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MIDDLEMAN FOR MIDDLEMAN:
JAVADEKAR TO OPPOSITION
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD
P5
Which Hindu culture is BJP talking about, Gehlot questions Saffron party
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: With the Uttar
Pradesh government cor-
nered over the Hathras
rape and murder, and Gan-
dhi family scions Rahul
and Priyanka meeting the
family members of the
victim girl, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot opened a
front against the UP’s Yogi
government while also
making scathing attack on
the BJP top leadership on
the issue.
Taking to the micro
blogging site Twitter, Ge-
hlot tweeted his dismay on
the entire episode and
said, “The child was cre-
mated at 2 am at Hathras
and this irresponsible act
is extremely heart wrench-
ing. This act will always be
embossed on our con-
sciousness.”
However, an angered
Gehlot further rapped UP
government in a series of
tweets saying, “You hold
cremation under police
watch and the mother
keeps on crying to look at
her child once. Even pres-
ence of 20 people is al-
lowed under corona crisis
and when there is no co-
rona case, the dead body is
first handed to the family
members. When our sol-
diers are martyred, their
bodies are first brought to
their native places via
planes. This way of show-
ing their respect is due to
the cultural and religious
fabric of the country. All
this happened under BJP
rule. Which Hindu culture
do they talk about?”
Meanwhile, CM Ashok
Gehlot, who was suffering
from fever for two days,
has recovered and will
take part in various inau-
guration functions on
Monday. He will lay foun-
dation stones of 14 works
and dedicate 4 to the pub-
lic at 12 noon from CMR.
CM will dedicate the pro-
jects for Kota, Bikaner,
Jodhpur and Bharatpur
divisions worth Rs1327
crore through video con-
ference which will be at-
tended by UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal and sen-
ior officials of UDH and
other concerned depart-
ment. Turn on P6CM Ashok Gehlot
Cremation of victim at
2 am without the family
an irresponsible, heart
wrenching act: CM
After recovering from
fever, Gehlot to lay
foundation stone and
dedicate to public
projects worth Rs1,327
crore in the state on
Monday
GEHLOT RAPS BJP ON HATHRAS INCIDENT
Aditi Nagar
Moga (Punjab): Con-
gress leader Rahul
Gandhi hit out at the
Centre on Sunday over
the three new agricul-
ture laws, asking why
were the farmers agi-
tating if these were
meant for them.
“PM says laws are be-
ing framed for farmers.
If the laws are being
made for farmers, then
why didn’t you debate
in Lok Sabha and Rajya
Sabha?” Gandhi asked.
“And if farmers are
happy with these laws,
then why are they agi-
tating across the coun-
try? Why is every farm-
er of Punjab agitating?”
Meanwhile, Rahul
can visit Rajasthan in a
few days after his Pun-
jab rallies. Turn on P6
Rahul’s Roar: Cong will revoke
farm laws if voted to power
CHINKS IN ALLIANCE?
LJP won’t contest polls
under Nitish in Bihar
New Delhi: The Lok
Janshakti Party (LJP)
on Sunday virtually
walked out of the Na-
tionalDemocraticAlli-
ance in Bihar ahead of
the state Assembly
polls,sayingthatitwill
not fight the election
under JD(U) president
and CM Nitish Ku-
mar’sleadershipof the
ruling alliance in the
state,LJPsourcessaid.
An LJP parliamen-
tary board meeting
chaired by its presi-
dent Chirag Paswan
instead passed a reso-
lution in favour of an
alliance with the BJP
and said its MLAs will
work to strengthen the
hand of Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi.
The BJP has al-
ready announced that
the NDA will fight the
polls under Turn on P6
Party will not contest seats where BJP would be
contesting and work to strengthen hands of PM Modi
Ram Vilas Paswan
undergoes heart surgery
New Delhi: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
underwent heart surgery in a Delhi hospital,
according to his son and LJP chief Chirag Pas-
wan on Sunday. Chirag tweeted, “For the last
many days dad is getting treated in a hospital.
Due to some sudden developments yesterday
evening, an operation of his heart had to be
conducted in the late night. If the need arises,
then possibly after a few weeks another opera-
tion might be conducted. Thanks to all for
standing by me and my family in this hour.”
Standoff with China: Army,IAF
prepare to fight wars jointly
Leh, Ladakh: Ten
months after the crea-
tion of the post of Chief
of Defence Staff and at
a time when two Na-
tional Defence Acade-
my coursemates are
heading the Army and
the Air Force, the two
forces are preparing to
fight a war jointly
against the Chinese
forces opposite Eastern
Ladakh sector.
“The instructions
from the top at Air
Headquarters are clear
that whatever require-
ments are projected by
the Army and other se-
curity forces here have
to be fulfilled. The re-
sults are here for every-
body to see,” a senior
Air Force commander
posted in the Ladakh
region told ANI about
the combat support
missions being carried
out by his service.
Turn on P6
Patna: Bihar Police
have registered an FIR
against six people in-
cluding leader of state’s
Opposition Tejashwi
Prasad Yadav, Mahua
MLA, Tej Pratap Yadav,
senior RJD leader Anil
Kumar Sadhu and three
unidentified assailants
in connection with
murder of former sec-
retary (SC/ST cell) of
state unit of RJD Shakti
Mallik on Sunday.
Purnia SP Vishal
Sharma said “On the
basis of the complaint
of the wife of the de-
ceased Khushboo Devi,
an FIR against 6 has
been lodged in connec-
tion of murder of the
leader. A probe is un-
derway to ascertain the
involvement of the
leaders in this inci-
dent.” Mallik, 35, was
shot dead on Sunday
morning. —Agencies
New Delhi: A day after
meeting the family of
the Hathras incident
victim, Congress Gen-
eral Secretary Priyanka
Gandhi Vadra on Sun-
day demanded the re-
moval of the district
magistrate (DM) and a
probe into his role in
the entire matter.
“According to the ag-
grieved family, the
worst treatment meted
out to them was by the
district magistrate.
Who is trying to save
him? He should be im-
mediately suspended,
and his role in the en-
tire matter should be
probed. When the fam-
ily is demanding a judi-
cial probe, then why is
noise over CBI probe
and SIT probe is going
on,” Priyanka tweeted
in Hindi.
“If the Uttar Pradesh
government has even
slightly woken up from
its slumber, it should
listen Turn on P6
Priyanka demands removal &
probe into role of Hathras DM
Modi, Shah attend BJP’s CEC meeting
New Delhi: The BJP
centralelectioncommit-
tee met on Sunday to
deliberate over the Bi-
har assembly polls and
finalise the party’s can-
didates, as the ruling
National Democratic
Alliance suffered a set-
back with Union minis-
ter Ram Vilas Paswan’s
LJP deciding to go solo
in the state.
Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi, Home
Minister Amit Shah,
Defence Minister Ra-
jnath Singh, party Na-
tional President JP Na-
dda, Nitin Gadkari and
Madhya Pradesh CM
Shivraj Singh Chouhan
were present in the
meeting to finalise the
name of the candidates
for the first phase of
Bihar polls.
Earlier in the day,
BJP leaders, including
Home Minister Amit
Shah and Nadda, held
long deliberations
over the unfolding po-
litical situation in the
state where the saffron
party has declared
JD(U) president and
Chief Minister Nitish
Kumar as the leader of
the alliance for the
three-phase polls.
—Agencies
Tejashwi, Tej named in FIR in
murder of ex-RJD leader
Congress workers stage a protest, demanding transfer of Hathras
DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar in Lucknow on Sunday.
GIVE ‘Y’ SECURITY
TO VICTIM’S
FAMILY: BHIM ARMY
VICTIM’S FATHER
FALLS ILL, VISITING
SIT REQUESTS DOC
New Delhi: Bhim Army
chief Chandrashekhar
Azad visited family of
Hathras gang-rape victim
on Sunday and demanded
‘Y’ security cover saying,
“I demand ‘Y security’ for
the family or I’ll take them
to my house, they aren’t
safe here. We want probe
be done under supervision
of a retired Supreme Court
judge.” P5
Hathras: Father of Hathras
woman fell sick on Sun-
day, on a day SIT, visited
their residence to record
statements. The SIT soon
requested a medical team
to check on him. CMO,
Hathras, said SIT had
called for medical team af-
ter the man fell sick. “His
BP and other vitals were
checked, but he was not
tested for coronavirus.”
Slams Centre
over farm laws
at Punjab rally
PM Narendra Modi along with Home Minister Amit Shah during
BJP Central Election Committee meeting, in New Delhi on
Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
—PHOTOBYPTI
Cong states to hold spl Assembly sessions to defer Farm Laws
New Delhi: Congress-ruled states are expected to hold special Assembly sessions to pass a bill to defer imple-
mentation of the three controversial farm laws that were cleared by the centre last month and which have trig-
gered massive protests across the country. A draft version of the bill, which has been drawn up by the party’s
central leadership and sent to states that it rules, outlines two provisions. The first allows the state government
to decide on date of implementation of the centre’s laws. The second ensures contract farming between the
farmer and any company, or aggregator, cannot take place below a minimum support price (MSP).
Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, party’s state chief Sunil Jakhar take part in tractor yatra from
Badhni Kalan to Jattpura as part of the party’s ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra’, in Moga on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
2. Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: A3storeyhouse
in Govind Nagar exten-
sion in Brahmapuri po-
lice station area was en-
gulfed in a huge fire on
Sunday afternoon due
to a short circuit. A fa-
ther and his two- and
half-year-old son were
burnt alive while two
children and two wom-
en with one other per-
son were injured.
The police, fire extin-
guishers and civil de-
fence teams reached the
spot on information and
took the occupants of
the house to the hospital
while the fire was
doused. At the hospital
they were declared dead
on arrival. Apart from
this Shahrukh’s wife
Muskan, his brother’s
wife Hasina, her son Sa-
hil, daughter Inaya and
neighbour Farid were
admitted to the hospital
with burn injuries.
ADCP Sumit Gupta said
around 12:30 pm on Sun-
day the cotton sacks
caught fire due to a
short circuit. The fire on
the ground floor did not
let the upper floor chil-
dren and women to
come out. Shahrukh’s
sonSufiyanwastrapped
in the staircase and both
the child and his father
were burnt alive while
thefathertriedtorescue
his son. Neighbour Far-
id also suffered burns
while saving the women
and children. The occu-
pants of 1st and 2nd
floor were rescued by
breaking into the wall
of the neighbour living
in the adjacent house.
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Bhawar S Charan
Jaipur: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal, who
was in Kota on Sunday,
made huge announce-
ments declaring that
work will be started
soon on a plan to get 3 to
10 crores of work in
each ward of all 150 mu-
nicipal wards of Kota
city. While talking to re-
portersathisCivilLines
residence, Dhariwal
claimed that “Over 50
per cent of the promises
with which we came to
power, we fulfilled them
in nearly two years of
our tenure.” The minis-
ter challenged the oppo-
sition and said, “We
have printed a booklet
of the promises we have
fulfilled and have dis-
tributed it to the public.
You cannot tell a single
out one of them to be
false since we have
worked on them with
complete honesty and
truth.”
Meanwhile, Dhari-
wal also apprised about
his regular interactions
with CM Gehlot and CS
over issues pertaining
to coaching centres in
Kota. He also men-
tioned his dream pro-
ject Chambal Heritage
River Front worth 700
crore rupees and
claimed that the project
is one of a kind in the
country. The minister
also praised the work of
Congress-backed organ-
ization Hadoti Vikas
Morcha for the excel-
lent work of plasma
helpdesk in Kota.
“The airport authori-
ties are ready to hand
over the land but the Un-
ion Minister of State for
Aviation is not respond-
ing to the letter written
by them,” he said.
