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A crowd gathered at the Bandra Terminus to catch a migrant special train going to Bihar’s Purnia, in Bandra on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI

Still a long walk home...

In next two days Railways will double number of Shramik Specials to 400 daily; 200 extra time table passenger trains daily from June 1; online bookings soon; everyone can avail service

‘No need of state consent to run Shramik Specials’ New Delhi: The Railways on Tuesday said the consent of the destination states is not required to operate Shramik Special trains, hours after the Home Ministry issued a standard operating procedure for the national transporter to run these trains to ferry migrants to their native places.

“Consent of terminating state not necessary to run Shramik Special trains,” railway

spokesperson Rajesh Bajpai said. “After the new SoP, the implication is that no consent of receiving state is mandatory,” he said.

Earlier, a political storm had broken out when Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said that West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh were being laggard in approving these trains. MHA also issued a revised Standard Operating Turn on P7

RLYS TO RUN 200 NON-AC, II CLASS TRAINS DAILY FROM JUNE 1 New Delhi: Providing huge relief to people, specially in country’s small towns and cities, the railways will run 200 special passenger trains from June 1. These trains will have non-air conditioned second class coaches and will run daily. They will be plied in addition to the Shramik Special and the AC special trains which are currently being operated on the Rajdhani Turn on P7

Sonia to discuss migrants’ plight with Oppn on May 22

New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of opposition parties on May 22 on the coronavirus crisis and the large movement of migrant labourers to their native states, sources said. They said Gandhi will chair the meeting on May 22 via video conferencing which is expected to be held at 3 pm. Turn on P7

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BANDRA STATION Mumbai: Hundreds of migrant labourers gathered on an approach road to Bandra Terminus here on Tuesday before the departure of a Shramik Special train, leading to chaos in the area for some time.

The crowd was later dispersed by police, a Western Railway official said. The incident comes over a month after hundreds of migrant workers had assembled near the Bandra station over their demand that arrangements be made for them to return to their native places in the wake of the coronavirus-enforced lockdown.

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PURI: STATES HAVE TO DECIDE ON RESUMING DOMESTIC FLIGHTS

AMID TRUMP ‘THREAT’, WHO MEMBERS OK EVALUATION OF VIRUS RESPONSE

CYCLONE AMPHAN MOVES CLOSER TO ODISHA, MASS EVAC IN BENGAL

New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that it is not up to Centre or his ministry alone to decide on resuming domestic flights and states where these flights will take off and land should be ready to allow operations in the spirit of cooperative federalism. Domestic flights in the country are prohibited since March 25 since first lockdown.

Geneva: Member states of the World Health Organisation have unanimously passed a resolution brought by European Union members, African nations and others calling for an independent comprehensive evaluation of the international response to the COVID-19 outbreak coordinated by the UN health agency.

The US has sharply criticised WHO and its relationship with China, where the outbreak erupted.

Bhubaneswar: Heavy rains lashed some parts of Odisha on Tuesday as super cyclone ‘Amphan’ moved closer to eastern coast as state govt stepped up efforts to evacuate people from low-lying areas. West Bengal govt too has evacuated one lakh people from the coastal districts and is in the process of shifting 1.5 lakh more cyclone nears the shores of the state.

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Hurriyat chief’s son killed in encounter

Hizbul Mujjahiddin Commander Junaid Sehari was killed in an encounter with security forces in Srinagar on Tuesday.

Srinagar: Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist Junaid Ashraf Khan, son of Te h re e k - e - H u r r i yat chairman Mohammed Ashraf Khan, was among two terrorists killed in an encounter with security forces at Nawakadal area of Srinagar on Tuesday.

The other terrorist killed has been identified as Tariq Ahmed Sheikh from Pulwama “In last night operation two terrorists were killed. They have been identified as Junaid Ashraf Khan from Sri-

nagar and Tariq Ahmed Sheikh from Pulwama.

Junaid is the youngest son of Hurriyat’s chairman Mohammed Ashraf Khan,” Jammu and Kashmir DGP Dilbag Singh said at a press conference.

The DGP said Khan was the divisional commander of Hizbul Mujahideen and was looking after central Kashmir area also. He was wanted in multiple criminal cases.

Sheikh had joined Hizbul Mujahideen in March this year.

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‘Offices in malls, edu institutes to start amid strict health protocols’  Gehlot appointed 11 IAS as incharge of

11 districts to review the status of migrants’, their movement and infection  Take help of service oriented institutions and Bhamashahs for migrants’ relief, Gehlot asks officials Kartikey Dev Singh Jaipur: The state government has striving hard to bring Rajasthan’s economy back on track after initial jolt from Corona and as a measure to increase the economic activities, on

Tuesday, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gave approval to start ‘ nonacademic activities in educational institutions in the state and offices operated in malls with social distancing and stringent following of of health

protocols’.

Gehlot chaired a high level meeting on the fourth phase of the movement and lockdown of the migrants at the Chief Minister’s residence on Tuesday.

“The situation of corona infection in the state is currently under control with the efforts of the state government and with the support of the common man. In view of this, some more necessary activities can be allowed in the state as per the guidelines of the Central Govern-

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

ment,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that it is the government’s endeavor that the workers reach their destination as soon as possible through special buses.

It was informed in the meeting that Chief Secretary and other officials have discussed the issues pertaining to bringing labourers from Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra. Gehlot instructed the official to carry out the task effectively by coordinating with other

states as well, so that labor shortage can be reduced.

“The state government understands the pain of the workers returning home on foot and has arranged for camps and food for them along with sending them through special trains and buses.

Due to this, the number of workers returning home on foot has reduced considerably. We had given the task of these arrangements to the subdivision officers, which they have

done well. Due to these camps, workers are now reaching their destinations by bus and train instead of walking”.

The Chief Minister said that many workers travel to the Gulf countries for livelihood, however, many of them are not financially competent. “For the quarantine of the people of Rajasthan who are economically weak, the help of service-oriented institutions and Bhamashahs should be taken,” Gehlot instructed.

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JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020

LIFE AT A STANDSTILL

—PHOTO BY NADEEM KHAN

A picturesque view of Ajmer’s Ana Sagar at 6 am, on Tuesday, where boats can be seen awaiting tourists, as the entire country is under coronavirus-induced lockdown.

‘UP govt playing politics over buses for migrants’ First India Bureau

Joshi talks with Nathdwara people via VC First India Bureau

Land worth `100 cr freed of encroachment

Jaipur: Lockdown has not come in the way for the leaders to keep in touch with the people in their constituencies.

Speaker Dr CP Joshi too interacts w i t h Dr CP Joshi people of Nathdwara through video conferencing every day.

On Tuesday, he spoke to distinguished persons of 23-gram panchayats. Dr Joshi presented a demand draft of Rs 9600 from his discretionary fund to specially-abled Rata Bheel of Khedi village.

Jaipur: The Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) has managed to free 80-bigha land worth Rs 100 crore on Tuesday.

JDA’s enforcement wing while acting on the directives of JDA commissioner T Ravikant removed encroachment from this priceless piece of land.

Chief enforcement controller, Raghuveer Saini informed that the land is situated in village Bada Gaon Jarkhya near Safeda Farm adjacent to express highway in zone 13.

Saini informed that during the lockdown period some people illegally encroached this land with pillars and wire fencing, which were removed with help of JCB. He also informed that the enforcement wing also demolished an illegal makeshift structure constructed World Trade Park.

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Bharatpur: The Bahaj border scenario of the last two days was repeated at Uncha Nagla border on Tuesday with hundreds of buses arranged by the Congress waiting for the permission of the UP govt to allow them to pick the migrants from UP. There has been an allround resentment on Congress against the UP govt policy limbo.

Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas charged the UP govt of petty politics by keeping the buses sent by Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gan-

dhi standing on the border.

Khachariyawas said that first the UP govt made the buses wait for two days then asked them to be sent to Lucknow. They could not hand over private buses to the UP administration. Now

they are showing some fake vehicle list which has registration numbers of mopeds and not buses.

Meanwhile, Congress leaders Vivek Bansal, Zubair Khan, and many others staged a sit-in at the Uncha Nagla border protesting against the

UP govt. Rajasthan ministers Dr Subhash Garg, Bhajan Lal Jatav, and MLA Joginder Singh Awana reached the Uncha Nagla border with party workers. Dr Garg said that the below standard politics resorted by UP govt in the name of migrant workers is unfortunate.

Minister Jatav said that the UP govt was making a mockery of the worker’s pain & grief.

MLA Awana criticized the adamant attitude of the UP govt. The general view in Congress is that the UP govt shouldn’t use the migrant worker’s pain as a political tool and instead help them.

Son sets mother on fire over money in Dausa

PIL in HC seeking package for industrialists

Tonk murder: Elder sister killed younger for revenge

‘Centre failed to provide relief to migrant workers’

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Dausa: A man tried to kill his mother by burning her alive for not giving him money at Anaaj Mandi Road in Dausa.

He poured kerosene on his mother and lit the fire. The 70-yr-old mother was saved by onlookers and the police but she suffered 30% burns.

The police have admitted the victim in a hospital where her younger son and daughter-in-law have been taking care of her. The police have been searching for son Rakesh Khandelwal.

Jaipur: The PIL filed

by Chandra Shekhar Rathore of Ajmer was heard on Tuesday by the Division Bench of Chief Justice Indrajeet Mahanty and Justice Satish Kumar Sharma through VC. Advocate SK Singh argued the matter & submitted that industrialists & businessmen must get the package from Union of India for giving salary & wages to workmen, employees from PM Cares Fund of Rs 6,500 cr as the same

Tonk: The Tonk police have cracked the murder case of a 15-year-old girl in just 24 hours. The body was found in an empty plot in a quiet place near her home.

Her elder sister has reportedly confessed to police of her crime. She told the police that she killed her sister to avenge the murder of her daughter by younger sister. SP Adarsh Sindhu said that the throat of deceased was slit besides having many injuries on head & body.

