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The Pune police on Wednesday took custody of controversial godman Kalich-
aran Maharaj from Raipur in connection with an alleged inflammatory speech
case registered against him and five others last month. He was brought to
Pune following a transit remand granted by a Raipur court. Later in the day,
a Pune court sent Maharaj in one-day police custody till Thursday.
BSE Sensex gained 367.22 points (0.61 per cent) to reclaim the 60,000 mark
and end at 60,223.15 while the Nifty 50 rose 120.00 points (0.67 per cent) to
settle above the 17,900 mark at 17,925.25. Earlier in the day both the indices
had begun on a choppy note moving in a narrow range in the opening deals.
the gains on Wednesday were led by Bajaj Finserv and Bajaj Finance.
PUNE COPS ARREST
KALICHARAN
MAHARAJ FROM
CHHATTISGARH
SENSEX RISES 367
PTS TO RECLAIM
60K-MARK, NIFTY
ABOVE 17,900
3rd arrest in case
of app hosting
doctored photos
New Delhi: A team of
cyberpoliceofficialsfrom
the Mumbai Crime
Branch Wednesday ar-
rested one more accused
from Uttarakhand for al-
legedly posting obscene
and derogatory content
on an application, which
hosted doctored photo-
graphs and objectionable
commentstargetingMus-
limwomeninthecountry
.
Theaccusedwasiden-
tified as Mayank Rawat,
21, a student who was in
touch with the other ac-
cused in the case, Shwe-
ta Singh, 18, and Vishal
Kumar Jha, 21.
The police said the
threearepartof alarger
team.
Udaipur man
is India’s first
Omicron casualty
Udaipur: India on
Wednesday recorded
the first death linked to
the Omicron variant af-
ter the samples of a
man in Rajasthan’s
Udaipur, who died last
week, showed the pres-
ence of the variant,
sources in the Union
health ministry said.
The 73-year-old man,
who was found infected
with Omicron in ge-
nome sequencing and
who had tested negative
for the infection twice,
died in a Udaipur hospi-
tal on December 31.
58,097
New Delhi: India on
Wednesday reported
58,097 fresh COVID-19
cases in the last 24
hours, 55 per cent
higher than Tuesday’s
37,379 cases. This is
twice the number seen
only four days ago.
The country report-
ed some 9,000 cases on
December 28, so the
count has now gone up
more than six times in
just eight days. India
has 2,135 cases of the
Omicron variant - the
most in Maharashtra
with 653 cases, fol-
lowed by Delhi with
464 cases.
The weekly positiv-
ity rate is 2.60 per cent;
daily positivity rate is
4.18 per cent. Positivi-
ty rate is the percent-
age of all Covid tests
that are actually posi-
tive. It will be high if
the number of positive
tests is high, or if the
number of total tests
is low.
Several states have
announced restric-
tions like night curfew
as Covid cases contin-
ue to rise. P6
...new covid cases
clocked in country
NEW HOME
ISOLATION RULES
z The Centre on
Wednesday released
revised guidelines
for home isolation of
mild/asymptomatic
Covid-19 cases.
z According to the
new guidelines, a
patient under home
isolation will stand
discharged after 7
days from testing
positive.
z Provided the
patient has no fever
for 3 successive days
and they shall con-
tinue wearing masks.
There is no need for
re-testing after the
home isolation period
is over, the new guide-
lines stated.
Tamil Nadu: Night
curfew, shutdown
Chennai: In view of
the surge in Covid-19
cases in Tamil Nadu,
Chief Minister MK
Stalin announced that
a night curfew (from
10 pm – 5 am) will be
imposed in the state
from Thursday, Janu-
ary 6 and a complete
lockdown will be ob-
served on all Sundays.
CM urged all to follow
Covid guidelines.
61 resident doctors
at JJ hosp test +ve
Mumbai: Amid the
alarming rise in COV-
ID-19 cases, a total of
61 resident doctors
were found COVID-19
positive at the JJ
hospital in Mumbai,
informed Maharash-
tra Association of
Resident Doctors.
Meanwhile, samples
of 1,827 passengers
on board the Cordelia
cruise ship were sent
for COVID-19 testing.
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
RAJASTHAN
1,883
NEW CASES
1,138
NEW CASES IN JAIPUR
PMNOTSAFEINPUNJAB!
MODI SKIPS FIROZPUR RALLY OVER ‘SECURITY BREACH’
AS PROTESTERS BLOCK FLYOVER ENROUTE
The PM landed in Bathinda on Wednesday, from where he was to go to
National Martyrs Memorial at Hussainiwala by helicopter. Due to rain
and poor visibility, the PM waited for about 20 minutes for the weather to clear
1 When the weather didn’t improve, it was
decided that he would travel by road.
Later, he had to return to Bathinda airport
2
Later, he had to return to Bathinda airport
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi’s (in circle) cavalcade
was stranded on a flyover
for 20 minutes as protesters
blocked his way in Punjab.
Mohd Fahad
New Delhi: Prime Min-
isterNarendraModican-
celled his programme in
Punjab on Wednesday
after a massive security
breach left him stuck on
ahighwayfor20minutes
because of protesting
farmers. In a spiralling
row in election season,
the BJP accused Pun-
jab’s ruling Congress of
“murderousintentions”.
Visuals from Bathin-
da showed the Prime
Minister’s convoy on
the flyover, surrounded
by Special Protection
Group (SPG) personnel.
PM Modi was seen wait-
ing in a black armoured
Toyota Fortuner ringed
by SPG officers. Barely
a few feet from his car
were clusters of people
and policemen. Images
tweeted by a BJP work-
er showed posters held
up as the PM’s car drove
by
. A BJP bus following
the convoy was heckled
by protesters.
PM Modi cut short
his visit and returned
to the airport.
MHA SEEKS REPORT
FROM PUNJAB GOVT
New Delhi: The Minis-
try of Home Affairs has
sought a report from
the Punjab government
asking how the PM’s
cavalcade was stranded
on a flyover for over 15
minutes due to a protest,
when his programme
had been duly com-
municated to the state
police. “Such dereliction
of security procedure in
the Prime Minister’s visit
is totally unacceptable
and accountability will
be fixed,” tweeted Union
Home Minister Amit Shah.
QUIT: AMARINDER TO PUNJAB CM CHANNI
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder
Singh slammed the state’s Charanjit Singh Channi
government. “Complete failure of law and order in
Punjab, CM and HM Punjab, in particular. When you
cannot provide smooth passage to the Prime Minister
of the country and that too just 10km from the Pakistan
border, you have no right to stay in office and should
quit!” read his tweet.
I had been up till
late night over-
seeing security
arrangements for rally.
The PM’s road plans were
made at the last minute,
he was earlier supposed to
travel by helicopter
Charanjeet Channi, Punjab CM
We in BJP want
to know who in
the Punjab gov-
ernment gave informa-
tion about the prime min-
ister‘s route to individuals
who planted themselves
atop the flyover?
Smriti Irani, Union Minister
Apne CM ko
thanks kehna, ki
mein Bhatinda
airport tak zinda
laut paaya
Narendra Modi,
Prime Minister to officials
before leaving Punjab
Hospital Staffers arrange beds as part of preparations for the
third wave of COVID-19 in Coimbatore.
Men walk on a road during season’s first snowfall, on the outskirts of Srinagar. Kashmir received fresh snowfall, forcing
suspension of air traffic to the valley as authorities carried out snow-clearance operations in all major towns. P6
A PARADISE CALLED KASHMIR
New Delhi: Pilot error
was the likely cause for
thechoppercrashthatled
to Chief of Defence Staff
General Bipin Rawat’s
deathlastmonth,sources
said on Wednesday
.
Sources said the Mi-
17V5 helicopter carry-
ing Gen Rawat, his wife
Madhulika,and12other
armed forces personnel
- from the Sulur Air
Force base in Tamil Na-
du’s Coimbatore to the
Defence Staff Services
Colleges in Wellington
- crashed after a CFIT, or
Controlled Flight Into
Terrain, occurrence.
CFIT occurs when an
airworthy aircraft,
while under the com-
plete control of the pi-
lot, is inadvertently
flown into terrain, wa-
ter, or an obstacle.
According to the
IATA (International Air
Transport Association),
the term refers to acci-
dents in which in-flight
collisions with terrain,
water, or another obsta-
cle occur without indi-
cation of loss of control.
The United States’
FederalAviationAdmin-
istrationsaysCFITis‘’...
an unintentional colli-
sion with terrain
(ground,mountain,body
of water, or an obstacle)
while an aircraft is un-
der positive control.”
CDS Rawat crash: Pilot error
in cloudy weather,says report
YOU READ IT FIRST INDIA ON DECEMBER 9, 2021
RATIO OF DIRECT RECRUITMENT & PROMOTION IN JUNIOR SERIES
OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT STATE SERVICE WILL BE 50-50: CABINET
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Several impor-
tant policy decisions
were taken during the
Cabinet meeting
chaired by Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot on
Wednesday through
video conference from
the CMR. The Cabinet
has given its approval
for amendment in the
Rajasthan Rural Devel-
opment State Service
Rules-2007. At present,
there is a provision to
fill 75% of the posts of
junior pay series of Ra-
jasthan Rural Develop-
ment State Service by
direct recruitment,
which will be modified
by this decision and ra-
tio of direct recruit-
ment and promotion
can be made 50-50. With
this, 50% posts of jun-
ior pay series of Ra-
jasthan Rural Develop-
ment State Service will
be filled through pro-
motion of additional
development officers.
With this Cabinet de-
cision, more number of
posts will be available
for the promotion of As-
sistant and Additional
Development Officers
and the vacant posts of
Development Officers
in the department can
be filled quickly by pro-
motion. Also, the prob-
lem of vacancies of De-
velopment Officers will
be solved. Promotion of
Additional Develop-
ment Officers to the
post of Development Of-
ficer will also increase
the morale and efficien-
cy of Village Develop-
ment Officers.
The Cabinet also ap-
proved amendments to
Miscellaneous Service
Rules to remove the pro-
vision of being placed
on probation for one
year on promotion of di-
rect recruits. Turn to P8
CM Ashok Gehlot
zzz
New SOP will be
released soon.
Govt worried about
increasing
infection. It is
necessary to have
both doses of vax.
There will be no
lockdown, but govt
will take strict
measures, said
Khachariyawas
LAPSE IN PM'S SECURITY, A
SERIOUS MATTER: GEHLOT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
Chief Minister Ashok
Gehlot has termed the
lapse in the security of
the Prime Minister, a
serious matter. Tweet-
ing about the same, Ge-
hlot said, “In the past,
twoPrimeMinistersof
India, Indira Gandhi
and Rajiv Gandhi have
been assassinated, af-
ter which the SPG was
given the full responsi-
bilityof thesecurityof
the Prime Minister.
Special provisions
have been made in the
SPGActtoensurePM’s
security
. Turn to P8
CM questions why
SPG and IB allowed
PM convoy to go on a
route where farmers
were protesting

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Jaipur: Rajasthan
BJP state president
Satish Poonia on
Wednesday demanded
resignation of Punjab
Chief Minister for
lapse in the security of
the Prime Minister.
The major lapse in
the security of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi during his visit to
Punjab today has raised
questions on the work-
ing style of Punjab gov-
ernment and Punjab
Police, he said.
Is the Congress gov-
ernment in Punjab so
incompetent, so care-
less that it failed to
make security arrange-
ments? Poonia asked.
He said law and order
remains a big challenge
in all Congress-ruled
states, including Ra-
jasthan.
Modi’s convoy was
stranded on a flyover
when it was 30 kms
away from National
Martyrs Memorial in
Hussainiwala, which
he was going to visit.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP leaders in
Rajasthan strongly con-
demned the lapse in the
security of the Prime
Minister in Congress
ruled Punjab.
Former Chief Minis-
ter Vasundhara Raje
demanded an apology
from Congress while
Union minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
said that it was a con-
spiracy of the Congress
to keep the PM away
from Punjab.
Terming the lapse in
security as “very unfor-
tunate”, Raje said that
consciously not allow-
ing the Prime Minister
to attend the inaugura-
tion and foundation-
laying programme of
important projects in
Punjab is an insult to
the people of Punjab.
“The responsibility
of the security of the
Prime Minister was
with the Punjab govern-
ment, but the Congress
government allowed the
protesters to go their
way due to their petty
mentality
,” she said.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Food and Civ-
il Supplies Minister
Pratap Singh Khacha-
riyawas and MoS for
Higher Education and
Home Rajendra Yadav
held a public hearing
at the Congress Head-
quarters.
