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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addresses a gathering during a rally, in Sasaram on Friday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a gathering during an election rally, at Hisua in Nawada district on Friday.

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav addresses sea of supporters during an election rally ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, at Hilsa in Nalanda District of Bihar on Friday. —PHOTOS BY PTI

BIG GUNS BLAZE ON BIHAR’S DHARTI

PM: Choose progress, not those who made your state BimaruSasaram/Gaya: In his first rally in poll-bound Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday reminded the people of the work the NDA gov-ernment had accom-plished in the state fol-lowing a 15-year tenure of the RJD government, which was filled with crime and corruption. Speaking in Sasaram, he asked the people to choose “development”, and ensure those who had made Bihar a “Bi-maru” state were not voted back.

“The people who once governed Bihar are again looking at the de-veloping state with greedy eyes. But, Bihar must not forget who pushed them back-ward… that was a time when the state had poor law and order and cor-ruption,” he said. “The people of Bihar cannot forget the era when life

would come to a stand-still after sunset. Today, roads, electricity and lights are there. The biggest thing is that a common man in the state can live without any fear.”PM Modi said a “double-engine” gov-ernment — an NDA gov-ernment at the Centre and the state — would help Bihar develop at a fast pace.

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Patna: Chirag Paswan delivered a new, sharp-er threat for the Chief Minister.

“If I come to power, I will have the scams in his saat nishchay (sev-en resolves) scheme in-vestigated and if allega-tions come up against Nitish Kumar, he could also go to jail,” the Lok Janshakti Party leader said.

Chirag Paswan said he was “thankful” to PM Modi for paying homage at his rally to his father.

“Bihar recently lost its son who served the people their entire life. I pay my tributes to Ram Vilas Paswanji, who worked for the poor and Dalits and stayed with me until his last breath,” PM said.

Thank you PM: Chirag clings on

Lalu Yadav out on Nov 9, Nitish’s farewell next day, says TejashwiHisua: Lalu Yadav will come out of jail on No-vember 9 and a day lat-er, Chief Minister Nit-ish Kumar will have his farewell, Rashtriya Ja-nata Dal leader Tejash-wi Yadav said on Friday, promising a victory for the opposition front he is leading in the assem-bly elections that start next week.

Tejashwi Yadav’s fa-

ther Lalu Yadav is in judicial custody in Jharkhand in a corrup-

tion scandal. He was recently

granted bail by the Jharkhand High Court in one of the linked cas-es but could not come out of jail as his bail plea in another case was being heard.

Bihar will vote on Oc-tober 28, November 3 and November 7, and the results will be out on November 10.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally in Gaya.

Lalu Prasad Yadav

The NDA government abrogated Article 370. These people say they will bring it back if they

come to power. How dare they seek votes in Bihar? Is this not an insult to the state… the state which sends its sons and daughters to the borders to protect the country,” he asked. —Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

DIG AT LALU: DAYS OF LANTERN OVER“The state now has electricity. The days of lantern are over,” said Modi in a reference to the election symbol of the Rashtriya Janata Dal founded and headed by Lalu Prasad. “Mahag-athbandhan is a “pitara” (basket) comprising elements wary of the governments crackdown on anti-national activi-ties,” Modi added.

Congress party supporters during party leader Rahul Gandhi’s election rally, at Hisua in Nawada district.

RAHUL ROARS: PM ‘INSULTED’ SOLDIERS, DIDN’T HELP MIGRANTS Hisua: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi PM Modi of having “insulted” the soldiers with his comment that nobody had intruded into Indian territory in Ladakh, and also alleged that his government did not help the migrant work-ers from Bihar during the lockdown. BJP’s promise of providing 19 lakh jobs is akin to its pledge of depositing Rs 15 lakh in accounts, said Rahul.

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Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: On the instruc-tions of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, a core group has been consti-tuted at the state level for better operation and monitoring of the ‘War for purity’ campaign against adulteration across the state from 26 October. It will supervise and coordinate the dis-trict level management committees and local in-vestigation teams of the group campaign. Chief

Secretary Rajeeva Swarup has issued or-ders in this regard.

According to the or-der issued by the Chief Secretary, the duration of this campaign will be

from 26 October to 14 November. During the ‘War for Purity’ cam-paign, milk, mawa, pa-neer, sweets, other milk products, flour, gram flour, edible oil and ghee,

dry fruits, spices, other foods will be checked on various parameters.

The core group con-stituted at the state level for smooth operation, management and moni-toring of the state-wide campaign includes the Principal Secretary of the Home and Medical and Health Depart-ments and the Secretar-ies of the Food and Sup-plies and Animal Hus-bandry and Dairy De-partments. This core group will keep constant

contact with the district level management com-mittees and the district collector and ensure strict, on the spot action against food manufac-turers, wholesalers and big retailers who are feeding on the health of the people by adulterat-ing food items. Also, monitoring the legal proceedings in the con-text of the campaign will ensure that crimi-nals and adulterants get punished. Turn to P6

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CM GEHLOT’S CAMPAIGN AGAINST ADULTERATION

Core group to monitor ‘War for purity’Islamabad: Pakistan will stay on the “grey list” of the global ter-ror financing watch-dog till February next year, the body ruled on Friday, as the country failed to meet the con-ditions needed for un-fettered access to in-ternational funds.

Pakistan, which has not met six of the 27 points it had to fulfill, “needs to do more”, Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said, ac-cording to sources.

“Pakistan has com-pleted 21 out of 27 items. It means that the world has become safer but six deficien-

cies need to be re-paired. We give them a chance and if not then it will be pushed to the blacklist,” FATF said.

Need to do more, says FATF as Pak remains on terror financing ‘grey list’

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran KhanChief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Deepak Lavania

Bharatpur: Police has arrested the MD of Shakti Bhog Atta and his two sons on a pro-duction warrant from Karnal jail in a case of fraud.

A businessman Vishambhar Dayal had lodged an FIR against them with Kotwali po-lice station in a matter of cheque bounce. The cheque of Rs. 4,72,41,149 was dishonoured.

The firm based in

Delhi had purchased wheat of Rs 22 crores from Dayal and had promised timely pay-

ment but instead of cash payment, the firm gave cheques.

Police investigation

revealed that the com-pany’s MD Keval Krish-na Kumar and his 2 sons Siddharth Kumar

and Divyarth Kumar have carried out many such frauds in various states and about 350 warrants have been is-sued against them.

So far, they have committed a scam of about Rs 400 crore and 126 police cases have been lodged against them so far.

After the arrest, they were produced be-fore a local court where the magistrate re-manded them to cus-tody for 5 days.

MMMSCAMS WORTH RS 400 CRORE

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Shakti Bhog Atta firm MD, sons heldCHEQUE BOUNCE CASE

COVID+VE WILL BE ABLE TO VOTE SEPARATELYCovid-19 voters will not be required to remove PPE kits, and indelible ink will not be marked on them, said District election officer Nehra

BJP’s deeds are black, have no right to release black paper: Khachariyawas

BJP’s ‘Black Paper’ listsgovt’s failures in 17 points

Confusion prevails with delimitation of wards

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Jaipur: The deeds of the BJP are black so how could they release black paper on Con-gress, transport minis-ter, and Civil Lines MLA Pratap Singh Khachari-yawas charged on the opposition party that released a document highlighting failures of the state government.

Releasing the Sankalp Patra (resolu-tion document) of Con-

gress on Friday, he said the Congress would form boards in both JMC Heritage and JMC Greater. He said the people had made up their minds to connect the dots between civic bodies and the state government for better development avenues.

He also inaugurat-

ed an election control room at his residence. He has formed a seven-member committee that would handle the elec-toral management.

The Sankalp Patra contains 41 points cov-ering the works that the party intended to carry out in the municipal corporations. The docu-ments focus on Pra-shasan Shahron Ke Sang, releasing land leases, sewerage, con-struction of roads, and others. In the year 2021, the state govt would run a campaign Prashasan Shahron Ke Sang in which slums would be

regularised, and leas-es of state grants would be issued.

The document also promises simplification of procedure in build-ing regulations, allow-ing extra construction on small plots, ware-house, promoting the construction of ware-houses and godowns, simplification of the process of land auc-tion, simplification of the process for easy ac-cess to urban develop-ment tax, and local and zonal offices of newly formed corporations will be made more and more functional.

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Jaipur: The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Friday attacked the state government for its failures on several fronts during the last 20-month ten-ure. The party released a ‘Black Paper’ contain-ing 17 points through which it has targeted the ruling party.

The opposition party has tried to corner the ruling Congress on sev-eral issues including corruption in corpora-tions and municipali-ties, the state ranks first in the country in crimes related to rape against women, increasing cas-es of atrocities on Dal-its, central govern-ment’s money in a

smart city, increase in electricity bills, and the destruction of Dravy-awati river project.

BJP state president Satish Poonia, Un-ion minister Arjunram Meghwal, for-mer state president Arun Chaturvedi, and MLA Ramlal Sharma released the docu-ment at the BJP head-quarters.

“This government will always be remem-bered for the chaos, corruption, and mis-management. It has earned so much name in such a short time. The wards were badly twisted in delimitation and the corporations were di-vided into two to which the public still has ob-

jection,” Poonia said.The state govern-

ment might be think-ing that it succeeded in securing the corpora-tions by dividing them but the BJP would form its boards in all the six municipal corpora-tions, he said.

“The state govern-ment has not done any new work in the last 20 months. No new work order has been issued. Jaipur remained a hot spot during the Corona period as such we are issuing the black pa-per,” Poonia said.

Meghwal attacked the government for in-creasing crimes. He said that there is no such thing as fear among criminals in this government.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The repeated delimitation of wards coupled with bifurca-tion of the Jaipur mu-nicipal corporation had led to confusion in the minds of not only the voters but is also giving tough times to the con-testing candidates in finding out their respec-tive boundaries.

The state govt on 18 Oc-tober, 2019 issued a notifi-cation announcing the formation of two munici-pal corporations in Jaipur, Kota and Jodhpur with which the number of wards also increased from 91 to 150. JMC Herit-age has 100 wards, while Greater has 150 wards.

Earlier, the number of wards was increased from 77 to 91 wards in November 2014. On June 10, 2019, the state govern-

ment again issued a no-tification increasing the number of wards in all bodies with which the wards in JMC increased from 91 to 150. After bi-furcation of the three corporations, the num-ber of wards in Jaipur increased to 250 from 150 through a notification on 6 January, 2020.

The repeated delimi-tation has led to confu-sion among the voters most of which are not aware about their poll-ing booths. The candi-dates are also scanning through the voter lists and searching new ward boundaries to reach out to their right voters. During campaigning, the

candidates are not only appealing for votes but have also to give informa-tion about the wards. The candidates and their sup-porters are using social media and SMS to ap-proach the voters about the ward limits. The mes-sage contains the ward number and the location of polling booths.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Voting is the right of every citizen and even corona infec-tion cannot deny this right. With this in mind, the election department is prepared to allow Covid-19 infected voters and candidates to exer-cise their franchise at the polling booths in the municipal corpora-tion elections.

