First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 12 March 2020 edition

JAIPUR l THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 l Pages 14 l 3.00 15°C - 26°C OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR & AHMEDABAD RNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764 l Vol 1 l Issue No. 274 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia SCINDIA JOINS BJP GETS RS BERTH t has been an ultimate win for a top strategist Amit Shah as senior Congress leader and former Union minister Jy- otiraditya Scindia joined the BJP , a day after he ended his association with the Congress. While it was an unexpected turn for the 49-year-old who had been with party for 18 years, it could also be termed a homecoming for the former royals of Gwalior. In fact, it would end the political divide that is a part of the family. On Wednesday, just a day after Holi, BJP president JP Nadda symbolically inducted Scindia into the party by offering him a party stole and a bouquet in front of the media at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi. Scindia while addressing the media said, “Congress was not following the path of truth and consist- ently failing in public service, then I decided to resign from the party. Congress party is not anymore the party that it was earlier. There are three reasons to it, first - rejecting the realities, second - living in their own false created realities and third - not giving proper leadership to party workers on the basis of abilities” In the evening BJP nominates Scindia for Rajya Sabha from MP . Scindia, will file his nomination on March 13. I Turn on P4 Shah slams oppn for ‘hate speech’ ‘Troubleshooter’ Gehlot again plays a watchdog role Naresh Sharma/ Aishwary Pradhan The Congress decided to shift its MLAs to Jaipur to keep its flock together at a time when Madhya Pradesh is witnessing a power tussle. “Horse-trading is being done shamelessly and MLAs are being threatened there (Mad- hya Pradesh). MLAs are coming to Jaipur from MP and we all are together,” Gehlot said, while adding, “I have been repeatedly saying that a big scam is being run in the country in the name of elec- toral bonds. People are being looted by scaring them with the name of CBI and ED.” Other Congress leaders, including chief whip Ma- hesh Joshi, chief whip Mahendra Chaudhary Turn on P4, More on P3 quering challenges, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has once again risen to provide sem- blance to the Congress which suffered an ‘on- slaught’ on losing its important from Madhya Pradesh - Jyotiraditya Scindia. Only recently , Gehlot was involved in ‘hous- ing’ of Congress MLAs from Maharashtra along with making decisive strategies for government formation in the state. On Wednesday too, Gehlot provided sanctu- ary to Congress MLAs to save the Kamal Nath government from a major debacle as one after the other 89 MLAs made a beeline for Jaipur’s Bue- na Vista Resort. Inciden- tally , this is where the Maharashtra Congress MLAs were also housed. New Delhi: Home Min- ister Amit Shah on Wednesday opposition leaders for controversial remarks made by them and won- dered if those were not “hate speeches”. “On December 14, an anti-CAA rally was held by a party in Ramlila Maidan and the party president said—‘Ghar Ke Bahar Niklo/Yeh Aar Paar Ki Ladai Hai/Astitva Ka Saval Hai.’ After that, one of their senior leaders said—Abhi Nahi Nkiloge To Ka- yar Kehalaye Jaoge. Don’t you consider it a hate speech,” Shah asked in the Lok Sab- ha on Wednesday . The Home Minister, who was replying to the Throughout Jaipur: history, Rajasthan and particularly Jaipur has played a pivotal role in stabilising or destabilis- ing the power centre at Delhi. Right from the times of Chauhan to the Mughal emperors, Jaipur has always been the ‘wall’ of support for them, and so why should the present be any different. Once again, the Congress party is going through a ‘rough patch’ and once again it is the man from the de- serts—Ashok hlot—that has come to the party’s rescue. Having already proved his mettle many a times in the past at taking on and con- slammed leader The Prithviraj debate on Delhi violence in the Lower House of Parliament, said that after this rally on December 14, protest at Shaheen Bagh began on December 16. He further pointed to the controversial remarks made by AIMIM leader Waris Pathan. “On February 19, Waris Pathan said—Jo Cheez Mangne Se Nahin Milti, Wo Chhenni Padti Hai. —PHOTO BY SUMAN SARKAR Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at the Jaipur Airport on Sunday. Ge- basis of money power. “Those ruling the country are murdering the democracy and the entire country will teach them a lesson,” he said. Congress MLAs and accused the saffron party of “shamelessly” indulging horse-trading in Mad- hya Pradesh on the Known mincing his words, Gehlot hit out at BJP while speaking to media at Jaipur Airport on the arrival of MP for not deputy in More on P7

NEWS JAIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 02 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia JMC lottery: BJP against delimitation, 83 wards reserved for women Coronavirus is a pandemic: WHO United Nations: The World Health Organi- zation on Wednesday declared the rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak a pandemic, acknowledg- ing what has seemed clear for some time — the virus will likely spread to all countries on the globe. Director General Tedros Ghebreyesus said the situation will worsen. “We expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher,” said Tedros, as the director general is known. As First India News RESERVED WARD IN JAIPUR Jaipur: Lottery for twin Municipal Corpo- ration in state capital was drawn for reserva- tion of wards Wednesday. There was lot of buzz and excite- ment as the lottery for 100 wards of Jaipur heritage and 150 wards was drawn in presence of District collector Joga- ram. There were many smiling faces wards who now seemed to stand a chance to con- test election while those whose ward was reserved felt dejected as they will have to wait for another five years. Still, there are 103 unreserved wards for male politicians. Also, the ticket hopefuls have now begun to push for ther candidacy . Soon after the lottery , political tussle escalat- ed as the opposition BJP questioned delimitation process. It alleged political pressure in delimitation, which it claimed was incorrect. MLAs Kalicharan Saraf and Ashok Lahoty said that delimitation on basis of population was World Health Organization (WHO) @WHO “We have therefore made the assessment that #COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic”- @DrTedros on HERITAGE NIGAM UNRESERVED WARDS: 3, 5, 15, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 45, 49, 50, 51, 55, 58, 60, 65, 67, 70, 71, 75, 76, 80, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 98 GENERAL WOMEN: 4, 10, 12, 16, 21, 23, 36, 44, 47, 52, 53, 54, 56, 61, 63, 68, 72, 79, 81, 85, 91 OBC: 1, 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 17, 29, 37, 48, 64, 69, 73, 95 OBC WOMEN: 2, 18, 28, 29, 59, 74, 78 SC: 8,57, 66, 77, 84, 96, 62 SC WOMEN: 40, 82, 97, 99 ST: 11, 100 ST WOMEN: 1 Adhanom of Wednesday, 114 countries have reported that 118,000 have contracted Covid-19, the disease caused by the virus, known as SARS-CoV2. —Agencies after- The lottery for wards was taken out in presence of district collector Jogaram on Wednesday. In today’s draw, 33 wards in heritage nigam and 50 in greater Jaipur have been reserved for women. Earlier, the government had bifurcated Jaipur Municipal Cor- poration into two municipal corporations - Jaipur Heritage Munic- ipal Corporation and Jaipur Greater Munici- pal Corporation. Subse- quently, the total number of wards in both the municipal corporations (100 in heritage nigam and 150 in greater nigam) was increased to 250, creating opportunity for more people to become counselor. women candidates. District collector and district election officer (Municipal) informed that reserva- tion of wards for upcoming elections of newly constituted two municipal corporations was conducted in presence of representatives of political parties according to the process laid down under Rajasthan mu- nicipalities election act 2009 and rules 1994. When asked about the question raised by the BJP over delimitation process, Jogaram said that ward delimitation was done at Municipal Corporation level. 11-year-old’s rapist arrested First India News wrong. They said that objections had been raised but to no avail. “Wards have different population. One ward has 7000 population while other has 12000. Congress MLA Amin Kagzi’s ward was shortened but my ward became bigger,” Lahoty chuckled. Earlier, lottery was first drawn for 100 wars of Heritage Nigam followed by 150 wards of Jaipur greater. First wards were reserved for scheduled caste (SC) followed by scheduled tribe (ST) and other backward class (OBC). Then, 33% wards were reserved for GREATER NIGAM UNRESERVED WARDS: 2 ,3 , 6, 9, 10, 13, 18, 19, 20, 22, 26, 28, 30, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 53, 55, 57, 59, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 78, 81, 84, 85, 89, 90, 93, 96, 99, 102, 103, 104, 115, 121, 125, 128, 133, 134, 135,137, 142,145, 148, 150 GENERAL WOMEN: 1, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 16, 21, 24, 27, 33, 43, 45, 46, 48, 61, 74, 77, 79, 87, 92, 94, 95, 97, 118, 124, 127, 146, 149 OBC: 14, 17, 23, 25, 29, 34, 47, 52, 54, 58, 62, 65, 73, 76, 82, 83, 100, 126, 129, 131, 141 OBC WOMEN: 4, 44, 50, 51, 60, 75, 114, 116, 130, 138, 143 SC: 31, 49, 56, 80, 91, 98, 107, 108, 110, 112, 113, 123, 139, 144, 147 SC WOMEN: 88, 105, 111, 122, 136, 140, 132 ST: 86, 101, 106, 117, 120 ST WOMEN: 109, 119 Jogaram Man axed to death by wife & paramour ing night and had an altercation with him. “Both Jetharam and Sita Devi hit Malaram with sticks and axe leaving him dead on the spot,” Sheruna police station SHO Gulam Nabi Khan said. He said both accused have been detained and being interrogated. —PTI Bikaner: A man was axed to death by his wife and her lover in Bi- kaner on night, police said. Police said victim Ma- laram’s wife Sita Devi allegedly had an illicit relationship Jetharam (30). Jetharam Malaram’s house dur- Tuesday BJP with entered HOLI WITH COPS OFF THE RECORD house. When he took the girl inside a room. she started shouting. Hearing her screams neighbors and her parents reached the spot. Jaskaran Singh was held by the police and arrested under Section 376 charges of rape and Section 3/4 of the POSCO Act. Statement of the girl were recorded, which confirmed Jaskaran Singh force- fully raped her. Sri Ganganagar: A rape accused was arrested near Chunawadh Police station area on Wednesday . After being caught lo- cals held him on the spot and beat him, but he managed to run away, but was caught by the cops. According to cops, the 11 year old girl was alone at home on March 9 as her parents were CM TO DECIDE ON EXPANSION OF ALL INDIA SERVICES T for IAS, IPS and IFS. CS has already mulled over the issue of IPS cadre review. The fi le to balance cadre and ex cadre has been forwarded to the CM. The highest level in the state will decide on future course of action in the matter by taking a call on the fi nal proposal to be sent to DOPT. here is an exercise going on to expand the three all India services. DOP has put up a fi le out, working on their farm. The Jaskaran Singh Majha- bi (30) saw the girl alone and found the opportunity to get into the accused that Jaipur Police Commissioner Anand Srivastav plays Holi with cops at the Police Lines on Wednesday. Cops celebrate Holi a day after the Dhulandi festival. —PHOTO BY NAIM KHAN AT THE BRINK OF POLLS, BUT STAFF YET TO BE APPOINTED E Singh has already sent a fi le in this regard but the fi le is still pending with the fi nance department. Elections to the said municipal corporation are supposed to take place in April so another reminder has been sent for the staff appointment. ITBP DG Deswal to head BSF temporarily New Delhi: ITBP Di- rector General S S Deswal has been appointed the temporary head of the BSF as its serving chief V K Johri was repatriated to take over as the Madhya Pradesh DGP, an order issued by the Union Home Ministry said. Deswal is expected to take charge of the Bor- der Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday evening. The order issued on Tuesday said GUP SHUP SAHAB’S WAY TO AVOID LEAKS: AVOID GIVING INFORMATION A out of PHQ. He is so serious that he has even warned his sub ordinates of notices if any leakage happens. Genuine complainants are bearing the brunt of these orders. Whenever anybody enquires about the status of his/her case none is ready to part with any information for it might attract a notice from the sahab. veryone is wondering about the appointments in the Heritage Municipal Corporation. CEO VP BOSSES UNSEE GAMA PLAYING DADA A by systematic extortion through his subordinates. Interestingly the car décor businessmen are the target. They are asked to fi t car accessories in private cars without any payment. Anybody refusing has to face police action. The poor guys are in state of mental dilemma as even senior offi cers are turning a blind eye to the unholy gama act. nother Gama is in news for extortion in his own style. This gama is posted in the dairy area of the city and is creating buzz Deswal will handle this charge “till the appointment and joining of the successor or until further orders, whichever is earlier”. The Kamal Nath-led government had issued an order appointing Johri, a 1984-batch IPS officer, the new Direc- tor General of Police. DG Cyber Cell Rajendra Kumar, a 1985-batch officer, has been asked to officiate as the DGP till Johri takes over. —PTI TERMINAL AUTHORITY MODULE NOT FOR BUS OPERATORS T has sent a proposal to government to this effect. The authority was planned with a view to give more facilities to the bus commuters. The authority would have facilitated both state and private owned buses to ply from one bus stop but surprisingly the plan is being dumped. When highly capital intensive airline sector, where all airlines operate from same airport, can adopt to the module why can’t bus operators do so? he Transport department is all out to shelve Bus Terminal Authority. Transport Commissioner SOMEONE HAS BIASED TIGER’S BACK T made good fortune from the police stations under him but has also made good profi t by deciding some cases with noted bias. Tiger has totally failed in controlling crime in his area. There have been complaints made against the tiger to his higher offi cials and whenever this happens speculations about him fi nally getting transferred begins, but eventually the tiger retains his posting somehow. People are now wondering about that invisible hand that holds the tiger fi rmly in his chair. here are few who know the art of survival. One such is a tiger posted in a district in Marwar range. The tiger not only has sahab in PHQ is making news for totally different reasons. Sahab doesn’t want information to leak SUDARSHANAM PROJECT SET FOR BHILWARA S RERA registered Sudarshanam Project, with a pitched cost of Rs 15.50 crores. Navneet Somani, Savita Somani are the directors of the group. Property market is excited for the project. BUILDERS AIM TO BRING OUT VAISHALI NAGAR’S POTENTIAL G under construction projects by 4-5 big builders on this road apart from numerous small projects attracting all type of investors here. Despite the slowdown, the area is witnessing land deals. There are some marriage gardens and schools coming up in the area yet, this area is far behind Jagatpura as far as infrastructural facilities are concerned. The builders active in Vaishali Nagar have requested the minister, more than once, of giving the infrastructure his attention. With proper infrastructure Vaishali Nagar has all the potential of becoming top property destination. FRAUD & SCAM FRS COME TO HAUNT BUILDERS S This is exactly what is happening with some of the builders who were relaxed with police commissionerate fi ling FRs in many cases of fraud and scams against them. When one FR followed another in most cases, the complainants went to the ‘Big Boss’ who promptly forwarded them to the CID (CB). Now with most such cases being reopened the builders are at loss of sleep. It is, therefore, not surprising that the cars of many builders are seen on the PHQ road these days. andhi Path, Vaishali Nagar has become the hot destination for the real estate bazar. There are ome deeds die hard and come back to haunt when one least expects them. Realty hreeji Buildmart fi nalised a 1413 bhiga land deal in Bhilwara for Check FIRST INDIA spreads its vistas... we shall now recount bytes and buzz in the real estate sector ARNAV MORAL PROJECT FINALISES DEAL A Rs 15.48 crore. The market is buzzed with this development. rnav Moral Project signed a deal for 4480 bhiga land in Ajmer for the construction of its Asthitva project. The deal for the RERA registered project is said to be worth

