First India Rajasthan-English News Paper Today 25 Feb 2020 edition

1. JAIPUR l TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 260 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 15°C - 26°C OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD INDIA USHERS IN Prime Minister Narendra Modi guides US President Donald Trump and fi rst lady Melania, towards stage of the Namaste Trump event in Ahmedabad on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI At cricket arena ‘man of match’ Trump strikes chord with crowd Will sign $3 bn defence deal on Tuesday, announces Trump STATUE OF THREE WISE MONKEYS, CHARKHA AS GIFTS A marble replica of Mahatma Gandhi’s “three wise monkeys”, a copy of his Talisman and a special edition of his autobiogra- phy were among the items gifted to US President Donald Trump and wife Melania during their visit to the Sabarmati Ashram on Monday. PM Narendra Modi gifted the iconic statue of “three wise monkeys”, representing the message “see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil,” to Trump and his wife on behalf of the Indian government. The sculpture was a replica of the statue that was gifted to Gandhi by a Japanese monk in 1933. TRUMP CELEBRATES ‘GENIUS’ OF BOLLYWOOD, REMEMBERS ‘DDLJ’ Using Bollywood to strike a chord with movie-loving Indians, US President Donald Trump on Monday hailed the “genius” of the Hindi fi lm industry and recalled two all-time favourites, “Sholay” and “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (DDLJ). Addressing the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at the Motera Stadium here, the US president said people “take great joy” in watching Bollywood fi lms. Ahmedabad: The ren- ovated Motera stadi- um here is yet to host its first cricket match but on Monday the sprawling facility be- came the site of a public where US President Donald Trump show- ered encomiums on India and Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi amid a rather deliri- ous crowd. The jam-packed are- na, also known as Sard- ar Patel Stadium, fre- quently broke into ap- plause as people dis- played enthusiasm for the first visit by any US president to the home state of Modi. Trumps praise for India, his denouncing of the menace of ter- rorism and his try at Hindi during his over 2 5 - m i n u t e - l o n g speech was well re- ceived by people and punctuated by con- stant clapping by the nearly 1.25 strong crowd. He also announced defence deals between the two countries worth 3 billion dollars. P5 spectacle AFGHAN PEACE DEAL RECEIVES ‘TREMENDOUS SUPPORT’: TRUMP The landmark Afghan peace deal has received “tremendous support”, President Trump said on Monday, ahead of a possible agreement between the US and the Taliban in the war-torn country on February 29. The US is set to sign a peace deal with the Taliban on Saturday provided that a week-long reduction in violence across the strife-torn country holds, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a recent statement. US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump pose for photographers in the backdrop of Taj Mahal, in Agra on Monday. Long live India-US friendship: PM P5 erty’ the other feels proud of ‘statue of uni- ty’,” he further said. Recalling his “How- dy Modi” event in Hou- ston in September, 2019, Modi said histo- ry was being repeated in Motera Stadium. “I was at the Howdy Modi event in Houston and today President Trump is beginning his historic trip to India with a Ahmedabad. I welcome President Trump to the world’s Ahmedabad: Address- ing the crowd at the Motera stadium in Ahmedabad for the “Namaste event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed US President Donald Trump for deepening the India-US ties sig- nificantly and said that the visit was re- flective of new chap- ter in bilateral ties of the two countries. “India-US relations are no longer just an- other partnership. It is Trump” lakh- PM Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump at Sabarmati Ashram, in Ahmedabad on Monday. visit to Crowd throngs stage to get a snapshot of Home Minister Amit Shah during the ‘Namaste Trump’ event. Shah, who is also the president of Gujarat Cricket Association, had been instrumental in preparing the extravagant event and had reached Ahmedabad on Sunday to take stock of things at Motera Stadium. a far greater and closer relationship. One is ‘land of the free’ the other believes the world is one family. One feels proud of ‘statue of lib- Turn on P4, See Also P5 Turn on P4 —PHOTO BY NANDAN DAVE Cop from Raj, 3 civilians killed in Delhi clashes before Trump’s arrival The clashes began with ‘CAA’ rival groups pelting stones at each other. Police managed to keep the warring groups at bay for some time before the situation started to get out of hand is monitoring the situa- tion,” ANI quoted him as saying. Accusing the Congress of the situation in north- east Delhi, Reddy said, “Rahul Gandhi, the Con- gress party and those people who are support- ing protests against CAA should tell who is respon- sible for damaging the image of India.” “Addi- tional forces have been deployed in Delhi. Our prime responsibility is to maintain law and or- der in Delhi,” he said. Turn on P4, Full Coverage on P7 Ashok Gehlot@ashokgehlot51 Saddened by the death of Head Consta- ble Sh. Ratan Lal, native of #Rajasthan in the violence that erupted in #Delhi. My heartfelt condolences to his family. I condemn all acts of violence and urge authorities to maintain law & order in Delhi. to Sikar district and three civilians were killed as violent mobs torched vehicles, homes, and shops in northeast Delhi, particularly in the areas of Maujpur, Kardampuri, Bagh and Dayalpur. Sec- tion 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the af- New Delhi: Violent clashes broke out be- tween pro and anti- Citizenship Amend- ment Act (CAA) pro- testers for the second consecutive day in Northeast Delhi on Monday. A Delhi Po- lice Head Constable Ratan Lal belonging “Violence in north- east Delhi was orches- trated with an eye on the US President’s visit to India. I condemn it. The Government of In- dia will never tolerate violence. We will take strict action against those responsible. MHA fected areas. Union Minister of State for Home G Kis- han Reddy Monday al- leged that the violence in northeast Delhi was orchestrated with an eye on US President Donald Trump’s visit to India, ANI reported. Chand Protestors hurl stones during clashes between a group of pro and anti CAA protestors at Jafrabad in northeast Delhi on Monday. (Inset) 33-year-old man identifi ed as Shahrukh detained by Police for allegedly fi ring in Northeast Delhi’s Maujpur.

2. NEWS JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 02 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 CM Gehlot to give wings to Jaipur Flying School First India News With initiation of ‘C’ certificate course, flights to cities like Del- hi, Kota, Bharatpur, Shahpura, Bikaner, Gwalior, Bhatinda, Jal- landhar, Indore and Lucknow were took off. The club gave many dis- tinguished pilots to In- dian Air Force, Air In- dia and Indian Airlines. But the golden journey of the club came to an unceremonious end in 2008 after the scam in allotment of Commer- cial Pilot Licenses came tempts to restart the NCC tried to get state Building near army area will be demolished: Govt First India News Lucknow: There is a stray cattle problem in Uttar Pradesh because people from Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are letting loose their cows and buffaloes in the state, UP Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna claimed on Monday . The state parliamentary af- fairs minister’s remark came after Congress’ Ajay Kumar Lallu in Question Hour of state assembly raised matter of stray cattle in UP . Lallu also sought answer on whether stray cattle was damag- ing crops from animal husbandry minister, Lakshmi Narayan Chaudhari, who replied that such data is not compiled by his depart- ment. looked into. Even a fea- sible fee structure is be- ing discussed which could be between Rs 10- 15 lakhs or less depend- ing on the total number of students. All the con- cerned will have to take lesson from the past so that the youth of Ra- jasthan are not denied of bright opportunities in the aviation sector and provide them with world class facilities and bring the golden era of the Jaipur Flying Club back. seater aircraft didn’t let the plan of restarting the club take off, while at other time, the inabil- ity to self finance the salaries of its employ- ees was another reason. In the last attempt, a let- ter was written to Modi government to which they had replied by starting the school under PPP mode. Now with CM Gehlot’s personal interest, all the formalities with civil aviation ministry and DGCA are being GOLDEN PERIOD Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, in his budget speech, nounced the re-opening of Jaipur Flying School at Jaipur Airport which was closed around 12 years ago. Jaipur Flying Club has a history worth a mention. When the club started its op- erations in 1958, after it was founded on Novem- ber 16, 1957, the then PM Jawahar Lal Nehru was the patron of the club. an- flying to light. Since then, many unsuccessful at- facility have been made. The last time in 2016, hanger no. 2 for its glid- ers which was refused by the then CS. Plea challenging Triple Talaq act dismissed Once the condition of compulsorily multi engine and 2-4 having People from MP, Raj letting loose cattle in UP: Minister First India News can anybody be pun- ished on the basis of a law passed with this term as it’s basis, said the petition. But the High Court dismissed the petition even before going in it’s merits. Petitioner was given the option to with- draw the petition but he refused. ed an anomaly ques- tioning how could gov- ernment’s law declare ‘Triple Talaq’ illegal when Supreme Court, in Saira Bank case, had questioned the legal sanctity and status of the term ‘Triple Talaq’ itself. When a term doesn’t have a legal status how The double bench comprising of Justice Sabeena and Justice Narendra Singh Dad- dha dismissed the peti- tion, citing that the pe- titioner Shantanu Pa- reek wasn’t affected of the act passed by the government. Advocate Pareek, in his petition, had point- Rajasthan Jaipur: High Court has dis- missed a petition chal- lenging Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019 which has been passed by the central govern- ment in Parliament to abolish Triple Talaq. Jaipur: The state gov- ernment on Monday agreed that the 5 storey building adjacent to the army area is completely illegal and the process to demolish it has been initiated. AAG Anil Me- hta filed this reply on behalf of the state gov- ernment, to the con- tempt petition filed by the Indian Army in HC. Court had, on 11 Feb- ruary, issued notices to JDC T Ravikant and VP Singh, the then CEO of JMC, for their negli- gence in the matter and allowing the illegal con- struction to go on in a strategically sensitive area. AAG Mehta ap- pearing for JDA and the state government did not only accept that the tion since 2017. Army had written to JDA, JMC and state govern- ment citing the building to be threat to national security but the builder continued with the con- struction and rented out flats as well. This was challenged by the Army in HC which had or- dered status quo, yet a 5 storey building was con- structed. A contempt petition filed by Army subsequently resulted in notices to JDC & CEO, JMC by annoyed HC. building was illegal but also submitted that the building had also flout- ed the bylaws. Court was also updated that 12 flats of the building had been seized and evic- tion notices for six have been served to the resi- dents. ASG RD Rastogi withdrew contempt pe- tition after AAG’s sub- mission. Court decided to hear main petition in the case on 24 March. It may be recalled that the aforesaid build- ing was under construc- Min flags off Duronto Express in Bikaner Three checks worth more than Rs 51.93 crore were presented to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on behalf of State Minerals Corporation, State Warehousing Corporation and RIICO as dividend on the share capital of the state government in these corporations. Also present were Revenue Minister Harish Chaudhary, RSWC Chairman & MD Pawan Kumar Goyal, Financial Adviser Brij Bhushan Sharma, JD (Dev) Surdeep Singh, JD (Adm) Raj Vardhan. FOR A CAUSE First India News Bikaner: Union Minis- ter and MP Arjun Ram Meghwal flagged-off the inaugural Bikaner-Seal- dah Duronto Express in Bikaner on Monday . Churu MP Rahul Kas- wan, MLA Siddhi Ku- mari, MLA Amarchand, DRM Sanjay Srivastava were present during the occasion. GUP SHUP GAMA ‘MANAGES’ FRUITS MANDI AND NOT HIS TERRITORY! N with his prime duty of crime control. But now this Gama hates the Mandi the most. Reason..well the Gama almost on daily basis recieves calls from superiors asking for fruits delivered to their door steps. This makes Gama busy in Mandi affairs rather than his prime duty. As and when possible he excuses himself from the ‘fruit affair’ in the name of being busy in any criminal act in his area. OFF THE RECORD ot long ago a Gama loved his present posting for it had the fruit Mandi in it’s jurisdiction area. He took it as a blessing for his family health along MIGHT IS RIGHT! ‘M ‘Might’ has nothing to do with the seniority of the offi cer. Whoever can pull the right strings at the right time proves his might and makes the most of it. There are two drug controller posts namely Drug Controller – I and Drug Controller – II adorned by Diwakar Patel and Rajaram presently. Interestingly Ajay Fatak, who is designated as Asst Drug Controller, due to his proximity to Former Health Minister Kalicharan Saraf was designated as Drug Controller – I for quite a long time during BJP Govt’s tenure. Then Rajaram had to contend working as Drug Controller – II. With Congress coming to