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1. AHMEDABAD l SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/79050 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 273 First India Bureau nion Home and Coop- erative Minister Amit Shah is in Ahmedabad, ostensi- bly to spend quality time with his family during Janmashtami, but his own zeal for his beloved Gujarat will not let him rest and on Sat- urday he chaired a meeting of DISHA (District Infrastructure Scheme Advisory) Committee and the LS MP from Gandhina- gar also set clear targets for the administration and the Munici- pal Corporation to complete vaccination of Ahmedabad city and district by September 20. Highly placed sources say that IAS and senior police officers are likely to visit him to dis- cuss pending transfers and pro- motions. He is also expected to meet senior party leaders and guide them on plans for future events like Jan Ashirvad Yatra as well as the political agenda for the upcoming state execu- tive meeting. U Welcome MRAMITSHAH AMIT SHAH

2. PERSPECTIVE AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 02 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Vol2IssueNo.273 RNINO.GUJENG/2019/79050. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Ex- press Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Planet Survey No.148P, Changodar-Bavla Highway, Tal. San- and, Dist. Ahmedabad. Publishedat D/3023rdFloorPlotNo.35Titanium Square,SchemeNo.2,ThaltejTaluka, Ghatlodiya,Ahmedabad. Editor-In-Chief:JagdeeshChandra. Editor:AnitaHadaSangwanresponsible forselectionofnewsunderthePRBAct Narendra Modi @narendramodi Congratulations Bhavina Patel! You played excellently. The entire nation is praying for your success and will be cheering for you tomorrow. Give your best and play without any pressure. Your accomplishments inspire the entire nation. #Paralympics Nitin Gadkari @nitin_gadkari #PMJanDhan has become the foundation of various schemes which directly provides benefits to the beneficiary. It has provided emergency funds to the people in the form of overdraft, it has provided insurance to the people through PM Suraksha Bima Yojana and Jivan Jyoti Bima Yojana SPIRITUAL SPEAK When meditation is mastered, the mind is unwavering like the flame of a lamp in a windless place. —Bhagavad Gita IN-DEPTH PROPAGANDISTS SHOULD BETTER STAY OUT OF SPORTS ne must salute Neeraj Chopra, the Tokyo Olympic gold medal winner in javelin, for taking a stand against a section of social media users who twisted his matter-of- fact remark to project Chopra’s Pakistani counterpart as a scheming athlete. A contro- versy broke out after Neeraj Chopra said in an interview that Arshad Nadeem was “moving around” with his javelin before his first throw on the final day and he had to tell the Pakistani athlete, “Bhai it is my javelin”. Chopra said on Twitter, “I would request everyone to please not use me and my comments to further your vested interests and propaganda. Sports teaches us to be together and united…” Bajrang Punia, the Olympic medal winner in wrestling, put it more bluntly. “Whether the athlete is from Pakistan or any other country, he represents his nation. He is a sportsperson first. So it’s not like we’ll say something against that person because he is from Pakistan. There should be respect for ath- letes.” TOP TWEETS O ustice DY Chan- drachud’s strong words describing the prevailing situation must be music to ears of those who were forced to stay mum even after enduring suffering during the pandemic for fear of being jailed. Those were the times when the State un- leashed its might and made people accept only its version of the “truth”. Their (people’s) speaking the “truth” was made a punishable of- fence. Delivering the Justice MC Chagla Memorial Lec- ture on “Speaking Truth to Power:CitizensandtheLaw”, the Supreme Court Judge said, “One cannot rely only on the State for truth. Totali- tarian governments are known for their constant reliance on falsehoods to consoli- date power.” Justice Chan- drachud also referred to what he said “is a contest between ‘our truth’ versus ‘your truth’ and a tendency to ignore a truth that is not in alignment with one’s perception”. While ‘our truth’ and ‘your truth’ has been largely used by the media and social media, the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ contest has steered the society towards an unbridgeable divide where only the majority view is acceptable to the people. Some of the state governments may not be totalitarian but they do have totalitarian tendencies in abundance due to the unbridled power at their command. The proles have no option but to accept the State truth, however far from truth it may be. Theirs is not to question why . It was not just during the pandemic that this trait was on full display . It has been flaunted over theyearsbydifferentregimes which have used democracy to further their agenda. THE CONTEST BETWEEN ‘YOUR TRUTH’ VS OURS While ‘our truth’ and ‘your truth’ has been largely used by the media and social media, the ‘us’ versus ‘them’ contest has steered the society towards an unbridgeable divide where only the majority view is acceptable to the people J ‘EVENTS IN AFGHANISTAN ARE SETBACK FOR INDIA’ fghanistan is no stranger to brutal turmoil, deadly violence and chronic disregard for human rights. Broadly speaking some vital aspects of life in the country take one back to the 19th century. Women’s lot is pitiable and so also of orphans. The USA got militarily in- volved in Afghanistan in 2001, after 9/11. President Biden recently decided to pull out twenty thousand troops fromthecountryatthewrong time. The USA still has six thousand troops guarding the Bargain airport. Yet a suicide bomber belonging to ISIS- Khorasan succeeded in kill- ing hundred and seventy Af- ghans, many foreigners including thirteen USA service men. President Biden’s response was, “We will not for- give. We will not forget. We will make you pay”. How? What is ISIS- Khorasan? It was formally founded by HafizSaeedKhanin2015,who owed allegiance to Abu Baki al- Baghdadi. Both are dead, but ISIS-Khorasan is not. WhatdoesthewordKhorasan mean? It means, “The land of the Sun.” The ISIS-K has de- nounced the Taliban for their occupation of Afghanistan. Their grouse is that the Tali- ban version of Islam is soft, not hard-line. At its peak the Khorasan had nearly four thousand fighters. Now they are reduced to 2000. Itseemstherearesomesen- sible individuals among the Taliban. A PTI report from Islamabad quotes Taliban spokesman Zabi-ullah-Muja- hid, saying that they consider India as an important part of the region. “We desire good ties with all countries, including India, which is an important part of the region. Our desire is that India devise its policy as per the interest of Afghan people…. We have said before that we won’t allow our soil to be used against any other country . Our policy is clear”. He also expressed the view that Pakistan and India should sit together to resolve all the outstanding is- sues because both are neigh- bours and their interests are linked to each other. One cannot take exception to this. However, the Taliban are not in full control of the country . No country has so far recognised the Taliban ‘government’. The Islamic countries have been silent. Their fear is Talibani influence spreading in their countries. It must be recognized that events in Afghanistan have beenasetbackforIndia.Soon- er rather than later we should reopenourEmbassyinKabul. Diplomaticabsenteeismisnot in our interest. We must have a presence in Kabul. Rupa Co are among the top and respected publishers in the country. The owner R.K. Mehra has been an inti- mate friend since 1998. Last evening he sent me a book. “The Afghanistan Pa- pers: A Secret History of the War.” The author is Craig Whitlock, an investigative re- porter for the “Washington Post”. He has been highly critical of American policy in Afghanistan since 2001. Let me quote from the inner flap of the book, “The Washing- ton Post” sued the U.S. government twice to unearth the documents that form the basis of “The Afghan papers”. Just as the Pentagon Papers transformed the public un- derstanding of Vietnam, these papers provide starting revelations from people who played a direct role in the Af- ghanistan war, from leaders in the White House and the Pentagon to Soldiers and aid workers on the front lines- President George W . Bush did not know the name of his Af- ghan war commander- and didn’t want to make time to meet with him. Secretary of Defence Donal Rumsfeld ad- mitted he had, ‘no visibility into who the bad guys are.” His successor, Robert Gates said, “We didn’t know jack shit about Al-Qaeda”. “In unvarnished language, people at all levels of the con- flictadmittheU.Swarfighting strategies were a mess, the nation-building project was a colossal failure, and the drugs and corruption gained a stranglehold over their allies in the Afghan government. All told “The Afghan Papers” is based on interviews with more than 1000 people who knew the government was presenting a distorted and somewhat fabricated version of the facts on the ground.” That the most powerful country and democracy in the world should hawk falsehoods, when human lives were being killed by indis- criminate bombing are un- forgivable acts. I am distressed to learn of Chief MinisterAshokGhelot’s illness. I wish him a rapid and total recovery at the earliest. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL A K NATWAR SINGH The author is Former Minister of External Affairs of India However the Taliban are not in full control of the country. No country has so far recognised the Taliban ‘government’. The Islamic countries have been silent. Their fear is Talibani influence spreading in their countries I am distressed to learn of Chief Minister Ashok Ghelot’s illness. I wish him a rapid and total recovery at the earliest USA Marine Nicole Gee was one of our fallen warriors from the cowardly terrorist attack in Afghanistan. She recently appeared in photos from Kabul that had been circulated widely on social media. Fair winds and following seas.

