First India-Jaipur Edition-29 May 2021

First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot on
Friday rubbished the
allegations of the BJP
that 11.5 lakh doses of
coronavirus vaccines
in the state have been
wasted. He said the
Bharatiya Janata Par-
ty (BJP) is trying to do
politics by spreading
lies and bringing down
the morale of frontline
workers.
“The news reports al-
leging that 11.5 lakh co-
rona vaccines got wast-
ed in Rajasthan is un-
true,” Gehlot said in a
statement posted on his
Twitter handle. “As of
May 26, over 1.63 crore
people have been vacci-
nated in the state. Out
of this, 3.38 lakh doses
have got wasted, which
is just 2 per cent. This is
much lower than the na-
tional Turn to P6
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Mumbai: The BSE and National Stock Exchange
(NSE) ended around 0.6 per cent higher on Fri-
day with the Nifty 50 ending at lifetime intraday
high record high of 15,469.65. Likewise, The
Sensex ended at 51,422.88, up by 307.66 points.
New Delhi: Citing COVID, the Election Commission
decided to defer a proposed Rajya Sabha bypoll for
a seat from Kerala. Kerala Congress (M) leader Jose
K Mani had resigned as a Rajya Sabha member from
Kerala on January 11 this year.
Mumbai: Actor Randeep Hooda
has been removed as the
ambassador of the Convention
of Migratory Species following
remark on BSP chief Mayawati
NIFTY SETTLES
HIGH, SENSEX
CLIMBS 308 PTS
EC DEFERS
KERALA RS
SEAT BYPOLL
UN REMOVES
HOODA OVER
MAYA ‘JOKE’
OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, AHMEDABAD & LUCKNOW
GEHLOT FIRES BACK AT BJP, DISMISSES
CHARGE OF VACCINE WASTAGE
SAB ‘NOT’ CHANGA SI
n Mamata meets
PM to submit
report on Cyclone
Yaas damage, but
skips review meet
n PM Narendra
Modi announces
Rs 1,000 cr relief
package after
aerial survey
n Didi demands
Rs 20,000 cr relief
package from
Centre for affected
West Bengal
n Modi also meets
Odisha Chief
Minister Naveen
Patnaik in
Bhubaneswar
Kolkata: Prime Minis-
ter Narendra Modi had
a 15-minute meeting
with Chief Minister
Mamata Banerjee at
Kalaikunda Air Base in
Bengal’s West Mid-
napore district on Fri-
day. The two were to
hold a review meeting
to assess damage from
Cyclone Yaas - which
hit Bengal and Odisha
this week - but Ms Ba-
nerjee skipped that,
leaving after giving PM
Modi a damage report.
She later said she told
the Prime Minister “you
came far to meet me... so
I came to meet you”.
“I told him - ‘You
came far to meet me.
You wanted to meet me,
so I came. My Chief Sec-
retary and I, we are sub-
mitting this report to
you. I now have to go to
Digha as per my sched-
ule. So I am taking your
leave,” Banerjee told
reporters at Digha, one
of the districts most
badly affected by Yaas.
“Now I am here...
where we are holding
our Turn to P6
Kolkata: A five-judge
bench of the Calcutta
High Court Friday
granted interim bail to
four Trinamool lead-
ers, including two West
Bengal ministers, in
the Narada case. How-
ever, the court said the
interim bail with con-
ditions granted to
Firhad Hakim, Subra-
ta Mukherjee, Madan
Mitra and Shovan
Chatterjee is only valid
till the bench gives a
final order in this case.
The bench granted in-
terim bail upon fur-
nishing two bonds of
Rs 2 lakh each.
The CBI can further
interrogate the ac-
cused but without
physically summoning
them to the CBI office
because of the prevail-
ing Covid-19 situation,
the court said, adding
that the investigations
can proceed via video
conferencing.
Also, the leaders can-
not give interviews to
the press on this case
or any other legal mat-
ters pending on them.
When the hearing
commenced Friday,
Turn to P6
‘Planned conspiracy
to conquer Red Fort,
embarrass country’
RAHUL SAYS ‘I DO’ FOR
PARTY PRESIDENCY!
New Delhi: In the
chargesheet on the vio-
lence during a tractor
rally by farmers on Re-
public Day, the Delhi
Police has said “a deep-
rooted well-orchestrat-
ed conspiracy” was
hatched on the “very
auspicious occasion” to
hoist the Nishan Sahib
and Kisan Flag at Red
Fort “in order to cause
embarrassment and hu-
miliation at the nation-
al and international
level to the people of
this country”. The trac-
tor rally was part of
farmers’protestagainst
the Centre’s three farm
laws. Turn to P6
Aditi Nagar
New Delhi: Will he,
won’t he? For far too
long now, the Congress
party leaders have been
puzzled about what the
future holds for the par-
ty since there has been
a general feeling that its
former President Rahul
Gandhi is reluctant to
sit back in the chair and
that Sonia Gandhi
wants to see him work-
ing as President, but
not give him the com-
plete command.
Time and again over
the course of the past
one year, the meetings
of the Congress Work-
ing Committee (CWC)
have been called where
the proposal for the elec-
tion of the new presi-
denthasbeendiscussed,
both formally and infor-
mally
, Turn to P8
Will vaccinate all by Dec: Govt
Narada case: 5-judge bench
gives bail to Bengal leaders
New Delhi: India will
be fully vaccinated
against COVID-19 by the
end of 2021, Union Min-
isterPrakashJavadekar
declared on Friday
.
Javadekar drew Ra-
hul Gandhi’s attention
to a Union Health Min-
istry “blueprint” that,
he said, would ensure
the vaccination of 108
crore people by Decem-
ber, and reminded him
“India is the second-
fastest in vaccinating
its people”; over 20
crore doses have been
administered so far.
“India’s vaccination
will be completed be-
fore 2021. The Health
Ministry has given a
blueprint. 108 crore peo-
ple - with 216 crore dos-
es - will be vaccinated
by December. Turn to P6
File photo of Jan 26 farmers’
protest at Red Fort.
Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi
Sitting judge of Calcutta HC
raises questions over acting
CJ intervention in sting case
Kolkata: A In an unprec-
edented move, a senior
judge of the Calcutta
High Court has written
a letter to all judges of
the high court, including
the acting Chief Justice
Rajesh Bindal, raising
questions over the acting
chief justice’s interven-
tion in the Narada sting
case in transferring
the case to the HC and
staying the bail granted
to four TMC leaders by
a CBI court. “As such, I
am requesting all of us
to salvage the situation
by taking such steps,
including convening a
Full Court, Turn to P6
GUV SLAMS MAMATA
FOR SKIPPING MEET
‘CM MAMATA MADE PM,
GUV WAIT FOR 30 MINS’
Kolkata: Bengal governor
Jagdeep Dhankhar, who
has a running feud with
Chief Minister Mamata,
and Leader of the Opposi-
tion Suvendu Adhikari, her
trusted aide before he
joined the BJP, were at the
meet she skipped. Gover-
nor Dhankhar later took a
swipe at Mamata Banerjee
over her skipping the meet-
ing, saying it was “not in
sync with constitutionalism
or rule of law”.
Kolkata: The Centre
charged Mamata with keep-
ing PM Modi and Gov-
ernor Jagdeep Dhankhar
waiting for half an hour. A
photo tweeted by Dhankhar
showed PM at the head of a
table with Suvendu Adhikari
and other officials seated to
his left and empty chairs to
his right. “The conduct by
Mamata Banerjee, during a
natural calamity, is deplor-
able and reeks of low level
petty politics,” said Centre.
I met the PM
& apprised
him regarding the
post-cyclone situation
in WB. The disaster
report has been handed
over for his perusal
Mamata Banerjee, WB CM
CENTRE RECALLS
WEST BENGAL CS
FEW HOURS AFTER
PM-MAMATA ROW
New Delhi: Hours after
Bengal chief secretary
Alapan Bandopadhyay
met Prime Minister Nar-
endra Modi along with
chief minister Mamata
Banerjee, Bandopad-
hyay, a 1987-cadre IAS
officer has been given
central deputation with
immediate effect. Ban-
dopadhyay’s tenure had
recently been extended
for three months by the
Centre on request from
the state. Bandopadhyay
has been deputed to the
Ministry of Public Griev-
ances and Pensions. He
has been asked to report
at 10 AM on May 31.
Interestingly, Mamata
government had re-
quested for his exten-
sion earlier this month.
RAHUL: INDIA HAS NO VACCINATION
STRATEGY,THIRD WAVE COMING
New Delhi: Claiming that PM Narendra Modi and his gov-
ernment never understood Covid-19, Congress leader Rahul
Gandhi on Friday said the Centre was responsible for India’s
current crisis and a third wave of infections was highly likely.
Speaking to media persons, Gandhi said the “evolving” virus
was strengthening by the day, and the centre’s ignorance of
its nature was giving the virus space to spread.
INDIA RAJASTHAN
1,86,364
new cases
3,660
new fatalities
2,648
new cases
78
new fatalities
CORONA CATASTROPHE
HC must get its
act together. Our
conduct is
unbecoming of the
majesty the High
Court commands.
We have been
reduced to a
mockery.
The letter stated
CAUGHT ON CCTV: DOCTOR
COUPLE SHOT 5 TIMES, KILLED
Bharatpur: A doctor couple was shot dead on Fri-
day in broad daylight while they were travelling in
their car at Neem Da Gate area in Bharatpur. Two
accused parked a bike in front of the car in which
Dr Sudeep Gupta and his wife Dr Seema Gupta,
both in their late 40s, were travelling and were
shot five times, killing them on the spot. The
chilling murder was captured by a traffic camera.
IG Prasanna Kumar Khamesra said the accused
have been identified and the matter pertains to
an incident in 2019. The doctor couple had been
arrested in 2019 for their alleged involvement
in the killing of Sudeep Gupta’s girlfriend Deepa
Gurjar, 25, and her son two years ago. They were
out on bail. One man, masked in a pink gamcha
and brown cotton gloves, adjusted the pistol and
walked up to Dr Sudeep who was driving the car.
As soon as the doctor rolled down his vehicle’s
window, the gunman nonchalantly pulled out his
weapon and started shooting.
Bharatpur: Unidenti-
fied persons allegedly
attacked the car of BJP
MP from Bharatpur Ran-
jeeta Koli on Thursday
night when she was on
the way to Weir area af-
ter visiting a CHC, police
said on Friday. She es-
caped unhurt but fell
unconscious due to
the shock. Police have
filed case against 5 to
6 unidentified persons
and formed three teams
to nab the attackers. BJP
leaders demanded the
arrest of the attackers.
CM Ashok Gehlot spoke
to Koli and assured
her of proper action in
the matter. P2
MISCREANTS ATTACK
CAR OF BHARATPUR
MP RANJEETA KOLI
Union Health Minister had himself said
in a meeting held on May 21 that due to
technical problem in the portal it shows
more vaccine wastage, CM reminded
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Police personnel stand guard at the Calcutta High Court during
the hearing of the Narada case, in Kolkata. —PHOTO BT PTI
PM Narendra Modi
undertaking aerial
survey to review
the situation of
Cyclone Yaas
affected areas.
The State government has provided huge relief to the
beneficiaries for Covid-19 treatment as now Remdesivir
and Tocilizumab Injections will also be made available
free of cost under the Chief Minister Chiranjeevi Health
Insurance Scheme for the convenience of patients.
“Also, in view of the high prevalence of corona pandem-
ic at the present time, giving a big relief to the patients
who are beneficiaries of Covid-19 and Mucormycosis
(Black Fungus), the obligation of the fixed amount of
five lakhs has been removed for the pandemic period,”
Chief Executive Officer, Rajasthan State Health Assur-
ance Agency Aruna Rajoria said. P2
Now, ‘defeat’ covid without burning pocket!

