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EROSION OF LIBERTIES INDIA SLIPS IN DEMOCRACY INDEX 2019 JAIPUR l THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 228 SC SAYS NO STAY WITHOUT HEARING Centre, gives govt 4 weeks to respond New Delhi: Making clear it will not stay the Citizenship (Amendment) Act without hearing the Centre, the Su- preme Court on Wednesday gave the government four weeks to respond to petitions challenging the CAA and said a five-judge Constitution bench will hear the matter. Hearing a batch of 143 petitions, an apex court bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde issued notice to the Centre and restrained all high courts from hearing pleas on the CAA till it decides on the pleas. The bench, also comprising Justices S Abdul Nazeer and San- jiv Khanna, said it will hear the petitions pertaining to Assam and Tripura separately as the prob- lem with the CAA in these two states is different from rest of the country . “The matter is uppermost in everybody’s mind. We will form a five-judge bench and then list the case,” the court said. Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, ap- pearing for some petitioners, said the issue be referred to a Consti- tution bench and the NPR exercise be postponed Turn on P4 Isro to send HER in Gaganyaan ‘Vyomamitra’, a lady robot set for space in December 2021 10 SC asks HCs to restrain from passing CAA orders New Delhi: The Su- preme Court Wednesday asked the High Courts across the country to from passing any orders on the Citizenship (Amendment) Turn on P4 The Economist cited ‘democratic regression (in) erosion of civil liberties’ as a major reason in awarding India a score of 6.9 on 10 - its lowest since the index was first published in 2006 on restrain Owaisi dares Shah to debate on CAA with ‘bearded man’ Hyderabad: After Home Minister Amit Shah threw a challenge to leaders like Rahul Gandhi for a public debate over CAA, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi joined issue and wanted the former to discuss the law with him instead of others. At a rally in Luc- BREAKING The Rajasthan Congress issued a whip to its MLAs on Wednesday directing them to be present in the state assembly for the special session on January 24. “The whip has been issued and it is compulsory that all the Congress legislators are present for January 24 session,” said Chief Whip, Mahesh Joshi. No- tably, important propos- als, specially against the CAA, will be brought in the special session. know in support of the CAA on Tuesday , Shah- had emphatically said the Citizenship Amendment (CAA) will not be with- drawn and those pro- testing can continue to do so even as he challenged opposition leaders for a public debate on the amended leglis- lation. Addressing a rally in Karimnagar district on Tuesday night ahead of the municipal polls on January 25, the Hy- derabad MP said the Home Minister called for a public debate on CAA with the opposition even as he asked Shah to debate with him on the legislation. WHAT IS THE INDEX ABOUT INDIA SLIPPED 10 PLACES TO 51ST POSITION INDIA BASED ON ‘FLAWED DEMOCRACY’ CATEGORY Act The Democracy Index is an index compiled by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), a UK-based company. It intends to measure the state of democracy in 167 countries, of which 166 are sovereign states and 164 are UN member states. CHINA RANKED AT 153rd Turn on P4 z Norway tops the list followed by Iceland and Sweden. Other countries in the top 10 include New Zealand at the fourth place, Finland (5th), Ireland (6th), Denmark (7th), Canada (8th), Australia (9th) and Switzerland (10th). Modi govt’s 80K cr bounty for Kashmir WHAT ARE THE PARAMETERS Based on their total score, the countries are classi- fied as one of four types of regime: “full democracy” (scores greater than 8); flawed democracy scores greater than 6 and less than or equal to 8; hybrid regime scores greater than 4 and less than or equal to 6; authoritarian regime scores less than or equal to 4”. Jammu: In a significant development, the Narendra Modi government on Wednes- day sanctioned a development package of Rs 80,000 crore for Jammu and Kashmir. The announcement was made by the Ministry of Human Resource De- velopment (MHRD). The Centre’s announcement is likely to give a major boost to the development of various sectors including education, tourism, infrastruc- ture and create job opportunities thousands of educat- ed but unemployed Kashmiri youths. The development package is also likely to uplift z Brazil was ranked 52nd with a score of 6.86, Russia stood at 134th with a score of 3.11. Bengaluru: Even before orbiting astronauts on India’s first manned mission to the space in De- cember 2021, the Indian Space Research Organi- sation will send ‘Vy- omamitra’, a ‘lady robot’, in unmanned Gaga- nyaan spacecraft. The robot was the centre of attraction at the inaugural session of the “Human and Exploration - Pre- sent Challenges and Fu- ture Trends” here on Wednesday. Vyomamitra, a combina- tion of two Sanskrit words Vyoma (Space) and Mitra (Friend), took everyone by surprise Coronavirus outbreak: India screens 43 flights at 7 airports z Pakistan was ranked 108th z Sri Lanka stood at 69th z Bangladesh was pegged at 80th z North Korea was at the bottom of the global ranking at 167th place. ISRO Chairman K Sivan (L), Principal Scientific Adviser to GoI K Vijay Raghavan and others look at humanoid robot during the inauguration of Symposium on Human Spaceflight and Exploration in Bengaluru. Raj lad Bhati brings laurels, wins prestigious award the status of the people of the area. It may be recalled that on January 20, Un- ion Minister Piyush Goyal had indicated that at least 25 projects will come up in newly- created Union Territo- ry worth Rs 25,000 crore by March 2021. socio-economic FOUR ASTRONAUTS HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED z The training of astronauts will begin in the third week of January in Rus- sia, Isro chief K Sivan told reporters in Bengaluru. days by 2022, as part of the Indian Human Spaceflight Programme. Last year, Isro had said it wanted woman astronauts to be part of the mission. Spaceflight First India News for Jaipur:Child Prodigy from Rajasthan, Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati, won Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Award 2020. President Ram- nath Kovind presented the award at Rashtrapati Bha- wan on Wednesday. Little Bhati has also been invited to participate in the Repub- lic Day Parade in New Delhi presided by the President Ram Nath Kovind. Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Award is the topmost award for Children in our country. The award ceremony was organised at Rashtrapati Bhawan by Un- ion Ministry of Woman and Child Development Govern- ment of India. Acute joblessness in country leading to chaos: CM Gehlot Centre diverting people’s attention from real issues z Gaganyaan is a crewed orbital spacecraft intended to send astronauts to space for a minimum of seven z K Sivan said today that many of Gaganyaan’s systems needed to be tested. Turn on P4 Turn on P4 rus Disease (nCoV) outbreak in Wuhan, Hubei province of China. All seven identified airports have airports signage dis- played boldly at the stra- tegic locations. According to Sudan, the Embassy in China has informed that till Janu- ary 22, der the directions of the Union Health Ministry . These airports include Chennai, Bengal- uru, Hyderabad, Cochin, Delhi, Mumbai and Kol- kata respectively . This is being done as a preventive against the outbreak of deadly Novel Corona Vi- New Delhi:Secretary at the Union Health Minis- try, Preeti Sudan, on Wednesday that a total number of 43 flights and 9156 passengers arriving from China have screened for novel coronavirus illness at seven different airports across the country so far. However, no case has been detected through these screening efforts. The Civil Aviation Minis- try, from Tuesday, initiated the thermal health screening of passengers arriving from China including Hong Kong at seven Indian airports, un- informed Prez Ram Nath Kovind presents Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2020 award to Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati in the Innovation category at Rashtrapati Bhawan, in New Delhi on Wednesday. been measure Turn on P4 Turn on P4 “The first Yuva Aak- rosh Rally will be held in accordance of the decisions of the AICC and CWC. The Union government is trying to divert the attention from real issues and to assure the youth, Rahul Gandhi is coming to Jaipur. Whenever Rahulji has come to Jaipur, the programme has been a massive success and this time too the party is fully prepared. The youth will play their role in the January 28 rally ,” Pilot said. self into a political party and merge the BJP with it. Then they should come out in the open,” he said. CM asked Youth Con- gress and NSUI members to participate in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s rally in Jaipur on January 28 in large numbers. Meanwhile, Chief and deputy CM Sachin Pilot stressed that Rahul Gandhi will pick up issues concern- ing the youth as the youth is fed up of the union government. today is being taken as sedition. Gehlot was addressing a joint meeting of the Youth Congress and NSUI ahead of Ra- hul Gandhi’s Aakrosh Rally’ scheduled on January 28 at Jaipur. His Sachin Pilot - was also present for the meeting. “People are very concerned what is happening in the country today. Disagreement today means sedition. Infla- tion and unemployment are there. These are real issues, which may cause starvation in the country. But the government (Cen- tre) is trying to divert people’s from real issues,” Ge- hlot said at the programme, “Unemployment dis- turbs law and order. Why loot, dacoity and rape are happening? Where will people go when there is no employment,” he asked. Reiterating his earlier stance, Gehlot dared the RSS to convert itself into a political party . “The RSS should convert it- attention Yogesh Sharma ‘Yuva adding, Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday slammed the Centre over economic issues, saying inflation and unemployment may lead to starvation in the country. He accused the Centre of diverting people’s attention from real issues and said disagreement Rajasthan deputy- PCC about POLITICAL GUFTAGU: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot lends his ears to Deputy Sachin Pilot at the joint meeting of the Youth Congress and NSUI on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

TALKING POINT 02 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia The Indian litfest season marches on, reaching its frenzied zenith, as always, in the last week of the month with the Jaipur Literature Festival. The festival will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today Traffic dept gears up to curb congestion near Diggi Palace DIVYA HEMNANI GREATEST LITERARY SHOW ON EARTH T ers, thinkers, politi- cians, journalists and popular cultural icons from India and abroad. Recipients of various awards like the Man Booker, the Pulitzer, the Sahitya Akademi, the Ramon Magsaysay, the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature will also be present. Some of the speakers include Nobel laureate Abhijit Vinayak Baner- jee, the Ford Founda- tion International Pro- fessor of Economics at the Massachusetts In- stitute of Technology, founder and co-director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Ac- tion Lab and co-author of Good Econom- ics for Hard Times, with co-awardee No- bel Laureate Profes- sor Esther Duflo. Also on the list are Ashok Vajpeyi, Hindi poet and critic, author Chitra Mudgal, poet and lyricist Akhtar, among others. This year, a new initiative iWrite will serve as a platform for unpub- lished manuscripts, from which one will be chosen to receive feedback from experts. Any entry that makes it to the top 10 short- lists will get an opportunity to be shared with international publishers, agents, translators and other industry experts in a face-to-face pitch- ing session for a poten- tial book deal. T Literature Festival will see the participation of renowned authors and artists from all over the world. While the festival will definitely give the city tourism a major boost, the residents of the colonies around Diggi Palace where the event is organised have written to the police commissioner plaining that they are confined to their homes for five days every year due to encroachments and traffic chaos. They have requested the police officals to ensure the same doesn’t happen this year. “The road connecting Tonk Road with Diggi Palace is just 40-feet wide. It is encroached upon by registration counters, shops and tent. The residents of Shivaji Marg, Diggi House Colony and other nearby colonies use this road to reach Tonk Road, but it is blocked for five days,” said a local resident. Add commissioner Ajay Pal Lamba told media persons that acting on the complaint, the police have made alternative arrange- ments for parking and have also asked the or- ganizers to remove the encroachments.The traffic department has put restrictions on the roads leading to Diggi Palace. A senior traffic department said that no parking will be allowed any- where between Yadgar Junction Hospital. he festival will witness speakers that include writ- he internationally- acclaimed Jaipur 250 com- Javed literary official and SMS —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO HERE ARE YOUR PICKS OF THE SESSIONS THAT SEEM THE MOST PROMISING Where Books mean Business H THURSDAY H MONDAY z Inaugural Session: Each Other’s Stories z Climate Emergency: Dia Mirza, Renata Lok-Dessallien, Sonam Wangchuk, Apoorva Oza, Namita Waikar and Shubhangi Swarup in conversation with Samir Saran ance, ignorance and inequity make for a lethal mix, heralding note violence, de- struction and fear. Building equitable platforms for dia- logue and creating safe environs for writers to write and artists to express themselves are piv- otal for the suste- nance of a progres- sive society. 