RAJASTHAN 03 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia —PHOTOS BY SUMAN SARKAR CM Ashok Gehlot reached Jaipur Airport to welcome the Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh. Congress MLAs on their way to a resort situated along Jaipur-Delhi Highway after their arrival from Bhopal on Wednesday. CONG’S MAN FRIDAY TAKES CHARGE Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot led Madhya Pradesh Congress legislators to the resorts in Jaipur-Delhi Highway First India News that the sooner, such opportunists leave the party , the better. CM Ge- hlot conducted the entire affair in a military- like drill. Minister Chodhary was most cat- egorical in his reaction to Scindhia episode. Chodhary said that nobody could understand the real reason of Scin- dia’s annoyance. Chod- hary said amazed that despite party giving Scindia so much respect and posi- tions during his political career he got an- noyed. No common party worker could ever think of such importance accorded to him. Chodhary said that Scindia wasn’t joining BJP for any ideological difference with Congress but for something else. Health Raghu Sharma while hitting back at BJP saying that it thinks that it can do anything with Dhanbal Bhujbal. He added that the Rajasthan Con- gress will look after its MP counterparts. Earlier the police had taken over the Del- hi road resorts soon after it was booked in the morning around 10 am. Apart from rooms reserved for Congress MLAs, rest of the rooms were vacated before the ‘guests’ arrived at the resort. Senior police officials along with good number of policemen have been deputed to guard the resort. Our loss, will be another party’s gain: Vishvendra First India News Jaipur: Rajasthan and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot are once again proving to be vital in the political brewing in some other state. Amid the political crisis in Madhya Pradesh, 88 Congress MLAs from Bhopal were flown into the safe custody of These MLAs reached Jaipur around 2.30 pm on Wednesday. Gehlot himself went inside the plane to welcome them with traditional gujhi- ya and mathari. Later a cavalcade with the MLAs on board three luxury buses along with 25-30 cars left for two different resorts on Jaipur- Delhi highway where rooms were booked as early as 10 am. Earlier chief whip Dr Mahesh Joshi was first one to reach the airport to receive the guests. Soon minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas also joined him. With the news of MP Congress MLAs’ arrival spreading, many local ministers and MLAs started reaching the airport. Deputy party whip Mahendra Chod- hary expressed faith that Congress government in MP would survive the threat. Khachariyawas said that due to brewing political situation, BJP was camping its MLAs and so was Congress. On Jyotiraditya Scin- dhia’s switching loyalties, Gehlot remarked Harish storm Jaipur: Contrary to other Congress leaders who have openly criticised Jyotiraditya Scin- dia for quitting the party and joining BJP , Tourism Min- ister Vishvendra Singh has extended best wishes to Scindia for his ‘new endeavour’. Singh Scindia on Twit- ter. It is sad to see @ JM_Scindia move on from the Congress Our loss, will be another gain. I knew his father well, who was instrumental in getting my first Congress from #Nadbai Vid- han Sabha. I wish Scindia Jr. Sahib the very best for his new endeavour, he tweeted on Wednesday . I am sure, that in the true spirit of the #Scindia family, he will continue to serve the Nation with ut- most dedication and love, prominent leader said. Gehlot. he was CM Ashok Gehlot in discussion with Congress MLA and Minister Jitu Patwari at the resort where the MLAs have been put up. —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA Pratap Singh Khachariyawas at the Airport. wished ji Minister party. party’s and ticket his the Jat Mahesh Joshi and Mahendra Choudhary at the airport awaiting arrival of MP MLAs. Congress MLAs from MP arrive at Jaipur Airport. We will prove our majority, say confident MP Congress MLAs Good to be on the same team: Raje ber 2001. Other BJP leaders in the state also welcomed Jyotiraditya joining the party . BJP state president Satish Poonia, deputy leader of opposition Ra- jendra Rathore, Vasund- hara Raje’s son and Jhalawar MP Dushyant Singh welcomed the Scindia’s decision. Poonia said Scindia took the decision with the sentiment of ‘nation first’. “Scindia was dis- turbed with the Con- gress policies and was impressed with Prime Minister Modi’s policies,” he added. —PTI Jaipur: Former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Wednesday welcomed her nephew Jyotiraditya Scindia’s decision to join the BJP, saying he has followed high ideals of the legacy of Vijaya Raje Scindia. Jyotiraditya has followed the high ideals of the legacy of Vijaya Raje Scindia and took the decision in the interest of the country. I welcome this decision personally and politically, Raje, also a BJP’s national vice president, said in a statement. She also tweeted saying it is good to be on the same team. lll Jyotiraditya has followed the high ideals of the legacy of Vijaya Raje Scindia and took the decision in the interest of the country, I welcome this decision personally and politically, said Raje First India News Jaipur after the ruling party decided to shift its MLAs out of the state. The MLAs, who reached Bhopal’s Raja Bhoj Air- port in three buses, expressed confidence that Kamal Nath-led state government will be able prove its majority . State minister Pri- yavrat Singh said, “All the party MLAs wanted to relieve their tension amid the ongoing political situation. So, we are going to Jaipur. We will prove our majority. In- dependent MLAs, BSP and SP legislators are also supporting.” —With agency inputs Scindia Jaipur/Bhopal: For- mer Congress Minis- ter Sajjan Singh Ver- ma, who had gone to Bengaluru along with former Minister Go- vind Singh to reach out to the 19 rebel MLAs supporting Jy- otiraditya said on Wednesday, “I am now taking MLAs to Jaipur, will return to Bengaluru in the evening. MLAs in Ben- galuru told me they were in a fix as Scind- ia had left the party for personal political ambitions and they Scindia Priyavrat Singh were compelled to follow suit.” He also added that the MLAs have been caught in the crossfire. Earlier 95 Congress MLAs reached Bhopal Airport to leave for on the same team. Wel- come to the BJP, Raje tweeted. Raje is the sister of Madhavrao Scin- dia, the father of Jyoti- raditya, who died in a plane crash in Septem- If Rajmata Sahab was here today, she would be elated to see you put the nation first. I admire your strengthen of character and courage. It’s good to be Narendra

