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JAIPUR l TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 2 l Issue No. 279
ARMY RECRUITMENT SCAM: CBI BOOKS
5 LT COL-RANKED OFFICERS AND 18
OTHERS, CARRIES OUT SEARCHES
Six Lt Colonels and a Major of Indian Army were
among 23 people named by CBI in an investi-
gation into corruption involving recruitment to
the force on Monday following searches in 30
places in 13 cities. The accused include 17 army
personnel in all and six others with “allegations
pertaining to bribery and irregularities in recruit-
ment of officers and other ranks through Service
Selection Board”, the CBI said. It said case was
registered based on complaint from office of ADG,
Discipline & Vigilance, Adjutant General’s Branch,
Integrated HQ of MoD (Army). Locations searched
include those in Delhi, Lucknow, Jaipur, Guwahati,
Kapurthala, Bathinda, Kaithal, Palwal, Bareilly,
Gorakhpur, Vishakhapatnam, Jorhat & Chirangon.
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
BENGAL A LEADER ONCE, ENTANGLED
IN ‘GOONDARAJ’ NOW: AMIT SHAH
Jaipur: Rajasthan
government has
initiated the process
to terminate ACP
Kailash Bohra, who
was arrested for al-
legedly demanding
sexual favours from a
rape victim for taking
action in cases lodged
by her, a minister said
on Monday. Terming
the matter “rarest of
the rare”, Parliamen-
tary Affairs Minister
Shanti Dhariwal said in
Assembly the incident
was a blot not only on
reputation of the police,
but against government
and the entire system.
Bohra, posted at the
special investigation
unit for crimes against
women in the DCP East
office in Jaipur, was
arrested by the anti-
corruption bureau on
Sunday. More on P2
NEED TO RECONSIDER 50 PERCENT
RESERVATION LIMIT: GEHLOT CABINET
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: Important de-
cisions were taken at a
meeting of the State
Cabinet and the State
Council of Ministers on
Monday at the Chief
Minister’s Residence
under the chairman-
ship of Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot wherein
the Cabinet approved
the proposal for notifi-
cation for the formation
of 17 new municipali-
ties in 12 districts of the
state. The formation of
these municipalities
was announced in the
state budget 2020-21.
In perhaps one of the
most important deci-
sions in recent times,
the Gehlot Cabinet
breathed life in the ‘de-
funct’ 17 municipalities
whose formation had
been challenged in the
High Court on ground
of due process for noti-
fication not being fol-
lowed after which the
Court had ordered a
stay
.
The municipalities
approved by the Cabi-
net in 12 districts,
namely Dausa, Jaipur,
Alwar, Bharatpur, Siro-
hi, Jodhpur, Kota,
Sriganganagar, Sawai
Madhopur, Baran, Ka-
rauli and Dhaulpur are
Mandavari, Bassi, Ram-
garh, Bansur, Jawal,
Bhopalgarh, Lalgarh-
Jatan, Uchain, Sikri,
Saramathura, Basedi,
Atru, Pavta-Pragpura,
Sultanpur, Sapotra,
Laxmangarh and Bam-
nwas. Turn to P6
Raj govt decides to sack ACP
Bohra who sought sexual favours
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Ranibandh: Monday
saw some high-voltage
campaigning in West
Bengal with Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah reminding Chief
Minister Mamata Ba-
nerjee of the pain of the
family members of the
‘130 BJP workers who
were killed in her state’.
Addressing a rally at
Ranibandh in the
Bankura district, Shah
promisedthatif theBJP
is voted to power in West
Bengal, it will imple-
ment the seventh pay
commissionforthestate
government employees.
Shah also said that
West Bengal was once
India’s leader and now
the state is entangled in
“goondaraj”. “Bengal
was at one time was In-
dia’s leader. It was the
hub of education, free-
dom fighters, religious
leadership and more.
The same Bengal is en-
tangled in goondaraj,”
said Shah during the
virtual rally Turn to P6
Bill to define role
of Delhi LG
introduced in LS
NEET to be held
only once this
year: Pokhriyal
Bill to amend
juvenile justice
law introduced
With the objective
of giving a proper
‘interpretation’ of a
SC ruling, govern-
ment on Monday
introduced a bill in
Lok Sabha that seeks
to define certain role
and powers of LG
of Delhi. Union MoS
for Home G Kishan
Reddy introduced
Government of
National Capital Terri-
tory of Delhi (Amend-
ment) Bill, 2021.
Union Education
Minister Ramesh
Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’
on Monday an-
nounced that the Na-
tional Eligibility Cum
Entrance Test (NEET)
for undergraduate will
be conducted by Na-
tional Testing Agency
(NTA) only one time
in 2021, said the
Minister in a written
reply to Lok Sabha.
A bill to amend the
Juvenile Justice
(Care and Protec-
tion of Children) Act,
2015, which seeks
to increase the role
of district magis-
trates and additional
district magistrates,
was introduced in
the Lok Sabha on
Monday. Juvenile
Justice (Care and
Protection of Chil-
dren) Amendment
Bill, Turn to P6
‘Will take up UK
racism matters
when required’
New Delhi: India will
champion the fight
against discrimination
and will take up the
matters of racism
against Indian students
with the UK, said the
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar in Ra-
jya Sabha on Monday
.
“We will raise it
whenever required and
we will always champi-
on the fight against rac-
ism and other forms of
intolerance,” the Minis-
ter said. Jaishankar’s
response came after a
question Turn to P6
NO CONSPIRACY: SHAH’S DIG AS RALLY
CANCELLED DUE TO CHOPPER SNAG
NADDA TO HOLD ROADSHOW
AND RALLY IN WB TODAY
SENSEX TANKS 397 PTS; NIFTY
SLIPS BELOW 15K
ECI ORDER: WB GOVT APPOINTS
NEW DIRECTOR SECURITY
Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday said that a technical snag which
was detected in his helicopter wasn’t a ‘conspiracy.’ Shah’s remark was
in direct reference to WB CM Mamata Banerjee’s allegations of a ‘conspiracy’
against her in the wake of an alleged attack in Nandigram on March 10. “I’m a
little late today because of some glitch in my helicopter but I won’t call it a con-
spiracy,” Shah was quoted as saying by news agency ANI at a rally in Ranibandh
in Bankura district. The rally was to be Shah’s second of the day in WB; the first
one, in Jhargram, was held virtually after the BJP leader’s helicopter developed a
technical glitch. “Mamata ji has a leg injury, it’s now known how she got it. TMC
calls it a conspiracy but EC says it was an accident,” he further said.
New Delhi: BJP National
President JP Nadda will
be on a one-day visit to
West Bengal on Tuesday.
He will hold a roadshow
from Kumari Takiz cinema
hall to the bus stand
in Bishnupur of West
Bengal’s Bankura district
at 11 am in support of
the BJP candidate. Later
in the day, he will chair a
meeting to review election
preparedness with Bishnupur district office-bearers.
After this Nadda will address a public rally at Ghaush-
ali Para Kali Mandir ground in Kotulpur at 3 pm. —ANI
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 397
points on Monday, tracking losses in index heavy-
weights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and ICICI
Bank amid weak macroeconomic cues. After gyrating
1,035.71 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index
ended 397 points or 0.78 per cent lower at 50,395.08.
The broader NSE Nifty finished 101.45 points or 0.67
per cent down at 14,929.50. Bajaj Finserv was the top
loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 3 per cent,
followed by Bajaj Auto, Bajaj Finance, L&T.
Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Monday
appointed IPS officer Gyanwant Singh as the new
director security in place of Vivek Sahay who was
removed by the Election Commission of India (ECI)
over the incident in Nandigram in which CM Mamata
Banerjee was injured, an official said. Chief Sec-
retary Alapan Bandyopadhyay held a meeting with
Director General of Police P Nirajnayan and decided
to appoint Singh, who was the additional director
security, for the post. —ANI
Modi incompetent,
says Didi in Purulia
Purulia: Launching a
scathing attack on the
Centre, West Bengal
Chief Minister Mamata
Banerjee on Monday
said the “Prime Minis-
ter is totally incompe-
tent, cannot run the
country”.
Addressing a public
meeting in Purulia sit-
ting on a wheelchair,
Banerjee said, “Prime
Minister is totally in-
competent, cannot run
the country. An auto-
cratic government is
being run at the Centre.
She alleged that the
BJP-led central govern-
ment suppresses the
voice raised against
them. “I will continue
to fight against them.
BJP hatao, desh bachao
(remove BJP, save the
country),” she said.
Stating BJP, Con-
gress and the Left Front
as ‘three brothers’, Ba-
nerjee raised the slo-
gan, “Chaie na BJP ke
chaie na, Turn to P6
PROTEST AFTER
BJP CANDIDATE
LIST IN KOLKATA
Huge protests started
outside BJP office in Kol-
kata as party announced
its 2nd list of candidates.
Dramatic visuals from the
area showed hundreds
of people jostling and
shouting. Sources said
the protesters are from
Panchla in Howrah, the
twin city of Kolkata that
lies across the Ganga.
Batla House: Convict Ariz
Khan sentenced to death
New Delhi: A Delhi
court Monday awarded
death penalty to Ariz
Khan for the murder of
decorated Delhi Police
InspectorMohanChand
Sharma in connection
with the sensational
2008 Batla House en-
counter case, saying the
offence fell under the
“rarest of the rare cat-
egory” warranting the
maximum sentence.
Additional Sessions
Judge Sandeep Yadav
said Ariz be hanged by
neck till death.
Inspector Sharma of
the police’s special cell
was killed during the
Batla House encounter
between the police and
alleged terrorists in Ja-
mia Nagar in south
Delhi following serial
bomb blasts in the na-
tional capital in which
39 people died and 159
were injured. Turn to P6
Bank strike affected cheque
clearance of `16,500 cr: Unions
New Delhi: Banking
services such as cash
withdrawals, deposits,
cheque clearing and
business transactions
were impacted across
the country on Monday
,
the day one of the PSU
bank union’s strike,
againsttheproposedpri-
vatisation of two more
state-owned lenders.
Over a million bank
employees from over
80,000 branches across
India participated on
first day of the two-day
bank strike that affect-
ed clearances of
cheques and other pay-
ment instruments
worth `16,500 crore,
bank unions said.
Payment instru-
ments like cheques, de-
mand drafts and pay
orders are processed by
three large centres in
the country
. Turn to P6
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee addresses a public rally while
sitting on a wheelchair, in Purulia on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
Ariz Khan alias Junaid has been awarded death penalty. —FILE PHOTO
A view of closed Indian Bank during strike called by United Forum
of Bank Unions over various demands, in Patna on Monday. —ANI
SHAH PROMISES TO IMPLEMENT 7TH PAY COMMISSION IF BJP FORMS GOVT IN BENGAL
S Jaishankar
Notification of
formation of 17
new municipalities
approved
Kailash Bohra
Union Home Minister Amit
Shah addresses an election
campaign rally, in Bankura, on
Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI

Yogesh Sharma/
Naresh Sharma
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
government has initiat-
ed the process to termi-
nate from service Assis-
tant Commissioner of
Police Kailash Bohra,
who was arrested by
Anti-corruption bureau
on Sunday for demand-
ing sexual favour from a
rape survivor for taking
actionincaseslodgedby
her.
Terming the matter
“rarest of the rare”, par-
liamentary affairs min-
ister Shanti Dhariwal
said in Assembly on
Monday that it was a
blot not only on the rep-
utation of police alone
but against the govern-
ment and entire system.
Dhariwal informed
the house that Bohra
was initially suspended
but now the process to
terminate him has been
started under the Ra-
jasthan civil services
rules 1958.
He said that the police
force was established to
protect people but some-
times policemen get in-
volved in crime and be-
friend criminals. Dhari-
wal also referred to the
incidentof anexplosive-
laden vehicle being
found outside the house
of Mukesh Ambani in
Mumbai, to which the
opposition members ob-
jected and said that he
should talk about Ra-
jasthan.
