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COVID-19 UPDATE

WORLD

8,99,170 2,76,38,921 CONFIRMED CASES

DEATHS

MAHARASHTRA 27,407 DEATHS 9,43,772 CASES

TAMIL NADU 8,015 DEATHS 4,74,940 CASES

INDIA

GUJARAT

73,894 43,63,843 3,136 1,06,966 DEATHS

KARNATAKA 6,680 DEATHS 4,12,190 CASES

CONFIRMED CASES

DEATHS

DELHI 4,618 DEATHS 1,97,135 CASES

CONFIRMED CASES

RAJASTHAN 1,164 DEATHS 94,126 CASES

Provocation at LAC: China fires shots in air China says Indian troops fired ‘warning shots’ at our border patrolling troops

New Delhi: The Army on Tuesday said Chinese troops fired shots in the air and attempted to close in on an Indian position in eastern Ladakh a day earlier as it rejected charges by China’s People’s Liberation Army that it transgressed across the LAC. The use of firearms along the LAC marks a serious escalation in border tensions as the previous instance of shots being fired at the de-facto border was in 1975.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Indian Army said its troops exercised “great restraint and behaved in a mature and responsible manner” despite the grave provocation. The Indian Army said its troops did not cross the LAC or open fire at any

` DROPS TO 1-WEEK LOW AMID BORDER TENSION

CHINESE SOLDIERS WITH STICK-MACHETES DEPLOYED ALONG LAC

Photo released by Indian Army shows Chinese soldiers armed with stick-machetes along LAC in Eastern Ladakh sector.

stage, denying accusations made by the PLA. “It is the People’s Liberation Army that has been blatantly violating

agreements and carrying out aggressive manoeuvres, while engagement at military, diplomatic and political level

Leh (Ladakh): Chinese soldiers are armed with stick-machetes during their deployment along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh sector amid the ongoing border tension between India and China. According to Army sources on the pictures which have emerged, Chinese soldiers can be seen with stick machetes even with their rifles slung on their back. As the Chinese Army is armed with stock machetes, Indian Army soldiers are not allowing them to come close otherwise there may be another violent face off like what happened in Galwan valley, said Army sources.

is in progress,” the statement said.

The remarks by the Army came after the PLA late on Monday

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Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 25 paise to settle at more than one-week low of 73.60 against the US dollar on Tuesday amid growth concerns and fresh border tensions between India and China.

A rise in demand for the US currency from banks and importers and forex outflows weighed on the local currency, according to forex dealers.

According to provisional exchange data, foreign investors withdrew Rs 1,056.52

RHEA ARRESTED

SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT DEATH CASE BY NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU Mumbai: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Tuesday arrested Rhea Chakraborty after questioning her for three days in connection with drugs-related allegations in her boyfriend and actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death case.

“Rhea has been arrested and due process of informing the family has been completed,” said deputy director of NCB, KPS Malhotra.

She was taken to a public hospital here for medical check-up and COVID-19 tests soon after her arrest.

Rajput, 34, was found dead at his Bandra apartment here on June 14. Before entering the vehicle along with NCB officials, Rhea waved at the assembled media persons at the anti-drug agency’s office in south Mumbai.

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Mumbai cops to probe drug use by Kangana

Actor Rhea Chakraborty being taken for medical examination after being arrested by NCB in drug case related to Sushant Singh Rajput’s death probe in Mumbai on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

COURT REJECTS RHEA’S BAIL, SENDS HER TO 14-DAY JUDICIAL CUSTODY Mumbai: Actor Rhea Chakraborty, who has been arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) in a drug case linked with actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody on Tuesday after her bail plea was rejected by the court. Chakraborty appeared before the Magistrate via video conference from NCB office in Mumbai. In its remand application of Chakraborty, NCB stated that she is an active member of a “drug syndicate” and used to manage finance for drug procurement along with the late actor.

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Raj’s IPS officer Jain is CBI’s addl director First India Bureau Jaipur: Senior IPS officer of Rajasthan cadre, DC Jain, finally got the reward for his merit as the Cabinet appointment committee has approved his appointment on the post of additional director in CBI. An official of 1991-batch, Jain currently is on deputation in CBI as joint director.

He has the charge of Maharashtra, Goa and Gujarat. Before this, he

has served in CBI for 7 consecutive years.

Jain was Additional Director General of Police in Rajasthan before moving to CBI as the Joint Director in April last year.

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since August 31against the greenback, down 25 paise over its previous close.

On Monday, the rupee had settled at 73.35 against the US dollar.

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‘Schooling gets over but learning process continues’ PM Modi addressing Rajasthan CM Gehlot as his ‘mitra’ (friend) acquires political significance in backdrop of a 35-day long Raj political crisis where Gehlot had frequently carried political onslaughts on Modi and Amit Shah New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that even though our schooling gets over but our learning process lasts for ages and continues every day, in which books and authors play a major role. PM’s comments came as he inaugurated the Patrika Gate in Jaipur via video conferencing today.

“In any society, the enlightened section of the society, the writers or writers of the society are like guides, teachers of the society.

Schooling is over, but our learning process lasts for ages, every day.

Books and authors also play a major role in this,” Modi said.

“Shri Karpoor Chandra Kulish Ji started the tradition of the magazine only with the determination of Indianness, and service to India,” he added.

Cops among 11 charged in suicide case Millionaire quarry owner and Patidar leader said police inspector and others had been trying to cheat him of land worth crores First India Bureau

DC Jain

Mumbai: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh on Tuesday said the Mumbai police will probe allegations by Adhyayan Suman that actor Kangana Ranaut took drugs. Talking to reporters here, Deshmukh said Adhyayan, the son of actor Shekhar Suman, was once in a relationship with Ranaut and he had alleged that she used to take drugs.

crore from the capital markets on Tuesday.

At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened on a tepid note at 73.63 and finally closed at 73.60 - the lowest closing level

Surat: As many as 11 persons, including police inspectors, writer, and police staff of Rander Police Station of Surat have been charged with incitement to suicide, following the self-inflicted death of Durlabhb-

hai Patel in his own quarry in Khanjaroli village near Mandvi on Monday. Mandvi police have registered a case and started an investigation.

According to the suicide note left behind by the Patidar leader and stalwart of the cooperative sector in Surat’s Ol-

The site of the suicide (Inset) Durlabhbhai Patel.

pad taluka, Patel’s decision to commit suicide stemmed from a dispute over land in Adajan. The note said Rander police inspector Laxmansinh Bodana, and the other 10 people who have been charged with inciting his suicide, had been torturing and extorting him, demanding that he hand over property worth several crores.

Patel had sold 10,218 square meters of land in Block No. 4 at Pisad to one Kishore Kosiya, Turn to P6

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MARKET DAY

The APMC market in Jamalpur was abuzz with activity on Tuesday, with wholesalers being allowed to return for the first time in months. While only 51 of the 180 shops will be operational at any given time, insiders say even this could result in lower retail prices of vegetables.

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POLL-TRICKS: BJP, CONGRESS PLAN NEW BALLOT STRATEGY POLITICAL LEADERS LOVE TO REPEAT THE ‘NO REPETITION’ PLAN COME ELECTION TIME, BUT CAN ANY PARTY REALLY AFFORD TO FOLLOW IT? Haresh Jhala Gandhinagar: As elections near, it is common for both the major parties— Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress—to come up a new “formula” for victory with which to lure workers. Ironically, “no repetition” has now become one of the most repeated of these ideas, aimed—hypothetically—at attracting new blood and building a horizontal leadership structure.

Talk of such a culling of the herd has been around at least since 2007 when there was speculation that thenChief Minister Narendra Modi would drop more than 70% of sitting MLAs as candidates. However, he barely replaced 25-30% of

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A BJP Party meeting in Aravalli.

them. Even those who were eventually dropped were those who had little influence over voters or were given little importance within their respective castes.

The Congress has said that it will not field candidates who

have lost twice. However, there are several instances where such candidates were not only given another shot but were also elevated. Siddharth Patel, Arjun Modhvadia, Shaktisinh Gohil, Bharatsinh Solanki, for instance, were all

issued tickets even after they had each lost two elections.

However, neither party is in the position to actually implement this “no repetition” plan to the letter.

The situation seems to have now comes to a point where neither

party even makes an effort to take it seriously while tickets or selecting candidates.

A recent statement by the BJP’s state unit president CR Patil— that the party believes in the “no repetition” formula—has led to confusion and even tension among some leaders.

“Our party is different and so our system is different. I am unaware of any such decision but, in our party, before implementing such formulas, we conduct surveys among party workers and even among voters. The party will only change candidates if its prospects are not affected by the change,” said Rakesh Patel, General Secretary of BJP’s Vadodara BJP Committee.

CR Patil’s ‘Telegram’ has bureaucrats, Cong leaders l Popular messaging app account of the BJP state unit chief boasts of an eclectic mix of members Gargi Raval Ahmedabad: The social networking platform Telegram has become widely popular with the masses lately and has even found its way to the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Newly elected president CR Patil’s social media team manages the party’s account on the messenger application which has more than 82,000 members.

The account boasts of senior bureaucrats such as Principal Secretary, Energy & Petrochemicals Sunaina Tomar and JP Gupta.

But, both the officers have not been active on their accounts for the past few months. As per the government service rule protocol, the offic-

CR Patil

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ers cannot endorse any political party or leaders. Meanwhile, Congress party leader Arjun Modhwadia is also part of the group.

Notably, this is not the first instance where officers on the government’s payroll have endorsed social media accounts of political leaders. In the past, the Twitter handle of the BJP and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) was being followed by collectors of several districts.

Recently, the Congress party had highlighted the fact that the official Twitter handle

of a district pollution control board had endorsed the BJP. “This BJP-bureaucrats relationship is not new. The emergence of social media has exposed the under-the-radar endorsement. Being a government employee, the officers are bound to remain faithful to the citizens,” said Manish Doshi, Chief Spokesperson of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC).

“It is extremely sad that rather focusing on the betterment of public welfare, a few officers have been loyal to the ruling party. BJP’s karmayogi training seems to have turned into karyakarta (activist) training. Such groups clearly expose the politicization of bureaucracy,” Doshi told First India.

Interestingly, the group administrator has also asked all members to add 100 more people to the account.