power in the state, Fatak was shown the door and Rajaram pulled the right strings smartly and surprisingly he was asked to handle both I & II posts. Senior Diwakar Patel was reduced to a mere spectator but he didn’t lose heart and searched for the right strings and fi nally pulled them. Now Diwakar Patel is Drug Controller – I and Rajaram is back to his old post of Drug Controller – II as per orders released on 19th February... . Indeed ‘Might is Right’. ight is Right’, yes it is an established fact in the drug controller department and this THE CURIOUS CASE OF ‘VANISHING’ DRUGS T news for his narcotic connection. There have been murmurs of Gama being involved in ‘vanishing’ of a huge stock of illegal drugs. Almost 2500 kg of narcotic drugs vanished from a truck and even the ‘bade sahabs’ at PHQ are simply doing lip service on such complaints. Even a ‘Netaji’ complained and wanted the Gama to be transferred but Gama is still docked deep in the lake City because of his heavy political anchors. GAMA’S ‘RECOVERY’ WORRIES ALL R posted in the western district of Jaipur Commissionerate. Record recovery from the sand mafi a has made him the talking point in the administration so much so that it has reached the higher ups. But the Gama continues undeterred may be because of one Peter who got him the plum posting which has sent all the complaints to the cold storage for now. CURBING ACCIDENTS: PHQ PUTS PLANS ON BACK-BURNER T offi cers at PHQ who were to submit a report listing The Duronto Express via New Delhi will run four days a week. It will run every Sun- day , Monday , Wednesday and Thursday Sealdah station and on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays from Bikaner, the rail- ways said in a state- ment.Train no. 12260 will start from Bikaner at 12:15 pm and reach Sealdah at 12:45 pm the next day, whereas train no. 12259 will leave Seal- dah at 6:30 pm and reach Bikaner at 7:15 pm the next day . he plan to control road accidents has met a road block. A special team was set up from the he city of lakes is abuzz with a controversial Gama. Gama is in ecovery’ is the name of the game for this Gama from technical reasons for road accidents in cities and on highways. Taking all concerned departments along, based on this report, these technical lacunae Tuesdays, were to be removed. But now these chosen offi cers of this special team have been given new & different responsibilities which has put the proposed plan on the back burner. MANGLAM RESIDENCY SET TO BEGIN IN JHUNJHUNU M their project worth Rs 20 crore. The project directors Ram Agrawal and Vinod Goyal have registered their project as Manglam Residency Jhunjhunu on a nine and a half bigha land. FRAUD PROPERTY CASES INCREASING BY THE DAY T commissionerate police stations have cases registered involving the builders. Some cases are talk of the town while some have been managed with an FR. And there are a few which will be decided in the court. Most cases relate to non payment of dues and a some are straight up fraud cases. All such cases are being seriously monitored. CREDAI HITS ROUGH PATCH, HEADS TRYING HARD T Initially Gupta and Mathur groups called the shots. But later with changed scenario and equation the old war horses have stopped participating. Adding to the misery the number of CREDAI members is also going down. Although this trend started during the earlier regime. The new regime made certain changes yet there are some members still unhappy. May be this is the reason of comparatively sheenless events by CREDAI now. The new president along with the chairman are trying their best to keep CREDAI unifi ed but at present the whole scenario appears grim. anglam Build Developers have created a buzz in the property market with he property Bazar is abuzz with ‘The CREDAI TALES’. CREDAI Rajasthan is divided in 2 teams. Realty he graph of fraud cases in real estate is going north. Most Check FIRST INDIA spreads its vistas... we shall now recount bytes and buzz in the real estate sector MANGLAM ANANDA PHASE 2 PITCHED AT `100 CRORE T Developers have registered their project with RERA. This project is pitched at Rs 100 crore. he capital property bazar is excited with the news of Manglam Ananda Phase 2 coming up on 47 bigha land. Project directors Rajendra Agrawal and Nand Gupta of Manglam Build

3. RAJASTHAN 03 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Police action at Hindi daily’s guest house: Min orders probe Nagaur Dalit atrocity: BJP, RLP MLAs stage walkout First India News MINISTERSPEAK First India News by an officer of the rank higher than police com- missioner. Kataria & Rathore al- leged that Congress government was an- noyed with the newspa- per as it was running a series of news stories against the present dis- pensation. sharply to this, Dhari- wal said no action was possible against the newspaper by present government. He said it was the former BJP government which had stopped advertisements to the newspaper. When Jaipur Police Commis- sioner Anand Srivasta- va said action was tak- en for playing loud mu- sic in night hours. —With Agency inputs Jaipur: Rashtriya Lok- tantrik Party (RLP) and BJP on Monday walked out from the House over the issue of Dalit atroc- ities in Nagaur. The RLP members later sat on dharna in the Well of the House. RLP MLA Narayan Beniwal raised the is- sue during the Zero Hour and this triggered a fierce debate between the treasury benches and Opposition. Ulti- mately, the RLP and the BJP members walked out of the House. Beniwal said that the incident of Nagaur in which two Dalit youths were tortured is a mat- ter of concern. The government must pay attention to it. He alleged that the po- Jaipur: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal on Monday ordered an inquiry into reported police action at a guest house of a re- gional daily for playing loud music during a birthday party . Leader of Opposition Gulabchand raised the matter dur- ing Zero Hour in the As- sembly alleging that the police led by Jaipur Po- lice Commissioner en- tered the campus in Civil Lines area on Sun- day night. He said two police- men could have gone to stop the music being played after 10 pm and questioned the pres- ence of the police com- Reacting RLP MLA Narayan Beniwal raised the issue of Dalit atrocity during the Zero Hour. Kataria —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA He was supported by Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria and deputy LoP Rajen- dra Rathore. They asked the gov- ernment to give state- ment on this issue and walked out of the House with RLP. Later RLP MLA returned to the House and started dhar- na in the well. lice initially pressur- ised the victims for compromise and took action only when the video of the incident went viral. He said that this incident was no less serious than the Al- war gang rape. Beniwal demanded compensation for the victims as well as put- ting Nagaur SP APO. Shanti Dhariwal orders inquiry into guest house incident. taken from the court. Also, the DJ was on in two other places within a 100 metres radius, but no action was taken against them. Reacting to the alle- gations, Dhariwal said an inquiry will be con- ducted into the incident ner, but there were no women police person- nel. Kataria also ques- tioned why the search was carried out in all the rooms. Speaking on the is- sue, deputy LoP Rajen- dra Rathore said why a search warrant was not missioner at the guest house of ‘Rajasthan Patrika’. Kataria alleged that the police took action as the venue was located near the chief minis- ter’s residence, adding that women guests were asked to stand in a cor- contacted, Lodha’s remarks on Shaheen Bagh, RSS, Jan Aadhar Card creates uproar in House Ministers promise probe as Opposition corners govt HAPPY BIRTHDAY First India News to on the card. “Was the BJP thinking that it would remain in the government forever,” he asked. Lodha also ques- tioned the BJP govern- ment’s scheme in the name of RSS ideologue Guru Golwalkar. “Who was Golwalkar? Why BJP launched schemes in his name when he had questioned tricolor and the Constitution,” he said. This is not the first time when Lodha’s com- ments have created up- roar in the House. In fact, Lodha and UDH minister Shanti Dhari- wal relentlessly attack the RSS and this ideo- logical clash often turns into heated debate. and Modi’s visits to Paki- stan. It is to be noted that Advani during his visit to Pakistan in 2005 had gone to founder Jinnah’s mazar and in his controversial tribute called him ‘secu- lar’ whereas Modi while made unexpected stopo- ver in Pakistan to greet then PM Nawaz Sharif on his birthday while returning from Afghan- istan. However, comments enraged BJP MLAs who warned that such allegations will force them to retaliate with similar allega- tions. Just as situation became normal after in- PM Narendra Jaipur: Independent MLA Sanyam Lodha’s stinging attack on the BJP and its band of sup- porters crated huge up- roar in the Assembly on Monday . While speaking dur- ing debate on the budg- et, Lodha asked who the real traitor was. “Those protesting at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi are called traitors but are they the real traitors or those who offered flowers at Jinnah’s mazar and went to Pakistan with- out invitation to cele- brate their PM’s birth- day ,” Lodha asked while talking about veteran BJP leader LK Advani First India News The government found itself dominated by an aggressive Opposition and a proactive Speaker on Monday. The minis- ters were compelled to announce inquiry in the issues raised by the Opposition. First, the govern- ment found itself in a tricky situation when BJP MLA Bihari Lal Vishnoi asked about va- cant posts of patwaris in his constituency Nokha. Revenue Harish Choudhary re- plied that 34 out of 57 posts of patwaris are vacant in Nokha. He said that patwaris have been instructed to stay in the village that has been designated as his headquarter by district collector. He can move out only after written permis- sion from collector. Minister said that ad- vertisement has been issued for recruitment of 4,421 patwaris after which vacant posts would be filled through direct recruitment. The revenue minister also agreed for an in- quiry in response to BJP MLA Chandrakan- ta Meghwal’s question regarding farmers. BJP, Cong fail to get Lahoty’s sarcasm? Pakistan’s tervention from the chairperson, launched another at- tack. This time former chief minister Vasund- hara Raje came into his firing line. Lodha said that the present govern- ment had to bring ‘Jan Aadhar Card’ because BJP government had spent Rs400crore to put BJP flag and Raje’s pho- Lodha Lodha’s Deputy leader of the Opposition Rajendra Rathore offers cake to Adarsh Nagar MLA Rafeek Khan on the occasion of his birthday on Monday at the MLA Club. Ministers and MLAs including Dr Raghu Sharma, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Shale Mohammed, Amin Kagazi, Ashok Lahoti, Hakam Ali, Safi a Zuber, Kalpana Raje among others were present on the occasion. minister Bharat Singh for law to dismiss govt staff caught taking bribe taking bribe by ACB. Singh said 2,067 gov- ernment and public representa- tives were caught tak- ing bribe by ACB in last five years. Howev- er, challans were is- sued only in 986 cases and the rest were still under consideration, he said, adding some accused are abscond- ing. He said those caught taking bribe in- clude officers at level of CS, IAS, IPS etc. taking bribe rejoin duty “with pride after serving a jail term”. Singh urged House Chair to allow a day-long discussion to know the views of oth- er members. In the pre- sent arrangement, the state government’s resolution to eliminate corruption seems im- possible, he said. It is necessary an ar- rangement is made to dismiss those from ser- vice who are caught Jaipur: Congress MLA on Monday de- manded the enactment of a law to dismiss gov- ernment caught accepting bribe by ACB. Raising a special mention during Zero Hour in Assembly , San- god MLA Bharat Singh cited a 2019 Transpar- ency International Re- port saying Rajasthan ranks first in the coun- try in terms of corrup- tion and those caught employees the servants First India News clarified that Lahoty perhaps meant to pro- test and not praise CM. He must have praised in a sarcastic manner. Lahoty too said that he was actually highlight- ing irony of CM’s zero tolerance to corruption and he had actually said that ‘zero tolerance’ might end up as mere talk than any meaning- ful action against cor- ruption. However, La- hoty was given a ser- mon by state BJP chief Satish Poonia who said that he had spoken to Lahoty and told him to mind his words before speaking in public func- tions. Energy minister BD Kalla said that Lahoty has told the truth and CM has zero tolerance for corruption, which is now accepted by the BJP members. Transport minister Pratap Singh Khachari- yawas said that they are proud of CM and BJP should also acknowl- edge CM’s fine qualities in Assembly . Chief Whip Dr Ma- hesh Joshi and deputy chief whip Mahendra Choudhary said that CM was popular across political However, senior BJP MLAs Kalicharan Saraf and Madan Dilawar BJP MLA Jaipur: Ashok Lahoty’s praise of Chief Ashok Gehlot has given the ruling Congress rea- son to smile at the ex- pense of the BJP , which was not just left the Saf- fron party red faced but has also found its inter- nal bickering coming out in the open. Taking a contrarian view to his party , which has been accusing the CM over corruption in his government, Lahoty who is first time MLA and former mayor of Jaipur said that Gehlot has zero tolerance for Minister corruption. Though, La- hoty has clarified that his statement wrongly interpreted. He said that what he said was sarcasm, which peo- ple missed. The Congress MLas picked it up to take a dig at BJP. They said that Lahoty has responded to his conscience while BJP members took pot shots at Lahoty . was spectrum.

