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JAIPUR l SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 344
Kavita Pant
ajasthan has topped the
country as the state with the
maximum number of vacci-
nations in the age group of
18-44 years from 1 May till
date at 11,83,700.
On Friday alone, 71,419 peo-
ple were vaccinated in this age
group in Rajasthan as the Ge-
hlot govt ran an extensive 24-
hr campaign in 29 districts to
give a massive push to the vac-
cination drive. Total vaccina-
tions of people between the
ages of 18 and 44 years across
the nation are more than 2
crore 50 lakhs on this day.
As the Centre opened the
vaccinations for this crucial
age group on May 1, CM
Ashok Gehlot went all guns
blazing to ensure maximum
and fastest vaccination for
his people. This is the age
group which goes out to work
and pushes the economy of a
state. Gehlot was crystal
clear in his aim, to vaccinate
the ‘working age group’ as
soon as possible and ensure
that the state economy con-
tinues to run smoothly on
oiled wheels. Ably supported
by his right hand, the capa-
ble Health Minister of the
state, who has been at the
helm of controlling the en-
tire pandemic for the past 14
months, Dr Raghu Sharma,
CM Gehlot left no stone un-
turned from directly engag-
ing with the Prime Minister
for more facilities and vac-
cines, to reaching out to the
BJP MPs and leaders of Ra-
jasthan to push them to get
more from the Centre for his
beloved people!
The people of Rajasthan
have also shown complete
faith and are coming out in
droves to get vaccinated after
the CM and his team sent a
positive message by getting
themselves vaccinated.
Truly, the spirit of ‘Togeth-
er We Can’ is embodied in Ge-
hlot’s Rajasthan!
R
DATE WITH VAX!
IN 18+ VACCINATION
RAJ TOPS
SHOTS WERE
GIVEN TO
YOUTH IN 21 DAYS
11,83,700
Kavita Pant
ajasthan has topped the
country as the state with the
maximum number of vacci-
nations in the age group of
18-44 years from 1 May till
date at 11,83,700.
On Friday alone, 71,419 peo-
ple were vaccinated in this age
group in Rajasthan as the Ge-
hlot govt ran an extensive 24-
hr campaign in 29 districts to
give a massive push to the vac-
cination drive. Total vaccina-
tions of people between the
ages of 18 and 44 years across
the nation are more than 2
crore 50 lakhs on this day.
As the Centre opened the
vaccinations for this crucial
age group on May 1, CM
Ashok Gehlot went all guns
blazing to ensure maximum
and fastest vaccination for
his people. This is the age
group which goes out to work
and pushes the economy of a
state. Gehlot was crystal
clear in his aim, to vaccinate
the ‘working age group’ as
soon as possible and ensure
that the state economy con-
tinues to run smoothly on
oiled wheels. Ably supported
by his right hand, the capa-
ble Health Minister of the
state, who has been at the
helm of controlling the en-
tire pandemic for the past 14
months, Dr Raghu Sharma,
CM Gehlot left no stone un-
turned from directly engag-
ing with the Prime Minister
for more facilities and vac-
cines, to reaching out to the
BJP MPs and leaders of Ra-
jasthan to push them to get
more from the Centre for his
beloved people!
The people of Rajasthan
have also shown complete
faith and are coming out in
droves to get vaccinated after
the CM and his team sent a
positive message by getting
themselves vaccinated.
Truly, the spirit of ‘Togeth-
er We Can’ is embodied in Ge-
hlot’s Rajasthan!
R
DATE WITH VAX!
IN 18+ VACCINATION
RAJ TOPS
SHOTS WERE
GIVEN TO
YOUTH IN 21 DAYS
11,83,700
PERSPECTIVE
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021
02
www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
Vol 2
Issue No. 344
fi RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764.
Printed and published by
Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of
First Express Publishers. Printed
at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B.
Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk
Road, Jaipur. Published at 304,
3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das
Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001,
Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504.
Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Whoever heeds discipline
shows the way to life, but
whoever ignores correction
leads others astray.
—Proverbs 10:17
IN-DEPTH
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
At the G7 Climate and Environment
Ministerial stated that India
expects stronger commitment
by G7 nations to deliver on the
#climatefinance as well as on the
technology transfer obligations
under the Paris Agreement.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Running on a high priority Green
Corridor, Oxygen Expresses
have delivered a record 1,118
MT of Oxygen in a single day
for COVID-19 patients. So far,
208 #OxygenExpress trains have
provided 13,319 MT of Oxygen to
13 States across India
TOP TWEET
DIY COVID-19
TESTING KIT
A BIG RELIEF
etting a Covid-19 test
done when the sec-
ond wave was at its
peak was a tough
call. Even tougher
was getting a reliable report.
Government’s labs were giving
as many false reports as private
pathology labs. Nobody knew
which report to rely on. Sadly, a
large number of lives were lost
either because of false negative
reports, which were allegedly
given to keep the positivity rate
low or, reports that were delayed.
In both the cases patients’ condi-
tion became unmanageable.
A molecular company located
in Pune has now developed Co-
viSelf which can be used at
home. The ICMR has approved
the kit for testing Covid-19 using
a rapid antigen formula. The
test will give the result in 15
minutes. The kit will come as a
big relief for the masses who are
being warned of a third wave.
Compared to the cost of a Cov-
id-19 test in a private lab this kit,
country’s laudable first, is inex-
pensive and easy to operate.
G
wo of the world’s biggest democra- cies can’t do with-
out scanning user data on Facebook.
The US continues to make the largest number of re-
quests for user data with In-
dia placed at number two place. They were followed by Germany, France, Brazil and the UK. India made 40,300 re- quests, of which 37,865 were legal, for user data between July and December 2020. Fa-
cebook’s Transparency Re-
port states that it restricted access to content 944 times, which was more than 824 times the content was re-
stricted during the first half of 2020. Over the years, the requests from states and the Central government have risen sharply. In the first half
of 2013, around 3,200 requests which jumped to 35,600 dur-
ing the same period in 2020.
Social media has strength-
ened democracy by upholding the freedom of expression en-
joyed by the people who can bypass traditional sources of information like journalists
and news channels. The Indi-
an government swears by the democratic right of the peo-
ple but has its biases against those not toeing its line. It also feels that social media platforms vest too much pow-
er in social media tech giants which could destabilize gov-
ernments. That is not India’s concern alone but of some other governments as well. The war between social me-
dia giants and various gov- ernments is as much about constitutional rights as it is about Left and Right ideolo-
gies and polarized society and privacy rights.
India is at war with Face-
book, Twitter and WhatsApp over user data. The greater access it has, the lesser will be the freedom enjoyed by in- dividuals.
WHY GOVT WANTS
MORE INFO FROM FB
The Indian government
swears by the democratic
right of the people but has
its biases against those not
toeing its line. It also feels
that social media
platforms vest too much
power in social media
tech giants which could
destabilize governments
T
WHEN HIT BY WORST,
USE THE BEST!!
The Armed Forces are the
last hope of the nation. They
are called in when
everything else has failed
and it’s a matter of pride
that they have never let-
down the nation. History is
full of examples when armed
forces were called in against
external aggression like
Liberation of Bangladesh in
1971, Kargil intrusion
in 1999 or revenge of
Pulwama massacre
pandemic like COVID strikes the mankind, probably once in a century, as per the historical evidence. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented devas-
tation in India. Having 4 lakh new infections daily and over 4000 deaths every day, is a seri-
ous crisis. The deaths due to Covid are more than the total battle casualties, we have had so far in last 74 years of Inde-
pendence. The health infra-
structure of the country is stretched to near-breaking point. The government must press into service its instru- ment of last resort, which has proven capability beyond doubt. It’s very aptly said that “When you are hit by the worst, use your best weapon to counter it’. We are already late in decision making and pay-
ing the price for delay by loss of human lives, every day.
WHY ARMED FORCES
Last Hope of the Nation: The Armed Forces are the last hope of the nation. They are called in when everything else has failed and it’s a matter of pride that they have never let- down the nation. History is full of examples when armed forces were called in against external aggression like Lib-
eration of Bangladesh in 1971,
Kargil intrusion in 1999 or re-
venge of Pulwama massacre. Similarly, in national calami-
ties like Gujrat earthquake, Sunami in A & N Islands or Delhi Riots in 1984, they have done a praiseworthy job and saved thousands of lives. Based on past glorious record, the nation again wants to re-
pose faith in uniformed peo- ple to rescue them from this deadly pandemic.
Suitability: Armed Forces
have no magic vend. The pri-
mary strength of the forces is the command centric organiza-
tion of 1:5 million, trained and disciplined personnel, vacci-
nated and ready for crisis man- agement, Pan India. The Armed Forces have adequate resources in terms of heavy lift aircrafts, helicopters, cargo ships, load carriers and porta-
ble field engineering equip-
ments for casualty evacuation and medical support. They are masters in logistics manage-
ment. The Armed Forces have their own communication set-
up and digital networking to establish a grid of Command and Control Centers and nodal points, which is very essential.
ASSIGNMENTS
zMedicare: Armed Forces
have their dedicated state of
the art medicare facilities.
There are about 130 Military
Hospitals and another 100
field hospitals can be created
quickly. Similarly, large size
adhoc Covid Care Centers,
like DRDO Hospitals, can
also be created.
zVaccination at War Foot-
ing: Combatants trained
as Battlefield Nursing
Assistants(BFNA) can be ef-
fectively utilized for vaccina-
tion at war footing.
zSupply Chain Management:
Defence logistics expertise
can be very well entrusted
with enhanced production,
movement and timely deliv-
ery of oxygen, drugs and life
saving equipment. The Indian
Air Force (IAF) and the Indian
Navy have transported oxy-
gen containers and tankers
from abroad and within India.
zOrganised Labour Migra-
tion: Armed Forces with PAN
India presence can perform
this task in very efficient and
organised manner.
zArea Sanitisation and Pre-
vention: All Armed Forces
Stations have a Station
Health Organization, which is
capable of performing effec-
tive area sanitization drive.
zRations Distribution: The
Armed Forces expertise in
handling supply of rations
during war and peace could
be utilised for delivery of es-
sentials in containment zones.
zCrowd Control: As part of
Aid to Civil Administration,
Armed Forces can also be
used to augment civil police
force in crowd control during
lockdown.
zDecent Last Riots: Armed
Forces are trained for last rites
of their soldiers in war like
situation. This onerous yet
essential task could well be
entrusted to Defence Forces.
zCommand and Control:
The whole govt machin-
ery appears to have been
paralyzed, with little Inter-
Dept coordination. Army can
establish it’s own Command
and Control network at all
levels, within own resources.
CONCLUSION
The pandemic is a calamity, a
national security challenge,
that one has not witnessed in a
century. The Armed forces
have never failed the nation
and yet again they will deliver.
The need is to identify the mag-
nitude of the problem and take
decision to use the best avail-
able resource. Valuable time
has already been lost. A free
hand should be given to Armed
Forces with emergency pow-
ers and all other concerned
depts placed under their com-
mand. Let’s all contribute in
our own way to fight this catas-
trophe and saving the human-
ity because, one day, coming
generations will ask us .
”TUM KAHAN THEY
AUR TUMNE KYA KIA.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH, RETD
The writer is a scholar soldier accredited with
MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt) and M
Phil (International Strategic Affairs)
The pandemic is a
calamity, a national security
challenge, that one has not
witnessed in a century.
The Armed forces have
never failed the nation
and yet again they will
deliver. The need is to
identify the magnitude of
the problem and take
decision to use the best
available resource. Valuable
time has already been lost
Promoted by First India
News International Pvt. Ltd.
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021
02
www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia
Vol 2
Issue No. 344
fi RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764.
Printed and published by
Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of
First Express Publishers. Printed
at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B.
Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk
Road, Jaipur. Published at 304,
3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das
Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001,
Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504.
Editor-In-Chief: Jagdeesh Chandra
responsible for selection of news
under the PRB Act
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
Whoever heeds discipline
shows the way to life, but
whoever ignores correction
leads others astray.
—Proverbs 10:17
IN-DEPTH
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
At the G7 Climate and Environment
Ministerial stated that India
expects stronger commitment
by G7 nations to deliver on the
#climatefinance as well as on the
technology transfer obligations
under the Paris Agreement.
Piyush Goyal
@PiyushGoyal
Running on a high priority Green
Corridor, Oxygen Expresses
have delivered a record 1,118
MT of Oxygen in a single day
for COVID-19 patients. So far,
208 #OxygenExpress trains have
provided 13,319 MT of Oxygen to
13 States across India
TOP TWEET
DIY COVID-19
TESTING KIT
A BIG RELIEF
etting a Covid-19 test
done when the sec-
ond wave was at its
peak was a tough
call. Even tougher
was getting a reliable report.
Government’s labs were giving
as many false reports as private
pathology labs. Nobody knew
which report to rely on. Sadly, a
large number of lives were lost
either because of false negative
reports, which were allegedly
given to keep the positivity rate
low or, reports that were delayed.
In both the cases patients’ condi-
tion became unmanageable.
A molecular company located
in Pune has now developed Co-
viSelf which can be used at
home. The ICMR has approved
the kit for testing Covid-19 using
a rapid antigen formula. The
test will give the result in 15
minutes. The kit will come as a
big relief for the masses who are
being warned of a third wave.
Compared to the cost of a Cov-
id-19 test in a private lab this kit,
country’s laudable first, is inex-
pensive and easy to operate.
G
wo of the world’s biggest democra- cies can’t do with-
out scanning user data on Facebook.
The US continues to make the largest number of re-
quests for user data with In-
dia placed at number two place. They were followed by Germany, France, Brazil and the UK. India made 40,300 re- quests, of which 37,865 were legal, for user data between July and December 2020. Fa-
cebook’s Transparency Re-
port states that it restricted access to content 944 times, which was more than 824 times the content was re-
stricted during the first half of 2020. Over the years, the requests from states and the Central government have risen sharply. In the first half
of 2013, around 3,200 requests which jumped to 35,600 dur-
ing the same period in 2020.
Social media has strength-
ened democracy by upholding the freedom of expression en-
joyed by the people who can bypass traditional sources of information like journalists
and news channels. The Indi-
an government swears by the democratic right of the peo-
ple but has its biases against those not toeing its line. It also feels that social media platforms vest too much pow-
er in social media tech giants which could destabilize gov-
ernments. That is not India’s concern alone but of some other governments as well. The war between social me-
dia giants and various gov- ernments is as much about constitutional rights as it is about Left and Right ideolo-
gies and polarized society and privacy rights.
India is at war with Face-
book, Twitter and WhatsApp over user data. The greater access it has, the lesser will be the freedom enjoyed by in- dividuals.
WHY GOVT WANTS
MORE INFO FROM FB
The Indian government
swears by the democratic
right of the people but has
its biases against those not
toeing its line. It also feels
that social media
platforms vest too much
power in social media
tech giants which could
destabilize governments
T
WHEN HIT BY WORST,
USE THE BEST!!
The Armed Forces are the
last hope of the nation. They
are called in when
everything else has failed
and it’s a matter of pride
that they have never let-
down the nation. History is
full of examples when armed
forces were called in against
external aggression like
Liberation of Bangladesh in
1971, Kargil intrusion
in 1999 or revenge of
Pulwama massacre
pandemic like COVID strikes the mankind, probably once in a century, as per the historical evidence. The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented devas-
tation in India. Having 4 lakh new infections daily and over 4000 deaths every day, is a seri-
ous crisis. The deaths due to Covid are more than the total battle casualties, we have had so far in last 74 years of Inde-
pendence. The health infra-
structure of the country is stretched to near-breaking point. The government must press into service its instru- ment of last resort, which has proven capability beyond doubt. It’s very aptly said that “When you are hit by the worst, use your best weapon to counter it’. We are already late in decision making and pay-
ing the price for delay by loss of human lives, every day.
WHY ARMED FORCES
Last Hope of the Nation: The Armed Forces are the last hope of the nation. They are called in when everything else has failed and it’s a matter of pride that they have never let- down the nation. History is full of examples when armed forces were called in against external aggression like Lib-
eration of Bangladesh in 1971,
Kargil intrusion in 1999 or re-
venge of Pulwama massacre. Similarly, in national calami-
ties like Gujrat earthquake, Sunami in A & N Islands or Delhi Riots in 1984, they have done a praiseworthy job and saved thousands of lives. Based on past glorious record, the nation again wants to re-
pose faith in uniformed peo- ple to rescue them from this deadly pandemic.
Suitability: Armed Forces
have no magic vend. The pri-
mary strength of the forces is the command centric organiza-
tion of 1:5 million, trained and disciplined personnel, vacci-
nated and ready for crisis man- agement, Pan India. The Armed Forces have adequate resources in terms of heavy lift aircrafts, helicopters, cargo ships, load carriers and porta-
ble field engineering equip-
ments for casualty evacuation and medical support. They are masters in logistics manage-
ment. The Armed Forces have their own communication set-
up and digital networking to establish a grid of Command and Control Centers and nodal points, which is very essential.
ASSIGNMENTS
zMedicare: Armed Forces
have their dedicated state of
the art medicare facilities.
There are about 130 Military
Hospitals and another 100
field hospitals can be created
quickly. Similarly, large size
adhoc Covid Care Centers,
like DRDO Hospitals, can
also be created.
zVaccination at War Foot-
ing: Combatants trained
as Battlefield Nursing
Assistants(BFNA) can be ef-
fectively utilized for vaccina-
tion at war footing.
zSupply Chain Management:
Defence logistics expertise
can be very well entrusted
with enhanced production,
movement and timely deliv-
ery of oxygen, drugs and life
saving equipment. The Indian
Air Force (IAF) and the Indian
Navy have transported oxy-
gen containers and tankers
from abroad and within India.
zOrganised Labour Migra-
tion: Armed Forces with PAN
India presence can perform
this task in very efficient and
organised manner.
zArea Sanitisation and Pre-
vention: All Armed Forces
Stations have a Station
Health Organization, which is
capable of performing effec-
tive area sanitization drive.
zRations Distribution: The
Armed Forces expertise in
handling supply of rations
during war and peace could
be utilised for delivery of es-
sentials in containment zones.
zCrowd Control: As part of
Aid to Civil Administration,
Armed Forces can also be
used to augment civil police
force in crowd control during
lockdown.
zDecent Last Riots: Armed
Forces are trained for last rites
of their soldiers in war like
situation. This onerous yet
essential task could well be
entrusted to Defence Forces.
zCommand and Control:
The whole govt machin-
ery appears to have been
paralyzed, with little Inter-
Dept coordination. Army can
establish it’s own Command
and Control network at all
levels, within own resources.
CONCLUSION
The pandemic is a calamity, a
national security challenge,
that one has not witnessed in a
century. The Armed forces
have never failed the nation
and yet again they will deliver.
The need is to identify the mag-
nitude of the problem and take
decision to use the best avail-
able resource. Valuable time
has already been lost. A free
hand should be given to Armed
Forces with emergency pow-
ers and all other concerned
depts placed under their com-
mand. Let’s all contribute in
our own way to fight this catas-
trophe and saving the human-
ity because, one day, coming
generations will ask us .
”TUM KAHAN THEY
AUR TUMNE KYA KIA.”
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
A
MAJ GEN
CP SINGH, RETD
The writer is a scholar soldier accredited with
MA, MSc, LLB, MBA, M Phil (Def Mgt) and M
Phil (International Strategic Affairs)
The pandemic is a
calamity, a national security
challenge, that one has not
witnessed in a century.
The Armed forces have
never failed the nation
and yet again they will
deliver. The need is to
identify the magnitude of
the problem and take
decision to use the best
available resource. Valuable
time has already been lost
Promoted by First India
News International Pvt. Ltd.
Speaking of the many lives lost due to the pandemic, the Prime
Minister choked with emotions while paying respects to the deceased
Trinamool Congress MLA from Bhawanipore Shobhandeb
Chattopadhyay, resigns to clear way for Didi to contest
Centre asks twitter to
drop ‘toolkit tag’ tweets
New Delhi: The govern-
ment has asked Twitter
to remove “manipulated
media” tag for tweets on
an alleged “Congress
toolkit” to discredit
COVID-19 efforts, calling
it “prejudicial, a clear
overreach and unwar-
ranted”, sources said
today. The official com-
plaint has been spurred
by Twitter marking BJP
spokesperson Sambit
Patra’s tweet as “manip-
ulated media”.
The Ministry of Elec-
tronics and IT, in a
“strong communica-
tion” to the global team
of Twitter, has objected
to the use of the “ma-
nipulated media” tag on
“certain tweets made
Turn to P6
Sensex up by
975 points,
Nifty at 15,150
Court acquits
Tejpal in sexual
assualt case
Mumbai: The Sensex
and Nifty ended with
strong gains on Friday
led by broad-based buy-
ing across sectors amid
positive global cues.
Sensex gained 975
points, or 1.92 per cent,
at 50,520 levels and the
Nifty50 index topped
the 15,150-mark. The
Nifty sectoral indices
were painted green,
with the Nifty Bank
index trading 3.5 per
cent higher.
Panaji: A sessions
court on Friday acquit-
ted former Tehelka edi-
tor-in-chief Tarun Tej-
pal of all charges in a
sexual assault case.
Tejpal had been ac-
cused of sexually as-
saulting a woman inside
the elevator of a five-
star hotel in Goa during
an event in November
2013. Tejpal, who was ar-
rested on November 30,
2013, was later released
on bail and has been
contesting the allega-
tions since then. Con-
cluding the trial,
Turn to P6
Israelis-Palestine accept
ceasefire terms for now
Tel Aviv/Gaza: A
ceasefire between Israel
and the Palestinian mil-
itant group Hamas in
the Gaza Strip has come
into effect.
The ceasefire began
early on Friday, bring-
ing to an end 11 days of
fighting in which more
than 250 people were
killed, most of them in
Gaza.
Both Israel and Ha-
mas claimed victory in
the conflict.
The truce faced an
early test on Friday
when fresh clashes
broke out at the al-Aqsa
mosque compound in
occupied East Jerusa-
lem.
Israeli police spokes-
man Micky Rosenfeld
told news agency that
Palestinians had
thrown stones at offic-
ers, and that “riot” sup-
pressing measures had
been taken in response.
‘Hurt’ Mamata goes
back to earlier seat
Kolkata: Mamata Ba-
nerjee, who swept the
Bengal election but lost
her own contest in
Nandigram, is set to re-
turn to the seat she gave
up in favour of chal-
lenging her former aide
Suvendu Adhikari in
his stronghold.
The Trinamool MLA
who won from Bhawani-
pore, Shobhandeb Chat-
topadhyay, resigned
from the Bengal assem-
bly on Friday afternoon
to enable his party boss
to contest from the seat.
“Mamata Banerjee
will fight from Bhawani-
pore in the coming six
months,” said Chatto-
padhyay before handing
in his resignation to As-
sembly Speaker Biman
Bandopadhyay.
Turn to P6
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
was visibly emotional
on Friday as he spoke
about those who had
lost their lives to Covid.
“This virus has ...
snatched many of loved
ones from us. I pay my
humble tribute to them
and I express my condo-
lences to the families
who lost people,” the
Prime Minister said,
appearing to choke up
as he took a long pause.
He thanked doctors
and frontline workers
during video confer-
ence with health work-
ers in Varanasi, his par-
liamentary constituen-
cy in Uttar Pradesh.
“In the second wave
of corona, we are fight-
ing on multiple fronts at
the same time. The rate
of infection is also
much more and pa-
tients are in hospital for
a longer time.”
