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GOVT NOT READY FOR ROLLBACK, SAY FARMERS SHAH’S MEETING WITH FARMER LEADERS ENDS WITH NO SOFTENING OF STAND Aditi Nagar New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah met with farmers on Tuesday at 8 pm, raising hopes for a resolution a day before the government’s sixth round of negotiations to end massive protests against farm laws.

The meet which began after 8 pm was held at the office of Indian Council of Agricultural Research. As many as 13 farmer leaders were invited for talks with Shah which ended post 11pm. The farmer leaders said that Centre was not ready to repeal the farm laws.

The meeting finally ended with farmer leaders saying that Centre was not ready to repeal the farm laws.

CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Hannan Mol-

lah post the meeting said the home minister told the government would give in writing about the amendments it is willing to make, reports PTI. Turn to P6

FARMERS TAKE CENTRE STAGE! Bharat Bandh ends peacefully; life hit in some states New Delhi: Farmers took the national centrestage on Tuesday as their call for a Bharat Bandh’ to push for a repeal of the new agri laws disrupted life in myriad ways with shops closed, transport affected and protesters squatting on roads and train tracks in several places, though many states remained largely unaffected.

The day wound to a mostly peaceful close even as thousands of farmers who have been protesting for last 12 days said that the bandh was effective and was

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Crowd at Azadpur vegetable market amid a nationwide strike called by agitating farmers to press for repeal of agri laws, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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observed in around 10,000 places in 25 states.

Emergency services were exempted and

PM: Mobile tech to be used for mass vaccination drive against pandemic Self-register via Co-WIN app to enter vax programme PM Narendra Modi greets as he addresses inaugural session of India Mobile Congress 2020 virtually in New Delhi on Tuesday.

New Delhi: With the chances of a COVID-19 vaccine being available soon increasing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the mobile technology will be used for mass inoculation against the pandemic.

Speaking at the India Mobile Congress, he said mobile technology has enabled benefits worth billions of dollars to reach the deserving and also helped the poor and vulnerable during the pandemic.

“It is also with the help of mobile technology that we will embark on one of the world’s largest COVID-19 vacci-

nation drive,” he said.

He did not provide details. Three leading coronavirus vaccine developers—Pfizer Inc and AstraZeneca Plc and Bharat Biotech— have applied for emergency use authorization in India.

While Pfizer India has applied to drug regulator for permission to import its experimental mRNA vaccine for sale and distribution without the requirement for local clinical trials, Serum Institute of India Ltd, AstraZeneca’s India vaccine partner, has applied for emergency use authorisation.

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New Delhi: With three vaccine-makers having applied for emergency use authorisation in India, the vaccination drive in India is likely to begin shortly. The health ministry on Tuesday revealed details of how the entire vaccination programme will be conducted, though no date has been made public so far.

Addressing a press meet on Tuesday, health secretary Rajesh Bhushan said Centre has created an application which will monitor the process from the beginning to the end. Co-WIN, the new app will be available for free download, is an upgraded version of the Electronic Vaccine Intelligence Network (eVIN).

ALL ABOUT THE APP z App will be useful

for all those engaged in the process. Govt will be vaccinating priority groups in the first two phases.

z There are five mod-

ules in Co-WIN app: Administrator module, registration module, vaccination module, beneficiary acknowledgement module and report module.

vaccination status. z Beneficiary

module is for administrators who will be conducting these vaccination sessions.

acknowledgement module will send SMS to beneficiaries. It will also generate QRbased certificates after one gets vaccinated.

z Registration

z Report module will

z The administrator

module is for people to get registered for vaccination.

z Vaccination module

will verify beneficiary details and update

prepare reports of how many vaccine sessions have been conducted, how many people have attended those, how many people have dropped out etc.

banks, too, continued operations as the panIndia shutdown, backed by most opposition par-

Ambani hints at 5G rollout by 2021 mid New Delhi: Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Tuesday hinted at rolling out 5G telecom services in the second half of 2021 and said policy steps are needed to accelerate the early rollout of ultra-high-speed 5G services that are affordable and available everywhere.

5G is the 5th generation mobile network that enables connecting virtually everyone and everything together including machines, objects, and devices.

“In order to maintain this lead, policy steps are needed to accelerate the early rollout of 5G, and to make it affordable and available everywhere,” he said. “I assure you that Jio will pioneer the 5G Revolution in India in the second half of 2021.”

Jio’s 5G will be powered by the indigenously-developed network, hardware and technology components. “Jio’s 5G service will be a testimony to your inspiring vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat.”

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Oppn will meet Prez Kovind on Wednesday and the delegation of 5 will include Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar and others. “Leaders from different political parties (opposing the farm bills) will sit, discuss and take a collective stand on the contentious farm laws before meeting President Ram Nath Kovind,” NCP chief Sharad Pawar told reporters.

China’s military camps coming up along LAC

New Delhi: It seems the Chinese had been enhancing their preparedness for situations like the ongoing conflict with India on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) soon after the 2017 Doklam crisis as they have developed several military camps in their depth areas all along the LAC from Ladakh to Arunachal Pradesh.

The Chinese and Indian troops have been

engaged in a standoff position with India since April-May timeframe and are now sitting on the heights upto 18,000 feet in the cold desert area of Ladakh. “The Chinese have been developing military camps in their depth areas all along the LAC. Around 20 of such camps have been observed with some civilians also around these places,” government sources told ANI. Turn to P6

RAJ PANCHAYAT SAMITI, ZILA PARISHAD POLLS

After 2018 LS polls, one more surprising BJP emergence in Rural belt!

Satish Poonia & Gajendra Singh Shekhawat emerge as star campaigners

NABARD’S STATE LEVEL DEBT SEMINAR

Extent of loan facilities in agri sector must be increased: CM Kartikey Dev Singh Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that farmers and agriculture are the main axis of the economy of the country and their upliftment is the top priority of the state government. “The cooperation of banking sector is important in the development of this sector.

Along with NABARD and cooperative banks, the nationalized banks of the country should

also extend credit facilities for agriculture and allied sectors so that the financial requirements of the farmers are met on time and their road to prosperity is paved,” Gehlot said while addressing NABARD’s State Level Debt Seminar through a video conference at the Chief Minister’s residence on Tuesday. On this occasion, he also released NABARD’s ‘State Focus Paper: Year 2021-22’.

He said that the geo-

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

graphical conditions of Rajasthan are uneven, but there are immense possibilities of development in the agricultural sector. “Keeping this in mind, NABARD, RBI and other banks should increase the ratio of long-term agricultural credit by 20 percent for the progress of agricultural infrastructure.

Currently this ratio is 20 percent of the total agricultural credit,he said.

The Chief Minister said that the farmer of

the country is suppressed with debt, to make it prosperous, along with expansion in credit facilities, bold decisions like loan waiver are needed. “As soon as our government was formed in the state, we made the first decision for waiver of farmers, due to which about 20 lakh farmers were benefited. If nationalized banks cooperate in this, then more farmers can get the benefit.

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Satish Poonia

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Kartikey Dev Singh Jaipur: In what could be termed as a surprise to even political pandits, the BJP has recorded a major upset for the Congress party, long considered to be a party backed by the rural populance, since the saffron party won as many as 1,835 wards in Rajasthan Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections, the state election commission said on Tuesday. The Congress grabbed about 1,718 wards in the polls.

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LEADERS FEEL THE PINCH AS CLOSE ONES LOSE DEFEAT OF ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL’S SON RAVI SHEKHAR CAME AS A SHOCKER IN BIKANER First India Bureau Jaipur: The Tuesday results of the Panchayat Samiti and Zila Parishad elections not only spring surprise for the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP but also for some senior leaders who saw their family members and relatives lose the elections.

The BJP grabbed 1835 Panchayat Samiti seats while Congress got only 1718. Rashtriya Loktantrik Party got 56 while independents won 420 seats. In Zila Parishad also, BJP secured 265 seats, Congress 203, while RLP got 10.

Union minister of state Arjun Ram Meghwal’s son Ravi Shekhar lost Bikaner Zila Parishad elections. BJP MLA Gopichand Meena’s mother Ugma Devi lost panchayat Samiti elections in Bhilwara while Congress MLA Krishna Poonia’s mother-in-law Nihali Devi and sister-inlaw also lost panchayat Samiti elections.

Sardarshahar MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma’s wife Manohari Devi lost the election to her brother-in-law Shyamlal.

Former BJP MLA Jhabar Singh Kharra’s son Durga Singh, for-

Election officials count votes for Zila Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections, at a counting center in Bikaner, Tuesday.

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mer health minister Bansidhar Bajia’s wife and son, former MLA Tagaram Chaudhary’s son Naina Ram and daughter-in-law Sigarti Devi also lost panchayat Samiti elections.

The wife of former Congress MLA Ramnarayan, former MLA Kanta Bhil’s son, BJP MLA Kailash Meena’s daughter-in-law were also defeated. Amardeen Fakir, brother of Sale Mohammad, lost.

Congress MLA Govind Ram Meghwal’s son, daughter, and wife, former MLA Dheeraj Gurjar’s mother Sita Devi, and wife Hemlat won the

Ravi Shekhar

panchayat Samiti elections while Gurjar’s four other relatives lost.

The son of Congress MLA Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya and the brother of cooperative minister Udai Lal Anjana, Manohar Anjana, won the panchayat Samiti.

Indra Meena, the wife of Congress MLA Ram-

lal Meena, won Zila Parishad member, MLA Mahadev Khandela’s son Dr Giriraj Singh and daughter in law Meenakshi won panchayat Samiti elections whereas senior Congress MLA Amin Khan’s grandson Salman Khan also won Panchayat Samiti elections.

Former Congress MLA Kanta Bhil and her daughter, Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma’s brother Shyamlal Sharma won the panchayat Samiti election.

Former minister Nasim Akhtar Insaaf won the panchayat elections in Ajmer.

PANCHAYAT SAMITI TOTAL SEATS 4371

ZILA PARISHAD TOTAL SEATS 636

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I killed, 10 injured in a clash in Sikar Ramesh Sharma Sikar: One person died while 10 were injured when two politically opposed groups clashed during the victory procession of ward number 19 candidate Rubina Khan in Balod Badi area of Fatehpur Panchayat Samiti. Kanhaiyalal alias Kanaram Jat died in the clash while two seriously injured persons were referred to Sikar hospital. District SP Gagandeep Singla reached Fatehpur on the information of the clash. According to the reports, there was palpable ten-

Poonia, Shekhawat, SHEKHAWAT ACCUSES GEHLOT Diya Kumari thank GOVT OF MISLEADING PEOPLE workers, voters Aishwary Pradhan

First India Bureau Jaipur: Elated with the performance of the BJP in the panchayati raj and zila parishad elections, BJP state president Satish Poonia on Tuesday called the victory the hard work of the party workers. Poonia accused the Gehlot government of using every unethical means to win the elections but the people of the state replied by defeating congress in PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra’s constituency.

