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7,07,158 1,88,34,955 DEATHS

MAHARASHTRA 16,476 DEATHS 4,68,265 CASES

40,732 19,59,822

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TAMIL NADU 4,461 DEATHS 2,73,460 CASES

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KARNATAKA 2,804 DEATHS 1,51,449 CASES

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GUJARAT 2,552 DEATHS 66,777 CASES

Lord Ram living in tents for years, will finally get a temple, said PM while laying first brick for Ram Temple

Today, Ram Janmbhoomi breaks free of the cycle of breaking and getting built again - that had been going on for centuries.” PM Narendra Modi First India Bureau Ayodhya: The wait of centuries has ended, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said after performing the groundbreaking ceremony in Ayodhya for Ram Mandir.

Returning to the temple town of Ayodhya after nearly 30 years, Prime Minister Modi, clad in a traditional golden coloured dhotikurta, performed the ‘bhoomi pujan’ of the proposed Ram Mandir.

Sending out the message that “Ram is everywhere, Ram belongs to all”, Modi said the temple symbolises India’s rich heritage and will be an inspiration to all of humanity.

Across the country, people remained glued to their television sets as Modi performed rituals at the Ram Janmabhoomi, the site of a bitter Hindu-Muslim conflict that lasted decades before being settled by the Supreme Court last year.

Beginning his speech with Jai Siya Ram, the PM told the gathering that a grand temple will now be built for Ram La-

lla, the infant Ram, who had been living in a temporary tent for years.

“Many people made sacrifices for the Ram temple. I pay my respects to all of them,” he said in the speech that followed the laying of the foundation for the Ram temple. “Ram Mandir will become the modern symbol of our traditions. It’ll become a symbol of our devotion, our national sentiment. This temple will also symbolise the power of the collective resolution of crores of people. It will keep inspiring the future generations,” Modi said.

He also released a postage stamp to mark the event, an occasion which is also being seen as an ideological victory of the BJP over its rivals.

Some of the leaders of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, including former deputy prime minister LK Advani were not at among the 175 people invited to the venue, with the organisers keeping the guest list short because of the threat of COVID-19.

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India is creating a glorious chapter in history in the presence of the Lord Bhaskara (Sun god) on the bank of Saryu river today. From Kanyakumari to Ksheer Bhawani, Koteshwar to Kamakhya, Jagannath to Kedarnath, Somnath to Kashi Vishwanath, Bodh Gaya to Sarnath, Amritsar Sahib to Patna Sahib, Andaman to Ajmer, Sammed Shikhar to Shravanabelagola, Lakshadweep to Leh. —Narendra Modi, PM

HISTORY IN MAKING

PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI ALONG WITH RSS CHIEF MOHAN BHAGWAT, UP GOVERNOR ANANDIBEN PATEL & OTHERS PERFORMS BHOOMI PUJAN AT ‘SHREE RAM JANMBHOOMI MANDIR’, IN AYODHYA ON WEDNESDAY. —PHOTO BY PTI

Shah attributes historic Lord Ram unique in our event to mentor Modi! culture, civilisation: Gehlot First India Bureau

New Delhi: Today Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra have paid respect to the faith of crores of people by performing ‘bhoomi pujan’ of Ram temple, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday.

Taking to Twitter, Shah wrote (roughly translated from Hindi), “The construction of the Ram temple in Ayodhya has been a symbol of the faith of Hindus around the world for centuries. Today Prime

Home Minister Amit Shah

Minister Narendra Modi and Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra have done the work of paying respect

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Jaipur: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the focus should be on establishing an egalitarian society based on the values espoused by Lord Ram, who holds a unique place in our culture and civilization.

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi was performing the Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan rituals in Ayodhya, Gehlot in his tweet said, “Lord Ram holds a unique place in our culture & civilization. His

ASHOK GEHLOT @ASHOKGEHLOT51 Lord Ram holds a unique place in our culture & civilisation. His life teaches us the importance of truth, justice, equality of all, compassion & brotherhood. We need to focus on establishing an egalitarian society based on the values espoused by #LordRam.

life teaches us the importance of truth, justice, equality of all, compassion and brotherhood. We need to focus on establishing an egalitarian society based on the values es-

poused by #LordRam.” “May Lord Ram’s temple become a symbol of unity and brotherhood in our country,” he said, adding #RamMandir as a hashtag.

—With Agency Inputs

Beirut blast toll reaches Semi final match between Gehlot & Pilot J&K LG resigns, Mehrishi 113, over 4,000 injured camps will be played today in HC campus expected to step in?

Beirut: The powerful blast in the port of Lebanon’s Beirut left 113 people killed and more than 4,000 injured, Lebanese Health Minister Hamad Hassan said on Wednesday, as cited by Sky News Arabia.

Earlier in the day, the Health Minister’s adviser, Reda Al Moussawi, told Sputnik that the death toll from the blast stood at 108. Beirut has already received humanitarian assistance from Kuwait, Qatar and Greece, Al Moussawi

PMO INDIA @PMOINDIA Shocked and saddened by the large explosion in Beirut city leading to loss of life and property. Our thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families and the injured

said, adding that the authorities were waiting for aid from other countries, including Russia, France, the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.

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MEANWHILE, RAJ HC ISSUES NOTICE TO SPEAKER ON WEDNESDAY ON ISSUE OF MERGER OF BSP MLAs Nizam Kantaliya Jaipur: A division bench of Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday issued show cause notice to the Speaker of legislative Assembly on a set of appeals filed by BJP MLA Madan Dilawar and BSP national secretary Satish Mishra.

The matter will now be heard again on Thursday.

The duo approached the division bench of Rajasthan high court on Tuesday with an appeal against the order of a single Judge refusing stay on the functioning of 6 BSP MLAs as Congress legislators.

On request, the matter was listed on Wednesday before the Division bench of Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and

Justice Prakash Gupta.

Both the parties had filed writ petitions challenging the decision of Speaker Of state assembly CP Joshi dated 18.9.2019 allowing merg-

er of the 6 BSP MLAs in the Congress party.

The single bench had issued notices to the speaker and secretary of the assembly and the six MLAs on July 30 and directed them to submit replies on August 11.

However, the court did not accede to grant interim relief wherein the parties have claimed a stay on the participation of the 6 MLAs In the proceeding in the house as Congress legislators.

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New Delhi: Exactly a year after the GoI announced abrogation of Article 370 as well as bifurcation of the state of J&K into two Union Territories, Jammu and Kashmir LG Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday sent his resignation to President Ram Nath Kovind, said sources. Murmu is set to be the next CAG of India taking over from Rajiv Mehrishi, who will retire this week.

Sources add that former Home Secretary

Rajiv Mehrishi GC Murmu

Mehrishi may be the new LG of J&K. Notably, Murmu recently courted controversy while giving statement regarding election timing in J&K on which the Election Commission had taken exception.

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GUV MISHRA PLEASED WITH RAM TEMPLE ‘BHUMI PUJAN’

I pray that this temple will emerge as a symbol of cultural and national unity: Mishra Kashiram Choudhary Jaipur: Governor Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday said he was quite happy with the Ram temple Bhumi Pujan performed in Ayodhya as the long-held dreams of the people are finally taking shape.

"I am very happy today. We were committed to building the temple and today our commitment is being fulfilled.

We had imagined that a grand temple for Maryada Purushottam Ram shall be constructed one day and today we can see our imagination and dreams taking final shape," the Governor said.

"We always wanted India's magnanimity to

Governor Kalraj Mishra with wife Satyavati Mishra offer prayers at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on Wednesday.

increase many times in the world with the construction of the grand Ram temple. Now, on

this historic day, I pray that this temple will emerge as a symbol of cultural and national

unity which will go along with the principles of ‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam'. This work

is being done in accordance with the court's decision, general consensus and public sentiments. I congratulate and greet all the saints and citizens who were part of the Ram Mandir movement.

Also, I congratulate and thank the Prime Minister," he said.

Meanwhile, Governor recited Sundar Kand with Satyavati Mishra, the first lady of the state at Raj Bhavan. On this occasion, the family of the governor and some officials were also present. The Governor garlanded the picture of Ram and offered prayers and wished for prosperity in the country and the state.

Ram cannot be divided by caste, religion, or party: Transport min First India Bureau Jaipur: Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas will donate two months’ salary and a silver brick as a contribution to the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya.

He said that Lord Ram belongs to everyone and he is present in everyone and cannot be divided by caste, religion, or party.

Khachariyawas said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, which is a matter of pride for the country and people.

He said former PM Rajiv Gandhi had got worship started in Ram temple.

When the foundation ceremony was being held at Ayodhya, the

Bhumi Pujan a gateway to golden future: Poonia Aishwarya Pradhan Jaipur: Wednesday was a big day in the lives of scores of BJP workers and leaders when they virtually joined the groundbreaking ceremony of the construction of Ram temple by PM Modi in Ayodhya. The BJP headquarters was decorated and was thronged by BJP workers. Many of the senior workers and leaders from the party had participated in the campaign for the Ram temple, others had gone till jail during the course of agitation while some were even subjected to physical torture.

The function at the Cscheme party office

BJP national VP Om Mathur lighting a diya at his residence on Wednesday to mark the foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Gulab Chand Kataria lighting a diya at his residence on Wednesday.

started with Ramdhuni and then everyone was engrossed to the TV screens to listen to the addresses by RSS chief Dr Mohan Bhagwat and UP CM Yogi Adityanath. State BJP chief Satish Poonia couldn’t control his emotions and used the occasion to take a dig at the Congress. He said it was

overwhelming to chant them ‘Jai Shri Ram’ as lord Ram isn’t an imaginary figure. Poonia said that even Rahul Gandhi is a witness to the historical event. He said the day isn’t simply auspicious for the beginning of the construction of the temple but also a gateway to a golden future as lord Ram

JAIPUR SAYS JAI SHREE RAM! —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

Shivad Acharya attends mandir ceremony

DIYA OFFERS PRAYERS AT CITY PALACE

First India Bureau Sawaimadhopur: Shivad Ved Vidhyala’s Vedacharya Raghav Mishra attended the foundation laying ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya. Prem Prakash Sharma, the chairman of Ghushmeshwar Jyotirling Mahadev mandir trust, and media in-charge Kumud Jain informed that Mishra is a native of Ayodhya and he is Ved Acharya in the Shivad Ved Vidhyala.

L: Women lighting diyas at historical Ramchandra Ji Temple during the Deepotsav in Jaipur to mark the foundation laying ceremony of Ram Temple in Ayodhya; R: RSS Headquarters in Jaipur was illuminated to mark the occasion.

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belongs to all.

LOP Gulabchand Kataria congratulated all and expressed gratitude to PM Modi for ushering in such a historic day in their lives. An overwhelmed Ashok Parnami said the day brings the message of peace to the world.