3. CORONA CATASTROPHE GUJARAT INDIA 46,759 new cases 509 new fatalities 13 new cases 00 new fatalities First India Bureau Gandhinagar: Chief MinisterVijayRupanion Saturdayannouncedthat the state government is allocating Rs5 crore to develop a museum in the name of poet and freedom fighter Zaverchand Meghani. The museum will be established in Chotila,thebirthplaceof the late social reformer in his memory . The state government had organized a mega celebration to mark Meghani’s 125th birth anniversary on Satur- day . From taluka level to district headquarters, cultural programmes were organized in the state capital to pay tribute to Meghani. Meanwhile, Rupani laidthefoundationstone of Meghani Bhavan in Gandhinagar,whichwill be the headquarters of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad. A website on Zaverchand Meghani’s life will also be launched so that future genera- tions will get the opportunity to read and learn from his works. Turn to P6 CM ALLOCATES `5 CR FOR ZAVERCHAND MEGHANI MUSEUM IN CHOTILA Lays foundation stone of Meghani Bhavan in Gandhinagar, that will be the headquarters of the Gujarati Sahitya Parishad Chief Minister Vijay Rupani —FILE PHOTO www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD l SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/79050 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 273 OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD LUCKNOW A Delhi court Saturday directed singer Hirdesh Singh, who goes by the stage name Yo Yo Honey Singh, to appear before it on September 3 in connection with the domestic violence case filed against him by his wife, Shalini Talwar, after he failed to appear before the court citing poor health. Metro- politan Magistrate Tania Singh observed that no one is above the law. P6 Future Retail filed a new case against Amazon.com Inc at the Supreme Court in its latest effort to seek clearance for its $3.4 billion retail assets sale, which the US firm has challenged. SC this month dealt a blow to Future when it said an interim decision by a Singapore arbitrator in October 2020 that put its deal with Reliance Industries on hold was valid in India. COURT DIRECTS HONEY SINGH TO APPEAR IN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASE FUTURE FILES NEW CASE AGAINST AMAZON OVER $3.4 BILLION DEAL n this image provided by the US Marine Corps, a Marine with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force-Crisis Response-Central Com- mand (SPMAGTF-CR-CC) lifts an evacuee during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul in Afghanistan. (Inset) An Afghan man hands his child to a British Paratrooper. More than 1,00,000 people have been safely evacuated through the Kabul airport, according to the US, but thousands more are struggling to leave in one of history’s biggest airlifts. I Afghanistan: US says drone strike killed IS-K planner Washington: The US military says it be- lieves it has killed a planner for the Afghan branch of the Islamic State group in a drone strike in the east of the country. The suspected member of the IS-K group was targeted in Nan- garhar province. IS-K said it had carried out an attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday that may have killed as many as 170 people, including 13 US troops. A mass airlift has been under way at the airport since Taliban militants overran the capital this month. Afghans wait for hours to try to withdraw money, in front of Kabul Bank, in Kabul on Saturday. —PHOTO BY PTI New Delhi: TheCentral Bureau of Investigation (CBI)hasfiledanother10 casesinconnectionwith the post-poll violence in West Bengal, just a day after 11 separate cases were registered, taking the tally of total cases to 21. Sources suggest that the agency also has de- tained two accused in connectionwiththecase on Friday . To probe cases, Cen- tre has provided CRPF security cover to CBI amid apprehension of locals and the state administration disrupting the investigation. The agency said that so far it has registered eleven separate cases after being handed over theprobebytheCalcutta High Court. The Calcutta High Courthadrecentlyhand- ed over the investigation of serious crimes such as rape and murder dur- ingthepost-pollviolence in West Bengal to the CBI. Similarly , the divi- sion bench of the high court also formed a Spe- cial Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the lesser crimes that oc- cured after the declara- tion of Assembly election results in Bengal on May 2. CBI FILES 10 MORE CASES, TALLY REACHES 21 CENTRE USING AGENCIES AS THEY CAN’T FIGHT US POLITICALLY: MAMATA Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday alleged that the central government was using agencies to fight the Trinamool Congress as they can’t fight the party politically. Banerjee’s comments comes in the backdrop of the Enforce- ment Direc- torate (ED) summoning her nephew and MP Abhishek Baner- jee and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in the state. “Our priority is to work for the people. When the BJP govt in Delhi cannot compete with us in politics, they use agencies. Few people had left us but now they have returned as they know that their home belongs here (TMC),” Mamata said. P6 Duty of citizens to strengthen public institutions expose lies of State: Justice Chandrachud New Delhi: Public in- tellectuals have “a duty to expose the lies of the State”, Supreme Court Justice DY Chandra- chud said Saturday morning, stressing that in a democratic country it is important to hold governments in check and guard against falsehoods, false narratives and fake news. Police use force to crush farmers’ protest in Karnal Karnal: Situation turned tense in Karnal after police resorted to lathicharge in order to disperse protesting farmers from Bastara toll plaza on Saturday morning. Later in the day, union leaders asked more farmers to join the pro- tests and block the national highway, result- ing in blockades at Bastara toll plaza and another toll plaza on the national highway in Shahbad (Kurukshet- ra). Protestors also blocked the Kalka- Zirakpur highway (Surajpur toll plaza). Farmers scuffle with police in Amritsar on Saturday. Birla visits Pangong lake, interacts with sarpanches Leh: For the first time, a Lok Sabha speaker visited zero border villages in eastern Ladakh, today . Lok Sab- ha speaker Om Birla visited forward areas in the eastern Ladakh and interacted with the elected representatives of zero border villagers in Chushul Hill Council constituency. He also interacted with the Army and paramilitary forces posted at forward posts in the region. During his visit, Bir- la interacted with the Panchayat representatives and Chushul coun- cilor Konchok Stanzin on the banks of Pan- gong lake. More on P6 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla BLASTS’ TOLL NEARS 200 KISAN BLOCK HIGHWAYS WEST BENGAL POST-POLL VIOLENCE Partially inoculate adult popu in Guj by Sept 30: Shah Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is on a three- day visit to Gujarat, met with Ahmedabad city and district administration officials on Satur- day. He asked them to ensure that all citizens above 18 years are partially vaccinated by Sep- tember 30. More on P8 CRUCIAL READ SITHARAMAN INAUGURATES MENSTRUAL HYGIENE PROJECT, MOBILE ATM IN TRIPURA Agartala: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was in Tripura on a two-day visit, flagged off a mobile ATM in the State on August 28 and inaugurated a project that aims to generate awareness on menstrual hygiene among rural women. Sitharaman also held interactions with members of self-help groups at a school ground in Gomati district, along with Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb. COVID-19 NORMS TO PREVAIL TILL SEPT 30 New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday extended all ex- isting coronavirus disease (Covid-19)-related protocol in India up to September 30. MHA directed the governments to take measures ahead of the upcoming festival season. P6 FDI INFLOW GROWS 168% IN APR-JUN New Delhi: The Foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by more than twofold - to USD 17.57 billion - during the April-June fiscal due to measures such as policy reforms and ease of doing business. P6 ‘60.25 CR + DOSES GIVEN TO STATES’ New Delhi: Health Minis- try on Saturday said that 60,25,95,250 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to states and union territories so far through the direct state procurement category. 5 HELD IN MYSORE GANGRAPE CASE Mysuru: The Karnataka Police has arrested five persons including a juvenile from Tamil Nadu for allegedly gangraping a 23-year-old MBA student in Mysuru on August 24. One of the accused is ab- sconding. Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood said on Saturday the accused were from Tirup- pur and frequently visited Mysuru for work. They are labourers. Meanwhile, The University of Mysore on Saturday withdrew the controversial circular issued on Friday curbing the movement of girl students at campus after 6.30 pm. Union Home Minister Amit reached Gujarat on Saturday. HAND HAND HOPE HOPE of

4. First India Bureau Ahmedabad: The state government celebrated the 125th birth anniversary of renowned author, poet, social reformer and freedom fighter Zaverchand Meghani, who was fe- licitated with the title of ‘Rashtriya Shayar’ by Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, at an event held at Mahatma Mandir in Gandhina- gar on Saturday . The invitation cards were distributed among citizens, which did not have a photograph of the Gujarati poet being celebrated, but only political leaders. Commenting on the oversight, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Com- mittee (GPCC) chief spokesperson Manish Doshi said, “This Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government is pro-propaganda. It can go to any extent to prove its point and to do so it does not stop at distort- inghistoricalfacts.They put large images of political leaders on the invitation, and categori- cally ignored renowned author Meghani.” He further added that Meghani’s birth date and year had been published incorrectly in the Class IX textbook. “The birth date mentioned is August 17 and the birth year is 1947 in the textbook. Such facts are not only misleading people but also criminal negli- gence,” asserted Doshi. Demanding rectifica- tion of the errors, he said, “The government dwells in creating mistakes, intentionally. As many people are aware that they are creating a new history with retro- spective effect. This is shameful. The government must stop celebrating incorrect and fake identities and rectify their mistakes.” CRUCIAL READ GROSS OVERSIGHT Asked that govt rectify the incorrect birth date and year published in Class IX textbook BJP distorted facts pertaining to Meghani: Congress Zaverchand Meghani GPCC spokesperson Manish Doshi FACULTY WANTS TO RENAME SAU UNI HEALTH MISSION DIRECTOR ATTENDED A VIRTUAL MEETING Gandhinagar: Health Mission Director Remya Mohan attended a media workshop on the National Tuber- culosis Elimination Programme at the state TB training and demonstration centre in Ahmedabad. She has appealed to people to join in the elimination programme. KUTCH COLLECTOR MEETS REVENUE DEPARTMENT Kutch: Collector DK Praveena held a meeting with the revenue department, in which they reviewed various programmes and their progress. They also discussed the functioning of the revenue department’s various