Indian Newspapers In English-First India|Rajasthan-10 January 2020 edition

1. JAIPUR l FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 215 Welcome Red Letter Day and one of the happiest mo- ments for the third-time Chief Minister and a Gandhi family loyalist Ashok Ge- hlot and a cracker of a time espe- cially for his political journey, when he receives his ‘prime sup- porter’ (specially in the present times) Priyanka Gandhi at Jaipur airport this afternoon. She will also be received by Avinash Pan- de and Sachin Pilot. Priyanka will be arriving in a charter plane from Varanasi. She will be flanked by Mukul Wasnik, Rajeev Shukla and UP PCC Chief Ajay Kumar on board and will drive straight to the Rambagh Palace Hotel, where she will be attending Aditi Nagar J her UP aide and a Rajasthan Me- wat area leader Zubair Khan’s son’s marriage function. After at- tending the wedding ceremony for an hour or so, she will drive back to the airport to fly to New Delhi. This incident shows that Gandhis value loyalty and the lat- est ‘reward’ goes to Zubair Khan. Interestingly, Priyanka’s visit to the Pink City comes after a gap of 11 months as on February 12, 2019, Gandhi had accompanied her husband Robert Vadra to Jaipur for a hearing. Priyanka, after dropping Robert at the air- port, had returned by the same flight. Priyanka is basically fond of Rajasthan and especially Ran- thambore Tiger Reserve near Sawai Madhopur town happens to be her first choice and a fre- quent and favourite destination. anuary 10, 2020 will be a

2. TALKING POINT 02 JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 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 KANHAIYA TAKES DIG AT MODI GOVERNMENT Police detain protesters near Ambedkar Bhawan as they were marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan demanding the removal of the JNU’s Vice-Chancellor. Now, potshots at Padukone over JNU visit Murli Manohar Joshi calls for resignation of JNU’s VC tler PV Sindhu were on October 22 last year named ambassadors for 'Bharat Ki Laxmi', an initiative by the Modi government aimed at bringing to light the commenda- ble work done by wom- en across the nation. She visited JNU to express with the students who were attacked by a mob on January 5, though she did not ad- dress the crowd. She earned bou- quets as well as brick- bats from various peo- ple, including politi- cians, for her act of showing support to the JNU students. —PTI New Delhi: Taking a dig at the Centre, for- mer JNU students un- ion president Kanhai- ya Kumar on Thursday said actress Deepika Padukone was patriot- ic when she was an am- bassador for a Modi government initiative but turned anti-nation- al after visiting JNU. Addressing a crowd outside the premises of the HRD Ministry here, he also said there was no "tukde tukde" government 2014.'Tukde gang is a term used by the BJP to refer to al- leged sympathisers of separatists. Padukone and shut- New Delhi: Former HRD minister Murli Manohar Thursday called for the removal of JNU VC M Jagadesh Kumar, say- ing it is “shocking” that he is adamant on not implementing a govern- ment proposal to re- solve fee-hike crisis in the university . “Reports are that the HRD ministry had twice advised the JNU VC to implement certain rea- sonable and working formula for resolving the issue of enhanced fees in JNU. He was also advised to reach out to Joshi on solidarity Senior BJP leader and former HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi. allowed to continue on this post,” Joshi tweet- ed. The HRD Ministry, however, ruled out his removal saying sacking him is not the solution but addressing the core issues on campus. teachers and students. “It is shocking that the VC is adamant on not implementing the government proposal. This attitude is deplor- able and in my opinion such a VC should not be before tukde' HRD minister responsible for JNU violence: Cong leader What is the exact hostel fee being charged now at JNU? New Delhi: While a section of JNU stu- dents agitating over hostel fee hike took out a march to the HRD Ministry on Thursday, the “non-agitating” stu- dents are still in a di- lemma whether to reg- ister for a new semester or not due to lack of clarity on amount being finally charged. After the hostel fee hike was announced by JNU last November, there has been a series of consultations and “partial-rollbacks” and “waivers” with the stu- dents taking to the streets boycotting ex- ams, prompting the HRD Ministry to inter- vene for resolution of the issues. New Delhi: The Con- gress on Thursday al- leged that the violence in JNU was sponsored goondaism" and said Home Minister Amit Shah and HRD Minister Pokhriyal were respon- sible for it. The Congress demanded that those be- hind the violence must be identified and arrest- ed immediately . It said normalcy in the JNU campus was not possible till its VC M Jagadesh Kumar resigned. "The violent incident that occurred in JNU was not a sudden devel- opment, planned. knows who was behind this violence. "I make a direct charge that HRD Minis- "officially Ramesh the fee JNU students hold placards during their protest march from Mandi House to HRD Ministry, demanding the removal of the university vice-chancellor, in New Delhi on Thursday. had refused to accept it saying they wanted a complete roll back in- cluding the increased room rent. However, when the registrations were started, students were told that there is no utility and service charge but the varsity has not issued any noti- fication yet. Source: Agencies cial notification, which has caused confusion. “I have nothing to do with protests. I don’t go to any but I haven’t reg- istered yet. I have no clue what is being charged ultimately . One person says something, another says something else,” said a student. The students’ union The university, how- ever, began the registra- tion process for the se- mester from January 1. While the administra- tion officials including VC M Jagadesh Kumar have repetitively main- tained that students are not being charged utili- ty and service expenses, there has been no offi- further delay . "It has become amply clear that as long the pre- sent vice chancellor re- mains in his position, there is no scope for nor- malisation of the cam- pus situation. The gov- ernment should ask the VC to resign forthwith," the Congress leader said. rested but no arrest has been made so far in this regard. "This is a delib- erate negligence," he al- leged. "We demand that the culprits who have been identified, who are responsible for this vio- lence that occurred 72 hours back, should be arrested without any ter and the Home Minis- ter are responsible for the incident. This is nothing but an officially sponsored goondaism," senior party Jairam Ramesh said at a press conference. He said 72 hours have passed and Delhi Police knows who should be ar- leader but Everyone was

3. ‘IRAN ‘ACCIDENTALLY’ SHOT DOWN UKRAINE PLANE’ A Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran, killing all 176 people aboard, was most likely brought down accidentally by Iranian air defences, US officials said on Thursday, as President Donald Trump said he had a terrible feeling about the disaster. One US official said US satellites had detected the launch of two missiles shortly before the plane crashed, followed by evidence of an explosion. JAIPUR l FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 215 NATION GOING THROUGH CRITICAL TIMES: CJI ON CITIZENSHIP PLEA TALE OF TWO PICTURES BRAVING THE FRONTIER: Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane with Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding- in-Chief, Northern Command and other officers and jawans during his visit to the army base camp in Siachen on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI GUARDING THE CAPITAL: Police personnel stand guard as the security tightens at outside the HRD Ministry during their protest demanding removal of the university vice-chancellor in New Delhi on Thursday. Lathicharge on JNU students at protest rally —PHOTO BY ANI New Delhi: Express- ing surprise over the petition, a bench head- ed by Chief Justie S A Bobde said this was the first time that someone was seeking that an Act be declared as con- stitutional. The country is go- ing through difficult times and there is so much violence that endeavour should be for peace, the Su- preme Court observed on Thursday while refusing to entertain a plea seeking the Cit- izenship Amendment Act be declared con- DIDI LEAVES OPPN A DIVIDED HOUSE ON CAA, NRC Kolkata: “If needed, I will fight alone,” Mamata Banerjee declared on Thursday in the WB Assembly where she said she will boycott a meeting called by Cong interim president Sonia Gandhi on January 13 over campus violence and the CAA. Banerjee was angry over incidents of violence in her state during a trade union strike called by organisations af- filiated to the Left and the Cong over “anti-people” policies, including economic measures and issues like CAA and NRC. New Delhi: A huge protest march by stu- dents of Jawaharlal Nehru University -- bound for Rashtrapa- ti Bhavan --- ended in lathicharge and lar- gescale detentions by the Delhi Police on Thursday Frantic footage from the spot showed slogan- shouting students being dragged away packed into buses by the police. Several stu- dents were injured. Full coverage on P8 “DEEPIKA WAS PATRIOT EARLIER, NOW...” The vitriolic reaction to actor Deep- ika Padukone’s visit to Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) proves that the government’s support- ers are behind Sunday’s masked mob attack, former JNU student Kanhaiya Kumar said on Thursday at a protest in Delhi. Kanhaiya Kumar also tore into Vice Chancel- lor M Jagadesh Kumar for his barb, without naming Deepika Padukone, on “great personalities” supporting protesters but not students and teachers deprived of their rights. evening. law and not declare it as constitutional,” the CJI Bobde said during the hearing. The observation was made after advocate Vineet Dhanda sought the court’s “There is so much of violence going on. The country through difficult times and the should be for peace... This court’s job is to de- termine validity of a stitutional. The bench, also com- prising justices B R Gavai and Surya Kant, said it will hear the pe- titions challenging va- lidity of CAA when the violence stops. is going and endeavour Turn on P5 Eight killed in bus-van collision in Churu Foreign envoys arrive in J&K to assess ground situation SC verdicts on challenging pleas today First India News the road safety rules. SP Tejaswini Gau- tam also reached the accident site and while talking to First India, said that rash and reckless driving by the bus driver snatched all these lives. The bus driver was trying to overtake the speeding van from wrong side resulting in this seri- ous accident. Through the media, she implored the peo- ple of the state to abide by road safety rules to ensure their Turn on P5 Churu: The cold wave and ensuing fog in the state led to a grave ac- cident on the Nation- al Highway 11, on Thursday morning. The accident was so intense that eight per- sons were killed when a van was hit by a roadways bus in Ra- jdesar, near Ratan- garh in Churu dis- trict while overtaking in the wee hours of Thursday. All the de- ceased persons have New Delhi: A group of 15 foreign envoys visited Jammu and Kashmir to get a first- hand experience of the efforts made by the government to “normalise situation” after scrapping of Ar- ticle 370 in the region. The team, which in- cluded the US Ambas- sador to India Kenneth Juster, arrived in Srina- gar on Thursday on a two-day visit to Jammu No kidding: People from Oppn, Govt have the right to ask: CM New Delhi: The Su- preme Court is sched- uled to deliver on Fri- day its verdict on a batch of pleas includ- ing that of Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restrictions im- posed in J&K following abrogation of provi- sions of Article 370. A bench of Justices NV Ra- mana, R Subhash Reddy & BR Gavai had reserved the judgment on Nov 27 last year. The scene of a collision between a bus and van on Thursday. Delegation of 15 foreign envoys meets political leaders from J&K including Ghulam Hasan Mir, Altaf Bukhari, Shoaib Iqbal Lone and others during their visit to Srinagar. have become rampant because of rash driving especially by the public transport vehicles’ driv- ers who do not abide by been identified as resi- dents of Bikaner. Few passengers of the bus too suffered injuries. Accidents like these —PHOTO BY ANI and Kashmir, the first visit by diplomats since August last year when Turn on P5 Turn on P5 Rajiv Gaur took her blessings be- fore leaving for Jodh- pur airport to leave for Jaipur. Meanwhile, express- ing concern over the locust issue, Gehlot said Union home minister, Amit Shah, is the chair- person of NDRF and he should also take some action in the matter since the agriculture minister has been visit- ing the affected regions for the past six months. Gehlot also spoke on the Kota infant deaths and recounted the major health and medical of- ferings given by his gov- ernment course of time. deaths a conspiracy against the state gov- ernment and said those who died had come from outside. “It was a conspira- cy against the govern- ment. In order to propagate a word on it, media from Delhi was called. It was done on purpose close on the heels of the Nirogi Rajasthan launch,” the CM said, adding that only time would tell who were behind it. Referring to the re- cent violence by a mob at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal University, said the democracy in the country was in danger and chaos pre- vailed everywhere. In Jodhpur, Gehlot along with his family offered condolence over the demise of Bilam Kanwar, mother of CM Gehlot’s friend Paras Dakliya. Gehlot also offered his respects to the family of Padam Singh who re- cently passed away at Jodhpur. Meanwhile, Chief Minister took time out from his hec- tic schedule to meet his elder sister Vimla Devi at her house at Lal Sagar area and It is his right to say this about the govern- ment. It is not the Op- position only, which could ask questions. People from the gov- ernment could also ask questions,” said Gehlot. Pilot, after a visit to Kota’s JK Lon Hospital, had told the media that the death of infants was a serious matter and the government could not be spared of its ac- countability . “We have to fix ac- countability. After 13 months of being in government, it may not serve any purpose to keep pointing to- Jodhpur: Reacting for the first time to the criticism over the death of infants at a hospital in Kota by his deputy Sachin Pi- lot, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Thursday said people from both, the Oppo- sition and the govern- ment could ask ques- tions. He stressed it was Pi- lot’s right to raise the issue as he also holds the post of the state Congress chief. “Pilot Pradesh Committee president. childhood on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with his elder sister Vimla Devi in Jodhpur on Thursday. the about any lacunae. “I have no problem with it as it would en- sure good govern- ance,” the CM said. He also termed the said. Talking to the me- dia, Gehlot at the air- port here said Pilot should give sugges- tions and say openly wards the previous government. We have to face responsibility and consequences. People expect us to deliver,” Pilot had is Congress the over the Nehru Gehlot