Jaipur MP Ramcharan Bohra and chief spox for the party Ram Lal Sharma congratulated and hailed the role of RSS ideology to make the day happen. The event was also attended by state organization secretary Chandrashekhar, with other officials including VP Ajay Pal Singh, Bhajan Lal Sharma, Mukesh Dhadhich, Suman Sharma, Mamta Sharma, and Puja Kapil.

Mahant Kailash extends greetings

First India Bureau Jaipur: Congratulations to all the devotees on the auspicious occasion of worshiping the land of Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya. He said ‘You are requested to donate lamps today’.

‘Decorate your house with a lamp’.

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas offers prayers at his residence on Wednesday.

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Transport minister along with his family members performed Lord Ram’s worship at his residence in civil lines.

A Ramayan path was also started at his residence which will continue on Thursday as

VASUNDHARA RAJE @VasundharaBJP

We believe that this ground worship and foundation stone is not only for temple construction but also for a new India and new era. An India where social harmony prevails, the Ganges of development flows and justice is ensured to every person. Jai Shree Ram!

well.

The Transport minister also informed that he will go to Ayodhya after the assembly session.

The minister also motivated others to contribute to the temple in their own capacity.

GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT @gssjodhpur

Triumphic day for our grand civilization.

This day is vindication of Hindu values, valour and virtues.

Today, crumbled past empires are ever distant, fading memories. We look forward to a revitalised continuity of our, Indian civilization. #JaiShreeRam

RAJENDRA RATHORE@Rajendra4BJP A grand temple will now be constructed for our Ramlala who has been under sack and tent for years. Breaking and then getting up, Ram Janmabhoomi has been freed from this interference going on for centuries. The whole country is thrilled, every heart is deep. The wait for centuries is coming to an end #JaiShriRam GOVIND SINGH DOTASRA @GovindDotasra

On the auspicious occasion of Bhumi Pujan and foundation stone ceremony of ‘Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple’, heartfelt greetings to all the countrymen. Jai Shree Ram

SACHIN PILOT @SachinPilot

Hearty greetings to all the country and countrymen on the occasion of Bhumi Pujan and foundation stone of ‘Maryada Purushottam Lord Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Temple’. Jai Shree Ram!

FORTI enters into MoU with RSLDC

IT cell of election dept holds orientation programme

Naveen Sharma

First India Bureau

SKILL DEVELOPMENT ACROSS RAJ

Jaipur: Federation of Rajasthan Trade and Industries took the very required initiative to tackle the unemployment situation arise due to the current COVID crisis by signing an MoU with Rajasthan Skills and Livelihoods Development Corporation.

FORTI through its vast number of members has been regularly receiving information about the rising vacu-

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um of manpower in their trade and industrial units resulted

from the current COVID crisis. On the other hand, the inflow of

workers from other states has increased the numbers of the unem-

ployed workforce. FORTI took the initiative of imparting the skill training to this migrant workforce as well as the unemployed youth of the state by signing the MoU with RSLDC. The MoU was signed in the presence of Chairman, RSLDC, Neeraj K Pawan by the MD of RSLDC, Bishnu Charan Malick, and Dhirendra Singh Raghav, President (Youth Wing) and Girdhari Lal Khandelwal, Secretary.

Jaipur: The IT cell of the election department conducted an orientation program for its officials and staff on the NVSP portal and mobile app on Wednesday.

Chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta asked officers and employees to help first-time voters in registration and register online at least five new voters in the age group of 18-19 years and share information

about voter registration at the individual level.

“The election department employees must have a thorough knowledge of including and removing names from the voter list so that

they can provide information to a voter who has not made voter ID card,” he said.

Additional chief electoral officer (ACEO) Krishna Kunal informed about the amendment in the card on the portal. He said that during coronavirus problems common man can use facilities provided on the portal and mobile app and there is a need to create awareness about these facilities.

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Raj corona tally inches to 50K mark: 1,166 new cases, 13 deaths on Wed Jaipur reported 6 deaths, 41 fresh diagnosis in last 24 hours; state’s death toll reaches 745 First India Bureau Jaipur: Wednesday added 1,166 new corona cases taking the toll to 47845.

Last 24 hours reported 13 deaths taking the toll to 745. 6 deaths were reported from Jaipur while 2 deaths were from Ajmer and Alwar, Jalore, Kota, Rajsamand & Sikar reported one death each.

Jodhpur had 192 new cases followed by 112 from Alwar, 105 from Kota, 65 from Jhalawar, 64 from Ajmer, 55 from Pali, 54 each from Bikaner & Dholpur, 49 from Jalore, 41 from Jaipur, 39 from Udaipur, 37 from Nagaur, 36 from Barmer, 32 from Rajsamand, 26 from Sawai Madhopur, 21 from Sikar, 19 from Dungarpur,16 from Bharatpur, 12 each from Jaisalmer & Jhunjhunu, 8 from Bundi, 7 from Sirohi, 5 from Baran, 3 from Tonk, 1 each from Chittorgrah & Dausa.

Meanwhile in Svasthya Bhawan had 10 more doctors and per-

State govt appeals for plasma donation First India Bureau

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BJP national president JP Nadda has self quarantined himself after Home Minister Amit Shah was diagnosed positive. Nadda has quarantined himself for three days initially sonnel being diagnosed positive on Wednesday.

The cumulative district wise tally of the corona positives on Monday is as follows – Ajmer 2238, Alwar 4639, Banswara 223, Baran

NADDA HOME QUARANTINED which could be further extended. Nadda has cancelled all his meetings and appointments.

Now former Rajasthan 226, Barmer 1618, Bharatpur 2758, Bhilwara 801, Bikaner 2280, Bundi 237, Chittorgarh 332, Churu 695, Dausa 339, Dholpur 1405, Dungarpur 661, Ganganagar 278, Hanuman-

CM Vasundhara Raje will have to wait for JP Nadda to come out of his quarantine. Raje had reached Delhi on Tuesday from Dholpur to meet Nadda and several other leaders in Delhi. garh 234, Jaipur 6037, Jaisalmer 217, Jalore 1227, Jhalawar 704, Jhunjhunu 644, Jodhpur 7483, Karauli 375, Kota 2336, Nagaur 1596, Pali 2879, Pratapgarh 194, Rajsamand 682.

Jodhpur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has been emphasizing on use of plasma therapy to treat critical coronavirus infected patients.

Accordingly, the district administration and health department has been augmenting plasma therapy and patients who have recovered from Covid have been asked to donate plasma.

Chief medical & health officer (CMHO) Dr Balwant Manda said that the state government has been emphasizing on using plasma therapy and a plasma bank has been set up in Jaipur.

He said that other medical colleges in the state have also been given sanction to set up plasma bank.

The CMHO also said that many serious patients have been successfully treated with plasma therapy; therefore, people have been encouraged to donate plasma.

“Those in a particular age category who have been recovered from coronavirus and have completed their isolation period are being encourage to donate plasma,” Dr Manda said.

The health department has been contacting them for the same.

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‘Clean city a priority, action against laxity’ Bharat Dixit Jaipur: Stern action will be taken if laxity is found in executing door-to-door garbage collection system in the city. The commissioner of Jaipur Municipal Corporation (Jaipur Greater) Dinesh Yadav gave the directions in a review meeting held on Wednesday in the JMC office.

Saying that keeping the city clean is a primary responsibility, Yadav said that no carelessness will be tolerated and action will be taken against the employees if heap of garbage is found in the city.

He also directed officials to make sure that the door-to-door garbage collection system runs well.

Showing displeasure for delay in delivering notices to recover due taxes, the commissioner instructed officials to ensure delivery of the notices in time. He also said that file should be moved for attaching the properties of those who are not paying urban development and other

taxes. In the meeting, deputy commissioners of all zones were asked to take action on illegal constructions. He also asked them to take disciplinary action on the personnel who come to the office late. Taking up the issue of pendency on various grievances registered on PMO, CMO, Sampark portal and helplines, Yadav said that the grievances should be redressed in next three days.

Also, instructions were given to officials for sending replies to assembly questions and clear the pendency of matters related to human rights commission and RTI. He also suggested the officers to spare at least half an hour to look into the cases so that there is no pendency.

He gave instructions to expedite awareness campaign and publicise messages related with safety from coronavirus. Additional Commissioner Arun Garg, all deputy commissioners, revenue and other officials were present in the meeting.

2 women killed by husbands Corrupt CDPO case: ACB arrests 2 more in different incidents in Raj First India Bureau

First India Bureau Pali/Sikar: A woman was murdered allegedly by her husband after a verbal spat broke out between the duo in Pali’s Khinwara area. The accused attacked his wife on head with a stick leaving her dead on the spot. SHO Khinwara police staton Manoj Kumar Samaria informed that the accused was arrested from Dhamli village and he has confessed.

In Sikar, a similar incident took place where a husband allegedly murdered his wife. The accused himself reached the police station and informed the police about the incident following which the police reached his house and found the body lying in a pool of blood. The incident occurred in Losal police station area.

Plot twist in Kardhani murders Jaipur: Kardhani police has made an unexpected revelation regarding the culprits of

Bike-trolley crash kills two, locals blame sand smugglers Karauli: A youth and his mother were killed when a tractor trolley hit their motorcycle. They were on their way to Kanapura from Sapotara when the trolley coming from Kudgaon hit them. After the incident, locals blocked the road and did not allow the police to shift the bodthe double murder of mother and son in the Surya Nagar colony a few days ago. The prime accused Anil Kumar Sharma told the police that the death of his father in law six years ago under suspicious circumstances was in fact a murder. Accused Anil’s father in law ajnai Kumar was found dead in a water tank in his house, Police closed the case considering it to be suicide. Family had complaints about it.

Kardhani PS SHO Ram-

ies. They alleged that tractors ferry illegal sand mines and run at high speed which often cause accidents in the area. The villagers demanded a curb on illegal transportation of sand.

Tehsildar Vishnu Kumar Bharadwaj and police inspector Harjilal Yadav are trying to pacify the locals. kishan Vishnoi said that while interrogation for the double murder accused Anil revealed that his father in law was murdered by his sister in law, her husband, lover and two other accomplices. The prime accused Anil and his sister in law had murdered Anil’s wife and son in Surya Nagar colony recently. It seems that when Anil saw his sister in law being left out lightly in the recent case, he revealed her earlier criminal history.

Alwar: ACB team under CO Mahendra Meena made two more arrests in the corrupt CDPO Pradeep case of Bansur. ACB had on 29 July, trapped CPDO Pradeep, additional administrative officer Kailash Chandra and senior office assistant Manohar Lal Vishnoi while the latter two were arrested, the

Govt waives off 6 mths tax of pvt buses

prime accused Pradeep had fled with the bribe money of Rs 50,000.

Pradeep gave the money to his acquaintance Ashok Saini. Ashok further forwarded the money to Mukesh Saini to dispose of it securely.

