First India Gujarat For Gujarat Samachar Epaper 17 March 2020 edition

JAIPUR l TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 15°C - 25°C OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 279 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Life Life BEYOND CORONA! Countries close borders, cities shut restaurants, citizens hoard supplies, schools close more classrooms and hundreds of millions of people shut doors on one another as authorities continue to take more drastic steps to slow the spread of coronavirus. But the World has battled even worse crises in the past and emerged victorious. So, the need of the hour is to take precautions, stay safe and healthy, and get back to the beautiful World that awaits each one of you with all the endurance and charm. ANNOYED GUV, DEFIANT CM Amidst raging ‘letter war’, Governor Lalji Tandon asks CM Kamal Nath to seek floor test today No fliers from EU, Turkey, UK to be allowed into India New Delhi:Further in- tensifying the lock- down induced by the global spread of the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID 2019), the Centre Monday requested all airlines not to board India-bound passengers from the European Union, the European Free Trade Association, Turkey and United Kingdom. This follows the suspension of all visas, and effectively means that even Indians currently in these countries may have trouble getting back home. The government also announced compulsory quarantine for a minimum of 14 days for passengers coming from/ transiting UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Kuwait. Both moves come into effect from the midnight of March 18 till March 31. Number of coronavirus patients in India have gone up to 114 with Odisha reporting its first case. Mean- while, the Congress has demanded that PM Modi should talk to CMs and health ministers of all the states. YES BANK MONEY LAUNDERING PROBE Anil Ambani summoned by Enforcement Directorate Mumbai: Central probe agency Enforce- ment Directorate has issued a fresh summon to Reliance Group chief Anil Ambani in connection with an alleged money laundering case involving the crisis-hit Yes Bank, officials have said. Anil Ambani, who was told to appear before the probe agency’s officials in Mumbai on Monday, requested for more time citing health reasons. Accepting his request, the Enforce- MAJOR RELIEF Bhopal: Pradesh Governor La- lji Tandon on Monday issued a fresh directive to beleaguered Chief Minister Ka- mal Nath to hold a floor test in the assembly on Tuesday as a ‘letter war’ raged between the two constitutional function- aries amid political turmoil in the state. The governor said failure to hold a floor test will mean the chief minister does not enjoy majority in the house. Tandon’s fresh directive came two days after he first asked Nath to face a floor test on Mon- day, the day when the budget session of the Assembly commenced. However, the assembly was journed till March 26 after the state government raised concerns over the coronavirus threat without taking up the confidence motion as demanded by the BJP . The 15-month-old Nath government, whose stability has come Madhya In a massive relief for customers, crisis-hit Yes Bank on Monday announced that its all banking operations - banking and digital services would resume after 6 pm from March 18. This announcement comes hours after Yes Bank’s shares jumped sharply by over 58 per cent over the Union cabinet approving a recon- struction scheme. Anil Ambani ment Directorate has told him to appear before its officials on Thursday at 11 am. Turn on P4 Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon along with Chief Minister Kamal Nath and others arrives during the budget session of state assembly in Bhopal on Monday. Prez nominates ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi To Rajya Sabha Kamal Nath meets Guv, says govt in majority; rules out floor test B h o p a l : M a d h y a Pradesh Chief Minis- ter Kamal Nath met Governor Lalji Tandon at Raj Bhavan on Monday night and later claimed his government enjoys majority, ruling out holding a floor test in the assembly. Nath also dared the opposition BJP to table of a floor test. Committed to cement Raj’s oil sustainability with Barmer refinery: CM through India, clause (3) of that article, the President is pleased to nominate Shri Ranjan Gogoi to the Council of States to fill the vacancy caused due to the re- tirement of one of the nominated member.” Turn on P4 read with New Delhi: Presi- dent Ram Nath Ko- vind on Monday nominated former Chief Justice of In- dia Ranjan Gogoi to Rajya Sabha. A government noti- fication of the same read “in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-clause (a) of clause (1) of Article 80 of the Constitution of “Those who claim that we dont have a majority should move a no- confidence against my government to get the floor test done, Nath told reporters after the meeting. Nath’s with the governor at Raj Bhavan lasted for over half-an-hour. a no- confidence motion against his 15-month- old Congress government if they wanted to test its strength in the house. I met the Governor and thanked him for his address on the opening day of the budget session. We are in a majority today so no question ad- motion meeting Turn on P4 Turn on P4 Rajeev Gaur will be set up in a large area. Local people will be given priority in employment in the construction of the refinery while local youth will be trained in the technical field through various skill development grams, so that they will be able to shape their future in the pet- rochemical sector.” Gehlot about one-fourth of the work is in progress and tender of about Rs 20,000 crore has been issued. view meeting of the under construction HPCL Rajasthan Refinery, a joint venture of HPCL and Government of Ra- jasthan, in Pachpadra on Monday . “On time completion of the construction work of the refinery is a top priority of the state government. There will be no short- age in the supply of re- sources required for this work,” Gehlot said. He reviewed the refinery project point- wise and said that the works of various phas- BAN OF 50-PLUS GATHERINGS IN STATE Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday imposed a complete ban on gatherings of more than 50 people in the state to prevent community transmis- sion of the coronavirus infection. The ban will be in force till March 31 and after that the situation will be reviewed and appropriate decision will be taken. Barmer/Pachpadra: The state government is giving priority to the establishment of petroleum refinery at Pachpadra in Barmer as well as new oil ex- ploration works in the state. With this, after the refining starts, sufficient crude oil will be available lo- cally and oil will not have to be imported from outside the state. Chief Ashok Gehlot speaking during the re- pro- tion of the refinery . He instructed to take special care of technical quality in construction works and said, “The Rajasthan government is also going to set up a petro chemical here, due to which hundreds of industrial units es of this project should be completed on time. He also discussed extensively on the system of water and power supply as per the requirement in the refinery area. The Chief Minister also inspected works under construc- work said that hub Minister the was Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot along with Kuldeep Ranka, Harish Chaudhary, Madan Prajapat, Govind Sharma, Kunji Lal Meena, Gaurav Goyal and other offi cials during the review meeting. Turn on P4

NEWS JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 02 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘Omar’s release not a threat to J&K’ Sara Abdullah Pilot claimed that the social media posts, purportedly attributed to her brother, were not made by him sent case wherein the only material against the detenu are his social media posts, the reliance on posts that are non-existent and have been wrongly and maliciously attributed to the detenu viti- ates the impugned order of detention in toto and renders the same legally unsustainable and utterly unconstitutional.” —PTI is utterly irrelevant for the purposes of the present controversy,” she said. Pilot claimed that the official Facebook account of Abdullah, being a blue tick marked verified account, has not made any post as claimed in the relied upon material. Her rejoinder said: “...in the facts and circumstances of the pre- tention under J&K PSA, said that on scrutiny of the verified Facebook account of her brother she was shocked to dis- cover that the social media posts, purportedly attributed to him and maliciously against him, were not made by him. “It is denied that the mere presence of the detenu coupled with the decision to abrogate Ar- New Delhi: Sara Ab- dullah Pilot disputed in SC, the claim of Jammu and Kashmir administration that freeing her brother, former CM Omar Abdullah who has been detained since the abrogation of Arti- cle 370 in August last year, will pose imminent threat to public order. Pilot, who has challenged Abdullah’s de- used Karni Sena and fi lm makers held a discussion, at a hotel in Jaipur. Karni Sena meets ‘Prithviraj’ makers used Sara Abdullah Pilot ticle 370 would pose an imminent maintain public order. The factual data about the loss of lives in the erstwhile State of J&K Diya Kumari bats for state specific tourism policy First India News threat to present during the discussion and stated that Prithviraj should be showcased as a warrior and not just as a lover. Karni Sena members also demanded for a written letter stating that whatever assur- ance has been given, will be fulfilled and in- case anything beyond that is portrayed then, Karni Sena shall reserve the right to stall the film. Diwedi, who is also the writer of the film, stated that he has trans- ferred his rights to Yashraj Films and he will speak to them if the script can be shown to few members of Karni Sena. The shooting has been stalled in the city . Jaipur: A discussion took place between Kar- ni Sena and the makers of film “Prithviraj”, at a hotel in Jaipur. The shooting is taking place near Ramgarh, however the shooting was stalled after Karni claimed that history of Prithviraj Chauhan was being remoulded. Chandraparakash Di- wedi, director of the Film gave the details of the research done by him and assured that Prithviraj Chauhan will not be portrayed in any kind of negative light and the honour of the great king will be maintained. Mahipal Singh of Karni Sena was also HC: Nature Farms, Tree House Resort in the clear First India News Privatisation of LIC harmful: Jully First India News them, and if any encroachments are found then the same may be removed. HC found no encroachments been done in Govern- ment land, and Nature Farms does not impede flow of water. Both organisations have proper title and legal rights over their lands, informed Sunil Mehta, Director, Sums Exim Pvt Ltd and Whisper- ing Meadows Clubs & Resorts Pvt Ltd. Jaipur: There are 24 firms operating in LIC sector. Of these, 23 are private companies who distribute 90% of its year’s surplus to insured and 10%to share holders. While in LIC this percentage is 95% & 5%. On privatisation of LIC, this percentage will be same as private firms, and will harm interests of poor ly insured, said MoS Tikar- am Jully at 13th All-India LIC Employees Federa- tion conference. First India News Sena Jaipur: High Court has cleared ‘Nature Farms’ and ‘the Tree House Resort’ of various allegations made against them. These allegations include en- croaching on Govern- ment land and imped- ing the flow of water to Ramgarh Dam. Both the organisations appeared before the High Court to say that no encroachments have been made by Jaipur: Rajsamand MP , Diya Kumari urged that the future tourism policy by Union Govern- ment should be State specific. She was speaking at Lok Sabha on demand for Grants on Tourism for Budget. She further suggested a comprehensive Na- tional Strategy on Safe- ty & Security of Tour- have Union Diya Kumari met Dr Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank on Monday. ists and deployment of Tourism Police at tourist sites to ensure has- sle-free experience for tourists women tourists. especially OFF THE RECORD MP’S PRIVILEGE MOTION BRINGS TROUBLE FOR TOP OFFICIALS C administration, in all fi ve, will be appearing in front of the Privilege Committee (PC) of the Lok Sabha in Delhi on 17 March. The top offi cials have been summoned after MP Hanuman Beniwal moved a privilege motion and made a complaint to Lok Sabha speaker who forwarded the matter to the PC for further action. This is an extra ordinary incident for the state bureaucracy. It has caused a stir in the whole power structure and the govt. is rightly shaken. Turning few pages of the history of the state, it seems to be repeating itself as something similar happened 22 years ago. In 1998 it happened for the fi rst time and the whole govt was shaken then too. In 1998 IAS Manjeet Singh was collector Jhunjhunu under the govt of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. The state was holding assembly elections. Brijendra Ola, son of then Jhunjhunu MP & senior Congress leader Sheeshram Ola, was contesting for MLA seat. Sheeshram Ola was putting up at a hotel in Jhunjhunu. One evening collector Manjeet Singh raided Ola’s hotel room on a tip off that it has a huge stock pile of money which was to be distributed among people during the elections. Manjeet found nothing incriminating in the raid. Sheeshram Ola got really upset considering it to be a breach of his privilege as an MP. He made a complaint to the Lok Sabha speaker and the matter was referred to the PC, as has been done now. PC summoned Manjeet Singh and he had to appear before the PC in Delhi more than once. Manjeet Singh was a troubled man for quite some time. The whole bureaucracy discussed the issue for many days. In the end Manjeet Singh had to apologize to the PC only then he could breathe easy. Now everybody is curious to know how does the PC treat the top state offi cers on 17 March. hief Secretary (CS), Director General of Police (DGP) and offi cers from police & GOOD HOPES: AICC General Secretary and Rajasthan Incharge Avinash Pande said on Monday that if the floor test occurs there is no doubt that the Congress party will register its majority in Madhya Pradesh. “I believe the almighty will instill some sense in our friends (MLAs) who have been kidnapped and they will come back in party fold,” he said, adding, “Today the MLAs are feeling insecure and they are thus heading to Rajasthan. This shows how bad the nation’s environment is.” COURTESY MEET: Swami Santoshanand Avadhoot Mandal of Haridwar met Governor Kalraj Mishra at Raj Bhavan on Monday. New Indore-Kishangarh flight under ‘UDAN’ GUP SHUP CLASSIC CASE OF KHAKI BEING KHADI’S PUPPET A given sanctuary by a stalwart politician. The history-sheeter had opened fi re at a man in a loan related matter. However, the city police did not take any action against the history-sheeter after the politician ‘instructed’ the cops of not to take any action. Naturally, when a powerful leader instructed something, the ‘Sahab’ also realised that it was for his benefi t that he does not take any action in the matter. INTEL WING’S ‘SURVEY’ CREATES BUZZ T collection as well. But since that happens behind the curtains, not many individuals come to know of the same. However the report of the intel wing is always one of the most sought after ‘document’. Well, a ‘detail’ recently recovered by the wing is one of the most sought after information these days. The reason: It pertains to the upcoming municipal elections and who could be a strong contender. Word is that the intel wing has conducted its own survey and although it is just municipal election, yet the survey made is akin to those in the assembly elections. In every ward, names of individuals who are not just popular but also of a good image and unruffl ed by corruption are being searched and from each ward, a minimum of two and maximum fi ve names have been sent to the government! The ‘survey’ is one of the most talked about topic in the BJP state headquarters. he police is tasked with not only safeguarding the people and preventing crime, but a major portion of policing is intelligence Air is already operating direct flights from Bela- gavi to Indore and will now extend the same route till Kishangarh in Rajasthan, the ministry said in a statement. “The approximate distance between In- dore and Kishangarh is around 550 kilometers and people had to spend more than 10 hours to reach Kishangarh from Indore by road. Howev- er, with the commence- ment of flight operations on this route, people can take one hour flight,” it noted. New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry on Monday, flagged off a new thrice-weekly flight on Indore-Kis- hangarh route, operat- ed by Star Air, under the regional connectiv- ity scheme UDAN. This is 268th route to be made operational under the UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) scheme, which launched in 2016 to boost flight connectivi- ty with under-served and unserved airports in India. Under UDAN, Star history-sheeter, accused of opening fi re in the west police district of Jaipur city, is being was SAHAB WITH NO WORK LIVING HIS LIFE A The sahab is devoid of any important position or work and so he reaches his relative’s farm house at Delhi road and what follows is a night of drinking and making merry. sahab posted on the fourth fl oor of the PHQ keeps himself busy in the evening by holding liquor parties at farm house. —RAJENDRA CHHABRA NEELKANTH APARTMENT PROJECT SET FOR KOTA N Neelkanth apartment project. The deal has been made for 6 bigha land and the project has been pitched to cost Rs 78.65 crore. The RERA registered project is set to be build on Baran road. The project has created a buzz in the real estate market. BUILDER RUINS MARKET FOR OTHERS S after a builder entered in these JVs when the market was booming. Now that the market is in recession, the builder has given up and the land owners are in a state of trouble since they had taken advance cheque from the builder years back hoping that with passage of time, they will also be amongst the ‘wealthy’, but with the builder taking his hands off the JVs, the real estate market is abuzz that neither did the builder complete his old projects, nor did he saw through the JVs, and on top of that he actually damaged the market for a few builders who could have completed their projects. YOUNG BUILDER’S EGO RESULTS IN A GREAT FALL L Well, the veteran builder had challenged the ‘youngster’ that he wont be able to get investors to invest 400 crore rupees a major project. Such was the heat of the moment that other builders from the city started talking about the young builder’s ‘ego’ at even thinking of being in the 400 crore rupee club. However, the very next day the young builder called a dinner party and invited all the builders from the city. While the ‘party’ was going on, the young builder brought forward 100 crore rupees cash as advance and kept in front of the men and then threw another challenge at the veteran saying, “Now can you see the deal through?” taken aback, everyone went silent. However, the young builder’s ‘ego’been recently thwarted after he was arrested by the cops and put behind bars in relation to bank fraud. everal Joint Ventures on Sikar road have been cancelled in the past few weeks et us tell you a little story on how one veteran and a young builder came at loggerheads over a ‘pricey’ land deal. eelkanth Colonizers and Developers signed a deal in Kota for the construction of Realty Check FIRST INDIA spreads its vistas... we shall now recount bytes and buzz in the real estate sector SHRI VINAYAK GROUP READY WITH NEW PROJECT S has been pitched for Rs 32.44 crore. Ashok Dhaka and Sanjay Singhal are the directors of the project. Property Bazaar are looking forward to this development. hri Vinayak Group signed a deal for 4 bigha ground in Nari Ka Bas village, Jaipur, for construction of their Vasundhara Aanchal Project. The project is RERA registered and