4. RAJASTHAN 04 JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 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 No-construction zone @ Walled City soon RSS leader Hosabale in city for 2-day meeting MEETING OF GREAT MINDS First India News Rashtriya Sangh Jaipur: Swayamsevak (RSS) Sah Sarkaryawah Dattatreya Hosabale is on a two-day visit to Jaipur from Thursday . This visit is taking place in view of the im- portant meeting of the Sangh. In the meeting held at Seva Sadan, all India level officials and campaigners from dif- ferent wings of the RSS are invited. In the meet- ing, discussions were done on the works being done by these wings. The officials, includ- ing Prem Kumar, Dr Dinesh, Gopala Arya, Sunil Goswami, Som- nath, Rajesh Deshkar and Rajkumar Matole were present in the meeting. The outline of the upcoming events to be held throughout the year was also discussed on Thursday . It may be noted that during the meeting discussions will also be held on RSS Seva Sangam which will be organised on March 27, 28 and 29. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attended the Jan Seva programme of Kayastha General Sabha on Thursday, where the Sabha’s President and famous architect Anoop Bartaria, senior journalist and former editor BBC World Service Sanjeev Srivastava were present. No construction can be undertaken in the Walled City area after March 31 as per government order. —Photo by Naim Khan MEET ON PIPED GAS DISTRIBUTION HELD Rituraj Sharma On the other hand, there will be a Smart City award ceremony in Jaipur where Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will be the chief guest. Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi, MLA Amin Kag- zi, ACS Rajeeva Swarup, Principal Secretaries Bhaskar Sawant and Alok Gupta, Secretary Bhawanisingh Detha and Jaipur Municipal Corporation CEO VP Singh were also present in the meeting. Jaipur: In a major de- velopment which will help the Pink City re- tain its Heritage tag, the Walled City area of Jaipur will be declared as a construction free zone after January 31. This was decided dur- ing the meeting of state level Heritage Commit- tee, under the chair- manship of Chief Sec- retary DB Gupta on Thursday . The deadline Poonia accuses CM of trying to evade his responsibilities could soon visit the Walled City areas. If UNESCO gets sat- isfied with the compli- ance report, the Walled City area of Jaipur will be able to retain its title of World Heritage. for Jaipur Heritage tag has also been fixed as January 31. If any con- struction takes place in the region after the pe- riod, then it will be sealed. It was informed that a team of UNESCO two-day Architect Anoop Bartaria presenting a memento to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during the Jan Seva programme in the presence of former Union Minister Subodh Kant Sahay on Thursday at Birla Auditorium. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR Police arrests wanted criminal in shoot-out case New by-laws coined for safer rooftop restaurants TECHNICAL CRITERIA Now, verify your passports online at police station level Abhishek Shrivastava First India News First India News First India News the same. The issue has also been discussed with state’s Union Min- isters Prakash Javdekar, Arjun Meghwal, Gajen- dra Singh Shekhawat, Kailash Chaudhary and Nityanand Rai, Poonia added. It has been dis- cussed with all of them time and again, as a re- sult of which Union Ag- riculture Minister Nar- endra Tomar and Union Finance Minister Nir- mala Sitaraman have discussed the redressal of the problem in a meeting on Thursday . Satish Poonia also commented on the state government’s slack at- titude towards rising problems of farmers, women and youth. Tak- ing a dig at CM Gehlot, Poonia said that may be he (Gehlot) has been waiting for a formal statement from the Deputy CM on this. Speaking on the issue of infant deaths in Kota, Poonia demanded that health minister Raghu Sharma should resign from his post, ac- cepting the failure to control the situation. tip, the police arrested Singh and three others, although one Bhagwan Singh managed to es- cape. DCP Kavendra Sagar informed that Sagar Singh was looking out for an opportunity to kill history sheeter Chandra Singh and that he was imperson- ating as a police official in his locality. Speaking about oth- er miscreants, addi- tional DCP Bajrang Singh informed that Mukesh Goswami had been absconding soon after getting a parole in the last month. He was earlier serving a life imprisonment tence from 2015 for his involvement Gurjar Murder case, and also that there was an award of Rs 5000 placed on him as well. According to reports, Sangram is undertrial for seven cases against him and Sagar is un- dergoing trial in six cases. Mukesh Goswa- mi has more than 13 cases against him. Jaipur: The Gehlot gov- ernment has provided a major relief to the roof- top restaurants running in various major cities of the state. On Thursday, bylaws have been released by the Urban Development and Housing and Self Governance ments for issuing no objection certificate for the operation of these restaurants. Rooftop restaurants are operat- ing in many major and tourist cities of the state where currently, there are no safety and facility rules for run- ning these restaurants. Many rooftop res- taurants do not even have firefighting pro- visions, safe evacua- tion for rescue in times of disaster and ample parking space. The bylaws have been released to en- sure that all the re- quired facilities and safety measures at the rooftop restaurants are complied to. In this regard, a meet- ing was held under the chairmanship of UDH Jaipur: Starting this year, the process of passport verification will now be done on- line at the police sta- tion level in the state. Along with saving time, the passport ap- plicants will not be required to visit the police station and the SP office. The Police Headquarters provided the training to the SPs and police personnel of all the districts and the trial run for the online passport verification process is being done by the intelligence de- partment since the last couple of months. As per the verifica- tion procedure, an online application is submitted on the Passport Authority portal. Then, the ap- plication form is sent online to the SP office by the Passport Au- thority . At present, the police station passport verification process is offline af- ter the application reaches the SP office.    Jaipur: In response to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s statement on Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s recent visit to Jodhpur and his silence on the lo- cust attack in the state, BJP State President Dr Satish Poonia said that the CM has been trying to evade his responsi- bilities. Poonia said that the farmers and the BJP representatives had al- ready appraised the state government of the locust attacks way back in May 2019, but the state government had been apathetic to- wards the same for last four months, due to which the farmers had to bear huge losses. Poonia further added that Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sita- raman were informed about the plight, during their re- cent visit to the state. BJP National Work- ing President JP Nadda was also informed about Jaipur: Jaipur Police (West) succeeded in ar- resting most wanted criminal, Sagar Singh, who has been abscond- ing after murdering Mahaveer Meena. He had killed Meena in broad daylight on Octo- ber 5, in Loha Mandi area of Harmada. Singh was also want- ed for cases of opening fire on history sheeter Chandra Singh and his ally Sarjeet Singh on October 7, in Jhotwara area. The police had placed an award of Rs 5000 on him. The arrest happened after the cops got a tip off on the suspicious movement of two mis- creants—Mukesh Gos- wami and Sangram Singh—in area where both were eventually possessing illegal arms and pistols. On interro- gation, both agreed to be involved in planning a serious crime in as- sociation with Sagar Singh and his allies. Taking clue from this          Depart-    has OTHER CRITERIA  NOC will be mandatory for both the restaurant and its building plan.  Mandatory display of the exit plan for safe evacuation at the time of disaster.  A third-party audit of restaurants at least once a year.  Appointment of a fi re expert in every res- taurant to train the staff for fi re safety. sen-  Use of LPG and coal stoves will be prohibited. in the  Obtaining temporary construction and safety certifi cate of the entire building from the structural engineer. Kardhani  A committee will be formed in the munici- pality to ensure compliance of all the param- eters. This committee will inspect the restau- rants periodically. arrested farmers’ Minister Shanti Dhari- wal on November 22. The bylaws have been issued based on the de- cisions taken in the meeting. registered GUP SHUP PROMOTEE IPS NOW AWAIT NEW POSTINGS T say the men in khakhi. A promotee offi cial can call himself/herself an IPS offi cial only after a gazette notifi cation is issued. However, some recently promoted IPS offi cers have done away with their old name plates and are on cloud nine after getting a new name plate, with ‘IPS’ written in bold letters. They have even got them fi xed at their homes and offi ces too! The ‘sahabs’ are now running from pillar to post to get themselves ‘awarded’ a district so that they can also ‘manage’ a force of thousands and call themselves the lord of the district. HONEST BRAVO SAHAB NOT LIKED BY MANY T cops of Jaipur Commissionerate. Well, sahab’s working has caused a stir amongst the ‘Gama’ rank offi cials. The Bravo refuses to get tied with the bribery racket neither is he leaving those under him any opportunity to make a profi t from builders. Realising that the ‘revenue- stream’ has died down, several ‘Gamas’ have applied for transfer from the area! Interestingly, only those cops with the best of infl uence in political and business circles, get placed in this ‘powerful’ building. On Bravo’s complaint, even a Tiger Sahab had to lose his posting! A KINGMAKER WHO HELPS WIN ELECTIONS! W however, is there a kingmaker for elections? One would fi nd it to be absurd that an individual could be a ‘kingmaker’ of a particular election. However, in one family from Banswara, the ‘kingmaker’s brother has won four times while his wife, who is currently Banswara Jila Pramukh, has won twice and is now prepping for the third inning. So who is this ‘kingmaker’? He is none other than ex-minister & Congress leader Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya. He has been instrumental in making several individuals win over the years in Panchayat elections in Banswara. DIFFERENT GAME PLAN OF SPORTS COUNCIL! A junior assistants who are not associated with a particular sport, have been made team managers to travel to Guwahati for Khelo India. A glance at the list reveals that junior assistant Rafeeq Ahmed is manager table-tennis and shooting whereas he is not connected with these sport. Similarly Ankita Sharma is manager for archery team and one contractual employee Giriraj has also been ‘directed’ to accompany the delegation. Secretary sports council, Mahendra Meena, has made the appointments and he himself is one of the members of the delegation. he elation of becoming an IPS offi cer cannot be expressed, so he working of a ‘Bravo Sahab’ is a major piece of discussion among hile each party has its own ‘power-men’ and kingmakers, ll is not well with Rajasthan Sports Council wherein, those BUGGED? Or is it the grapevine... . First India begins a column that brings to you gossips or tete-e-tete from the corridors of power