Union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Sehkhawat, who extensively campaigned for the elections, thanked the votes and party workers. “Thanks a lot! Thank you from the heart! The victory of the BJP candidates in the Panchayat elections of Rajasthan is a blessing to the Janata

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Janardan. This is the result of the continuous hard work of the workers. The victorious candidates will do what they promised”.

Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari said that by ensuring participation in good governance, transparent system and implementation of schemes in the panchayat area, the winning candidates would provide relief to the general public.

Jaipur: Accusing the Ashok Gehlot government of misleading people, union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Tuesday said the state government has presented a decision of the Modi government about eliminating the need for permission to

dig tubewells as a state government decision.

He said that the centre had issued a notification on 24 September clarifying that farmers will no more require obtaining permission to dig tubewells in farms and the water department of Rajasthan issued orders to district collectors in reference to the cen-

MEENA SHARMA’S ELECTION OFFICE INAUGURATED First India Bureau Dausa: Independent candidate from Ward 50 Meena Sharma spoke about the development of the ward in Saraswati Nagar, Patel Colony and Meena Colony by intensive public relations.

A large number of people from Saraswati Nagar, Patel Colony and Meena Colony were also present during the inau-

Meena Sharma

guration of the election office. She is a resident of Saraswati Nagar, and ward number 50 has stood as a candidate for the city council election.

tre’s notification on 12 November.

The minister said that the centre has abolished the category of a dark zone in agriculture and provided relief to the farmers but the Gehlot government is presenting it as its cabinet decision.

He said that lies and deceits are in the DNA of the Congress party.

sion in the area after BJP fielded a Muslim candidate but everything remained peaceful until the victory procession of Rubina khan was carried out. When the victory procession reached the losing Congress candidate Sanju Bagadiya’s house some people from Rubina Khan’s procession started pelting stones on Sanju Bagadiy’s house and within no time some armed people attacked the residents of the Congress candidate’s house. The clash also resulted in a loss of property and damage to many vehicles.

Jodhpur: Indian Army and DRDO in a joint exercise ran through indigenously manufactured and developed battle tank Arjun Mark 1A through its final test at the Pokhran field firing range on Monday. Arjun Mark 1A came out with flying colours on all the parameters set by the Indian Army and is now all set to replace two old tank reg-

Chittorgarh: BJP registered a thumping victory in 9 out of 11 village Panchayat Samities of the district while Congress could only register a victory in Gangrar and Kapasan village Panchayat Samities.

BJP got a clear majority in Chittorgarh, Bhadesar, Nimbahera, Badi Sadri, Dungla, Bhainsrodgarh, Rashmi, and Bhupalsagar Panchayat samities.

Cooperative Minister Uday Lal Aanjna’s brother Manohar Lal won his election from ward number 15 of his Panchayat Samiti but lost by a big margin from ward number 18 in the Zila Parishad elections.

Ex-Congress MLA Prakash Chaudhary’s son Raja Chaudhary was in the race to become Pradhan from Badi Sadri and had won his Panchayat Samiti member election also but with BJP getting a clear majority in Badi

First India Bureau Sikar: In a big setback to PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, in the Panchayat Raj and Zila Parishad elections, he will have to see a BJP candidate as Pradhan in his native Laxmangarh Panchayat Samiti.

In fiercely contested elections for 25 seats, BJP managed 13 while Congress could only manage 11 while one

Sheela Singh

Sheela Singh wife of Shishupal Singh Nimbara and sister-inlaw of first India family member Mahipal Singh won the Rani panchayat samiti member election from ward number 15.

Sadri Panchayat Samiti, his dream remained unfulfilled. Similarly, the wife of Kapasan BJP MLA Arjun Lal Jinagar’s brother’s wife, Sushila Jinagar, who is an ex Zila Pramukh lost her Raashmi Panchayat Samiti election while Chittorgarh BJP MLA Chandrabhan Singh Aakya’s wife Sushila Kanwar won her Bhadeshwar Panchayat Samiti election with a record margin.

Govind Singh Dotasra

BJP supported candidate went past the finishing line in the traditional Congress stronghold.

Political pundits were

amazed at Congress losing in the area which voted for Dotasra not once but thrice in a row during assembly elections. It is noteworthy that Dotasra has also served as Pradhan from Laxmangarh. Interestingly even in neighbouring Nechwa Panchayat Samiti with Congress and BJP at a tie, the keys to the coveted chair are with an independent candidate.

SINGH CHALLENGES MAYOR’S ELECTION Om Prakash Sharma Jaipur: Another petiti on challenging the election of Jaipur Greater municipal corporation Mayor Dr Somya on the ground of having her name in voter lists at two places has been filed in the district court of Jaipur.

Congress councillor Divya Singh from ward number 93, who was contesting for the post

Divya Singh

of Mayor against Dr Somya, has filed the petition seeking cancellation of Mayor’s election saying she had her name registered in voter lists

Arjun Mark 1A all set to replace two old tanks AMARDEEP SINGH APPOINTED AS STATION COMMANDER

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Big setback for Dotasra

NEW BEGINNING

Rajiv Gaur

BJP registers thumping victory in Panchayat polls

iments of the army.

The journey of the indigenously manufactured Arjun tank started in 2004 when it was inducted in the Indian Army. After using the tank for some time, the army demanded a modified version of the tank and suggested 72 modifications in the first model.

The DRDO incorporating all the modifications suggested by the army prepared the new version of the Ar-

jun tank known as the Hunter-Killer tank.

Hunter Killer was tested at Pokhran in March 2020 and had passed the tests successfully.

The army at this point was ready with an order of 118 Hunter Killer tanks for DRDO giving it priority over Russian manufactured T90 tanks. But the senior technicians of the Indian Army asked DRDO to add 14 new features to the Hunter Killer.

Dr Somya

in Jaipur and Karauli at the time of filing nomination papers.

She also claimed that Dr Somya concealed the information in nomina-

tion papers about FIR against her that was filed in 2016 under various sections in Gangapur city police station of Sawaimadhopur district.

Earlier, a similar petition was filed by Pinky Yadav, who had contested the municipal election against Dr. Somya.

The petition filed by Yadav has already been admitted and the court has issued notices to the Mayor.

BJP govt took initiative to encourage aviation First India Bureau Jaipur: For mer CM Vasundhara Raje reminded the people of the initiatives that her gover nment took to encourage aviation for intrastate connectivity on International Civil Aviation Day. Raje stated that despite Congress being in power in the state for around 50 years, it never bothered about expanding the aviation services in the state while her govern-

ment, soon after assuming power took up the airport projects of Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Jaisalmer, Udaipur, Kishangarh, Sawai Madhopur, Sri Ganganagar, and Bhilwara. She said that the initiatives taken by her in the aviation sector gave a boost to tourism, industry, and trade in the state, and today the state can boast of direct connectivity with big cities of Delhi, Gujarat, and Maharashtra.

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Mixed reaction to Bharat Bandh in Raj; mandis shut Public transport was affected as buses and mini-buses remained off roads till 3 pm

Transport min Pratap Singh drives tractor on city roads First India Bureau

Supporters urges people to shut down shops at Choti Chaupar in city to take active part in Bandh. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

Kukar Khera Anaj Mandi went on a strike in support of farmers.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

First India Bureau Jaipur: The ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Tuesday got a mixed reaction in the state where mandis were closed but shops in several places remained open. Those in favour of the bandh were seen requesting shopkeepers with folded hands to down the shutters. In Jaipur, the Congress Seva Dal members even offered flowers to shopkeepers to close the shops.

A clash also broke out between NSUI and BJYM workers outside the BJP office.

Roadways buses, trucks and mini-buses did not ply, but autorickshaws and e-rickshaws were seen on the roads. A group of Rajasthan farmers, led by former MLA and farmer leader Amraram, was stopped at Shahjahanpur border by Haryana police. The group has put up stay at the bor-

AVINASH PANDE @avinashpandeinc We have full support for the ‘Bharat Bandh’ called by the country’s donors against the oppressive policies of the government. In honor of the farmers, Congress is in the fray. # Farmers_k_sang_ bharat_band #IndiaSupportFarmerProtest der. Around 3000 roadways buses, 2000 minibuses, 20,000 autos started plying after 3 pm on Tuesday.

The strike affected business of around Rs 18,000 crore across the state and revenue of about Rs 1600 crore was also affected, said Rajasthan Khadya Pdarath Vyapar Sangh president Babulal Gupta. He said said 247 mandis of the state were closed.

The biggest agricultur-

al market of the state at Kukar Kheda also remained closed.

“Merchants also opposed the agricultural laws. Business was completely stalled here,” said Ramcharan Natani, President of Kukarkheda Agricultural Produce Market.

Markets and business activities were partially affected at other places such as Kota, Jodhpur, Bhilwara, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, and Bikaner.

Bus movement in city hits badly by Bharat Bandh amid growing support for farmers.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Jaipur: Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Tuesday drove a tractor and visited markets in the Jaipur along with his supporters. He appealed to the shopkeepers to support the “Bharat Bandh’ called by farmers.

The minister passed through several areas including Civil Lines, MI road, Johri Bazaar etc, while waving at the public. “Thanks to people of Rajasthan for the historic support given to Bharat Bandh, with your support it is clear

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas drives tractor, visits markets along with his supporters on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

that whole country stands with Annadata farmer,” he tweeted.

Rally was taken out in

city with members holding placards that read “No Farmers, No Food”.

NSUI, BJYM members clash outside BJP headquarters First India Bureau

Rajasthan bus services hit badly on Tuesday due to Bharat Bandh.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Jodhpur leaders demonstrate Bharat Bandh by lying and kneeling.

Jaipur: The members of National Students Union of India (NSUI) holding a demonstration in support of protesting farmers clashed with BJP Yuva Morcha workers outside the BJP office here on Tuesday.

“We were holding a peaceful demonstration but the Yuva Morcha members hit some of our members,” NSUI spokesperson Ramesh Bhati said. DCP Manoj Kumar said some protestors tried to forcefully enter BJP office

NSUI activists, huge crowd gathered on Tuesday outside the BJP state headquarters in Jaipur.

—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

and were stopped by police. He said there was no stone pelting.

Satish Poonia however alleged stone pelting by NSUI cadres.

