1. Hyderabad: Union
home minister Amit
Shah on Sunday vowed
to get Hyderabad rid of
the culture of Nizam,
who had once sought to
merge the city with Pa-
kistan. Shah, who held
an hour-long road show
at Warasiguda in Se-
cunderabad as part of
campaign for BJP for
the Greater Hyderabad
Municipal Corporation
elections to be held on
December 1, said Hy-
derabad had become an
integral part of India,
thanks to first home
minister Sardar Vallab-
hbhai Patel.
“Give one chance to
the BJP in GHMC elec-
tions. We shall trans-
form from dynasty rule
todemocraticrule,from
corruption to good gov-
ernance,fromsecrecyto
transparency. We shall
transform Hyderabad
into a Mini Bharat and
not be stuck in Nawabi
and Nizami culture,”
Shah said, while speak-
ing to reporters at the
party state headquar-
ters after the roadshow.
Reacting to Telanga-
na chief minister K
Chandrasekhar Rao’s
comment that several
BJP leaders were flood-
ing Hyderabad to cam-
paign for the gully elec-
tions only to attack
him, Shah said they
had come to improve
the conditions in Hy-
derabad, not to attack
somebody. Turn to P6
Vishal Srivastav
Lucknow: The gran-
deurof theGangaGhats
has risen manifolds.
The streets are spick
and span. The other-
wise carefree cows
roaming freely on the
streets, have been
shoved behind barri-
cades for a while. Roads
leading to Raj Ghat are
beaming with new
street lights. Florists
are seen rushing
through the thin lanes
to fetch more stocks.
The priests are busy
buying a new pair of
Dhoti-Kurta for them-
selves. A few years ago,
passers-by including
foreigners at Godowlia,
would be amused seeing
such transition on the
face of Varanasi, but
now they know, when all
this hullabaloo takes
place, someone special
is coming to the city.
All of this and much
more is in transition at
Varanasi to welcome
country’s Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi who
will light up the first
Diya on Dev Deepawali
here on Monday.
The Prime Minister’s
parliamentary constitu-
ency and world’s oldest
city known to humani-
ty, Varanasi, is all in
readiness to witness
stars on earth on the oc-
casion of Kartik Purni-
ma when Dev Deepawa-
li is celebrated here
with more than 11 lakh
diyas being lit on the 80
Ghats of the holy city.
The prime minister
will start the festivities
by lighting an earthen
lamp on the Raj Ghat of
Varanasi, which will be
followed by lighting of
11 lakh diyas on both
sides of the holy river
Ganga, it said. Turn to P6
On Dev Deepawali, PM to
welcome Goddess back home
‘WILL TURN
HYDERABAD INTO
MINI BHARAT’
Addressing a public rally on the final day of campaigning before the December 1 polls, Amit
Shah also said the BJP wanted to “rid Hyderabad of the Nawab-Nizam culture”
Home Minister Amit Shah waves to his supporters during
his roadshow, in Secunderabad. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Rejecting
the Centre’s offer to hold
talks once they move to
the Burari ground, agi-
tating farmers who have
been staying put at Del-
hi’s borders for four
days said on Sunday
they will not end the
blockade and will con-
tinue their stir against
the new farm laws.
After a meeting of
over 30 farmer groups
on Sunday, their repre-
sentatives said they will
not move to the Burari
ground as it is an “open
jail”. Turn to P6
Farmers reject talks offer; set new terms
A big hoarding of Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seen as the preparation for his visit begins, at
Mirzamurad in Varanasi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
A large number of farmers gather during their protest against the
farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi on Sunday.
Recent agri-reforms have opened the
doors of new opportunities for farmers.
Decades-old demands of farmers which
were promised by many political parties have
now been met. Under this law, it is mandatory
to pay farmers within three days of purchasing
the produce. If payment is not made, then the
farmer can lodge a complaint. —Narendra Modi, PM
I never called
the farmers’
protest
politically motivated;
neither am I calling it
now. In a democracy,
everyone has a right to
have different views
on the same thing. All
three laws are
beneficial for farmers.
Politically motivated
opposition can go
against it.
—Amit Shah, Home Minister
1st case under
anti-conversion
law registered
in UP’s Bareilly
Bareilly: The first case
under Uttar Pradesh
Prohibition of Unlawful
Conversion of Religion
Ordinance, 2020, was
registered on Sunday, a
day after Governor
Anandiben Patel prom-
ulgated it on Saturday,
admitted Prashant Ku-
mar, ADG Law & Order.
“In the first case un-
der Uttar Pradesh Pro-
hibition of Unlawful
Conversion of Religion
Ordinance, 2020, regis-
tered at Deorania police
station in Bareilly, a
man is accused of try-
ing to forcibly convert a
girl’s faith and threaten
her. We are looking into
the matter,” Kumar
said. The accused is ab-
sconding. CM Yogi Cab-
inet had cleared the Or-
dinance, proposing a
maximum punishment
of 10 years and fine for
“love jihad” related of-
fences on Nov 24. —ANI
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BJP prez JP Nadda, Amit Shah,
Narendra Tomar & Rajnath Singh
held a meeting to discuss the issue
Key feature of Dev Deepawali this year is the return of a stolen sculpture of
Goddess Annapurna from Canada after 100 years: UP CM Yogi Adityanath
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JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD
& LUCKNOW
Listen to Annadata & reconsider agri laws: Gehlot
Kartikey Dev Singh
Jaipur: With farmers
staging sit-ins in the na-
tionalcapitalandseveral
states, against the farm
laws recently passed by
the Parliament, Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
has written a letter to
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi regarding the
three new agricultural
laws, amendments made
inthembytheRajasthan
Government and the
farmers movement.
Gehlot has written
that these three bills
werebroughtbytheCen-
tral Government with-
out any discussion with
farmers and experts.
“The government
also ignored the de-
mand by opposition
parties in Parliament to
send these bills to the
Select Committee.
These Acts do not men-
tion the minimum sup-
port price, which has
led to distrust among
farmers. With the im-
plementation of these
laws, the farmer will
become dependent on
private players only.
Also, with the forma-
tion of private mandis,
the existence of long-
standing agricultural
mandis will also end.
Due to this, farmers
will not get the right
pricefortheirproduce,”
Gehlot said in the letter.
The Chief Minister
has also written about
the amendments made
in the three new agri-
cultural laws and the
Code of Civil Procedure
by the Government of
Rajasthan.
Gehlot has written,
“in these amendments,
the State Government
has kept the interest of
farmers at the forefront
and has worked to
strengthen the agricul-
tural marketing sys-
tem. Rajasthan has also
made provision for min-
imum support price in
contract farming. In
case of any dispute, the
erstwhile market com-
mittees and civil courts
will have the right of
hearing, Turn to P6Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
CHIEF MINISTER WRITES TO PRIME MINISTERSchools,colleges
to remain shut till
Dec 31 in Raj
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Gehlot
government on Sunday
decided that schools
and colleges would re-
main closed till Decem-
ber 31 in the state in
view of spread of coro-
na infection. The night
curfew was also extend-
ed to 13 districts.
With govt’s approval
district collectors will
be able to impose night
curfew. They will be
able to divide office
hours in shifts Turn to P6
COVIDSHIELD TRIAL PARTICIPANT ALLEGES
NEURO BREAKDOWN, SII REJECTS CHARGES
Chennai: A 40-year-old man who took part in the ‘Covidshield’ vaccine trial
here has alleged serious side effects, including a virtual neurological break-
down and impairment of cognitive functions and has sought `5 crore compen-
sation in a legal notice to Serum Institute and others, besides seeking a halt
to the trial. Meanwhile SII on Sunday rejected charges that a Covid-19 vaccine
candidate has serious side effects, and threatened to seek heavy damages for
“malicious” allegations. Alleging that the candidate vaccine was not safe, the
man has also sought cancelling approval Turn to P6

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Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: 11 Regional
Transport Offices in
Rajasthan will soon be
upgraded like passport
offices with a front of-
fice management sys-
tem to deliver services
in a more efficient and
convenient manner.
The offices will be
developed under pub-
lic-private partnership
mode which will also
eliminate the interfer-
ence of agents in the
RTO works.
Transport Minister
Pratap Singh Khachari-
yawas has approved the
project for which the
tendering process will
start. Applicants will be
able to seek appoint-
ments online for all the
work related to driving
license, vehicle regis-
tration, vehicle fitness,
challan compounding.
The applicant will have
to go to the RTO to get
the paper verified.
A ‘May I help you’
counter will be set up
in the offices, where
the applicant will be
guided properly for any
work related to the
transport department.
Under the project, all
functions including
driving license, vehicle
registration, vehicle
fitness, challan com-
pounding will be done.
Under the new sys-
tem, functioning in the
offices will be done like
a passport office and the
applicant will be guided
for reaching counters. A
token system like a pass-
port office will also be
implemented. Apart
from these, the system
of agents will be elimi-
nated. The department
had got a survey con-
ducted by a company
for the project a year
ago. The tendering pro-
cess will be completed
in next 3 months.
11 RTOs in Raj to get a facelift like Passport offices
ENSURING EFFICIENCY

A ‘May I help
you’ counter will
be set up in the
offices, where
the applicant
will be guided
properly for any
work related to
the transport
department
Civicbodypollsalitmustest
forCongressMLAs,ministersElections are scheduled to be held in 50 Civic bodies of 12 districts of the state
Yogesh Sharma
Jaipur: The prestige
of the ruling Congress
MLAs and some minis-
ters is at stake in 50
civic bodies in 12 dis-
tricts, where elections
are scheduled to be
held. There are about 29
Congress MLAs who
will face civic body
polls in their areas and
among them some are
ministers. Some of
them are considered
loyal to former deputy
CM Sachin Pilot. The-
Congress has given
symbols to all the MLAs
as per their wishes.
There was struggle
and rebellion for power
a few months ago but
CM Ashok Gehlot man-
aged the situation and
knocked down the oppo-
nents. Later, the rebels
made a respectful come-
back and they have
been respected for the
civic body polls. MLAs
from the Pilot camp,
who have civic body
elections in their areas,
include Vishvendra
Singh from Deeg-Kum-
her, Amar Singh Jatav
from Bayana, Murari
Lal Meena from Dausa,
Gajraj Khatana from
Bandikui, Ved Prakash
Solanki from Chaksu,
and Indraj Gurjar from
Virat Nagar.
The prestige of Ge-
hlot govt ministers is
also at stake. Minsters
Parsadi Lal Meena from
Lalsot, Jhotwara MLA
Lal Chand Kataria from
Jobner area, Pramod
Jain Bhaya from Anta,
Bhajan Lal Jatav from
Bhusavar are facing
civic body elections.
Vishvendrawithholdsparty
symbols for 65 wards
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Former
minister and senior
Congress leader Vish-
vendra Singh has once
again, in a politically
bizarre move, attempt-
ed to prove his su-
premacy in the east-
ern Rajasthan politics
by holding the Con-
gress party symbols
for the upcoming civic
body elections with
himself.
According to reports,
Singh withholding the
party symbols for 65
ward candidates of
Deeg & Kumher civic
bodies, falling in his
constituency, told the
party candidates that
his photo would be
enough for them to get
the votes in the upcom-
ing polls. The Congress
observer for the area
Gopal Meena said he
had passed on the sym-
bols, but wasn’t aware
why they weren’t dis-
tributed to candidates
and had informed PCC
about the development.
PCC has called a report
from the observer.
Diya Kumari campaigns in support of BJP candidates at village
Chawand Kheda of Kumbhalgarh district and Amet Panchayat
Samiti on Sunday.
