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COVID-19 UPDATE

WORLD

5,02,859 1,01,76,204 DEATHS

MAHARASHTRA 7,429 DEATHS 1,64,626 CASES

CONFIRMED CASES

DELHI 2,623 DEATHS 83,077 CASES

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INDIA

16,486 5,48,869 DEATHS

TAMIL NADU 1,079 DEATHS 82,275 CASES

CONFIRMED CASES

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RAJASTHAN

399

DEATHS

GUJARAT 1,809 DEATHS 31,397 CASES

17,271

CONFIRMED CASES

UTTAR PRADESH 649 DEATHS 21,549 CASES

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HIMALAYAN DESERT

Ladakh, the scenic Himalayan desert has been at the centre of most fierce Indo-China conflict in 53 years as the region witnessed violent face-off between the two neighbours.

China has been expanding its presence near Pangong Lake, the highest saltwater lake in the world. The lake which is famous for changing its colours, seems to encourage India to blow something out of the water, Literally! The location offers strategic advantage throughout the Himalayan region and Sunday’s statements by both Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Shah shows India’s commitment to protect its borders and sovereignty at any cost.

PM WARNS THOSE WHO CAST EVIL EYE ON LADAKH Aditi Nagar

China deployed martial art trainers during border clash!

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that India has given a befitting reply to those who cast an evil eye on its territory in Ladakh, stating that while the country honours the spirit of friendship, it is also capable of giving an appropriate response to any adversary.

Paying tributes to the 20 army men killed in the violent stand off with China earlier this month, Modi also said that India’s brave soldiers have shown that they will not allow the nation’s pride to be hurt.

PM’s strong words on his monthly ‘Mann ki Baat’ broadcast came amid a standoff between Indian and Chinese armies in eastern Ladakh, with the opposition Congress constantly attacking the central government over the issue. “Those who cast an evil eye on Indian soil in Ladakh have got a befitting response.

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New Delhi: China had earlier this month deployed martial art trainers and members of a mountain club in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR), which borders India, state media reports said Sunday.

No specific reason was given in the reports about the new deployment but it was done during the ongoing border tension with India, which began in early May, and escalated into a deadly brawl later.

Reports suggest China had sent 20 martial arts trainers to Tibetan plateau to train army personnel there. It is believed that they took the decision after the faceoff with Indian troops in the Galwan valley. Official military newspaper China National Defense News reported five new militia divisions including former members of a Mount Everest Olympic torch relay team and fighters from mixed martial arts club had arrived at Lhasa on June 15.

PM Modi addresses the nation through his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, in New Delhi on Sunday.

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India will win both battles under PM Modi’s leadership: Shah New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday exuded confidence that the country would overcome the two “jung” (battle) under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In an exclusive interview to ANI, Amit Shah said that he wants to assure the Indians that the country will both the battles under PM Modi’s leadership.

Shah came down heav-

ily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of playing into China and Pakistan’s hand by indulging in “anti-India” propaganda during a crisis. Referring to Rahul Gandhi’s “Surender Modi” Turn on P6

Curbs in Maha to continue past June 30; 68 jail inmates test +ve Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray Sunday said the battle against coronavirus cannot be left halfway and urged the people of the state to follow rules and ensure the lockdown was not re-imposed. However, Thackeray made it clear that the lockdown curbs in the state would continue beyond June 30.

In an address to the state, Thackeray said, “Will lockdown be lifted after June 30? The clear

MANIPUR EXTENDS LOCKDOWN TILL JULY 15 Imphal: Manipur CM N Biren Singh on Sunday announced the extension of lockdown in the state till July 15. Announcing the lockdown in the state Singh said, “We have decided to extend the lockdown in Manipur for another 15 days from 1st-15th July.” Earlier this week, several other states including Jharkhand and West Bengal government had also extended the lockdown in their respective states.—ANI

answer is no. We can not leave this war halfway in this final phase. The crisis is not over yet. I am sure that you will

continue to co-operate with the government to ensure that the lockdown is not re-imposed.”

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Bihar cancels tender of bridge project with Chinese firms Patna: The Nitish Kumar led Bihar government on Sunday announced cancellation of a tender awarded for construction of a new mega bridge parallel to Patna’s iconic Mahatma Gandhi Setu because two of the four contractors selected for the project had Chinese partners, said state

minister for road construction NK Yadav.

“Two of the four contractors who were se-

lected for construction of a new bridge, had Chinese partners. We asked them to change their partners but they didn’t, so we cancelled their tender. We have called for applications again,” Yadav said.

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PM should withdraw his statement on China situation: Gehlot l Amit Shah is worried on toppling state governments and has no coordination with PM on China issue l Opposition is with government and the PM without pre-conditions but current situation “despite good relations” is a matter of concern l Indira Gandhi never feared China and made Sikkim a part of India, broke Pakistan into two, maintained Gehlot

Naresh Sharma Jaipur: On the lines of all Congress Chief Ministers addressing press conference in their states simultaneously on Sunday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw his statement given at an allparty meeting, claiming that he had given a certificate to China that it did not intrude into Indian territory

or capture any post.

“The prime minister should tell the people of the country what happened on the border, Gehlot told reporters at a video conference while referring to the Ladakh’s Galwan Valley clash between soldiers of both countries.”

The way the PM told the opposition at the meeting that China did not intrude into our land and capture any post, he knowingly or unknowingly gave a certificate to China. He should withdraw his statement, the Congress leader said.

Gehlot claimed that the Chinese media welcomed the PM’s statement. He is the only PM whose statement is being welcomed by China, Gehlot alleged.

The Chief Minister also

sought a clarification from PM Modi about why neighbouring countries are against India despite good international relations.

“When coming to power ion 2014, he had called the heads of states of neighbouring nations which was a good initiative. But why is it now that in such a small span of time our relations have soured and countries like Nepal, that was called as Hindu Rashtra, is encroach-

ing on our land and is in complete control of China,” Gehlot raised a question.

On the ongoing tug of war with China, the senior politician said, “there is a long history of struggle against China and then in our wars against Pakistan, China had been supporting it.

When Modi was CM he went to China four times and as PM he has been there five times and met the Chinese premier eighteen times.

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CLOUDS OF HOPE DOT CITY’S SKYLINE Bharatpur: ACB team interrogates CI in bribery case First India Bureau Bharatpur: The ACB team in Bharatpur, questioned the complainant, Circle Inspector, CP Chodhary for several hours and recorded his statement in the ‘Bribe on behalf of DIG’ case.

During the interrogation, Chodhary revealed that he had borrowed

Rs 5 lakh from his friend in return of two post- dated cheques.

Meanwhile, the officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau team have also questioned a friend of the Station House Officer, who landed him the money.

The team under the guidance of ASP, Prithviraj Meena, checked the log book of the vehicle delegated to DIG Laxman Gaur along with the guard duty register at his official residence apart from checking the other official files disposed off from the DIG office. The ACB team has returned to Jaipur as of now and will go back to Bharatpur later for further investigation.

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Monsoon hit the desert state on Wednesday, a day prior to its usual date of arrival. This is for the first time in past 10 years when the monsoon has covered the entire Rajasthan in June. Mild to moderate showers are likely to occur at Jaipur by Monday and on Tuesday, there is going to be widespread rainfall activity,” said an officer with the Met office. However,Jaipurites woke upto a hot and humid sunny day on Sunday, the scattered clouds at the famous Johari Bazaar market area in walled city of Jaipur, dotting city’s skyline, invigorated hope that Jaipurites would soon get a sigh of relief from scorching heat as the Rain Gods would bless them with a good spell of downpour...

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SC: RAJ CAN HOLD REMAINING Pilot initiates ‘Speak up on petroleum prices’ campaign CLASS 10 EXAMS THIS WEEK First India Bureau

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed the plea challenging the Rajasthan HC decision upholding the conduct of two remaining State Board Examinations for Class 10 on June 29 and 30.

A three-judge bench led by Justice AM Khanwilkar dismissed the plea. The apex court stated that Rajasthan HC order under challenge was passed a month back i.e. on May 29 and since then there has been no COVID-19 positive cas-

Students at the examination centre in city to take the exam.

es located in the examination centres. The top court said that state government is taking precautions.The plea, citing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic situation, stated that the decision of the

state board of conducting the Secondary examination of the remaining two papers of Class 10 to be conducted on June 29 and 30 is ‘erroneous’ and deserves to be set aside.

The plea filed by the

Remove Corona caller tune from phone: Cong MLA to Min First India Bureau Kota: Sangod MLA, Bharat Singh has written a letter to the Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Prakash Javadekar requesting him to remove the Corona awareness caller tune from the phones.

He stated that everybody is sick of listening to the caller tune and it has served its purpose of generating awareness as it has been operational for a long time now.

“The message has reached the people

Bharat Singh

about the Coronavirus pandemic. The purpose with which the government had started it, has now been fulfilled. The ears are fed up of hearing this tune over the phone, hence, the caller tune should be removed,” the Congress

MLA wrote in his letter to Javadekar. Singh earlier was in news for writing to CM Ashok Gehlot recommending direct suspension of officers trapped by the Anti-Corruption Bureau and demanding opening of liquor outlets during the COVID-19 induced lockdown in the entire state.

Bharat Singh has been a Cabinet Minister in the Gehlot cabinet during the CM’s last tenure and this time, he hasn’t been able to make it to the ministry despite repeatedly winning his MLA seat.

parent of a Class 10 student, who had appeared for four exams conduct, stated that the decision to conduct remaining exams during COVID-19 is in violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.

“About 120 schools which are designated examination centres, were used to quarantine people & that conducting exams is wrong and discriminatory for the reason that it jeopardises the health of students and thus, amounting to violation of Article 21 and 14 of the Constitution,” stated the plea.

Jaipur: The PCC under its chief, Sachin Pilot initiated a ‘Speak up on petroleum prices’ campaign from Sunday onwards on social media and staged a demonstration at all district headquarters in the state to protest against unabated rise in fuel prices.

The state level sit in began at 10 am with Pilot himself leading it at Collectorate in Jaipur and submitted a memorandum to the President of India. Sachin Pilot said that the Modi govt has not taken any step to control the una-

Sachin Pilot

bated rise in the fuel price in the domestic market despite the crude oil prices at their lowest in the International market. He said that the Congress will raise the resentment of the common men on streets through this agi-

tation. Online campaign ‘Speak up on petroleum prices’ will also be launched which will continue after the demonstration on the streets. The agitation will be attended by prominent Congress leaders from the state.

Debt-ridden Corona isn’t over yet, we Cops beat up youth, video youth kills need to be alert: Garg goes viral self in Udpr First India Bureau First India Bureau

Udaipur: A debt-ridden youth, identified as Pnnalal, consumed poison in Thoriya Bhilwara village of Chhali Panchayat in Gogunda police station area of Udaipur district. He died during treatment at MB Hospital in Udaipur on Sunday.