“Congress party’s support to ‘Bharat Bandh’ is unfortunate. At the

behest of government, the goons of the Congress pelted stones at BJP office today. Today’s incident is condemnable,” he said. Rajendra Rathore also demanded action against the NSUI members.

JDA approves new Amid Covid surge, JMC officials don new 2 court staffers nabbed plots for Pak migrants roles to take strict action against people while accepting bribe Abhishek Shrivastava

Jaipur: Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has approved creation of new plots for Pakistani migrants in a recently held project works committee meeting. JDC Gaurav Goyal informed that as per the budget announcement, it has been decided to create 100 new plots in Govindpura in Zone-8 for Pak migrants.

In the past, 176 migrants were left from the allotment and 100 of them will now be allotted the newly created plots in Govindpura.

Rest of the migrants will be allotted plots in other schemes. He said that the JDA will soon

20 die of Covid & 1,604 infected in Raj

Bharat Dixit

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start the work of constructing 1448 flats for the economically weaker section under the Chief Minister Jan Awaas Yojana-2015 (Urban) for which the committee gave administrative and financial approvals of Rs 74 crore.

Under the scheme, flats will be constructed in G+3 format with a super-built area of approximately 450 square feet.

Jaipur: The officials of both municipal corporations have pulled up their socks and started taking action against people and establishments not adhering to Covid guidelines.

Tuesday witnessed in 531 persons paying fines due to non-compliance of the guidelines. Hawa Mahal-Amer zone deputy commissioner Surendra Yadav seized Palm resort marriage garden of Jaisinghpura Khor, Kishanpole zone deputy commissioner Ramkishore Meena seized Himachal Juice centre in ward 63 near Polovictory while Sanganer

A medic collects a sample of a woman for testing of Covid-19 in a city hospital on Tuesday.

—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

zone deputy commissioner Abha Beniwal collected Rs 49,500 as fine from 105 persons for not wearing masks, not maintaining social distancing.

Jhotwara-Jagatpura zone deputy commissioner Mamata Nagar collected Rs 44,900 as

fine from 128 persons for non-compliance of corona guidelines.

Apart from the challan and fine drive the corporation officials also organised awareness rallies, free mask distribution and warning rallies in various municipal zones of the city.

Jaipur: A total of 20 more people died of Covid-19 in Rajasthan on Tuesday, taking the pandemic death toll in the state to 2,468, a Health Department bulletin said.

The state also reported 1,604 new cases on the day, taking the total number of coronavirusinfected people to 2,84,116 in the state with 20,875 of them still undergoing treatment. Rajasthan reported 465 cases from Jaipur. —PTI

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Kota: The Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB) arrested the reader of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) court -1 and a senior clerk of the same court for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs. 500 on Tuesday.

The two accused had demanded the bribe from the client of a lawyer for issuing of case’s hearing dates, verification of bail security and other judicial works.

Additional SP-ACB Kota Chandrasheel Thakur said the lawyer Shahazad Ali had filed a complaint on Monday alleging the reader Gopal Prasad Jain and sen-

ior clerk Chand Jat demanded a bribe of Rs. 500 from his clients for judicial works done by him soon.

JVVNL staff in ACB net for taking bribe Tonk: An ACB team under the supervision of Tonk ACB outpost ASP Vijay Singh arrested JVVNL technical helper Ajit Kumar Chandravanshi accepting a bribe of Rs 1,000 on Tuesday.

ASP Vijay Singh said that complainant Bhajan Lal had submitted a report against the technical helper Ajit alleging that he was demanding a bribe of Rs 1,000 in lieu of transferring an agricultural electricity connection.

HC gives 5-yr-old’s custody to her aunt

MLA Abrar given life threat on social media, police on toes

Rajiv Gaur

Sandeep Goyal

CUSTODY WITH KID’S WISH

Jodhpur: Rajasthan high court on Tuesday gave the custody of a five year old girl Lavanya, whose mother was murdered, to her aunt as per the girl’s wish in Jodhpur.

It was an emotional moment in the court when her aunt got custody and hugged her.

During the previous hearing on a habeas corpus writ petition on December 3 filed by the

Court gives custody of Lavanya, whose mother was murdered, to aunt as per girl’s wish in Jodhpur.

maternal grandfather of the girl, the court had directed the Jodh-

pur police to produce the girl before the court on 8 December. When

she was produced before a division bench on Tuesday, justice Sand-

eep Mehta talked to the girl and asked her wish.

The girl said she wants to live with her aunt, sister of her mother, following which the court gave custody of the girl to her aunt.

Lavanya’s mother Sunita Kanwar was murdered allegedly for dowry in Haryana earlier this year, girl had been living with her father’s parents. Mohan Singh requested court to give custody of Lavanya to his other daughter.

Sawai Madhopur: Local Congress Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Danish Abrar was issued a life threat on the social media by members of infamous Vijay Meena gang.

As soon as the video went viral, district Superintendent of Police (SP) Sudheer Chaudhary immediately rushed police teams to arrest the culprits iden-

Danish Abrar

tified from the video.

Chaudhary said that all the people in the video have been identified and are residents of dif-

ferent police station areas and will soon be arrested.

It is noteworthy that Sawai Madhopur has rivalry between Saddam and Vijay Meena gang and even a part of the viral video claims patronage by MLA Danish Abrar to the rival gang is the reason for threatening him with his life. Despite tall claims the police were empty-handed at the time of this news going to print.

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arring the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states, the nationwide shutdown called by farmers for a repeal of the three farm laws remained peaceful. Sensing their resolute mood, Union Home Minister Amit Shah invited a delegation of farmers for talks on Tuesday. He had to concede to their demand of meeting at a neutral place instead of Shah’s residence or office. Shah was later joined by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar. The government agreed to give its proposals in writing but ruled out a complete rollback. The farmers were not enthused.

Until now Centre’s negotiating team consisted of Tomar and Railways Minister Piyush Goyal. After today’s talks, there is now a question mark over the sixth round of talks due on Wednesday. With Amit Shah entering the scene there was talk of the Centre agreeing to amend the farm laws for parity between private and government mandis, give a written assurance on the minimum support price, and allow farmers to approach civil courts to seek dispute resolution. Whether the government will indeed take a few steps back and agree to incorporate these points and whether the farmers will drop their demand was unclear as the talks were underway at the time of writing.

On Tuesday, life was disrupted in several states due to the Bharat Bandh. Punjab remained the epicenter of the protests with over 50,000 government employees taking mass casual leave in support of the agitating farmers who stayed put along the HaryanaDelhi border.

In Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal alleged that after he met farmers at Singhu, he was placed under house arrest by the Delhi Police, which strongly denied the charge.

The BJP asked Kejriwal not to do theatrics over the farmers’ strike.

Protests were held across Telangana, Assam, Rajasthan, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu affecting normal life. In Chhattisgarh’s major cities the streets looked deserted as business establishments remained closed. In some other states like Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Arunachal Pradesh the bandh had no effect. Overall, the bandh remained peaceful.

Taking advantage of the situation the opposition parties have also come together to mount pressure on the government. Representatives of 24 national parties wanted to meet President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday. However, the President agreed to meet only five leaders. Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar, Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, CPM’s Sitaram Yechury, and CPI’s D. Raja and TR Balu are now expected to represent the Opposition.

The opposition parties had earlier written to the President urging him not to give his assent to the controversial ordinances. Arguing that agriculture was a state subject, the Punjab government had passed its own set of laws and sought presidential approval but the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

BHAVESH UPADHYAY BUSINESS/ HR EXPERT

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It has been noted that the HR Managers of a company have a much more extended role than just being the HR. They also give their inputs for the betterment of the organization or company. After all, any company or organization is a group of people.

Directing them in the right way often leads to progress

here are many organizations in the world and are categorized as average, below average, and above average organizations. A very few fall into the above-average category. Such organizations have the authoritative figures to thank for most of their success. Heavy stones are there on the shoulders of the prior authority of such organizations or companies. HR himself must become a part of the team to encourage and motivate them.

An organization can be considered above average when its leaders are capable of recognizing the talents and potential of its employees and when they prove themselves to be a part of the team to motivate the employees to give their best. For this, they need to study human

resources and implement it.

This means a great organization is only as great as its leaders. It has been noted that the HR Managers of a company have a much more extended role than just being the HR. They also give their inputs for the betterment of the organization or company. After all, any company or organization is a group of people. Directing them in the right way often leads to progress.

Every entrepreneur needs to know this in order to lead their organization on the path of glory. The chairman of Vedanta group, famously known as the metal king of the sector, Anil Agarwal was recently interviewed on one TV channel. During the interview, he was asked to state the reason for the success of the Vedanta group, to which his answer was, “People, people, and people.” He also added, “If you want to see your organization at the peak, you need to perceive your staff members as business partners rather than employees, and most importantly, you need to be a good HR manager for achiev-

TREATING EMPLOYEES AS PARTNERS RATHER THAN WORKERS MAKES THEM LESS INCLINED TO JUMP FROM THE SHIP WHEN IT’S SINKING. FOR THE GOOD PRODUCTIVITY OF THE COMPANY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY FOR THE SAKE OF HUMANITY YOU NEED TO RESPECT ALL WORKING STAFF JUST AS YOU WOULD RESPECT YOUR BUSINESS PARTNER

ing the highest peak. After all, an organization is nothing without manpower; hence it becomes essential to preserve it.”

Young entrepreneurs should be encouraged to take inspiration from these words of wisdom from the chairman of the Vedanta group about maintaining human relation.

Treating employees as partners rather than workers makes them less inclined to

Did you feel time slowing down during the pandemic?

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any people feel that their experience of time has been a bit off this year.

Even though the clocks are ticking as they should be, days stretch out and some months seem to go on forever. We all know that there are 60 seconds in a minute but 2020 has made us all aware of how we can experience the passage of time a bit differently.

The French philosopher Henri Bergson (1859-1941), who was a bit of a celebrity in his time, came up with an idea that can help us understand why the time has felt so strange in the year of the pandemic, la durée.

Bergson argued that time has two faces. The first face of time is “objective time”: the time of watches, calendars, and train timetables.

The second, la durée (“duration”), is “lived time,” the

time of our inner subjective experience. This is time felt, lived, and acted.

LIVING ON OUR OWN TIME Bergson observed that we mostly do not pay attention to la durée. We do not need to – “objective time” is far more useful. But we can get a glimpse of the difference between them when they come apart.

The stretch of objective time between 3 pm and 4 pm is the same as that between 8 pm and 9 pm. But this does not have to be so with la durée. If the first interval is spent waiting at the dentist’s office and the second at a party, we know the first hour drags and the second just passes by too quickly.