Due to overcrowd-
ing, PCC leaders had
a difficult time main-
taining social dis-
tancing. Pratap Sin-
gh Khachariyawas
welcomed the ap-
pointment of district
presidents of Con-
gress as vice-presi-
dents in the 20-point
programme. He said
that powerful district
presidents will be
able to get more work
accomplished for the
citizens and will con-
vey the public senti-
ments to the admin-
istration.
Replying to the
accusation of creat-
ing a jungle raj, Min-
ister Rajendra Yadav
said the environment
in a jungle is pure
and clean while the
law and order situa-
tion at the time of
BJP is well known to
everyone.
Satish Poonia demands Channi’s
resignation over PM security lapse
State BJP bigwigs condemn
lapse in PM Modi’s security
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RAIN LASHES PARTS OF RAJ,
MET ISSUES ORANGE ALERT
96 places raided in action
against adulterated bio fuel
Over 14 lakh new voters
added in state list
The automatic weather system
recorded 6 mm of rain while it
was 8 mm at the Collectorate.
This was the highest amount of
rain recorded in the month of
January in the last four years
CBI files chargesheet against
27 accused in financial scam
Preparations begin for auction
of 12 mineral blocks: Agarwal
PSK upset with officials
over patta distribution
Jan sunwai held at PCC
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Light rains
triggered by western
disturbance occurred
in a few parts of Ra-
jasthan since Tuesday
with Jaisalmer record-
ing 12.4 mm rains fol-
lowed by Churu at 7.2
mm rainfall.
Sangaria, Barmer,
Fatehpur, Pilani and Si-
kar received 6, 4.7, 4.5,
4.2 and 3 mm rains re-
spectively, according to
a MeT report.
Issuing an orange
alert for many districts
including Jaipur on
January 7, it has been
predicted that along
with rain, there is a pos-
sibility of hails.
The weather condi-
tions would remain the
same during next 24
hours, the MeT said.
Due to cold wave con-
ditions and absence of
sunlight, the day tem-
perature also dropped
by 7 degrees as com-
pared to Tuesday
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Commer-
cial tax department
conducted raids across
the state on Wednesday
on the direction of
Chief Commissioner
Ravi Jain.
In all, 96 teams con-
sisting of 400 employ-
ees took action against
adulterated bio fuel
and base oil wherein 96
spots were raided. No-
tably, the department
was getting complaints
for the last few days in
this regard.
Meanwhile, in Jodh-
pur, tax evasion has
been accepted by a
businessman and ITC
reversal of an amount
of 1 crore was done. At
the same time, 90 lakh
was recovered from
various places. The
adulterated biofuel
costs 20-25 rupees less
and at present, the
team is also scrutinis-
ing the documents of
the remaining firms.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: More than 14
lakh voters were added
during the special brief
revision programme of
voter lists in Rajasthan,
taking the total number
of voters to 5.09 crore.
Of them, 7.20 lakh are
males and 7.02 lakh are
females, chief electoral
officer Praveen Gupta
informed. He said that
till the date of final pub-
lication, a total of 5,09,
43,021 voters are regis-
tered in the state. Out of
these, 2.65 crore are male
and 2.44 crore female.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Central Bu-
reauof Investigationhas
filed a Supplementary
Chargesheet against 27
accused including 3 pri-
vate companies before
the Court of Special
Judge, CBI, in a case re-
lated to multi thousands
crore financial scam.
Of those named in
S u p p l e m e n t a r y
Chargesheet include 11
accused (all private per-
sons) arrested by CBI
earlierfromDelhi,Chan-
digarh, Kolkata, Bhu-
baneshwar etc.
On December 12, 2021
duringfurtherinvestiga-
tion of the instant case
related to alleged collec-
tion of around Rs. 60,000
crore (approx) from
around 5.5 crore inves-
tors all across the coun-
trybyillegallyoperating
different investment
schemes, without any
Statutory approval and
allegedly with a motive
to dupe the investors.
It was alleged that the
accused were the co-con-
spirators in this scam,
who aided the prime ac-
cused and others in ille-
gally operating invest-
ment schemes for earn-
ing quick & easy money
.
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: Expressing dis-
pleasure over the distri-
bution of pattas in the
Prashasan Shehron aur
Gaon Ke Sang abhiyan,
Food and Civil Supplies
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas has
raised questions on the
working style of the of-
ficers. Khachariyawas
saidthattheofficialsare
doing their arbitrari-
ness regarding the dis-
tribution of pattas and
disobeying the orders of
the Gehlot government.
Khachariyawassaidthis
in a conversation with
the media at PCC head-
quarters.
“I will raise this mat-
ter in the Empowered
Committee meeting and
will take strict action
against the guilty offi-
cials who disobey the
orders,” he said.
The officers are doing
their own will and are
reluctant to give pattas
to the people despite the
orders of the govern-
ment, he said.
First India Bureau
Jhalawar: A district
champion cyclist
Shahnaz Parveen died
in a road accident on
the National Highway
52 of Jhalawar on
Wednesday
.
After the accident, the
unknown driver of the
vehicle fled from the
spot. According to the
information, Shahnaz
Parveen was cycling on
National Highway 52
wenanunknownvehicle
hit him in front of KGN
College due to which he
died on the spot.
Shahnaz Parveen se-
cured the first position
in the competition or-
ganised by the Indian
Cyclist Association by
cycling 1,860 kms and
running 369 kms.
Shahnaz Parveen was
also honored in Kota for
this achievement.
Nirmal Tiwari
Jaipur: Additional
Chief Secretary Mines,
Petroleum and Energy
Dr. Subodh Agarwal
has informed that prep-
arations have been
started for auction of 12
minerals in the state.
Of these, 3 blocks of
potash, 6 of basemetal,
one of tungsten and two
blocks of nickel and
platinum group are be-
ing prepared.
ACS Dr Subodh
Agrawal informed that
these blocks are being
prepared on the basis of
the recent report sub-
mitted by Geological
Survey of India to the
state government. He
said that as per reports,
potash reserves have
been discovered in Chu-
ru, Sawai Madhopur-
Karauli along with Bi-
kaner division. He said
that these blocks of pot-
ash would be auctioned
in the form of compos-
ite licences.
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas during Jan Sunwai at PCC HQ.
A pillion rider on a bike tries to protect himself from rain in Walled City area on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Pratap Singh Khachariyawas talks to media on Wednesday.
ACS Subodh Agarwal holds power department meet on Wednesday.
Cyclist Shahnaz
Parveen dies in
road accident
1 2
DEPENDENCY ON FOSSIL FUELS TO BE
REDUCED IN STATE: ACS AGARWAL
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: Additional Chief Secretary Mines, Petrole-
um and Energy Dr Subodh Agrawal has informed
that green hydro energy will be promoted by tak-
ing a step forward in the renewable energy sector
along with reducing the dependence on fossil fuel
energy in the state. He said that in the proposed
policy for this, provisions would be made to
establish ease of regulation for global investors.
Officials asked to
make strategy for
mineral exploration
Raje demands
apology, terms
incident insult to
people of Punjab
COURTESY MEET
Revenue Minister Ramlal Jat called on Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan in Jaipur on
Wednesday. This was a courtesy call of the Revenue Minister to the Governor.

RAJASTHAN
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RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot tested Corona Positive, he tweeted, ‘I got
myself tested, report has come positive, I am resting at home as advised
by a doctor, I’m taking treatment by adopting all covid protocols’
1138 TEST POSITVE IN JPR, 2 DEATHS
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The number
of corona cases in the
state has gone up to
1,883 while two lives
have been lost due to
the pandemic. The
Pink City has regis-
tered the highest num-
ber of cases with 1,138
patients testing posi-
tive for the virus.
Rajasthan Police
Academy (RPA) and
Vaishali Nagar have
become the hotspots in
the city
.
56 cadets taking Sub-
Inspector’s training
are down with the dis-
ease while 58 people
are affected in Vaishali
Nagar.
One person died in
the city while the other
died in Jodhpur due to
corona.
As per the report of
Medical Health depart-
ment, Jodhpur comes
next with 230 new cas-
es registered on
Wednesday while
Ajmer saw 94 cases,
Alwar 79, Kota 53,
Bharatpur and Sikar
36 each, Bikaner 34,
Bhilwara 31, Udaipur
28, Pratapgarh 23 and
Ganganagar 21.
Rajasthan has re-
ceived a total of 236
patients so far from
Omicron
On the other hand
3.02 lakh youth vacci-
nated. Vaccine admin-
istered at about 4567
vaccination centres.
960453
TOTAL CASES
1883 IN A DAY
946470
TOTAL
RECOVERED
8967
TOTAL DEATHS
2 IN A DAY
5016
ACTIVE CASES
3246 IN JAIPUR
COVID-19
UPDATE
First India Bureau
Jaipur: After taking
flight in the after-
math of the second
wave of corona, the
return of the pan-
demic is all set to
push the tourism sec-
torbacktosquareone
again. Tourism in the
state was at its peak
during Christmas
and New Year, but
everything seems to
be on reverse gear
now due to resur-
gence of corona cas-
es. Scores of tourists
have started cancel-
ling their bookings
forthecurrentmonth
as well as February
.
The travel agents and
touroperatorsareget-
ting emails in this re-
gard. Cancellation of
thecelebrationof Ma-
kar Sankranti and
otherfestivitiesseems
imminent. Prepara-
tions are now afoot to
make even the domes-
tic market online.
Tourism sector
goes on back foot
62 NEW OMICRON CASES IN RAJ, 52 IN JAIPUR, 2 IN KOTA, 1 IN HANUMANGARH, 1 IN BHARATPUR, SIKAR & ALWAR
People queuing for vaccination at Kanwatiya hospital. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Vaccinated can enter Balaji temple
13 employees, officials test +VE in secretariat Section 144 imposed, 24 Hrs home delivery
Dausa: In view of in-
creasing Omicron cases
in the country, the gov-
ernment has issued
guidelines for the secu-
rity of devotees visiting
Balaji Mandir Trust.
Only those who have
been completely vacci-
nated can enter the tem-
ple premises after show-
ing vax certificate.
Wearing masks and
following social dis-
tancing is a must. The
temple trust is ensuring
that the devotees wash
their hands, use sanitiz-
ers and thermal scan-
ning is being done at
the entrance and com-
mon places within the
temple. Free masks are
also being given to devo-
tees who are not carry-
ing one. —Monu Singh
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the state
secretariat, 13 employ-
ees have tested corona
positive out of 32 sam-
ples collected in last
two days. Sampling
has been increased af-
ter such a large num-
ber of corona cases
were found.
So far, samples of 63
people have been taken
in three days. Out of
which the report of 31
employees is yet to
come.
Department of Per-
sonnel Joint Secretary
Jaynarayan Meena has
Omicron symptoms
while the staff in office
of Minister BD Kalla
have tested positive.
DIPR Director Puru-
shottam Sharma has
become corona infect-
ed 3 days ago.
There are employees
who have got tests
done at their own level
but there reports are
not available in the
Secretariat. It is be-
lieved that about 25
employees of the secre-
tariat are corona in-
fected.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Section 144
(Prohibitory Orders)
has been imposed in
areas of Jaipur Police
Commissionerate. Ad-
ditional Commission-
er of Police Haider Ali
Zaidi issued orders on
Wednesday evening
highlighting that or-
ders will be applicable
from 11 pm on Jan 5.
After this, there will be
a complete ban on all
rallies, processions,
gatherings and other
publicfunctions.Apart
from this, a maximum
of 100 people in mar-
riage ceremony and a
maximum of 20 people
in the funeral.
The Additional Com-
missioner has ap-
pealed that every per-
son should follow Cov-
id appropriate behav-
ior. Under section 144,
home delivery has
been allowed 24 hours
a day. Restraunts and
cafe will be able to
serve guests till 10 PM.
Railway stations, bus
stands, medical insti-
tutions, essential ser-
vices kept free.
JODHPUR SECOND
Tourist at Nahargarh Fort. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA
Control room
set up in state,
181 helpline no
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In view of the
spike in covid-19 infec-
tion cases in Rajasthan,
the home department
on Wednesday set up a
state control room & en-
gaged 12 officers includ-
ing IPS & RAS officers
in control room duty
.
DIGAnilKumarTank
will be in charge of the
control which will func-
tionroundtheclock.IPS
officerswillbeincharge
of each shift.