4. RAJASTHAN 04 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia in RELIGIOUS FERVOUR Customs officials catch man smuggling 618 gram gold BRIEF First India News Jaipur: Taking action once again, the Cus- toms officials at Jaipur Airport caught an ac- cused smuggling gold. The accused Imran, who is a Delhi resident, did not give information about possessing gold in the declaration form, but the customs officials suspected him when he arrived at the airport. The accused came to Jaipur from Bangkok on Sunday night via an Air Asia flight. When the Customs of- ficials asked him about the gold, Imran denied having anything. But during the checking on the green channel, four paste pallets of gold were found from his jeans pocket. During the n There is good news for Jaipur and MNIT as Sanjay Arora has become Director Gen- eral of Police. Sanjay is a 1988 batch IPS of Tamil Nadu cadre and is the brother of Principal Secretary Social Justice Akhil Arora. Sanjay has become the second officer from MNIT, who has reached highest post in police depart- ment. Previously, SP Mathur, an officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, has been the DGP. Previ- ously, SP Mathur, an officer of Tamil Nadu cadre, has been the DGP. Moreover, 2 other MNIT students Sanjay Mathur and Seema Agarwal are also IPS officers of Tamil Nadu cadre. It may be recalled that the customs police had recently smuggled gold worth Rs45 lakh in two differ- ent cases from two pas- sengers who had arrived at Jaipur Airport from Dubai and Bangkok. Both had hidden over 1 kg gold in their rectums. The trend of smug- gling gold by hiding it in rectum seems to be catching up with the smugglers. detailed investigation, the accused confessed that the remaining gold was hidden in his rec- tum. After that, two gold pallets were recovered from his rectum. The total gold recov- ered is 618.9 grams and its value is believed to be around Rs27.09 lakh. Custom officials did a detailed interrogation of the passenger on Monday . confiscated Muslim devotees hold religious flags and walk towards the Dargah of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer for the 808th Urs on Monday. —PHOTO BY NADEEM KHAN Head constable in ACB net for taking `10,000 as bribe First India News Official caught taking bribe in exchange of docus for RTI Raj to get 737 docs soon: Sharma First India News year and February this year to cancel the depu- tation of all the staff. He also tabled details of nursing, paramedical and non-medical em- ployees of the health department in Chittor- garh. He said that va- cant posts of health of- ficers would be filled when the recruitment process of Rajasthan health Science Univer- sity is completed while dentists will be trans- ferred from other places to fill vacant posts. He said that the re- cruitment of nurse II grade, female health worker, pharmacist, physiotherapist, and lab assistants is under pro- cess. He said that there was no proposal to set up a satellite hospital in the women and child hospital. n In an unfortunate incident, Jaipur Police Constable Suresh Chahar died after he fell from stairs in Jhotwara. Suresh had gone to meet the informer and get some information. From there, he was running to get hold of the culprit, but got a severe injury on the head as he slipped from the stairs. He was posted at DST North. Govt appoints over 397 ayurvedic compounders First India News Jaipur: Health Minis- ter Raghu Sharma has informed that the re- cruitment process of 737 doctors is in the final stage. Responding to questions from MLAs, he said that these doc- tors would be given post- ings soon and all vacant posts including nursing staff will be filled with priority . Earlier, the health minister while replying to the original question from Chandrabhan Sin- gh Akya tabled details of govt hospitals and sanctioned posts of doc- tors, number of working doctors and vacant posts in these hospitals in Chittorgarh. formed that the state government issued two orders in August last including compounder and as- sistant. He said that because of backlog some Ayurveda hos- pitals ds not have any employee. The health minis- ter said that special attention would be paid to tribal areas in the appointment on new posts after the DPC. Earlier, respond- ing to the original question of MLA Sa- maram Garasiya he said that in Pin- dwara tehsil not a single Ayurveda hos- pital is closed due to lack of staff. doctors, Kota: The police station of Rajasthan, which was chosen as the best police station of the state a few days ago, has suffered a setback. A trap in Kota district has been carried out by the Jhalawar ACB, in which the police have caught Head Constable Ajit Ya- dav, taking a bribe of Rs 10,000 on Monday . Yadav is the incharge of Alod police post of Chechat police station. According to Jhala- war ACB Additional SP Bhawanishankar Mee- na, Yadav was taking bribe amount from com- plainant Ahir, in lieu of illegal transportation of gravel Jaipur: The Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma said that the government has re- cently appointed 397 ayurvedic pounders. He as- sured that after the promotion of senior medical officers and senior compounders the process of re- cruitment on vacant posts in the Ayurve- da department would start soon. Replying to ques- tions from MLAs, Dr Sharma said that the Ayurveda ment has three posts filed an RTI application for the copies of the doc- uments, the Anti-Cor- ruption Bureau official said. In another inci- dent, the ACB sleuth’s arrested a head consta- ble for allegedly accept- ing a bribe of Rs 10,000 in Kota district, he said. The accused, Ajit Singh, had asked for monthly bribe to allow transpor- tation of sand, the offi- cial said. Jaipur: A village devel- opment officer in Rajsa- mand district was ar- rested on Monday for allegedly taking a bribe in exchange to provide certified copies of docu- ments sought under the RTI Act, an official said. Murlidhar Pandey , the village development of- ficer posted at Bhim, was caught accepting Rs 10,000 bribe from the complainant who had com- n In the 2015 mining scam case of Rs2.55 crore, the argument on bail of four accused was completed on Monday. Now, argument will be done on behalf of ED. Pankaj Gehlot, Shyam Sundar Singhvi, Dhiren- dra Singh and Pushkar Raj Ameta are in jail since February 19. All four have got bail in the ACB case. The hear- ing is being held in the court of Judge Arun Agarwal. Other accused in the case are former IAS Ashok Singhvi, Sanjay Sethi, Moham- mad Rashid Sheikh and Tamanna Begum, who are absconding. case and arrest Ahir. ACB is also investigat- ing whether SHO of Chechat police station has any role in case. on a monthly basis. Also, Yadav had threat- ened that if bribe would not be provided, then police would make a He in- Brijmohan depart- Senior RU prof Jaroli takes charge as RBSE chairman Scooties will be given under two heads: CS First India News level scooty distribu- tion. The college educa- tion officials informed the CS that the tenders for scooties have been received and will be opened on Tuesday . The Social Empower- ment department will keep on monitoring the distribution of scooties under both the schemes. The meeting was at- tended by officers of Social Empowerment department, and School education and some officers from other departments too. brella Scheme but the Gurjar representatives had ob- jected to the proposal. So from now onwards on the ST and minority students will be reward- ed scooties under Kali- bai Scheme whereas the other scheme will be called Devnarayan Scooty Scheme. The scooty distribu- tion at the school level will be the responsibil- ity of the Director (School while Director (College Education) will be re- sponsible for college of Kalibai Jaipur:Chief Secre- tary DB Gupta on Monday took an impor- tant decision regarding the scooty distribution schemes to various sec- tions of the social strata and cleared all the am- biguities regarding the process, responsibility and monitoring. While chairing the meeting at the Secre- tariat, the CS clarified that from now on all scooty distribution schemes will be done under only two heads. First India News the Gandhi family . With a distinct image as an academician, he also has been active in social work. Even earli- er his name cropped up among front runners for the post of V-C of vari- ous universities. Tech- nical education minis- ter Subhash Garg and Jaroli have been work- ing together at Rajiv Gandhi study circle so Garg’s name is being as- sociated with this ap- pointment. nIn the matter related to the Arms Act in Sadar police station of Jaipur, the High Court has ordered the inves- tigation to be con- ducted by the CBI. The court passed the order after finding out about corruption by the police in the case and ordered to take action against the guilty po- licemen. Justice Pankaj Bhandari passed the orders on the petition filed by Jitendra Mehta. Jaipur: RBSE has a new chairman in the form of Prof DP Jaro- li, a senior professor at Rajasthan University (RU). The education de- partment released the orders to this effect af- ter they were ratified by CM Ashok Gehlot. Prof Jaroli, an expe- rienced teaching facul- ty , is associated with the ABST department of RU. He has particularly been active in the Rajiv Gandhi study circle and has been organising programmes on former PM Rajiv birthday and for other occasions to propagate ideals of Congress and First the Devnarayan Scheme and second Ka- libai Scheme. Although the govt wanted all the scooty distribution to come under one um- College Education) Gandhi’s z Union Sports Minister Kiran Rijiju will visit Ch- uru district headquarters sports stadium on Febru- ary 28 to inaugurate the international level athletic synthetic track. Deputy leader of the opposition Rajendra Rathore gave the information that the track would be dedicated to the talented players. a programme of the Press Club at 4 pm. He will also chair a meeting of the West Zone Cultural Centre. FROM PG 1 India ushers... Calling PM Modi a “tough negotiator”, Trump also announced that both the countries are chalking out “the biggest ever trade deals” on his visit to India. President said, “America will al- ways remain a loyal friend to India”, hours after landing in Guja- rat’s largest city with First Lady Melania Trump and his family. “Namaste, loves India,” President Trump said, drawing applause from the over one-lakh crowd. “I would like to begin by thanking my special friend, Prime Minister Narendra Modi. once again when Modi hugged Trump at the stadium. At least, one lakh peo- ple have gathered at the Motera stadium for the event. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani, Governor Acharya Devvrat and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly were also pres- ent at the stadium. z In the Nagaur incident, IPS BL Soni met Harish Meena before the As- sembly session as Meena was a part of the Con- gress Nagaur delegation. The leader also gave the information to Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Long live... largest Though Motera is in Gujarat, the sentiments you see here are of In- dia,” Modi said. “Five months ago, I started my US trip with ‘Howdy Modi’ and today my friend President Donald Trump is start- ing his Indian trip with ‘Namaste Trump’ here in Ahmedabad,” the prime minister further said. The bonhomie be- tween the two world leaders was displayed democracy. Trump Raghu Sharma attended the wedding of Dharmendra Rathore’s nephew in Chomu on Monday. z Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje will reach Kishangarh Airport from Delhi at 2 pm on Tuesday. Raje will then leave for Pushkar to attend wedding of BJP National President JP Nadda’s son. commendable step. ACB ASP Alok Sharma is investigating the case. z Speaking in the Assem- bly on the Nagaur incident, Chief Whip Dr. Mahesh Joshi said that politics should not be done on this matter. The government has taken action against the culprits. The society, from where these people belong to, has also cut the ties from them, which is a z In the corruption case of the Transport Department, the remand tenure of 8 accused was complete on Monday, after which the ACB presented them in the court. During the interroga- tion, the accused confessed to taking and distributing the bribe among them. z In the case of the death of a minor due to excessive consumption of drugs in Hanumangarh, the villag- ers are protesting near the Surewala police post. The SHO of Tibbi police station, along with the whole staff, is present on the spot. Cop from... The closed and exit gates of Jaffrabad, j p u r - B a b a r p u r, Gokulpuri, Johri En- clave, Shiv Vihar. America Delhi the Metro entry z Governor Kalraj Mishra reached Mumbai from Delhi via an Air India flight on Monday to take part in Mau- strong

