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First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 11 April 2020 edition

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  1. OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD CORONA ALERT 22°C - 37°C www.fi rstindia.co.in www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/ thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia instagram.com/thefi rstindia JAIPUR l SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 l Pages 12 l 3.00 RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 304 WORLD 16,77,190 CONFIRMED CASES INDIA RAJASTHAN COVID-19 UPDATE 1,01,559 DEATHS 246 DEATHS 7598 CONFIRMED CASES 08 DEATHS 561 CONFIRMED CASES BETWEEN ECONOMY AND HEALTH, GEHLOT CHOOSES HEALTH! Gehlot makes up his mind for lockdown extension till 1st May! Centre also mulling the idea of declaring financial emergency Kartikey Dev Singh dustrial organizations and association, Gehlot hinted that decision on lockdown will be taken keeping in mind the risk to people’s lives. Gehlot was discuss- ing with the state’s in- dustrial organizations, food and grocery asso- ciations, vegetable ven- dors association, medi- cine association, Aad- hatiya trade associa- tion, dairy association, hotel, mining and jewel- ery businessmen and builders etc. made him a stalwart leader and it is this quality which has made the Chief Minister in- tensely mull on lifting the lockdown in Ra- jasthan. The simple rea- son for the dilemma : Gehlot does not want to risk people’s lives and wants to be ‘double sure’ the Covid has been eliminated from the desert state. This is probably the reason that on Friday, while holding a video confer- ence with reputed mem- bers from various in- subject so that it should not be seen as interfer- ing in the jurisdiction of the state govern- ments in the federal structure of the nation. One of the principal objective of declaring the state of financial emergency will be to en- sure an optimum utili- zation of all available financial and revenue resources across the country . The inherent quality of Ashok Gehlot to sense the future even before anyone else has sion on this sensitive issue will be taken by the state government after the scheduled vid- eo conference of Prime Minister with CMs on Saturday which a formal an- nouncement will be made. It is reported that the centre is mulling on a big step amid Corona pandemic of imposing financial emergency in the country. The bu- reaucracy is abuzz with the word that the Cen- tre is taking legal ad- vise from experts on the Jaipur: According to available indications, Rajasthan is all set to ex- tend an ongoing corona lockdown till 1st May with certain ‘practical’ concessions. This was a clear indication that emerged after CM Ge- hlot’s three hour long discussions with his core team on Friday night. Meanwhile, by taking an initiative, Pun- jab has already extended lockdown till 1st May . However, a final deci- following Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during a v-c to review corona situation in state where DB Gupta, Kuldeep Ranka, Amit Dhaka were present on Friday. Turn on P6 GROUNDED ON RUNWAY AWAITING CLEARANCE GLOBAL STATE OF AFFAIRS COUNTRY TOTAL TOTAL DEATHS DEATHS NEW CASES 488,844 17,995 +1,304 157,053 15,970 +523 147,577 18,849 +570 GERMANY 119,624 2,607 117,749 12,210 81,907 3,336 73,758 8,958 68,192 4,232 47,029 1,006 BELGIUM 26,667 3,019 24,551 1,001 USA SPAIN ITALY FRANCE +1 +980 +122 +98 +496 +53 CHINA UK IRAN TURKEY S’LAND WWW.WORLDOMETERS.INFO LAST UPDATED: APRIL 10, 2020, 11:00 PM IN RAJASTHAN DISTRICT TOTAL CASES AJMER 5 ALWAR 6 BANSWARA 24 BHARATPUR 9 BHILWARA 28 BIKANER 20 CHURU 11 DAUSA 7 DHOLPUR 1 DUNGARPUR 5 JAIPUR 221 JAISALMER 27 JHUNJHUNU 31 JODHPUR 43 KARAULI 2 PALI 2 SIKAR 1 TONK 27 UDAIPUR 4 PRATAPGARH 2 NAGAUR 1 KOTA 19 JHALAWAR 12 BARMER 1 OTHER DIST. 0 TOTAL 509 OTHER (Italy) 2 EVACUEES 50 GRAND TOTAL 561 NEW CASES SAMPLE — +1 +12 224 +1 — — — +1 — — +53 4260 +8 — +9 — — — — — — — +2 +3 — — +90 21242 — +8 +98 22349 TOTAL 385 961 Many Indian carriers on Friday took to micro blogging platform Twitter to promote the message of staying at home albeit through a witty banter. These tweets under #StayingParkedStayingSafe garnered massive response from netizens garnering over 600 retweets and 3,000 replies. Aeroplanes can be seen parked across many Airports in the country including runway of Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, during a nationwide lockdown imposed in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, in Bengaluru. —PTI Photo 676 3324 597 219 425 274 272 DAY’S HIGH 896 new cases in 24 hrs India’s total number of coronavirus positive cases rises to 7,598 with 246 deaths so far Brief me on relief work: Sonia tells PCC chiefs PM to talk lockdown extension with CMs New Delhi: Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states on Saturday via where a call would be taken on whether the 21- day lockdown to check spread of coronavirus, ending next should be extended. The video conference comes amidst indica- tions that New Delhi: The Con- gress hopes that the government will come out with a plan to deal with the situation aris- ing out of the prevail- ing lockdown, party president Sonia Gandhi said on Friday as she took stock of the party’s relief work for people reeling under the fall- out of the COVID-19 pandemic. 287 2309 1666 262 84 503 483 713 71 139 423 257 169 2259 video, week, discharged/ migrated, and 206 deaths have been reported so far. The country nessed the highest one day increase with 896 cases. Maharashtra with 1364 cases is the worst affected state fol- lowed by the Union Ter- ritory of Delhi with 898 cases and Tamil Nadu with 834 cases. Meanwhile the Min- istry of Health and Family Welfare on Fri- day denied that Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder claim of community transmission of COV- ID-19 in the State. New Delhi: With 896 COVID-19 cases report- ed in the country in the last 24 hours, India’s total number of corona- virus positive cases rose to 7,598 on Friday, informed the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare. The ministry said that the highest jump in COVID-19 cases had been reported in the last 24 hours. Additionally, deaths were reported in the last 24 hours taking the toll to 206. Out of all these cases, 6039 are active cases, 516 have been cured/ Turn on P6 Turn on P6 PM Narendra Modi Sonia Gandhi wit- PMO REVIEWS EFFORTS TO CHECK CORONA SPREAD WAREHOUSE SPACE AT DELHI AIRPORT Amid the lockdown imposed to help contain the spread of coronavirus, Delhi Airport has set up additional warehouse space for handling the international and domestic cargo movements for essential commodities including healthcare and medical supplies, said Videh Kumar Jaipuriar, Chief Executive Offi cer of Delhi International Airport (DIAL). The production of PPE is being ramped up, a re- view meeting held by the Prime Minister’s Offi ce on the efforts to tackle the spread of coronavirus was informed on Friday. Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P K Mishra chaired the meet- ing of the empowered groups of offi cers set up to tackle the challenges arising out of COVID-19. The meeting reviewed and expressed satisfac- tion on the detailed testing protocol and procedure, under which 1,45,916 samples have so far been tested across the country. According to an offi cial statement, the production of PPE is being ramped up and capacity building for healthcare personnel is being ensured. — 1107 SAMPLE RECEIVED MODI-ABE DISCUSS CORONA SITUATION PM Narendra Modi on Friday said India-Japan special strategic and global partnership can help develop new technologies and solutions for the post-COVID-19 world. He made these remarks on Twitter after speaking with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe on Corona situation. P2 22,349 37 Including 1107 Evacuees sample SAMPLE NEGATIVE 20,698 Singh’s UNDER EXAMINATION 1090

  2. NEWS JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 02 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia INDIA-JAPAN PARTNERSHIP CAN HELP DEVELOP NEW TECHS FOR POST-COVID WORLD: PM MODI New Delhi: PM Naren- dra Modi said the India- Japan special strategic and global partnership can help develop new technologies and solu- tions for the post-COV- ID-19 world. The PM made these remarks on Twitter after speaking with his Japa- nese counterpart Shinzo Abe on the situation aris- ing out of coronavirus outbreak. “Had fruitful discussion with my friend, Japanese PM @ abeshinzo about the COVID-19 pandemic. The India-Japan Spe- cial Strategic & Global Partnership can help develop new technolo- gies and solutions for the post-COVID world - for our peoples, for the Indo-Pacific region, and for the world,” he said. PM Abe had recently declared a state of emer- statement later said the pandemic. —PTI NEPAL, INDIA AGREE TO ENHANCE COOPERATION ‘ENHANCE VIGIL ALONG PAK, BANGLA BORDERS’ ‘India ready to help fight corona’ New Delhi: PM Modi told Israel & Brazil that India is ready to do what- ever is possible to help its friends in fight against the coronavirus. Modi made the remarks after Israeli PM Benjamin Netan- yahu & Brazilian President Jair Bol- sonaro New Delhi for al- lowing the export of anti-malarial drug hydroxychlo- roquine and the raw materials to produce it. —PTI PM Narendra Modi with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. —FILE PHOTO Home Minister Amit Shah PM Narendra Modi and Nepal Prime Minister KP Oli. —FILE PHOTO Had fruitful discussion with my friend, Japanese PM @abeshinzo about the COVID-19 pandemic . The Flag of IndiaFlag of Japan Special Strategic & Global Partnership can help develop new technologies and solutions for the post-COVID world - for our peoples, for the Indo-Pacific region, and for the world. N intensify fight against coronavirus and underlined the need of taking care of the citizens left stranded in each other’s country due to the lockdown to contain the spread of the pandemic. Oli and Modi held a telephone conversation to discuss the situation.“We have agreed to enhance cooperation to further inten- sify the fight against corona virus,” PM Oli tweeted after the conversation. Hundreds of Nepalese, mostly migrant workers, are stranded along Nepal’s border with India due to the lockdown. H the Indian borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, especially in the non-fenced areas, a senior official said on Friday. The minister reviewed the security of the two borders on Thursday and also directed the BSF to ensure that no cross-border movement takes place at these two fronts, Joint secretary in the ministry, Punya Salila Srivastava told report- ers during a daily briefing on the steps taken by the ministry to ensure enforcement of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown. epal PM KP Oli & his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi agreed to enhance cooperation to further ome Minister Amit Shah has directed the Bor- der Security Force (BSF) to enhance vigil along thanked gency in Tokyo and six other prefectures to con- tain the spread of the killer virus. An official two leaders discussed the global health and eco- nomic challenges emerg- ing out of the COVID-19 —PTI —PTI Changing election results has disappointed youth: Chandana 9 more corona+ves reported in Jodhpur Poor haven’t received necessary items: Kataria Army destroys terror launch pad in Keran First India News First India First India News added that All India Youth Congress has ac- cepted hacking by fil- ing a police complaint therefore, till a fair inquiry is completed, the results should be withheld. He also said that it was unfortunate that Rahul Gandhi’s dream of ordinary youth’s involvement in the Congress party, has been shattered hackers. PCC member and former Vice- President of the State Youth Congress, has also questioned the out- come of the result. He said that IT Compa- ny’s mishandling has tarnished image of Youth Congress. where several others have tested positive. All these patients have been admitted and are undergoing treat- ment at an isolation ward of Mathuradas Mathur Hospital. At present, 63 Coronaposi- tives and 97 suspects are admitted in the hospi- tal. Out of them, 26 pa- tients are from Pokhran. District Prakash Rajpurohit is leading screening & survey in Nagauri Gate. Joint director (Health) Dr Yuddhveer Singh is supervising the situa- tion in Pokhran. CMHO Dr Balwant Manda has been monitoring screening along with his team. Srinagar: The Indian Army on Friday carried out precision attacks on terrorist launch pads in PoK responding ceasefire violations by Pakistan Army . Army sources said terror launchpad tar- geted by the troops on LoC are in Dudhniyal area of Kel sector which was used by the Paki- stan Army to launch five terrorists who had infil- trated in the Keran sec- tor around April 1. “The five terrorists killed by Army Special Forces in fierce combat on April 5 but in process, we had also lost our 5 Special Forces opera- tives,” said sources.