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AHMEDABAD l THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 93 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 17°C - 34°C OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD NITIN PATEL OFFERS ‘SARVOTTAM BUDGET’ TARGETING LOCAL BODY ELECTIONS NEW PROGRAMMES HEALTH, EDU SCORE BIG IN GUJ BUDGET First India News  Under the MukhyaMantri Pak SangrahYojana, farmers will be provided subvention of `30,000 per unit for construction of small godowns in the farm. `300 crore allotted  To 65000 vegetable retail vendors will provided large size umbrellas and for same government allots `8 crore `31,955 cr for education  On the line of Smart City programme the state government has launched Smart town programme  Famous Heritage City Vadnagarwill be developed as a tourists place with approximatee xpenditure of `200 cr. with the joint efforts of Government of India If opposition MLAs propose to visit the Statue of Unity,we are ready to make all arrangements. Opposition leader of whip should propose it in writing. The government will make best arrangements including transport for the visit `11,243 cr for health  Works of 4.56 kms. long four lane Signature Bridge on Arabian Sea connecting Bet Gandhinagar: Keeping an eye on the key local body elections this year, the State Govern- ment has tried to reach out to larger sections of the society with Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Nitin Patel presenting a zero new-taxes budget, while he announced a slew of farmer related programmes and incentives. Patel presented a Rs 2,13,000 crore budget, which also includes a major announcement of allocating day-time power supply to farmers. Besides rural areas, the Finance Minister has announced that along with smart cities there are plans to develop tier-2 cities and taluka headquarters into smart towns. He also announced that the government would recruit 11,000 police personnel. There is an announcement to attract urban- ites by a scheme of Rs 40,000 assistance for 800 e-rickshaws, Rs 10,000 ANOTHER ’84 IN DELHI? RECALLING 1984 RIOTS, HC ORDERS COPS TO ENSURE PASSAGE FOR INJURED TO HOSPITALS  Dwaraka and Okhais in progress at the cost of `962 crore  Gujarat Ne Jano, under the programme will motivate foreigh country youth to visit state and know Gujarat.  State will be setting up Tanariri Performing Arts College at Vadnagar, it has provided `1 crore for it —Nitin Patel ...chuckles during Budget speech `7,423 cr for Agriculture  Gandhinagar City to get Police Commissionerate per vehicle for 1,000 bat- tery-operated vehicles. For farmers, the budget proposes to purchase mini-solar powered trac- tors and for installing charging points in cities for electric vehicles. To cover large number of migrant labourers in the State, Nitin Patel has announced free State Transport services to go for work. For women construction workers, the government has launched financial assistance programme for four months. To address youth, the scheme of computer tablets has been extend- ed, while  Under Safe City project for safety and security of women `63 crore provided  Will set up museum bringing alive the glimpses of Krishna Leela at Bet Dwarka Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Nitiin Patel head towards the house to present the State Budget. Rupani calls budget ‘allrounder’ for State  Madre Vatan Yojna to encourage donors to create better facilities in villages First India News tailers, women and divy- ang (differently abled). Rupani said the budget is to promote natural farming by cow, farther from fertiliser, while the government Rs.30,000 per unit to build mini godowns in the farm itself under the Chief Minister’s Crop Collection Scheme as a cover against damage to  Mukhya Mantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana Vijay Rupani@vijayrupanibjp Gujarat has facilitated Ease of Doing Business under Business Reform Action Plan. This has provided unprecedented momentum to industrial growth. Gandhinagar: Minister Vijay Rupani has described the State Budget as one for “all round development” in the all the sectors to provide “all the facilities” to the last man in the last mile, to make the State from ‘uttam’ to ‘sarvottam’ (from Chief  Mukhya Mantrai Gramya Svanirbbhar Yojana, `7 crore allotted  New Maternity Child Hospital at Vadodara, `180 crore provided will give said the budget is funda- mentally to increase income for the welfare of all sections of the society – for social, educational, health, farming, fishing, small re- ‘excellent’ to ‘best of all’) and second to none. Welcoming the budget presented by Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Min- ister Nitin Patel, Rupani  A provision of `12 cr. for introducing the course of Department of Advance Defense  Technology at IIT RAM in collaboration with DRDO Turn on P10 Turn on P10 Volunteers engage in rescue of possible survivors after a bus carrying a marriage party fell into a river on Kota-Dausa highway, in Bundi district on Wednesday. DEATH TOLL CLIMBS UPTO 24 INCLUDING AN IB OFFICER, WHOSE BODY WAS FOUND IN A DRAIN Inshallah, there will be complete peace: Doval to Delhiwallahs New Delhi: We cannot let another 1984-like event happen in this country , Justice S Mu- ralidhar of the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday , strongly-worded message to the government - at the centre and in Delhi - to work together to combat un- relenting violence that hit parts of the national capital for a fourth consecutive day today . The court’s com- ment came after it watched a video of BJP leader Mishra, who has a his- tory of making hate- filled communal rants, make yet another in- cendiary speech in northeast Delhi’s Mau- jpur neighbourhood on Sunday afternoon. At least 24 people have been killed, including a Delhi Police officer and an Intelligence Bureau officer, and over 200 have been injured in the clashes, which began Sunday afternoon as groups for and against the controversial citizenship law clashed in Maujpur, where Kapil Mishra was speaking. One wedding, 24 funerals as bus plunges into river in a Bundi: people were killed and five others sustained injuries after a private bus carrying a wedding party fell into a river on Kota-Dausa highway in Bundi district on Wednesday morning, police said. The wedding party with at least 29 persons on board was headed to Sawai Madhopur from Kota when driver Shyam Singh apparently lost control of the bus around 9.30 am while on a bridge near Papdi village under Lakheri police station limits, Lakheri Sub-In- spector Rajendra Kumar told PTI over phone. The bus, plunged into Mej river from the bridge that had no wall or railing, he said. Twenty-four NSA Ajit Doval interacting with locals in northeast Delhi. New Delhi:In an effort to diffuse the simmer- ing tensions in parts of northeast marred by clashes, National Secu- rity Advisor Ajit Doval Thursday reached out to locals and assured them the situation is under control. “Situation is totally under control. People are satisfied. I have confidence in law en- forcement agencies. Police are doing its work,” Doval said after visiting the areas. While interacting with locals, a student wearing a burqa walked up to him and said “we are not feeling safe and comfortable.” Turn on P10 Ashok Gehlot @ashokgehlot51 I am deeply sad- dened to learn about the tragic accident in #Bundi in which 24 people have lost lives after the bus fell into river Mej.. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families who have lost their loves ones in this tragedy. I wish speedy recovery to all injured. Kapil Delhi violent Women walk past as security personnel stands guard at Maujpur area after recent clashes broke out between two groups over the new citizenship law, in New Delhi on Wednesday. TIMING ‘UNCONDUCIVE’ TO HEAR SHAHEEN BAGH, NEXT DATE ON MAR 23 T took note of the sensitive situation in Delhi over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. “Let this fandom cool down. The timing is not conducive to hear this matter. It is for law enforcing administration to ensure environment is conducive,” a Bench comprising Justices SK Kaul and KM Joseph. The court also made some harsh comments about the Delhi Police even as the Solicitor General of India, urged the court not to do so. Justice Joseph said that there was lack of professionalism on part of the police. “The problem is lack of professionalism of police. If this had been done before, situation would not have risen,” Bench said. IB OFFICER ANKIT SHARMA FOUND DEAD IN CHANDBAGH OF DELHI B was found in the North-East district’s Chand Bagh area here on Wednesday. The North-East district of the national capital has been witnessing incidents of violence and arson for the past two days. The death toll in the violence between pro and anti CAA protesters in the areas of North-East Delhi has risen to 20 on Wednesday, according to GTB Hospital authorities. he Supreme Court Wednesday deferred the hearing of the Shaheen Bagh matter to 23 March as it ody of Intelligence Bureau Offi cer Ankit Sharma Thirteen people died on the spot including the driver while the others succumbed to their injuries on the way to a hospital in Lakheri town, the policeman added. then, Turn on P10 Turn on P10

PERSPECTIVE 02 AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia REAL ESTATE AGENT, BOON OR BANE Broking business would transfrom from being a dynastic business to a professional one IN-DEPTH LAX DELHI POLICE IN LINE OF FIRE s parts of Delhi continued to simmer on Wednesday, bringing back nightmarish memories of previ- ous carnage in the national capital and some other states, the role of a politically compromised police force has come both as a shock and disappointment. Indoctrinated, because whether it was at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Jamia Millia or the recent violence, Delhi Police have been accused of playing a partisan role. They are alleged to have watched list- lessly even as hooligans ran riot burning shops and vehicles and assaulting people. So much so that both the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court expressed their anger and agony over what can be termed as a dereliction of duty by the police. Coming down heavily on the police for not doing enough to check violence and those making inflammatory speeches, the Supreme Court said that violence could have been averted if only the police acted against the instigators. Citing the examples of police in the UK and US, Justice KM Joseph said that the police in these countries act professionally and as per law. Sensing the court’s mood the Solicitor-General re- quested the Bench not to make any ad- verse observation as it would demoralize the force. The Delhi HC was equally unsparing. Slamming a police officer for saying that he had not watched the video of BJP leader Ka- pil Mishra threatening the anti-CAA protesters, Justice S. Muralidhar had the video clip played in the court. Clips of speeches made by Anurag Thakur and Pravesh Verma were also played. While Thakur had instigated his audience against Shaheen Bagh protesters with goli maaro saalon ko (shoot the traitors), Verma had called them “rapists and murder- ers”. The court asked the police about the delay in the registration of FIRs against the instigators. Expressing his angst, Justice Muralid- har said, “Just register an FIR. Commu- nicate it to your commissioner of police. This is the anguish of a constitutional court. Why are you not showing alacrity when it comes to registration of FIR in these cases? We want peace to prevail. This city has seen enough violence. Let us not repeat 1984.” Advocates of the police commissionary system should realize that a new nomencla- ture does not really empower the force to act against leaders of the party in power. Taking independent decisions or defying political leadership has its own conse- quences. After so much of rebuke, the BJP in Delhi should on its own ask for FIR to be registered against its leaders accused of instigating trouble out of respect for judiciary . They can always withdraw the cases later. Uttar Pradesh has already set an example, howso- ever bad it may be. A ALOK GUPTA The author is the President, Estate Agents Association of India, Central Zone One T he Real Estate industry in India is the second largest job provider after agriculture and is expected to grow more than 30% in next ten years. But, the growth of the industry wouldn’t be achiev- able without the help of the broking fraternity of the industry. On one hand, the industry needs brokers or the agents while on the other hand the broking industry too needs to mould itself to be more professional. A professional agent can really be of great help in the growth of the industry at large. Gone are the days when even an under-graduate could earn his brokerage or commission just by showing a property to any prospective taker. His job was only to introduce a buyer to the seller (or the owner) and an owner to the buyer (or the tenant). But, now a days, a lot is expected from the middleman in the transaction. A Real Estate Agent is required to possess the four major qualities - knowledge of the construction industry , knowledge of the law of the land, knowledge of basic ac- counts, finance and taxation and the knowledge of sales and