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JAIPUR l SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 243 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 P7 P9 10°C - 23°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 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 P4 argument of advocate Vrinda Grover and dismiss the application of Tihar Jail as bereft of merit,” the judge at Delhi’s Patia- la House court said today. ‘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 “The na- 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 tion’s patience has been tested enough, the Su- preme Court will have to lay down law on this, the government’s lawyer Tushar Mehta said. disap- Ashok Delhi ready for polls today with vigil in Shaheen Bagh New Delhi: Riding on tech-savvy elements like QR codes and mo- bile 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”. P5 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 P4 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, proceeded 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 P4 Turn on P4 Entrepreneurs must play crucial role for economic facelift CM SAYS GOVT WORKING HARD ON PLUGGING TAX LEAKAGES various schemes, which is affecting the development works. In such a scenario, industrial development can only increase the prosperity of the state,” he added. CM assured that the entrepreneurs businessmen paying their taxes honestly would not face any issues. “Several important policies, new laws and schemes had been implemented to promote industries and a better atmosphere has been created for the industries to grow and develop. In the forthcoming State Budget too, industries would be well taken care of,” he added. During ing, Chief Secretary DB Gupta said that the state government made efforts to make Ra- jasthan the best destination in terms of investment while Addi- tional Chief Secretary Finance Niranjan Arya said that after evaluat- ing the suggestions received from the entrepreneurs, the fair and constructive Turn on P4 Kartikey Dev Singh the meet- entire country is ‘facing the situation of economic slump’, Gehlot has asked the industry to play a big role. “The state government is taking several steps to promote industries and more efforts will be made for fair provisions in the forthcoming Budget to make the economic atmosphere better,” he said and invited suggestions from the entrepreneurs. Gehlot was addressing the state-level tax advisory meeting at the state secretariat on Friday. He said the revenue collec- tion in GST remained below expectations due to which the states did not get much funds out of their share. “Also, the Centre has reduced subsidy for Jaipur:Urging the entrepreneurs to provide constructive suggestions to the government in order to give pace to economy, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that the state government is working hard on plugging leakages in tax collections. Emphasising that the and committee State Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing the state-level tax advisory committee meeting on Friday.

TALKING POINT 02 JAIPUR | 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 devel- oped 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- said through the Ut- tar Pradesh Express- ways Industrial De- velopment Authority (UPIEDA), MoUs were signed and Rs 50,000 crore investment is expected. Besides, it is likely to generate 2.50-3 lakh jobs, he said. “Uttar Pradesh has emerged as a favourite investment destination,” he said. Defence Secretary 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 partici- pating in the five-day mega event, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Wednesday . Lucknow: Defence Minister Ra- jnath Singh on Friday expressed confidence that the country will achieve the target of five billion dollar worth of defence exports by 2024. “Today MoUs signed by us will strengthen defence industrial base and will prove beneficial for the country. You all must be con- vinced 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 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 23 Modi on

RAJASTHAN 03 J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia GEHLOT GOVT DELIVERS WHAT IT PROMISES, SAYS SHARMA In an event nurses thanked Health Min for jobs to over 12,000 youth & 3,500 NHM staff 1 held for beating to death 17-year-old Kashmiri youth First India News Jaipur: The city police have arrested one Adi- tya Kumar for the murder of 17-year-old Kash- miri boy who was working with a catering firm in Jaipur. The boy identified as Basit alias Ghulam Mohidin Khan of Kashmiri origin was allegedly beaten death by his colleague in Jaipur, the police said on Friday . Police Commissoner Anand Srivastava informed the media about the arrest of the murder accused Aditya Ku- mar who hails from Mau (UP) and was working in the catering business in the city . The police arrested Aditya from Ashoka Palace, Station Road area of Jaipur. Aditya has been arrested for fatally hitting his co-worker Basit. Basit, a resident of to Aditya Kumar in police custody for the murder. is underway . According to sources, Basit was working in an event management company’s wing and the argument started after he left a party in Harmada area. After the brawl, Basit reached his room near Railway Sta- tion and started vomit- ing. When he was taken to SMS Hospital, the doctors admitted him for internal injuries, said sources. Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara, was allegedly beaten up by his fellow worker Aditya, 22, in Harmara Wednesday night after the two had an argument, the police said. Later, Basit’s friends took him to a hospital where he died during treatment on Thursday night, said House Officer Ramesh Saini. The has been and an investigation catering area on Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma with Dr Sudhir Bhandari, at an event organised by members of Nursing Sangharsh Samiti-2018. Dharmendra Rathore led the nurses to CMR and residence of Raghu Sharma to express gratitude over nursing jobs. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR First India News ographers too will be inducted. Sharma said youth were govt’s top priority and youthful energy will ensure success of Niro- gi Rajasthan drive. Earlier this morning, Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore led a delegation of nurses to CMR and residence of Raghu Sharma who thanked them for recruiting nurses. Former MLA Dr Karan Singh Yadav, Congress leader Dhar- mendra Rathore, SMS college Principal Dr Sudhir Bhandari, SMS Superintendent Meena, Additional Di- rector Mukul Sharma, Nursing College Regis- trar Mahesh Sharma were present. ‘Nirogi Raj will become a unique health mission with help from all’ rented Jaipur: The Sawai Man Singh auditorium echoed with cheerful voices of youth who had gathered to thank the Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma. The members of Nursing Sangharsh Samiti-2018 were over joyed at Ge- hlot government keeping its word on their appointments. Sharma said state government does what it says and therefore as promised it was giving nursing jobs to more than 12,000 youth along with 3,500 NHM workers. He informed that process to appoint 737 doctors was underway and soon 1,688 lab tech- nicians and 1,088 radi- their Hotel Station First India News accused arrested Jaipur: Heath Min- ister Raghu Sharma on Friday presided over a meeting of development partners in government’s am- bitious Nirogi Ra- jasthan drive. He asked all partner institutions to work as a cohesive force under one um- brella to make this unique health mission a success. He praised the partners for their effective contribution. ACS Rohit Kumar Troubled days ahead for tainted SME First India News cember 1 while accept- ing bribe of Rs 1 lakh to release fixed deposit reserve of Rs20 lakh against bank guarantee and security. During probe, ACB found many documents of wealth accumulated by Meena and his family. Mining department has initiated proceedings against him. stock. Team led by SME vigilance Avinash Kul- deep made record of the stock and asked questions about its purchase. When the firm owner failed to give satisfacto- ry answer, the team gave notice to him to provide purchase bills and tax related documents. Meena had been arrested by ACB on De- Rohit K Singh, Raghu Sharma, Naresh Kumar Thakral. all listed 10 points of the scheme. The meeting was attended by UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP , WHO, NIPI, Piramal Foun- dation, PFI, FRHS, IP Global, I PAAS, Wish Foundation and N Gendre Health. Singh stressed on the coordination tween the department and development partners to ensure desired results. Mission Naresh Thakral ap- pealed to all 24 partners to cooperate on Kota: Mining department’s vigilance wing has begun to tighten noose on graft accused SME Pannalal