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AHMEDABAD l SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 74 Home Minister Amit Shah during an election campaign meeting in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO SHAH WANTS DELHI BJP WORKERS TO ENSURE THAT VOTES ARE CAST BY 10 AM New Delhi: The most wildly anticipated As- sembly elections are here, and as Delhi goes to polls on Satur- day , Union Home Min- ister and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Amit Shah has in- structed all party cadres to ensure that they cast their votes by 10 am. Senior BJP leader has also in- structed officials to be deployed at all the 13,750 polling booths on the day. BJP sources said that Shah has issued a directive to the polling booth in-charges that it is not just bravery to cast votes, but they also need to exercise their franchise so that the BJP bags the maximum votes. Shah, who has crisscrossed the national capital launching scathing attack on the opposition during the week-long canvass- ing has also said that the party workers must be 10 am at every booth. vote. —Agencies be trailer for you, he He has been asking for assurance from the party’s supporters that they will get up at six in the morning on February 8 to vote and take people out of the house and reach the booth to vote. In a rally held in Dwar- ka on February 4, Prime Minister Modi had also said that party workers should contact people from house to house on the day of polling. BJP sources said that one of the con- cerns of the party is that a part of its core voters are not interested in voting. Vot- ers sometimes take the day of voting as a holiday. The BJP has especially focused on such voters. Booths have been assigned to the team headed by each in-charge. Each member of booth’s team has been entrusted with the responsibil- ity of getting people to AIMING VICTORY PM MODI USES WIT, COUPLETS, ANECDOTES TO HIT AT OPPOSITION New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday recited couplets, lines, anecdotes and used repartee in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha as he took dig at the opposition and also evoked smiles during his reply in the two houses to the debate on the motion of thanks to the President’s Address. When Modi began to speak in Lok Sab- ha, opposition members started raising slogans hailing Ma- hatma Gandhi. Con- gress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said it was a trailer. Modi responded by saying that “Gandhiji may As Chowdhury repeatedly got up and in- Modi should not worry “When I see and hear Adhirji, I first congratulate Kiren Rijijuji. The Fit In- dia movement that he has started, its publicity does in a very nice way. He delivers his speech and also does the gym simultane- ously. I thank him for the publicity,” Modi said. “Adhirji, you have worked so hard, your CR is now fine,” Modi said. He said the farm- er keeps the land tilled and puts seed at an appropriate time. “What was happening for the last ten minutes was tilling of land. Now that your brain is ripe, I will start putting seeds one by one,” he said. up at 6 am on the polling day , and be the first to reach their booths and ensure that their votes were all cast by 10 am. A BJP leader told that Shah believes that every man has a lot of daily chores. So if he rises early he gets to complete his quota and ensure results. That is the reason Shah explained that party workers should rise early and then can cast votes early. Shah has also been appealing to party supporters to vote in every situation till Adhirji —FILE PHOTO Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during the Lok Sabha session. about his reputation and that he was quite self-sufficient. Modi said the politics of Congress has been such for the past 70 years that no Congressman can be self-sufficient. terrupted him, Modi said he can sit down and let Chowdhury speak as others behind him were laughing and it was not good for his reputation. Chowdhury is life for us”. With Congress members repeatedly talking of unemployment, Modi said: “we will not allow your unemployment to end”. said —Agencies State is excellent example of growth, is liveable and lovable: CM Haresh Jhala ies mean ultra-modern facilities and smart cities and they have become a model for other cities,” Rupani said. While using technology, the culture and the heritage of the state as well as the city is being pre- served and it is passed on to the next genera- tions. Technology in the State is used for better services to citizens and for sustainable growth. The State is equally about the environment and so it has introduced 650 electric buses. present 42 per cent population of the state lives in urban areas, and if the estimates come true by 2030, Gujarat’s 50 per cent population will be living in the urban areas. “But, like Narendra Modi as the Chief Min- ister and later as Prime Minister, has always turned tides in its favour, and we too have learnt to overcome the challenges,” the Chief Minister said. “Earlier a city used to mean you have roads, tap water supply, drain- age and sewage facilities, but in Gujarat cit- and as a role model for others.” He was speaking at an event, “Urban trans- formation and governance”, held here. The Chief Minister said this is the reason Gujarat attracts job seekers from across the country. Not only this, people from other states have come here and set up all kinds of small and big businesses and they have all grown with the State. Industrialisation has led to urbanisation in the state, which has become a challenge. At NO ONE WILL FACE INJUSTICE, SAYS CM RUPANI Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has assured women candidates who had appeared for Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) re- cruitments that no one will be done injustice. The government is trying to resolve the vexed issue through the legal route. “The government is very sensitive to the aspirations of all citizens,” he said. He also alleged that the Congress party is misleading the people for votebank politics. Ahmedabad: Minister Vijay Rupa- ni stated on Friday that if Ahmedabad enjoys the status of a world heritage city, it is also the best loca- tion for urban trans- formation effective governance. A beaming Rupani said, “The State is smart, sustainable, liveable and lovable.” Guja- rat is also the best destination for investment, it is a manufacturing hub, an auto hub and has “established itself Chief through concerned —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Chief Minister Vijay Rupani with Ahmedabad Mayor Bijal Patel.

TALKING POINT 02 AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Addressing an event at DefExpo-2020 here, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Centre’s policy for the sector has begun delivering results. He also said so far 200 agreements have been signed during this DefExpo and described the outcome as ‘historic’ Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath checks a gun held by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at the 11th edition of DefExpo, in Lucknow on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI 200 MOUS SIGNED AT DEFEXPO, USD 5 BN IN INDIAN DEFENCE EXPORTS BY 2024: RAJNATH HAL says received IOC for Light Utility Helicopter and bulletproof jackets are showcased at the De- fExpo. Rajnath Singh said this reflected Indian capabilities in defence production, according to a press release. Defence manufacturing firms from across the world are participat- ing in the five-day event inaugurated on Wednes- day by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who indicated that the country is eyeing the export target of USD 5 billion by 2024. Uttar Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state has signed 23 MoUs at the DefExpo through the Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Develop- ment Authority (UP- IEDA). This is is expected to bring in an investment of Rs 50,000 crore and generate 2.50-3 lakh jobs, he said. “Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a favourite investment tion,” he said. The chief minister said that during the last two and a half years, the state government has attracted investment of more than Rs 2.5 lakh crore, which will help provide employment to over 33 lakh people. —PTI Lucknow: Defence Min- ister Rajnath Singh on Friday said over 200 MoUs have been signed so far at the DefExpo here, asserting that the country is on its way to achieve the target of USD 5 billion in defence exports by 2024. Addressing an event at DefExpo-2020 here, he said the Centre’s policy for the sector has begun delivering results. “In 2018-19, defence exports were Rs 10,745 crore, which was seven times the exports in 2016-17. Seeing the success of this De- fence expo, I am sure that by 2024 we will achieve the target of five billion dollars in defence exports,” the minister said. He said so far 200 agreements have been signed during this Def- Expo and described the outcome as “historic”. Defence Ajay Kumar said the initial target for the Luc- know DefExpo was 100 Memorandums of Un- derstanding and business agreements, but till now 200 MoUs have been signed. Kumar described it as the beginning of a new chapter in this sector. Indigenously developed products including artillery guns, helicopters, anti-tank missiles The LUH will soon replace the ageing fleet of Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. Madhavan said the development was a momentous occasion for the HAL. “It reinforces our commitment towards indigenous R&D pro- grammes on self-reliance and enhancing operational effective- ness of the Indian armed forces. The HAL is fully geared up to fulfil the requirements of its customers in a time-bound manner,” he said. —PTI HAL, received the Ini- tial Operational Clear- ance (IOC) document from G Sateesh Reddy, Secretary, Department of Defence R & D, and Chairman, DRDO, at the Bandhan programme held during the ongoing DefExpo 2020 here on Friday, a statement issued by the HAL said. The document was handed over in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Sin- gh, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and others, it added. Lucknow: The Hindu- stan Aeronautics Lim- ited (HAL) has received the Initial Operational Clear- ance for production of the Light Utility Helicopter, which is set to the fleet C h e e t a h and helicopters of the Indian armed forces, the company said on Friday . R Madhavan, CMD, replace ageing of Pradesh Chetak $5 bn defence export target to be achieved by 2024 Secretary destina- investment d e s t i n a - tion,” said. D e - f e n c e Secre- tary Ajay Kumar said during this Defexpo, initially a target of signing 100 MoUs and business agreements was fixed, but till now over 200 MoUs have been signed which is the beginning of a new chapter in this sector. Defence manufacturing firms from across the world are participat- ing in the five-day mega event, which was inaugurated by Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on Wednesday . sure that by 2024, we will achieve the target of five billion dollar worth of defence exports,” the minister said. He said till now over 200 agreements have been concluded in this Defexpo and described it as “historic”. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath through the Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPIEDA), 23 MoUs were signed and Rs 50,000 crore investment is expected. Be- sides, it is likely to generate 2.50-3 lakh jobs, he said. “Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a favourite Lucknow: Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday expressed confidence that the country will achieve the target of five billion dollar worth of defence exports by 2024. “Today signed by us will strengthen industrial base and will prove beneficial for the country . You all must be convinced that our policy in defence sector has started giving results,” he said at an event - Bad- han - at the Defexpo. “In 2018-19, defence export was Rs 10,745 crore, which was seven times the export in 2016- 17. Seeing the success of this Defence expo, I am Defence he MoUs defence said Uttar