‘Over 50% promises already fulfilled’
DHARIWAL IN KOTA
MaunSatyagrahbyCongagainstHathrasrape
Rape cases in Raj
have increased by
18.5%: Gothwal
Shekhawat
praises Save
Heritage Org
in Bundi
BJP’s Halla Bol against
rape & Dalit atrocities
BARAN RAPE: BJP FOR
HIGH-LEVEL PROBE
Kid, father die in fire in BrahmpuriPolice, fire extinguishers and civil defence teams reached spot and took occupants of the house to hospital
Massive fire broke out in the warehouse running on the ground floor of this three-storey house. Fire
brigade and police arrived on the notice of fire in Govind Nagar colony located in Dungri.
Congress misleading
farmers: Meghwal
Need to follow corona guidelines
seriously, says Khachariyawas
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: PCC chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra has
instructed all district
unit of the party to or-
ganise a ‘Maun Satya-
grah’ against the treat-
ment meted out to for-
mer Congress president
Rahul Gandhi and par-
ty GS Priyanka Gandhi
while they tried to
reach the gang rape vic-
tim’s family in Hathras.
The silent protest in
Jaipur will be held from
10 am to 12 pm at
Ambedkar circle and
will be attended by PCC
chief Dotasra along
with ministers of Ge-
hlot cabinet, Congress
MLAs, party office
bearers and workers.
Dotasra has issued in-
structions to strictly
follow corona guide-
lines while protesting.
PCC chief said that
Congress will fight
against the injustice
done to the Hathras vic-
tim & her family and
the unconstitutional
methods adopted by the
Yogi govt. It is notewor-
thy, UP police had also
resorted to lathi charge
to deal with Congress
workers accompanying
Rahul and Priyanka
Gandhi.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The verbal po-
litical war is at its peak
in the state due to re-
cent Hathras incident.
BJP state secretary Ji-
tendra Gothwal ad-
dressed media on Sun-
day said that Rajasthan
has an increase of 7%
in dalit atrocities while
the rape cases have in-
creased by 18.5%.
Gothwal said that
even Sachin Pilot had
raised the issue of de-
teriorating law & order
condition in the state.
He sarcastically said
that it would have been
better for the state govt
to focus on the law &
order situation rather
than releasing its re-
port card. Gothwal
gave information re-
garding the ‘Halla Bol’
campaign by BJP on
October 5.
First India Bureau
Bundi: Central Jal
Shakti minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
was on a one-day tour of
Bundi on Sunday. He
visited Malakpur house
to offer his condolences
on the demise of the
wife of socialist leader
Vijay Raj Singh.
Appreciating the
Save Heritage organisa-
tion Shekhawat said
that the organisation
which started its work
from Bundiisnowwork-
ing in many districts of
Rajasthan. The central
ministerappreciatedthe
workdonebySaveHerit-
age organisation in the
field of preserving an-
cient stepwells (Ba-
vadies),waterreservoirs
(Kunds) and Cenotaphs
(Chatries). He said that
Bundi had immense
tourism potential and
with the contribution
from organisations like
SaveHeritageitcouldbe
tapped. He gave the or-
ganisation his good
wishes for work in other
districts of Rajasthan.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP will hold
dharna and demonstra-
tions at all district head-
quarters on Monday in
view of the rising num-
ber of cases of rape and
atrocities against wom-
en and Dalits.
State president Satish
Poonia will launch the
‘Halla Bol’ campaign in
Jaipur by leading a
march from the party
headquarters to civil
lines railway crossing.
“We need to wake up
the government and en-
sure that such incidents
are curbed and strict ac-
tion is taken against the
accused involved. Steps
areneededtocurbcrime
in the state,” he said.
It will be the first
public protest of Poonia
after recovery from cor-
onavirus. Despite the
doctor’s advice to take
rest, he will be leading
the protest.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP leaders in
Rajasthanhavedemand-
edahighlevelinquiryin
Baran rape case saying
theyhavenotrustonthe
local police.
Jhalawar-Baran MP
Dushyant Singh said
that there is no trust on
the local police and
therefore a high level
inquiry should be set
up in the matter. BJP
MLAs Pratap Singh
Singhvi, Narendra Na-
gar raised demand of a
high level inquiry in al-
leged rape case. While
Congress is targeting
BJP over Hathras inci-
dent of UP, BJP is high-
lighting Baran rape.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Union minis-
ter of state for Parlia-
mentary affairs Ar-
jun Ram Meghwal on
Sunday reiterated
that the farm legisla-
tions enacted by the
centre is in the inter-
est of farmers while
alleging that Con-
gress is misleading
people on the issue.
He said that the Modi
government is not go-
ing to end MSP but
the farmers’ income
will increase in years
to come because of
the reforms brought
by the centre.
Talking to report-
ers during his visit
to the lake city,
Meghwal said that
contract farming
will benefit farmers
to sell their produce
in country.
Ravi Sharma
Jaipur: Launching the
mass awareness move-
ment against corona in
Udaipur, transport min-
ister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas on Sun-
day said that the present
time is challenging for
all and people should se-
riously follow guide-
lines to defeat corona
which has affected eve-
ryone’s life badly in a
way or other.
Addressing the district
level function at the mu-
nicipal corporation, the
minister said, Cong has
launched the movement
against corona. “Wear-
ing mask is necessary to
save life and to spread
this message is the aim
of the movement,” he
said, while appealing to
people with folded
hands to wear masks.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas launch the mass awareness
movement against corona in Udaipur.
Women, men holding candles & posters participate in a protest march from Ambedkar circle
to Statue circle, demanding justice for Hathras gangrape victim by All India Professionals’
Congress (AIPC) Rajasthan on Sunday in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
—PHOTOSBYSANTOSHSHARMA
The quilt mattress factory in the house, where a fire is reported.
Fire caused by a short circuit.
Gajendra Singh
Jitendra Gothwal
Satish Poonia
Arjun Ram Meghwal
Dushyant Singh, Pratap Singh Singhvi, Narendra Nagar, Govind
Ranipuria and Kaluram Meghwal.
Shanti Dhariwal inspected the ongoing development works in the
city through Kota Smart City Project and City Development Trust.
CRIME IS RISING
IN RAJ: BHADEL
#SATYAGRAHFORDAUGHTERS
CONG FOCUSING ON PUBLIC
WELFARE WORKS: DOTASRA
Laxman Raghav/Sanjay Pareek
Jaipur: Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Com-
mittee president Govind
Singh Dotasra on Sunday
said “Our government is
focusing on public welfare
works. The Congress party
has always worked for the
farmers and stands in their
support against the farm
legislations enacted by the
centre”. Government is finalising its prepara-
tions to conduct the REET examination. Tar-
geting the opposition BJP for its stand on Dun-
garpur violence which erupted recently, the
PCC chief said that BJP leaders made contra-
dictory statements which exposed them.
Govind Singh Dotasra
3. First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Minister
In-Charges of various
districts in the state or
equivalent visited their
respective districts on
Sunday, complying with
the instructions given
by CM Ashok Gehlot.
The newly appointed
in-charge for Jodhpur,
Deputy Whip of Con-
gress in Assembly, Ma-
hendra Choudhary vis-
ited various villages in
Jodhpur district, dis-
tributing masks and de-
livering the Corona
awareness message.
During his tour, Choud-
hary stopped at the Ago-
lai village, where he
found the Corona situa-
tion to be serious. He ap-
pealed to the people to
wear masks, maintain
social distancing and
use sanitizer to avoid
any untoward incident
related to the deadly
Coronavirus infection.
Chief Whip Dr Ma-
hesh Joshi distributed
masks to the people
roaming without wear-
ing one at the Bijlighar
Crossing of Bharatpur
on the second day of his
district tour.
Joshi himself made
people wear the mask
while expalining them
the importance of it.
Int the meanwhile, In-
dustries Minister Par-
sadi Lal Meena was on a
two day tour of Bundi,
where he released a
poster on Corona aware-
ness, which too stressed
on the use of masks to
prevent the spread of
this disease. He also fe-
licitated corona warri-
ors with appreciation
certificates for their un-
tiring contribution in
comabting Covid-19 in
these trying times.
The state government
has started the mass
movement to fight Co-
rona, they said, adding
that the fight against
Corona is not possible
until people cooperate.
Govt will distribute one
crore masks under the
campaign.
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Corona Scare:2,184newcasesinRajonSunday
On CM’s directive, Ministers eagerly take
part in ‘Corona Jan Andolan campaign’
Protect environs from fire
crackers’ pollution: RHRC
Allow High Court to function
normally: Adv Bhandari to CJ
Chandna distributes masks
under Corona Jan Andolan
GurjarchiefColBainsla
threatensgovtofagitation
Aishwarya Pradhan
Jaipur: RSS chief Mo-
han Bhagwat on Sun-
day, held talks with the
office bearers and the
volunteers of RSS
Jaipur and stressed
upon the need to work
in the field of social
harmony, gau- sewa, de-
notified and nomadic
tribes (DNT) commu-
nity, village upliftment
and environment pro-
tection. Bhagwat said
that communication in
the family should im-
prove and weekly meet-
ings in the families
should be started.
“The RSS Sarsangh-
chalak said that the
ethic of social harmo-
ny be engrossed in the
family values. The con-
gregation discussed
various small but sig-
nificant ways to engage
families,” a release
said.
On the second day of
his two-day visit to
Jaipur, Bhagwat talked
to volunteers during
the two sessions and
heard about their expe-
riences of works done
during the Corona pan-
demic and also en-
quired about the relief
works carried out fot
the needy.
Bhagwat underlined
the importance of
weekly family meetings
& noted that the enthu-
siasm to join Sangh has
grown among all the
sections of society.
He said that RSS ‘Ga-
tividhi’ (or activities)
can also contribute in
thwarting anti-national
activities, the release
read.
Bhagwat was in-
formed that considera-
ble work has been done
for the DNT communi-
ty in Jaipur and Ra-
jasthan’s other parts as
well.
“The ways to expe-
dite it were also dis-
cussed in the meeting,”
the release added.
He also encouraged
the volunteers to take
up works of tree planta-
tion and water conser-
vation.
‘Enthusiasm to join Sangh has grown among all’
IN CONVERSATION
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state is
witnessing a steep rise
in fresh Corona cases
for a month now. On
Sunday, the state re-
ported 2,184 new Cov-
id-19 cases. Besides, 15
deaths were also re-
ported in the past 24
hours. The number of
active cases in the state
too has increased to
21,154; While on Sunday,
the number of recov-
ered patients reached
to about 2,090 patients.
During the past
month, Jaipur and
Jodhpur have seen
steep rise in new cases.
Meanwhile, Gangana-
gar on Sunday, for the
first time, reported 132
new cases in a single
day, which prominently
included local MLA Ra-
jkumar Gaur only to be
outweighed by its
neighbour Bikaner
with 216 cases among
the smaller cities of the
states.
Alwar too is witness-
ing an unabated rise in
Covid-19 proliferation.
On Sunday maxi-
mum 421 new cases
were reported from
Jaipur, followed by 352
from Jodhpur, 216 from
Bikaner, 158 from
Udaipur, 148 from Al-
war, 132 from Gangana-
gar, 78 from Bhilwara,
57 from Dugarpur, 55
from Jalore, 42 from
Bharatpur, 35 from
Jhunujhunu, 30 from
Hanumangarh, 21 from
Jaisalmer, 20 from Chu-
ru, 18 from Dholpur, 17
from Banswara, 15 each
from Chittorgarh &
Dausa, 13 from Jhala-
war, 12 each from Ajmer
& Barmer, 11 from Ka-
rauli, 8 from Baran, 2
from Bundi.
Two deaths each on
Sunday were reported
from Alwar & Karauli
while one death each
was reported from
Bharatpur, Bundi, Chu-
ru, Dausa, Dholpur,
Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur,
Nagaur and Sikar.