Jaipur: Deputy CM Sachin Pilot has charged the Modi govt of failing to come up with an effective policy for the migrant workers. Pilot was speaking at the Kamla Devi Budhiya School which has been converted into a camp for migrant workers.

He saw the workers off to their native state wishing them. Pilot distributed biscuits, water & footwear to the workers.

Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas was also present there.

Pilot termed it as negative politics by UP govt who

A PUBLICITY STUNT BY PRIYANKA: POONIA

SK Singh

was donated by big and small industrialists of Rajasthan has got a right over that fund, it was further argued that there should be no interest and the electricity company should not charge fixed or average charges.

Sachin Pilot

didn’t permit hundreds of buses arranged by Priyanka Gandhi for the migrant workers. Pilot said that it was a time to share the grief with the workers and try to lessen it anyhow without meddling with petty politics.

AT WAR WITH COVID-19

Migrants increase the risk of corona in Rajasthan!

First India Bureau Jaipur: The impact of incoming expatriates is clearly visible on the rising number of positives in the state. For the last 7 days, the average number of corona positives per day has swollen.

So far there have been 818 positive cases in the expatriate workers alone.

Lockdown 4.0 might have begun with more relaxations but it has certainly also seen a rise in a number of corona posi-

tive cases in the state.

Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma and ACS (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh too agree with the increase in numbers but attribute it to alert health & administrative machinery. Dr Raghu Sharma is sure that the picture will drastically change once the initial quarantine period of 14 days is over.

According to some health experts, the trend of the migrants is worrisome. There were only 174 positive cases of the

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migrants between May 1 to May 13 and the numbers after that are for everybody to note as they

were 93, 60, 57, 76, 196, and 162 on 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 May respectively.

In Rajasthan, Dungar-

pur leads the migrant infection story with 184 cases followed by 89 in Jalore, 77 in Pali, 49 in Ra-

jsamand, 47 in Jodhpur, 46 in Nagaur, 45 in Sirohi, 44 in Barmer, 42 in Bhilwara, 35 in Sikar, 30 in Churu, 24 in Jaisalmer, 21 in Udaipur, 19 in Ajmer and 1 in Jhunjhunu.

In fact, except Jaipur and Kota all the other districts have reported at least one coronavirus case so far. This phase will prove to be critical for the state in its fight against coronavirus and could very well be most decisive after the initial one.

GLOBAL STATE OF AFFAIRS COUNTRY TOTAL CASES

TOTAL NEW DEATHS DEATHS

1,558,498 RUSSIA 299,941 SPAIN 278,188 BRAZIL 262,545 UK 248,818 ITALY 226,699 FRANCE 179,927 GERMANY 177,728 TURKEY 151,615 IRAN 124,603 CANADA 79,070

92,520 2,837 27,709 17,509 35,341 32,169 28,239 8,168 4,199 7,119 5,909

USA

+539 +115 +53 +656 +545 +162 +105 +45 +28 +62 +67

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IN RAJASTHAN DISTRICT

TOTAL CASES

259 36 72 4 50 129 82 65 160 49 39 28 211 14 1640 59 97 50 60 1110 10 331 196 209 7 53 17 52 65 154 417 7 5732 2 61 50 GRAND TOTAL 5845

AJMER ALWAR BANSWARA BARAN BARMER BHARATPUR BHILWARA BIKANER CHITTORGARH CHURU DAUSA DHOLPUR DUNGARPUR HANUMANGARH JAIPUR JAISALMER JALORE JHALAWAR JHUNJHUNU JODHPUR KARAULI KOTA NAGAUR PALI PRATAPGARH RAJSAMAND SWAI MADHOPUR SIKAR SIROHI TONK UDAIPUR OTHER DIST. TOTAL OTHER (Italy) EVACUEES BSF

SAMPLE RECEIVED SAMPLE NEGATIVE

+3 1 0 — +17 0 +2 +12 +1 +3 +1 +1 +87 — +17 — — +1 +2 +39 — +5 +22 +77 +2 — — +7 +17 +5 +16 — +338 — — — +338

5 2 1 — — 3 2 3 2 1 — — — — 70 — 2 — — 17 2 13 5 4 1 — 1 3 — 1 1 4 143 — — — 143

2,54,533 2,44,955

UNDER EXAMINATION

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NEW TOTAL CASES DEATH

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SITUATION WORSENS: 5 DEATHS, 338 NEW CASES IN 24 HOURS First India Bureau

Jaipur: The graph of Coronavirus positive cases in the state saw a high jump with 338 positive cases surfacing in a single day beating all previous records. The impact of arrival of native workers from other states is clearly visible in the cases surfacing since last one week.

The state now has total 5845 positive cases with 3 of the 33 districts under the impact of Covid-19. Tuesday witnessed five corona deaths taking the total death toll of Rajasthan to 143 so far.

Jaipur still leads the corona positive tally with 1640 cases so far

Following the relaxations in lockdown, city roads, which were empty for quite some time, seem to be coming back to life slowly and cautiously.

—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA

and is followed by Jodhpur with 1110 cases.

Udaipur 417 cases, Kota 331 cases, Ajmer 259 cases, Dungarpur 211 cases, Pali 209 cases,

GST issue: HC notice to state and centre Nizam Kantaliya Jaipur: HC has issued notices to state and central government in relation to a petition challenging validity of advance ruling authority under CGST Act 2017.

The petitioner had challenged formation of the advance ruling authority in the state without including a judicial member. The court also stayed recovery of 18% GST on finished product of the petitioner company JVS Food PVT LTD. The division bench of chief justice Indrajeet Mohanty and Justice Satish Sharma has also sought clarification from senior intelligence of DGGI Ramesh Kumar Sisodia for conducting raid

on company office during the lockdown without any prior notice.

Advocate Sameer Jain told the court that the company produces and supplies fortified rice for BPL and backward classes.

There is five percent GST on fortified rice but due to differences between the center and the state, advance ruling was implemented under GST chapter 17. The advance ruling authority erred in including fortified rice in edible food and imposing 18% GST. Besides, the raid was conducted during the lockdown despite the central government’s order that too without giving any notice. Notably, the entire issue is against SC’s decision.

LoP miffed at local admn, writes to CS

Meghwal recovering steadily

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Jaipur: LoP Gulabchand Kataria attacked Cong leader Raghuvir Meena, again, and complained about local administration to CS DB Gupta. He wrote that the administration, instead of inviting a currently serving minister, called former MP Meena, during departure of the train bound to Bihar and Jharkhand from Udaipur, to politicise the situation.

Jaipur: Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Master Bhanwarlal Meghwal is recovering. Many ministers, including LS Speaker Om Birla, Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma, Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara and Deputy Whip Mahendra Chaudhary, inquired about his health from his daughter and Congress leader Dr Banarsi Meghwal.

RSRTC seeks govt’s nod to operate in green zones First India Bureau Jaipur: Rajasthan State Roadways Corporation (RSRTC) is awaiting directions from the state home department to begin its operations in the green zones. The home department said private and RSRTC buses would have to take approval for buses for its routes. The Centre has approved inter-state

bus operations. However, the state transport department is awaiting clearance from the state. “First, we will start intrastate bus services between one green zone to another. Second, we are in touch with neighbouring states to discuss on areas through which we can start services,” said transport commissioner Ravi Jain.

Nagaur 196 cases, Jalore 97 cases, Banswara 72 cases, Chittorgar 160 cases, Tonk 154 cases, Bharatpur 129 cases, Bikaner & Sirohi with 65

cases each, Jhunjhunu 60 cases, Jaisalmer 59 cases, Rajsamand 53 cases, Sikar 52 cases, Barmer & Jhalawar with 50 cases each, Ch-

uru 49 cases, Dausa 39 cases, Alwar 36 cases, Dholpur 28 cases, Sawai Madhopur 17 cases, Hanumangarh 14, Karauli 10, Pratapgarh 7 and Baran 4. 7 cases are from other states. 2 Italians, 61 Indians evacuated from Iran. 50 BSF jawans and 888 natives from other states are also corona positives.

State has 236 active cases as of now. State has tested 2,54,533 samples out of which 2,44,955 have tested negative while results of 3733 samples are awaited. 3337 positive cases of corona recovered after treatment and 2928 have been discharged from the hospitals so far.

Keep markets shut, appeal Muslim leaders First India Bureau Tonk: Muslim religious leaders have appealed the district administration to keep the local markets close, as it was earlier, until the festival of Eid, in a written memorandum to collector Kishore Kumar Sharma. They made the appeal considering the spike in the corona positive numbers recently in the city. New cases have surfaced in last 2 days. There are people who keep on crowding the markets for Eid shopping, raising the chances of infection to spread further. Muslim clerics thanked the administration and police for their efforts and appealed people to remain indoors.

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PHQ to resume work from today, notice issued to heads

First India Bureau Jaipur: Work will resume regularly in the state police headquarter from Wednesday.

DGP (administration and law & order) M L Lathar issued notification to all head of departments in this effect, instructing them to abide by social distancing and other rules.

Following orders

from government in wake of corona, DGP (Law & order) had ordered officers and other staff of all departments except law & order, crime, intelligence and planning & welfare to work from home.

During modified lockdown, IPS and RPS had been called to office and were asked to call one third or only required number of staff to work.

PERSPECTIVE JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2020

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IN-DEPTH

UP GOVERNMENT STOOPS BUT WILL IT CONQUER

THE LITTLE KNOWN

‘CABIN FEVER’

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s lockdown 4.0 began, migrant workers found themselves caught in politics between the BJP and the Congress over the latter’s offer to provide buses to carry the distressed lot to their respective destinations in Uttar Pradesh. The government of Yogi Adityanath has been using one excuse after another to prevent the Congress from scoring a political goal as its main concern was not the plight of labourers but how to discredit the Congress for its offer. So it put up conditions which could easily be waived in the larger interest of the people.

