First India-Jaipur Edition-29 May 2021

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NIFTY SETTLES HIGH, SENSEX CLIMBS 308 PTS

Mumbai: The BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) ended around 0.6 per cent higher on Friday with the Nifty 50 ending at lifetime intraday high record high of 15,469.65. Likewise, The Sensex ended at 51,422.88, up by 307.66 points.

EC DEFERS KERALA RS SEAT BYPOLL

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New Delhi: Citing COVID, the Election Commission decided to defer a proposed Rajya Sabha bypoll for a seat from Kerala. Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose K Mani had resigned as a Rajya Sabha member from Kerala on January 11 this year.

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UN REMOVES HOODA OVER MAYA ‘JOKE’

Mumbai: Actor Randeep Hooda has been removed as the ambassador of the Convention of Migratory Species following remark on BSP chief Mayawati

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SAB ‘NOT’ CHANGA SI Mamata meets PM to submit report on Cyclone Yaas damage, but skips review meet

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Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 15-minute meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at Kalaikunda Air Base in Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Friday. The two were to hold a review meeting to assess damage from Cyclone Yaas - which hit Bengal and Odisha this week - but Ms Banerjee skipped that, leaving after giving PM Modi a damage report.

She later said she told the Prime Minister “you came far to meet me... so I came to meet you”.

“I told him - ‘You came far to meet me.

You wanted to meet me, so I came. My Chief Secretary and I, we are submitting this report to you. I now have to go to Digha as per my schedule. So I am taking your leave,” Banerjee told reporters at Digha, one of the districts most badly affected by Yaas.

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MISCREANTS ATTACK CAR OF BHARATPUR MP RANJEETA KOLI Bharatpur: Unidentified persons allegedly attacked the car of BJP MP from Bharatpur Ranjeeta Koli on Thursday night when she was on the way to Weir area after visiting a CHC, police said on Friday. She escaped unhurt but fell unconscious due to the shock. Police have filed case against 5 to 6 unidentified persons and formed three teams to nab the attackers. BJP leaders demanded the arrest of the attackers.

CM Ashok Gehlot spoke to Koli and assured her of proper action in the matter.

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CENTRE RECALLS WEST BENGAL CS FEW HOURS AFTER PM-MAMATA ROW

PM Narendra Modi undertaking aerial survey to review the situation of Cyclone Yaas affected areas.

GUV SLAMS MAMATA FOR SKIPPING MEET

‘CM MAMATA MADE PM, GUV WAIT FOR 30 MINS’

Kolkata: Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has a running feud with Chief Minister Mamata, and Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, her trusted aide before he joined the BJP, were at the meet she skipped. Governor Dhankhar later took a swipe at Mamata Banerjee over her skipping the meeting, saying it was “not in sync with constitutionalism or rule of law”.

Kolkata: The Centre charged Mamata with keeping PM Modi and Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar waiting for half an hour. A photo tweeted by Dhankhar showed PM at the head of a table with Suvendu Adhikari and other officials seated to his left and empty chairs to his right. “The conduct by Mamata Banerjee, during a natural calamity, is deplorable and reeks of low level petty politics,” said Centre.

‘Planned conspiracy to conquer Red Fort, embarrass country’ New Delhi: In the chargesheet on the violence during a tractor rally by farmers on Republic Day, the Delhi Police has said “a deeprooted well-orchestrated conspiracy” was hatched on the “very auspicious occasion” to hoist the Nishan Sahib and Kisan Flag at Red Fort “in order to cause embarrassment and humiliation at the national and international level to the people of this country”. The trac-

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File photo of Jan 26 farmers’ protest at Red Fort.

tor rally was part of farmers’ protest against the Centre’s three farm laws.

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I met the PM & apprised him regarding the post-cyclone situation in WB. The disaster report has been handed over for his perusal Mamata Banerjee, WB CM

New Delhi: Hours after Bengal chief secretary Alapan Bandopadhyay met Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Bandopadhyay, a 1987-cadre IAS officer has been given central deputation with immediate effect. Bandopadhyay’s tenure had recently been extended for three months by the Centre on request from the state. Bandopadhyay has been deputed to the Ministry of Public Grievances and Pensions. He has been asked to report at 10 AM on May 31.

Interestingly, Mamata government had requested for his extension earlier this month.

Narada case: 5-judge bench gives bail to Bengal leaders Kolkata: A five-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court Friday granted interim bail to four Trinamool leaders, including two West Bengal ministers, in the Narada case. However, the court said the interim bail with conditions granted to Firhad Hakim, Subrata Mukherjee, Madan Mitra and Shovan Chatterjee is only valid till the bench gives a final order in this case.

The bench granted interim bail upon furnishing two bonds of Rs 2 lakh each.

The CBI can further interrogate the accused but without physically summoning them to the CBI office because of the prevailing Covid-19 situation, the court said, adding that the investigations can proceed via video conferencing.

Also, the leaders cannot give interviews to the press on this case or any other legal matters pending on them.

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Will vaccinate all by Dec: Govt New Delhi: India will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of 2021, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar declared on Friday.

Javadekar drew Rahul Gandhi’s attention to a Union Health Ministry “blueprint” that, he said, would ensure the vaccination of 108 crore people by December, and reminded him “India is the secondfastest in vaccinating its people”; over 20 crore doses have been administered so far.

“India’s vaccination will be completed be-

RAHUL: INDIA HAS NO VACCINATION STRATEGY, THIRD WAVE COMING New Delhi: Claiming that PM Narendra Modi and his government never understood Covid-19, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the Centre was responsible for India’s current crisis and a third wave of infections was highly likely.

Speaking to media persons, Gandhi said the “evolving” virus was strengthening by the day, and the centre’s ignorance of its nature was giving the virus space to spread.

CORONA CATASTROPHE INDIA fore 2021. The Health Ministry has given a blueprint. 108 crore people - with 216 crore doses - will be vaccinated

by December. Turn to P6

1,86,364 new cases

3,660

new fatalities

RAJASTHAN

2,648 new cases

78

new fatalities

GEHLOT FIRES BACK AT BJP, DISMISSES

CHARGE OF VACCINE WASTAGE

Union Health Minister had himself said in a meeting held on May 21 that due to technical problem in the portal it shows more vaccine wastage, CM reminded First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday rubbished the allegations of the BJP that 11.5 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines in the state have been wasted. He said the Bharatiya Janata Par-

ty (BJP) is trying to do politics by spreading lies and bringing down the morale of frontline workers.

“The news reports alleging that 11.5 lakh corona vaccines got wasted in Rajasthan is untrue,” Gehlot said in a statement posted on his

Now, ‘defeat’ covid without burning pocket!

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Twitter handle. “As of May 26, over 1.63 crore people have been vacci-

The State government has provided huge relief to the beneficiaries for Covid-19 treatment as now Remdesivir and Tocilizumab Injections will also be made available free of cost under the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme for the convenience of patients.

“Also, in view of the high prevalence of corona pandemic at the present time, giving a big relief to the patients who are beneficiaries of Covid-19 and Mucormycosis (Black Fungus), the obligation of the fixed amount of five lakhs has been removed for the pandemic period,” Chief Executive Officer, Rajasthan State Health Assurance Agency Aruna Rajoria said.

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nated in the state. Out of this, 3.38 lakh doses have got wasted, which

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Police personnel stand guard at the Calcutta High Court during the hearing of the Narada case, in Kolkata. —PHOTO BT PTI

Sitting judge of Calcutta HC raises questions over acting CJ intervention in sting case Kolkata: A In an unprecedented move, a senior judge of the Calcutta High Court has written a letter to all judges of the high court, including the acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal, raising questions over the acting chief justice’s intervention in the Narada sting case in transferring the case to the HC and staying the bail granted to four TMC leaders by a CBI court. “As such, I am requesting all of us to salvage the situation by taking such steps, including convening a Full Court, Turn to P6

HC must get its act together. Our conduct is unbecoming of the majesty the High Court commands.

We have been reduced to a mockery.

The letter stated

RAHUL SAYS ‘I DO’ FOR

PARTY PRESIDENCY! Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Will he, won’t he? For far too long now, the Congress party leaders have been puzzled about what the future holds for the party since there has been a general feeling that its former President Rahul Gandhi is reluctant to sit back in the chair and that Sonia Gandhi wants to see him working as President, but not give him the complete command.

Time and again over the course of the past

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi

one year, the meetings of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) have been called where the proposal for the election of the new president has been discussed, both formally and informally, Turn to P8

CAUGHT ON CCTV: DOCTOR

COUPLE SHOT 5 TIMES, KILLED

Bharatpur: A doctor couple was shot dead on Friday in broad daylight while they were travelling in their car at Neem Da Gate area in Bharatpur. Two accused parked a bike in front of the car in which Dr Sudeep Gupta and his wife Dr Seema Gupta, both in their late 40s, were travelling and were shot five times, killing them on the spot. The chilling murder was captured by a traffic camera.

IG Prasanna Kumar Khamesra said the accused have been identified and the matter pertains to an incident in 2019. The doctor couple had been arrested in 2019 for their alleged involvement in the killing of Sudeep Gupta’s girlfriend Deepa Gurjar, 25, and her son two years ago. They were out on bail. One man, masked in a pink gamcha and brown cotton gloves, adjusted the pistol and walked up to Dr Sudeep who was driving the car.

As soon as the doctor rolled down his vehicle’s window, the gunman nonchalantly pulled out his weapon and started shooting.

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FEARLESS MISCREANTS HAVE A FIELD DAY IN BHARATPUR

CM ASSURES ACTION AFTER BJP MP KOLI’S CAR ATTACKED

Doc couple out on bail for murder, shot dead

Police have identified the accused through CCTV

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Bharatpur: Unidentified persons allegedly attacked the car of BJP MP from Bharatpur Ranjeeta Koli on Thursday night when she was on the way to Weir area, police said on Friday.

She escaped unhurt but fell unconscious due to the shock and was taken to RBM Hospital.

Koli said she was on the way to inspect a CHC in the Weir area when the accused were standing on the roadside with an SUV near Dhorisanna village. They tried to stop her vehicle but when the driver sped away, they attacked the vehicle with bricks and iron rods. A case was registered against 5 to 6 unidentified persons at Halena police station on the complaint of Koli’s PS Deepak. Minister and Bharatpur MLA Subhash Garg said directions have been given to District collector Himanshu Gupta and SP Devendra for action.