Farmers in Jaipur demonstrate at the Central Park before heading to New Delhi in support of the
nationwide ‘Delhi Chalo’ Protest March. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Vishvendra Singh
BJP duping
farmers, who
won’t forgive
them: Dotasra
FPOworkinBaraniscommendable,
saysformerCMVasundharaRaje
First India Bureau
Jaipur: PCC Chief Go-
vind Singh Dotasra at-
tacked BJP President
Satish Poonia & LoP Gu-
labchand Kataraia on
their silence on state-
ments by Haryana CM
ML Khattar on farmer
protest. He accused BJP
of duping farmersinthe
name of ‘one country-
onemarket’.Hesaidthat
if BJP was sincere then
it should commit to MSP
andnotplayinthehands
of its corporate friends.
PCC chief asked the sen-
ior BJP leaders to come
out clean on the issue of
the farmer protests else
the farmers of the state
won’t forgive them. Do-
tasra said that the Con-
gress had, on day one,
exposed the anti-farmer
Modi government game
of playing on behalf of
the crony capitalists.
Modi govt forced farm-
erstocomeoutonstreets
against its black laws.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Former CM
Vasundhara Raje on
Sunday said that in 2016,
BJP governments at the
Centre and the state
formedFPOswhosesuc-
cess story PM Narendra
Modi shared with all
through the Mann Ki
Baat programme.
The work of awaken-
ing farmers by Moham-
mad Aslam, CEO of
Farmers’ Producer As-
sociation of Anta in
Baran district is truly
commendable, she said.
What is the price of pro-
duction in the mandis
and the seeds in the
fields, all this informa-
tion is being transmit-
ted to all farmers asso-
ciated with FPO using
digital modes. “This
step has proved to be a
milestone in agricul-
ture,” she said.
Raje also took organi-
sational feedback of
Khanpur area from
MLA Narendra Nagar
over phone. Nagar is
seeking votes in name
of development works
done during Raje’s ten-
ure & is confident about
a big victory.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A private elec-
trician who was hired
by the lineman of the
electricity department
was electrocuted in
Behror area of Alwar
district on Saturday.
The body was handed
over to family members
on Sunday after post-
mortem.
The lineman Deepak
Kumar sent the 33-year
old electrician, Sanjay
Sharma to Khatankhe-
da village for a repair
work on Sunday. The
lineman shut down a
different line and asked
Sharma to work on a
line in which the power
supply was on. As soon
as Sharma touched the
line, he got electrocut-
ed, police said.
SDM Santosh Ku-
mari Meena & electric-
ity department officials
talked to the family. The
SDM announced a com-
pensation of Rs 5 lakh
after which the family
accepted the body.
Laxman Raghav
Bikaner: Mayor Sushi-
la Kanwar Rajpurohit
unveiled a mobile app
developed for resolving
public problems related
to the municipal corpo-
ration.
Rajpurohit, who com-
pleted one year as the
Mayor, highlighted her
works and achieve-
ments and said she has
been dedicated for the
development of Bikan-
er. “It is my endeavor to
eradicate corruption,”
she said. The Mayor
also announced a plan
to set up an electric cre-
matorium in the city.
On the other hand,
Congress councilor
Javed Padihar also is-
sued a folder titled ‘One
year- several controver-
sies’ saying BJP board
in the corporation did
nothing in one year.
Govind Singh Dotasra
Vasundhara Raje took organisational feedback of Khanpur area.
Sushila Kanwar
GEHLOT’S LETTER TO PM A
MERE FORMALITY: POONIA
Electrocuted electrician’s
kin accept body after talks
Its my endeavour to eradicate
corruption, says Bkn Mayor
Aishwary Pradhan
Jaipur: Reacting to a
letter written by Chief
Minister Ashok Gehlot
to Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi about farm-
ers, BJP State President
Satish Poonia on Sun-
day, said that the letter
was nothing more than
a formality.
“His concern for
farmers is surprising.
Why do they forget that
the people and farmers
of thecountryhadgiven
enough time and power
to the Congress for the
welfare of the farmers,
what happened to that?
With the implementa-
tion of the Swamina-
than Commission re-
port, everything was in
theirhandstilltheMini-
mum Support Price.
Also, what did their gov-
ernments do to crush
the peasant movements
during the Congress
rule?,” Poonia said.
Gehlot’s letter is just
a political gimmick. “If
he is so farmer friendly,
then tell why the farm-
ers of Rajasthan are
compelled to commit
suicide? And when will
he waive off the entire
debt of farmers, which
he had promised to do
in 10 days after resum-
ing charge?,” he said.
The Central govern-
ment’s intention is also
to benefit the farmers
through the current
agricultural bills in-
cluding neem coated
urea, soil health card,
Pradhan Mantri Crop
Insurance Scheme,
pension for farmers,
FPO series, multiply-
ing MSP of 24 crops by
one and a half, he said.
ON A DESERT TRAIL...
A man rides on a Camel cart at Pushkar in Ajmer district.
BharatRatnatoPhule:
MLA writes to PM
First India Bureau
Jaitaran: BJP MLA
Avinash Gehlot has
written to PM Modi re-
questing him to honour
Mahatma Jyoti Rao
Phule with prestigious
Bharat Ratna on his
death anniversary. In his
letter, Avinash stated
that Mahatma Jyotirao
Govindrao Phule was a
an accomplished social
reformer-worker, teach-
er, author & philosopher,
who had contributed to
the country by his revo-
lutionary work for em-
powermentof farmers&
women and against the
social evil of untoucha-
bility. It was due to his
selfless contribution to
the society that he is
called Mahatma Phule
or Jyotiba Phule with
respect,the letterstated.
—PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA
Avinash Gehlot
Bharat Dixit
Jaipur: In a big edu-
cation initiative, the
state government has
started the first ses-
sionof theAmbedkar
LawUniversity(ALU)
with online teaching.
The process to affili-
ateallthelawcolleges
of the state with ALU
has also been started
which is being given
on ‘deemed to be’ ba-
sis as of now. All the
other universities,
who had been charg-
ing the affiliation fees
until now will trans-
fer it to the ALU now.
Withthebeginningof
ALU all the law col-
leges of the state will
follow the same sylla-
bus across the state.
Although the Univer-
sity has begun online
classes, it will take
some time for it to
have its permanent
building. As of now, it
is functioning from
the Shiksha Sankul
and Ambedkar Peeth
on a temporary basis.
ALU hasn’t made any
changes in existing
syllabus, but has up-
dated the same.
First online teaching
sessionbeginsatALU
THE PROMISE
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Sh. @ashokgehlot51 ji’s
able handling of COVID-19
crisis shows leadership
is defined by results, not
attributes. He has proved
himself to be a true states-
man, working relentlessly
round-the-clock to give one
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Kashiram Chaudhary
Jaipur: Governor
Kalraj Mishra on Sun-
day emphasised on
bringing forward the
talents of the art field
and creating more op-
portunities for them in
Rajasthan.
He said that different
regions of the state
have a unique distinc-
tion of painting arts
and in the period of co-
rona, activities should
be organised by art
centers to encourage
traditional and modern
artists associated with
them. The governor
also laid emphasis on
creating an effective ac-
tion plan for the preser-
vation and display of
painting styles of the
state. Mishra, while vis-
iting a national work-
shop ‘Dharohar’ organ-
ised by the West Zone
cultural centre on Raj
Bhavan premises, also
appreciated artworks
showcasing the past
and present appearance
of the Pink city.
He said that west
zone cultural center
should prepare art gal-
lery in such a way that
tourists coming to Ra-
jasthan come to visit it.
Guv lauds art showing past, present of Raj
PROMOTING INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF RAJ
zzz
Governor Kalraj
Mishra lauded
the art works,
directed officials
to create an art
gallery related to
art styles of Raj
at Udaipur’s
Bagaur Haveli
Museum
Gul Mohammad
Kota: JK Lone hospital
in Kota purchased PPE
kits worth Rs. 30 lakh
from market despite the
availability of the kits
in drug warehouse, a
decision which has
brought the hospital ad-
ministration under
question.
Sources said that the
decision caused a loss
of Rs. 30 lakh to the ex-
chequer because 45000
kits sent by the Centre
were already available
in the warehouse and
there was no need to
procure them from the
market.
Such local purchas-
ing from the market is
done after obtaining a
non-available certifi-
cate from the in charge
of the medical drug
warehouse but the JK
Lone hospital did not
take the certificate and
purchase the kits with-
out it. The hospital su-
perintendent Dr Suresh
Chand Dulara tried to
downplay the matter
and insisted upon the
importance of the kits.
Moreover, source
said that the depart-
ment would be setting a
committee to get the
matter investigated in
detail to know the issue.
Daycare centres for Covid
patients with mild symptoms
Governor calls Sachin Pilot
to inquire about his health
Panel to probe PPE kit purchase
‘scam’ at JK Lone hospital in Kota
Dholpur Head constable
shot in leg, hands fractured
Covid patient’s body lies in
open for 2 hrs in Ajmer hosp
Vigilance team attacked,
women wield swords
Kalraj Mishra attending a national workshop ‘Dharohar’ organised
by West Zone cultural centre at Raj Bhavan premises on Sunday.
Vikas Sharma
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment has directed to
start day care facilities
at Covid centres in all
private and govern-
ment hospitals treating
Corona patients.
Siddharth Mahajan,
secretary medical
health & family welfare
department, has issued
an order in this regard.
The charges in pri-
vate hospitals will be
Rs 2500 per day, said a
department official.
These centres will
treat such corona pa-
tients who do not need
oxygen and whose CT
score (HR CT test) will
be less than 15. They
can be sent home by
giving injections and
other medicines at
these centres. Accord-
ing to the health de-
partment, the number
of patients with less
risk is more in the pri-
vate and government
hospitals. Admitting in
the Covid ward also
causes mental stress to
patients and their fam-
ilies.
Therefore, now such
patients will be kept in
day-care under observa-
tion of doctors and the
supervision team.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The corona re-
port of former deputy
chief minister Sachin
Pilot is negative now af-
ter almost 16 days quar-
antine and he is recuper-
ating in Delhi residence.
Sources close to Pilot re-
vealed that he has fully
recovered and is con-
stantly consulting Dr.
Randeep Guleria, direc-
torof AIIMS,NewDelhi.
Governor Kalraj Mishra
called Pilot over the
phone to inquire about
his health and wished
him to get well soon. Pi-
lot will restart routine
work after two days.
There were reports of
infectioninhislungsbut
people close to him ruled
out any serious threat.
Mukesh Thakur
and gang shot at
a head constable
First India Bureau
Dholpur: A head con-
stable was shot in the
leg and attacked with
lathis by a wanted ac-
cused Mukesh Thakur
and his gang members
on Sunday, the police
said. The injured head
constable Ashok Singh
Rajawat has got a bul-
let injury in his thigh
and his both hands
were fractured.
Rajawat is posted at
the Sakhawara police
post in Kaulari police
station area of Dhol-
pur district and he
went to nab the ac-
cused Thakur when he
was attacked. Thakur
had escaped from the
police custody from the
detention ward of the
Dholpur district hospi-
tal where he was ad-
mitted for treatment.
Rajwat, who is ad-
mitted at the Dholpur
district hospital, re-
ceived information on
Sunday about presence
of Thakur and his
gang hiding in the
Ghadi Vinati village.
The head constable
went to the place that
his informed pointed
out. Mukesh Thakur
and his gang members
shot at Rajawat and
fractured his hands
with lathis.
