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AHMEDABAD l SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 34 The temple dedicated to Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Eragudi village in Tiruchi district. PM IS MORE THAN GOD TO ME: TN FARMER BUILDS NARENDRA MODI TEMPLE IN VILLAGE P Shankar saved over Rs 1,20,000 from his agricultural income to build the temple as an expression of his love for the Prime Minister BENEFICIARY OF PM KISAN NIDHI based on board exam marks. Even though my daughter scored 1,105 out of 1200, she did not get a medical seat. Had NEET been implemented my daughter could have fulfilled dream. But now with NEET being implant- ed, my son is going for coaching classes and I am sure he will get a medical seat in a government college,” he added Shankar says apart from Modi, he has been a follower of Dr MG Ramachandran. He remembers how he campaigned for the AIADMK when he was an 11-year-old boy because of his love for MGR. Since then, he has also been an AIADMK support- er. He hopes to also build a temple for MGR in the future. z Shankar’s admira- tion for Modi is not a recent development, he tells in the report. hence, I thought now is the time to build a temple,” Shankar said. z He says that his only wish is to meet the Prime Minister one day. then, z I was an admirer of Modi when he was the Chief Minister during my school days. It was because of my respect for him that I became a member of the BJP 10 years ago. her Chennai: A farmer and BJP party man has con- structed a temple for Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi on his 10-acre agricultural land in Trichy district in Tamil Nadu at his own ex- pense. P Shankar saved over Rs 1,20,000 from his agricultural income to build the temple as an expression of his love for the prime minister.The temple, the work for which was started eight months ago, has attracted over 1,000 visitors over the past week. Shankar’s admira- tion for Modi is not a recent development, he tells in the report. “I was an admirer of Modi when he was the Chief Minister during my school days. It was because of my respect for him that I became a member of the BJP 10 years ago. After he became the Prime Minis- ter, he was more than a God to me. The central government benefited people like me and hence, I thought now is the time to build a temple,” Shankar said. He says that his only wish is to meet the Prime Minister one day . Shankar even travelled to Chennai when Modi had visited Mammallapuram z Shankar even travelled to Chennai when Modi had visited Mam- mallapuram to meet his Chinese counterpar Xi Jinping in October. z After he became the Prime Minister, he was more than a God to me. z Shankar is happy to be a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi through which he claims to have got Rs 6,000 z “The central government policies benefited people like me and policies Shankar performing aarti at the Modi Temple in Trichy district of Tamil Nadu. He said other schemes like Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, too, has helped him. One more government scheme, from which he personally hopes to benefit, is the NEET (National Eligibility cum en- trance test), Shankar said. “In 2013, my daughter who has been a bright and intelligent student did not get a medical seat. During that time, the seats were secured to meet his Chinese counterpar Xi Jin- ping in October. Shankar is happy to be a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi through which he claims to have received Rs 6, 000 so far. Playing 20-20 match, batting at half wicket, says Rupani CM inaugurated a three-day property show organized by Gujarat Institute of Housing and Estate Developers and CREDAI sions are taken with complete transparency .” Rupani said Guja- rat’s image in the country of a developed and visionary state, and “This is why is at- tracting leaders, plan- ners and other digni- taries to visit and learn from our growth models and replicate it in their states.” He took pride in saying said, “Since the day I took charge as Chief Minister, I have dis- charged my duty as if I am playing a 20-20 match, playing at half-wicket, just to ensure that Guja- rat’s image as a role mod- el of development keeps going. I don’t have a land either in Ahmedabad or anywhere in Gujarat.” of his fast decision making, the State has 200 Town Planning Schemes (TP) and 12 Draft Plans (DP) approved in just two years. Normally , this would take years, and at times even decades, to get it cleared. Quick approval of Town Planning schemes results in planned development of cities and towns, besides also push- ing the real estate sector and in turn creates jobs. The Chief Minister said, “The fast approval of TP also means generation of more affordable housing in the urban areas that will meet the demand of middle class people living in urban areas and have big dreams; all these deci- Haresh Jhala engine running. When Modi took over as the Gujarat Chief Minister in October 2001, he said that he had come to play a one-day match, indicating he would put the BJP back in reckon- ing in the State. And he actually did. As he inaugurated a three-day show organized by Gu- jarat Institute Housing and Estate Developers (GIHED) and CREDAI, Rupani asserted that because Narendra Gandhinagar:Playing out a cricketing lingo akin to what Prime Minister Modi used when he took over as the Guja- rat CM, Chief Minis- ter Vijay Rupani on Friday said he is playing a 20-20 match and batting at half wicket, because he believes in fast delivery , hardly bothered about the wicket behind, since only quick decisions could keep the growth Narendra property of Chief Minister Vijay Rupani along with Energy Minister Saurabh Patel and Revenue Minister Kaushik Patel and GIHED office bearers addressing the GIHED-CRDAI property show on Friday. Turn on P5

TALKING POINT 02 AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 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 CAARWA CONTINUES A protestor holds the national flag during a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, after Friday prayers, at Jama Masjid in New Delhi on Friday A Act and concerns over National Register for Citizenships some Muslims clerics, intellectuals and lawmakers will meet Prime Minister Modi and Home Minis- ter Amit Shah very soon. All Imam Organisa- tion Chief Dr Imam Umer Ahmed Ilyasi said, “A delegation of Muslims clerics, acade- micians, intellectuals, lawmakers and Madar- sa proctors will meet Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minis- ter Narendra soon.” Ilyasi said that the delegation will ap- praise the Prime Minis- ter and Home Minister about their concerns over the CAA and NRC. Political parties, different organisations and institutions have organised against the citizenship act and NRC across the country . A major protest was also held in Jama Masjid area in Old Delhi following prayers last week. The Chief Imam also appealed the protestors to refrain from violence. “I would like to make an appeal to all the citizens of this country that peace must continue. Staging a protest is our democratic right. We must protest, but peacefully ,” Ilyasi said. Violence had erupted during several protests against the citizenship act across the country . The new citizenship law grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh who came to India on or before December 31, 2014. Massive protests against citizenship law outside Delhi’s Jama Masjid mid protests against Citizenship Amendment the Delhi is completely under control. We have deployed appro- priate forces wherever required. Our senior officials are on the field and are carrying out patrolling. We are also monitoring social media. We would like to urge people to not believe any rumours and to peace,” MS Randhawa, PRO, Delhi Police told ANI. The were taken after a massive protest had broken out in Jama Masjid area in Delhi against the newly-enacted citizenship law last week following the Friday prayers. Police and paramilitary forces were across north-east Del- hi in view of the Fri- day prayers. “The situation in precautions “Withdraw CAA”, “We condemn Communal Law”. Congress Alka Lamba was also seen at the protest showing support to the demonstrators. Earlier in the day, security was beefed up and patrolling was intensified across north- east Delhi to avoid any untoward ahead or after the Fri- day prayers. New Delhi: A large number of people have gathered outside Jama Masjid area of Old Delhi on Friday to protest against the newly- enacted Citizenship (Amendment) 2019. Protestors slogans against the Act and the central government. They can be seen carrying placards that read, “Save the Constitution”, Friday prayers done peacefully in Uttar Pradesh (NRC), leader Narendra Act, personnel raised deployed maintain incident Left Front parties and Congress workers participate in a joint protest rally against CAA, NRC and NPR, in Kolkata on Friday. ‘PM lying about detention camps, sanctioned Rs 46 cr in 2018’ Modi ment Act and the proposed NRC, while BJP’s Sanvidan Manch drew a massive crowd at August Kranti Maidan supporting the controversial law. Congress leader Alka Lamba hit out at the central government, saying “unemployment is the real issue in the county, but you (PM) are trying to put people in a queue for NRC, as it was done during demonetisation”. detention centre at Ma- tia in Goalpara district of Assam for housing 3,000 illegal grants. Suddenly he says there is no detention camp,” Gogoi said. In Mumbai, two ral- lies were organised on Friday —one against the amended Citizen- ship Act and another in favour of the new law. Students and activists gathered at Azad Maid- an to voice against the Citizenship Guwahati: Calling out PM Narendra Modi’s claim that there is no detention camp in the country, senior Con- gress leader Tarun Go- goi Friday termed him a “liar”, adding that the BJP-led government at the Centre had sanctioned Rs 46 crore for one in Assam’s Goalpa- ra district. “In 2018 the Narendra Modi govt had sanctioned Rs 46 crore for constructing the largest Friday Lucknow: prayers peacefully in Uttar Pradesh amid tight security arrangements put in place after last week’s violence by anti-citizenship law protesters. “The entire state was peaceful,” Ut- tar Pradesh Director General of Police O P Singh told PTI. He said there was no report of any untoward incident from anywhere in the state. JDU minority cell leader quits party over Nitish’s stand on CAA Patna: The simmering discontent in Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United over the party’s support to the CAA claimed its fi rst casualty on Friday when the party’s minority cell general secretary Khawaja Shahid resigned from the party. Shahid, who was the general secretary of the party’s minority cell, is the fi rst leader to exit from the party over the amended citizenship law. The resignation comes days after CM Nitish Kumar attempted to allay fears that the new citizenship law would be used against minorities and even “guaranteed” that minorities didn’t need to worry as long as he was around. passed off Sanman immi- protests Friday Protestors take part in a march demanding for the release of their leader Chandrasekhar Azad and protest against the amended Citizenship Act, NRC and NPR, in New Delhi, on Friday. Amend- ‘Why illegal immigrants not identified, deported’ Guwahati: Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi questioned the Centre over identifi cation and deportation of illegal immigrants even as his party, Cong, strongly opposed the NRC. “They (BJP leaders) accuse that Congress is responsible for illegal immigrants. All right, then why don’t you detect and deport them?” Gogoi told. He said that PM Modi and Home Minister Shah, both, vowed to deport illegal immigrants which is yet to be done. “The Central govt promised to get rid of illegal immigrants. Why have you not identifi ed? Who has prevented you,” he asked. CAA: BJP’s Naqvi slams opposition for supporting protests New Delhi: Union Minister of Minor- ity Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday slammed Opposition for taking part in the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests and “manipulating” the issue. Speaking to ANI, Naqvi said, “Congress has become a synonym of political hy- pocrisy. They fi nd issues on a daily basis. They work with a negative mentality, which not at all in favour of the country. Their main job is to manipulate people.” The opposition alleged that the comments were political in nature and the Army Chief should desist from indulging in politics. Mamata has lost her ‘mental balance’, says Vijayvargiya Indore: BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya on Thursday said Mamata Banerjee has lost her mental balance after the West Ben- gal Chief Minister stated that she would advise students to continue their protests against the amended Citizenship Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). “I think that Mamata Banerjee has lost her mental balance. After CAA, infi ltrators will be identifi ed and her vote bank (infi ltrators) will get affected. ‘No orders given on detention centres, haven’t seen any file’ Kerala: The CPI(M)-led Kerala government on Frid ay made it clear that it has no plan to build detention centres in the state to house illegal immigrants. Chief Minister Pinarayi Viijayan has denied reports that appeared in a section of the media on the subject and said some people were spreading rumours to confuse people. Many opposition-ruled states like West Bengal, Maharashtra and Rajasthan have said they will not construct detention centres in their states. Source: Agencies