RAJASTHAN 03 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Raj govt moves SC challenging CAA validity RAJASTHAN HAS BECOME SECOND STATE AFTER KERALA TO MOVE SC INVOKING ARTICLE 131 OF CONSTITUTION in BRIEF  Jaipur: BJP’s Mukesh Dadhich said that from Tuesday at 10 am, BJP state president Satish Poo- nia will start a public awareness campaign regarding coronavirus from Jaipur’s Govind Devji temple. Neem Giloy’s kaada will also be provided by BJP Yuva Morcha, under the leadership of Morcha President Ashok Saini, along with distributing 300 masks at the temple. At the same time, Mahila Morcha will distribute kapoor, laung, dalchini etc. Nizam Kantaliya Earlier, the CPI(M)- led Kerala had become the first state to challenge the CAA in the Supreme Court. The Kerala Assembly was also the first in the country to pass a resolu- tion against the Act. The Kerala government had said in its suit that there is no ration- ale in grouping together the three countries—Pa- kistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh—for purpose of the CAA and rules and orders. “Such grouping is not founded on any ration- ale principle justifying a separate special treatment for the irrationally chosen class of religious minorities facing perse- cution on the basis of religion therein,” it had said. —With Agency Inputs rights” can be held unconstitutional to the extent of its contravention of fundamental rights. The plea said the CAA be declared “ultra vires” to the provisions of Con- stitution. Besides, the plea has stated that the Passport (Entry to India) Amend- ment Rules, 2015 and Foreigners ment) Order are ultra vires the Constitution and be declared void. It said the CAA, the amended Passport Rules and Foreign Order are class legislations harp- ing on the religious identity of an individu- al, thereby contravening the principles of secularism, which has been recognised by the court as a basic structure of the Constitution. TOTAL RECALL —Pic for representation purpose only Jaipur/New Congress-ruled government moved Su- preme Court Monday challenging the validity of Citizenship (Amend- ment) Act, saying it was violative of “basic structure principle of secularism” and fundamental rights of equality and life. Rajasthan became the second state after Kera- la to move SC invoking Article 131 of the Con- stitution under which a state is empowered to directly move top court in case of a dispute with the Centre. The newly- amended law seeks to grant citizenship to non- Muslim migrants be- longing to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Delhi: state (Amend- the  Jaipur: CM Ashok Gehlot assured Chair- man Rajasthan Bar Council that his govt will not implement Rajasthan Advocates Welfare Fund Amend- ment Bill 2020 at the moment. In this regard, a delegation, led by Bar Council Chair- man Shaheed Hasan, met CM at CMR on Monday. Hasan said bill will be sent to the Advocate General and Bar Council for reconsideration. State government has moved SC challenging validity of CAA. Article 13 of the Con- stitution, under which CAA is sought to be held as unconstitutional, says any law “inconsist- ent with or in deroga- tion of the fundamental ciple of secularism. Thus Act 47 of 2019 (CAA) be declared as void under Article 13 of the Constitution,” said the plea filed through lawyer DK Devesh. and decree that CAA is violative of Article 14 (right to equality) and Article 21 (right to life) of the Constitution of India as well as violative of basic structure prin- Dist admn gears up for Municipal elections SECURITY BEEFED UP Jain and Parsi commu- nities who came to the country from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghan- istan on or before De- cember 31, 2014. “Pass a judgement Christian, Project head of CCL Co. dies in accident at Hindustan Zinc plant First India News wards in both the cor- porations. The AROs will accept the nomination forms on all working days till 23 March from 10.30 am to 3 pm in their desig- nated rooms. Due to paucity of space the second floor of the collectorate along with Zila Pramukh office, SDM court, Tahsil- dar court and some other rooms will also be used by the AROs. First India News in the plant and many similar incidents have taken place in the past as well. In such a situation, questions are being raised on the security arrangements of the company . The administration would provide compensation to the family of the deceased to settle the matter, but a human life does not have any value in the company , it seems. Jaipur: Amid the an- ticipation of postpone- ment of the municipal elections the district administration is busy preparing for them as per declared schedule. The administration on Monday declared the names of two Return- ing Officers (RO) for both Greater Jaipur Municipal Corporation (GJMC) & Heritage Chittorgarh: The project head of CCL Com- pany, Rajesh Mundra, died after falling from a pillar in the Hindustan Zinc plant. After the incident, Chandria police reached the spot and kept the body in the mortuary of the district hospital. According to sources, this is not the first death Municipal polls in time of Corona: Govt to move HC  Jaipur: The municipal corporation elections in the state would be challenged in the court as a PIL will be fi led by Advo- cate Poonamchand Bhandari on Tuesday regarding postponing the elections. Actu- ally, Bhandari had sent a notice to the state election commission, requesting to not hold elections due to coronavirus scare. Now, after the announcement of polls by EC, Bhandari will fi le a PIL. Jaipur resident Surendra Pareek has sent a legal notice through Advocate Anand Sharma to the state election commission and Chief Secretary for holding municipal elections despite coronavirus. for with 12 for GJMC and 9 for HJMC. With an average of 13 wards with each ARO, total 21 AROs will accept nominations for total 250 HJMC while Rajendra Singh Kaviya has been assigned GJMC. 21 Assistant Return- ing Officers (ARO) have also been announced Jaipur Municipal Cor- poration (HJMC) for the nomination process due to begin on 19 March. RAS Pratibha Pareek will be RO for First India News merely following HC orders of finishing with local body elections by 18 April. SEC thus threw back the ball in the govt’s court by stating that any decision regarding these elections could only be taken by the HC. After receiving the above reply from SEC, the UDH and legal department sought the opinion of the Attorney General (AG) of the state. It is on the suggestion of AG that the state govt had decided to move to HC for the post- ponement of the municipal elections in the three cities. Jaipur: State govt will move to High Court to get the scheduled municipal elections in Jaipur, Jodh- pur and Kota. The base for the petition by state govt will be the probability of coronavirus infection. The central govt has issued an advisory which forbids organ- sing events with large gathering of people. Collectors of Jaipur, Jodhpur and have already written to the state govt requesting postponing of the municipal elections due to coronavi-  Jaipur: The Amber Fort administration has decided that Elephant rides will remain closed in Amber from March 25 to April 3, in view of Navratri. The ghatasthapana will be done at 6.30 am on March 25. The arrangements are being made in Shila Mata temple for it. rus threat. State govt will also these letters by the collectors in its petition. Govt in response to letters from collectors had written to the State Election Com- mission (SEC). recom- mending the post- ponement but SEC had replied in negative stating that it was mention officers Kota Girl falls on tracks from moving train, dies 3 held for raping minor in Churu First India News ter pulling the chain. He kept on shouting and screaming that his daughter has fallen down from the train. Madhu’s maternal uncle reported that, till 10 minutes he kept on pleading that his daughter had fallen but in vain. The RPF men also clicked a photo of his ID, meanwhile the crowd started to gather around them and informed the officials about the incident. But, when they reached there, the girl had died. As per information, Mad- hu had gone to wash- room, while she was standing near the door, she lost her balance and fell. First India News gation is underway . According to the information, the victim had gone to her village to attend her cousin’s While everybody was busy in the celebrations, the victim went out to get some milk. When she was returning, three youth came by and the victim knew them. They forcefully took her to an enclosed space, where they gangraped her. After this, they fled leaving the girl there after beating her. When she did not come home for a long time, family started looking for her. Jaipur: A 14-year-old girl died after she fell on the railway tracks near SBI railway cross- ing gate at Jagatpura on Monday. The girl who fell from Ranikhet Express has been iden- tified as Madhu. She was travelling in a general coach and was coming back to Jaipur from Bandikui with her maternal uncle to write her exams. On seeing the girl fall, passengers pulled the chain after which her maternal uncle started running towards her. Meanwhile RPF officials caught him, thinking he was trying to run away af- Churu: Three persons have been appre- hended for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl in Churu district, police said on Mon- day . FIR was lodged by minor’s family , following which a case was registered and three were detained, said SHO, Taranagar, Rad- heshyam. The sus- pects allegedly took the girl to a secluded placed late night on Sunday and gangraped her, he said. Medical examination of the girl has been done by a medical board and an investi- wedding.

