First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 29 Feb 2020 edition

JAIPUR l SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 264 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 18°C - 29°C OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD CEC Sunil Arora in Jaipur today AFTERMATH OF 630 HELD 123 FIRs DELHI VIOLENCE Maha CM Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar. Maha to give 5% quota to Muslims Sonia Gandhi deputes a five-member team to visit the riot-affected areas in northeast Delhi and submit a situational report to her Delhi gets new police commissioner in SN Shrivastava; forensic science laboratory teams called in and crime scenes revisited CEC Sunil Arora Jaipur;CEC Sunil Aro- ra will be arriving on a one-day visit to Jaipur to take part in a seminar on Saturday . Arora will arrive by Air India flight of 12.55 in the afternoon. The seminar is organised in the As- sembly, where Odisha speaker Dr Narayan will be present in the first session while CEC Sunil Arora will attend the second session. President of Karna- taka Legislative Assem- bly Vishweshwar Hegde will also be present during the address. Governor Mishra will be the chief guest in the con- cluding session while Rajiv Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh will inaugurate the seminar. The seminar is regarding the role of President in the tenth schedule and will be held in three sessions. legislator Sharad Ran- pise said in the Council that a bill will be intro- duced and the government will ensure its smooth passage. Malik added that action will be taken to ensure the pas- sade before the beginning of the admissions for the academic year. Mumbai: In a massive development, the Maha Vikas Aghadi government, on Friday , has announced in Maharashtra Legislative Council a 5% reservations for Muslims in school and colleges. State minister for minority affairs, Nawab Malik in response to Congress New Delhi: Con- gress president So- nia Gandhi on Fri- day deputed a five- member team to visit the riot-affected areas in northeast Delhi and submit a report to her after assessing the situation there. The delegation comprises All India Congress Commit- tee (AICC) general secretary Wasnik, AICC incharge Delhi Shak- tisinh Gohil, Hary- ana Congress chief Kumari Selja, former MP Tariq An- war and Mahila Congress chief Su- shmita Dev. The Congress president has deputed a delegation of party leaders to visit the riot-affected areas in the national Turn on P4 Suraj JNU SEDITION CASE Delhi govt gives sanction to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar Mukul Kalraj New Delhi:The Delhi government on Friday gave prosecution sanction of former Jawaha- rlal Nehru University Students’ Union president Kanhaiya Ku- mar and others in a 2016 sedition case to the Delhi Police. The file has been with the Home department since May 5 last year. According to official records, police had applied to the Delhi government for prosecution sanction just two hours before filing the chargesheet in the case on January 14 last year. Security personnel try to control locals during inspection following clashes, in Bhagirathi Vihar area of northeast Delhi on Friday. LG VISITS RIOT-HIT AREAS Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Friday visited riot-affected areas in northeast Delhi to take stock of the situation and interacted with locals. Baijal visited Maujpur, Jaffrabad and Gokulpuri, an offi cial said. He was accompanied by senior police offi cers. This is the fi rst visit of the Lt Governor to riot-hit areas. ‘CAA MISINFO SPREAD BY OPPN’ Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday accused Opposition parties of spreading misinformation on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and inciting violence across the country. In his fi rst public event after the recent violence in Delhi that claimed 42 lives, Shah addressed a rally in Odisha. Turn on P4

NEWS JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 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 Shah, Didi share lunch at Patnaik’s home; Nitish and Pradhan join in Bhubaneswar: Home Minister Amit Shah and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, who have been bitter critics of each other, had a lunch together on Friday at Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s residence, where they were also joined by Bihar CM Nitish Kumar. The lunch, during which Shah and Baner- jee sat facing each other across the table, was hosted by Patnaik after the Eastern Zonal Council meeting here. Sources said the lunch, during which traditional Odia delicacies were served, was hosted in the honour of Home Minister and the two chief ministers. Pe- While there was no ta sharing a lunch led to OFFERING CONDOLENCES Minister Rameshwar Oraon, who represented the state in the meeting in the absence of Chief Minister Hemant Sor- en, did not join them. Banerjee said, “I joined the lunch together with respected Home Minister, spected Naveenji and respected Nitishji.” In a tweet, Patnaik said, “Such a pleasure having the company of Union Home Minister@ Amit Shah ji, my col- league CMs, MamataOfficial, @Nit- ishKumar ji & Union Minister @dpradhanbjp ji at Naveen Niwas. Had a wonderfully interactive time some home #Odia delicacies.” —PTI ED court rejects bail plea of mining scam accused First India News Judge Arun Kumar Aggarwal gave orders to dismiss these petitions on Friday . Earlier, as Arun Ku- mar Aggarwal, Judge of Special Court of Money Laundering was on leave, all the accused appeared in the Goods Act Special Court as a link court and Judge Anil Gupta had granted them conditional bail. Later, ED court ordered the accused to appear re- Jagdeesh Chandra paying his respects to Urmila Chaturvedi. —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA @ Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik hosts a lunch for Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar at his residence in Bhubaneswar on Friday. —PHOTO BY ANI official word on what was talked about during the meal, the picture of Shah and Mama- talks in the political circles about a possible scale down in their attacks on each other. Jharkhand Finance troleum & Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also joined them. A prayer meeting was held for Urmila Chaturvedi, mother of Ratish Chaturvedi, who is BJP leader Om Mathur’s personal assistant on Friday. It was attended by a host of BJP leaders including Ashok Parnami, Chandrashekhar and Suman Sharma. over cooked IIHMR varsity hosts Pharma seminar GDP growth slides to 7-yr low of 4.7% Jaipur: India must encourage investment in pharmaceutical sector and discovery of new drugs by providing infrastructure leading experts advo- cated at a seminar organised by IIHMR Uni- versity to discuss current trends and future perspective on the pharmaceutical sector. It was organised at IIHMR’s School of Pharmaceuti- cal Management in association with Maha- mana Malviya Mission. New Delhi: Dragged down by a contraction in manufacturing, In- dia’s GDP slipped to a nearly seven-year low of 4.7% in the third quarter (Octo- ber-December) data released by NSO on Friday showed. GDP growth, in correspond- ing quarter of 2018-19, was recorded at 5.6%. GDP growth for the December quarter is the lowest since Janu- ary-March of 2012-13, when it stood at 4.3%. February 19 and sent them to jail till March 17. Now accused will be approaching Court for bail. On 21 January 2019, a money laundering special court took notice in the case and issued war- rants against all the accused. All skipped appearing in the court for almost a year, After finding no solace from HC or SC, they surrendered on February 19 . Jaipur: In the ‘infa- mous’ mine bribery case, ED court rejected bail plea of the accused. The court refused to grant bail to the mine director Pankaj Gehlot, SE Pushkaraj Ameta, Shyamsunder Singhvi and Dhirendra Singh. All these accused were absconding for a long time and had surrendered in ED court on February 19. growth High support, 2019, accused TAKING A SURVEY Rajsamand MP Diya Kumari surveying JK Circle Four Lane Bypass, which has witnessed many road accidents taking several lives. She talked to the locals regarding technical diffi culties in that lead to accidents in the area. individuallyon GUP SHUP SAHAB WANTS SUGGESTIONS THE REST WANT ACTION O staff and other wings of the state police for suggestions on new uniforms for the state police. However, even though two years have passed, but only suggestions have been asked and no action on these suggestions have been taken. One ‘Sahab’ with his offi ce on the fi rst fl oor of the PHQ has again shot a letter to ask for suggestions and this letter has resulted in another round of ‘gossip’ between offi cials. The highlight of the gossip “The sahab has no work left other than writing mails for suggestions.” OFF THE RECORD ver the past two years, various mails have been exchanged by the PHQ, fi eld BLACK SHEEP BACK IN PHED A transfers is being over ruled. All done simply to please Chaksu and Dudu MLAs by transferring their favourite XENs in their constituency. What is glaring is that both these XENs were earlier transferred by the Govt from these very posts due complaints of irregularities. But now the same tainted XENs are back with a bang due to the pressure by both the MLAs. Now the obvious question is why do the MLAs like these XENs so much? Any guesses? damant MLAs have put PHED department on back foot. So much so that even the ban on POLICE DISCRIMINATING AGAINST OPEN AIR DJs? T senior offi cials posted in the Commissionerate, the emphasis on policing can only be imagined. In the long list of ‘activities’ conducted by the Jaipur police, the recent ‘phenomenon’ of stern action against those playing loud music is an interesting development. Well truth be told, the cops posted in Commissionerate are a bit surprised at the frequency with which actions are being taken against loud music DJ across the city post 10 PM. However, this is not the cause of concern. The problem, which a few cops fail to fathom, lies in inaction against high profi le clubs where blaring music is played till wee hours. The cops are thus questioning as to why open air DJs are being stopped while the clubs are being allowed to play music. he Jaipur police is among the most active in the state, with four police districts and several TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT Kiren Rijiju Inaugurated the International level Synthetic Athletics track in Churu, alongside Satish Poonia and Rahul Kaswan on Friday. TIGERS UNDER VIGILANT LION SLEEPING WITH AN EYE OPEN N city. Everyone in the police department is well versed with this Lion’s ‘work style’ and as a result all the ‘Tigers’ posted under the Lion’s range, have become alert. Interestingly, one particular Tiger, who remains in controversies, has gone extra vigilant and alert as there is a word about the Lion in the Rajasthan police that Lion is even more vigilant that the most vigil offi cials and knows all! Under this, all the Tigers in the range are asking each other to be extra cautious in their work. THIS COLLECTOR IS NO FOOL B how to treat them with their own bitter medicine. It so happened that the Collector Kumar Pal planned a ‘Night Chaupal’ in Shri Dungargarh. A Block Education Offi cer (BEO) requested to be excused on account’ of bad health. Kumar didn’t take the excuse lightly and resorted to, something, usually unfathomable. He sent a doctor to see the BEO. When the doctor checked him and reported him to be fi t, the collector ordered the SDM to take disciplinary action against the fi t but evasive BEO. ow let us tell you about a ‘Dabang’ Lion sahab who has recently been posted in Khawajah’s ikaner Collector seems to be quite aware of evasive attitude offi cers and surely also knows VISITOR FROM A FARAWAY LAND Canada’s Deputy High Commissioner Diatre Kent met Mamta Bhupesh at her Secretariat offi ce in Jaipur on Friday. GKB GRACE CREATES BUZZ IN MARKET J Group. They have registered GKB Grace with RERA. Subhash and Saloni Agrawal are the project directors. The group has sealed a deal of 9 and a half beegha land reportedly at Rs 7.20 crore although the market buzz is that the land has been bought at Rs 12 crore. NO ONE DARES ENTER JUNGLE KINGS’ AREA T up. Some big political names were also involved in the 100 crore game. But the entry of the “King Of Jungle’ has other hunters running for refuge. The game was on for getting an FR fi led in the forges patta cases but the ‘King Of Jungle’ has added one more partner to the deal. Now they have only two options either agree or quit the game. Well this is the way the ‘King Of Jungle’ holds his territory. Now the news is that the Commissioner himself has taken up the case. GURU-CHELA CALLING WOLF OR REALLY PENNILESS? A The reason: While the duo successfully managed to amass huge investments via their marketing strategy, but now, their projects are not getting completed and they claim to have no money to continue the projects. However, on the other hand the duo have made major investments outside of Jaipur. When in Jaipur, they drive old cars, but their children, who are settled in foreign countries, travel in posh cars. Interestingly, such is the situation of their investors that their own houses have to be sold off, but the ‘guru-chela’ are not bothered. aipur property bajar is excited with the land deal fetched by Govind Kripa Infratech he dispute around the multi crore land at Sirsi road has really heated ‘Guru’ and his ‘chela’ have been cause of much disappointment & worry for investors. Realty Check FIRST INDIA spreads its vistas... we shall now recount bytes and buzz in the real estate sector ARIHANT LEGACY ALL READY TO LAUNCH A beegha land deal at Rs 10 crore. rihant Dream Infra Project is set to launch Arihant Legacy. Project directors Rakesh and Rishabh Goyal have registered the project with RERA. The market is happy with the 3