The Prime Minister’s
emotional homage
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New Delhi: The govern-
ment is exploring the
possibility of boosting
production of vaccines,
including identifying
manufacturing sites for
indigenously developed
Covaxin outside India.
The government also
intends to take up the
matter with WHO to step
up Covaxin production.
It will also take up with
Moderna, Johnson and
Johnson and other vac-
cine makers the issue of
granting voluntary licence.
CENTRE MULLS
MAKING COVAXIN
OUTSIDE INDIA
PM REDUCED TO
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
addressed the growing
challenge posed by the
surge in ‘black fungus’
cases in different parts
of the country. “In our
ongoing fi ght
against Cov-
id-19, a new
challenge
of Black
fungus has
surfaced.
We must
focus on tak-
ing precau-
tion and
preparation
to deal,”
he said.
MODI WARNS
ON THREATS OF
BLACK FUNGUS TEARS
INDIA
RAJASTHAN
2,59,551
new cases
4,209
new fatalities
6,225
new cases
129
new fatalities
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
TOTAL DEATHS DUE TO PANDEMIC UP TO THREE
TIMES HIGHER THAN REPORTED: WHO OFFICIAL
Geneva: Up to three times
more people have died
due to the pandemic than
indicated by the offi cially
reported Covid deaths,
the World Health Organi-
zation said Friday. So far,
more than 3.4 million
deaths worldwide have
offi cially been attributed
to Covid-19 since the
disease fi rst surfaced in
China in late 2019. “Total
deaths are at least two
to three times higher
than offi cially reported,”
Samira Asma, the WHO
assistant director-general
in charge of data, told
mediapersons.
New Delhi: A delay in getting the second shot not only allows the existing supply of shots to be more widely distributed, it boosts their protective power by giving the immune system more time to respond to the fi rst inoculation. Levels of antibodies produced to fi ght off the virus are 20% to 300% higher when the follow-up vaccine comes later, new research shows.
UP TO 300 PER CENT MORE ANTIBODIES WHEN
SECOND DOSE DELAYED, NEW STUDY SHOWS
PM Narendra Modi interacted with the doctors and
frontline workers on COVID situation in Varanasi
through video conferencing from New Delhi on Friday.
JANUARY 9, 1927 - MAY 21, 2021
SPLIT-BENCH SENDS BENGAL NETAS TO
HOUSE ARREST, CASE TO 3-JUDGE BENCH
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday
ordered the house arrest of the two Bengal
ministers, one MLA and the former Kolkata
Mayor in Narada case. The Division Bench of
Acting Chief Justice Bindal and Justice Baner-
jee differed in their opinion and a larger Bench
would be constituted to hear plea. Under house
arrest, the ministers will be able to work virtu-
ally, but will not be allowed to meet anyone.
Exercise self-discipline as infection,
mortality rate still worrisome: Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Friday
said that strict meas-
ures like Public Disci-
pline Fortnight and
Pandemic Red Alert
Public Discipline Lock-
down imposed by the
state government to
stop the spread of co-
rona infection have
started showing results
but the infection status
and mortality rate is
still worrisome.
Looking at this, peo-
ple will have to maintain
restraint and discipline
in social behavior con-
tinuously, besides fol-
lowing the lockdown re-
strictions more strictly.
“Only by maintaining
self-discipline, we will
be able to reduce the
danger of covid infec-
tion,” Gehlot said while
chairing a high-level co-
rona review meeting
late Friday night.
He reviewed the sta-
tus of covid infection,
lockdown
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Palestinian women grieve
during funeral of loved ones.
CM: Need to
strengthen the
health services up
to CHC and PHC
levels also
LOCKDOWN MAY EXTEND TILL MAY 31
Jaipur: Rajasthan government may extend the restric-
tions under lockdown till May 31 as per the suggestions
from health experts. The home department has prepared
the guidelines for this, sources said. A cabinet meeting
will be held on Saturday virtually in which the discussion
on the new guidelines will be held. The state government
had decided to impose a strict lockdown from May 10 to
24 in view of the spread of coronavirus.
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MYANMAR
TO DISSOLVE
AUNG SAN SUU
KYI’S PARTY RARE
PERSIAN
LEOPARD
PAIR SPOTTED MICROSOFT TO
RETIRE INTERNET
EXPLORER IN
JUNE NEXT YEAR
Naypyitaw: Myanmar’s junta-appointed elec-
tion commission will dissolve Aung San Suu
Kyi’s National League for Democracy Party
(NLD) because of what it said was fraud in
a November election, news outlet Myanmar
Now said on Friday, citing a commissioner.
Quetta: A pair of rare Persian
leopards have been sighted in
Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Adult leopards are solitary in the
wild and pair only to mate.
Washington: Microsoft has said that it is
retiring its long-standing browser Internet Ex-
plorer on June 15 next year after serving the
netizens for over 25 years. The veteran web
browser was released with Windows 95, the
tech giant said in a blog post on Wednesday.
RARE
PERSIAN
LEOPARD
Quetta: A pair of rare Persian
leopards have been sighted in
Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Adult leopards are solitary in the
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SC stays ‘Ram
bharose’ order
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court on
Friday stayed order of
Allahabad High Court
in which it said that
entire medical system
in villages and small
cities of Uttar Pradesh
is at God’s mercy
(“Ram bharose”)
amid the COVID-19
pandemic. A vacation
bench of Justices
Vineet Saran and BR
Gavai also said that
High Courts should
refrain themselves
from passing direc-
tions which cannot
be implemented.
Rishikesh: Well-known environmentalist Sunderlal Bahu-
guna is no more. He was 94. Bahuguna died from COVID-
related complications at AIIMS in Rishikesh. A pioneer in
environmental protection, Bahuguna led the charge against
the construction of big dams in the Himalayas in the
1980s. He was fervently opposed to the construction of the
Tehri dam.He, along with local women, founded the Chipko
movement to prevent the felling of trees in the ecologically
sensitive zones. Prime MInister Narendra Modi, Ram Nath
Kovind among other leaders condoled his demise.
‘GUARDIAN OF HIMALAYAS’
BAHUGUNA PASSES AWAY
Minister choked with emotions while paying respects to the deceased
Trinamool Congress MLA from Bhawanipore Shobhandeb
Chattopadhyay, resigns to clear way for Didi to contest
Centre asks twitter to
drop ‘toolkit tag’ tweets
New Delhi: The govern-
ment has asked Twitter
to remove “manipulated
media” tag for tweets on
an alleged “Congress
toolkit” to discredit
COVID-19 efforts, calling
it “prejudicial, a clear
overreach and unwar-
ranted”, sources said
today. The official com-
plaint has been spurred
by Twitter marking BJP
spokesperson Sambit
Patra’s tweet as “manip-
ulated media”.
The Ministry of Elec-
tronics and IT, in a
“strong communica-
tion” to the global team
of Twitter, has objected
to the use of the “ma-
nipulated media” tag on
“certain tweets made
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Sensex up by
975 points,
Nifty at 15,150
Court acquits
Tejpal in sexual
assualt case
Mumbai: The Sensex
and Nifty ended with
strong gains on Friday
led by broad-based buy-
ing across sectors amid
positive global cues.
Sensex gained 975
points, or 1.92 per cent,
at 50,520 levels and the
Nifty50 index topped
the 15,150-mark. The
Nifty sectoral indices
were painted green,
with the Nifty Bank
index trading 3.5 per
cent higher.
Panaji: A sessions
court on Friday acquit-
ted former Tehelka edi-
tor-in-chief Tarun Tej-
pal of all charges in a
sexual assault case.
Tejpal had been ac-
cused of sexually as-
saulting a woman inside
the elevator of a five-
star hotel in Goa during
an event in November
2013. Tejpal, who was ar-
rested on November 30,
2013, was later released
on bail and has been
contesting the allega-
tions since then. Con-
cluding the trial,
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Israelis-Palestine accept
ceasefire terms for now
Tel Aviv/Gaza: A
ceasefire between Israel
and the Palestinian mil-
itant group Hamas in
the Gaza Strip has come
into effect.
The ceasefire began
early on Friday, bring-
ing to an end 11 days of
fighting in which more
than 250 people were
killed, most of them in
Gaza.
Both Israel and Ha-
mas claimed victory in
the conflict.
The truce faced an
early test on Friday
when fresh clashes
broke out at the al-Aqsa
mosque compound in
occupied East Jerusa-
lem.
Israeli police spokes-
man Micky Rosenfeld
told news agency that
Palestinians had
thrown stones at offic-
ers, and that “riot” sup-
pressing measures had
been taken in response.
‘Hurt’ Mamata goes
back to earlier seat
Kolkata: Mamata Ba-
nerjee, who swept the
Bengal election but lost
her own contest in
Nandigram, is set to re-
turn to the seat she gave
up in favour of chal-
lenging her former aide
Suvendu Adhikari in
his stronghold.
The Trinamool MLA
who won from Bhawani-
pore, Shobhandeb Chat-
topadhyay, resigned
from the Bengal assem-
bly on Friday afternoon
to enable his party boss
to contest from the seat.
“Mamata Banerjee
will fight from Bhawani-
pore in the coming six
months,” said Chatto-
padhyay before handing
in his resignation to As-
sembly Speaker Biman
Bandopadhyay.
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New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
was visibly emotional
on Friday as he spoke
about those who had
lost their lives to Covid.
“This virus has ...
snatched many of loved
ones from us. I pay my
humble tribute to them
and I express my condo-
lences to the families
who lost people,” the
Prime Minister said,
appearing to choke up
as he took a long pause.
He thanked doctors
and frontline workers
during video confer-
ence with health work-
ers in Varanasi, his par-
liamentary constituen-
cy in Uttar Pradesh.
“In the second wave
of corona, we are fight-
ing on multiple fronts at
the same time. The rate
of infection is also
much more and pa-
tients are in hospital for
a longer time.”
The Prime Minister’s
emotional homage
Turn to P6
New Delhi: The govern-
ment is exploring the
possibility of boosting
production of vaccines,
including identifying
manufacturing sites for
indigenously developed
Covaxin outside India.
The government also
intends to take up the
matter with WHO to step
up Covaxin production.
It will also take up with
Moderna, Johnson and
Johnson and other vac-
cine makers the issue of
granting voluntary licence.
CENTRE MULLS
MAKING COVAXIN
OUTSIDE INDIA
PM REDUCED TO
New Delhi: Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi
addressed the growing
challenge posed by the
surge in ‘black fungus’
cases in different parts
of the country. “In our
ongoing fi ght
against Cov-
id-19, a new
challenge
of Black
fungus has
surfaced.
We must
focus on tak-
ing precau-
tion and
preparation
to deal,”
he said.
MODI WARNS
ON THREATS OF
BLACK FUNGUS TEARS
INDIA
RAJASTHAN
2,59,551
new cases
4,209
new fatalities
6,225
new cases
129
new fatalities
CORONA
CATASTROPHE
TOTAL DEATHS DUE TO PANDEMIC UP TO THREE
TIMES HIGHER THAN REPORTED: WHO OFFICIAL
Geneva: Up to three times
more people have died
due to the pandemic than
indicated by the offi cially
reported Covid deaths,
the World Health Organi-
zation said Friday. So far,
more than 3.4 million
deaths worldwide have
offi cially been attributed
to Covid-19 since the
disease fi rst surfaced in
China in late 2019. “Total
deaths are at least two
to three times higher
than offi cially reported,”
Samira Asma, the WHO
assistant director-general
in charge of data, told
mediapersons.
New Delhi: A delay in getting the second shot not only allows the existing supply of shots to be more widely distributed, it boosts their protective power by giving the immune system more time to respond to the fi rst inoculation. Levels of antibodies produced to fi ght off the virus are 20% to 300% higher when the follow-up vaccine comes later, new research shows.
UP TO 300 PER CENT MORE ANTIBODIES WHEN
SECOND DOSE DELAYED, NEW STUDY SHOWS
PM Narendra Modi interacted with the doctors and
frontline workers on COVID situation in Varanasi
through video conferencing from New Delhi on Friday.
JANUARY 9, 1927 - MAY 21, 2021
SPLIT-BENCH SENDS BENGAL NETAS TO
HOUSE ARREST, CASE TO 3-JUDGE BENCH
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday
ordered the house arrest of the two Bengal
ministers, one MLA and the former Kolkata
Mayor in Narada case. The Division Bench of
Acting Chief Justice Bindal and Justice Baner-
jee differed in their opinion and a larger Bench
would be constituted to hear plea. Under house
arrest, the ministers will be able to work virtu-
ally, but will not be allowed to meet anyone.
Exercise self-discipline as infection,
mortality rate still worrisome: Gehlot
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Friday
said that strict meas-
ures like Public Disci-
pline Fortnight and
Pandemic Red Alert
Public Discipline Lock-
down imposed by the
state government to
stop the spread of co-
rona infection have
started showing results
but the infection status
and mortality rate is
still worrisome.
Looking at this, peo-
ple will have to maintain
restraint and discipline
in social behavior con-
tinuously, besides fol-
lowing the lockdown re-
strictions more strictly.
“Only by maintaining
self-discipline, we will
be able to reduce the
danger of covid infec-
tion,” Gehlot said while
chairing a high-level co-
rona review meeting
late Friday night.
He reviewed the sta-
tus of covid infection,
lockdown
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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Palestinian women grieve
during funeral of loved ones.
CM: Need to
strengthen the
health services up
to CHC and PHC
levels also
LOCKDOWN MAY EXTEND TILL MAY 31
Jaipur: Rajasthan government may extend the restric-
tions under lockdown till May 31 as per the suggestions
from health experts. The home department has prepared
the guidelines for this, sources said. A cabinet meeting
will be held on Saturday virtually in which the discussion
on the new guidelines will be held. The state government
had decided to impose a strict lockdown from May 10 to
24 in view of the spread of coronavirus.
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MYANMAR
TO DISSOLVE
AUNG SAN SUU
KYI’S PARTY RARE
PERSIAN
LEOPARD
PAIR SPOTTED MICROSOFT TO
RETIRE INTERNET
EXPLORER IN
JUNE NEXT YEAR
Naypyitaw: Myanmar’s junta-appointed elec-
tion commission will dissolve Aung San Suu
Kyi’s National League for Democracy Party
(NLD) because of what it said was fraud in
a November election, news outlet Myanmar
Now said on Friday, citing a commissioner.
Quetta: A pair of rare Persian
leopards have been sighted in
Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Adult leopards are solitary in the
wild and pair only to mate.
Washington: Microsoft has said that it is
retiring its long-standing browser Internet Ex-
plorer on June 15 next year after serving the
netizens for over 25 years. The veteran web
browser was released with Windows 95, the
tech giant said in a blog post on Wednesday.
RARE
PERSIAN
LEOPARD
Quetta: A pair of rare Persian
leopards have been sighted in
Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
Adult leopards are solitary in the
RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764
Vol 2 l Issue No. 344
SC stays ‘Ram
bharose’ order
New Delhi: The
Supreme Court on
Friday stayed order of
Allahabad High Court
in which it said that
entire medical system
in villages and small
cities of Uttar Pradesh
is at God’s mercy
(“Ram bharose”)
amid the COVID-19
pandemic. A vacation
bench of Justices
Vineet Saran and BR
Gavai also said that
High Courts should
refrain themselves
from passing direc-
tions which cannot
be implemented.
Rishikesh: Well-known environmentalist Sunderlal Bahu-
guna is no more. He was 94. Bahuguna died from COVID-
related complications at AIIMS in Rishikesh. A pioneer in
environmental protection, Bahuguna led the charge against
the construction of big dams in the Himalayas in the
1980s. He was fervently opposed to the construction of the
Tehri dam.He, along with local women, founded the Chipko
movement to prevent the felling of trees in the ecologically
sensitive zones. Prime MInister Narendra Modi, Ram Nath
Kovind among other leaders condoled his demise.
‘GUARDIAN OF HIMALAYAS’
BAHUGUNA PASSES AWAY
First India Bureau
Barmer: A woman
along with two mi-
nor sons died by
suicide by jumping
into a water tank in
Kalyanpur area in
Barmer on Friday
morning.
The incident oc-
curred in Umarlai
village where Rekha
(25) jumped into the
tank with her sons
Rohit Singh (5) and
Chhelu Singh (3).
The bodies were
shifted to the mortu-
ary of a nearby hos-
pital and later hand-
ed over to family
members after post-
mortem. Reasons of
the suicide are not
clear and the matter
is under probe.
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Alwar: Former Union Minister Bhanwar Ji- tendra Singh on Friday inaugurated the 100-bedded “Yuvraj Pratap Singh COVID dedicated Hospital” in the Nursing College Premises of Kesarpur village in Alwar. He said that this hospital will be a boon for the poor farmers and la- bourers who can get
treated here for free. He expressed his gratitude to minister Tika Ram Jully for his efforts in the hospital.
Jully said the hospi-
tal was handed to the public on the day of Ra- jiv Gandhi’s sacrifice. Medical facilities along with food and stay will be provided for free.
Bhanwar thanks Jully for
100-bed Covid care centre
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ON WAR PATH RELENT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Resident
doctors on Friday
night called off their
strike after assur-
ance by health minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
to issue a time table
for PG exams within
next 24 hours.
As per the schedule,
examination of theory
papers and practicals
will be held by 30 June.
Other assurances
include 15 percent in-
crease in stipend and
one day off after 4-5
days in covid duty.
The stipend of the
interns was increased
to Rs. 14,000 with DA.
The government
also constituted a
committee to look
into the demand for
an increase in the ba-
sic pay of the resi-
dent doctors.
More than 5,500 res-
idents and interns, in-
cluding 1,750 from
SMS hospital and
RUHS, had participat-
ed in the boycott in the
state. Dr. Prashant
Parashar, vice-presi-
dent of Jaipur Asso-
ciation of Residents
Doctors (JARD) said
they have been de-
manding increase in
monthly stipend from
Rs 7,000 to Rs 14,000,
get PG batch 2018
exam done by end of
May or give one-time
relaxation and pro-
mote on basis of inter-
nal assessment. They
are agitating for other
demands including
promotion on basis of
assessment.
Earlier, they boy-
cotted work in non-
Covid wards.
Increase `7,000 month-
ly stipend to ` 14,000
Hike DA immediately as
agreed earlier
`1,000 Hazardous
Work Incentive per day
Conduct PG batch 2018
exam by May end
PPE kit-masks etc.
`5,000 Covid Incentive
amount Provision of quarantine
leave if Covid positive
Insurance cover of ` 50
lakh on Covid Duty
Better Covid medical
facilities for interns &
families
DEMANDS BY PROTESTING DOCTORS
Hemaram’s resignation
matter of concern: Pilot11.5 lakh vaccines
wasted: Shekhawat
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Tonk: Former
deputy CM Sachin Pilot
on Friday said senior
legislator Hemaram
Chaudhary’s resigna-
tion is a matter of con-
cern. “Chaudhary has
been a major contribu-
tor to Rajasthan and
Congress politics. There
is hardly any other ex-
ample matching his
simplicity, honesty and
humility in the Con-
gress,” Pilot told report-
ers at PCC office on Fri-
day after paying trib-
utes to former PM Rajiv
Gandhi on his death
anniversary.
Pilot also visit-
ed Tonk where he took
feedback on the treat-
ment of patients suf-
fering from the corona
epidemic.
Rajiv Gaurfi
Jodhpur: Targeting
Rajasthan govern- ment, Union Jal Shak- ti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said that 11.5 lakh corona vaccines have been wasted in the state and the chief minister should clari- fy who is responsible for this.
Meanwhile, Gaurav
Gehlot from Suryana- gri has made an oxygen concentrator in just Rs. 10-12 thousand while the oxygen concentra- tors in the market are sold for Rs. 80-90 thou- sand. Shekhawat saw the demo of this ma- chine in Atal Commu- nity COVID care centre and inpired Gehlot for the feat.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Attacking
Congress on Toolkit is- sue, BJP state presi- dent Satish Poonia
said that it has exposed the real face of the par- ty which is conspiring to spread anarchy in the country.
“The Congress is de
weakening the credi- bility of the country. The party is conspir- ing to spread anarchy at a time when the country is passing through a pandemic,” he said.
“Congress in the
state is registering FIRs against the BJP national leaders be- cause their lie has been caught,” he said.
Sachin Pilot met offi cers and leaders atTonk Circuit House on
Friday and took feedback about Covid-19 measures.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat interacting with Gaurav Gehlot at Atal
Community COVID care centre in Jodhpur on Friday.
Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and Tika Ram Jully at new Covid centre.
Cong launches Seva Maha
Abhiyan on Rajiv’s anniv
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former Prime
Minister late Rajiv
Gandhi’s 30th death
anniversary (sacrifice
day) was celebrated
with great devotion by
Congressmen all over
the state on Friday.
The late Rajiv Gandhi
was paid tribute by of-
fering flowers on his
statue at the Rajiv Gan-
dhi Auditorium of the
State Congress Head-
quarters.
PCC president Go-
vind Singh Dotasra,
former deputy CM
Sachin Pilot, Health
minister Dr Raghu
Sharma, Transport
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas, Rajen-
dra Singh Yadav, Chief
Whip Dr Mahesh Joshi,
MLA Rafiq Khan and
many Congressmen
were present in the
program organized at
the State Congress
Headquarters.
A Seva Maha Abhi-
yan was started on
Friday by the State
Congress Committee
to serve the people suf-
fering in the state. Un-
der the campaign, 20
lakh masks, 3 lakh
sanitisers, 2 lakh food
packets, one lakh med-
icine kits, 2000 oxime-
ters were distributed
in all the 200 assembly
constituencies of the
state Congress.
Govind Singh Dotasra, Sachin Pilot, Mahesh Joshi, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and other leaders
fl ag off a campaign vehicle at the State Congress Headquarters in Jaipur on Friday.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Nadda launches nationwide Covid-19 helpdesk
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP national
president JP Nadda on
Friday launched One
District One Health
Community Centre
Help Desk under ‘Seva
hi Sangathan’ campaign
of the BJP Kisan Mor-
cha. The help desk have
started at 824 commu-
nity health centers
across the country to
assist covid patients
and needy people.e
The Kisan Morcha ac-
tivists at the Help Desk
will provide all neces-
sary help to the people
and register them on
the Arogya Setu App
along with creating pub-
lic awareness in the ru-
ral areas towards the
vaccination campaign.
Poonia: Cong
conspiring to
spread anarchy
in the country
Trio in stolen car give police tough time
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Three ac-
cused in a stolen car
attempted to escape
from the police on Fri-
day in Bhatta Basti
area. They hit the pa-
trol vehicles of the
two police stations
chasing them but the
police also did not re-
lent and held them
and seized the car.
The police then
reached Kharada Basti
near Lankapuri. See-
ing the police Chetak
car there, the accused
started to drive away.
After hours of chas-
ing, the police teams
finally laid a siege in a
narrow path by carts
in front and behind the
car of the accused who
tried to run away on
foot but were nabbed.
Woman jumps
into tank with
two kids, all die
Bharatpur MP Ranjitha Koli distributed ration kits to 200 poor
and helpless families fi ghting the adverse situation in the
Kathumar Assembly of Bharatpur Lok Sabha under the Seva Hi
Sangathan campaign.
(Above) Resident doctors and interns protest in Bikaner on Friday. (Inset) Resident and intern doctors met Dr Raghu Sharma late Friday evening and thanked him for his consent to their demands.
First India Bureau
Gangapur City: A
case of firing in broad
daylight at a private
hospital in Sainik Na-
gar at Gangapur city
created panic. Udai
Mode police station
in-charge Gambhir
Singh said that a
youth demanded a
ransom of Rs 3 lakh
from a private hospi-
tal operator on Friday
morning. After which
the young man
opened fire in the hos-
pital and escaped
from the spot. On the
information of firing,
the Udai Mode police
station team reached
the spot and started
investigating the
case. Meanwhile, an
FIR was lodged on be-
half of Dr Shivdayal
Gupta, the Director
of the hospital.