marketing. Now a days, so much is expected of a Real Estate Agent in a deal that at times, he plays the role of a sales manager, at other times that of a pro- curement manager, at yet another time that of a regis- tering agent while some- times that of a lawyer and arbitrator too. At times, when representing the seller, a broker is also expected to play the role of a Chartered Architect who is required to explain the technical aspects of the project to the prospective buyers. Sim- ilarly, when representing the buyer, he is also expected to play the role of a Chartered Ac- countant who is required to answer all tax implications of transactions and also to lease and rent transactions. It is worth noting that there are approximately 2.5 lakhs Chartered Account- ants and over 5.0 lakhs Real Estate Practitioners in India. The Chartered Accountants have an autonomous institute of their own governed by the act of parliament while the real Estate Practi- tioners have no such body . A national level body is required to produce, train and groom such professionals. In order to do so, there is a re- quirement of setting up a national level body or an institute such as the Indian Insti- tute of Real Estate Profes- sionals. In absence of any such properly recognised national level organisation, local associations and com- munities mushroom which most of the time cause more harm to its members than benefit them and more misguide them than guide them. On top of it, a deluge of portals and social media pages have come up which are neither authentic nor regulated and often tend to mislead their patrons. The electronic portals selling real estate across the country should also be registered and regulated. the transaction to his clients. Often, the terms agent, deal- er, broker and consultant are used commonly and inter- changeably for all those who are part of any real estate deal other than the seller or the buyer. There are different kinds of professionals for different kinds of real estate deals. The parties concerned should choose their agent or the broker carefully and wise- ly and the one who is specifi- cally qualified for the job. A professional who is dealing in lands possesses a different set of skills than the one dealing in residential premises. Simi- larly, a sale deal is different than a lease deal. Half the deal is done if the middleman is chosen well. One of the most signifi- cant changes of the real estate broking business in In- dia would see in the times to come is the shift from being a dynastic business to a professional one. This profes- sion which hitherto was being carried out largely by non-professionals and the less qualified ones is now seeing the presence of high- ly qualified professionals who really are an asset to the industry and help a deal happen smoothly. If the bro- If the broking business is nurtured well and their professional interest is safeguarded, the Real Estate Agents could be the agents of growth of the industry king business is nurtured well and their professional interest is safeguarded, the Real Estate Agents could be the agents of growth of the industry. The sections 9 and 10 of the recently RERA do cover the role of a Real Estate Agent but, only of those agents who represent the builders. It is defi- nitely better to have some legal recognition of agents than none but, the scope of the act needs to be widened to resale up If the broking business is nurtured well and their professional interest is safeguarded, the Real Estate Agents could be the agents of growth of the industry introduced Gender diversity in science media has a long way to go P news media during 2018. In the case of international media companies with an Australian presence, we looked at articles posted on their Australian edition, some of which were pro- duced locally and some re- published from overseas. We tallied the genders of the journalist, sources quoted directly or in- directly, photographer and photo subject in these articles. If any gender was not explicit- ly stated using a readily gender-identifiable name (like Jane or Ab- dul) or an explicit personal pronoun, we cate- gorised the gender as “unidentified”. Our preliminary results show that in the 468 STEM- related news articles that used direct gender-identifiable quotes, both women and men were quoted as Australia Gender Equity (SAGE), and featuring del- egates from higher education, research, government, media and the private sector. Building on the release last year of the Decadal Plan for Women in STEM, the conference aimed to develop tangi- ble ways to work towards gender equity. Of course, gender equity is just one part of the over- all problem. There are many groups throughout society that similar- ly need equitable repre- sentation and inclusion. Nobody should be mar- ginalised or disadvan- taged because of their age, race, culture, reli- gion, disability, sexual orientation or socio-economic status. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.THECONVERSATION.COM ublic represen- tation of science in the media still strug- gles to reflect If “we can’t be what we can’t see”, then it is vital that female scientists and science writers are prominent in the media landscape the true diversity of those who work in science, technology, engineering or mathematics (STEM). Ac- cording to a 2019 report from the Women’s Lead- ership Institute Austral- ia, women are quoted as sources in just 33% of science news stories. However, this figure is based on 19 articles collected within a much broader study, of which science news was not a focus. To really understand the diversity of STEM rep- resentation in the media, we need a bigger sample. Some masters students and I collected a represent- ative sample of 655 articles published in Australia’s mainstream and science A MAN’S WORLD? If “we can’t be what we can’t see”, then it is vital that female scientists and science writers are prominent in the media landscape. But unfortunately, our results reveal that this landscape is still dominat- ed by men. There are many reasons for this. But let’s be clear: confronting this problem is sources in 28% (133). Arti- cles exclusively quoting men comprised (241) of the articles we examined. Only 20% (94) of articles exclusively quoted women. Of course, the devil is in the detail, and when you start to look at the number of individuals quoted in stories the difference is stark. not a job just for women, or just for the media. This is a systemic, structural and societal problem and everyone has a part to play in formulating the solution. This was one of many discussions held at this month’s Catalysing Gen- der Equity conference, held in Adelaide by the Australian Academy of Science and Science in 52% TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp Met India’s Ambassador to the US, Shri @SandhuTaranjitS. Had productive discussions on several aspects of Strategic Energy Partnership as part of the recently-announced India- US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. G Vol 1 G Issue No. 93 GRNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Planet Survey No.148P, Changodar-Bavla Highway, Tal. Sanand, Dist. Ahmedabad. Published at D/302 3rd Floor Plot No. 35 Titanium Square, Scheme No. 2, Thaltej Taluka, Ghatlodiya, Ahmedabad. Editor: Jagdeesh Chandra, Resident Editor : Darshan Desai, responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act

AHMEDABAD l THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJ ENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 93 MODI, TRUMP HAIL TALKS ON MARS EXPLORATION, COMMERCIAL SPACE COOPERATION Shah speaks to family of injured Shahdara DCP the United States. Taking note of the ongoing corornavirus outbreak, Modi and Trump also committed to continuing their efforts in the areas of prevention and early detection of the deadly virus. “In support of global efforts to prevent, de- tect, and respond to dis- ease outbreaks such as novel COVID-19, Prime Minister Modi and Pres- ident Trump committed to continuing their successful efforts in the areas of prevention, early detection, and rapid outbreak response,” the statement read. The two leaders also appreciated the effort to promote access to high quality and affordable medi- cations for consumers of both countries. sions that advance cooperation in Earth observation, Mars and plan- etary exploration, helio- physics, human spaceflight, and commercial space cooperation,” read a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs of India (MEA). At the Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad on the first day of his two day India visit, Trump had said that United States and India are also working closely together on the future of space exploration. “You are making impressive strides with your exciting Chan- drayaan Lunar Pro- gram. It is moving along rapidly, far ahead of schedule, and America looks forward to expand- ing our space cooperation with India as you New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi and the United States President Don- ald Trump have welcomed an endeavour between the Indian Space Research Or- ganization (ISRO) and the National Aero- nautics and Space Ad- ministration (NASA) for development and launch in 2022 of a joint space mission. “They (Modi Trump) welcomed an endeavour by Indian Space Research Organi- zation (ISRO) and Na- tional Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for development and launch in 2022 of a joint mission with the world’s first dual- frequency Synthetic Ap- erture Radar satellite, and applauded discus- Delhi violence: PM Modi appeals for brotherhood New Delhi: In his first reaction on the Delhi violence, Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi appealed for peace on Wednesday even as he held an “extensive re- view” on the prevailing situation that has become a cause of concern for law en- forcement agencies. Taking to Twitter, the Prime Minister said: “Had an extensive re- view on the situation prevailing in various parts of Delhi. Police and other agencies are working on the ground rare press conference On Monday, a Delhi violence is believed to Narendra his life during the clashes on Monday. “The situation is very tense. We are continu- ously receiving calls related to incidents of violence from North- East Delhi,” Delhi Po- lice stated. The Com- missioner of Police also held a meeting Seelampur DCP Office on Monday night. M e a n w h i l e , Guru Tegh Ba- hadur Hospital informed media that the death toll in the violence that went up Union New Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday spoke to the family of the injured Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Sharma, injured during clashes between two groups in Delhi’s Gokulpuri, and inquired about health. Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma was injured during clashes between two groups in Delhi’s Gokul- puri on Mon- day. One Delhi Police head constable l o s t Delhi: at and his At the Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad on the fi rst day of his two day India visit, Trump had said that United States and India are also working closely together on the future of space exploration. including through the “Young Innovators” in- ternships, comed the growth in the number of Indian students in Modi and Trump also expressed their desire to increase higher education collaboration and educational ex- change opportunities, push even further. You are pushing the limits -- and that’s a great thing -- including in realm of human spaceflight,” he said in his address. and wel- recent to 24. be a clash between right wing and anti- CAA protesters after those in support of the legislation blocked a road of northeast Delhi’s Jaf- frabad area, in a similar fashion to that of Shaheen Bagh, over the weekend. Several areas including Jaffrabad, Maujpur, and Gokulpuri mained tense Wednesday . Police and paramilitary forces have also been deployed in parts of northeast Delhi that have been affected. Police head constable was killed in communal clashes even as Delhi Lieutenant Gov- ernor Anil Baijal and Chief Arvind Kejriwal appealed to the people to maintain peace and harmony. On Wednesday morning, the body of an Intel- ligence Bureau employ- ee was recovered from the affected area which was found dumped in a drain, sparking further outrage. The cause of the to ensure peace and normalcy .” Appealing for calm to restore normalcy, Modi said peace and harmony are “central to our ethos”. “I appeal to my sisters and brothers of Delhi to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times. It is important that there is calm and normalcy is restored at the earliest,” he said. Modi’s appeal came minutes after Con- gress interim chief Sonia Gandhi held a in New Delhi, flanked by former Prime Min- ister Manmohan Sin- gh and senior leader P . Chidambaram where the party demanded Home Minis- ter Amit Shah’s resignation for allegedly being unable to con- tain the violence. So far, 20 people have been killed in the Delhi violence which appears to be one of the worst in recent times. A constable too succumbed to injuries that sparked massive outrage. Minister re- on Rioters set ablaze a shop during clashes between those against and those supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in at Gokalpuri in north east Delhi.