AHMEDABAD l SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. GUJENG/2019/16208 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 34 Protesters hold placards and flags during a rally in support of new citizenship law in Mumbai on Friday. Protesters hold placards during a rally against the new citizenship law in Mumbai on Friday. NO MORE ‘MUM’, IT’S A FACE-OFF Fadnavis clarification Mumbai: Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Deven- dra Fadnavis said on Friday that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act does not take away the citizenship of any Indian national. The BJP is creating awareness among people that the the Act intends to help the minorities from neighbouring countries who have faced religious persecution, he said. and saw participants holding placards against CAA and the National Register of Citizens exercise that some BJP leaders have been claiming would be held nationwide. Similar protests were held in Malva- ni in the northern suburb of Malad, though people here also shouted slogans in favour of the Mumbai police whose efficiency en- sured a massive rally against CAA and NRC went off without any Act and the Decem- ber 15 police action against Jamia Millia Islamia students in Delhi. The protest march was held on 90- feet road in Dharavi Mumbai: Several thousand people participated in a march in Dharavi in Mumbai to protest against the Citizen- ship Amendment Turn on P5 Turn on P5 FACING THE CAACOPHONY: Shah, Rahul take potshots NRC-NPR tax on poor: RaGa attacks Modi CRUCIAL READ Armed forces have utmost respect for human rights laws: Rawat lock horns with locusts barbs said the armed forces have utmost respect for laws related to human rights and they not only ensure protection of human rights of people of the country, but also of its adversaries. He was addressing interns and senior officers of the NHRC on “Preserving Human Rights in Times of War and Prison- ers of War” at the Manav Adhikar Bhawan. age done by the pests in Gujarat. Gujarat Agricul- ture Minister RC Faldu on Friday alleged, “Had Rajasthan handled the locust problem or even informed the Gujarat government, our crops would have not been affected.” Rajasthan’s Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria called these allegations baseless. Neighbours A rmy chief General Bipin Rawat T wo neighbouring states hit by Locusts are now busy exchanging allegations on who is responsible for the dam- Raipur:Likening the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens with demonetisation, Congress leader Ra- hul Gandhi on Friday said these exercises are “tax” on the poor, Guj HC upholds death sentence to man for rape, murder of minor he Gujarat HC upheld a lower court’s order of death sentence to a man for raping and murdering a three-year-old girl in Surat in October last year. A division bench of Justice Bela Trivedi and Justice A C Rao rejected an appeal filed by Anil Yadav against the death sentence awarded to him by a special POCSO court in Surat in July this year. (NRC) T RAHUL SHAKES A LEG WITH TRIBAL COMMUNITY: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday inaugurated a three-day national tribal dance festival and shook a leg with the tribal community on the dais in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur city. Earlier today, Gandhi took to the micro-blogging website Twitter and wrote, “This unique festival is an important step towards showcasing and protecting our rich tribal cultural heritage.” CAA doesn’t take away citizenship, says Shah away the citizenship of anyone,” he said speaking at a rally in Shimla. Shah referred to in- filtrators from Paki- stan as “aalia-malia- jamalia” who would kill Indian soldiers. “The Congress government of Sonia-Man- mohan ji was there for 10 years. Back then, aalia-malia-jamalia from Pakistan used to infiltrate into India every day; they would cut and take ‘IF THERE WAS SECTION OF LIAR...’ Hours after Rahul called the NPR a tax on the poor, the ruling BJP hit back by dubbing him the “big- gest liar of 2019” for comments that it said had “embarrassed his party and family”. Un- ion minister Prakash Javadekar accused the Congress of trying to fan instability. Home Minister Amit Shah being presented a traditional Himachali cap. CAA GOOGLY IN PAK CRICKET FEW PLAYERS TARGETED ME: KANERIA Pakistan’s banned Test leg-spinner Danish Kaneria on Friday said there were a “few players” who targeted him for being a Hindu during his time with the national team but he never felt the urge or the pressure to change his religion. ADIEU MIG Shimla: Home Minis- ter Amit Shah on Fri- day accused the Con- gress of misleading people and that CAA has no provision to take anyone’s citizenship away. “Congress and company are spreading rumours that this act will take away the citizenship of minorities, Mus- lims. I challenge Rahul baba to show even one clause in the act that has provision to take PCB STAYS AWAY FROM ISSUE The Pakistan Cricket Board on Friday sought to distance itself from Shoaib Akhtar’s assertion that his former teammate Danish Kane- ria faced discrimination at the hands of fellow players. SHOWS REAL FACE OF PAK: GAMBHIR BJP MP Gautam Gambhir said Pakistani cricketer Danish Kane- ria’s comment that he was mistreated by a few teammates for being a Hindu showed the “real face of Pakistan”. who will suffer the same way they did after the note ban in November 2016. He was talking to reporters at the airport here after attending the inaugural function of the National Dance Festival. Turn on P5 Saurashtra has appetite and vision for MSMEs: Rupani Haresh Jhala Trade and Industries. Addressing the busi- nessmen, the Chief Minister said each and every sector that has developed in the Saurashtra region because the risk indi- vidual industrialists take with vision. Citing an example, he said whether it is bear- ing or submersible pump industries of Ra- jkot or brass part industries of Jamnagar, gin- ning mills in Suren- dranagar and ship recy- Ahmedabad for getting selected for the Republic Parade in New Delhi. IAF on Friday de-commissioned MiG-27 aircraft after a ceremony held at Air Force Station Jodhpur. MiG-27 swing wing fighter aircraft had been the backbone of the ground attack fleet of the Indian Air Force for the past four decades. The upgraded variant of this last swing-wing fleet was the pride of the Indian Air Forces strike fleet since 2006. All the other variants, such as MiG-23 BN and MiG- 23 MF and the pure MiG-27 have already retired from the force. Tribal Turn on P5 The state government is committed to seeing that more MSME comes up in Saurashtra and to see that more units comes up, the state government will extend all sorts of support to industrialists. Recently the state government has also passed a bill under which now any entrepreneur can set up unit first without taking any required per- mission, which he can seek in next three years cling (breaking) industries in Bhavnagar, it is because people saw future in it and invested dream. This is why, “I am calling Saurashtra the hub of MSME,” Ru- pani said. To see that these industries just not sus- tain but also flourish the state government has liberalized industries and related department’s rules and regulations he said and added that the state is aware that to get finance is not that easy so the state government has recently signed MOU with the Bank of Baroda, this will enable MSME to borrow up to Rs Five crore to set up projects and bank has as- sured that it will principally such proposal within seven days. If the re- quirement is more than Rs five crore it will principally approved the proposal within 21 days. Surendranagar:Sau- rashtra is the region of enterprise and that is the reason that it has the appetite and vision for small and medium en- terprises said Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The Chief Minister on Friday inaugurated a three-day trade and industry fair organized by the Zala- wad Federation of micro, (MSME), clear Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Friday evening appreciated 111 National Cadet Corps at Turn on P5

GUJARAT AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 Police arrest two in doctor abduction case 04 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 High Court upholds Surat rapist’s death sentence Division bench rejects appeal against special POSCO court’s death sentence of July First India News First India News Ahm- Ahmedabad: edabad police have arrested two persons for allegedly abducting and assaulting a 35-year-old doctor of a private hospital in the city. Dr. Kalpesh Nakum was kidnapped by a group of seven men after a patient died after deliver- ing a baby on Wednes- day night. Dr Nakum had filed a complaint with the El- lisbridge police alleg- ing that the relatives of a deceased whom he treated recently, were involved in the abduction. Despite the arrest, many doctors in the city were not satisfied with the action taken by the police and have reported the incident to the home minister stating that there was no action from the police control room for nearly 45 minutes after the abduction. More than 400 doctors gathered outside BACKGROUND A Ahmedabad: 22-year-old man convicted of raping and murdering a three- year-old girl in Surat in October 2014 had his death sentence upheld by the Gujarat High Court on Friday, in what has been one of the fastest trials for rape cases in the state. The HC’s bench of justices Bela Trivedi and AC Rao on Friday rejected the appeal filed by Anil Ya- dav in opposition to the death sentence awarded by the special Pro- tection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court in Surat in July. The trial court had passed its order after five months of trial and the HC disposed of appeal in four months. Cong launches digital membership drive on 135th Foundation Day Members of Indian Medical Association and the Ahmedabad Medical Association holding a press conference. the Ellisbridge police station on Thursday night, where the case was filed. “We called the police control room and told them that a doctor had been kidnapped from Navkar hospital. How- ever, they did not show up for 45 minutes. Fi- nally, we called the El- lisbridge police station, and then the cops took action.” said Dr Jas- want Darbar, president of Indian Medical As- sociation (IMA). Following primary investigation, found that the kidnap- pers were relatives of the deceased. SLOW TO REACT? woman, division This comes under the category of the rarest of rare cases, in which the court cannot show any leniency in such cases. The accused has no regret for the ghastly offence he committed in a case where a helpless toddler suf- fered a lot. Nothing less than a death sentence will suffice —read the judgment Surat but was caught and arrested last year by the Bihar Police, who handed him over to the Surat Police. The Surat police filed its charge sheet in the POCSO court. After cross-examining witnesses and inspect- ing CCTV footage as well as FSL evidence, the court passed an order awarding a death sentence to the accused in July. SMC gives nod to demarcation The court, while up- holding the trial court judgement, observed, “This comes under the category of the rarest of rare cases, in which the court cannot show any leniency in such cases. The accused has no regret for the ghastly offence he committed in a case where a helpless toddler suf- fered a lot. Nothing less than a death sentence will suffice.” 38 Limbayat area of Surat city. Police found her body on the very next day from the residence of the accused. The accused had fled Additional prosecutor of the Guja- rat HC, Himanshu Pa- tel said that on October 18, 2014, the minor went missing in the public police Cops arrest 5 for consuming alcohol First India News called on Friday morning. Prior to the board meeting, the opposition leader held a protest against a proposed 24-hour water project. They opposed it saying this project would be an extra financial bur- den on public. Surat city is presently spread over an area of 326 sq. km. With Friday’s addi- tions, the area may ex- pand to almost the size of Ahmedabad city, which covers about 465 sq. km. Ahmedabad: Bopal police arrested a five people after they raided a farmhouse party near Lilapur village Thursday night. The men, identified as Kes- haji Thakor, Nareshji Thakor, Popatji Thakor, Vishnu Patel and Ashok Patel were found to be drinking alcohol at a party. The police have intensified patrolling in the run-up to New Year. The Bopal police have filed a case and begun legal actions. Surat: The Surat Mu- nicipal Corporation (SMC) passed a proposal for the demarcation of municipal limits to include 22 villages and two municipalities following the civic body’s general board meeting on Friday. The proposal was passed with 76 votes in favour of demarcation and 31 votes against it. The general board meeting was held soon after the proposal was passed in the standing The proposal was passed with 76 votes in favour of demarcation and 31 votes against it. The general board meeting was held soon after the proposal was passed in the standing committee meeting the same day on unheard. There were mixed demands from panchayats and villages in relation to being included under SMC jurisdiction or not. However, the proposal was passed after an urgent meeting was meeting the same day. Earlier this week, the civic body’s standing committee referred back the proposal of demarcation of municipal limits in the city, the second time the proposal was sent back Congress leaders during membership drive on the party’s Foundation Day. First India News any membership fees.” Doshi further said booth-level workers will ask for four things: Name, Photo, number, and phone number. “The phone number will be regis- tered only once. This will also chances of double en- tries. Also, we are focusing more on women and youth.” There are more than 50,000 booth workers who will take on the task. Across the county, the party is looking to enrol five crore new members. The performance of the enrolment drive will be taken into account while giving portfolios in the next body . December 28 also committee We are launching an online First India News MICA students turn teachers for kids Ahmedabad: In a first, the grand old party has announced a massive membership enrolment drive