ACB arrested both Ashok and Mukesh on charges of trying to dispose of the bribe money, deleting the CCTV footage, and misleading the officials.

Meanwhile, in Pratapgarh, ACB arrested a clerk and contract worker of the Social Welfare department accepting bribe of Rs1,500 from a second year student. ACB DSP Heramb Joshi informed that Arnod resident second year student Shanti Lal complained against junior assistant Sandeep Patidar and computer operator Kuldeep Tai-

lor for demanding Rs 3,000 for removing objections from his application for scholarship of social welfare department. The final amount was settled at Rs 2,500. Complainant Shanti Lal paid Rs 1000 as advance while ACB verified the complaint.

On Wednesday Shanti Lal paid the balance and ACB caught the accused red handed accepting the bribe.

UNSTEADY SHELTER

First India Bureau Jaipur: State government waived off six months tax of spare buses whose permit was not obtained. Private bus operators won’t have to pay tax for duration of March 22 and June 30. Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and private bus operators had arrived on an agreement on June 16, following which the private bus operators has called off strike.

City received heavy rain showers on Wednesday afternoon, which was a relief from the scorching heat but also troublesome for commuters.

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LS speaker Birla launches ARTA’s digital platform First India Bureau Jaipur: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla launched digital platform of All Rajasthan Traders Association (ARTA) on Wednesday.

The objective of the platform is to strengthen the association. State president of ARTA Kishore Kumar Tak said that through this platform small traders can be linked with the association with just a click. The association has also launched ‘Bhaichara Card’ for the member shopkeeper.

The fee is Rs 500 against which the association would provide a wallet of Rs 1000 to the member. ARTA’s Shashikant Sharma said that 2000 shopkeepers have joined the association through missed call.

‘Give all info about land during purchase’

JDA distributes sanitisers, masks on 38th Foundation Day

First India Bureau

Abhishek Srivastav

COURT TO JDA

Jaipur: HC on Wednesday directed the JDA to formulate a plan so that people can get entire details and information related to land, while purchasing.

Hearing a suo moto petition on housing societies which issues dual patta, the division bench chief justice Indrajit Mahanty and justice Prakash Gupta observed that people spend their hard earned

money for house construction but they are left with a piece of paper in hand. The court said that JDA should make a plan so that people can get all details related with lands.

A committee set up in the chairmanship of additional chief secretary (home) also submitted an affidavit in the court in connection with the matter.

Jaipur police commissioner Anand Srivastava and additional

commissioner Ajaypal Lamba appear in the court during the hearing. Advocate Vimal Chaudhary expressed dissatisfaction over the

police action against such housing societies.

Srivastava said that most of the cases are subjudice and there are 181 cases related to dual

patta which are being probed. The court asked the police to expedite the investigation.

HC on 6 February, 2017 took suo moto cognisance and sought a report of irregularities by the housing society.

The court sought report on various points from cooperative and police departments.

State government has formed a coordination committee which submits the reports in the court.

Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority had its 38th Foundation day on Wednesday but due to the ongoing corona epidemic it didn’t organize any ceremonial event. JDA used the opportunity to sensitize its employees by distributing sanitizers and face masks.

Every employee, both permanent or temporary, was given a bottle of sanitizer and two

face masks. Every year the day is celebrated ceremoniously with traditional worship, plantation drive and other programmes but this year, keeping with

the social distancing norms and to make the awareness campaign more pronounced, it was decided to only distribute sanitizers and masks to the employees.

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IN-DEPTH

TEMPLE PROMISE KEPT, IT IS TIME TO LOOK AHEAD

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500-year-old dispute finally ended on August 5 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi performing a ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. For millions of Hindus across the globe the moment filled with religious fervour was historic and memorable. After abrogation of Article 370 ending special status enjoyed by Jammu & Kashmir, Ram temple construction has been a major poll plank of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, an adjunct of the Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sangh. “Not only is history being written with this temple, but history is also being repeated,” the prime minister said. It indeed is.

Wednesday’s grand ceremony came after a lot of blood was spilled on the streets of Ayodhya and the country before and after the demolition of the Babri Masjid. Supreme Court described it as “an egregious violation of the rule of law. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, “The destruction of the mosque took place in breach of the order of status quo and an assurance given to this court.” As a remedy the court ordered five acres of land to be given to Muslims “at a prominent place in Ayodhya”.

The land has been allocated and temple construction is set to begin, one would hope that the country will move ahead putting the long and bloody history behind. A faction of Muslims has accepted the judgment and also the land but AllIndia Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has neither accepted the SC verdict nor reconciled to the idea of Ram temple where the Babri mosque once stood. In a tweet on the eve of bhoomi pujan the BMAC issued a statement drawing parallel with the Hagia Sophia, a 1500 years old cathedral which has been converted into a mosque in Turkey. #BabriMasjid was and will always be a Masjid. #HagiaSophia is a great example for us. Usurpation of the land by an unjust, oppressive, shameful and majority appeasing judgment can’t change its status. No need to be heart-broken. Situations don’t last forever. #ItsPolitics,” the tweet said. The majority community has so far refrained from firing a riposte and, hopefully, will exercise restraint in their response.

Politics today is majoritarian. Modi, Amit Shah and Yogi Adityanath are strong leaders who stand firm in their faith. They do realize that peace and harmony are prerequisites for country’s development but won’t give any quarter to those disturbing peace. While dealing with minorities India should take a few lessons from Indonesia which has biggest Muslim population. The prime minister mentioned Indonesia’s different Ramayans to say that Ram is worshipped in several countries.

Lord Ganesh and Bali’s famous temple have figured on the currency of Indonesia. Central to these features is peace and harmony.

JUSTICE SHIV KUMAR SHARMA Former Judge Rajasthan High Court and Ex-Member of Law Commission of India

P It is a talk of the town that why the legal exercise is being done at a belated stage.

Interpretation of paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule is the crux of the matter.

rovisions as to disqualification on the ground of defection are enumerated in Tenth Schedule appended to the Constitution of India.

These days, the merger of all the six MLAs of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) with the Indian National Congress is a hot topic in Rajasthan. The merger had taken place somewhere in the month of September in 2019.

All the six members of BSP moved an application before the Speaker for getting themselves merged with the Indian National Congress and the Speaker agreed and passed order accordingly.

We will scan here the legal provisions of the merger and relevant case law.

Para 4 of Tenth Schedule reads as under“4. Disqualification on ground of defection not to apply in case of merger(1)A member of a House shall not be disqualified under sub paragraph (1) of paragraph 2 where his original political

party merges with another political party and he claims that he and any other members of his original political party(a) have become members of such other political party or, as the case may be, of a new political party formed by such merger; or (b) have not accepted the merger and opted to function as a separate group; and from the time of such merger, such other political party or new political party or group, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be the political party to which he belongs for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) of paragraph 2 and to be his original party for the purposes of this sub-paragraph.

(2) For the purposes of subparagraph (1) of this paragraph, the merger of the original political party of a member of a House shall be deemed to have taken place if, and only if, and less than two-thirds of the members of the legislature party concerned have agreed to such merger.”

The question is, whether the merger of all the six members of BSP legislative party in Rajasthan with the Congress party comes within sub-para (2) of paragraph 4 since more than two-third MLAs had agreed to merge

THESE DAYS, THE MERGER OF ALL THE SIX MLAs OF BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY (BSP) WITH THE INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS IS A HOT TOPIC IN RAJASTHAN. THE MERGER HAD TAKEN PLACE SOMEWHERE IN SEPTEMBER 2019

with congress party.

The merger had taken place in the month of September 2019, wide publicity was given in prominent newspapers/channels but till more than 10 months later, neither State Unit nor National Unit raised any objection to such a merger.

Can it not be presumed that implied consent was given to such a merger?

Jagjeet Singh Vs. State of Haryana (2006) 11 SCC 1 and Rajendra Singh Rana Vs. Swamy Prasad Morya (2007) 4 SCC 270 are the relevant case law.

However, there is a distin-

Young men, alienation and violence in the digital age

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s the world was forced into lockdown at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Alex Lee Moyer’s documentary “TFW No GF” was released online. The film focuses on an internet subculture of predominately young, white men who already experienced much of life from the comfort of their own homes, pandemic notwithstanding.

Its title, a reference to the 4chan-originated phrase “that feel when no girlfriend,” reveals the essence of its subjects’ grievances described in the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival program as first a “lack of romantic companionship,” then evolving to “a greater state of existence defined by isolation, rejection and alienation.” As one of the film’s subjects remarks early on: “Everyone my

age kinda just grows up on the internet … 4chan was the only place that seemed real… I realized there were other people going through the same shit.”

What does this level of alienation tell us about society today? And how seriously should we take the content found on this online patchwork of messaging boards and forums, each with its own language and visual culture that may at first seem humorous or ironic, but often disguises misogyny, racism and violence? These are difficult and urgent questions, particularly given the emergent incel phenomenon — “incel” being a portmanteau of “involuntary celibate” — which appears to be gaining in strength online.

VIRTUAL EXPRESSIONS The idea of virtual expres-

AS COVID-19 FORCES MORE OF US TO SHIFT OUR LIVES ONLINE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO UNDERSTAND AND COMBAT DEEPLY ENTRENCHED LONELINESS AND ITS POTENTIAL TO INTERSECT WITH EXTREME AND VIOLENT CORNERS OF THE INTERNET

sions of alienation and rage translating to actual violence remains a real and present danger, as we were reminded of this May when a teenager became the first Canadian to be charged with incel-inspired terrorism. The documentary, however, avoids confronting the violence that this subculture often glorifies, and the director has since stated that the film was never supposed to be about incels but

that it had become impossible to discuss it without the term coming up.

As it turns out, the men we meet in “TFW No GF” appear to be largely harmless — except perhaps to themselves — and despite the documentary’s lack of narrative voice, it takes a patently empathetic stance. Set against the backdrop of industrial landscapes and empty deserts, this is a United States in decline. Here, role models and opportunities lie thin on the ground, and the closest thing to “community” exists in virtual realms. Each self-described NEET — slang for “not in education, employment or training” — has his own tale of alienation: of alcoholic parents, dead friends or a disenfranchisement with the school system.

For those who study internet subcultures, the

memes of Pepe the Frog and Wojak explored in the film will be familiar. Pepe is used as a reaction image, typically in the guises of “feels good man,” and “smug/angry/sad Pepe” and, although not created to have racist connotations, is frequently used in bigoted contexts by the alt-right. Wojak, AKA “feels guy,” is typically depicted as a bald man with a depressed expression.

One of the documentary’s subjects, “Kantbot,” explains that you “can’t have one without the other … that’s the duality of man.” For these men, Pepe represents the troll self, a public persona that embodies their smug and cocky traits. Wojak denotes a more private and vulnerable self, typified by inadequacy, unfulfillment and sadness.