5. INDIA J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 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 TRUMP CELEBRATES ‘GENIUS’ OF BOLLYWOOD, REMEMBERS ‘DDLJ’ AND ‘SHOLAY’ U sing Bollywood to strike a chord with movie-loving Indi- ans, US President Donald Trump on Monday , hailed the “genius” of the Hindi film industry and recalled two all-time favourites, “Sholay” and “Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge” (DDLJ). Addressing the ‘Namaste Trump’ event at the Motera Stadium, the US president said people “take great joy” in watching Bollywood films and understanding In- dian culture through them. “This is the country that produces nearly 2,000 movies a year from the hub of geni- us and creativity known as Bollywood,” he told the gath- ering of about 100,000 people packed into the stadium. “All over the planet peo- ple take great joy in scenes of bhangra, music and dance, romance and drama, and classic Indian films like ‘DDLJ’ and ‘Sholay’,” Trump said, referring to two of the biggest hits in Bollywood history . While the 1975 multi- starrer “Sholay”, labelled a “curry western” by many, is an action-adventure film that has stood the test of time, the 1995 Shah Rukh Khan-Kajol-led “DDLJ” is an out and out romance. “Sholay” director Ramesh Sippy said he was delighted that Trump included the film as a creative piece from India in his speech. “I feel overwhelmed, humbled that the US president felt this way . I am delighted that ‘Sholay’ is included in his speech as a creative piece from India. I am thankful to him for having mentioned ‘Sholay’ after 45 years of the film,” Sippy said. Yash Raj Films, the makers of ‘DDLJ’, posted on Twitter, “DDLJ trumps!” —PTI Folk artists perform as PM Narendra Modi welcomes US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on their arrival at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Monday. ‘Three wise monkeys’ statue, book, ‘charkha’ gifted to Trump A monkeys” statue, a copy of his Talisman or a piece of wisdom as well as a special edition of his autobiogra- phy were among the items gifted to US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania during their visit to the Sa- barmati Ashram here on Monday . Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted the iconic statue of “three and the US First Lady lis- Donald Trump as First Lady Melania Trump looks on, in Ahmedabad. tened in rapt attention. A trustee of the Sabar- mati Ashram, Kartikeya Sarabhai, said the ashram also gifted America’s first couple Gandhi’s engraved Talisman, which he wrote in August 1947, guiding people in public life to make a decision while re- calling the face of the poorest of the poor. The message of the Talis- man is: “Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes too much, recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man/woman wise monkeys”, represent- ing the message “see no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil,” to Trump and his wife on behalf of the In- dian government. The sculpture was a rep- lica of the statue that was gifted to Gandhi by a Japa- nese monk way back in 1933, a trustee of the Sa- barmati Ashram said. While presenting the statue, Modi explained the message behind the ges- ture of the three monkeys in detail, which Trump whom you may have seen, and ask yourself, if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him/her. Will it lead to swaraj for the hungry and spiritually starving millions? Then your self will melt away .” “We also gifted them a spe- cial edition of Gandhi’s autobiography, ‘The Story of My Experiments with Truth’, as well as a pencil drawing of a rare photo- graph of the Mahatma when he was coming out of 10, Downing Street (London),” Sarabhai said. marble replica of Mahatma dhi’s “three wise Gan- PM Modi presents a memento of ‘Three Wise Monkeys’ to US President

6. PERSPECTIVE 06 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia In a first in India, Calcutta HC allows live-streaming of hearing IN-DEPTH TRUMP EFFUSIVE IN MODI’S PRAISE; GUJARAT WOWS here was colour, there was pomp and there were people as Donald Trump arrived at a heart-warm- ing welcome by millions lined along with the 22-kilometer road- show and over 100,000 filling every inch of space at the iconic Motera stadium for the Namaste Trump event. Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi delivered what he had promised and President Trump looked visibly pleased with the gala show. In his speech at the Motera stadium, he repeatedly thanked his friend Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi and complimented him, a humble chaiwala “whom everyone loves”, for scripting an India story as a tolerant democracy which is unrivaled in the world. Lifting of millions out of poverty and its growing middle class found a special mention along with laudatory remarks about Chandrayan and the space programme. So did Bollywood, Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, and DDLJ. Such is the personal bonhomie between POTUS and Modi that at the Sabarmati Ash- ram, instead of writing something on Ma- hatma Gandhi, President Trump simply wrote in the visitors’ book, “To my great friend Prime Minister Modi. Thank you for this. Wonderful visit.” He made up for this by paying tribute to the Mahatma in his speech at Motera. President Trump outlined the serious as- pects on the agenda for tomorrow (February 25). On trade issue, Trump expects to reach a fantastic trade deal with “tough negotiator Modi”. He himself is no soft negotiator when it comes to protecting American interests. The manner in which he tightened the screws on protectionist Beijing had shaken up China and financial markets not very long ago. In India’s case, President Trump may not get the trade concessions that he wants, but the $3 billion deal to be signed on military helicopters and other defence equipment will mollify his ego. Whatever concessions he is able to extract on the trade front would be the icing on the cake. For India though, the defence deal would be a setback if it does not involve Make in India or any project for the upcoming defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh. It must be borne in mind that Trump is a businessman and under him, the American economy is in its best phase. On the contrary, the Indian economy is faced with myriad problems. A protectionist approach with Trump, who coined Amer- ica’s First slogan, won’t work. His speech outlined the framework around which the talks would revolve: Energy sector, anti-terrorism measures, in which the US is also working with Islamabad, and Indo-Pacif- ic strategic co-operation. Later he visited the monument of love at Agra and tweeted, “The Taj Mahal inspires awe and timeless testament to the rich and diverse beauty of Indian culture! Thank you India.” BJP’s Sangeet Som and others of his ilk, who describe the monument as a “blot” on Indian culture, must have squirmed. T an appeal on the issue was moved before the Division Bench. The original petition seeking access to the fire temple will be heard by the Single Bench. The High Courts in our country , are courts of record and if live-streaming of the court proceedings, in my opinion may be permitted with the permission of the Court. IN-CAMERA proceed- ings which are held in cham- bers may however not be al- lowed to be live- streamed. When live telecast of pro- ceedings of Parliament and As- semblies is permitted then why courts are made exception? The people of this country have right to know as to how court proceedings are con- ducted. With the permission of the Chief Justice, CCTV cameras may be installed in the Court rooms. If such action is taken it will increase the working capacity of the courts. placed in the court room to telecast the proceedings on YouTube. The Court directed that the cost of the telecast would be borne by PZAC. The Patsi body is one of the parties in the petition filed by Prochy N Mehta and Sanaya Mehta Vyas who are seeking access to a fire tem- ple at Metcalfe Street in the central part of the city; PZAC is opposed to it. The petition was moved by Mehta and Vyas before the High Court against Nishit N Tankariwala, YJ Dastoor, JS Billimoria, trustees of the late E-reader Dhunjeebhoy Byram- jee Mehta’ s Zoroastrian Anju- man Atadh Adaraneey Trust, who opposed their access to the fire temple. Their access to the fire temple was allegedly denied since they were born to a Parsi mother and a non-Par- si father, even if they were initiated to the religion through a ceremony. JUSTICE SHIV KUMAR SHARMA Former Judge Rajasthan High Court and Ex-Member of Law Commission of India The Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Kolkata, a trust member, prayed for live-steaming of the court proceedings, but its application was rejected by the trial court of Justice Soumen Sen I n a First in its history , the Cal- cutta High Could allowed live streaming of proceedings in a case seeking entry of chil- dren born to Parsi woman and non-Parsi man into a fire temple, a Zoroastrian place of worship in the city . Seeking permission for live streaming of the proceedings Parsi Zoroastrian Association of Calcutta (PZAC) lawyer Phi- roze Edulji submitted before the court that hearing in the case is of utmost importance to all Parsis in the country and they would be benefited from the outcome of the matter. Allowing PZAC’s prayer a division bench comprising justices Sanjib Banerjee and Kaushik Chanda directed that two special cameras be The date for the final hearing in the matter, live streaming of which was allowed by the court, has not yet been fixed. A Single Bench of the High Court has earlier dis- allowed the prayer for live streaming, following which Nurture nature from the inside out parently subtle feelings. When consciously accred- ited, they significantly pro- pel our behaviour. The rea- son being — when we think we belong and care for all things, big and small, we embrace what philosophers call as our ‘environmental ethic.’ This is an elevating thought — it leads us to esteem, accommodate and accept our fellow hu- man beings as part of not just the community, but also the cosmos. This, in turn, leads to a mindful ‘connect’ for us with na- ture, flora and fauna. The inference is obvious — such an empathetic outlook is imperative, also indispensi- ble, for our renewed atten- tiveness, and participation, in everything that articu- lates our shared, recipro- cal, also collective purpose for a common good. ty ‘keepsake’ of our ‘na- ture’ that dwells in us. It is also the nature outside, all by itself. It isn’t that each of us can explain this extraordinary feeling in purple prose, yet it is a reso- nance anyone can appreci- ate from the inside out. This sublime experience is fascinating, contextual, also somewhat mystifying, to our so-called refined modes of thinking, or knowing, in a modern con- text. Yet, it is all too evident when one accepts the reci- procity of Mother Nature’s direct participation and insight. It is often said that anyone living fully and venerating the laws of nature is never ever alone. This is primarily because nature ought to be treated with rever- ence — the same kind of respect you expect others to give you. These are ap- RAJGOPAL NIDAMBOOR PhD, is a wellness physician-writer- editor, independent researcher, critic, columnist, author and publisher T here is a partici- patory progres- sion in every- thing that oc- curs, or hap- shades, the tones, the printed picture, a piece of marble, the azure sky , or rainbow synthesis. We perceive things be- cause we are part of the perceptible world in which we live and value, appreci- ate, sense and experience every context. uniqueness of perceiving the world for each of us is distinct, or personalised. We feel thanks to the windswept fragrance in the air. What’s more, we may suddenly feel that the trees are ‘looking’ at us — we also literally feel that we pens, around us. This re- lates to, in each and every sense, a reciprocal intent — one that also articulates something that is apparent. Picture this — we are able to touch, also feel, things. This is because anything that is touchable is part of the palpable world that we all explore. This exemplar clearly holds good for our vision. We spot things that are apparent, im- plied, or ostensible — the polished surfaces, the watched from all sides. This feeling is transcend- ing — it is somewhat akin to the gentle touch of someone one loves. This is also an integral part of our ‘self’ — the interactions and modifications that as- cend from our conscious, also physical self, to the subconscious that resides deep within. It is a capti- vating spectacle — a dain- This IT IS OFTEN SAID THAT ANYONE LIVING FULLY AND VENERATING THE LAWS OF NATURE IS NEVER EVER ALONE TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp Life of PM @narendramodi underscores the limitless promise of this nation. He is not just the pride of Gujarat, he is a living proof that with hard work and devotion Indians can accomplish anything, anything they want. revitalised, are being G Vol 1 G Issue No. 260 GRNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. 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7. INDIA J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 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 POWERGallery CAA STIR: DELHI MAUJPUR-BABARPUR VIOLENCE TAKE LEAD, DON’T SIT BACK BLAMING OTHERS: CONGRESS TO KEJRI Being helpless would further erode a much needed credibility of our democratic institutions to protect violence against the innocent citizens, Ajay Maken tweeted WILL CPOS HAVE A UNIFIED SERVICE? After Railway’s, there is a loud thinking to create a unifi ed service for cadre offi cers of CPOs. According to sources the proposed name could be either Indian Central Armed Police Service (ICAPS) or Indian Armed Police Service (IAPS). And if all goes well, the proposed decision is likely to be introduced from 2021. 50+ TO BE SENT TO CISF ? 50+ years or 33 years of service personnel of different CPOs from Constables to Inspectors, will be sent to CISF. This step is being taken to prevent them from performing hard and tough duties. According to sources, this step will benefi t ITBP, CRPF and BSF personnel the most. MHA has asked all CPOs to send the names of such personnel by Feb 25. POST OF VICE CDS ALSO SOON ? Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Bipin Rawat has provided an indication of having post of Vice CDS also. He has reportedly suggested this to the Govt already. GOVT MAY MOVE A JT SECY LEVEL OFFICER FROM MOD TO DMA TO HANDLE VIGILANCE CASES Whispers are in that very soon an IAS offi cer of joint secretary level from the Ministry of Defence would be moved to head the Vigilance cell of the Department of Military Affairs. K K MISHRA TO RETURN TO PARENT CADRE AFTER SEVEN YEARS A seven-year deputation of Kamlesh Kumar Mishra on central deputation is coming to an end this year. Mishra, who is a 2003 batch IRTS offi cer, is on central deputation since August 19, 2013. SURABHI RAI TO RETURN TO PARENT CADRE IN MARCH Surabhi Rai, presently Director in Rural Devel- opment, will be returning to parent cadre on March 10, 2020. She is a 2005 batch IFS offi cer of AGMUT cadre. WHY APPOINTMENT OF NEW CHAIRMAN, DVC DELAYED ? The Government of India is yet to depute a person to the post of Chairman, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) lying vacant since January 2018. However, the PESB had held interviews for the post, but did not fi nd suitable candidate at a selection meeting held on January 29, 2019 and recommended the concerned Ministry to choose an appropriate course of further action in this regard. D KALYAN CHAKRAVORTY RELIEVED TO JOIN AS SP, CBI The Government of Madhya Pradesh has relieved D Kalyan Chakravorty of cadre respon- sibility in order to join as central deputation as Superintendent of Police in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). He is a 2010 batch IPS of- fi cer of MP cadre. JAIDEEP SINGH APPOINTED AS MINISTER A(PERS), INDIAN EMBAS- SY, BERLIN Jaideep Singh has been appointed as Minister (Personnel) in the Embassy of India in Berlin. He is a 1997 batch IPS offi cer of Chhattisgarh cadre. Top Prev Next Click here for Your Feedback AJIT KUMAR SHIFTED FROM PMO AS DY SECY IN MHA The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the lateral shift of Ajit Kumar, from the post of Deputy Secretary, Prime Minister’s Offi ce to the post of Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs for a period upto Febraury 24, 2022 (i.e. combined tenure of seven years at the Centre). He is an IAS offi cer of Kerala cadre of 2006 batch. I appeal to everyone that violence is not New Delhi: Hours after clashes broke out in northeast Delhi’s Mau- jpur-Babarpur area for the second consecutive day, Congress leader Ajay Maken on Monday advised Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to not appear “helpless” and take immediate steps to restore normalcy . “Take a lead and don’t sit back blaming others. Being helpless would further erode a much needed credibili- ty of our democratic institutions to protect violence against the in- nocent citizens,” the Congress leader said. CM Kejriwal had said that he spoke to Lieu- tenant General Anil Baijal, who assured him that more police force is being deployed in the area. In a series of tweets, the former DPCC chief suggested Kejriwal to establish a helpline, call for an-all party meet, and take hourly updates from the L-G . Mean- while, all government and private schools in violence- affected North East Delhi will be closed on Tuesday, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said. the solution to anything. It is for everyone’s good that brotherhood is maintained in Delhi. Be it CAA supporters or those against it, violence should stop. —Kapil Mishra, BJP Leader MAN OPENS FIRE IN FRONT OF COP Two groups pelt stones on each other during the protest against the CAA and NRC in New Delhi on Monday. Amid violence that con- sumed parts of north- east Delhi, one particu- larly chilling moment emerged from frabad, where an uni- dentified man with a handgun confronted an unarmed Police officer, forcing him to back away with his hands raised before firing re- peatedly into the air. The video shows the brave cop standing tall as the gunman saunters up to him, waving the gun and shouting. The gunman fires once into the air as stones and chunks of concrete rain down all around him. ‘SHAH FAILED TO MAINTAIN LAW & ORDER IN DELHI’ PROTESTS ARE POLITICALLY INDUCED: TIWARI  The Congress has alleged that the BJP leaders are giving hate speeches in Delhi and the Delhi police are taking no action due to which there is a complete break- down of law and order. Delhi between pro and anti-CAA protesters in which one Delhi Police head constable lost his life. Jaf- Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari said that the protests in Jaf- frabad and other places are politically induced. “The anti- CAA protesters should avoid getting involved in some political induced activities as they might get into judicial problems,” Tiwari said. Ti- wari had also congratulated Ramvir Singh Bidhuri, BJP legislator from Badarpur, for getting appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly.  Congress said, “Delhi Police, under Home Ministry, has failed to control law & order. BJP leaders have been openly giving hate speeches & threats but no action is being taken.”  The statement was given after violence broke out in north east JAFFRABAD, 4 OTHER METRO STATIONS CLOSED After violent clashes in North-East district area of the city, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has closed the entry and exit gates of Jaffrabad, Maujpur- Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave, & Shiv Vihar on Monday evening citing security reasons. Trains will terminate at the Welcome metro station, DMRC said in a tweet. The entry & exit at Jaffrabad metro station and Maujpur-Babarpur metro station were closed in morning. DMRC had also closed exit and entry of Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave metro stations in evening. INDIA TO BE LARGEST ENERGY MARKET IN 20 YRS, SAYS PRADHAN IN THE COURTYARD UK ‘s top judge witnesses SC proceedings Plea to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in Sedition case rejected Hearing on Shaheen Bagh case tomorrow New Delhi: Dharmen- dra Pradhan, Minister for Steel and Petroleum & Natural Gas partici- pated in a workshop on ‘Enabling Procedures for increase of steel us- CJI, SA Bobde, said the court cannot entertain such a general prayer. The apex court was hearing an appeal filed by lawyer Shashank Deo Sudhi to challenge a Delhi High Court or- der that too had refused to direct the Delhi gov- ernment to sanction the trial in the case.—ANI New Delhi: The SC on Monday declined to en- tertain a plea that had sought directions to the Delhi government to sanction the prosecu- tion of former JNU leader Kanhaiya Ku- mar in a 2016 sedition cases in a time-bound manner. A bench headed by New Delhi: The Su- preme Court appointed interlocutors, advocate Sanjay Hegde and advocate Sadhana Ramachandran, Mon- day submitted a report in a sealed cover after holding talks with the anti-CAA protesters in Delhi’’s Shaheen Bagh. A bench comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice K. M. Joseph said, “Let us ex- amine the report (sub- mitted by interlocutors) in the sealed cover.” The court adjourned the matter for further hearing on Wednesday . The interlocutors contended that it was a learning experience in talking to the people at the protest site. The court was hear- ing PIL filed by advo- cate Amit Sahni and ‘WAITING FOR VERDICT’ New Delhi: President of Supreme Court of United Kingdom, Lord Robert John Reed wit- nessed proceedings of a SC bench headed by CJI SA Bobde. Lord Reed is in India for participating in the International Judges’ conference 2020. The first case, being heard by the bench, was an ar- bitration matter. Justice Bhushan P Dharmadhikari been appointed as the Acting Chief Justice of the Bombay High Court, a Rashtrapati Bhavan communique said on Monday . Meanwhile, Justice Dharmadhikari’’s ap- pointment follows the retirement of Chief Justice Pradeep Nan- drajog last week. —ANI senior New Delhi: Protest- ers at Shaheen Bagh said, “We are waiting for SC’s decision on the matter. After the verdict, we will decide how we will take this forward,” said one of the protestors at Shaheen Bagh. Two interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and lawyer Sadhana Ramachan- dran held several par- leys with protesters but the issue has not yet been resolved. age for the growth of Economy .’ Address- ing the in- augural session, Pradhan focussed on collaborations of India and Japan to increase steel usage. Speaking about energy sector, he said that in the next 20 years, India is set to be the largest energy mar- ket in the world. $60 bil- lion is being invested in creation of energy in- frastructure country. Addition of about 16,000 kms of gas pipelines will further give boost to steel de- mand. —Agencies Court seeks police reply in Sunanda Pushkar case has 2014. She was found dead in a hotel room in mysterious cir- cumstances on Jan 17, 2014. The couple was staying in hotel as their house was under renovation. Tharoor, the sole ac- cused in the case, is currently out on bail. New Delhi: A Delhi court issued notice to city police on an ap- plication that sought for preserving the Twitter account of Congress Shashi Tharoor’’s wife Sunanda Push- kar who was found dead in a hotel in BJP Kishore Garg seeking removal of protesters at Shaheen Bagh as they have blocked a major road connecting Delhi and Noida. —Agencies leader Nand in the leader Sensex crashes by 800 pts amid coronavirus fears BSE closed 807 points or 1.96 per cent lower at 40,363 while the Nifty 50 cracked by 242 points or 2.01 per cent to 11,839. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty metal down by 5.36 %, auto by 3.51 %, pharma by 3.09 % and realty by 2.16 %. —ANI S&P Sensex Mumbai: benchmark indices closed nearly 2 per cent lower on Monday as the spread of coro- navirus outside Chi- na spooked global markets. The virus claiming 2,442 lives in China has spread to 28 other countries with inves- tors grappling to as- sess its impact on eco- nomic growth. The Equity SUNNI BOARD TO BUILD MOSQUE, HOSP ON 5-ACRE AYODHYA SITE Lucknow: UP Sunni Cen- tral Waqf Board said it will build a mosque as well as an Indo-Islamic research centre, a hospital and a library on the fi ve-acre plot allotted to it following the SC’s Ayodhya verdict. The decision to accept the land was taken at a board meeting in Lucknow. “It has been decided at a meeting of the board to EXTRADITED MAFIA DON RAVI PUJARI BROUGHT TO BENGALURU Bengaluru: Absconding mafi a don Ravi Suliya Pujari, wanted by police in four Indian states for heinous crimes, was brought to Bengaluru early Monday morning on on an Air France fl ight after his extradition from Senegal, offi cials said. The 52-year-old mafi o- si, wanted by police in Karnataka, Maharashtra, IAF PILOT KILLED IN MICRO LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASH New Delhi: A micro light aircraft crashed in Punjab’s Patiala on Monday morning in the Army cantonment area, killing an Indian Air Force pilot and injuring two NCC cadets on board, an offi cial spokesperson said. The trainer aircraft crashed soon after taking off from the Patiala Aviation Club airport around 11.30 am, killing Wing Commander G S Cheema. The IAF has ordered an inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident, the spokesperson said. The two injured cadets injured were admitted to the military hospital. take the fi ve-acre land given to us by the Uttar Pradesh government,” board chairman Zufar Farooqui said. The board will set up a trust soon for construction of mosque. “Besides mosque, there will be an Indo-Islamic research centre, a public library, a charitable hospi- tal & other useful facilities on the land,” he said. Gujarat and Kerala in over 200 cases, including killing and extortion, was later whisked away to an undisclosed place from the international airport under tight security. “A four-member Karnataka Police team escorted Pujari to Bengaluru on the fl ight via Paris after he was extradited from the African country.”

8. TALKING POINT 08 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia NO FAULT OF THEIRS CHALLENGES CONFRONTING THE NEW UT OF LADAKH The Place T Ladakh. However, before modern medicines be- came commonly availa- ble, injuries and ailments could take painfully long to heal or even prove to be unnecessarily fatal. With barely adequate production capabilities, communities would face severe challenges to their survival during the years of drought and other natural calamities. Still, the people were self-sufficient most of the time. Hectic work during the short sum- mer agricultural season was followed by a long and relatively relaxed winter, with scope for heightened family and community interactions. Their livelihood, based on agriculture, livestock rearing and trade was in harmony with their envi- ronment. There was no wastage, and everything discarded was always biodegradable. They had achieved a sustain- able mode of life many ravellers tend to ro- manticise traditional centuries before that term gained its current urgency in environmen- tal discourse. Now, however, trucks from the Indian plains bring in food grains, made available to the local population at sub- sidised rates. There is also a substantial influx of tourists and defence personnel. These chang- es have led to a rapid and chaotic, unplanned urban construction in the major settlements, to cater to the summer rush. The new eco- nomic opportunities now available are taking the people away from their former hard-working, self-sufficient, cheerful and contented lives. It also creates unsustain- able stress on the local physical environment. To secure the future of Ladakh, it will have to make informed choices instead of an unthinking wholesale adoption of the model of develop- ment through rapid urbanisation. Hidden behind the mighty Himalayas, Ladakh had always been a remote area. Throughout history, its political destiny has been decided mostly by its powerful neighbours. That recurring pattern repeated itself with the recent abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A of the Constitution. Local opinion was always in favour of autonomy as a Union Territory. The disappointment is with the status of a UT without a Legislature. Inadequate control over their future has created a nagging apprehension of the area being flooded by ‘outsiders’, who may buy land locally and steer future developments in a direction adverse to their interests. Protection of their tribal rights needs to be extended to them under the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution to assuage their fears. As an ecologically sensitive and culturally unique area, challenges before Ladakh are many. MAHENDRA SINGH DG INCOME TAX (INVESTIGATION) RAJASTHAN A granted today, is a rela- tively new development in the history of human culture. The forces of nature overawed most ancient societies. Ancient Ladakh too, had a deep respect, tinged with an element of fear, for the ferocity of the natural world as reflected in their thought processes – a belief in the spirits of the mountains, passes, lakes, the sky and the earth. They considered these entities to be poten- tially evil and, therefore, requiring appeasement, usually through the medium of the shaman who could communicate with the diabolical spirits. The shaman was also the medicine man and an oracle. Animism, or the worship of nature, is fun- damentally opposed to monotheism. There were too many natural forces to deal with, independent of each other. human-centric worldview, taken for nirvana, came into being. Such a composite value system has been the common heritage of the entire region of Tibet, and survives today, in a largely unchanged form, in Ladakh. The Kargil region of Ladakh was a part of the Ladakhi Bud- dhist culture, till a majority of its inhabit- ants converted to the Shia sect of Islam in the fifteenth century. Polo, a popular sport in Central Asia, was introduced into Ladakh through Kargil. But the orthodox Muslims now frown upon its practice. Shared environmental challenges demand a similarity in response. Today, the Ladakhi Mus- lims are torn between an allegiance to the lo- cally evolved traditional culture and the modern Muslim orthodoxies, whose agenda is set by