RAJASTHAN J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 03 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Barmer death: Speaker, LoP corner min Dhariwal: Before giving package first it needs to be ascertained if he died from heart attack or police excess MLAs raise issues of road accidents, farmer issues First India News First India News body and they confirmed that there were no injury marks. Yet, the postmortem was conducted. “Then why did you suspend SP and other police officers,” the Speaker asked. The minister said that because they kept him in police station without any FIR. Minister said murder case has already been registered under IPC section 302. He also took the opposition to task for not lis- tening to him carefully . Kataria said that he too can raise the pitch of his voice. cause of suspicion. He sat there throughout the night and till morning. Around 1.30 am, he com- plained of chest pain. The minister told Ka- taria that you have alleged that the police beat him up the whole night whereas he had told his parents to take him away or they (the police) would kill him. “Everything will be cleared in the postmortem report, you (Ka- taria) should wait for that,” he said. However, Joshi inter- vened and asked Dhari- wal if he thought that ‘No provision in budget to build sports stadium’ First India News competitions are not organised in the villages by the government as there is no proposal for the same. Moreover, there is no provision in the budget to build a sports stadium in the villages. On the question of grant for madrasas, the Minister of Minority Welfare Saleh Moham- mad could not give any incorrect figures, on Jaipur: Parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal and LoP Gu- lab Chand locked horns once again when the latter raised the matter of custodial death in Barmer. Ka- taria was joined by Speaker Dr CP Joshi who also made terse remarks about the police when Dhariwal tried to defend it. According to Dhari- wal, there was no FIR against the youth who died. He was brought to the police station be- Kataria Jaipur: The matters of road accidents and loan waiver of farmers resurfaced in the Ra- jasthan Assembly on Friday, along with the incomplete process of naming the school on the martyrs. In response to a question asked by Bhadra MLA Balwan Poonia about the action plans to prevent road accidents in the state, Transport and Sainik Kalyan Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said it is mandatory for the private hospitals to treat an injured person. If they fail to do so, then the State Government would take against them. The minister added that 10,500 deaths are reported due to road accidents jasthan. To reduce the number by 30%, the State Government is working on the Tamil Nadu model, for which Shanti Dhariwal replies in Assembly as Ramesh Meena looks on. a committee has been formed under chair- manship of the CM. Shahpura MLA Alok Beniwal raised the issue of giving assistance to the dependents of the martyrs and said that there is a process to name the schools after the martyrs, which is not being done for a long time. Responding to it, Khachariyawas said that the state government is concerned about military welfare. Chomu MLA Ramlal Sharma raised the issue of farmer loans. Co- operative Minister An- jana Uday Lal said that so far, in the year 2019- 20, a loan of Rs. 423.51 crore has been distrib- uted to farmers under the rabi crop. about suggestion but as for the package first it needs to be ascertained if he died from heart attack or police excess. He said that his family was called and shown his the policemen are so ‘decent’ that they did nothing to a suspect who spent entire night in the police station. He also wanted to know if the government was contemplating any law to deal with such incidents and if the family of the victim would be given any package. Dhariwal said government would think Rathore rues politicisation of IAS officers October 1, 2018, but the BJP government did not implement it. At the same time, Animal Hus- bandry Lalchand Ka- taria said in response to Meena Kanwar’s question that an animal hus- bandry college would be started soon in Jodh- pur, for which the process of allocation of 80 acre of land is under consideration. which Mohammad said that the records of those giving private assistance to madrasas are not kept. Balveer Luthra raised the question of an in- crease in the salary of Anganwadi Women and Child Devel- opment Minister Mam- ta Bhupesh replied that the pay of these workers was to be increased from Jaipur: While Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is making several an- nouncements for the players, Sports Minister Ashok Chandna gave a surprising statement in the assembly on Friday . While replying to a question of MLA Go- vind Meghwal, Chan- dana said that sports action workers. in Ra- answer. BJP MLA San- tosh said that the Ma- drasa Board has given First India News MEETING WITH A PURPOSE Jaipur: Deputy LoP Ra- jendra Rathore on Fri- day pointed fingers towards politicisation of IAS officers in the state. Rathore mentioned social media posts by UPSC topper and current SDM of Bhilwara, Tina Dabi. Rathore alleged that Dabi, in one of her facebook posts, had called CAA a law which will disintegrate the country. He objected to such an attitude by an IAS officer for a law duly passed by the parliament and signed by the President of India. He also said that Dabi had also wished Con- gress interim president Sonia Gandhi on her birthday. Rathore said that if this politicisation of the bureaucracy was not nipped in the bud then it would harm the country beyond im- agination. Rathore seemed to completely disregard the clarification issued by IAS Tina Dabi her- self, soon after posts appeared, that the said facebook id was fake and she had registered an FIR for the same. Some BJP members demanded an unbiased investigation of the whole matter. Former CM Vasundhara Raje met Union Minister for Aviation Hardeep Puri in New Delhi on Friday and discussed plans regarding the development of civil aviation infrastructure in Jhalawar. Kota tragedy: Govt will provide `5 lakh to kin of deceased First India News Kota has been asked to probe the incident and file a report within a week. Dhariwal ensured that the govt was sensitive towards the deceased and CM himself will visit bereaved families. nounced that the de- pendent children will be given scholarship under scheme and their education will be borne by the govt till college level. They would also benefit from various govt social security schemes like Old Age Pension & Widow Pen- sion schemes. Depend- ents will also be eligible for loan & subsi- dies for employment. Eligible families will be covered under National Food Security Scheme & adult unmarried fe- male dependents will be assisted through Mar- riage subsidy scheme. Jaipur: Parliamenta- ry affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal, on Friday, informed the house that the govt. will compensate the bereaved families of Lakheri tragedy with a Rs 5 lakh compensation for the deceased while the injured will get Rs 40000 each. He also said that the divi- sional commissioner, He an- Palanhaar SACRED AFFAIR Pilgrims offer prayers during Urs First India News streets. At 1 pm, with the first cannon shot from the hill of Pir Sa- heb, the pilgrims sitting in the streets started offering the namaz. After that, the city Qazi prayed for peace and brotherhood in the country . Apart from the Dar- gah Sharif, a large number of pilgrims also offered prayers at Transport Nagar and Kayad Vishram Stha- li, where arrange- ments were made for the people. —PHOTO BY NADEEM KHAN Ajmer: On the occasion of the 808th annual Urs of Garib Nawaz on Friday, a large number of pilgrims from different parts of the country offered jumma prayers. Every pilgrim coming to Urs wants to offer prayers in the Dargah premises, which led to huge crowds pouring in at the Ajmer Dargah from Friday morning and started sitting in the Dargah Sharif for Pilgrims offer jumma prayers at Dargah Sharif. outside the Dargah Sharif. The people even seen sitting in the offering prayers. This sequence started from the Shahjani Mosque and reached were

RAJASTHAN J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 ‘Indians should try to regain the lost glory of country’ First India News 04 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia in Giral: A powerless unit struggles for existence For the 1st time in state’s history, a plant has been refused its tariff proposal BRIEF  DIPR Director Mahendra Soni on Friday informed that the cashless mediclaim insurance policy of the accredited journalists has been renewed by the department and soon the insurance cards will be distrib- uted to all districts on priority. Holding a VC, Soni instructed all the dist PROs about policy. He directed them to apprise him once the distribution of cards is done. Soni told the PROs to ensure that all accredited journalists fi ll up required forms for policy and also about the documents required to be submitted by the journalists availing the facility for the fi rst time. Governor Jaipur: Kalraj Mishra hailed the ancient Indian wisdom which was transferred to later genera- tions through word of mouth. He hailed the days when India was the ‘Vishwa (Universal Leader) of the world. Governor was speaking at the 2 day seminar at Keshav Vidyapeeth, Jamdoli organized by the Agrasen PG University on the teacher-teaching relationship in context of ancient Indian wisdom. Mishra said that Ve- das were divine and based on facts and were considered to be God’s own words and could not be called wrong by anybody . Governor also hailed ancient Indian proponents like Aryab- hatt, Bhaskaracharya and Acharya Bhramab- hatt. He reminded that First India News GIRAL LIGNITE POWER PLANT (GLPP) Jaipur: Rajasthan En- ergy Regularity Com- mission (RERC) come down heavily of the tariff revision proposal by RRVUNL for Giral power plant. Prob- ably for the first time in state’s history, a plant has been refused its tariff proposal. RREC has flatly refused the proposal for both units of the ‘White Elephant’ which is non productive for last 6 years. The Barmer based plan with 2 units of 125 MW each capacity has been a pain in neck for the energy department from its inception. RERC has categorically stated that the tariff can only be decided once the plant is operational. RERC has also demanded a future action WHY DID IT FAIL Lack of planning and foresightedness while designing the project. Linkage to Giral mines supplying sub standard lignite. Lignite with 6 times more sulphur than the standard forced units to close. Financially unviable due to low production/ no production.  Started with Rs 1618 crore with installed capacity of 250 MW. has Guru’  Two Units of 125 MW each com- menced in 2011. Mishra  First Unit closed in 2014 and second unit in 2016.  Non productive GLPP bleeds excheq- uer by Rs 100 crore per annum.  At Jaipur Inter- national Airport, a passenger went unconscious on Friday. There was no doctor available for the treatment for the fi rst 15 minutes. However, the doctor did come and after examining the patient, referred to the nearby EHCC Hospital. Governor Kalraj Mishra lighting the lamp to inaugurate the two- day seminar at Keshav Vidyapeeth, Jamdoli on Friday. vested Rs 1618 cr. Al- though until now, strategy of RRVUNL seems to be of apprising RERC of the process pending on govt level for plant along with another request for approving increased tar- iffs for 2019-20. Cong after initial at- tempts to sale till July 2019 has now prepared a share transfer agreement valuing the plant at Rs 900 crore. The bidding will start from this base price to attempt recovery of in- plan. The development on Friday comes as a big setback to state govt plans for Giral plant. State has been trying to unsuccessfully disinvest its stake in plant for 3 years now. BJP tried sell- ing it and filed and now of their worthy ances- tors and try to regain the lost glory of the country . Ex VC of RU JP Singhal stressed upon the need of teachers who could guide the society in right direction. zero and decimal were india’s gifts to the world, Algebra is cred- ited to Aryabhatt and Geometry pounded in vedic ages. Mishra stressed that Indians should be proud was pro-  An incident of pigeon getting stuck in the plane surprised the passengers. In the Go Air Flight G8-702, passengers were surprised to fi nd a pigeon trapped in plane while leaving Ahmedabad. HC stays JDCA polls till pending appeal with Sports Secretary is decided JAI IN JAISALMER Polls in 707 Gram Panchayats to be held on March 15 Kota rape-murder: Accused gets death sentence, penalty First India News First India News First India News haveer has been given a death sentence along with a fine of Rs 20,000. Public Suresh Verma said that the dead body of a woman was found in a sack tied with wires on the boundary of a govt school on May 24, 2019. When the police opened the sack, the woman’s stomach was ripped and it was filled with clothes. The convict also tried to erase the evidence. On June 10, 2019, Mohan was arrested by police. plaint on irregularities by him the Registrar had dismissed JDCA execu- tive and formed ad hoc committee. This decision was challenged by the petitioner at secretary level which was to be heard on March 13 but JDCA announced March 15 as its poll date. Al- though AAG Satyendra Raghav contested that the Secy was competent appellate authority to hear appeal but Justice Ashok Kumar Gaur decided otherwise. Jaipur: State election commission has declared poll schedule for 707 gram panchayats. The voting will take place on March 15. Polling teams will leave on March 14. EVMs will be used for sarpanch election while voting for panch will be through ballot paper. The counting will begin im- mediately after the polling is over. Election for up sarpanch will take place on March 16. CEO Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has stayed the elections of JDCA until the pending appeal with Secretary (Sports) is not decided. HC also directed the Secretary to hear the appeal on March 5 and in case the hearing doesn’t finish on same day then decide the appeal latest by March 6. Single bench of Justice Ashok Gaur gave the decision on a plea by The POCSO Kota: Court No 5 has sen- tenced the accused of the murder of a woman after failing to rape her in Vigyan Nagar area of Kota on Friday . There were statements of 54 witnesses in court. The court of Special Judge Kailash Mishra acquit- ted the accused in Sec 376 while convicting him under other sec- tions. The accused Mo- han Singh alias Ma- Prosecutor  Encouraging news from the SC for Raj Govt. The special permission petition of Raj govt in the tax on crude oil being taken out of Raj was accepted in SC. The Court has issued notices to Vedanta Com- pany/Cairn Energy and Central Govt. Justice AM Khanwilkar-Justice Dinesh Maheshwari’s bench gave the orders. Shyam Rajpurohit has instructed dist collectors to take precautionary measures and ensure ad- equate security for peaceful elections. He has also given instruction for proper arrangement of shade and drinking wa- ter at the polling stations. JDCA secretary BR Soni. Soni has pleaded that on a earlier com-  Another big news from police headquarters as the wait for Gallantry promotion is over now. DGP expressed anger over not starting the Gallantry promotion cadre course. The DGP issued the order and said, Promotion cadre course will be started soon for selected policemen. PILOT SUBMITS REPORT TO SONIA DEMANDING COMPENSATION Congress will lose Dalit votes due to incidents like Nagaur First India News Jodhpur: PCC Chief Sachin Pilot has hand- ed a four page report to Congress President So- nia Gandhi, clearly mentioning that in the past 15 months of the current state government, reports of atroc- ities against Dalits have come out including Thanagazi gang rape incident. Accord- ing to sources, report, which raises serious questions on Home department and intelli- gence wing, clearly mentions that such in-  The use of mobiles and narcotics will be strictly monitored inside the prisons. Jail administration will take the support of the dog squad to check them. Belgium Shepherd Dog will fi nd drugs and mobiles in the prisons. The administration will buy four dogs of this species through RAC. Sachin Pilot during the wedding ceremony of nephew of PCC Secretary Karan Singh Uchiyarda in Jodhpur on Friday. ew of PCC Secretary Karan Singh Uchiyarda. Notably, the death of tractor driver at Deoli in Tonk and efforts of Con- gress MLAs in getting justice to affected family has received placement in the report. cidents will result in slipping of Dalit votes from Congress, which will affect the party in next elections. Pilot was on a day- long tour to Jodhpur where he attended wedding ceremony of neph- Shop owners and residents hold a protest, on Friday, demanding compensation from the government and also arrest of the accused owner of fi reworks shop whose negligence had resulted in their shops catching fi re on February 15 in Indira Market. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA prime Minor girl kidnapped, raped in Barmer FROM PG 1 Delhi govt... In the absence of a sanction, the court has been deferring taking cognizance chargesheet. The police claimed chargesheet that Ku- mar was leading a pro- cession and supported seditious slogans raised on the campus during an event on February 9, 2016. Besides Kumar, then JNU Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya and others were chargesheeted for allegedly shouting “anti-India during the event held to mark the hanging of Singh, Leader of Oppo- sition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel, P Chid- ambaram, K C Venugo- pal, Mallikarjuna Kharge, Gandhi Vadra, Anand Sharma, A K Antony, Kumari Selja and Ran- deep Surjewala. The death toll in the Delhi’s communal violence has gone up to 42 now with four more fa- talities being recorded on Friday, officials said. According to spokesperson of Delhi police, till now 123 FIRs have been registered and 630 people have been either detained or arrested. 2001 Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru. the communal violence in Delhi, a Congress delegation led by Sonia Gandhi on Thursday urged President Ram Nath Kovind to call for his resignation and remind the Centre of its “raj dharma”. Reading out parts of the memorandum that the party submitted to the president, Gandhi had said both the Delhi government and the Centre “mute spectators” instead of trying to take remedial measures to control the situation. The delegation included former prime minister Manmohan Tata Power gives ul- timatum states including Raj Tata Power has warned to stop power supply if the tariff is not increased. In the letter, it is mentioned that the Mun- dra plant will continue supply till March 10 only . First India News boy was playing with his friends. While playing a rope stuck in the neck of the child who was suffocated leading to his death. Police have placed the dead body of the child in the mortu- ary and are now investigating the case. the double-murder case of Masuda Kharwa witnessed another chilling revelation. The accused has killed the brother-in- law of the deceased at the same spot two years back. To make an illicit relationship with the deceased, he murdered her brother-in-law. SP Kun- war Rashtdeep disclosed this information. to five Aftermath of... capital and asked them to assess the situation emanating from the mindless violence and its after effects, the party said in a statement. The team has been asked to submit a “de- tailed report to the Con- gress president imme- diately”, it said. Later, the Congress leaders who are part of the team held a meeting at the party headquarters here. Accusing Home Min- ister Amit Shah of “ab- dication of duty” during Barmer: A minor girl was kidnapped and gang- raped in the Baytu region of Barmer. After seeing her alone in the house, the 3 youths kidnapped her and then gang-raped by taking her to a deserted place. Police have named two known and one unknown accused in the case. This incident is of the Sevani- yala village of Baytu police station area. of the Priyanka had the in UDH Minister Dhariwal's tough stand Minister tough stand in cases of land use change for petrol pumps. Dhariwal recently returned more than half a dozen files which were all changed for land use for petrol pump. Dheeraj Srivastava congratulates Jaipuria hosp team Rajasthan Foundation Chairman Srivastava Jaipuria Hospital on Friday. He went to con- gratulate the team for the first cochlear im- plant in the hospital. Skipping rope strangulates boy A child lost his life while playing sports games. The painful incident took place in the Kardhani police station area where a 7-year-old remained students Dhariwal’s Dheeraj went to Man kills two for objecting to illicit relationship In the news from Ajmer, slogans”