wings and if they were addressing people’s grievances. RT-PCR TESTS FOR JAMNAGAR STUDENTS Jamnagar: The local polytechnic college held a RT-PCR testing drive for students, in presence of Minister of State for food and civil supplies Dhar- mendrasinh Jadeja in Jamnagar city on Saturday. ENERGY MINISTER CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY IN BOTAD Botad: Energy Minister Saurabh Patel celebrated his birthday and the 125th birth anniversary of poet Zaverchand Meghani with party workers and villagers at the Turkhi village in Botad district. ANGER OVER MISSING PHOTO Surat: Supporters of MLA Zhankhana Patel were enraged after her photo was replaced by one of MLA Sangeeta Patil on hoardings marking a new bridge at Madhavbaug Society in Parvat Patiya of Dumbhal. Party protocol dictates that a picture of the local leader is compulsory, in addition to that of main party members, in any promotional material. Patil’s constituency is Limbayat but her picture was found on the poster of Choryasi constituency. First India Bureau Ahmedabad: Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel has said that talks about India’s Constitu- tion, laws and secularism will last only as long as Hindus form a majority in the country. None of the country’s “courts, Lok Sab- ha, Constitution, secularism” will remain if Hindus become a minority, he said. “Those talking about the Constitution, laws, secularism will continue to do so only as long as Hindus are in majority in this country . May God prevent this from happening, but if in another 1,000-2,000 years, the number of Hindus reduces, and (the number of) people from another religion increas- es, there will be no courts, Lok Sabha, Con- stitution, secularism... they will all vanish into thin air, nothing will remain,” he said. Addressing an event on Friday to mark the idol installation ceremo- nyatatempleof goddess Bharat Mata in Gandhi- nagarorganisedbyVish- va Hindu Parishad (VHP), he added that he was not talking about all the Muslims or Chris- tians, as a large number of them are patriots. “Thousands and lakhs of Muslims, Christians are patriots. Thousands of Muslims are in the Indian Army, hundreds of Muslims are in the Gujarat police force. They are all patriots. But (I am talking about those) who are not,” he said. Patel criticised a Muslim organization (Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind) for challenging the Gu- jarat Freedom of Reli- gion (Amendment) Act, 2021--which seeks to stop religious conver- sions through inter- faith marriages using force--and wondered why it was troubled by the law even when it is not religion-specific. He said that the government brought an amendment to the Act after much deliberation due to the concerns raised over cases of “love jihad”. “I have to ask those who have moved writ in the court, will you still challenge the Act if somebody (from another religion) takes away your daughter (for for- cible marriage and con- verts her religion)?... I have to ask that organization as to what is their objection to Hindu girls marrying Hindus, Muslim girls marrying Muslims, Christian girls marrying Chris- tians, Sikh girls marrying Sikhs,” he said. The Gujarat High Court had recently stayed several sections of the controversial Act till the pen- dency of the case. First India Bureau Gandhinagar: With a possible drought looming over the state, Pankaj Kumar--Gujarat’s new Chief Secretary who will take charge on Tuesday- -has his work cut out for him. The state has received just 42% of expected rainfall so far this monsoon season and water levels in most dams are at less than 50% storage capacity. While the India Mete- orological Department has forecast rain in the coming days, it is unlikely that the deficit will be bridged. This means that Tier-1 and Tier-2 cities could have to depend on the Narmada river and groundwater supplies for their basic requirements this year. The government will have to take a call based on the on-ground situation by September 15 and announce a relief pack- age, if the state has not received adequate rainfall by then. “CS Kumar and his team will have to work out a drinking-water distribution plan as well as relief work and compensation to farmers who have suffered loss because of poor rainfall. All of this will require extra funds at a time when the state’s economy is still recovering from the effects of the pandemic,” said a senior official ask- ing not to be named since he is not authorized to speak to the press. It is going to be a challenge, but Pankaj Kumar has handled crises in 2018, 2019 and Cyclone Tauktae earlier this year. His biggest advantage is that, as additional chief secretary revenue until a few months ago, he has been in direct contact with village heads, and taluka- and district-level revenue officers. He also has experience handling a water crisis, having dealt with one as Surendranagar Collector. This time, he will have to depend on his team to develop a delivery facility for drinking water. He will have to work closely with officials from the revenue department, relief commissionerate, and the water resources and supply department to prepare a blueprint for drinking water supply, as well as for setting up cat- tle camps and arrange fodder and water for these camps. Kumar and the agriculture department will also have to work together to work out a financial aid pack- age for farmers, given the little rain the state has seen so far. TalksaboutConstitution,secularismwilllast onlywhileHindusformamajority:DYCM ‘Govt to protect state borders, curb moneylender menace’ First India Bureau Vadodara: Minister of State for Home Af- fairsPradipsinhJade- ja on Saturday rein- forced the government’s commitment towards security of thestate,includingits vast coastline. “Land and sea belt security forces are keeping an eyeoneveryone. Any- one who engages in anti-national activities will not be spared,” he said. He was in Vadodara for the 125th birth anniversary celebrations of Gujarati poet Za- verchand Meghani. Addressing the recent suicide reported in Nikol area of Ahmedabad due har- assment by money- lenders, Jadeja assured that the government was taking strict measures in collaboration with the police department to curb such in- cidents. “In the last Assembly session, the government took note of this issue and now such lenders will be booked under Pre- vention of Anti-So- cial Activities (PASA) Act. FIRs have been registered in connection with the Nikol and other cases and police are investigating them,” he said. On the DJ system at Ganesh pandals, he said, “The government has already issued various guidelines for celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi festival this year. Permission for DJ systems at Ganesh pandals will be discussed and decided at a state core committee meeting.” ‘Not talking about all the Muslims or Christians, as a large number of them are patriots’ Nitin Patel —FILE PHOTO MoS Home Affairs Pradipsinh Jadeja Will have to work out drinking-water distribution, relief and compensation to farmers at a time when the economy is still recovering from nCoV effects DROUGHT WILL BE 1ST CHALLENGE FOR NEW CS PANKAJ KUMAR NEWS AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 04 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Pankaj Kumar will take charge as CS on Aug 31. —FILE PHOTO

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6. GUJARAT AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 05 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia CRUCIAL READ MOSQUITO BREEDING SPOTS FOUND IN 28 HOSPITALS Surat: With vector-borne diseases increasing in the city, the health department has started a survey of public places, including hospitals and schools in search of breeding spots for mosquitoes and other insects. The department has issued notices to 28 hospitals and collected administrative charges of Rs34,600 from 15 hospitals. The SMC team surveyed 3,847 locations and destroyed breeding spots at 49 locations. The 21st Century hospital was fined Rs5,000, ET, Rs2,000, and Venus Hospital, Rs1,500, among others. MINOR POSTS NUDE PICS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Ahmedabad: A family from Meghaninagar approached the women’s helpline Abhayam after failing to convince her their minor daughter to take down compromising pictures of herself on social media. The child had used her personal mobile phone, given to her for online classes, to open social media accounts and upload nude pictures of herself. Encouraged by the “likes” and comments she received, she also tried to get her cousin to follow suit. However, the cousin informed her parents. The girl finally deactivated the accounts after the Abhayam counselor explained various laws and their implications. MAN KILLED, 3 INJURED IN BLAST NEAR SHAMLAJI Himmatnagar: A 30-year-old man was killed and his wife and two daughters injured when a blast occurred at his house in Godhkulla village near Shamlaji on Saturday. The deceased, identified as Rameshbhai Phanesha, had been tinkering with something he had procured from the village pond at the time of the incident, officials said, adding that the blast killed him instantly. His wife sustained minor injuries but his two daughters had to be hospitalized with serious injuries. An investigation will reveal the exact cause of the blast, officials said. A goat that was grazing outside the family’s home was also killed. MAN ARRESTED FOR SENDING WOMAN NUDE PIX Ahmedabad: A man was arrested by the city police for harassing a woman by sending her unsolicited pictures of himself in the nude. According to the police complaint, the woman had wanted to get a photo from her phone framed, and hence handed it over to the owner of a shop that provided the service. When the frame was ready, the shopkeeper asked her to pay him through a payment app. Having thus acquired her phone number, he began to send her nude pictures of himself. The man has been booked under the Information Technology Act and under various sections of the Indian Penal Code. WOMAN KILLED IN ROAD ACCIDENT IN VADODARA Vadodara: A woman was killed in an accident on Friday on the Akota Dandiabazaar bridge when a speeding car rammed into her. The critically injured woman was transported to a hospital, where doctors declared her dead. Raopura police have registered a case and are conducting further investigation. According to available information, the woman had recently gotten engaged and was on her way to meet her fiance at Akota Dandiabazaar bridge on Friday evening. She was hit by a speeding car near the solar panel on her way back home. POLICE TO KEEP STRICT VIGIL ON SHOBHA YATRA Rajkot: City police on Saturday issued guidelines for the forthcoming Shobha Yatra to be taken out in the city in August 30 on the occasion of the birth celebrations of Lord Krishna. In a meeting with organizers, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, the police have reiterated the need to follow COVID-19 guidelines during the event. The general public has been completely banned from participating in the Yatra. The route of the Yatra, which will comprise one Rath, five vehicles and 200 devotees, has also been limited and 1,237 police personnel have been deployed to keep vigil on the Yatra route. First India Bureau Surat: Devotees will have to shell out 30- 50% more to buy idols this Ganesh Chatur- thi. However, even this is unlikely to dampen the festive spirit with devotees gearing up