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COVID-19 UPDATE

WORLD

4,58,990 DEATHS

MAHARASHTRA 5,893 DEATHS 1,24,331 CASES

86,84,943 CONFIRMED CASES

TAMIL NADU 666 DEATHS 54,449 CASES

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INDIA

12,904 3,92,536 DEATHS

DELHI 1,969 DEATHS 49,979 CASES

CONFIRMED CASES

TIME FOR TIT FOR TAT?

A damaged poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping lies on the ground during a protest against China. —REUTERS

Rajya Sabha polls: BJP wins 8, Cong 4 First India Bureau Jaipur: Voting was held on Friday for the 19 vacant Rajya Sabha seats in eight states for which counting of votes began at 5 pm. The polling took place at 9 am and continued till 4 pm. Voting for 18 seats were deferred due to the coronavirus pandemic. Of the 19 seats, four each are from Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat, three each from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, two from Jharkhand, and one each from Manipur, Mizoram and Meghalaya.

The ruling Congress in Rajasthan won two Rajya Sabha while Opposition BJP managed to get one seat. While in Andhra Pradesh ruling YSR Congress bagged all four Rajya Sabha in the biennal election.

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14,156

CONFIRMED CASES

UTTAR PRADESH 507 DEATHS 16,594 CASES

New Delhi: Even as the Indian Air Force (IAF) moved its assets including fighter aircraft to forward bases and airfields in view of the ongoing dispute with China, its chief RKS Bhadauria was on a twoday hush-hush visit to the Leh and Srinagar airbases, which would be the most critical for any operations to be carried out by the force in the Eastern Ladakh area.

Meanwhile, the Air Force has moved its critical frontline assets including the Sukhoi-30MKI, Mirage 2000 and Jaguar fighter aircraft fleet to advanced positions where they can fly in at a very short notice to carry out operations.

For providing air support to the Indian Army troops in the eastern Ladakh sector, the American Apache attack helicopters have been deployed in the close

vicinity of the areas where operations by the ground troops are taking place at the moment.

The Chinooks helicopters have also been deployed in and around the Leh airbase to provide the capability of rapid troops transportation and inter-valley troop transfer, in case such a situation emerges there. The Mi-17V5 medium-lift choppers are also playing an active role in the area in troops and material transportation there.

IAF Chief ’s visit assumes significance as it came soon after the top security brass of the country reviewed the situation and military options after the Chinese Army killed 20 Indian soldiers in a premeditated attack in the Galwan Valley area after making an attempt to unilaterally change the status of the Line of Actual Control (LAC).

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PM: Neither anyone intruded into Delhi Health Min’s condition worsens, to our territory, nor took over any post get plasma therapy Ladakh standoff: Oppn stands behind PM; Sonia poses 7 questions; Modi says Indian forces were given ‘full freedom for taking any action necessary’ Aditi Nagar

hash Chandra Bose, minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana, industrialist Parimal Nathwani and realtor Ayodhya Rami Reddy of YSRC got 38 votes each.

In Madhya Pradesh the BJP won two seats while Congress managed one. Veteran Congress leader Digvijay Singh won from Congress while BJP’s Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sumer Singh Solanki got elected. Congress candidate and Dalit leader Phool Singh Barriya lost the election.

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RAJASTHAN

GUJARAT 1,619 DEATHS 26,198 CASES

 India deploys newly acquired Apaches in Ladakh  IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria visits Leh to review preparedness  Army too intensifies highaltitude tank drills & night-time parachute infiltration in region

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asserted that neither has anyone intruded into Indian territory nor has anyone taken over any post.

In his closing remarks at an all-party meeting on the face-off between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh, Modi said the whole country is hurt and angry at what the Chinese have done. India wants peace and friendship, but its sovereignty is supreme, he said.

Indian forces are doing what they have to do to protect the country,

All-party virtual meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss India-China border situation, in New Delhi on Friday.

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whether it is in terms of deployment, action or counter-action, Modi told political leaders.

“Our patrolling capacity has increased due to newly built infra-

structure, especially along LAC,” he said.

The meeting saw leaders of major political parties putting across their views on the sensitive issue. The virtual

meeting began with participants paying tributes to the 20 Indian soldiers killed in the violent faceoff with Chinese troops in East Ladakh earlier this week.

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New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain, who tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, will be shifted to a private hospital and will be given plasma therapy, doctors said. The minister is experiencing difficulty in breathing and is running high fever. He has also developed pneumonia. “His latest CT scan report shows that the pneumonia patches in his lungs have increased. He experienced increased giddiness and tiredness today. The advice of doctors will be followed,” Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said. According to sources, he will be shifted to Max Hospital’s Saket facility in south Delhi. Home Minister Amit Shah tweet-

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain

ed on Friday to wish for his speedy recovery.

“Praying for the speedy recovery of Shri Satyendra Jain, Health Minister of Delhi who is battling with COVID-19 infection,” he tweeted.

Lt Governor Anil Baijal also wished him good health. “Praying for speedy recovery & good health of Hon’ble Minister, GNCTD @SatyendarJain ji,” he tweeted.

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MODEST IN VICTORY

Gehlot raps BJP, says true success is working together Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has once again proved himself to be master strategist in Rajasthan and with the win on Friday, Gehlot has managed to send a silent message to the opposition party and particularly its central leadership that he can take them on and come out victories even if they try to divide Congress’s house.

Gehlot has termed the BJP leaders as mur-

derers of democracy claiming that their cover has been blown. “The way they conspired in Rajasthan, their conspiracy was exposed.

We requested the legislators that this (horsetrading) is not a good tradition to impose and thus we kept the MLAs away for ten days,” Gehlot said while interacting with media after the RS victory.

“They are the killers of democracy, whether In Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh,and they broke

CM Ashok Gehlot splashes water over his head to get some respite from the scorching heat on a hot Friday afternoon at the State Assembly. With a gentle grin on his face, the CM’s gesture also symbolises his relieved state of mind after Congress registers victory in the RS polls. Also seen are Avinash Pande, Sachin Pilot, newly-elected RS MPs KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

seven Congress MLAs in Gujarat but Rajasthan was saved. I would like to congratulate all the MLAs from BTP, CPM and Independent colleagues that they have shown solidarity and the voting pattern has been the same as what we had set.

This is a big victory against the BJP that was conspiring. Whether it is in Goa or in Manipur, it has been their tradition. How to form a government even if majority is with someone else.

The entire country knows what is happening and in the days to come they will not be spared,” Gehlot charged.

On being questioned if this victory will have far reaching effects, Gehlot affirmed that the ‘message’ is already out.

“22 Congress leaders who defected to BJP, the people are seeing their situation as no one is caring for them.

Even the public fro their area is saying that they have sold

themselves. MLAs and ministers who left Congress are now repenting and what has happened with Scindia is in front of everyone and therefore Congress party in Rajasthan will be one unit. There are several challenges like Corona and economic slowdown which we have to overcome and I hope that all MLA and ministers will work together so that we can give good governance to people, only then will we truly be successful,” he said.

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WHERE CHAOS MEETS PEACE

A priest walk past a group of pigeons at the ghats of holy Pushkar lake at 6.00 pm on Friday.

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MAJOR RELIEF TO COVID-19 PATIENTS

CM caps test and treatment charge!

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the general bed in the Covid-19 ward will be available for a charge of 2000 rupees per day.

However, for ICU, the charge has been capped at four thousand rupees per day.

Holding an over twohour long review meeting, Gehlot gave the directions on Friday during which he asked the health depart-

ment officials to ensure that patients are not charged extra in private hospitals. “For this, directions should be issued under Epidemic Act and should be enforced strictly. Labs and hospitals charging extra from patients will be dealt severely,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Chief Minister will launch the statewide awareness campaign, virtually on June 22. “It will be ensured that each Rajasthani is made aware of their health.

The digital launch of the campaign will be held on June 22 where one lakh people will connect through a vir-

Roadways to run more buses from June 22

Patient dies after family unplugs ventilator in Kota

Jaipur: A ‘sensitive’ Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given the biggest ‘boon’ to Covid-19 patients by announcing a cap on Corona test and bed rates in hospitals. Gehlot move to regulate the rate charged by hospitals will be a huge boon to corona patients since now they can get the same treatment at the same rate, anywhere in the state.

The private test labs will charge Rs 2,200 for each test while

First India Bureau Jaipur: On Friday, the roadways administration zonal and chief managers held talks the whole day in context of the demand for buses of the entire state. It was decided to run a total of 1923 trips on 844 routes, out of which about 1000 trips were operated earlier, which were agreed to be almost doubled from June 22.

If privately contracted vehicles and the presently halted bus services in various states are abandoned, then it will be more than 40% of the regular bus service in Rajasthan. The roadways administration has

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decided to continue the facility of thermal scanning, mask, and sanitization, etc. as before.

Chairman and MD Naveen Jain said that roadways buses are being given priority by the people and demand is also being kept in mind.

Due to roadways vigilance, buses are still infection-free and due to strict regulations, people do not have to suffer from coronavirus.

Kota: A 40-year-old man died at a government hospital here after his family members allegedly unplugged the ventilator he was on to plug in an air cooler. He was suspected to be suffering from Covid-19 and admitted at ICU in MBS Hospital on June 13. His test report, however, came negative later. Hospital authorities said a three-member committee will probe the incident. The man was shifted to an isolation ward on June 15 as a safety measure after another patient in the ICU tested positive for the disease.

CS HOLDS MEET TO CURB CORONA

tual conference,” Gehlot said, further adding, “the common people have to be informed that state government has made proper arrangements for treat-

ment, quarantine, and tests of Covid-19 however, the people need to look after themselves.

Even though lockdown has ended, Corona still poses a threat to us.”

4 arrested for setting liquor shop on fire First India Bureau Bikaner: A team led by JNVC SHO Govind Charan and Bichwal SHO Manoj Sharma has arrested 4 accused of burning a liquor shop and looting cash in Vyas Colony police station area on June 12.

Among the arrested accused, one is the son of a policeman while the other is a home guard volunteer. While informing about the case, DSP Pawan Bhadoria said that the accused had taken shelter in Jaipur after the incident. On the basis of their call details, the police got information.

What’s behind this silence?