INDIA J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 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 Nirbhaya: Convict files curative plea in SC CBI gets time for affidavit on K’taka leader’s plea New Delhi: The Su- preme Court on Friday granted more time to the CBI to file a counter affidavit on a petition filed by Karnataka BJP leader and mining bar- on Gali Janardhana Reddy seeking permanent relaxation on his bail condition to allow him to visit Karnata- ka’s Bellari and Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh. A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Indi- ra Banerjee listed the matter for further hearing on March 16 after the CBI sought more time to do file the counter affidavit. Earlier, the apex court had issued a notice to the CBI and sought its response on the plea. ruled that according to existing laws, the convicts cannot be ex- ecuted separately. Which means that as long as even one of them has a legal rem- edy at his disposal, the hanging of the four cannot take place. Meanwhile, the apex court has slated for March 5 hearing on a petition, filed by the Un- ion Ministry of Home Affairs, seeking directions to execute the death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case separately . The case pertains to the brutal gang rape and killing of a para- medical student in a moving bus on the night of December 16, 2012, by six people including a juvenile in Delhi. The woman had died at a Singapore hospital a few days later. —ANI Delhi: Pawan New Gupta, one of the four death row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, on Friday filed a curative petition before the Supreme Court seeking to have his death sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Gupta is the fourth convict in the case to file a curative petition. This comes as a fresh death warrant has been issued for the four death row convicts - Vinay Sharma, Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh -- in the case for their hanging at 6 am on March 3. The family of the victim has on several occasions accused the defence of using delay tactics by separately filing the curative, special leave mercy petitions. The Delhi HC has Telangana encounter: SC refuses to entertain plea on compensation, FIR THE CASE SO FAR Last year, the Court had allowed Reddy to visit the Ballari district for a period of two weeks to meet his father- in-law, who the petitioner claimed had suffered a stroke and also allowed him to move a bail modification tion seeking permanent relaxation of his bail condition. In January 2015, the SC had granted bail to Reddy in an illegal mining case involving Obu- lapuram Mining Com- pany (OMC) on the condition that he will not visit any of the mining zones in Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh. By the time he was granted bail, Reddy had already spent over three years in prison. —ANI applica- Akshay SC grants anticipatory bail to Hardik Patel in Patidar rally case Andolan Samiti, led by Patel, as part of its quota stir in Ahmedabad in 2015 had turned violent, following which, a case was registered against him. —ANI ment agencies prob- ing the matter not to arrest Patel March 6, when the court will take up the matter for hearing. A rally organised by Patidar Anamat the violence that erupted during a Patidar stir in Guja- rat in 2015. A division bench headed by Justice Uday Umesh Lalit asked law enforce- New Delhi: The SC on Friday granted anticipatory bail to Congress leader and Patidar movement leader Hardik Patel in connection with a case pertaining to till and HC notice in plea seeking NIA probe in anti-CAA protests HC notice on pleas seeking FIR against Owaisi brothers New Delhi: Delhi HC issued notices to the central government and others on a petition filed by Hindu Sena seeking registration of FIR against AIMIM leaders Assaduddin Owaisi, Akbaruddin Owaisi and Waris Pa- than over their alleged hate speeches. court also issued notices on another plea filed by advocate Sanjjiiv Ku- maar seeking registration of FIR against social activist Harsh Man- der, RJ Sayema, actor Swara Bhaskar and AAP leader Amanatul- lah Khan. The matter is further listed for hearing on April 13. —ANI Verbal spat in court in CBI Vs CBI case New Delhi: Delhi HC sought the Centre and Delhi Government's response on a plea seeking directions to identify the roads blocked by protesters over the new citizenship law and immediate clearance of these roads. Chief Justice DN Pa- tel and C Harishankar issued notices to the re- spondents and scheduled the matter for further hearing in the month of April. The petition, filed by activist Ajay Gautam, sought directions to the concerned authorities to identify roads in areas like Sunder Nagri, Khureji, Hauz Rani, Siva, Kurmanna, father of accused Chinthakuntla Chennakesavulu and Pinjari Hussain, father of accused Ahmed, had approached the apex court seeking quashing of FIR registered by the police against the four deceased in which the police claimed they at- tempted to some police personnel. The family members of the deceased accused have also sought ade- quate compensation of Rs 50 lakh per family over alleged extra-judicial killing and custodial death of their children. —ANI Chinthakuntla New Delhi: The SC refused to entertain a plea seeking compensation and registration of FIR against Telangana Po- lice personnel over the encounter in which four accused in the gangrape and murder of a 26-year-old veterinari- an were killed. A bench of Chief Jus- tice SA Bobde asked the counsel, appearing for the families of the four accused in the matter, to approach the three- member inquiry commission set up to inves- tigate the killing and provide the evidence before it. “We are not inclined D D D gate the matter to find out anti-national forces behind these protests on the lines of Palestine Model, wherein kids and women were used as a shield for carrying out anti-national activities. It also sought a probe into the role of PFI & who was funding, motivating & support- ing these alleged anti- national protests. —ANI Azad Market, Kasab Pura, Inderlok, Kerdam Puri, Jheel Khureji and Seelampur Jafrabad, etc, evacuate these protesters and clear the roads with immediate effect by using appropriate force if necessary . The plea also sought directions through the Ministry of Home Affairs to investi- The lowing the family of the accused to withdraw the plea. During the hearing, the apex court asked the petitioner to wait until the findings of the commission are out. Jollu Lakshmi, mother of accused Jollu Naveen, Jollu Rajaya father of accused Jollu to entertain this petition at this statue. The petitioner is at liberty to tender evidence before the commission set up by this court... after the commission gives the report petitioner will be at liberty to claim compensation before the High Court,” the bench said while al- murder and to NIA COURTESY MEET and other electronic evidence. Bassi said that he had been sitting at home for the past 15 months without salary . Following the spat, special CBI judge San- jeev Aggarwal asked the two to be silent and said, “There is no point in washing dirty linen in public. You both worked in the same organisation, which is bigger than an individual.” The matter was slated for further hearing on March 7. The court had on Feb- ruary 19 asked the former investigating officer AK Bassi to appear before it on the next date of hearing. —ANI New Delhi: There is clinching against former special CBI director Rakesh Asthana in the alleged CBI vs CBI graft case, former investigation officer (IO) of the case Ajay Kumar Bassi told a special CBI court. Bassi appeared before the court and briefed it about the probe conducted by him during his investigation period. Howev- er, current IO Satish Dagar objected to some of the details given by Bassi and said whatever he was saying was not mentioned in the case diary. A verbal spat also broke out in the court- evidence vestigation. Bassi, on the other hand, alleged that Da- gar has made up his mind to give clean chit to former special CBI director Rakesh Astha- na despite there being clinching against him. He said that Dagar didn't even seize Asthana's phone room with the two sling- ing personal allegations against each other. During the hearing on considering the chargesheet in the matter, current IO Satish Dagar alleged that former IO Ajay Kumar Bassi was re- moved from the probe due to his biased in- evidence A ten member Swedish Parliamentary delegation called on the West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar at Raj Bhawan in Kolkata on Friday. BJP PREZ NADDA MEETS VIRBHADRA SINGH AT HIS RESIDENCE Shimla :BJP President JP Nadda met former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh at the latter's residence here in Shimla and enquired about the senior Congress leader's health. Talking to media after the meeting, Virbhadra Singh said: “I am happy that even after our political differences, Nadda visited me and enquired about OVER 10,000 FROM KERALA CLEARED FOR HAJJ Thiruvananthapuram: Even as Saudi Arabia has indefinitely sus- pended visas for the Umrah pilgrimage in backdrop of coronavirus outbreak in several parts of the world, more than 10,000 people in Kerala have been cleared by the State Hajj Committee for the annual Hajj TERROR CRIMES REDUCED TO 60% IN J&K, SAYS DGP Baramulla: “If you compare the first month of 2019 to first month of 2020 then you will find that terrorists related crimes have come down by 60%. We want to maintain this trend,” J&K DGP Dilbagh Singh said while informing about the crime related incidents in the region. BJP RELAUNCHES SAHYOG CELL FOR PARTY WORKERS New Delhi: In order to address the complaints of party workers the BJP will restart its Sahyog cell (support cell) from March 3. Sahyog cell was started by BJP in 2014 after the formation of PM Modi led govt. Every week, a union minister used to listen to the problems of party workers and resolve them. However, in 2019, the cell stopped working. BJP's national president JP Nadda took cognizance and issued directions for restarting it. As per the directions, a minister will listen to the problems of party workers fi ve days a week. my health and well being. I also congratulated him on becoming the BJP President.” JP Nadda, who is visiting Shimla for the fi rst time since he be- came the BJP President, said that they did not talk anything about any political issues. “I asked for his and his family's well-being. I am happy that he is healthy and fi ne,” he said. pilgrimage. “This year more than 10,000 people in Kerala have been cleared by the Hajj committee,” said C Muhammed Faizy, chairman, Kerala State Hajj Committee. “We hope that during the time of the Hajj pilgrimage, the travel restriction by Saudi Arabia will be lifted.”