STATE BUDGET 2020-21 MED& HEALTH `10 crore `1,019 crore ALLOCATED FOR THE CLIMATE CHANGE DEPARTMENT, WITH RS 281 CRORE SET ASIDE FOR THE PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION OF FORESTS. EARMARKED FOR A SNAKE RESEARCH CENTRE AT DHARAMPUR AND KHADMOR BIRD BREEDING CENTRE NEAR VELAVADAR, RADIO COLLATING OF LEOPARDS, PROCESSING OF DRAGON FRUIT 04 AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, 27.02.2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia FOR NIROGI GUJARAT SNIPPETS HYBRID PARK: The country’s largest hybrid park will be coming up in Kutch and it will generate 25,000 MW power per year through both solar and wind energy. The State and national public sector companies will be investing in this project and Rs 1,00,000 crore investment is expected. Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Ltd is setting up 2500 MW Solar power plant, of that for 250 MW plant it has allotted Rs 449 crore. It is coming up on government land near GETCO substation. The State is also planning to install 140 new substations. 600-BED HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN, KIDS New hospital to come up at Vadodara’s SSG as part of `11,243 crore allocation for health and family welfare D First India News ment at the general hospital in Siddhpur. The budget sets aside Rs125 crore for the construction of medical colleges and hostels and upgrade existing government hospitals in Navsari, Rajpipla, and Por- bandar. A provision of Rs2 crore has been made to start a Bachelor’s programme in Audiology and Speech-Lan- guage Pathology at the GMERS Medical College and Hospital, Sola, and to begin operations at the Cochlear Implant Centre. In addition, Rs21 crore has been set aside to upgrade Community Health Centres in Jasdan, Dhrol, Dahegam, Manavadar, Halol, Songadh, and Chikhli. FUTURE FOCUS eputy Chief Minis- ter Nitin Patel, who is also the state’s finance minister, on Wednesday nounced a new 600-bed maternity and paediatric hospital, to be set up at a cost of Rs180 crore on the premises of Vadodara’s SSG Hospital. This is part of the Rs11,243 crore allocation that Patel announced for health and family welfare. The new hospital will begin being built in fiscal 2020- 21, with Rs50 crore being set aside for the initial expenditure. The minister also announced several other provi- sions for health and its re- an- SCIENCE : The government has allocated Rs 497 crore for the Science and Technology department. Of that, Rs 75 crore will be used to set up theme- based development like aquatics, robotics, space and astronomy in the Science city. To construct Biotechnology University, the state government has provided a fund of Rs 43 crore. All 14,400 gram panchayats will be connected with optical fi bre and the State Government has provided a fund of Rs 10 crore. There is also a plan a set up an advanced laboratory at a cost of Rs 7 crore. ment and Research Institute (GVK EMRI)’s 108 service, at a cost of Rs27 crore. For cancer care, Rs16 crore has been allocated for an MRI machine at the general hospital in Nadiad and new equip- At present, there are 100 MBBS seats and 64 for postgraduate students. Further, the state government plans to procure 150 new ambulances under the GVK Emergency Manage- lated sectors. An amount of Rs73 crore has been allocated for ancillary work at PDU college, Rajkot, and the medical college in Bhavnagar, to increase the number of MBBS and postgraduate seats there. TIME FOR RELIEF SPEAK UP TRIBAL: The State Government has allocated Rs 14,106 crore for Vanbandhu Kalyan Scheme. Under the scheme, it provides cycles under Vidya Sadhana Scheme, it sets up Samaras Hostel. The Finance Minister has allocated a fund of Rs 20 crore Rs 20 crore to Birsa Munda Tribal University situated at Rajpipla. The State is creating a talent pool schemes, under which it will bring 1,300 bright students for this scheme it will provide funds of Rs 11 crore. Pre-schools 12 lakh students are distributed school uniforms and for that Rs 75 crore are earmarked. HEALTH FIRST The government has allocated Rs2,000 crore for health schemes catering to women, including Purak Poshan Yojna, Pradhan Mantri Matru Van- dana Yojana, Bal Sakha Yojna, Kasturba Poshan Sahay Yojna, Poorna Yojana.Focusing on women’s safety, Rs12 crore has been allocated for the 181 Abhayam Mahila Helpline and Rs63 crore, for Nirbhaya Fund. Female construction workers will receive assistance of Rs5,000 for each of the last two months of pregnancy and two months after delivery, for which Rs6 crore has been allocated. The budget has set aside Rs193 crore for Mukhya Mantri Mahila Utkarsh Yojana, where established ‘Mahila Utkarsh Juths’ may avail of interest-free loans of up to Rs1 lakh. The government has also allocated Rs80 crore to set up Urban Health Centres to provide pregnant women regular health check-ups and nutritious food. It is an inclusive budget that caters to all sections of the society. It is heavily focused on rural and agrarian sector. Electricity relief will help lakhs of consumers. This government is truly pro-poor and concerned about the development of tribals and urban labourers. Jitu Vaghani Guj BJP Presdient TOURISM: The Finance Minister has earmarked Rs 480 crore. Using Rs 23 crore, it has a plan to develop Shukal Tirth, Kabir Vad, Mangaleshwar, and Angareshwar as a mega circuit. State will plan to allocate more fi ve crores for the development. It also plans to develop Nadabet Sima Darshan Yojana, where various infrastructure will be developed at an investment of Rs 35 crore. For the expansion of Ambardi Lion Safari Park in Amreli state provided Rs fi ve crore. The BJP claims to have given a surplus budget, but the real numbers will come towards the year-end. For the last few years, a huge difference has been seen between budget planning and implementation. It suggests a lack of fi nancial discipline. Manish Doshi, Spokesperson, Congress Anganwadi workers have received special attention in this budget. BUDGET POINTER ASHA worker and ANM who have well nourished all the Anganwadis in their own lo- cality. `35 cr. for construction of 500 Anganwadi Centres at the rate of `7 lakh per Angan- wadi in urban area. A provision of `7 cr. for start- ing School of Defense studies of Gujarat University by signing an MOU with DRDO. in collaboration with DRDO. ers will be provided assistance of `27,500 towards delivery assistance upto two children. A provision of `6 cr. for this purpose. workers of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot in order to reduce travelling ex- pense for commuting to Kadi- anaka and work place by City Bus with provision of `50 cr. to provide the subsidy. port development at Rajpipla, Amreli, Keshod and Mehsana A provision of `7.50 cr. under “Poshan Triveni Protsahan Puraskar” scheme- cash prize of `12000 and `6000 will be given to Anganwadi worker and Tedagar respectively and `12000 will be given to the For the establishment of Tan- ariri Performing Arts College at Vadnagar, a provision of `1 cr. for promoting studies and researchin dance, music and drama. A provision of `12 cr. for introducing the course of Department of Advance De- fense Technology at IIT RAM A provision of `50 crore for providing subsidy to pproxi- mately1,20,000 construction Female construction work- A provision of `25 cr. for air- SAUNI to ease water shortage First India News CONSERVATION FM allocates `250 cr for afforestation water. In Kutch, around 57,850 hectares has been covered under the scheme. The state government has further allocated Rs100 crore for the extension of the project. The state has also included Piyaj- Dharoi-Redlakshmipu- ra-Kehrava-Visnagar under the scheme. A provision of Rs55 crore has been made, which has already been implemented. A Rs250 crore lift irrigation scheme has also been undertaken in the tribal belt of Songadh-Uchachal- Nizar, which will make use of water flow from the Ukai Dam. First India News Rs24 crore has been made for the construction of 40 new godowns to upgrade storage capacity . The Finance Minister has allocated Rs 15 crore to give subvention to cattle-keepers by developing grassland in Kutch district, to reduce migra- tion. Meanwhile, Rs 1 crore has been given to develop a holy forest in the tribal areas by grow- ing trees of religious im- portance in tribal areas. To do away with the single-use plastic in the nurseries, a provision of Rs 2 crore has been made for creating single-use plastic bag free nursery .  Gandhinagar: Water- harvesting and water- management practices through various irrigation schemes will now ensure that water from areas with a surplus reaches areas fac- ing a shortage of water. The state government’s dream Saurash- tra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation project will now supply water to areas with a shortage. With the first two phases of the project completed, 32 reservoirs, 48 lakes and more than 181 check dams have been filled with Narmada’s BUDGET Gandhinagar: Finance Minister Nitin Patel stated in the State As- sembly that the State Government is taking serious steps to protect the forests and environment. He said charges are recovered from the user agencies when forest land is given for other purposes. There is a provision of Rs 281 crore for the preservation and conservation of forests. Patel said, “A provision of Rs 250 crore has been made under the Compensatory Affores- tation Fund Manage- We welcome the increase of Rs 12,472 crore in the budgetary outlay this. We appreciate the announcement of new solar energy projects in the State Budget. It is a development- oriented budget with stress on agriculture, education and renewable energy. Durgesh Buch, GCCI President PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR UNDERTAKING FORESTATION, FORESTS, LAND, AND SOIL CONSERVATION, MANAGEMENT OF WILD ANIMALS AND BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES has been earmarked for a snake research centre at Dharampur and Khad- mor bird breeding centre near Velavadar, radio collating of leopards, plantation and processing of dragon fruit in the tribal area. For cattle fodder, a provision of ment and Planning Au- thority (CAMPA) for undertaking tion, conservation for forests, land, and soil conservation, management of wild animals and biological resources management.” As much as Rs 10 crore (SAUNI) foresta-

STATE BUDGET 2020-21 AGRI& INDUSTRY ` 150 crore HAS BEEN EARMARKED BY FINANCE MINISTER NITIN PATEL FOR DEVELOPING SHIVARAJPUR BEACH ON PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP MODE. `18 crore PROVISION HAS BEEN MADE FOR INCENTIVES TO BOOST THE NEW ENVIRONMENT OF START-UPs AND TO ENHANCE THE FIELD OF INNOVATION AND RESEARCH. 05 AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, 27.02.2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia FOR INDUSTRIAL GROWTH EDUCATION State primary schools to get ‘Delhi treatment’ `1,450 CR FOR MSME SECTOR `95 crore set aside for the next edition of the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in 2021 First India News C The State is laying deep sea pipeline and for this an infrastructure project is being developed with a provision of Rs 500 crore. The state wishes that sick units should be revived so that unemployed people get jobs and for this allocation of Rs 100 crore has been made. The government has allocated Rs 95 crore for the next edition of the Vibrant Guja- rat Summit in 2021. A Rs 18-crore provision has been made for incentives to start- ups, innovation and research. About Rs 150 crore has been earmarked by Finance Minister Nitin Patel for developing Shivarajpur Beach on PPP mode. SOPS FOR MSME hief Minister Vijay Rupani can take great pride in at- tracting foreign direct investment of Rs 24,012 crore in the first six months of the current financial year, and this is al- most double than Rs 12,618 crore it had attracted in 2018-19. In the last three years, to- tal 2,574 big industries were established in the country, while against that 735 units were set up in Gujarat. That is because of the state government’s ease of doing business policy, good infrastructure, incentive scheme and sound law and order First India News trol Centre, to be set up at a cost of Rs125 crore, which will strengthen and smart rooms, provide real- time online monitoring of the scheme and help schools achieve and maintain an improved level of education. Another crore has been allocated to create vir- tual classrooms which will help approximately six lakh children studying in 15,000 classrooms of primary schools. An amount of Rs30 crore has been set aside under the Digital Educa- tion Development Fund, to undertake digital technology- related activities in 221 higher secondary schools and technical educational institutes. Tribal who are studying in colleges allied with a hostel will each get a monthly food allow- ance of Rs1,500, up from the current al- lowance Rs1,200. tries and this is why the focus is on plastic industries, mega innovative project and aerospace and defence sectors. rent financial year. The state government has made a provision of Rs 1,450 crore for it. The State is encouraging employment-oriented indus- situation in the state. Under the Industrial Poli- cy 2015, about 2,600 units were sanctioned under the MSME scheme in the cur- Ahmedabad: With the government allocating Rs31,955 crore for education in fiscal 2020-21, as many as 500 state-run primary schools are set to get an upgrade in line with the educational model Delhi. Deputy Chief Min- ister and Finance Minister Nitin Patel on Wednesday announced a taluka- level ‘School of Ex- cellence Scheme’ in which talented students from the taluka will be identified and taught by expert teachers in schools equipped with the modern infrastructural facilities such as smart classrooms, computer STEM labs sports Wednesday’s budget has allocated Rs250 crore for