There will be extra precautionary meas-ures for Covid-19 voters, separate time will be fixed, they will not be required to remove PPE kits, and indelible ink will not be marked on them, said an official.

The department would have to take ex-tra measures for allow-ing Covid-19 voters to come to the polling booths but they would not be denied the voting rights, said the official.

District election of-ficer Antar Singh Neh-

ra said that if the voter expressed desire to vote, the CMHO would contact the presiding officer to fix time and inform the voter about it. The voting by Cov-id-19 patients would be allowed at around 5 pm near the end of the poll-ing time to ensure that other voters did not come after that.

All the members of the voting party would be wearing gloves, masks and if required PPE kits while the co-rona patient voted.

The officials might not apply indelible ink and require signature in the register of co-rona patients, he said. Nehra said that the district administra-tion is taking help of the medical depart-ment who would sub-mit a list of the infect-ed voters. The nodal officers appointed in Covid duties would prepare the ward wise list and send it to the returning officers who would further inform the election officers.

Image for representational purpose only. —FILE PHOTO

BJP State President Satish Poonia with Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal during a press conference, in Jaipur on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

‘Cong was afraid of contesting polls’First India Bureau

Jodhpur: Union Jal Shakti minister Gajen-dra Singh Shekha-wat on Friday said that the Congress was not only divided in the state but the central body of the patty is also divided at the upper level.

Shekhawat, address-ing a press conference, said that Congress was not prepared for the municipal elections as such the party could not release the list of its candidates.

“The CM is avenging his son’s defeat from Jodhpur as there is no

development work and the condition of roads is so bad in the city,” he

said. Shekhawat high-lighted the achieve-ments of the BJP board led by former May-or Ghanshyam Ojha.

The senior BJP lead-er also cornered the state government over the law and order situ-ation in the state.

“Rajasthan has be-come the fastest grow-ing crime state. There are a number of pain-ful incidents of crime against women. Ra-jasthan has become a backward state on eve-ry scale,” he said.

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According to the International Monetary Fund World Economic

Outlook, India’s government debt could

be 89.3% of GDP in 2020. The Central

Government has stalled the employment and small and medium industries of the

country with anti-economic policies, due to which this huge crisis has arisen in front of

the country.

ROOT OF PROBLEMWe are knowing about our

wards through messages being sent by candidates. We also got info about all areas in our wards through their messages.

—Navneet SharmaA resident of Aggarwal Farm in

Mansarovar

The wards have been increased

from 150 to 250. As the candidates are campaigning, we came to know what our ward is.

—Usha PandeyA resident of Sundar

Nagar, Agra Road

Jaipur: The represent-atives of kinnar sa-maj (transgenders) on Friday demanded that the BJP should form a Kinnar Morcha on the lines of other fronts of the party.

A three-member del-egation led by Kanta Bua met the state par-ty president Satish Poo-nia and urged him for the formation of Kin-nar Morcha. They said that there were a large number of community members that were not covered in the govern-ment figures. Poonia as-sured them to look into their demand.

Transgenders demand morcha in BJP

The Congress leader releases 41-point Sankalp Patra

Kailash Chaudhary, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Bhajan Lal Sharma during a press conference in Jodhpur on Friday.

FLORAL TRIBUTES TO BABOSA

Satish Poonia, Chandrashekhar, Madan Dilawar, Vasudev Devnani, Raghav Sharma, Mukesh Dadhich, Jitendra Gothwal pay fl oral tributes to former Vice President of India Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on his birth anniversary on Friday at BJP HQ in Jaipur.

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14 DEATHS, 1,815 FRESH COVID-19 CASES IN RAJ

‘Role of journos important for a healthy democracy’

Satya Narayan Sharma

Jaipur: The armed loot at a jewellery showroom on Benad road, was planned in jails of Udaipur and Kurukshetra in Hary-ana from where the masterminds directed their henchmen to ex-ecute the loot, said the police. The police ar-rested four accused in the case and have re-covered the looted jew-ellery from their pos-session.

Three armed and masked men had looted jewellery worth over

Rs 80 lakh within eight minutes from a jewel-lery showroom Shree Balaji Jewellers at Benad road on October 17 afternoon. The ac-cused, who came on a Scooty, had also taken away jeweller Dinesh Kumar Saini’s Scorpio

vehicle, which they abandoned in Vishwa-karma area, the police said.

The arrested ac-cused Vinod Kumar Prajapat, Dilip Kumar Sharma, Sumit Kumar Yaduvanshi, and Deep-ak alias Monu Manch-

roli are from Haryana.DCP (West) Pradeep

Mohan Sharma said that Mukim alias Kala, lodged in Udaipur jail, and Sadar Khan, lodged in Kurukshetra jail in Haryana, had conspired the loot.

The accused had es-caped to Delhi in a car where they sold stolen jewellery to Sumit and Deepak for four lakh rupees.

Additional DCP, Ba-jrang Singh Shekhawat said that accused Dilip had planned the loot on Mukim and Sadar Khan’s directions.

Jewellery loot: Cops arrest 4, say theft planned in Udpr, Kurukshetra jails

First India Bureau

Jaipur: 14 persons died due to the deadly Coro-navirus infection and 1,815 others were tested positive in Rajasthan on Friday, according to a health bulletin re-leased by Health offi-cials in the state.

With this, the cumu-lative number of deaths and positive cases has increased in the state to 1,814 and 1,82,570 re-spectively, according to an official report here.

Two Covid-19 pa-tients died in Jaipur and Jodhpur each while

Ajmer, Alwar, Bharat-pur, Bikaner, Gangana-gar, Jalore, Kota, Na-gaur, Sikar and Udaipur reported one death each.

Of the 1,815 fresh cases, maximum of 339

cases were reported from Jaipur; followed by Jodhpur, where 296 persons tested positive for coronavirus.

Other cases were re-ported from Ajmer (76), Alwar (112), Banswara

(3), Barmer (29), Bharat-pur (71), Bhilwara (27), Bikaner (217), Bundi (11), Chittorgarh (10), Churu (33), Dausa (12), Dholpur (7), Dungarpur (15), Ganganagar (93), Hanumangarh (24), Jaisalmer (15), Jalore (35), Jhalawar (7), Jhun-jhunu (39), Karauli (2), Kota (54), Nagaur (48), Pali (46), Pratapgarh (16), Rajsamand (10), Si-kar (88), Sirohi (5) and Udaipur (59).

A total of 1,62,981 Co-rona patients have re-covered so far and the number of active cases at present is 17,775.

Ajmer: Railway Protec-tion Force (RPF) has busted a gang involved in selling illegal tickets of trains by nabbing three persons in Ajmer’s Beawar.

The RPF also recov-ered a software, which was being used in an unauthorised manner and 8,792 past tickets worth Rs. 96.40 lakh.

After some numbers on the server were sus-pected of some kind of

unauthorised dealings, a team of RPF conduct-ed data analysis and found unauthorised use of the software for ille-gally acquiring the rail-way tickets.

The main accused in the case, identified as Anil Kumar, has admit-ted to have created 417 personal user IDs for the illegal activity.Apart from Anil, Ratan Singh and Mahendra were also arrested.

Nizam Kantaliya

Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court will issue an interim order for the recovery of fees of private schools till the report of the commit-tee constituted by the government comes.

The court during the hearing on Friday, asked the state govern-ment to take an interim decision.

However, the court said it will issue an in-terim order in this re-gard because the single single bench had passed

an ordered to collect 70 of per cent tuition fees.

During the hearing, Additional Advocate General Rajesh Mahir-shi said that the state government has consti-tuted a committee to determine the fees and its report will be pre-sented before the court. He sought one weeks’ time. The division bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and justice Satish Kumar Sharma has decided to fix the fees tentatively till the committee sub-mits the report.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: While hearing the bail plea of ex- mu-nicipal councillor of Ajmer on October 23, 2020, Justice Narendra Singh Dhaddha called Investigation Officer in High Court Jaipur.

After hearing the ar-guments of Senior Ad-vocate, SK Singh di-rected the Public Pros-ecutor to ensure that the Investigation Of-ficer of Christian Ganj Police Station Ajmer be called on the next date of hearing i.e. Nov

5, 2020. Advocate Singh ar-

gued that the matter is pending for investiga-tion since last 14 months and the police has not given final re-port. Chandresh Sankhla is in jail since 17 days.

Councillor Virendra Walia has filed FIR against Sankhla for un-authorised construc-tion for which Munici-pal Corporation, Ajmer seized the shops of Walia. A conspiracy was thus, hatched to implicate Sankhla.

Kashiram Chaudhary

Jaipur: Rajasthan Gov-ernor Kalraj Mishra on Friday, laid stress upon designing the Journal-ism courses in such a manner that the stu-dents can get the knowl-edge of other important subjects also.

Saying that journal-ists and journalism have an important role to play in the develop-ment of a healthy de-mocracy, Mishra insist-ed that journalists

should have complete knowledge of their re-spective subjects as well as other subjects.

The Governor held a video conference with the Vice- Chancellors of several universities in-cluding HJ University of Journalism and Mass Communication to dis-cuss the National Educa-tion Policy-2020 and sought their suggestions for successful imple-mentation of the policy, according to a release.Governor Mishra fur-

ther added saying that skill development has been given special em-phasis in the National Education Policy-2020 and keeping this in mind, skill- universi-ties in the state need to function in an effective manner.

In the last three days, the Governor, Kalraj Mishra has held dia-logues with the Vice-Chancellors of 26 uni-versities of the state of Rajasthan on the Na-tional Education Policy.

Naveen Sharma

Jaipur: The Anti-Cor-ruption Bureau has ar-rested revenue staffer posted in Jaipur Devel-opment Authority, Amin, and two middlemen for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 in Jaipur.

The accused Amin Bajrang Lal Mehra had

demanded a bribe from a retired colonel of Army through middle-men Ram Singh and Badri Singh, who are the members of Chitra-koot Vikas Samiti, for issuing Patta of his residential land.

After verification of the complaint, a team of the ACB led by addition-

al SP, Narottam Verma laid a trap and caught the accused while ac-cepting the bribe

amount.In Udaipur, a woman

Patwari was arrested for taking a bribe of Rs. 800.

The accused Patwari Rekha Sharma, posted in Kadia Patwar man-dal, had demanded the bribe from a person for doing entry of comple-tion of bank loan in the revenue record.

Ashwani Yadav

Alwar: A man alleged-ly murdered his sister in Alwar’s Bhiwadi area in Rajasthan.

The accused Pavan, who is a mechanic, came to know about the love affair of her sister, Poonam with a man who works in his shop, the police said.