Theministeralsosaid
that sometimes victims
turn hostile which gives
benefit to the accused.
During the zero hour,
Deputy Leader of Oppo-
sition Rajendra Rathore
raised the matter
through an adjourn-
ment motion and said it
was a shameful inci-
dent. Rathore said the
officer was facing a CBI
inquiry in a case and de-
spite that, he was given
posting in the special
investigation unit for
crimes against women.
The BJP leader said
such officers should be
terminatedfromservice
and CCTV cameras in
policestationsshouldbe
installed, adding that
the government should
take exemplary steps in
the case. Leader of Op-
position Gulab Chand
Kataria also demanded
stern action in the mat-
ter. He said that tainted
officers should be re-
moved from field post-
ing. Bohra, who was
posted as the ACP (spe-
cial investigation unit
for crimes against wom-
en) in the DCP East of-
fice, had first demanded
money from the woman,
who had lodged three
complaints, including
one of rape. Later, he be-
gan demanding sexual
favours from her after
she expressed her ina-
bility to give him money
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur. Ramganjmandi
MLA Madan Dilawar
raised the issue of dam-
age to crops due to un-
seasonal rains through
adjournment during
the Zero Hour in the
Legislative Assembly.
While Dilawar kept
speaking the names of
rural areas, Speaker CP
Joshi said that Ram-
ganjmandi assembly is
enough in itself. How-
ever, when Dilawar
kept on speaking, the
speaker asked him to
sit. Miffed with this,
Dilawar entered in a
verbal brawl with the
speaker.
Dilawar claimed that
since he is a MLA from
the scheduled castes, so
he was not being al-
lowed to speak. The
speaker got angry on
this and said, “You can-
not make such accusa-
tions on the chair. This
is not going to be toler-
ated. You are such a sen-
ior MLA and what is the
message you are trying
to convey like this.”
Joshi then told Leader
of Opposition Gulab-
chand Kataria that such
accusations will not be
tolerated at all.
Meanwhile, the
speaker did not let Dila-
war speak and made
him sit down. However,
Dilawar kept speaking
repeatedly during the
adjournment motions
while the speaker kept
warning him time and
again.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Cooperatives
ministerUdailalAnjana
and Sports minister
Ashok Chandna on
Monday faced the brunt
of opposition’s remarks
and it was only after
Speaker Dr CP Joshi’s
intervention that these
minister received a little
respite.
Leader of opposition
Gulab Chand Kataria
raised the question of
agri commodities on
which Anjana replied
that the purchase is ap-
proved by the Govern-
ment of India. On this,
Kataria said that since
out of 22 commodities,
only selected commodi-
ties were purchased,
whether the proposal
for the remaining com-
modities has been sent
to the Central Govern-
ment.
Anjana said many of
these crops are not
grown in Rajasthan, the
crops in which the farm-
ers are more likely to
suffer the loss are pur-
chased. Kataria en-
quired as to when did
the state government
wrote a letter to the Cen-
tre for purchase of mil-
let. The minister could
not answer correctly
and tried to cut corners
to which Kataria object-
ed. Chandna too fum-
bled in answering ques-
tions raised to him.
First India Bureau
Jaipur:After the ruling
Congress, BJP is also
facing issue related
with seating arrange-
ment in the House as
newly appointed BJP
whip Jogeshwar Garg
is looking for a new
seat.
Traditionally, the
whip sits right behind
LoP but as per present
arrangement, senior
leaders sit behind LoP.
Leader of Opposi-
tion Gulabchand Ka-
taria, deputy Leader
of Opposition Rajen-
dra Rathore, former
CM Vasundhara Raje,
former speaker
Kailash Meghwal and
state president Satish
Poonia sit in the front
rows.Interestingly, the
responsibility of seat-
ing arrangement in
the house is with the
whip.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 2021
02
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla inau-
guratedtheCentralGov-
ernment Health Scheme
(CGHS) health camp in
Parliament House An-
nexe on Monday
. Rajya
Sabha Deputy Chair-
man Harivansh, Union
Minister for Health and
Family Welfare Dr
Harsh Vardhan, Union
Minister of Parliamen-
tary Affairs Pralhad
Joshi, Union Minister
of State for Parliamen-
tary Affairs Arjun Ram
Meghal, Union Minister
of State for External Af-
fairs V Muraleedharan
were also present there.
The Reference Divi-
sion of the Lok Sabha
Secretariat also organ-
ised a briefing session
on ‘The Factoring Regu-
lation (Amendment)
Bill, 2020’ for MPs in
Parliament House.
Meanwhile,daysafter
the British parliament
discussed farmers’ pro-
test in India, Lok Sabha
Speaker Om Birla on
Monday told the presi-
dent of the internation-
al body of legislatures
that no parliament
should debate laws
passed by the legisla-
tures of other nations
and issues related to
their sovereignty
.
Birla made these re-
marks while interacting
with the Inter-Parlia-
mentary Union (IPU)
President Duarte Pa-
checo, who called on
him at the Parliament
House on Monday
.
Last week, UK law-
makers held a debate on
the British parliamen-
tary premises on an e-
petition over the right
of peaceful protests,
against the backdrop of
the ongoing farmers’
stir in India.
—With agency inputs
Birla inaugurates CGHS health camp in Parl
ASSEMBLY
PACKAGE
OPPOSITION LEADERS ALLEGED WHY A TAINTED OFFICER FACING CBI INQUIRY WAS GIVEN A PROMINENT POSTING. BOHRA WAS
INITIALLY SUSPENDED BUT NOW THE PROCESS TO TERMINATE HIM HAS BEEN STARTED UNDER THE RAJ CIVIL SERVICES RULES 1958
Rarest of the rare case, initiated
process to terminate ACP: Dhariwal
Shanti Dhariwal informing the House about govt decision on termination process of ACP.
Speaker Dr CP Joshi in the House.
Udailal Anjana giving reply in the House on Monday.
Now BJP chief
whip looks for
front row seat
in the House!
Speaker, MLA Dilawar
spar over SC/ST issue
AS ANJANA, CHANDNA
fumble, Joshi acts saviour
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The issue of
horse trading and po-
litical crisis echoed in
the House during dis-
cussion on animals.
While the legislators
engaged in banter, they
also passed comments
at each other. Deputy
Leader of Opposition
Rajendra Rathore
pointed to political cri-
sis and said, “CM talks
about horse trading, tell
us, which ‘horses’ were
there, whose number
remained low even after
the horse-trading.”
Independent MLA
Sanyam Lodha ques-
tioned Rathore as to
why they (BJP) failed in
horse buying. Rathore
replied, “Horses could
not be tied up in stables
for a long time.” On the
intervention of MLA
Mahendrajeet Singh
Malviya, Rathore said,
“the question is, what
role did the CM play in
horse trading? How
many horses were pur-
chased, that is the ques-
tion. The cabinet would
expand, then explode
and the horses would go
to their stables. While
the donkeys were being
counted, you were in
five star hotel.”
Congress MLA Divya
Maderna quipped, “You
could not buy because
donkeys were more in-
telligent.” Rathore then
said this is a reference
to your ruling party
.
Jaipur: The state has
earned a revenue of
over Rs 7,200 crore from
mineral oil in last two
years, Mines Minister
Pramod Jain Bhaya told
the Assembly on Mon-
day
. Bhaya said state re-
ceived a revenue of Rs
7203.32 crore from min-
eral oil in the last two
years and in financial
year 2020-21, it earned a
revenue of Rs 1653.85
crore till Feb.
He was replying to a
supplementary ques-
tion asked by some
MLAs during Question
Hour. He said under the
Mines and Minerals
(DevelopmentandRegu-
lation) Act, 1957, reve-
nue earned from petro-
leum and gas has been
included in the central
list of revenue earned
from minerals.
Earlier, in a written
reply to MLA Rafiq
Khan, Bhaya said state
govt receives income
from major and minor
minerals in the form of
mineral revenue.
Among major minerals,
Rs3,221.98 crore was
earned in 2018-19 and
Rs2,595.53 crore in 2019-
20. A sum of Rs1953.41
crore was earned from
minor minerals in 2018-
19 and Rs1,837.69 crore
in 2019-20. —PTI
Cong & BJP MLAs indulge in
banter over horse trading
Raj nets in over `7.2 k cr revenue from mineral oil: Bhaya
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Deputy Leader
of Opposition Rajendra
Rathore took on the gov-
ernment in the state as-
sembly on the union
farm laws and stressed
that the Congress was
trying to mislead the
farmers. Rathore said
out of 200 MLAs, 141
legislators have men-
tioned in the assembly
diary that they are en-
grossed in agriculture
business. “Rajasthan’s
farmers have done ex-
ceptionally well even in
Corona pandemic as the
area under agriculture
has been increased by
five percent. However,
sadly the economic in-
dicator indicates aver-
age tilling to be around
2.73 hectares as a result
of which our farmers
are in marginal catego-
ry,” he said. Hinting at
Congress, Rathore said
that farmers were di-
vided on the basis of
caste and now they are
being mislead on the
farm laws.
Rathore even took a
jibe at health minister
Dr Raghu Sharma and
said, “I know that mem-
ber from Kekri has pa-
rental land on which he
is getting six thousand
rupees in his account.”
On this, Sharma
quipped, “It is being ut
on record, at least get
me those six thousand
rupees.”
Meanwhile, Rathore
also laid allegation that
was minting money of
electricity purchase as
well.
Cong misleading farmers on
Agriculture Laws: Rathore
CM not able
to handle
home dept:
Devnani
Jaipur: BJP MLA
Vasudev Devnani
on Monday said
that the party will
meet the Governor
requesting him to
intervene in law
and order situation
of the state if inci-
dents of sexual
harassment of
women did not
stop.
Devnani said that
if CM is not able to
handle the home
portfolio, then he
should make some-
one else the home
minister.
“Today, the sav-
iour has become
eater. The way an
RPS officer’s case
came to light in
Jaipur is embar-
rassing,” he said.
Rajendra Singh Rathore
Jaipur: Assembly
on Monday passed
demand for grants of
over Rs 37.56 billion
for agriculture and Rs
18.29 billion for animal
husbandry depart-
ment by voice vote.
Agriculture minister Lal
Chand Kataria said the
agriculture sector is
the priority of the state
government and a new
initiative of ‘Agriculture
Budget’ from next year
will fulfill the dreams
of farmers. He said
efforts are being made
to set up a lab in Jaipur
to check the infection
of bird flu in the state.
A detailed project
report will be sent to
the Centre. Kataria
said organic farming is
being done on 1 lakh
500 hectare area by
more than 1.30 lakh
farmers. He said that
to save camels, a new
scheme of Rs 23 crore
has been chalked out
for their protection.
AGRI, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY GRANTS OF `55.85 BN PASSED
Pramod Jain Bhaya
LS Speaker Om Birla inaugurates a mega health camp at
Parliament House on Monday. Dr Harshvardhan, Harivansh,
Pralhad Joshi, Arjunram Meghwal & Ashwini K Choubey were also
present on the occasion.
Narpat Joya
Didwana: After mak-
ing headlines a few days
back over his support
for the farmer’s move-
ment, Meghalaya Gov-
ernor Satyapal Malik,
reached Didwana in Na-
gaur district on a two-
day visit. He participat-
ed in various pro-
grammes. Governor
Malik, who arrived
about 5 hours late from
the scheduled time, was
welcomed by Nagaur
District Collector Dr Ji-
tendra Soni and SP
Shweta Dhankar at the
post office of Didwana.
While speaking to
media, Malik was once
again seen standing
with farmers and open-
ly said that he is a farm-
er first and then a gov-
ernor. He lobbied for
MSP demand of farm-
ers, saying if it is ac-
cepted, half the issue
will be resolved. He said
he is trying at his level
that government should
come closer to the farm-
ers’ demand.