5. RAJASTHAN 05 JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 Govt will make contract workers permanent: Kalla Rituraj Sharma 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 Health of Nindar protester buried neck-deep in ground deteriorates that these workers can be accommodated. Kalla said that the fi- nal report will be given to the Cabinet after the next few meetings. Gov- ernment will fulfill the promise made in its manifesto, of making contract workers per- manent. The demand for issu- ing one more list of Level II REET Teacher Recruitment and Nurs- ing Recruitment 2013 ANM, GNM, was raised. HC decision has been sent to Law Department and Education Depart- ment will make the deci- sion after seeking legal advice. Several candidates, including Berojgar Ma- hasangh representa- tives, met Kalla and sub- mitted a memorandum. Ministers Raghu Shar- ma and Subhash Garg were also present in the cabinet sub committee meeting. for the housing scheme will soon be issued al- lotment letters those who have not yet surrendered their land will be issued letters with mutual consent. The farmers launched a similar pro- test in October 2017 and some of them had even gone on a hunger strike. The protesters are against the acquisition of more than 1,300 bighas of land for a housing project. The JDA has taken possession of 600 bighas of land so far and de- posited Rs 60 crore in a local court as compen- sation for it after villag- ers refused to accept the amount, claiming it did not hold up to the pre- vailing market rates. Around 10,000 houses will be built under the scheme, which was an- nounced in January 2011. Jaipur: The health of one of the five farmers, who buried themselves neck-deep in the ground over the alleged land acquisition Jaipur Development Authority (JDA) for a housing project, dete- riorated on Thursday but he refused to leave the protest site at Nindar village. Demanding that their land be acquired as per the revised Land Acqui- sition Act and compen- sation be given accord- ingly, farmers from the village located on the outskirts of Jaipur are holding ‘Zameen Sama- dhi Satyagrah’. As part of the pro- test, five people have taken ‘Zameen Sama- dhi’ (burying them- selves neck-deep in the ground) in the past two days. “Health of one of the protesters deteriorated COMPENSATION Jaipur: Departments have not yet given full information about va- cant posts in Cabinet sub committee for regu- larising contractual workers. The total num- ber of contract workers currently working is believed to be above 1 lakh. In this regard, a meeting of the sub-com- mittee was held under the chairmanship of Energy Minister BD Kalla on Thursday . An agreement was made for filling 10,029 posts under NREGA Re- cruitment 2013. Out of these, 365 posts are un- der court review and Finance Department has given approval for the same. Minister Govind Sin- gh Dotasara said after receiving the complete data of contract staff, figures of vacant posts are being collected so and by the had GROUNDED: Farmers buried themselves neck-deep in the ground to protest against the alleged land acquisition by JDA for a housing project. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR The Jaipur Develop- ment Authority, in a statement, had said that it would issue allotment letters to farmers af- fected due to the Nindar Housing Scheme with mutual understanding. Deputy Commission- er Manish Fauzdar said those farmers who have surrendered their land state, which was passed by the Congress govern- ment at the Centre and acquire land as per it. Shekhawat farmers will not let the government the land as per the pre- vious Land Acquisition Act, which was running in the country since British rule. Discom employees held taking bribe ‘Zameen Samadhi’ till the reply from the JDA comes. If the response is positive then our dia- logue with the govern- ment will proceed,” he said. Protesters are de- manding that state gov- ernment should imple- ment the amended Land Acquisition Act in the but an officer of the JDA met us on Thurs- day. We have apprised him of our demands. He has asked one-day time to reply ,” Nagendra Sin- gh Shekhawat, leader of Nindar Bachao Yuva Kisan Sangarsh Samiti, said. “We will continue to hold satyagrah and more people will take said acquire —PTI IIM-U set to organise third edition of ‘Udaipur Runs’ Bike thieves shoot at men following them, one injured Administration is working on controlling locust situation: Jatav First India News sented a report at ACB office Banswara that Yadav was demanding a bribe of Rs 4,000 for changing the house me- tre and reducing the fine. After that, the final amount was negotiated to Rs 3,000. At the time of com- plaint verification, Rs 1,000 were given to the accused, while the re- maining amount was provided on Thursday during the trap laid by the ACB. The ACB team consisted of Addl SP Madhosingh Sodha, Ra- jkumar Ranaut, Ganesh Labana, Ratan Singh and Jitendra Singh. Jaipur: A helper at a power distribution company was arrested in Rajsamand district on Thursday for alleg- edly taking a bribe of Rs 4,500, an Anti-Cor- ruption Bureau spokes- person said. The accused identi- fied as Roshan Lal was posted at the office of the assistant engineer in Amet area of the dis- trict. Lal had demanded the bribe to tighten loose electricity cables passing through the fields of the complain- First India News Dausa: Miscreants who stole two bikes from a house in Ramgarh vil- lage under Mahwa po- lice station, shot a youth Laxman Singh, who was chasing them in a car on Wednesday night. The bullet broke the glass of the car and hit his ear. The youth was severely injured in the accident as the glass went into his eye and was referred to Jaipur in critical condition af- ter first aid. According to the po- lice, four miscreants reached Laxman Sin- gh’s residence in Ram- garh on two bikes. They broke the lock of the main gate of the house and stole two bikes parked there. Hearing the sound of the bikes’ engines, a woman in- formed the family . After that, Lakshman and two others chased them in a car and found them on Ramgarh Road. After being rounded, the accused opened fire on Laxman and fled from the spot. The injured youth was admitted to Mahwa Community Centre. matter is underway . Meanwhile in Ban- swara, Electricity De- partment Assistant En- gineer (City) Second Office Lineman Gulab Yadav was arrested while taking a bribe of Rs 2000 on Thursday. The complainant Ramesh Goda had pre- ant Kishan Singh. After the complaint was verified, the ac- cused was arrested and the bribe money was recovered from him. A case has been regis- tered under sections of the Prevention of Cor- ruption Act and further investigation in the First India News Jaipur: Agriculture State Minister Bhajan Lal Jatav held a public hearing for the people and ministers at the PCC on Thursday . Jatav, accompanied by State Congress Vice Presi- dent Pukhraj Parashar, Secretary Garg and other key of- ficials, heard various problems. While talk- ing to the media, Jatav said that there is an out- break of locusts in the border areas and the administration is work- ing on controlling the situation. The minister also said that the Girdawari reports of Jalore and Jodhpur have come and the reports of various places, including Bar- mer, Jaisalmer and Bi- kaner, will come soon. Jatav added that all the damage done will be in- cluded in Girdawari and the compensation pro- cess will be started soon. First India News Before Prof Janat Shah, Direc- tor, IIM Udaipur said, “Udaipur Runs is grow- ing exponentially with the youth participating in high numbers. The social cause associated with this important event echoes with the core values that the in- stitution upholds.” The run will be flagged off by Prof Shah and representa- tives from Pyrotech and Secure Meters. Udaipur Runs v3.0 is the pre- event for Utkrisht’20 which is to be held from January 18-19. Utkrisht is the annual sports fest of IIM Udaipur held in January to help the IIMU community de- velop and inculcate sports culture. the event, Udaipur: IIM Udaipur is organising its third edition of ‘Udaipur Runs’ at Fateh Sagar Lake on January 12 on the theme ‘Run with the Jawans’ where- in 200 Jawans will par- ticipate in the event. The run will be held in categories under the stretch of 3.5km, 6km, and 8.2km. The last edition of Udaipur Runs had a footfall of around 2000 people with more than 1200 participating in the run encompassing IIM-U students. This ex- ponential increase in the footfall Udaipur Runs the sec- ond largest run of Udaipur in two years. Sangeeta Oppn’s call on CAA anti-national: Joshi annual First India News in Bikaner, Joshi said that government is try- ing to achieve better results, while working in close contact with specialists of the re- spective fields. He also stressed that the CAA is simply an at- tempt to provide citi- zenship to immigrants. The opposition party, Congress has no other issues to discuss , that is why the countrymen are being misled on these issues. their call on this can be termed as being ‘anti- national’. Bikaner: Union minis- ter for Parliamentary affairs Prahlad Joshi reached Bikaner on Thursday. He was ac- companied by Arjun Ram Meghwal, the Un- ion Minister for state. BJP officials under the leadership of District President, Pratap Singh welcomed him at the railway sta- tion. Satya Prakash Acharya, Ashok Praja- pat and other leaders of the BJP were also pre- sent on the occasion. sur- Akhilesh Minister for Parliamentary affairs Prahlad Joshi, MoS Arjun Ram Meghwal along with BJP leaders during CAA discussion. lectuals and leading citizens of the city over issues of CAA. Commenting on the Potash reserves found Union Minister Prahlad Joshi was here to attend various activities con- ducted in the city along with meeting the intel- Infact made Health FROM PG 1 Nation going... intervention to declare CAA as constitutional and a direction to all states for implementa- tion of the Act. It is only the Supreme Court which can help in clarification present situation and guide “confused” citi- zens of this country who are being misguid- ed, he said. the situation,” he said. The criticism that this is a guided tour is un- founded, MEA spokes- person added. —PTI dia. Envoys were from US, South Korea, Viet- nam, Bangladesh, Mal- dives, Morocco, Fiji, Norway, Philippines, Argentina, Peru, Niger, Nigeria, Togo and Guy- ana,” MEA spokesper- son Raveesh Kumar said in a weekly brief- ing here. “Their first meeting was with security offi- cials to get a sense of security situation in J&K, and also threat posed by terrorism in maintaining peace. The objective of the visit was to let the envoys see first hand the efforts which have been made by gov- ernments to normalise cy in the region. They agreed that there were some difficulties but felt it was necessary to maintain order. The envoys were told that the people of J&K won’t give an inch to Pa- kistan. Meanwhile, ministry of external spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that a simi- lar visit to Kashmir could be organised in future, including for the EU envoys, who were not a part of this dele- gation. “The visit of 15 for- eign envoys to J and K is being facilitated by the Government of In- open shops and traffic and people on the streets in Srinagar, said sources. People reiterated that they come spontaneously to meet the envoys and that they were not mourn- ing for Article 370. Lo- cals said they were looking forward to a future without interfer- ence from Pakistan. They slammed Islam- abad for violence in Jammu and Kashmir and urged the envoys to put pressure on Paki- stan to not interfere. The locals praised the government’s ef- forts to restore normal- deceased have been in- formed and post mor- tem will be done, only once they arrive for identification. Sujan- garh Additional SP Sita Ram along with Deputy SP Ratangarh were also present at the accident site. forward SC verdicts... On November 21, the Centre had justified re- strictions imposed in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 and said that due to the preventive steps taken, neither a single life was lost nor a single bullet fired. Besides Azad, the apex court had heard the petitions filed by An- uradha Bhasin, Execu- tive Editor of Kashmir of the affairs ians captive in the re- gion and it would have been “foolish” if the government would not have taken preventive steps to secure the lives of citizens. Provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of J&K, were abro- gated by the Centre on August 5 last year. —PTI Times, and few interve- nors questioning re- strictions in the valley . The Centre had re- ferred to terror violence in the Kashmir Valley and said that for the past so many years terrorists were being through from across the border, local militants and separatist organisa- tion had held the civil- Foreign envoys... the state’s special sta- tus was revoked and it was made a Union territory. On the first day of the envoys’ visit, there was massive participation of people from all walks of life and from all parts of J&K. Envoys wit- nessed total normalcy, Eight killed... safety and avoid such accidents. She assured that adequate action will be taken against the bus driver and the owner of the bus. The family members of the pushed

6. PERSPECTIVE WHAT HAPPENED TO INDIA? Current predicament is the culmination of three decades of evolving trends in Indian politics 06 JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia IN-DEPTH TAKING FOREIGN ENVOYS TO THE VALLEY I SHASHI THAROOR n the middle of harsh winter, the Indian government is trying to warm up to the idea of giving ac- cess to foreign diplomats to Jam- mu & Kashmir. Though the oppo- sition and envoys of the European Union have criticised the visit of 15-member delega- tion to the Union Territory on Thursday as a ‘guided tour’, the Indian government is mov- ing in the right direction by at least making an attempt to change the narrative on the Valley since its decision in August to read down Article 370 and strip the erstwhile state of its special status. The aftermath of the August decision has not been entirely on expected lines for India. Though countries like the US have called the decision to read down the controversial Arti- cle as India’s internal matter, a section of the foreign media has been relentless in its criti- cism not only of the amendment but also of the restrictions imposed on the Valley . Some of the newspapers and magazines in the US have run a sustained campaign to accuse India of breach of the promise made to Kashmiris while signing the Instrument of Accession and a severe clampdown on civil liberties and rights. Since these newspapers and magazines are among the top opinion-builders in the US, their campaign has hurt Indian interests. The decision to take a delegation compris- ing an envoy from the US will help in changing the narrative and telling the Indian side of the story to the audience in the West. In this con- text, the government has been wise in letting the delegation meet a former minister and representatives of local bodies and panchay- ats. Though leaders of the National Confer- ence and the People’s Democratic Party have “dared” the government to allow delegates access to their top leaders, their argument pre- supposes they are the sole representatives of Kashmiri interests and is, thus, flawed. The Panchayat elections had, after all, wit- nessed a respectable turnout and its winners enjoy a fair amount of legitimacy .India’s geo- political concerns and demographic balance make it impossible for New Delhi to give up its hold on the Valley . Having invested more than seven decades in Kashmir and fought several wars with Pakistan, India just can’t let the Un- ion Territory go. But, the challenge for India is to convince the West and the people of Kash- mir of