FAVOURABLE OUTCOMES

Govt announces 16% relief in gas bills for ceramic industry l Also, over 2.6 lakh applicants received learner’s licenses at ITIs in the past 10 months First India Bureau Gandhinagar: The state government will now provide a 16% relief in gas bills to ceramic industries. The decision was announced on Tuesday through a press notification which stated that Rs2.50 per Standard Cubic Metre (SCM) additional relief will be reflected in the gas bills of the Gujarat

Gas Limited. It supplies gas to ceramic industries in Morbi, Surendranagar and Sabarkantha districts.

Earlier, the relief amount had been determined to be Rs2 per SCM, but after a highlevel meeting chaired

by Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, the amount of Rs2.50 per SCM was fixed. According to the government, the relief in gas bills will enable

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Chief Minister Vijay Rupani

ceramic industries in the state to compete better in the international market. It will also mean a rise in export

and foreign investment in the sector.

Meanwhile, more than 2.63 lakh applicants have been is-

sued learner’s licenses at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) across the state, in just over 10 months

since select ITIs were authorized to issue the licenses, official data shows.

For decentralization and transparency, this initiative was initiated

by CM Rupani, after which, the state government had authorized 221 ITIs to conduct online tests for the learner’s license and to issue the licenses, in October last year. The decision was aimed at making the process of obtaining a license convenient for applicants and to ease the rush of applicants at Road Transport Offices (RTOs).

“The system of is-

suing learner’s licenses at ITIs has been very well received. This is mainly because applicants are finding it more convenient to go to ITIs for licenses instead of RTOs, which generally have more rush,” said Vipul Mittra, Additional Chief Secretary, Labour and Employment department.

Mittra said that of the 5.24 lakh applicants who applied for a license, 2.63 lakh applicants were issued one. Of the remaining 2.61 lakh applicants, 1.17 lakh failed the test, while 1.44 lakh applica-

tions were rejected on account of missing documents, pending fees and errors during the online test, and other reasons.

ITIs started accepting applications for learning licenses from June 04 this year during Unlock 1.0, with all standard COVID -19 protocols in place. The total number of applications received from June 04 until September 05 was 2.28 lakhs, out of which, 1.19 lakhs licenses were issued, as per data statistics released by the Directorate of Employment and Training.

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test –ve, Patil State adds 1,295 fresh nCov Antigen awaits RT-PCR report cases, 13 deaths in 24 hours First India Bureau

22-day-old infant born with COVID-19 becomes youngest patient to recover and be discharged First India Bureau Ahmedabad: An infant born infected with the novel coronavirus has successfully recovered and been discharged from hospital treatment, becoming the state’s youngest success story against the virus.

On the flip side, Tuesday also brought 1,295 new positive cases, including BJP MLA from Ahmedabad Hasmukh Patel and BJP spokesperson Bharat Pandya, both of whom who had been present at the rally held for state unit president CR Patil in Saurashtra and north Gujarat. The day also witnessed 13 deaths across the state, taking the death toll to 3,136.

The state tested 72,076 samples in the past 24

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Testing drive at Kalupur Railway Station in Ahmedabad.

hours, according to data released in the COVID-19 bulletin issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department. The bulletin also said that these tests have taken the state’s tests per million to 1108.86.

Overall, so far, the state has tested 29,25,447

samples since the outbreak of the pandemic, of which 1,06,957 turned out to be positive.

There are now 16,351 active cases in the state as on Tuesday, with 82 patients on ventilator support.

Surat city had the highest number of cases again, with 177, fol-

Heavy rains to lash parts of state over the next weekend

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lowed by Ahmedabad city with 148. Rajkot city had 98 cases.

Of the 13 overnight deaths, three occurred in Ahmedabad city, three in Surat city, three in rural Surat, two in Rajkot city and one each occurred in each Gandhinagar and Vadodara city limits.

There are currently 5,85,500 people under quarantine, of whom 5,85,033 are under home-quarantine, while 467 are facility quarantined in institutional facilities.

A total of 1,445 of patients were discharged in the last 24 hours, taking the total to 87,479.

GIRL’S DAY OUT

Gandhinagar: After returning from his tour of Saurashtra and North Gujarat regions, it seems that the Gujarat unit president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) CR Patil may have to take a break from his political agenda and focus on his health.

After reports of Patil being admitted to a hospital for COVID-19 started coming in, he took to his Twitter handle to clarify his condition. “My antigen test was negative, but the RT-PCR report is pending,” he stated.

Patil set the record straight through the social media platform and said that he was in good health and was awaiting his RT-PCR test results.

During his tour, Patil came in contact with many leaders and activists—quite a few of whom have since tested positive for COVID-19. A few district leaders, who had been present at Pa-

—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

First India Bureau Ahmedabad: The rains are far from being done with Gujarat even though the state has already received 100% of its average annual rainfall. The India Meteorological Department says that the state will continue to receive rainfall—in what is meant to be the last few weeks of the official monsoon.

According to the forecast, parts of the state can expect heavy rainfall from September 10 to September 13 due to a low-pressure zone created in the Arabian Sea. Yet another round of rain is expected to follow from September 17 as well.

The state is currently receiving westerly to northwesterly winds, due to which cold winds are being felt in the early morning, while afternoons are hot.

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There has also been a sudden increase in the temperature since the rains took a pause.

According to the forecast, on Thursday and Friday, the wind will blow at a

Weatherman says rain is expected from Wednesday to Sunday speed of about 40kmph with flashes of lightning. The rainfall forecast has been issued for Dahod, Bharuch, Chhota Udepur, Dang, Narmada, Surat, Tapi, Valsad, Daman, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Amreli, Bhavnagar, and Botad.

Saturday is likely to bring thunderstorms with winds at speeds of about 40kmph, as well as rain, to Daman, Dadra Nagar Haveli, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Botad, Gir Somnath, and Junagadh districts.

til’s rally in Surendranagar were also tested positive, as has BJP MLA Harsh Sanghvi, who had accompanied Patil on the Saurashtra tour.

Moreover, Patil reportedly met with Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Tuesday morning.

This means that if his report comes back positive, then CM Rupani will have to be under home quarantine.

Congress leader Arjun Modhwadia expressed his outrage on the lack of action against Patil by the gov-

ernment. “They did not allow the Rath Yatra to be conducted and schools haven’t reopened. But, the BJP can conduct rallies. The Ambaji Temple is closed to the public but it was opened for Patil bhau’s darshan. Who will impose PASA on Patil now? Why is the state government afraid of bhau?” he asked.

Patil’s son had tweeted that his father had tested positive for nCov and was undergoing treatment, but soon deleted it.

Cong alleges bias at play in IITE admission process First India Bureau

A man shows colourful stools stacked aesthetically to his daughter on a street near Vasna in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Waterlogged roads in Ahmedabad.

CR Patil addressing a rally in Saurashtra last month. —FILE PHOTO

Woman arrested for stealing valuables of nCov patients, hospital equipment First India Bureau Surat: A 30-year-old woman has been arrested by Khatodara police for stealing the belongings of COVID-19 patients and hospital equipment from Ratandeep Hospital in Althan area of the city on Tuesday. The woman, iden-

tified as Archanasinh Rajiv Singh, had been working as a cleaner at the hospital.

Hospital management had received several theft complaints from patients and their relatives in the past one and a half month. The stolen items included Rs10,000 cash, earrings and mobile phones of patients

undergoing treatment at the hospital.

After a thorough inspection, hospital authorities discovered that equipment such as oximeters, glucometers, thermometers with a total worth of Rs7,700 were also missing. The hospital management informed Khatodara police about the

theft and lodged a complaint.

“We first checked the CCTV footage of the hospital and found this woman acting suspiciously. After interrogation, we searched her residence and recovered the stolen mobile phones, oximeters and glucometers,” said a police officer.

Ahmedabad: The Congress party has made allegations of discrimination in the admission process of the Indian Institute of Teacher Education (IITE) in Gandhinagar. More than 1,500 students have secured admission to colleges under the institution’s aegis in different parts of the state in the past 10 days.

Manish Doshi, Chief Spokesperson of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee said the IITE has over 59 colleges with 2,950 seats.

“The flawed admission process has barred several eligible students from securing admission as the IITE has filled only 50% of seats in granted colleges.

This will also affect the job prospects of hundreds of eligible candidates in the reserved category,” he said.

“Reserved category candidates have been discriminated against, in the process. There

Students at IITE. —FILE PHOTO

are several colleges that have flouted the merit criteria for different categories,” said Bhavik Solanki, General Secretary of the National Students’ Union of India.

“At the District Institute of Education & Training (DIET) in Gota, four students belonging to the Other Backward Class (OBC) category had scored better marks and were eligible for admission under the general category. But, general category students with fewer marks succeeded in securing admission,” he added.

Khushboo Guj Ki: 55% comes from central region 1,95,992 metric tonnes of flowers in 2019-20, of which Central Guj produced 1,09,337 metric tonnes 

First India Bureau Ahmedabad: Literally embodying the state slogan, ‘Khushboo Gujarat Ki’, central Gujarat accounted for 55% of the flowers grown in the state in 2019-20. According to data released by the horticulture department, the state produced 1,95,992 metric

tonnes of flowers in 2019-20, of which the Central Gujarat region produced 1,09,337 metric tonnes.

The South Gujarat region produced 63,501 metric tonnes, while the Kutch-Saurashtra region produced 12,658 metric tonnes and the North Gujarat region produced just 10,496 metric tonnes of flowers.

Ahmedabad topped marigold production with 9,561 metric tonnes.

Among the districts, Navsari tops the list with a floral harvest of 24,425 metric tonnes, followed by Anand, with 20,981 metric tonnes. Ahmedabad district produced 20,583 metric tonnes.

In terms of different flower species, Bharuch topped in rose production with 6,080 metric tonnes, followed by Vadodara with 5,929 metric tonnes and Ahmedabad, with 4,649 metric tonnes of roses.

Ahmedabad topped marigold production

with 9,561 metric tonnes, followed by Dahod, with 8,800 metric tonnes and Kheda with 8,157 metric tonnes.

Vadodara topped the list of jasmine producing districts, with 2,505 metric tonnes, followed

by Ahmedabad with 1,674 metric tonnes and Bharuch with 1,633 metric tonnes.

Navsari was the top producer of lilies, with 14,244 metric tonnes, followed by Anand with 9,970 metric tonnes and Valsad with 7,089 metric tonnes.

