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  1. JAIPUR l THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 241 UNESCO DG AUDREY AZOULAY PRESENTED WORLD HERITAGE CERTIFICATE TO UDH MINISTER SHANTI DHARIWAL. JAIPUR PIPPED 36 OTHER SITES TO WIN THE TAG. JAIPUR BECOMES UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE CITY Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51 Delighted and proud that #Jaipur has got @UNESCO Heritage Certifi cate. I dedicate the honour to people of the Pink City and state. Jaipur is one of the most well planned and beautiful cities of the world. Let us preserve the heritage of the capital city. FULL REPORT P3 TRACK READY FOR TEMPLE RUN PM announces trust for construction of Grand Ram Mandir in Ayodhya THE 15 TRUSTEES Week to exercise all legal remedies: HC to Nirbhaya convicts Court also refuses Centre’s request to hang the convicts separately  K Parasharan: Senior advocate of the Supreme Court. Represented the Hindu side in the Ayodhya case for 9 years. stone in the Ram temple in 1989.  A trustee nominated by the Board of Trustees, who is a Hindu.  Jagatguru Shankaracha- rya Swami Vasudevanand Saraswatiji Maharaj (Praya- graj): Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth at Badrinath.  A trustee nominated by the Board of Trustees, who is a Hindu.  Mahant Dinendra Das: Head of Ayodhya meeting of Nirmohi Akhara of Ayod- hya. Will not have the right to vote in trust meetings.  Jagatguru Mad- hwacharya Swami Vishwa Prasannathirtha Ji Maharaj: 33rd Peethadheeshwar of Pejawar Math in Udupi.  A representative nominated by the central government, who will be a Hindu and an IAS offi cer under the central govern- ment. This person shall not be below the rank of Joint Secretary to the Govern- ment of India. Will be an ex-offi cio member.  Yugpurush Parmanand Ji Maharaj: Head of Akhand Ashram Haridwar. New Minister Modi on Wednesday announced in Lok Sab- ha the formation of a trust to construct a Ram Temple in Ayod- hya as directed by the Supreme Court in its landmark verdict in the Ram Janmabhoo- mi-Babri Masjid case in November last year. Making a statement in the lower house soon after the meeting of the Union Cabinet, Modi said, “We have readied a scheme for the devel- opment of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. A trust has been formed, it is called ‘Shri Ram Janambhoo- mi Teertha Kshetra.” Since Parliament is in session, the gov- ernment decided to inform the House on the important deci- sion taken by the Cab- inet. The prime minister said that after the ver- dict on the Ram Janma- bhoomi issue came out, the people of India displayed re- markable faith in demo- cratic processes and procedures. Delhi: Prime Narendra New Delhi: The con- victs in the Nirbhaya case will get one week to exercise all their legal remedies, after which the trial court will begin pro- ceedings for their execution, the Delhi High Court said to- day , settling the Cen- tre’s petition against the indefinite freeze on execution placed by the lower court. The judges, however, refused to hang the convicts separately, which was also part of the Centre’s re- quest. “Delhi Prison Rules do not say that if mer- cy petition of one con- vict is pending, the execution of the other convicts can place,” said Justice Suresh Kait, who was hearing the case. “Since upto the Su- preme Court, their fate has been decided by a common judg- ment, I am of the opin- ion that death warrant of all convicts should be executed together and not separately,” the court added. “I’m glad that the PREZ REJECTS CLEMENCY PETITION President Ram Nath Kovind has rejected the mercy petition of Akshay Kumar Singh, one of the four men facing the gallows in the 2012 Nirb- haya gangrape and murder case, Home Ministry offi cials said on Wednesday. Singh fi led the mercy petition before the president a few days ago.  Swami Govind Dev Giri Ji Maharaj: Conducts discourse of Ramayana, Srimad Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata and other mythological texts. MPs greet PM with Jai Shri Ram slogans The moment PM Modi entered the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, BJP MPs greeted him with “Jai Shri Ram” chants making it evident that it is the announcement of Ram Mandir Trust formation. The MPs were waiting in anticipation as the chief whip of the party in Lok Sabha late last night asked them to be present in the house.  A representative nomi- nated by the state govern- ment, who will be a Hindu and an IAS offi cer.  Vimlendra Mohan Pratap Mishra: Descendant of Ayodhya royal family. Social servant and member of the Ramayana Mela Sanrakshak Samiti.  The Collector of Ayodhya District will be an ex-offi cio Trustee. Should be follower of Hinduism. If the collector is not a Hindu, then the Additional Collec- tor (Hindu) of Ayodhya will be an ex-offi cio member.  Dr Anil Mishra, Homoe- opathic Doctor: Originally a resident of Ambedkarnagar, Anil is a famous homeopa- thy doctor of Ayodhya.  Shri Kameshwar Chau- pal, Patna (SC Member): The Sangh has given Kameshwar the status of Karsevak at fi rst. Laid the fi rst brick of the foundation  The Board of Trustees shall appoint the Chairman of the matters relating to the Ram Temple develop- ment and administration. Must be a Hindu. High Court has set a time limit for the pro- cess. The convicts have been delaying it, now it has to done within a week,” Nirbhaya’s mother told reporters. Vinay Pawan Gupta, Muke- sh Singh and Akshay Singh - convicted for the shocking gang- rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramed- ical student dubbed Nirbhaya by the me- dia in Delhi in 2012 - were to be executed on February 1. Sporting a saffron muffl er, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing formation of the temple trust in the Lok Sabha in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI One of trustees to be Dalit, says Shah UP govt allots five acres of land to Waqf Board 25-km from temple site take Sharma, 18 kilometres from the district headquarters and 25-km from the tem- ple site, state govern- ment spokesperson Shrikant Sharma told reporters. The decision was tak- en at a cabinet meeting chaired by Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday morn- ing. The home minis- ter’s statement comes a little over an hour after Prime Minister Narendra Modi an- nounced in Lok Sab- ha about the constitu- tion of the trust. “There will be 15 trustees in the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra Trust out of which one trus- tee will always be from the Dalit society ,” he tweeted. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government on Wednesday allot- ted five acres of land in Ayodhya district to the Sunni Central Waqf Board as direct- ed by the Supreme Court. The land is in Dhannipur village in tehsil Sohawal in Ayodhya on the Lucknow high- way, about New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday announced that the Shri Ram Janmab- hoomi Kshetra, set up by the government for construction of a temple in Ayodhya, will have 15 trustees and one of them will be from the Dalit commu- nity . Teertha Turn on P4 Uttar Turn on P4 ‘EC NOD NOT NEEDED FOR ANNOUNCEMENT’ Election Commission on Wednesday said its ap- proval was “not required” for the government to announce the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra trust. Responding to questions on whether the government required a clearance from the poll panel to announce the trust as the model code was in place in Delhi, a EC spokesperson said the nod was “not required”. CENTRE MOVES SUPREME COURT AGAINST HIGH COURT ORDER The Centre and the Delhi government Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court’s order rejecting the government’s plea against staying the execution of the four December 16 gangrape-murder case convicts. Turn on P4 Turn on P4 CONVICTS WILL BE HANGED SOON: LAW MINISTER PRASAD TELLS LS Law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad assured Lok Sabha that the convicts will be hanged soon. “We are very strict…justice will be given to her. Convicts will be hanged soon,” Prasad said in Parliament on Wednesday. FULL COVERAGE ON P5 Gehlot to take up political appointments with Pande CRUCIAL READ RAJNIKANTH BACKS MODI ON NEW CITIZENSHIP LAW ctor-turned-poli- tician Rajinikanth took his stance on the Citizenship Amend- ment Act, saying if the Muslims are affected by it then he will be fi rst to stand up for them. Speak- ing to reporters, Ra- jinikanth said, “The CAA will not affect any citizen of our country and if it affects the Muslims then I will be the fi rst person to stand up for them.” The actor-turned-politician also termed NPR and NRC as necessary. Naresh Sharma workers. However, aware of the ‘ground realities’ due to his vast experience and gras-root experience, Pande has been doing his home through Co-incharge Vivek Bansal Chief Minister’s ap- pointee Pukhraj Par- ashar. The duo are burn- ing the midnight oil, chalking out the ‘fine print’ for the appoint- ments as they are go- ing through scores of candidates’ profiles to ascertain the best ‘performers’ amongst the party workers. While any discussion over political appoint- ment between Gehlot and Pande is expected to be purely informal, a ‘talk’ of these two Congress giants over this particular issue is going to be momen- tary . This because the Chief Minister is un- well and rested on Wednesday. Thus the talk between the two could revolve more on trivial issues than a hardcore matter. Congress President. Pande, who will be visiting Jaipur for a function at Birla au- ditorium, where Ge- hlot is also expected to join him, is also expected to stay the night in Jaipur and push off to Delhi on Friday morning. The Rajasthan in- charge, who recently got free from his son’s wedding, has now con- centrated his attention to the political appoint- ments, which is causing some restlessness amongst the Congress fully A Jaipur:With the issue around political ap- pointments being on the back-burner for a long time, Chief Min- ister Ashok Gehlot and AICC General Secretary and Ra- jasthan Incharge Avi- nash Pande are ex- pected to meet and discuss on the issue today. This may be some sort of a ‘semi-final’ exercise which will ultimately the approval of the work and require CM Ashok Gehlot with Congress General Secy and Rajasthan Incharge Avinash Pande. -FILE PHOTO P5

  2. TALKING POINT 02 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 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 I t maybe 2020 but Bob Marley is still a well known face and name, whether it be his music or his infamous ro- mance with the recrea- tional side of the indus- try, its a name you can’t not recognize. Who Bob Marley was, is best summarized by Jimmy Cliff “The first thing I noticed was he had a thing with words. He put emphasis on words more than melody. He was more like a poet. I really liked three of the songs, and for me, those three songs summed up who he really was. “Judge Not” was a song about your individuality as a person. Who are you to point the finger at me without knowing who I am? I have a right to who I am. He always went through life like that. The other song was “Ter- ror,” about people terrorizing people, which was something he was against. And the other song was “One Cup of Coffee,” a love song. That summarized his revo- lutionary side, his individualis- tic side, and his love side. The combination of all those songs made him who he was.” Marley was born on February 6, 1945, in Nine Miles, Saint Ann, Ja- maica, to Norval Marley and Cedel- la Booker. His father was a Jamai- can of English descent. His mother was a black teenager. He started his career with the Wailers, a group he formed with Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston in 1963 and married Rita Marley in February 1966. It was she who introduced him to Rastafarian- ism. By 1969 Bob, Tosh and Liv- ingston had fully embraced Ras- tafarianism, which greatly influ- ence Marley's music. The Wail- ers collaborated with Lee Scratch Perry, resulting in some of the Wailers' finest tracks like "Soul Rebel", "Duppy Conquerer", "400 Years" and "Small Axe." This brought the Wailers' music to the attention of Chris Black- well, the owner of Island Records who immediately signed the Wail- ers and produced their first al- bum, "Catch a Fire". HAPPY HAPPY WORLD SETS STAGE TO THANK THE REGGAE LEGEND FOR SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE SONGS OF ALL TIME BOB BOB LEAVING AN IMPRINT ON THE WESTERN WORLD In 1976, in England "Exodus" was produced, and it remained on the British charts for 56 straight weeks. This was followed by another suc- cessful album, "Kaya." These suc- cesses introduced reggae music to the western world for the first time, and established the beginning of Marley's international status. TRIVIA  Marley was awarded the International Peace Medal by the African delegation to the United Nations in 1978. He was also an offi cial guest at Zimbabwe’s independence celebration two years later, the only foreign artist to get the invitation, an honor Marley was quoted as saying was the highest he’d ever received. MARLEY, MARIJUANA, AND RELIGION Bob Marley did not use cannabis recreationally and did not see its use as a casual matter. He viewed marijuana as a holy rite, much as Catholics view Holy Communion or some Native Americans view the ceremonial usage of peyote. View- ing himself as a holy person (as do all Rastafarians), Marley strongly believed that marijuana opened up a spiritual door that allowed him to become the artist and poet he was. Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be all right One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain INJURY WHICH RESULTED IN UNTIMELY DEATH In 1977 Marley consulted with a doctor when a wound in his big toe would not heal. More tests revealed malignant melanoma. He refused to have his toe amputated as his doctors rec- ommended, claiming it contradict- ed his Rastafarian beliefs. Others, however, claim that the main rea- son behind his refusal was the pos- sible negative impact on his danc- ing skills. The cancer was kept secret from the general public while Bob continued working. Returning to Jamaica in 1978, he continued work and released "Sur- vival" in 1979 which was followed by a successful European tour. 1980’s was a time of great success for Mar- ley , and he started an American tour to reach blacks in the US. He played two shows at Madison Square Gar- den, but collapsed while jogging in NYC's Central Park on September 21, 1980. The cancer diagnosed earlier had spread to his brain, lungs and stomach. Bob Marley died in a Miami hospital on May 11, 1981. He was 36 years old. None but ourselves can free our minds  His posthumously released anthology collection “Legend” is one of the highest selling “greatest hits” recordings by a solo artist.  His albums are in the process of digital remastering and are being re-released with additional material such as alternate versions and unused demos. TOP SONGS  Three little birds  Could you be loved  Is this love  Buffalo soldier  Jamming  Redemption song  No woman, no cry  One love  Stir it up THE GOOD OL’ TIMES Former US President Barack Obama got a tour of the Bob Marley Museum from staff member Natasha Clark in Kingston, Jamaica on April 8, 2015. SOURCE: IMDB, ROLLING STONE, SPOTIFY