Nizam Kantaliya
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
Human Rights Com-
missions on Sunday,
directed the State Gov-
ernment to protect the
environment from the
pollution caused by
firecrackers on Diwali
and take necessary ac-
tion.
The single bench of
Justice Mahesh Chand
Sharma, acting chair-
person of the RHRC
gave the direction while
taking cognisance of
media reports related
to pollution due to
crackers, which are
hazardous for Covid- 19
patients.
He said that fire-
crackers pollute the en-
vironment, are hazard-
ous for asthma patients
and may increase the
number of patients
with chronic obstruc-
tive pulmonary disease
and may also create
problems for covid-19
patients.
“Entire world is suf-
fering from Coronavi-
rus and we believe that
if crackers are burst on
Diwali, then the num-
ber of patients may in-
crease,” Sharma said in
the order.
The Rajasthan Hu-
man Rights Commis-
sion further issued di-
rections to Chief Secre-
tary, Home Secretary,
District Collectors and
SPs to protect human
values and protect the
environment from the
pollution caused by
crackers and take nec-
essary action.
The RHRC also
sought a report by Octo-
ber 12.
Jaipur: Chief Justice
of Rajasthan High
Court, Indrajit Mahan-
ty has assured for re-
suming court hearings
in a regular manner
along with the virtual
hearing.
Senior advocate
Poonam Chand
Bhandari met the
Chief Justice at his
residence and demand-
ed that regular hearing
should be resumed.
Bhandari issued a
statement saying that
the CJ has assured him
to resume the offline
hearing soon.
The High Court is
conducting virtual
hearings in view of
Coronavirus spread
and the advocate had
threatened to sit on a
‘dharna’ at the court
premises on Monday to
demand re-opening of
regular courts.
Dausa: Newly appoint-
ed District in-charge
Minister, Ashok Chan-
dna was ceremoniously
welcomed on his maid-
en tour of the district.
Chandna began CM Ge-
hlot’s mask distribu-
tion campaign with
WCD Minister Mamta
Bhupesh, who had ac-
companied him from
Jaipur. Chandna was
given a grand welcome
by MLAs Murari Lal
Meena and GR Kha-
tana. The Sports Minis-
ter distributing masks
to the shopkeepers and
street vendors. Collec-
tor Piyush Samariya
and SP Manish Agraw-
al accompanied the
minister during his city
tour. Minister Chand-
na’s presence attracted
such a huge crowd that
maintaining social dis-
tancing was a challenge
for the authorities. He
paid floral tributes to
the statues of Late
Rajesh Pilot and Ma-
hatma Gandhi. Later,
he met local Congress
workers at Circuit
House.
Speaking to the me-
dia Chandna stressed
on supporting CM Ge-
hlot’s campaign against
the Coronavirus.
Jaipur: The state is
still struggling with the
Corona crisis and it
seems that it will have
to simultaneously also
deal with the Gurjar
agitation. The chief of
Gurjar Aarakshan
Sangharsh Samiti Col.
Kirodi Singh Bainsla
directly threatened the
State Government of an
agitation. Enraged on
not getting complete
reservation benefits for
the Gurjars, Bainsla
warned the Govern-
ment that the Mahapan-
chayat to be organised
at Malarna Dungar in
Sawai Madhopur on Oc-
tober 17, will blow the
bugle for the Gurjar
agitation in the state.
The Gurjar community
is angry with govt’s un-
fulfilled promise of res-
ervation, he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Two men and a
woman were arrested
by the cops for allegedly
misbehaving with the
driver of BJP MLA,
Ashok Lahoti at his
residence.
The accused Rajeev,
Vikas Sharma and Mus-
kan reached the resi-
dence of Lahoti in
Triveni Nagar area to
meet the MLA on Sun-
day afternoon.
His driver, who was
present at the main
gate, informed them
that the MLA is under
quarantine and cannot
meet them. They alleg-
edly misbehaved with
him and returned. They
came back late in the
evening and threatened
him for dire conse-
quences following
which, an FIR was reg-
istered with Shipra
Path Police Station on
the basis of the car’s
registration number.
The police later ar-
rested them for breach-
ing peace. Primary in-
vestigation reveals that
the accused had gone to
the MLA’s residence,
seeking help for the
treatment of a hospital-
ised woman.
Jaipur: Chief Whip
Mahesh Joshi distrib-
uted masks in Bharat-
pur. Under the mass
movement against Co-
rona, Joshi, who is in-
charge of Bharatpur,
appealed to people to
wear mask, follow so-
cial distancing norms
to prevent the spread of
Coronavirus.
He said that to make
the mass movement a
success, it is very im-
portant for the public to
be aware.
“Till the vaccine
comes, mask is the big-
gest defence against
Coronavirus, that is
why the state govern-
ment has started a ‘No
Mask, No Entry’ cam-
paign and one crore
masks will be distrib-
uted throughout Ra-
jasthan during the cam-
paign,” he said.
Mayor of Bharatpur
Municipal Corporation
Abhijeet Jatav, Deputy
Mayor Girish Chaud-
hary, Collector Nathmal
Didel and others were
present on the occasion.
3 held for threatening BJP
MLA Ashok Lahoti’s driver
Mask is biggest defence against
Corona, till vaccine comes: Joshi
Parsadi Lal Meena unveils Corona Jan Andolan poster in Bundi.
Mamta Bhupesh flags off Corona Jan Andolan in Alwar.
Ashok Chandna addresses a meeting at Dausa Collectorate.
Mahendra Choudhary distributes masks at Keru,Agolai villages in Jodh.
Health Workers collect samples for COVID-19 testing in walled city area of Jaipur. —FILE PHOTO
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hereas Nero fa-
mously fiddled
while Rome
burned,USPres-
ident Donald
Trump has famously hit the
links at his money-losing
golf courses while Califor-
niaburns–andasmorethan
200,000Americanshavedied
of COVID-19 – for which he
himself has now tested posi-
tive. Like Nero, Trump will
undoubtedlyberemembered
as an exceptionally cruel,
inhumane,andpossiblymad
political figure.
Until recently, most peo-
ple around the world had
been exposed to this Ameri-
can tragedy in small doses,
through short clips of
Trump spouting lies and
nonsense on the evening
news or social media. But
in late September, tens of
millions of people endured
a90-minutespectacle,billed
as a presidential “debate,”
in which Trump demon-
strated unequivocally that
he is not presidential – and
why so many people ques-
tion his mental health.
To be sure, over the past
four years, the world has
watched this pathological
liar set new records – log-
ging some 20,000 falsehoods
or misleading statements
as of mid-July, by the Wash-
ington Post’s count. What
kind of debate can there be
when one of the two candi-
dates has no credibility, and
is not even there to debate?
When asked about the re-
cent New York Times ex-
posé showing that he had
paid just $750 in US federal
income tax in 2016 and 2017
– and nothing for many
years before that – Trump
hesitated and then claimed
without evidence that he
hadpaid“millions.”Hewas
clearly offering whatever
answer he thought would
movethingsalongtoamore
comfortable topic, and
there is no good reason why
anyone should believe him.
Even more disturbing
was his refusal to denounce
white supremacists and
violent extremist groups
like the Proud Boys, whom
he instructed to “stand
back and stand by.” Com-
bined with his refusal to
commit to a peaceful tran-
sition of power and persis-
tent efforts to delegitimize
thevotingprocess,Trump’s
behavior in the run-up to
the election has increas-
ingly posed a direct threat
to American democracy.
When I was a child grow-
ing up in Gary, Indiana, we
learned about the virtues of
the US Constitution – from
the independent judiciary
and the separation of pow-
ers to the importance of
properly functioning checks
and balances. Our forefa-
thers appeared to have cre-
ated a set of great institu-
tions (though they were also
guiltyof hypocrisyindeclar-
ing that all people are creat-
ed equal so long as they are
not women or people of
color). When I served as
chief economistattheWorld
Bank in the late 1990s, we
would travel the world lec-
turing others about good
governanceandgoodinstitu-
tions, and the United States
was often held up as the ex-
emplar of these concepts.
Not anymore. Trump and
his fellow Republicans have
cast a shadow on the Ameri-
can project, reminding us
justhowfragile–somemight
say flawed – our institutions
andconstitutionalorderare.
Weareacountryof laws,but
it is the political norms that
make the system work.
Norms are flexible, but they
are also fragile. George
Washington, America’s first
president, decided that he
would serve only two terms,
andthatcreatedanormthat
would not be broken until
the presidency of Franklin
D. Roosevelt. After that, a
constitutional amendment
codified the two-term limit.
Over the past four years,
Trump and his fellow Re-
publicans have taken
norm-shattering to a new
level, disgracing them-
selves and undermining
the institutions they are
supposed to defend. As a
candidate in 2016, Trump
refused to release his tax
returns. And while in of-
fice, he has fired inspectors
general for doing their jobs,
repeatedly ignored con-
flicts of interest and prof-
ited from his office, under-
mined independent scien-
tists and critical agencies,
attempted outright voter
suppression, and extorted
foreign governments in an
effort to defame his politi-
cal opponents.
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Those who cannot renounce
attachment to the results of
their work are far from the
path. —Bhagavad Gita
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Adhir Chowdhury
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Modi ji used to remain Vocal in
each and every issue from Local
to Global but still remains mute
on the heart wrenching incident
of Hathras, What is happened
to u Modi ji? Where is your
“Sabka Sath, Sabka Vikash Sabka
Viswash?” Hypocracy has been
exposed after Hathras.
hile the global community
was glued to the Eastern
Ladakh and the South China
Sea as flashpoints that may
endanger global peace due to
growingChinesebelligerence
because of the dissension at
home faced by the all-power-
ful Xi Jinping, another flash-
point has emerged in the Cau-
casus region. This region lies
between the Black Sea and
the Caspian Sea mainly occu-
pied by Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Georgia, and parts of south-
ern Russia. The region is the
lifeline of oil supply to the
neighbouring countries with
the major oil pipelines pass-
ing through the area. It also
serves as the border between
Asia and Europe.
On Sunday, 27th September
2020 a long-simmering con-
flict in the south Caucasus
once again burst into open
clashes between Azerbaijan
and Armenia. The cause of
the ongoing battle which soon
may erupt into an all-out war
since both nations have de-
clared martial law is the dis-
puted enclave of Nagorno-
Karabakh, the control of
which was ceded to Armenia
in 1994 after a bloody separa-
tist conflict leading to a large
number of deaths and dis-
placements. Universally, Na-
gorno-Karabakh is accepted
as part of Azerbaijan. Both
countries have been fighting
each other since then at ir-
regular intervals. The latest
provocationdatesbacktoJuly
this year when Armenia
killed a general and other of-
ficers of Azerbaijan’s mili-
taryinamissilestrikeleading
to a big uproar in Azerbaijan
which swore to take revenge
soon. Azerbaijan was buoyed
by the immediate Turkish of-
fertopreparefortheresponse.
Nagorno-Karabakh proper
has an area of about 4,400
square kilometers (1,700
square miles) — but Arme-
nian forces occupy large
swaths of adjacent territory.
Long-simmering tensions
between majority Christian
Armenians seeking union
with Armenia and mostly
Muslim Azeris began boiling
over as the Soviet Union be-
gan to disintegrate in its final
years. USSR collapsed in 1991
and the republics became in-
dependentnations.Inlate1991
majority of Armenian inhab-
itants declared independence
from Azerbaijan with Arme-
nia’s support. It led to the
emergence of the Republic of
Artsakh, which to date re-
mains unrecognised. The ef-
forts of Azerbaijan to reim-
poseitsauthorityledtoafight
for ownership converting into
the bloodiest war between the
two neighbours. The war saw
atrocitiesonbothsides.A1994
cease-fire left Armenian and
Azerbaijaniforcesfacingeach
other across a demilitarized
zone, where clashes are fre-
quently reported. The region
has since been under the con-
trol of Armenian forces,
though it is still internation-
ally recognised as part of
Azerbaijan, as stated earlier.