About five people attacked MP Ranjeeta Koli’s SUV and she fell unconscious (inset). MP was on way back after visiting a CHC when the incident occurred on Thursday late night in Weir area of Bharatpur.

GEHLOT TALKS TO RANJEETA KOLI

CM Ashok Gehlot talked to Koli and assured her of proper action in the matter and of increasing her security.. “We are with you, there is nothing to worry about. The matter will be investigated by senior officials,” he said. About killing of doctor couple, CM said crime will not be tolerated. The sate government may take action against police officials also for negligence.

The BJP leaders Satish Poonia, Gulab Chand Kataria, Rajendra Rathore, Chandrashekhar on Friday accused the Gehlot government for failure of law and order after attack on MP Ranjeeta Koli and daylight murder of a doctor couple in Bharatpur.

Bar association to give `5k grant for Covid treatment

First India Bureau Jaipur: Chlorine gas leak caused panic at Nagar Nigam Colony in Brahmpuri area of the city on Thursday night.

The gas leakage occurred at the municipal sewage treatment plant operated by the Municipal Corporation at around 2:45 am. The condition of two employees present in the plant worsened and they were rushed to SMS hospital.

There were two large cylinders filled with about 900 litres of chlorine gas, which were used for cleaning the sewerage. This led to rapid gas leakage.

Shortly, the gas started

Teams fixed leakage on Friday.

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spreading to Govind Nagar, Municipal Corporation Colony, Shankar Nagar Colony.

Chief Whip Dr Mahesh Joshi met the residents on Friday and instructed the officials to stop the recurrence of such incidents. JMC Heritage Deputy Mayor Aslam Farooqui along with Congress councillors also accompanied him.

Jaipur: The Sanganer Bar Association has announced a grant of Rs 5,000 as financial assistance to its member attorneys for corona infection. Due to Corona infection, there is limited work in the courts and this has led to the financial crisis in front of most lawyers.

Mahavir Surendra Jain, president of the association, said that the association will have to send his/her positive report on behalf of the lawyer in case of corona infection. Immediate financial assistance of Rs 5,000 will be provided by the association to the concerned lawyer for smoothly treatment.

Moreover, if a needy lawyer needs ration etc., that too will be provided and the identity of the lawyer will be kept secret.

Rajasthan in last 48 hrs...A gangrape, a woman tehsildar Swati Jha harrassed, a sitting MP Ranjeeta Koli attacked & yet not a word from the party or state leadership.

—GS Shekhawat, Union Minister

I strongly condemn the murderous attack on MP Ranjita Koli, who was serving the public with dedication during the pandemic. The state govt may pat itself on the back for making claims of women safety in the state, but the truth is that chaos has spread under political patronage here.

— Vasundhara Raje, Former CM

Union Minister

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People rushed out of their houses and spent hours in open.

BJP State President

Ranjeeta Koli had raised issue of ventilators and was constantly exposing shortcomings of the Congress govt. Congress has conspired to tarnish the image of the PM. —Arjun Ram Meghwal,

BJP: IT’S FAILURE OF LAW & ORDER

CHLORINE GAS LEAK CAUSES PANIC AT BRAHMPURI AREA

CM Ashok Gehlot has made Raj crime capital. He has lost the right to remain in power. This raises many questions on the police-administration of Rajasthan.

—Satish Poonia,

A female MP exposes the covid mismanagement of the Rajasthan Congress government.

Then a life attempt is made on her. Sensitivity has become zero in the Rajasthan govt.

—Rajyavardhan Rathore, BJP MP

First India Bureau Jaipur: Higher Education Minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati has formed a high-level committee for conducting the examinations of various universities and colleges as soon as the corona condition improves.

The committee will submit the report to the state government within a period of 15 days after consultation.

The committee will

Bhanwar Singh Bhati

give suggestions regarding organising the postponed examinations and timely commencement of the upcoming academic session 2021-2022. Vice

able to buy these injections at the rate of RMSC or at the MRP rate and submit it to the RSHAA for payment. “Giving a big relief to the patients who are beneficiaries of

—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

People queue up for check-up at Kanwatiya hospital in Jaipur.

Covid-19 and Mucormycosis (Black Fungus), the obligation of the fixed amount of Rs 5 lakh has been removed for the pandemic period,” she said.

Bharatpur: The doctor couple Dr. Sudeep Gupta and his wife Dr. Seema Gupta, residents of Bharatpur, who were shot dead on Friday in broad daylight, had been arrested in 2019 for their alleged involvement in the killing of doctor Sudeep’s girlfriend Deepa Gurjar, 25, and her son two years ago. They were out on bail.

The couple were travelling in their car when two accused parked a bike in front of the car

The committee will submit the report after consultation to the state govt within a period of 15 days Chancellor of Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Dr. Dev Swaroop is the convener of the committee that consists of Commissioner College Education, Joint Secre-

DIYA KUMARI NOMINATED AS MEMBER OF UN PANEL Jaipur: Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari has been nominated as a member of the Bureau of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Standing Committee of United Nations Affairs, she said in statement. “I am indeed honoured to be nominated as a member of Bureau of IPU Standing Committee

Diya Kumari

of UN Affairs. This comes at a crucial time when the nation is grappling with the coronavirus pandemic,” Kumari said in

Now, ‘defeat’ Covid-19, free of cost!

Jaipur: The state government has provided huge relief to beneficiaries for Covid-19 treatment as now Remdesivir and Tocilizumab injections will also be made available free of cost under the under the CM Chiranjeevi Health Insurance Scheme, said CEO, Rajasthan State Health Assurance Agency Aruna Rajoria.

The concerned private hospitals will be

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KARMA STRIKES BACK DOC COUPLE? Dr Sudeep had started keeping Deepa Gurjar, who was a receptionist in his clinic, at his villa where Deepa was to open a parlour on November 1, 2019.

Suspecting their relations, Dr. Seema had allegedly sprinkled spirit and set Deepa and her son on fire, killing them. The couple was arrested for this and were out on bail for some time.

Committee formed for exams in colleges

CM CHIRANJEEVI HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME

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The accused walked up to Dr Sudeep and as soon as he rolled down his car window, the accused shot at them five times. The entire incident, captured in a traffic CCTV camera, has gone viral.

Rajoria said that now the corona patients registered under the scheme will continue to be treated even if their wallet amount is exhausted after being admitted. “A request for fund enhancement will be sent to the concerned hospital for additional expenditure at state level, on which it will be allowed on the basis of documents. Under the scheme, three treatment packages of Covid-19 ranging from Rs. 5,000 to

Rs 9,900 per day have been prescribed. Packages include counseling fees, nursing charges, beds, food, Covid-19 test, monitoring and physiotherapy fee, PPE kits, medicines and consumables, documentation. All types of tests such as biochemistry, microbiology, pathology, imaging, etc. fees are included,” she said.

People can complaint about the scheme at toll free number 1800 180 6127 and 181.

the statement. Parliament’s effective response to emergency health crises, implementing effective policies and judiciously managing public resources will help us build a better tomorrow, she said.

IPU is an international organisation of national MPs of 179 countries.

WOMAN, MAN DIE AFTER HIT BY TRAIN IN JALORE First India Bureau Jalore: A young man and a woman were hit by a train near the Sukri river between Bakkarod and Modaran of Samdari Bhiladi rail route in Jalore. The police officer of Bagra police station said that the girl was mentally sick and went on the railway track. The young man tried to save the girl but both of them died a painful death after being hit by a train.

tary Higher Education, Govind Guru Tribal University Banswara, Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur, and Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur.

The committee will decide on conducting the examinations online or offline, fix date, reduce the syllabus and time, provide options with regard to solving question papers, etc.

Liquor trader shot dead First India Bureau Jhunjhunu: A liquor contractor was shot dead on Thursday night in Dudhwa, a village bordering the Khetri police station area. Two of the accused involved in the murder escaped after the incident. The police registered a case on the report of the deceased’s brother and started the investigation.

at Neem Da Gate area in Bharatpur. One man, masked in a pink gamcha, adjusted the pistol and walked up to Dr Sudeep who was driving the car. As soon as the doctor rolled down the window, the accused shot at them five times, killing the couple at the spot. IG Prasanna Kumar Khamesra said the accused have been identified and the matter pertains to an incident in 2019. The police believe the doctor couple’s killers are related to Deepa Gurjar.

Minor abducted, gang-raped in Jalore, juvenile held, two flee

First India Bureau Jalore: A minor girl studying in class 10 was abducted and gang raped by three youth in Jalore.

Sanchore DSP Virendra Singh said the victim was moving out of her house when the three youth kidnapped her and took her to a deserted place and gang-raped her.

After committing the heinous crime they threatened the minor girl to not disclose the matter to anyone. However, the victim reached home and gave full information about the incident to her family. On which the family registered a case against accused in the Jhab police station. The police detained a juvenile and is raiding several places to nab other accused in the matter. Two of the accused are out of reach.

Man slits throat of sleeping daughter First India Bureau Jodhpur: A father hit his married daughter on the head with a stick before slitting her throat with a knife while she was sleeping near Banar’s Jajiwal Gehlotan village. The father escaped after the incident.

The police has arrested the accused and began the interrogation.

The reason for the attack is a family dispute.

The daughter is hospitalised in Mathura-

das Mathur hospital, her condition is critical. Her statements could not be recorded as she was not conscious.

Thanadikari Khoja said that the accused Hukamaram Jat used to quarrel with his wife Nainidevi on a daily basis. At times, daughter Saroj used to explain him not to indulge in quarrels. Saroj had come to their house two days before. On Friday, he was taken on remand by presenting him in court.

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In 1st phase of unlocking, daily need shops will be allowed to open; no relaxation in containment zones

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n view of decreasing corona cases in the state, the state government is going to start ‘mini unlock’ from June 1. In the first phase of unlock, a limited number of shops will be allowed to open.

The Home department is busy preparing the guidelines for the unlock.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will approve the guidelines of unlock in a day or two.

There is a lockdown in the state till June 8. According to the Home department sources, in the first phase of unlocking, daily need shops will be allowed to open.