  3. RAJASTHAN 03 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 292 YR-OLD JAIPUR GETS HERITAGE TAG UNESCO DG presents World Heritage Certificate; CM Gehlot misses ceremony due to illness but takes to twitter to express happiness First India News ber Fort followed by a visit to Government Girls Higher Secondary School, where she inter- acted with the students. She was in the school for nearly 40 minutes. Azoulay said that the aim of this century is girl education. She was pressed with the beau- ty of Jaipur that she took photographs at many places, including Jal Mahal and Hawa Mahal. A mesmerised Azou- lay also saw a bird’s eye view of Jaipur from the top of Hawa Mahal and praised the Pink City’s beauty. During the day, she unveiled a plaque placed outside Hawa Mahal by the Jaipur Municipal Cor- poration. Ministers BD Kalla, Vishvendra Pratap Singh Khachari- yawas, Shanti Dhari- wal, CS DB Gupta, top officials of JMC and Tourism Department, including Secretary Shreya Guha, Munici- pal Commissioner Jaipur Greater and Jaipur Heritage Vijay Pal Singh, Director of Archeology ment Prakash Chand Sharma were present. Jaipur: The Walled City area of Jaipur re- ceived a World Heritage certificate, which was presented by UNESCO Director Audrey Azoulay to UDH Minister Shanti Dhari- wal during a glittering cultural programme held at the iconic Albert Hall on Wednesday . Speaking on the occa- sion, Azoulay praised the Pink City and said that Jaipur holds a dif- ferent identity in the entire world due to its heritage, culture, archi- tectural art and con- struction. “It is an honour for me to visit the place from Paris. The people of Jaipur have pre- served the cultural her- itage well,” she said. Commenting on the preservation efforts, UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal state-level committee headed by the chief secretary was consti- tuted by the state gov- ernment. All the de- partments concerned were given the respon- sibility of maintaining the heritage as per a special area plan.” In the Azoulay visited the Am- General so im- the Director-General of UNESCO, Audrey Azoulay gives certificate of UNESCO World Heritage City to Jaipur in presence of Shanti Dhariwal, BD Kalla, Vishvendra Singh and DB Gupta at a glittering ceremony at Albert Hall on Wednesday. Audrey Azoulay greets Jaipurites Singh, —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR said, “A Principal Tourism, Depart- morning, Mahesh Joshi and Rajiv Arora during the function at Albert Hall. Audrey Azoulay visited Amer Fort along with other UNESCO representatives. Audrey Azoulay visited Government Girls Secondary School in Amber. Audrey Azoulay visited Hawa Mahal on Wednesday Decks cleared for post of 2024 live stock assts Thanks to SBI, JK Lon Hosp to become hi-tech SHO suspended for not registering murder complaint First India News The direct recruitment exam for Live Stock As- sistants was conducted in October 2018 and the results were declared in January 2019 but few candidates who had challenged the selec- tion process in HC. Kataria made sure that his department used legal team wisely and did not let long le- gal procedure mar the prospects of youth. ment of more than 2,000 youth was entangled in legalities and it was constant pursuance by the minster that after ensuring court decision he could get the appointment or- ders released in time. To achieve this the minister ensured close coordination be- tween his department officers and officials at Staff Selection Board. informed that 1,791 as- sistants will be joining in non-scheduled areas while 233 would serve in scheduled areas. All have been in- formed to join on va- cant posts said Kataria while adding that this was in accordance with the budget announce- ment made by CM Ge- hlot. The CM in his Budget speech had an- nounced opening up of Jaipur: The Ashok Ge- hlot govt on Wednesday released the orders for the appointment of 2,024 live stock assis- tants across the state. The Animal health sec- tor will immensely ben- efit with more than 2000 young health assistants joining the force. Ani- mal Husbandry minis- ter Lalchand Kataria First India News favorable Jaipur: Largest medi- cal facility for children in the state, Jaipur’s JK Lon Hospital, will soon be equipped with more modern medical facili- ties as it will get mod- ern laparoscopy sur- gery segment, uro dy- namic study, portable echo and sonography machines. Hospital su- perintendent Dr Ashok Gupta said that this was happening as SBI decid- ing to contribute Rs2 crore from it’s CSR fund to the hospital. The role of the principal SMS medical college, Dr Su- dhir Bhandari, in the entire affair has been praise worthy. Bhandari has been constantly been trying to convince private players to contribute to the welfare of the patients. His efforts are bearing fruits and the govt health facili- ties will definitely be better equipped. First India News resident of Baman- was town in Sawai Madhopur ram used to live in Jaisinghpura Khor of Jaipur. The girl had died under suspicious circumstances recent- ly . After doing the last rites of the deceased, Sanwalram reached Brahmapuri station to file a case of murder, but Rathore told him to report the matter to Bamnawas police sta- tion. When the family reached Bamanwas PS, the officials sent them back to Brahma- puri PS. Sanwalram then visited Meena with a request to help him file the case. Mee- na said he called DCP North Dr Rajiv Pachar and SHO Rathore for the same, but they ig- nored him. Sanwal- Jaipur: Brahmapuri SHO Bharat Singh Rathore was suspended by Police Commission- er Anand Srivastava on Wednesday for not reg- istering a case of mur- der after the death of a woman in city . Minister Parsadi- lal Meena reached the public hearing of Minister Shanti Dha- riwal held at the PCC on Tuesday and re- ported this issue. Meena formed Dhariwal that despite repeatedly saying, SHO Rathore was not registering the murder case of the daughter of a poor man living in his area. After that, Dhariwal directed Srivastava to register the case. The daughter of a a new veterinary health facilities to expand the animal health infra- structure. The appoint- Churu rape case: Two cops suspended HC reserves verdict in PIL on legality of Raj varsity Laws bill police SHO Nizam Kantaliya First India News The rules changed by the state government have been challenged in HC. In the petition, Ad- vocate Bharat Vyas, who represented UGC, said rules of state govt are in contradiction with UGC’s 2018 Central Rules. On behalf of state government and universities, Advocate General MS Singhvi said that the state gov- ernment has the right to make its own rules. on Wednesday . This Amendment Act was passed by Assem- bly on July 30, 2019, which was implement- ed in the state from Au- gust 14, 2019. Through this Act, eligibility rule of experience had been changed for appoint- ment of V-Cs of Sukhad- ia University Udaipur, Maharaja University Bharatpur and Jai Narain Vyas University Jodhpur. hours after he managed to escape from police custody on Tuesday evening itself. The minor was kid- napped and raped on Monday night. Churu SP Tejaswani Gautam said two policemen have been suspended for dereliction of duty. Head constable Gird- hari and constable Bal- bir faced the action af- ter the accused gave police the slip. Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has reserved the verdict, after a mara- thon hearing lasting for two days, in a petition challenging the legality of the Rajasthan Uni- versity Laws Amend- ment Bill 2019. The peti- tion filed by Dr CS Mee- na was heard in the divi- sion bench of Justice Sangeet Raj Lodha and Justice Mahendra Goyal Churu: The traders downed shutters and educational institutes remained Wednesday in Rajgarh area of Churu over the alleged rape 10-year-old girl even as two policemen were suspended after the ac- cused gave them the slip. The Akram Khan, was ar- rested nearly had in- Dr shut on of a Surajmal accused, three A TIGER WHO LOVES TO TROUBLE SUBORDINATES O loggerheads with his own subordinates. The reason: The sahab deliberately ‘troubles’ Gama rank officers. Word on the sahab is that he has chosen a few Gama whom he likes to meddle with and issue orders keeping them on their toes almost 24/7. If field work was not troublesome enough, the Sahab then literally instructs the officers to do investigations on various cases as the Tiger deems fit, even if it does not fall under the category of being ‘properly investigated’. This pressure, as reported by a few suffering cops, is too much to be handled day in and day out. However, somehow the Tiger learnt of the officer’s ‘mischievous’ talks and he thus threw a fit and ensured that the concerned officers do have a ‘troubled time’! A FIELD STAFF THAT REFUSES TO COMPLY! W received at regular intervals, however, this one incident has raised serious questions on the ‘efficacy’ of the PHQ! A man from Bheenmal area of Jalore approached the PHQ and requested that a case related to illegal liquor against him be investigated properly by the PHQ officials. In his complaint the man even said that he was made an accused even without taking into consideration his version or evidence in the matter, only to save a cop! While the PHQ issued directions to change the investigating officers, however, the local police simply sidelined the PHQ’s orders and arrested the man instead. The senior officials at PHQ are now mulling over what to do with such ‘field staff’! GUP SHUP ADG’s HUSHED VISIT SURPRISES ALL O learn more about the recent firing incident in a district of Bharatpur range. While the sahab went and came back, without any local cop even coming to know of the same, the cops posted in the range are now in a state of surprise fearing that their ‘ policing’ could be in trouble. A local MLA had raised allegations on the Panther sahab after the firing incident which had ‘disturbed’ senior officials at the PHQ, who raised questions over workings of the cop. Thus the ADG was instructed to hold an investigation. Senior cop stayed in the district for two days and returned but the cops did not learn of his presence! ne Tiger Sahab from Jaipur Commissionerate has been at hile the news of collusion between cops and miscreants has been ne ADG Sahab took to the field recently and went ‘under cover’ to 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

  4. RAJASTHAN 04 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 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 in 2 coronavirus suspects admitted in Jodh Hosp First India News Raje govt decisions: Mins to decide & get CM’s approval CABINET PANEL TO GIVE REPORT TO CM BRIEF  The POCSO court sentenced the accused of rape Mukesh Kumar alias Gulli to 10 years RI on Wednesday, along with imposing a fi ne of Rs20,000. The victim’s father had lodged a report of rape with a minor in Sadar police sta- tion of Sikar on July 17, 2017. When the police investigated the case and pre- sented the challan in the court, 34 docu- ments were submit- ted as evidence. On this, Special Judge POCSO Court Seema Agarwal passed the order. Rituraj Sharma Jaipur: The Cabinet committee which was constituted to review the decisions taken by the previous BJP govt in its last six months has completed the task entrusted to it. The impending Vid- han Sabha session and upcoming local body elections forced the committee to take final call. The three member committee UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal, Energy and PHED Minister BD Kalla and Food & Civil Supplies Ramesh Meena. Meena was not pre- sent in Wednesday’s meeting which lasted only five minutes. Both ministers de- cided that wherever there is need to review a decision by the Raje govt, the concerned minsters will them- apart from the doctors of the Nephrology de- partment, a team of doctors is examining the coronavirus sus- pects separately . After getting infor- mation about the cases, Hospital Superinten- dent Dr MK Aseri and Medical College Princi- pal Dr SS Rathore took necessary feedback and instructed the team of doctors to take full pro- tective measures. One of the patients, Gautam is a resident of the Kudi Bhagtasni region, Jaikishan belongs to Masuria region. Their common friend Tarun Gupta interacted with the media and in- formed that the three of them studied together at the Polytechnic Col- lege in Jodhpur and got placement in China. Jodhpur: A team of doctors of the Mathura- das Mathur Hospital, along with the medical college team, has be- come active after two suspected patients of coronavirus were ad- mitted to the isolation ward in Jodhpur on Wednesday . The two youth, who belong to Jodhpur, had gone to China for five months after placement. they came back to Jodh- pur on January 20. After they plained of cold and the symptoms were found to be of coronavirus, their family admitted them to MBM Hospital on Wednesday. Their samples were taken and sent for testing. At the same time, ted by 21 departments. Interestingly 12 depart- ments complied with the Cabinet committee instructions but the committee could not de- cide on the issues due lack of time. While there were no issues found in the 30 departments where a review could be recom- mended. In total 1,067 matters were brought to the no- tice of the Cabinet com- mittee out of which 8 were dismissed while 6 cases were recommend- ed for further action. selves decide on the note sheets and get it approved Minister. It is worth mentioning here that the decision taken by the Cabinet committee on February 5 will it- self need to be ap- proved by CM. During its 13 month tenure the Cabinet com- mittee met for a total 8 times and yet it is to re- ceive information from 14 departments in the prescribed format. The committee suc- cessfully summarised on the reports submit- MDM Hospital in Jodhpur has become active after two suspected patients of coronavirus were admitted on Wednesday. by Chief 5,900 PASSENGERS SCREENED AT AIRPORT included their Recently, Minister A Panther attacked farmer Kesu Lal Meena working in the fi eld in the Gingla police station area of Udaipur district on Wednesday. After the incident, the police reached the spot and took the injured to Salambur Hospital. while com- Matter of ST commu- nity being attacked during Bindouri was reported in PCC public hearing of Industry Minister Parsadi Lal Meena on Wednesday. The complainants from Shahpura said that the accused is still out of police reach. On this the minister immediately spoke to Jaipur district SP and gave necessary instructions. Dang, Magra, Mewat get `20 cr for devpYouth shot SEEKING VOTES near Tonk bus stand, accused manage to flee First India News works worth Rs 620 lakh were unanimously ap- proved in the Board. He said after SC ver- dict there was no room for confusion as far as the Panchayat elections were concerned and now the path for free and fair election was in sight. Pilot also charged the BJP govt in Delhi of double speak as BJP ve- hemently opposed any disinvestment when it was in Opposition and now it has hardly left any Navratna company out of the purview of disinvestment despite their profitability . Jaipur: Deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Wednes- day chaired Daang, Ma- gra, Mewat Regional Development meeting. The meeting was also attended by ACS (Rural Develop- ment & Panchayati Raj) Rajeshwar Singh along with all important de- partment officials, all concerned MLAs and Collectors. Pilot instructed prop- er use of allocated budg- et and also took propos- als on schemes to be taken up during next First India News Board Tonk: Karmoda resi- dent Dilshad alias Dillu was shot by a youth Jeetu Sindhi due to an old dispute between them at Tonk bus stand in Bajaria. The firing caused se- vere injury to Dilshad, after which he was rushed to the district hospital in critical con- dition and was referred to Jaipur by the doctors. The police reached the spot after receiving the informa- tion and various police teams are searching for the accused, who fled from the spot on a bike after firing. The name of another youth Shankar Jangam is also coming out with the accused. The inci- dent triggered a sensa- tion in the city and the residents of the injured youth’s village blocked Lalsot-Bhadoti Highway, manding strict action against the accused. DySP Dinesh Meena and Soorwal SHO Ram Singh Yadav reached the protest site and as- sured the locals of strict action against the ac- cused. The police got the in- formation that some kiosks have been set up by accused Jeetu by en- croaching the area at Tonk bus stand, from which he conducts anti- social activities. A resident doctor tried to commit sui- cide in the bathroom of the Neurosurgery ward of the SMS Hospital on Wednes- day. The MCH fi rst year resident was found unconscious in the bathroom and was kept on a ventilator in a criti- cal condition. The incident took place at around 11 am, but the hospital adminis- tration did not reveal the matter for about 3 hours. After get- ting the information, the police reached the spot. Sachin Pilot, Rajeshwar Singh and Niranjan Arya at the meeting. Raghu Sharma addressed a public meeting organised in support of Congress candidate Amrish Singh Gautam from Kondli Assembly in Delhi on Wednesday. Sharma appealed the people to vote in favour of Congress. Rahul Gandhi too addressed the meeting and enthusiasm of public was worth seeing. 