International mediation in-
cluding UN resolutions have
failed to resolve the crisis.
The new flashpoint has one
thing in common to the other
two and that is the expansion-
ist ambitions of another ul-
tra-nationalist leader the
Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan who ever
since his ascendancy to pow-
er has embroiled Turkey mil-
itarily in neighbouring coun-
tries like Iraq, Syria, and
Libya including tensions in
EasternMediterranean.Heis
on the opposite side of Russia
in both Syria and Libya lead-
ingtoregionalrivalry.Turkey
is also pressing territorial
claims in disputes with
Greece and Cyprus thus cre-
ating an alarm among its
NATO allies. Turkey has a
powerful military which has
also led Erdogan to view him-
self as the future leader of
Muslim world displacing the
traditional royal house of
Saud like Xi Jinping who is
dreamingtobetheworldlead-
erreplacingtheUSpresident?
He is also preparing a non-
Arab Muslim alliance with
theactiveconnivanceof Paki-
stan. Erdogan’s growing as-
sertiveness in the region has
changed its power dynamics.
While all other nations like
India, China, USA, France,
Iran, and European Union
have asked both countries to
refrainfromafull-fledgedwar
and return to the negotiating
table to resolve the issue
through dialogue, Turkey and
Pakistan have offered open
support to Azerbaijan and
egged it to carry on to liberate
the disputed enclave from Ar-
menian control. French Presi-
dent Macron has warned Tur-
key to refrain from sending
Jihadists as mercenaries to
the troubled area. It has also
been reported that Pakistan
has already sent Al Qaeda and
Taliban jihadists to the area
along with about one unit of
regular soldiers. Pakistan
known as the fountainhead of
terror wants to convert this
region into another epicenter
of jihadist terror like Afghan-
istan. This has caused grave
concernsincetheareahasthe
potential of turning into a re-
ligious conflict between the
Muslims and the Christians.
The majority jihadists being
Sunnis are willing to fight
alongside the Shiite Azeris
against Armenians because
they consider it as jihad, a
holy war between the Mus-
limsandtheChristians.While
the Vatican has also called for
restraint both Pakistan and
TurkeyareencouragingAzer-
baijan to continue the fight
and expressed their solidarity
towards the Muslim brother-
hood. Pakistan is also keen to
develop the area into another
zoneof Muslimliberationlike
Palestine and Kashmir. Does
thishavethecovertsupportof
China is not yet clear but both
Turkey and Pakistan enjoy
goodrelationswitheachother.
Geo politics of the region is
very complicated. Turkey and
Pakistan have military alli-
ances with Azerbaijan, while
Armenia has a similar treaty
with Russia which has a mili-
tary base in Armenia. Russia
alsoenjoysgoodrelationswith
Azerbaijan and is its major
arms supplier. Russia, France,
and the USA jointly chair the
Minsk Group, which was
founded in 1992 by the Confer-
ence on Security and Coopera-
tioninEuropeisnowknownas
the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe
(OSCE)totrytofindapeaceful
solution to the Nagorno-Kara-
bakhconflict.Allthreenations
enjoy close relations with Ar-
menia.Turkeyisanimportant
member of the NATO, an im-
minent crack has appeared
with France and USA inclined
towards Armenia. Armenia
hasalsorespondedtothepeace
called by the Minsk Group but
Azerbaijan’s response is not
yet known. Israel is a major
arms supplier to Azerbaijan
but with Turkey openly sup-
porting Azerbaijan and its
newly formed good relations
with Muslim nations in the
MiddleEast,ithasputIsraelin
a Catch 22 situation. Iran
shares borders with both and
is also friendly with both the
nations but in case of a reli-
gious war it would have to de-
cide to support Azerbaijan or
stayneutral.Withglobalterror
outfits moving into the area
and more Muslim countries
backing Azerbaijan the situa-
tion is getting polarised. India
also has a stake in the region.
The North-South Corridor
linkingMumbaitoMoscowvia
Chabahar passes through
Azerbaijan. India will not like
the region to become another
jihadist terror hub.
Azerbaijan is reported to
have initiated the current
clashes with the full support
of Turkey. The fear is that
Azerbaijanisnowbentontak-
ing back the entire enclave
sensing it as the best opportu-
nity to undo the wrongs of
1990-1994. This is a more seri-
ous escalation, much better
prepared, with more troops,
and happening simultane-
ously on all parts of the front
line. In addition to heavy
weaponry and infantry, heli-
copters and drones are being
employed extensively. The
clashes threaten to spill over
into civilian areas. Outright
war could put key pipelines at
risk. Armenia has termed it
as an existential threat noth-
ing less than a struggle for
survival and linked it to 1915
ArmeniangenocidebytheOt-
toman Empire especially in
wakeof theTurkey’sunequiv-
ocal support for Azerbaijan.
Thus, both sides appear to be
uncompromising though Ar-
menia has responded to the
call of the Minsk Group.
Any direct involvement by
Turkey will push Russia also
into the war. France has al-
ready warned Turkey. Arme-
nia fears a direct assault
through Nakhichevan, a part
of Azerbaijan inside the Ar-
menian territory. Any direct
attack on Armenian territory
would invoke its defence pact
with Russia and draw the
same into the conflict. In case
of the Muslim versus Chris-
tian war, many more coun-
tries including the EU are
likely to join splitting NATO.
This would have repercus-
sions beyond the region as
well. If China decides to join
its friends Pakistan and Tur-
key,wellmayleadtotheThird
World War. But with China
tied down in a confrontation
withIndiaandUS-backedTai-
wan, it is less likely.
The success of efforts of
the UN and the Minsk Group
to broker a ceasefire will to a
large extent depend on the at-
titude of Erdogan. In any
case, a ceasefire would only
be a temporary solution with
both sides unwilling for a
compromise solution. The in-
ternational community will
have to wait anxiously and
watch the happenings of the
next two-three weeks to deter-
mine if 2020 will end peace-
fully or not. World peace is on
the verge of destabilisation.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
CAUCASUS ON THE BOIL AGAIN
BATTLE OF NAGORNO-KARABAKH
W
On Sunday, 27th
September 2020 a
long-simmering
conflict in the south
Caucasus once
again burst into
open clashes
between Azerbaijan
and Armenia. The
cause of the
ongoing battle
which soon may
erupt into an all-
out war since both
nations have
declared martial
law is the disputed
enclave of Nagorno-
Karabakh, the
control of which
was ceded to
Armenia in 1994
after a bloody
separatist conflict
leading to a large
number of deaths
and displacements.
BRIG VETERAN
ANIL GUPTA
The author is a Jammu
based veteran, political
commentator, columnist, security
and strategic analyst
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1 KILLED, 3 INJURED IN LANDSLIDE
AT TAFIL VILLAGE OF SIKKIM
Gangtok: At least one
person was killed and
three others were injured
after heavy rains triggered
a landslide at Tafil village
in West Sikkim district, an
official said on Sunday.
Personnel of the National
Disaster Response Force
(NDRF), State Disaster
Response Force (SDRF)
and police conducted
rescue operations to trace
a person who is still miss-
ing after Friday’s land-
slide, Block Development
Officer Ranjan Raj said.
Initially two persons were
missing but the rescuers
could pull out the body
of 62-year-old Narmith
Lepcha from under the
debris, the official said.
The injured have been
referred to Namchi district
hospital in South Sikkim.
J&K: PANCHAYATS TO BE NEW
MODEL OF EQUITABLE GROWTH
Bandipora: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha
said that Panchayats in J&K will be a new model
of equitable development and growth. “I want
the socio-economic growth of J-K to become an
example, a benchmark, for other states of the
country. It is my promise, and I will work day and
night to ensure that J-K becomes a shining ex-
ample of equitable growth,” Sinha said as per the
tweet by Department of Information and Public
Relations (DIPR), J-K. No hollow announcements
will deliver what I promise,” he said.
BJP TO PROTEST AGAINST TMC
GOVERNMENT IN BENGAL TODAY
Kolkata: West Bengal BJP
president Dilip Ghosh
said it will “gherao” block
development offices in
10 districts on Monday in
protest against the “cor-
ruption” of ruling TMC in
distribution of relief ma-
terials to those affected
by cyclone Amphan.
“None other than the
TMC supremo and Chief
Minister Mamata Baner-
jee admitted there was
corruption in distribution
of relief materials. But, is
mere admission enough?
Taking disciplinary ac-
tion against the corrupt
partymen will not change
the condition of the poor
cyclone-hit villagers as
well,” he said. Thousands
of BJP activists will
demonstrate outside BDO
offices in 160 blocks.
J’KHAND: MAN RAPES 7-YEAR-OLD
IN SEARCH ON TO ARREST HIM
Ranchi: A case has been filed after a man
raped a seven-year-old girl near Sukhdev Nagar
area in Ranchi, the police said while informing
about the horrific incident. Superintendent of
Police of Ranchi Saurabh said the police have
registered the case under relevant sections of
the Indian Penal Code and the under Protection
of Children from Sexual Offences Act. The SP
further added that the accused is missing and
raids are being conducted at variopus places in
the city to arrest him.
New Delhi/ Hathras:
Bhim Army Chief
Chandrashekhar Azad
met the family of the
20-year-old woman
who died in Delhi after
alleged gang rape and
torture in UP’s Hath-
ras. The Bhim Army
chief marched for
about five km after he
was stopped by the po-
lice for the first time
when he was on his
way. He was stopped
again when he entered
Hathras and was told
“not all the people ac-
companying him could
go along”.
Demanding Y-Plus
category security for
the family, Chan-
drashekar Azad this
evening said: “When
Kangana Ranaut can
be given Y-plus securi-
ty, meetings are being
held to back the ac-
cused... I demand that
the government ar-
ranges Y-Plus category
security for the vic-
tim’s family. We have
all seen that the CBI
follows the govern-
ment’s orders.”
“Under present lead-
ership, the CBI is being
used only to scare peo-
ple. We want a probe
monitored by a retired
SC judge,” he added.
BHIM ARMY CHIEF, STOPPED
TWICE, MEETS VICTIM’S FAMILY“We want a probe monitored by a retired Supreme Court judge,” Chandrashekhar Azad said
I demand ‘Y security’ for the family or I will take them to
my house, they are not safe here. If actor Kangna Ranaut
can get a Y level security, why can’t they? We also want an
inquiry to be done under the supervision of a retired Su-
preme Court judge. —Chandrashekhar Azad, Bhim Army Chief
HATHRAS INCIDENT
When Kangana Ranaut can be given Y-plus security, meetings are being held to back the
accused...,” Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad said.
MAYAWATI SLAMS UP GOVT
OVER ‘MYSTERIOUS SILENCE’
UP GOVT SUBVERTED JUSTICE;
SUGGESTED CBI PROBE: KARAT
‘RAPE CAN BE STOPPED WITH SANSKAR’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief
Mayawati on Sunday hit out at the Uttar Pradesh
Government over its
“mysterious silence” on
the Hathras incident as the
victim’s family has made
several serious allegations
of intimidation against the
District Magistrate. “The
victim family of Hathras
gang rape case has made
many serious allegations
of intimidation etc. against the DM. Neverthe-
less, the mysterious silence of the Uttar Pradesh
government is sad and very worrying,” Mayawati
tweeted (translated from Hindi). She further raised
apprehension over a fair probe into the matter in
presence of the District Magistrate.
New Delhi: CPI (M) Polit Bureau member Brinda
Karat alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government
“subverted justice” in the
Hathras incident and then
recommended a probe by
the CBI into the matter.