RAJASTHAN 04 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia PANDEMIC SCARE —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR One of the most popular tourist spots in Jaipur, the Jantar Mantar lies abandoned in wake of the Coronavirus scare in the entire state, as the number of tourists visiting the region has reduced to a great extent. SMS Hosp’s ICU now ‘Corona Corona threat looms large on Raj wildlife sanctuaries First India News try has suffered as a whole but places like Sawai Madhopur and Alwar where these ti- ger sanctuaries are situated, have been bearing the brunt a bit more. Hotel have been cancelled and jungle safaris too met the same fate leaving vehicle owners with huge income losses. According to industry normal in the month of March used to be around 5000 rooms, which has dropped to around 2000. This figures is just for the state capital Jaipur, which has First India News dedicated,’ says ACS Singh BE CAUTIOUS, NOT AFRAID: MISHRA nearly 8000 rooms in various budget hotels to luxury ones. The sources said that pri- or to March, 70% rooms were booked but within two weeks, bookings reduced to 20%. Apart from Sawai Madhopur & Alwar, other cities with major tourist attractions like Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Chittorgarh, Mount Abu & Jais- almer too have wit- nessed drastic fall in tourist footfalls. Tourism claim that the impact on the sector is so se- vere that any recovery would be impos- sible in next 2-3 years. gency ICU ‘Corona Dedi- cated’ and both the patients will be moved from ‘Isolation Ward’ to this ICU. The patients who were tested positive earlier, but whose report came negative during isolation, will be kept in this ICU. A medical board has also been constituted for continuous monitoring of their health. It is to be noted that Ra- jasthan had four positive cases, of which, three are now ‘cured,’ while the fourth one, is being treated in the ‘Isolation Ward.’ Meanwhile, the doctors at the Hospital have done wonders by curing three patients with a combination of H1N1, Malaria and HIV drugs. “We gave her a combination of Lopinavir 200mg/Ritonavir 50mg twice a day,” the doctors told First India. Besides, the doctors also gave her Oseltamivir, useful in swine flu treatment, and Chloroquine, useful in treating malaria. They were treated acc to central govt’s guideline. Indian Coun- cil of Medical Research has expressed satisfaction about the line of treatment adopted by medics. The success of achieving this feat has not only encouraged the doctors here, but also have invited related que- ries from elsewhere. COVID-19: Combination of two anti- HIV drugs proved crucial in treatment Jaipur:The fear of Coronavirus has not spared Rajasthan’s wildlife sanctuaries. Usually, with onset of Summer, March is considered among the best months for wildlife sightings. World famous Ranthamb- hore and Sariska are flooded with tourists especially foreigners. However, the ban on entry of foreign nationals in India till mid of April along with return of those who had come prior to the ban has taken life out of both the sanctuaries. The tourism indus- Jaipur: Doctors of SMS Hosital have achieved a miracle of sorts by curing three out of four Coronavirus patients who tested positive but the fight is far from over. Two patients are still critical. Italian male tourist and an elderly person who had returned from Dubai, have been struggling to survive as they have developed com- plexities due to some other health problems. The reports of both, the Italian person and the man who returned from Dubai, came negative, yet they are still not out of 2nd batch of 53 evacuees reach Jaisalmer army centre URGENT CASES have bookings sources, occupancy Addl CS (Health) Rohit Kumar Singh chaired a special meeting regarding the health condition of these two patients. It was decided in the meeting to declare SMS Hospital’s medical emer- woods because the Ital- ian’s lungs are damaged while the other one has dysfunctional kidneys. The SMS Hospital authorities have begun to put in place special arrangements for them. experts Official held for spreading fake news First India News First India News First India News Three of the four patients in the state have now been declared coronavirus-free. “It appears it (combination of drugs) is working because three patients have recovered. Good thing is that all the three patients are elderly and the successful result of the drug on patients of such age is a big thing,” he said. Dr DS Meena, Superinten- dent of SMS Hospital, where all three patients were treated, said the combination of the anti- HIV drugs proved useful in treating the patients. quarantine under professional medical supervision, Sombit Ghosh, PRO, Defence, Rajasthan. The Army authorities have assured that they are fully geared up to accommodate all these evacuated Indian citizens and provide them with requisite medical and administrative support during their mandatory quarantine period. The people have been advised to take all possible precautions against the COVID-19 virus, he added. said Col Jaisalmer: A fresh batch of 53 evacuees from Iran have arrived at an Army Wellness Centre in Jaisalmer on Monday, following the COVID-19 outbreak in the Middle East country, where there has been over 700 deaths so far. This is after the first batch of 236 evacuees that arrived at Jaisalm- er on Sunday . As per the procedure, preliminary screening of these persons was undertaken at the airport upon arrival. Jaipur: A contractual worker in State’s Health Department has been arrested in Jaipur for spreading fake message about Coronavirus. He has also been dismissed from the service on Sun- day. He had sent a message of having eight coronavirus cases in Bandikui. The message went viral and created ter- ror among local people. The health department immediately issued a letter to deny the fake news. Jaipur: Addl CS (Medi- cal & Health) Rohit Ku- mar Singh reviewed efforts to contain Corona- virus threat on Monday . He appealed people to stay away from crowd- ed places & stressed on regular sanitization of public places. He informed that both the Italian tourists have been cured of corona infection and are free to leave for Italy. 1,120 health officials have screened 11 lakh people in 2,11,000 houses and 4,110 people have been positive Rohit Kumar Singh with Dr Sudhir Bhandari & DS Meena at SMS Hospital. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR senior govt official said. Singh said the patients’ condition im- proved after they were administered the anti- HIV drugs. isolated in their homes. A combination of two anti-HIV drugs has proved crucial in the treatment of Coronavi- rus positive cases, a Thereafter, they were moved to the quarantine facility, where they will undergo 14 days FROM PG 1 Committed to... “So far, about 3 thousand crore rupees have been spent. Currently 3800 employees are em- ployed here, but about 35 thousand people are expected to get employment in this project,” he said further adding, “The Rajasthan refinery with a production capacity of nine million tonnes is one of the largest refineries in the country and its formation will lead to all-round development of the state. With the completion of the refinery, the state’s income will in- Kamal Nath... The chief called on the governor after the latter shot off a fresh letter on Mon- day, directing the Nath government to hold a floor test on Tuesday . The 15-month-old Nath government’s stability has come under doubt due to resigna- tion by 22 rebel Con- gress MLAs. that the tone and tenor of it is not conducive to democratic values, the governor letter stated. I request you again to take up a floor test and prove your ments majority in the Assembly on Tuesday to uphold the constitutional and democratic values, the governor said. Or, it will be con- strued that you dont enjoy majority in the House, he stated. Tandon his annoyance over the Congress government not seeking a trust vote on Monday as directed by him. crease, along with the employment opportuni- ties will increase here.” Gehlot also said that HPCL should complete the construction of road connecting Sajiali village under CSR on time and also build high level schools and hospi- tals near the refinery , so that the local people can get benefit of it. He also asked to start the Skill Develop- ment Center proposed by HPCL and RSLDC at Pachpadra soon, so that the local youth can get training and get employment in the refinery . have been “undemo- cratic and unconstitutional” in a situation where his MLAs have been held “hostage”. Apparently annoyed over the tone of Nath’s missive, Tandon dashed off another letter to the Congress chief minister, requesting him to take up trust vote on Tuesday and prove his majority in the house. The Nath government has been teetering on the brink of a col- lapse ever since 22 Con- gress rebel MLAs resigned. Thanks for the reply to my letter dated March 14. But I am hurt will be best remem- bered for heading the five-judge Constitution Bench that delivered a unanimous verdict in the Ram hoomi-Babri land dispute case as well as the time he had addressed an unprecedented press conference along with three other brother judges in 2018. Rs 50,000 a month after the bank’s financial health severely deterio- rated. Other Reliance Group officials will also be called in for questioning week, sources said. Meanwhile, Anil Am- bani filed an adjourn- ment application and sought more time to appear before the Enforce- ment Directorate (ED) in connection with the ongoing money laundering probe related to Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor. The ED had summoned Ambani in connection with the probe against Kapoor and his family members. In a statement issued last week, the Group had denied any links with Kapoor, his family or entities controlled by them. minister Reliance Janmab- Masjid govern- this Annoyed guv... under doubt due to res- ignation by a section of Congress MLAs, pointed out that legislature sessions in several other states had been trun- cated due to the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier in the day, Nath wrote a letter to the Governor, stating that holding the floor test on Monday would Anil Ambani... He will be questioned in connection with loans given by Yes Bank, on which the Reserve Bank of India imposed a mor- atorium and capped withdrawal by users at Prez nominates... Ranjan Gogoi retired from the Court on November 17, 2019. Justice Gogoi’s tenure in the apex court expressed Supreme

INDIA J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 05 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia MP POLITICAL CRISISSpeaker NP Prajapati adjourned the House just after the Governor Lalji Tandon finished his customary address GOVERNOR ASKS MLAS TO UPHOLD DEMOCRATIC IDEALS BJP legislators led by Chouhan meet Guv Shah meets PM Modi over political turmoil New Delhi: After the Congress-led Kamal Nath government in Madhya Pradesh on Monday got a breather as the state Assembly was adjourned March 26, Home Minister Amit Shah held discussion with PM Narendra Modi over the political turmoil in the state. Shah and Prime Minister Modi met inside PM’’s Parlia- ment House office on Monday and discussed the Rajya Sabha elections in Gujarat apart from political ments in Madhya Pradesh. Minister Narender Singh Tomar and Dharmendra Prad- han, both handling Madhya developments, will also hold meeting with Amit Shah at his Parliament House Office. Bhopal: The BJP MLAs on Monday met Gover- nor Lalji Tandon at the Raj Bhawan. The BJP delegation was led by former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. “Appropriate action will be taken. Be assured that no one will violate your rights,” the Governor MLAs here. Following this, BJP leader Chou- han said that the Con- gress government lacks majority as it has just 92 MLAs while the BJP has 106. “The Chief Minister is running away from the trust vote as he knows that the government lacks the majority . BJP has the majority and we have appealed the Governor to issue order for conducting the floor test at the ear- liest,” Chouhan told reporters here. “Congress has 92 MLAs while BJP's 106 MLAs are here and, therefore, it is clear that we have the majority. till told the BJP MLAs shows a victory sign as they coming out after meeting Guv Lalji Tandon at Raj Bhawan in Bhopal on Monday. ‘SPEAKER HAS TO DECIDE ON FLOOR TEST’ —PHOTO BY PTI BJP MLAs meets Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon, at Governor House in Bhopal on Monday. Eariler on Monday, the MLAs of both the Congress and the BJP arrived at the Madhya Pradesh Legislative As- sembly for the budget session amid uncertainty over holding of a floor test. Many legislators were seen wearing protecting masks in view of the novel coronavirus scare. The Rajya Sabha elections will be held on March 26. Bhopal: Amidst uproar in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly, the house was adjourned March 26. Speaker NP Prajapati adjourned the house just after the governor finished his customary address. Gover- nor Lalji in his address asked the MLAs to uphold democratic ideals. He also told the government to hold a floor test on Monday itself. Meanwhile, the oppo- GOVT IS IN MINORITY: MIN TOMAR develop- till Union Pradesh pealed to Members: “All must follow the rules under the Constitution so that dignity of Mad- hya Pradesh remains protected.” This unstable government cannot even be saved on the pretext of coronavirus,” Shivraj added. In his address, Guv Lalji Tandon ap- tam Mishra demanded floor as Chief Minister Kamal Nath maintained that in the current political situation it is very difficult to do so. sition BJP has said that it will move the court if the floor test in Madhya Pradesh Assembly is not held on Monday. BJP’s chief whip Narot- Parliament starts thermal screening of visitors amid coronavirus scare J&K MP meets Modi, demands release of Mehboba, Abdullah VHP holds Ram Navmi’s Shobha Yatras in Ayodhya leased soon. The MP has also said that he hopes “the political process in Jam- mu and Kashmir starts soon”. Laway hailed the Prime Minister for taking the initiative on the issue of COVID-19 and said that he has done good work. On the question of Pakistan raising Kash- mir issue during the video conferencing with Prime Minister modi over coronavirus, Laway said, “We should not take Paki- stan seriously.” New Delhi: After the release of former Jam- mu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdul- lah, Member of Parlia- ment Nazeer Ahmed Laway, who was ex- pelled from the PDP, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday and demanded that party chief and former Chief Minister Mehboba Mufti be released along with Omar Abdullah. After the meeting speaking to IANS, La- way said, “There are two Chief Ministers Ayodhya: The VHP had decided not to take out 'Shobha Yatras' and 'Rath Yatras' during the Ram Navmi from March 25 to April 8 in Ayodhya. This decision has been taken in view of the coronavirus scare because these events attract thousands of devotees. A senior VHP leader said that during the scheduled 'Shri Ram Mahotsav', the VHP will now focus on smaller programmes that will be held in a controlled environment. New Delhi: Amid COV- ID-19 scare, security at Parliament has started thermal screening of visitors at all its en- trances on Monday. With coronavirus being declared a pandemic by the World Health Or- ganisation, the issue also dominated discussion among MPs on Monday . As the Rajya Sabha discussed precautions required to contain the spread of COVID-19, the members of both Hous- es believe that a strin- gent screening process is required at every place of gathering, including Parliament. Ram Gopal Yadav, Ra- jya Sabha MP of Sama- jwadi Party suggested that thermal screening should be started at each of the Parlia- ment gates to ensure that no infected person can enter the premises even as the number of those infected by the virus crossed the figure of 100. BJD's Sas- mit Patra called for precautions at ATMs and domestic airports and establishment of more testing facilities for the deadly virus. period and many youths who are under detention and I have demanded that all of them should be released.” He said that the Prime Minister has assured him of more af- firmative action and the detainees will be re- Thermal screening of visitors being conducted at the entrance of Parliament House, in New Delhi. Siddhivinayak temple to close over coronavirus Mumabi: Siddhivinay- ak temple will remain shut to devotees from this evening till further notice to check the spread of coronavirus, the temple authorities have announced. Mean- while, the Tourism Min- istry has decided to close all museum and ASI monuments till March 31. “Keeping in view the outbreak of deadly virus, we have decided to close all museum and ASI monu- ment till March 31,” said Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel. PM LAUDS MEDICAL WORKERS’ CONTRIBUTIONS FORCES SPENT `26.12 CR IN LEGAL EXPENSES New Delhi: India’s armed forces spent Rs 26.12 crore in legal expenses in the fi nancial year 2019-20 up to February 2020, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Monday. “A total of Rs 26,12,30,810 has been spent for legal expenses by Army, Navy and Air Force for the year 2019-20 (up to February, 2020),” Singh said in the Rajya Sabha, replying to the query of a member of the House. COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS : RULES CANNOT BE RELAXED FOR JOURNALISTS, SAYS CJI New Delhi: Chief Justice of India Sharad Arvind Bobde on Monday said that rules for preventing overcrowding in the courts to avoid the spread of coronavirus cannot be relaxed for journalists alone on the basis of profession. “Can’t make an exception on the basis of profession,” CJI Bobde said while asking journalists to share information and notes and sug- gesting that a system can be put in place to facilitate daily media briefi ng by Secretary-General. On the eve of fi rst death anniversary of Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with Tarun Vijay and Shripad Naik released a book on the life and times of the former Union minister, on Monday. —PHOTO BY PTI NO DECISION TO DISCONTINUE PRINTING OF RS 2,000 BANKNOTES New Delhi: The government on Monday said no decision has been taken to discontinue printing of Rs 2,000 banknotes, and state-owned SBI and Indi- an Bank are reconfi guring ATMs for Rs 500 and Rs 200 notes. “No indent was placed with the presses for printing of Rs 2,000 denomination notes for 2019-20. However, there is ‘PUNJAB GOVT TO PROVIDE 1 LAKH JOBS IN NEXT TWO YEARS’ Chandigarh: Punjab CM Amarinder Singh on Monday announced his government will provide one lakh jobs to the state’s youth in various state departments in the next two years. Singh made the announcement while addressing media here on the occasion of completion of three years of his government. “For the youth of ‘PROUD TO SEE INDIA TAKING LEAD ROLE’ ON COVID-19 New Delhi: Ambassador of Kazakhstan to India Yerlan Alimbayev on Monday said that he is proud to see New Delhi taking a lead role in enhancing efforts to fi ght corona pandemic and assured his country’s full cooperation to combat the deadly infection. “It was a good idea actually. We watched the conference yesterday. I am very proud to see that India is taking the lead role and all the steps that were proposed by PM Modi are very useful and timely, which we support. We are ready to cooperate and work jointly,” the ambassador told. BISHOP FRANCO’S PLEA IN RAPE CASE DISMISSED Kottayam: A trial court in Kottayam, Kerala, has dismissed a discharge petition fi led by Bishop Fran- co Mulakkal, in connection with the case of alleged rape of a nun in which he is the prime accused. In his plea fi led before the Additional District and Sessions Court I, Mulakkal had claimed that prima facie there was no case to frame charges against him. Dismissing the plea, the trial court said the bishop should stand for trial in the rape case. The bishop’s lawyer said an appeal would be fi led in the HC against the trial court order. no decision to discontinue the printing of Rs 2,000 banknotes,” MoS Anurag Singh Thakur said in LS. The minister was replying to a question whether the govt has stopped printing of new Rs 2,000 currency notes and if the public sector banks have issued any circular to stop circu- lation of Rs 2,000 notes through ATMs. the state, we will provide one lakh government jobs over the next two years,” he said. Singh added that “These jobs will be fi lled up through a transparent and merit based system of selection.” The jobs will be offered in several government departments, including health, education and police, the chief minister said.