273 works worth Rs606 lakh in Dangs Regional Development Plan, 192 works of Rs 769 lakh in the Magra Development Board and Mewat 235 financial year for these politically sensitive ar- eas. The annual action plan of the Board for 2019-20 was unanimous- ly approved in which force Raje on 2-day tour of Barmer, attends many social events Vadra case hearing deferred till March 5 ACS health strikes down transfers done after August 2019 First India News First India News Vadra pointed out that the ac- cused were taking ben- efit of ex-party stay . ASG objected to the deferring for consecu- tive 20th hearing to which the single bench seemed to agree and cautioned the defence counsel to make sure the presence of KTS Tulsi on March 5. In all probability final submissions will start on the next hearing in politically case. It is worth remind- ing that ED is investigat- ing Vadras in controver- sial land deal and the court had earlier in- structed Robert to ap- pear before the investi- gating agency with stay on his arrest until Feb 5. counsel and First India News Barmer: Former CM Vasundhara reached Barmer on her scheduled two day visit, on Wednesday. She was welcomed by local par- ty leaders. Raje went to Late Tan Singh Cho- han’s residence to pay homage to the depart- ed social worker. She also paid a visit to Congress MLA Mevar- am Jain’s home to of- fer condolence on his mother’s demise. She also visited Nan- di Gaushala where she fed the cows. Raje con- doled the family of Late RSS Pracharak Pukhraj Gupta. Later she visited BJP leader Jalam Singh Rawlot’s home to offer Jodhpur: The Jodhpur HC single bench of Jus- tice Vijay Vishnoi de- ferred the hearing of high profile Robert and Morin Vadra and media- tor Mahesh Nagar case hearing to March 5. Justice Vishnoi de- ferred the hearing in the Skylight Hospitality case related to Kolayat firing range (Bikaner) land deal after the coun- sel for Vadras, KTS Tul- si, asked to be excused due to personal reasons. Court permitted the re- quest but with a caution due to strong objection raised by the ASG Raj Deepak Rastogi. Rasto- gi vehemently opposed the plea forwarded by Raje Jaipur: ACS (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh has shot a letter to the heath officials across the state which has raised an alarm bell for many who got themselves transferred despite a formal ban. He has called out the arbitrary transfer orders by Joint Directors and CMHOs as contempt of govt mandate. He asked offi- cials to give written un- dertaking to the effect that nobody serving un- der them is on deputa- tion and has been trans- ferred after August 2019. He has also struck down all such transfers with immediate effect. Taking action against a gang betting on a one-day cricket match between India and New Zealand, Crime Branch ar- rested 9 bookies on Wednesday. Addi- tional Commissioner Ashok Kumar Gupta said that the fi rst action took place in the Kardhani area, from where 4 book- ies were arrested. In another action taken in Khoh Nagoriyan police station area, the police arrested 5 bookies. Mega de- while Vasundhara Raje interacting with locust affected farmers of Koja village in Gudamalani on Wednesday. her. She also went to the locust affected farmers of Koja village in Gudamalani and prom- ised them all possible help. Raje visit also in- cluded a visit to local Viratara Mata Temple and the samadhi of Mohanpuri Maharaj at Taratari village. her condolences on the demise of his mother. All throughout former BJP minister Yunus Khan, BJP district pres- ident Aaduram Megh- wal, Tarun Rai Kaga, former UIT chairperson Priyanka Chaudhary and many party func- tionaries accompanied sensitive Legal marriage age: HC seeks reply FROM PG 1 PM announces... “I salute the 130 crore people of India,” he said. “Let us all support construction of a grand Ram Temple in Ayod- hya,” he said, amid “Jai Shri Ram” slogans from treasury benches. The Supreme Court had directed the gov- ernment to form the trust within months and the dead- line was ending on Feb- ruary 9. Modi said in India, be One of... Shah Modi “for such an un- precedented decision” that strengthens social harmony. The home minister said the trust will be independent to take every decision re- lated to the temple and 67 acres of land will be transferred to it. “I be- lieve wait of millions will be over soon and they will be able to pay obeisance to Lord Ram in his grand temple at his birthplace,” he said. its landmark verdict in the Ram hoomi-Babri case on November 9 last year. it Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Christians, Bud- dhists, Parsis or Jains, everyone is a part of one “broad family”. “Development must take place for every member of the family. Our government moving forward with the mantra of ‘sabka sath sabka vikas’ so that everyone is happy,” he said. tives for land to the Cen- tre. This one was ac- cepted by the Centre and state cabinet has approved its allotment. There is good transpor- tation facility to reach here and communal amity and law and or- der are also good,” Sharma added. Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi announced in Lok Sabha the forma- tion of a trust to con- struct a Ram Temple in Ayodhya as directed by the Supreme Court in First India News women who become mothers before the age of 20 years, their chil- dren suffer from various diseases, as well as the lives of both the mother and child are at risk. During the last hearing in the case, the HC had directed to present avail- able documents regard- ing the difference be- tween biological age and calendar Wednesday, the matter was heard in bench of CJ Indrajit Mahanty . Janmab- Masjid Commission in 6 weeks. High Court Advocate Abdul Manan had filed a PIL in the Rajasthan HC, demanding same marriage age, 21, for both men and wom- en. In the petition, Manan mentioned that according to law, legal marriage age of women is 18 years, while for men it is 21. This differ- ence of 3 years is a viola- tion of constitutional rights of women. Ac- cording to research, congratulated Jodhpur: While hear- ing a PIL filed in Ra- jasthan HC Jodhpur on the difference in legal marriage age of woman and man in the country , the High Court has sum- moned the reply in the matter by issuing a no- tice to the Women and Child Development De- partment Secretary of state government and central government, along with the Law the Week to... But the trial court post- poned the execution in- definitely after a second convict, Vinay Sharma, filed a mercy petition before President Ram Nath Kovind. As his ap- peal was turned down, another convict, Ak- shay Singh, filed his mercy plea. is three age. On UP govt... “The state government had sent three alterna-

  5. INDIA J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 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 ‘ALONG WITH RAM TEMPLE, MUSEUM, RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIV SHOULD BE MADE IN AYODHYA’ ‘Formation of Trust was important for free India’ Hosapete: Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev hailed the central government for the announcement of the trust to oversee Ram Temple construc- tion in Ayodhya and said that a museum, re- search centre and uni- versity should also be built in the holy city . “Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi has taken a historic decision by giv- ing 67-acre land for Ram Temple. I congratulate him and Amit Shah for the same. For the first time, we have a prime minister who is proud of being a Hindu and by raising slogans of ‘Jai Shri Ram’ in the parlia- ment, he has expressed his devotion towards ‘maryada-purshottam’ Lord Rama,” Ramdev said. He added, “Along with the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya, a world-class museum, world-class centre, one of the world’s biggest univer- sity should be made based on the Indian cul- ture, where the whole world can come and wit- ness the pride of Indian culture.” Speaking in the Lok Sabha, PM Modi said PRIESTS IN AYODHYA EXPRESS HAPPINESS New Delhi: BJP MP GVL Narasim- ha Rao hailed Prime Narendra decision for estab- lishing a Ram tem- ple trust, and called it the most impor- tant announcement of free India. Calling “auspicious” day, he said that the Centre has taken a big initiative to im- plement the order of the Supreme Court in a proper manner. “The an- nouncement made by the Prime Minis- ter in the Parlia- ment is most impor- tant of free India and the day is aus- picious Centre has taken a big initiative to im- plement the Su- preme Court’s or- der properly,” Rao said. —ANI Ayodhya: Dharm Das Maharaj of the Akhil Panch Ramanandi Nirmani Ani Akha- ra expressed happi- ness over Modi’s announce- ment of the forma- tion. “I am happy that the announce- ment of trust has been made. The trust should have been formed last month. While the world is happy that we have got suc- cess,” he said. Chief Priest of Ram Janmabhoo- mi Temple Achar- ya Satyendra Das said, “Trust should have been formed a couple of months ago. Unless the trust is constitut- ed, the temple can- not be built. I am happy that wishes have been fulfilled.” —ANI Bhartiya Minister Modi’s PM ‘IT IS A DAY OF IMMENSE PRIDE’ New Delhi: BJP leader Uma Bharti congratu- lated PM Modi for his decision to constitute a Ram temple Trust. She tweeted, “It is a day of immense pride and happiness as PM Narendra Modi has announced the consti- tution of Ram Temple Trust.” the PM stood from his seat in Lok Sabha to declare that the Union Cabinet has decided to form a trust. ‘BJP WORRIED OVER DELHI POLLS’ New Delhi: “Session of Parliament will end on February 11, the announcement could have come after 8th February. Seems like BJP is worried over Delhi elections. It (formation of trust) was the decision of Supreme Court which is supreme,” AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said after PM Modi an- nounced the formation of Ram Temple trust. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh meets Maj Gen Raiimberdi Duishenbiev, Chief of General Staff of Kyrgyz Armed Forces and Defence Minister of Kyrgyzstan during ‘Defence Expo 2020’ in Lucknow. ‘Ram Mandir Trust’s Dalit inclusion fortifies harmony’ it an ple construction. “I would thank Prime Minister Modi for setting up an autonomous trust to build a grand temple at the birthplace of Lord Shri Ram. The ‘Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra’ Trust will be completely inde- pendent and capable of making all decisions related to temple con- struction. Ram!” Yogi tweeted in Hindi. —ANI by announcing the for- mation of Ram Temple Trust. With the repre- sentation of Dalit com- munity in the trust, so- cial harmony has been strengthened. I heartily congratulate the Prime Minister for this deci- sion.” Meanwhile, UP Chief Minister has also lauded PM Modi’s deci- sion saying that this trust will be completely independent and capa- ble of making decisions related to the Ram Tem- New Delhi: Union Min- ister Rajnath Singh hailed PM Modi for an- nouncing the formation of ‘Shri Ram Janmab- hoomi Teertha Kshetra’ trust saying that the representation Scheduled Castes in the trust will strengthen so- cial harmony . Taking to Twitter, Singh wrote in Hindi, “Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi has honoured the spirits of crores of citizens of this country Narendra research of because the development of Ram Temple in Ayod- hya. A trust has been formed, it is called ‘Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra.” —ANI that the trust has been named ‘Shri Ram Jan- mabhoomi Kshetra’. Court of India. We have readied a scheme for Teertha Supreme our Jai Shri Resolution against CAA passed by MP Cabinet IN THE COURTYARD Mumbai court refuses to grant bail to Urvashi in sedition case Mumbai: A Mumbai court rejected the an- ticipatory bail applica- tion filed by Urvashi Chudawala, who was recently booked in a se- dition case for allegedly raising “anti-national slogans” in support of JNU student Sharjeel Imam. Additional sessions judge Prashant Rajvaid- ya rejected interim re- lief after hearing argu- ments from both sides. The court observed that prima facie the case of Section 124 (sedition) of the IPC is made out against her and there- fore anticipatory bail cannot be granted. Dur- ing the hearing, public prosecutor Jaysinh De- sai opposed the relief and said: “she was sup- porting a person who is officially an enemy of the state.” “We are at an investi- gation stage, we have to ascertain other several things & for that further probe is needed. —ANI Actor Vijay being questioned for tax evasion, Bigil producers raided Vacate illegally occupied government accommodations within 15 days: HC like states of Chhattis- garh, Rajasthan & Pun- jab, MP cabinet too has requested the central government to take it back,” state Law & Le- gal Affairs Minister PC Sharma said. Asked if the resolution will be brought in the Assem- bly as well, he said: “Definitely. That is the process.” —ANI Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Cabinet head- ed by CM Kamal Nath passed a resolution against CAA & urged the NDA government at the Centre to take it back. “Today, the state cabinet chaired Chief Minister Kamal Nath brought a resolu- tion that CAA is some- where affecting Article & Justice C Hari Shankar told the ministry to put the belongings of people illegally occupying government accom- modation on the road if they do not vacate the house. The next hearing would take place on Feb 27. —ANI New Delhi: Delhi HC directed the Min- istry of Housing and Urban Affairs to ask illegal occupants of government accom- modations since 1998 to vacate the houses within the next 15 days. The court Chennai: One of Tamil cinema’s highest paid actors, Vijay is being questioned in connec- tion to a tax evasion case. The properties of AGS Cinemas and film financier Anbu Cheli- yan are being raided in Madurai. Vijay’s 2019 film, Bigil, was pro- duced by AGS Cinemas, and has grossed Rs 300 crore worldwide. As per sources,Vijay was shooting for his up- coming film, Master, at the Neyveli coal mines along with Vijay Sethu- pathi when the IT offi- cials reached there. The actor was report- edly issued summons over his income follow- ing the success of the sports drama. His ques- tioning is expected to continue on Wednes- day evening as he ar- rives in Chennai. Searches were also carried out at the ac- tor’s residence in Sep- tember 2015. —Agencies hearing a petition filed by an organisa- tion named Anti-Cor- ruption Council of India. A division bench of CJ DN Patel by living 14 of the Constitution which guarantees equality to people. So, was EC cracks whip on cop who disclosed Shaheen Bagh shooter’s AAP link SC to start final hearing on Maratha reservation pleas HEARING ON REFERENCE TO LARGER BENCH ON FEB 6 New Delhi: A nine- judge Constitution bench of SCwill hear on Feb 6 argument on the issue whether the court can refer ques- tions of law to a larger bench on a review peti- tion. The bench is hear- ing matters relating to discrimination against women in various reli- gions including Sabari- mala temple, mosques, Parsi women married to non-Parsi men being barred from its holy fire temple. —ANI reportedly New Delhi: Taking a strong view of Delhi Po- lice DCP Rajesh Deo sharing with the media investigation linking the Shaheen Bagh shooter to AAP, the Election Commis- sion said his statement was “totally uncalled for” and barred him from election duty . The poll body also ob- served that the investi- gation had “political connotations” Deo’’s conduct “consequences” New Delhi: SC said that it will start from March 17 the final hearing on the peti- tions challenging the constitutional validity of a Maharashtra law, which grants reserva- tion to Maratha com- munity in education and jobs. A division bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao & Deepak Gupta refused to pass an in- terim order and said, “We will hear on March 17. We will hear BAN ON PARVESH VERMA’S CAMPAIGNING details the matter finally and pass the order. We are not staying it. Already there is an order that all appointments will be subject to the out- come of this petition,” the bench said. —ANI quences on the holding of free and fair elec- tions,” the poll panel said in a letter to the Delhi Police commis- sioner. —Agencies “free and fair elec- tions”. “This action was to- tally uncalled for. The conduct on the part of Rajesh Deo has conse- and has for FIRE BREAKS OUT AT HIGHRISE IN MALABAR HILL, RESCUE OP ON Mumbai: A major fi re broke out on the fi fth fl oor of a 10-storeyed residential building in Mumbai’s Malabar Hill on Wednesday evening. A total of 13 people were rescued safely as search and fi refi ghting opera- tions were still underway. One fi reman who was feeling suffocated was admitted in ICU. Two fi re 5 MORE IIITS TO BE DECLARED AS INSTITUTES OF NATIONAL IMPORTANCE New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved introduction of the Indian Institutes of Information Technol- ogy Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2020. Introduction of the Bill for amend- ing the principal Acts of 2014 and 2017 to grant statutory status to fi ve Indian Institutes of Information Technology in SAJJAD LONE, PARRA RELEASED FROM DETENTION IN J&K Srinagar: People’s Conference leader Sajjad Lone and People’s Democratic Party’s Wahid Parra have been released from detention in Jammu and Kashmir. Both the leaders were detained follow- ing the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir. Several leaders including former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti were detained after the abro- gation of Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir in August last year. CONG PREZ SONIA GANDHI DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who was undergoing treatment for a stomach infection at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here, was discharged on Wednesday. Gandhi was admitted to hospital on Sunday evening. “She has recov- ered from stomach infection and was discharged today morning. Her condition was stable at the time of discharge,” Dr D S Rana, the chairman, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, said in a medical bulle- tin. The Congress chief did not attend the Union Budget presentation in Parliament on Saturday. engines were pressed into service after the blaze was initially reported at 8:55 pm. Among the eight persons rescued, three are females & fi ve males. The fi re was brought un- der control around 10.30 pm. According to offi cials from Disaster Manage- ment Cell, the fi re was reported around 7.30pm at Las Palma building. Public Private Partnership mode at Surat, Bhopal, Bhagalpur, Agartala and Raichur and declare them as Institutions of National Importance along with already existing 15 Indian Institutes of Information Technology is under the Indian Institutes of Information Technology (Public-Private Partner- ship) Act, 2017.