“They (UP government)
have subverted justice in
this case. Now, they have
given it to the CBI. What is
the credibility of the entire
investigation? I think it is
extremely important that it should be a court-mon-
itored investigation,” Karat said over the Hathras
incident. Speaking about the Allahabad HC’s stand
in the case, she said. UP government does not
want to serve justice to victim’s family, she said.
Ballia: Amid massive outrage over the alleged gang rape of a 20-year-old
woman from Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras, who died in Delhi on Tuesday, a BJP MLA
from UP’s Ballia has said: “It’s the duty of all mothers and fathers to imbibe
good values in their daughters and bring them up in cultured environments.”
“I am a teacher along with being an MLA. Such incidents (like rape) can be
stopped only with sanskar (culture), not with shasan (good governance) or tal-
war (referring to sword or might),” the BJP’s Surendra Singh said on Saturday.
New Delhi: For the
first time in its history,
the annual conference
of the country’s top po-
lice brass will be held
virtually next month
amid the coronavirus
pandemic, officials said
on Sunday.
About 250 officers in
the rank of DGP and
IGP from all states, Un-
ion Territories and
Centre will take part in
the two-day virtual
meeting to be attended
by Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah, NSA Ajit Doval
among others.
The key role played
by police during a disas-
ter and pandemic, new-
age crimes like cyber
terrorism, radicalisa-
tion of the youth and
the Pakistan-sponsored
militants in Jammu
and Kashmir will be
discussed during the
conference, to be held in
multiple sessions, a Un-
ion Home ministry of-
ficial told PTI.
The conference will
be held in the last week
of November, the offi-
cial said.
As the role of police
during the ongoing pan-
demic came under
praise from all quar-
ters, the meeting is ex-
pected to discuss how to
enhance their knowl-
edge and capabilities to
handle natural disas-
ters and such health
crisis, the official said.
The state police
chiefs will share their
experiences in han-
dling the pandemic and
how the police have
helped the distressed
people and the migrant
workers during the na-
tionwide lockdown.
The prime minister
is likely to make special
mention about the ex-
emplary work done by
the police personnel
while fighting the coro-
navirus, the official
said.
—PTI
7th India-China
military commanders’
meet on October 12
New Delhi: The sev-
enth round of Corps
Commander-level talks
between armies of In-
dia and China is expect-
ed to be held on October
12 with a specific agen-
da of firming up a road-
map for disengagement
of troops from the fric-
tion points in eastern
Ladakh, people familiar
with the developments
said on Sunday.
At the talks, the two
sides are also expected
tolookintofurthersteps
to maintain stability on
the ground and avoid
anyactionthatmaytrig-
ger fresh tension in the
region where troops
from both sides will be
facing difficult condi-
tions in the next four
months due to harsh
winters, they said.
Following the last
round of military talks
on Sept 21, the two sides
announced a slew of de-
cisions including not to
send more troops to the
frontline. —ANI
Panaji: Union Minister
Prakash Javadekar on
Sunday alleged that par-
ties opposing the newly
enacted farm laws were
acting as “middlemen
for middlemen”.
Talking to reporters
on the second day of his
visit to Goa as part of
the ruling BJP’s initia-
tive to create awareness
about the farm laws,
Prakash Javadekar said
the actual situation is
that farmers earn less
for their products and
customers have to buy
it at higher rates.
The middlemen hike
the prices and the farm
laws deal with this prob-
lem by eradicating these
middlemen, he said.
“Sometimes I feel the
opposition parties have
become middlemen for
middlemen,” he alleged.
Claiming that the agi-
tation against farm laws
will die out on its own,
theministersaid,“False-
hood has limited life
whiletruthlivesforever.”
“Congress and NCP
launched their cam-
paign to protest against
the farm bills. I am go-
ing to ask them to look
at their manifesto. For-
mer prime minister
Manmohan Singh has
spoken about such (ag-
ricultural) reforms in
his speeches. But, the
Congress has now done
a u-turn,” he said.
He alleged that the
opposition parties were
spreading a “myth”
that APMCs (agricul-
ture produce market
committees) will be
shut down under the
new laws, and the gov-
ernment will stop pur-
chasing the produce or
the MSP would be
stopped. “All these are
lies,” Prakash Ja-
vadekar said.—PTI
Middleman for Middleman:
Javadekar to Opposition
Dhakad
moves SC
over agri laws
New Delhi: After sev-
eralpoliticiansknocked
the doors of SC chal-
lenging the constitu-
tional validity of the
three new agriculture
sector reform laws, the
farmer leader from
Madhya Pradesh DP
Dhakad has also ap-
proached the top court
against the Acts.
The petition said that
the Farmers’ Agree-
ment of Price Assur-
ance and Farm Services
Act, 2020, the Farmers’
Produce Trade and
Commerce Act, 2020,
and the Essential Com-
modities Act 2020, are
‘discriminatory and
manifestly arbitrary’
and will expose mar-
ginal farmers to exploi-
tation by big corpo-
rates. The Acts are an
attempt to invade into
lawmaking territory of
State governments,
stated the plea. —ANI
‘File FIR if over100
assemble in rallies’
Gwalior: The Gwalior
bench of the Madhya
Pradesh High Court has
allowed registration of
an FIR against a politi-
cal party by anyone if
more than 100 people
assemble in any elec-
tion rally.
The court’s direc-
tions come ahead of the
Assembly by-polls
which are scheduled to
be held in the State.
It was hearing a Pub-
lic Interest Litigation
(PIL), filed by advocate
Ashish Pratap Singh,
which sought a ban on
political events in the
State in the wake of
Covid-19 pandemic. The
Gwalior Bench of the
Madhya Pradesh HC
had earlier issued no-
tices to the Chief Secre-
tary, District Collector
and Superintendent of
Police and asked them
to submit replies by
September 28.
The HC had also ap-
pointed three lawyers
as Nyaya Mitras to keep
a watch on the political
activities in the state
and in case of any
breach of protocol, they
would have to report
the matter to the court
through its registrar.
Advocate Ashish
Pratap Singh, who had
filed the PIL on Septem-
ber 11, said the political
parties were holding
rallies, which attracted
huge crowds, increas-
ing the risk of disease
spread.—Agencies
PM, Shah to
attend virtual
DGP, IGP meet
Prakash Javadekar speaks to media during his Goa visit.
Narendra Modi Amit Shah
LADAKH STANDOFF
7. New Delhi: Seeking to
make the procedure to
opt for postal ballot
more convenient for
those above 80 years of
age and people with dis-
abilities, the Election
Commission has come
out with a set of new
instructions.
The form required to
opt for the postal ballot
would be delivered at
the residence of all
those above 80 years of
age and people with dis-
abilities by the booth
level officer under his
polling station.
It would be up to
these two category of
voters to opt for postal
ballot.
“If he/she opts for
postal ballot, then the
BLO will collect the
filled-in form 12-D
from the house of the
elector within five
days of the notifica-
tion and deposit it with
the returning officer
forthwith,” according
to the October 3 letter
sent by EC to all state
chief electoral officers.
These instructions
have been issued based
on the feedback the poll
panel received from
civil society and media
during its visit to poll-
bound Bihar last week.
The Election Com-
mission said the fresh
instructions would be
applicable to all elec-
tions and by-elections,
including the bypolls
announced last week to
56 assembly and one
Lok Sabha seat.
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Which Hindu...
Notably, Gehlot will lay
foundation stone of two
projects in Bikaner
worth Rs391.81 crore
and dedicate to the pub-
lic works worth Rs12
crore in Bikaner. Simi-
larly, projects worth
Rs49.58 crore will be
dedicated to people in
Bharatpur and for Kota,
project worth Rs309
crore will be dedicated.
Moreover, foundation
stone for 10 projects
worth Rs522.13 crore
will be laid while two
projects worth Rs86.61
crore will be dedicated
to the public of Jod-
hour. Overall, the Chief
Minister will lay foun-
dation stones of pro-
jects worth Rs1,223
crore while he will ded-
icate projects worth
Rs148 crore to public.
Rahul’s roars...
Addressing a public
meeting in Badhni Ka-
lan in Punjab’s Moga
district, Gandhi assert-
ed that the contentious
Acts would be revoked
if the Congress was
voted to power. He won-
dered what was the
“hurry” and need to im-
plement these legisla-
tions amid the corona-
virus pandemic. Earli-
er, Gandhi arrived in
Moga for leading trac-
tor rallies across the
state from Sunday till
Tuesday in protest
against the laws. Chief
Minister Amarinder
Singh, Finance Minis-
ter Manpreet Singh
Badal, state Congress
president Sunil Jakhar,
party’s Punjab incharge
Harish Rawat and other
leaders were present.
Former minister and
MLA Navjot Singh Sid-
hu, who had been stay-
ing away from all Con-
gress activities, was
also seen at the public
meeting. The tractor
rallies, which have been
named as ‘Kheti Bachao
Yatra’, will cover more
than 50 km over three
days. — PTI
LJP won’t...
the leadership of Nitish
Kumar. As such, the
LJP resolution makes
the party’s break up
with the NDA in the
state inevitable.
LJP will not be con-
testing the upcoming
Bihar elections in alli-
ance with JDU due to
ideological differences,
announced its National
General Secretary Ab-
dul Khaliq on Sunday.
“At the national level
and during Lok Sabha
elections, BJP and LJP
have a strong alliance.
Owing to ideological
differences at the state
and alliance level with
JDU, LJP has decided to
contest elections sepa-
rate from the alliance.
There could be ideologi-
cal differences with
JDU on several seats so
that the public can de-
cide which candidate is
better for Bihar’s inter-
est,” said a statement by
Khaliq.
“There is no bitter-
ness between LJP and
BJP. After the election
results, all LJP MLAs
will work on the devel-
opment path shown by
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi and the com-
bine of LJP-BJP will
form government,” the
statement added. LJP
said that while it would
field candidates against
JD(U), it would not do
so in seats where BJP is
contesting. — Agencies
Priyanka demands...
to the point of view of
the family,” she said in
another tweet.
On October 1, Hath-
ras District Magistrate
PK Laxkar had denied
“negative rumours”
about the rife between
him and the family of
the gangrape victim.
While talking to
ANI, Laxkar said that
he has been regularly
interacting with the
family. “I met with six
family members of the
victim yesterday and
we spoke for about an
hour and a half. I met
with them again today
to see their point of
discontent. I deny the
negative rumours
which are rife about
my interactions with
them,” the DM had
said. Congress leaders
Priyanka and Rahul
Gandhi had met the
family of the victim on
Saturday. — ANI
Standoff with...
Army Chief Gen Manoj
Mukund Naravane and
Air Force chief Air
Chief Marshal RKS
Bhadauria are course-
mates from NDA days
and have been thick
friends since then.
An Army officer de-
ployed in a forward
area said the fact that
these days, the Chief of
Defence Staff Gen Bi-
pin Rawat and the
chiefs of two services
meet often to discuss
and plan the action
against the Chinese
forces is also helping at
the field level where the
two forces have been op-
erating jointly.
The Army, which is
deployed in eyeball-to-
eyeball situations
against the Chinese, is
also regularly updating
the IAF on the actual
position on the ground
to enhance their do-
main awareness. — ANI
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment plans to re-
ceive and utilize 40-50
crore Covid-19 vaccine
doses to cover 20-25
crore Indians by July
2021, Union Minister of
Health and Family Wel-
fare Harsh Vardhan
said on Sunday.
