEfforts are being made to encourage male steri-lisation to make the family welfare pro-gramme successful. IUCD services are being provided post-delivery.

14 MISSION PARIVAR VIKAS DISTRICTS FELICITATED

`11 LAKH won by Banswara

7,666 sterilisations, 8,400 PPIUCD

insertions, 43,858 inst deliveries &

full immunisation of 43,558 children; MG Hosp awarded

1stprize

`8 LAKH won by Karauli


insertions, 29,168 institutional

deliveries & full immunisation of 29,188 children

2ndprize

`5 LAKH won by Pali


insertions, 42,930 inst deliveries &

full immunisation of 38,450 children; Bali CHC awarded

3rdprize

PANCHAYAT SAMITI CATEGORY z 1st prize won by Desuri in Pali

z 2nd prize won by Rajsamand in Rajsamand

z 3rd prize won by Mavli in Udaipur

GRAM PANCHAYAT SAMITI CATEGORY z 1st prize won by Barnala in Sawai Madhopur

z 2nd prize won by Jalda in Banswara

z 3rd prize won by Khakharmala in Rajsamand

PVT HOSPs, CHCs, PHCs AWARDED z Hari Om Hosp & Pacific Institute in Udaipur

z City Hospital in Bhilwara & Sachkhand Hospital in Alwar

z Banswara, Hanumangarh District Hospital

19 NON-MISSION PARIVAR VIKAS DISTRICTS FELICITATED

`11 LAKH won by Jhalawar

7,231 sterilisations, 5,227 PPIUCD in-

sertions, 28,102 in-stitutional deliveries & full immunisation of 23,545 children; Deputy CMHO Dr Mukesh Bansal

awarded `10,000

1stprize

`8 LAKH won by Ajmer

11,843 sterilisa-tions, 11,612

PPIUCD insertions, 49,202 institutional

deliveries & full immunisation of

47,400 children; Dr Sampat Singh Jodha

awarded `10,000

2ndprize

`5 LAKH won by H’garh


insertions, 26,623 institutional deliver-ies and full immu-nisation of 24,802 children; Dr Pawan

Kumar awarded `10,000

3rdprize

PANCHAYAT SAMITI CATEGORY z 1st prize of `5 lakh won by Bhadra in Hanumangarh

z 2nd prize of `4 lakh won by Kotkasim in Alwar

z 3rd prize of `3 lakh won by Masuda in Ajmer

GRAM PANCHAYAT SAMITI CATEGORY z 1st prize of `3 lakh won by Goyla in Ajmer

z 2nd prize of `2 lakh won by Theekriya in Jaipur

z 3rd prize of `1 lakh won by Bagad Mev in Alwar

NGOs AWARDED z FRHS India’s Shri Saket Sharma & Parivar Seva Kendra

‘Hum Do, Humare Ek’Dr Raghu Sharma pitches for one child

Gadkari okays Rs 1,300 crore for Raj roadsFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: Union Road Transport and High-ways Minister Nitin Gadkari has given an additional approval of about Rs. 1,300 crore for strengthening road net-work in Rajasthan. Fol-lowing the efforts of CM Ashok Gehlot, min gave sanction under Central Road & Infra Fund.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: To encourage the operation of e-vehi-cles, buyers will now get the benefit of reim-bursement of SGST and one-time grants. The Transport Department of Rajasthan has issued an order on Friday after the proposal received the approval of CM Ashok Gehlot.

Under this, the com-pensation of the SGST amount will be payable on all-electric vehicles, while a one-time grant will be provided to 2/3-wheeler electric ve-hicles as per the battery

capacity. The grant will be payable on vehicles purchased from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022 and registered till March 31, 2022. The monetary transfer will be done within seven days from the concerned

District Transport Of-ficer (DTO) level, while SGST amount compen-sation will be equal to the amount in the in-voice given by the vehi-cle seller. The one-time grant will range from Rs 5,000-10,000 for the two-

wheelers with batteries up to 2-5KWH and above. Similarly, the grant amount for 3-wheelers, e-Rickshaw, e-Auto, e-Charge Vehicles will fall in the Rs 10,000-20,000 bracket for up to 3KWH-5KWH and above.

E-vehicles: Govt grants SGST repay, one-time grantEMERGING TECHNOLOGY

The CM had announced this scheme in the

budget 2021-22 to encourage the purchase of electric vehicles, which will boost the e-vehicles sales and will help prevent pollution.

—Pratap S Khachariyawas, Transport Minister

ELECTRIC BUSES MOVING ON BARRIERS IN CITY

Jaipur: The wait for elec-tric buses in the state may get longer. The Finance Department has refused to give any opinion on the process of taking electric buses on contract and the objections raised by the AG on the tender process as Roadways is an inde-pendent body. After the intervention of transport minister, the file was sent to the Finance Department. The operation of electric buses was announced in the state two years ago. Post announcement, the roadways began the pro-cess of taking 48 electric

buses under contract. But then CMD Ravi Shankar Srivastava raised ques-tions on that tender pro-cess, it was cancelled. The tender process resumed. Under GCC contract, roadways have to pay for operation of electric buses on a per kilometer basis. AG Audit raised 23 objec-tions to tender process of this model.

Govt to conduct D.El.Ed. exam prior to REETFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has decid-ed to take the exam of

the candi-dates hav-ing diplo-ma in ele-m e n t a r y education (D.El.Ed.)

prior to REET. The re-sult will also be an-nounced before the REET result, education minister Govind Singh Dotasra said. Dotasara informed on social me-dia that D.El.Ed. 2nd year students will also be able to take the REET exam this time and if selected, they will also be able to get a job. The Director of Elementary Edu Sourabh Swami said 2nd year students can apply for intern-ships from July 10. School allotment work will be done by July 19.

Dhabhai offers help to kin, takes stock of parksFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: The Acting Mayor of JMC Greater Sheel Dhabhai on Fri-day visited all parks of Mansarover zone, Jhot-wara zone, Hanuman Nagar Extension, Murlipura Zone, Shivaji Park etc. and took stock of situation. She also consoled family of boy who was electrocuted in

a public park & assured help. She said that strict action is being taken against officials.

Sheel Dhabhai consoles kin of the boy who was electrocuted.

20-YEAR-OLD BOY TIED TO CHAINS FOR 10 YRS DUE TO MENTAL DISORDER IN JODHJodhpur: The life of 20-year-old Hari Singh is tied with chains in Kalu Pabuji village in Dechu, Jodhpur.

Tied with chains under a tree, he has suffered from mental disorder since childhood. His father says that he has been tied with chains for the last ten years. Despite the treatment, his situation did not improve. After getting upset, they chained him. Hari Singh is the

eldest son of five children of Aman Rajpurohit and is mentally ill since childhood.

RAJARAM GURJAR, OMKAR SAPRE REFUSE TO GIVE VOICE SAMPLES IN COURTJaipur: Rajaram Gurjar and BVG company’s opera-tions manager Omkar Sapre, who are accused of demanding a bribe of Rs 20 crore in lieu of payment of Rs 276 crore due to BVG, have refused to give a voice sample in court on Friday. The ACB had sought permission for collecting voice samples by present-ing an application. During the hearing, Rajaram and Omkar Sapre were produced before the court of ACMM-2, Santosh Kumar Bairwa, but they refused to give voice samples.

AMID SHORTAGE OF VAX: KOTA-BUNDI GET 80,000 CORONA VACCINE DOSES Kota: Kota and Bundi districts have received 80,000 vaccine doses, staff at the office of Lok Sabha Speak-er Om Birla said on Friday. While meeting the general public, people complained to Birla about shortage of corona vaccine doses. Of 80,000 Covid vaccine doses, 50,000 were sent to Kota whereas rest 30,000 were sent to Bundi. Birla further assured to people that there will not be a shortage of vaccines here.

CONTROVERSIAL PLAQUES ON HALDIGHATI BATTLE REMOVEDJaipur: The ACI on Thursday removed plaques at Rakta Talai in Rajasthan’s Rajsamand district that said Maharana Pratap’’s forces retreated from the Haldi Ghati battle. This follows the demand by several Rajput outfits and public representatives. Union Minister of State for Culture Arjun Ram Meghwal confirmed that orders were issued to the ASI to remove the plaques. “Yes, orders have been issued. Whatever is right, it has to be written,” Meghwal said when asked whether the ministry gave its its approval to remove the plaques.

SC ISSUES NOTICE TO STATE IN DR SOMYA SLP, NEXT HEARING ON AUGUST 24

Jaipur: Supreme Court on Friday heard the SLP filed by suspended Mayor Dr Somya. A division bench of Justice Sanjay Kishan and Justice Hemant Gupta heard the SLP and is-sued notice to the state government.