Additional SP and
other police officers
reached the hospital
and took information
about the incident but
are refraining from
saying anything about
the incident.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: A corona pa-
tient’s body remained in
the open for two hours
outside the emergency
ward of Jawaharlal
Nehru Hospital, Ajmer
but the hospital admin-
istration did not take
notice of it. Later, when
the family protested, the
body was sealed in PPE
kit and handed over to
the family.
According to the in-
formation, the report of
the 80-year-old came
positive on Saturday
and the family took him
to JLN hospital where
the doctors declared
him dead. The family
brought out the dead
body and asked to pro-
vide PPE kit. Family al-
leges that the hospital
admin did not consider
it, gave PPE kit only
when they protested.
First India Bureau
Barmer: The vigilance
team of the Ramsar
electricity office was at-
tacked with swords by a
group of people includ-
ing some women in the
Gadra Road police sta-
tion area.
The vigilance team
saved itself by running
away from the spot leav-
ing their official action
in the middle. Accord-
ing to the report given
at the Gadra Road po-
lice station by AEN (As-
sistant Engineer) of
Ramsar electricity of-
fice the vigilance team
had reached the farm of
one Gopal Singh Rajput
in Goraliya village at
4:30 p.m. on Saturday
and had discovered an
illegal connection tak-
en directly from the
11KV main line.
The report stated that
while the team after cal-
culating the fine of Rs 4
lakh was in process of
seizing the equipment
used for the electricity
theft they were attacked
by Gopal Singh and his
family women with
swords and the team in-
cluding JEN (Junior
Enginee) Lalit Bakoli-
ya,
The three technical as-
sistants of the team Ha-
numanram, Ratan Sin-
gh, Kanwarraj Singh
and Suresh Kumar had
to save themselves by
running away from the
spot that moment leav-
ing the to be seized
equipment at the farm
of Gopal Singh Rajput
in Goraliya village.
Jaipur: Rajasthan re-
ported 18 coronavirus
deaths and 2,518 fresh
cases on Sunday, taking
the total number of fa-
talities and positive
cases to 2,292 and
2,65,386, a health bulle-
tin stated.
Three COVID-19 pa-
tients died in Pali and
Ajmer each, two in
Jaipur and Jodhpur
each, one in Bharatpur,
Jhalawar, Karauli,
Kota, Nagaur, Rajsa-
mand, Sikar and
Udaipur, according to
an official report here.
On the other hand, the
maximum number of
fresh cases were detect-
ed in Jaipur where 555
people tested positive.
A total of 2,34,336 pa-
tients have recovered
from the infection in
the state.
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The police
are working on honey
trap angle in the death
of a married man, who
went missing from
Jodhpur, in suspicious
circumstances in
Jharkhand.
Vaibhav Bharvaga,
aged 44 years, had gone
missing on 21 Novem-
ber, but he was found
dead in Dhanbad in
Jharkhand in mysteri-
ous circumstances.
Police examined his
call details and traced a
woman who lived near
his house in Jodhpur.
Vaibhav and the woman
used to talk. Police are
also probing transac-
tions of money. Looking
at the sensitivity of the
case, Jodhpur police
commissioner Jose Mo-
han is supervising in-
vestigation.
First India Bureau
Ajmer: The Ganj police
station had to register a
case of suspected mur-
der against a Delhi Gate
situated hotel owner
Rohit Hemnani and
manager Praveen Vish-
noi after the family
members of the de-
ceased hotel cook Kap-
tan Cheeta created a
furore at the police sta-
tion.
Earlier Ganj police had
found cook hanging in
top floor staff quarters
of the hotel without any
suicide note but was
considering it a suicide
case.
According to manager,
cook was last seen on
Saturday. SHO Dharm-
veer Singh was in pro-
cess of getting post
mortem done by a medi-
cal board on request
made by the family.
State detects
2,518 fresh
Covid cases,
555 from Jpr
Honey-trap
angle in death
of 44-yr-old
Hotel cook
found hanging
in staff room
TEMPLE RE-OPENS TOMORROW
Jaipur’s Govind Devji temple being sanitized on Sunday, as the temple gears up to
welcome devotees on Tuesday. Meanwhile, some devotees can be seen praying outside
the temple gates on Sunday. The temple re-opens after almost 8 months tomorrow due
to coronavirus pandemic. From December 1, devotees can seek darshan in morning from
7.45 am to 12 noon & evening from 4 pm till 6.30. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
TEMPLE BEING SANITISED
DEVOTION REMAINS SAME
Stigma, lack of clarity put people with comorbidities at risk and so doctors are being cautious
to protect older adults from infection; medics collect swab sample of an elderly-man at city
hospital. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR
Siddharth Mahajan, secy medical health & family
welfare dept, has issued an order in this regard
Injured Ashok Singh Rajawat at Dholpur district hospital.
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ew South Wales
premier Gladys
B e re j i k l i a n ,
who last week
carriedonwork-
ingforuptotwohourswhile
awaiting the results of a
rapidCOVIDtest,wasn’tthe
first Australian to “soldier
on”inthefaceof healthcon-
cerns and a big day at work.
And she almost certain-
ly won’t be the last, despite
the COVID pandemic mak-
ing it clearer than ever be-
fore it’s important to take
time off if you’re sick or
self-isolating.
Soldiering on — also
known as “sickness presen-
teeism” — is alive and well
even in 2020. Many people,
from state premiers to min-
imum-wage workers, feel
they have no choice but to
showupandcarryon.Those
with precarious employ-
ment may feel as if their
entire job hinges on it.
If a pandemic won’t get
workers to call in sick, then
what will? What we need is
for managers and leaders
(state premiers included)
to model responsible be-
haviour, and foster a
healthy workplace culture
in which soldiering on
isn’t celebrated as heroic.
A 2016 report by Pathol-
ogy Awareness Australia
estimated the economic
costs of workers turning
up sick or putting in un-
necessary extra hours at
more than A$34 billion a
year, due to productivity
loss and the spread of in-
fection to coworkers.
Since the advent of COV-
ID, it has become a signifi-
cant public health issue
too. Cases have been traced
to workers spreading the
virus at work, including
abattoirs and health-care
facilities.
Presenteeism is found
throughout the employ-
ment spectrum, but is
more prevalent among “es-
sential” workers, such as
those in health care, who
typically report feeling
“socially obligated” to at-
tend work.
A 2019 survey of 6,387
women in the public sector
found 90% had gone to
work while sick in the pre-
ceding 12 months. The
main reasons included
workload pressures (52%),
and the perception they
weren’t sick enough to stay
home (54%).
But why is sickness pres-
enteeism still a thing in
2020? The sad fact is that
even amid a pandemic,
workers in essential ser-
vices such as aged care and
teaching report feeling
pressured by their manag-
ers to turn up to work.
Another reason is the
broader socioeconomic is-
sue of job insecurity. Work-
ers on temporary or casual
contracts may not have sick
pay entitlements at all, or
feel their job is at risk if
they are absent. Coupled
with the workload pres-
sures typical of precarious
work, these people face an
almost impossible dilemma
when sick or self-isolating.
HOW WORKPLACES
CAN HELP
The onus is on businesses
and organisations to en-
sure a safe working envi-
ronment.Thismeansestab-
lishing clear expectations
and protocols regarding
staying home when unwell,
and should also include the
opportunity for remote
working when workers feel
well enough to work but
may still be infectious.
Workplaces should also
provide appropriate per-
sonal protective equip-
ment, hand hygiene, and
socialdistancingmeasures.
Organisations should of-
fer medical and well-being
support and care to em-
ployees at risk of suffering
most under sickness pres-
enteeism, such as essential
workers and those in pre-
carious employment.
More broadly, managers
and organisations should
understand that tacitly en-
couraging people to come
to work while unwell im-
pairs organisational per-
formance. Leaders should
not preside over a culture
in which overwork and “al-
ways being on duty” are
lionised. Instead, they
should communicate that
it’s OK not to come to work
if you’re not well, and that
it’s important to take a sick
day if you’re sick.
A crucial element of this
is to prepare contingency
plans for absences, so em-
ployees know that work
can still be done without
them and their absence
won’t be disastrous.
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Taking proper sick leave has never been more crucial!
N
he successful encounter at
Nagrota, near Jammu on NH
44, in which four heavily
armed Pakistani terrorists
were gunned down by the
alert and diligent Indian se-
curity forces has once again
exposed the fact that the
Deep State in Pakistan con-
tinues to rule the roost with
a singular agenda of bleed-
ing India through thousand
cuts. Similar encounters had
taken place on the same Na-
tional Highway (NH) in the
past as well. Pakistan contin-
ues to use unabated the Inter-
national Border (IB) sector as
a preferred route of infiltra-
tion not only for terrorists
but also for narco –terrorism
as it provides the twin advan-
tage of movement into J&K
or Punjab. Also, the modus
operandi adopted in most
cases is near identical. After
revocation of Article 370 in
J&K, Pakistan’s desperation
to create trouble has in-
creased manifold. With the
Indian Army adopting a very
strong and nearly impenetra-
ble counter infiltration grid
on the Line of Control (LoC)
and equally impregnable
counter terrorism grid in-
side the Valley, Pakistan
Army has shifted focus to the
IB sector with a comparative-
ly higher success rate.
Pakistan is going through
the worst phase of its history
since its formation in 1947 af-
ter a bloody partition of the
Indian sub-continent based
on Two-Nation theory. Ever
since its formation Pakistan
has suffered the dilemma of
identity. The diversity in lan-
guage and culture coupled
with feudal society has pre-
vented Pakistan to emerge as
a single entity. Regional loyal-
ties have surpassed the na-
tional identity leaving Paki-
stan Army alone as a symbol
of national identity. This has
been exploited by the Army
to its advantage by becoming
the virtual ruler. To ensure
its continued hold over the
nation’s defence and foreign
policy, the Army has created
a myth of India being an ex-
istential threat. At the same
time it has promoted Kash-
mir as an unfinished agenda
of partition and as the jugu-
lar vein of Pakistan. Despite
Pakistan’s obsession for
Kashmir costing it dearly
both economically and strate-
gically it refuses to relent.
India continues to be an exis-
tential threat. Terrorism con-
tinues to remain an instru-
ment of its state policy. Kash-
mir continues to be the rai-
son d’etre for continued su-
premacy of its Army.
Politically and economi-
cally Pakistan is on verge of
collapse. Imran Khan Niazi is
the target of a domestic rebel-
lion against his government
by the conglomeration of 11
opposition parties under the
banner of Pakistan Demo-
cratic Movement (PDM). The
groundswell of protests
against him has shaken Im-
ran Khan. Even his mentor
and saviour Gen Bajwa,
Chief of Army Staff and his
ISI chief are also not being
spared by the public. Ex-PM
Nawaz Sharif from exile in
London has launched a fron-
tal assault on the COAS. This
has unnerved the Army as
well. Army is quite conscious
of its image among the peo-
ple but that is gradually erod-
ing due to involvement of
senior army officers in cases
of corruption and scam. The
top army leadership includ-
ing retired generals are own-
ing large business houses in-
cluding the real estate. While
a common man is finding dif-
ficult to get two square meals
a day, the Army is eating up
the large slice of national
budget. The economy is in
doldrums. Saudi Arabia, a
liberal donor for Pakistan, is
unhappy with Imran Khan
due to his growing proximity
to Turkey. Pakistan is neck
deep in debt and is resorting
to borrowings to service debt.