  6. PERSPECTIVE 06 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 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 HUMAN - ANIMAL CONFLICT... WHO IS THE REAL VICTIM? Forest areas are increasingly decreasing and there seems to be a tug of war for land IN-DEPTH $5 TN ECONOMY DREAM HANGING ON DEFEXPO P rime Minister Narendra Modi’s dream of turning India into a $5 trillion economy got a major push with the inauguration of the 11th Defence Expo in Lucknow on Wednesday. With defence ministers from 30 countries and 1026 manufacturers of defence equipment from the country and abroad pre- sent at the show, it is being touted as Asia’s biggest. For the host state Uttar Pradesh, a laggard otherwise, nothing could be bigger than this. The DefExpo, which is being held for the first time in UP to showcase it as a big ticket investment destination, has the objective of doubling India’s defence exports from Rs 17,000 crore at present to Rs 35,000 crore in the next five years. To achieve the goal the Prime Minister visualizes India and UP as the hub of defence manufacturing. Underlining a positive trend in this direc- tion, the Prime Minister pointed out in his inaugural speech that the number of defence licences issued in the last five years has gone up from 410 to 460 and that the country now has the capability to produce aircraft carri- ers, submarines, artillery guns, besides other military hardware. The success of DefExpo is as vital for the $5 trillion economy dream as it is for the growth of Uttar Pradesh, which is a drag on India’s economy . Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is expect- ed to sign 23 memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for investments worth Rs 50,000 crore. Together these investments would provide job opportunities to an estimated 300,000 peo- ple and boost progress. The state’s most backward region, Bun- delkhand, is being developed as Defence Cor- ridor and the government is going all out to lure foreign and Indian investors. The Corri- dor, which was awarded to UP in 2018, spans Lucknow, Kanpur, Jhansi, Chitrakoot, Aligarh and Agra. Subsequently , the state formulated its defence and aerospace policy and created a land bank of 25,000 acres for the investors. With improved connectivity and mega ex- pressways in the pipeline the Yogi Adityanath government is optimistic about putting the state on the global map as an investment destination. In this endeavour he has the backing of the Prime Minister who spoke of making UP the biggest defence manufacturing hub in India. Kenneth Juster, the US ambassador to In- dia, who was also in the state capital to par- ticipate in the DefExpo had a word of caution on the slowing down of economy, which af- fects the country’s “ability to modernize de- fence capabilities”. The US is a major defence partner of India with sales between the two countries touching US $18 billion. The success of DefExpo will depend on how many of the MoUs signed eventually concretes. Investment events alone do not guarantee progress. Yogi Adityanath has to ensure there is complete harmony and peace in the state. Also, Bundelkhand will have to transformed into world class region. COL DEVANAND LOHAMAROD O n 28 January, SC after a de- cade long debate over a cont- roversial plan allowed to import the African Cheetah from Namibia. Although the plan was allocated Rs 50 cro- re and approved in august 2012 but the court disallo- wed import in 2013. Kuno and Nauradehi Sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh and Shahgarh in Jaisalmer were selected by the Wildlife Ins- titute of India as most sui- table sites for the introduc- tion project. Kuno identified as a poten- tial cheatah site in 2013 is now unlikely to get any Cheetah as much of its grassland that were created by relocating villages have naturally progressed to Woodlands and has barely any presence of chinkara or black- buck who are potential prey of Cheetahs. Rajasthan too not so keen for Shahgar in Jaisalmer since the near extinct Great In- dian Bustard is a potential pray for the Cheetah and hence put- ting them together cannot be contemplated at all. This approval if carried out in isolation will further aggravate existing fragile Human- Animal Conflict (HAC) situation mainly by uprooting or squeezing the people from their ancestral habitats for creating space for animals . HAC have occurred since the dawn of history but in re- cent past the blurring of lines between human settle- ments and forests resulted into more human losses than ever. As of May 2012, the protected areas of India covered 156,700 square kilometres. National parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, conservation Reserves and community Reserves comprise four main categories of Pro- tected areas as per wildlife Pro- tection Act 1972. The issue has three main players :-  Forest laws and acts ..Lack of in-depth study before enacting forest act where in law mak- ing machinery failed to institute means to protect rights of Hu- mans & HAC. vironment (Protection) Act, 1986, and the Biological Diver- sity Act, 2002 and 2006 Amend- ment provide complete protec- tion of the biodiversity but what about Human rights of people affected ? There have been increased reports of attacks on human by animals in the forests. The for- est officials can’t be mute spec- tator to the loss of human life or property. Government has right to frame laws to protect animals but where is its duty to institute procedure to protect the very people squeezed around the protected areas by enacting animal friendly laws. Who is the greater victim in this situation? The animals who seek to widen their terri- tory in search of food because their habitats are encroached upon? Or the farmers who feed the world and whose livelihood is completely dependent on ag- riculture? To provide a balance of jus- tice, collective action needs to be taken by the government, poli- cymakers, Forest Department, Revenue department, locals, and other stakeholders Indian Forest Act and policies di need reforms and amendments for protecting human rights of af- fected Human beings. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL  Displacement and rehabilitation Forced/coercive Displacement and unrealistic rehabilitation policy. To provide collective action needs to be taken by govt, policymakers, Forest Department, Revenue department, locals,  The villages which fall on/near protected areas are denceless to routine attacks by wildlife. The people residing in pro- tected areas prior to enact- ment of laws were not taken in confidence and majority had been coerced to move out of the area using any means possible. The territorial animals do not have enough space and their prey does not have enough fodder, resulting in wild ani- mals moving out and venture close to human habitats in search of food. Unable to hunt down wild animals due to old age, sometimes animals tend to hunt domestic animals and at- tack even men. Wild animals grazing in agricultural field constitute one of the major causes of crop damage. According to data from the Union environment ministry, more than 1608 humans (one human killing per day) have been killed In HAC cases be- tween 2013 and 2017. The loss of crops to farmers, human be- and other stakeholders created Who is the greater victim in this situation? The animals who seek to widen their territory in search of food because their habitats are encroached upon? Or the farmers who feed the world and whose livelihood is completely dependent on agriculture? ings getting injured or killed and the insensitive attitude of forest officialsclosing the case with meagre compensation needs to be addressed by gov- ernment. According to reports, only 0.1 to 8% farmers received compensation between 2009 and 2015, and while over 90% farmers near buffer zones suf- fered losses. Farmers are helpless to pro- tect crop damage by wild her- bivores, which are protected under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the respective wildlife laws of States. The En- Zuckerberg takes a timid stab at theology E more as a joke, that his de- ity apparently doesn’t have an operational role at Face- book, either as staff or a consultant: “I did not mean to say that God is a mentor.” How his conversion from materialistic atheism will influence his management of the social media so many humans are addicted to re- mains to be seen. He does reveal the two major factors that led to this change of theological when he confesses that “the birth of his daughters and the challeng es his compa- ny have faced have influ- enced his faith.” Perhaps his experience as a father has taught him that it’s more difficult to manipu- late a single infant than the billions of Facebook’s sub- scribers he has no personal reason even to care about. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.FAIROBERVER.COM These details, whether it’s about breakfast menus or religious beliefs, are things the world needs to know because they may supply people who aren’t rich, fa- mous and powerful with the keys to becoming any or all of those things. Zuckerberg gave at a con- ference in Utah, the found- er and CEO of Facebook for the first time revealed his deepest thoughts on spirit- uality. “I think there’s a comfort in knowing and having confidence that there are things bigger than you … it’s why I have so much faith in democra- cy overall, it’s why I care so much about giving people a voice.” He added: “You have to believe in things that are bigger than yourself.” taxes Zuckerberg pays con- tribute handsomely to their community’s This means that his wealth is somehow trickling down to them. It’s win-win, so they have no reason to com- plain. The rest of us ordinary people know that there is something bigger out there, something that constrains our power and limits our action in the world. Zucker- berg reigns over Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp — the networks that struc- ture contemporary civiliza- tion. When someone who feels little constraint on his actions and initiatives in- side a social network uni- verse that now encompass- es every nation on earth and touches close to half the world’s population, we should listen carefully to his testimony . He has reveaed, though veryone wants to know what Mark Zucker- berg believes, just as everyone prosperity . wants to hear the songs Elon Musk records and re- leases to the public. When you’re that rich, that fa- mous and that powerful, the world is curious to know everything there is to know about your beliefs, hobbies and desires. Who, for example, wasn’t im- pressed two years ago upon learning that Warren Buf- fett splurges as much as $3.17 on his breakfast every day at McDonalds, and that when he’s “not feeling quite so prosperous, [he] might go with the $2.61?” And now the world and the media have had the chance to discover the pro- found truth about Zucker- berg’s hitherto pressed religious beliefs. perspective people are role models for the entire world, not for their neighbors. If his the neighbors in Hawaii had followed Trump Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s advice to Greta Thunberg, who said he would take the Swedish teenager seriously after she has enrolled in a college economics course, they might have under- stood that the property Mark Zuckerberg, having discovered humility, is actively seeking to understand Facebook’s and his own position in the universe TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp The 241 Km Sambalpur- Gopalpur new line via Phulbani at a cost of Rs 2957 crores will not only significantly increase connectivity in the tribal areas but will also give boost to local economy. Contextual Note Zuckerberg takes the atti- tude that extremely wealthy unex- G Vol 1 G Issue No. 241 GRNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. 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  7. INDIA J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 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 EVERY CITIZEN IS A PATRIOT: RAHUL HITS OUT AT PM MODI, KEJRIWAL POWERGallery KAUN BANEGA SEBI CHAIRMAN? (3) Madhabi Puri Buch As an internal candidate Mad- habi Puri Buch is said to be the top contender for the post of Chairman SEBI. She is presently whole time member of SEBI. ‘PM Modi and CM Kejriwal only hungry for publicity’ New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, saying that both of them teach pat- riotism to people which is not needed because “every citizen of the country is a patriot”. “Narendra Modi ji and Kejriwal ji teach patriotism to people. It is not needed as every citizen of the country is a patriot. This (to por- tray some people as an- ti-national etc) is just a way to divide people,” Gandhi said while ad- dressing a gathering in Kondli here. The Con- gress leader further al- leged that in the last five years the commu- nal harmony of India has deteriorated. “In the last five years, the environment of In- dia has deteriorated, have you noticed? The peace and brotherhood which prevailed earlier is not there. If a 10-year- old girl (sitting in the crowd) can understand that then I am sure oth- ers will also under- stand,” he said. He further hit out at two leaders over the is- sue of corruption alleg- 2 hurt in mob attack on Kanhaiya Kumar’s cavalcade in Bihar EXTENSION TO CMDS & DIRECTORS OF SOME PSUS DECLINED The Government of India has declined extension to a number of CMD and Directors before their dates of superannuation in various Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs). the Congress general secretary, reports PTI. She also targeted BJP leaders, their character can be defined by their slo- gans. Claiming that Del- hi’s development took place during Congress regime under late Shei- la Dixit’s chief minis- tership, she apologised to the crowd for arriv- ing the venue late and said she would have reached on time had she taken the Metro. New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gan- dhi Vadra on Wednes- day once again tar- geted the Prime Min- ister and Delhi CM, saying they both are hungry for publicity. She said this during an election rally at Old Delhi’s Hauz Qazi area ahead of Assembly polls. “Prime Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal are only hun- gry for publicity,” said SECRETARY FINANCE RAJIV KUMAR TO RETIRE Secretary Finance Rajiv Kumar is retiring on Feb 28. He is a 1984 batch IAS offi cer of Jharkhand cadre. saying 5 IFS OFFICERS OF 1998 BATCH EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOVT OF INDIA Five offi cers of 1998 batch of Indian Forest Ser- vice have been empanelled for holding Joint Sec- retary level posts in Government of India. They are: Franklin L Khobung of Gujarat; Vivek Pandey of UD; Priya Ranjan of Rajasthan; Suneesh Buxy of UT and Rajeev Sharma of West Bengal. Delhi Minister RAHUL’S REMARKS OVER TEMPLE TRUST 5 IOFS OFFICERS OF 1990 BATCH EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOVT OF INDIA Five offi cers of 1990 batch of Indian Ordnance Factory Service have been empanelled for hold- ing Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: Prakash Agarwal, Rajeev Sharma, Satyabrata Mukherjee, Sanjay Srivastava and Arti C Srivastava. Priyanka Gandhi during an election rally in New Delhi. C C C RAHUL, PRIYANKA ADDRESS RALLIES IN KONDLI, HAUZ QAZI AMIT SHAH ADDRESSES MULTIPLE RALLIES IN DELHI New Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra ad- dressed public rallies in Kondli and Hauz Qazi on Wednesday. The two senior leaders began campaigning for Delhi polls on Tuesday with rallies in Jangpura and Sangam Vihar areas. Former Prime Minister and senior Congress leader Dr Manmohan Singh also addressed a rally in Rajouri Garden area on Tuesday. Ear- lier on Sunday, the Congress released its manifesto for the Delhi Assembly elections. Election to the 70-member Assembly will be held on Feb 8, while the results will be declared on Feb 11. New Delhi: Home Minister & BJP leader Amit Shah addressed multiple rallies in poll-bound Delhi. With polling scheduled for February 8, the campaigning in national capital has reached to its peak. Shah who has been actively campaigning in Delhi for last few days also addressed public rallies in Kondli, Trilokpuri, Krishna Nagar&Gand- hi Nagar areas. He had held multiple rallies & roadshows in Delhi to seek vote for party candidates. 