PERSPECTIVE 06 J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 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 WHY ARE TRADITIONS IMPORTANT? Anything that is an inner experience should never be written down, only transmitted orally IN-DEPTH CORONAVIRUS TOLL RISES, MARKETS TAKE BIG HIT A SADHGURU, ISHA FOUNDATION Ranked amongst the fifty most influential people in India, Sadhguru is a yogi, mystic, visionary and a New York Times bestselling author Sadhguru has been conferred the Padma Vibhushan by the Government of India in 2017, the highest annual civilian award, accorded for exceptional and distinguished service s nation after nation reports cases of new coronavirus (nCoV), fear has come to grip the world. With 2859 death reported worldwide and over 83,000 confirmed cases, from China, Hong Kong, Iran, South Korea, Italy , Japan, Australia and the US, it has spread to the level of a pandemic. Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-Gen- eral of the World Health Organisation, however, would like to wait before declaring the virus pandemic. “We should not be too eager to declare a pandemic with a careful and clear- minded analysis of the facts,” he was reported to have said. The reason given was that coronavirus has not caused “sustained and intensive community transmission” yet. Figures seem to support Dr Ghebreyesus’ argument: Out of 1.4 billion people in Chi- na there are less than 80,000 cases, while across the world there are only 2790 cases in a population of over 6 billion. The last reported pandemic, the H1N1, commonly known as swine flu-causing virus, was in 2009- 19 and caused over 500,000 deaths globally . With no defined treatment available, there’s a race on to develop a vaccine. Scientists at Hong Kong University of Science and Technol- ogy claimed that they have identified “poten- tial vaccine targets which could be helpful for the development of a vaccine.” That’s worth half a cheer. Otherwise, there’s no sign of a vaccine yet, nor will it available before next year. According to the BBC, “…even if scientists can celebrate having developed a vaccine before Christmas there is still the massive job of being able to mass-produce it.” Its affordability will also be an issue. Until a vaccine is developed and its efficacy and side effects tested, the best way to ward off the risk of catching the virus is hygiene. Besides disrupting normal life at several places, the virus has hit economic activity hard. It has sent global stock markets, from Dow Jones to Nikkei and our own Sensex and Nifty, tumbling down. Lakhs of crores of wealth has been wiped out in the last three days as the world is still trying to come to grips with the virus. There was mayhem at Dalal Street where investor wealth worth Rs 5.50 lakh crore was gone in a day today . More than the bear run at Dalal Street it is the likely impact the coronavirus will have on Indian economy which is causing concern. With India being a major importer of Chi- nese electronics component (67 per cent) and consumer durables (45 per cent), besides pharma bulk drugs, growth will take a hit. At the same time petro-chemical ex- ports to China have to be put on hold. Credit agency CRISIL has warned that if the virus continues to spread to the first quarter of the new fiscal the economy will suffer a setback, notwithstanding a good farm output. T here are many traditions in the world. But if you can follow any tradition to its source, you will see it is only an outer manifesta- tion or expression of an inner experience of one person or a group of people. When people try to organize and deliver that experience to more people, it becomes a system, and then becomes a tradition, and tradition sometimes turns into a religion, and sometimes into many other things. All these things start with an inner experience before the process of either disorganized flow or organized conduct. If it is a disorganized flow, generally it gets referred to as a tradition because it is a loose organiza- tion. If it is a more organized expression, it becomes an organized religion. But essen- tially , if you go back, you will see all these things originat- ed in an inner experience of an individual human being or a group of human beings. you the next day, you would not even recognize the story . What- ever is passed on from generation to generation, human minds are given to enormous distortion. This is the nature of the human mind because most people have not done anything about their minds. For most people, their mind is not functioning independent of memory. What type of memory you carry in your mind, accordingly , that kind of contamination happens in your mind with whatever is given to you. So, in this country , we established a tradition, a science of transmitting with as much purity as possible. This tradition was called Guru- Shishya Paramparya. come to a place where we think everything that happened a thousand years ago is better than what it is today. That is not so. Even a thousand years ago, there were people like you and me, there were struggles, there were problems, there was nonsense, there was everything. It is just that people carry the memory of a few people’s glorious lives, and they think everyone at that time was like that. No, a few individuals were like that at that time. Even now, there are a few individuals like that. It is just that tradition has to come alive in individual experience. Only then that tradition becomes a living process. Other- wise, it just becomes an imposi- tion, and one generation or the next will drop it. Tradition is valuable only as a means for the present generation of people to experience the same glorious thing that was the origin of the tradition HOW TIME DISTORTS TRADITION Whoever experienced whatever – a hundred years ago or a thousand years ago or ten thousand years ago – we bow down to them for who they are. But still, whatever someone experienced is only an inspirational story for you. Unless you experience it, it is not real. That person’s experience and that person’s life can only be an in- spiration, never really the way . The only way for every human being is that he or she has to experience it. Maybe the guidance offered could lead you in that direction, but in these many years before it reached you, it might have been distorted. For example, if you see something today, and you went and told someone what you saw, in twenty-four hours, if it goes through twenty-five different people and comes back to TRADITION OF ORAL TRANSMISSION According to the tradition, anything that is an inner experience should never be written down, only transmitted orally. No one has any right to even change a syllable in it – it must be transmitted exactly the same way, with no interpreta- tions. Nobody should write any commentaries about it. For thousands of years, we have managed this. When someone experienced something, he delivered it to someone who held this above his life, not as a part of his life, or as his pro- fession or hobby. This was more important than his own life. And this person transmitted it to the next generation. Even if he did not experience it, he delivered it in the same format to the next generation. This was a very wonderful system, but those times are gone and distortions have happened today unfortunately . Whatever is passed on from generation to generation, human minds are given to enormous distortion. This is the nature of the human mind because most people have not done anything about their minds IS PRESERVING TRADITION IMPORTANT? All tradition will be demol- ished when it does not work. You cannot enforce something upon a generation if it is not working for them; it does not matter how sacred we think it is. So, the most important point is to travel back in your tradition, see what the source is, and see if you can bring that experience to the people who are sitting here. Then you do not have to tell them, “Please pre- serve the tradition.” They will anyway keep it alive. TRADITION IS NOT IMPORTANT BY ITSELF Tradition is not important by itself. Tradition is valuable only as a means for the present generation of people to experience the same glorious thing that was the origin of the tradition. Unfortunately, we have Why prison literature has a rich tradition A perfect, feedback focused on what the prisoners did well in their writing. This was seen as a first step in getting prisoners to enjoy writing and begin the ad- venture of literacy . from imprisonment (even suicidal thoughts), and of- ten how much they missed their children or loved ones. Eight entries philoso- phised about life, and two honoured religious dei- ties. Two contributors wrote about their lives, with the goal of inspiring others to stay out of jail and lead happier, more productive lives. Five entries pondered the personal meanings of art or writing. Other themes explored drugs and alcohol, futuristic socie- ties, rock band member- ship, friendship, political statements (Fuck the Sys- tem), dreams and the su- pernatural (The Love of a Lycan was a song about a werewolf). Three entries were hip hop raps. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.THECONVERSATION.COM ers may also want to express themselves through writing. Department for Correctional Services officers promoted Life Sen- tences and prisoners re- sponded with interest. After the program, Life Sentences booklets were available to the public at the Art by Prisoners exhibitions. Firsthand from and about prisons isn’t new. Prison literature has a rich tradition, with writers such as Jack London, O. Henry and Oscar Wilde writing about their experiences in jail. The nine years Dostoyevsky spent in Si- berian imprisonment and exile gave him the focus and depth of un- derstanding to become one of the greats. Conversely, illiteracy in Australian prisons is prev- recent project to encourage South Australi- an prisoners to write provides insights into how prisoners may benefit from written expression. The project, Life Sen- tences, gave more than 70 contributors professional feedback, certificates of merit and publication in a booklet produced annually from 2017 to 2019. The submissions re- vealed a surprising diversity of topics, considerable talent and self-awareness. STORIES OF PAIN AND HUMOUR What Life Sentences contributors wrote about was telling. Most entries directly related to what American criminologist Greshem Sykes called the “pains of imprisonment” in 1958. This wasn’t surprising, and it is hoped writing about pains was healing for the writers. What was more surprising was the number of entries not directly about imprisonment. Of 77 contributors over three years, 26 expressed pain, fear and depression writing alent. A recent government report around one in three Aus- tralian prisoners had only completed Year 9 (or under) at secondary school. One aim of Life Sentences was to provide encouraging feedback for prisoners of varying literacy levels. Although not all of the writing submitted was grammatically found TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp Rajasthan is among the top states which has benefi tted most from Modi Govt’s #PMUY. Empowering more than 63.82 lakh women in Rajasthan, #ModiGovt’s push to clean fuel has also ensured access of LPG to more than 1.61 cr households in the state as of Feb 2020. Knowing what prisoners like to write about could inform decisions about the types of books to stock in prisons to encourage reading and writing such THE BACK STORY Life Sentences began as an offshoot of Art by Prison- ers, a visual arts competition organised by Jeremy Ryder, who wanted to showcase art from prisoners across South Australia. We wondered if prison- G Vol 1 G Issue No. 264 GRNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. 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INDIA J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 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 CAA STIR: BJP ACCUSES SONIA GANDHI OF INCITING REMARKS POWERGallery ‘DON’T PREACH US RAJ DHARMA’ WILL IAS OFFICER BE APPOINTED SS, IS? There are indications that this time govt is likely to appoint an IAS offi cer as Special Secretary, Internal Security in the MHA. The said post is lying vacant for the last one month. ‘HE WOKE UP AFTER 69 HOURS DURING DELHI VIOLENCE’ New Delhi: The BJP on Friday, hit back at Con- gress president Sonia Gandhi for reminding the Centre of its ‘rajdharma’, as it alleged that the communal violence in northeast Delhi was an outcome of “in- stigation” by Opposi- tion leaders. The BJP’s remarks came a day after the Congress leaders, led by Sonia Gandhi, President Ram Nath Ko- vind and submitted a memorandum demanding resignation of Un- ion Home Amit Shah for “abdica- tion of duty” during the communal violence in northeast Delhi. She had also reminded the Centre of its ‘rajdharma’ and protecting the people from all faiths in the country . Addressing a press conference at the party office, BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad said Shah was very proac- tive from the very first day of the violence to stop it. Asked about controversial remarks made by the BJP leaders like Kapil Mishra and Pravesh Verma, Prasad said the party doesn’t approve such statements.”Sonia Gan- dhi, please don’t preach us ‘rajdharma’; your record is full of twists and turns,” said, while adding that NPR was started by the Congress-led regime. “If Congress does something, it is good. But if we do the same thing, they provoke the people. What type of rajdharma is this?” he asked. Referring to Con- gress chief’s remarks of “fight to finish” at a rally in Ramlila Maidan last year, asked whether such remarks do not constitute provocation. —PTI AMITABH RANJAN UNLIKELY TO JOIN AS DGP OF TRIPURA Newly appointed DGP of Tripura Amitabh Ranjan is unlikely to join . Tripura cadre 1988 batch IPS offi cer, Ranjan, is presently on deputation to the IB. It means Tripura will have a new DGP. New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal took a dig at Prime Minister Modi over his “delayed” appeal to the citizens to maintain peace in the wake of communal violence in northeast Del- hi. While speaking to ANI, he said, “Prime Minister Modi woke up after 69 hours and appealed for peace and calm in Delhi. He should have done it earlier. But Home Minister Amit Shah made no such appeal. The Home Minister should have visited affected areas.” Narendra EITHER PARAMBIR SINGH OR DATE TO BE CP MUMBAI ? In the fi nal round, it is said that tie is between 1988 batch IPS offi cer Parambir Singh and 1990 batch IPS offi cer Dr Sadanand Vasant Date for the post of Police Commissioner Mumbai. met ABHINAV KHARE INDUCTED AS SP, CBI Abhinav Khare has been inducted as Superinten- dent of Police in Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for an initial period of four years. He is a 2009 batch IPS offi cer of Karnataka cadre. Minister SUMANT KATHPALIA APPOINTED INDUSIND BANK MD & CEO RBI has cleared the appointment of Sumant Kath- palia as the next MD & CEO of the IndusInd Bank. —PHOTO BY ANI A boy looks at a Paramilitary soldier as he arrives for the Friday prayers at Mustafabad in New Delhi. `25K EX GRATIA TO THOSE WHO LOST THEIR HOMES GAUTAMPURI SETS EXAMPLE OF LOVE AND UNITY New Delhi: Gautampuri, home to about 4500 Hindu & Muslim families, has presented itself as a symbol of unity, preventing any incidents of violence or a loss of property to local businesses or residents. The inhabitants, both Hindus and Mus- lims, spoke at length about the way they preserved their area from violent attacks. We the people of Gautampuri do not believe in Hindu-Muslim, we fi rmly believe that we are Indians. I am a pandit, Sahu Bhai is a Muslim but we are Indians and that’s it,” said 53-years-old Rajkumar Bharadwaj. ‘PEOPLE WITH EVIL MINDS WILL GET PUNISHED’ New Delhi: Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that people who will be found guilty in spreading violence in Delhi over the CAA will not be spared. He also urged citizens to maintain peace in the capital. “People with evil minds will surely get punished. The country believes in the principle of unity in diversity. I was happy seeing Muslim brothers helping Hindus and vice versa. We should all appeal for peace and not provoke people,” he said alleging that Congress should act responsibly for maintaining peace in the country. WILL NAGMA MALLIK GET TO OPEN NEW INDIAN MISSIONS IN AFRICA ? The 1991 batch Indian Foreign Service offi cer Nagma Mallik, who now has, as many as, three Africa divisions reporting to her in the Ministry of External Affairs could be assigned the task of opening new Indian missions in Africa as planned by the Central Government in 2019. New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- wal on Friday said that an ex gratia amount of Rs 25,000 on an immediate basis will be distrib- uted tomorrow to people whose homes have been destroyed in the North-East district violence. “We have made provi- sions for lodging of people whose homes got burnt or who are not able to go to their homes. From tomorrow afternoon, we will grant Rs 25,000 ex gratia to people who have lost their homes in the riots. The balance compensation will be given to them in two-three days. We will also shift some persons to private hospitals as there are a lot of patients in government hospitals. We are also distributing food on a large scale in the area. Today, SK JHA IS BACK TO MADHYA PRADESH SK Jha is back to the parent Madhya Pradesh cadre after completion of central deputation tenure. He is 1989 batch IPS offi cer of Madhya Pradesh cadre. RAJNI HASIJA, A LONE BOARD MEMBER IN RACE FOR CMD, IRCTC Rajni Hasija, Director (Tourism & Marketing), IRCTC, is a lone Board member to be claimant for the post of Chairman and Managing Director, Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation. ‘Why no FIRs against Mishra, Thakur’ Prasad trucks went to the area to distribute food. We are getting credible support from NGOs and RWAs in the area,” Ke- jriwal told media. “Four sub-divisions are affected in the North-East district. In normal circumstances, there are four SDMs in the four sub-divisions. We have posted 18 SDMs in those sub-divisions. We have also posted night SDMs in the area for careful monitoring of the situation,” he added. —ANI SN SHRIVASTAVA GETS ADDL CHARGE OF DELHI CP gress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said the party will seek dismiss- al of the plea in the court. “We will give an extremely strong, befitting, reply, but let me tell you that the whole world is receiving FIRs but the whole world does not include Kapil Mishra, Thakur and Parvesh Verma, not even an FIR now after months.”—ANI New Delhi: Congress said that it will “fear- lessly and firmly give a befitting reply” in court over plea filed in Delhi HC seeking registration of FIRs against senior party leaders and also took a dig at the Centre over FIRs not having been registered against BJP leaders over their alleged objectionable remarks. Addressing a press conference, Con- NGT GETS FOUR NEW JUDICIAL MEMBERS Justice Keloth Puthen Pura Jyotindranath, Justice Prakash Chandra Jaiswal, Justice Sheo Kumar Singh and Justice Vinod Goel have been appointed as Judicial Member in the National Green Tribunal (NGT). New Delhi: The Centre gave additional charge of Delhi Police Commission- er to senior IPS offi cer SN Shrivastava with effect from March 1 and until further orders with in- cumbent Amulya Patnaik retiring on Saturday. He is a 1985-batch offi cer of (AGMUT) cadre. —ANI ABHAY AHUJA APPOINTED ADDL JUDGE OF BOMBAY HC Abhay Ahuja has been appointed as Additional Judge of Bombay High Court for a period of two years. Prasad Anurag many Balakot airstrikes send out a clear message on terrorism: Rajnath Singh Won’t tolerate proxy war on our people: Rawat ‘Could have used more weapons during airstrike’ cost option. We have taught a lesson to Paki- stan on this. Through Balakot, we have indi- cated that camps across Line of Control are no longer secure place for terrorists,” Singh added. Bal- akot airstrikes sent out clear message on terrorism, infrastructure across the border wont be safe haven for terrorists adding that the security scenario had changed in the last few years, he said . —PTI New Delhi: Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat on Friday said that “the message (of Balakot) was very clear that the kind of proxy war perpetrated on our people will not be toler- ated.” The CDS made the statement at a seminar titled ‘Indian Air Force: No war, no peace’ at Centre for Air Power Studies in Delhi. “If we have to be prepared for the tasks assigned to us then it is important we New Delhi: Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadau- ria said that the force could have deployed twice the number of warplanes launched more weapons during the Balakot airstrike, but chose to not do so in order to minimise damage. “The air force could have struck Balakot with twice the number of warplanes launched four times the New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the Balakot air strikes had sent out the clear message that infrastructure across the border could not be used as safe havens for terrorists. Addressing a seminar on ‘Air Power in No War, No Peace Scenar- io’, Singh hailed the 40 CRPF martyrs of the Pulwama terror attack and saluted the soldiers who carried out the Balakot airstrikes. terrorist and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses at a seminar titled “Air Power in ‘No War No Peace’ Scenario” in New Delhi. maintain credible de- terrence at land, air and sea at all times. Deter- rence comes from keeping every personnel trained and motivated,” he added. —ANI weapons but did not do that to ensure there was no collateral damage,” the IAF chief said at the Centre for Air Power Studies seminar here. The IAF chief said the collateral haven for terrorists,” the Defence Minister said. “For Pakistan, employment of terrorism against India is a low- “The strikes conveyed India’s clear message that infrastructure across the border won’t be a safe Balakot air and PM NARENDRA MODI TO VISIT UTTAR PRADESH TODAY New Delhi: PM a Modi will visit Uttar Pradesh on Saturday for a series of programmes and en- gagements, including the foundation stone laying ceremony of Bundelkhand Expressway. He will inaugurate a ‘Samajik Adhikar- ita Shivir’ in Prayagraj at 11 am. “This mega distribution camp, the biggest ever of its kind, is MAHA TO BE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC FREE BY MAY 1: THACKERAY Mumbai: The Shiv Sena-led government will make Maharashtra single-use plastic free of by May 1, Environ- ment Minister Aaditya Thackeray told the legislative council on Friday. In 2018, the Maharash- tra government had imposed a ban on manufacturing, use, sale, distribution and storage SONIA APPROVES NEW CITY CONG COMMITTEES IN 3 UP DISTRICTS New Delhi: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Friday approved the proposal for creating new city Congress Committees in Azamgarh, Sultanpur, Robertsganj (Sonbhadra) districts in Uttar Pradesh. In October last year, the Congress revamped the party’s Uttar Pradesh unit, appointing party MLA Ajay Kumar Lallu as its chief and Aradhana Misra ‘Mona’ as the leader of the legislative party. Apart from Ajay Kumar Lallu, the party has appointed four vice-presi- dents and 12 general secretaries. ‘RSS CHIEF SHOULD ADVISE PM NOT TO BLAME NEHRU FOR EVERYTHING’ Mumbai: Amid reports of RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat stating that Britishers cannot be blamed for everything wrong in the country, Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik said that Bhagwat should have also conveyed to PM Modi that blaming Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for all that is wrong in the country will also not work. Bhagwat, while addressing an event had said that Dr BR Ambed- kar had underlined that only the country’s citizens will be responsible for whatever happens and that Britishers could no longer be blamed. meant to provide assistance through assistive aids and devices to senior citizens, particularly those from BPL families (under the Rashtriya Vayoshri Yojana) and Divyangjans [under the Assistance to Disabled persons for purchasing/fi tting of aids/ appliances scheme of Govt. of India],” an offi cial statement said. of plastic materials that included one-time- use bags, spoons and plates, among others. “Single-use disposable plastic items such as carry bags, straws, cups and plates are already banned in the state. However, these items are still found in markets, Thackeray said, replying to a question.