An example of this that Bergson would have loved can be found in a highly unlikely place, the 1998 animated film AntZ. In a

short scene halfway through the film, two ants get stuck to the soles of a boy’s shoes. The two-minute sequence involves them talking to each other while the boy takes four or five individual steps.

In the scene, talking happens in normal time while the steps happen in slow motion. The filmmakers have managed to squeeze two du-

rées of different speeds into one sequence: the boy walks in slow motion, while the ants converse in real time.

None of this can be captured if we took a stopwatch and noted the precise positions of the shoes and the content of their conversations. “Objective time” is just irrelevant to the description of the scene: the ants’ durée really matters to the viewer.

THE PANDEMIC SLOWDOWN If we shift our focus from “objective time” to la durée, we can put our finger on the feeling of strangeness surrounding time this year.

It’s not just that that for many la durée slowed down during lockdown and sped up towards the relatively restriction-free summer.

For Bergson, no two mo-

ments of la durée can ever be identical. The arrival of a train at a particular moment of objective time is always the same. But our past feelings and memories influence our present experience of time. People who were lucky enough to not have to cope with the negative effects of the pandemic might have felt a sense of “novelty” about the first lockdown: the sales of exercise equipment rose sharply, some started learning Welsh, others began making bread.

The reason why we often struggle to get into the same mindset now is that the memory of the first lockdown “flavours,” as Bergson would say, the current one. Countless yogamats will end up behind cabinets as we recall how fed up we got having to stay inside the first time around.

jump from the ship when it’s sinking. For the good productivity of the company and most importantly for the sake of humanity you need to respect all working staff just as you would respect your business partner.

Remember that employees do not only work for a wage but they also aspire to make their identity working at an organization. When this happens, it often also results in the overall progress of the organization and indicates good leadership policies. A good entrepreneur is characterized by inspiring such individuals. When an entrepreneur grasps this to their veins, they become unstoppable and undefeatable because the success of an organization depends on its people, it is of the people and given by the people.

If You take care of your people, they will take care of your customers and business. Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers. The gist is human approach is required while dealing with people.

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FARMERS’ PROTEST

‘OPPOSITION TRYING TO DISRUPT PEACE, LAW & ORDER’ UNION MINISTER SMRITI IRANI REITERATED THE RULING BJP’S COMMITMENT TOWARDS THE MINIMUM SUPPORT PRICE (MSP)

New Delhi: Accusing them of “imposing” the Bharat bandh for “political gain”, Union minister Smriti Irani on Tuesday said that the opposition parties were trying to disrupt peace, and law and order in the country in the name of the farmers’ protest.

“The opposition, which could not get to power through people’s support and votes, is infuriated and is trying to disrupt the law and order situation for political gain. We have seen scenes where workers of the opposition parties are forcefully shutting down shops and markets. The country does not want bandh. But a bandh on the opposition’s misguided policies and corruption,” the Minister for Textiles and Women and Child Development told ANI here.

Irani reiterated ruling BJP’s commitment towards MSP and claimed that opposition have been spreading rumours about MSP and APMC.

‘Congress’s opposition to farm laws hypocritical’

Farmers of Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan demonstrate during ‘Bharat Bandh’ against Centres’ farm reform laws, in Bhopal on Tuesday.

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When the Bill was tabled before the Parliament, the opposition tried to spread rumour about the MSP and APMC. They claimed that the government will close the APMC markets. Nothing of that sort happened.

The Government of India did not even touch the APMC law

—ANI

—Smriti Irani, Union Minister

New Delhi: Union Minister for I& Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar “I have full confidence that this matter will be resolved. If farmers have any confusion, then it is our job to clear them. We’ll solve their problems. But, the Congress, who is asking to roll back these laws, is hypocritical as they themselves had passed the Contract Farming Act while in power.

Many states, ruled by the opposition parties, also accepted the Model Act on Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC), proposed by Sharad Pawar.

Congress also mentioned introduction of these laws in their manifesto,” he said. —ANI

SC stays contempt notice I’ve been detained against Maha Guv Koshyari again, alleges New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the contempt of court proceedings against Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari in connection with the alleged non-payment of the market rent for the government bungalow allocated to him as a former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

A three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and also comprising Justices KM Joseph and Krishna Murari, stayed the contempt proceedings against Koshiyari on his petition against the notice issued to him by the Uttarakhand High Court.

The bench, after hearing Koshyari’s petition, issued a notice to

Mehbooba Mufti

the Uttarakhand government and tagged his petition with a pending plea challenging the basis at which market rent rates were decided by the Uttarakhand High Court.

Koshyari had moved the apex court on November 17 against the

MARKETS SCALE NEW PEAKS; SENSEX JUMPS 182 PTS Mumbai: Rising for the fourth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex jumped 182 points to end at its fresh lifetime peak on Tuesday, tracking gains in index majors Reliance Industries, TCS and Infosys amid persistent foreign fund inflows. After touching a record intra-day high of 45,742.23, the 30-share

BSE index climbed 181.54 points or 0.40 per cent to finish at 45,608.51.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty rose for the sixth consecutive day, up 37.20 points or 0.28 per cent to 13,392.95 -- its new lifetime closing high. It touched its intra-day record of 13,435.45 in early trade. UltraTech Cement was the top gainer.

notice issued by the HC on a plea seeking to initiate contempt proceedings against him for not paying the market rent of a government bungalow allocated to him as a former Chief Minister. of Uttarakhand between 2001 and 2002.

—ANI

Srinagar: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday alleged that she was illegally detained at her residence in Srinagar.

Mufti said she wanted to visit Budgam to meet the families evicted from their homes but was stopped by security forces deployed outside her residence.

She further said that the government of India was using illegal detention as a method to muzzle the opposition.

“Illegal detention has become GOIs favourite go to method for muzzling any form of opposition. Ive been detained once again because I

BIHAR: NIA ARRESTS ARMS TRAFFICKER FROM GAYA New Delhi: National Investigation Agency has arrested an alleged arms trafficker from Bihar’s Gaya district in connection with stealing weapon parts from Central Ordnance Depot, Jabalpur, MP, according to an official statement. The accused has been identified as Rajeev Ranjan Singh aka Chunnu Singh, a resident of Atri in Bihar’s Gaya district. He was arrested on Monday. According to the investigating agency, three AK series weapons were seized in district Munger, Bihar from the house of one accused Rizwana Begum.

wanted to visit Budgam where hundreds of families were evicted from their homes,” Mehbooba tweeted.

“GOI wants to continue inflicting oppression & zulm on the people of J&K without any questions asked,” she added. —Agencies

AMID BHARAT BANDH, FARMERS’ PROTEST AGAINST AGRI LAWS ENTERS 13TH DAY New Delhi: Amid a Bharat bandh call, the farmers’ protest against the three recently enacted agricultural laws entered its 13th day on Tuesday with demonstrations continuing on Sant Nirankari Samagam ground in Burari on the outskirts of Delhi and at borders. Farmers at Burari’s Nirankari Samagam ground started their day with the morning prayers as usual. The day ahead is expected to be busy with the protesting farmer unions observing a nationwide bandh as they are not satisfied with the amendments to the agricultural legislation being proposed by the government during several rounds of talks. Farmers, however, have informally assured police that the protest will be peaceful.—ANI

CONG USING FARMERS TO OPPOSE PM MODI: UNION MIN

NO RESTRICTION ON MOVEMENT OF KEJRIWAL: POLICE

New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh said, “Congress has become a party of dual policy, the Opposition has no issues left. They are doing only PM Modi’s opposition using farmers protest as a pretext.”

Taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi, the BJP MP said, “Rahul Gandhi thinks that Adani and Ambani may make wheat in a factory because once he (Rahul Gandhi) was making potato in a factory. So he has no idea. He does not know about poverty and what are the issues of farmers. He uses words given by others.” —ANI

New Delhi: Satish Golcha Special CP said, “It has been claimed in certain sections of social media and otherwise that there is some restriction on movement of CM of Delhi, I would like to clarify in this regard that these claims are totally baseless . There’s absolutely no restriction whatsoever. The Honourable CM has been meeting his usual engagements and has been moving out of his residence.

There’s adequate security in the area to maintain peace and to prevent any untoward incident.” —ANI

32-YR-OLD FARMER FOUND DEAD AT DELHI’S TIKRI BORDER AMID STIR New Delhi: A 32-year-old farmer from Haryana’s Sonipat was found dead at Tikri border here on Tuesday, on a day the farmers’ protest in and around Delhi entered 13th day with a Bharat bandh called by them. The farmer has been identified as Ajay Moor, a resident of Sonipat’s Gohana area. His family members have been informed, police said. “Moor had been sleeping in an open park. Today morning he was found dead. The body has been sent for the postmortem examination,” a police officer said. Further investigation is underway to find out the cause of death. —ANI

MISLEADING PEOPLE HAS BEEN OPPN’S WAY: NAQVI New Delhi: Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that it has been the way of Opposition to create confusion and mislead the people. Speaking on the issue of farmers protest against the new agriculture laws, Naqvi said, “We have no complaints from farmers, but unfortunately there is a syndicate of criminal conspirators that tries to paint in a bad way the good work done by PM Modiji. You can see the history of the past 6 years how Modiji worked for all the sections of society, for development, economic progress, and security of the country. Did they support any work?”

“To create confusion, mislead people of the country & do conspiracy to defame image of the country, this has been their way,” Naqvi said. —ANI

BJP chief Nadda to begin his two-day visit to Bengal today New Delhi: As part of his 120-day tour of the country, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Jagat Prakash Nadda will start his two-day visit to West Bengal from Wednesday, where he will participate in various programmes aimed at “strengthening the party at the base as well as at the booth level”.

BJP’s national media head Anil Baluni said in a statement that Nadda will be on two days ‘Pravas’ to West Bengal on December 9 and 10.

On December 9, Nadda will inaugurate nine BJP state party offices.

“He will also do a community outreach programme on BJP’s mission of ‘Aur Noi Anyay’ in the Bhabanipur assembly seat. He will

‘GOVT TO START 1000 KHELO INDIA CENTRES TO EMPLOY RETD PLAYERS New Delhi: Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday said that the government has made various policy changes and has taken initiatives to encourage and support sportspersons and the sporting community even after they retire. Addressing the 10th Global Sports Summit, TURF 2020,

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organised by FICCI, Rijiju said, “We are also starting 1000 Khelo India small centres across the country that will help retired sportspersons get employment or some role in shaping the sports culture of the country. “When a sportsperson suffers, it discourages generations.