“The Centre is also
working on plans for
building capacities in
HR, training, supervi-
sion, etc on a massive
scale and roughly esti-
mates to receive and
utilise 400-500 million
doses covering approxi-
mately 20-25 crore peo-
ple by July 2021,” he
said, while responding
to questions asked by
social media users said
on the fourth episode
of his ‘Sunday Sam-
vaad’ today. The union
minister said that the
Health Ministry is cur-
rently preparing a for-
mat in which states
will submit lists of pri-
ority population
groups to receive the
vaccine, especially
health workers en-
gaged in the manage-
ment of COVID19, and
this exercise is target-
ed to be completed by
the end of this October.
He further informed
that the Government is
also keeping an eye on
immunity data with re-
gard to COVID-19 dis-
ease while finalizing
these plans.
The Health Minister
further informed that
there is a high-level
committee under the
chairmanship of Niti
Aayog Member (Health)
VK Paul is drawing up
the entire process.
“Vaccine procure-
ment is being done cen-
trally and each consign-
ment will be tracked
real-time until delivery
to ensure it reaches
thosewhoneeditmost,”
he said.
On a question regard-
ing Phase 3 Clinical
Trial of Russia’s “Sput-
nik-V” vaccine in India,
Harsh Vardhan clari-
fied that the matter is
still under considera-
tion, and no decision
has been taken as yet on
the Phase 3 trials.—ANI
Upto25crIndiansexpectedtobe
inoculatedforCOVID-19byJuly2021‘PrioritywouldbegiventohealthworkersengagedinCOVID-19managementingettingthevaccine’
‘Indiascalesuptesting
capacityfrom1inJan
toover77mninOct’
New Delhi: The testing
capacity in the country
has been ramped up at
a significant pace to
reach over 7.7 crores in
October from just one
in January this year, ac-
cording to the MoHFW
on Sunday.
The MoHFW also
said that the increased
pace of testing has led
to “early identification,
prompt isolation, and
effective treatment of
COVID-19 cases. These
have eventually result-
ed in a sustained low
Fatality Rate.”
“India has scaled up
its testing capacity
from one in January to
more than 7.7 cr in Oc-
tober. With progressive-
ly falling positivity rate,
testing has worked as
an effective tool to limit
the spread of COVID-19
infection,” a tweet by
the MoHFW read.
As per the MoHFW,
7,78,50,403 tests for
COVID-19 were con-
ducted in the country
on October 3 which
marks a new high.
Further the positivi-
ty rate in the country is
at 8.32 per cent current-
ly, as per the Health
Ministry. With an in-
crease of 1,069 deaths
reported on Saturday,
the COVID-19 toll sur-
passed 1 lakh in India.
Vienna: India and
South Africa want
the WTO to waive in-
tellectual property
rules to make it easi-
er for developing
countries to produce
or import COVID-19
drugs, a letter to the
WTO shows.
In their letter dated
October 2 the two
countries called on
the global trade body
to waive parts of the
Agreement on Trade-
Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property
Rights (TRIPS),
which governs pat-
ents, trademarks,
copyright and other
intellectual property
rules globally.
“As new diagnos-
tics, therapeutics and
vaccines for COV-
ID-19 are developed,
there are significant
concerns (over) how
these will be made
available promptly, in
sufficient quantities
and at (an) affordable
price to meet global
demand,” the letter
posted on the Geneva-
based WTO’s website
says.A draft General
Council decision text
submitted with the
letter says the waiver
should last an as yet
unspecified number
of years and be re-
viewed annually.
India and South
Africa ask WTO
to waive rules
EC said the fresh instructions would be applicable to all elections and by-elections
New Delhi: The Patna
district administration
has identified 47 open
grounds and 19 halls
where political parties
can schedule their pub-
lic meetings during the
Bihar Assembly elec-
tions, a top state govern-
ment official said.
The number of par-
ticipants, however, can-
not exceed 100 people at
such rallies till October
14, irrespective of the
size of the ground.
“The district admin-
istration has, so far,
identified 47 grounds
and 19 halls in the dis-
trict where election
meetings or rallies
could be held for cam-
paigning in the assem-
blypolls,”PatnaDistrict
Magistrate Kumar Ravi
told on Saturday. Voting
for 243 assembly con-
stituencies in the state
will be held in three
phases -- October 28 (71
seats), November 3 (94
seats) and November 7
(78 seats). The counting
of votes will take place
on November 10.
PATNA ADMIN IDENTIFIES VENUES
FOR HOLDING POLL MEETINGS
LESS THAN 10 LAKH ACTIVE CASES FOR
13TH CONSECUTIVE DAY IN COUNTRY
Shooter Shreyasi
Singh, daughter of for-
mer union minister late
Digvijay Singh, joined
the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP) in pres-
ence of party leader
Bhupendra Yadav at
BJP headquarters in
New Delhi on Sunday.
Singh, gold medallist
at the 2018 Common-
wealth Games in Gold
Coast, Australia and a
silver medallist at the
2014 Commonwealth
Games in Glasgow,
Scotland, is expected
to be the party’s
candidate either from
Amarpur (Banka) or
Jamui, depending on
the seat sharing with
alliance partners.
SHOOTER SHREYASI SINGH
JOINS BJP AHEAD OF ELECTION
Election Commission tweaks postal
ballot procedure for upcoming polls
Washington: President
Donald Trump’s condi-
tion is improving as he
is being treated for COV-
ID-19 at a military hospi-
tal, and he could return
to the White House as
early as Monday, the
doctors leading his
treatment said on Sun-
day. That word came the
day after a series of con-
tradictory messages
from the White House
about Trump’s condi-
tionscausedwidespread
confusion.
“The patient contin-
ues to improve. He has
remained without fever
since Friday morning,
his vital signs are sta-
ble,” Dr. Sean Dooley
told reporters at Walter
Reed National Military
Medical Center.
Donald Trump’s
Covid-19
condition
improving
Pending redress
dues to be thorny
issue at GST meet
New Delhi: With the
states requiring
funds to meet their
expenditureattheon-
set of the second half
of the financial year,
pending compensa-
tion dues to the tune
of over Rs 2 lakh
crore are expected to
be the contentious is-
sueinthediscussions
with the Centre in the
upcoming 42nd GST
Council meeting slat-
ed for Monday.
While some of the
21 states which have
alreadyagreedforthe
option 1, involving
borrowing of Rs
97,000crorethrougha
special window, have
asked for expediting
of the borrowing pro-
cess and extension of
the levy of compensa-
tion cess beyond the
five-year transition
period ending June
2022, Opposition-
ruled states are still
in disagreement with
the options offered by
the Centre to bridge
the compensation
gap.
Bihar’s Deputy
CM Sushil Kumar
Modi in a letter to
Union Finance Min-
ister Nirmala Sithar-
aman on Saturday
said that the Centre
should act fast in the
matter and enable
those states who have
listed their choice to
borrow. The Centre
had enlisted support
of 21 states and Un-
ion Territories for
option 1 under its
borrowing plan to
meet this year’s com-
pensation deficit.
Harsh Vardhan
Nirmala Sitharaman
Donald Trump
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Dungarpur: Police
have arrested close to
100 people till Sunday in
connection with the vio-
lence and arson in Dun-
garpur.
The police had earlier
registered an FIR on
September 26 against
759 people in connection
with the incident. The
FIR was registered in
the Bichhiwara police
station.
The police teams are
using footage from CCT-
Vs, media channels, and
videos which went viral
on social media to iden-
tifyandnabtheaccused,
the police said.
The situation had de-
teriorated in the region
after candidates of a
teacher recruitment
exam confronted police
and indulged in arson.
The protesters had cre-
ated a ruckus demand-
ing that 1,167 vacant
general quota seats be
filled from the Sched-
uled Tribes (ST) cate-
gory.
Later acting upon the
directions of the Ra-
jasthan Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot, Tribal
Area Development Min-
ister Arjun Singh Bam-
niya, along with other
leaders, had met the agi-
tating students. —ANI
OVER 100 HELD
SO FAR IN
DUNGARPUR
VIOLENCE CASE
OWomaniya!Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: From guarding
international borders to
handling law and order
situationsoradministra-
tion, women are proving
theirmettleineveryfield
andruggedwildernessis
no exception.
Despite all dangers
and challenges like the
possibility of confront-
ing wild animals or
poachers, women are
working with full dedica-
tion and determination
in the forest department
of Rajasthan.
Nearly 800 women are
posted on positions like
forest officer, assistant
forester, forester etc. and
setting many examples
with their performance,
be it rescuing animal or
environment protection.
There was no recruit-
mentof womenforfront-
line duty from 1986 to
2011,butin2011,2013and
2018, many women were
selected for forester and
other posts.
In 2014, two women of-
ficerswereselectedinthe
Rajasthan Forest service
and were given an ap-
pointment as assistant
conservator of forest. Af-
ter that, several women
have been recruited and
performing grueling du-
ties in the forest, includ-
ing patrolling.
The contribution of
women has been con-
stant with some women
forestpersonnel,asfront-
line staff, working com-
petently in rugged forest
terrain and such women
staffers have been hon-
ored for their perfor-
mance.
GV Reddy, Principal
Chief Conservator of
Forest (Head of Forest
Force), said that there is
20percentreservationfor
women in the recruit-
ment of frontline staff
and the recruitment on
largescalewasstartedin
2011.
He said that the front-
line staffers were mostly
menpriorto2011butnow
the women are breaking
all myths and perform-
ing well in the forest are-
as, doing patrolling, con-
serving forest and rescu-
ing wild animals.
“Earlier,peopleusedto
thinkthatwomencannot
go to remote forest areas,
patrolling alone but that
isnotthecasenow.Wom-
en are also doing equal
work as men and many
women have even out-
shined men,” he said.
Hesaidthatonefemale
employeehadbeenalone
in Desert National Park
foraboutsix-sevenyears.
The officer said that
womenstafferscanmore
effectively deal with vil-
lage women, resorting to
some illegal activities
like cutting trees inside
theforestarea,thanmale
guards can. He informed
that special training
classesarealsoheldsepa-
rately for women in the
forest department.
Reddy said that at-
temptsarebeingmadeto
create a special women
cell at the headquarters
level.
New Delhi: A day after
a panel of doctors at
AIIMSinDelhiruledout
murder as the cause of
Sushant Singh Rajput’s
death, Leader of the
Congress in Lok Sabha,
Adhir Ranjan Choud-
hury, on Sunday de-
manded that the actor’s
girlfriend Rhea
Chakrabortybereleased
forthwith without fur-
ther harassment.
Choudhury, who had
said in the past that
Chakraborty was being
“falsely implicated” fol-
lowing her arrest in con-
nection with a drug
probe linked to Rajput’s
death, claimed on Twit-
ter that she was a victim
of a “political conspira-
cy”.
“Now the BJP propa-
ganda machinery may
accuse the forensic team
of AIIMS who has nulli-
fied the allegation that
Rhea Chakroborty con-
spired to kill Sushsnt
Singh Rajput, the state
Congress chief tweeted.
“We are all pained by
the expiry of Sushant ji
but he cannot be hon-
oured by falsely impli-
cating a lady as an ac-
cused, I have earlier
said that Rhea Chakrob-
orty was an innocent
lady, she should be re-
leased without further
harassment to her, she
has been the victim of
Political conspiracy
(sic),” he added. —PTI
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur After facing
stiff resistance from
public and finally get-
ting green signal from
Supreme Court, the Un-
ion Public Services
Commission (UPSC)
organised the prelimi-
nary exam 2020 for In-
dian civil services on
Sunday.
The exam was con-
ducted across 2,569 cen-
tres in the country. It
was organised in 2
shifts with the first shift
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. while the second
from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30
p.m.
There were 63,612
candidates registered
from Rajasthan who
gave their exams across
171 centres in Jaipur,
Jodhpur, Udaipur and
Ajmer.
The exam was organ-
ised amid tight security
and strict following of
the corona protocol.
The prelims of the
civil services were to be
held on May 31, 2020 but
were postponed due to
corona crisis.