PERSPECTIVE STARS IN A CONSTELLATION Extracts from an address to officers attending Mid-career Training Programme at LBSNAA 06 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia IN-DEPTH FATE OF NATH GOVT HANGS BY A THREAD adhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath must have breathed easy after Speaker NP Prajapati adjourned the assembly till March 26. But whether he’ll be able to sleep easy is difficult to say as his government is not out of the woods. Governor Lalji Tandon, being an appointee of BJP, is expected to play a par- tisan role in favour of the Opposition. On Monday , Budget session’s opening day , Tandon left the House after urging legislators to follow Constitution and maintain dignity of the House. BJP immediately began demanding floor test but parliamentary affairs minister cited coronavirus threat and Speaker promptly adjourned House ignoring Tandon’s directive that Nath seeks trust vote by raising of hands. With 106 BJP members present in the House, government, having lost support of 22 Scindia loyalists, clearly lacked numbers. Later, BJP led its flock to Raj Bhawan to prove its strength and demanded immediate floor test which Nath wanted postponed. In a letter to Lalji Tandon, Nath said, “Some of my MLAs are being held hostage by BJP under the supervision of Karnataka police…to carry out a floor test in these circumstances is unconstitutional.” Governor did not buy his “baseless and meaningless” argument and directed him once again to seek a trust vote by the end of the day on Tuesday . After weaning away Scindia, BJP is not ready to let go of this chance to once again wrest control of power in MP. Seeing Nath escape the test, former CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan filed a petition in SC seeking direction for a test of majority within 12 hours. Constitutionally , within precincts of House ,Speaker is supreme and is free to run House the way he wants but for how long can he defy the governor who is empowered under Article 175 to advise or instruct the Speaker and the government? There is no clarity on this in Con- stitution. Karnataka, where a similar situation played out last year, could provide a clue. After 16 Congress and JD(S) legislators resigned the Speaker, citing the rule book, said that MLAs had to personally hand over their letters to him or his office. In MP , 22 Congress legislators have resigned. The Speaker has ac- cepted six resignations and has asked to meet the remaining 16 before accepting their letters hoping to win back some of them. On Tuesday , all eyes will be on SC which had rejected the NCP , Shiv Sena and Congress’s demand in Ma- harashtra for a direction to Devendra Fadnavis government to seek an immediate composite floor test. But after his oath-taking the court ordered an immediate floor test. After the governor’s report, a similar direction could be issued to Kamal Nath. It has to be seen what line of argument the Congress takes to counter the re-run of Operation Kamal. The governor too can spoil Kamal Nath’s party by declaring his government to be in minority . It will all depend on Congress trouble-shooters who are leaving no stone unturned to avert the inevitable. DR SANJEEV CHOPRA M The author is an IAS & Director, Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration Mussoorie and Honorary Curator, Valley of Words: Literature and Arts Festival, Dehradun W e are living in the day and age of coronavirus, and all our conver- sations are centered around this. All of us are learning to cope with this. In India, we have taken quite a pro- active stand, and we have been able to stem the contagion, which seems to have taken its toll in China, Japan, Korea, Italy , Spain and Iran. This should also make us reflect on the challenges of governance today – the term ‘act of god’ is no longer acceptable in the governance lexicon. Whether it is a Tsu- nami or an earthquake, or an ethnic clash, our stakeholders – both in the immediate neighbor- hood and the international community expect us to take preventive and curative action. What- ever be the cause or reason – it could be a rogue virus or a per- ceived sense of wrong in the recent or the hoary past – the fact is that as the permanent executive, we are expected to resolve these issues. And how do we tackle issues as complex as these… by working together, and understanding the interconnect- edness. And by realizing, now, more than ever before that a little humility and a little less cer- titude would make it easier for us to cope with the uncertainty which engulfs us today . Let me at this stage also share my world- view, which is on record in an essay which I wrote two decades ago part of my course work on development discourses in India at Cornell University during my Fellowship year. This is the ongoing debate between the Malthusians and the Pro- metheans, and this dilemma is recorded in myths and fa- bles of almost all the folklore. The Malthusians have always been like the prophets of doom – the world will never be able to cope with the crisis – whether of food production, but we must give space and scope to others as well – and realize that we cannot be lone stars in the firmament. Again, institutions, like nations do not flounder because of challenges or pressures from others. They fail because they lose confidence in themselves – or lose the will to govern and cease to take hold of the eco- system. We create our eco -systems, and when we are in the forefront of anticipating change , we will take control over it. If the country needs domain expertise in different areas of governance and development interventions, we have to be in the forefront of this change. We have to be the change we anticipate. We in the IAS have an advantage over the rest. We talk to the political executive directly , and we must be able to give them ideas which work, for we have to work together with the political leadership respecting each other’s professional space. And within the space that we have, why can’t we create excellence as a habit. It’s not easy , for the devil lies in the detail, but we must try to do our best, even as we realize that we are mor- tals, and some things can always go wrong. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL or of climate change, or of impending wars . The Pro- metheans, on the other hand believe that there are virtually no limits to a human be- ings ability to do anything – including stealing fire from the gods, thereby setting the stage for human settlements to extend – both temporally and spatially . In a way , Yuval Noah Harari avers to this debate in his writings, and one also noted that he is also moving away from ‘absolute cat- egories’ to living with appre- hension about the range of possibilities and probabili- ties. I for one have been on the side of the Prometheans – I have believed that human be- ings have the ability to handle complexity , and though progress is never linear, it is more in the nature of an evo- lutionary cycle. The question is: How does this happen, and whether or not we have a role in this. My proposi- tion is that we have a role, and a dominant role, because my read- ing of history is that it happens because when individuals and institutions are clear in what they wish to achieve, they can do it? The problem is that we often flounder, and harbor self-doubt about ourselves. If we believe we have a role as individuals then listen carefully - if not try doz- ing off! Well, as individuals, we I have used the word ‘constellation’ for we have to retain our identity even as we work in unison! we must shine, but we must give space and scope to others as well – and realize that we cannot be lone stars in the firmament are blessed to belong to the institution of the IAS which gives us a tremendous opportunity to make a positive change, provided, we believe in ourselves and our institution. I must say that when I heard your presentations yesterday , I was convinced that here is a group of people who are not just bright stars in themselves, but also make a great constellation. I have used the word ‘constellation’ for we have to retain our identity even as we work in unison! we must shine, And within the space that we have, why can’t we create excellence as a habit. It’s not easy, for the devil lies in the detail, but we must try to do our best THE PANDEMIC STRESS TEST T tines, and social distancing. Most developed countries should be well-posi- tioned to implement such measures; yet, Italy has been overwhelmed by the epidemic, and the US response has not exactly in- spired confidence. Looking ahead, unless the coronavirus is eradi- cated globally, it could always return, or even become a seasonal disrup- tion. If an effective treatment is not discovered soon (Gilead’s antiviral drug remdesivir currently shows some promise), all countries will face a choice between walling themselves off entirely and pushing for a global effort to eradicate the virus. Giv- en that the former is an impossibility, the latter seems the natural choice. FOR FULL REPORT LOG ON TO WWW.PROJECTSYNDICATE.ORG have hitherto been so sup- portive of growth. The parade of horrible possibilities could go on. The more fundamental point to remember is that the world economy never fully recovered from the 2008 global financial crisis, nor were the underlying problems that produced that disaster ever fully addressed. On the contrary, governments, businesses, and households around the world have piled on more debt, and policymakers have undermined trust in the global trading and investment system. But even though the world started with a weak hand, our response to the COVID-19 crisis could be far better than it has been. The immediate task is to limit the spread of the virus through widespread testing, rigorous quaran- of basic pharmaceutical chemicals in China dis- rupts the production of generic drugs in India, which in turn reduces drug shipments to the United States. The second shock is to demand: as people and governments take steps to slow the spread of the coronavirus, spending in restaurants, shopping malls, and tourist destinations collapses. But there is also the potential for indirect after- shocks, such as the recent plunge in oil prices following Russia and Saudi Arabia’s failure to agree on coordinated output cuts. As these and other shocks propagate, already stressed small- and medium-size businesses could be forced to shut down, leading to layoffs, lost consumer confidence, and further reduc- tions in consumption and he coronavirus pandemic has taken the world by surprise and will now expose economic underlying weaknesses wherever they lie. But the crisis also re- minds us that we live in a deeply interconnected world. If the pandemic has any silver lining, it is the possibility of a much-needed reset in public dialogue that focuses attention on the most vulnerable in so- ciety, on the need for global cooperation, and on the im- portance of professional leadership and expertise. Apart from the direct impact on public health, a crisis of this magnitude can trigger at least two direct kinds of economic shock. The first is a shock to production, owing to disrupt- ed global supply chains. Suspending the production aggregate demand. Moreover, downgrades to, or defaults by , highly lev- eraged entities (shale-energy producers in the US; commodity-dependent de- veloping countries) could lead to wider losses in the global financial system. That would curtail liquidi- ty and credit, and trigger a dramatic tightening of the financial conditions that But even though the world started with a weak hand, our response to the COVID-19 crisis could be far better than it has TOP TWEET Dharmendra Pradhan @dpradhanbjp Welcome the British Government’s decision to turn the Ambedkar House in London as Dr. Ambedkar Museum. Sincere gratitude to Hon. PM Shri @narendramodi ji for his relentless efforts in preserving the legacy of Babasaheb, one of the founding fathers of India. been G Vol 1 G Issue No. 279 GRNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. Editor: Jagdeesh Chandra, responsible for selection of news under the PRB Act

