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RAJASTHAN
413
DEATHS
18,008
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
1,848 DEATHS 32,643 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
697 DEATHS 23,492 CASES
WORLD
5,10,736
DEATHS
1,05,00,639
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
5,82,921
CONFIRMED CASES
17,347
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
7,855 DEATHS 1,74,761 CASES
TAMIL NADU
DELHI
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: In his
sixth address to the na-
tion since the begin-
ning of coronavirus
pandemic in India, PM
Narendra Modi on
Tuesday announced
that his government
will extend till end of
November, the Pradhan
Mantri Garib Kalyan
Anna Yojana, under
which foodgrains are
being provided to the
poor and needy.
“From July festival
seasons start, Guru
Purnima will be cele-
brated on July 5. Follow-
ing this, the month of
Saawan will start. In
this season of festivals,
needs and expenses of
all increases. Keeping
this in mind, the Yojana
has been extended till
Diwali and Chatth
Puja, i.e till the
end of Novem-
ber,”hesaid.
Turn on P6
GehlotwelcomesCentre’smove,
askstoincreasedemandinmarket
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot on Tuesday
said Prime Minister
NarendraModi should
have made a statement
about the India-China
stand-off in his ad-
dress to the nation.
He, however, wel-
comed the step to ex-
tend free ration distri-
bution till November.
“Extension of free
ration till November
end is a welcome step.
But so far not much
has been done to cre-
ate demand- oriented
initiatives which will
eventually help in re-
viving the economy,
including Direct Cash
Transfer,” Gehlot
said in a tweet. He also
said that the decision
has not been reached on
direct cash transfer to
increase the demand.
“Moreover, PM
should have made a
statementontheIndia-
China stand off as Na-
tion deserves to know
the reality, he said.
Gehlot added that
Congress leader Ra-
hul Gandhi has been,
in the interest of t
people, demanding
that the Centre
launch a scheme on
the lines of NYAY Yo-
jana to give direct fi-
nancial support to
people. “I hope the
government will pro-
vide answers to Rahul
Ganhi’s questions,”
he said. Turn on P6
WOOING
BIHAR?
DIWALI & CHHATH BONANZA FOR POOR:
PM EXTENDS FOOD SCHEME TILL NOV
If the government today is able to provide
free grains to the poor and needy today
then the credit goes to two sections of peo-
ple. The first are our hardworking farmers, our
food providers and the second are the honest tax-
payers of the country. You have submitted your
taxes honestly, fulfilled your responsibility,
that is why today the country’s poor are
able to fight off this big problem. Today
along with each poor, every farmer, I
heartily greet every taxpayer and
bow down to them. —PM Modi
Beijing: China on
Tuesday expressed con-
cerns over India’s deci-
sion to ban 59 apps de-
veloped by Chinese
firms and stressed that
New Delhi has a respon-
sibility to uphold the
legal rights of interna-
tional investors includ-
ing Chinese.
In first reaction after
the Indian government
announced the ban,
Chinese Foreign Minis-
try spokesperson Zhao
Lijian said: “China is
strongly concerned,
verifying the situation.
We want to stress that
Chinese Govt always
asks Chinese business-
es to abide by interna-
tional & local laws-reg-
ulations.” “Indian Govt
has a responsibility to
uphold the legal rights
of international inves-
tors including Chinese
ones,”’ he added.
Amid the ongoing
border tensions with
China in Eastern
Ladakh, the Centre had
on Monday banned 59
mobile apps including
Tik Tok, UC Browser
and other Chinese apps
“prejudicial to sover-
eignty and integrity
and defence” of the
country. Turn on P6
Appain! China concerned
over India’s ban decision
Kathmandu: Nepal PM
KP Sharma Oli, who
had last week blamed
India for his mounting
troubles, on Tuesday
faced a sharp attack
from top leaders of the
ruling Nepal Commu-
nist Party who demand-
ed that the prime minis-
ter step down immedi-
ately, say sources.
Attheparty’s44-mem-
ber standing committee
meeting on Tuesday, lo-
cal media reports quot-
ed communist party
leaders such as Pushpa
Kamal Dahal, Madhav
Nepal, Jhala Nath Kha-
nal and Bamdev Gau-
tam stepping up their
pitch to seek Oli’s re-
moval. They have ar-
gued that the Oli-led
government had failed
to deliver on basic gov-
ernance issues Turn on P6
Nepal ruling
party asks PM
Oli to resign
Shayar RaGa shoots
poetic jibe at Modi
New Delhi: Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi on
Tuesday took an appar-
ent dig at Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi after
his address to the na-
tion. In his poetic jibe,
the former Congress
President asked the
Prime Minister to “tell
the truth and how the
caravan was looted”.
“Tu idhar udhar ki
baat naa kar, yeh bata ki
kaafila kaise loota...mu-
jhe rehjano se gila toh
hai, par teri rehbeer pe
sawal hai,” the 50-year-
old Congress leader
tweeted which roughly
translates to “Don’t
beat about the bush, tell
clearly how the caravan
was looted, I have a
grudge against the rob-
bers, but your leader-
ship is in question”.
Congress too ex-
pressed disappoint-
ment over PM Modi’s
address and questioned
why “he didn’t address
the issue of Chinese in-
cursions”. “Forget con-
demning China, the PM
is too afraid to even talk
about it in his national
address,” the grand old
party said in a tweet.
Meanwhile, apart
from Gandhi and Con-
gress, West Bengal MP
and Trinamool Con-
gress leader Mahua
Moitra also took a jibe
Turn on P6
REVIEWS PREP FOR VACCINATION
PM chaired a high-level meeting to review the prep-
arations being undertaken for vaccination against
COVID-19, as and when a vaccine is available. He
directed officials to evaluate various technology
tools to ensure efficient and timely vaccination
in due course of time. He also emphasised that
detailed planning for such large scale vaccination
should be undertaken immediately. P6
FIGURES SAY IT ALL
80 CR
people of the country
to get free grain
`1.75 L CR
package was announced
under the scheme
`31,000 CR
deposited in bank
accounts of 20 cr poor
families in the last
three months
`18,000 CR
deposited in the bank
accounts of more than
9 crore farmers
`90,000 CR
is the cost of extension
of the scheme
Amit Shah @AmitShah
The extension of Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana
shows the sensitivity of Shri @
NarendraModi ji to the millions of poor and
his commitment for their welfare. Nobody
slept hungry in a large country like India during the
Corona period, thanks to Modiji’s foresight and
successful implementation of the scheme
Vaccine tracker: India to start human trials of COVAXIN in July
New Delhi: The Drug
Controller General of
India (DCGI) has grant-
ed permission to Bharat
Biotech International
Limited (BBIL) to con-
duct Phase I and II Hu-
man clinical trials to
develop an indigenous
vaccine for COVID-19 --
in the name COVAXIN.
These trials are sched-
uled to start across In-
dia in July.
For this, Indian Coun-
cil of Medical Research
(ICMR) and BBIL had
partnered to develop a
fully indigenous vac-
cine for COVID-19 using
the virus strain isolated
at ICMR’s National In-
stitute of Virology
(NIV), Pune.
“The Central Drug
Standard Control Or-
ganization (CDSCO)--
the office of DCGI has
granted permission to
initiate Phase I & II Hu-
man clinical trials after
the company submitted
results generated from
preclinical studies,
demonstrating safety
and immune response.
Human clinical trials
are scheduled to start
across India in July
2020,” stated the spokes-
person of Bharat Bio-
tech.
The indigenous, inac-
tivated vaccine devel-
oped and manufactured
in Bharat Biotech’s
BSL-3 (Bio-Safety Level
3) high containment fa-
cility located in Ge-
nome Valley in Hy-
derabad.
“The strain was suc-
cessfully transferred
from NIV to Bharat Bio-
tech International Ltd.
(BBIL). Work on vac-
cine development has
been initiated between
the two partners. ICMR-
NIV are providing con-
tinuous support to
BBIL for vaccine devel-
opment. ICMR and
BBIL will seek fast-
track approvals to expe-
dite vaccine develop-
ment, subsequent ani-
mal studies and clinical
evaluation of the candi-
date vaccine,” said
ICMR official.
Announcing the vac-
cine development mile-
stone, Dr Krishna Ella,
Chairman and Manag-
ing Director, Bharat
Biotech, said, “We are
proud to announce CO-
VAXIN, India’s first in-
digenous vaccine
against COVID-19. The
collaboration with
ICMR and NIV was in-
strumental in the devel-
opment of this vaccine.
The proactive support
and guidance from CD-
SCO have enabled ap-
provals to this project.
Our R&D and manufac-
turing teams worked
tirelessly to deploy our
proprietary technolo-
gies towards this plat-
form.” —ANI
DCGI APPROVES TESTS TO COMBAT CORONA
PM’S EXTENSION OF FREE RATION
A health worker in PPE collects a blood sample from a man at a health centre to conduct tests for
COVID-19, amid the spread of the disease, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Zhao Lijian
CM Ashok Gehlot taking a meeting with Health Minister Dr Raghu
Sharma, Rohit K Singh, Bhupendra Yadav and others.
INDIA, CHINA
HOLD 10-HR
MARATHON
TALKS
Indian and Chinese
militaries on Tuesday
held an over 10-hour
Corps Commander-level
dialogue with a focus
on finalising modalities
for the disengagement
of troops from various
standoff points in
eastern Ladakh, and
explored ways to ease
tension in the region,
government sources
said. In the meeting,
the Indian delegation
conveyed concerns
over China’s “new claim
lines” in the region and
demanded restoration of
status quo ante as well
as immediate withdrawal
of Chinese troops from
Galwan Valley, Pangong
Tso and other areas.
In shayarana andaaz, Rahul asks
Modi how the caravan was looted?
 However, CM rapped Modi saying
he should have made a statement on
Indo-China stand off
 Rahul Gandhi has been asking to
give direct financial support to
people, hope centre listens, he said.

NEWSJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: The players
getting laurels to the
state by winning med-
als at the national and
international levels
will now be inducted
into state services di-
rectly.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has
amended the existing
rules to give ‘Out of
Turn’ employment to
the sports persons for
this. The state govern-
ment has started the
process of applica-
tions by the players
with 465 already in the
queue. Although the
2014 medallists have
been kept out as the
contention goes back
only up to 2016.
Under the scheme
grade A, B and C play-
ers will get a govern-
ment job without ap-
pearing for the requi-
site examination for it.
Although the rules
for this scheme were
framed by the previ-
ous government,
Sports Minister Ashok
Chandana has made
changes by way of add-
ing some sports to the
list. Chandana in-
formed that the first
list consists of 465
players out of which 10
players from category
A, 13 from category B,
and 443 from category
C will get the job. Cat-
egory A includes
Olympic, Para Olym-
pic medal winners,
World Cup, World
Championship, Asian
Games, Common-
wealth Games, Cham-
pions and Runner Ups
of the Cricket World
Cup.
Category B includes
medal winners of
Asian Championship &
South Asian Games.
Category C includes
medal winners of Na-
tional Games, National
Para Games, and win-
ners of Ranji Trophy.
This policy by the
Gehlot government, if
executed in word &
spirit, will not only al-
low new players to ex-
cel but also stop ac-
complished players
from migrating to oth-
er states for jobs thus
benefiting the state’s
sports culture.