Unemployment, inflation and
high price rise is the common
thing for ordinary Pakistanis
with Imran Khan doing noth-
ing to resolve these. His total
surrender to China is also be-
ing resented by the ordinary
Pakistanis. Pakistan is clos-
est to implosion at this stage
due to growing turmoil in
Baluchistan, increased un-
rest in Khyber-Pakhtunkh-
wa, revolt in POJK and Gilgit
Baltistan and the growing
dissent in Sindh due to the
ongoing protests by PDM. At-
tempts to integrate GB as its
fifth province and holding of
elections there has met with
stiff opposition from the lo-
cals. The results of the elec-
tions are being contested
terming them as fudged. Bal-
awaristan Movement, an in-
dependent Gilgit-Baltistan, is
gaining momentum.
With shaky and confused
Imran Khan coupled with
nervous Pakistan Army un-
der tremendous pressure
fromChinatotiedownIndian
Army, the time tested Paki-
stani formula of creating an
India bogey at home has been
put into practice to generate
anti-India public opinion.
Repeated unprovoked
ceasefire violations and at-
tempts to push in terrorists
have become a norm. Apart
from attempts to distract
public attention at home,
these are also being used to
keep Kashmir in focus of the
international community as
a potential flash point. Paki-
stan’s nuclear black mail has
been exposed and is no long-
er being used as a threat by
its leadership. It has in-
creased its dependence on
terrorist activities and the
Deep state is involved in
spreading its tentacles in
other parts of the country
apart from Kashmir.
Though Kashmir for the
time being continues to re-
main its main focus because
of the realisation that with
passing of each day peace-
fully Pakistan is losing its rel-
evance in Kashmir. That was
the main reason of infiltrat-
ing heavily armed group with
about 750 kg of RDX to create
mayhem in Kashmir on the
pattern of 26/11 Mumbai at-
tacks on the eve of the Dis-
trict Development Council
elections being held in J&K.
For Pakistan, China Factor
has also become over riding.
China is egging Pakistan to
continue its obsession and
keep the pot boiling in Kash-
mir. It needs hold in Gilgit-
Baltistananddoesnotwantto
part with Shaksgam and Ak-
saichin. Hence irrespective
of the success achieved by us
at Nagrota, Pakistan is not go-
ing to relent. We have to be
pro-active and make the cost
of such attempts prohibitive
for the Deep state.
Let this encounter at Na-
grota not meet the same fate
like the similar encounters
of the past. It should ring the
warning bells of smelling the
coffee and pulling up our
socks. Pakistan is not going
to relent or change, we will
have to change ourselves if
we want to have a zero toler-
ance policy against terror.
Border Security Force
(BSF) has failed repeatedly to
prevent infiltration from the
IB sector. A serious review of
command and control of all
border guarding forces on the
LAC and IB is an urgent re-
quirement. What happened
on the LAC during the ongo-
ing standoff with PLA Army
isquitefreshinourminds?To
havegreatercoordinationand
effective command and con-
trol these need to be placed
under Ministry of Defence
and the local Army forma-
tion. The present system has
been found wanting time and
again. Let not this important
aspect of national security
become a victim of turf wars.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
T
With the
Indian Army
adopting a
very strong
and nearly
impenetrable
counter
infiltration
grid on LoC
and equally
impregnable
counter
terrorism grid
inside the
Valley,
Pakistan Army
has shifted
focus to the IB
sector with a
comparatively
higher success
rate.
IT SHOULD RING THE WARNING BELLS OF
SMELLING THE COFFEE AND PULLING UP OUR
SOCKS. PAKISTAN IS NOT GOING TO RELENT
OR CHANGE, WE WILL HAVE TO CHANGE
OURSELVES IF WE WANT TO HAVE A ZERO
TOLERANCE POLICY AGAINST TERROR.
BRIG VETERAN
ANIL GUPTA
The author is a Jammu
based veteran, political
commentator, columnist, security
and strategic analyst
NAGROTA ENCOUNTER
WILL PAKISTAN RELENT
Security personnel inspect the site of the encounter,
at Nagrota Ban toll Plaza in Jammu. —FILE PHOTO
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doing one’s own (path)
without excellence than in
doing another’s (path) well.
—The Bhagavad Gita
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New Delhi: In a bid to
allay fears of farmers
who have been protest-
ing against the new
farm laws, Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi on
Sunday said that the
agricultural reforms
have opened the doors
of new opportunities
for farmers and gave
them more rights.
“Recent agri-reforms
have opened the doors
of new opportunities
for farmers. Decades-
old demands of farmers
which were promised
by many political par-
ties have now been met.
Parliament has recent-
ly passed farm reform
laws after rigorous
brainstorming. These
reforms have not only
broken shackles of
farmers but have also
given new rights and
opportunities to them,”
PM Modi said while ad-
dressing the nation in
the 71st edition of his
monthly radio pro-
gramme ‘Mann Ki
Baat’. “Under this law,
it is mandatory to pay
farmers within three
days of purchasing the
produce. If payment is
not made, then the
farmer can lodge a com-
plaint. Another major
provision is that the
SDM of the area must
address the complaint
of the farmer within
one month,” he said.
The PM requested
the youth especially
those studying agricul-
ture to go to nearby vil-
lages and make farmers
aware about modern
farming & recent farm
reforms. “By doing this,
you will become a part-
ner in big change that is
happening in the coun-
try,” he said. —ANI
MVA GOVT IS ‘ANTI-VIDARBHA’:
SAYS BJP’s DEVENDRA FADNAVIS
Nagpur: BJP leader Dev-
endra Fadnavis on Sunday
accused the MVA govern-
ment in Maharashtra of
being “anti-Vidarbha”
and neglecting the region
by not providing funds
for its development. The
only development works
underway in the Vidarbha
region are those approved
by Union minister Nitin
Gadkari, Fadnavis claimed
while addressing BJP
workers ahead of the De-
cember 1 MLC poll for the
East Vidarbha graduates’
constituency where the
party has fielded Sandip
Joshi. “This government
is completely anti-Vidarb-
ha & its approach is same
towards Marathwada and
other backward regions,”
alleged Fadnavis, who
hails from Nagpur.
NORTH INDIA LIKELY TO HAVE
HARSHER WINTER: IMD
New Delhi: North India is likely to expect a
harsher winter and can see a rise in the frequency
of cold waves this season, IMD Director General
Mrutunjay Mohapatra said. The IMD, in its winter
forecast for December to February, said below
normal minimum temperatures are likely over
north and central India. The winter is likely to be
harsher in north India this season, Mohapatra
said. He added that night temperatures in north
India are likely to be below normal, while the day
temperatures are expected to be above normal.
THANE: MAN KILLED BY DUMPER
AT ROAD WORK SITE, DRIVER HELD
Thane: The driver of a
dumper was arrested in
Thane district for al-
legedly running over a
watchman, police said on
Sunday, while informing
about the mishap, which
took place in the district.
The incident happened in
the early hours of Sunday
on Shil Kalyan road near
Khidali, a police official
said. “Road work was
going on at the site when
the incident happened.
Dumper driver Sadrul An-
sari has been arrested,”
the Shil Daighar police
station official said, while
further elaborating about
the incident and Shil
Kalyan added saying that
the driver Ansari is being
interrogated in connec-
tion with the case by the
police officials.
FARMERS DUMP GUAVAS IN
GARBAGE VEHICLE AS PRICES CRASH
Indore: A video showing a group of farmers
dumping freshly-harvested guavas into a civic
garbage collection vehicle here has gone viral
on social media. The wholesale prices of this vi-
tamin C-rich fruit at Devi Ahilya Bai Holkar Fruit
and Vegetable Market in Indore currently rang-
es between Rs 4 and Rs 10 per kilo, sources in
the market said on Sunday. Farm sector experts
said the prices of guava have nosedived due to
its abundant crop, which is ultimately causing
losses to the cultivators.
PM MODI ADDRESSES 71ST EDITION OF RADIO PROGRAMME MANN KI BAAT
FARMERS GOT NEW RIGHTS
WITH NEW FARM LAWS: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation through his radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, in New Delhi on Sunday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The PM requested the youth especially those studying agriculture to go to nearby
villages and make farmers aware about modern farming and recent farm reforms
Victoria: India has
vowed to further en-
hance its strategic part-
nership with Seychelles
in the post-COVID era as
External Affairs Minis-
ter S Jaishankar held
high-level talks with the
country’s top leadership
here during his two-day
visit to the key Indian
Ocean nation.
S Jaishankar, who ar-
rived from the United
Arab Emirates, also vis-
ited Bahrain as part of
this three-nation tour
whichbeganonTuesday.
During his visit, he
called on Seychelles’
newly-elected Indian-
origin President Wavel
Ramkalawan on Friday
and congratulated him
on his recent electoral
victory.
S Jaishankar and
Wavel Ramkalawan dis-
cussed the historical
neighbourly relation-
ship strengthened by a
shared belief in values
of democracy and rule
of law.
He “iterated India’s
resolve to further en-
hance the India-Sey-
chelles strategic part-
nership in the post-
COVID era,” the Minis-
try of External Affairs
said in a statement on
Saturday.
He also spoke of cen-
trality of Seychelles to
India’s vision of SA-
GAR (Security And
Growth for All in the
Region) that character-
ised India’s policy to-
wards the Indian Ocean
Region. —PTI
Srinagar: Two days af-
ter Mehbooba Mufti al-
leged that she was not
allowed to meet an ar-
rested youth leader of
her party, the PDP chief
and former Jammu and
Kashmir chief minister
on Sunday (November
29) accused the BJP of
muzzling dissent and
attempting to ban her
party.
“They are trying to
get to me. They want to
ban my party. Because I
raise my voice, I am re-
peatedly told that Arti-
cle 370 is being talked
about since my release.
But what can I do about
that?” she said.
Accusing the BJP of
labelling religious
groups as terrorists –
Muslims as Pakistanis,
Sardars as Khalistani
and social activists as
Urban Naxals – Mufti
asked if only workers
of the saffron party
were legit “Hindustan-
is”.
She said the BJP has
increased its attack on
her party. “After we de-
cided to participate in
the DDC election, the
degree of oppression
has increased in Jam-
mu and Kashmir. Can-
didates of PAGD are
confined and are not al-
lowed to go out for cam-
paigning. How will can-
didates contest if they
are not allowed to can-
vass?” she said adding
that the issue will con-
tinue until and unless
Article 370 is not rein-
stated.
Mufti had alleged
that she was detained
and her daughter Iltija
was placed under house
arrest when they tried
to meet the family of
the party’s youth wing
president Waheed-ur-
Rheman Parra, who
was arrested by the NIA
in a terror case on
Wednesday.—Agencies
New Delhi: President
Ram Nath Kovind on
Sunday greeted citizens
on the eve of Guru
Nanak Dev’s birth an-
niversary, saying he
showed people the path
of unity, harmony and
service. The life and
teachings of Guru
Nanak Dev are inspira-
tion for all human be-
ings, he said.
“He showed people
the path of unity, har-
mony, fraternity, comity
and service, and gave
an economic philoso-
phy to realize a lifestyle
based on hard work,
honesty and self-re-
spect,” Kovind said.
Guru Nanak Dev gave
the basic mantra of Ek
Onkar’ to his followers
and insisted on treating
all human beings equal-
ly, without discriminat-
ing on the basis of caste,
creed and gender. His
message of ‘Naam Japo,
Kirat Karo and Vand
Chhako’ contains the
essence of all his teach-
ings, he said.