Ajmer: The relatives of
Ajmer Central Jail pris-
oners are all set for a big
relief. The Legal Servic-
es Authority has started
the exercise to release
the 98 prisoners. The de-
cision was taken in the
direction of the Nation-
al and State Legal Ser-
vices Authority. As
many as 38 prisoners,
who have been jailed,
received bail on Friday.
Firing at Goyal hospital
for Rs 3 lakh ransom
98 prisoners to be released
from Ajmer Central jail
ONE HELD FOR
CHEATING IN EXAM
Jaipur: The real candidate,
who hired another person
to give his paper in SSC
examination, was fi nally
arrested by the Bajaj Nagar
police station after three
months. Earlier in Febru-
ary, the police arrested the
fake candidate. The role
of the real candidate was
revealed in the inquiry.
CRIMEBRANCH
JDA demolishes
illegal colonies in
Jamwaramgarh
RELAXATION
IN WATER BILL
PAYMENT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: JDA’s enforce-
ment team on Friday
brought down the at-
tempts to establish two
illegal colonies on 6
bighas of land in the
Ecological Zone in Kho
Nagorian village and
about 7 bighas of land
under private Khate-
dari near the mountain
in village Jamwa Ram-
garh. In the city, the en-
croachment on the bor-
der of Samta Nagar,
near Gurjar ki tha-
di were also demolished.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the coro-
navirus pandemic, the state govern- ment has decided to suspend the pay- ment of water bills for the months of April, May.
Failure to pay
bills in April, May and June 2021 will not lead to any kind of disruption in supply. ACS PHED Sudhansh Pant said the final bill for April and May will be includ- ed in bill of July 2021 for commer- cial and industrial users. For residen- tial, this amount will be adjusted in August 2021.
Barmer: A woman
along with two mi-
nor sons died by
suicide by jumping
into a water tank in
Kalyanpur area in
Barmer on Friday
morning.
The incident oc-
curred in Umarlai
village where Rekha
(25) jumped into the
tank with her sons
Rohit Singh (5) and
Chhelu Singh (3).
The bodies were
shifted to the mortu-
ary of a nearby hos-
pital and later hand-
ed over to family
members after post-
mortem. Reasons of
the suicide are not
clear and the matter
is under probe.
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Alwar: Former Union Minister Bhanwar Ji- tendra Singh on Friday inaugurated the 100-bedded “Yuvraj Pratap Singh COVID dedicated Hospital” in the Nursing College Premises of Kesarpur village in Alwar. He said that this hospital will be a boon for the poor farmers and la- bourers who can get
treated here for free. He expressed his gratitude to minister Tika Ram Jully for his efforts in the hospital.
Jully said the hospi-
tal was handed to the public on the day of Ra- jiv Gandhi’s sacrifice. Medical facilities along with food and stay will be provided for free.
Bhanwar thanks Jully for
100-bed Covid care centre
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: Resident
doctors on Friday
night called off their
strike after assur-
ance by health minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
to issue a time table
for PG exams within
next 24 hours.
As per the schedule,
examination of theory
papers and practicals
will be held by 30 June.
Other assurances
include 15 percent in-
crease in stipend and
one day off after 4-5
days in covid duty.
The stipend of the
interns was increased
to Rs. 14,000 with DA.
The government
also constituted a
committee to look
into the demand for
an increase in the ba-
sic pay of the resi-
dent doctors.
More than 5,500 res-
idents and interns, in-
cluding 1,750 from
SMS hospital and
RUHS, had participat-
ed in the boycott in the
state. Dr. Prashant
Parashar, vice-presi-
dent of Jaipur Asso-
ciation of Residents
Doctors (JARD) said
they have been de-
manding increase in
monthly stipend from
Rs 7,000 to Rs 14,000,
get PG batch 2018
exam done by end of
May or give one-time
relaxation and pro-
mote on basis of inter-
nal assessment. They
are agitating for other
demands including
promotion on basis of
assessment.
Earlier, they boy-
cotted work in non-
Covid wards.
Increase `7,000 month-
ly stipend to ` 14,000
Hike DA immediately as
agreed earlier
`1,000 Hazardous
Work Incentive per day
Conduct PG batch 2018
exam by May end
PPE kit-masks etc.
`5,000 Covid Incentive
amount Provision of quarantine
leave if Covid positive
Insurance cover of ` 50
lakh on Covid Duty
Better Covid medical
facilities for interns &
families
DEMANDS BY PROTESTING DOCTORS
Hemaram’s resignation
matter of concern: Pilot11.5 lakh vaccines
wasted: Shekhawat
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Tonk: Former
deputy CM Sachin Pilot
on Friday said senior
legislator Hemaram
Chaudhary’s resigna-
tion is a matter of con-
cern. “Chaudhary has
been a major contribu-
tor to Rajasthan and
Congress politics. There
is hardly any other ex-
ample matching his
simplicity, honesty and
humility in the Con-
gress,” Pilot told report-
ers at PCC office on Fri-
day after paying trib-
utes to former PM Rajiv
Gandhi on his death
anniversary.
Pilot also visit-
ed Tonk where he took
feedback on the treat-
ment of patients suf-
fering from the corona
epidemic.
Rajiv Gaurfi
Jodhpur: Targeting
Rajasthan govern- ment, Union Jal Shak- ti minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said that 11.5 lakh corona vaccines have been wasted in the state and the chief minister should clari- fy who is responsible for this.
Meanwhile, Gaurav
Gehlot from Suryana- gri has made an oxygen concentrator in just Rs. 10-12 thousand while the oxygen concentra- tors in the market are sold for Rs. 80-90 thou- sand. Shekhawat saw the demo of this ma- chine in Atal Commu- nity COVID care centre and inpired Gehlot for the feat.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Attacking
Congress on Toolkit is- sue, BJP state presi- dent Satish Poonia
said that it has exposed the real face of the par- ty which is conspiring to spread anarchy in the country.
“The Congress is de
weakening the credi- bility of the country. The party is conspir- ing to spread anarchy at a time when the country is passing through a pandemic,” he said.
“Congress in the
state is registering FIRs against the BJP national leaders be- cause their lie has been caught,” he said.
Sachin Pilot met offi cers and leaders atTonk Circuit House on
Friday and took feedback about Covid-19 measures.
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat interacting with Gaurav Gehlot at Atal
Community COVID care centre in Jodhpur on Friday.
Bhanwar Jitendra Singh and Tika Ram Jully at new Covid centre.
Cong launches Seva Maha
Abhiyan on Rajiv’s anniv
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former Prime
Minister late Rajiv
Gandhi’s 30th death
anniversary (sacrifice
day) was celebrated
with great devotion by
Congressmen all over
the state on Friday.
The late Rajiv Gandhi
was paid tribute by of-
fering flowers on his
statue at the Rajiv Gan-
dhi Auditorium of the
State Congress Head-
quarters.
PCC president Go-
vind Singh Dotasra,
former deputy CM
Sachin Pilot, Health
minister Dr Raghu
Sharma, Transport
Minister Pratap Singh
Khachariyawas, Rajen-
dra Singh Yadav, Chief
Whip Dr Mahesh Joshi,
MLA Rafiq Khan and
many Congressmen
were present in the
program organized at
the State Congress
Headquarters.
A Seva Maha Abhi-
yan was started on
Friday by the State
Congress Committee
to serve the people suf-
fering in the state. Un-
der the campaign, 20
lakh masks, 3 lakh
sanitisers, 2 lakh food
packets, one lakh med-
icine kits, 2000 oxime-
ters were distributed
in all the 200 assembly
constituencies of the
state Congress.
Govind Singh Dotasra, Sachin Pilot, Mahesh Joshi, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas and other leaders
fl ag off a campaign vehicle at the State Congress Headquarters in Jaipur on Friday.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Nadda launches nationwide Covid-19 helpdesk
First India Bureau
Jaipur: BJP national
president JP Nadda on
Friday launched One
District One Health
Community Centre
Help Desk under ‘Seva
hi Sangathan’ campaign
of the BJP Kisan Mor-
cha. The help desk have
started at 824 commu-
nity health centers
across the country to
assist covid patients
and needy people.e
The Kisan Morcha ac-
tivists at the Help Desk
will provide all neces-
sary help to the people
and register them on
the Arogya Setu App
along with creating pub-
lic awareness in the ru-
ral areas towards the
vaccination campaign.
Poonia: Cong
conspiring to
spread anarchy
in the country
Trio in stolen car give police tough time
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Three ac-
cused in a stolen car
attempted to escape
from the police on Fri-
day in Bhatta Basti
area. They hit the pa-
trol vehicles of the
two police stations
chasing them but the
police also did not re-
lent and held them
and seized the car.
The police then
reached Kharada Basti
near Lankapuri. See-
ing the police Chetak
car there, the accused
started to drive away.
After hours of chas-
ing, the police teams
finally laid a siege in a
narrow path by carts
in front and behind the
car of the accused who
tried to run away on
foot but were nabbed.
Woman jumps
into tank with
two kids, all die
Bharatpur MP Ranjitha Koli distributed ration kits to 200 poor
and helpless families fi ghting the adverse situation in the
Kathumar Assembly of Bharatpur Lok Sabha under the Seva Hi
Sangathan campaign.
(Above) Resident doctors and interns protest in Bikaner on Friday. (Inset) Resident and intern doctors met Dr Raghu Sharma late Friday evening and thanked him for his consent to their demands.
First India Bureau
Gangapur City: A
case of firing in broad
daylight at a private
hospital in Sainik Na-
gar at Gangapur city
created panic. Udai
Mode police station
in-charge Gambhir
Singh said that a
youth demanded a
ransom of Rs 3 lakh
from a private hospi-
tal operator on Friday
morning. After which
the young man
opened fire in the hos-
pital and escaped
from the spot. On the
information of firing,
the Udai Mode police
station team reached
the spot and started
investigating the
case. Meanwhile, an
FIR was lodged on be-
half of Dr Shivdayal
Gupta, the Director
of the hospital.
Ajmer: The relatives of
Ajmer Central Jail pris-
oners are all set for a big
relief. The Legal Servic-
es Authority has started
the exercise to release
the 98 prisoners. The de-
cision was taken in the
direction of the Nation-
al and State Legal Ser-
vices Authority. As
many as 38 prisoners,
who have been jailed,
received bail on Friday.
Firing at Goyal hospital
for Rs 3 lakh ransom
98 prisoners to be released
from Ajmer Central jail
ONE HELD FOR
CHEATING IN EXAM
Jaipur: The real candidate,
who hired another person
to give his paper in SSC
examination, was fi nally
arrested by the Bajaj Nagar
police station after three
months. Earlier in Febru-
ary, the police arrested the
fake candidate. The role
of the real candidate was
revealed in the inquiry.
CRIMEBRANCH
JDA demolishes
illegal colonies in
Jamwaramgarh
RELAXATION
IN WATER BILL
PAYMENT
First India Bureau
Jaipur: JDA’s enforce-
ment team on Friday
brought down the at-
tempts to establish two
illegal colonies on 6
bighas of land in the
Ecological Zone in Kho
Nagorian village and
about 7 bighas of land
under private Khate-
dari near the mountain
in village Jamwa Ram-
garh. In the city, the en-
croachment on the bor-
der of Samta Nagar,
near Gurjar ki tha-
di were also demolished.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: In the coro-
navirus pandemic, the state govern- ment has decided to suspend the pay- ment of water bills for the months of April, May.
Failure to pay
bills in April, May and June 2021 will not lead to any kind of disruption in supply. ACS PHED Sudhansh Pant said the final bill for April and May will be includ- ed in bill of July 2021 for commer- cial and industrial users. For residen- tial, this amount will be adjusted in August 2021.
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Jaipur: Indian Army’s
Sudarshan Chakra Di-
vision on Friday inau-
gurated and extended a
50-bed hospital in Ra-
jasthan’s Sri Gangana-
gar, dedicated to the
citizens to combat the
rapid surge in the
COVID-19 cases in
the district. Ac-
cording to the
official re-
lease, the In-
dian Army
Doctors and
paramedical staff
have set up the facility
with the assistance of
District Officials and
Jan Sewa Hospital in
record time.
Army will provide
dedicated medical staff
and equipment to fight
the pandemic.
—ANI
Former minister and
BJP MLA Kalicharan
Saraf has requested CM
Gehlot for a stay on buy-
ing anti-rabies immuno-
globulin from a Chinese
company by NHM.
He said state’s Drugs
Department and RMSCL
has raised suspicion
over the documents of
this company, so it is
surprising that NHM has
placed their order with
the same company.
A
bout 700 cases of
black fungus in-
fection have
been reported among
the cured Covid-19 pa-
tients in Rajasthan,
Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma said on
Friday. He said the gov-
ernment has allowed 9
government and 11 pri-
vate hospitals for the
treatment of the infec-
tion. The minister said
teams of the Health De-
partment, which are
conducting door to door
survey, have also been
asked to report black
fungus symptoms im-
mediately. He said the
Centre has made avail-
able about 2,000 vials of
the relevant injection
for the treatment but
the state has asked for
doses in proportion to
the number of cases.
The state government
has made it a notifiable
disease and declared it
an epidemic. The health
department has also is-
sued guidelines for state
and private hospitals
that can provide quality
medical care to the pa-
tients and fixed maxi-
mum rates for treat-
ment of black fungus,
said Principal Secretary
Health Akhil Arora.
Arora said that the
hospital should be regis-
tered with NABH, ENT
specialist, MD Medicine
round the clock is pre-
sent there. Microdibrid-
ers, coblation, high
speed drill systems and
HD endoscopic camera
systems are available in
hospitals. An ENT sur-
geon who has performed
surgery of black fungus,
ICU with critical care
should be available 24
hours in the hospital.
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COVID-19 UPDATE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
4
Covishield vaccine
consignment reached
Jaipur via Air Asia fl ight
from Pune with 1.5
lakh doses in 13 boxes.
The Jaipur Airport
administration handed
over the consignment
to medical department
team.With the efforts
of MLA Rajendra
Rathore, an oxygen
plant will be installed
at Government Bhartia
Hospital. The plant
having a capacity
to refill 100 oxygen
cylinder is being
imported from China
2
1
Rajasthan State Child Protection Commission Chairman Sangeeta Beniwal visited separate COVID centre for kids set up in Women and Child Wing at MDM Hospital in Jodhpur on Friday. A letter has been sent
to State Human Rights
Commission for the
protection of human
rights by the state
general secretary of
the Bhartiya Charitra
Nirman Sansthan on
Friday.
3
BLACK FUNGUS
spreads wings; door-to-door
SURVEY ON!
About 700 cases of black fungus reported among cured Covid patients in Raj so far; 9 govt & 11
pvt hospitals have been marked for treatment; door-to-door survey has started: Dr Raghu
Bharatpur
hops not on
list; 5 fungus
cases foundT
he state government
has declared its
guidelines on Black Fun-
gus on Friday. They have
also released the details
of expense for treating
the patients and a list
of hospitals currently
offering the treatment.
None of these hospitals
mentioned in state’s
list are in Bharatpur, so
the patients here will
have to go to Jaipur,
Alwar, Jodhpur, Ajmer,
Udaipur, Bikaner, Kota
and Bhilwara for treat-
ment. There are no such
hospitals in Bharatpur
and so far, 6 cases of
Black Fungus have been
seen in the district. The
government records
mention two Black Fun-
gus cases whereas three
cases have come up in
private hospitals here.
Jaipur: The HPCL Ra-
jasthan Refinery
(HRRL) and Hindustan
Petroleum will set up
five oxygen generation
plants in the state. Ad-
ditional Chief Secretary
of Mines and Petroleum
Department, Dr. Subodh
Aggarwal said that each
of these plants will
have a capacity
of 450-450 litres
per minute and
it was finalised
in the meeting
of HRRL on
Friday. These
plants will be
set up at Govern-
ment Medical College in
Barmer, Kuchaman city,
Nawalgarh, Ajitgarh
and Sujangarh. Each
plant costs Rs71 lakh &
work orders have been
issued.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Heritage Mu-
nicipal Corporation Mayor Munesh Gurjar reached the Kishanpole zone office on Friday and found many offi- cials and workers miss- ing from duty, including the Zone Deputy Com- missioner. She then is- sued show-cause notic- es to 5 officers includ- ing the Zone Deputy Commissioner. She also took to task the workers for not looking into complaints received on the helpline number.
The mayor also dis-
tributed masks and talked about COVID guidelines with the public. She also fixed the time for reporting in zonal office.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Whip and Hawa Mahal MLA Dr Mahesh Joshi reached the Moti Dun- gri Ganesh temple on Friday and handed over the kits prepared for Ra- jbhog Prasadi for distri- bution among Dev- asthan Department’s 200 temples to the Dev- asthan Department of- ficials in the presence of Mahant Kailash Sharma. On this occa- sion, Mahant Kailash Sharma also blessed Dr
Joshi and presented him the sacred scarf.
Later while observ-
ing the death anniver- sary of former PM Rajiv
Gandhi, Dr Joshi also served the needy in the city on Friday. He first laid a wreath on Rajiv Gandhi’s statue at PCC
and paid tributes. He then participated in the Seva Dal works and en- couraged the Seva Dal chief organiser Hem
Singh Shekhawat and his team.
During his Hawa Ma-
hal tour, he distributed masks, sanitisers, coro- na medicine kits, fruits and food packets to sev- eral needy. He was ac- companied by Block Congress committees.
Joshi’s team distrib-
uted relief material in Shastri Nagar at Ward No. 17, 18, 24 and Naha- rgarh. At the Gangauri Bazar Hospital, fruits, food and medicines were provided to the pregnant women and
their attendants. Ac- cording to an estimate, 7,000 masks, 2,000 food packets and numerous corona medicine kits were distributed.
Dr Joshi and his team
also catered to the needy through the public kitchen organised by NSUI Jaipur President Deepak Dandoria. Joshi also inaugurated the Co- rona Vaccination Camp for LPG gas distributors at Government Nahari Ka Naka School and Government Gangauri Bazar School.
2 oil PSUs to
set up 5 Oxy
plants in Raj Heritage Corp
Mayor inspects
zone office
RATES FIXED 20 AUTHORISED HOSPITALS
`8,250`7,500
`9,900`9,000
for ICU/HDU in NABH
hospitals
for ICU/HDU for non-
NABH hospital
for ICU ventilator for ICU ventilator
This includes counselling fee, nursing fee,
Covid-19 test, PPE kit, biomedical waste man-
agement fee, morning meal, medicines and other
items mentioned in the list are also included.
S
MS Hospital,
Jaipuria, Medi-
cal College Jodhpur,
AIIMS Jodhpur, JLN
Medical College Ajmer,
RNT Medical College
Udaipur, Govern-
ment Medical College
Bikaner, Government
Medical College Kota,
Government Medical
College Bhilwara, Ma-
hatma Gandhi Medical
College Jaipur, Gitan-
jali Medical College
Udaipur, Jain ENT Hos-
pital Jaipur, Narayana
Hrudayalaya Jaipur,
CSK Hosp Jaipur,
Sony Hosp Jaipur,
Siddham ENT Hosp
Jaipur, Deshbandhu
ENT Hosp Jaipur, Vijay
ENT Ajmer, Shriram
Hospital Jodhpur and
Vaijayanti Hosp Alwar.
A
lready fi ghting corona, Nagaur
district has become the latest victim of the new epidemic Black Fungus. Here too, many cases related to this disease have started coming and this fungus has caused fear among the people. Nagaur CMHO Mehram Ma- hia said that 2 cases of black fungus have been reported in dis- trict. While the man hails from Nagaur city, the woman is a native of Makrana. Both are diabetics. Woman is being treated in Jaipur and man is being treated in Jodhpur.
A
Public Interest Lit- igation has been
fi led in Raj HC on the issue of treatment of black fungus disease in corona patients. The petitioner said that the state govern- ment has declared the disease an epidemic but no proper treat- ment is being done and there is shortage of medicines. Hearing in the petition fi led by advocate Siddhart Jain will be held on 25 May. Chief secretary, principal secretary health, principal secretary fi nance and others have been made par- ties in the PIL.
NAGAUR SEES
TWO CASES OF
BLACK FUNGUS
PIL IN HC ON
BLACK FUNGUS
TREATMENT
Dr Raghu Sharma
@RaghusharmaINC
Free covid vaccination of people
in the age group of 18 to 44
years is going on in the state
by the Rajasthan government.
Book your appointment by log-
ging on http://selfregistration.
cowin.gov.in and entering the
time and date after registering.
Indian Army dedicates 50-bed
Covid hospital in Sri Ganganagar
Saraf requests CM: Stay buying from China
Dr Mahesh Joshi hands over Rajbhog & med kits in city
Dr Mahesh Joshi giving kits prepared for Rajbhog Prasadi at the Moti Dungri Ganesh temple on
Friday in presence of Mahant Kailash Sharma.
Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Division on Friday inaugurated and extended a 50-bed hospital in
Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar.
V
accination camp
was organised in
the Income Tax Depart-
ment’s headquarters
near Statue Circle on
Friday. According to
sources around 335
employees registered
themselves for the vac-
cination, out of which
only 265 were given the
jab due to the limited
availability of the doses.
Soon, the camp will
also be organised for
the remaining income
tax workers and their
families as many em-
ployees and their fami-
lies in the state revenue
collection departments
are positive. The CGST,
Customs and SGST
revenue employees
have also demanded
similar camps in their
offi ces.
R
egistration of deaths
has revealed that the
number of deaths which
have occurred in cities
of state during pan-
demic is much higher
than average number
of deaths. This raises
questions on offi cial
fi gures of deaths due
to corona. No. of death
certifi cates issued this
year is several times
higher as compared to
last year. According to
health dept, as many
as 761 Covid patients
died in Jaipur from May
1 to 17 whereas 4,354
death certifi cates were
issued. Difference is
3,593, which is much
higher than average no.
of deaths, indicating
deaths due to Covid
are higher than offi cial
fi gures.
T
he Covid investigation report of the big cats, including the Asiatic Lion Tripur of Na-
hargarh Biological Park, has raised questions over the laboratory investigations and quality of IVRI Bareilly. Report of the second sample of Tripura, lioness Srishti, white tiger Chinu and Panther Krishna was released from IVRI on Friday. In the second sample, all the big cats except Tripur have been declared as Co- rona negative. IVRI Bareilly is silent on report of Tripur and has asked to send a third sample which Senior Veterinary Offi cer Dr Arvind Ma- thur sent on Friday. A recent negative report of Tripur from IVRI Bareilly was questioned as he was doing well and showed no signs of illness. The sample sent for the second time included fi ve different samples from Tripur including two nazal, one oral, one rectal and one eye sample. If DNA is not detected in 5 samples of the same wildlife, then there is no justifi cation for the third sample.
LION TRIPUR’S 3RD SAMPLE
SENT TO LAB FOR TESTING!
265 GET VAX
AT CAMP IN
IT DEPT
DEATH CERTS
TELL DIFFERENT
STORY IN RAJ!