beginning Satur- day. In a move to enhance its support base, while also avoiding bogus members, the Con- gress party has also decided to make the drive a digital one. Manish spokesperson of the Gujarat Pradesh Con- gress (GPCC) told First India, “We are focusing on people who believe in the party’s ideology . By asking for their voter id numbers, we will make sure that there are no fake registrations. We are also not asking for drive in keeping with the current times. The Congress is a party where every voice matter and there is a democratic set-up. This enrolment exercise is to welcome new members.” —Jayrajsinh Parmar, Congress spokesperson. EPIC cal learning and foundation building. Apart from core subjects, our team has included extra- curricular activities like art and craft, music, dance, and drama.” Another first-year student, Ankita Keshari said, “I had prepared les- sons on English gram- mar rules and methods but I soon realised that it was not easy for these students since they were not very clear on the ba- sics. So we started teaching them verbs and ad- verbs through examples in Hindi and English.” Police give directives for NY’s eve parties We began the teaching pro- eliminate Ahmedabad: Students of MICA have taken on the mantle of teachers for students of the government school in Telav. Called the Telav Teach- ing Programme, and initiated by MICAVAANI, MICA’s community ra- dio station, first- and second-year visit the Telav government secondary and higher secondary school, where they teach Math and English to Class 9 students for two hours every day . gramme earlier this month and will continue till March. Our syllabus is purely based on practical learning and foundation building. Apart from core subjects, our team has included extra-curricular activities —Yash Gupta, MICA Doshi, Committee marks the 135th Foun- dation Day of the Indi- an National Congress party . And, to commemorate the event, party members have planned to gather at Gandhi Ashram on Saturday . drama. Yash Gupta, a junior team member of MICAVAANI said, “We began the teaching programme earlier this month and will continue till March. Our syllabus is purely based on practi- In addition, the rough- ly 150 management students who participate in the project have also begun to teach the Telav students extra-curricular activities like art and craft, music, dance, and students GUP SHUP DIRTY POLITICS EVEN IN GOVT HOSPITALS E days. For instance, take the case of a doctor appointed as a senior officer at a renowned government hospital in Ahmedabad after his predecessor retired. A bogus patient had a feud with the doctor on behalf of the retired officer’s “Chamcha” gang to make the new officer look bad. Interestingly, a local councillor jumped in to make the matter bigger. The terrified “patient” eventually ran away from the hospital after the ruckus. LONG QUEUES, LIQUOR SALE & TRAFFIC JAMS N consumption for traffic snarls. Recently, deputy mayor of Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation wrote a letter to the deputy superintendent of police in Bhavnagar asking the department to crack the whip on bootleggers. The letter blamed the daily traffic jam in Bortalav area on people who allegedly come in large numbers to buy liquor. The letter goes on to say that there are often queues of auto- rickshaws that results in jams. MAKING HAY WHILE BOSS IS AWAY AT METROLINK CORP W Metrolink Corporation and other important portfolios off attending a convention organized by the Institution of Engineers at Hyderabad, their personal staff are enjoying a mini-vacation of their own. Taking full advantage of their bosses’ absence, most of these offi cers’ personal staff were seen busy following social media trends on their mobile phones, looking up only if someone personally inquires about their bosses while being aware that, come Monday, the routines will be back. ven hospitals are not free of “Chamchagiri” these ow, the politicians are blaming liquor ith about six senior offi cers heading Kalpsar, First India News month. They must be able to produce these details whenever required by the police. Security and parking arrangements need to be handled adequately as well, and police will cancel the licenses of venues where vehicles are parked improperly. CCTV footage from inside venues and parking lots will have to be submitted to police station and stop outdoor music by 10 pm. Ahmedabad: Owners and managers of party plots and clubs have been given strict directives by the city traffic police regarding the hosting of New Year’s Eve parties in city . The police have asked party organisers in the city to maintain the names, addresses and ID proofs of invitees and dancers attending parties for at least a BUGGED? Or is it the grapevine... . First India begins a column that brings to you gossips or tete-e-tete from the corridors of power

GUJARAT AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 05 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 Experiments on to take a final call on Sabarmati treatment Gargi Raval based on which method proves to be the most ef- fective,” he asserted. Sources say bio-remediation will have to be carried out five times a year. In 2017, the state government had announced that the would only receive treated water since freshwater from the Narmada river and the Dharoi dam was to be diverted to farmers for irrigation. engineer, SRFDCL. This year, the Central government’s Swachh Survekshan project has also taken note of the pollution in various water bodies, and the capacity of sewage treatment would be taken into account. Patel said that the experimental treatments have been on since the beginning of December. “In a month’s time, the results will be ready and then we will take a call AMC, following the Na- tional Green Tribunal’s directive to clean up the river so the water may be used for bathing. A final call will be taken after the experiments con- clude on Jwanuary 5. “IIT Gn, LD and GPCB are conducting experimental work. The exact method has not yet been decided. We will take a call once the experiment gets over,” said Jagdish Patel, city bubbles) and bacteria into the river that has not seen any freshwater injection for the past two years. A part of the stagnant and contami- nated Sabarmati river falls under the jurisdiction of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and the Sabar- mati Riverfront Devel- opment Corporation Ltd (SRFDCL). The joint effort is being overseen by the Ahmedabad: Three different agencies, IIT Gan- dhinagar (IIT Gn), LD Engineering and the Gu- jarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), are working together to find a so- lution to treat the Sabar- mati river. They are currently experimenting with bio- remediation (injecting microbes and fungi), bubbling (high-pressure NEIGHBOURS LOCK HORNS WITH LOCUSTS BARBS Riverfront —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI Sabarmati River front. Annual Conference starts at AURO University First India News Surat: 102nd Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association began at AURO Univer- sity Surat. The event started with an inaugural ceremony along with lamp lighting ceremony . The session began with a welcome address by HP Rama, Chancellor AURO University , where he emphasized on the importance of economics in human civiliza- tion and explained the twelve principles of AURO University and their integral role in the growth of an economy . It was followed by an inaugural address and introduction of IEA and Annual Conference by the Secretary of IEA, Prof DK Madaan. He began his address by explaining about the IEA and then explaining the themes of the con- First India News TEAMS IN ACTION Gandhinagar: neighbouring states hit by Locusts are now busy exchanging allegations on who is responsible for the damage done by the pests in Gu- jarat. Gujarat Agriculture Minister RC Faldu on Friday alleged, “Had Ra- jasthan handled the locust problem or even informed the Gujarat government, our would have not been affected and would not have to suffer so much.” Rajasthan’s Agriculture Minister La- lchand Kataria called these allegations baseless and countered saying, “It sounds like the Gujarat Minister is una- ware that the locust issue is handled by the Two The 102nd Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association begins at AURO University Surat started with an inaugural ceremony along with lamp lighting ceremony. before Gujarat Econo- my: A way Ahead. Conference Presiden- tial Address has been given by special Guest Prof Ramesh Chand, Member, NITI Aayog, New Delhi, where he talked about the working of NITI Aayog and, the role of agriculture in rural economy and paradoxical circle of hunger and production of surplus in India. ference. According to Prof DK themes of the conference are Universal Basic Income Scheme in In- dia, Indian Banking Sec- tor: Performance and Reforms, Shift and New Policy Initiatives, Indian Agri- culture Scene: New Pol- icy Challenges, Indian Economic Thought: Ma- jor Works and Contribu- tions and Challenges Madaan, RC Faldu Lal Chand Kataria spraying work done by the state and central teams. The officer also said that the pests have hit 248 villages in four districts and damaged crops on approximately 6,000 hectares. Once spraying is concluded, the field teams will conduct a survey of damage to crops. crops that, with the wind mov- ing towards the north- west, the locusts will also head towards Balo- chistan in Pakistan. The officer added that since the agriculture minister himself has been camped out in the pest-hit areas for the past two days and is personally monitoring the trict. He added that, so far, 3,000-4,000 litres of insecticides had been sprayed, killing 25%- 30% of the locust swarms. He said he was hopeful that the government would handle the situation in the next four or five days. The agriculture department is also hopeful Central government and that the Centre issues alerts.” Earlier in the day, Ad- ditional Chief Secre- tary (Agriculture) Pu- namchand Parmar told reporters that some 117 teams of the state and Central government were combating locusts in Banaskantha dis- farmers Paradigm EDII conducts capacity-building programme FROM JACKET AND PG 1 tion is trying to create unrest,” he alleged. Playing 20-20... Rupani said his government is committed to curbing corruption and see that the system is faceless, as well as that all departments in the State are digitized. “This is why right from filing application for any approval till the approval is granted, no one comes in between and people are get all sanctions, approval or permissions fast and hassle free,” he said. The Chief Minister said, “There are huge opportunities of em- ployment in the real estate sector and for that GIHED should play a positive role. The State’s 45 per cent population lives in urban and 55 per cent in rural areas. In this scenario, the youth have a big share of the population and they can contrib- ute to the economics of the State.” All cities of the State are being keeping next 25 years growth in mind and the projects are being implemented in a way that keeps the momen- tum, he said. NO MORE... untoward incident on Thursday at Au- gust Kranti Maidan near Grant Road station. In Ghatkopar, a BJP stronghold in the metropolis, several people came out for a pro-CAA rally, with participants hailing the Narendra Modi government for the Act. The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) enables migrants/foreigners of six minority communities from three specified countries, who have come to In- dia before December 31, 2014 because of persecution on grounds of their religion, to apply for In- dian citizenship. ting Institute which will work towards the progress of Rwanda. Rwanda Vision 20-50 is being implemented and this will require re- sources and in that space, EDII will be playing a crutial role.” preneurship Develop- ment Centre being set up in Rwanda. E Rwamucyo, Rwan- dan High Commission- er to India, said, “This learning will see the germination growth of a truly befit- Ahmedabad: The En- trepreneurship Devel- opment Institute of In- dia (EDII) has conducted a capacity-building programme, in which 15 Rwandan profession- als were trained as trainers for the Entre- CAA doesn’t... our soldiers’ heads. And the country’s prime minister won’t even make a ‘uff’ sound,” he said. He said under this Act there was no provision to take away the citizenship of anyone, even those be- longing to a minority community in the country . “This Act has a provision to give citizenship to the those be- longing to the minority who came from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan,” Shah said. The saffron party held the public rally in Shimla to commemorate BJP’s second year in power in the state. Shah was the chief guest at the ‘1st Ground Breaking Cer- emony of Himachal Pradesh Global Inves- tors’ Meet- 2019. and Fadnavis clarification king to reporters before participating in a rally organised by his party in support of the Act, Fadnavis accused the opposition of misleading Indian Muslims. “Pakistan did not fulfi ll the (implicit) assurance during Partition that minorities will be protected (in both the countries). Hence India has to look after them because they are our people,” said the former chief minister. “The opposition is delib- erately trying to create misunderstanding among Indian Muslims about the Act. For vote bank politics, opposi- planned CING THE... “Whether NRC, it is a tax on poor people of the country. You understand demonestisa- tion. It was a tax on poor people. Go to banks and give your money but do not withdraw money from your account. Entire money went to the pocket of 15-20 rich people. This (NPR or NRC) is the same thing,” he said. NPR or Saurashtra has... from the functional of industrial unit. The state government has also recently gave relief in power consumption, where if sick unit is revived, such units will get rs one relief per unit consumption of power.