She wanted to marry him but her family members were not ready for the marriage and were trying to mar-ry her somewhere else.

“The accused brother has been ar-rested and being in-terrogated in the case,” the police add-ed, while sharing the details about the gruesome murder.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: On Friday evening, PCC Chief and Education Minis-ter, Govind Singh Do-tasra called on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and the duo held a meeting for nearly three hours, wherein, they discussed on the possibility of opening schools again and re-cruitment process. Sources reveal that a final call on both the is-sues could be taken soon. Meanwhile, the meeting is scheduled to occur on Saturday as well, where sugges-tions and advice from expert doctors on the topic will also be taken after which the final decision will be taken.

First India Bureau

Bikaner: A man was shot dead by unidenti-fied who also looted a bag from him near Poo-gal fanta area in Bikan-er. It is the third inci-dent of firing since Oc-tober 19, which has shocked the city.

The incident oc-curred in front of Makhan Bhog Mar-riage Garden, where the accused opened fire at the man. With criti-cal injuries in the chest, the victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, but was declared dead.

On the intervening night of October 19-20, unidentified accused had opened fire at the residence of Narendra Surana, the nephew of BJP leader, Mohan Surana in which, six ac-cused have been arrest-ed by the cops.

Governor Kalraj Mishra during the VC with the Vice -Chancellors of several universities on Friday.

Man killed by unidentified assailants

3 held by RPF for illegal ticketing

JDA STAFF, PATWARI IN UDAIPUR IN ACB NET FOR TAKING BRIBE

Brother kills sister over her affair, arrested

Dotasra meets CM Gehlot over school re-opening

Pvt school fee: Raj HC to issue interim order

HC SUMMONS PROBE OFFICER

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Shekhar Kapur: Sadhguru, the most discussed thing in this world is relationships. One re-lationship that is causing more anger than anything else is man-woman love. Tell me about the nature of it. Is there some-thing we can find in a marriage that takes it beyond the every-day stresses and strains?

Sadhguru: There is no such thing as man-dog love, man-woman love, man-mother love, man-son love, man-daughter love. Love is just a certain sweet-ness of emotion. The method – how you are arriving at it – is the only question.

The man-woman thing is a compulsive love affair. Nature is pushing you towards each other because nature is interested in only one thing – perpetuating herself. They have to come to-gether somehow. Otherwise, you and I wouldn’t be born. This is a compulsive need. This is one love affair that is chemically supported by nature.

In most of these love affairs, unfortunately, once the chemis-try runs out, they wonder why the hell they are together. So, before the chemistry runs out, you are supposed to establish a different level of a conscious love affair which is beyond the chemistry. If that doesn’t hap-pen, it turns ugly.

The bodily chemistry plays up certain things according to its needs. The moment the need is satisfied, you wonder why the hell you are here. That is na-ture’s trick. When you were 10 or 11 years of age, everything was fine with the world. Then, your intelligence got hijacked by your hormones, and the whole world looked different all of a sudden. The chemistry had hijacked you. There’s nothing wrong or right about it, it’s just limited. Is being limited a crime? – No. But the nature of the human being is such, he suffers limitations. He doesn’t like them.

What you are referring to as love is basically the sweetness of your emotion. If you look at this carefully, naturally your innermost longing is to be free of every human being on the

planet, to be free of everything so that you can be just the way you want to be. Once a human being becomes more aware of his own nature, he begins to experience love, blissfulness and ecstasy. Even to experience orgasmic ways of life, you actu-ally don’t need anybody. If you just sit here, you can make it happen within yourself be-cause after all, it’s your body, it’s your mind, it’s your emo-tion, it’s your chemistry and you are the one who is creating all the experiences of your life. So, if it’s self-created, right now, if you sit here, would you choose to maintain the sweet-ness of your mind, body, emo-tion, and energy or would you like something bitter?

Shekhar Kapur: I’d prefer sweetness.

Sadhguru: So you would naturally be loving. When you see a man and a woman, you are talking about a relationship. There are different aspects to it – social, physical, psychologi-cal, or an economic angle to it. We form relationships with a variety of people in our lives. You have business relation-ships, personal relationships, and professional relationships. We form relationships basically to fulfill certain types of needs or to fulfill somebody else’s needs, whichever way it is. But what you refer to as love is just the sweetness of your emotion. You can use another person to stimulate that within you.

A UNION OF TWO BEINGSShekhar Kapur: But is it pos-sible for two people together beyond the chemistry or hor-mones, to be starters for each other and continue that rela-tionship?

Sadhguru: If you have to re-ally be with somebody, you have to give up a part of yourself in some way. So, the English ex-pression, “falling in love,” is very significant. You can only fall into it. You can’t stand in it, you can’t climb in it – you have to fall into it. One who thinks too much of himself cannot be in a love affair. Somewhere, you have to surrender a part of yourself to be in a love affair.

Shekhar Kapur: But in this weaving, as you called it, is it possible for you to be with an-other person that becomes, and I’m just guessing here, that be-comes the conduit towards your own self-realization? Is that a possibility? Could that be the basis of a relationship?

Sadhguru: It is definitely a possibility, but it’s a risky possi-bility. You may just get entangled and lost in so many complexities of a relationship rather than finding the ultimate nature. I’m not saying it’s not possible. It’s very much possible. So, that is why, in India, when we got people married, we tied what is called mangal sutra. There is a way of taking a strand of energy from you and your partner and tying it up in a certain way so that be-yond your logic, beyond your un-derstanding, beyond your psy-chological, emotional, and physi-cal needs, somewhere deep in-side, two beings are tied together, two lives are tied together. So we always said that this is a lifelong tie, you cannot break it. If you break it, you have to tear two lives apart because it was a kind of union. If you listen to all the man-tras chanted at weddings, they are talking about how these two beings are being welded together.

These marriages which were done in a certain way were nev-er about you. It was always about the other person. If both people think like this, it’s a beautiful place to be. If only one person thinks like that, it be-comes exploitation. If both the persons don’t think like that, it’s just a compulsive relationship, me trying to extract something from you, you trying to extract something from me. It’s a con-flicting situation all the time.

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THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION

Ranked amongst the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, visionary and a New York Times bestselling author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, the highest annual civilian award, accorded for exceptional and distinguished service

THE CHEMISTRY OF LOVE

The man-woman thing is a compulsive love affair. Nature is pushing you towards each other because nature is interested in only one thing – perpetuating herself. They have to come together somehow. Otherwise, you and I wouldn’t be born. This is a compulsive need. This is one love affair that is chemically supported by nature

IF YOU HAVE TO REALLY BE WITH SOMEBODY,

YOU HAVE TO GIVE UP A PART OF YOURSELF IN

SOME WAY. SO, THE ENGLISH EXPRESSION, “FALLING IN LOVE,” IS

VERY SIGNIFICANT

PAY DOCTORS THEIR SALARIES, PLEASE!

hey were frontline corona warriors for whom the country lit candles and beat thaalis. That was at the onset of the pan-demic in India. Even in those early days doctors busy in Covid care centres faced

hostile neighbours and resident welfare associa-tions who looked at them as potential virus carriers. What the doctors in some Delhi hospitals are now facing is worse: they have not been paid salaries for the last three months. In protest, resident doctors of Hindu Rao Hospital went on an indefinite hunger strike from Friday. They have been protesting for a few weeks now and resorted to hunger strike after the protests did bear fruit. Also on strike were resi-dent doctors of NDMC Medical College. Why should doctors go without salaries for months after provid-ing intensive medical care to Covid patients? After the strike call, Hindu Rao Hospital was removed from the list of the designated Covid-19 hospital.

Was all the thaali-taali a mere showbiz or are sala-ries of doctors stuck between Delhi’s Aam Admi Party government and the BJP controlled New Delhi Municipal Corporation which runs the Hindu Rao Hospital? Some doctors blamed the Delhi govern-ment for their salary dues, so did the NDMC. Delhi’s health minister Satyendar Jain blamed the BJP for doing politics over the issue. “They earn through sev-eral taxes and if they can’t run hospitals, they should hand over hospitals to the Delhi government.”

It is indeed shocking to see corona warriors be-ing made victims of BJP-AAP politics. It is amaz-ing to see how insensitive politicians can be to the plight of others for cheap popularity.

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IN-DEPTH

TRUMP’S REMARK CALLS FOR INTROSPECTION

hile commenting on air pollution in Del-hi, the Supreme Court had remarked in November last year that “Delhi has be-come worse than narak (hell)”. The air quality over Delhi remained in the se-

verely polluted category for months but the Centre and the government of Delhi kept sparring over the issue. As Delhi blamed stubble burning by Pun-jab farmers for air pollution in Delhi and the Na-tional Capital Region, Centre and other states blamed Delhi for not taking effective steps to im-prove the air quality. And this blame game has be-come an annual ritual as a combined and concert-ed effort is not made to help people breathe non-toxic air. Delhi’s air quality was so bad in Novem-ber last year, that travellers cut short their visit to India’s national capital to avoid breathing trouble.

Delhi’s air quality becoming a topic of the US presidential debate was unexpected. President Don-ald Trump was as hard-hitting as the Supreme Court was in 2019. “Look at India, it is filthy. The air is filthy,” Trump said during his debate with Democrat Joe Biden while claiming that the US has had the best carbon emissions in 35 years. The remark drew anger with Congress attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi who enjoys a special friendship with Trump.

More than venting anger at Trump’s remark, we need all stakeholders---governments which cannot arrive at the right balance between development and environment as they cut down forests, industry which cares little about emissions, the pollution con-trol boards which wink at polluters, transporters and the people---to put their heads together to im-prove climate’s health.

W

t is a million-dollar question that who is go-ing to be the world’s most

powerful person on Novem-ber 3rd, 2020 the date on which the fate of the two, Donald Trump and Joe Biden will b decided. While the answer would lie in the secret ballot, I wonder whether a nonlinear sci-ence like astrology can fa-cilitate attempting a predic-tion. If the data retrieved by friends in the USA from the internet are correct I am with my co-author Badri Lal from Bhilwara and my son Arihant.

An expert in interna-

tional finance is trying to venture into this exciting science-based on statistics, observations, and millions of years of history behind it. While Donald Trump born on June 14, 1946, has a Singh Lagna with Mars in first house and sun and Rahu in 10th or house of Rajya and mercury in his 11th or labh grah. The Ju-piter is 2nd house in Kanya Lagna. The guru period made him the President in a neck to neck fight in 2016. This time however the phase of Jupiter, Sat, and Rahu beginning on Oct 28th , in his chart impairs his victory chances.

Joe Biden born on No-

vember 20th, 1942 has a Vrishcick Lagna with sun placed in Lagna, Gaj Kes-ari in bhagya, and Rahu in 10 the house. Further, in navmansha he has Guru in the tenth house

in Moons Rashi, an excel-lent position for the high-est job in politics.