Asiatic Lion Tripur at Nahargarh Biological Park
TOTAL CASES
9,03,418
CASES IN A DAY
6,225
TOTAL DEATHS
7,475
DEATHS IN A DAY
129
ACTIVE CASES
1,31,806
RECOVERED
TOTAL
7,64,137
RECOVERED
IN A DAY
18,264
—PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA
Sudarshan Chakra Di-
vision on Friday inau-
gurated and extended a
50-bed hospital in Ra-
jasthan’s Sri Gangana-
gar, dedicated to the
citizens to combat the
rapid surge in the
COVID-19 cases in
the district. Ac-
cording to the
official re-
lease, the In-
dian Army
Doctors and
paramedical staff
have set up the facility
with the assistance of
District Officials and
Jan Sewa Hospital in
record time.
Army will provide
dedicated medical staff
and equipment to fight
the pandemic.
—ANI
Former minister and
BJP MLA Kalicharan
Saraf has requested CM
Gehlot for a stay on buy-
ing anti-rabies immuno-
globulin from a Chinese
company by NHM.
He said state’s Drugs
Department and RMSCL
has raised suspicion
over the documents of
this company, so it is
surprising that NHM has
placed their order with
the same company.
A
bout 700 cases of
black fungus in-
fection have
been reported among
the cured Covid-19 pa-
tients in Rajasthan,
Health Minister Dr
Raghu Sharma said on
Friday. He said the gov-
ernment has allowed 9
government and 11 pri-
vate hospitals for the
treatment of the infec-
tion. The minister said
teams of the Health De-
partment, which are
conducting door to door
survey, have also been
asked to report black
fungus symptoms im-
mediately. He said the
Centre has made avail-
able about 2,000 vials of
the relevant injection
for the treatment but
the state has asked for
doses in proportion to
the number of cases.
The state government
has made it a notifiable
disease and declared it
an epidemic. The health
department has also is-
sued guidelines for state
and private hospitals
that can provide quality
medical care to the pa-
tients and fixed maxi-
mum rates for treat-
ment of black fungus,
said Principal Secretary
Health Akhil Arora.
Arora said that the
hospital should be regis-
tered with NABH, ENT
specialist, MD Medicine
round the clock is pre-
sent there. Microdibrid-
ers, coblation, high
speed drill systems and
HD endoscopic camera
systems are available in
hospitals. An ENT sur-
geon who has performed
surgery of black fungus,
ICU with critical care
should be available 24
hours in the hospital.
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COVID-19 UPDATE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
4
Covishield vaccine
consignment reached
Jaipur via Air Asia fl ight
from Pune with 1.5
lakh doses in 13 boxes.
The Jaipur Airport
administration handed
over the consignment
to medical department
team.With the efforts
of MLA Rajendra
Rathore, an oxygen
plant will be installed
at Government Bhartia
Hospital. The plant
having a capacity
to refill 100 oxygen
cylinder is being
imported from China
2
1
Rajasthan State Child Protection Commission Chairman Sangeeta Beniwal visited separate COVID centre for kids set up in Women and Child Wing at MDM Hospital in Jodhpur on Friday. A letter has been sent
to State Human Rights
Commission for the
protection of human
rights by the state
general secretary of
the Bhartiya Charitra
Nirman Sansthan on
Friday.
3
BLACK FUNGUS
spreads wings; door-to-door
SURVEY ON!
About 700 cases of black fungus reported among cured Covid patients in Raj so far; 9 govt & 11
pvt hospitals have been marked for treatment; door-to-door survey has started: Dr Raghu
Bharatpur
hops not on
list; 5 fungus
cases foundT
he state government
has declared its
guidelines on Black Fun-
gus on Friday. They have
also released the details
of expense for treating
the patients and a list
of hospitals currently
offering the treatment.
None of these hospitals
mentioned in state’s
list are in Bharatpur, so
the patients here will
have to go to Jaipur,
Alwar, Jodhpur, Ajmer,
Udaipur, Bikaner, Kota
and Bhilwara for treat-
ment. There are no such
hospitals in Bharatpur
and so far, 6 cases of
Black Fungus have been
seen in the district. The
government records
mention two Black Fun-
gus cases whereas three
cases have come up in
private hospitals here.
Jaipur: The HPCL Ra-
jasthan Refinery
(HRRL) and Hindustan
Petroleum will set up
five oxygen generation
plants in the state. Ad-
ditional Chief Secretary
of Mines and Petroleum
Department, Dr. Subodh
Aggarwal said that each
of these plants will
have a capacity
of 450-450 litres
per minute and
it was finalised
in the meeting
of HRRL on
Friday. These
plants will be
set up at Govern-
ment Medical College in
Barmer, Kuchaman city,
Nawalgarh, Ajitgarh
and Sujangarh. Each
plant costs Rs71 lakh &
work orders have been
issued.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Heritage Mu-
nicipal Corporation Mayor Munesh Gurjar reached the Kishanpole zone office on Friday and found many offi- cials and workers miss- ing from duty, including the Zone Deputy Com- missioner. She then is- sued show-cause notic- es to 5 officers includ- ing the Zone Deputy Commissioner. She also took to task the workers for not looking into complaints received on the helpline number.
The mayor also dis-
tributed masks and talked about COVID guidelines with the public. She also fixed the time for reporting in zonal office.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Whip and Hawa Mahal MLA Dr Mahesh Joshi reached the Moti Dun- gri Ganesh temple on Friday and handed over the kits prepared for Ra- jbhog Prasadi for distri- bution among Dev- asthan Department’s 200 temples to the Dev- asthan Department of- ficials in the presence of Mahant Kailash Sharma. On this occa- sion, Mahant Kailash Sharma also blessed Dr
Joshi and presented him the sacred scarf.
Later while observ-
ing the death anniver- sary of former PM Rajiv
Gandhi, Dr Joshi also served the needy in the city on Friday. He first laid a wreath on Rajiv Gandhi’s statue at PCC
and paid tributes. He then participated in the Seva Dal works and en- couraged the Seva Dal chief organiser Hem
Singh Shekhawat and his team.
During his Hawa Ma-
hal tour, he distributed masks, sanitisers, coro- na medicine kits, fruits and food packets to sev- eral needy. He was ac- companied by Block Congress committees.
Joshi’s team distrib-
uted relief material in Shastri Nagar at Ward No. 17, 18, 24 and Naha- rgarh. At the Gangauri Bazar Hospital, fruits, food and medicines were provided to the pregnant women and
their attendants. Ac- cording to an estimate, 7,000 masks, 2,000 food packets and numerous corona medicine kits were distributed.
Dr Joshi and his team
also catered to the needy through the public kitchen organised by NSUI Jaipur President Deepak Dandoria. Joshi also inaugurated the Co- rona Vaccination Camp for LPG gas distributors at Government Nahari Ka Naka School and Government Gangauri Bazar School.
2 oil PSUs to
set up 5 Oxy
plants in Raj Heritage Corp
Mayor inspects
zone office
RATES FIXED 20 AUTHORISED HOSPITALS
`8,250`7,500
`9,900`9,000
for ICU/HDU in NABH
hospitals
for ICU/HDU for non-
NABH hospital
for ICU ventilator for ICU ventilator
This includes counselling fee, nursing fee,
Covid-19 test, PPE kit, biomedical waste man-
agement fee, morning meal, medicines and other
items mentioned in the list are also included.
S
MS Hospital,
Jaipuria, Medi-
cal College Jodhpur,
AIIMS Jodhpur, JLN
Medical College Ajmer,
RNT Medical College
Udaipur, Govern-
ment Medical College
Bikaner, Government
Medical College Kota,
Government Medical
College Bhilwara, Ma-
hatma Gandhi Medical
College Jaipur, Gitan-
jali Medical College
Udaipur, Jain ENT Hos-
pital Jaipur, Narayana
Hrudayalaya Jaipur,
CSK Hosp Jaipur,
Sony Hosp Jaipur,
Siddham ENT Hosp
Jaipur, Deshbandhu
ENT Hosp Jaipur, Vijay
ENT Ajmer, Shriram
Hospital Jodhpur and
Vaijayanti Hosp Alwar.
A
lready fi ghting corona, Nagaur
district has become the latest victim of the new epidemic Black Fungus. Here too, many cases related to this disease have started coming and this fungus has caused fear among the people. Nagaur CMHO Mehram Ma- hia said that 2 cases of black fungus have been reported in dis- trict. While the man hails from Nagaur city, the woman is a native of Makrana. Both are diabetics. Woman is being treated in Jaipur and man is being treated in Jodhpur.
A
Public Interest Lit- igation has been
fi led in Raj HC on the issue of treatment of black fungus disease in corona patients. The petitioner said that the state govern- ment has declared the disease an epidemic but no proper treat- ment is being done and there is shortage of medicines. Hearing in the petition fi led by advocate Siddhart Jain will be held on 25 May. Chief secretary, principal secretary health, principal secretary fi nance and others have been made par- ties in the PIL.
NAGAUR SEES
TWO CASES OF
BLACK FUNGUS
PIL IN HC ON
BLACK FUNGUS
TREATMENT
Dr Raghu Sharma
@RaghusharmaINC
Free covid vaccination of people
in the age group of 18 to 44
years is going on in the state
by the Rajasthan government.
Book your appointment by log-
ging on http://selfregistration.
cowin.gov.in and entering the
time and date after registering.
Indian Army dedicates 50-bed
Covid hospital in Sri Ganganagar
Saraf requests CM: Stay buying from China
Dr Mahesh Joshi hands over Rajbhog & med kits in city
Dr Mahesh Joshi giving kits prepared for Rajbhog Prasadi at the Moti Dungri Ganesh temple on
Friday in presence of Mahant Kailash Sharma.
Indian Army’s Sudarshan Chakra Division on Friday inaugurated and extended a 50-bed hospital in
Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar.
V
accination camp
was organised in
the Income Tax Depart-
ment’s headquarters
near Statue Circle on
Friday. According to
sources around 335
employees registered
themselves for the vac-
cination, out of which
only 265 were given the
jab due to the limited
availability of the doses.
Soon, the camp will
also be organised for
the remaining income
tax workers and their
families as many em-
ployees and their fami-
lies in the state revenue
collection departments
are positive. The CGST,
Customs and SGST
revenue employees
have also demanded
similar camps in their
offi ces.
R
egistration of deaths
has revealed that the
number of deaths which
have occurred in cities
of state during pan-
demic is much higher
than average number
of deaths. This raises
questions on offi cial
fi gures of deaths due
to corona. No. of death
certifi cates issued this
year is several times
higher as compared to
last year. According to
health dept, as many
as 761 Covid patients
died in Jaipur from May
1 to 17 whereas 4,354
death certifi cates were
issued. Difference is
3,593, which is much
higher than average no.
of deaths, indicating
deaths due to Covid
are higher than offi cial
fi gures.
T
he Covid investigation report of the big cats, including the Asiatic Lion Tripur of Na-
hargarh Biological Park, has raised questions over the laboratory investigations and quality of IVRI Bareilly. Report of the second sample of Tripura, lioness Srishti, white tiger Chinu and Panther Krishna was released from IVRI on Friday. In the second sample, all the big cats except Tripur have been declared as Co- rona negative. IVRI Bareilly is silent on report of Tripur and has asked to send a third sample which Senior Veterinary Offi cer Dr Arvind Ma- thur sent on Friday. A recent negative report of Tripur from IVRI Bareilly was questioned as he was doing well and showed no signs of illness. The sample sent for the second time included fi ve different samples from Tripur including two nazal, one oral, one rectal and one eye sample. If DNA is not detected in 5 samples of the same wildlife, then there is no justifi cation for the third sample.
LION TRIPUR’S 3RD SAMPLE
SENT TO LAB FOR TESTING!
265 GET VAX
AT CAMP IN
IT DEPT
DEATH CERTS
TELL DIFFERENT
STORY IN RAJ!
Asiatic Lion Tripur at Nahargarh Biological Park
TOTAL CASES
9,03,418
CASES IN A DAY
6,225
TOTAL DEATHS
7,475
DEATHS IN A DAY
129
ACTIVE CASES
1,31,806
RECOVERED
TOTAL
7,64,137
RECOVERED
IN A DAY
18,264
—PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA
INDIA
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New Delhi: Congress
president Sonia Gandhi
on Friday accused the
BJP-led government at
the Centre of indulging
in anti-people activi-
ties, playing with the
future of farmers and
acting against their in-
terests by bringing new
agriculture laws.
She praised the Con-
gress government in
Chhattisgarh, saying
that it was trying to
bring about a change in
the lives of common
people, particularly
farmers, by empower-
ing them financially.
Mrs Gandhi said this
in a written message
read out by Chief Min-
ister Bhupesh Baghel at
a function held at his
official residence here
to disburse cash bene-
fits to farmers and cat-
tle-rearers under two
schemes of the state
government on the oc-
casion of former prime
minister Rajiv Gandhi’s
death anniversary.
In her message, she
hailed the Bhupesh
Baghel-led government
saying that these
schemes are a tribute in
a true sense to Rajiv
Gandhi. “In the current
situation, when the BJP
government at the Cen-
tre is involved in anti-
people activities, play-
ing with the future of
cultivators, taking eve-
ry steps against inter-
ests of farmers by
bringing laws (referring
to new farms laws) and
exploiting them, I am
satisfied that Congress
government in Chhat-
tisgarh has been seri-
ously fulfilling its poll
promises,” Mrs Gandhi
said in the message.
The government led
by Mr Baghel has been
continuously making
efforts to bring happi-
ness and change in lives
of common people, par-
ticularly “annadata”
(food providers), by eco-
nomically empowering
them, she said.
“Rajiv Gandhi ji al-
ways kept the interest
of common people in
his thoughts and resolu-
tion. He wanted to see
farmers, workers, poor
and backward people
economically strong
and happy. The step by
Chhattisgarh govern-
ment (to provide cash
benefit to farmer and
cattle rearers) on his
death anniversary is a
tribute in a true sense
to him,” she added.
—PTI
SONIA GANDHI SLAMS CENTRE
FOR ‘ANTI-PEOPLE’ ACTIVITIES
Sonia Gandhi praised the Congress government in Chhattisgarh, saying that it was
trying to bring about a change in the lives of common people, particularly farmers
Congress President Sonia Gandhi —PHOTO BY ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
Panaji: Goa Chief
Minister Pramod
Sawant on Friday (May
21) said the state gov-
ernment will challenge
in the High Court jour-
nalist Tarun Tejpal’s
acquittal in a 2013 rape
case by a district court
here. A sessions court
at Mapusa on Friday
acquitted Tejpal of sex-
ually assaulting his for-
mer female colleague
in an elevator of a five
star resort in Goa.
Talking to reporters,
CM Sawant said, “We
will not tolerate any
injustice to be meted
out to the women in
Goa. We will challenge
the district court’s or-
der before the high
court soon in this
case.” He said he has
personally discussed
the issue with the pub-
lic prosecutor and the
investigating officer.
TARUN TEJPAL’S ACQUITTAL IN RAPE CASE:
CM PRAMOD SAWANT SAYS WILL MOVE HC
New Delhi: The En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) on Friday said its
personnel have con-
ducted raids at seven
places in Delhi-NCR,
including business-
man Navneet Kalra’s
residence, in connec-
tion with the hoarding
and black-marketing
of oxygen concentra-
tors racket busted by
Delhi Police earlier
this month.
Noting that the
raids were being con-
ducted with an aim to
gather additional evi-
dence, officials said.
New Delhi: SN Shriv -
astava, who was hold-
ing the additional
charge of Commis-
sioner of Police, Delhi
has been appointed as
the Commissioner of
Police of the city, in-
formed the Union
Ministry of Home Af-
fairs. “With the ap-
proval of Competent
Authority, SN Shrivas-
tava, IPS (AG -
MUT:1985), presently
holding the additional
charge of Commis-
sioner of Police, Delhi
is hereby appointed to
the same post.
The Calcutta High
Court on Friday or-
dered the house ar-
rest of the two Ben-
gal ministers, one
MLA and the former
Kolkata Mayor who
have been held in the
Narada bribery case.
The Division Bench
of Acting Chief Jus-
tice Rajesh Bindal
and Justice Arjit Ba-
nerjee differed in
their opinion regard-
ing the matter and a
larger Bench would
be constituted to
hear the plea. While
under house arrest,
the ministers will be
able to work virtual-
ly, but will not be al-
lowed to meet anyone
personally.
“Justice Arijt Ba-
nerjee was is favour
of granting interim
bail while Justice
Rajesh Bindal (Chief
Justice Acting) want-
ed house arrest. Now,
a larger bench will be
constituted which
will hear the matter,”
Manishankar Chat-
terjee, the lawyer for
Subrata Mukherjee,
said. “Meanwhile,
the four accused will
be under house ar-
rest,” he added.
—ANI
O2 concentrator hoarding:
ED raids Kalra’s residence
SN Shrivastava appointed as
Delhi Police Commissioner
Narada case:
HC orders
house arrest
of ministers
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Friday
granted bail to rebel
YSR Congress Party
MP K Raghu Ram-
akrishna Raju in a se-
dition case lodged in
Andhra Pradesh.
Raju, who was arrest-
ed by the Andhra
Pradesh Police on
May 14 under sedition
charges for alleged
hate speeches against
certain communities,
had moved the top
court seeking bail and
terming the case
against him a result of
“political vendetta”.
He had also claimed
that he was “beaten
mercilessly” by the
state CID, which ar-
rested him, while in
custody.
A vacation bench
of Justices Vineet Sa-
ran and B R Gavai,
while referring to
Raju’s medical report
received from the
Army hospital at Se-
cunderabad, said it
cannot be ruled out
that the MP was “ill-
treated” in custody.
SC grants bail to rebel
YSRCP MP Raghu R Raju
Govt to set up ‘Defence
Enclave’ under Vista project
India in particularly
difficult situation:
Jaishankar On Crisis
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment will set up a
large “Defence En -
clave” to house top de-
fence brass and person-
nel under its ambitious
Central Vista redevel-
opment project, official
sources in the Union
Housing and Urban Af-
fairs Ministry said on
Thursday.
According to the
sources, the vice presi-
dent’s house and its
nearby buildings will
be demolished to pave
the way for construct-
ing the defence enclave.
The new residence of
the vice president will
come up near the North
Block.
At present, the de-
fence minister, his dep-
uty, defence secretary,
Army chief, Navy chief
as well as several three-
star officers have their
offices at the South
Block.
The offices of the
Navy, Army and Air
Force are also spread
across several parts of
central Delhi, including
the Lutyens’ Zone.
Many operate from hut-
ments near the North
and South Blocks.
“There are currently
various offices of the
defence ministry at
many places. They will
now have their own
large ‘’Defence En-
clave’’ that is also re-
quired from security
point of view. The new
enclave will be con-
structed by 2026.
—PTI
New Delhi: The coro-
navirus pandemic may
be the most serious in
living memory but it
should be seen as a re-
curring challenge and
not as a one-off episode,
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar said
on Thursday, noting
that India is particu-
larly going through a
difficult situation.
Mr Jaishankar also
said the nature of the
pandemic has also
brought to fore con-
cerns of trust and
transparency and
warned that opacity
can no longer be over-
looked as it has real im-
plications for the rest of
the world.
In an online address
at the ‘Future of Asia’
conference organised
by Nikkei, the External
Affairs Minister said
India, Japan and Aus-
tralia are working on a
supply chain resilience
initiative and called for
strengthening and de-
risking the global econ-
omy through effective
partnerships.
He said meeting the
health and medical re-
quirements of the world
effectively requires a
mature recognition of
the global nature of the
underlying supply
chains.
“Barring a select few,
it cannot be addressed
purely nationally and
in fact needs a collabo-
ration,” Jaishankar
said.
He said the answer to
the challenges thrown
up by the pandemic is to
expand and smoothen
global flows while creat-
ing confidence that its
outcomes are for the
benefit of the world.
—PTI
STOP CENTRAL VISTA PROJECT, GIVE
FREE DOSES: EX-BUREAUCRATS TO PM
New Delhi: A group of 116 former civil servants
have written an open letter to PM Narendra Modi
urging the Centre to provide for a free vaccination
to all Indian citizens and ramp up RT-PCR testing in
both rural and urban areas. The civil servants, in-
cluding former cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar,
former health secretary K Sujatha Rao, former
foreign secretary and ex-national security adviser
Shivshankar Menon, former adviser to the PM T K A
Nair, former chief information commissioner Wajahat
Habibullah and former Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung.
WB violence:
BJP workers
activists
move SC
New Delhi: A group of
BJP workers, advocates
and social workers on
Friday filed a fresh peti-
tion in the Supreme
Court seeking an SIT
probe into the post-poll
violence in West Ben-
gal. The Supreme Court
will hear these peti-
tions and other related
pleas on May 25.
The petitioners claim
to have been “directly
affected” as their
“homes and offices are
being demolished by
TMC mob”, forcing
them to “flee from their
homes”. Appearing for
the petitioners, senior
advocate Pinki Anand
told the court that
“more than 1 lakh peo-
ple have been displaced”
due to the post-poll vio-
lence in the state.
The plea alleged that
“exodus of the people in
West Bengal due to
state-sponsored vio-
lence has posed serious
humanitarian issues”.
—PTI
Exercise
self-discipline...
and availability of oxy-
gen and medicines.
Gehlot said that the
state government has
made every effort to
save the lives of people
during the crisis, but
there has been a consid-
erable spread of infec-
tion in cities as well as
rural areas.
The Chief Minister
said that youths, preg-
nant women and chil-
dren have also come in
the grip of infection.
“The state govern-
ment’s top priority is to
strengthen the medical
facilities across the
state to face such an ad-
verse situation,” he
said.
The Chief Minister
directed that the health
department should pro-
ceed with the plan to
strengthen the health
services up to the CHC
and PHC level in the ru-
ral areas along with the
district hospitals and
the hospitals of medical
colleges.
He said that based on
the experience of the
first and second wave,
the concrete prepara-
tions for the third wave
should be ensured.
Gehlot said that it is
worrisome to come
across fatal cases like
black fungus. He said
that proper treatment
facilities are available,
the chief minister said
while laying stress on
making people aware of
the disease.
Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya briefed
the CM about the
availability of medical
oxygen.
He said that the pro-
duction of oxygen at the
local level has in-
creased.
PM reduced...
to those who died of
Covid in the fierce sec-
ond wave of infections
comes as his govern-
ment battles criticism
about its handling of
the pandemic.
The opposition has
repeatedly attacked PM
Modi over the scale of
infection and deaths in
the past weeks, alleging
that the government
failed to prepare for the
surge, declared victory
over Covid too early and
exported vaccines when
it should have focused
on protecting people in
the country.
‘Hurt’ Mamata...
He will continue as state
Agriculture Minister for
six months, during
which time he will con-
test from another seat to
return to the assembly.
Mamata Banerjee’s
landslide victory in the
Bengal election to win a
third straight term was
tempered by her own
loss in Nandigram by a
narrow margin to the
BJP’s Suvendu Adhi-
kari, her former lieu-
tenant.
To stay Chief Minis-
ter, Mamata Banerjee
has to contest by-polls
within six months and
become a member of
the state legislative as-
sembly.
Centre asks...
by Indian political lead-
ers with reference to a
toolkit created to un-
dermine, derail and de-
mean the efforts of the
government against
COVID-19,” sources
said.
Sambit Patra’s tweet
on May 18, shared by
several BJP leaders,
had screenshots of
what he called a “Con-
gress toolkit” aimed at
smearing Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi and
the government’s han-
dling of Covid. Court acquits...
the District and Ses-
sions Court in Mapusa
in North Goa acquit-
ted Tejpal, who faced
charges under IPC
Sections 341 (wrongful
restraint), 342 (wrong-
ful confinement), 354
(assault or criminal
force with intent to
outrage modesty),
354A (sexual harass-
ment), 354B (assault
or use of criminal
force to woman with
intent to disrobe), 376
(2)(f) (person in posi-
tion of authority over
women, committing
rape) and 376(2)(k)
(rape by person in po-
sition of control).