Gogunda SHO, Gopal Lal Sharma informed that the deceased used to run a grocery shop and was upset over debt and consumed poison on Saturday. The body was handed over to the family after postmortem.

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Bharatpur: MoS for Medical & Health, Dr Subhash Garg during his day-long visit to Bharatpur, visited the Sevar Panchayat Samiti to take stock of corona awareness campaign.

Dr Garg cautioned people of the coronavirus threat and said it wasn’t over yet and the people need to be alert and aware for which the state govt is running an awareness campaign.

He also said that locusts entering the state from Pakistan, have become a cause of concern and state govt was try-

Dr Subhash Garg

ing to tackle the menace with help from Centre.

He asked locusts to be declared as national calamity as they have reached Delhi too. District Collector Nathmal Didel, ADM Rajesh Goyal, SDM Sanjay Goyal, UIT Secretary Ummedi Lal Meena, ASP Mool Singh Rana along with other senior officers accompanied Garg.

Baran: In a shocking incident, police personnel beat up a youth with sticks in Nehru Nagar area of Chhabra town in Baran. The video of the torture went viral on social media.

The incident took place on Saturday night, wherein, about 4-5 cops, including an ASI, were brutally thrashing a youth & the victim’s family member, a woman is trying to save him.

However, in the video, cops are seen pushing the woman, who was trying to rescue the victim.

Raj courts to open today, lawyers object

Mines dept to Abrar writes to CM Gehlot issue licences over Ranthambore Project via e-auction First India Bureau

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CORONA CONCERN

Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court along with all subordinate courts, will re-open from Monday for regular hearing amid strict guidelines laid by the High Court.

It is two weeks after the lockdown has been lifted, that the lawyers will physically represent their clients in the courts.

The High Court again appealed all lawyers to follow all the guidelines

issued by the government while attending the courts along with re-issuing the guidelines.

Rajasthan High

Court will comprise two division benches and 8 single benches hearing the cases after a gap of nearly 100 days. Chief Justice of Rajasthan

High Court, Indrajit Mahanty will hear cases in Jaipur.

There is a provision to conduct court hearings on new cases through video conferencing wherein, all the lawyers can appear for the same through the facility of video conferencing.

Additional Solicitor General (ASG), RD Rastogi along with 11 senior lawyers from Jaipur and Jodhpur benches, have written to Chief

Justice Mahanty objecting on the re-opening of the regular courts citing the spike in number of Coronavirus cases in the state as the reason.

The Additional Solicitor General has suggested to conduct court proceedings including hearings through video calling from 10.30 am to 4 pm every day. 60 other advocates from the HC have written to the CJ requesting to conduct hearings via VC.

Jaipur: In order to increase the government revenue during the Corona pandemic, the Department of Mines has decided to allocate 70 quarry licenses of sandstone in the state through e-auction from July 7 to 14. All these quarry licenses will be allotted in government grazing land, Bila Nam land, government land and government Bila Naam land.

Sawai Madhopur: MLA Danish Abrar has written a letter to CM Ashok Gehlot demanding a detailed inquiry into construction works taking place at Ranthambore Tiger Project area. Construction works worth Rs 80 crore have been carried out in the area in last 5 years, which are shady and need to be checked, he wrote in the letter. Abrar cited an example of Heeraman Dongari wall

Danish Abrar

construction, wherein, all norms were flouted while carrying out the works. He said that due to poor quality of the construction, the boundary wall is already about to collapse.

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8 DEATHS, 327 CASES FOUND; TOLL REACHES 399, TALLY 17K

Jaipur reported one death and diagnosed 38 new corona patients in last 24 hours First India Bureau Jaipur: The state reported 8 deaths in preceding 24 hours taking the death toll to 399 so far. Sunday saw maximum 2 deaths from Bharatpur, 1 each from Ajmer, Alwar, Jaipur & Jhunjhunu while two were from other state. In last 24 hours 327 new cases of corona surfaced taking the state toll to 17271 crossing the 17K mark.

Maximum 44 cases were reported from Bikaner followed by 40 from Alwar, 39 from Jodhpur, 38 from Jaipur, 23 from Jhunjhunu, 18 each from Bharatpur & Dholpur, 15 from Sirohi, 11 each from Ajmer & Barmer, 10 from Kota, 8 from Jalore, 7 fom Pali, 5 each from Banswara, Bhilwara, Karauli & Rajsamand, 4 from Udaipur, 3 each from Dausa, Hanumangarh & Sikar, 2 each from Chittorgarh & Churu and one each from Jaisalmer, Pratapgarh & Sawai Madhopur along

Girls look at a sand sculpture made to raise awareness about the Corona, depicting that it can be treated with proper precautions, during Covid-19 awareness week in Ajmer on Sunday.

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with 3 from other states.

The cumulative district wise tally of the corona positives on Sunday is as follows – Ajmer 500, Alwar 503, Banswara 99, Baran 65, Barmer 288, Bharatpur 1540, Bhilwara 250, Bikaner 289, Bundi 14, Chittorgarh 210, Churu 303, Dausa 134, Dholpur 605, Dungarpur 431,

Ganganagar 53, Hanumangarh 63, Jaipur 3261, Jaisalmer 108, Jalore 282, Jhalawar 375, Jhunjhunu 356, Jodhpur 2684, Karauli 96, Kota 640, Nagaur 618, Pali 1081, Pratapgarh 16, Rajsamand 234, Sawai Madhopur 95, Sikar 512, Sirohi 460, Tonk 200 and Udaipur 685.

Cops lathi charge NSUI workers protesting against fuel price hike Subham Jain Ajmer: Protests are taking place in the country over the rising prices of petrol and diesel. NSUI workers also protested against the central government at the Government College Crossroads in Ajmer on Sunday. But the police used force on the students for not following the guidelines and violating Section 144.

After the sudden lathi charge, a ruckus arose on the spot. After the incident, angry students shouted slogans

Cops lathi charge on NSUI workers for not following corona guidelines.

and protested. NSUI protested in a unique manner using a petrolpowered scooty at GCA Chauraha by laying it on the cart. They also termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Ravana and crushed

Modi’s effigy with feet.

During the protest, the Clock Tower police reached the spot and tried to calm the students down. But when they did not cooperate, the police were forced to do lathi charge.

ACCUSED TEST +VE, COPS QUARANTINED

Govind Devji temple won’t open for Janmashtami

Jaipur: Former Union Minister and Jaipur Rural MP Colonel Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore is constantly distributing relief materials at various places so that no needy remains hungry in his Lok Sabha constituency.

Recently, relief material was distributed to many families in various areas of Jhotwara, Amer, Jamwa Ramgarh, Kotputli and Bansur assembly constituencies. This practice was started when lock-

down started. Rathore also provided masks, sanitisers, gloves etc. to all the BCMHOs in the area to ensure that there is no shortage of protective material for corona warrior in the constituency.

cubs is also raising eyebrows. Despite bad experience the wild life lovers pray that the tigers along with the cubs are safe. The forest department has been reporting movement of tigers T62, T110 and

T115 in the Ramgarh area of Bundi. Now the question is that if not trapped by the cameras where have the three tigers vanished? Already 26 tigers allegedly missing from Ranthambore is a cause of

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Alwar: A specially constituted team by Bhartiya Janata Party state president Satish Poonia has reached Ramgarh to investigate the incidents of rape of a minor and murder of her father later.

The team consists of Jaipur Member of Parliament Ramcharan Bohra, Dausa MP Jaskaur Meena and Member of Legislative Assembly Nirmala Kumawat accompanied by Alwar MP Balaknath, Alwar MLA Sanjay Sharma, ex MLA Gyandev Ahuja and district president Sanjay Naruka.

The team met the family members of the victims at their residence which has been barricaded by police force from four police stations. The team will also meet the senior police officers in regards to the case. Earlier the rape victim had tried to commit suicide after the rape amd her faher was found hanging from a tree after alleged murder.

Jaipur: BJP state president Dr Satish Poonia has submitted a detailed report on the relief work done by the party across the state from March 28 to May 31 during the Corona infused lockdown to BJP national president.

In his report Dr Poonia has also alleged that the state govt remained politically biased and slapped 25 false cases on BJP leaders and workers. According to the report submitted to JP Nadda the party distributed 1.90 crore food packets, 57.33 lakh dry ration packets and 91.75 lakh face covers were distributed during March 28 to May 31.

More than 2,65,000 party workers contributed Rs 50 crore to the PM Cares Fund. Party workers got 83.85 lakh Arogya Setu apps downloaded on mobiles in the state. The party helpline received around 30 thousand calls out of which workers resolved more than 26 thousand calls within the state and around 10,000 mi-

Satish Poonia

grant calls were also resolved.

Similarly 1,150 persons were helped through WhatsApp helpline.

BJP state unit had a dialogue with more than 61 thousand party workers through 85 audio conferences and 25000 workers through 60 video calls. The party established dialogue with sections of society like barbers, tailors, ex servicemen, doctors, players, lawyers and other intelligentsia of the society.

The party collected 5536 units of blood. More than 3 lakh water pots were put up for birds.

The report alleges appeasement by the govt towards Muslims in distributing ration, masks and sanitizers.

Girl accuses mother of trying to sell her, one held First India Bureau

Jaipur: The Govind Devji Temple will not open on Janmashtami this year as the Temple administration has decided to keep the temple closed until August 15, due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Janmashtami and Nandotsav are on August 12 and 13 and on these days many programmes are held in the temple. The devotees won’t be allowed to visit the temple.

Sriganganagar: In ward no. 18 of Sadulshahar in Sriganganagar, a minor girl accused her mother of trying to sell her.

The locals gathered on the spot and informed the police about the incident. The police took both the mother and daughter to the police station and sent them home after agreement. According to the information, the parents of the girl have been residing in ward 18 for some months.

Her mother went to Sriganganagar for a few days. On Sunday, she returned and asked her daughter to accompany her to Sriganganagar. She refused and started shouting.

The girl suspected her mother of selling or marrying her off, though the mother denied all the allegations.

Police have arrested a person in the matter.

He has also ordered BJP workers to ensure that no one sleeps hungry in their area.

On the appeal of Rajyavardhan, many Bhamashahs came forward to help and are providing ration materials to the needy and masks and sanitisers to the corona warriors.

Bhilwara police administration took out a vehicle rally on Sunday as part of the public awareness campaign towards coronavirus which was launched under Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

First India Bureau Bhilwara: The Bhilwara police administration took out a vehicle rally on Sunday, as part of the public awareness campaign towards coronavirus being run by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from

Absence of tigers in Bundi raises eyebrows Jaipur: The data released in the wildlife census has crushed the hopes of getting Ramgarh Vishdhari of Bundi declared as the state’s fourth Tiger Reserve.