RAJASTHAN 04 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia in Coronavirus: Dubai return man tests positive in Jaipur So far 1,77,000 people have been screened in door to door surveys: ACS Health Two held for killing a minor near Udaipur First India News BRIEF  Bundi: An incident of rape with a minor girl came to light from Nainwa Upkhand in Bundi district. The family of the victim lodged a case against 3 people including a young woman. According to the information, the girl was going on the farm fi eld from her house, when the 2 men and a woman held her and took her to a nearby house, where they kept the girl in a closed room and 2 men time and again raped her for 3 hours, when she went unconscious they left her outside the room and fl ed away. She went to her house when she got her conscious back and told her parents about the incident. Police registered a case and started the investigation into the matter. First India News with Mahesh’s parents and started a quarrel which a bullet hit Kishori when she tried protecting her brother. It is believed that there are other bullet marks on the body as well. The bullet is believed to have been fire by Maniya father of Mahesh. Accused then fled from the spot. Mand- wa police, along with SHOs of nearby police station reached the spot as soon as they received the information. The victim’s kin demanded against the accused. Police shifted the body to nearby mor- tuary for post mor- tem and have started investigating. 4 suspected patients admitted to MBS Hospital in Kota Kota: Four suspected Coronavirus patients, who have returned from Thailand and Nepal, were admitted to isolation ward of Kota’s MBS Hospital in a single day. Health condition of all the suspects is being said to be fi ne. After returning from abroad, these people during Jaipur: Coronavirus seems to be spreading its tentacles with dis- covery of first Indian Covid-19 positive Indian in the state. An 85-year- old male who had flown in from Dubai on Febru- ary 28 has tested positive in the second cross verification report at SMS Hospital. With death of one coronavirus positive in Karnataka, Rajasthan’s health officials were vis- ibly worried with a na- tive case testing positive. Health Minister Dr Raghu Sharma allayed all fears and assured of necessary medical alert- ness. He said even Un- ion health minister Dr Harshvardhan is all praise for arrangements & preparedness in state. The positive patient, Garg meets kin of deceased farmer Udaipur: turned into a night- mare for a family, when two youth were held for killing a mi- nor late night on Tuesday, near Mand- wa Police station, Udaipur district. The deceased girl named Kishori (16) was a class 10 student. Po- lice have arrested two accused, Mahesh (20) and Mukesh (22). The accused are believed to be residents of a nearby village Bujha. According to the police, one accused Mahesh had a rivalry with Kishori’s brother Kunal, a class 12 student. On Tuesday late night, Mahesh and Mukesh entered Kunal’s house along Festival were screened and their samples were collected for tests. Also, they have been kept in isolation ward as a precautionary measure. Apart from these, around three dozen suspected Coronavirus patients are under the supervi- sion of the medical department. and out of 335 sample 328 were found negative, 3 were found positive and reports for 4 was awaited. Singh said Asha workers will be trained for virus threat on 13, 14 & 15 March through VC. 3 private hospitals have been issued notices for delayed response or careless attitude for virus cases. having been contacted the patient whether in flight or at any medical facility are also being screened. ACS gave instructions for creating isolation wards at all army, railway and big private hospitals across the state. He informed that so far 1,77,000 people have been screened in door to door surveys More infants died in BJP model state Gujarat than Kota: Sharma pect from Phulera has been admitted Udaipur. ACS Health Rohit Kumar Singh held a meeting of top health officials on Wednesday and took stock of latest situation. He apprised that not only the positive patient and his family have been isolated but all the people who have the possibility of his wife (78) and son (50) have been isolated. The officials are also tracing the co-passengers of February 28 Jet Air- ways flight for screen- ing. The patient had been to other hospitals before arriving at SMS so track, trace and screen policy is also being followed in the case. Further another sus- in action  Kota: During the MBS-JK Lon expansion foundation laying ceremony, UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal said that the development work of Rs. 70 crore would be completed within one and a half years. The development works of both hospitals would be carried out by the UIT. Dhariwal also commented on the politics going on in Madhya Pradesh and said that the mandate of the public could not be taken by doing such politics. There is no such situation in Ra- jasthan. Moreover, there is a tussle in the group of PM Modi as well. BSF jawan falls from post, dies First India News First India News with the media, the minister said that Tour- ism Minister Vishven- dra Singh has also handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the victim’s family and the Chief Minister has also shown serious- ness regarding the incident. On the question of veteran Con- gress leader Jyotiradi- tya Scindia joining BJP, Dr Garg said that Congress had left no stone unturned to hon- our Scindia. Despite this, leaving the party during the hour of crisis is not appropriate. First India News ing, different offices for drugs would be operated at the same place. Meanwhile, the issue of deaths of children has once again come to light after Sharma’s statement. Speaking on the occasion of en- hancement of medical facilities in MBS and JK Lon Hospital in Kota, Sharma said that there have been more deaths in Rajkot than Kota, which is in the model state of BJP. I did not run away in the deaths of newborns control Bharatpur: Soon after reaching from Jaipur, MoS for Medical and Health Dr Subhash Garg reached Phulwara village and paid condolences by meeting the relatives of the deceased farmer. Dr Garg said that he was deeply saddened by the farmer commit- ting suicide due to crop damage caused by the hailstorm and he is in touch with the victim’s family from the day the incident took place. While interacting Sri Ganganagar: A BSF soldier, Satyapal died after falling from the tower of Chitrakoot post in Anupgarh, Sri Ganganagar The body of deceased soldier was handed over to the family. The last rites will be per- formed with state hon- ors. The deceased BSF soldier was posted in 104 BN BSF battalion, the accident took place on Tuesday near the international border with Pakistan, where Satya- pal was deployed. Bharatpur Jaipur: Health Minis- ter Dr Raghu Sharma laid the stone of the new building of the Rajasthan Drugs Control Organi- sation in the premises of Swasthya Bhavan on Wednesday. This new building will be built at a cost of Rs 12 crore. Of- ficers and employees of the department, including Drugs Controller Rajaram Sharma, were present on the occasion. After the construction of the new build- foundation district.  Jaipur: The Italian woman who along with her husband was found to be suffering from coronavirus has tested negative for the infection twice in the past 24 hours, a senior offi cial said. ACS (Med- ical and Health) Rohit Kumar Singh said that her husband, who was the fi rst patient to be tested positive for coronavirus, has also shown low viral load. “The Italian woman have tested negative for the virus two times in the past 24 hours,” Singh added. The couple is admitted to Sawai Man Singh Hospital. Meanwhile, the wife and son of the 85-year-old man, who had returned from Dubai on Febru- ary 28 and found “presumptive positive” for coronavirus, have tested negative for the virus. Raghu Sharma laying foundation stone of new building of Raj Drugs Control Organisation at Swasthya Bhavan on Wednesday. ed that I have many wishes related to Kekri, including making it a district, but I am not making any announce- ments as of now. like Vijay Rupani. Sharma added that if there are two kids on a bed, then it is the negli- gence of previous government. Sharma add- CS holds meet on Guj Power Project First India News Lawyers oppose welfare fund hike First India News crease in welfare ticket and lifetime mem- bership fee. Office bearers of Jaipur Bar Associa- tion have sought appointment from the governor so as to request him to send the bill back to stat government for a review. They also called for general house to dis- cuss future strategy . Chaired by president Anil Choudhary an emergency meeting of the Jaipur Bar Association Wednesday decided to call general house and invited all bar associations asking bar council to put forth their argu- ment. The High Court Bar Association meeting chaired by President Mahendra Shandilya also opposed hike in welfare ticket price. Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab, also obtain power from this plant. But, Tata Power has been unsuc- cessful in running the plant on the current rates, which has made all the states to rethink on the plant rates. A de- tailed report on the matter would be submitted to the government. Earlier in the day, CS also took a meeting on the issue of multistorey flats for MLAs. CM Gehlot has no moral right to talk of horse-trading, says Poonia BENEFICIARIES on Jaipur: The decision on the matter of the Coast- al Gujarat Power Pro- ject regarding Gujarat, Maharashtra, Haryana and Punjab will be soon sent to the government. The decision was taken in the meeting held under the chairman- ship of Chief Secretary DB Gupta. The discussion on all the parties was done in the presence of Princi- Jaipur: High Court Bar Asso- ciation and Jaipur Bar Association, the biggest bar in India, have come out in protest against Rajasthan Advocates Fund Amendment Bill 2020. Notwithstanding many benefits, the lawyers are up against two provisions of in- Rajasthan besides Welfare that Rajasthan gets about 380 megawatt electricity from the project at Rs 2.77 per unit. Other states, including pal Secretary (Energy) Ajitabh Sharma and top officials of the electricity companies. The matter unfolds FROM PG 1 Scindia JOINS... Scindia is slated to arrive in Bhopal on March 12 (Thurs- day). “BJP leader and former Union Minister Jyotiradtya Scindia will arrive in Bhopal tomorrow afternoon. He will gar- land the statue of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, Vijayara- je Kushabhau Thakre, and the portrait of Madhavrao Scindia in the party office,” a statement from party leader Lokendra Parashar said. “On March 13, Scin- dia will arrive at the party office at 12 pm. He will then go to file ‘Troubleshooter’ Gehlot... and Rajasthan Trans- port Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, were also present at the airport. Health minister Dr Raghu Sharma and a Gehlot loyalist Dharmendra Rathore were also closely associ- ated with this entire exercise. AICC General Secretary Mukul Was- nik was also heavily involved in the entire strategy to manage the crisis. On Scindia’s decision to quit the Congress, Gehlot said, “Congress party gave him so much but he showed oppor- tunism. People will not forgive him.” politics at the centre. The heavyweight of Congress is in BJP, now. It will strengthen the party,” Yashodhara Raje told ANI. She also alleged that the Con- gress was unable to uti- lise the potential of Jyotiraditya, forcing him to quit the party. “Congress party was not able to use his capa- bilities and tested his patience and tolerance. When it became un- bearable he left Con- gress. All rebel MLAs are loyal to Jyotiradi- tya Scindia. This is not political loyalty it is loyalty towards our family. It can not be purchased at any cost,” she added. nomination for Rajya Sabha elections,” he added. Scindia had joined BJP in New Delhi in the presence of party president JP Nadda. He had resigned from Congress a day earlier. Jyotiraditya dia’s aunt and BJP MLA Yashodhara Raje Scindia on Wednesday said that the arrival of his nephew into the saffron fold will provide more strength to Prime Minister Naren- dra Modi and the party. “The arrival of my nephew (in BJP) will provide even strength to Prime Min- ister Narendra Modi in constitutional and in the interest of the country, but if it is against them, it be- comes unconstitution- al and against the country, he said. The chief minister gave the statement in despair because the Congress party is divided in two factions, he said. Poonia said the party would be like Muslim League in few days because people were getting disillusioned from the Congress party due to its support to anti- national policies. —PTI ing in horse-trading on the basis of money power, Poonia retorted that it is the Congress, which has the history of horse-trading. He said the chief minister brought six BSP MLAs to the Congress party’s fold through horse-trading. This is not the first instance. In his earlier term also, he did this, he said, adding that Gehlot has no moral authority to make such statements. Congress and Gehlot work as per their con- venience. If a decision is in their favour, it is was demanding imple- mentation of the mani- festo. He decided to quit Congress, when he was not heard anywhere. What can the BJP do in it?” he asked. The Congress came to power in Pradesh and Rajasthan by making false promises. There is resent- ment among the people and the workers of the Congress party for not fulfilling promises, he said in a statement here. On Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s allega- tion that the BJP was “shamelessly” indulg- Jaipur: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has no moral right to talk of horse-trading as he himself had brought BSP MLAs to the Con- gress through dubious means, BJP state president Satish Poonia said on Wednesday . Poonia made the remarks hitting back at Gehlot for accusing the saffron party of indulging in horse-trading in Madhya Pradesh. Poonia said Jyotira- ditya Scindia decided to quit the Congress because he was not heard. Jyotiraditya Scindia Scin- Madhya Scindia, more

INDIA J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 05 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Members welcome Om Birla back to LS Chair Delhi riots big blot on country’s harmony, peace: Adhir Ranjan New Delhi: As Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to reply in Lok Sabha on Delhi violence, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chaud- hary on Wednesday termed last month’s communal riots in the national capital as a ‘big blot on country’s harmony and peace’. “The last month’s communal riots in Del- hi is a ‘big blot on the country’s harmony and peace. India’s rep- utation as a secular country is destroyed. I will continue to speak about the communal violence in Delhi within and outside the parliament,” Chaudhary told ANI. Chaudhary said: “Jy- otiraditya Scindia was in our party for a long time. Sonia Gandhi treated him like her own son, so obviously his sudden decision to leave the party is shock- ing and definitely a jolt to the party but we will soon recover from it.” “We can’t do anything right now, we have to fight for our New Delhi: After staying away for almost a week from the proceed- ings in the House, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla returned to the Chair on Wednesday. Members of the Lower House welcomed his return to the Chair, from an undeclared self-imposed exile, and assured him of main- taining the decorum of the House. Speaking on the return of Om Birla in the Speaker’’s Chair, Par- liamentary Minister Pralhad Joshi said, “Whatever the decision will be taken, the BJP will accept it and all leaders will follow it. We will follow your final order.” Nama Nageswara Rao of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti said, “What happened in the House in the past week was not good. We should send a message to the country from the House that we are united. Your decision will be accepted by our party.” BJP’’s Thakur said it has been the first time since 1952 in the history that Speaker did not come to the House for four days, which is a matter of shame. Ever since the House K’taka, Delhi get new Cong presidents Cut oil prices, demands Cong Affairs JDU RENOMINATES Opposition members protest in the Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. LS delays discussion on violence SUSPENSION OF 7 CONG MEMBERS REVOKED L L L The Congress was demanding the withdrawal of suspension of its seven MPs. As UPA members came into the well protesting against the suspension, TMC’s Sau- gat Roy demanded that suspensions of the MPs should be sorted out. Last week Om Birla suspended seven Con- gress MPs for the rest of the Budget Session which ends on April 3. ‘India exporting Bullet Proof Jackets to 18 countries’ sion on the Delhi violence, which had to start at noon was resched- uled after 12.30 p.m. Rajnath Singh and Ni- tin Gadkari were present in the House, but Home Minister Amit Shah had not yet come to the House. In fact, he has not attended the House during the second leg of the Budget Session. Ra- hul Gandhi was present in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi: As the Lok Sabha started its session on Wednesday after a break of four days, noisy scenes were witnessed with the UPA members coming into the well of the House protesting against the suspension of the seven Congress MPs, forcing an adjournment of the House till 12.30 p.m. As a result of the adjournment, the discus- Nishikant party. Saving the government is Kamal Nath Ji’s job and we hope he will succeed in doing so. So, let’s see what happens,” he added. Congress over the Delhi riots, had led to frequent ad- journments. members, had resumed proceed- ings on March 2, con- stant sloganeering and interruptions by the New Delhi: India is supplying bulletproof jackets to 18 countries, the Union Minister of Defence Rajnath Singh said in Parliament on Wednesday . In a reply to a question about the scale of production of the Bul- let Proof Jackets in the country and the countries to which these jackets were being ex- ported, Rajnath Singh said, “In view of the strategic requirement, the names of the countries are not disclosed.” He also said that in- dustrial Licenses have been issued to 15 companies for manufactur- ing Bullet Proof Jack- ets having production capacity in the country of over 10 Lakh per an- num to meet the domestic and export requirement. The jackets are authorised as per laid downscale and are pro- cured from time to time New Delhi: The Con- gress has slammed the government on the pe- troleum prices in the country, demanding that “Modi-Shah government must pass on the benefit of low crude rates to consum- ers and immediately reduce petrol-diesel- LPG prices.” “Bring back petrol, diesel, LPG gas prices to the level of Novem- ber 2004 when crude was $38.9 per barrel,” said party leader Ran- deep Surjewala. “Inter national crude oil prices are an all-time low in the last 15 years, down to $35- 38 per barrel. Yet petrol and diesel prices are skyrocketing even as common man, the middle class, the farmers, transporters and medium businesses CONGR SEEKS SHAH’S RESIGNATION —FILE PHOTO Congress leader DK Shivakumar. of Karnataka. Sonia Gandhi also approved the appointment of M. Narayan- swamy as the Chief Whip of Karnataka Legislative and Ajay Singh as Chief Whip of the Kar- nataka Legislative Council while former Chief Minister Siddar- amaiah will continue as the leader of Con- gress Party and opposition in the House. New Delhi: Congress interim Chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday approved the appointment of senior party leader DK Shivakumar as the Karnataka party chief and Anil Chaud- hary as the Delhi Con- gress party chief. Sonia Gandhi also approved the appointment of Eshwar Khan- dre, Satish Jharkiholi, Saleem Ahammed as the working presidents SIGNS OF MID-TERM ELECTIONS IN MADHYA PRADESH Defence Minister Rajnath Singh (L) greets BJP leader Jagdambika Pal (R) at Parliament. BJP leader Surinderjeet Singh Ahluwalia is also seen. Addressing during a Pragati Rally in Haryana’s Sirsa, he praised the Narendra Modi-led NDA government for the defence purchases made in the recent past and claimed that under the previous governments, soldiers even lacked proof jackets. people and made available to soldiers as per specifi- cations and authorisa- tion, he said. Last week, BJP national president J P Nadda had lashed out at the erstwhile UPA government and accused it of corruption in the purchase of defence equipment. Council diesel and LPG were available at Rs 37.84, Rs 26.28 and Rs 281.60 per cylinder respec- tively, which were quite cheap in com- parison to the present rates. are suffering,” said Surjewala. The Congress said in dollar terms, the international crude oil prices are down to the level of 2004 No- vember, when petrol, bullet- Congress’s rhetoric and infighting come to an end, but it should have stopped earlier and the full stop now has no meaning. Though the Congress is going to suffer losses in the mid-term elections due to the way the Kamal Nath government has been running for the last one and a quarter years, apart from this, Kamal Nath no longer has many choices, the politics of Sam-Daam-Dand-Bhed which Kamal Nath has now started He has already played Amit Shah, the result has also come. Anirudh Tiwari ernment at the center and the BJP as the governor, but according to the speaker, Narmada Prasad Prajapati Ka- mal Nath camp will do the trick. Kamal Nath and Dig- vijay Khema have been loud to succeed in the floor test but Sajjan Sin- gh Verma and D Sivaku- mar, who went to con- vince Scindia support- ers in Bengaluru, have not been able to do much other than rhetoric. The disgruntled MLAs of BJP who were believed to be close to Ka- mal Nath till yesterday have now changed sides. well, in 5 districts under the influence of Ka- mal Nath Scindia, col- lectors have changed, besides the transfer of a large number of police officers. Meanwhile, the BJP has started betting on the Governor and the Speaker of the Assem- bly. The BJP’s attempt is to conduct floor tests through the resignation of the MLAs of the Scindia camp which would lead to the fall of the Kamal Nath government and to retain power through a by- election. This can hap- pen with the BJP gov- pro-Scindia MLAs who have stayed in Bengalu- ru have announced their support to Scindia by releasing a video. Senior Congress MLA Bisahu Lal Singh, who was a minister in the Digvijay government, joined the BJP on Tues- day. Purnavim Uddar and BSP MLAs met Shivraj Singh Chauhan and indicated that he might support the BJP. The seat of 2 independent MLAs is still lean- ing towards BJP. In such a situation, it can be said that despite all the claims, Kamal Nath will be able to prove the raditya camp that it will form the government on the lines of Karna- taka in MP, the same Kamal Nath, and Digvi- jay camp is manipulat- ing to save the government under all circum- stances. Due to political equations, it is becoming clear that if the Kamal Nath govt does not survive in Madhya Pradesh, then mid-term elections will be held. Kamal Nath clearly stated in the Congress Legislature Party meeting that the MLAs should be ready for the mid-term elections. On the other hand, 19 has now Bhopal: After Jyotira- ditya Scindia’s nouncement of going to Rajya Sabha, BJP is now preparing for the floor test. 105 MLAs of Madhya Pradesh BJP have rallied at the Five Star Hotel in Gurgaon, while 80 MLAs have reached Jaipur, including two Independent Due to the mobilization of both parties, there is political silence in Bho- pal in which the signs of the storm are hid- den. While the BJP is happy about the Jyoti- an- Congress MLAs. Jyotiraditya Scindia MLAs and hold mid- term elections. Accord- ing to Congress insid- ers, Kamal Nath has indicated this at the administrative level as majority of his government. Kamal Nath has the only option left in such a situation that he should demand the resignation of all the