to welcome Lord Ganesh into their homes. The lockdowns which were in force till recently owing to the pandemic also have derailed preparations. Dilip Bairagi, an idol maker in Surat, said: “Usually artisans from West Ben- gal reach Surat four to five months in advance and start preparing for the festival. This year last-minute preparations are being made, so everything is costing two to three times more.” Local artisans say that idol-markers and other workers who flock each year to Gujarat from other states like West Bengal for Ganesh Utsav too are demanding double pay owing to the pandemic. Local businessmen have fa- cilitated the travel of these artisans from West Bengal by purchasing special tickets for them. Ashok Mistry, a local idol seller said, “Rent of the godown I use to store idols and other raw materials also has increased 150%, due to the pandemic. Fears of being affected by the pandemic have also made the workers hesitant to leave home. Now, the same workers who used to work for Rs10,000 per month, are demanding Rs20,000. For dry grass used to make idols, we are now paying Rs1,300 instead of the earlier rate of Rs700, and Rs170 instead of Rs140 for 10 kg soil. The price of bamboo has also increased by 10%.” Sculptor, Kapus Pal, said that the government’s stipulation to cap the height of idols at four feet will also harm idol makers and sculptors. “Devotees want idols at a low price, but we are com- pelled to increase the cost of the idols because expenses incurred to purchase soil, bamboo, colour chemicals, and labour has increased,” said Pal. Idols dearer by 30-50% this Ganesh Utsav PANDEMIC IMPACT Paucity in the number of idol-makers due to nCoV, plus upsurge in the cost of raw materials to blame I don't consider myself disabled, says Guj paddler Bhavinaben Patel Playing in a wheelchair, she will take on world number one Ying Zhou in the finals today Tokyo: Assured of at least a Paralympic silver medal after reaching the table tennis finals here, In- dia’s Bhavinaben Pa- tel on Saturday said she doesn’t consider herself disabled and her performance at the Tokyo Games proves that “nothing is impossible”. Patel became the first Indian to enter the final of a table tennis event in the Para- lympics with a hard- fought 3-2 win over China’s Miao Zhang in a class 4 semifinal here on Saturday. The 34-year-old from Gujarat stunned her world no. 3 Chinese opponent 7-11 11-7 11-4 9-11 11-8 in the semifinal showdown that lasted 34 minutes. “...I don’t consider myself as disabled, I am always confident I can do anything and today I also proved that we are not behind and para table tennis is as ahead as other sports,” said Patel, who was di- agnosed with polio when she was 12 months old. “I fought against China and it is always said that it is difficult to win against China. Today I proved that nothing is impossible, you can do everything...” This was Patel’s first victory against the former world number one Zhang. The two players had met 11 times before. Patel, who plays in a wheelchair, will take on world number one Chinese paddler Ying Zhou in the summit clash on Sunday. She said focusing on the mental aspect of the game helped her during the match. “My schedule used to start at 4 am and I used to focus more on my mind, through meditation and yoga I learnt to keep myself calm. During matches, sometimes we make mistakes in a hurry and we lose points but I could control my thoughts today,” she said. “I want to thank the coaches, who taught me tricks and tech- nique because of them I have been able to reach here.” Patel also acknowl- edged the support that she received from different quarters. “When a player doesn’t get financial support, it becomes difficult to move ahead in sport because the expenses of playing tournaments are so huge and it is difficult to afford for a middle- class family but SAI, TOPS, PCI, government, OGQ, Blind Peo- ple’s Association, my family, all have sup- ported me.” —PTI First India Bureau Ahmedabad: After a video of Dr Vikay Parikh of Gandhina- gar civil hospital went viral on social media which showed him manhandling a woman, Congress MLAs of Gujarat have raised a demand for strict action against the doctor. In the video, the doctor was seen dragging a woman who has been identified as Namjarin Katia, a widow, who sells clothes by the roadside to eke out a living. After the video of the doctor manhandling the woman started doing the rounds on social media platforms, the Gandhinagar police filed a complaint against the doctor. Congress MLAs Gyasuddin Shaikh and Imran Khedawala have now written to the Gu- jarat Chief Minister, Vijay Rupani, seeking punitive action against the doctor and justice for the victim. “The doctor who is the head of the ortho- pedic department of Gandhinagar civil hospital has done the hei- nous act on August 25. His actions are contra- ry to the claims made by the state government on working for women empowerment. Protection and security of women should be our top priority. When the poor woman was selling goods on street, the doctor attacked her and dragged her for 50 feet,” said the letter written to the CM by the Congress MLAs. Patel became the first Indian to enter the final of a table tennis event in the Paralympics. —PTI ‘Take action against doc for assaulting woman’ The Civil Hospital in Gandhinagar. —FILE PHOTO MLAS RAISE THEIR VOICES FINAL TOUCHES An artisan puts the final touches on an idol of Lord Krishna ahead of Janmashtami, at Gulbai Tekra in Ahmedabad, on Saturday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Guj adds 10 cases, discharges 14 First India Bureau Gandhinagar: The state added another 10 cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours ended 5 pm on Saturday to take the total case load to 8,25,385 since March last year. The death toll re- mained unchanged at 10,081 with no new fatal- ity reported on Satur- day, the health department said. Gujarat’s case recovery rate now stands at 98.76%. Ahmedabad district reported the highest (four) COVID-19 cases in the state in the day, followed by Vadodara which saw three cases. Jamnagar, Mahisagar and Surat reported one case each, it said. On Saturday, 4,32,039 people were vaccinated against COVID-19, taking the total number of doses administered in the state to 4,54,69,490. 151 04 MAX CASES IN A’BAD ACTIVE CASES 8,15,154 TOTAL RECOVERED 14 RECOVERED IN A DAY 10,081 TOTAL DEATHS 00 DEATH IN A DAY 8,25,385 TOTAL CASES 13 CASES IN A DAY COVID-19 UPDATE PLEASE SEND US YOUR PRESS STATEMENTS INVITES AT: news.ahmedabad@firstindia.co.in

7. CM allocates... Speaking on the occasion, CM Rupani said, “If the Gujarati folk culture is alive today and passed down to the next gen- eration, credit goes to Meghani for his memorable contribution in the field of literature and folk culture. He was a freedom fighter who went to prison for In- dia’s independence.” The state government has also prepared a set of books with information on Megha- ni, modernist author Suresh Joshi, among others. Every buyer will receive a 50% dis- count for purchasing the whole set. FROM PG 1 INDIA AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 06 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia First India Bureau New Delhi: During his visit to the Pangong Lake area, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Saturday expressed gratitude to the Army personnel and the local citizens in Ladakh and said that no amount of appreciation is enough for their contribution in the service and security of the country. On a question asked by ANI about the sensi- tivity and security of this area, Birla said that the area is completely safe from the point of view of security. “Even after natural calamities and difficulties, they are working here to protect the country. Here the army personnel are performing the duty of pro- tecting the border even in minus 35 degree tem- perature, I congratulate them for their bravery,” he added while saying that the villagers and the army personnel are committed to protect the country together, and they are doing so with determination. Om Bir- la is the first speaker of Lok Sabha who has visited Ladakh and Pan- gong region. During his visit, Birla expressed happiness at the work done by the Panchayatis in the re- mote border villages of Pangong area. Birla said, “After having a word with the representatives of Gram Panchayat, a small unit of democracy, I have come to realise that In- dia’s democracy is strong even in this far- flung border area. The villagers here have also accepted that the gov- ernance system im- proves with democracy. They have also given a memorandum regarding their problems, which will be discussed. I hope that the problems of the village will be re- solved in the coming time.’ Local MP Jamyang Singe Namgyal, who accompanied Birla to the Ladakh region, said that the world has no doubts about China’s inten- tions regarding this area while mentioning the need for the develop- ment of the sector. —ANI CONTRIBUTION OF ARMY, LOCALS IN OUR SECURITY IS COMMENDABLE: OM BIRLA New Delhi: The Su- preme Court on Satur- day observed that a person could not be denied his fundamen- tal right to reside or move freely anywhere in the country on ‘flim- sy grounds’. The bench of the apex court, compris- ing justices Indira Ba- nerjee and V Ramasu- bramanian made the abovementioned ob- servance while dis- missing an extern- ment order against a journalist and social worker, Rahmat Khan. The Deputy Com- missioner of Police, Zone-1, Amravati City, had passed the extern- ment order under Sec- tion 56(1)(a)(b) of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951, directing journalist Rahmat Khan not to enter or return to Amravati City or Amravati Ru- ral District for one year from the date on which he leaves or is taken out. SC: Right to reside,move freely can’t be denied New Delhi: A Delhi court Saturday directed singer Honey Singh, to appear before on Sept 3 in connection with the domestic violence case filed against him by his wife, Shalini Talwar, after he failed to appear before the court citing poor health. Metro- politan Magistrate Tania Singh while hearing the matter observed that no one is above the law. Sin- gh’s counsel sought the singer’s exemption from personal appearance citing he’s unwell and assured that he will appear on the next date of hearing when his medical records and income documents will be submitted.The wife of the singer had approached a Delhi court alleg- ing physical, mental and emotional abuse at the hands of her husband. No one is above the law: As Honey Singh didn’t appear New Delhi: A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of one of the organis- ers of an event near Jantar Mantar where communal slogans were raised earlier this month. Addition- al Sessions Judge Anil Antil denied relief to Preet Singh, arrested by the Delhi Police. Singh was accused of creating en- mity between different groups and incit- ing the youth to prop- agate against a par- ticular religion at a rally at Jantar Man- tar on August 8. The judge, on the basis of the material placed on record and sub- missions put forth by the prosecution, observed that prima fa- cie there had been active participation by the accused in his individual capacity and also as the main or- ganiser of the event itself. New Delhi: The SC has directed the Cen- tre and All India In- stitute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to allow a doctor to par- ticipate