The opening hours of shops like grocery and food items, milk, dairy are set to increase. The unlock may be implemented in all the districts except the Containment Zones.

MINI UNL CK...

From June 1, Raj to get some concessions

CASES IN A DAY

TOTAL DEATHS

DEATHS IN A DAY

9,33,848 2,648 8,181 78

RECOVERED

TOTAL

RECOVERED IN A DAY

8,63,175 11,177

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

MAY BE ALLOWED  Grocery shops, allowed

from 6 am to 11 am, may be extended up to 5 pm.

 Restrictions on move-

ment from one district to another, from one city to another and from one village to another can be relaxed.

 Private vehicles may be

permitted with conditions.

 General stores, clothing

shops, vehicle repairing workshops

 Time for taking petrol and Medics move past a mural spreading awareness about Covid in Ajmer on Friday. —PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA

diesel for private vehicles could be increased

 Schools, colleges,

coaching institutes, libraries will remain closed

2407 in Nagaur 1951 in Bhilwara 1522 in Barmer 1195 in Sikar 1180 in Pali 1834 in Jaipur 1340 in Churu 1088 in Ajmer A health worker tests a man in Jaipur on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

daily in each district.

Dr. Sharma said that ILI patients are being identified at the village level. These patients are

undergoing isolation and antigen tests are being done. On finding the antigen test positive, instructions have been

Centre to HC: Will give vax to Pak migrants living in Raj RATHORE WRITES TO CM ON MIGRANTS

Today, while appearing before the division bench of justice Vijay Vishnoi and Rameshwar Vyas, Additional Advocate General KS Rajpurohit said that the state government is taking full care of the needs of the Pakistani migrants.

He informed, 200 food packets were distributed through the Municipal Corporation. He said that 7,500 Pakistanis are staying in Jodhpur and a large number of these people are selfsufficient and do not require assistance for food.

given to the concerned patients to do RT-PCR test and get treatment in advance medical institutions.

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Jaipur police have arrested mastermind of Remdesivir injection black marketing gang from Faridabad. Dr Jitesh Arora confessed supplying 1000 vials of Remedesvir in black. On May 21, cops had arrested Ramavtar Yadav owner of Daksha Distributor who revealed Dr Arora’s role.

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Divisional Commissioner Dinesh Yadav on Friday took a VC to review current status of Covid in rural & urban areas of Jaipur, Sikar, Alwar, Jhunjhunu & Dausa, door to door survey, number of sampling and its management. He said cases are coming down.

 Theatres, multiplexes,

gyms, swimming pools, public parks, stadiums will remain closed

 Shopping malls will

remain closed

 Hotels, resorts to remain

closed

 Ban on wedding ceremo-

nies will continue

 Public transport will be

closed

Jaipur: Tightening the noose on the black marketing and overpricing during the pandemic, the Drug Controller Department and Legal Metrology Department jointly raided several medical stores in Jaipur on Friday.

During the raid, a large number of oxygen concentrators, pulse oximeters and infra red thermometers were seized. Medical equipment worth crores are believed to be sourced from China, as they have no company name or MRP on them.

Apart from this, other teams of drug control department have taken action against

ANTIGEN TESTS SO FAR

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Jaipur received a large consignment of vax on Friday. However, people of 18-44 yrs will have to wait more to get their share. Shipment of 9.5 lakh vaccines (8 L Covishield & 1.5 L Covaxin) sent

by Centre have been kept at CMHO office at Sethi Colony and will be distributed to districts today.

RESTRICTIONS ON

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Jodhpur: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to provide food items to Pakistani migrants residing in the state according to their needs.

At the same time, the Central Government has assured the High Court that vaccines will be made available for the Pakistani migrants on the request of the State Government.

Taking suo moto cognizance of news reports that the migrants were not being vaccinated because of non-availability of Aadhaar Card, the High Court had issued notices to the state and central governments.

TOTAL CASES

62,492

Raids by drug controller continue at med firms

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COVID-19 UPDATE

ACTIVE CASES

728 test +ve in 22,253 antigen tests during drive in villages: Dr Raghu Jaipur: Among the 22,253 antigen tests 728 people have been found positive so far. This is 3.27 percent of the total tests conducted.

The tests are being carried out from village to village by mobile medical vans started from May 17.

Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma said that antigen tests are being conducted by medical officers and paramedical staff by sending Gram Panchayat-wise mobile medical units, mobile medical vans or base ambulances in every section of all districts by the health department. On an average, 1,000 antigen tests are being done

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medical shops in different areas of the city and suspended their licences for 3-15 days. These shopkeepers were caught selling medicines without a prescription.

Rajaram Sharma, the chief controlling officer, informed that action were taken on Jhotwara-based RS Enterprises and SD Agarwal Telecom. When the teams raided the warehouses of both these firms 5300 pulse oximeters, 147 oxygen concentrators and 46 infra red thermometers were found on which the MRP was not inscribed.

With no MRP, these essential devices are sold at arbitrary prices in the market.

JHALAWAR BRACES FOR 3RD WAVE, SETS UP WARD FOR KIDS

he Jhalawar district administration has Tof Corona. started preparations to battle the third wave A 20-bed PICU is being set up at

a cost of Rs3.7 crore for children on the third floor of Janana Hospital, in Jhalawar while 23 beds will be set up in NICU. All these will be ready within three months, said sources. The administration has placed orders for purchasing the equipment online and all preparations have started on a war footing.

20-bed PICU being set up for kids at Jhalawar Hosp.

JARD PREZ DR ASHOK BISHNOI DIES OF CORONA

FINES IMPOSED FOR HOLDING MRITYU BHOJ

Bishnoi died of Corona on Friday. According to sources, he was also suffering from cancer.

Dr Bishnoi contracted Corona 15 days ago and was undergoing treatment in AIIMS hospital.

Ex-CM Vasundhara Raje and various other politicians condoled his death.

imposed for violation of Coviod protocols. Tehsildar of Sojat Deepak Sankhla imposed a fine of `51,000 and seized food meant for 500 people from house of a former satrpanch. In Devpura SDM imposed a fine of `25,000 for holding Mrityu Bhoj for over 200 people.

n two cases of Mrityu aipur Association of I Bhoj being held in Sojat Jpresident Residents Doctors & Devpura, fines were Dr. Ashok

Raj reports 5 suspected black fungus deaths Kota: Three suspected deaths due to black fungus were reported at a hospital in Kota, while one each was reported from Udaipur and Bikaner on Friday.

The deaths at MBBS hospital, Kota Medical College were recorded in the past 24 hours.

Three men, aged 30 and 40, undergoing treatment at two dedicated mucormycosis (black fungus) wards of the hospital, died, said Dr Rajkumar Jain, Associate Professor, Kota Medical College. He added

that 41 other black fungus patients are currently admitted to the hospital. Two of the three deceased patients were suspected black fungus cases. While the investigation in the third deceased case is on as

the patient was brought to the hospital in a “very critical” condition and died immediately after admission into the ward, the doctors said. Jain said while two of the deceased were referred from Jhalawar district, another was from Kota.

Another case of suspicious death of a person from black fungus came to light in Udaipur where a man named Kaluram of Udaipur Godaran was admitted to Suratgarh state hospital a week ago with

3 MORE HOSP MARKED FOR FUNGUS TREATMENT Jaipur: Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma on Friday said that three more hospitals have been authorised for treatment of mucormycosis (black fungus) with which the number of hospitals have been increased from 25 to 28 in view of increasing cases in the state. RUHS

Dental Science College Jaipur, NIMS Hospital Jaipur and Mahaveer ENT Hospital Kota have been authorised to facilitate treatment of the fungus. He informed that now patients of black fungus can be treated at prescribed rates in 28 hospitals of the state.

Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma

complaints of cough and breathing issue.

He died on Thursday after treatment in Bikaner. During this period, his Covid report was negative.

According to doctors, Kaluram was suffering from fungal cystitis, which led to his death. Another woman died on Friday in the PBM hospital of Bikaner after being infected by black fungus. After making a ward for black fungus ward at PBM Hospital, 23 patients were admitted here.

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DR RAMAWATAR SHARMA

The writer is a practising doctor with a special interest in psychology

H With the arrival of the new century, things started happening at a rapid pace and I vividly remember that after 2002, the Indian economy had a jump start.

The big money entered the market place with a boom in land and housing prices, a rapid upward move and stock markets, gold and silver also started their northward journey

uman race has a unique behaviour pattern. It neither realizes nor accepts its follies till cornered by circumstances and situations. When misdeeds are pointed out, the people daring to do so are labelled as pessimists and spreaders of negativity. But every folly takes its toll which includes mental peace and physical damage including, in some cases, loss of life. Let us forget the history of dead people and ruined palaces and try to focus on the life we have ourselves witnessed during our lifetime. You might see that once you start contemplating about life gone by, so many surprises spring out, of lost beautiful things, about the way you used to live and how they disappeared surreptitiously over such a small period of time. There were things which used to infuse plentiful enthusiasm and drive to move ahead with a strong probability that the dreams would, one day, come true and life would be much more fulfilling. But has everything gone as per plan ? Or we messed up things? If messed up, then there has to be psy-

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chological aspects of this whole time period - the history of a life still in existence.

But the life we have lived over years and witnessed is also a history, a most authentic history of time. The India of my childhood was a very poor India. I vaguely remember that India’s yearly defence budget used to be just around 250 crore during the 1060s while nowadays some business tycoons are buying a home worth thousands of crore. But the poor India was definitely a happy India, people were enthusiastic about life and future despite financial and infrastructural inadequacies. The social support was visible everywhere though alongside this, there was obvious exploitation of the poor and middle class by the rich and powerful. There were always sympathetic listeners and many used to contribute some financial help and psychological support according to their capacity at the time of financial penury. Festivals and fairs were eagerly awaited and celebrated with gusto. The modern day arrogance and one-upmanship was conspicuous by its absence. Talent was not only recognised by a large section of society but was also encouraged and supported as well.