FROM PG 1
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New Delhi: Congress
president Sonia Gandhi
on Friday accused the
BJP-led government at
the Centre of indulging
in anti-people activi-
ties, playing with the
future of farmers and
acting against their in-
terests by bringing new
agriculture laws.
She praised the Con-
gress government in
Chhattisgarh, saying
that it was trying to
bring about a change in
the lives of common
people, particularly
farmers, by empower-
ing them financially.
Mrs Gandhi said this
in a written message
read out by Chief Min-
ister Bhupesh Baghel at
a function held at his
official residence here
to disburse cash bene-
fits to farmers and cat-
tle-rearers under two
schemes of the state
government on the oc-
casion of former prime
minister Rajiv Gandhi’s
death anniversary.
In her message, she
hailed the Bhupesh
Baghel-led government
saying that these
schemes are a tribute in
a true sense to Rajiv
Gandhi. “In the current
situation, when the BJP
government at the Cen-
tre is involved in anti-
people activities, play-
ing with the future of
cultivators, taking eve-
ry steps against inter-
ests of farmers by
bringing laws (referring
to new farms laws) and
exploiting them, I am
satisfied that Congress
government in Chhat-
tisgarh has been seri-
ously fulfilling its poll
promises,” Mrs Gandhi
said in the message.
The government led
by Mr Baghel has been
continuously making
efforts to bring happi-
ness and change in lives
of common people, par-
ticularly “annadata”
(food providers), by eco-
nomically empowering
them, she said.
“Rajiv Gandhi ji al-
ways kept the interest
of common people in
his thoughts and resolu-
tion. He wanted to see
farmers, workers, poor
and backward people
economically strong
and happy. The step by
Chhattisgarh govern-
ment (to provide cash
benefit to farmer and
cattle rearers) on his
death anniversary is a
tribute in a true sense
to him,” she added.
—PTI
SONIA GANDHI SLAMS CENTRE
FOR ‘ANTI-PEOPLE’ ACTIVITIES
Sonia Gandhi praised the Congress government in Chhattisgarh, saying that it was
trying to bring about a change in the lives of common people, particularly farmers
Congress President Sonia Gandhi —PHOTO BY ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
Panaji: Goa Chief
Minister Pramod
Sawant on Friday (May
21) said the state gov-
ernment will challenge
in the High Court jour-
nalist Tarun Tejpal’s
acquittal in a 2013 rape
case by a district court
here. A sessions court
at Mapusa on Friday
acquitted Tejpal of sex-
ually assaulting his for-
mer female colleague
in an elevator of a five
star resort in Goa.
Talking to reporters,
CM Sawant said, “We
will not tolerate any
injustice to be meted
out to the women in
Goa. We will challenge
the district court’s or-
der before the high
court soon in this
case.” He said he has
personally discussed
the issue with the pub-
lic prosecutor and the
investigating officer.
TARUN TEJPAL’S ACQUITTAL IN RAPE CASE:
CM PRAMOD SAWANT SAYS WILL MOVE HC
New Delhi: The En-
forcement Directorate
(ED) on Friday said its
personnel have con-
ducted raids at seven
places in Delhi-NCR,
including business-
man Navneet Kalra’s
residence, in connec-
tion with the hoarding
and black-marketing
of oxygen concentra-
tors racket busted by
Delhi Police earlier
this month.
Noting that the
raids were being con-
ducted with an aim to
gather additional evi-
dence, officials said.
New Delhi: SN Shriv -
astava, who was hold-
ing the additional
charge of Commis-
sioner of Police, Delhi
has been appointed as
the Commissioner of
Police of the city, in-
formed the Union
Ministry of Home Af-
fairs. “With the ap-
proval of Competent
Authority, SN Shrivas-
tava, IPS (AG -
MUT:1985), presently
holding the additional
charge of Commis-
sioner of Police, Delhi
is hereby appointed to
the same post.
The Calcutta High
Court on Friday or-
dered the house ar-
rest of the two Ben-
gal ministers, one
MLA and the former
Kolkata Mayor who
have been held in the
Narada bribery case.
The Division Bench
of Acting Chief Jus-
tice Rajesh Bindal
and Justice Arjit Ba-
nerjee differed in
their opinion regard-
ing the matter and a
larger Bench would
be constituted to
hear the plea. While
under house arrest,
the ministers will be
able to work virtual-
ly, but will not be al-
lowed to meet anyone
personally.
“Justice Arijt Ba-
nerjee was is favour
of granting interim
bail while Justice
Rajesh Bindal (Chief
Justice Acting) want-
ed house arrest. Now,
a larger bench will be
constituted which
will hear the matter,”
Manishankar Chat-
terjee, the lawyer for
Subrata Mukherjee,
said. “Meanwhile,
the four accused will
be under house ar-
rest,” he added.
—ANI
O2 concentrator hoarding:
ED raids Kalra’s residence
SN Shrivastava appointed as
Delhi Police Commissioner
Narada case:
HC orders
house arrest
of ministers
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Friday
granted bail to rebel
YSR Congress Party
MP K Raghu Ram-
akrishna Raju in a se-
dition case lodged in
Andhra Pradesh.
Raju, who was arrest-
ed by the Andhra
Pradesh Police on
May 14 under sedition
charges for alleged
hate speeches against
certain communities,
had moved the top
court seeking bail and
terming the case
against him a result of
“political vendetta”.
He had also claimed
that he was “beaten
mercilessly” by the
state CID, which ar-
rested him, while in
custody.
A vacation bench
of Justices Vineet Sa-
ran and B R Gavai,
while referring to
Raju’s medical report
received from the
Army hospital at Se-
cunderabad, said it
cannot be ruled out
that the MP was “ill-
treated” in custody.
SC grants bail to rebel
YSRCP MP Raghu R Raju
Govt to set up ‘Defence
Enclave’ under Vista project
India in particularly
difficult situation:
Jaishankar On Crisis
New Delhi: The gov-
ernment will set up a
large “Defence En -
clave” to house top de-
fence brass and person-
nel under its ambitious
Central Vista redevel-
opment project, official
sources in the Union
Housing and Urban Af-
fairs Ministry said on
Thursday.
According to the
sources, the vice presi-
dent’s house and its
nearby buildings will
be demolished to pave
the way for construct-
ing the defence enclave.
The new residence of
the vice president will
come up near the North
Block.
At present, the de-
fence minister, his dep-
uty, defence secretary,
Army chief, Navy chief
as well as several three-
star officers have their
offices at the South
Block.
The offices of the
Navy, Army and Air
Force are also spread
across several parts of
central Delhi, including
the Lutyens’ Zone.
Many operate from hut-
ments near the North
and South Blocks.
“There are currently
various offices of the
defence ministry at
many places. They will
now have their own
large ‘’Defence En-
clave’’ that is also re-
quired from security
point of view. The new
enclave will be con-
structed by 2026.
—PTI
New Delhi: The coro-
navirus pandemic may
be the most serious in
living memory but it
should be seen as a re-
curring challenge and
not as a one-off episode,
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar said
on Thursday, noting
that India is particu-
larly going through a
difficult situation.
Mr Jaishankar also
said the nature of the
pandemic has also
brought to fore con-
cerns of trust and
transparency and
warned that opacity
can no longer be over-
looked as it has real im-
plications for the rest of
the world.
In an online address
at the ‘Future of Asia’
conference organised
by Nikkei, the External
Affairs Minister said
India, Japan and Aus-
tralia are working on a
supply chain resilience
initiative and called for
strengthening and de-
risking the global econ-
omy through effective
partnerships.
He said meeting the
health and medical re-
quirements of the world
effectively requires a
mature recognition of
the global nature of the
underlying supply
chains.
“Barring a select few,
it cannot be addressed
purely nationally and
in fact needs a collabo-
ration,” Jaishankar
said.
He said the answer to
the challenges thrown
up by the pandemic is to
expand and smoothen
global flows while creat-
ing confidence that its
outcomes are for the
benefit of the world.
—PTI
STOP CENTRAL VISTA PROJECT, GIVE
FREE DOSES: EX-BUREAUCRATS TO PM
New Delhi: A group of 116 former civil servants
have written an open letter to PM Narendra Modi
urging the Centre to provide for a free vaccination
to all Indian citizens and ramp up RT-PCR testing in
both rural and urban areas. The civil servants, in-
cluding former cabinet secretary K M Chandrasekhar,
former health secretary K Sujatha Rao, former
foreign secretary and ex-national security adviser
Shivshankar Menon, former adviser to the PM T K A
Nair, former chief information commissioner Wajahat
Habibullah and former Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung.
WB violence:
BJP workers
activists
move SC
New Delhi: A group of
BJP workers, advocates
and social workers on
Friday filed a fresh peti-
tion in the Supreme
Court seeking an SIT
probe into the post-poll
violence in West Ben-
gal. The Supreme Court
will hear these peti-
tions and other related
pleas on May 25.
The petitioners claim
to have been “directly
affected” as their
“homes and offices are
being demolished by
TMC mob”, forcing
them to “flee from their
homes”. Appearing for
the petitioners, senior
advocate Pinki Anand
told the court that
“more than 1 lakh peo-
ple have been displaced”
due to the post-poll vio-
lence in the state.
The plea alleged that
“exodus of the people in
West Bengal due to
state-sponsored vio-
lence has posed serious
humanitarian issues”.
—PTI
Exercise
self-discipline...
and availability of oxy-
gen and medicines.
Gehlot said that the
state government has
made every effort to
save the lives of people
during the crisis, but
there has been a consid-
erable spread of infec-
tion in cities as well as
rural areas.
The Chief Minister
said that youths, preg-
nant women and chil-
dren have also come in
the grip of infection.
“The state govern-
ment’s top priority is to
strengthen the medical
facilities across the
state to face such an ad-
verse situation,” he
said.
The Chief Minister
directed that the health
department should pro-
ceed with the plan to
strengthen the health
services up to the CHC
and PHC level in the ru-
ral areas along with the
district hospitals and
the hospitals of medical
colleges.
He said that based on
the experience of the
first and second wave,
the concrete prepara-
tions for the third wave
should be ensured.
Gehlot said that it is
worrisome to come
across fatal cases like
black fungus. He said
that proper treatment
facilities are available,
the chief minister said
while laying stress on
making people aware of
the disease.
Chief Secretary
Niranjan Arya briefed
the CM about the
availability of medical
oxygen.
He said that the pro-
duction of oxygen at the
local level has in-
creased.
PM reduced...
to those who died of
Covid in the fierce sec-
ond wave of infections
comes as his govern-
ment battles criticism
about its handling of
the pandemic.
The opposition has
repeatedly attacked PM
Modi over the scale of
infection and deaths in
the past weeks, alleging
that the government
failed to prepare for the
surge, declared victory
over Covid too early and
exported vaccines when
it should have focused
on protecting people in
the country.
‘Hurt’ Mamata...
He will continue as state
Agriculture Minister for
six months, during
which time he will con-
test from another seat to
return to the assembly.
Mamata Banerjee’s
landslide victory in the
Bengal election to win a
third straight term was
tempered by her own
loss in Nandigram by a
narrow margin to the
BJP’s Suvendu Adhi-
kari, her former lieu-
tenant.
To stay Chief Minis-
ter, Mamata Banerjee
has to contest by-polls
within six months and
become a member of
the state legislative as-
sembly.
Centre asks...
by Indian political lead-
ers with reference to a
toolkit created to un-
dermine, derail and de-
mean the efforts of the
government against
COVID-19,” sources
said.
Sambit Patra’s tweet
on May 18, shared by
several BJP leaders,
had screenshots of
what he called a “Con-
gress toolkit” aimed at
smearing Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi and
the government’s han-
dling of Covid. Court acquits...
the District and Ses-
sions Court in Mapusa
in North Goa acquit-
ted Tejpal, who faced
charges under IPC
Sections 341 (wrongful
restraint), 342 (wrong-
ful confinement), 354
(assault or criminal
force with intent to
outrage modesty),
354A (sexual harass-
ment), 354B (assault
or use of criminal
force to woman with
intent to disrobe), 376
(2)(f) (person in posi-
tion of authority over
women, committing
rape) and 376(2)(k)
(rape by person in po-
sition of control).
FROM PG 1
Kota: A health worker
in Bundi, who himself
is in isolation with cor-
onavirus, has developed
a cartoon character
called ‘Shayana Kaka’
(wise uncle) to bring
home the message of
Covid-19 appropriate
behaviour and guide-
lines in local dialect.
In one such cartoon,
the character says: ‘’Bi-
mari ko naa chipaao,
survey karri ASHA be-
hen na jarur apnaa lak-
shan bato, haspatal su
dava lo’’ (Don’’t hide the
disease, inform the
symptoms to ASHA
worker during survey,
take the medicine from
a hospital).
“It is really satisfying
that the ‘’Shayana
Kaka’’ cartoon series
on Covid-19 is proving
effective in rural are-
as,’’ said Sunil Jangid,
the artist behind the
cartoon series and also
a block supervisor at a
community health cen-
tre in Hindoli town.
The series is being
spread on social media
platforms like What-
sApp, Facebook, and
Twitter to officials and
workers in rural areas,
who then send it to oth-
er local groups, Zila
Parishad CEO Murlid-
har Pratihar said.
—PTI
‘Shayana Kaka’ helps rural Bundi
locals embrace Covid guidelines
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T
he political leaders are often
heard reciting fi lmy dialogues,
but sometimes the dialogues of
the leaders also become part of
dialogues of fi lms. One such leader
is Rajasthan Sports Minister Ashok
Chandna. His reprimand to an
offi cial during a meeting in Bundi in
2018 has found place in the script
of a Web series TVF Aspirants
in 2021. In 2018, Chandna was
taking a review meeting in his
constituency and was very angry
with the arbitrariness of the
Electricity department in issuing
bills to farmers. In the meeting, he
not only reprimanded the XEN on
the basis not only of arguments
but also showed a glimpse of his
administrative grip. The video was
quite popular among the youth of
the Gurjar community. The same
dialogues have found place in the
web series where an actor playing
the role of a DM is reprimanding
an offi cial using Chandna’s same
words. —First India Bureau
COLD WAR IN
BIKANER HEALTH
CORRIDORS!
A
fter all, PCC Chief Govind
Dotasra left a political
message that public work is his
fi rst priority. Actually a powerful
faction of Congress was very
much in favour of the Chief
Medical and Health Offi cer but
Dotasra had said in front of
media to remove the offi cial.
Other Congress leaders were
also in favour of his removal
due to some negligence in duty
issues. On Friday, the CMHO
was transferred. The new
CMHO has not been posted
yet. Earlier on the demand of
a high offi cial, a former CMHO
was appointed as nodal offi cer
along with the CMHO. Actually,
First India had already indicated
about the development as a
cold war is going on in district
health department. Actually, the
previous CMHO did a better job
in the Corona era.
—Laxman Raghav
4 firms selling
oximeters sans
MRP raided
in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The drug con-
trol team on Friday con-
ducted raids on 4 firms
in Jaipur, which were
selling pulse oxime-
ters without MRP and
without the manufac-
turer’s name.
Drug Controller Raja-
ram Sharma said that a
complaint was re-
ceived about Prem En-
terprises located in Na-
hargarh Road that
it was selling pulse oxi-
meters under the guise
of cosmetics at arbi-
trary prices. The said
oximeters were also
found to be of low qual-
ity, showing oxygen data
even on paper and plas-
tic. In the audit at Film
Colony, 47 pulse oxime-
ters, 150 vaporizers were
seized from Mira Phar-
ma. While 3,000 surgical
caps, 1,000 three-ply
masks and 27 vaporizers
were seized from AR
Meditech. More than 22
vaporizers, 4,100 three-
ply masks and 180 N95
masks were seized from
Durga surgical.
Meanwhile, the legal
Metrology Department
inspected 35 grocery
stores and 13 medical
stores and imposed a to-
tal penalty of Rs 32,500
on 6 shopkeepers.
Motivate farmers to adopt micro irrigation system:CS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya on Friday expressed satis- faction over the pro- gress of work in Indira Gandhi feeder and re- lining in the main canal during a review meet- ing here.
He said that a clo-
sure of 60 days has been done for the re- pair works of Indira Gandhi canal in the state which has been possible only due to systematic planning.
In the first meeting
of the standing commit- tee of Rajasthan water
sector restructuring project, he asked the of- ficials to motivate farm- ers to adopt micro irri- gation system.“This will save irrigation wa- ter and the drinking water supply from the canal will be expanded further,” he said.
In a review meeting
on Friday, Niranjan Arya informed that de- spite the second wave of Covid-19 and emer- gency situations aris- ing out of the epidemic, 226 announcements made in the budget have been implemented in a short span of one and a half months.
YARD
court
Rajasthan High Court rejects
Asaram’s bail application
Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram’s plea for interim
bail to pursue medical treatment through Ayurveda in
Haridwar was rejected by the Rajasthan High Court on
Friday. The court’s rejection came after
perusal of the rape convict’s medical
report submitted by the All India Insti-
tute of Medical Sciences in Jodhpur.
Asaram was admitted to the facility
after contracting Covid-19. Passing the
judgement, a division bench comprising
justices Sandeep Mehta and Devendra
Kachhawaha directed the district and the prison authori-
ties to ensure proper treatment of Asaram at a suitable
medial institution in light of the observations made in
the medical report.
Blackmailing case: Bail of woman
head constable rejected
Jaipur: A local court in Jaipur rejected the bail applica-
tion of woman head constable Kaushalya Devi who was
arrested for allegedly extorting money by blackmailing a
deputy SP rank offi cer. In the bail application, she said
that was a fi nancial dispute and a mutual settlement
has been done.However, the Metropolitan Magistrate- 9
Jaipur II rejected the bail application saying the settle-
ment cannot be considered a ground for granting bail.
Bribery case: High Court denies
bail to IPS Manish Agarwal
Jaipur: Rajasthan High court has rejected the bail plea
of IPS Manish Agarwal and Neeraj Meena. Reportedly,
they were accused of taking lakhs of rupees in bribes
from two companies that were con-
structing a highway in Dausa under
the Bharatmala project. They will have
to stay in the prison for now. Justice
Pankaj Bhandari from the Jaipur
bench of High court gave this order
on Friday. However, Gopal Singh who
was arrested for collecting brokerage
for IPS Manish, was given bail. Additional Advocate
General Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma protested against
this bail plea and said that all the criminal records of
Manish Agrawal are present on paper. Even his service
record is not good.
HC notice to consider judicial
people as frontline workers
Jaipur: Rajasthan high court has sought reply from
chief secretary, registrar general and BCR chairman and
others for not considering judicial offi cers, advocates,
prosecution offi cials and other staffers of the judiciary as
frontline workers. A division bench of chief justice Indra-
jit Mahanty and justice Satish Sharma issued the notice
on a PIL fi led by BCR member Mahesh Sharma.
‘Govt can provide ventilators to
private hospitals if needed’
Jaipur: Rajasthan government has stated that the
government can provide ventilators to private hospitals
if needed. The government said this in an affi davit fi led
in the high court in the matter of renting ventilators to a
private hospital in Bharatpur. The ventilators were sent
by the centre from the PM CARES fund. The affi davit
was submitted in the division bench of chief justice
Indrajit Mahanty and Judge Satish Sharma in response
to a PIL fi led by Bhuvanesh Sharma.
Youth Cong
leader killed in
road mishap
First India Bureau
Bikaner: Youth Con-
gress leader Jitendra
Singh Bhati died in a
road acci-
dent. The
accident
took place
near Pha-
lodi on
NH 15.
Apart from Jitendra
Singh Bhati, there was
another youth in the car.
The collision with the
truck coming from the
front was so fierce that
both the youth died on
the spot. Bhati was stu-
dent Union’s President,
Rampuria College, Bi-
kaner & state secretary
in Youth Congress.
Higher Education
Minister Bhanwar Sin-
gh Bhati expressed con-
dolences, saying, “This
is a personal loss to me
& party’s leadership.
May God give peace to
the departed soul.”
Relaxation in
age limit: HC
notice to govt
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
High Court has issued
notice to the State Gov-
ernment for not giving
relaxation in age limit
to MBC candidates in
Rajasthan police con-
stable recruitment-2019.
Hearing a petition
filed by Ruparam Deva-
si, the court issued the
notice to the home de-
partment. His counsel
Ripudaman Singh said
that there was a rule of
two years relaxation in
maximum age limit for
the candidates of MBC,
SC, ST and OBC classes
but the petitioner, who is
from MBC category, was
not given the relaxation.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Suratgarh: An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison air- craft crashed during heavy rain in a field in Punjab’s Moga district, killing its pilot Squad- ron Leader Abhinav Choudhary, officials said. The aircraft was on a training sortie from Suratgarh when it crashed in Langeana village on Thursday night.
The IAF has or-
dered a Court of Inquiry to ascer- tain the cause of the acci- dent. It con-
doled the tragic loss of its officer.“The aircraft crashed in a field and caught fire. It was rain-
ing heavily at the time,” said Moga SP Gurdeep Singh. Choudhary’s body was found about two kilometres from the crash site and barely a few metres away from a couple of big havelis. He appeared to have de- ployed a parachute but it did not open due to less distance.
The fighter jet had
taken off from Surat-
garh for Jagraon
near Ludhiana and
was on the way
back after a
training sor-
tie when it
crashed.
Indian Air Force
@IAF_MCC
There was an aircraft
accident last night
involving a Bison
aircraft of IAF in
the western sector.
The pilot, Sqn Ldr
Abhinav Choudhary,
sustained fatal
injuries. IAF condoles
the tragic loss and
stands fi rmly with
the bereaved family.—WITH AGENCY
INPUTS
PILOT
DIES IN
BISON
CRASH
in Bundi, who himself
is in isolation with cor-
onavirus, has developed
a cartoon character
called ‘Shayana Kaka’
(wise uncle) to bring
home the message of
Covid-19 appropriate
behaviour and guide-
lines in local dialect.
In one such cartoon,
the character says: ‘’Bi-
mari ko naa chipaao,
survey karri ASHA be-
hen na jarur apnaa lak-
shan bato, haspatal su
dava lo’’ (Don’’t hide the
disease, inform the
symptoms to ASHA
worker during survey,
take the medicine from
a hospital).
“It is really satisfying
that the ‘’Shayana
Kaka’’ cartoon series
on Covid-19 is proving
effective in rural are-
as,’’ said Sunil Jangid,
the artist behind the
cartoon series and also
a block supervisor at a
community health cen-
tre in Hindoli town.
The series is being
spread on social media
platforms like What-
sApp, Facebook, and
Twitter to officials and
workers in rural areas,
who then send it to oth-
er local groups, Zila
Parishad CEO Murlid-
har Pratihar said.