Meena. The vigilance team raid- ed Meena’s RK Puram home from where Mot Marble & Mineral firm operates. The checked firm’s marble be- DS director team Mahesh Joshi readies party to counter BJP in Assembly REET 2016: HC serves contempt notice to govt First India News First India News that the development agenda of the government stands to test of the floor and instruc- tion to this effect have been passed on to all the Congress MLAs. It would be interest- ing to see how Congress ministers and MLAs respond to core questions raised by the BJP under the starred and un starred categories. The BJP is likely to corner the government on issues like law and order, illegal mining, sand mafia, rape cases, electricity tariff, health & education among other issues. Jodhpur: In a set- back to state government, Jodhpur HC issued notices to Sec- retary Education and Director Edu in a contempt case. The HC on Jan- uary 7 had ordered appointment on 826 vacant posts of Eng- lish teachers. Justice Dinesh Mehta on Fri- day issued notices in a contempt writ filed by Urmila Devi & others. The HC had rejected govt’s plea in 2016 case of appointment of Eng- lish teachers. Jaipur: The Congress government is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a smooth and effective Assembly session commencing from February 10. The Congress Legis- lative Party meeting will be convened anyday after February 11. Con- gress MLAs are busy preparing for the important session ahead while all the ministers are busy preparing effective and convincing replies to the questions put up by the ever ag- gressive BJP MLAs. Primary The upcoming session will not only be important due to discus- sion on the Governor’s address but the state budget by CM Ashok Gehlot will be the session’s highlight. Chief whip CLP Dr Mahesh Joshi is making sure GUP SHUP NEW IPS TRANSFER LIST IN THE OFFING W khaki in Rajasthan is that a new transfer list of IPS officials is in the offing. The report card, prepared by a sahab who sits on the sixth floor of the PHQ has reportedly made a fool-proof report card which focuses primarily on district Superintendent of Police. Realising that a few officials could be given an ‘off-field’ posting, several SPs have been making a beeline for the PHQ over the past several days and trying to gain some ‘brownie points’ by presenting ‘their’ side of the story too, for non-performance. Interestingly, all this exercise by the officials is being undertaken without even learning if they will be shunted or not and it is just the perpetual fear of keeping their post intact that is making them do so! Meanwhile, the report card is now being ‘invigilated and mulled’ upon these days by senior officials after which final list will be prepared. ith the Police Head Quarters finishing an all important work on the ‘ report card’ on various officials, the buzz across the PETER SAHAB CAN STOOP TO ANY LEVEL! O named ‘Soapy’. The reason: The sahab is quick to seek apologies from his seniors in any case and tries to butter them to a huge extent. The Sahab has been using this ‘trait’ of his to settle any case as well! And only recently the Sahab recently sought time from senior officials to manage a case related to beating up of minor children. Interestingly, at first the Sahab denied giving statement in the case but as the matter gained some momentum, the man has been running from pillar to post to pacify senior officials. Interestingly, the sahab is also known in the Commissionerate to find a way out of any tough situations even if he has to stoop to any level to save himself! ne ‘Peter Sahab’ from Jaipur East police district has been nick- GAMA’S IMAGE ‘MAKEOVER’? A a monthly basis. Well, the Sahab has devised that he will stay away from any land deal related case. This because the police station is ‘infamous’ for wrongful activity in connection with land related issues as most cases here pertain to land issues and the officials in the past have ‘hit big’ by indulging in such issues. So, now the Gama has decided to circumvent the land and focus on other illegal activities which do not come in public notice easily. Word is that the sahab has easily doubled the ‘tribute’ he gets from such men and is thus having a gala time in making a clean image and also making money, akin to cutting a cake and eating it too! ‘Gama Sahab’ posted in Jaipur South police district is devised a new way to keep his image clean and yet rake in moolahs on

RAJASTHAN 04 J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 RSRTC to soon ply buses from Delhi’s Bikaner House www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia SC nod to all Raj govt notifications PANCHAYAT POLLS Poonia welcomed in Alwar on his return from Delhi On December 19, 1,260 new Gram Pan- chayats. On November 17 noti- fication for reorganis- ing 178 Gram Panchay- ats and 6 Panchayat samities was issued. On December 12, notifica- tion for 26 Gram Pan- chayats from Jhunj- hunu and Nagaur was issued while the next day Rajasthan HC main bench of CJ Inderjeet Singh and Justice PS Bhati stayed all the notifications issued after November 15-16. On De- cember 18, CM Gehlot intervened and asked AG MS Singhvi to handle the case. First India News AAGs Manish Singhvi and RP Singh entrusted for SLP in SC by the AG. On December 10 the SLP by Rajasthan govt against HC ruling was presented in SC and on January 4 govt attempted for early hearing. The on January 6, the case was mentioned in CJI court and on January 8, SC stayed the HC ruling. Govt then sought AG’s opinion on SC’s interim decision. On Janu- ary 14 SC allowed notifications issued by govt clearing Panchayat polls. Jaipur: In a major relief to the state government, Supreme Court has approved all notifications issued by government Panchayat Confirming it’s interim decisions on January 8 and 24, the SC approved of state govt’s preroga- tive to issue such notifications. Now the Panchayat elections will be conducted as per SC’s Janu- ary 24 orders. The verdict came after reply filed by the EC. This di- charges all the applica- Alwar: BJP state president Satish Poonia was given traditional welcome by party workers while he was coming from Delhi after his hectic campaigning for the party there. MP Baba Balaknath, MLAs Sanjay Sharma, Manjeet Chaudhary, Ex MLA Ramhet Ya- dav, District President Balwan Yadav, District President Naruka, Master Ramk- ishan, Master Maman Singh, Shashi Yadav welcomed Poonia. regarding elections. as announced earlier but the SC has also approved the reorganisation of the Panchayats. It was on November 15-16, 2019 that the govt notified creation of tions in this regard along with both SLP filed in State v/s Jai Singh case. The EC also conceded to following the SC orders. Now the elections will not only be held in April Pratap Singh Khachariyawas flagging off 11 new buses inducted in the RSRTC fleet on Friday. Sanjay First India News bodywork and 51 were inducted in its fleet on Friday . Khachariyawas said that the previous government had decided to close the RSRTC. The new government has purchased 876 new buses. “This is the first time after independence that so many buses have been purchased by the RSRTC in one go,” he added. He said that the RSRTC would also buy 48 new electric buses so that Rajasthan roadways buses can go to Delhi. He also promised to restart Behror mid- way where RSRTC buses would make a halt during their journey between Jaipur and Del- hi. He said that 458 midi buses are being taken on a contract basis to be used in rural areas. Sin- dhi Camp bus stand is likely to be functional by this month. The minister vowed to fulfill promises made to RSRTC employees. path for Jaipur: Transport Min- ister Pratap Khachariyawas nounced that the Road- ways will soon start operating from the Bikan- er House in Delhi. According to Khachari- yawas, Rajasthan State Roadways & Transport Corporation (RSRTC) will soon acquire 48 new electric buses that will enable it to operate bus service from Bikaner House situated in the heart of the national capital. Once the roadways start operating from Bikaner House, it will acquire its old prominent status, he added. The minister made this announcement while showing a green flag to 11 new buses inducted in the RSRTC fleet. The RSRTC has recently purchased 876 new buses of which 316 buses have been received after complete Power tariff hike: Raje slams Gehlot for going back on poll promise Singh an- in ‘Constitution parks to be built in state universities’ KEEPING WITH TRADITION BRIEF zBehror Dy SP Atul Sahu has arrested a person accused of trying to rape a minor girl. The accused Devilal is native of village Budhwal. He had tried to rape a six-year-old girl on January 28. However, he failed in his attempt after spotting a polling party. First India News Jaipur: Governor and Chancellor of Universi- ties Kalraj Mishra on Friday stressed on the youth awareness