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IS THERE A WAY TO HAPPINESS?

IN-DEPTH

KEEPING CHINA IN CHECK IN LADAKH

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atellite images show that Chinese soldiers armed with guns, and medieval-era weapons like scythe and spears came very close to Indian soldiers guarding their posts in Ladakh on Monday night. They backed off after a warning from the Indian side but clearly China seems to be itching for a fight in the region, especially after India’s Special Frontier Force jawans thwarted an attempt by the People’s Liberation Army to grab strategic heights in the area. The Chinese, as is their won’t, blamed Indian soldiers for crossing the line and firing at them near the Shenpao mountain region near the south bank of Pangong Tso Lake. As a consequence the border troops of the PLA had to take “counter-measures” and fire “warning shots”, China claimed. India has debunked China’s charge of aggression and said that it will continue to eschew aggression unless provoked as was done by the PLA in the given case.

The situation along the Line of Actual Control continues to be “very serious” even after the defence minister-level talks in Moscow and earlier dialogues between army commanders of the two sides. Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar told a newspaper that “the state of border cannot be delinked from the state of the relationship”. He also said that “deep conversations at the political level were needed”.

With all his China experience, Jaishankar is better qualified to deal with Beijing through dialogue. He is now scheduled to meet his Chinese counterpart in Moscow on September 10. Hopefully better sense prevails in China and it will reconcile with the situation along LAC in Pangong.

REKHA KUMAR The writer is a personal development trainer working with corporate sector and government departments

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WHEN TWO TUSKERS FIGHT, GRASS SUFFERS

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he Sushant Singh Rajput case is getting curiouser and curiouser. The death of SSR is out of the spotlight for now as the Narcotics Control Bureau arrested Rhea Chakraborty after sustained interrogation in the presence of her brother. As the drug misuse in Bollywood gets primacy, the Shiv Sena has dug out an allegation leveled against Kangana

by Adhyayan Suman, a little known actor. Incidentally, Adhyayan is the son of Shekhar Suman who is siding with SSR’s family in its fight against Rhea.

As the Bharatiya Janata Party is using Kangana Ranaut’s petite shoulders to fire its gun at the Uddhav Thackeray-led government, the Shiv Sena is viciously attacking the actress and is bent on making life difficult for her when she lands in Mumbai on Wednesday. If the Centre thumbed a nose at the Shiv Sena and provided Y-category security to Kangana who outrageously likened Mumbai to Pakistan occupied Kashmir, the BMC pasted a notice on her office for some illegal constructions. Maharashtra’s Home Minister has said that the Mumbai Police will probe the drug-abuse charge against Kangana.

While the NCB claims it has sufficient material against Rhea and her brother, the Central Bureau of Investigation and the Enforcement Directorate are yet to open their findings in the case. The examination of Sushant’s viscera for poison has been done and the results will be revealed in about ten days.

For now, the drama will be happening in Mumbai. It has to be seen if Kangana is quarantined on arrival in Mumbai and if she is interrogated for drug abuse.

Happiness requires activity, we can be more content if we have something useful to do.

The person who devotes himself to his task using his best abilities will have a sense of achievement

ontentment makes poor men rich; discontentment makes rich men poor, true to this saying, many have learned that contentment cannot be bought like merchandise. It is an inward feeling of satisfaction reflected by a lack of grumbling.

It seems elusive in a world that fosters a desire for more, bigger, and better things. The virtue of contentment is a jewel, which is rare these days. It is a secret for those who have never taken steps to attain it.

If we stop breathing air, we will die in a few minutes.

If we stop drinking water, we will die in a few days and if we stop eating food, we will die in a few weeks. The supply of these is inexhaustible. These gifts that keep us alive can be taken for granted by those who are dissatisfied with life.

The struggle, to acquire more, induces emotions like anxiety, fear, jealousy, and digestive troubles. Mostly, we are too tired or too busy to enjoy the finer things in life. Many believe that their quest for contentment would end if they could move to a remote secure island where they can enjoy a tranquil life.

But, can we escape the present circumstances? Accidents, broken homes, divorces, strikes, protests, all these are the result of discontent. Few days pass by smoothly. Plans go wrong and people disappoint us.

These setbacks rob us of our peace.

Being content does not mean we stop making efforts to improve our circumstances. It should not stifle initiative. At the same time, we can avoid being disappointed when the situation becomes adverse.

We lose patience when something we are waiting for seems to take longer than expected. It is best to set reasonable goals since

comparing ourselves with others robs us of contentment. It can be attained by having reasonable expectations and cultivating gratitude for what others have done for us.

Every person wants to be happy. But how many of our waking hours are filled with real happiness? The faces of many reflect worry and sadness.

The pace of life is faster than before and the pressures are greater, so many things can cause us to be dissatisfied. The things that we cannot change can give constant disturbance if we do not shift our attention to more positive things.

Those who are not content are blind to the good that surrounds them. If we do not allow the unpleasantness to get the better of our feelings, we will experience an inward joy. Confusion, restlessness, and struggling results when we lead a life of extremes.

To have satisfaction, we must acknowledge and recognize our limitations. Our need for rest may differ from others. Without sufficient sleep, even normal activity will be difficult and will make us irritable.

One cannot be happy without the affection, warmth, and

Being content does not mean we stop making efforts to improve our circumstances. It should not stifle initiative. At the same time, we can avoid being disappointed when the situation becomes adverse

understanding that come from people. A peaceful united family and good friends make life meaningful. Giving and sharing ideas or a meal, experiences, joys, sorrows, and feelings give inner happiness.

Helping others can heal deep emotional wounds and give a feeling of fulfillment. Life can be rich if we esteem the abilities in other people.

Happiness requires activity, we can be more content if we have something useful to do. The person who devotes himself to his task us-

Women are better leaders in a pandemic O

ver the last few months, there has been much discussion of leadership during the pandemic. What constitutes good leadership? Who has performed better and which countries have been worse? One pattern that emerged early on was that women leaders were seen to have handled the crisis remarkably well.

Whether it has been New Zealand under Jacinda Ardern or Taiwan under the presidency of Tsai IngWen or Germany under Angela Merkel, female-led countries have been held up as examples of how to manage a pandemic.

We decided to investigate whether this anecdotal perception stands up to more systematic scrutiny.

To do this, we analysed how leaders around the

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world reacted to the early days of the pandemic to see whether differences in performance can be explained by differences in policy measures adopted by male and female leaders.

Two qualifications need to be kept in mind – first, we are only at the start of the pandemic and much could change in the next few months. Second, the quality of data currently available is limited. Inadequate testing means that case numbers are probably an underestimate. The way deaths are registered also varies across countries.

There are far fewer female-led countries in the world when compared to male-led. Just 10% in our sample of 194 countries have women as national leaders. Given the small number of female-led countries, the most appro-

priate way to consider their performance is to match them with “similar” male-led countries. We did this by matching countries with similar profiles for the socio-demographic and economic characteristics that have been seen as important in the transmission of Covid-19.

In the first instance, we compared countries with

similar GDP per capita, population, population density and population over 65 years. We then extended our matching variables to include three other characteristics – annual health expenditure per capita, the number of tourists entering the country and gender equality.

Hong Kong, which is led by a woman, recorded 1,056

cases and four deaths while Singapore, which has a similar economy and comparable demographic characteristics but is led by a man, recorded 28,794 cases and 22 deaths in the same period. Similarly, Norway, led by a woman, had 8,257 cases and 233 deaths, while Ireland, led by a man, recorded 24,200 cases and 1,547 deaths. Taiwan re-

corded 440 cases and seven deaths while South Korea had 11,078 cases and 263 deaths.

Countries led by women have performed better, especially in terms of deaths and this is true whether we consider the nearest comparable nation, the nearest two, three or even five. Belgium is an outlier, having appeared to perform badly on cases and deaths while led by a woman. But despite its inclusion, the overall results regarding female-led countries stand.

For example, Finland was better than Sweden, Austria and France in terms of both cases and deaths. Germany was better than France and the United Kingdom. Bangladesh fared better than the Phillippines and Pakistan in terms of deaths.

ing his best abilities will have a sense of achievement.

Our viewpoint can affect our emotions. Worrying about tomorrow will add to a load of today, it is best to take measures to deal with the day to day challenges. It is possible for us to have more joy when we live each moment with attention, one at a time. Hence, there is no way to happiness, because happiness is the way.

Being happy is indicative of contentment. Many simple things add to our refreshment – the shine and twinkle of stars, the beautiful sunset, the cool breeze, song of birds, the fragrance of flowers, the mountains, the rushing rivers and lazy streams, lush meadows, the patter of rain on the roof makes us thankful for the gift of sight.

Contentment is a goal we can seek to attain. It helps us to avoid the frustration and emptiness of a fast-paced life.

It is what we are that counts, not what we appear to be. It is the love we have, not the social position we gain. It is what we can give, not what we can get. A kind thought and wisdom of a person rich in life’s experience – all of this is what it takes to make us happy.

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The HM greeted people on International Literacy Day New Delhi: The Narendra Modi Government has been empowering children and working tirelessly towards its mission of ‘’Education for All’’, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, as he greeted people on International Literacy Day. Our government under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has been empowering the children and working tirelessly towards its mission ‘’Education for All’’ through reforms like NEP (Natoinal Education Programme), Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, etc,” Shah tweeted.

The International Literacy Day 2020 focuses on ‘’Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond’’,

especially on the role of educators and changing pedagogies. The theme highlights literacy learning in a lifelong learning perspective, and therefore, mainly focuses on youth and adults. —Agencies

PM, Prez condole prof Swarup’s demise

New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Professor Govind Swarup who pioneered radio astronomy in India. “Professor Govind Swarup was an exceptional scientist.

His pioneering works in radio astronomy have attained global commendation. Anguished by his passing away. My thoughts are with his near and dear ones.

This thread gives a glimpse of Professor

Swarup’s brilliance. Do read,” Prime Minister Modi tweeted.

“With the demise of Professor Govind Swarup, the world has lost an astronomy legend. A pioneer, he contributed to fundamental developments in radio astronomy & created two of the world’s largest radio telescopes in India.

Condolences to his family, friends & countless students,” President Kovind tweeted. —ANI

AMIT SHAH @AMITSHAH Our government under the visionary leadership of PM Shri Narendra Modi has been empowering the children and working tirelessly towards its mission ‘’Education for All’’ through reforms like NEP (Natoinal Education Programme), Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao, etc.

