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Ladakh flare-up ‘direct result’ of China’s actions: India India, Russia finalise AK-47 203 rifles deal

Pangong Tso Lake

New Delhi: India on Thursday said the situation witnessed in the border areas in eastern Ladakh over the past four months is a “direct result” of actions taken

by China aimed at effecting unilateral change in the status quo of the region.

External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson An-

urag Srivastava said India is committed to resolve all issues through dialogue, noting the way ahead to address the issue is negotiations. “It is clear that the situation we witnessed (in eastern Ladakh) over the past four months is a direct result of actions by Chinese side aimed at ef-

fecting unilateral change in status quo.

“We strongly urge China to sincerely engage with the Indian side with the objective of expeditiously restoring peace in border areas through complete disengagement,” he said at an online media briefing.

On Monday, the Indi-

an Army said the Chinese military carried out “provocative military movements” to “unilaterally” change the status quo on the southern bank of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh on the intervening night of August 29 and 30 but the attempt was thwarted by the Indian troops.

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SC TO BANKS ON LOAN MORATORIUM

Don’t declare accounts as NPAs till further orders ‘Roll out loan resolution schemes by mid-Sept’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that the bank accounts should not be declared as nonperforming asset (NPA) as on 31 August should not be declared as NPAs until the disposal of the pleas seeking an extension of the moratorium period.

A three-judge bench, headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan, was hearing two petitions seeking an extension of

the moratorium period on repayment of loans and to waive off the interest on the repayment of the loan amount in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Central government, said that the banking sector is the backbone of India’s economy and that the government cannot take any decision which can weaken the economy.

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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asked bankers to roll out loan resolution schemes by September 15 and COVID-19 related distress must not impact their assessment of borrowers’ creditworthiness.

She said lenders must immediately put in place boardapproved policies for resolution, identifying eligible borrowers and reach out to them. There should be a quick implementation of a sustained

Our armed forces capable of dealing with Chinese: CDS

to take advantage of any possible conflict between India and China in eastern Ladakh, saying Islamabad may suffer “heavy losses” for any “misadventure”.

“Of late, India has been seeing some aggressive actions by China but we are capable of handling these in the best suitable ways,” Gen Rawat said at the online event while men-

tioning laid down protocols between the two countries in maintaining peace and tranquility along the Line of Actual Control.

In a warning to Pakistan, Rawat said the country will suffer “heavy losses” if it attempts any misadventure against India taking advantage of the border row with China.

Meanwhile, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane reviewed operational preparedness along LAC in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim & Ladakh.

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JEE, NEET exams: SC to hear review plea by 6 states today

Account of PM Modi’s personal website hacked

conducts both the exams is holding JEE Main Exams from September 1 to September 6, while NEET exams will be held on September 13.

A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, B R Gavai and Krishna Murari will consider the review plea in chambers.

The review matters in the top court are usually considered ‘inchambers’ through circulation Turn to P6

New Delhi: Twitter on Thursday said the account linked to PM Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked, and it has now been restored.

“We’re aware of this activity and have taken steps to secure the compromised account.

We are actively investigating the situation. At this time, we are not aware of additional accounts being impacted.

Advice on keeping your account secure can be found here,” a Twitter spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

After hacking @narendramodi_in Twitter account, which is the Prime Minister’s personal website, the cybercriminal reportedly sent out posts seeking donations for the PM National Relief Fund for COVID-19 using crypto currency.

Moscow: India and Russia have finalised a major deal for manufacturing AK47 203 rifles in India during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s ongoing visit here, the official Russian media reported on Thursday.

The AK-47 203 is the latest and most advanced version of the AK-47 rifle, which will replace the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) 5.56x45 mm assault rifle.

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to consider on Friday a plea of ministers of six opposition-ruled states seeking review of its August 17 order allowing holding of NEET and JEE exams physically.

The ministers had claimed that the top court order failed to secure students’ “right to life” and ignored “teething logistical dif-

New Delhi: India’s armed forces are capable of handling aggressive Chinese actions in “best suitable ways”, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat said on Thursday, remarks that came against the backdrop of China’s fresh attempts to change the status quo in certain areas in eastern Ladakh.

In an interactive session at the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Gen Rawat also asserted that India’s policy of engagement in the region, if not backed by credible military power and influence, would imply acknowledging China’s pre-eminence.

Rawat also warned Pakistan against trying

ficulties” to be faced in conducting the exams during the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Testing Agency (NTA) which

CDS Gen Bipin Rawat

Sanofi, GSK start vaccine human trials resolution plan by lenders for the revival of every viable business, said Sitharaman during a review meeting with heads of scheduled commercial banks and non-banking finance companies (NBFCs).

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London: Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline say they are beginning human trials of a potential vaccine for COVID-19 after positive results from preclinical testing.

The drugmakers said Thursday they plan to test the vac-

cine on 440 adults at 11 sites in the US, with the first results ex-

pected in early December. If these tests are successful, the companies plan to begin large-scale trials later that month. They plan to seek regulatory approval for the vaccine in early 2021 if data from the trials supports it.

—ANI

CM constitutes state-level committees for prioritisation of schemes Naresh Sharma Jaipur: To make the ongoing schemes of the Rajasthan Government more rational and to prioritize them in a better manner, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has constituted four state level committees.

These committees will make suggestions regarding agriculture and allied services, rural development and panchayati raj, medical and health services, education, training and employment services

and state schemes operated under welfare and social security of the disadvantaged sections.

These committees will priorities the flexi funds available in the centrally sponsored schemes while also suggesting different schemes operated by various departments for the same purpose and bring them into the ‘umbrella scheme’ for making them more viable.

The committees will also advise on the adoption and implementation of better innova-

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

tions and initiatives for the implementation and management of plans and programmes.

Principal Secretary, Agriculture will be the chairman of the committee related to agriculture and allied services and rural development and panchayat raj while Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries and Cattle Department, Commissioner NREGA, Registrar Cooperative Department, Director Social Justice and Empowerment, Secretary Forest and Director Wa-

tershed will be members of the committee.

The Commissioner of Agriculture will be the member secretary of this committee and the agriculture department will be its administrative department.

For the committee dealing with health related schemes, Principal Secretary of the Department of Medicine and Health will be the Chairman of the Committee on Medical and Health Services. Its members will be secretaries of Medical Edu-

cation, Women and Child Development and Departments of Ayurveda and Indian Medicine, CEO of Rajasthan State Health Assurance Agency, Director of NHM and Director Family Welfare. The Director will be the Member Secretary of the Public Health Committee. Medical and Health will be its administrative department.

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More rains in store for Raj: MeT

—PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR

Photojournalist Suman Sarkar captures dark clouds enveloping the Amber Fort and nearby areas from atop Kedar Temple, Jaipur on Thursday.

First India Bureau Jaipur: South west monsoon lashed several parts of the state during the last 24 hours with Jaipur and Kota receiving good rainfall after three four days. It was a rainy day in the state capital where the sky was overcast in the morning. The depart-

ment has predicted heavy rainfall in Jaipur and issued a yellow alert for the city.

Kota recorded a maximum of 85.6 mm while Jaipur received 22.1 mm rains from morning to evening on Thursday.

People also got relief from hot and humid weather. Low lying areas

faced problems in Kota due to the rains as the rainwater accumulated in Jawahar Nagar, Talwandi, Anantpura, Vigyan Nagar, DCM road and nearby places of city. The rainfall began early in the day in Jhalawar, the district had recorded 8.58 mm rains till 8 am. Whereas in Ajmer,

‘Modi govt worried only about Ambani & Adani’ Yogesh Sharma Jaipur: PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasara has attacked the Modi govt accusing it of simply wor rying about making industrialists Adani & Ambani rich and Govind Singh forgetting about the Dotasara welfare of the rest of the country.

Dotasara said that the Modi govt had destroyed the Indian economy while curtailing employment. He accused the central govt of fanning the communal feelings and simply tossing lucrative slogans for public consumption.

Dotasara said the central govt is only worried about the Adani & Ambani wealth creation without having any worry for the falling GDP. Earlier PCC chief met CM Gehlot and discussed issues. It is being assumed that the Congress has decided to attack the Modi govt on its economic policies in a no holds barred manner.

Centre has no plan to bring economy back on track: Pilot First India Bureau

ing the Modi government to call an allJaipur: Express- party meeting, Pilot ing concer n over said that everyone’s the economic con- opinion should be dition of the coun- taken on what can be try, for mer Deputy done to revive the economy.

Chief MinOn the govister Sachin er nment’s Pilot said ‘no-question on Thurshour’ move day, “I worin the upry that the coming parcentral govliament sesernment sion, Pilot does not Sachin Pilot said that the have any road map to revive biggest right of an an economy after MP is to ask a question. the decline.”

“If you are snatchHe added, “Several months have ing MPs of his rights passed & announce- then what is the ments of incentives meaning of Parliawere made by Fi- ment.”

Pilot also demandnance Minister but people have not got ed from the centre to any financial sup- disclose to the country what has happort.”

He said that the pened so far in the GDP figures are very India-China border shocking. Suggest- dispute matter.

rainfall created problems at several places where the rainwater accumulated on roads.

However, the weather was pleasant. After a gap of one day, the rains continued in areas in Western parts of the state.

The heavy rain was recorded in Jodhpur, Pali, Jaisalmer & Barmer.

The MeT department has warned for heavy rainfall in isolated places of Ajmer, Bhilwara, Jaipur, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, Sawai Madhopur and Tonk in East Rajasthan and also in isolated areas of Bikaner, Jodhpur, Churu and Nagaur district in next 24 hours.

Dilawar: State govt trying to mislead people

Poonia: Mission Karmyogi to add to babus’ efficiency

First India Bureau

Rajeev Gaur

Jaipur: Madan Dilawar accused state government on Thursday, that High Court has said that the process to recruit officers of RPSC has started. In a matter of PIL related to the exam, the government said that the written exam has been conducted.

On the other hand, Dilawar said that there is a news report about RPSC saying that there are no instructions from the government to conduct recruitment.

He adds, “The Congress government only misleads. They have betrayed farmers, youths, labourers etc. He opposed decision to cut salaries of officers.”

Jodhpur: Appreciating ‘Mission Karmyogi’ programme approved by union cabinet, BJP state president Satish Poonia on Thursday said Satish Poonia that the move will enhance the work efficiency of the officers of civil service. He said that the officers will be become more efficient, creative, constructive, innovating and proactive and this will help the public at large.

Attacking the Congress government in the state on various issues, Poonia said that VAT on

First India Bureau Jhunjhunu: Subedar Shamsher Ali Khan of Hukampura village of the district sacrificed his life while patrolling the Indo-Chinese border on Thursday.

Martyr Shamsher Ali was recruited in the

army in 1997 in Jabalpur and was posted with 24 Grenadier unit in Tenga in Arunachal Pradesh.