The latest data doesn’t mention any record of tigers in the area despite forest department claiming movement of three tigers in this area. Further the absence of any health bulletin for the

Poonia reports relief work done by BJP state unit to Nadda

Bhilwara cops take out corona awareness rally

PAINFUL ABSENCE

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BJP forms team to probe Alwar rape & murder case

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worry, which is only increased by the news of T42 Fateh and T47 Mohan also missing since last four months.

Over all 28 tigers are reportedly missing which raises serious questions on the whole tiger conservation project in the state specially after tiger Yuvraj fell prey to hunters. There is an urgent need to declare a new tiger reserve which can really and truly contribute to tiger conservation.

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June 21 to 30. The rally was flagged off by ASP Gajendra Jodha.

The rally started from the Police Control Room and reached the control room again via Bhimganj Sanganeri Gate, Subhash Nagar, Khadeshwar Mahadev, Azad Nagar and Rail-

way Gate. The policemen made the people aware of the social distancing and wearing masks through the rally.

Jodha said that we are constantly running such campaigns. If the people do not follow the rules, then action will be taken against them.

144 RAS officers transferred First India Bureau Jaipur: Late on Sunday night, the state government shuffled 144 RAS officers of which 89 are of the 2019 batch whose training was about to complete in two months’ time. Among the important postings, SDM Dholpur Ashish Kumar has been shifted to post of protocol officer at GAD. Meanwhile, Praveen Kumar Agarwal, serving as assistant collector Jaipur (city) has been moved to the position of deputy Commis-

sioner, JDA, while Sushila Verma, posted as Assistant Land management Officer has been appointed Assistant Collector BIkaner.

SDM Jhunjhunu Surendra Yadav has been shifted to Registrar, Rajasthan Sanskrit University. SDM Kotputli Nannu Ram Saini, SDM Deeg Suman Devi and SDM Peeplu Dr. Laxmi Narayan Bunkar have been appointed as Authorised Officer at JDA. Furthermore, Jyoti Meena, currently serving as Land Acquisition Officer at BIDA has

been appointed registrar at Matsya University at Alwar while under training as assistant collector Sriganganagar—Rashmi Shakrawal—has been appointed as Land Acquisition Officer at RVPNL in Jaipur.

SDM Choti Sadri Gauri Shankar has been shifted to the position of SDM Phagi.

Meanwhile, Jaipur North has received a new SDM in Manish Kumar who will be transferred from his position as SDM Sabla in Dungarpur.

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A MAGISTERIAL WORK ON LAND MANAGEMENT

IN-DEPTH

PM HITS A CHORD IN MANN KI BAAT

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n his monthly address to the nation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi echoed the sentiment of a vast majority of people when he said, “Half the year is over. On Mann ki Baat, we have been discussing a wide range of topics. These days, people are commonly talking about one thing---when will 2020 end. They feel this has been a year of many challenges. There could be any number of challenges but our history shows that we have always overcome them. We have emerged stronger after challenges.”

Indeed, people desperately want 2020 to end and with it novel corona virus. White collar, blue collar they all want their jobs back. They don’t want that working on 70 per cent or 50 per cent of their original salary to be the new normal. They don’t want job loss and deprivation to be the new normal. People want this year of darkness to end so that they can see light at the end of the tunnel. Right now neither financial packages, nor assurances have dispelled gloom. Hope PM’s Mann ki Baat will reassure the dejected lot and make them mentally stronger.

Modi spoke on China too. Paying tributes to martyrs the prime minister said, “Those who cast an evil eye on Ladakh have got a befitting response. India honours the spirit of friendship…she is also capable of giving an appropriate response to the adversary…”

DR SANJEEV CHOPRA The author is an IAS & Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Mussoorie and Honorary Curator, Valley of Words: Literature and Arts Festival, Dehradun

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SHAH IS “PAINED” AT OCHHI RAJNEETI

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n a day when the prime minister was talking of overcoming challenges, Union Home Minister Amit Shah was doing much the same. In an interview he expressed confidence that under Modi’s leadership the country would win its battles against Covid-19 as well as China. He told a news agency that India had fought well against the pandemic. “Our figures are much better compared to the world,” he said. He also dismissed suggestions of community spread of the virus saying, “There is no such situation in Delhi today. There is no community transmission.”

On China he took a swipe at former Congress president Rahul Gandhi who attacked the prime minister after his claim that there was no intrusion along the Line of Actual Control.

“Yes we are fully capable of handling anti-India propaganda but it does pain when a former president of such a big political party does ochhi raajneeti at a time of problems,” Shah said without mentioning Rahul by name.

Shah said he was ready for a parliament debate on the border issue. “Parliament honi hai, charcha karni hai to aaiye, karenge. 1962 se aaj tak do-do haath ho jaayein (let us discuss from 1962 war till now, ready for robust debate).

With only Rahul criticising the government for its failure in dealing with China, Shah’s riposte was on expected lines. After Sharad Pawar also spoke for the government, will the Congress leader keep up the pressure?

All over the world, there are two basic systems for registration of land: The Deed registration system followed

by US, France, Netherlands, and India or the Title Registration system (also called the Torrens system after its founding father) followed

by Australia, New Zealand, Germany and England, but it is not that the systems don’t have points which overlap

llow me to begin with a caveat.

The author, BK Agarwal is a batchmate and a good friend – and all of us in the 85 batch of the IAS are familiar with the painstaking work and effort he has put into this magisterial work by taking leave of absence from his official duties.

What fascinated all of us was that he chose to work on something so fundamental and intrinsic to revenue and registration laws –areas which can be described as the ‘core competence’ of the IAS. For unlike other endeavours or interventions where we have to work in conjunction /collaboration with colleagues from other services or sectors, this is our core work. And we had ignored it for long- not by design, but by default because many other issues became a top priority and this basic housekeeping task was ignored for several reasons. Thus, school enrollment, mid-day meal, PDS, MGNREGA, ODF, Kisan cards, and institutional deliveries drew our attention – for these were monitored at various review meetings, but updating land records and reducing litigation was not. Additionally, as land revenue ceased to play an important role as a source for the government budget, the updating of land records for purposes of revenue collection also lost its salience.

However, as land is a ‘finite resource’, and the ‘essential ground’ for most human activity - from agriculture to industry to infrastructure, and the increasing pressure of urbanisation, the management of land has again become centre stage.

Whether it is the ease of doing business, or acquiring land for the much-needed infra projects, or even ensuring that lands are not left fallow for want of clear titles and/or the reluctance in creating tenancy rights - the contest on the transactions over

One must bear in mind that all across the globe; the land registration systems have evolved, and have been a response to the needs and requirements of the time. In several cases, what pans out is a hybrid model – incorporating elements from both

land have grown manifold as the economic value has suddenly shot up. BK tells us that over one-third of the cases in the lower courts involve disputes over the property- and India cannot move on a high growth trajectory unless we find a method to resolve these issues.

All over the world, there are two basic systems for registration of land: The Deed registration system followed by US, France, Netherlands, and India or the Title Registration system ( also called the Torrens system after its founding father ) followed by Australia, New Zealand, Germany and England, but it is not that the systems don’t have points which

overlap. One must bear in mind that all across the globe; the land registration systems have evolved, and have been a response to the needs and requirements of the time. In several cases, what pans out is a hybrid model – incorporating elements from both.

Let’s start with the deed registration system – the simplest form of registration as all it requires is formal inquiries by the competent authority such as identification of parties, signatures, witnesses, deed format, requisite stamp duty. However the onus of authenticity of documents rests with the individuals, and not with the registering authority, and to those

Past pandemics exacerbated disadvantages

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ocieties of the past were often better at dealing with problems than those of the present. It’s a sign of our complacency that early warning systems were not in place before COVID-19 struck. This was despite the fact that the past century witnessed four major respiratory pandemics – the 1918-19 Spanish flu, 1957-58 Asian flu, 1967 Hong Kong flu and the 2009 H1N1 outbreak – each of which infected many tens of millions of people around the world and killed in large numbers.

Centuries ago, states understood the risks of infectious disease and had containment measures in place to make sure cases were quickly identified and prevented from spreading. Milan, for example,

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which had been badly hit by plague in the 1360s, put in place extensive networks of agents tasked with paying particular attention to reports of outbreaks of disease and monitoring trade routes and mountain passes for signs of infections.

The aftermath of COVID-19 will presumably see a return to such levels of alertness. However, it is the long-terms effects of the disease that may have the greater impact on the world we live in.

INCREASED DISADVANTAGE New research on the health, educational and productivity of Brazil in the early 20th century has revealed that despite directly killing few people there, the Spanish flu led to a marked increase of still births and infant mor-

tality in the country into 1920. There were sharp changes, too, in sex ratios of new-born children, with a spike in the number of births of girls relative to boys, largely because female foetuses are less vulnerable than male foetuses to disease in general.

Over the next two decades, there was also a noticeable improvement in

male literacy levels in Brazil, alongside a deterioration in female literacy levels in districts with greater influenza exposure. This was presumably because greater efforts went in to educating young boys, at the expense of girls. Such gendered educational imbalance is often seen in distressed communities, such as in Indonesia following

the tsunami of 2004.

Devising ways to compensate for such long-term disadvantages is crucial because pandemics correlate closely with violence, intolerance and racism.

This is something shown most strikingly in the case of cities in Germany a century ago. Cities and areas that suffered the most deaths during the Spanish flu spent on average less per person on their inhabitants in the decade that followed than those cities with lower mortality rates, especially on areas affecting young people – most notably school funding.

These urban centres in Germany that experienced the most deaths and the lowest investment subsequently were also significantly more likely to vote for extremist parties during the federal elections of

1932 and 1933 that ultimately propelled Hitler to power. This is the case even after controlling the data for factors such as demographics, war-related change and unemployment. This echoes research that suggests that places badly affected by the authorities’ responses to disease require higher levels of trust-building to compensate and to re-calibrate how citizens respond to government advice in the future.

As history can show us if we ask the right questions, the impact of COVID-19 will have consequences that stretch decades, perhaps centuries, into the future. But to look to tomorrow, it’s important to understand the past – and to apply the valuable lessons it can teach.

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extent chances of litigation and disputes over property are higher, as it overlooks the legal validity of the transactions.