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RAJASTHAN 03 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 BJP gears up to corner govt during Assembly Session www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia in 75% POLLING HELD IN 2ND PHASE OF PANCHAYAT POLLS BRIEF PK Singh is new ADG, BSF First India News ment has been acting irresponsibly because it has called the Session to pass the 126th amendment bill. He said that when law to extend SC and ST reservation was passed in Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha on De- cember 10 and 12, respectively than why did the state government kept it in abeyance. Kataria blamed officials who failed to re- mind government that the date was going to lapse. He also questioned government on preparation for gover- nor’s address. The session may also see ruckus over CAA and delay in panchayat polls. Rathore said that BJP would strongly op- pose a divided government. He said party would also highlight grim law & order situation and postponement of panchayat polls. First India News garh gram panchayat in Sriganganagar district. Here, name of a candi- date for ward panch was missing in ward 4. And, voting had to be stopped for some time. District election officer Nathmal Didel and SP Haider Ali Zaidi vis- ited sensitive and most sensitive polling booths in gram panchayat in Bharatpur. In the second phase there was interesting contest in Kushalpura gram panchayat Jaipur district where Hardev Singh and his wife Bhagwati are con- testants. Both had fled nominations but Bhag- wati somehow couldn’t withdraw her name and ended up contesting against her husband. The polling peaceful in 80 gram panchayat of Sanganer (31) and Govindgarh (49). Min: Take strict action against traffic defaulters Jaipur: The upcoming session of the state As- sembly is likely to be stormy. The BJP would corner the government on two issues. A meeting of BJP leg- islative party has been called in the afternoon at party office on Thurs- day. Leader of opposition Gulab Chand Ka- taria, deputy leader Rajendra Rathore, state BJP president Satish Poonia and general secretary (organisation) Chandrashekhar Shar- ma will be present. The first issue, according to Kataria is going to be the Governor’s address. He said that usually the Governor first addresses House and only after that any other business is taken up. However, claimed that govern- Jaipur: The second phase of panchayat elections were held peace- fully in state. As per state election commission, 75% voters used their franchise till 5 pm. In first phase 81.51% people had voted. The counting started immediately and the re- sults are expected to be declared by late night. In the second phase, voting took place for 2312 posts of sarpanch in 75 panchayat samitis. There were 15334 candidates for the post of sarpanch and 43000 for ward panch. Elec- tion for up-sarpanch will take place on Janu- ary 23. In the second phase, 21 sarpanch and 7466 panch have been elected unopposed in 25 districts. The polling was slow 95% promises made in manifesto fulfilled: Kalla Jaipur: Pankaj Kumar Singh appointed ADG, BSF Pankaj Kumar Sin- gh has been appointed ADG, BSF on deputation basis. He is a 1988 batch IPS officer of Ra- jasthan cadre. IAS Alok gets new assignment Jaipur: Rajasthan’s IPS officer Alok, a member (Administration), Na- tional Highways Au- thority of India, has been assigned HR/ Admn, Cadre Manage- ment, Court Cases, Se- curity , Housing Keep- ing, Recruitment, training, policy of all cadres, Land Acquisition, environment, Legal & Arbi- tration division, Con- tract Management Pro- jects operations in his central deputation. in Women standing in queue at a polling station to cast their vote on Wednesday ly person tried to cast his vote. Some people objected and the argument turned into alter- cation. Later, the police forced all of them out of polling center. However, a big mistake came to light regarding ballot paper n Lal- EVM. however, began short- ly after the EVM was repaired. In Sikar’s Lakhni polling booth in Sri- madhopur gram panchayat two clashed when a person accompanying an elder- The voting, in Bharatpur and some other districts due to fog and cold wave. There were also some minor controversies in few places. Voting had to be stopped in Amritkheri in Aklera in Jhalawar district due to snag in the Raje visits Todabhim Todabhim: Former CM Vasundhara Raje visit- ed Jahan Nagar Morda in Todabhim on Wednesday . She took part in the Mahaarti in the newly built Sitaram temple. The programme was organised by Ram Avatar Khandelwal and was attended by Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. On this occasion, Raje participated in 51 kundya yagya organised in the temple premises. I pray to Shri Rama for the prosperity and progress of the country in everyone’s life, Raje tweeted. was groups Kataria Eight RPS promoted as IPS officers First India News First India News First India News out of 295 blocks in the state are in safe zone while 29 are semi critical, 33 critical and 185 are in dark zone. There are three blocks where the water is not fit for drinking. In last six years number of dark zones has increased from 164 to 185. The minister said that the government has been making a policy to stop excess water exploitation in dark zones. Meanwhile, he also expressed over rising prices of cooking gas. State government has written to Centre in past and will write again to reduce the prices. he also assured the officials about the review of private fitness centre’s policy, implement- ed by the past BJP government and has been a long-pending issue with the department. If the fitness can be examined by installing machines in transport offices, then it will be done with the TOHAS (Truck Highway Amnesty So- ciety) fund. This will be worked out after Rahul Gan- dhi’s rally on February 28. The stressed the need to stop revenue leakage to improve the economic condition of roadways. Jaipur: The New Year has brought cheers for eight police officers of RPS as they have been promoted Wednesday. Among the 8 officers, 3 have been promoted while promotion year for remaining five is 2018. For 2017, newly promoted IPS are Ar- shad Ali, Alok Shrivas- tava and Shantanu Ku- mar Singh. Joshi, Devendra Kumar Vishnoi, Vineet Kumar Bansal, Shyam Singh and Narayan Togas have been promoted in the year 2018. Selection panel had met in UPSC on December 30. Jaipur: Ashok Gehlot government has fulfilled 95% promises made in its manifesto. After a review meeting on Wednesday, En- ergy minister BD Kal- la said that manifesto implementation committee has completed its work. He claimed that 95% promises have been fulfilled. He said, 66 announce- ments pertaining to set- ting up of polytechnic colleges or ITI are under progress. He added work progress in 235 an- nouncements was satisfactory whereas only one point is left on Crime data updation: CS briefs PM Jaipur: Minister Pratap Sin- gh Khachariwas took a review meeting of the department on Wednes- day where RTOs and DTOs across the state connected through video conferencing. The objective of the meeting was to instruct them to meet revenue targets. In the meeting, Khachariwas said that our department is a revenue-generating department for the state government. However, that doesn’t imply that the common public should be harassed but at the same time strict R-Day parade: Rajasthani legacy returns after 4 years Transport to IPS HC relief for ill teacher Jaipur: Rajasthan HC has ordered state department to give desired posting to a teacher suffering from Thalassemia. The sin- gle bench of Justice SP Sharma gave an order that petitioner should be given desired posting. Desired posting should not be a priority just for cancer or brain tumours patients but government should give such posting to person- nel suffering from thalassemia too. for 2017, action should be taken against those break traffic rules. Also, a flexible ap- proach should be ap- plied for tax collection from the transporters and bus operators. For a positive outcome, a meeting should held among the department officials transporters/bus operators, he added. During the meeting which work is yet to begin. Kalla who also conducted review meeting of PHED department informed that the Cen- tral government has issued a new guideline according to which commercial exploitation of ground water is banned but the government would be able to extract ground water. He said that only 45 who Operators Maruti concern be minister and Drive to focus on milk & spices Jaipur: As part of a campaign to prevent adulteration in state, there will be a special focus on milk and spices in February. On the suggestion of FSSAI Chairperson Rita Te- watia during her state tour, Medical Depart- ment has decided to conduct a special campaign next month. Un- der it, screening of milk quality will be done from February 3-15, followed by screening of spices from February 17-29 by the CMHOs posted in the districts. First India News cases was reported to be good. However, during the video conferencing fin- gers were raised on Bi- har for such cases. Dur- ing the VC, ACS (Home) Rajeeva Swarup and Principal Abhay Kumar were also present. CS Gupta also held a meeting and took feedback on the matter of de-linking the Bha- mashah Bima Yojana to food security . lice stations of Jodhpur, senior police officers from the state, including Jaipur West, have joined the There was a dispute in the previous government regarding data updation, but then the tender was changed to speed up the project. Actually, it has a shared database states, which proves to be helpful in curbing crimes of similar nature in two or Jaipur:Chief Secre- tary DB Gupta provid- ed the feedback on Ra- jasthan’s Crime and Criminal Tracking Net- work and (CCTNS) during a video conference chaired by Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi on Wednesday . After the briefing by the CS, the progress was de- scribed as satisfactory at the Central level. In Rajasthan, 25 po- well-known artist of Rajasthan, was entrust- ed with responsibility of designing the tableau. An attempt has also been made to give a glimpse of the glory of the heritage buildings of Jaipur in the tableau. The tableau also depicts Tripolia Dar- waza, Statue Circle and City Palace Gate. of Rajasthan was not getting a chance to participate in the Repub- lic Day Parade. Now, the state would make all use of the opportunity to make the Ra- jasthani heritage visi- ble to everyone. The tableau has been given a pink colour to recog- nize the Rajasthani tradition.” Harshiv Sharma, a Jaipur: After a long gap of four years, the state of Rajasthan would be getting an opportunity during the Republic Day celebrations on Sunday to showcase its tableau, an official said on Wednesday . Vinay Sharma, As- sistant Secretary of Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, said, “For four years, the tableau CCTNS. Systems Secretary of more states. The state’s progress in data updation and online criminal action often —IANS GUP SHUP THIS PANTHER MAKES LIFE DIFFICULT FOR THOSE JUNIORS WHO SEEK LEAVE O power of approving the staff and official’s leaves and thus officials have to THIS TIGER DOES NOT USE ‘FORCE’ ON CRIMINALS! O has probably found a new way to ‘handle’ hardcore criminals. However, the sahab’s work culture is not going down well with those under him. Let us regale the story. True to his name, the ‘Tiger’ has been ‘attacking’ miscreants and it is this action that has rattled even the crime world. However, ‘tiger’ is against giving third degree to break a criminal into confession and this is what the cops under him fail to understand. Well, if cops don’t use ‘force’ then how are they suppose to get info out of miscreants. However, Tiger wants cops to only speak and get info. Tiger has handled a tribal district and now has been given the charge of an urban police district. ROAD ACCIDENTS: VILLAGERS TO HELP COPS T the number of accidents across Rajasthan and in its effort, it will now take help of the villagers. The police have realised that most of the accidents on national highway occur due to stray animals and thus a special team has been constituted for the purpose. DG Law and Order ML Lathar chaired a meeting of officials in this regard. Notably, around ten thousand people lose their lives each year in accidents across the state. ne ‘Panther sir’ who is currently posted in the Police Head Quarters (PHQ) is causing ‘issues’ for several officials. Well, the ‘sahab’ has a unique ne promotee IPS officer, currently posted as ‘tiger’ in Jaipur Commissionerate, he state police is making an effort to bring down appear in person and apprise the Panther of their ‘circumstances’ for seeking a leave. The number of questions that the Panther asks itself makes an official question his own leave! However, that is not what has been troubling the cops and staff. It is the issue surrounding non-information regarding the leave. If somehow BUGGED? Or is it the grapevine... . First India begins a column that brings to you gossips or tete-e-tete from the corridors of power any official goes for a day extra on leave, and does not inform, the ‘Panther’ then he makes it a point to ‘maul’ the officer i,e. the officer is then harassed. Moreover, at times the Panther has even cancelled the leaves while those who do not ‘appear’ before the sahab are threatened of their ACR being damaged. Interestingly, the sahab is also handling his posting in an investigative agency.