this project, which aims to ensure quality education that meets global standards. There will also be a Command and Con- digital class- HAPPINESS QUOTIENT SPEAK UP EDUCATION AND NUTRITION Primary schoolchildren will get as many as 7,000 new classrooms during the next academic year, with the government allocating Rs650 crore for this project. With Rs 35 crore set aside for the construction of 500 anganwadi centres in urban areas, Rann anganwadis to be built for 1,500 salt-worker families of Surendranagar district, and mini anganwadis planned at the Central jails of Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara and Rajkot districts, infants and toddlers have been well considered in the Budget for fi scal 2020-21. The spotlight, albeit a smaller one, is also on girl children, with Rs50 crore allocated for the Vhali Dikari Yojna, which complements the Beti Bachavo Beti Bhanavo Yojna. Children’s nutrition has also received additional attention, with the government allotting Rs342 crore for the Doodh Sanjivani Yojana. in Rs125 This budget is directionless, disappointing and has nothing for the grassroots level individual. There is a lack of willingness to provide minimum selling price to the farmers. They are making claims to double farmers' income but they are not getting the minimum price. Paresh Dhanani LoP labs, and facilities. students Allocations made in the budget were focused on upcoming election of municipalities and municipal corporations. This government spent Rs100 crore for ‘Namaste Trump’ and Rs 95 crore for Vibrant Gujarat events. There is a huge gap between the claims and the actual expenditure. Amit Chavda, President, GPCC According to the budget, children will have access to better food and schools this coming fi nancial year. BUDGET POINTER cility for water, solar rooftop installation, micro irrigation in the fodder plot, sprinkler etc. as one time subvention for upgrading Panjara Pols  A provision of `50 cr. for Cow Based Natural Farming new scheme for providing assistance of `900 per month, i.e. `10,800 per year. Agricultural University, the fi rst in the country, at Halol in Panchmahal district them from scorching heat, chilling cold and pouring rain and to prevent their fruits and vegetables from being damaged. godowns upto 5000 MT capacity. enhancing the scope of the education institutes of the state to national and international level under Study in Gujarat scheme. 500 of the state schools will be developed as “School of Excellence for which provision of `250 cr. A provision of `100 cr. for new scheme providing benefi t of infrastructural facilities for cow sheds, godown for fodder storage, tubewell fa- A provision of `8 cr. for providing large size umbrellas to small traders protecting A provision of `50 cr. to provide market committee subvention to construct A provision of `650 cr. for construction of 7000 class rooms of primary schools. A provision of `12 cr. for setting up Gujarat Organic A provision of `10 cr. for Govt saved 10 tonnes of paper First India News LIGHT & DAYLIGHT Power(play) for Gujarat’s farmers  FINANCE MINISTER HAS ANNOUNCED A RELIEF PACKAGE OF `3,795 CR FOR FARMERS AND ALSO ALLOCATES `3,500 CR TOWARDS THE DAY-TIME ELECTRICITY SUPPLY We faced opposition from the rival party but we were firm on our decision,” Finance Minister Nitin Patel informed the house while delivering his budget speech Wednesday . The opposition had opposed this move saying that not all the members are computer- savvy . “Not all the members of the house are computer-savvy , so they must give a hard copy . The government often gives Budget booklets to those who do not need them. They should decrease this wastage instead,” said a Con- gress party leader. First India News crops due to unseasonal and excessive rainfall this fiscal, the government has announced a relief package of Rs3,795 crore for farmers. In addition, crore has been set aside for cow-based natural farming, with the new scheme providing farmers monthly financial assistance of Rs900 per cow. Farmers can also procure light load-bear- ing vehicles more easi- ly , with Rs30 crore being allocated for the Kishan Parivahan Yojana, under which 5,000 farmers can avail assistance of Rs50,000 to Rs75,000 each in the initial stage. The Gandhinagar: government is pleased with itself for saving 10 tonnes of papers normally used to print budget booklets by printing “just 100 copies” of the Budget booklet and giving out soft copies of the docu- ments on pen drives. “Every year, the government uses around 15 tonnes of paper stock to print budget books and papers for circulation. We dis- cussed the issue in a meeting of the business consultative committee and decided to go digital to save trees. Gandhinagar: The annual state budget granted relief to farmers in the state after Finance Minister Nitin Patel announced the Dinkar Yo- jana at the state assembly. Under the scheme, farmers will be supplied with electricity during the daytime. Patel said, “It has been a long-standing demand of the farmers that they get power during the day . So, the government has allocated Rs3,500 crore strengthen the trans- mission network and install a new sub-sta- The unemployed youth is seeking employment in the government. Currently, the employment generation rate is the lowest in 45 years. Except 11,000 recruitment of Lok Rakshak Dal, there is nothing. There is no effort to give jobs to even one percent of the unemployed youth. Jignesh Mewani, Independent MLA Rs50 on educational grammes at the state’s agricultural universi- ties. In addition, the budget also includes a Rs12-crore allocation for the unique Gujarat Or- ganic Agricultural Uni- versity, to be set up Halol. Given the loss of pro- tion. The project will be completed over a period of three years.” Of this, Rs500 crore has been set aside in the budget for fiscal 2020-21. Further, a provision of Rs750 crore has been made to intensify agricultural research and to

INDIA AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 06 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Burn vehicles can be seen which were set ablaze by demonstrators following clashes between two groups over the new citizenship law, at Khazoori Khas in New Delhi on Wednesday. OUTSIDERS INVOLVED IN VIOLENCE: KEJRIWAL New Delhi: Chief Min- ister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday blamed “anti-social, political and external elements” for the violence which had engulfed parts of the national capital over the last three days, assert- ing that people of Delhi do not want violence. Speaking in Delhi As- sembly, Kejriwal said: “People of Delhi do not want violence. All this has not been done by the aam aadmi (common man). This has been done by some anti-social, political and external elements. Hindus and Muslims in Delhi never want to fight.” The Chief Minister an- 5 IPS OFFICERS OF DELHI RESHUFFLED Arvind Kejriwal said inform the police if outsiders are coming in to destroy peace. fidence. Army shud be called in and curfew imposed in rest of affected areas immediately . Am writing to Hon'ble HM to this effect,” he had tweeted. —ANI claimed 22 lives so far. “I have been in touch wid large no of people whole nite. Situation alarm- ing. Police, despite all its efforts, unable to control situation and instil con- member of his family,” he said. He also demanded that the Army should be called in the national capital in the view of violence which “I want to assure the family of Delhi Police Head Constable Ratan Lal ji that we will take care of them. We will give a compensation of Rs 1 crore and a job to a nounced the compensation of Rs 1 crore and a job to a member of Po- lice Head Constable Ra- tan Lal, who lost his life at duty during the violence in Gokulpuri. A security personnel conducts patrolling in Maujpur area of the riot-affected north east Delhi, Wednesday. has Shaheen Bagh: ‘Timing unconducive for hearing’ AMID DELHI VIOLENCE, MANOJ TIWARI SLAMS KEJRI CWC demands resignation of Shah over Delhi violence looking into the matter. The top court had on Tuesday agreed to hear the application about the recent violence in northeast Delhi over the CAA. The interlocutors, appointed by the top court to engage with the anti-CAA protes- tors at Shaheen Bagh and convince them to demonstrate at an al- ternate location, had submitted their report in a sealed cover on Monday. —ANI New Delhi: The Su- preme Court Wednesday adjourned till March 23 hearing on pleas seeking removal of the crowd protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at S haheen Bagh area in the national capital. A division bench headed by Justice San- jay Kishan Kaul and also comprising KM Joseph said that they have to look into the road closure issue. “We are informed that POLICE FAILED TO TAKE ACTION, SAYS SC New Delhi: State BJP President and Member of Parliament from North-East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency, Manoj Tiwari, Wednesday CM Kejriwal and stated that he should have come forth with his con- cerns yesterday when home minister Amit Shah had called an all- party meeting and not create confusion on the already tense situation in the area. —ANI on The Congress Work- ing Committee (CWC) on Wednesday passed a resolution demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah with immediate effect over violence in Delhi. “After reviewing the situation, the CWC is of the firm opinion that what has happened in Del- hi is a colossal failure of duty for which the entire responsibility must be borne by the Central Gov- ernment and par- ticularly the Home Minister and we call upon the Home Min- ister to tender his resignation immediately,” read CWC resolution. “The Chief Minis- ter and the Delhi Government equally responsible for not activating the administration CONG LEADERS TO SUBMIT MEMORANDUM on slammed Union Naqvi, seeking court- monitored SIT probe into the alleged Delhi riots observing that the Delhi High Court is refused to interfere with the application, filed by Chandrashek- har Azad and social activist Bahadur Abbas there are certain unfortunate issues that happened,” Kaul said. The apex court also Justice Family of IB Officer Ankit Sharma alleges AAP neta’s involvement ‘Normalcy has returned to North-East district’ New Delhi: Delhi Com- missioner of Police Amulya Patnaik on Wednesday said that normalcy has returned to a large extent in North-East Delhi, which has witnessed widespread violence over the last two days. “Senior officers are on rounds, extra forces have been given and a lot of confidence- building measures are Do not pay heed to rumours: Delhi Police New Delhi: Delhi Po- lice on Wednesday re- quested people not to pay heed to rumours while continuing extensive patrolling by in the North-East district, which has witnessed widespread violence over the last few days. The police, along with paramilitary forces, has been conduct- ing extensive patrolling in the area.” while he was returning from his duty . “Ankit went at the site (Chand where stone-pelting was taking Around 15-20 people came from building and dragged 5-6 people inside the building. They also fired at other people who tried to save those taken inside the building,” Kumar told ANI. being taken. Things are being brought back to normal,” Patnaik said here. Earlier today, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that Del- hi Police is “unable to control the situation and instill confidence,” adding that the Army should be called in and a curfew is imposed in rest of affected areas immediately. New Delhi: Family members of Intelligence Bureau Officer Ankit Sharma, whose body was recovered from the northeast Delhi's Chand Bagh area on Wednes- day, has alleged that a few people who were pelting stones from the building belonging to AAP leader and Munici- pal Councillor Tahir Hussain in Chand Bagh, had killed Sharma. reach out to the people to maintain peace and harmony. It is the collective failure of the two governments that have re- sulted in a great tragedy in the capital city which threatens to become worse by the day,” it added. Bagh) place. Tahir's Intelligence Bureau Ankit Sharma’s mother said that her son got a job at the age of 23. are Ankit's father Ravin- der Kumar has stated that Ankit was attacked to No action against Kapil Mishra is shameful: Priyanka Gandhi ‘Sonia Gandhi’s statement is unfortunate and condemnable’ Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that PM Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval are monitoring the situation in the city after the violence-hit its north-east areas —Prakash Javadekar, Union Minister Shocking to see silence of top leadership: Sonia New Delhi: Congress General Secretary Pri- yanka Gandhi Vadra has come out strongly against the BJP and its leader Kapil Mishra for the violence in some areas of northeast Delhi, and has appealed to the people to peace. She also took part in a peace rally the Congress took out on Wednesday . Earlier while speaking to reporters after the Congress Working Com- mittee (CWC) meeting, Gandhi said “no action New Delhi: Congress interim President So- nia Gandhi on Wednes- day expressed displeas- ure over the “top leadership of the Central and the Delhi Government” for being silent over the incidents of violence in North-East Delhi. “It is rather shocking, it was expected of the top leadership of Central and State Gov- ernment to speak up (about violence in Del- hi),” she said while re- sponding to a journalist in a press conference in New Delhi: Union minister and senior BJP leader Prakash vadekar on Wednesday hit out at Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi for criticising the Centre over violence in North-East Delhi and asked her to desist from playing “politics” on the issue. “At such times all parties should ensure that peace is main- tained. They should not blame the government and do dirty politics. Politicising this vio- Ja- Sonia Gandhi maintain New Delhi. “Chief Min- ister Arvind Kejriwal and Centre is equally responsible for not activating the administration to reach out to the people to peace and harmony,” Sonia added. was Amit Shah. He took an all-party meeting yesterday where a Con- gress leader was also present. Home Minister gave directions to the police and also boost the morale of the police.” lence is wrong,” he said. Javadekar slammed Gandhi for demanding the resignation of Home Minister Amit Shah, “They are asking where Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with senior party leaders sitting on a silent protest in New Delhi. also its resolution demanded the resignation of Home Minister Shah in view of the violence in Delhi. on Kapil Mishra is as shameful as his statement.” She attended the CWC meeting, which in maintain saying,