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guishable feature in these authorities. The ratio of these cases relates to the split of the party.

Merger of all the MLA’s of the party with another party and split of a party are two different issues.

Full Bench decision of Punjab High Court in Madan Mohan Mittal Vs. Speaker (1997)3 Punjab LR 374(FB) para8 indicated as under“...thus it is clear that Parliament intended to treat the State unit of a political party as a separate entity for the purpose of determining whether there is any disqualification of a member of the House of that State legislature belonging to that political party. Likewise for the purpose of merger within the meaning of para4, two-thirds of the members of State legislature party must have agreed to the merger.

During the earlier tenure of congress party in Rajasthan (2008-2013), all the six MLA’s of BSP got themselves merged with congress party but no objection was ever raised by BSP. It is a talk of the town that why the legal exercise is being done at a belated stage. Interpretation of paragraph 4 of the Tenth Schedule is the crux of the matter.

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TEMPLE WILL BE EPITOME OF NOT ONLY LORD RAM’S GREATNESS, BUT OF INDIA’S TOO: YOGI Ayodhya: Calling the foundation stone laying for Ram temple ‘the most awaited moment of the past 500 years’, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the temple will not only be the epitome of Lord Ram’s greatness but of India’s too.

“I thank PM Modi for being present today, at the most awaited moment of the past 500 years. We have to implement the work plan prepared by PM Modi. This temple will not only be the epitome of Lord Ram’s greatness but of India’s too,” Adityanath told ANI. “PM Modi’s guidance has always been helpful to us. On behalf of the citizen and countrymen, I am thankful to him for his presence in Ayodhya for the foundation laying ceremony. There will be a grand temple in Ayodhya. This temple will be a symbol of peace and friendship to the world,” he added.

Nine bricks were laid down as part of the ‘bhoomi pujan’ at the site for Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Earlier today, Prime Minister Modi took part in ‘bhoomi pujan’ for the construction of Ram temple.

—ANI

9 bricks laid down at Ram Janmabhoomi temple site

UP CM Yogi Adityanath presents PM Narendra Modi a statue of Lord Rama, in presence of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat, after the ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ for RamTemple in Ayodhya .

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Construction will be done within stipulated time: Mahant Gopal Das Ayodhya: The wishes of devotees will soon be fulfilled with the construction of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, said the president of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das on Wednesday.

Speaking after the ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony, the president of the trust said that countless

Mahant Nritya Gopal Das

devotees will finally be content after the construction gets over within the stipulated time. “I have been asked

many times when will the Ram temple be constructed. I had started saying one side Modi (Prime Minister Narendra Modi), one side Yogi (Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath), if not now, then when will Ram mandir be constructed? Now, it will be constructed soon. The wishes of devotees will be fulfilled,” Das said. —ANI

Ayodhya: Nine bricks were laid down as part of the ‘bhoomi pujan’ at the site for Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

During the ‘bhoomi pujan’, a priest had explained the significance of the nine bricks which were to be laid down to mark the beginning of the construction process. “Nine bricks are kept here... these were sent by devotees of Lord Ram from around the world in 1989. There are 2,75,000 such bricks, out of which 100 bricks with ‘Jai Shri Ram’ engraving have been taken,” the priest said.

Soil from more than 2,000 pilgrimage sites and water from more than 100 sacred rivers were brought to be used for purification and other rituals. After laying the foundation stone for the Ram temple, PM Modi had termed the event as an “emotional moment” for the country and added that “every heart is illuminated today”.

“Every heart is illuminated; it is an emo-

WITNESSING HISTORY BEING MADE

Lord Ram core of humanism: RaGa New Delhi: Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the ‘bhoomi poojan’ of the proposed Ram temple in Ayodhya, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Lord Ram was the ultimate embodiment of supreme human values and could never appear in cruelty, hatred or injustice.

Tweeting in Hindi, Gandhi said, “Maryada Purshottam Lord Ram is the ultimate embodiment of supreme hu-

man values. He is the core of humanism embedded deep in our hearts”.

“Ram is love, he can never appear in hatred.

Ram is compassion, he can never appear in cruelty. Ram is justice, he can never appear in injustice,” he said.

The remarks from the former Congress chief comes with the party initially being circumspect on entering the ‘bhoomi pujan’ discourse.

—Agencies

Vice president of india @VPSecretariat As the King of Ayodhya, Lord Rama led an exemplary life, worthy of emulation by everyone. His conduct and values constitute the core of the consciousness of India, cutting across all kinds of divisions and barriers and are relevant for the present. #RamMandir

PM Narendra Modi offers prayers to Ram Lalla performing ‘Sashtang pranam’ (prostration) at Ram Janmabhoomi site.

tional moment for the entire country... A long wait ends today... A grand temple will now

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Clockwise from Top: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother Heeraben watched the live telecast of ‘Bhoomi Poojan’ of #RamTemple earlier on Wednesday, at her residence in Gandhinagar.

West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar lighted earthen ghee diyas at Raj Bhawan in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Bricks laid as part of ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ for RamTemple in Ayodhya on Wednesday.

Soil from more than 2000 pilgrimage sites and water from more than 100 rivers was brought for the rituals.

Mins commemorate ‘historic’ day New Delhi: Before ‘bhoomi pujan’, PM Modi visited Hanuman Garhi temple, marking the first-ever visit by any Prime Minister to this temple. He also became the first Prime Minister to visit the Ram Janmabhoomi site.

Many political leaders across the country hailed this day. Several Cabinet Ministers and former Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan commemorated the “historic” day in their own ways.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari offers prayers at his home in Nagpur.

Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, recited Ram Raksha and performed ‘puja’ with his family in Ma-

harashtra’s Nagpur while the ‘bhoomi pujan’ was conducted in Ayodhya.

Meanwhile in Delhi, Dr Harsh Vardhan on

President of India @rashtrapatibhvn Felicitations to all for the foundation laying of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Being built in tune with law, it defines India’s spirit of social harmony and people’s zeal. It will be a testimony to ideals of RamRajya and a symbol of modern India.

Wednesday, Union Health Minister distributed sweets to his staff at his residence to mark the occasion of ‘bhoomi pujan’ for Ram Temple.

“We are lucky that we could witness the fulfilment of the dream for which 500-year long struggle took place,” he told media.

MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan hailed Modi, stating that the “willpower and resolve” shown by him has today made him the “tallest leader of India in the last 500 years”.

—ANI

be built for our Ram Lalla who had been living under a tent for many years,” PM said. —ANI

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra @priyankagandhi Ramayana has left an indelible mark on the civilization of the world and the Indian subcontinent. For ages, Lord Ram’s character has helped the Indian sub-continent….

Lord Ram belongs to everybody. Lord Ram wants everybody’s welfare. That is why he is called ‘Maryada Purshottam

New beginning of new India: Bhagwat Ayodhya: Soon after the ‘bhoomi pujan’ ceremony of Ram temple in Ayodhya, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said that today is the beginning of a new India.

Bhagwat said, “Our country believes in ‘Vasudev Kutubhkam’ i.e.

World is One Family. We believe in taking everyone along. Today is a new beginning of a new India. So many people had sacrificed, they couldn’t be here physically. There are some who couldn’t come here, Advani ji must be at his home watching this.

There are some who should have come but could not be invited because of the situation.”

“The kind of self-confidence we need to be self-reliant has been es-

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

tablished now. The foundation of practice to take everyone along is being laid here today,” said Bhagwat.

“We had taken a resolution. I remember the then RSS chief Balasaheb Deoras telling us that we’ll have to struggle for 20-30 years, only then will this be fulfilled. We struggled for 30 years and in the 30th year, we’ve attained the joy of fulfilling our resolution,” he added.—ANI

JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh thank PM Modi New Delhi: BJP chief JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for fulfilling the wishes of devotees across the globe by laying the foundation stone for the Ram Janmabhoomi temple.

Nadda also said that with this PM has completed the oath taken by BJP of getting the Ram Temple constructed.

Singh said, “Every Bharat-wasi had the dream of getting a

JP Nadda and Rajnath Singh

grand temple of Lord Shri Ram constructed.

By doing bhoomi pujan today, PM Modi has fulfilled the oath of the nation which is connected to India’s rich cultural traditions. Thanks to the PM for this.” —ANI

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SUPREME COURT ASKS MUMBAI POLICE TO SUBMIT CASE FILES IN THREE DAYS New Delhi: The central government submitted before the Supreme Court on Wednesday that it has accepted the request of Bihar government recommending a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the case related to the death of actor Sushant Singh Rajput.

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the central government, submitted before a single-judge bench of Justice Hrishikesh Roy that the Centre has accepted Bihar government’s request recommending a CBI inquiry into the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. The apex court was hearing a petition filed by actor Rhea Chakraborty seek-

DISHA-SUSHANT’S DEATH INTERLINKED?

ing directions to transfer the case registered regarding the late actor’s death in Bihar’s Patna to Mumbai.

Senior lawyer Shyam Divan, appearing for Chakraborty, said that Rajput died on June 14 and the Mumbai police had already started its investigation in the case.

“There are 56 witnesses. Everything has happened at Mumbai,” Divan said, after which

Justice Roy observed that the fundamental issue here is about jurisdiction. “In a matter like this, very unfortunate situations happen. There is criminality or any situation, the matter has to be investigated properly.

Everybody has an opinion in the matter,” Justice Roy noted, following which Divan sought protection in the case.

Eventually, it is good for everybody’s interest

that the truth should come out, Justice Roy observed. Advocate Vikas Singh, the lawyer for the family of the late actor, sought the apex court’s direction to pass orders to Maharashtra Police to co-operate with Bihar Police. “The Maharashtra police is not cooperating with the Bihar Police,” Singh said.

Maharashtra government’s counsel R Basant pleaded that no direction is necessary in this regard in the case.

Meanwhile, Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned actor Rhea Chakraborty in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput’s case, she has to appear before the agency at its Mumbai office on August 7. —ANI

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Military bands perform for Corona warriors

New Delhi: The military bands are, for the first time, celebrating Independence Day by displaying their performances across the country, during the fortnight beginning August 1, said officials on wednesday.

"The performances are intended as gestures of gratitude and appreciation of the nation towards the corona warriors," said Defence Ministry.