National, int’l level medallists in Raj to get govt jobs
‘OUT OF TURN’ EMPLOYMENT
Shocking goof-up: Two
bodies get exchanged at SMS SMSTOGETDOSEOFINFRABOOST
Vaibhav to chair RCA
executive meet on Fri
Minor girl gang-raped,
blackmailed in Churu
‘Temperingwithsyllabusisan
assaultonhistoryofMewar’
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The office of
the Rajasthan Cricket
Association (RCA) will
start today with prayers
at 11 am. RCA President
and PCC General Secre-
tary Vaibhav Gehlot
will be present on the
occasion. Assembly
Speaker CP Joshi could
also be there.
After a long time, the
meeting of the RCA ex-
ecutive is scheduled for
July 3. The meeting will
be chaired by Vaibhav
Gehlot. The meeting is
being held to discuss
domestic tournaments
and make some deci-
sions on coaches and
selection committee.
First India Bureau
Churu: A case of gang
rape with a 13-year-old
girl has been reported
in Sadar police station
area. The matter was
revealed when the ma-
ternal uncle of the vic-
tim found some cash
missing from his almi-
rah. When inquired
about it, the girl re-
vealed that 6 people
raped her by blackmail-
ing and she was forced
to take the money from
her home. The police
registered the case and
took the victim for the
medical at the govern-
ment Bhartiya Hospital.
As per the reported
matter, when the girl
was alone at home, the
accused from the colo-
ny came there and
clicked an obscene im-
age of her. After that,
she was constantly
threatened of making
the picture viral on so-
cial media. Moreover,
the accused asked for
Rs 5,000 in the name of
deleting the picture
and called the victim at
his place.
Aishwarya Pradhan
Jaipur: Former CM
Vasundhara Raje has
said that the changes
made in class 10 sylla-
bus of RBSE have been
done with the wrong in-
tent. Raje said that the
portions which prove
the failure of Akbar’s
defeat have been re-
moved while making an
attempt to create an im-
pression that Maharana
Pratap lost the Haldi
Ghati battle. She said
there wasn’t any doubt
in the valour displayed
by Maharana Pratap in
the Haldi Ghati battle.
Raje called Maharana
Pratap an epitome of
self-respect. She alleged
that the Congress is po-
liticizing the issue for
the sake of its vote bank.
Raje called the temper-
ing with the syllabus an
assault on the coura-
geous history of Mewar.
She called the whole epi-
sode condemnable and
unfortunate.
LOP Gulab Chand
Kataria has too regis-
tered his objection by
writing to CM Gehlot
requesting him to per-
sonally intervene and
do away with the tem-
pering done with the
syllabus.
Ashok Chandana and Bhaskar A Sawant addressing the media on
Tuesday —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Raj to refund `14 L booking
amount for Bikaner House
Om Birla holds
public hearing
in Kota
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: Loksabha speak-
er Om Birla reached his
home town Kota on a
four-day visit. Birla held
a Jansuvai at his Shakti
Nagar residence and
met dozens of people
from Kota and Bundi
constituencies. All
throughout special care
was taken to follow the
social distancing guide-
lines. Later Birla inter-
acted with the media.
Speaking on the Indo-
China standoff, Birla
said that India was fully
capable of defending its
borders and sovereign-
ty. He said anybody with
ill intentions has always
received a perfect reply
and will continue to get
so in the future as well.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary DB Gupta has de-
cided to refund Rs 14
lakh booking amount
for Bikaner House. The
decision was taken dur-
ing Bikaner House’s
governing council
meeting in the secre-
tariat on Tuesday.
Corona has also af-
fected the commercial
activities of Bikaner
House. The government
has been facing prob-
lems in its operations.
Such is the situation
that Chief Secretary
DB Gupta had to decide
about a refund of Rs 14
lakh received as a 25%
advance for bookings
between April and
June.
Now, commercial ac-
tivities here would be
organized as per the
central government
guideline.
According to offi-
cials, advance booking
for Bikaner House is
done by the month of
December. Earns Rs 1
crore annual revenue to
the state government.
There were 10 to 12
cases in which Bikaner
House had been booked
for various programs
from March to June.
However, bookings were
cancelled in the last
three months because
of the corona, which is
why it was decided that
the booking amount
should be refunded.
DB Gupta
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Smart is the
buzzword these days
and SMS medical col-
lege is no exception to
this. Soon, the SMS
medical college and
hospitals attached to it
would become
‘SMART’.
Under the ‘Smart
City’ project, the SMS
medical college too will
get an infrastructure
boost. Several projects
would be taken up to en-
hance facilities here.
The SMS hospital will
have advance medical
ICU, negative pressure
ICU, and Neuro ICU.
The super-speciality
wing too will be com-
pleted soon.
Behind this change
for better is the state
government’s decision
to extend the service
tenure of all the doctors
working on administra-
tive posts. The govern-
ment has given them a
one-year extension af-
ter completing 62 years
of age.
This means the in-
cumbent principal of
the SMS medical college,
Dr Sudhir Bhandari will
continue for another
year. And, he is likely to
focus on strengthening
the infrastructure of the
college as well as the de-
velopment of medical
facilities.
First India spoke
with Dr Bhandari who
has been in limelight
for excellent work dur-
ing the corona crisis
about his action plan
and research for the
next one year.
Dr Bhandari said
that SMS would be de-
veloped as a centre of
excellence for which in-
frastructure will be
strengthened in the col-
lege and the hospital.
The infrastructure
would be developed as
per the requirement of
academic and clinical
needs. Dr Bhandari said
there would be focus lo-
gistic issues for control-
ling the crowd in the
hospital. He intends to
create a world-class IPD
block beside his priori-
ty would be to promote
research and launch
new courses.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: In a shocking
incident, two corpses
were exchanged in SMS
hospital Jaipur mortu-
ary due to the careless-
ness of the hospital
staff.
Babulal from Jaipal-
pura in Phagi tehsil had
died during treatment
on Monday night. His
family had been wait-
ing to receive his body
since morning. They
created ruckus when
the body was not hand-
ed over to them until
the afternoon.
Finally, they were
given the body but
shocked to know that it
was someone else’s
body. When the doctors
on duty in the mortuary
came to know about the
mix up there was chaos.
Follow up inquiries
revealed that Babulal’s
body was given to a dif-
ferent family from Kot-
hun while the body of
the person from the
family was lying in the
mortuary.
As a precautionary
measure, the police
were alerted and the
family from Kothun
was contacted. They
came back around 4 pm
after which the mistake
was rectified and the
correct bodies were
handed over to both the
families.
During the entire epi-
sode, the hospital ad-
ministration looked de-
fensive. Superintendent
of the SMS hospital Dr
Rajesh Sharma said
that report has been
taken about the inci-
dent and an inquiry
committee has been
constituted.
Gautam Buddh Nagar:
Union Minister of Agri-
culture and Farmers
Welfare,NarendraSingh
Tomar here on Tuesday
flagged off a helicopter
for locust control opera-
tions in Barmer, Ra-
jasthan.
Presently major strat-
egy of locust control is
through60controlteams
with spray equipment
mounted vehicles and
more than 200 central
government personnel
engaged in such opera-
tions in states of Ra-
jasthan, Madhya
Pradesh, Punjab, Guja-
rat,Maharashtra,Chhat-
tisgarh, Haryana, Uttar
Pradesh and Bihar, read
a statement. However,
need was felt to strength-
en air control capabili-
ties for locust control
through drones, helicop-
ters and aircrafts. In the
review meeting held by
the Minister of Agricul-
ture and Farmers Wel-
fare it was directed that
the department must ex-
plore capabilities within
thecountrytoundertake
such aerial spray opera-
tionsthroughdronesand
helicopters/aircrafts.
Cabinet Secretary re-
viewed the locust situa-
tion on May 27 and di-
rected that Ministry of
Civil Aviation to assist
the Department of Agri-
culture Cooperation and
Farmers welfare
(DAC&FW) in facilitat-
ing the procurement of
goods and services for
aerial spray of pesti-
cides through drones,
aircraft/helicopter.
On the same day, a
meeting was held by Sec-
retary, DAC&FW with
Secretary of Ministry of
CivilAviation,represent-
atives of NDMA and
Pawan Hans. Thereafter,
an Inter-ministerial Em-
powered Committee un-
der the chairmanship of
Additional Secretary, Ag-
riculturewasconstituted
for facilitating the pro-
curement of goods and
services for aerial spray
of pesticides through
drones, aircraft and heli-
copter. —ANI
Agri min flags off chopper
to Raj for locust control
Narendra Singh Tomar seen flagging off the chopper on Tuesday.
Till now 12
drones also have
been deployed for
locust control
Saraf questions
govt over opening
of temples
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Senior BJP
leaderandformerhealth
minister Kalicharan
Saraf has questioned
the decision not to keep
big religious placed
closed in unlock 2.0.
“When Sai Baba,
Tirupati, and other big
temples have opened
what is the problem in
opening temples in
Jaipur and the rest of
the state,” he asked. Ac-
cording to Saraf, in the
state capital, 90% of
temples are small and
situated in colonies. The
government will have to
make arrangements for
only 10% big temples
like Govind Dev Ji, and
Hanuman temple Chan-
dpol. Saraf said that the
government should
make arrangements for
social distancing in
these big temples.
Pilot releases new manual of
Public Works Department
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Deputy Chief
Minister Sachin Pilot re-
leased the new manual
for the PWD department.
Pilot informed that the
manual was first pub-
lished in 1954 and then
edited in 1984. There was
a dire need to edit it in
the changing times. The
manual is the bible,
which every employee of
the department refers to
while executing all govt
instructions, orders, and
circulars.
The Deputy CM
praised the officers for
the work done by them
in bringing out the new
edition of the manual.
ACS (PWD) and Secre-
tary (PWD) were also
present along with sen-
ior officers at the occa-
sion.
Meanwhile, a delega-
tion of farmers of Tonk
assembly constituency
met Pilot on Tuesday
and apprised him of the
problems due to a halt
on the purchase of
gram and mustard on
support price in Tonk.
Due to this, there is a
queue of tractors filled
with gram and mustard
outside the mandi and
farmers are facing
many problems.
Sachin Pilot
Dr Sudhir Bhandari
The government has been facing problems in its operations
Vasundhara Raje
‘SMART CITY’ PROJECT

RAJASTHANJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020
RAJASTHANJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020
Triple murder: Kid,
mom, dad found dead
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Unidentified
assailants killed three
members of a family in-
cluding husband, wife
and a child late night in
Jatiwas village in Jodh-
pur. Two other children
survived but got seri-
ously injured. They
have been admitted to
Hospital in Bilara.
SP (Rural) Rahul
Barhath along with oth-
er senior officers
reached the spot. Dog
squad and FSL team
were also roped in as in-
jured were unable to
give exact details. One
of them told the police
that there was only one
assailant but police be-
lieve that more people
could be involved.
Additional SP Sunil
K Panwar said that Ja-
warilal (35) who worked
as night watchman and
made and sold coal was
found dead along with
wife Tola Devi and son
Vikram. Two other chil-
dren Ghanshyam and
Sona were injured.
He said that prima
facie it looked like that
attack was intended to
kill entire family that
lived on the farm. He
also denied robbery as
motive but did not rule
out personal animosity.
BIDDING FAREWELL
DGP Bhupendra Singh bidding farewell to DGP (Reorganization and Rules) K Narsimha Rao
on his retirement at police headquarters. Singh bid farewell to Rao on behalf of the entire
Rajasthan Police department and wished him the best.
