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ALERT JAIPUR l WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 80
COVID-19 UPDATE
WORLD
8,19,523 2,39,24,225 DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA 22,794 DEATHS 7,03,823 CASES
CONFIRMED CASES
TAMIL NADU 6,721 DEATHS 3,91,303 CASES
INDIA
59,608 32,31,522 DEATHS
KARNATAKA 4,958 DEATHS 2,91,826 CASES
CONFIRMED CASES
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RAJASTHAN
980
DEATHS
DELHI 4,330 DEATHS 1,64,071 CASES
73,325
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT 2,928 DEATHS 88,942 CASES
PUBLIC’S AGAINST COVID
The alert citizens of the holy town of Pushkar have stepped forward to voluntarily impose a three-day lockdown from Tuesday onwards in a move to break the chain of coronavirus infection. Only essential services like medical, grocery and milk will be allowed. Seen here is a deserted view of holy Pushkar Sarovar on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA
India deploys missiles near LAC in Ladakh New Delhi: Against the backdrop of the activities of the Chinese helicopters close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, Indian forces have deployed troops equipped with shoulder-fired air defence missiles on the crucial heights there. “Indian troops armed with the Russian-origin Igla air defence system have been deployed on the crucial heights along the border to take care of any enemy aircraft trying to violate the Indian air space there,” sources told ANI here. The Russian-origin air defence systems are used by both the Indian Army and the Air Force and are supposed to be used when the enemy fighter jets or choppers come close to own loca-
India is keeping a close watch on Hotan, Gar Gunsa, Kashghar, Hopping, Dkonka Dzong, Linzhi and Pangat airbases of PLAAF.
Indian troops armed with the Russianorigin Igla air defence system have been deployed on the crucial heights along the border to take care of any enemy aircraft trying to violate the Indian air space there —Sources tions or deployments during hostilities. The India side has also enhanced its surveillance through the de-
ployment of radars and surface to air missile systems to keep track of the enemy air movement there. Turn to P6
Pilot Project: Cong panel meets sans decision
PULWAMA TERROR ATTACK
Aditi Nagar
Jammu: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday filed a charge sheet against Masood Azhar Alvi and 18 others in an NIA court in Jammu in connection with the Pulwama terror attack, in which 40 CRPF personnel were killed. According to NIA sources, the 13,500 page chargesheet has named several Pakistani nationals as accused in the case. Those named as accused include Pakistani nationals Masood Azhar Alvi, Rouf Asgar Alvi, Ammar Alvi, Mohd Ismail, Muhammad Umar Farooq, Mohd Kamran Ali, and Qari Yasir. Notably, the chargesheet named six accused who have already been killed. Others named in the FIR
New Delhi: With several ‘challenges’ facing the grand old party, it appears that party leadership has started an exercise to address the issue and in this connection the three member committee on Rajasthan issues that included Ahmed Patel, Venugopal and Ajay Maken conducted its first meet on the subject on Tuesday evening. Although the meeting lasted for a good time, no concrete decision has been taken and further action now depends on Ajay Maken’s 3-4 day tour of Jaipur in this respect.Full report P8
NIA chargesheet against Masood Azhar, 18 others
include Shakir Bashir, Insha Jan, Peer Tariq Ahmed Shah, Mohd Abbas Rather, Bilal Ahmed Kuchhey, Mudasir Ahmad Khan, Sameer Ahmad Dar, Ashaq Ahmed Nengroo, and Adil Ahmed Dar, all residents of Pulwama district. Srinagar resident Waiz-ul-Islam, Budgam resident Mohd Iqbal Rather and Sajjad
Ahmed Bhat from Anantnag district were also named in the chargesheet. In July, the NIA had informed that it has arrested the seventh accused named, Bilal Ahmed Kuchey, whom the agency has termed as “a terror associate” on July 5. According to the agency, Kuchey a resident of Hajibal, Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, runs a sawmill at his place and harboured and extended logistic support to the Jaish-eMohammad (JeM) terrorists involved in the Pulwama attack. The main perpetrators in the case stayed in his house and Kuchey further introduced them Turn to P6
Unlock 4: Metro, single screen halls may open New Delhi: To increase economic activities and employment opportunities, Centre is considering to give a breather to various sectors in Unlock 4. According to sources, government may give some more relaxations but its implementation in the respective states or UT will be done on the basis of assessment conducted by state governments. So far, the government has received various suggestions for allowing local rail/metro, allowing single theatre cinema halls, auditoriums, assembly halls and similar places. But, the final decision of allowing these activities is yet to be taken. Turn to P6
RAJ’S BIG ECONOMIC PUSH
Cabinet to approve special tourism package, RCA land today First meeting since ‘peace’ announced between once ‘warring’ Pilot-Gehlot camp has no representation from Pilot camp Naresh Sharma Jaipur: It has been nearly a fortnight since Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot called a cabinet meeting. In the recent past all the meetings had been called when the state Congress government was facing serious problems from
the Sachin Pilot camp, however, now that the Pilot camp has returned, Gehlot has yet again called a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. It is worth noting that neither Pilot nor any of his camp’s Minister’s would be attending the meeting since none of
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
them currently hold a ministerial berth. The meeting is proposed at 4.30 pm at the chief minister’s residence. It will be the first cabinet meeting, held in a rather ‘peaceful environment’, after the monthlong political crisis, which started with the rebellion by former deputy CM Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress MLAs, came to an end last month. Sources informed that the cabinet is likely to decide on deducting one-
day salary of CM, ministers and government officers for relief works being conducted during the corona pandemic. The cabinet may also consider a proposal to allot land to Rajasthan Cricket Academy, customised package for tourism industry, new tourism policy, amendment in rules of giving out of the turn jobs to sportspersons and some matters related with amendment in service rules. Meanwhile, on Tues-
day, nearly two dozen MLAs and ministers called on the Chief Minister including minister Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Saleh Mohammad, Mamta Bhupesh, Subhash Garg and MLAs Govind Meghwal, Jagdish Jangid, Gurmeet Kunnar, Mahendrajeet Malviya, Zahida Khan, Balwan Poonia and Sandeep Yadav. Yadav, a former BSP legislator from Tijara in Alwar district, has met the Chief Minister twice in two days.