12 IRS-IT OFFICERS OF 1994 BATCH EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOI As many as 12 offi cers of 1994 batch of Indian Revenue Service of Income Tax cadre have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: Vanita Rattan Sharma, Upendra Bhushan Mishra, Shahi Sanjay Kumar Vatsalya Saxena, Raj Gopal Shar- ma, Deepika Mittal, Ansuman Pattnaik, S Uma Venkatesan, Aroop Kumar Singh, Manoj Kumar, Satender Singh Rana and Rajesh Kumar Bhoot. of eradicating corrup- tion. Both of them talked about eradicating corruption. Has it been eradicated? The country knows that corruption has rather increased in- stead of getting eradi- cated,” he said. —ANI ‘2 terrorists killed, 1 injured after firing at Police & CRPF party’ ing that while both Modi and Kejriwal had promised to eradicate corruption, but the cor- ruption has instead gone up. “Kejriwal talked of eradicating corruption. Narendra Modi talked TWO IRTS OFFICERS OF 1996 BATCH EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOI Two offi cers of 1996 batch of Indian Railway Traffi c Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Govern- ment of India. They are: Mandeep Singh Bhatia and Vikas Chaube. Srinagar: J&K DGP Dil- bag Singh said that two terrorists were killed while a third was injured on Srinagar-Baramulla road after they fired at police and CRPF party deployed there. “Two killed, one terrorist in- jured on Srinagar-Bara- mulla road, after they fired at police and CRPF party deployed there,” he said while address- ing a press conference. However, the terror- ist who was injured in today’s retaliatory fir- ing by security forces at Srinagar-Baramulla road succumbed to his injuries. The DGP further in- formed that around 20 GUNBATTLE 6 IRTS OFFICERS OF 1997 BATCH EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOI Six offi cers of 1997 batch of Indian Railway Traf- fi c Service (IRTS) have been empanelled for hold- ing Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. They are: Harbinder Singh Bajwa, Surenrea Kumar Ahirwar, Priyaranjan Parhi, Jasmeet Singh Bindra, Vikram Singh and Anshuman Kumar. Patna: CPI leader Kan- haiya Kumar escaped unhurt in an attack on his cavalcade by a mob in Supaul, 250 km northeast of Patna on Wednesday evening, po- lice said. One vehicle in the cavalcade of the former JNU students’ union president was damaged and two people includ- ing driver were injured in stone pelting. Police said those be- hind the attack who are yet to be identified, man- aged to escape from the spot. Kumar was going to Saharsa from Kishunpur police station area of Su- paul to participate in his “Jan Gan Man Yatra.” terrorists KUSHVINDER VORA EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOI Kushvinder Vohra has been empanelled for hold- ing Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1986 batch CWES offi cer. According to the po- lice, the incident took place at around 5.30 pm near Mallik Chowk under Sadar police station area when Kanhaiya’s caval- cade was passing through the chowk. Supporters of the CAA & NRC sprinkled ink on his car & another group pelted stones on the caval- cade, damaging two vehi- cles. J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh addressing a press conference in Srinagar. terrorists have been neu- tralised so far this year. Earlier, it was report- ed that two terrorists were killed and one CRPF jawan lost his life after terrorists attacked a check-post in Parim Pora, Srinagar. known terrorists fired upon troops of 73 Bn CRPF. CRPF retaliated and neutralized 2 terror- ists & apprehended 1 ter- rorist in injured condi- tion & recovered arms & ammunition. Constable Ramesh Ranjan, 30, re- ceived a bullet injury on the head and lost his life. Identification of terror- ists is being done. —ANI MK SRINIVAS EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOI MK Srinivas has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1987 batch CWES offi cer. Un- AJAY KUAMR SRIVASTAVA EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ajay Kumar Srivastava has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Govern- ment of India. He is a 1989 batch Indian Trade Service offi cer. CAA STIR ‘BJP will sell all except detention camps’ Rajnikanth backs Modi on new Citizenship Law AKASH TANEJA EMPANELLED AS JOINT SECRETARY IN GOI Akash Taneja has been empanelled for holding Joint Secretary level posts in Government of India. He is a 1990 batch Indian Trade Service offi cer. Krishnanagar: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hit out at the BJP's central govern- ment and said that it would “sell off” every- thing and what will remain detention camps. “BJP will lose Delhi elections. They are los- ing states but they are shameless. They will sell everything and what will remain are the detention camps,” Mamata said at a political workers' meet- ing of TMC. “They are privatiz- ing Air India, LIC & are even thinking of privatizing Railways. Our money is not secure today,” she added. She also hit out at Union Minister Anurag Thakur for his Chennai: turned-politician Ra- jinikanth stance on the Citizen- ship Amendment Act, saying if the Muslims are affected by it then he will be first to stand up for them. Speaking to report- ers, Rajinikanth said, “The CAA will not af- fect any citizen of our country and if it affects the Muslims then I will be the first person to stand up for them.” The actor-turned-politician also commented on the National Register (NPR) and Na- tional Register of Citi- zen (NRC). He said that the NPR is a necessity to find out Actor- DEPUTATION TENURE OF RAJBIR SINGH PANWAR EXTENDED The central deputation tenure of Rajbir Singh Panwar working as Joint Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers’ Welfare has been extended for a period of two years beyond March 22, 2020. He is a 1991 batch IFS offi cer of Gujarat cadre. took his are the DEPUTATION TENURE OF ABHISHEK TRIVEDI EXTENDED The deputation tenure of Abhishek Trivedi work- ing as IG, NSG, has been extended for a period of two years beyond January 11, 2020. He is a 1996 batch IPS offi cer of HP cadre. CM Mamata Banerjee rings a bell to mark her protest against CAA at a convention in Naida district. about the outsiders. “It has been clarified that NRC has not been for- mulated yet,” he added. Meanwhile, a tweet regarding kanth's remark went viral after being tweet- ed by ANI's official handle. —ANI “goli maro” comments, made against anti-CAA protesters. “Yesterday in LS, the govt said that NRC will not happen. They keep on changing their words .If NPR is the first step to NRC then why will we agree to it?” the CM added. —ANI ‘CAA BEING USED TO DIVERT ATTENTION’ PRASHANT LOKHANDE RETURNS TO PARENT CADRE Prashant S Lokhande, Counsellor (Economic), Embassy of India, Beijing, is returning to parent cadre i.e., the Ministry of Home Affairs (UT divi- sion). He is a 2001 batch IAS offi cer of UT cadre. Population Indian Rajini-

  8. NEWS J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 08 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘UP, TN will be defence manufacturing corridors’ Aspirations and abilities of India are being well-portrayed said PM Want India to be manufacturing hub: Rajnath Lucknow: Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday attended the inau- gural cere- mony of the De- fence Expo 2020 in Lucknow and said that the central govern- ment is working to- wards making India a hub of defence manu- facturing. Singh, who is also a Member of Parliament from Lucknow, the host city of this year’s Expo, said, “We want to make India a de- fence manufacturing hub.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are also present for the inaugu- ral event. —ANI Solid demand lifts India services activity to seven-year high in Jan OFF THE RECORD NO CHOICE FOR IAS PANT BUT TO WAIT T with the posting related ‘gupshup’ of 1991 batch IAS offi cer Sudhansh Pant. Although he has been ‘in waiting’ for the past 40 days, bureaucrats are of the opinion that the senior IAS will have to wait some more before an IAS reshuffl e is carried out in the state. While a few offi cials chuckle at the ‘wait’ there are those bureaucrats too who cite the example of IAS Dinesh Kumar who was kept APO for seventy days. However, Pant will have to wait it out till the time the transfer and posting list is given a green signal by CM, but still no immediate relief is in sight as Gehlot is not keeping well and even his Tuesday even Albert hall program was cancelled at the eleventh hour. he corridors of Secretariat are abuzz Defence SENIOR OFFICIAL MANAGES PR FOR HER IAS HUSBAND I offi cials have to carefully carve out an image for themselves. And a good image can be ef- fectively carved out by good ‘Public Relations’ exercise, thus a senior IAS offi cer has taken the ‘charge’ of handling PR, but not for herself, rather for her IAS husband! The husband is known to be a little ‘short-tempered’ and thus he is medias’ favourite offi cer as they get to ‘round’ him up. But since his wife has taken over media management, she makes sure that on every negative news about her husband, madam directly calls the concerned media house and its reporter and presents the sahab’s side of the story too. Well this is specially being done considering the young couple hopes to make a successful career and reach the top echelon of bureaucratic lives. But it now re- mains to be seen if madam can actually make a difference to her husband’s negative image and make her a new one. Interestingly, the madam has problems of her own too as her own minis- ter is reportedly miffed at her! the last 2 years, India has exported defence worth Rs 17,000 crore. In the next 5 years, we’re targeting to take the number to Rs 35,000 crore,” he said. “Till 2014, only 217 defence licenses were issued. In the last 5 years, this number has grown to 460,” PM added. He asserted that In- dia is building several defence types of equip- ment like guns, aircraft carriers, submarines, light-com- bat aircraft, and combat helicopters. who understand econo- my and defence know that India is not just a market, but a huge op- portunity as well,” he said. —ANI Lucknow: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said two grand defence manufac- turing corridors were being built in UP and Tamil Nadu to help the defence sector as well as other smaller business- es in the regions. “Two grand defence corridors are being built today here in In- dia. One is in TN, while the second is being built in UP. This will not only help the defence sector but other smaller busi- nesses in the regions as well,” said PM here at the Defence Expo 2020. Stressing on India’s fu- ture plan to strengthen defence sector, he said at least 25 products as- sociated with artificial in t is an established fact that the life of any public servant is open to scrutiny and thus artillery PM Modi visits stall during inauguration of ‘Defence Expo 2020’. “People Expo. PM said India is targetting to export de- fence of Rs 35,00 crore in next five years. “In 2014, the export of defence of India was about Rs 2000 crore. In intelligence in the de- fence sector will be de- veloped in next 5 years. He said aspirations and abilities of 21st cen- tury India are being well-portrayed at this Governor COURTESY MEET BRIEF 3 women drown after tractor turns turtle in canal Jaipur: Three women drowned on Wednes- day after the tractor they were travelling in overturned in a canal in Hanumangarh, po- lice said. The incident happened in Pallu po- lice station area in the morning when the women were heading to the fields from their home in Leghan Dha- ni. The three women were wives of three brothers in a family, police said. The tractor driver escaped unhurt from the mishap, po- lice said. The deceased were identified as Manju Devi (32), Mesra Devi (32) and Draupadi (35), they said. Their bodies were handed over to family mem- bers after conducting a post mortem, police added. Markit, said in a release. “With business reve- nues rising, service pro- viders continued to in- crease capacity to meet further strong growth in sales. This is good news for jobseekers, particularly when we consider the results from the manufactur- ing industry which showed the steepest up- turn in employment since August 2012.” A sub-index tracking new business climbed to its highest since January 2013, en- couraging maintain a strong hir- ing rate. —Agencies India’s Bengaluru: dominant service in- dustry began 2020 in a buoyant mood as activ- ity accelerated in Janu- ary at the fastest pace in seven years on strong domestic demand, a pri- vate survey showed on Wednesday . The results would likely bring some relief for markets and policy- makers after only mod- est spending increases in a recent budget had disappointed investors looking for more robust stimulus to support a stuttering economy . The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Pur- “The Indian service sector sprung to life at the start of 2020, defying expectations of fragility and building on to the momentum gained at the end of 2019,” Polly- anna De Lima, principal economist chasing Managers’ In- dex rose to 55.5 in Janu- ary from December’s 53.3. It was the highest reading since January 2013 and above the 50- mark separating growth from contraction for a third straight month. Turkey avalanche: 33 dead, dozens buried under snow Van:At least 33 rescue workers have been killed after a huge ava- lanche slammed into a mountain road in Tur- key, wiping out a rescue team. The rescuers, who in- cluded military police and volunteers, had been searching for missing people follow- ing an earlier deadly avalanche in