Next hearing in the case was fixed on August 24.

CRUCIAL READ

‘Population Stabilisation fortnight is being observed from July 11 to 24 with theme ‘Aapda

me bhi parivar niyojan ki taiyari, saksham rashtra aur parivar ki poori jimmedari’. —Dr Raghu Sharma, Health Minister

The contribution of women in the sterilisation programme is about 99% and that of men is only 1%

under family welfare programme, whereas vasectomy (male sterilisation) is very easy. —Siddharth Mahajan, Health Secretary

On the increase in population, by 2050, the country will have the highest population and a

meaningful debate and discussion on population control should take place. —Satish Poonia, State BJP President

Family planning is the responsibility of an individual as well as the community. The increasing population

can be controlled only if we ourselves adopt the means of family welfare and inspire others too. —Dr KK Sharma, Director Public Health

The fertility rate of Rajasthan in the year 2000 was 4.1%, which in 2018 came down to 2.5% and at present it

is around 2.3% & emphasis should be in controlling the fertility rate with the time. —Dr Laxman Singh Ola, Director RCH

State expects `20,000 crore revenue from mines auction in new blocksFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: The auction process for mining will be started soon in the new block reserves of copper, silver, gold, limestone and steel grade limestone etc. in Alwar, Jhunjhunu, Ra-jsamand, and Jaisalm-er. With the proposed mining, the state gov-ernment is expected to

get more than Rs 20,000 crore revenue.

Additional Chief Sec-retary Dr Subodh Agrawal directed the of-ficers to start the pro-

cess of the auction. The auctionable mineral blocks in state will be realigned and rede-signed based on the po-tentially available min-eral wealth. Agrawal said that illegal mining in these areas would also be stopped. Agar-wal was addressing a virtual meeting of Joint Working Group consti-tuted by the Centre.

APPROVAL FOR WORKS OF 1,600 KM FROM RS 2,031.83 CROREz Rs 70.74 crore in Alwarz Rs 80.06 crore in Churu z Rs 67.66 crore in Jaipur z Rs 69.33 crore in Jodhpurz Rs 56.26 crore in Paliz Rs 59.26 crore in Kota z Rs 68.24 crore in Banswaraz Rs 56.50 crore in Jalore z Rs 98.09 crore in Bikaner.

NOD TO...Approvals were issued for works in Sikar, Bundi, Jhalawar, Nagaur, Jhunj-hunu, Hanumangarh, Jais-almer, Udaipur, Bhilwara, Sirohi, Chittorgarh, Pratapgarh, Bharatpur, Barmer, Dausa, Dholpur, Karauli, Tonk and Baran.

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK

Whatever action is performed by a great man, common

men follow in his footsteps, and whatever standards he

sets by exemplary acts, all the world pursues.

—Bhagavad Gita

IN-DEPTH

Narendra Singh Tomar @nstomar

Best wishes to all the colleagues who have received awards in all categories

for their special contribution in the fi eld of agriculture. ICT based interface

platform named ‘Kisan Sarathi’ was also released which is an intelligent/

effi cient online agriculture technology platform to support agriculture at local

level with national perspective.

Dr. S. Jaishankar @DrSJaishankar

Spoke at Connectivity Conference. Thank Uzbekistan for this timely

initiative. India’s focus in last few years has been to rebuild old links. India’s horizons extend from Vladivostok to

the Gulf and East-Africa.

TOP TWEET

GURUGRAM JUDGE’S ORDER OFFERS HOPE FOR SOCIETY

n one of the few such orders against a pro-ponent of hate, a Gu-rugram court reject-ed the bail applica-

tion of Rambhagat Gopal who had shot at a person near Jamia Milia last year in the presence of a police posse. Gopal then went to Pataudi in Haryana and gave an inflammatory speech calling for abduction of girls and killing of those belonging to a particular community. The judge found his hate speeches as an “obstacle to the growth of a true democratic spirit”.

It is rare to see a right-wing practitioner of hate being de-nied freedom from prison hence the Gurugram judge’s order must be welcomed. He, however, has the freedom to move the high court. A positive trend is being seen in the judiciary which is becoming critical of the misuse and partisan use of the criminal laws. The onus of protecting democratic values lies with poli-ticians but when they fail it is for judiciary to step in.

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he ultra-modern five-star railway station at Gandhi-nagar inaugurat-ed by Prime Min-

ister Narendra Modi sets a new benchmark for the rail-ways in the country and gives a glimpse of the future. Caught in red-tape and lack of vision so far, the Indian Railways seemed stuck in time until the big ticket pri-vatization move by the Modi government. Gandhinagar railway station, which has a 318-room hotel atop the tracks, is the first to have been redeveloped on a public-private partnership model. Looking at the beautifully designed structure and the five star facilities it is sup-posed to make it the first sta-tion of its kind in the coun-

try. As the government pro-poses to redevelop 90 railway stations on PPP model, one can look forward to more railway stations like Gandhi-nagar. What is important is the leveraging of real estate potential and air space. For

the real estate lying idle with the railways or under illegal occupation this could be the best possible solution.

The unique station offers airport-like experience but trains and stations are used mostly by the poor who are often forced to squeeze them-selves in crowded compart-ments. They are also used by vandals who damage railway property for the heck of it like they did to Vande Bharat dur-ing its inaugural run. Cam-eras had to be subsequently installed on the train to check vandalism. One must take pride in the changing face of Indian railways, which is a soft target for protesters who resort to rail roko at the slight-est pretext. Disciplining such elements is a bigger challenge than modernising India.

GUJARAT GIVES A GLIMPSE OF FUTURE

Indian Railways seemed stuck in time until big ticket privatization move by the Modi govt. Gandhinagar

railway station, which has a 318-room hotel atop tracks, is 1st to have

been redeveloped on a public-pvt

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omeone I dearly loved died, and I suppressed all my feel-ings of sorrow. These were the feelings I did not want to feel because of the deep pain they would cause…” These are the thoughts of a woman who lost her husband.

It is not uncommon for a person to repress grief. The death of anyone close is one of life’s greatest tragedies. Have you or someone you know, had a similar experience?

When we lose someone, feelings and attitudes may surface that we have never experienced before. We may wonder, if we will ever feel normal again. There is diffi-culty accepting it, although sometime may have gone by.

The psychological shock or being stunned, not able to feel anything can be like an anaesthetic. Such a shock cushions one against the full emotional impact of loss.

Along with initial numb-ness, one goes through vari-ous forms of denial. “There must be some mistake!” can often be heard in grief. For some, the loss is difficult to accept, if they were not with the deceased person.

Despite the reality that our family member is no longer

with us, our habits and mem-ories may deny it. Some set the wrong number of plates for dinner or buy the depart-ed one’s favourite food. Some even have vivid dreams of the deceased or imagine seeing him. These are common reac-tions to such a drastic change in one’s life. The pain brings with it other feelings that one is not prepared to deal with.

Anger often accompanies grief. It may be anger at doc-tors and nurses, that they should have done more in caring for the deceased. Or at times, anger at friends and relatives who, it seems, say or do the wrong thing. Some get angry at the departed one for neglecting his health.

On the heels of anger often comes another feeling – guilt. Some condemn or blame themselves. They say, “He would not have died if only I had …” or tormented by thoughts such as ‘I should have – or should not have – done this or that.’

Reactions to grief vary greatly in intensity and dura-tion. The important thing about grieving is that it helps the process of healing. Re-pressing our feelings can be harmful both physically and emotionally. It will prevent us from thinking clearly.

Talking can be a helpful re-lease. Giving words to sorrow and sharing pain with a true friend who will listen patient-ly and sympathetically, can bring a measure of relief.

Men often feel the need to

hold back tears. They are taught, a “real” man doesn’t cry. Cleansing oneself with tears of grief is akin to lanc-ing a wound to drain the in-fection. A man or a woman is entitled to the right to ex-press sorrow.

We realize that no matter how much we love a person, we can’t control his or her life. We cannot prevent the unforeseen to happen. Dwell-ing upon all kinds of “if on-lys” does not change any-thing, rather it slows our re-covery from grief. Time can never be reversed.

Some put their sentiments on paper, others find vigor-ous exercise helpful. Many say that ‘time is a great heal-er’, but time, by itself heals nothing at all. It is what we do with our time that either harms or heals. We can use it

poorly by caving into self pity, or can develop a fulfill-ing life-pattern.

Accepting the situation re-alistically, resuming respon-sibilities and a daily routine as quickly as possible, is prac-tical. If there is no self-analy-sis, grief can prolong for years. A productive routine brings back stability in life.