Afarmerfirst,thengovernor:
MeghalayaGovernorMalik
Meghalaya Governor Satyapal Malik in Didwana on Monday.

RAJASTHAN
03
Vimal Kothari
Jaipur: In protest
against the proposed
privatization of 2 pub-
lic sector banks, bank
employees’ organiza-
tions have now come
out in open against the
government.
United Forum of
Bank Union, a joint fo-
rum of 9 top organiza-
tions of bank employ-
ees and officers have
called for a strike on
March 15 and 16. Bank
Union representatives
claimed that about
4,000 commercial and
rural banks’ locks will
not be opened due to
strike.
RBEU Deputy Gen
Secy Suraj Bhan Singh
Amera said that even
after a two-day strike
if the government
does not reconsider
the decision on privat-
ization, we will decide
to intensify the move-
ment.
Key services hit at PSBs, rural banks as 2-day bank strike begins
SGST detects `1.10 cr fraud
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The SGST
Jaipur Entrepreneur
Branch III exposed a
GST scam where a fake
firm was caught in Srin-
ivas Nagar of Murlipu-
ra. Mir Babubhai
Jeevabhai, a resident of
Bhavnagar in Gujarat,
created a fake firm in
December 2020. After is-
suing bills of about Rs 7
crores by March 15, they
did an ITC scam of Rs
1.10 crores. Investiga-
tion revealed that plot
number 306-A shown by
the firm in Srinivas Na-
gar did not exist. There
are a total of 196 plots in
the entire colony. SGST
Jaipur Entrepreneur
Branch sent information
to SGST Dept of Govt of
Gujarat. It is feared that
fraud for the E-way bill
also expected.
MONDAY BLUES! BANKS WEAR DESERTED LOOK

About 10,000
bank employees,
officers in Jaipur
& 36,000 bank
officers and
employees in
Raj were part of
strike, biz of Rs
10,000 cr might
be affected
MONDAY MEETINGS!
Rajya Sabha MP from
Rajasthan Om Mathur
paid a courtesy visit
to Governor Kalraj
Mishra on Monday.
(Left) During the day,
Himachal Pradesh
in-charge of BJP,
former in-charge
of Rajasthan BJP
and National Vice
Chairman, Indian
Red Cross Society
Avinash Rai Khanna
called upon Governor
and gifted his book
‘Anubhav’ and a
Red Cross book
‘Initiatives’.
‘IT WAS ROBBERY, NOT RAPE ATTEMPT’
First India Bureau
Nagaur: In a major de-
velopment in rape at-
tempt on a teacher in
Nagaur, the victim on
Monday told the police
that there was neither
attempt to rape nor sex-
ual harassment and the
incident was of loot
only
.
Nagar SP Shweta
Dhankar said on Mon-
day that statement of
the victim was recorded
and her medical exami-
nation was also con-
ducted. SP said that in
her statement the vic-
tim has denied rape at-
tempt or even molesta-
tion. Police have round-
ed up the main accused
Narendra in the case,
which was initially re-
ported to be an attempt-
ed rape in Khunkhuna
area of Nagaur.
Teacher was robbed,
gold chain and mobile
was snatched & an al-
legedattempttorapewas
done in a van on Satur-
day
. She was thrown in a
naked condition. Victim
is undergoing treatment
at SMS Trauma Centre,
Jaipur where former
minister Yunus Khan
met her on Monday
.
Nagaur victim told police her gold chain, mobile phone were looted
Officials addressing 1st day of strike, workers raised slogans against central govt policies in Jaipur on Monday; (R) A closed bank branch. —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR
Teachers submit memorandum demanding arrest of the other accused to SDO, Didwana on Monday.
Woman raped by ex-husband’s
brother; three detained in Kota
Kota: A woman was
allegedly raped by the
brother of a man she
had married and lat-
er left in Baran dis-
trict, police said on
Monday.
The woman was re-
turning home with a
man she was now liv-
ing with along with
the child and her mi-
nor sister when her
former brother-in-
law and four others
waylaid them near
Chajawar village
Saturday night, they
said.
The culprits took
the family to a nearby
field. They attacked
the man and tied his
hands and legs with a
rope. The main ac-
cused then raped the
woman in front of her
current husband, DSP
Yogendra Singh said.
The former broth-
er-in-law and two of
his accomplices were
detained on Sunday,
he said.
According to police,
the accused fled from
the spot after the
crime following
which the woman
along with her child
and sister managed to
reach the main road
and sought help from
passers-by
.
The police have
booked five people for
abduction and gang-
rape under the IPC.
The victim and her
former husband had
filed complaints
against each other in
the past and investiga-
tion into the cases is
also underway, the
SHO added. —PTI
VASUNDHARA RAJE
@VasundharaBJP
Ex-CM Vasundha-
ra Raje said that
Cong govt’s law
and order handling
regarding crime
against women has
been so dismal that
women are left with
only two options
i.e. either to keep
tolerating injustice
or to give up their
modesty in search
of justice. She also
raised the issue of
gangrape of woman
at Baran and said,
“such has been
the situation that
the main pages of
newspaper are full
of crime against
women.
Villagers
prevent rape
of 6-year-old
Shubham Jain
Ajmer: An attempt of
minor rape in Ajmer
was prevented by the
vigilant villagers. Push-
kar police station,
Ajmer received infor-
mation about an at-
tempt to rape a 6-year-
old girl in the nearby
village. According to
the reports, on Satur-
day night, a young man
tried to molest a 6-year-
old girl. However, after
sighting the villagers
the young man fled. The
police have started
searching accused. Po-
lice inspected the inci-
dent location and ques-
tioned the victim and
her family members.
Case under POCSO Act
has been registered.
RLP MLA RAISES ISSUE IN THE HOUSE
Probe revealed, plot
306-A shown by firm
did not exist
First India Bureau
Jaipur: MP Diya Ku-
mari has written a let-
ter to the Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
demanding strict action
against the fire incident
in the SNCU of the ma-
ternal and child wing
of the Government Am-
rit Kaur Hospital in
Beawar.
MP wrote in the letter
that the hospital admin-
istration was made
aware of the voltage
and earthing problems
in the hospital many
times but to no avail.
Due to this, the X-ray
machine and other
equipment is in a sad
state. The hospital ad-
ministration has taken
no action in this regard,
which has resulted in a
serious accident.
The MP said that the
entire maternal and
child wing does not
have an emergency
evacuation system in
the SNCU, fire fighting
equipment is not cor-
rect and it should also
be regularly checked.
Hospital admin should
be instructed immedi-
ately to fix all the fire
fighting arrangements.
Diya thanked the medi-
cal and nursing staff
saying that due to their
readiness there was no
loss of life and a big ac-
cident was avoided.
MPDiyawritestoHealthMin
for action on SNCU incident
A fire broke out at
ward in govt hosp in
Beawar on Saturday
Diya Kumari
State reports 251 fresh
cases, zero death in a day
JDC okays 6 cases of
building plans in city
15k students to
appear for JEE
Main from today
Event focusses
on tackling
plastic pollution
First India Bureau
Jaipur: More than
15,000 candidates will
appear in the second
phase of JEE Main in
Jaipur starting from
Tuesday
. The exam will
be held in several col-
leges including Arya
college- Kukas, VIT-
Sitapura and VIT-Jagat-
pura in several rounds.
The exam will be held
till 18 March, from 9.30
am to 12.30 pm and from
2.30 pm to 5.30 pm. The
candidates will have to
give a self declaration
stating whether they
have come in contact
with any covid positive
patient in last 14 days.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: World Consum-
er Day was celebrated
on Monday at the RAS
Club Auditorium. It
was organized by the
Consumer Affairs De-
partment of the state
government.
The event was
themed ‘Tackling Plas-
tic Pollution’. Depart-
ment Secretary Naveen
Jain threw light on the
departmental schemes,
while Justice Banwari
Lal Sharma addressed
as Chief Guest in the
event.
Naveen Jain in-
formed about the ac-
tivities being carried
out by the department
to protect the interests
of the consumers. For-
est Department offi-
cial Deep Narayan
Pandey imparted
knowledge on the dam-
age caused by plastic
pollution.
Jaipur: Rajasthan on
Monday reported 251
new coronavirus cases,
raisingitstallyto3,23,220,
according to a health de-
partment bulletin.
The state did not re-
cordanydeathinthepast
24 hours. There are cur-
rently 2,572 patients un-
der treatment, it said,
adding 3,17,858 people
have been discharged so
far after recovery
. Of
fresh cases, 55 were re-
ported in Jaipur, 29 in
Udaipur, 22 in Bhilwara,
20 in Jodhpur, 19 in Dun-
garpur, 13 in Ajmer, 12 in
Rajsamand, 11 each in
Jhalawar and Banswara.
So far, 519 have died in
Jaipur, 308 in Jodhpur,
222 in Ajmer, 169 in Kota.
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: A meeting of
the Building Map Com-
mittee (Building Plan)
was held on Monday un-
der the chairmanship
of JDC Gaurav Goyal.
As many as six cases
were approved in the
meeting. Building map
of the proposed com-
mercial (industrial)
building at village
Sawai Gator, Sanganer,
Jaipur (under Hotel
Tourism Unit) and vil-
lage Bhankrota tehsil,
Sanganer, Jaipur (Part-
B) was approved. Build-
ing maps of residential
flats of gram Kishan-
pura Tehsil Sanganer,
Jaipur, reorganized plot
no. A-27 to A-38 Ramna-
garia South (Private
Khatedari) Jagatpura,
Jaipur was approved.
THE IMPACT
The 5,751 branches were
impacted by the strike
of banks in the state.
There are 4,196 public
sector bank branches
and 1,555 Regional rural
banks in Rajasthan. SBI
tops the state with 1,358
branches, followed by
PNB with 760 branches
and Bank of Baroda with
682 branches. A total of
8,189 branches of banks
operate in the state. These
are official figures till 30
September 2020.
WORLD CONSUMER DAY
VAX DRIVE IN RAJ
On Monday, 1,66,754
elderly got vacci-
nated at 2,663 social
sites across the
state wherein 21,383
people suffering
from serious illness
too got the jab.

here is no
shortage of
disciplines and
industries rife
with sexism.
The STEM fields – sci-
ence, technology, engi-
neering and mathematics
– are particularly well
known for their misogy-
nistic cultures.
But I believe, based on
my personal experience,
the experiences of my fel-
low female economists and
hard data, that there’s a
strong case to be made that
economics is the worst aca-
demic field in which to be
a woman.
And the consequences
of this aren’t felt only by
the women who work in
the field and must endure
sexist policies and hostile
behavior. Government
policies would likely look
very different were more
women involved in draft-
ing them.
THE NUMBERS
DON’T LIE
Most people realize that
women are underrepre-
sented in STEM fields.
But even though women
are actually less well rep-
resented in economics,
there seems to be little
awareness of how bad
things are in that field –
and how slowly they’re
changing.
The field of economics is
dominated by men, in
terms of both faculty and
students, with dispropor-
tionately few women and
members of historically
underrepresented racial
and ethnic minority
groups, relative to the over-
all population and to other
academic disciplines.
By rank, women repre-
sent fewer than 15% of full
professors in economics
departments and 31% of
faculty at the assistant lev-
el. Altogether, just 22% of
tenured and tenure-track
faculty in economics are
women, according to a sur-
vey the American Econom-
ic Association conducted
last year.
By many measures, the
gender gap in economics is
the largest of any academ-
ic discipline. For example,
women received about 30%
of doctorate and bachelor
degrees in economics in
2014 – the same as in 1995
– compared with 45% to
60% of degrees in busi-
ness, humanities and the
STEM fields. That’s the lat-
est year for which compa-
rable figures are available.