The control room, set
up on the first floor of
the State Emergency
Operation Center, will
work for resolving com-
plaints received on hel-
pline number 181, en-
suring availability of
oxygen, beds in hospi-
tals. Daily report will be
given to ACS Home and
PS to CM.
Bharatpur:
31 medical
students +VE
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: The Co-
rona explosion took
place here on
Wednesday. 36 coro-
na patients were
found in the city and
31 positive students
were found in the
medical college. Af-
ter which there is a
stir in the medical
department. At pre-
sent there are 101 co-
rona positive pa-
tients in the district.
Regarding Corona,
Collector Himanshu
Gupta said that 31 co-
rona positive pa-
tients have appeared
in the medical col-
lege. The condition
of the student who
came positive in the
medical college is
fine. They have been
isolated in hostels.
The system of stud-
ies in medical college
has been postponed.
The children had pa-
pers from 10th.
Sariska: Tigress ST-19
captured with two new cubs
Memorial for blackbucks
allegedly poached by Salman
R’bhore ‘T-123’ hurt
in fight over territory
Kartarpura drain to
be widened: JDA
Abhinav Agarwal
Sawai Madhopur: Af-
ter the death of his fa-
ther T-65, young T-123
wanted to occupy his
territory but T-38 had
already taken it.
In the ensuing en-
counter, T-123 was in-
jured. This is what the
Ranthambore National
Park authorities have
inferred after seeing
CCTV footages. Park
sources said that the
cub of tigress T-69 had
separated from mother.
When he tried to re-
claim his dead father’s
territory in 16 Monkha
forest area near Gilai
Sagar dam, he came
face to face with an
adult tiger T-38 who had
already occupied it.
A clash followed as he
challenged his senior
but ended up hurting
himself. In the footages,
foresters marked
wounds near his eyes. A
team, led by Regional
Forest Officer Vishnu
Gupta, is out to trace
the injured tiger.
Abhishek Shrivastava
Jaipur: JDA will make
an action plan for con-
crete work of Kartar-
pura nullah in Jaipur to
make the drain pucca.
The decision was tak-
en in a meeting held by
JDA commissioner
Gaurav Goyal. The work
will be done to concre-
tize the nullah in the
width of 30 metres. The
plan will be forwarded
to the state government
for approval.
Goyal instructed the
officers that the project
should be completed
within the stipulated
timeline.
Tehsildar, Jaipur will
make a report after ex-
amining the revenue
records. Based on the
report submitted by
MNIT experts, engi-
neering branch and
planning branch, ac-
tion of superimposing
will be taken by the
zone deputy commis-
sioner. A Sewage treat-
ment plant will be made
to prevent dirty water
in the nullah.
Officers from JDA,
municipalcorporations,
district administration
and police officers at-
tended the meeting.
Nirmal Tiwari
Alwar: Tigress ST-19
was captured in the
camera trap along with
her two cubs in Saris-
ka on Wednesday.
With this, the popula-
tion of tigers in Sariska
has increased to 25. For-
est and Environment
Minister Hemaram
Choudhary expressed
happiness after hearing
the news and congratu-
lated the top officers of
the Forest Department,
especially Principal
Secretary Shreya Guha,
PCCF Dr DN Pandey,
Chief Wildlife Warden
Arindam Tomar. The
age of these two tiger
cubs is about two
months. Special moni-
toring and tracking of
tigress ST-19 is being
done since Oct-Nov. For
continuous monitoring
in this area, more cam-
era traps were installed
in past for more moni-
toring.
Rajiv Gaur
Jodhpur: A memorial
and rescue centre is
being constructed in
the memory of the
dead deer at the place
where actor Salman
Khan had allegedly
hunted black deer in
the year 1998 at Kan-
kani village, adjacent
to Jodhpur city.
The Vishnoi commu-
nity, who are ready to
sacrifice their lives to
save wildlife, has taken
the initiative for this.
200 youth of the socie-
ty have started work
with the help of two
dozen JCBs to build a
memorial on seven
bighas of land.
In the year 1998, Sal-
man Khan allegedly
hunted 2 blackbucks in
outskirts of Kankani
village. A memorial
will be built at this
place. There is plan to
open a rescue centre as
well so that injured
deer can be treated on
time. Wildlife lover
Prem Saran says that
memorial will be con-
structed in a month.
Tigress ST-19 captured along
with two cubs in Sariska.
Blackbucks. —FILE PHOTO
First India Bureau
Dungarpur: An angry
lover, irked over the en-
gagement of the girl,
called her home, raped,
& strangled her to death
& hung dead body with
a noose. Feeling that
she was alive, he kept
stoning.
Dungarpur SP Su-
dhir Joshi said that ac-
cused Mukesh Meena
(23) has been arrested.
When caught, the ac-
cused kept misleading
police, later confessed.
During interrogation, it
was told that the girl
used to work in a com-
pany making raincoats.
He also used to work in
the factory of making
disposable glass near
the same company
. The
friendship between the
two turned into love.
Both used to come
and go together.
The affair of both
was going on for two
years. Meanwhile, the
engagement of the girl-
friend took place some-
where else. Angered by
this he committed this
heinous crime.
Miffed lover
rapes, strangles
girl to death
Chiranjeevi scheme:
Register 5 familes,
get 500 incentive
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: “Get five
families to register,
get Rs 500 as incen-
tive!” Chiranjeevi
Health Insurance
Scheme is one of the
most ambitious
schemes of CM Ge-
hlot’s current tenure.
A special cam-
paign is being run to
connect every family
in the state with the
scheme so that no
family is left out from
registration due to
lack of information
and are not deprived
of cashless treat-
ment in empaneled,
government and pri-
vate hospitals under
the scheme.
Financial provi-
sion of Rs 36 crore
has been approved
for this campaign. In
this special cam-
paign, field workers
from Asha Sahyogi-
ni, Anganwadi,
ANM, Panchayat are
being surveyed so as
to get them regis-
tered. Post survey
these families are be-
ing encouraged to
register at nearest e-
Mitra to connect
with scheme & an
incentive amount of
Rs 500 is being given
to those who are get-
ting 5 families regis-
tered under the
scheme.
An additional in-
centive amount of
Rs.100 per family will
be paid on more than
five registrations.
The NGOs registered
under the Societies
Act-1958 that are
working at the field
level can also partici-
pate in the campaign
and get families to
register. They too
will receive Rs 500 for
every 5 families that
are registered and Rs
100 per family for
more than five regis-
trations. The list of
NGOs authorized by
the District Collector
will have to be sent at
the state level. At pre-
sent more than 1 cr33
lakh families have
been registered and
more than 6 lakh 73
thousand people
have received free
treatment. So far 788
government & 625
private hospitals
have connected. To
register, private hos-
pitals can apply on
official website.
Ashok Gehlot
@ashokgehlot51
It’s good to
learn that Tigress
ST 19 has been
sighted with
cubs in
Sariska.
Nice to see
the wildlife
thrive in
Raj.

PERSPECTIVE
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Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
What is extremely worrisome is that
this incident was also a big security
lapse as far as the PM is concerned.
Protestors were given access to
the Prime Minister’s route while the
Punjab CS and DGP gave assurances
to SPG that the route is clear.
Rajnath Singh
@rajnathsingh
Warm wishes and greetings to senior
BJP leader, Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi ji
on his birthday. He is widely respected
for his scholarly pursuits and rich
contributions towards strengthening
the party and the nation. Praying for
his long and healthy life.
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
There has to be evil so
that good can prove
its purity above it.
—Buddha
IN-DEPTH
AMID COVID SURGE
CONGRESS SETS
EXAMPLE, DEFERS
POLITICAL EVENTS
TOP TWEETS
he Congress has set
an example by put-
ting on hold all its
planned rallies in Ut-
tar Pradesh in view
of the frighteningly rapid in-
crease in active Omicron cases
in the country. The party took
the decision after criticism for
holding girls’ marathons. Other
parties would do well to also de-
fer their scheduled political
events which are used only to
tell people about what they pro-
pose to do in future. The BJP is
said to be preparing for virtual
rallies. Over 58,000 Covid cases
were recorded in the country as
the Omicron variant spread ex-
ponentially across the world.
Uttar Pradesh goes to poll
along with Punjab, Uttara-
khand,GoaandManipuraround
the time when the caseload is
likely to peak. The Election
Commission has already re-
viewed the Covid situation amid
demands to delay the elections.
A similar situation had arisen
in the 2020 Assembly elections
in Bihar when virtual rallies
were introduced but that did not
help in preventing huge crowds
from gathering at venues.
T
nvestigation into
the Bulli Bai app
case in which ob-
jectionable mes-
sages were up-
loaded alongside doctored
photographs of Muslim wom-
en has led to a shocking rev-
elation of how hate has poi-
soned young minds.
The three persons arrested
by Mumbai’s cyber cell in-
clude two 21-year-olds, one of
them an engineering student,
and a girl aged 18. Mayank
Rawal, who is from Uttara-
khandlikethegirl,waspicked
up by police on Wednesday
.
The other two were arrested a
day earlier. The accused had
used an open-source software
platform GitHub to upload
photos of Muslim women for
auction on the Bulli Bai app.
Earlier, an app named “Sulli
Deals” was used to upload ob-
jectionable content and in-
vited people to bid for Muslim
women whose photos were
accessed from their social me-
dia sites, morphed and put up
for auction.
That a teenage girl was
heading the group posting
communal and embarrassing
posts about women comes as
a bigger shock. Her co-ac-
cused, an engineering stu-
dent from Bengaluru, had
created a fake account in the
name of Khalsa supremacist
to give the campaign a more
sinister angle of maligning
the Sikh community
.
The involvement of young
students in such a disgusting
and shameful activity should
cause concern in every right
thinking person. The BJP,
Central and state govern-
ments, leaders of ultra-right
outfits, parents and teachers
must realise the danger
which the hate-mongers are
putting our youth in. Society
in general will bear the brunt
if corrective measures are
not taken. Counselling will
help but for that politicians
and society elders must shun
their communal mindsets.
POISONING OF YOUNG
MINDS MUST STOP
Accused had used an
open-source software
platform GitHub to upload
photos of Muslim women
for auction on Bulli Bai
app. Earlier, an app named
Sulli Deals was used to
invite people to bid for
Muslim women
I
WORLD ECONOMY IN 2022: BIG
FACTORS TO WATCH CLOSELY
ill 2022 be the year where the
world economy recovers
from the pandemic? That’s
the big question on every-
one’s lips as the festive break
comes to an end.
One complicating factor is
that most of the latest major
forecasts were published in
the weeks before the omicron
variant swept the world. At
that time, the mood was that
recovery was indeed around
the corner, with the IMF pro-
jecting 4.9% growth in 2022
and the OECD projecting
4.5%. These numbers are
lower than circa 5% to 6%
global growth expected to
have been achieved in 2021,
but that represents inevita-
ble rebound from reopening
after pandemic lows of 2020.
So what difference will
omicron make to the state of
the economy? We already
know that it had an effect in
the run-up to Christmas, with
for example UK hospitality
taking a hit as people stayed
away from restaurants.
For the coming months, the
combination of raised re-
strictions, cautious consum-
ers and people taking time off
sick is likely to take its toll.
Yet the fact that the new vari-
ant seems milder than origi-
nally feared is likely to mean
that restrictions are lifted
more quickly and that the
economic effect is more mod-
erate than it might have been.
Israel and Australia, for ex-
ample, are already loosening
restrictions despite high case
numbers. At the same time,
however, until the west tack-
les very low vaccination rates
in some parts of the world,
don’t be surprised if another
new variant brings further
damage to both public health
and the world economy
.
As things stand, the UK
thinktank CEBR published a
more recent 2022 forecast just
before Christmas. It predict-
ed that global growth would
reach 4% this year, and that
total world economy would
hit a new all-time high of
US$100 trillion (£74 trillion).
THE INFLATION
QUESTION
One other big unknown is in-
flation. In 2021 we saw a sud-
den and sharp surge in infla-
tion resulting from the resto-
ration of global economic
activity and bottlenecks in
the global supply chain.
There has been much debate
about whether this inflation
will prove temporary, and
central banks have been com-
ing under pressure to ensure
it doesn’t spiral.
So far, the European Cen-
tral Bank, Federal Reserve
and Bank of Japan have all
abstained from raising inter-
est rates from their very low
levels. The Bank of England,
on the other hand, followed
the IMF’s advice and raised
rates from 0.1% to 0.25% in
December.