IN THE COURTYARD
HC ALLOWS STATE GOVT, RPSC TO
RELEASE STAYED RAS 2018 RESULTS
Jaipur: HC has cleared the way for filling up vacant ad-
ministrative posts via RAS exam by allowing state govt
and RPSC to release results for RAS 2018 exam. Jus-
tice Ashok Gaur ordered while hearing petitions by Sur-
gyan Singh and others. The results for the preliminary
exams for 1080 posts, the cut off for General category
were 76.06% while it was 99.33% for OBC. Despite
OBC marks being higher than General category their
cut off was less and RPSC didn’t consider them for the
mains considering OBC. This was challenged in court
and the court stayed the results of RAS 2018 along
with allowing the OBC category students with more
marks than General category for the mains. In order to
break the deadlock the state govt recently changed the
rules and made merit the basis of selection.
COURT ISSUES DECREE IN UDAIPUR
ERSTWHILE ROYAL FAMILY’S CASE
Udaipur: In the ongoing property dispute of erstwhile
royal family of Sisodiyas of Mewar, ADJ Court no 2’s
Judge MK Dave issued a decree on the partition claim
by Mahendra Singh. Judge said that all commercial ac-
tivities on all disputed properties will stop immediately
barring those which have already been transferred.
Although the profit accruing from all properties will be
divided among all claimants. The Judge, considering
the historical Shambhu Niwas as HUF property, or-
dered right of all claimants with 4 years residing orders
for each starting with Mahendra Singh followed by his
sister Yogeshwari Kumari and then Arvind Singh. Court
observed Late Maharana Bhagwat Singh, eldest son
Mahendra Singh, Daughter Yogeshwari Kumari and
younger son Arving Singh all as equal claimants.
NOTICE TO CS, EDU OFFICIALS
FOR NEGLECT DURING EXAMS
Jaipur: HC issued notices to CS DB Gupta, Secre-
tary (RBSE) Arvind Trivedi and Secretary (CBSE)
for contempt of court by not making proper pre-
cautionary arrangements for corona infection as
per its May 29 orders while holding board exams.
CJ Indrajit Mohanty and Justice Prakash Gupta
issued notices in response to a contempt petition
filed by PAC. Advocates Poonam Chand Bhandari
and Dr TN Sharma told court that it had issued
orders in response to its earlier petition asking
the boards to strictly follow the guidelines issued
by central & state govts regarding prevention of
corona but the boards didn’t make arrangements
accordingly jeopardizing lives of 20 lakh students
as there were no thermal scanners or sanitizers.
‘DELIVER ORDERS ON BASIS OF
EVIDENCE NOT MEDIA REPORTS’
Jaipur: Justice SP Sharma made strictures
against the special judge of POCSO court in
Sawai Madhopur, and said that the district
judges should refrain from making judgments
in accordance of the media reports. Justice SP
Sharma was hearing a petition challenging the
POCSO court order on bail application of ac-
cused Vinod Kumar. The POCSO court judge had
commented on the accused along with the police
and administrative officers which Justice SP
Sharma found undue and considered them out
of the purview of the judicial limits. He warned
against any such practice in the future and de-
livered orders only on the basis of the evidence
produced before the court.
Governor Kalraj Mishra turns 79First India Bureau
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra is turn-
ing 79 today. He was
born on July 1, 1941 in
Malikapur village of
Ghazipur in Uttar
Pradesh as the fourth
child of Pandit Ramag-
ya Mishra. Mishra had
taken over as the Gover-
nor of Rajasthan on
September 9, 2019.
Hispersonalitycanbe
understoodfromthefact
that the first place he
visited after taking the
oath was Amar Jawan
Jyoti to pay his respect
to the martyrs. He then
went to Lord Ganesh’s
temple without any pro-
tocol. Mishra has deep
respect for the constitu-
tion of India and there-
fore any programme
which he presides over
starts with Preamble of
the constitution fol-
lowed by the fundamen-
tal duties listed in it.
Governor Mishra has
always demonstrated
his sensitive side wheth-
er it was a calamity like
flood or pandemic like
corona. Mishra has al-
ways gone out of the
way to help people.
Governor Kalraj Mishra
Jodh advocate
Bhati is new
ASG at SC
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: Appointment
Committee of Union
Cabinet has appointed
Jodhpur-based Senior
Advocate Aishwarya
Bhati as the Additional
Solicitor General in the
Supreme Court. Aish-
warya was appointed as
a Senior Advocate in SC
on March 31, 2019. Now
she has is placed in the
legal team of the centre.
People should follow health
protocol diligently: Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
appealed to the deni-
zens of Rajasthan not
to take chances that
could lead to Corona
infection and to dili-
gently follow health
protocol of maintain-
ing social distancing,
wearing masks and
washing hands regu-
larly. He said that the
infection has not died
down and there is a sus-
picion that the virus
will stay active for a
long time hence every-
one should take neces-
sary precautions to
avert being infected.
Gehlot was review-
ing the corona situa-
tion in Rajasthan on
Tuesday at CMR and
said, “to stop the
spread of infection,
few states had to en-
force lockdown till
30th June. And thus
the state government
appeals to the people
not to venture into
crowded areas and be
cautious. It is our col-
lective responsibility
that the health protocols
thathavebeenformedto
fightcoronaarefollowed
to the hilt,” he said. Ge-
hlot also mentioned that
the Prime Minister of a
country had to pay a
penalty for not wearing
a mask. This was in-
formed by PM Modi in
his address on Tuesday.
The chief minister
stressed that Corona
infection needs to be
taken seriously. “Spe-
cial vigilance is needed
in districts where posi-
tive cases are more,” he
said and directed offi-
cials of the health de-
partment to hold tests
of people who live near
to the spots where posi-
tive patient are found.
Gehlot also asked offi-
cials to hold random
testing so as to find su-
per spreaders.
“Rajasthan has
come up as model
state in Corona con-
trol and we will have
to make concentrated
efforts to the death
and positive case rate
at the minimum. Oxy-
gen beds should be
increased in district
hospitals so that oxy-
gen can be made
available in emergen-
cy,” he said.
He also gave direction
that farmers should be
provided the right price
for their crops and the
demandshouldberaised
to the Central govern-
ment that the MSP
should be increased
from 25 to 50 percent.
CM Ashok Gehlot
Special
vigilance is
needed in
districts where positive
cases are more.
ASHOK GEHLOT, CM
UNLOCK 2.0
COMMERCIAL
VEHICLES GET A GO
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Home Depart-
ment of state govern-
ment issued orders re-
garding Unlock 2.0, to
be implemented from
July 1 to 31. In Unlock
2.0, night curfew has
been reduced by an
hour,thatis,from10pm
to 5 am.
Rules regarding so-
cial distancing, face
covering, consumption
of tobacco and spitting
will remain same. In-
ternational flights and
metro rail services,
schools and colleges,
cinema halls, gyms,
swimming pools, enter-
tainment parks, thea-
tres and parks will re-
main shut. Training
institutions of central
and state govts may
function from July 15.
Rules for gathering
at weddings or funerals
will remain same.
Small places of wor-
ship, including temple,
mosque and gurdwara,
in rural areas where
daily visit is up to 50
persons may open from
July 1. Now, commer-
cial passenger trans-
port vehicles, including
bus, taxi, cabs and rick-
shaws, are also allowed
with proper sanitisa-
tion of seats and touch
points, before and after
each journey.
However, city buses
are not allowed to oper-
ate. Number of passen-
gers in a vehicle should
not exceed seating ca-
pacity.
NIGHT CURFEW FROM 10 PM-5AM; GOVT
TRAINING INSTITUTIONS MAY OPEN
8 DEATHS,
354 NEW
CASES IN
RAJ ON TUE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: State re-
ported 8 deaths on
Tuesday taking
death toll to 413. 4
deaths were from
Jodhpur, Jaipur 3
and one patient
from another state
died. 354 new cas-
es took tally to
18014.
58 cases were
reported from
Bharatpur, Jodh-
pur 55, Sikar 44,
Jaipur 27, Alwar
22, Dholpur 18,
Sirohi 14, Kota 12
and 11 each from
Barmer & Churu,
9 from Nagaur, 8
from Pali, 8 each
Ajmer, Jalore &
Sawai Madhopur,
7 each from Bi-
kaner & Rajsa-
mand, 6 each from
Dungarpur &
Udaaipur, 4 each
from Bhilwara,
Dausa & Pali and
one each from Sri
G a n g a n a g a r,
Jhunjhunu, Ka-
rauli & Tonk
along with 6 from
other states.
Commuters pass by Corona awareness slogans drawn outside
collectorate in Ajmer on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY NADEEM KHAN

Health is the greatest gift,
contentment the greatest
wealth, faithfulness the best
relationship. —Buddha
Spiritual
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WITH POOR
ON MIND, MODI
EXTENDS SCHEME
pm was an unusual time for
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s sixth address to the na-
tion after the outbreak of pan-
demic in the country. All his
previous addresses were at 8 pm, the
prime time slot of television channels.
So when it was announced that Modi will
address the nation at 4 p.m. on Tuesday
there were usual conjectures but with-
out the fears that have come to be associ-
ated with his speeches. Unlock 2.0 guide-
lines were announced on Monday so one
guess was that the PM will talk about the
next bold step against China after the
ban on TikTok and other Chinese appli-
cations. There was, however, no mention
of China.
As it turned out that the prime minister’s
concerns lay elsewhere. On his mind were the
poor and migrants and ensuring ration to
help them tide over these difficult times. To
meet the foodgrain requirement of 80 crores
poor, Modi announced the extension of the
Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Kalyan Ann Yojana
(PMGKAY) till November. Announced by Fi-
nance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on
March 26, the scheme was only for April, May,
and June. Every member of the family will
be given 5 kg of wheat or an equal quantity
of rice and one kilo of grams over and above
their monthly entitlement. This will cost the
exchequer Rs 90,000 crore and if the expenses
incurred under the scheme in the last three
months are added the total amount will come
to Rs 1.5 lakh crore, Modi said.
The need to extend the scheme beyond
April was felt as with monsoon setting
in there was no work in any sector bar-
ring agriculture. The prime minister
said, “In other sectors, there is a slow-
down and with July begin a string of
festivals like Guru Purnima, Saawan,
Diwali and Chhathh puja. Festivities in-
crease expenses.”
On June 22, Congress president Sonia Gan-
dhi had written to Modi seeking an extension
of the scheme. “…In light of the current situ-
ation, food entitlements should be expanded
to address the hunger crisis facing some of
the most vulnerable people in the country,”
Sonia said.
Modi also spoke of one nation, one ra-
tion card especially for the migrant work-
ers so that they do not face problems
when moving from one place to another.
This too had been announced by the fi-
nance minister while giving details of the
second tranche of an economic package
in May. Originally, the scheme was moot-
ed by Nandan Nilekani in 2011. If the
prime minister made a mention of the
scheme on Tuesday then the scheme may
be formally launched soon.
Modi also cautioned that although COVID
cases are the lowest in the world, precautions
like social distancing and wearing of masks
still need to be strictly enforced for individu-
als’ well-being.
IN-DEPTH
4
o protect the interest of the
depositors and strengthen co-
operative banks by improving
governance and allowing co-
operative banks to raise mon-
ey by public issue, the govern-
ment of India has brought all
the cooperative banks in the
country under the regulatory
supervision of the RBI.
This major decision has been
promulgated through an ordi-
nance last week conferring all
the powers with RBI.