On August 7, military

bands are scheduled to perform in Srinagar and Kolkata; in Delhi at Red Fort, Rajpath and the India Gate on August 8, 9 and 12 respectively. Later, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Shimla and Almora, Chennai, Nasirabad, Andaman & Nicobar, Dandi,Imphal, Bhopal and Jhansi. The final performance will be held on Aug 13 in Lucknow, Faizabad, Shillong, Madurai and Champaran, their statement said. —Agencies

BJP celebrates one year of abrogation With spike of 52,509, of Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir recovery rate rises to 67%

SENSEX: MARKET CLOSES NEAR FLATLINE Mumbai: The sensex closes near flatline on wednesday. Indian indices pared gains to end flat on Wednesday after heavyweights HDFC Bank, RIL, and Infosys turned negative. However, gains in metals and auto stocks capped the decline. The Sensex ended 24 points lower at 37,633 while Nifty rose 6points to settle at 11,101. - Agencies

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Srinagar: The BJP’s Kashmir unit on Wednesday celebrated the first anniversary of the revocation of special status of Jammu and Kashmir and accused those protesting the constitutional changes of being sympathisers of the ISIS. BJP leaders and workers unfurled the national flag and distributed sweets. BJP leader Altaf Thakur said “We are celebrating the completion of one year of abrogation of Article 370 (provisions) and the positive changes that it brought in Jammu and Kashmir.”

“There used to be stone pelting during encounters that has stopped. There used to be ISIS flag, Pakistani

Senior BJP leaders hoist the Tricolor as they celebrate on the first anniversary of revocation of the special status of J &K.

flag etc that has stopped.

That is what we are celebrating,” he added.

On some political parties in Kashmir observing ‘Black Day’ on Wednesday, Thakur said they were sympathisers of the ISIS. Omar took

note of celebration and said “BJP displaying its hypocrisy. They can gather and celebrate.

The rest of us can’t even meet to discuss what’s happening in JK.” PDP President Mehbooba Mufti’s twitter

says, “Until the restoration of the special position of J&K, August 5 will be observed as Black Day. This is the issue of our identity and existence, this is the battle of all of us that we have to fight collec-

tively.”

Abrogating Article 370 empowered Kashmiris in multiple ways, says Member of European Parliament On the first anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 and 35A, a Member of European Parliament (MEP), who visited Kashmir last autumn, Maxette Pirbakas said, “It (revocation of Article 370) has lifted the artificial barrier that has dwelled in the minds of two generations of Kashmiris on the absence of their links to India and initiated a process of healing and homecoming. I am certain that now Kashmiri industrial will benefit with greater opportunities to attract private investments.” —ANI

New Delhi: With the single-day spike of 52,509 cases India's COVID-19 tally crossed the 19 lakh mark on Wednesday, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

This includes 5,86,244 active cases, 12,82,216 cured, discharged and migrated cases. With 857 new deaths being reported from the country on Tuesday, the toll due to the infection stands at 39,795.

Maharashtra continues to be the worst-affected state as it has a total of 1,42,458 active cases and 16,142 deaths.

The active COVID-19 count in Tamil Nadu stands at 55,152. The national capital has 9,897 active cases. 25 'corona warriors' have died in Odisha while in Cov-

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id-19 duty. A mobile Covid-19 lab, approved by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), was inaugurated on Wednesday by the Karnataka Medical Ed-

SC refers to 5-judge bench pleas against 10 pc EWS quota New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday referred to a five-judge Constitution Bench pleas challenging the central government’s decision to grant 10 per cent quota to Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) in jobs and admissions in the general category.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice Justice (CJI) Sharad Arvind Bobde said that a larger bench will de-

cide the pleas filed by 35 petitioners challenging Centre’s decision. The petitions filed by NGOs ‘Janhit Abhiyan’ and ‘Youth For Equality’ along with 33 others sought directions to quash the Constitution (103 Amendment) Act, 2019, saying that the economic criterion cannot be the sole basis for reservation. The Centre had earlier defended its decision & contended that the Constitution

(103 amendments) Act, 2019 granting 10 per cent reservation to EWS is intended to uplift around 200 million people who are still below the poverty line.

Referring to the ninejudge bench decision of the apex court in the landmark 1992 Indira Sawhney case, the petition had submitted that the latest amendment completely violated the Constitutional norm. —ANI

loved and remain peaceful. “Social harmony was the core principle of Lord Ram’s governance,” the prime minister said. The construction of the Ram temple is an instrument to unite the country, he said, adding that it will lift the economy of the entire region.

“We have to join stones for the construction of Ram temple with mutual love, brotherhood,” he said, asserting that everyone’s sentiments have to be taken care of. Modi also recalled the significance of the path of ‘maryada’ associated with Lord

Ram in the backdrop of the situation created by COVID-19 and emphasised the importance of social distancing and wearing face masks.

The PM arrived in Ayodhya in a helicopter and was received by CM Yogi Adityanath. He offered prayers at Hanumangarhi temple before travelling to Janmabhoomi site, where he first prayed before the deity of Ram Lalla. He also planted a parijat sapling, before the bhoomi pujan began.

historic and proud day for India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram worshipped and laid the foundation stone of the grand Ram temple, which has written a golden chapter in the history of great Indian culture and civilization and has started a new era,” he added.

Shah further said that the ideals and thoughts of Lord Shri Ram reside in the soul of India.

“His character and philosophy of life is the cornerstone of Indian culture. With the construction of Ram temple, this auspicious land

Delhi HC dismisses plea against barring Nun rape case: SC dismisses plea security force using social media New Delhi: The Delhi High Court division bench of Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw & Justice Asha Menon dismissed Lieutenant Colonel PK Choudhary’s petition saying, “We may also notice that warfare and intercountry rivalries and animosities today are

not confined to accession of territory and destruction of installations and infrastructure of enemy countries but also extend to influencing and affecting the economies and political stability of enemy country including by inciting civil unrest.” —ANI

New Delhi: The Supreme Court bench

by Chief Justice of India, Sharad Arvind Bobde dismissed the plea, “We are not saying anything and we are dismissing the case on discharge.” Mulakkal has filed plea for innocence. —ANI

ucation Minister Dr K Sudhakar. The lab is touted as a first of its kind in the nation.

Soon, Sun Pharma’s FluGuard will be available in the market. —ANI

Ex-Maharashtra CM Shivajirao dies at 90 New Delhi: Ex-Maharashtra CM Shivajirao Patil Nilangekar dies on Wednesday. He was a stalwart of Maharashtra politics. He served the state diligently, especially working for the welfare of farmers and the poor. Meanwhile, Maharashtra Guv Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the demise. —ANI

FROM PG 1 ‘Ram is...

Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra trust head Nritya Gopal Das were on the dais along with the PM, consecrating the very first bricks that will go into building the temple. Despite efforts to eradicate Lord Ram’s existence, he lives in our hearts and is the basis of our culture, Modi said.

Citing Lord Ram’s message, Modi said the more powerful India gets, the more it will be

Shah attributes...

I express my heartfelt gratitude.” “Today is a

will rise again in the world with its full splendour. Coordination of religion and development will also generate employment opportunities,” Shah tweeted.

“The construction of this grand Ram temple reflects the strong and decisive leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. My heartiest congratulations to all Indians on this unforgettable day. The Modi government will always be committed to protecting and preserving Indian culture and its values,” he added.

“The construction of the Prabhu Shri Ram

temple is the result of centuries of constant sacrifice, struggle, penance and sacrifice of innumerable name-unnamed Ram devotees.

On this day, I salute all those ascetics who fought for this invaluable heritage of Sanatan culture for so many years. Jai Shree Ram!” Shah wrote in another tweet. ANI

Beirut blast...

A large number of the world’s countries, including Lebanon’s Middle East neighbours, have already offered their assistance to Beirut and extended their

condolences over the tragic incident. (Sputnik/ANI)

Semi final...

Against this, BJP MLA and BSP filed separate appeals yesterday and made a mention for urgent listing of the same before the Division Bench. Six BSP MLAs-Sandeep Yadav, Wajib Ali, Deepchand Kheria, Lakhan Meena, Jogendra Awana and Rajendra Gudha-- defected to Congress in September last month.

According to legal experts, Pilot camp is expecting some sort of a stay on the participation

of 6 BSP MLAs in the coming up 14 August Assembly session proceedings, including a likely a trust vote. If this becomes a reality even then the other party will approach SC and ultimately only Apex Court will take a final call in this sensitive issue preferable before 14 August, because it affects composition of the House. In other words it’s only going to be a semi-final match between the two camps on Thursday in Rajasthan High Court and the final match will be played in the Supreme Court, maybe latest by coming Monday.

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CHANGES AIM AT l UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal has approved the changes and a notification will be issued soon l The efforts are aimed at pushing start-ups, creating eco-system for jobs and other economic activities and attracting investments post lockdown

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WORK FROM HOME

l Companies had adopted work from home culture to carry out office activities after the lockdown was imposed in the country in March due to the spread of coronavirus

KEEPING PACE WITH TIME, RAJASTHAN GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO MAKE CHANGES IN BUILDING BYLAWS AND OTHER POLICIES WITH A FOCUS ON AN ORGANISED WORK FROM HOME (WFH) CULTURE IN THE STATE

MINIPLEXES IN SMALL CITIES l Other changes include permission to construct flats and cinema halls on small lands l According to sources, the provision for miniplex in small towns is aimed at creating job opportunities and pushing economic activities l The changed laws are such that will facilitate small builders to construct more flats and lower and middle class families too will be able to own homes

l The draft of Building By-Laws was released on Wednesday where opinion from public has been sought l Since all the employees necessarily do not have suitable space to function from home and understanding this changing office scenario, the state government came up with the idea to make adequate changes to accommodate the needs of virtual offices in residential buildings

APPROVAL CRITERIA l The main building will have to be constructed after map approval from concerning local body and later they can develop further facilities or new buildings as per the bylaws and without getting it approved from the local bodies

l The virtual office concept will be useful for those who do not have a space for WFH and this facility irrespective of the size of the land

l However, they will have to get the maps approved from a registered architect

RELAXATION

l Provisions to regulate roof-top restaurants have also been made in the building bylaws for which the urban development minister Shanti Dhariwal has given his approval and the UD department will soon notify the changes

STATS AT

A GLANCE

The government has decided to give relaxation in the constructions of educational institutions, universities, colleges, sports and industrial units on lands measuring 5 acre or more

35%

of built up area of 150 sq metre space, whichever is less, may be used for creating a virtual office in residential buildings

500 metre radius of people 8 units or flats can be 12 metre height on 50 seating capacity miniplex cinema halls in living an use the offices and no constructed on land measuring lands measuring up to 90 small towns on 450 sq metre land will be permitted area is required for vehicle parking

below 750 sq metres

sq meter will be allowed

providing the land is located on 40-feet road

CONTENT: ABHISHEK SRIVASTAVA

Excise dept enriches kitty with ` 844 crore under chief Jogaram Nirmal Tiwari Jaipur: From moving at snail’s pace, the state excise department seemed to have now got spring in its feet. One of the biggest sources of revenue, it has earned Rs 844 crore within a month of Dr Jogaram taking over as the excise commissioner.

In the recent bureaucratic reshuffle, Dr. Jogaram was appointed excise commissioner and he took over on July 2.

He was given the charge of this crucial department at a time when the government has been facing financial crunch during corona triggered lockdown and desperately looking for ways to increase its income.