PERSPECTIVE AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 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 THE ART OF PARENTING Process of loving should always be a liberating process, not an entangling process IN-DEPTH GOVERNMENT REACHES OUT TO CLERICS Government has finally woken up and reached out to influential Muslim clerics mid escalation of violence and suspension of internet services in various parts of the country over new citizen’s amendment act and proposed national register of citizens, the government has finally woken up and reached out to influential Muslim clerics urging them to defuse the tension and issue appeals for calm. The move seems to help the situation re- turn to normalcy as top Muslim clerics have responded positively and issued an appeal to the people asking them to continue to protest but in a peaceful manner without indulging in acts of vandalism. The timely interven- tion by the government and clerics is all set to play a vital role in stopping incidents of violence and destruction of government properties. The situation in Uttar Pradesh has come to such a pass that the state government has not only suspended internet services in as much as 21 cities and put the state on high alert to stem the violence that has killed at least 19 people so far. With 134 internets shut down cases reported, India topped the global list last year. The peace appeal issued by some of senior clerics in Uttar Pradesh is expected to work in the strife-torn state amid charges being levelled by opposition parties that UP government has been indulging in Muslim bashing. In its attempt to engage religious leaders from the Muslim community in consultation process over controversial CAA and proposed NRC, the Modi government is trying to send a message to the aggrieved community that when CAA and NRC will be brought, there will be wider consultations. The government’s move to rope in clerics though taken a little late has convinced the clergy about the seriousness of the government that it is un- willing to impose two contentious legislation on a particular community . The move is also expected to cool down ris- ing tempers of the opposition parties as they have been mounting pressure on the government to come clean on the controversial issues that have put the entire country on fire. The tension could have avoided had the government taken this step in the beginning by making it clear that the implementation of CAA and NRC is not on the cards right now. Besides, the government has also launched an extensive campaign through social media and other means to allay apprehensions and differences between CAA and NRC. The government in Uttar Pradesh said it has suspended internet services in some major cities to stop spreading of rumours among people that lead to violence and killing of people. In fact, the government is worried because protesters are using the internet for mobilisation of people. A Home should not be a place of imposing your culture, ideas and morals upon the child. It should be a supportive atmosphere where there is no imposition upon the child and his intelligence is encouraged SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION to learn his own ways. You don’t try to counter-influence him with your own morality and values. You just help him to look at his life with more intelligence, rather than being influ- enced by this or that. Home should not be a place of imposing your culture, ideas and morals upon the child. It should be a supportive atmosphere where there is no imposition upon the child and his intelligence is encouraged. If the child feels most comfortable at home, he will naturally try to spend more time there than outside. Right now, a street corner may feel like a more comfortable place for him than being at home because of the im- positions in the home ground. So, if that discomfort is not there, he will not make the street corner his sanctuary . But that does not mean he is not going to be exposed to the hard realities of the world. He will always be, and they will influence him in some way or the other. But always, the parent encouraging the child to learn to think for himself, to use his own intelligence to see what is best for him is the best insur- ance you have so that the child grows up well. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL love, care and support for the child to grow. Good parenting is not about teaching the child what to do and what not to do, it is just about creating an atmosphere. If you want to grow your garden, you don’t sit there every day and try to extract flowers or fruits out of it. You just maintain the atmosphere and it grows well, isn’t it? That is all you can do, and that is all that should be done. If parents are truly con- cerned about their children, they must raise their children in such a way that the child will never have any need for the parent. The process of loving should always be a liberating process, not an entangling process. So when the child is born, allow the child to look around, spend time with nature and spend time with himself. Create an atmosphere of love and support and don’t try to impose your morals, ideas, religion or whatever in any way . Just allow him to grow, allowing his intelligence to grow and helping him look at life on his own terms, as a human being – not identified with the family, or your wealth or whatever else. Just helping him to look at life as a human being is very essen- tial for his wellbeing and the wellbeing of the world. Ranked amongst the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, visionary and a New York Times bestselling author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, the highest annual civilian award, accorded for exceptional and distinguished service THE ONLY THING THAT YOU CAN TEACH YOUR CHILD – WHICH YOU HAVE TO, TO SOME EXTENT – IS HOW TO SURVIVE BUT WHEN IT COMES TO LIFE ITSELF, A CHILD KNOWS MORE ABOUT LIFE EXPERIENTIALLY, BY D ost adults assume that as soon as a child is born, it is time to become teachers. When a child enters your house, it is not the time to become a teacher, it is time to learn, because if you look at yourself and your child, your child is more joyous, isn’t it? So it is time you learn life from them, not the other way around. The only thing that you can teach your child – which you have to, to some extent – is how to survive but when it comes to life itself, a child knows more about life experientially, by himself. He is life; he knows it. Even with you, if you take away the influences you have imposed upon your mind, your life energies know how to “be.” It is only your mind which doesn’t know how to “be.” An adult is capable of all kinds of sufferings – imag- ined sufferings. A child has still not gone to that. So it is time to learn, not teach. The only thing that you can give is an atmosphere of HIMSELF At the same time, the perils of living in this world are always there. It could be drugs, it could be an accident, it could be various perversions – all these things are there. But what you need to understand is, whether you like it or not, today or tomorrow, your child has to learn to live with his own intelligence, making his own choices as to how much of what he has to do in his life. So the sooner he gets equipped for this, the better. This does not mean you push a young child on the street What’s next for the digital living room? F content For example, he said that while he has access to plenty of good content through his cable provider’s ecosystem, it doesn’t offer everything he wants to watch. “Now that we have all these streaming services, we increasingly have the problem of content not being available across different platforms — and that’s getting worse,” Werbach noted. As more streaming services popped up, content became further siloed. “For a while, if you paid for Netflix, you got most of the stuff you wanted to get. Now there’s Netflix, there’s Amazon, [there’s the upcoming] new Disney service and AT&T/Time Warner [service] and so forth,” Werbach said. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.FAIROBSERVER.COM fragmentation. of competing business in- terests, Werbach Companies race to become the main provider of video and music in the home but also seek to dominate in digital services broadly to corral consumers into their ecosystem. “The economics make it difficult,” he explained. “For the foreseeable future, it’s going to be this co-ope- tition (cooperative competition) landscape where it’s never quite in anyone’s interest to give consumers what they want, which is one subscription and one set of devices that give them everything.” Back in the mid-2000s, Werbach recalled, challenge in the digital living room was “hardware systems not talking to each other.” These days, the issue is less about tech- nical ability but rather leap in broadband adoption in households and the ad- vent of smartphones, tab- lets and other devices, the digital living room is no longer a TV-centric area in the home. Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant and connected devices are changing the way people search for and consume content. Google is doing the same thing with Google TV , Google Home and YouTube, as is Apple with its Home- Pod, Apple TV and Siri. Meanwhile, Facebook has become a source of content for people as they interact within the social media site’s platform. But while the digital living room may look vastly different now, it still isn’t the unified and open ecosystem consumers want. “We’re certainly much further along, but there still isn’t true integration of all ifteen years ago, Microsoft, Sony , Dell and HP were some of the leading said. companies jostling for su- premacy in the digital living room — where computers, TVs and content came together to deliver home entertainment. Microsoft’s new Xbox 360 console not only played video games, but also DVDs and CDs. It streamed music from MP3 players and connected to the company’s Windows Media Center on PCs. So- ny’s TVs, sound systems and computers formed an integrated entertainment hub, while Dell and HP had “media-ready” computers that also acted as content servers in the home. Today , these four players have been overshadowed by Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook. Fueled by a more the different devices and services,” said Kevin Wer- bach, Wharton professor of legal studies and business ethics. True integration, he said, is a digital environ- ment where consumers can link “every device and every piece of content on every service and be able to experience them together.” This quasi-utopia re- mains out of reach because Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant and connected devices are changing the way people search for and consume TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp Gratitude to the people of Balangir for being a part of this program despite the adverse weather conditions. This huge gathering is a testimony of people’s support and trust in Hon. PM @narendramodi ji’s welfare program for the development of Balangir district. the content G Vol 1 G Issue No. 34 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, Managing Editor: Robin Roy, responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act

INDIA AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 07 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 Onion at eye-watering ` 150/kg, imports underway The prices have failed to cool down despite several measures undertaken by the government in last few weeks which is importing the key kitchen staple on behalf of the government, has contracted 49,500 tonne of onion so far. Some shipments will arrive next month. Onion prices have shot up sharply due to estimated 25 per cent fall in kharif production of 2019-20 crop year (July-June) compared to the previous year because of late monsoon and even- tual excess rains in the major producing states. The prices ‘Special status of HP restored during Modi govt’ onion prices were ruling at Rs 100/kg. In Itan- agar, the prices were at Rs 150/kg. “Imported have started arriving. About 1,160 tonne has reached India. Addi- tional 10,560 tonne of shipments are expected to arrive in the next 3-4 days,” a senior ministry official told PTI. Both red and yellow onions have been imported from Turkey, Egypt and Afghanistan. New Delhi: Retail onion prices on Friday remained higher at up to Rs 150 per kg even as the imported supplies have started arriving to boost the domestic availabili- ty and check prices. In metros, retail price of onion was ruling at Rs 120 /kg Kolkata, at Rs 102/kg in Delhi and Mumbai and at Rs 80/ kg in Chennai, as per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry . In most cities, failed to cool down despite several government measures in the last few weeks. The government has already banned export of onion, imposed stock limits on traders and is also supplying buffer stock at a cheaper rate. Traders and experts are of the view that onion prices will continue to remain firm till Janu- ary when late kharif crop will start hitting the market. —ANI TAKE NOTE onions The landing at Mumbai port, the official said. State-owned MMTC, shipments are have BJP MP slams Sandeep Dikshit for cop remarks CAA STIR Not a bad thing: VK Singh on Army Chief’s statement on CAA protests BJP IN A HUDDLE OVER CAA New Delhi: As the initial volley of anti- CAA protests in the national capital seems to be waning after Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi’s claim that there is no talk of NRC at Sunday’s BJP rally here, the BJP went into a huddle on the matter on Thurs- day on how to swing the public perception —PHOTOS BY PTI Naqvi, Kiren Rijiju, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. The in- clusion of its Ladakh MP Jamyang Tsering Namgyal, a vocal new leader from the minority who has articulated the party’s position on Article 370, has been tactical. on CAA in its favour. The closed door meeting that is on at BJP headquarters in Delhi is being chaired by president JP Nadda. The meeting was also attended by BJP Na- tional General Secre- tary BL Santosh, Union ministers Prahlad Pa- tel, Mukhtar Abbas working BJP’s Singh’s defence of Gen Rawat came a day after the Army Chief’s remarks while dressing an event in the national capital on Thursday. The opposition alleged that the comments were political in nature and the Army Chief should desist from indulging in politics. Former Army Chief VK Singh elaborating further said that the country belongs to everyone born here even if their parents were foreigners. “Where doubts? About papers and certificates required, this is a false narrative. I appeal to reasonable can’t do this with un- reasonable people. It pains me. Those who are born in India are Indians and no one can take away their citizenship.” —ANI New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party MP GVL Narasimha Rao on Fri- day , slammed Congress leader Sandeep Dik- shit for stating that most police forces were “corrupt”, and said the party leaders have “anti- democratic thinking.” “From Sonia Gandhi to Sandeep Dikshit, all leaders of the Congress are corrupt. In every manner, they are de- stroying the image of our forces, They are calling them corrupt. They are dam- aging their