Father of the martyr retired subedar Salim Ali said that he was informed by an army officer about the martyrdom of his son on Thursday. Shamsher was mar-

Tent dealers protest govt’s 50 guest cap Bikaner: Rajasthan government’s decision to not allow more than 50 persons in marriage related ceremonies in unlock-4 guidelines has disappointed tent dealers who on Thursday held a protest against the government here.

They handed a representation to the district collector, addressed to the chief minister demanding that the number of persons should

Tent dealers protest against government in Jaipur on Thursday.

be increased so that the business of tent and other associate services

could be revived.

Tent dealers observed a symbolic strike

DIYA TAKES UP DEMANDS OF RAJSAMAND WITH MoS RLYS Jaipur: Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari said that the rail service is considered to be a lifeline of the common man, instead of making cuts in the existing railway services, expansions should be made so that the public can get more relief. The MP met the Minister of State for Railways, Suresh Angadi in Diya Kumari Delhi. During the meeting, MP Diya Kumari discussed in detail about various railway problems of Rajsamand parliamentary constituency. She also demanded the start of broad gauge work at Rajsamand. fuel is highest in Rajasthan but the Gehlot instead of lowering the VAT targets the centre.

Poonia demanded from CM to reduce VAT on fuel prices in the state to

provide relief to people.

He said that in Rajasthan, the VAT on petrol and diesel in the state is 38 percent and 28 percent respectively which is highest in the country.

Jhunjhunu’s man martyred in Arunachal

MARRIAGE CEREMONIES

Laxman Raghav

Vehicles wade through Statue Circle as parts of city witnessed heavy rain on Thursday afternoon.

on a call given by the Rajasthan tent dealers committee Jaipur and took out a march from Vishnoi dharmshala to collectorate.

A delegation of the traders handed over the representation after the protest which was also attended by light and sound traders and representatives of other services. Tent dealers’ association members said that the center has permitted 100 members in ceremonies but the

state has kept it at 50.

They demanded that 300-400 members should be permitted in marriages so that the events could be held and business activities could be revived.

Apart from tent dealers, they said, the business of other service providers like florists, photographers, catering people, DJ sound service providers has also been badly hit and the government should consider their demand.

tyred while patrolling a section of Indo-Chinese border about 18000 feet above sea level. The whole Hukampura village went into mourning.

Retired Nayab Subedar Salim Ali said he was proud of his son. The 16 year old son of the martyr Alamsher expressed

desire to serve the nation by joining the army. Soldier Welfare minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas expressed his respect for the martyr by taking to twitter from RUHS where he is admitted. Khachariyawas said that we are proud of your sacrifice.

Raj Mahila Congress to appoint new Prez soon First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan Mahila Congress has dissolved the executive meeting on direction by the All India Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev. The state Mahila Congress president Rehana Reyaz said that the new executive will be formed soon and energetic workers will be given priority.

The party had also changed the state presidents of Youth Congress and Seva dal. After the Mahila Congress’s state executive committee was dissolved, the new president will now be appointed. It should be noted that the AICC had sacked Sachin Pilot as the PCC chief and deputy chief minister in July and appointed Govind Singh Dotasra as the new PCC chief.

Special trains between Sept 4-15 in Rajasthan for NEET & JEE students New Delhi: The Indian Railways will run four pairs of special trains in Rajasthan between September 4 - 15 to help students appearing in the JEE Mains and NEET examinations.

According to a tweet

by Union Minister, Piyush Goyal, the NorthWestern Railways have decided to run these trains for the convenience of the students.

“Indian Railways have decided to run 4 pairs of special trains between 4th and 15th September

—FILE PIC

for the convenience of students taking JEE Mains, NEET, NDA, and other examinations in Rajasthan,” Goyal’s tweet read. An order by the North-Western railways embedded in the tweet said that the trains

will ply between Udaipur-Jaipur, JaipurBikaner, and Sri Ganganagar - Kota routes. The National Testing Agency is conducting the NEET on September 13 and JEE between September 1 and 6. —ANI

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scam case: No THURSDAY BRINGS 14 DEATHS, Mining bail for Tamanna Begum 1,553 NEW CORONA CASES

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Nizam Kantaliya

To avoid exploitation of patients, state govt finalises rates for corona treatment in pvt hosps First India Bureau Jaipur: Covid-19 touched another high by adding 1,553 new cases in the last 24 hours taking total to 86,224. Thursday reported 14 deaths taking the toll to 1,095 so far.

Jaipur created a new record of single day new cases with 370 followed by 191 from Jodhpur, Kota 160, Ajmer 77, Alwar 76, Bikaner 67, Jhalawar 66, Pali 64, Dungarpur 52, Chittorgarh 49, Sikar 42, Baran 41, Bundi 39, Barmer 33, 32 each from Tonk & Udaipur, 25 from Bhilwara, 24 from Churu, 17 from Bharatpur, 14 each from Ganganagar, Jaisalmer & Nagaur, 10 from Banswara, 9 from Hanumangarh, 8 from Sirohi, 6 from Dholpur, 4 each from Jhunjhunu, Rajsamand & Sawai Madhopur, 3 each from Jalore, Karauli & Pratapgarh.

There are total 13,912 active cases in the state while 71,220 have recovered after treatment.

The state govt has left no room for confusion and chances for people to be fleeced by private hospitals in the name of arbitrary charges for Covid-19 treatment. The govt on the basis of feedback received from district collectors, principals of medical colleges and hospital superintendents of all district hospitals has finalised rates for the treatment. NABL au-

MLAs, COPS UNDER CORONA RADAR

RAJ BHAVAN CLOSED DOWN AS 4 EMPLOYEES TEST POSITIVE

JDA IMPLEMENTS STRICT RULES

Jaipur: Former CM Vasundhara Raje and her staff members tested negative. Raje had asked the tests to be done after BJP leader Anchal Awana was infected. Awana was among the leaders who had met Raje at her civil lines residence. Meanwhile BJP MLA Mohanram Choudhary from Nagaur has tested positive along with Churu Jila pramukh Harlal Saharan. In Uniara police station of Tonk, 2 cops, one cleaning staff, one cook and the milk vendor tested positive. Corona tests were conducted on 41 cops of the Uniara police station.

The two positive cops have been quarantined.

Jaipur: The Raj Bhawan secretariat was closed down on Thursday after 4 people including two Raj Bhawan employees were diagnosed corona positive. The Raj Bhawan secretariat was vacated and sanitized. The household controller of Raj Bhawan RAS Sanjiv Kumar Sharma being diagnosed positive has got everybody working at Raj Bhawan worried. Earlier Sharma’s driver was found positive. Sanjiv Sharma’s profile entails him to come in touch with officers of all the departments so many officers have self home quarantined themselves. The Secretary to the Governor Subir Kumar too isn’t coming to his office at Raj Bhawan, for some days now although some people are giving different reasons for his absence. The Principal OSD to the Governor Govindram Jayaswal said that all the Raj Bhawan employees will be tested for corona on Friday while the whole building is being sanitized. The Governor himself has been known to take every precaution and follow all the guidelines for Covid-19.

Jaipur: JDA has decided to strictly implement corona guidelines. Everybody entering the building will be thermally screened and sanitized and anybody found without a mask will be fined. There will be a help desk at the Citizen Service Center which will take all the documents to concerned officers while the complainant will be able to speak to the officer on intercom through speaker without touching the instrument. The new rules will only permit entry in JDA building from gate no 2 and exit from gate no 1. Extension building gate will be used only by the JDA officers & employees.

thorised hospitals will charge Rs 5,500 for Isolation bed, Rs 8,250 for HDU/ICU beds, Rs 9,900 for ICU with ventilator.

The non NABL hospi-

tals will charge Rs 5,000 for Isolation bed, Rs 7,500 for HDU/ICU bed and Rs 9,000 for ICU with ventilator. These charges include Rs 1,200

for PPE kit.

Bikaner collector chaired a meeting regarding re opening of religious places. It was decided that the famous

ACB traps officer profiting off MGNREGA First India Bureau Sawai Madhopur: A village development officer was arrested by Anti-corruption bureau in Sawai Madhopur district for allegedly accepting a bribe on Thursday.

The accused Rakesh Kumar Meena, posted as the village development officer in Piloda village panchayat, in Gangapur city had demanded the bribe of Rs 30,000 from complainant Santosh Kumar Meena, for releasing payment for works done under the MGNREGA scheme.

He was demanding the bribe in form of 8 per

Metro to start from third week of Sept First India Bureau

put the bribe amount in his vehicle. The ACB team then raided and arrested the accused.

The amount recovered from the possession of accused who was arrested under the prevention of corruption act. The matter is under investigation.

2.5 crore. Opposing the bail he said that even the SC had directed to be strict with the accused in the cases. The court rejected the bail application after hearing both sides.

Tamanna Begum had surrendered in the court on August 26 and she has been sent to judicial custody till September 5.

ED had summoned eight accused including ex IAS Ashok Singhvi and widow of mine owner Sher Kha, Tamanna Begum through arrest warrants. Other accused had surrendered on different occasions before the ED court earlier. Singhvi was granted bail recently and was last to be granted bail in the case.

Constable recruitment exam from Nov 6-8, acc to covid norms: DGP Shivendra Pramar Jaipur: Rajasthan police has announced the written exam schedule for constable recruitment, bringing the wait of more than 17 lakh candidates to an end.

The exams for 5,438 posts of constables in 59 units of Rajasthan police, which was earlier postponed due to lockdown, will now be conducted from November 6 to 8.

The Police headquarters has received nearly 17.50 lakh applications for 5,438 posts. The PHQ had to postpone the exam in view of lock-

Bhupendra Singh

down and coronavirus.

A committee which was formed last month to decide the dates suggested the new schedule following, which Director General of Police Bhupendra Singh approved and issued the necessary orders.

The written exam was

earlier scheduled to be held in the month of May. DGP Singh said that the Police headquarters has already started preparations to conduct the exam in November in a free and fair manner.

The exam is going to be a challenge for the authorities, as more than 17 lakh candidates are likely to appear, and preparations at large scale will have to be made in view of the coronavirus spread.

However, Singh said that exam will be held in a foolproof manner and guidelines on corona pandemic will also be followed.

EXAM AMIDST PANDEMIC

Students appearing for Class 12 & 10 supplementary exams of RBSE at a city school on Thursday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

HC quashes pleas for physical Want to get back to work: Kafeel test for SI vacancy 2016 BRD MEDICAL COLLEGE CASE

First India Bureau Jaipur: Two days after Allahabad High Court dropped charges under the National Security Act against him, Dr Kafeel Khan, a suspended doctor at Gorakhpur’s BRD Medical College and Hospital, said that he will write to the Uttar Pradesh CM requesting to reinstate him in medical service.

Khan, who along with his family arrived in Jaipur, said it is much safer in Rajasthan and Congress leader Priyan-

ka Gandhi has assured safer place.

“As the High Court has quashed the charges against me, I would write it to the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to reinstate me in the medical service. If I am not allowed, then I will hold medical camps in flood affected areas of Assam as an activist,” Khan said.