His Guru Rahu guru combination beginning September 6th is building him to take over as the

president of the most pow-erful nation. The astrolog-ical comparison makes him a clear and clean win-ner. This science has limi-tations because it is based on principles of chaos but

has been extensively re-searched time and again. Let us see what is the final result whether Biden wins or we lose.

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THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL

The astrology on American president’s contest

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DR ASHOK PANAGARIYA

THE WRITER IS A RENOWNED INDIAN NEUROLOGIST, MEDICAL RESEARCHER AND ACADEMIC

WHILE DONALD TRUMP BORN ON

JUNE 14, 1946, HAS A SINGH LAGNA WITH MARS IN

FIRST HOUSE AND SUN AND RAHU IN

10TH OR HOUSE OF RAJYA AND

MERCURY IN HIS 11TH OR LABH

GRAH. THE JUPITER IS 2ND HOUSE IN

KANYA LAGNA. THE GURU PERIOD MADE HIM THE PRESIDENT IN A NECK TO NECK

FIGHT IN 2016

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INDIAJAIPUR | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020


Bhagalpur: The people of Bihar have decided to reelect CM Nitish Kumar-led NDA in the state, said PM Naren-dra Modi.The Prime Minister was speaking at a rally in Bhagalpur, his third for the day. “This is my third rally today, the mandate of people is clearly with the NDA government under the leadership of Nitish Kumarji. The mandate of Bihar is clear wher-ever I have gone I have seen, the people of Bi-har have decided to ree-lect Nitishji and make NDA win again to en-sure the speed of Bi-har’s development in-creases,” PM Modi said.

Targeting the Opposi-tion (Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress) in the state, PM Modi said that they had done nothing else than filling their own coffers and looting the state.—ANI

‘BJP’S FREE COVID VACCINE PROMISE SHOWS DISCRIMINATION’Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party for promis-ing free COVID-19 vaccine to those who vote for BJP in Bihar elections through its manifesto and said it shows the discriminatory nature of the party. “Ear-lier it used to be - ‘’tum mujhe khoon do, main tumhe azadi dunga’’ (You

give me blood, I will give you freedom) and now it’s - ‘’tum mujhe vote do, hum tumhe vaccine denge’’ (Give us vote, we will give you vaccine). Only those who vote for BJP will get the vaccine, it shows BJP’s discrimina-tory nature,” Sanjay Raut said on BJP’s promise of free COVID vaccine to all in Bihar.

FACEBOOK’S ANKHI DAS QUESTIONED BY PARL PANELNew Delhi: Facebook’s India policy head Ankhi Das appeared before a Parliament panel on issue of data security. A few other Facebook represent-atives accompanied her. Facebook India repre-sentatives were asked some tough and searching questions by the members of the panel, sources said. During the meeting, a member suggested that social media giant should not draw inferenc-es from data of its users for commercial benefi ts of its advertisers. She appeared in court weeks after a report in Wall Street Journal.

GOVT’S STOCK LIMIT ON ONIONS FOR WHOLESALERS, RETAILERSNew Delhi: The Con-sumer Affairs Secretary Leena Nandan announced that in view of rising price of onion from the second week of September, gov-ernment has imposed a stock limit on onion effec-tive from today. “We have imposed a stock limit on onions effective from today. A notifi cation has been issued. The stock

limit for a wholesaler is 25 metric tons and for retailers, it is 2 metric tons,” Leena Nandan said. “As a nation, we are a large consumer of onions. Proactive steps have been taken constantly to augment production of onions. But from second week of Sept, there’s been a steady increase in relatively stable prices.”

NIA COURT REJECTS TRIBAL ACTIVIST STAN SWAMY’S BAIL PLEAMumbai: A special NIA court rejected the bail plea of Stan Swamy, the tribal rights activist ar-rested earlier this month for his alleged involve-ment in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence in Maharashtra. The 83-year-old, who is under judicial custody, had sought bail on health grounds. He is now lodged in quarantine ward at Taloja Jail, near Mumbai. Swamy was picked up from his home in Ranchi, Jharkhand, by a team of NIA offi cials from Delhi. His arrest had sparked an outrage across the country,

BIHAR POLLS

BIHAR HAS DECIDED TO RE-ELECTNITISH KUMAR: PM MODI

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in a conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election campaign rally ahead of Bihar Assembly elections, in Sasaram on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Mufti vowed to restore Article 370 of the Constitution.

The Opposition had done nothing else than filling their own coffers looting the state, he said

Sasaram: The whole country was waiting for the revocation of Arti-cle 370 from Jammu and Kashmir since years and it was the NDA gov-ernment which carried it out, but today the Op-position is saying they will reverse this deci-sion, said PM Modi.

The Prime Minister said that even after making announce-ments of reversing the decision on Article 370 the Opposition was au-dacious enough to ask for votes from Bihar residents, who send their sons to protect the country’s borders. “The whole country was waiting for years for re-moval of Article 370 from Jammu and Kash-mir, the NDA govern-

ment took this decision. But today they are talk-ing about reversing the decision, they say when they come to power Ar-ticle 370 will again be enforced. Look at their audacity, even after say-ing all this they have the guts to ask for votes from Bihar residents,” PM Modi said at the rally in Sasaram.

“Is this not insult of Bihar which sends its sons & daughters to borders o protect the country? I want to clar-ify to them from Bihar, the land of farmers and soldiers, they can take the help of whosoever they want but the coun-try will not go back on its decisions, Bharat will not go back on its decisions,” he added.

Srinagar: In her first press conference after being released from 14 months of detention, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP president Me-hbooba Mufti on Friday launched a scathing at-tack on the BJP, saying that the “country will run on the Constitution and not on the BJP’s manifesto”.

“The people of J&K are expendable to them (Centre), what they want is territory. This country will run on the constitution, not on the BJP’s manifesto,” Mufti said while addressing

media from her Gupkar residence.

Stating that BJP has desecrated the Consti-tution, Mufti vowed not only to restore Article 370 but also to bring about a final solution to Kashmir issue.Mufti addressed the media with the flag of erst-while J&K state in front of her. “My flag is this. When this flag comes back, we’ll raise that flag (Tricolour) too. Un-til we get our own flag back, we won’t raise any other flag…This flag forged our relation-ship with that flag.

—Agencies

‘Oppn saying they’ll reverse Art 370’

‘Country will run on Constitution, not BJP’s manifesto’

New Delhi: A Delhi court granted interim bail to businessman Rajeev Saxena till De-cember 11 in connec-tion with a case relat-ed to the scam related to the Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal.

Special judge Arvind Kumar, in a

hearing held through video-conferencing, also granted regular bail to Sandeep Tyagi and others who marked their presence via vc. The court also asked them to furnish a personal bond and a surety of Rs two lakhs each. The accused were summoned by

the court after it took cognisance of the sup-p l e m e n t a r y chargesheet, filed by CBI, in connection with the case. Special public prosecutor DP Singh, representing the CBI, had submit-ted that there is enough material to proceed further.

Delhi court grants interim bail to Rajeev Saxena till Dec 11

Sons of Bihar lost their lives in Galwan Valley for the tricolour and ensured Bharat Mata’s head is held high. Jawans of Bihar were also martyred in Pulwama attack. I bow my head at their

feet and pay respects. —Narendra Modi, PM

Trying for 33 Indians’ return from Somalia’

FIR against Republic TV staff for ‘disaffection’

New Delhi: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and the Indian High Commission in Kenya are working for the re-turn of 33 Indians stuck in Mogadishu, Somalia, said Union Minister S Jaishankar on Friday.

India has taken up their predicament with the Somalian authori-ties, he added. “MEA and our High Commis-sion in Nairobi are working on relief & re-turn of 33 Indians stuck in Mogadishu, Somalia. High Commission of In-dia in Nairobi, Kenya has taken up their pre-dicament with Somali-an authorities. We are in touch with the Soma-li Embassy in India,” Jaishankar tweeted.

Earlier, thirty-three Indian labourers were reportedly held hostage by a company in Soma-lia for the past eight months. —ANI

Mumbai: The Mumbai police registered a fresh FIR against Republic TV and booked its ex-ecutive editor, anchor, two reporters and other editorial staff members for allegedly inciting “disaffection” among the police personnel against commissioner Param Bir Singh and maligning the city po-lice’s image.

This is the fourth criminal case regis-tered against Republic TV channel and its em-ployees by the city po-lice. The latest FIR is registered by the Spe-cial Branch-1 (SB1), the intelligence wing of the city police, at the NM Joshi Marg police sta-tion. The complainant Shashikant Pawar is a sub-inspector posted at the Social Media Lab.

The SML is entrusted with duties of monitor-ing content on social media platforms and television channels and identifying posts, fake news, rumours that has potential to create un-rest in the city or can lead to any communal tension.

IN THE COURTYARD

HC reserves order on bail plea of ex-principal secretary to Kerala CM

Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail pleas filed by M Sivasankar, former principal secretary in Kerala Chief Minis-ter’s Office, in connec-tion with the Kerala gold smuggling case.

A single-judge bench of Justice Ashok Menon re-served its order for Oc-tober 28 and extended the interim protection from arrest till the or-

der is pronounced. Sivasankar had filed bail pleas in connec-tion with the cases be-ing probed by the En-

forcement Directorate and the Customs De-partment in the Kera-la gold smuggling case. Both the agen-

cies have already filed their responses on the bail plea.

ED, in its response before the court, sub-mitted that Sivasankar’s alleged links with the case ac-cused Swapna Suresh can be established only through custodial probe.

“Sivasankar partici-pated in various ac-tivities with Swapna Suresh and others who have been booked under the UAPA.

‘Treat as representation PIL to ban firecrackers’New Delhi: Treat as representation the plea seeking a ban on burst-ing firecrackers and burning of effigies to prevent air pollution amid the COVID-19 pan-demic and decide in ac-cordance with the law, the Delhi High Court directed the authorities concerned on Friday.

With this, a division bench of Chief Justice DN Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan disposed of the plea filed by advo-cates Chetan Hasija and Sahil Sharma.

“We hereby direct the concerned respondents

to treat this petition as a representation and de-cide the same in accord-ance with law, rules, regulations and govern-ment policies,” the bench said. PIL comes at a time when burning of effigies and bursting of firecrackers takes place due to the festi-vals of Dussehra and Diwali.

PIL sought directions to Delhi government and Central Pollution Control Board to issue fresh orders and in-structions at the earli-est putting a strict ban on bursting crackers.

KERALA GOLD SMUGGLING

DELHI VIOLENCEHC GRANTS BAIL TO FAIZAN

KHAN IN UAPA CASENew Delhi: Delhi HC granted bail to one Faizan Khan, who was arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act charges in connection with a case related to the violence in northeast Delhi in February this year. Faizan Khan was accused of allegedly giving SIM card on fake ID to Jamia student Asif Iqbal Tanha, who is a co-accused in the case. A single-judge bench of Justice Suresh Kumar Kait granted bail to Faizan Khan and said he shall be released on bail after he furnishes a personal bond in the sum of Rs 25,000. “I am of the view that embargo of section 43-D of the UAPA, 1967 is not at-tracted in the present, however, without commenting on merits of the pros-ecution case, I am of the view that petitioner deserves bail,” the bench said.