The lockdown caused havoc on state’s finance as wheels of economy came to abrupt halt. The excise department received just a fifth of what it used to earn in the month of April. Instead of Rs 600-crore revenue the excise de-

Now, 21 RPS officers transferred Shivendra Parmar Jaipur. The Home department released another transfer list on Wednesday transferring 21 RPS officers.

According to the list the officers relocated are Samir Dube – ASP, Crime & Vigilance, Jaipur Range; Ravindra Singh – ASP, Abhay

Command, Jaipur; Ramprakash Meena – ASP, CID-CB, Bharatpur; Divya Mittal – ASP, Legal Cell, PHQ; Suresh Khinchi – ASP, Raisinghnagar; Rajendra Verma – ASP, ADF, Bharatpur; Milan Johida – ASP, Sirohi; Dinesh Rohediya – ASP, Leave Reserve, Udaipur Range; Omprakash gautam –

ASP, PTS, Jodhpur; Lalchand Kayal – ASP, Civil Rights, Jaipur; Suresh Jaif – ASP, Abhay Command, Jaipur; Hanuman Prasad Meena – ASP, PHQ; Sunit Sharma – ASP, Departmental Enquiries, Jaipur; Alok Singhal – ACP, Police Lines, Jaipur; Mitali Garg – ACP, HQ_North, Jaipur;

Sulesh Kumari – ACP, Organised Crime, Jaipur; Umendra Singh Raghuvanshi – ASP, Community Policing, PHQ; Chiranji Lal Meena – ACP, HQ-West, Jaipur; Bhawani Singh, ASP, SOG, Kota; Mustafa Ali Zaidi – ACP, protocol, Jaipur and Aklesh Sharma – ACP, Theft & Robbery Cell, Jaipur.

Dr Jogaram

partment received a paltry Rs 145-crore in the first month of new financial year.

However, Dr. Jogaram with his administrative and financial skills managed to turn the wheel within a month as the excise department created a record by netting Rs 844-crore in July.

Bikaner district has generated Rs 304-crore revenue in first four months of the current financial year.

The turnaround was made possible by the new excise commissioner’s aggressive strategy as he made it clear to officers that they must pull up socks to increase excise revenue.

DUSTSTORM IN JAISALMER HOLDS UP CONG MEET

The city of Jaisalmer shrouded in the duststorm on Wednesday. As a result of the storm, Congress postponed its legislators meeting in Hotel Suryagarh. The MLAs were informed about it through SMS. The meeting was scheduled to be addressed by the AICC general secretary Avinash Pande and national spokesperson Randeep Surjewala. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Barmer cops seize fake notes worth `6.46 lakh Durg Singh Rajpurohit Barmer: In its biggest seizure after demonetisation, the Barmer police has been successful in seizing a haul of Rs 6.46 lakh worth fake currency notes. All the seized notes are in Rs 500 denomination.

The activity of smugglers in the border district is not a new phenomenon but the counterfeiting industry had taken a back seat after the GOI floated new currency notes of almost all denominations.

It seems that finally, Pakistan-based counterfeiters have been successful in creating new currency notes and have dared to put them in circulation in India. SP Anand Sharma said that on Tuesday night the police patrolling party of Chohtan nabbed a suspicious man, Akbar Khan, possessing 8 notes of 500 denominations. On suspicion, the currency notes were checked and found to be fake. When the police searched Akbar’s residence it found

fake notes hidden. The arrested man told the police that he had received approximately Rs 8 lakh face value fake currency from across the border.

Akbar had been successful in circulating fake currency worth Rs 96000 in the market and had given Rs 56000 to one of his friends who runs an e-mitra kiosk. Police have taken into custody two more persons.

Police got alerted after a minor came to the local HDFC branch to deposit installment for a pending tractor loan. He possessed 10 notes of fake 500 denominations.

Police sources say that the Pakistani ISI agency is after the counterfeiting racket and keeps on pushing drugs and fake currency from under the barbed fencing on the border.

‘No change in work commitment of CM, ministers’ Ministerial panel including Dr Sharma, Jaisalmer: Rejecting allegations that governance has suffered in Rajasthan, labour minister Tikaram Jully on Wednesday said that chief ministers and ministers are performing official works and discharging their duties despite the political crisis. He said it is unfair to say that the government is not working.

“Chief minister and ministers are doing their official work,” Jully said.

Meanwhile, Gopalan minister Pramod Jain Bhaya visited a gaushala in Gandhi colony and

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Laxman Raghav

MLAs Sanyam Lodha and Tikaram Jully sipping their morning tea at a roadside stall in Jaisalmer.

adored cows. He reviewed the arrangements there.

He also gave directions to officials on department related matters. The minister assured that the issues related with Gausahals of

Jaisalmer will be resolved. He said the government’s aim is to have gaushala in all the gram panchayats.

Independent MLA Sanyam Lodha said that BJP’s allegation that the MLAs are used to luxury

life is wrong.

“We neither are habitual of living luxury life nor we need this. It is because of BJP we have to stay in hotels,” Lodha said.

Commenting on the foundation laying cere-

mony of Ram temple in Ayodhya, the MLA said that Ram belongs to all.

State minister Rajendra Yadav said that the President should have been invited to the ceremony in Ayodhya.

He said it is wrong for anyone to take the credit of the temple construction. He said that the oath of secularism is taken while assuming the office.

Another legislator Jagdish Jangid said that Ram is omnipresent and belongs to all.

He alleged that BJP is doing the politics of religion instead of the politics of development.

BD Kalla reviews I-Day preparedness Vishal Jaipur: The state-level ministerial committee for organising the Independence Day celebrations met in the secretariat on Wednesday to discuss the modalities.

The meeting was chaired by Energy Minister BD Kalla and members health minister Dr Raghu Sharma, technical education minister Dr Subhash Garg along with Commissioner DIPR Mahendra Soni Special Secretary (GAD) Mohanlal Yadav apart from other

Energy Minister BD Kalla, Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma, Technical education minister Dr Subhash Garg, Commissioner DIPR Mahendra Soni and Special Secretary (GAD) Mohanlal Yadav among others taking part in the meeting.

officers.

The committee decided that a message from the Governor will be read out on August 15 at all district headquarters during the I-Day

celebrations.

The officers were asked to work on the details and it was decided to convene another round of meeting on Friday.

For every generation, ‘good old days’ have been mostly nostalgic. Nobody thought the days were good enough at that time, we all look back and feel nostalgic.

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To promote tourism, new policy to be brought: CM

ALSO SAID THAT THE FIRST PRIORITY OF STATE GOVT IS TO SAVE LIVES

CM Ashok Gehlot with Dr Raghu Sharma, Rajeeva Swarup, Bhupendra Yadav, Rohit Kumar Singh, Niranjan Arya, Subodh Agarwal, Mahendra Soni, Akhil Arora, Arti Dogra, Roli Singh, Hemant Gera, Amit Dhaka and other officials during the corona review meet.

Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressed his gratitude to the government and non-government personnel who wholeheartedly contributed and has made the state stand as a front runner in the fight against Covid-19. He said the fight will be long drawn and the economic activities have to be brought back on

track so he appealed that the employees should keep on working with devotion.

CM Gehlot was addressing 151 employee organisations from across the state through VC from CMR on Wednesday. CM reminded that the state government has been working with the twin motto of ‘Rajasthan Satark hai’ (Rajasthan is Alert) and ‘Koi Bhukha na soye’ (Nobody sleeps hungry)

from day one of the outbreak of the pandemic.

The government took along every section of the society including the elected representatives, social workers, industrialists and religious leaders. The fight against coronavirus had participation right from the state capital to the panchayat level which earned its praise across the country.

SUSHANT SUICIDE CASE

Gehlot said that our first priority has been to save lives and the government will not let any dearth of resources come in a way to achieve this. He said Rajasthan was the first state to cover corona warriors from both government and nongovernment sectors with an insurance cover of Rs 50 lakh. He assured that even the local body corona warriors across the state will

be given the same benefit. CM said that so far 115 critical patients have been treated with plasma therapy and now the employees should motivate people to donate plasma for the critically ill.

Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma stressed on containing the infection spread at work places.

He praised CM Gehlot’s initiative of communicating with every section of society. He said that it was for the first time in the state that a CM had interacted directly with personnel like patwari, village development officers and police constables, who work at the grassroots, to know their problems.

CS Rajeeva Swarup appealed to all employees to discharge their duties using complete precautions according to the guidelines. He assured them of a positive solution to their valid demands.

CM Ashok Gehlot with Alok Gupta, Niranjan Arya, Rajeeva Swarup, Mahendra Soni and other officials during the review meet of Tourism Department on Wednesday.

First India Bureau Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that Rajasthan is prominent tourism centre.

Livelihood of lakhs of people in the State depends on tourism.

With the aim to promote tourism activities, the state government will soon bring a new policy which will help in bringing back the tourism sector which is currently facing crisis, he said.

Gehlot was reviewing the Tourism Department through video conference from his official residence on Wednesday.

He interacted with district-level officers of the tourism department and invited their suggestions

to give pace to tourism.

He said “Fairs and festivals are our cultural heritage; we need to give them new look and introduce new things so that more and more domestic and foreign tourists can be attracted. Rebranding of our fairs and festivals including Pushkar Fair, Desert Festival, Kumbhalgarh and Bundi Festival should be done.

With introducing new thinking, activities should be included to attract tourists.”

CM said that Rajasthan has a large number of religious sites which are ancient and are importance from the archaeological point of view. Officers

`884 CR SANJIVANI CREDIT COOP SOCIETY SCAM

‘Welcome Centre’s HC gives interim relief to Union Min Shekhawat, others move of CBI probe’ STAYS ORDER OF ADJ COURT New Delhi: Claiming that the "inept handling" of the Sushant Singh Rajput death case by Mumbai Police "left no room" for justice, BJP MP Bhupender Yadav on Wednesday welcomed the central government's decision to handover the probe in the matter to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

"Centre's move to handover Sushant Singh Rajput death probe to CBI is most welcome.

Mumbai government's inept handling of the case left no room for justice. There is hope now for crores of Sushant's fans in Bihar and beyond that truth will prevail," Yadav tweeted. This comes after the central

Nizam Kantaliya

Bhupender Yadav

government, earlier today, submitted before the Supreme Court that the Bihar government's request recommending a CBI probe into the case has been accepted.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had yesterday informed that the state government has recommended a CBI probe into the case registered in Patna in the matter. —ANI

Jaipur: In a relief to Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat in Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam, Rajasthan high court on Wednesday stayed the execution of the order passed by the lower court for the investigation against Shekhawat and others.

ADJ court had directed a private complaint to be invested by SOG with relation to the money trail that ended at Navprabha Buildtech Pvt Ltd in the scam.