— ANI LoP Gulab Jaipur: After an open revolt by Youth Con- gress leaders, now, the Sports Minister Ashok Gehlot Govern- ment, Ashok Chan- dana has also ex- pressed his displeasure over the results of re- cently held Youth Con- gress elections. The office bearers of the Youth Congress, the candidate for Presi- dent’s post, Umardeen and some others have already rebelled and are preparing to go to Delhi to lodge a formal complaint with the party leadership. Sumit Bhagasara, who had been declared Jodhpur: Despite re- lentless efforts by State Government led by CM Ashok Gehlot, more cases of coronavirus are being reported from across the state. In his home town Jodhpur, due to hard work of ‘Team Gehlot,’ eight patients were dis- charged from the hospi- tal after recovery. How- ever, at the same time, nine more positive cas- es have been reported in the city . Of these nine pa- tients, eight belong to one family including a five year old kid. All are the residents of the Na- gauri Gate area, from Jaipur: Chand Kataria has al- leged that people have not received Rs 2,500 promised by the State Government. Kataria said that he has received this feed- back from MLAs and apprised the Chief Min- ister about the same. He said that poor people have received 5kg of ra- tion, but other neces- sary items like salt, chilli and oil haven’t been provided to them. He added that tribal in Udaipur have been fac- ing problem as ration material have finished in shops. Kataria said farmers in to Gulab Chand Kataria Ashok Chandana have received 70% of Kisan Samman Nidhi from the Centre. Rs 500 have been transferred to Jan Dhan account and the Central Govern- ment has also given Rs 740 crore in SDRF, Rs 2,765 crore in DMFT and Rs 7,100 crore in MNREGA. money has been re- ceived by the State Gov- ernment, he claimed. winner earlier, has filed a defamation suit before the result was changed, amid allega- tions of hacking of on- line voting. Sports Ashok Chandana, who was also the President of the State Youth Con- gress, has said that changing the result has disappointed the youths of the state. He 1,587 RSS volunteers serving@183 places by Collector Minister were All this BJP’s special campaign in Raj to begin from April 11 First India News family of a volunteer, Mohit Mehra is serving the deprived families and the residents of the colony daily by making masks in Seva Sadan. Apart from these services, the arrange- ment of food for 600 families from Baba Bhomia Ashram at Murlipura Road No. 7 is also being done by the Rashtriya Swayam- sevak Sangh. The food is being dis- tributed to labourers in Bani Park and Gopal Nagar areas as well. A total of 1,587 volun- teers are working at 183 places in Jaipur. Jaipur: The volunteers of the Rashtriya Sway- amsevak Sangh (RSS) are continuously en- gaged in the service of the people during the lockdown. If we talk about their services in the last 5 days, 13 vol- unteers are doing duty at the Jaipur call cen- tre of 108 ambulances. At the same time, 15 volunteers are helping to cook food in Aksh- aya Patra and some vol- unteers are also sup- porting Jaipur Dairy. The volunteers vis- ited the hostels, where First India News Jaipur: In view of Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi’s appeal, the BJP will launch a spe- cial campaign in Ra- jasthan from April 11 to 15, 2020. This was decided by senior BJP leaders after reviewing relief work by party workers. The focus of the campaign will be to ensure that no person sleeps hungry during the lockdown. While distributing the food packets, BJP UK to fly more India charter flights to get thousands of Brits back home Tripti Nath announced earlier from Goa, Mumbai and New Delhi (April 8-12) and will take the total number of peo- ple brought back on these 19 flights to around 5,000. It is expected that between April 13 and 20, one-fourth of the 20,000 British nation- als, who had expressed a desire to go back, will be on home turf -- thanks to British Airways. UK Government is charter flights as low the British High Com- Senior BJP leaders hold meeting while practicing social distancing. and motivate 40 people to download it. Besides, BJP workers will have to donate money to PM Cares Fund and encourage 40 people to do the same. workers will also have to distribute masks to 5 to 7 people. They will also have to thank the corona warriors. Be- sides, they will down- load Aarogya Setu app An RSS volunteer carries out the sanitization drive at a locality in the city on Friday. the Tripura Mizoram and provided them water students from and ration. The need for masks is most commonly ex- perienced due to the inevitability of masks. For this, the entire- support available for those genuinely strug- gling to pay.” Beginning 13, the flights to London are scheduled for two weeks and British travellers have been advised to visit the India Travel Advice page to reserve seats as well as for any fur- ther information. A number of seats will be reserved for those deemed vulnerable, according to a release issued High Commission. UK Minister of State for South Asia and Commonwealth, Lord Tariq Ahmad of Wim- bledon said: “We are doing all we can to get thousands of British travellers home. This is a huge and complex operation, which also involves working with the Indi- an Government to ena- ble people to move within India to get back home.” by British FLIGHTS SCHEDULED TO LONDON New Delhi: The UK Government has an- nounced a dozen addi- tional charter flights from 10 Indian States, including Gujarat, to fly back home over 3,000 British travellers cur- rently stranded in In- dia. Two flights from Ahmedabad on April 13 and 15 figure in the list of flights that opened for booking on Friday . This follows the seven charter flights zAmritsar - UK zAhmedabad - UK zGoa - UK zGoa (via Mumbai) - UK zThiruvananthapuram (via Kochi) - UK15 April zHyderabad (via Ahmedabad) - UK zKolkata (via Delhi) - UK zChennai (via Bengaluru) - UK 13, 17, 19 April 13, 15 April 14, 16 April 18 April April following in India 17 April 19 April 20 April Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. mission told First In- dia, “ We do not want the cost of a flight to be a barrier to bring Brit- ish nationals home and so there is financial working to keep tick- et costs for these as possible. A spokesperson of

  3. RAJASTHAN 03 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia 98 new corona cases from Raj in 24 hours, 53 from Jaipur itself State capital turns into epicentre with 221 cases; 8 Indians evacuated from Iran also test positive People driving through a sanitisation chamber installed at Sodala in Jaipur. —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO 9 more cured in Bhilwara, all set to be discharged First India News tients, Dausa has 7 pa- tients, Alwar has 6 pa- tients, Ajmer & Dun- garpur have 5 patients each, Udaipur has 4 patients, Pratapgarh & Pali have 2 patients each and one patient each in Bar- mer, Dholpur, Nagaur & Sikar. Apart from these 2 Italians and 50 Indians evacuated from Iran have also tested posi- tive. So far Covid-19 has affected 24 districts of the state. The health of- ficials have lost their sleep over the Ramganj area of Jaipur. The door to door survey has brought out a real seri- ous picture of the spread of the virus in the walled city. All the 53 cases which were re- ported positive in last 24 hours were from Ramganj area. Jaipur: Covid-19 seems to have hit the state left, right and centre as 98 confirmed infected sur- faced in last 24 hours. Jaipur had the maxi- mum number of diag- nosed, that is, 53 corona positive Jaipur was followed by Banswara Jodhpur with 9, Jais- almer 8, Jhalawar 3, Kota 2 and Alwar, Dausa & Bharatpur reported one case each. 8 Indians evacuated from Iran also tested positive on Friday tak- ing the state tally to 561. So far there have been 22,349 people have been tested in the state out of which 20,698 came out negative. The report for 1090 samples is awaited. Jaipur has emerged as one of the biggest Cop on duty found positive, curfew imposed in Raja Park Karauli, First India News Superintendent of District Hospital Dr Arun Gaur conduct- ed health check-ups of all nine patients till late night, in which an echo test of each patient was done separately. So far, 15 patients of Bhilwara have al- ready been charged after being healthy. As of Friday even- ing, 28 patients were found to be corona virus positive in the district, out of which two patients had died recently. patients. Bhilwara: Efforts made by Bhilwara have paid off. After nine coronavirus positive patients, ad- mitted to Bhilwara Hospital, were found negative in the third consecutive test re- port, their discharge process was started. All these patients would be discharged on Saturday morn- ing, which would take the total of the completely ered patients to 24. the with 12, doctors dis- Ajitabh Sharma, Jogaram, Anand Srivastava, Ajaypal Lamba and other officias taking stock of curfew situation in Walled City area in Jaipur on Friday. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR patients, Jhalawar has diagnose 12 patients, Churu has 11 patients, Bharatpur has 9 pa- Kota: Situation worsens with 2 new cases, tally rises to 19 First India News Tonk 27 patients each, Banswara with 24 pa- tients, Bikaner has 20 patients, Kota has 19 with 43 patients, Jhun- jhunu with 31 patients, Bhilwara with 28 pa- tients, Jaisalmer & epicenters in the coun- try with 221 positive patients. Jodhpur fol- lows the state capital recov- Akhil Arora incharge of Jpr in IT war room First India News —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO Kota: With two new cases, total number of corona patients in Kota has gone up to 19. Both these cases have been reported from Makbara area of the city . One of the patient is 50-year old and the oth- er is 20-year-old. 56 sam- ples were sent for test- ing out of which the two were found positive. An elderly patient has al- ready died while 30 in- cluding 18 from Kota and 12 from Jhalawar have been receiving treatment in isolation centre of New Medical College. Meanwhile, district collector Om Prakash Jaipur: In the IT war room, Prin- cipal Secre- tary of So- cial Justice and powerment Department Akhil Aro- ra has been made the in-charge of Jaipur di- vision. Arora will in- struct the collectors of the respective districts of the division to re- solve complaints lodged from the districts under Jaipur division at 181. At the same time, IAS Ajitabh Sharma will continue to work as nodal officer of Jaipur city . —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA DGP: Matter would be reviewed, don’t panic Em- Akhil Arora People neglecting the lockdown guidelines on Friday at curfew imposed area near Delhi Bypass road in Jaipur. flowers and presenting them garlands. Resi- dents also arranged tea and snacks for them. Earlier, there were reports of misbehav- iour and manhandling with them in Chaavni, Udyog Nagar and Ma- haveer Nagar. Kasera has allowed Bhamashah Mandi to open with some conditions from April 13. In an example of pleasant change, people in Kotdi Gordhanpura felicitated sanitation workers by showering Krishi Bhupendra Yadav First India News Fire Department personnel sanitising Raja Park area after a positive case was found on Friday. Jaipur: While com- menting on a police- man testing corona positive, the DGP Bhupendra Yadav said, “The matter would be reviewed and the reason for the constable get- ting corona infec- tion would be found. The incident is wor- rying, but there is no need to panic. The police officials should keep taking care of themselves. They are working on the directions of the medical depart- ment, but opinion would be sought from the depart- ment while taking precautions.” First India News was sanitized. Meanwhile, finding a corona posi- tive case in Gurunana- kpura of Raja Park on Friday, curfew been imposed in a ra- dius of 1 km. In this regard, DCP East Ra- hul Jain passed an or- der and imposed a cur- few from 2 pm. Now, the movement of people in this area would be prohibited and they would not be allowed to come out of their homes. In the curfew area, food and milk would be supplied by the district admin- istration and daily sanitization would be done by the Municipal Corporation. ple in the walled area of Jaipur. The samples of 10 constables each from Manak Chowk Ramganj police stations were also taken. After receiving the report, the infected constable was immediately shift- ed to SMS Hospital. After getting news, Additional Com- missioner Ajay Pal Lamba, DCP Rajeev Pachar and Additional DCP Sumit reached Manak Chowk police station. After that, 14 constables liv- ing in the barrack with the infected constable were quarantined at the guest house situat- ed at Manak Chowk and the whole police station After Jaipur: In the police department, which is maintaining social dis- tancing and lockdown to avoid the spread of coronavirus, a consta- ble stationed at the Manak Chowk police station in Jaipur was tested positive for coro- navirus. For the last one week, he was on duty at the blockade point set up for the sur- vey and screening of the medical team. The infected constable had a mild fever for the last 3-4 days. On Thursday, the medical department was taking random samples of several peo- Mishra constitutes task force for betterment higher education in Raj Photo ops, while distributing food banned and has First India News upcoming session. The Governor would review the suggestions given by the committee every week. Mishra said that this decision has been taken to make our state a leader in higher education. The committee would be held twice a week via Zoom or Sky- pe. Also, an online edu- cation portal would be prepared to avoid hin- drance in education. academic First India News the Jaipur: Governor and Chancellor Mishra has constituted a task force for higher education Mishra said that dur- ing the lockdown, the task force would exam- ine the challenges be- ing faced by state’s higher education and give its recommenda- tions. This would also prepare a Ajmer: Ajmer District Collector issued an or- der stating that taking selfies or clicking pho- tos done by NGOs and other organisations would be banned dur- ing distribution of food items amid lockdown on Friday. It said,“Any violation of social dis- tancing norms may re- sult in action under sec- tion 188 of IPC.” Kalraj in state. Gupta meeting Kalraj Mishra roadmap by setting higher education ex- aminations, and timelines for the results committee Provide relief without discrimination: Poonia chewed tobacco was banned in Rajasthan on Friday, in an attempt to contain spread of coronavirus. “Considering health of public & prevent the spread of COVID-19, the government is banning spitting in public places by people after chewing pan, tobacco,” read the order by Rajasthan’s health depart- ment. Penal action will be taken against the violators. The new measure, expected to help in curbing highy contagious coronavirus, has been put in place under Sec- tion 2 of Rajasthan Epidemic Diseases Act 1957. z Jaipur: MP Ramcharan Bohra said that I got to know from the newspaper that the message of the Chief Minister is also being given along with the ration packets being distributed by the state government. In this regard, I would like to request that the message of the Prime Minister about the advisory issued by the central govern- ment and efforts being made should also reach the people. paramour of his wife. Both, his wife Ratni and her lover Lalaram Balai have been