RAJASTHAN 04 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 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 Lip-smacking: Masala Fair from April 24 Nirmal Tiwari Taking cognizance of fire incidents, UDH Minister held a meeting to discuss the matter FIRE NOC MUST FOR BUILDINGS First India News AS PER NBC: SHANTI DHARIWAL FIRE NOC MUST FOR EVERY BUILDING ing cooperative societies of all the states of the country participate in organising the fair. For the first time, spices and bioproducts of IFF- CO will be made available in the fair. Most of the districts of the state produce specific spices, which is the identity of those districts. In the review meeting of banks, Registrar Dr Neeraj K. Pawan said that primary cooperative land development banks need to work fast in the state to meet the long-term credit needs of the farmers. He said that eligible farmers should not face any dis- comfort in the disburse- ment of loans. If there is no timely disburse- ment of loan to an eligible farmer, then the ac- countability of the concerned will be fixed. Jaipur: The Coopera- tive Department is going to provide a gift of excellent spices to the residents of Jaipur not only from Rajasthan but also from other states of India from April 24 to May 3. The National Sahkar Masa- la Fair will be given an international look this year. Special spices of cooperative societies of the SAARC countries will also be available for the people of the city . Registrar Neeraj K Pawan said that the message of the state government’s Nirogi scheme should reach every home and also the theme of the fair will be based on Nirogi Ra- jasthan. A separate committee has been were built on zero set back did not bother to install fire safety ar- rangement. Apart from strict provisions for fire safety, the government has also made it compulsory for the applicant seeking fire NOC to pay fire cess. There will be only one bank account for the entire state in which the fire cess will be deposited. This money will be used to spend in aug- menting firefighting equipment. As per the order, hos- tel, PG, guest house, dharmshala and all kinds of auditoriums and clubs will have to take fire NOC. Any building without fire NOC will be seized. Jaipur: Taking a major step to prevent fire incidents, the Ashok Ge- hlot government has made fire NOC mandatory for every building as per national building code. Irrespective if a building is legal or illegal, it will have to take NOC. It is a must even for a pandal if the gathering is of more- than 50 people. The decision has come in wake of severe fire incidents in recent past whether it was in a coaching building in Surat in which several children had died or in hotels in Delhi and Lucknow, a commercial complex in Mumbai or fireworks    formed to invite the cooperatives of the neigh- bouring which will make ar- rangements to make the cooperatives in these countries to present the special spices of these countries. Spreading the fair, spice producing cooperative societies of other states besides Pun- jab, Tamil Nadu and Kerala will also be invited to sell spices in the fair. Pawan added that our intention is that the spice produc- countries,    factory in Telangana. Taking cognizance of these incidents, UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal held a meeting to discuss the matter. The UDH and local self-government partments came up with strict regulations. According to the Dr. now, only those buildings which had been given permission were compelled to take fire NOC. Taking advantage, many buildings that new rules, it doesn’t matter if a building is being constructed with or without permission from the concerned municipal body, it has to take fire NOC. Till Rajasthan center de- Govt starts adding `27,200 as relief for locust-hit farmers Uttarakhand Speaker meets Guv Mishra First India News Panel formed to ban e-cigarettes and hookah bars Raj hopes for `4K cr for NHM from Centre First India News Lunaram Darji Vikas Sharma by Rajasthan is under consideration and the officials are hoping for allocation of more than Rs 4,000 crore. Meanwhile, there is good news in the first heart transplant case at SMS Hospi- tal. The recipient Vishal is showing positive and under the guid- ance of the doctors of SMS Hospital, Vishal was taken out from his bed and made to slowly walk in his ICU room. He was asked to take small steps. A doctor and two nurses are monitoring the pa- tient 24-hours a day . Jaipur: The Gehlot government has taken the initiative to stop the use of e-cigarettes hookah bars in the state. The Administra- tive Reforms Depart- ment has constituted a state-level committee, in the leadership of the Mission Director NHM, to prepare a strong plan in the matter. The committee would submit a report to the government within a month, based on which the action plan would be prepared. Joint Govern- ment Secretary of Law Department, CID CB DIG, Director Public Health, Drug Controller will be the members of the committee. Jaipur: It was a busy Wednesday for Gover- nor Kalraj Mishra where he met Uttara- khand Speaker Premchand Agarwal on Wednesday . Later State Election Commission Commis- sioner Prem Mehra too called on the Governor Bhavan. Sikar Sumedhanand Saras- wati, Chomu Ramlal Sharma and former Assembly Dep- uty Speaker Rao Rajen- dra Singh too called on the Governor while Suresh Mishra presented a copy of a poster to the Governor. Meanwhile in another development, IPS of- Jalore: Locust attack has once again knocked in the villages of the Ne- har area of the Chital- wana region in Jalore for the last 3 days. Lo- cust from Pakistan has destroyed crops in the fields of more than a dozen villages. State government trying hard for the pre- vention of the locust attack & CM Ashok Gehlot is continuously monitoring the situation. Minister Bishnoi has been staying in the locust affected villages for the last 3 days. The drug sprin- kler campaign is also being carried out rap- idly , in which more than Jaipur: The Medical Department is hoping to get Rs 4,000 crore budget NHM schemes. The team of the Medical Department, led by Health Minis- ter Dr Raghu Shar- ma and ACS Medical Rohit reached Delhi to attend the meeting of National Programme Coordination Com- mittee. A team of 40 officials, including Mis- sion Director NHM Naresh Kumar, is already present in Del- hi. The proposal of Rs5,600 crore Budget and for Assembly ficer Saharsh Vardhan Agarwal has been appointed at the Gover- nor House. In the presence of Agrawal took charge at the Raj Bhavan. At the same time, farewell ceremony of Dr Deepak was also held. Secretary to Governor Subir Kumar, Chief Officer of the Gover- nor Govind Ram Jaisw- al and senior officials of Raj Bhavan were present on the occasion. standing Singh than 250 villages across the district. Farmers had not yet recovered from this phase, the locust from started damaging the crops in the Nehar region. In view of the havoc caused by locust, the state government has started depositing Rs. 27,200 in the accounts for the relief of the farmers under dis- aster management. 35 tractors are being used. Also, medicines are being sprayed continuously by the vehi- cles of the locust control department team, but still the situation is out of control. Due to crop failure, a crisis has arisen for farmers to repay the loans taken from banks. In Jalore alone, the locust attack had damaged the crops in more recovery Kumar, at Raj MP Mishra, Pakistan MLA Sukhram 34 Indians stuck in Saudi waiting to return home Gehlot should concentrate on improving his party: Poonia DISCUSSING KIDS’ FUTURE First India News sy several times but there was no help. They all work in same company & none has received pay for last 6 months. As per people in video, they belong to Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Chu- ru, Jodhpur, Hanuman- garh, Bihar and Punjab. The video was made by Manoj Kumar Jangid of Sikar, Prakash from Na- gaur and Shaukat of Jhunjhunu district who said that they are currently in Tabuk city . First India News poverty and unemployment since its first manifesto but did noth- ing on the ground. The state BJP president also alleged that CM Gehlot has been misleading people rather than fulfilling his promises. Reacting to Gehlot’s comment on BJP president’s election, Poonia said that it would be better for the CM to concentrate on improving his party . in Jaipur: Around 34 Indi- ans from Rajasthan and other states are stuck in Saudi Arab. They have been pleading the government to facilitate their return to home. These people filmed the atrocities they faced and sent the video to their relatives. The video says they are stuck in Saudi Arab for last 6 months and have ap- pealed to Indian embas- Jaipur: State BJP president Satish Poonia said, “Rahul Gandhi must become a mature politician. He said that it doesn’t matter how many rallies he addresses and make base- less allegations against the central government as people have already rejected him”. Poonia said that Ra- hul talks about problems but he should answer why the Congress didn’t solve these problems despite being in power for 50 years. The congress promising alleviating Director General of Police, Bhupendra Singh and his wife Pratibha called on Nobel Peace Laureate and child rights activist Kailash Satyarthi on Wednesday. They had constructive discussion about stopping crimes against children through effective partnership between police and civil society. has been FROM PG 1 BRIEF SC says... by a couple of months. He also urged the bench to put on hold the oper- ationalisation of the CAA. The bench said, “Even we think that the matter should be heard by a Constitution bench.” Asserting that it will not grant any stay on the CAA without hearing the Centre on the matter, it said, “Will pass order on granting any interim relief to petitioner op- posing CAA after four weeks.” ventions Category . And only Hridayeshwar won this award from Rajas- than. This is Highly credible that he has received the second Award from President in the 45 days. Earlier, Hri- dayeshwar had also been awarded Most Outstand- ing Inventor Child 2019 on December 3. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet him on Jan 24. SC asks... pneumonia with nCoV were confirmed in Chi- na and a total of 9 people have died. Cases have been reported in 14 provinces (including Taiwan) and municipal- ities as well. The Health Ministry has directed travellers to China, in particular, Wuhan city to monitor their health closely. Travellers have been asked to follow simple public health measures and a good standard of hygiene. would come up with an industrial package for the Union Territory, hoping to attract larger investments. The announcement comes at a time when at least 36 Union ministers are visiting Jammu and Kashmir as part of the Centre’s outreach program. 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Under the leadership of Rajya Sabha MP Kirori Lal Meena and farmer leader Himmat Singh, 101 farmers will be taking zameen samadhi at Lahdibas, Nangal. They want four times the present compensation. in the school. Education Minister Govind Singh Dotasara dismissed the order with immediate effect. He said permission of higher authorities was not taken. National petitions  Chief Whip Dr Ma- hesh Joshi held a public hearing at his residence. He heard issues of the complainants and assured them of resolv- ing them quickly. Hawa Mahal constituency people too met him while people also thanked him for widening flyover in the ward-88, Air Force Colony. Raj lad... These awards are given in the Following Catego- ries- Inventions, Bravery Academics, Arts. Hri- dayeshwar won Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Shakti Award 2020 in In- Act while granting the Central government four weeks’ time to file a reply on the petitions regarding ly-amended law. 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INDIA JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 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 Centre seeks 7-day deadline for hanging death row convicts MHA sought SC to fix time limit for filing of curative pleas after rejection of review pleas 22 children to get ICCW National Bravery Awards ‘J-K children nationalists, guided in wrong direction’ New Delhi: The children in Jammu and Kashmir are nationalists but sometimes they are guided in the wrong direction and such people should be held responsible, Defence Min- ister Rajnath Singh said on Wednesday . “Children in Jammu and Kashmir are nationalists too. They should not be viewed otherwise. Sometimes, people do not motivate them in the correct manner and they guide them in the wrong direction. Those who motivate them in the wrong direction should be held responsible and not the children or youth,” the defence minister said. Singh’s came days after CDS General Bipin Rawat advocated the need to start deradicalisation programmes for the youth in Jammu and Kashmir. which had dismissed his claim of being a juve- nile at the time of offence saying he cannot re-agitate the issue by filing fresh application. A Delhi court has recently issued death warrants for Feb- ruary 1 against the four convicts -- Vinay Shar- ma (26), Akshay Kumar Singh (31), Mukesh Ku- mar Singh (32) and Pawan (26) -- in the case after their hanging got delayed from January 22 due to pending petitions. The 23-year-old paramedic student, referred to as Nirbhaya, was gang-raped and bru- tally assaulted on the intervening night of December 16-17, 2012, in a moving bus in south Delhi by six people before she was thrown out on the road. —Agencies New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court for fixing a seven-day deadline for executing death penalty of condemned prisoners. The plea of the Minis- try of Home Affairs (MHA) assumes signifi- cance in view of the the death row convicts in the sensational Nirb- haya gangrape and murder case of 2012 filing review, curative and mercy petitions, which has delayed their hanging. MHA’s plea sought a direction from the top court in fixing the deadline for filing of curative pleas after the rejection of review petitions. It also sought a direction that “if the convict of death sentence wants to file mercy petition, it would be mandatory for WEEK FOR PLEAS Twenty-two children selected for the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) National Bravery awards 2019 include one award given posthumously pose for a group photograph during a press conference, in New Delhi on Tuesday. fresh Guwahati saved his mother, aunt and him- self after being thrown overboard a boat in the Brahmaputra river in September 2018. Das, whose mother was present at the press conference, said he aspired to become a doctor. Another boy who dis- played exemplary cour- age is Everbloom K Nongrum (10) from Meghalaya. He saved two of his friends in separate drowning incidents in 2019. The youngest recipient would be Lourem- bam Yaikhomba Man- gang (8). The Manipur boy saved the life of a boy who was drowning in Imphal River. Adithya K (15) from Kerala helped rescue over 40 people after the bus they were travel- ling in caught fire while returning from Nepal. The boy has been chosen for the ICCW Bharat Award. The National Brav- ery Awards are a set of awards given annually since 1957 by the Union government to children below 16 years of age for “meritorious acts of bravery against all odds. New Delhi: A total of 22 children, including 10 girls and 12 boys, have been selected for the Indian Council for Child Welfare (ICCW) National Awards, 2019. The names of the awardees were announced by the ICCW at a press conference in New Delhi on January 22. Among the awardees are the two youths from Jammu and Kashmir -- Sartaj Mohidin Mugal (16) from Kupwara and Mudasir Ashraf (19) from Budgam -- for performing acts of valour in Kashmir in 2019. Another awardee is Venkatesh (11) from Karnataka; he guided an ambulance carrying a body and the relatives of the deceased during the floods in August, officials said. Muhammed Muhsin. 