PERSPECTIVE 06 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 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 LOCUST MENACE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Control on population has been proven to mitigate extent & severity of such plagues birds and reptiles throughout the year that feed on the grasshoppers, keeping their numbers in control. That is, perhaps, why the nomadic swarms have not ventured into those areas. Better monitoring and control of population spikes has been the proven way to mitigate the frequency, extent and severity plagues. However, real time monitoring in the vast and remote desert areas remains a challenge. Technology for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, both for early identification of the periodical increase in the locust population, and for spraying of pesticides to control the numbers at an early stage, are being developed under the FAO as the latest vehicle to fight this age old menace. In 2019, the seasonal mon- soon retreated from western Gujarat and Rajasthan only by mid-October. That meant that the area had an attractive mass of lush green vegetation which, possibly , triggered the current population explosion of the locusts. The swarms came into India from Iran across the desert areas of Sindh in Pakistan. This led to protests by India that Paki- stan was not doing enough to control them in its territory . However, western Rajasthan is itself a breeding area for locusts, and if the winds are favourable, then they are just as likely to cross over from India into Pakistan. Current- ly, the locusts appear to be in the process of doing just that. A contributory cause for the largely effective damage control in India, this time around, is that the current locust swarms are moving back into the Cholistan Desert area of Pakistan on their way to Iran. Recent rains in the coastal drylands of Iran have created a flush of greenery there, attracting the locusts away from western India. The retreat of the locust swarms, and the promise of Government compensation for the crops lost, may have eased the tension for the moment in India. However, in the long run, we need to continue a close and regular monitoring of the worldwide changes in the grasshopper population, and to evolve a standard operating procedure built around environment-friendly control measures, to prevent a fresh outbreak. The effort must necessarily be global in its scale for it to be effective. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL of locust MAHENDRA SINGH DG Income Tax (Investigation) Rajasthan T he western border districts in the Rann of Kutch in Gujarat near Bhuj and the border districts of Barmer, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer in Rajasthan are witnessing a revival of the locust menace from the second half of 2019. They remind one of the biblical swarms of a locust plague that have ter- rorised farmers of the dry areas north of the Red Sea stretching from northern Af- rica to south Asia. The affected area involves as many as 66 countries today . The sheer helplessness in the face of trillions of locusts voracious- ly eating up all the greenery, both natural and cultivated, leaving a famine-like condition in their wake, had led the sufferers to see the locust swarms as an expression of divine wrath, that none can control, only forbear. The farmers in these border districts have tried to save their standing crops by beating metal plates, playing loud music and burning old tyres to create smoke. But that does not stop them. It only deflects the movement of the nomadic swarms. The situation this time around has, however, been controlled mainly by spraying concen- trated oil-based synthetic chemical pesticides from dedicated vehicles to kill the invading locusts. This form of firefighting harms the local environment because the pesticides used adversely affect all other creatures in that area besides the locusts. These harmful chemicals tend to accumulate and to persist in the ecosystem for a long time. We need to understand the phenomenon of locust swarming to evolve a better multi-pronged bio- friendly regime to control this recurring menace. The species involved is the tion to mitigate the devastation that they are capable of. It is at the pre-adult stage when the wings have not yet formed, that natural biological con- trols could be useful in com- batting this menace. The natural pheromone Phenylace- tonitrile, isolated from adult locusts in Morocco, has proved surprisingly effective in controlling the number of juvenile locusts. The banding groups go back to a preference for solitary life, may stop eating or turn to cannibalism, eating their own kind. Natu- ral predators can take care of the remaining. Similarly, lab-cultivated fungal spores that attack only the grasshoppers, dis- solving their exoskeleton, have been successfully used in a wildlife park in Tanzania to kill the locusts. These spores had no ad- verse effects on other forms of life. The drier areas of Haryana, Punjab and western Uttar Pradesh have desert locust. It is usually an innocuous creature known as short-horned grasshopper. They exist in low densities, leading a solitary existence and eating plants that grow fast enough to compensate for the loss of a few leaves to the grasshoppers. Then, in times of drought, a terrifying transformation happens to them. They congregate over the few patches of greenery left in their desert environment. The close physical con- tact stimulates their hind legs, and transformational hormones are released in their body , leading to anatom- ical and behavioural changes. As a compelling mutual attraction develops between individuals, their body colour turns darker, permitting higher metabolism through heat gain. Their breeding ac- celerates and, as their wings grow, they rise together in swarms that could be hundreds of square kilometres wide, looking for food. Technology for unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, both for early identification of the periodical increase in the locust population, and for spraying of pesticides to control the numbers at an early stage, are being developed under the FAO as the latest vehicle to fight this menace of often feuding nations. The monitoring and control measures, overseen by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), is usually short of the required funds. Individual affected countries are often too poor to effectively deploy resources that could stop the moving locust swarms. Once they land in vast numbers, the fast-acting chemical pesticides may be the only op- The locust swarms fly with the prevailing winds moving up to 2,000 feet up – above that, it is too cold for them. That means that they cannot cross high mountains. The flights can be for fairly long distances. For instance, they routine- ly cross the Red Sea between India and the Gulf region. That makes them a global problem requiring a coordination of control measures across borders Once they land in vast numbers, the fast-acting chemical pesticides may be the only option to mitigate the devastation that they are capable of SCINDIA’S EXIT A question mark on top Congress leadership? C but the party leadership in the state or the Centre gave no indication of addressing those issues. On loan waiver while Kamal Nath said that the government was elected for five years, a senior MP Congress leader and Minister Govind Singh blamed the “difficult situation” for delay in keeping the promise. It is inconceivable that Scindia resigned over these issues. In all prob- ability he either felt un- wanted or disillusioned in a party whose top leadership was divided over giving its young leaders a bigger role. In this context, Scindia joining the BJP has raised questions on the decision- making of Congress’s top leadership. Scindia loyalists have been moved to a resort in Hary- ana. Jaivardhan Singh had earlier played the same role at the time of government formation in his state by whisking away Con- gress MLAs to Karnataka. Scindia’s move to part ways with the Congress had been in the making for a long time now. That there was no love lost between Jyotiraditya and Kamal Nath was no secret. During assembly elections the scion of Gwalior’s royal family was asked by Rahul Gan- dhi to head the poll campaign committee. As per convention he was in line for chief minister’s post. Subsequently, Nath’s experience was preferred over Scindia’s ongress which remained fac- tion-ridden despite being out of power THAT THERE WAS NO LOVE LOST BETWEEN JYOTIRADITYA AND KAMAL NATH WAS NO SECRET for close to 17 years until it recent poll victory has been dealt a staggering blow by Jyotiraditya Scindia, who has decided to “move on” from the Grand Old Party to the party in power, the Bharatiya Janata Party, leaving Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s government teetering. As the political crisis unfolded Jaivardhan Singh, a Cabinet minister in MP and son of Digvijaya Sin- gh, swung into action and sent legislators loyal to Ka- mal Nath, to Jaipur for safe-keeping in a resort until the crucial floor test. horizon following Kamal Nath’s remark that Scindia was “free to take to the streets” on the issue of farm loan waiver. Remind- ing Kamal Nath of the promise Congress made during the run up to the assembly elections, Scindia had threatened to take to the streets if farmers’ loans were not waived. There were other issues as well part of Rahul Gandhi’s strategy to unite the seniors with youth, outlined at the March 2018, to take the party forward. Exit of Jyotiraditya, who may have felt slighted, proves that Rahul’s experiment failed. Or, is it that Sonia did not allow him a free hand? Last month, one got the feeling that a crisis was on youth reportedly at So- nia Gandhi’s instance. So much so, Scindia wasn’t even considered for the post of party’s state president. It was an issue over which he threatened to resign. She is also un- derstood to have shot down Rahul’s purported similar assurance Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan’s Deputy CM. This was TOP TWEET Piyush Goyal @PiyushGoyal Thanks to PM @NarendraModi ji’s vision of enhancing ease of living for the people, @TheOffi cialSBI has removed the minimum balance requirement in savings accounts. This is a big initiative to help the poor & middle class and will encourage them to properly deposit their savings. to Kamal G Vol 1 G Issue No. 274 GRNI NO. RAJENG/2019/77764. Printed and published by Anita Hada Sangwan on behalf of First Express Publishers. Printed at Bhaskar Printing Press, D.B. Corp Limited, Shivdaspura, Tonk Road, Jaipur. Published at 304, 3rd Floor, City Mall, Bhagwan Das Road, C-Scheme, Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan. Phone 0141-4920504. 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INDIA J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 07 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia Shah said prima facie the violence appears to be a pre-planned conspiracy POWERGallery DELHI VIOLENCE ‘Will not spare anyone involved in Delhi riots’ No Delhi riots if Govt had taken timely action: Congress KAUN BANEGA CHAIRMAN SAIL? Five in-house candidates in race Five in-house candidates including two Directors and three Executive Directors are in the race for the post of Chairman, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), falling vacant on January 1, 2021. WHO WILL BE NEW MEMBER SEBI? Tenure of Madhabi Puri Buch, the whole-time member of SEBI, is coming to an end on April 4. She is unlikely to get extension since the post has been advertised. New Delhi: Vowing not to spare anyone involved in the Delhi violence irrespective of their religion, caste or party affiliation, Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said it will be a lesson for the country on what be- falls those who indulge in rioting. Replying to a discussion in Lok Sabah on the Delhi riots, Shah said prima facie the violence appears to be a pre-planned conspiracy . Facing criticism over alleged inaction by the Delhi police during the violence last month, Shah appreciated the police for not allowing the riots to spiral. He said the Delhi police succeeded in controlling within 36 hours. No one involved in the Delhi riots would be spared irrespective of their religion, caste or party affiliation, he said and stressed that it is also being ensured that “no innocent is 10 fresh confirmed COVID-19 cases in India, tally jumps to 60 New Delhi: The Con- gress on Wednesday hit out at the government in the Lok Sabha over its “delayed response” to the Delhi riots, claiming that the violence had not happened if timely action had been taken. Dubbing the Central government a “nikam- mi sarkar (incompetent government)”, gress leader in the house, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, sought resignation of Home Min- ister Amit Shah for not handling the issue with sincerity and sought a judicial inquiry in. If NSA Ajit Doval’’s visit helped in controlling the situation, why didn’t the Home Minis- ter visit the riot-hit areas, he a sked. Initiating the debate law and order situation in some parts of Delhi, Chowd- hury began by reciting Mahatma Gandhi’’s fa- vourite hymn ‘’Raghu- pati Raghav Raja Ram’’. Then in a jibe at the government, he said: COURT SENDS SHAHNAWAZ TO 14-DAY CUSTODY VIVEK JOHRI REPATRIATED TO PARENT CADRE; SLATED TO BE NEW DGP IN MP The Government of India has repatriated Vivek Johri, DG, BSF to his parent cadre with immedi- ate effect. Johri, who is a 1984 batch IPS offi cer of MP cadre, is slated to be appointed as new Director General of Police (DGP). A Delhi Court re- manded Mohammad Shahnawaz to 14 days judicial custody in connection with the murder case of a man in Gokulpuri, whose body was found in mu- tilated condition at a sweet shop in Brijpuri area on February 26 following violence in North-East Delhi. Duty Metropolitan Magis- trate Richa Parihar of Karkardooma Court allowed the Delhi Po- lice to quiz Shahnawaz for another two days. He was presented before the court on the expiry of his two-day police custody. Con- SURJEET SINGH DESWAL IS ALSO DG, BSF Surjeet Singh Deswal, DG, Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), has been assigned an additional charge of Director General of Border Security Force (BSF). He is a 1984 batch IPS offi cer of Haryana cadre. opposition Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in Lok Sabha during the ongoing Budget Session, in New Delhi. ‘SONIA GANDHI’S RAMLILA MAIDAN SPEECH LED TO DELHI RIOTS’ B B B LT GEN DHILLON APPOINTED DG, DIA Lt General KJS Dhillon has been appointed DG, Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) and Dy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Intelligence). This deptt comes under the Chief of Defence Staff in the newly created Deptt of Military Affairs. Lt General Dhillon belongs to 1983 batch of IMA. riots NHRC STILL SHORT OF ONE MEMBER The National Human Rights Commission is still short of one member out of the sanctioned strength of four members. “Was the government not able to handle Delhi riots if it can conduct the Balakot airstrike (in response to the Pulwa- ma attack)?” sion on Delhi violence after Holi to avoid communal flare up during festival time,” he said. on my request to raise morale of the Delhi police, Shah said. “We wanted discus- harassed”. National Advisor Ajit Doval vis- ited riot- affected areas Security DR SUNIL GAUTAM LIKELY TO RETURN TO PARENT CADRE IN APRIL Dr Sunil Gautam, Private Secretary to Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Minister for Minority Affairs, is expected to return to parent cadre in fi rst week of April this year. He is an IRS-IT offi cer. IN THE COURTYARD HC rejects Rajiv’s assassin’s plea SANJEEVA KUMAR IS OFFICIAL SPOKESMAN OF MINISTRY OF HEALTH Sanjeeva Kumar, Special Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has been designated as the offi cial spokesman of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to brief the press on steps taken by the Government of India and other agencies on management of COVID-19. He is a 1986 batch IAS offi cer of Assam Meghalaya cadre. tuttion and the Gover- nor was bound by it. On its part the Tamil Nadu government said Na- lini was not detained illegally and the Gover- nor has to decide on the cabinet resolution. The seven convicts are A.G. Perarivalan, V. Sriharan alias Mu- rugan, T. Suthendrara- ja alais Santhan, Jaya- kumar, Robert Payas, Ravichandran and Na- lini Sriharan, wife of V . Sriharan. ED books AAP councillor, PFI in PMLA case In her petition Na- lini had said her imprisonment from Sep- tember 9, 2018 is illegal as the Tamil Nadu government had passed a Cabinet resolution rec- ommending the release of seven convicts, including her, in the Rajiv Gandhi assassi- nation case. She had contended that the state cabinet had recommended their release under Ar- ticle 161 of the Consti- Chennai: The Ma- dras High Court on Wednesday dismissed the petition filed by Nalini Sriharan, one of the convicts in the former Prime Minis- ter Rajiv Gandhi as- sassination case. She had filed the habeas corpus petition seeking the court’’s direc- tion to the Tamil Nadu government to release her instead of waiting for Governor Banwar- ilal Purohit’’s nod. Convict Pawan Gupta moves Court for FIR PAWAN KUMAR AGARWAL IS ALSO SECRETARY, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION TILL MAR 15 Pawan Kumar Agarwal, Secretary, Consumer Affairs, has been assigned an additional charge of Secretary, Department of Food and Public Distribution upto March 15, 2020. Students wearing protective masks are given awareness on hand washing at a school in Kolkata. 112 evacuees complete 14 days of isolation far, six of them confirmed on Tuesday. Karnataka has reported four positive Covid-19 cases so far while Maharashtra and Ladakh have reported two positive cases. Meanwhile, the Indi- an government Wednesday suspended all existing visas, ex- cept diplomatic, official, UN/International Organizations, employ- ment, project visas till April 15. Also, visa-free travel facility which is granted to OCI card- holders has been kept in abeyance till April 15. This will come into effect from 1200 GMT on March 13, 2020, at the port of departure. New Delhi: With 10 more people confirmed positive for novel coronavirus, the total number of Covid-19 cases in India has jumped to 60, the government said on Wednesday . Out of the 60 cases, 36 are Indian while the remaining 16 are Italian tourists in India. Six of the eight new cases are from Ker- ala and one each from Rajasthan and Delhi according to the ministry of health and family welfare. Five people have so far tested positive in Delhi and nine from Uttar Pradesh, the health ministry said. Of the 12 cases reported from Kerala so NIRAJ KUMAR GAYAGI RELIEVED TO JOIN AS JOINT SECRETARY, JUSTICE Niraj Kumar Gayagi has been relieved to join as Joint Secretary, Department of Justice, Delhi for a period of fi ve years. He is a 1997 batch IDAS offi cer. New Delhi: The third batch of 112 evacuees, who were airlifted to Delhi from China and quarantined at the ITBP Chhawla Quarantine Facility in last month, have completed 14 days of their isolation period. “The second sampling being done for the final test of 112 evacuees, including 36 foreign na- tionals by ITBP doc- tors. Reports are expected to come by tomorrow. If tested negative, all will be released in a couple of days,” officials have said. New Delhi: In more trouble for suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain, who has been arrested in the murder case of Intelligence reau staffer Ankit Sharma, the En- forcement Directo- rate (ED) on Wednesday said that it has registered a case against him and the PFI for money laundering and funding of riots in Delhi. “We have filed a case of money laundering against Hus- sain and PFI.” The official said that Hussain and PFI have been booked under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). New Delhi: Pawan, one of the death-row convicts in 2012 gang- rape case, has moved a Delhi court seeking registration of FIR against two policemen of Mandoli jail, al- leging that they thrashed him, causing a severe head injury . The court has issued notice to the jail administration seeking a reply. The matter has been listed for March 12. Pawan was earlier lodged in Mandoli Jail and was later shifted to Tihar Jail. This comes after another death-row convict Vinay Sharma approached Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal through his lawyer AP Sin- gh, seeking to commute the death sentence to life imprisonment. citizens RESHUFFLE OF IAS OFFICERS IN MP More than half a dozen IAS offi cers have been given new assignments in Madhya Pradesh. Ac- cordingly, Jitendra Singh Raje has been appointed as Collector, Neemuch, while S Vishwanathan was made Collector, Guna and Kaushalendra Vikram Singh is as Collector, Gwalior. Besides, Anurag Chaudhary has been appointed as Deputy Secretry, Secretariat; Bhaskar Lakshakar as Deputy Secretary, Secretariat; Dr Pankaj Jain as Collector, Vidisha; Anurag Verma as Collector, Harda and Ajay Singh Gangwar was made Com- missioner, Sagar division. Bu- RANA’S CUSTODY EXTENDED A special court on Wednes- day extended till March 16 the ED custody of Yes Bank founder Rana Kapoor, arrested on money laundering charges. During the hearing, the ED told the special Pre- vention of Money Launder- ing Act (PMLA) court that Mr Kapoor had sanctioned loans worth Rs 30,000 crore to different entities during his tenure. Kapoor former Managing Director and CEO of the private bank, was arrested by the ED on Sun- day under provisions of the PMLA as he was allegedly not cooperating in the probe. 396 DETAINED UNDER PSA The Centre on Wednesday said in Parliament that 396 persons have been detained in Kashmir under the Public Safety Act (PSA) out of the total 451 detained in Jammu and Kashmir, Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy stated in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question by Shiromani Akali Dal MP Sardar Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa. Among those who have the PSA slapped on them include three former Chief Ministers, Mehbooba Mufti, Omar Abdullah and Farooq Abdullah. UP GOES TO SUPREME COURT The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday challenged in the Supreme Court an Allahabad HC order directing it to remove hoardings with photo- graphs and addresses of those booked for anti-CAA protests in December. The hoardings have been put up in Lucknow. The state government’s appeal is scheduled to be heard on Thursday by a vaca- tion bench of Justice U U Lalit and Justice Aniruddha Bose, advocate general for Uttar Pradesh, Raghvendra Singh, told PTI. ‘TSUNAMI OF HINDUTVA HATE’ In a scathing attack on the centre in Lok Sabha over the recent Delhi violence, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Wednesday said there is a “tsunami of Hin- dutva hate” and called for an impartial probe to fi nd the perpetrators of the violence. Some of his remarks evoked sharp response from the Treasury benches, with at least two Union ministers -- Ravi Shankar Prasad and Kishan Reddy - registering their protest. Speaker Om Birla also expunged certain remarks made by Owaisi. IS BJP TRYING TO WOO SOREN IN JHARKHAND? After Madhya Pradesh, will the BJP (Bhartiya Janta Party) turn its attention to Jharkhand? Sources have indicated that the BJP is trying to woo Hemant Soren, the chief minister, who in al- liance with the Congress formed the government in the state last year. Bringing back Babulal Marandi to the BJP is a part of the bigger game plan, sources in Jharkhand claimed. PAWAR FILES NOMINATION FOR RS POLLS NCP chief Sharad Pawar Wednesday fi led nomination for Rajya Sabha election from Maharash- tra. Of the 55 RS seats that are going to polls on March 26, seven are from Maharashtra. Two of these seven seats in the state were previously held by the NCP and one each by the Congress and the Shiv Sena. Three of the seats were held by the BJP and their supported candidates. ‘NO OPERATION WILL BE SUCCESSFUL’ Amid the ongoing political crisis in Madhya Pradesh, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Wednesday stated that BJP tried to form government in Maharashtra as well but it failed and added that no such operation will be successful here. “BJP tried to form government in Maha- rashtra as well but it failed. No such operation will be successful here,” Raut told ANI. speed NEWS