RAHUL GANDHI ATTACKS PM OVER CHINA, ECONOMY

Like Titanic hitting Iceberg, avers RaGa New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in a virtual meet, launched a sharp attack on government and PM Modi over Chinese provocations and the economy, contending that the government’s denial mode is placing the nation in a situation similar to the Titanic.

“Even though the media and Narendra Modi are trying to divert it, they can’t hide the issue beyond a point,” the Gandhi scion said, comparing the government to people “wearing ear plugs.”

“Modi can’t continue to hear what he wants.

Unemployment, incursions and the economy which is in a crisis will all suddenly come to the fore... like the ship Titanic which hit the iceberg and broke into pieces,” he said in a combative mood.

Rahul also comapred Modi govt to those wearing ‘ear plugs.’

CONG’s POLL CAMPAIGN WITH ‘BIHAR KRANTI VIRTUAL MAHASAMMELAN’ Patna: The Congress launched its campaign for the Bihar polls by organising a virtual meeting in the two districts of East Champaran and West Champaran to reach out to people ahead of the elections due in October- November. The party decided to carry out “Bihar Kranti Virtual Mahasammelan” (virtual mega-conference) keeping in mind the COVID-19 pandemic and the election commissions guidelines for holding such rallies, party sources said. Similar digital meetings will be held assembly constituency-wise in every district in two phases, they said.

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday said the Railways will provide safe, swift, punctual and cost-effective solutions to the customers and for this there is a need for partners.

Piyush Goyal, speaking at a programme said “We want to provide safe, swift, punctual, and cost-effective solutions to our customers. For that, I am open to ideas from the partners.

Atmanirbhar Railway needs Atmanirbhar partners.”

The Minister said we are looking at the mindset of the Railways, we are looking at what needs to change. Rail-

‘Atmanirbhr Railway needs Atmanirbhar partners,’ Goyal said.

ways have embarked on engaging more with technology, trying and leveraging public-private partnerships to make the overall effort to invest over half a trillion dollars in making Indian Railways truly world-class, truly safe

to travel with, comfortable and efficient, said Goyal.

Hailing the work done by the railways in the past one year, he said that nearly 4,000 unmanned level crossings have been eliminated in one year.

New Delhi: Within days of a road accident that killed seven migrant workers travelling from Odisha’s Ganjam to cloth mills in Gujarat, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged Railways Minister Piyush Goyal urging him to restart Special Shramik trains from his home state so people can “safely return to work” and “help restart economy.”

Pradhan said he was representing Ganjam’s migrant workers in the letter.

MULTANI CASE

Deepak Kochhar in ED custody till Sept 19 No anticipatory bail for

New Delhi: Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal tweeted,”I am shocked to hear the news of Gyan Singh Negi’s demise, who was the Minister of State and senior BJP leader in the Uttarakhand Government.

Apart from his association with the party and the organisation, during my teaching period in

Pb Ex-DGP Sumedh Saini

alleged misappropriation cited in loans given by ICICI Bank to Videocon.

ED&CBI have been investigating Deepak Kochhar, head of the company NuPower Renewables and his wife Chanda Kochhar on suspicion of cheating, criminal conspiracy and money laundering. —PTI

Srinagar, I also spent a long time with him when he was serving as the Principal.” U’khand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat tweeted,”It is very sad to hear the news of the demise of Gyan Singh Negi, a senior leader of BJP Uttarakhand and MoS in our government.

May God give patience to bereaved families.

New Delhi: For the first time, the Indo-Tibet Border Police (ITBP) has sent female doctors to forward operating locations in Ladakh.

From sending troops from Leh to taking care of them at the forward locations, the ITBP female doctors have given all kinds of charge.

Considering the tensed situation at border, ITBP has changed its SOP, which did not allow any female officer to be deployed at such locations.

The department, irrespective of gender, has sent female doctors and other staff a few weeks ago. The officials claimed that earlier, only male doctors were sent to the forward locations near to LAC. Female officers are now deployed at border area to take care of troops along with other para-medics. —ANI

‘Restart migrant trains from Odisha’

ICICI BANK-VIDEOCON CASE

POKHRIYAL, CM RAWAT CONDOLE DEMISE OF SR BJP LEADER NEGI

ITBP deploys female docs in Ladakh

Rlys needs partners for world-class service, says Union Minister Goyal

IN THE COURTYARD

New Delhi: Deepak Kochhar, husband of former ICICI Bank MD & CEO Chanda Kochhar, has been remanded to ED custody for further questioning till Sept 19

by Special PMLA court in Mumbai.

He was arrested in ICICI Bank-Videocon case on Monday.

The case pertains to

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Chandigarh: Punjab & Haryana HC has rejected anticipatory bail plea of ex- DGP Sumedh Singh Saini in connection with a 29-year-old abduction and murder case. The court has also turned down his request to transfer the case to the

AMBALA: ANIL VIJ HOLDS REVIEW MEET FOR AIRBASE SECURITY Ambala: Haryana Minister Anil Vij held a meeting regarding Ambala airbase security and cleanliness in the area with officials from the Air Force, municipal corporation and other departments.The meeting comes soon after Air Marshal Manavendra Singh wrote a letter regarding birds in the airfield of Ambala Air force station. He said that it poses a serious risk to aircraft. Singh, in his letter, stating that the birds flying around the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) base in Ambala can pose a threat to the fighter aircraft, especially Rafale.

CBI. The development has now cleared way for Punjab police to arrest the former top cop, who, the police claim has gone underground to evade arrest. Saini, according to police, went missing after he left his residence on Sept 3. —PTI

‘LAW & ORDER IN UP REVEALING TRUTH ABOUT BJP GOVT’s CLAIMS’ Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday condemned the alleged killing of a Dalit man in Mainpuri and said that the rising incidents of murders in Uttar Pradesh was revealing the truth about the claims made by the BJP-led government about the law and order situation. “The murder of Sarvesh Kumar from

Dalit community after repeatedly being beaten up in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri yesterday and the similar incidents with Govind Chauhan in Maharajganj, Rajvir Maurya in Shahjahanpur, Wasid in Bareilly, Sudhir Singh in Kushinagar and Vinod Garg in Banda (Brahmin) who was shot dead, are extremely sad.”

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar speaking on the New Education Policy at the National webinar in New Delhi on Tuesday.

‘Centre to build higher edu centres in rural India’ Pune: Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said that the Centre has set a target of increasing the Gross Enrollment Ratio in higher education from 26 per cent to 50 % under National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and added that it will focus on opening more higher education institutions in the rural areas for the benefit of the girl child.

“We have set a big target of increasing Gross Enrollment Ratio in higher education from 26 per cent to 50 % in 15 years. We will be adding 3.5 crore, new students, in the sector, thousands of new colleges will be opened up in rural areas, which will improve accessibility. This will be especially beneficial

to girl students who generally do not venture out to long distances. Opening up of colleges near their homes will increase their enrolment in higher education in a big way,” he said while chairing a webinar on the in Pune.

Highlighting that “equity and affordability” have been given adequate focus under this NEP, the Union Minister said that the “number of scholarships by the government and universities will be increased and major facilities of educational loans too will be provided.”

“A system of continuous training will be set in and teachers will be appraised based on how much they learn,” Javadekar said. —ANI

HUNAR HAAT TO RESTART IN OCT, FIRST ONE IN PRAYAGRAJ New Delhi: ‘Hunar Haat’, the flagship programme of Minority Affairs Ministry to create employment opportunities for artisans Iwill start again after around six months. The first ‘Haat’ or market will start in Prayagraj on October 9 and end on October 18. The theme for this edition of ‘Hunar Haat’ is “local to global” with focus on indigenous Indian toys. At Prayagraj ‘Hunar Haat’ more than than 30% of stalls will be for artisans who make toys using material available locally, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said.

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INDIA’S CASES PER MILLION IS 3,102 The number of COVID-19 cases per million population in the country stands at 3,102 and it is among the lowest in the world New Delhi: The number of COVID-19 cases per million population in the country stands at 3,102 and it is among the lowest in the world, said Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference here, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said the number of COVID-19 cases per million population in Brazil and US is 6 times that of India. “The cases per million population stands at 3,527 for the world. It is 4,945 for Mexico, 7,063 for Russia, 19,549 for the US and 19,514 for Brazil.

The number of COVID-19 cases per million population in the country stands at 3,102 and it is among the lowest in the world,” he said.

Bhushan said that Case Fatality Rate (CFR) is continuously declining. “It was 2.15 per cent in the first week of August. It now stands at 1.70 per cent compared to the global average of 3.04 per cent,” he said.

“In India, 53 deaths

Health workers conduct COVID-19 Rapid Antigen test of shopkeepers, in Srinagar on Tuesday.

per million population have been recorded.

The number of deaths per million population is 500 to 600 in countries with which we are compared.

Doctors, paramedics, hospital support staff have a great contribution in this,” he added.

Tests per million population is continuously increasing, Bhushan said. “Tests per million population was 26,016 on August 24 and it is 36,703 now,” he said.

BMC serves Kangana ‘stop work’ notice on illegal construction

Media persons outside Kangana Ranaut’s production house.

Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Tuesday has served a notice to actor Kangana Ranaut for alleged unauthorised construction in her office in Mumbai, mentioning 14 violations in the notice.

Meanwhile, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has also reached her office today.

The notice has been issued under section 354(A) of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation (MMC) Act. The notice has been served to stop the ongoing work inside the office premises and

produce the permissions for the unauthorised constructions.

Meanwhile, Kangana in a tweet asserted that the notice has been served to here to stop the leakage work on the premises.

“Because of the criticism that BMC received from my friends on social media, they didn’t come with a bulldozer today instead stuck a notice to stop leakage work that is going on in the office, friends I may have risked a lot but I find immense love and support from you all,” Kangana tweeted.

Complaints from states about people becoming lax: VK Paul New Delhi: Highlighting repeated complaints from states that people are becoming lax in taking precautions against COVID-19, the Centre on Tuesday said following public health measures like social distancing and wearing masks remains key to slowing the pandemic.

Addressing a press

Schools allowed to reopen for Classes 9-12 from Sept 21 New Delhi: The Health Ministry on Tuesday issued a standard operating procedure (SOP) for a partial reopening of schools for students of classes 9 to 12 for taking guidance from their teachers on a voluntary basis.