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Jaipur: It appears that all is not well within the BJP. While there is rumoured friction between certain sections of the party, political observers claim that mock poll organized on Thursday evening was perhaps the first time when fissures were seen in the saffron party. Former CM Vasundhara Raje had reached the camp on Thursday evening and before she reached, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat was invited before Raje’s arrival, however since BJP workers held various welcom-

Vasundhara Raje

ing programs for Shekhawat, the leader reached slightly late at the venue. It so happened that Raje and Shekhawat then sat on the stage together with Murlidhar Rao, V Satish, Satish Poonia, Gulabchand Kataria, Rajendra Rathore, and Pukhraj Garg also sharing the space.

For addressing the

MLAs, Poonia and Rathore both requested Raje and Shekhawat to give a short address, however, Raje stayed silent and instead asked that the state party chief should address. Thus, even ‘Gajju Bana’ also did not address the gathering. After the mock poll ended, Raje left the hotel after which another session was called where Shekhawat addressed Jal Jeevan Mission and claimed that state government was lethargic towards the mission. Now, this has got the people talking and word is that there is a definite difference within BJP.

On safety track: Railways gearing up for monsoon First India Bureau Jaipur: The Railway administration is preparing vigorously to make the operation of trains safe during the monsoon.

Before the onset of monsoon, the Railways have started preparing in view of the weather conditions in different regions. Now, the station master will keep the weather information and share it with the AEN and PWI of the respective section. After that, the patrolling will be increased on the track.

New charts and manuals have also been created for the patrolling team. According to the Railways, patrolling will be increased in the areas where there is a possibility of excessive rainfall based on the estimates of earlier years and the places where the Meteorological Department warns of strong thunderstorms, wind or heavy rain every year.

After receiving weather information or warning, the Station Master will immediately inform the concerned Assistant Engineer, Senior Section Engineer, and MET and the track-

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men will be directed to monitor the railway track immediately. In addition, the patrolmen have been instructed to do intensive patrolling on the bridges and railway lines.

At the same time, adequate arrangements will be made in the areas of excessive rain to deal with the situation of soil erosion. Railway administration has also made additional arrangements for hilly regions.

Industries empowered to fight against Covid-19 through diversification First India Bureau Jaipur: The unforeseen pandemic of COVID-19 while pushed the industries across the nation in lockdown, many of such institutions in Rajasthan rose up to the challenge and took innovation to defeat the disease. Appreciating the rapid response from the industries in the direction, additional chief secretary Industries to the government of Rajasthan, Dr Subodh Agarwal said that the industries by taking up

the task to produce PPE, masks, and other protective supplies helped in the prevention of the disease spread. Previously, the country was largely dependent on foreign supplies for the protective kits, however, the following support from the government more and more indigenous firms ventured in the direction. According to the officials, the industries in the state have produced more than 2 lakh PPE kits, hundreds of thousands of Masks, and sanitizers.

As many companies made switched on to the protective kit manufacturing, it was to benefit people across the country. One such company based in Dungarpur that previously were producing rain wear diversified to produce air and waterproof protection kits. The company New Zeel had its kits certified for quality from a lab in Tamil Nadu and has supplied one lakh PPE kits to central government while more than 10,000 were provided to Rajasthan government. They were

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able to achieve the production even as much of the existing trained staff had returned to their native states due to lockdown. The labour

gap was fulfilled by training and employing locally available manpower, many of those employed in the process were local tribal women.

Thus the innovation also helped in generating jobs even during the lockdown period.

Similarly, several other companies, such as umbrella industries from Phalna Pali, perfume manufacturer Padmavati industry Jaipur and even Khadi boards ventured into the process. This not only helps in ensuring the easy availability of the kits, but it also reduced the cost and increased employment opportunities.

Industries commissioner, Muktanand

Agarwal informed that due to the industries diversifying in production of protective gear, the cost of PPE kits that used to be around Rs 1000- Rs 15,000 per kit was reduced to Rs 500.

Thus reducing the economic burden of COVID-19 treatment and prevention also employment was generated for more than 1000 people.

Along with motivating the companies for stepping in the production of such kits, the Rajasthan state government acting as a facilitator for such change pro-

vided nearly one lakh metre of nylon polyester fabric to the manufacturing industries.

While the big industries took up the production of non-woven medical grade PPE kits, the Khadi boards also stepped ahead for preparing washable cloth masks for the general public. The Khadi boards in the state have produced more than 2.5 lakh such masks, nearly half of which were distributed without cost to the district administration and other organizations.

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16 new municipalities formed in 3 DEATHS, 299 NEW CASES ON FRIDAY state to speed up development

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First India Bureau Jaipur: Reiterating CM Ashok Gehlot’s promise during the budget announcement, Urban Development, Housing and Autonomous Governments’ Minister Shanti Dhariwal announced that 16 new municipalities have been formed in the state, for better redressal of public grievances. This takes the total count of urban bodies in state to 212. These units will help in speeding up development work.

Dhariwal informed that necessary action will be taken by sending a copy of the notification to sarpanch/secretary of concerned Gram Panchayat, as per rules, regarding separation of the Gram Panchayat ar-

Jr asst of Dabli Maulvi, broker arrested taking bribe of `5,000 First India Bureau Hanumangarh: The Junior Assistant of Dabli Maulvi, Vinod Kumar and b r o k e r Chandrakant were arrested by Vinod Kumar the AntiCorruption Bureau (ACB) t e a m formed under the Chandrakant leadership of AntiCorruption Bureau Assistant Superintendent of Police Ganesh Nath Siddha, while taking a bribe of Rs 5000.

ASP Siddha informed that the complainant was asked for Rs 18,000 bribe in lieu of getting the copy of the lease, out of which Rs 3,000 was given on Thursday and Rs 5,000 was to be taken on Friday.

Vinod Kumar also had the charge of village development officer, who was transferred from Peelibanga Panchayat Samiti to Dabli Maulvi Gram Panchayat. ASP siddha informed that regular complaints were being received against Vinod at ACB headquarters.

eas included in newly formed municipalities.

Areas identified in the 16 new municipalities include Gram Panchayat Bassi in Bassi Municipality area in Jaipur, Gram Panchayat Pavta’s revenue village Pavta and Shivnagar in Pavta Municipality area in Jaipur, Village Pragpura revenue of Gram Panchayat Pragpura, Laxmangarh in Alwar, Laxmangarh (complete Village Panchayat). Revenue Village Maujpur, Baharpuri, Sajanpuri, Khedli Lodha, Samla, Leeli and Surajgarh, Village Panchayat Ramgarh Revenue Village Ramgarh, Village Panchayat Khedi Revenue Village Khedi and Doli, Village Panchayat

Dohli and Revenue Village Burdod in Ramgarh Municipality in Alwar.

Dohli, Sarheta, Baghodi, Yadav Nagar, Gram Panchayat Lalavandi’s revenue Gram Puthi, Gram Panchayat Niwali’s revenue Gram Niwali and Sonagarh, Revenue of Gram Panchayat Piproli: Village Nangla Baleya, Piproli, Goha and Choki, Revenue Village

Town Bansur (Gram Panchayat Bansoor) in Bansur Municipality in Alwar, Badh Purohit, Bad Dheguwas, Bad Dhundhla, Badh-Bhavsingh, Majra Rawat, Majra Rawat Ka Bas (Village Panchayat Lakedi), Village Panchayat Mandavari in Mandavari Municipality area in Dausa, Gram Panchayat in Bhopalgarh Municipality area in Jodhpur, Bhopalgarh and Basni Theda, Revenue village Jawal panchayat area in Jawal municipality area in Sirohi. Jawal, Revenue village of village panchayat Sikri in Sikri municipality area in Bharatpur, Sandwada strip, Saulpur strip, Revenue village highman, village panchayat Andhiyari’s rev-

Jaipur: The state reported 299 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday and 3 corona related deaths were also reported in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 333. 1 death each was reported from Ajmer, Jaipur and Karauli.

Friday witnessed maximum 55 new cases reported from Bharatpur, taking the corona positive tally to 14156, including 4 from Ajmer, 14 from Alwar, 12 from Barmer, 14 from Bhilwara, 26 from Bikaner, 1 from Chittorgarh, 13 from Churu, 6 from Dholpur, 1 from Dungarpur, 8 from Sriganganagar, 3 from Hanumangarh, 33 from Jaipur, 1 from Jaisalmer, 1 from Jalore, 2 from Jhalawar, 14 from Jhun-

It is business as usual at the Walled City markets on Friday.

jhunu, 38 from Jodhpur, 16 from Nagaur, 24 from Pali, 2 from Rajsamand, 1 from Sawai Madhopur, 6 from Tonk and 1 from Udaipur, along with 2 patients from other states.

On Friday, Jaipur reported 33 new cases.

Maximum 7 cases were reported from Bas Badanpura, 4 from Shastri Nagar, 2 each from Kotputli and Nivaru and

1 each from Dhani Ravato Wali, Sanganer, Chaura Rasta, Chitrakoot, Hotel Radisson, Chandpole, Moti Dungri, Dudu, SMS, Polo Victory, Shyam Nagar, Nareda, Jaitpura, Ramgarh Mod, Shri Ganesh Nagar B and Biharipura Lavan.

Till now, 2753 positive cases and 144 deaths have been reported in Jaipur due to COVID-19.

With Om Birla’s help, Narayana Hospital establishes EHC in Bundi

DGP, senior officers hail RAC jawans

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Jaipur: DGP Bhupender Singh praised the role of RAC jawans and the special niche it has carved for itself. He instructed senior officials to take proper care of jawans and inspire them to give their best through affectionate behaviour with them.

DGP was addressing

Bundi: With efforts of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Narayana Hospital of Jaipur has established an Electronic Health Centre in Bundi. The centre was inaugurated by OSD of Lok Sabha Speaker Rajiv Dutta on Friday.

Dutta said that Birla had talked to the hospital management to provide specialist facilities to people. After that, EHC has been set up in front of the city council in Bundi city.

Citizens will get counseling at EHC for a nominal registration fee and branded medi-

cines written by doctors will be available free of cost. If the doctor feels that a patient needs immediate consultation with a specialist doctor, then the doctor will get him/ her consulted with specialised doctors in Jaipur through video conferencing.