First India Bureau
Bharatpur: Unidenti-
fied persons allegedly
attacked the car of BJP
MP from Bharatpur
Ranjeeta Koli on Thurs-
day night when she was
on the way to Weir area,
police said on Friday
.
She escaped unhurt but
fell unconscious due to
the shock and was taken
to RBM Hospital.
Koli said she was on
the way to inspect a CHC
in the Weir area when
the accused were stand-
ing on the roadside with
anSUVnearDhorisanna
village.Theytriedtostop
her vehicle but when the
driverspedaway
,theyat-
tacked the vehicle with
bricks and iron rods. A
case was registered
against 5 to 6 unidenti-
fied persons at Halena
police station on the
complaint of Koli’s PS
Deepak. Minister and
Bharatpur MLA Sub-
hash Garg said direc-
tions have been given to
District collector
Himanshu Gupta and
SP Devendra for action.
First India Bureau
Bharatpur: The doctor
couple Dr. Sudeep Gupta
and his wife Dr. Seema
Gupta, residents of
Bharatpur, who were
shot dead on Friday in
broaddaylight,hadbeen
arrested in 2019 for their
alleged involvement in
the killing of doctor Su-
deep’s girlfriend Deepa
Gurjar, 25, and her son
twoyearsago.Theywere
out on bail.
The couple were trav-
elling in their car when
two accused parked a
bike in front of the car
at Neem Da Gate area in
Bharatpur. One man,
masked in a pink gam-
cha, adjusted the pistol
and walked up to Dr Su-
deep who was driving
the car. As soon as the
doctor rolled down the
window, the accused
shot at them five times,
killing the couple at the
spot. IG Prasanna Ku-
mar Khamesra said the
accused have been iden-
tified and the matter
pertains to an incident
in 2019. The police be-
lieve the doctor couple’s
killers are related to
Deepa Gurjar.
RAJASTHAN
JAIPUR | SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2021
02
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The state gov-
ernment has provided
hugerelief tobeneficiar-
ies for Covid-19 treat-
mentasnowRemdesivir
and Tocilizumab injec-
tions will also be made
available free of cost un-
der the under the CM
Chiranjeevi Health In-
surance Scheme, said
CEO, Rajasthan State
Health Assurance Agen-
cy Aruna Rajoria.
The concerned pri-
vate hospitals will be
able to buy these injec-
tionsattherateof RMSC
or at the MRP rate and
submit it to the RSHAA
for payment. “Giving a
big relief to the patients
who are beneficiaries of
Covid-19 and Mucormy-
cosis (Black Fungus),
the obligation of the
fixed amount of Rs 5
lakh has been removed
for the pandemic peri-
od,” she said.
Rajoria said that now
thecoronapatientsregis-
tered under the scheme
will continue to be treat-
ed even if their wallet
amount is exhausted af-
ter being admitted. “A
request for fund en-
hancement will be sent
to the concerned hospi-
tal for additional ex-
penditure at state level,
on which it will be al-
lowed on the basis of
documents. Under the
scheme, three treatment
packages of Covid-19
ranging from Rs. 5,000 to
Rs 9,900 per day have
been prescribed. Pack-
ages include counseling
fees, nursing charges,
beds, food, Covid-19 test,
monitoring and physio-
therapy fee, PPE kits,
medicinesandconsuma-
bles, documentation. All
types of tests such as
biochemistry
,microbiol-
ogy, pathology
, imaging,
etc. fees are included,”
she said.
People can complaint
about the scheme at toll
free number 1800 180
6127 and 181.
Now, ‘defeat’ Covid-19, free of cost!
CM CHIRANJEEVI HEALTH INSURANCE SCHEME
FEARLESS MISCREANTS HAVE A FIELD DAY IN BHARATPUR
CM ASSURES ACTION AFTER
BJP MP KOLI’S CAR ATTACKED
Doc couple out on bail
for murder, shot dead
Police have identified the accused through CCTV
About five people attacked MP
Ranjeeta Koli’s SUV and she
fell unconscious (inset). MP
was on way back after visiting
a CHC when the incident
occurred on Thursday late
night in Weir area of Bharatpur.
The accused walked up to Dr Sudeep and as soon as he rolled down his car window, the accused
shot at them five times. The entire incident, captured in a traffic CCTV camera, has gone viral.
People rushed out of their houses and spent hours in open.
GEHLOT TALKS TO RANJEETA KOLI
KARMA STRIKES
BACK DOC COUPLE?
CM Ashok Gehlot talked to Koli and assured her
of proper action in the matter and of increasing
her security.. “We are with you, there is nothing
to worry about. The matter will be investigated by
senior officials,” he said. About killing of doctor
couple, CM said crime will not be tolerated. The
sate government may take action against police
officials also for negligence.
Dr Sudeep had started
keeping Deepa Gurjar,
who was a reception-
ist in his clinic, at his
villa where Deepa was
to open a parlour on
November 1, 2019.
Suspecting their rela-
tions, Dr. Seema had
allegedly sprinkled
spirit and set Deepa
and her son on fire,
killing them. The cou-
ple was arrested for
this and were out on
bail for some time.
CM Ashok Gehlot
has made Raj crime
capital. He has lost
the right to remain
in power. This raises
many questions on
the police-administra-
tion of Rajasthan.
—Satish Poonia,
BJP State President
Ranjeeta Koli had
raised issue of ventila-
tors and was constant-
ly exposing shortcom-
ings of the Congress
govt. Congress has
conspired to tarnish
the image of the PM.
—Arjun Ram Meghwal,
Union Minister
Rajasthan in last 48
hrs...A gangrape,
a woman tehsildar
Swati Jha harrassed,
a sitting MP Ranjeeta
Koli attacked & yet not
a word from the party
or state leadership.
—GS Shekhawat,
Union Minister
A female MP exposes
the covid mismanage-
ment of the Rajasthan
Congress government.
Then a life attempt is
made on her. Sensitiv-
ity has become zero in
the Rajasthan govt.
—Rajyavardhan Rathore,
BJP MP
CHLORINE GAS LEAK
CAUSES PANIC AT
BRAHMPURI AREA
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chlorine gas
leak caused panic at Na-
gar Nigam Colony in
Brahmpuri area of the
city on Thursday night.
The gas leakage oc-
curred at the municipal
sewage treatment plant
operated by the Munici-
pal Corporation at
around2:45am.Thecon-
dition of two employees
present in the plant
worsened and they were
rushed to SMS hospital.
There were two large
cylinders filled with
about 900 litres of chlo-
rine gas, which were
used for cleaning the
sewerage. This led to
rapid gas leakage.
Shortly, the gas started
spreading to Govind Na-
gar, Municipal Corpora-
tion Colony, Shankar
Nagar Colony
.
Chief Whip Dr Ma-
hesh Joshi met the
residents on Friday
and instructed the of-
ficials to stop the re-
currence of such inci-
dents. JMC Heritage
Deputy Mayor Aslam
Farooqui along with
Congress councillors
also accompanied him.
Committeeformedforexamsincolleges
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Higher Educa-
tion Minister Bhanwar
Singh Bhati has formed
a high-level committee
for conducting the ex-
aminations of various
universities and colleg-
es as soon as the corona
condition improves.
The committee will sub-
mit the report to the
state government with-
in a period of 15 days
after consultation.
The committee will
give suggestions re-
garding organising the
postponed examina-
tions and timely com-
mencement of the up-
coming academic ses-
sion 2021-2022. Vice
Chancellor of Bhimrao
Ambedkar University,
Dr. Dev Swaroop is the
convener of the com-
mittee that consists of
Commissioner College
Education, Joint Secre-
tary Higher Education,
Govind Guru Tribal
University Banswara,
Mohanlal Sukhadia
University Udaipur,
and Haridev Joshi Uni-
versity of Journalism
and Mass Communica-
tion, Jaipur.
The committee will
decide on conducting
the examinations on-
line or offline, fix date,
reduce the syllabus and
time, provide options
with regard to solving
question papers, etc.
The committee
will submit the
report after
consultation to the
state govt within a
period of 15 days
Bar association
to give `5k
grant for Covid
treatment
Minor abducted,
gang-raped in
Jalore, juvenile
held, two flee
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Sanganer
Bar Association has an-
nounced a grant of Rs
5,000 as financial assis-
tance to its member at-
torneys for corona in-
fection. Due to Corona
infection, there is lim-
ited work in the courts
and this has led to the
financial crisis in front
of most lawyers.
Mahavir Surendra
Jain, president of the
association, said that
the association will
have to send his/her
positive report on be-
half of the lawyer in
case of corona infec-
tion. Immediate finan-
cial assistance of Rs
5,000 will be provided
by the association to the
concerned lawyer for
smoothly treatment.
Moreover, if a needy
lawyer needs ration
etc., that too will be pro-
vided and the identity
of the lawyer will be
kept secret.
First India Bureau
Jalore: A minor girl
studying in class 10 was
abductedandgangraped
by three youth in Jalore.
Sanchore DSP Virendra
Singh said the victim
was moving out of her
house when the three
youthkidnappedherand
took her to a deserted
placeandgang-rapedher.
After committing the
heinous crime they
threatened the minor
girl to not disclose the
matter to anyone. How-
ever, the victim reached
home and gave full in-
formation about the in-
cident to her family
. On
which the family regis-
tered a case against ac-
cused in the Jhab police
station. The police de-
tained a juvenile and is
raiding several places to
nab other accused in the
matter. Two of the ac-
cused are out of reach.
Jaipur: Rajsamand
MP Diya Kumari has
been nominated as a
member of the Bu-
reau of Inter-Parlia-
mentary Union (IPU)
Standing Committee
of United Nations Af-
fairs, she said in
statement. “I am in-
deed honoured to be
nominated as a mem-
ber of Bureau of IPU
Standing Committee
of UN Affairs. This
comes at a crucial
time when the nation
is grappling with the
coronavirus pandem-
ic,” Kumari said in
the statement. Parlia-
ment’s effective re-
sponse to emergency
health crises, imple-
menting effective
policies and judi-
ciously managing
public resources will
help us build a better
tomorrow, she said.
IPU is an internation-
al organisation of na-
tional MPs of 179
countries.
DIYA KUMARI NOMINATED
AS MEMBER OF UN PANEL
I strongly condemn the
murderous attack on MP
Ranjita Koli, who was
serving the public with
dedication during the
pandemic. The state govt
may pat itself on the back for
making claims of women safety in the state,
but the truth is that chaos has spread under
political patronage here.
— Vasundhara Raje, Former CM
Man slits throat of
sleeping daughter
Liquor trader
shot dead
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: A father hit
his married daughter
on the head with a stick
before slitting her
throat with a knife
while she was sleeping
near Banar’s Jajiwal
Gehlotan village. The
father escaped after the
incident.
The police has arrest-
ed the accused and be-
gan the interrogation.
The reason for the at-
tack is a family dispute.
The daughter is hos-
pitalised in Mathura-
das Mathur hospital,
her condition is criti-
cal. Her statements
could not be recorded as
she was not conscious.
Thanadikari Khoja
said that the accused
Hukamaram Jat used to
quarrel with his wife
Nainidevi on a daily ba-
sis. At times, daughter
Saroj used to explain
him not to indulge in
quarrels. Saroj had
come to their house two
days before. On Friday,
he was taken on re-
mand by presenting
him in court.
First India Bureau
Jhunjhunu: A liquor
contractor was shot
dead on Thursday
night in Dudhwa, a vil-
lage bordering the
Khetri police station
area. Two of the ac-
cused involved in the
murder escaped after
the incident. The police
registered a case on the
report of the deceased’s
brother and started the
investigation.