its security concerns and political com- pulsions. India needs to consistently engage the West and strive for normalcy in the region. Trying to set the narrative through visits by envoys is a good beginning. But, New Delhi should also consider removing restrictions—like the ban on mobile internet—that is still in force in the Valley . Once that happens, New Delhi’s critics would find it difficult to sustain their campaign against India. The author is an MP for the Indian National Congress I t’s a question I hear increas- ingly these days. International news media report on repres- sion in Kashmir, mounting Hindu chauvinism, spread protests against new laws, assaults on women, and more. The India the world once celebrated – the world’s fastest- growing free-market liberal democracy – seems to be giving way to a violent, intolerant, il- liberal autocracy . The reports are true, and the picture they paint is not a pret- ty one. But India’s well-wishers should not give up on the coun- try . The democratic opposition is fighting back, buoyed by the support of young people pro- testing spontaneously, and not at the behest of any political party, against the excesses of Prime Minister Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. Democracy has deep roots in India, and it will not collapse without a fight from the country’s many inde- pendent institutions and politi- cally aware citizens. India’s current predicament is the culmination of three dec- ades of evolving trends in In- dian politics. Eight stand out. First, there have been the so- cial consequences of deepen- ing democracy. Viewed by many observers as a fragile transplant at independence in 1947, democracy has become deeply entrenched, empower- ing previously marginalized castes and Thanks to the implementation of the Mandal Commission proposal in 1989 to provide “reservations,” or quotas, in government jobs, universities, and the like to the “Other Back- ward Classes” (such set-asides already existed for Dalits, once outcastes, and tribals, India’s aboriginal people), the former underclass has become a po- tent political force. Three gen- erations of political empower- ment, including of people with modest educational attain- wide- the Gandhian leader Anna Haz- are. The protesters’ demand that the country be cleansed of its corrupted ruling class con- tributed significantly to Modi’s victory in 2014. Fourth, the liberalization of the statist Indian economy from 1991 onwards, in response to global market realities, led to the empowerment of an in- creasingly wealthy business community that was anxious to see more obstacles removed and rent-seekers eliminated, and willing to finance political change to make it happen. Modi and the BJP benefited from this, too, not least in gen- erous funding from the capital- ist nouveaux riches. Fifth, the worldwide phe- nomenon of increasing religi- osity over the last quarter-cen- tury found its counterpart in Hindutva revivalism. Partly this was in reaction to the prop- agation of Wahhabi/Salafi the- ology in shiny new Saudi-fi- nanced mosques. As Indian Muslims, too, began more con- sciously to identify with the global Muslim umma, they be- gan to redefine their Islam in ways that alienated them more visibly from Hindus. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW. PROJECTSYNDICATE.COM ment, Hindi mother tongue, and small-town backgrounds, ended the dominance of the ur- ban, anglophone elite that had established liberal secularism as India’s ruling ethos. A differ- ent mentality now prevails in power. Second, there has been a backlash against cultural glo- balization. India, like Turkey and the United States, has wit- nessed growing resentment of cosmopolitan secular elites, with their Westernized life- styles and perception of them- selves as global citizens. Indian social conservatism shuddered at the breakdown of social and sexual mores, depicted in films and television shows. Tradi- tionalists recoiled at women going to work, dressed in jeans and other non-Indian clothing, returning home late at night after shifts in call centers at- tuned to Western business hours, freed from the bonds and the bounds of local social custom. Third, there has been a re- volt against the political insid- er class. The denizens of “Lu- tyens’ Delhi,” shorthand for the government enclave in the heart of the capital where the high and mighty lived, were seen by their challengers as Narendra Democracy has deep roots in India, & it will not collapse without a fight from the country’s independent institutions & politically aware citizens The democratic opposition is fighting back, buoyed by the support of young people protesting spontaneously, and not at the behest of any political party, against the excesses of PM Modi’s govt communities. corrupt, complacent, ineffi- cient, and resistant to change. The first decade of the twenty- first century was marked by a growing rejection of all they stood for, including liberalism, secularism, political “insider trading,” and sub-optimal gov- ernance. This sentiment was captured in the 2011 protests of To stop a tech apocalypse we need ethics & arts I disruption at least since Mary Shelley’s Franken- stein (1818). However, as the likes of driverless cars and robot therapists emerge, some previously fictional con- cerns are no longer imagi- native speculation. In- stead, they represent real and urgent problems. arts and social sciences to examine key issues aris- ing from artificial intelli- gence. According to the chair of the ACOLA board, Hugh Bradlow, the report aims to ensure that “the well-being of society” is placed “at the centre of any development.” ductivity and quality of life”. Meanwhile, across the At- lantic, the Future of Hu- manity Institute at the University of Oxford sim- ilarly investigates “big- picture questions” to en- sure “a long and flourish- ing future for humanity”. The centre is set to double in size in the next year thanks to a £13.3 million (A$25 million) contribu- tion from the Open Phi- lanthropy Project. 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Sci- ence fiction has been ar- ticulating our hopes and fears about technological develop- WHAT KIND OF FUTURE WE WANT? Last year, Chief Scientist Alan Fin- kel suggested that we in Australia should become “human custodians”. This would mean being leaders in technological development, ethics, and human rights. Finkel isn’t alone in his concern. But it won’t be simple to address these is- sues in the development of new technology. Many people in govern- HUMAN-CENTRED AI A similar vision drives Stanford University’s In- stitute for Human-Cen- tered Artificial Intelli- gence. The brings together research- ers from the humanities, education, law, medicine, business and STEM to study and develop “hu- man-centred” AI technol- ogies. The idea underpin- ning their work is that “AI should be collaborative, augmentative and en- hancing to human pro- Australia’s ment, industry and uni- versities now argue that including perspectives from the humanities and social sciences will be a key factor. 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7. INDIA JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 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 WILL DECIDE VALIDITY AFTER VIOLENCE STOPS: SC Why do you ask what govt’s doing: Juhi Chawla New Delhi: The Su- preme Court said it will hear petitions question- ing the validity of the Citizenship ment Act (CAA) as soon as violence erupts at protests over the legislation stops. A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde and comprising Justic- es BR Gavai and Surya Kant said there is al- ready so much violence involved in the protests. The Chief Justice ob- served that the country is already through difficult times, and the should be to restore peace, and such peti- tions in the matter do not help the cause. The court’s observa- tion came on the men- tioning of a petition filed by an advocate Vineet Dhanda seek- ing the listing of his plea to declare CAA constitutional also direction from the court to all states to implement it. Dhanda moved the apex court to defend constitutionality CAA, and also sought action against activ- ists, students, media houses “false rumours”. The bench said that the job of court is to determine va- lidity of a law & it is not its job to declare it constitutional. —Agencies Amend- which Advocates of Adhivakt Parishad of Bangalore at CAA support rally. going endeavour Mumbai: Actor Juhi Chawla said, “We are going to work, thinking how to execute our task, then some incident hap- pens somewhere and suddenly the media asks, ‘what do you think about this?’ We haven’t understood the matter, people haven’t under- stood the matter but you need a reaction. “Everyone is quick to talk about dividing. Why don’t we talk about unit- ing? Why does everyone say ‘what is the govt do- ing, why is it doing this?’ but I say if you point one finger there then three fingers are at you. What are we doing? Let’s be calm, understand the situation. —PTI —PHOTO BY ANI People hold a long Tricolour during a march in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 in Jabalpur. Members of youth congress parties during a protest in Kolkata. Mamata to boycott Sonia Gandhi’s meet DIDI’S PROTEST MARCH AGAINST CAA a protest. I condemn this,” West Chief Minister, Mama- ta Banerjee said while expressing her views regarding CAA. —PTI es and protests in the country over the Citi- zenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. TheTMC also took out rallies opposing the strike in some places in north Bengal. Mamata slammed the Left Front & the Congress for vio- lence , saying those who don’t have any political existence in the state are trying to ruin its economy by resorting to “cheap politics” of bandh. “This is dadagiri, not Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee said she will skip the opposition meeting con- vened by Congress pres- ident Sonia Gandhi to protest against the vio- lence unleashed in the state allegedly by Left Front and Congress workers during yester- day’s trade union strike. Banerjee said “dou- ble standards” of the Left Front Congress will not be tolerated. “I have decided to boycott the meeting Bengal and CM I have decided to boycott the meet- ing convened by Sonia Gandhi on January 13 in New Delhi as I don’t support the violence that the Left and Congress unleashed in West Bengal yesterday (Wednesday). Banerjee of minister said. Sonia Gandhi has called a meeting of op- position parties, includ- ing the Left, to discuss the situation arising out of violence on vari- ous university campus- convened by Sonia Gan- dhi on January 13 in New Delhi as I don’t support the violence that the Left and Con- gress unleashed in West Bengal (Wednesday),” the chief spreading and yesterday —Mamata Banerjee, Chief Minister, West Bengal Delhi gangrape case convict files curative petition in SC HC clears release of ‘Chhapaak’ IN THE COURTYARD DIG suspended for molesting minor, bail rejected by Court calling the suit absolute- ly false & filed with ulte- rior dishonest motive. Fox Star asserted that neither did Bharti ever share his story with Fox Star nor highlighted any instance of similarity be- tween his story and that of the film. Meanwhile it has been declared that the movie would be re- leased tax free in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh. Mumbai: Suit filed by writer Rakesh Bharti be- fore Bombay HC seeking a stay on the release of the film ‘Chhapaak’ was heard by Justice SC Gupte. The claimed to have obtained life story rights of Laxmi Agarwal, an acid attack survivor and had origi- nally written and shared the story of film based on her life with producer Mumbai: The Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Man- agement Committee (DSGMC) Manjinder Singh Sirsa disclosed that the Ma- harashtra government has suspended DIG Ni- shikant More accused of molesting a Sikh mi- nor girl and his pre ar- rest bail application has been rejected by a Mumbai court. Sirsa said that he was thankful to the Ma- harashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray who has or- dered suspension of DIG who has grossly misused his position to abuse a minor girl from minority community. He said that he was also thankful to courts who have rejected his pre arrest bail. Sirsa urged the CM to immediately order his arrest so that victim’s family should not be scared of him. He said EXPERT COMMITTEE TO LOOK INTO TREE FEELING writer President Fox Star & Director Meghana Gulzar. Fox Star, represented by Sai- krishna & Associates, filed a detailed affidavit New Delhi: SC set up an expert committee to look into the felling of trees to construct a bridge in the coun- try’s eastern border connecting Barasat to Petrapole.The com- mittee is tasked to fi le a report in fi ve weeks. State of West Bengal will make adequate arrangements for lodging and boarding, the apex Court said. Next hearing of Maneka Gandhi’s case on Jan 28 Notice to EC on use of plastic during polls Records Bureau (NCRB) to argue that death pen- alty will not have any deterrent effect on the society, one of the grounds on which he was sentenced to death. A Delhi Court had on January 7 issued a death warrant against four convicts in the 2012 case - Mukesh Singh, Pawan Gupta, Vinay Sharma and Akshay Singh - and they are scheduled to be execut- ed on January 22 at 7 am in the Tihar Jail prem- ises. —Agencies was an important miti- gating factor which was brushed aside by the court. The petitioner also submitted the im- pact his death sentence could have on his family . “The petitioners par- ents are old and extreme- ly poor. If the petitioner is executed, his entire family will stroyed”, Sharma said in hie petition filed through his lawyer AP Singh. The petition also re- ferred to various stud- ies across the world and data by National Crime New Delhi: Less than a fortnight before they are hanged, one of the convicts in the Delhi gangrape case has filed a curative petition in the Supreme Court. The petition has been filed by one of the convicts Vinay Sharma. In his petition, Shar- ma contended that the court overlooked miti- gating factors while sen- tencing a person to death. Young age of the convict, who was around 19 years at the time of commission of offence New