Ostrich ‘Bahubali’ succumbs to heat

Car overturns; one dead, six injured

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Jaipur: Bahubali, a male ostrich died due to heatstroke in the zoo on Friday. The 7-yearold Bahubali was the zoo’s largest and heaviest bird and had paired with the female Avantika some time ago. 4 days ago, Avantika laid 5 eggs in the zoo and is going to lay more eggs in a few days. These eggs would increase the ostrich clan in Jaipur Zoo. Coolers have been provided in cages for birds and animals in the zoo and water spraying is done continuously. Despite this, Bahubali suffered heatstroke and had a fever. Bahubali finally succumbed to in the evening. How-

Sawai Madhopur: A car, carrying 8-10 women, lost balance and over turned on Pipalda-Jastana road in Bolin police station area killing one woman. They were on way to Bagdi village when the accident took place. Bhedoli village resident Asha Sahyogini Indira Meena was declared dead on arrival to hospital. Her body was handed over to her family after postmortem.

Three women are said to be critically injured and have been referred to Jaipur while three others suffered minor injuries.

ever, the cause of Bahubali’s death will be revealed officially after the postmortem report.

A few days ago, two big cats had also died in the Biological Park. After the death of Bahubali, the forest department has got a massive setback.

Meanwhile, due to COVID-19 and the scorching heat, tourists are hardly visiting the zoo, but the death of Bahubali would prove to be a huge loss for the zoo administration.

SALUTE!

BSF guards borders in fiery heat Suraveer Singh Jaipur: Jawans of Indian Border Security Force are keeping an eye on every movement of enemy on the border.

However, the soaring temperatures, touching 50 degrees in many areas of Jaisalmer is making it difficult.

BSF jawans had to visit many check posts at the border in this exhausting heat. Spitting on stereotypes, female jawans are also standing shoulder to shoulder with their male counterparts.

enue village Tuhiapatti, Andhiyari, Baseri and in Kutakpur belt, Sikri strip & Kamilpur strip, Uchhain municipality area in Bharatpur.

Likewise in Sapotra municipality in Karauli, entire village Panchayat Sapotra, Revenue village Lokeshnagar, Revenue village Tursangpura of Bapoti, Bapoti, Mangrol, Revenue village of Sultanpur in Kota district, Sultanpur-village panchayat, Sultanpur, Jhatoli-Gram Panchayat Khedli Tanwaran, Toran-Gram Panchayat Toran, Notada-Gram Panchayat Notada, Khandgaon-Gram Panchayat Notada and Napaheda-Village Panchayat Kishorepura and others were included.

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For shielding against the intense heat, Jawans use a cap, towel, water bottle and goggles. Inspector General of Border Security Force Amit Lodha said that Indo-Pak border is

in the grip of severe heat these days, but BSF personnel are protecting the borders of the country with high spirits. They are also taking complete care of the border popula-

tion in this crisis period while protecting themselves from corona infection.

BSF personnel have been given detailed instructions for protection from heat and a guideline has been issued for safety against Corona. They are performing their duty in social distancing along with wearing masks.

Even common man is facing extreme difficulties in doing routine work due to intense heat in Jaisalmer, where temperature has crossed 47.4 degrees.

Shivendra Parmar

the RAC commandant conference at PHQ. He congratulated RAC for its contribution during the Corona crisis. He also hailed RAC for its achievements in sports, band and horse riding and stressed to continue focusing on these activities. He empha-

sized on strengthening the health infrastructure in RAC and send proposals as per its requirements. He also asked special planning for housing projects for them.

ADG (Administration, Law & Order) ML Lathar, ADG (Planning & Welfare)

Utkal Ranjan Sahu, ADG (Intelligence) Umesh Mishra, AGD (Armed Battalion) Janga Srinivas Rao, ADG (Housing) A Punnuchami, ADG (SDRF) Sushmit Bishwash, IG (Armed Battalion) Sanjiv Kumar Narjari and DIG Satyvir Singh also praised and encouraged the RAC jawans, during the conference.

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IN-DEPTH

CONG FACES LOSS IN GUJARAT BUT GEHLOT DELIVERS

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ajya Sabha election results on Friday went almost on predicted lines with the Congress winning two seats and the Bharatiya Janata Party one in Rajasthan, while the ruling BJP won two seats and Congress one in Madhya Pradesh in a reversal of results.

The fight got interesting in Gujarat where counting was yet to begin as the Congress was demanding invalidation of two BJP votes. The party argued that BJP MLA Bhupendrasinh Chudasma’s election was quashed by the high court. It also alleged that the other BJP MLA Kesarsinh cast his vote through a proxy. After the Election Commission overruled the objections, counting of votes began after a four-hour delay. While the BJP is confident of winning two seats the tussle is for the third seat. Congress which is sure of winning one seat was also eyeing that seat to register two victories. Eight Congress legislators had crossed over to the BJP before the polls to queer the pitch for the party.

Elections to 19 Rajya Sabha seats across eight states are crucial for the National Democratic Alliance for majority in the Upper House. It needs 30 seats for majority.

While voting for 18 seats was deferred due to coronavirus pandemic, the Election Commission later announced polls for four seats in Karnataka and one each in Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh.

Both Rajasthan and Gujarat witnessed resort politics in the build-up to elections with the Congress accusing the BJP of poaching. The party sent its legislators to resorts fearing horse-trading. Rajasthan results showed that the Congress MLAs had voted as one.

Congratulating the winners Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted, “Congratulations to Congress national general secretary KC Venugopal ji and Neeraj Dangi ji for winning #RajyaSabhaElections from #Rajasthan. It is a victory of ideology, policies and programmes of Congress Party under the leadership of CP Smt. # SoniaGandhi ji.”

Sachin Pilot said that the victors KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi would lend strength to the party in the Upper House. The winner for BJP was Rajendra Gehlot.

Ahead of polls both Gehlot and Pilot had exuded confidence of winning two seats. Earlier this week they asserted that the BJP will not be able to win a second seat.

In Madhya Pradesh, Congress deserter Jyotiradiya Scindia won the poll for the BJP, along with Sumer Singh Solanki. Giving him company in Rajya Sabha will be former chief minister and his rival Digvijay Singh of Congress. Digvijay Singh who keeps courting controversies with his statements had lost the Lok Sabha elections.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy’s YSR Congress Party won all the four seats from the state. For YSRCP it was a huge victory.

In Jharkhand the BJP grabbed one seat, with the JMM winning the other.

Earlier, HD Deve Gowda and Mallikarjun Kharge of Congress and two BJP MLAs won unopposed from Karnataka.

THE INVISIBLE PANDEMIC OF

DOMESTIC

VIOLENCE

GARIMA ARORA The writer is a fourth-year law student from OP Jindal Global University

T Psychological studies have noted that the number of domestic violence cases goes up whenever families spend more time together, such as summer holidays and other festival breaks. The main reason being the restricted regular outings resulting in more time at home and increased expectations from the women in the household

he spread of the Coronavirus has compelled countries around the globe to enforce a strict lockdown to contain its spread. On 25th March 2020, India joined the bandwagon and went under a complete lockdown to fight against the fast spread of the pandemic.

The uncertainty of the situation made it difficult for the government to come up with concrete schemes as it worked mostly based on adhoc administration. A lot of criticism was raised as certain sections of the society, namely the migrant laborers and poverty struck people felt helpless and disadvantaged with the coming in of the lockdown. One group that went largely unidentified for the provision of help was that of the victims of domestic violence.

The government advocated that in such circumstances being at home would be the safest thing to do, but what about the people for whom their own home is an unsafe space with an environment of abuse. As the term suggests, domestic violence can be understood as physical, sexual, or mental violence inflicted by an intimate partner, or abuse by any member of the household. The studies by the

World Health Organization suggest that one in every three women across the globe experience such a form of violence.

Psychological studies have noted that the number of domestic violence cases goes up whenever families spend more time together, such as summer holidays and other festival breaks. The main reason being the restricted regular outings resulting in more time at home and increased expectations from the women in the household.

The lockdown provides for a similar situation where abusers have more power to dictate, control, and ill-treat their partners/ family members. The occurrence of domestic violence has seen a drastic increase during Covid-19 in countries around the world including Brazil, the United Kingdom, France, Australia, and close home in India.

The rates of domestic violence are significantly high in India even after the imposition of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. While the majority of victims of domestic violence cases are women, men too face it. However, the law does not grant them protection under the Act. As per the 2018 report published by the National Crime Research Bureau of India, a woman is subjected to domestic violence every 4.4 minutes. This number has definitely surged in the past two years and now even more than ever. The National Women Commission received

more than 300 domestic violence grievances within the first month of the lockdown itself.

It must also be noted that a large number of cases go unreported as either the victims are so intimidated by the abuser that they do not dare to complain or they lack the means to file one. The current situation of a lockdown only adds to the misery of such victims as they are “trapped” in their house with little or no means to report such cases.

Moreover, the spread of the coronavirus has limited interaction between people which

The rates of domestic violence are significantly high in India even after the imposition of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. While the majority of victims of domestic violence cases are women, men too face it

in turn has worsened the situation for those victims who don’t necessarily have access to mobile phones, emails, or other means of reporting.

There is an urgent need to fight the invisible pandemic of domestic violence as the number of cases increases on a daily basis. There needs to be an assertive nationwide movement for better implementation and execution of laws against the

How social media is changing our world S

ocial media platforms started out humbly, existing simply as a way to connect with old friends, share photographs and inform your social network of changes in your life. However, as social media continues to grow, the effect and influence it has on the world at large are undeniably far more impactful than initially envisioned.

Since late last year, social media has also been both a boon and a challenge to disseminating information on the spread of the coronavirus around the globe. The longer the pandemic lasts, the more entwined it becomes to both politics and our legal systems. In the modern world, social media platforms are now among the primary methods of disseminating political in

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be used to predict the next hot spots of infection.

Thanks to people’s vulnerability exposed in their Twitter feeds, Facebook pages and Instagram stories, there is plenty of social data for population health analysts to comb through. This same data could — and perhaps should — serve to help create public health policies during and after the pandemic.

formation regarding policy change and a vital tool in the fight against injustice.

Infodemic Social media has forever changed the way that humans interact with one another, removing the problem of proximity and time from the equation entirely. This ability to communicate near-instantaneously across massive distances to huge audiences has reshaped how people around the globe engage in activism and journalism, which often go hand in hand. In the United States alone, over half of social media users use these platforms to engage in activism and advocacy, and the effects of that use spread to all corners of the political and informational spectrum.