When Congress general secretary Priyanka Vadra first wrote to Yogi Adityanath with the offer of help on May 16, UP govt did not respond for two days. Priyanka then tweeted, “Respected chief minister, I am requesting you this is not the time for politics. Thousands of labourers, migrant brothers and sisters without eating anything, are walking towards their homes. Let us help them, give permission to our buses.”

Earlier on Sunday Priyanka had posted a video of buses parked in a row on Twitter with the comment, “Our buses are standing at the border. Thousands of migrants and labourers are walking in the heat. Please give permission CM Yogi Adityanath ji, let us help our brothers and sisters.”

Yogi Adityanath retaliated by saying that Congress should be condemned for playing politics during Covid-19 pandemic. He held the party responsible for the Auraiya accident in which 26 migrants died claiming that one of the trucks involved in the accident came from Punjab and the other from Rajasthan.

Subsequently, the additional chief secretary (Home) of UP Awanish Awasthi in a letter to Priyanka’s secretary asked for a list of buses, names of driver/conductor and registration papers etc. After the Congress provided the details, Awasthi shot off another letter late on Monday night accepting the offer with the rider that the vehicles must reach Lucknow by 10 am on Tuesday.

It was not difficult to see UP government’s ploy but Congress ignored that and simply asked the futility of sending empty vehicles to Lucknow leaving the migrants ruing their fate. The argument made sense.

That UP govt was deliberately putting a spanner in the wheels was evident as it then came up with charges that the list provided by the Congress had registration numbers of autos, twowheelers and cars. Only 879 of them were buses.

Still, UP government asked Congress on Tuesday to send 500 buses to Ghaziabad and place another 500 at the disposal of DM, Gautam Buddh Nagar. This turned out to be a charade as buses remained parked near Rajasthan border adjoining Agra. District officials denied them permission to move to Ghaziabad.

Instead of allowing the 879 buses to ferry migrants, an FIR has now been lodged against Congress for listing other vehicles as buses. UP government has stooped, but will it conquer?

REKHA KUMAR The author is a personal development trainer, working with various government departments

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The pandemic is affecting the mental health of many as they experience confusion, anxiety, and depression because of isolation and prolonged indoor living.

This is aptly termed as ‘cabin fever’

lways happy, always happy, every day the sun is shining...” is the way an old folk song began. But is this really the case? Not really. The pandemic is affecting the mental health of many as they experience confusion, anxiety, and depression because of isolation and prolonged indoor living. This is aptly termed as ‘cabin fever’. These are times when we seem to be making a lot of mistakes for apparently no reason at all.

What will aid us to keep our heads up? It is best to accept the reality and adjust accordingly.

We could make our routine activities easier by our mental attitude. Instead of yielding to the tendency to think negatively, try to think positive. A call to a friend can refresh us or playing an instrument or listening to a song can be soothing. Music can be a medicine when we are down. Also, by being reasonable and content, in an adverse situation, can help us to cope. Hope, that ‘this too will pass’, makes us look forward to something better.

Be tactful, considerate, and sympathetic towards your family when locked at home and make allowances for their irritability or moodiness. By sowing such seeds, we will reap a crop of the same when we are down.

Most of us know what it is like to experience a wave of sadness. Such a phase corrodes our confidence, self-esteem, and ability to think straight and make wise decisions. How can we support anyone in the family who is experiencing such feelings? Showing greater understanding, patience, and empathy can restore their sense of belonging.

This is the time to examine our daily routine. Can we cut down on time-wasting hobbies and gadgets and budget our time? We can set priorities, use the time to establish meaningful friend-

ISOLATION, INSECURITY, MONOTONOUS ROUTINE, HOME CONFLICTS, UNCERTAINTY HAS GIVEN RISE TO STRESS. IMPROVING COMMUNICATION WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS WILL HELP US NOT TO FOCUS ON WORST-CASE SCENARIOS. WHEN SOMEONE IN THE FAMILY UPSETS US, WE MUST TRY TO STAY CALM AND GAIN INSIGHT INTO THE VIEWPOINT OF OTHERS

ships, and do some meaningful reading or write down our plans for future activities. We cannot always control our circumstances but can try to identify things that we can control.

In the current scenario, many are experiencing ‘money sickness syndrome’. They are stressed with money worries.

They are more aggressive and prone to negative thinking.

Budgeting our money carefully can help us have internal control, less strain, and positive feelings about ourselves.

Spend your time wisely by acquiring skills during this period and take care of your physical and emotional health. These are investments that will pay us back.

By making ‘learning new things’ a lifelong habit, will keep us happy.

Some experience headaches, tiredness, and disorientation due to common chemical odors from perfumes, body lotions, cleaning agents, paint, carpet,

tobacco smoke, room deodorizers, and other substances.

Such indoor air pollution causes ‘sick building syndrome’.

In air-conditioned rooms, carpets absorb various cleaners and solvents and then release them over a long period of time causing indoor air contamination. We all react differently to various agents, whether chemicals, germs, or viruses because of our genetic makeup, age, gender, health status, medications we take, pre-existing diseases, and lifestyle factors such as the use of alcohol or tobacco. Most people seem unaffected with a locked environment, others develop respiratory tract problems or get agitated and irritable.

These symptoms disappear when people have a change of environment. Others, when stressed are more chemically sensitive. What can help them to cope?

Minimise domestic chemicals. Chemical toxins weaken

Integration in the age of COVID-19 I

t wasn’t the usual end to our staff meeting.

This time, the head of our university department wrapped up the video conference by inviting her nine-year-old son to come and say hello to about a hundred colleagues.

It was an acknowledgement of the changes we have all adopted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The responses required to contain the spread of the virus have obliterated the boundaries that conventionally separate work from the rest of our lives.

It has left us questioning the old concept of worklife balance.

THE MYTH OF BALANCE The idea of work-life balance caught on the 1980s,

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powered to a large extent by the increasing number of women in the paid workforce who also shouldered the bulk of home and family work.

While it is a concept somewhat hard to define and based on many assumptions, definitions of work-life balance tend to focus on the “absence of conflict” between professional and personal domains.

The intention is noble.

The problem, in the words of business scholar Stewart Friedman, is that “balance is bunk”: It’s a misguided metaphor because it assumes we must always make trade-offs among the four main aspects of our lives: work or school, home or family (however you define that), community (friends, neighbours, religious or

better integrate work and the rest of life in ways that engender “four-way wins” between work, home, community and self.

Integration also allows us the opportunity to throw away the idea of being the “perfect” partner or parent and instead work on being more open, honest, and even vulnerable

social groups), and self (mind, body, spirit).

Friedman, a professor at the prestigious Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, founded the Wharton Work/Life Integration Project in 1991 to “produce knowledge for action on the relationship between work and the rest of life”.

A more realistic and more gratifying goal than balance, he argues, is to

MAKING INTEGRATION THE NEW NORMAL What would work-life integration look like in the age of COVID-19?

Perhaps it is a father who invites his children and partner to discuss a workplace challenge he is facing over dinner.

Working from home has been particularly onerous for families with kids cooped up and parents having to take on homeschooling duties. In this scenario, talking through a workplace issue enables the family to support each other and to feel a part of each other’s lives.

In the case of our departmental head introducing

her son at the end of the video conference, it reminded the rest of us about the demands of working at home at this time.

Her son, meanwhile, got a chance to better appreciate his mother’s work, with nearly a hundred little boxes of faces no doubt helping him to understand why she is not always available. It was an opportunity to increase empathy and understanding from both colleagues and family. It sent a positive message that all employees are entitled to this understanding.

Integration also allows us the opportunity to throw away the idea of being the “perfect” partner or parent and instead work on being more open, honest, and even vulnerable..

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immune systems leaving us more prone to viral infections.

Keep dry cleaned clothes in the closet after airing them in a ventilated place. Though it is not possible to avoid all contact with chemicals, learning relaxation, and breath control techniques help, so does nutrition, exercise, and good mental disposition.

Isolation, insecurity, monotonous routine, home conflicts, uncertainty has given rise to stress. Improving communication with family and friends will help us not to focus on worst-case scenarios. When someone in the family upsets us, we must try to stay calm and gain insight into the viewpoint of others.

Forgiving is good medicine.

A depressed heart and a gloomy face can be lifted up by observing delicate flowers and plants. Decorate your home environment with colorful plants.

Being, in a green peaceful environment, is relaxing. Taking care of plants is absorbing and rewarding and can be a good exercise. When gardens move indoors, they become intimate companions. Every new leaf can be watched from the earliest infancy. These delightful gifts of nature can cheer our mood.

So wherever we are, whatever we do, by planning and making good choices, we can be tranquil and happy each day.

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MIGRANT CRISIS

Cheap politics: Cong slams UP govt after row over buses for workers Congress claimed that 700 buses were at the Rajasthan-UP border, but were not being allowed to enter New Delhi: The Congress accused the Uttar Pradesh government of doing cheap politics by stopping 1,000 buses arranged by the party to ferry migrant labourers from entering the state.

At a digital press conference, Congress leaders Randeep Singh Surjewala and Rajiv Shukla claimed that the buses are standing at Rajasthan-UP border but are not being allowed to enter the state because the officials on the ground don’t have orders.

“The Uttar Pradesh administration wrote a letter to us at 11 in the night (on Monday), asking us to send the buses to Lucknow complete with all the papers - like fitness certificate, PUC certificate, driving license etc - by 10 am on Tuesday. Look at their behaviour - they are asking for papers, and don’t care about the humanitarian crisis unfolding in the state (migrants walking towards their home). We replied within two hours, but got a response at 11.05 am the next day saying bring 500 buses to Ghaziabad and 500 to Noida,” said Surjewala.

“We replied saying the buses are coming from far away states like Ra-

Scooters, autos in list of buses: Min

Mr Adityanath, you said that service to man is service to god. When there is Modiji’s rally, you make all the arrangements like food, transport etc. But today, these buses are not acceptable to you because they have been arranged

by Congress? This is cheap politics.