The SOP follows Unlock 4 guidelines of Home Ministry which came into effect from September 1. The Home Ministry had said that states and Union Territories may permit up to 50 per cent of teaching and non-teaching staff to be called to the schools at a time for online teaching or tele-counselling and related work from September 21. It said that students of classes 9 to 12 may be permitted to visit their schools, in areas outside the containment zones only, on a voluntary basis, for taking guidance from their teachers. —ANI

briefing, NITI Aayog member V K Paul, who also heads COVID-19 national task force, stressed on the importance of testing in containing the pandemic.

“People should not be afraid of getting tested. They should come forward to get themselves tested for COVID-19 if they have symptoms,” he said.

5 states account for 70% of deaths, 62% of active cases New Delhi: Five states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu - account for nearly 70 per cent of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country, Union Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Addressing a press conference here, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said 37.14 per cent deaths have been reported from Maharashtra, 10.89 per cent from Tamil Nadu, 8.98 per cent from Karnataka, 6.17 per cent from Andhra Pradesh and 5.46 per cent from Uttar Pradesh. “Five states namely Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu account for 70 per cent of deaths due to COVID-19 in the country,” he said.

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POWER Gallery J & K CHIEF SECRETARY TO MOVE ?

Insiders say that J & K Chief Secretary B V R Subrahmanyam may be changed. He is 1987 batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre. The new Lt Governor Manoj Sinha has already got appointed his choice a UP cadre IAS officer Nitishwar Kumar as his PS. CHHATTISGARH CHIEF SECRETARY TO RETIRE–UNLIKELY TO GET EXTENSION ?

Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary R P Mandal is retiring on November 30. Deapite recommendation of the State Government for six months extension,1987 batch IAS officer will get extension only when the Chief Minister personally requests the PM for his extension.

Of the 1,133 COVID19 deaths reported in the last 24 hours, Maharashtra accounts for 423 deaths, he said.

Bhushan said these five states also account for 62 per cent of total active cases in the country.

He said Maharashtra accounts for 27 per cent of the total active cases, Andhra Pradesh 11 per cent, Karnataka 10.98 per cent, Uttar Pradesh about seven per cent, and Tamil Nadu around six per cent.

As many as 14 states/ UTs have less than 5,000 active COVID-19 cases, he said.

‘Impressive face cannot fetch him seats in double digit’ Patna: Hitting back at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for launching a blistering attack on Lalu Prasad politically as well as personally, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Tuesday said the JD(U) president’s “impressive face” cannot fetch him seats even in double digit if his party enters poll fray on its own. Yadav, who served as Kumars Deputy in the previous Grand Alliance government, asserted that his Samata party could win just seven seats in the 1995 assembly elections and again he could bag a meagre two seats in 2014 Lok Sabha polls when JD (U) fought in alliance with the CPI. “His (Nitish Kumars) impressive face (pratapi chehra) can’t win for him seats in double digit if he fights on his own in his entire lifetime It is my claim and challenge,” Yadav said in a tweet.

Kumar had Monday

while addressing JD(U) virtual rally made a scathing attack on Lalu Prasad and his family and highlighted comparative statistics to show the pace of development in Bihar during 15 years of “Pati-Patni Raj” (LaluRabri rule) and as much time under him since then. Kumar has

been on chief minister’s chair since end of the RJD rule in November 2005.

The JD(U) president had also taken a swipe at Tejashwi Yadav by refering seven sins as enumerated by Mahatma Gandhi who considered “money without work” as a sin among others.

intimidate Indian soldiers while attempting to close in on a forward position held by the army along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) on the southern bank of Pangong Tso in eastern Ladakh where the border row has worsened.

India and China exchanged accusations just four days after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his Chinese counterpart Gen. Wei Fenghe held talks in Moscow on ways to ease tensions at the border.

They met last Friday on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organ-

isation (SCO) meet.

“At no stage has the Indian Army transgressed across the LAC or resorted to use of any aggressive means, including firing. It is the PLA that has been blatantly violating agreements and carrying out aggressive manuveres, while engagement at military, diplomatic and political level is in progress,” the Army said.

“In the instant case on September 7, it was the PLA troops who were attempting to close-in with one of our forward positions along the LAC and when dis-

suaded by own (Indian) troops, PLA troops fired a few rounds in the air in an attempt to intimidate own troops,” the statement added.

It further said that despite the “grave provocation”, Indian troops exercised “great restraint” and behaved in a mature and responsible manner.

The Army termed the statement issued by the Western Theater Command of the PLA as an attempt to mislead their domestic and international audience.

PRABHAT SINGH’S TERM ENDS THIS MONTH

The term of Prabhat Singh, CEO, Petronet LNG Ltd ends on September 13, 2020. Though he has completed his five year term but he is reportedly denied further extension.

A V S RAMESH CHANDRA RETURNS TO PARENT CADRE

A V S Ramesh Chandra, Officer on Special Duty at Joint Secretary in the Project Office of the South Asian University (SAU), has been given premature repatriation. She is a 1989 IFS officer.

TENURE OF UPGRADED POSTING OF EDWIN KULBHUSHAN MAJHI TO AS LEVEL EXTENDED

The upgraded posting of Edwin Kulbhushan Majhi to the level of Additional Secretary in the Department of Food and Public Distribution has been extended for term upto September 16, 2021. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

TENURE OF UPGRADED POSTING OF SAMEER KHARE TO AS LEVEL EXTENDED

The upgraded posting of Sameer Kumar Khare to the level of Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, has been extended for term upto September 16, 2021. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Assam-Meghalaya cadre.

TENURE OF UPGRADED POSTING OF GOVIND MOHAN TO AS LEVEL EXTENDED

The upgraded posting of Govind Mohan to the level of Additional Secretary in the Department of Home, has been extended for a term upto September 16, 2021. He is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Sikkim cadre.

TENURE OF UPGRADED POSTING OF MS SUJATA CHATURVEDI TO AS LEVEL EXTENDED Tejashwi Yadav

SCATHING ATTACK ON LALU PRASAD

The upgraded posting of Ms Sujata Chaturvedi to the level of Additional Secretary, Department of Personnel and Training has been extended for term upto October 10, 2021. She is a 1989 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

TENURE OF UPGRADED POSTING OF MS SHALINI PRASAD TO AS LEVEL EXTENDED

The upgraded posting of Ms Shalini Prasad as Member Secretary, Tariff Commission to the level of Additional Secretary level has been extended for a term upto November 19, 2021. She is a 1985 batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

SURESH IS NOW VC MAKHAN LAL CHATURVEDI UNIVERSITY OF JOURNALISM

Former Director General of the IIMC, Prof K G Suresh has been appointed as Vice-Chancellor of Makhanlal Chaturvedi National University of Journalism and Communication, Bhopal.

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FROM FRONT PAGE Cops among... the owner of Star Group on March 17, 2014, via a normal paper writing.

However, Kosiya, later faced an income tax raid, leading to the deal being stalled. After all these cases were resolved, in January 2020, the PI of Rander police station called Durlabhbhai and his son to the police station and forced them to finish the land deal.

When the deal was finally completed, not only were Durlabhbhai’s requests to be paid the remaining sum ignored, but he was also humiliated and treated

badly, leading to severe stress, the note said.

It added that Patel had been living under “severe stress” for the past six months, which eventually led him to take the extreme step.

Durlabhbhai’s son, who filed the police complaint, said he and his father were to have approached the police commissioner together regarding the issue of the attempted land grab. They were to file an application on Monday, but Durlabhbhai could not take the torture any longer.

The complaint alleges that Inspector

Bodana intimidated Durlabhbhai several times. Others named in the complaint include Rajubhai Lakhabhai Bharwad (Laskana), Hetal Natwar Desai (Vesu), Bhavesh Karamsinh Savani (Katargam), Kanaiyalal Narola (Katargam), Kishore Bhurabhai Koshi (Athwa), Vijay Kulkarni, Ajay Bopala, Kiran Singh (Writer), other staff of Rander police.

Provocation at... near the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh.

India has said that Chinese troops on Monday fired shots to

` drops to...

“The tension at Indo-

China border also weighed on the rupee.

If the situation along the border worsens, it can lead to further weakness in rupee,” said Devarsh Vakil, Deputy Head Retail Research, HDFC Securities. Stock markets also closed with losses. The BSE Sensex reversed its early gains to settle down by 51.88 points or 0.14 per cent at 38,365.35.

The broader NSE Nifty slipped 37.70 points or 0.33 per cent to finish at 11,317.35. —PTI

Rhea arrested...

Clad in black, Rhea reached the NCB office

at Ballard Estate around 10.30 am on Tuesday and was also seen carrying a bag with her, while entering the office. The 28-yearold girlfriend of Sushant Singh Rajput had in recent TV interviews denied that she consumed drugs. —PTI

Mumbai cops...

“The Mumbai police will investigate this matter,” the home minister added. Deshmukh said that Shiv Sena’s Pratap Sarnaik and Sunil Prabhu raised the issue in the Assembly on Tuesday.

—PTI

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REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN YOU COULD EFFORTLESSLY WALK OVER TO A COLLEAGUE AND CHAT ABOUT A PROJECT? MANY PEOPLE ARE NOW USED TO DOING THIS VIRTUALLY – AND ALTHOUGH SOME OF US WILL BE RETURNING TO THE WORKPLACE, IT LOOKS LIKE REMOTE WORKING IS HERE TO STAY IN SOME FORM OR OTHER

IS FLEXIBLE WORKING C

HERE TO STAY?

OVID-19 has been a gamechanger for offices and the way we work. Remember the days when you could effortlessly walk over to a colleague and chat about a project? Many people are now used to doing this virtually – and although some of us will be returning to the workplace, it looks like remote working is here to stay in some form or other.

PwC’s Remote Work Survey asked US financial services companies about the topic in June. It found 69% expect almost two-thirds of their workforce to be working from home once a week in future. Google, Salesforce, Facebook and PayPal are among the companies extending remote working to at least next summer, while Japanese tech firm Fujitsu is halving its office space and giving its 80,000 employees in the country unprecedented flexibility.