In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, the power of social media has been

seen in how its influence has changed as the virus spread. Early in March, Joan Donovan argued on Technology Review that social media could help combat the “infodemic” by creating headers and content unique to the coronavirus.

This content could then be used to help educate citizens. Yet in May, UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutierrez was pointing to a new

contagion spreading around the world — a pandemic of misinformation. It has been fueled by social media use around the world and has resulted in both the unintentional spread of falsehoods as well as malicious actors creating fake news to fan the flames of fear.

Instead, one of the most effective uses for social media in the face of the novel coronavirus is how it could

Tangible and Effective The true power of social media’s ability to unite people in a cause can be traced back to the Arab Spring that began in 2011. The world looked on as social media was used in a way previously unseen, galvanizing a massive political movement without any sort of real discernible hierarchy. The effects of the Arab Spring are still being felt nearly a dec-

ade later across the Middle East and highlight just how powerful social media can be as a tool for political movements to blossom and grow. More recently, YouTube, one of the most rapidly growing social media platforms in the MENA region, was accused of removing content that showed evidence of the chemical attacks in Syria.

Now, it is highly unlikely that the world will see a political movement become effective without the use of social media platforms ever again. Technology continues to move forward with things like Facebook Live allowing for instantaneous video feeds during protests and apps that let protesters and activists communicate through encrypted messages.

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oppressors. In an attempt to be more accessible, the National Women Commission has introduced a WhatsApp number (7217735372) along with a hotline. However, it must be ensured that these hotlines are spontaneous with their responses to prevent maximum damage. Modes of mass communications such as news channels, radios, social media should be used strategically to spread awareness about domestic violence. People should be sensitized and made aware of the increased risks of domestic violence. They should be urged to report events where they suspect a case of domestic violence.

Some countries such as Australia and France have come up with a code in sign language which indicates that the person is facing domestic violence. This is a useful and needful step as it allows the victim to reach out for help without the abuser certainly knowing about it.

Introduction and awareness of such a code can help in rescuing the victims who cannot speak openly about it.

Since the home is not a safe space for all, the government along with NGOs should set up Safe Asylums for the victims of domestic violence where they can seek shelter.

With 2020 being the year of change, let’s change our society to be a better and safer space for all and curb the ill act of domestic violence.

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LADAKH FACE-OFF

‘GOVERNMENT WAS FAST ASLEEP’ Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says the Chinese attack in Galwan, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, was pre-planned

New Delhi: Unrelenting in his attacks on the Centre over the Ladakh clash in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, Rahul Gandhi tweeted that it is “crystal clear” that the government was “fast asleep” and jawans paid the price.

He posted the fresh charge hours before an all-party meeting on the India-China that his mother and Congress president Sonia Gandhi is expected to attend.

“It’s now crystal clear that: 1. The Chinese attack in Galwan was preplanned. 2. GOI was fast asleep and denied the problem. 3. The price was paid by our martyred Jawans,” the Congress leader tweeted, sharing a report quoting junior defence minister Shripad Naik as saying the attack was planned.

Naik had said: “It is a matter of national security, there will be no compromise. We will not allow others to take our land. I pay tribute to all jawans who lost lives. The nation is proud of them that they made the supreme sacrifice. It won’t go in vain. It was pre-planned

by China and Indian forces will give a befitting reply.” “We were in talks with Chinese officials. Soldiers of both sides have demarche 2.5 KM. It is sad that China has attacked our soldiers in our territory and their soldiers have also been killed.” —ANI

PPE kits, food distributed by Congress across nation to mark RaGa’s birthday New Delhi: The Congress has decided to distribute 50 lakh food packets among the poor and personal protection equipment (PPE) kits and masks to corona warriors across the country on June 19 to mark the 50th birthday their former president Rahul Gandhi.

However, Gandhi has made it clear to his colleagues that he will not celebrate his birthday in view of the pandemic and the extraordinary difficulties faced by

‘No intelligence failure’ in Galwan Valley face-off’ New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that ‘there was no intelligence failure’ in the violent face-off in Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, which claimed the lives of 20 Indian Army soldiers.

“There was no intelligence failure,” Singh said in the all-party meeting, chaired by PM Narendra Modi, on India-China border issue, as per sources. In the meeting, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi asked if there was an intelli-

gence failure.

Gandhi targetted the government over its handling of “intrusions” by China in Eastern Ladakh, saying it lost time, “failed” to use all avenues which resulted in the

loss of lives of 20 soldiers in the violent face-off in Galwan Valley and asked if there was an intelligence failure. Gandhi said that the opposition parties and people were still in the dark about many crucial aspects of the crisis.The meeting was attended

by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, EAM S Jaishankar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman & BJP chief JP Nadda.

—ANI

Packets of ration distributed to the needy on the occasion of Rahul Gandhi’s 50th birthday, at party HQs in New Delhi on Friday.

a party circular on Thursday.

“As you all know, the nation is mourning the tragic loss of our brave soldiers in the standoff at the border with China. In this context, the suggested programmes like distribution of food kits among the neediest people and community kitchens for the poor must be held with utmost reverence and respect to our brave soldiers,” Congress general secretary KC Venugopal said. —ANI

people, besides the death of 20 Indian soldiers in clashes with

Chinese army in Ladakh area on Monday night, according to

‘Send RSS people to guard border’

PM Modi is India’s strength: Andhra CM

New Delhi: Send RSS people, they will guard the border, said Congress leader Husain Dalwai while hitting out at Centre for allegedly sending soldiers to talk with Chinese troops ‘without any weapons’.“All-par ty meeting should have been called before. It is unfortunate that 20 of our were killed. They went there without weapons.... But those (from China) came with nail-studded rods. No one from their side died, only our jawans died,” Dalwai claimed while speaking to ANI.

New Delhi: Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy said that PM Narendra Modi is India’s strength and said that China is trying to destabilise our country. “Thanks to PM that India’s reputation has risen globally. He has built key strategic partnerships across the world,” he said at the all-party virtual meeting with PM Modi to discuss the situation in India-China border areas, according to sources. The source further added: “You are our strength, PM. India has gained the envy of

many. They (China) are trying to destabilise India.” Twenty Indian soldiers lost their lives in the face-off which happened as a result of an attempt by the Chinese troops to unilaterally change the status quo during the de-escalation in eastern Ladakh.” —ANI

Congress attacks Jaishankar New Delhi: The Congress on Friday, continued to criticise Union Minister for External Affaris S Jaishankar for referring to the protocol on the question of the Indian soldiers being ‘unarmed’ during the face-off with the Chinese in the Galwan valley.

Congress leader Kapil Sibal said in a tweet, “No protocol can stand in the way of ‘self defence’ if our soldiers are attacked.” He said, “On the LAC an eye for an eye a tooth for a tooth and no protocol can prevent soldiers from carrying arms for protection. “Neither 1996 nor 2005 CBM’s prevent our soldiers from carrying weapons,” Sibal added in the tweet. Jaishankar on Thursday rebutted Rahul Gandhi on Twitter over the issue and said in a tweet, “Let us get the facts straight.

All troops on border duty always carry arms, especially when leaving post. “Those at Galwan on 15 June did so. Longstanding practice (as per 1996 & 2005 agreements) not to use firearms during faceoffs,” he wrote. —Agencies

AWAITING DEVOTEES

COVID-19 UPDATE

Central panel recommends rate caps at Delhi private hospitals for treatment Home Minister Amit Shah had constituted the panel under the NITI Aayog to fix these rates New Delhi: A committee set up to fix rates to be charged by private hospitals in Delhi for isolation beds, ICUs with and without ventilator support for patients of the coronavirus disease has given its recommendation, the MHA said. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had constituted the panel under the member of the NITI Aayog to fix these rates “to provide relief to the common man in Delhi”, MHA said in a series of tweets.

“Committee has recommended Rs 800010000, 13000-15000 & 15000-18000 including PPE costs for isolation bed, ICUs without & with ventilator respectively to all hospitals as compared to current charges of Rs 2400025000, 34000-43000 & 44000-54000 (excluding PPE cost),” it said.

House- to- House health surveys were completed in 242 containment zones. “A total of 2.3 lakh people were surveyed,” it said.

Delhi’s infection tally stands at 49,979 & 1,969 people have died of Corona so far. —Agencies

Over 2L recovered so far: Govt

DELHI CONDUCTS 20,000 TESTS New Delhi: As many as 20,000 samples were tested in the national capital on Thursday, which is the highest number of tests conducted in the country in a day. Taking to Twitter, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said more testing will be done in coming days.

“In the coming days, we will conduct more testing,” he tweeted. India on Friday reported the highest single-day spike of 13,586 new COVID-19 cases and 336 deaths in the last 24 hours, according to the MoHFW. —ANI

KEJRI’s APPEAL TO PEOPLE, NGOs New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday, appealed to all NGOs and individuals to join in the fight against COVID-19.“Delhi will fight Corona together. I appeal to all NGOs and individuals to join in this effort on a large scale,” Kejriwal tweeted attaching a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DMMA) order. a Web based portal and a Dashboard shall be developed for the same.

COACHES INSPECTED

PHASE III TRIAL OF UMIFENOVIR

New Delhi: Railway Board Chairman Vinod Kumar Yadav visited Anand Vihar Terminal where 267 coaches converted to isolation wards for COVID-19 patients, equivalent to more than 4,000 beds, have been stationed. told ANI.

New Delhi: “CSIR constituent lab CSIR-CDRI Lucknow, has received permission for carrying out Phase III randomised, Double-blind, Placebocontrolled trial of efficacy, safety & tolerability of antiviral drug Umifenovir,” Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan tweeted.

New Delhi: With 10,386 patients having recovered from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, the total number of recovered patients has gone up to 2,04,710 and the recovery rate has increased to 53.79 per cent from 52.96 per cent on Thursday.

The Health Ministry said in a release that the trend in daily numbers shows an increasing rate of recovery and an increasing gap between active and recovered cases.

The increase in the proportion of recovered cases is a demonstration of India’s strategy of timely management of COVID-19, it said.

The number of government labs has increased to 703 and private labs to 257 taking the total number of labs in the country to 960.

The ministry said that 1,76,959 samples were tested in last 24 hours & the total number of samples tested so far is 64,26,627. —ANI

A view of the famous Kamakhya Temple wearing a deserted look amid COVID-19 lockdown restrictions imposed in Guwahati on Friday.