Rajasthan high court, while staying order of session courts dated July 21, permitted SOG to continue with further investigation in

the matter. On July 21, the additional session court Jaipur passed an order on revision petition of the two investors, Labu Singh and Guman Singh, who ordered investigation in the matter, as per the application of complainants.

The earlier order was challenged by one Kewal Chand Dakalia who is shareholder director of Navprabha Build tech pvt ltd which is said to be linked with Shekhawat. Dakalia had challenged the order on the ground that specific direction has been given, without hearing him.

Senior Advocate Mahesh Jethmalani argued the case for Dakalia and asked to put stay in the mat-

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

ter.

Whereas, Siddharth Luthra, who was representing the government, objected to the same.

Advocate AK Jain, from the complainant’s side, argued that the net worth of Navprabha build tech pvt ltd is only Rs 15 crores but its 25per cent shares were

RHB extends bidding date by 1 day Shivendra Parmar Jaipur: Rajasthan Housing Board (RHB) has extended the bidding and auction proposals deadline by one day due to Rakshabandhan holiday consuming one working day on bygone Monday. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora said that all applicants of the Wednesday auction festival for houses on installment scheme will now be able to put their bid or auction proposals till 4 pm on Thursday instead of Wednesday.

The bids and auction proposals will be

opened the same evening at 4.30 pm.

Arora said that the interested applicants can bid either from the comforts of their home or can approach any help desk in any RHB office or e-Mitra kiosk. He said all the terms and conditions, applicable rules, available properties, reserved price, discounts and the whole online process can be viewed on the official website of the board. It is noteworthy that the ongoing RHB scheme has been a roaring success with the people of the state.

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transferred to Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society for Rs 100 crore, and investors were cheated. He also submitted that Dakalia is a proxy litigant.

Justice Satish Kumar Sharma, while admitting the case, passed an interim order holding that till further or-

Cong prepping up for session from Aug 14 First India Bureau Jaisalmer: Ahead of the Assembly Session beginning from August 14, Congress is working out its strategy for the session in hotel Suryagarh where the MLAs of Ashok Gehlot camp are staying.

Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi and deputy Chief Whip Mahendra Chaudhary will handle the strategy in the house and Parliament Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal will look after the floor management.

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot will be present in the house for the entire day. A meeting of the Congress legislature party will also be held. Party sources said that the strategy is being worked out in the hotel.

Team Pilot camping at BJP-ruled Gujarat Aditi Nagar

Housing Board Commissioner Pawan Arora during the site visit to City Park, Mansarovar on Wednesday.

The upcoming park, with its various and myriad facilities, promises to be the best in the Pink City!

der, the SOG is free to investigate the matter under section 173 (8) of CrPC. However, he stayed the order on revision of complainant, passed by additional session judge. In the case now, the ball is in the field of the SOG, which is totally free to take any action in the matter.

should prepare an outline to develop these religious sites keeping in view increase in tourism.

Minister of State for Tourism Govind Singh Dotasara said that innovations such as virtual seminar, online visit of temples could be adopted to attract tourists at this time of crisis. The draft of new tourism policy is ready and will be finalised by the end of this month, he said.

Chief Secretary Rajeeva Swarup, Principal Secretary, Tourism Alok Gupta, ACS Finance Niranjan Arya, DIPR Commissioner Mahendra Soni and other officers from tourism department were present in the meeting.

Jaipur: It was on July 12 when Sachin Pilot claimed that Gehlot government had lost its majority as he had the support of 30 MLAs. Ever since then, the political crisis has travelled many places including the Governor House, SC, HC, Hotels and resorts. CM Gehlot first camped his supporting MLAs at Hotel Fairmont in Jaipur and now has shifted to hotel Suryagrah in Jaisalmer.

Now the news coming out of the Pilot camp is that even Sachin Pilot is busy fortifying his camp

and has shifted all his supporter MLAs, except three, to Gujarat. MLAs are reportedly residing at a hotel between Surat and Bharuch in the BJP ruled state. This has been done as Pilot has now apprehension of losing some MLAs. Mukesh Bhakar and Deependra Hooda are good friends and Hooda is trying to bring Bhakar back to Gehlot fold. Seasoned Mukul Wasnik too has been assigned a similar task of getting MLAs to Gehlot side. Considering threats, Pilot could not think of a safer house than Gujarat.

AVINASH PANDE @avinashpandeinc Hearty congratulations and best wishes to all the countrymen on the temple construction day of Lord Shri Ram Ji in Ayodhya.

This opportunity should be in the country to promote mutual brotherhood, love and human values, it is a request to God.

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The ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ at Ayodhya is a dream come true, though Lord Rama has lived on for centuries in the hearts of Hindus. City First talks to a few of its readers on how did they learned about Lord Ram and also how do they plan to pass on this learning to the future generation!

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here must be a rare person in India who has not heard of Lord Ram and something about the Ramayana.

For the Hindus, the Ramayana is more than just a sacred text, it is a part of the family. Anecdotes, lessons and examples from Ramayana are a part of daily life. References are quoted and understood immediately because we all have heard the story of Maryada Purushottam Ram! I was introduced to Lord Rama by my grandmother as she would regale us with different stories, all a part of Ramayan. Ramayana has been handed down for centuries through word of mouth, books and

in the modern age we have travelled with Lord Rama, Mata Sita and Lakshman in movies, serials, comics, animated films and even video games!

Ramayan grows even more popular today, breaking all generational myths, proof of the popularity is that the 1980’s TV serial Ramayana telecast on Doordarshan during the lockdown and the TRP it brought for DD after decades.

As the Ram temple at Ayodhya finally becomes a reality, it is the culmination of a dream of not just the millions of Hindus living in India and the world across but generations of ancestors who are no more but dreamt of this day when Ram Lalla would finally be in his rightful place.

Ram, the very word signifies duty, truth, obedience, family and dharma. It is the identity of the millions of Hindus for whom, today, a dream comes true!

I have grown up hearing stories of Ramayan from my grandparents.

In fact, when we were growing up, watching Ramayan on television was a weekly ritual.

All the work was kept on halt for that period and after that very episode, the whole week went by discussing the characters. We as kids were given examples from it. It was a great learning experience. We got more and more involved and curious to learn more about our culture because of it.

—APRA KUCHHAL, Rajasthan I have a vivid memory of being introduced to Ramayana by my maternal grandfather. He believed thoroughly in the sanctity it holds.

The learning I hold the utmost respect for is the crux which is selfless love and sacrifice depicted primarily by Sitaji. That is something I would like to imbibe in my future generation, not just with narration but also a hypothesis.

—AKSHARA SHARMA, Rajasthan As a kid, my memories take me to my grandmother who used to sing folk bhajans of Lord Ram. Then it was told as a story from my mother with an understanding of the actions and importance of karma. I feel these ancient Hindu epics can guide us in life to stay focused on our karma, responsibilities towards our loved ones and also in building a great culture around.

—RINKLE, Gujarat My parents were devotees; especially my mother was fond of telling mythological short stories and idioms. She certainly introduced me to Ramayana and Mahabharata. I follow and prefer my mother’s way of sharing our legacy with small books but in the digital world, videos are playing vital role for passing to the future generations.

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Downey’s first leading role on the big screen was a charming womanizer in The Pick-up Artist soon after that His breakthrough performance came in 1987 with Less Than Zero.

Downey’s portrayal in the

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Although for a time, Downey’s stormy offscreen life and personal problems threatened to challenge his public image, he quickly bounced back and overcame these setbacks, with a continued array of impressive roles on the big screen that never sacrificed his audience appeal or affability. Downey’s star-power rose in 2008 when

he starred in the 2008 summer blockbusters Iron Man and Tropic Thunder, earning him an Oscar nomination for the latter. Since then Downey aka ‘Iron Man’ became the proverbial king of the MCU. In addition, he has filled roles in two Sherlock Holmes movies and other movies that continues to show his talent and range as an actor. Though his last film “Dolittle” opened with a charming animated prologue still audiences had comparatively shown little interest because people have developed a habit of watching him as Iron Man and

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He got paid in gold for his role in the Marvel Universe, earning about $75 million for his role in ‘Avengers: Endgame.’ Nearly all of his earnings come from acting, though he also receives millions for doing campaigns of upcoming smartphone brands. Where once he was viewed as toxic, Downey now finds himself in a place where studios and directors are seeking him out.

A versatile actor with the poker face expression. His turn in Chaplin was brilliant and his performance as Iron Man has revitalized his career.

But his charisma as an amazing actor is limited to a few legendary roles. I want to see him in roles with more depth as a well-rounded actor.

—AJAY SINGH RATHORE Ironman’s role has been really justified by him, The last scene in avengers where Robert Downey Jr. dies was the most heartbreaking scene ever and people are still waiting for his comeback as Ironman. This shows how much respect n love this actor has earned from this character.

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YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

Your achievements speaks for yourself and its a reminder that you can start afresh and build your castle of dreams. You are conscious towards health and its a good thing specially right now. You may fall in love at the first sight. Judicious use of time is the need of this hour.

Dedication is must in these trial times as any source of income is a blessing, Family is always by your side and they will never let you fall.

You have a brilliant personality and you are someone full of talents, for someone like you all the times are favourable.

You will feel energetic today to do things which you have been planning to do for a long time. For students this is a very precious time to change their weakness into strength as you have plenty of time at home to work on yourself. Think before you speak.

Your seniors will acknowledge you efforts in work and will truly admire your dedication even when you are working from home. Don’t take your assignments lightly even if this time feels like an extended holiday, utilise this time to learn.

Bickering around is a waste of time.

MAR 21 - APR 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

It’s still not too late to regain your ground on academic front. The dream of getting married to your long term friends will come true and it will be a very fruitful reunion. You are an ideal child of your parents and you have always taken their needs in account.

The intention of helping someone climb the ladder is in itself very pure and you will earn many blessings for it. The feeling of responsibility is a sign that you are all grown up and can handle things like an adult. Immaculately dressed is how people define you.

You are a freedom seeker but considering the current times you may have to procrastinate your plans to go away from home for studies. For those in search of love can expect cupid arrows. Adhere to the terms of your job and there is nothing to worry. Be efficient and innovative.

With changing times there is a change in demand and supply therefore try to come up with ideas which can help you earn money at current time by catering to the prevailing needs. Open up to your close ones if you are facing any challenges in your life as certain issues can be resolved.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Spirituality is the answer to your your problems, indulge yourself in some form of yoga and medication. A promise made by sibling will be kept.

Your focus should be your goals and rest who says what shall not matter. A life with purpose is worth living. Don’t be confused while decision making.

Health is wealth at current times therefore nothing should come before your own safety. Youth has the power to bring about the change so be the beacon of light in your family.

A healthy competition with sibling is not so bad. Valiant and pivot is how you can be defined.

Your sorrows will disappear in the thin air once you decide to do something about it. Romance is on the cards and making your partner feel special is your uncompromised quality.