There are 1482 cooperative
banks and 58 State Coopera-
tive Banks having 8.6 crore
depositors doing transac-
tions of 4.84 lakh crore. Pri-
marily the main function of
central cooperative banks is
to provide loans to primary
cooperative societies. How-
ever, some loans are also pro-
vided to individuals and oth-
ers. These banks raise their
capital from their own funds,
borrowing, and other funds.
The banks are registered un-
der the States Cooperative
Societies Act and also cov-
ered under the regulatory
ambit of RBI under two laws
Banking Regulations Act
1949 and the Banking laws
(Cooperative Societies
Act)1955. The primary objec-
tive of the cooperative banks
is to provide credit to the
common man at moderate in-
terest rates eliminating the
dominance of private money
lenders and be a convenient
credit line to the cultivators
in rural India to strengthen
the agriculture sector and al-
lied activities. As on March-
end 2017 as per the RBI web-
site, there were 33 state co-
operative banks (Rs.1.2 lakh
crore deposits), 370 district
central cooperative banks
(3.30 lakh crore deposits) and
95595 Primary Agricultural
Cooperative Societies (with
1.15 lakh crore deposits).
Cooperative banks have been
in existence almost for the last
seven decades and to say that
they have not played any role
will be a misnomer though
they have not attained much
glory in their functioning. Co-
operative banks are currently
under the dual control of Reg-
istrar cooperative societies of
states as well as RBI. While the
role of cooperative societies
includes incorporation, regis-
tration, management, audit,
supervision of the board of di-
rectors, and liquidation, RBI
has been always responsible
for the regulatory functions.
Most cooperative banks are
controlled by powerful politi-
cians which explain their poor
supervision and the lack of po-
litical will to change them de-
spite regular losses suffered by
innocent depositors. Urban
Cooperative Banks (UCBs)
have reported nearly 1000 cases
of fraud with more than Rs.220
crore in the last five fiscals, ac-
cording to RBI responding to
an RTI besides the big frauds
having come out on banks like
PMG and some others.
A very positive and impor-
tant aspect of the amendment
in the Banking Regulation
Act will now enable mergers
and restructuring of the
banks in the public interest,
without having to order a
moratorium, which not only
limits the withdrawals by de-
positors but also disrupts the
bank’s lending operations.
We have seen last year in the
case of Punjab and Maha-
rashtra Cooperative Bank
where the RBI had to impose
a moratorium and the diffi-
culties and sufferings of the
depositors were so glaring.
Now onward the cooperative
banks will be allowed to raise
capital via the public issue
and private placement of eq-
uity or preference shares as
well as unsecured deben-
tures, with the approval of
the RBI. At present access to
capital for a cooperative bank
is limited. Coming under the
umbrella of RBI and its su-
pervision the sound and strict
regulation will also enhance
professionalism and improve
governance of these banks.
The changes brought into the
banking law do not affect the
existing powers of the state reg-
istrar of cooperative societies
under state laws nor do the
changes apply to primary farm
societies or cooperative socie-
ties,themainbusinessof which
is long term finance for agricul-
tural development. The chang-
es brought will not only raise
theconfidenceof thedepositors
but also provide strength to the
lenders since after the Punjab
and Maharashtra Cooperative
Bank (PMC) fraud last year has
completely shaken the confi-
dence of the depositors.
The Ordinance indeed is a
very positive move and
should lead to clear up and
reduce political control over
cooperative banks and pro-
mote professionalism and
good governing in the sag-
ging image of cooperative
banks in seeing that the mis-
ery of PMC bank depositors
gets removed besides
strengthening public confi-
dence. This writer having
been associated with a Cen-
tral Cooperative Bank feels
that RBI strong control
It is a much welcome deci-
sion though too late.
RBI Governor Shashikant
Das has always maintained
that he is working at a reso-
lution and we hope that the
new amendment usher in
with a silver lining for the
cooperative financial sector
in raising the credibility,
bringing professionalism,
getting more avenues for cap-
ital and close scrutiny and
supervision of RBI.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
COOPERATIVE BANKS
UNDER RBI UMBRELLA
T
Cooperative
banks have been
in existence
almost for the
last seven
decades and to
say that they
have not played
any role will be a
misnomer
though they have
not attained
much glory in
their functioning.
Cooperative
banks are
currently under
the dual control
of Registrar
cooperative
societies of states
as well as RBI.
While the role of
cooperative
societies includes
incorporation,
registration,
management,
audit,
supervision of
the board of
directors, and
liquidation, RBI
has been always
responsible for
the regulatory
functions
There are 1482
cooperative banks and
58 State Cooperative
Banks having 8.6 crore
depositors doing
transactions of 4.84 lakh
crore. Primarily the
main function of central
cooperative banks is to
provide loans to primary
cooperative societies
hen the COV-
ID-19 disease
began to spread
in Europe,
France and
Germany prohibited the
export of medical equip-
ment, while Italy asked in
vain for supplies of protec-
tive equipment under the
EU Civil Protection Mecha-
nism. Neither the Europe-
an Centre for Disease Pre-
vention and Control
(ECDC) nor the member
states of the EU themselves
were aware of the available
capacities of European
health systems. The COV-
ID-19 crisis has made the
lack of European coordina-
tion crystal clear.
Consequently, there are
many voices in favor of
strengthening the ECDC.
The EU agency supports
member states by collect-
ing, processing and analyz-
ing data on disease out-
breaks and through the
surveillance and early de-
tection of health risks.
Currently, the agency is
further developing its ca-
pacities for disease preven-
tion, which also fall under
its mandate.
Ideally, the ECDC would
support member states in
collecting reliable health
data while providing them
with knowledge about the
situations of their Euro-
pean neighbors. This
would show how much pro-
tective equipment and
health personnel are avail-
able in the respective mem-
ber states and how much is
presumably needed in case
of a disease outbreak.
The European Union as
well as the member states
would benefit from a better
overview of capacities and
of the burden of disease in
Europe. Acting in solidar-
ity would become possible
with a common database.
In addition to strengthen-
ing the EU internally, it
would also become more
capable of acting as a part-
ner worldwide. In coopera-
tion with the World Health
Organization’s (WHO) re-
gional office for Europe,
the ECDC could provide
reliable and standardized
data, thereby contributing
to the global containment
of pandemics.
IS THE CRITICISM
OF THE ECDC
JUSTIFIED?
This ideal situation is not
yet in sight. The ECDC is,
in particular, being criti-
cized for its lack of visi-
bility, support and misin-
terpretation. It is pre-
sumed, for instance, that
the early warning and re-
sponse system (EWRS)
operated by the ECDC did
not work properly, which
is why the risk of infec-
tion by COVID-19 was still
being assessed as “low to
moderate” at the end of
February.
That said, the agency
does not yet possess any
regulative powers and can-
not oblige the countries to
collect and transmit the
necessary data. Moreover,
the ECDC is neither staffed
nor funded sufficiently to
effectively coordinate and
harmonize health data.
Let’s put it in perspec-
tive. Whereas the US Cent-
ers for Disease Control
and Prevention employed
10,796 and had a budget of
$8.25 billion in 2018, the
ECDC only employed 271
and had around €58 mil-
lion ($65 million) at its dis-
posal in that same year.
The COVID-19 outbreak
has opened a long-known
wound. Member states
have not adequately pro-
vided the ECDC with the
skills and resources to ful-
fill its mandate. This must
change.
HARMONISE AND
EXPAND DATA
COLLECTION
In the future, the ECDC
should be able to ensure
that member states trans-
mit high-quality and reli-
able data to the agency. To
do this, it must first be
given an appropriate man-
date. The agency should
then focus on developing
monitoring mechanisms
to ensure reliable and con-
sistent data. It must be
able to transmit this data
to the WHO in a timely and
seamless manner. The dig-
ital infrastructure must,
therefore, be compatible
with WHO data collection
practices..
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The EU should collect health data centrally
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TWEET
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
Under the world’s biggest food
security scheme, 80 crore poor
will get 25 kg each of grain -
wheat or rice - free in the coming
5 months. Every family will get
5 kg of pulses free in next 5
months. #ModiCARES4Poor
Ravi Shankar Prasad
@rsprasad
Apart from common citizens it
will also help poor, marginalized
and the migrant workers
during Corona Pandemic crisis.
PM’s appreciation of both the
farmers and tax payers is indeed
extraordinary. It carries a very
powerful message of Aatma
Nirbhar Bharat.
KEWAL
KHANNA
The writer is author of Indian
Economy Towards Globalisation
& Former Financial Advisor,
Indira Gandhi Canal Board

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INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020
EAM HOLDS DISCUSSIONS’
WITH FRENCH COUNTERPART
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
held a wide-ranging discussion with his French
counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian during which the
two leaders discussed issues of contemporary
security and political importance.The discus-
sion between them came after India& France
exchanged views at foreign secretary-level on re-
gional& global issues of mutual interest.Jaishan-
kar, in a tweet, said, “Wide-ranging discussion
with French FM @JY_LeDrian. Covered issues of
contemporary security& political importance.”
5 TERRORISTS KILLED IN
ANANTNAG IN LAST 24 HRS
Srinagar: Five terrorists have been killed in the
last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag
district, police said.”Two hardcore terrorists were
killed in an encounter in Waghama area of Anant-
nag. In last 24 hrs, Anantnag Police and security
forces have neutralised five terrorists,” police
official Vijay Kumar said. “There was information
about three militants. One of them was com-
mander of JKIF, Jahid Dar who was successful
in sneaking out. The police, army and the CRPF
personnel have cordoned off the area,” he added.
ELDERLY MAN SHOT DEAD BY
UNIDENTIFIED ASSAILANTS IN UP
Bulandshahr: An elderly
man was shot dead by
unidentified assailants in
Uttar Pradesh’s Buland-
shahr district, police said
on Tuesday. The victim,
identified as Singh, was
killed on Monday night at
his automobile workshop
on Gulaothi-Sikandrabad
road, they said.The next
morning Singh’s son
found the body in a pit
near the workshop, police
said. A pair of blood-
stained slippers and a
cartridge was also found
near the body, they said.
Singh’s relative said he
did not have enmity with
anyone. Police and fo-
rensic teams reached the
spot and an investigation
is underway, Sikandrabad
Circle Officer Gopal
Choudhary said.
‘LALJI TANDON’S CONDITION
SERIOUS BUT UNDER CONTROL’
Lucknow: Uttarakhand
Governor Baby Rani Mau-
rya on Tuesday, visited
the Medanta Hospital
here to enquire about the
health of Madhya Pradesh
Governor Lalji Tandon, a
senior doctor said.“The
condition of Governor
of Madhya Pradesh Lalji
Tandon is stable. He
is still on critical care
ventilator support through
tracheostomy. A team
of medical experts is
working for best medical
treatment,” Medanta Hos-
pital’s Medical Director
Rakesh Kapoor said in the
medical bulletin issued
here.“Today (on Tuesday),
Governor of Uttarakhand
Baby Rani Maurya visited
Medanta, Lucknow to
know the well-being of
Lalji Tandon,” he added.
‘BJP SAYS MAKE IN INDIA BUT BUYS FROM CHINA’
RaGa hit out at PM Modi-led government claiming that imports from China have increased under NDA regime
New Delhi: Taking a
jibe at Prime Minister
Narendra Modi over his
ambitiousMakeinIndia
project, Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi on Tues-
day referred to data to
show a jump in imports
from China since 2014,
the year the BJP govern-
ment came to power.
This also comes a day
after the Centre banned
59 Chinese apps to send
a strong signal to the
neighbouring country
amidtheGalwanfaceoff.