—PHOTO BY ANI

5-day institutional quarantine must: Centre to Delhi Govt New Delhi: With the Centre stepping in to aid Delhi government in its fight against the Coronavirus, a difference of opinions seems to be brewing among the two.

Sources told that the MHA wants compulsory institutional quarantine for anyone who tests positive for COVID-19. If this SOP is implemented, anyone testing positive for Coronavirus whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, will be placed in institutional quarantine for a period of five days.

The patient will be

A view of a quarantine centre and isolation facility with 2600 beds for non-critical COVID-19 patients in Goregaon in Mumbai.

permitted to return home only if the symptoms subside.

On the other hand, the Delhi government is not in agreement with this idea. Until now, all

patients with mild or no symptoms were placed in home quarantine in New Delhi. At present, there are 8,500 patients who are observing home quarantine.

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SC asks Centre to ensure compliance of order to transport migrants back home New Delhi: The Supreme Court asked the Centre and States to ensure compliance of its June 9 order and transport all those migrant labourers wanting to go to their respective villages within the stipulated time period given by it.

A bench of the Apex Court headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan had passed the order after taking suo motu cognisance in the matter related to the plight of migrant labourers amid the coronavirus-induced lockdown.

The top court said that it’s June 9 order was very clear and asked the Central government and States to ensure that all migrants reach their home within 15 days.

The court asked the authorities concerned to ensure that no migrants have to pay anything to go back to their respective states, villages, and towns. Hearing the matter few days before the completion of the stipulated time period, the court also asked Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to speak with all the States & UTs to comply with the order dated June 9 in the matter.

SC asked Centre to ensure that due publicity is given to orders & fixed the matter for further hearing in July. —ANI

‘8 terrorists killed in 24 hrs’

Suspended J&K DSP Davinder granted bail New Delhi: A Delhi court granted bail to suspended J&K DSP Davinder Singh in connection with a terror case after Delhi police failed to file charge-sheet within the stipulated period. However, Singh will remain in prison as he is also undergoing judicial custody in a separate case of trying to terrorists to travel outside Jammu, which is being probed

by NIA. Special Judge Dharmender Rana granted bail to Singh and another co-accused, Irfan Shafi Mir, asking them to furnish a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and two sureties of the like amount each. In

the bail plea moved by advocate MS Khan, both of them had cited that the chargesheet had not been filed within the requisite 90 days period, as prescribed under the law.

Singh, Mir& two other accused namely Javed Iqbal & Syed Naveed Mushtaq were arrested in case related to planning terror attacks in the national capital. Singh was suspended from the Jammu and Kashmir Police in January this year, after which a special cell had brought him to Delhi from Hira Nagar Jail in Jammu.

He was arrested in a case related to planning to execute terror attacks in Delhi and other parts of the country.

ORDER ON PIL ON LAWYERS RESERVED New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its order on a petition seeking directions to the apex court’s secretarygeneral, registrar, and officers not to give preference to cases filed by influential lawyers and petitioners.

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra reserved its judgement in the matter after hearing arguments from the petitioner and advocate Reepak Kansal.

“Why you have raised this issue?” the apex court asked the lawyer Reepak Kansal, to which, he replied that his writ petition seeking one nation one ration card was not listed. Kansal said that cases of many influential and popular lawyers were listed instead. —ANI

Srinagar: At least 8 terrorists have been killed by the security forces in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir in two different operations.

GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju and Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh held a joint press conference over encounters in Pampore’s Meej and Shopian’s Munand area.

“We have neutralised eight terrorists in two different operations in the last 24 hours. In one encounter in which we neutralised three terrorists who were next to the mosque. Extreme restraint was exercised by security forces to ensure that no damage was caused to the structure,” Lt Gen Raju said.

He complimented the people of Kashmir and said they believe in

New Delhi: Reliance Industries Limited has raised over Rs 1,68,818 crore in just 58 days through investments by global tech investors Rs 115,693.95 crore and Rights Issue, Rs 53,124.20 crore. With these investments, RIL has become a “net debtfree” company.

Expressing his gratification at this achievement, RIL Chairman Mukesh Ambani stated: “Today I am both delighted and humbled to announce that we have fulfilled our promise to the shareholders by making Reliance net debt-free much before our original schedule of March 31, 2021. Ex-

ceeding the expectations of our shareholders & all other stakeholders, again & yet again, is in the very DNA of Reliance.

Therefore, on proud occasion of becoming a net debt-free company, I wish to assure them that Reliance in its Golden Decade will set even more growth goals, & achieve them, in fulfilment of vision of our Founder, Dhirubhai Ambani, to increase our contribution to India’s prosperity.

said, “Considering the gravity of the matter, it is requested that the investigation shall be done immediately and

UP RAPE CASE action be taken against the culprit.”

“An action taken report be sent to the Commission by E-mail/

POWER Gallery TENSION AT BORDERS – BSF HAS NO FULL-TIME DG

As the tension grows at the borders, the Government of India is yet to appoint a full-time Director General of Border Security Force (BSF). Surjeet Singh Deswal, DG, ITBP, is holding an additional charge of the force.

WILL ARUN SINHA BE NEW DG OF ITBP?

In IPS hierarchy, it is believed that after a couple of months, SPG Chief Arun Kumar Sinha will be new ITBP DG. He is a 1987 batch IPS officer of Kerala cadre.

WILL RUCHI GHANSHYAM GET SOME ASSIGNMENT?

Outgoing High Commissioner, UK, Ruchi Ghanshyam is reportedly being considered for some assignment. She is a 1982 batch ex- IFS officer.

WHERE IS R N RAVI?

Given the present scenario, people are discussing in the corridors of power that where is China expert IPS officer R N Ravi. Ravi who is presently Governor Nagaland has dealt with China for 20 years when he was in service.

SBI’S CENTRAL BOARD GETS FOUR DIRECTORS

Four persons: Ketan S Vikamsey, Dr Ganesh Natarajan, Mrugank M Paranjape and B Venugopal have been elected as Directors on the Central Board of State Bank of India (SBI).

WILL J&K HAVE TWO SECRETARIATES?

Newly created UT J&K will have two Secretariates. One in Kashmir and another in Jammu.

According to a few reliable sources, 19 departments will function from Srinagar while remaining 18 departments will come under the Jammu Secretariat. Will it prove fruitful for the UT ?

CADRE OF GHUNCHA SANOBAR TRANSFERRED TO MP

The cadre of Ghuncha Sanobar has been transferred from Tripura to Madhya Pradesh on the grounds of marriage to Harsh Singh, a 2015 batch IAS officer. Sanobar is also a 2015 batch IAS officer.

UP HAS 36 POSTS OF ADDL CS

Joint press conference of GOC 15 Corps Lt Gen Baggavalli Somashekar Raju & J&K DGP Dilbag Singh in Srinagar.

Reliance raises over NCW takes suo motu cognisance `168,818 cr, becomes ‘net debt-free’ New Delhi: The National Commission for Women took suo motu cognisance to media reports highlighting the alleged rape of a 25-yearold woman from Uttar Pradesh on a moving bus by one of its drivers.

NCW chief Rekha Sharma in a letter to DGP, UP, HC Awasthi

peace.

“It is their belief which is leading to these successful operations and I am sure that at the end of next few months they will be able to take this process forward and ensure that normalcy is brought in,” he said.

He said that around 100 terrorists were neutralised in the last few months.

“In all these operations, we had just one or two civilian casualties which mean security forces exercised extraordinary restraint that is because we want to reconnect with the people,” he said.

He said that situation on the line of control is stable. “We will ensure that there will be no misadventure both from outside of LoC as well within it.” —ANI

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Fax,” the NCW said on the Monday incident that took place in an overnight bus travelling through Uttar Pradesh.

Sharma in her letter also expressed concern over the increasing crime against women despite the enactment of stringent laws in the country.

FIT ‘N’ FINE

Yoga guru Baba Ram Dev conducts ‘Yoga Protocol Rehearsal’ at Har Ki Pauri, Haridwar on Friday, ahead of International Yoga Day on June 21.

Maken is observer for Manipur New Delhi: Congress has appointed Ajay Maken as an observer to supervise political situation in Manipur after BJP gover nment was reduced to minority there following the withdrawal of support by MLAs. Ajay Maken and party’s state in- charge Gaurav Gogoi reached Imphal. Congress has staked claim to form the government and has sought removal of the speaker. Strength of BJP-led alliance govt has been reduced to a minority in Assembly, effective strength of which is 59. —Agencies

IAS fraternity is grateful to UP because of promotion of 21 IAS officers to the rank of ACS. Now UP will have 36 Additional Chief Secretaries posts. To adjust these officers, the state govt has created 20 new posts. Newly promoted IAS officers belong to the years 1988 & 1989 batches.

With this development, IAS officers in other states can mount pressure citing UP’s example.

PRASHANT KUMAR GETS PRESTIGIOUS ASSIGNMENT IN UP

Yogi Government has chosen Prashant Kumar to hold the prestigious as well as sensitive charge of ADG Law & Order. A 1990 batch IPS officer, Kumar is considered to be an ace performer in the IPS hierarchy.

SIX ITS OFFICERS GET NEW POSTINGS

DoT has posted six PTS officers to new places.

Accordingly, Tushar Kanti Pal, has been posted as Advisor at DGT HQs, He will also continue to look after the charge of DG Telecom, Aso Kumar Mittl to join as Sr DDG, Delhi LSA, GC Srivastava has been posted as Advisor, UP East LSA, Lucknow.

Nitin Jain as DDG, SPPI, Radhacharan Shakya as DDG, Satellite and Pushpendra Kumar Singh posted as DDG, Security Assurance.

PALKA SAHNI IS NEW RC BIHAR BHAWAN IN DELHI

Palka Sahni has been appointed new Resident Commissioner, Bihar Bhawan, in New Delhi.

A 2004 batch IAS officer, Sahni replaces Vipin Kumar, who is joining the GoI. VIJAY KHANDUJA APPOINTED AMBASSADOR TO ZIMBABWE

Vijay Khanduja, presently posted as Director in the Ministry of External Affairs, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Zimbabwe.

POST OF SURABHI SHARMA UPGRADED TO DIRECTOR LEVEL

The post of Surabhi Sharma has been upgraded as Director in the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. She is a 2006 batch IRS-IT officer.

FROM PG 1 Time for...