in the coun- selling scheduled on August 31 for admission to Post Graduate and Post-Doctoral courses published by the premier medical institute. A bench of Justices Indira Ba- nerjee and R Sub- hash Reddy made it clear that the order has been passed in the special facts and circumstances and considering that a seat is still available at AIIMS, Rishikesh. Pursuant to a notifi- cation for admission to Post Graduate. Court Denies Bail Plea in Jantar Mantar Case SC allows doctor to join in AIIMS course IN THE COURTYARD CRUCIAL READ ED ATTACHES ASSETS WORTH RS 2.21 CR OF JAILED WILDLIFE TRAFFICKER PMJDY TURNS 7: OVER 43.04 CRORE BENEFICIARIES BANK UNDER SCHEME NEW delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth Rs 2.21 crore of Wasim Rahaman in a case involving smuggling of protected wildlife animals. The ED initiated a money laundering investigation on the basis of a case registered by Wild Life Crime Control Cell Data Management Unit, West Bengal under Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Wasim Rahaman, along with his associate, was arrested by officials of Wild Life Crime Control Cell. New Delhi : The Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana which is a national mission for financial inclusion to ensure access to financial services, namely, banking/ savings and deposit accounts, credit, insurance, pension in an affordable manner, completed seven years of successful imple- mentation of the scheme, with 43.04 Cr Jan-Dhan account holders as on August 18, 2021. According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Finance,28.70 cr Jan Dhan accounts are in rural and urban areas. BJPcan’tfightuspolitically, using ED against us: Mamata New Delhi: West Ben- gal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sat- urday alleged that the central government was using agencies to fight the Trinamool Congress as they can’t fight the party politically. Banerjee’s comments comes in the backdrop of the En- forcement Directorate (ED) summoning her nephew and MP Ab- hishek Banerjee and his wife for questioning in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal scam in the state. “Our priority is to work for the people. When the BJP govt in Delhi cannot compete with us in politics, they use agencies… Few people had left us but now they have returned because they know that their home belongs here (TMC),” Banerjee was quoted as saying by news agency ANI. She was addressing the gathering on the occasion of TMC Chhatra Parishad Foundation Day at Ka- lighat. Why do we say Jai Hind, Vande Mata- ram and Khela Hobe? We believe students are the ones who start moving forward with help- less people. They’re the future. BJP is suppress- ing the voices of students, teachers, government employees and on social media. I want them to become new equation of politics. I want students of West Bengal to lead the path. The BJP government is inhuman. This govt doesn’t love people and is selling the country,” she added. Earlier in the day, Abhishek Banerjee who represents the Diamond Har- bour seat in Lok Sabha and is also the national general secretary of the Trinamool Con- gress, was summoned to appear before the investigating officer of the case in Delhi on September 6 while his wife Rujira Banerjee has been sent a simi- lar summons under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) for Sep- tember 1. FDIinflowinthefirstquarterofthepreviousfinancialyearwas$11.84billion FDI EQUITY INFLOW GROWS 168% IN JUNE Q TO $17.57Y BN New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country rose by more than twofold to USD 17.57 billion during April-June this fiscal on account of measures such as policy reforms and ease of doing business, an official statement said on Saturday . Total FDI inflow rose to USD 22.53 billion during the first three months of 2021-22 as against USD 11.84 billion in the same period of the last year, it said. Total FDI comprises equity inflows, reinvested earn- ings and other capital. “FDI equity inflow grew by 168 per cent in the first three months of 2021-22 (USD 17.57 billion) compared to the year ago period (USD 6.56 billion),” it said. The data showed that the automobile industry has emerged as the top sector during the period under re- view with 27 per cent share of the total FDI equity inflows. It was followed by computer software and hardware (17 per cent) and services Sec- tor (11 per cent). Fur- ther, Karnataka is the top recipient state during April-June 2021, with 48 per cent share of the total FDI equity inflows. It was followed by Maha- rashtra (23 per cent) and Delhi (11 per cent). Measures taken by the government on the fronts of FDI policy reforms, investment facilitation and ease of doing business have resulted in increased foreign inflows into the country, the commerce and industry ministry said. The FDI trends are an endorsement of In- dia’’s status as a preferred investment des- tination amongst glob- al investors, it added. The BJP is using central agencies against us, claimed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, shortly after the Enforcement Directo- rate summoned Trinamool MP Abhishek Banerjee and his wife Rujira Banerjee in an alleged money laundering case involving coal smuggling. While the MP from Diamond Harbour has been asked to appear before the agency in New Delhi on September 6, his wife has been asked to appear before them on September . “No use pointing fingers at the Trinamool for corruption in coal. It is under the centre. What about its ministers? What about the BJP leaders who looted the coal belt of Bengal, the Asansol region,” she said at the foundation day programme. “The government is trying to sell of the country. Railways, airports, PSUs...they want to sell everything off. Can you sell the soil of the country?” Ms Banerjee said. “NO USE POINTING FINGERS AT US, BJP SOLD OFF COUNTRY” The party in- siders say that the Mamata Banerjee family is being targeted by the Central agencies because the TMC is now eyeing a national role. Mamta calls for chief minister confernce. LS Speaker Om Birla with BJP Ladakh President Jamyang Tsering Namgyal and other dignitaries interact with locals on the banks of Pangong Tso Lake, in Leh on Saturday. —PHOTO BY ANI KARNATAKA TOP’S Karnataka was the top recipient state during FY 2021-22 (upto June) with 48 per cent share of the total FDI Equity inflows followed by Maharashtra (23 per cent) and Delhi (11 per cent). “Measures taken by the government on the fronts of FDI policy reforms, investment facilitation and ease of doing business have resulted in increased FDI inflows into the country,” mentioned a press release issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. MHA: No large meet during festivals New Delhi: In view of the rising Covid-19 cases in some states, the Ministry of Home Af- fairs (MHA) on Satur- day extended the exist- ing containment guidelines for the coronavirus pandemic till Sep- tember 30. The MHA asked the states to ensure there are no large gatherings during the upcoming festive season. In the fresh Covid guidelines, the MHA asked the states to continue their focus on the five-fold strategy to tackle Cov- id-19 test-track-treat- vaccination, and Covid- appropriate behaviour. Pandemic situation at the national level now appears to be largely stable, except for the localised spread of virus in few states, the MHA said. Ensure no large gathering during festive.

8. TALKING POINT AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 07 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia STAYING THE COURSE STAYING THE COURSE P eople tend to overestimate or underesti- mate risk. The pandemic brings this into stark relief. Picture someone wearing an N95 mask while walking their dog through a desert- ed park. Contrast that with someone enter- ing a crowded bar maskless in an area with high coronavirus transmission rates. Risk is a function of logical and physical factors, both qualita- tive and quantitative. A computer could com- bine them all into a measure that captures the likelihood, benefits and cost of an event oc- curring. But people are prone to assess risk emotionally. This tendency explains why many view flying as riskier than driving, even though the reverse is true. What people often confuse with risk is lack of control. That’s one reason many have concerns about self- driving vehicles, where artificial intel- ligence algorithms control the steering and braking. People accept risks when they favorably weigh the perceived or potential benefits against the associated costs. That trade-off explains why people gamble on casino games and lotteries, even though their expected return is nega- tive. As a data scientist with expertise in data- driven decision-making under uncertainty, I’ve been watching how people react to coronavirus risks since the beginning of the pandemic. Choos- ing to be vaccinated, for instance, involves numerous factors – personal and public – that must be weighed to inform decisions. For some, this decision is obvious. For others, it is shrouded in fog. At the heart of all such decisions is how you as an individual assess risk and make decisions based on your assessments. What are the different perspectives that lead to different ways to assess risk? Building bridges between such perspectives is crucial to reach a healthy societal compromise. One pandemic, different perspectives There are two general COVID-19 perspectives; let’s call them receptive and skeptical. A wide schism of risk beliefs about the virus and the vaccines separate these two groups. As a whole, the receptive faction views the pandemic scien- tifically. In general, they are emotionally charged when considering its impact and the path forward, viewing it as a major public health crisis. They know that many lives have been lost in the US, and support the societal responses taken so far – actions like stay-at-home or- ders, school closings and indoor dining shutdowns. They view the delta variant as the most recent emerging threat. They accept the value of wearing face coverings in public and feel everyone should be vaccinated. In contrast, the skeptical faction gen- erally views the virus to be on the same level of concern as seasonal influenza or the common cold. They recog- nize that many have died, but believe that these people likely already had other health problems, so the virus just hastened their de- mise. They question the benefits of the societal responses taken so far. Many believe a previous infection will protect them against the delta variant and that face coverings are ineffective for stop- ping the spread of the virus. They are wary of vaccines – except possibly for people who really need it, like the elderly – preferring natural immunity as their best defense. Both perceptions contain a mix of valid observations, flawed beliefs and misinfor- mation. The receptive perception reflects an aversion to risk. Those in this group overestimate the risk of the virus at the personal level. As such, they treat worst-case sce- narios as expected outcomes. For this group, the benefits of responses outweigh their costs. The skeptical perception reflects a high tolerance for risk. Their actions suggest that they underesti- mate the risk of the virus at the population level. As such, they treat best-case scenar- ios as expected outcomes. This group be- lieves that the benefits of responses in the past did not warrant their costs. Finding a risk compromise The middle ground is where the truth lies, and risk can be as- sessed. So what is this fact-based middle ground?  