Dr Khan alleged that he was falsely implicated by the UP government and sent to jail as he exposed the system.

“I was leading a sim-

—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

Jaipur: State government is prepared to commence operation of Jaipur metro between Chandpole to Badi Chaupar this month.

Jaipur metro rail corporation received approval from Metro rail safety commissioner. Jaipur Metro CMD Bhaskar A Sawant said that metro train will resume from third week of this month as per unlock-4 guidelines and will now run from Mansarover to Badi Chaupar.

cent “commission” in the amount but the matter was finally settled between the two at Rs 15,000.

After the verification of the complaint, a team of ACB led by deputy SP Bhairulal laid a trap.

The accused called the complaint to Gangapur city and asked him to

Besides Piloda, the accused also has additional charge of Khandip and Mahanandpur village gram panchayats. He is a resident of Khiradpur village, which falls under Mahanandpur village gram panchayat.

The complainants Santosh Meena and Piloda gram panchayat sarpanch Kirori Meena’s son Ajay Meena accused the officer of being indulged in deep corruption.

They said that several complaints were made to the local MLA requesting for the transfer of the officer, but nothing happened.

Karni Mata temple will re-open on September 7 although the Salasar Balaji temple of Churu will remain closed until further decision.

Jaipur: ED special court rejected the bail application of mining scam accused Tamanna Begum, on Thursday.

The court said that the accused had been charged under money laundering case and therefore cannot be granted bail. Tamanna Begum had pleaded for bail giving reference to her illness and the bails granted to other accused in the case.

Her counsel also pleaded that Tamanna wasn’t an accused in the ACB case. Special advocate for ED Jitendra Singh Poonia opposed the bail application and said that she was accused in a case involving more than Rs

Dr Kafeel Khan during PC in Jaipur

ple life. I tried to expose the system as children died at BRD Medical College due to lack of oxygen. This did not go well with our Chief Minister and a false

was lodged and I was sent to jail,” he said.

Khan said that he was released at night at 11.55 pm even after the jail superintendent received orders at 11 am.

Khan also spoke about how he was tortured and asked weird questions.

Khan was in jail since January after he delivered an allegedly provocative speech at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) during the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protests.

First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court has quashed the petition challenging the physical test held for the Sub Inspector vacancy-2016.

About 80 petitions were pending, alleging fewer marks in the physical test, demanding revaluation after watching the videography of the test.

It is noteworthy that 11,488 candidates had cleared the written examination, and were deemed fit for the phys-

ical test.

Out of these about 200 candidates alleged, that they were given fewer marks with wrong intention which had debarred them from selection.

Additional Advocate general Vibhuti Bhshan

Sharma and advocate Prakhar Gupta appearing for the state government told the High Court that revaluation wasn’t possible through videography, as the camera was focused on the candidate and not on the timer in it.

They said that the physical test is held under the supervision of senior officers like IGP and DG which can’t be questioned for any bias.

Justice Indrajit Singh quashed all the petitions related to the matter after this.

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IITs won’t lose if JEE is postponed

THE MAIN REASON BEING ADVANCED AGAINST DEFERMENT IS THAT ANY FURTHER DELAY IN CONDUCTING THE JEE WILL PUT IITS AT A DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WILL DOUBLE UP DINESH SINGH Former Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi

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During the academic year 1972-73 and again in 198283, the University of Delhi witnessed major disruptions in its functioning with prolonged shutdowns of teaching that lasted for several months.

Yet, through some adroit management, the university did not have to prolong or extend its academic calendar in any significant manner

t comes as no surprise that in light of the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, there has been a loud clamour to further postpone the JEE entrance exam. Given the daily rise in the number of Covid cases, there seems to be a pressing need to defer the date of the examination.

The main reason being advanced against deferment is that any further delay in conducting the JEE Main will put the Indian institutes of Technology (IITs) at a great disadvantage because they will be unable to handle the increased number of students when the fresh batch takes admission in or around April 2021. If added syllabus and more students are the worries, then the solution to a similar problem has been provided by Delhi University and Allahabad University in the past.

During the academic year 1972-73 and again in 198283, the University of Delhi witnessed major disruptions in its functioning with prolonged shutdowns of teaching that lasted for several months. Yet, through some adroit management, the university did not have to prolong or extend its academic calendar in any significant manner. Perhaps the decision makers dealing with the JEE could have taken a leaf from the pages of Delhi University’s past.

DELHI UNIVERSITY DID IT The University of Delhi made use of the extra days available during the summer and winter breaks for teaching and also pruned with great care and thought the syllabus. Such measures, if undertaken by the IITs in a collective and coordinated fashion, are likely to solve the issue of loss of teaching days and not cause a major

overload on the students if they are compelled to attend classes in a slightly extended manner without too many breaks.

I have had discussions with some IIT colleagues across several IITs and I have yet to hear any major disagreement with what I am advocating here. So, what are the likely pitfalls of such a plan of action?

All that will likely happen is that the batches for the academic year 2021-22 shall have to be admitted a little behind the schedule but the delay won’t be much as compared to this year. More importantly, postponing the exam can avoid the doubling up of the student numbers.

And the students who will be admitted for the academic session 2022-23 will face near negligible delays in the start of their sessions. Under all circumstances, the batches admitted in this session will exit on schedule at the end of their fourth and final year of study.

THE MAIN REASON BEING ADVANCED AGAINST DEFERMENT IS THAT ANY FURTHER DELAY IN CONDUCTING THE JEE MAIN WILL PUT THE INDIAN INSTITUTES OF TECHNOLOGY (IITS) AT A GREAT DISADVANTAGE BECAUSE THEY WILL BE UNABLE TO HANDLE THE INCREASED NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHEN THE FRESH BATCH TAKES ADMISSION IN OR AROUND APRIL 2021. IF ADDED SYLLABUS AND MORE STUDENTS ARE THE WORRIES, THEN THE SOLUTION TO A SIMILAR PROBLEM HAS BEEN PROVIDED BY DELHI UNIVERSITY AND ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY IN THE PAST

TEACHING EXTRA What about the proposed pruning of the academic content? Critics will point out the dangers of having IIT graduates with half-baked knowledge. Once again, I can vouch for this on the basis of discussions that I have had with friends in the IITs and also on the basis of the additional content we teach that it becomes counterproductive.

I have rarely met a student across the globe who has imbibed in the true sense more than a bare minimum of all the knowledge we throw at them at the undergraduate level. On the other hand, I strongly believe, based on years of learning and discussing with colleagues, that less is more in the context of imparting knowledge.

In any case, I am not advocat-

ing very severe or drastic reductions in the syllabus. All that is needed is a very well thought out programme of restructuring the content. This takes some hard work for a onetime effort. Once this redesigning has taken place, the execution is fairly straightforward.

ALLAHABAD UNIVERSITY’S SUCCESS There is a recorded instance of no doubling up of student numbers at the University of Allahabad where, in 1980, the situation was rather grim. The academic calendar of the university was three years behind schedule. But through dynamic and imaginative leadership, the university was able to conduct teaching through most of the vacation periods and it also indulged in very wise and gentle pruning of the content. At the end of three years, the calendar was back on track.

I am familiar with several students who graduated in mathematics and in other disciplines from that university during that phase and

80% reservation to the Female Nursing Officers in AIIMS JUSTICE SHIV KUMAR SHARMA Former Judge Rajasthan High Court and Ex-Member of Law Commission of India

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ll India Institute of Medical Sciences New Delhi on August 5, 2020, issued a Notice for recruitment of Nursing Officers for all the Institutes of Medical Sciences Notice at internal page 6 reads as under- “ As per the decision in 4th meeting held on 27th July 2019, 80% seats are reserved for Females and 20% for Males.”

Minutes in the 4th meeting Were drawn on 28-102019, para 16 of which reads thus- “ Additional Item: The Central Institute Board(CIB) discussed on the issue of appropriateness and requirement of female nursing staff in a number of departments/

specialised wards vis-a-vis Patient comfort and care, keeping this in view, it was decided that80% of posts may be reserved for female nursing staff while remaining 20% posts may be filled by male nursing staff.”

On the midnight of 14th/15th August 1947, India made a ‘tryst with destiny’ The solemn promise of equality had to be fulfilled because of inequality between rich and poor, upper and lower caste, men and women. It was in this context that the Constituent Assembly celebrated very seriously for the equal rights for men and women and therefore apart from Article 14 of the Constitution of India which can be termed as a

’General Equality Clause’ specific provisions namely Articles 15(1), 15(2) and 16(2) were enshrined in the Constitution so that there is no discrimination on the grounds of sex.

Further, the rights guaranteed under Part- III stand supplemented by Article 39(a) of the Directive Principles of State Policy which ensures that men and women, equally have the right to an adequate means of livelihood.

A writ petition has been filed in Dehli High Court by one Jodha Ram Jat of

village Jajekalan Tehsil Shahpura District Jaipur through Advocate Uday Gupta, assailing the reservation given to Female Nursing Officers by AIIMS. It is stated in the petition that justification is given in para 16 of the minutes of the 4th meeting ultimately results in discrimination on the basis of sex is completely violative of Articles 14,15 and 16 of Part III Fundamental Rights of the Constitution of India and Article 39 (a) in Part IV in Directive Principles of State Policy.

Article 14 of the Constitution declares that the state shall not deny to any person the right to equality before the law whereas Article 15 prohibits discrimination on the ground of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth and whereas Article 16 prescribes for equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters of public employment.

The decision of CIB AIIMS, New Delhi dated 277-2019 as published on 28-102019 are completely violative of fundamental rights enshrined in Part III of the Constitution of India.

The Supreme Court in Mohd.Shukat Ali vs. Union of India (1975) 3 S.C.C 76 indicated that Article 14 of the Constitution of India ensures to every person equality before the law and equal protection of the laws.

Justice Najmi Waziri of Delhi High Court on August 28, 2020, passed the following order after hearing the writ

petition- “The petitioner does not seek a stay of the examination scheduled for 1-9-2020 which is to be conducted in terms of the advertisement dated 5-8-2020 issued by AIIMS. However, he seeks that the recruitment is subject to the outcome of the writ petition. He contends that insofar the aforementioned advertisement purports to reserve 80% seats for women candidates on the basis of gender, it is in violation of Articles 15 and 16 of the Constitution of India.

In the circumstances, AIIMS may well consider preparing and filing in a sealed cover, additional merit list of disadvantaged 30% (50% less20% )male candidates, who would have qualified for recruitment had an equal number of seats been allocated for a male and female candidate...”

Let us see as to what will the fate of the writ petition?

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they have gone on to excel in their discipline.

Let me also add that I have often come across undergraduate students of the IITs who have consistently bemoaned the fact that they are overburdened with lessons and testing, leaving them with little time to really think and absorb. Perhaps a good beginning could be made through this excuse of the postponement of the JEENEET entrance exam date.