16, Kozhikode in Kera- la drowned while sav- ing three of his friends in the rough sea in April. Muhsin been chosen for the ICCW Abhimanyu Award posthumously, the officials said. Another awardee is Assam boy Krishna Das (12) from Bravery view petition/curative petition/mercy petition of his co-convicts”. The top court, on Jan- uary 20, had rejected the plea of a death row convict in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case challenging the Delhi High Court order ernments, prison authorities in the country to issue death warrant of a convict within seven days of the rejection of his mercy petition and to execute death sentence within seven days thereafter irrespective of the stage of re- a convict of death sentence to do so only within a period of seven days from the date of receipt of death warrant issued by the competent court”. The MHA submitted that the top court should “mandate all the competent courts, state gov- comments —ANI Interpol blue notice against Swami Nithyananda and was last seen in a video claiming that he is Lord Shiva and no court can even touch him. Nithyananda reportedly bought an Is- land and formed his own Hindu country called Kailasha, located near Ecuador, claimed on his website. However, the Embas- sy of Ecuador refuted the reports of Nithy- ananda’s presence stating it had rejected his request for asylum and he left for Haiti. Ecua- dor also denied reports of Nithyananda buying an island there. issued to locate a person who is missing or is an identified or uniden- tified criminal or is wanted for a violation of ordinary criminal law. Later, Gujarat police would start process for issuance of red corner notice against the godman, Deputy Super- intendent of Police (Ahmedabad Rural) KT Kamaria told First In- dia. A red corner notice is issued to seek loca- tion and arrest with a view to extradition or other similar action. Nithyananda is on the run since last year Ahmedabad: The In- terpol has issued a blue corner notice against rape accused styled claimed godman Swami Nithy- ananda, following reports that he is hiding somewhere around Ec- uador though the Em- bassy of Ecuador has denied this. It is on the request of the Gujarat Police that the Interpol on Wednes- day issued a blue corner notice to locate, identify or gather information of the self-styled godman, who has been accused of rape and fi- Priyanka Gandhi to lead Congress movement in UP on farmers’ issue 2010 ARREST self- as has nancial fraud. The Ahmedabad Ru- ral Police had sent a letter to the state Criminal Investigation Depart- ment (CID) last month and the latter followed it up with the Interpol. A blue corner notice is Kamal —PTI CAA-NRC-NPR STIR Mamata holds march in Darjeeling Opposition abusing Hindus ‘Every bagh can be Shaheen Bagh’ some were carrying the national flag. Banerjee has been oppos- ing the new law after passed. She is continuously holding events against CAA and rais- ing her voice against NRC and NPR. —ANI Darjeeling: Chief Min- ister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday held a rally in D a r j e e l i n g against CAA, NRC and NPR. Some protesters in the rally were seen holding banners that read “No NRC” while Lucknow: Congress is planning to launch a movement Pradesh to take on the BJP government on the issue of farmers. Priyanka Vadra, along with Con- gress Interim President Sonia Gandhi, is in Rae Bareli for a two-day tour where the training of State Congress Com- mittee and District Con- gress Committee heads is going on. During which, Priyanka will give directions to leaders and workers regarding the farmers’ movement. Congress will or- ganise “Kisan Jan Jag- ran Abhiyan” at the village level in Uttar New Delhi: BJP leader Sambit Patra on Wednesday said the opposition parties and Con- gress, in particular, have made it a prac- tice to abuse Hindus in the name of protest against Citizenship Amendment Act. “We are ob- serving how the environment is being vitiated by the opposition parties in the name of protests against CAA and NPR. To protest is a democratic right but taking the cover of protests, Congress and other opposition parties are abusing Hindus,” Patra said. —ANI New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, Swami Agnivesh and former Chairper- son of Nation- al Minority Commission Wajahat Ha- bibullah filed a p e t i t i o n against CAA, NRC and NPR. PIL said that CAA is a step leading to promulgation of NRC with clear intent of placing all backward sections of citizens including Muslims into deten- tion centres and removing them from the mainstream. “In the time to come, every Bagh (garden) can be Shaheen Bagh,” Azad warned—ANI it was Gandhi Mayawati accepts debate challenge zenship law “at any forum and at any place.” Mayawa- ti alleged the government is “disturbed protests against the contentious Citizen- ship Act, NRC and NPR”. —ANI Lucknow: After Home Minister Shah dared opposition for a debate on CAA, BSP supre- mo Mayawati on Wednesday said her party accepts the challenge to discuss and debate the new citi- chalked out and the program will be announced in the coming week. This is going to be the first major movement under the leadership of Congress General Sec- retary . —ANI month farmers’ problems in the state. After this, a big rally of farmers will be held in the districts of UP. The strategy for the movement has been highlighting by every FRENCH OR GERMAN FIRMS TO SUPPLY TORPEDOES TO NAVY New Delhi: German Atlas Elektronik and French Naval Group are in the fi nal race for supplying heavyweight torpedoes for the Indian Navy’s tender to acquire around 100 of them for the Scorpene class conventional and Arihant class nuclear submarines. “The last day for responding to the tenders was January 17 last week HOUSE SET ON FIRE AFTER RUMOURS OF COLLECTING NRC Rampurhat: The house of a 20-year-old woman was set on fi re by a mob in West Bengal’s Birbhum on Wednesday, following rumours that she was collecting data for the proposed nationwide NRC. Chumki Khatun and her family are now under police protection after the incident happened in Gourbazar village in INDIAN OIL SIGNS MOU WITH GHANA’S PETROLEUM AUTHORITY New Delhi: Indian Oil signed a MoU with the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) of Ghana for providing assistance and technical expertise in implementation of the National LPG Promotion Policy in the African country in a step that will further strengthen relations between the two sides. The purpose of the MOU is to strengthen cooperation between the parties, wherein Indian Oil, the country’s fl agship oil marketing company, would provide support to the National Petroleum Authority of Ghana in several areas. ANUPAM KHER REPLIES TO ‘CLOWN’ COMMENT New Delhi: Naseeruddin Shah had recently made a remark on Shah while expressing his views on the recent CAA-NPR protests. Shah had said, “An- upam Kher has been very vocal. I don’t think, he needs to be taken seriously, he is a clown”. Kher responded with a tweet, “Janab Naseeruddin Shah saab ke liye mera pyar bhara pranam. Woh mujhse bade hai. Um ar mein bhi aur tajurbe mein bhi. Mein humesha unke kala ka izzat karta aya hoon aur karta rahunga. Par kabhi kabhi baaton ka do tuk jawab dena zaroori hota. yeh hai mera jawab.” and only two fi rms including German Atlas Elektron- ik and French Naval Group have responded to the request for proposal issues in this regard,” defence sources said. The tender assumes signifi cance as the French-origin Scor- pene submarines, being built in India at MDL, have not yet been equipped with new torpedoes. Mallarpur police station area.However, police denied that the incident was linked to the NRC. Khatun has been working for an NGO on contract. In partnership with an online fi rm, the NGO was training rural women to use smartphones effectively and Khatun collected some general data, as part of the training.

PERSPECTIVE 06 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 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 SOREN PLAYED PIED PIPER FOR J’KHAND PARTIES Instead of a ‘pitched battle’ with the BJP, Hemant Soren devised the ‘Guerrilla tactic’ IN-DEPTH RESTORING FISCAL ORDER IN THE US High debt will likely increase interest rates by more than the CBO assumes I n recent years, the US government has taken several essential economic-policy steps. The tax reform embedded in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the recent United States -Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement, “phase one” of a China-US trade deal, and recent regulatory reforms are all needed to revive and strengthen economic growth. It is now time for another essential policy step: correcting the trajectory of fiscal policy . The Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) current baseline projection of federal government spending in future years far out- paces federal government revenue, as the figure below clearly shows. The result is an exploding federal budget deficit, which will bring the federal debt as a share of GDP to 144% by 2049, according to the CBO baseline, and likely to the 219% projected in the CBO’s alternative fiscal scenario. These debt levels are unprecedented in US history . In contrast to previous periods when the deficit fell after similar upward bursts, the current CBO projections show no such reversal. The large deficit will crowd out important federal programs, including needed infrastruc- ture investment, as well as private investment needed for economic growth. Debt service will account for a rising share of spending, and the high debt will likely increase interest rates by more than the CBO assumes, leading to an eco- nomically perilous debt spiral. It does not have to be this way. The figure also shows a sensible targetfor spending as a share of GDP, establishing a path toward fiscal consolidation. This target moves very gradually – by only 0.1 percentage point per year – reducing the share of federal spending in GDP from 20.7% to 19.5%. This gradual path does not represent “aus- terity” in any meaningful sense. Federal spending would grow at a rate slightly less than the growth rate of GDP , leading to small- er deficits over time. If credible, the plan would have no negative demand effects on GDP. According to CBO research that I cited when I testified before the House Budget Committee in November, such a target would lead to higher GDP growth and more income per person, in contrast to current CBO projections of exploding deficits. But achieving this target means that the future expenditure share of GDP would be substantially lower than projected by the CBO under current policy. As John Cogan explains in his recent book The High Cost of Good Intentions, consolidation paths like this require reforms that boost the efficiency of government programs – such as keeping the growth of Social Security spending per person in line with inflation. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW. not work as evident in the case of Tejaswi Yadav not attending Sonia’s all-party meet over CAA rather sending a nomi- nee, while on the other hand recently appointed CM of Jharkhand Hemant Soren per- sonally went and attended the meet. Small issues like this makes huge impact on allies. Moreover, both the parties should opt for only those parties with whom their ideolo- gies meet naturally so that the vote bank could be consoli- dated. The BJP, in Bihar, has a coalition with JDU’s Nitish Ku- mar and LJP’s Paswan. How- ever, if the Congress-RJD alliance garners a few parties towards itself, the BJP-JDU-LJP alliance might also walk on the same lines. But it is for sure that the saffron party will call the shots if it comes to bringing more parties to the fold, although the chances of that happening are slim, since not always does an alliance of dozens of parties ensure victory. An alliance done on the base idea of mutual under- standing and working towards victory is sure to reach its goal. So it will be curious to see whether opposition in Bi- har learns some lesson from their Jharkhand counterpart. out of fourteen seats in the state. Learning from its appar- ent loss, the JMM went back to the drawing board to chalk out its strategy for assembly elections. Hemant, realised that mutual trust between his party, Congress and RJD was important and that the ‘baggage’ had to be shed, thus JVM’s Babulal Marandi was shown the door by the Congress. Sec- ondly, instead of a ‘pitched battle’ with the BJP, Soren devised the ‘Guerrilla tactic’. Whereas the saffron party continued to play on its strong point of article 370 and other national issues, Soren brought the fight to the regional level and cornered the BJP on local pan-state issues. The BJP could not fathom, and the un- dercurrent swept the alliance towards a grand victory. Now, putting this trick to the upcoming Bihar assembly election, should not be a major challenge for the opposition. But each state has its own challenges and its own brand of politics. What then is the answer to the opposition parties? To begin with, the alliances will have to be small. As showcased in the Lok Sabha elections, an alliance of five parties could manage victory on KARTIKEY DEV SINGH @KARTIKEYBANETHI I Hemant, realised that mutual trust between his party, Cong & RJD was important and that the ‘baggage’ had to be shed, thus JVM’s Marandi was shown the door by Cong t has been a month since Jharkhand weaved a political surprise for Hemant Soren, a forty-four-year-old politician, who not only became the youngest Chief Minister of Jharkhand but also is the youngest of all the regional ‘Khastraps’. Being a ‘young- ster’ in front of senior politi- cians does mean that he lacks in experience in running a state or even its politics, but still he did display an acute sense of political maturity and a heightened awareness of the ‘political swing’. As a result, Soren junior is making an exemplary work on ‘how best to bring the Bhartiya Jan- ta Party (BJP) ‘down’, without getting drawn in its ‘web’, a story that all parties except the saffron could hear, understand and learn from, espe- cially with Bihar elections scheduled later this year. Let me explain here. During the 2019 general elections, BJP had performed too well in Jharkhand, bagging twelve BJP, in Bihar, has a coalition with JDU’s Nitish Kumar and LJP’s Paswan. However, if the Congress-RJD alliance garners a few parties towards itself, the BJP-JDU- LJP alliance might also walk on the same lines just one seat out of forty. It would be prudent not to repeat the same mistake since a ‘tug- of-war’ situation arises between the parties to place their own member as candi- date after all survival of party is also a major issue. Congress and RJD will have to realize that their future de- pends on mutual sacrifice for the party’s benefit. 