for the constitution country. He said soon all state funded universities will have a constitution park in their campus where the Pre- amble and the funda- mental duties will be displayed prominently to make the youth aware of the importance of the same. He gave a 100 day period to the VCs to sub- mit their ideas on it. Mishra also announced a running trophy for a mandatory sports event for all the of the zActing under directions of SP Jai Yadav, the special team of Dungarpur police has seized huge cache of explosives from a car near Dewal. Cops seized 800 detona- tors and 800 gelatin rods and arrested car driver Gopal Gurjar. Governor Kalraj Mishra universities. Dr Lalit K Panwar, the VC of Skill University, gave a presentation on concurrent degree while AK Gehlot discussed the measures to make universities fi- nancially strong. Issues like examination system, credit were also taken up. Following the footsteps of his late father Rajesh Pilot, Deputy CM Sachin Pilot organised a Kisan Lunch at Delhi on Friday wherein several Congress leaders were present. The lunch, a thirty-three year old tradition initiated by Rajesh Pilot, was mainly organised for journalists and several prominent media persons including Aroon Purie, Shekhar Gupta, Rajdeep Sardesai, Barkha Dutt, Sanjeev Srivastav, Ravish Kumar, Shweta Singh and so on. annual system, zA married woman who had immolated herself, died on Fri- day. The woman had attempted suicide on February 5. She was admitted in hospital in serious condition by the police. The woman had told the police in her statement before dying that her husband and in-laws poured petrol on her and set her ablaze. She later died and her family filed murder case against her in-laws. CM gives consent to 13 members of State Wildlife Board Azad slams Modi for booking 3 former CMs First India News and reinstatement of state status to J&K. Al- though he evaded com- menting on Congress poll performance in Delhi but remarked that the Delhi voters will vote to defeat the BJP. Azad will fly back to Delhi on Saturday from Jaipur. slammed the Modi govt booking Mufti and Abdullah under Pub- lic Safety for Ajmer: Senior Congress leader and LoP in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad was in Ajmer on Friday for a personal visit. He went to Ajmer Dargah with his family for ziyarat. He also First India News First India News Sukhram Vishnoi expressed his happiness and hoped that the SWB will add pace to the conservation drive. Among the wildlife NGOs the names of WWF Gen Sec Ravi Singh from Delhi, Dr Deepak Apte of Mumbai Natural Histo- ry and the president of Wildlife Conservation Trust, Mumbai He- mendra Kothari shine out. Retired IFS Rajesh Gopal, Dr KS Gopi Sunder (Bengaluru), Jaisal Singh (Sawai Madhopur), Kaur (Jaipur), Surat Singh Puniya (Churu), Harsahay Meena (Ka- rauli) and Nikaram Garasiya are other SWB members on the list. er with false poll promises of cheap power and water tariffs but in its one year it has proved that it has no concern for public welfare. It is worth mention- ing here that Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission Thursday had revised power tariff for different categories consumers with a pro- jected revenue increase of nearly Rs 4,800 crore annually. The overall increase in tariff is 11% which will be applicable from January 1. This will generate additional revenue of Rs792 crore in the Feb- ruary and Marchof the current fiscal year. Act (PSA). He demanded the release of all three Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot finally gave his consent to 13 members of State Wild- life Board (SWB). SWB has 3 wildlife NGOs & 10 prominent conserva- tionists, ecologists, and environmentalists as members whose names were declared on Fri- day. Dhirendra Godha, Sunil Mehta and Sun- ny Sebestian Jaipur found a place in the list which was widely welcomed by the wildlife lovers of the capital. All the 13 members will have a 3-year tenure, orders for which were released. The minister for For- est & Environment Jaipur: Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje has slammed the Gehlot government for going back on its poll promises once more. Raje reminded the Congress of its promise made in election mani- festo where it had promised no electricity tariff hike during its full five year tenure. Raje alleged that the Gehlot government has not only discontin- ued BJP government’s welfare schemes but now was shifting its financial load on the common man. Former CM said that the Congress government had come to pow- SPEAKER IN UDAIPUR zIn an important decision, the HC has admitted state govt’s plea to vacate stay in a case involving Ultratech Cement. Court decide an ex party stay to Ultrtat- ech in the matter on March 15, 2019. Now Ultratech will have to pay pending Rs20 crore.The matter pertains to assimilat- ing Grasim Industries into Ultratech and thus evading the pay- ment to the govt. on of from Simrat Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Dr CP Joshi felicitated students of Meera Girls College in Udaipur for exceptional work in different areas. Dr Joshi presented them citation and memento. He stressed on girls’ education for a strong society and country. (Udaipur) FROM PG 1 Entrepreneurs must... ones would be included in the budget. Representatives of different industrial organi- sations gave their suggestions on the budget in the meeting. They unan- imously said that despite adverse conditions, the state government has extended sufficient support to the industries during last one year. En- trepreneurs within and outside Rajasthan were praising the state government’s efforts such as announcement of A g ro - p ro c e s s i n g , Agri-business and Agri- culture Export Promo- 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 in- tend 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 benefit of their assis- tance 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. the comments. After re- peated disruptions, the speaker adjourned the house till Monday . tion Policy , Rajasthan Industrial Development Policy , RIPS, Minister Small Indus- tries Promotion Scheme and the MSME Act among others. out his statement. “In a recent speech, he (Gandhi) used words like six mahine baad, iss desh ka yuva, Narendra Modi ko dande maar maar ke desh se bahar karenge. (In six months, the unemployed youth will beat Modi with sticks and throw him out). His father was prime minister too. I don’t think in the worst case our party leaders have ever made such outlandish personal remarks threatening to beat with dandas (sticks) and throwing out of the country,” the Health Minister said, urging the house to condemn activities will be conducted, so voters will face no problems. remedies.” Mehta said in this case there may be a situation where one convict “sits tight for five years” and the others then approach the apex court seeking commutation of death 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 cidence that it has hap- pened when the entire country is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gand- hi,” he said. —ANI Chief SC to... The mercy pleas of Ak- shay Kumar and Vinay Kumar Sharma have already been dismissed, he said, adding that the fourth convict Pawan Gupta has neither filed a curative petition nor a mercy plea. “Pawan has chosen not to file a curative or a mercy petition. The question is, is the authority required to wait endlessly,” Mehta told the bench. To this, the bench said, “No one can be compelled to take Delhi ready... In view of the ongoing anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh, the Delhi CEO Office has put all five polling stations in the area under the “critical” category , and confidence-building measures are continuously being undertaken to reassure voters, officials said. Delhi Chief Electoral Officer Ranbir Singh re- iterated that the area is under “tight vigil” and “there is no obstruction” in areas where poll Hullabaloo in... “Sir, please excuse me. Before I begin answering this question of dear Shri Rahul Gandhi ji. I want to condemn in no uncertain words the outlandish 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 ‘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 anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. “There were gun- fights for decades. The arrival of peace to As- sam is a historic moment. It is a great coin- language

INDIA J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 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 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 re- cords, 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 interim 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 block- ing 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 de- clined 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 lead- ership 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.