That doesn’t mean everything was nice and good. The incidents of hysterical fits in women were very common

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igher judiciary is often subjected to embarrassment by members from the Bench. However good the intentions may be, public criticism of brother judges might reduce the judiciary to a ‘Questionable stock’. Recall how in January, 2018 simmering differences made four senior Supreme Court judges criticize the then Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra over allocation of cases and his style of administration. The four judges who held a press conference to air their grievance included Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice J. Chelameshwar, Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice MB Lokur. Not much changed in the apex court after the press conference for some

If a society fails to develop depth of thinking which is based on logic and evidence, it gradually starts imploding because of extreme suppression of female identity and expression. Such happenings I regularly encountered in my clinical practice till 1994 but after that these incidents have become quite uncommon as the technology and urbanization started to take their roots with development of radio stations, rail, intercity transport and growth of education system which, though, not very efficient but it still contributed in upgrading the society. Improved postal services introduced newspapers to towns and many villages, thereby, changing their perception about women and a need for their education. But the life of a typical Indian was not easy till the turn of the century.

With the arrival of the new century, things started happening at a rapid pace and I vividly remember that after 2002, the Indian economy had a jump start. The big money entered the market place with a boom in land and housing prices, a rapid upward move and stock markets, gold and silver also

Justice CS Karnan of Madras High Court earned quite an illreputation for himself because of his misconduct. He tried to intimidate his fellow judges by threatening them with prosecution time even after CJI Dipak Misra’s retirement.

Justice CS Karnan of Madras High Court earned quite an ill-reputation for himself because of his misconduct.

He tried to intimidate his fellow judges by threatening them with prosecution and even used abusive language against his colleagues, in-

started their northward journey. It is about this period of transition, I would like to have a psychoanalytic point of view because after these watershed years, the old India started to go into oblivion and a new generation of Indians started to emerge.

This behaviour pattern points out that a significant majority of Indian population lacks financial discipline and ability to create stable assets because people decide their spending habits just to impress other people and only a minority save for rainy days. Financial insecurity makes us a psychologically vulnerable society impacting the overall growth of a nation. An economically unstable population is very prone to corruption and that’s why India stands high in the global corrupt nation’s list. India needs behavioral training and financial literacy to create and nurture assets at individual level otherwise all the slogans of greatness and growth would turn out to be mere rhetoric sans substance.

If a society fails to develop depth of thinking which is based on logic and evidence, it gradually starts imploding.

I don’t say that everything is bad and wrong in India but there are so many things which need serious attention.

akshadweep is in turmoil, thanks to its Administrator Praful Khoda Patel who wants to introduce “reforms” which have raised the hackles of political leaders, including those of the BJP and Congress, besides the locals. The tiny archipelago in the Arabian Sea off Kerala’s coast remained tranquil until Patel introduced his draft Lakshadweep Development Authority Regulation. One of the proposals is to ban slaughter, sale and consumption of beef. Even the non-vegetarian food which was being given to children as a mid-day meal has been stopped.

It has upset Muslims who constitute about 93 percent of the population.

The other draconian proposal is the Prevention of Anti-Social Activities Regulation to control crime. It allows a person to be detained without any public disclosure for a year. Ironically, crime in Lakshadweep is negligible and locals feel that such a harsh law is not required.

The Centre must resolve the issue before it is too late.

SPIRITUAL SPEAK A gift is pure when it is given from the heart to the right person at the right time and at the right place, and when we expect nothing in return.

—Bhagavad Gita

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When Hon PM Shri @narendramodi stands strong with the citizens of West Bengal in wake of cyclone Yaas, Mamata ji should also set aside her ego for the welfare of people. Her absence from the PM’s meeting is murder of constitutional ethos & the culture of cooperative federalism.

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cluding women. He was ultimately jailed in June 2017 after the Supreme Court found him guilty of contempt.

One will, therefore, not accuse Justice Arindam Sinha of crossing the Rubicon when he wrote a letter to Calcutta High Court’s acting Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and other judges for the way the Narada bribery case had been handled. In a letter to Chief Justice Bindal he deplores the “unbecoming conduct” in treating CBI’s case transfer plea as a “writ petition” Justice Sinha’s objections to the manner in which the Narada case was dealt with and bail granted by the court to the four accused. It is a dangerous precedent in which any judge can question fellow judges.

I extend my tributes on the birth anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Veer Savarkar, a great freedom fighter, a powerful nationalist leader and writer.

He dedicated his entire life fighting for the attainment of Swarajya. #VeerSavarkar

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Yogi may not like an eleventh hour AK cabinet entry! …but still Delhi in no mood to drop the proposal!

Vishal Srivastav Lucknow: The likely induction of a Narendra Modi trusted former Gujarat cadre IAS officer A K Sharma in Yogi cabinet as the Deputy Chief Minister has become a point of ‘ideological differences’ between the BJP high command and the powerful and popular Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. According to highly placed sources, Yogi has conveyed his feeling in very clear and certain words that he is not in favour of this eleventh hour entry of a non-political person in his cabinet,

especially when the state is going to polls only after a period of 6-7 months. It is also believed that during his 50-minute long meeting with the lady Governor, Anandiben Patel on Thursday, Yogi has also shared his viewpoint on this sensitive issue keeping in mind a former Narendra Modi confidante Gujarat Chief Minister may like to convey Yogi’s feelings to her mentors Modi and Amit Shah.

At the same time some other factions of UP BJP, especially from the Brahmin community, have also started raising their voice

Narendra Modi

Amit Shah

Yogi Adityanath

AK Sharma

against the induction of a non-political background bureaucrat AK Sharma.

At the time of the swearing-in of A K Sharma as the MLC in January 2021 in Lucknow, Yogi had opted

not to be a part of the ceremony. In fact, Yogi’s point of view is very clear that any major cabinet reshuffle at this critical juncture may do more harm to the party than good. According to sources, by

taking a serious cognizance of Yogi’s to viewpoint, the BJP high command has postponed the idea, at least for the time being but Delhi is in no mood to drop the proposal under Yogi’s pressure.

Apart from his being from a Brahmin community, Delhi also considers AK as a highly efficient and competent administrator. The way AK has handled Modi’s constituency, Varanasi in Corona

Covid-19 relief material, black fungus drug exempted from tax

Sitharaman says exemption from IGST till August 31; return filing simplified New Delhi: The GST Council on Friday left taxes on COVID-19 vaccines and medical supplies unchanged but exempted duty on import of a medicine used for treatment of black fungus.

A group of ministers will deliberate on tax structure on the vaccine and medical supplies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told reporters after a meeting of the GST Council. The GST Council, which is headed by the Union Finance Minister and comprises representatives of all states and union territories,

Nirmala Sitharaman

exempted levy of I-GST on import of Amphotericin-B, which is used for the treatment of black fungus.

Currently, vaccines attract 5 per cent GST. Sitharaman said the Council decided to con-

tinue a waiver of I-GST on free COVID-19 related supplies imported from abroad.

Also, the panel decided that the Centre will borrow Rs 1.58 lakh crore and pass it on to the states to make up for the shortfall in their revenues from the implementation of the GST. A special session of the Council will be held soon to consider extending the five-year GST shortfall compensation period to states beyond 2022. The panel provided relief to small GST taxpayers through an amnesty scheme for late return filers. —ANI

HIGHLIGHTS  DRDO’s anti-COVID

drug priced at Rs 990 per sachet; Centre, states to get discounts

 Anticipating third

wave Indian Academy of Pediatrics training 6,000 pediatricians to handle adult patients

 Flying in oxygen

tankers, IAF says ensuring no dent in support for China border ops

 Sputnik V Covid

vaccine to be rolled out at Rs 1,195 in Apollo hospitals  COVID-19: Centre to

provide over 3 lakh vaccine doses to states, UTs in next 3 days

 COVAX’s Global

Supply Hit Due To Covid Crisis In India: US Agency

 No tie-ups with

anyone for supply of Sputnik V Covid vaccine, clarifies Dr Reddy’s

CoWIN chief: Digital divide Sushil Kumar case: Court refuses PIL to stop media trial there, but villages not left out New Delhi: The Delhi High Court refused to entertain a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking to make standard rules for reporting in criminal cases by considering the rights of the accused, to put stop to media trial and to stop from sensational reporting against wrestler Sushil Kumar.

The bench of Justice DN Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh after hearing the submission

Another associate of wrestler Sushil Kumar arrested

said, “We see no reason to entertain the matter.

If any party is aggrieved, it can approach.”

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have arrested another associate of two-time Olympic medalist Sushil Kumar in connection with the murder of a 23-yearold wrestler at Chhatrasal Stadium earlier this month, on Friday. Vijender alias Binder, who is also a wrestler, was arrested in connection.

and therefore since we couldn’t do any offline entries, the vaccines would go to waste.

Therefore we wrote to the central government and demanded offline registration for vaccines so that vaccine wastage does not happen.”

“In the meeting held on May 21, Union Health Minister Harshvardhan had said that there was a technical problem with the portal which increases the vaccine wastage and had assured that centre will tall to states to present the correct figures.

The Union Health Min-

ister had himself accepted that the portal was faulty which shows more wastage,” Gehlot stressed.

Gehlot added, “It seems that deliberate attempts are being made to mislead the public in the pandemic.

We are working to fight the coronavirus by taking everyone along, but the BJP is trying to bring down the morale of the corona warriors who have been working day and night for the last 14 months.” The Chief Minister said the entire nation is watching the “politics of lies” being done by the BJP

Sushil Kumar

New Delhi: Rural India is now severely hit by the deadly second wave of COVID virus, majority of villages lack infrastructure, internet technology, are not at par compared to their urban counterparts with fewer smart phones and it is an uphill battle for less techysavvy villagers to register and use Cowin app for vaccinations.

However, National Health Authority CEO and CoWIN chief

agrees that there is a digital divide but he says it is incorrect to say that villages are left out. He adds it’s not urban elites alone who got over 20 crore doses of COVID-19 vaccine.

In an interview with ANI, RS Sharma said that primary health centers, district collectors and officers have been briefed a number of times and they are actually creating awareness among the rural population.

—ANI

at the time of the raging pandemic.

in the Narada bribery case, raised a series of questions on the procedural gaps in admitting the CBI’s plea and assigning it to a bench headed by the acting chief justice.

Nadda asks BJP cadre to conduct ‘seva karya’ New Delhi: BJP National President JP Nadda has directed party leaders and elected representatives, including Union and State Ministers, to take part in social activities across one lakh villages in the country on May 30 - the seven-year anniversary of the government under PM Modi.