It must also be noted that the logistics of handling such deferment at any IIT is negligible compared with what universities such as Delhi University and Allahabad University may have faced.

Actually, any of the IITs are no larger than an average Delhi University college and it has more than 70 colleges.

If the body responsible for the scheduling of the JEE pays heed to these simple points, perhaps some good could come out of it.

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DEMONETISATION AN ATTACK ON INDIA’S POOR, SAYS RAGA New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the government’s hidden agenda behind demonetisation was to deliberately harm India’s informal sector, which survives on liquid cash.

In his latest video series on the Indian economy, Gandhi dubbed the 2016 demonetisation as an “attack on India’s poor, farmers, workers and small shop owners”.

He claimed that the hidden agenda of demonetisation, which saw the scrapping of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, was to “clear the ground”.“Our informal sector works on cash. Small shopkeepers and workers survive on cash. The second target of demonetisation was to take out money from the informal sector. P M Narendra Modi told the nation that he wants a cashless India. If India

India pushed towards ‘financial emergency’

Our informal sector works on cash.

Small shopkeepers and workers survive on cash. The second target of demonetisation was to take out money from the informal sector. PM Narendra Modi told the nation that he wants a cashless India. If India goes cashless, small shopkeepers, farmers, & workers will be finished.

—Rahul Gandhi, Congress Leader goes cashless, small shopkeepers, farmers, and workers will be finished,” Gandhi said in his video series.

The short videos are

R’ly min meets logistics cos; joint biz panel to be framed

New Delhi: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal met industry leaders of the logistics sector, including representatives of courier companies, as part of efforts to boost freight revenue, amid huge losses in the passenger segment due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the meeting, logistics and courier companies were assured that the Railways would provide reliable, fast, affordable and easy to handle parcel services, according to a statement from the railway ministry.

To quickly work out the best guidelines for ease of doing business, a joint working group is going to be formed. This

group will comprise Railway officials and representatives of logistics and courier providers.

Companies like DHL, Blue Dart, DTDC and FedEx were among the companies that participated in the meeting, which was called late Wednesday night, to discuss and explore possibilities of expanding business of private parcel services through the Indian Railways.

The minister said that win-win solutions were needed to ensure sustainable business development for all.

Indian Railways ran 5,292 parcel trains between March 22 and September 2. —PTI

SENSEX ENDS 95 PTS LOWER; BANKING STOCKS DRAG Mumbai: Domestic equity benchmark Sensex ended 95 points lower as losses mainly in banking counters offset gains in shares of IT and consumer durables.

Despite opening on a positive note, the BSE Sensex ended 95.09 points or 0.24% lower at 38,990.94; while the NSE Nifty closed 7.55

points or 0.07 % down at 11,527.45. ICICI Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 %, followed by Bharti Airtel, Axis Bank, Kotak Bank and PowerGrid. On the other hand, Titan, Tech Mahindra, Nestle, Maruti, Sun Pharma and Asian Paints were among the gainers, trade sources said.

the new communication tools for the former Congress president to reach out to a larger audience on social media.

—Agencies

New Delhi: “There are dark clouds of economic decay all around us.

Lives, livelihoods and jobs have been ravaged.

Businesses and small and medium industries lie dilapidated. The Economy stands destroyed as GDP has been razed and mowed down. India is being pushed towards a ‘financial emergency’,” Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said. “Modi Government has plundered the economy in the last 6 years by its ‘Acts of frauds’. The Government now describes its criminal ineptitude and culpable incompetence as an ‘Act of God’. Sadly, this is the only Government in past 73 years which blames ‘God’ for its own frauds and bluster,” he said. —ANI

There are dark clouds of economic decay all around us.

Lives, livelihoods and jobs have been ravaged. Businesses and small and medium industries lie dilapidated. The Economy stands destroyed as GDP has been razed and mowed down. India is being pushed towards a ‘financial emergency.

—Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress spokesperson

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Will continue to remove hateful content: FB assures Congress New Delhi: Facebook assured the Congress party on Thursday that it will continue to remove hateful content by public figures in India on its platform and explained how its decisions on these issues are not taken unilaterally but through a collective decision involving different views from teams around the company.

In a mail to Congress general secretary in charge of the organisation, KC Venugopal, the social media company’s public policy director, Neil Potts, based in its headquarter at Menlo Park, California, said, “On the question of hateful content by public figures, we want to assure you that our Community Standards prohibit attacks against people based on their protected characteristics, including religion, caste, ethnicity, and national origin. In line with our hate speech policy, we have removed and will continue to remove hateful content by

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public figures in India on our platforms.”

Venugopal had shot a letter last month to Facebook in the wake of the Wall Street Journal report that the social media giant’s key publicpolicy executive in India, Ankhi Das, didn’t allow pulling down a hate-filled post of a BJP leader.

In its reply to the Congress, Potts said, “We are non-partisan and strive to ensure that our platforms remain a space where people can express them-

selves freely. We take allegations of bias seriously and want to make it clear that we denounce hate and bigotry in all forms.” “We consult a community of external voices, including civil society organizations, academics, and subject experts. We also rely extensively on inputs from a broad cross-section of internal teams who understand both local and global contexts in the enforcement of our policies on hate speech,” Potts said. —Agencies

IN THE COURTYARD PC TO WOMEN ARMY OFFICERS

SC DISMISSES PLEA AFTER CUT-OFF DATE New Delhi: The SC refused to entertain a plea for granting benefits of Permanent Commission (PC) to women SSC officers of Army, who superannuated on completing 14-years in service after the cut-off date of February 17 fixed by the top court.

The top court said that relief sought by these women officers, in substance amounts to review of its verdict and if it allows the plea then other batches of officers may also seek similar relief.

On February 17, the top court in its landmark verdict had directed the Centre to consider within three months, all serving SSC women officers for PC irrespective of them having crossed 14 years or, as the case may be, 20 years of ser-

vice.

It had said, as a onetime measure, the benefit of continuing in service until the attainment of 20 years pensionable service shall also apply to all the existing SSC officers with more than fourteen years of service.

A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra & K M Joseph, said that it is not inclined to hear the petition as the relief sought, in substance, amounts to review of judgement. —PTI

DELHI HC ALLOWS BREATH ANALYSER TEST VIA TUBE PROCESS ON ATCs New Delhi: The Delhi HC allowed breath analyser test through the tube process for air traffic controllers (ATCs) that was earlier suspended in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The high court modified its March 23 interim order suspending breath analyser test (BAT) through the tube process for ATCs, saying the DGCA will be bound by the June 16 recommendations of the medical board.

Justice Navin Chawla allowed the application of DGCA

PM to interact with IPS probationers

not replied to Pakistan’s offer to appoint a lawyer for him. The IHC, after hearing arguments, ordered government to send its order on Jadhav to India and adjourned the hearing until October 3 when the case would be heard again.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with IPS probationers through a video conference on Friday during the Dikshant Parade Event’ at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad.

An official statement said on Thursday that 131 IPS probationers, including 28 women, have completed their 42 weeks of basic course phase-I training at the academy.

They joined the academy on Dec 17, 2018 after completing their foundation course at the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie, and at Dr Marri Channa Reddy HRD Institute of Telangana, Hyderabad, with those from other central services like IAS and IFS.

—PTI

—PTI

seeking modification of the earlier order and to implement the medical report of Directorate General of Medical Services (DGMS).

As per the DGMS medical board’s recommendation, one machine would be used per person and not again for the next 12 hours. —PTI

‘Give India new chance to appoint lawyer for Jadhav’ Islamabad: A High Court in Pakistan on Thursday directed the federal government to give India another chance to appoint a lawyer to represent deathrow prisoner Kulbhushan Jadhav as it adjourned hearing for a month.

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itary court on charges of “espionage and terrorism” in April 2017.

Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan told the court that to comply with the orders of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), Pakistan granted consular access to India, however, it has

Court (IHC) took up the case of appointment of lawyer for Jadhav to hear the review of the death sentence given to him by a Pakistani military court.

Jadhav, the 50-year-old retired Indian Navy officer, was sentenced to death by a Pakistani mil-

DIESEL PRICE CUT FOR 1ST TIME IN 6 MTHS; PETROL UNCHANGED New Delhi: Diesel price on Thursday was cut for the first time in close to six months after stateowned fuel retailers reduced retail selling rate by 16 paise per litre. Diesel now costs Rs 73.40 per litre in the national capital, as against Rs 73.56 a litre previously, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. Petrol, which witnessed the second rally in rates beginning mid-August, was unchanged at Rs 82.08 a litre.

This is the first reduction in diesel price since mid-March when IOC, froze rates.

SENA SUPPORTS GOVT ON NO QUESTION HOUR IN PARL SESSION Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Thursday came out in support of the Centre’s move to drop Question Hour from the upcoming monsoon session of Parliament, and said the decision was taken due to an “emergency situation” caused by the pandemic, which everyone needs to understand. Talking to reporters, Shiv Sena leader

Sanjay Raut said that other platforms to question the government are always available. According to the notifications issued by the Lok Sabha & Rajya Sabha secretariats, there will be no Question Hour and private members’ bills will not be taken up in the monsoon session, while the Zero Hour will be restricted.

MP: MAN BEHEADS WIFE, BURIES BODY AT HOME Singrauli: In a suspected case of human sacrifice, a 50-year-old man allegedly beheaded his wife to please a deity and buried the body in his house in MP’s Singrauli district, police said.

The incident took place in Basauda village. The accused was arrested on Thursday after his two sons alerted the police, district ASP Pradeep Shende said. The man allegedly beheaded his 45-year-old wife in the early hours of Wednesday.

He then buried the head and torso separately in the puja room of their house and later fled.

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SINGLE-DAY SPIKE OF 83,883 CASES

India’s CFR stands at 1.76 per cent, one of the lowest globally while global CFR stands at 3.3% New Delhi: India reported the highest single-day spike of 83,883 new coronavirus cases, taking the national caseload past 38-lakh mark, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s data released on Thursday.

The cumulative death toll reached 67,376 after 1,043 new deaths were reported in the country in the last 24 hours. The coronavirus cases in the country stands at 38,53,407 including 8,15,538 active cases.

A total of 11,72,179 samples were collected for COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, taking the total number of samples tested for coronavirus in the country to over 4.55 crores, the ICMR informed.

“India witnesses an unprecedented surge in testing. Over 11,70,000 tests done in the last 24 hours. High levels of testing sustained over a period of time in widespread areas enable to diagnose cases early and facilitate seamless isolation and hospitalisation.

Uttarakhand BJP office to remain closed till Sept 6

A medic collects sample of a senior citizen for COVID-19 rapid antigen test, at Borivali in Mumbai.

This eventually leads to a low mortality rate,” the Health Ministry said in a tweet. Meanwhile, India’s CFR stands at 1.76 per cent, one of the lowest globally while global CFR stands at 3.3 per cent. India is reporting 48 deaths/million population, also one of the lowest in the world while the global average is 110 deaths/million population, according to the Ministry of Health.