the east- ern province of Van. Some 300 emergency workers were sent to the road near the town of Bahcesehir to look for survivors after the still believed to be Governor Kalraj Mishra met Indian President Ramnath Kovind at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Wednesday. During the day, Governor Mishra’s book “Entrepreneurship in India” was also released by Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu at the Uprashtrapati Bhavan. Naidu congratulated Mishra for his constructive effort and said that the book will be benefi cial for the budding entrepreneurs. Mishra informed that the book has been written by him to make the achievements of the MSME sector in the fi eld of entrepreneurship reach the common man. also firms to at IHS ‘Had Modi not been PM, there would have been many Shaheen Baghs’ Policeman held for taking bribe in Baran Jaipur: An assistant sub-inspector was ar- rested in Rajasthan’s Baran district on Wednesday for taking a bribe of Rs 5,000, an official said. Ramesh Chand, posted at Chip- pa Barod police sta- tion, had demanded the bribe for removing the names of some ac- cused in a case, an An- ti-Corruption Bureau official said. Earlier, the policeman had ac- cepted Rs 70,000 bribe, he said. A case has been registered against Chand under relevant sections of the Prevention of Cor- ruption Act and an in- vestigation is under- way, the official said. First India News power. He expressed dis- may at the fact that now Congress leader Rahul Gandhi not only wears the sacred Janeu but also sports the scarf en- graved with Lord Ram’s name. Satish Poonia was ac- companied by several state BJP leaders like former cabinet minis- ter Rajendra Rathore, MLA Lahoti,Bihari Vishnoi, Harlal Saharan, Laxmi- kant Bhardwaj and Vas- udev Chawla apart from other party functionar- ies from the state. trapped. It was unclear how many more could be missing. Some 30 emergency workers were either pulled out of the heap of snow or escaped themselves and were taken to hospital on Wednesday, the interior ministry said. There was no further informa- tion on their conditions. TV footage showed dozens of people using shovels and pick-axes to dig into the snow and at least three overturned vehicles at the bottom of a hill. —Agencies market Gandhi Nagar, He pronounced the Delhi mood totally in fa- vor of BJP . Poonia told voters to realize the fact that very existence of Indians is due to inte- grated India. If the coun- try breaks up then there will be no issues like GST or Notes ban to com- plain for. He thanked Modi and Amit Shah for handling of Ram Man- dir and Kashmir issue. He charged Congress of even denying the exist- ence of Lord Ram and Ram Setu on record to the SC while it was in first avalanche struck late on Tuesday, killing at least five people. Turkey’s emergency and disaster manage- ment agency said 33 bod- ies were recovered from the mass of snow on the steep slope. Earlier, Van province’s governor Me- hmet Emin Bilmez said the dead included eight military police officers, three government-paid village guards, three firefighters and nine volunteers Rescuers searching for others Jaipur:BJP state pres- ident Satish Poonia was in national capital for campaigning for up- coming Delhi assembly elections. Poonia raised the pitch of the cam- paign a notch higher when he said that, had Narendra Modi not been voted to power in 2014 then the country would have witnessed innu- merable Shaheen Baghs. Satish Poonia cam- paigned through rallies, door to door contact and corner meetings in Cha- tarpur, RK Puram, Gan- dhi Nagar, Mahrauli, Sangam Vihar, Devali, and Ambedkar Nagar constituencies of Delhi. He also addressed a meeting in the IGNOU campus. While address- ing Rajasthani diaspora in Asia’s biggest cloth Ashok were WEDDING BELLS FOR BUILDER COUPLE T their ‘relationship’ to a new high. While one is a renowned builder from the city, the other one is a budding entrepreneur and has seen success in a handful of projects. Interestingly, both the young builders met during internship and became close. The family members of both have given their assent to young couple’s decision to tie a knot. However, taking time off, the couple has undertaken studies in foreign university and as soon as they return the friendship will ‘develop’ into relationship. Entire builder lobby is abuzz with this development. SRI RESIDENCY PROJECT ALL SET TO BEGIN T square yard piece of land at Sriganganagar for Rs 25 crore wherein the group, with its directors Ashish Periwal and Laxmi Bihani, have started the construction of their RERA registered Sri Residency Project. BUILDER ACCEPTS CHILD OUT OF WEDLOCK A latest gossip in the real-estate circles. The builder had kept the affairs under the wraps for several years but now the word is out after the child from the illicit affair demanded their ‘right’ from the builder. Interestingly, the builder recently organised a grand wedding function of his daughter, where his close ones asked him about the affair, however the man did not keep mum over the issue and declared that they had the right information. The builder also declared that he could not hide it any longer! wo builder groups could soon leave their business ‘bond’ behind and take he Vasudev Affordable Home Group has purchased 13,507 n extra-marital affair of a well known builder from the city has been the Realty Check FIRST INDIA speads its vistas... we shall now recount bytes and buzz in the real estate sector ROSEWOOD APARTMENTS CREATING BUZZ IN CITY T touted to be one of the most important land deals of Jaipur. he ARG Infra Developers have invested a whopping Rs 47.90 crore in an eighteen bigha land on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway for its Rosewood apartments. The deal is

  9. SPORTS J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 09 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 Naresh Sharma RAJ RIP WB, BUT FEEL RIPPLES TOO JDCA crucial polls on March 15 and Tanvir Ul Haq used favourable conditions to claim four wickets each. They were helped by Arafat who chipped in with two wickets. WB was shaky from the beginning and kept losing wickets at regular intervals. In fact, last five Bengal wickets fell for just three runs. Skip- per Eshwaran was out for just two runs but Kaushik (38), Abhishek (31) and Shahbaz (16) made useful contribu- tion to take it past 3 fig- ures. Rajasthan would have been in much stronger position but its batsmen failed to con- vert good start into big knocks. Ashok Menaria scored 28, Rajesh Bish- noi senior 46 and Shub- ham Sharma 29. Jaipur: Rajasthan took crucial first innings lead over West Bengal on the second day of its Trophy Match. Rajasthan pacers ripped through WB bat- ting lineup restraining it to just 123 runs. However, Rajasthan too faltered in the sec- ond innings as well los- ing eight wickets for just 156 runs. But, it is still in the driving seat as it has overall 274 runs lead on a wicket that has helping bowlers. In two days 28 wickets have fallen most of which claimed by pacers. WB began the day from overnight score of 47/1 but Rituraj Singh who has been impres- sive in previous matches Naresh Sharma tailed election sched- ule soon. Chief Whip Ma- hesh Joshi faction is expected to make a clean sweep as equa- tions seemed to be in his favour. Meanwhile, mer JDCA treasurer Sameer Sharma has raised question on the ad hoc commit- tee. He has also writ- ten letter to registrar treasurer. belonged to former JDCA secretary Dr Bimal Soni’s camp and believed to have questioned the ad hoc committee at be- hest of Dr Soni. Jaipur: Jaipur Dis- trict Cricket Associa- tion (JDCA) election will be held on March 15. The Ad hoc com- mittee constituted by registrar cooperative took the decision af- ter two meetings. The committee had been asked to hold election within three months but the convener announced the date on Wednes- day. Former IAS of- ficer Loknath Soni has been appointed election officer. He is expected to finalise and announce de- for- Sameer Players in action during the match at SMS Stadium on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO in ROSS’S 108 LEADS NZ TO 4 WICKET WIN OVER INDIA BRIEF TAYLORSCRIPTS RECORD CHASE Amira, Anahat claim titles at squash tourney LATHAM'S INNINGS TOOK AWAY MOMENTUM: KOHLI Blundell, who came in first down, didn't have a great outing and was stumped by KL Rahul at his in- dividual score of 9. At that point of time, the match ap- peared to be head- ing in India's favour. However, it was then that Taylor brought in all his experience alongwith Nicholls shared a 62-run stand. Nicholls' dismissal who was sent back to the pavilion cour- tesy some brilliant fielding efforts from Virat Kohli, Latham joined forces with Taylor and steered the team towards victory . The match did seem to once again turn towards India as New Zealand lost two wickets quick succession and brought the crowd to the edge of the seats. However Mitchell smashed boundaries Thakur's 48th over and erased hopes of any upset. After Hamilton: coming close on three occasions to beat India in the on- going tour, New Zealand were final- ly able to cross the line and taste vic- tory as they defeat- ed the Men in Blue by four wickets in the first ODI at the Seddon Park on Wednesday. soned campaigner Ross Taylor chored New Zea- land's chase of 348 by scoring a bril- liant hundred. He was well supported by Henry Nicholls and stand-in cap- tain Tom Latham as the hosts took a 1-0 lead in the three- match series. The Black Caps started chase on a cautious note as both Martin Guptill and Nicholls played with intent. Such was the deter- mination from Gup- till (32) that he scored just boundaries in 41 balls before getting out to Thakur on the team score of 85. Debutant SCOREBOARD Jaipur: Siblings Amira and Anahat Singh both emerged winners at the Northern Slam Junior Squash tournament 2020 -- a five-star Asian circuit tournament held in the pink city . Amira won in the Under 19 cat- egory after defeating Megha Bhatia of Delhi in the finals on Tuesday . With the win, Amira has secured her No. 2 seeding in the country in the GU19 category . Anahat, on the other hand, emerged victori- ous in the Under 13 cat- egory by beating Diya Yadav of Maharashtra. With this, she has won all the four grand slam titles -- northern, south- ern, eastern and west- ern slam securing her top spot in India and Asia. India vs New Zealand Toss: India, bat fi rst India Shaw c †Latham b de Grandhomme MA Agarwal c Blundell b Southee V Kohli (c) b Sodhi SS Iyer c Santner b Southee KL Rahul † not out KM Jadhav not out Extras: 27 (lb 7, nb 1, w 19) Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Prithvi Shaw, 7.6 ov), 2-54 (Mayank Agarwal, 8.4 ov), 3-156 (Virat Kohli, 28.4 ov), 4-292 (Shreyas Iyer, 45.3 ov) Total: 347/4 (50 Overs, RR: 6.94) Bowling: TG Southee 10-1-85-2, HK Bennett 10- 0-77-0, C de Grandhomme 8-0- 41- 1, JDS Neesham 8-0-52-0, MJ Santner 10-0-58-0, IS Sodhi 4-0-27-1. New Zealand MJ Guptill c Jadhav b Thakur HM Nicholls run out (Kohli) Blundell st †Rahul b Kuldeep Yadav LRPL Taylor not out Latham (c) † c Shami b Yadav JDS Neesham c Jadhav b Shami Grandhomme run out (Iyer/Kohli) MJ Santner not out Extras: 29 (lb 4, nb 1, w 24) Fall of wickets: 1-85 (Martin Guptill, 15.4 ov), 2-109 (Tom Blundell, 19.1 ov), 3-171 (Henry Nicholls, 28.3 ov), 4-309 (Tom Latham, 41.4 ov), 5-328 (James Neesham, 45.2 ov), 6-331 (Colin de Grandhomme, 45.6 ov) Extras: 12 (lb 2, w 10) Total: 348/6 (48.1 Overs, RR: 7.22) Bowling: JJ Bumrah 10-1-53-0, Mohammed Shami 9.1-0-63-1, SN Thakur 9-0-80-1, RA Jadeja 10-0-64-0, Kuldeep Yadav 10-0-84-2. R B 4 6 SR 20 21 3 0 95.23 32 31 6 0 103.22 51 63 6 0 80.95 103 107 11 1 96.26 88 64 3 6 137.50 26 15 3 1 173.33 and Sea- an- After R B 4 6 SR 32 41 1 0 78.04 78 82 11 0 95.12 9 10 1 0 90.00 109 84 10 4 129.76 69 48 8 2 143.75 9 14 1 0 64.28 1 2 0 0 50.00 12 9 1 1 133.33 Virat Kohli shakes hand with skipper Tom Latham during the presentation ceremony on Wednesday. —Agencies Govt assured entry of Chinese wrestlers New Delhi: The Wres- tling Federation of In- dia (WFI) on Wednesday said it has got assur- ance from the central government that “quar- antined” Chinese grap- plers will not be denied entry into the country for the upcoming Asian Championship despite fears surrounding the deadly coronavirus. The Indian government has suspended the e-vi- sa facility for the Chi- nese travellers, fearing the spread of the virus which has claimed 490 lives so far. Hamilton: Ross Taylor got the hundred but India captain Virat Kohli said it was Tom Latham's 48-ball 69 that took away the momentum from his side in the high-scor- ing first ODI against New Zealand here on Wednesday . New Zealand recorded their highest-ever run chase, 348, riding on Ross Taylor's 84-ball- 109 not out and stand-in skipper Latham's attacking half-century . "It was an outstanding performance by New Zealand. We thought 348 was good enough. Ross is the experienced batsman they have but Tom's innings was the one that took away the momentum. Credit to Taylor and Tom," Kohli said at the post-match pres- entation ceremony . off the New Zealand won by 4 wickets in SKIPPER KOHLI SURPASSES GANGULY Ross Taylor celebrates his century during the One Day cricket intl between India and NZ at Seddon Oval in Hamilton on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY PTI Hamilton: India's run- machine Virat Kohli on Wednesday added yet an- other feather to his cap by surpassing Sourav Ganguly in the list of India skippers with most ODI runs. Kohli scored 51 off 63 deliveries in fi rst ODI of the 3-match rubber against NZ. Santner two two in Shardul Tom —Agencies —Agencies —Agencies No fund shortage for NSFs: Rijiju New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday assured that there will be no shortage of funds for NSFs, despite the govt slashing its allocation in an Olympic year. The govt last week gave a substantial hike of Rs 312.42 cr to its flagship Khelo India pro- gramme but reduced al- location to the NSFs, NSDF and incentives for sportspersons. “If there are shortage of funds for the federa- tions, these can always be taken up, that is why there is a provision for revision. If they need more money, they will get more money,” Rijiju told reporters during an interaction here. 64-kg Rakhi lifts 210 kgs, wins gold 11th All India Badminton Competition begins today wealth Championship in June 2019, Rakhi had clinched the gold with a total lift of 214-kg (94+120). Kolkata: Indian lifter Rakhi Halder was way short of her personal best but she still man- aged to clinch the 64kg gold in the 72nd Men’s and 35th Senior Wom- en’s National Weight- lifting Championships here on Wednesday . Ranked 19th in the Olympic qualifiers list, Rakhi lifted 93 kg in snatch and 117 kg in clean and jerk on way to her gold medal with a total of 210kg, still 10kg ahead of her nearest ri- val Harjinder Kaul. The Bengal lifter, a Railways employee, had Naresh Sharma Jaipur: Oriental Insur- ance Sports and Recrea- tion Club Jaipur is go- ing to organize 11th All India Badminton Com- petition at SMS Stadi- um on Feb 2020. According Chairman of Oriental Insurance Sports and Recreation Club Jaipur DN Sakkarwal, it will have teams from 5 zones across the country, in which 40 male and fe- male players from the Results Men’s Changmai (145+172=317); Amarjit Guru (137+172=309); S i v a p r a k a s h (136+171=307). Women’s 64kg: Rakhi Halder (RSPB) (93+117=210); Harjinder Kaur (Chan- digarh) (90+110=200); K Roshilata Devi (Ma- nipur) (80+107=187). 81kg: Papul (SSCB) (RSPB) 06-07 U Northern, Eastern, Western and Central regions will participate. The competition will be held at the Badmin- ton Hall of SMS Stadi- um. Inauguration Cere- mony of the competi- Southern, to tion will be held on Feb 06 at 09.30 am in pres- ence of Chief Guest RS Dutt, Deputy GM of Na- tional Insurance Com- pany. The gen secy of club, Alok Singh and other dignitaries will be present on the occasion. Rakhi Halder of RSPB competes to win the gold in the 64kg weightlifting event at the Senior National Weightlifting Championship in Kolkata on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI International Cup last year where she won the bronze medal. At the produced a personal best of 218 kg (95kg in snatch + 123 kg in clean and jerk) at the Qatar —Agencies Common- —Agencies