And almost half (48%) of the US employees surveyed by communications consultancy the Grossman Group said they wanted to continue working from home after the pandemic – and that the shift to remote work had positively impacted on their view of the company. It’s worth saying that flexible working – or working at all – is a privilege for those who have been lucky enough to keep their jobs during the pandemic. As job losses escalate, the International Labour Organization predicts that nearly half of the global workforce will become unemployed. But remote working doesn’t work for everyone, or for all aspects of an organization. To gauge what the future of flexible working – and the office – might be, the World Economic Forum spoke to six leaders.

Here are 9 key takeaways.

WE’LL SEE NEW STYLES OF LEADERSHIP EMERGE AS ‘PRESENTEEISM’ FADES

STAFF ARE MORE PRODUCTIVE AND ENGAGED Productivity has actually gone up in the pandemic, says Peter May, Chief People Officer at law firm Baker McKenzie.

“People's commute times are almost non-existent. There are some problems with not having a commute for some people, but generally speaking productivity has gone up.” Employees have understood what’s expected of them working from home – and been able to achieve it, says Dr Michael Ilgner, Global Head of Human Resources at Deutsche Bank: “So people perceive themselves as being very effective.”

Which means they’ve embraced remote working, he says: “Over 70% of people would prefer a more flexible work model, with one or two days per week at least at home. Pre-COVID it was exactly the other way around. So that has changed dramatically.” Client pitches have proved more successful, because the acceptance of virtual pitching has opened up opportunities to bring in the right people to front them. “One of the surprising benefits that's come through this is limitless possibilities,” says Bala Viswanathan, Chief Operating Officer at Mercer.

“We're getting increasingly successful in our pitches for clients, because of the level of collaboration suddenly.

Every pitch is virtual, so we can now get the best experts that we have from anywhere in the world. “If we're trying to pitch for a piece of work in the UK, I can suddenly get my Japanese colleague to come and join me, whereas previously I've had to choose from within my offices who's the best person to come for that pitch.”

COMMUNICATION IS MORE EFFICIENT AND MORE INCLUSIVE

While we might not have been able to speak to our colleagues in person, video conferencing and collaboration platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams have taken off, enabling us to see each other – and see more people all in one space. “We have learned different ways to communicate to employees and collaborate,” says Tracy Keogh, Chief Human Resources Officer at HP. “I think those have been really positive.” HP created a series of “Connect with Enrique” talks with CEO Enrique Lores, which reached 85% of staff members in just a few months. “It’s a much better way to be able to engage with employees. Everybody fits in the Zoom room. They can all ask questions. It feels much more intimate and the whole leadership team can be there.” Virtual discussions have also levelled the playing field for more introverted employees who don’t feel as comfortable speaking in person, says Jennifer O’Lear, Chief Diversity Officer, Head of Engagement & Inclusion at science and tech firm Merck Group. “We are having much more efficient discussions, and we’re doing a better job of making sure everybody gets heard, because we’re all forced to live in the same frame. “I saw some of the people I work with who are more introverted really blossom. They weren’t having to spend so much energy managing immediate relationships in the office so they were just delivering great work and actually even delivering better presentations, because they were doing it online.”

AND MANAGERS WILL NEED TO CATER FOR DIFFERENT GROUPS’ NEEDS Being in the office will be a very different experience, says Keogh, and people will have different needs, whether that’s homeschooling kids, looking after sick relatives or even navigating their own mental health issues. “It may be coming in two days a week. You’re going to have a core of ‘anchor’ people, that will be in the office most days because they need to be. Some people may never come into the office. “So there will be different personas, depending on the work that you do and where you’re located. We will continue to be very flexible around those people and make sure we’re supporting each of those groups.” Viswanathan says managers will have a new set of challenges: from how you manage an underperformer sitting at home to how to welcome a new joiner. “How do you ensure that they are provided with the right kind of opportunities and mentors so they can grow? How do you manage them through that process?” he asks.

HIERARCHIES ARE BEING FLATTENED

THE OFFICE SPACE IS EVOLVING INTO A COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION HUB

THIS WILL REQUIRE THE RIGHT KIND OF PLANNING

Working from home has busted established hierarchies and silos, making us more efficient, believes Sigve Brekke, President & CEO at telecommunications company Telenor Group. “We can actually bring down the number of layers in the organization through a more project-based way of work.

You swap some of the traditional silos and the hierarchical ways of work for a more cross-functional, project way of working.” This new way of operating boosts efficiency, because decisions are made faster and involve more people – and the organization's playing field levels out.

There’s still a need for a physical work environment: from onboarding new members of staff to collaboration, some things often just work better in an office. And some think fulltime remote working doesn’t work in the long-term. “Over time, you realize there's something missing by way of collaboration – to sit together in a room, to see how people react to what you propose,” Dr Ilgner says. “And that's something we want to get back to.” “The world could go remote,” says Viswanathan. “But as things stand with the current constraints in terms of technology, we believe the office will still be helpful for people to learn and collaborate. When it comes to strategic topics or innovation, it's still easier.”

Enabling the best – and safest use – of office space will require an additional layer of planning to make sure the right people are there at the right time. O’Lear says Merck won’t be adopting an all-remote working model, which means getting more organized. “We just need to take a more planful approach to create space for interactions that happened before: discussions at the coffee machine, collaboration, role modelling of leaders, onboarding of new employees. “We need to think: when do we bring people together and what kind of frame do they need in order to make that a meaningful interaction? “For example, teams may plan meetings together while they’re onboarding a new colleague so they can really benefit from having days in the office when the whole team is together.”

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Trust-based working (TBW) is similar to telework, but involves leaders assessing employees on their outputs alone, rather than time put in. It’s something that Telenor is now embracing, says Brekke – and he predicts it will take off. “We call it ‘Tight. Loose. Tight.’ You have to be ‘tight’ on expectation setting, on the goals and ambitions. It has to be very clear what you want your staff to do. “The ‘loose’ part is that you give freedom and empowerment in letting people figure out themselves what is the best way to meet those targets. “And then there is ‘tight’ again on the follow-up and on the accountability.

You need to do all these three things if this is to work. So I think activity-based leadership will disappear – and it will be replaced by goals and ambitions-related leadership.” Dr Ilgner agrees: “The old way is where you come in, work your time and leave again. But this way, you hand over the responsibility to people. You set them a task – ‘By tomorrow, we want to have that strategy done’ – then leave it up to them how effectively they use their time: how much they concentrate, how much they chat with colleagues, how much collaboration they need.”

NEW MODELS OF WORKING MEAN COMMUNICATION IS KEY Teleworking and trust-based working will mean leaders need to actively communicate more frequently and intentionally, says Dr Ilgner. “We’ll need to tell people, ‘This is our common strategy. This is what I expect from you and your team, by that time. Do you understand what I’m expecting?’ And then define joint deliverables and communicate regularly and intentionally on how those get done. “What hasn’t changed is one-on-one meetings, having a strategic plan process, defining key performance indicators and following up on process efficiencies. Those things can be done the same way in a remote manner. “But overcoming traditional ways of being open to ideas from people, and giving them freedom to deliver within a certain timeframe has changed.”

WE’LL NEED TO STAY VIGILANT AND MORE FLEXIBLE IN THE FACE OF COVID-19

The pandemic is not over yet and some countries are seeing a rise in infections, so we need to be careful and stay flexible in 2020, says Dr Ilgner. “One of the lessons to be learned from the pandemic is that, having speeded up new ways of thinking about how to work with one another, we now know more about what flexible work models can look like “Preserving and developing that is our main task in the future.”

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Questions raised on Constitutional validity of Gujarat’s anti-terror law

HC seeks govt reply on plea against Kathwada inclusion

A petition in the high court seeks quashing of Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GCTOC)

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Shishir Awasthi

Ahmedabad: A petition has been filed in the Gujarat High court, challenging the legality, validity and constitutionality of the notification to declare the area of Kathwada under Amdavad Municipal Corporation (AMC). The court has sought a reply from the government on the same.

The notification, which was issued on June 18, was challenged by some of the villagers on June 29 and an oral order was given on July 21.

During the pendency of the petition, the petitioners came to know that the State Government had issued further consequential notification on July 8 for the reconstitution of municipal

Ahmedabad: The controversial Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GCTOC) Act, which was rejected by 3 Presidents of India including APJ Abdul Kalam over 16 years before being allowed last year, has come into question again in a petition before the Gujarat High Court.

Passed first by the State Assembly in 2003, the GCTOC bill was rejected first by President Kalam and then sent back twice by his successors Pratibha Patil and Pranab Mukherjee before it was given the assent by President Ram Nath Kovind in November 2019.

A division bench of Chief Justice Vikram Nath and Justice JM Pardiwala on Tuesday issued notice to the State Government on a

‘DRASTIC, ARBITRARY’

plea filed by Mahmadusen Makrani, who was recently booked under the Act. Through his lawyer Virat Popat, the petitioner has challenged the constitutional validity of the GCTOC Act and said some provisions of sections 2(1) (c), 16, 20(3), 20(4) and 20(5) violate Articles 20 and 21 of the Constitution, and “are drastic, arbi-

trary, unreasonable, susceptible to misuse and therefore, should be quashed and set aside”.

One of them, Section 2(1)(c), deals with “continuing unlawful activity,” that considers offences retrospectively in the last 10 years, while others deal with confessions before a police officer as evidence, and conditions for granting anticipa-

tory and regular bail.

He has contended that a penal statute cannot be given a retrospective effect, and Article 20(1) (of the Constitution) provides immunity from such kind of prosecution, including conviction or penalty.

“Article 20 clearly puts limitation upon the lawmaking power of any legislative authority as regards retrospec-

tive criminal legislation. A person accused of an offence has the fundamental right not to be prosecuted for a greater penalty than what existed when the offence is committed,” the petition said.

Another provision that has been challenged relates to confession made before a police officer not below the rank of SP being accepted as admissible evidence.

“This provision violates all statutory and mandatory rights given to the accused. Article 20(3) provides that no person accused of an of-

fence shall be compelled to be a witness against himself,” it said.

The petitioner has also challenged the provision preventing the accused from getting anticipatory bail, staing, “Anticipatory bail is also a statutory and fundamental right protected under Article 21”.

Makrani was booked in Rajkot last month under the Act for attempt to murder, prohibition and assault, committed between 2015 and 2017, the first being quashed by the High Court, which also granted stay on the second one.