‘India to enhance
ties with Seychelles
in Post - Covid era’
BJP wants to ban my party, as I raise my voice, says Mufti
Mehbooba Mufti speaks to media in Srinagar on Sunday. —ANI
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar
‘Life of Guru Nanak Dev
is an inspiration for all’
PM SHARES STORY OF HARYANA FARMER
WHO SELLS STUBBLE TO EARN MONEY
New Delhi: At a time when Delhi’s
air pollution levels have spiked due
to stubble burning in neighbouring
states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi
on Sunday shared the story of a
farmer from Haryana who is mak-
ing money by selling stubble to agro
energy plant and paper mill. “Virendra
Yadav ji used to live in Australia. Two
years ago, he came to India and now
lives in Haryana’s Kaithal. Like others,
farm stubble was a big problem for
him also. Efforts are being made on
a large scale to resolve the issue. To
find a solution to stubble, Virendra ji
bought a Straw Baler machine to make
bundles of straw. For this, he also
received financial assistance from the
agricultural department,” PM Modi
said while addressing the nation in
the monthly radio programme ‘Mann
Ki Baat’. “He then sold those bales to
agro energy plant and paper mill. In
two years, he has done a business of
over Rs 1.5 crore and earned a profit
of Rs 50 lakhs. —ANI
‘DEVELOP CREATIVE
PLATFORMS TO
INVOLVE ALUMNI’
‘CULTURE IS OF
GREAT USE DURING
CRISIS, SAYS PM
New Delhi: Emphasising on
strong, vibrant and active alumni
network, PM Narendra Modi on
Sunday urged educational institu-
tions to adopt innovative methods
and develop creative platforms for
engagement with alumni. “I would
like to urge former students to
keep consolidating their bonding
with the institution in which they
have studied. Whether it is at the
level of the school, college, or uni-
versity. I also urge the institutions
to work on new and innovative
ways of alumni engagement and
develop creative platforms so that
alumni can be actively involved,”
PM Modi said while addressing
the nation in the 71st edition of his
monthly radio programme ‘Mann
Ki Baat’. —ANI
New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi
emphasised on the use of technol-
ogy in conserving heritage and
also said that culture is of great
use in times of crisis and plays
an important role in overcoming
it. Addressing the nation in the
71st edition of his monthly radio
programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’, he said
that people celebrated the heritage
week in innovative ways during
times of coronavirus. “A few days
back, we celebrated World Heritage
Week... Despite coronavirus, we
witnessed people celebrating the
heritage week in innovative ways.
Culture is of great use in times of
crisis, it plays an important role in
overcoming it. Through technol-
ogy, culture acts as an emotional
recharge,” he said. —ANI
CELEBRATIONS GALORE...
Cadets ride on bicycles during an awareness rally on the anniversary of the NCC at Gandhi Maidan, in Patna. on Sunday —PHOTO BY PTI
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which is convenient for
the farmers. Market
fees will also be charged
from traders for pur-
chases outside the man-
di premises. A provi-
sion of fine of up to Rs
5 lakh and imprison-
ment of up to seven
years has been made on
the traders and compa-
nies for violation of the
terms of contract farm-
ing or harassing the
farmers. In addition to
the three agricultural
laws of the Center, the
Code of Civil Proce-
dure, 1908, has been
amended, keeping
farmers with land hold-
ing of up to 5 acres free
from attachment if they
do not repay their
debts.”
Gehlot in his letter
has attracted the atten-
tion of PM Modi on the
farmer movement. The
Chief Minister has
written that on 26 No-
vember, when the coun-
try was celebrating
Constitution Day, sticks
and water canon were
being run on the Anna-
data of the country. “To
prevent farmers from
reaching Delhi to keep
their demands, roads
were dug and blockades
were also installed. The
central government
tried to take away the
right to protest against
the farmers which is
not justified. The farm-
ers have cultivated the
land of the country
with their blood and
sweat. The central gov-
ernment should imme-
diately resolve their
problems by listening to
their demands,” he
said. CM has written
that even when GDP
growth rate has been
-7.5% in FY 2020-21, the
agriculture sector has
increased by 3.4%. The
Chief Minister has de-
manded that Prime
Minister Modi should
reconsider these laws to
protect the interests of
farmers and democrat-
ic values.
School, colleges...
so that social distanc-
ing is maintained and
the number of employ-
ees is less. The revised
guidelines will remain
in force till December
31. The collectors will
not be able to enforce
lockdown outside the
Containment Zone
without the govern-
ment’s permission.
On Dev...
On the work front, PM
will inaugurate a six-
lane stretch of the na-
tional highway between
the city and Prayagraj.
He will also visit Kashi
Vishwanath temple cor-
ridor project and go to
the Sarnath archaeo-
logical site as well.
‘Will turn...
“The BJP will not un-
dermine any election,
whether they are gully
or national elections.
We have come to Hy-
derabad because you
don’t come out of your
farmhouse and your
government has not
cleaned up even a single
gully,” he said.
Referring to the alle-
gations that the BJP
ministers had not come
to call on people when
Hyderabad was in
floods and the Modi gov-
ernment had not given
a single rupee towards
flood relief, Shah sought
to know whether KCR
or AIMIM leaders had
visited any flood-affect-
ed areas.
Reacting to MIM pres-
ident Asaduddin Owai-
si’s question as to what
the Centre was doing
when Rohingyas were
staying illegally in the
country, Shah said eve-
rybody had watched on
television sets as to who
had made a hue and cry
in Parliament, when the
Centre was bringing a
bill to repatriate Rohig-
yas. “Let Owaisi give it
in writing. We shall
drive away Rohingyas
immediately,” he said.
“Owaisi knows who
wanted to merge Hy-
derabad with Pakistan.
We don’t appease any-
body, but serve every-
body. All our welfare
schemes are meant for
Sabka Saath, Sabka Vi-
kas, irrespective of
whether they are Hin-
dus or Muslims,” he
said. —Agencies
Farmers reject...
They said the farmers
will not accept any con-
ditional dialogue and
will block all five entry
points to Delhi.“The
condition laid down by
Home Minister is not
acceptable to us. We
will not hold any condi-
tional talks. We reject
the government’s offer,”
Surjeet S Phul, BKU’s
Punjab prez said.
Covidshield trial...
for its testing, ‘manufac-
ture and distribution’,
failing which legal ac-
tion would be taken.
The legal notice has
been sent to Pune based
SII, which has collabo-
rated with Oxford Uni-
versity and Astra Zene-
ca to make the vaccine.
ICMR, one of the spon-
sors besides SII, and Sri
Ramachandra Institute
of Higher Education &
Research, which admin-
istered the vaccine,
have been served with
the notice. —PTI
FROM PG 1
New Delhi: After
spending another night
in the cold, thousands
of farmers continued to
protest against the Cen-
tre’s new agri laws on
the fourth consecutive
day on Sunday, staying
put at the Singhu and
Tikri border points. #
“We do not accept the
condition of their (govt)
proposal. We are ready
to talk but will not ac-
cept any condition
now,” said Gurnam Sin-
gh Chadhoni, Haryana
unit president for the
Bhartiya Kisan Union.
Darshan Pal, Punjab
president of Krantikari
Kisan Union, said, “The
government has invited
us to talk with condi-
tions. The environment
should be created for a
conversation. We will
not talk if there are any
conditions”.
Union Home Minister
Amit Shah appealed to
the farmers to shift to
the Burari ground and
had said the Centre was
ready to hold discus-
sions with them as soon
as they move to the des-
ignated place. A delega-
tion of the farmers has
been invited for a dis-
cussion on December 3,
he said, adding now that
some of their unions
have demanded that
talks should be held im-
mediately, the central
government is ready to
do so as soon as the pro-
testersshifttogroundin
Burari.—PTI
Situation remains tense around
Delhi-UP border and beyondHundreds of farmers from Rajasthan & Punjab continued to join the farmers’ protest at the border areas
A large number of farmers gather during their protest against the
farm laws at Singhu border in New Delhi on Sunday.
A women farmer holds a stick during their protest against the
farm laws at Delhi-Ghaziabad border in New Delhi on Sunday.
New Delhi: Nearly 71
per cent of the 496 new
COVID-19 fatalities re-
ported in a span of 24
hours from 8 states and
union territories with
Delhi recording the
highest number of 89
deaths followed by Ma-
harashtra with 88 and
West Bengal with 52,
the Union health minis-
try said on Sunday. It
said 22 states and UTs
have recorded case fa-
tality rates lower than
the national average of
1.46 per cent.
The total cases
mounted to 93,92,919
with 41,810 new infec-
tions being reported in
a day, while the death
toll climbed to 1,36,696
with 496 new fatalities.
The active COVID-19
caseload remained be-
low 5 lakh for the 19th
consecutive day.There
are 4,53,956 active coro-
navirus infections in
the country which com-
prises 4.83 per cent of
the total caseload, the
data stated.
The number of peo-
ple who have recuper-
ated from the disease
surged to 88,02,267
pushing the national re-
covery rate to 93.71 per
cent. India’’s COVID-19
tally had crossed the 20-
lakh mark on August 7,
30 lakh on August 23
and 40 lakh on Septem-
ber 5. It went past 50
lakh on September 16,
60 lakh on September
28, 70 lakh on October
11, crossed 80 lakh on
October 29, and sur-
passed 90 lakh on No-
vember 20. As per
ICMR, over 13.95 crore
samples have been test-
ed up to November 28
with 12,83,449 samples
being tested on Satur-
day. The 496 new fatali-
ties include 89 from
Delhi, 88 from Maha-
rashtra 52 from West
Bengal, 30 from Hary-
ana, 28 from Punjab, 25
from Kerala and 21 from
Uttar Pradesh.
1,36,696 deaths have
been reported so far in
the country including
46,986 from Maharash-
tra, 11,750 from Karna-
taka, 11,694 from Tamil
Nadu, 8,998 from Delhi,
8,322 from West Bengal,
7,718fromUP, 6,981from
Andhra Pradesh, 4,765
from Punjab, 3,953 from
Gujarat and 3,237 from
Madhya Pradesh. —PTI
Coronavirus: Cause for worry as
cases rise steadily in 8 states & UT
Bhopal: Madhya
Pradesh, which is
known as the "tiger
state" of India, has lost
26 striped animals so
far this year, as per the
National Tiger Conser-
vation Authority.
Reacting to it, Mad-
hya Pradesh Forest
Minister Vijay Shah
told PTI that the aver-
age death rate of tigers
was less compared to
their birth rate in the
state in last six years.
According to the Na-
tional Tiger Conserva-
tion Authoritys (NTCA)
website, out of the 26
tiger deaths reported
since April this year,
MP lost 21 felines inside
the tiger reserves, in-
cluding 10 in the Band-
havgarh Tiger Reserve.
No tiger death was re-
ported in the first three
months of this year, as
per the data.
In 2019, the state lost
28 tigers while three
cases of seizures of
body parts due to poach-
ing were also reported.
Karnataka, which is
on the second position
in the number of tigers
in the country, regis-
tered eight deaths and
two seizures of tiger
body parts this year, as
per the data. The state
lost 12 big cats last year.
"Right now, MP has
124 tiger cubs. The cubs
were not counted dur-
ing the last census (in
2018). In the next count,
we are going to have
more than 600 tigers,"
Mr Shah said.
"We have more tigers
than the area for them.