TALKING POINT LEAP YEAR 2020 February 29 is a date that plays an enormously important role: to keep our annual calendar and the passing of the seasons aligned over very long timescales. Despite a bizarre historical origin and a series of urban legends surrounding it, Leap Day exists for scientific, not superstitious, reasons 08 J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia SCIENTIFIC FACTS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT LEAP DAY O circumstances, human- ity inserts an extra day into our calendar year to help keep time: Leap Day. February 29 is a date that only rarely graces our lives, but plays an enormously important role: to keep our annual calendar and the passing of the seasons aligned over very long timescales. Despite a bizarre historical origin and a series of urban legends surrounding it, Leap Day exists for scientific, not superstitious, reasons. Without a Leap Day, the physics of planet Earth would quickly nce every four years, at least under most cause the seasons to move out-of-phase with our annual calendar, and the equinoxes and solstices would drift around the days, months and seasons. In fact, if we did Leap Day every four years without fail, things wouldn’t line up very well, either. Only if we properly account for our planet’s axial rotation and revolution around the Sun can we keep our calendar correct, and that’s what Leap Day is all about. Earth completing one revolution around the Sun doesn’t add up to a calendar year I plete revolution is defined as when the Earth returns to the same position it occupied in space a full 360° orbit ago. In astronomy, this is what we call a sidereal (sigh- DEER-ee-ul) year, or the amount of time it takes the Earth to return to the same relative position it occupied earlier with respect to the Sun. But a sidereal year is not the same as a calendar (also known as a tropical) year. The Earth rotates on n astronomy, as in mathematics, a com- its axis while it revolves around the Sun, and that axis precesses over time, which means that the Earth is oriented slightly differently with respect to the Sun when it completes one astronomical revolution versus the year prior. The difference between a sidereal and a tropical year is small only about 20 minutes but that means a calendar year, which is what you need to make the seasons line up, is actually 20 minutes shorter than a full revolution around the Sun. There are not really 24 hours in every day Some days are longer than others because Earth orbits the Sun in an ellipse T our rotational motion around our axis and our revolutionary motion around the Sun. Typi- cally, we think about our rotation as lasting 24 hours, which is why a day is 24 hours, and our revolution as requiring 365 days, which is why a year is 365 days long. Only, these effects he Earth’s motion has two basic parts: are inseparable, as both motions are always occurring. If Earth were totally station- ary, remaining in the same position, then a full rotation through all 360° would equate to a day. But that full 360° rotation isn’t a day: it’s slightly less by two met- rics. First, it only takes the Earth 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds to rotate through 360°. But secondly, because the Earth moves through space in its orbit around the Sun, it has to rotate a little bit extra to position the Sun in the same relative location as it was in the previous day. That extra bit of required motion is what makes days, on average, 24 hours. H earliest sunrise and latest sunset don’t occur on the sum- mer solstice, and why the latest sunrise and earliest sunset don’t line up with the winter solstice? It’s because the Earth orbits the ave you ever wondered why the Sun in an ellipse, which means when the Earth is closest to the Sun (perihelion) it moves at its fastest, and when it’s farthest from the Sun (aphelion), it moves most slowly. Combine that with the fact that perihelion/ aphelion doesn’t line up with either the solstices or equinoxes, and you’ll find that some days have less than 24 hours while others have more. The 24 hour day that we’re used to is just an average of all the days throughout the year, and even at that, they don’t line up perfectly. Ultimate fate of the Earth-Moon system will be wildly different from what we experience today A only will Earth’s rotation slow down, but the Moon will slowly spiral away from the Earth. In a few hundred million (but less than one billion) years, the Moon will be so distant from Earth that there will no longer be any total solar eclipses; they will all be annular instead. Assuming we survive the Sun’s transforma- tion into a red giant and planetary nebula/white dwarf combination, a day on Earth and the Moon’s orbital period will both lengthen until they match: until they both take about 47 of our modern days, number of days in a year Gregorian calendar accounts for Leap Days extraordinarily well T our calendar year with the demands of Earth’s combined motions is brilliant and relatively simple: every year that is divisible by 4 is a leap year, unless it’s also divisible by 100 but not 400, in which case it’s not a leap year. This means that 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020, etc., will all be leap years, because they’re all divis- century, it’s only a leap In four million years, Leap Days will be unnecessary he way we make up for the mismatch of wasn’t and 2100 won’t be. All told, the adoption of the Gregorian calendar gives us 365.2425 days in a year, which means we won’t be off by even a single day until more than 3,200 years have gone by, at which time we might want to skip another Leap Day down the road. If we excluded every year that’s divisible by 3200 from having a Leap Day, we wouldn’t be off by a single day until ~700,000 years passed. s the effect of tidal braking continues, not which will occur ~50 billion years in the future. Instead of the same face of the Moon always point- ing towards the spinning Earth, the Moon and Earth will be mutually locked, just as Pluto and Charon are with one another today. We should all appreciate the need for Leap Days; without them, the Earth’s seasons, equinoxes, and solstices would all shift over time, rather than falling on the same date year after year. But, simultaneously, we should also appreciate that the length of a day is not constant, just as the is not constant. As time goes on and the Earth’s rotation continues to slow, we’ll need fewer and fewer days to make up a full calendar year, which will mean we’ll require a constantly changing calendar system. But for now, particularly on the scale of a human lifetime, the Gregorian calendar — where Leap Days occur every 4 years but not on centuries that aren’t also divisible by 400 year intervals — will do just fine. Enjoy your extra day this year however you see fit, and remember that without these Leap Days, our calendar simply wouldn’t add up. T tidal braking will start to become important as the millennia continue to tick by. While right now, we’re only adding a single leap second every 18 months or so to accommodate it, the day continues to lengthen. After another 4 million years go by on Earth, the day will lengthen by another 56 seconds: the exact amount necessary for a tropical year. If humans are still around and keeping calendars at that point, we’ll want to think about further transitions, as we’re going to need to begin skipping days (in a reverse-Leap Day scenario) in order to keep our seasons aligned with our calendar. his extraordinarily slow effect of ible by 4. But if your year marks the turn-of-the- year if it’s also divisible by 400. The year 2000 was a leap year, but 1900 THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF EARTH’S AXIAL ROTATION, ORBITAL REVOLUTION OVER THE LONG TERM, WE’LL NEED TO CHANGE OUR CALENDAR YET AGAIN I is very close but not quite right. In fact, this is what the old Julian Calendar, which we followed for ~1,600 years, did to account for the years. By the late 1500s, this difference was so apparent (our calendar was off by about 10 too many days), that the calendar needed to be revisd. In Italy, Poland, Spain, and Portugal, the dates October 5 through 14, in 1582, never existed. I the Sun — this calendar would be practically perfect, but only for now. Every time there’s an earthquake, our rotation rate slightly speeds up, but that effect is swamped by the gravitational effects of the Sun and Moon on the Earth, which slow us down.The slow- down effect is known as tidal braking, and clocks in at an average of 14 microseconds per year. f we put a single Leap Day every four years, we’d account for 365.25 days on an annual basis, which f everything were constant — our rotation rate, our axial tilt’s orientation, and our orbital motion around