far off and culturally alien religious centres. The Religion The Community A the community. Interac- tion with external agencies and influences, whether in the economic, political or the religious domain, was invariably at the level of the local community, rather than the individual. Reaching out to the im- mediate neighbours for organising family func- tions, construction of their houses and the manage- ment of the elaborate irrigation channels in a spirit of mutuality was the norm. Potential individual conflicts were contained and resolved through the intervention of the com- munity. Personal good was traditionally accepted to be subservient to the welfare of the collective. However, recent changes are creating ruptures in the fabric of their harmonious social structure. Young men are t the core of the Ladakhi way of life was moving to the urban hubs of tourist inflow drawn by the emerging economic opportunities there. They leave behind the wom- enfolk and their children to take care of the fields and the livestock on their own; creating a disrupted family. In contact with the ‘outsiders’ in these urban environments, the men encounter a monetised economy that measures values by its market price. They experience a consumerist culture that gauges happiness by the quantum of expense incurred. The new culture celebrates individualism as opposed to their traditional collective aspirations. A large dose of self-confidence in their long-held value system and the local ethos of cooperation would be required by the Ladakhis to deal with such alien influences adequately, and to avoid being swept off their feet. The time-tested cooperative behaviour is, perhaps, also essential for ensuring a joyous survival in their harsh cold desert landscape. Buddhism was sub- sequently adopted in Ladakh, not at the cost of but in addition to, their traditional animist worldview. In the local mindset, fear of nature got easily morphed into compassion for all living beings under the influ- ence of the new religion. Buddha got elevated to the status of God, with gigantic statues commis- sioned to honour him. However, the traditional pantheist beliefs were not satisfied with Bud- dha as the sole deity. Many Bodhisattvas, or deities who had attained Enlightenment but chose to stay on in the world to help others achieve

9. SPORTS J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 09 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia in India put on another adroit show BRIEF Raj beat Odisha in Under-19 ODI Jaipur: Rajasthan de- feated the Odisha team by 28 runs in the match played in the BCCI Un- der 19 ODI Trophy be- ing played in Guwahati. Rajasthan bowler Rudrakshi Singh lead the team to victory by taking 6 wickets. Rudrakshi Singh 22/6, Dimple Kanwar 8/1 and Simran Chaudhary 19/1. India beat Bangladesh by 18 runs in their 2nd game of Women’s T20 World Cup Perth: Spinner Poon- am Yadav claimed three wickets as India defeat- ed Bangladesh by 18 runs in a Group A match of the ICC Wom- en’s T20 World Cup on Monday. Invited to bat, India posted a competi- tive 142 for 6 and then returned to restrict Bangladesh to 124 for 8 to notch up their second successive win in the showpiece event. Chasing 143 to win, Murshida Khatun com- piled a 26-ball 30 after her opening partner Shamima Sultana was sent packing in the sec- ond over by Shikha Pan- dey. Once Khatun was removed by Arundhati Reddy, Nigar Sultana (35) tried to keep them in the hunt but Bangla- desh struggled against the quality spin bowl- ing of Poonam Yadav, who claimed three wickets to derail Bang- ladesh’s chase. Arund- hati Reddy & Pandey took 2 wickets each, while Rajeshwari Gay- akwad (1/25) accounted for one wicket. For Bangladesh, skipper Salma Khatun (2/25) and Panna Ghosh (2/25) claimed 2 wickets each. Now, India are currently top of their group with two wins in two games THE POWER GIRLS Poonam and Shafali starred again in India’s 2nd straight win of the tour Pocket-size dynamite Shafali Verma smashed 4 sixes in match India will now take the field against New Zealand on February 27 India’s Yash Fadte wins French Open France: India’s Yash Fadte justified his top ranking by winning the French Open Junior U-19 squash event. Seed- ed number one, Fadte defeated second seed Marek Panacek of Czech republic 10-12, 11- 5, 11-4, 11-5 in the final. Earlier, Fadte won a tough semi-final against France’s Toufik Me- khalfi in 5 games. ICC bans Oman player for 7 years Dubai: The Interna- tional Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Oman player Yousuf Abdulra- him Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for sev- en years for his involve- ment in trying to fix matches. Al Balushi ac- cepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti- Corruption Code. The charges are all related to the ICC men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019 held in the United Arab Emirates. Poonam Yadav SCOREBOARD India vs Bangladesh Toss: Bangladesh, fi eld fi rst Bangladesh S Sultana c Sharma b Pandey Murshida Khatun c Ghosh b Reddy 30 26 4 0 115.38 S Islam c Bhatia b Poonam Yadav Nigar Sultana c Reddy b Gayakwad 35 26 5 0 134.61 Fargana Hoque c Bhatia b Reddy F Khatun c S Verma b Poonam Yadav 17 13 2 0 130.76 J Alam st Bhatia b Poonam Yadav Rumana Ahmed b Pandey Salma Khatun not out Nahida Akter not out Extras: 2 (lb 2), Total: 124/8 (20 Overs, RR: 6.2) Fall of wickets: 1-5 (Shamima Sultana, 1.6 ov), 2-44 (Murshida Khatun, 7.6 ov), 3-61 (Sanjida Islam, 10.3 ov), 4-66 (Fargana Hoque, 11.3 ov), 5-94 (Fahima Khatun, 15.1 ov), 6-106 (Nigar Sultana, 16.4 ov), 7-108 (Jahanara Alam, 17.3 ov), 8-121 (Rumana Ahmed, 19.1 ov) Bowling: DB Sharma 4-0-32-0, S Pandey 4-0-14-2, RS Gayak- wad 4-0-25-1, A Reddy 4-0-33-2, Poonam Yadav 4-0-18-3. India win by 18 runs R B 4 6 SR 3 8 0 0 37.50 India T Bhatia st N Sultana b S Khatun Shafali Verma c S Sultana b P Ghosh 39 17 2 4 229.41 JI Rodrigues run out H Kaur c R Ahmed b P Ghosh DB Sharma run out RM Ghosh c Nahida Akter b S Khatun 14 14 2 0 100.00 V Krishnamurthy not out S Pandey not out Extras: 7 (lb 1, w 6) Total: 142/6 (20 Overs, RR: 7.1) Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Taniya Bhatia, 1.5 ov), 2-53 (Shafali Verma, 5.3 ov), 3-78 (Harmanpreet Kaur, 9.6 ov), 4-92 (Jemimah Rodrigues, 13.2 ov), 5-111 (Richa Ghosh, 16.2 ov), 6-113 (Deepti Sharma, 16.5 ov) Bowling: Jahanara Alam 4-0-33-0, Salma Khatun 4-0-25-2, Nahida Akter 4-0-34-0, Panna Ghosh 4-0-25-2, Rumana Ahmed 2-0-8-0, Fahima Khatun 2-0-16-0. R B 4 6 SR 2 5 0 0 40.00 10 17 0 0 58.82 0 4 0 0 0.00 34 37 2 1 91.89 8 11 1 0 72.72 11 16 0 0 68.75 10 10 1 0 100.00 13 8 2 0 162.50 2 5 0 0 40.00 2 3 0 0 66.66 20 11 4 0 181.81 7 9 0 0 77.77 Guru Nanak Dev Univ bag 2 gold Bhubaneswar: Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar won two gold medals -- in senior men’s epee and senior team men’s sabre -- while Punjab Universi- ty, Chandigarh finished on top of podium in senior team women’s foil fencing event in the Khelo India University Games on Monday . Shafali Verma Rodrigues State Level Sports begins from March 14 Naresh Sharma 6 from Raj enter main draw of India Masters Bikaner shine on 1st Day of Rajasthan State Track Cycling Championship Coronavirus hits Italian sport hard Milan: Sport in Italy is being heavily disrupted by a surge in the num- ber of coronavirus cas- es but Napoli’s Champi- ons League match against Barcelona in the south of the country on Tuesday is not at risk. Italy reported its fifth death from the virus and it has the most con- firmed cases in Europe. Jaipur: The 21st State Level Revenue Sports Competition will be held from March 14 to 16 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium un- der the aegis of Reve- nue Board Rajasthan Ajmer and District Col- lector Jaipur. District Collector Dr. Jogaram said that a 35-member team from every dis- trict would participate in the revenue sports competition. The com- petition will consist of a total of 45 teams and more than 1400 players will showcase their strength in the games. The District Collector added that there would be both outdoor and in- door games, along with athletics competitions. Among outdoor sports, there will be football, volleyball, basketball, lawn tennis singles and doubles. 2019-20 on February 24 and 25. A total of 17 teams are trying their best in this competition. 200 boys and girls cy- clists from around 17 districts are partici- pating. Today at 10.20 am Sports Minister Ashok Chandana will be awarding the win- ners. In 4 km boys under 14 competition, Khetaram Cheiga of Nagaur took first place; Ravindra from Jaipur finished sec- ond and Bajrang from Bikaner third place. Rajasthan Jaipur: State Track Cycling Championships was held at SMS Stadium Valodram under the aegis of Rajasthan Cycling Association. President, Rajasthan Cycling Association, Shalendra and Secreatary, O. P Vishwarkama mally inaugurated the championship they encouraged the players and called cy- cling a good physical exercise. The event is being held at SMS Stadium Naresh Sharma Sharma (45), Harendra Kumar Sharma (60), Magan Singh Nathavat (40), Randhir Singh (35) have also secured the place in the main draw of men’s singles. In women’s category, Pre- ma Chaudhary and Ruchi Sharma (35) in women’s doubles and Sanjeev Chhabra and Archana Kasturia (40), Pushpendra and Neha (35), Arpit Sharma and Deepa Mathur (35) in mixed doubles also en- ter the main draw. Dev, Reshma Maruri in semis New Delhi: Top seed Dev V . Javia, third seed Chirag Duhan and un- seeded duo of Nitin Jaipal Singh & Mohit A. Bondree progressed to the semifinals of the Ro- land-Garros Junior Wild Card Series at the RK Khanna Tennis Com- plex. In girls’ category , top seed Reshma Maru- ri, second seed Akank- sha Nitture & unseeded Sanjana Sirimalla and Vaishnavi Adkar made it to the last 4 stage. Jaipur: Six men from Rajasthan entered the main draw of the 44th India Masters National Badminton Champion- ships going on at Sawai Mansingh Stadium. It was a double treat for James Daniel of Ra- jasthan as he qualified to play in singles and doubles in the main draw in the age group (55). Along with Man- mohan Tank of Ra- jasthan (45), Prashant Periwal for- shooting, took the Valodram —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Nat’l shooting ball c’ship concludes Southee 5-wicket-haul helps NZ to historic 100th Test win Wellington: New Zea- land beat India by 10 wickets in the opening Test, finishing the game with one full day and a half to spare for a 1-0 lead in the two-match series on Monday . New Zealand knocked off the required nine runs in 1.4 overs. Re- suming on overnight 144 for four in their sec- ond innings, India lost the wickets of Ajinkya Rahane and Vihari for the addition of only four runs to put the Ki- wis on top. This is the wickets under Kohli as deraj Sharma and Sec- retary Bhagchand Ku- mawat were present in inaugural ceremony. Former minister and Pushkar MLA Naseem Akhtar Insaaf, general secretary of national shooting ball federation Ravindra Tomar, Presi- dent of shooting ball associa- tion O P Machra, M L Upadhyaya, patron Rat- ish Chaturvedi, chair- man Sushil Mahla, An- mol Mathur and Man Mohan Singh Rathore were present in the clos- ing ceremony . Jaipur: The 38th na- tional shooting ball championship conclud- ed in Ganahera in Push- kar on Monday. Presi- dent of shooting ball associa- tion O P Machra said 28 men and 20 women teams participated in the tournament. He said the winners received Rs 31K; runners up Rs 21K while the team on 3rd place received Rs 11K along with tracksuit and kit. In the men cat- egory, Delhi AIIMS was winner, Punjab was runners up & Haryana Rajasthan Rajasthan have given recognition. Ajmer MP Bhagirath Choudhary, SAI officer and observer M L Upad- hyaya, patron of shoot- ing ball federation of India Mahaveer Singh Tomar, joint secretary J P Kadian, member In- wal announced that like IPL and pro kabad- di soon shooting ball league will be organ- ised. He said that ever since he became presi- dent shooting ball has progressed and central and state governments was third. Haryana & Maha- rashtra were first & second in women cate- gory, respectively. Ra- jya Sabha MP from UP and president of na- tional shooting ball fed- eration Dr. Anil Agar- all 10 other losses have been in terms of runs and/or innings. This happens to be the 100th Test match win for New Zealand and they are now the 7th nation to the feat. 11th loss under Kohli for India and curiously all these reverses have come after the captain has lost the toss. But this defeat is the 1st loss in terms of