In a letter by General Secretary Arun Singh on Nadda’s instructions, all public representatives including MPs, MLAs, and other office-bearers were asked to participate in at least two activities.

“A lot of social activities have to be undertaken. We have to take up ‘Seva Karya of various types in more than 1 lakh villages,” letter read.

times, the top leadership in Delhi is keen to try his Varanasi model in entire Uttar Pradesh.

Whatever may be the outcome of this ongoing tussle or communication gap between the Central leadership and Yogi, but one thing is very clear that these ‘developments’ are not at all in the interest of the party and the government in Lucknow.

According to reports, during the powerful RSS Gen Sec Dattatreya Hosabale’s Lucknow visit on Tuesday the political situation in UP under a Yogi-Swatantra Dev Singh leadership was also reviewed

and there was a general sense of ‘concern’ on the declining popularity of the saffron party in Uttar Pradesh, where the party had failed to perform according to the expectations of the Central leadership. The entire review of the political situation of Uttar Pradesh was done in detail, recently in New Delhi in a meeting which was attended by Modi, Shah, Nadda, Hosabole and Sunil Bansal.

In all this uncertainty, the change of State BJP President Swatantra Dev Singh is also not ruled out.

RaGa calls Modi ‘event manager’; says India lacks vax strategy New Delhi: Claiming that India has no vaccination strategy, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi acts as an ‘event manager’ and does not think strategically while dealing with the pandemic. “The problem is that there is no (vaccination) strategy. The Prime Minister doesn’t think strategically. He is an event manager, he thinks one event at a time. If he wants something he suddenly makes an event for it to happen.

We don’t need events now, events are going to kill people. we need a strategy. The aim of the strategy should be should space down for

Rahul Gandhi

Corona. The more time and space you leave for the virus, the more dangerous it becomes,” Gandhi said.

He also slammed External Affairs Minister Jaishankar for doing ‘vaccine diplomacy’ and said that by not vaccinating the maximum number of people, the govt is giving space to the virus to mutate.

—ANI

IN THE COURTYARD

Sushant’s flatmate Pithani held, sent to NCB custody New Delhi: Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s flatmate Siddharth Pithani was arrested from Hyderabad in a drug case related to the actor’s death on June 14 last year, and has been sent to five days custody of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB).

NCB Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede said that Pithani was

produced before a Mumbai court which sent him to the agency’s custody till June 1.

Pithani was asked to join the probe, but he didn’t, and following this, NCB officials gathered information on his whereabouts.

Wankhede said that the drug law enforcement agency found that he was in Hyderabad.

—ANI

HC issues notice to I-T Department over Vadra’s plea New Delhi: The High Court here on Friday issued notice to the Income Tax Department over businessman Robert Vadra’s plea challenging notices issued to him on December 4, 2018. A bench of Justices Rajiv Shakdher and Talwant Singh also granted three more weeks to Vadra to respond to the notices.

FROM PG 1 Gehlot fires... average of 6 per cent of vaccine wastage. The Centre has kept the wastage limit of 10 per cent,” he further said, adding, “There were technical difficulties in the beginning in the eVIN software of the central government due to which there was random entry of 2.95 lakh doses at several vaccination centres and the total number was shown to be over 1.70 crore which is not true.

Earlier, when one person would not come for vaccination, their vaccines could not be administered to others

Sitting judge.. if necessary, for the purpose of re-affirming sanctity of our Rules and our unwritten code of conduct,” the judge wrote in a letter.

The letter dated May 24, a day after the CBI moved the Supreme Court challenging a division bench order of the high court that directed the house arrest of ministers Subrata Mukherjee, Firhad Hakim, TMC MLA Madan Mitra, and former Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee, all held

‘Planned conspiracy...

The Delhi Police chargesheet mentions that protesters had a “pre-conceived and well-coordinated” plan to break the agreement between the police and farmer leaders about the three routes for the tractor rally on Republic Day. It said protesters

wanted “to conquer/get hold of (Red Fort)” and then “make it a new protest site for farmers”. The chargesheet has been filed against 16 people, including Punjabi actor-activist Deep Sidhu and Iqbal Singh, who was doing a Facebook Live session in which he allegedly instigated protesters.

Will vaccinate...

Rahulji... if you’re concerned about vaccination then pay attention to Congress ruled states... there is a mess.

They are not taking the quota given to them for 18-44 year old benefi-

ciaries from May 1,” Mr Javadekar said.

In a lengthy attack the minister also criticised Gandhi and his party colleagues.

Narada case...

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta opposed grant of interim bail saying the four are influential people and could whip up public emotions again. Justice Mukerji asked the Solicitor General why the TMC leaders, who have not been arrested during the investigation for over four years, should be kept in house-arrest now, when they are re-

quired to do public functions during the pandemic.

sab ‘not’... administrative review meeting. On Saturday we will conduct an aerial survey (of affected regions),” she added.

That 15-minute meeting was their first since the April-May Assembly election that Ms Banerjee’s Trinamool won, despite the opposition mounting a crass campaign fueled, in part, by the resignation of a large number of MPs, MLAs and ministers from the ruling party.

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MERCURY SOARS, RAINS LASH RAJ

 Sri Ganganagar hottest with

mercury touching 47.3° Celsius  MeT department issued heat wave warning across the state First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan is reeling under scorching heat with the maximum temperature recorded above 45 degrees Celsius in some districts of the state on Friday (May 28).

While temperature in Sri Ganganagar was 47.3 degrees Celsius.

The the regional meteorological department issued a heat wave warning across the state for the next two to three days.

The highest recorded

temperature in the state was 45.4 degrees Celsius measured in Bikaner, officials said on Friday.

The maximum temperature in Jaipur, Pali, Bikaner and Phalodi also settled around 45 degrees Celsius. Some relief from scorching heat was there on Friday with dust storm and rain in some parts of the state including Jaipur. In Jaipur, skies remained cloudy post afternoon and it rain in some parts of the city.

In Jaipur, skies remained cloudy on Friday. (Top) After the rain, commuters wade through waterlogged Ajmer road. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

First India Bureau

JDA seeks EoI from consultancy firms for Jpr North Ring Road

Jaipur: Energy Minister Dr BD Kalla on Friday instructed to submit a report after verification by independent auditor related to appointment of employees of DISCOM as per contract, payment of electricity given by DISCOM and amount recovered from consumers, old arrears of DISCOM etc.

He reviewed the distribution franchisees working under the Jaipur, Jodhpur and Ajmer discoms on Friday through video conferencing.

Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority commissioner Gaurav Goyal has given approval for issue of expression of interest for consultancy firm for the construction of Northern Ring Road.

This project will have special consultancy unlike other projects as the consultancy firm will have to do many things apart from creating DPR, important work will have to be done related to project.

The JDA will soon seek proposals from

Kalla seeks DISCOM staff audit report

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FACTS  Cost of 45 km long NRR is Rs

2887.03 crore.

 It will be built on Agra Road from

Bagrana to Achrol on Delhi Road

 To be constructed on the lines of

South Ring Road.

 Land will be acquired in width of

360 metre

 Development corridor of 135-

135 metre width

 Transport corridor of 90 metre

the selection of firm for construction of Ring Road, and plan developed plots of compensation in lieu of receipt to account holders.

Vasundhara Jan Rasoi: Saraf distributes food Jaipur: MLA Kalicharan Saraf distributed food to the needy and deprived in the Diggi House (ward 150) and Valmiki kacchi basti (ward 147) on Friday from Vasundhara Jan Rasoi, which is the initiative of former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.

Saraf stated that former CM Vasundhara Raje believes that no one should be left hungry during the Corona period. With this noble intention the food distribution for the needy has been started through Vasundhara Jan Rasoi.

consultancy firms for preparation of DPR. Besides the DPR, the firm will survey the latest technology for land reclamation, data col-

lection from the concerned department, digitise revenue records, prepare proposals for land acquisition, provide tech help to JDA in

Adarsh Society scam: Bail granted to ex-MDs

High Court issues contempt notices to PHED officers

Gudamalani gets hostel for students

Pipeline completes 11 years of operations

First India Bureau

Jaipur: Following the non-compliance of the High Court order, a bench of Judge SP Sharma in the Rajasthan High Court has issued contempt notices to ACS Sudhansh Pant, two Chief Engineers of PHED, CM Chauhan and Shubhanshu Dixit and the manager of Bisalpur project GP Sharma.

Advocate Laxmikant Sharma Malpurawale, told the Rajasthan High Court that the petitioners are contractual employees in the Bisalpur scheme.

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Barmer: Cairn Oil & Gas, Vedanta Limited, India’s largest private oil and gas exploration and production company, completed 11 years of prolific operations of its continuously heated and insulated pipeline which starts from Mangala Processing Terminal in Barmer, Rajasthan and has the delivery point at Bhogat, Gujarat.

The 720 kilometerlong pipeline, considered a technological marvel, was built to make the transportation of waxy crude.

Jodhpur: High Court bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Judge Satish Sharma has ordered the release of 2 former MDs of the Adarsh Credit Cooperative Society, Lalita Rajpurohit and Priyanka Modi, on three-month interim bail. They were involved in the society’s scam. The Adarsh Society scam amounts to Rs 8,000 crore. The HC said that both the accused will be barred from leaving the country without permission

and will have to submit their passports to trial court within a week.

Hearing the bail plea of other accused, the court said that at least the petitioners Lalita Rajpurohit and Priyanka Modi should be released on interim bail as children of both are minors and their husbands are also under judicial custody. The state government said that the petitioners should present a separate bail application in this petition instead of pleading for release on bail.

Barmer: After the resignation of Gudamalani MLA Hemaram Chaudhary, the state government has approved several development work in his assembly constituency.

Protesting against the no development work in his constituency, Chaudhary had resigned from his membership recently. In the last one week, the government has approved construction of social welfare hostel of 50 students in the Gudamalani assembly con-

Hemaram Chaudhary

stituency along with speeding up the process of 3GSS approved drinking water scheme of 627 crore. Due to various development works in his constituency, MLA Hemaram Choudhary looks satisfied now.

Driver charred to death as tractor catches fire

The ill-fated tractor after the accident.

First India Bureau Dholpur: A speeding tractor suddenly overturned near the Odela bypass on Sapau road in Dholpur and caught fire leading to the death of the driver.