AHMEDABAD l SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJ ENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 74 THE FIRST SESSION IN THE DAY-NIGHT TEST WILL BE CRITICAL BEFORE DEW FACTOR SETS IN, SAYS TENDULKAR PM MUST TELL HOW CAN OMAR, MUFTI BE A THREAT WHILE THEY ARE IN CUSTODY, SAYS SIBAL P8 P9 14°C - 28°C BSE SENSEX 41141.85 164.18 | NSE NIFTY 12098.35 39.60 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia SC TO HEAR CENTRE’S PLEA AGAINST DELHI HC VERDICT ON FEBRUARY 11 THE AGONY CONTINUES The delay in execution of the death sentence in Nirbhaya case is attributed to the many safeguards bestowed upon a convict before he faces the noose TIHAR PLEA TO HANG CONVICTS REJECTED request by the Tihar Jail authorities seeking fresh warrants to hang all the four convicts were rejected by a court in Delhi today. The Delhi High Court on February 5 allowed the convicts a week to look exercise any legal option left with them. “I concur with the argument of advocate Vrin- T A he Supreme Court on Friday said it will hear on February 11 the Centre’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court’s verdict that had dismissed its petition against the stay on execution of the four Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case convicts. A bench headed by Jus- tice R Bhanumathi did not heed to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta’s request to issue notices to the convicts on the Centre’s plea and it may consider whether notice was required to be issued to the convicts. At the outset, Mehta told the court that the “nation’s patience is being tested” in the matter and the bench will have to lay down a law on the issue. Mehta told the bench that one of the convicts Mukesh Kumar Singh has exhausted all his remedies, including mercy plea and the challenge to its rejection in the apex court. Turn on P5 da Grover and dismiss the application of Tihar Jail as bereft of merit,” the judge at Delhi’s Patiala House court said today. The Court will hear on Tuesday the central and the Delhi ment’s for separate hang- ing of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case. Supreme ‘DELAY SENDS WRONG MSG’ irbhaya’s Asha Devi on Friday expressed pointment over postpon- ing the execution of death warrants of the convicts and said the delay is sending a wrong message. N mother and said it would further delay the matter. The bench, also comprising justices Bhushan and A S Bopanna, told Mehta that it would hear him on February 11 govern- request disap- Ashok Turn on P5 Delhi ready for polls today with vigil in Shaheen Bagh New Delhi: Riding on tech-savvy elements like QR codes and mobile apps, poll authorities have geared up for the elections to the 70-member Delhi assembly on Satur- day, making tight security arrangements across the national capital and keeping an extra vigil in Shaheen Bagh and other sensitive polling areas. Over 1.47 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in the electoral battle for Delhi, which is largely being seen as gress and the opposi- EXPECTATIONS AND ASPIRATIONS OF EVERY PARTNER ASSOCIATED WITH BODO MOVEMENT IS RESPECTED: PM ‘SIGNING OF BODO ACCORD BRINGS NEW DAWN FOR NE’ CRUCIAL READ EC NOTICE TO KEJRI FOR HINDU-MUSLIM JIBE AT OPPOSITION he Election Commission on Friday issued a show cause notice to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for posting a “Hind-Muslim” video on his Twitter handle to target the opposition, saying prima facie it has the potential of disturbing communal harmony. Kejriwal has been asked to respond to the notice before 5.00 pm on Saturday, the day of polling in Delhi. BJP had approached the poll panel with a complaint that the February 3 video has the potential of “aggravating existing differences”. P7 T The road for permanent peace has opened up only due to your help and willpower. This is a new opportunity and a new dawn for Assam and the entire Northeast to welcome the 21st century. Narendra Modi, Prime Minister Offi cials arrive at a polling station at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. In last few days, CEC Sunil Arora held several review meetings, where he directed offi cials to ensure smooth polling process and warned against any laxity in conducting free and fair polls. tion BJP which has campaigned very ag- gressively ahead of the election. Turn on P5 a triangular contest among the AAP , a spirited Con- ruling Hullabaloo in Parliament over Rahul’s “danda” comment on PM New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on young men “beating Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi with a danda (stick)” and the ruling BJP’s condem- nation set up unmiti- gated chaos in parliament today , with rival MPs appearing to come to blows. “Congress MPs came to my seat in the house, tried to attack me and snatch my papers,” alleged Union Health Minister Harsh Vard- han, who raised Rahul Gandhi’s comments in the Lok Sabha. Con- gress MP Shashi Tha- roor denied it and said on medical colleges. The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a rally during an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo agreement in Kokrajhar on Friday. MOTHERS’ BLESSING PROTECT ME: MODI PM Modi took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s “danda” remark and said that some leaders talk about beating him with sticks but he is pro- tected by the blessings of “all mothers of India”. Kokrajhar (Assam): Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi on Friday highlighted the importance of the Bodo agreement and said that no citizen will die of violence anymore in the North East and the road for development opened in the region. “The road for permanent peace has opened up only due to your help and willpower. This is a new opportunity and a new dawn for Assam and the entire North- east to welcome the CAA WON’T HAVE ANY EFFECT ON ASSAM, NORTHEAST : PM SC ISSUES NOTICE TO CENTRE ON CAA, ASSAM ACCORD PLEA Kokrajhar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not have any effect on the people of Assam and North-East region. “Some forces are spreading rumours in Assam and Northeast with full force that the people who get citizenship under the CAA will come here to settle. I assure the people of Assam that nothing like this will happen,” said PM Modi. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Central government on a plea challenging the Constitutional validity of CAA and effective implementation of the Assam Accord. A bench of CJI SA Bobde also sought Centre’s response on the plea fi led by Assam Social Justice Forum. The petition sought directions for taking effective steps for implementation of Accord , 1985. RAHUL: RUCKUS ORCHESTRATED Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called the ruckus in Parliament on Friday as ‘orchestrated’, adding that it was designed to prevent him from questioning the government. He added that the BJP will keep disrupting Parliament and prevent debate to protect PM. has Opposition members protest in the Lok Sabha on Friday. Health Minister, instead of answering him, pro- ceeded to read a statement condemning the comments he had made against the PM at a rally to campaign for the Del- hi election. it was his party MP who had instead pushed around. It all started when Ra- hul Gandhi, the Con- gress MP from Kerala, asked a listed question been wilderness are blessing me today . So many families have been recon- ciled,” the Prime Minis- ter added. to return here. No citizen will die of violence anymore in this region. Mothers whose children have returned from the 21st century,” he said addressing a gather- ing here. “We won’t allow the darkness of terrorism Turn on P5 Turn on P5 After six long years, State Fire Services gets funds, equipment Haresh Jhala High Court. A PIL was moved in 2004 by advocate Amit Panchal before the high court pleading to direct the State to provide adequate fire equipment, infrastructure and staff to mitigate disasters. Though the court had directed back in 2011 and the government had to repeatedly assure the court that it will im- plement the orders and soon deploy adequate staff strengthen the fire safety services. these district fire offices will be connected with a wireless network. The district offices will report to five regional fire offices having stations at Su- rat, Vadodara, Gandhi- nagar, Rajkot and Gan- dhidham. New manpower has been approved for the regional offices and each office will have 10 persons to run regional fire offices, with the in-charge regional fire officer, said NP Pandya, Deputy Di- rector. The Deputy Direc- tor also told First In- dia that recently the advertisement for fire officers and firemen are being released by the Gujarat Public Service Commission and Gujarat Subordi- nate Selection Service Board. Till the state fire service get its required manpower and equipment, the services of 32 nagarpa- likas will be taken. The State Govern- ment had enforced the Act in 2013 only after a directive by the Gujarat vices at all. Even in major cities, there is a shortage of manpower, equipment and fire ten- ders, and in such a case the state-level service would work like a buff- er system. The State Govern- ment has now approved post for District Fire Of- ficers, Assistant Fire Officers and Firemen, said M F Dastoor, the Director of Gujarat Fire Service Authority. He added that 32 district fire stations will be set up with 672 firemen and in the first phase Gandhinagar: many as six long years after the State Government passed the Fire Prevention and Life Safety Meas- ures Act in 2013, it has now allocated the required funds and manpower for the Gu- jarat Fire Services Authority. The motive behind setting up such services was that many munici- palities and talukas as well as villages have in- adequate or no fire ser- As way Director of Gujarat State Fire Service MF Dastoor. (Right) A fi re tender at River Front. 100 types of vehicles, including tankers, have been approved by the State Gov- ernment. Dastoor added that along mini fire to

GUJARAT AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 04 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia GUJ HIGH COURT ASKS FOR ‘REAL’ PETITIONER During the hearing it was found that the named petitioner does not exist Overspeeding kills 16 people everyday Ahmedabad: With 5,972 fatalities reported in one year, Gujarat has the highest number of deaths caused by overspeeding. According to data from the National Crime Re- cords Bureau (NCRB) 2018 report, an average of 16 people die every day due to overspeeding in the state. Another 1,834 people have been killed in the state due to reckless driving. In Ahmedabad, 78 people lost their lives due to reckless driving, 293 due to overspeeding, and two in drunk driving cases. Across the state, vehicular defects caused 149 deaths in one year, while low-visibility caused 119 deaths, bad weather, 179 deaths, and bad roads, 54 deaths. Fa- tigue cost 66 motorists their lives in Gujarat, while animal-related accidents accounted for 79 deaths. In there were 300 cases of accidents caused by drunk drivers, in which 296 people were injured in one year. A total of 122 people have been killed by drunk driving in Gu- jarat over this one-year period as well. SMC BUDGET Up by `126.85 crore Budget includes `50cr for newly incorporated areas First India News WHAT IS IT ABOUT? First India News Ahmedabad: The state high court on Friday reprimanded an advocate for misleading the court over during a hearing. The single bench of Justice Sonia Gokani was hearing a criminal petition challenging the release of a convict named Anir- udhsinh Jadeja, when it was discovered that the person mentioned as the petitioner—Kan- ti Ramji Solanki—does not exist. The petition filed in Gujarat High Court challenges the state government’s decision to release murder convict Anirudhsinh Jade- ja from prison. Jadeja had been convicted under IPC Section 302 for the murder of Con- gress leader Vallabh Bhai Patel and awarded a term of life imprison- ment. In defence of this dis- Three cases of cheating reported in Ahmedabad Surat: The standing Committee its two- days meeting has increased the proposed draft budget of the Su- rat Municipal Corpo- ration (SMC) Rs126.85 cr on Friday. This will include 50cr for newly incorporated areas. The rest of the money is expected to be used for zonal-level development projects. The standing committee has also proposed 54 new works in the budget, which mainly focused on health, safety, heritage and recrea- tion. Standing Committee Chairman Anil Gopla- ni said, “The ruling party has primarily focused on the basic needs of the people. We have decided to provide free health facilities at our health centres. In addition, new —FILE PHOTO by WOMEN’S SPECIAL —FILE PHOTO hearing on February 14, when the petitioner is presented before the court. Furthermore, Anir- udhsinh Jadeja’s advocate has submitted a CD before the court alleging that the petitioner’s advocate on record may be using the petition to extort money from the respondent. The court has ordered an investigation to determine the identity of the actual petitioner of the case. Ramji Solanki before the court on February 14. Furthermore, it has come to the court’s notice that the said advocate has a history of lodging complaints against court officers on record. The senior counsel arguing the case on behalf of the petitioner requested to retire from the case. His request was rejected by the court who asked him to remain present for the covery, Jadeja’s advocate submitted before the court that the voter identity card of one Kantilal Ramji Solanki was being misused. The public prosecutor assigned to the case also informed the court that no person of the name Kantilal Ramji Solanki actually exists. After learning of the facts of the case, Justice Gokani directed the advocate to produce Kanti Anirudhsinh seen at least two major fires in recent times will further strengthen its fire and emer- gency services team. Firefighters will now receive equipment and the department will procure a smart robot that will help fight fires. With this, Surat will be the second city in the state, after Ahmedabad, to have this robot. health centres will also be developed in the near future. We have also planned strengthen hospitals run by the SMC and set up a new sleep lab, nine new ICUs and a fully certified gynae- cology centre SMIMER hospital. The burns wards in the Maskti hospital will be renovated as well.” The city that has WOMAN ALLEGEDLY THREATENS HUSBAND to addition, high-tech in Mobile phone found in jail FOOD FOR THE SOUL Ahmedabad: Sabar- mati Central Jail has come under the scan- ner again after a jail official filed a police complaint saying he found an abandoned mobile phone in the premises of the jail during an inspection. Police also found an abandoned phone in Sabarmati Jail during a surprise check last month. Ra- nip police have filed the case and have started an investigation. First India News havi Shah, who works as a Chartered Account- ant in 2007. He felt Mad- havi was having an affair with another CA. Trivedi further said his wife started attacking him after he told her about the CCTV camera. He also told her that he know that she was cheating on him. He alleged that she even tried to strangle his mother’s neck, in addition to threaten- ing them. Ahmedabad: A 38-year- old from Sola filed a police complaint against his wife, accusing her of allegedly threaten- ing to kill him and his mother. The complainant, Devashish Trivedi, says he installed a CCTV camera at his wife’s office since he felt that she was having an extramarital affair. Trivedi, a practising advocate, married Mad- Chief Minister Vijay Rupani along with Mayor Bijal Patel (left) and Ahmedabad Municipal Commissioner Vijay Nehra during the public dedication of the revamped food street in Law Garden on Friday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI mobile First India News text of getting a job in a bank. The complainant said, “An unknown call- er said my resume is selected for Kotak Mahi- ndra bank and that I had to pay Rs1,850 for registration.” He was lured into paying a total of Rs25,350 to them over a period of time. In an incident involv- ing a land dispute, Kam- lesh Kalotara, a 63-year- old from Ghodasar, registered a complaint of cheating against 12 people with Maninagar police station. According to the complaint, 12 persons made fake records and registered land be- longing to Kalotara. The complainant said he had purchased the land for Rs7 lakh in 2007. After his complaint, Maninagar police started an investigation in this case. Ahmedabad: Police on Thursday three separate cases of cheating in the city . In the first incident, Devang Shah, a 42-year- old from Maninagar, filed a police complaint against Shetty, owner of Akash Digital Printer, for allegedly duping him by Rs15.50 lakh. Shah, who runs a printing machinery business in the city, alleged that he provided printing worth Rs37 lakh to Shet- ty as per his order. He further claims Shetty paid him only Rs21 lakh, while an amount of Rs15.50 lakh was yet to be paid by him. In the second case, Nitin Prajapati, 28, alleged that he was duped by Rs25,000 on the pre- reported Firing at jewellery shop Fake notes worth over `17.66 lakh seized Woman files dowry case First India News incident where the trio are seen arriving on one bike. We are also investi- gating other CCTV cam- eras in the area.” The three suspects entered the shop pretending to be customers. Then, all of a sudden, two of them pointed their weapons at Jain. Prajapati and Jain tried to confront the robbers, who retaliated by firing five shots, one of which hit Jain in the back. The robbers allegedly stole 12 gold chains worth about a total of about Rs2.5 lakh before fleeing. Akashdeep Ahmedabad: A 31-year- old woman has filed a complaint of domestic violence and harass- ment for dowry against her husband and her in- laws with Navrangpura police. The woman says she met Thaltej resident Apurva Joshi on a social media site and married him in December 2018, even though his parents did not accept her. She alleged that just a few months after their mar- riage, her in-laws had been visiting her home in Ghatlodia and as- saulted her. VALIANT TRY First India News Ahmedabad: A resident of Gandhinagar filed a police complaint saying three unknown persons opened fire at a jewellery shop before fleeing with jewellery worth Rs2.5 lakh. The complainant Priyanshu Pra- japati said that, on Thursday evening, 3 persons entered their shop one at a time and fired a total of five shots, injur- ing shop owner Kamlesh Jain. Prajapati filed a complaint police, who Nadiad: Fake currency notes worth over Rs 17.66 lakhs were recovered from Nadiad town in Kheda district today and two people were arrested in this connection, police said. Police said that based on a tip off, a raid was conducted on a row house in Pawan Chakki road here in the early hours. Fake notes of Rs 500 denomination worth Rs 17 lakh 66 thousand 500 allegedly machinery that were recovered from the spot. Two persons identified as Raju S Par- mar and Shailendra J Parmar have been arrested in this connection. A detailed investigation was on. have collected CCTV footage of the robbers and started a probe. Gandhinagar DCP, MK Rana said, “We collected CCTV footage from the GUP SHUP BHAAGAM BHAAG I patient escaped from a hospital in Surat! Instead of getting medical care to treat his symptoms, the patient chose to leave. Similarly, two Ahmedabad-based youngsters, who had recently returned from a trip to Thailand, walked into the Civil Hospital on Friday and asked to be checked out by doctors. On being told by the doctors to get admitted to the isolation ward to be tested for corona, the youths declined. This forced the hospital authorities to place security personnel to guard them, lest they try and escape! Would you ever try to leave a place that holds the answer to your problems? COMMONER, KNOW THY PLACE! W handful of people at a time. This is usually the case with departments which deal with citizens seeking solutions to their issues. On the other hand, if a given department usually deals with businessmen, industrialists, entrepreneurs, the design of the waiting room looks a lot more pleasing. A plush sofa sits in a corner with a glass coffee table, magazines, and an attendant to ask for refreshments. The stark difference between the two places is unbelievable. It certainly stresses the ‘common’ in ‘common man’. TIP TIP BARSA PAANI T hospitals in the state. But, what happens when the fancy equipment there is handled by people not trained to do so? Even better, what if these hospitals aren’t equipped *pun intended* to house this equipment? This is precisely the case at the Rajkot Civil Hospital. A digital radiography machine worth around Rs1.5 crore was placed in the trauma centre. All good, so far. Too bad hospital authorities had not bothered to maintain the rest of the hospital. The ceiling of the trauma ward had a leak, and guess where the water fell! No points if you guessed anything except “Right on the machine”. don’t know if you have heard but, a few days ago, a corona virus alk into a government offi ce and the fi rst thing you see is the ‘waiting room’. Often in a dilapidated state with shabby or broken chairs, the space can only hold a he government seeks to provide better medical facilities at civil BUGGED? Or is it the grapevine... . First India begins a column that brings to you gossips or tete-e-tete from the corridors of power CHEESINESS AT KHAU GALI B pair cheese with almost anything! It seems that even Chief Minister Rupani is no exception to this rule. The leader CM chose to indulge his ‘cheese’ tooth fi rst, during the inauguration of the revamped Khau Gali in Law Garden area of the city on Friday. Offered a huge platter of various sandwiches, pizza, panini, wraps, pav bhaji and dosas, the CM fi rst reached for the good ol’ cheese sandwich. A true-blue Gujarati indeed you are, Mr Chief Minister! However, he did choose coffee over tea. So, there’s that to consider as well. eing born a Gujarati comes with a deep abiding love for cheese. Be it theplas, dhokla, dabeli, pav bhaji, or even imports like the dosa, we Gujaratis love to

GUJARAT AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 GUJARAT Pride of four lions slaughter 20 sheep in Amreli 05 05 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Tribal protest turns violent Tribal sub-classes take to streets block state & district highways; Chhota Udepur stays shut First India News perintendent of Police MS Bhabhor had to return to police head- quarters and take cover. As per reports, protesters blocked two state highways and three district highway roads as well as a train. Congress MLA from the Dang district Man- galbhai Gavit too opposed the state’s decision to review tribal certificates that the tribal belt ex- tends from Danta (Ba- naskantha district) to Dang (South Gujarat). He claimed, “Tribal people have been inhab- iting this belt for centu- ries. Why is the government questioning their authenticity? The officials do not reserve the right to ascertain who is really tribal and who is not.” HOSPITALIZED Vadodara: erupted Udepur and Dang districts of the state on Friday , against the state government’s stand on the tribal certificate issue. The clarification issued by the government on Thursday has irked sub-classes of tribals in the districts, who have now also de- manded that they also get reservation in the recruitment process for Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) posts. The moot question here is what makes one a “real” Adivasi or tribal. While the scene in Gandhinagar might im- ply that Adivasis are opposing the demands of members of the Ra- bari, Bharwad Gandhinagar serial killer likely killed more, sent for narco test Vipul Rajput Protests Chhota in First India News alleging BIG CAT ATTACK Amreli: Four lions entered a sheep pen in Khari village of Ba- gasara taluka in Amreli district and killed 20-odd sheep on night before leaving the way they came. As the lions entered the pen, the spooked sheep started bleating wildly . This alerted the villagers, who then saw four lions roaming the village. Of the 80 animals in the pen, the big cats only preyed on 20 sheep. The rest literally died of fright. The lions then left the village after their meal. According to a local resident, the villagers were relieved when the lions left but no one dared to venture out of their houses until Friday morning. The village sarpanch then informed forest officials about the slaughter. Lions are a regular sight in Am- reli district, as a Agitating tribals burnt tires and blocked the road in Chhota udepur district. clared in Chhota Udep- ur on Friday as a pre- cautionary and state transport services were also sus- pended for the day. The protesters were so ag- gressive that the Chho- ta Udepur District Su- took part in a protest in Chhota Udepur district by blocking the state highway and demand- ing reservation in the recruitment process for Lok Rakshak Dal (LRD) posts. A bandh was de- Welfare Minister had clarified that only so- cially and economically backward communities still living in Gir forest could avail the benefits of ST reservation. As a result, members of Rathwa community Charan communities, the fact is there is now a rift among the various groups included under the umbrella of Scheduled Tribes (ST) under successive gov- ernments. On Thursday, Tribal Thursday measure number of lion prides have settled outside the Gir National Sanctuary area for more than a dec- ade. Forest officials who reached the tracked the lion paw prints for about 3km before concluding that the pride that attacked the sheep lived close to the forest vicinity . They have surmised that the four may have belonged to the same family . and Unique Pen Expo 2020 opens in Ahmedabad First India News village, and around 100 types of different coloured inks. Some rare old pens are on display as well. It has been organized by Global Dis- tributors. The event also promotes calligraphy , doo- dle-making etc., in 10 reputed universities in Guja- rat. All three types of pens viz. Fountain pens, ball pens and roller pens would be put on display including 10 Indian brands. he then pawned. The alerted to the murders in 2019 and, after a detailed investigation, the Anti-Terrorists Squad arrested Naik in September. The 36-year- old lived with his wife and child in Sarkhej. Naik had allegedly murdered Jayram Ra- bari in October 2018 near Dantali robbed his earrings worth Rs70,000. Two months later, he killed Keshavlal Gandhinagar. In Janu- ary 2019, he killed Juthaji Thakor and robbed Rs2.75 lakh, shooting Vishal Patel, a resident of Krish- nanagar near GIDC. police were Ahmedabad: A unique exhibition of pens, Pen Expo 2020, the first-of-its- kind in Gujarat, began in at Seema Hall in the Prahl- ad Nagar Ahmedabad on Friday . The three-day event aims to boost the crisis hit pen Industry in India. More than 50 leading brands of pens from 13 countries Ahmedabad: The alleged Gandhinagar serial killer has confessed to killing four persons already. However, in- vestigating believe Monish Naik is guilty of a higher number of murders and that he has been with- holding information about other crimes. To this end, Naik was sent to the Directorate of Forensic Science (DFS), Gandhinagar, for narcotics analysis tests and psychological examination this week. At present, the case has been entrusted to CID Crime, Gandhina- area of agencies CID Crime branch conducted Narco test of Serial killer. and four murders, committed between October 2018 and July 2019. He said he had intended to rob his victims. How- ever, after failing to do so, he found them a second time, shot them in the head at point-blank range and took off with their belongings, which gar. A source at the CID Crime Branch said, “Monish has a very strange Though we have conducted a psychological investigation