A LACK OF ROLE
MODELS AND SEXISM
It may seem strange that
the field of economics
would have such a gaping
gender gap when one of
the most powerful econo-
mists in the world, Janet
Yellen, is a woman. She’s
currently the U.S. treasury
secretary and was chair of
the Federal Reserve from
2014 to 2018.
Women are notoriously
underrepresented at the
top of the economics field.
Just eight of the 140 Fed
presidents appointed since
1914 have been women, as
are barely a fifth of cur-
rent members of the Na-
tional Bureau of Economic
Research – one of the most
influential economic poli-
cy think tanks in the U.S.
ECONOMICS’
DIVERSITY PROBLEM
Achieving more gender
and other kinds of diver-
sity in economics isn’t just
about political correctness.
Diversity leads to better
results and policies by al-
tering group dynamics and
decision-making.
Decades of research by
organizational scientists,
psychologists, sociologists,
economists and demogra-
phers show that being
around people who are dif-
ferent from ourselves – and
not just by gender, but by
race, class, ethnicity and
sexual orientation – makes
people more creative, dili-
gent and hard-working.
Source - The Conversation
PERSPECTIVE
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TWO TEMPLES AND
A BUNCH OF CASES
FOR PUJA RIGHTS
he Gyanvapi mosque at Kashi and
a 17th century mosque which
stands adjacent to the Krishna
Janmabhoomi in Mathura have
been an eyesore for the Rashtriya
Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS), the Vishwa Hin-
du Parishad (VHP) and the Bajrang Dal who
together ran a movement which brought
down the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. Bharati-
ya Janata Party leader Subramaniam Swa-
my said to Muslims in 2016, “Give us three
temples, keep 39,997 mosques. The objective
a Ram temple in Ayodhya having been
achieved, the focus has shifted to Kashi and
Mathura with petitions being filed in Vara-
nasi and Mathura courts. A suit was filed in
a Varanasi court seeking worshipping rights
in the temple of Lord Adi Visheshwar and
Goddess Maa Shringar Gauri located in the
Gyanvapi mosque which is adjacent to the
Kashi Vishwanath temple. The case has been
filed even as the Allahabad High Court is set
to hear a plea against its maintainability.
Parallelly, additional district and sessions
judge Dev Kant Shukla admitted a plea for
the removal of the mosque near the birth-
place of Lord Krishna. According to the
judge the plea was maintainable, therefore,
admissible. Besides this, there are three
more suits pending before courts in Mathu-
ra. The lawyer in one of these suits is HS
Jain, who is also representing plaintiffs in
the Gyanvapi case in Varanasi.
These are well thought of moves by the
Hindus. Take the matter to court and then
resort to other means to settle the dispute in
case the litigation drags on for decades as
happened in the case of Ram Janmbhoomi.
The concerted attempt being made to set the
record straight, points to a tense and commu-
nally charged future.
These are, however, side shows. A bigger
and more significant development has been
the Supreme Court agreeing to relook at the
Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act
of 1991. The law prevents conversion of re-
ligious places and maintains their character
as it existed on August 15, 1947. In his peti-
tion BJP leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay
stated that the Act takes away rights of Hin-
dus, Jains, Buddhists and Sikhs to reclaim
their places of worship through courts. If
done away with, it will open a Pandora’s Box
in the name of undoing the acts of medieval
invaders.
Not only these three temples, a suit has also
been filed before the Civil Judge Senior Divi-
sion at Saket District Court claiming that
Qutub Complex, where the famous Qutub
Minar is located, originally housed 27 Jain
and Hindu temples which were destroyed by
Qutb-ud-din Aibak in the 12th century. The
case has been filed on behalf of Lord Vishnu
and Lord Rishabh Dev. The plaintiff has de-
manded worshipping rights.
This sudden upsurge in cases by Hindus
for worshipping rights over Gyanvapi, Ma-
thura and Qutub Complex will keep the na-
tion on tenterhooks.
IN-DEPTH
T
ou have just finished your
meal; you tell yourself that this
evening you are going to clean
and organize your desk or you
have a project to complete that
is pending for weeks or even
months. But before you get
started, you tell yourself, why
not relax for a moment? So, you
turn on the TV – ‘just for a few
minutes.’ Before you know it,
the evening is gone. The task
you planned to do will have to
wait again.
Do we see ourselves in the
above description? Putting it
off, postponing or procrastinat-
ing is the most common ten-
dency among many. There is
hardly anyone who has not at
one time or another said to one-
self, “I know I should be doing
it, but…”
Procrastination makes it-
self manifest in our lives in
many different guises and it
is easy for the habit to be-
come ingrained in us. We
can tell ourselves, “I’ll do
better next time,” and that is
the beginning of a losing
battle. There may not always
be a “next time.”
The lazier a person is, the
more he says he is going to do
it tomorrow. The saying, “To-
morrow is often the busiest day
of the year,” reflects the ten-
dency to delay
.
Procrastination means to
put off intentionally and ha-
bitually the doing of something
that should be done.
Have we not all, at one time
or another, made personal reso-
lutions to do something? How-
ever, it is one thing to make a
personal resolve and quite an-
other to carry it out. This is
because matters do come up
unexpectedly, some of which
demand our immediate atten-
tion. Unless we promptly carry
it out, we will be continually
postponing it. This usually
leads to our forgetting about
our good intentions or giving
up the whole idea.
As stress and pressure
mount, many find relief by
pushing the task into the back-
ground and relishing the newly
found ‘free time’, until the pres-
sure builds up again as one gets
closer to the deadline. This se-
riously affects our creative
ability and hampers our pro-
ductivity at work.
Procrastinators put them-
selves under so much pressure
by delaying action that they
suffer more stress related ill-
ness than others, like head-
aches, back-pains, colds, sleep-
ing problems and allergies.
Many put off doing work on
time because they feel they
have the motivation to do some-
thing only at the last minute, or
they do not have the desire to
do anything due to lack of self
discipline.
Different people procras-
tinate at different stages.
Some before starting be-
cause they view the project
as too big. Others begin, but
half way through, their en-
thusiasm wanes, and they
put off finishing it. Still oth-
ers get close to completing it
but start another project,
leaving the first one unfin-
ished.
Generally, procrastinators
are not time conscious and do
not know how to manage time
so they are not able to do things
on time. Thus, large corpora-
tions often attempt to teach
their employees time manage-
ment techniques. But when it
comes to putting the “learn-
ings” to good use, most tend to
procrastinate as usual.
The feeling of inadequacy
or incompetence makes most
people postpone doing work.
Putting things off acts as a
buffer for their shaky sense of
self worth. Their fear of criti-
cism prevents them from even
starting.
Doing work at the last min-
ute may be a person’s way of
excusing his shoddy work be-
cause one can then say, “if only
I had more time!”
Since procrastination is a
form of avoidance, to overcome
it, one must be able to evaluate
the reason, importance and the
true worth of the task at hand.
So, the next time we wonder
why certain things we intended
to do get put off so often, we
can stop and ask ourselves –
Are these things really impor-
tant? Do they serve a useful
purpose? And if so, what is pre-
venting me from doing them?
The remedy is to get start-
ed even if we do not complete
the work now. To create in-
centive, we can make a to-do
list. We can slice down big
tasks into several small size
ones. Doing uninteresting
tasks first helps us to look
forward to more enjoyable
activities. Planning for inter-
ruptions as we work, allows
us to take care of it without
getting upset. Besides, tak-
ing short breaks to pause,
stretch and reflect, helps in
better concentration.
In view of the transient na-
ture of life, by taking a serious
look at our priorities and our
habits, we will do now what we
resolve in our heart and not put
things off.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
TOMORROW NEVER COMES
PROCRASTINATION
Y
Generally,
procrastinators
are not time
conscious and
do not know
how to manage
time so they are
not able to do
things on time.
Thus, large
corporations
often attempt to
teach their
employees time
management
techniques. But
when it comes
to putting the
“learnings” to
good use, most
tend to
procrastinate
as usual
REKHA
KUMAR
Do we see ourselves
in above description?
Putting it off,
postponing or
procrastinating is
common tendency
among many; there is
hardly anyone who has
not said to oneself, “I
know I should be doing
it, but…
The writer is a personal
development trainer working
with corporate and SME sector
Gender gap in economics is huge – it’s worse than tech
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for yourself. Act but do not
be attached to your actions.
Be in the world, but not of it
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INDIA
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NEED TO...
Now the elections of
Zilla Parishad and Pan-
chayat Samiti members
will be conducted in the
remaining rural areas
from the newly formed
municipal areas in
these districts.
In the meeting, the
state Cabinet also dis-
cussed the approach
sought by all the states
during the hearing of
the petition under con-
sideration of reserva-
tion limit of 50% by the
Supreme Court and
more than 50% reserva-
tion under specific cir-
cumstances only. The
Cabinet expressed its
opinion that there is a
need to reconsider the
50% limit decision for
reservation. Also, af-
ter the 102nd Constitu-
tional Amendment,
the legislative power
of the states has fall-
en.
Moreover, the Cabi-
net also approved the
proposal for allotment
of land to M/s SBE Re-
newables Ten Projects
Pvt Ltd for setting up
two plants of 105.3 MW
capacity of Wind Pow-
er Project in Sheo
Tehsil of Barmer.
Meanwhile, during
the day, a representa-
tion, led by MLA Ved
Prakash Solanki called
on CM Gehlot at CMR
to discuss on various
issues facing the ‘Pan-
chayat Sahayak’. Nota-
bly the Sahayaks have
been holding agitation
at Shaheed Smarak for
a long time and after
speaking with Gehlot
on Monday, the agita-
tors called off their
agitation.
Moreover, PCC
Chief Govind Singh
Dotasra also called on
CM Gehlot and the duo
discussed on the strat-
egy for bypoll at
Vallabh Nagar assem-
bly constituency. Do-
tasra was also accom-
panied by a handful of
public representatives
who assured Gehlot of
victory in the bypoll.
BENGAL A...
in Jhargram on Mon-
day
. “Corruption, politi-
cal violence, polarisa-
tion, Hindus and SC/
STs had to go to courts
for celebrating their fes-
tivals - this is the sort of
situation they have
brought to the state, ru-
ining development in
the state,” Shah said.
MODI
INCOMPETENT...
chaie na Congress ke
chaie na, CPM ke chaie
na. (we do not BJP, do
not need Congress, do
not need CPM). BJP ke
bidai dao...Khela
hobe, dekha hobe, jeta
hobe (oust BJP, game
is on, we will see, we
will win).” —PTI
BATLA HOUSE:...
The court also imposed
a total fine of Rs 11 lakh
on Ariz in the case.
It said Rs 10L should
be immediately re-
leased to family of
Sharma.—Agencies
‘WILL TAKE...
by an Odisha BJP MP
Ashwini Vaishnaw,
where he expressed
“shared global con-
cerns about racism”.
Vaishnaw stated that
there “appears to be a
continuation of atti-
tudes and prejudices
from the colonial area
especially in the United
Kingdom”. —ANI
BILL TO...
2021 was later intro-
duced by a voice vote.
—ANI
BANK STRIKE...
While Chennai handles
5.8 million instruments
worth `5,150 crore on a
daily basis, Mumbai
handles 8.6 million in-
struments worth `6,500
crore and Delhi pro-
cesses 5.7 million in-
struments of `4,850
crore. The strike com-
menced at about 6 am
when service branches
dealing in cheque clear-
ances start operations
and will end on Tuesday
midnight.
United Forum of
Bank Unions (UFBU),
an umbrella body of
nine unions, had given a
strike call for March 15
and 16, and claimed that
about 10 lakh bank em-
ployees and officers of
the banks will partici-
pate in the strike. —ANI
FROM PG 1
Purulia: West Bengal
Banerjee while address-
ing a public meeting in
Purulia on Monday said
that Trinamool Con-
gress(TMC)government
willdeliverfreerationto
the people of West Ben-
gal at their doorsteps if
voted to power.