The government is also ensuring that the prize

also pray at the Kalighat Kali Temple and will interact with members of the slum community,” the statement revealed.

Nadda will land at the Kolkata airport on December 9 at 12 noon and will receive a grand welcome. Post this at 1 pm he will inaugurate the party’s West Bengal election office at Hastings, Kolkata. At 1:05

pm he will virtually inaugurate party offices in nine districts. He will then leave for Bhabanipur Assembly seat where he will conduct a community outreach programme called ‘Aur Noi Anyay’.

“The programmes is the BJP’s mission against the hegemony and the gunda raj of the TMC (TMC),” the party said. —ANI

5 HELD FOR ATTACKING POLICE TEAM IN MOGA Moga: The Punjab police on said it have arrested five people who allegedly attacked the police party in Moga district on December 5 and recovered 315 bore pistols and 5 live cartridges including AK-47 assault rifles from them. Harmanbir Singh Gill, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Moga said that on December 5, around 11:30 pm, SI Major Singh 735/Moga along with a PHG Sukhwinder Singh had gone to attend a 112 red call at Village Jalalabad, PS Dharamkot.

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‘India emerging as preferred nation for mobile inventing’ New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that India is emerging as the most preferred destination for mobile manufacturing. Addressing the India Mobile Congress via video conferencing, he said that every village in India will have highspeed optical fibre data network connectivity in three years.

"India is emerging as the most preferred destination for mobile manufacturing.

We have also come up with a production linked incentive scheme to promote telecom equipment manufacturing in India. Let us work together to make India a global hub for telecom equipment, design, development and manufacturing," he said.

"Today we are a country with billion-plus phone users, we have a

INDIA IN POST COVID WORLD

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the inaugural session of India Mobile Congress 2020 virtually through video conferencing in New Delhi on Tuesday.

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billion-plus people with unique digital identity, we have over 750 million users, the scale and speed of internet penetration can be seen by following facts," he said.

PM said that the government is able to provide benefits worth billions of dollars to millions of Indians due to mobile technology. -ANI

PM CONGRATULATES FOR THE WIN

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Serum Institute likely to provide Covid Vaccine at ` 250 per dose to Centre Bengaluru: Serum Institute is amongst the 3 leading vaccine developers to have applied for emergency use authorisation in India. The government is likely to seal a deal for major supply contract of the Astra Zeneka vaccines.

Reportedly, there are talks to fix prices at Rs 250 per dose of the vaccine which is quite low-

er as it was earlier priced at Rs 1,000 per dose. However, neither Serum Institute nor the government has reacted to the reports.

According to a report in Business Standard, Serum Institute of India will soon be signing a deal with the central government of India and will also fix vaccine price at Rs 250 ($3.39)

per dose of the vaccine.

Earlier, CEO Adar Poonawalla had said the vaccine price will be somewhere around Rs 1,000 per dose in the Indian market. Serum Institute of India on Monday had applied to seek emergency approval of its Covid vaccine in the country, followed by Bharat Biotech and Pfizer. The government

has high hopes for the upcoming vaccines.

An expert committee of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) will meet on Wednesday to review applications of Pfizer, Serum Institute of India and Bharat Biotech seeking emergency use authorisation for their COVID-19 vaccine candidates.

PM extends b’day greetings to Parkash Singh Badal New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday spoke to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patron Parkash Singh Badal over phone and extended best wishes on his birthday, sources said. Last week, Badal, the five-time chief minister of Punjab, returned the Padma Vibhushan award "in protest" against the "betrayal of the farmers by the Government of India" and for the "shocking indifference and contempt" with which the government is treating the ongoing peaceful and democratic agitation of the farmers.

Badal's party SAD also broke ties with the BJP after the Central government brought farm Bills and got them passed at the Parliament. Badal's daughterin-law and party leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal also resigned from the Union Cabinet regarding this issue.

Mount Everest higher than thought, say Nepal & China Kathmandu : Nepal and China jointly announced that revised height of the world’s highest peak Mount Everest was 8,848.86 metres, about 86 centimetres more than the previous measurement done by India in 1954.

The new height of Mt Everest, the world’s highest peak, is 8,848.86 metres, China & Nepal announced. The new height is 86 cms more

than the previous measurement. According to the measurement done in 1954 by Survey of India, the height of Mount Everest is 8,848 metres.

Bindal appointed as Chief Justice of J&K

Arnab seeks stay to probe

by Mum police

BJP indulges in lies; holds rallies & kills people: Mamata Banerjee

New Delhi: Justice Rajesh Bindal has been appointed as the Chief Justice of High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. Bindal, the senior-most judge of common High Court for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh will perform the duties of the office of Chief Justice of that High Court with effect from December 9 consequent upon the retirement of Justice Gita Mittal, Chief Justice,

Mumbai: Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami moved to Bombay HC on Tuesday seeking a stay to further investigation by the Mumbai police in the alleged Television Rating Points (TRP) manipulation scam. The petition, filed by Goswami also alleged that one of the employees of the firm was tortured by the police in custody.

It sought protection for all employees from the “malicious witch hunt” allegedly being carried out by the Maharashtra authorities. -ANI

Raniganj: A day after a BJP worker died during a protest march in Siliguri, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the "saffron party kills people at its rallies".

The BJP called a 12hour bandh on Tuesday to protest the killing of party worker Ulen Roy and alleged police brutalities during their march on Monday to ''Uttarkanya'', the branch state secretariat in North Bengal.

"The BJP indulges in lies, kills people; it

holds rallies & kills people," Banerjee said at a public meeting. Asserting that the TMC will not allow the BJP-led Centre to sell government-owned coal mines, Banerjee also said "coal mafia are thriving un-

der the saffron party". I had proposed that illegal (coal) factories be legalised by the Centre and the state jointly, so that people get employment. The Union government, however, did not respond.

Farmers take... in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, the epicentre of the snowballing protests, as well as in states such as Odisha, Maharashtra and Bihar.

In several parts of the country, including in BJP-ruled Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, life continued unimpeded.

In other places, the pandemic appeared to recede into the background. Security was stepped up, restive crowds demonstrated in some places and the numbers swelled at Delhi’s border points. Pro-

testers also blocked railway tracks in places in West Bengal, Bihar and Odisha.

In Delhi, where most main markets were open, tension spiralled with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging that Delhi Police had put Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal under house arrest.

mean that a mass vaccine effort could be shortly underway in a nation that has the world’s second-largest coronavirus caseload.

Speaking on mobile technology, he said it was because of this that the government was able to provide benefits worth billions of dollars to millions of Indians.

PM: Mobile...

Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech has sought nod Covaxin which is being indigenously developed in collaboration with ICMR. The applications

China’s military...

Such camps can provide ability to the Chinese Army to better patrol their side of the LAC as well as to react faster to the developing situations in the border areas, they said. —ANI

Extent of...

In this regard, we have also written a letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, to formulate a comprehensive settlement plan,” he said Gehlot stressed that in order to provide the farmers with a reasonable price for the crop, it is necessary that the procurement should be close to the farmers’ fields at the minimum support price (MSP).

“For this it is necessary to strengthen the Gram Seva Sehkari Societies (GSSS) and develop other basic facilities including storage capaci-

Common HC for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh. He was appointed as Permanent Judge of the Punjab and Haryana HC on March 22, 2006.

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POWER Gallery MEETING FOR EMPANELMENT OF 1990 AND 1991 IRS(IT) BATCH THIS MONTH?

Meeting for empanelment of 1990 and 1991 batch officers to the rank of Principal Commissioner (PCIT) is expected to take place this month.

WILL RAILWAY BOARD CEO YADAV GET EXTENSION?

In the Rail Bhawan, all are curious whether Vinod Yadav, CEO will get another extension ? Yadav is already on extension.

WILL AJOY MEHTA SUCCEED ANAND KULKARNI IN MAHARASHTRA?

Latest information says that Ajoy Mehta may succeed Anand Kulkarni as Chairman of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC). He is former 1984 batch IAS officer.

INTER CADRE DEPUTATION TENURE OF R SUDHAN EXTENDED

The inter cadre deputation tenure of R Sudhan from Manipur to Tamil Nadu has been extended for a period of two years beyond December 17, 2020.

He is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Manipur cadre.

WHO IS THE MOST POWERFUL BUREAUCRAT IN TELENGANA?

In bureaucratic circles, Somesh Kumar is considered to be the most powerful person in Telengana.

1989 batch IAS officer Somesh Kumar is presently Chief Secretary.

THREE CANDIDATES APPOINTED TO IFS

Three candidates have been appointed to the Indian Forest Service on the basis of the result of IFS Examination, 2019 (Batch-2020). They are: Amit Kaler, Shubham and Aman Verma.

8 IAS OFFICERS GET NEW RESPONSIBILITY IN BIHAR

The Bihar Government has shifted eight IAS officers. Accordingly, Sudhir Kumar was posted as Additional Member, Board of Revenue, Bihar, Patna, while Brajesh Mehrotra was made ACS, Industry Department and he will continue to hold the additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs Department.

Similarly, Chaitanya Prasad is appointed as Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department, while Sanjeev Hans will join as Secretary, Energy Department; Robert L Chongthu is Secretary, Governor Secretariat, Patna; Pankaj Kumar, Commissioner, Tirhut Division, Muzaffarpur, will hold additional charge of Commissioner, Saran Division, Chhapra; Lokesh Kumar Singh is Secretary, Science and Technology Department and will continue to hold additional charge of Secretary (Resources), Finance.

FOUR IRS-IT OFFICERS GET NEW POSTINGS

Ms Kavita Pandey has been appointed as PCIT (OSD), in Pr. CCIT, Delhi region, while Shibanka Das Biswas was posted as DCIT(OSD) in Pr.DGIT (HRD) office and Sanjeev Kashyap is CIT (OSD) in Pr CCIT, Mumbai Region. Besides, Ms Meera Srivastava has been appointed as CIT (OSD) in Pr CCIT, Delhi Region.

ANIL SINGHAL GETS FULL CHARGE OF SPECIAL COMMISSIONER, AP BHAVAN

Anil Kumar Singhal, Principal Secretary, Health, Medical & Family Welfare Department, has been placed on full additional charge of Special Commissioner, AP Bhavan, New Delhi. He is a 1993 batch IAS officer of AP cadre.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally, in Midnapore.

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MS ANURADHA PRASAD IS ALSO DG, ESIC

Ms Anuradha Prasad, Additional Secretary, Labour & Employment, has been assigned an additional charge of Director General, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) for a period of three months with effect from November 14, 2020. She is a 1986 batch IDAS officer.