of him, we still suspect he is hiding a lot of details.” Last September, Naik had admitted to Patel in mindset. earlier FROM PG 1 Tihar Plea... The government had challenged the Delhi High Court verdict dismissing its plea against the stay on the execution of the four men. penalty on the ground of delay in execution. “The high court has granted them (convicts) one week time to avail all their remedies. This amply protects you,” the bench said. Mehta said the bench will have to lay down the law on whether the convicts in a same case can be hanged separately or not. When the bench said it would hear the matter on February 11, he requested the court to issue notice to the four death row convicts. “Let them come to this court on Monday and say what they intend to do,” Mehta said. “Issuance of notice will not harm them. The high court had also issued notices to them. The court can have the benefi t of their assistance on the issue. As an institution we are answerable to the society,” he said. To this, the bench said issuing notices to the convicts at this stage will further delay the matter. “We want to hear you on merits,” the bench told Mehta and said it may consider this aspect on the next date of hearing. The Centre, through its Additional Solici- tor General K M Natraj, had moved the top court seeking an urgent hearing on its appeal as- sailing the verdict which held on Wednesday that the death row convicts have to be executed together and not separately. who was speaking from the second row. Some BJP MPs then appeared to be holding Mr Tagore back. Delhi ready... In view of the ongoing anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh, the Del- hi CEO Office has put all five polling stations in the area under the “critical” category , and confidence-building measures are continu- ously being undertak- en to reassure voters, officials said. SC to... The mercy pleas of Akshay Kumar and Vinay Kumar Sharma have already been dismissed, he said, adding that the fourth convict Pawan Gupta has neither fi led a curative petition nor a mercy plea. “Pawan has chosen not to fi le a curative or a mercy petition. The question is, is the authority required to wait end- lessly,” Mehta told the bench. To this, the bench said, “No one can be com- pelled to take remedies.” Mehta said in this case there may be a situation where one convict “sits tight for fi ve years” and the others then approach the apex court seeking commutation of death ‘Signing of... Terming it a historic moment, Prime Minis- ter Modi outlined that the signing of peace accord has come at a time when the nation was celebrating the 150th birth anniversa- ry of Mahatma Gand- hi. —ANI Natraj had told the court that jail authorities are unable to execute the convicts in the case despite the fact that their review petitions have been dismissed and curative petitions and mercy pleas of three of them have been rejected. The high court set a week’s deadline for them to avail the remaining remedies. If the convicts choose not to make any type of petition in seven days from now, the institutions and authorities concerned will deal with the matter, as per the law, without further delay, it had said. Meanwhile, the trial court will hear on Friday a plea of Tihar jail authorities seeking issuance of fresh death warrants against the convicts. The trial court had on January 31 stayed “till further orders” execution of the four convicts in the case -- Mukesh (32), Pawan (25), Vinay (26) and Akshay (31), who are lodged in Tihar Jail. Hullabaloo in... “Sir, please excuse me. Before I begin answering this question of dear Shri Rahul Gand- hi ji. I want to condemn in no uncertain words the outlandish language that he has used against the prime minister of the country,” Harsh Vardhan said. Speaker Om Birla asked the minister to stick to his answer but he continued to read out his statement. As furious Congress members around the speaker’s chair shouting slogans against Harsh Vard- han, a Congress MP from Tamil Manickam walked over to the government benches and shouted at minister, crowded Nadu, Tagore,

PERSPECTIVE 06 AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia WHY TEMPLES Today, temples may be built just like shopping complexes – concrete, steel and everything and probably for the same purpose because everything has become commerce IN-DEPTH NATION’S PATIENCE TESTED BY DELAY TACTICS SUNIL VASIST 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 The author is an Advocate A ll the four convicts in Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case are to be executed together and not separately, the Delhi HC held on Wednesday while setting weeks deadline for them to avail of the remaining remedies. If the convicts choose not to make any type of petition from now, the authorities concerned will deal with the matter as per the law, without further delay, it said. Justice Suresh Kumar refused to accept centers contention to set aside a trial court’s January 31 order relating to the common execution of the death warrants of the convicts. The center and the Delhi government had challenged the trial court’s January 31st order staying “till further orders” the execution of all the four convicts in the case Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar (26)and Akshay Kumar (31), who are lodged in Tihar jail. “Since up to the SC, their fate has been decided by a common order and judgment, therefore in view of the facts of...I am of the considered view the death warrants of all the convicts be executed together but not separately”, the judge said. The court noted that Vinay and Pawan filed a review petition on December 15th, 2017 which were dismissed on July 9th, 2018. “Even thereafter, all authorities concerned were sleeping and waited till Ak- shay filed a petition with 950 days delay on Dec 10th, 2019 and the same was dismissed on Dec 18th, 2019. However, convicts are taking shelter of Article 21 of the constitution which is available to them till their last breath”, it said. The court said it cannot be disputed that the convicts have adopted delay tactics to frustrate the warrants and noted that Pawan has not filled curative petition and mercy petition, after the dismiss- al of his review petition by the open court on July 9, 2018. Despite all the charges are clear and all convicts have been found to be guilty of a horrible, ghastly , gruesome and heinous offence of rape coupled with a bone chilling murder of a young girl which shocked the conscience of the society at large. “However, so long as life lasts, so long shall it be the duty and endeavour of the court to give to the provision of our constitution a meaning which will prevent human suf- ferings and degradation”. Therefore, Article 21 (Right to life and personal liberty) is as relevant at the stage of execution of the death sentence as it is in the interregnum between the imposi- tion of that sentence and it’s execution. The essence of the matter what the stage must be fair, just and reasonable”, it said. Q uestioner: Why were temples built? What was the purpose behind them? Sadhguru: The very nature of human perception is such that, right now, whatever a human being is involved with, that will be the only truth for him in his experience. Right now, most people are involved with the five sense organs, and that seems to be the only truth, nothing else. Sense organs can only perceive that which is physical, and because your perception is limited to the five sense organs, everything that you know as life is only physicality: your body, your mind, your emo- tion and your life energies are physical. If you see the physical existence as a fabric, as a piece of cloth...let’s say, you are living on the fabric of the physical. You are walking on this cloth, and what you are walking on is all that’s real. But when you look up, there seems to be a vast emptiness above, and even there, you only recognize the physical; you look at a star or a sun or a moon – this is all physical. You don’t perceive what is not physical, isn’t it? What you call a temple is like putting a hole in the fabric, creating a space where the physical becomes thin, and something beyond becomes visible to you. This science of making the physical less manifest is the science of consecration, so that that di- mension beyond the physical becomes apparent or visible to you if you are willing. To take the analogy further, it is like the temple is a hole in the fabric of the physical where you could fall through easily and go beyond. Today, temples may be built just like shopping complexes – concrete, steel and everything and probably for the same purpose because everything has manifest itself, or in other words when creation began to happen, the first form that it took was that of an ellipsoid. A perfect ellipsoid is what we call as a linga. Today modern cos- mologists have identified this in so many different ways. One thing is, the core of every galaxy is always an ellipsoid. So it always started as an ellipsoid, or a linga, and then became many things. And we know from our experience that if you go into deep states of meditativeness, before a point of absolute dis- solution comes, once again the energy takes the form of an ellipsoid or a linga. So the first form is linga and the final form is linga; the in-between space is creation, what is beyond is Shi- va. So the form of a linga is a hole in the fabric of creation. Physical creation is here; the back door is linga, the front door is linga. So that is why I am referring to a temple as just a hole through which you can fall beyond; that is the funda- mental of the temple. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL become commerce. When I talk about temples, I am talking about the way ancient temples were created. In this country, in ancient times, temples were built only for Shiva, no- body else. It was only later that the other temples came up because people started fo- cusing on immediate wellbeing. Using this science, they started creating various other forms, which they could use to benefit themselves in so many different ways in terms of health, wealth, wellbeing and so many other things. They created different types of energies and different kinds of deities. If you want money, you create one kind of form, which will assist that kind of thing or if you are full of fear, you create another kind of form. These temples came up in the last 1100 or 1200 years, but before that, there were no other temples in the country except Shiva temples. The word ‘Shiva’ literally means ‘that which is not.’ So the temple was built for ‘that which is not.’ ‘That which is’ is physical manifestation; ‘that which is not’ is that which is What you call a temple is like putting a hole in the fabric, creating a space where the physical becomes thin, and something beyond becomes visible to you The word ‘Shiva’ literally means ‘that which is not.’ So the temple was built for ‘that which is not.’ ‘That which is’ is physical manifestation; ‘that which is not’ is that which is beyond the physical beyond the physical. So a temple is a hole through which you enter into a space which is not. There are thousands of Shiva temples in the country, and most of them don’t have any form as such. They just have a representative form and gener- ally it is a linga. The word ‘linga’ means ‘the form.’ We are calling it ‘the form’ because when the un-manifest began to Preventing the death of the world’s rivers F ods of below-average rain- fall, a number of rivers in- creasingly run dry before reaching the ocean, and even when they do make it, they are depositing less of the nutrients and minerals that are vital to marine life. Globally, aquatic ecosystems have lost half of their biodiversity since the mid-1970s, and about half of all wetlands have been destroyed over the last century. A recent United Nations warned that up to a million animal and plant species are threatened with extinc- tion, many within decades. The world’s rivers are under unprecedented pressure from contamination, damming, and diversion. International cooperation can save them, but first we must recognize the conse- quences of doing nothing. 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And yet we are rapidly destroying the planet’s river systems, with serious implications for our economies, socie- ties, and even our survival. China is a case in point. Its dam-building frenzy and over-exploita- tion of rivers is wreak- ing environmental havoc on Asia, destroying for- ests, depleting biodiversity, and straining water resources. China’s first water census, released in 2013, showed that the number of rivers – not including small streams – had study source of strain on rivers. In fact, crop and livestock production ab- sorbs almost three-quarters of the world’s fresh- water resources, while creating runoff that, together with industrial waste and sewage dis- charge, pollutes those very resources. 