morale. It is a kind of anti-demo- New Delhi:The Naren- dra Modi government came to the defence of Army Chief General Bi- pin Rawat after he drew flak from several quar- ters over his remarks criticising those leading protests and guid- ing students to carry out arson and violence. Union Minister and former Army Chief Gen (Retd.) VK Singh defended the comments made by Bipin Rawat and asked the opposition not to politicise everything. Singh also said that there was nothing political in asking students to maintain peace while protesting. “In our great country , the opposition can turn anything into a contro- versy. Ideal would have been to see the statement into context in which Army Chief has said a particular thing. Ask him what he meant. I don’t see any politics community (organisation) of abrogation Turn on P4 OF ECLIPSES, HURDLES AND THE ACTS: Prime minister Narendra Modi took time out to watch the solar eclipse even as the coun- NOT CAABIL? GEN RAWAT’S JIBE ON trywide protests against CAA were on the wane for quite some time now while Home minister Amit Shah attacked divisive forces PROTESTING NETAS RAISES BROWS during foundation stone laying ceremony for the integrated development of East Delhi. Opposition including Congress attacked Gen Rawat, who is due to retire on December 31 as Army Chief ad- ‘APOLITICAL STATEMENT’ A senior officer at the Army headquarters clarified that Gen Rawat had (basically) talked about leadership qualities. “There were no political statements. He did not mention either the CAA or the NRC. He expressed con- cern about the law and order situation,” he went on to say. university and college students, the way they are leading masses of crowds to carry out arson and violence in our cities and towns. This is not leadership,” the Army Chief said at a health summit. He further said, “A leader is one person who leads you in the correct Gives you the right advice and then ensures that you care for the people you live.” Leaders are not those who lead people in inappropriate direc- tions, the way they are leading crowds to carry out arson and violence in our cities and towns. This is not leadership Gen Bipin Rawat, Army Chief HAS GENERAL EXCEEDED HIS BRIEF? Time to punish ‘tukde-tukde’ gang for violence New Delhi: In the wake against the Citizen- ship Amendment Act (CAA) in the national capital, Home Minis- ter Amit Shah on Thursday Congress of supporting violence in the city’s streets and said it is time to “punish the tukde-tukde gang”. “It is time to punish the tukde-tukde gang, which is responsible for the violence in the streets of the national capital with the help of the Congress party. The people of Delhi should them,” Shah said while addressing a public rally here. The BJP has accused Congress of inciting during against the new citi- New Delhi:Even as the Cabinet recently approved the post of CDS and General Bi- pin Rawat’s name is doing the rounds, on Thursday he criti- cised violence during protests over the citizenship law, saying “leaders are not those who lead masses in arson and violence.” He was immediately called out for taking sides while still in a post that must be neu- tral and apolitical. Panchayat polls in January Jaipur: Over 9,000 panchayats will go to the polls in Rajasthan next month, said an official here on Thursday . The elections to elect 9,171 sarpanches and 90,400 panches will be held in three phases on January 17, 22 and 29. The polling will held from 8 am to 5 pm and the counting will be held on the same day. As many as 34,525 direction. zenship law. Shah also accused the opposition parties, which are oppos- ing the CAA, of spreading misinfor- mation and causing violence. “When sions on the Citi- zenship ment Bill (CAB) were held in Parlia- ment, no one was willing to say anything. After coming out, they started spreading misinfor- mation and disrupt- ed peace in Delhi,” he said. In the last few days, several broke out in the national capital against the new citizenship law. One such protest in Jamia Nagar earlier this month had turned violent, those who lead people in inappropriate direc- tions, as we are witness- ing in a large number of Parts of UP go offline, cops brace for fresh protests Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh ment has blacked out Internet connec- tivity in eight districts of the state until evening over concerns of further protests against the Citizenship Amend- ment Act erupting after protests of ber 31 as Army Chief, for making remarks on political issues. “Leaders Turn on P4 The opposition party , including the Congress attacked Gen Rawat, who is due to retire on Decem- not are accused discus- Amend- it had also witnessed clashes between the police and protesters last week. “We’ve deployed security personnel in different districts of the state and held talks with the people. Internet services have been suspended in eight districts for a day , crore women, will exercise their franchise in the elections. The state government this time has abol- ished the condition of minimum educational qualification for sarpanches. As per the criteria set by the previous BJP government, the person from general category wanting to contest for the sarpanch was required to be Class 8 pass. polling booths had been set up for elections to 9,171 pachayats across 33 districts, said state Election Commissioner P S Mehra on Thursday . He said EVM ma- chines would be used for the election of sarpanches for the first time while the election of panches would be conducted through ballot papers. As many as 3.08 crore voters, including 14.7 prayers. Until reports last came in, Internet con- nectivity was suspended in western Ut- tar Pradesh’s Bijnor, Bulandshahar, Muzaf- farnagar, Agra, Firo- zabad, Sambhal, Ali- garh and Ghaziabad. No such action was taken in state capital Lucknow, even though govern- tomorrow protests punish Turn on P4 Friday the Confident Gehlot says Congress will do well in p’yat polls YOU READ IT IN FIRST INDIA DECEMBER 27, 2019 Turn on P4 violence protests Turn on P4 said this time there will be more medicines in the kitty and people could undergo more tests too. CM said that the state decision to have a medical college in every district is a big step. Gehlot also spoke about agreement with hospitals in Gujarat for heart treatment of kids. He said the government has been paying Rs 5,000 towards transpor- tation expenditure. The CM also vowed to break the backbone of mafia in the state. government’s doing politics on nationalism,” he said. The CM even asked people, “Do we need to get certificate(s) from the Centre to prove that we are na- tionalists.” The tour began with inauguration of a free eye surgery camp in Nimbahera where he was accompanied by speaker Dr C P Joshi, Ministers Udaylal An- jana, Lalchand Kataria, Harish Choudhary and local MLAs. Gehlot made people aware about the ‘Nirogi Rajasthan’ campaign. He ernment has done ex- cellent work in the first year; therefore, people would back it (the government). However, Gehlot also expressed his unhappi- ness with the BJP-led government in the Centre. “I get really an- gry and this anger comes straight from the heart,” he said. According to him, the central government away from real issues. “We want the country to be safe but the Cen- tre has been diverting from real issues by PK Agarwal Jaipur: Following pro- poor and pro-farmer welfare schemes and with the announcement of dates of panchayat elections, a confident Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot was of the opinion that people will support the party (Con- gress) because of sus- tained good work and good governance in the last one year. During a one-day tour of Mewar and Wa- gad region, the CM in an exclusive chat with First India said the gov- cratic thinking,” he told ANI. Rao accused Con- gress of backing those committing crimes. Sandeep Dikshit had said earlier that more than half of police forces in the country were “corrupt.” —ANI Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot greets the public during the Kisan Sammelan at Simalwara in Dungarpur district on Thursday, even as Assembly Speaker CP Joshi looks on. strayed has IN SUPPORT S S S police... BJP Working Prez JP Nadda addressing a public rally. —FILE Shimla: BJP working president JP Nadda on Friday said that the Congress government had scrapped the special category status of Himachal Pradesh adding that the Modi-led government restored the same. Special category is a classification given by the Central government in a bid to grant special assistance in the development of states that face geographical and socio-economic disad- vantages. “When the Congress party was in power in the Centre, Himachal Pradesh was removed from the list of special category states. However, when Modi Ji's government came to power in the year 2014, the government pro-actively restored it without any demands,” Nadda said. The BJP working president was addressing a public rally to commemorate the party's second year in power in the state, where Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur were also present. “Atal Bihari Vajpayee gave a special economic LEADER SPEAK are the ‘CONGRESS SHOULD APOLOGISE OVER DIKSHIT’S REMARK’ opposition will say it’s politics. If you don’t understand the context, go and check with him. If he had given advice to students to not in- dulge in arson, it’s not a bad thing. Don’t know what is so wrong in it?” Singh said. in it. If I tell students don’t unnecessarily damage property, is it politics? Search your heart and ask this ques- tion. Cross-check with Army Chief and in what context he might have said it,” he said. “If I play football, the people, stow away a misdeed. “More than half of the police forces in the country are corrupt. How do they eradicate it? Firstly, raise slogans on nationalism and show that we do such a job which cannot be tioned. When police or paramilitary forces raise such slogans, know that they are trying to hide a misdeed,” Dikshit told ANI. The Congress leader added that if an organisation is “corrupt”, they will talk more about nationalism. Later, clarifying his stance, Dikshit said, “I said most of them [police] are corrupt, did not say all are corrupt.” He said that the politicians are “answerable to people” the same way public services are. —ANI New Delhi: Minis- ter of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy on Friday, hit out at Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit over his wherein, he had said that “more than half of police forces in India are corrupt” and demanded an apology from the Congress for its leader's statement. “No should be done on Police. ments come and go, but police work for 365 days. Congress party should apologise for this remark,” Reddy told ANI. Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, earlier in the day, said that more than half of the police forces in the country are “corrupt” while also asserting that they or the paramilitary raise slogans on nationalism in a bid to remark BLISSFUL... ques- package to Himachal, which led to a lot of development in the state. But when the Congress government came to power, they withdrew the package granted for a period of 10 years within seven years,” Nadda said. He also outlined BJP government's initiative of presenting report card of its development work to public and said, “The BJP government started the practice to show a report card of the work to the people. Congress government did not have the culture of seeking votes on the basis of developmental work.” —ANI politics Govern- forces —PHOTO BY PTI Birds rest on a boat at Dal Lake during a cold morning in Srinagar on Friday. MAMATA BANERJEE LIKELY TO ATTEND SOREN'S SWEARING-IN Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee is likely to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Hemant Soren as Jharkhand CM in Ranchi on Dec 29. With top opposition leaders scheduled to attend the programme, Hemant Soren's swearing-in ceremony is likely to be a “show of unity” in the wake of countrywide pro- EX- KOLKATA TOP COP RAJEEV KUMAR POSTED AS PRINCIPAL SECY Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Thursday night named former Kol- kata Police commissioner Rajeev Kumar, currently posted as the Addition- al DG of state CID, as principal secretary in the Information, Technolo- gy and the Electronics Department. According to an order issued by the state government, the IPS PRIYANKA TO ATTEND CONGS' FOUNDATION DAY FUNCTION Lucknow: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be in Lucknow for two days- December 27 & 28 to take part in the events on the occasion of the party's 135th Foundation Day. During her stay in Lucknow, Priyanka will attend the 135th foundation day function of the party today. At 12:30 pm on Saturday, Vadra will hold a meeting with the advisory council and strategists. On the same evening, she will attend the PCC meeting. This will be the 135th foundation day of the oldest party - the Congress in the country. ‘RAILWAYS TO RATIONALISE FARE, FREIGHT RATES’ New Delhi: The railways is in the process of “ra- tionalising” its passengers and freight fares, Rail- way Board Chairman VK Yadav said. He, however, refused to say if the prices will be increased. In a media briefi ng, Yadav said although the railways had initiated a number of measures to counter its dwindling revenues, increasing fares was a “sensitive” issue and it had to be discussed at length before a fi nal decision was taken. “We are going to rationalise the fares and freight rates. Something is being thought about. tests against the amended CAA and the proposed NRC. “We share a very good relationship with Jharkhand Mukti Morcha & Hemant Soren. So far, it has been decided that our party supremo along with some senior leaders would attend Soren's swearing-in ceremony on Dec 29,” a senior TMC leader said. offi cer replaces Debasish Sen, who was holding additional charges of the department as the additional chief secretary. Sen will now be the CMD of the West Bengal Housing In- frastructure Development Corporation Ltd (HIDCO) with additional charge of Nabadiganta Industrial Township Authority as its chairman, the order said.