“TMC government
will remain in power,
you will continue to get
free ration. We will de-
liver ration to your
doorstep. You don’t
have to come to the shop
after May,” said Baner-
jee. “My government
has taken the decision
in the budget to give Rs
1,000 to all the widows,”
she said adding that a
pension of Rs 2,000 was
also provided in the
Budget for tribals aged
above 60 years.
“This is the only state
that has not snatched
the land rights of trib-
als,” Banerjee said.
She slammed BJP by
saying, “Did they give
you Rs 15 lakhs as they
promised? Remember,
people cannot be pur-
chased with money. On
one side, we are doing
development activities
and on the other side
BJP is increasing fuel
and gas prices”.
“How did BJP be-
come rich all of a sud-
den? They have earned
a lot by selling banks,”
she alleged.
Banerjee said to the
people, “Don’t bow
down your head. If ide-
ologies, character, mor-
al and values are lost,
everything will be lost.”
WILL DELIVER RATION AT DOORSTEPS: MAMATA
Wheel-chair bound, CM Mamata Banerjee, on way to address
public meeting in Purulia on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI
TMC MLA Debasree Roy
resigns ahead of polls
What happened to Mamata was accident,
should’nt be politicised, says Gadkari
TMC APPOINTS
SINHA AS
PARTY’S VICE
PRESIDENT
BSP WILL CONTEST ASSEMBLY
POLLS ALONE, SAYS MAYAWATI
TN CM PALANISWAMI FILES
NOMINATION FROM EDAPPADI
ATTEMPTED ATTACK ON MNM
CHIEF KAMAL HAASAN’S CAR
Former BJP leader
Yashwant Sinha, who
recently joined the
Trinamool Congress, has
been appointed the Vice
President of the Mamata
Banerjee-led party. The
former union minister has
also been made a member
of the TMC national work-
ing committee as per the
order issued on Monday
by TMC General Secretary
Subrata Bakshi. On March
13, Sinha joined the TMC
in Kolkata ahead of the
state Assembly polls.
West Bengal will witness
eight-phased Assembly
polls beginning March
27. The tenure of the 16th
Legislative Assembly of
West Bengal will end on
May 30 this year. A total
of 7,34,07,832 voters will
choose their representa-
tive for the 17th Legisla-
tive Assembly of West
Bengal.
Former Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha,
who recently joined the Tri-
namool Congress, has been
appointed the Vice President
of the Mamata Banerjee-led
party. The former union min-
ister has also been made a
member of the TMC national
working committee as per
the order issued on Monday by TMC General Secretary
Subrata Bakshi. On March 13, Sinha joined the TMC in
Kolkata ahead of the state Assembly polls. West Bengal
will witness eight-phased Assembly polls beginning
March 27. The tenure of the 16th Legislative Assembly
of West Bengal will end on May 30 this year. A total of
7,34,07,832 voters will choose their representative for
the 17th Legislative Assembly of West Bengal.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and
AIADMK Joint Coordinator K
Palaniswami on Monday filed
nomination from his native
Edappadi in this district for
the April 6 Assembly polls.
Palaniswami has won from
Edappadi four times (1989,
1991, 2011 and 2016) and the
region is among the strong-
holds of the ruling party. The chief minister, who walked
a short distance to reach the local Taluk office, submit-
ted his required papers. Palaniswami is later slated to
address poll rallies in different parts of the district.
Chennai: The Makkal Needhi
Maiam has alleged that an
unidentified person attempted
to damage a car in which the
party’s chief, Kamal Haasan,
was travelling on Gandhi Road
in Kancheepuram district on
Sunday night. A senior police
officer, who said no FIR had
been filed yet, said there was
no damage to the car. The officer said that a person had at-
tempted to stop the car to have a conversation with Haasan.
ECI HAS NOT DENIED
MAMATA’S INJURY: KHARGE
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha
Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that the
Election Commission of India (ECI) has ruled out
the conspiracy against
Banerjee but has not
denied her injury. “ECI
has ruled out the con-
spiracy against Mamata
Banerjee but has not
denied her leg injury.
The BJP should at least
trust their agency,” said
Kharge. “There must
have a police lap that
the election commission has mentioned. Shah and
Modi always create a scene over everything but I
believe politics should not be done in this matter,”
he added. He also mentioned that, by privatis-
ing the banks, the government is systematically
getting away with the arrangement of reservation
given to SC, ST and OBCs. While talking about
COVID-19 precautions, Kharge said, “We are tak-
ing preventive measures to avoid COVID-19 but
the leaders of this country, Modi ji and Amit ji, are
holding large gatherings in West Bengal.”
Kolkata: Actress-
turned Trinamool
Congress MLA Debas-
ree Roy on Monday
tendered her resigna-
tiontothepartyahead
of the West Bengal
Assembly elections.
In a letter, the Ray-
dighi MLA thanked
the party for allowing
her to serve the peo-
ple for the last 10
years. She wrote,
“From today I am sev-
ering all my ties with
the TMC. Since I am
not there in any party
position there is no
need to resign from
that. For the last 10
years, I had been the
MLA from Raydighi
and I want you to re-
lieve me from all my
duties. I am grateful
to the party for letting
me work for the peo-
ple for a long time.”
Over 20 ministers
and MLAs have re-
signed from Trina-
mool Congress (TMC)
ahead of the upcom-
ing West Bengal As-
sembly elections, in-
cluding big names
like Suvendu Adhi-
kari, state Finance
Minister Amit Mitra,
Land Minister Abdul
Rajjak Molla and Ag-
riculture Minister
Purnendu Basu.
The incident in which
West Bengal Chief Min-
ister Mamata Banerjee
suffered injury was an
“accident” and it should
not be politicised, said
Union Minister Nitin
Gadkari on Monday,
adding that such con-
troversies ruin the at-
mosphere of the elec-
tions. Gadkari also
termed the accident
“unfortunate” and said
we should not tarnish
polls.
“Polls further dignify
our democratic tradi-
tions. We shouldn’t tar-
nish polls. What hap-
pened with Mamata Ba-
nerjee was an accident,
everyone says it. This
should not be politi-
cised. She and we are
going to the people’s
court. One should go
ahead by accepting the
decision,” Gadkari said.
IN THE COURTYARD
SC seeks response over ‘iron
ore smuggling’ allegations
Court directs to supply
chargesheet copy to
Kanhaiya Kumar
Right to reject may
disrupt Parl; SC seeks
Centre, EC reply
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Court on
Monday sought a de-
tailed response from
the Centre and certain
iron exporting compa-
nies after hearing a pe-
tition filed by lawyer
Manohar Lal Sharma,
seeking directions to
the Central Bureau of
Investigation (CBI) to
register an FIR and
probe the alleged duty
evasion by 61 compa-
nies in allegedly ‘smug-
gling’ iron ore to China
since 2015.
“We seek a response
from the Centre,” a
three-judge bench of
the Apex Court, headed
by CJI Sharad Arvind
Bobde and also com-
prising Justices A S Bo-
panna and V Ramasu-
bramanian, said. The
Apex Court also sought
a reply from certain
iron exporting compa-
nies.
During the course of
the hearing today, So-
licitor General (SG)
Tushar Mehta, appear-
ing for the Centre,
sought and pleaded for
more time as he wanted
to file a reply in the
case. The petitioner,
Sharma, submitted to
the Apex Court that an
application has been
filed.
“It is an urgent mat-
ter. A date be given, my
lords in this matter,”
Sharma pleaded to the
Apex Court, to which,
the CJI, adjourned the
matter. —ANI
New Delhi: Delhi’s Pa-
tiala House Court on
Monday directed the
prosecution to supply
the copy of chargesheet
and other documents to
all accused in the Jawa-
harlal Nehru Universi-
ty (JNU) sedition case
in which the Commu-
nist Party of India
(Marxist) leader Kan-
haiya Kumar is an ac-
cused among others.
Chief Metropolitan
Magistrate (CMM)
Dr Pankaj Sharma also
granted bail to seven ac-
cused on a personal bail
bond of Rs 25,000 in the
matter, who were never
arrested by Delhi Police
in the case. The Court
also noted that Kanhai-
ya Kumar, Umar Khalid
and one other had al-
ready got bail in the
case earlier. The Court
slated the matter for
April 7 for scrutiny of
documents.
However, Advocate
Sushil Bajaj represent-
ed Kanhaiya Kumar
sought exemption from
appearance of the
CPI(M) due to his social
engagement, but the
Court said it can’t con-
sider this application in
advance. —ANI
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court on Mon-
day sought response
from the Centre and the
Election Commission
on a PIL seeking direc-
tion to give voters the
right to reject a candi-
date in an election, if
maximum votes are
polled in favour of
NOTA.
The plea argued that
the contesting candi-
dates should be consid-
ered as rejected and not
be allowed to fight fresh
elections.
“Right to reject and
elect new candidate will
give power to the people
to express their discon-
tent,” said the plea.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice S.A. Bob-
de posed a query, if an
influential political
party manages to get
many candidates reject-
ed, then in that back-
drop of so many vac-
cancies, it will be diffi-
cult for the Parliament
to function.
Senior advocate Me-
naka Guruswamy, rep-
resenting the petitioner,
submitted his client
had approached the
statutory authorities,
but he has not received
any response. —PTI
SC notice to
govt: Surgery by
Ayurveda docs
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court sent a no-
tice to Centre on a plea
by Indian Medical As-
sociation (IMA) against
a Central Council of
Indian Medicine
(CCIM) order allowing
post-graduate practi-
tioners in specified
streams of Ayurveda to
be trained to perform
surgeries.
The court issued no-
tices to the Ministry of
Ayush, CCIM and Na-
tional Medical Commis-
sion seeking their re-
plies on the petition.
A Central Council of
Indian Medicine notifi-
cation had listed 39 gen-
eral surgery procedures
involving the eye, ear,
nose and throat by
amending regulations,
2016. —PTI
Kanhaiya Kumar

NEWS
07
5 INCLUDING 4 OF A FAMILY DIE IN MISHAP
Durg Singh Rajpurohit
Barmer: Five people,
including four mem-
bers of a family were
killed when the car in
which they were travel-
ling, was hit by a truck
in Durgapura of Kaly-
anpura area on the bor-
der of Jodhpur-Barmer
on Monday morning.
Police said that acci-
dent happened when
Banarsi Lal Garg resi-
dent of Sriganganagar,
with his four other
members of his family,
was going to Balotra to
meet his daughter.
The car in which
their travelling, was hit
by a truck near Dur-
gapura. People in the
car got trapped inside.
Four people died on the
spot. Two of the injured
were rushed to Nahata
state Hospital in Ba-
lotra. Later, another
died in the hospital.
The dead included
Banarsi Lal Garg (54),
his wife Babita, 50,
grandson Bhavya (3)
granddaughter Siya (2)
and driver Bunty
. While
30-year-old daughter-in-
law Pooja of Garg in-
jured in the accident.
CM Ashok Gehlot ex-
pressed grief over the
incident and condoled
the deaths. Union Jal
Shakti Minister GS
Shekhawat also con-
doled the deaths.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: Chief Secre-
tary Niranjan Arya on
Monday asked officials
to develop an industrial
area on the unusable
land of 1000-MW gas
based power project in
Bundi’s Keshoraipatan.
In a review meeting
of the energy depart-
ment, he directed the
officials to prepare a
plan for the develop-
ment of the industrial
area. Arya said that the
energy department had
taken 94 hectares of
land for a gas based
power project at Kesho-
raipatan in Bundi dis-
trict that project was
closed in 2018 with the
decision of the then co-
ordination committee.