INDIA AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 08 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Cabinet nod on adaptation of Central laws under concurrent list in J-K POWERGallery DELHI TOP FUNCTIONARIES LIKELY TO BE CHANGED? The violence incidents in the national capital is likely to roll many heads from LG, CS and CP. MHA is said to be not happy the situation was handled on the ground. Chisti varsity: ‘Urdu, Arabi-Farsi’ replaced with ‘languages’ EXEMPTION OF IPGL FOR CHABAHAR PORT PROJECT New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal for issuing orders for adaptation of central laws under concurrent list to Jammu and Kashmir and 37 central laws which were not applicable to the Union territory will now be applicable. Briefing about the decisions, In- formation and Broad- casting Prakash Javadekar said it was an important decision after the reorganisation of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir. “We have also decided to pass an order for an adaptation of central laws under the concurrent list. So 37 laws which were not applicable to Kashmir val- ley are now applicable. This will ensure that throughout the country , the laws passed under 7 IPS OFFICERS RETIRING IN FEB Only seven IPS offi cers of various cadres and batches are retiring in February 2020. They are: Pravin B Gondia of Gujarat; Arun Kumr of Haryana; Sanjiv Kumar Singh and R A Choubey of Madhya Pradesh; Vachipa Vise of Nagaland; Om Prakash of Uttar Pradesh and Saroj Kumar Gajmer of West Bengal. New Delhi: Cabinet approved to exempt IPGL, incorporated for development and management of Shahid Be- hesthi Port of Chaba- har in Iran, from De- partment of Public En- terprises except in reservation and vigilance policies. New Delhi: In a signifi- cant decision, the state Cabinet on Tuesday cleared a proposal seeking amendment in the Uttar Pradesh State University Act 1973, to rename of Khwaja Moi- nuddin Chisti Urdu, Arabi-Farsi University, a state university, as “Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti Languages Uni- versity, Lucknow”. Sources said that the proposal cited that in the state, apart from Urdu, Arabic and Farsi languages, literary and cultural studies as well as research takes place in other languages such as Hindi, Sanskrit, Pali, NAT’L STATUS reporters SRIVASTAVA TO BE DELHI POLICE COMMISSIONER? In all probability, S N Srivastava will be appointed regular Police Commissioner of Delhi when Amulya Patnaik retires this month end. In a late evening decision MHA has appointed 1985 batch IPS offi cer S N Srivastava as Sl Commissioner, Law & Order, Delhi Police. Guidelines Minister SURROGACY (REGULATION) BILL, 2020 APPROVED NATIONAL TECHNICAL TEXTILES MISSION New Delhi: Cabinet approved Surrogacy (Reg- ulation) Bill, 2020 to provide effective regulation of surrogacy, prohibit commercial surrogacy and allow altruistic surrogacy . Bill is likely to be brought in second half of Budget Session beginning next month. 11 IGS IN CRPF TRANSFERRED In a major reshuffl e in CRPF, 11 IGs have been transferred. Among them two are IPS offi cers while nine are Cadre offi cers. Accordingly, K S Bhandari will be new IG, RAF hq in Delhi, Arun Kumar is going to Mount Abu as IG, Internal Security Academy,(ISA), Pradeep Kumar Singh to take over as IG, West Bengal Sector,Kolkata, Anshuman yadav, IPS joins IG (Intelligence) at CRPF, Hq, Randeep Dutta to replace Yaday as IG of Manipur & Nagaland Sector, A V Chauhan is coming to CRPF Academy, Kadarpur as IG, Vikram Sahgal has been transferred to Rajasthan Sector as IG in Jaipur, Vivek Vaid will take over as IG (Estt) at the Hq, Ajay Kumar Yadav, IPS, will be IG (Provisioning) at the Hq, RDS Sahi will be IG (Communication & IT in the Hq and G V H Giri has been posted as IG, Bihar Sector, Patna. and other Indian languages as well. Also, there is a need to study English and foreign languages like French, German and more as well. —ANI Central Acts in the Un- ion Territory under Sec- tion 96 of the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019. —ANI the constitution are applicable,” he said. An official release said the cabinet approved the order for adaptation of ‘DON’T HESITATE TO CROSS BORDER TO PROTECT INDIA’ IN THE COURTYARD SCBA condemns Justice for praising PM SC SEEKS REPLY ON MUFTI’S DETENTION New Delhi: SC issued a notice to J-K administration seeking response on a plea filed by Iltija, daughter of former CM Mehbooba Mufti, challenging her mother’s detention under Jammu and Kashmir PSA, 1978. She was also asked to file an affida- vit that no similar case is pending before any other court and posted matter for hearing to March 18. New Delhi: Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) passed a resolution condemning apex court’s Justice Arun Mishra praising PM Narendra Modi at Inter- national Judicial Con- ference held, as “such remarks reflect poorly on the independence of the judiciary”. Justice Mishra, who is third in seniority, on Saturday, praised Modi calling him an “inter- nationally acclaimed visionary”. The lawyers’ body in a statement said “The SCBA expresses its SC COLLEGIUM PROPOSES ELEVATION OF JUSTICE DHARMADHIKARI SC Collegium has recommended elevation of Justice BP Dharmadhikari, Acting Chief Justice, Bombay High Court as Chief Justice of that HC. 12 COLONELS SOUGHT BY DMA The services of as many as 12 offi cers of Colonel rank from various units have reportedly been sought by the Department of Military Affairs on deputation to work under Joint Secretaries. strong reservations of the statements and condemns the same strongly. The SCBA believes that the independence of the judiciary is the basic structure under the Constitution and that such independence be preserved in letter and spirit.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria and other IAF offi cers. Will give ‘robust response’ to attack from Pakistan: IAF New Delhi: Calling Balakote airstrike a “successful counter terror operation launched by the fearless Indian Air Force air warriors”, Defence Minister Ra- jnath Singh on Wednes- day said that now we do not hesitate to cross the border to protect India against terrorism. “India today cele- brates the first anniversary of Balakote airstrikes. It was a successful counter terror operation launched by the fearless Indian Force air With the success of Bal- akote air strikes India has clearly demonstrat- ed its strong will against terrorism,” tweeted. The Defence Minister later went on to salute the Indian Air Force for its “unmatched bravery and courage”. “I salute the Indian Air Force for its unmatched bravery and courage exhibited during Balakote air strikes. Our government led by Prime Minister Naren- IAF SPEAKS CHOPRA YET TO GET ORDERS; VACANCY OF MD, REIL ON APR 1 Government of India is yet to issue orders of Rakesh Chopra, GM, Rajasthan Electronics & In- struments Limited (REIL), for his appointment as Managing Director, REIL. A vacancy of this post is arising on April 1, 2020 with the retirement of present MD. Srinagar: IAF Chief RKS Bhadauria said that the message of the Balakot which the IAF carried out last year on this day, was clear that there will be a robust response to a terror attack from across the border. “The message is clear that it will no longer be a status quo, if there is an attack orchestrated from across the border there will be a response and it will be a robust response,” he said. He flew a sortie in MiG-21 of 51 Squadron with two Mirage-2000s and Sukhoi-30MKI from Sri- nagar airbase to mark completion of one year of Balakot airstrikes. “Today is the Balakot anniversary. So, it was really to get back to the boys to spend some time with them, fly a mission with them,” he said. No cognisable offence found: Cops on complaint against Thakur, Verma LAST EXTENSION TO ACCUSED IN MALEGAON CASE Mumbai: A special National Investiga- tion Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on Wednesday granted last extension to all the accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case who were ab- sent during hear- ings, including BJP MP Pragya Thakur. The court said that all accused have to follow the earlier orders of court of remaining present in court at least once a week from now onwards. So far, Thakur had been citing health or engagement as a MP as her reasons. airstrike, SACHDEVA GETS PREMATURE REPATRIATION TO PARENT CADRE Manmohan Sachdeva presently posted as Direc- tor, Department of Economic Affairs had been prematurely repatriated to his parent cadre to avail promotion benefi t. He is an ICoAS offi cer of 1996 batch. New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Wednesday told a court here that no cognisable offence was found against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma. Delhi Police has sought time to file a final Action Taken Re- port (ATR) on a complaint filed against the two BJP leaders. Ad- ditional Chief Metro- politan Magistrate (ACMM) Vishal Pahu- ja, after hearing the arguments, reserved the order for March 2, on a complaint filed by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat against the two dra Modi has adopted a different approach from earlier governments. Now we do not hesitate to cross the border to protect India against terrorism,” he tweeted. Rajnath Singh also thanked PM Modi f. “I thank Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi for bringing change in In- dia’s approach against terrorism and our ways to counter terror. The Surgical Strikes of 2016 and Balakote Strikes of 2019 are testi- mony to this change. This is certainly a New and Confident India in making,” he said. Air warriors. ASHRAF AMBASSADOR TO FRANCE Jawed Ashraf , presently High Commissioner of India to the Republic of Singapore, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to France.He is an Indian Foreign Service offi cer of 1991 batch. Rajnath BJP leaders for their alleged hate speeches during Delhi assembly polls’ campaign. Crime Branch of the Delhi Police, in a status report filed in the court, said that on the basis of the allega- tion levelled in the complaint, “prima fa- cie no cognisable offence has been found to be committed”. RAJIV KUMAR POSTED AS DIRECTOR, IRICEN Rajiv Kumar presently working as CPD/SD had been transferred and posted as Director, IRICEN, Pune. He is an IRSE offi cer. Air SANDEEP MEHRA’S SERVICES ABSORBED AT RITES The services of Sandeep Mehra had been perma- nently absorbed in RITES.He is an IRSME offi cer. 5 IIS OFFICERS TRANSFERRED MIB has transferred 5 Indian Information service offi cers to new places. Accordingly, D J Narain to join as ADG, PIB, Delhi, S N Pradhan going to PIB Imphal as ADG (Region), Nungsanglemba AO joins PIB, Delhi as ADG, Ms Nidhi Pandey has been shifted from PIB to DD News Delhi as ADG and Sunil Shukla joins ROB, Lucknow as Dy Director. CISF TO HANDLE AIRPORT SECURITY Srinagar: Security of Srinagar and the Jammu airports have been handed over to CISF and all police personnel posted there have been called back with immediate effect. All police personnel of executive and armed wings posted there are transferred to their respective wings and parent departments immediately. PIPIGANJ MARG TO BE RENAMED Lucknow: In the long list of ‘name change’ of cities or areas undertaken by UP government, next name will be of Pipiganj Marg, which will be changed to Sri Ram Pratap Bahadur Marg. The nine kilometer long road, from Badya Chowk to Pipiganj in Gorakhpur Janpad, will be dedicated to Ram Pratap Bahadur, a social activist. ISRO TO LAUNCH GEO IMAGING SATELLITE ON MARCH 5 New Delhi: ISRO on Wednesday said that GSLV-F10 will launch geo imaging satellite, GISAT-1, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on March 5. “Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV-F10) will launch geo imaging satellite (GISAT-1) from the second launch pad of the SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. The launch is tentatively sched- uled at 1743 Hrs IST on March 05, 2020, subject to weather conditions,” ISRO said. Weighing about 2,275 kg, GISAT-1 is a state-of-the-art agile Earth observation satellite. SPICEJET TO START 11 NEW FLIGHTS FROM MARCH 29 New Delhi: SpiceJet will launch 11 new do- mestic fl ights, including on Srinagar-Mumbai route, from March, according to a release. There would be non-stop fl ights on Mumbai-Leh, Leh-Srinagar and Srinagar-Mumbai routes. Besides, there would be additional frequencies on Mumbai-Rajkot, Delhi-Dharamshala and Bengaluru-Vijayawada sectors. Among others, there would be two new fl ights on the Jaland- har-Jaipur-Jalandhar route under the regional connectivity scheme. D G VANZARA GETS POST- RETIREMENT PROMOTION A 1987 batch retired IPS offi cer, D G Vanzara has been given post-retirement promotion to Inspec- tor General grade by the Gujarat Government. VIJAYA APPOINTED AS STAFF OFFICER TO CHIEF SECRETARY, AP Vijaya K has been appointed to newly created post of Staff Offi cer to Chief Secretary. She is a 2013 batch IAS offi cer of AP cadre.