INDIA AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 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 Net back in Kargil after 145 days A lockdown & communication blackout was imposed in J&K to prevent protests against the change to the state’s constitutional status and re-organisation POWERGallery Only BSNL operated in Lko on December 27 KAUN BANEGA INDIAN AMBASSADOR TO US? The name of Syed Akbaruddin, India’s Perma- nent Representative to UN is circulating as a probable candidate as India’s next Ambassador to United States whose retirement is in April 2020. He is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the1985 batch. WILL GUPTA BE NEXT DG,NICFS Name of Rakesh Kumar Gupta is doing the rounds for the post of new DG of National Insti- tute of Criminology & Forensic Science(NICFS). S Jaweed Ahmad, present DG, NICFS is going back to his parent cadre UP. A 1984 batch IPS officer, is schedule to retire in March next year. Gupta is a 1986 batch WB cadre IPS officer and has been empanelled as DG in GoI in June this year. 12 IPS OFFICERS RETIRING IN DECEMBER As many as 12 IPS officers of various cadres and batches are retiring in December, 2019. They are: R J Savani of Gujarat; Surinder Kumar of J&K; Ranjit Kumar Prasad of Jharkhand; Mohd B S Yasin of Kerala; V K Suryavanshi of MP; P P Mutyal of Maharashtra; Amar Singh Chahal of Punjab; Dr Bhupendra Singh of Rajasthan; Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar and Pramod Kumar of UP and M Hari Sena Verma of West Bengal cadre. ADMIRAL KARAMBIR SINGH SENIOR-MOST WHEN GEN BIPIN RAWAT RETIRES Admiral Karambir Singh, Chief of Naval Staff will be the senior-most officer among the tri-services Chiefs when General Bipin Rawat retires on December 31, 2019 as Army Chief. But Admiral Karambir Singh has just a year left to retire. Is he being considered for the post of Chief of Defence Staff ? Nobody can tell right now. CDS POST TO BE ROTATIONAL? The post of Chief of Defence Staff(CDS) is likely to be rotational so the next Chief can be from other services. M S RAO TO BE CHIEF SECRETARY OF MEGHALAYA? M S Rao is likely to be new Chief Secretary of Meghalaya. He will take over on Jan 1, 2020. He is 1987 batch IAS office of Assam/Meghalaya cadre. 11 EMPANELLED IPS OFFICERS RETIRE NEXT YEAR 11 out 14 IPS officers of 1986 batch empanelled are due to superannuate in 2020. Akhil Kumar Shukla is retiring in January, Aaloka Prabhakar and Rakesh Kumar Mishra retire in March, Anil Kumar and R P Agrawal in April, N R K Reddy, Dr Rajendra Prasad Sharma, Aaliok Kumar Pate- ria and A Hemchandran are schedule to retire in May, Ashok Kumar Verma in June and Shambhu Nath Singh will retire in November next year. Bhupendra Singh retiring this month. BHUSHAN TO TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY, RURAL DEVELOPMENT ON JAN 1 Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary (Coordination), Cabi- net Secretariat, will be taking over the charge as Secretary, Department of Rural Development on January 1, 2020. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre. HEAVY INDUSTRY TO GET NEW SECRETARY FROM JANUARY 1 Arun Goel, Secretary, Ministry of Culture, will be taking over the charge as Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry on January 1, 2020. He is a 1985 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre. SANJAY KUMAR TO JOIN AS ADDL SECY, ROAD TRANSPORT ON JANUARY 1 Sanjay Kumar, Joint Secretary, Department of School Education & Literacy, will be taking over the charge as Additional Secretary & Financial Advisor, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways on January 1, 2020. He is a 1992 batch IAS officer of Nagaland. PRAVEEN KUMAR TO TAKE OVER AS SECRETARY, SKILL DEVELOPMENT ON JAN 1 Praveen Kumar presently Special Secretary, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, will be taking over as Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship on January 1, 2020. He is a 1987 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre. DR EKKA TO BE PS TO NEW JHARKHAND CM? Dr Rajeev Arun Ekka is likely to be appointed new Principal Secretary (PS) to the new CM Hemant Soren. He is a 1994 batch IAS officer of Jharkhand cadre. CHOUBEY TO JOIN CMS SECRETARIAT? Vinay Kumar Choubey is likely to join the Chief Minister’s(CMs) Secretariat in Jharkhand. He is a1999 batch IAS officer. Ladakh: Mobile internet services have been restored in Kargil district of the Union Terri- tory . The development comes days after it was reported that the Min- istry of Home Affairs has withdrawn 72 companies of Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) from J & Kwith immediate effect. "The Ministry has decided to withdraw 72 Coys of CAPFs (CRPF-24, BSF- 12, ITBP-12, CISF-12 and SSB-12) with immediate effect from Jam- mu and Kashmir and revert back to their re- spective locations," the ministry stated. The Ministry of Home Affairs had started with- drawing forces from J&K from the second week of December.Com- munication restrictions CURRENT SCENARIO Lucknow: Mobile In- ternet services and sms messages of all mobile service providers ex- cept BSNL remained suspended in Lucknow on December 27. The announcement was made in a notification dated December 26 and under- signed by Additional Chief Secretary, Awan- ish Kumar Awasthi. Furthermore, Inter- net services were suspended in several other districts of the state. In Bulandshahar, it will remain suspended till 6:00 am on December 28. In Agra, Internet Ser- vices remained suspended till 6:00 pm on Dec27 while in Mathu- ra, Sitapur, Muzaffar- nagar, Firozabad and Sambhal, it will remain suspended till further Central orders. It will also remain suspended in Bi- jnor till the night of December 28. Meanwhile, the Infor- mation & Communica- tion Department of Ut- tar Pradesh said that 498 people have been identified in connection with the damage caused to public property during recent protests in Lucknow, Sambhal, Rampur, Mu- zaffarnagar, Ferozabad, Kanpur Nagar, Mau and Bulandshahar. A lockdown and communication was imposed in Kash- mir while hundreds of political workers and leaders, including three former chief ministers Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah, and Mehboo- ba Mufti, were detained to prevent against the change to Jammu and Kashmir’s constitutional and reorganisation.—PTI cision to bifurcate the state into two Union Territories. Divisional Commis- sioner Kashmir Baseer Khan refused to give a timeline on restoration of internet in the Val- ley . “We are evaluating. There is a need to meet all the people con- cerned including security agencies, only then we can say anything,” he said. were imposed in the erstwhile state of Jam- mu & Kashmir in the wake of abrogation of Article 370 in August this year. Centre had in August this year, announced the decision to abrogate Article 370 of the Con- stitution, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jam- mu and Kashmir. It had also announced the de- blackout protests Meerut, status 'Solving traffic congestion in agenda for next 5 yrs' Tehsildar removed over objectionable post ‘6.5L houses to be build under Awas Yojana’ till further direction. According to the order, the officer misused her social media account to post a non-objective comment, misused her official position and misbehaved with the people. "The officer will be provided subsistence pay for the duration of the suspension," the order added. The officer had allegedly posted an objectionable comment on a social media post on December 21. Earlier, Pratibha served a notice to Tomar and sought a re- sponse within 24 hours, after which she was suspended. —ANI New Delhi: Addressing traffic would be a focus area of the AAP government in next five years if it is reelected, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- wal said today . Kejriwal, addressing people in a town-hall meeting in Pitampura, said the AAP manifesto will be released around mid-January and it will consist of all issues that would be addressed in the next five years. "These issues will be decided by holding dis- cussions with people. Yesterday (in another town-hall meeting) we decided to clean Delhi and today we decided to deal with traffic conges- congestion New Delhi: The Centre on Friday approved con- struction of 6.5 lakh houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Ur- ban), taking the total number of houses being funded under the scheme to over one crore. Addressing a press conference, Union Hous- ing & Urban Affairs Min- ister Hardeep Singh Puri said in the next three- four months, the ministry will sanction all the 1.12 crore houses, a target set by the govt. —ANI Amita Singh Tomar Sheopur: A woman tehsildar from Sheopur was suspended for allegedly posting an objectionable post on her social media account over the Citizenship Amendment Act. In a suspension order dated December 26, Chambal Commission- er Renu Tiwari suspended Tehsildar Ami- ta Singh Tomar and at- tached her to Bhopal Delhi C M Arvind Kejriwal addressing the members of the Town Vending Committees & street vendors at Delhi Secretariat. "We have hired con- sultants to identify bot- tlenecks in the city where traffic congestion takes place. They will submit their plan in the next couple of months and based on their suggestion we will try to solve the problem of traffic congestion," he said. —ANI tion in the next five years," he said. Responding to people's questions, Kejri- wal said addressing traffic would be a focus area of the AAP government in the next five years, provided the party is reelected in the polls early next year. Collector Pal congestion had Seelampur violence: Court to hear bail plea on Dec 30 TALKING BUSINESS... today. The court has sought medical reports of both the accused from the jail authori- ties. The Delhi Police had arrested 14 people at the protest on De- cember 17. quently, the court sent them to 14-days judicial custody. The protesters had allegedly pelted stones at policemen and van- dalised three buses during the protest. —ANI New Delhi: Delhi’s Karkardooma will on December 30 hear a bail petition filed by two accused who were arrested after a protest over the Citizenship (Amend- ment) Act turned violent in Seelampur area last week. Additional District judge Brijesh Garg slated the matter for December hearing their petition court Subse- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during the launch of internal Dashboard for Department of Defence at Ministry of Defence in New Delhi on Friday. Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar can also be seen. 30 after —PHOTO BY ANI NORWEGIAN TOURIST ASKED TO LEAVE INDIA OVER VISA VIOLATION Kochi: A Norwegian tourist has been asked to leave the country over visa violation, the Foreigners Regional Registration Offi ce said. The development came after Janne-Mette Johans- son was questioned for participating in a protest against the CAA in Kochi on December 23. The sev- enty-four-year-old Norwe- ACTOR KUSHAL PUNJABI, FOUND DEAD AT MUMBAI HOME New Delhi: Actor Kushal Punjabi who was last seen in Ishq Mein Mar- jawan was found dead in his Mumbai home. The actor was 42. The news came as a shock when actor Karanvir Bohra shared the news of his demise on social media. Kushal Punjabi’s body was found hanging at his residence in Pali Hill, Mumbai. The 4-YR-OLD GIRL RAPED IN MUZAFFARPUR, CONDITION CRITICAL Muzaffarpur: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 22-year-old man in Muzaffarpur and has been admitted in a critical condition to Shrikrishna Medical College and Hospital, said Bihar Police on Friday. The accused identifi ed as Azad has been arrested by the police. "The incident took place in the area of Ahiyapur Police Station on the night of December 26 and the police have arrested the accused. The girl is in a critical condition and is currently undergoing treatment," said DSP Ram Naresh Paswan. gian took to social media on Friday, saying that an offi cer from the Bureau of Immigration met her in the morning and asked her to leave the country immediately. "A couple of hours back Bureau of Immigration showed up at my hotel again. I was told to leave the country at once, or legal action will be taken. Police has found a suicide note at his residence. Accidental Death Report fi led, further probe is underway. In his one-and- a-half page suicide note, Punjabi has mentioned his assets should be equally distributed among his parents and his three- year-old son Kian. His last rites will be held in Mumbai today at 4 pm.

SPORTS AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 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 CAA GOOGLY IN PAK CRICKET Banned spinner sought help from Pak PM Imran Khan & cricket administrators, saying that his life is not in “good shape” CAANERIA Hindu players in Pak team tend to be attracted towards India: Madan T said that Hindu players in the Pakistan team tend to be attracted towards India. He also said that the lack of education is the prime difference between In- dian and Pakistan players. He also expressed his sadness over the alleged treatment meted out to Kaneria he former India cricketer Madan Lal during his cricketing career. “There are just two Hindus that have represented Pakistan in cricket. I have noticed, that whenever Hindu players represented Pakistan, they tended to be attracted more towards us, they liked talking to us. I have toured Pakistan, I have seen Hindus in that country, the difference was obviously there,” Lal told ANI. “As team-mates, you need to support each other,” he added. ISSUE HOTS UP great players who supported me wholeheartedly as a cricketer. Also thankful to media, genuine cricket administrators, and citizens of Pakistan who supported me regardless of my religious affiliation,” Kaneria said. ‘Was targetted but never felt need to convert’ Karachi: In a statement, Kaneria, who was found guilty of spot-fixing while playing for English club Es- sex, said that over time, he has approached many individuals in Pakistan and around the world to resolve his issues, only to receive no help whatsoever, even when the “issues of many (other) cricketers of Paki- stan have been resolved.” “My life is not in good shape and I approached many individuals in Pakistan and around the world to resolve my issues. Yet, I have not received any help. Issues of many cricketers of Paki- stan have been resolved though. I gave everything possible for Pakistan as a cricketer and I am very proud of it. And in the hour of need I am positive that the people of Pakistan will help,” Kaneria said. “I need support from all legendary players of Pakistan including Honourable Prime Min- ister Imran Khan, cricket administrators of Pakistan and other countries to get me out the mess. Please come forward and help me out,” he added. The former Pakistani player lauded pacer Shoaib Akthar for his confession regarding the treatment faced by Kaneria and said that whatever Akhtar said was true and he is very thankful to him for taking such a brave stand. At the same time, I am thankful to all Shows reality of Pakistan: Gambhir ‘Players should respond, not us’ T Gambhir said this is the real face of Pakistan and it is a shame that a player who has represented the country in so many matches had to go through this. Gambhir’s comment comes after former Pakistan player Shoaib Akhtar made a revelation regarding the treatment faced by Kaneria in the Pakistan. “This is the actual face of Pakistan. We had Mohammad Azharuddin as captain of our side and he captained us in 80-90 Test matches. This shows the reality of Pakistan, they have a sportsman (Imran Khan) as their Prime Min- ister, still, people in their country have to go through this. Kaneria played 60 matches for Pakistan, and it is shameful,” the former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir told the reporters. T Akhtar’s assertion saying that the PCB cannot be answerable for the allegation. Kaneria asserted that Akhtar’s statement was true and he would soon reveal names of the players who mistreated him because of his religion. “Look both Akhtar and Kaneria are retired players they are not contracted to us so they can do or say what they want. It is their opinion. And they are making allegations about behaviour of some players not about the entire,” a PCB spokesperson said. “Inzamam-ul- Haq, Rashid Latif, Younis Khan, Muhammad Yousuf, all these guys captained