POLITICS GLOBAL
TRADE
The trade war between the
US and China looks likely to
continue in 2022. The “phase
1” deal between the two na-
tions, in which China had
agreed to increase its pur-
chases of certain US goods
and services by a combined
US$200 billion over 2020 and
2021 has missed its target by
about 40% (as at the end of
November).
The deal has now expired,
and the big question for in-
ternational trade in 2022 is
whether there will be a new
“phase 2” deal.
Elsewhere, western ten-
sions with Russia over
Ukraine and further escala-
tion of economic sanctions
against Putin may have eco-
nomic consequences for the
global economy – not least
because of Europe’s depend-
ency on Russian gas. What-
ever happens politically, it is
clear that Asia will be very
important for growth pros-
pects in 2022. Major econo-
mies such as the UK, Japan
and the eurozone were all
still smaller than before the
pandemic as recently as the
third quarter of 2021, the lat-
est data available. The only
major developed economy
that has already recovered its
losses and regained its pre-
COVID size is the US.
On the other hand, China
has managed the pandemic
well – albeit with strict con-
trol measures – and its econ-
omy has achieved strong
growth since the second
quarter of 2020.
As for India, whose econo-
my has seen double dips dur-
ing the pandemic, it is show-
ing a strong positive trend
with 8.5% expected growth in
the year ahead. I therefore
suspect that emerging Asia
will shoulder global growth
in 2022, and the world’s eco-
nomic centre of gravity will
continue to shift eastwards at
an accelerated pace.
THECONVERSATION.COM
W
MUHAMMAD
ALI NASIR
The writer is Associate Professor
in Economics and Finance,
University of Huddersfield
The trade war between the
US and China looks likely
to continue in 2022. The
“phase 1” deal between the
two nations, in which
China had agreed to
increase its purchases of
certain US goods and
services by a combined
US$200 billion over 2020
and 2021 has missed its
target by about 40% (as at
the end of November)
As things stand, the
UK thinktank CEBR
published a more
recent 2022 forecast just
before Christmas. It
predicted that global
growth would reach 4%
this year, and that total
world economy would hit
a new all-time high of
US$100 trillion
(£74 trillion)
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Kabul: The Taliban
have announced a state
of emergency in Af-
ghanistanasheavysnow
andrainfallcontinuesto
batter the country, re-
ported local media.
Provincialauthorities
have been directed by
the Officials of the State
Ministry for Disaster
Managementforfurther
preparedness for rain
and snowfall, reported
Khaama Press. Materi-
als to the provinces have
been sent to states to as-
sist people during the
snow and rainfall and
their distribution is un-
derway, said Muham-
mad Amin Mubariz, an
official of the ministry
.
Afghanistan’s 32 out of
34 provinces are wit-
nessing repeated snow,
rainfall and it has
clogged routes. Due to
the massive rainfall,
floods also erupted in
several provinces.
Salang highway that
connects Kabul with
Northern provinces has
been left clogged due to
heavysnowfallandwind,
said Khaama Press. —ANI
INDIA
05
New Delhi: After 'Bulli
Bai',Facebookpagesand
a Telegram channel al-
legedlytargettingHindu
women have now sur-
faced. Union Minister
for Electronics and In-
formation Technology
Ashwini Vaishnaw on
Wednesday assured ac-
tion against them and
saidthatthechannelhas
been taken down.
In reply to a com-
plaint on Twitter re-
garding the Telegram
Channel, Vaishnaw
said, Channel blocked.
Government of India
coordinating with po-
lice authorities of states
for action. Several abu-
sive pages and groups
on Facebook have also
surfaced, compaints
against whom had been
tweeted by a Twitter
user, to which Union
Minister of State for
Electronics and Infor-
mation Technology Ra-
jeev Chandrasekhar
said that had he has di-
rected the concerned
authorities to inform
Meta and to get them
taken down.
Have directed Gov-
ernment of India MeitY
team to inform Meta
and have it taken down,
Chandrasekhar said in
a tweet.
The IT Ministers
were replying to com-
plaints of a YouTuber
by the name of Anshul
Saxena, who alleged
that the Telegram chan-
nel, groups and pages
on Facebook were tar-
geting Hindu women,
sharing their photos
and abusing them.
According to Saxena,
the Telegram Channel
wascreatedinJune2021.
Earlier, based on the
complaint of a woman
journalist at the Delhi
Cyber police station in
whikch she alleged that
her photos were upload-
ed on the website 'Bulli
Bai' to target her, and
harass and insult Mus-
lim women. —ANI
GovtblocksTelegramchannel
fortargetingHinduwomen
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said govt coordinating with police authorities of states
Image for representational purpose only.
Jharkhand: Atleast six
people were killed while
several injured in a col-
lision between a bus
and a tanker in the Am-
dapara area of
Jharkhand's Pakur on
Wednesday
.
As per the Varun
Ranjan, District Col-
lector of Pakur, 15 peo-
ple have been injured.
Further details are
awaited. —ANI
16 killed as bus
collides with truck
in Jharkhand
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Wednesday condoled
the death of Padma
Shri recipient Sind-
hutai Sapkal stating
that the renowned so-
cial worker would be
remembered for her no-
ble service to society
.
“The life of Dr Sind-
hutai Sapkal was an
inspiring saga of cour-
age, dedication and
service. She loved and
served orphaned, trib-
als and marginalised
people. Conferred with
Padma Shri in 2021,
she scripted her own
story with incredible
grit,” tweeted Rashtra-
pati Bhavan.
“Sindhutai Sapkal
Ji’s life is an inspiring
example of social ser-
vice. Her selfless dedi-
cation service-orient-
ed works shaped lives
of children. She also
supported several un-
derprivileged fami-
lies,” tweeted Om Birla.
PM Modi condoles
demise of Sindhutai
Taliban declares emergency
amid heavy snow in Af
Image for representational purpose only.
AKHTAR URGES COMPASSION FOR
ALLEGED ‘BULLI BAI’ MASTERMIND
INDIANS ARE SUCCUMBING TO HATRED:
MALLIKARJUN KHARGE ON BULLI BAI ROW
After an 18-year-old woman was arrested by
the Mumbai police in connection with the Bulli
Bai app controversy, veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar
expressed his views on the same, urging
people to forgive her as the young
girl reportedly lost her parents to
cancer and COVID-19 recently.
Akhtar, who has been actively
sharing his opinions on the case,
took to his Twitter handle on
Wednesday to ask netizens
to show compassion
and forgive the girl.
LoP in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said, “It’s
distressing to see 18-21 year olds committing
crimes sparked by the radicalism of RSS and BJP’s
ideology.” Kharge said the youth are
succumbing to hatred. “Instead of
excelling in education employ-
ment, they have become pawns in
the hands of BJP-RSS,” he said.
The Mumbai police have arrested
three persons in the case, two
from Uttarakhand and one
from Bengaluru, who are in
their early twenties.
IN THE COURTYARD
New Delhi: The Cen-
tral government on
Wednesday informed
the SC that there was a
“compelling need” to
appoint Indian Police
Service (IPS) Rakesh
Asthana as the Delhi
Police Commissioner
taking into considera-
tion the national capi-
tal’s “extremely chal-
lenging situations” of
public order on na-
tional security
.
The MHA, while jus-
tifying the appoint-
ment of Asthana as the
Delhi Police commis-
sioner, informed the
apex court through an
affidavit that Asthana
was appointed police
chief of Delhi as a
“special case of public
interest”.
The affidavit was
filed on a plea of NGO
CPIL against the Delhi
HC order of upholding
Asthana’s appoint-
ment as police chief.
Asthana appointed police chief
considering riots: MHA in SC
New Delhi: TheCentral
government on Wednes-
day requested the Su-
preme Court to allow
commencement of the
counselling for NEET-
PG saying doctors con-
cerns for counselling
are genuine.
Solicitor General
Tushar Mehta appear-
ing for Centre told a
bench headed by Jus-
tice DY Chandrachud,
“Let us proceed with
the counselling. We are
at a point where coun-
selling is stuck. We
need doctors and their
concerns are genuine.”
Centre urges SC:
Allow NEET-PG
counselling
DELHI HIGH COURT HEARS
FUTURE GROUP APPEAL
New Delhi: Future Retail and its promoters
have filed appeals before the division bench
of the Delhi High Court challenging the or-
der passed on Tuesday that dismissed the
Group’s petitions for termination of the Amazon
arbitration. The Delhi High Court on Tuesday
dismissed the pleas moved by Future Group
companies seeking a direction to the arbitra-
tion tribunal, adjudicating Amazon’s objections
against Future Group’s deal with Reliance, to
take a decision on their application for terminat-
ing the arbitration proceedings before moving
any further. The appeal will be listed before the
Chief Justice of Delhi High Court at 02:15 p.m.
on Wednesday, it added.
Anita Hada
New Delhi: Since form-
ing the government at
the Centre, all the peo-
ple who were nominat-
ed to the Rajya Sabha by
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi are retiring
this year as seven of the
12 nominated quota
seats are falling vacant.
Journalist Swapna
Dasgupta, who was
nominated twice in one
term,isretiringinApril
this year. Veteran BJP
leader Subramanian
Swamy is also retiring
in April itself.
Apart from these, Ma-
layalam film actor
Suresh Gopi, Olympic
medalist boxer MC
Mary Kom, Bengali ac-
tress Roopa Ganguly,
who played Draupadi in
the Mahabharata seri-
al, well-known intellec-
tual Narendra Jadhav
and Chhatrapati Samb-
haji, one of Shivaji Ma-
haraj’s descendants, are
retiring this year.
Of those retiring, two
are Bengalis, two Mara-
this and two from South
India. This time it will
change so that a better
regional balance is cre-
ated. Generally, no one
is sent to RS for two con-
secutive terms in nomi-
nated quota. But this is
not a rule. Dasgupta,
who contested Assem-
bly polls of West Bengal
by resigning from RS
last year, lost, and was
re-nominated by the
party to Rajya Sabha.
Therefore, he may get
a chance once again.
But the rest of the MPs
are finding it difficult to
get a chance.
Suresh Gopi has left
the party disappointed
and Roopa Ganguly also
did not prove to be very
useful. On top of that,
she has also started giv-
ing statements against
party. Swamy is also
continuously opening a
front against the Modi
government.
That’s when it seems
that new faces will be
brought in most of the
seats. Instead of well-
known leaders, un-
known people can get a
chance, much like how
Ramshakal of Uttar
Pradesh got a chance.
WATCH OUT FOR NOMINATED
QUOTASEATSINRAJYASABHA!
Mahesh Sharma
Jaipur: Whenever Bi-
har Chief Minister Nit-
ish Kumar feels he is
getting weak politically
or has to give a message
to his ally, the BJP, he
goes on a tour and al-
most all of his such
journeys start from Val-
mikinagar. The region
has great religious, his-
torical and political sig-
nificance.
This time Nitish has
set out on a Samaj Sud-
har Yatra social reform
journey
. For him social
reform means prohibi-
tion of alcohol. Interest-
ingly, he came to know
of this meaning only
five-six years ago be-
cause before that he was
distributing licences of
liquor shops in every
nook and corner of his
state. But now he has
engaged the police and
administration of en-
tire state to implement
the prohibition law.
However, both the
timing and purpose of
his visit are very clear.
He is traveling to give a
message to his ally BJP
.
He is connecting direct-
ly with the people and
discussing the politics
with the local leaders
wherever he is going.
He knows that without
him the BJP will not be
able to form the govern-
ment in the state and
PM Narendra Modi
needs him in the 2024
elections. That is why
he is showing attitude
to the state leaders of
the ally-party
.
Recently
, by-elections
were held for two as-
sembly seats in Bihar.
JanataDal-Ucandidates
were contesting on both
these seats and BJP
leaders were helping
them, but in a casual
way. Despite this, JDU
won both the seats.
Meanwhile,therewas
a split in the Lok Jan-
shakti Party and five
out of the six MPs, who
have the open support
of Nitish Kumar’s party
,
were on one side. In this
way
, Nitish has avenged
the defeat caused by
LJP in the Assembly
elections.
Nitish has also in-
cluded the lone MLA
who won from LJP, in
his party
. All these inci-
dents brought back the
confidence of the Chief
Minister and he decided
to reply to the state-
ments of BJP leaders.
It may be noted that
BJP leaders had said
many times in the past
that Nitish is the CM of
circumstances and is
sitting on the throne by
the grace of BJP
.
