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THREE PERSONS WERE KILLED AND 10 OTHERS INJURED WHEN A
PRIVATE BUS TRAVELLING FROM DELHI TO JAIPUR CAUGHT FIRE
AFTER COMING IN CONTACT WITH A HIGH-TENSION POWER LINE
FIVE PATIENTS WERE KILLED AND SIX INJURED IN FIRE AT COVID
HOSPITAL IN RAJKOT. THE SUPREME COURT TOOK COGNIZANCE OF
THE FIRE INCIDENT AND SOUGHT A REPORT FROM GUJARAT GOVT
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
A security person and a farmer clash as protestors attempt to
cross Singhu Border during Delhi Chalo march, in New Delhi.
BKU (Ugrahan) activists break police barricades as they arrive at the Dabwali border of Punjab and
Haryana border during their Delhi Chalo protest against Centres new farm laws, in Sirsa district.
DELHI OPENS DOORS FOR FARMERS
New Delhi: Thousands
of farmers were allowed
toenterDelhitodayfora
planned protest against
new farm laws after a
morningof clasheswith
the police at the border
with Haryana. Even af-
ter the Delhi Police an-
nounced that they could
enter, escorted by cops,
teargassing and water
sprayscontinued,appar-
ently to control crowds.
Some farmers were re-
portedly injured in the
action.
Groups of farmers,
walking with tractors
carrying food and es-
sential supplies, had
been trying to enter
Delhi from multiple
points, defying barri-
cades, many wrapped in
barbed wire, and
trenches dug up near
key roads. Farmers’ or-
ganisations said they
had been “given safe
passage” into Delhi and
allowed to protest at a
ground in Burari near
the capital’s outskirts.
Bharatiya Kisan Un-
ion (Rajewal) president
Balbir Singh Rajewal
said that the farmers
were headed to the Bu-
rari ground after their
demand to hold their
protest at the Ramlila
Ground was rejected by
the Delhi Police.
Thanking the author-
ities for granting per-
mission for the protest,
a farmer told ANI,
“We’ve crossed about 10
barriers on our way.
Turn to P6
STADIUM JAILS REQUEST DENIED
Delhi Police’s request to turn nine stadiums in the city
into makeshift “jails” to detain protesting farmers was re-
jected by the city’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government.
‘END PROTEST, COME AND TALK’
Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on
Friday requested farmers to end their protest against
the new central laws, offering talks next week, even as
the police continued to fire tear gas and water can-
nons in a second day of clashes over the march to
New Delhi. “The government has always been ready to
discuss issues with farmers. We have invited farmers’
organisations for another round of talks on Decem-
ber 3. I appeal to them to leave agitation in view of
COVID-19 and winter,” Tomar told news agency ANI.
DILLI CHALO
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
will embark on a three-
city visit on Saturday to
“personally review the
(coronavirus) vaccine
development & manu-
facturing process”, said
Prime Minister’s Office
on Friday.
He will visit the Zy-
dus Biotech Park in
Ahmedabad, Bharat Bi-
otech in Hyderabad and
Serum Institute of In-
dia in Pune, PMO said.
“As India enters a de-
cisive phase of the fight
against COVID-19, PM
Modi’s visit to these fa-
cilities & discussions
with the scientists will
help him get a first
hand perspective of the
preparations, challeng-
es & roadmap in India’s
endeavour to vaccinate
its citizens,” said PMO
in an official statement.
Zydus Cadila’s plant
issituatedatChangodar
industrial area near
Ahmedabad city.
The drug maker had
earlier announced that
the phase-I clinical trial
of its COVID-19 vaccine
candidate, ZyCoV-D,
has been completed and
it has commenced
phase-II clinical trials
from August.
Modi will then pro-
ceed to Pune, where he
will visit the Serum In-
stitute of India, which
has partnered with
global pharma giant As-
traZeneca and the Ox-
ford University for the
vaccine, a senior offi-
cial said.
The prime minister’s
next stop will be Hy-
derabad where he is
scheduled to visit vac-
cine maker Bharat Bio-
tech’s facility, an offi-
cial said. —Agencies
PM on 3-city visit today
to review Covid vaccine
Modi will visit the Zydus Biotech in Ahmedabad, Bharat
Biotech in Hyderabad and Serum Institute in Pune
Prime Minister Narendra Modi
HC: Kangana’s bungalow razed in
“malice”, she will get damages
BJP should end its rhetoric and
negative politics, says CM Gehlot
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Hitting out at
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) leaders,
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot, on Friday,
claimed that BJP lead-
ers were engrossed in
making Corona a politi-
calissue,therebycarry-
ing out negative poli-
tics in the state. Gehlot,
who has held several
one on one video con-
ferences on corona pan-
demic in state with saf-
fron party leaders in-
cluding Vasundhara
Raje, Satish Poonia and
Gulab Chand Kataria,
to name a few, termed
that the opposition
leaders were making
‘an atmosphere of neg-
ative politics in the
state’ by claiming that
hisgovernmentwillfall
in the coming months.
“In the era of a global
epidemic,wheretheRa-
jasthan government is
working with opposi-
tion and all sections of
the society, the state-
ments made by the BJP
leaders are going to
bring down the level of
the state’s politics. In
the last days, BJP lead-
ers have made unre-
strained statements
about the Covid man-
agement of the Ra-
jasthan government
and the future of the
government. The state
government has
worked with not only
all political parties but
also social workers, em-
ployee organizations,
social organizations
and religious leaders.
But the negative poli-
tics being practiced by
the opposition party
has created an atmos-
phere of public anger
against the opposi-
tion,” Gehlot said on
Friday. Turn to P6
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot
Mumbai: In a setback
to the Brihanmumbai
MunicipalCorporation,
the Bombay High Court
on Friday held that the
demolition at the office
of Bollywood actress
Kangana Ranaut was
with malafide intent.
A division bench of
Justices SJ Kathawalla
and RI Chagla set aside
the BMC notices dated
September 7 and 9 is-
suedtoKanganaRanaut
anddirectedthatavalu-
erbeappointedtoascer-
tainthedamagescaused
due to the demolition.
“The valuer will sub-
mit a report to the court
after which it will pass
an order on compensa-
tion to Kangana
Ranaut,”thebenchsaid
and asked the actress to
exerciserestraintwhile
commenting on other
people on social media
and otherwise.
The court, while
holding that the peti-
tion filed by Ranaut
against the demolition
was maintainable, not-
ed that the demolition
was not good in law
and malafide.
Turn to P6
Mumbai: Mumbai Mayor Kishori Pednekar on Friday
said that she will hold a meeting with the legal team
of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)
to assess the Bombay High Court’s order in Kangana
Ranaut case. “What we did was according to mu-
nicipal rules. I haven’t seen the court order, will go
through it,” Pednekar told reporters.
MUM MAYOR TO MEET BMC LEGAL TEAM
Mufti alleges
detained again,
daughter under
house arrest
Mehbooba Mufti
Srinagar: People’s
Democratic Party
(PDP) leader and for-
mer Jammu and Kash-
mir Chief Minister
Mehbooba Mufti has
alleged that she has
been “illegally de-
tained yet again” and
that her daughter Iltija
has been “placed under
house arrest”.
Mufti said she is not
being allowed to visit
thefamilyof PDPyouth
wing president Waheed
Parra, Turn to P6

Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: The founda-
tion of a hospital was
laid by the Narsi
group in the memory
of Sant Dularam
Kularia in Nokha’s
Moolwas village.
The 16-bedded
hospital will have
modern facilities
and the group will
do all expenditure
on setting up the
hospital.
MLA Bihari Lai
Bishnoi, Nokha
Nagar Palika
chairman Narayan
Jhanwar and MD of
Narsi Group Narsi
Kularia, Bhanwar
Poonam Kularia and
Jagdish Kularia were
present on the occa-
sion.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief secre-
tary Niranjan Arya di-
rected the officials on
Friday to increase com-
munity testing for co-
rona and to ensure that
there are adequate
numbers of oxygen cyl-
inders.
“Make special efforts
to lower the spike in co-
rona cases in winters,”
he said in a two-hour-
long meeting on Corona
with district collectors,
SPs, principals of medi-
cal colleges. He also in-
vited suggestions from
officials on how to bet-
ter tackle the situation
on the ground.
In a separate virtual
meeting attended by all
the senior officers of
state, Arya instructed
them to settle all the
pending issues in a
time-bound manner
along with constant
monitoring. He in-
structed to take up the
matters directly related
to the common people
on priority.
CS took stock of
‘Shudh ke liye Yudh’
campaign and Janata
clinic from Secretary
(Health) Siddharth Ma-
hajan and on corona
free workplace initia-
tive from Secretary (La-
bour) Neeraj k Pawan.
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‘Make special efforts to lower spike in corona cases’
INCREASE COMMUNITY TESTING FOR CORONA
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Niranjan Arya
instructed senior
officers of state
to settle all the
pending issues
in a time-bound
manner along
with constant
monitoring
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Chief secretary Niranjan Arya reviewed corona management and other official works through virtual
meetings on Friday.
PANCHAYAT POLLS: 63% VOTER
TURNOUT IN SECOND PHASE
Depute an ACF
level officer at
JawaiDam:Mathur
REET ASPIRANTS MAY HAVE TO
WAIT FOR RECRUITMENT EXAM
Foundationofhospital
laidbyNarsigroup
Shekhawat
pays tribute to
martyrs while
campaigning
IndiGo flight
suffers bird
hit, lands
safely in Jpr
Highestvotingof77.62percentwasrecordedinBagidoraofBanswaradistrict
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Around 63 per
cent voter turnout was
recorded in the second
phase of Rajasthan
panchayat elections on
Friday. The voting be-
gan in the morning
amid tight security ar-
rangements at 8,403
polling booths.
According to a state
election commission
spokesperson, 63.18 per
cent of 59.86 lakh voters
voted in the elections to
59 panchayat samitis
and zila parishads
across 21 districts. The
highest voting of 77.62
per cent was recorded
in Bagidora of Ban-
swara district.
SEC PS Mehra said
that the polling for the
second phase was held
strictly keeping in with
the Covid-19 guidelines.
He said that while
61.80% of voters had ex-
ercised their rights in
the first phase, it had
increased to more than
63% in the second
phase. He appealed to
the voters to come out
and exercise their right
in larger percentages in
the third and the fourth
faces.
The elections were
held in Ajmer, Ban-
swara, Barmer,
Bhilwara, Bikaner,
Bundi, Chittorgarh,
Churu, Dungarpur, Ha-
numangarh, Jaisalmer,
Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhun-
jhunu, Nagaur, Pali,
Pratapgarh, Rajsa-
mand, Sikar, Tonk, and
Udaipur districts.
The polling for third
and fourth phases will
be held on December 1
and December 5, respec-
tively. The counting of
votes will be held on De-
cember 8.
The SEC apart from
expressing his grati-
tude towards the voters
also mentioned the ded-
icated attitude demon-
strated by all the con-
cerned district election
officers, police depart-
ment, and all the gov-
ernment employees de-
puted for election-relat-
ed work.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Senior BJP
leader and MP Om
Prakash Mathur has
written a letter to CM
Ashok Gehlot raising
the issue of Jawai Pan-
ther conservation re-
serve in western Ra-
jasthan.
OP Mathur, while
praising CM’s efforts to
promote tourism in the
state, in his letter point-
ed out that since Jawai
Panther conservation
reserve was divided be-
tween two forest ranges
viz.RajsamandandPali,
therefore, was not being
administered properly.