Pakistan when Kaneria was playing. They should respond to what Akhtar and Kaneria are saying. Why should the board get involved?” he questioned. he former Indian cricketer & current BJP lawmaker Gautam he Pak Cricket Board sought to distance itself from Shoaib The leg-spinner also said there were a “few players” who targetted him for being a Hindu during his time with the national team but he never felt the urge or the pressure to change his religion. The spinner has been brought into focus after former pacer Shoaib Akhtar alleged that some Pakistani players refused to even share food with him due to his faith. Speaking to ‘Samaa’ channel on Friday, Kaneria said a few players made remarks about him behind his back. Kaneria, who played for Pakistan between 2000 and 2010, is only the second Hindu player to play for Pa- kistan, the other being Anil Dalpat, a wicketkeeper who played in the 1980s. Kaneria never reached the heights of Abdul Qadir & Mushtaq Ahmed despite possessing all the skills and 261 Test wickets, Kane- ria’s career ended when he was banned for life by the ECB in 2012 after being found guilty of corruption in a spot-fixing case. ICC should not allow teams to tour unsafe India, says Javed Miandad Former Pakistan skipper Javed Miandad echoed Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ehsan Mani in saying that teams should stop touring India in the backdrop of the Citizenship Amendment Act protests. “People should take note of what is going on in India. I urge the ICC to boycott them,” Mian- dad said in the video uploaded on an online portal. “Not Pakistan but India is not a safe country for any tourist or anybody. As human beings, we sportsper- sons should also stand up and condemn them. “The entire world is watching and talking about what is going on there. I am speaking on behalf of Pakistan that all sporting ties must be suspended with India. Oz in commanding position India U-19 thrash South Africa in first youth ODI New Delhi: India has begun its preparations for next month’s U-19 World Cup on an em- phatic note as they defeated South Africa by nine wickets in the first youth ODI here. After bowling out South Afri- ca on Thursday for a mere 187 at the Buffalo Park, India came out with a solid batting performance and chased down the target with 45 balls to spare. Batting first, the SA solid batting display to Russia officially challenges WADA doping ban Moscow: Russia for- mally contested its ban from sporting events over doping violations, the head of its RUSADA anti-doping said. “In accordance with the established procedure, today we have sent a package of documents to WADA,” RUSADA director general Yury Ganus told reporters in Moscow. “The package contains a notice about a dis- agreement with WADA sanctions”, Ganus said. dell out for 15 edging a Pat Cummins delivery to wicketkeeper-captain Tim Paine. The huge contingent of NZ fans in a crowd were soon groaning again when Kane Williamson top-edged a pull-shot to be caught by Paine for nine. Under pressure to cement his place in Aus- tralia’s middle order, South Australian scrap- per Head completed his second test ton after tea and celebrated with emotion on a sun- drenched afternoon. Melbourne: lia’s pacemen struck twice to leave New Zea- land vulnerable at 44 for two on day 2 of the Box- ing Day test after Travis Head scored a sparkling century to put the hosts firmly in command. Tom Latham was nine not out with Ross Taylor on two, and NZ facing a mountain to climb to reel in Austra- lia’s first innings total of 467. The tourists’ opening woes contin- ued, with Jeet Raval’s replacement Tom Blun- Austra- agency Under-19 cricketer Yashavsi Jaiswal overhaul the target, scoring 190 for 1 in 42.3 overs to take a 1-0 lead in the series. Under-19 team folded for 187 in 48.3 overs. In reply, India dished out a Tim Paine and Travis Head on day two of the Boxing Day Test. Gujarat makes an impressive win OLYMPIC QUALIFIERS Mary Kom & Nikhat Zareen in final clash of trials tent international per- formances. An irate Zareen then demanded chance” against the celebrated Manipuri, who is also a Rajya Sabha member. In other trial bouts on Friday, world youth gold-medallist Sakshi Chaudhary defeated Asian silver-win- ner Manisha Maun in the 57kg category, while former national champion Simranjit Kaur got the better Pavitra in the 60kg opener. India’s flip-flop on the selection policy for the Olympic Qualifiers. Mary Kom had maintained that she would abide by the selection policy laid down by the BFI, which ultimately decided to have trials This was after BFI Pres- ident Ajay Singh trig- gered the storm by an- nouncing at a felicita- tion ceremony Mary Kom would be selected for the Olympic qualifiers without any trial due to her consis- New Delhi: Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom and Nikhat Zareen will clash in the 51kg category finals of the women’s boxing trials for next year’s Olym- pic Qualifiers claiming unanimous victories in their respec- tive first-round bouts in New Delhi on Friday . Zareen reigning national champion Jyoti Gulia, while multiple-time champion Mary Kom got the better of Ritu New Delhi: For the second time in a row, Kera- la slid to defeat inside three days. Sanju Sam- son’s exceptional talent had raised hopes of an unlikely victory, but once he fell, Gujarat romped home in no time. The host won by 90 runs after lunch on Fri- day . It has now 12 points, while Kerala has just three. The visiting side had begun the game on the right note, after dis- missing Gujarat for just 127 on the opening day.  Zareen had kicked up a storm a few weeks ago by demanding a trial against Mary Kom after the BFI flip-flop on the selection a “fair after Its first innings, however, folded up for just 70; it was always going to be difficult to come back after that, on a track that was assisting both seamers and spinners. defeated that Grewal. The two-day competition will end on Saturday after the finals. Zareen had kicked up a storm a few weeks ago by demanding a trial against iconic six- time world champion MC Mary Kom after the Boxing Federation of Asian policy

We fear what we don’t understand. Understanding will come from experience to not fear to experience. 2NDFRONT —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 Kazakhstan plane crash kills at least 12 people 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 Not right to say all Indians are Hindus: Athawale to Bhagwat “If Mohan Bhagwat means everyone is an Indian, then it is good”, says the Union Minister MAKE PEACE Nur-Sultan [Kazakh- stan]: A plane belong- ing to Bek Air Company with 100 people aboard crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday . Quoting the Minis- try of Industry and Infrastructure, Sput- nik news agency reported that at least seven people were killed in the incident. According to the Min- istry, the aircraft lost altitude after take-off and crashed into a two-story building. In a Facebook post, Almaty airport author- ities further added that some people have also survived the accident. But numbers are yet to be confirmed. There were 95 passengers and five crew members on board. The plane was travel- ling from Almaty to Mumbai: Union Minis- ter Ramdas Athawale, an ally of the BJP, has disagreed with a statement by the chief of the Rashtriya Swayamse- vak Sangh (RSS) that the Sangh regards the 130 crore people of In- dia as Hindu society, irrespective of their religion and culture. “It is not right to say that all Indians are Hindus. There was a time when everyone was a Bud- dhist in our country. If Mohan Bhagwat means everyone is an Indian, then it is good. In our country, people are from Bud- dhist, Sikh, Hindu, Christian, Parsi, Jain, Lingayat faiths and different communi- religion. That will not happen until the Constitution made by Ambedkar exists. This land believes in all religions,” AIM- IM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said. “Entire society is ours and the Sangh aims to build such a united society,” Mohan Bhagwat said. He also said the country is “Hindutvavadi” by tra- dition. Ramdas Athawale, however, agreed with Army chief Bipin Rawat’s criticism of the violence during protests over the citizenship law, saying “leaders are not those who lead masses in arson and violence”. es of the incident are clarified, all flights of planes of this type will be suspended,” the ministry added. The airport author- ities also said that they have suspended flights of Fokker-100 planes following the air crash. The Bek Air airline uses ker-100 planes for the flights from Almaty to Nur-Sultan. —ANI the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan but disap- peared from radars. The rescue operation is currently underway. The Kazakh government has created a special commission to in- vestigate the incident. “The commission is heading for the crash site. All the details and causes [of the crash] will be found. Until the circumstanc- RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat Union Minister Ramdas Athawale ple of India is Hindu society,” he said. The comments by chief of the BJP’s ideological was also condemned by opposition parties such as Mayawati party and AIMIM chief Asaduddin “RSS wants India should have only one Ex MLAs threaten protest in Jan over pending demands meeting of the organisation in Hyderabad: “The son of mother India, whether he may speak any lan- guage, from any region, follow any form of worship or not be- lieving in worship of any, is a Hindu...In this regard, for Sangh all the 130 crore peo- ties live here,” the Union Minister of State for Social Jus- tice said. Ramdas heads a faction of the Republican Party of In- dia (RPI), founded by Dr BR Ambedkar. RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat had made the remarks at a Athawale mentor Fok- Owaisi. —Agencies IT’S FAMILY TIME! AHMED VISITS VILLAGES First India News THE DEMANDS Gandhinagar: The ex- ecutive committee of Gujarat Council in a meeting in Gandhinagar on Friday and have decided to write one more letter to the state government requesting and other help to economically weak- er ex-MLAs. If the state will not take a decision, council members will stage a protest in January . There are some 400 members in the council and 150 are economically Council office bearer and former minister Jaynarayan Vyas and former finance minister Babubhai Shah told media persons that this time they have decided to stage a protest in Gandhinagar if demands are not met. Both leaders said that the financial condition of these 150 ex-MLAs is very bad. They have been living under extreme- ly poor conditions and have no support Ex-MLA financial Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel listening to people’s issues during his visit to remote villages of Ikhar and Tankaria in Gujarat on Friday. UP man who left home 26 years ago reunited with kin from the government, they add. “Since the last two years, the council is trying to take up this issue with the state government, but our efforts have failed. This is the last time we are going to write a letter to the state requesting that it extend financial and other support,” Vyas said. Their demands include pension for economically weak ex- MLAs, and health cards so that they can medical services at hospitals free of cost. jarat’s Kutch district, some 500 km from here, said an official. “When Yadav left home due to some economic issues, his son Sanjay was just a few months old. Six days ago, we managed to get in touch with Yadav’s wife Saraswati. Thursday the family came and met Yadav at the ashram. He was living here for the past two years,” ashram official Prabodh Munvar said. He said a psycholo- gist, Dr Mahesh Til- Vadodara: A 60-year- old man who left his home in Pradesh 26 years ago and was living in an ashram in Gujarat’s Bhuj for the past two years was on Thurs- day united with his family, including his son who was a few months old at that time. Yadav left his home in Varanasi 26 years ago and started living in Manavjyot Trust run by the Shri Ram- dev Seva Ashram in Palara in Bhuj in Gu- weak. THANKS TO ASHRAM Uttar On vani, who treated Ya- dav, managed to get the latter’s ground after which the family reunion was brought about, he said. (Above) Chief Secretary of Rajasthan DB Gupta along with wife Veenu Gupta at Ahmedabad International Airport. (Top) CS Gupta with wife and other family members visited Statue of Unity on Thursday. Gupta is on a family visit to Ahmedabad. The day also marked Veenu Gupta’s birthday, who celebrated with family members in Kutch. The Gupta family will be in Kutch till December 29 and will reach Jaipur on December 30. back- —PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI 23-YEAR-OLD CASE IPS Sanjiv Bhatt’s discharge application to be heard on Jan 06 First India News arrested the lawyer for possessing around one kilogram of opium. It has been alleged that the police had done this to compel Rajpuro- hit to transfer some disputed property in Pali, Rajasthan. Gujarat CID crime had arrested Bhatt on September 05, 2018, after investigating the case on the High Court’s direction. The probe found that Ra- jpurohit was falsely implicated by the Ba- his discharge application in the month of August, petitioner is exercising judicial rem- edy available to him under the Criminal Proce- dure Code and has filed revision plea before the High Court. The case against the petitioner is that he had planted drugs to allegedly frame Sumers- ingh Rajpurohit, a lawyer from Rajasthan, in 1996, when he was Ba- naskantha Superinten- dent of Police. He had naskantha Police. Bhatt has filed two bail applications in connection with two different cases, one regis- tered with the Palanpur Police station and another with Jamjodhpur case, in the latter he has been convicted by the trial court in a custodi- al death case. Bail applications were before Jus- tice Sonia where both parties ar- gued on the merits. The state has opposed the bail application. vocate Saurin Shah said that the matter was scheduled for hearing before justice BN Karia’s bench on Friday, but he and additional prosecutor both were busy in another of Bhatt’s bail application hearings. They requested the court for an adjournment, now the matter will be heard in January. The former IPS officer had moved a discharge application  The High Court had issued a notice to the state government asking it to file a reply by Friday, when the court was to hear the case Ahmedabad: Former IPS officer Bhatt’s discharge application hearing in the Gujarat High Court has been adjourned for Jan- uary 06. The High Court had issued a notice to the state government asking it to file a reply by Friday when the court was to hear the case. Now, however, the matter has will be heard on January 06. Sanjiv Bhatt’s ad- Sanjiv public Former IPS offi cer Sanjiv Bhatt. Gokani, petitioner in his petition had submitted before the High Court that, as the Palanpur trial court had rejected against the case filed against him in Banas- kantha district in connection with a 23-year-old case. The