Take the example of
Bandhavgarh Tiger Re-
serve-it has 125 tigers
whereas it has the terri-
tory to house only 90,"
he said. The minister
attributed the big num-
ber of tiger deaths in
Bandhavgarh to the ter-
ritorial fight among the
big cats for space and
dominance. —PTI
MP loses 26 Tigers;
birth rate rore than
deaths, says govt
Thiruvananthapuram:
Kerala Chief Minister
Pinarayi Vijayan has
said that the State Dis-
aster Management Au-
thority has directed the
public to be vigilant as
the impact of the low-
pressure area formed in
the Bay of Bengal may
cause extremely heavy
rainfall and strong
winds in parts of Kera-
la. “Going to sea from
the coast of Kerala will
be completely banned
from midnight on No-
vember 30 as the sea is
likely to be very rough
from December 1. —PTI
Chennai: The Chennai
Air Customs officials
have seized 3.15 kilo-
gram of gold worth Rs
1.57 crores from Chen-
nai International Air-
port and arrested three
accused in connection
with the recovery. As
per a tweet by Chennai
Air Customs on Sun-
day, gold sheets or foils
were recovered from
LCD monitors, 12 gold
sheets from a laptop
and a trolley bag and
three packets of gold
paste were recovered
from the pant of the ac-
cused. —ANI
Gold worth Rs
1.57 cr seized at
Chennai Airport
Heavy rains likely
in Kerala over
next few days
Mumbai: Late music
composer Wajid Khan's
wife, Kamalrukh Khan,
has claimed she was
subjected to "scare tac-
tics" & was made an
"outcast" by her in-laws
after she refused to con-
vert to Islam.Wajid
Khan of duo Sajid-Wa-
jid passed away in June.
Opening up about her
experience through an
Instagram handle, Ka-
malrukh said she is a
Parsi who got married
to the "Dabangg" com-
poser under the Special
Marriages Act. —PTI
New Delhi: Bollywood
actor-turned-politician
Urmila Matondkar, who
exited Congress just 5
months after contesting
the 2019 Lok Sabha elec-
tions on its ticket, will
join the Shiv Sena on
Monday. In her state-
ment, Urmila Matond-
kar said, “My political
and social sensibilities
refuse to allow vested
interests in the party to
use me as a means to
fight petty in-house poli-
tics instead of working
onabiggergoalinMum-
bai Congress.” —PTI
Wajid ’s family tried to
convert me to Islam: Wife
Urmila Matondkar set to
join Shiv Sena today
‘TALK TO FARMERS
UNCONDITIONALLY’
Wajid Khan’s wife KamalrukhUrmila Matondkar
People wearing face masks stand in line to enter a station in New Delhi. —FILE PHOTO
HOLY DIP BANNED ON KARTIK PURNIMA
Panaji: The Indian
Navy has recovered
some debris of the
MiG-29K aircraft that
went missing 3 days
back in the Arabian
Sea off the Goa coast,
a spokesperson said
on Sunday, adding the
search continued
with ships and air-
craft for missing pilot
CdrNishantSingh.In
addition to nine war-
ships and 14 aircraft
engaged in search ef-
forts, Indian Navy’s
FastInterceptorCraft
also deployed to
search waters along
the coast, a defence
releasesaid.TheMiG-
29K trainer aircraft
crashed into the Ara-
bian sea on Thursday.
One of the pilots on
boardtheaircraftwas
rescued while an op-
eration is still under-
way to locate Com-
mander Nishant Sin-
gh. The Mig-29 air-
craft operate from the
IndianNavy’saircraft
carrier INS Vikrama-
ditya. —PTI
MiG debris located
in search operation
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COVID Warriors wrestle COVID Survivors
in a friendly golf match at Rambagh Club
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A friendly golf
match ‘COVID Warri-
ors v/s COVID Survi-
vors’ was organised on
Sunday between the
Rambagh Golf Club
management commit-
tee and tournament or-
ganising committee.
The contest was inau-
gurated by the Ram-
bagh Golf Club Captain
Dr Ashok Gupta.
The game turned out
to be a thrilling one and
witnessed an exciting
finish. A total of 97 golf-
ers took part in the
match. During the com-
petition, COVID-19
guidelines were fol-
lowed per the directives
of the state govern-
ment. At the start of the
match, all the partici-
pating golfers were dis-
tributed with the
masks, while social dis-
tancing was abided at
the course.
The prizes to the win-
ners and mementoes to
the COVID Warriors
were presented by the
Chief Guest Ashok
Chandana, Minister of
Youth Affairs & Sports,
Rajasthan.
Sports Minister Ashok Chandana along with the winners.
Abhishek Srivastava
Jaipur: UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal has
decided to put to task
the random land allot-
ments made by the de-
velopment authorities
and urban improve-
ment trusts across the
state to numerous char-
itable, educational,
health and social wel-
fare organisations &
institutions on subsi-
dised rates.
Complying with Dha-
riwal’s instructions the
UDH department had
sent a format to all the
development authori-
ties and UITs to submit
the details of all such
land allotments.
According to the de-
tails received a total of
1,434 cases have been
sent from across the
state.
In these questionable
land allotments, Jaipur
Development Authori-
ty has a share of 413
cases, Ajmer Develop-
ment Authority of 132,
Jodhpur Development
Authority of 113, RHB
– 93, Alwar UIT-138,
Bharatpur UIT-12,
Bhilwara-117, Bikaner
UIT-38, Chittorgarh
UIT-1, Kota UIT- 249,
Sri Ganganagar UIT-12,
Sikar UIT- 83 and
Udaipur UIT has re-
ported 107 such cases.
The buck doesn’t
stop here and PS UDH
Bhaskar A Sawant has
sent the information
regarding all the 1434
cases with the UDH
minister who in turn
has a detailed action
plan to ensure that the
land allotments done
by the government at
throwaway prices actu-
ally benefit the poor
and the deprived sec-
tion of the society.
Dhariwal puts to
task random land
allotments at
subsidised rates
FI VIEW
This certainly is a
welcome move by the
state government if
executed in the true
spirit of the word
because undoubtedly
there has been a ram-
pant misuse of the
discretionary powers
by the development
authorities and
improvement trusts
in making land allot-
ments for schools,
colleges, universities,
hospitals, dharam-
shalas, student hos-
tels, widow / old age
homes, employment
centres etc across
the state.
AS MANY AS 30 TIGERS WENT MISSING
FROM STATE RESERVES IN LAST 10 YEARSNirmal Tiwari
Jaipur. A shocking
fact of as many as 30
tigers missing in the
state in last decade has
come to light in an ex-
clusive report that
First India accessed.
The confidential de-
partmental report of
2019 confirms that 25
tigers were believed to
be missing until last
year and in all proba-
bility most of them are
dead now.
The three tiger re-
serves in the state viz.
Sariska, Ranthambore
and Mukundra are re-
sponsible for the con-
servation of tigers
managed by the state
forest department ap-
pear to be mere pawns
in the hands of the
greedy tourist mafia.
The confidential re-
port reveals the black
saga of the charade of
tiger conservation in
the state during the
past decade.
In 2010 Rantham-
bore witnessed miss-
ing aged tigress T-14,
radio collared tiger
T-21, tigress T-27 from
Gilasagar, tiger T-29
from Mandup, tiger
T-40 from Bertha.
In 2011, Rantham-
bore witnessed miss-
ing cub T-49 and cub
T-50. In 2013, Rantham-
bore witnessed miss-
ing tigress T-17 (Sund-
ari) and in all probabil-
ity, poached, tigress
T-31 from Indala, cub
T-67 from Darra and
cub T-68 from Darra.
In 2014, Rantham-
bore witnessed miss-
ing tigress T-53 from
Khandar Fort, tiger
T-55 from Bheed, cub
T-70 from Gilasagar
and cub T-76 from Chi-
rauli. In 2015, Ranth-
ambore witnessed
missing tigress T-22
from Nagadi, tigress
T-26 from Khatola and
tiger T-43 from Bhai-
ronpura.
Tigers missing from
Ranthambore without
a date in record are
T-42, T-47, T-71, Kaliya
T-88 from Jhumar Ba-
wari, cub T-90, after
her mother T-30’s
death, both cubs of
T-39, Kalu & Dholu and
T-92. Tiger ST-5 went
missing from Sariska a
few years ago and
poached. MT-1, MT-2
and a cub of MT-4 went
missing from Mukun-
dra tiger reserve. Wild-
life experts and social
workers like Anil Rog-
ers, Dinesh Durrani
(Sariska Foundation)
and Mukesh Seet are
of the view that the
forest department of-
ficials must be held re-
sponsible for the miss-
ing cats.
The massive botch
up also raises serious
questions on the so
called ‘monitoring’ by
the forest department
all the while.
It will be interesting
to see whether any-
body in the forest de-
partment wakes up to
this criminal negli-
gence in the name of
tiger conservation or
the drama of being
awake continues.
QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ANSWERED
z Have the anti-poaching,
camera traps and surveil-
lance systems installed
investing crores failed?
z Is the forest depart-
ment getting salaries for
tiger conservation or tour-
ism promotion?
z Why has no govern-
ment in the past decade
questioned the ‘missing’
reports by the forest of-
ficials?
z Why isn’t the missing
& death reports of the
tigers made public?
z What are lacunae in the
Tiger Protection Force?
z Why isn’t there no
State Wildlife Crime
Control Bureau?
z Why are experts and
experienced people not
chosen for the State Advi-
sory Committee?
z Why have there been
no appointments of
Honorary Wildlife Guards
in all m33 districts of the
state for the past 7 years?
z Who stalled the deci-
sion on declaring Kumb-
halgarh, Rangarh, Vish-
dhari and Dholpur as the
new tiger reserves?
z Is the tourism mafia
so powerful that it has
pressure on the forest
minister?
MERCURY PLUMMETS IN RAJ
Kids wrapped in woolen clothes feed pigeons outside Albert Hall on Sunday.
—PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA
Jaipur: Night
temperatures dipped
by a few degrees in
parts of Rajasthan,
where Mount Abu
was recorded as the
coldest place with a
minimum temperature
of 1 degree Celsius,
the MeT Department
said on Sunday. In
the plains, Churu
registered a minimum
temperature of 4.1
degrees Celsius.
Sikar, Bhilwara, Pilani,
Dabok and Vanasthali
recorded minimum
temperatures of 5,
6.8, 6.9, 8.1 and 8.5
degrees Celsius, the
weather office said.
The conditions are
expected to remain the
same during the next
24 hours.
PILOT CAMP
‘REGAINING’
LOST PLACE?
Is the Pilot camp regaining its ‘lost’
importance in the Congress party?
Soon after the camp members
rebelled against their own party, it
lead to a discomforting situation
which was perceived as a face-off
between Sachin Pilot and Ashok
Gehlot for ‘power’ in Rajasthan.
With the MLAs demanding that the
Pilot camp should be shown the
door, it appears that the situation
is now turning more conducive to
Pilot camp wherein its members
can now work in the mainstream
wherein the voice of Pilot camp
members is now being suitably heard
in the grand old party. Let us cite an
example. In the recently concluded
local body elections, Pilot camp
MLAs were fairly ‘accommodated’
in the distribution of tickets to the
candidates of their own choice.
Rajasthan Congress Incharge Ajay
Maken personally ensured that the
recommendations of Pilot camp
MLAs in their respective areas is
accepted to the possible extent and
accordingly tickets were distributed.
None of the camp MLAs were left
unsatisfied by the PCC, since, it was
because state incharge Ajay Maken
was taking feedback from every MLA
by directly speaking with them and
therefore little was left in the hands
of observers. However, one factor
that has gone in favor of Pilot in
Congress high command is that for
quite sometime, he has refrained
himself from making any negative
remark on the functioning of the
Gehlot government.