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INDIA AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 07 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia APEX COURT ADJOURNED SHAHEEN BAGH CASE TILL FEBRUARY 10 DUE TO ELECTIONS IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL IN THE COURTYARD ‘DON’T WANT TO INFLUENCE DELHI POLLS’ EC issues notice to Kejriwal for Hindu-Muslim remark at oppn Court allows businessman CC Thampi to travel abroad with a complaint that the February 3 video has the potential of “aggravating existing differences.” The EC on Wednes- day condemned Kejri- wal for promising mo- halla clinics at all city courts. It also warned AAP national convener to be “more careful” and exercise caution while making such public utterances and state- ments. The poll watch- dog had fond his remarks in violation of the MCC. —PTI ‘Raise pay, pension of judicial officers’ New Delhi: The Elec- tion Commission issued a show cause notice to Delhi Chief Min- ister Arvind Kejriwal for posting a “Hind- Muslim” video on his Twitter handle to target the opposition, saying prima facie it has the potential of disturbing communal harmony . He has been asked to respond to the notice before 5.00 pm on Satur- day, the day of polling in Delhi. The video pur- portedly shows that other parties and media Retd judge to inspect deity’s ornaments Delhi C M Arvind Kejriwal offers prayers at Hanuman Temple with family on the eve of Delhi Assembly elections on Friday. New Delhi: A special court in Delhi allowed businessman CC Tham- pi, who is currently out on bail in connection with a money launder- ing case pertaining to the overseas properties related to Robert Vadra, to travel abroad with certain conditions including not to tamper with evidence. Special CBI Judge Arvind Kumar also directed him to deposit a fixed deposit receipt (FDR) of Rs 25 lakh. The court had reserved its order after concluding arguments in the matter. The NRI businessman has sought the court’s permission to travel to the UAE for two weeks. The ED, which is probing the case, had Thampi’s plea. Thampi, who is a close aide of businessman Robert Vadra, was recently granted bail in the matter. —ANI New Delhi: The Su- preme Court has said that it would take up on Monday the two public interest litigations (PIL) seeking directions to Central government for laying down guidelines relating to restrictions for holding protests leading to obstruction to public places. A two-judge Bench headed by Justice San- jay Kishan Kaul and also comprising Jus- tice KM Joseph said that they will take up the matter on Feb 10. “We do understand that there is a problem,” the apex court said after advocate Shashank Deo Sudhi said that this court should pass appropriate directions to the concerned authorities as far as the protes- tors in Shaheen Bagh is concerned. The PIL, filed by Dr Nand Kishore Garg and Amit Sahni through their lawyer Shashank COURT SEEKS ACTION TAKEN REPORT IN PLEA FOR FIR AGAINST SISODIA A by SC lawyer Alakh Alok Srivastav seeking registration of FIR against Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia for allegedly spreading fake news during Jamia violence last year. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja directed Delhi Police to fi le an action taken report on the complaint and slated the matter for February 24. The complaint sought registration of FIR against Sisodia under various sections of IPC & IT Act. are allegedly talking of “Hindu-Muslim”, “CAA” & “mandir-masjid”, but Kejriwal was Bhima Koregaon case: Transfer order reserved Pune: A Pune court reserved its order on the transferring of the Bhi- ma-Koregaon case to the National Investiga- tion Agency (NIA). Additional Sessions Judge SR Navandar will pronounce the order in the matter on February 14. The Ma- harashtra state government, in an application filed before the court today, objected to transferring all the court records, seized articles from the file of this court to an NIA court in Mumbai. “That present application is not legally ten- able under the provisions of law and par- talking of development, schools and women safety. BJP had approached the poll panel Delhi court called for an action taken report from Delhi Police on a complaint fi led New Delhi: The Sec- ond National Judicial Pay Commission has submitted its final report recommending an increase in salary, pension and allowanc- es of judicial officers across the country to SC. As per recommen- dations, the salary of junior civil judge or first class magistrate will be increased almost three times. The revised salary & pension will be effective from Jan 1, 2016 while arrears will be paid in the calendar year 2020 after adjusting the in- terim relief. —ANI the respondents, including the Union of India for laying down detailed and exhaustive guidelines relating to out- right restrictions for holding protest/agitation leading to obstruction of the public place. It said that people in Shaheen Bagh are ille- gally protesting against the Citizenship Amend- ment Act 2019, by blocking the common and public road connecting Delhi to Noida. —ANI Deo Sudhi, also sought appropriate directions to the Centre and others for removal of protesters from Shaheen Bagh near Kalindi Kunj. Sudhi had on Mon- day, mentioned the matter before a three-judge Bench of the top court headed by CJI Sharad Arvind Bobde, who asked him to approach the registry for urgent listing of the matter. The petition seeks appropriate direction to New Delhi: SC o appointed retired Kerala HC Judge machandran Nair to conduct an inventory of Sabarimala deity's ornaments. A Bench headed by Justice NV Ramana asked Justice Nair to file a detailed report within four weeks and listed the matter for further hearing after four weeks. —ANI ticularly according to the provisions of UAPA 1967 and NIA Act 2008,” the application read. It said that the investigation machinery of NIA has not given legal reasons for transferring the proceedings. It is submitted that the offence is within the local juris- diction of Pune court. CN Ra- opposed committed How Amit Shah arrived at figure of acquiring 45 seats in Delhi polls In assembly address, Governor Dhankhar sticks to Didi’s script Zutshi is special general observer for Delhi polls New Delhi: Election Commission has appointed Vinod Zutshi, one of its former senior officials, as a special general observer for Delhi polls with immediate effect. The Commission held a special review meeting with CS Com- missioner of Police, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer, and senior officers of the Delhi government to assess the status of poll prepared- ness, an EC spokesper- son said. The Commission has been assured that all required arrangements are in place for conducting fair & peaceful elections in the national capital on Feb 8. —PTI Kolkata: West Bengal governor Dhankhar stuck to the text of the speech handed to him by the Mama- ta Banerjee-led Bengal government for the Governor’s address to the State Assembly’s first session of the year. Governor had earlier recommend- ed certain changes to the speech but didn’t press the point after the state government declined to take his sug- gestion. Dhankhar did, however, make the point on Thursday that he was well within his rights to suggest changes. When these were turned down by the state government, New Delhi: Just hours ahead of campaigning for Delhi assembly polls that ended on Thurs- day, Home Minister Amit Shah made a claim that his party would get 45 seats in polls. The central leadership has asked its seven MPs to secure 6-7 seats in their respective constituency . According to sources, the BJP has reached the figure of 45 seats taking into consideration the mandate of LS polls in which the party secured 65 of 70 Assembly seats coming under 7 parlia- mentary segments. The party has put the onus on its recently elected Jagdeep ‘LOSER’ Dhankhar WB GovernorJagdeep Dhankar, CM Mamata Banerjee (C), Speaker Biman Bandyopadhyay (L) share a light moment at the State Legislative Assembly on the fi rst day of Budget Session in Kolkata on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI Home Minister Amit Shah greets as he arrives during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi on Friday. President to joint session of Parliament - reflects the policies and pro- grammes of the government. —PTI he stuck to the script given to him. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar’s address to State Assembly or the one made by the ership, BJP chief JP Nadda & Amit Shah, has clearly defined the roles of sitting MPs & asked them to ensure the AAP-led government is dislodged in the national capital.—ANI seven MPs to secure maximum seats in their respective areas. The central lead- possible DALIT LEADERS CONTEMPLATING FILING PIL ON RAM MANDIR TRUST New Delhi: PM Modi had announced the 15 member trust for construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya in Parliament but a controversy has erupted about representation of the committee. Some BJP leaders have raised exclusion of OBC members in the trust. Two former party CMs, Kalyan Sinagh & Uma Bharti, NAGROTA ENCOUNTER CASE LIKELY TO BE HANDED OVER TO NIA Srinagar: The Nagrota encounter case in which three militants were killed is likely to be handed over to the National Inves- tigating Agency (NIA), sources said. A police- man was also injured in encounter that took place on January 31 after police intercepted a truck carrying militants at a toll plaza at Nagrota on the ANGRY VILLAGERS TORCH FOREST DEPT OFFICE IN MP Hoshangabad: Angry villagers in Hoshangabad district of MP vandalised a Forest Department offi ce before setting it afi re after a tiger from Sat- pura reserve allegedly killed a woman in the area. The attack took place in Mahndikheda village of Piparia.The woman's mutilated body was recovered in Matkuli area of the Satpura Tiger Reserve (STR). Locals alleged that a tiger recently shifted from Bandhavgarh in Umaria was responsible. The Police reached the spot and persuaded the mob from vandalising the offi ce further. AS 5 ACRE GOES TO SUNNI BOARD, BUILDERS SMELL FORTUNE Ayodhya: A well known builder from Lucknow has visited the Dhannipur village on the Luc- know-Faizabad highway, twice in the past three days. He is contacting farmers to know if they will sell their land to him. The builder (name withheld on request) wants to build a resort in Dhannipur village that has suddenly catapulted to international fame after the government allotted a fi ve acre plot of land to the Sunni Waqf Board for construction of a mosque here. “This is going to be a major tourist and religious destination.” who were in forefront in Ram Mandir agitation & have been facing cases, have sought reservations for them on committee. “Not just Dalits but backwards too should get representation in Ram Mandir Trust as they are as staunch Ram Bhakts,” said Kalyan Singh, who was UP CM when Babri Masjid was razed in 1992. Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The truck was driven by Pulwama resident Sameer Dar, a cousin of Adil Dar. Adil was the suicide bomber in Pulwa- ma attack on February 14, 2019. Three overground workers were arrested in the Nagrota case, and a large quantity of arms and ammunition seized from the slain militants.

INDIA AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 08 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia KASHMIR WITH INDIA PHYSICALLY, NOT EMOTIONALLY: ADHIR RANJAN Congress Lok Sabha MP slammed the government for booking the two leaders under the Public Safety Act POWERGallery OVER 400 IAS OFFICERS YET TO FILE IPR More than 400 IAS offi cers working with various cadres are yet to fi le latest Immovable Property Return (IPR). The Government of India has warned them of disciplinary action. RETD IAS OFFICER TO BE NOMINATED FOR IOB’S CHAIRMAN POST? Who will be Retd IAS offi cer to get the post of Non Executive Chairman of Indian Overseas Bank ? Will Arun Ramanathan, IAS (TN 73), former Secretary Financial Services, who is now Chairman of Equitas Micro Finance Bank, be the Chairman or a retired IAS offi cer of Gujarat Cadre of Tamil Nadu origin will be the dark horse? ‘Manickam Tagore didn’t attack anyone’ ‘Mufti, Omar not militants or anti-national’ New Delhi: Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury slammed the Centre for slapping Public Safety Act on two former CMs of J&K who are already in detention and stated that the region is physically with India but no longer with us emotionally . “PM spoke against Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti in Par- liament and they were charged with Public Safety Act at night. Physically Kashmir is with us but not emotionally,” he said. The Congress leader also attacked PM Modi for criticising Omar Abdul- lah and Mehbooba Muf- ti in Parliament on Thursday and added, “You cannot govern Kashmir like this.” Yesterday, both Na- tional Conference leader Omar Abdullah and People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader Me- hbooba Mufti booked under the Pub- lic Safety Act (PSA). Ranjan New Delhi: After Na- tional Conference leader Omar Abdullah and (PDP) leader Mehbooba Mufti were booked under the PSA, Rajya Sab- ha MP Nazir Ahmad Laway criticised the central government and said that Abdullah and Mufti are not “militants or anti-nationals.” “Public Safety Act is a draconian Act. It was brought for smugglers... They (Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti) are not militants or anti-national. They were chief ministers earlier. The government needs to look into this. This is wrong,” Laway told ANI here. Both former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers tained after the government abrogated Ar- ticle 370 last year. —ANI New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dismissed