Dehradun: The BJP state office shall remain closed due to COVID-19 till September 6, informed State media chief, Dr Devendra Bhasin, on Thursday.

The BJP state office has been closed as a preventive measure and for sanitisation in view of the pandemic. The party’s media in-charge for the state, Devendra Bhasin, said that earlier it had been planned to keep the office closed till September 2, but now it will remain

closed till September 6.

“The BJP state office will now be closed till Sunday, September 6, to prevent corona infection, which is closed since August 30 in view of the corona infection, which was to open on September 3,” said Bhasin. According to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the state has 6,442 active coronavirus cases. While there are 14,501 cured/discharged/recovered cases the death toll is 291.

Over 11.7 lakh COVID-19 tests in last 24hrs New Delhi: A total of 11,72,179 samples were collected for COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, taking the total number of samples tested for coronavirus in the country to 4,55,09,380, the ICMR informed.

“India witnesses an unprecedented surge

in testing.

Over 11,70,000 tests done in the last 24 hours. High levels of testing sustained over a period of time in widespread areas enable to diagnose cases early and facilitate seamless isolation and hospitalisation.

This eventually leads

to a low mortality rate,” the Health Ministry said in a tweet.

The total number of COVID-19 cases in the country climbed to 37,69,524 on Wednesday,. Meanwhile, India’s Case Fatality Rate (CFR) stands at 1.76 per cent, one of the

lowest globally while global CFR stands at 3.3 per cent. India is reporting 48 deaths/million population, also one of the lowest in the world while the global average is 110 deaths/ million population, according to the Ministry of Health.

Sushant’s therapist reaches DRDO CRPF issues new New Delhi: Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajeet Chakraborty and Sushant Singh Rajput’s therapist reached DRDO guest house here on Thursday for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the actor’s death.

Neeraj and Keshav, who were working as househelps at Rajput’s residence, also arrived there.

The late actor’s friend Siddharth Pithani also reached the guest house where some CBI team officials, who are investigating the case, are staying.

Meanwhile, Varun Mathur, a friend and business partner of the late actor in a firm, reached the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in Mumbai for questioning.

The agency has registered an FIR against Chakraborty and others in connection with the actor’s death after the Centre accepted Bihar government’s recommendation to transfer the probe in the matter from Patna.

Sushant case: NCB nabs another suspect

Sushant’s therapist Susan Walker arrives at DRDO guest house.

‘We only protested that it should not be in Marathi’ New Delhi: The family of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput had registered their protest with the Mumbai Police against recording their statement in MarathI. Vikas Singh’s comments on the issue come a day after holding a press conference to dispel some rumours regarding the case. “I believe the Mumbai Police Commissioner has said that no protest was made at

that point of time. At that point, we only protested that it should not be in Marathi. We did not know what was written in Marathi as none of the family members hails from Maharashtra,” Singh told reporters.

The lawyer said that the family had also objected to signing the statement in Marathi, as they did not understand what was written in it.

will be the administrative department of this committee.

The Committee on Welfare and Social Security of the underprivileged, will be headed by the Government Secretary of the Department of Social Justice and Empowerment.

Commissioner of TAD and Child Rights Departments and Director of Department of Elementary Education, Secondary Education and Minority Affairs, will be it’s members.

Director Social Justice and Empowerment will be the Member Secretary of this committee

and Social Justice and Empowerment Department will be Administrative Department.

It is noteworthy that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had announced in the budget for the year 2020-21 to constitute an officer group for the rationalization and prioritization of various schemes operated in the state for which the approval was given on Thursday.

Mumbai: The NCB is questioning another person, suspected to be a drug trafficker, in connection with the drugs trafficking case linked to the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death. The man whose identity has not been revealed is allegedly linked to Basit Parihar who has been arrested by the federal antinarcotics agency.

Zaid was produced before a local court by the agency on Thursday that sent him to its custody till September 9. Indian currency worth Rs 9,55,750 and foreign currency (USD 2,081, 180 British Pounds, 15 dirhams), which the NCB claimed are “proceeds of drug peddling”, were recovered from Zaid.

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POWER Gallery YADAV IS FIRST CEO, RAILWAYS

Chairman of the Railway Board V K Yadav will now be first CEO of the Indian Railways.

DG NSG TO RETIRE THIS MONTH

DG NSG A K Singh is superannuating in September. He is 1985 batch IPS officer of Gujarat cadre.

WORK DISTRIBUTION IN CENTRAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Vijayendra Bidari has been assigned an additional charge of HoB/DIG, CBI, ACB, Chandigarh while Abhishek Shandilya was given additional charge of ACB, Dhanbad and Akhilesh Kumar Chaurasia is posted as SP (Pers), CBI, HO, New Delhi.

Besides, Nagendra Prasad will hold substantive charge of HoB/SP, CBI, SCB Patna.

NOW STRENGTH OF SC JUDGES IS 30

After the retirement of Justice Arun Mishra on September 2, the strength of the Supreme Court judges is reduced to 30 from the total 34 ‘.

TWO LOK SABHA JOINT DIRECTORS RETIRED

The Lok Sabha Secretariat has given retirement to two Joint Directors (Translation) with effect from August 31, 2020. Top Prev Next Click here for Your SANJIV APPOINTED CIT IN PRCCIT, JAIPUR OFFICE

Sanjiv has been appointed as CIT (OSD) in the office of Principal CCIT, Jaipur in Rajasthan. He is an IRS-IT officer.

JITENDRA KUMAR JOSHI RETURNS TO PARENT CADRE

Jitendra Kumar Joshi, Director Cabinet Secretariat, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre. He is a 1999 batch ITS officer.

43 IRS-CUSTOMS OFFICERS PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL COMMISSIONER GRADE

As many as 43 IRS-Customs officers have been promoted to the grade of Principal Commissioner of Customs and Central Excise grade.

KRISHNAN IS NEW MD &CEO OF PUNJAB AND SIND BANK

The ACC has approved appointment of S Krishnan ED,Canara Bank as MD &CEO ,Punjab and Sind Bank in place of H Harishankar.

VIKAS CHANDRA RASTOGI APPOINTED AS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY, GAD IN MAHARASHTRA

Vikas Chandra Rastogi has been posted as Principal Secretary (IT), General Administration Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai. He is a 1995 batch IAS officer of Maharashtra cadre.

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New Delhi: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has issued new guidelines for smartphones and mobile phones stating that smartphones which store and record data are prohibited in “high sensitivity” areas including places designated or accredited for the processing, handling or discussion of classified information in real-time, conference halls and operations rooms.

According to the CRPF’s new guideline, which will be applicable for all staff includ-

ing jawans and civilian staff, smartphones will be kept at a specified counter if someone brings it to office.

“The basic purpose of having a smartphone guideline in an organisation is to define guidelines for information security within the Force. The fundamental principles of information security are confidentiality, integrity, and availability,” CRPF stated in its guidelines.

CRPF has categorised phones into two categoriessmartphones and mobile phones. —ANI

ture Indo-Russia Rifles Private Limited (IRRPL), established between the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB), the Kalashnikov Concern and Rosoboronexport -- the Russian state agency for military exports, it said. —ANI

mand. Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane too arrived in Ladakh on Thursday morning to review the ongoing security situation along the LAC. —ANI

IFS OFFICERS SHIFTED IN JOINT AGMUT CADRE

Around one dozen IFS officers have been shifted in joint AGMUT cadre. Accordingly, Tapu Gapak has been shifted to Arunachal Pradesh, while Dinesh Kannan was posted to Puducherry and Koj Rinya is being shifted to Arunachal Pradesh.

Similarly, Kuldeep and Deep Sikha have been transferred to A & N Islands; G Sathiyamoorthy to Arunachal Pradesh; Nyali Ete to Goa; Millo Tasser and Naveent Kumar Srivastava to Delhi; Jiss K Varkey to Goa; Vipul Pandey to Delhi.

DEPUTATION OF RAKESH TYAGI EXTENDED

The central deputation of Rakesh Tyagi working as Director, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has been extended for a period of two years beyond September 3, 2020. He is a 2000 batch IRPS officer.

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The State Project Director of Holistic Education will be the member secretary of this committee and the School Education Department

Ladakh flare-up...

Replying to a question on whether External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Moscow to attend a

meeting of the SCO foreign ministers on September 10, Srivastava said “yes”. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is an eight-nation regional grouping that includes China and India.

India, Russia... will be manufactured in India, Russia’s staterun Sputnik news agency said.

There was no official confirmation from the Indian government on the finalisation of the deal.

The rifles will be manufactured in India as part of the joint ven-

Our armed... have thwarted the Chinese Army’s attempts to transgress into areas in Ladakh. The IAF spokesperson said the Chief of Air Staff was apprised about the “state of readiness” and operational preparedness of the combat units under the com-

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“We have decided not to waive interest, but reduce payment pressure,” Mehta said.

Advocate Vishal Tiwari, who is one of the petitioners, asked whether three months time period till November 1 will be given to borrowers to approach the banks for rescheduling or restructuring after August 31.

Tiwari also asked if EMI’s will be deferred and whether no action will be there in default.

After hearing arguments from all the parties in the matter, the bench passed an order not to declare accounts as NPAs until the disposal of the petitions in the matter. —ANI

‘Roll out...

An official statement said the lenders assured that they are ready with their resolution policies, have started the process of identifying and reaching out to eligible borrowers and that they will comply

with timelines stipulated by RBI. —ANI

JEE, NEET... of the petition among all the judges of the bench. The judges then decide ‘in-chambers’ whether there is any merit in the review petition to re-examine the case in the open court hearing. SC’s August 17 order, which allowed the exams to be held has become a political battle as the ministers of six states -- ruled by parties like Congress, TMC, JMM, NCP and Shiv Sena -- sought postponement of the exams.

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UNLOCK UNCHAINS CRIMINALS IN RAJ! The graph of crime has gone up in the state with the wave of crime increasing since after the unlocking process began  The rising crime graph has

becaome a cause of worry for the police headquarters, and citizens too are anxious over the growing crime

 There was relief from crime

during lockdown but ever since the unlocking process began on June 1, crime too started taking place

 There was a sharp decline in

crime in April and May due to lockdown and cases of theft, loot and other crime dropped to less than 50 percent but as soon as unlock-1 began in June, the declining trend revered the crime graph began to increase

 Within 60 days of the start of

unlocking process, several thousand cases have been registered in the police stations of the state

 Police officers feel that the

crime has increased as the number of crime meetings held by police officers has come down

 SP take crime meetings

with SHOs and the report is forwarded to PHQ but meetings could not take place as the police officials have remained busy due to corona crisis

MURDERS

19 RAPES 22

CASES LODGED EVERYDAY

ATTEMPT TO MURDER

the state is held by chief minister Ashok Gehlot himself and the opposition BJP has repeatedly targeted the state government over the rising crime

KIDNAPPINGS

 BJP leaders have alleged that

RAPE

the Congress government has failed to contain the rising crime graph and there is no effective monitoring

been operated at Jaipur airport in the last three months.