Bhanwar Singh Bhati
Diya Kumari
Teams fixed leakage on Friday.
—PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA
People queue up for check-up at Kanwatiya hospital in Jaipur.
—PHOTO
BY
SUMAN
SARKAR
BJP: IT’S FAILURE OF LAW & ORDER
The BJP leaders Satish Poonia, Gulab Chand
Kataria, Rajendra Rathore, Chandrashekhar
on Friday accused the Gehlot government for
failure of law and order after attack on MP
Ranjeeta Koli and daylight murder of a doctor
couple in Bharatpur.
WOMAN, MAN DIE
AFTER HIT BY
TRAIN IN JALORE
First India Bureau
Jalore: A young man
and a woman were hit
by a train near the
Sukri river between
Bakkarod and Modaran
of Samdari Bhiladi rail
route in Jalore. The po-
lice officer of Bagra po-
lice station said that the
girl was mentally sick
and went on the railway
track. The young man
tried to save the girl but
both of them died a
painful death after be-
ing hit by a train.

First India Bureau
Jaipur: Tightening the
noose on the black mar-
keting and overpricing
during the pandem-
ic, the Drug Con-
troller Depart-
ment and Legal
Metrology De-
partment jointly
raided several
medical stores
in Jaipur on Fri-
day
.
During the raid, a
large number of oxygen
concentrators, pulse
oximeters and infra red
thermometers were
seized. Medical equip-
ment worth crores are
believed to be sourced
from China, as they
have no company name
or MRP on them.
Apart from this, oth-
er teams of drug con-
trol department have
taken action against
medical shops in differ-
ent areas of the city and
suspended their licenc-
es for 3-15 days. These
shopkeepers were
caught selling
m e d i c i n e s
without a pre-
scription.
R a j a r a m
Sharma, the
chief control-
ling officer, in-
formed that action
were taken on Jhot-
wara-based RS Enter-
prises and SD Agarwal
Telecom. When the
teams raided the ware-
houses of both these
firms 5300 pulse oxime-
ters, 147 oxygen concen-
trators and 46 infra red
thermometers were
found on which the
MRP was not inscribed.
With no MRP, these
essential devices are
sold at arbitrary prices
in the market.
RAJASTHAN
03
MINIUNL CK...
COVID-19 UPDATE
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
Jaipur received a large consignment of vax on
Friday. However, people of 18-44 yrs will have to
wait more to get their share. Shipment of 9.5 lakh
vaccines (8 L Covishield & 1.5 L Covaxin) sent
by Centre have been kept at CMHO office at Sethi
Colony and will be distributed to districts today.
Divisional Commissioner Dinesh Yadav on
Friday took a VC to review current status
of Covid in rural & urban areas of Jaipur,
Sikar, Alwar, Jhunjhunu & Dausa, door to
door survey, number of sampling and its
management. He said cases are coming down.
Jaipur police have arrested mastermind of
Remdesivir injection black marketing gang from
Faridabad. Dr Jitesh Arora confessed supplying
1000 vials of Remedesvir in black. On May 21,
cops had arrested Ramavtar Yadav owner of
Daksha Distributor who revealed Dr Arora’s role.
1
2
3
In two cases of Mrityu
Bhoj being held in Sojat
& Devpura, fines were
imposed for violation of
Coviod protocols. Tehsil-
dar of Sojat Deepak
Sankhla imposed a fine
of `51,000 and seized
food meant for 500
people from house of
a former satrpanch. In
Devpura SDM imposed
a fine of `25,000 for
holding Mrityu Bhoj for
over 200 people.
Jaipur Association of
Residents Doctors
president Dr. Ashok
Bishnoi died of Corona
on Friday. According to
sources, he was also
suffering from cancer.
Dr Bishnoi contracted
Corona 15 days ago and
was undergoing treat-
ment in AIIMS hospital.
Ex-CM Vasundhara
Raje and various other
politicians condoled his
death.
FINES IMPOSED
FOR HOLDING
MRITYU BHOJ
20-bed PICU being set up for kids at Jhalawar Hosp.
JARD PREZ DR
ASHOK BISHNOI
DIES OF CORONA
In 1st phase of unlocking, daily need shops will be allowed to open; no relaxation in containment zones
I
n view of de-
creasing coro-
na cases in the
state, the state
government is go-
ing to start ‘mini
unlock’ from June
1. In the first
phase of un-
lock, a lim-
ited num-
ber of
shops will
be allowed
to open.
The Home
d e p a r t -
ment is busy
preparing the
guidelines for the
unlock. Chief
Minister Ashok
Gehlot will ap-
prove the guide-
lines of unlock in
a day or two.
There is a lock-
down in the state
till June 8. Ac-
cording to the
Home depart-
ment sources, in
the first phase of
unlocking, daily
need shops will be
allowed to open.
The opening
hours of shops
like grocery and
food items, milk,
dairy are set to in-
crease. The un-
lock may be im-
plemented in all
the districts ex-
cept the Contain-
ment Zones.
 Grocery shops, allowed
from 6 am to 11 am, may
be extended up to 5 pm.
 Restrictions on move-
ment from one district
to another, from one city
to another and from one
village to another can be
relaxed.
 Private vehicles may be
permitted with conditions.
 General stores, clothing
shops, vehicle repairing
workshops
 Time for taking petrol and
diesel for private vehicles
could be increased
 Schools, colleges,
coaching institutes,
libraries will remain
closed
 Theatres, multiplexes,
gyms, swimming pools,
public parks, stadiums
will remain closed
 Shopping malls will
remain closed
 Hotels, resorts to remain
closed
 Ban on wedding ceremo-
nies will continue
 Public transport will be
closed
MAY BE ALLOWED RESTRICTIONS ON
728 test +ve in 22,253 antigen tests
during drive in villages: Dr Raghu
Raids by drug controller
continue at med firms
CentretoHC:Willgivevax
toPakmigrantslivinginRaj
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: The Ra-
jasthan High Court has
directed the state gov-
ernment to provide food
items to Pakistani mi-
grants residing in the
state according to their
needs.
At the same time, the
Central Government
has assured the High
Court that vaccines will
be made available for
the Pakistani migrants
on the request of the
State Government.
Taking suo moto cog-
nizance of news reports
that the migrants were
not being vaccinated be-
cause of non-availabili-
ty of Aadhaar Card, the
High Court had issued
notices to the state and
central governments.
Today, while appear-
ing before the division
bench of justice Vijay
Vishnoi and Ramesh-
war Vyas, Additional
Advocate General KS
Rajpurohit said that the
state government is tak-
ing full care of the
needs of the Pakistani
migrants.
He informed, 200 food
packets were distribut-
ed through the Munici-
pal Corporation. He
said that 7,500 Pakistan-
is are staying in Jodh-
pur and a large number
of these people are self-
sufficient and do not
require assistance for
food.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Among the
22,253 antigen tests 728
people have been found
positive so far. This is
3.27 percent of the to-
tal tests conducted.
The tests are being car-
ried out from village to
village by mobile med-
ical vans started from
May 17.
Health Minister Dr.
Raghu Sharma said
that antigen tests are
being conducted by
medical officers and
paramedical staff by
sending Gram Panchay-
at-wise mobile medical
units, mobile medical
vans or base ambulanc-
es in every section of all
districts by the health
department. On an av-
erage, 1,000 antigen
tests are being done
daily in each district.
Dr. Sharma said that
ILI patients are being
identified at the village
level. These patients are
undergoing isolation
and antigen tests are be-
ing done. On finding the
antigen test positive,
instructions have been
given to the concerned
patients to do RT-PCR
test and get treatment
in advance medical in-
stitutions.
2407 in Nagaur
1951 in Bhilwara
1522 in Barmer
1195 in Sikar
1180 in Pali
1834 in Jaipur
1340 in Churu
1088 in Ajmer
ANTIGEN TESTS
SO FAR
A health worker tests
a man in Jaipur on
Friday. —PHOTO BY
SUMAN SARKAR
Kota: Three suspect-
ed deaths due to black
fungus were reported
at a hospital in Kota,
while one each was
reported from
Udaipur and Bi-
kaner on Fri-
day. The
deaths at
MBBS hos-
pital, Kota
Medical Col-
lege were re-
corded in the
past 24 hours.
Three men, aged 30
and 40, undergoing
treatment at two dedi-
cated mucormycosis
(black fungus) wards
of the hospital, died,
said Dr Rajkumar
Jain, Associate Pro-
fessor, Kota Medical
College. He added
that 41 other black
fungus patients are
currently admitted to
the hospital. Two of
the three deceased pa-
tients were suspected
black fungus cas-
es. While the
investigation
in the third
d e c e a s e d
case is on as
the patient was
brought to the hospi-
tal in a “very critical”
condition and died
immediately after ad-
mission into the
ward, the doctors
said. Jain said while
two of the deceased
were referred from
Jhalawar district, an-
other was from Kota.
Another case of
suspicious death of a
person from black
fungus came to light
in Udaipur where a
man named Kaluram
of Udaipur
Godaran was ad-
mitted to Su-
ratgarh state
hospital a
week ago with
complaints of cough
and breathing issue.
He died on Thursday
after treatment in Bi-
kaner. During this pe-
riod, his Covid report
was negative.
According
to doctors,
Kaluram
was suf-
f e r i n g
from fun-
gal cystitis,
which led to
his death. Another
woman died on Fri-
day in the PBM hospi-
tal of Bikaner after
being infected by
black fungus. After
making a ward for
black fungus ward at
PBM Hospital, 23 pa-
tients were admitted
here.
Raj reports 5 suspected black fungus deaths
Jaipur: Health Minister Dr.
Raghu Sharma on Friday said
that three more hospitals
have been authorised for
treatment of mucormycosis
(black fungus) with which
the number of hospitals
have been increased from
25 to 28 in view of
increasing cases in
the state. RUHS
Dental Science College Jaipur,
NIMS Hospital Jaipur and
Mahaveer ENT Hospital
Kota have been authorised
to facilitate treatment of
the fungus. He informed
that now patients of black
fungus can be treated
at prescribed rates
in 28 hospitals of
the state.
3 MORE HOSP MARKED FOR FUNGUS TREATMENT
RATHORE WRITES TO CM ON MIGRANTS
From June 1, Raj to get some concessions
JHALAWAR BRACES FOR 3RD
WAVE, SETS UP WARD FOR KIDS
The Jhalawar district administration has
started preparations to battle the third wave
of Corona. A 20-bed PICU is being set up at
a cost of Rs3.7 crore for children on the third
floor of Janana Hospital, in Jhalawar while 23
beds will be set up in NICU. All these will be
ready within three months, said sources. The
administration has placed orders for purchasing
the equipment online and all preparations have
started on a war footing.
TOTAL CASES
9,33,848
CASES IN A DAY
2,648
TOTAL DEATHS
8,181
DEATHSINADAY
78
ACTIVE CASES
62,492
RECOVERED
TOTAL
8,63,175
RECOVERED
IN A DAY
11,177
Health Minister Dr. Raghu Sharma
Medics move past a mural spreading awareness about Covid
in Ajmer on Friday. —PHOTO BY HIMANSHU SHARMA

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SPIRITUAL SPEAK
A gift is pure when it is
given from the heart to the
right person at the right
time and at the right
place, and when we expect
nothing in return.
—Bhagavad Gita
IN-DEPTH
LAKSHADWEEP
IS NO LONGER
TRANQUIL
akshadweep is in
turmoil, thanks to its
A d m i n i s t r a t o r
Praful Khoda Patel
who wants to intro-
duce “reforms” which have
raised the hackles of political
leaders, including those of the
BJP and Congress, besides the
locals. The tiny archipelago in
the Arabian Sea off Kerala’s
coast remained tranquil until
Patel introduced his draft Lak-
shadweep Development Author-
ity Regulation. One of the pro-
posals is to ban slaughter, sale
and consumption of beef. Even
the non-vegetarian food which
was being given to children as a
mid-day meal has been stopped.