After the incident, the police reached the spot and sent the body of the deceased to the district hospital morgue. The tractor was completely damaged in the inci-

dent and the driver was burnt alive.

According to the police, Shishupal Gurjar was carrying the restricted Chambal gravel in his tractor from Dholpur Sapau Marg. The tractor driver was speeding due to the blockade of police .

In Alwar, two persons were killed when their motorcycle collided with a tampo near Bibirani area of Alwar.

Woman killed on NH 52; 2 bikers killed in Jodhpur First India Bureau Jaipur: A woman was killed in road accident when a truck hit a bike at Ramu ka Bass Chauraha on the Jaipur-Sikar road, NH 52.

Accident happened when husband and wife riding on the bike ws hit by a speeding truck. The wife succumbed on the way to the state

hospital, the seriously injured husband has been referred to Jaipur. A 3-year-old child fell to the roadside in the accident.

In Jodhpur, two bike-riders were killed when their bike was hit by a trolley at the Balesar bus stand in Jodhpur on Friday. One youth died on the spot, while other died on the way to hospital.

Covid: Haryana Cong in-charge Bansal lends a helping hand to public Aditi Nagar Lucknow: The second wave of Corona is proving to be more deadly than the first wave. In Aligarh, this second wave has created a furore by causing several deaths leaving citizens scared.

In such times, former Aligarh MLA and Haryana Congress in-charge Vivek Bansal has set up a help desk in his Aligarh based Maris Road

office with the aim of protecting the citizens from Corona since April 29, 2021. He has been carrying out regular sanitization besides distributing masks and sanitizer on war footing pace in urban and rural areas.

Also, to protect the citizens from mosquitoborne diseases, the work of fogging is also widely being carried out from village to village. In the same sequence, on May 25, intensive sanitiza-

tion besides distribution of mask and sanitizer was carried out in entire Kabir Colony, Sahil Apartment, Sahab Bagh and Dhanipur block.

Fogging work was also done in Gadrana village in the evening.

Apart from these relief works, Bansal has also been distributing food grains, vegetables, oil, meal packets to the needy on large scale.

Bansal has also worked extensively in

providing oxygen cylinders, Remedisver injections and beds on requests received by his helpdesk at his office from hospitals for Corona patients.

It is worth mentioning that even during the first wave of Corona epidemic, Bansal did a massive relief/rescue work in Aligarh. He worked relentlessly in providing relief to people by distributing masks, sanitizers, etc. On the occasion

of death anniversary of former PM Rajiv Gandhi, a function was held on May 21 at Gurugram District Congress Committee office to pay tributes to the great leader.

At the function, Bansal along with former Minister Captain Ajay Yadav distributed food grains, masks, sanitizers to people. Function also witnessed flagging off a free sanitization vehicle for carrying out sanitizing operations.

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CM’S NOD TO UPGRADE TEHSIL &

CREATION OF SUB-TEHSILS IN JODH

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Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved to upgrade Setarawa sub-tehsil of Jodhpur district to Tehsil and to create new sub-tehsils in Borunda and Guda Vishnoiyan.

The newly upgraded Tehsil Setrawa will include 3 Land Records Inspector Circles, 12 Patwar Circle and 55 Revenue Villages. New sub-tehsil Borunda will include 2 land records inspector circles, 8 patwar divisions and 15 revenue villages and new sub tehsil Guda Vishnoiyan will include one land records inspector circle, 5 patwar divisions and 27 revenue villages.

With this decision of the Chief Minister, people will be able to easily execute the rev-

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Gehlot in the State Budget-2021-22, had announced to set-up various new tehsil & sub-tehsil offices in the state enue works at the local level itself.

During the budget session of 2021-22, Gehlot had announced to set-up various new tehsil and sub-tehsil offices in the state and to upgrade several sub-

poor menstrual hygiene can lead to health problems. Our effort is to spread awareness regarding this & provide access to hygienic menstrual products as well as proper sanitation facilities.

HIKE IN HONORARIUM OF GRAM PANCHAYAT SAHAYAKS tehsils. In view of these announcements, the Chief Minister has given this approval for Jodhpur district.

CM Gehlot has decided to increase the honorarium of Gram Panchayat Sahayaks by 10%. Notably, Gehlot had earlier increased honorarium of mid-day meal cooks, teachers, para teachers Urdu para teachers etc.

Rajasthan set an example in infection prevention & treatment: Dr Raghu First India Bureau Jaipur: Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on Friday, said that the Rajasthan Government has set an example in prevention of infection and treatment of patients in the first and second wave of Covid.

He said that the Corona test capacity was increased from zero to 1.45 lakh. He was speaking as the Chief Guest at a virtual function organised by the American India Foundation.

Dr Sharma expressed his gratitude to all the dignitaries associated with the Foundation for their support in the prevention and treatment of Covid epidemic. On May 22, the Foundation has handed over 6,000 singleuse ventilators and 3,000 multi-user monitors to the SMS Medical College.

Earlier, during the first wave of Covid, RUHS was also supported with 12,000 preventive kits, 1,100 PPE kits, and 15 ventilators by the Health department.

Merely 2% of vax is wasted in Raj, says Health Min Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma virtually addresses a function organised by The American India Foundation on Friday.

He said that CM Ashok Gehlot has done innovative work of arranging free treatment for all the patients in the pandemic like Covid-19 and Black Fungus by linking them to Chiranjeevi Yojana. Dr Sharma said that in view of the possible third wave of Coronavirus, the number of ICU beds is being increased in all pediatric hospitals and other units in the state.

Rajasthan Foundation Commissioner Dhiraj Srivastava said that the migrant Rajasthanis not only pro-

vided medical equipment, but the migrant Rajasthani doctors also did a commendable job of providing medical advice to the patients.

Secretary Medical Education Vaibhav Galriya and Health Secretary Siddharth Mahajan also expressed their views.

Matthew Joseph, Country Head, American India Foundation said the Foundation plans to provide 4 oxygen plants, 260 oxygen concentrators, 26 portable beds and 100 pulse oximeters, etc. in the future.

Jaipur: Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma on Friday, informed that the wastage of vaccine in Rajasthan is minimum in the country.

He said that 10 percent wastage of Covid vaccine is allowed by the Centre and in Rajasthan only 2 percent vax has gone wasted.

As of May 26, the state has recorded vaccination of 16,367,230 beneficiaries as per Cowin app.

While the consumption of 17,01,220 dosages has been recorded on the app. Therefore, 6,33,990 dosages are not actually waste, but 2.95 lakh dosages have been

wrongly entered twice in the app. In fact, only 3.38 lakh dosages have got wasted, which is only 2 percent of the total dosages used.

Dr Sharma said that 1,494,000 dosages have been received from the Serum Institute for the age group of 18 to 44. And till May 27, they have been used more than allowed.

Reacting to the tweet shared by Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat about the wastage of 11.50 lakh doses of vaccine in Rajasthan, he instructed him to tweet with correct information about the facts.

Finally, Gandhi Scion agrees to take over the Cong reins From Page 1...

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owever, in all these meetings, Rahul has sent the ‘message’ of being a ‘reluctant bride’. But now there appears to be a ‘change of heart’ of the GandhiScion and highly placed sources in the Grand-old Party claim that Rahul’s earlier apprehensions due to which he was not keen on taking on the mantle, have been removed and he has given his assent to foray into party president-ship. It is also learnt that Rahul is mentally also prepared to channel all his energies towards working for the party as its President and hold ‘all the reins’ of the party.

While the news has not been made public and is only floating in the ‘relevant’ Congress circles, party leaders are now waiting for the next CWC, when the day of ‘re-christening’ could be finalised!

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COVID-RELIEF: Birla announces financial aid of `25k to 3 families First India Bureau Kota: LS Speaker Om Birla has come forward to help three girls, who lost their parents to Corona. He announced a financial assistance of Rs 25,000 each for them.

One of the beneficiaries, Maina- a resident of Subhash Nagar, recently lost her father - Chandra Mohan Bairwa - on May 24, while her mother had died fifteen years ago. “We will arrange for her education as well. She will also be able to earn a livelihood and for this, she would be trained under the skill development department according to her field of interest,” Birla said. Similarly, Meenakshi & Toshika. daughters of a couple from Nayapura area, Ajay Saxena & his wife Vimlesh, who died of Corona and Black Fungus will also be provided financial aid.

Om Birla

‘PURCHASE ENTIRE WHEAT BEFORE MONSOONS’

GET WELL SOON DR PANAGARIYA!

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enowned neurologist, medical researcher and academic Padma Shri Dr Ashok Panagariya has been admitted to hospital for treatment after he contracted Covid. According to doctors, he has been administered drugs for lungs and kidney.

While Dr Panagariya has been admitted to the hospital for a few days and was kept on ventilator support, however, late on Thursday night, a rumour went viral on social media about deteriorating condition of the Padma Shri awardee’s health.

Even as a few media houses published the information, solely based on social media rumours, the development added fuel to fire as people from across nation started calling Dr Panagariya’s family members to take stock of his health.

The rumours even

Dr Ashok Panagariya

confused teams of senior leaders like Assembly speaker Dr CP Joshi and BJP state President Satish Poonia, who tweeted about Dr Panagariya.

However, moments later, when the family members gave the exact information to the those, who had called to enquire about his health, it was then realised that based on a mere rumour, a fake news had been carried by local media, which resulted in a major embarassment. Soon, all the tweets and messages were taken down by the social media teams at the behest of the senior leaders who, infact, gave the correct infor-

mation to their teams!

Notably, Dr Panagariya has been on recovery while a team of dedicated doctors like Nephrologists, Physicians & Cardiologists from not just across nation, but from other countries, who have known Dr Panagariya, are constantly discussing the best way forward and giving their advice for the treatment. Therefore, for the past 24 hours, he is stable with signs of improvement in health.

Notably, late on Friday night, a health bulletin was released by the hospital authorities, which read that he is stable and is battling post-covid complications, but the situation was under control. “Our teams of doctors are constantly keeping a vigil on Dr Panagariya’s health. We are trying for his early recovery,” said Manju Sharma, Co-Chairperson of EHCC Hospital.