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 AHMEDABAD, SATURDAY DECEMBER 28, 2019 MAIN TERA BAN JAUNGA FILM: KABIR SINGH; SINGER: AKHIL SACHDEVA GAATA RAHE MERA DIL... CITY FIRST BRINGS TO YOU SOME OF THE SONGS THAT WE ALL SANG, HUMMED, SWAYED, CRIED AND DANCED TO IN 2019 GHUNGROO TOOT GAYE FILM: WAR; SINGER: ARIJIT SINGH & SHILPA RAO pleasant one. The songs that we sang along, swayed, cried grooved to are on the list of City First. These are a few songs that are going to be considered ‘Old but Gold’ 20 years down the line and TERI MITTI MEIN MIL JAWAAN FILM: KESARI; SINGER: B PRAAK TUM HI AANA FILM: MARJAAVAAN; SINGER: JUBIN NAUTIYAL BEKHAYALI MEIN BHI TERA FILM: KABIR SINGH; SINGER: SACHET TANDON VANSHIKHA GOUR vanshikha.gour@firstindia.co.in M usic is the way to a human’s soul and Bolly- wood has played an im- mensely wonderful role to satisfy the music lov- ers. Evergreen songs like ‘Inn Aankhon Ki Masti’, ‘Lag Jaa Gale’, ‘Tum Aa Gaye Ho Noor Aa Gaya Hai’, to name a few, are still ruling the hearts. But with years passing by, a lot more ‘ear- candy’, chart bust- er songs like ‘Bekhaya- li’, ‘Filhall’, ‘Ghungroo’, ‘Tera Ban Jaunga’, ‘Ve Maahi’, ‘Teri Mitti’, etc. made the year 2019 a APNA TIME AAYEGA FILM: GULLY BOY;SINGER: RANVEER SINGH APNA TIME AAYEGA FILM: GULLY BOY;SINGER: RANVEER SINGH MAIN KISI AUR KA HOON FILHAAL ALBUM: FILHAAL; SINGER: B PRAAK ALBUM: FILHAAL; SINGER: B PRAAK DIL HI TO HAI FILM: THE SKY IS PINK; SINGER: ARIJIT SINGH and can be enjoyed in the upcoming genera- tions as well. These songs have made a huge impact on the hearts of the audience. The listen- ers can pretty much re- late to most of them. Here’s the list of the 10 best songs of 2019 that have been a companion to each and every one of us, be it in high spirited moments or the low ones and we hope to have a lot more songs like these in the year 2020. VE MAAHI FILM: KESARI; SINGER: ARIJIT SINGH BADA PACHTAOGE ALBUM: JAANI VE; SINGER: ARIJIT SINGH

LISTING AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 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 Hollywood Hummed City First brings to you some of the best Hollywood songs, which we all sang along and grooved to in the year 2019 and made a wonderful impact on the music industry. We look forward to have a lot more peppy numbers in the upcoming year! Senorita by Camila Cabello & Shawn Mendes Roxanne by Arizona Zervas Love You To Love Me by Selena Gomez Old Town Road by Lil Nas X Ft. Billy Ray Cyrus Adore You by Harry Styles YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY You are focused, talented and always involved in doing something creative. You will achieve the fi nancial stability that you dreamt for. Your life partner may expect you to be more involved at home and in family life. ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 TAURUS APR 21 - MA Y 20 GEMINI MA Y 21 - JUNE 21 CANCER JUNE 22 - JUL Y 23 LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 Your monetary conditions have improved for good. On professional front, you will fi nd yourself busy helping others. Your sibling may do something incredible and will become famous. Don’t be reluctant when it comes to career choices. On academic front, you will be in limelight today. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 You will spend quality time with your parents today after a long time. Improved earnings will help you buy things that you wanted for a long time. Don’t get involved in others’s affairs. Be wise with your responsibilities. A new vehicle is on the cards. Life will take a beautiful turn and everything will be alright. You are in right frame of mind today to take any fi nancial decisions. You will get a lot of encouragement from family. You are people’s person. You will soon acquire property for which you have been struggling for a long time. You love your family more than anything. You are confi dent and you don’t fail to impress your boss on professional front. It is important that you start understanding and respecting all the individuals, you can never control others. Your spouse loves you with whole heart and sometime even overlook your mistakes. You have to make efforts to get what you really desire. You just try to maintain healthy relationships with people on social front. Your lover will do something special for you that will make you very emotional. Your boss will really treat you special today because of your working abilities. You take your responsibilities seriously. It takes time for a business to start giving profi ts, remain patient. Your actions will decide what will happen tomorrow therefore make sure that you make right causes. You will fi nd your life partner and there may be an early marriage. LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 Right opportunity will strike at the right time so have patience when it come to your career. You are very passionate about your hobby and you may fi nd it hard to understand whether you should pursue it or not as a full time career. You may buy a joint property with someone close. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 You are trying hard to balance your personal and work life and so far you are doing a good job. There is no problem that you cannot resolver if you decide to act upon it. You much socialise more often to develop professional contact for the future sake. Your love life is on natural pace. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 Take one step at a time while claiming the success ladder. You love the company of your friends and you will manage to take some time out. Your parents will be always there for you to guide you in life. You are good at sports and you get lots of encouragement from those who love you. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 You will earn a good commission today in some deal. You will be ultra effi cient at work today and you will defi nitely get the promotion. Keep having a balance diet so that you keep getting strength to exert. You are getting closer to becoming number one academically. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Your working schedule will keep you on your toes but you need to take care of your health. You will spend time with your parents today trying to make them understand your point of view towards some situation. You will travel long distance for the work purpose. Your effects in the direction of your endeavours will pay for you and you will get the success that you desire very soon. You don’t believe in wasting money and you save wherever and whenever possible for you. You may travel abroad to attend some important event.

ETC AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 201913 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia ARPITA WELCOMES A BABY GIRL AYAT S Sharma. Confirming the news, the family has issued a statement that reads: “With great joy and immense pleasure, we announce that we have been blessed with a baby girl. On this joyous occasion, we would like to thank our family, friends and all our well-wish- ers for their unconditional support. We also extended a humble thank you to our media friends and to our fans for their constant love and support. This j o u r n e y couldn’t have been complete without you all. Lots of Love, Aayush, Arpita & Ahil/Khan & Sharma Family”. Arpita wanted her baby to be born right on her brother’s birthday and hence she opted for a C-section delivery. This indeed is the best gift Salman has received on his 54th birthday as he turned mamu again! alman Khan’s sister Arpita Khan Sharma delivered a baby girl, right on the superstars birthday! The baby has been named Ayat Arpita Khan Sharma and Aayush Sharma Models posing in their Khadi outfits KHADI IS NOT JUST A WEAVE, A CLOTH. IT IS A STATEMENT OF EMPOWERMENT. A SYMBOL OF INDEPENDENCE. IT IS THE FABRIC OF FREEDOM —IANS KHADI KI KHOOBIYAN Dabangg Khan TURNS 54! NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in Salman’s birthday celebration R I birthday cake along with his nephew Ahil, father Salim, mother Salma and close friend Iulia Vantur, is doing the rounds on social media. Industry friends who reportedly turned up to wish the superstar included Katrina Kaif, Tabu, Huma Qureshi and Daisy Shah. Another viral video, Salman is seeing cutting a four-tier cake, holding his nephew Ahil in his hands. He is seen surrounded by Salma, Salim and Helen in the video. Arpita Khan can also be seen cheering for the ‘Wanted’ actor. On the acting front, Salman’s latest release ‘Dabangg 3’, which also fea- tures Sonakshi Sinha and Saiee Man- jrekar, has crossed the Rs 100 crore benchmark at the box- office. He is now gearing up for his next titled ‘Rad- he’, which is slated to release in 2020. —IANS ajasthan Khadi Board is all set for its annual national exhibition cum fashion show presented by the Fash- ion Design Council of Ra- jasthan will be held on Sat- urday at Ramleela Maidan. The Exhibition started on December 13 and will continue till January 13. Show organiser Puneet Khatri, Pres- ident, FDCR, stated that there is going to be a designer showcase by five national designers, presenting the concept of khadi to be woven in day to day life. Farah Ansari, Nitu Bhutra, Suchi Miplani, Rita Das and Amresh Singh are the designers showcasing their collection. Jaipur based designer Farah Ansari is close- ly associated with the women arti- sans of Rajasthan, bringing about a positive change in their lives. Her idea of working with ex- tremely sustainable khadi fabric is handcrafted con- temporary designs that have made her a known face in the Rajasthan fashion galore. Nitu Bhutra said that her theme this time is a combination of deserts of Ra- jasthan, the sub- tlety in the winds, the lakes of Pushkar, and the colours of a c o m m o n household. The pattu, w o o l l e n and cotton khadi fab- rics have been used to enhance the boho feel of the collection. The use of Kacchi work adds soul to every piece. t was a room full of family members and friends as Bollywood’s ‘Da- bangg’ star Salman Khan celebrated his 54th birthday on Friday. A photograph of Salman cutting his Abhimanyu Singh Tomar Show Director Abhimanyu Singh Tomar shared that he is super excit- ed to work for the Rajasthan Khadi Board for the first time and would be choreographing a subtle yet power- ful show for the designers with 30 Rajasthan based models from Style Skool. Deepali Chugh, Director, Siz- zlin Scizzors, will be working on the creative looks of the models through her makeup skills and Dipesh Verma who shot the campaign will also be covering the show with his lens. Salman Khan

CITY BUZZ AHMEDABAD | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2019 FILM FILLED WITH GOODNESS 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 Going Back to YOUR ROOTS Poster of the film GOOD NEWWZ DIRECTOR Raj Mehta CAST & CREW KAVITA CHAUHAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in Akshay Kumar, Kareena Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Diljit Dosanjh, Adil Hussain, Tisca Chopra RATING: G Varun Batra (Akshay Kumar) his wife Dipti (Kareena Kapoor Khan), Honey Batra(Diljit Dos- anjh) and Monika Batra (Kiara Advani), comes like a breath of fresh air as we come close to end of 2019. Deepti is desperate to have a child, Varun less so, and the couple’s peri- odic attempts at the baby-making lead to hi- larious scenes in the first half of the film. The couple finally seeks professional advice. The Joshis (Adil Hussain and Chopra) are in vitro fer- ood Newwz, a light-hearted comedy that involves film does well in keeping the film short and succinct, switching scenes before things get monotony sets in. He gets the fla- vour right and can safe- ly be put on the list of directors to watch out for. The actors in the film are brilliant and will not let you have any boring moments. An urbane comedy with the fresh subject of a pregnancy switch- eroo, Good Newwz is out and out a family en- tertainer. The audienc- es will definitely come out of the theatres with smiling faces. tilisation specialists and the beaming bearers of “good news”. However, apart from Deepti and Varun Batra there’s another pair of Batras from Chandigarh, Hon- ey (Diljit Dosanjh) and Monika (Kiara Advani) who are going through the same process at the same hospital. A mix-up ensures that Honey’s sperms are transferred into Deepti’s while Varun’s in Moni- ka’s belly . From here starts the roller coaster ride of the Batra’s. The newbie director, Raj Mehta, however, During the Sattvik Food-fest 2019 City hosts Sattvik Food-fest 2019 womb CITY FIRST S attvik is the festival to celebrate traditional nutritious food and associated knowledge systems were started four- teen years ago at the IIM-A, to provide market- based incentives for conserv- ing agro-biodiversity. The creation of demand for rare- ly or less cultivated nutri- tionally rich crops and varie- Tisca Land of unlimited fun Jio Wonderland! CITY FIRST A the opening ceremony was attended by many Bollywood celebrities. Some of the names seen there were Tusshar Ka- poor, Karan Johar and Shah Rukh Khan. Chairperson and found- er of the Reliance Foun- dation Nita Ambani ar- rived at the launch of Jio Wonderland along with Mukesh Ambani, daughter Isha Ambani and son Akash Ambani. This brand new entertainment destina- entertainment park. tion Jio Wonderland made its launch in Mumbai at Jio World Garden. It is an exqui- site winter carnival that has fun activities and attractions lined up for kids such as Ferris wheel, trampoline parks, photo booths, and magic shows among others. Among many other attractions, Jio Wonderland has India’s largest sustainable Xmas tree which is 100-foot-tall. The pre- miere night, gave audi- ences a preview experience. Many celebs were seen with their younger ones to enjoy at the new mbanis intro- duced Jio Won- derland Mumbai in and and augment their incomes. Thus, we seek your presence and participation in the event. Sattvik also hosts an innovation exhibition by Na- tional Innovation Founda- tion and Gujarat Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network. cityfirstgujarat@firstindia.co.in etc. are richer. This festival aspires to put the lesser-known but nutri- ent-rich food from various states on the plate of urban communities helping them to adopt healthier food hab- its and lifestyles. The festival also hopes to encourage the farmers to grow such crops ties may stimulate their cul- tivation. The paradox of development is that the food rich eat, is often poor. While the food that the poor grow in poorer regions is richer. In fewer rainfall regions, soil minerals don’t leach much and thus crops grown there like millet, sorghum pulses, Let the Ink Flow Alcohol inks can actually be fun because they are an acid-free, highly-pigmented, and fast drying medium to be used on non-porous surfaces. Mixing these colours can create a vibrant marbled effect and the possibilities can only be limited by what you are willing to try. These inks can be used in painting or even to add colour to different surfaces such as glass and metals. CITY FIRST T December 29 at Studio Nunber 138, The Art Container, Praladnagar Road. The workshop explores creative and fun ways of using alcohol ink colours to create back- grounds for stamping or paintings or per- haps something as sim- ple as card making. Nita Ambani he Art Contain- er presents Al- coholic Workshop Ink on 100 Ft. Karan Johar with Ruhi and Yash Isha Ambani, Mukesh Ambani and Akash Ambani

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