INDIA J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 07 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia POWERGallery IN THE COURTYARD NO REMEDY LEFT: SC DECLINES PLEA NIRBHAYA CASE THREE STRONG PROBABLES EMERGE FOR POST OF RBI DY. GOV RBI Executive Directors Dr Deepak Kumar Mohanty, M Rajeshwar Rao and S C Murmu are three strong probables for the post of RBI Deputy Governor. SC rejects anticipatory bail pleas of Navlakha, Teltumbde New Delhi: The Su- preme Court Monday refused to entertain the plea of Mukesh Singh, one of the four death- row convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya and murder case, seeking restoration of legal remedies alleging that his earlier counsel mis- led and forced him to sign the papers. A bench comprising Justices Arun Mishra and M R Shah heard submissions of lawyer M L Sharma, appearing for Mukesh, and rejected the plea by terming it as “not maintainable” in view of the fact that both the review and the curative pleas in the case have been dismissed. The apex court had on July 9, 2018 dismissed the review plea of Mukesh against its judgement; later, his curative and mercy pleas were rejected by the top court and President Ram Nath Kovind re- spectively . On March 5, a trial court issued fresh war- rants with March 20, 5.30 am, as the date for the execution of the convicts Mukesh Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar Singh (31). Mukesh in his fresh plea had sought the CBI probe into “criminal conspiracy” New Delhi: The Su- preme Court on Mon- day rejected a plea seeking an extension of anticipatory bail granted to social activists Gau- tam Navlakha Anand Teltumbde, two accused in Bhima Kore- gaon violence case. A bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice MR Shah gave three weeks PRAVEEN GUPTA TO BE MEMBER SEBI? MD in the SBI Praveen Gupta is likely to be appointed Member of the SEBI. One post of Member SEBI is falling vacant on April 4. gang-rape KAUN BANEGA CHAIRMAN SAIL? Anirban Dasgupta The name of Anirban Dasgupta, Director (Projects and Business Planning), SAIL, is being bandied around as next Chairperson, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) falling vacant on January 1, 2021. and to Teltumbde and Nav- lakha to surrender and asked them to surrender their passports immediately as well. Asha Devi along with her husband speaks to media at the Supreme Court, in New Delhi on Monday. TENURE OF VIVEK JOHRI AS DGP OF MP FIXED FOR TWO YEARS The tenure of Vivek Johri as DGP of Madhya Pradesh has been fi xed for a period of two years. A notifi cation has been issued in this respect. He is 1984 batch IPS offi cer. 3 Nirbhaya convicts approach ICJ HAVE BEEN DYING FOR 7 YEARS: MOTHER SC dismisses Vodafone’s plea against OTSC A murder case sought the President’s permission for euthanasia, Asha Devi, the mother of the victim, on Monday, appealed for justice saying she has also been suffering for the past seven years. “I would also want to appeal to the President to help me get justice for my daughter as well. People know me and my children by the name of Nirbhaya. I have also been dying for the last seven years,” Asha Devi told ANI. She said that she had to cope with people’s taunts about how she created a drama in these last seven years. day after the family members of the four death row convicts in Nirbhya gangrape and New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a petition filed by Vodafone against the levy of one-time spectrum charges (OTSC). Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearing for Vodafone, told a bench of Justice Arun M ishra and Justice MR Shah that the charges are related to the adjusted gross revenue (AGR). The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had sought to levy a one-time spectrum charge on telecom service providers. SIX NEW ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBERS IN CAT Six former bureaucrats have been appointed Administrative Members of the CAT. They are Amarendra Kumar Dubey, Tarun Shridhar, K V Eapen and Rakesh Kumar Gupta all former IAS offi cers. Sushil Kumar Sinha former IPA offi cer and Anand Mathur former IRPS offi cer will also be Member. New Delhi: Three of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gangrape proached the Interna- tional Court of Justice (ICJ), seeking a stay on the execution of their death sentence. The three convicts who approached the ICJ are Akshay Pawan Gupta and Vinay Sharma. The Interna- tional Court of Justice, sometimes called the World Court, is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations. This comes as the four convicts in the 2012 case - Vinay, Akshay Thakur, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh Singh -- are scheduled to be hanged at 5:30 am on March 20. case ap- BASEER AHMAD KHAN IS NEW ADVISOR TO J&K LG Baseer Ahmad Khan, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir and an IAS offi cer of 2000 batch has been appointed as fourth Advisor to Lieutenant Gover- nor Girish Chandra Murmu. Singh, Special court frames charges against Yasin Malik, six others da Grover) and other advocate who appeared in the sessions court, high court and the Su- preme Court in the petitioner's death war- rant case. The court took strong note of the statement and said the curative plea was not heard in an open court and such plea was between the court and the convict only . and “fraud” hatched by the Centre, the Delhi government and advocate Vrinda Grover, who is the amicus curiae in the case. It said: “Petitioner (Mukesh) is victim of criminal and fraud played and hatched jointly by the R-1 (Ministry of Home Affairs), R-2 (Delhi government) and R-3 (Vrin- matter for further hear- ing on March 30. Charges were framed under several relevant sections of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC), Ter- rorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act and Arms Act of the RPC. Jammu: A special court in Jammu on Monday framed charges against Yasin Malik and six others in connection with a case related to the kill- ing of IAF officer Squad- ron Leader Ravi Khanna and three others in 1990. The court slated the P R JAISHANKAR RECOMMENDED FOR MD VACANCY IN IIFCL Banks Board Bureau has recommended PR Jais- hankar for the vacancy of MD in IIFCL. conspiracy THAKKAR RECOMMENDED FOR 1ST DMD VACANCY IN EXIM BANK The Banks Board Bureau has recommended Lekhan Thakkar for the fi rst vacancy of Deputy Managing Director in EXIM Bank. alleged Governor promulgates ordinance to recover damages in UP My parliamentary right was hurt by LS Speaker: Rahul ‘Unsatisfied with govt response on bank defaulters’ MRS HARSHA BANGARI RECOMMENDED FOR 2ND DMD VACANCY IN EXIM BANK The Banks Board Bureau has recommended Mrs Harsha Bangari for the second vacancy of Deputy Managing Director in EXIM Bank. S K BANSAL RECOMMENDED FOR DMD VACANCY IN IFCI The Banks Board Bureau has recommended Sunil Kumar Bansal for the vacancy of Deputy Managing Director in IFCI Ltd. “As an MP, my rights were compromised. But the question is why the government is saving those wilful defaulters,” Gandhi said inside the Parliament premises. During the Question Hour, Gandhi had asked supplementary tion when Question No 305 regarding “Wilful defaulters” was read. Gandhi said, “The In- dian economy is going through a very difficult period. Our banking system is practically not working any more. Banks are failing. And I think more banks are going to fail as a result of the current global situation. Meanwhile, treasury benches created ruckus and the Speaker gave chance to another MP to raise other question and Gandhi could not get a chance to put his point properly . New Delhi: Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Lok Sabha Speak- er Om Birla of “hurt- ing” his parliamentary rights by restricting him to ask question from the government about the top 50 wilful bank defaulters. Gandhi launched the allegation against Birla following the Question Hour in which he raised a supplementary question on wilful defaulters. Speaking to the media after the Question Hour, Gandhi said there is a process that supplementary question can be asked by a parlia- mentarian and that was exactly he did. However, when he came out to speak to the media he said: “I asked the question about 500 wilful defaulters. I am hurt that my parliamentary right to ask a New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday expressed dis- satisfaction with MoS for Finance Anurag Thakur’s response in the Lok Sabha on wilful bank defaulters. “I had asked a simple question about names of 500 wilful defaulters. But I was not given a clear answer. What hurt me was that the Speaker did not allow me to ask a supplementary question which is my right as a member of Parliament,” Rahul told reporters at the Par- liament. Gandhi had asked the names of wilful defaulters and measures taken to recover loans advanced to them. “Why is the govt defending the wilful defaulters? Why is it not revealing their names in the Parliament?” he added. Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Anandiben Patel has promulgated an ordinance to recover damage to public and private properties in any violent protest or dem- onstration. 'The Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damage to Public and Property Ordinance, 2020' was promulgated by Patel on Sunday . With this Ordinance, a person participating in a protest, political rally, strike, or shut- down has to give compensation in case of damage to public or private property caused by him or her. The Ordi- nance also covers the incidents of riots. On Friday, the Uttar Pradesh Cabinet had passed the Ordinance. The decision was taken Governor JUSTICE RAHUL CHATURVEDI APPOINTED PERMANENT JUDGE OF ALLAHABAD HC Justice Rahul Chaturvedi, Additional Judge of the Allahabad High Court has been appointed as Permanent Judge of the Allahabad High Court. ques- the WILFUL DEFAULTERS Anandiben Patel JUSTICE IRSHAD ALI APPOINTED AS PERMANENT JUDGE OF ALLAHABAD HC Justice Irshad Ali, Additional Judge of the Alla- habad HC has been appointed as permanent judge of the Allahabad High Court. Private YOGI SEEKS TIME SHAILENDRA K. SHUKLA RESIGNS AS CHAIRMAN OF CHHATTISGARH STATE POWER COMPANIES Shailendra Kumar Shukla has resigned as Chair- man of Chhattisgarh State Power Companies. SOMNATH GHOSH APPOINTED AS JOINT SECRETARY, DEFENCE Somnath Ghosh has been appointed as Joint Sec- retary, Department of Defence for an overall period of three years. He is a 1997 batch IFS offi cer. in a cabinet meeting headed by Chief Minis- ter Yogi Adityanath. supplementary tion was restricted by the Speaker.” ques- WB GUV EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN SEC FOR PEACEFUL CIVIC POLLS Kolkata: West Ben- gal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday exuded confi dence that the State Election Com- mission (SEC) would take measures to ensure fair and peaceful civic polls. “Post my interaction with State Election Commis- sioner and my subse- quent communication to him, I am confi dent SEC PRESIDENT KOVIND’S VISIT TO JABALPUR POSTPONED New Delhi: The scheduled visit of President Ramnath Kovind to the convoca- tion ceremony of Jabalpur’s Rani Durgavati Vishwavidya- laya has been postponed due to “unavoidable circumstances”. “Due to unavoidable circumstanc- LIC’S NPAS STOOD AT RS 1453.11 CR AS ON DEC 31, 2019 New Delhi: Minister of State (MoS) Finance, Anurag Thakur on Monday said that as reported by the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), its Non Performing Assets (NPAs) stood at Rs 1453.11 crore as on December 31, 2019. The MoS Finance replied to a series of questions that whether the LIC has NPAs of approximately Rs 30,000 crore or even more than that; if so, the amount outstanding on various companies out of the said NPAs at present, company-wise; the time when the LIC had provided the said amount to the said companies. TAHIR HUSSAIN ARRESTED FOR IB STAFFER’S MURDER New Delhi: Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain was on Monday arrested in connection with murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) staffer, Ankit Sharma, during the recent violence in the national capital. “He has been arrested,” a Delhi Police offi cial told. The police have sought his custody for fi ve days in connection with the case. He is also accused for involvement in in- stigating the violence. The police had registered a criminal case against him on a complaint fi led by deceased IB staffer’’s father. would take appropriate call on dates of civic elections taking note of totality of circumstances and the contemporaneous situation,” said Dhankha. In the letter, Dhankar stated, “This is further to the meeting with the un- dersigned on February 27, 2020 as regards ensuring upcoming civic polls to be peaceful, orderly and fair.” es the visit of Honourable President to Madhya Pradesh (Jabal- pur) scheduled on March 20 and March 21 stands postponed,” said a letter from Rashtra- pati Bhavan to Vice-Chancellor of Rani Durgavati Vish- wavidyalaya.