“The Air Force chief was on a two-day visit where he checked the operational readiness of all the platforms that have been moved to the area in view of the Chinese aggression along the LAC in the Eastern Ladakh where more than 10,000 troops have been amassed by China,” government sources told ANI. In the first leg of his visit, he was in Leh on June 17 and from there he went to the Srinagar airbase on June 18.

Both these bases are closest to the Eastern Ladakh area and most

suited to carry out any fighter aircraft operations in the mountainous terrain and also have a clear edge over the Chinese, the sources said.

When asked to confirm the visit by the Air Force chief to Leh and Srinagar, IAF spokesperson Wing Commander Indranil Nandy refused to say anything. “No comments,” he stated.

With multiple bases around the Ladakh and Tibet region including Leh, Srinagar, Avantipur, Bareilly, Adampur, Halwara (Ludhiana), Ambala and Sirsa, the

Indian Air Force has an edge over their Chinese counterparts, who have to start fighter aircraft operations from Hotan and Gar Gunsa near Ladakh as they are at an altitude of 14,000 feet plus.

The Indian Air Force has deployed its Su-30 combat aircraft soon after the Chinese choppers tried to violate Indian air space in Eastern Ladakh around the same time when their Army started arriving in large numbers along the LAC there. —ANI

Rajya Sabha...

In Jharkhand the BJP

and JMM have won one seat each with BJP candidate Deepak Prakash and JMM’s Shibu Soren being the winners. This will be Soren’s third term as a Rajya Sabha member.

In Meghalaya, the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) candidate Dr WR Kharlukhi won the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Meghalaya defeating Congress candidate Kennedy Khyriem.

In Mizoram, the Mizo National Front won the lone seat with MNF’s K Vanlalvena being delcared the winner.

In Manipur, BJP can-

didate Leisemba Sanajaoba won the election to the lone seat, defeating the Congress nominee in a high-voltage political drama.

PM: Neither...

Most leaders, including Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray, expressed solidarity with the government in its response to Chinese aggression. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi poses seven questions to the government while Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhara Rao and BSP Chief Mayawati gave a strong en-

dorsement of PM Modi’s policies.

Notably, Sonia Gandhi (Congress), MK Stalin (DMK), N Chandrababu Naidu (TDP), YS Jagan Mohan Reddy (YSRCP), Sharad Pawar (NCP), Nitish Kumar (JDU), D Raja (CPI), Sitaram Yechury (CPM), Naveen Patnaik (BJD), K Chandrasekhar Rao (TRS), Mamata Banerjee (TMC), Sukhbir Badal (SAD), Chirag Paswan (LJP), Uddhav Thackeray (Shiv Sena), Akhilesh Yadav (SP), Hemant Soren (JMM) were among some of the prominent faces

who attend the meeting chaired by PM Modi, along with Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda.

The government had invited presidents of major political parties for the meet.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi targeted the government over its handling of “intrusions” by China in Eastern Ladakh, saying it lost time, “failed” to use all avenues which resulted in the loss of lives of 20 soldiers. She asked when Chinese troops intrud-

ed into India’s territory in Ladakh and when did the government find out about the Chinese transgressions.

Delhi Health...

COVID-19 on Wednesday, a day after he was admitted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital (RGSSH) in the national capital after running high-grade fever and suffering sudden drop in oxygen levels. He had first tested negative for the virus. His second test, however, came positive. “Today my covid test found to be positive (sic),” he had written on Twitter. —PTI

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Congress won two of Rajasthan’s Rajya Sabha seats on Friday while the BJP one, in the biennial elections held on Friday. Cong candidates KC Venugopal & Neeraj Dangi, BJP’s Rajendra Gehlot were elected to the Upper House of Parliament.

An elated Neeraj Dangi speaks to mediapersons after emerging victorious in RS elections.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot interacts with media at the State Assembly where Avinash Pande, Sachin Pilot, Neeraj Dangi, Mamta Bhupesh and others are present.

Avinash Pande and Randeep Surjewala speak to media where Sachin Pilot, newly-elected RS MPs KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi are present.

Vasundhara Raje, Satish Poonia and Ashok Lahoti at the Vidhan Sabha.

CM Ashok Gehlot waits for his chance to vote with Vishvendra Singh in tow while maintaining social distancing.

AVINASH PANDE @avinashpandeinc

SACHIN PILOT @SachinPilot

Hearty congratulations to Congress General Secretary Shri @kcvenugopalmp and Neeraj Dangi, General Secretary of Rajasthan Congress Committee on being elected as Rajya Sabha Member from Rajasthan.

I congratulate both the Congress Party candidates, Shri KC Venugopal ji and Shri Neeraj Dangi ji for their victory in the Rajya Sabha elections held in the state and thank all the MLAs for their contribution.

MLAs stand in a queue as they wait for their turn to cast their vote on Friday at State Assembly.

KC VENUGOPAL@kcvenugopalmp I also extend my heartfelt thanks to Rajasthan CM @ashokgehlot51, Dy CM @SachinPilot, GS @ avinashpandeinc, @rssurjewala, @TS_SinghDeo & AICC Secretaries & all @INCIndia & Ind. MLAs in Rajasthan for ensuring my humble victory in the election to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan.

Dr Raghu Sharma and Neeraj Dangi after the latter’s RS win.

BJP leaders Satish Poonia and Rajendra Rathore wait for the party MLAs at Vidhan Sabha.

SATISH POONIA @DrSatishPoonia

VASUNDHARA RAJE @VasundharaBJP

Hearty congratulations and best wishes to BJP Rajasthan Senior Leader and State Vice President Shri @Rajendra_Gehlotji on being elected as Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan. I am confident that you will always discharge your duties towards people and organisation with full dedication.

Heartiest congratulations to senior member of BJP family, State Vice President Shri @ Rajendra_Gehlotji on getting elected as Rajya Sabha MP. I am confident that you will continue to discharge your duties towards national development by raising issues related to public interest in the Upper House of Parliament.

Sachin Pilot and Dr Raghu Sharma flash victory sign along with other MLAs before voting.

Rajendra Gehlot flashes victory sign after winning the RS seat.

Pratap Singh Khachariyawas & other MLAs at the State Assembly during the RS polls.

If you believe in something then you should be a living inspiration of that belief, best not to believe than do it half-heartedly.

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Complaint against MLA Ali for breaking epidemic rules

RAJ: CONG WINS TWO RAJYA SABHA SEATS, BJP BAGS ONE Jaipur: The Congress won two Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan and the BJP got one in the elections held on Friday.

Both ruling party nominees, AICC general secretary and former Union minister K C Venugopal and state unit general secretary Neeraj Dangi, were declared elected. Rajasthan BJP vice president Rajendra Gehlot won the third

seat. Onkar Singh Lakhawat, the second candidate fielded by the opposition party, lost.

With the two wins, the number of Congress members in the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan has increased to three. The remaining seven seats from the state are with the BJP. Out of the 200 MLA in the Rajasthan Assembly, 1 9 8 cast their

KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi

vote. Rajasthan minister and Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal and CPM’s Girdhari Lal kept away due to their health.

Venugopal got 64 votes, his party colleague Neeraj Dangi 59 and BJP’s Rajendra Gehlot 54.

Lakhawat, the defeated candidate, got 20 votes. One vote, cast in favour of the BJP, was rejected.

The results were on predictable lines.

In a House of 200, the Congress has 107 MLAs and is supported by 13 independents, two CPM MLAs, two Bhartiya Tribal Party (BTP) MLAs and one from Rashtriya Lok Dal. The BJP has 72 MLAs and the support of three Rashtriya Loktantrik Party members - enough to win just one

Cong felicitates corona warriors on Rahul’s b’day

Sachin Pilot, Dr Raghu Sharma, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and Dr Sudhir Bhandari honouring corona warriors at Kanwatiya Hospital, Jaipur on Friday.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

Vikas Sharma Jaipur: Deputy CM and PCC Chief Sachin Pilot celebrated former Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s birthday by felicitating corona warriors at Kanwatiya Hospital. He was accompanied by Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas. Three of them felicitated corona warriors including doctors, nursing and

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ormer Chief Minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje and Deputy Chief Minister and PCC Chief Sachin Pilot are two opposing ‘forces’.

Their political parties are at the either end of the spectrum and as a result, these two leaders, who have a major age difference as well, find themselves on separate banks of the same

medical staff along with people who were involved in arrangement of food services.

Pilot credited the corona warriors of the success the state has achieved in containing the virus. Dr Raghu Sharma said that the corona warriors have earned the respect of society by the selfless service they have provided during the crisis. Khachariyawas took pride in the fact that the state was able to handle the migrant

river that is Rajasthan politics. However, their ‘differences’ end right there and you would be surprised to know that both of these have more in common than otherwise though of.

Both Raje and Pilot hold sway on a sizeable vote share in state.

Both have held central ministerial positions in their days of ‘political infancy’.

Both could be said to come from a ‘privileged’ background as but still managed to strike a name for themselves in the masses. Both are second generation politicians and have held con-

worker crisis without any use of force.

Speaking on the IndoChina border standoff, Pilot said that the country has received the tragic news of martyrdom of our soldiers and it stands united with our armed forces. He demanded that the central government should make the situation clear to the nation explaining exact location of the Chinese forces with respect to LAC. He said that only time will tell whether the PM walks his talk or not.

seat.

The elections at the state assembly building were conducted following social distancing norms to guard against the spread of coronavirus.

Newly elected Congress MPs Venugopal and Dangi said they will raise the issues that concern the state in the Upper House.

I will be the voice for Rajasthan in the Rajya Sabha, Venugopal said. He listed farmers’ problems, the locust menace and issues related to rural job guarantee scheme MGNREGS. Congratulating the new MPs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said it was a victory of the party’s ideology, policies and programmes under the leadership of Cong ress president

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Sonia Gandhi.

AICC spokesperson Randeep Surjewala called the results a victory for democracy and the defeat of a conspiracy. He said the win was a birthday gift for party leader Rahul Gandhi, who has just turned 50.

BJP national vice president and former chief minister Vasundhara Raje congratulated Rajendra Gehlot for his win.

Rajendra Gehlot

Jaipur: What was considered to be a simple exercise of casting vote during the Rajya Sabha election ended up being the start of a legal battle for Congress legislator Wajib Ali against whom a case has been registered in the Jyoti Nagar police station under the Epidemic Act. Ali had returned to India on Thursday night and on Friday morning reached the state assembly to take part in the election, thereby not following the state government’s rule of following 14 day quarantine.