To overcome these disputes, many countries, starting with Australia opted for the Title Registration wherein the public authority – the state or the municipality as the case may be – guarantees the validity of the title and is liable to pay compensation in case of an error in the title. The three principles involved in this system are Mirror, Curtain, and Insurance. The Mirror principle means that the register accurately reflects all the material facts relating to the title, the Curtain implies that for ascertaining the title, no investigation beyond the register is required, and the Insurance principles require the state to guarantee the correctness of the register and to compensate the bona fide claimant suffering a loss due to an incorrect entry in the register. However, in practice, there are rights on the ground that may not be mirrored in the register, many chinks in the curtain, and state indemnity has its limitations, and in most cases, Insurance is a private transaction that has to be paid for.

Although land records and land management are state subjects, the Government of India has been trying to evolve a consensus on this issue. His recommendations are quite practical and incremental: these include compulsory registration of all transactions, wills, and decrees, a record of all properties under litigation, prompt disposal disputes by revenue officers, reducing the gap between public agencies involved with registration, record management, and land acquisition and the universal application of Transfer of Property Act to all land transactions.

The LBS National Academy has a Centre for Rural studies where these issues have been discussed at some length, but more from land tenures and socio-economic changes in the rural and agrarian economy.

This book draws our attention to the fact that land registration and management is the basic building block of the national economy – not just for rural, but also for urban India.

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INDIA'S COVID-19 COUNT CROSSES 5L MARK Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan stated that the COVID-19 recovery rate has surged over 58 pc in India

‘PEOPLE SHOULD STRICTLY FOLLOW GUIDELINES’

A policeman stands guard on a deserted road at Besant Nagar beach after a 12-day total lockdown was induced in Chennai.

New Delhi: India's COVID-19 tally crossed the five lakh mark on Saturday and it stands at 5,08,953, with the death toll at 15,685 according to Union Health Ministry. On the other hand, Delhi has 28,329 active cases with total count reaching 80,188 and 2,558 deaths. Medical experts said that the rise in cases in India is still not high as compared to other countries but said that people should follow COVID-19 guidelines such as wearing face masks.

Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, Lok Nayak Jai Prakash (LNJP) Hospital said that urban mobility is a likely cause in the spike in cases.

“I think as the numbers are rising, protection is must and we must follow the guidelines by the government wholeheartedly. There is a lot of urban mobility, especially in Delhi and Mumbai which may be a cause for the spike. The population density increases the chances of spreading the infection further.

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WITH NEW 19,906 CASES, INDIA’s TALLY @ 5,28,859 New Delhi: With 19,906 new cases, highest single-day spike so far, India’s COVID-19 count touched 5,28,859 including 2,03,051 active cases, 3,09,713 cured/discharged, according to Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

410 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours and the cumulative toll reached 16,095 deaths. Coronavirus cases in Maharashtra have climbed to 1,59,133 while Delhi’s tally stands at 80,188. 2,31,095 samples were tested on Saturday and the total number of samples tested up to 27 June is 82,27,802, said ICMR.—ANI

However, our recovery rate is also steadily rising which is encouraging,” Dr Kumar said.

Dr SP Byotra, Chairman, Dept of Medicine, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said, “We are yet to reach optimum number of cases. However, there has been flouting of rules by people. We have been continuously insisting that wearing masks is of foremost importance. We should be more responsible as a nation until there is specific treatment/vaccination available.” —ANI

Mumbai: Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said that the state government will be inaugurate a centre for plasma therapy on Monday following which Maharashtra is likely to become the biggest state to conduct plasma therapy on a large scale.

“Today we will be inaugurating a centre for plasma therapy after this it is likely that we will be the biggest state

“So far, a total of 68,4296 samples have been tested in the state. The pool test is in continuous use. 1,723 pools of 5-5 samples and 176 pools of 10-10 samples have been installed. 176 out of 1,723 pools of 5-5 samples got positivity and 32 out of 176 pools of 10 samples got positivity,” said Amit Mohan Prasad.

New Delhi: The gap between recoveries & active cases of COVID-19 has crossed 1,00,000, Union Health Ministry said as coronavirus cases in India mounted to 5,28,859 and the death count rose to 16,095.

The recovered cases have exceeded the active cases by 1,06,661 as on Saturday. A total of 3,09,712 patients have been cured of COVID-19 so far with 13,832 patients having recovered in the last 24 hours, it said.

“The recovery rate is 58.56% amongst COVID-19 patients,” the Ministry said.

New Delhi: Even though there are more than 13 experimental vaccines in clinical trials among the 140 being developed to combat Covid-19, WHO has identified the candidates developed by Oxford UniversityAstraZeneca and Moderna Inc as the front-runners. “Certainly in terms of how advanced they are, the stage at which they are, they are I think probably the leading candidate,” WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said.Moderna’s vaccine is also going to go into phase three clinical trials, probably from the middle of July.

“Lockdown will not be lifted after June 30 as the risk of infection is not over yet. We are extending relaxations step by step —Uddhav Thackeray, Chief Minister, Mumbai

to conduct plasma therapy at this level. Those who got cured shall

come forward and donate plasma to fight this pandemic. With plasma

therapy nearly 90 per cent patients are getting cured,” said Thack-

eray. “Day after tomorrow we will be observing National Doctors' Day. They are fighting for us, I offer my gratitude to them. COVID-19 is not over yet, we will tackle this issue together,” he added.

Further. he said that the process to waive off farm loans has been delayed due to the model code of conduct during local body elections and COVID-19 pandemic in Maharashtra. —ANI

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‘China’s BRI projects adversely affected’ Beijing: Majority of the projects under China's ambitious multibillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) are either adversely or partially affected by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Chinese official.

About a fifth of the projects under the BRI, which aims to boost trade and investment across Asia, Africa and Europe to further China's global influence, had been “seriously affected” by the pandemic, according to Wang Xiaolong, director-general of the foreign ministry's international economic affairs department. About 40 per cent of the projects were “adversely affected”, and a further 30-40 per cent were “somewhat affected”, Hong Kong-based Wang was quoted as saying. —PTI

Ops at Baghjan Gas well BJP Prez Nadda has lost his fire site, suspended political balance: Congress

TRS President & Telangana CM K Chandrashekar Rao along with party leaders paying tributes to former PM PV Narasimha Rao on his 100th Birthday Celebrations, at PV Ghat in Hyderabad on Sunday.

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Lucknow: In the last 24 hours, 606 new COVID-19 positive cases have been reported in UP, currently there are 6,679 active cases, said Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary (Health) Amit Mohan Prasad. “14,808 patients have been discharged so far and 660 patients have succumbed to the infection,” said Prasad.

‘Recoveries exceed active cases by over 1 L’

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Maha biggest state to conduct plasma therapy

FLORAL TRIBUTES

UP REPORTS 606 NEW COVID-19 CASES IN LAST 24 HOURS

Health workers wearing PPE kits, interact with a patient outside the LNJP Hospital in New Delhi on Sunday.

Guwahati: All ongoing works to douse a blaze at a damaged gas well in Assam’s Baghjan have been suspended with floodwaters inundating the site and submerging the pumps installed to put out the fire, PSU major Oil India Limited (OIL) said.

The well number 5 at Baghjan in Tinsukia district has been spewing gas uncontrollably for the last 32 days following a blowout on May 27 and it caught fire on June 9, killing two of OIL’s firefighters.

The company said all

MASSIVE FIRE AT CHEMICAL FACTORY IN GHAZIABAD Ghaziabad: A massive fire broke out at a chemical factory in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad on Sunday afternoon. Over 10 fire trucks were rushed to the spot to control the fire, informed a few sources. Videos and photos shared on social media displayed thick smoke billowing out from the factory located in the city's Pandav Nagar area. The fire trucks were called at around 1.50pm to the spot.It is not clear how the fire started or if there were any casualties.

More details are awaited.

the rivers in and around Baghjan are rising rapidly, while the Dangori river is overflowing and has submerged the pumps installed for extinguishing the fire at the mouth of the well.

All connecting roads to the site are submerged in floodwater.

“Working conditions at the site have been considered unsafe and all operations have been called off for the day. PWD and OIL engineers are jointly inspecting the roads,” the company said in a statement. —ANI

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday alleged that BJP President JP Nadda “has lost his political balance in his flailing attempts at distraction and diversion from the issues of national security and territorial integrity”.

“BJP President, Shri JP Nadda has lost his political balance in his flailing attempts at distraction and diversion from the issues of national security and territorial integrity. All this is being done so that the Indian Nation-

AI TO START 170 FLIGHTS FROM 17 COUNTRIES BETWEEN JULY 3-15 New Delhi: Air India will be conducting 170 flights to and from 17 countries between July 3 and 15 under the fourth phase of the Vande Bharat Mission, according to an official document.

The government started the mission on May 6 to help stranded people reach their destinations using special repatriation

flights. Under the fourth phase of the mission, Air India will be conducting 170 flights connecting India with Canada, the US, the UK, Kenya, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Thailand, South Africa, Russia, Australia, Myanmar, Japan, Ukraine and Vietnam, as per a few reliable sources.

Every day, a new conspiracy is crafted by the delusional leadership so as to spread disinformation, hyste- ria, and commotion to bury the apparent incompetence and complete failure of the Modi Government in defending our borders.

—Randeep Surjewala, Congress spokesperson

al Congress and our fellow countrymen stop questioning the Modi Government on the Chinese transgressions on our motherland,” Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in a statement.

The Congress spokesperson further urged the ruling party to “declare the name of donors from whom it has received thousands of crores in donations through electoral bonds.” —ANI

CM ADITYANATH VISITS AYODHYA TO INSPECT WORK Ayodhya: Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath visited the Ram Janmabhoomi site in Ayodhya on Sunday and inspected the ongoing temple construction work, officials said. The CM also inspect ed the progress of development works underway in various parts of Ayodhya, they said. “The CM visited Ayodhya on Sunday afternoon. He inspected the non-COVID hospitals, along with construction works on development schemes at various places of Ayodhya,” District Magistrate Anuj Kumar Jha told PTI.

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Transfer case to Congress to hold protests against CBI after Madras HC nod: TN CM petrol, diesel price hikes today

Congress has been hammering away at PM Modi for inconsistent stands on actual situation along LAC in Ladakh New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi asked PM Narendra Modi when he would address India’s security issues. “When will there be talk of nation’s security?” Gandhi tweeted after the Prime Minister in his Mann Ki Baat praised Indian soldiers for giving “a befitting reply to those coveting our territories”.

Referring to the violent face-off between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley on the night of June 15 that left 20 Indian soldiers the commanding officer of the Bihar Regiment dead, Modi said, “Our brave soldiers have shown that they will not let any harm be done to Mother India’s pride.”

The Congress has been hammering away at the PM and the government for inconsistent stands on the actual situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC)

RAGA’s TRIBUTES

in Ladakh amid the standoff with the Chinese.On Saturday, Congress leader Kapil Sibal claimed that the Chi-

‘J&K Police doesn’t target terrorists’ families without proof’

Srinagar: Vijay Kumar, Kashmir IGP said that J&K Police does not target the families of the terrorists without evidence.