It has upset Muslims who con-
stitute about 93 percent of the
population.
The other draconian proposal
is the Prevention of Anti-Social
Activities Regulation to control
crime. It allows a person to be
detained without any public dis-
closure for a year. Ironically,
crime in Lakshadweep is negli-
gible and locals feel that such a
harsh law is not required.
The Centre must resolve the
issue before it is too late.
TOP TWEET
L
igher judiciary is
often subjected to
embarrassment
by members from
the Bench. How-
ever good the intentions may
be, public criticism of broth-
er judges might reduce the
judiciary to a ‘Questionable
stock’. Recall how in January
,
2018 simmering differences
made four senior Supreme
Court judges criticize the
then Chief Justice of India
Dipak Misra over allocation
of cases and his style of ad-
ministration. The four judges
who held a press conference
to air their grievance includ-
ed Justice Kurian Joseph,
Justice J. Chelameshwar, Jus-
tice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice
MBLokur.Notmuchchanged
in the apex court after the
press conference for some
time even after CJI Dipak
Misra’s retirement.
Justice CS Karnan of Ma-
dras High Court earned quite
an ill-reputation for himself
because of his misconduct.
He tried to intimidate his fel-
low judges by threatening
them with prosecution and
even used abusive language
against his colleagues, in-
cluding women. He was ulti-
mately jailed in June 2017 af-
ter the Supreme Court found
him guilty of contempt.
One will, therefore, not ac-
cuse Justice Arindam Sinha
of crossing the Rubicon when
he wrote a letter to Calcutta
High Court’s acting Chief
Justice Rajesh Bindal and
other judges for the way the
Narada bribery case had been
handled. In a letter to Chief
JusticeBindalhedeploresthe
“unbecoming conduct” in
treating CBI’s case transfer
plea as a “writ petition”
Justice Sinha’s objections
to the manner in which the
Narada case was dealt with
and bail granted by the court
to the four accused. It is a
dangerous precedent in
which any judge can ques-
tion fellow judges.
IT’S QUESTIONABLE,
YOUR HONOUR!
Justice CS Karnan of
Madras High Court
earned quite an ill-
reputation for himself
because of his
misconduct. He tried to
intimidate his fellow
judges by threatening
them with prosecution
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PSYCHOLOGY OF THE
MESS WE PILED UP
uman race has a unique be-
haviour pattern. It neither
realizes nor accepts its follies
till cornered by circumstanc-
es and situations. When mis-
deeds are pointed out, the
people daring to do so are la-
belled as pessimists and
spreaders of negativity
. But
every folly takes its toll which
includes mental peace and
physical damage including,
in some cases, loss of life. Let
us forget the history of dead
people and ruined palaces
and try to focus on the life we
have ourselves witnessed dur-
ing our lifetime. You might
see that once you start con-
templating about life gone by
,
so many surprises spring out,
of lost beautiful things, about
the way you used to live and
how they disappeared surrep-
titiously over such a small
period of time. There were
things which used to infuse
plentiful enthusiasm and
drive to move ahead with a
strong probability that the
dreams would, one day
, come
true and life would be much
more fulfilling. But has every-
thing gone as per plan ? Or we
messed up things? If messed
up, then there has to be psy-
chological aspects of this
whole time period - the histo-
ry of a life still in existence.
But the life we have lived
over years and witnessed is
alsoahistory
,amostauthentic
history of time. The India of
my childhood was a very poor
India. I vaguely remember
that India’s yearly defence
budget used to be just around
250 crore during the 1060s
while nowadays some busi-
ness tycoons are buying a
home worth thousands of
crore. But the poor India was
definitely a happy India, peo-
ple were enthusiastic about
life and future despite finan-
cial and infrastructural inad-
equacies. The social support
was visible everywhere
though alongside this, there
was obvious exploitation of
the poor and middle class by
the rich and powerful. There
were always sympathetic lis-
teners and many used to con-
tribute some financial help
and psychological support ac-
cordingtotheircapacityatthe
time of financial penury
. Fes-
tivals and fairs were eagerly
awaited and celebrated with
gusto. The modern day arro-
gance and one-upmanship
was conspicuous by its ab-
sence.Talentwasnotonlyrec-
ognised by a large section of
society but was also encour-
aged and supported as well.
That doesn’t mean every-
thing was nice and good. The
incidents of hysterical fits in
women were very common
because of extreme suppres-
sion of female identity and
expression. Such happenings
I regularly encountered in my
clinical practice till 1994 but
afterthattheseincidentshave
become quite uncommon as
the technology and urbaniza-
tion started to take their roots
with development of radio
stations, rail, intercity trans-
port and growth of education
system which, though, not
very efficient but it still con-
tributed in upgrading the so-
ciety
. Improved postal servic-
es introduced newspapers to
towns and many villages,
thereby, changing their per-
ception about women and a
need for their education. But
thelifeof atypicalIndianwas
not easy till the turn of the
century
.
With the arrival of the new
century, things started hap-
pening at a rapid pace and I
vividly remember that after
2002, the Indian economy had
a jump start. The big money
entered the market place
with a boom in land and
housing prices, a rapid up-
ward move and stock mar-
kets, gold and silver also
started their northward jour-
ney
. It is about this period of
transition, I would like to
have a psychoanalytic point
of view because after these
watershed years, the old In-
dia started to go into oblivion
and a new generation of Indi-
ans started to emerge.
This behaviour pattern
points out that a significant
majority of Indian popula-
tion lacks financial disci-
pline and ability to create
stable assets because people
decide their spending habits
just to impress other people
and only a minority save for
rainy days. Financial insecu-
rity makes us a psychologi-
cally vulnerable society im-
pacting the overall growth of
a nation. An economically
unstable population is very
prone to corruption and
that’s why India stands high
in the global corrupt nation’s
list. India needs behavioral
training and financial litera-
cy to create and nurture as-
sets at individual level other-
wise all the slogans of great-
ness and growth would turn
out to be mere rhetoric sans
substance.
If a society fails to develop
depth of thinking which is
based on logic and evidence,
it gradually starts imploding.
I don’t say that everything is
bad and wrong in India but
there are so many things
which need serious attention.
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
H
DR RAMAWATAR
SHARMA
The writer is a practising doctor
with a special interest in psychology
With the arrival of the new
century, things started
happening at a rapid pace
and I vividly remember that
after 2002, the Indian
economy had a jump start.
The big money entered the
market place with a boom in
land and housing prices, a
rapid upward move and
stock markets, gold and
silver also started their
northward journey
If a society fails to
develop depth of
thinking which is
based on logic and
evidence, it gradually
starts imploding
Jagat Prakash Nadda
@JPNadda
When Hon PM Shri @narendramodi
stands strong with the citizens of
West Bengal in wake of cyclone Yaas,
Mamata ji should also set aside her
ego for the welfare of people. Her
absence from the PM’s meeting is
murder of constitutional ethos the
culture of cooperative federalism.
Prakash Javadekar
@PrakashJavdekar
I extend my tributes on the birth
anniversary of Vinayak Damodar Veer
Savarkar, a great freedom fighter, a
powerful nationalist leader and writer.
He dedicated his entire life fighting
for the attainment of Swarajya.
#VeerSavarkar

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INDIA
06
Gehlot fires...
average of 6 per cent of
vaccine wastage. The
Centre has kept the
wastage limit of 10 per
cent,” he further said,
adding, “There were
technical difficulties in
the beginning in the
eVIN software of the
central government due
to which there was ran-
dom entry of 2.95 lakh
doses at several vacci-
nation centres and the
total number was
shown to be over 1.70
crore which is not true.
Earlier, when one per-
son would not come for
vaccination, their vac-
cines could not be ad-
ministered to others
and therefore since we
couldn’t do any offline
entries, the vaccines
would go to waste.
Therefore we wrote to
the central government
and demanded offline
registration for vac-
cines so that vaccine
wastage does not hap-
pen.”
“In the meeting held
on May 21, Union
Health Minister Harsh-
vardhan had said that
there was a technical
problem with the portal
which increases the
vaccine wastage and
had assured that centre
will tall to states to pre-
sent the correct figures.
The Union Health Min-
ister had himself ac-
cepted that the portal
was faulty which shows
more wastage,” Gehlot
stressed.
Gehlot added, “It
seems that deliberate
attempts are being
made to mislead the
public in the pandemic.
We are working to fight
the coronavirus by tak-
ing everyone along, but
the BJP is trying to
bring down the morale
of the corona warriors
who have been working
day and night for the
last 14 months.” The
Chief Minister said the
entire nation is watch-
ing the “politics of lies”
being done by the BJP
at the time of the raging
pandemic.
Sitting judge..
if necessary, for the
purpose of re-affirming
sanctity of our Rules
and our unwritten code
of conduct,” the judge
wrote in a letter.
The letter dated May
24, a day after the CBI
moved the Supreme
Court challenging a di-
vision bench order of
the high court that di-
rected the house arrest
of ministers Subrata
Mukherjee, Firhad
Hakim, TMC MLA
Madan Mitra, and for-
mer Kolkata Mayor So-
van Chatterjee, all held
in the Narada bribery
case, raised a series of
questions on the proce-
dural gaps in admitting
the CBI’s plea and as-
signing it to a bench
headed by the acting
chief justice.
‘Planned
conspiracy...
The Delhi Police
chargesheet mentions
that protesters had a
“pre-conceived and
well-coordinated” plan
to break the agreement
between the police and
farmer leaders about
the three routes for the
tractor rally on Repub-
lic Day
.
It said protesters
wanted “to conquer/get
hold of (Red Fort)” and
then “make it a new
protest site for farm-
ers”. The chargesheet
has been filed against 16
people, including Pun-
jabi actor-activist Deep
Sidhu and Iqbal Singh,
who was doing a Face-
book Live session in
which he allegedly in-
stigated protesters.
Will vaccinate...
Rahulji... if you’re con-
cerned about vaccina-
tion then pay attention
to Congress ruled
states... there is a mess.
They are not taking the
quota given to them for
18-44 year old benefi-
ciaries from May 1,” Mr
Javadekar said.
In a lengthy attack
the minister also criti-
cised Gandhi and his
party colleagues.
Narada case...
Solicitor General Tush-
ar Mehta opposed grant
of interim bail saying
the four are influential
people and could whip
up public emotions
again. Justice Mukerji
asked the Solicitor Gen-
eral why the TMC lead-
ers, who have not been
arrested during the in-
vestigation for over
four years, should be
kept in house-arrest
now, when they are re-
quired to do public
functions during the
pandemic.
sab ‘not’...
administrative review
meeting. On Saturday
we will conduct an aer-
ial survey (of affected
regions),” she added.
That 15-minute meet-
ing was their first since
the April-May Assem-
bly election that Ms Ba-
nerjee’s Trinamool
won, despite the oppo-
sition mounting a crass
campaign fueled, in
part, by the resignation
of a large number of
MPs, MLAs and minis-
ters from the ruling
party.
FROM PG 1
Covid-19 relief material, black
fungus drug exempted from tax
Sitharaman says exemption from IGST till August 31; return filing simplified
New Delhi: The GST
Council on Friday left
taxes on COVID-19 vac-
cines and medical sup-
plies unchanged but
exempted duty on im-
port of a medicine used
for treatment of black
fungus.
A group of ministers
will deliberate on tax
structure on the vac-
cine and medical sup-
plies, Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman
told reporters after a
meeting of the GST
Council. The GST Coun-
cil, which is headed by
the Union Finance Min-
ister and comprises rep-
resentatives of all states
and union territories,
exempted levy of I-GST
on import of Ampho-
tericin-B, which is used
for the treatment of
black fungus.