Mathur also pointed out
the lack of forest staff
deputed for the conser-
vation reserve.
He also alarmed the
CM regarding the tour-
ist vehicles being con-
ducted by private enti-
ties which operate till
late at night and do not
follow any wildlife
rules.
He requested the CM
to depute an ACF level
officer with 2-3 rangers
and a sufficient number
of patrolling guards so
that Jawai reserve be-
comes a perfect tourist
destination. He ex-
pressed confidence that
his suggestions if ac-
cepted, will make the
reserve a tourist-friend-
ly destination.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a setback to
the lakhs of REET re-
cruitment aspirants
across the state, the
State Election Com-
mission (SEC) has re-
turned the file of the
said recruitment stat-
ing that it will not take
up the issue until De-
cember 11.
The REET aspirants
who were expecting the
massive and most
awaited recruitment
exam to be held in Feb-
ruary 2021 will now
have to wait for some
more time as the exam
might be postponed un-
til a later date due to a
late decision on its date.
It is noteworthy that
after the education de-
partment couldn’t reply
to SEC’s queries on the
REET exam within the
stipulated time limit,
the SEC returned the
file to it.
When Unemployed
Association president
Upen Yadav met CM Ge-
hlotandgothisinterven-
tion in the matter, the
education department
again dispatched the
REET exam file to the
SEC but it seems it was
too late by then for the
SECtotakeanycallonit.
First India Bureau
Jaisalmer/Jodhpur:
Union Jal Shakti Minis-
ter Gajendra Singh
Shekhawat on Friday
paid tributes to Shaheed
Arjun Singh, Shaheed
Kan Singh Solanki, and
Shaheed Umaid Singh
Bhati in Baroda village.
He said that the name of
these great sons also
comes in the Pride of
the land of Jaisalmer.
Shekhawat reached
Jaisalmer on Friday
and campaigned in fa-
vor of the BJP candi-
dates in the election
seat for the Panchayat
Samiti election. He said
the impression of the
martyrdom of the mar-
tyrs is reflected in the
enthusiasm of its resi-
dents. Arriving in Jais-
almer, the sense of duty
towards the country
and society becomes
more powerful, he said.
Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: An IndiGo
flight, which came from
Bengaluru, hit the bird
while landing at Jaipur
airport on Friday morn-
ing.The flight 6E-469
landed safely. The air-
port sources said that
passengers of the flight
were not aware of the
incident and no com-
plaint was given to the
airport administration.
The runway was
cleaned and cleared by
firetendersaftertheinci-
dent.After a technical
inspectionof theaircraft,
it was cleared to take off
for Bengaluru.The flight
landed at 8.20 am and de-
part at 9.10 am to Ben-
galuru. The engineering
investigation found the
aircraftperfectlyfineand
the aircraft left for Ban-
galore at 9:10 am.
Sources said that all
arrangements like the
bursting of firecrackers
and bird catcher are
there to reduce the inci-
dents but still such inci-
dents happen a lot of
times.
Randeep Dhankar reached Kithana village to cast his vote in
Jhunjhunu.
OP Mathur
PEOPLE HAPPY WITH GOVT: DHANKAR
NEW SPECIES SIGHTED
A new species of
Babbler bird has
been sighted at
Phulwari ki Nal
Wildlife Sanctuary
in the Udaipur
district. The small
resident bird is
Puff throated
babbler, it’s
scientific name is
Pelornius ruficeps.
A detailed report
on this new
achievement has
been published in
Part 5 of Issue 16
of ‘Indian Birds’.
Govt approval must before
allotting land to institutions
CM Gehlot’s
relative Chandel
passes away
CMmustintervenetorelease
pendinghonorariumtoPRstaff
Abhishek Shrivastav
Jaipur: Municipal cor-
porations, municipali-
ties,andurbanimprove-
ment trusts will no
longer be able to allot
land to any institution
at their level.
Whether land alloca-
tion is concessional or
at full cost, it will be nec-
essary to get permis-
sion from the state gov-
ernment.
Principal Secretary
UDH Bhaskar A Sawant
has issued an order in
this regard on the in-
structions of UDH Min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal.
According to the or-
der, whether the institu-
tion is a government,
semi-government or
charitable trust, or oth-
er, government approv-
al will be required for
the allocation/
Land allocation poli-
cy was issued on 5 Octo-
ber 2015 during the pre-
viousBJPgovernment’s
rule in the state in
which the authority to
allot lands to the gov-
ernment, semi-govern-
ment institutions, and
the charitable trust was
given to the local bodies.
Now, the rights of land
allotment have been
taken away from the lo-
cal bodies. This order
also warns that strict
disciplinary action will
be taken against the of-
ficer concerned for vio-
lation of the order.
Jaipur: Chief minister
Ashok Gehlot’s relative
Nirmala Chandel
p a s s e d
away on
Thursday,
less than
a fort-
night af-
ter her
husband
Narendra
Chandel
left for his
heavenly abode. Naren-
dra was CM’s brother-
in-law. People from
across the state con-
doled the death of Nir-
mala Chandel. Condo-
lence meet will be held
at Anand Puri Park, in
front of Nayla House be-
tween 2 and 4 pm today.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP state
president Satish Poo-
nia has demanded CM
Ashok Gehlot’s inter-
vention in getting re-
leased the pending 6
months honorarium
of 27,000 Panchayat
assistants of the state.
In a letter written to
CM, Poonia stated that
the erstwhile BJP gov-
ernment in order to pro-
vide employment to the
Vidyarthi Mitra had
employed them as Pan-
chayat assistants at an
honorarium of Rs 6000
per month payable by
the Panchayati Raj de-
partment.
The letter mentions
the denial by the Pan-
chayati Raj depart-
ment to the Education
Department to pay the
honorarium citing le-
gal reasons.
The Panchayati Raj
department in its letter
to the Education De-
partment stated that
the money received by
them from the State Fi-
nance Commission is
for the development of
Panchayati Raj institu-
tions and not for Pan-
chayat assistants.
Poonia stated that
due to the lack of coor-
dination between the
Panchayati Raj depart-
ment and the Educa-
tion department, the
six months honorari-
um of the panchayat
assistants is pending
and the CM should in-
tervene in getting the
payment released.
Late Nirmala
ChandelBhaskar A Sawant
Satish Poonia
Rights of land
allotment have
been taken away
from local bodies

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020
Bhanwar S Charan/
Kashiram Chaudhary
Kota/Jaipur: Ra-
jasthanGovernorKalraj
Mishra on Friday said
that books not only en-
rich the students on an
intellectual level but
also inspire them to con-
tinuously acquire new
knowledge.
Mishra, while ad-
dressing an online func-
tion of Kota University,
said that reading books
accelerates the thought
process and after study-
ing books; one becomes
transformed into the
light of knowledge.
Describing the im-
portance of libraries in
educational institu-
tions, he said that de-
spite the increasing in-
fluence of communica-
tion technology, the
importance of printed
books will never dimin-
ish. He also emphasized
that effective efforts
should be made to en-
rich universities at aca-
demic level and said
that there should be an
initiative to organize
activities to create con-
stitutional awareness.
The governor also inau-
gurated central library
and academic building,
Constitution Park, girls
hostel, chemistry labo-
ratory in the Kota Uni-
versity.
Referring to the li-
brary of Nalanda Uni-
versity, he said it was a
great center of ancient
knowledge but Bakh-
tiar Khilji.
‘Despite tech, power of books won’t diminish’
ENRICHING ACADEMIC @ VARSITY
Three burnt alive as bus hits electricity tower
Driver took wrong side as Jaipur-Delhi highway was blocked
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: Three persons
were electrocuted and
ten others were injured
on Friday afternoon
when a private bus com-
ing from Delhi to Jaipur
caught fire after hitting
a high voltage electric-
ity transmission tower
near Achrol. A live wire
broke and fell on the
bus, a video coach, that
caught fire, the police
said.
Governor Kalraj
Mishra and Chief min-
ister Ashok Gehlot
tweeted condolences
on the accident.
Chandwaji SHO An-
ita Meena said that
those killed are identi-
fied as Bhagwan Singh,
37, Noor Mohammad,
30, and Sugna Devi, 30.
Other passengers in
the bus were safely
evacuated. The injured
have been admitted to
NIMS hospital for
treatment. Condition
of some of the injured
is stated to be serious.
According to the in-
jured passengers, the
bus driver took wrong
side to go to Jaipur as-
Jaipur-Delhi national
highway was blocked
after a truck over-
turned near Labana
village. He was revers-
ing the bus when the
rear side hit a high-
tension electricity sup-
ply tower. A wire fell
on the bus that caught
fire, Meena said. Fire
tenders were rushed to
the spot but by that
three were charred to
dead. The bus was
completely gutted in
the fire.
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: The vigilance
branch of the Jaipur
Municipal Corporation
Greater challaned a
bridegroom and seven
guests in the marriage
procession for not wear-
ing a mask in the city
on Friday.
The vigilance team col-
lected Rs 4,000 fine, Rs
500 per person, from the
bridegrooms’ family.
The action was initiat-
ed on the directions of
Mayor Somya Gurjar
who received a video of
the marriage proces-
sion on Friday.
The video was of the
marriage of a Vidhyad-
har Nagar resident on
November 25. The pro-
cession had reached the
Panigrahan marriage
venue via Bhawani Sin-
gh Road during which
the groom, some guests
were not wearing
masks. Gurjar had di-
rected Deputy Commis-
sioner Vigilance to take
action on basis of video.
Jaipur: Rajasthan re-
corded 18 more fatalities
due to the novel corona-
virus on Friday, taking
the COVID-19 death toll
in the state to 2,255, ac-
cording to a health de-
partment bulletin.The
state also reported 3,093
fresh cases that brought
the infection count to
2,60,040 on Friday. Of
the fresh Covid cases,
643 were recorded in
Jaipur. According to the
bulletin, 2,29,602 people
have been discharged
after treatment till now.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Chief spokes-
person of BJP Ram Lal
Sharma took a dig at
the ‘No Mask-No En-
try’ campaign of the
state government. Tak-
ing pot shots at the gov-
ernment, Sharma said
that it is unfortunate
that some ministers of
the state government
move out for election
campaigning without
any mask despite their
photographs appear-
ing in the social and
mainstream media
widely.
Vinod Tiwari
Dholpur: Five accused
who were involved in
abducting a child for
ransom ten days back
have been arrested.
Main accused Vikas
Goyal is a distant rela-
tive of the victim who
along with four others
had kidnapped the boy
in Sarmathura area.
The body was recovered
within 24 hours.
After investigation,
accused confessed to
have committed the
crime and told the po-
lice about the rest of the
four accused, SP Kesar
Singh Shekhawat said.
Goyal was under debt,
he said.
CO Sarmathura Pra-
mendra Mahla, SHO
Sarmathura Anil Gau-
tam and district special
team were assigned the
task to solve the case.
Alok Badal
Baran: The Anta po-
lice arrested one Foru-
lal Odh accused of rap-
ing a woman by keep-
ing her hostage for 14
days in the jungles of
Mandana. The victim
had registered a com-
plaint against the ac-
cused on 23 November,
acting on which the po-
lice arrested the ac-
cused from Notda vil-
lage of Bundi district.
DSP Jinendra Jain said
that the accused was
arrested within 48
hours of the complaint
by a specially consti-
tuted police team and
will be presented in the
court within stipulated
time after initial inter-
rogation.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The fraudsters
of the city have become
so fearless that they did
not even spare the fam-
ily members of the cab-
inet minister of the
state.