The chief secretary
said that the land,
which is connected by
rail and road, is suita-
ble for industrial devel-
opment.Principal Sec-
retary of energy de-
partment Dinesh Ku-
mar, Principal Secre-
tary, revenue, Anand
Kumar, Secretary- In-
dustries Ashutosh Ped-
nekar, Industries Com-
missioner Archana
Singh were present in
the meeting.
On the other hand,
directions were issued
to all the departments
about the 7th Interna-
tional Yoga Day pro-
gramme to be held in
Udaipur on 21 June.
The Yoga Day will be
observed in district,
sub division and pan-
chayat levels. The CS
also directed officials to
conduct Yoga Day pro-
grammes in govern-
ment and private educa-
tional institutions.
Accident happened when a truck hit the car on the border of the Jodhpur-Barmer; CM Ashok Gehlot, Shekhawat condoled the deaths
The ill-fated car laying besides the truck that overturned after the accident on Monday.
CS Niranjan Arya holding meeting with Ayurved Department OSD Manohar Pareek other officials.
IG injured as car overturned;
5 killed in separate accidents
First India Bureau
Ajmer/Pratapgarh:
IG of Ajmer range S.
Sengthir was injured
in a road accident
when the car in which
he was travelling over-
turned on Monday
near Kuchaman in Na-
gaur district.
In the accident, his
guard and driver also
suffered injuries.
IG S Sengathir and
the guard were admit-
ted to the hospital in
Kuchaman.
The incident oc-
curred near the Mega
Highway at Moulasar
police station in Ku-
chaman. Here a school
bus was plying in front
of IG’s car.
Suddenly the school
bus took the turn,
which the IG’s car
tried to save and over-
turned. IG S Sengath-
ir, driver Chhoturam
and gunman Manish
Sharma suffered inju-
ries. IG left for Ajmer
after first aid.
Meanwhile, in
Pratapagarh three
people, including fa-
ther and son, were
killed when the bike
was hit by a van on Na-
tional Highway-113 in
Suhagpura area. The
trio was returning
from Divak Mata tem-
ple. Kaluram (55), his
son Rahul (12) and his
neighbour Udaylal
(52) died.
In Tonk-Niwai,
an unknown vehicle
killed mother-son duo
Shanti Devi and
Ramesh Bairva at vil-
lage Chatrapura in Sa-
dar police station
area. The duo was rid-
ing on the bike and go-
ing to meet relatives.
The IG’s car which
overturned in the accident.
Develop industrial area on unusable land: CS
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The hear-
ing on a petition filed
by Robert Vadra’s
company Sky Light
Hospitality and mid-
dleman Mahesh Na-
gar in connection with
a matter of land deal
and money laundering
could not be held on
Monday
.
The case was listed
for hearing in the
court of Justice Vijay
Vishnoi but counsel of
both the sides request-
ed the court to extend
the date till April 5,
which was accepted.
A criminal miscel-
laneous petition was
filed in the High Court
on behalf of the mid-
dlemen Mahesh Nagar
and Sky light Hospi-
tality in connection
with the land scam
and money laundering
case.In the earlier
hearing, the high
court had ordered to
stay any coercive ac-
tion against the ac-
cused.
Vadra case: HC defers
hearing to April 5
Jpr Greater MC
committee issue:
Govt assures HC
Jaipur: Rajasthan gov-
ernment has extended
its assurance of not giv-
ing further orders till 22
March in the matter of
cancellation of propos-
al to set up committees
of Jaipur Greater Mu-
nicipal Corporation.
The government as-
sured the high court
that no further orders
will be issued till 22
March.The court was
informed that the state
government has as-
sured not to give fur-
ther orders till March
15 in the case.
On this, the assur-
ance given earlier by
till 15 March was ex-
tended till March 22,
2021.
IN THE COURTYARD
Jr engineer,
VDO, clerk
held for
bribe:ACB
Ja i p u r / J h a l a -
w a r / C h i t t o r -
garh: Taking ac-
tion against cor-
ruption, ACB ar-
rested junior engi-
neer, a village de-
velopment officer
and a clerk posted
at registry office in
separate raids con-
ducted on Monday
.
In Jaipur, a junior
engineer of the Ur-
ban Improvement
Trust was caught
red-handed while
taking a bribe of Rs
20,000 in Alwar dis-
trict on Monday
.
The accused en-
gineer Naveen Ku-
mar Dua had de-
manded the bribe
from a contractor
to clear his bills
against construc-
tion works.
In Jhalawar, the
ACB arrested a
VDO in Jhalawar
after he accepted a
bribe of Rs 30,000
from a man for is-
suing lease deed
papers, an official
said.
Govind Mehar
(29),postedatMogra
gram panchayat in
Jhalawar, was ar-
rested in Jhalawar.
In Chittorgarh, a
clerk posted in sub
registrar office and
driver of Tehsildar
were arrested by
the anti-corruption
bureau in Chittor-
garh for taking a
bribe of Rs 1000.
Raj Mahila Cong President’s
husband dies of heart attack
First India Bureau
Churu : Riyaz Ahmad
Chishti, husband of
State Women’s Con-
gress President Rehana
Riyaz, died here on
Monday morning. He
died of a heart attack.
In the evening, he was
buried in Churu. Con-
gress leaders, including
the Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot mourned
the death of Ahmed
Chishti.
Leaders of other par-
ties along with Con-
gress leaders attended
the last rite and paid
their tributes to Riyaz
Ahmed.
Former Deputy Chief
Minister Sachin Pilot
and PCC Chief Govind
Singh Dotasara ex-
pressed grief over the
sudden demise of Riyaz
Ahmad Chishti, hus-
band of Rajasthan
Pradesh Mahila Con-
gress President Rehana
Riyaz.
Both sent their con-
dolences to Rehana and
her family and wished
for peace to the depart-
ed soul and courage for
the family to bear this
trauma.
Opposition Deputy
Leader Rajendra
Rathore too paid trib-
utes.
Miscreants strike at Manapuram
Gold Loan branch, loot valuables
IAS officer, PA’s
judicial custody
extended
Kota: The judicial cus-
tody period of the sus-
pended IAS Indra Singh
Rao and PA Mahavir
Prasad Nagar complet-
ed on Monday. The two
were presented in the
court. The ACB court
set the next hearing in
the case on March 26 for
non-submission of
prosecution sanction.
The court has sum-
moned the investigat-
ing officer on March 26
to know the current sta-
tus of the prosecution
sanction. Both have
been ordered to be sent
to judicial custody till
the next hearing. IAS
Indra Singh Rao was
suspended in bribery
case for the last 80 days,
while PA Mahaveer has
been lodged in Central
Jail for almost 94 days.
Kapil Sharma
Hanumangarh: In a
shocking loot incident,
two masked miscre-
ants took away cash
and gold in just 4 min-
utes at gunpoint at the
Manappuram Gold
Loan branch at Town
Bus Stand on Monday.
At 1.47 pm the mis-
creants entered the
branch and left at 1.51
pm after the robbery.
The amount of the rob-
bery has not been re-
vealed yet.
According to the po-
lice, two masked mis-
creants reached the
branch in the after-
noon and rang the bell.
A worker came from
inside and unlocked
the channel gate and
took them inside. Both
of them pointed pis-
tols towards the em-
ployees and threat-
ened to kill them.
They got the locker
opened by one of the
staff and filled the bag
with the cash and gold
and ran away.
The miscreants also
took the mobiles of
two employees with
them. According to the
bank’s staff, the Man-
appuram Gold Loan
branch has a staff of
five.
At the time of inci-
dent, a female employ-
ee went out for some of
work. A total of three
employees were pre-
sent there. the police
has started to investi-
gate.
Robert Vadra
New Delhi: Concerned
over death by electrocu-
tion of the endangered
Great Indian Bustard
(GIB), the Supreme
Court Monday said it
may consider ordering
undergrounding of low
tension electricity ca-
bles in Rajasthan and
Gujarat and installa-
tion of bird diverters at
certain places to save it.
A bench headed by
Chief Justice also ques-
tioned the Union Power
Ministry for its stand
that undergrounding of
high tension electricity
cables was not feasible
and it can only be done
with respect to low ten-
sion cables.
So far as the high
power lines are con-
cerned their under-
grounding was not fea-
sible, but the low volt-
age cables can be laid
underground, Attorney
General K K Venugopal
old the bench, which
also comprised justices
A S Bopanna and V Ra-
masubramanian.
Why so? This has no
basis in physics or elec-
tricity, why you are say-
ing that that high volt-
age lines cannot be
made underground, the
bench observed during
the hearing conducted
through video confer-
encing.
The top law officer
said he would put the is-
sue and the assertion of
senior advocate Shyam
Divan, appearing for
the petitioner M K Ran-
jitsinh, that even high
tension electricity ca-
bles can be laid under-
ground as done in other
parts of world, before
the officials concerned.
He also said that a re-
port of experts may be
filed on it.
So far as the low ten-
sion lines are con-
cerned, they can be
made underground and
at places where high
tension lines are there,
bird diverter devices
may be used, the bench
observed and fixed the
matter for further hear-
ing next week.
The bench made clear
that its observations
are subject to further
hearing.
The bird diverters
are flaps installed on
power lines and they
work as reflectors for
bird species like GIB
which can spot them
fromadistanceof about
50 meters and change
their path of flight to
avoid collision with
power lines.
In principle, we see
the importance of mak-
ing the (electricity)
lines underground, but
we cannot order under-
grounding of all the ca-
bles, the bench said
while taking note of the
views of the Centre.
“We would like know
the routes taken by
birds for navigation
and lines passing
through those areas can
be ordered to be made
underground,” it said.
Divan said the birds
are on the verge of ex-
tinction and they can be
saved by ensuring the
undergrounding of
electricity cables and
use of bird diverters.
This the obligation of
the State and the pre-
sent generation that
these birds should not
go extinct. And the elec-
tric lines must be put
underground, he said.
Earlier, the apex
court had sought to
know the views of
Venugopal on laying of
underground cables
and source of its fund-
ing for protecting the
endangered birds-- the
GIB and Lesser Flori-
can (LF). —PTI
May order undergrounding of low tension cables, use of diverters to protect GIB: SC
Accused were captured in the CCTV camera.

You want to have power to
change your life? Then, think
you have it! The only way you
can give up your power is by thinking you
don’t have it!
—Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
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2NDFRONT
POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The hushed
tones of internal strife
in the Rajasthan BJP
are, according to po-
litical observers, quite
evident now. While on
the face value, all top
leaders claim to be
united, but deep down,
those in the ‘relevant
circles,’ know that the
Saffron party’s state
unit is suffering from
a ‘division.’ And what
happens when the
‘warring parties’ can’t
declare an all out war
and have to rely on
‘guerrilla tactics,’
which in the case of
BJP happens to be
tweeting!
And that is why, the
tweets of BJP State
Chief Satish Poonia
and former Chief Min-
ister Vasundhara Raje
from Sunday, for those
attuned to the ‘subtle-
ty’ of political warfare,
hint at the ‘unmention-
able’ turf clashes
plaguing the BJP.
It was Poonia who
first tweeted and near-
ly an hour after his
tweet, Raje also tweet-
ed which the relevant
sections believe is a
jibe and counter-jibe
by the opposite sec-
tions from the same
party.
Poonia had tweeted,
“Challenges make life
adventurous and this
is what develops value
in your life.” Fifty two
minutes after Poonia’s
tweet, Raje tweeted,
“Only those taste suc-
cess who, inspite of
repeated failures, do
not give up.”
Like all other lead-
ers, the remarks and
tweets passed by these
two are also subjected
to ‘deductions’ and it is
believed that the
tweets were the either
party’s jibe at each
other, without causing
much consternation
within the party lines.
Interestingly, the tweet
scuffle comes after
Raje recently en-
grossed in a ‘show of
strength’ for two days
i.e. on March 7th 8th
at Bharatpur through
her ‘religious tour.’