PHED Principal Secy Yadav cracks
whip on two SEs in water tank case
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Principal Sec-
retary (PHED) Rajesh
Yadav, has sent out a
strong message to the
corrupt officials of his
department and their
saviours by issuing
charge sheets to two
SEs in Karauli.
It is noteworthy that
Yadav has already is-
sued charge sheets to
all SEs and XENs who
have served the DCM
area of Jaipur since
2016 in case of an over-
head water tank.
The current case is
also of 2016 when or-
ders of investigation of
the whole service ten-
ure of then XEN Vijay
Yadav and JEN Vijay
Meena but both were
saved by their senior
despite umpteen re-
minders from Jaipur
for action against the
guilty. Now PS Rajesh
Yadav has issued
charge sheets to Sitar-
am Meena and Ramni-
was Meena who were
posted from 2016 to 2019
and brushed the whole
matter under carpet.
Even in the DCM,
Ajmer road Jaipur
matter of Doctor’s col-
ony, PS Yadav has is-
sued charge sheet to SE
Satish Jain.
Both cases are of
similar nature where
the superior officers
saved the guilty subor-
dinate officers despite
reminders for action
from the HQ.
‘Release Rhea without further harassment’ 63,612 candidates appear
for UPSC prelims from Raj
DOTASARA’S
SECRET MEET WITH
RAHUL-PRIYANKA
RAISES CURIOSITY!
PCC Chief Govind Singh Dotasara
has been making whirlwind
tours in Rajasthan. However little
does anyone know that recently
Dotasara met Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi in Noida as they
were heading for Hathras. It so
happened that late in the night
around 11.30 PM, the state PCC
Chief received a crucial phone call
from New Delhi and on the other
side was AICC general secretary
(organization) and RS MP from
Rajasthan KC Venugopal who
informed Dotasara that he will have
to go to Hathras the following day
accompanying Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi. Furthermore,
Dotasara was also informed that he
will have to keep his visit a secret.
The direction of the senior leader
was followed to the hilt by Dotasara
and he reached Noida where he met
the Gandhi family scions. Apart
from the Rajasthan PCC Chief, his
contemporaries from UP and Delhi
PCC were also called. However,
after spending sometime with Rahul
and Priyanka, Dotasara returned to
Rajasthan as he had to take part in
the corona rally.
—Yogesh Sharma
JOSHI’S ‘BIZZARE’
DECISION!
It is sometimes extremely bizarre to
see how the political activities unfold
any given day. Take for example the
mask distribution of state government
on Friday when on direction of Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot, ministers
reached out to people to distribute
masks to them. It was during this
distribution drive that chief Whip Dr
Mahesh Joshi surprised everyone by
making a last-minute change to the
scheduled program. Actually, Joshi
was to meet Transport Minister Pratap
Singh Khachriyawas and the duo were
to travel together to Chandpol where
they had to meet other Congress
leaders and start the distribution drive.
While the duo were travelling in one car,
Joshi suddenly changed the plan and
made the car stop at Chhoti Chaupar.
Alighting from the car, Joshi was
followed by Khachariyaas and the two
men immediately set out distributing
the masks to people. While the duo
was engrossed in their activity, the
organizers of the campaign were waiting
for the arrivals of the two leaders since
the organizers had assembled a grand
welcome for the two-party leaders.
However, Joshi ‘thwarted’ the ‘dreams’
of organizers and now this development
is a topic of major discussion in the
political circles of the state.
—First India Bureau
Adhir Ranjan Choudhury
z Dangers may be lurk-
ing anywhere in forest
but the women staffers
have proved they are
no less than their male
counterparts when it
comes to hard or chal-
lenging duty for the
protection of forests
z Women personnel
of the department said
that despite challenges,
they accept hard duty
and also get full support
from senior officials
who keep on boosting
their morale from time
to time
z In Sirohi, a female
forest guard Anju
Chauhan rescues snakes
from people’s houses
while performing her
routine duty. She was
awarded at the state
level. Women are also
working in Rantham-
bore National Park,
Sariska Tiger Reserve
and Mukundara Tiger
Reserve
z Forest Guard Prem
Kanwar, posted in
Bhainsrorgarh Wildlife
Sanctuary since 2011,
has rescued 96 wildlife
animals
z She also did identi-
fication photography of
131 birds in Sanctuary
CHALLENGES ON THE FIELD
(Centre) Snake rescuer Anju Chauhan
Fierce ladies proving their
mettle in rugged wilderness
Chennai Super Kings openers break their team’s losing streak with a crushing 10-wicket win
over Kings XI Punjab during IPL 2020 in Sharjah on Sunday. Batting first KXI scored 178/4 with
the help of skipper KL Rahul (63 of 52). In reply Shane Watson and Faf du Plessis accomplished
the task in 17.4 overs. —PHOTOS BY PTI
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9. Don’t try to solve all your life
issues at one go, solve one small
point and add one good thing ,
daily. One at a time.
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Naveen Joshi
Bhilwara: Health min-
ister and incharge of
Bhilwara district Dr
Raghu Sharma on the
second day of his tour
chaired a meeting at the
collectorate where he
took feedback on law &
order, departmental
progress, welfare
schemes of the govt and
farmer problems. Dr
Sharma heard public
grievances after the
meeting.
The minister took a
strict view on the illegal
sand excavation in the
district and asked the
officers to curb it as it
gave rise to other
crimes parallelly. Shar-
ma asked the SP to take
stern & quick action
against the sand mafia.
Dr Sharma also chaired
the meeting of District
Mineral foundation
Trust and allocated 30%
of the trust fund for
Covid-19 treatment
which will come to
about Rs 67.91 crore.
Decision regarding
developing a Nutrition
Garden at the Angan-
wadi centre was also
taken. In all proposals
about Rs 1000 crore
were approved.
Dr Raghu Sharma
chaired another meet-
ing regarding Covid-19
with collector Shivpras-
ad M Nakate, CMHO Dr
Mushtaq Khan and dis-
trict hospital superin-
tendent Dr Arun Gaur.
He was informed that
there was no dearth of
any resources as of now
and the proposal for a
dedicated Covid hospi-
tal would be considered
if the corona cases in-
crease substantially.
The health officials
told the minister that
currently both Covid
and non Covid patients
were being treated at
the hospital without
any difficulty.
Earlier he flagged off
the corona awareness
rally from the Mukherji
garden. NSUI district
president Ritesh Gurjar
met the health minister
along with a delegation.
Dr Sharma also inaugu-
rated a campaign for
corona awareness
through football.
Dr Raghu reviews law & order,govt
schemes,farmer problems in Bhilwara
Rapidresolutionofcomplaintson
CoronaHelpline,thankstoGehlot
COVID HELPLINE AT CMR RECEIVES 369 COMPLAINTS IN 14 DAYS, ALL
COMPLAINTS ADDRESSED TO 100% SATISFACTION OF CORONA PATIENTS
Joshi, Dhariwal, Kataria
flag off mass corona
awareness campaign
Hathrascase19-yr-oldvictimdenied
justice,dignityinlifeanddeath:Cong
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment is extremely
serious about Corona
and all its efforts are on
to prevent the spread of
corona infection. Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot is reviewing the
corona situation in the
state every day and
quick decisions are be-
ing taken on the basis
of these review meet-
ings and feedback
from the public. As a
result of timely steps
taken by the state gov-
ernment, the recovery
ratefromCoronainstate
today is around 84%.
Taking immediate
cognizance, Gehlot has
instructed to start a sep-
arate24-hourcoronahel-
plineinRajasthan,along
with issuing directions
that the Covid-19 control
room at the Chief Minis-
ter’s residence, be start-
ed again. As per the in-
structionsof theCM,the
181 helpline started on
September 21, 2020,and
so far 369 positive pa-
tients have contacted
seeking help. Of these
116 needed beds in
hospitals which were
arranged while 253 co-
rona positive patients
who were in home iso-
lation were provided
medicines. Feedback
was also taken from
those who filed com-
plaints.
An RAS officer and a
doctor are also working
all the time to monitor
this helpline. In this hel-
pline, a team works to
take feedback, this team
calls the complainants
and gets information
abouttheirgrievancere-
dressal. In the calls
made by the feedback
team, the complain-
ants were fully satis-
fied with the help of
Corona Helpline. All
complaints received
were immediately dis-
posed off and feedback
was taken from the com-
plainants, all the com-
plainants were satisfied
with services..
Rajasthan govern-
ment is working against
Coronafromdayoneand
the government is deter-
mined to provide the
best health services. RT
& PCR tests are being
tested in 39 public and
private labs in 23 dis-
tricts of the state. Of
these, 25 government
labs are conducting
tests for free. State has
42 thousand isolation
beds, 8090 oxygen beds,
1672ICUbeds,1352venti-
latorsandtestfacilityfor
51,640 patients daily.
Bhawar S Charan
Kota:Themassaware-
ness campaign for co-
rona ceremoniously
started from the Zila
Parishad office of the
city in the scheduled
presence of UDH min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal,
Agriculture minister
Lalchand Kataria and
unscheduled but wel-
come presence of Vid-
han Sabha speaker Dr
CP Joshi, who was in
the city. Joshi stressed
on the initiative by
commonpeopleforthe
preventive measures
which would weigh
more than any effort
made by any govt. He
appealed to the people
to strictly maintain 6
feet distance and wear
masksatpublicplaces.
He said all govt efforts
wouldfailwithoutpeo-
ple’s participation.
Corona publicity
material was released
by the dignitaries and
awareness vehicles
were also flagged off.
Dhariwal, in his dis-
tinctive style, said that
coronavirus doesn’t
differentiate between
common men and Am-
itabh Bachchan or
Ambani or Adani so
wearing a mask is the
only option. He said
after death one needs 6
feet land to rest but to
live, all one needs is a
99 inches mask. He
said that the govt will
be distributing 5 lakh
masks. He said that
the event wasn’t a po-
litical party’s event
but a mass initiative
by govt.
Kataria said that he
himself had been co-
rona infected and had
to bear the pain for 20
days, so it was better
that the people take up
preventive measures
as the only remedy.
Hathras: The brutal
gangrape and murder
of a dalit girl from
Hathras in Uttar
Pradesh has shaken the
conscience of the na-
tion. The brazen inhu-
manity and illegal
high handedness
shown by the BJP
Government of UP in
denying basic dignity
to the victim even in
death and afterwards
towards the family
has left everyone be-
yond shock.
The casual and cava-
lier attitude in taking
cognisance of her com-
plaints and delay in pro-
viding her immediate
medical attention
smacks of attempts at
brushing under the car-
pet, as indeed complic-
ity on part of the UP
administration. The 19
year old girl was denied
justice and dignity in
both life and death. Her
body was cremated
without the consent of
the family in the dead
of night.
More worryingly, on
October 1, when Rahul
Gandhi and UP in-
charge Priyanka Gan-
dhi along with other
Congress Party leaders
tried to go to Hathras to
meet the victim’s fami-
ly, the delegation was
stopped at the UP bor-
der itself. Most convo-
lutedly, the police man-
handled Rahul Gan-
dhi in a most heinous
way and arrested Ra-
hul Gandhi, Priyanka
and other leaders.
The police brutally
lathicharged on the
Congress party work-
ers and other party
functionaries. After
continued pressure
from Congress Party
UP administration re-
lented and allowed only
5 leaders to meet the
victim’s family.
Rahul Gandhi and
Priyanka Gandhi not
only met and heard
the family’s agony
and injustice done to
them but also en-
sured all out support
in carrying out impar-
tial investigation. The
Congress party has re-
solved to relentlessly
fight against arbitrary
and unconstitutional
ways of the Yogi Gov-
ernment.