TALKING POINT 08 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Foreign tourists hit hurdles in Kerala due to CORONAVIRUS SCARE Kerala Tourism Minister Kadakampally Surendran described overseas visitors as “our friends” and ‘guests” and called for a change of mindset of some people who allegedly treat them as carriers of coronavirus. “Tourism industry contributes 10 % of Kerala’s GDP. During the last fiscal, the total revenue collected from the tourism sector alone stands at Rs 45,000 crores,” he added to the coronavirus threat, according to official sources. The tourists were then taken to a government hospital for check-up by the police. Though the two were advised to remain in quarantine for 14 days, they were allegedly denied stay in a hotel or lodge in the area. Police later shift- ed them to the quarantine facility set up in the general hospital in Pala, the sources said. A foreign tourist visiting scenic Wag- amon hill station bordering Kottayam and Idukki district allegedly slept in the cemetery church after he was denied lodging facility due to the COV- ID-19 pandemic. People the church for attending the Sunday morning mass re- portedly saw the tourist coming out of the cemetery . However, he could not be traced despite a search launched, said. Speaking function in Varkala in Thiruvanan- thapuram district, the Minister said foreign tourists are “our guests” and they are flocking to the state thanks to the global marketing campaign launched by the Tourism department. Noting that the tourism was the backbone of Kerala’s economy , Surendran said the arrival of the tourists to the state was necessary for the state’s growth. “Tourism industry contributes 10 % of Kerala’s GDP . During the last fiscal, the total revenue collected from the tourism sector alone stands at Rs 45,000 crores. It is 24% higher than the pre- vious year. The sector also provides jobs for 15 lakh people, directly or indi- rectly”, he said. “The tendency of seeing the foreign tourists as coronavirus carriers must change. They are not our enemies.They are our friends. For us, they are our guests. So our mindset towards them should change.”, he added. DIVYA HEMNANI W coronavirus, foreign tourists God’s Own Country are finding it difficult to get accommo- dation and move around, prompting the government to disapprove of such acts and ask people not to see every for- eigner as a COVID-19 carrier. With two people, including a UK national, testing positive for coronavirus on Sunday , the number of those affected in the state has risen to 21 as the government began a “break the chain” initiative to prevent spread of the virus. It has launched intensified medical check up at border areas for people entering the state by rail and road. Amid the stepped up preventive measures, several cases of foreigners being ‘denied’ travel in public transport systems and stay in hotels have been reported in the past few days from various parts of the state, a major attrac- tion for travellers with its picturesque locales and enchant- ing backwaters. C a u t i o n i n g against such acts, Kerala Minister Kadakam- pally Surendran described visitors friends” and ‘guests” and called for a change of mindset of some people who allegedly treat them as carriers of coronavirus. On Sunday , authorities were forced to shift two foreign nationals to a quarantine facility at a government hospital in nearby Pala after their co-passengers in a state-owned transport corporation bus raised an alarm. The two Spain were travelling in the bus when police stopped it at Kuravilangad Kottayam district after co- passengers said they could not travel with them due ith Kerala on alert high for visiting Indian firms struggling to deal with work from home scenario Instead of halting ops, businesses can choose to shift towards remote working methods of a Instead of halting ops, businesses can choose visiting W employees to work from remote locations via video conferencing and collaboration seamlessly - especially in the case of tech gi- ants like Google or Mi- crosoft -- workers from the non-IT companies and small and medium enterprises (SMBs) are the worst-hit in India as most of them have little or no clue about how these messaging and collaboration tools work amid the coronavirus pandemic. Small companies - from corporate to education verticals- are scrambling to get their act together as new coronavirus threat has reached their premises, prompting them to send employees home who have age-old laptops, poor network and con- nectivity with no UPS backups and knowledge about how to handle group chat and collaboration software like Zoom, Google Hang- outs Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Flock etc. Instead of halting operations, however, businesses can choose to shift towards remote working methods with hile it makes per- fect sense for IT the long run, in case any such global emergency arises in the future. According to a latest report by Gartner, 54 per- cent of HR leaders have also should re- look at the digital ful- filment of market demand. “The value of digital channels, products and operations is immediately obvious to companies everywhere right now. This is a wake-up call for organisations that have placed too much focus on daily operational needs at the expense of investing in digital business and long-term resilience,” warned Shen. The IT apex body Nasscom has asked the government to relax norms for a month to allow home for technology and back-office employees as a measure to deal with the spread of COVID-19 in India. According to reports, India has approximately 1,000 co-working locations (as of September 2019) and is the second- largest market for the co-working industry after China. should re- look at the digital ful- filment of market demand. “The value of digital channels, products tools being police Indian retail reels under coronavirus concerns at a industry’s industry work-from- Tourism teaching staff on how to use the latest digital software to connect and work, say industry experts. The training will take some time and may ham- per productivity in the short run but is a win- win situation for the non-tech companies in non-IT cited that poor technology and/or infrastruc- ture for remote working is the biggest barrier to effective remote working. Sandy Shen, Senior Director Gartner, says that with COVID-19 disrupting the business landscape, CIOs overseas as “our little Bengaluru: Amid the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country, the order of closure of malls and multiplexes across many top cities by the respective state governments to prevent people congregating for any reason, has caused the organised retail scene there to come to a grinding halt, according to a property consultant. Ahmedabad, Bangaluru, Chennai, Delhi/NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune have 126 malls sprawling over more than 61 million sq. ft. area, and more than 100 malls have multiplexes attached, property consultant Anarock Retail said. “Wherever it has been mandated, there will therefore be a high number of establishments that need to shut down for operations. Even short-term closures will have signifi cant fi nancial implications,” Anarock Retail’s MD & CEO, Anuj Kejriwal said in a statement. “However, what matters more is that these establishments attract massive footfalls. In a health crisis like the coronavirus pandemic, shutting them down can be a major step forward in terms of harm prevention,” Ke- jriwal, however, added. Analyst, from in Design: Abhishek Gupta

SPORTS J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 09 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia ‘Never let amputated leg become an obstacle on court’ 2011, I participated in an inter- company badminton champi- onship and won a gold medal,” she added. Eight years later, she created history. In August 2019 in Basel, she defeated defending champion Parul Parma to win gold at the World Para-badminton Championships. However, for Manasi the bronze medal she won at the 2018 Asian Para Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia is the one she loves the most. “Manasi also said that she owes a lot to Pullela Gop- ichand, under whom she has been training since 2018 at his academy in Hyderabad. Manasi is currently fo- cussed on qualifying for the mixed doubles category of To- kyo Paralympics. her outlook towards life. “The turning point of my life was when I met with an accident back in 2011, which led to the amputation of my leg. After the accident, I had to relearn everything -- from walking to conducting daily chores and activities on my own,” she said. While she studied and pur- sued a career in software en- gineering, she was always in- clined towards sports and had been coaching for badminton as a hobby since the age of 10. “Playing sport teaches you an important life lesson; that you must always accept defeat and always tread onwards. This learning was always deep- seated in my conscience and helped me through the initial phase. Post my accident, in post recovery, Manasi, who had just started her career as an engineer, got a prosthetic leg. Any other person would have lost all her confidence, but that was not the case with Manasi. In fact, the accident went a long way in changing New Delhi: It was on Decem- ber 2 in 2011 that Manasi Joshi met with an accident and had her left leg amputated. After spending days in hospital and Manasi Joshi —Agencies ‘Don’t lose spirit, keep focussing on training’ New Delhi: With the coronavirus outbreak bringing all sports activities to a halt in the country , Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday urged the athletes to not lose spirit and keep working hard to stay battle ready for competitions. The COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed over 6,000 lives and infected close to 160,000 people world- wide, has led to the cancellation or post- ponement of all sporting events across the globe. “Due to coronavirus, sporting events and competitions are postponed temporarily but I appeal all our athletes not to lose the spirit, keep practicing and focus on your training,” Rijiju wrote on his twitter handle. The government last week imposed travel restrictions to control the spread of the virus, while the Sports Ministry also urged all national federations to follow the Health Minis- try’s advisory and avoid large gatherings sports events. RPC CUP CM Amarinder announces `5 lakh prize for Simranjit CHUNDA CHEER TO VICTORY has made Punjab proud and wished her best of luck for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. He assured that the govt would extend all possible support and cooperation to her in the future as well. Also, Sodhi assured that the Sports Dept would provide a suitable Govt job as per her eligibility . After securing a berth in the quadren- nial event, Kaur became the first-ever Punjabi woman boxer to have qualified for the Olympics.—ANI Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Cap- tain Amarinder Sin- gh on Monday announced Rs 5 lakh prize for boxer Sim- ranjit Kaur, who recently booked her spot in the 2020 To- kyo Olympics. Disclosing this, a spokesperson CMO said that Sports Minister Rana Gur- mit Singh Sodhi ac- companied by Sim- ranjit Kaur and her family members met Captain Amarinder Singh this morning. CM said she had of Team Chunda Polo and Naila Heirloom Textiles in action during the RPC Cup 2020. Chunda Polo team defeated Naila Heirloom Textiles on Monday. —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA in —PTI Indian paddler Sharath clinches Oman Open Muscat: Ace Indian paddler Sharath Kamal thrashed Portugal’s Marcos Freitas to clinch the 2020 IITF Challeng- er Plus Oman Open here on Sunday . Fourth-seeded Shar- ath made a sensational comeback after being one game down to register 6-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-9, 3-11, 17-15 win, in a thrilling six-set final. This was Sharath’s first-ever IITF title since winning the Egypt Open in 2010. “#TOPSAthlete@ sharathkamal1 won the ITTF Oman Open table tennis event after beating top seed Marcos Freitas 4-2 (6-11, 11-8, 12- 10, 11-9, 3-11, 17-15). This is his first-ever ITTF title since winning the men’s singles final. The First India beat Dainik Bhaskar to enter finals of PPL COVID-19: BCCI tells employees to work from home New Delhi: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced India’s biggest sports body BCCI to virtually shut down its head- quarter in Mumbai from Tuesday with its employees being advised to work from home. It has been learnt that the employees have been asked to “work from home” with all the cricket- ing operations already being suspended till further notice. “The BCCI employees were today notified that the headquarters at the Wankhede Stadium will be as good as closed in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. All the staffers have been advised to work from home,” a top source from Board told PTI on the condition of anonymity . “However, if someone still wants to come, they can,” he added. The BCCI last Fri- day postponed the IPL-13 from March 29 to April 15 along with all other domestic tournaments, including the Irani Cup and the Women’s Chal- lenger Trophy . the Players of team First India celebrating their win on Monday. Naresh Sharma form of Garvit Narang who was run out, after which Bharat Dixit scored 66 runs with the help of 10 fours and a six on 40 balls. Kartikey Dev Singh scored 56 runs on 37 balls with the help of 7 fours. The finals will be played between team First India and Media 11 at Sanskar Academy at 9.00 am on Tuesday. Bhaskar’s team for only 162 runs. Ajay Shekha- wat batted brilliantly for Dainik Bhaskar, scored a century . While chasing the target, First team’s Bharat Dixit’s 66 and Kartikey Dev Sin- gh’s 56 helped them to own the match in just 16 overs. The first blow to team First India came in the Jaipur: In the second semi-final match played in the PPL (Press Pre- mier League 2020) tour- nament being organised by the Pink City Press Club, team First India defeated Dainik Bhaskar on Monday. Fielding first after winning the toss, team First India stopped Dainik India ace Indian paddler won the thrilling seven set semi-finals that lasted for one hour and eight minutes. Egypt Open in 2010,” SAI media tweeted. Earlier, Sharath defeated Russia’s Kirill Skachkov to enter —Agencies —ANI