60 Guj biz men 3RD HOSPITAL BLAZE IN 2 MONTHS: held for gambling FIRE AT COVID WARD IN VADODARA’S SSG at Lonavala First India Bureau

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First India Bureau Pune: THE PUNE Rural Police arrested 72 people, including 60 businessmen from Gujarat, during a midnight raid on an alleged gambling pit operating from a resort in Lonavala and recovered Rs 3 lakh in cash and gambling chips with face value of over Rs 40 lakh. A team from Lonavala police station along with a support team raided the resort located off PuneMumbai highway on the intervening night

of Sunday and Monday.

According to Navneet Kanvat, sub-divisional police officer for Lonavala division, “A gambling pit was set up at an assembly hall at the resort and card games were being played, where cash as well as gambling chips were being used.”

Kanvat added, “We arrested 72 people, including 60 men and 12 women. These men are businessmen from Gujarat and the women were hired as servers.”

Vadodara: Yet again, third time in less than 2 months, Gujarat was on Tuesday witness to a fire breaking out at an Intensive Care Unit ward in the State-run SSG Hospital in Vadodara that is treating around 300 Covid-19 patients.

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel, who also holds the health portfolio, stated that as many as 35 patients were immediately evacuated and nobody was injured in the fire. He flames were soon brought under control, he added.

Witnesses said though nobody was injured, the fire created a huge panic at the public hospital that gets patients from nearby districts and even border states like Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.

“A fire broke out in

A fire broke out at an ICU ward with Covid-19 patients at the State-run SSG Hospital in Vadodara. Nobody was injured.

one of the ICU wards on the first floor of the 6-storey building of SSG Hospital due to a short circuit,” Nitin Patel said. “It was a minor fire which has been brought under control,

15 patients from the affected ward and 20 from the nearby ward have been evacuated safely,” he said.

According to preliminary information, a short circuit is believed

to have caused the blaze.

Eyewitnesses said sparks started coming out of the wires inside the isolation ward and smoke was billowing out, causing panic among patients.

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This is the third incident at a Covid-19 facility, after the fire in Shrey Hospital, Ahmedabad, on August 6 and GG Hospital, Jamnagar, on August 25.

wards by which exercise to merge the area of Kathwada village panchayat in any of the existing wards of the AMC. The petitioners have also challenged this second notification and urged the high court to “quash and set aside the consequential notification dated July 8, issued by the Government of Gujarat in pursuance of and furtherance of the impugned notification dated June 18.”

Deputy govt engineer, his junior caught in ACB trap First India Bureau

Bhuj: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB), Gujarat, has arrested a deputy engineer and a junior engineer in Kutch district for seeking and receiving a bribe of Rs. 40,000, official sources said.

Accused Vipul Barasara (34), a class 2 government official and deputy engineer at the civil maintenance department, and Chandrakant Nishad (30), a junior engineer, class-3 employee, had demanded Rs. 40,000 bribe from a labour contractor at the Panandhro-based Kutch thermal power station of the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation.

Both were caught receiving the bribe money in a trap arranged by the ACB officials on a complaint by the contractor, officials informed.

ALIMONY OF SORTS!

Wedding biz divorced from revenue, organisers seek ‘alimony’ The

wedding industry wants permit for many more than 100 guests at events for survival First India Bureau Surat: Thanks to the Covid-enforced restrictions and lockdown, the wedding industry that supports lakhs of people from different walks of life has been divorced even from basic sustenance revenues. Surat is among the worst sufferers.

As an alimony of sorts, wedding organis-

ers have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to increase the number of attendees from the 100 permitted recently under Unlock 4.0 guidelines to at least 50% of the venue’s capacity.

They point out that for 4 months, the government did not allow a gathering of more than 20 people for weddings and now permitted 100 but that too is

woefully inadequate.

Narendra Somani, president of Federation of All India Catering, which is one of the 6 associations linked with the wedding industry that addressed a press conference on Monday with a request to Modi to increase the number of attendees to make it sustainable for those in the wedding and catering business.

Wedding organisers and caterers have been badly affected by the corona-enforced lockdown & restrictions.

“From September 21, as per the Unlock 4.0 guidelines, 100 attendees will be allowed to attend marriages. That is not enough to sustain our industry, which has been shut for the last six months. With folded hands, I want to appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and CM (Vijay Rupani) to allow us to become Atmanirbhar. We want to stand up on our own feet. As you have allowed, buses, trains and flights to ply,

do allow us similar relaxations,” Somani said.

Somani shared the plight of the workers involved in the business.

“Scores of caterers, event managers, decorators, sound and light technicians, photographers, garments, and wedding card designers and printers, sound technicians, hotels, food suppliers, are all among those affected. This is a highly unorganised industry, and we can’t even put a figure on the quantum of losses,” he said.

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Just Wing It

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Indian women have the capability of excelling the art of winged eyeliner, which makes them look way too elegant and classy. City First brings you a few of them- from the era gone by and also the present- who have nailed their looks with winged eyeliners!

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ou would have heard a saying that goes like, “Never ask a woman why she is late, if she is wearing winged eyeliner.”

This quote is true to so many levels; applying winged eyeliner is literally a task (an extremely complicated one), and once mastered in it, it can elevate your eye makeup game to another level.

Various stunning beauties in the Bollywood industry have been nailing the winged eyeliner look at different events, for ages. The trend of ‘winged eyeliner’ initially started with Cleopatra’s beauty routine, as it was believed by the Egyptians as a way to ward off the ‘evil eye’. It was also believed that the more

Asha Parekh

Sharmila Tagore

Madhubala

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

the makeup, the higher your status. This style later made way into Bollywood in the 1940s, followed by Hollywood in the 1950s.

Winged eyeliner never fails to give a ‘retro’ touch to the entire look. In Bollywood, peo-

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ple have been taking wingedeyeliner inspirations from Madhubala to Sharmila Tagore, and still not being able to match up to those levels. Current Bollywood actresses like Deepika Padukone, Priyanka Chopra Jonas,

Jacqueline Fernandez, Kareena Kapoor Khan and many others have been ruling the red-carpet looks with their stunning and unique ways to rock the winged eyeliner.

From the feline flick and pin-up to the classic cat eyeliner, there are various options you can go for, to ace that breathtaking eye-game. City First gives you a few tips to nail the winged eyeliner and rock that virtual party or photoshoot that you are planning!

1. Place the brush on the outer edge of your eye and stroke it on an upward angle.

2. From the point where you ended the stroke, draw an inverted curve, bringing the brush to the inner end of the eyelid.

3. Fill in the blank space between the lines and voila, you have a perfect winged eyeliner.

So go out there, level up your fashion game, and just WING IT!

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From Footpath to the

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mit Sadh found his first break on television. His first major role was in Neena Gupta production’s Kyun Hota Hai Pyarrr (2002/03), following which he appeared in a series of television soaps including Kohinoor (2006). There were also stints as a contestant on reality shows like Bigg Boss, Nach Baliye, and Fear Factor.

The 41-year-old actor lost his father at the age of 16, ran away from home, worked as a domestic helper, a security guard, an apparel salesman, and eventually lived on the footpath in Delhi. It’s this astounding career graph that makes Amit’s journey fascinating. He had made his debut on the silver screen with “Phoonk 2”, which had released on April 16, 2010. Later he also got supporting roles in the comedy Guddu Rangeela (2015), and the political thriller Sarkar 3 (2017). Since then, he has been entertaining the audience with his versatility. Some of his notable roles include Omkar in “Kai Po Che!” and Raghubir Pratap Singh in Gold, A journalist in Super 30 and a businessman alongside Salman Khan in Sultan.

The former Bigg Boss contestant has also forayed into the digital entertainment space. He has featured in web series such as Breathe Crime Branch officer Kabir puts together the pieces of seemingly unconnected deaths of organ donors become determined to do whatever it takes to crack the case and deliver justice for the victims’ loved ones. Amit Barot, the patriarch of the ‘Barot House’ lives in a serene neighborhood in Daman with his family, often suspecting his 9-year-old son to be the culprit behind all the killings, and makes a few failed attempts to kill the boy as punishment. He has hit the digital screens again with Avrodh: The Siege Within, in the role of Major Tango, the on-screen version of the reallife hero who spearheaded the 2016 surgical strike The actor was also seen as the middle-class husband in the Vidya Balanstarrer “Shakuntala Devi”, which is based on the life of the late mathematics genius Shakuntala Devi. He is also a TEDx Speaker at TEDxPDPU where he spoke about his journey as an outsider in the insider world.

YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

On academic front, you sometimes feel left out not because of you lack something but because you don’t like to approach people and talk, you have to get out of your comfort cocoon and thats the only way. Eating too much from outside right now could prove to be a issue.

s how nature will show its love towards you. A strong position that you hold shall not be misused for self gain at the cost of other people’s gain. You may be confused about someone’s personality and this will make this person more interesting for you. You will like challenges.

You are sometimes disrespectful to your elders and thats not a good thing.

Catering to elders need is what you specialise in. You are someone who is not easy to understand. Lack of patience kind of nature sometimes does good for you.

You are always busy in your fantasy.

You spend less and save more as a result of which you manage to accumulate wealth faster than others.

You kids are your life and you can do anything for them. Looking out for a friend is something everyone can learn from you. You are special and blessed in many ways in yoru life.

MAR 21 - APR 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

You love you spouse and he/she is your strength but people can only motivate you and support you, its you who needs to actions. You get impressed with people easily and sp. opposite gender. Outstanding genius mind leads to brilliant ideas which is what you’re good at.

Your performance and improvement on academic front is remarkable and you will surprise everyone in coming times too. You have a big heart when it comes to helping people in any way. The things that you had misplaced in the past will be found today, if you’re lucky.

Some of you are not very much interested in studies and there is nothing to be ashamed about it, its absolutely alright to be interested in several other things but studies so in life choose you path accordingly. A unique idea in your mind can get you noticed by high end people, on work.

You are a devoted person and you dedicate yourself completely to any task. In business to be one step ahead always and to be clever with your moves is a mandatory. On academic front, you will be among topper in coming time. You love is pure and selfless for world.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You should never care about those who Didn’t care about you. This is an excellent time to showcase your talents as not only you will get the recognition for it but also you will get rewarded. Eating right is important but sometimes its alright to treat yourself with something from outside.

Joining hands with someone for a social cause will be the best decision.

Your problem will be solved only if you have an spiritual inclination. You are a nice person but sometime misunderstood because of your introvert shy nature. Your love life will rekindle.