Encouraged by the
victory in the by-elec-
tion, Nitish started the
yatra and with the sup-
port he is getting in the
yatra, he is also giving a
message to the BJP that
if it is in power, it is be-
cause of him.
On the issue of caste
census and special cat-
egory status, he has
got the support of the
main Opposition party
RJD, while the BJP is
opposing it. But Nitish
does not care about that
protest!
Nitish Kumar’s Samaj Sudhar Yatra has a message for ally BJP!
BIHAR POLITICS

INDIA
06
New Delhi: The Centre
on Wednesday said the
upsurge of Covid-19
cases is happening in
cities and the Omicron
variant is the predomi-
nant circulating strain.
It also noted that the
precautionary dose of
Covid-19 vaccine for
healthcare and front-
line workers as well as
those above 60 years
with comorbidities will
be same as the first two
doses of the vaccine.
“Upsurge of infec-
tions is happening in
cities. Omicron is the
predominant circulat-
ing strain and mass
gatherings need to be
avoided to reduce the
speed of the spread of
infection.
“India reported over
6.3 times rise in Covid
cases in the last eight
days. There has been a
sharp rise in case posi-
tivity from 0.79 per cent
on December 29 to 5.03
per cent on January 5,”
they said.
They said six states/
UTs now have over
10,000 active Covid
cases. —Agencies
PRECAUTIONARY DOSE OF VACCINE FOR FRONTLINE WORKERS AS WELL AS
THOSE ABOVE 60 YEARS WILL BE SAME AS FIRST TWO DOSES OF VACCINE
Indiastaringatfull-blowncrisis,
6 fold increase in cases in 8 days
Dr. VK Paul interacts with Dr. Balram Bhargava during a media
briefing in New Delhi on Wednesday —PHOTO BY ANI
New Delhi: A Covid-19 patient being treated at Covid Care Centre, Commonwealth Games Village,
in New Delhi on Wednesday. —ANI PHOTO
Chahal hails vax
drive in Mumbai
Mumbai: Mumbai
on Wednesday saw a
39 per cent jump in
daily cases over
Tuesday as it record-
ed 15,166 new cases
of coronavirus in 24
hours — the highest
since the outbreak of
pandemic in 2020 —
with three related
deaths.
BMC Commission-
er Iqbal Singh Cha-
hal said that Mum-
bai is more than pre-
pared to fight against
the Covid because of
its excellent vaccina-
tion programme and
will soon achieve the
100 per cent vaccina-
tion target in the city
.
Chahal hailed vac-
cination drive and
said BMC will com-
plete vaccination for
nearly 37,000 kids by
Thursday
.
“We have 2.1 mil-
lion vaccine availa-
ble with us in stock,
14 lakhs in private
hospitals and 7 lakhs
in BMC. There is no
shortage of vaccine,
the last mile is re-
maining because in
Covishield there is
84 days gap. People
who are not due, we
can’t vaccinate
them. But if the pe-
riod is reduced we
could have achieved
100% by now of sec-
ond dose also,” Cha-
hal said.
New Delhi: Union Min-
ister of Minority Af-
fairs Mukhtar Abbas
Naqvi on Wednesday
said that there is no
need to panic due to the
fear of the spread of
Covid-19 infection due
to electoral rallies in
the forthcoming assem-
bly polls. He added that
the country has enough
resources to deal with
Covid-19.
“There should not be
any kind of panic re-
garding Covid-19. We
should plan, take pre-
cautions, should try for
prevention. There is no
need for panic due to the
rallies,” he said. —ANI
Mumbai: Amid a surge
in Covid-19 cases, the
Mumbai civic body has
made rapid RT-PCR test
mandatory for the pas-
sengers coming from
at-risk and high-risk
countries and the UAE
at the international air-
port, a senior civic offi-
cial said on Wednesday
.
A day earlier, confu-
sion was created due to
misinterpretation of
revised guidelines by a
civic official who had
said that the Brihan-
mumbai Municipal
Corporation (BMC) had
made rapid RT-PCR test
compulsory for all the
international passen-
gers at the Mumbai air-
port, sources said. —PTI
Kolkata: BJP national
president JP Nadda
postponed his West
Bengal visit amid the
surge in Covid-19 cases
on Wednesday
.
“In view of the evolv-
ing Covid-19 situation,
BJP national president
JP Nadda’s scheduled
visit to West Bengal on
9-10 January stands
postponed,” said the
state’s BJP unit.”
“Fresh dates for his
visit will be announced
in due course,” added
the state BJP unit. West
Bengal recorded 9,073
new Covid-19 cases on
Tuesday taking the to-
tal to 16,64,301. —ANI
New Delhi: With the
increasing demand for
the ban on election ral-
lies amid the surging
Covid-19 cases in the
country, BJP national
general secretary CT
Ravi on Wednesday said
that the party will fol-
low 100 per cent Covid
behaviour during its
rallies and added that
BJP is also prepared for
conducting these rallies
virtually if the EC man-
dates so. —ANI
New Delhi: The Sub-
ject Experts Commit-
tee (SEC) of the Drug
Controller General of
India (DCGI) on
Wednesday granted
approval to Bharat
Biotech for conduct-
ing intranasal phase 3
trials and heterolo-
gous trials for COV-
ID-19 booster intrana-
sal vaccine for those
who have taken both
the doses of Covaxin
and Covishield.
The SEC has asked
the Hyderabad-based
vaccine manufactur-
er to submit its re-
vised protocol
for trials.
“After detailed de-
liberation, the SEC ‘in
principle’ agreed for
the conduct of both
phase 3 superiority
study and phase 3
booster dose study in
parallel in the light of
the pandemic situa-
tion. Accordingly,
Bharat Biotech has
been asked to submit
the protocol(s) as rec-
ommended for ap-
proval,” reads the
SEC minutes of the
meeting. —ANI
New Delhi: Over one
crore children in the
age group of 15-18 years
have received the first
dose of Covid-19 vac-
cine till this afternoon,
said Union Health Min-
ister Mansukh Man-
daviya on Wednesday
.
“Superb enthusiasm
among Young India for
Vaccination. Over 1
crore youngsters be-
tween 15-18 age group
have received 1st dose
of vaccine that too on
the 3rd day of vaccina-
tion drive for children. I
appeal to all eligible
young friends to get vac-
cinated at the earliest,”
tweeted Mandaviya.
PM Modi had on De-
cember 25, 2021 an-
nounced that the vacci-
nation for the age-group
15-18 years is scheduled
to begin from Monday
while administration
of third dose for the vul-
nerable categories is to
commence from Janu-
ary 10, 2022.
In the context of the
vaccination of the age
group 15-18 years, the
Union Health Secretary
informed the States and
UTs that only ‘Covaxin’
is to be administered
in this population
category
.
Those with the birth
year of 2007 or before
will be eligible for vac-
cination under this cat-
egory
. —ANI
No need to panic: Naqvi
RT-PCR must for fliers
from risk countries
Covid upsurge alters
Nadda’s Bengal tour
Desi kit Ok’d
to detect
Omicron
Will adhere to norms at
poll rallies, says CT Ravi
SEC OK’s trials of intranasal jab
Over 1 cr teens aged 15-18
have received vax so far: Min
A girl reacts while receiving a dose of Covid-19 vaccine, at a
hospital, in Prayagraj on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Srinagar Airport cancels
8 flights due to snowfall
Hyderabad: As the
Centre proposes to raise
the marriageable age
for women to 21 years
from 18 years, Telanga-
na Waqf Board chair-
man Mohammed Sal-
eem has said that board
has accepted the deci-
sion on Triple Talaq,
but will not accept this.
Speaking with ANI
on Tuesday
, Saleem said
that Qazis of Telangana
had conducted a meet-
ing and have come to a
conclusion that raising
the marriageable age
for women to 21 years is
“impossible”.
“As written in Islam,
both boys and girls
should be married off
as soon as they mature.
Earlier, the age of 18
years was made manda-
tory; we followed and
accepted that, but now
21 years is not accepta-
ble,” he said.
He also appealed to
the public of Telangana
to not panic “because
the bill has just reached
the sub-committee and
will have to pass a long
procedure thereafter.”
“Even after that,
there is two years time.
We will take this matter
to the CM K Chan-
drashekar Rao and
raise the voice to stop
the Bill,” he added.
He further added that
the change in marriage-
able age will “spoil the
life of children”. “They
are asking to marry
children at the age of
21; they get matured in
Class X.” —ANI
Srinagar: Eight flights
have been cancelled
from Srinagar airport
after poor visibility was
reported due to light
snow on Wednesday
.
“Poor visibility due
to light snow prevails at
our airport. Following
flights have been can-
celled till now:- Indigo
137 to Delhi, indigo 6738
to Jammu, Indigo 2015
to Delhi, Indigo 2364 to
Delhi, GoFirst 358 to
Delhi and Vistara 611 to
Jammu,” Srinagar Air-
port tweeted.
“All other flights are
also delayed due to poor
visibility,” Srinagar
Airport Director said.
Earlier on Tuesday,
continuous snowfall
and poor visibility re-
sulted in 42 cancella-
tions across all airlines.
According to IMD,
Srinagar will continue
to witness moderate
snow in the coming sev-
en days. —ANI
SRI JAGANNATH
TEMPLE ACT 1954
TO BE AMENDED
Bhubaneswar: Odisha
Cabinet approved a pro-
posal to amend the Shri
Jagannath Temple Act
1954 to facilitate speedy
disposal of cases relating
to alienation of land be-
longing to Shri Jagannath
temple. Briefing newsmen
after the meeting, Law
Minister Pratap Jena said
the govt will promulgate an
Ordinance. The power will
be delegated to the Temple
administration and the Dis-
trict collector for disposal
of the cases relating to
sale, lease and mortgage
of land registered in the
name of Lord Jagannath.
EX-BJP MLA ESCAPES
NAXAL ATTACK, 2
BODYGUARDS KILLED
Jharkhand: A former BJP
MLA from Manoharpur
was attacked and two of
his bodyguards were killed
by Naxals in Jharkhand’s
West Singhbhum district
on Tuesday, police said.
The ex BJP MLA Gu-
rucharan Nayak was at a
felicitation ceremony of
local sportspersons at a
ground in Goilkera Police
station limits when there
was a sound of gunshots.
One of his bodyguards es-
corted him to Sonua Police
station and he escaped
without any injuries. The
body of one of the guards
was recovered last night.
CRUCIAL READ
TEWARI URGES PM MODI TO ANNOUNCE
BHARAT RATNA FOR BHAGAT SINGH
New Delhi: Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit
to the poll-bound State of Punjab on Wednesday, Congress
MP Manish Tewari has urged him to announce Bharat
Ratna for freedom fighters Bha-
gat Singh, Shiv Ram Rajguru
and Sukhdev Thapar.
Tewari also demanded renam-
ing of the Chandigarh Airport as
Shaheed-E-Azam Bhagat Singh
International Airport.
TRIPURA BJP MLA DISQUALIFIED FROM
ASSEMBLY UNDER ANTI-DEFECTION LAW
Agartala: Tripura Assembly Speaker Ratan Chakraborty on
Wednesday disqualified BJP MLA Ashish Das, who joined
the TMC on October 31, 2021, after criticising the saffron
party and its leadership in the state. The Speaker said that
after examining all the relevant papers and documents as
well as the petition of BJP Chief Whip, Kalyani Roy he had
disqualified Das under the anti-defection law (the 10th
Schedule of the Constitution). Roy earlier filed a peti-
tion before Chakraborty to disqualify the 43-year-old BJP
legislator as he criticised Tripura’s BJP govt and its leaders
before joining the TMC at a function in Agartala last year.
People under an umbrella walk during fresh snowfall, in Srinagar
on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY ANI
z Do not give painkillers to teens after Covaxin
shot, says vaccine-maker
z IIT Guwahati Now A Containment Zone After 60
Test Positive On Campus
z 31 Students In Karnataka Medical College Test
Positive For Covid
z Another 143 passengers on board cruise ship
test positive in Mumbai
z Five Bihar cabinet Ministers test Covid positive
z Five IAS officials have tested positive for
Covid-19 ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit,
official sources said.
z Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa +ve
z Sonu Nigam, family test Covid positive in Dubai
z Amitabh Bachchan’s staff tests positive
z TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty tests positive
z Sourav Ganguly’s daughter, 3 other family mem-
bers test Covid positive
New Delhi: An RT-PCR
test kit for detecting
new coronavirus vari-
ant Omicron has been
developed in India in
partnership with Tata
MD and the Indian
Council of Medical Re-
search (ICMR), said Dr
Balram Bhargava, Di-
rector General of ICMR
on Wednesday
.