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Earlier, the meeting venue was moved to the sprawling Pusa agricultural institute campus a few km from Shah’s official home, reportedly to restrict media glare.

The Home Minister’s invite, indicating that the government is engaging with the farmers at the highest level, came as a nationwide shutdown or Bharat Bandh called by protesting farmers hit road and rail traffic in parts of the country.

“I received a phone call. Amit Shah has called a meeting. We have been called at 7

pm,” said farmer leader Rakesh Tikait.

Tikait said various representatives of farmer groups protesting on the highways near Delhi would attend the meeting.“There is no midway. We will demand just ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from the Home Minister at today’s meeting,” farmer leader Rudru Singh Mansa said.

The meeting assumes significance as Shah’s intervention comes after the farmers called a four-hour symbolic protest on Tuesday, which evoked mixed response across the country.

—With inputs from agencies

ty there. NABARD can play a big role in this task. In the past, about 550 GSSS were authorized for purchase on MSP in Rajasthan by giving the status of secondary mandi, which had positive results,” he said. CS Niranjan Arya said that banking priorities should be combined with the state’s priorities, so that credit facilities can be enhanced in the respective areas as per their requirement.

After 2018...

In fact, it would not be wrong to say that post the landslide victory

witnessed by the BJP in the 2018 Lok Sabha Polls, it is perhaps for the first time in the electoral landscape that BJP has made major inroads in rural Rajasthan, where Congress and independents dominated the Panchayat and local body elections. Moreover, for the BJP, its state president Satish Poonia and union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat have stamped their authority on even the grassroot politics since they duo had campaigned in a large section of Rajasthan as BJP’s star campaigners.

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India’s New Education Policy

NOT PAYING ATTENTION Chittaranjan Kaul

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t was instructive that probably the most consequential event in the life of the Indian Republic merited nothing more than three pro-forma single-sentence references to “epidemics and pandemics” in the recently-adopted National Education Policy 2020. The policy must have been discussed and agreed by the Union Cabinet wearing masks, a clear and present reminder of how much has changed. Yet the document approved acknowledges COVID-19 only to exhort higher education institutions to undertake epidemiological research and advocate greater use of technology in delivery mechanisms.

That is a pity. COVID-19 has brought lessons in its wake that we will ignore at our peril. In a societal sense, the pandemic has laid bare the fragile and counterproductive assumptions that underpin the way we have organized ourselves. Education, as the primary mechanism that drives long-term change in a society, must respond in a way that protects and strengthens children today and the nation tomorrow.

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INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF EDUCATION T hree important mechanisms of social organization that have been taken for granted in education during recent decades are institutionalization, urbanization and globalization. If COVID-19 is not a one-off event—and there is no reason to assume that it is given how exploitative our engagement with our environment continues to be—each one of them must be reassessed for worth, especially for how they affect the future of our children.

Institutionalization has promoted the idea that the only learning worth our children’s time and our money is the one that is provided in schools, colleges and universities. Across most of the world, this has made learning information-centric and uncritical. It has packed children into

rows and columns in classrooms and made them unfamiliar with their surroundings. It has taken them away from the productive use of their hands and bodies, and valourized “brain work,” creating an artificial crisis of periodic unemployment even before the unimaginable destruction of employment caused by COVID-19.

It has snapped children’s’ connections with their land, their environment, their culture and their communities, replacing them with words in ink on paper or typeface on a computer screen. In India, a mindless pedagogy has further ensured that institutionalization fails even in its own objectives as student achievement in “learning metrics,” mainly focused on literacy, numeracy and data, has kept falling.

With pre-school cen-

tres closed, COVID-19 has brought attention squarely to the role of parents in the holistic development of their young children. (We started Sajag, a programme for coaching caregivers in nurturing care in April 2020.

It now reaches over 1.5 million families and is set to expand further.

Many others have started similar programmes.) By forcing the closure of schools and colleges, COVID-19 presents us with the opportunity to explore what exactly is being lost when schools close. It also creates the possibility that we will discover how much there is to learn in communities, on land, in relationships and in discovery and invention, outside the school. It has the promise of suggesting a radical overhaul of what we value in education.

GLOBALIZATION OF SOCIETY

he globalizing impulse has led to entire education systems being unmoored from authentic experience and unresponsive to local needs. As a result, it has fostered and valourized the creation of an alienating and alienated elite. The reaction to that is a distressing level of antiintellectualism throughout the world.

That, of course, creates the fodder for the assembly line that is perhaps the holy grail

of the globalizing philosophy in the first place, but it also creates a dangerous level of instability and irrationality in society that can eventually

only tear everything apart.

To the extent that we continue to regard globalization as self-evidently good, we create the potential for dam-

aging our children, inhibiting their learning and creating a world that is less fit for them.

Time has come to drop the fiction that local wisdom is somehow inferior and to engage in a meaningful dialogue that hasn’t foreclosed on the alternatives.

To disregard such fundamental questions in an education policy adopted in the middle of the pandemic makes little sense. These should be the subject of widespread dialogue, including in our

schools and colleges, before and after the adoption of the policy.

The sensibilities that arise from such deliberations must inform our liberal education as well as the conduct of professions such as engineering, town planning, medicine, economics, sociology and, indeed, education.

An education policy that doesn’t even consider the questions relevant to how our education system should be structured has surely not paid attention.

The COVID-19 pandemic holds the promise of a radical overhaul of what we value in education

URBANIZATION OF COMMUNITIES

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rbanization has caused us to believe that ghettoization of people in cities is inevitable as we “develop.” With economic and social policies in most countries oriented toward this shibboleth, we have seen unhygienic conditions grow exponentially in cities, even as rural communities have been devastated by the loss of populations. Mental health challenges in urban communities have become alarming, accentuated simply by the inhuman stresses that accompany urban living. For our young, it has meant few physical spaces for wholesome growth and play, little opportunity for meaningful community engagement, and a social landscape tragically barren of nurturing experiences.

By attacking densely-packed urban communities disproportionately, COVID-19 has laid bare the fallacy of organizing

ourselves solely for economic efficiency. It asks us to reconsider how physical communities should be laid out, how large they should be, how they should harmonize into the surrounding landscape and how their cultural, economic and political sinews should function.

We have also been fed the inevitability of globalization, almost as a primal force. It is true that it promises economic efficiency, but we have, in the process, lost much. Diversity is the essence of risk reduction and long-term survival and thriving, whether at the level of an organization, a community, a nation or, indeed, evolution of life itself. In a few short decades, blinded by the promise of economic efficiency, we have traded diversity away for massive inequality and loss of local skills, trades, crafts, self-reliance, agency and autonomy.

Our textbooks, the

only source of information promoted by our policies, have consistently failed to ignite an examination of the underlying assumptions and the all too visible outcomes among our children.

COVID-19 has alerted us to the downsides of these Faustian bargains. Its dramatic spread is certainly a result of our way of life, with air travel being the primary vector. The heart-breaking spectacle of tens of millions of migrant workers walking hundreds of kilometres and sleeping on asphalt roads in India’s scorching summer heat is another. They discovered that they had no means of support, no community, no fallback when their employment ceased.

COVID-19 has also awakened us rudely to the reality that having the world’s fastest GDP growth rate is no protection against ending up with the world’s steepest fall in GDP and widespread misery.

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Hope is the sunshine of lifeit makes difficult times easier and good times better.

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Three State-level vaccination centres have been set up at Jodhpur, Jaipur & Udaipur, Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said First India Bureau

Dr Raghu Sharma

cussed in detail with the Health Department officers in a video conference organised by the Union Health Ministry on Tuesday.

Dr Sharma said that preparations for COVID-19 vaccination have been started in the

GEHLOT SAYS

Scrutiny of farm bills by parliament panel would have prevented protest: Gehlot ad parliamentary o matter what, H proceedings been N they just follow followed, the situation their goal, this is

pposition’s views O were not considered and laws were

made in haste without consulting stakeholders. If the Bill would have sent to select committee, even there the ruling party would have the majority, the committee members should have talked to farmers’ leaders. If they have enacted new laws in Parliament after the recommendations of the committee, it would have been different output.”

their policy since the last six years, due to which the new farm laws also enacted in the same way, which was not needed. It was the huge matter, they should not have rushed with it, especially amid coronavirus pandemic when the States governments along with Centre are facing a financial crisis.”

State and 2,444 cold chain vaccination points have been identified at district hospitals and community health centres. Three State-level vaccination centres have been made at Jodhpur, Jaipur and Udaipur and seven vac-

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Preparations started for first phase of COVID-19 immunisation vaccine

(ongoing farmers’ protest at Delhi-border) would have not arisen.

cination centres at the divisional level. Besides this, District Task Force for Immunisation teams have been made under the chairmanship of the District Collector at all the districts.

According to the Union Health Ministry guidelines, counting of beneficiaries of COVID-19 vaccine will be done and their necessary database will be uploaded in ‘COVIN’ Software.

Dr Raghu Sharma further added saying that the UNICEF, UNDP and the World Health Organisation will extend technical assistance in this campaign.

CONFIRMED CASES

Sonia won’t celebrate 74TH b’day in support of farmers’ stir, Covid situation New Delhi: Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi has decided not to celebrate her birthday on December 9 in support of farmers’ agitation against the farm laws and COVID-19 situation in the country.

According to top sources in the party, Congress General Secretary (Org) KC Venugopal has communicated to all incharges & PCC Presidents of states that in view of the distress caused by Covid-19 pandemic across the country and amid the ongoing farmer’s agitation against the “draconian” agriculture bills Sonia Gandhi has decided not to celebrate her birth-

Sonia Gandhi

day this year. “Farmers are on the streetfacing the harsh climate & brutal crackdown from the Government, Congress leaders instead of celebrations should strengthen the efforts to provide relief to all those who are suffering & extend support to fighting Anndatas,” Sonia Gandhi has conveyed to all the incharges, according to sources. —ANI

POLLUTION IN BANDI RIVER

NGT directs Raj government to deposit fine of ` 20 crore New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal has directed the Rajasthan government to deposit a fine of Rs 20 crore within a month for not performing its function properly to control pollution in the Bandi river by local textile industries.

A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice A K Goel also formed a monitoring committee headed by Justice Prakash Chandra Tatia, (former Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court) to take stock of compliance of environmental norms.

The committee also comprises nominees of Central Pollution Control Board, state pollution control board, Pali District Magistrate and Dr Ajit Pratap Singh, Professor, BITS Pilani.

The tribunal said it

will be open to the committee to conduct proceedings by video conference and associate any other independent Expert or Institution.

“The committee may take stock of compliance of environmental norms with reference to status found in the earlier studies and the status which may be found on the ground now.