On Friday morning, Ali reached assembly and not only did he meet assembly officials, he also met various legislators and also stood in the polling line for casting his vote. As one after the men, MLAs cast their vote the line moved ahead and so did Ali. He reached waiting room and then even took ballot

—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Wajib Ali wearing PPE kit arrives at assembly to cast his vote.

paper after signing required documents. However, this is when BJP MLAs saw him and quickly raised objection.

After the objection, Ali was taken away and a Covid-19 test was conducted after which his primary report came negative. After this he wore a PPE kit and cast his vote. Minister Subhash Garg said that Ali had already tested negative for Covid-19 hence he had come to vote. Meanwhile, one Surendra Singh Naruka

has registered the complaint against Ali in the police station.

BJP MLA Ramlal Sharma also wrote a letter to the returning officer alleging that the MLA flouted all guidelines of health and family welfare and home ministry and hence strong action should be taken against him for risking the lives of many.

Meanwhile, 15 legislators were tested for Corona after a team from SMS was called in to Assembly.

CASTING THE VOTE

First India Bureau Jaipur: After a little drama during the RS election in the Assembly, there was a sigh of relief at the Congress camp in the Rajya Sabha election when Food Minister Ramesh Meena arrived in the Assembly by his own vehicle.

Meanwhile, this delay created a stir as round of speculations began. However, putting an end to every question Meena reached Assembly at around quarter to eleven in the morning.

He said, “Voting time was from 9 to 4 and thus, I was not late.” On the question of stepping out of the bus despite boarding, he said he forgot some of his baggage and went to collect it.

Congratulating Rahul Gandhi on his birthday, he said situation is not right in the country and youngsters and common man look upon Rahul to lead Congress once again.

AHMED PATEL @ahmedpatel Wishing Sh @ RahulGandhi a happy birthday with good health and prosperity.

Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi reached Assembly on Friday morning to cast his vote for the RS Polls, amid speculations if he will exercise his right or not. Later Dr Joshi met CM Ashok Gehlot, Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, ministers and MLAs in his chamber.

‘Cong’s victory memorable gift for Rahul’ First India Bureau Jaipur: With RS election over, AICC General Secretary and Rajasthan Incharge Avinash Pande left for Delhi by road on Friday evening, however, prior to leaving Pande, on being asked about political appointments, said that the political process will continue.

A cool customer, Pande, yet again gave

AVINASH PANDE @avinashpandeinc Birthday Greetings to a thoughtful and wise leader of high ethics and morality whom I respect and admire.

You are an inspiration, and I hope you have many more years to keep up the good work. #HappyBirthdayRahulGandhi a message of calm and collected wisdom through which he ensured that the opposing forces receive the

Pilot’s RAJEsthan Chronicles! stitutional positions in by one MLAs came and the state as well. And according to the pre-deinterestingly enough, termined manner of both are not originally polling, they cast their vote. However, it was the from Rajasthan.

But this is not arrival of Sachin Pilot where their similari- that the MLAs were eaties end, rather in the recent Rajya Sabha poll an interesting incident happened which was akin to the concept of ‘Deja Vu’.

During the Congress camp at JW Marriott hotel, mock poll had been organised to educate the MLAs on how to cast their vote for Rajya Sabha. One Sachin Pilot

I condemn the attack on Shri Morari Bapu.

One may disagree with other’s point of view but violence has no place in our society

gress party. So amid all the controversy, here comes Pilot, who picks up the pen and marks his vote on the ballot paper and this is where it gets interesting. After marking his vote, Pilot turned around and showed everyone his ballot paper where he had cast his vote to the Congress candidate, as if saying “LOOK, I AM WITH THE PARTY”.

Seeing this, everyone present in the room, including CM Vasundhara Raje

gerly waiting for. The reason: The rumour around Pilot camp that BJP was trying to lure them away for its gain and the ongoing political tussle in the Con-

mesage of Congress’s unity. “It will be a memorable gift for Rahul Gandhi on his birthday,” Pande said,

Ashok Gehlot, burst out in a laughter while Pilot also smiled and put the paper in ballot box.

Cut to the BJP camp where Raje reached on Thursday to take part in the mock poll. During the mock poll, Raje in her ‘starry style’ reached the poll desk and first asked for a spare pen, saying she would not use the one provided. Holding the pen with tissue, to negate the change of Covid-19 spread, Raje cast her vote and was heading towards the ballot box to deposit the vote paper when Rajendra Rathore re-

claiming that it was CM Ashok Gehlot’s leadership that, like always, this time to was insurmountable.

quested Raje to show him the paper saying, “Mereko Dikhana” (Show me). Raje immediately turned and walked towards Rathore as the gathered MLAs burst into laughter while Rathore folded his hands before his leader. But a witty Raje did not stop there. She then showed the paper to everyone saying if anyone else wants to see it they can check!

This one incident has had political observers feel that both these leaders are left in their own little niches from where they are trying to come out stronger!

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PUNCH IT WITH

PINK Rejoice! Pink is the colour of the season and we no longer need to defend our love for this colour as being stereotypical

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rends come and go and come back again. Recycling is the word for the fashion industry and I don’t mean that in an organic world-saving way.

To name a few recyclables, Cargos, animal prints, oversized suits and of course, flared pants. The mustard yellow and the olive green, have made quite a few comebacks but thankfully not this year.

Though the colour in vogue since 2019 fall is a rather eclectic mix of bubble gum and hot pink, you can experiment as you like with this sweetest of colours.

In fashion trends tend to come and go quicker than the weather changes.

And while the colour pink underwent a huge revival a few seasons ago now, much to our delight, the uplifting shade isn’t going anywhere any time soon. From dusky delicate, rose hues to show-stopping electric pinks, the fun and joyful shade is definitely one of the colours to be seen in this season.

City first brings you a

few tips on how to wear pink.

Well, go all out! Wear it from head to toe, team it up with contrast footwear and shades and blush it on your cheekbones to stop the traffic.

Pink has been associated with the ultra-feminine look but if John Dwayne can sport a pink coat (and get away with it) you can also team up your all-pink ensemble with combat boots or sneakers. Accessories are the finishing touch on any look and adding a statement handbag and jewellery is another way to give your head-to-toe pink ensemble a point of difference.

Though wearing pink and red together has been considered one of the biggest fashion bloomers but now in the world of high fashion and street style, this old fashion rule has well and truly been forgotten. The traditional merging of green and blue with pink is an all-time favourite and always looks good.

Howsoever you might go in for pink in your look, remember it’s incomplete without painting your lips and nails to match!

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THE BEST SHOW EVER! F

rom the grim reality of dead-end jobs to the horrors of dating, the classic comedy still hits the mark.

As Monica Gellar once said to Rachel Green: “Welcome to the real world! It sucks – you’re going to love it.”

Could Friends be a more realistic depiction of twenty-something life? From the second Monica ushered Rachel into the world of poverty, dead-end jobs, and quarter-life crises, the series became a beacon for flailing twenty-somethings everywhere. And 20 years after its 1994 debut, it still holds up. New Girl or Girls, for example, which cover the same demographic, deliver great jokes and are fantastic shows, but they’re not a patch on Friends, which hits on aspects of mid-20s life that have universal appeal.

Take Rachel’s fall from privileged daddy’s girl to Central Perk waitress. The job was terrible and she didn’t have the option of bailing to “focus on blogging”.

Comparatively, Chandler, Monica, and Ross, had jobs which paid well enough to sustain not only their modest lifestyles, but made up for their less-

than-financially stable roommates – which became a point of contention in the season-two episode, The One With Five Steaks and an Eggplant.

However, instead of an overly dramatic blowout (see Marnie and Hannah’s fight in the first season of Girls), the group quarreled briefly – like most humans

to-late 20s. Throughout the series, only Joey’s acting career remained consistent (which rings true for anyone pursuing work in the arts), while the remaining five saw ups (Rachel tackles the fashion industry), downs (Chandler gets laid off and ends up in Kansas), and career changes. Even Ross – who was older and

would – then reunited as soon as Monica got fired at the episode’s end, when she found herself in the same lower income bracket that Rachel, Joey, and Phoebe had been trying to enlighten everyone about.

In fact, the constant job changeover in Friends embodies the career quest of many people in their mid-

had a PhD – left the museum to teach.

Meanwhile, the series’ approach to dating either served to entertain for one episode, or provided a season-long arc (one which usually ended in heartbreak, such as Monica and Richard, or Rachel and Ross). But regardless of each relationship’s length,

the characters still changed and grew: in season one’s The One With the Blackout, Joey perpetuates “the friend zone” myth as he encourages Ross to date Rachel, only to wrestle with the consequences when he develops feelings for Rachel in seasons eight and nine.

So 20 years after it first appeared on TV, Friends is

still the quintessential show about being twentysomething. It may lack smart phones and drugfuelled clubbing, but perhaps that’s why it holds up.

It tells a familiar story, one of working hard, attempting success, and trying to scrape enough together to eat dinner with people we actually like.

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YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

The current astral energy may disrupt some of your best-laid plans,If you had been determined to follow one set course in a particular relationship, and this isn’t in your best interests, then the events that occur could turn things around in quite a dramatic fashion.

You may think that the events of today will unfold pretty much the same as normal, but you would be wrong. The current planetary alignment could indicate that a disruption may actually be a blessing in disguise, although you probably won’t see it in that way.

Today has romantic aspects to it so you should enjoy the day with your partner. Disputes will melt away in a mutual state of appreciation,as long as you don’t allow pride to spoil your relationship.

Use these favourable days to give love and get love in return.

You thrive on anything that is unexpected.So, the current aspect at play may actually do you quite a few favors. If you are able to attend a small party expect to be wooed by someone who is a far cry from the kind of person whom you are normally attracted to.

MAR 21 - APR 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Today’s astral energy could mean you have quite an interesting day as far as love and romance is concerned. You could change your mind about one particular person several times in the space of a few hours. In fact, you may be trying to decide between two different people.

Things are certainly different, and if you had imagined that the day was going to be much like any other in terms of your love life, then you will have to think again. Current planetary energies mean that anything could happen. However, you will also have fun!

Today’s planetary energy could prove a surprise.