—Randeep Singh Surjewala, Congress Leader

jasthan and will reach by 5 pm today. And hundreds of buses are standing at the border, but officials are not allowing them to enter saying they don’t have orders,” Surjewala added.

He then called UP government “insensitive” and condemned the state administration’s behaviour.

“Mr Adityanath, you said that service to man is service to god. When there is Modiji’s rally, you make all the arrangements like food, transport etc. But today, these buses are not acceptable to you because they have been ar-

SP leader, son shot dead in UP’s Sambhal

New Delhi: A SP leader and his son were shot dead in UP’s Sambhal, allegedly after a dispute with a few villagers over construction of a road. A video of the two being gunned down has also emerged. According to Additional SP, Sambhal, Alok Kumar Jayswal, Chhote Lal Diwakar and his son Sunil were shot dead in broad daylight over a dispute regarding a road being constructed under the

MGNREGA scheme in Shamsoi village. Diwakar’s wife is the village pradhan. “We have registered an FIR, against five men that we have identified as well as a few others who are unidentified. They are locals. The dispute was regarding road being constructed in that area. The accused shot at the two victims and escaped.

We have formed teams to arrest them,” Jayswal said.

‘MISSING’ POSTERS OF KAMAL NATH, HIS SON APPEAR IN MP Chhindwara: ‘Missing’ posters of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath and his son Nakul Nath have been put up in Chhindwara amid the nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19. Kamal Nath is an MLA from the Chhindwara Vidhan Sabha seat, while Nakul Nath is a Member of Parliament

from Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency. “The people of Chhindwara are searching for the missing Chhindwara MLA and MP during this time of crisis.

Whosoever gets them to Chhindwara will be given a cash reward of Rs 21,000,” read the posters put up in area. However, the name of publisher has not been mentioned.

ranged by Congress?

This is cheap politics,” said Surjewala.

Rajeev Shukla said around 700 buses are standing at UP border, waiting for order from the state government to enter.“We humbly request you to stop this kind of politics. We want to cooperate, not do politics,” said Surjewala. “This is for a noble cause, our migrant workers need these buses. Don’t take their curse, help us in this endeavour.”

U P Congress claimed to have submitted the list of 1,000 buses to the Yogi government. —ANI

New Delhi: A day after UP government accepted Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi’s offer to arrange 1,000 buses to ferry migrant workers to their home districts, state minister Sidharth Nath Singh alleged that the buses had registration numbers of scooters, three-wheelers and goods carriers. “In the preliminary checking of the numbers, it has been found that the numbers mentioned in the list as that of buses are actually of scooters, three-wheelers and goods carriers.” Singh said Priyanka &Rahul Gandhi had no sympathy for the migrants and just wanted to politicise their issue. —ANI

PRIYANKA VADRA THANKS CM YOGI

Responding to letter by UP CM Yogi seeking details of 1000 buses run

by Congress party Cong Gen Secy Priyanka Gandhi said that help has been extended as its duty towards the poor and is a way to fight deadly pandemic ‘positively.’

DEMAND TO SEND 1000 EMPTY BUSES TO LKO INHUMANE’

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andeep Singh, Private Secretary of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wrote to Awanish Awasthi, U Pradesh Additional Chief Secretary (Home) in which he said: “Migrant workers are stranded at Uttar Pradesh border, especially Delhi-UP border.

At a time when thousands of them are walking on roads and have gathered at Uttar Pradesh border for registration, sending 1,000 empty buses to Lucknow is not only a waste of time and resources but also inhumane,” Singh added.

9 labourers killed in Bhagalpur Patna: At least 9 migrant labourers have died in a truck and bus collision in Bhagalpur in Bihar on Tuesday morning. Several others have been injured in the accident after the truck the labourers were travelling in fell off the road. The accident took place in in Naugachhia of Bhagalpur. According to ANI, at least 9 labourers have died in the accident. Rescue operation is underway. In another such accident involving migrant labourers, a bus hit a truck in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal in the early hours of Tuesday.

Three migrant labourers and a bus driver were killed and 22 others injured after their bus hit a stationary truck in Yavatmal district. The accident took place at Kolwan village around 3.30 am when the bus was on way from Solapur to Nagpur railway station where the labourers were supposed to board a Shramik Special train to reach their native places in Jharkhand. —ANI

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IN THE COURTYARD

Plea in HC for people not getting ration New Delhi: A petition has been moved in Delhi High Court rasing concern over plight of thousands of persons in the national capital who are not being distributed rations despite having the e-coupons issued

by Delhi government.

The petition, slated to come up for hearing today, sought directions to respondents to ensure that appropriate quantity of rations is distributed to e-coupoun holders who have not being delivered rations till date under the public distribution system.

Petitioner, Shabnam, is a law student residing in Sultanpuri Area of Delhi who saw the plight of these persons lining at the ration centres.

It also sought direction to authorities to publish/ issue a detailed list of the quantity of rations which ought to be distributed at the ration distribution centres. —ANI

VIZAG GAS LEAK: SC REFUSES TO INTERFERE WITH NGT ORDER New Delhi: The SC refused to immediately interfere with a National Green Tribunal order directing LG Polymers to deposit Rs 50 crores for damage caused by a gas leak in Visakhapatnam, in which at least 12 people were killed.

A bench of the apex court, headed

by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit, refused to pass any immediate interference to the National Green Tribunal order while hearing a petition filed by the LG Polymers challenging the

order of the NGT. We can’t interfere at this stage as the matter is seized of by the NGT, the court said during the hearing of the petition regarding the same.

The top court said that the matter can be raised before the NGT on June 1 and kept it pending for consideration on June 8. —ANI

‘From 100 to 1 lakh cases in 64 days’

Nadda hails J&K govt’s domicile rules

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 cases climbed from 100 to one lakh in 64 days, which is more than twice the number of days when compared to the United States and Spain, as per statistics

by Worldometers. Worldometers, run by an international team of developers, researchers, and volunteers, gives live world statistics on population and disease count, among others.

According to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the total COVID-19 cases in the country reached 1,01,139 with a singleday jump of 4,970 cases.

As many as 134 deaths were reported due to the disease in the past 24 hours, taking the toll to 3,163. —ANI

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party senior leader and party national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday welcomed the new domicile rules gazetted in Jammu and Kashmir.

“Equality and dignity for all,” Nadda tweeted as J&K government notified J&K Grant of Domicile Certificate Rules, 2020, which specify the conditions and the process to obtain the documents required tor applying to jobs and avail other privileges.

COVID-19 UPDATE

MAHA LOCKDOWN 4.0

No taxis, hair saloons in red zones, says govt Employees wear protective suits working inside a lab in Jammu.

WORKPLACE GUIDELINES New Delhi: As India entered the fourth phase of its nationwide lockdown with relaxations and offices and working places opening, the Union Ministry of Health has issued guidelines on preventive and response measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in workplace settings.According to the guidelines there is no need to close the entire office building and stall work in other areas of the office, and work can be resumed after disinfection as per laid down protocol if there are one or two cases of coronavirus reported.

FRESH CHANCE FOR STUDENTS TO APPLY FOR JEE-MAINS New Delhi: “In view of representations received from various Indian students who were scheduled to join colleges abroad but are now keen to pursue their studies in India due to changed circumstances arising out of COVID-19, the National Testing Agency has decided to give an opportunity,” HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal said. The application window for Joint Entrance Exam (JEE-Mains), which opened today, will have to be completed by May 24. The exam will be held across the country from July 18-23.

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government retained most of the lockdown curbs it had imposed in the previous phase, including ban on taxis and hair saloons in red zones. The revised guidelines for lockdown 4.0 will be applicable post May 22. Areas outside municipal corporation in Mumbai and Pune have been excluded from the red zone.

There are also restrictions on private vehicles — both four

UP CONG CHIEF DRAGGED WHILE ON DHARNA OVER ISSUE OF BUSES Lucknow: An FIR has been registered against Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s personal secretary Sandeep Singh and party’s Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Kumar Lallu in Hazratganj Police station of Lucknow, police said.Earlier in the day, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief was dragged and removed by the police

from the Agra-Rajasthan border in Uncha Nangla area where he had staged a sit-in protest demanding that buses, his party had arranged to ferry back migrants to their homes, be allowed to enter Uttar Pradesh. Policemen were seen holding him by his feet and shoulders and dragging him away from the spot.

Medic collects swab sample.

and two wheelers — in red and orange zones. Only those stepping out on essential work are allowed in red zones. In orange, taxis and rickshaws are allowed with limits on number of passengers. —ANI

IAF SHELVES 3 MAJOR PROJECTS FOR MAKE IN INDIA New Delhi: Amid PM Modi’s government push for indigenisation, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has shelved three major acquisition projects worth over Rs 8,000 crore. ”We are not going forward with the additional Pilatus basic trainer aircraft that we were intending to (buy). Additional Hawks (trainer aircraft) were in the plans but at the moment, that has been shelved. There was a Jaguar re-engining plan which was totally imported and we have shelved that project,” Air Force Chief RKS Bhadauria told ANI in an interview.

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Cyclone Amphan to cross Bengal, Bangladesh coasts on May 20: IMD It is one of the most intense cyclones, which has been formed in the Bay of Bengal after the year 1999 New Delhi: Cyclone Amphan will cross West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts by Wednesday night with a very devastating windspeed which is expected to cause large scale and extensive damage to structures, India Meteorological Department (IMD) chief Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said today.

“Amphan is the most intense cyclone - the second super cyclone which has been formed in the Bay of Bengal after 1999. We are utilizing all tools and technologies to monitor it. The current wind speed of Amphan is around 200 240 kmph, it is moving North-Northwest direction at 15 kmph, but we expect this speed to increase,” Mohapatra said in a press briefing here.