During this time, Raje
had vouched for re-
moving the Congress
government and hint-
ed clearly at being ex-
tremely active in Ra-
jasthan’s politics.
BJP leaders’ guerilla tactics on Twitter to signify ‘rift’
CLASH OF TITANS
Govt should clarify stand on
tribal MLAs’ demand: Rathore
BJP is trying to mislead people on the issue, said MLA Gopal Meena
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Three days af-
ter Congress MLA
Ramesh Meena accused
the Gehlot government
of discriminating with
ST, SC MLAs in the As-
sembly, the party MLA
Gopal Meena rejected
the allegation and said
there is no discrimina-
tion in the state.
He said that Ramesh
Meena had expressed
his personal views and
tion with the legislators.
“I will not comment
on his statements but
tion against me in the
House. I also have mic to
speak in the house and
works of all of us are be-
ing done in the Gehlot
government,” he said.
Gopal Meena said
that BJP is trying to
mislead people on tribal
code issue, adding that
the tribal code has been
abolished under the cen-
sus 2021 while it came
into force since 1931 to
2011. “Chief Ministers
of four states have writ-
ten to the Central gov-
ernment about this. It
should be re-applied, it
has nothing to do with
the topic of Hinduism.
We are considered un-
der Sanatan dharma
and we will continue to
be,” Meena said, adding
thatrumorswerespread
about his statement.
“Ineversaidanything
objectionable about the
Hindu religion,” he
said.
On other hand, Dy
LoP Rajendra Rathore
demanded from the
state government to
clarify its stand on the
demand of a separate
religion code by the trib-
al MLAs.
“Youth Congress
State President is open-
ly saying about a sepa-
rate religion code for
tribal. The party should
clear its stand,” he said.
Reacting to the allega-
tion of discrimination
with ST, ST and Dalit
MLAs, independent leg-
islator from Dudu, Bab-
ulal Nagar said CM
Ashok Gehlot takes care
of all sections.
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: BJP on Mon-
day targeted the
Ashok Gehlot led Con-
gress government in
Rajasthanoveralleged
phone tapping of
MLAs during the po-
litical crisis last year
and demanded resig-
nation of chief minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot on
moral grounds.
BJP State President
Dr Satish Poonia said
thatquestionsareusu-
ally answered within a
month, but the answer
to the question put up
by the party MLA Ka-
licharan in 5th session
of the Assembly last
year has been an-
swered now.
Poonia said that the
Chief Secretary had
categorically denied
last year that there
was no phone tapping
and CM had also de-
nied in the Assembly
that there was no such
tradition of phone tap-
ping of MLAs and
MPs in Rajasthan.
“But now the Home
Department has ad-
mitted that phone tap-
ping was done,” he
said at a press confer-
ence.
Poonia said that the
BJP will corner the
government inside
and outside the As-
sembly after seeking
opinion from the sen-
ior leaders.
He also demanded
from the government
to clarify how many
phone tappings have
takenplacefromJanu-
ary to August 2020.
Poonia said that
Congress MLAs had
demanded an inquiry
by NIA in the matter.
He demanded the res-
ignation of the CM on
moral grounds.
Union Jal Shakti
Minister Gajendra
Singh Shekhwat tar-
geted the CM in a se-
ries of tweets, accus-
ing the government of
using government ma-
chinery to contain re-
bellion inside the par-
ty by tapping phones,
while the party’s State
President Satish Poo-
nia demanded a CBI
inquiry in the matter.
The reactions came
after a reply of the
State government to a
starredquestionasked
by BJP MLA Kalich-
aran during the last
session of the assem-
bly last year about
phone tapping cases.
In the session which
was called on August
14 last year by the Ge-
hlot government for a
floor test after the re-
bellion of former Dep-
uty CM Sachin Pilot
and 18 other Congress
MLAs, Kalicharan
had asked, “Is it true
that phone tapping
cases have come up in
the last days? If yes,
under which law and
by whose orders?”
In its reply given re-
cently, the Home De-
partment has stated
that telephones are
intercepted in the in-
terest of the public
safety and public or-
der, and to prevent the
occurrence of a crime
which might risk pub-
lic safety or public or-
der.
“The telephones
are intercepted under
the provision of sec-
tion 5(2) of the Indian
Telegraph Act, 1885,
and section 419 (A) of
the Indian Telegraph
(amendment) Rules,
2007, and section 69 of
the Information Tech-
nologyAct,2000–after
approval by a compe-
tent officer,” accord-
ing to the reply
.
The department
further states that the
telephone intercep-
tion has been done by
the Rajasthan police
under the above provi-
sions and after obtain-
ing permission from
the competent officer.
“Interception cases
are reviewed by the
Chief Secretary
. All
the cases up to the
month of November
2020 have been re-
viewed.”
Neither the MLA
Saraf asked details
about any particular
person whose phone
was tapped nor did the
government specify
that whose telephones
were intercepted.
“Insult at peak has
been the tradition of
theCongress.Howcan
the Rajasthanis trust a
government that does
not trust its MLAs?”
Shekhawat asked.
Jaipur : ACP Kailash
Bohra, who asked for il-
legal relationship with
a 30-year-old on pretext
of probing a rape case,
was sent to jail till
March 26. He was pre-
sented before the court
by Dy SP of ACB Manv-
endra Singh Chauhan.
Sandeep Luhadia, coun-
sel for the accused, said
that his client is being
framed addind that we
have made two requests
to court. Firstly, Bohra
has sent many miscre-
ants to jail during his
service term. In such a
situation, he should be
kept in separate bar-
rack so that there is no
threat to his life. Sec-
ond, Bohra has tested
positive for Covid-19
hence, should be given
food accordingly
.
Dr Rituraj Sharma
Jaipur: State govern-
ment’s official helicop-
ter, Augusta is turning
out to be a white ele-
phant. On March 3, the
auction for Augusta
was held for 11th time
in VIP State hangar at
Sanganer Airport. The
reserve price was kept
at Rs 4.5 crore, but no
service provider
showed interest. The
State government is
now going to amend
terms of auction. This
helicopter is considered
unsafe due to past ac-
cidents of two CMs.
BJP slams Gehlot govt over
phone tapping ‘admission’
“CM Ashok Gehlot, who holds the home portfolio, is
guilty of this,” Poonia told reporters, demanding that
the CM should resign on moral grounds and the
matter should be investigated by the CBI
DGP conveys displeasure on
‘Rishwat mein Asmat’ case!
Shivendra Parmar
Jaipur: The Rajasthan
police has been shocked
by the demand of sexual
favour from a rape vic-
tim by ACP Kailash
Bohra and the man’s ar-
rest by the Anti Corrup-
tion Bureau (ACB).
However, the state’s top
cop - DGP ML Lather - is
apparently not too elat-
ed with the ACB’s activi-
ties since the ACB has
painted a sorry picture
of the state’s khaki.
Highly placed sources
reveal that on Monday,
the DGP spoke with the
‘relevant officers’ of the
Jaipur Commissioner-
ate in this regard and
registered his objection.
A fair and firm DGP has
always maintained that
the officials should fol-
lowed the utmost moral
ethics while going about
their policing, however,
he is of the opinion that
strictactionshouldhave
been taken against the
Bohra barring his ‘pa-
rading’ before the pa-
parazzi by the ACB.
Bohra was arrested
on Sunday after which
he was suspended on
Monday
. However, tak-
ing a strict stance on the
matter, the Gehlot gov-
ernment decided to dis-
miss the official which
was announced by UDH
Minister Shanti Dhari-
wal in the Assembly
stressing, “We have dis-
missed him without go-
ing through the formali-
ties considering the
matter to be rarest of
rare case.”
While always uphold-
ing strict action against
any wrong doing, even
if done by the cop, the
DGPappearstobeof the
view that perhaps the
ACB has been focussing
a little too much on the
police department.
SPIKE IN COVID-19 CASES
Modi to hold VC with
CMs on Wednesday
BJP State President Dr Satish Poonia addresses a Press
Conference at BJP Headquarters on Monday.
‘BJP’S ALLEGATIONS ON PHONE TAPPING RIDICULOUS’
AICC General Secre-
tary in- charge Ajay
Maken termed the
allegation of BJP on
phone tapping as ri-
diculous and said that
due to the BJP, people
are now looking for
other options.He said
that people have
shifted to other
options other
than What-
sApp.Maken
said that the
officers of the
Central
gov-
ernment also do not
talk on general
phones.He said
that the Defence
Minister had
also talked
about bug in his
office.
Vasundhara Raje
Rajendra Rathore Gopal Meena
Dr Satish Poonia
ACP Bohra
sent to judicial
custody till
March 26
Augusta
chopper
auction fails to
attract bidders
Gehlot
says
ASHOK GEHLOT@ASHOKGEHLOT51
The death of five people in a road accident on the
mega highway in Mandali area of Barmer is really
sad and heart-wrenching. I offer sincere condo-
lences to the bereaved family. May God provide
them the strength to sail through this difficult time
and peace to the departed souls. I also pray for
speedy recovery of those injured in the mishap.
On #WorldConsumerRightsDay, our effort shd
be to raise awareness among consumers about
their rights responsibilities. People shd lodge
complaints agnst those selling adulterated food
products, defective goods, engaging in fraudu-
lent behaviour following unfair trade practices.
New Delhi: PM Naren-
dra Modi will hold a
video- conference with
all CMs on prevailing
COVID-19 situation and
the vaccination drive
against the virus on
Wednesday
. The virtual
meeting, to be held at
12.30pm on March 17,
comes in the wake of a
rapid rise in coronavi-
rus cases in several
states. ThePM, who has
been holding such exer-
cises regularly since
the outbreak of pan-
demic, last interacted
with CMs in January
before the vaccination
roll-out. The announce-
ment comes under the
backdrop of some states
reporting a surge in
Covid cases which has
resulted in local lock-
downs in several dis-
tricts, especially in Ma-
harashtra, MP, Punjab
and others. —PTI
WEDDING BELLS...
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Dr CP Joshi and Dr Satish Poonia along with Suresh Mishra
at the wedding of retired IPS Officer Alok Tripathi and Anupama Tripathi’s son, Anshu with
Ankita at Hotel Lalit at Jawahar Circle on Monday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
LATHER IS ALSO REPEATEDLY UPSET WITH GROWING
NUMBER OF ‘ATTEMPTS’ BY ACB ON THE STATE’S KHAKI
ML Lather
—PHOTO
BY
SUMAN
SARKAR

JAIPUR, TUESDAY
MARCH 16, 2021
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City First points out some of the not-so-loved fashion items
so that you don’t hold on to them in the hopes that it will
one day be popular again!
ore often than not, fash-
ion trends come and go.
A clothing item or acces-
sory that is super popu-
lar in one decade might
disappear from the fash-
ion magazines and the
runways for years and years—but
there’s always a chance that it could
pop back up at any time.
But while some unexpected
trends do make a comeback, others
are so out-there that there’s basi-
cally zero chance they’ll ever be
considered fashionable again—at
least we hope so. If you need a rea-
son to clean out your closet, here
are some clothing items you can get
rid of, because they’re never com-
ing back into style.
COLD SHOULDER TOPS
Cold shoulder tops recently had a
big moment, but they’ve since been
falling off. We’re calling it—they’re
not going to be coming back to the
runway, so you might as well do-
nate yours.
BANDANA TOPS
Bandanas themselves have been
around forever and probably al-
ways will be in some capacity. But
bandana tops? This 90s style staple
is unlikely to return to the top of
the trend lists. It’s safe to say you
can get rid of yours if you were
holding onto it.
LONG DENIM SKIRTS
Denim mini skirts came back in
style a few years ago and can still
look cute when styled the right way
.
But long denim skirts that hit below
your knees? Those can probably be
put in the donation box.