ar- rested. Ratni reportedly told the police that she was in il- licit relationship with Lalaram Balai whom she met when she used to go to work in Nimadi village. She said that her husband was a drunkard and used to beat her up. They were financially weak therefore she decided to get rid of him. The police said that Ratni had gone to Jaipur with Lalaram a year ago because of which they used to fight when she returned. wanted criminals of Jodhpur Commissionerate Shyamlal Bishnoi was arrested on Friday and 2.05 kg of poppy milk was recovered from his luxury car. A total of 21 cases are filed against Bish- noi in various police stations. Marwar-Sojat Road Bagri Police followed the accused and finally got hold of him and his ally. Another accused Kailash was also arrested with Bishnoi. However, the car driver managed to escape from the spot. The action was taken in the direction of CO Sojat Hemant Jakhar. police personnel, who are on curfew duty in places where coronavirus positive cases were reported, will be given recommended dose of hydroxychloroquine drug, an official advisory issued on Friday said. Additional chief secretary, Medical and Health, Rohit Kumar Singh issued the advisory to administer recommended dose of the medicine to the policemen under the super- vision of doctors. Curfew was imposed in the areas of the state where coronavirus positive cases were found. First India News jasthan has received Rs 2870 crore for MNREGA, Rs 470 crore to provide free gas cylinder for 62.77 lakh beneficiaries, 1.52 crore Jan-Dhan ac- counts have received Rs 500 per month each be- sides Rs 744 crore have been given to pay Rs 200 each to 37.20 lakh farm- ers in addition to Rs 740 crore from disaster miti- gation fund and elderly & disabled pension. Jaipur: State BJP presi- dent Satish Poonia ap- pealed to CM Ashok Ge- hlot to provide relief to people without any dis- crimination. Poonia said that the Centre has pro- vided ample financial relief and material to combat corona pandem- ic and the state should pass it on to people. He claimed that Ra- BRIEF in z Alwar: Thanagazi police has solved a murder case in a matter of few hours. The police claimed that Chote- lal Jogi had been killed by z Pali: One of the most z Jaipur: Rajasthan z Jaipur: Spitting pan &

  4. PERSPECTIVE THE SILVER LINING Coronavirus has spread like a negative cloud over the world. Does this cloud have a silver lining? 04 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia IN-DEPTH GOVT MAY EXTEND LOCKDOWN T GARIMA ARORA he three-week lockdown is due to end on April 14 but he COVID-19 situation is still evolving. Amid talk of an extension, Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet the chief ministers through video conferencing on Saturday to seek their views on extending the lockdown beyond April 14 and for how long. Given the constant in- crease in new cases and also casualties, it won’t be surprising if it is stretched till April 30 with some relaxation for move- ment of traffic and farm labour. The possibility of another dose of lock- down looks imminent after Odisha and Pun- jab governments announced its extension till April 30 and recommended that Centre should also do the same as saving the lives of people was to be given priority . “We have de- cided to extend the lockdown till April 30. We will recommend to the Government of India to extend the national lock- down… We will also request the Union Government not to start airline and rail- way services till April 30,” said Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday. Punjab cabinet also extended the “curfew” till April 30. Capt. Amarinder Singh, the Pun- jab CM, was of the view that extension of lockdown till April 30 was a necessity to avoid crowding of mandis during the harvest sea- son. With 27 cases of secondary transmis- sion, he said that community spread ap- peared to have started in the state and continuing with the restrictions will help curb the pandemic. Rajasthan was also in favour of extending the closure. The state’s Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma has been quoted as saying that he was against the immediate lifting of the lockdown. Most other states like Maharashtra, where positive cases have risen to 1385, are likely to follow in the footsteps of Odisha and Punjab. So would Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Telan- gana. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will take a decision after Saturday’s VC with the PM. In Kerala, a task force has recommended gradual and phased lifting of lockdown. With seven of its districts declared hot- spots it will be a tough call for the govern- ment to see that relaxations are not taken advantage of by irresponsible crowds. It is the shape of the coronavirus curve, wheth- er it goes up or flattens, in the next three days that will ultimately determine the govern- ment’s response. Railways and airlines are also under lock- down and there’s no indication of their ser- vices being resumed earlier than May . The World Health Organisation has stated that India has a “cluster of cases” and not community transmission. It is to avoid the latter stage that extending the lockdown will be imperative for the gov- ernment. The author is a fourth-year law student of OP Jindal Global University T oday the world continues to battle the health and eco- nomic disasters caused by the novel coronavirus across the globe. The disease with its increasing and deadly spread has not left much of an option to the nation states but to go under complete or partial lockdown which in turn is creating an adverse impact on their social and economic sectors. With innu- merous deaths taking place, hundreds of people being unemployed and lack of ac- cessibility to basic goods to many, it is definitely a hard time for everyone around the world. Coronavirus caused so much negative in- fluence, however we must always strive to look for the good in everything. Standing true to the popular prover- bial saying “every cloud has a silver lining”, there are certain outcomes that can be considered as a positive im- pact caused by the aftermath of the coronavirus. Even though largely all in- dustries have come to a stand- still because of the lockdowns, a few industries have actually blossomed over this tragic pe- riod. Online educational plat- forms have been on a rise since students and professors are re- quired to stay at home. Most universities have started con- ducting online classes and as- sessments. Similarly, most of- fices are being run by people working from home. Compa- nies such as Zoom and Micro- soft providing such interface services are making profits. Other than the educational sec- tor, online delivery portals are also in demand. People are vol- untarily avoiding stepping out of the house to prevent the spread of the virus and thus resorting to e-commerce as a comfortable option. Online streaming services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc. are also moving upswing as people are watching online content to pass time at home. way ministry, 1,51,417 people died on the Indian roads. The number of road accident deaths has been on a constant increase ever since, however these days there has been a sig- nificant fall in the same. Crime rate in general has also seen a descending trend. Another noticeable posi- tive social impact is that peo- ple are getting to spend time with their families. In the contemporary fast-moving world, where everyone is constantly occupied with their busy lives, this moment has allowed us to take a break from the daily hustle bustle. It is an opportunity for all of us to emotionally reconnect and spend quality time with our loved ones. The whole experience of this pandemic has taught us that strength remains in solidarity . People are uniting in spirit not only across the nation but also across the globe to fight this to- gether as one. People who have pledged to contribute to fight for this cause are an example to show that there is compassion in our hearts for one another. This pandemic has left us with a sense of renewed humanity which only makes us hopeful that the misery will end soon. Once this ends, we must make a continued effort to keep the positive impacts left by the pan- demic intact and move towards a better and healthier tomor- row together. Increased demand in hos- pitals for protective gears and medicinal drugs has al- lowed the medicine industry to grow further. The health sector has gained importance around the world. The gov- ernments are starting to real- ize the importance of invest- ing in the health sector and developing the same. Today, the world is at war together with a disease and no army or defense budget can help it, hence it is essential to give equal attention to the health sector of the countries. The guidelines that have been issued across the world have a common emphasis on maintaining hygiene in order to contain the spread of the coronavirus. This has led to an increased hygiene awareness and practice. There has been a raise in general cleanliness too. Due to lack of movement on the streets, less mismanage- ment of waste is happening. Moreover, the governments have been spraying disinfect- ants in public spaces, including roads, in an effort to increase sanitization. Another evident positive impact that has been a conse- quence of the lockdown is the improved environment. For a long time now, there has been a continuous effort to control the climatic chang- es in the environment. The lockdown has considerably led to the reduction of our has The lockdown has considerably led to the reduction of our carbon footprints. The air and sound pollution caused by vehicles including cars, trains and airplanes, has seen an unimaginable drop The governments are starting to realise the importance of investing in the health sector and developing the same. Today, the world is at war together with a disease and no army or defense budget can help it, hence it is essential to give equal attention to the health sector of the countries carbon footprints. The air and sound pollution caused by vehicles including cars, trains and airplanes, has seen an unimaginable drop. News of increased visibility and returning back of ani- mals have made the head- lines. It’s almost as if the na- ture is reviving itself in this break from the monotony . Due to the restricted move- ment of people and vehicles on the roads, not only has environ- ment benefitted but the rate of road accidents has also dropped down. According to ‘Road ac- cidents in India, 2018’ report by the road transport and high- How to safeguard yourself from phishing scams W Top TWEET Shashi Tharoor @ShashiTharoor In addition to the medical helplines already started by @ProfCong in Maharashtra & Kerala, here is a national helpline number - free for anyone from anywhere to call from. 45 doctors are standing by to give advice in 4 languages (English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam). #Covid19 ing application. The malicious code allowed another com- puter, known as the command and control centre, to remotely ac- cess and control the vic- tim’s device, uploading more instructions and malicious software. The hackers can then spy on the affected machine, using it to steal data or direct further attacks. The pandemic is also worsening the situation because more and more people are staying at home and using the inter- net to work and socialise. 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Cyber criminals are trying to leverage the emergency by sending out “phish- ing” attacks that lure internet users to click on malicious links or files. This can allow the hack- ers to steal sensitive data or even take control of a user’s device and use it to direct further attacks. The last thing you want at a time like this is to be- come a victim of a cyber attack and maybe even lose your computer. But there some straightfor- ward guidelines should help you protect yourself. Many people searching online for in- with an Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal Wheels of Change: Railways has scaled up operations of Special Parcel Trains to boost nationwide transportation of essential commodities, ensuring uninterrupted supply for the people. India Post has also joined as a user of these parcel trains for benefit of citizens. the prevalence of new coronavirus infections, pretending to be from the country’s Ministry of For- eign Affairs. 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  5. INDIA JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 05 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Harsh Vardhan chairs review meeting with state health mins Union Health Min chaired a meeting via VC to review actions on Corona management Movement of corona positive suspects from Nepal to India: Intel New Delhi: Suspected Coronavirus positive Indian Muslim nation- als are being pushed from Nepal to India, the intelligence wing of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), a paramili- tary force, has said, alerting the govern- ment and security agencies. SSB, under Minis- try of Home Affairs, guards the 2450 km long Indo-Nepal and Indo- Bhutan border and is spread along the International border across Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, West Ben- gal, Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The intelli- gence wing of the force alerted District Magistrate of Bihar’s West Champaran dis- trict and Superinten- dent of Police of Bet- tiah on April 3. The force stated there is an input regarding movement of suspect- ed Corona positive Indian Muslim na- tionals from Nepal to son named India is thor- oughly equipped and Union New Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Fri- day chaired a meeting with state health minis- ters via video confer- encing here from Nir- man Bhawan to review actions on COVID-19 management. Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Ash- wini Kumar Choubey, was also present in the meeting. Both the min- isters took cognisance of arrangements made by states hospitals to treat COVID-19 patients and preparedness for challenges arising out of the virus spread. On Thursday, Harsh Vardhan had addressed the Global Online Con- ference on COVID-19 and said that India is thoroughly and is putting its best foot forward. “We have planned possible and are in con- stant touch with the World Health Organisa- tion (WHO).” He had added that In- Amidst lockdown, Airlines engage in friendly banter New Delhi: The major airlines in the country, including Indigo, Vista- ra, and GoAir, engaged in a witty exchange on Twitter on Friday over “staying parked” amid the lockdown imposed in view of the coronavi- rus. It all started after Indigo airlines kicked off a thread teasing Vistara airlines over its tagline extension say- ing, “Hey Vistara, not flying higher these days we heard?”. The air- lines also used #Stay- ingParkedStayingSafe. Vistara airlines re- sponded in kind and tagged GoAir to contin- ue the thread. “No. these days being on the ground is a wonderful thing. Flying would not be the ‘smart’ choice, what say GoAir?” it tweeted. The thread comes in the midst of a 21-day nation-wide lockdown to prevent the spread of COVID-19, due to which all international and Delhi: is putting its best foot forward. We have planned everything possible and are in con- stant touch with WHO. —Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister GUARDING THE BORDER Dr Harsh Vardhan and Ashwini Kumar Choubey along with other officials during the meeting. T and also the counterpart district authorities in Nepal. SSB also said that they are maintain- ing tight vigil in order to avoid any infiltration into India during the lockdown. The force also stated that the borders have been sealed and they are keeping utmost vigil. he intelligence sleuths asked the local authorities to alert the concerned agencies ICMR validates TrueNat for screening tests New Delhi: The Indi- an Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has validated TrueNat - a tuberculosis testing machine for COVID-19 screening tests. On Thursday, the ICMR had updated its testing strategy for COVID-19. The revised strate- gy states that asymp- tomatic direct and high-risk contacts of a confirmed case Testing of all symp- of firmed cases, all symp- tomatic health care workers and all pa- tients with acute respiratory ill- ness (fever and cough and/or shortness of breath) will be done. It will also be done in hotspots/cluster (as per the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare) and in large migration gatherings/ evacuees centres. —ANI laboratory-con- severe Mukhiya, resident of Jagannathpur under Serwa police station in Parsa district in Ne- pal, is planning to spread Corona pan- demic in India.” The letter pointed that the accused is in- volved in smuggling of arms and fake In- dian currency notes from Nepal to India. India. The SSB top of- ficers have stated that the letter was issued to the local authori- ties. Agencies reviewed the missive addressed to District Magistrate of Bihar’s West Cham- paran district. It stat- ed, “Input received from very reliable sources that one per- tomatic individuals, who have undertaken international travel in the last 14 day, all symptomatic contacts should be tested once between “day 5 and day 14” of coming in his/her contact. equipped everything dia is prepared for the “worst” but he does not think the country will get there due to COV- ID-19 menace. According to the min- ‘Nadda reviews measures taken for helping people with BJP workers’ istry, Maharashtra is the worst-hit state after recording over 1,360 positive cases. Tamil Nadu comes second with 834 cases. Jalim —Agencies —ANI CRPF, ITBP start PPE, masks preparation units New Delhi: Two Cen- tral Armed Police Forc- es -- the CRPF and the ITBP-- Friday said they have started making PPEs (personal protec- tive equipment) and face masks for COV- ID-19 frontline warri- ors of the country. They said they have deployed specialised machines and man- power at their bases in and around the nation- al capital for the pur- ‘Don’t allow religious gatherings’ pose.The Central Re- serve Police (CRPF), the country’s largest paramilitary force with about 3.25 lakh personnel, has also brought in a large automated machine in a Delhi-based camp that can churn out up to about 1 lakh three- plier masks a day which can be ramped up to 2 lakh units, if adequate raw material is available. Nadda discussed with party’s office-bearers in several states of North Zone, South Zone, West Zone and Central Zone regarding the measures taken to help people during COVID-19 out- break. The district and mandal-level party of- fice bearers were also present in the meeting held via audio confer- ence and telephones,” Hussain said. New Delhi: BJP na- tional spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Friday said that its president JP Nadda in- teracted with party of- fice bearers and re- viewed various meas- ures taken with regard to helping people in view of coronavirus outbreak in the country . Nadda on Thursday reviewed with BJP of- fice-bearers the various Did Jamaatis distribute sweets to passengers? Agra: In a disturbing revelation, it has now been found that while returning from the Tab- lighi Jamaat congrega- tion in Delhi last month, many of the members purchased a sweet, ‘pe- tha’, from Agra and dis- tributed it to friends and co-travellers during their journey . According to a police official in Agra, some ‘petha’ sellers in the city have told the police that some ‘Muslims’ made bulk purchases of cial who spoke on con- normal for Muslims to Force New Delhi: In view of the upcoming festivals, the Centre asked the states and Union terri- tories on Friday to strictly adhere to the ongoing 21-day lock- down and not allow any social or religious gath- ering and procession. In a communication, the Union Home Minis- try also said that appro- priate vigil on social media should be main- tained against circula- tion of any objectiona- ble content. In view of the festi- vals in April, the home ministry has directed all states and UTs to en- sure a strict compliance of the lockdown meas- ures to fight COVID-19 and not allow any so- cial, religious gather- ing or procession, an official statement said. While Shab-e-Barat was on Thursday, today is Good Friday. Bai- sakhi, Rongali Bihu, Vishu, Poila Boishakh, Puthandu, Maha Vishu- ba Sankranti etc. are also in April. Hey @airvistara not #flyinghigher these days we heard? #Staying- ParkedStayingSafe #LetsIndiGo JP Nadda campaigns run by the party to help the needy and spread awareness on COVID-19. “BJP president JP —ANI —PTI domestic flight operations are suspended. “Staying home is the safe feeling! We can hardly wait till every- one takes to the skies, coz at the moment it’s not like not everyone can fly right,” GoAir re- sponded and tagged Ai- rAsia airlines. “Absolutely, for now though, staying at home is the Red. Hot. Spicy thing to do! Isn’t that right SpiceJet?” AirA- sia tweeted. Both AirAsia and SpiceJet have logos, in which red is the domi- nant color. passenger confirmed, it could be a major problem tracking down the co-passengers of the Jamaatis. They could be businessmen and lawyers who travel regularly between Del- hi and Bareilly , Badaun, Pilibhit and Shahjahan- pur. They could also in- clude those who travel to visit families and relatives in Bareilly, Aligarh, Bulandshahr, Hapur, Meerut, Muzaf- farnagar, etc,” he said. distribute sweets to co- passengers on buses and trains. We are talk- ing to several bus con- ductors and daily pas- sengers who monthly passes to con- firm this.” The official said that at least, two ‘petha’ shop owners had told the police that they sold five to ten kilograms of ‘petha’ to customers, apparently Muslims, in mid-March. “If the report of dis- tribution of sweets is have dition of anonymity, said, “We have received reports that Jamaatis distributed sweets. It is not very ‘petha’ after the Holi festival, which is when the Jamaat meeting ended in Delhi. A senior police offi- the Ghaziabad —ANI —Agencies —PTI J&K issues advisory for children, caregivers to deal with change Jammu: The J&K govt on Friday issued a de- tailed parenting advi- sory to enable children and caregivers to cope with the sudden disrup- tion in their lives in the wake of lockdown. The advisory, put out by the Social Welfare depart- ment, stated that the sudden disruption in daily routine while lim- iting social interaction can adversely impact one’s mental health. The effect could be COMBAT CORONA Gambhir bats for extension of lockdown period hardships to people and now lifting it in one go may nullify all the sac- rifices of the people and hard work by various agencies to enforce it, if the virus spreads fur- ther,” Gambhir said. Its time to rise above politics to work togeth- er and stop the spread of the virus, said the cricketer-turned-politi- cian who donated Rs one crore to Delhi gov- ernment for procuring medical equipment to fight the pandemic. —PTI New Delhi: BJP MP from East Delhi Gau- tam Gambhir has bat- ted for extension of the 21-day lockdown period to contain the spread of coronavirus, saying the country can not afford the risk of resurgence of the pandemic. Noting that chief minister’s states have said that lockdown needs to be extended and the prime minister has to take a decision on it, he said extension is not a bad lll equally felt by children and adolescents too. It is necessary to stay vig- ilant and tread cau- tiously while dealing with children, it stated. Also children should stay close to their fami- ly . If a child needs to be separated from their caregiver due to sus- pected illness, it must be ensured that alterna- tive care is provided and another caregiver should regularly follow up on the child. HYGIENE MATTERS MOST Extension is not a bad idea considering that large number of people will come out after this and will be exposed to the virus that is still beyond control, he said G attention to hygiene of its shelters for people staying there. He also said the govt should strictly enforce the lockdown, with special attention on containment zones in the city. Complete ban on movement of people has been enforced by Delhi govt in 22 places where coro- navirus cases have been reported in the city. ambhir said Delhi government should ensure quality of food being distributed by it and also pay of some for checking the spread of coronavirus. “We are in the middle of a fight. Lockdown was imposed despite that is still beyond con- trol. A nationwide lock- down for 3 weeks was declared by PM Modi idea considering that a large number of people will come out after the lockdown ends and will be exposed to the virus —PTI

  6. INDIA JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 06 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia ‘Rahul helped in combating COVID-19’ Chhattisgarh CM Baghel credited Rahul’s alertness in playing a major role in combating coronavirus POWERGallery WILL MRS JUSTICE R BHANUMATI GET SERVICE EXTENSION ? Supreme Court Judge Mrs Justice R Bhanumati is retiring in July 2020. There are speculations that in the prevailing situation, new appointment could be delayed and she may be given an extension. One top source said this is not possible since there is no such prec- edent of extension to any SC Judge. Another source however said that once Justice N D Ojha had been given extension. One can now only speculate. ‘Help migrant labourers reach their homes’ Raipur: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday credited Con- gress leader Rahul Gan- dhi’s alertness in play- ing a major role in com- bating coronavirus in the Congress-ruled states and said his govt will soon start on the process of extensive testing as suggested by the former Cong presi- dent. “Rahul Gandhi had instructed me to get prepared in the first week of March on the possibility of the coro- navirus and due to this, Chhattisgarh is ahead of other states in taking precautionary ures and numbers are low,” Baghel said in a video conference press briefing from Raipur. He further said his government will decide whether or not to fur- ther extend the lock- down after PM Modi’s meeting with Chief Ministers on April 11. “The situation in Chhattisgarh is under control. The decision to continue or relax the DHFL promoter and 22 others detained Mumbai: An FIR has been registered against Kapil Wadha- wan of DHFL group and 22 others, includ- ing his family mem- bers and servants, at Mahabaleshwar Po- lice Station for violat- ing lockdown orders, Satara Police said. Members of Wadha- wan family were placed under institu- tional quarantine by the local police in Ma- habaleshwar after they visited the town. The 23 people had trav- elled to their farm- house in Mahabalesh- war from Khandala amid the nationwide lockdown in the wake of COVID-19. Meanwhile, the CBI and Enforcement Di- rectorate (ED) have contacted Maharash- tra Police regarding the Wadhawan family and their ongoing cas- es in connection with Yes Bank matter, sources said. State home minister Anil Deshmukh earli- er said that an inquiry will be conducted into how the family got Priyanka urges Yogi to increase COVID-19 testing New Delhi: Con- gress leader Priyan- ka Gandhi has writ- ten to Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath urging him to in- crease the capacity of testing and treat- ment of coronavirus in the state. Priyan- ka, in a letter on Thursday, said that the menace of coro- navirus is spread across the country, including Uttar Pradesh, and stressed the need for strict actions and in- creasing medical fa- cilities in combating the disease. “Increasing the number of screen- ings and testing is a very effective way to prevent the spread of UPGRADATION OF GATHWAL’S POST AS ADDITIONAL SECRETARY, UPSC EXTENDED The post of R K Gathawal has been upgraded to Addi- tional Secretary level in Union Public Service Commis- sion upto September 7, 2020. He is a CSS officer. Rahul Gandhi RAHUL CONDOLES DEATH OF CONG LEADER DWIVEDI New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Fri- day condoled the death of senior party leader and former Uttar Pradesh Home Minister Ramkrishna Dwivedi. “Saddened to hear about the news of the death of Ramkrishna Dwivedi, former Uttar Pradesh Home Minister and aide of Indira ji. My condolences to his family and loved ones in this hour of grief,” the Gandhi scion said on Twitter (roughly translated from Hindi). Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury MIDHANI TO GET NEW CMD IN S K JHA ON MAY 1 Sanjay Kumar Jha, Director, MIDHANI, whose appointment as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD), Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited (MIDHANI), has been approved by the Appointments Commit- tee of Cabinet (ACC), will be taking over the charge on May 1, 2020 as tenure of present incumbent Dr D K Likhi is ending on April 30, 2020. Priyanka Gandhi New Delhi: Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowd- hury has written to PM Narendra Modi, urging him to arrange for ferry- ing migrant labourers to their home. In his letter, dated on Chowdhury stated, “I would like to bring into your knowledge and firmly believe that you are aware better than me about stranded mi- grant labourers from various parts of the country with inadequate food, lodging, clothing, healthcare as well as fac- ing uncertainty .” the virus. South Ko- rea, with a popula- tion of six crores, tested about 6 people per 1,000 people and has succeeded in pre- venting the spread,” said Priyanka Gan- dhi Vadra, party’s General in-charge of Uttar Pradesh. She claimed that over 24 lakh people were screened for the infection in a span of nine days in Ra- jasthan’s Bhilwara. meas- Thursday, AMITABH GUPTA SENT ON COMPULSORY LEAVE IN MAHARASHTRA Amitabh Gupta, Principal Secretary (Special), has been sent on compulsory leave with immediate effect, till the pending of enquiry, which will be initiated against him in Maharashtra. After that, he said the state government had put in place a series of measures March 13 by shutting down all educational in- stitutes including an- ganwadis, schools and colleges, malls, cinema halls etc. lockdown will be decid- ed with the Prime Min- ister on April 11 via video conference,” Bhagel said. The CM said that he was in New Delhi on March 12 and had met Rahul Gandhi before returning to Raipur on the same day . Secretary beginning DR AMBEDKAR RETURNS TO PARENT CADRE FROM TRAINING Dr B R Ambedkar has been re-posted as Project Officer, ITDA, Parvathirpuram upon returning from training in Andhra Pradesh. He is a 2015 batch IAS officer shopping IN THE COURTYARD WILL DEA SECRETARY BE GIVEN EXTENSION? If well-placed sources are to be believed Atanu Chakraborty (IAS:1985:GJ), Secretary, Depart- ment of Economic Affairs, is likely to be given an extension for a period of three months. Reported- ly, the decision may be taken in the backdrop of COVID-19 pandemic which necessitated the Centre to announce a slue of measures that also includes economic relief package. Plea in SC seeks mass testing to identify Corona infected people New Delhi: A petition was filed in the SC on Friday seeking direc- tions to the Central gov- ernment to carry out mass house-to-house tests for identification of COVID-19 infected per- sons in hotspot cities and to contain the spread. The petition, filed by a group of four people including Shashwat Anand, Ankur Azad, Faiz Ahmad and Sagar, said that the apex court should direct the Centre to ensure that it under- takes such an exercise, which would help trace, identify, isolate and treat those infected by the COVID-19. The plea said that an “exponen- tial spread” of the virus, to “every nook and cor- ner”, could be contained if such testing with pri- ority being given to the states and cities which are “coronavirus affect- ed hotspots”. The petitioners also expressed their appre- hensions over the man- ner in which India is attempting to fight the pandemic, especially with regard to the low rate of testing. THE PLEA T spread” of the virus, to “every nook and corner”, could be contained if such test- ing with priority being given to the states and cities which are “coronavirus affected hotspots” he plea said that an “exponential EXTENSION VS SUPERANNUATION: THREE NAMES DOING ROUNDS FOR HEALTH SECRETARY The PMO and Health Ministry are making every effort to contain COVID-19 pandemic. At a time when every moment is important to make or break the situation in the fight against the pandemic, it is important to see whether Union Health Sec- retary Preeti Sudan (IAS:1983:AP) will be given extension in service beyond her superannuation i.e. 30.04.2020. In case the NaMo administration is considering a new Health Secretary, the appoint- ment of OSD may be announced at least 15 days ahead of Mrs. Sudan’s retirement. In case she is to be continued the announcement of extension may be made in the last week of the month. According to Sources , names of three serving Union secre- taries are under consideration, in case Mrs Sudan does not get an extension. Of these three, two are from 1987 batch whereas one is from 1986 batch. Kapil Wadhawan Amitabh Gupta has been sent on compulsory leave with immediate effect till the pending of in- quiry, which will be initiated against him —Anil Deshmukh, State home minister Plea in SC seeks direction to Centre to help migrant workers New Delhi: A plea seeking directions to the Centre to rescue and bring back Indian migrants stranded in the Gulf countries in wake of COVID-19 pandemic was filed in the Supreme Court on Friday . The petition filed by Pravasi Legal Cell has sought that appropri- ate arrangements be made to rescue these migrants who are liv- ing in vulnerable con- dition in labour ac- riencing symptoms PLIGHT OF WORKERS he plea seeks to bring to light the plight of Indians working and living in the constituent countries of Gulf Cooperation Council (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates) due to the outbreak of COVID 19 or corona- virus pandemic. permission to travel from Khandala to Ma- habaleshwar. Maharashtra Spe- cial Principal Secre- tary in the Home Min- istry Amitabh Gupta, who allegedly gave travel permission to the Wadhawan family from Khandala to Ma- habaleshwar the COVID-19 lock- down, has been sent on compulsory leave with immediate effect until completion of probe in the matter. T ‘250 Indians infected by Coronavirus in Singapore’ Singapore: About 250 Indians, with nearly half of them staying in close contact in the dormito- ries for foreign workers, have tested positive for the corona in Singapore on Friday . Indian High Commissioner Jawed Ashraf told that almost all of the Indians who have the disease are mostly stable or improv- ing. He said that 250 In- dian nationals, who are suffering from the dis- ease, include some per- manent residents. have access to timely testing and medical facilities as it would result in high risk of transmission owing to the cramped condi- tions. commodations. The plea has said that the directions be given by the apex court to en- sure that the migrant workers who are expe- amid FROM PG 1 Between economy... through video confer- ence. During the confer- ence Gehlot stressed, “protecting the lives of the people of the state is paramount for the state government. Keeping this in mind, our gov- ernment will take ap- propriate steps regard- ing lockdown. Entre- preneurs and traders have further supported the government in tack- ling Corona and main- taining the chain of essential com- modities in lockdown. The fight with Corona is still on. We hope to continue to get similar that the State Govern- ment has taken several steps to provide relief to farmers, including providing free equip- ment on rent for cutting and threshing works, postpone bills. chain during the lock- down, people did not face any kind of trouble for essential while Tourism Minister Vishvendra Singh said that the phased removal of lockdown can be con- sidered to improve the economy . Meanwhile, Minister Ramesh Mee- na said, ‘the depart- ment has distributed free wheat to the benefi- ciaries under NFSA in record time. Masks and sanitizers are allowed to be sold under the PDS category .” Agriculture Minister Lalchand Kataria said adopted it which is a matter of pride for the entire state. Entrepre- neurs and all organiza- tions assured that what- ever decision the gov- ernment takes regard- ing the lockdown, they will all ensure its full compliance. Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhari- wal said that as a result of the lockdown initia- tive we have been able to a great extent in stop- ping its community spread. During the dis- cussion, Minister Parasadilal Meena said that due to the smooth ers in the industries where production is go- ing on. Masks and sani- tizers should be provid- ed in the factories. Also, there should not be a crowd in the mandis. Cleanliness should be taken care of.” During the video con- ference, entrepreneurs and businessmen ap- preciated the steps tak- en by the state govern- ment to prevent corona infection in Rajasthan and to provide relief to the needy. They said that Bhilwara model is being discussed in the country and the world and many states have of essential commodi- ties will also be resolved soon. CM said that in the fight against Coro- na, Rajasthan Govern- ment has taken several decisions. “Out mantra has been that nobody should sleep hungry . In fulfilling this pledge, all the people including so- cial Bhamashahs, entrepre- neurs and business peo- ple have supported the government with an open mind,” Gehlot said, further adding, “social distancing and complete health safety protocols should be en- sured among the work- support from every- one.” He further added that the government stands with entrepre- neurs in this hour of crisis. “Industries relat- ed to essential commod- ities which were al- lowed to open in lock- down, will not require any kind of permission to conduct their work,” he said. The Chief Minister took all the suggestions for smooth supply of essential commodities, removing the bottle- necks and opening the lockdown. He said that the /pass related prob- lems faced in the supply Wednesday , Modi had made it clear that the lockdown cannot be lift- ed in one go on April 14. goods Brief me... At a meeting with all Congress state unit chiefs via video confer- encing, Gandhi said the country is fighting the battle against the coro- navirus and the party is ready to play its role in it. She asked state chiefs to brief her on the re- lief work carried out by the Congress workers in various parts and whether they were sat- isfied with government support and actions. electricity PM to... the central government may extend the lock- down across the country beyond April 14 after sev- eral states have favoured the extension to contain the fast-spreading virus. Addressing floor lead- ers of various parties who have representation in Parliament, Food workers, supply Industries supply on

  7. TALKING POINT 07 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 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 GREAT TIME TO TRY A CLEANER HOME A FITTER YOU TIPS FOR HOUSE WORKOUTS B guru on the BBC’s first keep-fit radio broadcast in 1954 with her catchwords: “Down with a bounce; with a bounce, come up.” She moved on to televi- sion and then records for people to exercise at home. “I don’t set aside certain hours for my exercises – they are with me all the time,” she wrote in Home Management. “Domestic duties involve a great deal of movement and, by merging them with easy exercises, you can help your figure.” Fowler’s objective was to make fitness fun. Prior to industrialisation, the work- ing classes got exercise on the job – paid or unpaid. Manual labour was the pri- mary way people got work done before machines, and even crafts like weaving were labour-intensive. Before irons lightweight in the early 20th century, they could have substituted for dumbbells. Hand-pumped cleaners would have made for a great arm pump chal- lenge. Stuck at home, I now seem to spend more time in the kitchen than in my bed at night. Deprived of pasta from the supermarket, I am making my own and heart- ened by the possibility that home cooking might make a comeback. In the absence of an ap- pliance, all this dough kneading for pasta and piz- za and bread may be build- ing my muscle strength as well as girth. It might be time to put away the food processor. Powered by home elec- tricity , mass production and technology, home applianc- es gradually reduced the labour – but not expecta- tions – of unpaid work at home. As Wilhelmina Raw- son assured her readers in The Antipodean Cookery Book and Kitchen Compan- ion in 1907, a lady with ten specific appliances, includ- ing a mincer and eggbeater, “can do the whole of her housework with very little exertion or fatigue”. But gyms and sporting venues are now closed and fitness supplies are short on the shelves. Maybe it is time to flip the narrative again and get clean and fed and fit and decluttered at the same time. And since attempts have failed to tackle the house- work gap, would knowing vacuuming, window wash- ing and mowing might be as good as a circuit class at the gym get men exer-cleaning? Even today where women are the breadwinner with dependent children, they still spend five hours more per week then men on housework. After losing his job, a man is likely to do less housework, not more, and the time his partner spends on housework is likely to increase. “Few tasks are more like the torture of Sisyphus than housework, with its endless repetition,” wrote Simone de Beauvoir in The Second Sex. But the torture for some of us are the sets and reps that don’t result in a clean house. If you are looking at housework as a workout, you can cardio-vac or do squats while you are empty- ing the dishwasher. And YouTuber Lizzy Williamson promises we won’t look at housework the same way once we incorporate her heart-pumping, body-toning exercises into our clean-up. efore the aerobics revolution, Eileen Fowler was a health PLAY MUSIC Eileen Fowler did not have the benefi t of Bluetooth ear phones, but you do not have to sub- ject the whole family to your soundtrack while you dust and distract. Spotify has an album of Housework Hits for all varieties of chores or Housework Songs by artists you by artists you by artists you PLAY MUSIC PLAY MUSIC Eileen Fowler did not have the Eileen Fowler did not have the benefi t of Bluetooth ear phones, benefi t of Bluetooth ear phones, but you do not have to sub- but you do not have to sub- ject the whole family to your ject the whole family to your soundtrack while you dust soundtrack while you dust and distract. Spotify has an and distract. Spotify has an album of