Police said that it has taken cognisance of social media posts that have been generated, shared, and have twisted the facts of the matter in order to cause disturbance of peace and tranquillity. The Jammu and Kashmir Police said that Naseema Banoo, mother of 2018 killed terrorist Tausif and sister of active terrorist Abbash Sheikh, was arrested

nese have intruded 18 km across the LAC at once location and asked PM Modi to “condemn the brazen Chinese occupation in Ladakh”.

Sibal had targeted the PM for his statement at an all-party meeting that “no one intruded into Indian territory” that was in stark contrast to the statement of the Indian ambassador in Beijing who said China should de-escalate and disengage by “moving back to its side of LAC”. He showed photographs to claim that the Chinese have intruded into several places in Indian territory. —Agencies

4 magnitude earthquakes hit Andaman, Manipur

on June 20 in a criminal case of 2018 registered under sections 13B, 17, 18, 18B, 19, 39 of UAPA. The arrest was done in compliance with provisions of law and she has been under legally sanctioned custody in Anantnag women police station ever since her arrest, police said.

“The arrested person is involved in a serious criminal case.

The photo of arrested woman in which she is toting an automatic weapon & posing next to her son who was an active terrorist,” police added. —ANI

New Delhi: Two earthquakes were reported in the country on Sunday, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) reported.

The first earthquake struck near Diglipur, in Andaman and Nicobar islands at 8:56 am at a depth of 45 kilometre, the NCS said. It was a 4.1 magnitude quake, it further reported.

The second earthquake - with magnitude 4 - was reported near Ukhrul in Manipur at 11:24 am at a depth of 60 kilometre.

Two quakes were reported from Rohtak in Haryana and Hanle in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday. These are the series of quakes the country has been experiencing in the last few months.National capital Delhi has recorded more than 16 earthquakes in two months. Most of these, however, were very mild. —Agencies

The Chief Minister said that Opposition is with the government and the PM without any pre-conditions but the situation that developed “despite good relations” is a matter of concern.

“Why the PM is hesitating in telling the exact status that where they (China) will do the construction in Galwan Valley. Why are they not telling it, Gehlot asked.

He stressed that today the situation is not like 1962 when we did not have proper arms. “in 1967 war with China we killed their 400 troops and they fled the scene, never to fight again. The NDA government cant comprehend what feelings people have within them for the armed forces across the nation. I was 12

years old when Major Shaitan Singh’s dead body was brought to Jodhpur and the sentiment people had cant be explained,” he said.

Gehlot said that Modi keeps on questioning what has Congress done in these seventy years but forgets the modern Indian military is given

by Congress. “in 1974 Indira ji conducted atomic explosions, Pakistan was divided into two and Bangladesh was formed, Tibet’s Dalai Lama was given refuge here, Sikkim was made a part of India. But why is the PM now shying from sharing the actual situation. Our economy is in a bad state and China has played its card keeping the economic

New Delhi: The Congress will hold a nationwide agitation today against the rising prices of petrol and diesel and its MPs, MLAs and leaders will submit memorandums to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding a withdrawal of the hikes.

AICC General Secretary, In-charge for Or-

ganisation, KC Venugopal said through the protest programmes, the party aims to underline the government’s “extortionist looting” of the common man during the COVID-19 crisis.

In the following week, between June 30July 4, the party will also conduct massive

protests at the Taluk, Teshil and block levels, Venugopal said.

For the last twenty one consecutive days, the government has been increasing the price of petrol and diesel, in the process putting undue extra burden on the shoulders of the common people, he said in a statement.

Priyanka slams UP govt on student safety New Delhi: “At a time when coronavirus cases are rising across the country, UP government’s decision to start classes for MBBS students can jeopardize their safety,” the Congress general secretary said in a tweet in Hindi.

The UP government should take matter of

students’ safety seriously and take a decision after due consideration, she said.

Online classes are already under way, therefore, it is necessary to listen to take steps for their safety and a take a decision after understanding their concerns, she said.

New Delhi: Amid an outrage over the death of a father-son duo in Tuticorin allegedly due to police torture on June 23, the Tamil Nadu government on Sunday decided to transfer the probe into the case to the CBI. “Tamil Nadu government has decided to transfer to CBI probe into death of father-son duo in Tuticorin following alleged police torture,” CM Edappadi K Palaniswami said.

“After getting approval from Madras HC the case will be transferred to CBI,” he said. The two men, Jayaraj and his son Fennix, who were arrested for allegedly violating lockdown norms by keeping

Edappadi K Palaniswami.

their mobile phone shop open beyond the approved business hours, died at a hospital in Kovilpatti on June 23. Relatives alleged that they were severely beaten at Sathankulam police station by policemen.

Following a furore, TN govt suspended 4 policemen. Tamil superstar Rajinikanth spoke to Jayaraj’s widow over phone and conveyed his heartfelt condolences, sources said. —PTI

‘Northeast India to receive widespread rain in 4-5 days’

New Delhi: Northeast India is likely to receive widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rains over the region in next four to five days as the eastern end of monsoon trough continues to run along the foothills of Himalayas with the convergence of strong southerly/ south-westerly winds from Bay of Bengal over the northeast and adjoining east India, said India Meteorological Department (IMD).

“Eastern end of monsoon trough continues to run along the

LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL IN UP

‘88% EXCESS RAINFALL IN MP THIS MONTH’

Lucknow: Light to moderate rainfall occurred in several parts of Uttar Pradesh on Sunday, the Meteorological department said. It said heavy showers occurred over isolated places in the eastern UP, while the western region of the state experienced moderate rainfall and thundershowers. The MeT department has predicted rain or thundershower at many places in eastern UP and at a few places over western part of the state from Monday to Wednesday.

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh has received 88% excess rainfall in June so far as compared to the normal average due to the early onset of monsoon and conducive atmospheric systems, an IMD official said on Sunday. The monsoon arrived in MP on June 14 and became active in the entire state in next 10 days, G D Mishra, senior meteorologist of India at Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Bhopal office said while informing further.

foothills of Himalayas with convergence of strong southerly/ south-westerly winds

from Bay of Bengal over the northeast and adjoining east India. It is most likely to cause

widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over northeast India

ways thinking on those points. It could be that there is lack of coordination between the PM, Home Minister and Defence Minister,” he said.

Curbs in...

Meanwhile, sixty-eight inmates in the Akola jail have tested positive for COVID-19 out of which many are asymptomatic, said Sanjay Khadse, Deputy Collector, Akola.

today. No one is afraid of discussion. But when the soldiers of the country are making efforts, the government is taking solid steps after taking a stand. At that time, making statements that please Pakistan and China, this should not be done,” he said.

Gandhi’s “Surender” dig was a response to the Prime Minister’s comment at an all-party meet that China has not captured any Indian territory or crossed the border. “Neither is anyone inside our territory nor is any of our post captured... While we have given a free hand to our armed forces, diplomatically too we have made our stand clear to China. India wants peace and friend-

during the next four to five days. Extremely heavy falls also most likely over Assam and Meghalaya during next 24 hours,” said IMD Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next five days. Isolated heavy to very heavy falls also very likely over the above areas during the next two days and heavy falls subsequent three days along the west coast, according to IMD. —Agencies

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He was showing him around in Ahmedabad when there was border tensions with China still, that time he should have understood what their intention was,” Gehlot said.

He said it is the right of the people of the country to know the actual status on the Line of Actual Control (LAC). “Isn’t it a moral responsibility of the PM to take the people of the country in trust and clarify the status on the LAC,” he asked, further adding, “PM’s statement is being welcomed by China because what it wanted our PM has given that certificate to them knowingly or unknowingly.”

situation in mind. This should be analyzed in PMO and External Affairs Ministry.

It cant be understood as to why BJP’s top leaders have good relations with China and yet something on this scale happens.

China has such a huge market in India and yet such a situation arises,” he said.

Notably, not just PM, Gehlot also rapped Home Minister Amit Shah saying that when ever Rahul Gandhi says anything, Amit Shah has to come out and give a counter statement.

“You know what he works on. He is always worried as to which state government he should bring in minority and how, so he is al-

Bihar cancels...

Company (JV) were among the bidders for the project, which was cleared by the Union government’s cabinet committee on economic affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December last year. Bihar government’s decision comes in the wake of outrage against Chinese aggression in eastern Ladakh that resulted in the deaths of 20 Indian Army soldiers on June 15. This has led to calls for boycott of Chinese products and business entities. —Agencies

India will... tweet, Amit Shah said, “We’re capable of handling anti-India propaganda but it’s painful when the former president of a big party [Rahul Gandhi] does ‘ochhi rajneeti’ during a crisis.”

“It’s a matter of introspection for him and his party that their hashtag is being encouraged by Pakistan and China,” Amit Shah said.

“If you want to discuss, we will. Let all be discussed from 1962 to

ship but protecting its sovereignty is supreme,” the Prime Minister had said.

PM warns...

India honours the spirit of friendship. It is also capable of giving an appropriate response to any adversary, without shying away,” he said in his address without naming China.

PM also made a vigorous push for the use of locally made products, saying being “vocal for local” is also a way to strengthen the country and to serve it.

Modi said India’s aim is to become self-reliant. Its tradition is trust and friendship and its spirit is brotherhood.

“We will keep moving ahead abiding by these principles,” he said.

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While the pandemic has brought many challenges, restrictions like social distancing rules and staff shortages are driving considerable innovation. Some are brilliantly simple - like a mask with a transparent mouth-guard to help deaf people lip read. Many innovations are in the field of robotics, from restaurant deliveries to cleaning

6 WAYS INNOVATIONS ARE HELPING IN THE PANDEMIC I

t’s more than five months since Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus outbreak began, went into lockdown marking the beginning of COVID-19 restrictions.

In that time, there have been many innovative ideas to help us live with the virus and return to work and leisure safely.

The World Economic Forum’s crowdsourcing platform UpLink is looking for the best solutions around the world to tackle today’s most pressing issues.

Here are six areas of everyday life where inventions are easing the challenges posed by the pandemic.

COMMUNICATING asks are manM datory - and essential - in many

settings, especially on public transport and in shops. However, for those who are deaf, they can cause a real problem: they cover lips, making it impossible to lipread.

This was the experience of a deaf tailor from Indonesia who faced a daily struggle with new regulations mandating mask wearing in public places.

Her solution is brilliantly simple: she has

created masks with a clear plastic window over the mouth making it possible to lip-read once again.