INDIAJAIPUR | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020


संस्था के सभी सदस्यों को सूचित चक्यथा जथातथा है, चक चदनथांक 7.9.2020 को संस्था की हुई आम सभथा में भुगतथान की प्रचरि्यथा कथा चनरथाधारण कर चि्यथा ग्यथा है, चजसके अनुसथार चदनथांक 1.10.2020 से सभी सदस्यों को प्र्मतः 1,000/- रूप्य ेत्था चदनथांक 25.11.2020 से प्रत्येक सदस्यों को 2500/- रूप्ये त्था 1.1.2021 से प्रत्येक सदस्यों को 5000/- रूप्ये ततपशिथात चदनथांक 15.2.2021 से 10,000/- रूप्ये कथा भुगतथान चक्यथा जथा्येगथा। इस हेतु सभी सदस्य भुगतथान प्रथापत करने हेतु [email protected] पर मेि कर देंवे। सदस्य संस्था में जमथा रथाशी की पथास बुक/सच्टिचिके् त्था चजस खथातें में भुगतथान प्रथापत करनथा हो, उस बैंक खथातें के कैंचसि िेक की सककैन कथाॅपी को आवश्यक रूप से मेि के सथा् संिग्न कर भेजे।

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Next 3 mths decisive for India: Vardhan on CovidActive coronavirus cases in the country are less than seven lakh New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Friday said the next three months are going to be decisive in determining the cor-onavirus situation in the country as he urged people to follow Covid appropriate behaviour in the coming festival season and winter months.

He also highlighted that the number of ac-tive Covid-19 cases in the country are less than 7 lakh and the dou-bling rate has increased to 97.2 days. Vardhan, who reviewed the Cov-id-19 preparedness with the health and medical education ministers and other senior offi-cials of Uttar Pradesh, said in the last three months, the country has seen significant im-provement in the Covid parameters, the health ministry said in a state-ment. “From recording

over 95,000 Covid -19 cases in a day, they have been substantially re-duced to less than 55,000 per day. The recovery rate of India is nearing 90 per cent. The Case Fatality Rate is also de-

clining. CFR stands at 1.51% and is moving to-wards the target of be-ing less than 1 per cent,” as said in the statement. “The number of active cases are less than 7 lakh and the doubling

rate has increased to 97.2 days, as of now,” Vardhan said. He added that total tests have sur-passed 10 crore, this is a positive indication that we are moving in right direction. —PTI

RAVAN EFFIGY MAKERS BUSINESS ADVERSELY HIT AMID COVID-19

Rampur: Artists in-volved in making Ra-van effigies are bear-ing the brunt of ad-verse economic condi-tions amid covid-hit low key celebrations for upcoming festival of Dussehra.

“We had no orders but suddenly after the government allowed Ramlilas, we worked much on it. We want-ed to do business dur-ing Dussehra but now it’s not possible be-cause it takes a lot of

time to dry an effigy and put fireworks in it and now there is no

time for Dussehra, I could make only 2-3,” he added. —ANI

Yogi removes LDA VC, gives powers to DM

Maharashtra govt announces Rs 10,000 cr relief package

Ahtesham Siddiqui

Lucknow: There was a sudden turmoil in UP bureaucracy on Friday when the current VC of Lucknow Development Authority was removed from the post and made APO. If sources are to be be-lieved, the Government was extremely upset with Lucknow Develop-ment Authority VC - IAS Shivakant Dwivedi- as his stance in the matter of demolishing the house of MLA Mukhtar Ansari and his brother MP Afzal Ansari was quite soft. Punishing him over the same, the government took strict action, cur-rent VC Shivakant Dwivedi was removed, his responsibilities were handed over to Lucknow District Magistrate Ab-hishek Prakash. Sources said that IAS Abhishek Prakash also wanted to relinquish charge of Lucknow District Magis-trate as the DM’s power decreased significantly after a Police Commis-

sionerate system was adopted for Lucknow. In such a situation, IAS Prakash wanted a good posting in another dis-trict, but due to Covid-19, Prakash, who was dreaming of becoming a District Officer in other major districts, was giv-en additional charge of VC of Lucknow Develop-ment Authority. Interest-ingly, IAS officers who once dreamt of becom-ing Lucknow DM, no longer want to be ap-pointed to post since due to Police commissioner-ate system, the DM’s magisterial power is now being used by po-lice, while Lucknow DM only has revenue cases left. Therefore, it will be interesting to see who will be appointed as DM of Lucknow.

Mumbai: The Maha-rashtra government on Friday announced a Rs 10,000-crore package for farmers in the flood-af-fected areas of the state, the Chief Minister’s Of-fice said in a tweet. The decision was taken fol-lowing a review meet-ing of the state cabinet chaired by Chief Minis-ter Uddhav Thackeray. The amount will be dis-bursed before Diwali, according to Maharash-tra CMO.

Of the total package, Rs 5,500 crore has been earmarked towards re-

lief to farmers for their crop loss, Rs 2,365 crore for damages to roads and bridges and Rs 1,000 crore for destruction of rural roads and disrup-

tion in water supply. Al-locations have also been made for schemes re-lated to urban areas, energy and resource schemes. —ANI

DGGI bustsillegal racketworth Rs 50cr, arrests oneNew Delhi: Officials of the Directorate Gen-eral of GST Intelli-gence (DGGI) have busted an illegal rack-et, involving 115 com-panies, and arrested an aspiring charted ac-countant for alleged involvement in the wrongful passing on of ITC to the tune of Rs 50.24 crores, Finance Ministry sources said.

Around 115 fake firms spread in nine GST Commissioner-ates, have been found with the help of data analytics, to be in-volved in illegal avail-ment and wrongful passing on of ITC. Prince Manish Kumar Khatri a third-year student and partner of a CA firm has been ar-rested in Ahmedabad for registering the fake firms.

Ministry sources said that the DGGI is keeping non-intrusive but a close watch through rigorous data-mining and data ana-lytics on such dubious and unscrupulous ele-ments who in the garb of professionals take up illegal availment of ITC and evasion of GST. According to sources, 55 firms were registered under the jurisdiction of Com-missionerates of Va-dodara and Ahmedabad.

New Delhi: Amazon has expressed its ina-bility to appear before the Parliament Com-mittee looking into the Personal Data Protec-tion Bill, 2019, saying their officials are una-ble to travel to India due to the Covid-19 pan-demic, sources said on Friday.

According to sources, the e-commerce giant had sent a letter to the committee expressing its inability to appear for the meeting sched-uled on October 28 say-ing their experts are abroad and unable to travel to India amid the pandemic.

The committee mem-bers are unhappy with the letter by Amazon expressing its inability to appear on October 28 and the joint commit-tee has taken it very seriously and decided that if Amazon does not appear in the meet-ing, coercive action may be initiated

against it, sources said.Meanwhile, social

media giant Facebook has made a detailed presentation before the Joint Committee on the Personal Data Protec-tion Bill. Facebook’s representation was made by two officials who attended the meet-ing today. —ANI

Amazon refuses to appear before Parliament committee

ED summons Punjab CM’s son on Oct 27 in forex case

Cricket legend Kapil Dev stable after heart surgery

Jalandhar: The In an alleged violation of il-legal foreign funds case, the Enforcement Direc-torate (ED) has sum-moned Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s son on Tuesday, 27 October in Jaland-har. As per reports, Ra-ninder Singh had been called in for allegedly violating the Foreign Exchange Management Act back on July 21, 2016 as well.

The Punjab CM’s son was then asked to ex-plain alleged movement of funds to Switzerland and creation of a trust and a few subsidiaries

in the tax haven of Brit-ish Islands.

Earlier, alleged viola-tions had been investi-gated by IT and a case was filed in a court. Both Raninder, Ama-rinder have denied any wrongdoing and termed as “false” the charges.

Mumbai: Legendary Indian cricketer Kapil Dev has undergone a heart surgery at a hos-pital in India’s capital Delhi after he com-plained of chest pain. A statement from the hospital said that Dev, 61 was admitted on Friday, and was in a stable condition now.

Wishes have poured in for the former cap-tain from across India. Later in the day, a short statement on his social account ex-pressed gratitude for the concern and sup-port extended to his

family.Sachin said, Pray-

ing for your quick re-covery. Get well soon Paaji. Virat Kohli tweeted, Praying for your speedy recovery. Get well soon paaji. Yuvraj said, Get well soon please paaji.

THACKERAY ATTACKS CENTRE

NO REPLACEMENT OF TRANSFERRED JSHukum Singh Meena, IAS, JS in the department of Land Resource was repatriated to his cadre Bihar in September but his replacement is still awaited.

GANAPATHY TO PLAY A LONG INNING ! Newly appointed DG of the Bureau of Civil Aviation M A Ganapathy is going to have long inning. The 1986 batch IPS offi cer of Uttarakhand cadre is due to retire in February 2024.

WHO WILL BE NEW CEO OF SANSAD TV ? After the merger of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, there is a curiosity that who will be new CEO of the Sansad TV ? Indication is that an offi cial of the I & B Ministry will be asked to look after as CEO.

WILL THERE BE NEW CHIEF SECRETARY OF J&K ? In the MHA, there is talk that under the changed circumstances there should now be a strong Chief Secretary in J & K. One can wait and watch.

DY NAVY CHIEF TO RETIRE NEXT YEAR Vice Admiral M S Pawar will superannuate next year in summer He is posted as Deputy Chief of Navy.

SINGH JOINS PRASAR BHARTI R K Singh has joined the Prasar Bharti as DDG (Ad-ministration) in DG, AIR offi ce. He is on deputation for three years.

IFS OFFICER IS CHAIRMAN HARYANA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Alok Verma 1989 batch Indian Forest Service Offi cer was sworn in as Chairman of the Haryana Public Service Commission on Friday.

RATNA SANJAY KATIYAR IS NEW IG, PURNIA RANGE IN BIHAR Ratna Sanjay Katiyar has been appointed as new Inspector General, Purnia range in Bihar. He is a 1998 batch IPS offi cer of Bihar cadre.

AMIT KHARE IS ALSO SECRETARY, SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR A WHILE Amit Khare has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy from October 24 to November 1 during the period of absence on leave of present incumbent.