—Yogesh Sharma
‘COMMANDER’ ALI!
MLA Hakam Ali is going through
a tough time and although it
might seem to be a bad phase, it
is not since this phase will bolster
his political presence. why? Well,
the legislator has been tasked with
the responsibility of seeing his
party through in the local body
elections at Sri Ganganagar and it
is for the first time that Hakam Ali
has been given this role. Ali, who
is now camped in Sri Ganganagar,
met MLAs Gurmeet Kunnar and
Jagdish Jangid among others,
while also chalking up plans to win
the electoral battle. While the man
is going all out to ensure that he
gathers support from all corners
so that the momentum shifts to
his side, it remains to be seen how
well he manages his first stint as
‘commander’!
—Naresh Sharma
First India Bureau
Bharatpur/Churu/
Alwar: Six persons in-
cluding a woman were
killed and 12 others in-
jured in three separate
road accidents in Ra-
jasthan’s Bharatpur,
Churu and Alwar dis-
trict.
Four persons were
killed and 9 others in-
jured when a pick up
jeep in which they were
travelling collided with
a dumper near Panhori
village in Bharatpur
district of Rajasthan.
The mishap occurred
in Deeg police station
area on Sunday morn-
ing where the family of
one Pushpendra was on
its way to Haryana from
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh
which left three dead on
the spot. One injured
died in hospital, police
said.
Pushpendra’s daugh-
ter July was to be mar-
ried in Haryana but the
family met with the ac-
cident midway.
The deceased were
identified as Ghanen-
dra (33), Uma (30), Ja-
muna Prasad (56) and
pick up driver Kasim
(26), police said.
The injured are being
treated at the district
hospital in Bharatpur,
the police added
In Churu, two men
were killed and as many
others injured when
two motorcycles collid-
ed on Saturday night.
The deceased were
identified as Pradeep
(20) and Ghanhsyam
(25). Goverdhan (28)
whereas Surendra Sin-
gh Rajput (18) injured
in the mishap, the po-
lice said.
Ghanhsyam and
Goverdhan were on one
bike and were return-
ing home after attend-
ing a marriage ceremo-
ny.
Two dumpers collid-
ed in Alwar district
which left the driver of
one dumper with minor
injuries. The incident
occurred in Neemrana
area where one dumper
overturned and the oth-
er dumper hit it.
While one dumper
was carrying coal, the
other was transporting
raw material for a tiles
company.
6 killed, 12 injured
in 3 road mishaps
The mangled remains of the
accidental vehicle.

9. A mind will either wear out or
rust away. We have to decide
ourselves what our mind will do-
it is purely a decision not a chance.
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: On Sunday
evening, the state gov-
ernment shuffled six
offcials of the Indian
Administrative Ser-
vices (IAS) thereby
filling up two impor-
tant positions that
had been lying vacant,
ie divisional commis-
sioner of Jaipur divi-
sion and Alwar Collec-
tor among others. In
the rejig, two division-
al commissioner and
two collectors have
been posted.
After much discus-
sions and delibera-
tions, the state gov-
ernment has posted
Dr Samit Sharma as
the Divisional Com-
missioner of Jaipur.
Samit was previously
posted as Jodhpur Di-
visional Commission-
er, and in his place the
government has post-
ed Dr Rajesh Sharma
as the new DC of Jodh-
pur. Dr Rajesh Shar-
ma was previously
serving as Secretary,
Ayurveda and MD,
RMSCL.
Meanwhile, Sawai
Madhopur Collector
Nannu Mal Pahadiya
has now been appoint-
ed as Collector Alwar
and Rajendra Kishan
will be the new Collec-
tor of Sawai Mad-
hopur who was previ-
ously serving as Joint
Secretary, Labour,
Employment and skill
development depart-
ment. Interestingly,
Joint Secretary Urban
Development and
Housing - Hridesh Ku-
mar Sharma - has
been appointed as Sec-
retary, Jaipur Devel-
opment Authority
(JDA) while Alok Ran-
jan, services as Secre-
tary JDA, will be now
serving as Managing
Director of RMSCL. It
is being said that
Sharma’s ‘workload’
has been somehwhat
decreased by this re-
jig.
Notably, IAS Sid-
dharth Mahajan has
been given additional
charge of Secretary,
Ayurveda.
Interestingly, in one
more social engineer-
ing move, after bring-
ing a Scheduled Caste
as Chief Secretary of
state and a Jat as DGP
of Rajasthan, Gehlot
has now posted an-
other member from
the scheduled castes-
IPS Ravi Prakash
Meharda - as ADG
crime. This move is
being seen one more
strategic Gehlot
move keeping in
mind 2023 assembly
polls.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Cornered by
the opposition after the
ruling party MLA’s
video went viral, Ra-
jasthan chief minister
Ashok Gehlot will hold
discussion with state
party chief Govind
Singh Dotasra on the
issue on Monday, Con-
gress leaders said.
Meanwhile, BJP has
demanded CM’s resig-
nation.
The alleged video of
Mahendrajeet Singh
Malviya, Congress
MLA from Bagidora
and a former minister,
is doing the rounds on
socialmedia.Thevideo
purportedly shows
Malviyasaying,during
a campaign for pan-
chayat polls in Ban-
swara, that each of the
two BTP MLAs of Dun-
garpur received Rs 5
crore during Rajya
Sabha polls and Rs 5
crore each during po-
litical crisis when for-
mer deputy CM Sachin
Pilot rebelled against
Gehlot government.
A senior Congress
leader, said on condi-
tion of anonymity, that
Gehlot has called Do-
tasra , who is currently
on a visit to Sikar, for
discussions. Apart
from other organisa-
tional issues, the CM
will be taking up the
ongoing video issue
with him. He added
that the state in-charge
and AICC general sec-
retary Ajay Maken has
already spoken with
Gehlot on the issue.
Earlier,hittingatGe-
hlot, Union minister
Gajendra Singh Shek-
hawat, in a series of
tweets, demanded his
resignation. Retweet-
ingthevideo,hestated,
“Gehlot government is
playing with democrat-
ic values and mandate,
and it is not hidden.
Now,itisclearfromthe
acceptance of the par-
ty’s senior MLA Ma-
hendrajeet Singh
Malviya in front of
public that CM Ashok
Gehlot has no right to
continue on his post.”
He said raised ques-
tions on the victory of
theCongresscandidate
in the Rajya Sabha
polls. In another tweet,
he said, Gehlot talked
about herding, and si-
multaneously, on the
other hand, created a
chakravyuh (trap) of
horse-trading, mislead
the public and attacked
the BJP to divert atten-
tion from his deceit.
But now, all secrets of
this conspiracy are
coming out - the public
iswatchingeverything.
Congress spokesper-
son Archana Sharma
said the person who
was involved in desta-
bilising the state gov-
ernment has no moral
authority to seek any-
one’s resignation. The
plotof topplingthegov-
ernment failed and
now they are making
baseless allegations,
she said.
IASRejig:JaipurDC,Alwar
Collectoramong6shifted
Malviya’s viral video: Gehlot-Dotasra
to ‘brainstorm’ for damage control!
First India Bureau
Alwar: Union Railway
Minister Piyush Goyal
on Sunday inaugurated
the electric line on
Dighawada-Bandikui
route between Ajmer to
Delhi in Alwar district.
Goyal said that between
2009 and 2014, the elec-
trification of rail lines
in Rajasthan was zero
whereas 1433 km of rail-
way lines have been
electrified since 2014
under the Modi govern-
ment. In a way, Ra-
jasthan remained un-
touched in the develop-
ment of railways dur-
ing Congress time.
As much as 18,065
kms of the railway line
was electrified under
the leadership of Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi between 2014 and
2020 making a “quan-
tum jump” of 371 per
cent in its growth pace
as compared to the six
years before, said Goyal.
“Under PM Modi ji’s
leadership, Railways
has achieved many
milestones towards in-
frastructure develop-
ment. Electrified 18,065
km of Railway line in
2014-20. Electrification
of railway tracks in-
creased by 371 per cent
during 2014-20 as com-
pared to 2008-14,” said
Goyal. Goyal said that
only 3,835 km of rail-
way track was electri-
fied between 2008 and
2014. It also said that the
government is planning
to electrify 28,143 km
railway track between
2019 and 2024, of which
5,642 km has already
been commissioned till
October 2020.
“A key step towards
making the National
Capital Region free
from Railways diesel
engines. This will con-
tribute in making a
cleaner and greener en-
vironment in the NCR,”
the Ministry said add-
ing that the Indian Rail-
ways has set a target to
complete electrification
of its broad gauge net-
work by December 2023.
It said that more than 66
per cent of the broad
gauge route has already
been electrified.
Goyal later prayed at
Hanuman temple in
Mehandipur Balaji
where local BJP work-
ers presented him with
a poster of Lord Hanu-
man. —With ANI inputs
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: After 3-day
hectic discussions and
personal on spot obser-
vations, UDH Minister
Shanti Dhariwal pre-
pared a blueprint for the
development of the Sun
City with an investment
of around Rs 4,000 crore
spread over next three
years. Dhariwal along
with PS (UDH) Bhaskar
A Sawant and Director
(DLB)DeepakNandihad
come to Jodhpur on the
instructions of CM
Ashok Gehlot to finalise
the pending develop-
mental projects of the
city along with planning
the new urban develop-
ment projects.
Dhariwalsaidthatthe
state government will
spend Rs 3-4,000 crore on
the developmental pro-
jects of the city in the
coming 3 years. He said
that after the formal rat-
ification by CM, projects
worth Rs 1,000 crore will
start by March 2021.
He said that an alter-
native to the elevated
road in Jodhpur will be
found and the depart-
ment would try that the
main crossings of the
city become free of the
trafficlightsandthetraf-
fic becomes free flowing,
all the buildings from
railway station to Puri
tiraha will be given a
heritagelook.Hesaidan
alternate route to Meh-
rangarh will also be pre-
pared. Dhariwal an-
nounced that a survey
for operating mini buses
ontheerstwhilecircular
train track will be done.
Dhariwalsaidthatthe
compiled report about
all the projects decided
during the tour will be
presented to CM Ashok
Gehlot after which the
formalactiononthepro-
jects will begin.
New Delhi: Air India’s
subsidiary company Al-
liance Air on Saturday
delayed one of its flights
to Delhi from Jaipur by
half an hour as it waited
for “retrieved organs do-
natedbyawomantosave
fourlives.”Theretrieved
organsalongwithateam
of doctors and paramed-
ics were to be flown to
the national capital, the
airline said on Sunday.
“The retrieved organs
to be transported con-
sisted of 2 lungs, 1 liver,
and 1 kidney and were
urgentlyneededatDelhi
to save 4 lives. Collabo-
rated efforts of Ra-
jasthanChief Minister’s
office, State Organ and
Tissue Transplant Or-
ganisation(SOTTO),Air
India, Alliance Air, Cen-
tral Industrial Security
Force, and Jaipur air-
port authorities for this
humanitarian cause
helped in saving 4 lives,”
Alliance Air said.
Pilots and crew mem-
bers of the aircraft have
announced about the re-
ality of flight delayed
that a team of doctor is
coming to take the flight
and they are running
late with live organ,
“passengersontheflight
came to know about the
reason of flight delay,
they waited patiently for
the organs to arrive at
the airport. The airline
thanked all the passen-
gers for their support,”
Alliance Air stated.
The organ harvesting
surgery performed at a
private hospital in
Jaipur was a complicat-
ed one involving retriev-
al of lungs, kidney, and
liverandhencewastime
taking, the airline said,
On arriving at the air-
port, the retrieved or-
gans were rushed
through the security
check-in by Alliance Air
ground staff.