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In December, Merri- am-Webster announced that its word of the year was “they.” It’s rare for words as simple as pronouns – “I,” “he,” “they” – to get so much media and cultural attention. But that’s ex- actly what’s been happening over the past few years, which made them a tempting choice for voters. This year’s American Dialect Society Word of the Year, “(my) pronouns,” highlights the trend of people presenting their preferred pronouns in email signatures and on social media accounts – for example “pronouns: she, her, hers, herself.” People started doing this to help destigmatise a nonbinary person’s decla- ration of their pronouns. take center stage, especial- ly a new use of “they” that expands the closed class, linguists can’t help but get excited. n January 3, the American Dia- lect Society held its 30th annual “Word of the Year” vote, which this year also included a vote for “Word of the Decade.” It was the year – and the decade – of the pronoun. In a nod to shifting attitudes about gender iden- tities that are nonbinary – meaning they don’t neat- ly fit in the category of man or woman – over 200 voters, including me, selected “(my) pronouns” as the word of the year and “they” as word of the decade. Pronouns, along with conjunctions and preposi- tions, are generally considered a “closed class” – a group of words whose number rarely grows and whose meanings rarely change. So when pronouns PRONOMINAL IMPORTANCE Word of the year votes are lighthearted ways to highlight the natural evolu- tion of language. Candi- dates must be demonstra- bly new or newly popular during the year in question. Previous American Dialect Society winners have included “dumpster fire” in 2016, “fake news” in 2017 and “tender-age shelter” in 2018. Because so many words enter our collective vo- cabulary each year, the American Dialect Society also votes on subcatego- ries, from “Euphemism of the Year” to “Political Word of the Year.” “Peo- ple of means” – used by Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in February 2019 to refer to billionaires – won the former and “quid pro quo” won the latter. While the American Dialect Society’s annual vote is the longest-running vote, other language publications, from Merri- am-Webster to Oxford English Dictionary, also Word of the Decade, “they,” honors the way the pronoun has become a singular pronoun for people who identify as nonbinary TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp Launched SERVICE (SAIL Employees Rendering Volunteerism & Initiatives for Community Engagement) portal and unveiled the SERVICE policy to encourage @SAILsteel employees and their families to participate in volunteer activities towards achieving social good. #SAILinSERVICE G Vol 1 G Issue No. 228 GRNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. 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INDIA JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 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 POWERGallery IN THE COURTYARD SC STARTS HEARING PETITIONS CHALLENGING ART 370 ABROGATION CBI awaits responses of 3 countries in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case MRS GS LAKSHMI QUITS INDIAN STATISTICAL SERVICE GS Lakshmi presently Additional Director Gen- eral in the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, New Delhi, has resigned from ISS with effect from Marcy 5, 2020. WILL J&K DGP BE CHANGED? After the new govt order that has divested the power of transfer posting of junior cops, rumours are high that J&K DGP Dilbag Singh is likely to be changed. BRAHMIN DGP UNLIKELY IN UP? In the corridors of power in Lucknow it is said that with RK Tiwari as CS, now appointment of a Brahmin DGP is unlikely in UP. UP govt has reportedly forwarded names of 5 IPS offi cers for the post of DGP. These offi cers belong to 1985 to 1987 batches, Hitesh Awasthy, Anand Kumar, Sujan Singh RK Vishwakarma & RP Singh. IG CRPF CHAUHAN REPATRIATED TO UP DS Chauhan, IG, CRPF, has been repatriated to his parent UP cadre. He is a 1988 batch IPS offi cer. He is likely to be given some important assignment. SANJAY CHANDER APPOINTED ADG, CRPF Sanjay Chander has been appointed ADG, CRPF on deputation basis. He is a 1987 batch IPS offi cer of West Bengal cadre. SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH RETURNS TO PARENT MP CADRE FOR PROMOTION Sanjeev Kumar Singh, ADG, BSF, has been given premature repatriation to his parent cadre to get promotion. He is a 1987 batch IPS offi cer of MP cadre. SL THAOSEN APPOINTED ADG, BSF SL Thaosen has been appointed ADG, BSF on deputation basis. He is a 1988 batch IPS offi cer of MP cadre. HALF PAY LEAVE OF OUTGOING AP CS, L V SUBRAHMANYAM EXTENDED The half pay leave of outgoing CS of AP, LV Subrahmanyam has been extended upto Feb 6, 2020. Subrahmanyam, who is a 1983 batch IAS offi cer of AP cadre, is on leave since Nov 6, 2019 and due to retire in April, 2020. MAXIMUM EMPANELMENT AT ADG LEVEL FROM UP Six IPS offi cers, out of total 14, belonging to 1990 batch from Uttar Pradesh have been empanelled for holding Additional Director General of Police level posts in Govt of India. ONLY ONE IPS OFFICER OF 1990 BATCH FROM BIHAR EMPANELLED AS ADG Only one IPS offi cer, out of total three, from Bi- har cadre and 1990 batch has been empanelled for holding ADG and ADG equivalent posts in Government of India. KARNATAKA DGP TO RETIRE Karnataka DGP Neelmani Raju is superannuat- ing by this month end. She is 1983 batch IPS offi cer of Karnataka cadre. NINE IRS OFFICERS APPOINTED EXPENDITURE OBSERVERS As many as nine IRS(C&CE) offi cers have been appointed as Expenditure Observers for Delhi Assembly election- 2020. These offi cers belong to 2002 to 2011 batches. MAJOR RESHUFFLE OF IAS OFFICERS IN MAHARASHTRA As many as 20 IAS offi cers have been trans- ferred and posted to different places in Maha- rashtra. Accordingly, Arvind Kumar has been posted as Additional CS, Rural Development and Water Conservation Dept, Mumbai, while DT Waghmare was made Chairman and MD, MS Electric Transmission Company, Mumbai and Parrag Jaiin Nainuttia is Secy, Social Justice and Special Assistance Dept, Mantralaya, Mumbai. Similarly, Ranjit Singh Deol has been posted as MD, MMRCL, Mumbai; RR Jadhav as Secretary, Deputy CM Offi ce, Mantralaya, Mumbai; Prajkta Verma as Secy, Marathi Bhasha Dept, Mumbai; SN Gaikwad as Municipal Commissioner, Pune Municipal Corp, Pune; AM Kawade as Commis- sioner, Co-op and Registrar, Co-op Societies, Pune; Saurabh Rao as Commissioner, Sugar, Pune; SS Dumbare as DG, MEDA, Pune; Om- prakash Deshmukh as Inspector Gen Registra- tion and Controller of Stamp, Pune; SR Jondhale as Secy (SDC) and SEO (2), GAD, Mantralaya, Mumbai; KB Umap as Commissioner, State Excise, Mumbai; Tukaram Mundhe as Municipal Commissioner, Nagpur Municipal Corp, Nagpur; AE Rayate as Addl Settlement Commissioner and Addl Director, Land Records, Pune; Sam- pada Mehta as Joint Commissioner, Sales Tax, Mumbai; RD Nivatkar as Collector, Mumbai City, Mumbai; Ayush Prasad as CEO, Zilla Parishad, Pune; UA Jadhav as CEO, Zilla Parishad, Akola and Kiran Patil has been posted as Deputy Secy, CS Offi ce, GAD, Mantralaya, Mumbai. have been answered based on the progress in the investigation. Further, during the hearing, on a plea of the petitioner on the issue of a pending petition under Art 161 of the Consti- tution of India, the court directed the counsel for the petitioner to ascer- tain the status of the same from the Govern- ment of Tamil Nadu. Earlier on Tuesday , the SC asked the Tamil Nadu Government to file a detailed status report within two weeks on the release of those convict- ed for Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination.Gandhi was assassinated by a Libera- tion Tigers of Tamil Ee- lam (LTTE) bomber during an election rally in Sriperum- pudur in May 1991. A two-judge bench headed by Justice L Nageshwar Rao was hearing the matter pertaining to the belt bomb investigation in the assassination case which involved a convict named AG Perarivalan. —ANI New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is waiting for the response from three countries regarding the Letters Rogatory sent to them in connection with the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. The counsel for the CBI explained to the court that the investigation on the majority of the pointers of the Jain Commission of Inquiry (JCI) has been completed. However, finalising of some of the issues is based on the outcome of Letters Rogatory sent abroad. There were 25 Letters Rogatory sent to 24 countries, out of which, the execution reports in part, is awaited from three countries. With respect to the proceedings before the Supreme Tuesday, during the hearing of a SLP filed by one of the convicts in Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, it is informed that the apex court had directed the CBI to file a status report on the further in- New Delhi: Supreme Court's five-judge Con- stitution Bench, headed by Justice NV Ramana, on Wednesday started hearing many petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. The petitions were filed after the central government scrapped Article 370 in August last year and bifurcated Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territo- ries -- Jammu and Kash- mir and Ladakh. —ANI Nainital HC sends notices to former CMs, asks them to submit rent of govt houses Nainital: The Nainital High Court has sent notices to the state government and former chief ministers while hearing a petition against Utta- rakhand Former Chief Minister Facility (Resi- dential and Other Fa- cilities) Act, 2019. The HEARING ON JAN 30 LAKSHMI’S LAWYER MOVES DELHI HC bench headed by Justice Ramesh Chandra Khul- be has sought their replies in the matter. The petitioner stated that former chief ministers should pay their dues and said that the Act is wrong in giving waiver. The court had earlier ordered former chief ministers to vacate government houses and pay their dues. The next hearing of the case is on February 11. suicide Court on by the JCI and the same has been filed. During the hearing, the clarifications sought by the court vestigation conducted by the Multi-Discipli- nary Monitoring Agen- cy (MDMA) of CBI on the mandate stipulated —ANI Union mins, CMs, celebs, among 40 BJP star campaigners for Delhi Model MoU for mutual recognition of foreign certificates approved Gehlot, Pilot among Cong’s star campaigners Daman to be HQ of two merged UTs New Delhi: With barely weeks to go for the elections to the Delhi Assembly , Con- gress has released a list of its star campaigners, including Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Gandhi, former PM Manmohan and Navjot Singh Sidhu, who will pitch the party’s case to the electorate in the national capital. Be- sides, Sidhu and the Gandhi family, the list includes CMs of Cong-ruled states, including Capt Ama- rinder Singh (Pun- jab), Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan), New Delhi: Union Cabi- net has approved a MoU prepared by Shipping Ministry which empow- ers it to enter into agree- ments with other countries for mutual recognition of certificates. “Shipping Ministry has prepared a model MoU which was sanctioned by Cabinet today . It gives power to the Ministry to enter into an agreement with other countries for mutual recognition of certificates,” said Union In- formation and Technol- ogy Minister, Prakash Javadekar. “It will increase employment opportunity youth,” he added. —ANI New Delhi: The Un- ion Cabinet Wednesday desig- nated Daman as headquarters newly-carved UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting, I&B Minis- ter Prakash vadekar said the Cabinet also approved ments and repeal in Acts dealing with GST, VAT and Ex- cise Duty in view of the merger of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. on which won only 3 seats out of 70 in 2015 polls. The list also men- tions Chief Ministers Yogi Adityanath, Jairam Thakur, Mano- harlal Khattar, Triven- dra Singh Rawat and former Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan. Besides Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, all party MPs in Delhi including Gambhir will convince voters to support the BJP, which is out of power in Delhi for over two decades. New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday released its list of star campaigners for Delhi Assembly polls which includes PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, party chief Jagat Prakash Nadda, several union ministers and chief ministers of the states ruled by the party . Union Ministers, including Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Anurag Thakur, Mukhtar Ab- bar Naqvi, Thawarch- and Gehlot will campaign for the party, of out pesh Baghel (Chhat- tisgarh), Kamal Nath (MP) and V Naraya- nasamy (Puducher- ry). Rajasthan Depu- ty CM Sachin Pilot, too, has made it to the list of star campaigners. Another interesting inclusion is actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha, who joined Congress after re- signing from BJP in April last year. Priyanka Singh Madhya Ja- amend- Gautam Bhu- for the —ANI NAQVI VISITS SRINAGAR, SAYS THERE’S POSITIVE ATMOSPHERE Srinagar: Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi met and interacted with the locals at Lal Chowk here on Wednesday, as part of the central government's outreach programme in the region post-abrogation of Art 370 in Aug last year. Amid tight security, Naqvi made his way to a market where he greeted ARMY CHIEF VISITING J-K TO REVIEW CURRENT SECURITY OPS New Delhi: For the fi rst time after taking over as Army chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane is visiting Jammu and Kashmir to review ongo- ing security operations in the Union Territory on Wednesday. “General Manoj Mukund Naravane is visiting Jammu and Kashmir to review ongo- ing security operations BJP RENAMES CONGRESS AS ‘MUSLIM LEAGUE CONGRESS’ New Delhi: The BJP, on Wednesday, launched a scathing attack on the Congress calling it “Muslim League Congress” citing multiple recent examples to accuse the party of being Hindu pho- bic and Muslim appeaser. Basing its argument on two Maha leaders — Cong’s Ashok Chavan and its ally NCP’s Jitendra Awadh, BJP tore into both. Party Spokesperson Sambit Patra held a press conference to allege, “2 days ago, Ashok Chavan said – ‘We formed govt in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena on the appeal of our Muslim brothers.” in the region today,” said Army offi cials. Gen Nara- vane is also scheduled to visit Army positions close to Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu sector and to review the operations there, they said. During the visit to the Northern Command Headquarters, the Army chief will be briefed by the offi cials about the security scenario in J&K. and interacted with the people there. “There is a positive environment (in the region),” Naqvi said.