Delhi: Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court on Thursday adjourned the matter pertaining to alleged misap- propriation of funds against BJP leader and Member of Parliament Maneka Gandhi till January 28. Special CBI Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar adjourned the matter for clar- ification on the closure report. An FIR was lodged by the Central Bu- reau of Investigation (CBI) against Maneka Gandhi, former secretary of Maulana Azad Education Founda- tion (MAEF) F U Siddiqui, and for- mer managing trustee of Gandhi Rural Welfare Trust (GRWT) Vijay Sharma in 2006. —ANI New Delhi: The Supreme Court is- sued a notice to Election Commis- sion of India, Centre and others on a petition seeking a ban on the use of election campaigning material made of plastic. A Bench of Justice L Nageswara Rao and Justice Hemant Gupta sought their responses on a plea filed by one W Edwin Wilson. The plea sought a direction to prohibit the use of short-life PVC (polyvinyl chloride), synthetic plastic polymer and chlorinated plastic which in- cludes banners, hoarding, etc. for promotion and advertising during the poll campaign. —ANI that it is shocking that repeated molestation of the girl has forced her to think of committing sui- cide who has left a note before leaving her home. He said that men who do not respect girls have no right to remain in office. be de- RAGA WRITES TO KERALA HEALTH MIN REGARDING H1N1 CASES New Delhi: Congress leader and Wayanad MP Rahul Gandhi wrote a letter to Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja drawing notice towards H1N1 cases in Karaserry Panchayat in Kozhikode. “It has been brought to my notice that several students and teachers at Anayamkannu Higher Secondary School have FOUR INDIAN AIRPORTS RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India an- nounced that four airports in country have managed a transition from level 1 to level 2 with a reduction in the carbon emissions by grading their systems as per the Airports Council International. The airports had adopted the grad- ing system in 2018 and successfully implemented SITHARAMAN MEETS BJP OFFICIALS BEFORE UNION BUDGET New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met BJP offi ce bearers, spokesper- sons, and other party functionaries, for consulta- tions on union budget at the party offi ce. Sitha- raman has given assurance that people-friendly Budget will be presented in Parliament which would be benefi cial for each and every sector. Among those present on the occasion are BJP working president JP Nadda, Bhupendra Yadav, Arun Singh. In total, four meetings took place. She gave information on various issues. SHWETA TIWARI MURDER CASE: NO CCTV RECORDING FOUND Jaipur: As per sources, the police are expected to get hold of the accused soon in Shweta Tiwari murder case. The CCTV cameras of Shweta’s husband Rohit Tiwari’s offi ce have not been working since last 15 days. The wing of the Air- port where Rohit works has no CCTV recording, raising questions on the security of the airport. Cops suspect tampering with the cameras. Police Commissioner Anand Srivastava visited Unique Tower on Thursday. DCP East Rahul Jain and oth- er offi cials were also present in Flat No. 103. been infected by H1N1 in the fi rst week of January. Furthermore, over 150 teachers and students are showing symptoms of the disease and are currently under observation,” Gand- hi wrote in the letter. The Congress leader requested the minister to extend sup- port to healthcare facilities to prevent an outbreak of viral disease.” the carbon emission plan. “Four AAI airports - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata; Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar; Lal Baha- dur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi and Trivandrum International Airport have met all the necessary requirements to upgrade to level 2.

8. INDIA JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 08 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Lathicharge on JNU students at protest march, many detained POWERGallery AJAY BISARIA TO MOVE TO CANADA AS INDIA’S HIGH COMMISSIONER ? India’s Ambassador to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria is be- ing sent as India’s High Commissioner to Canada vacated by Vikas Swarup who is now Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs. WILL DESWAL BE SENT TO CRPF AS REGULAR DG ? Power galleries are abuzz that S S Deswal is likely to be posted as regular DG, CRPF. Presently he is DG, ITBP and is holding additional charge of CRPF Chief. LT GEN RANBIR SINGH LEADS MILITARY DELEGATION TO CHINA; ANY SIGNALS ? Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh leads military delegation to China. Will he be appointed the next Vice Chief of Army Staff? HARSH VARDHAN SHRINGLA TO ASSUME CHARGE AS FOREIGN SECY ON JAN 29 India’s Ambassador to United States, Harsh Vard- han Shringla will be assuming charge as 33rd Foreign Secretary of India on January 29, 2020. SANJAY MALHOTRA JOINS GOI Sanjay Malhotra has joined Govt of India as Ad- ditional Secretary, Power (Distribution, Reforms and Restructuring). SWAYAM PRAKASH PANI TO JOIN NIA ? Swayam Prakash Pani, IGP, Armed Kashmir is likely to join the NIA in a couple of months. 22 IAS OFFICERS OF BIHAR CADRE RETIRING IN 2020 22 IAS offi cers of Bihar cadre are due to retire in 2020. They include: Chandra Kishore Mishra, Deepak Kumar, Ajoy Kumar, Rabindra Panwar, Rajneesh Kumar Mahajan, Dr Deepak Prasad, S M Raju, Anirudh Kumar, Sanwar Bharati, Manjoor Ali, Durgesh Nandan, Shyamal Kishore Pathak, Khurshid Alam Khan, Arun Prakash, Ku- mar Arun Prakash, Bharat Kumar Dubey, Binod Kumar Singh, Ranjan Kumar Sinha, Pradeep Kumar, Bivekanand Jha, Shobhendra Kumar and Uday Kumar Singh. KARNATAKA HC STILL SHORT OF 28 PERMANENT JUDGES Karnataka High Court is still short of 28 perma- nent Judges as on January 1, 2020. NIRAJ KUMAR IS ADDL RC, J&K IN DELHI Niraj Kumar has been posted as Additional Resident Commissioner and ex-offi cio Secretary, Resident Commission, J&K Government, New Delhi, relieving Rimpy Ohri, Additional Secretary in the Resident Commission. LOKPAL MEMBER RESIGNS? One member of Lokpal organisation Justice (Retd) D V Bhonsale has reportedly resigned. So far no offi cial confi rmation about it. IS MAHESHWARI GOING TO CRPF? AP Maheshwari is likely to be new DG, CRPF. He is presently Special Secretary (Internal Security) in MHA. It is said that the related fi le has been moved. SECRETARY JUSTICE ALOK SRIVASTAVA SEEKS PRE-MATURE RETIREMENT ? Secretary Justice Alok Srivastava is believed to have sought pre-mature retirement to join as Member National Company Law Tribunal. WILL GOVERNMENT APPROACH EC FOR NEW POLICE COMMISSIONER ? Under the changed circumstancs, continuance of Amulya Patnaik, CP, Delhi. It is said that govt is not in a mood to give him extension after January 31, the date of his retirement. Govt is now likely to approach ECI for the appointment of his successor. New Delhi: A huge protest march by stu- dents of Jawaharlal Nehru bound for Rashtrapati Bhavan, ended lathicharge and lar- gescale detentions by the Delhi Police. Fran- tic footage from the spot showed slogan- shouting students be- ing dragged away and packed into buses by the police. Several stu- dents were injured and three busloads of pro- testers were detained by the police. Students, teachers and civil groups including sen- ior political leaders Sitaram Yechury, D Raja, Prakash Karat, Brinda Karat Sharad Yadav started the from Mandi House. The plan was to go to the offices of the HRD ministry and submit a memorandum regard- ing Sunday’s mob at- tack and their demand for the resignation of the university’s V-C. But after the meeting with the HRD officials, the students, led by JNU students’ union leader Aishe Ghosh, decided to move to- wards the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The face-off comes amid deep dis- trust of the police by the students. 2002 Public service ad ‘Stop the hatred’ viral on Twitter University, in society and had Delhi police detain JNU students who were protesting outside Shastri Bhawan against January 5 violence on the university campus in New Delhi on Thursday. CM Kejriwal defends Delhi police march It’s a trend: BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sarma on Deepika New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejri- wal on Thursday de- fended Delhi Police’s actions during the re- cent incident of vio- lence in the Jawaharlal Nehru University while slamming the role of the Centre. Kejriwal dur- ing a press conference said, “Whatever the se- ries of incidents are hap- pening there is no fault of the Delhi Police. What can the Delhi Police do? If they get orders from the Actor Guwahati: Deepika who visited the Jawa- harlal Nehru Univer- sity in Delhi earlier this week ahead of the release of her movie “Chhapaak”, was criti- cised by Assam Min- ister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma Thursday. “I think famous peo- ple want to visit a place like this before the re- lease of their movie,” Padukone, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. on pended.” Delhi Police face criticism for not tak- ing action in the JNU in- cident of violence on January 5. top not to stop the vio- lence or to maintain law and order, what can they do? If they don’t follow orders they will be sus- Dr Sarma told reporters on Thursday, adding that “it’s a trend”. Himanta Biswa Sena supports ‘Free Kashmir’ poster lady is not good for them (op- position) and the coun- try. The opposition has fallen flat on its face af- ter Mehek Prabhu’s clarification,” the Mar- athi publication said. Since the came into light Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra CM Dev- endra Fadnavis has been questioning in- cumbent CM Uddhav Thackeray over the matter. Hitting out at Fad- navis for targeting Ud- dhav, Sena, sarcastical- ly said the placard “shocked the opposi- tion leaders and awak- ened the nationalist sentiment in them.” New Delhi: Amid the controversy over the “Free Kashmir” plac- ard seen at the anti-JNU violence protest Mumbai’s Gateway of India, the Shiv Sena party mouthpiece, Saamnaa, on Thursday supported the woman who held up the poster, saying she has clearly said her intention was only about lifting the communication restric- tions in Kashmir. Asserting that Mehek Prabhu, a woman from Mumbai, stood up for the pain of Kashmiris by holding the placard, the Sena mouthpiece said, “A Mumbaikar woman could under- stand the pain of Kash- miris. The opposition feels this is sedition. There can’t be a dirtier example of irresponsi- bility .” “If the opposition and its supporters feel expressing fearlessly is sedition, it PEACE DIFFICULT at matter New Delhi: Twitter us- ers and fans have been taking to social media to question the silence of top Bollywood stars on matters of public in- terest. Interestingly, , a vid- eo featuring Bollywood icons has been going viral on social media. Said to be a public ser- vice advertisement from 2002, the video re- portedly featured 16 B- town stars pleading with people to “Stop the hatred.” “A against one Indian is a crime against all Indi- ans. A crime against Indians is a crime against India,” reads the text in the clip. Marathi Mehek Prabhu, a Mumbai woman holding a ‘Free Kashmir’ placard during anti-JNU protests on Tuesday. Marathi ABVP loses all four seats to NSUI at Sanskrit University in Varanasi Varanasi: In a big embarrass- ment for the BJP, its students’ wing Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) lost the stu- dents union elections at the Sampurnanad Sanskrit Vish- wavidyalaya to the National Students Union of India (NSUI). The ABVP lost all its four seats which it had won in the 2019 elections. The NSUI also won the post of general secretary among other posts in the fray . crime yourself GANGSTER EJAZ LAKDAWALA ARRESTED BY MUMBAI POLICE Mumbai: Fugitive gangster Ejaz Lakdawala was arrested from Patna on Wednesday by the Mumbai police. Police produced him in a local court on Thursday, which remanded him to police custody till January 21. “Gangster Ejaz Lakdawa- la, who used to make extortion calls to people in Mumbai from out- MAN POSING AS UP MIN ARRESTED AFTER GOA CM ALERTS COPS Goa: Goa Police have ar- rested a man for allegedly posing as a minister from Uttar Pradesh by sub- mitting fake documents and staying at a state guest house in Panaji for over 10 days. Four of his accomplices, who were staying with him at the state guest house, have also been arrested, a senior Goa Crime Branch DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TOPS CRIME AGAINST WOMEN IN 2018 New Delhi: Domestic violence against women fi gures as the top category of violence against women in 2018, according to data from the “Crimes in India - 2018’’ report compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau. As per the data, a total of 89,097 cases related to crimes against women was registered across India in 2018. The fi gures indicate not much has improved when compared to the fi gure of 86,001 cases regis- tered under this head in 2017. The crime rate per lakh women population is 58.8 in 2018. GUEST HOUSE THAT HOSTED BAPU TO BECOME MUSEUM Kendrapara: A government-run guest house that had hosted Mahatma Gandhi will be revamped and converted into a museum in Odisha’s Ken- drapara district, offi cials said. The guest house, dating back to the colonial era, is located at Gara- pur near the offi ce-cum-residence of the district magistrate and the father of the nation had stayed there for three successive days during the course of his historic “padyatra’’ in 1934. Government has decided to convert the guest house into a museum to pay tribute to Bapu. side India, was arrested by Mumbai City Crime Branch yesterday from Patna. Today, he was produced before a court which has remanded him to police custody till January 21,” said Mum- bai Police Commissioner Sanjay Barve. “Lakdawala had 25 cases registered against him in Mumbai city.” Barve added. offi cial said on Thurs- day. The accused, Sunil Singh, was arrested after Goa Chief Minister Pra- mod Sawant alerted the police about him. Singh stayed at the state guest house for almost 12 days before being caught on Tuesday. He had even sought an appointment with the chief minister, the offi cial said.