TALKING POINT 08 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 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 THE MATTER CAME TO BOILING POINT WHEN SCINDIA WAS DENIED THE FIRST RAJYA SABHA SEAT FROM MADHYA PRADESH AND THE BJP SENSED OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE WHILE THE IRON WAS HOT HOW KAMAL NATH WAS OUTWITTED AND SCINDIA LURED TO BJP FOLD ing. Shah also assured Scindia of protecting his interests and told him to start speaking to MLAs loyal to him. Amit Shah then entrusted ‘Op- eration Scindia’ to Vinay Sahas- rabuddhe, Shivraj Singh Chou- han, Narendra Tomar and Dharmendra Pradhan. Hail- ing from the same region, Tomar’s politics has been anti-Scindia for long but Shah stressed upon the bigger picture of ‘capturing Madhya Pradesh’. All the four trusted Shah lieutenants kept meeting Scindia from time to time. For the last one week, Chou- han has been camping in Del- hi and instead of staying at MP Bhawan, he put up at Haryana Bhawan to dodge the media. Scindia and Chouhan kept meeting at different locations in Delhi and Gurugram to keep it a top secret. Their first strike took place in Gu- rugram a few days ago where MLAs close to Scindia were put up there. But the Congress foiled the bid as it got wind of the rebellion in the nick of time with Digvijaya Singh. However, this foiled bid could not delay for more than a week the political drama that unfolded on Tuesday when Scindia along with Amit Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and minutes later announced his decision and sent his loyal MLAs to Bengaluru after giving them assurances that they will be ‘rewarded’ for breaking away from the Congress. To keep it secret, ordinary party workers were sent to meet the Scin- dia loyalist MLAs. Scindia also took advantage of the fact that Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath believed that the situation had been brought under control and the government will have no problem at least for a few months. ‘Scindia only chap who can walk into my house’ New Delhi: Jyotiraditya Scindia, who is in the eye of a storm after he resigned from the Congress along with 22 MLAs, had scripted a good show in the Gwalior-Chambal area, the pocket borough of the Scindia family, in the last assembly elections. A good showing in the Gwalior- Chambal area also meant that the BJP fared poorly in the area. Sourc- es say it is since then that BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been eyeing Scindia and was in fact instrumental in inflicting a crushing defeat on Scindia by a rookie from Guna constituency in the last general election. A senior Congress leader told that Amit Shah was keen to pitch Bollywood Ranaut from Guna to defeat Scin- dia but Ranaut pulled back at the last minute. Later Shah put K.P. Yadav, a one time Scindia loyalist, against him who inflicted a humiliating defeat on Scin- dia in the 2019 elections from Guna, by a margin of over one lakh votes. Just six months back, former MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Narendra Singh Tomar had told Amit Shah that Scindia is feeling suf- focated in the Congress due to Ka- mal Nath and Digvijaya Singh who according to Scindia are bent upon finishing his political career. Shah then asked Chouhan and Tomar to send feelers to Scindia. The matter came to a boiling point when Scindia was denied the first Ra- jya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh and the BJP sensed the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot. As per the sequence of events, Shivraj Singh Chouhan first met Scin- dia and gave him assurances that his self respect and interests will be protected. Shivraj also had Scindia talk to Amit Shah during that very meet- Scindia talk to Amit Shah during that very meeting. Shah also assured Scindia of protecting his interests and told him to start speaking to MLAs loyal to New Delhi is in the eye of a storm after he resigned from the Congress along with 22 MLAs, had scripted a good show in the Gwalior-Chambal area, the pocket borough of the Scindia family, in the last assembly elections. A good showing in the Gwalior- Chambal area also meant that the BJP fared poorly in the area. Sourc- es say it is since then that BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has been eyeing Scindia and was in fact instrumental in inflicting a crushing defeat on Scindia by a rookie from Guna constituency in the last general election. A senior Congress leader told that Amit Shah was keen to pitch Bollywood Ranaut from Guna to defeat Scin- dia but Ranaut pulled back at the last minute. Later Shah put K.P. Yadav, a one time Scindia loyal- Amit Shah then entrusted ‘Op- eration Scindia’ to Vinay Sahas- rabuddhe, Shivraj Singh Chou- han, Narendra Tomar and Dharmendra Pradhan. Hail- ing from the same region, Tomar’s politics has been For the last one week, Chou- han has been camping in Del- hi and instead of staying at MP Bhawan, he put up at Haryana Bhawan to dodge the media. Scindia and Chouhan kept meeting at different locations in Delhi and Gurugram to keep it a actor actor Kangana Kangana Their first strike took place in Gu- rugram a few days ago where MLAs close to Scindia were put up there. But the Congress foiled the bid as it got wind of the rebellion in the nick of one lakh votes. mer MP chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Narendra Singh Tomar had told Amit Shah that Scindia is feeling suf- focated in the Congress due to Ka- mal Nath and Digvijaya Singh who according to Scindia are bent upon finishing his political career. Shah then asked Chouhan and Tomar to send feelers to Scindia. The matter came to a boiling point when Scindia was denied the first Ra- jya Sabha seat from Madhya Pradesh and the BJP sensed the opportunity to strike while the iron was hot. As per the sequence of events, Shivraj Singh Chouhan first met Scin- dia and gave him assurances that his self respect and interests will be protected. Shivraj also had However, this foiled bid could not delay for more than a week the political drama that unfolded on Tuesday when Scindia along with Amit Shah met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and minutes later announced his decision and sent his loyal MLAs to Bengaluru after giving them assurances that they will be ‘rewarded’ for breaking away from the Congress. To keep it secret, ordinary party workers were sent to meet the Scin- dia loyalist MLAs. Scindia also took advantage of the fact that Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath believed that the situation had been brought under control and the government will have no problem All BJP MLAs from MP lodged in Manesar hotel time, Rahul told media: “He was the only chap in the Congress who could walk into my house anytime.” Scindia, considered a close confidant of Ra- hul, joined BJP. He resigned from the Congress party on Tuesday. this, several Madhya Pradesh MLAs tendered their resignation. New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that Jyotiraditya Scindia was the only person in his party, who could walk into his house anytime. Dismissing reports that the former Con- gress leader tried to reach out to Sonia Gandhi and him before leaving the party but was not given nearby has also been closed, putting villagers to inconven- ience. The BJP has, by putting together all its MLAs in the hotel, has given clear indications that the state unit is united and that the claims of the Congress to win the floor test in the state would prove “hollow”. As many as 22 Congress MLAs resigned from the mem- bership of the Assembly on Tuesday . The BJP group of 106 MLAs arrived late night in the capital by a special flight. among the BJP MLAs staying at the Manesar hotel. Sources said Kailash Vijay- vargiya, a senior BJP leader from Madhya Pradesh, has already met these MLAs at the hotel. Vijayvargiya was accom- panied by BJP’s Rajya Sabha MP and Haryana unit in-charge Anil Jain, the sources added. Senior Haryana police officers are present in the hotel for overseeing the security of the M-P lawmakers. The passage from the hotel to the village New Delhi: The BJP has hosted all its legislators – 106 of them – from Madhya Pradesh at Manesar’s The Grand ITC Ho- tel, sources said on Wednesday . Located around 50 km from the national capital, the MLAs are joined by several senior BJP leaders in the five-star hotel. The entry to the hotel is re- stricted for common public and private and vehicles, sources added. It is learnt that three Congress MLAs - reported “missing” by Congress -- too are Following Congress No info on Kamal Nath’s letter: MP Guv ‘MP-like situation will be seen in other states’ MP Cong will prove majority: Bala Bachchan Welcome Scindia: Chouhan No threat to MP govt: Nakul Nath Bhopal: Former MP CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan welcomed former Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia in the BJP. Talking to reporters after Scindia joined the BJP, Chouhan also defended Scindia’s decision to leave the Congress. “The disgruntlement of Maharaj (Scindia) with the Congress is justi- fi ed,” he said. “This is a joyous day for BJP and me personally. Today, I remember Rajmata Scindia. Jyotiradi- tya Scindia has become a member of the BJP family,” Chouhan said. New Delhi: Mad- hya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s son Nakul Nath on Wednes- day said that there was no threat to Congress government in Madhya Pradesh and that the rebel Congress MLAs would return to the party very soon. “Our government is safe. I am confi dent that our MLAs who are in Bengaluru will soon return to the party. They will surely understand the tactics of the BJP,” he said while speaking to media in New Delhi. Lucknow: MP Governor Lalji Tandon said that he does not have any knowledge of the letter, reportedly written by CM Kamal Nath seeking removal of six ministers from his cabinet. “I do not have any knowledge about the letter written by Chief Minister Kamal Nath. I am in Lucknow at the moment. When I am not in the Bhopal Raj Bhawan then how would I come to know of any letter that has been received there. I will be in Lucknow till March 12 and I will look at the letter once I reach Bhopal,” Tandon said. Bhopal: Senior BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Tuesday said that Madhya Pradesh-like situation will be seen in other states as well. Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Bala Bachchan on Wednesday said that the Kamal Nath government will prove the majority in ‘People tend to leave sinking ship’ ‘Nobody ready to go with Scindia’ “Ye shuruwat hai iss prakar Scindia ji ki, ye anya pradeshon mein bhi jayegi, Vijayvargiya said. He added, “The arrogant manner in which Kamal Nath was carrying out his work as the chief minister and due to corruption, common workers and MLAs were feeling cheated. They were wondering about the future of Congress.” Assembly and complete its fi ve-year term. “Congress is in a safe and strong position. Everybody is in touch with the Chief Minister, everything will be alright soon. We will prove majority on the fl oor of the Assembly and our government will continue till 2023,” said Bachchan while speaking to reporters. Content: Rakshita Pareek, Design: Abhishek Gupta New Delhi: Senior party leader Salman Khurshid said that it is not the fi rst time when the party is in bad times but people tend to leave the sinking ship and return when the time changed. “After getting such respect from the party, Scindia should have a little patience. It is not the fi rst time when the party is in bad times, People leave the sinking ship, friends leave in bad times. The people left and then returned when time changed,” Khurshid said. Bhopal: After meeting 19 party MLAs who have tendered their resignations, Cong leader Sajjan Singh Verma on Wednesday said they are neither willing to support Jyotiraditya Scindia nor in favour of joining BJP as they were “misled and taken to Bengalu- ru” in Karnataka. “Nobody is ready to go with Scindia ji. They said they were misled and taken to Bengaluru, most of them said they are not ready to join BJP,” Verma said.