—PTI
‘Shayana Kaka’ helps rural Bundi
locals embrace Covid guidelines
FOR WAR ON CORONA
`3 CRORE
for vax by MLA Ganesh
Ghogra in Dungarpurr
`1 CRORE
each by 10 councillors
of JMC Heritage
from Adarsh Nagar
constituency
`21 LAKH
for 30 oxy concentrators
for JLN hospital by MLA
Vasudev Devnani
10,000 OXY
cylinders & additional
160 MT of liquid oxygen
supplied by Vedanta
group fi rm Hindustan
Zinc Ltd (HZL)
119 OXY
concentrators worth
Rs 1 cr and & 214 oxy
cylinders worth Rs 25
lakh by MLA Sandeep
Sharma
100 OXY
Bed Covid care centre at
Agarwal Utsav Bhawan
in Bhilwara
1 MONTH
salary to CMRF by MLA
and state BJP president
Satish Poonia
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T
he political leaders are often
heard reciting fi lmy dialogues,
but sometimes the dialogues of
the leaders also become part of
dialogues of fi lms. One such leader
is Rajasthan Sports Minister Ashok
Chandna. His reprimand to an
offi cial during a meeting in Bundi in
2018 has found place in the script
of a Web series TVF Aspirants
in 2021. In 2018, Chandna was
taking a review meeting in his
constituency and was very angry
with the arbitrariness of the
Electricity department in issuing
bills to farmers. In the meeting, he
not only reprimanded the XEN on
the basis not only of arguments
but also showed a glimpse of his
administrative grip. The video was
quite popular among the youth of
the Gurjar community. The same
dialogues have found place in the
web series where an actor playing
the role of a DM is reprimanding
an offi cial using Chandna’s same
words. —First India Bureau
COLD WAR IN
BIKANER HEALTH
CORRIDORS!
A
fter all, PCC Chief Govind
Dotasra left a political
message that public work is his
fi rst priority. Actually a powerful
faction of Congress was very
much in favour of the Chief
Medical and Health Offi cer but
Dotasra had said in front of
media to remove the offi cial.
Other Congress leaders were
also in favour of his removal
due to some negligence in duty
issues. On Friday, the CMHO
was transferred. The new
CMHO has not been posted
yet. Earlier on the demand of
a high offi cial, a former CMHO
was appointed as nodal offi cer
along with the CMHO. Actually,
First India had already indicated
about the development as a
cold war is going on in district
health department. Actually, the
previous CMHO did a better job
in the Corona era.
—Laxman Raghav
4 firms selling
oximeters sans
MRP raided
in Jaipur
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The drug con-
trol team on Friday con-
ducted raids on 4 firms
in Jaipur, which were
selling pulse oxime-
ters without MRP and
without the manufac-
turer’s name.
Drug Controller Raja-
ram Sharma said that a
complaint was re-
ceived about Prem En-
terprises located in Na-
hargarh Road that
it was selling pulse oxi-
meters under the guise
of cosmetics at arbi-
trary prices. The said
oximeters were also
found to be of low qual-
ity, showing oxygen data
even on paper and plas-
tic. In the audit at Film
Colony, 47 pulse oxime-
ters, 150 vaporizers were
seized from Mira Phar-
ma. While 3,000 surgical
caps, 1,000 three-ply
masks and 27 vaporizers
were seized from AR
Meditech. More than 22
vaporizers, 4,100 three-
ply masks and 180 N95
masks were seized from
Durga surgical.
Meanwhile, the legal
Metrology Department
inspected 35 grocery
stores and 13 medical
stores and imposed a to-
tal penalty of Rs 32,500
on 6 shopkeepers.
Motivate farmers to adopt micro irrigation system:CS
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya on Friday expressed satis- faction over the pro- gress of work in Indira Gandhi feeder and re- lining in the main canal during a review meet- ing here.
He said that a clo-
sure of 60 days has been done for the re- pair works of Indira Gandhi canal in the state which has been possible only due to systematic planning.
In the first meeting
of the standing commit- tee of Rajasthan water
sector restructuring project, he asked the of- ficials to motivate farm- ers to adopt micro irri- gation system.“This will save irrigation wa- ter and the drinking water supply from the canal will be expanded further,” he said.
In a review meeting
on Friday, Niranjan Arya informed that de- spite the second wave of Covid-19 and emer- gency situations aris- ing out of the epidemic, 226 announcements made in the budget have been implemented in a short span of one and a half months.
YARD
court
Rajasthan High Court rejects
Asaram’s bail application
Jodhpur: Self-styled godman Asaram’s plea for interim
bail to pursue medical treatment through Ayurveda in
Haridwar was rejected by the Rajasthan High Court on
Friday. The court’s rejection came after
perusal of the rape convict’s medical
report submitted by the All India Insti-
tute of Medical Sciences in Jodhpur.
Asaram was admitted to the facility
after contracting Covid-19. Passing the
judgement, a division bench comprising
justices Sandeep Mehta and Devendra
Kachhawaha directed the district and the prison authori-
ties to ensure proper treatment of Asaram at a suitable
medial institution in light of the observations made in
the medical report.
Blackmailing case: Bail of woman
head constable rejected
Jaipur: A local court in Jaipur rejected the bail applica-
tion of woman head constable Kaushalya Devi who was
arrested for allegedly extorting money by blackmailing a
deputy SP rank offi cer. In the bail application, she said
that was a fi nancial dispute and a mutual settlement
has been done.However, the Metropolitan Magistrate- 9
Jaipur II rejected the bail application saying the settle-
ment cannot be considered a ground for granting bail.
Bribery case: High Court denies
bail to IPS Manish Agarwal
Jaipur: Rajasthan High court has rejected the bail plea
of IPS Manish Agarwal and Neeraj Meena. Reportedly,
they were accused of taking lakhs of rupees in bribes
from two companies that were con-
structing a highway in Dausa under
the Bharatmala project. They will have
to stay in the prison for now. Justice
Pankaj Bhandari from the Jaipur
bench of High court gave this order
on Friday. However, Gopal Singh who
was arrested for collecting brokerage
for IPS Manish, was given bail. Additional Advocate
General Vibhuti Bhushan Sharma protested against
this bail plea and said that all the criminal records of
Manish Agrawal are present on paper. Even his service
record is not good.
HC notice to consider judicial
people as frontline workers
Jaipur: Rajasthan high court has sought reply from
chief secretary, registrar general and BCR chairman and
others for not considering judicial offi cers, advocates,
prosecution offi cials and other staffers of the judiciary as
frontline workers. A division bench of chief justice Indra-
jit Mahanty and justice Satish Sharma issued the notice
on a PIL fi led by BCR member Mahesh Sharma.
‘Govt can provide ventilators to
private hospitals if needed’
Jaipur: Rajasthan government has stated that the
government can provide ventilators to private hospitals
if needed. The government said this in an affi davit fi led
in the high court in the matter of renting ventilators to a
private hospital in Bharatpur. The ventilators were sent
by the centre from the PM CARES fund. The affi davit
was submitted in the division bench of chief justice
Indrajit Mahanty and Judge Satish Sharma in response
to a PIL fi led by Bhuvanesh Sharma.
Youth Cong
leader killed in
road mishap
First India Bureau
Bikaner: Youth Con-
gress leader Jitendra
Singh Bhati died in a
road acci-
dent. The
accident
took place
near Pha-
lodi on
NH 15.
Apart from Jitendra
Singh Bhati, there was
another youth in the car.
The collision with the
truck coming from the
front was so fierce that
both the youth died on
the spot. Bhati was stu-
dent Union’s President,
Rampuria College, Bi-
kaner & state secretary
in Youth Congress.
Higher Education
Minister Bhanwar Sin-
gh Bhati expressed con-
dolences, saying, “This
is a personal loss to me
& party’s leadership.
May God give peace to
the departed soul.”
Relaxation in
age limit: HC
notice to govt
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan
High Court has issued
notice to the State Gov-
ernment for not giving
relaxation in age limit
to MBC candidates in
Rajasthan police con-
stable recruitment-2019.
Hearing a petition
filed by Ruparam Deva-
si, the court issued the
notice to the home de-
partment. His counsel
Ripudaman Singh said
that there was a rule of
two years relaxation in
maximum age limit for
the candidates of MBC,
SC, ST and OBC classes
but the petitioner, who is
from MBC category, was
not given the relaxation.
First India Bureau
Jaipur/Suratgarh: An Indian Air Force MiG-21 Bison air- craft crashed during heavy rain in a field in Punjab’s Moga district, killing its pilot Squad- ron Leader Abhinav Choudhary, officials said. The aircraft was on a training sortie from Suratgarh when it crashed in Langeana village on Thursday night.
The IAF has or-
dered a Court of Inquiry to ascer- tain the cause of the acci- dent. It con-
doled the tragic loss of its officer.“The aircraft crashed in a field and caught fire. It was rain-
ing heavily at the time,” said Moga SP Gurdeep Singh. Choudhary’s body was found about two kilometres from the crash site and barely a few metres away from a couple of big havelis. He appeared to have de- ployed a parachute but it did not open due to less distance.
The fighter jet had
taken off from Surat-
garh for Jagraon
near Ludhiana and
was on the way
back after a
training sor-
tie when it
crashed.
Indian Air Force
@IAF_MCC
There was an aircraft
accident last night
involving a Bison
aircraft of IAF in
the western sector.
The pilot, Sqn Ldr
Abhinav Choudhary,
sustained fatal
injuries. IAF condoles
the tragic loss and
stands fi rmly with
the bereaved family.—WITH AGENCY
INPUTS
PILOT
DIES IN
BISON
CRASH
Give `2L to kin
of deceased:
MLA to CM
Barmer: After send-
ing resignation let-
ter to Assembly
Speaker, Gudhama-
lani MLA Hemaram
Choudhary has writ-
ten a letter to Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot demanding fi-
nancial assistance
of Rs 2 lakh each for
the family of those
who died of Corona
during the second
wave of the deadly
virus infection.
Hemaram sub-
mitted his resigna-
tion to the Assem-
bly Speaker on
Tuesday and he
wrote the letter to
the Chief Minister
on Friday. He said
that the second
wave of Corona was
fatal and many poor
people infected
with the virus, have
lost their lives.
Choudhary de-
manded financial
assistance of Rs 2
lakh for their fami-
lies. “In this hour of
calamity, the gov-
ernment should
come forward and
help the families,
who lost their loved
ones due to Coro-
na,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: PCC President Govind Singh Dotasara on Friday, said that the party MLA Hemaram Choudhary has served the party for years and the party has also given him a lot.
He said that Choud-
hary has summed up his resignation in a sin- gle line, and it is the re- sponsibility of the As- sembly Speaker to fur- ther look out for the rules in this regard.
“Choudhary is a very
senior and respected leader of the party and would continue to enjoy a respectable position among the government and the party. I have spoken to him twice,” Dotasra said, adding that his concerns will be addressed.
He said that the gov-
ernment has been formed because of the hard work of the par- tymen and if there is any complaint by workers, it will surely be resolved.
“The Chief Minister
is also serious that the works should be done as per the expectations of the public representa- tives,” he said.
Dotasra said that he
has also spoken to the
Barmer Collector as to why he did not attend the call of the MLA.
“The Collector said
that he was busy tak- ing stock of relief and rescue preparations in view of the cyclone therefore, he could not pick up the phone. The Barmer Collector has later spoken to Hemar- am Choudhary over
the phone at 10 pm,” he added.
Reacting to the state-
ment of another MLA Vedprakash Solanki, Dotasra said that it will be ensured that the works of the public rep- resentatives are done but at the same time, Solanki should also take care of the dignity of the party.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Fri- day, instructed the offi- cials to ensure proper supply of drinking wa- ter during the summer season by implement- ing contingency plan.
Chairing a review
meeting, he also reiter- ated that the centre should declare the ambi- tious Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) of the state as a national project. He said that it is a very important project which will benefit 13 dis- tricts of the state. He
asked the officials to co- ordinate with the cen- tral government offi- cials for this project.
The Chief Minister
reviewed the drinking water management during the summer sea- son and directed the of- ficials to speed up the works of all other im- portant water projects like Israda, Navanera and Parvan Dam.
Gehlot instructed of-
ficials to give top prior- ity to the Jal Jeevan Mis- sion to provide water to every household. PHED
Minister BD Kalla sug- gested integration of
the works of various drinking water schemes of the state with Jal Jee- van Mission Rural so that the goal of provid- ing drinking water to every household can be achieved easily.
ACS PHED Sudhansh
Pant said that despite the Corona challenge, effective management is being done to ensure drinking water supply in both rural and urban areas. Presently, drink- ing water is being transported in 30 cities and 2777 villages and hamlets of the state, he informed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma and Agriculture Minis- ter and Minister in charge of Kota Lal- chand Kataria reviewed the arrangements for prevention of Covid in- fection in Kota district through VC on Friday.
They directed the of-
ficers to implement the short term and long term plans effectively to contain the spread of infection in the district.
Sharma said basic fa-
cilities in the health centres of rural areas should be expanded so
that people do not have to visit the districts from villages for treat- ment. He said that all Community Health Centres should ensure supply of essential
medicines, oxygen beds, cylinders, concentra- tors and ventilators.
Sharma said that rap-
id Antigen tests and RT- PCR tests should be done during the ILI sur-
vey in rural areas and patients with severe symptoms should be ad- mitted to hospital for treatment.
Kataria asked officers
to boost the confidence of people. Both the offic- ers reviewed the num- ber of cases and rate of infection among others. They also issued neces- sary directions to the officials.
District collector Uj-
jawal Rathore informed that 6.05 lakh people have been tested for cor- onavirus and of them, 55, 185 have tested posi- tive. 47,614 patients have recovered in Kota.
On International Day for Biological Diversity,
the 2021 slogan- “We’re part of the solution” - is
an important reminder in pandemic times.
The solution to the COVID 19 issue lies partly with us-
Get Vaccinated and follow the COVID protocol.
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POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The Depart-
ment of Personnel has
sought clarification
from IAS officer Babu
Lal Meena for being
absent from duty for a
fortnight without in-
forming the govern-
ment.
Meena was trans-
ferred to the post of
Registrar in Revenue
Board, Ajmer on April
7, when he was deputed
for election duties in
West Bengal.
He returned to Jaipur
on May 3, but he neither
joined duty in the Rev-
enue Board nor did he
communicate with the
Department of Person-
nel regarding his
whereabouts.
The Department had
sent a letter to the Board
on May 18, asking wheth-
er Meena had joined the
duty. On this, Meena
rushed to Board and
took charge on May 19.
The officer informed
the Department that he
was under ‘home quar-
antine’ because his son
had tested positive for
Covid-19. However, the
DoP has not considered
it a reasonable ground
because he did not have
any communication
with the Department.
He was issued a let-
ter by the Department
on Friday, asking why
he did not inform the
Department about his
absence.
It may be noted that it
is not the first instance
when Meena, a pro-
motee IAS officer, has
shown laxity towards
the service.
He became an IAS of-
ficer in 2014 and in the
last seven years, he has
been transferred 10
times. His tenure as
Jhunjhunu Collector
continued for six
months, while he
served as the District
Collector of Sirohi for
merely 80 days.
When he was posted
in Department of Edu-
cation, Education Min-
ister Govind Singh Do-
tasra was unhappy with
his performance and he
was transferred within
two months of joining.
‘Elusive’ IAS reports to work after being reprimanded by Dept!
LACKADAISICAL ATTITUDE
Babu Lal
Meena
became an
IAS officer in
2014 and
in the last
seven years,
he has been
transferred
10 times
CM Ashok Gehlot chaired a review meeting on management of drinking water through Video
Conference at the Chief Minister’s Residence on Friday, wherein, Dr BD Kalla, Niranjan Arya,
Sudhansh Pant and other offi cials of PHED department were present.
Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma pays tributes to former PM Late
Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at PCC offi ce on Friday.
Choudhary is a respected
leader & would continue to
remain so, says Dotasra
“THE CHIEF MINISTER IS ALSO SERIOUS THAT THE WORKS
SHOULD BE DONE AS PER THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE
PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES,” THE PCC CHIEF SAID
Webinar held to mark
Rajiv’s death anniv
First India Bureau
Jaipur :A national we-
binar ‘Need for Autono-
my of Constitutional In-
stitutions in Democracy’
was organised by Rajiv
Gandhi Study Circle &
National Service Scheme
on death anniversary of
former PM Late Rajiv
Gandhi. Assembly
Speaker Dr CP Joshi
was the chief guest on
the occasion, PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasara-
presided over the webi-
nar. Joshi said that rea-
son for adopting parlia-
mentary democracy in
India is its diversity. CM
Ashok Gehlot couldn’t
attend the event, howev-
er, he sent his message
saying, “I am happy to
know that on death an-
niversary of former PM
Bharat Ratna Late Rajiv
Gandhi, a national webi-
nar is being organised.
Late Rajiv Gandhi was
one of the great leaders
who embarked on a
dream of taking India
into 21st century with a
new vision.”
Expand med facilities in rural areas: Dr Raghu
Govind Singh Dotasra is seen engaged in conversation with
Sachin Pilot at the PCC offi ce on Friday.
Ensure proper supply of drinking water in
summer: Concerned CM directs officials
TTT
STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION!
First India Bureau
Kota: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla has
expressed concern
over the increasing
cases of Black Fun-
gus in several states
including Rajasthan.
Birla has also spoken
to Union chemicals
and fertilizers minis-
ter Sadanand Gowda
to ensure availability
of medicines.
He said that after
Maharashtra, cases
of Black Fungus are
increasing rapidly in
Rajasthan. Birla said
that Amphotericin B
injections and other
drugs required for
treating the disease-
are not available in
proportion to num-
ber of patients, hence
the patients are suf-
fering. Gowda as-
sured Birla that the
central government
is making arrange-
ments for the availa-
bility of medicines.
Supply drugs for Black
Fungus: Birla to Gowda
Hemaram Choudhary
Om Birla
Babu Lal Meena
First India Bureau
Jaipur : UDH Minis-
ter Shanti Dhariwal
inaugurated a Covid
Care Isolation Centre
on Friday, under the
joint aegis of Shri
Digambar Jain Samaj
Jaipur and Managing
Committee Digambar
Jain Atishay Kshetra
Shri Mahavir ji at
Apabhransh Academy
campus located in
Malviya Nagar. The
Centre which has
been set up with 50
beds, can accommo-
date 75 beds, if the
need arises. Treat-
ment and all other fa-
cilities will be provid-
ed to Covid-19 patients
free of cost. The Cen-
tre's management has
also signed a contract
with some of the re-
nowned hospitals of
the city in case the pa-
tient becomes critical
and needs to be shifted
to these hospitals for
better treatment.
Dhariwal said that
the government can-
not fight the Corona
pandemic all alone
and cooperation of so-
cial organisations is
also imperative.
Digambar Jain society
has done exemplary
work in this direction,
the UDH Minister
said. He added that he
does not want to criti-
cise the Central gov-
ernment, but the con-
dition of vaccine and
other matters are
there for everyone to
see.
Sudhanshu Kasli-
wal, Chairman Digam-
bar Jain Atishay
Kshetra Shri Mahavir
ji, Ashok Jain, Former
Chief Secretary, Gov-
ernment of Rajasthan,
Mahendra Kumar Pat-
ni, Subhash Jain
Johri, Vivek Kala, Ra-
jiv Jain and Bharat
Bhushan Jain were
present during the in-
augural ceremonyof
the Covid Care Centre.
Co-operation of social orgs imperative
to fight Corona
pandemic: Dhariwal
Shanti Dhariwal interacts with members of the Jain
Organisations after inaugurating the Covid Care Centre.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
of deceased:
MLA to CM
Barmer: After send-
ing resignation let-
ter to Assembly
Speaker, Gudhama-
lani MLA Hemaram
Choudhary has writ-
ten a letter to Chief
Minister Ashok Ge-
hlot demanding fi-
nancial assistance
of Rs 2 lakh each for
the family of those
who died of Corona
during the second
wave of the deadly
virus infection.
Hemaram sub-
mitted his resigna-
tion to the Assem-
bly Speaker on
Tuesday and he
wrote the letter to
the Chief Minister
on Friday. He said
that the second
wave of Corona was
fatal and many poor
people infected
with the virus, have
lost their lives.
Choudhary de-
manded financial
assistance of Rs 2
lakh for their fami-
lies. “In this hour of
calamity, the gov-
ernment should
come forward and
help the families,
who lost their loved
ones due to Coro-
na,” he said.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: PCC President Govind Singh Dotasara on Friday, said that the party MLA Hemaram Choudhary has served the party for years and the party has also given him a lot.
He said that Choud-
hary has summed up his resignation in a sin- gle line, and it is the re- sponsibility of the As- sembly Speaker to fur- ther look out for the rules in this regard.
“Choudhary is a very
senior and respected leader of the party and would continue to enjoy a respectable position among the government and the party. I have spoken to him twice,” Dotasra said, adding that his concerns will be addressed.
He said that the gov-
ernment has been formed because of the hard work of the par- tymen and if there is any complaint by workers, it will surely be resolved.
“The Chief Minister
is also serious that the works should be done as per the expectations of the public representa- tives,” he said.
Dotasra said that he
has also spoken to the
Barmer Collector as to why he did not attend the call of the MLA.
“The Collector said
that he was busy tak- ing stock of relief and rescue preparations in view of the cyclone therefore, he could not pick up the phone. The Barmer Collector has later spoken to Hemar- am Choudhary over
the phone at 10 pm,” he added.
Reacting to the state-
ment of another MLA Vedprakash Solanki, Dotasra said that it will be ensured that the works of the public rep- resentatives are done but at the same time, Solanki should also take care of the dignity of the party.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot on Fri- day, instructed the offi- cials to ensure proper supply of drinking wa- ter during the summer season by implement- ing contingency plan.
Chairing a review
meeting, he also reiter- ated that the centre should declare the ambi- tious Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) of the state as a national project. He said that it is a very important project which will benefit 13 dis- tricts of the state. He
asked the officials to co- ordinate with the cen- tral government offi- cials for this project.
The Chief Minister
reviewed the drinking water management during the summer sea- son and directed the of- ficials to speed up the works of all other im- portant water projects like Israda, Navanera and Parvan Dam.
Gehlot instructed of-
ficials to give top prior- ity to the Jal Jeevan Mis- sion to provide water to every household. PHED
Minister BD Kalla sug- gested integration of
the works of various drinking water schemes of the state with Jal Jee- van Mission Rural so that the goal of provid- ing drinking water to every household can be achieved easily.
ACS PHED Sudhansh
Pant said that despite the Corona challenge, effective management is being done to ensure drinking water supply in both rural and urban areas. Presently, drink- ing water is being transported in 30 cities and 2777 villages and hamlets of the state, he informed.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma and Agriculture Minis- ter and Minister in charge of Kota Lal- chand Kataria reviewed the arrangements for prevention of Covid in- fection in Kota district through VC on Friday.
They directed the of-
ficers to implement the short term and long term plans effectively to contain the spread of infection in the district.
Sharma said basic fa-
cilities in the health centres of rural areas should be expanded so
that people do not have to visit the districts from villages for treat- ment. He said that all Community Health Centres should ensure supply of essential
medicines, oxygen beds, cylinders, concentra- tors and ventilators.
Sharma said that rap-
id Antigen tests and RT- PCR tests should be done during the ILI sur-
vey in rural areas and patients with severe symptoms should be ad- mitted to hospital for treatment.
Kataria asked officers
to boost the confidence of people. Both the offic- ers reviewed the num- ber of cases and rate of infection among others. They also issued neces- sary directions to the officials.
District collector Uj-
jawal Rathore informed that 6.05 lakh people have been tested for cor- onavirus and of them, 55, 185 have tested posi- tive. 47,614 patients have recovered in Kota.
On International Day for Biological Diversity,
the 2021 slogan- “We’re part of the solution” - is
an important reminder in pandemic times.
The solution to the COVID 19 issue lies partly with us-
Get Vaccinated and follow the COVID protocol.
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, First India
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082NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
Rajendra Chhabra
Jaipur: The Depart-
ment of Personnel has
sought clarification
from IAS officer Babu
Lal Meena for being
absent from duty for a
fortnight without in-
forming the govern-
ment.