9. SPORTS JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 09 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia TENNIS STARS IGNITE HOME CROWD Australia prevailed against Great Britain in an epic tiebreaker and Russia claimed both singles to clinch against Argentina Nick Kyrgios & Alex de Minaur guide Aus into ATP semi-finals WTA AUCKLAND CLASSIC: SERENA WILLIAMS BEAT CHRISTINA MCHALE Auckland: Serena Williams rallied from a set down to beat journeywoman Christina McHale at the WTA Auckland Classic, but said it was just the workout she needed. With her focus on win- ning a 24th Grand Slam at the Australian Open, Williams said she needs all the court time she can get after a long off-season since losing September’s US Open final. It took top seed 2 hours to put away the 27-year- old McHale and advance to a quarter-final with Germany’s Laura Siegemund, who ousted teen prodigy Coco Gauff in the second round. Williams was broken three times before losing the first set but recovered to take the next 2 sets in all-American Australia have Sydney: roared into the ATP Cup semi-finals with a rollicking doubles win from shock first- time pairing Alex de Minaur and Nick Kyrgios. In a daring selec- tion gamble, Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt replaced doubles specialists John Peers and Chris Guccione with his two singles spearheads after an inspired Dan Evans levelled the tie for Great Britain with an epic victory over de Minaur. But a lion-hearted de Minaur rebounded from his three-hour, 22-minute singles loss to pull off a rousing 3-6 6-3 18-16 triumph with Kyrgios over two- times grand slam doubles cham- pion Jamie Murray and Joe Salis- bury . “It was a tough one,” Hewitt said of rolling the dice on the pairing and in particular playing de Minaur after his singles loss. The thrilling triumph, after sav- ing four match points in the super- tiebreak, almost raised the roof at the new-look Ken Rose- wall Arena and fired Australia into a semi- final showdown on Sat- urday night with Rafael Nadal’s Spanish Davis Cup champions or Canada. CAROLINE WOZNIACKI REACH AUCKLAND QUARTERS No.5 seed Caroline Wozniacki continued her winning start to 2020 as she moved through into the quarterfinals of the ASB Classic thanks to a hard-fought 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 win over Lauren Davis. Already through to the semis of the doubles, in which she is partnering Serena Williams, the Dane, who will retire after the Australian Open, took two hours and 20 minutes to eliminate the 2017 champion. In both previous meetings between the players, Wozniacki, the WTA World No.39, had re- corded comfortable successes, most recently at the China Open last October, but she was made to work harder on this occasion. “I got a little lucky in the end and it could have gone both ways,” she admitted. “She’s a great player and she fought very hard today but so did I. BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL: ASHLEIGH BARTY STUNNED BY JENNIFER BRADY Jennifer Brady Brisbane: claimed the first top 10 win of her career with an upset straight sets victory over world number one Ash Barty to advance to the Brisbane In- ternational quarter-finals. With the tournament moving at the Queens- land Tennis Center following the end of the ATP Cup group stage, Brady had to contend with not only Australian top seed, who was given a bye to the last- 16, but also a vociferous home crowd. Nehwal, Sindhu in Quarter-final in Carlos Sainz wins another stage to extend 2020 Dakar Rally lead BRIEF South Korea in the French Open quarter- final 20-22, 21-23. Sind- hu swatted aside Ohori 10-21, 15-21 in just 30 minutes to make the last 8. This was Sindhu’s ninth straight win over the Japanese and the Indian has never lost a match to her. Sindhu will take on either world No.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Taiwan or sev- enth seed South Kore- an Sung Ji Hyun in the quarter-finals. Kuala Lumpur: Saina Nehwal and PV Sindhu entered the quarter-fi- nals of Malaysia Mas- ters with games wins over South Korea’s teen sensation An Se Young and Ja- pan’s Aya Ohori, re- spectively, on Thurs- day. Saina reached her first quarter-final since French Open in October, 2019. Saina beat Young 25- 23, 21-12 in 39 minutes in the second round to set up a quarter-final Challenge ended for Men’s abruptly after 2nd round defeats of HS Prannoy and Sameer Verma on Thursday Barcelona’s team bus gets lost Barcelona: Ahead of the Supercopa semi-fi- nal against Atletico Ma- drid, Barcelona had to face an embarrassing situation as their team bus got lost in Jeddah ahead of the press con- ference on Wednesday . The team bus driver had set off for the King Abdullah Sports City Stadium, where the semi-final is slated to be played, rather than the Al-Ittihad facilities. Ha’il: Carlos Carlos Sainz padded his lead in the Dakar Rally after winning the fifth stage on Thursday . Sainz dou- bled his lead over de- fending Nasser Al Attiyah to six minutes, and to nearly 18 minutes Stephane Peterhansel. All three drivers shared the previous three Da- kars in South America, and have won it at least twice. Nobody else was Real Madrid thrash Valencia 3-1 to enter final New Delhi: Riding on goals from Toni Kroos, Isco and Luka Modric, Real Madrid drubbed Valencia 3-1 in the first semifinal of the Spanish Super Cup at the King Abdullah Sport City Sta- dium. Notably , Zinedine Zidane’s men had quali- fied for this expanded four-team tournament straight- champion over 46 minutes. With the win over Young, Saina levelled their head-to- head record to 1-1. Sai- na had last lost to clash against Olympic gold medallist Caroli- na Marin, who earlier defeated Chinese Cai Yan Yan 21-16, 21-18 in utes and pushed really hard at the end,” Sainz said. “I’m very happy because the car is work- ing well”. within 30 minutes of Sainz. They finished 1-2-3 on the 353km stage from Al Ula to Ha’il. “We gained three min- Women’s League from January 24 New Delhi: The final round of Hero Women’s League 2019-20 will kick off in Bengaluru on January 24, the All In- dia Football Federation (AIFF) said on Thurs- day . The fourth edition of the tournament will see 12 teams from across the country fight it out for top honours in Indian women’s club football. The teams that are set to participate in the final round has made it to Bengaluru af- ter a rigorous set of zonal qualifiers. Sports dept to have ‘fun time’ at Khelo India Youth Games Kroos and Isco. In the 15th minute, draw the first blood of the game. The German midfielder spotted Va- lencia goalie Jaume Do- menech out of position and fired a curling cor- ner kick that the scram- bling net minder was unable to keep from go- ing over the line. by virtue of their third- place finish in the 2018- 2019 La Liga. As injury wingers Eden Hazard, Gareth Bale and striker Karim Benzema to be out of the game, Zidane opted for a midfielder- heavy line-up featuring Casemiro, Valverde, Kroos forced Naresh Sharma sports officer is be- ing appointed as the coach and the junior clerk as the manager. Sports department is in a celebration mode since the Games concluded. No matter if it is the responsible of- ficer of the Sports Council a Clerk or the contractual staff, preparations been made for them. The opportunity is given to attend Khelo India Youth Games to be held in Guwa- hati from January 10 to January 22. People such as Ra- feeq Ahmed who is not even related to sports has been made Manager. Junior As- sistant Ankita is also sent with the team. Similarly, others are also sent to Guwahati to have a fun time. Jaipur: The Govern- ment of India has declared Khelo India Youth Games as an event of national im- portance to give a big platform youth’s sports which will include several games and have been identified as Nation- al programme for de- velopment of sports. However, sports department of Rajasthan is taking this task as a plat- form of taking offic- ers and employees on a fun trip. Sports de- partment is in a cel- ebration mode since State Games conclud- ed. From Sports Council Mahendra Meena to computer operator, all are being sent with the Rajasthan team. In fact, the Federico Modric, State Polo: Chandna team’s second consecutive win Jaipur: Sports Minis- ter Ashok Chandna’s team registered their second consecutive win in Diya Kumari Cup of Jaipur Polo season. In the match played at Rambagh Polo Ground, Chandna team defeated Cavalry 10-4. Mean- while, Dragon defeated Kanota by 10-3.5 goals in the match played on the Cavalry ground. The match was dedicat- ed to Abhimanyu Pathak, who scored sev- en goals. Siddhant Sharma scored three goals. Sahara Warriors defeated Los Polistas by 5 goals against three and a half. The Cavalry- B team beat SONA SPHIRO 6-4. to the MAJOR CONTRIBUTION Relief for Australia’s bushfire just got bigger have Warne’s cap is now AUD 500,000 The ‘Baggy Green’ cap that former Australian spinner Shane Warne put up for auction for donating the amount to the bushfire relief fund, has crossed 500,000. There is still one more day left for the bidding. Along with Warne, former Austral- ian pacer Jeff Thomp- son has also put his cap for auction. Warne made an announcement on Twitter. will be donating the proceedings from the ticket sales to the bush- fire relief efforts. Tennis star Maria Sharapova had also an- nounced on Wednesday that she had left 10 signed pairs of her ten- nis shoes in her Bris- bane hotel that mem- bers of the public could buy with a donation to the Australian Cross. “Brisbane, I have signed ten pairs of my tennis shoes, left them at the @Bris- the Sydney: Top tennis stars like Roger Feder- er, Rafael Nadal, and Serena Williams will be playing an exhibition match to raise funds for Australia’s bushfire re- lief. Apart from these three, Naomi Osaka, Nick Kyrgios and Stefa- nos Tsitsipas have also confirmed their availa- bility for the match. The match will be played on January 15 at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena. The Australian Open Rally for Relief AUD Secretary several keep,we just ask you to donate AUD 300 a pair. All money going direct- ly to Red Cross,” Shara- pova tweeted. baneTennisdesk at the Westin Hotel, alongside a donation envelope for fire rescue They’re yours Red efforts. to

10. 2NDFRONT Do not try to be like others. God has made each one of us unique, celebrate it, don’t spoil it. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 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 PM meets top economists ahead of Budget New Delhi: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi on Thursday held discus- sion on the state of econ- omy with economists, sector experts and suc- cessful young entrepre- neurs at the Niti Aayog, and promised to take both short-term and long-term measures to revive growth. During a two-and- half hour meeting held ahead of the Budget 2020-21, the experts made hosts of suggestions for reviv- ing economic growth, which is estimated to slip to 11-year low of tural reforms. NITIAayog today. Dis- ‘Would like situation in Gulf to de-escalate’ New Delhi: In the midst of spiralling ten- sion between the US and Iran over the kill- ing of an Iranian mili- tary commander, India on Thursday said it would like the situa- tion to de-escalate as soon as possible and was monitoring the developments very closely. External Affairs Min- istry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also said India has been in touch with key players includ- ing Iran, United Arab Shah reviews security situation mar tweeted. The meeting was attended by Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, Com- merce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal besides Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, CEO Amitabh Kant and other senior officials of the think-tank. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was not present, as she was holding pre- Budget meetings with party workers at BJP headquarters. 