SPORTS J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 09 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia ‘Ishant-less’ India aim to fight back Christchurch: After conceding a heavy defeat in the first Test in Wellington, Team India will look to bounce back and level the two-match series when they take on New Zealand in the second game beginning Saturday. But Ishant Sharma being ruled out of the game is not a news that would be pleasing to skipper Vi- rat Kohli’s ears. Coming back to the game, the highly rated Indian batting line-up, which boasts of having the likes of Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane, would want to fire on all cylin- ders after being caught napping against the pace attack of the Black Caps in Wellington. It was India’s first loss in the ongoing ICC World Test Championship and even head coach Ravi Shastri acknowledged A green pitch awaits India and NZ at Hagley Oval for the second and last Test India’s Aravind Chithambaram finishes 4th in Aeroflot Open Moscow: champion Chithambaram ished fourth while compatriot B Adhiban took the seventh spot in ‘A’ group of the Aeroflot Open chess tournament here. Azerbaijan’s 14-year old Aydin Suleymanli edged Rinat Jumabayev, countryman Mamedov and Indian Grandmas- ter Chithambaram to clinch the title on the basis of a better tie- break score. All four ended with a tally of 6.5 points from rounds. On Thursday, Suleymanli and Mame- dov settled for a 29-move draw. Little-known In- ternational Master Su- leymanli (Elo started as the 71st seed and defeated strong GMs in a row towards the closing stag- es to triumph against all odds. His victims included GM Vasif Durarbayli, GM Ilia Smirin and GM Parham Maghsoodloo, the 2018 World Junior Champion. National Aravindh fin- Ishant Sharma that they can put pressure on the hosts. At least two changes can be expected in the India playing XI from the last Test with Ravi- chandran Ashwin likely to lose his spot to Ravindra Jadeja and either of Umesh Yadav or Navdeep Saini coming in for veteran Is- hant Sharma whose right ankle injury has resurfaced. though, India have lost just one Test in the ongoing ICC World Test C’ship. they needed a “shake- up” to come out of their fixed mindset. Mayank Agarwal and Rahane were the lone two Indian batters who looked to have the arsenal to tackle the conditions as well as the short-pitched bowled by the New Zea- land pacers. So, it would be perti- nent for the team that these two continue with their form and in addi- tion, the likes of Kohli, Pujara and Hanuma Vi- hari also score big so stuff Even nine —Agencies Wellington drubbing was a good lesson: Shastri 2474) three Christchurch: Team India coach Ravi Shastri said that the crushing loss in Wellington was necessary because a defeat like that can force the team to sit up and take notice after a domi- nating run for a long time. India lost their first game in the World Test Championship after seven convincing wins in a row and that according to Shastri can open the mindset of the players. The visitors were totally outplayed in windy conditions at Basin Reserve as pacers Southee, Trent Boult and Jamieson ran riot but Shastri believes now the batters know what to expect and will be up for the challenge in the second Test, starting on Saturday. “Very simple. It’s the red ball. The conditions in red and white ball are totally different... especially in New Zealand and Eng- land, where the conditions can be very much different.” compatriot —Agencies Virat Kohli during the practice session. —Agencies Manchester United and Wolves cruise into last 16 London: Arsenal suffered a shock Europa League exit to Olympia- kos Piraeus on away goals after a 2-1 extra- time home defeat, while Manchester United and Wolverhampton Wan- derers cruised into the last 16 with emphatic aggregate Thursday. The North London club among several heavy- weights who slumped out as the Portuguese trio of Benfica, Sport- ing and Porto as well as Ajax Amsterdam and Celtic were also elimi- nated from Europe’s second-tier competition in the Round of 32. Arsenal had beaten Olympiakos 1-0 in the first leg. Sumit Nagal nominated for Indian Sports Honours award New Delhi: India’s top- ranked tennis player Sumit Nagal has been nominated in the Break- through Performance of the Year -- Men Award by ‘Indian Sports Honours’. Nagal, who from Jhajjar in Hary- ana, is contending in one of the Popular Choice Honours catego- ry, which is being conducted via Twitter poll. Sumit Nagal is up against cricketer Ma- yank Agarwal, kabaddi player Naveen Kumar and footballer Brandon Fernandes. As of now, the poll has received over 2000 votes and Nagal has received 29 per cent of the vote share. Barty sets up Qatar Open Semi-Final clash with Petra Kvitova Ritu records second One C’ship victory ball kind of in my areas a lot more,” said the Australian top seed. “Then in the second set Garbine was able to shift her court position and take a few more risks, put me on the back foot. It was frustrating, I felt like I wasn’t doing a lot wrong but I wasn’t making the most of my opportunities and wasn’t getting opportunities. Doha: World number one and Australian Open champion Ash- leigh Barty set up a ninth career meeting with two-time Wim- bledon winner Petra Kvitova at the Qatar Open on Thursday. Barty saw off Spain’s Garbine Muguruza 6-1, 6-7 (4/7), 6-2 in her quarter-final in windy and chilly conditions in Doha. “I felt like I started ex- ceptionally well and I was able to get the hails wins on were Her victory follows a sizzling debut last year where she finished Nam Hee Kim in the first round —Agencies —Agencies —ANI my second match at ONE Championship has been a very good feeling and my confidence level has been boosted further. I would like to thank my coaches and my Indian supporters watching. My goal of becoming first MMA world champion is still a long way away but I will keep working with a lot of dedica- tion to reach that,” said Ritu. Singapore: Phogat on Friday recorded her second win in her MMA career by beating debu- tant Wu Chiao Chen of China at the One: King of the Jungle event. The Championship event was held closed doors at the Singapore Stadium and Ritu dominated the bout, eventually ending up with a unanimous decision. “Winning Ritu CORONAVIRUS IMPACT India pull out of Shooting World Cup in Cyprus said they “have heard about the withdrawal” but are awaiting official confirmation. Earlier, the outbreak of the deadly disease has also affected the ISSF Shooting World Cup in Delhi, with seven countries already withdrawing. Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, North Korea, Turkmenistan and Bah- rain have opted out due to the coronavirus cri- sis in these countries. does not have any confirmed cases of coronavirus yet but suspected cases are being quaran- tined as a precautionary measure. “Given the situation, it was the right decision as we can’t put our shooters, support staff and accompanying officials at risk of con- tracting the virus,” he said. Two shooters, who were a part of the Indi- an team for the tournament in Nicosia, also New Delhi: Cyprus does not have any confirmed cases of coronavirus yet but suspected cases are being quaran- tined as a precautionary measure. Citing the novel coronavirus threat, India pulled out of the upcoming Shooting World Cup in Cyprus on Fri- day . The Shotgun World Cup is scheduled to be held from March 4 to 13. The event is recognised by ISSF, The Indian team withdrew from lll One The Indian team withdrew from the tournament on the advice of the government, a National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) official said India’s behind Indoor China, —Agencies I am thrilled to be representing India in MMA now. This is a growing sport and I foresee that it will be huge in India real soon. son we are pulling out and it has been done on the advice of central agencies,” he said. However, the tournament on the advice of the government, a NRAI source said. “The coronavirus threat is the only rea- Cyprus —PTI