Housework Hits album of Housework Hits for all varieties of chores for all varieties of chores or Housework Songs or Housework Songs DEMOCRATISE DOMESTICITY Domestic equality between men and women has not been achieved despite the idea that revolutionary transformations are taking place. While someone might need to delegate, there is no point imagining the drudgery and boredom of housework should not be shared equally as well as its physical benefi ts. Housework might not be suffi cient to provide all the benefi ts associated with COOK FROM SCRATCH If you are one of those people lucky enough to score fl our and yeast you can join the stay-at-home bread boom. If you missed out on yeast, you can make it with beer, but you will not get the knead-ercise. Old cookbooks like the Country Women’s Association’s Coronation Cookery Book may be better than new ones if you want to make your mashed potato go further, or you need a substitute for eggs, or milk is scarce. These old books also often include cleaning tips and other useful advice, like how to tan sheepskins or make your own soap. physical activity, and unless you live with very dirty people in a huge mansion you might not fi nd enough windows to work your arms. I have had no success convincing my children either that housework might substitute for the sport they are missing. But, inspired by Eileen Fowler, I have dusted and polished and tightened my stomach muscles clean- ing high ledges while waiting for the pizza dough to rise. program might be more familiar with if you’re struggling to put together your own playlist. playlist. playlist. might be more might be more familiar with if familiar with if you’re struggling you’re struggling to put together to put together your own your own became vacuum The washing, drying, ironing, airing, pushing baby in his pram – these can all take on a different aspect if done with figure consciousness … Stretch to the ceiling Relax to the floor Swing to the window Swing to the door Bend by the table Foot on the chair Head to your knees Stretch in the air. –Eileen Fowler, “Housework for the Figure” in Home Management (1954) whole- Source: The Conversation Content: Divya Hemnani, Design: Abhishek Gupta

  8. We perceive our own self as a mirror to others, in reflection of togetherness, we make individual efforts for betterment. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 2ND FRONT 08 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia On RaGa’s suggestion, CM orders `50L cover for Corona warriors Take action against those misbehaving with frontline warriors: CM CM bars photography of food distribution First India News every citizen of Ra- jasthan. “With the same zeal the cleanliness em- ployees in the state are also carrying out their duty and to provide these warriors our utmost support is our responsi- bility and the biggest ex- ample of nationalism,” the Chief Minister said. Meanwhile, Gehlot re- iterated that it is due to untiring efforts of Coro- na warriors that spread of infection has been curtailed in state that is home to 7.5 crore people. “ According to experts, lockdown is to be strengthened sampling and testing which will help us to identify the infected and isolate them which is the only cure for this virus,” Gehlot said. covered all its employ- ees including Patwar- is, Gram Sevak, Con- stables, contractual staff and daily wage staff too, if they die of Corona virus while fighting the spread. Concerned about the health and safety of Co- rona warriors, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has asked officials to take strict action against those anti-social ele- ments who pose threat to the warriors and hinder their work. Gehlot held a review meeting of the law and order in the state amid Corona wherein he asked Chief Secretary DB Gupta, ACS Home Rajeeva Swarup and DGP Bhu- pendra Singh to en- sure strict action. by broadcasting pic- tures,” Gehlot Meanwhile, on CM’s or- ders, state government has barred any photog- raphy or videography of food distribution. Appealing to the people not to take some one else’s por- tion of food, Gehlot said, “those homeless and unsupported peo- ple have the first right to these food packets who are totally de- pendent on help by people and on the state government.” CM has instructed district col- lectors to motivate NGOs involved in this work. said. Jaipur: Terming it to be our moral responsi- bility to ensure that no person sleeps hungry amid the fight against Corona, Chief Minis- ter Ashok Gehlot has asked officials to en- sure that those in ac- tual need of food should benefit from state government’s ef- forts to feed the poor and needy . “The ration and food distribution is done with the aim of serving the people and not out of politics and it should not be made a me- dium to influence people Naresh Sharma Jaipur: huge frontline Corona War- riors inspired by Ra- hul Gandhi’s message, the state government has decided to provide Rs 50 lakh exgratia to all employees if they die battling Corona spread. Central gov- ernment covers only health employees with the cover, however, ex- tending the ambit of cover, Raj govt has Making decision a for —FILE PHOTO Rahul Gandhi with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. Assuring the doctors, health workers and all those involved in the fight against the pan- demic, Gehlot said, “Corona infection has posed a major chal- lenge in front of the Don’t panic, says Raghu as patients surge in Raj Dr Sharma also took part in Union Health Minister’s VC ed fully while their suggestions to stop the spread are fol- lowed to the hilt.” Gehlot further add- ed that these warriors are fighting a selfless war to save each and world and our state is not untouched by it. The main warriors in the war are the doc- tors, health workers and police officials and it is imperative that they are support- with crisis Pilot appraises Sonia of party’s relief work during corona crisis AGAIN ENCOURAGED CORONA WARRIORS Raje keeping Nadda updated on corona situation First India News Jaipur: Health minis- ter Dr Raghu Sharma has asked people not to worry from rising number of corona pa- tients. He said that when more tests are conducted, positive cases are bound to in- crease, which will help us in controlling the disease. Dr Sharma has said that our focus is on con- ducting as many tests as possible. He informed that during video con- ferencing with union health minister, we have asked central govern- ment to send 10 lakh rapid testing kits quick- ly to increase speed of tests. He said that if we get adequate RTPCR kit which are effective in laboratory testing we can increase our efforts. He said that daily 400 to 500 tests can be conducted on AIDS centres in Sachin Pilot during the VC with Sonia Gandhi on Friday. —FILE PHOTO Vasundhara Raje with JP Nadda First India News present in the meet- ing. Pilot told Sonia Gandhi that with the help of NGOs and do- nors, the district con- gress committees have been regularly distrib- uting medical kits, dry ration kits and food packets to poor and needy people. Pilot told Sonia that party is engaged in re- lief work while keeping themselves and citizens safe. He informed that PCC has set up control rooms at state, district and block level to pro- vide relief and coordi- nate with administra- tion. While talking to media, he said that So- nia has appealed to play active role in providing necessary items to poor and needy . First India News ors and said that the lockdown is enforced across the country in view of the increasing risk of corona infection and everyone is in the safety of their homes “but our warriors, in- cluding doctors, po- lice, cleaning staff and Bhamashahs, travel from streets to villages to play an im- portant role in the country’s against COVID-19.” “The cleaning work- ers are spraying disin- fectants after cleaning in villages and cities. At the same time, they are making people aware of hygiene by suggesting to stay home, wash hands and ensure social distancing,” she said. Jaipur: Deputy CM and PCC chief Sachin Pilot attended video conferencing on Fri- day held by AICC president Sonia Gan- dhi. He presented re- port of relief and ef- forts provided by the state unit during the corona crisis. Pilot informed Sonia Gandhi that the party has distributed food packets to 15 lakh poor families. Congress Pres- ident Sonia Gandhi’s VC with all the state con- gress presidents lasted three hours in which she took feedback of relief works by them. AICC General (Organisation) Venugopal was also Jaipur: Former Ra- jasthan CM and Na- tional Vice-President of BJP Vasundhara Raje has been relent- lessly taking feedback from the party work- ers. She provides the daily feedback to par- ty President JP Nadda through either VC or audio bridge. The BJP has been holding daily meetings via the VC or audio bridge during which all senior leaders provide their sugges- tions and feedback from grass-root based on which further action is taken by party . Meanwhile on Friday , Raje once again encour- aged the corona warri- Dr Raghu Sharma with Vaibhav Galriya and Naresh Thakral during the VC with Dr Harsh Vardhan. Dr RAGHU BRIEFS Dr HARSH VARDHAN ganj. The entire area has been divided in 30 clus- ters to extensively collect samples to understand gravity of the problem. He said that we will be able to control contagion by more testing. Dr Sharma said that corona cases have been spotted in people be- tween 18 to 40 years. People of this age have more strong immunity and possibility of be- coming negative high. He said that only 13.5% people between 60 to 80 years have been positive and the situa- tion is under control. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan discussed the situation of coronavirus by conducting a video conference with medical ministers of all the states on Friday. On behalf of Rajasthan, Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma took part in the VC and gave information about the situation in Rajasthan. Dr Sharma informed the Union Minister about the ar- rangements made by the state government to fight coronavirus and demanded the centre to provide required facilities to the state. fight said that there is geo- graphical dissimilari- ty in Bhilwara and Ramganj, therefore, the government has been working on a spe- cial model for Ram- Jodhpur and Udaipur. “We have requested central government to give testing kit to NACO and permission for tests,” he said. The health minister is workers Secretary KC Jaipur, CORONA WARRIORS Gehlot’s shadow and a silent performer: Kuldeep Ranka Rajendra Chhabra December 2018, he didn’t waste much time in appointing the 1994 batch IAS as his Principal Secre- tary . Kuldeep Ranka’s performance during last 16 months at CMO has been a good example of efficiency , diligence, reliability and trustworthiness. Ranka is the ‘behind the scene’ silent per- former during ongoing corona crisis. He is play- ing a vital role in every meeting, discussions, VC and so on. All other top bureaucrats have been assigned specified roles in a well defined field but Ranka has to great job in control- happened. The IOC in- for the family . Although the disaster manage- ment of the state in co- rona times itself is a big task but Ranka, at pre- sent, is specially in- volved in Gehlot’s ‘Ram- ganj mission’. A soft spoken Ran- ka has an excellent wave length and func- tional relationship with another Gehlot loyalist DB Gupta , who, in the capacity of the Chief Secre- tary of the state, also enjoys the trust and confidence of Gehlot. Infact, in Gehlot’s core group, from DB and Ranka, the third player to watch out is ACS Fi- nance Niranjan Arya! It appears that Gup- ta and Ranka have mu- tually worked out the areas of operation where each of them enjoys a comparative- ly ‘bigger’ free hand, under an overall su- pervisory control of the Chief Minister. Though, in CMO’s hi- erarchy, all other im- portant players in- cluding Arti Dogra, Amit Dhaka and Ra- jan Vishal report to Principal Secretary Ranka, but a team leader Kuldeep always thinks of himself as ‘first among equals’. and it is this experience of crisis management that is coming handy to Ranka, while dealing with the war against co- rona. Another very im- portant task exclu- sively assigned Ranka is to take along all the MLAs of Con- gress and opposition parties. It is Kuldeep Ranka who briefs CM regarding various de- mands and require- ments in various con- stituencies state. Kuldeep Ranka has to virtually work 24x7. The whole day he is either at the CMR or with the Chief Minister, virtually having no time monitor all the fields and roles simultane- ously . His Key Respon- sibility Area (KRA) is as wide as the whole secretariat itself. He is supposed to update the Chief Minister on all im- portant fronts round the clock and his opinion is given a lot of weight on all serious and crucial matters. Kuldeep Ranka is quite experienced in dis- aster management. During when western Ra- jasthan faced severe drought, Ranka as Collector of Jaisalmer and Pali, had done a Jaipur: There is a whole lot of battery of bureau- crats that is assisting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the coveted fight against COVID-19 and Kuldeep holds a distinctive and special place being the Principal Secretary to the CM. Ranka’s designa- tion itself makes it clear that he is the most close, trusted and dependable bureaucrat for the Chief Minister so much so that he is just like the shadow of CM Gehlot. When Gehlot be- came chief minister for the third time in to Ranka —FILE PHOTO Kuldeep Ranka cident was an unprece- dented tragedy for city, which had just started developing in to a major city . Kuldeep Ranka passed this crisis with flying colours as well of the ling the situation. Ranka as Jaipur Col- lector also displayed excellent crisis man- agement when the IOC depot conflagration 2001-2005 apart