5 per cent in 2019-20. According to sourc- es, the speakers urge the government to fo- cus on credit expan- sion, exports growth, governance of PSBs, increasing consump- tion and job creation. As many as 40 experts and economists at- tended the meeting. Modi assured them that he would act on suggestions which can be implemented short-term and also consider long-term sug- gestions in due course as these require struc- —PHOTO BY ANI high-profile Emirates, Oman and Qa- tar as it has important interests in the region. Iranian Minister Javad Zarif is scheduled to visit In- dia next week to attend the Raisina Dialogue, the flagship annual event of the external affairs min- istry . Zarif will also hold talks with External Af- fairs Minister S Jais- hankar during his stay in Delhi. “We are moni- toring the situation very closely and will see how it develops in the next few days,” Kumar said. New Delhi: Home Min- ister Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a high-level meeting to review security situa- tion in the country . NSA Ajit Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla, Director of In- telligence Arvind Kumar and oth- er top officials attended the meeting that was held amidst the ongoing protests in different parts of the country against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. —PTI Foreign Doval, Bureau PM Narendra Modi interacting with the Economists and Experts in a meeting, at NITI Aayog, in New Delhi on Thursday. in cussed a wide range of issues relating to economic startups & innova- tion,” Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Ku- Raj recorded second highest number of rape cases in 2018 “Honourable PM @ narendramodi had an interactive with economists & in- dustry experts at @ growth, session STRENGTHENING TIES were in the age group of 6 to 12 years. The data also said that in 1,143 cases in the state in 2018, the vic- tims were in the age group of 12 to 16, while in 1,502 cases they were between 16 and 18 years of age. In 2016, in 2,479 rape cases the victims below 18 years of age in Mad- hya Pradesh. They in- cluded 39 girls below six years of age. As many as 3,082 cas- es of rape with girls be- low 18 years, including 50 below six years of age were reported in 2017. —PTI Bhopal: Pradesh continued to hold on to the dubi- ous distinction of having the highest number of rape cases registered country for the third consecutive year in 2018. Madhya was followed by Ra- jasthan (4,335), Uttar Pradesh (3,946), Ma- harashtra (2,142) and Chhattisgarh (2,091) in the number of rape cases registered, the report said. As per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report released Madhya IN FIGURES in the Pradesh involving victims below six years of age, were reported in Madhya Pradesh in 2018. In 2016 and 2017 also, the state had topped the chart in terms of the number of rape cases. on Wednesday, the state accounted for a little over 16 per cent of the country’s total 33,356 rape cases registered in 2018. According to the re- port, as many as 5,433 rape cases, including 54 Besides, 2,841 cases of rape involving vic- tims below 18 years of age were reported in 2018 in the state. Of these, in 54 cases, the victims were be- low six years of age, while 142 Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora signed an MoU with Electoral Commissioner of Mauritius Mohd Irfan Abdool Rahman. The MoU on electoral cooperation between Election Commission of India and Electoral Commission of Mauritius, which was in existence from April 2013 to April 2018, was renewed between the two sides on Wednesday at Port Louis. Sunil Arora also paid a courtesy visit to President of Mauritius Prithvirajsing Roopun on Wednesday at Port Louis. victims Sudhansh pant still awaits his next posting First India News Dara Singh case: SHO seeks court’s guidance HELPING HAND During his one day Kota visit, Jagdeesh Chandra visited JK Lon children hospital where he met a few patients and also distributed blankets. Jagdeesh Chandra gives a blanket to one of the mothers whose baby is admitted in the hospital, also seen in the photo are MS Dr Suresh Dulera (extreme right), HOD Pediatric Departement Dr Jagdish Singh (centre) and Dr Madhu. the court in its commu- nication. The reads, “Also the inci- dent mentioned in the FIR relates to the legal action/ decision re- lated to a separate le- gal issue. Apart from this Amit (Dara son) has not pre- sented any docu- ment or appeal at the police sta- tion. If he has given any under- taking on this issue it’s pure fiction.” Dara Singh’s son, Amit, had filed a com- plaint in the matter in a lower court of Jaipur following which the court had ordered the police to register FIR against all the accused. Bundi: A day after a Jaipur court ordered the Banipark police to regis- ter an FIR in the Dara Singh encounter case, on the complaint of Dara Singh’s wife, that she was threatened forced to turn hostile, the Station House Officer has shot a letter to the court seek- ing guidance in the matter. In the letter the SHO has said that the complaint mentions name of two honour- able judges however they are not made ac- cused in the matter. The SHO has thus sought direction that the aforementioned point has not ben addressed by letter Jaipur:A high profile and a highly efficient 1991 batch Rajasthan cadre officer Sud- hansh Pant, who has come back to his par- ent cadre almost 10 days back after serv- ing a successful five year tenure with the health ministry at the centre, awaits his new post- ing orders. Not only Pant, but even almost a dozen senior IAS and IPS of- ficers who have been retained on their pre- sent assignments after their recent promo- tions, are also expect- ing some changes in their present responsi- and Kumar Singh’s bilities. So, a selective but important re- shuffle of some sen- ior IAS officers is in the offing. Everyone now is waiting for the free time and conven- ience of chief minis- ter who might call DB and Kuldeep, in the late hours of night to finalize the new posting. still MS Dr Suresh Dulera apprises Jagdeesh Chandra of the facilities at JK Lon Hospital, while Dr Jagdish Singh and Bhanwar S Charan look on. NEEDED, BETTER TOMORROW Wrong ideology misleading youth on social media: CM Gehlot  I have become a three time Chief Minister due to the feeling of service for people within me, said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot addressing the gathering during Kayastha General Sabha at Birla Auditorium on Thursday. Naresh Sharma the biggest earning of my life.” Meanwhile, former union minister Sub- odh Kant Sahay, dur- ing the event, said that we should walk on the way shown by our ancestors and be- come a voice for the poor communities. Also present dur- ing the function was Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi who stressed that the Chief Minis- ter was doing every- thing possible to en- sure that the state develops on the ide- ologies of Mahatma Gandhi. Meanwhile, Minister flagged off a truck filled with items to provide relief to poor, specially keep- ing in mind the current weather conditions in the state. A short doc- umentary on major role players Kayastha community was also released during the event. community played vital role in freedom struggle and development of the nation. We should provide our glorious history to our next generation now,” Ge- hlot said. He further added, “I have become a three time Chief Minister due to the feeling of service for people with- in me. My only agenda is serving the state and betterment of all the 36 communities. This is has adopt social media, however with com- plete vigilance and creative ideology. Chief Minister Ge- hlot was addressing the annual convention of Kayastha General Sabha at Birla Audito- rium, Jaipur wherein the gathering thanked the Chief Minister for simplifying the EWS reservation state. “Kayastha com- munity has blessed with many great writers and the —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Jaipur: concern growing influence of social media on the youngsters of the na- tion, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot Thursday said that although social me- dia is a good plat- form, however the wrong ideology is in- fluencing and mis- leading the youth. The three time CM urged the youth to Expressing over the Chief Gehlot various on in the in been

11. www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia 11 JAIPUR, FRIDAY JANUARY 10, 2020 CHHAPAAK IN COURT? dvocate Aparna Bhat, who repre- sented acid attack victim Laxmi Agar- wal in court, is upset with the Deepika Padukone-starrer ‘Chhapaak’ and has threat- ened to take legal action against the makers of the film. Bhat’s contention is the filmmakers have not given due acknowledgement to her in the film’s credits. The ad- vocate, who played a pivotal role in real life to ensure jus- tice was served to Laxmi in the case fought at Patiala cause...Ironies of life.” —IANS A House Courts, took to Face- book and wrote a few posts to vent her ire, and also an- nounce that she would be tak- ing the makers of ‘Chhapaak’ to court. Bhat wrote in her Face- book post, “Have never been the one to demand attention to my work. Deeply disturbed by the turn of events post watching Chhapaak. Com- pelled to take legal action to protect my identity and pre- serve my integrity . I repre- sented Lakshmi in her crimi- nal trial in Patiala House Courts... tomorrow someone will represent me in my Deepika Padukone CHAMBAL CITY GOES OOMPH! NON-VIOLENT SUNNY A comment on the anti-CAA protest and fee hike issue in JNU, adding that she is pro-peace and she hopes that all con- cerned parties will come out with a solu- tion on the matter. “I don’t want to share my opinion on an actual thing that people are fighting over. I feel there are many things that we can do if we put our foot down, if we speak to each other and stop the vio- lence, because violence is something that our children see and learn. Vio- lence doesn’t affect just one person. It affects the entire family because it also emotionally hurt them. I am pro-peace and I do not endorse vio- lence. I am sure that there will be some solution that can come with- out violence,” said Sunny, while interacting with the media at a promotional event, when she was asked to comment on Sun- day’s attack on JNU students by unidentified masked men. At the event, Sunny also spoke about the devastat- ing wildfires in Austral- ia. “I think we have cre- ated this path of de- struction, and wer ctress Sunny Leone took a neu- tral stance on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) violence by saying that she doesnt want to Jagdeesh Chandra was present as the Chief Guest at the fi rst season of Kota Couture Show held at Kota, organised by Vijay Ayush, Gaurav Gaur and Yasheel Pandel, on Thursday evening. Seen with him are (from left) Ayush Vijay, BJP Leader Rajkumar Maheshwari, MLA Kalpana Devi, Manisha Pandel, Shaivya Gautam, Gaurav Gaur, Yasheel Pandel, JP Vijay and Yogesh Gupta. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO SONAM’S MISPLACED BAGGAGE are things that are so beautiful our world.” destroying in S tress has accused the airline of ‘terrible service’ and ‘terrible mismanagement’. On Thursday afternoon, Son- am tweeted: “This is the third time ive travelled @British_Air- ways this month and the second time they’ve lost my bags. I think I’ve learnt my lesson. I’m never flying @British_Airways again.” The airline immediately fol- lowed up on the matter. They commented: “We’re sorry to hear about the delay to your lug- gage, Sonam. Have you been pro- vided with a tracking reference —IANS when informed at the airport?” The actress accused the air- line of ‘terrible mismanage- ment’ and replied: “Yes all that is done. But it is a massive in- convenience. You guys need to step up. It’s terrible service and terrible mismanagement.” The airline apolo- gised for their mistake and wrote: “We can only offer our sin- cere apologies, Sonam. Please be assured we’re working to reu- nite you with your bag as quickly as possible.” —IANS onam Kapoor has claimed that British Airways mis- placed her luggage twice in one month. The ac- Sunny Leone Sonam K Ahuja