RESHUFFLE OF IAS OFFICERS IN MAHARASHTRA As many as 10 IAS offi cers have been transferred and posted to different places in Maharashtra. Ac-cordingly, Ashwani Kumar has been posted as MD, Maharashtra SFC, Mumbai, while N Nawin Sona was made Member Secretary, Rest of Maharashtra Statu-tory Board, Mumbai, GAD, Mantralaya, Mumbai and others.CENTRAL DEPUTATION TENURE OF RAJIV KUMAR EXTENDED The central deputation tenure of Rajiv Kumar working as Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology has been extended for a period of three months beyond September 17, 2020. He is a 1988 batch IFS offi cer of HP cadre.

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Less number of people are buying Ravan effi gies this year due to the impact of COVID-19. —PHOTO BY ANI

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FROM PG 1

Core group...District level manage-ment committees have been constituted under the chairmanship of District Collector for the campaign and con-sist of District Superin-tendent of Police, Chief Medical and Health Of-ficer (CMHO), District Logistics Officer, Man-aging Director, District Dairy, Deputy Legal Ad-

viser and Additional District Collector level officers. The committee will review the samples collected for examina-tion on a daily basis, their testing reports, material destroyed on the spot, the proceed-ings of the FIR lodged and a day-long action report will be sent by the committee to the state-level control room.

According to the or-der, a joint team of offic-ers of various depart-ments will be formed for the ‘War for purity’ cam-paign. This investiga-tion team will be headed by a Sub-Divisional Of-ficer or Development Officer, Tehsildar or other officers of the State Administrative Service. Deputy Super-intendent of Police or

Inspector of Police, Food Safety Officer, En-forcement Officer, Legal

Metrology Officer and Dairy Representative will be members. Each district collector will de-termine the number of investigation teams as required. Investigation teams will inspect sam-ples prescribed by the District Collector and ensure strict legal ac-tion on the spot by get-ting samples tested at the nearest food testing

lab. A brief report of the daily proceedings will be made available to the Nodal Addition-al District Collector and CMHO. In order to ensure effective ac-tion against produc-ers who adulterate food items during the campaign period, in-centives of Rs 51,000 will be given to those giving information.

Kapil Dev

New Delhi: Tak-ing a jibe at the Centre, Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Friday said that US President Donald Trump said that India’s air is ‘filthy’, a result of ‘How-dy Modi’ event.

US President Donald Trump described the air in India, China, and Russia as “filthy” as he defended his decision to

withdraw from the Paris Climate Ac-cord and lauded his decisions with regard to reducing carbon emissions at Thursday’s fi-

nal debate before the November 3 election. Trump further claimed that under his admin-istration the US has had the lowest emis-sion numbers in the 35 years. —ANI

Sibal slams Modi over Trump’s ‘filthy air remark’

Raninder Singh

SAWAAL 90 LAKH KA

What is the secret of the car that met with an accident

recently at Sri Dungargarh in Bikaner district. Well, the political and khakhi circles in Rajasthan

are abuzz with the ninety lakh rupees cash that were found in the vehicle. The accident occurred 3 days back wherein the driver of the car sustained severe injury to his eye and he was immediately

shifted to a renowned hospital in Jaipur. But with this accident, an interesting conspiracy broke out on the cash amount and everyone wants to know if there was indeed ninety lakh rupees in the car and if so, who did the ninety lakh belong to? Was this amount to be handed over to any politician in Jaipur or was it associated with the civic body poll? At least on the outside, the Sri Dungargarh police is trying to find the answer to all these questions. —First India Bureau

STUNNED BY WARNINGS!

While everyone awaits the local body polls to cast their vote,

there is another storm brewing in the political arena, this time in the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP). Apparently, a female politician has taken a vow to take ‘revenge’ from those who wronged her by striking off her ticket. This incident occurred a few days back when the female leader, out of sheer anger and frustration on not being given a ticket, gave an ‘alert’ on

a whatsapp group. The woman from the Gurjar community wrote, “Someone may be extremely happy on cutting my ticket, but when the time comes, I will also dole out all the secrets out of my book and expose them. Those who have stabbed me, they will be judged and without any inhibitions. Doing such an act with a simple person will open the gates of doom for you.” The woman’s words are now echoing within the saffron party which is looking to form its board in all the local bodies, however, with warnings like these, the ‘relevant’ people are gearing up for a frightful time ahead! —Aishwary Pradhan

NEWSJAIPUR | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020


Ishan Kishan of Mumbai Indians plays a shot during match 41 of season 13 of IPL between the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI

MI SLAM CSK BY 10 WICKETS

CS Rajeeva Swarup taking a meeting on Friday.

Shuddh Ke Liye Yuddh: CS warns quick action against adulteratorsDr Rituraj Tiwari

Jaipur: Legal action will be taken if adul-teration is found in test-ing of food samples, said Chief Secretary Rajeeva Swarup, in a meeting on Friday, while instructing offi-cials for effective execu-tion of campaign against adulteration in the state during the fes-tival season.

He asked the collec-tors to conduct a pre survey for the cam-paign Shuddh Ke Liye Yuddh.

Milk and milk prod-ucts, oil, flour, dry fruits etc will be checked dur-ing the campaign from October 26 to 14 Novem-ber for which a core group has been set up.

This group has officials from home, food and civil supply, animal hus-bandry and medical and health departments.

The CS informed the officials through video conference that as per directions from the chief minister, the spe-cial campaign will focus on checking adultera-tion during festival sea-son. He also asked dis-trict-level committee and district collectors to take action, on the spot, if adulteration is found.

A maximum of Rs5 lakh fine on substand-ard food items and up to Rs3 lakh in cases of mis-branding will be im-posed. He said that there is also provision of jail term for adulteration under FSS Act.

60 officers reappointed as IASFirst India Bureau

Jaipur: The department of personnel has issued a review select list of the officers who have been promoted to IAS from the state administrative service in compliance with High Court order.

The officers have been re-appointed in the IAS against the va-cancies from Review Select Lists of 2013 up to 2018. However, some of the officers have retired from the service. DoP moved the file to CM and it was cleared.

Meanwhile, some of the newly promoted IAS officers met Chief Sec-retary Rajeeva Swarup on Friday. It was a cour-tesy meeting.

Dotasra, Joshi, Poonia attend Press Club eventBharat Dixit

Jaipur: PCC chief and MoS (Education) Go-vind Singh Dotasra was the chief guest during the events held to mark the 2nd day of the 29th Foundation Day cele-brations of the Pink City Press Club on Fri-day. Chief Whip of Con-gress Dr Mahesh Joshi and BJP state President Dr Satish Poonia also at-tended the programme.

It was a pleasant sight to witness two arch rival state chiefs of Congress and BJP not only exchanging pleasantries but also not taking any swipes at each other. Speaking on the occasion Dotas-ra said that the Con-

gress govt has always stood with the journal-ists and will continue to do so in future as well. He assured to con-vey all problems of the journalist before the govt.

Poonia while calling the journalists corona warriors said that this

fraternity works when everybody else relaxes. Poonia assured of his support to the journal-ists regarding the pend-ing Patrakaar Aawas Yojana. The dignitaries also felicitated merito-rious journalists and video journalists on the occasion.

Satish Poonia & Govind Dotasra lighting a lamp at Pink City Press Club on Friday where Mukesh Meena & Ramendra Solanki were also present.

SC team miffed at mining near river bedIt expressed unhappiness at freedom given to illegal sand mafia in Bhilwara to dig into river beds for sandNaveen Joshi

Bhilwara: The cen-tral empowered com-mittee appointed by the Supreme Court took stock of the situ-ation on ground in Bhilwara district re-garding illegal sand mining.

The team expressed its displeasure over il-legal digging done near the river when it visited Siyana village on Bhilwara-Chittor-garh border. The team also visited Suras, Peethas and Bagor ar-eas of Mandal tehsil and particularly those areas affected by ille-gal mining close to the Kothari River.

The members ex-pressed their unhappi-ness at the freedom given to illegal sand mafia for digging into river beds for sand mining at various places in the district.

The team consisted of its chairman PV Jayakrishnan, mem-

bers Amarnath Sethi and Mahendra Vyas.

The empowered team was accompa-nied by petitioner, chief of Dastak NGO Anand Singh and state president of Bajri Truck Union Naveen Sharma along with collector Shivprasad M Nakate, SP Preeti Chandra and officers from mining dept & district administra-tion.

Dastak NGO chief Anand Singh told the team that there were no sand tractors ply-ing due to the team’s visit for inspection.

He even went to the extent of accusing the mining department officials of forewarn-ing the sand mafia of the inspection on Fri-day.

Bajri Truck Union state president Naveen Sharma said that all he wanted was a ban on illegal min-ing and lifting of ban on legal sand trade.

New Mining Policy: Govt to seek suggestions from industry expertsNirmal Tiwari

Jaipur: State govern-ment will hold discus-sions with experts in the mining sector and representatives of min-er and major mineral mining associations before drafting a new mining policy to ensure that the new policy is more transparent and better than other states.

Additional Chief Secretary (mines) Sub-odh Agarwal held a meeting with the mem-bers of the draft com-mittee and instructed them to hold discus-sions with the repre-sentatives of the min-ing sector and subject experts before finalis-ing the draft for the new policy.

He said that the new

policy should be trans-parent, practical and should help in increas-ing revenue of state.

“Discussions with the representatives of the mineral associa-tions will reveal the ground situation and their suggestions will help in making the policy more effective, transparent and prac-tical,” Agrawal said.

He said that the

new mineral policy should be prepared with far-reaching vi-sion. There is a lot of potential in the min-ing sector in the state and it has deposits of minor, major minerals as well as crude oil and gas, he said, while sug-gesting that rules should be framed in such a manner that they can be easily im-plemented and curb

illegal mining activi-ties. The members of the committee said that the panel has stud-ied mineral policies of Andhra Pradesh, Kar-nataka, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Chhattisgarh.

The meeting was at-tended by the chair-man of the committee NK Kothari and other officials of the depart-ment.

ACS (Mines) Subodh Agarwal held a meeting with the members of the draft committee.

Aishwary Pradhan

Jaipur: BJP state pres-ident Satish Poonia on Friday, said he has no ambition to become CM of state because it is for the party high command to take a de-cision on such matters at appropriate time.

Poonia said that party workers may have their own wishes but democracy is not a ‘Bhajan Mandali’.

Ahead of completing one year as the state president, he said “The Congress has weak-ened in Rajasthan but the BJP is not the rea-son for it. There is pan-ic and apprehension in the ruling party which is due to its own.”

The BJP leader said that Congress was sole-ly responsible for the political crisis after for-mer deputy CM Sachin Pilot and other MLAs rebelled against the leadership of CM in July this year. He said Congress high com-mand projected Pilot and the assembly elec-tion was contested on this line.

Talking about his achievements in one

year, Poonia said that people have seen that BJP is not a party of slogans but works on ground and it was evi-dent during the corona pandemic. When asked if there is something wrong between him and former CM Raje, he said that BJP accepts things as per the time.

He affirmed that BJP doesn’t have such things and conflicts.

On his relations with Amit Shah, he said that he has seen Sardar Patel in Amit Shah because he has firm determination.