“The Committee may interact with all concerned stakeholders, including the villagers through their panchayats and give its recommendations for future course of action, including the final quantum of compensation to be recovered on ‘’Polluter Pays’’ principles and plan for restoration,” the bench said.

The Committee may hold its first meeting within one month and,

after taking stock of the situation, may update the action plan within one month thereafter which may propose to remedy the ground situation within six months, it said.

The NGT noted that four independ fact-finding reports have shown continuous and rampant violation of industrial norms by the industries in discharging untreated effluents in water bodies or on land.

“This has resulted in contamination of water, damage to the soil and adverse impact on environment and public health. There is no authentic and updated status of compliance available,” the bench said.

A study of surface and groundwater in Pali, conducted by the Centre for Science and Environment in 2008,

had found almost 80 per cent of the sample water unfit for drinking.

The samples showed high alkaline and chemical oxygen demand levels, indicating dangerous levels of organic pollutants. The quantity of total dissolved solids was four times higher than the standard. The case was transferred to the NGT from the Jodhpur High Court in 2012.

The NGT was hearing a plea filed by Kishan Paryavaran Sangaharsh Samiti alleging that dyeing and printing industries of Pali town are discharging effluents in Bandi river which is a tributary of Luni river, leading to water pollution which is a source of drinking water of the livestock as well as the inhabitants of the nearby villages. —PTI

Gehlot’s ‘attempted coup’ jibe leaves BJP stunned!

Jaipur: Now that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has laid serious charges on the Bhartiya Janta Party, claiming that the saffron party’s leaders are yet again colluding to dislodge his government, the central leadership of the saffron party is stunned on the remarks by the senior politician. Since Saturday, when Gehlot charged the BJP, as one of the most discussed

incidents between BJP’s national and central leaders has been the remarks made by the Rajasthan CM. Word is that on Sunday, the issue was discussed at various levels in the political circles.

At the national level, however, leaders in Rajasthan remained completely clueless about these ‘developments’ or rather were unaware of any plans or designs by the central leadership of ‘uprooting’ the Con-

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

gress government of Rajasthan.

However, knowledgeable sources reveal that

after the failure of the ‘Manesar attempt’, there has not been even a single discussion on

DEATHS

DELHI 9,763 DEATHS 5,97,112 CASES

PLAYING THE BLAME GAME

Aditi Nagar

RAJASTHAN

15,55,324 6,81,64,209 1,41,344 97,31,858 2,468 2,84,116

MAHARASHTRA 47,774 DEATHS 18,55,341 CASES

Jaipur: The first phase of COVID-19 immunisation vaccination will be started in the year 2021 to prevent COVID-19 infection in the State. Necessary preparations for this have been started.

Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said that in the first phase, personnel working with the Government and private medical service and with the Women and Child Development Department in the State will be immunised by administering COVID-19 vaccine. He said that the COVID-19 vaccine Operation Guide was dis-

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the issue in the BJP neither has there been any new attempt to form a strategy to bring down the Gehlot government.

Although, there are rumours that plans are being made to bring down Maharashtra and Rajasthan governments.

According to a grapevine in Jaipur, inspite of all ‘reservations’, a former BJP chief minister has been assigned the ‘job’ and she has also reportedly promised the higher-ups in

New Delhi to complete the ‘mission’ in the next three months.

Interestingly, while on one hand, Gehlot camp claims that their leader - Ashok Gehlot - does not lay any allegation unless he has a verified information of the happening, on the other hand, BJP maintains that if the government falls due to Congress’s internal strife, then the saffron party cannot be blamed for it.

CONFIRMED CASES

GUJARAT 4,110 DEATHS 2,21,493 CASES

CS chairs meet on micro-irrigation Dr Rituraj Sharma Jaipur: Chief secretary Niranjan Arya on Tuesday, asked the official to make farmers aware about the significance of microirrigation so that they can take advantage of it.

Chairing a meeting to review projects of micro-irrigation, he said that the centre has introduced “per drop more crop micro irrigation scheme” under which adoption of modern irrigation techniques is being emphasised.

He said that the state government is monitoring the execution of the scheme.

The scheme is aimed at increasing crop quality and yield by adopting drip and

Niranjan Arya

sprinkler irrigation techniques in horticulture and agricultural crops, rational use of water in plants according to their needs, saving water and reducing the use of chemicals.

Secretary of water resources department Naveen Mahajan and other officials attended the meeting through video conferencing.

Now, victorious Dr Choudhary, a Zila Pramukh front runner!

Yunus Gesawat Nagaur: In Nagaur Zila Parishad elections, former Deputy Zila Pramukh Dr Sahdev Choudhary lived up to his credibility & defeated BJP candidate Mahipal from ward no. 43 by a handsome margin of more than 2800 votes in what was being considered a BJP stronghold area. Dr Sahdev is a grassroots leader and highly popular with a reach among all communities and he campaigned strongly breaking the BJP hold.

BJP front runner for Zila Pramukh Bhagirath Mehariya lost along with Congress’s Sunita Choudhary lost the elections. BJP has suffered serious setbacks in Nagaur, Mundwa and Jayal as BJP lost even in the constituency of its sitting MLA and existing district president Mohanram Choudhary. Overall BJP won 8 while Congress won 4 Panchayat Samities out of total 15 in the district. RLP has

Sahdev Chaudhary

claimed its stake for one Pradhan seat as well. Two Panchayat Samities didn’t give a clear mandate to any party. In prestigious Zila Parishad elections, out of total 47 wards BJP won 20 wards, Congress a close 18 while RLP could only manage 9 wards in the fiercely contested elections. According to party sources, in the present scenario, after the humiliating defeat of the Congress MLA Mahendra Choudhary’s wife and sitting Zila Pramukh Sunita Choudhary, Dr Sahdev has virtually emerged as the front runner for the Zila Pramukh’s post.

The self-proclaimed victims?

First India Bureau Jaipur: Is the Pilot camp presenting itself as the ‘undeclared victim’ of a well thought strategy of ‘someone’? If sources are to be believed then it could very well be so! Word is that the MLAs forming the ‘Pilot camp’, when touring their respective constituencies, have been clearly telling people that they should not approach their own MLA for any work related to the government.

Moreover, they cite the

reason that they are unable to get any work done in the government stressing that ‘as of now’, this is their situation! However, even as the date of political appointments, cabinet expansion and organization positioning draws near, the camp members are increasingly becoming hopeful that they will get a fair share in the ‘power-pie’.

Interestingly, the Gehlot camp is also keeping a close watch on all these ‘interesting’ developments in the Pilot camp!

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There’s no two way about it that high heels ups our confidence levels and when we walk in them we feel like we are on the top of the world and there’s no stopping us. For many, the mere smell of a freshly delivered shoe can enliven the minutest desires!

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he high-heeled shoe, the ultimate piece of fashionable footwear, has come a long way. This shoe, which has often been a matter of discussion and debate, has not always been what we know it as today. Over time, it has considerably evolved. But apart from all this, it is equally important to take care of these heels. City First brings you some tips on how to take care of those pretty heels.

1. First and foremost don’t wear them regularly. Give them a rest day and opt for different footwear so that they can rest and breath and be ready for a tough day’s battle ahead.

2. A shoe closet is a great way to

FEEL THE keep them safe and moist free.

Invest in a good shoe closet so that they stay longer and aren’t affected by outside elements.

3. Never drive in heels. Driving in high heels is a sure way to damage your shoes as the pressure on your heels from driving can cause heels or shanks to break.

It’s the age-old question asked by every shoe-loving woman at one point or another: How in the world do I wear high heels with-

out the pain? Is it even possible?

Are we relegated to a “grin and bear” mentality for life in the name of looking—and feeling— awesome? Turns out, a fabulous pair sky-high shoes and painfree feet aren’t mutually exclusive.

Some things to remember can be the fit as no matter how gorgeous the shoe looks, make sure they are neither too big nor too small or try considering an open toe! Let your little piggies breathe!

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Remembering

Ahmed Patel: A Family Man! The Stalwart Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s tragic and untimely demise has left a void in many hearts which can never be filled. Congress will never be able to find someone who can fill his shoes and the lakhs he helped through his NGO have lost a father. His family is bereft as they strive to learn to live without him. He was a doting grandfather and the loss to his beloved grandchildren Esra, Miriam and Zyra, who will now grow up without his care, with his memories can never be fulfilled. City First brings a tribute from the innocent hearts of the children for their much loved and missed granddad and wherever Ahmed Bhai is today, we know that he blesses them and knows how much he is loved. —Anita Hada

Congress veteran Ahmed Patel with (anti-clockwise) daughter Mumtaz, his wife Memoona and grand-daughters Miriam, Esra and Zayra

Ahmed Patel with his son Faisal

u, lways Dear Dad s miss you and I a y y. a I will alw ur jokes were funn to o y n a t e d though e to be nic e did. I m t h g u ta ow h Dadu just like h nd watching rs e th o lp a he g popcorn ind, miss havin h you. Dadu was k ery it a w s s e wa v movie nny and h ts people fu d n a calm trea eryu. And he good dad and gets people ev I ly e e h ad w n very nic ed. I felt s we all were e n y e th and thing dadu died the found out when he was in o e im id h missing e had fun doing v u W d a l.

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—Esra Pa remembe

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Dear Nanu, I will always love you and miss you and cherish the memories we had together. I guess I never thought abo ut what it would be like when you would no lon ger have always been such a key be here. You part of my life, and such a great person. I am so thankful that you were my Nanu. An d I’m even more thankful that I was able to live so close to you and to be able to do so ma ny things with you throughout the years, creatin g relationship that I have had the awesome with you. When you were in the hospital I thought about all the things you have done not only for us but for the entire nation. You we re loss for us but were for the not just a huge entire nation.

Everyone who personally knew you know what a great person you we re. We are all so so so thankful for you and are praying for you every day. I’m very pro ud of what a great person my Nanu was and how is one of the most kind-hearted people I hav will forever be in our hearts e ever met. He and is gone but never ever forgotten. He is truly a great man and has so many good me mories with us.

I will always remember the thin done for me, Miriam and Esr gs you have a and for everyone else yet. When you we re in the hospital I couldn’t imagine the pain you were going through, and even after tha t, you tried helping all the people you could. I would never expect to see you in the kabrastha n and I thought that day would come many ma later. You were not just a Na ny many years nu or a dadu u were an asset to everyone.

I hope you are resting in peace and hopef ully one day I can meet you again. For now this is to say but words cannot des all I’m going cribe how much I love him, miss you and ho w great of a person you were. LOVE YO U FOREVER..