Currently, vaccines
attract 5 per cent GST.
Sitharaman said the
Council decided to con-
tinue a waiver of I-GST
on free COVID-19 relat-
ed supplies imported
from abroad.
Also, the panel decid-
ed that the Centre will
borrow Rs 1.58 lakh
crore and pass it on to
the states to make up
for the shortfall in their
revenues from the im-
plementation of the
GST. A special session
of the Council will be
held soon to consider
extending the five-year
GST shortfall compen-
sation period to states
beyond 2022. The panel
provided relief to small
GST taxpayers through
an amnesty scheme for
late return filers. —ANI
Nirmala Sitharaman
RaGa calls Modi ‘event
manager’; says India
lacks vax strategy
New Delhi: Claiming
that India has no vacci-
nation strategy, Con-
gress leader Rahul Gan-
dhi on Friday said that
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi acts as an
‘event manager’ and
does not think strategi-
cally while dealing with
the pandemic. “The
problem is that there is
no (vaccination) strate-
gy. The Prime Minister
doesn’t think strategi-
cally. He is an event
manager, he thinks one
event at a time. If he
wants something he
suddenly makes an
event for it to happen.
We don’t need events
now, events are going to
kill people. we need a
strategy
. The aim of the
strategy should be
should space down for
Corona. The more time
and space you leave for
the virus, the more dan-
gerous it becomes,”
Gandhi said.
He also slammed Ex-
ternal Affairs Minister
Jaishankar for doing
‘vaccine diplomacy’
and said that by not
vaccinating the maxi-
mum number of peo-
ple, the govt is giving
space to the virus to
mutate. —ANI
Rahul Gandhi
Nadda asks BJP
cadre to conduct
‘seva karya’
New Delhi: BJP Na-
tional President JP Na-
dda has directed party
leaders and elected rep-
resentatives, including
Union and State Minis-
ters, to take part in so-
cial activities across
one lakh villages in the
country on May 30 - the
seven-year anniversary
of the government un-
der PM Modi.
In a letter by General
Secretary Arun Singh
on Nadda’s instruc-
tions, all public repre-
sentatives including
MPs, MLAs, and other
office-bearers were
asked to participate in
at least two activities.
“A lot of social ac-
tivities have to be un-
dertaken. We have to
take up ‘Seva Karya of
various types in more
than 1 lakh villages,”
letter read.
Sushil Kumar case: Court
refuses PIL to stop media trial
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court refused to
entertain a Public Inter-
est Litigation (PIL)
seeking to make stand-
ard rules for reporting
in criminal cases by
considering the rights
of the accused, to put
stop to media trial and
to stop from sensational
reporting against wres-
tler Sushil Kumar.
The bench of Justice
DN Patel and Justice
Jyoti Singh after hear-
ing the submission
said, “We see no reason
to entertain the matter.
If any party is ag-
grieved, it can ap-
proach.”
Another associate
of wrestler Sushil
Kumar arrested
New Delhi: The Delhi Po-
lice have arrested another
associate of two-time
Olympic medalist Sushil
Kumar in connection with
the murder of a 23-year-
old wrestler at Chhatrasal
Stadium earlier this
month, on Friday. Vijender
alias Binder, who is also a
wrestler, was arrested in
connection.
CoWIN chief: Digital divide
there, but villages not left out
New Delhi: Rural India
is now severely hit by
the deadly second wave
of COVID virus, major-
ity of villages lack in-
frastructure, internet
technology, are not at
par compared to their
urban counterparts
with fewer smart
phones and it is an up-
hill battle for less techy-
savvy villagers to regis-
ter and use Cowin app
for vaccinations.
However, National
Health Authority CEO
and CoWIN chief
agrees that there is a
digital divide but he
says it is incorrect to
say that villages are left
out. He adds it’s not ur-
ban elites alone who got
over 20 crore doses of
COVID-19 vaccine.
In an interview with
ANI, RS Sharma said
that primary health
centers, district collec-
tors and officers have
been briefed a number
of times and they are
actually creating aware-
ness among the rural
population. —ANI
IN THE COURTYARD
Yogi may not like an eleventh hour AK cabinet entry!
…but still Delhi in no mood to drop the proposal!
Vishal Srivastav
Lucknow: The likely
induction of a Naren-
dra Modi trusted for-
mer Gujarat cadre IAS
officer A K Sharma in
Yogi cabinet as the Dep-
uty Chief Minister has
become a point of ‘ideo-
logical differences’ be-
tween the BJP high
command and the pow-
erful and popular Chief
Minister Yogi Adity-
anath. According to
highly placed sources,
Yogi has conveyed his
feeling in very clear
and certain words that
he is not in favour of
this eleventh hour en-
try of a non-political
person in his cabinet,
especially when the
state is going to polls
only after a period of
6-7 months. It is also
believed that during his
50-minute long meeting
with the lady Governor,
Anandiben Patel on
Thursday, Yogi has also
shared his viewpoint
on this sensitive issue
keeping in mind a for-
mer Narendra Modi
confidante Gujarat
Chief Minister may
like to convey Yogi’s
feelings to her mentors
Modi and Amit Shah.
At the same time
some other factions of
UP BJP, especially from
the Brahmin commu-
nity, have also started
raising their voice
against the induction
of a non-political back-
ground bureaucrat AK
Sharma.
At the time of the
swearing-in of A K
Sharma as the MLC in
January 2021 in Luc-
know, Yogi had opted
not to be a part of the
ceremony. In fact, Yo-
gi’s point of view is
very clear that any ma-
jor cabinet reshuffle at
this critical juncture
may do more harm to
the party than good. Ac-
cording to sources, by
taking a serious cogni-
zance of Yogi’s to view-
point, the BJP high
command has post-
poned the idea, at least
for the time being but
Delhi is in no mood to
drop the proposal un-
der Yogi’s pressure.
Apart from his being
from a Brahmin com-
munity, Delhi also con-
siders AK as a highly
efficient and compe-
tent administrator. The
way AK has handled
Modi’s constituency,
Varanasi in Corona
times, the top leader-
ship in Delhi is keen to
try his Varanasi model
in entire Uttar Pradesh.
Whatever may be the
outcome of this ongo-
ing tussle or communi-
cation gap between the
Central leadership and
Yogi, but one thing is
very clear that these
‘developments’ are not
at all in the interest of
the party and the gov-
ernment in Lucknow.
According to reports,
during the powerful
RSS Gen Sec Dattatreya
Hosabale’s Lucknow
visit on Tuesday the po-
litical situation in UP
under a Yogi-Swatan-
tra Dev Singh leader-
ship was also reviewed
and there was a general
sense of ‘concern’ on
the declining populari-
ty of the saffron party
in Uttar Pradesh,
where the party had
failed to perform ac-
cording to the expecta-
tions of the Central
leadership. The entire
review of the political
situation of Uttar
Pradesh was done in
detail, recently in New
Delhi in a meeting
which was attended by
Modi, Shah, Nadda, Ho-
sabole and Sunil
Bansal.
In all this uncertain-
ty, the change of State
BJP President Swatan-
tra Dev Singh is also
not ruled out.
Narendra Modi Amit Shah Yogi Adityanath AK Sharma
Sushant’s flatmate Pithani
held, sent to NCB custody
New Delhi: Bolly-
wood actor Sushant
Singh Rajput’s flat-
mate Siddharth Pitha-
ni was arrested from
Hyderabad in a drug
case related to the ac-
tor’s death on June 14
last year, and has been
sent to five days cus-
tody of the Narcotics
ControlBureau(NCB).
NCB Zonal Director
Sameer Wankhede
said that Pithani was
produced before a
Mumbai court which
sent him to the agen-
cy’s custody till June 1.
Pithani was asked to
join the probe, but he
didn’t, and following
this, NCB officials
gathered information
on his whereabouts.
Wankhede said that
the drug law enforce-
ment agency found
that he was in Hy-
derabad. —ANI
HC issues notice
to I-T Department
over Vadra’s plea
New Delhi: The High
Court here on Friday is-
sued notice to the In-
come Tax Department
over businessman Rob-
ert Vadra’s plea chal-
lenging notices issued
to him on December 4,
2018. A bench of Jus-
tices Rajiv Shakdher
and Talwant Singh also
granted three more
weeks to Vadra to re-
spond to the notices.
Sushil Kumar
 DRDO’s anti-COVID
drug priced at Rs
990 per sachet;
Centre, states to get
discounts
 Anticipating third
wave Indian Acad-
emy of Pediatrics
training 6,000 pedi-
atricians to handle
adult patients
 Flying in oxygen
tankers, IAF says
ensuring no dent in
support for China
border ops
 Sputnik V Covid
vaccine to be rolled
out at Rs 1,195 in
Apollo hospitals
 COVID-19: Centre to
provide over 3 lakh
vaccine doses to
states, UTs in next
3 days
 COVAX’s Global
Supply Hit Due
To Covid Crisis In
India: US Agency
 No tie-ups with
anyone for supply
of Sputnik V Covid
vaccine, clarifies Dr
Reddy’s
HIGHLIGHTS

NEWS
07
Aditi Nagar
Lucknow: The second
wave of Corona is prov-
ing to be more deadly
than the first wave. In
Aligarh, this second
wave has created a furo-
re by causing several
deaths leaving citizens
scared.
In such times, former
Aligarh MLA and Hary-
ana Congress in-charge
Vivek Bansal has set up
a help desk in his Ali-
garh based Maris Road
office with the aim of
protecting the citizens
from Corona since April
29, 2021. He has been car-
rying out regular saniti-
zation besides distribut-
ing masks and sanitizer
on war footing pace in
urban and rural areas.
Also, to protect the citi-
zens from mosquito-
bornediseases,thework
of fogging is also widely
being carried out from
village to village. In the
same sequence, on May
25, intensive sanitiza-
tionbesidesdistribution
of mask and sanitizer
wascarriedoutinentire
Kabir Colony, Sahil
Apartment, Sahab Bagh
and Dhanipur block.
Fogging work was also
done in Gadrana village
in the evening.
Apart from these re-
lief works, Bansal has
also been distributing
food grains, vegetables,
oil, meal packets to the
needy on large scale.
Bansal has also
worked extensively in
providing oxygen cylin-
ders, Remedisver injec-
tions and beds on re-
quests received by his
helpdesk at his office
from hospitals for Coro-
na patients.
It is worth mention-
ing that even during the
firstwaveof Coronaepi-
demic,Bansaldidamas-
sive relief/rescue work
in Aligarh. He worked
relentlesslyinproviding
relief to people by dis-
tributingmasks,sanitiz-
ers, etc. On the occasion
of death anniversary of
former PM Rajiv Gan-
dhi, a function was held
on May 21 at Gurugram
District Congress Com-
mittee office to pay trib-
utes to the great leader.
At the function, Bansal
along with former Min-
isterCaptainAjayYadav
distributed food grains,
masks, sanitizers to peo-
ple. Function also wit-
nessedflaggingoff afree
sanitization vehicle for
carrying out sanitizing
operations.
Covid: Haryana Cong in-charge Bansal lends a helping hand to public
MERCURY SOARS,
RAINS LASH RAJ
 Sri Ganganagar hottest with
mercury touching 47.3° Celsius
 MeT department issued heat wave
warning across the state
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Rajasthan is
reeling under scorch-
ing heat with the max-
imum temperature
recorded above 45 de-
grees Celsius in some
districts of the state
on Friday (May 28).
While temperature in
Sri Ganganagar was
47.3 degrees Celsius.
The the regional
meteorological de-
partment issued a
heat wave warning
across the state for the
next two to three days.