Taking to Twitter,
Gandhi drew a compari-
son of imports made
during the UPA and BJP
regime. He tweeted:
“Facts don’t lie. BJP
says: Make in India. BJP
does: Buy from China.”
The graph shared by
the Congress leader
shows that between 2008
to 2014, the imports from
Chinaremainedbelow14
per cent, while it jumped
to 18 per cent during the
BJP-led NDA rule.
Citing the “emergent
nature of threats” from
mobile applications, in-
cluding popular ones of
Chinese origin such as
TikTok, ShareIt, UC-
Browser, Club Factory
and CamScanner, the
Centre Monday banned
59 apps based on infor-
mation that they were
engaged in activities
“prejudicial to sover-
eignty and integrity”,
defence, security and
public order.The move
is seen as a retaliatory
step amid the tense bor-
der standoff between
India and China that led
to 20 Indian Army per-
sonnel being killed on
June 15. State-owned
telecom companies
have since moved to
keep Chinese vendors
out of their network
upgradation tenders.
“The Ministry of Infor-
mation Technology has
received many com-
plaints from various
sources, including sev-
eral reports about mis-
use of some mobile
apps available on An-
droid and iOS platforms
for stealing and surrep-
titiously transmitting
users’ data in an unau-
thorised manner to
servers which have lo-
cations outside India,”
the government said in
a statement.This is a
matter of very deep and
immediate concern, it
said. —Agencies
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday slammed
the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the arrest of party’s minority cell
chairman Shahnawaz Alam and said the government is using police as a ‘tool
of oppression.’ In a series of tweets, she said that police action is repressive
and undemocratic. “Congress leaders and activists are
committed to raising their voice on public issues. The BJP
government can stop other parties from raising their voice,
not our party, by making UP police a tool of oppression...
Look at how the UP Police picked up the chairman of
our minority cell in the dark of night,” she tweeted. The
senior Congress leader also posted a video of the incident
along with the tweet.”First, our state president was kept
in jail for four weeks on fake charges. This police action is
repressive and undemocratic. Congress workers are not afraid of police sticks
and fake cases,” she said.UP Congress Minority cell chief, Shahnawaz Alam
was arrested by the police late on Monday in connection with anti-CAA protest
on December 19, 2019.
New Delhi: Union I&B Minister Prakash Javadekar hailed Modi government’’s
decision to ban 59 Chinese applications, connecting the move to ‘Atmanirbhar
Bharat.’ Taking to social media, Javadekar remarked, “The whole country has
appreciated decision of @narendramodi govt to ban 59 Chinese Apps. This
will give fillip to Indian Startups; they will come up with better versions very
soon. This is a right step towards #AtmaNirbharBharat.” Modi govt banned
59 Chinese apps including TikTok, WeChat & UC Browser and Xiaomi’’s
Mi Community over national security concerns amid strained India-China
relations after death of 20 Indian soldiers in Galwan Valley clash with
Chinese PLA troops in eastern Ladakh. Ministry of Electronics & Information
Technology has issued a list of these apps that are now banned in country.
UP GOVERNMENT USING POLICE AS ‘TOOL OF
OPPRESSION,’ SAYS PRIYANKA GANDHI VADRA
JAVADEKAR HAILS MODI’S DECISION ON APP BAN
Kochi: The Kerala Uni-
versity on Tuesday, in-
formed the Kerala High
Courtthatithastakena
decision to conduct ad-
ditional examinations
for candidates who can-
not appear for the ex-
aminations scheduled
from July 1 due to COV-
ID-19 pandemic.
“Such exams will be
treated as special ex-
aminations and no ad-
ditional fee will be col-
lected for the same.
Also, the special exami-
nation will not be treat-
ed as a supplementary
examination and will
have the legal status of
an ordinary examina-
tion,” the Kerala Uni-
versity submitted. In
the light of such sub-
missions,asinglebench
of Justice CS Dias
turned down the pleas
seeking directions to
stay the Kerala Univer-
sity exams scheduled to
be held from July 1.
The court also di-
rected the V-C of var-
sity to take a decision
on the representations
filed by the petitioners.
The court was consid-
ering two writ peti-
tions - one filed by 23
PG students and the
other filed by a law
student. —ANI
New Delhi: India needs
to scale up use of its
aviation assets such as
grounded aircraft and
less-used airports for
cargo handling so that
logistics costs decline
and export of resources
such as fish, vegetables
and fruits become via-
ble, transport minister
Nitin Gadkari said.
In an online interac-
tion with members of
Domestic Air Cargo
Agents Association of
India. “The government
willsupportyourefforts.
The point is we need to
getmaximumworkdone
by our assets and elicit
maximumutilitytokeep
costs low,” the minister
said, adding that the
country needs to bring
down its logistic cost
from the currently esti-
mated 13%.
In India the cost is
much higher than na-
tions such as China and
the US, he added.
Vaishali
New Delhi: After Con-
gress interim chief So-
nia Gandhi demanded a
rollback of fuel price
hike and Rahul Gandhi
alleged that the Centre
is ‘profiteering,’ Union
Petroleum and Natural
Gas Minister, Dhar-
mendra Pradhan hit
back at Congress, say-
ing the collected money
was used for welfare
measures instead of
personal benefit as al-
legedly prevalent dur-
ing the Congress era.
Pradhan said, “I once
again reiterate to Mad-
am Sonia Gandhiji that
Modiji has transferred
more than Rs 65,000
crore to 42 crore people
in the last 3 months.”
Making a strong allega-
tion against Congress,
the Minister remarked,
“Unlike Congress’ lega-
cy of transferring mon-
ey into the accounts of
middlemen, ‘National
Daamad,’ ‘The Family’
and Rajiv Gandhi Foun-
dation, Modiji’s DBT is
about putting money in
the hands of the poor,
farmers, migrant work-
force and women.”
He also reiterated
what BJP President J P
Nadda has been saying
in many of his virtual
rallies, asking what ex-
plains Congress-ruled
states also hiking tax on
fuel, if Congress is
against the idea.
The Minister’s coun-
ter comes after Sonia &
Rahul upped the ante
over the issue of fuel
price hike. Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
has asked government
to stop ‘profiteering’
from the petrol and die-
sel prices. His mother
and Congress interim
President Sonia Gandhi
said, “I along with Con-
gress workers and citi-
zens, demand that Gov-
ernment should take
back the hike in prices
of diesel and petrol in
these tough times.”
‘Addl exams for those who
can’t appear in July schedule’
‘Need to scale up aviation
assets to lower logistics cost’
Fuel price money goes to poor,
not middlemen, says Pradhan
IN THE COURTYARD
Rahul Gandhi
@RahulGandhi
Facts don’t lie.
BJP says: Make
in India. BJP
does: Buy from
China.
Chennai/ New Delhi: Security footage has
been erased at the Sathankulam police sta-
tion in Tamil Nadu where a man and his son
were detained before they died of excessive
wounds, allegedly from beatings, an inquiry
report submitted to the Madras HC reveals.
The court was told that there is no CCTV
footage of police station available from
June 19, the day Jeyaraj and his son Beniks
were arrested for keeping their mobile
phone shop in Santhankulam, Tuticorin,
open beyond permitted hours during the
lockdown. The report submitted also re-
veals that cops being probed tried their best
to block investigations and one constable
“jumped over a wall and escaped” when
asked to hand over his stick as evidence.
No CCTV footage available
in TN custody deaths: Court
The graph shared by Rahul Gandhi shows that imports from China jumped to 18% during NDA rule.
The whole coun-
try knows that
China has
snatched India’s
land. We all know
the Chinese are at
four places in
Ladakh. Please
tell the country
how you will evict
the Chinese troops
and when?”
—Rahul Gandhi,
Congress Leader
Mamata
announces
free ration till
July 2021
New Delhi: Soon after
PM Narendra Modi ex-
tended the Pradhan
Mantri Gareeb Kalyan
Ann Yojana (PMGKAY)
till November-end, West
Bengal Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee y an-
nounced that the her
government will pro-
vide free ration to ben-
eficiaries till June next
year. “The Centre’s ra-
tion policy should be to
provide ration to each
and every one of the 130
crore population of the
country,” she said.
The scheme, started
to distribute ration
among poor after lock-
down was announced,
was to end on Tuesday .
The scheme involves
providing additional 5
kg foodgrain free to 80
cr beneficiaries. Initial-
ly, it was for three
months, April, May &
June only. Notably,
many state CMs and
Congress president So-
nia Gandhi had written
to the PM to extend it.
HC extends
time for EIA
2020 ideasFilm on girl,
who cycled
1,200 km
New Delhi: Delhi HC
indicated that it might
extend the time grant-
ed to the general public
to give their sugges-
tions for Draft Envi-
ronmental Impact As-
sessment (EIA) 2020. A
bench of CJ DN Patel
& Justice Prateek Ja-
lan, while partly allow-
ing a PIL seeking ex-
tension of time for
public to submit sug-
gestions, said that a
detailed order will be
passed later on.—ANI
New Delhi: The story
of Jyoti Kumari Pas-
wan, who bought a sec-
ond-hand cycle with her
entire family savings
and cycled from Hary-
ana’s Gurgaon to her
home in Bihar to escape
lockdown distress, with
her injured father rid-
ing pillion, will soon be
immortalised on screen
and is to set go on the
floors from August.

INDIAJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020
POST OF KAVITHA PADMANABHAN
UPGRADED AS DIRECTOR, PMO
The post of Kavitha Padmanabhan has been
upgraded as Director in the Prime Minister’s
Office. She is a 2006 batch IAS officer of Assam-
Meghalaya cadre.
POST OF ABHISHEK SHUKLA
UPGRADED AS DIRECTOR, PMO
The post of Abhishek Shukla has been upgraded
as Director in the Prime Minister’s Office. He is a
2006 batch IFS officer.
RAVI SHANKAR APPOINTED
JOINT SECRETARY & SOCIAL
SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT
Ravi Shankar, Joint Secretary (MER), Ministry
of External Affairs, has been appointed as Joint
Secretary-cum-Social Secretary to the President.
He is a 1995 batch IFS officer.
VENUGOPAL RE-APPOINTED
ATTORNEY GENERAL
KK Venugopal has been reappointed as the At-
torney General for India for another one year.
TUSHAR MEHTA IS SOLICITOR
GENERAL FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS
Senior Advocate Tushar Mehta has been appointed
Solicitor General of India for another three years.
RAJU IS NEW ASG SC
Senior counsel Suryaprakash V Raju, practising Gu-
jarat lawyer, has been appointed Additional Solicitor
General (ASG) of India of the Supreme Court.
SHRIKANT MADHAV TO TAKE OVER
AS CHAIRMAN, IOCL ON JULY 1
Shrikant Madhav Vaidya, Director (Refineries),
IOCL, will be taking over the charge as Chairman,
Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) on July 1,
2020. He will succeed present incumbent Sanjiv
Singh retiring in June, 2020.
K SANJAYAN APPOINTED AS
DEPUTY SECRETARY, UPSC
Upon return from central deputation, K Sanjayan
has been appointed as Deputy Secretary, UPSC.
He is a CSS officer.
YP DHEWAL APPOINTED AS
DEPUTY SECRETARY, COMMERCE
After return from leave, Y P Dhewal has been
appointed as Deputy Secretary, Commerce. He is
a CSS officer.
PUSHP LATA BHARDWAJ APPOINTED
SC’S VACATION OFFICER FOR SEPT
2020
Pushp Lata Bhardwaj, Deputy Registrar in the
Supreme Court, has been appointed as Vaca-
tion Officer in the Supreme Court for month of
September 2020.