Incorporate devp of plant nurseries in Centre should extend GST compensation period till 2027, urges UDH Min Dhariwal MGNREGA action plan: CS Arya First India Bureau

First India Bureau Jaipur: CS Niranjan Arya while chairing a meeting of departmental officers on the work plan related to tree plantation in the monsoon, said, “During the Corona pandemic, we have been well aware of the need for vital oxygen, on the basis of this, conducting plantation drive is need of the hour,” he said.

Arya directed to in-

CS Niranjan Arya chairs a meeting of departmental officers on the work plan related to tree plantation during the monsoon on Friday, wherein, KK Pathak, Manju Rajpal were present. Shreya Guha, Aparna Arora & Kunjilal Meena attended the meeting via webinar.

clude nursery construction & development in MGNREGA action plan.

He directed to run a tree plantation drive at district level, & gave the target of giving 1 crore saplings to departments. Shreya Guha, Principal Secretary, Forest Department informed in VC that 500 nurseries 5 crore plants will be distributed under door-to-door medicinal plant distribution programme.

Jaipur: Several states including Rajasthan raised objection on imposing GST on Covid-19 vaccine & medical supplies during the GST council meeting chaired

by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal, who attended the meeting from Rajasthan, said that the Central Government has left the responsibility of vaccination for beneficiaries aged 18-44

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Shanti Dhariwal

years on states, but the states are finding it difficult to procure vaccines. He said that the Central government is levying 5 % GST on vaccines and 12% GST on oxygen cylinders, medi-

cines etc., which is not appropriate. The Minister added that Rs 4,604 crore have been released as GST compensation loan to the state in the year 2020-21. He demanded that this

amount should be adjusted towards the GST compensation grant.

Also, he demanded that the period for grant of GST compensation should be extended by five years i.e. till 2027.

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Dreams Miss Rajasthan 2019, Kanchan Khatana is inspiring young girls to follow their passion. In an exclusive interview with City First, she shared her dreams and her journey to success!

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anchan Khatana is a 20-year-old girl who was born in Haryana but soon was shifted to Jaipur with her parents where she spent her childhood. She has always been good in academics but when her friends, teachers and parents advised her, she decided to pursue her career in modelling. She started doing some self-portraits at home with the help of her mother.

When asked about how her journey in modelling started, the dazzling beauty replied, ‘I thought to give a try for Miss Rajasthan 2019 so that I

could test my abilities and further prepare myself for national beauty pageants like Miss India.’

Talking about her Miss Rajasthan journey, she said, ‘The night I was crowned as Miss Rajasthan, my life changed. The organisers of Miss Rajasthan, Yogesh Mishra Sir and Nimisha Mishra Ma’am have mentored me in every deci-

sion of life, like going for a national or international beauty pageant.’

After winning Miss Rajasthan, she was selected in Miss Diva 2020 state round in her first attempt. She also bagged the subtitles of Miss best body and Top model in Glamanand Supermodel India 2019.

After that, she represented India internationally and made it to the Top 10 in Miss Global Tourism Gala 2019 which was held in China. She has walked the ramp for renowned shows and done shoots for various brands.

Kanchan is having a keen interest in fitness and along with this, she aspires to be an IAS officer in future.

Currently, she is aiming to represent Rajasthan in national pageants.

We asked her about what message she wants to convey to the young girls, to which she replied, ‘If you are passionate about achieving something, you will get it, you just have to ignore what others are saying, don’t let anybody distract you from your goals.’

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Beyond Corona, Another Crisis Awaits Us!

ARIES

LIBRA

MAR 21 - APR 20

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

TAURUS

SCORPIO

A difficult task at work will be completed by you in a jiffy, so expect all difficult jobs to come your way!

Some of you may feel the home environment serene and restful. There is a fair chance of some property getting allotted to you.

Good opportunities are likely to appear.

Homemakers can feel burdened with household chores. An out of town official trip may give some respite to those wanting a change from their dull routine .A new plot, house or apartment can be acquired by some. You are likely to find yourself in high spirits.

You may enjoy yourself at work more than usual today, because of the changed environment.

Those wanting to rent out their premises are likely to find an ideal party. Getting unwell due to changing weather cannot be ruled out for some. You are likely to win the day on the professional front.

APR 21 - MAY 20

MADHURI SHUKLA

Communication and documentation and knowledge management consultant, UNOPS

Stop Dam, District Chhatarpur, MP

Handpump are the main source of water supply at Choti Badokhar Village, District Banda, UP

cubic meters.

As Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay rightly put in words, “Water is our most precious resource, a ‘blue gold’ to which more than 2 billion people do not have direct access. It is not only essential for survival but also plays a sanitary, social and cultural role at the heart of human societies.”

In India, for example, the Ganges is revered by Hindus as a living entity with the same rights as human beings.

Similarly, in New Zealand, the Te Awa Tupua Act of 2017 recognizes the Whanganui River as “an indivisible and living whole from the mountains to the sea” and guarantees the river’s protection by the local Maori population. “The fate of humans and water are inextricably linked. In the words of the Whanganui River Tribe’s proverb, Ko au te Awa, ko te Awa ko au, I am the river, the river is me”, notes Audrey Azoulay.

The current scenario necessitates proper planning, strategizing and implementing water supply systems including the development of

proper institutional mechanisms at all levels.

In consonance with the declared national policy that is Jal Jeevan Mission (Har Ghar Jal), the goal is to provide safe and potable water to every rural person with adequate (minimum 55 Litres Per Capita Per Day) prescribed water quality (BIS10500) for domestic needs i.e. drinking, cooking, bathing, flushing etc. and other basic needs that are institutional, livestock, firefighting etc. as per needs on a regular sustainable basis at all times in all situations at affordable service delivery charges through functional household tap connection (FHTC) at a household level over Design Period.

Following United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6, by 2030, the aim is to achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all as well as improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing the release of hazardous chemicals and materials, halving the proportion of untreated wastewater and sub-

stantially increasing recycling and safe reuse globally.

One of the most important parts of SDG6 is to support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management. The complete lack of people’s involvement can fructify desired results.

For instance, in the case of a novel covid19 pandemic, worldwide the governments strategized different plans, framed policies but they did not show any concrete results until the local people understood the gravity of the situation and followed all rules and regulations to safeguard themselves. The same is the case with the water crisis, only the government taking responsibility to tackle the problem is neither going to sustain nor succeed in any development initiative. Mere drafting of policies and building water infrastructure is not going to end water scarcity. Unless the community decides to take ownership and collectively as a stakeholder participates in the process right from the beginning to nurture it as its own baby, no program is going to succeed.

Community ownership will be the key for the longterm sustainability of water, especially in rural communities—ensuring water structures are properly maintained and time to time checks for repair; judiciously monitoring consumption levels through water budgeting, and maintaining potable water quality through regular water quality surveillance and monitoring.

While we grapple with unprecedented challenges like corona, we can control what we can foresee. No country, no government, no individual was prepared for a pandemic last year. But, today we can foresee the future. We know what we are dealing with and to a certain level have a plan in place to control it. It’s high time, we learn a lesson and ‘value’ water before we run of it too.

Citizens at Stop Dam, District Chhatarpur MP

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

Family and finances can get you thinking and contemplating.

Chance of moving to a new location on transfer is likely for some. A property matter is likely to be resolved amicably. Clarity of mind and retentive power will help you forge ahead on the academic front.

Much fun awaits some in a journey.

Start saving for renovating an old house. Joining coaching classes for improving academic performance is foreseen. Positive steps may be required to be taken to restore perfect health. It will be in your interest to speed up a financial transaction.

CANCER

CAPRICORN

Things are likely to move favourably on the professional front. Efforts may be required to get something done at home. A good time is foreseen for those travelling overseas. Maintain confidentiality regarding a property deal being negotiated by you.

Some changes on the domestic front cannot be ruled out. A property matter you had been worried about will be amicably settled.

Getting quality time at home will help in focussing on activities that appeal to you. A balanced diet will be the first step in achieving good health.

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

NOV 23 - DEC 22

DEC 23 - JAN 20

LEO

AQUARIUS

Those new on the job will have to strive hard to show their worth. A family youngster may look up to you for help and guidance. You gel well with a new acquaintance. Opportunities to further your career will come only if you make efforts.

Your efforts at work will be richly rewarded by getting noticed by those who matter. A new idea on the home front looks promising but needs to be given shape. You will get the opportunity to acquire new property at a good price.

Health may become a concern.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

JAN 21 - FEB 19

VIRGO

PISCES

Those selling property may find the market hot but may not find many takers.

Some of you are likely to enjoy a special place on the social front.

Health may become a concern. You will need to muster all your persuasive powers to swing a deal in your favour.

You may find it difficult to convince a family member regarding something you want to achieve. Choose your mode of conveyance carefully for a safe journey. A friendly bet with a friend or a colleague may turn into a fight, so be careful.

AUG 24 - SEP 23

YOUR DAY Horoscope by

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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ndia is among the largest producers of oxygen in the world.

We produce 7,500 metric tonnes of oxygen per day. Still this scarcity we face today! Today, all our energy, all our resources are engaged in overcoming this crisis. But, what after it all ends? We will be relaxed again, ignorant to the probable next emergency which awaits us.

Today, 1.42 billion people – including 450 million children – live in areas of high or extremely high water vulnerability. Less than 3 per cent of the world’s water resources is fresh water, and it is growing increasingly scarce. Decades of misuse and over-extraction of groundwater and contamination of freshwater supplies have exacerbated water stress. At the same time, water demand is rising due to rapid population growth, urbanization and increasing water needs from a range of sectors, particularly agriculture, industry and energy.

Water scarcity can mean scarcity in availability due to physical shortage, or scarcity in access due to the failure of institutions to ensure a regular supply or a lack of adequate infrastructure.

Since life cannot exist without water, it has no replacement nor is it possible to quantify its value. Perhaps, this is why we as humans are so excited to find traces of water on Mars or the fact that we think of water and life as interchangeable when studying other planets.

The United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) 2021, published by UNESCO on behalf of UNWater, shows that the inability to recognize the value of water is the main cause of water waste and misuse. As per estimates; in 1951, per capita annual freshwater availability was 5,177 cubic meters which came down to 1,545 cubic meters in 2011. It is estimated that it is likely to further go down to 1,293 cubic meters in 2025. If the present trend continues, in 2050, freshwater availability is likely to decline to 1,140

A family elder will be full of praise for the help you are rendering.