Another communication innovation takes the form of a robot. ‘Pepper’ is a humanoid robot who can be found at a Tokyo hotel. But it is no ordinary hotel: its patients are those who have mild coronavirus symptoms.

Pepper’s job is to greet patients as they arrive - making them feel welcome, but also protecting - and freeing up - staff.

CLEANING

DINING OUT t the height of the A lockdown, retail analysts, Kantar, studied

social media for clues about what people were most looking forward to doing when lockdowns were eased. The top three desires included eating out and going to a bar with friends.

But with social distancing measures in place for such businesses, attention has turned to how to keep customers safe and inspire trust.

French designer Christophe Gernigon has created oversized transparent lampshades, allowing diners to eat in a personal bubble. The ‘PLEX’EAT’ prototypes

are made from perspex.

In the Netherlands, Amsterdam’s ETEN restaurant has also been making dining safer.

On the banks of a canal it has installed glass houses to protect dining companions, and help with social distancing.

Meanwhile in South Korea, popular watering holes are devising more hi-tech ways to protect patrons: robot bartenders.

One - named ‘Cabo’ can carve a perfect spherical ice ball for whisky ‘on the rocks’.

Another can measure out cocktail liquor from 25 bottles hanging from the ceiling.

ome of the most S creative solutions have come from the world of robotics.

Refugees at the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan have developed a LEGO robot that automatically dispenses hand sanitizer - reducing the risk of infec-

SOCIAL DISTANCING

SHOPPING rocery shopping G boomed during the pandemic, with much of

the growth coming from online - a service relied on by many of those shielding from the virus.

But many of those

most at risk from COVID-19 are still wary of coming into stores, in part because of the possibility of the virus living on surfaces which are frequently touched - like the handle on a

HOME DELIVERIES fridge door.

A Finnish supermarket created an innovative solution - long, curved handles that allow customers to open chiller cabinets with their clothed arms instead of hands.

round the world, A robots are being enlisted to help with

t the heart of most A nations’ public health strategies to

fight COVID-19 is effective social distancing.

But sometimes people need to be reminded.

Singapore has chosen a robot for this task.

Made by US company Boston Dynamics, ‘Spot’ patrols the park and reminds visitors to maintain social

distancing: “Let’s keep Singapore healthy. For your own safety, and for those around you, please stand at least one metre apart. Thank you.”

tion.

Elsewhere, robots are cleaning all kinds of surfaces. Meet “Ugo”, the remote-controlled robot developed by Japanese start-up Mira Robotics. It uses ultraviolet light to kill viruses, and can patrol buildings and clean on its own.

deliveries of food.

U.S. start-up Starship Technologies is rolling out its food delivery boxes on wheels to a range of urban areas, from Milton

Keynes, England to Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. Colombian startup Rappi is another company whose boxy wheeled robots have moved onto the pavements in greater numbers during the pandemic.

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Minor religious sites in rural areas to open from July 1

l 14 day home quarantine rule removed l Health protocol needs to be followed diligently Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has given permission to open such religious places in the rural areas, which have a limited number of devotees, from July 1. At these places, it will be mandatory to follow all protective measures to prevent corona, including social distancing. The Chief Minister has also directed to remove the mandatory 14-day home quarantine for people coming to Rajasthan from different parts of the country.

Gehlot gave these instructions at the Chief Minister’s residence on Sunday in a review meeting on corona infection. “Based on the suggestions of committees constituted under

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with (from left) Amit Dhaka, Kuldeep Ranka, Bhupendra Singh, DB Gupta, Dr Raghu Sharma, Rajeeva Swarup, Rohit Kumar Singh and Niranjan Arya during the review meeting on Corona infection on Sunday.

the chairmanship of District Collectors to open religious places closed due to lockdown, major religious sites in cities and rural areas should not be opened at present. The security of life is paramount for the state government.

Therefore it is necessary to do this in the public interest,” he said.

The Chief Minister said that only those

Raj: Over 1L travelled in Roadways buses on Sat Jaipur: Over one lakh people travelled on Rajasthan Roadways buses on Saturday, the maximum in the coronavirus period in a single day, an official said.

Confirming it, state roadways chairman Naveen Jain in a statement said around 11.70 lakh people have rode their buses in 24 days since June 3, the day their service restarted.

He said the passenger load was 60 per cent of the bus capacity and 35 per cent of them booked tickets online.

He appealed to people to give priority to Rajasthan Roadways buses for infection-free

Naveen Jain

travel and said five per cent cashback will be provided for online booking of tickets.

The cashback can be used later at the time of the ticket booking.

Based on the demand of people from Monday, over 430 trips will be made on over 200 routes by Rajasthan Roadways throughout the state, he said. —PTI

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ixty-two years ago came a song that is dear, to this day, to lakhs of Indian movie buffs. The popular lines of the song from the movie Kala Pani, “Nazar Laagi Raja tore Bangle par…”, were aimed at the female singer recounting how the beauty of a house had made her want to be a part of that house. But that was the year 1958, when bonds still held meaning and at least the political scenario wasn’t as vivid as it is today, or shall we say, in housing terms, not as scrupulously looking at ending the bond between man and his ‘bungalow’.

It is said that if you live in one place for a long duration of time, you actually become the place. That is to say that a

religious places will be allowed to open in rural areas where 50 or fewer people visit every day on normal days. “At these places, a limited number of people will be able to be present for prayers and other religious works at one time.

During this period, social distancing, sanitization and wearing of masks, etc., along with other

health protocols need to be followed,” Gehlot instructed officials.

Meanwhile, the mandatory 14-day home quarantine period for people coming from other states to Rajasthan has been removed.

“However, such individuals should voluntarily keep their movements limited and adopt all the protective meas-

ures to prevent infection and in case of symptoms, get a medical examination done immediately and seek medical advice,” he asked officials to ensure.

Moreover, the Corona awareness campaign started by the state government has been extended till July 7. “In view of the importance of awareness in the prevention of corona infection and the success of this campaign, it should be extended till July 7. People are coming forward and joining this campaign, which is a good sign. Due to similar efforts, we are able to control the corona in the state. All social media platforms should be better utilized in awareness campaigns,” he said.

Locusts won’t have spread if Raj had cooperated: Choudhary New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Kailash Choudhary has said that if the Rajasthan government had cooperated, the problem posed by locusts would not have spilled beyond the state, and rather would have been contained there.

He said that effective control of locusts can be done only in the border areas and with the Rajasthan government’s cooperation, this work could have been done more effectively.

The Union Minister said that despite the financial support from the central government

Kailash Choudhary

for locust control, the Rajasthan government also did not initiate any action in this direction due to which the locusts in the border area could not be effectively controlled.

He said that the central government gave Rs 14 crore for control of grasshop-

pers in Rajasthan, but the state did not cooperate in taking necessary measures in stopping the insects from entering Rajasthan from the Pakistan areas.

The minister said that the state government did not make any arrangements for the machines and tractors and other farm equipment needed in the border areas of Barmer, Jaisalmer, Bikaner and Ganganagar. Asked whether the state governments had failed to deal with the swarms of locusts, he said that efforts were on to control them effectively in states, including Rajasthan. — IANS

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Centre approves Raj’s annual action plan New Delhi: The Ministry of Jal Shakti has approved the action plan of Rajasthan for the implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). To take the programme further, Rajasthan presented the Annual Action Plan on the JJM. The Ministry of Jal Shakti has been working with the states in preparing a roadmap to implement the Centre’s flagship programme Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide 55 litres of potable water per person per day to every rural household of the country by 2024, according to an official release.

Union Minister of Jal Shakti, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, has earlier written to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot expressing his

CM Ashok Gehlot with Gajendra Singh Shekhawat —File photo

concerns over the slow progress of JJM in the state.

The central government has approved funds of Rs 2,522.03 crore for implementation of JJM in Rajasthan in 2020-21, which is a considerable increase from Rs 1,051 crore in 2019-20.

With an opening balance of Rs 605.87 crore under JJM and

Rs 389.2 crore under National Water Quality Sub-Mission (NWQSM) component available for qualityaffected areas with the state, and along with this year’s central allocation and state’s matching share, a total of Rs 7,059.85 crore will be available for implementation of JJM in Rajasthan, the central government said.—ANI

Bharatpur man cons former PM’s advisor

AHMED PATEL @ahmedpatel Tribute to former Prime Minister Shri PV Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary.

AVINASH PANDE @avinashpandeinc Chinese Intrusions continue even after the Martyrdom of 20 of our brave soldiers. China has not halted but ramped up military capacity in Galwan Valley. Why didn’t Modi govt take any stringent measure or preparedness to fight off with any contingencies??

New Delhi: The Delhi police have arrested a man for allegedly cheating media advisor of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sanjay Baru, on the pretext of selling liquor online.

According to the Police, Baru on June 2 had ordered liquor through an online platform named ‘La Cave Wines and Spirits’ where he made a payment of Rs 24,000. After the payment, accused switched off his phone. The accused has been identified as Akib Javed, a resident of Bharatpur district’s Kaman area in Rajasthan. He was working with an online cab aggregator and came

in contact with cybercriminals and indulged in cyber-crime. Police have not found any previous involvement in such cases.

The police said that during preliminary investigation, the team analysed bank statements, the flow of cheated money and call details of the alleged mobile numbers which revealed that the mobile numbers and the bank accounts were obtained on the basis of fake KYC details to mislead the investigation.

An FIR has been registered under section 420 of IPC in Hauz Khas police station and further efforts are on to nab the remaining accused. —ANI

NAZAR LAAGI RAJA TORE BANGLE PAR… person develops deep rooted feelings for the place, and even if that place is not theirs, in legal terms, but they come to be defined by the place. Moreover, even general public starts associating the persons with this one place. Take for example, the house allotted to former Vice-President Late Bhairon Singh Shekhawat opposite the Raj Bhawan.

Shekhawat spent so many years in this house that it has now become a ‘symbol’ of Shekhawat’s ‘heritage’, although legally it is owned by the state.

But perhaps the most interesting case is of senior BJP politico, firebrand tribal leader and currently Rajya Sabha MP Dr Kirodi Lal Meena.

The leader who holds sway on Dausa district, has a long standing political career and it was since the days of him being a student, that he has been po-

litically active. ‘Dr Sahab’ bungalow in whose servas he has come be called, ant quarter Meena used had shifted to Jaipur to to live, came to be allotpursue his medical stud- ted in his name! From ies and found a roof on then on, the next 17 his head in bungalow years, Meena stayed in number 2 at Hospital the bungalow and the road. Little did he know house became synonythat this would become mous with Meena. But if you think it was because his ‘karmasthali’.

In those days, nearly 40 of the political activities years back, the house was that people came to assoallotted to Shivcharan ciate the house with Meena, you would be Dhabai where young wrong. Sure, Meena was given the house the vacant was alservant quarlotted ter to continto him ue studying for his without interpolitiruption. But cal enlittle did anyone know what the future held for Meena.