He further informed
that the testing kit has
been approved by the
Drugs Controller Gen-
eral of India (DCGI).
“Omicron detecting RT-
PCR kit has been devel-
oped in partnership
withTataMDandICMR
and it has been ap-
proved by DCGI. —ANI
Kolkata: It’s West Ben-
gal CM Mamata Baner-
jee’s 67th birthday on
Wednesday. “Hearty
birthday wishes to
Mamata Banerjee Ji ,
Chief Minister, West
Bengal, wishing you
good health, well-being
and long life,” Lok Sab-
ha Speaker Om Birla
said on Twitter.
Taiwan: Taiwan has re-
ported another incur-
sion by Chinese war-
planes as two military
aircraftof thePLAenter
the island’s air defence
identification zone.
“2 PLA J-16 entered
Taiwan’s ADIZ on Janu-
ary 5, 2022,” Taiwan’s
Ministry of National
Defence tweeted. —ANI
Leaders wish Didi
‘health and long
life’ on birthday
Chinese warplanes
enter Taiwan’s air
defence zone
SITUATION GRIM ALL OVER WORLD!
TelanganaWaqfopposesmarriageBill

Banshi Choudhary
Balotra: Memoranda
of understanding
(MoUs) and letter of in-
tent (LoIs) worth Rs
3,436 crore were signed
at the “Invest Barmer
Summit” held at Lal-
bagh resorts here on
Wednesday
.
The investments are
expected to provide
jobs to around 11,000
people and bring all
round development to
the district.
Labour and Factories
Minister Sukhram
Vishnoi, who is also the
minister in charge of
the district, attended
the summit as the chief
guest while local MLA
Madan Prajapat, RIICO
Director Sunil Parihar,
Divisional Commis-
sioner and Secretary in
charge of the district
Rajesh Sharma and Dis-
trict Collector Lok
Bandhu were present
during the event.
NEWS
07
INVESTMENT SUMMIT
JAIPURINVESTMENTSUMMIT:MOU,
LOI WORTH `23,500 CRORE SIGNED
Investors show interest: Jaipur investors’ meeting was chaired by Industry Minister Shakuntala Rawat
Dimple Sharma
Jaipur: Investors con-
tinued to show interest
in investing in Ra-
jasthan as Memoran-
dum of Understanding
(MoU) and Letter of In-
tent (LoI) worth more
than Rs 23,500 crore
were signed during in-
vestors meet in Jaipur
on Wednesday
.
The district level in-
vestors’ meeting
chaired by Industry
Minister Shakuntala
Rawat was held in
Jaipur ahead of the In-
vest Rajasthan Sum-
mit proposed to be held
on January 24-25.
Rawat said that the
Summit is going to be
organised in such a
way so that the maxi-
mum number of invest-
ment proposals can be
materialised. Before
the summit, district
level investors meet is
being organised.
MLA Amin Kagzi
said that investment in
Jaipur is very safe and
profitable as the state
capital is developing in
all directions.
RIICO director Sitar-
am Agrawal assured
the investors that they
will be facilitated in set-
ting up their industries.
Officials exchange files in presence of Industries Minister Shakuntala Rawat at Jaipur Investment
Summit on Wednesday. Also seen are Sudhansh Pant, Anatar S Nehra, Amin Kagzi Rafeek Khan.
Minister Sukhram Vishnoi, MLA Madan Prajapat, RIICO director
Sunil Parihar, Divisional Commissioner Rajesh Sharma and
Collector Lok Bandhu on the dais during the event.
‘INVEST BARMER SUMMIT’ FETCHES
`3,436-CR INVESTMENT PROPOSALS
‘Sawai Madhopur
Summit’ brings `335
crore investments
Abhinav Agarwal
Sawai Madhopur:
The “Sawai Mad-
hopur Investment
Summit”, which was
organised here on
Wednesday, saw 27
memorandum of un-
derstanding (MoUs)
and letters of intent
(LoIs) worth Rs 335
crore signed in the
presence of Public
Works Minister
BhajanLalJatav,who
is also the minister in
charge of the district,
andDanishAbrar,ad-
visor to Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot.
Speaking on the
occasion, Jatav
pointed out that the
district has im-
mense investment
potential as it is
home to the famous
Ranthambore Na-
tional Park. He as-
sured that as a min-
ister, he would cer-
tainly expedite any
project related to
Public Works going
on in the district.
Minister Bhajan Lal Jatav addressing investors’ meet in
Sawai Madhopur on Wednesday. Also seen is Danish Abrar.
Four of a family die
as car collides with
truck in Bhilwara
Naveen Joshi
Bhilwara: Four mem-
bers of a family were
killed after the car in
which they were travel-
ling collided head-on
withatruckinBhilwara
district, police said on
Wednesday. The acci-
dent occurred near
Dera village on Tues-
day
.
Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot ex-
pressed condolences by
tweeting.
The car, which was
coming from Ajmer,
had a head-on collision
with a truck. Four pas-
sengers of the car were
killed in the accident,
said Sunil Chaudhary,
SHO of Raila police sta-
tion.The deceased have
been identified as
Pratap Gadri (61), his
wife Sohani (60), their
son Dalichand Gadri
(28) and a relative Dev-
ilal (65) residents of
Railmagra in Rajsa-
mand district. The bod-
ies were handed over to
their family members
after a post-mortem ex-
amination, he said.
95% cases resolved under PLS,
Clear Monitoring System: CS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Under the
chairmanship of Chief
Secretary Niranjan
Arya, a review meeting
was held on Wednesday
in the Government Sec-
retariat through video
conferencing regarding
the disposal of the cases
to be sent to various de-
partments under Pink
Letter System (PLS)
and Clears.
On this occasion,
Arya informed that in
the year 2021, PLS and
Clears Monitoring Sys-
tem was started from
12th January
, since then
total 780 cases have
been sent to various de-
partments, out of which
95 percent cases have
been resolved and have
been settled. Describing
it as the best perfor-
mance, he praised the
secretaries of all the
departments and direct-
ed them to resolve all
the outstanding mat-
ters at the earliest. Arya
informed that PLS and
Action and Response
System (Clear) have
been started to ensure
prompt action.
WB Governor
Dhankhar to visit
Raj on Jan 7
YOUTH GETS 20-YR
JAIL FOR RAPE
First India Bureau
Jaipur : Governor
West Bengal
Jagdeep Dhankhar
and his wife Sudesh
Dhankhar will visit
village Bakhtawar-
pura Tehsil Chirawa
in district Jhunj-
hunu on January
7 to condole the
death of son of
Suresh Katewa.
They will reach vil-
lage Bakhtawarpura
from Jaipur.
GovernorDhankhar
and Sudesh Dhankhar
will reach Jaipur from
KolkataonDecember7
at11.30am.
Dungarpur: The POC-
SO court on Tuesday
sentenced a 17-year-old
lad to 20 years of im-
prisonment for raping
his 8-year-old cousin
sister in Nov 2020, un-
der Ramsagada police
station of the district.
The court has also im-
posed a penalty of Rs
41,000 on the convict.
Chief Secretary Niranjan Arya virtually meeting with the officials.
NEWS DIGEST
MAN INJURED IN
BOMB EXPLOSION
IN JAISALMER
MIN BHAJAN LAL
JATAV MADE
RSRDCC CHIEF
Jaisalmer: A man who
was grazing his goats
near Kishangarh Field
Firing Range on the
Jaisalmer, was injured
in a bomb explosion on
Wednesday. According
to the information, a
bomb that had fallen
near the firing range
suddenly exploded when
Kutal Singh brushed past
it while looking for a goat
that had gone astray into
the field firing range.
Jaipur: Minister of State
of Animal Husbandry of
Rajasthan
Bhajan Lal
Jatav has
been made
chairman of
Rajasthan
State Road Development
Construction Corpo-
ration after Governor
Kalraj Mishra approved
his appointment. He has
also been appointed to
the Board of directors.
CONTEMPT OF
COURT: RAJ GOVT
REPLIES IN SC
Direct recruitment of DJ:
Raj HC rejects petition
Jodhpur: The Ra-
jasthan High Court
has dismissed a peti-
tion seeking removal
of the obligation of ap-
plicants to adjudicate
ten cases in which they
have contributed,
along with the direct
recruitment examina-
tion of a District
Judge. It was said on
behalf of the petition-
er that this obligation
does not come under
the service rules. The
service rules cannot be
challenged. HC had in-
vited applications for
the direct recruitment
of District Judge posts
on 5 September 2021.
New Delhi: Rajasthan
governmenthassubmit-
ted its reply in the SC
d u r i n g
the hear-
ing was
held on
Wednes-
dayinthe
contempt of court case
filed by Adani Power
Rajasthan Limited. As
the government sought
time to file the counter
affidavit, the Division
Benchof JusticesVineet
Saran and Aniruddh
Bose has posted the next
hearing to Jan 11.
Virtual hearing in
Raj HC till Jan 14
Rajasthan HC has
stopped any physical
appearance from
Wednesday. The hear-
ing will be held through
video conferencing only
till 14th January
.
Medical Health and
Excise Minister
Parsadi Lal Meena
along with Dr CP
Joshi flagged off
an ambulance of
Railmagra Health
Center in Nathdwara
on Wednesday.
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do - but to stay wrong makes no
sense.
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53 ‘KARMAVEERS’ HONOURED!
(L) Braj Lata Hada, Rakesh Pareek, Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya, Jagdeesh Chandra,
Bhagirath Choudhary, Vasudev Devnani and KK Tak during the lamp lighting ceremony.
BL Soni flanked by Dinesh MN Sawai Singh during the press meet.
Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya addressing the gathering. Also seen here on the stage
are Braj Lata Hada, Ramchandra Choudhary, Rakesh Pareek and Jagdeesh Chandra.
(From Left) Braj Lata Hada, Ramchandra Choudhary, Rakesh Pareek, Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya, Jagdeesh Chandra, Bhagirath Choudhary,
Vasudev Devnani, Suresh Tak, Prakash Rajpurohit, Vikas Sharma and KK Tak stand for the National Anthem during First India’s Ajaymeru
Gaurav Samman programme in Ajmer on Wednesday. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR ANAND SHARMA
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: The Ajaymeru Gaurav
Samman programme was organ-
ized by First India News in the
religious city of Ajmer on
Wednesday wherein Mahendra
Jeet Singh Malviya, Minister of
Water Resources and District In-
charge, was chief guest of pro-
gramme. First India News CMD
Jagdeesh Chandra also reached
the programme where 53 ‘Kar-
maveers’ were honoured. Wel-
coming the guests, Channel Head
Jagdeesh Chandra apprised the
people about the campaign of
First India. Malviya described
Jagdeesh Chandra as a capable
journalist and also said that CM
Ashok Gehlot has also praised the
working style.
Navin Sharma
Satyanarayan Sharma
Jaipur: ACB presented
its annual report re-
garding action taken in
2021 on Wednesday. Ra-
jasthan ACB has in
2021, taken action at a
record level in its his-
tory. In 2021, a total of
501 cases have been reg-
istered in ACB under
Prevention of Corrup-
tion Act. In these, 430
traps, 42 misuse of of-
fice and 29 cases of dis-
proportionate assets
are registered. Majority
cases in 2021 pertain to
departments such as
revenue, police, pan-
chayat, energy depart-
ment and autonomous
government depart-
ment. ACB DG BL Soni
ADG Dinesh MN have
appealed to public
stressing that people
can make any com-
plaint related to corrup-
tion on ACB’s helpline
1064 and WhatsApp
number 94135-02834
without fear as the com-
plainant’s identity will
be kept completely
secret.
DG Soni lists ACB’s
record success in traps
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot has de-
manded from Election
Commission of India to
immediately put bar on
rallies of political par-
ties. This demand has
been made in view of
3rd wave of Covid
fast-spreading Omi-
cron. Gehlot tweeted on
Wednesday, “Elections
cannot be postponed
due to constitutional
provisions, but instead
of rallies, other meth-
ods of publicity should
be used.”
Gehlot has said that
today is era of informa-
tion technology. The
Chief Minister also
said that people of
country have not yet
forgotten terrible con-
ditions of 2nd wave of
Covid. “In month of
April-May last year,
how were beds not even
available in hospitals.
People died in agony
due to a lack of oxy
. Ac-
cording to experts, no
one knows what new
form Omicron will take
going forward,” he said.