2NDFRONT Smiling makes the world a happier place and kindness keeps it so. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 J AIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 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 Gehlot visits Kota, lends a shoulder to grieving families while assuring all help First India News a dozen social security schemes which will not only ensure education for the young ones till college level but also pensions for the wid- ows and old along with loan facilities for the employable. The bereaved families, per- haps, breathed easy for the first time after the tragic news reached them by having CM amidst them in their hour of sorrow. ernment will issue whatever announced in writing as well so that families don’t face any problems in the future. CM also assured to tackle case of unfit vehicles once he receives the report. UDH Minister Shanti Dhari- wal, who also happens to be a local MLA, shared the grief with shocked families and informed them that apart from the compensation announced by the government, the dependents will also benefit from about half MAJOR RELIEF FOR VICTIMS Kota: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal, on Friday afternoon, CAD grounds in Kota to offer condolences to the bereaved families of 24 unfortunate victims of Mej River bus tragedy. Gehlot while sharing their grief announced Rs5 lakh compensation over and above Rs2 lakh announced earlier by state government. He also informed, and reached what else can be done once he receives the report. Gehlot assured the bereaved families of all support with every possible help. CM gave them confidence by saying that the gov- during the condolence meeting, that Kota divi- sional commissioner will inquire into the tragic incident and submit a report in the next seven days. CM said that he will see A grieving kid seeks solace in arms of CM Ashok Gehlot. Gehlot launches twin housing schemes of JDA CM pleads with youth to UP COMING First India News maintain social harmony First India News Jaipur: CM Ashok Ge- hlot on Friday launched two residential schemes by JDA. Gehlot gave his best wishes to JDA for the success of Mohan Lal Sukhadia Residen- tial Scheme and Priya- darshini Nagar Scheme. He said that government is committed towards making the dream of own house for all sec- tions of the society . JDC T Ravikant informed CM about the details of both the schemes adding that they will offer 359 plots to people with a reserve price of Rs9500/ sq mt Congress General Secretary and Rajasthan incharge Avinash Pandey will arrive in Jaipur on Saturday at 6:20 pm by Air Asia fl ight from Delhi. Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot appealed to the students youth to maintain the social fabric and communal harmony of the country. He said that the future be- longs to the youth. Ge- hlot stressed youth must maintain an independent opin- ion about the happen- ings around them for- getting caste and religious differences to let the country head in the correct direction. Gehlot was speaking as the chief guest at the inauguration of Student’s Union Of- fice at Rajasthan Uni- versity on Friday . CM elaborated deep and direct relation between harmony and well being to the en- thused young audience. He said that economic prosperity can be achieved only in peaceful and harmoni- ous atmosphere where industry and business thrive, creating jobs for the youth. He told the students to inculcate high val- ues during their student life as they will be with them all through and the CM Ashok Gehlot launching JDA schemes in presence of Shanti Dhariwal, T Ravikant and others on Friday. 2% for accredited journalists and 10% for ex servicemen and their families. UDH minister Shanti Dhariwal, PS (UDH) Bhaskar Sawant and JDA secretary Archana Singh were also present. for ML Sukhadia while Rs12500/sq Priydarshini schemes. Both schemes will have provision for 10% reservation for central & state govt employ- ees, 6% for ST, 9% for SC, 5 % for differently abled, mt for that Nagar Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and Union Minister Smriti Irani will also be visiting Jaipur on Saturday. Illegal sand mining issue: Collectors urge Chief Secretary to hike penalty A CM Ashok Gehlot blesses Puja Verma even as Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Amin Kagzi and RK Kothari look on during the inauguration of RUSU offi ce at Rajasthan University. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR the students of RU who had made all proud with their contribu- tion in politics, administration and other fields. RU vice-chancellor RK Kothari praised CM for his value and principal based politics. Earlier RU president Puja Verma gave welcome speech. State ministers Dr Subhash Garg and Bharosilal Jatav, MLAs Rajku- mar Sharma Ameen Kagji and a large number of students were also present on the occasion. opening 50 new colleges in state showed his government’s in- tention of providing quality education to state’s youth. He also stressed on quality research in the state institutions. The state games were also organised for the first time to cater to their all round development, pointed Gehlot while interacting with students. CM also released RU Business Incubator and Cluster Society magazine. Higher Edu- cation minister Bhan- war Singh Bhati hailed their lives. He reminded the students that it was his government which had lifted the ban on student elections as he always believes that student politics gives the required exposure to a student for social service. Gehlot congratulated the RU students for electing Puja Verma, a backward candidate, as their President as by doing so they have set a fine example of women empowerment and social equality. Gehlot added that his announcement First India News impossible to take action in so many cases. The CS asked District Collectors and SPs to hold meeting with task force and provide data to submit a report to the Central Empowered Committee on March 5. He said a factual report can pave way for a solu- tion adding that there should be no illegal mining, transpiration and stock. Some Collec- tors and SPs demanded hike in penalty against illegal mining. before the apex court saying that it has no means to stop illegal mining hence it should be allowed within rules. The court then heard petitioner Navin Shar- ma’s argument, who had filed contempt petition & constituted a committee to find ways of legal mining. During video conferencing, the CS said that 28,000 cases of transport of illegal gravel & stock have been registered since November 2017. It was Jaipur: Chief Secre- tary DB Gupta held a video conferencing with District Collectors and SPs following SC’s decision to constitute ‘Cen- tral Empowered Com- mittee’ to submit report to stop illegal sand mining. The SC has given six weeks’ time to submit report. The SC had banned sand mining in the state in November 2017. Since then the matter is pend- TETE -A-TETE ing in SC. Meanwhile, the ban encouraged illegal mining and the government with limited resources, has been unable to stop it. This is the argument the government put forward and for ‘Flat’ dreams of Mantriji’s OSD ACB-DoP ‘face off’ over role and jurisdiction! First India News T Personnel and ACB headquarters on the “role and jurisdiction” of ACB in suggesting or instructing the Depart- ment of Personnel to shift some particular officer on some sidelined position. The case relates to a February 3, 2020 written ACB advice to Sec- retary, DoP Roli Singh to remove an IAS officer Bharati Dixit from her present assignment of Shivendra Parmar A Well, we have all heard about how power is misused by those who wield it, the OSD who only has proximity to the netaji and not the ‘real power’, is proba- bly following the mot- to—proximity breeds contempt. And thus the man recently proached a small-time builder for a flat. While the ‘inspection’ of the property was done by the OSD or advice to the state government (in DoP). Another important aspect of this entire episode is that Bhara- ti’s husband Ashish Modi happens to be a joint secretary in DoP itself and is handling or processing the transfers and postings of IAS, IPS and IFS officers. Now, the higher bureaucracy is keen to know the final “outcome” of this mild “face off” between the two premier agencies, which are ultimately controlled by the same person i.e. the Chief Minister! builder was fed up, the OSD demanded that one flat be given to him and he will take his complaint back. Realising that the OSD will not let go easily, the agreed and prepared an agreement. How- ever, right before the agreement was to be signed, OSD realised that he could be ‘trapped’ and thus he chose to take a hefty amount instead of the flat. Notably, the RAS serving as OSD to the mantriji lives in Raja Park area of the city. here is an interesting tug of war going on between Department n OSD of a re- nowned mantriji has done the unimaginable. of builder as a client, he then approached a deputy commissioner Moti Dungri zone to take some action against the builder and soon the builder was served a notice. Therein began the rounds of discussions and in one such round, after DB Gupta Alok Tripathi Roli Singh at which is ultimately headed by CS and the Chief Minister, has yet not taken any cognizance of ACB’s request, as DoP is still examining the authority and powers of ACB in issu- ing any such direction alleged bribery . Private Secretary is still behind bars. News- papers then also pointed out some fingers at Bharati Dixit, but no carpets were pulled under anybody’s feet then. Interestingly, CEO, Jaipur Zila Pari- shad for her alleged “dubious role” in a recent Jaipur Zila Pari- shad ACB raid case. In the case the Private Secretary of Bharati was caught by ACB in December, 2019 for an ap- DoP, the

www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 11 JAIPUR, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 29, 2020 Actors and models promoting sustainable fashion clothing and accessories designed by the participants of ‘Future Collective’ BEINGSUSTAINABLE DELHI IS ALL SET TO WITNESS A FUN-FILLED EVENT ‘FUTURE COLLECTIVE’ THAT WILL INCLUDE FASHION SHOWS, TALK SESSIONS AND EXHIBITIONS BASED ON SUSTAINABLE FASHION ABHIMANYU SINGH kirti.chauhan@firstindia.co.in B ringing together the pio- neers of sustainable design under one roof, a fun- filled event to showcase the designs for a harmoni- ous and environmentally friendly lifestyle, ‘Future collective’, is going to take place on February 29 and March 1 at Bikaner House, Delhi. The main motto of organising the event is to bring like-minded artists, designers, brands and individuals to shape a new ‘conscious-culture’. The core idea is to shape our culture in an informed, ethical and responsible way by showcasing and starting a dialogue between artists, brands and consumers at the event with the main focus on sustainability and inno- vation that is also commercially viable. It will also discuss in brief about what, how and how much we are consuming in fashion. The team of Vidyun Singh, Asha Koch- har Narsinghani are bringing In our brand ethos, we have integrated philosophy of trans-seasonal collections. This allows us to seam- lessly upcycle and reintroduce layers or separates with stra- tegic design tweaks thereby increasing the shelf life and appeal of the particular piece. We also create only as per precise requirement and do not produce anything in excess. —URVASHI KAUR, Designer Swara Bhaskar and Kareena Kapoor Khan el discussions, talk shows and exhibitions. The discussions will revolve around topics such as circular fashion, inclusivity and textile technology. During the event, Iconic brands across fashion, arts, and design like Urvashi Kaur, Abra- ham and T h a ko r e, Nicobar, Ni- mai, Pero, Ka-Sha, Dot, Graine, Kassa, Naso, OFrida, Pozruh, Rhizome, Chola and 11.11 among others will be dis- playing their creativity. From Architecture to Art, Fashion to Furniture, Solar energy to Sari Swaps, Food to Films, Recycling, Electric vehicles, waste management, workshops, conversations and more would be the highlights of the event. founding and Roma their power unique and sensibility to the event. Being neers in fashion and culture for over 30 years, c o m b i n e d n e t w o r k s spread across India abroad is bringing unparalleled exposure and an opportunity for brands to showcase alongside the best of the best. The event will include vari- pio- their and ous fashion shows, pan- Ishaan Khatter Kalki Koechlin