ANIL C SINGH RE-APPOINTED
ASG FOR BOMBAY HC
Anil C Singh has been re-appointed as Additional
Solicitor General for Bombay High Court for a
period of three years w.e.f July 1, 2020.
5 ASGS GET FRESH TENURE
IN SUPREME COURT
Additional Solicitor Generals in the Supreme
Court Vikramjit Banerjee, Aman Lekhi Madhavi
Godaria Diwan, KM Nataraj and Sanjay Jain have
been re-appointed for a period of three years
w.e.f July 1, 2020.
SATYA PAL JAIN RE-APPOINTED
ASG FOR P&H HC
Satya Pal Jain has been re-appointed as Additional
Solicitor General for Punjab and Haryana High
Court for a period of three years w.e.f July 1, 2020.
5 SR ADVOCATES APPOINTED
ASG IN SUPREME COURT
Senior advocates Balbir Singh, Suryaprakash
V Raju, Rupinder Singh Suri, N Venkataraman,
Jayant K Sud and Ashwariya K Bhati have been
appointed as Additional Solicitor General for
Supreme Court for a period of three years.
YJ DASTOOR APPOINTED
ASG IN CALCUTTA HC
Senior Advocate Yezdezard Jehangir Dastoor has
been appointed as Additional Advocate General
for Calcutta High Court for a period of three years.
CHETAN SHARMA APPOINTED
ASG FOR DELHI HC
Senior Advocate Chetan Sharma has been ap-
pointed as Additional Advocate General for Delhi
High Court for a period of three years.
POWERGallery
Gehlot welcomes...
During his address to
the nation Prime Min-
ister Modi announced
that an awareness
campaign would be
initiated for sensitize
people about Covid-19.
Rajasthan, where the
state government is
already running an
awarenes campaign
has once again fared
better than the na-
tion. On this CM Ge-
hlot tweeted, “I am
glad that Rajasthan
has been taking lead
in many initiatives to
fight against COVID
19. One of the fine ex-
ample is Ten days
‘Awareness Campaign’
started by our govt to
enlighten the people,
1st ever in country. To-
day Hon’ble PM has
also suggested that
awareness campaign
may be carried out.
Glad that #Rajasthan-
SatarkHai.”
The senior politician
also expressed concern
over the floods hitting
twenty five districts of
Assam.
Wooing Bihar?...
“The scheme will pro-
vide 80 crore people
with free grains, will
now be applicable in
July, August, Septem-
ber, October and No-
vember too. The gov-
ernment, during these
five months, will give
each family member
5-kilogram wheat or 5
kilogram rice free of
cost, apart from this
each family will get
free one kg of chana
(chick peas) too every
month,” he added.
The Prime Minister
further said that the ex-
tension of this scheme
will require an addi-
tional expense of Rs 90
thousand crore.
“If we add the ex-
penses incurred during
the past three months
then it totals to around
Rs 1.5 lakh crore,” he
further said.
The scheme was an-
nouncedbytheCentreas
part of the first rescue
package during the
COVID-19pandemic.The
scheme ends on June 30.
The scheme, an-
nounced for a three
month period, covered
80 crore ration card-
holders. Each house-
hold was provided 5 kg
of food grains (rice or
wheat) and 1 kg of puls-
es (only channa) free of
cost. Already, 21 states
-- both BJP-ruled and
Opposition-led govern-
ments -- had appealed to
the Centre to extend the
scheme for another
three months till Sep-
tember.
Earlier in his speech,
the Prime Minister had
urged citizens to follow
all safety guidelines for
protection against
COVID-19 as the coun-
try enters phase two of
the Unlock. —ANI
Shayar RaGa...
at the Prime Minister
andsaidthathe“walked
around the Panda in the
room” and “did not talk
about anything useful”.
“Seventeen minutes
of walking carefully
around the Panda in the
room.. Kyon PM Ji- abh
kuch kaam ki baat ho
jaaye?,” she tweeted.
Earlier in the day,
Gandhi had once
launched a stern attack
and said that PM Modi
says ‘Make in India’, but
its government at the
CentrebuysfromChina.
Appain! China...
AseniorofficialattheIT
Ministry said the prime
reason to block the apps
under section 69 A of In-
formation Technology
Act is to stop the viola-
tion and threat to the
security of the state and
public order and to plug
the data leaks.
“Almost all of them
have some preferential
Chinese interest. Few
are from countries like
Singapore. However,
the majority have par-
ent companies which
are Chinese,” the offi-
cial said.
This move will safe-
guard the interests of
crores of Indian mobile
and internet users. This
decision is a targeted
move to ensure the safe-
ty and sovereignty of
Indian cyberspace, Min-
istry of Information
Technology said. —ANI
Nepal ruling...
and was blaming India
to divert attention, ac-
cordingtoareportinthe
website of newspaper
The Himalayan Times.
PM Oli had last week
accused New Delhi of
orchestrating efforts to
topple him in an effort
to put the rival faction
led by co-chairman
Pushpa Kamal Dahal on
a back foot. Oli, speak-
ing at an event on Sun-
day, had claimed that
his rivals were trying to
pull the rug from under
his feet because he had
brought out a new polit-
ical map that had upset
Nepal’s giant neigh-
bour. But this attempt
appeared to have back-
fired. —ANI
FROM PG 1
NEED TO BE ALERT
AGAINST COVID-19: MODI
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Tuesday, said that negli-
gence in personal and
social behaviour has
been increasing after
‘Unlock 1’ on June 1 and
noted that there is need
to be alert and follow
norms as was done dur-
ing the lockdown to pre-
vent the spread of coro-
navirus.
In address to the na-
tion, the Prime Minis-
ter also asked people to
be careful against
cough and cold in the
rainy season. "We are
entering into Unlock 2.
We are also entering
into season where cold,
cough, fever cases in-
crease. I request citi-
zens to take care of
themselves. It is true
that if we look at the
death rate due to coro-
navirus, then India is in
a better position than
many countries of the
world. Timely lock-
down and other deci-
sions have saved the
lives of millions of peo-
ple in India," he said.
"Since Unlock 1, neg-
ligence in personal and
social behavior is also
increasing. At first, we
were very cautious
about the mask, about
two-yard distancing,
washing hands several
times a day for 20 sec-
onds. During lockdown,
rules were followed se-
riously. Now the gov-
ernments, local bodies
and citizens need to
show alertness in the
same manner," he said.
The Ministry of
Home Affairs (MHA) on
Monday, issued new
guidelines for Unlock 2
which will come into
force from July 1. The
new norms have ex-
tended the process of
phased re-opening of
activities including the
calibrated expansion of
domestic flights and
passenger trains. —ANI
CORONA UPDATE53 BSF
PERSONNEL
TEST POSITIVE
New Delhi: 53 more
Border Security Force
(BSF) personnel
have tested positive
for COVID-19 in the
last 24 hours, as per
information provided
by the BSF. An official
statement by the BSF
informed that a total
of 1,018 coronavirus
cases have been
reported so far
amongst its person-
nel. This includes 345
active cases and 659
recoveries. While four
have succumbed to
the infection.
CONTAINMENT
ZONES IN
MUMBAI @ 750
Mumbai: The total
number of COVID-19
containment zones in
Mumbai is presently
at 750, said Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC)
on Tuesday. As per
the BMC, there are
10,88,032 households
in these containment
zones with a popula-
tion of 47,13,779 and
25,931 total COVID-19
cases. Meanwhile, 67
more Maharashtra
Police personnel have
tested positive for
COVID-19 in the last
24 hours, taking the
total number of cases
to 4,810 and death toll
to 59 in the force.
‘DEATH RATE
IN TELANGANA
AT 1.7%’
Hyderabad: state
Health Minister
Eatala Rajendra
said,”In our state,
only 247 have died
due to coronavirus.
1.7 per cent is the
rate of death in Tel-
angana, while it is 3
per cent in the coun-
try,” the minister
said while address-
ing a press confer-
ence on Monday.
He said that 10,666
positive cases have
been reported so far
including 7,250 ac-
tive cases in Greater
Hyderabad Municipal
Corporation (GHMC)
limits.”
PM LAYS DOWN 4 PRINCIPLES @ VACCINE REVIEW MEET
New Delhi: PM Modi
chaired a high-level
meeting to review the
preparations being un-
dertaken for vaccination
against Covid-19 as and
when a vaccine is avail-
able. directed officials to
evaluate various tech-
nology tools to ensure
efficient and timely vac-
cination in due course
of time. He also directed
that detailed planning
should be undertaken
immediately. The PM
outlined four guiding
principles that would
form the foundation of
this national effort. First,
that vulnerable groups
should be identified
and prioritized for early
vaccination, for example
doctors, nurses, health-
care workers, non-
medical frontline corona
warriors, and vulnerable
people among general
population; second, that
vaccination of “anyone,
anywhere” should take
place, ie without impo-
sition of any domicile
related restrictions for
getting the vaccine;
third, that vaccination
must be affordable and
universal - no person
should be left behind;
and fourth, that entire
process from produc-
tion to vaccination
should be monitored
and supported in real
time with the use of
technology.
‘Recovery rate
in India inches
closer to 60%’
New Delhi: The recov-
ery rate among patients
further has improved to
59.07% even as number
of cases continues to
rise, govt said .The total
number of confirmed
coronavirus cases in In-
dia rose to 5,66,840 on
Tuesday with the death
toll jumping to 16,893.
This shows that the fa-
tality rate among COV-
ID-19 patients in India
is 2.98%.While there
are 2,15,125 active cases,
all under active medical
supervision, 3,34,821 pa-
tients have been cured
and discharged. As on
date, there are 1,19,696
more recovered pa-
tients than COVID-19
active cases, the
MoHFW said. During
the last 24 hours, a total
of 13,099 COVID-19 pa-
tients have been cured,
it said. —ANI
With 18,522 new cases, India’s tally over 5.66L
New Delhi: India’s tally
of the coronavirus dis-
ease mounted to 566,840
and death toll stood at
16,893 on Tuesday, a day
after the Centre issued
guidelines for Unlock 2,
Union Health Ministry
data showed.There were
18,522 new infections
and 418 fatalities in the
last 24 hours, according
to the Covid-19 dash-
board of the health min-
istry.The number of
Covid-19 patients cured
of the respiratory dis-
ease continued to be
more than active cases
as 13,099 people were
sent home between
Monday and Tuesday
morning. There were
334,821 discharges push-
ing the recovery rate to
59%.According to the
Health Ministry, there
are 215,125 active cases
of the coronavirus dis-
ease. —ANI
A child asks for hand sanitizer as Healthcare workers checking the
residents at colony in the slum area for COVID-19. —PHOTO BY ANI
1.5 lakh ASHAs in UP tracked
over 30.43L migrant returnees
New Delhi: Amid COV-
ID-19 pandemic, ASHA
workers have played a
critical role in support-
ing UP government in
managing the coronavi-
rus crisis. With the
surge in COVID-19 cas-
es in country and influx
of migrant population
from hotspot areas, one
of the major challenges
in UP was to cater to
healthcare needs of re-
turnees and arrest the
spread in its rural popu-
lation. As per Health
Ministry, UP’s 1.5 lakh
ASHAs have tracked
over nearly 30.43 lakh
migrant returnees in
two phases. —ANI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairing the high-level meeting to review
the planning and preparations for vaccination against Covid-19, through
video conferencing, in New Delhi on Tuesday. —PHOTO BY ANI PHOTO

TALKING POINTJAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020
s with so much
else, interna-
tional develop-
ment has been
severely af-
fected by the
coronavirus
p a n d e m i c .