As he g r ew politically, t h e Narpat Singh Rajvi and Dr Kirodi Lal Meena

deavours, but it was his activities by profession that brought him and the bungalow much name.

Located within a stone’s throw from SMS medical hospital, and being a MBBS doctor himself, Meena, since the early days, opened his doctoral practice at the bungalow. He would offer his services as a doctor to the attendants who would come with patients to SMS and an estimate says that he has helped over 53 thousand attendants while 1.98 lakh people have been

helped financially as well.

He organised blood donation camps as well wherein over 28 thousand unit blood was donated. He even got financial help to the tune of Rs 5 crore allotted to various patients from PM and CM relief funds over these 17 years, and given free of charge consultation to 30 thousand individuals, all from the environs Bungalow number 2 when people approached him here.

But the bond of 17 years has ended now as Meena has packed his bags and left the house since the state government wants the house for its use and Meena, not being a legislator now, has to vacate.

However, Meena will continue to give his free consultations from the place, with the slight difference that now, the man will operate

from a small booth outside the bungalow.

Almost similar is the case with BJP MLA Narpat Singh Rajvi, who is the son-in-law of late Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. Rajvi stays with his family in bungalow number 14 at Civil Lines, which was allotted to late Shekhawat and for the past 22 years, the family has been residing here even though they have a house only hundred meters from the bungalow. But now the bungalow has been allotted to Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi. Thus the ‘power circles’ are wondering as to when will Rajvi vacate this building?

And that is why perhaps the lines, “Nazar laagi Raja Tore Bangle par”, are more relevant today, at least for these two cases…

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neakers are probably the most popular shoes nowadays across gender and generations, and have developed from being just sports shoes to party wear. Back in the 18th century, people wore ‘Plimsolls’ invented by Wait Webster which were basically rubbersoled shoes, that had no ‘left/right foot’; both appeared to be the same.

Later in 1892, a more comfortable pair of sneakers were introduced with canvas tops, known as ‘Keds’ and during the end of the same year, Marquis Converse, the founder of the global brand called ‘Converse’ made shoes for basketball named ‘Converse All-Stars’ and that’s where it all started.

The sale of Sneakers took off in the year 1984, where the American basketball player Michael Jordan signed a contract with Nike for ‘Air Jordans’, that happens to be the most loved sneaker of all time.

After this, various shoe companies competed with each other with sneakers of various colours, new looks and what not!

Initially made for sports, sneakers now

go with literally anything and everythingmay it be casual wear, party wear, or even WEDDINGS! Yes, you heard that right. There was a trend sometime back where the Brides chose to wear sneakers with their ‘Shaadi-kaJoda’ and not designer heels. Well, comfort does matter at the end of the day and in fact, wearing sneakers made the Brides look even happier in their photos!

Owning a pair of sneakers is a must for every person, as they create a major style statement. But to maintain the charm of the footwear, one needs to take extra care of it, like- saving it from permanent stains, cleaning it regularly, keep the laces clean, using the perfect polish and keeping the soles dirt-free, among various other things.

If you don’t own a pair of sneakers, go and grab one right now; but make sure you get them online because stepping out does not sound like a good option at all!

FUN FACT: The most expensive pair of sneakers in the world, ‘Solid Gold OVO x Air Jordan’ cost a total of $2,000,000.

Isn’t that crazy?

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Dhruv Sehgal and Mithila Palkar too relatable in

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n an exclusive interview, Little Things writer and actor Dhruv Sehgal had revealed his sole ambition with the third season of the Netflix India Original show was the leading couple, Kavya (Mithila Palkar) and Dhruv (played by himself), get even more real than they did in Season 2.

Season 3 proves Dhruv was spot on with his assessment.

Dhruv and Kavya become even more relatable, without compromising on the originality of the treatment, in season 3. The trailer showed a long-distance relationship would serve as the bone of contention in the third season. This is established in the first scene of the new season.

Once it is out of the way, the show actually focuses on not only the ripple effects of a longdistance relationship on both the partners, but also the perennially dangling sword above their relationship, of an impending marriage.

Dhruv moves to Bangalore to assist a professor at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) in her research, while Kavya continues to work at the same company in Mumbai. Through his writing, Dhruv Sehgal and other writers explore the concept of a ‘happy place’, and how one can find it when they decide to step out of their comfort zone. For some, it is a new city that gels better with their sensibilities, and for the

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others, it is the hometown which was always an option somewhere at the back of their mind.

The impact of a long-distance relationship usually revolves around the partner moving to newer pastures. But since they were already greener for Dhruv (since he confessed he felt more productive in Bangalore), the show smartly throws light on the partner left behind. For Kavya, everything is the same, except she has to get through it all in the constantly glaring absence of Dhruv. The ‘little things’ she did with him back in the days come back haunting, reminding her of his absence every day.

The long-distance relationship is not limited to the live-in partners but also extends to their respective families back home, in Kanpur and Delhi respectively. Two episodes strategically showcase a day in the life of Dhruv and Kavya, when they return to Delhi and Kanpur respectively. They can be seen trying to share with each other aspects of their life through video calling. The ghar wapasi gives both a muchneeded reality check, and they come across certain realisations; like their parents growing old, and people around them still harbouring archaic notions (Read: “Why don’t you two get married?”)

Credit must be given to Dhruv Sehgal and other writers for allowing his character to have the

shorter end of the stick. Dhruv Vats is flawed and temperamental, which probably explains his disorientation at this stage of his life when he has turned 30.

Kavya, on the other hand, is more understanding and calmer.

(In the above interview, Dhruv mentioned he was 50 percent Dhruv Vats and 50 percent Kavya. The third season demonstrated how one half of him is tactfully balancing the other.)

Director Ruchir Arun seems to have secured a strong grasp on the treatment, mood and tone of the show, just like the actors.

Sumit Aroraa has also directed four episodes, and succeeds in maintaining the tricky tonality of the show. Editor Saumya Sharma lends ample breathing space to the characters. Season 3 also employs VFX in two sequences across the show, probably as symbols of the characters’ state of mind. These special effects do not belong to the real world of Little Things. While they also seem to add to the central narrative, they end up distracting from the tonality of the show. Dhruv and Kavya seem like a couple who are willing to iron out their differences for the sake of long-term commitment.

In Season 3, they effectively get promoted to yet another stage of a relationship. Whether they get married or not should be explored, but the two contrasting parts residing in Dhruv Sehgal definitely seem to have married, discord notwithstanding.

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

Clear the air, stick to facts and don’t overreact.Listn before you speak up, it will be better. Keeping the peace will help resolve issues quickly and encourage you to work in conjunction with the people you deal with virtually or otherwise on a regular basis.

You’ve got the right idea, so don’t let anyone make you feel incompetent. Your ability to take hold of a situation and idea and carry it through to fruition will make a lasting impression on someone influential.

Things are looking up, keet trying, success is just around the corner.

Take hold of whatever situation you encounter,make it work to your advantage.Elbow grease & muscle, along with tenacity, will help you get your way and get things done.Personal rewards are within reach. Your romantic life will add charm to the day.

Expand your interests and your mind. What you learn and experience will help you put together the pieces that will lead to success. Don’t let an emotional incident stand between you and what you want to achieve.

Don’t run away from change, it is positive for you.

MAR 21 - APR 20

APR 21 - MAY 20

MAY 21 - JUNE 21

JUNE 22 - JULY 23

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

Get physical. Regardless of your current condition, it’s a good idea to up your game. Staying fit will energize you in all aspects of life.

Become the driving force who sets the standard in your family or circle.

Romance is favoured so go all out to woo your partner.

An experience you encounter will be enlightening and prompt you to make adjustments to your life.Viewing alternative lifestyles and practices will encourage you to moderate your spending, eating and daily routine closely. An unexpected change looks promising.

Emotional matters will surface if uncertainty prevails. Consider what you are up against, and come up with a practical application.

Straightforward conversations will eliminate false assumptions.

Personal gain and improvement are encouraged.

Go on a learning excursion.

Open your mind to new ideas and concepts that can help you bring about personal change. An optimistic outlook coupled with a desire to try something new will lead you in an exciting direction. Romance is on the cards.

JULY 24 - AUGUST 23

AUG 24 - SEP 23

SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22

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CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Putter around the house.

Take care of unfinished projects. today is a day of creativity, so go for it.

Concentrate on the projects that will enhance your life. Physical improvement will boost your ego, and romance will enhance a meaningful relationship.

Work to make your home a happier environment. The changes you conduct in unison with others will bring you closer together, be open to suggestions. Use your energy wisely, and you will avoid a mishap. Added discipline will get you where you want to go.

Don’t try to take on the world, not today at least!

You’ll get the most back if you stick to a basic plan that is geared toward better emotional, mental and physical health. A friendly environment will encourage others to compromise and pitch in and help and reciprocate.

You’ll gain insight into what others want. Listen and respond with suggestions that will help you gain the support you need to put your plans in motion. An opportunity is heading your way, and a change will spice up your life, be open to what the universe is offering you.

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JAN 21 - FEB 19

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Koko’s birthday!

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hloé Kardashian was flooded with love on her birthday by her friends and family and even her ex-beau Tristan Thompson. Thompson took to Instagram and posted a picture of Khloé and their 2-yearold daughter True to wish the ‘Keeping Up With The Kardashian’ star on her 36th birthday. He thanked God for the “beautiful and loving woman” that Khloe is “especially our daughter True” ... her post while adding that she deserves the world. “I’m wise enough now to know, you came into my life to show me just what it means to be an incredible person,” the athlete said.

“I appreciate how I am able to learn from and grow because of you. You deserve the world, Koko! True and I love you, mama. Happy Birthday, @khloekardashian.” Khloe had been quarantining with ex Tristan Thompson and daughter True amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Being quarantined has made her have a soft spot for him, and she knows he will always be part of her life in some way because he is True’s dad. Khloé has been open and receptive toward Tristan,” the insider revealed.

—Agency

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BRINGING

Adele

Teasers’ out?

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dele may be working on something but she hasn’t got a new album for her fans just yet. The 32-year-old British singer sent some of her fans into a frenzy recently after she shared a picture of herself singing in a microphone. The singer flaunted her massive weight loss yet again. But she got fans curious when she simply captioned with a mysterious smiley face emoji. The new post left fans wondering if she was releasing a few new songs.

A fan took to the comments section “Teaser?

Albums coming out today???!!!! Tell me now!!!!”.

However, Adele decided to shut down the possible rumour of a new song coming their way with her comments. She said, asked the fan to “be patient” “Of course it’s not,” she announced, clearing the air about her post. “Corona ain’t over. I’m quarantining. Wear a mask and be patient,” she said.