  9. 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 09 JAIPUR, SATURDAY APRIL 11, 2020 Counting Calories! A los, long way to go!” read the caption of the workout video. Earlier last month, Kanga- na’s sister and manager Ran- goli Chandel said that the actor had put on 20 kilos for the bio- graphical drama based on the life of actor-turned-politician and former Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa. The 33-year-old actor will be essay- ing the role of Jayalalithaa in the flick. The ‘Tanu weds Manu’ actor is currently in her hometown Manali and is practicing self- isolation. lmost a month after re- vealing that she had gained 20 kilograms for the shoot of the biograph- ical drama ‘Thalaivi’, ac- tor Kangana Ranaut has lost five Kilograms of the extra weight. The details about her weight loss were revealed by her team in an Instagram post in which she is seen working out along with her fitness trainer. “Guys, taking cues from #Kangana to workout, stay mo- tivated and don’t let the lethar- gy get to you. She has lost 5 ki- Maanvi Gagroo When asked to compromise —ANI M involving a web series maker. The actress said that the inci- dent took place about a year ago, when she got a call from the pro- ducer in question, with an offer for a role in an upcoming web series. “A year ago, I got a call from a random unknown number. They were like, ‘we’re doing a web se- ries and we wanted to cast you’. They told me the budget and I said, ‘no, this is too less and why are we talking about the budget? Tell me the script. Only if I’m interested and you are interest- ed in roping me, we can discuss money , dates and all’. So he’s like ‘we’re asking people if they are okay with the budget.’ When I said ‘no, it’s less’, he tripled the budget just in his next sentence. He said, ‘I can give you this much also, but you’ll have to make a compromise’,” Maanvi revealed in an interview. The actress then said she would call the police and added: “This words ‘compro’, ‘compro- mise’ -- I was hearing it after seven or eight years. Suddenly , I don’t know what triggered me, I started abusing him. I told him ‘How dare you? I’m going to file a complaint with the police’. I was really mad because in this pro-imposed #MeToo era, I was baffled how things like this still happen.” aanvi Gagroo has re- vealed a sordid casting couch experience that she once had to suffer, Bhumi Pednekar Imbibing eco- gardening skills B with her mom Sumitra Pednekar. The actor decided to learn the sci- ence of hydroponics farming (soil- less gardening) from her mom in an effort to build a garden to table concept of a sustainable lifestyle. Talking about the idea of prac- ticing hydroponics farming, the ‘Pati Patni Aur Woh’ star dis- closed, “My mom and I always wanted to have a hydroponics gar- den of our own where we grow our own vegetables and can have a fully sustainable lifestyle. We wanted to have a garden to table lifestyle at home and we are both happy with the progress.” The ‘Bala’ star talked about en- vironment conservation and said, “This quarantine has made me get into learning the science of hydroponics and understand the essence of what conservation of environment can truly mean. I have been working closely with my mom during this time. I’m proud that our garden can now produce food for two days!” —ANI humi Pednekar is indulg- ing in some environment- friendly quarantine activi- ties while self-isolating —IANS Kangana Ranaut NO MONEY IN BOLLYWOOD SINGING Jackie goes live with survivor J days in the hospital and was discharged when her tests came negative twice. In the chat, Rita, a pastry chef, visited London a few days back and came out clear at the thermal test points at the air- port when she landed in Mumbai on 14 March. She then appeared with symp- toms on 16 March. As she witnessed cough and rise in temperature, she called the helpline where she was advised to take the test. While suggesting what one should do if they have the symptoms, Rita advised for Self isolation. Jacqueline was curi- ous to know whether the treatment or experiencing the disease was a painful affair for her. While sharing her experi- ence, Rita told her that she reported promptly when her infection was detect- ed and it was still only in the throat. She added, “I did experience oxygen shortage which caused a lot of fatigue.” —Agency S and ‘Kala chashma’ among many others, and enjoys as much pop- ularity as any top singer in con- temporary Bollywood. Yet, Neha Kakkar tells you, that singers hardly ever get paid in the film industry . “We don’t get paid for sing- ing in Bollywood at all. What happens is they feel that if we give a superhit song, the singer will earn through shows,” said Neha. The 31-year-old added: “I get a good amount from live concerts and everything, but Bollywood doesn’t have this scene. To make us sing a song, they don’t pay .” On the work front, Neha will feature in a song with rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh ti- tled ‘Moscow suka’. The number is a mix of Punjabi and Russian language. The Rus- sian vocals are given by Ekaterina Sizova. acqueline Fernandez conducted an Instagram live chat with Surat’s first Covid-19 patient, 21-year-old Rita Bachkaniwala. Rita spent 14 he has belted out some of the biggest foot-tapping hits in- cluding ‘Garmi’, ‘Aankh marey’, ‘O saki’, ‘Dilbar’ Neha Kakkar On Thursday, Neha took to her Insta- gram stories, where she uploaded a string of pictures of herself along with her brother Tony Kakkar, whom she wished a happy birthday . Tony and Neha have together collabo- rated for numbers like ‘Car main music’, ‘Dheeme dheeme’ and ‘Coca Cola’. Jacqueline Fernandez —IANS

  10. COVID-19 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 10 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 Unwinding the Indian Transport Problem of COVID-19* state-specific railway services in the form of EMUs, DMUs and MEMUs can be restarted. For stopping the transmission of COVID-19 from infected dis- tricts/states to infection-free areas, long-distance passenger trains that ply through COV- ID-19 affected states/districts need to be curtailed. Although, this may have an impact on sea- sonal migration of labour force, tourists, etc., at an aggregate level this will ensure that COV- ID-19 or similar infections will not get translated into a pan- demic. The last step of the un- winding of the passenger trans- portation problem is to start in- ternational flights, but with caution, i.e., all inbound passen- gers need to be screened at the first port of entry. In this solu- tion, the train or air freight does not get affected. Rather the Gov- ernment must encourage the use of these modes as this will not only help in faster delivery but ensure that community-level spread is minimized. *The views expressed are personal.  voked. As seen from the census data, a bulk of the population travels around six kilometres to access jobs. This means that jobs tend to be situated within the dis- trict or in close vicinity of a city . By withdrawing the restrictions, the local economy starts to func- tion again, whereas districts which report cases of infections remain under lockdown. This dif- ferential treatment helps in pro- viding incentives to the popula- tion at large to follow the rules and regulations and helps in re- ducing the infection burden. Ad- ditionally , as air services provide point-to-point transport, airline services between the COVID-19 free districts can be initiated. Likewise, states that become in- fection-free can revoke the local restrictions but continue with state boundaries sealed. Such restrictions will help the local agglomerations to flourish and curtail the spread of infec- tion from adjoining state dis- tricts that may not be COVID-19 free. With the commencement of the state-specific bus services, Looking at data from different countries and the worst affected area of China, it needs to be reck- oned that Wuhan is still to undo the lockdown, whereas the Hubei district required three months to restart the economy . Whereas im- ages from Europe, the Unit- ed States and the rest of the world provide a very bleak picture. Al- though, medical practitioners are optimistic about the intensity of the infection, care regarding stop- ping community transmission needs to be taken. Looking at the life cycle of COVID-19, the symp- toms of the infection appear be- tween seven to fourteen days. This means that no new COVID-19 case should be reported after the first week of the lockdown. Even after the completion of the first week, new cases are getting re- ported. This meant that the first best option, i.e., business, as usu- al, appears to be an illusion. This necessitates that a calibrated ap- proach which is scalable and can quickly respond to emergencies is needed. One of the better-known strat- Dr Nachiket Gosavi & Dr Pragya Bhawsar A ccording World Health Organiza- tion (WHO), post World War II, COVID-19 pan- demic may be the only time that the world has come to a standstill. Ac- cording to economists, even the financial meltdown of 2008 did not have such a far-reaching im- pact on the world economy . To break the spread of the virus, gov- ernments all over the world have had to mull over unusual policies. In continuation of this, on the 22nd and the 25th of April, the Indian Government took a stern measure. As a policy prescrip- tion, mass movement of people was stopped by halting interna- tional operations of airlines, stopping trains, grounding air- craft and sealing state and city boundaries. It needs to be reck- oned that for bizarre events like these, extraordinary measures are necessitated. Due to the lock- down, individuals could not car- ry-out their daily economic ac- tivities. This meant that manu- facturing came to a grinding halt, whereas the service industry was limping. By the end of the 21-day lockdown, experts speculate that the economy would be facing prospects of a recession. The gov- ernment machinery would be fac- ing a daunting task of kick-start- ing the economy minus the infec- tion. Two weeks into the lock- down, planners and policymak- ers need to contemplate on the means and methods of kick-start- ing economic activities, recon- structing the supply chain and ensuring the seamless movement of the labour force. to the ing at the present administrative structure of India, district-level policies need to be envisaged for unwinding the transport dilem- ma. Through this microlevel policy , it will be easy to identify COV- ID-19 hotspots and isolate them. Subsequently, all those districts that have not reported a single case of the infection during the last two weeks of lockdown peri- od can be opened up or the lock- down instructions can be re- egies for stopping the exponen- tial spread of this virus is to avoid crowding and more so crowding in close spaces. As seen from Europe and USA, modes like trains and aircraft are seen to behave as catalysts in the spread of the infection across ge- ographies. Thus, reinitiating rail- way and aircraft services in the short term does not appear to be a viable option. This means that local solutions to this global prob- lem need to be developed. Look- 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 On professional front, don’t take too many responsibilities at once just to impress your boss rather concentrate on quality work. Someone elderly will bestow lots of blessings upon you. On personal front, you are about to buy a land to start some new business. You have the whole right to choose your own career and fi eld and let no one force you otherwise. Some angel investor will come in your life to take the burden off your shoulders and when that will happen, everything will be just fi ne. Don’t disappoint those who believe in you. You must practice concentration enhancing exercises. You will be able to get yourself and other out of any problem today as your cards show that you are the saviour of the day. On professional front, You will work very hard to meet the deadlines. You are very conscious about where you spend your money. Think twice before investing your time in some business. You will manage to excel in the task assigned to you by your professors. On personal front, you will help someone today from falling in some trap. LEO JUL Y 24 - AUGUST 23 You are ready for the competition and you will excel. You are very good at convincing people and this will prove to be your asset in long run. You are very passionate about your career and you will do whatever it takes to make a mark for yourself and then sky is the limit for you. VIRGO AUG 24 - SEP 23 LIBRA SEPT 24 - OCTOBER 22 You don’t believe in wasting money and you save wherever and whenever possible for you. Your effects in the direction of your endeavours will pay for you and you will get the success that you desire very soon. Right opportunity will strike at the right time. SCORPIO OCT 23 - NOVEMBER 22 Your working schedule will keep you on your toes but you need to take care of your health too. On the personal front, you will spend a lot of time with your parents today trying to make them understand your point of view towards some situation that happens to be really important. You are a good infl uencer so use it for the right cause. You will do whatever it take to help someone in need even if that person is a total stranger. Your life is easy in terms of facilities and you always wish that those around you shall also prosper. SAGITTARIUS NOV 23 - DEC 22 You will spend some quality time with your family . You are very passionate about your hobby and you may fi nd it hard to understand whether you should pursue it or not as a full time career. On the personal front, you may buy a joint property with someone close. CAPRICORN DEC 23 - JAN 20 Your love life is on natural pace. You are trying very hard to balance your personal and work life and so far you are doing a good job. You can expect some gains from parents. You may socialise more often in future to develop professional contact for the future sake. AQUARIUS JAN 21 - FEB 19 PISCES FEB20 - MARCH 20 On the professional front, you will earn a good commission today in some deal. On professional front, you will be ultra effi cient at work today and you will defi nitely get the promotion. Keep having a balance diet so that you keep getting strength to exert. You are good at sports and you get lots of encouragement from those who loves you. Take one step at a time while claiming the success ladder and don’t get impatient. On personal front, your parents will be always there for you to guide you in life. PRAJAKTA KOLI, Content Curator