However, there was not a single air cargo booking in any of these international flights.

The reason being no flight to destinations where the international cargo load is moved from

LOOT

Jaipur.

Jaipur mainly books gems and jewellery related international cargo to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Hong Kong and other foreign south-east Asian countries but no flight is being operated for these destinations at present.

International flights from here are mainly operated for Kazakhstan, Dubai, Sharjah, Muscat, Kuwait etc. for which there is no cargo booking.

In the month of July last year, the international cargo load was 180 MT whereas the load was zero in July this year.

Jaipur is lagging behind smaller airports like Lucknow, Bhubaneswar, Kozhikode, Coimbatore, Amritsar and Mangalore in international air cargo.

On the other hand, air cargo movement in the domestic market is comparatively good and the Jaipur airport is ahead of Goa and Lucknow airports in domestic air freight movement.

879 MT domestic cargo was dispatched from Jaipur in July this year whereas the domestic cargo load during the corresponding period last year was 1328 MT. Industry experts say that internal freight would increase after the international flights begin from October.

NATURE

SELFIE

Girls take a selfie with Pushkar Valley in the background at Savitri Mata Ropeway. Enchanting Aravalli hills looks mesmerising as they wear a green blanket every monsoon.

—PHOTO BY NADEEM KHAN

Jaipur: It is an usual issue that state governments, while functioning, witness many challenges on a routine basis and for these challenges various efforts are made to solve them. But one peculiar ‘issue’ from a ‘dedicated wing’ - Warehousing Corporation- has become the bone of contention and no matter how hard anyone tries, such is the quagmire that the situation worsens rather than solves. In this case, two senior officers -

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 The home portfolio in

Kashiram Chaudhary

Rajendra Chhabra

37,597 635 351 428 1,339 1,167 209

TOTAL CRIMINAL CASES

MURDERS

Jaipur Airport draws blank in international air cargo, courtesy global coronavirus curse Jaipur: As corona pandemic has altered dynamics of air cargo business across the world, Jaipur airport also is grappling with the air freight movement.

The pandemic grounded international cargo completely from April to July as the international flights were not operating. However, the domestic freight load was still good at the airport.

While international flight operations are shut till September 30, evacuation flights under Vande Bharat mission are being operated from more than 20 airports of the country including Jaipur and under this, more than 170 international flights have

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PK Goyal and one other - are at loggerheads and their ‘clash’ is the got topic of discussion for the entire bureaucracy.

The file related to this issue has gained ‘weight’ as new letters seeking answers and their reply as counter allegations keep on accumulating in the file and such is the scenario now that right from the minister to the bank, everyone is involved in it.

Even the minister - Lalchand Kataria- for this wing dedicated to maintaining warehouse godowns, had written remarks

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Taunted for having five kids, father drowns two sons in pond

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First India Bureau Banswara: In a heartwrenching incident, a father killed his two minor sons in Anandpuri Tehsil of Banswara district.

The father drowned sons in a pond just because his parents taunted him for having five kids despite being jobless.

The police found bodies of the kids floating in Chapra pond. The deceased were identified as Rakesh (7) and Mukesh (3). sons of Talai resident Jaggu. The police suspected the father’s involvement during questioning and later took him into custody.

SHO Kapil Patidar informed that Jaagu confessed to his crime and told the police that he had gone out on his bike with two sons. Police said that Jaggu first had drinks and then went to his sister’s house for food. Later, while returning home when he crossed the Chapra pond he pushed both his sons in it.

On reaching home, he told the family that his bike met with an accident and both sons fell in the pond.

Warehousing woes: Ek Anaar, Sau Bimaar!

Lalchand Kataria

PK Goyal

Traumatic Thursday: 10 killed in 4 separate road mishaps in state Udaipur/ Suratgarh/ Bikaner/Jaipur: A speeding sand-laden trailer lost balance and hit a bike on the Gogunda-Pindwara highway on Thursday killing two on the spot.

The trailer turned turtle after the collision crushing two teenage passersby.

Police recovered four bodies identified as Loharcha residents Dashrath, Prakash, Chagan and Hunchandra.

Police have seized the trailer and have arrested its driver.

Meanwhile, in Suratgarh, an accident between a Bolero and a bike killed both the bike-borne on the spot on Chatargarh road in Rajiyasar police station area.

Both Dularm Bawri and Chetram residents of Manakthedi village were relatives and were going to Ramgarh in search of work. The Bolero driver fled from the scene.

In another incident, a collision between a truck and a pickup killed two people on the Shri DungargarhJaipur national highway in Bikaner.

The pickup driver Surendranath and his passenger Amraram were killed in the accident.

The driver was a resident of Adsar in the Kalu police station area while the passenger Amraram belonged to

against an officer in this file, however now he has turned neutral. There was a demand from within the bureaucracy to get the matter investigated from ‘competent agency’, but no one knows what transpired and the investigation was handed to three junior officers of the department. Those in the know how of bureaucracy and the matter had termed the decision by this committee to be wrong.

The bureaucracy was shocked when one officer gave a written representation to this commit-

Kuntasar.

They were returning from Haridwar after performing the last rites of a relative and had taken a lift in the pickup.

Another accident was also reported from the state capital, where a speeding car driving in the service lane fatally hit two youths on a bike near Jawahar Circle.

Critically injured Harendra Chaudhary and Deepu Yadav were rushed to Jaipuria hospital by friends in a car where both succumbed to injuries while being treated.

SI Vishnu Sharma told media that deceased Harendra and Deepu were students and lived in a rented accommodation in Sanganer.

Both had ventured out to celebrate the birthday of a friend on Thursday.

While the car driver fled from the scene, police are trying to trace him with the help of the registration number of the car.

tee laying allegations on the other officer. Interestingly, the ‘surrender’ of an IAS before junior officers was considered to be unfavorable to an IAS’s prestige and it was perhaps a one of a kind example as well.

Meanwhile, the committee submitted it’s report, which the minister, without writing a letter on it from his side, forwarded to the CMO. Now this report is pending in the CMO due to the confusion as to what action should be taken and end this controversial matter?

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Gehlot breathes life in agri-processing units

TWO AND A HALF PERCENT LEASE AMOUNT RESERVED 100% DISCOUNT ON WARE HOUSE AND COLD STORAGE Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has prescribed two and a half percent lease rate of reserved rate on industrial units set up in urban areas under Rajasthan Agro Processing, Agribusiness and Agricultural Export Promotion Policy, 2019 and while also approving a hundred percent exemption in the premium fee payable otherwise payable for agricultural land being used for non- agricultural purposes like set-

ting up of warehousing, godowns and cold storage for agricultural commodities.

Of the proposed schemes for Rajasthan agro-processing, agricultural marketing and agricultural exports, using powers of relaxation granted to State Govt under Rule 37 of Rajasthan Urban Areas (Permission and Allotment of Agricultural Land for Non-Agricultural Purpose) Rules, 2012, lease rent has been fixed at two and a half percent of residential price. 100% exemp-

CM’S VOCAL FOR LOCAL PUSH! First India Bureau

CM Ashok Gehlot chairs a meeting where Rajeeva Swarup, Niranjan Arya, Kuldeep Ranka, Roli Singh and others were present.

tion has been given in lease rent for godowns and cold storage for agricultural commodities.

Apart from this, 100% exemption will be given in building map fee under Regulation 7.1 of Integrated Build-

ing Regulations 2017.

It is noteworthy that the proposal was sent by the Finance department in this regard.

Jaipur: With a view to provide jobs to the youth from Rajasthan in their home state itself, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has directed the officials to try and find a way to bring about this massive development.

“Several other states are doing it and we should also experiment. Youth from Rajasthan should be giv-

en a priority in jobs. If other states can do it then why can’t we,” Gehlot said on Thursday. CM informed that he has asked the officers to examine the option properly after discussing the issue with DOP secretary, Law secretary, PS CM, Education minister Govind Singh Dotasra along with other senior Cabinet colleagues.

The officers will ex-

amine the issue and report back with constitutional way of implementation of the policy of reservation for native residents in govt vacancies.

Meanwhile, CM has decided to fill in the vacant positions from advertised posts of Junior Clerk Recruitment Examination-2018, that were vacant as recruitment from general and OBC category was less.

‘Cautious’ Pilot Govt gears up for investment in post COVID scenario Unlocking investment: Govt devoted forgoes b’day for speedy disposal of proposals celebration!

SEC NOD TO 9700 MW ENERGY PROJECT

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Aditi Nagar Jaipur: In a significant and smart move, an ‘extra cautious’ Sachin Pilot has almost ruled out the possibility of his detractors raising the issue before Congress High Command of collecting crowd on his September 7 birthday celebration in the state capital, in violation of Corona norms. In fact, some relevant people in Jaipur and New Delhi were reportedly unhappy with the likely gathering of Pilot supporters in Jaipur and at some district headquarters, where the violation of social distancing norms was inevitable. Guessing all this, by taking an initiative, Pilot came out with a public statement on Thursday afternoon, appealing his supporters and party workers not to congregate in Jaipur to wish and greet him a ‘Happy Birthday’ and to celebrate the occassion in their home constituencies.

Now, Pilot will be holding a live session on his social media

Aditi Nagar New Delhi: It seems that the thirty five day long ‘tussle’ between Pilot camp and Gehlot camp has left members of both the camps with a bitter taste and even though the ‘rebel’ camp has returned to party fold, there is still a deep divide among these two camps. There is still an apprehension in the political circles and particularly in the Congress party that a flash point could occur between the high command and the rebels which could lead to a deadlock!

Political observers feel that this dead-

Sachin Pilot platform, where his supporters will be able to connect with him personally. On this occasion, Pilot supporters are also likely to organise blood donation camps across the state. Local administration will ensure that there is no violation of social distancing norms during the blood donation camps. On Thursday, crowd gathered at Sachin Pilot’s residence for releasing posters related to blood donation and other social functions.

Meanwhile, on Thursday evening, Pilot left for New Delhi by road for his weekly home visit to the national capital. He is expected to return by Sunday evening i.e.

September 6, a day before his birthday.

TETE

TETE

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lock could come in the shape of cabinet expansion, which for the time being has been postponed till after the local body elections. But how will a cabinet expansion, which is seen as a way to ‘appease’ the rebels to remain in party fold, become a hindrance to the government?

The severity of the situation can be gauged from the fact that former Deputy Chief Min-

Jaipur: The State Empowered Committee (SEC) of Rajasthan Government would meet every month for facilitating expeditious decisions on investment related proposals.

The empowered committee constituted under the Rajasthan Enterprises Single Window Enabling and Clearance Act-2011, recommends customised packages for eligible investment proposals and take decisions on other investment related issues. As the committee would be meet-

ing at shorter intervals, investors will not have to wait for decision on their proposals.