Meena was trans-
ferred to the post of
Registrar in Revenue
Board, Ajmer on April
7, when he was deputed
for election duties in
West Bengal.
He returned to Jaipur
on May 3, but he neither
joined duty in the Rev-
enue Board nor did he
communicate with the
Department of Person-
nel regarding his
whereabouts.
The Department had
sent a letter to the Board
on May 18, asking wheth-
er Meena had joined the
duty. On this, Meena
rushed to Board and
took charge on May 19.
The officer informed
the Department that he
was under ‘home quar-
antine’ because his son
had tested positive for
Covid-19. However, the
DoP has not considered
it a reasonable ground
because he did not have
any communication
with the Department.
He was issued a let-
ter by the Department
on Friday, asking why
he did not inform the
Department about his
absence.
It may be noted that it
is not the first instance
when Meena, a pro-
motee IAS officer, has
shown laxity towards
the service.
He became an IAS of-
ficer in 2014 and in the
last seven years, he has
been transferred 10
times. His tenure as
Jhunjhunu Collector
continued for six
months, while he
served as the District
Collector of Sirohi for
merely 80 days.
When he was posted
in Department of Edu-
cation, Education Min-
ister Govind Singh Do-
tasra was unhappy with
his performance and he
was transferred within
two months of joining.
‘Elusive’ IAS reports to work after being reprimanded by Dept!
LACKADAISICAL ATTITUDE
Babu Lal
Meena
became an
IAS officer in
2014 and
in the last
seven years,
he has been
transferred
10 times
CM Ashok Gehlot chaired a review meeting on management of drinking water through Video
Conference at the Chief Minister’s Residence on Friday, wherein, Dr BD Kalla, Niranjan Arya,
Sudhansh Pant and other offi cials of PHED department were present.
Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma pays tributes to former PM Late
Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at PCC offi ce on Friday.
Choudhary is a respected
leader & would continue to
remain so, says Dotasra
“THE CHIEF MINISTER IS ALSO SERIOUS THAT THE WORKS
SHOULD BE DONE AS PER THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE
PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVES,” THE PCC CHIEF SAID
Webinar held to mark
Rajiv’s death anniv
First India Bureau
Jaipur :A national we-
binar ‘Need for Autono-
my of Constitutional In-
stitutions in Democracy’
was organised by Rajiv
Gandhi Study Circle &
National Service Scheme
on death anniversary of
former PM Late Rajiv
Gandhi. Assembly
Speaker Dr CP Joshi
was the chief guest on
the occasion, PCC Chief
Govind Singh Dotasara-
presided over the webi-
nar. Joshi said that rea-
son for adopting parlia-
mentary democracy in
India is its diversity. CM
Ashok Gehlot couldn’t
attend the event, howev-
er, he sent his message
saying, “I am happy to
know that on death an-
niversary of former PM
Bharat Ratna Late Rajiv
Gandhi, a national webi-
nar is being organised.
Late Rajiv Gandhi was
one of the great leaders
who embarked on a
dream of taking India
into 21st century with a
new vision.”
Expand med facilities in rural areas: Dr Raghu
Govind Singh Dotasra is seen engaged in conversation with
Sachin Pilot at the PCC offi ce on Friday.
Ensure proper supply of drinking water in
summer: Concerned CM directs officials
TTT
STRIKING UP A CONVERSATION!
First India Bureau
Kota: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla has
expressed concern
over the increasing
cases of Black Fun-
gus in several states
including Rajasthan.
Birla has also spoken
to Union chemicals
and fertilizers minis-
ter Sadanand Gowda
to ensure availability
of medicines.
He said that after
Maharashtra, cases
of Black Fungus are
increasing rapidly in
Rajasthan. Birla said
that Amphotericin B
injections and other
drugs required for
treating the disease-
are not available in
proportion to num-
ber of patients, hence
the patients are suf-
fering. Gowda as-
sured Birla that the
central government
is making arrange-
ments for the availa-
bility of medicines.
Supply drugs for Black
Fungus: Birla to Gowda
Hemaram Choudhary
Om Birla
Babu Lal Meena
First India Bureau
Jaipur : UDH Minis-
ter Shanti Dhariwal
inaugurated a Covid
Care Isolation Centre
on Friday, under the
joint aegis of Shri
Digambar Jain Samaj
Jaipur and Managing
Committee Digambar
Jain Atishay Kshetra
Shri Mahavir ji at
Apabhransh Academy
campus located in
Malviya Nagar. The
Centre which has
been set up with 50
beds, can accommo-
date 75 beds, if the
need arises. Treat-
ment and all other fa-
cilities will be provid-
ed to Covid-19 patients
free of cost. The Cen-
tre's management has
also signed a contract
with some of the re-
nowned hospitals of
the city in case the pa-
tient becomes critical
and needs to be shifted
to these hospitals for
better treatment.
Dhariwal said that
the government can-
not fight the Corona
pandemic all alone
and cooperation of so-
cial organisations is
also imperative.
Digambar Jain society
has done exemplary
work in this direction,
the UDH Minister
said. He added that he
does not want to criti-
cise the Central gov-
ernment, but the con-
dition of vaccine and
other matters are
there for everyone to
see.
Sudhanshu Kasli-
wal, Chairman Digam-
bar Jain Atishay
Kshetra Shri Mahavir
ji, Ashok Jain, Former
Chief Secretary, Gov-
ernment of Rajasthan,
Mahendra Kumar Pat-
ni, Subhash Jain
Johri, Vivek Kala, Ra-
jiv Jain and Bharat
Bhushan Jain were
present during the in-
augural ceremonyof
the Covid Care Centre.
Co-operation of social orgs imperative
to fight Corona
pandemic: Dhariwal
Shanti Dhariwal interacts with members of the Jain
Organisations after inaugurating the Covid Care Centre.
—PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
JAIPUR, SATURDAY
MAY 22, 2021
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Astonishing
ajasthan is a house
of artists, dream-
ers, madmen and
poets. One such
dreamer is Aan-
chal Ajaipal, whose
dream of being an
astonishing model has
brought her forward, from
the exotic streets of Chittor-
garh to the shimmering
lights of the glamour world.
Aanchal holds a degree in
Bachelors of Science. In an
exclusive interview with
City First, she shared, “My
journey began in the year
2019 when I signed up for
the first beauty pageant, en-
titled, Miss Viva, where I
was the first runner-up.
This pageant shaped my fu-
ture destinies, I learned
about Elite Miss Rajasthan
from which I was intro-
duced to my then future and
now present mentor, Gaurav
Gaur. I participated in
Udaipur auditions of Elite
Miss Rajasthan 2020 and I
won the title for the
same.” She thanks
her mentors,
Gaurav Gaur
and Ajay
Nair who
have de-
liber-
ately
helped her in shaping her-
self as a model.
The model also credits
nature for being her source
of inspiration. The varied
seasons inspire her to adapt
according to changes. She
believes that once you set a
goal for yourself, the uni-
versal powers bring them
over to you. Apart from na-
ture, her biggest source of
inspiration is the one who
nurtured her from the very
beginning, her mother. Be-
ing a single mother, she
never doubted her daugh-
ter’s dreams, and always
encouraged her to break the
social norms.
Aanchal aspires to repre-
sent India on international
platforms and has been
soaked in her hard work to
make her dream come true.
An inspiration for a lot of
girls who still cannot find
the courage to live their
own dreams, she shared,
“We must all refuse to give
up. Once you achieve your
goal, it just doesn’t matter
who you are and where
have you come from, it is
okay to face criticism,
but once you reach that
goal, all the criticism
that you have faced
will turn into glory.
That will be your day to
shine. Every journey be-
gins with a single step
and every journey is
accompanied by hur-
dles, but, it is best to
climb the mountain
and enjoy the view
rather than just see-
ing its pictures from
afar.”
SUSHMITA AIND
[email protected]
R
Aanchal
AROUND THE BANKS OF RIVER GAMBHIRI AND BERACH LIES THE BEAUTIFUL
CITY CHITTORGARH AND FROM THAT CITY HAS RISEN A DREAMER, AANCHAL,
WHO LETS THE UNIVERSE BRING HER CLOSER TO HER DREAMS!
MAY 22, 2021
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Astonishing
ajasthan is a house
of artists, dream-
ers, madmen and
poets. One such
dreamer is Aan-
chal Ajaipal, whose
dream of being an
astonishing model has
brought her forward, from
the exotic streets of Chittor-
garh to the shimmering
lights of the glamour world.
Aanchal holds a degree in
Bachelors of Science. In an
exclusive interview with
City First, she shared, “My
journey began in the year
2019 when I signed up for
the first beauty pageant, en-
titled, Miss Viva, where I
was the first runner-up.
This pageant shaped my fu-
ture destinies, I learned
about Elite Miss Rajasthan
from which I was intro-
duced to my then future and
now present mentor, Gaurav
Gaur. I participated in
Udaipur auditions of Elite
Miss Rajasthan 2020 and I
won the title for the
same.” She thanks
her mentors,
Gaurav Gaur
and Ajay
Nair who
have de-
liber-
ately
helped her in shaping her-
self as a model.
The model also credits
nature for being her source
of inspiration. The varied
seasons inspire her to adapt
according to changes. She
believes that once you set a
goal for yourself, the uni-
versal powers bring them
over to you. Apart from na-
ture, her biggest source of
inspiration is the one who
nurtured her from the very
beginning, her mother. Be-
ing a single mother, she
never doubted her daugh-
ter’s dreams, and always
encouraged her to break the
social norms.
Aanchal aspires to repre-
sent India on international
platforms and has been
soaked in her hard work to
make her dream come true.
An inspiration for a lot of
girls who still cannot find
the courage to live their
own dreams, she shared,
“We must all refuse to give
up. Once you achieve your
goal, it just doesn’t matter
who you are and where
have you come from, it is
okay to face criticism,
but once you reach that
goal, all the criticism
that you have faced
will turn into glory.
That will be your day to
shine. Every journey be-
gins with a single step
and every journey is
accompanied by hur-
dles, but, it is best to
climb the mountain
and enjoy the view
rather than just see-
ing its pictures from
afar.”
SUSHMITA AIND
[email protected]
R
Aanchal
AROUND THE BANKS OF RIVER GAMBHIRI AND BERACH LIES THE BEAUTIFUL
CITY CHITTORGARH AND FROM THAT CITY HAS RISEN A DREAMER, AANCHAL,
WHO LETS THE UNIVERSE BRING HER CLOSER TO HER DREAMS!
10
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FACE OF THE DAY
GLADY GEORGE, Blogger
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Those looking for buying a
house can get a good
bargain. Appreciation is in
store for some
homemakers. A professional victory
is yours if you play your cards well
today. Those in business will be able
to maintain good earning. You are
likely to enjoy good health.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may wait for someone’s invitation for a trip. Your professionalism in handling problem areas
will be appreciated. Tenant troubles are foreseen for some house owners. You will fi nd family life more than fulfi lling. A senior is likely to put in a good word for you.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20This is the time when you enjoy yourself with a new group of friends or colleagues. A change of job
is likely to give you better salary and perks. Those in business will soon get a chance to make profi ts. A new deal is likely to come through and give you a taste of success.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22You are likely to take up someone’s cause and earn appreciation from all quarters on the social front.
Remaining on the good side of those who matter on the academic front will help you achieve much. Good tidings of your well wishers will keep you going on the professional front.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21Excellent opportunities may knock at your door. Professionals will be able to give their best in a new
situation. Financially, this day may prove lucky for you, so go ask for the raise that is keeping you on tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances with your health today.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19You will have to be more focussed on the academic front. You may get busy organising something on the
social front. You may need to put your ideas into action, if you want to prove yourself. A party may be thrown in your honour at work. Health-wise a good day is foreseen.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20A family youngster is likely to do you proud. Your strategy to promote yourself on the
professional front will bear fruits. You may need to speed up things on the academic front to remain ahead. On the social front, the day fi nds you in your element.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20Success is foretold on the academic front. Your reputation is likely to boost your image on the social
front. On the work front, you’ll manage to keep your superiors in good humour. This is an excellent day. Good planning will see you complete a task.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23Getting into a favourable situation on the academic front is possible. Good luck promises to brighten your
day. Some positive changes can be expected on the home front. This seems a good day for job seekers. New avenues for earning open up as you get more determined.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23Your performance at work will be commendable. Your own happiness is in your hands today. Spouse may
need her space, respect that. This is a favourable day for completing pending jobs. Financially, no problems are foreseen. It is best to avoid outside food.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20You will manage to achieve what you had aimed for on the academic front. A celebration can fi nd you in
your element today. Praise and honour are likely to greet you in something that you have managed to achieve. You will be a pillar of strength to a friend or associate.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22Good performance on the academic front will help enhance your reputation at work. Some favourable
developments on the social front are foreseen. Buying new furniture or a major appliance is possible. With good networking, a prized posting can be yours.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
tressing about cre-
ating compelling
content for your
blog, small busi-
ness, or personal
page? On days
when you are deal-
ing with creative road-
blocks, having a content
pillar to reference can save
a lot of time and effort!
Content pillars (also called
content buckets), as the
name suggests, are a set of
topics or themes which act
as a rich source of informa-
tion about your organiza-
tion, its purpose, and the
audience, which can be bro-
ken further into pieces.
This could be anything
from a blog post to a short
video. Since they are the
‘pillars’, they essentially
thus help you shape and
guide your content deci-
sions to help meet your ob-
jectives. Here’s the deal:
Using content pillars isn’t
new. They have been a prov-
en content marketing strat-
egy for years and when
done right, can give you a
reliable framework for a
more flexible, adaptable
and stress-free approach
for creating content that is
both relevant and original.
Here’s how you can use
them to brainstorm fresh
ideas, ditch last-minute
posts and scale your reach:
ADDRESS THE BASICS
Before jumping to the type
of content you can make,
begin with clearly outlin-
ing three to five pillars,
their purpose and mapping
a solid understanding of
what you wish to achieve
through your content (Is it
converting followers into
buyers? Building an email
list?) then do a thorough
breakdown of your niche,
the value you offer and your
target audience. Making
mock personas to under-
stand their desires and pain
points can help you decide
what sort of message you
want to share. Through free
online tools like HubSpot
and Xtensio, you can gener-
ate user-profiles and tem-
plates to answer some of
these questions. Other
ways are to hold Q&A’s, sur-
veys or start discussions in
public forums to find what
topics are of importance to
them. The insights derived
from this can also help you
create effective content that
caters to every subset of
your audience.
REPURPOSE AND REFINE
Once you have a basic un-
derstanding of your pillars
and target audience, you
can then move forward
with outlining possible
ways to address them. Con-
duct an audit of your social
media and existing content
and see their performance.
What resonates with your
target audience? Tap into
your creative side and ask
how these topics can be
used to recreate content in
a different format or if you
can add more value to exist-
ing material. For example,
if you were a jewellery
brand sharing your latest
ring collection, you could
also make a video tutorial
on how to stack different
styles. Other ways to fine-
tune your content are to
create specific tags to build
a stronger sense of commu-
nity for the intended audi-
ence. Reformatting your
content for specific social
networks can majorly affect
your reach. For example,
you may post long pieces of
text on your blog, but could
reformat the same informa-
tion for visual-heavy plat-
forms like Pinterest and
Instagram by utilizing info-
graphics. This not only cre-
ates a multitude of content
out of a single idea but can
also be used to trace back to
your pillars and stick with
the best practices of each
social network. It will help
with easier recognition and
also maintain a sense of
uniformity in your digital
footprint.
MAKE A CONTENT CALENDAR
Perhaps the most impor-
tant aspect, focus on direct-
ing your effort towards
maintaining consistency
with your content and us-
ing social media analytics
to track their performance
and how your audience en-
gages with it. Segregate it
by creating columns for
editorial, platform and pro-
motion plan to keep up with
updates to existing content
and scheduling future ones.
Look for opportunities
within this inventory and
how you can further utilize
your pillars. Having creat-
ed an outline of your con-
tent, audience, and social
channels, all you have to do
is make sure there is a
clearly defined purpose be-
hind what you create, ex-
periment with new types of
content, while keeping in
mind your audience behav-
iour and preferences.
Establishing good con-
tent pillars with a strong
foundation that you can go
back to is an investment in
your time. Effective con-
tent pillars take time to de-
velop, and with ever-chang-
ing market trends and con-
sumer preferences, you
must stay focused to give
your digital practices the
best chance at success.
When done right, it is
worth the effort.
ACE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH
WITH CONTENT PILLARS
JASMINE NAHTA
[email protected]
S
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FACE OF THE DAY
GLADY GEORGE, Blogger
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Those looking for buying a
house can get a good
bargain. Appreciation is in
store for some
homemakers. A professional victory
is yours if you play your cards well
today. Those in business will be able
to maintain good earning. You are
likely to enjoy good health.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
You may wait for someone’s invitation for a trip. Your professionalism in handling problem areas
will be appreciated. Tenant troubles are foreseen for some house owners. You will fi nd family life more than fulfi lling. A senior is likely to put in a good word for you.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20This is the time when you enjoy yourself with a new group of friends or colleagues. A change of job
is likely to give you better salary and perks. Those in business will soon get a chance to make profi ts. A new deal is likely to come through and give you a taste of success.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22You are likely to take up someone’s cause and earn appreciation from all quarters on the social front.
Remaining on the good side of those who matter on the academic front will help you achieve much. Good tidings of your well wishers will keep you going on the professional front.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21Excellent opportunities may knock at your door. Professionals will be able to give their best in a new
situation. Financially, this day may prove lucky for you, so go ask for the raise that is keeping you on tenterhooks. Don’t take any chances with your health today.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19You will have to be more focussed on the academic front. You may get busy organising something on the
social front. You may need to put your ideas into action, if you want to prove yourself. A party may be thrown in your honour at work. Health-wise a good day is foreseen.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20A family youngster is likely to do you proud. Your strategy to promote yourself on the
professional front will bear fruits. You may need to speed up things on the academic front to remain ahead. On the social front, the day fi nds you in your element.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20Success is foretold on the academic front. Your reputation is likely to boost your image on the social
front. On the work front, you’ll manage to keep your superiors in good humour. This is an excellent day. Good planning will see you complete a task.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23Getting into a favourable situation on the academic front is possible. Good luck promises to brighten your
day. Some positive changes can be expected on the home front. This seems a good day for job seekers. New avenues for earning open up as you get more determined.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23Your performance at work will be commendable. Your own happiness is in your hands today. Spouse may
need her space, respect that. This is a favourable day for completing pending jobs. Financially, no problems are foreseen. It is best to avoid outside food.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20You will manage to achieve what you had aimed for on the academic front. A celebration can fi nd you in
your element today. Praise and honour are likely to greet you in something that you have managed to achieve. You will be a pillar of strength to a friend or associate.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22Good performance on the academic front will help enhance your reputation at work. Some favourable
developments on the social front are foreseen. Buying new furniture or a major appliance is possible. With good networking, a prized posting can be yours.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
tressing about cre-
ating compelling
content for your
blog, small busi-
ness, or personal
page? On days
when you are deal-
ing with creative road-
blocks, having a content
pillar to reference can save
a lot of time and effort!
Content pillars (also called
content buckets), as the
name suggests, are a set of
topics or themes which act
as a rich source of informa-
tion about your organiza-
tion, its purpose, and the
audience, which can be bro-
ken further into pieces.
This could be anything
from a blog post to a short
video. Since they are the
‘pillars’, they essentially
thus help you shape and
guide your content deci-
sions to help meet your ob-
jectives. Here’s the deal:
Using content pillars isn’t
new. They have been a prov-
en content marketing strat-
egy for years and when
done right, can give you a
reliable framework for a
more flexible, adaptable
and stress-free approach
for creating content that is
both relevant and original.
Here’s how you can use
them to brainstorm fresh
ideas, ditch last-minute
posts and scale your reach:
ADDRESS THE BASICS
Before jumping to the type
of content you can make,
begin with clearly outlin-
ing three to five pillars,
their purpose and mapping
a solid understanding of
what you wish to achieve
through your content (Is it
converting followers into
buyers? Building an email
list?) then do a thorough
breakdown of your niche,
the value you offer and your
target audience. Making
mock personas to under-
stand their desires and pain
points can help you decide
what sort of message you
want to share. Through free
online tools like HubSpot
and Xtensio, you can gener-
ate user-profiles and tem-
plates to answer some of
these questions. Other
ways are to hold Q&A’s, sur-
veys or start discussions in
public forums to find what
topics are of importance to
them. The insights derived
from this can also help you
create effective content that
caters to every subset of
your audience.
REPURPOSE AND REFINE
Once you have a basic un-
derstanding of your pillars
and target audience, you
can then move forward
with outlining possible
ways to address them. Con-
duct an audit of your social
media and existing content
and see their performance.
What resonates with your
target audience? Tap into
your creative side and ask
how these topics can be
used to recreate content in
a different format or if you
can add more value to exist-
ing material. For example,
if you were a jewellery
brand sharing your latest
ring collection, you could
also make a video tutorial
on how to stack different
styles. Other ways to fine-
tune your content are to
create specific tags to build
a stronger sense of commu-
nity for the intended audi-
ence. Reformatting your
content for specific social
networks can majorly affect
your reach. For example,
you may post long pieces of
text on your blog, but could
reformat the same informa-
tion for visual-heavy plat-
forms like Pinterest and
Instagram by utilizing info-
graphics. This not only cre-
ates a multitude of content
out of a single idea but can
also be used to trace back to
your pillars and stick with
the best practices of each
social network. It will help
with easier recognition and
also maintain a sense of
uniformity in your digital
footprint.
MAKE A CONTENT CALENDAR
Perhaps the most impor-
tant aspect, focus on direct-
ing your effort towards
maintaining consistency
with your content and us-
ing social media analytics
to track their performance
and how your audience en-
gages with it. Segregate it
by creating columns for
editorial, platform and pro-
motion plan to keep up with
updates to existing content
and scheduling future ones.
Look for opportunities
within this inventory and
how you can further utilize
your pillars. Having creat-
ed an outline of your con-
tent, audience, and social
channels, all you have to do
is make sure there is a
clearly defined purpose be-
hind what you create, ex-
periment with new types of
content, while keeping in
mind your audience behav-
iour and preferences.
Establishing good con-
tent pillars with a strong
foundation that you can go
back to is an investment in
your time. Effective con-
tent pillars take time to de-
velop, and with ever-chang-
ing market trends and con-
sumer preferences, you
must stay focused to give
your digital practices the
best chance at success.
When done right, it is
worth the effort.
ACE YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA GROWTH
WITH CONTENT PILLARS
JASMINE NAHTA
[email protected]
S
F
ans from Southern Indian states can
truly be all heart when making a ges-
ture for their beloved movie. Since 2020
happened to the world, India has faced
a desperate problem of accommodating such
a huge population against the COVID virus.
Sonu Sood stood up and represented human-
ity by arranging travel, food and shelter
for thousands of needful.
Even in the second wave
outbreak, Sonu is work-
ing relentlessly with his
team to provide hospital
beds, oxygen concentra-
tors, and vaccines.
Some fans in Andhra
Pradesh decided to
build a life-size poster
of Sonu, put a celebra-
tory garland on it, and
pour milk on the loved
actor’s face. Sonu wrote
‘Humbled’ on the video
on Twitter that
has since gone vi-
ral.
—Agency
ETC
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 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021
11
A
nd it’s finally out! BTS has released their highly-anticipated song ‘Butter’, on Friday. ‘Butter’ is a dance-pop track that easily becomes listeners’ favour-
ite earworm, with its distinctive baseline and crisp synth sounds. Sometimes smooth and at times charismatic, the duality of BTS they claim to “owe [it all] to [my] mother” will melt listeners’ hearts. The fun and witty lyrics brimming with positive and bright energy will instantly uplift moods.