PERSPECTIVE 06 J AIPUR | 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 generally 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. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.PROJECTSYNDICATE.COM rivers have been modified, and some of the world’s longest – including the Nile and the Rio Grande – now qualify as endangered. Of the 21 rivers longer than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) that still flow freely from their mountain sources to the sea, most are in remote regions of the Arctic and in the Amazon and Congo basins, where hydropower development is not yet eco- nomically viable. These trends strain water resources, destroy ecosystems, and threaten human health. For example, heavy upstream diversions have turned the deltas of the Colorado River and the Indus River into saline marshes. Moreover, lower river-water levels impede the annual flooding cycle, which in tropical regions helps to re-fertilize farm- land naturally with nutri- ent-rich sediment. In peri- plummeted by more than half over the previous six decades, with over 27,000 rivers lost. The situation has only deteriorated since then. The Mekong River is running at a historically low level, owing largely to a series of Chinese-built mega-dams near the bor- der of the Tibetan Pla- teau, just before the river crosses into Southeast Asia. In fact, the Tibetan Plateau is the starting point of most of Asia’s major rivers, and China has taken advantage of that, not least to gain leverage over down- stream countries. China may be the world’s largest dam builder, but it is not alone; other countries, from Asia to Latin America, have also been tapping long rivers for electricity generation. The diversion of water for ir- rigation is also a major rom the Tigris to the Indus and the Yangtze to the Nile, rivers were essential to the emergence of human civilization. Millen- nia later, hundreds of mil- lions of people still depend on rivers to quench their thirst, grow food, and make a living. 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 J AIPUR | 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 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 ‘Mufti, Omar not militants or anti-national’ 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’ 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. 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 They 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 normal, 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. Thiruvananthapuram: The CPI (M)-led Kerala government stirred a hornet’s nest by putting an image depicting Ma- hathma 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 Congress & BJP de- cried the move & said it was avoidable. After a row erupted, Issac defended the picture by saying the won’t forget Bapu’s kill- ers. “Yes, we remember Mahathma was murdered. We will not forget who murdered Gan- dhiji. He was murdered by Hindu communal- ists & many in ruling party still rever them,” he said. The image shows ‘Bapu’ lying in a pool of blood as mourn- ing supporters sur- round 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 ti- tle 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 country 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 regarding its properties and funds. Calling VHP's inac- tion as an unfortunate had in the Lok Sabha announced the forma- tion 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.

NEWS J AIPUR | 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 Sensex dips by 164 points as coronavirus jitters grip D-Street Mumbai: Equity bench- mark indices ended in negative territory on Friday due to profit- booking by traders amid worries over economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak. Fitch Ratings said the ongoing contagion will dampen growth in Chi- na -- the world’s second largest economy -- but the scale of impact re- mains uncertain, and will depend on the dura- tion and intensity of the health crisis. The BSE S&P Sensex closed 164 points lower at 41,142 while Nifty 50 slipped by 52 points at 12,086. Sectoral indices at the National Stock Ex- change were mixed with Nifty realty down by 1.7% and pharma up by 1.3%. Among stocks, Eicher Motors dipped 1.8% respectively . tel and Tata Steel and OFF THE RECORD STRAY DOG AT STATE EVENT EMBARASSES JMC OFFICIALS A organised at Albert Hall is currently the most talked about issue these days. While the huge program was organized for Unesco DG’s handing over the heritage certifi cate to the state government, a ‘special appearance’ by a stray dog brought some ‘different laurels’ to the organisers. While the DG was engrossed in the cultural evening, a dog somehow managed to walk past the stage, in full view of those assembled. While the DG gave a weird look to the offi cials present, which was enough to make them realize the ‘quality’ of their hardwork, IAS Sreya Guha quipped at her juniors while looking at MLA Krishna Poonia, “This is true heritage where dogs are walking freely in such a major event!” Hearing this the JMC offi cials started looking here and there. bizzare incident at a state level function recently 80 Indian students still in Wuhan: MEA New Delhi: An esti- mated 80 Indian students are still living in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city of Wu- han, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told Rajya Sabha on Friday, adding that 70 of them chose to stay behind during evacua- tion operation. “By our estimate, there are about 80 In- dian students who are currently still in Wu- han,” Jaishankar said, adding that a total of to India but could not The minister said that the Indian Embassy in China is in touch with all the students in Wu- han and the government is regularly mon- itoring their situation. Meanwhile, Kerala government on Friday lifted the ‘state disaster’ status that was declared in the state after 3 students who returned from Wuhan, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus, tested positive. —ANI GOOD NEWS FOR IAS PANT, IAS TRANSFER LIST MIGHT BE OUT SOON T will be released in a few days’ time. It is being said that a handful of collectors including Ravi Jain will be transferred. Knowledgeable sources reveal that the Collectors have to be transferred due to promotions and other bureaucratic factors. Interestingly, there is a hushed up talk of shuffl e in the Secretariat as well wherein appointments in important departments like Revenue has to be conducted. Amongst all this the most looked after posting is that of IAS Sud- hansh pant who for over past forty days has been APO. It is believed that the list could be released in the coming week since after that routine meetings will be initiated in the State Assembly. he rumor market is rife with the word that a new IAS transfer list the MEA Jaishankar said that 70 students chose to stay back. board the special Air India flight after they failed the screening process at the airport. 10 among these 80 students had expressed willingness to return slipped and oil price gains stalled as growing death toll and economic damage from coronavirus outbreak. —ANI prominent were NTPC, Coal India, ONGC, UPL and Zee En- tertainment. Asian share markets Sweeping away this dark law: Protesters on CAA gainers Other prominent los- ers were Bank, Grasim, Reliance Industries, Bharti Air- by 3.3% at Rs 19,720 per share. Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra too lost by 3.1% and IndusInd CONGRATULATIONS! First India News Muslim women and a 90-year-old drew attention through her speech. “May god give us strength to com- pel the central government to revoke this act,” she said. The women swept the road with brooms saying that they were sweeping away this ‘dark’ law. Artists who were present at site used rangoli to write slogans of social harmony and unity . They were wearing tri-colour dupatta and bangles. They raised slogans against CAA, NRC and NPR. woman Jaipur: Huge crowd turned up at Jaipur’s Shaheen Bagh on Fri- day . Women from the Muslim community- have organised an indefinite sit-in against Citizen (Amendment) Act, 2019 at Shaheed Me- morial on MI road. However, the crowd present on Friday at the memorial was unusual- ly high in number. Fri- day marks the 8th day of the indefinite protest against the act passed by the Parliament o on 11 December 2019, which Muslim women at Shaheed Memorial on MI road protesting against Citizen (Amendment) Act, 2019. many people to stand outside as the place could not accommodate them inside the park. The protest is led by norities, who had fled persecution from Paki- stan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before De- cember 2014. It forced allows Indian citizenship for illegal migrants of Hindu, Sikh, Bud- dhist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious mi- Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla met recipients of Atul Maheshwari Scholarship under Amar Ujala Foundation in Lok Sabha Chamber. He also attended the annual function of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India in New Delhi on Friday. also in ‘Working on FRDI, unsure on deadline’ Tata Steel reports `1,228 cr net loss in Oct-Dec BRIEF COURTESY MEET Rajyavardhan Rathore Interacted with Union Min Narendra Singh Tomar and requested him to include Jaipur roads in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana. He also briefed Tomar on measures taken in accordance with PM’s vision of doubling farmer income, like awareness & education, organic farming & innovative techniques on Friday.  