The highest recorded
temperature in the
state was 45.4 degrees
Celsius measured in
Bikaner, officials said
on Friday
.
The maximum tem-
perature in Jaipur,
Pali, Bikaner and Pha-
lodi also settled
around 45 degrees Cel-
sius. Some relief from
scorching heat was
there on Friday with
dust storm and rain in
some parts of the state
including Jaipur. In
Jaipur, skies remained
cloudy post afternoon
and it rain in some
parts of the city
.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: The Jaipur De-
velopment Authority
commissioner Gaurav
Goyal has given approv-
al for issue of expres-
sion of interest for con-
sultancy firm for the
construction of North-
ern Ring Road.
This project will have
special consultancy un-
like other projects as
the consultancy firm
will have to do many
things apart from creat-
ing DPR, important
work will have to be
done related to project.
The JDA will soon
seek proposals from
consultancy firms for
preparation of DPR.
Besides the DPR, the
firm will survey the lat-
est technology for land
reclamation, data col-
lection from the con-
cerned department, dig-
itise revenue records,
prepare proposals for
land acquisition, pro-
vide tech help to JDA in
the selection of firm for
construction of Ring
Road, and plan devel-
oped plots of compensa-
tion in lieu of receipt to
account holders.
JDA seeks EoI from consultancy
firms for Jpr North Ring Road
 Cost of 45 km long NRR is Rs
2887.03 crore.
 It will be built on Agra Road from
Bagrana to Achrol on Delhi Road
 To be constructed on the lines of
South Ring Road.
 Land will be acquired in width of
360 metre
 Development corridor of 135-
135 metre width
 Transport corridor of 90 metre
FACTS
Adarsh Society scam:
Bail granted to ex-MDs
First India Bureau
Jodhpur: High Court
bench of Chief Justice
Indrajit Mahanty and
Judge Satish Sharma
has ordered the release
of 2 former MDs of the
Adarsh Credit Coopera-
tive Society, Lalita Ra-
jpurohit and Priyanka
Modi, on three-month
interim bail. They were
involved in the society’s
scam. The Adarsh Soci-
ety scam amounts to Rs
8,000 crore. The HC said
that both the accused
will be barred from
leaving the country
without permission
and will have to submit
their passports to trial
court within a week.
Hearing the bail plea
of other accused, the
court said that at least
the petitioners Lalita
Rajpurohit and Priyan-
ka Modi should be re-
leased on interim bail
as children of both are
minors and their hus-
bands are also under
judicial custody. The
state government said
that the petitioners
should present a sepa-
rate bail application in
this petition instead of
pleading for release on
bail.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Energy Minis-
ter Dr BD Kalla on Fri-
day instructed to sub-
mit a report after verifi-
cation by independent
auditor related to ap-
pointment of employ-
ees of DISCOM as per
contract, payment of
electricity given by DIS-
COM and amount re-
covered from consum-
ers, old arrears of DIS-
COM etc.
He reviewed the dis-
tribution franchisees
working under the
Jaipur, Jodhpur and
Ajmer discoms on Fri-
day through video con-
ferencing.
Jaipur: MLA Kalich-
aran Saraf distributed
food to the needy and
deprived in the Diggi
House (ward 150) and
Valmiki kacchi bas-
ti (ward 147) on Friday
from Vasundhara Jan
Rasoi, which is the ini-
tiative of former Chief
Minister Vasundhara
Raje.
Saraf stated that for-
mer CM Vasundhara
Raje believes that no
one should be left hun-
gry during the Corona
period. With this noble
intention the food dis-
tribution for the needy
has been started
through Vasundhara
Jan Rasoi.
First India Bureau
Barmer: After the res-
ignation of Gudamala-
ni MLA Hemaram
Chaudhary, the state
government has ap-
proved several develop-
ment work in his assem-
bly constituency
.
Protestingagainstthe
no development work in
his constituency
, Chaud-
hary had resigned from
his membership recent-
ly
. In the last one week,
the government has ap-
proved construction of
social welfare hostel of
50 students in the Guda-
malani assembly con-
stituency along with
speeding up the process
of 3GSSapproveddrink-
ing water scheme of 627
crore. Due to various
development works in
his constituency, MLA
Hemaram Choudhary
looks satisfied now.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: A woman
was killed in road ac-
cident when a truck
hit a bike at Ramu ka
Bass Chauraha on
the Jaipur-Sikar
road, NH 52.
Accident hap-
pened when husband
and wife riding on
the bike ws hit by a
speeding truck. The
wife succumbed on
the way to the state
hospital, the serious-
ly injured husband
has been referred to
Jaipur. A 3-year-old
child fell to the road-
side in the accident.
In Jodhpur, two
bike-riders were
killed when their
bike was hit by a trol-
ley at the Balesar bus
stand in Jodhpur on
Friday. One youth
died on the spot,
while other died on
the way to hospital.
Barmer: Cairn Oil
Gas, Vedanta Limited,
India’s largest private
oil and gas exploration
and production compa-
ny, completed 11 years
of prolific operations of
its continuously heated
and insulated pipeline
which starts from Man-
gala Processing Termi-
nal in Barmer, Ra-
jasthan and has the de-
livery point at Bhogat,
Gujarat.
The 720 kilometer-
long pipeline, consid-
ered a technological
marvel, was built to
make the transporta-
tion of waxy crude.
First India Bureau
Dholpur: A speed-
ing tractor suddenly
overturned near the
Odela bypass on Sa-
pau road in Dholpur
and caught fire lead-
ing to the death of
the driver.
After the incident,
the police reached
the spot and sent the
body of the deceased
to the district hospi-
tal morgue. The trac-
tor was completely
damaged in the inci-
dent and the driver
was burnt alive.
According to the
police, Shishupal
Gurjar was carrying
the restricted Cham-
bal gravel in his trac-
tor from Dholpur Sa-
pau Marg. The trac-
tor driver was speed-
ing due to the block-
ade of police .
In Alwar, two per-
sons were killed
when their motorcy-
cle collided with a
tampo near Bibirani
area of Alwar.
Kalla seeks
DISCOM staff
audit report
Vasundhara Jan
Rasoi: Saraf
distributes food
Gudamalani gets
hostel for students
Woman killed on NH 52; 2
bikers killed in Jodhpur
Pipeline completes
11 years of
operations
Driver charred to death
as tractor catches fire
The ill-fated tractor after the accident.
Jaipur: Following the
non-compliance of the
High Court order, a
bench of Judge SP
Sharma in the Ra-
jasthan High Court has
issued contempt notices
to ACS Sudhansh Pant,
two Chief Engineers of
PHED, CM Chauhan
and Shubhanshu Dixit
and the manager of Bis-
alpur project GP Shar-
ma.
Advocate Laxmikant
Sharma Malpurawale,
told the Rajasthan High
Court that the petition-
ers are contractual em-
ployees in the Bisalpur
scheme.
High Court issues
contempt notices
to PHED officers
Hemaram Chaudhary
In Jaipur, skies remained cloudy on Friday. (Top) After the rain, commuters
wade through waterlogged Ajmer road. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA

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motivator to do well in life, have
strong positive relationships in your
life, which help you to be a better person!
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First India Bureau
Jaipur: CS Niranjan
Arya while chairing a
meeting of departmen-
tal officers on the work
plan related to tree
plantation in the mon-
soon, said, “During the
Corona pandemic, we
have been well aware of
the need for vital oxy-
gen, on the basis of this,
conducting plantation
drive is need of the
hour,” he said.
Arya directed to in-
clude nursery construc-
tion development in
MGNREGAactionplan.
He directed to run a tree
plantation drive at dis-
trict level, gave the
target of giving 1 crore
saplings to depart-
ments. Shreya Guha,
Principal Secretary,
Forest Department in-
formed in VC that 500
nurseries 5 crore plants
will be distributed un-
der door-to-door medic-
inal plant distribution
programme.
Incorporate devp of plant nurseries in
MGNREGA action plan: CS Arya
From Page 1...
However, in all these
meetings, Rahul
has sent the ‘message’
of being a ‘reluctant
bride’. But now there ap-
pears to be a ‘change of
heart’ of the Gandhi-
Scion and highly placed
sourcesintheGrand-old
Party claim that Rahul’s
earlier apprehensions
due to which he was not
keen on taking on the
mantle, have been re-
moved and he has given
his assent to foray into
party president-ship. It
is also learnt that Rahul
is mentally also pre-
pared to channel all his
energies towards work-
ing for the party as its
President and hold ‘all
the reins’ of the party
.
While the news has
not been made public
and is only floating in
the ‘relevant’ Congress
circles, party leaders
are now waiting for the
next CWC, when the day
of ‘re-christening’ could
be finalised!
Finally, Gandhi
Scion agrees to
take over the
Cong reins
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Chief Minis-
ter Ashok Gehlot has
approved to upgrade
Setarawa sub-tehsil of
Jodhpur district to
Tehsil and to create
new sub-tehsils in Bo-
runda and Guda Vish-
noiyan.
The newly upgraded
Tehsil Setrawa will in-
clude 3 Land Records
Inspector Circles, 12
Patwar Circle and 55
Revenue Villages. New
sub-tehsil Borunda will
include 2 land records
inspector circles, 8 pat-
war divisions and 15
revenue villages and
new sub tehsil Guda
Vishnoiyan will include
one land records in-
spector circle, 5 patwar
divisions and 27 reve-
nue villages.
With this decision
of the Chief Minister,
people will be able to
easily execute the rev-
enue works at the local
level itself.
During the budget
session of 2021-22, Ge-
hlot had announced to
set-up various new
tehsil and sub-tehsil of-
fices in the state and to
upgrade several sub-
tehsils. In view of these
announcements, the
Chief Minister has giv-
en this approval for
Jodhpur district.
CM’S NOD TO UPGRADE TEHSIL
CREATIONOFSUB-TEHSILSINJODH
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Health Minis-
ter Dr Raghu Sharma
on Friday, said that the
Rajasthan Government
has set an example in
prevention of infection
and treatment of pa-
tients in the first and
second wave of Covid.
He said that the Corona
test capacity was in-
creased from zero to
1.45 lakh. He was speak-
ing as the Chief Guest
at a virtual function or-
ganised by the Ameri-
can India Foundation.
Dr Sharma expressed
his gratitude to all the
dignitaries associated
with the Foundation for
their support in the pre-
ventionandtreatmentof
Covid epidemic. On May
22, the Foundation has
handed over 6,000 single-
use ventilators and 3,000
multi-user monitors to
theSMSMedicalCollege.
Earlier, during the first
wave of Covid, RUHS
was also supported with
12,000 preventive kits,
1,100 PPE kits, and 15
ventilators by the Health
department.
He said that CM
Ashok Gehlot has done
innovative work of ar-
ranging free treatment
for all the patients in the
pandemic like Covid-19
and Black Fungus by
linking them to Chiran-
jeevi Yojana. Dr Sharma
said that in view of the
possible third wave of
Coronavirus, the num-
ber of ICU beds is being
increased in all pediat-
ric hospitals and other
units in the state.
Rajasthan Founda-
tion Commissioner
Dhiraj Srivastava said
that the migrant Ra-
jasthanis not only pro-
vided medical equip-
ment, but the migrant
Rajasthani doctors also
did a commendable job
of providing medical
advice to the patients.
Secretary Medical
Education Vaibhav Gal-
riya and Health Secre-
tary Siddharth Ma-
hajan also expressed
their views.
Matthew Joseph,
Country Head, Ameri-
can India Foundation
said the Foundation
planstoprovide4oxygen
plants, 260 oxygen con-
centrators, 26 portable
beds and 100 pulse oxi-
meters, etc. in the future.