All that you like and love is manifested in your life somehow. You sometime form grudges against people in heart and that is not good, even you must have made mistakes in life so learn to forgive and move forward. You have in-depth knowledge and you may have a career in teaching like.

Those compelled in terms of career must take a stand now and do what you desire not what is imposed on you. You should plan out day right so that you don’t miss on anything.

Promise made in relationship should be kept. Eventualities related to business can occur.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

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APR 21 - MAY 20

DEC 23 - JAN 20

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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Film!

R are Beauty founder Selena Gomez wants to make sure all her fans are safe, even while promoting her new movie, ‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’, which is premiering in select theatres this week. The 28-year-old singer is an executive producer for the movie, which stars Geraldine Viswanathan and Dacre Montgomery.

The movie centres on Lucy, a New York art gallery assistant who was dumped by her boyfriend, and after running into the same guy over and over again, teams up with him to create an exhibit for souvenirs from past relationships.

—Agency

Selena Gomez

SANJU, NEVER QUIT

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ctor Sanjay Dutt has been in the news lately post he announced a break from work ahead of Sadak 2 release and said in a statement that he will be undergoing some medical t re at m e n t .

Post that, the news broke that the actor has been diagnosed

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with lung cancer and since then, he has been going in and out of hospitals. Amid this, his sister Priya Dutt and wife Maanayata Dutt have been by his side

and often are seen with the actor when he is heading to the hospital.

On Tuesday, however, wife Maanayata penned an inspiring note for Sanjay and shared a

cool photo of the Sadak 2 star. She urged him not to quit amid the ongoing battle with lung cancer. She even used the lyrics of a song in her caption and mentioned that one may have to go through bad days to get to the good ones in life.

Maanayata shared a photo of Sanjay and wrote, “Rukk jaana nahin tu kahin haarke.... kaanto pe chalke milenge saaye Bahar ke !!

—Agency

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ountry singer Taylor Swift is still on top with her new music– and might be breaking another record soon! The Cardigan singer’s latest studio album, ‘Folklore’, remains at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 for the sixth week as of Sunday. The album in total has earned 90,000 equivalent album units in the past week and now has the most weeks at Number 1 since Drake‘s Views stayed on top for 13 non-consecutive weeks back in 2016.

With her sixth week at Number 1, Taylor now cumulatively has 46 weeks at Number 1, tying Whitney Houston for most weeks on top of the chart by a woman in history. Adele has the next most weeks at Number 1 with 34. The Beatles command the overall record at 132 weeks.

—Agency

CARDI SLAMS

Taylor Swift

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ardi B came up with receipts after being the subject of American author Candace Owens‘ latest Twitter rant. Over the weekend, Candace claimed that Cardi was an “embarrassment” to Black people after she first supported and inter-

viewed Bernie Sanders in the upcoming Presidential election. “Since most black people didn’t have the spine to admit that @ benshapiro was 100% correct about @iamcardib and how her music and platform contributes to the disintegration of black culture and val-

That Glowy & Beautiful Smile

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ara Sutaria enjoys a massive fan following despite being a few movies old for all the obvious reasons. The actress made her debut in Bollywood with the movie Student of the Year 2 in 2019. However, for the unversed, she has been a part of a few Disney shows earlier like Big Bada Boom, The Suite Life of Karan & Kabir, and others. It’s not only her acting skills but her impeccable style statement too that draws followers to the actress.

Meanwhile, as we speak of this, Tara Sutaria has recently shared a throwback picture on her Instagram handle that is worth a glimpse. The stunning diva looks all glowy as she opts for peachy and highlighted makeup. Tara chooses a glossy pink lip shade and lets down her lustrous hair to add further to the oomph factor. She also wears a silver choker to match her outfit. Moreover, it is her beaming smile that grabs our attention here.

—Agency Tara Sutaria

ues…here you go. #WAP #SundaySpecial,” Candace wrote, along with a video of her explanation.

Cardi caught wind of Candace‘s dig at her and her music and clapped back at her in a series of tweets. “Yes you are right I have the number 1 song & I have a huge platform

and I can make millions go vote to get the MAN THAT USED YOU,” she emphasized to Candace when she defended her beliefs. “I don’t want to argue with you, Candace.

I really don’t have the time. I honestly just feel sorry for you.”

—Agency

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rudges and vices eat into your happy time. They rule our minds and reduce our ability to reason. Thus, you must have often felt that you have spoken overboard when angry and regret your words later. Words are one of the most critical parts of your lives because they form your communication base.

What you convey and how you say it plays a significant role in determining your relationships’ success. Rightfully said, words are like arrows- once shot, they cannot be withdrawn.

Have you wondered the root cause of grudges? It’s disagreement- disagreement with others who do not perceive a situation the same as you. While you may feel that you are right and being more sensible, the other person may feel the same. No one is deliberately wrong!

The most rational thing to do at such a moment is to let go.

Try to look at a situation from someone else’s perspective. Or, simply agree to disagree. Put forth your thoughts courteously and give the same chance to another.

A common mistake we all make is to try and convince

CRUSH ALL

others to think like us. Nahthat would only make the world boring. It is so essential to have a free flow of diverse thoughts and actions.

We can accept what makes sense to us or trust your instincts. Even if you are wrong, you will learn something new at the right time.

Our beliefs- judicial and religious- influence our rate of

tolerance and acceptance.

But, what is the point of praying to the Almighty only to return to shells of envy and grudges later? While deep self-analysis will help you identify your toxic traits, only the determination to bring change will help you cope.

Climbing our ego’s high walls will take us to a new world- the world outside our

stiff cocoons. It is full of possibilities, acceptance, and freshness. Novelty guides that world where we are a little less critical of others. It is so important to internalize our energies and build positivity around ourselves. Do you not agree with me? No worries! You may have a different take on it that I’d love to know.

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RAJASTHAN: Fashion and Award Show organiser, Harish Soni from Jaipur organised the trophy launch of his upcoming National Level Award Show ‘Women’s Excellence Achievement Award (WEAA) Season 5’ in Delhi on Tuesday.

In this award event, women working in different fields and who have created a different identity from their work have participated.

RAJASTHAN: President, High Court Employees Association Rituraj Sharma and Advocate Lalit Sharma greeted Jagdeesh Chandra on his birthday on 7 September, Monday.

creatic) tumour.

22-year-old Rupa, a Barmer resident said that from the last 4 months, she was going through stomach ache, flatulence, complaints of constipation, digestive problems, and loss of appetite when problems started increasing, she visited a local hospital of Barmer and in the C.T. Scan report a tumour was detected in the pancreas. The local doctor of Barmer referred her to the Geetanjali Hospital.

The patient is now fully healthy and was discharged by the hospital in just 3 days. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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n the ongoing Sunday series of online sessions organised by Rajasthan Progressive Writers Association (RPWA), Pavan Jha, the noted music analyst and critic made a presentation on the journey of Rajasthan’s music, and during which some vintage video clips were exhibited by him.

He said that technology has played a major role in preserving the voice of several artists in the past and we could have heard Meerabai’s singing as well if this

technique was available then. He presented an audio clip of the court singer of Jhalra Patan Rajdulari which was recorded in 1910.

Talking with Ish Madhu Talwar, General Secretary, RPWA, he also discussed the music of Khemchand Prakash who evolved several innovative methods to record his music and laid the foundation of the golden period of film music in the fifties by his unforgettable composition of an unusual three-word opening verse “aaega aane wala...” In the film ‘Mahal.’ cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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s the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (IEPFA) stepped into its 5th year of operation, on 7 September 2020, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India as a partner Institute of IEPFA, organised a National Webinar on ‘Need for more Robust Regulation for Investor Education and Protection’. On the occasion, the Chief Guest Rajesh Verma, Secretary MCA and Chairman IEPFA, in his keynote address said, “In

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RAJASTHAN: Shri Krishna Balarama Temple of Hare Krishna Movement, Jaipur, opened after 6 months wait for the devotees to visit. The Chairman, Chanchala Pati Das said that in compliance with the protocol of opening religious places by the state government, the temple took all the safety measures. A thermal hand-washer and sanitizer were arranged at the entrance and exit.

Rajasthan’s Music ajasthan - In Geetanjali Medical College and H o s p i t a l Udaipur, all the complex operations and necessary treatments are going on by following all the rules, during the time of the corona epidemic. Surgeon Dr Kamal Kishore Bishnoi, Gastrologist Dr Pankaj Gupta, Dr Dhawal Vyas, and their team did untiring efforts and gave a new life to the 22-year-old resident of Barmer by relieving SPEN (Solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasm), a very rare pancreatic (Pan-

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its endeavour towards prompt citizen service delivery, IEPFA is focusing on effective and timely grievance redressal mechanism along with strong financial outreach programme. This will help

us create a robust ecosystem for investor education and awareness.” He also mentioned that IEPFA has settled 14000 claims in the last three years and refunded 72 lakh shares having a market value

of more than Rs 450 crore and moved its claim settling process online.

Shri Manoj Pandey, Joint Secretary MCA and CEO IEPFA in his address highlighted the various achievements and the way forward by the IEPF Authority towards fulfilling the twin objective of its very establishment by firstly settling the claims of refund of matured debentures, deposits and unpaid dividends and secondly by organising mass education and awareness programmes on investor education and protec-

tion in association with professional institutes like ICSI. He requested professionals to be part of good governance by availing the schemes floated by the Ministry and support the twin cause of Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living to enable the county to become a global economic power.

Guest of honour, K. P. Krishnan, IEPFA research Chair at NCAER and former Skills Ministry Secretary, said, “IEPFA should become a repository of the best database on Indian consumers investing in financial products. Intellectual work, empirical work backed by data on investor protection is what we need to do.” cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

GUJARAT: On Tuesday, a bird was seen flying over a backdrop of silhouette colourful sky as rain has stopped from some days in Ahmedabad.

—PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI

GUJARAT: An AMC Worker was seen spraying colours on street lights pole as part of the beautification of one of attractive and main street CG Road on Monday evening, in Ahmedabad city.

—PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI

GUJARAT: Police officers of the Vivekanand Nagar police station in Ahmedabad organised ‘Van Mahotsav’, a tree plantation drive to create awareness about the importance of growing more plants. Over 500 saplings were planted by personnel of the station and civilians during the occasion.