LOW-RISE JEANS
Every single year, rumors
flood the internet that
thefashionindustryis
going to bring low-
rise jeans back. Lis-
ten: the people will
not let this happen.
People will not give
up their high-rise
mom jeans for these
low-rise nightmares
ever again.
DENIM WITH EXPOSED
POCKETS
Another early 2000’s
trend that leaves any-
one who’s worn it
shaking their heads
is denim shorts and
skirts, cut so short
that the pockets
stuck out the bot-
tom. And this
wasn’t accidental,
either. Looking
back, these look
sloppy and are
just silly
.
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KARISHMA GWALANI
karishma.gwalani@firstindia.co.in
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
A senior will repose full
faith in you for tackling a
man management situation
at work. Situation on the
financial front will remain satisfactory,
despite rising expenditure. A property
issue may create tension on the home
front. A family youngster is likely to
take long strides academically.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A profitable day is also
indicated for professionals.
There is much that needs
to be done, so tighten your
belt. Good health is likely to provide
you with oodles of energy and enable
you to finish your work in a jiffy.
Budgetary planning will be required
for those going in for a renovation.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
On the financial front, a
new source of income is
likely to be tapped soon
that may get your coffers brimming!
Health counselling will do wonders
for those longing to come back in
shape. You are likely to win much
appreciation by completing a task.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Your efforts on the
professional front will be
noted by those who matter.
A child or younger sibling
can make you proud by his or her
achievements. Good health keeps you
energetic all throughout. A get together
can prove expensive and pinch your
pocket.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
A new exercise regime may
need to be dovetailed to
your requirements to
benefit. Your professional
rivals are likely to punch holes in
your cost-cutting ideas for a project.
Disagreements with a family member
is possible. Those proceeding out of
town are likely to make good speed.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
An alternative to your staple
diet may prove immensely
enjoyable. An argument with
senior can make you feel
insecure. You may find the atmosphere
on the home front serene and most
welcoming. Places of tourist attraction
may be on the agenda of those
travelling on a pilgrimage.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Self-discipline and not
succumbing to temptations
will help in maintaining
good health. Some of you
may get tied up in office and reach
home late today. It may become
difficult to find time for family today,
but you will be able to make up for it
later. Give out property on rent.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Time has arrived to reap
rich rewards of your hard
work. Parents or elders
may nag you into doing
something you don’t want to, but you
will manage to wriggle out of it!
Accompanying a family member
overseas or out of town cannot be
ruled out for some.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
A profitable venture is
likely to fill up the coffers
of some businesspersons.
You may be held responsi-
ble for a deed that you have not
committed at work. Fitness classes
will prove immensely beneficial,
especially for those in the middle age
group.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Good diet and regular
exercise will keep you both
physically and mentally
robust. At work, you are
likely to remain in control and see a
project to completion. Financially,
you remain in a comfortable
situation. Travelling long distance is
not recommended today.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
This is a very positive day,
in which you get to achieve
much. It is important to get
back into the thick of
things on the work front. Family
grapevine can be abuzz with the
latest gossip about you. Ensure
adequate security in a long journey,
as stars for travel are not too bright.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Taking up a good health
scheme will prove
beneficial. A practical
solution may be found for
a complex problem on the profes-
sional front. Support of family
members is assured in whatever you
undertake. Some builders may start
thinking in terms of a township soon.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
e are back and
this time with a
splash of col-
ours and happi-
ness for all of
you Creative
fingers, a moth-
er-daughter duo for mak-
ing your special occasions
turn into pleasing memo-
ries to cherish forever.
Holi, the festival of Fal-
gun speaks of spreading
love and colour in the at-
mosphere! We, at Creative
Fingers, wish to make this
festival more colourful and
healthy by providing delec-
table and attractive ham-
pers for you and your loved
ones. One gets nostalgic for
playing Holi with organic
soothing colours and en-
joying season’s delicacies
like Gujias and Hara chana
burfi. Adding to the taste
were the fenugreek, pick-
led mathris. Sharing the
happy moments and con-
verting them into treas-
ured ones is what we aim
at providing to our es-
teemed relations. Custom-
ised gifting ideas that in-
clude a variety to choose
from to convert into beau-
tiful hampers and give
pleasing memories to your
loved ones! We believe in
promoting local artisans
too to promote their art of
making delicacies.
Gulaal gota, the hand-
made lac balls filled with
colour are made in Jaipur
and nowhere else. This
300-year-old delicate col-
ourful art was slowly los-
ing the limelight but we
are trying to be a part of
it’s a colourful revival by
adding them to our gifting
boxes. One surely get re-
minded of royals of Ra-
jasthan by getting such
lovely art. Adding to the
variety is the naturally fla-
voured mishris. Delicate
strands of Kesar, petals of
Gulaab and Khus are used
to add colour, health factor
and flavour to the mishri.
The city is known for its
savoury platter to choose
from. A variety of Nam-
keens, Mathris, Mini Sa-
mosas and Kachoris are
interesting options to get
added to the food baskets.
Tingling the taste buds are
varieties of Mouth fresh-
eners and Flavored paan
that the city has to offer
and cannot be missed in
making the variety add to
the gifting trays. Organic
gulaal adds to the colour
and brightness of the fes-
tive platters. Flavours of
refreshing thandai rose
and khus sharbat bottles
do add interesting options
to choose from the ham-
pers.
Weddings, Corporate
gifting, Birthdays, Baby
showers and Festivals....
you name an occasion, and
we are there to provide a
solution for the packaging.
Keeping in mind your re-
quirements, budget, taste
and vision, we cater to the
customised proposals that
suit your needs and prefer-
ences. Care is taken to re-
member the detailing re-
quired beautifying the
products and standing
unique from the rest.
Indian weddings have a
series of functions lined
up and we are there to
make it special right from
the very beginning. Theme
wise fruit baskets, trays for
trousseau and gifting, wel-
come baskets for guests,
mithai boxes, dry fruit
platters, potlis, pouches,
envelopes and many more.
Festivals are the essence
of pure joy and happiness
we spread and share with
everyone around us. The
diversity of cultures and
traditions make us think
and provide more beauti-
fied options for gifting to
all of you. The gift to
friends and family and
Corporate gifting is pro-
vided in various choices.
Creative Fingers is al-
ways inclined to providing
a packaging solution that
supports the reusability of
the packaging base. Efforts
are also made to add eco-
friendly products and or-
ganic foods to the packag-
ing; supporting local art
and tradition.
Your occasion is our ef-
fort of beautifying and
making it more special and
memorable!`
Creative
FINGERS
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A
fter rumours of their al-
leged breakup, it seems like
Jennifer Lopez and Alex
Rodriguez are not giving up
on their relationship. After several
days of rumours swirling around,
Jennifer seemingly broke her si-
lence, the entertainer took to Tik
Tok and posted a video to her of-
ficial account that actually includ-
ed headlines from this weekend
and seemed to shoot down the ru-
mours. —Agency
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Alia Bhatt turned a year older on Sunday. The gorgeous
star celebrated her birthday with friends and family. The
stunning actress shared her birthday with Abhay Deol
and Artist Honey Singh. Yo Yo Honey Singh needs no
introduction. He can make the whole nation groove to
his songs. Yo Yo Honey Singh’s original name is Hirdesh
Singh and he was born in Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The rapper
celebrated his birthday on Monday. Wishes poured in from
all corners. Esha Deol wished her cousin brother Abhay
Deol, who celebrated his 45th birthday. The actor posted a
picture on Instagram to wish Abhay. —CITY FIRST
rammys 2021 was an epic night for
millions across the globe! While
some cheered out loud for their fa-
vourite artist taking home the
coveted award, a few snubs en-
raged fans on social media. Irre-
spective, the night was dominat-
ed by women artists. Billie Eilish who
made Grammys history last year with
four major wins, took home Record of the
Year this time for “Everything I wanted”.
The singer-songwriter and her brother
Finneas beat hit songs by Doja Cat, Dua
Lipa, Post Malone’s Circles, DaBaby and
Roddy Ricch, Black Pumas, Beyoncé, and
Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” remix, also
featuring Beyoncé. Billie’s win came as a
shock to the singer as she dedicated the award
to Megan Thee Stallion who she thought was
more deserving. —Agency
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‘COMING
SOON,
JULY 2021’
B
ollywood actress
Geeta Basra and her
hubby-Indian crick-
eter Harbhajan Sin-
gh are considered to be one
of the most-loved couples.
Geeta turned a year older
on Saturday and for the
first time, she planned for
a quiet birthday
. Geeta now
took to her Instagram han-
dle to announce about her
second pregnancy. Well,
Geeta and Harbhajan are
expecting their second
child together. They are al-
ready proud parents to
their 4-year-old daughter
Hinaya Heer Plaha.—Agency
GRAMMYS
2021
BREAKUP
RUMOURS
Release
Date out
J
ust three days after the teas-
er of Chehre was released,
now the makers have an-
nounced the release date of
the trailer. The much-awaited film
features Amitabh Bachchan, Em-
raan Hashmi, Annu Kapoor, Rhea
Chakraborty
, Krystle D’Souza, and
others.Thefilmhasbeengrabbing
headlines ever since its announce-
mentandtheteaserhasonlyadded
to more curiosity
. The teaser has
already excited the movie buffs.
The makers of the film have
now released Amitabh Bach-
chan’s fascinating solo poster.
The megastar’s dapper and
flamboyant look in the film has
been the talk of the town ever
since the movie was announced.
—Agency
Congratulations!
I
ndiancricketerJaspritBum-
rah married TV presenter
SanjanaGanesanonMonday
and the cricketer shared pic-
turesfromtheweddingonsocial
media. Bumrah had been grant-
ed leave by the Board of Control
for Cricket in India (BCCI) from
the ongoing series against Eng-
land and there were reports in
the media that the cricketer will
get married to Ganesan. —ANI
H
ailey Bieber re-
cently launched
her own YouTube
channel! Over the
weekend, the model ap-
peared on The Tonight
Show Starring Jimmy
Fallon, and got candid
aboutthereasonbehind
debuting on the video
platform. Hailey said,
“Partof whyIwantedto
dothisistheycan’ttwist
what I’m trying to say
fromYouTube—it’scom-
ing straight from my
mouth,” —Agency
Parmish Verma, an Indian singer,
director and actor associated
with the Punjabi Music and
Punjabi Film Industry was spotted
at Jaipur International Airport on
Monday. The singer was in town
for his upcoming project.
Hello,
Furry
friend!
A
mong the stars who have managed
tosuccessfullymakeaplaceforher-
self in people’s hearts, it is none
other than Shraddha Kapoor. Tak-
ing to her Instagram handle, Shraddha
shared a photo while posing next to a wall.
However, a little furry friend joined her.
—Agency
SPOTTED!
Dua Lipa Jennifer Lopez
Hailey Bieber
Shraddha Kapoor
...Geeta Basra’s post
Poster of the film
—PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO
During the wedding
ceremony
Jasprit Bumrah and Sanjana Ganesan
WEDDING FESTIVITIES! T
he celebrations,
which have been
going on for the
last three days,
concluded with a
grand wedding on
Monday night. Bolly-
wood lyricist and mu-
sic composer Kunal
Verma tied the knot
with Kavita Sharma
amidst the beautiful
location of Lohagarh
Fort, Kukas, Jaipur.
Artists with their soul-
ful music performanc-
es enlightened the day
of celebrations. For
their special day, the
pair wore ensembles
by celebrity fashion
designer PKIN by Pan-
kaj Kothari and Dun-
gri by Monica Bohra.
Kunal dedicated a spe-
cial performance for
his wife with the wed-
ding anthem, ‘Naina
Chaar’.
Hailey Bieber
gets candid
Alia Bhatt
Abhay Deol Yo Yo Honey Singh
Kunal performing rituals during
his wedding Kunal and Kavita
During the wedding procession
Guests enjoying during the wedding

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