Ratio of...
With this, despite re-
moval of provision of
being placed on proba-
tion for a period of one
year if appointed by
promotion in notifica-
tion issued by the Per-
sonnel Department,
this provision, which
remained unchanged in
the Miscellaneous Ser-
vice Rules, will be abol-
ished. This will bring
uniformity in all ser-
vice rules.
Lapse in...
Gehlot said, “The SPG
should tell why the PM
was made to take a road
journey of more than 2
hours without a prede-
termined schedule. The
Punjab CM said that the
farmers’ protest had
been informed earlier.
Yet why did the SPG al-
low PM’s convoy to go on
theprotestroute?Thisis
a serious issue on which
the responsibility of
SPG, IB and other agen-
cies should be fixed in-
stead of doing politics.”
BAN POLITICAL RALLIES:
GEHLOT’S CLARION CALL TO ECI
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In a meeting of
State Council of Minis-
ters, held under chair-
manship of Chief Min-
ister Ashok Gehlot
through VC on Wednes-
day, concern was ex-
pressed over increasing
infection of Corona and
effective steps were dis-
cussed to prevent it.
CM Ashok Gehlot
said: There will be no
shortage of resources
regarding Corona man-
agement.
Health Minister Par-
sadi Lal Meena said:
The number of corona
tests in the state has
been increased to more
than 55,000/day
.
MoS Dr Subhash Garg
said: Free distribution
of medicines related to
Covid is being done at
all Unani and Homeopa-
thy medical centres.
DGP ML Lather said:
Check posts have been
set up at 36 places in
1,534 anti-covid teams
have been deployed.
Principal Secy Medi-
cal Vaibhav Galriya
said: Precaution doses
to health, frontline
workers and above 60
years of age will be
started from Jan 10.
Dr Sudhir Bhandari,
Principal of SMS
Medical College said:
The infection rate in
Omicron variant is
very high, but mortali-
ty rate of infected pa-
tients is negligible in it.
The promotion should also be
based on IT and social media.
EC should distribute time slots
to all political parties on communica-
tion medium like TV and radio so that
all parties get equal opportunity to
campaign. A door-to-door campaign
should be done under the Covid protocol
instead of big rallies. —Ashok Gehlot, CM
MINS TO MONITOR
COVID IN THEIR DISTS
It was decided that mem-
bers of State Council of
Ministers would continu-
ously monitor situation of
Covid in their respective
districts and would make
efforts to control corona
on basis of feedback from
public representatives.
STATE COUNCIL OF MINS EXPRESS
CONCERN OVER SURGE IN CASES...
...They suggest imposition
of partial restrictions
PANDEMIC-ALERT VIGIL-PUBLIC
DISCIPLINE GUIDELINES ISSUED
Jaipur: Under the
chairmanship of CM
Ashok Gehlot, accord-
ing to the suggestions
and deliberations in the
meeting of the State
Council of Ministers
held through VC from
CMR on Wednesday,
Home Dept has taken
epidemic alert-careful
public-discipline direc-
tion for prevention and
prevention of Covid in-
fection. The guidelines
will come into effect
from tomorrow.
z Public discipline
curfew will remain in
the entire state from
11:00 pm to 05:00
am every day.
z School/college/uni-
versity/coaching in-
stitution with hostel
must ensure proper
Covid-19 behavior
z Order will not apply
to offices to es-
sential services:
District Administra-
tion, Home, Finance,
Police, Forensic
Science Laboratory,
Jail, Home Guard,
Control Room and
War Room, For-
est and Wildlife,
Ayurveda, Animal
Husbandry, IT,
Information and
PR, Civil Defense,
Fire and Emergency
Services, Public
Transport, Disaster
Management, Food
Supplies, Municipal
Corporation, Urban
Devp Trust, Zilla
Parishad, Electricity,
Drinking Water, San-
itation, Telephone,
Health Departments
z With increasing
cases in Jaipur and
Jodhpur, regular
teaching up to
Class 8 in all govt/
pvt schools of JMC
Greater Heritage
and Jodhpur Mu-
nicipal Corporation
(North/South) will be
closed till January 17
z Administrative sec-
retary at secretariat
level in relation to all
govt offices of mun
corp and municipal
areas, where social
distancing is not
possible 50% office
and 50% WFH.
z If any employee tests
positive, office room
can be closed for 72
hours by head of the
respective office.
PSKS/PGKS camps will remain
suspended till further orders
CLASSES UPTO 8TH CLOSED IN JPR JODH;
WORK IN GOVT OFFICES AT 50% CAPACITY
Sudhanshu Mathur
New Delhi: The recent
meeting between Union
HM Amit Shah and for-
merPresidentof RajBJP
and a staunch Vasund-
hara Raje supporter—
Ashok Parnami—was a
development that drew
interest not only from
the sections of Saffron
party, but even from Op-
position parties. While
till today, not much was
known about meet but
Parnami camp claimed
that all was well and it
was a pleasant courtesy
meet, however, knowl-
edgeable sources claim
that Shah expressed his
displeasure to Parnami.
Word is that Shah was
upset over the defeat of
the BJP in the Zila Pra-
mukh election in Baran
where due to cross vot-
ing, the BJP had to lose
the district chief’s seat
while it was a seat that
was considered to be in
BJP’s pocket. After the
BJP’sdefeat,theworkers
were furious and the en-
tire blame of this loss
was put on Chhabra
MLA Pratap Singh Sing-
hvi, a known Raje ‘war-
lord’. In an aggressive
and indecent mood, an-
gry workers also ran-
sacked MP Dushyant
Singh’s office, who was
apparently not involved
in this entire game plan.
In fact, questions have
beenraisedontheroleof
Pratap Singh Singhvi in
BJP’s internal probe re-
port also. Meanwhile,
Shah also discussed
BJP’sdefeatinKotaMun
Corp oration (South)
with Parnami as well as
phone calls made to par-
ty’s public representa-
tives during religious
tour of Raje. Although
Parnami had already re-
questedformeetingwith
high command, but due
to various engagements
itcouldnothappen,how-
ever, after Baran ‘deba-
cle’ its report being
handed to Shah, Parna-
mi was called for meet-
ing. High command has
instructed that a repeat
of such incidents should
not reoccur in future
after meeting Shah, Par-
nami briefed Madam
Raje but her reaction is
yet not known.
Parnami witnesses Shah’s
displeasure over Baran episode!
SHAH’S MEET WITH ASHOK PARNAMI
FROM P1…
Amit Shah Ashok Parnami
Birla flags off 3 Memu trains
Om Birla, Darshana Jardosh, Madan Dilawar, Chandrakanta Meghwal, Sandeep Sharma, Kalpana
Singh other railway officials flag off Memu train at Sogaria Railway Station in Kota on Wednesday.
Jhalawar: Virtually joining flag-off
ceremony of Jhalawar-Kota train in
Jhalawar on Wednesday, BJP na-
tional VP and ex-CM Vasundhara Raje
Scindia praised his MP son Dushyant
Singh for his efforts to finally materialise
project. Reminiscing about her earlier
days, Raje said party workers used to
gift him the prototype of a train but that
dream has been realised now. Mean-
while, Local BJP MP Dushyant Singh
flagged off a passenger train between
the city and Kota at the city railway sta-
tion on Wednesday. The mainline electric
multiple unit (MEMU) train with 8 coaches and more
than 600 seats will run daily between the two towns.
Singh said that it is a dream come true for the people
of the region to have been connected with the rest of
the country through a railway line.
RAJE PATS MP SON FOR MEMU TRAIN,
DUSHYANT SINGH FLAGS OFF TRAIN
Bhanwar S Charan
Kota: LS Speaker Om
Birla and MoS for Rail-
ways Darshana Jardosh
flagged off 3 Memu
trains for Kota- Bina
Nagda and Jhalawar
city routes on Wednes-
day. Along with it, they
also dedicated renovat-
ed Sogariya railway sta-
tion, which is at a dis-
tance of 2.5 km from
Kota junction.
Reset MEMU timings as
per commuters’ need
Om Birla instructed of-
ficials to reschedule
timing of train as per
need of the passengers.
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JAIPUR, THURSDAY
JANUARY 6, 2022
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Aa ab laut
chalein...
This Throwback Thursday we try to take a look on the other side
with ‘Jis Desh mein Ganga Behti hai’, a movie which
romanticised dacoits (like so many others) and gave much food
to the ‘surrender’ campaign in vogue at the time!
aivety rules the mov-
ie, Raj Kapoor has
played a simpleton in
many movies but Jis
Desh mein Ganga be-
hti hai takes the cake,
literally. I do not re-
member liking the movie but
the song…Aa ab laut cha-
lein… still holds me en-
thralled. Padmini leading the
contingent of soldiers across
the barren wasteland with
the camera zooming in on her
face and Raj Kapoor with his
signature haircut singing …
tujhko pukaare desh tera… it
is pure beauty and an emo-
tional high! Lata’s alaap will
give you goosebumps. The
meandering convoy of da-
coits, women and children in
bullock carts with Pran as
Raka, in one of his most
memorable roles, walking in
defeat but it is actually vic-
tory! For me the song is a
symbol that we can go back,
we can rise after we have fall-
en, there is hope in darkness
and the sheer tug of home
which is undeniable for all
living things!
Padmini, is someone I re-
member with her bosom
heaving in O’ Basanti pavan
pagal and then the ‘torn
shirt’ scene in another Raj
Kapoor magnum opus, Mera
Naam Joker but apart from
that she is simply beautiful!
Her character is gutsy and
feminine, she stands up for
herself, is fearless and yet so
caring – Padmini is worth a
watch as is Lalita Pawar in a
courageous mother-wife role.
One of the best characters
is Raka, Pran is simply amaz-
ing in the role. He brings
ruthlessness to his role and
plays it to the hilt, a true-blue
daaku, using Raj Kapoor to
loot a wedding which finally
results in a wake-up call for
the latter.
The visuals are striking in
the movie and the landscapes
beckon, even after decades!
The music and songs are
memorable. Begaani Shaadi
mein Abdullah Deewana and
Tum bhi ho …hum bhi hain…
both are still popular and
hummable!
The movie is socialist and
reformist, it is life with rose-
tinted glasses – but some-
times we need that..don’t we?
A one-time watch definitely!
ANITA HADA
anita.hada@firstindianews.com
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
you may have a very
refreshing day. Visiting a
mall or watching a movie
with family may be the
highlight of the day for some. You
may enjoy travelling to a tourist
destination recommended by your
friends. Reignite the flickering
romance in your life.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
Something you have
implemented at work is
likely to profit the company
and get you noticed. You
are likely to celebrate the
achievement of a family youngster in
a grand way. Shifting into your very
own house may soon become a
reality.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You will derive great
benefit from an exercise
routine that you keenly
follow. Extra workload is
foreseen at work, but nothing that
you cannot handle within office
hours. Taking the family on a trip
seems impossible today due to your
professional commitments.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your financial situation is set
to improve, as earning
opportunities come to you.
Help from co-workers in a
time consuming task will be
forthcoming on the work front. Support
of family will encourage you to take up
a challenge. Socially, your presence
will be much looked forward to.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Previous investments may
give you good returns.
Some of you may decide to
follow in the footsteps of
celebrities and visit the very same
exotic destination that they had been
to.No amount of excuses will dispel
lover’s suspicions about your tenden-
cy to stray the path.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Money coming from various
streams will keep you in an
elated state of mind. A new
fitness regime that you have
adopted promises to keep you in good
health. Getting old furniture
upholstered may be the priority of
some homemakers. Your search for
perfect partner may soon be over.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Your stars favour a bright
beautiful day . A setback
you have recently
experienced can make you
come out stronger. Tax advisor will
be a big help in saving taxes, so
don’t hesitate to contact one.It is
difficult for the relationship of friends
turned lovers to fall apart, so relax.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Some clarification will need
to be sought on a financial
issue before you take the
next big step. A project left
halfway by someone else may come
on your shoulders, but your efforts
will be acknowledged. Some of you
are all set to enjoy a splendid
vacation.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Money put together on
previous occasions is likely
to come in handy now. A
family youngster is keen to
learn from you, so don’t disappoint.