Confidence will stand you in good stead always, I feel its better to be overconfident than lack in confidence and never achieve the full potential. 2NDFRONT —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 J AIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Poli-tricks on a high for RS polls First India News in continuance of the healthy traditions in Rajasthan. On the face of it the arithmetic for three seats from Rajasthan is clear. In the 200 member house 51 first preference votes will be required to win a seat. Congress has 107 votes while BJP has 72 votes. Ma- jority of independent MLAs are supporting Congress. So with straight calculation Congress has required 102 votes to win its two seats and BJP is poised to win its one seat. The 21 extra votes with BJP have encouraged it to field the second candidate for which it requires 30 more votes. On the face of it getting these many votes looks unlikely yet the BJP is anticipating some cross voting. This cross voting will serve the BJP a symbolic purpose of not only humiliating the Congress at national level but also widen the rift within the state. Congress RS candidates wooing MLAs after five quit FIR ON ATTACK ON MIN CAR CS chairs meet to prep for LS panel DOCUS OF FOUR CANDIDATES VALID Jaipur: Double track politics for the Rajya Sabha elections is on full swing, one which is visible and the other which happens in backrooms. while forms of all the four candidates from both the main parties were found in order after scrutiny. BJP candidates Ra- jendra Gehlot and Omkar Singh Lakha- wat and Congress candidate Dangi were present during scrutiny. LOP Gulab Chand Ka- taria, Chief whip Dr Mahesh Joshi, Heath minister Dr Raghu Sharma and deputy chief whip Mahen- dra Chodhary were also present during the process. Dr Raghu Sharma and Dr Mahesh Joshi are trying their level best for BJP to withdraw one of their candidates from the fray. Dr Raghu Sharma requested LOP Kataria to get Omkar Singh Lakhawat to withdraw his name First India News formed that nobody came despite serving notice for recording their statements. Sec- retary Narayan Lal Meena was also present in the meeting. CS will take Tuesday morning flight to Del- hi and is expected to fly back same night. The incident giving sleepless nights to the bureaucracy relates to November 2019 when some people attacked the car of central minister Kailash Chodhary while he was on Barmer tour. Na- gaur MP Hanuman Beniwal registered a complaint speaker for breaching the privilege of a house member by not regis- tering FIR and other irregularities. Speak- er forwarded the matter to Privilege Com- mittee which has summoned the top state officials on 17 March to present their ver- sion on the incident. RAJ’S RS MATH Jaipur: CS DB Gupta on Monday chaired an important meeting to mull over the facts to be presented before the Privilege Commit- tee of Lok Sabha on 17 March. Five officers including CS, DGP and Special Secre- tary to the CM have to appear before the committee on Tues- day . CS Gupta deliberated on the issue with special secretary Amit Dhaka, DGP Bhupen- dra Singh, then SP of Barmer Sharad Chod- hary and other police officers. Police officers said that the FIR of the attack on central minister’s car was registered soon after the incident. Although no progress in the case could be made as people who registered the complaint have come forward with their statements. Officers in- Mean- Neeraj CS DB Gupta Mahesh Joshi and Raghu Sharma hugging each other as they get ready to campaign for Rajya Sabha polls. Also seen is Mahendra Choudhary. presently held by Ram Narain Dudi, Vijay Goel and Narayan Lal Panchariya, all from the BJP. The seats will fall vacant next month after the completion of their tenure. jasthan has 10 Rajya Sabha seats, of which nine are currently held by the BJP . Congress only Rajya Sabha MP from Rajasthan is former prime minister CONCERNED CM WORKING OVERTIME FOR SAFER ROADS Manmohan who was elected un- opposed in the Rajya Sabha bypolls held last year after the seat fell vacant following the demise of BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP Madan Lal Saini. The Congress, which had come to power in December 2018, has 107 MLAs in the Rajasthan assembly. The BJP has 72 MLAs 200-member House. Singh, Gehlot filed three and Onkar Singh Lakha- wat two sets of papers on March 13. Returning Pramil Kumar Mathur said all papers were found valid in the scrutiny. The last date for the withdrawal of nominations March 18. If necessitated, polling will be held on March 26. The three seats are Jaipur: Nomination papers filed by four candidates for the election to three seats of the Rajya Sabha in Rajasthan were found valid in the scrutiny held on Monday. Thirteen sets of nomination papers were filed by the four candidates. Congress nomi- nees K C Venugopal and Neeraj filed four sets each while BJP’s Rajendra with LS Officer Ra- is Party’s Dangi in the Stage set for JDCA polls, nominations from today Gargi Raval Rajiv Gaur/ Banshi Chaudhary —PHOTO BY SANTOSH SHARMA First India News Gandhinagar: case of closing the doors after the horses have bolted the stable, Congress party’s two heavyweight Sabha candidates, Shaktisinh Gohil and Bharatsinh Solanki, on Monday launched an unprecedented reach-out among the party’s legislators hours after the resig- nation of the party’s one more MLA, taking the number of resignations during the last 36 hours to five. From Sunday night, the two candidates have started calling the party’s MLAs with desperate appeals to support them. Now, the Congress has 68 MLAs left, 67 of whom have fled to Jaipur and are likely to be there till March 25. Jitu Chaudhary, an MLA from Kaprada, is untraceable. The party had a meeting with their MLAs on Monday BJP trying to corner Venugopal in rape case, Cong calls it as fake In a Barmer: Chief Minis- ter Ashok while expressing concern over the frequent road accidents and deaths of people, said that the state government is making every effort to bring down the accident and death rate in the state on the lines of Tamil Nadu. “ A team has been sent to Tamil Nadu, where they have brought substantial decrease in accidents and death rate, to work in the field of preventing accidents in Rajasthan, the public should also cooperate with the government in this regard. While people will have to take precautions on their own, the government is seriously trying to prevent the road accident,” Gehlot said. Gehlot was talking to the media at Balotra in Barmer district after he met the family from Ba- lotra that lost 11 mem- Jaipur: The high pro- file JDCA elections scheduled for March 22 get rolling from Tuesday as the nomination filing begins. After nominations till March 19 final list of candidates will come out after scrutiny and withdraw- als. Monday nessed discussion over the voting list for which 40 objections were raised. Now the most crucial part as it could be Con- gress v/s BJP in JDCA elections also Chomu MLA Ramlal Sharma trying for a back door entry through Samir Sharma and Vi- mal Soni. Although Ramlal’s name is not in the voting list as we go to print. If he manages to break through Dr Mahesh Joshi will have another front to manage. Gehlot, Rajya Mahesh Joshi with Guj MLAs Bharatsinh Solanki and Siddharth Bhai Patel at Jaipur Airport on Monday. CM Ashok Gehlot consoling kin of diseased. Harish Chaudhary, Shale Mohammed, Mewaram Jain, Madan Prajapat, Padmaram Meghwal, Amin Khan, Priyanka Meghwal and Manvendra Singh were also present. CM GEHLOT PAYS CONDOLENCES ever received a call from him (Shaktisinh Gohil). Even in the past, he hardly responded to our calls. His arrogance is well known and he still acts like a royal prince. This must not be accept- ed, but we tolerated it for our party ,” said a senior MLA of Congress. Other MLAs also claimed that Gohil and Solanki hardly remained in touch with them. Meanwhile, according to sources, leaders are watching MLAs Bharat Thakor, Lalit Kagthara and Amrish Der who they fear may indulge in cross-voting Solanki and Gohil. night to chalk out the future strategy . At least four Con- gress MLAs told First India on the condition of anonymity that for the first time they have received a call from Shaktisinh Gohil to support him in the election. The blue-eyed boy of Congress is known to be close to party veteran Ahmed Patel but does not enjoy the best of rapport with the legislators. Similar is the case of Bharatsinh Solanki, against whom there have been complaints that he is arrogant. “I am in the party for many years, I have never wit- with fied based on learnings from Tamil Nadu model,” The CM said, further announcing an ex-gratia compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin, “like the incident in Kota, the families of deceased will be given Rs 5 lakh as compensation.” Ashram in Balotra. CM Gehlot also expressed concern over the frequent road accidents and said that a team from Tamil Nadu was sent for study . “In Tamil Nadu, the graph of accidents is constantly falling. Arrangements in Rajasthan will be recti- bers in a horrific road accident on March 14. A tribute meeting was held on Monday in Balotra where Gehlot consoled the family as well as paid homage. An emotional Gehlot appeared moved on the occasion and paid floral tributes to the deceased at Raghavdas closely against Aishwary Pradhan/ Kashiram Choudhary what constitutional institutions mean in a democracy . There is no criminal case against Venugopal. The cases amount to political mor- chas etc which every party when it raises people’s issues such things happen. All the leaders who fight for people, such cases are natural on them.” Notably , sources reveal that such cases are nothing new for an MP or a candidate since there are a number of MPs against whom cases have been registered and have been proved time and again to be fake. pal, AICC General Sec- retary and Rajasthan Incharge Avinash Pan- de has come out in strong support of his contemporary said while speaking to First India at Jaipur airport before leaving for Delhi on Monday morning, “The entire country is witnessing how democracy is being destroyed and how horse trading is going on, the MLAs are being threat- ened and have been kidnapped and on top of that honourable has asked for floor test. You can understand the initial complaint. Interestingly , the Con- gress circles claim that the allegations are baseless and the BJP is upset over Onkar Singh Lakha- wat’s apparent loss thus flouting such rumours. PCC legal cell president Sushil Sharma also claimed the allegations to be baseless and said, “anyone can lay allegations. Information about cases has to be given in nomination which the Congress candidate has provided and none of the allegation has been proved.” Highly placed sources and the same is also mentioned Shivraj Commissioner Report. Interestingly , a woman, who was an accused in the solar scam, had laid allegations at Venugopal after she shot a letter to the commission in 2013 based on which a case was registered. At that time Venu- gopal was AICC General Secretary . Venugopal has mentioned the case in the affidavit filed during his Rajya Sabha nomination and mentioned that the case has been filed after five years of in the Jaipur: In the ongoing Rajya Sabha tussle while both the major parties- BJP and Con- gress- are at loggerheads in getting their ‘men’ elected to the up- per house, it appears that the saffron party is gearing for a ‘surgi- cal strike’ on the dreams of Rajasthan Congress Sources reveal that a case under section 376 of IPC is pending against Congress’s KC Venugopal in Kerala and Avinash Pande KC Venugopal Satish Poonia er and legal expert Bhu- pendra Yadav. Reacting to the allegations, Health Minis- ter Dr Raghu Sharma said that Venugopal is a senior leader of the country . “Every party gives him respect. This kind of baseless reveal that BJP state chief Satish made a sudden visit to New Delhi where it is reported that he held a de- tailed discussion on the legal implications of the ‘Venugopal case’ on the Rajya Sabha nomination with a senior party lead- allegation should be avoided,” he said. Con- gress spokesperson Archana Sharma too has objected to BJP’s allegation Venugopal. Meanwhile, hitting back at the BJP’s ‘game’ around Venugo- Poonia However, as well. against Governor

www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia EK SINGER SUTARIA ew would be aware that Tara Sutaria is also a singer. The bud- ding actress gets a chance to showcase her vo- cal skills in Mohit Suris upcoming ‘Ek Villain 2’, and is sure excited about the fact. “I think I am going to be singing in this film, which is something I have been looking forward to. I am finally getting an opportunity to do so, and I am excited,” said Tara about ‘Ek Villain 2’. The actress, who was seen in ‘Student Of The Year 2’ and ‘Marjaavaan’, has been a professional singer since she was seven, and has sung in operas and musical competitions. 11 JAIPUR, TUESDAY MARCH 17, 2020 F ‘Ek Villain 2’ stars John Abraham, Aditya Roy Kapur and Disha Pa- tani along with Tara. She is has paired opposite ‘Malang’ star Aditya Roy Kapur in the film and re- portedly plays a singer in the film, which is scheduled to go on floors in mid 2020. ‘Ek Villain 2’ is slated to hit the theatres next year on January 8. Could the ongoing coronavirus pandemic jeopardise the film’s shoot? “I am very new to the industry so I don’t know about the effects per say so, I wouldn’t want to talk about it. Having said that, I think our industry is a very strong and tough industry. We will come through, no matter what the situation is and I feel we are going to come back with a bang,” declared Tara. —IANS Tara Sutaria PHOTOGRAPH TURNS ONE! SARA PLAYS TOUR GUIDE S blissful city of Vara- nasi on Sunday took to Instagram to give her Instafam a tour of the narrow yet splendid lanes of the city . The actor shared a video of herself on Instagram where she is seen giving a tour of the Vishwanath lane of Banaras. The video starts with Sara checking out scarves from a local shop in Banaras and she then turns a guide for her Insta- fam. As the video pro- ceeds, the chirpy actor is seen giving a description of different parts of a small lane of the temple city of Banaras. Khan starts the tour of the lane by ara Ali Khan who is currently spending her lei- sure time in the Still from her Instagram post A Siddiqui for ‘Photo- graph’ on Sunday celebrated one year of the movie’s release. The 28-year-old actor took to Instagram snippets of the movie and captioned the post with a dialogue from the movie. “Jab maine woh apni photo dekhi, toh mujhe laga ki koi aur hee hai.. woh ladki mujhse zyada khush lag rahi thi aur zyada sund- ar bhi.. #1yearofphoto- graph,” the caption read. as she begins shopping for her favourite acces- sory. Sara is seen slaying make-up wearing a printed orange-col- oured cotton suit set in the video. many colourful bangles,” and the video con- tinues with her exploring the street. S h e ends the video in the ban- gle shop describing a small road- side stall of bangles by saying, “Namaste dar- shako hum pahunch gaye hain Banaras ki Vishwanath gali mei. Jaisa ki aap dekh sakte hain yahaan bhinn tarah ki chudi- yaa mil rahi hain.. yes Directed by Ritesh Batra, the movie was screened at the 19th New York Indian Film Festival last year. The movie served as a ‘Cen- trepiece’ screening on May 10. Prior to this, the film was premiered at the Sundance Film Festival between 23 January to 3 February last year, in the US. Set in Dharavi, Mum- bai Nawaz essayed the character of a photog- rapher and Sanya Mal- hotra played the role of an introvert college girl in the movie. ctor Sanya Mal- hotra teamed up with Nawazuddin who the no look bhinn —ANI to share Sara Ali Khan THODA AWARE KARO-NA J Twitter fam to adopt social distancing to stop the highly contagious virus from spreading. “While all of us have the “luxury” to be house arrested and waiting for news-please spare a thought for the doctors and medical staff around the world who are risking their lives, away from their families, to save us! Exactly like our soldiers do at a war,” read Chopra’s letter. “THANK YOU guys. We will NEVER , EVER be able to repay you. Guys let’s be responsible.. By socialising/partying/ continuing life as it was, we are putting everyone at risk. Let’s learn from what happened in other countries.. Lets stop now! We don’t wanna regret later...” she further wrote. This comes three days after the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced coronavirus as a global pandemic. oining other big stars in raising awareness about the novel coronavirus, actor Parineeti Chopra on Sunday urged her —ANI Sanya Malhotra —ANI Parineeti Chopra