A day after CM took a meeting on law and order of the state, DGP took it on himself to set out instructions to all the SPs. He conducted a video conference with all the SPs from the Secretariat. He ordered to take strict action on any kind of mafi a activity in the district and to make action on encroach- ment on land a priority. New Delhi: The finance ministry is working on the contentious Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) Bill but not sure when it will be tabled in the house, Union minister Nirmala Sithara- man said. The comments as- sume importance given the massive five-fold hike in deposit insurance and the recent changes in the insolvency laws that included insolvency solutions for financial institutions. “We are working on the FRDI Bill; but not sure when it can get through the House,” the minister said. She also welcomed the liquidity measures New Delhi: Tata Steel on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 1,228.53 crore for the quarter ended on De- cember 31, 2019, mainly due to lower sales and impairment provisions for its European operations. It posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,753.07 crore during same quarter a year ago, the company said in a BSE filing. Its gross sales fell to Rs 34,774 crore in Octo- ber-December 2019 from Rs 38,086 crore in the year-ago period. The company’s total expens- es were at Rs 35,849 crore as compared to Rs 35,930 crore in the pre- ceding fiscal. —PTI announced by the RBI for retail customers in general and for MSMEs and realty players in particular at the sixth monetary policy review on Thursday . The FRDI Bill seeks to offer a bail-in clause to banks, which many fear will be detrimental to depositors. The budget has increased by five-folds the deposit insurance to Rs 500,000. —PTI Man who killed mother for refusing money held First India News incident took place in Chunawadh in Srigan- ganagar on Thursday . The police arrested the son after his father Ramprakash informed them of the incident. As per report, Krishnalal asked his mother Bindra Kaur to give him money to buy Health Minister Raghu Sharma will inaugurate two Janta clinic today at Van Vihar and Idgah in Adarsh Nagar, Vidhan Sabha area and two more are expected to be gifted to the people on February 9. At first he tried to evade answering him but when his father pressed the matter after spotting blood and hair in the kitchen, Krishnal- al revealed that he had killed his mother. Ram- prakash informed the police that arrested the accused. liquor. When she refused, he dragged her to the kitchen and hit her on head with a blowpipe several times. She died on the spot. Later, the accused hid her in the box of a bed and sat quietly in the home till his father came and inquired about his mother. Jaipur: A man killed his mother for refusing to pay him money for alcohol and hid her body in the bed. When his father came home and inquired the son about his mother, he told him that he had killed her. The SRI RESIDENCY IN SRI GANGANAGAR T square feet land for a whopping Rs 25 crore in Sri Ganganagar for constructing its RERA registered project - Sri Residency Project. PARTY LOVER BUILDERS & THEIR WORRIED WIVES T parties are one of the most followed and looked up events. While they work tirelessly during day, their nights are fi lled with crazy parties, pictures of which are posted on social media sites. Interestingly, few days back they partied ‘hard’ at a resort in Goa which was one of their most talked about ‘incident’. However there is a fl ip side too. Their wild parties have started troubling their wives who have kept a ‘hawk-eye’ on them and although they have been caught several times creating ‘mischief’, they refuse to budge. NO LACK OF JOKES ON MUJRA LOVER BUILDER T is proving to be a huge hit in the real estate circles of Jaipur. The reason: few days back a well established and well renowned builder from the Pink City was seen at Chandpol. Word is that the builder is fond of Mujra and thus his car is seen at Chandpol several times in a week. Interestingly, those who know of the builder’s ‘passion’ have been joking around that the builder has suddenly become extremely active for his ‘passion’ since this is the month of Valentines! he Vasudev Affordable Homes Group has purchased over thirteen thousand hree builder friends from Jaipur are currently ‘breaking the internet’ as their he age old song ‘In Aankho Ki Masti Ke’ from the movie Umrao Jaan Realty Check FIRST INDIA speads its vistas... we shall now recount bytes and buzz in the real estate sector `9 CR INVESTED ON SARTH PRATHAM PROJECT’S LAND T 3397 square yard in Ajmer city for its RERA registered project - Sarth Pratham Project. he Sarth Developers have invested Rs 9 crore in a piece of land measuring

SPORTS J AIPUR | 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 WB raj... as it bounces back to beat Raj in Ranji thriller Officials congratulates players of both the teams for their efforts after the match. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA Naresh Sharma But, despite 118 runs first innings lead, the hosts failed to capitalize as top order failed once again in the second innings. If it wasn’t for 9th wicket partnership of 48 runs between Ara- fat and Tanvir, the match would not have gone to a tight finish. Shahbaz finishes unbeaten on 61, a match- winning innings. one point of time after losing seven wickets for 237 runs. Shahbaz steered his team towards victory with a rock-solid innings of 63 runs. Rajasthan had the match in its grip for most of the times. It had restricted West Bengal to 123 runs in the first after making 241 runs. However, Nadeem Jaipur: failed to make hat-trick of victory as West Ben- gal clinched a crucial win against it in Ranji trophy match on Friday . Chasing the target of 320, West Bengal managed to win with two wickets in hand. The visitors were in danger of losing the match at Rajasthan Rajasthan players celebrates the wicket of Bengal batsman Anustup Majumdar. Raj players during the match when they were close to the defeat. MEN IN BLUE LOOK TO DOMINATE BLACK CAPS ‘First session of day- night Test to be critical’ 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 becomes series later this year that could feature a day- night Test between the nations for the first time. KARATE KIDS up a decider as they did the same against Aus- tralia 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 bowl- ing which has been a touch expensive. 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 confi- dent in their abilities to level the series and set Auckland: After losing the first ODI in Hamilton, Team India will look to bounce back and take the ongoing three-match series into the decider when they take on New Zea- land at the Eden Park on Saturday. 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. SQUADS Jaipur: The Jaipur District Karate Competition was concluded at Sawai Man Singh Stadium in which 12 children of Jaipur Academy performed well, and were selected for Rajasthan State Karate Competition, in which Divyanshi Kavar and Garvit Aggarwal won Gold Medal. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO Jaipuria Management sports meet commences Oriental shuttling event ends Naresh Sharma was while Priya Kara- koti was runners up. In the doubles, Meenu Choudhary and Priya Karakoti of North zone were winners and East zone’s Ananya Phokan and the winner treasurer O P Sharma and secretary of district badminton association Manoj Dusat were present during the prize distribution ceremony . Shekhawat formed that singles, doubles and mixed doubles played in presence of chief referee Anil Singh. 40 players from Central, East, West, North South participated. In women’s singles, Meenu Choud- hary of North zone Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Oriental In- surance Sports & Recreation 11th All India Bad- minton tournament concluded at the SMS stadium on Friday . Chief manager and member of central sports board Alok Singh, Jaipur club’s president and region- al chief manager D N Sakkarwal, member of central sports committee H S Shekha- wat, assistant secretary Sanjay Bagga, Club’s Jaipur: Jaipuria Insti- tute of Management, Jaipur is privileged to commence its Eighth Annual National Inter College Sports Meet on February 06-07 2020 in its campus. On 7th Feb- ruary, 2020 that is the second day of the sports meet semi-finals and finals took place between various colleges. Around 50 Colleges from all over India participated in the sports meet and the second day of the day wit- in- matches —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO Vidisha Bora were runners up. In men singles, Sachin from North zone was winner & South zone’s Satish Babu was runners up. dee, Gold Medallist in Asian Para Game 2010 was invited as a chief guest. He motivated students by saying that one should have courage to face the hurdles of life. nessed semi- finals and finals of various out- door and indoor games. In the Valedictory ceremony of the sports meet, Jagseer Singh Maan, Indian Para Athlete, Arjuna Awar- and The North zone was winner in both men and women category while South zone was runners up. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