We can help the grieving ones by placing ourselves in their situation. Our patient listening ear and reassuring words show that we care. A telephone call or helping in official or financial formali-ties can help the mourning ones to take up their own lives once more, and give them comfort. Our initiative and continuous presence and assistance, at times for weeks and months, can up-lift a person from the depth of sorrow.

The intense feelings linked with grief are normal. By avoiding taking major deci-sions hurriedly, taking prop-er rest and nutrition, and liv-ing on a day-to-day basis, makes it easier to bear.

Doing all that one can, does not eliminate the pain. It does not mean that we will no longer cry or will forget our deceased loved one. But we can recover. And as we do, what we have experienced can make us more under-standing and empathetic in helping others to cope with a similar loss.

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY

THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

“SREKHA KUMAR

The writer is a personal development trainer working with corporate and SME sector

The intense feelings linked with grief are normal. By

avoiding taking major decisions hurriedly,

taking proper rest and nutrition, and living on a

day-to-day basis, makes it easier to bear

When we lose someone, feelings and attitudes

may surface that we have never experienced

before. We may wonder, if we will ever feel normal

again. There is difficulty accepting it, although

sometime may have gone by. Psychological shock or being stunned, not

able to feel anything can be anaesthetic

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Gehlot ‘showers...the first state in the country under Smart City Mission,” Gehlot said and congratulated the people of the state and the officials associ-ated with the Smart City Mission.

The chief minister said that from October 2, the Prashasan Shehron Ke Sang and Prashashan gaon Ke Sang campaigns are go-ing to start and directed that the problems of the common man should be addressed on the spot in a planned manner in the camps.

“To ensure that sweepers do not have to

enter the manhole for cleaning the sewerage, our government took a sensitive decision to clean with machines and announced Rs 176 crore in the budget to buy the necessary equipment and ma-chines for this. I am happy that today a su-per sucker machine is being made available for cleaning sewerage in Jodhpur. Such ma-chines are also being made available in other urban bodies. This will get rid of the work con-trary to human dignity,”he said, fur-ther adding, “Our gov-ernment has an-

nounced to open 123 new colleges in the last two and a half years. These colleges will give a boost to higher educa-tion in the state. Eng-lish medium Mahatma Gandhi schools have been opened by the state government, which are becoming quite popular.”

The CM said that the State Government did not allow the pace of de-velopment works to slow down even in the severe crisis of Corona epidemic.

Meanwhile, UDH Minister Shanti Dhari-wal said that in the Pra-shasan Shehron Ke

Sang and Prashashan gaon Ke Sang cam-paigns, a target has been set to issue pattas to 10 to 12 lakh people. “In connection with the preparations for the campaign, division-wise meetings of the Local self-government department and urban bodies are being organ-ized so that the prob-lems of the people can be identified in advance and their legal and logi-cal solution can be done in the camps. The pro-cess of procurement of 200 fire fighting vehi-cles for urban bodies would also be complet-ed soon,” he said.

Just stop...the SC said it was giv-ing the state “one more opportunity to recon-sider” or else, it would pass orders.

“We are, of prima fa-cie view, that it con-cerns all of us and is at the heart of the funda-mental Right to Life. The health of citizenry of India and right to life is paramount, all other sentiments, whether it be religious (or other-wise), are subservient to this basic fundamen-tal right,” Justices Na-riman and BR Gavai said.

“We can give you one more opportunity to

consider holding yatra physically at all. This or else we pass an order.

Sidhu meets...with Rahul Gandhi, will be meeting Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday in Chandigarh to bring him on board over the peace formula.

Sources say that re-port of Sidhu’s eleva-tion has irked Ama-rinder Singh and he has shot off a letter to Sonia Gandhi, expressing strong resentment over the developments and reports of his elevation.

The meeting between Sidhu & Sonia Gandhi

comes ahead of the par-ty’s Punjab unit revamp and amid reports that Sidhu may get a key role in organisation. Both Singh & Sidhu have held parallel meet-ings in Chandigarh with their loyalists.

PM stresses...was also the redevel-oped Vadnagar railway station where, in his younger days, he had helped his father run a tea stall.

Stressing the need to reform the railways, he said the “new India’s train” is moving ahead on two tracks -- mod-ernisation and the wel-

fare of the poor, middle classes and farmers.

Lakhs affected...the President of BUVM, Babulal Gupta said, “As a result of the strike, business worth Rs 52k crore was affected. traders from all the mandis participated in the strike and a memo-randum has been sent to Union Minister Pi-yush Goyal. The strike was called to make the govt understand the problems of traders, the purchase of gram in the state has come to a halt & traders are fac-ing loss to the tune of Rs 13/kg.

FROM PG 1

PM UNDERLINES MEASURES TO PREVENT POSSIBLE THIRD WAVE‘6 states reporting more cases should take proactive measures to prevent 3rd wave’New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inter-acted with the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Odisha, Ma-harashtra and Kerala to review the Covid situa-tion. The PM pointed out that the increase in cases in Maharashtra and Kerala is a matter of concern. He said that the states reporting a higher number of cases should take proactive measures to prevent any possibility of a third wave. “It is neces-sary to take effective steps to prevent the third wave,” Modi em-phasised. The Health Ministry said that States and Union Terri-tories have received more than 41.10 crore COVID vaccine doses.

PM MODI EMPHASISES ON ‘TEST-TRACK-TREAT-TIKKA’New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday re-viewed the COVID-19 situation with Chief Ministers of 6 states and emphasised on “test-track-treat- tik-ka strategy” and maximum vaccina-tion to combat the pandemic. In a tweet,

PM Modi wrote, “Re-viewed the COVID-19 situation with Chief Ministers. Empha-sised on testing, tracking and treating to overcome the pan-demic. Also high-lighted the need to strengthen COVID related infrastruc-ture in rural areas.”PM urges CMs of 6 states to

strengthen health infrastructureNew Delhi: Interacting with the Chief Ministers of six states with a high COVID-19 positivity rate, PM Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Centre recently announced a Rs 23,000 crore emergency response package to combat coronavirus and

advised these states to utilise funds from the package to strengthen health infrastructure. He also laid emphasis on the need to focus on rural areas & States must use funds from this pack-age to strengthen health infrastructure.

Chief Ministers attend the meeting with PM Narendra Modi on the COVID-19 situation via video conferencing, in Mumbai on Friday.

ED ATTACHES ANIL DESHMUKH FAMILY’S RS 4.21 CR ASSETS

T20 WC 2021: INDIA IN GROUP TWO WITH PAKISTAN, NZ, AFGHANISTAN

New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached assets worth

around Rs 4.21 crore belonging to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and his family, officials said here on Friday. The assets — attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) — are

held in the name of Deshmukh’s wife Aarti Deshmukh and a company, Premier Port Links Pvt. Ltd.

New Delhi: The ICC on Friday announced the groups for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021,

which is set to take place from October 17 to No-vember 14 in Oman & the United Arab Emirates. The two groups have been se-lected on the basis of team rankings as of March 20.

Australia, England, South Africa and West Indies are in Group 1 while, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan & New Zealand are in Group 2 of Super 12s.

CRUCIAL READ

New Delhi: By-election to Rajya Sabha seat, which fell vacant after the resignation of Dinesh Trivedi,

who was a Trinamool Congress MP, will be held on August 9, 2021, announced the Election Commission on Friday. Stating the schedule of the by-election to the Council of States from West Bengal to fill up the men-tioned vacancy, the EC in a statement

issued today mentioned that the poll will be held from 9 am to 4 pm.

New Delhi: A study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on variants responsible for the second wave of COVID-19 has revealed that the major strain responsible for the breakthrough is the Delta variant. As per the WHO classification, the Delta variant has been designated as a variant of concern due to increased transmission and higher immune evasion.

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday urged party workers to extend support in the ongo-

ing rescue operations for people who fell into the well in the Ganjbasoda area in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha. Expressing grief over the incident which took place on Thursday, the Congress leader tweeted in Hindi, “Very sad. Condolences to the fami-

lies of the deceased.”

RS BY-POLL: SEAT VACATED BY INESH TRIVEDI TO BE HELD ON AUG 9

DELTA MAJOR VARIANT RESPONSIBLE FOR BREAKTHROUGH INFECTIONS

VIDISHA MISHAP: RAHUL GANDHI ASKS CONG WORKERS TO EXTEND HELP

Covid-19 third wave fears: Next 100 days crucial

New Delhi: Niti Aayog member (health) VK Paul on Friday said the warning about the third wave of the Covid-19 pandemic which the World Health Organiza-tion has recently issued is for the global situa-tion, which indeed is reflecting the impact of the third wave. “Leav-ing North & South American regions of WHO, all other WHO regions are moving from good to bad and bad to worse. The world is moving towards a third wave and this is a fact. The PM Narendra Modi too has asked us to take this as a red flag... the PM has given us the target to stall the third wave and it is pos-sible,” Dr Paul said.