In a glaring & shocking
example, daughter in
law of Energy Minister
BD Kalla, Priyanka Kal-
la registered a com-
plaint at the Sodala po-
lice station of the city
alleging that some
fraudster had applied
for a loan using her pho-
tograph without her
permission quoting her
SBI bank account.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP state presi-
dent Satish Poonia on
Friday termed Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot’s allegations of do-
ing negative politics as
baseless, saying that the
statement shows his
frustration.
Gehlot today accused
BJP regional leaders of
doing negative politics
and said that the anti-
government statements
of BJP leaders show
their anti-democracy
thinking. Reacting to it,
Poonia said that the
CM’s allegations are
baseless, “The frustra-
tion of the chief minis-
ter for not being able to
handle the corona situ-
ation, law and order is
clear. Gehlot is making
such statements to hide
his weaknesses,” Poon-
ia said.
He added saying that
BJP worked with com-
mitment during corona
crisis to serve people,
made itself available to
govt for relief works.
Yunus Gesawat
Nagaur: Three persons
were killed and three
others injured when the
driver of the car they
were travelling in tried
to avoid hitting a cow on
the road. The car in-
stead collided with ce-
ment blocks on the road
side in Nagaur district
on late Thursday, the
police said.
The victims were re-
turning to their home
in Bawdi village of
Jodhpur from Mundwa
after attending a mar-
riage function when a
cow suddenly came on
the road. In a bid to save
the cow, the driver of
the car lost control over
the vehicle which led to
the collision, police
said. Chief minister
AshokGehlotexpressed
condolences about the
incident in his tweet on
Friday.
The deceased were
identified as Rakesh, 37,
son of Shyamlal an
Rakesh, 40, son of Ma-
hesharam, and Sumit,
the police said.
The injured Mohit,
Ajay and Kishan are be-
ing treated at the dis-
trict hospital of Na-
gaur, the police said.
The bodies were hand-
ed over to family mem-
bers after post-mortem
examinations.
Om Prakash Sharma
Jaipur: A special court
here awarded life im-
prisonment till death to
serial rapist Jeevanu
(37) who was arrested in
July last year.
He had abducted and
raped a minor girl on
30 June 2019 in Shastri
nagar area of Jaipur.
The special court POC-
SO case (Protection of
Children from Sexual
Offences) of justice L D
Kiradu awarded him
life imprisonment for
the rest of his life.
The special court,
which also imposed a
fine of Rs. 3.06 lakh,
refused to award death
penalty saying the
punishment is given
while keeping facts
and circumstances in
mind.
Special public pros-
ecutor Mahaveer
Kishnawat said that
Jeevanu is a serial sex-
ual predator and he
has been awarded life
imprisonment for
sodomising and mur-
dering a boy in 2004.
He contended that he
had allegedly raped a
four year old girl few
days before raping the
seven year old girl and
looking at this, he
should be given death
penalty.
The defence counsel
objected to it, arguing
that he has not been
punished in the rape
case of four year girl.
First India Bureau
Kota: Delhi high court
has given interim relief
to Allen career coaching
institute of Kota by di-
recting Telegram mo-
bile internet application
to disable channels pro-
viding the coaching’s
copyright material.
A single judge bench
of Justice Rajiv Shakd-
her provided Telegram
a list containing names/
links of 31 channels
available on its platform
which provide Allen Ca-
reer Coaching Insti-
tute’s copyright study
materials.
The bench on 18 No-
vember passed an in-
terimorderanddirected
the Telegram to disa-
bled those groups with
immediate effect.
Directions to Nitesh
Bhaskar, Rahul Chaud-
hary, Saurav Kumar, Ru-
pendraKumar,Telecom-
munication department
tostopfromthematerial
of the Allen institute on
any medium because
the coaching has copy-
right on them.
The institute submit-
ted before the court that
it is in the business of
imparting coaching to
students for entrance
exams such as IIT-JEE
and NEET.
Three killed, three injured as cow
comes in front of car in Nagaur
Groom, 7 others fined
for not wearing masks Life imprisonment
to rapist for sexual
crime against minor
Delhi high court
gives interim relief
to Allen coaching
ASHOK GEHLOT
@ashokgehlot51
Sad to learn about
unfortunate accidents
near Achrol village
in Chandwaji area,
#Jaipur & near Sing-
hani village in #Nagaur
in which six people
have lost lives. My
heartfelt condolences
to bereaved families.
May God give them
strength & prayers for
speedy recovery of
those injured.
An ill fated luxury bus coming to Jaipur from Delhi on Friday afternoon burst into flames after
hitting a high-tension tower, near Achrol; fire fighters try to douse the flames while local villagers
look on. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Scene of fatal accident where car collided with cement blocks.
‘Mins moving out
without masks is
unfortunate’
3 arrested for
abducting child
for ransom
Man held for keeping woman
hostage,raping for 14 days
State records 3,093
new cases, 18 deaths
GUV EXPRESSES GRIEF
IN THE COURTYARD
Poonia terms CM Gehlot’s
allegations as baseless
Groom, seven guests were challaned on Friday for not wearing
masks in a marriage procession held on November 25.
Kalla’s daughter-in-law
reports cyber fraud bid
Governor Kalraj Mishra virtually addressing the inauguration
event of Kota University on Friday.
Covid testing at CMHO in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Satish Poonia

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iego Maradona
was an imper-
fect athlete, but
a perfect celeb-
rity athlete. His
faults, inconsistencies, con-
tradictions, and oddities
were clear in his playing
years but became even
clearer as he grew older.
That’s why the media loved
himandmadehimthemost
dazzling and fascinating
footballer of the late 20th
and early 21st centuries.
The Argentinian star, who
died on November 25 aged
60, personified a new age in
which football, like many
other sports, was being
transformed into globally
televised entertainment.
He also embodied a new
spirit in professional sport.
Fair play was no longer
sacrosanct — the new spir-
it was one of winning at all
cost. But, most important-
ly, he was dangerous:
Wherever Maradona
strayed, there was risk and
peril of some kind. Com-
bined, they elevated from
mere mortal to a stupen-
dous emblem of a new age.
UNREPENTANT
Maradona seethed with
volatility, the anarchy of
his nature frequently sub-
ordinating nurture, or at
least augmenting it. No in-
cident better illustrates
this than his belief-beggar-
ing “Hand of God” goal of
1986. In a vicious payback
for Argentina’s humilia-
tion in the Falklands con-
flict four years before,
Maradona forced the ball
into the net in a World Cup
game against England us-
ing foul, rather than fair,
means. It was a move that,
today, would be instantly
invalidated and punished
after video review.
In the mid-1980s, as
Maradona later shameless-
ly admitted, “It was a nice
feeling, like some sort of
symbolic revenge against
the English.” And the goal
stood. An accident? No. “I
knew it was my hand,” re-
vealed the player, not in
confession but in celebra-
tion. He was unrepentant
for the rest of his life.
His public image in Eng-
land will always be compro-
mised by the foul, but else-
where, he is acknowledged
as one of the best, if not the
best, football players of all
time. Maradona will always
be compared with his near-
contemporary Pelé, 20
years his elder (now 80),
also South American (Bra-
zilian, in his case) and a far,
far less perplexing charac-
ter, who avoided playing in
the European leagues.
Maradona, by contrast,
earned his spurs in Italy’s
SerieAandSpain’sLaLiga,
two of the most competitive
environments in football.
The comparison of the
two players brings into re-
lief the global media: asso-
ciation football, more than
any other sport, was enthu-
siastically broadcast
around the world in 1982
when 21-year-old Marado-
na arrived in Barcelona.
Pelé had retired five years
before, having spent his fi-
nal years in the relatively
undemanding and largely
unseen US league. He was
beige to Maradona’s explo-
sion in a paint factory.
With Mike Tyson, Ben
Johnson, and Magic John-
son, Maradona became one
of the preeminent athletes
of the 1980s. Notice the sim-
ilarities? Boxer Tyson was
convicted of rape in 1992.
Sprinter Ben Johnson was
stripped of his Olympic
goldmedalin1988aftertest-
ing positive for drugs. Bas-
ketball player Magic John-
son, in 1991, announced he
was HIV positive. All were
virtuosos in their chosen
sports; all were arguably
better known for matters
either unrelated to sports
or, in Ben Johnson’s case,
transgressions.
SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER
Diego Maradona, the perfect celebrity athlete
D
The whole secret of existence
is to have no fear. Never fear
what will become of you,
depend on no one. Only the
moment you reject all help
are you freed. —Buddha
Spiritual
SPEAK
Top
TWEET
Dr Harsh Vardhan
@drharshvardhan
We have made signiﬁcant strides
in the ﬁeld of organ donation
in the past few years. Massive
awareness drives have helped
sensitise society. Therapeutics &
care is being provided to many
poor patients suffering from
brainstem diseases through
public healthcare facilities.
Ravi Shankar Prasad @rsprasad
Production Linked Incentive
Scheme was introduced in India
in the month of April 2020 and
major global and Indian mobile
phone manufacturers will set up
their operations in India & will
manufacture phones over worth Rs.
10.50 lakh crore over next 5 years.
BJP DEPLOYS TOP GUNS
FOR GHMC ELECTIONS
hen was the last time that all the star cam-
paigners led by the prime minister of any
political party were out campaigning for
a municipal corporation election? None,
that easily comes to mind. It is in this re-
spect that the December 1 elections to the 150 wards
of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
(GHMC)arespecial.FromPrimeMinisterNarendra
Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party presi-
dent JP Nadda, Union minister Smriti Irani, UP
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and BJP Yuva Mor-
chapresidentTejasviSurya,inshort,allthetopguns
of the party have been deployed for taking control of
the GHMC. The issues that the party’s leaders are
raising have nothing civic about them but the usual
Hindu, Muslim, Rohingyas, and illegal Pakistanis.
TheiraimistosomehowdislodgeTelanganaRashtra
Samithi (TRS) of Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar
Rao first from the GHMC and later from power in
Telangana where the BJP has four Lok Sabha seats
and recently won the Dubbaka assembly by-election.
With the Congress almost non-existent in Telan-
gana the BJP is all set to occupy that space. It is
now the main adversary of TRS which has 80 seats
in the corporation. A victory will pave the way for
the party’s future electoral gains.
The BJP’s seriousness fits its larger objective of
conquering three southern states - Kerala, Tamil
Nadu, and Telangana. It has Karnataka in its kitty.
Little wonder that Bhupender Yadav, who helped the
BJP win 72 seats in Bihar, has been stationed in Hy-
derabadasamasterstrategistforthecivicbodypolls.
W
IN-DEPTH
CENTRE READY FOR TALKS
BUT MAY NOT YIELD
armers are on a warpath. Braving water
cannons and teargas shells hundreds of
them marched towards Delhi, carrying
foodstuff in habitable carts to last them
for six months. On the way, they were
joined by their counterparts from Haryana where
the government tried its best to thwart them. As
the number of marching farmers swelled, the Cen-
tral government allowed them to assemble at
Nirankari Samagam Ground in Burari for peaceful
protests. Farmers were insisting on permission to
protest at Jantar Mantar but Union Agriculture
Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urged them to de-
fer their agitation in view of Covid-19 and the cold
weather and also because talks with farmers un-
ions are scheduled for December 3. Farmers are
unwilling to wait and the Centre is in no mood to
either retract or amend the three farm laws that
have riled farmers, mainly in Punjab, over the ab-
sence of any legal provision in the new laws guar-
anteeing minimum support price for their produce.