allegations about the attack on Un- ion Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan by Lok Sabha MP Manickam Tagore and added that the latter was rather attacked. “There is an issue in Wayanad about them not having a Medical College so I wanted to raise. BJP obviously doesn't like it if I speak. We are not allowed to speak in Parliament. See visuals, Manickam Tagore didn't attack anyone rather he was attacked,” Gandhi told reporters here. Earlier in the day, BJP MP Jag- dambika Pal had alleged that Tagore had charged towards Dr Harsh Vardhan. “Union Harsh Vardhan was speaking in the Lok MANY YOUNG IAS OFFICERS KEEN ON JOINT SECRETARY POST IN DMA Whispers are in that suddenly the post of Joint Secretary in the new Department of Military Affairs has become a much coveted assignment for young IAS offi cers. Many see it as a good avenue for career progression. SPORTS MIN TROLLS CONG LEADER VISHWAPATI TRIVEDI TO HEAD ENQUIRY AUTHORITY Former Secretary in the GoI Vishwapati Trivedi has been appointed Chairman of the enquiry authority by the MHA to conduct independent enquiry of the senior offi cials. He is former 1977 batch IAS offi cer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre. Sabha on Rahul Gan- dhi's statement when Congress MP Manick- am Tagore charged towards him. It is an unfortunate event for de- mocracy,” he said. The Lok Sabha was later adjourned over Gandhi's statement that youth will hit Prime Minister Modi with sticks if he is unable to address the issue of unemployment in the country . —ANI NOW ONLY ORISSA HC WITH ACTING CJ AS ON FEB 1, 2020 Now the Orissa High Court is the only one in the country which still has an Acting Chief Justice. year. In December last year, Farooq Abdullah's detention was extended for three more months under the PSA. —ANI Both former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers were detained after the government abrogated Article 370 last Narendra were de- were Minister MP HC STILL SHORT OF NINE PERMANENT JUDGES Madhya Pradesh High Court is still short of nine permanent Judges as on February 1, 2020. ‘PM must answer why Omar, Mufti booked under PSA while in detention’ Kerala Budget cover depicts Gandhi’s assassination ALL FOR PEACE TENURE OF ASHUTOSH JINDAL AS JOINT SECRETARY, CABINET SECRETARIAT EXTENDED The tenure of Ashutosh Jindal as Joint Secre- tary, Cabinet Secretariat has been extended upto May 16, 2021. He is a 1995 batch IAS offi cer of Tripura cadre. your detention?” Sibal said. “PSA is imposed if there is an immediate threat to the security and the public safety of J& K. The PM must tell us that how can somebody be a threat while he is in your custody. Again, this is political because they know that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is not nor- mal, the internet is still not open, people are not able to express their views. The people of Jammu are silent. This silence perhaps has a meaning,” he added. New Delhi: After Na- tional Conference leader Omar Abdullah and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti were booked under the Public Safety Act (PSA), senior Con- gress leader Kapil Sibal said that it is shocking and added that the PM must tell “how can somebody be a threat while he is in your custody.” “It is shocking because so far after the August 5 they were arrested and continue to be in detention under Section 107 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. ‘Ayodhya priests should have been included’ JCA WILL DECIDE DGP, GOA According to sources, JCA meeting will decide about the appointment of new DGP,Goa. JCA meeting was schedule in January. New date is still awaited. T h i r u v a n a n - thapuram: The CPI (M)-led Kerala government stirred a hornet’s nest by putting an image depicting Mahath- ma Gandhi’s assassination on the cover of the 2020-21 state budget document presented in assembly by finance minister Thomas Issac and insisting that it was meant to send a political message. Oppn Con- gress & BJP decried the move & said it was avoidable. After a row erupted, Issac defended the picture by saying the country won’t forget Bapu’s killers. “Yes, we remember Mahathma was murdered. We will not forget who murdered Gandhiji. He was murdered by Hindu communalists & many in ruling party still rev- er them,” he said. The image shows ‘Bapu’ ly- ing in a pool of blood as mourning supporters surround him. Congress leader Kapil Sibal UMESH SINHA GETS RE-EMPLOYMENT IN EC Deputy Election Commissioner in the Election Commission of India, Umesh Sinha after his retirement last month has been given re-employment.It shows the importance of the 1986 batch IAS offi cer of UP cadre, Sinha. Since they have been in detention since August 5 and we are now in the beginning of February, I want to ask the Prime Minister how can you impose PSA because they have been under Tibetan Buddhist monks take part in a procession during the 37th Kagyu Monlam prayers for world peace in Bodh Gaya on Friday. —PHOTO BY PTI ONLY 5 FROM ARTILLERY DIVISION OF INDIAN ARMY MADE IT AS CHIEF OF STAFF SO FAR Only fi ve offi cers from Artillery division have made it as Army Chief so far. The maximum 18 are from the Infantry. ensured it. We are hop- ing that the trust will construct a grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya.” The Uttar Pradesh Cabinet chaired Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednes- day cleared the proposal to give 5 acres of land to the Sunni Central Waqf Board for the construction of a mosque in Ayodhya, as had been directed by the Su- preme Court while set- tling the Ramjanmab- hoomi-Babri Masjid title case last year. —ANI Ayodhya: Senior priest of Hanumangarhi, Ma- hant Raju Das, on Fri- day blamed Hindu Parishad (VHP) for failing to include Ayodhya's priests in the Ram Temple Trust. Speaking to ANI, he said: “Last year the Su- preme Court announced its verdict in the Ayod- hya land dispute case and we respected that. VHP should have tried to get Ayodhya priests onboard the Ram Tem- ple Trust.” Recently, Prime Minister Modi THE PROPOSAL WHY TRIPURA CADRE OFFICERS WANT DEPUTATION ? According to information many Tripura cadre offi cers of all India services want deputation, either centre or inter state. What is the reason ? Only state govt can give the reason. Vishva by EIGHT OFFICERS OF MP POLICE SERVICE AWARDED IPS CADRE As many as eight offi cers of Madhya Pradesh State Police Service have been awarded Indian Police Service (IPS) cadre in Madhya Pradesh. They are: Sushil Ranjan Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh, Alok Kumar, Raghuvansh Kumar Singh, Vikas Pathak, Shraddha Tiwari, Vaishnav Sharma and Siddharth Chaudhary. turn of events, he said, “Ayodhya's priests never wanted to be a part of Ram Temple Trust but it was a matter of pride for us to be included in it and VHP should have of the temple, will operate from New Delhi and lay down the rules re- garding its properties and funds. Calling VHP's inac- tion as an unfortunate had in the Lok Sabha announced the formation of a trust for the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. The trust, entrusted with the construction BJP’S KAILASH VIJAYVARGIYA DETAINED FOR PRO-CAA RALLY Kolkata: BJ P’s national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya was detained by the Kolkata Police, along with other leaders of the party, for leading a rally in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in south Kolkata on Friday afternoon. Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy was also detained. “We don’t expect such behav- AFTER 'THREAT TO LIFE' PLEA DSP DAVINDER SENT TO KATHUA JAIL Srinagar: Disgraced J&K Kashmir DSP Davinder Singh who was sent to 15-day judicial custody, will be put up in a Kathua jail instead of a Jammu one, after he raised “threat to life” alarms. Ac- cording to sources, Singh pleaded for sending him to the Heeranagar jail and told that there is a threat to his life in the Kotbalwal MIDDLEMAN IN DELHI GOVT OFFICIAL'S BRIBERY CASE HELD New Delhi: The CBI has arrested another person Dhiraj Gupta, in connection with arrest of GK Madhav, a Delhi government offi cer in an alleged bribery case. CBI found that Dhiraj was allegedly involved in case as a middle-man. He was produced in court & has been sent to judicial custody. CBI has seized incrementing documents & offi cials' identity card, stating that he was working as an Offi cer on Special Duty to Dy CM. He was collecting money on behalf of Madhav from transporter for not charging Goods and Service. SL PM MEETS MANMOHAN SINGH, RAHUL GANDHI IN DELHI New Delhi: Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa met his former Indian counterpart Manmohan Singh, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Anand Sharma in New Delhi.The Sri Lankan leader is paying a fi ve-day visit to India. He will hold talks with PM Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind during his stay in New Delhi on Saturday. Other engagements of the day include his visit to the Rajghat - where he will lay a wreath at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi and a meeting with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. ior from the police. The way we were stopped and arrested is authoritarian- ism and unconstitutional. We were supporting the CAA in a democratic manner. The entire country is supporting it. We condemn the way the government is trying to stop us,” Vijayvargiya told reporters before boarding a police van. Jail which housed militants who were arrested in operations led by him. A Special NIA court in Jammu sent Singh and four others to judicial custody. Singh was sent to the Heeranagar jail while the other four, including Hizbual Mujahi- deen commander Naveed Babu have been put up in Kotbalwal jail in Jammu.

SPORTS AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 09 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia in MEN IN BLUE LOOK TO DOMINATE BLACK CAPS POST SHOCKER Pressure on Kohli, Rahul to go big in absence of Rohit BRIEF Women’s WC team to play Romania New Delhi: The Indian U-17 Women’s team will be travelling on an ex- posure tour to Turkey as part of their prepara- tion for the forthcoming U-17 Women’s World Cup 2020 India. The girls travel to Istanbul on February 10 where they will be playing two matches against Roma- nia on February 16 & 19. Auckland: After losing the first ODI in Hamil- ton, Team India will look to bounce back and take the ongoing three- match series into the decider when they take on New Zealand at the Eden Park on Saturday . India couldn’t manage to defend a stiff 348- run target as New Zea- land rode on Ross Tay- lor’s unbeaten ton to take a 1-0 lead in the series. However, Kohli and boys will feel confident in their abilities to level the series and set up a decider as they did the same against Australia at home, wherein they bounced back from a 10-wicket opening defeat to take the series 2-1. The main concern for Kohli will be their bowling which has been a touch expensive. Kul- deep Yadav and Ravin- dra Jadeja went for plenty in the first game and even pacers, including Jasprit Bumrah, failed to put pressure on the Kiwi batters. Bryant’s memorial to be held on Feb New Delhi: The memorial service for Kobe Bryant and the other 8 people killed in a helicopter crash will be held on February 24. The service will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The number 2/24 is of great sig- nificance as Kobe donned the 24 jersey during the ending stag- es of his career and his daughter Gianna sport- ed number two in the youth basketball teams. Ayushi, Divya win in Rifle trials New Delhi: Ayushi Podder won the women’s 50m Rifle 3 Posi- tions (3P), while T S Di- vya and Adarsh Singh claimed the titles in the women’s 10m Air Pistol and men’s 25m Centre Fire Pistol T1 events re- spectively on the penul- timate day of the Na- tional Shooting Trials for Rifle and Pistol. NZ pacer Kyle Jamieson to make int’l debut INDIA: K.L. Rahul(wk), Mayank Agarwal, Virat Kohli(c), Shreyas Iyer, Manish Pandey, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Navdeep Saini, Mohammed Shami, Yuzvendra Cha- hal, Jasprit Bumrah, Prithvi Shaw, Kuldeep Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Kedar Jadhav, Shardul Thakur. New Zealand: Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham(wk/c), Mark Chap- man, James Neesham, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Hamish Bennett, Ish Sodhi, Tom Blundell, Kyle Jamie- son, Scott Kuggeleijn. Towering fast bowler Kyle Jamieson will make his international debut for New Zealand against India in the second one-day match in Auckland on Saturday, the team have said. The 2.03m (6’8”) tall Jamieson was called into the national squad for the final two Tests against Australia but did not play and was not in the side for the opening one-day match against India in Hamilton. Bowling coach Shane Jurgensen, who is temporarily in charge of the team with Gary Stead taking a week off, told reporters on Friday that Scott Kuggeleijn would not be considered due to flu-like symptoms. SQUADS Richest golf event in Bangladesh Dhaka: The Bang- abandhu Cup, which will be staged from March 25 to 28, is poised to become the richest professional golf event in Bangladesh with the total prize purse for the full-field Asian Tour event set to increase to USD 400,000. Siddikur is the first player from Bangladesh to win on