BJP outsmarts rivals with plans to dent Yadav votebank!

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I &B and Sports Minister Anurag Thakur greets Union Home Minister Shri Amit Shah with a traditional Himachali topi .

Vishal Srivastav

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh has become the focal point of BJP’s electoral effort since re-peating its victory in what is otherwise called the most ‘politically charged’ state, would set the party’s electoral campaign as four other states will go to poll merely months after UP.

And while all eyes are set and tongues are rolling how BJP has al-ready taken lead by ap-pointing backward and Dalit community lead-ers in Modi cabinet, there is perhaps one as-pect which no one has looked into. When Sa-majwadi party was in power, it was accused of appeasing Yadavs in UP and as a result during the election, while BJP formed its government, Yadav voted for the fa-ther-son duo - Mulayam and Akhilesh Yadav. This means that Yadavs form a substantial chunk of electoral in the state and keeping this in mind, PM Modi has included 4 mem-bers in his cabinet, a substantial number which political observ-ers have completely overlooked.

As a result of the in-

clusion, leaders of the Yadav community and the BJP are campaign-ing fiercely on this as-pect in order to attract Yadav votes. While Modi’s new cabinet has been introspected by many, but in the midst of all the interpreta-tions, there was no analysis from the as-pect of making four ministers of Yadav soci-ety. There were already two Yadav ministers in Union cabinet i.e Nity-anand Rai and Rao In-derjit Singh. The Yadav communities from Bi-har and Haryana are interconnected through familial ties and social relations. Lalu Prasad has a son-in-law Rao Chiranjeevi and Sharad Yadav’s daughter is also married in Haryana. In Bihar, Yadavs shy away from voting for BJP and have entirely associ-ated themselves with Lalu Prasad’s party RJD. In Jharkhand too, their inclination re-mains to-wards RJD.

Nevertheless, after making Bhupendra Ya-dav the in-charge of Bi-har, BJP has been con-stantly trying to bring Yadav’s in its fold. First Ram Kripal Yadav was made a minister and then Nityanand Rai. Now Modi has also made Bihar in-charge Bhupendra Yadav a minister. Furthermore, former RJD leader An-napurna Devi, who joined the BJP just be-fore the Lok Sabha elec-tions, has also been made a minister at the Centre.

In this way, there have been four Yadav ministers in Modi’s gov-ernment who represent Bihar, Jharkhand, Ra-jasthan and Haryana. So, it will be interesting to watch Modi and Shah’s ‘Yadav experi-

ment’ in the up-coming UP

e l e c t i o n s and also in 2024!

Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Nitish’s ‘eyewash’ hands over party’s ‘baton’ to RCP!Anita Hada

New Delhi: An inter-esting game has just been played in the na-tional and regional politics associated with Bihar and yet even those who claim to know politics like the back of their hands, are still blinded to it. The ‘game’ was first popularized by Mulayam Singh Yadav when he distanced himself from his son Akhilesh Yadav and kept himself close to brother Shivpal. Over time, a message went into the party and in general public that whatever Akhilesh is doing, he is doing it of his own free will. Later the whole party came under Akhilesh’s con-trol.

While this hap-pened in UP, a neigh-bouring state of Bihar is also witnessing something on these lines where Nitish Ku-mar and RCP Singh are playing this ‘mixed game’. A message is being created in the media that RCP spoke with BJP high com-mand on his own and

became a minister at the Centre, whereas Nitish Kumar did not want this.

Political circles in Bihar and New Delhi were abuzz that Nitish Kumar did not even congratulate RCP Sin-gh on becoming a min-ister. But just sit back and think; can it real-ly happen that with-out Nitish’s will, RCP Singh talks to the BJP and the PM and be-comes a minister? While fact remains that not even a minute action be taken in Ja-nata Dal-U without the wishes of Nitish Ku-mar. If he didnot want, leave aside being a minister at the Centre, RCP Singh could not have even spoken to BJP leadership. How-ever, the ‘eyewash’ is in front and yet people

do not seem to be ob-serving it and are still under the illusion that RCP Singh has become a minister by betray-ing Nitish Kumar.

Keep in mind that the BJP leadership, es-pecially PM Modi, needs Nitish Kumar, not Singh. In the Lok Sabha elections to be held after three years, Nitish’s face will get votes for the BJP and the NDA and the Prime Minister knows that. That is why noth-ing has happened without Nitish’s be-hest. If there was even the slightest confusion anywhere, the Prime Minister could have spoken directly to Nit-ish. Many senior lead-ers of BJP including Bhupendra Yadav are in touch with Nitish.

In fact, Nitish has, in a way, handed over his party to RCP Sin-gh. He has been made the national president of the party and has now been made a min-ister at the center so that in the future, when he takes over the reins of the party, his stature remains ex-tremely high.

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Jaipur: The driver and the helper of a truck trailer were burnt alive in a colli-sion with a mini truck on a culvert about 20 metres from Dudu police station on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway on Friday morning. Driver and helper of mini truck jumped and were saved. Two vehicles of fire brigade brought fire under control in 4 hours.

A trailer moving at high speed suddenly applied brakes when another trailer hit from behind. The cabin of the second trailer was engulfed. After this, a mini truck coming behind also hit the second trailer. The first trail-er went ahead at high speed, but the second trailer caught fire due to a short circuit and the entire cabin was engulfed.

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‘Crime is mental illness, police stations are hospitals to treat it’First India Bureau

Udaipur: Asserting that the state police was committed to take prompt action against crimes, DGP ML Lath-er on Friday said that crime is a mental ill-ness which can be treated at police sta-tions. “Crime is a men-tal illness and police stations are hospitals for treating this,” Lather commented during his Udaipur visit for divisional re-view.On violence against women in the state,

the DGP made it clear that according to NCRB report, women crimes have come down in the state, how-ever, about 37 percent false cases have come to the fore as com-pared to the national figure. He reviewed crime cases from across the division.

Pvt college staffer took bribe for giving more marks, heldFirst India Bureau

Udaipur: ACB Udaipur arrested Yogesh Vats, assistant administrator of Maharani B.Ed Col-lege in Kurabad block, red-handed while tak-ing a bribe amount of Rs 5,000. The accused had demanded a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a col-lege student in lieu of increasing marks in practical and complet-ing the attendance. The accused had already taken Rs 10,000 from the B.Ed student. The girl’s brother com-plained to the ACB.

The team verified the complaint and on find-ing it correct, laid a trap and held Vats while tak-ing a bribe of Rs 5000. The ACB team is also probing the role of col-lege Principal Rajesh Mantri in this whole matter, said an official.

Yogesh Vats in ACB custody.

DGP ML Lather in Udaipur.

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MINES ROYALTY EVASION: `12 CRORE FINE IMPOSED ON AMBUJA CEMENTNagaur: Mines department has imposed a penalty of Rs 12.36 crore on Ambuja cement for royalty evasion. A team led by Ajmer Superintending Engineer (mines) JK Guru Bakshani inspected the mining area and under construction cement plant in Kherawad area in the presence of Ambuja Cement’s representatives Rajiv Ranjan and Himanshu Shekhar for three days and detected royalty evasion after which the fi ne was imposed.

NOW, ARROWHEAD SIGHTED WITH 3 CUBS; EARLIER WAS SEEN WITH 2 CUBSJaipur: Tigress T-84 alias Arrowhead, an offspring

of Tigress T-19 (Krishna) who was daughter of T-16 Machhli, has been sighted with 3 cubs now. Earlier, she was sighted with two cubs on Wednesday. Arrowhead has become a mother twice before. Famous siblings

Riddhi and Siddhi are also her offspring. Now family tree of famous tigress Macchli has reached 54.

Two youth hit by a car, die on the spot

Churu: Two youths walking on the Rajgarh-Churu highway were killed after being hit by a car late Thurs-day night. According to the police, Vikas Singh, 19, resident of Bhadhi and Somvir Jat, 20, resident of Ratanpura went to a hotel on the highway on a bike. They were coming back after having dinner at the hotel. As their bike failed to start, they were coming on foot. At 2.30 am, a car hit the two, killing them on the spot, said Krishna Kumar, victims’ nephew.