Settling down in a new house is
indicated for some.You may have to
awaken partner’s interest in you once
again.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Continue doing whatever
you are doing to remain
healthy. Some of you will
have to curb your
splurging ways. Family life will cruise
along smoothly with much love and
bonhomie. Don’t speed up on the
road. Chance of moving to a new
location is likely for some.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You may find the day most
auspicious. Your
knowledge about your line
of work will be roundly
appreciated and get you the thumbs
up from higher ups. Friends and
family may get together to give you a
surprise. Business travel may leave
little time for romance.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
A vacation you only
dreamed about is likely to
become a reality very
soon. Healthy eating will
help prevent digestive ailments.
Money will be no constraint in buying
what you like. Driving down with
lover to a happening place is
indicated today.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
octors in Indore
are of the opinion
that forgetfulness
in young days
could be an after-
math of Covid-19
and also a symp-
tom of ‘post covid psycho-
sis’.
As you grow old, the is-
sue of forgetfulness starts
becoming common by the
day
, especially when you hit
the 60s. But having difficul-
ty in remembering things
in your younger days is not
a positive sign. Many may
consider it to be Alzhei-
mer’s, but it is not what you
think it is.
Generally, forgetfulness
can be related to ageing,
head trauma (or injury), or
other conditions or disor-
ders, but new research has
found out that forgetting
things in old age is deemed
normal, but it is not the
case with those in the prime
of their age.
Forgetfulness in young
people may lead to severe
disorders such as Amnesia,
which may also occur in
children. However, in the
post-pandemic world, doc-
tors think that Covid-19
does not only impact one’s
physical health but mental
as well. And this has be-
come a major cause of con-
cern. But around the world,
doctors now are research-
ing new mental health
side effects from the virus.
Even though the number
of patients who reported
Covid-19 psychosis is con-
sidered to be small in
numbers or even rare
for that matter, doc-
tors suggest that it does
have affected patients.
Dr Subhash Garg,
Head of Department
Occupational Thera-
py at Sri Aurobindo
Institute of Medi-
cal Science, In-
dore, says that
some of the
covid-19 con-
tracted pa-
tients have
been diagnosed
with ‘Post Cov-
id Psychosis’. Explaining
what the term means, Dr
Garg says, “Covid Psycho-
sis is a mental disorder in
which patients have an im-
paired sense of reality. Pa-
tients have reported forget-
fulness such as keeping a
key at a place and then for-
getting about it. While
these may be smaller things
to forget, some patients
have also reported severe
symptoms such as halluci-
nations, delusions,
restlessness and
i r r i -
tation among others.”
But how to tackle the psy-
chosis? To this, Dr Garg
says that one must see a
doctor immediately, and at
the same time, can do ac-
tivities that help the brain
function properly
.
“Keeping your brain
busy with an activity or an
exercise can prove to be
beneficial. Solving cross-
word puzzles, writing with
a non-dominant hand and
doing single leg balance are
some of the exercises that
can be considered,” Dr
Garg said.
He also spoke of Cogni-
tive Behavioural Ther-
apy (CBT) that one
can undergo based
on a doctor’s sug-
gestion. CBT is a
common talk
therapy in
which thought
patterns that af-
fect your emo-
tions are changed
in such a manner
that it has a positive
impact on one’s be-
haviour”.
The oth-
er meas-
u r e s
that Dr
Garg suggest are of per-
forming Yoga and meditat-
ing regularly
, as well as hav-
ing a nutritious diet which
includes eating fruits and
vegetables rich in antioxi-
dants, omega-3 fatty acids
and having nuts, legumes,
beans and lentils, etc which
help in increasing the
brain’s prowess.
IS MY FORGETFULNESS NORMAL?
DOCTORS SUGGEST COVID-19 COULD BE A POSSIBLE REASON
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extra things we can wear and look stylish and warm. My
favorite accessory has to be a beret or a beanie, they’re
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the layers.
—Mansi Yadav,
Uttar Pradesh
Chilling Winters are
here and it only means
one thing, layering;
and scarves are my ultimate
favorite accessory to style. It
can be used around the neck,
waist or even over the gloves.
Another accessory I love are
gloves, the latest Gucci lace
ones look adorable as well as
chic. From classy to preppy,
gloves look good with every-
thing.
—Shivali Verma,
Uttar Pradesh
You can never go wrong
with boots. I think that
if you style them, boots
can go with literally anything
in your wardrobe. Plus, they
fortable. If there’s any winter
—Himadri Mudgal,
favorite accessory has to be a beret or a beanie, they’re
practical as they keep you from getting a headache and
also cover bad hair days. You can style beanies in
so many ways its crazy. They look fantastic with all
the layers.
—Mansi Yadav,
Uttar Pradesh
here and it only means
and scarves are my ultimate
favorite accessory to style. It
can be used around the neck,
waist or even over the gloves.
Another accessory I love are
gloves, the latest Gucci lace
ones look adorable as well as
chic. From classy to preppy,
gloves look good with every-
—Shivali Verma,
Uttar Pradesh
The winter winds make me
feel like I will turn into an icicle
anytime. Thank gods I have my
mufflers. They look super cute and also
keep me from getting wind chill. I can
style them in so many ways and they
spice up my outfits like nothing else. I
can just hide in my little muffler if i get
cold and still look super cute!
—Swapnika Bharadwaj,
Rajasthan

CITY FIRST
aster Chef
Femina Ra-
jasthan’s sea-
son 3 conclud-
ed at Jai Bagh
Palace, Jaipur
on Tuesday.
The occasion was coor-
dinated in an endeav-
our of Femina Welfare
Society and Vinod
Group of Companies
working closely togeth-
er. The jury board in-
cluded well known cu-
linary specialists like
Pradeep Chaudhary,
Saurabh Sharma, Mur-
li Manohar Gupta and
celebrity chef, Push-
pendra Bala. Subrata
Singhavi was declared
the champ by the jury
board. Co-organiser
RR Kumbhaj cited that
“Former Minister
Bhupendra Saini,
Singer Sanjay Raizada,
Industrialist Gaurav
Verma, Harsh Gupta
and Sapna Sharma
with others; de-
clared the champi-
ons. They later
welcomed and
granted the champs
with monetary reward
and Trophies”. Home
Bakers extended em-
ployment opportuni-
ties to every one of the
contenders. Femina
welfare society addi-
tionally gave gift ham-
per to the champions.
12
CITY BUZZ
GET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
GREETINGS!
Jagdeesh Chandra congratulated and greeted Simran Kashyap,
Forever Miss Jaipur 2021 and Forever Miss Rajasthan 2021, as
the latter paid a courtesy visit on Wednesday at his residence.
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Priyanka Sakhuja, on the occasion of
her birthday on January 5, Wednesday.
Jagdeesh Chandra greeted Preksha Purnam, Miss
Rajasthan 2021 Runners-up on Wednesday at his
residence.
EVENTS!
Cabinet minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas along with
Gokuldas Maheshwari, President of Sonal Saloni Maheshwari
Charitable trust and Brijmohan Sharma distributed blankets
and masks to the citizens at Khole Ke Hanuman Ji Temple on
Wednesday, January 5.
Hemendra Sharma was appointed as
Assistant Governor of Zone 32 of Rotary
International’s province 3054 (Rajasthan
and Gujarat). District Governor 22-23
Rotarian Dr Balwant Singh Chirana told
that the Assistant Governor encourages
the activities of 4 Rotary Clubs for social
work and also assists cancer victims
through Rotary, providing reading
material to poor students. Doing more
work on women empowerment will be
their priority this year.
The members of Blue Berry Social Foundation celebrated the
New Year with the unprivileged children. The organisation
distributed food items and educational materials to poor children
in the slum area of Vaishali Nagar. The foundation is working
to educate unprivileged and helpless children by conducting
regular Classes by going to the Slums. Presently the foundation
is Working to Educate more than 250 children in Jaipur.
One-day mathematics workshop was organised at Maharaja
Agrasen Public School where national record holder Abhishek
Soni and his colleagues taught theorems and formulas of
triangles uniquely and practically. Children are most afraid of
the subjects like Mathematics, the same subject was made
easier to understand by developing fun learning activities.
MasterChefFemina
M
‘HistoryofPinkcityPress
Club-KalaurAaj’
S
enior journal-
ist and author
Satya Pareek’s
book ‘History
of Pinkcity Press
Club - Kal and Aaj’
written on the 30-
year journey of
Pinkcity Press Club
was released on
Wednesday at
Sriprakash Me-
dia Center.
L L Sharma,
Virendra Singh
Rathore, Press Club
President Mukesh
Meena inaugurated
the program. While
addressing the book
launch function, sen-
ior journalist Rajen-
dra Boda said that
“We all have formed
the Press Club to-
gether. The biggest
contribution in the
establishment of the
Press Club has been
that of Pravin Chan-
dra Chhabra, which
we cannot forget”.
Gopal Sharma,
editor and senior
journalist of Ma-
hanagar Times
said that “Satya
Pareek, the au-
thor of this book,
never spared anyone
with his pen”.
The book compiles
everything new
members and jour-
nalists need to know
about the thirty-year
history of the Pinkci-
ty Press Club.
HAPPY B’DAY!
NAARI IN SAREE!
Dream Achievers Club is organising a program on the theme “Women in Saree” on Thursday,
January 6, 2022 at the auditorium of the State Institute of Agricultural Management. The main
objective of the club is women empowerment and it was established by Preeti Goyal. Over
11500 women have developed their personalities by joining and have become self-reliant.
ANNUAL IEA CONFERENCE
CITY FIRST
F
orsustainablegrowth,
one should focus on
three factors: develop-
ment, inclusiveness,
and poverty redemption. No
country can grow without
the spirit of inclusive
growth”, said former-gover-
nor Reserve Bank of India
Professor C Rangarajan on
Wednesday at the 103rd
104th annual confer-
ence of the Indian Eco-
nomicAssociation.
Professor C Rangara-
jan’s 90th birthday was also
celebrated virtually by del-
egates and learned dignitar-
ies. The morning session
was chaired by the vice-
chancellor of BRA univer-
sity professor Ashok
Mittal.
The cultural program
was organised for attendees
by Manipal University
Jaipur which celebrated the
spirit of the folk-spirit of
Rajasthan. Folk-dance and
Folk songs were presented
by the Jobner Dance Group.
Students of the university
also reflected themselves by
offering dance programs of
Kathak, Bhivai and Gujrati
folk dances.
CITY FIRST
T
he Five-Finger
Art Studio, pro-
moted by Rajula
Loona, is organis-
ing a group art exhibi-
tion by the name of ‘
Ad-
vita’. This will be at the
Surekh Art Gallery of
the Jawahar Kala Kend-
ra and will begin on Jan-
uary 7. The group art
exhibition will be inau-
gurated at 4 pm on Jan 7
by the well-known artist
Vidyasagar Upadhyay
,
and the founder of Ma-
hima Real Estate Pvt.
Dhirendra Madan. The
timings for the visitors
will be from 11 am to 7
pm.
This exhibition has
been curated by Lakhan
Singh Jat. The artist,
Rajula Loona, whose
own works will also
be on display, in-
formed that all art-
works were made
during the covid times.
The exhibition will
showcase various
paintings. The other
painters whose paint-
ings will be displayed
are Abhilasha Haver, Dr
Asha Kasliwal, Devesh
Prajapati, Jitendra Ver-
ma, Jyotsna Shukla,
Nikhil Singh, Vandana
Pandey Vikas Meena.
Advita: Beauty of Art
Turtle: World Television Premiere!
CITY FIRST
A
shok Choudhary
announced the
world televi-
sion premiere
of his films Turtle and
Waah Zindagi starring San-
jay Mishra. Turtle is the
first such Rajasthani lan-
guage film in history, which
has been awarded the
‘Best Film’ award at the
66th National Film Awards.
The world television pre-
miere will be done on 20 and
21 January. Waah Zindagi
has highlighted problems
like child marriage, the wa-
ter crisis in rural Rajasthan.
Waah Zindagi will be pre-
miered on January 6 and 7.
Seema Mishra, Dr Neelam Mudnra, Shiv Kumar Soni, Rashmi Chouhan, First Runners up
Ekta Rao, Master Chef Winner Subrata Singhvi, Second Runners Up Jugal Kishore Khatri,
Gaurav Verma, RR Kumbhaj, Harsh Gupta, Sapna Sharma, Minakshi Soni and the jury Chef
Subrata Singhvi, the winner
During the event
Dr Ashok Mittal addressing the audience
Ashok Choudhary
—PHOTOS
BY
MUKESH
KIRADOO
The birthday of IAS
Kuldeep Ranka and IAS
Gaurav Goyal was on
Wednesday, January 5.
We wish them all the best!

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