Rajasthansetanexampleininfection
prevention treatment: Dr Raghu
Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma virtually addresses a function
organised by The American India Foundation on Friday.
Merely 2% of vax
is wasted in Raj,
says Health Min
Jaipur: Health Min-
ister Dr Raghu Shar-
ma on Friday, in-
formed that the wast-
age of vaccine in
Rajasthan is mini-
mum in the country.
He said that 10 per-
cent wastage of Cov-
id vaccine is allowed
by the Centre and in
Rajasthan only 2 per-
cent vax has gone
wasted.
As of May 26, the
state has recorded
vaccination of
16,367,230 beneficiar-
ies as per Cowin app.
While the consump-
tion of 17,01,220 dos-
ages has been record-
ed on the app. There-
fore, 6,33,990 dosages
are not actually
waste, but 2.95 lakh
dosages have been
wrongly entered
twice in the app. In
fact, only 3.38 lakh
dosages have got
wasted, which is only
2 percent of the total
dosages used.
Dr Sharma said
that 1,494,000 dosages
have been received
from the Serum Insti-
tute for the age group
of 18 to 44. And till
May 27, they have
been used more than
allowed.
Reacting to the
tweet shared by Un-
ion Minister Gajen-
dra Singh Shekhawat
about the wastage of
11.50 lakh doses of
vaccineinRajasthan,
he instructed him to
tweet with correct
information about
the facts.
Vikas Sharma
Renownedneurolo-
gist, medical re-
searcher and academ-
ic Padma Shri Dr
Ashok Panagariya
has been admitted to
hospital for treatment
after he contracted
Covid. According to
doctors, he has been
administered drugs
for lungs and kidney.
While Dr Panagariya
has been admitted to
the hospital for a few
days and was kept on
ventilator support,
however, late on
Thursday night, a ru-
mour went viral on
social media about de-
teriorating condition
of the Padma Shri
awardee’s health.
Even as a few media
houses published the
information, solely
based on social media
rumours, the develop-
ment added fuel to fire
as people from across
nation started calling
Dr Panagariya’s fam-
ily members to take
stock of his health.
The rumours even
confused teams of
senior leaders like As-
sembly speaker Dr CP
Joshi and BJP state
President Satish Poo-
nia, who tweeted
about Dr Panagariya.
However, moments
later, when the family
members gave the ex-
act information to the
those, who had called
to enquire about his
health, it was then re-
alised that based on a
mere rumour, a fake
news had been carried
by local media, which
resulted in a major
embarassment. Soon,
all the tweets and mes-
sages were taken
down by the social me-
dia teams at the be-
hest of the senior
leaders who, infact,
gave the correct infor-
mation to their teams!
Notably, Dr Pana-
gariya has been on
recovery while a team
of dedicated doctors
like Nephrologists,
Physicians Cardi-
ologists from not just
across nation, but
from other countries,
who have known Dr
Panagariya, are con-
stantly discussing the
best way forward and
giving their advice for
the treatment. There-
fore, for the past 24
hours, he is stable
with signs of im-
provement in health.
Notably, late on Fri-
day night, a health
bulletin was released
by the hospital au-
thorities, which read
that he is stable and is
battling post-covid
complications, but the
situation was under
control. “Our teams
of doctors are con-
stantly keeping a vigil
on Dr Panagariya’s
health. We are trying
for his early recov-
ery
,” said Manju Shar-
ma, Co-Chairperson
of EHCC Hospital.
First India Bureau
Jaipur: Several states
including Rajasthan
raised objection on im-
posing GST on Covid-19
vaccine medical sup-
plies during the GST
councilmeetingchaired
by Finance Minister
Nirmala Sitharaman.
UDH Minister Shanti
Dhariwal, who attended
the meeting from Ra-
jasthan, said that the
Central Government
has left the responsibil-
ity of vaccination for
beneficiaries aged 18-44
years on states, but the
states are finding it dif-
ficult to procure vac-
cines. He said that the
Central government is
levying 5 % GST on vac-
cines and 12% GST on
oxygen cylinders, medi-
cines etc., which is not
appropriate. The Minis-
ter added that Rs 4,604
crore have been re-
leased as GST compen-
sation loan to the state
in the year 2020-21. He
demanded that this
amount should be ad-
justed towards the GST
compensation grant.
Also, he demanded
that the period for grant
of GST compensation
should be extended by
five years i.e. till 2027.
First India Bureau
Kota: LS Speaker Om
Birla has come forward
to help three girls, who
lost their parents to Co-
rona. He announced a
financial assistance of
Rs 25,000 each for them.
One of the beneficiar-
ies, Maina- a resident of
Subhash Nagar, recent-
ly lost her father - Chan-
dra Mohan Bairwa - on
May 24, while her moth-
er had died fifteen years
ago. “We will arrange
for her education as
well. She will also be
able to earn a livelihood
and for this, she would
be trained under the
skill development de-
partment according to
her field of interest,”
Birla said. Similarly,
Meenakshi Toshika.
daughters of a couple
from Nayapura area,
Ajay Saxena his wife
Vimlesh, who died of
Corona and Black Fun-
gus will also be provid-
ed financial aid.
GET WELL SOON
DR PANAGARIYA!
Centre should extend GST compensation
period till 2027,urges UDH Min Dhariwal
COVID-RELIEF: Birla
announces financial aid
of `25k to 3 families
Gehlot in the State
Budget-2021-22,
had announced to
set-up various new
tehsil sub-tehsil
offices in the state
Gehlot
says
Ashok Gehlot@ashokgehlot51
My deepest con-
dolences on the
untimely demise of Dr.
Ashok Vishnoi, Presi-
dent of JARD (Jaipur
Association of Res-
ident Doctors). May
God provides strength
to the bereaved family
to bear this loss and
May the departed soul
rest in peace.
This #MenstrualHy-
gieneDay, it needs
to be highlighted that
poor menstrual hy-
giene can lead to health
problems. Our effort is
to spread awareness
regarding this pro-
vide access to hygienic
menstrual products as
well as proper sanita-
tion facilities.
‘PURCHASE ENTIRE
WHEAT BEFORE
MONSOONS’
CM TO VIRTUALLY
RELEASE A MOVIE
ON JAIL INMATES
Dr Ashok Panagariya
CM Ashok Gehlot
Om Birla
HIKE IN HONORARIUM OF GRAM
PANCHAYAT SAHAYAKS
CM Gehlot has decided to increase the
honorarium of Gram Panchayat Sahayaks by
10%. Notably, Gehlot had earlier increased
honorarium of mid-day meal cooks, teach-
ers, para teachers Urdu para teachers etc.
CS Niranjan Arya chairs a meeting of departmental officers on the
work plan related to tree plantation during the monsoon on Friday,
wherein, KK Pathak, Manju Rajpal were present. Shreya Guha,
Aparna Arora Kunjilal Meena attended the meeting via webinar.
130 OXY PLANTS IN MISSION PRANVAYU
Shanti Dhariwal

JAIPUR, SATURDAY
MAY 29, 2021
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LIVE YOUR
Dreams
Miss Rajasthan 2019, Kanchan Khatana is inspiring young girls
to follow their passion. In an exclusive interview with City First,
she shared her dreams and her journey to success!
anchan Khatana is a
20-year-old girl who
was born in Hary-
ana but soon was
shifted to Jaipur
with her parents
where she spent her
childhood. She has always
been good in academics
but when her friends,
teachers and parents ad-
vised her, she decided to
pursue her career in
modelling. She started
doing some self-por-
traits at home with
the help of her
mother.
When asked
about how her
journey in model-
ling started, the
dazzling beauty
replied, ‘I
thought to
give a try
for Miss Ra-
j a s t h a n
2019 so
that I
could test my abilities and
further prepare myself for
national beauty pageants like
Miss India.’
Talking about her Miss Ra-
jasthan journey, she said,
‘The night I was crowned as
Miss Rajasthan, my life
changed. The organisers of
Miss Rajasthan, Yogesh
Mishra Sir and Nimisha
Mishra Ma’am have men-
tored me in every deci-
sion of life, like going for a
national or international
beauty pageant.’
After winning Miss Ra-
jasthan, she was selected in
Miss Diva 2020 state round in
her first attempt. She also
bagged the subtitles of Miss
best body and Top model in
Glamanand Supermodel In-
dia 2019.
After that, she represent-
ed India internationally
and made it to the Top
10 in Miss Global
Tourism Gala 2019
which was held in
China. She has
walked the ramp for
renowned shows
anddoneshootsfor
various brands.
Kanchan is
having a keen
interest in fit-
ness and along
with this, she
aspires to be an
IAS officer in fu-
ture. Currently,
she is aiming to rep-
resent Rajasthan in
national pageants.
We asked her about what
message she wants to convey
to the young girls, to which
she replied, ‘If you are pas-
sionate about achieving some-
thing, you will get it, you just
have to ignore what others are
saying, don’t let anybody dis-
tract you from your goals.’
MANSI BACHANI
cityfirst@firstindia.co.in
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ARIES
MAR 21 - APR 20
You may enjoy
yourself at work
more than usual
today, because
of the changed
environment.
Those wanting
to rent out their
premises are
likely to find an ideal party. Getting unwell
due to changing weather cannot be ruled
out for some. You are likely to win the day
on the professional front.
LIBRA
SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22
A family elder will
be full of praise
for the help you
are rendering.
A well-planned
trip promises a
great time. Day
seems favourable
for builders and
property dealers.
Academic pursuits will be fruitful. Taking
up a regular fitness routine will help you
get into shape.
TAURUS
APR 21 - MAY 20
A difficult task
at work will be
completed by
you in a jiffy,
so expect all
difficult jobs to
come your way!
Some of you may
feel the home
environment
serene and restful. There is a fair chance
of some property getting allotted to you.
Good opportunities are likely to appear.
SCORPIO
OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22
Homemakers can
feel burdened
with household
chores. An out of
town official trip
may give some
respite to those
wanting a change
from their dull
routine .A new
plot, house or apartment can be acquired
by some. You are likely to find yourself in
high spirits.
GEMINI
MAY 21 - JUNE 21
Family and
finances can get
you thinking and
contemplating.
Chance of moving
to a new location
on transfer is
likely for some. A
property matter
is likely to be
resolved amicably. Clarity of mind and
retentive power will help you forge ahead
on the academic front.
SAGITTARIUS
NOV 23 - DEC 22
Much fun awaits
some in a journey.
Start saving for
renovating an old
house. Joining
coaching classes
for improving
academic
performance is
foreseen. Positive
steps may be required to be taken to restore
perfect health. It will be in your interest to
speed up a financial transaction.
CANCER
JUNE 22 - JULY 23
Things are
likely to move
favourably on
the professional
front. Efforts may
be required to get
something done
at home. A good
time is foreseen
for those travel-
ling overseas. Maintain confidentiality
regarding a property deal being negoti-
ated by you.
CAPRICORN
DEC 23 - JAN 20
Some changes
on the domestic
front cannot be
ruled out. A prop-
erty matter you
had been worried
about will be
amicably settled.
Getting quality
time at home will
help in focussing on activities that appeal
to you. A balanced diet will be the first
step in achieving good health.
LEO
JULY 24 - AUGUST 23
Those new on
the job will have
to strive hard
to show their
worth. A family
youngster may
look up to you
for help and
guidance. You gel
well with a new
acquaintance. Opportunities to further
your career will come only if you make
efforts.
AQUARIUS
JAN 21 - FEB 19
Your efforts at
work will be
richly rewarded
by getting
noticed by those
who matter. A
new idea on
the home front
looks promising
but needs to be
given shape. You will get the opportunity
to acquire new property at a good price.
Health may become a concern.
VIRGO
AUG 24 - SEP 23
Those selling
property may
find the market
hot but may not
find many takers.