There is therefore a trust deficit between the agi-
tators and the government. The latter sees the new
laws as reformist and progressive as they do away
with the traditional mandi Samiti. Farmers argue
thatthelawwillallowacorporatetakeoverof assets
of poor and small farmers. Farmers cite the exam-
pleof BiharwheretheAgricultureProduceMarket-
ing Committees were abolished in 2006 to liberalise
agriculture marketing but failed to benefit farmers.
As a showdown between farmers and the gov-
ernment looks imminent, the Centre could look at
playing arbiter to resolve any future disputes be-
tween farmers and private buyers over product
pricing.
F
verywhere in the world, peo-
ple talk about dying peace-
fully; they want to recede
gently. One simple thing that
can be done is to have a lamp
– preferably with ghee but
you can also use butter –
burning constantly, 24 hours
of the day next to that per-
son. This creates a certain
aura so that the choppy na-
ture of withdrawal can be
regulated to some extent.
Another thing you can do, if
the person is willing, you
can set up some kind of a
universal chant on a CD at a
very mild volume. A conse-
crated sound like this in the
background will also make
sure that the choppy with-
drawal can be avoided.
These arrangements should
continue up to 14 days after one
hasbeencertifieddead,because
he may be medically dead but
not existentially dead; he is not
completely dead. Death hap-
pens slowly. You may already
know that after a person dies,
the hair and fingernails con-
tinue to grow for up to at least
11 days, and most of the time up
to 14 days. This is because death
is happening slowly; it is not
complete yet. The withdrawal
of the life process from this
body happens step by step. For
all practical purposes, the
lungs, heart, and brain activity
has stopped, so medically they
are declared dead, but it is not
yet so. Even if the person’s body
is burnt, he is still not dead be-
cause his movement into the
other realm has not started.
It is based on this that up
to 14 days after somebody
dies there are various kinds
of rituals in India, the
knowledge and power be-
hind which have unfortu-
nately been mostly lost and
very few people truly under-
stand the significance of
what it is. The first thing
that is done when somebody
dies is, anything that has
been intimately in touch
with their body, such as un-
derclothes, is burnt. Other
clothes, jewelry, and such
things are distributed with-
in the first three days, as
quickly as possible – not just
to one person – but among
many people. If you were to
give a bundle of their be-
longings to someone, they
would go there because they
are still attached to the en-
ergy of their own body
which exists in the clothes.
These things were done not
only to settle the dead but also
to settle the family and rela-
tives – so that they understand
that the business is done, it is
over. It doesn’t matter how in-
volved and attached you were
to somebody, when it is done, it
is done – the game is up.
Another thing that can be
done is, depending upon
who the dying person is, if
you know what their essen-
tial quality is if you apply
vibhuthi on just that one
chakra, you will facilitate
that he focuses around that.
As life is withdrawing from
the physical system, let us
say somebody was a very
loving person, vibhuthi
mixed with a little water and
made pasty so that it sticks
can be applied on his anaha-
tha. Now his energies tend to
gather there. If it all gathers
there, there is a possibility
that he will leave through
that chakra which is very
good for him.
Generally, everywhere in the
world irrespective of which
culture, it is said, “even if it is
your enemy who is dying right
now, you must create a slightly
peaceful atmosphere for him,
you don’t do ugly things.” This
awareness is there in every cul-
ture, isn’t it? Maybe you shot
him, but you take off your hat
when he is leaving or you say,
“Ram Ram,” or whatever you
know. When somebody is dy-
ing, at that moment the whistle
has already been blown and the
game is over. There is no point
kicking now. Whether people
are exercising it or not, that
much awareness is there every-
where in the world.
That is the reason why,
when you see that even the
dead are not treated with re-
spect, something within you
shakes. Not because you
have to treat a body with re-
spect but because he is exit-
ing slowly– it doesn’t matter
how he lived – at least that
must happen well. Every hu-
man being must have that
much intention. If even that
is missing, then you do not
even qualify to be a brute.
Even a brute, once some-
thing is dead, if it has to eat,
it will eat but otherwise, it
will leave the body and go,
isn’t it? But if such inten-
tions come up in human be-
ings because of their anger
and hatred, it is the lowest
level of mind.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION
Ranked amongst the fifty most influential
people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic,
visionary and a New York Times bestselling
author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma
Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017,
the highest annual civilian award, accorded for
exceptional and distinguished service
DYING PEACEFULLY
Death happens
slowly. You may
already know
that after a person
dies, the hair and
fingernails
continue to grow
for up to at least
11 days, and most
of the time up to
14 days. This is
because death is
happening
slowly; it is not
complete yet. The
withdrawal of the
life process from
this body happens
step by step
ANOTHER THING THAT
CAN BE DONE IS,
DEPENDING UPON WHO
THE DYING PERSON IS, IF
YOU KNOW WHAT THEIR
ESSENTIAL QUALITY IS IF
YOU APPLY VIBHUTHI ON
JUST THAT ONE CHAKRA,
YOU WILL FACILITATE
THAT HE FOCUSES
AROUND THAT
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INDIAJAIPUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020
NAGARJUNA BESHA RITUAL AT
JAGANNATH TEMPLE AFTER 26 YRS
Bhubaneswar: The
Nagarjuna Besha of
Lord Jagannath and his
siblings at Puri Jagannath
temple is underway after
over 25 years with the
deities taking the form
of warriors. It is being
held sans devotees amid
the ongoing coronavirus
pandemic. Nagarjuna
Besha is taking place after
a gap of 26 years. The
Nagarjuna Besha ritual
happens only in the years
where the ‘Panchuka’,
the last five days of the
holy month of Kartika, is
observed for six days. As
per the ritual, the deities
are dressed in golden
attire and adorned with 16
types of traditional weap-
ons to commemorates the
slaying of Shahasrajuna
by Parasurama.
SENSEX DROPS 110 PTS; RIL, IT
STOCKS WEIGH SAY EXPERTS
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex ended 110
points lower after a choppy session on Friday,
dragged by losses in index majors Reliance In-
dustries, Infosys and TCS despite a positive trend
in global markets. The 30-share BSE index closed
110.02 points or 0.25% lower at 44,149.72. The
broader NSE Nifty slipped 18.05 points or 0.14
per cent to 12,968.95. PowerGrid was the top
laggard in the Sensex pack, shedding over 2 per
cent, followed by HCL Tech, ONGC, M&M, Axis
Bank, TCS, Reliance Industries and Infosys.
2 JAWANS KILLED IN PAK FIRING
ALONG LOC IN J-K’S RAJOURI
Jammu: Two jawans of the Indian Army were
killed in ceasefire violation by the Pakistani Army
along the Line of Control in Sunderbani sector of
Rajouri district. Prem Bahadur Khatri and Sukhbir
Singh got critically injured in the firing and later
succumbed to their injuries, informed Lt Col De-
vender Anand, PRO (Defence). “Pakistani Army
resorted to unprovoked CFV (ceasefire violation)
on the (LoC) in Sunderbani Sector of District
Rajouri (J&K) on 27 November 2020. Own troops
responded immediately to the enemy fire.
BJP GIVES RESPONSIBILITY TO SIX
LEADERS IN DIFFERENT STATES
New Delhi: The BJP gave
responsibilities to six
leaders in different states.
BJP President JP Nadda
approved the appoint-
ments of the six leaders
for their new roles in vari-
ous states. Ravindra Raju
has been given the charge
of State general secretary
(organisation) for Hary-
ana, Ratnakar has been
appointed as State As-
sociate General Secretary
in Bihar, Bhawani Singh
and Karmveer Singh were
given charge of Associate
State General Secretary
in UP. Abhay Kumar Giri
has been given the charge
of State general secretary
for Manipur, Nagaland
& Pradyuman has been
appointed as Organiser
at Central office in New
Delhi.
CENTRE HAS TO ACCEPT
FARMERS’ DEMANDS: RAGA
No government in world can stop farmers fighting “Battle Of Truth’’: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Amid the
ongoing farmers’ agita-
tion against farm laws,
which witnessed several
clashes between the po-
lice & protesters, Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi attacked the Centre
and said that no govern-
ment in the world can
stop them from fighting
the ‘battle of truth’. “The
PM should have remem-
bered that whenever the
ego hits the truth, it is
defeated. No government
in the world can stop the
farmers fighting the bat-
tle for truth. The Modi
governmenthastoaccept
the demands of the farm-
ers and black laws will
have to be withdrawn.
This is only the begin-
ning!”Gandhi’s tweet
roughly translated from
Hindi read. Since Thurs-
day, thousands of farm-
ers from Punjab & Hary-
ana have been marching
towards national capital
as a part of ‘Dilli Challo’
march to protest against
the three farm laws
passed by the Centre in
September. —ANI
IMPLEMENT ONE NATION,
ONE BEHAVIOUR: PRIYANKA
SIDDARAMAIAH, HOODA
BACK ‘DILLI CHALO’ MARCH
New Delhi: Congress general secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra lashed out at Centre over farm-
ers’ protest & said PM Modi should implement
“one nation, one behaviour”,
taking a jibe his suggestion for
“one nation, one election”. “To
suppress the voice of farm-
ers- they are being drenched in
water, roads are being dug up
to stop them. But government
is not ready to show them and
tell them where it is written that they have the
legal right of MSP. The PM, who is concerned
about one country, one election, should imple-
ment one nation, one behaviour,” she tweeted.
Bengaluru: Karnataka LoP Siddaramaiah and for-
mer CM of Haryana Bhupinder S Hooda came out
in support of ongoing protest march near Delhi
border areas against the farm laws. “Farmers are
being stopped from entering the Capital!! What if
farmers also decide to block their produce from
entering Delhi? Will BJP leaders in Delhi starve?”
Siddaramaiah tweeted.”I appeal to people of
Haryana that every effort should be made to
provide shelter, food& drink, treatment, medical
help to farmers who are protesting peacefully.We
are with the farmers, Hooda tweeted in Hindi.
Heavy security deployment as farmers headed for ‘Delhi Chalo’ protest against farm laws, at Singhu
Border in New Delhi on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Pradhanlaysfoundation
stoneforCBGplantinK’taka
New Delhi: Minister
for Petroleum & Natu-
ral Gas and Steel, Dhar-
mendra Pradhan laid
the foundation stone for
the Leafiniti Bioener-
gy’s CBG plant in
Bagalkot district of
Karnataka, through
video conference. This
plant will utilise 200
TPD of press mud and
will be commissioned at
the estimated cost of
about 42 crores. This
will generate about 10.2
TPD of CBG and also
bio-manure. Praj Indus-
tries and DVO Inc. have
provided the technolo-
gy for the proposed
plant.
Speaking on the occa-
sion, Pradhan said that
the Government is
working to provide
cleaner and sustainable
energy.Indiaisnotapol-
luting country, but still,
PM Modi as a responsi-
ble global leader has un-
derlinedIndia’scommit-
ment to sustainability
and climate change
mitigation. How can we
achieve a cleaner path
in each activity, is what
we are striving for?
He said that the SA-
TAT was launched in
2018 as part of the PM’s
vision to reduce de-
pendence on fossil fuels
and have an alternative
source of clean fuel for
transport. Over the last
two years, it has grown
into one of the flagship
programs of MoPNG.
SATAT will establish an
ecosystem for the pro-
duction of Compressed
Bio Gas from various
waste and biomass
sources in the country
leading to multiple ben-
efits.Heexhortedyoung
entrepreneurs to invest
in the initiative for cre-
ating a vibrant bio-gas
system. By augmenting
domestic gas availabil-
ity to domestic and in-
dustrial sectors, this
initiative shall promote
AatmaNirbhar Bharat
Abhiyaan of the Gov-
ernment , he said.