SPORTS J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 09 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia in KOHLI & CO GEARS UP TO TAKE ON SA Dharamsala: Having suffered a series-sweep at the hands of New Zealand, Team India would look to make amends when they take on a confident South Af- rican outfit in the first ODI of the three-match series at the HPCA Sta- dium on Thursday . India and South Af- rica have had contrast- ing fortunes in their most recent ODI series. While the Proteas swept Australia aside in the three-match ODI series at home - their first win in seven series across formats since the 2019 World Cup -- India were beaten by the same margin in their three ODIs against the Kane Wil- liamson-led Kiwi side. The hosts will be great form in New Zea- Dhawan, who missed BRIEF Australia women eyeing ODI WC 21 Melbourne: Austral- ia’s women cricket coach Matthew Mott has said that the ODI World Cup in 2021 will be an important one for the Aussies. Australia went into the last ODI World Cup (2017) as the title holders, but their hopes of lifting the cov- eted trophy were dashed when India’s Harmanpreet Kaur slammed an unbeaten 171 in the semi-finals. The ICC Women’s Cricket WC 2021 will be held in New Zealand from Feb 6 to March 7. other hand, would be feeling a lot more confident, especially consid- ering the performances of Janneman Malan, Heinrich Klaasen and Jon Jon Smuts who scored big in the home triumph against Aus- tralia. However, what the visitors would des- perately want is that their experienced duo of skipper Quinton de Kock and Faf du Plessis perform well. In the bowling front, they might seem a little short on experience because of Kagiso Raba- da’s absence. However, they would bank upon Lungi Ngidi and Anrich Nortje to replicate their home performance and create problems for the Indian batters. —Agencies COVID-19 SCARE MAY SEE IND PLAY SA IN EMPTY STADIUM ‘India might limit usage of saliva for shining ball’ Dharamsala: India seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar hinted that they might limit the usage of saliva to shine the white ball during the fi rst ODI against SA as a precautionary measure in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Bhuvnesh- war, however, said a decision on this will be taken by the team doctor during a meeting later on Wednes- day. “We have thought about this thing but I can’t say right now we will not use saliva because if we don’t use saliva then how will we shine the ball. Then we will get hit and you people will say you are not bowling well,” the 31-year-old pacer said. —Agencies the entire New Zealand tour, will want to perform to make sure he make his case stronger for the T20 World Cup later in the year. For India, the series will hold importance in the sense that Hardik Pandya and Bhuvne- swar Kumar will both be making a comeback after their long injury lay-offs. The Proteas, on the land and have solidified their place in the team. They both will be a cer- tainty while the series will present another opportunity for Rishabh Pant and Manish Pan- dey to keep themselves in the mix. In Rohit’s absence, Prithvi Shaw and Shub- man Gill will fight it out to join Shikhar Dhawan at the top of the order. without the services of Rohit Sharma who is still battling a calf injury, thus putting extra responsibility on skipper Virat Kohli who had a horrible New Zealand tour -- one of the main reasons why failed to win the ODIs and the Tests against the Black Caps. KL Rahul Shreyas Iyer were in NCA conducts development workshop Bengaluru: The Na- tional Cricket Academy conducted an evalua- tion and development workshop in two batch- es for 47 shortlisted strength and conditioning coaches from different state associations. The workshop, as part of NCA’s S&C Develop- ment Programme, cov- ered a wide range of topics from long term athletic development to load monitoring and the use of technology in cricket. The aim of the workshop was to identi- fy qualified strength and conditioning coaches within the Indian domestic cricket circuit, evaluate them and then assign them to various zonal camps that will be conducted across country starting in April. India and Leipzig book berth in CL quarters Leipzig: Leipzig se- cured a berth in the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time in the club’s 11-year history, easing past last season’s run- ner-up Tottenham 4-0 on aggregate thanks to a brace by Marcel Sab- itzer in second leg. The Bundesliga side led just 1-0 after the Febru- ary 19 first leg in Lon- don, but dominated from start to finish in a 3-0 victory at Red Bull Arena. “It’s a great moment for the club. It’s a great moment for the history of the club. It’s a great moment for me and a great moment for my young team,” Julian said. PV Sindhu storms into second round TOKYO OLYMPICS QUALIFIER ‘Big talk is forgotten, it’s performance which stays’ ACTION-PACKED POLO Birmingham: shuttler PV Sindhu on Wednesday progressed to the second round of the All England Open 2020 at Arena Birming- ham here. Sindhu American shuttler Bei- wen Zhang in straight games in 1st round. The match lasted for about 42 min. The Indian shuttler had the upper hand in match and despite getting a fight from American in 2nd game, Sindhu outclassed her opponent. Saina, Sai, Parupalli, Lakshya, mixed doubles pair of Pranaav and Reddy, & women’s doubles pair of Ashwini & Reddy will play their respective matches. Ace proved myself. It really means a lot and a huge weight is off my shoulders. I hope it changes mindset of people who are against me, people who try to manipu- late and bring politics into sport,” she said. “...talking outside the ring can only fetch headlines. Those headlines will be forgotten and after that, it’s just the performance. If you talk big and the don’t add up, it will hurt you in run. So let your punches do the talking and create a legacy won’t be forgotten,” she added. —PTI ended with a bronze at the qualifiers. “It is huge for me. I feel as if I have New Delhi: Indian boxing icon MC Mary Kom pulled no punches as she lambasted critics and challeng- ers after securing her second Olympic ap- pearance, those who bring politics into sports should remember that it’s performance that cre- ates legacy, not big statements. Speaking to PTI from Amman, after booking her Olym- pic berth by making the semifinals of the Asia/Oce- ania Qualifiers, Mary also said her experience of over two decades will be her biggest weapon against younger op- ponents in Tokyo. She IWF postpones European C’ship Budapest: In the wake of coronavirus outbreak, the International Weightlifting Federa- tion has postponed the European Champion- ships to June. The com- petition was earlier scheduled to take place between April 13-21 in Moscow, Russia. The European Champion- ships will now be held between June 13-21. “The European Weight- lifting Federation has decided to postpone the European Senior Cham- pionships scheduled in Moscow, 13-21 April, together with the Elector- al Congress,” IWF said. defeated saying Srikanth, results the long Players in action during the Polo match on Wednesday. During the day, team Cavaliers beat Jaipur by 4 goals to 0 and Chandna Gp beat Kanota Polo by 6 goal to 4. 1st-round —ANI that CORONA EFFECT No fans allowed in India Open badminton Javelin thrower Shivpal joins Neeraj Chopra Potchefstroom: Indian javelin thrower Shivpal Singh has qualifi ed for his maiden Olym- pic Games in Tokyo this year by breach- ing the qualifi cation mark at an event here. Shivpal became the 2nd javelin thrower after star athlete Neeraj Chopra to qualify for Olympics. Shivpal crossed the qualifying standard of 85m by hurling spear to a distance of 85.47m in his 5th attempt to win gold in ACNW Meeting. Boxer Manish qualifies with box-off win Amman: World bronze-medallist Manish Kaushik (63kg) on Wednesday became the 9th Indian boxer to qualify for Tokyo Olympics after beating Garside in a bru- tal box-off. Kaushik defeated Garside 4-1 to book his maiden ticket to the quadrennial showpiece after a draining showdown which saw the Australian fi ghting with a bloodied face and the Indian braving some painful hits to his ribs. “The India Open will be held as planned at the KD Jadhav stadium in Indira Gandhi In- door stadium but to ensure safety of everybody we have decided not to allow any specta- tor this time,” BAI Gen- eral Secretary, Ajay K Singhania told PTI. “Fans can watch the matches on youtube for the initial days while Hotstar will show the matches from quarterfi- nal onwards,” he said. of the tournament. “The YONEX-SUN- RISE India Open 2020 to be staged in New Delhi from March 24-29 will go ahead as planned,” the statement said. “Enhanced precautionary measures will be in place to ensure the welfare and safety of players, their entourage and officials.” One of the precautions taken by the or- ganisers is to restrict the entry of people inside the stadium. New Delhi: The India Open Super 500 tournament, a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympic qualification, will be held without any spec- tators due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak, Badminton As- sociation of India (BAI) said on Wednesday . The USD 400,000 tournament was threat in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, which has claimed over 4000 lives and infected more than 100,000 peo- under event will go ahead as originally planned adding that precautionary measures will be taken for the smooth conduct ple globally . However, BAI and the BWF on Wednesday issued a joint statement, making it clear that the —PTI