Your latest relationship may take a strange and bizarre twist, which you would not have been able to anticipate in anyway whatsoever. If you have been feeling down at heart, this could be the release you have been seeking!

Your feelings may seem to be all over the place, one minute you could find yourself very much in love, and the next minute irritated You could find this fluctuation in your emotions going on for most of the day, so don’t make any important relationship decisions. Wait!

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

The current aspect means you have quite an interesting day ahead of you. If it’s possible to go out on a first date, then you may find the chemistry between you almost irresistible. This could create a dilemma, as you really do not like to rush anything, least of all intimacy.

Partners are decidedly unpredictable today.

Whatever you’re able to get out and do, you could find that your plans get shifted and changed about, if you have decided to do something together. Don’t worry too much; it is the nature of the energy in the atmosphere.

The current astral environment may startle you into realizing that life is too short to hold your feelings back any longer. the only problem being that if you attempt to tell them how you feel today, it could all come out sounding rather strange, and you may not believe what you are saying.

If you are attempting to arrange a future social occasion, the current planetary energy may introduce a very unusual and unexpected element into the equation. Don’t let it worry you there is a creative element at work, go with the flow for now.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

MEDINI PATERIA, Model

APR 21 - MAY 20

DEC 23 - JAN 20

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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hraddha Kapoor said, “He was truly, one of a kind,” while sharing her memories of the late actor and her ‘Chhichhore’ costar Sushant Singh Rajput on Instagram. The demise of the ‘Kai Po Che’ actor has sent shock waves among celebrities and netizens alike, with many taking to the social media platforms to recall the times spent with Rajput. Kapoor penned a heartfelt note remembering the person Rajput was, as she said someone who is “full of humility, intelligence, curiosity about life, seeing beauty in everything, everywhere!

He danced to his own tune!”

“Been trying to accept what has happened and coming to terms with it is very difficult. There is a huge void... Sushant...!

Dearest Sush...!” her caption read.

“Apart from being a wonderful co-actor who put his heart and soul into his work, he was at his core, an amazing person. He cared for people and wanted to see them happy. His kind smile, the conversations we had at shoot about the Cosmos, different philosophies, the moments we spent together, were filled with magical wonderment!” she wrote.

Recalling her visit to his home with the whole movie gang, Shraddha added: “During a lovely musical and poetry filled get together at his home (he loved music and poetry), he showed me the moon from his telescope and I was so speechless that I could see it’s exquisite beauty up close!! He wanted to share that feeling!

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... her post

Shraddha Kapoor

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fter the recent sudden demise of Sushant Singh Rajput, actor Kangana Ranaut who went public slamming nepotism in the Hindi film industry, has now revealed that she faced similar struggles like that of Sushant.

In a new statement, the “Queen” actor alleged that she was asked to apologise to Hrithik Roshan’s family in order to survive. Both Kangana and Hrithik had been in the public spotlight in the year 2016 over their alleged former relationship and legal battle.

The ‘Queen’ actor said: “Once Javed Akhtar had called me to

KANGANA WAS

THREATENED his house and told me that Rakesh Roshan and his family are very big people. If you don’t apologise to them, you will have nowhere to go. They will put you in jail, and eventually, the only path would be that of destruction...you will commit suicide. These were his words. Why did he think if I

don’t apologise to you will have nowhere to go.

She further continued, “Were there people calling Sushant? Were there people putting such thoughts into his mind? I have no idea, but obviously, he was in a similar situation.

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BACKYARD CEREMONY

Late Sushant Singh Rajput

Memorialised ID

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elebrations are in order for American actor Raven-Symone as she is officially a married woman.

According to Fox News, the 34-year-old actor revealed on June 18 that she got married to Miranda Maday in an intimate backyard ceremony. The ‘That’s So Raven’ star wrote alongside a picture on Instagram of her and her Raven Symone and Miranda Maday now-wife hugging each other, “I got married to a woman who understands me from trigger to joy, from breakfast to midnight snack, from stage to home. I love you Mrs. Pearman-Maday!”

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hoto-sharing application Instagram ‘memorialised’ the account of Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead in his Mumbai residence recently.

“Remembering Sushant Singh Rajput. This account has been memorialised.

Memorialised accounts are a place to remember and celebrate someone’s life after they’ve passed away,” read the description on his account.

Once Instagram memorialises an account, nobody is allowed to log in to the account and the term ‘remembering’ gets added next to the name of the deceased person in the profile.

According to Instagram, posts shared by the deceased person cannot be modified once it gets memorialised and the posts remain visible to the audience that it was originally shared with.

Rajput allegedly committed suicide on June 14 by hanging himself, Mumbai Police said. Investigations in the untimely demise of the Bollywood actor is currently underway.

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Rachel Lindsay

elevision personality Rachel Lindsay during an online latenight talk show explained her reaction to why she didn’t completely praise ABC’s casting of Matt James as the first black ‘Bachelor.’

Though happy for Matt James, the ‘Bachelorette’ alum quite did not find the timing of casting appropriate by the show makers. Lindsay, who openly criticised the franchise for its lack of diversity in casting, joined Andy Cohen on his ‘Watch What Happens Live’ show on Wednesday night and addressed her feeling about the decision.

When asked for her reaction to the casting news, she said: “I’m excited that there’s a Black Bachelor... but I

hated the timing of it because it does seem like a reaction to what is happening in our country.”

“Did a man have to die in such a public way on a national stage for you to say now is the time for us to have a Black Bachelor?” The Hollywood Reporter quoted Lindsay as saying.

She continued to explain that the sudden casting seems to be “taking away from this moment.”

She also said she wished the network waited to announce James, who should be recognized as the “right man chosen” rather than one chosen “just for this time.”

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Kangana Ranaut

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he Solar Eclipse or the ‘Surya Grahan’ is tomorrow, 21 June.

It will begin at 9:15 am and stay till 3:04 pm in the afternoon.

This grahan is going to be quite important for India, as 6 planets will be moving in opposite direction, which will bring huge changes in the country and even the world, to be precise.

This year the grahan is on the Mithun Rashi and it will majorly affect the people having Mithun Rashi. The grahan is going to be more on the negative side compared to the previous ones. 21 June is the year’s longest day and that is when this is happening, is not a good sign.

On 20 June 9:16 pm the ‘sutak’ will start and the surya grahan ‘madhya’ will happen at 12:10 pm the next day. The grahan ‘kaal’ would be from 9:15am till 3:04 pm, and one should not move outside the house during this period.

This grahan is bad for 8 Rashisthat are, Mithun, Vrishak, Kark, Tula, Vrishchik, Dhanu, Kumbh and Meen. It will be good for the following four rashis- Mesh, Makar, Kanya and Singha.

I suggest we all don’t move out during the grahan, avoid cutting hair and nails, before drinking water add Ganga jal to it, give grains to poor people and listen to Shiv Mantra during the grahan. I pray for you all to be safe.

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WHAT’S HAPPENING!

Do’s & Don’ts

NEW YORK: Dr. Shenika Shah, daughter of Pritam and Kavita Shah is the pride of her parents and community in USA. She is a doctor of Osteopathy and joined the US Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. In the year 2020, she graduated from medical school and was promoted to the post of captain.

Her father Pritam originally belongs to Pindwara in Rajasthan while Shenika was born and brought up in New York.

She studied in Herricks school and was active in extracurricular activities such as Bharatnatyam, karate and sports.

GUJARAT: Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ahmedabad will be observing International Yoga Day on 21 June, Sunday. A plantation will be continued after the yoga day celebration.

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HAPPY

Rahul Gandhi

BIRTHDAY!

Robert Vadra with Rahul Gandhi Vaibhav Gehlot Wishing Rahul Gandhi on his 50th birthday, Vaibhav Gehlot tweeted, “Warm wishes to Shri @RahulGandhi Ji on his birthday.

May God bless you with good health, happiness and long life. #HappyBirthdayRahulGandhiJi”

Robert Vadra, Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law and childhood friend tweeted, “Happy 50th Rahul!

From being friends in our teens to being a brother-in-law, we have come a long way!! I wished well for you then; I wish well for you now!

My support is always with you.

May the decade be yours! Lots of love always bro.”

RAJASTHAN: Amidst the Corona pandemic, the green Rotary province has laid the foundation for the Mega Tree Plantation Drive, under which a target has been set to plant around 129 clubs and about 500 different places. District Governor Rajesh Agarwal said that about 1 lakh saplings will be planted at 500 places, along with chanting 1 lakh Namokar Mantras, to get rid of the current epidemic.

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ikhil Sawhney, Chairman, CII Northern Region, during a virtual press conference shared the agenda and focus areas of CII in the Northern Region for the year 2020-21. He highlighted that CII through its extensive network of State and Zonal Offices and 9 Centres of Excellence (COEs) across the country has worked very extensively with stakeholders to combat the impact of Covid-19 on economy & country at large.

“Our interventions on the ground range from policy advocacy, support services for businesses, and information services to providing real-time updates on policy announcements and working with the Central &

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State Governments by providing inputs on the next steps to tide over the health emergency,” he said.

The Chairman unveiled the theme of CII Northern Region for 2020-21 as Building India for a New World: Lives, Livelihood, Growth – A Collaborative North. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

RAJASTHAN: As a part of the ongoing ‘Online Learning – Children’s Summer Festival’ on Friday, viewers witnessed the second day of the online learning session on ‘Tabla Vadan’. It was conducted by tabla maestro, Dr Ankit Pareek. The session focused on Kaida, Taal Teental, Tihai, Tukda, and much more.

RAJASTHAN: Father’s Day Virtual Run is being organised on 21 June, Sunday by the Indian Institute of Event Management Research, where runners from all over the country will run in their respective cities and participate and show their love for the father.

GUJARAT: Jagannath Temple in Ahmedabad was beautifully lit up on Friday evening, for the upcoming 143rd Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath Ji.

GUJARAT: National Cadet Corps (NCC) cadet Hiral Dod of Ahmedabad prepares for International Yoga Day to be marked on June 21.

RAJASTHAN: JK Lakshmipat University is all set to organize a live yoga session on 21 June, Sunday from 9 am to 10 am. The session will be organized especially for senior citizens, which is supported by Samarth Eldercare, Jaipur District Administration and NLCS Bhilwara.

Vandana Jain, Senior Faculty, Art of Living, will address the session, informed Dr RL Raina, Vice-Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University.