NEWS JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 ‘Aim to become largest solar power company by 2025’ 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 ‘India’s GDP to grow at 5.5%’ A strong policy push coupled with some heavy lifting by govt is required to revive domestic demand cycle Mumbai: India Ratings and Research said on Wednesday it expects GDP to grow at 5.5 per cent year-on-year in the next financial year (FY 20-21) but added that downside risks persist. This is only a mar- ginal improvement over the GDP growth of 5 per cent estimated by the National Statistical Of- fice for the current financial year (FY 20). The slowdown in the agency’s view is a com- bination of several fac- tors. Of the prominent ones are an abrupt and significant fall in lend- ing by non-banking financial close on the heels of a slowdown in bank lend- ing, reduced income growth of households coupled with a fall in savings and higher lev- Qureshi says Trump to visit Pak soon, US Prez skirts question ‘NO THIRD-PARTY MEDIATION ON J&K ‘Budget will have plan for economy’ New Group chairman Gau- tam Adani on Wednes- day said his company’s main goal is to become the world’s largest solar power firm by 2025 and the world’s largest renewable power company by 2030. “Given our goal to become the world’s largest solar power company by 2025 and the world’s largest renewable power company by 2030, we feel confident that we will be able to lead one of the fastest global carbon off- sets. We are looking forward to this transforma- tion,” said Adani in a LinkedIn post. “The age of renewable energy has dawned upon the world faster than most could have anticipated. India Delhi: Adani New Delhi: The government will unveil its “plan of action” to boost the economy in the Union Budget to be presented on Feb- ruary 1, Union Minis- ter Prakash vadekar Wednesday, asserting that economic funda- mentals remain very strong. Responding to a question about the downward revision of India’s growth rate by IMF, he said the economy is on the path of “revival” and nobody should have a pessimistic view about it. “From the Union Budget, you will get Ja- on said has been the founder member that initiated the Global Solar Alli- ance constituted of 122 countries and over the past few years, our nation has shown the greatest intent taking some of the most con- crete actions for the world to look at it as one of the main beacons of hope for managing the challenge of climate change,” he added. —ANI policy push coupled with some heavy lifting (even if this requires using the escape clause as suggested by the Fis- cal Responsibility and Budget Management Review headed by N K Singh) by the government is required to revive the domestic demand cycle and catapult the economy back into a high growth phase, it added. erage, and inability of the dispute resolution and judicial systems to quickly unlock stuck capital. “Although some improvement in FY21 is expected, these risks are going to persist. As a result, the Indian economy is stuck in a phase of low consump- tion as well as low investment said Ind-Ra. A strong I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar along with Principal Director General (M&C), Press Information Bureau KS Dhatwalia. the briefing after the Un- ion Cabinet meeting. Asserting that the economy was on the path of “revival”, he said there are ups and downs in world economy, and it has reflec- tion on economy of countries. —ANI government’s plan of action. Our funda- mentals are strong. Therefore, nobody should create a pessimistic about Indian economy,” the Information and Broadcasting minister said at a very Committee companies view demand,” Kin of militant in DySP case detained COURTESY MEET two countries. “We’re getting along very well. I would say we’ve never been closer with Pakistan than we are right now. And that’s a big statement, although I wouldn’t say at all times we were close, as a country. But we are very close right now because of the relationship that we have. So it’s very important,” according to a transcript available on the White House website. In New Delhi, government sources indicated last week that In- dian and US officials were engaged in talks to finalise dates for a possible visit by President Trump to India. —PTI Davos: Donald Trump has assured the Paki- stani leadership that he would visit the country “soon”, Foreign Minis- ter Shah Qureshi Wednesday though the US President appeared to parry a question whether his planned trip to India would include a stopover in Is- lamabad. Qureshi’s came after President Trump and Prime Min- ister Imran Khan held a bilateral meeting on Tuesday on the side- lines of the World Eco- nomic Forum (WEF) here in the Swiss ski resort. “US President Don- Jammu: One person was detained by security agencies in connection with a case involving suspended Deputy Superintendent of J&K Police Davinder Singh, who was caught ferry- ing militants. Mushtaq is kin of a militant arrested along with Singh and is being questioned by NIA and is likely to be arrested, they said. NIA, which took over the investiga- tions into the case last weekend, brought all the four so-called com- mander of banned Hiz- bul Mujahideen terror group Naveed Mushtaq alias Baba, his accom- plice Asif and Irfan Mir on a transit remand. Mehmood said on Irfan will you also visit Paki- stan?” the asked. Trump said: “Well, we’re visiting right now, so we won’t really have to.” “But we — I wanted to say hello for both a relationship standpoint — we’ve had a great relationship — and from the standpoint of our ald Trump has assured us that he will soon visit Pakistan,” Geo News quoted Qureshi as saying in a statement. But when a reporter posed a question to Trump prior to his meeting with Khan, the US President appeared to parry her query . “Mr. President, when you head out to India, reporter statement Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore met Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla at Chandigarh Raj Bhavan on Wednesday. PM Modi discusses eleven projects in PRAGATI meetingM’luru airport bomb Magsaysay winner booked for remarks Lucknow: Magsaysay Award winner and social activist Sandeep Pandey was booked Wednesday for allegedly making inappropriate comments against Hindutva ideologue Vi- nayak Damodar Sa- varkar (Veer Savarkar) while addressing anti- Citizenship Act protesters at the Aligarh Mus- lim University. The complaint was lodged by Hindu Mahasabha national vice-president Rajiv Kumar, police told Soren orders probe after murder of 7 Jharkhand: Minister Hemant Soren Wednesday ordered a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the killing of seven villagers allegedly by sup- porters of the “Pathal- garhi” movement in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. The decision to order an SIT probe was made by Soren at a high-level meeting with Director General of (DGP), and other top officers, ANI reported. suspect arrested PTI. The FIR was lodged at the Civil Lines police station under Sections 153 A (provocation with intent to cause riots) and 505 (1)b (inciting public or community to commit an offence). “An investigation is un- derway . Pandey came to the Aligarh Muslim University where he made a speech in which he made the alleged indecent remarks,” CO Civil Lines Anil Samani was quoted as saying by ANI. Chief Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi chaired the first PRAGATI meeting of the year 2020. It marked Prime Minis- ter’s thirty-second in- teraction through PRA- GATI - the ICT based multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Govern- ance and Timely Imple- mentation, involving Central and State gov- ernments. PM discussed a total of 11 items, out of which 9 are delayed projects. These 9 projects, worth A de- Bengaluru: pressed mechanical en- gineer Aditya Rao has surrendered Mangaluru bomb suspect. He was arrested walked into the Karna- taka DGP office. “Aditya Rao, 36, a prime suspect in placing a bag with an impro- vised explosive device (IED) or a crude bomb in it at the Mangaluru international airport on Monday, was arrested after he surrendered ‘MANN KI BAAT’ as airport the when he over Rs 24,000 crores, are spread over 9 states viz. Odisha, Telangana, M a h a r a s h t r a , Jharkhand, Bihar, Kar- nataka, Pradesh, Kerala, and UP and 3 Union ministries. at the DGP office,” a police official said. The bag was taken to an iso- lated place and detonat- ed by special bomb de- tection squad . A massive hunt was launched for the accused. (AMU) Andhra Police WHEN I-T DEPARTMENT BOTCHES FUTURE PLANS A group investing heavily in the city. The builder entered in a venture with the resort group for constructing a new resort at Delhi road.But the builder was on Income Tax’s radar and after the joint venture, the resort group also came under radar. The I-T department conducted a raid at the builder’s offi ces and establishments and there was a word that illegal asset worth Rs 2500 crore have been found. Interestingly, in the resort, the investment has been done by few government offi cials and former ministers. I-T sleuths’ a also coughed up some important documents and thus the rumour is that transaction details worth Rs 5K crore have been found. One of the renowned name in the hospitality industry, the resort group is now having a tough time. BONY BUILDTECH’S ‘BONY DREAMS’ TALK OF THE TOWN T land deal in Jaipur city for its RERA registered project ‘Bony dreams’. The group, directed by Ajay Singh and Vimla Singh, has purchased 4478 square foot land for a whopping thirty four crore rupees at Madrampura. The deal has resulted in much talk around the project. A TALE OF LOAN SHARK AND A POWERFUL BUILDER A The builder put crores with the interest mafi a. The builder had hoped to rake in a quick buck, that too in a handsome amount. Crores were spent by the builders to become a ‘millionaire’, recklessly which cost him dearly, since loan shark denied handing back the money he made! With no formal paperwork, it was hard for the builder to recover the amount, however he brought in all the builders together who in unison took up the issue with the loan shark at the house of a renowned ‘seth’ from the walled city. It was only after that that the shark softened his stance but only offering properties in lieu of the money invested. The shark told the builder that he can forget the interest. The builder chose the former and is now a days evaluating various properties across Jaipur to buy, as a way of recovery of his ‘investment’. n interesting turn of events has marred the ‘union’ of a renowned builder and a resort he Bony Buildtech group has entered in a major ‘powerful’ and well known builder from Pink city has been ‘brought to his knees’ by loan sharks. Ghar baar JANAK NANDINI REALTORS’ NEW PROJECT ON LAND WORTH `43 CR T bigha piece of land in Ramsinghpura near Sanganer for a whopping Rs 43cr, on which the group is constructing its RERA registered Garden 41 project. FIRST INDIA speads its vistas... we shall now recount bytes and buzz in the real he Janak Nandini Realtors, with Kishor Sharma at the helm as its director, have purchased a 2.5 estate sector

SPORTS JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 09 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia in WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT! BRIEF Australia to host cricket World Cup Melbourne: Australia will host the eleventh Indoor Cricket World Cup in Melbourne from October 10 - 17 this year. World Indoor Cricket Federation announced Melbourne as the host city which means Aus- tralia will host its third WC in 2020. In February, Australia will be host- ing the ICC Women’s T20 WC & ICC Men’s T20 WC later this year. by your opponent, but also the conditions. Normal service resumed with Ash- leigh Barty sweeping into the Australian Open third round in straight sets. A three-set come- back winner in the opening round, top-seeded Barty needed barely an hour to see off big- hitting world No 48 Polo- na Hercog 6-1 6-4. The third seed said he had low expectations coming into the tourna- ment having not played a competitive match since November but has been very sharp so far and maintained his record of always having reached at least the third round on each of his 21 visits to Melbourne Park. Melbourne: Novak Djok- ovic and Roger Federer both eased into the third round of the Australian Open on Djokovic is never at his most comfortable windy conditions but he made a flying against Japan’s Tatsuma Ito and dropped just seven games in a 6-1 6-4 6-2 victory . The second set was tight but, once the defending champion took that, any semblance of danger passed. Djokovic said with a smile: “I was like, ‘Yes, it’s going to be a windy day . I love the wind.’ I’m being sarcastic now, of course. “I don’t think players en- joy these kind of conditions. You have to accept them and embrace the fact that I guess you’re going to be challenged on different levels, not just Easy wins for Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Madison Keys and Roberto Bautista Agut as all marched into the third round of the Australian Open on Wednesday Wednesday . in start India A beat New Zealand A Lincoln: Prithvi Shaw flourished yet again as In- dia A notched up a convincing five-wicket victory over New Zealand A in the first unof- ficial ODI. A day after being picked as the injured Shi- khar Dhawan’s replace- ment in India’s ODI squad against New Zea- land’s senior team, Shaw smashed 48 off 35 balls to lay the foundation for the visiting team’s chase. WOZNIACKI ACCUSES OPPONENT Pranjal to lead under-14 team Jaipur: The Rajasthan squad has been selected for the Under-14 Raj Sin- gh Dungarpur Trophy . Pranjal Yadav will lead the team as it was decided in the junior selection committee meeting held on Wednesday . Squad: Pranjal Yadav (Captain), Abhishek (Vice Captain), Hardik, Partha, Mohit, Asad, Shoaib, Rakshit, Nir- mal, Kapil, Rehan, Par- va, Aryan, Prakhar , Sarthak, Yatharth. game to take the second set and the match 7-5. According to WTA regulations, players are permit- ted to call for treatment on the court at a change of ends if they are suffering from a non-acute medical condition such as muscle cramping. However, they also state that a code violation for unsportsmanlike conduct may be issued if deemed that gamesman- ship is involved. Caroline Wozniacki has pointed the finger at her second round opponent at the Australian Open, accusing Dayana Yastremska of fak- ing injury. The former world No. 1 was leading 7-5 5-4 having recovered from a 3-0 deficit in the second set when the Ukrainian called for a medical timeout. Wozniacki, who won her sole grand slam title in Mel- bourne two years ago, broke Yastremska in the final Roger Federer serve against Serbian player Filip Krajinovic during the second round. Rajasthan finish at 11th in Khelo India Kumble reacts after PM Modi cites example HITCHED! Naresh Sharma New Delhi: Two days after PM Modi cited the example of Anil Kumble playing with a broken jaw against the West Indies in a match in 2002 at his annual ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’ event on cop- ing with exams, the leg- endary leg-spinner thanked PM and said he was honoured to have been mentioned by him. Kumble also wished students ahead of their exams. “Honoured to have been mentioned in #ParikshaPeChar- cha2020 Hon. PM dramodi ji,” he tweeted. “Best wishes to everyone writing their exams,” he added. This was the third edition of ‘Pariksha Pe Charcha’, which takes place before the onset of exam season in schools. Narendra Jaipur: The third edition of the Khelo India Youth Games came to an end on Wednesday with a glitzy ceremony . This season, jasthan performed bril- liantly, by winning a total of 51 medals which includes 15 gold medals, at the Khelo India Youth Games held in Guwa- hati. Rajasthan won 51 medals, including 15 gold, 24 silver and 12 bronze medals. Maharashtra maintained its supremacy in Khelo India Games by improving upon its last year’s performance and finishing at the top of the table. This time Rajasthan won 5 gold & 8 silver medals by the players of different games. Ra- jasthan won the most medals in athletics i.e. 8 Ra- along with 6–6 in box- ing, Judo and Weight- lifting, 4–4 in Archery, Swimming and Wres- tling, Cycling, Shooting 3–3, Badminton, 2–2 in Basketball and 1–1 in Gymnastics, Kabaddi and Volleyball. Rajasthan won 3 gold medals. In the boys under-21 category, Harsh Chaudhary won the gold medal in 75 kg, Lakshya Chahar 81 kg and Sarthak Acheri in 51 kg weight category . Rajasthan won run- ners-up trophy in the under-21 girls category . Rajasthan’s star Firdaus Kayamkhani won 2 gold and 2 silver medals. boxers Otamandi hunts down Dragons by 12-3 in Bhavani Singh Polo Cup Thankyou @naren- Youth Naresh Sharma goals. Meanwhile, in another match, Garcha team defeated Sports Minister Ashok Chan- dna’s team 7-3. Gerardo Laurente, Satinder Gar- cha & Angad Kalan scored 2 goals each. Bhavani Singh Polo Cup, as the goals kept raining in the match. Daniel blasted the dragon’s safety shield by scoring 8 goals. Padmanabh Singh scored Jaipur: The foreign player Daniel Otamendi gave Rajnigandha Achievers a 12–3 win over the Dragons on Wednesday Otamendi Tim Tebow has said “I do.” The former NFL quarterback and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters exchanged vows they had written for each other. three in the FUTURE LOOKS BRIGHT Yash first motorsports person to get PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Development. They will also meet Prime Minis- ter Narendra Modi before they take part in the Republic Day parade on January 26. “I thank the Govern- ment of India for con- sidering me worthy of this award and humbly accept it. It is a great honour to receive the award from the Honor- able President of India and to meet the Honor- able Prime Minister of India,” Yash said after receiving the award. New Delhi: Bengalu- ru’s Yash Aradhya created history by becom- ing the first motorsports star to win the prestigious Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar on Wednesday . He received award in a grand ceremony held at the Rash- trapati Bhavan from President Ram Nath Kovind. The Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puruskar is India’s highest civilian honour bestowed upon excep- lll MANU BHAKER IGNORED FOR AWARD; FATHER QUESTIONS The 17-year-old has been scorching race tracks since the age of 9. He has 13 championship wins with over 65 podium finishes and 12 Shooting sensation Manu Bhaker’s father Ramkishan questioned the selection criteria after the shooting ace was not considered for the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar Award. The 17-year-old has won a plethora of medals in top international competitions since starting out as a 16-year-old in 2018, in which she became the the youngest Indian to win a gold. “If she is ignored like this after winning so many medals, then it is really disappointing. I would like to ask what is the criteria behind selecting the award winners? Hasn’t she done enough?” he said. ented kids was chosen by an elite panel set up by the Union Ministry of Women and Child tional students from various fields under the age of 18. Yash along with the 49 other tal- awards

2NDFRONT Every morning seek blessings for a wonderful day and every night be grateful for the day. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 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 NABARD can play major role in Raj success: CM Naresh Sharma Blueprint for medical facilities First India News PALANHAAR YOJNA Jaipur: Chief Minis- ter Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said the prime concern, keeping in mind the pre- vailing economic situation, should be the facelift of economy in which the banking sector has a major role. “Banks can provide credit to important sectors according to targets and provide impe- tus to the GDP and employment generation,” Gehlot said. The Chief Minister was addressing state level credit seminar by NABARD, held at the conference hall of State Secre- tariat. With a focus on high-tech agriculture, NABARD will dole out loans worth 2.11 lakh crore in financial year 2020-21, Cong huddle yet again at Pande parivar ceremoney Jaipur: Principal of Dr SN Medical College, Jodhpur Dr SS Rathore met CM and put forward the future needs for the development work and expansion of medical facilities in hospitals affiliated to the medical college. After the meeting, CM Gehlot gave instructions to concerned officers to make available the facilities and equipment de- manded by the hospital. The hospitals in question include Dr SN Medi- cal College and its allied hospitals - Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Um- maid Hospital, MDM hospital and others. He said that efforts should be taken that there is no delay in availability of Chief Minister was addressing a state level credit seminar by NABARD on Wednesday. During the day, CM Ashok Gehlot ,et US Ambassador to India HE Kenneth I Juster, who came for a courtesy meeting at CMO. Chief Minister released NABARD’s state focus paper for 2020-21 wherein the bank has focussed on primary sectors to which Rs 2.11 lakh crore loan will be dis- tributed of which 65 per cent will be given to agriculture sector, 22 per cent on MSME and the remaining 13 per cent to other sectors. can play a major role in the state. Histori- cally too, NABARD has helped in Ra- jasthan’s ment and I hope the role will continue.” Gehlot urged that banks should look into opting for one-time settlement of farm loans on the lines of one-time settlement of business loans. Meanwhile, Stage set for abhishek of BSP MLAs? he said, adding, “Our government brought new policies for development of Solar and wind energy sectors, industries, agricultural process- ing and MSME Sector. Along with this, the work for refinery and petro-chemical complex at Barmer is being done at a good pace and under this, NABARD and banks of which 65 per cent will be dedicated to agriculture. Gehlot stressed that there are great opportunities in agriculture, animal husbandry, dairy, handicrafts, water conservation, rural development and entrepreneurship. “Banks including NABARD can play a major role in development of the state and the nation,” has new buildings, wards, necessary equipment and staff. Dr Rathore also informed about help of donors of Jodhpur Ma- nav Seva Trust, Badri- das Mundra and Man- ish Mandooda. 40 new cottage wards will be built at a cost of Rs 4.4 crores at MDM hospital, Jodhpur. In addi- tion to this, trust will provide equipment worth Rs 1.6 crore for newly constructed 17- bed post-cath recovery ward in the hospital. To ensure the running projects are completed in a timely manner, CM asked the officers to prepare the list of equipment and man- power required. facilities, develop- a the Aditi Nagar elections have also been called for the meeting. While discussion and work distribution over preparations of the rally will be the focus point, one prime face and senior leader Avi- nash Pande will be skip- ping the meet as he will be in New Delhi for his son’s wedding reception. However, sources reveal that Pande has spoken at length with CM Gehlot and PCC Chief Pilot phone and taking feedback as well over the rally to ensure all goes as planned. Pan- de and his deputy - AICC Secretary and Co-incharge Bansal will reach Jaipur on January 25 and camp till January 28 when they will also take part in the rally alongside Rahul. take part in the party’s meet ahead of Ra- hul Gandhi’s Aakrosh Rally on January 28. Sources reveal that the 6 MLAs will reach before 11 am, the time when the meeting, that will be attended by CM Ashok Gehlot, PCC Chief Sachin Pilot, ministers and party MLAs, will formally start. In fact, the candidates who lost in the completing many have termed as their completion of the ‘joining process’ for the age-old party. The six legislators, Rajendra Singh Gud- ha, Wajib Ali, Jogend- ra Awana, Lakhan Singh, Deep Chand and Sandeep Yadav, have all phone call on Wednes- day from the PCC ex- tending invites to what over Jaipur: A little over four months since they joined Congress and 19 days after meeting Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, it will be the first time when the six Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) legislators will set foot in the Pradesh Congress Committee Aditi Nagar New Delhi: After a grand two-day celebra- tion at Nagpur where senior Congressmen rushed to attend Avi- nash Pande’s son’s wedding, on Thursday it will be another ‘show of strength’ when a horde of Congress leaders from across the states and central politics will reach the Con- stitution Club for the reception of Dewang and Aditi, Pande’s son and daughter-in-law. While the wedding fes- tivities will continue, the reception will also drive home the point that the Congress is not just a political party but a close knit family unit. The entire jasthan Congress post- holders have been invited and such is the excitement to attend the reception almost 300 km away from Del- hi, that Congress leaders, even though have to attend a scheduled meeting at the PCC for Rahul Gandhi’s visit, will leave for Delhi by road and air to be a part of the ‘family Vivek received (PCC), on January 24. Like a family man, Health Minister Raghu Sharma has camping in New Delhi for the past two days and handling the management of the function. Sharma has per- sonally made phone calls to all Congress MLAs and ministers in state ex- tending re-invites on Pande’s behalf. Congress Secretary and close Pan- de aide Vivek Bansal has also been making ar- rangements for the past few days. Talking to First India most of the MLAs said that it was Pande’s politeness that has made everyone want to attend the function and be part of his happy times. Sev- eral media persons from Delhi media circuit have also been invited. affair’. The highlight of the reception will be former Congress President Rahul Gan- dhi and although Pan- de has invited interim President Sonia Gan- dhi and General secretary Priyanka Gandhi too, however, their chances of attending the function are slim as they are in Rae Bareli. Moreover, senior leaders like former PM Manmohan Singh, Ahmed Patel, Mukul Wasnik and others will also be attending the function, while Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot is expected to reach by 8 pm. Interest- ingly , all Rajasthan leaders will leave for Jaipur late in the night as the special session of As- sembly has been called Read ‘Mein Kampf’ on CAAfila: Capt Chandigarh: Even as he questioned Shri- omani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal’s logic in inter- preting his criticism of CAA as being “anti- Sikh”, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday sent him a copy of ‘Mein Kampf’, advis- ing him to read Adolf Hitler’s autobiography to understand dangerous implica- tions of the unconsti- tutional legislation. Given the current at- tempts by the Centre to replicate Hitler’s agenda TETE -A-TETE COURTESY MEET been in India, it was important for the SAD leaders to read the German Nazi leader’s autobiography before coming out with “irrational reactions” on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), said the Chief Minister. Statements of SAD leaders clearly ex- posed their ignorance on this sensitive issue, with grave reper- cussions for the nation, said Amarinder Singh, urging Sukh- bir to read the book and decide “whether it’s country first or political expediency”. Ra- Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora called on President Ram Nath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday. Secretary General, ECI, Umesh Sinha also accompanied CEC. Old order knot changeth, still! Ek Ashok ko ek aur Ashok ki vidai Aishwary Pradhan T er kings by entering into marriage union with a female of king’s family. This was primarily done to strengthen one’s political and mili- tary might which helped in the security of two states too. Now, that the ‘royalty’ has ceased to exist, ways with the old traditions seems to be a thing which will linger on for party. Congress leader Rathore’s son and Sharda daughter are entering into a nuptial knot for which the two Congress-women are distributing invitation cards for the wedding function on February 4. Interestingly, leaders reached Mas- ter Bhanwarlal Megh- wal to hand over the card and elated with the news the minister assured them that he will stay in the wedding for two hours, one each for the Con- gress leaders. years straight and on Wednesday , the Chief Minister Ashok Ge- hlot, while speaking to his sports minister, said, “Now you are a senior leader.” Taking cue from his boss’s remarks, Chandna immediately offered to leave the post and said, ‘I am ready for my farewell.” Though the two Con- gressmen spoke only two lines on the issue, both gathered the message around it and now the party is abuzz with Chandna’s ‘vidai’. Inci- dentally, political observers have now started a ‘search’ for the next top youth leader. Asha Yogesh Sharma A sive attitude to their superior. The fact re- mains true across party lines for probably 90 per cent of the leaders, the remaining 10 are those who reach a spot of their own hard work, public sentiment or their luck. Any smart politician worth his salt would instantly know when to surren- der and something on he kings of yore always inevita- bly forged an alliance with oth- Sharma’s ny politician’s longevity can be attributed to their submis- the Sharda Sharma Asha Rathore Ashok Gehlot Ashok Chandna Yes, it is a marriage alliance that these two families are entering into which is bound to ultimately strengthen their foot- hold in the grand old Ashok Chandana will be hanging the boots. Chandna has made a record of sorts by staying at the helm of Rajasthan Congress for seven these lines have oc- curred in the Youth Congress abuzz with the word of its state chief and currently the sports and youth affairs minister, some more years. However in the mean- time, two families, both associated deep- ly with the Congress party, are following the ‘ways of the old. which is parting Youth