—Zayra Siddiqui

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Kangana on ‘Bharat Bandh’

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ardi B sent out a tweet asking fans if she should buy a USD 88,000 purse and it went about as well as you’d think this would go. “Should I spend 88K for this damn purse?

Omggg it’s tempting,” she asked her followers on Twitter on Sunday. Well, the tweet quickly got a lot of attention from Cardi B‘s

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iff ’s Treats, the original warm cookie delivery company that opened last year in Charlotte, N.C., with the support of its power couple brand ambassadors actress Brooklyn Decker and tennis star Andy Roddick, has opened a third Charlotte location in the Apex SouthPark retail centre at 4425 Sharon Road.

“One of my favourite things about Tiff ’s Treats is their commitment to philanthropy, and I couldn’t be more excited for the newest Charlotte store to open, especially with kickoff sales supporting our local Special Olympics chapter,” said Brooklyn Decker, a global Special Olympics ambassador who, along with husband Andy Roddick, came on board as an investor and brand ambassador for Tiff ’s Treats in 2018.

—Agency

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s the farmers protesting against the Centre’s new agricultural laws have called for a ‘Bharat Bandh,’ today, actor Kangana Ranaut voiced her opinion on the matter in a poetic style. The ‘Queen,’ actor who is one of the most active celebrities on social media, shared her views on Twitter along with a video of spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev in which he is seen talking about protests.

“Aao Bharat ko band

Still from her video

kr dete hain, yun to tufaano ki kami nahi is naav ko, magar laao kulhaari kuch chhed bhi kar dete hain, reh reh ke roz marti hai har ummeed yahaan (come let’s shut India, though there is no scarcity of storms hitting this boat, but bring an axe to make some holes in the boat, every hope dies here every day),” she tweeted.

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followers.

Many Twitter users responded, pointing out that we’re in the middle of a global pandemic and many cannot afford to eat and pay their bills.

Cardi B quickly pointed out that she has been donating money all year w h e n people began calling her out.

—Agency

Brooklyn Decker

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aga Babu’s daughter Niharika Konidela and Chaitanya JV will tie the knot today, 9 December in Udaipur. Various stars from Tollywood have flown to the City of Lakes to be a part of the couple’s big day. Here are a few glimpses of the pre-wedding festivities of Niharika and Chaitanya.

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PUBLIC HEARTBREAK

atthew Perry has shared the very first picture of fiancé Molly Hurwitz on his Instagram. This weekend, while promoting his limited Friends t-shirt line, the 51-year-old actor uploaded a pic of Molly wearing one to his feed. “You don’t have to pose this way while wearing the shirt, but please feel free.,” Matthew captioned the photo of Molly, who is holding her hair up by her eyes. The shirt she is wearing reads: “Could this BE any more of a t-shirt?”, which calls back to his character on Friends, Chandler Bing’s, iconic phrase. Matthew announced his engagement to Molly late last month.

However, he hadn’t shared a photo of her yet.

—Agency Matthew Perry

Sienna Miller and Jude Law

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ienna Miller recently opened up about the “public heartbreak” that she experienced after her then-fiance Jude Law‘s affair with his nanny became public. The actor cheated on Sienna with his children’s nanny back in 2005 and it put her in the public eye in a way she had never experienced before.

When the story went public, she was starring in the play As You Like It on London’s West End. “That was one of the most challenging moments I hope I’ll ever have to experience,” Sienna recently opened up. “Because with that level of public heartbreak, to have to get out of a bed let alone stand in front of 800 people every night, it’s just the last thing you want to do.”

—Agency

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Hina Khan on ‘Wishlist’

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Hina Khan

ina Khan has been on a roll in 2020. From films to web shows, and music videos to a special appearance in the Bigg Boss 14 house, Hina has been doing it all with back to back projects.

Hina’s upcoming web film, Wishlist, which the actress shot

for post her Cannes appearance in 2019 in Europe, is all set to digitally release early next week.

Going by the name, the film is all about fulfilling one’s wishes and dreams, and will see Hina in a new avataar this time. Speaking about how excited she is for people to watch Wishlist, Hina

shares, “I am very excited for Wishlist. We had shot this film in Europe post my first Cannes walk in 2019. We had made this film for festivals across the globe, but due to unforeseen conditions we best thought to release it on a digital platform first.”

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Dia Mirza

ia Mirza grabbed national headlines when she was crowned Miss Asia Pacific International when she was 18-years-old. The next year, she made her Bollywood debut with Rehnaa Hai Terre Dil Mein, which became a cult classic. However, not everything went smoothly for Dia. The actress had to face certain hardships in the industry. In a recent interview, Dia revealed that she has lost projects due to her skin colour. The way she looked proved to be a disadvantage for her.

Dia said, “I think any stereotype and preconceived notions are not good. The way I look has been a disadvantage for me in my acting profession many a times.

I have lost a job and not been cast in a part because I look too good. It is a strange disadvantage.”

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Jagdeesh Chandra with Jitendra Soni, Director, Mission Gyan, during his visit to the former’s residence to hand over a token of respect for the ‘Project E Kaksha’ campaign. This campaign is about providing free education to students of classes 6 to 12 Rajasthan.

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Mining and Gopalan Minister Pramod Jain Bhaya celebrated his birthday at Baran with his wife Urmila and supporters.

During the day Bhaya and Urmila distributed blankets to the needy, gave fodder to the cows and fed dogs and pigeons too. They also visited all the temples to seek divine blessings on the occasion. A blood donation camp was also organised by his supporters.

eet the cofounders, Devang Maheshwari and Gaurang Mangal, who turned their love for cars into one of the hottest automotive destinations.

At Luxury Ride Jaipur, they believe in no substitutes and no compromises, and in the event that they don’t have the exact car you’re trying to find, they make sure that we leave no stone unturned to find it.

Their world-class

team ensures that the foremost minute particularization, to all or any of their cars meets and exceeds our customer’s demand.

Their service team is skilled, empathetic, and engaged to deliver you the most effective in the Pre-Owned Luxury car industry. They will tailor the delivery of your

car to best suit you, while their unconditional aftercare will guarantee an extended and lasting relationship. They tend to lay emphasis solely on the high-end of every class to confirm that tremendous listings are showcased within the way they deserve and that buyers find precisely what they’re trying to find.

Ranging from premium vehicles to thoroughbred racecars like the Lamborghini, their goal has always been to create joyous moments for all of us in Jaipur. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

Jagdeesh Chandra at the wedding ceremony of Gaurav Bhatia and Rashi Arora at The Wedding Villa in Jaipur on Monday. Gaurav is the son of Rakesh Kumar and Sunita Bhatia, while Rashi is the daughter of Dinesh and Reeta Arora. Also seen here is Gaurav’s sister, Khushboo.

A SAD DEMISE...

UP: National Secretary, AICC, Vivek Bansal mourned the sad demise of a 10-year old innocent Yashvi, daughter of Brajesh Varshney, resident of Housing Development Colony at Sasni Gate on Monday. Yashvi was suffering from a brain disease.

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condolence meeting was organised in remembrance of a noted journalist late Dheerendra Jain. Seeing the pandemic, the meeting was organised virtually

by Jain’s daughter Journalist Anubha Jain in which prominent personalities were present. With two

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he purpose of education is that along with knowledge one must also be skilled.

This is why in the National Educational Policy (NEP), employment-oriented education has been linked to skill development. This will help students gain much-needed skills at the beginning of their education and the benefits of their experience and knowledge can be passed on to others. This was stated by the Governor of Rajasthan, Shri Kalraj Mishra, who was the Chief Guest.

He addressed the Online Webinar on Industry-Academia Interface held on the virtual

platform on Tuesday.

The programme was organised by Manipal University Jaipur (MUJ) in association with Bhardwaj Foundation Jaipur and Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It was attended by heads of various universities and industry stalwarts.

The program was coordinated by Founder President, Bharadwaj Foundation, PM Bharadwaj.

President Manipal University Jaipur, Dr GK Prabhu said that for many years it has been said that the graduates are not ready for the industry.

However, no concrete steps were being taken to address this gap between academia and industry.

minutes of silence family and friends paid last respects to the departed soul.

A condolence letter sent by the Hon’ble Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was read by Jain’s daughter Anubha. CM Ashok Gehlot said that the sudden demise of such noted journalist Dheerendra Jain is an irreparable loss not only to society but to the

domain of journalism too.

Vijay Darda, Chairman Lokmat Media, and Ved Pratap Vaidik proposed to start an award and lecture series in the name of great personality late Dheerendra Jain. Anubha assured that certainly, an award along with a lecture series will be started in her father’s name soon. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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o-partnered by 3M dot band and Ministry of Culture, Government of India, on Fourth day of Online Fringes Jai Rangam witnessed an interesting play, the Hunger Artist based upon a short story

by Franz Kafka was performed. Directed by Gurleen Judge, this extraordinary tale revolves around an artist, who takes on elaborate fasts for the amusement of the general public.

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he world’s biggest tech conglomerate, Google Inc., has been organising various art workshops and programs for its teams around the world under “Arts at Google’s Create at Home Program,” and Rajasthan Studio recently organised a Tie

A The sound design of audio loops, soundscapes, and music used efficiently to create the required disturbance and alienation.

Two play Teelapur Ka Rakshas, directed by Anupama Roy and Barnali Mehdi directed Bogezari will be performed today.

very exciting debate competition took place in Digital Baal Mela on Tuesday. Children participated and shared their entries with full enthusiasm.

During this typical phase of Covid-19, children got a great opportunity to share their views over the topic ‘Online classes are good/ bad’. Sponsored by Future Society and LIC, the event has various rewards for children.

Most of the students

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and Dye making online experience for them.

“While we have catered to multiple corporates on the state and national level in the past months, it was our first ever session with a tech giant like Google,” shared Kartik, founder of Rajasthan Studio.

Attended by their teams from many parts of the world including Israel, the United States, and India, the curated Tie & Dye workshop was conducted by one of the eminent artists in the field and one of the earliest members of

the young startup.

The 1-hour experience involved learning Rajasthan’s traditional techniques of tie and dye on t-shirts and scarves using organic colours made from beetroot, coffee, saffron, turmeric, spinach, kumkum extracts, etc.

stood in favour of online classes. 7 years old Arpita of Jaipur told that in such a hard time, the school provided education to us and taught us a new way as well.

Ayushi Kumawat and Devesh Aggarwal were happy to share that they

can study anywhere while staying at home.

Tanisha Jain also spoke in support of online classes. Ashish Kalawa spoke about the economic crisis of Corona and laid stress on the problems faced by a common man.