Poonia, who is turning 56 on Satur-day, said he comes from a simple family and rural background and worked with hon-esty and integrity which has given him satisfaction.

The will to do good is a powerful and positive thing. It colours all our actions with compassion and

kindness leading to happiness.

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Poonia: No wish to be CM, democracy is not a ‘Bhajan Mandali’

Demand not rational:Fin dept refuses to raise constables’ grade pay

Naresh Sharma

Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has ap-proved the proposal to open 52 new / upgraded court staff by delving into point 5 (p) of aus-terity circular in state expenditure.

According to the state austerity circular is-sued by the state gov-ernment on September 3, 2020, ‘No new permis-sion to open new office will be approved in the financial year 2020-21 funded by 100 percent state funds and the pre-

viously approved offices which have not started, will not be established in the current financial year. ”In such a situa-

tion, the Chief Minister has given relaxation and permitted to open courts with staff.

It is noteworthy that a

lump sum expenditure of about Rs 156 crore and annual expenditure of Rs 52 crore is expect-ed on 52 new courts. The

outright expenditure is expected to be Rs 3 crore per new court building, furniture and other expenses.

First India Bureau

Jaipur: The finance department has reject-ed the demand to in-crease grade pay of police constables say-ing, the demand is not rational. There are more than 87,000 con-stables in the state and they have been de-manding an increase in the grade pay from 2,400 to 3,600 for which several MPs, MLAs and social organisations have written letters to the state government.

The matter was for-warded to finance de-partment from the chief minister’s office and the finance depart-ment has given its re-

ply to the CMO.Department com-

mented that the de-mand had been raised earlier also and was ex-amined by a committee constituted on Septem-ber 20, 2017, under the chairmanship of Spe-cial Secretary of Fi-nance (Expenditure), who had not consid-ered it rational and in such a situation, the department will not in-crease the grade pay of constables.

Nearly 2 months back, a campaign was run on social media to raise the demand and several MPs, MLAs and have written letters to the chief minister re-garding the demand.

OOO3 MLAs CALL ON CM ON MINA/MEENA DISPUTE

CM Ashok Gehlot

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henever you need to get in-spirations for posing for an u p c o m i n g shoot, or just a random shoot at

home, don’t you end up at the Pinterest application on your smartphone, eve-ry single time? Well, that’s what happens when there’s a lot of ‘social me-dia pressure’ on you. Looking your best and be-ing at the best places pos-sible is what social media is all about, and since showcasing your best self is the utmost priority on all the plat-forms, the first thing that comes in every-one’s mind (es-pecially girls’) is- what are the poses that would make me look the best?

We have short-listed a few poses for you so that it’ll be easier for you to slay at a shoot the next time!

1Motion Pose: The best way to draw attention to social media is to pose

like ‘infl uencers’. The one thing that all the infl uencers follow is a ‘motion pose’. This makes the photo look really attractive, and a person tends to stop and have a glance at the photo; well, that’s the whole purpose, right?

2 Be Playful: To make a photo speak for itself, you can play around

with things in the photo- your hair, fl owers around you, your dog, or with anything that you feel is play-worthy.

3 Be Candid: One of the best types of photos are candid

photos, without any doubt. There are

people who ‘pose’ for

candid shots,

and

ironically, they turn out to be better than the actual candid shots. These poses give out happy and positive vibes and also help in gaining a lot of attention.

4 Look at the Camera: In case you need an intense shot, looking right into

the camera will help you do so. All you have to do is give the most sensuous look and you will defi nitely slay the shot.

Looking at the current situation, there are not many places that you can explore in terms of going out and shooting; but you can always create a shoot backdrop at home and ask your parents or siblings or click that perfect shot for you. Well, there are a lot of editing apps too, so if you want to edit the back-ground showcase it to the world that you’re at the beach, who isn’t going to believe you? Get up, get dressed, get clicked!

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LEO JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

You have a big heart for people you love. Today you will successfully complete all the task given to you,

that was getting almost impossible for others to complete. You can also expect an appraisal today. Eligible bachelors may find their right match. You will tackle the domestic affairs.

LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

Weddings Bells are indicated by the cards for some. In social life, you are a rockstar and your

presence will mean a lot to someone today. You must always stay away from negative people, it will only effect your mind state. You have to work a little harder.

ARIESMAR 21 - APR 20

Live life and don’t spend everyday as an obligation. You must give hundred percent in doing the work

that has been entrusted to you with utmost importance. You must not blindly rely on anyone and that’s the only way to lead yourself to disappointment.

SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22

You will get a pat on the back from your seniors for completing the project with all the standards taken into

the consideration. Stop wasting your time in getting something that is most elusive. Your strong financial condition will give you the liberty to venture into new market.

GEMINI MAY 21 - JUNE 21

You don’t worry about the consequences once you make up your mind to do something. Money will

flow into your life from all the directions, make sure to invest well. On academic front, you will flourish and people will appreciate your talent.

AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19

Your miser attitude sometimes irritate your close ones. You must prepare well and in advance

for today’s meeting to give an outstanding presentation. You are a very strong person and you follow rules and regulations in life. You will explore an additional source of income.

TAURUSAPR 21 - MAY 20

You don’t let people see your true emotions. Its the time for you to spread your wings and fly high in

professional life. Without holding anything in heart further , if you think someone has done wrong to you than you can directly confront and address the issue.

CAPRICORNDEC 23 - JAN 20

You are brave hearted and you will let go of someone for his/ her happiness. Sooner or later your work

will surely get the recognition on a very good level. Your guru may reward you for your outstanding performance on domestic front. You must have lots of patience.

VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23

Stop worrying unnecessar-ily about every small thing. Today you will be hundred percent focused on

keeping things under control whether in personal or professional life. At workplace, you will learn something new today that will enhance your technical skills.

CANCER JUNE 22 - JULY 23

You treat your spouse as god/ goddess and value his/her presence in your life. In life you come

across all kind of people some encourage you and some discourage, but it depends on you how to keep your spirit uplifted. You may come in contact with your future partner.

PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20

You will get the money back that was stuck for a long time. You will spend a lot of time today in

analysing work situation in office. Your family youngster may need your guidance in general. You will send lot of time with kids. You may give some exam or test today so prepare well.

SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

Don’t take anyone’s emotions for granted. You are a good person by heart and God’s blessings are

always with you. You must listen to everyone and then do as your heart wishes. On the other hand you must refrain from giving unsolicited advice as they may not be welcomed.

he novel ‘Palace of Illusions’ by award winning novelist and poet, Chitra Ba-nerjee Diva-karuni is a ren-

dition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata, as told from Draupadi’s point of view. It is a deeply hu-mane story about a wom-an born into a man’s world. A world of warri-ors, gods and the ever manipulating hands of fate.

This grand epic is com-plex, as political rela-tionships grow and de-velop, friends and ene-mies are created leading to tragic battles and wars. It destroys them all, the victorious survi-vors as well as the slain martyrs and perpetra-tors. It takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical. At the core of the epic lies the fierce ri-valry between the two branches of the Kuru dy-nasty- the Pandavas and the Kauravas. Their life long struggle for the throne of Hastinapur culminates in the bloody battle of Kurukshetra in which most kings of that period participated and perished.

In Divakaruni’s own words, “If I ever wrote a book, I remember think-ing, I would place the women in the forefront of the action. I would un-cover the story that lay invisible between the lines of the men’s ex-ploits. Better still, I would have one of them tell it herself, with all her joys and doubts, her struggles and her tri-umphs, her heartbreaks, her achievements, the unique female way in which she sees her world and her place in it. And who could be better suit-ed for it than Panchaali?

It is her life, her voice, her questions, and her vision, that I invite you into in ‘The Palace of Il-lusions’”.

Diwakarni portrays Panchaali as a powerful, strong and independent woman, an equal to the men around her, rather

than subservient. Named Draupadi, she rejects the egoistic name given after her father, Dhrupad and renames herself Pan-chaali, symbolic of the series of choices made by herself rather than the people around her in the overwhelmingly patriar-

chal society that was an-cient India.

There is no place for self pity. All the layers of her character are skil-fully brought to the sur-face. Her contriving mind, her pride, the tinge of jealousy that she harbours, a constant bat-

tle with herself and above all her deft han-dling of five husbands, while yearning for the mysterious man who is their most dangerous en-emy. To give the women of India such power and freedom is phenomenal. It is apparent in other fe-male characters as well Diwakarni portrays Kunti, Panchaali’s asser-tive mother-in-law, as a devoted mother to not only her own sons but also those of her hus-band’s second wife, fight-ing all odds in spite of being a young widow. Gandhari, as wife of the blind king, blindfolds

herself choosing to live as an equal to her hus-band, surrendering her power as a queen and mother.

Diwakarni’s narrative moves with graceful fe-licity between the very recognisable human world and magical realms where Yakshas & Apsaras roam. Numer-ous other characters are larger-than-life heroes, epitomizing inspiring virtues and deadly vices. Vyasa- the sage composer and participant at cru-cial moments; Krishna- beloved and inscrutable, divine and mysterious; Bhishma- the patriarch

bound by his promise to the Kuru throne; Drona- the Guru to the Kaurav and Pandav princes ; Dhrupad- king of Pan-chal, activates the wheel of destiny in his blind vengeance; Karna- the most tragic hero of the grand saga called Ma-habharat.

Diwakarni has taken a male-centred story and breathed new life into its complex women charac-ters- giving us a rich tale of passion and love, pow-er and weakness, honour and humiliation. The Palace of Illusions fully illuminates the insanity of war and the fragility

of civilization. As in all great cathartic tales, Di-wakarni’s novel grasps our attention from be-ginning to end and is a healing, aesthetic experi-ence.

In the end Draupadi ask Krishna, “I hear that you are the avatar of Vishnu. Are you really divine?” Krishna, char-acteristically smiles at her and simply says, “Yes, I am”. Looking deep into her eyes he con-tinues, “So are you. We all are.” Totally stumped Draupadi looks on. May-be... the whole Mahab-harata flashes before her with a new perspective!

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Brad Pitt’s next project after his Os-car-winning stint in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood will be Dead-pool 2 and Hobbs & Shaw director

David Leitch’s action thriller Bullet Train. A while back, reports confirmed that The Kissing Booth 2 star Joey King would be joining Pitt. With such a stellar cast al-ready, there’s one more inclusion in Bullet Train and it’s a pretty big one.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, whose latest re-lease was Christopher Nolan’s Tenet, will be joining Brad and Joey in Bullet Train. For the unversed, Bullet Train is based on the Kotaro Isaka’s Japanese novel Maria Beetle while the storyline follows the lives of five assassins who get caught up inside a fast-moving bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka with limited stops between the two destinations. —Agency

Shah Rukh Khan’s NGO, Meer Foun-dation, recently provided 2000 Per-

sonal Protective Equip-ment (PPE) kits to Chhat-tisgarh for its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chhattisgarh Cabinet Minister T S Singh Deo tweeted to laud the actor’s kind gesture to help the frontline warriors. He wrote, “I express my heart-felt gratitude to @iamsrk& @MeerFoundation for pro-viding PPE kits to protect our frontline warriors. Thanks, @rajshriartistfor

connecting us and making this possible. Your gener-osity has inspired many more to protect our health-care heroes.”