You don’t need to talk about your talents, they should speak for themselves. 2ND FRONT —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia ‘Youth, women main stakeholders for Budget’ CM held a pre-budget dialogue with sportspersons, meritorious students, etc at the Secretariat on Friday First India News CM FLAGS OFF MORE JOBS IN SPECIALISED SECTOR First India News sity, Bikaner for the start of three new PG courses in Geography , Commerce & Manage- ment and Fine Arts subjects. He further gave sanction for creating 36 posts in two newly established Khamnor and Gadh- bor, in Rajasmand dist.These posts include a whole range from Tehsildar to Grade IV employees. Also, deputation posts of 6 Health Worker Female and 7 Special Teacher Fe- male have been created for women hos- tels run by the So- cial Justice & Em- powerment Dept. could be started on recently sanctioned seats for Medical PG Course in Palliative Medicine in both the colleges. Recruitments will soon be done on these newly created posts in the Maha- raja Ganga Singh University of Bikan- er, Jaipur and Bi- kaner Medical Col- leges, two Tehsil offices in Rajasmand and Nari Niketan or Mahila Sadans at different locations in the state. Gehlot has approved the proposal for creating 21 new teaching posts in Maharaja Ganga Singh Univer- Jaipur: Terming that the youth, sportspersons, women, professionals, and students are important associ- ates in the development of the state and that It should be ensured that their talent was properly uti- lized, CM Ashok Ge- hlot on Friday said that “for this neces- sary provisions are needed to be included in the State Budget”. He said that proper consideration was given to the suggestions from the young or women professionals and students in the last year’s budget and so would be done for the forthcoming state budget as well. CM Gehlot held a Jaipur:Chief Minis- ter Ashok Gehlot gave a nod to creating seventy-six new posts in different public institutions and offices for effi- cient work management on Friday. Ge- hlot approved four different proposals received from the Fi- nance department. He has given nod for creating 6 posts of teachers, namely As- sistant Professors, As- sociate Professors, and Professors, of Pal- liative Medicine in medical colleges of Jaipur and Bikaner. With this, tehsils, CM Ashok Gehlot with Niranjan Arya, DB Gupta, BD Kalla, Prasadi Lal Meena, Mamta Bhupesh, Ashok Chandana at pre-budget meet. ganizing State Games for the first time in Ra- jasthan and also for making provision of 2% reservation quota in govt jobs for sportspersons, who would excel and show mettle at national and international championships. Women professionals also praised the state govt for making deci- CM said that youth in Rajasthan had lots of talent and they should become partners in development on their own merit. The govt would motivate them on every step and provide sufficient resources, he added. The young men and women expressed their gratitude to CM for or- pre-budget dialogue with youth, sportspersons, professionals meritorious students at the State Secretari- at on Friday. He said, “We need to have important valuable suggestions from you as per your aspirations and expectations from the state govt.” sions for women em- powerment.They expressed gratitude to CM for creating a fund of Rs 1,000 cr for the ‘I M Shakti’ scheme. Youth and women gave several suggestions about the promotion of education, skill development, employment, sports activities, and related subjects. women, and studies Ensure votes cast by 10 am: Shah to Delhi BJP workers Jolt for ACB, reprieve for Aswal early. Shah has also been appealing to party supporters to vote in every situation till 10 a.m. at every booth. He has been asking for as- surance 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. first to reach their booths and ensure that their votes were all cast by 10 a.m. 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 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 launch- ing scathing attack on the opposition New Delhi: The most wildly anticipated Assembly elections are here, and as Del- hi goes to polls on Saturday, Home Minister and former BJP chief Amit Shah has instructed all party cadres to ensure that they cast their votes by 10 a.m. Senior BJP leader has also instructed officials to be deployed at all RCA President Vaibhav inspects land in Udaipur village for proposed stadium First India News Union Home Minister Amit Shah during an election campaign meeting in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO during the week-long canvassing has also said that the party workers must be up at 6 a.m. on the polling day, and be the Lal Chand Aswal —Agencies First India News contractors. ACB had arrested JMC’s then-executive engineer Puru- shottam near Lalchand As- wal’s home. The ACB had recovered 46 JMC files and Rs 15 lakh from him on August 10, 2014. The ACB after as- certaining Aswal’s involvement who was then JMC CEO arrested him on September 26. The ACB filed a case against him under IPC sections 8, 13, 13 (1) E, 13 (2), 15 and 120B. Advocate SS Hora argued the case for Aswal while public prosecutor Rajendra Yadav rep- resented the state government. The Hours before polls, gunmen open fire in Delhi New Delhi: Two men on Friday fired four rounds in northeast Delhi’s Jaffrabad area and fled, despite heavy security presence in the area for February 8 Delhi elections. Po- lice said that the men, both wearing helmets, shot twice at a gar- ments shop and then fired two rounds in the air. Senior police officers said they sus- pected personal enmity behind the incident. However, shop owner claimed that neither did they owe money to anyone nor did they have any enmity . No one was hurt in the incident. Jaipur:Accused of taking bribe from JMC contractors, former IAS Chand Aswal has got relief from Ra- jasthan high court, which has canceled FIR filed against him by ACB. The single bench of Justice SP Shar- ma accepted Aswal’s miscellaneous criminal petition and dismissed the FIR filed by the ACB. The court heard arguments from sides but reserved its judgment on Janu- ary 31. Aswal who is former IAS was accused of taking ac- cepting bribe from Jeswani Lal land and in such a situation RCA will work fast on the possibility of building a cricket stadium. RCA Secretary Ma- hendra Sharma and top officials of the city development were also present. Ear- lier in the day , Assem- bly Speaker Dr CP Joshi, RCA Prez Vaib- hav Gehlot, Dist and Sessions Judge Ravin- dra Maheshwari, Bar Association President Manish Sharma, and other dignitaries un- veiled the Trophy of Advocate League 2020 to be held in Udaipur. Udaipur: President of the Rajasthan Cricket Association Vaibhav Gehlot visited Udaipur on Friday where he inspected proposed land for a cricket stadium in Kanpur Kheda village adjoining the city. Ge- hlot inspected the 10 bigha land suggested by the City Develop- ment Authority on the basic needs of the cricket stadium. He discussed the modali- ties with concerned officials and also inspected the land keeping in mind various aspects. practice Speaker Dr CP Joshi, Rajasthan Cricket Association President Vaibhav Gehlot, District and Sessions Judge Ravindra Maheshwari, Bar Association President Manish Sharma and other dignitaries during the unveiling ceremony of Advocate Premier League 2020 trophy, in Udaipur, on Friday. both in Khelgaon, where this would be con- structed. In such a situation, it is now possible to meet the water and other basic requirements on this 10 seed state. Gehlot cleared that RCA has been de- posited amount for a cricket stadium in Udaipur but this work got stuck due to non- availability of water During RCA President, in a conversation with media persons made it clear that RCA is fully committed to promote cricket across this, the Premier the TETE -A-TETE Tech this: Will court haunt agri MINISTRY again ‘Dream’ home shattered Rajendra Chhabra I leaf out of real life. The state govt has many depts executing its policies and carrying out routine work assigned to them for public welfare. Few of these depts are purely technical in nature like Animal Hus- bandry which is part of Agricultural ministry. This dept boasts of ap- prox 18000 strong technical workforces comprising of Doctors, Com- pounders and Nursing Yogesh Sharma T look to ‘leave’ their mark at their ‘official’ home, by modifying the living spaces the way they want. However, this time around an order had ‘dampened the spirit’. Several MLAs had meticulously planned and renovated the ‘Ghar’ to their liking by spend- ing a good amount, of course from the government’s coffers. However, they will never be able to live in their ‘dream home’. The government recently decided on selling away the prime real estate of Jalupura MLA quarters and instead of constructing a Singh incarnated. Ever since Thursday , when the orders were released, the power gallery is abuzz with dismay and right- fully so. For the powerful Babu, either wasn’t aware of himself or de- liberately hid the history from the minister. In 1998 the then govt appointed an IAS BK Meena as which was struck down by the HC stating that the HOD should be a technical person only. So will Virendra Singh hear the judicial bell any soon? Anybody’s guess! (PS), the powerful Babu, steps in. The result - minister Kataria mends Virendra Singh’s name, Since it was dept secretary’s struck off by the minister so the file went to the CMO. The CMO officials smelled the rat and shot back that such a matter wasn’t of CMO stature so the minister