SATAT was launched in 2018 as part of the PM’s vision to reduce
dependence on fossil fuels, Dharmendra Pradhan said.
IN THE COURTYARD
Ranchi:TheJharkhand
HC on Friday deferred
to December 11 hearing
on the bail plea of for-
mer Bihar CM Lalu Ya-
dav in connection with
a fodder scam case re-
lated to fraudulent
withdrawal from Dum-
ka Treasury.
“The next date of the
bail plea hearing is De-
cember 11. We have
been instructed to bring
records related to Lalu
Prasad ji’s half-sen-
tence from the lower
court and get it verified
before further argu-
ments,” advocate Prab-
hat Kumar, Lalu Ya-
dav’s lawyer, told re-
porters here.
Notably, Yadav was
shifted back to Rajen-
dra Institute of Medical
Sciences (RIMS) from
Kelly bungalow.
Yadav was shifted to
Kelly bungalow in
Ranchi on August 6, af-
ter RIMS authorities
had written to Birsa
Munda Jail authority
seeking his shifting, as
the ward where he was
receiving treatment
was converted into
COVID ward. He was
admitted to RIMS on
Aug, 2018, after he sur-
rendered at Birsa Mun-
da Central Jail. —ANI
Jharkhand HC defers to Dec 11
hearing on Lalu Yadav’s bail plea
Mumbai: The ED on
took Cox and Kings
Group promoter Peter
Kerkar, who was arrest-
ed by the agency in an
alleged money launder-
ing case, to a hospital
for his medical exami-
nation. ED had arrest-
ed Peter Kerkar under
various sections of the
PMLA in a money laun-
dering case linked to al-
leged loan default at the
Yes Bank. —ANI
‘Never recovered straw,
or sought 20 days’ time’
Rajiv Gandhi
assasination:
Convict’s parole
extended
SupremeCourtextendsArnab
Goswami’s interim bail
New Delhi: National
Investigation Agency
disparaged reports
claiming that it sought
20 days’ time from court
to respond to Father
Stan Swamy’s plea to al-
low him a straw and sip-
per in Taloja Central
Jail as he cannot hold a
glass because he has
Parkinson’s disease.
The agency also said
that it never recovered
any straw and sipper
from him, so there was
no question of the agen-
cy holding onto it. It
termed all such claims
as “false, incorrect and
mischievous”.
Swamy, 83, was ar-
rested in first week of
October by the agency
in Bhima-Koregaon
conspiracy case of 2018.
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Friday
further extended by
one week parole grant-
ed to AG Perarivalan, a
convict in the Rajiv
Gandhi assassination
case, for medical check-
up and made it clear
that no further exten-
sion will be granted. A
bench headed by Jus-
tice L Nageswara Rao
extended the parole of
Perarivalan to go to the
hospital for a medical
check-up and said the
State of Tamil Nadu
shall provide necessary
escort to him to go to
the hospital.
“Any medical facility
that Perarivalan needs,
he would be taken to
CMC Vellore. State of
Tamil Nadu shall pro-
vide necessary escort.
After one week he shall
be taken to jail,” the
bench said. Senior ad-
vocate Gopal
Sankaranarayanan, ap-
pearing for Perariva-
lan, sought a further
extension for four
weeks saying there is a
25 per cent blockage of
the kidney. —ANI
New Delhi: SC said the
interim bail to journal-
ist Arnab Goswami and
two others in an abet-
ment to suicide case
will continue till the
Bombay HC disposes of
their plea, and stated
that the judiciary
should ensure criminal
law does not become a
weapon for selective
harassment. The apex
court had granted in-
terim bail to Goswami
on November 11. —PTI
ED takes CKG promoter for medical exam
DHARMENDRA PRADHAN
@DPRADHANBJP
This is the beginning of a new chapter in
sustainable energy journey of the country. I invite
our young entrepreneurs to come forward and
help create a vibrant ecosystem in India based on
#WastetoWealth model and play a role in boosting
India’s CBG economy.
TMC’s heavyweight
minister Suvendu
Adhikari quits cabinet
Kolkata: Dealing a heavy
blow to the Trinamool
Congress and Mamata
Banerjee in the run-up
to the assembly polls,
West Bengal transport
minister and heavy-
weight leader Suvendu
Adhikari on Friday af-
ternoon resigned from
the state cabinet.
He sent his resigna-
tion letter to Banerjee
and emailed a copy to
governor Jagdeeep
Dhankhar at 1.05pm,
fanning speculations
that the rebel leader
may quit the party.
Adhikari, the legisla-
tor from Nandigram in
East Midnapore dis-
trict, had resigned from
the post of chairman of
the Hooghly River
Bridge Commission on
Thursday night. There
were reports that he
also resigned from the
Haldia Development
Authority where he was
the chairman.
“I do hereby tender
my resignation from
my office as Minister.
Steps may be taken for
its immediate accept-
ance,” Adhikari wrote
to Banerjee.
—Agencies
BJP DOOR OPEN
FOR SUVENDU:
DILIP GHOSH
Kolkata: Hours after
senior Trinamool
Congress leader Suvendu
Adhikari resigned from
the West Bengal cabinet,
state BJP president Dilip
Ghosh on Friday said
the saffron party has
its doors open for the
heavyweight leader and
many others. Adhikari’s
resignation heralds
the “end of Trinamool
Congress”, he claimed
and added that the party
will “cease to exist”. “The
exit of Suvendu Adhikari
from TMC is only a matter
of time. There are several
leaders of the ruling party
who are disgruntled with
its way of functioning.
We have kept our doors
open,” Ghosh told
reporters here.
DUMKA TREASURY CASE
ABETMENT TO SUICIDE CASE MONEY LAUNDERING CASE
STAN SWAMY CASE

BJP should...
The Chief Minister said
that many senior lead-
ers of Rajasthan BJP
have given a statement
that in the coming time,
the government will fall
in Rajasthan. “Gulab-
chand Kataria gave a
statement that the gov-
ernment will fall in Ra-
jasthan in six months.
Arun Chaturvedi gave a
statement that in the
coming time, there will
be mid-term elections
in the state. Arjun Ram
Meghwal said that the
government has started
wavering in Rajasthan.
Jaskaur Meena said
that legislators can
leave the government at
any time for money. All
these statements high-
light BJP’s anti-democ-
racy thinking,” he said,
further adding, “It is
clear from the state-
ments made by BJP
leaders that saffron par-
ty is making efforts to
destabilize the Govern-
ment of Rajasthan on
the basis of money pow-
er and muscle power.
BJP made similar ef-
forts in the past, but due
to the solidarity and
commitment of Con-
gress MLAs, they had to
face defeat.”
Notably, in July, au-
dio tapes were made
public wherein BJP
leaders were heard lur-
ing Rajasthan MLAs,
Gehlot claimed. “In Gu-
jarat, the video of the
MLA who left the Con-
gress and joined the
BJP has also appeared
in the media, in which
that MLA clearly stated
that he got Rs 10 crore to
leave the Congress and
join the BJP. The BJP,
which formed the gov-
ernment through horse
trading in Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh, Goa,
Manipur, Arunachal
Pradesh, is still frus-
trated by the defeat in
Rajasthan,” he said.
Gehlot stressed that
when the Rajasthan
government is protect-
ing the people of the
state with its efficient
management and the
Prime Minister of the
country, Narendra
Modi, has also praised
the management of Ra-
jasthan government,
“But the state leaders
have tried to create fear
in the public by giving a
unrestrained state-
ments on covid manage-
ment in Rajasthan
which is unfortunate.
Recently, videos of sev-
eral leaders who have
been cured of covid
went viral on social me-
dia, in which they are
praising the Corona
management of the
state government.”
Stressing that the
cases of corona infec-
tion have increased in
all the North Indian
states due to onset of
winter, marriage sea-
son and festivals and
Gehlot said that Rajas-
than has taken excel-
lent measures for pre-
vention and treatment
of coronathroughcovid
testing by RT-PCR
method, enacting law to
making wearing masks
mandatory and other
decisions.
“While the Rajasthan
government is trying
its best to save the lives
of the people in the epi-
demic, the BJP is doing
negative politics by
spreading rhetoric and
fear of corona to topple
the government at the
behest of its central
leaders. BJP should
keep in mind that the
people of Rajasthan
will never accept such
immoral acts. The peo-
ple of the state will re-
spond when the time
comes for the BJP’s
ill-fated efforts to shine
its politics during the
pandemic,” he said.
HC: Kangana’s...
The Bombay High
Court had last month
reserved its order on a
plea filed by Kangana
Ranaut against the
demolition of her prop-
erty in Bandra by the
BMC after hearing sub-
missions from all par-
ties in the matter.—ANI
Mufti alleges...
who was arrested by the
National Investigation
Agency (NIA) on
Wednesday for his al-
leged links in a terror
case involving Hizbul
Mujahideen Command-
er Naveed Babu. Wa-
heed Parra is a close
aide of Mufti. “I’ve been
illegally detained yet
again,” Mufti said in a
series of tweets this
morning. —Agencies
Delhi opens...
We’re thankful to the
administration for giv-
ing us permission to
protest. We’re happy
and only want a peace-
ful resolution to the is-
sue.” Earlier, cops fired
several rounds of tear
gas at some places on
outskirts of Delhi and
used water cannons.
Some protesters were
seen throwing stones as
large groups pressed
against barricades,
waving flags and sticks.
Several farmers were
injured and taken to
hospitals.
A confrontation be-
tween farmers and Del-
hi police went on for
more than five hours at
various points of entry
from Haryana. —ANI
FROM PG 1
INDIAJAIPUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020
New Delhi: India's
economy recovered fast-
er than expected in the
September quarter as a
pick-up in manufactur-
ing helped GDP clock a
lower contraction of 7.5
per cent and held out
hopes for further im-
provement on better
consumer demand.
The gross domestic
product (GDP) had con-
tracted by a record 23.9
percentinthefirstquar-
ter of the 2020-21 fiscal
(April 2020 to March
2021) as the coronavirus
lockdown pummelled
economic activity.
With the gradual
opening up from June,
the economy has picked
up, according to official
data released on Friday.
M a n u f a c t u r i n g
clocked a surprise 0.6
per cent growth in July-
September after it had
shrunk by a massive 39
per cent in the preced-
ing quarter.
Continuing its good
showing, the agricul-
ture sector grew by 3.4
per cent, while the trade
and services sector
showed lower-than-ex-
pected contraction at
15.6 per cent.
Public spending was
down 12 per cent.
The GDP contraction
of 7.5 per cent in July-
September compares
with a growth of 4.4 per
cent in the same quar-
ter last year.
China''s economy
grew by 4.9 per cent in
July-September this
year, faster than the 3.2
per cent growth in
April-June 2020.
Though the contrac-
tion in July-September
pushed India into its
firsttechnicalrecession,
based on records going
back to 1996, a sharp re-
covery held out hopes
for the economy turning
aroundbeforetheendof
the fiscal year.
Reserve Bank of In-
dia (RBI) Governor
Shaktikanta Das had on
Thursday stated that
the recovery from the
lockdown has been
stronger than expected
and the economy could
show growth in the
fourth quarter.