“Amphan will cross West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts between Digha and Hatia Island tomorrow afternoon/ evening, speed during landfall will be in the range of 155 - 165 kmph, gusting to 185 kmph, a very devastating speed,” he said.

Speaking further, the IMD chief said: “The devastating wind speed

POWER Gallery MERGER OF RLY SERVICES UNLIKELY THIS YEAR

Whispers are in that the proposed merger of all Railway services into Indian Railway Management Service may not happen this year due to the dreadful COVID-19 situation.

WHO WILL BE CHAIRMAN EXECUTIVE BOARD OF WHO ?

This time one Indian Official is going to be the Chairman of the World Health Organisation (WHO) & is believed to be appointed this month.

BSF LIKELY TO GET NEW CHIEF THIS MONTH

If sources are to be believed, headless BSF is likely to get a regular new DG by the end of this month. The said post is lying vacant since March 10 this year. Presently, SS Deshwal, DG, ITBP is holding the additional charge of DG, BSF. Fishermen bring their boats to the coast after the warning of Cyclone ‘Amphan’ in Paradip.

Amphan is the most intense cyclone - the second super cyclone - which has been formed in the Bay of Bengal after 1999. We are utilizing all tools and technologies to monitor it.

—Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, IMD Chief

is expected to cause large scale and extensive damage to structures, poles, thatched and asbestos houses, hoardings, trees. We are expecting high wind speed and heavy rainfall to occur together.”

IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in North coastal Odisha and extremely heavy rainfall in East and West Medin-

Nepal’s new map features ‘parts of India’

Map also includes disputed territories of Kalapani & Lipulekh.

Kathmandu: Nepal cabinet has endorsed a new political map incorporating disputed territories of Limpiyadhura, Lipulekh, and Kalapani. Nepal claims the Indian territories as its own.

Yubraj Khatiwada, Minister of Finance and Information and Communication, announced that a new political map of Nepal is being issued. “The updated map of Nepal presented by the Ministry of Land Manage-

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ment in today’s Council of Ministers meeting has been endorsed. The new map incorporates northern, southern, western and eastern International borderlines as well as includes the political and administrative arrangements,” Khatiwada, also the government spokesperson said on Monday.

“This new map will be used in all kinds of documents which has been enforced on by government,” he added. —ANI

ipur, South and North 24 Parganas, Howrah, Hoogli, Kolkata and adjoining districts. “As far as Bengal is concerned, districts which can be possibly affected are North and South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore from tomorrow afternoon till night. Kolkata, Hooghly, Howrah will face wind speed of 110-120 kmph.”

—ANI

CBI books 2 ex-army generals New Delhi: In a major development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case against two retired Major Generals and two others for allegedly tampering with the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination marks in 2002, for wrongful selection of 44 candidates for promotion.

According to the CBI FIR, accused Major General (retired) M.V. Bhat was then a Brigadier and was posted as the Director of Survey Training Institute, Hyderabad, while Major General (retired) KRMK Balaji Rao was also a Brigadier and worked with the Institute as the Deputy Surveyor General. The CBI had launched an inquiry into the allegation in October 2018.

Police offical addresses in mike for security in Kolkata.

41 teams deployed in Odisha, WB New Delhi : A total of 41 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been deployed in both Odisha and West Bengal including 7 reserves teams in the view of cyclone Amphan, said agency chief SN Pradhan on Tuesday adding that the NDRF is facing the “dual” challenge of COVID-19 and a cyclone.

‘NDRF headquarters and other agencies are doing the

monitoring. 15 teams are deployed in Odisha. They are carrying out awareness drives, communication drives, and evacuation. 19 teams are deployed in West Bengal, 2 are in standby there. A total of 41 teams have been deployed in both states including 7 reserves teams,” Pradhan said “We have learnt some lesson from the experience of Fani,” NDRF Chief SN Pradhan said. —ANI

Cabinet Secy chairs meeting of NCMC New Delhi : Cabinet Secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired the third meeting of the National Crisis Management Committee (NCMC) to review preparedness of states and central ministries to deal with the cyclonic storm ‘Amphan’. According to a release, he asked state governments to ensure timely evacuation of people from low-lying areas in cyclone path and to maintain adequate quantities of essential supplies such as food, drinking water and medicines. —ANI

Rajkot, Indore, Navi Mumbai are ‘5-star garbage-free’ cities New Delhi: The government released a rating of cities for their garbage management, giving the top ‘five-star garbage-free’ tag to six cities including Chhattisgarh’s Ambikapur and Madhya Pradesh’s Indore, while saying that the Swachh Bharat Mission has been the “greatest strength” in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Union Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri announced the results of garbage-free star rating for the cities.A total of 141 cities have been rated — six of them 5-star, 65 of three-star, 70 one-star.

Apart from Ambikapur and Indore, Gujarat’s Rajkot and Surat, Karnataka’s Mysore and Maharashtra’s Navi

TARUN KAPOOR APPOINTED CHAIRMAN, PETRONET LNG LIMITED

Tarun Kapoor, Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has been appointed Additional Director and Chairman, Petronet LNG Limited.

FOREIGN ASSIGNMENT TENURE OF GARIMA BHATNAGAR EXTENDED

The foreign assignment tenure of Garima Bhatnagar, working as Chief Mission Management and Support Section P-5 (Step-V), Department of Peacekeeping Operations, United Nations Police Division (UNPD), New York, has been extended upto July 14, 2021. She is a 1994 batch IPS officer of AGMUT cadre.

RAJESH VERMA TO JOIN AS SECRETARY, CORPORATE AFFAIRS ON JUNE 1

Rajesh Verma will be taking over the charge as Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs on June 1, 2020. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Odisha cadre.

RAJESH CHATURVEDI TO JOIN AS SECRETARY, CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS ON JUNE 1

Rajaesh Kumar Chaturvedi will be taking over the charge as Secretary, Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals on June 1, 2020. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of MP cadre.

AJIT KUMAR SRIVASTAV TO TAKE OVER AS DIRECTOR (DB), BEML ON JUNE 1

Ajit Kumar Srivastav, CGM, BEML, will be taking over the charge as Director (Defence Business), Bharat Earth Movers Limited (BEML) on June 1, 2020. He will succeed R H Muralidhara retiring in May this year.

RAJESH SHRIVASTAVA NEXT IN LINE TO REPLACE DR PRAKASHAM AS HEAD OF FORESTS IN MP ?

Govt released a rating of cities for their garbage management.

Mumbai have been rated five-star.

New Delhi, Haryana’s Karnal; Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati and Vijayawada; Chandigarh; Chhattisgarh’s Bhilai Nagar; Gujarat’s Ahmedabad; MP’s Bhopal; and Jharkhand’s Jamshedpur are among ‘three-star garbage-free rating, Puri said.

Among the ‘one-star garbage free cities’ are: Delhi Cantonment,

Rohtak, Gwalior, Maheshwar, Khandwa, Badnawar and Hathod; & Vadodara, Bhavnagar and Vyara. “In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that the present situation could have been much worse had it not been for the critical part that Swachh Bharat Mission has played in last five years to ensure a high degree of cleanliness urban areas,” he said.

forts will be made such that they (migrants) will be able to board trains from Railway Station Head on mainline which is close to their existing location,” the railways said.

The railways also said it has asked the state governments to identify and locate the migrants who are walking on roads to go to their home states and transport them to the nearest main line railway station after registering them the nearest district headquarters. It has also asked the states to give a list of these travellers to the Railway Authorities so that

arrangements can be made for their further travel through Shramik specials.

A 1984 batch IFS officer, Rajesh Shrivastava is expected to succeed Dr U Prakasham as PCCF & Head of Forests in Madhya Pradesh. Dr Prakasham, who belongs to a 1983 batch IFS officer, is due to retire on May 31, 2020.

GIRDHAR RAO IN RACE FOR HEAD OF FORESTS IN MP ?

A 1985 batch IFS officer, Girdhar Rao is also said to be in the race for the post of PCCF & Head of Forests in Madhya Pradesh. Dr Prakasham, who is a 1983 batch IFS officer, is due to retire on May 31, 2020.

P SURESH POSTED IN SCR

P Suresh on repatriation from deputation to Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd has been posted in South Central Railway. He is an IRSEE officer.

FROM PG 1 ‘Offices in...

Moreover the chief minister has appointed officer-in-charge in various districts as the scope of infection has increased in 11 districts due to the arrival of migrants.

IAS officer Bhaskar A. Sawant has been made inchrge for Pali and Sirohi, Naveen Mahajan for Jodhpur, Muktanand Agarwal for Jalore, Omprakash for Barmer, Nareshpal Gangwar for Nagaur, Samit Sharma for Sikar, Ashutosh AT Pendenekar for Udaipur, KK Pathak for Bhilwara, Praveen Gupta for Bikaner and Bhawani Singh Detha for

Rajsamand.

These officers will visit the districts and review the status of migrants’, their movement and infection.

‘No need...

Procedure (SOP) on the movement of stranded workers by trains during the ongoing COVID-19 lockdown. The Home Ministry has directed states and Union Territories to designate nodal authorities and make necessary arrangements for receiving and sending such stranded persons. “Movement of Shramik special trains shall be permitted by the Ministry of Railways

(MoR), in consultation with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA),” the Ministry said in the letter.

The Ministry said the train schedule including stoppages and destination shall be finalised by the Railways Ministry based on the requirements of States/ UTs and shall be communicated

by MoR to the States/ UTs for making suitable arrangements for sending and receiving such stranded workers. —ANI

Rlys to... routes connecting 15 major cities to Delhi.

All categories of passengers will be allowed

to book tickets which will be available online.

“Indian Railways will run 200 non-AC trains daily as per the time table from June 1, whose online booking will start soon,” tweeted Railway Minister Piyush Goyal. While the railways is yet to state which routes these trains will run on, officials said they could cater to the smaller towns and cities.

Railways said the move to start these 200 trains would also be helpful for migrants who can avail these trains if they are unable to board the Shramik Special trains. “Ef-

Sonia to...