The Pradesh Con-
gress Committees will
be organising silent
Satyagraha sit-in, at
Mahatma Gandhi/
Ambedkar statues
and any other place of
significance, against
the brutal and arbitrary
actions of the UP Gov-
ernment, demanding
justice for the victim
and her family —Agencies
CM Ashok Gehlot
Shanti Dhariwal, Lalchand Kataria, Dr CP Joshi during the event.
KC Venugopal
Dr Raghu Sharma flagging off the corona awareness rally.
First India Bureau
Kota:RajasthanVidhan
Sabha speaker Dr CP
Joshi, UDH minister
Shanti Dhariwal, Agri-
culture minister Lal-
chand Kataria, Central
jal Shakti minister Ga-
jendra Singh Shekha-
wat and Alwar MP Baba
Balaknath were among
prominent people who
reached the Dada Bari
residence of Lok Sabha
speakerOmBirlatocon-
dole his father’s death.
Dr CP Joshi while of-
fering condolences said
that he had never met
late Shrikrishna Birla
but behaviour of LS
speaker demonstrates
the values of dutiful-
ness, simplicity and af-
fability he has inherited
from his father. UDH
minister Dhariwal re-
membered the contribu-
tion made by the depart-
ed in the cooperative
movement. He said that
late Birla never let any-
body go empty handed
from his doors and nev-
er allowed politics to in-
terfere in the common
good of people. Minister
Kataria too condoled
Om Birla.
Central minister
Shekhawat said that he
couldn’t believe the fact
that Shrikrishna Birla
is no more. He called his
departure a void for co-
operative sector of Had-
oti. Labour minister Ti-
karam Juli, Jalore MP
Devji Patel, Ujjain MP
anil Firojiya, Baitul MP
Durgadas Uike, Mand-
saur MP Sudhir Gupta,
Lakhimpur Khiri MP
Ajay Mishra, BJP na-
tional VP Shyam Jaju,
Siddarthan,VishnuMit-
tal of Delhi BJP, BJP
spox for MP BJP Rahul
Kothari, Rajasthan BJP
treasurer Ram Kumar
Bhutra ex Cooperatives
minister Ajay Kilak, ex
minister Banshidhar
Khandela, Bundi MLA
Ashok Dogra, Ex Hary-
ana minister Ramvilas
Sahrma and ex Delhi
mayor Yogendra Singh
also reached to offer
theircondolences.Hary-
ana deputy CM Dushy-
ant Chautala, former
central minister Harsi-
marat Kaur Badal, Sata-
ra MP Srinivas Patel,
Indrajit Singh of erst-
while Jhalawar royal
family and SHRC chair-
man Mahesh Sharma
called Birla to offer con-
dolences.
GAJENDRA, CP, DHARIWAL, LALCHAND CONSOLE OM BIRLA!
ASHOK GEHLOT
@ashokgehlot51
Compared to other states,
Rajasthan is in a very
good position, we have
a very good recovery
rate, mortality rate is also
under control but we
want the recovery rate
to rise continuously and
the death rate to come to
zero. Safeguarding people
from Corona is our top
priority.
Dr CP Joshi, Shanti Dhariwal among others gathered at Birla’s residence in Kota to offer condolences. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat offering tributes. Shanti Dhariwal paying respects.
—PHOTOSBYBHAWARSCHARAN
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
1,501
DEATHS
1,37,476
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,499 DEATHS 1,42,699 CASES
DELHI
5,510 DEATHS 2,90,613 CASES
WORLD
10,39,541
DEATHS
3,52,48,330
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
66,05,751
CONFIRMED CASES
1,02,326
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
38,084 DEATHS 14,43,409 CASES
TAMIL NADU
9,784 DEATHS 6,19,996 CASES
KARNATAKA
9,286 DEATHS 6,40,661 CASES
10. JAIPUR, MONDAY
OCTOBER 5, 2020
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Jab pyaar kare koi, to dekhe keval man
Tum haar ke dil apna, meri jeet amar kar do…
Raj Babbar crooned this and many echoed and a few
took it to heart! Traditionally and historically the
man is older to the woman in a relationship, City
First celebrates some couples who have broken this
old fashioned idea and proven that age is irrelevant
when you are in love!
Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas got hitched in
December 2018. Nick is younger to Priyanka
by 10 years, and the couple even faced quite
a bit of flak for the age difference. But the
couple has shown time and again that they
don’t care about what the world thinks and
keep sharing loved-up pictures and videos of
them together on social media
Abhishek Bachchan is two years younger to
Aishwarya Rai. The couple married in 2007 and
have a daughter named Aaradhya. Supposedly,
there were astrological issues to their love
marriage and certain outdated rituals were
performed at the time to woo the stars
Kunal Kemmu is five years younger
to Soha Ali Khan. They were in
a live-in relationship before their
marriage. Kunal popped the question
to Soha in Paris and both tied the
knot on January 25, 2015. The couple
became proud parents to
daughter Inaaya Naumi Kemmu on
September 29, 2017
Shirish Kunder is eight years younger to
choreographer-filmmaker wife Farah Khan.
The two met on the sets of ‘Main Hoon Na’.
They got married in 2004 and have triplets -
two daughters and a son
Footballer David Beckham is
one year younger to wife
Victoria Beckham. The couple
tied the knot in 1999 and have
four children
The French President Emmanuel Macron
and his wife, Brigitte, 24 years his senior
and his former drama teacher are one of the
world’s most intriguing political couples. The
taboo-breaking, generation-spanning
romance between them has captivated
people across the globe
Karan Singh Grover is three years
younger to Bipasha Basu. They
met on the sets of their erotic-
thriller Alone in 2015. The couple
got married in 2016 and are
inseparable ever since
Sunil Dutt married a year older co-star Nargis after they
met on the sets of Mother India. During the making of the
film in 1957, a massive fire took place and Sunil Dutt saved
Nargis from the flames. The two married a year later, and
had three children - Sanjay, Priya and Namrata
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YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
You sometimes take your
luck for granted and thats
where things go wrong,
respect what you gifted
with. You may be in the need of loan
but this is not the time to expect
anything like that rather focus on
spirituality and you may find a way
out that you never expected.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Be brave when it comes to
doing something, against
which the whole world is
talking. Have patience, you
will get into many business ventures
and you will make progress stay rest
assured. This is the time to focus on
health, set a daily routine and excise
everyday. You may feel unwanted.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You are philosophical and
people love to hear you say
about about something in
particular. You will get
surprisingly good returns from an
investment that you made in the past
and forgot about. You can expect a
job offer or an appointment letter,
don’t doubt your fate.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
You are going to get in
touch with someone new
and the nature of
relationships will change.
You may have rightly predicted the
outcome of an investment and this
quality can really benefit you. You have
to wait for sometime before someone
decided to finance your project.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
You may all of a sudden
feel the need to see
someone close just
because you may feel
lonely at that particular moment.
Hours spent on something will not
go waste therefore don’t loose
patience till the very end. You will
earn what you deserve.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Just keep trying if you really
love someone more than
what people can see as you
won’t give up easily anyways
. Keep paying your outstanding dues if
you can, so that you can relax in future.
Don’t poke your nose in anyone’s
matter so that you are not held
responsible for anything.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
You are very busy in your
own life and you have no
time to handle anyone
else’s problems. Times are
tough but it doesn’t mean that it will
always be the same, you time will
come when you will fly high and
higher than anyone around. You are
blessed with good intuition.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
You are brilliant but you
aren’t aware of your
potentials, thats where
things go wrong. Your
spending habit will change for good.
Don’t get into office politics just do
you work religiously and ear your
living, these are trial times and even
must do their best to sustain.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
You are very straight
forward with people whom
you don’t like. There will be
many opportunities in
future for now focus on enhancing
your skills. You must have a
balanced diet and you must work out
regularly if you want to reach your
desired goal.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Words is changing fast but
that does no where mean
that good times are gone
too, be hopeful. You will be
handling some prestigious projects
and make sure to nail it, even if you
are working from home. You are
financially secure for now but you
must find more avenues to earn.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You are going to try lots of
therapies to heal your inner
wounds, until you find the
right one. Those on the
quest of getting desired body must
have an exercise regime as you will
not find any time better than this.
Own your mistakes if you have made
any, it will only build your image.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Sometimes too much of
your attitude problem gets
difficult for people to
tolerate, so ease out. You
will get an excellent opportunity on
professional front, yes even during
this trial times. Working from home
can prove a bit tiresome and so make
sure to eat energy giving food.
Mariam
Abuhaideri
ne never re-
ally knows
how these
days dedicat-
ed to some-
thing are in-
stituted, how
they become globally
viral, and then tradi-
tion! Do
you mull over how
there seems to be a day for
everything? I recall buy-
ing roses for my teachers
on Teacher’s day, weaving
friendship bands to tie
around the wrist of my
friends on a day dedicated
to friendship, and making
greeting cards for my
mom and dad on Mother’s
and Father’s day.
For causes, however,
these days take on a more
serious form of celebra-
tion. They are not hall-
mark holidays; rather
they offer an opportunity
to call attention to differ-
ent dimensions of the
cause in question and to
call for action.
Yesterday the world cel-
ebrated World Animal
Day. A big day for animal
activists, not-for-profit or-
ganizations, and the ani-
mal rights lobby. Yet not
much is known about it
outside this circle and
t h i s
itself
speaks
volumes
about our
problematic
and archaic edu-
cation system and
the general interest of
the public and media. So
this is me telling you what
you have not learned in
your textbooks and what
you need to know simply
because we are inheriting
a messed up world from
our parents, and it is us
who must bear the burden
of fixing it. Sorry parents
if that hurt, but you can-
not deny that you had a
hand in messing up the
world for us because for
you it was more impor-
tant that your ward be-
come a renowned doctor
or engineer. You didn’t
raise us to be good human
beings; you raised us to
earn good money. Dis-
claimer: As is the case
with everything else there
are exceptions to this
statement too.
So where the textbook
has failed, the internet
fills in. The first World
Animal Day event, attend-
ed by more than 5,000 peo-
ple took place on March
24, 1925, in the Sports Pal-
ace in Berlin, Germany.
Heinrich Zimmermann,
animal activist and au-
thor of Mensch und Hund
(Man and Dog) founded
the day. But it was only 4
years later in 1929, that
World Animal Day was
celebrated for the first
time on October 4, the
Feast Day of Francis of
Assisi, the patron saint of
ecology and animals.
Francis of Assisi believed
that nature was the “mir-
ror of God.” And while I
don’t patronize the idea of
religion, I do believe that
there is a power that is re-
sponsible for the creation
of all magnificent life-
forms on earth.
And in animals, I truly
feel the oneness with the
divine. Try it for yourself:
Gaze into the tiny eyes of
a captive elephant and
you will instantly see the
life of solitude and pain it
has lived. Watch the wag-
ging tails of the street
dogs you just fed and you
will experience gratitude.
When your cat sleeps on
your chest, you feel com-
fort in knowing that it
trusts you.
History presents us
with an understanding of
why things are the way
they are today. But history
is not the Bible. It can and
should be challenged! An-
imals have been used to
transport humans and
building material and in
wars. Animals have been
hunted down, gifted to
royal families, and
skinned to make clothing,
bags, and footwear! We
have only thought of our
comfort- not realising the
consequences of our ac-
tions. We would look for-
ward to our visit to the
zoo. It was exciting to ride
elephants and camels. We
have all been there and
done that. We have dis-
carded garbage and plas-
tic on the roads and in
oceans not realising how
we are hurting our cows
and fish. But just because
it was done in the past
does not mean it is ethi-
cal. And while the situa-
tion has improved consid-
erably for animals thanks
to the generation of ani-
mal activists, the animals
deserve more. And just as
the past has given us the
present, the present must
give to the future. And
what is the future of our
country’s animals? A di-
vorce from the not-so
pleasant parts of our her-
itage and habits I hope!
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