2NDFRONT Observe negative people carefully, in this way you will know what NOT to do. —Jagdeesh Chandra, CEO & Editor, First India 10 POSTAL REG NO. JPC/010/2019-21 J AIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 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 Pilot an apparent gainer, Vasundhara a likely loser! ‘SAFFRON’ SCINDIA’S RAJASTHAN SIDE-EFFECT camps in Rajasthan, where the young leader has a long list of complaints against the style and functioning of Ge- hlot government. The only solution appears to be to retain Pilot on his present PCC assign- ment for some more time and Sonia to give an elderly advice to their trusted Rajasthan- Man - Gehlot - to cau- tiously handle and take care of Pilot factor, specially in governance matters. Interestingly in this entire Rajasthan Con- gress-BJP scenario, a new power group within Rajasthan emerged, which is mainly headed by Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla and assisted by a few grass- root leaders including Rajendra Rathore and Kirori Lal Rathore, who was virtually given a number two position by his ‘gener- ous mentor’ Vasundha- ra Raje in her cabinet, has slowly shifted his loyalties from a towering Raje, but Rathore still being uncertain on his future line of action, because a smart Rathore even now does not rule out the possibility of a Raje comeback in 2023 or before, subject to any ‘opportunity’. However, On the other hand, a leading astrologer of Jaipur who reads well Gehlot’s luck line, claims that for a change this time, Ge- hlot will surely make a comeback in Decem- ber 2023 for a fourth tenure. Aditi Nagar/ Kartikey Dev Singh civil lines residence mainly to sort out internal difference and to put up a united face, in case any ‘opportunity’ comes to topple the present Congress government in the state, even before 2023. According to a latest input, with the changing scenario in the country, Amit Shah is now not averse to the idea of a Vasundhara back if some suitable opportunity arises in Rajasthan, provided she also mends her ways in ‘certain areas’. As per a reliable input, the main reason to pull down Ka- mal Nath government has been the prevailing impression among top BJP leaders that Kamal Nath happens to be the major funding source of the Con- gress party. Scindia has already been given a Rajya Sab- ha route entry on a BJP ticket from Madhya Pradesh. The entire ‘Kamal Nath operation’ was planned in a me- ticulous and strategic manner by a towering Amit Shah, who has by now masterminded the art and skills of win- ning all strategic political battles. Even in this tough scenario, there may still be a silver line for Vasundhara camp, where on a Madhya Pradesh Shivraj Singh comeback New Delhi/Jaipur: In a side effect of a Con- gress Pradesh veteran Jy- otiraditya joining the saffron camp, in Rajasthan, a ‘waiting and strug- gling’ Sachin Pilot may emerge as an apparent gainer, at least for the time being, whereas tya’s paternal aunt and a towering Ra- jasthan BJP leader Vasundhara Raje may end up as a likely loser, specially in Naren- dra Modi and Amit Shah’s Rajasthan politics roadmap, where now it will be difficult to accommodate one more (Vasundhara Raje) or her son Dushyant in the union cabinet. However, everyone in Delhi and Jaipur knows well that Raje has always been reluctant to take over any responsibility outside jasthan, may be some crucial portfolio in union cabinet. At the moment, Jy- otiraditya is likely to get some key portfolio in Modi cabinet, may be commerce or power. However, in a recent development, Vasund- hara had a long crucial meeting Chandrashekhar and Satish Poonia at her Madhya Scindia Amit Shah ULTIMATE WINNER! Jyotiraditya Scindia ‘NATURAL’ HOMECOMING! Ashok Gehlot FIRMLY IN SADDLE Vasundhara Raje WAITING FOR OPPORTUNITY Sachin Pilot AN APPARENT GAINER Deora-Jiten Prasad, at least Pilot has reportedly made it very clear to the party high command and his all rank and file in Rajasthan that in no circumstanc- es, he will desert Con- gress to accept any ‘lucrative offer’ from the top BJP leadership. Pi- lot’s stand has virtually ended all prevailing speculation and gossip about his political future, though there may be some ‘catch’ in his Wednesday tweet on Jyotiraditya’s exit from Congress in which apart from giving an indirect moral support to his close friend Jyotiraditya, he has expressed his sad mood by publicly saying that Scindia’s issues could have been sorted out. Now the million dollar question is, how much Gandhi family is convinced of Pilot’s ‘assurance’ and if ‘yes’, then in what way Sonia and Rahul would like to ‘accommodate compensate’ Pilot in an ongoing ‘cold war’ between Similarly, Gehlot camp is also likely to soften its hard stand and may agree to accommodate Pilot’s few nominees in upcoming cabinet reshuffle and political appointments. As far as Rajya Sabha is concerned, the two nominations from Ra- jasthan are already being finalised by Sonia herself. On seat may go to a muslim candidate Tariq Anwar. Another seat may go to a ST candidate, for which Pilot camp was also trying. However, the choice of candidate will be subject to Gehlot’s consent. As a result of an internal fight between the two camps, the powerful candida- tures of Rajeev Arora (Gehlot camp) Rameshwar Dudi (Pilot camp) have already been ‘sacrificed’ in a balancing act by the party high command. In one more important development, by overruling all prevailing speculation of following the same ‘Jyoti- raditya route’ by his friends ie Pilot-Murli hope for a ‘hopeful’ Ra- jasthan BJP lot is to wait or rather persuade the central leadership to start a similar campaign in Rajasthan also, on the pattern of Mad- hya Pradesh. Sources close to BJP high command reveal that at least for the next six months, no other Congress ruled state government, is on Amit Shah’s agenda. So the likely threat or side effect or repercussion of BJP’s ‘Kamal Nath Op- eration’ for Gehlot, does not come from Amit Shah, it really comes from Pilot camp, which has gone enthusiastic and hopeful with Mad- hya Pradesh develop- ments, though without any proper ‘homework’. But still, in an internal politics of Congress in New Delhi and Jaipur, Pilot may emerge as a gainer because in such a vulnerable situation, a smart Ashok Gehlot- Avinash Pande team is not going to pursue the shifting or removal of Pilot from the post of PCC Chief, at least for another two months. cluding 20 independent, BSP and BTP MLAs etc. Notably, on Karnataka model, 6 BSP MLAs, who have recently joined Congress on the behest of Gehlot, have already come on Amit Shah’s radar, who is getting examined le- gal ways and means to declare disqualified all these 6 BSP MLAs. Ac- cordingly, state BJP chief Satish Poonia has put the ball rolling by giving a representation to speaker Dr CP Joshi to declare BSP MLAs as ‘disqualified’. According to political observers, keeping in mind Gehlot and Joshi’s style of functioning, it may take at least a year or two for speaker Dr. Joshi to bring this entire issue to a logical conclu- sion, which may subsequently even be challenged in High Court and Supreme Court. In this entire process, a Gandhian Chief Minister Gehlot will easily complete his five year tenure by December 2023. So, at present, the only ray of Modi-Shah- Nadda may still choose Vasundhara as their BJP face in Ra- jasthan, if any BJP ‘destabilizing’ against Gehlot government starts to kicks off in near future. Shivraj’s ‘comeback entry’ has given a clear signal to Vasundhara and Ra- man Singh that it may be ‘flexible’ at the ‘appropriate time’ in the larger interest of the party . Though, there is one more strong contender Gajendra Singh Shek- hawat, who has almost declared himself as a BJP chief ministerial face for 2023, but at the moment in Congress and BJP, nobody is talking about 2023. Anticipating a likely downfall of Kamal Nath government, an enthusiastic Rajasthan BJP camp is already specu- lating and imaginating Gehlot government’s fall without any vision and planning because a third time Rajasthan Chief Minister Gehlot has an exceptional strong support of around 120 MLAs, income- Jyotiradi- game BJP, has Meena. Scindia evening Ra- and railways, or with the two pattern, RS polls: BJP fields Rajendra Gehlot from Raj BRAINSTORMING In a VC conducted on Wednesday, RHB Commissioner Pawan Arora interacted with the offi cials across the state and gave them instructions to promote the existing schemes of the board so that public participation can be increased. Arora asked the offi cials to give allotment letters to people during e-auction and to make all pending payments within the next 3 days. He also gave instructions to start the help desk in all offi ces in order to make board offi ces public friendly. First India News again proves that a party worker is given best regards only in BJP. Talking to First India, an elated Rajendra Ge- hlot said that he, being a loyal party worker, has always tried to obey party orders. He thanked former CM Vasundhara Raje and state party chief Sat- ish Punia for the hon- our accorded to him. The erstwhile youth leader, first one to head state unit of ABVP , also expressed gratitude to national president JP Nadda for reposing his faith in him. During the day, Gehlot took the blessings by offering Gaurav path while serving as UIT chairman, during Raje tenure, are also notewor- thy. Party leaders like Ghanshyam Prasann Mehta, Jogar- am Patel, Chodhary , Rajendra Bo- rana, Mukesh Lodha, Mahendra Meghwal, Vi- jay Rajoriya, Achal Sin- gh Medatia. Mahendra Changani, Manoj Dagla, Ashok Vyas, Amit Foflia and hundreds of party workers were present at party office to greet Ge- hlot. The BJP released a list of nine nominees for the election to 55 seats in the Upper House across 17 states. Jodhpur: Sun city had a genuine reason to celebrate on Wednes- day when Former minister and present Vice-President BJP Rajendra Gehlot was declared as the candidate for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. Gehlot, after the official announcement, reached the party office at Sardarpura and was given a grand welcome by district president De- vendra Joshi and other party leaders and workers. Joshi said that Ge- hlot’s candidature once Ojha, Punaram of Rajendra Gehlot was greeted by BJP leaders, party workers and his well wishers on Wednesday. then. His contribution towards solving drink- ing water problem of the city is still remem- bered. While his devel- opmental works like prayers to the Pal Balaji temple of Jodhpur. Gehlot had defeated Man Singh Devra in assembly elections to join the Shekhawat ministry Country’s future secure in Modi’s hands: Scindia SBI cuts interest rate of savings a/c to 3% marginalisation the Congress, Scindia met Shah on Tuesday and then the two leaders went to the prime minister’s residence where they held talks for over an hour. Soon after meeting Modi, he tendered his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi saying it was time for him to move on. Scind- ia took the decision to sever his ties with the Congress on the day of his father Madhavrao Scindia’s 75th birth anniversary . —PTI in tressed” for not able to serve the people in his previous organisation, he said the Congress is living in denial and it is not the same party what it used to be. Hailing Modi for his leadership, Scindia said the country’s future is secure in his hands. Talking about Mad- hya Pradesh, the erstwhile Congress leader said the dream which he saw with his former colleagues for the state has been shattered in the last 18 months. Peeved with his New Delhi: A day after resigning from the Congress, Jyotiradi- tya Scindia joined the BJP on Wednesday in presence of the ruling party’s president JP Nadda and hailed Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi for his leadership, saying the country’s future is secure in his hands. Welcoming him into the BJP, Nadda recalled the party’s founder and Jyotiraditya’s mother Vijaya Raje Scindia and said, “he is joining his family and CONG SENDING 3 LEADERS TO BHOPAL  New Delhi: SBI on Wednesday cut interest on savings bank accounts to 3 per cent and also waived minimum balance requirement, as it set the trend of lowering interest rates in the banking sector. The country's larg- est lender has 44.51 crore savings bank (SB) accounts. More banks likely to follow the market leader slashing interest rate on SB accounts and waiving balance requirements. Earlier in the day, State Bank of India (SBI) re- duced its fixed deposit rates and marginal cost of funds-based lending rates (MCLR) for various tenors. "The decision by @ TheOfficialSBI to remove minimum balance requirement in its savings accounts will immensely help middle class and poor and im- prove ease of living," Finance Minister Nir- mala Sitharaman said in a tweet. —PTI Jyotiraditya Scindia will file his nomination papers for the March 26 Rajya Sabha polls from Madhya Pradesh on are we welcome him.” Thanking Home Minister Amit Shah and Nadda, Scin- grand- dia said they have given him the platform to serve the people. “Pained” and “dis- in Friday PM, minimum