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, THURSDAY JANUARY 23, 2020 Students showcasing the designs the designers during ‘Creations 2020’ CREATIVE CREATIONS THE 11TH ANNUAL FASHION SHOWCASE OF IIS UNIVERSITY, ‘CREATIONS 2020’ WAS HELD ON WEDNESDAY —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA Jagdeesh Chandra with Dr. Ashok Gupta NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in I ndian culture is adorned with serenity by everyone around. Showcasing this through fashion is a result of creativity and grace. The 11th annual fashion show, ‘Creations 2020’ by the department of Fashion and Textile Technology of IIS (Deemed to be University) was held on Wednes- day evening. Jagdeesh Chandra graced the event as the Chief Guest and ap- preciated the designs showcased by the students of the fashion department. The sum-up of the collection showcased, and their designers are- Indigo Fables by designers In- sha Kagzi, Anam Kagzi, Aditi Jain and Mitali Gupta, Nostal- gic Vibes by designers Mili Nim- bark, Kritika Rathore, Akshita Mahawar and Nupur Mulani, Bewitching Blend, Mosaic Flair by designers Mili Jain, Firdos, Meesha Gupta and Nancy Jain, Wayside Wanderer by designers Shreya Gupta and Shumaila Khan, Forward Fusion by designers Vib- huti Podder, Megha Gupta, Tarushi Jain, Dharvi Nahata, Ayushi Paliya, Ambalika Mathur, Preeti Goyal, Gu- rusha Chowdhary and Shaikh Saher, Ethnic Enchantment by designers Ritika Nuhal, Saloni Jain and Neha Tiwari, Ethereal Saga by designers Diksha Khatana and Manya Gupta, Dayspring Blaze by designers Neha P Sahetai and Vedanshi Jain, HERE COMES JLF’20! Watch this space in the coming days for exclusive and out of the box coverage of Jaipur Literature Festival 2020. Neon Glint by designer Nan- dani Choudhary, and Van- guards of Vogue by designers Preeti Verma, Somya Verma and Riya Pokharna. There were also various awards that were distrib- uted to the students, for which the winners were Mosaic Flair Collection for the Urban Award, Neon Glint for the Indigenous Award, and Nostalgic Vibes and Bewitching Blend for the Special Jury Award. Lux —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR

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ETC JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 202013 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 ‘CAN’T BE TOO ATTACHED TO SUCCESS’ very year we feel that Alia Bhatt reached peak of her career. However, the raises the bar with each performance. Af- ter impressing the fans with her skill set across genres, Alia Bhatt has been roped in for yet another spine chilling role. The actress is soon to be seen playing the titular role in Bhansali’s ‘Gangubai Kathiawadi’ where she will be bringing the crime story of the brothel owner on the celluloid. acknowledges the fact that she is extremely passionate about her career, films and the art. However, she rec- ognises that she should strike a balance and not be too attached to her success or failures. She says that one should keep their head down, work hard and give their best. At times, things fall into place and at other times they don’t. Alia Bhatt was ini- tially given the tag of nepotism. However, the actress proved that success comes only to those who have talent and work hard for it. While Alia is jug- gling with 5 films lined up for the near future, the actress has reached to another height. She seems to have a very busy 2020 and antici- pates an even busier 2021. Anyone who goes on a journey with a bag full of expectations will also have certain disappointments, Alia told this in an inter- view. She spoke about her professional life stating that despite the fact that she has not had many failures in the career, she has learned a lot from them. Alia, who has had several blockbust- er biggies to her credit, E has the actress Leela Sanjay —Agency Alia Bhatt SNAPPED! Priyanka’s speech GOES VIRAL G Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday. The actress and activist used the platform to shed light on several issues such as global poverty, climate crisis, women’s role in society, achieving the UN’s sustainability goals and gender equality. She also spoke about countering world poverty and revealed how the world needs USD 350 billion in order to end poverty by 2030. Chopra said, “I might not be a billionaire that can make the kind of contributions that we’re talking about, but I know that as soon as I had a little bit of a platform when I started my work in the entertainment business almost 20 years ago, I understood the power of influence, I understood the power of keeping the conversation going. I understood the power of not letting it die down, to understand the urgency .” She also added, “I want my kids to grow up in a world where the world leaders have listened to Greta’s (Thun- berg) generation, where the climate crisis is contained if not averted, where a woman’s ability to succeed is a basic human right and not based on geography and chance.” lobal icon Priyanka Chopra participated in a fireside chat with Maria Forbes at the World Eco- nomic Forum’s annual event in Kartik Aaryan as Veer from ‘Love Aaj Kal’ CHARACTER #2 A Aaryan went on to reveal character number 2, Veer on Wednesday . In the flick, Kar- tik will be seen playing two roles- one opposite Aarushi Sharma and the other opposite Sara Ali Khan. The 29-year-old actor hopped on to Instagram as he introduced Veer in a post that read, “Meet my other half #Veer #Aaj #2020 Koffee With Veer !! Kaun chalna chahega ?#LoveAajkal” In the picture shared by the ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ actor, Kartik is seen sporting a geeky look as he is sitting on a bench holding a laptop in his hand alongside a coffee mug on the table. The actor invited the audience to have a coffee with him in the intriguing caption. Earlier, Kartik had shared a picture introducing his character Raghu, which was seen striking a pose to mimic Sal- man Khan from one of his 90’s flicks. The movie ‘Love Aaj Kal’ is the remake of the 2009 movie by the same name. The original movie featured Sara’s father Saif Ali Khan and Deepika Padu- kone in the lead, it explored two love stories set in different time periods. dding much to the excitement of fans for his upcoming flick ‘Love Aaj Kal’, Kartik —Agency —ANI Priyanka Chopra Jonas ACTING & CHILLING IN THE PINK CITY —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO and Jaipur. She added, “I have always been into dancing and singing since my childhood, and while performing in any school or college competition, I have always opted Rajasthani folk songs.” Shweta, donning a Rajasthani touch Lehenga outfit, was dolled up by the beauty experts at the Salon for the Award show. While sharing her excitement, she said, “ I love the vibes of Jaipur- ‘Mujhe Jaipur Apna Lagta Hai’. I strongly feel that when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it and I am hoping that my love for this place proves to be lucky for me.” As a person, Shweta is a big- time foodie and also shared her favourite traditional food list of Rajasthan that includes Dal- baati-choorma, Gatte ki Sabji, Patod ki Sabji, Ker Sangri, Mirchi ke Tapore and Dal Dhokli. KIRTI CHAUHAN kirti.chauhan@firstindia.co.in J vourites spot for celebrities to visit while participating in various national-international level festivals. During the Rajasthan International Film Festival 2020, which concluded with the Award night on Wednesday, various celebrities were spot- ted chilling and enjoying the vibes of Rajasthan. Talking about it, beauty pageant ‘Mrs Asia International India 2014’ winner cum ac- aipur, being the hub of art and culture in Rajasthan, has become one of the fa- Anshuman Jha with (from left) Manisha and Yasheel Pandel Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele’ were screened and got appreciations for their vibrant concept and performances by the actors. In a conversation with City First, Chhattisgarhi Shweta shared that she feels strongly connected to Rajasthan tor Shweta Padda and movie ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’ fame An- shuman Jha were seen chilling and relaxing on Wednesday at Hashtag Blunt Salon. During the festival ‘RIFF 2020’, Shweta’s film ‘Mooso - the mouse’ and Anshuman’s ‘Hum (From top) Janhvi Kapoor was snapped post workout on Wednesday, while Alaya Furniturewala was snapped during her promotions for ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’ and Gauri Khan was papped post her salon session in Mumbai. beauty Shweta Padda

CITY BUZZ JAIPUR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 2020 14 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA RIFF’20: Jagdeesh Chandra graced the concluding ceremony of the 6th Rajasthan International Film Festival as the Guest of Honour on Wednesday. On the occasion, he presented the award to Anup Soni under the category- ‘Best Actor in Short Films’. Also seen here are (from left) Somendra Harsh, Yasheel Pandel, Yashpal Sharma, Nandita Puri and Rashmi Sachdeva. JLF’20: Jagdeesh Chandra with Vaibhav Gehlot and Ashok Rathore during the opening dinner of Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) at Rambagh Palace on Wednesday. More details in City First on January 24 More details in City First on January 24 THE CHINESE RAT! —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO IN THE PINK CITY! Executive Chef Mihir Kane with Chef Umesh NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in The ‘Mural Painting Workshop’ organised by Jawahar Kala Kendra began on Wednesday. The 9-day workshop by the ‘Skillshare from Living Masters’ series, was conducted by expert mural artists, Anil Kumar MV and Raveendra Chandanathope from Kerala. It is being organised with the aim of keeping alive arts that are on the verge of extinction. The workshop will be on till January 30. T o celebrate the upcoming New Year 2020 on January 25, Hotel Holiday Inn Jaipur has designed a special 10-days food festival featuring special treats at Chao Chinese Bistro. As each year is repre- sented by an anim al, this year, according to the traditional Chinese calen- dar and astrology, the animal happens to be Metal Rat. The restaurant will present a special menu throughout the festival, featuring Chi- nese New Year elements. General Manager, Pan- kaj Gupta informed, “To mark the Lunar New Year, the Hotel’s master-chefs have curated an extensive array of signature dishes from the 8 great regions of the Orient like Sichuan, Hu- nan, Cantonese, Fujian, Zhe- jiang, Anhui, Jiangsu and Shandong.” Executive Chef Mihir Kane also shared, “The festival showcases the indigenous delicacies of the Chinese As each year is repre- sented by an anim al, this Chinese New Year 2020 is being celebrated at Hotel Holiday Inn Jaipur, with the Metal Rat representing it this year cial menu throughout the festival, featuring Chi- General Manager, Pan- kaj Gupta informed, “To mark the Lunar New Year, the Hotel’s master-chefs have curated an extensive Chinese cuisine. Some signature dishes include - Drag- on Prawns, stir-fried spin- ach corn and tofu, pork ribs, moon pan-fried rice, manda- rin pan-fried noodles, and the five-spice Brule in des- sert among others.” The festival ends on January 31. On the third day of the 10-day ‘Pink City Festival’, the audience enjoyed the numerous traditional and cultural folk dances, theatrical and musical performances at the festival. They also enjoyed puppet show with wooden puppets dressed in bright and colourful attires. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO JAZBAA 2.0! Rangshilp Natya Samiti presented a play 'Subah Ab Hoti Hai' on Wednesday at JKK. A day-long festival to empower the youth and women in the Pink City, ‘Jazbaa 2.0’, is going to be organised by Indian Innovation and Entrepreneurship Community (IIEC) on January 25 at GD Badaya Auditorium. BUZZ Foundation for Road Safety and Manipal University organised an on-ground Practical Training session on ‘Safe Riding of Two Wheelers’ for the students of the University under the NGO’s Road Safety Awareness Program with Educational Institutes on Wednesday. FUN & FROLIC! —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA Khalid Khan and Randhir Vikram SIngh Minul Roy and Vinnie Kakkar From Left: Nisha Singh, Seema Goswami, Sudhir Mathur, Devraj Singh and Hemant Ambwani Apra Kuchhal and Minal Jain Glimpses of the launch of Vir Sanghvi’s book ‘The Game Changers’ during the session ‘Kitaab’ by Prabha Khaitan Foundation, on Tuesday evening at Rambagh Palace. The who’s who of the Pink City were present during the launch to encourage the author on the new release. Vir Singhvi and Sundeep Bhutoria Nisha Singh and Sunita Shekhawat

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