To date, over 615,000 people have died in the US, with 95% of them over 50 years old. This vulnerability helps explain why those in older age groups have been most receptive to vaccination.  Face coverings and social distancing have been effective in reduc- ing virus transmission. Anecdotally, if they were not, other infectious diseases like influenza and the common cold would not have virtually disappeared over the past year.  Every person infected presents a new opportunity for the virus to mutate. This is how the delta variant came about.  The vaccines available have provided the most reliable way to prevent hospitalizations and deaths from the virus. With so many factors contributing to the vaccine benefits and costs nexus, informed decision-making requires risk assessment that at best is challenging and at worst is simply over- whelming. This push- es people to simplify their decision process down to a single factor, effectively narrowing their risk assessment. The field of decision analysis was created to inform such complex processes. It provides a set of tools to system- atically balance multiple criteria when making a decision. Even with all the data available, both receptive and skeptical factions base their assessment of risk on emotion. Receptive people are fearful of the virus’s impact on themselves and the population, and are willing to accept in- terventions recom- mended by public health officials to ameliorate any such outcomes. The end result is behaviors that help reduce, but not stop, the spread of the virus. Skeptical people are distrustful of inter- ventions espoused by government agencies like the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, believing they are unnecessary and threaten liveli- hoods, personal well- being and personal choice. The end result is behaviors that do not help reduce the spread of the virus, since they believe the need to stop it is exag- gerated. People with receptive and skeptical perceptions of the virus have not been able to find much common ground. The same con- flicts exist around so- lutions to climate change and other political policies in the US related to things like economic growth and job creation. Overcoming philo- sophical divides requires each faction to feel safe in its position and be provided with the opportunity to be heard. Using data and facts to build consen- sus can be effective. With multiple criteria weighted differently by each faction, everyone can be a decision analyst to help reach common ground for compromise. Steps like these would help bridge the novel coronavirus-response divide – and possibly even help end the social chaos that erupted in response to the pandemic. It’s hard to imagine enough Americans setting aside the emotion at this point, though, to dispassionately calcu- late costs and benefits around vaccination, masking and all the other public health in- terventions. There is a path forward – the key to end- ing the pandemic is getting both factions to walk it together. EMOTION IS A BIG PART OF HOW YOU ASSESS RISK – AND WHY IT’S SO HARD TO BE OBJECTIVE ABOUT THE PANDEMIC SHELDON H JACOBSON Professor of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana- Champaign SOURCE: THECONVERSATION.COM It can be hard to see eye to eye when people don’t see risk the same way. —RINGO CHIU/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES When making decisions, one part of the population focuses on the threat from the coronavirus. —ERIN CLARK/THE BOSTON GLOBE VIA GETTY IMAGES Another part of the population perceives public health guidelines as government overstepping. —DAVID MCNEW/GETTY IMAGES NEWS VIA GETTY IMAGES

9. NAQVI AND GULZAR If to say in the words of Amrita Pritam, ‘Gulzar is a very lovely poet, who knows the re- spectof silencethat‘lies between the letters.’ The Minority Affairs Minister of Modi government, Mukhtar Ab- bas Naqvi, met the lyri- cist, writer and film- maker Gulzar at his Pali Hill bungalow in Mum- bai recently . After ini- tial hesitations, he began to open and the meeting lasted for over an hour. It is said that in this meeting, Gulzar gave a unique sugges- tion to the minister. Gulzar is learnt to have said, ‘If a change is to be brought in India, then education can be the biggest medium for this.’ He said that the tradition of celebrating ‘Chil- dren’s Day’ on November 14 and ‘Teacher’s Day’ on Septem- ber5isalready there in the country, but why is not any ‘Education Day’ celebrated? Celebrating ‘Educa- tion Day’ will send a message to every house- holdandvillagethatitis equally important to be educated, if one wants to move ahead in life. If sources are to be believed, this idea has also been liked by PM Modi and the Centre can announce something in this regard soon. It is heard that the birthday of Shyama Prasad Mukherjee can be cho- sen for this and an an- nouncementtocelebrate ‘Education Day’ on his birthday may be made. SHOTGUN DESPERATE FOR HOMECOMING Film star-turned-poli- tician Shatrughan Sinha’s political beliefs geteclipsedinamoment. Whenhewasangrywith BJP , he joined Congress in April 2019. But gradu- ally , he started getting suffocated in Con- gress too, so he startedconnecting his strings with Didi and TMC. There were specu- lations that he would join TMC soon, but seeing Yashwant Sinha’s fate there, Shotgun pulled back. Didi had promised to send Yashwant Sinha to RS, but when Manas Bhuyan became a minister in state, that seat fell vacant, Didi gave that seat to Jawahar Sirkar insteadof YashwantSin- ha.Sourcesrevealthatin the past, Shotgun has had an important meeting with BJP’s number two leader Amit Shah. It is said that in this meeting, Sinha has expressed his desire to return to BJP . Before quitting the BJP party , Sinha had always targeted Narendra Modi and Amit Shah, now he wants to come back home. Shatrughan himself has been saying that- ‘Politics is an art of possibilities’ (politics is an art to open the doors of possibilities). Not only this, it is also being heard that Yashwant Sinha is also trying to make a comeback in the BJP following the footsteps of the shotgun. MAMATA IN A FIX West Bengal’s leader Mamata Baner- jee seems to have fallen into the trap laid by BJP’s central leader- ship. Didi is continu- ously pressurising ECI to hold by-elections in state in September. It should be noted that Mamata is not yet a member of the Legisla- tive Assembly, as she lost the election in Nandigram constituency to Shubhendu Adhi- kari. Her tenure as CM now remains till No- vember 5. Mamata says that September is the most suitable time for by-polls because after this, the festival season Durga Puja and Diwali- will commence. Mama- ta’s fear is actually about Article 164(4) of the Constitution, according to which a minister or a CM, who is unelected and not a member of legislative assembly of the state, can hold office for 6 months and after that the term ends by default. Mamata is prepared that if ECI doesn’t conduct by-elections in Ben- gal on time; she will hand over the reins to her MP nephew Ab- hishek Banerjee and will try to become the face of united Opposi- tion in Delhi. HAS C’GARH’S RUCKUS ENDED? Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel was standing in Delhi with more than fifty of his MLAs. At the same time, his rival and- Health Minister in Baghel government, TS Singh Deo was also in Delhi to get the formula of power sharing (two andahalf yearsof chief ministership) executed. After Baghel’s crucial meeting with Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gan- dhi, it has almost been decided that he will continue further and Con- gress High Command hasinaway ,rejectedthe formula of CM for two and a half years. PL Punia, the Congress in- charge of Chhat- tisgarh, has made it clear that ‘no such for- m u l a was ever made’. The question also arises that where did this formula of CM of two and a half years come from? If sources are to be believed, when the Con- gress government was formed in Chhattisgarh twoandahalf yearsago, BhupeshBaghelwasthe PCC chief and TS Singh Deo was the chairman of the campaign committee. That time, both Baghel and Singhdev were afraid that Sahu might win the race for CMpost,sobothof them joined hands to keep Sahu out of the game, and mutually agreed on formula of two and a half years. However, the party High Command was kept in the dark about this. NEW AURANGZEB Nothing is heard about Shibu Soren, who has always raised the voice of poor tribal of Jharkhand and is popularly known as ‘Gu- ruji’ even when his party Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, led by his son Hemant Soren, is leading the coalition government in the state. Sourc- es say that these days, Guruji is in the grip of some serious disease likeAlzheimer’s,soheis forgetting the past. But Hemant Soren is loving the CM’s chair so much thathehaslefthisfather behind. Why only He- mant, Tejashwi Yadav alsohasatusslewithhis father Lalu Yadav in Bi- har. Seldom do they ex- change words. A source close to Lalu said that during the Bihar assembly election, when Lalu wasadmittedatRIMSin Ranchi, two prominent RJD leaders called upon him and wanted tickets for some of their close relatives. That time, Lalu called up Tejashwi several times, but Tejashwi didn’t pick up the phone didn’t even call back his father. It can be understood that when the son becomes theleader,thefatherhas to retire unwillingly . US MISTAKE IN AFGHANISTAN 170 people including 13 US soldiers lost their lives in two terrorist attacks at Kabul airport. If sources are to be believed, more than a 1,000Americansare still trapped in Af- ghanistan, while the US President says that he is determined to complete t h e evacuation operation in Kabul by August 31. Joe BidenandhisdeputyKa- mala Harris had already been warned about the suicide attacks, but the USdidnotanticipatethat Taliban would reach Ka- bul so quickly and take control of it. The US is now worried about the fate of its citizens in Af- ghanistan because the new terrorist organization Islamic State Kho- rasan may go to any extent of barbarism. ...AND FINALLY Aheavyweight Union minister was dropped from Modi Cab- inet because his lawyer son, in his practice of just a few years, bought aluxuriousbungalowin Delhi’s East of Kailash. A prominent Union Minister was summoned by BJP’s High Command recently just because a huge amount was deposited in his close aide’s Dubai account. When opposition started making serious allegations of financial irregularities against former CM of Maha- rashtra Devendra Fad- navis, the name of re- tiredUnionCabinet Minister Prakash Javadekar is now being put forward, and preparations are on to project him as next Maha CM. FIRST INDIA SUNDAY SPECIAL BY TRIDIB RAMAN The author is a journalist and political commentator and views expressed are his personal Shatrughan Sinha Bhupesh Baghel Tejashwi Yadav AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 08 2NDFRONT Anjana Chaudharis upset with no action against Vadgam leader Community members have demanded steps be taken against abusive comments First India Bureau Patan: After Bharati- ya Janata Party (BJP) Vadgam committee president made an objectionable com- ment on the Anjana Chaudhary a few days ago, youths belonging to the community have taken an objection to lack of action against him and trolled state unit president CR Patil on