How might we use these
lessons to reshape the sec-
tor, rather than returning
to the status quo?
For starters, the crisis
has reminded us that na-
ture still reigns supreme,
and it should spur us to
step up efforts to mitigate
and adapt to other system-
ic threats, particularly cli-
mate change, which will
continue to be the biggest
threat to development. Ac-
cording to the Climate Im-
pact Lab, global warming
could lead to as many as
1.5 million excess deaths
per year in India by 2100,
rivaling the toll of all in-
fectious diseases com-
bined. In addition to apply-
ing our current scientific
knowledge to existing
problems – from improv-
ing environmental audit-
ing to deploying flood-re-
sistant varieties of rice –
we need to accelerate in-
novations that reduce
carbon dioxide emissions
and pollution, help com-
munities adapt to climate
change, and provide ac-
cess to clean energy. And,
most important, we must
pilot and evaluate new ini-
tiatives, and scale those
with the biggest impact.
The pandemic has also
taught us that public
health is about more than
physical illnesses. For
many people – particular-
ly in developing countries
– staying home simply
isn’t a safe option. Domes-
tic violence, including
both physical and emo-
tional abuse, is expected to
rise sharply as a result of
lockdowns. Extended peri-
ods of isolation could ex-
acerbate anxiety, depres-
sion, and other related
mental health conditions.
And those battling addic-
tions are struggling to get
the support they need.
Rather than hoping these
problems will simply dis-
appear whenever the lock-
downs are lifted (they
won’t),weshouldacknowl-
edge that mental health
has long been a neglected
issue in policy debates.
Yet another lesson from
the crisis is that there can
be no substitute for gov-
ernment. Over the past
decade, many internation-
al funders and develop-
ment organizations have
tried to bypass govern-
ments, owing to concerns
about corruption or red
tape. But the pandemic has
made clear that govern-
ments are the leading ac-
tors when it comes to con-
taininginfectiousdiseases,
administering develop-
ment policies, providing
social protection to the un-
employed, and alleviating
poverty. That is why we at
MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel
Poverty Action Lab (J-
PAL) have focused on
building long-term part-
nerships with govern-
ments and are now sup-
porting them in scaling up
evidence-based policies.
Governments also need
to be able to transfer cash
to vulnerable citizens
quickly. While the United
States and other advanced
economies have managed
to transfer emergency
funds directly to their citi-
zens, many other coun-
tries that have introduced
household stimulus
checks, cash transfers, or
other social protections
have failed to deliver them
to those who need support
the most. Clearly, these
countries need to rethink
how they identify the
poorest individuals, so
that they can provide
them with digital forms of
identity and other requi-
sites of financial inclu-
sion. In the future, these
will be the key compo-
nents of the social safety
net for countries at all
stages of development.
Another critical issue is
education.Althoughlearn-
ing is possible outside of
physical schools, the pan-
demic is sure to set back
education for many chil-
dren. Helping them keep
up is thus an urgent prior-
ity. With schools closed, the
obvious response is to pur-
sue Internet-based teach-
ing. Research shows that
software allowing students
to move at their own pace
can be effective.
But remote learning ob-
viously isn’t an option for
students who lack Internet
access, have special needs,
or share one computer or
phone among many family
members. These children’s
educations have effectively
been put on hold during
the pandemic, as was al-
ready the case for many of
the world’s refugees, over
half of whom are children.
It will be crucial to help
these children catch up
when the time comes.
Here, research shows that
intensive, repeated “learn-
ing camps” in which stu-
dents are grouped at their
current learning level,
rather than by age or
grade, can be immensely
helpful.
From Brazil’s favelas
and India’s migrant cara-
vans to France’s banlieues
and communities of color
intheUS,itisthepoorwho
have borne the brunt of
COVID-19’s health, eco-
nomic, and psychological
costs. But reaching those
most in need of useful in-
formation is a major chal-
lenge, because convention-
al media channels can go
only so far, and misinfor-
mation is rife on social me-
dia. Thus, researchers are
testing whether recruiting
well-connectedindividuals
or “influencers” would en-
sure that messages are dis-
seminated reliably
throughpre-existingsocial
networks.
In the meantime, the
pandemic has pushed poli-
cymakers everywhere to
experiment with different
strategies for encouraging
social distancing, hand
washing, and other infec-
tion-prevention measures.
They could consider mak-
ing some of the existing
cash transfers conditional
on healthy behavior, as re-
search has found this to be
aneffectivewaytomitigate
the spread of the virus and
improve overall health.
This is another strategy
that need not be limited to
the current crisis. For ex-
ample, in non-pandemic
times, receiving cash dis-
bursements could depend
on whether one’s children
have been vaccinated or
had an annual check-up.
Policies that encourage
healthier lifestyles have
become increasingly ur-
gent, given the rising
threat from largely pre-
ventable non-communica-
ble diseases, which al-
ready kill more than 40
million people worldwide
each year.
In the absence of in-per-
son data collection during
the lockdown, many social
science researchers have
shifted to using adminis-
trative data. The data that
governments and non-gov-
ernmental organizations
already collect could be
enormously useful in test-
ing the efficacy of new pro-
grams. J-PAL’s Innova-
tions in Data and Experi-
ments for Action (IDEA)
Initiative, for example, is
building partnerships to
help governments improve
their use of administrative
data. The crisis has also
forced many research pro-
jectstocollectdatathrough
phone surveys. Again, les-
sons learned from this
work will inform research
thatusesphonesurveysfor
data collection well into
the future, enabling gov-
ernments and NGOs to
gather much more accu-
rate information in real
time from the communi-
ties they serve.
The COVID-19 pandemic
is the largest synchronized
shock the world has experi-
enced in generations. But
this crisis will not be the
last of its kind. We urgent-
ly need to learn as much as
we can from the current
experience and adapt in-
ternational development
practices and research ac-
cordingly. We must not al-
low ourselves to be caught
off-guard again.
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about corruption or red
tape. But the pandemic has
made clear that govern-
ments are the leading ac-
tors when it comes to con-
taininginfectiousdiseases,
administering develop-
ment policies, providing
social protection to the un-
employed, and alleviating
poverty. That is why we at
MIT’s Abdul Latif Jameel
Poverty Action Lab (J-
PAL) have focused on
building long-term part-
nerships with govern-
ments and are now sup-
porting them in scaling up
evidence-based policies.
Governments also need
to be able to transfer cash
to vulnerable citizens
quickly. While the United
States and other advanced
countries need to rethink
how they identify the
poorest individuals, so
that they can provide
them with digital forms of
identity and other requi-
sites of financial inclu-
sion. In the future, these
will be the key compo-
nents of the social safety
net for countries at all
stages of development.
Another critical issue is
education.Althoughlearn-
ing is possible outside of
physical schools, the pan-
demic is sure to set back
education for many chil-
dren. Helping them keep
up is thus an urgent prior-
ity. With schools closed, the
obvious response is to pur-
sue Internet-based teach-
ing. Research shows that
intheUS,itisthepoorwho
have borne the brunt of
COVID-19’s health, eco-
nomic, and psychological
costs. But reaching those
most in need of useful in-
formation is a major chal-
lenge, because convention-
al media channels can go
only so far, and misinfor-
mation is rife on social me-
dia. Thus, researchers are
testing whether recruiting
well-connectedindividuals
or “influencers” would en-
sure that messages are dis-
seminated reliably
throughpre-existingsocial
networks.
In the meantime, the
pandemic has pushed poli-
cymakers everywhere to
experiment with different
strategies for encouraging
social distancing, hand
washing, and other infec-
tion-prevention measures.
SOURCE: PROJECT SYNDICATE CONCEPT: DIVYA HEMNANI DESIGN: SITARAM SHARMA
The COVID-19 pandemic is
the largest synchronised
shock the world has
experienced in generations.
But this crisis will not be
the last of its kind. We
urgently need to learn as
much as we can from the
current experience and
adapt international
development practices and
research accordingly

It is good to plan and execute
every action with precision but if
all your thoughts and actions are
not fueled by passion, it will have little
meaning in the long run.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India
JAIPUR | WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2020www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
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2NDFRONTPOSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
RHB to auction 78 commercial properties in July
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: Riding on the
success wave of selling
residential properties
across the state, the Ra-
jasthan Housing Board
is now eyeing the com-
mercial landscape
where it has met with
success recently in its
auction of commercial
properties at Bhiwadi
generating a revenue of
aboutRs34crorebysale
of 44 commercial prop-
erties in one single day.
However, on Tues-
day, RHB Commis-
sioner - Pawan Arora
- informed that the
board will sell com-
mercial properties
worth about Rs 200
crore through e-auc-
tion in the upcoming
month of July. It is
noteworthy that a to-
tal of 78 properties
situated in various cit-
ies and especially in
Pratap Nagar and
Mansarovar Yojana
of Jaipur will be e-
auctioned by the
board that include 55
commercial and 23
residential proper-
ties.
He informed that e-
auction will be conduct-
ed from July 13 to 15 for
11 plots in upcoming
Ayush Market (drug
market)inPratapNagar
scheme. “The mini-
mum bid price of
these plots has been
kept between Rs
65,500 to Rs 68,800 per
square meter. One of
these shops has been
reserved for patholo-
gy lab. Moreover, the
e-auction of 12 show-
room size plots in
RHB’s Atish Market
developed under the
prestigious Mansaro-
var Yojana of the
Board will be held
from July 22 to 24. The
minimum bid price of
these plots has been
keptfromRs80,000toRs
81,400,”saidPawanAro-
ra, Commissioner RHB.
Meanwhile,thee-auc-
tion of 12 residential
plots located in the pres-
tigious Pratap Nagar
scheme of Jaipur and 1
independent house, 3
residential plots of high
income group located in
Mansarovar scheme
and2residentialplotsin
Panchsheel scheme in
Ajmer will be held be-
tween July 15 to 17. Sim-
ilarly, 24 shops at Jaipur
and Kota will be sold
through e-auction. Ad-
ditionally, the e-auction
of residential plots at
PratapNagarschemeof
Jaipur, Mansarovar Yo-
jana, Dadabadi at Kota
and in Mukta Prasad at
Bikaner will be done by
Rajasthan Housing
BoardfromJuly20to22.
“The Board will sell
large commercial and
residentialplotsinMan-
sarovar, Pratap Nagar
andJodhpur’sChaupas-
ni scheme from July 27
to 31 through e-auction.
In order to allow maxi-
mum number of people
to participate, a huge
relaxation has been giv-
en in the terms of pay-
ment. Now Security
Deposit (EMD) will be
taken at 2 per cent in-
stead of 5 per cent of
the bid price. 15 per
cent of the successful
bid amount will have
to be deposited in 3
days, in which 2 per
cent EMD will be ad-
justed. After bid ac-
ceptance, 35 per cent
of the bid price (in-
cluding miscellane-
ous expenses) can be
deposited in 240 days
and the remaining 50
per cent amount can
be deposited in 360
days. A discount of 2
per cent will be given
on the auction price
on submission of the
entireauctionamount
within 15 days of the
issue of demand let-
ter,” Arora said.