The sources said that Congress has invited opposition parties and the focus of the meeting will be on coronavirus crisis with an emphasis on the “tremendous difficulties” faced by migrant labourers returning to their homes in different states.

Sources said NCP chief Sharad Pawar, JMM leader Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, TMC chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,

DMK leader MK Stalin, CPI-M’s Sitaram Yechury, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav are among leaders from 20 parties likely to take part in the meeting.—ANI

Chaos @ Bandra... a large number of migrants were seen carrying their luggages and running towards the gate of the Bandra Terminus.

The crowd started gathering in the area around 11 am, sources said. The Western Railway in a statement later said a Shramik Special train was scheduled for Purnia from the Bandra Terminus in which passengers registered with

the state authorities were to travel.

However, many people, who were not registered and not called by the state authorities, gathered on a road and a bridge near the station, it said.

Hurriyat chief’s...

Two weapons and ammunition were recovered from their possession, the police said.

Earlier in the day, a member of police special operation group was injured in the encounter. Jammu and Kashmir Police said the operation was launched on a credible police input last night. —ANI

Moderation is the key to physical good health, we must be moderate in food and exercise but we must be excessive in hard work and creativity to succeed.

—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India

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Gehlot writes to 200 MLAs to help return normalcy CM has shot letters to MLAs asking them to aid govt in fight against corona and restarting economic activities while welcoming suggestions over water availability Naresh Sharma Jaipur: It is said that a good leader is one who can not only get people to follow him, but get them to follow him wantonly. And for this, the leader has to take several measures, like not falling in the larger than life ‘image’ and instead staying true to the roots by requesting help from his juniors when ever necessary and appreciating their deeds.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is one such leader who never shies away from seeking contribution from his colleagues, especially in times of crisis, and in return, acknowledges and honours their contribution as well.

Amid the ongoing Corona crisis, a sensitive

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot has shot letters to all MLAs of Rajasthan requesting them to help in quarantine efforts of migrant workers and to provide any help possible to poor and marginalised section of the society.

In a two page letter, Gehlot has observed the help, contribution and suggestions of all the MLAs to over-

come the crisis. “We are now in the fourth phase of lockdown and the inter-state and inter-district travelling has increased. Migrants are coming in from areas where the infection is rampant. Being MLAs, you have a considerable grass root network and I hope that using this network you will en-

sure that migrants follow home quarantine protocol or take help in government established quarantine,” Gehlot said.

Meanwhile, owing to the summer season, the Chief Minister has also asked the MLAs to give suggestions to respective district Collectors to ensure that the work left under contingency plan can be completed soon. “We have taken several steps to restart the economic and industrial activities and have received suggestions from entrepreneurs for the same. I believe you will support the government through your leadership in starting economic activities so that normalcy returns at the earliest,” Gehlot said in the letter.

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Sarpanch’s murder leaves locals furious First India Bureau Chomu: The murder of Amarsar sarpanch Om Prakash Saini by unidentified miscreants only 500 meters away from the local police station has left locals infuriated. Residents are questioning the working style of SHO Suresh Rolan. The police didn’t reach the crime spot for an hour despite it being only 500 meters away from the accident spot.

People gathered at the police station in large number and expressed their anger over the incident. SP (rural) Shankar Dutt Sharma realising the sensitivity of the matter, sent Additional SP Gyanchand Yadav and four Dy SPs along with policemen from as many as 10 police stations to handle the situation. He assured that the police will soon nab the perpetrators of the crime.

Meanwhile, postmortem of the deceased sarpanch was conducted at SMS hospital in Jaipur.

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Raghu dials up doc-lab tech to resolve tussle Vikas Sharma

Jaipur: The row between lab technicians and doctors came to a amicable settlement after 20 hours. ACS (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh himself had to intervene after Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma asked him to settle the issue. Dr Raghu Sharma too had telephonic conversation with both the disputing sides. Dr Sharma made them understand the repercussions of the break in lab work on the mission to defeat coronavirus.

While ACS Rohit Kumar Singh negotiated with the agitated lab technicians, the contract workers working under CM Free Medicine Scheme took over the work replacing the lab technicians on strike.

ACS Singh called the Lab technicians union for the nego-

Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma

tiation and constituted a committee to enquire the whole matter. The suspension of lab technician Ramesh Kumawat was revoked and an appeal to return to the work was made which resulted in ending the impasse amicably.

President of the Lab Technicians Employees Union Jitendra Singh expressed satisfaction over the development.

Earlier, the day started with agitated lab technicians gathering in the SMS hospital compound expressing their solidarity with

the suspended lab technician.

They made it a point to follow social distancing while expressing their opposition to the action taken by the college management.

Health Minster Dr Raghu Sharma paid his respects to former Congress MLA Hanuman Sahay Vyas at his residence in Shahpura.

He was accompanied

by Motor Garage Minister Rajendra Yadav and Dudu MLA Babu Lal Nagar. They offered floral tributes to Late Vyas and consoled his family.

Ground-Breaking: RHB starts REWARD FOR SC grants protection to Arnab, work on Jaipur’s biggest park! PERFORMANCE! refuses to transfer cases to CBI First India Bureau

Shivendra Parmar Jaipur. It was a moment in history for Jaipur when on Tuesday the ground work for the biggest public park of the Pink City was started by RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora under his own supervision. In fact Arora had been laying ‘paper work’ for starting ground work even during the lockdown when tenders were issued for cleaning the area off solid structures and for erecting boundary wall.

“The wall construction and interior cleaning will be finished next month. There are 15 solid structures, some old buildings and cemented roads which will be dismantled in this phase,” Arora said. The park will have

RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora taking stock of the progress of connecting bridge in Jhulelal Market.

two gates on either ends of Madhyam Marg. The reason for Arora looking to finish current work in a month is that he wants to start the most important work of plantation from July 15 to be finished by September 30.

This he seems to be doing to take maximum advantage of the rainy season to plant almost 10000 plants.

“RHB will be taking cooperation of Social & Educational institutions for the plantation work

along with RWAs,” the RHB Commissioner said, adding, “the proposed park will come up on land which is ten acre more than Central park and will boast of outdoor gym, musical fountain, artificial lake, 3 Km jogging track, 1.5 Km walkway, dedicated play area for kids and a string of speciality food counters”. RHB Commissioner also inspected work progress on Jaipur Chopati, Coaching Hub and Jhulelal Market.

Jaipur: On Tuesday, the post of DIPR Commissioner and ex-officio joint secretaryDIPR, currently held

by IAS Mahendra Soni, was re-designated as Commissioner DIPR and ex-officio special secretary DIPR. In effect it is a promotion provided to a long time silent performer and a mature bureaucrat, Soni, who is considered to be one of CM’s trusted man and has thus been rewarded for performance. Since taking over as DIPR Commissioner, Sonia has been instrumental in effectively taking government’s policies to the people in a much more comprehensive manner.

Several important issues, that had been set aside in the department,

Mahendra Soni

were cleared under Soni’s guidance. Interestingly, he has coordinated 15 media interactions of CM during the past two months of Corona crisis.

Soni has also been instrumental in ensuring that honorariums reached the 102 journalists which was announced by CM Gehlot in his budget speech. The issue of medi-claim policy which used to drag on for several months after the contract period would get over, was revitalised and for the first time, insurance amount was submitted on time.

New Delhi: In partial relief to Republic TV Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, the Supreme Court Tuesday quashed all criminal investigations related to the news show on Palghar mob-lynching except the initial one that is being probed by the Mumbai police, but refused his plea for transfer of probe to the CBI. Observing that journalistic freedom lies at the core of freedom of speech and expression, a bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M R Shah granted protection to Goswami from any coercive action for three more weeks from today and said that he can approach the competent court for quashing of the FIR. While quashing multi-

Arnab Goswami

ple FIRs lodged in different places with regard to the news show, the top court said they will have stifling effect and directed that no other FIR or complaint shall be entertained or pursued on basis of broadcast made by Goswami on April 21.

Pronouncing the verdict through video conferencing, the apex court observed that the right of journalist under Article 19 (1) (a) is at a higher level and that

India’s freedom of press stays as long as journalists can speak truth to power, but this freedom is not absolute.

The top court on May 11 had directed that no coercive action should be taken against Goswami in the fresh FIR lodged

by Mumbai police on May 2, for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by making some remarks during his news show. —PTI

POLITICAL APPOINTMENT ISSUE Aditi Nagar New Delhi: It appears that the issue of political appointments in Rajasthan is going to ‘haunt’ the Congress party workers in Rajasthan for one more month, at the very least. Although there is a speculation doing the rounds that appointments have been delayed due to the Corona pandemic and that a positive development could occur after June 15, however, what is interesting here is to note whether the delay has actually been caused by Corona or were there any other reason for the same.

Even as one and a half year of the Congress government would pass, party worker are still eagerly waiting for a re-

Action against those found guilty of delay: Pande ward for their hard work. It is worth noting that Congress President Sonia Gandhi had directed ministers to select performing workers from block and village level to reward them. This message was clearly provided to CM Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot by AICC General Secretary and Rajasthan Incharge Avinash Pande.

However sources reveal that the main reason for the delay is the lethargic attitude of ministers in carrying out what should have been their priority work.

Several minister incharges have not even

‘CENTRE HAS FAILED IN CORONA FIGHT’

Avinash Pande

prepared a proper report, let alone submitting the same. By March 15, all minister incharges had to sub-

mit report to state incharge Avinash Pande but apart from a handful of ministers, no one else has handed

their report. In fact, those who have made and submitted have done an extremely bad work of ‘copy-paste’

from the earlier reports without doing any groundwork! Then there are those who are excusing themselves of

the ‘burden’ due to corona.

A four member committee was formed in every district to hashout the best workers, but the minister incharge have made a mockery of the entire effort, so much so that they could not even finish the research work!