  11. ETC JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 202011 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Ready FOR battle Lisa’s ‘Space Force’ ‘F husband’s career for two dec- ades. The show’s formal de- scription reads: “A decorated pilot with dreams of running the Air Force, four-star Gen. Mark. R. Naird is thrown for a loop when he finds himself tapped to lead the newly formed sixth branch of the U.S. Armed Forces: Space Force. Skeptical but dedicated, Mark uproots his family and moves to a remote base in Colorado where he and a colorful team of scientists and Spacemen are tasked by the White House with getting American boots on the moon (again) in a hurry and achiev- ing total space dominance.” Sources claim that Carell’s salary for ‘Space Force’, includ- ing co-creator and executive producer fees, sets a new over- all record for talent, likely topping the $1-million-per- episode paydays that the cast members of ‘The Big Bang Theory’ previous- ly netted. Carell’s ‘The Office’, which airs in India on Star World, ranks as one of Netf- lix’s most-watched acquired series. one of the most anticipated scripted shows of 2020, will pre- miere on May 29. The series is described as a workplace com- edy revolving around the people tasked with creating a sixth branch of the armed services Space Force. Several sources note that the idea for the project was sparked by Donald Trump’s June order to establish a space force as the sixth military branch. Kudrow will recur in the se- ries as Maggie Naird, the wife of Carell’s Mark R. Naird. She is a Wash- ington Air Force wife who has riends’ star Lisa Kud- row will be joining ac- tor Steve Carell in the Netflix comedy ‘Space Force’. The comedy is co- created by ‘The Office’ fame Greg Daniels. Netflix also re- vealed that ‘ S p a c e Force’, A t a time when sev- eral global per- sonalities making tions to fight the battle against the novel coronavi- rus, Hollywood actress Jennifer Stone has de- cided to fight the pan- demic as a registered nurse. The former ‘Wizards Of Waverly Place’ actress nounced her plan to fight the global virus as a registered nurse. She uploaded a photograph Instagram of her three different ID badges, she cap- tioned it: “A very good friend of mine (@maiar- awalsh ) pointed out to me that to- day is #worldhealthday. It is also the day I went from a volunteer, then a student nurse, and now an RN resi- dent.” In the same post, she further talked about her im- mediate goal for her new ca- reer. “I just hope to live up to all of the amazing healthcare pro- viders on the front lines now as I get ready to join them,” she said. Stone completed her nurs- ing school in December 2019. are dona- sublimated parts of her- self to her an- on —IANS Jennifer Stone Lisa Kudrow KEEPING entertainment ALIVE! —IANS ACT OF kindness A something to help, she furloughed the rent,” a source told the New York Post newspaper. The source said Thorne felt that “this whole coronavirus is just so unfair in so many tragic ways that there is no way that [she was] going to add to their mental and economic stress.” Thorne recently shared that she and her beau Benjamin Mascolo have been talking about the pandemic all day eve- ry day , and she’s particularly concerned about her mom. “I am worried about my mom, she has Crohn’s dis- ease... Part of me is like, ‘Mom, stay away...’ I am definitely worried for the state we are in and how long it will last. My boy- friend lives in Italy , so we talk about it all day,” she said. Thorne urged her fans to study themselves and reflect on how they can be better and happier dur- ing this time of social distanc- ing. —IANS A old son Damian while in lockdown due to coronavi- rus pandemic. She’s been self-isolating in her Her- efordshire home with her son and other family members. And Hurley is keeping herself en- tertained. The actress, 54, took to Instagram and shared a photo of her donning an animal print headscarf with a bejewelled gold detail with pearls. She also wore a pair of hoop ear- rings and a faux fur stole along with a red sleeve- less dress. Looking at the camera in a sultry way, Hurley completed her look for the murder mystery event with a red lipstick. Alongside the photo, she wrote: “Filming a murder mystery at home #amusingourselves #lockdown #stay- home #staysafe.” It comes days after the ac- tress shared a lingerie photo as she urged fans to keep themselves safe on what was her 11th day in lockdown. She told fans she was holed up in her Herefordshire home with eight others, including her elderly mother and aunt. In her post, Hurley admitted that after days of going make-up free in her home she decided to get dressed up in her best lingerie for her latest post. The star explained that she’d been self-isolating with her son, her mother Angela, 79, and her elderly aunt, as well as a close friend who was considered high risk. She wrote: “Day 11 of my family’s lockdown in Herefordshire and I finally washed my hair, put on some make up and found time to post. “In these scary times I feel incredibly lucky to live in the countryside and have lots of outside space. As well as my son, I have seven other people living with me including my 79 year old mother and her sister- also in her late 70’s- and one of my best friends who is in the highest risk group with severe respira- tory problems. “Keeping everyone as safe as possible (and fed) is a full time job. We all are full of the highest admiration for our wonderful NHS staff and are doing everything we can to not add to their burden. Thank God it’s Sat night and we can r-e-l-a-x and take a break from being glued to the news #stayhome #staysafe #nhsheroes.” ctress Hurley is filming a murder with her 18-year- Elizabeth ctress Bella Thorne has waived her tenants rent to ease their stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Wanting to do mystery Bella Thorne Elizabeth Hurley —IANS

  12. CITY BUZZ 12 JAIPUR | SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia Cometh the Hour, Cometh the Man Dheeraj Gurjar with Rajendra Bhatt A Bhatt. The amount would be used for the arrangement of food, masks and sanitizers for the needy in the Jahazpur-Kotri area. Gurjar said that people of DIL SE... do not have an MLA fund, I am with all these people in this dif- ficult time. That is why I have personally given Rs 1 Lakh and also food packets for the needy.” The leader also assured that no would face problems during the lockdown. ICC Secretary Dheeraj Gurjar has donated Rs 1 Lakh to the Bhilwara Collector Rajendra the Jahazpur-Kotri area are my family. So it is my responsibil- ity that no one should sleep hungry during the lockdown. Gurjar added that “Although I —City First Feeding the Hungry! CITY FIRST AHMEDABAD T spread across the globe and led to a major health crisis affecting the lives of millions of people. Be- ing the second-most densely populated coun- try in the world, India stands at the door of a potentially extensive out- break. In order to combat the high-risk pandemic, the country was put un- der a 21-day lockdown which has severely af- fected the lives of vulner- able communities such as migrant workers, la- bourers, the homeless and underprivileged, daily wagers. In their struggle for survival, these communities have had to face the worst of all circumstances due to loss of income. Coming to their aid was the Akshaya Patra Foundation which start- ed relief work in the state and many other parts of the country . From providing grocery kits and free meals to homeless shelters, daily wage earners and other entrepreneurs to create prod- ucts and jobs on a large scale, OR in taking the agriculture sector above subsistence farm- ing. Indian states will have to compete, not for federal hand- outs, but for development. CM Ashok Gehlot has written a new script and all actors will have to follow that to make India pros- perous for all its citizens . Having said that, the biggest lesson on the state level was the unity forged by CM Ashok Ge- hlot among all politicians with- in Congress and opposition to fight this grave problem. At the National level, he showed great discipline in cooperating fully with the Central government in this Corona War. At the international level, un- fortunately , that man has not yet arrived, and the big powers are endangering the world by in- dulging in blame games as thou- sands suffocate to death every hour. Meanwhile, as the world showers praise on the ‘Bhilwara Model’, its architect is not sit- ting and soaking in the ap- plause. He is in the midst of another battle somewhere in the biggest state of India. That man has come, and tak- en action! The hour shall soon pass! That action was applied with lightning speed and ruthless efficiency. As the country is be- ginning to wake up to this ex- istential threat, the battle- ground of that first onslaught is safe as a house. The huge populace of that remote dis- trict has been lab-tested thrice and there is no trace of this microscopic enemy there. he novel coronavi- rus pandemic which originated in China has now RAINU SINGH cityfirst@firstindia.co.in T his is an idiom that de- scribes the phenome- non that, sometimes, when a hero is needed, one appears. India’s declining and divisive politics were already dragging India down. As if that was not enough, the country got struck by a pandemic! WAS THAT A MIRACLE? NO, OF COURSE NOT! It was the result of quick ac- tion that burnt all red-tape in its path and struck at the epicentre of that scourge. The Chief Min- ister had flipped the script of administration. In a matter of 2-3 weeks, the ‘Bhilwara Model’ has become a household name across the anxious world. In- dia’s central government has lauded and accepted it as a mod- el for the rest of the country, inspite of political compulsions trying to put a gloved hand across these covered mouths. Such action should not stay limited to being a model for snuffing out epidemics. It should be the touchstone for all administrative actions. Be it building hospitals, infrastruc- ture, roads, ports, airports, higher learning centres, etc, OR firing up the animal spirit of economy THAT DARK HOUR HAD COME! WILL THAT MAN COME TOO? There was nobody to be seen, not even on the horizon. Then, like a phoenix, a simply dressed, self-effacing man came. The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Ashok Gehlot sensed the on- coming danger and decided to step forward as a general. His decades’ of EXPERIENCE and a SIXTH-SENSE developed as a consequence of that invaluable experience, COMBINED to ini- tiate an action that annihilated this enemy in the battle of Bhilwara.The first among many to follow. always strived to assist the government’s efforts to bring relief to people during crises. Our ef- forts are driven by the earnest hope that the situation will improve soon and normalcy re- turns.” cityfirstgujarat@gmail.com solemnly stand commit- ted to working with the Central and State/UT Governments and ren- der all possible services to the people of our na- tion in these difficult times. Hare Krishna Movement, Ahmedabad and Akshaya Patra have underprivileged people, the organization has ac- tively worked with local district administration for relief efforts. Jaganmohan Krishna Dasa, president, Hare Krishna Movement and trustee of Akshaya Patra Foundation said, “We WHAT’S HAPPENING! Devaram Saini, OSD to Rajasthan CM, was handed over a cheque of Rs 2,51,000 as a contribution in CM’s Relief Fund by the members of Rajasthan Yadav Mahasabha, under the supervision Mahendra Kumar Yadav. In the amount collected, State President Mahendra Kumar Yadav, VP Ranjit Singh Yadav, State Secretary Gaurav Yadav and State Secretary Om Prakash Yadav donated Rs. 50,000 each, wherein remaining amounts of Rs. 31000 and Rs. 20,000 were contributed by State VP Sanjay Yadav and District President Suresh Yadav, respectively. RTU Kota has come up with a virtual classroom to minimize the effects of lockdown due to COVID-19. Students of the university and its affiliated colleagues are engaged in teaching and learning through the online platform established by RTU. More than 600 lectures comprising various topics have been uploaded so far on the dedicated YouTube channel of RTU by the faculty for the students. To enhance the immunity of Police personnel, Sunrise AgriLand Development and Research donated 12 thousand organic immunity juice packets worth Rs 30 Lakhs on Friday at Police Commissionerate. Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kumar Gupta, DIG Ajay Pal Lamba, DCP (South) Yogesh among many other officials were present at the occasion. Dr. Arvind Agarwal, President ARYA Group of Colleges and Vice-President Dr. Puja Agarwal thanked doctors, nursing staff, medical teams, media personnel, policemen, Rajasthan government, sanitation workers, vendors, Social workers, NGOs and all the people who are engaged in the battle against COVID-19. College staff and the students are also circulating the messages among people to stay home and maintain social distance by making paintings, sketches and videos. The Reserve Bank of India has approved the appointment of Raj Vikash Verma as Part-time Chairman of the AU Bank for a period of one year. Verma was inducted as an Independent Director with the AU Bank in January 2018. RBI has approved the reappointment of Sanjay Agarwal as Managing Director and CEO Uttam Tibrewal as Whole Time Director of the Bank for a period of 3 (three) years. Sanjay Agarwal has been associated with this institution since its inception in 1996, wherein Tibrewal has been associated with AU Bank since 2003 and played a key part in its journey of becoming the largest Small Finance Bank from NBFC. To combat against the global epidemic, Armaan Foundation and World Vision India came forward to donate masks and hand gloves to the government officials along with the regular distribution of food packets to the needy people in the city. Further, a campaign was also started by these institutions to distribute free masks and hand gloves to the Women and Child Development Department on Friday. Amidst the global pandemic, Skyline services have made their Helicopter available for any medical and essential need in Udaipur city. The Helicopter is capable of evacuating up to three sitting patients and is being sanitized properly to avoid the transmission of the disease.

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