200 CRORE CLUB: Premium
properties located in Jaipur, Ajmer,
Bikaner, Jodhpur and Kota will be
sold through e-auction
Payment terms have been relaxed
Kartikey Dev Singh
I
t is said there are no per-
manent friends or ene-
mies in politics. Howev-
er, those who have meddled
in its murky world, know
that politics is more akin to
working like intelligence
operatives,givingmessages
to the masses to keep your-
self popular while also
keeping the ‘frenemies’ at
an arm’s length, or else
there is no survival. How-
ever, there comes a time
when those who want to
rise up the political lad-
der, try and play the
games that the ‘intelli-
gence operatives play’,
and just like them, these
political ‘hopefuls’ fall
victim to “double cross”.
and similar to the ‘opera-
tives’ these polity-men also
fare the same fate, if their
gamegetsbusted.Withboth
the camps one way or other
learningabouttheirdouble
cross, in the end ‘operative’
gets the boot.
Take for example the
case of this cabinet minis-
ter hailing from Jodhpur
division. The man is a ris-
ing Jat leader from the area
and there is a section in his
home district that believes
that he is meant for larger
political stages. That could
be the emotion of people on
the grassroots, but they, it
appears, do not know that
theleaderisnotagoodplay-
er of the political chess and
perhaps is staring down a
check-mate in future.
Well, the netaji is try-
ing to play hide and seek
between Gehlot and Pilot
camps in Rajasthan and
try to strike gold by
double crossing
boththecamps.
How? One inci-
dent pertains
to last week at
Civil Lines
when the neta-
ji, who has
forged an image
that he is close to
Gehlot. One
would think
that the ne-
taji would
go to Civ-
il Lines to meet his leader
- the Chief Minister, but
that is exactly what did
not transpire. Instead,
the minister took along a
MLA from ST category to
meet a powerful PCC
leader and held a one
to one interaction with
this leader for nearly one
and a half hours. During
this meeting the minister
pitched forward the candi-
dature of the ST legislator
as one to replace minister
Ramesh Meena. While the
‘talks’ were go-
ing on, the
PCCleader,
who is eye-
ing the
political
appoint-
ments as a
bigstageto
p u s h
hismen,suddenlyquipped,
“I can support you as and
when there is a vacancy in
the PCC.”
While both the leader
and minister thought the
words spoken in the
room would stay between
them, but as they say,
even walls have ears, and
surely in this scenario
there were ‘ears’ around
the room. The intelli-
gence operatives have
forwarded the informa-
tion to the Chief Minis-
ter, and surprisingly, he
did not react to the devel-
opment rather respond-
ed with a smirk!
Interestingly, while
the political appoint-
ments are most
sought after develop-
ments, one name that is
touted to be included in
these appointments is
that of Dheeraj Gurjar. It
issaidthatGurjar’snameis
featured in both the lists,
however prior to his ap-
pointment, he will have to
seek a NOC from Priyanka
Gandhi.Thesedays,Gurjar
is serving in Priyanka Gan-
dhi’s team while he is na-
tional secretary of the par-
ty. He has held long discus-
sions with Sachin Pilot and
is ‘paying his respects’ in
both Gehlot and Pilot
camps. His closeness with
Priyanka was evident dur-
inghertourof Jaipurwhen
GujaraccompaniedPriyan-
ka and Gehlot in one car.
TETE
-A-TETE
THE COVERT SIDE OF OVERT POLITICS!
Neena Nigam to handle
Mahendra Singh’s charge
at Investigation wing
Bombay HC stays two
FIRs filed against Arnab
First India Bureau
Mumbai: Providing a
major relief to the Ed-
itor-in-Chief of Repub-
lic TV - Arnab Goswa-
mi - on his alleged pro-
vocative remarks and
alleged defaming of
Congress President So-
nia Gandhi over Pal-
ghar lynching incident
and Bandra station
crowding incident, the
Bombay High Court on
Tuesday stayed the
two FIRs filed against
the senior journalist.
A division bench of
Justice Ujjal Bhuyan
andJusticeRiazChagla,
while staying the FIRs,
observed that prima fa-
cie there is no evidence
on record against Arn-
ab Goswami. The High
Court had reserved its
order on the matter on
June 12 after hearing
the argument from all
the sides. The High
Court said that all
further proceedings
in the two FIRs will
remain suspended.
“On an overall read-
ingof theFIR,statement
of the informant and
transcript of the broad-
cast, it would be wrong
to say that petitioner
hadmadethestatements
in the broadcast with a
view to defame or insult
the feelings of any reli-
gious group or commu-
nity,” the order said.
“We have already
noted and referred to
the observations of the
Supreme Court that
India’s freedoms will
rest safe as long as
journalists can speak
to power without be-
ing chilled by a threat
of reprisal; free citi-
zens cannot exist when
the news media is
chained to adhere to
one position,” it added.
Notably, several FIRs
were also registered
against Goswami in
states across the country
for allegedly defaming
Congress interim presi-
dent Sonia Gandhi in a
televised debate on the
Palghar mob lynching
incident. Earlier, the
Bombay HC had refused
to restrain Goswami
from anchoring on his
channel until pendency
of several cases against
him. Notably SC has re-
fused to restrain Goswa-
mi from anchoring his
channel, and granted in-
terim protection against
any coercive actions in
the matter.
Vaishali
Jaipur: After June 30
retirement of DG In-
come Tax (Investiga-
tion) Mahendra Sin-
gh, the soft-spoken
and low profile prin-
cipal CCIT, Jaipur,
Rajasthan region -
Neena Nigam - has
been given an addi-
tional charge of DG
(Investigation), till a
regular appointment
is done on this post by
the CBDT, Ministry of
Finance. Because of on-
going Corona crisis,
Mahendra Singh opted
not to take a formal
farewell and preferred
to retire without the
fanfare. In absence of
regular DG (Investiga-
tion), Deputy Director
Rajeshwar Yadav will
beafunctionalincharge
of all investigation op-
erations during this pe-
riod, under an overall
supervision of Neena
Nigam.
In addition to this,
four more senior In-
come Tax officers
have been given addi-
tional charge. Ac-
cordingly, Principal
CCIT, Delhi Region
Anu J. Singh has been
given additional
charge of Principal
DGIT (Systems) of
Delhi region, while
Principal CCIT, Ben-
galuru Pidatala Srid-
har has been given
additional charge of
CCIT South Zone,
Karnataka and Goa
zone, while Sridhar
has been given one
more additional re-
sponsibility of CCIT
(TDS) for the same
region. Similarly,
Ajai Das Mehrotra -
Principal CCIT, Kan-
pur - has been given
additional charge of
Principl CCIT Luc-
know, UP (East) re-
gion.
The employees and personnel in RHB met Commissioner Pawan Arora on Tuesday to thank him for
promotions accorded to them that had been held up for over 10 years.“Promotion on the position
of Dy hosing commissioners and Resident Engineers have been conducted after 11 years, similarly
in other areas like accounts, administration and other fields within the Board. In all 286 employees
got promotions in this week, the enthusiasm of every employee is at its peak, Hence the Rajasthan
Housing Board Employees Union presented a flower bouquet and thanked the RHB Commissioner,”
said Sukhdev Singh Ramana, state president, RHB employees union. Sukhdev Singh Ramana,Also
seen are Dashrath Singh, Bhagwati Singh and other Union representatives.
Arnab Goswami
Their (ED officials) train runs
slow on narrow gauge: Patel
AVINASH PANDE
@avinashpandeinc
In the 17
minutes of his
Bhaashan, there
was no men-
tion on China
capturing our
land, safety of
our soldiers or
even any protective
measure to control
the community
spread of COV-
ID-19. Enough
speeches.
Time for ac-
tion! #StopB-
haashanTake-
Action
Dr Anita
New Delhi: Soon after
ED officials questioned
him,forthesecondtime,
in the Sterling Biotech
case, Congress’ Rajya
Sabha member and
AICC Treasurer Ahmed
Patel on Tuesday ap-
peared confidence-per-
sonified, as he said,
“Their train runs like a
slow narrow gauge
train, to impress their
bosses that they interro-
gated Ahmed Patel for
long hours.” Patel was
also questioned last Sat-
urdayathisresidencein
the same case.
Referring to ED offi-
cials as “friends of my
well-wishers (read PM
Narendra Modi and HM
Amit Shah)”, Patel told
reporters, “They said
theystillhaveafewmore
things to ask and so will
come again on Thurs-
day,” adding, “So, you
also come then.”
“I told them they are
most welcome to come
any number of times
they wish,” he taunted.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Ra-
jasthan Housing
Board (RHB) will
get the deputy
Registrar office
(VI) of the Stamp
and Registration
Department locat-
ed at Mansarover,
vacated in the com-
ing 15 days. Aletter
has been written in
this regard to Dis-
trict Collector,
JaipurandInspector
General,Registrar&
StampsDepartment.
“For past few years
office of deputy Reg-
istrar (VI) of Stamp
& Registration De-
partment is running
at Thadi Market in
Mansarovar. A por-
tion of building was
made available on
rent in the year 2005,
subject to terms and
conditions by the
Board. But this area
hasbecomeextreme-
ly crowded, and it is
not suitable to oper-
ate office here due to
lack of adequate
parking facilities,”
said Pawan Arora,
CommissionerRHB.
It is noteworthy
that Arora had also
visited this office a
few days ago and did
not consider prem-
ises suitable for run-
ning office. “This
land is to be used for
commercialpurpose
in the Board’s inter-
est, so it is necessary
togetitvacatedsoon.
Thislandwillbeauc-
tioned by the Board
by better planning,”
Arora said.
Board to get stamps dy
registrar office vacated
CM Ashok Gehlot Sachin Pilot
Ahmed Patel
Mahendra Singh Neena Nigam

City First brings you
some helpful tips to refresh
your looks; get the best tips to
invest in your hair- it is the crown
you never take off!
JAIPUR, WEDNESDAY
JULY 1, 2020
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few years ago, spot-
ting coloured hair was
a rare sight and the
only way to dye hair
was through henna.
However, from henna
to the most eccentric
of shades, hair colour has wit-
nessed a sea change from being
a necessity to an essential fash-
ion statement. Today, if some-
one has a thought of changing
their look, then they can get it
done in the blink of an eye by
just changing the colour of
their hair. The best part is, it’s
not just with women; this trend
is applicable to the men too.
Since the trend is not going
anytime soon, we have listed
some of the hair colours that
can give you a chic look!
BLONDE
If you want to go for a different
look altogether, then blonde is
something you can choose. If
you think that the actual
blonde colour is too much,
then you can also opt for a
warm yellow tone that resem-
bles the colour.
SILVER BLONDE
If you have a dark skin tone,
then look no further. This is
the perfect shade that can en-
hance your look.
MAUVE
Most of us have always been a
huge fan of ‘Barbie’s pink’
hair colour. If you’re one of
them, then this is the shade for
you; however, for the people
with dark skin tones, tints like
pastel pink can be too harsh
against your skin.
PASTELS
If you need a bold, out of ordi-
nary hair colour, then just go
for the pastels. We’re talking
about pastel pink, pastel blue,
and everything in between.
CARAMEL
HIGHLIGHTS
If someone has a dark brown
hair colour, they can add
beautiful caramel highlights
to refresh their look. Caramel-
coloured highlights will at-
tract light to hit your hair,
giving it an instant dimension
- like you spent hours under
the sun at the beach. Also,
it’s a prime hair colour for
those who have a fair
skin tone.
ASH BROWN
This cool-toned brown colour
is a popular choice among the
ladies because this shade goes
with every length of hair, from
cropped to long.
YEH RESHMI
ZULFEIN
ISHIKA DHABHAI
ishika.dhabhai@firstindia.co.in
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