“Brainstorming on the political appointments is going on.

There is a delay in appointments due to Corona too although the minister Incharge are doing their work and I have sought report from them wherein a few reports have been received, several ministers have not sub-

mitted any report and soon a combined report will be submitted before Sonia Gandhi. Action will be taken against those found guilty for the delay,” said Avinash Pande while speaking to First India.

Interestingly, the ‘action’ Pande speaks about could result in ‘cracking whip’ against a few ministers so much so that either they could be stripped off their ministry or shifted to a lesser important portfolio!

The Congress party wants to further develop Rajasthan according to its vision of model state but due to the delay in political appointments the workers are headed towards disillusionment!

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Deepika Padukone

Husn Ke Lakhon Rang...

Cabaret as a dance form has been much celebrated in real and reel life, City First revisits some of the popular cabaret dancers and the change in the dance form!

Helen

RUCHIKA SODHI cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

1960’s

Bindu

was the era of Cabaret in Bollywood where these numbers were very much the crowd pullers. The songs would be a part of the movie, with the plot often woven in, unlike the item numbers of today. Also, the female lead rarely performed the cabaret in those days whereas now the top stars take the lead in the item numbers.

The first name which pops into mind is naturally Helen who brought a sensuous grace to each of her dances though Cuckoo was the first cabaret dancer of Bollywood. Actresses like Aruna Irani, Bindu, Jayshree T and Padma Khanna carried on into the 70’s, setting the screen on fire.

In fact, the word which comes to mind is

Jayshree T

Aruna Irani

Padma Khanna

graceful and sultry when we think of these beauties, vulgarity was never a part of the Hindi movie cabaret scene. I can’t think of anybody who matches the sexy moves of Helen even today, just think ‘Piya Tu Ab To Aaja’ or for that matter Aruna Irani with ‘Sapna Mera Tut Gaya’.

Faryal was a popular dancer with ‘Yeh Duniya To Hai Bas Paise Ki’ as one of her best songs. No cabaret list can be complete without the Padma Khanna number ‘Husn Ke Lakhon Rang’.

Rekha, the star who holds a special place in every heart is one of the best dancers as we all

know but she stunned her fans when she did cabaret for the song ‘Kaisi Paheli Zindagani’ in the movie Parineeta.

Kareena, the star of the Kapoor family is a naturally sexy dancer oozing oomph as she did in ‘Yeh Mera Dil’ in ‘Don’. For a moment there, I did forget Helen’s original. Both, Deepika Padukone or Priyanka Chopra, the queens of Bollywood, are absolutely amazing dancers bringing a deeprooted grace to their moves leading to sultry and sexy confidence in their dances.

Today, the cabaret or the item songs are here to stay and in fact, are highly popular at the wedding and ladies’ sangeet too. So, swing those hips and call out to the love of your life…‘Piya Tu Ab To Aaja’!

Mahi Gill

Kareena Kapoor Khan Richa Chaddha

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Jalore: Corona pandemic has affected all aspects of the lives of people across the country. The devastating effect of COVID-19 is more visible on the workers stranded in places far away from their roots. There are thousands of workers employed in the interior decoration industry who have migrated from states like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to work in economic centers like Mumbai. Narsi Group from Rajasthan too employs a large number of people in Mumbai, who have come from various states. Even this industry is suffering due to the Corona epidemic infused lock-

down. But unlike others, Narsi Kulariya, MD of Narsi Group is unfazed by the current setback and is already planning a big revival for the post-COVID-19 era. Narsi Kulariya believes in PM Modi’s skill development programme to the core and had been instrumental in training a large number of youngsters for the interior design industry. Now when all of a sudden Corona struck Kulariya knew exactly what to do, he didn’t wait for anything and extended his hand of help to the stranded workers by transferring money to their bank accounts so that they didn’t feel the pinch of the lockdown on their daily needs.

Narsi Kulariya waited for a while to see the probabilities of the lockdown being lifted. He always has been a man deeply rooted in his native state Rajasthan despite becoming a big

FA CE OF TH ED AY

name in the interior industry with business expanding beyond the borders of India. A simple man like Narsi Kulariya employing more than 5000 workers realized that his workers would like to be close to their homes and near & dear ones in this hour of crisis.

So he started getting in touch with senior officers o arrange for his workers to travel back home. He called Congress state General Secretary Pukhraj Parashar who was eager to help him in his endeavor. Narsi Kulariya got central minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat’s help to arrange for a special train from Mumbai.

YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva

His personal rapport with senior officers in states came in handy and his brother Bhanwar Kulariya & Poonam Kulariya strongly stood behind their elder brother. Finally, the Kulariya brothers were able to get 1200 workers from Mumbai to Rajasthan through a spe-

cial train.

These workers hailed from areas like Bikaner, Nokha and Jodhpur. So the younger brothers Bhanwar and Poonam Kulariya arranged for buses to carry the workers from the railway stations to their respective places. Arrangements

for proper refreshments for workers were made at the railway station before the workers started their onward journey. Local administration and police officers along with local MLA Bihari Lal helped the Narsi Group initiative. Narsi Kulariya has helped his workers in their hour of distress and this is an inspiration for other industrialists across the country. Now he eagerly awaits for the crisis to get over so that he along with brothers Bhanwar and Poonam can once more take the interior industry to a new height bringing prosperity not only for them, workers but for India as well.

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

Your family always supports you for everything so that ways you always feel strong. You will try different forms of yoga and meditation to feel better. Your lover will ask you questions about future so be ready with the truth and handle the things with wisdom.

You will get closer to each other in family and a good understanding will develop amongst you all. Spend a romantic evening with your lover even if via technology. You are person who always ensures the happiness of the elders. You will be able to bag a lucrative deal.

You enjoy a good health because you always take care good care of what you eat. Do something special for your dear one and express your gratitude towards them. You will become a good fun loving sincere spouse. You can get the financial stability that you want.

On academic front you will raise your performance bar by utilising the current time in improving yourself.

Romance is all that is on your mind and you are desperate to meet your lover but safety is more important than anything else. Take good care of your health.

MAR 21 - APR 20

APR 21 - MAY 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

You help people when they need you and that is why so many people love you and want to remain associated with you. You have a beautiful soul and you are a person of depth. Love inspires you and make you a better person. Taking right steps in right direction is all that you need.

You may be dying to meet someone close so technology is a big blessing in your life right now, You don’t need reminders from anybody you sincerely do all your work on your own on academic front.

You care about poor and you will do what you can to help them.

You will get one step closer to your goal on professional front.

Academically you are a strong one and no matter what the situation is you keep yourself up to date. You will get a good break on professional front in coming times.

There will be an improve in health.

Don’t annoy your parents for things that may or may not happen in future, maintain peace at present.

Impressing your partner is on your cards and you may do anything to succeed in your endeavour. You will get money from the unexpected quarters.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You are a person who is able to solve all the riddles and surprise everyone. You can get some favours from your friends if you are in any need. You will get extra attention than usual, from your partner. You will go out of your way to feed hungry people. You can expect to get payment from someone.

Marriage is on cards even amidst these changing times. You will be able to do negotiation in business matters. Without any fear just enrol for higher studies, when the right times comes you will find your way.

Those who are in debt will see some relief.

You are the shining light in the times of darkness for your parents. Make efforts to maintain all the harmony in your family. You are very romantic by nature and your partner is always longing for you. You have many friends as you are a social person. Make wise investments if you want rich dividends.

You have many aspirations on academic front and the good thing is that you do all that you can to out stand. Get in touch with friends from whom you haven’t heard for a long time.Financial problems are a things of the past for you. Money keeps flowing your life all the time.

NOV 23 - DEC 22

DARSHANA SORATHIYA, Actor

Narsi Kulariya waited for a while to see the probabilities of the lockdown being lifted. He always has been a man deeply rooted in his native state Rajasthan despite becoming a big name in the interior industry with business expanding beyond the borders of India. A simple man like Narsi Kulariya employing more than 5000 workers realized that his workers would like to be close to their homes.

DEC 23 - JAN 20

JAN 21 - FEB 19

FEB20 - MARCH 20

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BE FIT

MENTALLY!

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eepika Padukone, who has long been spreading awareness about mental health disorders, curated a wellness guide for people struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. Padukone posted the wellness guide on Twitter and asked people not to hesitate to seek support when going through emotional turmoil.

“Do not hesitate to seek support when you are feeling overwhelmed. #YouAreNotAlone. Click on my Instagram Wellness Guide for ideas and advice on nurturing your #MentalHealth during this period of uncertainty and beyond,” she tweeted. Padukone’s mental wellness guide consists of tips to address the mental health, a list of daily routine activities for taking care of the mind, and other important tips

to cope with stress and anxiety.

Earlier this year, the actor was also awarded the Crystal Award at the World Economic Forum in Davos for spreading awareness about the importance of mental health. Padukone started voicing her opinion on the importance of mental health through her ‘The Live Love Laugh Foundation (TLLLF) in June 2015.

Through the programme, the actor launched nationwide awareness as well as destigmatisation campaigns. The foundation raises awareness about mental health disorders and organises training sessions, research and lecture series that feature some of the well-known thinkers and achievers.

—ANI

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‘Malang’ in trend!

A

fter charting a successful run at the box office earlier this year, Aditya Roy Kapoor, Disha Patani, Anil Kapoor and Kunal Kemmu starrer Mohit Suri’s Malang released on OTT platform on 15 May and has been ranking at #1 spot in India on the platform owing to the exceptional response from the viewers.

What’s more, the movie is also trending in Top 10 in 11 other countries across the world as of today viz-UAE, Canada, Singa-

Still from the movie

pore, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Qatar, Pakistan and Bangladesh with more countries getting added to this list daily.

While Malang is setting new benchmarks on this OTT platform, its makers are already working on its sequel ‘Malang 2’. Producer, Ankur Garg says, “We are thankful to the audience who have shown such a phenomenal response to our film Malang after the theatres, now on OTT. While people are enjoying Malang on Netflix- Yes, we are coming up with Malang 2. Mohit and Luv are working on the sequel and more details will follow soon!”