Chief Secretary, Rajeeva Swarup while heading the 32nd meeting of the SEC on Thursday, stated that “The committee meeting will be held every month or even at shorter notice if needed. We are committed to ensuring that investment proposals get speedy disposal.” Rajasthan Government, under leadership of CM Ashok Gehlot, has taken several steps to promote Rajasthan as an investment friendly

CM Gehlot approves new govt girls college, 21 posts in Tapukara First India Bureau Jaipur. CM Ashok Gehlot gave his approval on Thursday to abolish the government College (Co-education) at Bhiwadi and replaced it with the opening of Government Girls College at Tapukara (Alwar). Gehlot has also approved the transfer to the new college at Tapukara, of 21 posts previously

sanctioned for Bhiwadi. Apart from this, Baba Mohanram Kisan PG College, a private college operated in Bhiwadi, has been declared a state college and has been approved by the Higher Education Department. Since now, there will be two government colleges at Bhiwadi, the girls college has been shifted to Tapukara.

Rajeeva Swarup chairs the 32nd meeting of SEC on Thursday.

state. The Government, over the past year, has introduced the Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme 2019, exempted new MSMEs from several approvals & inspections for initial three years & introduced the concept of ‘One Stop Shop.’ It has also intro-

duced new policies for Renewable and Hybrid Energy sector as well as Tourism sector.

These have inspired investors to consider Rajasthan as a preferred destination for investment and with the SEC meetings being held frequently, the proposals would be placed on

the fast track.

The State Empowered Committee on Thursday, recommended proposals of prestigious groups, like Adani Green Energy limited, Kanchan India Limited, Wonder Cement Ltd, Hemdha Mediresources Pvt Ltd, and ELCINA, which envisage invest-

ECI formally welcomes EC Rajiv Kumar Dr Anita New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, and Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra, formally welcomed newly appointed Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in the Commission meeting on Thursday.

Welcoming Kumar, the CEC said, “Commission will be immensely benefited by Kumar’s rich administrative experiences across a range of sectors, especially DoPT, banking and finance.” During

CEC Sunil Arora, & EC Sushil Chandra, formally welcomed Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar in the Commission.

the meeting, Kumar thanked CEC Arora and Election Commissioner Chandra for the warm welcome to the Election Commission of India

(ECI) family, adding that he feels extremely privileged and humbled by this graceful gesture.

He further spoke about the importance of ro-

Deadlock 2.0 in the offing? ister and former PCC Chief Sachin Pilot is dead set on his de-

Ajay Maken

mand that two of his principal ‘lieutenants’ - Vishvendra Singh

Vishvendra Singh

ment of over Rs 47,400 Crore in the sectors of Energy, Textile, Cement, Electronics and Medical Education. Implementation of these projects would generate thousands of direct employment opportunities as well as create a conducive environment for ancillary industries.

and Ramesh Meena be included in the cabinet. However,

the Gehlot camp is dead opposed to this demand of

Ramesh Meena

the Pilot camp. Moreover, highly placed sources reveal that even the high command is of the opinion that those who rebelled against their own government while being a minister, can not be given another ministerial berth.

Moreover, sources in the know how of the rebels’ return also claim that even during their ‘ghar wapasi’, no ‘conditions’

bust institutions of governance and said he will try to give his best to the Commission.

Other officers of the Commission, including Secretary-General Umesh Sinha, DECs, Directors and Senior Principal Secretaries were also present on the occasion.

Former Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar was appointed as Election Commissioner following the resignation of Ashok Lavasa. Kumar is a former IAS officer from Jharkhand cadre.—With agency inputs

had been laid down.

Therefore political observers believe that this situation could again lead to a deadlock, which has the potential of snowballing into a flashpoint.

I n t e r e s t i n g l y, while all this is going on, Gehlot camp has hinted that at least half dozen ‘rebels’ are in touch with Gehlot camp. Moreover, sources in the party claim that even AICC Rajasthan Incharge Ajay Maken is also working to bring the rebel legislators back in the party fold under Gehlot’s leadership.

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ondering what has brought the Indian Saree along with its two sisters lehenga choli and salwar kameez on the forefront of the Indian fashion scene? No, it is not Bollywood beauties or models on the ramp, it is our TV serials bahus who have brought the traditional Indian dresses on the mainstream, making these ethnic ensembles as highly stylish and a musthave for every Indian girl.

While watching Hindi TV serials, have you ever caught your mom or maybe your sister saying “Her saree is so pretty” or “Wish I could buy the saree that Akshara is wearing” Or some even say “Oh damn, I’m going to buy t h e

same saree that Kamolika is wearing.” You know what; I’ve caught my mom saying these things a lot of times.

Dressed in chiffons, eyes highlighted with kohl and a long bindi on the forehead, she is often scheming about how to bring down the other woman.

Unlike, movies and fashion shows, TV serials have an enormous mass appeal. They are watched and loved by the masses, not just in India but across the world. As these TV serials portray an ideal and traditional picture of the Indian bahu, the bahu must be clad in equally traditional and elegant attire to appeal to the masses. No wonder, the age-old saree, traditional lehenga choli and conventional salwar kameez transformed overnight from outdated garments to highly stylish and fashionable clothes for women.

Let’s be honest; daily soaps are not just limited to the ‘Saas-Bahu’ drama but they are also about the t r e n d y clothes that the actors and ac-

tresses wear. Especially, television bahu’s who never fails to impress us with their sarees and stylish blouses. For every fashion governed soul, the best bet to make a style statement at every event is to draw inspiration from actresses in TV serials. Gone are days when Hindi entertainment television’s female protagonists were limited to wearing blingy embroidered sarees, paste jewellery, layers of makeup, heavy mangal sutra and sindoor. Nowadays, female leads tend to drape clothes typical of the girl next door, bringing in their distinct style to their outfits, hairstyle, jewellery and makeup.

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n 1987, now having fully caught the acting bug, Johnny Depp landed the lead role in TV teen crime drama, 21 Jump Street. The show was a huge success and propelled Johnny into the limelight, making him an overnight teen idol.

In a clear attempt to rebel against his perfect looks and teen idol image, he took on the eponymous role of Edward Scissorhands in Tim Burton’s 1990 film Edward Scissorhands. The movie not only established Depp as an A-list actor, but it also grossed more than $54 million at the box office. Depp carved a niche for himself as a serious, somewhat dark, idiosyncratic performer, consistently selecting roles that surprise critics and audiences alike.

Several of his most notable roles included his role as the social misanthrope Sam in Benny & Joon, which earned him a Golden Globe nod, and Gilbert in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, which cast him as a young man dissatisfied with the confines of his small-town life.

For Depp’s next film project, he tried his hand at scifi horror with The Astronaut’s Wife in 1999. The same year, he teamed up with Burton once again on Sleepy Hollow, starring

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as a prim, driven Ichabod Crane. He appeared the following year in the small but popular romantic drama Chocolate, followed by a big-budget role as real-life cocaine kingpin George Jung in Blow in 2001. Depp then appeared in the terror drama From Hell in 2001 and Robert Rodriguez’s Once Upon a Time in Mexico in 2002.

In 2006, Depp returned as Captain Jack Sparrow for the sequel Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest, which broke a box office record in reaching the highest weekend tally ever.

The third installment fared well, too: Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Depp then took on one of the theater’s most notorious characters in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street in 2007.

Once again roving on the high seas, Depp reprised his role as Jack Sparrow in another installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean film series in 2011. He returned to an independent film that same year with The Rum Diary, In 2018, Depp jumped into another major feature film franchise with the part of evil wizard Gellert Grindelwald in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

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An Overnight Teen Idol YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

On social front, homemakers will surprise everyone with some good food and loving treatment.

You are going to take some time out from your busy schedule and connect with your old friends. You are in love and distance doesn’t matter to you.

An important assignment must be taken care off and you should do it with full on dedication. You will have to make efforts if you wish to resolve difference between two people or parties. On academic front, no one can beat your memory. Quell the anger in any given situation.

Some relative comments may bother you but kindly don’t bother. You have all it takes to become big in life.

You are sometimes too emotional and sometimes you are completely emotionless, learn to balance your feelings. Your kid will keep you busy whole day long.

You are very compassionate by heart and you cannot see anyone in pain.

Life is not easy and you know it better than anyone. It took lots of efforts for you to reach where you are today. You are an inspiration to your family. Distressing tales effect you too deeply.

MAR 21 - APR 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

You will feel wanted and loved by your family today, a little more than ever. On academic front, you friend will come to your recuse to helping you with topics which are not getting clear in your head. You will have a long conversation with your lover today.

You have a very beautiful body and its didn’t come easy rather you worked hard for it day and night.

Give advice to a close one on time before it gets too late. Don’t be late in delivering your assignment.

Diminishing hopes have never helped anyone.

There is a lot to do today on home front so gear up and get going. Someone will make you laugh today endlessly so much so that you will forget all your pains. Your lover is serious about you and he/she needs a commitment. You will face hurdles without any fear.

Your wife is your backbone and she doesn’t let you fall no matter what basically she is your guardian angel.

You will get lots of love from the kids. There is lot of effort you need to put in patching up with your friends.

Age is not a barrier if you decide to do something.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You get your work done by any means and you are a champion in this regard. You will excel on academic front, but everyday efforts and some serious hours devoted to studies is all you need. Talking foolishly in matters where your opinion is not welcomed must be avoided.

Master courage to face your fears and overcome them. Keep your mood swings in control and maintain the peace at home because nothing is more important than that.

Noble causes catch you attention and you are always committed to such deeds.

You are really interested in sports and will do well if you decide to make it your career. You give a satisfying performance on academic front. On romance front, you may be willing to move on from your current relationship. Gratuity can be expected by some people.

Your prospects on academic front ill brighten and your parents will support you in the best of their capacity. On romance front, your busy schedule may disturb your relationship and the only way to keep things right is to manage your time efficiently.

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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JOINING THE CASE OF

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wo days after the announcement of actors Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor's collaboration for horror-comedy 'Bhoot Police,' makers of the film have roped in actors Jacqueline Fernandez and Yami Gautam for the flick.

Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the update. "JACQUELINE & YAMI... #JacquelineFernandez and #YamiGautam join the cast of horror-comedy #BhootPolice... Stars #SaifAliKhan and #ArjunKapoor," tweeted Taran Adarsh.

"Directed by Pavan Kirpalani... Produced by Ramesh Taurani and Akshai Puri... Will be filmed in #Dharamshala, #Dalhousie and #Palampur," his tweet further read.

The makers had earlier announced that actors Saif Ali Khan and Arjun Kapoor will be seen sharing the screen space for the spooky comedy.

The filming for the horror-comedy is set to begin by the end of the year 2020 in the northern hilly cities of Dharamshala, Dalhousie, and Palamp u r .

—ANI

Dwayne Johnson & Lauren Hasian

D Current cast of the film

Jacqueline Fernandez

wayne Johnson and his entire family have tested positive for coronavirus, the actor revealed in a video message on Thursday morning. The Jumanji actor revealed that he, his wife Lauren Hasian and their daughters Jasmine, 4, and Tiana, 2, have been down with the virus since the last two to three weeks. He added that he and his wife have been particularly unwell but the family is now feeling much better.