While Adele didn’t offer her fans a timetable, they may have only a few more months to wait.

—Agency

It’s official!

CHEERS BACK

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fter the humongous success of ‘Simmba’ at the time of its arer will be re-released in Australia and Fiji.

The ‘Gunday’ star, on Sunday, put out two posters of the film on Instagram and announced the re-released of the flick. One of the posters read, “Blockbuster returns in cinemas near you” while the other said, “Australia bringing cheers back in cinemas July 2nd.”

The 2018 cop-drama ‘Simmba’ was the actor’s first project with filmmaker Rohit Shetty. Shetty and Singh also collaborated for Shetty’s upcoming film ‘Sooryavanshi,’ that was slated for release early this year but had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film features Akshay Kumar and Katrina Kaif in lead roles, along with Singh and Ajay Devgn making guest appearances.

Meanwhile, the ‘Padmaavat’ star has been quite active on social media with posts regarding day-to-day activities during the lockdown. Singh will be next seen in the sports drama ‘83’, a cinematic portrayal of India’s victory in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. —ANI

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‘I STAND FOR LOVE’

riyanka Chopra Jonas has always been vocal about everything that must be spoken about when someone is in the power to speak and hence, the actress ensures that she uses her voice in the right direction and for a cause. June is the Pride month and as it comes to an end, PeeCee took to social media to share a post about it and it had a quote about everything that Love stands for while incorporating the Pride colours with the sentences.

Priyanka also went on to use the caption that said ‘I stand for love. Happy #Pride” along with some colourful hearts and well, it sure has left the fans overwhelmed, to say the least. The Pride Month occurs in order to commemorate the Stonewall riots that happened back in 1969. During June, a lot of events ... her post take place in order to recognise the LGBT community and celebrate love, to say the least.

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Vicky Kaushal; (inset) His post

icky Kaushal, who was last seen in Dharma Productions’ ‘Bhoot Part One: The Haunted Ship’, is clearly on a roll these days. After all, he has some exciting projects in his kitty. But among all his upcoming projects, a biopic on the first Field Marshal of India Sam Manekshaw has been grabbing a lot of attention. After all, the ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ star will be seen in a yet another promising role. And while the fans are eagerly waiting for the movie, Vicky recently paid a tribute to the braveheart soldier of the India Army.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

He remembered Sam Manekshaw on his death anniversary and saluted his valour with a special post on Instagram. The post featured a small video with a throwback picture of Sam Manekshaw making his way through a group of soldiers. It was followed by the actor’s new look as the brave Field Marshal from his upcoming biopic. While Vicky is excited to be a part of the movie, he even called it a special journey. “Remembering one of India’s finest- Field Marshal #SamManekshaw. This journey is going to be very special,” he wrote.

—Agency

op singer Ariana Grande managed to ring in her 27th birthday in style, even in quarantine. Being at home did not stop the singer from having a fun and memorable birthday. Grande celebrated her special day with a group of close friends and her boyfriend Dalton Gomez.

Ariana also took this opportunity to make her relationship with Dalton official on Instagram. The adorable love birds were seen showering each other with kisses and love in the romantic photo from the party.

As for her birthday celebrations, Ariana transformed her home into an enchanted garden, drawing inspiration from the movie Midsommar. “My friends and I went with a ... her post Midsommar theme because help me,” she said on Instagram while sharing pictures from the party. The 7 Rings singer was so true to the theme that she even incorporated it into her costume. She channelled Dani, Florence Pugh’s character, from the movie for the party.

—Agency

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AIMING BIG

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veryone has great dreams that they want to achieve in their life- some start working to achieve them since the very first day, some take their own sweet time and some wait for the right time. Shradha Dadhich from the Pink City is extremely clear about what she wants her future to look like and has already started working for it since a very young age.

Being a Graphic Designer by profession at present, Shradha wants to become an Entrepreneur by opening up her own business of recycling plastic. “Even though everyone knows how sen-

sitive our environment, there are various people out there who are unaware about the issue of environmental pollution. I’ve always been extremely concerned about the environment and my business is going to be about recycling harmful plastic.”

But this is not it. Shradha also aspires to be a model and wants to make it big in the same field. She mentioned, “I’ve always wanted to be a Model and being in front of the camera makes me really happy. I really wish to make it big in both the fields simultaneously.”

“I look forward to bring on new ideas for people to adapt better to the current scenario and make the best out of it at fashion and inspiring them to be better every day while being open to all the critics out there,” she added.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! It was the birthday of Mamta Bhupesh, Minister of Women and Child Development on Sunday but she did not celebrate it. Taking into account our soldiers martyred on the China border and the Corona situation she spent the day quietly with her family only stepping out to feed fodder to the cows and donate grains to the needy.

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Robert Vadra

but to improve concentration, extend life, prevent Alzheimer’s, prevent insulin resistance and even reverse the entire aging process. ‘Try it’... Eat lite, workout with all your might, and sleep tight,” he wrote further.

—Vaishali

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WITH INTEGRITY! L Shradha Dadhich

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aw has to be for the people and have a humanitarian face. This point was brought to the fore by Prem Bhandari, Chairman, Jaipur Foot USA. He has demanded the Foreign and Home Ministries that USA citizens of Indian origin who do not have an OCI card yet and are not allowed to travel to India on VISA or emergency VISA even in the emergency hospitalisation of a parent in India or tragic demise of a parent, should be allowed to travel to India. The government should check the documents of hospitalisations and allow emergency trav-

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A ACS Medical and Health Rohit Kumar Singh and IPS Nina Singh celebrated their 30th Wedding Anniversary on Sunday. He took to twitter and shared a photo of him with Nina and wrote, “Thirty years of togetherness.”

FACEBOOK POST!

obert Vadra took to Facebook and shared the journey of his 36+ hours’ diet. He wrote, “I don’t usually advocate fasts and diets, as I think they are temporary methods to lose weight. But I was challenged to keeping a fast for 24 hours, which I then stretched to 39 hours. From finishing a meal at 8 pm, it was easy to bear the first 12 hours by sleeping early and waking at 8 am next day. Most part of the fast, whenever I did feel the urge to eat, I drank warm lemon water, black tea, and water. With staying occupied at office in the day, and with only another easy walk in the evening, I was able to sleep early another night without consuming any solids, accept lemon water and black tea.”

He added, “Next morning when I had crossed 36 hours, I pushed the limit with another walk. I ate only on the 39th hour, and small portions. For me was an experience of mind and body. How one can be determined to divert and control your mind if you have any need and what better than your own body. Detoxifying your body is important as often as you can do it.”

“If researched ... Fasting is a time tested and ancient tradition. It has been used not only for weight loss,

City First in a conversation with Shradha Dadhich, who aspires to become a Model and simultaneously, an Entrepreneur

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webinar was organised on Facebook by IAS Association, Rajasthan, on Sunday, where retired IAS Anil Swarup was seen in conversation with Mugdha Sinha. The session discussed the challenges faced by civil servants. During the conversation, Swaroop said that IAS is an opportunity to positively change the lives of millions of people. He shared that the administration needs a good manager, and these managers can easily develop expertise. Swaroop said that education is a long-term process that can be achieved in any state. He also discussed points such

as politicians and bureaucratic relations, team building, and audit reforms. He mentioned that instead of learning morality, an officer should show it from his behaviour. The job of a civil service officer is to perform with integrity, and transfers are part of the changes. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

el in these cases.

Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla has assured Bhandari that he will raise this issue at the highest level within a day or two. Bhandari expressed his gratitude to Ajay Bhalla, Home Secretary GOI, whom he approached late at night on June 26, to facilitate travel for a passenger who had lost his father. Rakesh Ranjan Sinha, lost his father at Jamshedpur and was stuck at JFK without OCI card when he approached Bhandari for help, who made the necessary calls and appealed to Ajay Bhalla KK Yadav, Director MHA for help and finally managed the permission. Bhandari was

Prem Bhandari

deeply grateful to Sandeep Chakravorty, Counsel General for believing and allowing passengers to board just five minutes before the doors closed.

Bhandari thanked Shringla for allowing Sinha to travel to India, on verbal permission

by MHA. Now, Bhandari has demanded a change in the law to ensure that the US citizens can reach their parents in an emergency during these pandemic times. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

BUILDING SELF

CONFIDENCE

WHAT’S HAPPENING! RAJASTHAN: A webinar was organised on ‘Digitally Transforming the Future of Global Public Health’ topic by Poornima University, Jaipur and Jodhpur School of Public Health (JSPH), Jodhpur.

During the session, health experts and educationists from India and abroad discussed the changing digital scenario of global public health and its prospects and challenges.

RAJASTHAN: In an ongoing series of live sessions telecasted every week by Rajasthan Progressive Writers Association, a story recital session was organised in the memory of Dr Alam Shah Khan, on Sunday, where his story “Bhukhe Farishte or Khushboo Ki Daawat” was recited by his Udaipur-based daughter Dr Tarana Parveen.

To promote real and honest talent, a fashion show, Mrs Ocean India, is going to be organised soon by Yogesh Mishra in India.

The last date for the registration is 30 June, where anyone between the 18 to 40 diamond category and 40 to 55 platinum category can apply with a valid ID proof.

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N RAJASTHAN: The results of India’s first all in one online photo contest ‘Facegenics’ were announced on Sunday, where thousands of people registered in the digital photo competition. All these registrations were taken in the category of Mr, Miss, Mrs, Kids and Teen. The winner and runner up were determined based on likes and reach on the participant’s photo post.

The final result was announced this Sunday and the winners are going to get the cash prizes up to Rs 1 lakh, gifts and other exciting prizes.

othing is more important than life, even if it has so many ups and downs. Everyone on earth is there with their different goals and this makes us unique from others. Dr Veena Soni from Jodhpur is a great example for our readers as she says, “Life is as complicated as you make it.” Dr Veena Soni is working as the faculty of Management Studies at Jai Narayan Vyas University, Jodhpur.

Recently, she was awarded 13 International Awards and 5 National Awards for the excellency she has in her subject. DrVeena Soni has published many books on different studies of her subjects on both national and international level. We can say she is an allrounder keeping a balance between work, family and her hobbies. She also participated in a beauty pageant held at the state level and won the title of Mrs IQ in 2019. While interacting with

Dr Veena Soni

the city first she said, “Many people have contributed a positive impact on my life and because of those positive impacts I achieved everything.”

We become what we think and dream about. Dr-Veena always grasped positivity and learned lessons from miss happenings.

Life is a journey, you never know what to expect maybe it will be hard or maybe not, but you will know once you have reached the destination.

Wish you all the best for your exciting journey of life.