  10. Be patient, there is no shortcut to success, consistent hard work will get you there. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 2ND FRONT 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Not blank verse: Avinash Pande plans poetic justice in mentor’s memory Aditi Nagar Raj HC defers hearing in Vadra's case till March 5 “When I met him for the first time I was amazed at his simplicity and had never comprehended he would be such a sharp person too. At that time I knew him as Kavi Pradeep only but later we grew so close that he started considering me as his son and shared his trust. He gave me sev- eral liberties too and I could always go up to him and discuss on various Pande says. The stalwart,w ho used to even get his political ad- vice from Pradeep, re- members the man who held his morals and ide- als dear to himself even though he was associ- ated with a glamorous industry ie showbiz. gheny Finlease for Rs 5.15 crore through il- legal transactions. In Bikaner land scam fraudsters in collusion with the state govern- ment officials got land allotted in the name of fictitious individuals, though the land was ac- tually meant for the people who were dis- placed due to the crea- tion of the Mahajan Field Firing range. The fraudsters cre- ated forged allotment letters purportedly issued by the Coloni- sation Department of the state government and 1,422 ‘bighas’ of land was recorded in revenue record in the name of fictitious allot- tees without due verifi- cation of the allotment letters by the concerned department. —ANI Jodhpur: Rajasthan High Court Wednesday deferred the hearing in a peti- tion pertaining to the Jodhpur Sky Light Hospitality case, in which businessman Robert Vadra and his mother Vadra are accused. Justice Vijay Bish- noi slated the matter for hearing on March 5 after Vadra’s coun- sel advocate KTS Tulsi did not reach the court. Additional Solici- tor General RD Rastogi, appearing for the En- forcement Directorate (ED), said that they were taking perverse advan- tage of the interim bail. Vadra and his mother, along with partners in the Sky Light Hospital- ity , are accused of laun- dering money . The case on New Delhi:AICC Gen- eral Secretary and Congress Avinash Pande may have become a politi- cal stalwart and a cru- cial member of the Congress party, how- ever, Pande has not forgotten the teach- ings instilled in him by Ramchandra Narayanji popularly known by the alias Kavi Pradeep. Pradeep’s writings influ- enced Pande to the core and instilled in him the love for the motherland and a will to do some- thing for the country . It is no mere coinci- dence that Pande is flying to Jaipur on Thursday to take part in the recital program of the late poet’s leg- Incharge Maureen Robert Vadra Dwivedi, was registered by the ED in September 2015, claiming that Sky Light Hospitality had acquired land in Kolayat village of Bi- kaner, which meant to rehabilitate poor villagers. It was alleged that Vadra bought 69.55 hectares of land at a cheaper rate and then sold the land to Alle- matters,” Avinash Pande Kavi Pradeep Congress disemminate Pradeep’s works to people. It is the foundation that has or- ganized the remem- brance program from 6 PM onwards at Birla Au- ditorium on Thursday where Pradeep’s daugh- ter Mitul Pradeep will also be present. NEW SAGA OF COLLECTORS, COLLECTIBLES AND COLLECTORATES tween the two cemented and a bond akin to father and son was formed be- tween them. It was only natural for Pande that after the poet’s passing away , he chose to start a foundation by his ‘men- tor’s’ name and in his memory that works to endary musings. From an early age, Pande was touched by Pradeep’s simplicity and his vi- sion of the world that he decided to devote a part of his life to the legend himself. Over the years the relation be- was deeply RHB’s new scheme brings gifts for bidders at auction First India News Rajendra Chhabra June 22 without Vish- wamohan being re- lieved of the charge. When the next day the Collector reached of- fice, he was surprised to confront Matadeen sitting on the chair that till yesterday was Vish- wamohan’s! Anyhow, Vishwamohan made a formal against the behaviour of fellow IAS to Chief Secretary but the letter did not result in any- thing. Later Matadeen retired and wamohan is current- ly Ajmer Collector. There are several such ‘stories’ of Col- lectors and their ‘tra- vails’ but probably the most famous among them is the Pali Col- lector slapping a re- nowned politician of yore which is remem- bered even today in bureaucratic circles! However, at the time of the reshuffling of cards in the next couple of days, the department of personnel will have a fair opportunity to carry its strike’ on such erring officers. Jaipur:The Swarn Jayanti Uphaar Yoj- na by Rajasthan Housing (RHB) is proving to be a hit with buyers. There is an over- whelming response to the scheme, in which lucky ones can win Honda Activa scooter. Of the 221 people who submitted a bid to purchase a house, 27 lucky buyers whose bid was successful won Honda Activa scooter while all other Jaipur: How often does it happen that the veil of hierarchi- cal discipline tween officers and their juniors is lifted or removed due to the ‘alleged’ misconduct of both the parties? Those who know the inner working of Ra- jasthan bureaucracy know that this is not a rare occurrence. And when those who should focus on the people’s is- sues, the Collectors and Khakhi, get into their own feuds the results are not pretty for either party . In December 2019, a ‘senior-junior’ clash erupted in Tonk district when then Collector KK Sharma and Commis- sioner of municipal council Puja Meena, came at loggerheads and registered FIRs against each other. Meena was put on APO on Collector’s complaint and in re- ply, Puja registered an FIR against the collector Board be- buyers got guaranteed gift of a mixer grinder during auction. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora formed that 135 hous- es were sold to gener- ate Rs 22 crore reve- nue for the board in Wednesday mela. According to Arora, 90 properties in first, second and third were sold for Rs 18 crore. He added that scheme launched on Jan 22 and will continue till Feb 19. During this pe- riod, people who pur- chase RHB properties are eligible for the lucky draw. Jaipur circle was in- complaint KK Sharma Prem Singh Mehra Puja Meena Vishwamohan Sharma cracy and causes rip- ples across the spec- trum. One more instance of feud between Col- lector and his subor- dinates and staff per- tains to Prem Singh Mehra when he was collector of Udaipur district long time back. Known for his no-nonsense manner of working, Mehra had taken stern ac- tion against non-per- forming staff mem- bers and as a result, his own staff against him and went on a strike. The matter was later resolved. A slightly different but equally interest- ing case occurred in Jaisalmer wherein an IAS plained against his contemporary, anoth- er IAS officer. In June 2016, when wamohan was posted as Jais- almer Collector, the government brought out a transfer list and Matadeen was appointed as the next district Collec- tor. Vishwamohan re- quested Matadeen to give him a day for the handing over ceremo- ny since he was out on leave till June 22 and could return by June 23. However, the eager- ness to be called dis- trict collector got the better of Matadeen who took charge on officer com- that ‘the Collector de- manded two lakh ru- pees through the CEO of Zila called her on a holi- day and harassed and misbehaved with her while also passing casteist remarks and gave a wrong com- plaint against her to the government’. In reply, Sharma also reg- istered an FIR claiming that Puja had done so ‘with bad intent and to defame him’. Sharma later clarified that the allegations were base- less and that investiga- tion will reveal the truth. While the inves- tigation is ongoing in this matter, the episode surely paints a negative image of the bureau- auction Vish- Parishad, Vish- Sharma Relief for RCA: HC quashes plea challenging Lokpal’s appointment Sharma First India News The claimed that appoint- ment of new Lokpal was illegal because the present Lokpal Gyan Sudha Mishra was appointed March 2020. RCA’s lawyer coun- tered this saying that single bench of the high court had reject- ed JDCA’s arguments in this matter and va- JDCA had cated stay on appoint- ment of new Lokpal. After hearing the arguments from both sides, the division bench headed Chief Justice Indra- jeet Mohanty missed JDCA’s peti- tion. The judgment comes as huge relief to the RCA and paves way for appointment of new Lokpal. the Jodhpur:A division bench of Rajasthan high court quashed Jodhpur Dis- trict cricket Associa- tion’s (JDCA) petition challenging the order of single bench re- garding appointment of new Lokpal in Ra- jasthan Cricket Asso- ciation (RCA). has by rallied till dis- ‘surgical claiming TETE -A-TETE ‘Briefcasing’ legal matters with a spiritual touch Naseeb apna apna... Khan pips stalwarts to posting I the charge until the new appointment was made. There were two officers under consid- eration. First the chairman of Roadways Ravi Shankar Srivastava and second the Transport Commissioner Rajesh Yadav but the road wasn’t easy for both. Srivastava stumbled due to his track record while Yadav couldn’t be given a second bite at the cherry as he had already had a stint at the same post. To add to the woes, Min- ister Khachariyawas was also against Yadav being handed over the charge. So, eventually the man sitting as ED of Roadways, UD Khan got lucky although he is quite junior consider- ing the post of MD, RSRTC. Even he chuckled at his lady luck when he first saw the DOP orders to the effect. Shivendra Parmar W tacts’ to approach union home ministry or PMO for further exercising their authority to sort out an ongoing legal battle on the issue of a long-time ser- vice extension, (?) could be debated, But now some more input has come on this sensitive issue. Ac- cording to sources, at least two self-styled ‘ambassadors’ from Ra- jasthan had approached a powerful BJP leader and Rajya Sabha mem- Rajendra Chhabra to make things ‘work’ and the ‘high-profile’ case is being handled by a ‘Bravo Sir’. The cop draws out each and eve- ry minute detail about the replies in the court while also charting the course for what could happen in the court. The man is acting as ‘Official Incharge of Case’ (OIC) however, doing everything unofficially as he has not been given a ‘special charge’ for the same. In- terestingly, the Bravo and his ‘briefcase’ are quiet famous in the PHQ and even all the senior officials seek his advice on legal matters. hether the top cop exercised his moral ‘influ- ence and con- t was a draw of luck for IAS UD Khan, for he had never imagined being posted as MD RSRTC, even in his wildest dreams. When RSRTC MD Alok went to Delhi, someone had to given wishers had reportedly arranged a ONE-ON-ONE meeting of the cop with these two power centres but yet there is no formal confirmation to this devel- opment. Interestingly, on the other hand, there are also the ‘legal prep- arations’ by the khakhi ber Bhupendra Yadav and Baba Ramdev to help the cop in this en- tire issue, but nothing much could come out of this entire semi-politi- cal exercise. There is also a prevailing speculation that the self-styled amba- saddors and a few well IAS UD Khan

  11. 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 FEBRUARY 6, 2020 UJJAWAL DHAROHAR! A grand Ceremony was held on Wednesday at Albert Hall for Dedicating UNESCO Heritage Certifi cate to the people of Jaipur. MORE ON PG 14 —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO KANGANA’S WAVE-Y DAY Meri Amrita SCROLL THROUGH... ...her Instagram post Armaan Jain and Anissa Malhotra T film’s trailer and the com- ments it has generated. The trailer of the movie is such that it has created a stir among the audience and social media. The trailer, which narrates a thought-provoking and eye- opening story of domestic violence in our stereo- typical society, is receiving a massive re- sponse. Taapsee will por- tray the role of Am- rita in the film. Giving a small de- scription of her character, Taap- see sharing a still from the film on her Instagram account, wrote, “Amrita .. As an actor some characters set you free and some suffocate you. This was the latter for me. her right- eousness , her maturity to han- dle every situation, determina- tion deep inside and an infec- tious calmness on the outside... she made me grow up... Meet her on 28th feb 2020 in theatres #Thappad.” Directed by Anubhav Sinha, Thappad in- cludes some terrific actors like Ratna Pathak aapsee Pannu whose Thappad is still to be re- leased is making waves already, both with the Ranbir Kapoor, Neetu Singh and Alia Bhatt Shah, Tanvee Azmi, K u m u d Mishra, Mirza, Sushil Dahiya others. duced Bhushan Kumar, Thappad is slated to release on Feb- ruary 28. —Agency Dia and Pro- by Kareena Kapoor Khan, Samaira and Karisma Kapoor Kangana Ranaut K ma on the life of ‘Thalai- vi’ J. Jayalalithaa, stole moments of solace from shooting and enjoyed by the beach. Ranaut’s team shared pictures from the moments on Instagram, where she is seen enjoy- ing the waves wearing a green floral suit. “Life is all about little moments… Ranaut, who is currently shooting for her upcom- ing film, #Thalaivi, in Chennai was captured enjoying the waves, on step. Kangana who will be seen essaying the role of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jay- alalithaa in the film was seen donning a tradi- tional avatar, complete with a gajra and a gold headgear. ‘Thalaivi’ is being helmed by AL Vijay and has been written by ‘Baahubali’ ‘Manikarnika’ writer KV Vijayendra Prasad and ‘The Dirty Picture’ and ‘Once Upon a Time in Mumbai’ writer Ra- jat Arora. The movie is set to hit theatres on June 26, 2020. angana Ranaut, who is currently shooting for the biographical dra- and ... her Instagram post Malaika Arora and Arjun Kapoor Kangana The entire Bollywood fi lm fraternity came all decked up for Armaan Jain and Anissa Malhotra’s big fat wedding reception that took place in Mumbai on Tuesday evening. The couple stepped out to pose for the paparazzi. Anissa looked gorgeous in a silver lehenga while Armaan picked a black sherwani for the occasion. her way to Pondicherry ,” read the picture caption. Earlier on Sunday , the actor was seen acing a Bharatnatyam Taapsee Pannu dance —ANI