12. LISTING JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 2020 12 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia FACE OF THE DAY Taylor Swift VOWS TO Selena Gomez S inger Taylor Swift will not for- give anyone who hurts her close friend and singer Selena Gomez, saying she will ‘always have her back’. Swift hitmaker says she can handle those who have wronged her personally , but does not feel the same towards those who mistreat the pop star. “I knew from when I met her (Selena), I would always have her back,” Swift said. “In my life, I have the ability to forgive people who have hurt me. But I don’t know if I can forgive someone who hurts her.” Gomez also discussed their bond, not- ing they are even closer than they appear to be publicly. “There’s so much of my friendship with Taylor that people don’t know about because we don’t necessarily feel the need to post about everything we do,” Gomez shares. Gomez added: “She has showed up for me in ways that I would have never ex- pected. Flown in because I was hurt and was going through something. Stuff that was going on with my family.” Gomez said Swift has been a devoted supporter of hers for many years. “It’s been proven year after year and in every moment of my life that she is one of my best friends in the world. We don’t agree on everything, but we respect each other with everything.” Gomez sought Swift’s approval when it came to her new album ‘Rare’. —Agency YASHVI BAGGA, Youtuber YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva IF IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY TODAY You may find great opportunities to build your career, be quick to grab that one great chance. You will get help from all the direction in professional matters and you will be successful. ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 TAURUS APR 21 - MA Y 20 Your cards show a huge profit from your investment in stock market. 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13. ETC ETC ETC ETC JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 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 TIME TRAVELLING IN VIRTUAL WORLD A thing! Burry your feel- ings and eat boondi raita) I’m kidding! you can eat pav bhaji also if your vegan,” added the actress. She continued: “Be a nice person... be- ing kind is really under- rated yaa! And if you expect something in re- turn for being a nice per- son then you are not a nice person! Don’t be afraid to allow magic to happen.” In sync with the post, Adah also shared a video, which shows her transforma- tion from young to old. On the work front, the actress was last seen in ‘Commando 3’ along with Vidyut Jammwal. She is expected to be back in the fourth part. —IANS dah Sharma has found an inter- esting way to usher in the new The actress en- tered Bollywood decade. with horror movie ‘1920’, which released in 2008. Now, Adah has come up with hashtag #100year- sofAdahSharma, where- in she is calculating the time from 1920 to 2020. The post went viral in- stantly . “Time is out.... It’s been a 100 years #1920to2020 and time is passing by so quickly,” she began her post. “So tell the person you love that you love them! (If they have spe- cifically asked you not to, then don’t say any- running Adah Sharma RAJANI ALL THE WAY! Quirky ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’ T Khan and his co-star Alaya F. promise to share in the film. Alaya, who is actress Pooja Bedi’s daughter, makes her de- but in the film. In the new poster Saif is seen wearing a red-and- white striped robe while Alaya, who plays Saif’s on-screen daughter, sits on the floor point- ing at a fan. Sharing the poster, Alaya took to Instagram and wrote: “A little quirk, a little sass, and too much funk.” —IANS he new poster of the rom- com ‘Jawaani Jaaneman’ depicts a quirky relation- ship that actors Saif Ali Not so macho? Tanushree on Bollywood heroes! B slammed wood heroes who refuse to take a stand on the ongo- ing unrest at Del- hi’s Jawaharlal Nehru Universi- ty (JNU), call- ing them ‘eu- nuchs’. Taking a dig at male stars have refrained from commenting on the on- think eunuchs have more male integrity than our Bollywood heroes.” Incidentally, at a time when several Bollywood A-listers including Deepi- ka Padukone, Alia Bhatt, Sonakshi Sinha, Varun Dhawan, Taapsee Pannu, and Richa Chadha have condemned the attacks on JNU students, Bollywood’s biggest superstars -- Am- itabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, Aamir Khan, and Akshay Kumar -- have chosen to stay silent. —IANS going issue that threatens to boil over, Tanushree said, “Men in Bollywood only know how to gang up against women and young- sters, take away their work and livelihood, and throw insults at them. They don’t know how to stand with women and young people and support them for jus- tice. Don’t expect much from these Bollywood muscle men. All their ma- chismo is only for show and box-office ticket sales. They are more like eu- nuchs in real life. In fact, I ollywood ac- tress nushree Dut- ta Ta- has Bolly- DARBAR DIRECTOR AR Murugadoss CAST & CREW Rajinikanth, Nayanthara, Nivetha Thomas, Yogi Babu, Prateik Babbar, Suniel Shetty RATING: KAVITA CHAUHAN cityfirst@firstindia.co.in I kanth’s 127th film. The Rajini effect can be felt throughout the movie. Some scenes in the movie will make you awe- struck cause at this age, the energy and charisma that he brings on the screen will testify the fact that he is an actor par excellence. The film starts solid- ly with the proper es- tablishment of the sto- ry. Add to it Rajini- kanth’s antics, his in- fectious energy and epic comic timing, and Darbar’s first half is a perfect treat to Rajini- kanth’s diehard fans. Rajini- kanth starts the movie as a rogue cop who threatens to bump off a government hu- man rights official in his of- n the film ‘Darbar’, thalai- var has donned the role of a cop after 27 years. This film is superstar Rajni- fice. Events show that this candidate for prosecution has a back story, one that involves his beloved daughter Valli (Nivetha Thomas) and the cop- hating druglord Hari (Suniel Shetty). Aaditya (Rajnikant) arrests drug dealer Ajay (Prateik) while cleaning up Mumbai’s streets. Payback ar- rives in the form of the man-bun-sporting Hari (Suniel Shetty) who is Ajay’s father and a drug lord. Hari gets Aaditya’s daughter killed as part of revenge and then Aaditya chases him to death. The Rajni effect will sure shot entertain the audiences. The film is a good entertainer which can be watched by fam- ily audiences. who Tanushree Dutta ARJUN BIJLANI MEETS LAXMI A recently took to his Insatgram handle to share his ‘Chhapaak’ moment with his fans as he shared an adorable picture with Laxmi. In the picture, both Laxmi and Arjun are all smiles. The photo is cute but what won our hearts was the caption, where he was all praises for Laxmi. Calling Laxmi brave and gorgeous, appealed his fans to watch Chappak just for her. He revealed that he will watch this amaz- ing movie for three reasons, Deepika Padukone, Vikrant Massey and Laxmi Agarwal. —Agency ELEGANCE PERSONIFIED H seen in a head-to-toe yellow ensemble that made sure all eyes were on her. The outfi t featured a long skirt that was ruched on the side and paired with a matching crop top. What stole the show was the large bow around the neck. Speaking of the actress, she is best known for playing Akshara in Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai as well as for portraying Komolika in Kasautii Zindagii Kay. She had participated in the reality show Bigg Boss 11 and emerged as the fi rst runner up. She was in the news recently as the fi rst poster from her upcoming movie ‘Hacked’. —Agency rjun, who is quite active on social media keeps his fans up- dated about his whereabouts. He ina Khan recently wowed us with an elegant look. The actress attended an event in Mumbai and she was TV GOSSIP...

14. CITY BUZZ 14 JAIPUR | FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 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 —PHOTOS BY NAIM KHAN Steal the STYLE! Suresh Pradhan and Pooja Makkar revealed the first look of the top 28 finalists of the beauty pageant on Thursday at Hotel Souve- nir Peppermint, where models were seen dressed beautifully in typical and Indo-western Chunni, Suit, Gown, Block Dress and more. al and western choice of outfits being preferred in today’s era, a grand fash- ion show ‘Miss Diva Ra- jasthan 2020’ is going to be organised on January 12 at The Zone Palace in the Pink City. To unveil the grandeur of the event, show direc- tor Samrat Singh Rathore with the KIRTI CHAUHAN kirti.chauhan@firstindia.co.in W Lehenga- Saree, Printed ith the motive to maintain the bal- ance between the taste of tradition- organisers Models during the look launch of ‘Miss Diva Rajasthan’ —PHOTOS BY NAIM KHAN Munshi Prem Chand’s ‘Bade Bhaisaab’ comes alive @ JKK SERENE LADIES Nirmala Sewani, a renowned Astrologer in the Pink City conducted a session on meditation for the participants of ‘Mrs. Rajasthan 2020’ education system. It was also attended by the Director-General of JKK, Ms. Kiran Soni Gupta. The Puppet Making workshop held by Ka- pil Dev and Manoj Bhaat introduced the intricacies of puppet- ry to the teachers on Thursday. They also participated in Glove Puppetry and Muppet. The workshop also wit- nessed children be- tween the age of 5 and 8 years. Storytelling work- shop by Joshi witnessed its fi- nal day on Thursday . cityfirst@firstindia.co.in educational and its impact. The play’s enduring appeal lies in its bitter- sweet reminiscences about childhood and relationship with sib- lings. The play was en- acted by ‘Breathing Space – The Drama Company’. The cast of the play included – Ni- shant (Elder brother), Yogesh brother), Pooja, Somesh and Nikhil (friends). The play was fol- lowed by a brief inter- action with the chil- dren and teachers who expressed their opin- ions on the current system CITY FIRST L work ‘Bade Bhaisaab’ was staged at Jawahar Kala Kendra (JKK) for the children on Thurs- day . It was directed by Abhishek ‘Bade Bhaisaab’ is a merry play about the relationship between the narrator and his brother who is five years senior in age. The play focuses on their divergent approaches to studying in school. It serves as an excellent critique of the colonial egendary Indian writer, Munshi Prem Chand’s re- vered literary NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in I has been wanting to, for a long time. Keeping this in mind, the grooming session of the par- ticipants of ‘Mrs. Rajasthan 2020’ was brought to an end with an amazing meditation session by Nirmala Sewani, a renowned Astrologer from the Pink City . The participants enjoyed the session which was much GAJAR Nimisha Mishra, Nirmala Sewani and Yogesh Mishra nner peace is always essen- tial for an individual to reach great heights, and achieve the goal that one participants’ training in fash- ion, media and much more, and were organised by Nimi- sha and Yogesh Mishra to groom the participants in a better way . The grand finale of ‘Mrs. Rajasthan 2020’, will be held today at Ramgarh Palace, and the winners are going to gain great opportunities for their future. Goswami. (Younger Swapnil, Nirmala Sewani and the participants of ‘Miss Rajasthan 2020’ during the meditation session Malavika needed for them, as they have been giving their best to pre- pare for the grand finale of the pageant today , January 10. The sessions had been going on for a week, which included the IN THE PINK CITY! INGREDIENTS Carrot-1Kg, Milk-1 Litre (preferably Saras Gold), Ghee- 2 tablespoons, Cream (malai)- 1 Bowl, Sugar- 1 bowl, saf- fron leaves- 15 to 20, Pistachio- 1 Tea spoon, Cashew- 7 to 8, Raisin- 15 to 20. HALWA METHOD: Wash and grate the carrot fi rst. Pour Ghee in a pan and heat it for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the grated carrots and stir-fry for about 10 to 15 minutes at a medium-low heat. Add milk to the pan and stir-fry it continuously. Add one bowl of cream. Simultaneously add pis- tachio and saffron leaves, till the milk dries up. Now add sugar and stir it for 10 to 15 minutes more. Present it in a bowl and garnish it with cashew and raisins. And you’re all set to enjoy classic ‘Gajar Ka Halwa’ this winter. RAJSHREE JAIN T every Indian home dur- ing the season of win- ter. It takes approxi- mately 45 minutes to prepare this classic des- sert. This recipe serv- ing is for 8 to 10 people. he outstanding Indian dessert, ‘Gajar Ka Halwa’ is a must have in cityfirst@firstindia.co.in Rajshree Jain The colourful, vibrant ambiance set the tone right on the second day of the festive ride Annual Cultural Fest, COSMOS 2020 organised by IIS University on Thursday.