Demeanour plays an important role when it come to being a part of an elite group and you never disappoint.

You have a taste for unusual things. You will not waste your time at home rather you will utilise this pandemic break from schools and college to enhance your skills. Whining over the what has been lost is not a sensible thing to do, move ahead with time.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

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DEC 23 - JAN 20

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Aapko aur aapke parvar ko Ram janm bhumi pujan ki haardik shubhkamnayein. Jai Shree Ram! #JaiShreeRam —ANUPAM KHER

s Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Bollywood celebrities have taken it to their social media platforms to express their excitement and shared their thoughts.

Taking to Twitter handle, senior Bollywood actor Anupam Kher extended his best wishes to his legion of followers for the Ram Janmabhoomi Pujan.

While ‘Masti’ actor Riteish Deshmukh, on the micro-blogging site tweeted multiple hashtag ‘Jai Shree Ram’ to mark the historic day. Among these, actor Kirron Kher, legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar, filmmaker Ashok Pandit and others also marked the day and expressed their excitement.

Earlier, evergreen star Hema Malini, through an audio recording congratulated the devotees of Lord Ram on the occasion.

The Mathura MP expressed her excitement on the foundation stone-laying ceremony of the much-awaited Ram Temple.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the special Bhoomi Poojan at Ayodhya ahead of the foundation stone laying ceremony.

He also released a commemorative postage stamp on ‘Shree Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir’. Earlier, Prime Minister Modi had offered prayers at the Hanuman Garhi Temple in Ayodhya.

—ANI

#JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam#JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam#JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam#JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam #JaiShreeRam —RITEISH DESHMUKH What could not happen in 500 years happened this year.... this is not picture of the day but the moment of many centuries #JaiShreeRam #RamMandirAyodhya —KANGANA RANAUT

‘21 would not have happened WITH JUST NEPOTISM’

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ollywood actress Kareena Kapoor Khan who recently completed 20 years in the industry weighed in on the ongoing debate on nepotism.

Ever since the unfortunate demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, the debate on nepotism has been reignited and those from the film families have been on the receiving end of trolling and criticism.

In a recent interview, Kareena said that for her to work so long in the industry would not have been possible if the audience had not accepted her. “21 years of working would not have happened with just nepotism. It is not possible. I can take a long list out of superstars’ children for

‘Growing young with you is a blessing’

whom it’s not been able to happen that way,” she said.

She said that even though she comes from a privileged background, she has her own struggle even though it might not be as interesting as the others. “It might sound weird but my struggle is there.

There is a struggle but it probably is not as interesting as somebody who comes in a train with just Rs 10 in his pocket. Yeah, it’s not been that and I can’t be apologetic about it,” she said.

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ctor Riteish Deshmukh on Wednesday showered love over his star wife Genelia Deshmukh to mark the 33rd birthday of the ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na’ actor.

Deshmukh took to Instagram to share an adorable picture of himself with his actor wife and penned down a sweet birthday message for her. “You are my bestest friend, my eternal laughter, my partner in crime, my happiness, my guide, my enthusiasm, my excitement, my light, my life, my everything,” the ‘Housefull’ actor wrote. “Wishing you a very Happy Birthday Baiko - growing young with you is a blessing. @geneliad #HappyBirthdayGenelia,” he added. The celebrity couple is celebrating the ‘Force’ actor’s birthday at home amid the coronavirus socialdistancing protocols. —ANI

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im Kardashian and Kanye West are riding through the rough tides for a while now. The couple’s rocky relationship came under the spotlight after Kanye broke down during his first Presidential rally. The rapper spoke about aborting his first child with Kim. After the rant, he took to Twitter and posted some shocking statements about his marriage with Kim and also mentioned his mother-in-law Kris Jenner. While rumors are doing the rounds that Kim is considering moving forward with the divorce for she feels that Kanye doesn’t understand her. As per recent reports, the couple is giving their relationship yet another chance.

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haring a stunning throwback picture of himself with his star wife Kajol, actor Ajay Devgn on Wednesday extended a heartwarming birthday wish to the ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jaayenge’ actor.

Devgn took to Instagram to share the picture, in which the celebrity couple is seen walking beside each other and looking each other in the eye. “Happy returns of the day, forever & always @kajol,” the ‘Shivaay’ actor wrote in the caption.

The couple is seen exuding elegance in the picture as they are seen wearing attires of contrasting colours. While Kajol is seen in an all white traditional suit, Ajay is dressed in an all black denim and T-shirt.

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s her classic romantic drama ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ clocked 26 years on the horizon of Indian cinema on Wednesday, evergreen actor Madhuri Dixit Nene announced a virtual meet with 26 fans of the movie from across the globe.

“Join me along with 26 fans from all over the world to celebrate #26YearsOfHAHK. Streaming LIVE 7 pm onwards on Youtube & Facebook.” wrote the ‘Kalank’ actor as she announced the special virtual Kareena Kapoor Khan

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meet on Twitter.

Sharing the Twitter account where the fans of the classic film will be able to view the virtual meet, the ‘Devdas’ star noted, “Join me along with 26 fans from all over the world to celebrate #26YearsOfHAHK. I can’t believe it’s been 26 years since ‘Hum Aapke Hain Koun’ released. Remembering the fun memories & hard work of the incredible team who left no stone unturned to perfect every single scene.”

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THE HAPPENINGS!

KAVITA CHAUHAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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he gymnasiums and yoga institutes have re-opened their doors for the fitness enthusiasts on Wednesday. To curb the coronavirus spread, the central government had ordered to shut the gyms and yoga institutions in the last week of March across the nation. As “physical activity and yoga are important for health”, the Centre has now allowed gymnasiums and yoga centers to function during the third phase of nationwide unlock. A fresh set of guidelines have been issued to maintain so-

RAJASTHAN: On the occasion of Bhoomi Pujan for the construction of Shri Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the City Palace in Jaipur was resplendent with traditional lamps.

cial distancing norms amid the COVID 19 pandemic. The aim is to minimize all the possible contact between staff, members and visitors to prevent coronavirus spread.

All the gymnasiums and yoga institutes have been directed to plan fitness activities keeping the floor area of 4m2 per person.

Equipment and machines should be placed at a distance of 6 feet.

They are advised to utilise the outdoor space if any. There should be a proper marking on the floor to ensure 6 ft distancing.

For air-conditioned premises, the temperature of AC should be between 24 to 30 degrees Celsius.

With the required social dis-

tancing, gyms will operate under-capacity allowing limited members at one time. Also, the gyms will have to bear the costs of sanitization, cleaners, masks, thermometer, etc. However, there are a lot of gyms and fitness centers that will remain closed out of choice to observe the situation and then make a decision.

A GREAT LOSS GUJARAT: A novel chocolate maker artist Shilpa Bhatt makes a replica of the Ram Mandir using chocolates on the occasion of Ram Mandir Bhumi Pujan in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.

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‘SAHEBZADE of Rajasthan’ CITY FIRST

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he filmmaker from Jaipur is making a documentary film ‘Sahebzade of Rajasthan’ on Irrfan Khan. The founder of the Film Forum and the director of this documentary film, Mohsin Khan Badgujjar, shared that the documentary film is a tribute to a great artist who has made his fame not only in the country b u t abroad and has made Rajasthan’s name bright.

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film will show Irrfan Khan’s association with Rajasthan; especially Tonk and the city of Jaipur. In this connection, the film’s team met Irfan’s close friend, DIG Hyder Ali Zaidi in Rajasthan Police and recorded him reminiscing the memories connected to Irfan Khan on camera. Soon this documentary film will be completed by taking views of the special people and will be shown to all their fans. cityfirst@firstindia. co.in

Late Irrfan Khan

HAPPY B’DAY!

IAS Punam (left) and IPS Tejraj Singh Kharodia celebrated their birthdays on 5 August, Wednesday. We wish them all the best!

RAJASTHAN: The team Pheonix from JECRC won in Smart India Hackathon 2020, where the students worked on the problem statement associated with the Ministry of Power and created a tool through which it will facilitate the automated generation of regulatory compliance data from power sector stakeholders. This would be helpful for analysis and reporting.

(From left) Jaivardhan Agrawal, Sangita Agrawal, Priti Bakshi, Akansha Bakshi, Saroj Agrawal, Shivangi Agrawal, Sanjana Agrawal, Aishwarya Bakshi and Rajiva Agrawal at the Prayer Meet on Wednesday.

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aipur’s acclaimed industrialist, Manohar Dass Agrawal passed away on Monday morning, after battling with cancer for a long time. Confirming the news, veteran industrialist’s son-in-law, Dr Sandeep Bakshi, Chancellor of Jaipur National University said that late Manohar Dass Agrawal led a remarkable life that was filled with

good, meaningful work and notable accomplishments.

The news of his demise was received in the city circles with a deep sense of loss and sorrow at the passing away of a man whose presence in itself was a source of solace for all associated with him.

A Prayer Meet was held at Arya Samaj Mandir, Raja Park on Wednesday afternoon where all the norms of COVID-19 protocols were followed. The family members, especially the grandchildren fondly shared their memories.

Messages of condolence

Dr Sandeep Bakshi

poured in from all quarters, mourning the loss of a great leader, a wonderful friend and above all, an exemplary human being.

Manohar Agrawal lived a life full of adventures and made sure that he was of great value to society through his philanthropic orientation. He was a rare and remarkable combination of someone who had a love of life and a surefooted understanding of what was important- the simplicity of living a contented life with those that you love. According to Dr Sandeep Bakshi, his father leaves behind a rich and enviable legacy for his loved ones to live up to.

Survived by his wife, four children and his treasure trove of grandchildren, he leaves behind a void that would be hard to fill.

The song may have ended, but the memory shall linger on.

—Dr SANDEEP BAKSHI

GUJARAT: Ahmedabadbased organization Dog Promise conducted ‘Special Behavioural Training Programmes’ for pet dogs on Wednesday. Over eight different breeds of puppies and dogs showed up with their owners for a two and a half-hour-long session at Sugar Rush Outdoors in the Ghuma area.

—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

Taking cognizance of Covid-19 pandemic, The Institute of Company Secretaries of India has decided to conduct the first CSEET on Saturday, 29 August, through remote proctored mode instead of conducting the same from test centres. All eligible candidates would be allowed to appear for the test through laptop or desktop from home.

RAJASTHAN: To celebrate the occasion of Friendship day, a family treasure hunt was organised at Empyreal Club, Jaipur, where about 100 teams participated in the hunt, which was conducted by cars racing on the streets of the city. To maintain the norms of social distancing, every car had a maximum of four participants, and each car contested as a single team.

RAJASTHAN: Shri Ram Temple Trustee, Maharaj Devgiri greeted Dainik Nirala Rajasthan Editor, Arvind Gitesh on Wednesday.