Always ready to help, the ‘Don’ actor took to Twitter in response and said, “Sir, We all are trying in whatever capacity we can to help our brothers and sisters to over-come these hard times. Wishing you the best with these en-d e a v o u r s too.” — ANI

Film producer Prakash Jha starrer ‘Matto Ki Saikil’ is all set to have its world premiere at the 25th Busan International Film Festival in

South Korea. The film will be showcased in the ‘A Window on Asian Cinema’ sec-tion of the festival. The film is directed by debutant filmmaker M Gani and pro-duced by debutant producer Sudhirb-hai Mishra. ‘Matto Ki Saikil’ is a story of hope. The film is based around the story of a family’s struggle to buy a new bicycle and how their lives depend on it. The film stars Prakash Jha, Anita Choudhary and Aarohi Sharma among others. —ANI

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ennifer Lawrence re-cently opened up

about her wedding for the first time!

The 30-year-old ac-tress revealed the one regret about

planning her wed-ding, her Bach-

elorette party.“I had a ma-

jor sleepover at my apartment, but I will say I

regret not planning a big one,” Jennifer

shared. She then went on

to explain why she

didn’t plan a

big event.

“My friend

was getting

mar-ried

close to me and I went to her

Bachelo-rette and

then we ended up,

typical Leo, we called it

my Bach-elorette,”

Jennifer re-vealed.

—Agency

BIGGEST REGRETREVEALEDJ

Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman who’s known for starring in criti-cally acclaimed movies like The Hours, Bombshell and Moulin Rouge opened up about her journey in Hollywood! Nicole who has landed plen-ty of great roles since launching her career as a teenager revealed that

this hasn’t always been the case. “I went through a huge period when I didn’t have good choices,” the 53-year-old told. “So many actors don’t have choices, and to even have a choice is an extraordinary opportunity,” she added. —Agency

IMPROVING GENDER PARITY ‘MATTO KI SAIKIL’

Arjun Kapoor had invested in an emerging food delivery start-up, FoodCloud, with the aim to im-prove gender parity. Arjun seems

to have pivoted towards empowering as many people as possible to be self-reliant during the coronavirus pandemic with his business platform. The ‘Aurangzeb’ star said, “The coronavirus pandemic has thrown extraordinary challenges at people. It is heartbreaking to see the loss of lives, the loss of employment, and I have tried to empower as many people as possible through our venture.” The ‘Two States’ actor revealed his platform has made 1000 home chefs turn into entre-preneurs during the lockdown. —ANI

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ONE Woman Army

Bhumi Pednekar, who is gearing up for her upcoming horror-thriller film ‘ Durgavati’, ex-pressed excitement as she will

be toplining a film alone for the first time.

The ‘Dolly, Kitty Aur Woh Cham-akte Sitare’ star said, “It is the first time that I am helming a film alone and it is exciting as well as nerve-wrecking. There is a lot of responsi-

bility on me. I have been very fortunate as an artiste and

I’m proud of my journey in cinema so far. So, I’m grateful for this opportu-nity.” She added, “I have always had a co-star to share the responsibility with, now I am helming this film. I am really ex-cited to see how people

react to this. I have never looked like this, peo-

ple have never seen me in

this ava-tar.” —ANI

FAN GIRL MOMENT

Emilia Clarke, who became a house-hold name as Dae-nerys Targaryen

in the iconic series Game of Thrones, is quite the opposite to her beloved character.

The gorgeous actress is a literal ball of sun-shine and fans can’t get enough of her vibrant personality, especially that million-dollar smile with the most expressive eyebrows. Clarke cele-brated her 34th birthday

on Friday. To commemo-rate the special day, City first cherishes her fan-girl mode when she met Friends alum Matt LeB-lanc and relayed how she’s watched all the season of Friends while Matt confessed he could only finish one season of GoT. “I just think you’re crazy wicked,” Clarke exclaimed with a blush which led to the 53-year-old actor em-bracing her in a tight, warm hug. —Agency

KING KHAN, INDEED

AARON TAYLOR JOINS PITT

Arjun Kapoor

Jennifer Lawrence

Nicole Kidman

Emilia Clarke

Shah Rukh Khan

Bhumi PednekarJoey King Brad Pitt

DOUBLE TREE LAUNCHED

CITY FIRST

Hilton continues to ex-pand its presence in India with the opening of the stunning Dou-

bleTree by Hilton Jaipur

Amer. Hilton now has two beautiful properties in Jaipur to welcome guests looking to enjoy and explore the world-renowned Pink City. This ho-tel is owned by Goverdhand-ham Estate Private Limited

and managed by Hilton.Navjit Ahluwalia, Senior

Vice President and Country Head India said, “We are now seeing travel demand return-ing, as guests become more confident about their travel

plans. Much of this demand is directed towards domestic destinations as more travel-lers choose to rediscover and explore places closer to their home locations”.

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CITY BUZZ

s restaurants reo-pened after more than two months of lockdown, the chal-lenges of adjusting to the post-covid world seems daunt-

ing till now. The restaurants have been permitted but they will have to follow guidelines issued by the Union Health ministry to prevent COV-ID-19 spread.

Footfall has nearly van-ished, socializing has been replaced by social distancing, opening hours are restricted, and high rentals and low sales make it all but impossi-ble to keep the doors open. High-end restaurants, even popular ones are showing a greater degree of vulnerabil-ity. A handful of popular res-taurants have already been forced to shut. Even those that are open could see a 40-50% fall in revenue this fiscal. With an eye on financial via-bility, not all restaurateurs have moved to open their out-lets, some only offer takea-ways and deliveries.

While restaurants want to formulate a robust post-cri-sis plan, the evolving con-sumer behavior makes this hard to do. City First exclu-sively talks about the expect-ed change in consumer be-

havior and how restaurants can adapt to keep their doors open post-lockdown.

In addition to the government’s guidelines of wearing masks and using sani-tizers, we wash our cutleries

and dining set with hot water and put under heat to keep it germs free. Customers get the dining set packed each time they come to eat and open it fresh by themselves. We have provided accommodation to our kitchen staff. People are happy to order but reluctant to enjoy dine-in services.

—RAJEEV SHARMA, Owner, Tipsy Restaurant

WHAT’S HAPPENING!

GUJ: Alif mosque in the old city illuminated with lighting for the upcoming Prophet Mohammad birth anniversary in Ahmedabad.

RAJ: Jaipur Sangeet Sankalp Sanstha organised an event where Sitar maestro of the city, Harihar Sharan, mesmerised the audience by playing Raag Puriya Dhanashree. Tabla player Mahendra Shankar Dangi performed on the tabla. The program was concluded with Raag Pahadi tune and melodious Raag Bhairavi.

RAJ: Angel group producer Seema Agarwal celebrated the culture and spirit of Ramleela through a ‘play’ that gave a message of good over evil with child artist Aarohi Agarwal, Lakshya Tanwani, Udit Moolchandi and Jayesh Khatri.

CITY FIRST

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandem-ic, Miss India Or-ganization trans-

lates its scouting opera-tions into the digital media space, in pur-suit of beauty am-bassadors. Pow-ered by a dynamic new format, VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 is anchored by an un-derlining vision to em-power the youth and

represent the best of Indians’ talents at In-ternational platforms.

The pageant in its virtual format for the first time ever has launched a nationwide

hunt effective 5 Oc-tober to select representatives each from the 28 states and a rep-

resentative from Delhi, Jammu & Kash-

mir besides a collective representative from the Union Territories mak-

ing for a total of 31 fi-nalists.

These shortlisted fi-nalists will undergo rig-orous training and grooming and will be mentored by the former beauty queen and ac-tress Neha Dhupia. Sub-sequently, the girls will be further shortlisted and will arrive in Mum-bai to compete for the coveted crown at the Grand Finale in the month of February 2021.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

AICC Member and Former General Secretary, Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Pukhraj Parashar celebrated his birthday on 23 October, Friday. We wish him all the best!

THE WRITE CIRCLE

CITY FIRST

The Write Circle conducted a virtual session with Shylashri Shankar in conversation with Mita Kapur, attended by the

audience on Zoom on Thursday. The session focused on the book Turmeric Nation, writ-ten by Shylashri.

The session started with Mita Kapur, CEO of Siyahi, intro-ducing Shylashri Shankar to the au-dience. Mita asked Shylashri’s views

on the idea of how we are what we eat. To which, Shylashri replied

that earlier it used to be very unconscious, but by training, she started thinking about how

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HELPING HANDNEHAL NAYAR

Proprietor of Saawariya En-tertainment, an event manage-

ment company, Sanjay Sardana has been help-ing the needy since his school days. Being a kid, even though he could not do much for these people on his own, he always tried his level best to help peo-ple as much as he could. “After los-ing myself in the services of others, I have realised that being compassionate is not enough. We must not wait for other people to act; the first step is al-ways our own,” he said.

Now that he is suc-cessful in achieving his dreams, he has a good amount of sources and time which he can put in for the needs of the poor because he be-lieves that no one has ever become poor by giving. He distributes blankets to the needy every winter, and al-ways keeps food in his car for the people on the streets; he is also a part of many NGOs.

When asked about his inspiration, he said, “My parents played a

major role in inspiring me because I grew up seeing them do social welfare. I believe in the fact that we have two hands- one to help our-selves, and one to help others.”

Sanjay also men-tioned that his work has been recognised in a book titled ‘The Most Inspiring People On

Earth’ which will soon be published by the pru-dent press. He is one of those people who has achieved heights yet has always been so grounded. He has in-spired so many other people to contribute and work for social causes and that is what makes him a real hero.

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GUJ: Garba Enthusiast Parul Thakker shared her Garba pictures on the seventh day of the Nine-day long Navratri festival in Ahmedabad.

Khana ya Khana ya Corona?Corona?

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With the Coro-navirus outbreak, we, as most of the peo-ple, were scared to step out, let alone go to a restau-rant. But, fighting our inner fear and with the strong urge to dress up and dine out, we finally went out for my mother’s birthday. Following all the guidelines before seating was a new experience.

—SANA MUNSHI, Food Enthusiast

Being a big-time foody, I miss go-ing out to restau-rants and cafes with friends and family.

Even though restaurants are taking enough precau-tions, still keeping in mind the health of my family members, I prefer to stay indoors. I hope it all ends soon, we get to visit our favourite places and eat without being bothered.

—ARUN MODI, Businessman

Sanjay Sardana

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