HOLLYWOOD 12 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 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 The futuristic warrior spilt and how she managed being a single mother. Reflecting on her relationship with Bradley, she said it was not necessary that two great people will make a good couple too. She was quoted saying, “I think we’ve been very lucky to experience what we had with each other. Life without B is new ground.” She went on, “I think in all good relationships you bring your best and your worst – it’s just the nature of a human being,” she says. “Two great people don’t have to make a good couple.” The 34-year-old model, who co-parents her three-year-old daughter Lea De Seine with Brad- ley Cooper, said that sometimes she feels like everything is crumbling around her. ‘‘It’s hard to find a balance between being a single mum and being a working woman and provider. Trust me, there are days I wake up and I’m like, ‘Oh my god, I don’t know what to do, I’m falling apart’,” Shayk said. Irina dated the actor Bradley for four years before they decided to split their ways in 2019. —Agency I Irina’s life without Bradley n a recent interview, supermodel Irina Shayk who split with actor Bradley Cooper in 2019, said that the life without Bradley is new ground for her. She talked about how she coped with her life after they Lady Gaga S Against the backdrop of a desert- like land, the 33-year-old leads her people to war in a skimpy metallic pink bikini that matches her hair and face paint. Like their leader, Gaga’s followers are all dressed in pink futuristic costumes. The video also includes battle scenes. Gaga recently opened up about the new song and her upcoming album, and ex- plained how her own romantic experiences and lessons in love influ- enced the creation of ‘Stupid love’. “I know everyone in the world has different relationships with love, but guess what? I’m pretty sure that when we all decide to be vulnerable, it’s really scary, and I think it’s very scary for a lot of people,” Gaga shared. Gaga recently announced that she was releasing ‘Stupid love’ and its music video just weeks after the song was leaked online. —IANS inger-actress Lady Gaga has turned a futuristic warrior princess in her new music video, ‘Stupid love’. Meghan Markle The unfolded Megxit drama I each royal family member’s reac- tion to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s decision to step down as senior royal family members. However, now a new report claims that Meghan has been complaining about the drama to her friends. Meghan’s friend told that the former Suits star believes that the Queen was under pressure to rip the Duke and Duchess of Sussex titles off the royal family members. Meghan ap- parently feels the Queen was under pressure to make those demands about the name change for she feels Harry is the Queen’s favourite and others just can’t deal with it. The friend also added that Meghan feels that she should feel insulted by the drama that has unfolded over the past few weeks. Sofia Vergara to judge America’s Got Talent A of ‘America’s Got Talent’. Model Heidi Klum is set to return to the show. They will join the current judging panel that consists of Simon Cowell and Howie Mandel, with Ter- ry Crews serving as the show’s host. Meanwhile, Vergara is pre- paring to sign off of the Em- my-winning comedy series ‘Modern Family’, which is currently airing its eleventh and final season. She will now f you thought the Megxit drama is drowning down, you are wrong. For weeks now, several sources have been claiming be the first Latin America judge in the history of ‘Amer- ica’s Got Talent’. “I’m so happy to join my new family on ‘AGT’,” Verga- ra said. “This is a new and exciting next chapter for me and I’m extremely proud to be the first Latin judge on the show. I can’t wait to watch all the talent and have fun with all you guys!” “I’m so excited to be back at ‘AGT’ with Simon, Howie and Terry,” Klum said. “The fact that Sofia Vergara is joining us is the icing on an already deli- cious cake,” she added. —IANS ctress Sofia Vergara has taken up the role of a judge for the upcoming 15th season Sofia Vergara —Agency FACE OF THE DAY YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 TAURUS APR 21 - MA Y 20 GEMINI MA Y 21 - JUNE 21 CANCER JUNE 22 - JUL Y 23 You will feel spiritual inclined and may spend lot many hours meditating. Some of you may strongly feel to do something right today. On academic front, you will devote many hours to studies today to prepare for some test or exam. Your love for your wife is unconditional. You may save to buy something for someone. You continue to remain positive and preach the same to others. You will be really excited to meet your lover today after a short break. On academic front, you will surprise everyone with an outstanding performance. You will love the environ- ment at home today as everyone will come together to celebrate something. You may sell or purchase some property today for the business purpose. You may go on a long drive with your lover. Don’t ruin relationships because of society pressure. You may put some of your work on hold to enjoy sometime with family. Today you may get the success in professional life for which which you have been waiting forever. You believe in competition for the sake of self improvement. Some of you will go to a distant place for studies. IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY Be ready for some pampering by your loved ones today.This year onwards the transitions of planets will boost your energy and will help you to succeed and achieve your goals and desires. LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 On fi nancial front, you will get returns from old investments. You will help your spouse in domestic chores today and you will get a lot of appreciation for the same. You will be in a romantic mood today and your lover will like this for a change so have fun. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 Keep your promises as one should be person of words. You may be busy travelling during the whole day for some marketing reasons. Social gathering is on the cards. Emphasise on your capabilities rather thinking about your limitations. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Your practical approach in life will give superb results .Your property will give you good returns at the right time so be patience. A success without prior failure is nothing so don’t get disheartened so easily. You may travel with your near and dear ones to a far distance place. Financially you will take all the right decisions today so believing in yourself is very important. You will get what you have been asking for a long time. Your parents may give you some money to start with something new. Someone special will enter your life and will change everything for you. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 You will monetarily help your family today to cope up with something. You experience something new in your journey today. Your family will support every decision you take to enhance your career. Your friends are really precious for you and you will do anything for them. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 Don’t worry about how things will turn out in future rather keep giving your best today. You will experience the kind of job with family after long time. On professional front, no hurdles can effect your spirit and you will achieve what you have to in the end. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Remember let none decide what you wear, eat and how you think. Be the master of your choice. Sometimes too much anger also spoils the thing so control your dark emotions at all times. As far as buying a land for commercial purpose is concerned, things will turn in your favour. Take sometime off everything to learn more about your inner self and this break may give you an idea or an opportunity of lifetime. On academic front you make your mark by giving an out of world performance. You may get married to your girlfriend/boyfriend soon. SURBHI BARSAIYA, Infl uencer

ETC JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 202013 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia SHRUTI’S BRAVE POST S hruti Haasan recently took to her Instagram page to slam body- shaming while admit- ting that she had gone under the knife. In a long yet brave post, Kamal Haasan’s daughter said: “I’m not one driven by other people’s opinions of me but the constant commenting and she’s too fat now she’s too thin is so avoidable. These two pictures have been taken three days apart. I’m sure there are women out there who relate to what I’m going to say . Most of- ten I’m at the mercy of my hor- mones mentally and physically and over the years I work hard to try and have a healthy relationship with it. It isn’t easy. The pain isn’t easy the physi- cal changes aren’t easy but what’s become easier to me is to share my journey. No one famous or not is in a position to judge another person. Ever. That’s just not cool. I’m happy to say this is my life my face and yes I’ve had plastic sur- gery which I’m not ashamed to admit. Do I promote it ? No am I against it ? No -- it’s just how I choose to live. The biggest favour we can do for ourselves and others is just be and learn to accept the changes and the movement of our bodies and minds.” —IANS Shruti Haasan WEDDING BELLS FOR RICHA AND ALI Disha in awe of Tiger’s Heropanti B’TOWN QUICKIE! S tar couple Richa Chadha and Ali Fazal will most prob- ably tie the knot in the last week of April. According to the actors’ spokesperson, the two have even applied for a marriage registration at a court in Mumbai. “Currently, only the date for the registration has been taken. By process the window that is valid is for three months from the date that has been allotted. The couple are working towards an official registration in the last week of April, post which the celebrations will follow. All we can say is that it’s a happy occasion and all the parties involved are elated,” the spokesperson said. Richa and Ali, who worked together in ‘Fukrey’, have been dating for over four years. Neena Gupta posted a throwback picture from the sets of her Sanskrit fi lm Bhagavad Gita (1993), which she captioned: “Hai na kuch baat! #Throwback from a Sanskrit fi lm, Bhagwath Geeta.” —IANS Poster of ‘Heropanti 2’ Rajasthan ka Safar! T made it a trend on social media. Even Ti- ger’s close friend, Disha Patani was swift in reacting to his handsome Bond-like act on the 'Heropanti 2' posters. While Tiger’s fans were rejoicing about seeing the actor pulling off some even more insane stunts in the sequel to 'Heropanti', Disha seemed to be in awe of the posters. On one of the posters, Disha wrote, "Insane,” while on another, Patani commented with fire and heart eyes emoti- cons. Apart from Dis- ha, several stars like Vivaan Bhatena, Ku- nal Kemmu also reacted to the posters. —Agency ‘BAAT TO PASSION KI HI HAI’... iger Shroff dropped the first look posters of 'Heropanti 2' and announced a sequel to his debut film and in moments, the star’s fans K seen spending quality time with children at Signal school and Roti Ghar in Mumbai. Kirti will now be visiting Madhur Special School in Churu, Rajasthan on Saturday . Mad- hur Special School is a school for special children. She has been associated with the school for quite some time and helps them in whatever little way she can. Kirti will next be seen on the second season of the web series, ‘Four More Shots Please!’. —Agency irti Kulhari has been associated with various NGOs that work for the welfare of the children. She was recently Shah Rukh Khan was spotted having a gala time with wife Gauri Khan and her girl gang on Thursday during an event. Ali Fazal and Richa Chadha Disha Patani Kirti Kulhari Designer Manish Malhotra shared a new and unseen video of Armaan Jain and Anissa Malhotra’s wedding, in which Tara and Aadar grooving with the Kapoor sisters, Karan and the newlyweds. the Almighty that I never got boo-ed off the stage during my entire career as an artist. My shows were never flat or dull. I always try something or the other to keep my audience in the vibe. Now, I have every age group in my audience. Along with the youngsters, even the people who are in their 90s are there to attend my show and I am always glad to cater to them and it is absolutely wonderful how they enjoy the whole set. And I love my work now, ‘Baat to passion ki hi hai’ and this is my passion.” Gu- jral’s videos on YouTube are always trending and his audience looks forward to him to upload more and more videos in the upcoming future. Kingdom and writing content simultaneously . For a one-hour killer show (a term used in the world of comics when they perform their best), it takes around four years but I was one of those very few artists who created two and a half hours of killer content in two years. To top it off, it is very important to connect and in- teract with the crowd which I always manage to do in every performance. I won my first open mic when I performed at Canvas Laugh Club which gave me a kick to perform better,” shared Gujral when asked about his struggles and initial years of his journey . Talking about his performances so far, Gujral said, “I am grateful to VANSHIKHA GOUR vanshikha.gour@firstindia.co.in T his visit to the Pink City , shared glimpses of his journey and upcoming projects in an exclusive interview with City First.”To be honest, I am one of those lucky artists who did not have to struggle a lot but yes, the only thing I had taken loads of efforts was to create content. For two years straight, I was working in the United he world of stand-up comedy has given us a gem of a comic artist Harsh Gujral, who, on Jahnvi Kapoor opted a casual look for Shashank Khaitan’s 38th birthday celebration party in Mumbai. She debuted in Bollywood with Shashank’s directorial ‘Dhadak’. Harsh Gujral

CITY BUZZ JAIPUR | SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 2020 14 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia The Flower talks WHAT’S HAPPENING! KARISHMA GWALANI Cityfirst@firstindia.co.in O n the fifth day of ongoing ‘13th World Flo- ral Show- Grand Flo- ral Affair 2020’ Pink City witnessed the enlightening and interactive talks by various field experts at Diggi Palace on Friday. The talks were given on various topics like ‘The historic town of Am- ber’, ‘Indian attires’ and ‘Jute fabric’. The most happening event in the city started with the Au- thor Rashmi Dickinson in con- versation with Edward Dick- inson, where they talked about her recently launched book, ‘Secrets of Amber- Come Walk With Me In My Beloved Amber’. Followed by an interactive talk session on the topic of ‘Kaleidoscope of Indian En- sembles’ by Anuradha Dalmi- ya and Parul Swarup, where the mesmerised audience en- joyed the visuals of different styles of traditional Indian sarees like contemporary, seedha palla parsi, Gujrati, Marathi, Mekhla and Madesar. The enthralled day conclud- ed with an interactive talk on ‘Jute Profound – Imaginative- ly Abound’ by Preeti Sarda and Premsyl Hytych. During the talk, live floral arrangement demonstrations were done by Premsyl using Jute in various forms like jute ropes, dust, processed, dyed and much more. The visitors and delegates General Secretary PCC and RCA President Vaibhav Gehlot paid tribute to veteran Congressman Ratnaram Saran, father of Former Sarpanch Bhalla Ram, at his residence on Wednesday in Jodhpur. He was accompanied by Chairperson of Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Right, Sangeeta Beniwal, PCC member Shravan Patel and Jeevan Jakhad. The ‘Royal Indian Wedding’ demonstration During ‘Kaleidoscope of Indian Ensembles’ session were seen enjoying the extrav- agant floral show and a work- shop on ‘Handmade Paper’ conducted by National Judge and Demonstrator, Swarup at Birla Auditorium. The dazzling event also demonstrated ‘Royal Indian Wedding’, which was organised at the Mor Banquet & Re- sort. The demonstration showcased a traditional Mar- wari wedding with all the ritu- als and traditions such as roka, haldi, sagai, phere, idaai, among others. Federation of Rajasthan Event Managers is going to organise the 6th edition of ‘Eventsthan’, a yearly convention, on April 11 and 12 at Hotel Fairmont Jaipur. The poster of the event was launched during the board members meeting, held on Thursday. Parul Interactive Talk on Jute Profound by Preeti Sarda and Premsyl Hytych An event was held on Thursday at Public Club to give a brief about the upcoming ‘Dunes Music Festival’ which is all set to take place on March 1. Famous Bollywood rapper Emiway Bantai will be performing his raps whereas Neena Suarty, DJ from Poland will play her groovy music beats. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO On the occasion of World NGO Day, AU Foundation organised a meet and greet event for the NGOs working in the Pink City on Thursday, where more than 50 NGOs participated in the discussions related to the betterment of society. A three-day world-class music festival, Jaipur Jazz and Blues, organised by Seher in association with UNESCO and Rajasthan Tourism, kickstarted at Central Park on Friday, where four scintillating performances were presented by four bands and were highly applauded by the audience who relished each performance. The poster launch of the 2nd season of ‘Women Achievers Awards’ took place on Friday in the auditorium of Arya Group of Colleges. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA HAPPY B’DAY! A half-day seminar on ‘Current Trends and Future Perspectives in Pharmaceuticals’, organised by School of Pharmaceutical Management, in association with Mahamana Malaviya Mission, took place at IIHMR University, Jaipur, on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA IAS Prakash Rajpurohit (top) and IAS Devendra Kumar (above) celebrated their birthdays on February 28, Friday. We wish them all the best! An event took place at Eternal Hospital on Thursday to give a brief about ‘Eternal x Pink Womaniya Car Rally 2020’, to be held on March 1, organised by Eternal Hospital in association with Pink Womaniya Club, on the occasion of International Women’s Day. The play ‘Lost Paradise’ was staged on Friday at Rangayan, JKK. Directed by Aru Swati Vyas, the play was based on the script by Team Abhinay Gurukul. The pain of Kashmiri Pandits was brought alive in the play. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 29 Feb 2020 edition

First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 29 Feb 2020 edition

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