Two from Haryana die in car accident Hanumangarh: Two persons Jagdish Soni and Mukesh Soni of Haryana were killed after colli-sion of their car with a truck near Matoria Wali village on the mega highway on Friday, said Ranvir Meena, DSP Rawatsar. The high-way was blocked after the accident that took place while overtaking a vehicle. The police have seized the truck and efforts are on to trace its owner and driver. A case has been fi led against the truck driver. The families were called to the spot.

A GUJARATI TOURIST KILLED, THREE INJUREDUdaipur: A Gujarati tourist was killed and two more injured when three vehicles collided one after the other in Udaipur’s Gogunda police station area on Friday morning. A tem-po was coming from Udaipur to Gogunda near Iswal, which over-turned on the freeway.

During this, a trailer full of high speed stones also overturned due to

this, the car of Guja-rati tourists got buried under the stones.

The car was trapped under stones that fell from the truck.

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Jaipur: Finally, after a wait spanning 66 days, the DoP issued orders to hand over the charge of Chairman of Tax Board, Ajmer to Secre-tary, Finance, T. Ravi-kant. The post had been lying vacant since re-tirement of Giriraj Sin-gh on April 30.

A delay in new post-ing is not a new or rare phenomenon, but the reason for the delay in giving additional

charge remains a mys-tery. The charge should have been handed on May 1, 2021 itself.

Notably, the post of HOD in two important departments is lying vacant and as a result, the Labour Department and Civil Aviation De-partment are in the dol-drums. Labour Com-missioner Prateek Jhajharia was named by the ACB on June 25 for graft and he was im-mediately suspended. DoP should have imme-

diately handed over the additional charge of Labour Commissioner to a senior IAS, but as 22 days have passed, the

department still awaits its new Commissioner even as Labour Secre-tary Neeraj K. Pawan has been continuously reminding the govern-ment that the depart-ment’s function has come to a halt in ab-sence of a HOD.

On the other hand, the post of Commis-sioner, Civil Aviation is also lying vacant for over a month now. The charge of this post was with Commissioner IT, Virendra Singh, but

Singh has gone on a long leave and although the additional charge of his post in the IT De-partment has been handed over to a junior IAS officer, Abhimanyu Kumar, but Civil Avia-tion has been left to its own fate.

Knowledge sources reveal that the adminis-trative power to give ad-ditional charge lays with the Chief Secre-tary, for whom, it is not necessary to seek per-mission from the CMO.

Depts suffer as vacancy at top posts continue!AWAITING POSTINGS

Covid-19 pandemic exposed chinks in political system: PC‘Deprivation of school education has been the most devastating impact of the pandemic’Yogesh Sharma

Jaipur: Taking part in a seminar on “Global Pan-demic and Challenges Before the Democracy” organised at the Ra-jasthan Assembly, for-mer Union Finance Minister P Chidam-bram on Friday, said that every political sys-tem boasts that it is best suited to address the needs of people.”What the pandemic has done is to expose the gaping loopholes. In a true par-liamentary democracy system, the Prime Min-ister is responsible eve-ry day to the Parliament and to the people. How-ever, in a corroded di-minished democracy, the rulers will find di-verse ways to evade ac-countability,” he said.

He further added that centralisation of power was the biggest chal-lenge in the Corona pan-demic, which impacted the vaccination pro-gramme which in turn, delayed the decision on vaccine procurement.

He said challenges to democracy are not at the national level alone. The pandemic has thrown

an unusual phenome-non of vaccine national-ism, he stressed.

In the seminar, Chid-ambaram also released a souvenir on the com-pletion of 60 years of the Rajasthan branch of the Commonwealth Parlia-mentary Association.

In the meanwhile, as soon as Lodha targeted the Centre, Deputy LoP

Rajendra Rathore and other BJP MLAs raised objection over it and said it was not a Con-gress meeting and there was no logic of talking in this manner.

Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi intervened and settled the issue. Dr CP Joshi said that CM Ashok Gehlot wanted to attend the mega event,

but he skipped it due to health reasons. LoP Gu-labchand Kataria said that till date, the exact treatment of Corona is not available. He said that when the lock-down was imposed in the first phase, people were angry at PM Modi’s decision. Modi government coped with challenges.

Ex- Union Finance Minister P Chidambram addresses a seminar held at State Assembly on Friday. Also seen here are Dr CP Joshi, GC Kataria and Sanyam Lodha.

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Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has approved the draft of Mukhy-amantri Kisan Mitra Energy Scheme to provide relief to the farmers of the state. With this, agricul-tural consumers will be able to get a grant of Rs 1,000 per month on electricity bills or a maximum of Rs 12,000 per year. The scheme will be appli-cable from the billing month of May 2021.

Under the scheme, electricity bills will be issued by the Electric-ity Distribution Cor-poration to agricul-

tural consumers ac-cording to bi-monthly billing system. The grant amount will be payable to the general category-rural (block supply) agricultural consumers in both ‘meter’ and ‘flat rate’

category. This grant amount will be given only if there is no amount due to the concerned consumer from Electricity Dis-tribution Corpora-tions. If in any month, the recharge amount of the consumer is less than Rs 1,000, then the balance amount can be adjust-ed in subsequent months of the same financial year. Con-sumers will have to link Aadhaar number and bank account

number with elec-tricity account

number to avail the

scheme.

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Kota: “The Delhi-Mum-bai Expressway will give new dimensions to the development of Ko-ta-Bundi as the project will become the lifeline of connectivity to the important cities of the country. After its com-pletion, it will be possi-ble to reach Delhi in just 4 hours and Mum-bai in 8 hours,” said LS

Speaker Om Birla on Friday after reviewing the project with the NHAI and administra-tive officers of Kota and Bundi at Zila Parishad Auditorium.

Birla also asked NHAI officials, Kota District Collector Ujjw-al Rathod & Bundi Dis-trict Collector Ashish Gupta to solve prob-lems of farmers on pri-ority.

CM’s nod to Mukhyamantri ‘Kisan Mitra’ Energy Scheme

Delhi-Mum e-way will boost Kota’s devp: Birla

‘Appoint Nodal officer for compassionate jobs’

Hudla meets Kejriwal amid suspense on AAP’s Raj unit!

RHB initiates major plantation driveMAHATMA GANDHI’s 150TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS

Shivendra Parmar

Jaipur: On Friday, Ra-jasthan Housing Board Commissioner, Pawan Arora inaugu-rated a Gandhi Vatika by planting saplings at the Central Park of MGD Weekend Home Nayla. As per the in-structions of the State Government, this Gandhi Vatika is be-ing built to mark the 150th birth anniversa-ry celebrations of the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi.

“Initially 200 fruit-bearing and flowering plants would be plant-ed in this garden, which would be in-creased later. At pre-sent, fruit trees have been planted in this garden to ensure the availability of suffi-

cient oxygen in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and keeping in mind the nutrition-al supply for the local residents. Fruit trees like Mango, Jamun, Guava, Indian Goose-berry, Lemon, Beel are being planted here. Along with this, flow-ering plants like Kach-nar, Amaltash, Keshia,

Gulmohar are also be-ing planted here to en-hance the beauty of the park,” Arora said.

Convener of Mahat-ma Gandhi Jeevan Darshan Samiti, Jaipur, Vichar Vyas also planted saplings in Gandhi Vatika be-ing built by the Board and expressed his gratitude to RHB.

Meanwhile, the Commissioner further informed that in this monsoon season, in-tensive plantation will be conducted to in-crease greenery in various schemes and projects under con-struction under the division. “For this, ex-tensive plantation drives will be conduct-ed in the city park along with roadside plantation, and in marked vacant places of the Board. Special care is being taken for the quality of the plants and for this, healthy plants with thick stems of more than 10-12 feet height will be planted, which will be able to grow and yield flowers soon,” the Commis-sioner informed.

Commissioner RHB Pawan Arora with his team & Gandhivadi Vichar Vyas at Nyla Weekend Homes Park for plantation in newly created “Gandhi Vatika.”

LS Speaker Om Birla during his visit to Kota-Bundi on Friday, also called upon Munishree Sudha Sagar Ji Maharaj at Punyodaya Atishaya Kshetra Nasian ji and sought his blessings.

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given administrative and financial approval of Rs 84 crore for construction of a new bridge over Chambal river near Sevar-Pali village in Dholpur dis-trict on the border of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. CM had an-nounced the construc-tion of bridge in the Budget of 2021-22.

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given approval for setting up of ‘Centre of Excellence for Revenue Research and Analysis’ in Jaipur. Gehlot has also approved Rs 62 crore as an increased amount for its establishment and construction of buildings etc. SDRI office will also be established in the same building.

Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot has given his ap-proval to postpone repayment of an amount of Rs 43 crore to be given by Roadways in the financial years 2020-21 and 2021-22 till March 31, 2022 in view of the adverse circumstances of the Covid pandemic. This decision will facilitate smooth operation of roadways.

CM DEFERS REPAYMENT OF LOAN IN ROADWAYS BY 2 YRS

‘No preventive measures were taken in pandemic’

Uproar in Assembly

Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi said that due

to the pandemic, crores of people have started going back below the poverty line. He said that the economy

should be accelerated by increasing the purchasing power of the people. He said that during the pan-demic, curative measure was taken but preventive measure was not taken.

The seminar witnessed uproar on vote of

thanks delivered by legis-lator and CPA Rajasthan Secretary, Sanyam Lod-ha. Usually, the uproar accurs dur-

ing the assembly sessions, but the seminar also witnessed the same, when Lodha pointed out that there was delay on part of the central government on banning international flights during the first wave of the pandemic.

‘PANDEMIC HAS ADVERSELY AFFECTED NORMAL LIFE’

TheChief guest of the closing ceremony, Rajya Sabha MP

Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe said that democracy is not just a matter of voting or discussion, but it is about the innovation that emerges from discussions. “The

pandemic has adversely affected the normal life, activities of the people. During this period, many democratic countries of the world imposed restrictions on the funda-mental rights of the people and on the freedom of media,” he said.

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Jaipur: In order to avoid unnecessary de-lay and timely disposal of cases of compas-sionate appointment in departments, the state government has issued an order for the appointment of state nodal officer and case in-charge.

The department of personnel has also fixed their responsibil-

ity and accountability by issuing a circular in this regard.

The nodal officer will maintain the de-tails of cases related to compassionate ap-pointments.

The HOD and the case in-charge will en-sure to inform the fam-ily members of the de-ceased about the rules of compassionate ap-pointment and the pro-cess of application.

T. Ravikant

Rahul Gandhi ji’s statement is significant as he wants every Congressmen to take on BJP fearlessly. He is reiterating the values of INC, which are rooted in constitutional, democratic principles & which oppose

narrow, communal poli-cies of RSS.

Naresh Sharma

New Delhi: For far too long, there has been a demand of a third politi-cal option in Rajasthan. While Congress and BJP have ruled the roost and former BJP leader Ha-numan Beniwal’s RLP desperately trying to come up as a viable op-tion as ‘third front’, it seems that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is also en-ticed by the prospect.

In what could be termed as a major politi-

cal development in the state, Independent MLA and ex-BJP legislator Om Prakash Hudla met with Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, a day after his meeting with AAP’s Manish Sisodiya.

Interestingly, Sisodiya

took Hudla in his car to meet Kejriwal at latter’s residence, where the men met for over one & a half hours & word is that Hudla has been of-fered ‘charge’ of Ra-jasthan, however the MLA has not given an answer on the offer.

It is said that Hudla has told two leaders that there is still time left in Rajasthan. Now all eyes are on Hudla & future developments regarding AAP’s prospects in de-sert state.

CM Ashok Gehlot

Mahwa MLA OP Hudla met Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Friday.

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he dream of being an anchor wasn’t always a priority in the mind of Shweta Mishra, but destiny had her own ways.

Some discoveries about herself have

made her what she represents right now. While pursu-ing her education, she always thought of being an engi-neer. It was her un-cle who introduced her to the world of anchoring. Shweta shares, “Initially, it was ex-citing because it

was a new world for me and did not know how a small-town girl like me would be able to make it to that spot, but, gradually, peo-ple appreciated my work and I was grateful for the ex-perience.”

Shweta began her ca-reer with ETV Net-work back in the year

2010, she later worked with the Zee Network as an anchor and finally in the year 2018 she became a part

of the First India

news channel, where Jagdeesh Chandra became her guide as well as a men-tor. Apart from being an anchor, she is also manag-ing the post of the Assis-tant Editor. She further shares, “I have never believed in short-cuts, I always had this idea clear in my mind that whatever was going to hap-pen I would always rely on hard work. I still believe that I have many more things to learn and I wish to establish myself strong-er with each passing day.”Shweta is one of the senior anchors for the First India news channel, where cov-erage of political news is one of her fortes. Through journalism, she displays her strong feel-ings towards patriotism. She encourages everyone to remain positive and look towards the greater side of life no matter how twisted things might appear in the beginning, it could be a start of something new.

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ARIESMAR 21 - APR 20

Much happiness is foreseen on the home front. A trip in future with friends will not only be exciting, but refreshing too. This is a good

time to fi nalise property as stars are poised favourably. Those pursuing higher studies are likely to make their mark on the academic front.

LIBRASEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

Enrolling yourself with health conscious people in daily workouts is likely to keep you fi t and energetic. You may become instrumental in

getting a property issue settled amicably. Good showing in exam or an interview will get you fi rmly on the path to huge success.

TAURUSAPR 21 - MAY 20

Family life will cruise along smoothly as you resolve to remain positive under all circumstances. More interest is required on the health front.

Steps taken on the property front are likely to bring you nearer your goal. Intense yearning for love can nudge you towards the one you desire.

SCORPIOOCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

Financially you may need to be more secure than you are now. You will be motivated to get back into shape and may even join a gym. Those

thinking of selling a property will be able to get buyers with deep pockets. Some adjustment problems among the newlyweds need to be handled with tact.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 21

Some issues that seem unlikely to get resolved on the family front will begin to move towards a solution. Good options will be found by those

searching for property that fi ts their pocket. You are likely to give a good account of yourself in a competition. Chance encounter will brighten your day.

SAGITTARIUSNOV 23 - DEC 22

You are likely to swim with the tide on the professional or academic front. Issue regarding an ancestral property is likely to be settled

amicably. Those trying to study will get the right environment at home without much effort. You might feel bad about someone close to you.

CANCERJUNE 22 - JULY 23

You may take up some activity or sport just to keep trim and slim. Good news may greet you on the family front as a suitable match is found for the

eligible. Those wanting to buy a specifi c piece of real estate will fi nd their wish being fulfi lled. There is a good chance of falling in love.

CAPRICORNDEC 23 - JAN 20

Something that you wanted to get done on the home front is likely to be initiated now. A household remedy may come in handy

for those suffering from body aches and pains. An above average performance on the academic front will help to bring you into notice of others.

LEOJULY 24 - AUGUST 23

You may spend on something not previously catered for. A suitable matrimonial match for someone eligible in the family can

be expected. Students will be able to keep pace on the academic front and perform well. Those starting on a romantic journey will fi nd the going smooth and joyful.

AQUARIUSJAN 21 - FEB 19

Soaring reputation on the work or academic front will place you a cut above the rest. No problems are foreseen on health and

fi nancial fronts. You manage to play your cards well and avoid getting involved in a contentious issue at home. Get serious about someone on the romantic front.

VIRGOAUG 24 - SEP 23

Something included in your diet is likely to have a positive effect on your overall health. Disturbances at home will need to be curtailed to

retain a peaceful environment. You will get the motivation to push yourself to the limit on the academic front. You may feel extra motivated today.

PISCESFEB20 - MARCH 20

Family will prove to be a pillar of support for those facing something important. You may feel fi nancially secure, but take a reality check before

arriving at any conclusion. You will need to follow the directions in letter and spirit in discharging a task. Prayers of those looking for love are likely to be answered.

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Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

iran Desai, daughter of renowned novelist, Anita Desai, is an emi-nent Indo-Anglican writer. Her portrayal of Indian culture and traditions flow pas-

sionately through the veins of her forced foreign setup. She became popular after the pub-lication of her second novel - ‘The Inheritance of Loss’ in 2006. This majestic book of our busy, grasping times, illumi-nates the consequences of colo-nialism, and global conflicts of religion, race and nationalism. It won a number of awards, in-cluding the Man Booker Prize of 2006, the National Book Crit-ics Circle Fiction award in 2007, and the Vodafone Cross-word Book Award.

‘The Inheritance of Loss’- the title itself is most intrigu-ing. When one hears of an in-heritance, it is usually some-thing precious, so cherished, that the next generation an-ticipates it to be bequeathed with pride and honour. Desai’s ‘Inheritance of Loss’, truly re-flects her adeptness for irony. This is a story of exiles at home and abroad, of families, broken and fixed, of love both bitter and bittersweet. It be-gins in the high North-Eastern Himalayas in Kalimpong. In a once-magnificent bungalow, but now a crumbling remnant, at the foot of Mount Kangchen-junga lives an embittered old judge who has retired from In-dian civil service. He wants to live in isolated peace with his beloved dog Mutt and his cook. Sai, his young granddaughter, comes from a convent school to live with him.