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There is not scope of mistakes so make sure you are fully ready. —IANS GEMINI MA Y 21 - JUNE 21 CANCER JUNE 22 - JUL Y 23 You are blessed with a very understanding family and they On professional front, your consistent efforts will surely help stand by your side no matter what. This is an excellent time for you to pursue higher studies, all your planets are very supportive. Keeping your ego aside you must resolve issues with your friends. you in building an image that will help you in long run. If you want your big dreams to come true then you must start saving right away. You are in love and everything seems to be beautiful. LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 You will keep smiling whole day long. You may get some money in form of blessing from elders. You may feel neglected by your lover but that not true, there may be other reasons that is keeping him/her busy. You may decide to get into some creative business. You may soon get married. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 You will pay off all your debts. You may think you are doing Nicole Scherzinger right but that may be not justifi ed from someone else’s point of view therefore analyse thing from all the angles. You may redo your house interi- ors. You will manage to impress your interviewer. CITY THEATRE POLICE 100 FIRE 101 AMBULANCE 102/108 CHILD HELPLINE 1098 HELP IN SUFFERING 2760012 DIAL Do you want to add your establishment here? Email your details to www.fi rstindia.co.in LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 Homemakers will do everything in their best capacity to take great care of the guests. You may get a gift in form of a vehicle could be from family or company you work for. If you are attracted to someone you must be able to express. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 You will attract big money in your life and with the money will come big opportunities as well. You may just decide to make your hobby as your career. You must try and adopt methods which will help you to be in positive frame of mind all the time. 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On professional front, someone will appreciate you for all your hard work and these words will boost your professional image. Your friends will bring lots of fun and excitement. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 You will make a major contribu- tion in offi ce today in turning the work environment into more friendly one. Your friends may surprise you with some trip or a special day out. Your efforts to make peace in your relationship won’t get wasted. 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People look up to you on professional front because of your dedication and sincerity. Do not compromise when things come to your self respect. Director: Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari Cast & Crew: Kangana Ranaut, Jassi Gill, Richa Chadda, Neena Gupta Triton Mega Mall: 2:25, 8:20 World Trade Park Mall: 2:30, 7:45 Entertainment Paradise: 2:35 First Cinema: 7:20 City Plaza Mall: 6:15 Crystal Palm: 7:55 GT Central Mall: 11:55, 4:05, 10:30 Pink Square Mall: 11:45, 7:50 Sunny Trade Center: 11:40, 7:50 You will create your own way to success and no matter how EYE BANK Eye Bank Society 2604117, 98290-59005 UTILITIES Call JVVNL at ..........................2208999 JMC ........................................5110111 many hurdles you will need to overcome, you will deal with them all. You may sell your property to invest the money in some other business or to help your kids with education. Your hard work will pay off. EMAIL, MOBILE APP & SOFTWARE IBharat Sync Technologies 7340013507 MyXgen Technologies .......9828164490 LPG Indane .....................................2771867 HP Gas ....................................2740087 Bharat Petroleum ....................2740688 WHEELCHAIRS/OXYGEN/WALKERS... Times Surgical ........................2373125 Shubra Trading........................2365688 Surgicare .........................98280-23232 HOSPITALS Apex Hospital .....................2751871-73 Bhagwan Mahaveer .................2700107

  13. ETC JAIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 202013 RED ALERT! 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 BOLLYWOOD BABA BOLA ways. This portal even guides them with where to go after reaching Mumbai, where to find affordable places to live, whom to meet, and what not,” shared Ikram. “In Rajasthan, we are also planning to come up with an honourary function, ‘Kar- tavya Ko Salaam’, for the po- lice force here,” he added. To top it off, Ikram Akhtar and his team is also planning to start the first film-technical school of the world in Ra- jasthan, so that the students can learn about all the tech- niques required while shoot- ing a film. was ‘Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha’ after which I never looked back,” said Akhtar who has also written scripts for super VANSHIKHA GOUR vanshikha.gour@firstindia.co.in hits ‘Joru Ghulam’, ‘ T h a n k You’, ‘Baa- ghi’ ‘Ready’, to name a few. On being asked about like Ka I kram Akhtar, screen- writer, producer and director in Bollywood, hailing from Lucknow, shared a glimpse of his journey in an ex- clusive interview with City First. “I began my career in Bol- lywood as an Assistant Writer working for Anees Bamzee. The first film that I wrote for and RJ Sudeepta ple of ‘dramebaaz’ and ‘patakha’, as her con- tent always caters to the creative and off- beat crowd. RJ Sudeepta is a young youthful RJ who makes the listeners’ mornings fun and en- ergetic every day , talk- ing about issues from politics to Bollywood and brings views from around the globe with a new perspective. Hailing from Bhopal and being a body-build- er and model other- wise, she belongs to a family of music and sports lovers, and at a very young age, she was certain on the deci- sion that she wanted to be an RJ. Ikram Akhtar his visit to the Pink City , “I am starting my online portal called ‘BollywoodBaba.com’ which will assist and support the budding talents in various NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in Poster of the fillm ‘Ready’ B able, and this is what 93.5 RED FM Jaipur has done. A few days ago, the radio station had 2 new RJs on board: RJ Zoya (Vellapanti Dot Com) and RJ Sudeepta (Morning No. 1). RJ Zoya is a regular girl next door from the Pink City, who has a funny twist to all topics related to the youth. She’s the perfect exam- ringing out new talent in front of everyone is ex- tremely appreci- STREET DANCER INJURED ALAYA ON HER WAY UP T Jaaneman in itself had created an immense buzz all across. Bask- ing in the glory of great reviews and ap- preciation that she has earned with her first, there is another sur- prise for the audience. Alaya F has signed her second film with Puja Entertainment, the process of which was underway before the release of Jawaani Jaaneman. The makers of her first, Puja Films have A tane action sequence for the upcoming film ‘Bhuj: The Pride of India’. “I’ve just got back from Bhopal after shooting my part of the film “Bhuj: The Pride of India”. It involved a lot of emotional scenes and an entire high octane action sequence in which I ended up getting severely injured,” Nora said. Nora, who is currently riding high on the success of her latest release ‘Street Dancer 3D’, hurt her forehead. signed Alaya F for an- other film after Jawani Jaaneman. Bhagnani of Puja En- tertainment shares, “It was a delight to work with Alaya in our first project together. The team has always found promise in her artistry and believed she would do wonders. We are happy to have Alaya be part of our next pro- ject as well. It is too soon to reveal details about the project, but the entire team is ex- cited to have her be part of our family, once again.” he ment of Alaya F signing her first movie, Jawaani announce- ctress Nora Fatehi was ‘severely jured’ while forming a high oc- Jackky in- per- Nora Fatehi RJ Zoya Alaya F —Agency —IANS Heartthrobs VOICE OF RAJASTHAN A son is the most beautiful man in the world. The 33-year-old actor was found to be 92.15% accurate to the Greek Golden Ratio of Beau- ty Phi- which measure physical perfection. ‘The star Henry Cavill was second with 91.80%, followed by Cooper on the third position with 91.08%. Brad Pitt, tipped for an Os- car for his supporting role in ‘Once Upon A Time in Hol- lywood’, was fourth with 90.51% whereas the fifth po- sition was bagged by the old- est star on the list, George Clooney with 89.91%. David Beckham was seventh with a score of 88.96% and the most chiselled chin in the top ten. The ratio can be applied to anything and was used by Leonardo Da Vinci for the perfect human male body in his famous work, the Vitru- vian Man. —Agency ccording to the latest study by Dr. Julian De Silva, ‘Twilight’ star Robert Pattin- Witcher’ Bradley Mame Khan M an ancient musical legacy from the golden Thar Desert to the screens of Bollywood and more than 60 countries, cele- brating the finest of Folk Fusion with the 21st-cen- tury audience. He has received the Best Folk Single Award at Global Indian Music Academy Awards (GiMA) 2016. Born in Satto, a small village near Jaisalmer, Mame belongs to the Mangan- iyar community and a family of master singers, who have been carrying the singing tra- dition since 15 genera- tions. His energy and his vocal skill owe much to the influ- ence of his fa- ther and of Coke Studio @ MTV (sea- son 2), featuring the song ‘Chaudhary’ in collaboration with music director Amit Trivedi in 2012. He has been playback singer for numerous Hindi films such as Luck By Chance (2009), I Am (2010), No One Killed Jessica (2011), Mirzya (2016) and Son- chiriya (2019). He also lent his voice for a Hindi song in Ma- layalam film, Monsoon Man- goes. In October 2015, Khan released his debut album, Mame Khan’s Desert Sessions. He has also sung the national anthem for Hotstar and Star Sports’s 2015 Pro Kabaddi League season. From the most prestigious festivals to TV formats and to be found across platforms on the world wide web, the voice of Mame Khan is mes- merising worldwide. tutor, late Ustad Rana Khan. At the age of 14, he was given a six-year scholarship by the In- dian Council for Cultural Rela- tions to pursue his studies in music and arts. Khan made his singing de- but in Bollywood with Shankar Mahade- van for the film ame Khan, who is also known as the sig- nature Folk voice of Rajasthan, has taken Luck Chance 2009. Howev- er, he shot into the spot- light, when he appeared in an epi- By in s o d e prominent people Clockwise: Robert Pattinson, David Beckham, George Clooney and Brad Pitt

  14. CITY BUZZ JAIPUR | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 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 MERA JAIPUR MAHAAN —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Grand Rajasthani folk performances mesmerise the audience at Albert Hall in the Pink City on Wednesday, during the ceremony for dedicating the UNESCO Heritage Certificate to the people of Jaipur. The folk performances were presented by as many as 131 artists from Rajasthan. THE YOUNG TALENT! WHAT’S HAPPENING! —PHOTO BY NANDAN DAVE DIPR Commissioner Neeraj K Pawan visited the First India offi ce at Ahmedabad, Gujarat during his visit to the city on Wednesday. Here, he is seen in conversation with Darshan Desai, Resident Editor, First India Ahmedabad. Eshan Harsh MLA Rafi q Khan met Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi at Parliament House in New Delhi on Wednesday. CITY FIRST P ink City’s 17-year old stu- dent Eshan Harsh’s short film ‘Jaipur Activists’ has been shortlisted in the Lift- Off Global Network Ses- sions 2020, which is to be held in the United Kingdom (UK). The sessions will be held at Pinewood Studios in the UK, and Ra- leigh Studios in Hollywood. The film is made under the guidance of the Film & Television Institute of India (FTII), Pune and prior to this, the film’s World Premiere was held in January at the 6th Rajasthan Inter- national Film Festival (RIFF) where it was appreciated by the audience. The film is designed to create aware- ness regarding the issue that creating awareness about cleaning the city through social media platforms is not enough. One needs to take initiative to clean the city on their own. Eshan has previously made 3 short films- ‘Broken Ambitions’, ‘Maalan’ and ‘Jaipur Mera Shahar’, which have been selected and honored at film festivals across the world. The youngster has also been made a youth juror of the Reel Youth Film Festival held in Canada. Jodhpur: RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot congratulated former Congress MP Badri Jakhad on the occasion of the birth ceremony of his great- grandson Vihaan at Empire Resort, Jodhpur on Wednesday. The function was attended by a large number of Congress workers along with other prominent Jat leaders. Senior Neuro Physician RK Sureka organised a free camp for the patients of Epilepsy on the occasion of International Epilepsy Day at Ratannagar, Churu. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in HAPPY B’DAY! An Essay Competition on ‘Road Safety’ was organised in the school premises by the Road Safety Club of St Edmunds School, Jawahar Nagar. During the event, the coordinator of Road Safety Transport Department Rajkumar Rajpal guides the students to follow the safety rules. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO The wedding reception of newlyweds Kanishak, son of Suman and Sanwar Mal Verma, and Sonal, daughter of Vimla and Dinesh Chouhan, was held on Wednesday at Balaji Seven Hills Farm, Sirsi Road. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA IAS Dr. Pritam B Yashvant (top) and IPS Sharat Kaviraj celebrated their birthdays on February 5, Wednesday. We wish them all the best! Sara Ali Khan and Kartik Aaryan were spotted at Jaipur International Airport on Wednesday night, as they reached the Pink City to promote their upcoming film ‘Love Aaj Kal’. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO During the ongoing 6th Rajasthani Theatre and Folk Festival, a play ‘Aiso Chatur Sujaan’ was enacted on Wednesday at JKK.

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