Dwayne said, "I wanted to give you guys a little helpful update on things that have been going on my end for the past two-and-a-half to three weeks now. So the update is this: my wife Lauren as well as my two baby girls and myself, we have all tested positive for COVID-19. I could tell you that this has been one of the most challenging and difficult things we have ever had to endure as a family, and for me, too, personally as well. And I've gone through some doozies in the past," the actor said in his 11-minute video message that he shared on Instagram.

—Agency

Request a Delay Yami Gautam

GOT

SECRETS

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BO’s hit series Game of Thrones might be over, but the lead actress of the show Emilia Clarke is sharing some interesting behind the scenes anecdotes about the show with fans. In a new video filmed as part of Edinburgh International Television Festival, Clarke spoke to director Paul Feig about a plethora of topics, including Game of Thrones. And according to Clarke, known for playing Daenerys Targaryen on the series, men and women were treated differently on set when it came to their costumes.

Per Clarke, "The guys in the Night's Watch, Jon Snow, are wearing a woolly mammoth all the time."

She continued, "When we were shooting things in a hot country when they had all of those things on, they had this pump that had its own little generator attached into the costumes”.

—Agency

Emilia Clarke

Johnny Depp

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Sequel to 'Khuda Haafiz' Releasing

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Vidyut Jammwal

fter the massive success of Vidyut Jammwal's action-thriller 'Khuda Haafiz,' makers have confirmed a sequel to the film. Film critic and trade analyst Taran Adarsh took to Twitter to share the update and also shared that the film will star Jammwal and Shivaleeka Oberoi in lead roles. "IT'S OFFICIAL... Team #KhudaHaafiz - producers Kumar Mangat Pathak and ...poster of the film Abhishek Pathak, director Faruk Kabir and lead actors #VidyutJammwal and #ShivaleekaOberoi - join hands for #KhudaHaafizChapterII," he tweeted.

The action thriller has been lauded by fans, critics, and several Bollywood celebrities including Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta.Written and directed by Faruk Kabir and produced by Kumar Mangat Pathak and Abhishek Pathak, the movie features Vidyut Jammwal and Shivaleeka Oberoi in lead roles. 'Khuda Haafiz' also features Annu Kapoor, Aahana Kumra and Shiv Pandit in supporting roles. The movie was released on August 14 on Hotstar VIP. —ANI

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Bhumi Pednekar haring a new poster of her upcoming film 'Dolly Kitty Aur Woh Chamakte Sitare,' actor Bhumi Pednekar on Thursday announced that the film will release on September 18 on Netflix. The 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' actor took to Instagram to share the new poster that features her and actor Konkana Sen Gupta. She also shared that the trailer of the film will be dropped on Friday. "Dolly and Kitty are coming with a handful of problems and head full of dreams. Trailer out tomorrow. #DollyKitty," she wrote in the caption. Talking about the online release of the film earlier in July, the actor had said that it will take her film to a larger audience. The film has already got rave reviews from critics and audiences at various film festivals worldwide. Pednekar has also received the Best Female Actor Award at the Busan film festival for the film. —ANI

ctor Johnny Depp is requesting a delay in the upcoming trial for his defamation lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. Filming is set to resume on ‘Fantastic Beasts 3’ in October and it’s estimated that the movie will shoot until February. The trial is set to run from January 11, 2021, to January 28, 2021, which would have worked for Johnny‘s schedule if the movie wasn’t delayed due to the pandemic.

“When the Court set the current trial date in this case, Mr Depp understood that Warner Bros. planned to shoot Fantastic Beasts 3 in London long before January 11, 2021. COVID-19 disrupted the studio’s plans, causing repeated postponements. With conditions in London having improved somewhat, Warner Bros. has now set a shooting schedule that conflicts with the trial date in this case,” new court papers say.

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A PRESIDENT WHO WON MANY HEARTS

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ew Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee won many hearts with his simplicity, humility and good humour. His tailors who styled his clothes for nearly four decades from their 1939 established shop M Ram are also among his numerous admirers.

Pavan Vaish who has been dressing up celebrities from the royalty, politics and the world of glamour, says that Pranab Mukerjee had endearing qualities that makes him unforgetta-

ble. “He will always live in my heart.” Vaish who tailored many suits and shirts for the former President recalls him as “erudite, clear-sighted, very methodical and hospitable.”

Recalling a meeting with Pranab Mukherjee in his office when he was Union Minister, Vaish said, “Mukherjee noticed that his phone was not working.” He remarked, “I am running a government without a telephone.”

Vaish said, “Mukherjee looked very angry that his phone was not working. He

was red in the face. He had zero tolerance to inefficiency but within two minutes, the phone began working and Mukherjee exclaimed, “Thank God, we are back.”

Vaish said that Mukherjee preferred band gala suits and Nehru collar shirts. He preferred beige, grey, blue and black and preferred high-quality Indian fabric, “After the demise of the First Lady, Suvra Mukherjee, he lost interest in clothing. In winter, he chose 100 percent pure cashmere which is featherweight. My last meeting

Late Pranab Mukherjee with Pavan Vaish

City First got in touch with its readers from Rajasthan & Gujarat to know about how they’re feeling after the ban of their favourite game

with Mukherjee was at his 10, Rajaji Marg residence but I found him a shadow of his former self. I came back worried and my father shared my concern that he had lost weight.”

Over the years, M Ram has had the distinction of dressing up India’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru and other Prime Ministers from the same family including Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.

Their clientele has included M F Husain, George Fernandes, Sanjay Gandhi and Lady Gaga. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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n Wednesday evening, India put a ban on more than 100 Chinese mobile applications, citing concerns of data security, keeping in mind the tensions between India and China in the border area in eastern Ladakh.

The applications that were banned included one of the most popular mobile gaming applications ‘PUBG’, which was extremely popular among the youth.

There were close to 50 million active PUBG players in the country and according to the reports, the game clocked about 13 million daily users. The rank of the game was among the world’s top five smartphone games, with over 734 million

downloads.

C i t y First got in touch with its readers from Rajasthan and Gujarat who were glued to the game, about how they are feeling after the ban.

As a game, PUBG is not extraordinary. It has 100 players fighting each other to death, armed with everything from a frying pan to a machine gun, and the last man standing wins. As much as I was engrossed in playing this game, I realised it was being of no use in my daily schedule. Looking at the intensity in which the people were being addicted to the game, I’m somewhere or the other glad that it got banned- at least now I’ll be able to concentrate on things in a better way.

—ARCHANA LODHA, Rajasthan

PAYIPPAD SNAKE

I loved PUBG and I was an ace player on it. But, if because of this, my nation’s sovereignty and safety are threatened, I will gladly give it up. There are other online games like ‘Counterstrike: Global Offensive,’ and I think I would just switch it.

—MILAN PALIWAL, Gujarat

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he people of the Haripad village decided to build a Sree Ayyappan temple following a vision that they should install the idol of Subrahmanya, which they would find in the Kayamkulam River under a whirlpool. Finding the idol, the people brought back Subrahmanya vigraha in a boat, escorted by the devotees in other boats ceremoniously. In remembrance of this event a three-day water festival is conducted each year.

The oldest temple was about 5000 years old. There was a “Skandakumara” idol was installed in the temple. So, the place name became KUMARA PURAM. Even now

some areas of Haripad is called Kumarapuram.

The Payippad boat race is one of the most popular boat races in the state. The race is held annually on the Payippad river in Alappuzha. The event commemorates the legend associated with the installation of the idol at the Subramanya Swamy Temple, Haripad. The boat race is conducted to commemorate this event. The race has the largest participation of snake boats after the Nehru Trophy boat race. The attractions include colourful water pageants and races for chundan vallam (snake boat) and other country boats.

The Subrahmanya Temple at Harippad in the taluk of Karthikapally in Alappuzha district is very famous.

The breathtaking sight of the racing snake boats, trying their best to finish first is an exciting sight to watch.

Fortunately, there is no need for a problem, as snake boats get their call from their shape as opposed to something to do with stay snakes! A snake boat is absolutely a long canoe-style boat used by the people of Kerala’s Kuttanad place, within the coronary heart of the Kerala backwaters. It’s a traditional conflict boat of Kerala. Typical snake boats are 100 to 120 toes long, and keep up to 100 rowers. Each of the villages in the region has its personal snake boat, which they take exceptional satisfaction in.

Every 12 months the villagers get together to race the boats along the lakes and rivers. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

THE BROAD CANVAS OF

INDIAN DIPLOMACY

UTTAM KSHAMA!

BOAT RACE GURMAN SINGH

Prabhat Goswami, Ex joint director DIPR gifted a copy of his book ‘Bahumat ki Bakri’, a compilation of 49 Satirical articles to Jagdeesh Chandra, at his residence on Thursday.

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H DURING THE DAY! GUJARAT: Security guards and bouncers were seen checking the temperatures of customers entering the vegetable market at Kalupur Market in Ahmedabad on Thursday.

—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

RAJASTHAN: Under the aegis of the British High Commission, Deputy high commissioner Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, Andrew Fleming and Deputy high commissioner Rajasthan and Gujarat, Peter Cook interacted with the religious leaders and discussed their contribution during the epidemic on Thursday. In this order, Khadim Syed Bilal Chishti of Ajmer Dargah shared about how they gave a message that the compliance of the guidelines of COVID-19 is in the interest of the country and for humanity.

SAARC Divisions in the Ministry. Earlier, he served as Director of the Northern Division dealing with Nepal and Bhutan and as Deputy Secretary of the Europe West Division.

The Indian Council of World Affairs (ICWA) was established in 1943 by a group of eminent intellectuals led by Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru and Dr. H.N. Kunzru. Its principal objective was to create an Indian perspective on international relations and act as a repository of knowledge and thinking on foreign policy issues. The Council today conducts policy research through an in-house faculty as well as through external experts. It regularly organizes an array of intellectual activities including conferences, seminars, roundtable discussions, lectures and brings out a range of publications.

arsh Vardhan Shringla, Foreign Secretary, MEA, will be delivering an online lecture on “The Broad Canvas of Indian Diplomacy during the Pandemic” on 4 September at 6 pm. To make the event more interactive the organisers have asked the participants to email their questions and also made provisions for on-thespot questions.

Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla is a member of the Indian Foreign Service. In the course of a diplomatic career spanning over 36 years, he has held a variety of positions in New Delhi and abroad. He has served as Ambassador of India to the United States of America, Kingdom of Thailand and as High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. He has also served in France (UNESCO); USA (UN, New York); Vietnam (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City); Israel and South Africa (Durban).

Shri Harsh Vardhan Shringla has served in the Ministry of External Affairs, New Delhi as Joint Secretary (Director General) responsible for Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Maldives. He has also headed the United Harsh Vardhan Shringla Nations Political and