Some of you are
likely to enjoy a
special place on
the social front.
Health may be-
come a concern. You will need to muster
all your persuasive powers to swing a
deal in your favour.
PISCES
FEB20 - MARCH 20
You may find
it difficult to
convince a
family member
regarding
something
you want to
achieve. Choose
your mode of
conveyance
carefully for a safe journey. A friendly bet
with a friend or a colleague may turn into
a fight, so be careful.
YOUR
DAY
Horoscope by
Saurabbh Sachdeva
ndia is among the
largest producers of
oxygen in the world.
We produce 7,500 met-
ric tonnes of oxygen
per day
. Still this scar-
city we face today! To-
day
, all our energy
, all our re-
sources are engaged in over-
coming this crisis. But, what
after it all ends? We will be
relaxed again, ignorant to the
probable next emergency
which awaits us.
Today
, 1.42 billion people –
including 450 million chil-
dren – live in areas of high or
extremely high water vulner-
ability
. Less than 3 per cent of
theworld’s water resources is
fresh water, and it is growing
increasingly scarce. Decades
of misuseandover-extraction
of groundwater and contami-
nation of freshwater supplies
have exacerbated water
stress. At the same time, wa-
ter demand is rising due to
rapid population growth, ur-
banization and increasing
water needs from a range of
sectors, particularly agricul-
ture, industry and energy
.
Water scarcity can mean
scarcity in availability due to
physical shortage, or scarcity
in access due to the failure of
institutions to ensure a regu-
lar supply or a lack of ade-
quate infrastructure.
Sincelifecannotexistwith-
out water, it has no replace-
ment nor is it possible to
quantify its value. Perhaps,
this is why we as humans are
soexcitedtofindtracesof wa-
teronMarsorthefactthatwe
think of water and life as in-
terchangeablewhenstudying
other planets.
The United Nations World
Water Development Report
(WWDR) 2021, published by
UNESCO on behalf of UN-
Water, shows that the inabil-
ity to recognize the value of
water is the main cause of
water waste and misuse. As
per estimates; in 1951, per
capita annual freshwater
availability was 5,177 cubic
meters which came down to
1,545 cubic meters in 2011. It
is estimated that it is likely
to further go down to 1,293
cubic meters in 2025. If the
present trend continues, in
2050, freshwater availability
is likely to decline to 1,140
cubic meters.
AsDirector-Generalof UN-
ESCO, Audrey Azoulay right-
ly put in words, “Water is our
most precious resource, a
‘bluegold’towhichmorethan
2 billion people do not have
direct access. It is not only es-
sential for survival but also
plays a sanitary, social and
cultural role at the heart of
human societies.”
In India, for example, the
Ganges is revered by Hindus
as a living entity with the
samerightsashumanbeings.
Similarly
,inNewZealand,the
TeAwaTupuaActof 2017rec-
ognizestheWhanganuiRiver
as “an indivisible and living
whole from the mountains to
the sea” and guarantees the
river’s protection by the local
Maori population. “The fate
of humans and water are in-
extricably linked. In the
words of the Whanganui Riv-
er Tribe’s proverb, Ko au te
Awa,koteAwakoau,Iamthe
river, the river is me”, notes
Audrey Azoulay
.
The current scenario ne-
cessitates proper planning,
strategizing and implement-
ing water supply systems in-
cluding the development of
proper institutional mecha-
nisms at all levels.
In consonance with the de-
clared national policy that is
JalJeevanMission(HarGhar
Jal),thegoalistoprovidesafe
andpotablewatertoeveryru-
ral person with adequate
(minimum 55 Litres Per Cap-
ita Per Day) prescribed water
quality (BIS10500) for domes-
tic needs i.e. drinking, cook-
ing, bathing, flushing etc. and
other basic needs that are in-
stitutional, livestock, fire-
fighting etc. as per needs on a
regular sustainable basis at
all times in all situations at
affordable service delivery
charges through functional
household tap connection
(FHTC) at a household level
over Design Period.
Following United Nations
Sustainable Development
Goal 6, by 2030, the aim is to
achieve universal and equita-
ble access to safe and afford-
able drinking water for all as
wellasimprovewaterquality
by reducing pollution, elimi-
natingdumpingandminimiz-
ing the release of hazardous
chemicals and materials,
halving the proportion of un-
treated wastewater and sub-
stantially increasing recy-
cling and safe reuse globally
.
One of the most important
parts of SDG6 is to support
and strengthen the participa-
tion of local communities in
improving water and sanita-
tion management. The com-
plete lack of people’s involve-
ment can fructify desired re-
sults.
For instance, in the case of
a novel covid19 pandemic,
worldwide the governments
strategized different plans,
framed policies but they did
notshowanyconcreteresults
until the local people under-
stood the gravity of the situa-
tionandfollowedallrulesand
regulations to safeguard
themselves. The same is the
case with the water crisis,
only the government taking
responsibility to tackle the
problem is neither going to
sustain nor succeed in any
development initiative. Mere
draftingof policiesandbuild-
ing water infrastructure is
not going to end water scar-
city
. Unless the community
decides to take ownership
and collectively as a stake-
holderparticipatesinthepro-
cess right from the beginning
to nurture it as its own baby,
no program is going to suc-
ceed.
Community ownership
will be the key for the long-
term sustainability of water,
especially in rural communi-
ties—ensuring water struc-
turesareproperlymaintained
and time to time checks for
repair; judiciously monitor-
ing consumption levels
throughwaterbudgeting,and
maintaining potable water
quality through regular wa-
ter quality surveillance and
monitoring.
While we grapple with un-
precedented challenges like
corona, we can control what
we can foresee. No country,
no government, no individu-
al was prepared for a pan-
demic last year. But, today we
can foresee the future. We
know what we are dealing
with and to a certain level
have a plan in place to control
it. It’s high time, we learn a
lesson and ‘value’ water be-
fore we run of it too.
Beyond Corona,
Another Crisis Awaits Us!
MADHURI SHUKLA
Communication and documentation and
knowledge management consultant, UNOPS
I
Handpump are the main source of water supply at
Choti Badokhar Village, District Banda, UP
Mini Stop Dam, District Lalitpur
Stop Dam, District Chhatarpur, MP Citizens at Stop Dam, District Chhatarpur MP

rranged marriages oc-
cupy an awkward place
in contemporary Brit-
ain. For some, they’re
equivalent to forced
marriage. Others see
them as a quaint cus-
tom in need of adjustment to
the modern ideal of western-
style “love marriages”. Howev-
er, my decade-long research
with British Indians paints a
rather different picture of this
practice.
Far from being a homogene-
ous tradition, modern arranged
marriages involve a variety of
matchmaking practices where
each family tailors its own ver-
sion to suit modern identities
and ambitions.
Among the first generation,
transnational arranged mar-
riages were the norm. People
would go back to India to find
partners, with the added expec-
tation that their children would
follow a very traditional style of
arranged marriage. But there
was a marked shift in the atti-
tude of the British-born second
generation.
For this group, attitudes to-
wards arranged marriages be-
gan to noticeably shift in the
1960s and 1970s. They felt that
unlike their parents, traditional
transnational marriages would
not work for them and their
children who identified more
with Britain than with India.
The range of arranged mar-
riages that now exist can be
thought of as a spectrum, with
forced marriages that involve
marrying someone against
their will at one extreme and
the most westernised style of
courtship and marriage (in-
cluding inter-religious marriag-
es or instances where parents
may only be involved in arrang-
ing the wedding) at the other.
TWO NEW VERSIONS OF
ARRANGED MARRIAGE
My research has highlighted
two styles of arranged mar-
riage that lie between these ex-
tremes. Both appear to be the
most popular ways through
which young British Indians
have embraced arranged mar-
riages.
The first of these is called
“semi-arranged marriage”,
where parents who wish to help
their child find a potential part-
ner will introduce them to sev-
eral candidates from within the
British Indian population that
they think could make a suita-
ble match. Introductions can
involve sifting through special-
ly commissioned bride or
groomCVs,studiophotographs,
events similar to speed-dating
organised by local temples and,
increasingly, matrimonial web-
sites (even social media sites
like Facebook and Instagram).
After introductions are made,
the relationship follows an es-
tablished pattern of the couple
going on dates (sometimes
chaperoned) to get to know each
other better. They’re also gently
encouraged to fall in love in the
run-up to the wedding. Families
don’t frown upon these types of
courtships because matches are
approved by the parents of the
couple themselves. All those I
interviewed who went through
this version of arranged mar-
riage confessed to being in love
with their chosen partner by
the wedding.
The other style is what my re-
search participants called “love-
cum-arranged marriages”,
where the person who wants to
get married finds someone they
like themselves. In these mar-
riages, couples go on dates and
get to know each other before
asking their families to ap-
proach the parents of their love
interest in order to arrange a
formal introduction. This is fol-
lowed by parent-approved court-
ship and then marriage.
Falling in love independently
of parental involvement was
important in love-cum-ar-
ranged marriage. But what was
more pressing was actively so-
cially engineering the process
so that one fell in love with the
right person, matching parents’
criteria of a desirable partner
and standards that were tacitly
underlined while growing up.
PRIORITIES AMONG
BRITISH INDIANS
Young British Indians practis-
ing love-cum-arranged mar-
riages felt they had the “free-
dom to fall in love with anyone”
but within certain boundaries
– typically making sure to fall in
love with someone of the same
religion, ethnicity and class.
The importance of caste (the
hierarchical Indian system of
social division primarily based
on hereditary status and resist-
ance to inter-marriages) is be-
coming rarer in these instances.
And some negotiations in class
boundaries were permitted
among research participants.
However, sharing the same
religion and ethnicity were
seen as non-negotiable, which
meant that the arranged aspect
of this style of marriage still
carried weight. Love-cum-ar-
ranged marriages were regard-
ed not as a compromise but as
the ideal to meet the desires of
both the parents and the child.
Indeed, the popularity of
these two styles underscores
the requirement of “learning to
love” among British Indians –
where previously in traditional-
style arranged marriages, the
focus was on learning to love
the partner you had chosen af-
ter a brief introduction or with
little choice (especially for
women).
For British-born generations
today, love as learning involves
first discovering the boundaries
of family expectations and pref-
erences in relation to future
partners. Secondly, (and more
significantly), it requires put-
ting that learning into practice
through self-censure and falling
in love with someone who par-
ents would be likely to approve
of. This hybrid form of mar-
riage allows British Indians to
adapt different elements to re-
flect both the British and Indian
aspects of their identities.
These two styles of marriage
– semi-arranged marriage and
love-cum-arranged marriage –
symbolise the future of ar-
ranged marriages in Britain.
Younger British Indians in-
creasingly prefer the latter over
the former.
While forced marriage has
been made illegal in the United
Kingdom and love marriages
are held up as the norm, ar-
ranged marriages end up occu-
pying a grey zone between the
two — always suspect and never
desirable. Consequently, people
who have arranged marriages
are treated with suspicion and
are regarded as a threat to so-
cial cohesion. As such, it is ever
more important to acknowledge
the diversity of arranged mar-
riage forms.
We need to move beyond the
idea that love and arrangement
have to be mutually exclusive,
embodying the differences be-
tween traditional Eastern and
the modern Western cultures
respectively
. In fact, love and ar-
rangement can exist in tandem,
as shown by the marriage styles
that are popular among British
Indians today
.
Young British Indians
are embracing
– just not in the
traditional sense
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Arranged
Marriage
RAKSHA PANDE
Senior Lecturer, Newcastle
University
SOURCE:
THECONVERSATION.COM
In ‘love-cum-arranged marriages’, couples go on
dates and get to know each other before asking their
families to approach the parents of their love interest.
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