the Asian Tour when he emerged victorious at the Brunei Open in 2010. Ranji Trophy: Gujarat take 1st innings lead ‘1st session of day-night Test to be critical’ England beat India by four wickets Sydney: Former India batsman Sachin Ten- dulkar on Friday said that the first session in the day-night Test will be “critical”. “The first session, before the dew sets in, is going to be critical. The declaration important - (if) your tailenders are batting, you don’t need to score those 20 or 25 extra runs,” cricket.com.au quoted Tendulkar as saying. India will tour Australia for a four-Test series later this year that could feature a day- night Test between the nations for the first time. Melbourne: Sciver strokeful fifty as Eng- land beat India by four wickets in the fourth T20 of the women’s triangular series here on Friday . Sent in to bat, opener Smriti Mandhana top- scored with a 40-ball 45 as India struggled to 123 for six. England then returned to overhaul the target, scoring 124 for six with seven balls to spare. Sciver scored 50 off 38 balls with the help of six fours and a six. Earlier, Mandhana smashed seven fours and one maximum blow for a six in her innings, but the other batswom- en, including Jemimah Rodrigues (23) and skip- per Harmanpreet Kaur (14), failed to capitalise on their starts. Anya Shrubsole (3/31) took three wickets and Kath- erine Brunt scalped two to derail India’s innings after they were sent in to bat at Junction Oval. Natalie New Delhi: Gujarat vir- tually pushed a lacklus- tre Delhi out of the knockout race after grabbing three points from their group A Ran- ji Trophy match, which ended in a draw here on Friday . On the basis of their 42-run first innings lead, Gujarat grabbed three points from the contest to take their tally to 29 from seven outings. They now sit atop the cross pool (group A and B) stand- ings. The top five teams in the cross pool will qualify for the quarterfinals. Top two from Group C and the best side in the Plate Group will complete the line-up. Delhi are now left with a home game against starting here from Feb- ruary 12, and they have to get seven points (including bonus) to have any chance left. But even a total of 25 smashed a Hockey tour of China cancelled New Delhi: The outbreak of the deadly Cor- onavirus has forced the Indian women’s hockey team to cancel its tour of China, leaving the federation with the diffi- cult task of finding an opponent to compete with as part of its prepa- ration for the Olympics. The Indian women’s team was scheduled to travel to China from March 14 to 25. becomes Best lifters at National Championships New Delhi: Chandra- kant Mali Services smashed three records to take the concluding day honours even as Railways reigned supreme, grabbing both the men’s and women’s trophies at the Senior National Weightlifting Championships in Kol- kata on Friday . Former world champion Mirabai Chanu, BRIEF SCORES points may not suffice as Gujarat (29), Andhra (27), Bengal (26), Sau- rashtra (25) and Karna- taka (25) are already in top five with a game left. On final day , Himmat Singh (70 off 76 balls) hit some lusty blows as Delhi declared at 333 for 8 leaving Gujarat with a target of 292 in little over two sessions. The match was called off at tea after Gujarat reached 128 for 2 as it was clear that no out- right result was possible. In Delhi: Delhi 293 and 333 for 8 declared (Himmat Singh 70). Gujarat 335 and 128/2 (Manprit 51). Points: Gujarat 3. Delhi 1 In Jaipur: Rajasthan 241 and 201. Bengal 123 and (target 320) 320/8 (K Ghosh 64, A Eas- waran 62, S Ahmed 55). Bengal won by 2 wkts. Points: Bengal 6. Rajasthan 0. Fresu celebrates his 100th win Dubai: Antonio Fresu celebrated his 100th winner in the UAE on board the Musabah Al Muhai- ri-trained Conclusion at the Jebel Ali racecourse. The Italian crossed the milestone in style, breaking away from the pack from the 200-metre mark to record the win by more than 10 lengths in the featured handicap in the seven-race card meeting. who had shattered three records to win women’s 49 kg title, was adjudged the best senior women’s lifter with 865.796 ‘Robi points’. Youth Olympic champion Jeremy Lal- rinnunga, who created a record in clean and jerk on way to winning the men’s 67kg for Ser- vices, became the best senior men’s lifter with 658.962 ‘Robi points’. Rajasthan, (2/23) India to face stiff test against Belgium FOR THE LOVE OF GAME Tokyo expects over 8 mn footfall in Oly 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak. “We have never considered cancelling the Games,” Tokyo 2020 had said in a statement. “We will work closely with the IOC and other relevant organizations and review any counter- measures necessary.” About 1.7 million Indian travellers visited Tokyo in 2019 logging a growth of 14.2 per cent over 2018 numbers, Yamashita. Promotion TCVB told reporters on Friday. According to him, the coronavirus impact on Chinese visiting Japan is major. Chinese account for 30 per cent of the annual overseas travellers to Japan. In 2019, 31.88 million travellers visited Japan from overseas. Last month, the or- ganisers of the Tokyo Olympics had also stated that the Games, slated to begin from July 24, will not be cancelled Officer, Chennai: Japan is not expecting any coronavirus impact at the up- coming Olympic Games in July and estimates over eight million for- eigners to reach Tokyo during the prestigious quadrennial event, said a senior official of To- kyo Convention & Visitors (TCVB). So far, over 600 people have lost their lives in China due to coronavirus outbreak and more than 30,000 confirmed lll Over 600 have lost their lives in China due to coronavirus outbreak and more than ment, starting on Satur- day. After skipping the first edition of the tour- nament in 2019, India made a dream debut at the League, collecting five points from the opening tie against the Netherlands. Bhubaneswar: India are confident after stu- pendous debut at the FIH Pro League but In- dia have their task cut out when they host world champions Bel- gium in their second round of the tourna- whenever Bureau 30,000 confirmed cases have been reported last time (2012). We hope to cross that number,” Kazuomi Yamash- ita, Director of Market- ing/Promotion, Tourist cases have been reported. “London got eight million overseas visitors during the Olympic Games when it was held said

You don’t need to talk about your talents, they should speak for themselves. 2NDFRONT —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 Gujarat paid Rs 2,100 crore ex gratia for bullet train land First India News www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Ex-min Rajni Patel emerges strong contender for State BJP chief post First India News Jitubhai whose term ended in November, may not be continued and another person could brought in. It is also believed that Vaghani may be inducted in the Vijay Rupani Cabinet. Reliable party sources said that the state unit reorganisation may be finalised after the Delhi Assembly elections. In view of intense infighting among the local leaders, Amit Shah and national additional secretary (organisa- tion) V Satish have taken up the matter in their hands, in consultation Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and new national BJP President JP Nadda. Vaghani, The Gandhinagar: State Government has so far paid a compensa- tion of Rs 2,100 crore to farmers and others whose lands have been acquired for the bullet train project. The project affects land in 8 dists and 197 villages. Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel told district collectors in the revenue department conference on Friday that the bullet train which will connect Ahmedabad to Mum- bai, requires 714 hec- tares land against that 571 hec- tares have already been Tracks of 508 km would be laid for the bullet train. Patel added that the high speed corridor Gandhinagar: Fresh speculations have begun about the new President of Gujarat BJP after Home Minister Amit Shah recently sum- moned former minister of state for home Rajni Patel to New Delhi and discussed various possibilities about the much-de- layed state unit reorganisation. Sources said the party leadership would keep caste equations as well as regional repre- sentations in view before deciding new set of office-bearers to ensure there is a proper balance of aspirations. Political analyst are of the view that the BJP has coined a strat- be Union will have 12 stations, of which four are in Maharashtra and eight in Gujarat. The Reve- nue Minister said the project would affect 197 villages and of that in 188 villages a joint management survey is being completed. A contract is being signed between the government and the landowners, 3,213 consent con- tracts will be signed, of which 2,735 con- tracts have already been done. He said the disputed land cases are being heard by the Spe- cial Investigation Team and claimed that soon all pending cases will be cleared. The State Govt has launched cards and so all property owners will have a card and the task will be completed by June 30, according to the minister. project, general and state for home from North Gujarat, emerges among several others under consideration. Another promi- nent Patel community leader Gordhan Zadafia, egy in which if the Chief Minister is from a non-Patel community then the party Presi- dent should ideally be a Patel. This is how the name of Rajni Patel, former minister of strong RSS connec- tions and comes from the VHP cadre, is also in the race. He was also a minister of state for home. Sources believe that present property acquired. with President who has Security beefed up at Vadodara court over bomb threat Online appointments for revenue document registration soon EXTRA PRE-TRUMP VIGIL US President Donald Trump is likely to begin his India visit this month-end from Ahmedabad. A similar programme like ‘Howdy Modi’ for Trump will be organized at the world’s largest cricket stadium, Motera, which is likely to be inaugurated by Trump along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Many security agencies are working round-the- clock for the safety and security related matters ahead of the high profi le event. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI First India News First India News Gandhinagar: Soon, the days would be gone when anyone wishing to buy property in Guja- rat had to visit the sub- registrar office and wait for a long time. Now, appointment to the sub-registrar office would become possible by online applications. The State Govt is launching a pilot project, ‘online schedul- er’, at eight sub-registrar offices March 2. Either of the parties -- buyer or seller -- will be able to avail appointment of sub-registrar office from anywhere, Rev- enue Minister Kau- shik Patel said. A collector-level conference was called by the Revenue Dept, where the new online facility was explained and discussed. For the pilot project, three sub-registrar offices of Ahmedabad, Mem- nagar and Dehgam in Gandhinagar: A day after the High Court received a bomb threat for four of Gujarat’s district courts, security was beefed up on the premises of the Va- dodara district court on Friday. According to police officials, the Vadodara Police was ap- prised of the threat through a letter by the Gujarat High Court on Thursday night and an immediate check was conducted on the premises of the court. A bomb squad, Spe- cial Operations Group, dog squad and the local police were roped in to conduct a check on the premise. “We were informed about a bomb threat to the district court by the Guj HC, following which we conducted a thorough check of the premises. We did not find anything suspi- cious but the security Gujarat Vadodara District Collector Shalini Agarwal & Ahmedabad Collector K K Nirala. ACC TO OFFICIALS Ahmedabad dist, 2 in Vadodara (Dantesh- war), Nadiad, 6 in Su- rat dist, Navsari, 8 in Rajkot and 1 in Juna- gadh will offer this online facility. Interested have to login on ‘Garvi’ website, where they will have to make online payment of stamp duty and other fees and later seek the appointment for the preferred date and time. On the said date and time both parties will need to reach the sub- registrar office with all relevant and get property registered. At present, of- fline and online options are available to the citizens, the minister said. Arrest warrant issued against Patel parties from First India News govt’s plea against an exemption from appear- ance to Patel. Four days later, a bail was granted by the court on a condi- tion that he would coop- erate in the court proceedings and not seek adjournments unless for genuine reasons. The court had ob- served that Patel was flouting his bail conditions by not cooper- ating with court proceedings and con- stantly absent. However, a fresh arrest warrant was issued on Friday when Patel again re- mained absent. The court rejected the argument by his lawyer that could not attend his anticipatory bail plea in another case pending in another court and that he would get arrested if he appears here. remaining around beefed up and police personnel from the Gotri Police Station have been deputed,” said in-charge SOG, Vadodara, VB Aal. Ad- vocates entering the premises and their vehicles will be frisked on Friday and will have to follow strict security protocol along with all common public entering the court’s premises. has been Ahmedabad: The