SPORTS AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 09 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Smith dethrones Kohli to regain top spot in Test Steve Smith regained the top spot with 911 points in the Test rankings India skipper Virat Kohli is now ranked 2nd with 906 points to his name SHARAP-OVER SHARAP-OVER SHARAP-OVER Former World No 1 says goodbye to tennis In giving my life to tennis, tennis gave me a life. I’ll miss it everyday. I’ll miss the training and my daily routine: waking up at dawn, lacing my left shoe before my right, and closing the court’s gate before I hit my first ball of the day. I’ll miss my team, my coaches. I’ll miss the moments sitting with my father on the prac- tice court bench. ner in 2004, the third-youngest player to conquer the All England Club’s hallowed grass courts. Controversial career of two years drugs ban North Carolina: Five-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova, one of the world’s most recognisable sportswom- en, on Wednesday announced her retirement at the age of 32. “Tennis - I’m saying goodbye,” Sharapova said in an article for Vogue and Vanity Fair maga- zines. “After 28 years and five Grand Slam titles, though, I’m ready to scale another moun- tain - to compete on a different type of terrain.” Sharapova burst onto the scene as a su- premely gifted teenager and won her Grand Slams before serving a 15-month ban for failing a drugs test at the 2016 Aus- tralian Open. The Russian former world number one’s ranking is currently 373rd. Sharapova has hardly played in the past year because of long- standing shoulder problems. When she did play she lost as many matches as she won and was dumped out in the first rounds at Wimbledon, the US Open and, most recently , the Aus- tralian Open in Melbourne. Sharapova shot to fame as a gig- gly 17-year-old Wimbledon win- The Russian, who moved to Florida as a child, served a 15-month ban after failing a doping test in 2016. Since that suspension, and managed to reach only one major quarterfinal. Meanwhile, counterpart Kane Wil- liamson surpassed Aus- tralia’s batting sensa- tion Marnus buschagne to regain the 3rd spot in ICC Test rankings on the back of his match-winning innings of 89 runs at the Basin Reserve. India pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami dropped points and slipped from the top 10 ranked bowlers, leaving R Ashwin as the only Indian in the top 10, ranked No.9 with 765 points. However, Kiwi veteran pacer Tim Southee jumped eight spots in the ICC Test rankings for bowlers, courtesy match-winning returns of 9/110 in the first Test between India and New Zealand. Kohli’s New Delhi: Australia run-machine Smith moved past India captain Virat Kohli to reclaim the No.1 Test batsman. Kohli dropped 5 points after a poor out- ing in both the innings of Wellington Test as India skipper scored only 2 runs in the first innings of India’s 1st Test against New Zea- land and was dismissed for a 43-ball 19 in the second innings. Virat Kohli has now slipped to No.2 in the ICC rankings for Test batsmen points. Steve Smith leads Kohli by 5 points. Other than Ajinkya Rahane (760), Cheteshwar (757) and Mayank Agar- wal (727) occupy the next 8th, 9th and 10th positions respectively. Steve La- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 35 SINGLES 601 WTA Singles titles 145 win loss 2004 2008 2012 WTA C’SHIP TITLE with 906 FED CUP Kohli, OLYMPICS SILVER MEDAL Pujara GRAND SLAM HIGHLIGHTS WIMBLEDON US OPEN 2004 AUSTRALIAN OPEN 2006 FRENCH OPEN 2008 CAREER EARNING $ 325 million 2012, 2014 in Gujarat’s finance budget cuts `19 cr in sports sector, provision of `560 cr Gujarat students shine in KIUG held in Odisha Man City file appeal against ban at CAS London: Manchester City has filed an expected appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport against a two- year ban from Europe- an soccer competition. The club met its late- Monday deadline to challenge UEFA, CAS said. “It is not possible to indicate at this time when a final award in this matter will be issued,” the court said. It is unclear if City will seek UEFA’s consent for a public hearing. BRIEF Plessis rested for Aus ODI series Cape Town: Faf du Plessis has again been left out of South Afri- ca’s One-Day Interna- tional squad for the three-match series against Australia start- ing on Saturday, but coach Mark Boucher said that the veteran batsman remains in the team’s future plans. kumbh has created a competitive atmosphere in the sports sector with the increasing interest in sports among the youth of the state and hence a provision of Rs. 79 crore for district level sports school. It has been made to take it further. In addition to this, a provision of Rs 6 crore, under the Shaktidoot scheme, has been made for the inten- sive training and education of emerging talent in the field of sports. Gandhinagar: Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Nitin Patel presented a Budget of Rs 2,17,287 crore for the financial year 2020-21. A provision of Rs 560 crore has been made for the sports sector. It is noteworthy that last year the finance minister made provision of Rs 579 crore for sports development, means that this time it has reduced by Rs 19 crore. FM Nitin Patel, Vidyanagar won silver medal. The Games were organised in Odisha from February 21 to 24. Uttkarsh Dixit from Pa- tiala & Thakran from Rohtak claim gold. Gujarat: Khelo India University Games was organised in Odisha in which students of Sard- ar Patel University Vid- yanagar College par- ticipated. Students of Sardar Patel University Saudi to host richest horse race Riyadh: In Saudi Ara- bia this week hosts the world’s richest horse race, with USD 20 million in cash prizes on offer in the latest international sports extrav- aganza designed to boost its battered global image. while presenting the budget in the Legisla- tive Assembly, said that many players in the state have benefited from the Khel Maha- kumbh and Gujarat has now moved ahead in the field of sports. The planning of the Khel Maha- which Priyanka Knight slams century to beat Thailand by 98 runs HITCHED! Nadal off the mark in Acapulco Acapulco: In Rafael Nadal marked his re- turn to action with a straight-sets victory over Pablo Andujar as he launched his bid to reclaim the world number one ranking at the Mexico Open in Aca- pulco. opening seven-wicket defeat to the West In- dies. ” said Thai captain Sornnarin Tip- poch. “The nature of T20 is getting runs on the board so we are working on our batting game.” Sornnarin won the toss and opted to bowl and it couldn’t have started better with Amy Jones stumped from the second ball of the day. When Danielle Wyatt went without scoring in the second over, 2009 champions were reeling at seven for two. “We were gutted after the performance the other day so it was very important bounced back with a de- cent performance here, which we did,” said Knight. Every game is a must-win game for us now. It was a nice start to get on the board today but we have a long way to go in this competition and we’ve got to keep the momentum going and put in strong performances.” Debu- tants Thailand, who came through qualifying, have now lost both of their games after an Canberra: Heather smashed the first century of the women’s Twenty20 World Cup Wednesday as England emphatically got their campaign back on track with a crushing 98-run win over Thailand. England had looked vulnerable crashed to a six-wicket defeat against South Af- rica in their opening Group B game on Sun- day, following a shock 10-wicket hammering by Sri Lanka in their final warm-up Skipper Knight that we minnows Sakshi’s Olympics dream over Lucknow: Sonam Mailk downed Sakshi Malik for the second time in a row, this time by pinning the Olym- pic medallist, to make it to the Indian team for next month’s Olym- pic Qualifiers on Wednesday. as they an unbeaten 108 in a tournament-best 169- run partnership with Natalie Sciver (not out 59) to secure the vital win. England’s 176 for two was also the highest score by any team so far. week. With only the top two from each of the two five-team groups qualifying knockout phase, defeat in Canberra would have left their tournament in tatters. But Knight hit for the Australia’s star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell took to social media on Wednesday to announce engagement with long-time Indian girlfriend, Vini Raman. England last

2NDFRONT There are people around who rekindle your spirit, keep them close and value them always. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 13 farmer suicides in two years: Govt First India News what the government has revealed. The government is looking to avoid the farmer suicide issue and many of the suicides have been written off as acci- dental deaths.” “Moreover, the government has also tried to cover up the reasons for their suicide by re- dacting the answers in the question and answer booklet,” he said. On thorough perusal, the reasons listed in the booklet included fear of crop failure, inability to repay loan after crop failure, debt due to lack of income. LOST LIVES Gandhinagar: Perenni- ally in a denial mode on the issue, the State Gov- ernment has admitted on the floor of the State Assembly that at least 13 farmers committed suicide because of crop failure during the last two years. Out of these, 10 suicides have occurred in the Sau- rashtra region alone. The highest numbers of farmer deaths have been recorded in Devb- humi Dwarka, (three in 2018 and one in 2019) and Junagadh (one in AUDA finalises `929 crore budget, Nehra shares details nani said, “Firstly, the suicide numbers tabled in the house are incorrect. The number is higher than Pointing out the government’s reluctance to talk about the issue, Leader of Opposition Paresh Dha- 2018, while Porbandar and Sabarkantha reported one each in the same year. 2018 and two in 2019). Amreli and Surendrana- gar reported two suicides each in the year KHAMBHAT CLASHES EC BRIEFS ON POLL PROCESS First India News 96 PEOPLE SENT BEHIND BARS leading to incidents of arson. However, no un- toward incidents were reported on Wednesday . Inspector DS Gohil said, “A tight security cover is currently being implemented. Eve- rything is under control.” He added: “We have filed seven riot- ing offences. A case of attempted murder has also been registered against 24 people, who were arrested for the attack on police personnel Khajakhaji Lake. Two offences have been registered for spread- ing rumours. We are still ascertaining the reason for the clashes so more people are likely to be arrested.” AMC Commissioner Vijay Nehra First India News Ahmedabad: Law and order seem to be returning to Khambhat, with 96 people being arrested in connec- tion with clashes in the town over the past three days. The tight security arrangements made to restore peace in the town have shown results, with several shops resuming business on Wednesday . Anand district’s SP Ajit Rajiyan said, “We have deployed police in various parts of Khambhat. Strict action will be taken against those responsible for any unrest. More than 90 accused have been arrested Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad Ur- ban Development Authority (AUDA) announced Rs 929 crore budget for financial year 2020-21 on Wednesday. According to AMC Commis- sioner Vijay Nehra this year’s budget will be 122% of previ- ous year’s modified budget. Nehra announced that the works of 7 flyovers announced in last year budget are in progress and shall be completed by March 2021. Three new flyovers are to be constructed at Narmada main canal in Bhat, Ghuma railway line level crossing number 16 and Apollo junction in Bhat. While AUDA will bear Rs 105 crore cost, the projects will be completed at a cost of Rs 200 crore in partnership with Rail- ways and Road and Building department of Guj Govt. Busy junctions on entire ring road will get flyovers in direction to achieve junction free ring road. Nehra said, while presently the works are underway to construct 2,639 affordable housing units, AUDA has decided to construct 5,080 new affordable housing units next year at a cost of Rs. 593 crore. Sharing the details of another major decision, he said entire development works scheme such as roads, footpath, street light, drinking water and storm water line will be assigned under single tender to avoid co- ordination related issues. Nehra also announced a biodiversity park in AUDA area and a party plot at Sing- arva. While works for 5 new gardens are in progress, AUDA has planned to start works on 113 new gardens at one go next year covering all 113 TP schemes. Patel has not been arrested. He and others have been accused of making provocative speeches at the rally held near Gawara Tow- er on Tuesday . Tensions had flared up on Tuesday amid the bandh call given by some Hindu outfits, and the town is slow- ly returning to normal.’ Seven FIRs have been registered since Sunday, including one against former BJP MLA Sanjay members of the Hindu Jagran Manch some local councillors, the police said. Sanjay near ALL SMILES: A ten-member parliamentary delegation from Sweden led by Kerin Enstrom, MP & Chair of the Committee on the Constitution visited ECI on Wednesday for a briefi ng on the Indian election process. The delegation met the Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra during the visit. Patel, and DG Vanzara promoted post-retirement by Guj govt First India News peared. According to the CBI, she, too, was killed. The central agency had claimed that Tulsiram Pra- japati, Sheikh’s aide and an eyewitness to the alleged encounter, was later killed by the police at Cha- pri village in Gujarat’s Banaskantha district in December 2006. Ishrat, a woman from Mumbra near Mumbai, Javed Shaikh alias Pranesh Pillai, Am- jadali Akbarali Rana and Zeeshan Johar were killed by Gujarat police in an alleged fake encounter on the outskirts of Ahmed- abad on June 15, 2004. Po- lice had claimed that they had links with terrorists. Kagdapith custodial death: PSO suspended women, 10 men and three children while a woman and a minor girl were among the five injured. He said three of the injured are in a state of trauma and have been sent to a hospital in Kota for treatment. Two of the injured were discharged after receiving treatment, Nehra further said. After being discharged, the two persons claimed that the bus lost control as one of the wheels came off, the collector quoted them as saying. around seven years. The Sohrabuddin case was transferred to Mumbai in September 2012. He was serving as DIG of Border Range at the time of his arrest. Vanzara, joined the police service as a DySP in 1980, was promoted as an IPS officer in 1987. He served as Deputy Commissioner of Police of Ahmedabad Crime Branch and was later promoted as DIG. He also worked as DIG of ATS in Ahmedabad. Sheikh was killed in an alleged fake encounter near Gandhinagar in November 2005, after which his wife disap- effect from September 29, 2007. Additional secretary to the state home department, Nikhil Bhatt, on Wednesday confirmed that his department has issued a notification about Van- zara’s promotion. Vanzara, a 1987-batch IPS officer, had retired as the DIG on May 31, 2014. He was suspended by the state government in May 2007 after his arrest in con- nection with the alleged fake encounter case of Sohrabuddin Sheikh. Later, he was also made an accused in the Ishrat Jahan alleged fake encounter case. The former IPS officer was subse- “Consequent to clean chit received from Judi- ciary in all Encounter Cases which were con- cocted by Anti-National Forces against me & Gu- jarat Police, I have given Post-Retirement Promo- tion of Inspector Gener- al of Police wef 29-09- 2007. I am thankful to both Govt of India & Govt of Gujarat,” Van- zara tweeted along with the copy of the government notification. Vanzara was heading the Gujarat ATS when the alleged fake encounters took place. After his arrest in March 2007 by the state CID, Vanzara remained in jail for Ahmedabad: Former IPS officer DG Vanzara, who was accused in the alleged fake encounters of Ishrat Jahan Sohrabuddin and was later discharged in both the cases, has been given post-retirement promotion as the Inspector General of Po- lice (IGP) by the Gujarat government, six years after he retired from service. As per the notification issued by the state Home Department, a copy of which Vanzara tweeted on Tuesday night, he has been promoted as the IGP with and who had Sheikh of TP 19-year-old Former IPS offi cer DG Vanzara quently discharged in both the cases by special CBI courts, first in August 2017 in the Sohrabuddin Sheikh case, and then in May last year in the Ishrat Jahan case. FROM PG 1 Health, edu... funds for research by students under ‘Shodh’ scheme have been continued. The budget also provides en- couragement to start- ups and innovation. The Deputy Chief Minister nounced a wherein if a donor in- vests in social infrastructure in the rural areas, the government would provide a match- ing grant. The State has tried to address water issue, sanitation to infrastructure and employment issue, attempting to keep everyone happy and making the state from ‘Uttam’ to ‘Sarvot- tam’. godowns of 500 Metric Tonne capacity to ensure farm produces are not destroyed in the open. tor Antar Singh Nehra told PTI that the 24 people who died include 11 Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia to visit affected areas for “confidence-building measures”, and instructed Delhi Police to ensure safe passage for the injured to medical institu- tions with adequate facilities. Minister Amit Shah. One wedding,... Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot shared his condolences to the bereaved families and wished for speedy recovery those who were injured in the incident. Gehlot nounced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased. Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi, BJP Na- tional Vice President Om Mathur and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot also tweeted to express grief on the death of passen- gers. Bundi District Collec- the Rupani calls... harvested crops, plus Rs.900 per month for looking after cows. There is a provision to provide electricity to farmers in daytime under Dinkar Yojna to cover all the farmers in the state in three years, 50 per cent assistance of Rs.150 for the first month during birth of calf. A provision of Rs.100- crore has been made by the State Government to upgrade panjra pols (cattle sheds non-milking cows), and help APMC First India News following a dispute with his neighbour. He committed suicide while in custody at the station. The whole incident was captured on CCTV cameras at the station. The suicide raised questions against the police over their alleged negligence in the victim’s death. The family of the deceased also refused to accept Solanki’s body on Tuesday. An investi- gation has launched into the death of the victim. Another ’84... “We can’t let another 1984 scenario happen in this city; not under the watch of this court”, Justice Muralidhar ob- served, adding, “We heard that one IB officer has been attacked. These things should be immediately into”. The court was refer- ring to anti-Sikh riots that killed over 3,000 people in Delhi alone. The court also urged Delhi Chief Minister Ahmedabad: Follow- ing the death of a young man at Kagdapith police station, the family of the deceased has demanded appropriate action in the matter. Following the incident, the police station’s PSO has been suspended and the D staff dissolved. The deceased Jigar Solanki, resident of Raipur, was arrested by Kagdapith police of custodial has an- scheme also an- Inshallah, there... Doval assured her saying: “I give you my word, you do not have to worry , it is the responsibility of the police, it is the responsibility of the government.” He also said he was there on the instructions of Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi and Home looked been for build

www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 11 AHMEDABAD, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 27, 2020 THE TALK OF THE TOWN THE TALK OF THE TOWN A nubhav Sinha’s directorial ‘Thap- pad’ is all set to hit the screens later this week. Thappad has been the talk of the town and has received wide appreciation from all across. In a new development, the movie has been declared tax free ahead of its release in the states of Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. The film was ex- empted from SGST in view of its subject and message. The makers of Thappad held special screenings in different states namely, Del- hi, Bhopal and Jaipur where the audiences were all praise for it and hailed it as the most important film of the year. In view of such a thunderous response, the announcement acts a catalyst to take the narrative forward where its dialogue, “Thappad- Bass Itni Si Baat?” is standing synonymous to Pink’s “No, means no”. —Agency Poster of the film Taapsee Pannu DRAMA QUEEN ALIA BHATT TFC SEASON 7 B’TOWN QUICKIE! Supermodel Deepti Gujral will be hosting ‘The Fashion Connect Season 7’, with beauty and elegance on 19 March at Hotel Clarks Amer Jaipur. Watch this space for updates on TFC7. given her nod. She is expected to sign on the dotted line shortly . Meanwhile, the hunt for the leading man is still on. The team will final- ise the shooting schedule once the entire cast is locked,” a source said. Thehe film will be pro- duced by Sajid Nadiad- wala and will make Alia’s fourth collaboration with him. She has earlier col- laborated with Sajid on films like High- way, 2 States and Kalank. On the other hand, Alia Bhatt has her hands full with films. She will be soon seen in Ayan Mukerji’s ‘Brah- mastra’, which will finally release on December 4 this year. —IANS Disha Patani shared a sneak peek of a new song from ‘Baaghi 3’ on her Instagram handle, captioning it as, “Own the dance fl oor and get ready to move with some sass as another fi re track is about to drop.” Saket Chaudhary A coming social drama. According to the reports, the movie will deliver a hard- hitting message in a humourous way . “Saket has been working on the script for a while now. He was keen on casting Alia, who liked the script and has THE ROYAL JEWEL lia Bhatt will be seen playing the lead role in ‘Hindi Medium’ fame director Saket Chaudhary’s up- Amitabh Bachchan shared a series of pictures from the shooting site of their upcoming fi lm ‘Brahmastra’, terming Ranbir Kapoor as one of his favourites. Alia Bhatt CITY FIRST U Ram Nath Kovind hosted a special dinner for his US counterpart. For the occasion, Melania opted for a pink floor-length gown, giving an interesting tribute to the Indian sartorial staple - the saree. Mela- nia accessorized the outfit with intricately designed gold chandelier earrings from Am- rapali Jewels and a pair of pink and silver kitten heels. “We feel a sense of pride to be seen and worn by such an influential and powerful woman; Amra- pali is a brand that comes straight from our heritage and we are really pleased to know that we are being recognised on such a global scale,” says Rajiv Arora, Co-founder, Amra- pali Jewels. The rom-com ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’ completed 26 years of release, and SRK’s co-star Suchitra became emotional while reminiscing the fi lm’s journey. S President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made multiple visits to Delhi including the ceremonial welcome at the Rashtrapati Bhavan where President Singer Ankit Tiwari and Mahesh Bhatt celebrated Pooja Bhatt’s birthday, with an adorable cake. Melania Trump wearing the gold chandelier earrings by Amrapali Jewels cityfirst@firstindia.co.in

HOLLYWOOD AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 12 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘I DESERVE SOMEONE AMAZING’ S KIM POUNCES AT KOURTNEY IN‘KUWTK’ T that the famous family’s long-running reality show is moving to Thursday nights instead of Sundays, with season 18 set to premiere on March 26. The announcement was accompanied by a sneak peek that shows tensions between Kourtney Kardashian and her sisters Kim Kardashian West and Khloe Kardashian, which only seemed to get worse since the last season. In one scene, Khloe demands, “Why do you have to have an attitude?” to which Kourtney he much-anticipated reality TV show ‘Keeping Up with the Kardashians’ is officially returning in a month. On Tuesday, a source announced ocialite Paris Hilton does not regret breaking her engagement to Chris Zylka in 2018. She calls it the ‘best decision’ that she ever made. Speaking of the split, Hilton said: “No. It was the best decision I’ve ever made in my life. I just don’t think (he) was the right person. I feel like I’m an incredible woman and I deserve someone so amazing. I just didn’t feel right. I’ve worked way too hard to just give my life to someone. They have to be perfect.” Hilton dated Zylka for two years. She said she was loving her single life because she did not want to have ‘someone controlling me’. She added that dating ‘certain people’ increased the risk of ‘not trusting them’ and implied that if she went away, she fears they would ‘do something to embarrass me’. The former couple ended their engagement in November 2018, only 10 months after he proposed Hilton with a $2 million ring. replied, “Just don’t involve yourself in business that is not yours.” Khloe back, and said, “Then don’t talk about it in front of me.” In scene, Kendall Jenner dragged into the however, it’s still unclear whose she’s on. She said, “She can’t sit back and just be like, ‘All right, I was wrong.” At last, the clip teases shocking confron- tation between Kourt- ney and Kim. Angrily waving her finger in Kim’s face, then chucking boxed water at her, Kourtney yells, “You have nothing to say .” Kim warns and lunges at her, “Don’t ever come at me like that.” In season 17, the three sisters feuded at length throughout over Kourtney’s “boundaries” as she refused to film aspects of her personal life, forcing Kim and Khloe to “pick up the slack.” At one point, Kim even threat- ened to fire Kourtney. However sources informed that it isn’t tech- nically possible since the Kardashi- an sisters are equal-level executive producers. —IANS fired another gets drama, side a Paris Hilton Meghan’s father slams her and Prince Harry T the public eye. Thomas said, “I’m very upset with Meghan and Harry right now. I don’t think they have a right to use the word ‘royal’.” He further added that he does not appreciate the couple’s communication with Queen Elizabeth and said, “I don’t think they have a right to speak to the queen the