HOLLYWOOD 12 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 EXCITING GULAB JAMUN M jamun’ and she says she is very excited for that. Teigen, who is married to musician John Leg- end, took to Twitter and asked her fans and followers for tips. “Tomorrow I will be making my first gulab jamun, very excited for that. So. Yeah. that’s pretty exciting. If u have tips let me know, if you don’t know what it is just google it I don’t care,” Teigen tweeted. The tweet currently has 18K likes. Indian-American actor Kal Penn replied to Teigen’s tweet. He said: “Oooooh this is odel Chrissy Teigen is all set to try her hands in making the Indian dessert ‘gulab NOT SO MILD REACTION ecently , Kendall Jen- ner posted about the mildness of the coronavirus is being called out by Italian influencer Chiara Ferragni, 32. Chiara shared some Instagram videos to her own story on 12 March and talked about how she thinks the 24-year-old model along with other celebrities need to not “un- video. “This is like a serious tite. Only tip: some people put a cashew or almond in the middle of which ruins don’t do that.” Kendall Jenner R help everybody – even young people that have complications.” Chiara’s videos about the coronavirus come after Kend- all posted screenshots of info- graphics on her instagram, about the virus from the web- site Information Is Beautiful. The graphics suggest that most cases of coronavirus are mild and that the people will recover. about coronavirus saying, ‘It’s just a f*cking flu.’ And guys, I can assure you, it’s not just a f*cking flu,” she said. “It might be for some people, but for so many others, it gives so many complications. If so many people get sick at the same time, like it’s happening in Italy, the hospital will col- lapse because we don’t have enough intensive care units and breathing machines to problem. It’s in my country and it’s going to be in so many different countries right now, so please say what is right and raise awareness.” Chiara also shared an additional message about how many people are comparing coronavirus to the flu and ad- mitted she thinks that’s a mis- take. “Most days, especially from foreigners, so many bad comments and so many jokes derestimate the problem and spread the wrong message” about the virus cases, which have been rapidly spreading throughout many countries, including her country of Italy . “For people who have such a huge voice, like Kendall Jen- ner, please don’t underesti- mate the problem,” Chiara said about the spreading of coronavirus in her Instagram each, it, —IANS —IANS Embrace the nerves It’s Positive! Q played Camille Montes in the 2008 film, said she was diagnosed after feeling ill for almost a week with fever and fatigue. She is now facing days in isolation and posted a picture of her locked window on In- stagram on Sunday night as she revealed she was “locked up at home”. The actress added: “Fever and fatigue are my main symp- toms. Take care of yourself and do take this seriously!” Kurylenko starred opposite Daniel Craig in ‘Quantum of Solace’ as secret agent. —IANS uantum of Solace actress Olga Kurylenko has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, she has revealed. The 40-year-old, who S testants on ‘The Voice UK’, Goulding said: “Every time I’ve gone out on stage without nerves, I haven’t done a g ood performance. So embrace the nerves.” Meanwhile, Goulding previously shared that her pop career can feel frivolous compared to her climate change activism but her influence is tied to the success of her music. “One of my motivations to have a bigger platform as a singer is so that I have more people to reach. Climate change has got to a critical point where we all need to be very active; we need to compensate for what’s going on in certain political situations. I know that ‘celebrities shouldn’t get in- volved in politics’, but it’s something we have to act on now. I feel frustrated that I’m the only one speaking out about something so important - no one else is,” she said. inger Ellie Goulding says she performs better when she’s nervous. Mentoring one of the con- Olga Kurylenko Chrissy Teigen —IANS Ellie Goulding FACE OF THE DAY YOUR DAY Horoscope by Saurabbh Sachdeva ARIES MAR 21 - APR 20 TAURUS APR 21 - MA Y 20 GEMINI MA Y 21 - JUNE 21 CANCER JUNE 22 - JUL Y 23 You will laugh a lot today and will makes other happy too. On professional front, your communication skills will play a key role in how much attention you get and if you get noticed by your seniors or not. Your physical strength is improving as you are working hard on it. You must not stop yourself from doing that you really love to do as a part time hobby. You will achieve your academic goals because of your hard work and your sincerity will never disappoint you. Have faith in yourself when it comes to dealing with love matters. You will be comfortable the whole day long no matter where you are. You will get recognition in your academic institution for doing something incredible. You will get compelled by your friends to go on a short trip with them, and eventually have a lot of fun. Your fi tness level is improving day by day as you are really exerting. You will get unexpected support from your sibling in completing your work. Your parents really go out of way to do something for you and now its your time to make them feel special. LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 Your lifestyle speaks about your fi nancial status and its improving just like your bank balance. Avoid any arguments with someone on road or in public. You will acquire a new property for the sole purpose of business. Choose the right person when it comes to marriage. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 You have managed to make yourself momentarily secure and you are in good position to spend. You may move into a new house sooner than you expected. Do your calculations well and in advance for the expenses in your new business. Your lover will do something really special for you. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Today is your day and its your month, profi ts start accusing in your new venture. On professional front, you will the promotion that you have been waiting for a long time. Someone close to you will get married soon. Someone close will boost your image on the social front. Government offi cers can expect some free time today, with everything going on at present. You will do a lot of investment in property and trust your intuition in matters like these. A temporary separation from partner for work purpose should not effect you. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 You are blessed with good health and physique and you take good care of yourself. You must be really wise with words when you dealing in sensitive matters. You will get a lot of encouragement from your colleagues in offi ce for your higher endeavours. You may travel a lot today. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 Things look bright for you on the professional front as you will be assigned the responsibility of some prestigious assignment. You will have lots of fun and will enjoy the company of your family and its extended members. You will spend a lot today on accessories and clothes. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 Money will come to you from unexpected sources as you are attracting it with all the positivity. You must remain active in your offi ce today as there may be some important sessions arranged everyone where you need to pay attention. A family reunion is on cards. You will feel extremely energetic today as you are sleeping on time and waking up on time. You will take the right decisions today as far as your fi nances are concerned. You will remain occupied in offi ce whole day long to fi nish work on time. You will be in such demand for entertainment. PRIYANKA SHARMA, Fashion Infl uencer

ETC JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 202013 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia FANS LOVE JACKIE acqueline Fernan- dez prefers to start her week the yoga way. The B-Town hottie on Monday morning shared a couple of videos on Instagram where she performs yoga, even as relaxing music plays in the background. Of course, Jackie looks hot and fit as ever in short pink frock! Jacqueline captioned one of the videos, “Stretch. Keep that spine healthy and happy! Yoga poses are my fav, anytime, any- where!” In another video, Boss 13’ fame. Stills from her Instagram post J she can be seen deep breathing. “Make sure you put on some good relaxing music and breathe!!!” she captioned it. Fans are in love with Jac- queline’s fitness fetish and her comment box is naturally flooded with red hearts and fire emojis. Fans also appreciated her ‘sexy’ figure. On the work front, Jac- queline’s latest release is a music video of the T-Series single ‘Mere Angane Mein’, where she features along- side Asim Riaz of ‘Bigg —IANS Jacqueline Fernandez MERI PAANCH GIRLFRIENDS! A wife Neha Dhupia over her comments on the youth based reality show ‘Roadies Revolu- tion’. Angad took to In- stagram, where he shared a string of pho- tographs of himself along with Neha and said that it was his ‘five girlfriends’. “Sun MERI baat.. here are my 5 girlfriends! Ukhad lo jo ukhad na hai! @nehad- hupia #itsmychoice,” he captioned the imag- COVID-19 = CLEANING B of the COVID-19 pandemic. She took to her Instagram handle and shared a photograph of her wardrobe and said that she is busy cleaning it. “Productivity in the time of COVID-19!?? #cleaning #wardrobe,” she captioned the image. On the film front, Deepika will next be seen in Kabir Khan’s ‘’83’. She will be seen sharing screen space with her husband and actor Ranveer Singh. ‘’83’, narrates the story of In- dia’s first-ever World Cup cricket victory in 1983. Ran- veer plays the team’s captain Ka- pil Dev while Deepika es- says Kapil’s wife Romi. —IANS es. The controversy started after a recent episode of the ongoing season of ‘MTV Road- ies Revolution’, wherein Neha, who is a gang leader, reprimanded a male contestant for slapping a girl for allegedly cheating on him with five other boys. She also defended the girl saying as far as cheating goes, ‘it’s her choice’. Neha’s atti- tude, however, did not find favour with neti- zens, with many users alleging she was a ‘fake feminist’. ctor Bedi has come out in support of his actress- Angad ollywood actress Deepika Padukone is utilising her time at home for productivity in the times Angad Bedi with Neha Dhupia —IANS I brated his birthday with his friends and family on Sunday, and it indeed was the fun bash that we got to witness. With groovy tracks that get us foot tapping to cake cutting, the rappers’s birthday was a close knit affair. This marks as a double cele- bration for Yo Yo Honey Singh as his recent track ‘LOCA’ marked itself as another party anthem and a hit this year. —Agency TWO IN ONE! n a double celebra- tion, Bollywood’s rap sensation Yo Yo Honey Singh cele- MUJHE ‘HIT’ DO! P and ‘Aankh Marey’, singer Neha Kakkar says she would only try her hands into acting only when she is “absolutely” sure that the film she would be star- ring in will become a “big hit”. Asked if she ever plans to star in a Bollywood film, Neha said, “Till now, singers who have tried their hands in doing films have not been successful. So, if in case I do it, I should be absolutely sure that the film be- comes a big hit, then only I will do it otherwise I won’t.” Neha says she wouldn’t just feature in a flick for the sake of it. “I wouldn’t just do films for the sake of doing it. When I feel that yes this film will be a hit then only I will do it,” she said. opular for her foot-tapping numbers like ‘Garmi’, ‘O Saki Saki’, ‘Dilbar’, ‘Ek Toh Kum Zindagani’, ... her Instagram post Deepika Padukone Neha Kakkar —IANS

CITY BUZZ 14 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia JAIPUR | TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 2020 —PHOTOS BY HANIF SINDHI THE END OF HOLI Members of the Rajasthani community in Ahmedabad celebrated Ger Utsav at the Kankaria Football Ground here on Sunday. Unusually, the festivities saw a number of women participate in what is traditionally considered to be a male-dominated event, marking the end of Holi-Dhuleti celebrations. MANGANIYAR BAIYA —City First WHAT’S HAPPENING! SWATI JANGID swati.jangid@firstindia.co.in U ily of village folk music. He started his music journey from his village in house of patrons, to the all the corners of world. He is known for remembering hundreds of folk songs, bhajans, sindhi sufiana, and much more, and has extensively travelled within India and abroad as cultural ambassador to various countries like Russia, Japan, America, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Switzer- land, Iran, Iraq, Australia, China, Pakistan, Spain, and so on. He is an approved artiste of All India Radio, Doordarshan, and ICCR. He has travelled more than 50 countries for his musical per- stad Anwar Khan Sahab, an eminent folk vocalist of Rajasthan born in 1960, is from a traditional fam- Illuminating the name of Bharatpur city, Ajay Singhal, son of Rajesh Singhal, has secured first position in India by passing the GATE-2020 examination. the next g e n e r a - tion of the folk cians western Ra- jasthan should go for proper education, to reach at the pinnacle of their life. formances, and has received many awards for the same. This year, Khan’s name was announced for Padma Shri Award, which is a pride for our country. He always works on passing-on his oral tradition to the next generation many workshops held at different places, and also wishes that musi- of through HAPPY B’DAY! Fateh Jaipur, a non-profit establishment by 5 high school students of Jayshree Periwal International School Jaipur- Abhikram, Pranava, Nirbhay, Subodhya, and Raunak, launched ‘Project Noor’. This aims to install over 100 solar panels in undeveloped Mogya traditional hunting tribe settlements in villages in Sawai Madhopur, providing the much-needed sustainable and clean energy to tribal villages. The Pediatric Department of Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital, Udaipur successfully recovered a knot of about 1 kg (900 grams) from the stomach of a 7-month-old girl. In the team of doctors, Dr Pawan with Dr Atul Mishra of the Pediatric and Pediatric Disease Department, Dr Karuna and Dr Priyam of Anesthesia Department, OT Staff, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Ward Doctors and the entire staff played a significant role. IAS Rohit Kumar Singh celebrated his birthday on 16 March, Monday. We wish him all the best! Rajasthan Road Riders, who are on a 1250 km Rajasthan Tour reached Udaipur on Monday evening, after stopping at Chittor on Sunday. The Lions Club Udaipur Lake City felicitated the entire team and assured all support in their cause of ‘Nirogi Rajasthan’ and ‘Organ Donation’. STEPS TOWARDS THE FUTURE gues that even though India has a young popu- lation it’s time the country starts planning for 20 years from now when it would have the world largest aged popula- tion. Among other major recommendations by the two doctors include establishing a cancer hotline, adopting preci- sion medicine, preci- sion screening and early detection, setting up regional cancer palliative centres, and setting up task forces for specific diseases that have alarmingly very high rates of incidence like breast cancer and cervi- cal cancer. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in plishments in their field and service to the country are cause for celebra- tion. Among its previ- ous recipients includes several US presidents including Trump and Nobel Prize winners. “Make cancer a notifi- able disease,” Nori said referring to his series of recommendations to the Indian government, while Bhandari is working on using new tools of information technol- ogies like block-chain and artificial intelligence for early detection of cancer in India. Bhandari, Chief of Pediatric and Palliative at the Kingsbrook Jew- ish Medical Center, ar- CITY FIRST T an internationally ac- claimed who is known for successfully curing several Indian personalities and Rekha Bhandari, geriatrics and special- ist in pain medicine, known for their pio- neering research and treatment of cancer patients, are seeking to ar- rest what they describe as ‘tsunami’ of the deadly disease that has now engulfed India through a massive effort of early detection and health education. wo eminent Indi- an-American doctors, tatreyudu Nori, Dat- Donald oncologist, Dr Dattatreyudu Nori (left) and Dr Rekha Bhandari. and massive health education is key to addressing the public health challenge posed by cancer. Both the doctors are recipient of the prestigious Ellis Island Medal of Honour, the highest civilian award in the US for immigrants. It is given annually to individuals whose accom- “There deaths per day in India due to cancer. We have approximately 1.2 million new cancer cases every year in India. This indicates lower rates of early detection and poor treatment out- comes.” said Nori. Nori and Bhandari said that early detection are 1,300 As a part of its precautionary measure, Isha Yoga Center announced the suspension of its programs at all its centers around the world until further notice. Along with sending government travel advisory guidelines to visitors, the center is holding hygiene orientation programs for promoting respiratory etiquette.

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