Ses- sions Court has issued a non-bailable warrant Patidar leader Hardik Patel, after he failed to remain present during a hearing on Friday for a 2015 sedi- tion case. This is the second time in 20 days when the court, presided over by additional judge BG Ga- thorough against Patel natra, has issued the warrant. On Jan 18, the leader was arrested after judge Ganatra issued an arrest warrant against him after accepting the documents ACB nabs CGST inspector for taking `75,000 bribe Corona virus affects IPR conference Flight connecting Ahm to Amritsar from February 10 ...WAITING FOR RSS CHIEF First India News First India News First India News Ahmedabad: SpiceJet is starting a direct flight Ahmedabad and Am- ritsar from February 10 and it will operate on six days of a week except on Sunday. Spice Jet flight SG 2931 will Ahmedabad airport at 05:55 and will reach Am- ritsar airport at 8.05 after completing a jour- ney of 2 hours and 10 minutes. In return jour- ney, the flight will leave Amritsar at 8.25 am and reach Ahmedabad at10.35 am. The booking of this flight is available on SpiceJet website till March 28. Ahmedabad: The rip- ple effects of the corona virus outbreak in China were seen in Ahmedabad’s ness community , after four speakers had to cancel their visit to the city to participate in the 15th Interna- tional conclave on In- tellectual Rights (IPR) organized by MarkPatent. Org and IP law firm HK Acharya & Co. Cindy Li, Terrence Leow, Toby Mak and Wendy Zhou could not attend this conference as their e-visas were cancelled by the Gov- ernment of India. Ahmedabad: The Anti Corruption (ACB) of Gujarat police today nabbed a CGST inspector and his peon taking bribe of Rs 75 thousand from a businessman in his office premises in Surendranagar city . Search for another CGST inspector involved in this bribery case was also on. Assistant Director of the ACB, D P Chudasa- ma said that CGST inspector RH Yadav (32) and his peon R V Joshi (37) were nabbed while the latter was accepting the bribe and talking to between Bureau busi- leave the former over phone. Another CGST inspector Gaurav Arora involved in the crime has not been arrested as yet. The two inspectors had initially sought Rs 2.5 lakh bribe from the business, a snacks item dealer, for not charging penalty and taking other actions for changing his go- down without information and not men- tioning the GST number on his sign board. They later agreed to take Rs 75 thousand. The businessman made a complaint in this re- gard to the ACB which laid a trap today to nab the culprits. Property Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat will inaugurate the Hedgewar Bhavan in Maninagar area of Ahmedabad on February 15. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI

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ETC AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 202013 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia THE LADY AWAITS Disha Patani PeeCee got Disha’s back! Aamir Khan: A story that needs to be told A leased today . Aamir Khan took to Twitter and shared the warm wishes for Vidhu Vi- nod Chopra including the entire team of the film and wrote, “Wishing you all the very best Vinod! Shikara is a film about one of the most tragic events in recent history. A story that needs to be told.” The 54-year-old actor has worked with Vidhu Vinod Chopra on many projects. ‘Shikara’ narrates the story of the mass exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir valley in 1990 and the bond between the lead actors in the worst of times. The film show- cases 40,000 real migrants of Jagti and other camps. It also has real footage from the time of the mass exodus. —ANI B-Town celebrities at the curtain raiser of Filmfare Awards 2020 I The dive wore a custom Ralph & Russo design which featured a plung- ing neckline that extended beyond her navel. As soon as PeeCee shared the picture on her social media, her attire created an out- rage online and she was trolled for the same. In fact, Priyanka also faced back- lash on social media wherein many people claimed that the ‘Quantico’ star has forgotten her Indian values. On the other hand, some people did come out in her support, saying it’s her life and her choice. And now celebrities joined the league and defended Priyan- ka and her choice of dress. The recent one turns out to be Disha Patani who can’t stop gushing about Priyanka’s outfit and emphasised that she looked beautiful. T he Curtain Raiser of the 65th Amazon Filmfare Awards 2020 was an ode to all the heroes behind the camera who create and curate world class cinematic experience. The night brought together some of the most scin- tillating talent of Bollywood industry to bestow them with the ultimate cinematic honour of ‘The Black Lady’. While the grand ceremony is set to be hosted on February 15 in Guwahati, the show un- veiled the nominations which short- listed some of the most incredible per- formances and films of the year. ‘Gully Boy’, ‘Uri: The Surgical Strike’ and ‘War’ won the most accolades and nominations at this grand event. Crème-de-la-crème of Bollywood like Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Karan Johar, Kartik Aaryan, R Madhavan, Ananya Panday, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Tara Sutaria among many others who walked the red carpet in their most stylish avatar. This extravagant celebration is being hosted by the talented Dhupia. t hasn’t been long when global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas grabbed the eyeballs for stunning outfit during the Grammy Awards 2020 early this year. amir Khan on Friday extended good wishes to producer-director Vidhu Vinod Chopra for his film ‘Shikara’, which was re- Priyanka Chopra Jonas Neha Karan Johar Kareena Kapoor Khan Sonam Kapoor —Agency —Agency Aamir Khan International Conference at JKLU issues and catalyse actions and partner- ships across disci- plines and bounda- ries, to support United Nation’s 2030 agenda of Sus- tainability Develop- ment Goals (SDG). The conference attracted around 100 papers from different parts of the country and abroad. Dr Subhash Garg, Hon’ble Minister of Technical Education, Govt. of Rajasthan, was the Chief Guest of the occasion and Dr SK Deshpande, Head, Scientific and Indus- trial Research O r g a n i z a t i o n (SIRO), DSIR Start-up India, Govt. of India, was the Guest of Honour. PHILOSOPHER AND LINGUIST Team JKLU —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO CITY FIRST J ternational ence on Innovations in Technology, Manage- ment and Design for Achieving Sustaina- ble Development Goals (ICSDG) at their Jaipur campus on Feb- ruary 7. The confer- K Lakshmipat U n i v e r s i t y (JKLU) has or- ganised an In- Confer- Minister of Technical Education, Dr. Subhash Garg Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry and D oured by the President of India (1998). He is an Indologist and a prolific writer of Sanskrit, Hin- di and English, and a well-known linguist, who has contributed to the campaign of evolving technical terminology in Indian languages and ensuring a respect- able status to Hindi, the official language of his state and the Indian union. Shastry has continued the rich tradition of introducing modern genres and modes of expression in an ancient language like Sanskrit for which his father late Kavishiromani Bhatt Mathuranath Shastri is known in the history of modern San- skrit literature. He has authored more than two dozen books and edited equal number of books in Sanskrit, Hindi and English and is known for his inter-literary translations of monumental works of Philosophy and literature in these languages and also Prakrit, Vraj Bhasha, Rajastha- ence provided a plat- form for showcasing innovations in technology, management and design that can address sustainability hopadhyaya’ (in 2008 by Shri LBS Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyap- eeth, Deemed University , New Delhi), ‘Sahitya Mahodadhi’ (1993), and ‘Sahitya Shiromani’ (1999) and awards such as Life- time Achievement Award for Sanskrit, Government of Ra- jasthan, Jaipur 2012, Lifetime Achievement Award for San- skrit Journalism by Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan, 2008, Award for Sanskrit by Cen- tral Sahitya Academy (2004), Honours by Ministry of Human Resources, Govt. of India (1995 and 1998). He was rec- ognised for his con- tribution to San- skrit by none ni and other Indian languages. He has contributed more than a thousand articles in Hindi and Sanskrit to reputed journals of India and broadcast more than 200 talks, poems, and plays in Sanskrit, Hindi and English. He is a literary historian, critic and commentator. In the history of modern Sanskrit literature he is known as a fiction writer who has introduced a modern idiom in creative Sanskrit writing through his novels, short sto- ries, personal essays, and his books on the 20th century San- skrit literature. He was the chairman of the Ra- jasthan Sanskrit Acad- emy (1995–1998) and the Director of San- skrit Education and Bhasha Vibhag (1976–1994). He has been hon- oured by a large number of institutions, universities, organisa- tions and govern- ments with titles such as ‘Mahama- evarshi Kala Nath Shas- try , born on July 15, 1936, in Jaipur Rajasthan, is a Sanskrit scholar hon- ROMANCE, DRAMA, THRILL MALANG DIRECTOR Mohit Suri CAST & CREW KAVITA CHAUHAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in Aditya Roy Kapur, Disha Patani, Kunal Kemmu, Anil Kapoor RATING: ‘M Two strangers Advait (Aditya Roy Kapur) and Sara (Disha Pa- tani) meet and decide to go for the ultimate thrills of life only to realise that it may not take them anywhere. But who cares till it feels good and free. The film takes you in flashbacks and brings you in present many times. Advait turns out to be on a killing spree. Don’t ask me why . Consider it just happens. From here onwards, it’s a war between alang’, is mainly based in Goa where it’s all about drugs, alcohol and party. tablish different branches of the story and they have, more or less, done justice in playing their part. While Kapur and Patani are up for the challenge, Anil Kapoor is the one to hold it up above the water. In the entire film, Kapoor’s game is on point. Kemmu also surprises in some scenes. What doesn’t work at all is the repeti- tion of the theme and the lack of innovation in the narrative. However, all said and done, ‘Malang’ is an entertaining film and delivers what the trailer promises. other than the President of India, Dr. K. R. Narayanan, in 1998. He was bestowed upon with “Rashtrapati Puraskar” for his contribu- tion to San- skrit. him and two cops, Agashey (Anil Kapoor) and Michael (Kunal Kemmu). It has everything you would have expected in a romantic thriller. The developments in the film at times are quite predicta- ble, they take place at a rapid pace. The primary characters have been given ample time to es-

CITY BUZZ AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 An artistic DELIGHT! 14 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia RAMPING IT UP —PHOTOS BY NANDAN DAVE —PHOTOS BY NANDAN DAVE Students showed off their glam side at a recent fashion show organized by LJ Institute of Engineering & Technology in Ahmedabad ment of photographs of landscapes and wildlife. known names from the art circuit were present at the inaugural event of the exhibition including Rati- lal Kansodaria, Manhar Kapadia, Anand Patel, Mansukh Kakadia, Ma- hendra Upadhyay , among others. The exhibition went on till Wednesday and received an enthusiastic response from art lovers in the city . cityfirstgujarat@gmail.com CITY FIRST A Kala Bhavan on Monday . The display at the event included intricate wood- en sculptures of animals and birds created by the artist. On the other hand, the photographic showcase at the exhibition included an assort- Several well- n exhibition by city-based sculptor and photographer Hardik Upadhyay was inaugurated at the Ravishankar Riding for Safety CITY FIRST I to launch a nationwide campaign geared towards bringing down road accidents and fatalities. During this safety drive, a group of riders will travel across the states of Gujarat, Ma- harashtra, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and New Delhi with the aim of making riders in the country aware of the need to pay heed to traffic rules and regulations. Elaborating further, Akash- deep Singh Noul, Ahmedabad One Mall Centre Director said, “Initiatives like these will help communicate the message on the need to stay alert while riding. Not just Ahmedabad One Mall, other malls in our portfo- lio are also going to play host to these riders who are on this nationwide campaign.” The bikers, along with local riders, will participate in road n an effort to promote road safety, Nexus Malls has joined with Maharashtra Road Safety Cell & WERIDE safety rallies in Pune, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Indore, and New Delhi. The campaign was flagged off by inspector general of police R K Jadeja from Baap No Bagicho, Thaltej. cityfirstgujarat@gmail.com TINY Dancers Dewan-Balubhai Pre-Primary English School, Kankaria, held a cultural event at the Pranasukhlal Muktalal Hall here in Ahmedabad. Students of nursery, junior KG and senior KG presented various items enthusiastically in the colourful programme.

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