—Agency
C
her, who turned 75 yesterday, shared the news on Twitter that her biopic is fi- nally in the works. Often referred as the ‘Goddess of the Pop’, Cher is known for
her decades-long career in music, television and films, with multiple albums and movies such as Mask, The Witches of Eastwick and her Oscar-winning role in Moonstruck, in her kitty. Producers Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, who backed both Mamma Mia! films, are set to produce the project for Universal.
—Agency
T
he Jonas Brothers and Marshmello, the masked musician, have released a new song called “Love Before You Love Me.” The Jonas trio teamed up with Marsh-
mello for this fuss free track, which was re- leased on Friday. The lyrics video has already surpassed 50,000 views in less than three hours of its release. The Jonas Brothers have also announced that they will be performing it at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday.
—Agency
D
irected by Karthik Rapolu and written by Merlapaka Gandhi, the romantic comedy is produced by UV Concepts in association with Mango Mass Media
and stars Santosh Sobhan, Kavya Thapar in the lead roles. Prime members in India and across 240 countries and territories can stream the exclusive digital premiere of ‘Ek Mini Katha’ starting May 27 2021. Taking on a social stigma, one laugh at a time, Ek Mini Katha also displays a strong social message.
—City First
N
etflix’s upcoming ‘Knives Out’ sequel has added actor Kate Hudson to the al- ready packed star cast of the film. The actor has joined the first sequel to
teaming up with Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautis- ta, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr and Edward Norton. Daniel Craig will reprise the role in the sequel. The upcimg second installment will be written and directed by Rian Johnson.
—ANI
A
s ‘Pyaar ka Punchnama’ clocks 10 years to its release, Nushrratt Bharuc- cha expresses her gratitude for the film and the character that put her on
the map of the industry. Expressing her grati- tude, Nushrratt said, “When I look back to the time we were shooting for Pyaar Ka Punchna- ma - none of us had the faintest clue what won- ders this film will do for us, or even how this film will eventually turn into a power-packed franchise.”
—City First
F
ollowing the massive success of URI: The Surgical Strike, Vicky Kaushal, Ronnie Screwvala, and Aditya Dhar de- cided to take things to the next level
with The Immortal Ashwatthama, a modern- day superhero film based on the Mahabhara- ta’s King Ashwatthama. Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan will shoot the film in UAE, Ice- land, and India from September to January. The actors have been learning new forms of action for the film.
—Agency
I
t has been over a year since the sad and tragic demise of legendary star Irrfan Khan and well, his friends, family and fans are still trying to cope with his loss. Taking
to his Instagram handle, Babil shared a still from Irrfan’s college play and expressed that he was feeling lost, insecure and frightened. Further, he shared in his emotional note that he is slowly falling in love with the attention he is getting. Babil, is currently gearing up for his debut in showbiz.
—Agency
R
aj and DK finally released the trailer for The Family Man 2 on May 19 and revealed that the second season of this espionage would premiere on June 4.
The series has also been renewed for a third season on Amazon Prime. The top executives are pleased with the shaping of Season 2. Giv- en the cliffhangers and the franchise’s rising, the creators are certain to announce a third season soon. The top executives are happy with the way season 2 has shaped up.
—Agency
R
eality TV star and supermodel Kendall Jenner is under fire again for accusa- tions of cultural appropriation. Kend- all is currently promoting her new te-
quila brand 818 in full force, received criticism over the photo and video promos of her brand, which were recorded on an agave farm in Jalis- co, Mexico, where she set up shop for the new venture. After the ad went live, many people thought her look capitalized on stereotypes as- sociated with Mexican farmers.
—Agency
Smooth like ButterGoddess of the PopLatest releaseEk Mini Katha
On board
A Decade already
Ashwatthama
Lost and insecureTime for Season 3?Tequila Brand: 818
UPCOMING
EPISODE
im Kardashian and
Kanye West’s son, Saint
West had tested positive
for COVID-19 last fall.
While neither Kim nor
Kanye had spoken about
it before, it has been re-
vealed for the first time in the
upcoming episode of Keeping Up
With the Kardashians. In the up-
coming episode, Kim will be seen
revealing on a phone call that
her son has tested positive for
coronavirus. It was revealed last
year that Kanye himself had
tested positive for the virus last
fall but Kardashian had not spo-
ken about Saint at the time. The
episode will show Kim talking
over the phone as she says,
“Sainty just tested positive for
COVID. And North is saying
she’s feeling sick. “ In the show’s
confessional, Kardashian fur-
ther admits that she doesn’t
want to freak anyone out but
she’s “worried.”
—Agency
K
Fan
Moment
The new episode of
Keeping Up With
the Kardashians
shall reveal the
incident when Saint
West tested positive
for Covid-19!
BTS Cher The Jonas Brothers Poster of the film, ‘Ek Mini Katha’
Sonu Sood
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian and Saint West
Kendall JennerPoster of the series, ‘The Family Man’Late Irrfan Khan
Vicky Kaushal
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Kate Hudson
ans from Southern Indian states can
truly be all heart when making a ges-
ture for their beloved movie. Since 2020
happened to the world, India has faced
a desperate problem of accommodating such
a huge population against the COVID virus.
Sonu Sood stood up and represented human-
ity by arranging travel, food and shelter
for thousands of needful.
Even in the second wave
outbreak, Sonu is work-
ing relentlessly with his
team to provide hospital
beds, oxygen concentra-
tors, and vaccines.
Some fans in Andhra
Pradesh decided to
build a life-size poster
of Sonu, put a celebra-
tory garland on it, and
pour milk on the loved
actor’s face. Sonu wrote
‘Humbled’ on the video
on Twitter that
has since gone vi-
ral.
—Agency
ETC
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 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021
11
A
nd it’s finally out! BTS has released their highly-anticipated song ‘Butter’, on Friday. ‘Butter’ is a dance-pop track that easily becomes listeners’ favour-
ite earworm, with its distinctive baseline and crisp synth sounds. Sometimes smooth and at times charismatic, the duality of BTS they claim to “owe [it all] to [my] mother” will melt listeners’ hearts. The fun and witty lyrics brimming with positive and bright energy will instantly uplift moods.
—Agency
C
her, who turned 75 yesterday, shared the news on Twitter that her biopic is fi- nally in the works. Often referred as the ‘Goddess of the Pop’, Cher is known for
her decades-long career in music, television and films, with multiple albums and movies such as Mask, The Witches of Eastwick and her Oscar-winning role in Moonstruck, in her kitty. Producers Judy Craymer and Gary Goetzman, who backed both Mamma Mia! films, are set to produce the project for Universal.
—Agency
T
he Jonas Brothers and Marshmello, the masked musician, have released a new song called “Love Before You Love Me.” The Jonas trio teamed up with Marsh-
mello for this fuss free track, which was re- leased on Friday. The lyrics video has already surpassed 50,000 views in less than three hours of its release. The Jonas Brothers have also announced that they will be performing it at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday.
—Agency
D
irected by Karthik Rapolu and written by Merlapaka Gandhi, the romantic comedy is produced by UV Concepts in association with Mango Mass Media
and stars Santosh Sobhan, Kavya Thapar in the lead roles. Prime members in India and across 240 countries and territories can stream the exclusive digital premiere of ‘Ek Mini Katha’ starting May 27 2021. Taking on a social stigma, one laugh at a time, Ek Mini Katha also displays a strong social message.
—City First
N
etflix’s upcoming ‘Knives Out’ sequel has added actor Kate Hudson to the al- ready packed star cast of the film. The actor has joined the first sequel to
teaming up with Kathryn Hahn, Dave Bautis- ta, Janelle Monae, Leslie Odom Jr and Edward Norton. Daniel Craig will reprise the role in the sequel. The upcimg second installment will be written and directed by Rian Johnson.
—ANI
A
s ‘Pyaar ka Punchnama’ clocks 10 years to its release, Nushrratt Bharuc- cha expresses her gratitude for the film and the character that put her on
the map of the industry. Expressing her grati- tude, Nushrratt said, “When I look back to the time we were shooting for Pyaar Ka Punchna- ma - none of us had the faintest clue what won- ders this film will do for us, or even how this film will eventually turn into a power-packed franchise.”
—City First
F
ollowing the massive success of URI: The Surgical Strike, Vicky Kaushal, Ronnie Screwvala, and Aditya Dhar de- cided to take things to the next level
with The Immortal Ashwatthama, a modern- day superhero film based on the Mahabhara- ta’s King Ashwatthama. Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan will shoot the film in UAE, Ice- land, and India from September to January. The actors have been learning new forms of action for the film.
—Agency
I
t has been over a year since the sad and tragic demise of legendary star Irrfan Khan and well, his friends, family and fans are still trying to cope with his loss. Taking
to his Instagram handle, Babil shared a still from Irrfan’s college play and expressed that he was feeling lost, insecure and frightened. Further, he shared in his emotional note that he is slowly falling in love with the attention he is getting. Babil, is currently gearing up for his debut in showbiz.
—Agency
R
aj and DK finally released the trailer for The Family Man 2 on May 19 and revealed that the second season of this espionage would premiere on June 4.
The series has also been renewed for a third season on Amazon Prime. The top executives are pleased with the shaping of Season 2. Giv- en the cliffhangers and the franchise’s rising, the creators are certain to announce a third season soon. The top executives are happy with the way season 2 has shaped up.
—Agency
R
eality TV star and supermodel Kendall Jenner is under fire again for accusa- tions of cultural appropriation. Kend- all is currently promoting her new te-
quila brand 818 in full force, received criticism over the photo and video promos of her brand, which were recorded on an agave farm in Jalis- co, Mexico, where she set up shop for the new venture. After the ad went live, many people thought her look capitalized on stereotypes as- sociated with Mexican farmers.
—Agency
Smooth like ButterGoddess of the PopLatest releaseEk Mini Katha
On board
A Decade already
Ashwatthama
Lost and insecureTime for Season 3?Tequila Brand: 818
UPCOMING
EPISODE
im Kardashian and
Kanye West’s son, Saint
West had tested positive
for COVID-19 last fall.
While neither Kim nor
Kanye had spoken about
it before, it has been re-
vealed for the first time in the
upcoming episode of Keeping Up
With the Kardashians. In the up-
coming episode, Kim will be seen
revealing on a phone call that
her son has tested positive for
coronavirus. It was revealed last
year that Kanye himself had
tested positive for the virus last
fall but Kardashian had not spo-
ken about Saint at the time. The
episode will show Kim talking
over the phone as she says,
“Sainty just tested positive for
COVID. And North is saying
she’s feeling sick. “ In the show’s
confessional, Kardashian fur-
ther admits that she doesn’t
want to freak anyone out but
she’s “worried.”
—Agency
K
Fan
Moment
The new episode of
Keeping Up With
the Kardashians
shall reveal the
incident when Saint
West tested positive
for Covid-19!
BTS Cher The Jonas Brothers Poster of the film, ‘Ek Mini Katha’
Sonu Sood
Kim Kardashian
Kim Kardashian and Saint West
Kendall JennerPoster of the series, ‘The Family Man’Late Irrfan Khan
Vicky Kaushal
Nushrratt Bharuccha
Kate Hudson
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CITY BUZZGET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
With the lockdown in place the popular tourist and local haunt - Albert Hall, Jaipur is deserted but for the scores of pigeons which are a common sight even when people and
traffic throng the area. Albert Hall waits patiently for ‘human life’ to return to its halls and corridors in this picture on Friday morning by Naim Khan!
NATURE RECLAIMING THE EARTH!
47th Foundation Day
CITY FIRST
ndhra Associa-
tion of Ra-
jasthan, Jaipur
was registered
in 1975 and has
been conduct-
ing various so-
cial, cultural, sports pro-
grammes during the last
46 years for the TELUGU
speaking members and
families of Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana and
family of any Telugu
born person in India and
living in Rajasthan.
Members (1200 fami-
lies) & Students
(about 5000) are sup-
ported when they are
in any need or any prob-
lems of travel, health or
any other issues.
For the first time after
46 years of existence, the
association has planned
to organise the 47th
Foundation Day Cele-
brations with added
new features on a
virtual platform on
May 21 ad 22, 2021.
They have launched
three new activities/im-
provements on the 47th
Formation day.
[email protected]
A
BIRTHDAY GESTURE!
Senior journalist Anil Lodha celebrated his birthday on Wednesday, with
simplicity and a social message. He decided to reach out to others on this
day by organising a vaccination camp on his birthday where more than 100
people got vaccinated.
Art, Literature & Culture
CITY FIRST, BIKANER
D
r BD Kalla, Minister
of Arts and Culture,
inaugurated the On-
line Children’s Theat-
er Workshop on Friday.
Dr BD Kalla while ad-
dressing the inaugural
session, ‘Collage of
Kilkari’ said that without
music, literature and art, hu-
man life is incomplete. The
drama genre is an integral
part of our life which is as-
sociated with our traditions.
This ten-day online chil-
dren’s theatre workshop
is organised under the joint
aegis of Rajasthan Lalit
Kala Akademi and Curio
institution.
Dr Rajneesh Harsh of
Rajasthan Lalit Kala
Akademi said that dur-
ing the ten-day workshop,
senior artists of Rajasthan
including cine artists Raghu-
veer Yadav and Himani
Shivpuri will teach children
the nuances of Rangkarma
from home.
[email protected]
IAS Rashmi Gupta
celebrated her birthday on
Friday, May 21. We wish
her all the best!
T
he IAS Associa-
tion is organ-
ising a virtual
session with Mugdha
Sinha, IAS Literary
Secretary in conver-
sation with IAS Dr
Hari Om on his book
‘Kailash Mansarovar
Yatra’ on Saturday,
May 22 from 11
a.m onwards. The
session will be live
telecast on the offi-
cial Facebook page
of IAS Literature
Society.
—CITY FIRST
HAPPY B’DAY!
VIRTUAL
SESSION!
SUCCESSFUL NEW LIFE
CITY FIRST
A
47-year-old pa-
tient was giv-
en a new life
by the suc-
cessful operation
of a 10 cm long
thigh tumour
thanks to the un-
wavering efforts of
the Geetanjali Medi-
cal College and Hospi-
tal’s Heart Disease
Department and Can-
cer Center on Friday.
In such cases, there is
a high risk of the leg
being amputated en-
tirely. But Dr Ashish
Zakhetia, Dr Arun
Pandey, anaesthetist
Dr Naveen Patidar,
and cardiac sur-
geon Dr Sanjay
Gandhi and team,
as well as ICU and OT
workers, successfully
saved the patient’s leg
and life with their
combined efforts.
[email protected]
ROLE OF
JOURNALISM
CITY FIRST
A
n interactive ses-
sion on ‘Role of the Journalist during Pandem-
ic’ was organised with senior journalist, Dr Tabeenah Anjum on Google Meet on Friday. The session was organ-
ised by the School of Media and Commu-
nication, Manipal University Jaipur. Dr Anjum is an inter-
nationally acclaimed visual storyteller and re-
cipient of the National Award in Photography conferred by the Minis-
try of Information and Broadcasting, Govern-
ment of India. The ses-
sion discussed how jour-
nalism has transformed during the pandemic, the infodemic of misinfor-
mation during Covid, story ideas for journal-
ists to take up, following one’s story, and the role of a journalist.
Talking about the
challenging role of a
journalist during the
pandemic, Dr An-
jum said that the journalist’s role as a
gatekeeper becomes
even more challenging during the infodemic cri-
sis the nation is facing during the pandemic. They are not extraordi-
nary beings. Everyone is looking after their safety.
[email protected]
CURING POST COVID COMPLICATIONS
CITY FIRST
A
fter being cured of Covid at EHCC Hospital, a unique case of
blood clotting in the
veins of the hand (acute limb attack) has been re- vealed on Friday. Patient Shanti Devi’s left arm swelled with pain and turned blue after 20 days of effective corona thera-
py. It was on the verge of cutting the arm off when Prem Ratan Degawat, a doctor at EHCC Hospital, pre- vented it with his un- derstanding. He healed
the right leg without sur-
gery causing blood to
flow all over again.
The patient breathed
a sigh of relief from
this unique treatment
of acute limb attack. To
prevent complications, Dr Degawat has advised patients not to stop tak-
ing their prescribed med-
ications post-treatment and follow all measures.
[email protected]
RAJ: The Jaipur Fights Covid team recently provided 30 families who had
lost their livelihood due to coronavirus with one-month ration packets
in Phulera on Friday. The team has also supported over 500 people with
oxygen beds, over 80 plasma donors, over 1000 food plates, and financial
assistance to several people. Various team members were present on the
occasion.
GUJ: Amit Chawda, President of GPCC and other Seniors leader flagged off free
ambulance services as they paid tribute to Former Late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv
Gandhi on his death anniversary at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in the city on Friday. Congress
MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh and Congress MLA Imran Khedawala also distributed food and
provided help to Covid-19 patients and their relatives at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad.
—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
(From left) KV Rajeswara Rao, G Santosh Kumar, VSR Murthy and Lalit Narain
Dr BD Kalla adressing the audience during the online workshop
Dr Tabeenah Anjum during the virtual session
Dr Prem Ratan Degawat with Shanti Devi
The team of Geetanjali Medical Hospital with the patient
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CITY BUZZGET VACCINATED
STAY MASKED
With the lockdown in place the popular tourist and local haunt - Albert Hall, Jaipur is deserted but for the scores of pigeons which are a common sight even when people and
traffic throng the area. Albert Hall waits patiently for ‘human life’ to return to its halls and corridors in this picture on Friday morning by Naim Khan!
NATURE RECLAIMING THE EARTH!
47th Foundation Day
CITY FIRST
ndhra Associa-
tion of Ra-
jasthan, Jaipur
was registered
in 1975 and has
been conduct-
ing various so-
cial, cultural, sports pro-
grammes during the last
46 years for the TELUGU
speaking members and
families of Andhra
Pradesh, Telangana and
family of any Telugu
born person in India and
living in Rajasthan.
Members (1200 fami-
lies) & Students
(about 5000) are sup-
ported when they are
in any need or any prob-
lems of travel, health or
any other issues.
For the first time after
46 years of existence, the
association has planned
to organise the 47th
Foundation Day Cele-
brations with added
new features on a
virtual platform on
May 21 ad 22, 2021.
They have launched
three new activities/im-
provements on the 47th
Formation day.
[email protected]
A
BIRTHDAY GESTURE!
Senior journalist Anil Lodha celebrated his birthday on Wednesday, with
simplicity and a social message. He decided to reach out to others on this
day by organising a vaccination camp on his birthday where more than 100
people got vaccinated.
Art, Literature & Culture
CITY FIRST, BIKANER
D
r BD Kalla, Minister
of Arts and Culture,
inaugurated the On-
line Children’s Theat-
er Workshop on Friday.
Dr BD Kalla while ad-
dressing the inaugural
session, ‘Collage of
Kilkari’ said that without
music, literature and art, hu-
man life is incomplete. The
drama genre is an integral
part of our life which is as-
sociated with our traditions.
This ten-day online chil-
dren’s theatre workshop
is organised under the joint
aegis of Rajasthan Lalit
Kala Akademi and Curio
institution.
Dr Rajneesh Harsh of
Rajasthan Lalit Kala
Akademi said that dur-
ing the ten-day workshop,
senior artists of Rajasthan
including cine artists Raghu-
veer Yadav and Himani
Shivpuri will teach children
the nuances of Rangkarma
from home.
[email protected]
IAS Rashmi Gupta
celebrated her birthday on
Friday, May 21. We wish
her all the best!
T
he IAS Associa-
tion is organ-
ising a virtual
session with Mugdha
Sinha, IAS Literary
Secretary in conver-
sation with IAS Dr
Hari Om on his book
‘Kailash Mansarovar
Yatra’ on Saturday,
May 22 from 11
a.m onwards. The
session will be live
telecast on the offi-
cial Facebook page
of IAS Literature
Society.
—CITY FIRST
HAPPY B’DAY!
VIRTUAL
SESSION!
SUCCESSFUL NEW LIFE
CITY FIRST
A
47-year-old pa-
tient was giv-
en a new life
by the suc-
cessful operation
of a 10 cm long
thigh tumour
thanks to the un-
wavering efforts of
the Geetanjali Medi-
cal College and Hospi-
tal’s Heart Disease
Department and Can-
cer Center on Friday.
In such cases, there is
a high risk of the leg
being amputated en-
tirely. But Dr Ashish
Zakhetia, Dr Arun
Pandey, anaesthetist
Dr Naveen Patidar,
and cardiac sur-
geon Dr Sanjay
Gandhi and team,
as well as ICU and OT
workers, successfully
saved the patient’s leg
and life with their
combined efforts.
[email protected]
ROLE OF
JOURNALISM
CITY FIRST
A
n interactive ses-
sion on ‘Role of the Journalist during Pandem-
ic’ was organised with senior journalist, Dr Tabeenah Anjum on Google Meet on Friday. The session was organ-
ised by the School of Media and Commu-
nication, Manipal University Jaipur. Dr Anjum is an inter-
nationally acclaimed visual storyteller and re-
cipient of the National Award in Photography conferred by the Minis-
try of Information and Broadcasting, Govern-
ment of India. The ses-
sion discussed how jour-
nalism has transformed during the pandemic, the infodemic of misinfor-
mation during Covid, story ideas for journal-
ists to take up, following one’s story, and the role of a journalist.
Talking about the
challenging role of a
journalist during the
pandemic, Dr An-
jum said that the journalist’s role as a
gatekeeper becomes
even more challenging during the infodemic cri-
sis the nation is facing during the pandemic. They are not extraordi-
nary beings. Everyone is looking after their safety.
[email protected]
CURING POST COVID COMPLICATIONS
CITY FIRST
A
fter being cured of Covid at EHCC Hospital, a unique case of
blood clotting in the
veins of the hand (acute limb attack) has been re- vealed on Friday. Patient Shanti Devi’s left arm swelled with pain and turned blue after 20 days of effective corona thera-
py. It was on the verge of cutting the arm off when Prem Ratan Degawat, a doctor at EHCC Hospital, pre- vented it with his un- derstanding. He healed
the right leg without sur-
gery causing blood to
flow all over again.
The patient breathed
a sigh of relief from
this unique treatment
of acute limb attack. To
prevent complications, Dr Degawat has advised patients not to stop tak-
ing their prescribed med-
ications post-treatment and follow all measures.
[email protected]
RAJ: The Jaipur Fights Covid team recently provided 30 families who had
lost their livelihood due to coronavirus with one-month ration packets
in Phulera on Friday. The team has also supported over 500 people with
oxygen beds, over 80 plasma donors, over 1000 food plates, and financial
assistance to several people. Various team members were present on the
occasion.
GUJ: Amit Chawda, President of GPCC and other Seniors leader flagged off free
ambulance services as they paid tribute to Former Late Prime Minister of India, Rajiv
Gandhi on his death anniversary at Rajiv Gandhi Bhavan in the city on Friday. Congress
MLA Gyasuddin Shaikh and Congress MLA Imran Khedawala also distributed food and
provided help to Covid-19 patients and their relatives at Civil Hospital in Ahmedabad.
—PHOTO BY HANIF SINDHI
(From left) KV Rajeswara Rao, G Santosh Kumar, VSR Murthy and Lalit Narain
Dr BD Kalla adressing the audience during the online workshop
Dr Tabeenah Anjum during the virtual session
Dr Prem Ratan Degawat with Shanti Devi
The team of Geetanjali Medical Hospital with the patient
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