10. 2NDFRONT What’s important is not what we know, it’s what we can think of at the right time. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘Linking rivers costly, centre should provide 90% assistance for water’ First India News s higher. He said that being native of Rajas- than, he (Shekhawat) is aware of drinking water problems. Gehlot said that to provide every person 5 liter water per day in 13 districts of eastern re- gion of the state, the government would re- quire interlinking riv- ers, which would be very costly . The Chief Minister stressed that in the past, the desert states used to get 90% finan- cial assistance from the center under the national rural drink- ing water programme till 2013. But, it was later reduced to 60% then 50%. Gehlot said that con- sidering limited finan- cial resources and chal- lenging conditions, Ra- jasthan needs more central assistance. Jaipur: Chief Minis- ter Ashok Gehlot has sought more financial assistance from the center. He has asked the central govern- ment to increase the ratio of central finan- cial assistance under Jal Shakti Mission to Rajasthan. At present the center and Rajasthan have equal share (50:50). How- ever, considering diffi- cult geographical condi- tion of the state includ- ing lack of surface wa- ter and a large part be- ing desert, the CM want- ed the center to reduce the state’s burden to 10% and increase the center’s share to 90%. The CM has written a letter to the union Jal Shakti minister Gajendra Singh Shek- hawat pointed out that CM CHAIRS REVIEW MEETING Rajasthan has been clubbed with Karnata- ka, Maharashtra, Gu- jarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattis- garh under Jal Shakti mission, which was unfair. “The center states have equal share under Jal Shakti mis- sion. However, consid- ering Rajasthan’s chal- lenging geographical and environment condi- tions, it is not fair to compare it with other states. It is the largest state in the country but availability of surface water resources least,” he reasoned. T T T and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with Nepal’s envoy to India Nilambar Acharya at CMO on Monday. According to Ge- hlot, 95% area of Ra- jasthan is in dark zone and the 1/3 vil- lages and hamlets of the country affected by poor quality of wa- ter are in Rajasthan. Gehlot said that in desert area most habi- tations are scattered and situated in remote areas because of which cost of implementing drinking water scheme is Athletes express gratitude to Gehlot TRUMP’S AGRA VISIT WEDDING CELEBRATIONS... Passengers suffer at Jaipur airport —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA First India News Jaipur: Due to differ- ent reasons, air trav- ellers had to face a lot of problems on Mon- day. While the flight to Agra was cancelled due to the visit of US President Trump, the technical faults in the plane caused passengers to travel to and from Dubai to face the trou- ble for about 8 hours. Air India flight 9I- 687/688 departs from Jaipur to Agra at 10 am and returns to Jaipur at 12:35 pm. On Monday , the flight operations were suspended due to the visit of President Trump to Agra, which caused problems for the passen- gers. The movement of these passengers took place by road. Apart from Flight IX-196 Dubai, which arrives in Jaipur at 6:30 am, was late to leave from Dubai. According to sources, the aircraft gate did not open at Dubai Airport, due to which the pas- sengers were delayed for about 8 hours. Donald BJP President JP Nadda with wife Mallika Nadda and son Girish Nadda during the haldi ceremony of Girish. Right: Harish Nadda (Younger son of JP Nadda) along with grandfather Narayan Lal Nadda and the two aunts of JP Nadda. Seated are all the Nadda family members at Pushkar Brahm Ghat on Monday. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot with MLA Shakuntala Rawat and Congress Leader Dharmendra Rathore. Naresh Sharma Olympics, Asian and C o m m o n w e a l t h games. They said that steps like doubling the daily allowance of sports- men, inducting sports coach and pro- moting ‘Fit Rajasthan- Hit Rajasthan’ would certainly benefit the sports environment of the state. Bansoor MLA Shakuntla Rawat was accompanied by large number of farmers and advocates. They thanked the CM for ‘never before in 70 years’ gift galore for Bansoor. Gehlot’s budg- et speech had provi- sions for senior CJ & ACJM court, dedicated agricultural Mandi and a Municipality for Raw- at’s constituency . RHB celebrations end on a ‘high note’ Jaipur: The Chief Min- ister’s Residence (CMR) witnessed hundreds of people from all walks of life on Monday as most of them came to thank the Chief Minister for the welfare schemes an- nounced by him in his recent budget speech. A delegation of sportsmen led by for- mer Olympian Gopal Saini and Kabbadi coach Hiralal Kataria thanked Gehlot for unprecedented couragement given to sports activity in the state. Saini and Ka- taria along with other sportsmen were elat- ed at quadrupling the incentive amount for winning medals at First India News 500 the one which made the uphill task ahead easy for his team. Arora invited international author and motivational Ujjwal Patni to further en- thuse his team. Patni left a lasting impression on ev- eryone with his one hour talk. He asked everyone to work with a mind set of an achiever like their com- missioner Pawan Arora always does. Patni have 3 basic mantras to the spell- bound audience. First he asked every- one at RHB to take re- sponsibility thus solving problems easily , secondly he asked all to associate their self prestige with their organization which will never let them down and thirdly all should be go getters. Patni also asked everyone to have a role model and in case of RHB employees who bet- ter than Arora himself. Commissioner speaking on the occasion said that he was happy that RHB was already fol- lowing most of the tips given by Patni. He also used the opportunity to thank all his officers and team who had collective- ly achieved what was perceived to be impossi- ble at one stage. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA Jaipur: The three day Golden Jubilee celebra- tions of Rajasthan Hous- ing Board ended on off beat with visionary sign off. RHB, on Monday , had motivational Ujjwal Patni to take the already charged employ- ees a notch higher. The final day of celebrations started with customary Ganesh puja at the HQ in which RHB commission- er Pawan Arora along with other officers & staff participated. This was followed by a session of classical music speaker speaker Arora this, from en- RHB commissioner Pawan Arora along with motivational speaker Ujjwal Patni during the ceremony on Monday. golden jubilee celebra- tions topped each other but Commissioner Arora, known for his innovative style of functioning, chose the culminating day to be that captivated everybody , followed by traditional Ra- jasthani songs and dance presentation. Although all the pro- grammes taken up during TETE -A-TETE w 6 LIKELY RAJYA SABHA CONGRESS CANDIDATES! Kartikey Dev Singh W blow for the Rajya Sab- ha ie retirement of doz- ens of MPs of the Up- per House, those hope- ful of a berth have started making a bee- line to their respective party high commands. Amongst those retiring, are eighteen MPs of the Congress party as well and according to an es- timate, the age-old par- ty believes that it can easily get re-elected on at least ten seats, if not more. The Congress party formed govern- ments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh a need- less to say, the party ‘caste equation’. Scin- dia and other such leaders could be sent from Rajasthan or Chattisgarh the Congress is in a driving position. No- tably, in case Scindia replaces Kamal Nath as PCC Chief, then he will not be a Rajya Sabha candidate. Interestingly, other senior Congress leader Avinash Pane could also be sent into the upper House from Rajasthan. who has vast knowl- edge of the desert state, being its in charge, also enjoys the trust and confi- dence of Gandhi fam- ily as well as an excel- lent working relation- ship with CM Ashok Gehlot. ith ‘winds c h a n g e ’ starting the of where to Mallikarjun Kharge Digvijay Singh KC Venugopal Avinash Pande Jyotiraditya Scindia Kumari Selja an- from MP and Rahul’s confidante Jyotiraditya Scindia. Although the scion of the Gwalior royal family is touted to be sent to the Upper House, but it is yet not confirmed where will he be sent from since sending another ‘ruler’ elite’ ( first being Raja’) from the state could hamper the the first round. Thus Rajasthan, MP , Chat- tisgarh, Maharash- tra, Haryana Karnataka are the six states from where one senior leader each could be sent to the upper house. Although the Con- gress has no dearth of leaders who could be sent to the RS but sourc- es claim that Rahul Gandhi’s ‘youth lead- ers’ are also equally up- beat about going to the upper house and have started lobbying. Inter- estingly, names of sen- ior leaders like Digvijay Singh from MP and Ku- mari Selja from Hary- ana, are touted to be fi- nal and are part of the half a dozen or so names already finalized by the party high command. Interestingly, other senior leader will be supremely benefited by this de- velopment. Since Congress is the main opposition to the current govern- ment, the party would ant to send those stal- warts to the Lok Sab- ha who could provide a tough ‘front’ to the BJP and thus the names of senior and well known leaders would be finalized in elections in 2019, for having won from Ala- phuza constituency for two straight elec- tions. But it remains to be seen if he is sent from his home state Kerala or any other state, since Kerala is due for RS election next year. However, it would be interesting to see if the party stands up to its promise to young turk Mallikarjun Kharge is also being reported to be sent to the upper house from Karnata- ka, since he was the leader of the party in the previous Lok Sab- ha. Moreover, name of KC Venugo- pal, who is known to be close to Gandhi- scion Rahul, is also in the foray for Rajya Sabha after he did not contest Lok Sabha and Pande, erstwhile the ‘Diggi an-

11. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 11 JAIPUR, TUESDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2020 PERFECT LOOK n the birth an- niversary of J. Jayalalithaa, February 24, a new look of Kangana Ranaut as the late former Tamil Nadu chief minister in the latter’s upcoming biopic ‘Thalaivi’ was unveiled on social media by the Kanga- na’s sister Rangoli Chandel. Kangana looks al- most perfect as Jay- alalithaa in the picture. She wears a white saree with a red-white-black border, in sync with the flag of Jayalalithaa’s party , AIADMK. When the makers of ‘Thalaivi’ released Kangana’s first in the criticism, with many O Nadu. However, Kan- gana’s new look seems flawless. AL Vijay, director of the film said “We’ve brought in specialists from the USA to work on Kangana’s look. In terms of the story, we would like to portray her (Jayalalithaa’s) hu- man side without try- ing to glorify her.” At a media interac- tion a while back, Kan- gana had said. “It is a big challenge to fit into Jayalalithaa’s because she was a glamorous actress like Aishwarya Rai, which I am not.” Kangana opined that the com- mon point is that both of them are reluctant actors. Kangana as J. Jayalalithaa I think she always felt that she was worth much more than just being a glam doll (in fi lms), and she became a politician. Like how I became a fi lmmaker because I felt that being an actress was very limiting for me. So, I think there are parallels. —KANGANA RANAUT shoes film a few months ago, it brought its share of saying that the actress looked nothing like the Iron Lady of Tamil —IANS Kangana Ranaut SONAM praises Taapsee S said that she is quite a clutter breaker. Sonam took to Twit- ter on Sunday and wrote: “I really like @taapsee she’s quite a clutter breaker.” Thanking Sonam, an elated Taapsee re- plied: “Thank you so much Sonam! So sweet of you. Big hug. It takes all of us to break the clutter we have been stuck in for years.” T h e ‘Neerja’ actress’s tweet comes be- SARA CALLS VARUN BEST ‘COOLIE’ fore the release of Taapsee’s upcoming film ‘Thappad’, which around a young mar- ried couple and how one day, when the wife is slapped by the husband in front of guests at a house par- ty, the incident trig- gers off a chain reac- tion that lead to self- realisation for her, leading to her walk- ing out of the mar- riage. ‘Thappad’ also fea- tures Pavail Gulati, Kumud Mishra, Rat- na Pathak Shah, Tan- vi Azmi, Dia Mirza and Ram Kapoor, among others. The film, is slated to re- lease on Friday . onam K Ahuja has praised actress Taap- see Pannu and revolves A still from the Trailer 9 DEVIYAN K upcoming ‘Devi, shared the trailer of the short film on Twitter and wrote: “9 fierce wom- en, 9 different back- grounds, 1 stark reality. Here’s a glimpse of what happens when these wom- en are put together in a room! Stay tuned for our short film, #Devi on 2nd March on @largeshort- films.” roles. The powerful short film narrates the story of nine op- pressed coming from differ- ent walks of life. The short which is both di- rected and writ- ten by Priyanka Banerjee and is produced by Ryan Stephen Niranjan Iyen- gar. The short film will be o p e n e d for pub- l i c view- ing on March 2. —ANI The 58-seconds trailer doesn’t quite reveal the reason why the nine differ- ent women, be it in age, style or personality, are restricted in a room but it showcases the nuances of everyone’s traits. While the ladies call out each other out of frustration on being thrown into a single room, Kajol tries to be the mediator who pulls every- one back making them re- call how frightened they were when they all came there first. ‘Devi’ has an ensemble cast including actors such as Neha Dhu- pia, Neena Shruti Haasan, Mukta Barve, Shivani Raghu- vanshi, Sandhya Mhatre, Rama Joshi and Rashas- wini Dayama in pivotal ajol teamed up with eight incredible performers for the short who has women Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan S days after wrapping up the shooting of their upcoming film ‘Coolie No 1’. Sara on Sunday, took to Insta- gram to share a couple of pic- tures. She captioned it: “And that’s a wrap on #coolieno1. Thank you @varundvn for be- ing the best and coolest coolie, No one better to have helped carry my ‘baggage’ (pun intend- ed) carry me through what I couldn’t carry off and stop me from getting carried away al- most all the time.” Further adding that she will miss Dhawan, Sara wrote: “Will miss irritating you con- stantly .” Later, Varun also shared the pictures on his Twitter and wrote, “Tere nakhre hamesha uthaaunga sara kyunki tu ladki hain ek number #coolieno1. Pic- ture khatam. Haat jaoon baaju ayaa raju #coolieno1.” —ANI film ara Ali Khan and Varun Dhawan have been ac- tively posting on social media for the past few film and —IANS Kulkarni, Taapsee Pannu (top) and Sonam K Ahuja (above) ... their Instagram post Poster of the film Kajol