should himself take the call. Bingo, the powerful Babu knew the routine too well. After this, there wasn’t much time lost and the order favoring a non- technical RAS Virendra multi-story building at Vidhayak Nagar to house all 200 MLAs. This has shattered a few dreams! For example, MLA Jogendra Singh Awana initiated a four- month-long ‘renovation’ work at his designated quarters and another ‘renovation’ was initiated at Amin Kagzi’s official residence too. While Rajendra Vid- huri took pains to select the best- looking tiles for his bedroom and bathroom, a work that went on for over a fortnight, another MLA - Ruparam - gave a heritage touch to his quarters. It had only been a handful of weeks since they started living in their ‘dream palaces’ but now they have been asked to vacate to simple houses as their ‘dreams’ are on the way to be ‘demolished’. staff, so naturally the person heading this department is also a technical person. But here comes the twist, courtesy minister Lal Chand Kataria’s PS Vibhu Kaushik. Feb 06 saw the agricultural ministry release order handing charge of dept HOD to the deputy secretary Virendra Singh... a RAS..a non-technical person. Press the rewind button, It’s new years day January 1, 2020.. the director of Animal Husbandry retired on December 31 and the post is vacant. The secretary of the dept Rajesh Sharma (IAS) promptly and right- fully writes to the govt to hand over the charge to the senior-most addl director of the dept un- til the new director is appointed. As the normal practice would have it, generally the concerned minister endorses this proposal and as a result, Dr Ma- hesh Katara should have been handed over the charge. But the deputy secretary of the dept Virendra Singh got starry-eyed and his old friend Vibhu recom- f you ever wondered How powerful a minister’s private secretary (PS) can be? Here is a he MLA quarters have been the prime address in Rajasthan for several years now and all MLAs proposal over the director

www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 11 JAIPUR, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8, 2020 INTRODUCING 64FACETS, THE JEWELLERY PARTNERS FOR THE FASHION CONNECT SEASON 7 THIS YEAR REVEALING FACETS F YRF’s ‘Prithviraj’ opposite Akshay Kumar, on Thursday wrapped up the shooting of her first song from the flick and said that it will be forever memorable. “I loved the experience of shooting my first ever song and it will be forever memorable. It was a huge learning experience for me to go through the drill of preparing, rehearsing and shooting my first song,” said the 22-year-old actor. Chhillar also said that she got overwhelmed when the shooting of the song began. “I was definitely overwhelmed since it was the first time I was doing this and it’s a big song but as a person, I do like to keep my eye on the prize and I think the shoot went off well. I hope the effort that I have put in for the song will be appreciated by au- diences,” she said. —ANI ormer Manushi Chhillar, who is stepping into the world of cinema with Miss World MEMORABLE! FOREVER NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in A s Rajasthan’s most talked about fashion show, the Fashion Connect Season 7 by First India is around the corner, and it’s time to introduce the jewellery partner, 64Facets. As this season is going to be big and high on glamour with a star-studded evening showcasing high-end designers and models, it is essential to have the best ones on board. 64Facets is a family-owned-and- operated fine jewellery business with operations in New York, Lon- Manushi Chillar Miyaan Biwi Raazi Toh... A are now going to tie the knot in December, this year. According to film critic Rajeev Masand, the wedding will take place right after the release of their film Brahmastra. The prepara- tions have begun and their ex- t e n d e d Lalit and Suman Soni, Owners, 64Facets tive about Neetu in the vid- eos that came from the celebration. Before this, the Raazi actress flew to Delhi with Ranbir and Neetu to accompany Rishi Kapoor. The veteran actor was in hospital undergoing treatment for an infection. Ran- bir and Alia have been dat- ing each other for a couple of families have been asked to mark off days to join the Kapoors and Bhatts in their celebration. Recently, Alia Bhatt accompanied Ranbir Kapoor and Neetu Kapoor to the wedding reception of the actor’s cousin Armaan Jain. They arrived together at the venue posed pictures. Alia seen pro- fter attending several weddings together, Ranbir Ka- poor and Alia Bhatt don, Hong Kong, Jaipur, and Mum- bai. The brand is a first flagship store, launched in Jaipur, in Octo- ber 2019. Their mission is to create unique and light ‘rose-cut’ fine jewellery for modern women and empower them to celebrate every facet of their true self. It does not define a woman but gives her the freedom to be herself and express her individuality . At 64Facets, they specialise in rose-cut diamond jewellery, that reveals the soul of the diamond. Sitting close to the skin, these diamonds glow delicately from within, revealing the versatile aesthetic. Unique and handmade, their pieces begin with conflict-free rough diamonds carefully sourced from ethical partners, then artisti- cally cut to maintain the original beauty of each gemstone by the multigenerational team of sea- soned diamantaires and crafts- men creating unique pieces. The seventh edition of The Fashion Connect is going to be bigger and better, with the best designers and models on board. Taking place in March at Hotel Clark’s Amer Jaipur, the theme would focus more on chandeliers and white fabrics, and the details will be revealed in a few days. LOVE = EQUALITY years, and are often s p o t t e d together. —Agency and for was tec- If you believe in equality for women, then why wait for the man in your life to declare and propose to you? Be the one to step up and promise him that you will always be there for him and take care of him. Happy Propose Day! Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt

HOLLYWOOD 12 JAIPUR | 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 Kendall, Ben sun bathe in Miami FACE OF THE DAY SHWETA POOJARY, Fashion Blogger YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY Kendall Jenner A basketball player Ben Simmons seemed to be liking each other’s company as they were spotted enjoying a poolside date in Mi- ami, Florida. The two were pictured relaxed and enjoying themselves in the sun as the 24- year old donned a hot pink two-piece bikini set. According to reports, Ben and Ken- dall went to watch the 2020 Bowl LIV , which is the season’s biggest football game. The media per- sonality shared a moment from a night out at Papi Steak restau- rant. The couple spent the New Year’s Eve together at Attico in downtown Phila- delphia and were also spotted grab- bing brunch Bubby’s in Tribeca last month. Madonna’s kindness S m e r i c a n supermod- el Kendall Jenner and A beautiful and exciting Saturday brings you success as your dreams will get the way of accomplishment. Overall happiness will prevail in your house. You will surely be delighted today. inger Madonna has offered to sublet her New York City apartment to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, in a video. Following the news that the pair are stepping down from their posi- tions as senior members of the British royal family , and will split their time between North America and Britain, Ma- donna shared a hilarious video on her Ins- tagram page in which she offered her own Manhattan property as a bolthole for the pair and their baby son Archie. “Harry don’t run off to Canada, it’s so boring there,” Madonna began her video, which saw her sitting in front of a mirror as she spoke to the camera. She added: “I’ll let them sublet my apartment in Central park west. It’s two bedroom, it’s got the best view of Manhattan -- incredible balcony. I think that’s gonna be it -- a winner. That’s going to be the dealbreaker. Nope, Buckingham Palace has got nothing on CPW”. Madonna captioned the video: “Do Megan (sic) and Prince Harry want to sublet my apartment on Central .................. #madamextheatre #thelondon- palladium.” Markle and Archie have been living on the Vancouver Island, Canada since the beginning of January 2020, while Harry arrived at the end of last month. ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 TAURUS APR 21 - MA Y 20 looking Wherever you’ll go today, you will only hear your praises. You are really good at calculations and you keep a tap Lover’s need should be fulfi lled. Some of you will be excited today for something that you have been waiting for long time. Family will be available to cater to emotional and fi nancial needs. on things in advance. Stress management is your quality and you not only keep yourself calm but you also take care of others. You will really feel fi nancially secure by the decisions you will take. Super GEMINI MA Y 21 - JUNE 21 CANCER JUNE 22 - JUL Y 23 You are on your way to success, all you need is to control your On home front, you will really feel peaceful and calm in the even emotions. You will get the chance to express your feelings to your lover today. Facing unforeseen hurdles makes one stronger and confi dent. Business proposal will prove to be benefi cial. presence of your family members. Be very vigilant in offi ce as everyone may be under observation. For you its not hard to tackle with problems as you are tough and always prepared for the worst. Park West?? LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 Homemakers will put efforts in making your place aesthetically pleasing. Travellers may crave for more adventure. Plan your career in advance. Value what you have and those around you as without gratitude there is no happiness. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 at Family have real high expectations from you but don’t fall —ANI Madonna —IANS under pressure rather be confi dent to make them feel proud. Students must make a mark in academics. Opportunities are right in front you but you need to open your eyes to see them, simple. ‘Pillow Talk with Demi Lovato’ No kisses for Trump LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 Your family support makes your strong from inside. A business trip can turn out to be very fortunate for you. Owning a new property is on the card. New year will change your life in terms of fi tness completely. Monetary benefi ts are on the chart. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Your boss adores you so never disappoint them when it comes to work. Your good management skills will help you save more money to use for other essential requirements. You will really love the company of your colleagues because of less work pressure. A signed to host a talk show titled ‘Pil- low Talk with Demi Lo- vato’ for the upcoming short-form digital service Qui- bi. According to reports, the ten-epi- sode show will feature some candid and unfiltered conversations between the singer and guests. ‘Pillow Talk with Demi Lovato’ will ex- plore topics such as sex, gender identity, social media, relationships, body positivi- ty, and wellness. In a statement, Demi said: “I have always considered myself someone that speaks honestly about issues that face my generation.” “We are excited to bring those frank conversations to a public forum, where people can have the opportunity to re- late to the topics and guests while finding room for laughter and learning,” she added. The show is executive produced by the singer, Scooter Braun, Allison Kaye, and Scott Manson, JD Roth and Adam Greener. —ANI merican s i n g e r Demi Lo- vato has D Melania didn’t return the PO- TUS’ celebratory kiss in these photos snapped at the White House on February 6! Donald Trump, 73, may still be president, but First Lady Melania Trump, 49, still won’t meet his lips! It was one day after the POTUS had been acquitted of his impeachment articles on Feb- ruary 5, and Melania was stand- ing by the POTUS’ side as he broke his silence on his victory in the East Room of the White House. But when Donald helped Melania onto the stage, he puckered up and leaned in for a kiss — which landed on Mel- ania’s cheek! It appears the First her head, making for an uncomfortable moment to watch. Despite the awkward interaction, Donald proceeded to show his gratitude for his family, Melania included. “So, I just want to thank my family for sticking through it. This was not part of the deal. I was going to run for president, and if I won, I was going to do a great job,” Donald told the crowd gathered in the room, in which Donald’s daughter Ivanka Trump, 38, and Barron Trump, 13, could be found. onald Trump was in high spirits after the Senate acquitted his charges in his impeachment trial. But impeachment trial. But Melania didn’t return the PO- TUS’ celebratory kiss in these onald Trump was in high spirits after the Senate acquitted his charges in his SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 Your professional contacts can help you to an extent, don’t rely on them blindly. Volunteer to some charity work today not because of any selfi sh motive but with he feeling of giving selfl essly. Remember if you eat well then you feel healthy. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 The burden of doing arrange- ment of someone else’s party or some affair will be on your shoulders. Don’t make any false commit- ments. You will get a promotion while others will be struggling for it. No fi nancial crunch will effect you in any big way. Donald Trump, 73, may still be president, but First Lady be president, but First Lady Melania Trump, 49, still won’t meet his lips! It was one day after the POTUS had been acquitted of his impeachment articles on Feb- ruary 5, and Melania was stand- ing by the POTUS’ side as he broke his silence on his victory in the East Room of the White House. But when Donald helped Melania onto the stage, he puckered up and leaned in for a kiss — which landed on Mel- ania’s cheek! It appears the First be president, but First Lady Melania and Donal Trump AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Overspending on things that you don’t need is a burden therefore prepare list in terms of need before buying things. You will participate in some important social event. An exciting time is on the cards for those who are seeking some fun in life. Lady turned Lady turned Money related decisions will be taken in your favour. Value those who care about you without judging them from their past. You must leave your worries behind in emotional matters, try and gain control on your thoughts as overhinking will serve no purpose. —Agency Demi Lovato

ETC JAIPUR | 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 ac- tions 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 organised an In- Confer- Minister of Technical Education, Dr. Subhash Garg Devarshi Kala Nath Shastry (center) during one of his sessions 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 contribution 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 ti- tles 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 contribution 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- to San- skrit.

CITY BUZZ JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2020 14 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Marudhara The people of Jaiselmer witnessed a spectacular procession, Maru Mohatsav, on Friday. This festival is an annual event that take place in February month in the beautiful city Jaisalmer. It is held in the Hindu month of Magh (February), three days prior to the full moon. The festival is celebrated amidst the beautiful dunes of the Thar Desert in the Sam dune. Romantic, remote and unspoiled, the location comes to life during the three day extravaganza of the delights of the desert. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Music has no Religion —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Apra Kuchhal BUZZ WHAT’S HAPPENING! ‘World Peace Music Festival-Sur Jahan’is coming to Jaipur for the first time at Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK). The 3-day music festival, February 8 to 10, will present vibrant folk music from around the world, including India, in association with banglanatak dot com. Sunita Budhiraja and Jagdeesh Chandra at the grand finale of FacePro Miss Iconic Rajasthan 2020 at Birla Auditorium on Friday evening. Seen with him are (from left) Ravi, Shelly, Anjali, Deepak, Karan, Aslam, and Barbara. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO CITY FIRST Y et another epi- sode of ‘Kal- am’, an initia- tive of Prabha Khaitan Foun- dation, sented During the event ‘Kalam’ pre- by Shree Cements, in association with We Care, was held at Four Points By Sheraton on Friday with author Sunita Bu- dhiraja and Sangeet Martand Padma Vib- hushan Pandit Jasraj. During the event, Su- author of Rasraj Pan- dit Jasraj, took him down to his memory lane. She got him to talk about his childhood, parents friendship. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in Mangeshkar. He re- called his performance in Jaipur and termed it as one of the most memorable ones. He said “Music is Music, it has no religion.” Sunita nita threw light in the life, musical journey and the vast experience of Pandit Jasraj. Pandit Jasraj, while sharing his experience fondly spoke about Be- gum Akhtar and Lata B Praak, Punjabi sensation will be performing live on Sunday at Hotel Clarks Amer, presented by Inspirus Events. and Budhiraja, Jagdeesh Chandra launched the official poster of Miss Rajasthan 2020 on Friday, with Kanchan Khatana and Amisha Raj. Yogesh Mishra, the organiser of the event informed that the registration for the beauty pageant will start from February 10, and the auditions will be held in May and June. The grand finale of the same will be held on August 9. The much awaited mega academic event of JNU Jaipur, the 10th Convocation of the university is going to be held on Saturday at the Jaipur National University Medical Campus. Vaibhav Gehlot was welcomed by Congress workers and the officials of the Cricket Association at Udaipur Railway Station on Friday. Sudhir Mathur and Raj Bansal Pt. Jasraj and Sunita Budhiraja Television actors Smita Bansal and Siddharth Nigam were seen promoting their on-going television show ‘Aladdin - Naam Toh Suna Hoga’ at Hotel Ramada Jaipur on Friday afternoon. A ‘Senior Citizen Painting Workshop’ began on Friday at Graphic Studio in Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) with 15 participants. The workshop was organised for senior citizens who wish to go back to their childhood days and create art with their hands. Bump and Baby, a mommy and child lifestyle exhibition was held at B-5 Lawns, Jaipur on Friday, with various attractions for kids. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

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