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 11 JAIPUR, THURSDAY MARCH 12, 2020 —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Akanksha Bhalla City First brings you a few glimpses about how people in the Pink City celebrated the colourful festival of Holi on Tuesday NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in F estival of colours and joy, Holi, was celebrated in the Pink City on Tues- day with a dose of precautions because of the recent outburst of the Coronavirus (COV- ID-19) across the world, and also in the city . The celebrations were marginally subdued, and most of the events that were being planned for months ended up being cancelled. But this did not stop the festival-lovers from cutting out on their part of the fun. Keeping COVID-19 in mind, most of the people opted for small known groups with organic colours and water-free Holi, to avoid catching a cold and also spread of the virus due to over- crowding. City First shares a few glimpses of the festival of colours in the Pink City, which promotes love, togetherness, and joy. Apart from this, the colourful festival was also celebrated on a large scale at Govind Dev Ji Temple in Jaipur, which is the centre of devotion and piety for many Jaipurites, where the Holi celebrations go on for about a week. Gaurav Gaur with (from left) Ammie, Akanksha Bhalla, Nisha Jangid and Ruchika Soni Dr Anupama Soni, Mrs Asia International 2018 with daughter Nihu —PHOTOS BY SUNIL SHARMA Kanchan Khatana, Miss Rajasthan 2019 Visitors snapped playing Holi in ‘The Walled City’ area near Hawa Mahal. Ritika Meghnani Vanshika Upadhyay Sejal Kumari, Jyoti Bhagtani and Kajal Khatri

HOLLYWOOD 12 JAIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 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 CHALLENGING ‘Medical Challenges’ ngelina Jolie has shared that two of her six children have undergone surgery in the last year. On Sunday, the ac- tress, 44, revealed in a daily that two of her daugh- ters have had recent ‘medical challenges’ that resulted in surgery . Her essay, ‘Why Girls De- serve Love and Respect on International Women’s Day’, begins with her shar- ing her family’s recent health issues. “I have spent the last two months in and out of surgeries with my eldest daughter, and days ago watched her younger sister go under the knife for a hip surgery,” wrote Jolie. However, a report confirmed that, Shiloh, 13, was photographed walking on crutches over the weekend while out shopping with her mother and sister, Vivienne, 11. Zahara was also seen stepping out after her surgeries, at- tending Cirque du Soleil with her family, where she was seen wearing an IV drip. According to a source from the hospital, Jolie has been by her kids’ side for the past two months as they were in and out of the hospital. —IANS Angelina Jolie A Insect named after Lady Gaga Lady Gaga A versity of Illinois has been named after Lady Gaga. According to reports, a new treehopper species from near the Pacific coast of Nicaragua is now known as Kaikaia gaga, as per Brendan Morris, the discov- erer who is a PhD candidate in entomology . While looking roughly through 1,000 treehoppers, Morris found the insect from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mu- seum of Natural History for research. The female bug had unique features that distin- guished her from the others. Morris said, “If there is going to be a Lady Gaga bug, it’s Senorita wants more! going to be a treehopper, because they’ve got these crazy horns, they have this wacky fashion sense about them. They’re unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.” This is not the first case when a species named after a famous musician. A deep-sea crustacean also got its name from American heavy metal band Metallica and is known as Macrostylis metallicola. The treehopper is not the first species to be named after a famous musician. Last month, a deep-sea crustacean got its name from Me- tallica and is now known as Macrostylis metallicola. Ear- lier in 2017, the Synalpheus pinkfloydi shrimp named after English rock band Pink Floyd. new insect discov- ered by Urbana- Champaign gradua- tion student at Uni- was —ANI Celebrating LOVE! C Mendes. 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ETC JAIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 202013 www.fi rstindia.co.in I www.fi rstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefi rstindia I facebook.com/thefi rstindia I instagram.com/thefi rstindia K Marey’, singer Neha Kakkar says she is an extremely emotional person and she is very proud of the fact. Neha was at the centre of social media after many memes were made on her following a clip of her breaking down on a singing reality show went viral. “I’ve seen a lot of memes... People have put my pictures Emotional Neha comes from my heart... I just don’t want to get appreciated for the singer I am, but also for being the human being I am. And this (emotional) is how I am going to be all my life,” she added. and screenshots where I am crying. So there are people who make memes... They need some data because I am visible everywhere... I do everything openly. I cry openly , I laugh openly ... I am very emotional and I am very proud of it,” Neha said. “I feel people’s emotions in this heartless world... I understand the pain. I would like to tell people who say I cry a lot that I just don’t cry , but I also help people. It happens naturally . It nown for belting out hits after hits like ‘Garmi’, Saki’ and ‘Aankh ‘O Saki —IANS Designers Shivani and Aayush Soni from SHIVAYU with a model showcasing their design SHIVAYU @ TFC7 City First introduces yet another amazing designer brand of TFC7, SHIVAYU by Shivani and Aayush Soni NEHAL NAYAR nehal.nayar@firstindia.co.in R ajasthan’s biggest fashion show, The Fashion Connect by First India is coming up with its seventh season in no time, and everyone in and around the Pink City is talking about it. City First introduces another brand, SHIVAYU, which is going to showcase its collection in The Fashion Connect Season 7 (TFC7) on March 19 at Hotel Clarks Amer. SHIVAYU, which was estab- lished in 2017, is a city-based design studio run by a brother-sister duo, Aayush Soni and Shivani Soni. The duo has always dreamt of being self-made designers, and to have their own unique identity in the fashion world by having their own fashion studio in Jaipur, and have also participat- ed in various fashion shows worldwide. They have also had various chances to work with re- nowned celebrities like Bhumika Chawla, Chunky Panday, Aary- Neha Kakkar leana D’Cruz has de- QUIRKY ILEANA I gram to share a photo of herself where she is seen sitting in a car in a quirky manner. She can be seen sitting in a relaxed manner with her tongue wagging “Them: sit like a lady. Me: (funny emoji),” Ileana cap- tioned. Ileana generally keeps Instagram on fire with her hot bikini pictures. While fans love her bikini photos, her photo in Indian attire was a I fashion leana D’Cruz has declared that she does not sit like a lady. She took to Insta- The designers with Chunky Panday aman Bhatia, Nisha Yadav, Gur- meet Singh, and Debina, adding a feather to their hat. Talking about being a part of TFC7, the duo said, “The Fash- ion Connect organised by First India is one of the best and great shows. We are very thankful that we got an opportunity to showcase our royal collection at the show. Heartiest thanks to Rishee Miglani who invited us to showcase our designs at such an event. At SHIVAYU, we let you style yourself according to the best of you!” ...her Instagram post change and they welcomed it. On the work front, Ileana will next be seen alongside Abhishek Bachchan in Ajay Devgn’s production ‘The Big Bull’, a film reportedly based on India’s biggest securities scams of 1992. The film is slated to hit theatres on October 23. out. refreshing —IANS Ileana D’Cruz CELEBRATING HOLI, THE B’TOWN WAY! On the occasion of Holi, a flurry of big B-town names took to the social media to extend greetings to their fans Holi hai. The days of past Holi’s.. with Abhishek and Jaya at Prateeksha, with Raj ji Shammi ji, Jeetendra, Shatrughan, at RK Studios .. the best Holi... —AMITABH BACHCHAN Happy Holi to you all ...Bura na maano #HOLI hai... with #TeamSherni I think pink is my colour. Agree? —KAREENA KAPOOR KHAN —VIDYA BALAN Happy holi ! A time to forgive even if you can’t forget ... a time to spread happiness and love —SOHA ALI KHAN We have already been living in color over the past few days. Literally. Nick’s fi rst Holi was made so special being home. May everyone celebrating have a very happy and safe Holi. —PRIYANKA CHOPRA JONAS Happy Holi everyone!! Not celebrating my favorite festival this year, because its more important to be safe! Hope you all have a safe and sound holi too. —SONAKSHI SINHA #HappyHoli guys! #KanganaRanaut and her brother Aksht and Fiancee along with Kangana’s Rakhi bother, Ajay Dhama, celebrating Holi! —KANGANA RANAUT Real life Mental mom ! and wouldn’t have it any other way Happy Holi all! —KARISMA KAPOOR

CITY BUZZ JAIPUR | THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 2020 14 www.firstindia.co.in I www.firstindia.co.in/epaper/ I twitter.com/thefirstindia I facebook.com/thefirstindia I instagram.com/thefirstindia PHOOL BARSE…A CITY FIRST s a part of the ‘Women’s Fes- tival Samarth’, Holi celebrations, organised Jawahar Kala – at Kendra, were celebrated by both Indian and foreign visitors with great verve and vigour. The celebration kick- started on evening with ‘Phoolon Ki Holi by Bade Thakur- ji’. The program began with Hanuman Chalisa and Bhajan songs. On the occasion, the artistes portrayed various Leelas of Kanha including Chori’ and ‘Lathmar Holi’. During the performance, the audience was delighted to receive the ‘makhan prasad’ by Monday Tilak Holi and Shekhawati Chang at JKK like Gujiya and Dal Pa- koras were also en- joyed by the attendees. The celebrations were also attended by Direc- tor General, Kiran Soni Gupta and ADG (Technical), Fur- qan Khan. cityfirst@firstindia.co.in lifluously Shekhawati Folk artistes, as well as the participants of the International Women’s Art Camp, danced gai- ly to the rhythm of Chang. The special delica- cies of Holi festival tunes of the performers. On Tuesday afternoon, JKK witnessed the power-packed ‘Ti- lak Holi and Shekha- wati Chang’ celebration at the Shilpgram area in JKK. During the colourful event, the performers sang mel- Chang. ‘Makhan JKK, Phoolon Ki Holi EVENTS & CELEBRATIONS! Jagdeesh Chandra with Team First India during the Holi celebration at the Newspaper office (left) and Channel office (right). He wished everyone all the best and a safe Holi. —PHOTOS BY SANTOSH SHARMA AND MUKESH KIRADOO Jagdeesh Chandra with Dr Atul Gupta, Chairman, Organic Farmer Association of India (OFPAI) on Wednesday. During the meeting, Dr Gupta discussed his mission of Jaivik (organic) Rajasthan, as the association is working towards a chemical-free state. Jagdeesh Chandra during the Phoolon Ki Holi celebration at Hotel Rambagh Palace in the Pink City on Tuesday, where the group Chaturang Nritya Kala Kendra gave beautiful dance performances. MLA Rafiq Khan gave Holi greetings to Dr CP Joshi, Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly, at Joshi’s residence on Monday. Also, present on the occasion was his nephew Wasif Ali. CONGRATULATIONS! —PHOTO BY SUNIL SHARMA —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO The wedding of Punit, son of Hansraj and Sarita Kalera with Maya, daughter of Balwant and Sudesh Saharan, was held on Wednesday at Hanumangarh. The ceremony of Vinayak Munjhna took place at their residence in Mansarovar, Jaipur on Monday, where family and friends turned up to congratulate the family. —PHOTOS BY MUKESH KIRADOO Actor Shakti Kapoor was spotted at Jaipur Airport on Wednesday afternoon. Actor Sanjay Dutt celebrated Holi in the Pink City on Tuesday with his friend Raj Bansal and family. Jagdeesh Chandra congratulated Hansraj Kalera on Monday. Seen with them are (from left) Mohan Singh Tada, Bharat Kalera, Baldev Singh, Amarpreet Singh and Jagatjeet Singh Sarita Kalera LM Eshwar Foundation organised a felicitation ceremony on Wednesday evening, dedicating it to the ‘Outstanding Women of Pink City’. The ceremony was dedicated to all the women in Jaipur who have contributed to society in one way or another. Seen here are (from left- standing) Preeti, Kavita. Nehal, Dr Raagini, Pratibha, Priyadarshini, Pratima, and Dr Reshma; (sitting) Padma, Snehlata, Rajkumari and Krishnapriya. The ladies enjoying, as they dance to traditional wedding songs SS Kakkar, Virendra Choudhary, Surendra Sihag, Rajendra Sheoran and MR Kalera —PHOTO BY MUKESH KIRADOO

First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 12 March 2020 edition

First India Rajasthan-Rajasthan News In English 12 March 2020 edition

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