The improvement in
the economy came
ahead of next week''s
interest rate decision
by the RBI and coin-
cides with a drop in In-
dia''s daily virus cases,
which have tapered off
to half of its peak of
more than 97,000 infec-
tions a day in mid-Sep-
tember. —PTI
India officially in recession as Q2 GDP contracts 7.5%
NINE IPS OFFICERS RETIRING
IN NOVEMBER
As many as nine IPS officers of various cadres
and batches are retiring in November, 2020.
The officers are: A S Khan of Andhra Pradesh;
Lungrinding of Assam-Meghalaya; Rajesh Ranjan
and Sekhar Kumar of Bihar; Pritam Singh Uikey
of MP; Shambhu Nath Singh of Manipur; Vinoy
Kumar Singh of Telangana; Anil Kumar Raturi of
Uttarakhand; Dip Sankar Rudra of West Bengal
and D Kanakratnam of Maharashtra cadre.
FOUR IRS OFFICERS ON DEPUTATION
TO AP GOVT GET ASSIGNMENTS
Four IRS officers who joined the Government of
Andhra Pradesh on deputation have been given
assignments. M Ramana Reddy has been appointed
as Chief Executive Officer, AP Towers Ltd while
M. Ramana Reddy full additional charge of Chief
Executive Officer, Concept Cities and Raieswara
Reddy will serve as Managing Director, AP Educa-
tion & Welfare Infrastructure Development Corpo-
ration. Besides, S B R Kumar Laqhimsettv has been
appointed as Director, Insurance Medical Services.
DR MOLISHREE APPOINTED AS DEPUTY
SECRETARY, ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
Dr Molishree has been appointed as Deputy Sec-
retary in the Department of Economic Affairs. Dr
Molishree is a 2011 batch IES officer.
MS RUBY SRIVASTAVA PROMOTED
TO PR CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF
INCOME TAX GRADE
Ms Ruby Srivastava has been promoted to the
grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of Income
Tax (Pr CCIT). She is an IRS-IT officer.
ATUL PRANAY PROMOTED TO PR CHIEF
COMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX GRADE
Atul Pranay has been promoted to the grade of
Principal Chief Commissioner of IT (Pr CCIT).
KAUSHALENDRA PROMOTED TO PR
CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF IT GRADE
Kaushalendra Kumar Singh has been promoted
to the grade of Principal Chief Commissioner of
Income Tax (Pr CCIT). He is an IRS-IT officer.
S K VERMA CONFIRMED IN IPS FROM
NOV 9, 2016 IN MP
Suraj Kumar Verma has been confirmed in the
Indian Police Service from MP State Police Ser-
vice with effect from November 9, 2016.
RAHUL NAVIN APPOINTED AS
SPECIAL DIRECTOR, ED
Rahul Navin has been appointed as Special Direc-
tor of Enforcement in Enforcement Directorate on
deputation basis.
SUBHASH AGGARWAL AS SPECIAL
DIRECTOR, ED, KOLKATA
Subhash Aggarwal has been appointed as Special
Director of Enforcement in Enforcement Director-
ate, Kolkata on deputation basis.
S RAVICHANDRAN APPOINTED AS
SPECIAL DIRECTOR, ED, CHANDIGARH
S Ravichandran has been appointed as Special
ate, Chandigarh on deputation basis.
PRASHANT KUMAR APPOINTED AS
SPECIAL DIRECTOR, ED, CHENNAI
Prashant Kumar has been appointed as Special
ate, Chennai on deputation basis.
SUSHIL KUMAR TRANSFERRED AS
SPECIAL DIRECTOR, ED, MUMBAI
Sushil Kumar has been transferred from Chennai
to Mumbai as Special Director of Enforcement in
Enforcement Directorate.
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New Delhi: The Centre
on Friday blamed Delhi
government for rising
COVID-19 cases in the
national capital and
said that despite "re-
peated exhortations" it
did not take steps to en-
hance testing capacity,
particularly for RT-
PCR, which remained
static at around 20,000
tests for a long time.
The Centre pointed
out that to deal with the
shortcomings, which
lead to a massive in-
crease in the COVID
infection and the in-
creasing strain on the
capacity of medical in-
frastructure in the hos-
pitals of Delhi, the Un-
ion Home Minister
Amit Shah was con-
strained to call another
meeting on November
15 to review the situa-
tion in the national
capital. —PTI
Centre blames Delhi govt
for rise in Covid-19 cases
AROUND 70 % OF
ACTIVE CASELOAD
CONTRIBUTED BY
EIGHT STATES, UTS
Sushil is BJP’s
RS choice for
Paswan seat
New Delhi: About 70
per cent of India's active
COVID-19 caseload is
contributed by 8 states
including Maharashtra,
Kerala, Delhi, Ra-
jasthan, Uttar Pradesh,
Karnataka, West Ben-
gal, & Chhattisgarh, ac-
cording to a release by
the Union Ministry of
Health and Family Wel-
fare on Friday.
There are 4,55,555 ac-
tive infections, & at pre-
sent, the contribution
of active caseload to
total positive cases is
4.89%. Maharashtra
leads the tally with
87,014 total active cases.
Kerala recorded 64,615
active cases, while Del-
hi follows with 38,734
active infections. —PTI
New Delhi: The BJP
has nominated Sushil
Modi, former deputy
chief min-
ister of
Bihar, as
its Rajya
S a b h a
candidate
for the De-
cember 14
by-poll to fill the vacan-
cy that arose from the
state. It signals Sushil
Modi’s move to the Cen-
tre. The vacancy arose
after the passing away
of former LJP chief and
union minister Ram Vi-
las Paswan. Bihar CM
Nitish Kumar has got
two new deputies this
time: Tarkishore Prasad
and Renu Devi. —PTI
New Delhi: More than
80,000 Central Reserve
Police force (CPRF) per-
sonnel & their family
members have pledged
to donate their organs.
Union Minister of
Health & Family Wel-
fare Dr Harsh Vardhan
graced the webinar that
marked the occasion.
The minister lauded the
efforts of CRPF, ORBO,
& AIIMS Delhi that had
led to such a significant
increase in the number
of organ donations. The
country observed the
11th Indian organ dona-
tion day on Friday. Var-
dhan urged people to
come together for this
noble cause, saying it
was time for everyone to
"bust the myths" and re-
alise that the act of do-
nating organs is not
against "religion or reli-
gious customs". "There
cannot be a bigger godly
work than organ dona-
tion,"Vardhansaid. —PTI
80K CRPF personnel
& their family pledge
to donate organs
Amaravati: As many
as 3 died and over 10,000
people were shifted to
relief shelters in the
Chittoor, Kadapa, Nel-
lore and Prakasam dis-
tricts of Andhra
Pradesh after cyclone
Nivar caused wide-
spread devastation in
the state & nearby areas.
Andhra Pradesh
Minister Kurasala Kan-
nababu informed that
about 283 centimeters
of rainfall has been re-
corded in the districts,
devastating 30,000 hec-
tares of agricultural
crops and 1,300 hectares
of horticultural crops.
"CM YS Jaganmohan
Reddy has ordered for
Rs 500 to be given to all
the affected people in
relief shelters. —ANI
CycloneNivar:3dead,
10Kshiftedtoshelters
People cross a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall of Cyclone
Nivar in Chennai on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI Sushil Modi
A health worker collects a sample for Covid test at Delhi-Noida
Border amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi on Friday.
Dr Harsh Vardhan lauded the efforts of CRPF, ORBO, and AIIMS
Delhi that had led to such significant increase in number of organ
donations in a brief period.
WHITE CARPET
A view of the snow-covered area in Manali on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI
THE SHORTCOMINGS
—PHOTOBYANI

TALKING POINTJAIPUR | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 2020
AN INSTRUMENT
OF INJUSTICE?
hen Alexan-
der the Great
marched into
Phrygian, the
capitalof Gor-
dinium, in 333 BC, he was
told that an oracle had de-
clared that any man who
could unravel Gordian
knot—deemed impossible
to untangle—would rule
over Asia. After wrestling
with the knot for a time
with no success, Alexan-
derdrewhisswordandcut
the knot into two with a
single stroke. To para-
phrase the Bard of Avon,
police reforms in India
awaitasimilarcreativeso-
lution to a seemingly in-
surmountable problem.
It is ironic that, more
than seven decades after
independence, the police
in India are still governed
by the Indian Police Act
of 1861. The British intro-
duced this act immedi-
ately after what they
called the 1857 Sepoy Mu-
tiny. As per the Common-
wealth Human Rights
Initiative, the 1861 legis-
lation was enacted with
“the purpose of crushing
dissent and any move-
ment for self-govern-
ment.” After 1857, British
monarchy took over from
East India Company, cre-
ating a colonial adminis-
trative architecture that
would become jewel in its
crown. Along with 1861
act, 1860 IPC was a major
pillar of new criminal
justicesystemthatserved
London well until India’s
Independence.
A photo taken on July 22, 1930, shows a group of women marching through Bombay and taunting police at Maidan
Esplanade during the time when there was a call to boycott British goods. The disturbance led to several women being
injured. —PHOTO BY ROLLS PRESS/POPPERFOTO VIA GETTY IMAGES
INDIA’S
POLICE
INDIA’S
POLICE THE COUNTRY’S ARCHAIC LAWS ALLOW POLITICIANS TO USE
THE POLICE FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES, NOT PUBLIC BENEFIT
W
CRIME PAYS
T
his politics-police equation
is completely lopsided, with
India’s law enforcement the
handmaiden of the politicians in
power. This has been supported
by numerous committees such
as the one headed by Justice KT
Thomas and scholars like Milan
Vaishnav. In fact, Indian voters
have been increasingly electing
politicians who face criminal
proceedings against them. Money
and muscle play a growing role
in Indian politics. The result is
decline, if not collapse, of the po-
licing and criminal justice system.
After 73 years of Independence,
the formal institutions left behind
by the British Raj are weakening.
For ambitious politicians, control-
ling the police is an important way
to secure benefits for themselves,
consolidate electoral gains and dis-
tribute benefits to their supporters.
If politicians control the police, they
can avoid criminal investigations
into their activities. They can hobble
opponents with false or frivolous
charges. They can also dispense
patronage to their core supporters
who are often members of their
community. This partisan use of
the police furthers identity politics
in an increasingly divided land. As
a result, the rule of law suffers and
the Indian state weakens.
The police force itself has
become politicized in many if not
all states. Caste, community or
religious affinity is often more
important than professionalism,
diligence or excellence. Many
politicians try to recruit members
of their own group into the police.
Since police officers have job
security, this social engineering of
the police can institutionalize the
coercive power of a group long
after their politician is voted out.
The Indian police have been
weighed, measured and found
wanting on numerous occasions.
In 1992, the police stood by as a
mob demolished the Babri Masjid
mosque and, 10 years later, they
did the same during the 2002
Gujarat riots. The rise in extraju-
dicial killings demonstrates the
failure of due process of law. In
2005, the BBC reported that In-
dia’s “fake encounters”—staged
confrontations between criminals
and the police, where the crimi-
nals mostly end up dead—were
shockingly common.”
A Samajwadi Party activist (C in pink) is held by police personnel as she protests
against the Unnao rape case during a demonstration at Vidhan Sabha, the seat of
the legislature of Uttar Pradesh, in Lucknow on December 7, 2019.
THE LEGACY OF THE RAJ
I
ndependent India adopted a new
constitution that gave states juris-
diction over the police. Henceforth,
it was not New Delhi but state capitals
that controlled policing. However,
those who drafted the constitution
failed to craft legislation to create a
new police force in tune with the new
demands of democracy. The police
force retained its colonial character,
carrying the will of its new political
masters. Order ordained by these
masters had to be maintained. The
rule of law and due process were to
play second fiddle.