social media. According to sources, an audio clip of Vadgam BJP committee president has been in circulation on social media platforms for the past few days. In the clip, the Vadgam president, who is a Ra- jput, can be heard pass- ing abusive comments on the Anjana Chaud- hary. As per reports, he had differences with a Chaudhary taluka de- velopment officer and got him transferred. The community is a sub-section of the Patidars and they fall under the Other Back- ward Class (OBC) category. Youths from Anja- na Chaudhary community have started demanding that the BJP should drop him as a leader. They also trolled BJP state unit president CR Patil on social media and threatened to give “a befitting reply” in the 2022 Assembly elections. Members of the community plan to meet with community leaders and panchayat members on September 05 and decide the future course of action. First India Bureau Ahmedabad: With the legislative assembly elections likely in No- vember-December next year, Congress party is likely to rope in well- known political strategist Prashant Kishor to help with its campaign. After receiving a drubbing in the local body elections earlier this year, the party is determined to prepare for the upcoming elections. Kishor is expected to helm a pilot project as a psephologist before being granted a whole department. He will study and analyse the last 5-6 Gujarat As- sembly elections and based on research of his team will decide on a strategy for Congress for the 2022 polls. “The All India Con- gress Committee (AICC) is considering granting Kishor a major role to Kishor for a long duration. A completely new department will be reporting to the party high command, especially the party president,” said a source privy to the de- velopment. Further, the source stated that the team will work as professionals, aloof from politics. “The team will prepare data, conduct research, and then brainstorm a strategy for the future. Talks of restructuring the party have been going on for the past two years and Prashant Kishor’s entry into the party will be different from the entry of a poli- tician,” asserted the source. It is to be noted that Kishor, who recently played a key role in Tri- namool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee’s landslide victory in West Bengal, had an- nounced that he was taking a sabbatical. However, he is believed to have accepted Con- gress’ offer as there is time for polls. Kishor on board as psephologist to Gujarat Congress NEW BLOOD The political strategist will helm a pilot project of research and analysis of past elections Prashant Kishor —FILE PHOTO BJP state unit president CR Patil —FILE PHOTO SHANKAR CHAUDHARY SHOULD BE CM Continued from page 1 After arriving in Ahmedabad, he ar- rived at the district Collectorate, where he chaired the district I n f r a s t r u c t u r e Scheme Advisory Committee meeting. It was also attended by the Education Minis- ter Bhupendrasinh Chudasama, Revenue Minister Kaushik Pa- tel, Ahmedabad MPs Kirit Solanki and Has- mukh Patel, Rajya Sabha MP Narhari Amin, Minister of State for Home Prad- ipsinh Jadeja, Ahmedabad Collector Sandip Sagale, Mu- nicipal Commissioner Mukesh Kumar, among other officials. Shah also instruct- ed officials to promote organic farming and create awareness about its benefits among farmers. “A model farm of different crops must be established in each taluka and these should become models for the rest of the nation. Farmers from other states should visit these farms and learn how to change crop patterns. At least 17 model farms should be developed in the Daskroitalukaalone,” he asserted. Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Gujarat Amit Shah accompanied by MP Narhari Amin while leaving the A’bad Collectorate on Saturday. —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Best Wishes on National Sports Day! Nothing unites humanity more than a good sporting event or divides for that matter. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India

10. INDIAN TEAM SPORT: Men’s Hockey MEDAL: Bronze The Indian men’s hockey team ended a 41-year medal drought at the Olympics after defeating Germany 5-4 in a thrilling comeback victory in the bronze medal match. India, eight-time winners of the men’s hockey gold at the Olympics, had last clinched an Olympic medal in the sport at the 1980 Moscow Games, where they won the gold. PV SINDHU SPORT: Badminton MEDAL: Bronze India’s badminton star PV Sindhu carried on from where she left at the last Olympics and brought back another medal for the country in the women’s singles event. After winning silver in Rio 2016, Sindhu picked up a bronze this time when she overcame China’s He Bing Jiao 21-13, 21-15 in the bronze medal match. AHMEDABAD, SUNDAY AUGUST 29, 2021 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 09 From Mirabai Chanu’s weightlifting silver on the second day of the Tokyo Olympics to Neeraj Chopra’s historic gold in javelin throw on August 7, India registered its best- ever medal haul in history of the Games. On the occasion of National Sports Day, City First lauds the 7 gems who have brought glory to the country! MITALI DUSAD mitalidusad01@gmail.com ith one gold, two silver and four bronze medals, India’s total of seven medals in Tokyo bettered the previous best haul of six at the London Games in 2012. W NEERAJ CHOPRA SPORT: Javelin Throw MEDAL: Gold India’s first-ever Olympic gold in athletics came in Tokyo when Neeraj Chopra put on a stellar display to register the best throw of 87.58m in the final to seal the victory. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch and Vitezslav Vesely won silver and bronze, respectively. This was also India’s first gold medal since Abhinav Bindra in Beijing 2008 and only the second-ever individual gold medal. MIRABAI CHANU SPORT: Weightlifting MEDAL: Silver Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won a silver medal as she lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) in the women’s 49 kg category. Chanu finished behind Hou Zhihui of China, who took the gold medal while Indonesia’s Windy Aisah won bronze. This was India’s second overall medal in weightlifting at the Olympics. BAJRANG PUNIA SPORT: Wrestling, MEDAL: Bronze Bajrang Punia won India’s second wrestling medal as he defeated Kazakhstan’s Daulet Niyazbekov 8-0 in men’s 65kg freestyle to win bronze. After losing to Azerbaijan’s Haji Aliyev in the semi-finals, Bajrang dominated his Kazakh opponent to ease to victory in the bronze medal bout. Turn to Pg10

11. I have been playing football for 6 years now with JCT Phagwara Football Team and have won various awards like IFS Shield Calcutta, Donald Cup Delhi, along with representing football at National levels, Open championships and Santosh Trophies. Currently, I am working with Railways and since last year I have been training 200+ students, with more than 57 girls, creating history in Bikaner, Rajasthan at Magan Singh Rajiv Academy. I look forward to the 2036 World Cup Championship and really wish to see my children represent India. The only challenge we face is the lack of equipment and a proper ground for the practice but I also believe in the theory of Bloom where you are planted and I’m confident that these children will do wonders. RAVI DAHIYA SPORT: Wrestling MEDAL: Silver Indian wrestler Ravi Dahiya took the second spot in the men’s freestyle 57kg category after losing a close final bout to ROC’s Zavur Uguev 4-7. Dahiya showcased great determination as he pushed two-time world champion Uguev to his limits and came agonisingly close to earning a gold medal for the country. Uguev used his experience to get over the line. I started Shooting as an extra-curricular activity in my school days. It was only after performing astoundingly well in an inter-school competition that my teachers urged me to pursue this sport further. My journey has been highly rewarding. Re- cently, I bagged 7 medals in the 2nd President Cup Air weapon Championship held by the Ben- gal shooting sports academy. It makes me extremely happy to see a lot of girls joining my academy, it reaffirms my faith in this sport and how we can achieve everything if we set our minds to it. This Nation- al Sports Day, I’d like to urge everyone to look beyond the ordinary and seek pleasure in the sports they like. —KHWAISH SHARMA FROM PG 9 ith strength un- matched and determination galore, disci- pline on point and spirit unfettered, our sportspersons have always made us proud. Hard-working and humble, they always have their eyes on the goal. In the loving memory of Major Dhyan Chand, the country observes National Sports Day on his birthday, August 29. To get a bird’s view into the life of these tireless souls, City First engaged with sportspersons from across the nation who represent India on multifarious platforms in di- verse sports. POORVI SINGHAL cityfirst@firstindia.co.in W 10 ETC AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia LOVLINA BORGOHAIN SPORT: Boxing MEDAL: Bronze Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain picked up the country’s third-ever Olympic medal in boxing when she secured a bronze in the women’s welterweight (64- 69kg) category, following in the footsteps of Vijender Singh and MC Mary Kom’s bronze medals in 2008 and 2012, respectively. She displayed immense grit in her semi-final bout against eventual champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey but lost via unanimous decision. I love sports, especially cricket. Fortunately, I work with a sports company too. We at Sports Tiger organise cricket tournaments twice or thrice a month and I thoroughly enjoy the team spirit we have. We share our love for the sport and enjoy playing it every other day. Even during the tournaments, we witness some really talented players and it gives me immense joy to see that they will one day make the nation proud. On National Sports Day, I encourage everyone to play any sport of their choice and most importantly, enjoy. —HARISH JANGID PRIDE OF INDIA... I am representing Rajas- than for 14 years and made my debut in the 2006–07 Ranji Trophy on Novem- ber 23, 2006. I was also the leading run-scorer for Rajasthan in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy, with 436 runs in six matches. The pandemic was a tough time for everyone but we didn’t give up on our practice sessions. Cricket is not just a sport but an emotion in India and I wish to make the country proud. —RAJESH BISHNOI BE A BE A PLAY A PLAY A In recent years, Sports have garnered much encouragement from across the nation. Not only men but also a lot of women have been taking ardent interest in the field, bringing glory to the country. Emerging from rural lands and metropolitan cities alike, these players are India’s pride! I have been playing cricket for 20 years now. Have won various tournaments in different categories like Under 15, U-17, U-19, U-22, and U-25 and now Ranji. I have also played Ranji from Railways and have won the All India Railway Championship. I have missed playing during the lockdown and feels good to be back. We are all vaccinated and practice for 7-8 hours every day. I am extremely content with the way things have turned out for me. —-GAURAV KHATRI (L-R) Rohan Gulati, Sahil Mathur, Vedant Sharma, Bhuvan Sharma, Harish Jangid, Aditya Kumar, Swati Bhatia, Jatin Gulia, Rahul Rathore and Prakash Kumar Hard work beats talent when talent fails to work hard. I strongly believe in this philosophy. I was the captain of the Rajasthan Basketball Team and have participated on several platforms. I bagged the Rajasthan junior best player award too. The main struggle faced by the majority of players is the lack of support from the government. Though things have gained mo- mentum in recent years, we still fall behind when compared to The U.S in terms of better equipment, physiotherapists, indoor stadiums, etc. —-DANVEER SINGH BHATI —VIKRAM SINGH RAJVI