“I look forward to
leading Alliance Air and
take it to greater glory
and enhanced regional
connectivity, through
safe and efficient opera-
tions, passionate hard
work, clear focus, meet-
ing the goals of the busi-
ness and corporate so-
cial responsibility
through a true ‘alliance’
of hearts and divine en-
ergy with teamwork and
faith in God,” said Har-
preet A De Singh, CEO,
Alliance Air. —ANI
Jodh to get a makeover
worth `4,000 cr: UDH min
Alliance Air delays
flight to wait for
retrieved organs
Over 18,000 km railway line
electrified in last six years: Goyal
Raj remained untouched in the development of railways during Cong time
Piyush Goyal prayed at Hanuman temple in Mehandipur Balaji where
local BJP workers presented him with a poster of Lord Hanuman.
CM Ashok Gehlot and Govind Singh Dotasra
Dr Samit Sharma Nannu Mal Pahadiya Ravi Prakash Meharda
COVID-19
UPDATE
RAJASTHAN
2,292
DEATHS
2,65,386
CONFIRMED CASES
GUJARAT
3,969 DEATHS 2,08,278 CASES
DELHI
9,066 DEATHS 5,66,648 CASES
WORLD
14,62,945
DEATHS
6,28,72,202
CONFIRMED CASES
INDIA
94,30,705
CONFIRMED CASES
1,37,151
DEATHS
MAHARASHTRA
47,071 DEATHS 18,20,059 CASES
UTTAR PRADESH
7,742 DEATHS 5,41,873 CASES
KARNATAKA
11,765 DEATHS 8,83,899 CASES
CONDOLENCES
Senior Congress leaders Anand Sharma, Bhupendra Singh Hooda, Ghulam Nabi Azad visited late Congress leader Ahmed Patel’s house at Piramana village near Bharuch to offer condolences to
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POSITIVE
CHANGE
Priyanka Chopra Jonas shared
the news with her fans about her
recent honour of being named
the British Fashion Council’s
Ambassador for ‘Positive Change’.
She will be working in London
for the same, over the
coming year.
THEMONTHTHATWASCITY FIRST BRUSHES UP THE HAPPENINGS OF THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER
IN BOLLYWOOD; COME WHAT MAY... LIFE GOES ON!
TYING A KNOT SOON
Gauhar Khan and Zaid Darbar announced that they will be tying a knot on 25
December. They will be having a private and intimate ceremony with just
close friends and family, due to the pandemic.
DDLJ BACK AGAIN
Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jaayenge (DDLJ) started playing at
Mumbai’s Maratha Mandir Theatre once again this month after
the theatres finally reopened in Maharashtra after almost eight
months of being shut during COVID. DDLJ has been playing in the
Maratha Mandir since its release on 20 October, 1995.
51 YEARS STRONG
Amitabh Bachchan completed 52 years in the Bollywood
industry and shared a unique artwork made by a fan to
commemorate the star’s major contribution to Indian cinema.
ED-A-MAMMA
Bollywood actor Alia Bhatt officially launched her own conscious
clothing apparel brand for children, ‘Ed-a-Mamma’ this month. The
brand caters to children aged 2 to 14 years.
BLESSED
Bollywood actor Amrita Rao and
husband RJ Anmol welcomed their
first child and were blessed with a
baby boy earlier this month.
WORKING HARD
Taapsee Pannu has been
preparing really hard for
her upcoming film ‘Rashmi
Rocket’. She has been
sharing her fascinating
fitness workouts from the
practice field, as she has
been following strict fitness
regimes to prepare her body
like an athlete.
LICENSED
SCUBA DIVER
Sonakshi Sinha,
who was on a
vacation to the
Maldives recently,
announced
that she is
now a licensed
scuba diver and
attained a 100
percent score in
the open water
diver course test.
JUG JUG JEEYO
Karan Johar kickstarted the shooting of his
upcoming film ‘Jug Jug Jeeyo’ in Chandigarh this
month, with actors Anil Kapoor, Neetu Kapoor,
Varun Dhawan, Kiara Advani and Prajakta Kohli.
The comedy entertainer marks Neetu Kapoor’s
comeback in movies after seven years.
DURGAVATI TO
DURGAMATI
Bhumi Pednekar
revealed the poster
of her upcoming film
‘Durgamati’ which will be
released on 11 December
on the OTT platform.
It was earlier titled
‘Durgavati’. Bhumi will
be portraying a horror
character in the film.
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LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Be a little proactive on the
professional front and
volunteer to take more
responsibilities. Students
are likely to add a feather in their cap
by bringing in brilliant results in the
studies. Financial front grows stronger
as you come across big money. Right
timing is the key for you.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A financially sound
investment is likely to
come your way. Your hard
work is likely to be
recognised and get you back into the
rat race. Initiatives taken by you on
the professional front are likely to be
appreciated by all. Good earning is
set to improve your quality of life.
ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
This is one of your luckiest
days in which you are
poised to achieve the
unachievable! This is a
rewarding day to grab the benefits.
Your performance on a specific task
is likely to come up for praise by
those who matter. Salary increase
may become a reality for some.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Stars indicate a strong
possibility of a windfall. You
continue to excel on the
academic front. Appreciation
comes to you for something achieved
on the professional front. A deeper
understanding with the one you love
can be expected and help strengthen
the loving bonds.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Property related transac-
tions should be postponed
to a later date. A get
together with cousins and
friends will bring in the fun element.
Those looking for jobs may have to
pull up their socks to prepare for the
upcoming interviews. Your hard work
will be quite visible.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your standing on the social
front may get the boost it
deserves. A comparatively
cooler time at work may
come as a big relief to some. Someone
with his or her self-interest in mind is
likely to appease you. You cannot help
but appreciate your rival on the social
front for his or her achievements.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
Those trying to raise a loan
will meet with success.
Moonlighting promises to
earn good money for
some. Choosing healthy alternatives
over junk food is likely to have a
positive effect on your health. Handle
an off-mood family elder with tact.
You will be appreciated.
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DEC 23 - JAN 20
A dream you had
harboured for long is about
to be realised. This is an
excellent day that promises
to boost your image both on the
social and professional fronts.
Winning a lucrative deal on the
business front is indicated and will
help in furthering your interests.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Someone can ask you for a
favour on the professional
front. You are likely to
settle well in your work
routine today. At times it is best to
keep your opinions to yourself. A
positive influence on health by
changed lifestyle and self-discipline
will be quite apparent.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
You are likely to remain
socially active by meeting
whoever you can and
expanding your circle. A
property owned by you is likely to
give you good returns. Job seekers
may be in for a long wait for getting a
suitable job. Your friend’s circle is set
to increase.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
Your sincere efforts on the
academic front are likely to
bring success. You
manage to keep people
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social front. There are many who will
support you when you really require
them. Acquisition of property is in
the pipeline for some.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Professionally, you may
feel on the top of the world
as things move favourably.
Excellent showing on the
academic front will help you join the
lead pack. Your image shines bright,
as you remain at your helpful best.
Marriage of someone close in the
family is likely to get fixed.
YOUR
DAYHoroscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
THREEBAGSFULL:THESADREALITY
ast week was eventful.
The highlights: I inter-
vened in a dog abuse
case, I went hunting for
land to help solve the
‘cow on the road’ prob-
lem, and I attended a
royal wedding.
I received a frantic call from a
young girl. She told me that some
membersof herresidentialcolony
had beaten 30 dogs and puppies
with hockey sticks. Infuriated, I
called upon other activists from
the area to intervene. Every so of-
ten, I receive calls like this where
animals are subjected to cruelty. I
am unable to get involved with
every case that comes my way.
This time I decided to send others
to be the first responders as I was
nursing a sick kitten.
They reported back to me say-
ingthesituationwasbeyondtheir
control and that we would have to
get the police involved. This is
when I got involved and accompa-
niedthegirltothepolicestationso
she could file a formal complaint.
Sadly, the police showed no inter-
est in the pleas of the eyewitness.
Despite our visit to the police sta-
tionandourcomplainttheychose
not to investigate. It has been 4
days now. The police have not
shownupandtheabusecontinues.
Such is the state of our Police.
The girl was advised to contact
Maneka Gandhi by another activ-
ist. Much to my surprise, instead
of supportingthegirl,herandher
assistant screamed back at the
young lady and blamed her for the
actionof thecolonyresidents.Per-
haps our honorable minister is
caught up in her legal battles but
is there a need for her office to
frightenandcausementaltrauma
to a young animal lover? She was
blamed for not having sheltered
the dogs, and called a “mental
case”. Is this what we expect from
theelectedleadersof ourcountry?
Are these the people we vote for? I
rememberinmyinitialdaysasan
activist,mydadwouldspeakhigh-
ly of Maneka Gandhi. I was told
sheistheonlyhopetheanimalsof
our country have. This incident
has tarnished the image I hold of
her. Politics is rife with politics.
Honestly, as a member of the
ruling party, she could have done
so much more in making the laws
more favorable toward animals.
Yet she only responds to individu-
al cases, a strategy I consider fu-
tile. India needs to revisit its ar-
chaic laws altogether. Am I stray-
ing away from my optimistic atti-
tude? Perhaps, this and many
other cases have made me wonder
if India’spoliticalfabricissodeep-
ly stained that it can’t be white-
washed. We seriously must recon-
sider who we nominate, and to
which post.
In one of my previous columns,
I have mentioned the problem of
cows dying due to plastic con-
sumption that we humans very
conveniently discard on roads. In
thatpiece,Ididmentionthatafew
activists and myself are working
to find a solution. So this week we
set off to find government land to
create Gauchar Bhumis or Chara
Gaas. I made a startling discovery
during our meeting with the local
Graham Panchayat. We were in-
formed that the government has
allocatedlandasGaucharBhumis
and Chara Gahs, except as you
may have guessed by now, it is all
been encroached and sold to colo-
nies, and by none other than the
Jaipur Development Authority.
Land reserved for cows and other
free-roaming animals, snatched
away by our very own govern-
ment. Thieves!
How far have we humans gone
inencroachingonnature?Indiais
a country that revers the cow as a
mother. And this is the state they
are in. I feel for the poor bovines.
Government, you bring shame to
thecountry.Andshameonthepeo-
ple who do business with the gov-
ernment knowing well that this
land belongs to the animals.
Now you may ask what angle a
royal wedding adds to all of this.
The hall in the palace was deco-
rated with portraits of Maharajas
and Maharanis. There were also
the remains of the wild animals
shotbymembersof thefamilyand
displayed as trophies, albeit many
decades ago. I could tell from the
conversations that these posses-
sions are a matter of great pride
for the family. They are part of
their family history. I too listened
to the stories of how each animal
was hunted with great interest.
Would I support hunting now, ab-
solutelynot!ButIalsoknowIcan’t
changethepast.Anditwasnotmy
placetotellthegueststhathunting
is wrong. Each one of the guests
regarded himself and herself as
an animal lover. Yet hunting was
not considered animal abuse. For
me, these were just stories. These
animalshavealreadybecomepart
of the royal hallways. All we can
do is hope no more walls get deco-
rated with animals.
Ihopethisweekbringsbrighter
thingsfortheanimalsof ourcoun-
try. May there be more animal
loverbirths!Maymoreparentssay
of their newborn child, “Mere
beta/beti badah hoke acha/achi
insaan banegi!”
MARIAM ABUHAIDERI
thepersianladki@gmail.com
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