Like many former colonies, India
became a democracy in form while
its police force remained colonial in
spirit. In the first few decades after
independence, the combination of
enlightened leaders, ignorant public
opinion, some outstanding officers
and the broad hegemony of one po-
litical party papered over the incon-
gruity of the arrangement. That could
not, and did not, last.
From the 1960s, Indian politics
became increasingly fractious. By
the mid-1970s, the pulls and pres-
sures on police departments, thanks
to political interference, increased
dramatically.
In 1977 the new government
instituted the National Police Com-
mission (NPC) to review India’s
system of policing and suggest
reforms. It produced eight reports,
including a Model Police Act, be-
tween 1979 and 1981.
To date, these reports have been
gathering dust. Governments have
come and gone since 1981.
INSTRUMENT OF INJUSTICE
I
n India, the police no longer have a
reputation for probity or for being
an instrument of justice. In fact,
the insensitive, illegal, inhuman and
indefensible handling of the Septem-
ber murder and gang rape of a Dalit
girl in Hathras, a district in India’s
most populous state of Uttar Pradesh,
laid bare the utterly unprofessional
work culture of the Indian police.
Such conduct occurs with numbing
regularity because the political elite is
deeply invested in the status quo.
Prospects for reform seem dim. In
2003, RK Raghavan, a former director
of the Central Bureau of Investiga-
tion, observed that the police would
continue to do the politicians’ bidding
unless certain basic reforms were
enacted. The judiciary cannot enact
these reforms—it is the politicians’
duty. Until “they look upon the police
as a tool to settle political scores
with their adversaries, nothing will
improve.” Raghavan went on to argue
that prospects for police reform
were bleak “because the corruption
that cuts across party lines, brings
with it unanimity that the status quo
should remain.” In September 2020,
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave
a speech to graduating IPS officers
and called for a trust-based policing
system. He argued that those who
believe that instilling fear among the
populace is the most effective polic-
ing strategy are out of sync with the
march of the nation and its vibrant
democracy. Modi’s actions have not
matched his rhetoric.
ECHOES ACROSS THE COUNTRY
I
n 2020, the police are still bound by
diktats of the political bosses. The
Delhi riots earlier this year prompt-
ed allegations of political interference,
a repeat of what happened in the
1984 unrest. It moved Julio Ribeiro,
one of the country’s most respected
police officers, to write a letter to the
police chief of Delhi. He asked for a
fair probe into the riots and ques-
tioned why the police did not investi-
gate members of the ruling party for
delivering hate speeches.
Ribeiro’s question can be echoed
across the country. The chief min-
isters of India’s 28 states control
the police just as British governors
once did. Politicians pay lip service
to police reforms but are unable to
let go of the power they wield. At
its essence, there is a fundamental
asymmetry of power between the
police and the citizens: The former
are not accountable to the latter. The
police answer only to their political
and bureaucratic bosses.
The failure of politicians to reform
police has led to citizens and retired
senior police officers appealing to
the judiciary for change. In 2006,
SC passed a landmark judgement
and gave seven clear directives. GoI
and its federal counterparts in state
capitals were supposed to implement
these directives. Instead, most have
been ignored or implemented half-
heartedly. As a result, many a chief
justice had lamented that not a single
state government is willing to cooper-
ate: What’s to be done?
—PHOTOBYSTR/AFPVIAGETTYIMAGES
Source:FAIROBSERVER.COM
JAVEED AHMAD
The writer has been a police
officer with almost 36 years of
experience in law enforcement

Always remember leadership is
to guide people how to shine and
polish not to bruise, to guide
holding a hand not to push!
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Faisal and Jagdeesh Chandra reminisce about
Ahmed bhai.
Mumtaz clicks a photograph as keepsake of First
India’s tribute to her father.
Irfan Siddiqui takes a look at First India.
Jagdeesh Chandra pays his respects to Memoona Patel, also seen with them are Faisal’s daughter Esra and Santosh KS.
Jagdeesh Chandra went down to Piraman village in Bharuch district, Gujarat to share the grief of the
family on the tragic demise of Stalwart Congress Leader Ahmed Patel. He paid his condolences in
person to Memoona Ahmed Patel (Wife), Faisal Patel (son) and Mumtaz & Irfan Siddiqui (Daughter
and Son-in-law). He was accompanied by Haresh Jhala, Bureau Chief, First India, Gujarat.
CONDOLENCES
Raj will achieve goal of renewable energy generation ahead of time: CM
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot said that
Rajasthan will meet the
target of 30,000 MW so-
lar power and 7,500 MW
wind and hybrid energy
generation for the state
by 2024-25, well ahead of
schedule. “This will be
possible due to strate-
gies to provide special
facilities to investors by
making the process of
investment in the field
of alternative energy
easier in the state,” Ge-
hlot said while address-
ing a special session of
the Chief Ministers
during the Third Global
Renewable Energy In-
vestors’ Conference and
Expo (Re-Invest) organ-
ised by the Union Min-
istry of New and Re-
newable Energy on Fri-
day under the joint ae-
gis of the Confederation
of Indian Industry
(CII). He said that the
geographical condi-
tions of the state are
favorable for solar pow-
er generation and for
this reason, we have im-
mense potential in field
of alternative energy.
The CM said that at
present solar and wind
power projects of 10
thousand MW capacity
have been set up and
27,000 MW capacity
plants are being in-
stalled. The renewable
energy generation tar-
gets of the state up to
the year 2024-25 will be
achieved before, and
they will be resched-
uled and increased.
“1.25 lakh hectare land
is available as desert
and barren land in
Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jais-
almer and other dis-
tricts of the state. Most
of it is from the Depart-
ment of Land Revenue,
which can be used for
alternative energy pro-
jects,” Gehlot said as he
called upon the renew-
able energy producers,
developers and inves-
tors present at the con-
ference to come to Ra-
jasthan to invest in this
sector.
He said that the State
Government has an-
nounced Rajasthan In-
vestment Promotion
Scheme (RIPS) -2019,
Solar Energy Poli-
cy-2019, Wind and Hy-
brid Energy Policy-2019
to invite investment.
One stop shop facility
has also been started
for the convenience of
the investors.
“Also, a provision has
been made to abolish
the requirement of land
conversion and relaxa-
tion in ceiling limit for
land purchase on set-
ting up solar or wind
power projects on pri-
vate agricultural land,”
Gehlot said.
The Chief Minister
added that the cost of
energy production in
the state has come down
due to policies tailored
to investors.
Meanwhile, Union
Minister of State for
Power and New and Re-
newable Energy, R.K.
Singh said that in the
recently opened tenders
for the solar power pro-
ject for Rajasthan, the
cost of production came
to Rs 2 per unit, which
is the lowest in the
country. He congratu-
lated the Chief Minis-
ter for this.
Create a mass movement by
removing misconceptions: Gehlot
INDIAN ORGAN DONATION DAY
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Terming that
organ donation is a sa-
cred work, Chief Minis-
terAshokGehlotsaidon
Fridaythatif oneperson
donates their organs, it
can save many people’s
lives. “It is necessary to
remove misconceptions
in the society about or-
gan donation and give it
a form of mass move-
ment and every person
should take a pledge of
organ donation,” Gehlot
stressed while address-
ingtheinaugurationcer-
emony of Angadata me-
morial built in Jaipur
under the aegis of Mo-
han Foundation Jaipur
Citizen Forum (MFJCF)
ontheoccasionof Organ
Donation Day through
video conference from
the Chief Minister’s res-
idence on Friday.
“At present the rate of
organ donation in India
is only 0.08 per million
population, while in
Spainitis35.01,inAmer-
ica 21.9, in Britain 15.5
per million. Every year
about two lakh people in
the country need kidney,
equal number of people
need liver and 50 thou-
sand people need heart
transplant. We need to
work more devotedly in
the field of organ dona-
tion and organ trans-
plantation,” he said.
The CM said that eve-
rypossibleeffortisbeing
made in the direction of
organ transplant in the
state. Gehlot lauded the
chairmanof JaipurCiti-
zen Forum Rajeev Arora
and the Convenor Bhav-
na Jagwani of MFJCF
for bringing social
awareness towards or-
gan donation in the state
and said that this memo-
rial will create inspira-
tion for organ donation.
Urban Development and
HousingMinisterShanti
Dhariwal said that it is
not an easy task to en-
couragepeopletodonate
organs due to social be-
liefs, but the efforts of
such institutions are
helping to further this
noble cause.
Medical and Health
MinisterDrRaghuShar-
ma said that there is
such a revolution in the
field of organ donation
and organ transplant
medicine, which can
save people’s lives.
Chairman of Jaipur
Citizen Forum, Rajiv
Arorasaid“Rajasthanis
the first state where the
mark of being a donor
has been started on the
driving license. This in
itself is a big initiative.”
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: Lok Sabha
speaker Om Birla after
returning from the con-
ference of the presiding
officers held in Gujarat
said that, every demo-
cratic institution has its
limitations and compul-
sions. While the people’s
representatives have to
makethehouseawareof
people’s feelings and as-
pirations, on the other
side the executive has to
address those problems
and aspirations within
its own limitations.
Birla expressed con-
cern on bills getting
passed without any dis-
cussions. He said that a
committee to this effect
has been constituted in
the conference.
On the anti defection
law, Birla said that, all
the presiding officers
wereunanimousregard-
ing unlimited rights of
thepresidingofficers.He
said a committee under
RajasthanVidhanSabha
speaker Dr CP Joshi has
been constituted to sug-
gest required necessary
changes in the law.
On the law on love ji-
had, he said that all the
states frame laws after
consulting legal experts
and if any state frames
unconstitutional laws
then they can always be
reviewed by judiciary.
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: The Con-
gress party is going
through a storm. With
internal dissensions on
the future national lead-
ershipof thepartyoutin
the open, and the demise
of veteranleaderAhmed
Patel also hitting the
party, it now remains to
be seen how the party
weathersthisstorm.But
probably the most pul-
sating question that fac-
es the grand old party in
Rajasthan is the issues
surrounding the Pilot
camp and how will they
be addressed, particu-
larly since Ahmed Bhai,
who was one member of
the three member com-
mittee to look into Pilot
camp’sissues,isnomore
and therefore there is
uncertainty in the party.
Although highly
placed sources reveal
that the three member
committee will be re-
constituted and a senior
leader will be appointed
in place of Patel. How-
ever as of now there is
a vacuum in the party.
There is word that, for
Rajasthan, the proposal
for cabinet expansion
had been finalised dur-
ing Ahmed Patel’s time
itself. However, the final
nod had to be given by
Sonia. According to
these proposals, fifteen
MLAs were to be made
parliamentary secre-
tary and ten MLAs were
to be made chairman of
boards and corpora-
tions, whereas more
than half a dozen
names were included in
the list of new minis-
ters. It is said that these
include the names of
Mahesh Joshi, Hemar-
am Choudhary, Brijen-
dra Ola, Ramlal Jat,
Rajendra Gudha, Ma-
hendra Choudhary,
Sanyam Lodha and Mu-
rari Meena.
However, along with
these names, two former
ministers from Pilot
camp - Vishvendra Sin-
gh and Ramesh Meena-
were also set to return.
Moreover, it is also said
that Deependra Singh
Shekhawat, Danish
Abrar and Rohit Bohra
are also set to become
ministerswhileMinister
Ashok Chandana was to
be‘promoted’withcririt-
cal responsibilities.