12. I conic hair care brand Pantene signs Bollywood debutant Manushi Chhillar as the Brand Ambassador! Gor- geous Bollywood debutant and former Miss World Manushi Chhillar has been signed by the youth- favourite, iconic hair care brand Pantene as their Brand Ambassa- dor!Thisisthesecond big international brand that she has signed even before her debut in the much-anticipated Yash Raj Films’ historical Prithvi- raj in which she stars opposite Akshay Kumar. Manushi, who won the Miss World crown 17 has been attract- ing big brands. —City First ETC www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 11 eyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles took to Ins- tagram this week to defend the singer from criticism over her new Tiffany Co. ad- vertisements, in which she is shown wearing the famous Tiffany Diamond. The 128.54-carat yellow diamond was found in the Kimberley Mines of South Africa, and some fans were dissat- isfied with Bey’s involvement in the campaign. This is not just ‘a necklace’ it’s a blood diamond that was mined off the blood of South Africans”, one person tweeted. ”Tina commented on The Grio’s Instagram post col- lecting up some of the criticisms. “How many of you socially con- scious activists own diamonds ? I thought so ! Well guess what did you go to try to check to see where the diamond came from? Probably not [sic]!,” she wrote. Mommy slams Mommy slams the haters! the haters! L ately, Bollywood actor Arjun Ka- poor has been on a roll. Apart from being busy promoting his u p c o m i n g film, Bhoot Police, Arjun has been quite active on social media as well. He posted a few gorgeous shots with his Bhoot Police co-star Jacqueline Fernan- dez on Instagram. Arjun and Jacqueline pose against a ‘haunting’ background with minimal lighting, red cur- tains, and candles. The actors match in black and white outfits with Arjun donning a white shirt, black pants, and a matching black waistcoat, and Jacqueline clad in a white embellished corset dress. In a perfect ‘expectations v/s reality’ fashion, the first two pictures show the co-actors ac- ing their poses on camera, while the re- maining two photos show them breaking into a laugh. —Agency EXPECTATION V/S REALITY A fter welcoming their first child with Alev Aydin, Halsey has opened up on their pregnancy and how difficult it was to cope with other people’s opinions amid the journey. Stating that they are ‘fi- nancially in- dependent’ and ‘pretty far along’ in their music career, Halsey said that they felt that welcoming a child was the right decision for them, however, many people around them didn’t think so. “I got treated like a teen mom a lot of the times...Where people were like, ‘Oh my God,you’resoyoung, and you have so much to do in your career, and you’re not married and you’re this,’” said Hasley . —Agency K aty Perry and Orlando Bloom’s daughter Daisy Dove Bloom who was born in 2020 is now a year old! To mark the special day, Fireworks singer Katy took to Twitter and shared a heart-touching message for her little angel on the social media platform. “1 year ago today is the day my life began… Happy first Birthday my Daisy Dove, my love,” the 36-year-old American Idol judge wrote on Twitter. Daisy is the first child for Katy and her fiance Orlando Bloom, who have been together since 2016. The 44-year-old Pirates of the Caribbean actor is also dad to 10-year-old son Flynn, whom he shares with ex-wife Miranda Kerr. —Agency B K anye West was back- lashed for his Chicago album listening event for Donda after he invited DaBaby and Mari- lyn Manson to it. With DaBa- by being in the news for his homophobic rant and Man- son being accused of sexual assault, fans were upset with West for involving them. Kim too “isn’t happy” with West for the same claimed sources. An insider has informed that she was “very upset” to learn of Marilyn’s involvement at the event. Manson has been accused by several women of sexual miscon- duct though he has denied all allegations. —Agency She ain’t no teen mom! S habana Azmi will be seen sharing screen-space with Emma Thompson in the upcoming film ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It?’. The Hindi film star spilled the beans about how “dreadful” the Oscar winning-actress is at playing a game of dumb charades. Shabana said: “I absolutely love her and she turned out to be all that and more. I mean somebody who is such a damn good actor. She is so funny and has a very funny part in the film.”The veteran actress added: “She came and met me at home and it was really nice of her. We had lots of fun together.” —Agency A yushmann Khurrana’s brother Aparshakti Khurana has all the rea- sons to be on cloud nine today . After all the Pati Patni Aur Woh actor has embraced parent- hood for the first time. Yes! You read it right, Aparshakti and his wife Aakriti Ahuja have welcomed their first child today . The proud father took to Instagram to share the big news with his fans and revealed that the baby has ar- rived today. This isn’t all. The Stree actor also revealed the name of his newborn baby. Al- though the proud father didn’t reveal the gender of the little munchkin, it is speculated that Aakriti and Aparshakti have become parents to a cute baby girl, Arzoie A Khurana. —Agency Shabana Azmi dreads Emma Thompson? GIRL OR BOY, YOU’VE BROUGHT JOY! Halsey Aparshakti Khurrana and Aakriti Ahuja Shabana Azmi Arjun Kapoor’s post Beyonce Missus Kim UPSET? Manushi makes a BANG! Katy Perry HAPPY 1st, Daisy Kim Kardashian West Manushi Chhillar —Agency

13. EMR SEASON 8 The auditions of the beauty pageant, Elite Miss Rajasthan Season 8 will be held at Hotel Hilton from 12 PM onwards. Aspiring models shall compete during the audition round. 12 AHMEDABAD | SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia CITY BUZZ GET VACCINATED STAY MASKED CITY FIRST A splendid classi- cal dance performance ‘Bharat- natyam’ delight- ed the art lovers at Ran- gayan at Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) on Satur- day . The performance, directed by Bharat- natyam Guru, Nikita Mudgal was pre- sented by as many as 25 students of the Ang- eekam Dance Institute. The impeccable foot- work and enthralling performance by the children left the audience spellbound. The program began with ‘Stuti’ which is the first dance in a Bharat- natyam performance which is a salutation to the Lord Ganesha and Goddess Saras- wati. The students then performed ‘Margam’ which is the traditional course of dance items that are performed in a Bharatnaty- am dance performance. The performance con- cluded with a dance ex- periment of Bharat- natyam and Rap fusion. Through the powerof storytelling with dance, the dancers depicted their fight for freedomfromsuchatroc- ities. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in GRACEFUL BHARATNATYAM AT JKK CONDOLENCE! Jagdeesh Chandra paid tribute to Late Kaushalya Agrawat, who left for her heavenly abode at the age of 84 on August 26, he also condoled her son Satish Agrawat and the family on this irreplacable loss. THEJOURNEYSOFAR he top five winners of the beauty pageant Mrs Ra- jasthan 2021, Himadri Bhat- nagar, Sapna Singh, Navita Singla, Anjali Sogarwal and Pooja Meena interacted with the media on Sat- urday. The event was organised at MS 3 by Fusion Group and in association with Hotel Grand Safari. All five winners shared their insights about their journey in the field of modelling, how their journeys began, what hurdles they had to cross in order to reach at this level. The aspiring women also shared their plans for the future which in- cluded grooming themselves for representing themselves at national levels and also enter into the B-town industry . The interactive session was hosted by Dev- endra Jhanwar. Proper protocols against the COVID-19 was followed during the event. SUSHMITA AIND sushmita.aind@firstindia.co.in T PDEMERGENCY DISCUSSION@MGH CITY FIRST A discussion on Pediatric Car- diac Emergen- cy was organised on Saturday at Mahatma Gandhi Hos- pital Jaipur. Eight to ten children out of 1,000 require emergency services because of heart-related ail- ments. A large number of such children’s lives can be saved if they are treated in time. In case of any emergency, the immediate help of the nearest paedia- trician should be sought. In children, emergency services are needed in case of symptoms such as blu- ish body colour, increased breathing rate, increased heart- beat, or dizziness. The reason for this can be valve deformation, failure in the electri- cal circuit of the heart, etc. This information was given by well-known pediatric cardiologist Dr Srini- vas L. of Jupiter Hos- pital, Thane. He was addressing as a key- note speaker during the program. Head of Heart Surgery Depart- ment Dr MA Chish- ti, Cardiologist Dr Ra- jiv Sharma, Dr RC Gupta, Dr Munish Kakkar also addressed the program. A large number of doctors including Dr Madhu Ma- thur, Dr PR Nagarwal, Dr Saurabh Singh were present on the occasion. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in CITY FIRST D ivija Gambhir who recently bagged the crown of ‘Miss Multinational India’ at the beauty pageant, Glamanand Super- model India’21 was welcomed in a huge ceremony by the people of Orange City on Friday. A rally was conducted at Bha- wani Mandi on Friday where men, women and children praises her hard work which re- sultedinthecrown- ing the beauty. The honouring ceremony started from J K House and reached Jain Boarding Samiti via Hanuman temple, Jain Mandir, Bhawaniman- di Gurudwara. Rajesh Nahar, Rajendra Sankhla, Rahul Vora, Sultan Singh Chau- han- Pradhan, Anil Meena Kailash Bhara- dia and Anjuman Rah- tul Islai among others were present during the event who also con- gratulated Divija on her victory. She was honoured by vyapar Mahasangh, Grain and Seed Merchant As- sociation, Muslim and Sikh Community amongst others. Divi- ja Gambhir will be now representing In- dia on an international level and make the country proud. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in The birthday of IAS Shivangi Swarnkar and IAS Rajendra Bhatt was on Saturday,August 28.We wish them all the best! HAPPY B’DAY! HONOURINGTHEBEAUTY! India’s biggest show titled IFSY (India Fire and Security Yatra) for Fire and Security professionals was organised on Friday at Hotel Radisson, Jaipur. Adhering to the COVID protocols, the number of guests was restricted to 100. All those who pre- registered online. Apart from this, 4 different time slots were allotted to ensure social distancing. EVENT! During the event Nikita Mudgal and Mugdha Sinha Dr Srinivas L addressing the audience During the program Divija Gambhir and Dr Rajat Arora During the felicitation rally Divija honoured by Grain and Seed merchants Association Yogesh and Nimisha Mishra with (L-R) Sapna, Anjali, Pooja, Navita and Himadri (L-R) Pooja Meena, Sapna Singh, Himadri Bhatnagar, Navita Singla and Anjali Sogarwal —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

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