—Agency

An adorable wish!

Anil and Sunita Kapoor (left) and Sonam K Ahuja

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ctor Anil Kapoor and wife Sunita completed 36 years of marriage on Tuesday, and their elder daughter, actress Sonam Kapoor Ahuja, took to Instagram and shared a few pictures of the couple, wishing them on the occasion.

“Happy happy anniversary parents.. I love you so much and miss you so much. 36 years married and 11 years of dating! Insane ! Your love story is the best kind filled with love laughter and family and because angst only belongs in films not real life.

“Love you love you love you . ps ( you both also produced the three most confident and crazy children ) we hope we make you proud,” wrote Sonam. Sunita, too, wished her husband on social media on their special day. “My Husband is My Happy Place” Happy 36th anniversary.. love you beyond time,” she posted. A few days back, Anil shared a couple of pictures on Instagram where he is seen honing his carrom skills with Sunita amid the lockdown.

—IANS Deepika Padukone

CITY OF LOVER!

Katy Perry

CRAVING

T

aylor Swift had the biggest surprise for her fans as she live-tweeted songs from ‘City of Lover Concert’ after her 2020 tour got cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. The young songstress had to call off many performances and concerts due to the global pandemic. Hence, she decided to surprise fans and give them a glimpse of what the ‘City of Lover’ Concert would have looked like. Taylor Swift performed acoustics of her songs and teased the fans.

The songs were shot last September at Paris’s L’Olympia Theater after Taylor Swift’s seventh album Lover came out. “It was the best album release party I could’ve wished for,” Taylor Swift tweeted. “A lot of these songs on this album that just came out, I’ve never played live before. And I was thinking about how I’d really like to play some of these songs for the very first time, and I was thinking maybe the best way to do it would be just playing the songs acoustically, the way that I wrote them,” the 30-year-old singer gushed.

—IANS

Indian Food!

K

Taylor Swift

aty Perry has entered her third trimester and she’s having cravings like any other aspiring mother. The 35-year-old singer has often opened up on experiencing pregnancy blues amidst the Coronavirus lockdown. During a live Facebook chat, Katy Perry revealed that she’s finding it difficult to stay at home with so many people around and she escapes to her car every now and then to enjoy some ‘me time’. While Katy is having her share of good and bad days during her pregnancy, the songstress admits she’s been craving for Indian food.

Expecting moms often experience swings of food cravings and its spicy Indian food for Katy Perry. “Well, in the very beginning it was like give me Indian food or get out of the way,” she revealed. “I have never wanted more spice than I do want in my life now. So it’s all about spice, how hot can my mouth get,” Katy Perry admitted.

—IANS

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City First talks to a few Salon owners in Jaipur, as they finally open to the public after almost 2 months’ lockdown!

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GET.. SET.. GO!

—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

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Looks salon is all set to give grooming services with WHO guidelines of Hygiene and Safety. Starting from the entry, to service execution, to billing, sanitization safety protocols are followed to ensure clients’ safety. Salon has a sanitization entry bar, the staff wears PPE Kits the whole time while working, and for clients all disposables things are being used, like disposable towels, linen, etc.

Let all the fear go away, when you come to Looks Salon. We care for you!

—Dr JYOTI CHAUDHARY, LOOKS SALON

Precautions being taken at LOOKS Salon CITY FIRST

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rooming is something that everyone has been waiting for, and for the people in Jaipur, the day is finally here. The salons in the Pink City opened on Tuesday to the public, with maximum protection, sanitization, and safety. City First got in touch with a few of the owners and asked them about the precautions they are taking, and the kind of safety they are assuring to their customers, which would keep not just the customers safe, but the staff safe as well. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

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rajan The Spark Apex is presenting all the patrons of Srajan together on one platform to interact with the viewers on Wednesday. The event will run live on Facebook in India at 8.30 PM, UK at 4 PM and Canada at 11 AM. During the online event, Chief Patron IPS Prasanna Khamesra, renowned Ghazal Maestros Ustad Rajkumar Rizvi, Ustad Ahmed Hussain and Ustad Mohammad Hussain, World Fame Percussionist Drummist Anandan Sivamani, renowned Flutist Pt. Ronu Majumdar and Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashmah fame renowned Poet/Actor Shailesh Lodha will come live on the platform to chit chat with their fans.

We promise to maintain the utmost hygiene level with our set protocols to make you feel the highest level of comfort. As a safety measure, we’ve placed infrared thermometers at the entry and regular checks shall be taken for everyone entering the premises. We’ve taken the liberty to perform proper sanitization at regular intervals of the premises for your safety. We’ve placed sterilization stations for all our types of equipment to ensure there are no traces of unwanted bacteria. We’ve taken the liberty to develop specialised PPE Kits containing disposable suits, hand gloves, caps, hair-nets, face shields, and masks.

—DEEPALI CHUGH, SIZZLIN SCIZZORS

EXTENDING HELP!

BUZZ!

Srajan The Spark Apex

Services being taken with full precautions at Hashtag Blunt Salon

CITY FIRST

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ith the recent announcement of Lockdown 4.0, leading educational institute JK Lakshmipat University, in association with the District Administration of Jaipur, Samarth Community and NLCS Bhilwara has extended the operations of its helpline ‘Sharing-Caring’ for senior citizens across Rajasthan. The helpline which was initially operating for the Jaipur region now extends its operations for the entire Rajasthan and within a month, the helpline saw a huge response from the elderly people of Jaipur and received more than 1300 calls, with more than a 100 calls per day in the

“Jaise Chamke Juggnu Bina Roshni Ke, Chamke Vaise Jhoomar Jaise Nache Angan Me Vaise Rani Ghume Ghoomar”

initial days. The helpline number 7428518030 is run by a dedicated team of JKLU faculty, staff and students. Elderly citizens can call between 9 AM and 7 PM if they feel stressed or worried, need essentials such as food, medicines, medical support or consultation, need information on COVID 19, want to talk to one of the volunteers, or wish to learn about using technology to help in times of COVID-19 informed Dr R L Raina, Vice-Chancellor, JK Lakshmipat University. District Collector, Dr Joga Ram who launched this noble initiative also appreciated the move amid extended lockdown and facilitated administrative support for its smooth operations. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

We at Hashtag Blunt Salon are and would be following the guidelines laid by the government. We have equipped our staff with PPE kits, face masks, face shields, gloves and sanitizer. To maintain social distancing, we have reduced a number of chairs (work station) by 50% and are requesting our customers to take prior appointments before they drop in to reduce any gathering in our waiting area. Personal protection kits to our staff, sanitizer at every work station, disposable face masks, hand gloves are now our main weapons to keep ourselves and our customers safe.

—MANISHA PANDEL, HASHTAG BLUNT SALON

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Rajasthan: Anil Lodha, Editor-in-Chief, A1TV celebrated his birthday with simplicity at home with his family and Jagdeesh Chandra.

Seen here with him are, his sister Mamta, son Utkarsh with his daughter Vagmi. Anil Lodha’s mother Bimla Lodha is next to him as he cuts the cake, along with daughterin-law Bharti and niece Prachi.

WHAT’S HAPPENING!

Twirling with Grace

GHOOMAR

Rajasthan: Ajay Dabur, a student from St. Edmund’s School class XII C in Jawahar Nagar, paid a tribute to the corona warriors through his artworks.

Rajasthan: On the fifth day of the ongoing ‘Online Learning – Children’s Summer Festival’, viewers learned about the religious folk painting of Rajasthan ‘Phar Painting’. The session was conducted by visual artist, Manoj Joshi from Chittorgarh. During the online learning session, viewers learned about the history of Phar Painting, its oral traditions, how to prepare the canvas, elements of a Phar painting, types of colours used and much more. The session witnessed participation from over 280 viewers.

SWATI JANGID

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CITY FIRST, JODHPUR

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eema Rathore, an artist from Rajasthan has been helping many aspiring dancers to learn the Ghoomar Dance, as she is training young girls and ladies. The Ghoomar dance form became more popular with the film ‘Padmavat’, and now almost every woman wants to ‘twirl gracefully’.

Other than Ghoomar, she also conducts Bharatanatyam, Kathak and Bollywood dance workshops, as she has always been in the field of dancing since her childhood. She has always remained at the forefront when it comes to dancing, at various junctures like marriage parties, competitions and other cultural events. Even before she knew, her interest in dance turned

Seema Rathore

into her passion, and she started working hard to create a career in this field. Finally, she started her own dance academy, ‘Rhythm Dance Academy’ and made everyone learn the traditional dance of Rajasthan, along with other dance forms. With her exceptional talent, she has attracted not only the people in Jodhpur, but also the foreigners.

She even participated in various big competitions organised at the city level, where she was bold enough to beat more than 80 dancers, and to emerge as a winner in the traditional dance category. She says, “Dance is something which can lift you up, creating

positive aura all around.” Her exceptional talent has helped her to bag prestigious awards like, ‘India Star Icon Award of the State’. This award is regarded as the prestigious one in the country, and has attracted the authorities to facilitate talents from across the country. She bagged the award for the category of traditional dance. She is the only lady from Rajasthan to achieve this award, which is given to people with exceptional talents. The young choreographer calls Ghoomar a legacy, which has the potential to save the youth community from the culture of destruction and prejudice.

Gujarat: Police personnel at the Krishnanagar police station observed two minutes’ silence to mourn the passing of their colleague Head Constable Bharatji Somji, who died due to COVID-19.

Gujarat: Man performs puja as he reopens his street garage on Ashram Road in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

Gujarat: Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel paid tribute to Catherine, Head Nurse of Civil Hospital, who died after contracting Sars-CoV-2 while on duty at the dedicated COVID-19 Hospital. He commended her contribution as a warrior in the fight against the disease.