Meanwhile,theremay
be 2-3 ‘non-performing’
ministers, who are to be
dropped, but with
Ahmed Bhai’s demise,
the situation has
changeddrastically.Now
new equations will have
to be forged, on the pos-
sibilities of which, the
Pilot camp is extremely
excited as it believes the
camp will now get more
weightage, keeping in
mindGehlot’sproximity
with Ahmed Bhai.
However, party lead-
ers still maintain that
the final nod in Ra-
jasthan matters will be
of Gehlot’s since, it is
his voice that is always
heard in the congress
high command and spe-
cially with the Gandhis.
However, Rajasthan in-
charge Ajay Maken
may have some ‘reason-
able’ say in these cru-
cial matters.
Amidst all this BJP
high command is keep-
ing a keen watch on Ra-
jasthan developments
since now it is ‘eyeing’
Maharashtra and Ra-
jasthan governments.
All democracies have
limitations, says Birla
Ahmed bhai’s demise means new equations for Rajasthan!
THIRD GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTORS CONFERENCE
Paid my tributes to vet-
eran Congress leader
& MP, Sh Ahmed Patel
ji & former CM of As-
sam, Sh Tarun Gogoi
ji in the CWC meeting
held to condole the sad
demise of two leaders.
It is with a heavy heart,
we attended the meet-
ing as we have lost
two stalwarts of the
Congress Party.
All of us share the
same thoughts and
feelings as Hon’ble
Congress President
towards Ahmed
Bhai, that his loss is
irreplaceable to the
Congress Party
Sh Ahmed Patel ji’s
& Sh Tarun Gogoi ji’s
entire life was dedicat-
ed to Congress Party
& service to nation.
Their life would remain
an inspiration for
every congress worker,
showing the way to
work tirelessly & self-
lessly for the party.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
Sonia Gandhi Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot Ajay Maken
CM Ashok Gehlot
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,255
DEATHS
2,60,040
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,938 DEATHS 2,05,116 CASES
DELHI
WORLD
14,43,318
DEATHS
6,16,00,928
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
93,43,019
CONFIRMED CASES
1,36,103
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
46,898 DEATHS 18,08,550 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
KARNATAKA
11,738 DEATHS 8,81,086 CASES

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City First presents the top 3 finalists of the Kota audition of Elite Miss
Rajasthan 2020- Priyanka. Vanshika and Shivani!
he people in Kota, Ra-
jasthan are as beauti-
ful as the city itself,
and there is absolute-
ly no doubt about it.
Recently, Rajasthan’s
renownedbeautypag-
eant,EliteMissRajasthan2020
hosted its auditions in Kota
and shortlisted 3 participants
to be a part of the final audi-
tions,thatisgoingtobeheldin
the Pink City.
Priyanka Mathur, Vanshi-
ka Bajaj and Shivani Pan-
choli are the top 3 finalists
of Elite Miss Rajasthan
2020 Kota auditions and
were selected on the basis
of their talent, skills, per-
sonality and walk. The
auditions were held keep-
ing in mind the current
situation, and all safety
protocols were followed by
theteam.Talkingabouther
dream, one of the finalists
from the Kota auditions of the
pageant, Priyanka Mathur
stated, “Start now from
where you are, use what
you have, your passion
willleadyoutosuccess
with the armor of
hard work. My
dream of being a model is on
the way because of Elite Miss
Rajasthan, which will surely
make everyone proud.”
Vanshika Bajaj, another fi-
nalist mentioned, “Just be
yourself and never give up.
Embracealltheoddsof lifeand
turn them into the stepping
stoneof yourdream.Thanksto
EliteMissRajasthanforgiving
suchplatformtoyoungladies.”
“Dreams don’t work unless
you do and All the dreams can
come true if we have the cour-
age to pursue them. I want to
thank the entire team of Elite
forgivingmethisopportunity,”
said the third finalist, Shivani
Pancholi.
Safetyandsanitizationisthe
need of the hour, and talking
about the same, Ayush Vijay,
Elite Miss Rajasthan 2020 Kota
Director stated, “As Elite Miss
Rajasthan 2020 has begun bat-
tling with a global pandemic,
wearefocusinggreatlyonsafe-
tyandsanitation.Allthesafety
measures were followed, keep-
ingeveryone’ssafetyinmind.”
Gaurav Gaur, Director of
Elite Miss Rajasthan said,
“Hosting this event during the
pandemichasbeenachallenge
for all of us, but we also under-
stand the dreams of the girls
whoareaspiringtoachievebig
in their life. By providing this
platform, we are giving them a
chance to prove themselves,
keepingallthesafetymeasures
in mind.”
NEHAL NAYAR
nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in
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DREAMING BIGDREAMING BIG
Shivani Pancholi;
(Top) Priyanka Mathur
Vanshika Bajaj

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JANNAT ZUBAIR, Actress
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Multifaceted business will
give you the opportunity to
make big money no matter
what the circumstances
are. Meeting friends outside is not
feasible but getting in touch on phone
shouldn’t be a problem. You will be
whole day entertained with some or
the other things at home.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Altercations on
professional front must be
avoided and try to ease
things out. You need to
keep a check on your health and
make sure to devote some time to
exercises. You are in search of your
path and the only way you can find is
by truly self introspecting.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
Scintillating personality is
loved by everyone and
thats how you are wanted
everywhere you go. Your
senior at work admires and look upto
you secretly. Life may seem tough to
you right now but these tough times
are making you strong. Its easy to
drift apart in relationships.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Diligence and confidence
will take you far in life. The
art of making life beautiful
can be learnt from you. You
have a big heart for friends and they
can anytime reply on you. You love
your freedom and you don’t let anyone
or anything mess with it. You are
perplexed with someone’s behaviour.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Reclusive tendency if
becomes permanent than
its a problem, seek help if
you continue to feel that
same way. You are a bright minded
person and often people come to you
for guidance. You may face
challenges from in laws. You love to
study and read books.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Invoking a demon in
someone is not a right thing
to do and let people be as
they want to be. You are a
lovely human being adored by
everyone. Money is flowing into your
life by your kid’s fortune. You are a
good son/daughter to your parents and
you earn many blessings.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Frolicsome friend is
needed by everyone and
this quality of yours make
people crave for your
company. Stocks will give you profits
and its good for you to invest in long
term stocks as well. Take correct
decisions on career front as your
every move will impact your future.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Exacerbating any matter on
business front should be
avoided rest everything is
fine. Professional life is
really good inspite of the current
changes due to pandemic. You have
a lovely life partner and you should
thank god for him/her everyday. You
love your family more than anything.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Swagger is good if its in a
confident manner and
negative if there is
arrogance involved. Trust
your spouse in money related
matters and let them take the charge
also you derive luck from your
spouse. Have faith in something or
someone, its very important.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Fallacious practices on
business front shall be
avoided. Success is
guaranteed but you have to
be very patient and keep yourself
positive at all times. If someone trust
you than make sure to respect that
and never take it for granted. Your
spouse will give you some surprise.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Viability in business is very
important. Life teaches you
many lesson but it makes
sense only if we learn
those lessons. Your spouse will help
you in your business or may open
her new business of her own. All
travelling plans are cancelled so work
things around.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Bolster someone today and
they will be thankful to you
in the future. Create a
peaceful environment at
home. You have financial stability
and there is nothing to panic. Take
timely actions in business. Some of
you get enthusiastic about things at
first and loose it later.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
erdar Ozkan’s beguiling
debutnovel‘TheMissing
Rose’ contains elements
of a fable, an allegory.
This book is so master-
fully crafted so as not to
reveal the brilliant con-
clusion until the very last page. It
is like a modern day shamanic
journey. The writer explores the
thought process and emotional
turmoilof ayoungwomaninsuch
a deep meaningful and realistic
manner that you are actually sur-
prised the author is not a woman.
This is the story of Diana,
young,beautiful,wealthygirl,who
haseverythingthatlifecouldoffer,
along with the deep void of miss-
ingsomethingfundamentalinlife.
She is shattered by her mother’s
demise.Evenmoresobyherdying
confession that she has a twin sis-
ter Maria, who was taken away by
her father 24 years earlier. Diana
sets out to find her sister. She trav-
els from Rio-de-Janeiro to Istan-
bul, Turkey. Her search leads her
to a mysterious place- The Rose
Garden. Under the tutelage of
Zeynep Hanim, an extra ordinary
mystique she learns lessons that
change her life forever.
Inaverysubtlemanner,thefew
characters here, teach important
lessons with their limited words.
It’s the ‘Roses’ who do most of the
speaking. Maria- the nonexistent
twin, makes Diana aware of her
artificialgoddessstatus.“Theonly
thing you need in order to feel spe-
cial is yourself.”
Zeynep Hanim- besides all
else,teachesherthevalueof time,
the importance of every second.
“Every moment holds a power.
You’llneverregaintheminuteyou
lost. We don’t have to spend a life
time to realise our dreams. One
day you WILL hear the roses.
When this happens, don’t think of
it as a miracle. That’d make you
forget that every moment of life is
amiracle.ALWAYSremembernot
just the roses, but everything
speaks.”
The Beggar- freely offers guid-
ance, but the moment he is ques-
tioned, he reminds the seeker that
his advise has a price attached.
Mathias- the artist, loves Diana
and wants to be accepted ‘as he
presents himself’. He hides his ac-
tual qualifications and worth.
“Every wave faces the turbulence
of being savagely dashed against
the cliffs. But what each must un-
derstandisyouarenotawave.You
are part of the ocean.”
Her Mother- even without her
presence, makes Diana open up to
her worldly facade and encour-
ages her to live up to her dreams.
“Rain,clouds,water-allaresensa-
tional, free, wild. But to quench
our thirst- ultimately we need a
confining glass. Others have faith
inyouonlywhenyouhavefaithin
yourself.”
‘The Missing Rose’’ has a “Two
are One” theme. Each of us has a
dual personality-to some extent, a
private self, and a public image.
Diana comes to Ephesus, an an-
cientcity,hometoTempleof Arte-
mis and House of Mother Mary.
It’s a conglomeration of the duali-
ties- Ego & Soul, Vanity & Humil-
ity, Enslavement & Freedom. It is
for us to decide- to fulfill our inner
desires or to succumb to the false
persona of society. The fragrant
Venus and Yellow Rose, in their
endeavour to compete with the
eternalyouthandbeautyof artifi-
cial flowers, gradually lost their
basic essence. The more they
strived to compete- their external
glory magnified and the inner
vacuum consumed their very ex-
istence.
Zeynep introduces the Garden
of Roses to Diana. She opens her
heart to be empathic towards the
fragrantblossoms&beopentoher
own potential. “I felt like a dry
river, a wingless bird, a scentless
rose. Yet- I am still a river, a bird, a
rose.” Artemis and Miriam are
two rose bushes- entwined, insep-
erable, growing together in one
pot. One is haughty-to be wor-
shipped as a goddess, Other- hum-
ble, down-to-earth, happy to be a
rose. The Goddess living off the
admiration of masses- forgets her
own worth. The Roses give mean-
ing to Diana’s life, and ultimately
make her realise her true self.
It all sums up to ‘GNOTI SEAV-
TON’- the words engraved on the
Apollo Temple. KNOW THYSELF.
Seek your true self. “Be responsi-
ble for your rose!”
What if we live a life
others have chosen
for us rather than the
one we would choose
for ourselves? Is
it normal?
DEEPAK
deepaklifemusings@gmail.com
S
DEEPAK’S CORNER
THE MISSING ROSE
BY SERDAR OZKAN

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