12. HOLLYWOOD 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 12 JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 Chris to visit India H motional tour of his up- coming action film ‘Ex- traction’. He will visit Mumbai along with di- rector Sam Hargrave, on March 16. ‘Extraction’, which was initially titled ‘Dha- ka’, also stars Indian ac- tors Randeep Hooda and Pankaj Tripathi. Hems- worth shot for the Netf- lix film in India in 2018. It revolves around Ty- ler Rake (Chris Hems- worth), a fearless, black market mercenary , who embarks on the most deadly extraction of his career when he’s enlist- ed to rescue the kid- KRISTEN DOESN’T BELIEVE IN SOULMATES K ollywood Chris Hemsworth is all set to visit India for the pro- star married ‘Spin the Wheel’ star Shepard if they’d met five years earlier, laughing: “We’d be a tab- loid headline.” “We met at the time when we were both evolving into a place where it was ‘Okay, what are the outcomes I want in my life?’… I think you have to go through your own personal evolution to get there.” The actress previous- ly said that she felt no spark when the couple first met, she said she thought he talked too much. How- ever, they bumped into each oth- er weeks later at an ice hockey game and “started to flirt,” and he later sent a sexy text that re- ally got Kristen interested, she told “ Today” last year. The two got married in 2013 and now have daughters Lincoln, six, and Delta, five. risten Bell wouldn’t have wed her husband Dax Shepard if they’d met five years earlier. The ‘Frozen II’ actress made the revelation when she appeared on the Build Series here when she opened up on the concept of soul- mates. While promoting her new baby brand Hello Bel- lo, Bell said: “I think it’s who you choose to make it work with. I don’t think you could ever find your soulmate if you’re not ready. I don’t know if I think soulmates exist. ‘The Good Place’ went on to say there’s “no way” she Chris Hemsworth napped son of an im- prisoned international crime lord. The film is scheduled to release on April 24. —IANS Selena Gomez drops her new song S “On the Revival Tour, I in- troduced a song that you guys haven’t stopped talking about since,” she captioned her In- stagram post alongside her picture. “So you asked and I listened. Today , Feel Me is out online and vi- nyl everywhere,” she actress would have —IANS inger Selena Gomez sur- prised her fans with a new track of hers ‘Feel Me’ on Friday . Kristen Bell continued and re- vealed the news of the music release to her followers. Clocking in at three-minute and 45-seconds, the au- dio song begins with the lyrics ‘No one love you like I love ya’. The ‘Feel Me’ song of the 27-year- old singer promi- nently is a mix- ture of love and recalling of the lost love. Taylor Swift celebrates boyfriend’s birthday T London hot spot Bob Bob Ricard on Friday night (local time). According to reports, the fa- mous lovebirds were not alone. English singer Ed Sheeran and his wife Cherry Seaborn and other friends joined them at a table of six for dinner, the source in- formed. The eyewitness stated that they had fun drinking cham- pagne at the table by push- ing a button that says ‘Press for Champagne’ and having it immediately dispensed. They were at the place for several hours enjoying the aylor Swift celebrated her boyfriend Joe Alw- yn’s birthday with a din- ner at the luxurious night. During the gathering, the group also stayed enter- tained by drawing at the table and playing a game. According to another report, the 30-year-old singer’s body- guard carried a stack of books from the dinner table that includ- ed Oxford English Dictionary and English novel ‘A Month in the Country’. The ‘Lover’ singer and the ‘Har- riet’ actor who have been dating for more than two years have kept their romance mainly out of the spotlight, however, Swift brief- ly hinted on falling for Alwyn in her Netflix documentary. The couple were also shown embracing backstage during her Reputation Tour. —ANI Taylor Swift —ANI Selena Gomez FACE OF THE DAY YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 CANCER JUNE 22 - JUL Y 23 TAURUS APR 21 - MA Y 20 GEMINI MA Y 21 - JUNE 21 Don’t worry about your parents health, they will live a very long healthy life. You may go on a spiritual trip with your friends. This is the good time to invest your money in profi table schemes, Your relationship will become stronger with your siblings. Your love for your wife is unconditional. Side business is really benefi cial for you. You always give good sugges- tions to your friends and family and that why people love and respect you so much. Those waiting for something to work out in terms of about foreign plans will soon hear a good news. Those who have been recently promoted will enjoy the fi nancial perks. Your determination to change your current situation will make you a winner one day. You always cater to people’s need but don’t forget to treat yourself special. You will be very successful when the right time comes so be very patient. You fulfi l the promises that you make to yourself. You will be happy in your friends happiness and will celebrate along. On professional front, do what makes you happy. Don’t ruin your love. IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY You are focused, talented and always involved in doing something creative. You will achieve a fi nancial stability. Your life partner may expect you to be more involved at home and in family life. LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 Give to those in need and go shall help you without even asking. You are fi nancially very strong and your bank balance is growing with each day. On home front, be careful about how you communicate things to your kids. You may excel in something but don’t let the overconfi dence drown you. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 Good work in project will be really admired by your boss who may recommend your name for something big in future. Money comes from inheritance for you. You will your inner strength today and remember anything is possible if you decide on it. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 On professional front, you may spoon feed a junior in offi ce today. Your fi nances are at place and you are doing what you must in your best capacity to build a life that you want. You may travel with your near and dear ones to a far distance place. Romance is in the air for you. Emphasise on your capabilities rather thinking about your limitations. Make sure to spend as much as your pocket allows. Be soft with your parents while explaining anything to them. You will experience joy and excitement today. Someone special will enter your life. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 You will come up with many new ideas today, on professional front. Your payment that has been stuck for a long time will get released today. Don’t worry too much about your sibling’s future, everything will be just fi ne. Your friends are really precious for you and you will do anything for them. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 You will excel in anything that will devote time to. Make sure to use soft, humble words with your lover today. Remember to go to the gym if you have enrolled. Your prior commitments will keep you busy today. Your efforts in academics will be appreciated by everyone. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 You will get promotion in your current job but you may be in dilemma, if you want to continue or not. A new source of income will help those who are in state of taking caring of the parents. Avoid any legal complications with your sibling for property. You will derive immense satisfaction in helping someone in need. Try and maintain healthy relationship with your colleagues for the sake of peace of mind. Possession of property is on the cards. Avoid being overconfi dent and go through the whole thing again. KAJOL KUMAWAT, Model

13. ETC JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 202013 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia ‘MISS YOU EVERYDAY’ J along with her late mother and legendary Sridevi. On Sridevi’s second death anniversary, Kapoor took to Instagram to share a black and white picture of her childhood where she is seen lying down on a couch cuddling with her star mother. “Miss you every- day,” the ‘Dhadak’ actor captioned the post. The 22-year-old actor’s heart- touching post was flooded with scores of comments from her fans and people from the cinema fraternity. Celebrities including Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Manish Malhotra, and Maheep Ka- poor commented with heart emojis on the picture. Sridevi breathed her last on February 24, 2018, in Dubai, where she had gone to at- tend a family wedding. —ANI anhvi Monday priceless childhood picture of herself Kapoor shared on a actress Michael Jackson BEAT IT YUVRAJ! SWATI JANGID Swati.jangid@firstindia.co.in “Raja ka beta ab raja nhi bane ga, ab raja vo hi bane ga jo hakdar hoga.” M CLOCKWISE: Janhvi Kapoor, her Instagram post and Sridevi J style dancer Yuvraj Singh Parihar, known as Baba Jackson started his journey from Tik Tok and now is a star having millions of followers on social media. He is from Jodhpur, Rajasthan belonging to a middle class family where his parents wanted him to be an engi- neer, family relatives wanted him to be a boxer and his destiny , his talent made him a re-known danc- er of India. He did not take any professional training checked videos on youtube and practiced on his house tarrace. His stars changed in just 5 months of hardwork and many bollywood actors like Hritik Roshan shared his dance videos commenting, “Who is he? I have never seen this type of moon walk by anyone.” His inspiration started from an incident when he was just 12. Re- siding in Mumbai back then, his THE ‘13TH WORLD FLORAL SHOW’! —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO Yuvraj with Tiger Shroff friends urged him to meet actor Tiger Shroff, since he was in a nearby location. But that did not excite him much, as his aim was to create his own identity before meeting any celebrity . Hence, he did it, and Yuvraj was on his words. He is now known as ‘Baba Jackson’, and the rest is history . Nobody can beat Yuvraj in repli- cating MJ’s dance, that is all over social media platforms. only ...with Shraddha Kapoor Grand Floral Affair 2020’ kicked off on Monday at Diggi Palace. Foreign delegates from 27 countries arrived in the Pink City for the show. LK Advani and Pratibha Advani Prakash Javdekar Harish Rawat Ravi Shankar Prasad Vivek Oberoi Dushyant Chautala Hemant Sharma Dushyant Singh, Vasundhara Raje and Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi Jagdeesh Chandra congratulating Sudhanshu Mittal with Veena Sharma and Rajrani Vyas GROOM: Devansh BRIDE: Aakriti WEDDING BELLS! The wedding reception of Devansh and Aakriti was held at Abhinandan at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi on Sunday evening. Devansh is the son of Sudhanshu and Rubina Mittal, and Aakriti is the daughter of Aditaya and Naina Gupta. The grand evening witnessed the presence of various eminent personalities across political and social spheres. Hari Shankar Vyas and Vijay Goel Sudhanshu Mittal Mohan Singh Tada

14. CITY BUZZ JAIPUR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2020 14 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia RHB - Falak Tak Udit Narayan and Alka Yagnik musical night on Sunday evening was a part of the golden anniversary celebrations of the Rajasthan Housing Board. RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora ensured a wonderful evening swaying to popular music for the Housing Board employees, their family members and friends. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Mahesh Joshi and Pawan Arora with Bhaskar Sawant, Samit Sharma, Naveen Jain, KC Meena and Yogesh Dadhich, enjoying the music Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan Poonam and Kuldeep Ranka BD Kalla and Shiv Kumari Kalla Pawan Arora, Udit Narayan, Ritu Arora, Deepa Narayan and Garima Arora Himanshu Goyal and Ruchi Dr. Rajesh and Sushma Arora Audience enjoying during the event GALIYON MEIN PYAAR KA RANG WHAT’S HAPPENING! SPOTTED! —PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO VANSHIKHA GOUR vanshikha.gour@firstindia.co.in Jagdeesh Chandra at the engagement ceremony of Ravish and Shilpa at Hotel Ramada Jaipur on Monday evening. Seen here with him are Satya Pareek (father of Ravish) and other family members. T he 6th episode of ‘Batiyan Ki Gali- yan’ witnessed art promoters and di- rectors of Kalan- eri Art Gallery, Saumya and Vijay Sharma who shared the story of their journey in the talk session moderated by Priyadarshini Mishra on Sunday at Kalaneri Art Gallery . In the show, the couple Saumya and Vijay talked about their work in the field of art and their efforts in order to promote talent- ed artists. “We started our journey 22 years ago with a group exhibition of paintings which was inaugurated by Surendra Pal Joshi and since the, we have come so Priyadarshini Mishra, Saumya Sharma and Vijay Sharma chemistry that they could accomplish their goal. “As Saumya has a great passion for art, to make people learn, to promote it in national and interna- tional market, and educate people to understand and appreciate art, and I found myself so caught in art, I did not even realise ‘Main kab is rang mein rang gaya, mujhe pata hi nahi chala’,” said Vijay when asked about how he discovered his love for art. far by bringing out the hid- den talents in a lot of art- ists coming from all over the country and immense talent has been recognised in this gallery over the years. I, with the help of my husband and parents- in-law, started this cam- paign of promoting vari- ous genres of art and cul- ture though Kalaneri Art Gallery,” shared Saumya during the talk session. Saumya and Vijay are truly made for each other and it is because of their Shimla Mittal and Dr. Ajay Mittal won the first prize in four categories, namely Bonsai, Topihara, Forrest Tray, Large and Small in the Flower Show 2020, organised by Kitchen Garden Association, Jaipur, at Tiwari Bhawan in Bani Park on Saturday and Sunday. The event was graced by CS DB Gupta as the Chief Guest who was accompanied by Veenu Gupta as the Guest of Honour. completely Bollywood actor Kiara Advani was spotted at Jaipur Airport on Monday, as she arrived to resume the shoot of ‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ in the Pink City. BUZZ —PHOTOS BY NAIM KHAN ART CAMP: JKK is all set to host a variety of art events, ‘All India Printmakers Art Camp’, from 25 February to 29 February at Graphic Studio. Vaibhav Gehlot attended the wedding in the family of Kamlesh Dehlawat on Saturday at Nimbahera in Chittorgarh district. HAPPY B’DAY! Women family and friends add a touch of glamour Bhagwatacharya Piyush Maharaj recited Shri Krishna Katha which was followed by Bhajan Sandhya at Shri Radha Saral Bihari Mandir on Saturday. The evening, along with ‘Chhappan Bhog Prashadi’, was organised by Rajneesh and Deepika Gupta. CELEBRATIONS! More glimpses of the wedding reception of Sana and Dhruv at Ashok Club on Saturday. Dhruv is the son of Dr. Sanjay and Dr. Amrita Kulshrestha, and Sana is the daughter of Rajeev and Surbhi Soni. Atrangi- The Dream Followers, a group being run in JECRC, is an artistic group that has been honoring its art in the entire university and other parts of Jaipur. A story-telling competition was organised at JECRC where three phases were held and the best storyteller was selected. More than 400 students participated in the program and showcased their talent. IAS Namit Mehta and MLA Rafiq Khan (from top) celebrated their birthdays on February 24, Monday. We wish them all the best! Sudhir Bhandari Sanjeev Srivastav