way they’re talking to her. I think it’s an insult to the queen and to the British people. My daughter dumped me and my family one day before she got married and now she’s dump- ing the British family .” Thomas and Meghan have not been on good terms since Meghan stepped into the royal family . —Agency Kylie may bring back reality show ‘Life of Kylie’ A On February 22, Jenner tweeted, “What show should I start?” and one of the fans replied with a GIF, “Start shooting season 2 of Life of Kylie.” To which the ‘Keeping Up With the Kar- dashians’ star retweeted the GIF, and said, “Should I really?” Airing in August 2017, ‘Life of Kylie’ was a reality TV show that followed the life of beauty mogul Kylie Jenner and her famous friends. In September 2017, the TV show didn’t last and came to an abrupt end after only being on for one month. —ANI homas Markle has never been fond of his daughter Meghan Markle since she got married in 2018 and now he is slamming his daughter’s actions in merican media personality Kylie Jenner is considering bringing back the reality show ‘Life of Ky- lie’ for a new season. —ANI Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Kim Kardashian Kylie Jenner FACE OF THE DAY YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 TAURUS APR 21 - MA Y 20 GEMINI MA Y 21 - JUNE 21 CANCER JUNE 22 - JUL Y 23 Work hard to overcome any weakness and short comings for getting good academic results. You may move to a new residence. You may get attracted to someone totally opposite which can also turn into a romantic relationship. You will be praised for your efforts by your parents. Enjoy quality time with you friends and family. You may also go on a trip with them. Todays is your day for romance. Stars are supporting you, go ahead on a date and express yourself. Be compassionate and kind with words while handling any sensitive issues in family. Set a goal and move in the direction of achieving it. At workplace everyone will be awestruck by your performance and exceptional deliverance of some assignment. Academically stay alert, don’t fall for any negative suggestions given by your competitor. Invest your time in making things work that have been given up by your co workers, as this will help you in getting noticed. Academically you could be appreciated for coming up with new ideas. You will receive a thumbs up for the different pattern of thinking. IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY You will feel energetic, reinvigorated and will adopt a new fi tness regime. You are working in the right direction and you will soon achieve your desired results. Be compassionate and kind. LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 Do not leave any stone unturned in working hard academically. Any negligence in studies may lead to situation getting out of hands. Focus on improving your fi nancial skills. With changes in the season, take full care of your health and take all necessary measures. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 You will receive a fi nancial boost in form of salary increment or getting money back from the borrower. Your ability to handle issues at hand will get you recognized professionally. Being a supporting hand for your spouse will bring lot of happiness. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 You will feel confi dent and you will feel secure in terms of money. Someone new has entered your life and you will go out of way to express your love for the one. You will enjoy the company of friends and may go on a trip with them. Your lover will keep you entertained today. Prepare well and in advance if you want to move mountains in a new and a totally different fi eld of work. Someone in your surrounding will make you smile and their words will change your opinion towards something or someone for good. You may go on a long journey. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 Taking care of an elderly, loving them and giving them time will not only bring you recognition but will also bring you blessings. With efforts even the impossible will become possible. Explore your self by exerting and paying more attention in the class. Business man/woman can expect more profi ts. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 To reach your desired goal, focus on the teamwork and good management skills. Avoid being strong headed in sensitive matters. Give your hundred percent in impressing the job interviewer. No point of retaliating incase someone tries to hurt you. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Your plan for business expansion will go as smoothly as planned by you. Your childhood memories will come live as you are likely to spend quality time with someone important from that time. Your family elder requires your love and time. Keep yourself motivated. Now is the time to prove your metal in the fi eld that you have chosen for yourself and you are destined to leave your mark. You will get full family support and they are behind you in all your endeavours. Any journey or business trip towards east will be fruitful. MUSKAN BOTHRA, Lifestyle Blogger

ETC AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 202013 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia DIA MIRZA ON HOUSEWIVES he film ‘Thappad’ has been creating a buzz since the trailer was released. During a promo- tional event, which was attended by Taapsee, Dia Mirza, Tanvi Azmi, director Anubhav Sin- ha and other team members, a reporter questioned the cast whether while writing the script did it ever came on their mind to show Taapsee as a working woman instead of a housewife? To this, An- ubhav said, “Some people choose to be a housewife and be a very happy housewife. Amrita was a happy housewife.” Dia said, “Housewives are homemaker.” —Agency T also called as homemakers. It is such a valuable job. It is time that we stop calling them housewives. We can call them homemakers.” The director cutting off Dia further said, “That is also a trap. Fraud that has happened with a woman that patriar- chy has inflicted upon them.” Then Dia cut him off and said, “If a woman is making her choice, it is her choice and we have to respect that also.” Taapsee who was sitting beside Dia tried to calm the actress and then Anub- hav said, “I am saying something else.” Dia continued to say, “A man can also be a Dia Mirza Multitasking MOM RAGS TO RICHES A Revathi Roy. The actor turned pro- ducer announced on Tuesday that he will be collaborating with Robbie Grewal and Anil Bohra for the untitled flick. “Very happy to have @revathi_roy on board; her story flips the ‘rags to riches’ adage in a compelling way . A truly eventful & inspir- ing life that has em- powered women in India. I can’t think of anyone better than Robbie to helm this dramatic fter producing a series of hit Bollywood films, John Abra- ham is all set to produce the biopic of social entrepreneur K arisma Kapoor is gearing up for her digital debut with the web series ‘Men- talhood’. She says there is meaning and learning in every episode of the show. “I am super-excited and very emotional because there is a meaning behind this show. There is learning behind this show. Each episode has a message and it’s for everyone out there. Even men watching this show will be like, ‘Oh my God! I didn’t realize this’. In this show, we deal with bullying, gender issues, exam fever, surrogacy, health, and various other top- ics. So, it is actually entertain- ment but you also learn something at the end of the journey of each episode, which is so beautiful,” said Karisma, at the trailer launch of ‘Mentalhood’. She was accompanied by co- actors Sanjay Suri, Sandhya Mridul, Dino Morea, Shilpa Shukla, Shruti Seth and Tillotama Shome. “I guess I am the seniormost parent over here, with a teenage daughter and a young son. For me, it’s MOM - Master of Multitasking. A mother is a master of multitasking, so as long as you know your priori- ties and you can multi task them, you can do everything in the world,” she said. Elnaaz Norouzi ATHLEISURE IS THE WAY TO GO so many T ran-born Elnaaz Norouzi has made Bollywood sit up and notice. Her performance in the Pun- jabi film ‘Khiro Khundi’ was also appreciated by the fraternity . Elnaaz, who loves being fit, believes sporty is the right way to go when it comes to making a stylish statement in leisure. She recently opted for Athleisure for a casual statement, and slayed it as few can. —IANS here is an Iranian whiff in the Bollywood air these days. Ever since she zoomed into the limelight with her small but impressive act in the web series ‘Sacred Games’, Teh- yet balanced film,” tweeted ham. delicately Abra- —ANI —IANS Karisma Kapoor WAFA SEMINAR REUNION John Abraham CITY FIRST P judges enjoyed a cultural evening at the ‘WAFA Seminar Reunion’ at Taj Jai Mahal Palace on Tuesday Around 40 judges from countries like the UK, the USA, Uruguay, Bel- gium, Canada, Ireland, among others were seen interacting with each other over a large spread of sumptuous snacks and delectable dinner. The atmosphere was that of backslapping ca- maraderie and bonho- mie. The evening also witnessed cultural performances by Rajastha- ni folk artistes who presented Kaalbeliya and Bhavai dances as well as Morchang and Khartal rendition. It was hugely enjoyed by the visitors. The cultural performances were organised by Rajasthan Tourism. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in ost the ‘Judges Seminar’ on Tues- day, national and international evening. Bharti and Saruch Kamla and Roma Kavita and Madhu Kazuko, Toru, Lily and Angela Michael, Tom and Morris Cultural Performance

CITY BUZZ AHMEDABAD | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2020 14 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia KAL AAJ AUR KAL CITY FIRST I n an attempt to bring a day of laughter, happiness and togetherness in the lives phans and residents of old-age homes, Jagriti, the social collaborative wing of Ahmedabad, organized a day-long annual carnival ‘Anand Mela’ event at the institute. ‘Kal Aaj aur Kal’ saw participation from near- ly 200 orphans and senior citizens. While the mela is an annual event at the institute, this is the first time senior citizens were included. The day included events like dance performances by the students of the Blind People’s As- sociation, MiCreche, the senior citizens, and the children from the schools and orphanages; a magic show; and a fun and fair with various games and rides set up for all the guests to enjoy . A free eye check-up and a session on acupressure were also organized specially for the senior citizens. Sharing her experience, Swati Sharma, a second year student said, “It was like getting tel- eported back to the good old times when we used to visit our grand- parents during summer vaca- tions and being pampered with their unconditional love. In par- ticular I loved their enthusiasm and zeal towards life.” cityfirstgujarat@gmail.com of or- student MICA, AHMEDABAD FOUNDATION DAY! Green thumbs and beyond and beyond P mind, the students of interior design at BRDS here in Ahmedabad have come up with crea- tive ideas to re-use waste materials at home and beyond to create unique planters. The students have worked upon the princi- ples of landscape design to create these planters. Here, they have also understood the types of plants commonly used in interior and exterior spaces, seasonal,non-seasonal plants etc. Whether it’s a larger garden, a tiny balcony, a working desk or a window sill this collection of crea- tive planters will defi- nitely bring life to any space. The exhibition is open to the public on Thursday at BRDS on Gurukul Road. cityfirstgujarat@gmail.com cityfirstgujarat@gmail.com CITY FIRST ots don’t need to be boring. With this, and the mot- to ‘Go Green’ in HONOURING THE FIRST STEP : As Ahmedabad marked its 609th birthday, a ceremonial floral tribute was offered by city Mayor Bijal Patel accompanied by Chandan Nathji, the 13th mahant of Maneknathji’s Gaadi and the Nath Family at the Guru Manek Temple at Manek Chowk. A ‘dhwaj puja’ was also held at Manek Burj, the very spot where the foundation stone of the city of Ahmedabad was laid in the year 1411. have also understood the types of plants commonly used in interior and exterior spaces, seasonal,non-seasonal plants etc. Whether it’s a larger garden, a tiny balcony, a working desk or a window sill this collection of crea- tive planters will defi- nitely bring life to any space. The exhibition is open to the public on Thursday at BRDS It’s been 609 years since Ahmedabad was founded. This is what it looked like back in the 17th century, when the city was 261 years old, according to Dutch traveller Philippus Baldaeus. We thought you might like to compare this lithograph with the city that you know and love today. End of an era juniors presented a motivational song at the event. All students were dressed in traditional outfits and shared their memories of the time spent as school kids. The principal, Vaishali Shah congrat- ulated the graduating students and wished them a bright future. cityfirstgujarat@gmail.com CITY FIRST S The ceremony was put together by the juniors of Grade IX for the outgoing Grade XII batch. The tudents of Diwan Ballub- hai English Secondary School, Kankaria recently celebrated their farewell.

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