A well-planned trip promises a great time. Day seems favourable for builders and property dealers.

Academic pursuits will be fruitful. Taking up a regular fitness routine will help you get into shape.

GEMINI

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

Mini Stop Dam, District Lalitpur

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Young British Indians are embracing

Arranged Marriage – just not in the traditional sense

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RAKSHA PANDE Senior Lecturer, Newcastle University

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rranged marriages occupy an awkward place in contemporary Britain. For some, they’re equivalent to forced marriage. Others see them as a quaint custom in need of adjustment to the modern ideal of westernstyle “love marriages”. However, my decade-long research with British Indians paints a rather different picture of this practice.

Far from being a homogeneous tradition, modern arranged marriages involve a variety of matchmaking practices where each family tailors its own version to suit modern identities and ambitions.

Among the first generation, transnational arranged marriages were the norm. People would go back to India to find partners, with the added expectation that their children would follow a very traditional style of arranged marriage. But there was a marked shift in the attitude of the British-born second generation.

For this group, attitudes towards arranged marriages began to noticeably shift in the 1960s and 1970s. They felt that unlike their parents, traditional transnational marriages would

not work for them and their children who identified more with Britain than with India.

The range of arranged marriages that now exist can be thought of as a spectrum, with forced marriages that involve marrying someone against their will at one extreme and the most westernised style of courtship and marriage (including inter-religious marriages or instances where parents may only be involved in arranging the wedding) at the other.

TWO NEW VERSIONS OF ARRANGED MARRIAGE My research has highlighted two styles of arranged marriage that lie between these extremes. Both appear to be the most popular ways through which young British Indians have embraced arranged marriages.

The first of these is called “semi-arranged marriage”, where parents who wish to help their child find a potential partner will introduce them to several candidates from within the British Indian population that they think could make a suitable match. Introductions can involve sifting through specially commissioned bride or groom CVs, studio photographs, events similar to speed-dating organised by local temples and, increasingly, matrimonial websites (even social media sites

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like Facebook and Instagram).

After introductions are made, the relationship follows an established pattern of the couple going on dates (sometimes chaperoned) to get to know each other better. They’re also gently encouraged to fall in love in the run-up to the wedding. Families don’t frown upon these types of courtships because matches are approved by the parents of the couple themselves. All those I interviewed who went through this version of arranged marriage confessed to being in love with their chosen partner by the wedding.

The other style is what my research participants called “lovecum-arranged marriages”, where the person who wants to get married finds someone they like themselves. In these marriages, couples go on dates and

get to know each other before asking their families to approach the parents of their love interest in order to arrange a formal introduction. This is followed by parent-approved courtship and then marriage.

Falling in love independently of parental involvement was important in love-cum-arranged marriage. But what was more pressing was actively socially engineering the process so that one fell in love with the right person, matching parents’ criteria of a desirable partner and standards that were tacitly underlined while growing up.

PRIORITIES AMONG BRITISH INDIANS Young British Indians practising love-cum-arranged marriages felt they had the “freedom to fall in love with anyone”

through self-censure and falling in love with someone who parents would be likely to approve of. This hybrid form of marriage allows British Indians to adapt different elements to reflect both the British and Indian aspects of their identities.

These two styles of marriage – semi-arranged marriage and love-cum-arranged marriage – symbolise the future of arranged marriages in Britain.

Younger British Indians increasingly prefer the latter over the former.

While forced marriage has been made illegal in the United Kingdom and love marriages are held up as the norm, arranged marriages end up occupying a grey zone between the two — always suspect and never desirable. Consequently, people who have arranged marriages are treated with suspicion and are regarded as a threat to social cohesion. As such, it is ever more important to acknowledge the diversity of arranged marriage forms.

We need to move beyond the idea that love and arrangement have to be mutually exclusive, embodying the differences between traditional Eastern and the modern Western cultures respectively. In fact, love and arrangement can exist in tandem, as shown by the marriage styles that are popular among British Indians today.

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In ‘love-cum-arranged marriages’, couples go on dates and get to know each other before asking their families to approach the parents of their love interest.

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but within certain boundaries – typically making sure to fall in love with someone of the same religion, ethnicity and class.

The importance of caste (the hierarchical Indian system of social division primarily based on hereditary status and resistance to inter-marriages) is becoming rarer in these instances.

And some negotiations in class boundaries were permitted among research participants.

However, sharing the same religion and ethnicity were seen as non-negotiable, which meant that the arranged aspect of this style of marriage still carried weight. Love-cum-arranged marriages were regarded not as a compromise but as the ideal to meet the desires of both the parents and the child.

Indeed, the popularity of these two styles underscores the requirement of “learning to love” among British Indians – where previously in traditionalstyle arranged marriages, the focus was on learning to love the partner you had chosen after a brief introduction or with little choice (especially for women).

For British-born generations today, love as learning involves first discovering the boundaries of family expectations and preferences in relation to future partners. Secondly, (and more significantly), it requires putting that learning into practice

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elhi based, industrial conglomerate JK Group, comprising of companies such as JK Tyre, JK Paper, JK Lakshmi Cement, JK Fenner, JK Agri Genetics, Umang Dairy, PSRI Hospital etc announced its initiative ‘JK CARES’, (Covid Assistance, Relief & Support) - a comprehensive Covid 19 relief package for the dependent family of deceased employee across the organization.

Chairman, Bharat Hari Singhania, said, “Safety and wellbeing of our employees is of utmost importance for us. As part of our value of ‘caring for people’, we have been extremely mindful of the need to provide extended support to the families of our beloved employees, who have unfortunately lost their lives.”

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Sakshi Dixit, the Assistant Director/CEO of Sash and Crown is working in the fashion field since her teenage and has been on the stage since her early age. She holds a degree in Kathak Dance and has won the title of Starlife Miss India Popular 2017.

Purvai Jain, senior mentor in Sash and Crown is an anchor and a certified radio jock (RJ). Full of determination, Purvai is a fashion model with excellent communication skills.

Another feather in Sash and Crown’s cap is Sakshi Choudhary, hospitality Head and an exclusive Model of Sash and Crown. She has been crowned as Miss Jaipur Model Platinum 2019.

Styling Head, Riya Shivani, loves modelling from the core of her heart. She has over 3 years of experience in the make-

up and modelling industry.

Last but not the least, choreography head, Vinita Soni is a well-known figure in the glamour industry. She started her career in 2019 as a model and choreographer but in no time achieved huge fame with her hard work and passion. She has successfully choreographed the show, ‘Fit Rahega India’ which was telecast on First India News.

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CIRCLE OF LIFE!

ICCI FLO Jaipur Chapter’s Chairperson Mobnica Kothari Jain and committee members are organising, ‘Circle of Life’ with Bhanumathi Narasimhan, sister of Sri Sri Ravishankar, Chairperson of women’s welfare and child care programs of the Art of Living on Saturday, May 29 from 4 pm to 5 pm.

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EVENTS! RAJ: Khalil Qureshi, a senior journalist, Dainik Hamara Samachar was honoured with the Corona Seva warrior commendation letter by Jaipur Rural Superintendent of Police, Shankar Dutt Sharma for the publication of accurate and meaningful journalism and positive information in the present era of Corona and the protection of humanity and social harmony.

RAJ: Jaipur’s Entrepreneur and Artist Parul Bhargava set a new record in the Guinness World Record on May 2, 2021, as a participant. Parul, the Director of New Creation is very active in the field of art and fond of painting. Radart organisation got active participation from 900 participants of 28 countries. The only contestant from Jaipur was Parul Bhargava recorded her name in this record.

tions declared Neha Harsh as the winner, Ajay Purohit stood second and Jaya Pawan Acharya came third. A cash prize of Rs five thousand was awarded to Neha Harsh, rupees two thousand one hundred to Ajay Purohit and rupees one thousand five hundred to Jaya Pawan Acharya. All the remaining participants were awarded rupees eleven hundred each as a consolation prize. The President of Kalrav Kala Sansthan Dr RK Vyas said that there is a great

talent hidden in our society that needs exposure and appreciation. She was a regular folk music singer of Vividh Bharti, Akashwani Jaipur, Bikaner. In Asgard 82 she gave her voice to the Ghoomar Dance performed by the Rajasthan group at Taal Katora Stadium in Delhi. The famous Rajasthani song ‘Udd Udd Mhara Kala re Kagla’ was sung by her in the year 1956. The Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy gave her a State award for

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REMEMBERING THE LEGEND he Kalrav Lok Kala Sansthan Jodhpur organised a virtual folk music competition on the eve of May 26, which marks the birth anniversary of a legendary folk music singer, Late Fatah Kumari Vyas. 9 young folk music artists gave a magical performance. All the participants sang Rajasthani traditional songs.

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her contribution to the field of Rajasthani culture.

In addition to the participants of the competition senior artists of Jodhpur city Sarita Joshi, Jagdish Harsh, Brijmohan Vyas, Anup Purohit, Inderjeet Changgani, Rahul Joshi, Tara purohit, Mugal Vyas gave musical tributes & Aashish Ragwani also gave an extraordinary classical performance on Tabla to pay her a tribute. The whole program was conducted under the guidance of Er. Lalit Vyas & Chetan Bohra.

ensing the urgency of water conservation while monsoon is round the corner, FICCI FLO (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, FICCI Ladies Organisation) Ahmedabad Chapter has taken the lead in saving and conserving water by organising a webinar titled ‘Catch the Rain’ – Harvesting Our Blessings among its members.

Lokendra Balasaria, an alumnus of CEPT Ahmedabad, architect and an urban planner turned environmentalist who is also a founder of ‘‘Treewalks’ initiative which focuses on a healthy environment was the guest speaker of ‘Catch the Rain’ webinar. As an avid environmentalist, he has

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been working extensively to educate and aware citizens of ecological issues through various projects and initiatives. He advocated constructing ‘Khambati Kuva’ in the home premise to percolate rainwater.

The webinar was organised by Nandita Munshaw, Chairperson, FICCI FLO Ahmedabad Chapter, and the other team members of FICCI FLO members from Mumbai, Kolkata and New Delhi chapters. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in