It is a turbulent time, filled with dissatisfaction among the population of Indian-Nep-alese, who demand an inde-pendent country of their own. There is an insurgency to draw new borders, that will create harmony in theory, yet violence is their only tool to seek that peace. The Judge’s home is robbed by members of the Gorkhaland National Lib-eration Front, who take their food, liquor and guns. This in-troduces, the political struggle that the region is facing, as well as the breakdown of the social fabric. Chaos runs su-preme, as gas, water & electric-ity is cut off. Law & orderlies in shambles.

The judge is Sai’s grandfa-ther, who took her in after his disowned daughter and her husband were killed in a car accident in Russia. It’s his way to pay off the spiritual debts that he incurred after abandon-ing his wife, and later killing her, as well as shaming his fa-ther. He fights with his guilt. He’s caught between the past and the present, and cannot reconcile with either.

Sai falls in love with her tu-tor, Gyan. Throughout the sto-ry, they fight to accept the natu-

ral love they have created. Their love is doomed from the beginning because he is an eth-nic Nepali, and she is an upper-class, Western-educated Indian girl. The cook watches over them to make sure that Gyan does not take advantage of Sai’s good heart. At the same time, he worries endlessly about his own son, Biju, in the US.

Biju is the typical Indian im-

migrant who gets a visa to the US and stays illegally, work-ing for slave wages in the filthy, rat-infest-ed, kitchen base-ments of New York City. There he is used and abused by his bosses. He is disillu-sioned and disgusted with the way his life

is turning out. He decides to leave the US with his earnings and come back to his home, and to his father. On his return, he is looted of all his gifts, belong-ings, dollars and even the clothes that he’s wearing. Fate comes full circle. In giving up what might be gained, both Sai and Biju inherit loss, but that loss will prove a lasting gain of illuminating experience.

Throughout the book, the po-litical situation worsens, and every person deals with it in their own unique way. All of them are consumed with guilt for how they have lived their lives thus far and desire to change their existences. Biju’s negotiation of his identity as an illegal immigrant in a foreign city is contrasted with the more complex situation of Sai and her grandfather who find them-selves as strangers in their homeland due to their educa-tion, language and wealth. It is a mix of pathetic illusions of being part of a culture that does not acknowledge them, the hyp-ocritical snubbing of one’s own culture and journeying into knowing one’s real self and true roots. They are accepted neither by the Westerners nor in their own country. They have lost their identity.

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The film ‘Toofaan’ re-leased on the OTT platform revolves around Ajju Bhai,

aka Aziz Ali (Farhan Akhtar), who plays the role of a roadside mawali in Mumbai’s Dongri. Ajju meets Ananya (Mrunal Thakur), who gives him reason enough to be-come Aziz Ali, the box-er. Nana Prabhu (Paresh Rawal) trains Ajju to become a fine boxer but is heartbro-ken when he finds that Aziz Ali is in love with his daugh-ter Ananya. The Hindu-Mus-lim angle is not taken well with Nana Prabhu and he disowns his daughter. To get a comfortable place to live for Ananya, Aziz Ali gets involved in match-fixing and is banned for 5 years from the boxing federation. Heartbroken he realises his mistake and is for-given by his lady love. The couple gets married and has a daughter and leads a simple life. After five years the ban on Aziz Ali is lifted and Ananya encourages

Aziz to get back to boxing who is in no shape for boxing. In a mishap, Ananya dies leaving Aziz Ali to ful-fil her dream of see-ing him as a champi-on. An emotional Aziz

transforms himself and fights against all odds to ful-fil his wife’s last wish.

A very predictable story but it seems the first half is dragged a little too much. However, I feel one should not have very high expecta-tions from this film.

Kriti is starring oppo-site Prabhas in the mega venture ‘Adipu- r u s h ’ which is an adapta- tion of the

Ramayana. Prabhas is playing the part of Lord Ram while Kriti Sanon will be essaying Sita. Saif Ali Khan has been roped in to play the part of Lankesh. Adipurush is directed by Om Raut, whose first film ‘Tanhaji’ led by Ajay Devgn ended up becoming a massive hit. Speaking about her experience working with the star cast Kriti Said, “Everyone is amazing, warm and so correct for the part. I shot with Prabhas at the beginning of my schedule. My next schedule was with Saif. Both are quite different personalities but extremely entertaining in their own way.” Kriti Sanon is one of the busiest actresses working in Hindi films currently. She has a long lineup of exciting ventures in production and waiting to get a release. The trailer of one of her latest films ‘Mimi’ dropped recently. —Agency

Just this week, we saw Ranbir Kapoor, Shrad-dha Kapoor join Dimple Kapadia and Boney Kapoor

to head to New Delhi to kick off the second shooting schedule for Luv Ran-jan’s untitled film. While the cast begins filming for the next 20 days in New Delhi, reportedly planning for their next interna-tional shooting schedule is underway. Now, as the New Delhi schedule begins, director Luv Ranjan has reportedly begun planning for Spain shooting schedule for Ranbir and Shrad-dha’s songs filming. A source revealed that the director intends to wrap up all scenes on home turf with Ranbir, Shraddha, Dimple and Boney. —Agency

Actress Mandakini is known for her wonderful performance in Raj Kapoor’s directorial 1985 classic ‘Ram Teri Ganga Maili’

which also starred late Rajiv Kapoor in the lead role. After two decades of ab-sence from the world of Hindi cinema, ETimes reports that Mandakini is look-ing to make a come-back. According to the report, the ac-tress is currently reading scripts and might soon announce her comeback venture. Mandakini’s brother Bhanu spoke to ETimes and mentioned that the actress was offered the leading part in a daily soap called ‘Chhoti Sardarni’ but she refused the part. —Agency

MANDAKINIis back?

T he television world’s most loved couple Rahul Vaidya and Disha Parmar got married on Friday in the presence of their close family

members and friends. Their marriage was trending under the hashtag DisHulWed-ding. The star couple had announced their wedding date on social media a few days back. Fans have been eagerly waiting for this day. Their fi rst pictures as husband and wife are fi nally out. Rahul is seen wear-ing cream colour sherwani which has heavy golden work embroidery with a turban and long kundan necklace. Disha opted for a red Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla lehenga with silver embroidery. She completed her look with stunning maang tikka, kundan jewellery and gajra with a fresh face of make-up. Their Haldi and Mehendi ceremonies were also delightful, with friends and family showering love on this beautiful couple. —Agency

emi Lovato’s no makeup selfie is pure goals! Without retouching, foundation or blush, the I Love Me singer took to Instagram to share a selfie of themself with no makeup on. Demi, 28, said they feel the ‘sexiest’

when they are not glammed up. Captioning their post, “I feel the sexiest in the bathtub w no makeup, no extensions, no lashes.. n****d. Just me in my purest form.” Demi was seen enjoying some me time in a bubble

bath. “I don’t always feel comfortable in my skin/body so I’m beyond grateful that in these moments, when I’m most vulnerable I can feel beautiful & accept myself as is.” Lovato added. —Agency

A Predictable and WEAK STORM

DIRECTORRakeysh Omprakash Mehra

CAST & CREWFarhan Akhtar, Mrunal Thakur, Paresh Rawal,

Mohan Agashe, Supriya Pathak Kapoor

TOOFAAN

RATING:

A legend is gone Tour RescheduledMade in Heaven, QUITE LITERALLY!B

ollywood woke up to yet an-other tragic news as veter-an actress Surekha Sikri passed away due to cardiac

failure at the age of 75. She breathed her last at 8:30 AM on July 16, 2021. Reportedly, she was admitted to the hospital due to atrial fibrilla-tion, ischemic heart disease, cerebrovascu-lar accident. The news of her

demise has left everyone in a state of shock. The senior star was ad-mitted to the hospital back in Sep-tember 2020 after suffering a brain stroke. —Agency

The ‘Watermelon Sugar’ singer, Harry Styles has rescheduled his tour to the US which was previously

supposed to begin on August 14, but had to be postponed amid COVID-19 re-s t r i c t i o n s . Styles stated that for his ‘Love On Tour’, he will be going out across the USA this Sep-tember. In his Instagram post,

the ‘Adore You’ singer wrote, “I could not be more excited for these shows. As always, the well-being of my fans, band, and crew, is my top priority.” —Agency

Yaaneea Bharadwaj shares, “It is not an easy journey but Made In Heaven, definitely made things easier” Yaaneea Bharadwaj, the

young star of Made In Heaven fame has been quite busy recently with shoots and says she owes it to her pres-ence in the hit series. Yaaneea shares, “Made In Heaven has been a big boon for me, after the show I got many calls from casting directors for good auditions as it helped me come to the spotlight and be seen.” She adds, “I was signed on for the show that I am currently working on.” —City First

Kriti’s Sanon camaraderie

Pretty without makeupD

#DisHulWedding shenanigans

Kapoors to shoot in Spain

Demi Lovato

Kriti Sanon

Shraddha Kapoor

Harry Styles

Yaaneea Bhardwaj

Late Surekha Sikri

A still from Toofaan Rahul Vaidya and Disha Parmar

Mandakini

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CITY BUZZGET VACCINATED

STAY MASKED

Nitika Panjwani, the official blogger of The Fashion Con-nect Season-10 and

her friend Nishtha Gandhi gave us major travel goals during these challenging times while exploring the majestic Sawai Vilas. The travel content creators chose this luxury property in Ranthambore because of its mesmerising loca-tion, great hospitality and it’s earnestness towards

COVID-19 protocols. The creators bedazzled their audience through their quirky reels and aes-thetic stories. Nitika and Nishtha also shared some tips about travelling during these times. They stressed on travelling through private

conveyance, wearing masks, sanitising often

and most importantly avoid travelling to public places. Nitika quoted “I love travel-

ling to opulent proper-ties with great heritage.

And Sawai Vilas was a per-fect pick. One can experi-

ence luxurious and com-fortable hospitality while staying amidst the nature and untouched wilderness of Ranthambhore.” Nish-tha too appreciated the property for its amenities, traditional yet timeless ar-chitecture and incredible accommodation.

A PERFECT STAYCATION!

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GOING STRONG AT 81 YRS!

Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Bimla Lodha, mother of senior journalist Anil Lodha on her 81st birthday on Friday.

JAIPUR FOOT: GIVES NEW HOPES

aipur Foot, a pros-thetic limb, has giv-en new hope to peo-ple everywhere and has changed the lives of many around the world, Foreign

Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said.

Speaking at a welcome event organised in the city by Jaipur Foot USA and Gracious Givers Foundation USA, Shringla said every person in India is aware of the contributions that Jaipur Foot has made. “The Jaipur Foot has given a new hope and ray of light to

people everywhere,” he said.He added that ‘we are proud’

to work with D R Mehta, the founder of Bhagwan Ma-haveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) and Jaipur Foot.

He lauded the efforts of the organisation and Jaipur Foot USA Chairman Prem

Bhandari for their contribu-tions that have helped change

the lives of so many people in our country and have worked with the Ministry of External Affairs

(MEA) to change the lives of people all over the world, right from Vietnam, Bangla-desh to Latin American coun-

tries and Sri Lanka.Bhandari said that under

the ‘India for Humanity’ initia-tive, nearly a dozen Jaipur Foot camps have been conducted. On August 5 last year, the agreement between the MEA and BMVSS has been further extended and one camp has al-ready been conducted in Ugan-

da amid the COVID-19 pandem-ic. He further added, “85 years old young founder Padma Bhushan D R Mehta is our source of inspiration. Bhandari said last week in a town Pharkian in Jammu & Kashmir which is located at 9000 feet high, BMVSS parent body of Jaipur foot the USA organised a free artificial limb fitment camp and our founder was personally there at the camp. It was quite motivating.”

Under this initiative, 13 artificial limb fitment camps have been held by India in 12 countries and more than 6,500 artificial limbs have been fit-ted, mainly in Asia and Africa. These camps were fully spon-sored by the Ministry of Exter-nal Affairs and materialised by Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti.

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The birthday of IAS Nithya K was on Friday, July 16. We wish her all the best!

HAPPY B’DAY! WEDDING BELLS!Jayant, son of Urmila and IAS Dinesh Yadav, Divisional Commissioner, Jaipur is going to tie the knot with Swathi Lakshmi, daughter of A. Rajalakshmi and T. Alagarsamy on Sunday, July 18, 2021, at Alila Fort. The Lagan Ceremony was held on Friday, July 16 at Chand Bagh, Jaipur. Jagdeesh Chandra blessed the groom and congratulated the family on the occasion.

HEALTH IS WEALTH!NB Lakadong Turmeric is an organic, authentic and curcumin rich spice with many benefits. Packed with vitamins and minerals, it is exactly what we need to stay healthy amidst the pandemic. With high anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties, it is the perfect immunity booster. NB Lakadong turmeric is also helpful in cleaning the liver and lowering the risk of heart diseases, cancer and Alzheimer.

PROUD MOMENT!

CITY FIRST

Tokyo based dealer of coloured gem-stones, Tribhu-van Khandel-

wal, who hails from Jaipur, has been selected as a volun-teer at the Tokyo Olympics to begin from July 23. He has been as-signed to look after visi-

tors and athletes at the National Stadium in the capital of Japan. In this context, Khandelwal has been training and

attending Olympic seminars for the past two years. Said Khandelwal, “It is a

great honour and privilege to have this opportunity”.

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MMM donates Oxygen ConcentratorsCITY FIRST

Mahamana Ma-laviya Mis-sion (MMM), Jaipur in as-

sociation with Paytm Foundation, New Del-hi donated two 10 litre capacity Oxygen Con-centrators to Chief Medical & Health Officer (CMHO), Jaipur, Narottam Sharma in the presence of Antar Sin-gh Nehra, Collector, Jaipur in a function held at the Collector-

ate on Friday.KK Parashar,

President, MMM in-formed that this is the second program of this kind by MMM and

Paytm in Jaipur to sup-port the treatment of Covid-19 patients as desired by the govern-ment. He further in-formed that a similar

program will be held for Secretariat & Cen-tral Jail. He also in-formed that an Oxygen manufacturing Plant is ready at JK Lon Hos-pital with the help of Paytm and will be ded-icated to the public within a week.

Ashok (ADM), Neeraj Gaur (General Secretary), Kamal Par-ashar (Treasurer), SK Gupta (EC member) and other members of MMM were also pre-sent on the occasion.

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True Definition of Art!

Appreciating the ongoing photo exhibition of Priyanka Gandhi’s son Raihan Vadra in Delhi’s Bikaner House from July 11, Ra-jasthan Development Foundation Com-

missioner Dheeraj Srivastava said that Raihan’s photography is amazing, unimaginable and inspi-rational. He further said that Rehan’s photography is going to reunite the human sensibility with dif-ferent and new thinking, in which the relationship between nature, creatures and humans has been depicted in a very beautiful way. —CITY FIRST

Covid appropriate behaviour, mass vaccination of hotel staff on

priority, smaller and intimate weddings as well as increased de-pendence on domestic tourism is the new nor-

mal of the industry. Re-sorts, hotels and hospi-tality units looking to instil confidence among the travel-lers, can get self-certified for proper Covid preparedness with the ‘Saathi’ online

initiative of the Minis-try of Tourism. Ra-

jasthan is second in the registrations on ‘Saathi’. This was informed by

the Director – Tour-ism, Government of Rajasthan, Nishant

Jain. He was addressing the webinar on ‘Navigat-ing Tourism through the New Normal’. It was or-ganised by Rajasthan Tourism and FICCI Ra-jasthan State Council on YouTube on Friday. The webinar was moderated by Head, FICCI Ra-jasthan State Council, Atul Sharma. —CITY FIRST

SAATHI: A GREAT INITIATIVE

(L-R) Mamta Bhargava, Groom Jayant, Shailesh Bhargava, IAS Dinesh Yadav and Kanishk Yadav

Nitika Panjwani Nishtha Gandhi

Sawai Vilas, Ranthambore

Groom Jayant with parents Urmila and IAS Dinesh Yadav

Ashok (ADM), Kamal Parashar, Antar Singh Nehra (Collector), Narottam Sharma (CMHO), KK Parashar,

Neeraj Gaur, SK Gupta and Madan Gupta

Dheeraj Srivastava and Raihan Vadra

During the session

Tribhuvan Khandelwal with the TokyoOlympics Volunteer outfit and volunteer badge

Jagdeesh Chandra blessing the groom on the occasion,also seen IAS Dinesh Yadav and family

Prem Bhandari, Jaipur Foot USA Chairman felicitating Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador TS Tirumurti, Randhir Jaiswal, KK Mehta, Kanak Gola, Ashok Sancheti, Nick Garg, Ashwin Upadhyay, Pramit Makoday, HR Saha, Andy Chinoy, Ravi Batra and Dr Raj Modi were also present as were Kamal Roul and Sunil Daware from Air India.

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